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Latinx Farmworkers Are Purchasing Failing Farms From White Owners
Latinx farm owners stand at the intersection of racial justice and food justice.
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Laura Flanders,
The next generation of farmers in the United States might not be whom we expect. If the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the importance of farmworkers in our food system, the story left out a rising class of farmworkers who now own their craft with the help of incubator programs across the country. Latinx farm owners stand at the intersection of racial justice and food justice and offer new hope in the future of sustainable farming in the U.S.
Latinx farmers bring a wealth of historic knowledge to our food system in terms of organic farming and a cooperative management style, yet they only make up 3 percent of farm owners while 83 percent of field laborers are Latinx. Dr. Laura-Anne Minkoff Zern explores these disparities in her new book, The New American Farmer: Immigration, Race and the Struggle for Sustainability. She joins Rigoberto Bucio, Francisco Farias and Juan Farias — all farmworkers who made the leap to farm ownership, who provide insight into what it takes owners of their own enterprise. We also hear from longtime organizer and activist Dolores Huerta to uncover the distinctive challenges these owners have in navigating a system of far too often racist barriers and exclusionary measures.
Laura Flanders: Your core point in the book is that who is an American farmer is changing. It's been disproportionately white men — I think you say a third of them over the age of 65. What is that shift that's happening as you've documented in The New American Farmer?
Dr. Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern: So what we have is a real generational shift going on right now, for very good reason. The children of what the USDA calls traditional farmers — which is, as you said, the white, U.S.-born farmers — they don't want to take on the family farm, because it's economically such a difficult business to be in. They're failing more than surviving and that's even the mid- and large-scale farms. So as we see those farmers age out, the question is: Who's going to take over those farms? … Another thing that we're starting to see happen is farmworkers — people that don't own the property don't own the farm business, but are doing the majority of the labor, at least on fruit and vegetable farms — are coming in and getting access to rented land, or in some cases purchasing the businesses from the owners.
And I argue that the reason that this is happening is because … they're here with so much knowledge around agriculture. They're not just people that are here being told what to do. It's considered unskilled labor, but it's incredibly skilled labor. And so they come here with an agricultural background and they're really, in a lot of ways, in the best position to be moving into farm ownership positions.
Rigoberto Bucio made the leap from farmworker to farm owner with support and training from the Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA), an innovative organic agriculture organization in California's Salinas Valley. Rigoberto, what was the most difficult part? Was it learning the skills, the business acumen? What was the challenge?
Rigoberto Bucio: I think all of them, but the biggest challenge is that you start with nothing and you have to create everything from the tools, and you don't know how to get some things or others. Really, everything! And the biggest challenge for me and for us small farmers is money. I've been out of ALBA for four years; I'm really realizing what it's really like to be a farmer.
What do you think your generation of farmers brings to agriculture here in the United States and to the food system?
Rigoberto Bucio: Food, sustenance, something that can be generating jobs. And the satisfaction of giving; serving food not just to a lot of households but to as many as possible within my capacity and the capacity of every small farmer. So, if there were many people who think like this, who love this about small farmers, it would be a perfect world. But the reality is that it's not.
Laura-Anne, you go on to talk about the structural barriers that make it very difficult for many of these farmers to survive. Could you talk about some of those?
Dr. Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern: Well, the first is just capital to invest. Depending on the type of farming you're doing, you have to rent the land, you need some type of machinery, you need trucks to get to market, you need to pay for permits. You just need money to start a business, period. So when you're looking at farm workers, some of them make as little as $12,000 a year if they only can work seasonally, and they come here with debt. There's the barrier just being able to start a business, which is related to the history of discrimination that they've experienced. And then once they get here, even if they can start a business, what we've seen, and has been proven through multiple court cases, is that the United States Department of Agriculture has a long history of discrimination, of what they title "Hispanic-Latino" farmers, against African American farmers, against female farmers, that they've admitted to.
The names Fannie Lou Hamer and George Washington Carver are all relatively well-known. Is there a comparable movement among Latinx farmers to connect racial justice and social justice with farming justice and the right to the land?
Dr. Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern: It's an interesting question. And it's one that I thought about a lot while doing this research. And I would say, in comparison to the movement for African American farmers rights and rights to land, which has such a strong history, I have not seen the same thing in the Latinx community. And I think a lot of that comes from the language barriers. A lot of it comes from being a new immigrant population. A lot of it comes from the active movement history being more tied to labor than land access. That said, I think that that is shifting. But what I found with the immigrant farming community is they were still really sidelined from a lot of mainstream organizing in the United States due to cultural barriers and due to language barriers. And I talked to a lot of farmers about this and I said, "Are you interested in joining an organization or becoming politically active?" And most of them said no. They said, "No, I kind of just want to be a farmer. I just want to do my thing."
The last data that I saw said that 83 percent of people who labor in the farms are Latinx/Latino/Latina, but Latinx people only own 3 percent of farms. So if you have that much know-how and experience and willingness to work, how do you explain how small the number of farms are that are owned by Latinx people in the U.S.?
Francisco Farias: As Latinos, we're not used to thinking about growth and owning our own businesses. We think more about working and earning a paycheck so that we can support ourselves. Starting a business we all know is a big responsibility, but you need to save up first and have money to open your own business because everything is expensive.
Juan Farias: I think there's a few other factors as well that go into it. The language barrier, for one, is a huge one. If you don't speak English and you want to go into business and you don't have anybody that can help you with that, you're going to think you're not able to, because how are you going to communicate with other people? And the other one is not knowing where to find resources, not knowing how to apply for different grants, not knowing how to even get a business license or how to … use technology. All those types of things are things that we don't think about, but there are serious barriers to starting a farm business.
Would it be a good idea for the USDA and other organizations of U.S. farming to make it easier for farmers like you and your brothers to enter into this business?
Juan Farias: The country needs more farmers. It needs more food producers. You make it easier for a group of people to get into the business. They want to be there. They want to do the hard work. It's what they like. They like being outside, and if you make that easy and accessible for them, you're going to have a whole new group of people that's providing jobs, providing food for the community and also contributing to the economy.
Anything to say to other people, perhaps, right now, who are workers, about whether it's worth it to try to become an owner?
Rigoberto Bucio: It's tremendously satisfying when you start to work, when you see that your product is ready, when it will be eaten. It opens the doors to a lot. Yes, I would tell them to try it and if it doesn't work, they will know that they tried, and if they don't try, they will never know if it would have worked. This helped me a lot when I started this. I was very shy, very quiet. I still am. I'm very nervous! But if I hadn't started this, I wouldn't be talking to you as I am now.
Dolores, when you were coming up in the farmworkers' movement, there was the Black Power movement, there was the Chicano movement. There was the beginning of the sort of eco-feminist movement — how are you seeing the struggle of farmworkers in relation to these movements of these times?
Dolores Huerta: When you talk to growers, like I did many years when I was negotiating, they always talk about the deal. We're going to make a deal on this. We're going to make a deal on that, and this is the deal. This is the deal on the peaches, on the tomatoes, on the lettuce. And I used to think to myself, "This is not a deal. This is providing food for people that they need to stay healthy, to stay alive. Why do you refer to this as a deal?" So it's not about a deal, which equals profits. We should take food as nutrition, we should think of food as medicine, we should think of food as sustaining life and to make sure, too, that that life is healthy and that we are not poisoning people when we are feeding them.
Do you see a transition happening? Do you see this effort being a wave of the future? And what difference do you think that transition of a whole generation of farmworkers to farm owners might make?
Dolores Huerta: Well, I think it would make a great amount of difference because I think farmworkers, they do care about their work. They see themselves as professionals. A lot of people don't think of them in that way. They think, "Well, it's a first-entry level into the work system," but they don't see themselves that way. They care about the crops. But, on the other hand, the one way that more farmworkers can become farmers is they have to be able to get the financing. Ultimately, the only thing that's really going to help farmworkers is, of course, for them to get into a union to be able to get better wages and better conditions. And I think the health care system has something to do with this. Health care should be provided by our government and not by the employer.
Replacing exploitative deals with sustainable relationships, seeing far more workers become the next generation of farm owners, and dismantling racism within our agricultural and economic systems is going to require us to start treating everyone as essential, as valuable as the fruits of their labor.
Dolores Huerta: I think this is the beginning of maybe that inspiration about how we really start thinking seriously about our food and our food supply. How can we make it safe? … I think the opportunities are endless and I think, too, now that people are at home and they actually have to cook, it reconnects people with food as the nutrition that we need.
Rigoberto Bucio: I think I see the convenience of the country to use that phrase in a diplomatic way, that "we're essential," but before this, what were we? They probably didn't ever think about us. Today, fortunately, they do think about us. Hopefully they will continue to think about us.
This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.
Laura Flanders interviews forward-thinking people about the key questions of our time on "The Laura Flanders Show," a nationally syndicated radio and television program also available as a podcast. A contributing writer to The Nation, Flanders is also the author of six books, including The New York Times best-seller, BUSHWOMEN: Tales of a Cynical Species. She is the recipient of a 2019 Izzy Award for excellence in independent journalism, the Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award for advancing women's and girls' visibility in media and a 2020 Lannan Cultural Freedom Fellowship for her reporting and advocacy for public media.
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All about the Indian Himalayas: Manali to Leh Highway.
Rising out of the dusty, hot and chaotic plains of India, the Himalayas in the northern most part of the country are a world apart from the hustle and bustle of crazy towns and markets below.
Mountains rise to over seven thousand metres through which wild rivers of glacial melt cut narrow valleys. Ladakh and its capital Leh was opened to the West in 1974 and was made accessible by a 580 kilometre ribbon of road, known as the Manali-Leh Highway. This mostly unmetalled road follows spectacular valleys linked by a series of high altitude passes which eventually lead to the remote and starkly beautiful Kingdom of Ladakh, situated in the rain shadow of the Himalayas. Apart from the breath-taking (in every sense!) scenery, the region brings together a melt of religions which adds a very interesting cultural element to the route.
This trip is definitely not for the faint-hearted: stamina, good fitness and a sense of humour are required!
For the cycling leg we'll be accompanied by a team of 6 people, including an accredited guide with fluent English.
A good level of fitness is required. Although distances and gradient aren't extreme, the altitude is what makes this trip tough together with potentially varying weather conditions. The first 2-3 days could be wet, thereafter dry and cold with strong wind from time to time.
Although this is not a race, by doing races your fitness will improve substantially, especially with multi-day events like Sani2c.
Arrive in Delhi and recover. Brave the mad markets and sample some Indian street food!
Take a walk in the chaotic streets or visit the famous Red Fort and Jama Masjid mosque.
Arrive Manali in the morning, check into our hotel and enjoy a walk around the old town and pine forest reserves. Manali is a sensible starting point in the foothills (2000m) and offers a quite respite from the hectiness of Delhi. Set alongside the Beas River the valley sides steepen quickly where you will catch glimpses of the mighty Rohtang range which will be your first intro to Himalayan pass climbing! We'll assemble our bikes and go for a testing ride.
This is another rest day to recover completely from all the travelling. Optionally, we'll go for another ride or/and a short hike.
This first 36km is a sensible warm-up and will allow you to acclimatize, the distance may not seem long, and however you will be ascending 1400m. The pass switchbacks up the Pir Panjal range which receives the brunt of the monsoon. Storms ram into these 4000m mountains stopping them in their tracks, thus creating the rain shadow on the other side. With the now unpredictable weather patterns showers are touch and go! The result, however, of this high rainfall area is beautiful: lush forested slopes of towering pines, evergreens and fir trees broken up by cascading waterfalls. Our camp will be already set up for us when we get there.
A final tough 17km along seriously washed out rocky road bound by impressive drop-off will take us to the top of our first pass just under 4000m, The Rohtang-La Pass. Once crossing the pass you will be rewarded with a fabulous downhill but on a bumpy pock-marked surface. At the police checkpoint of Koksar we will follow the Chandrabhagga River bound by towering snowy peaks and glaciers to Keylong.
The forested slopes diminish as the terrain becomes more arid. The road is mostly rutted and rocky while some sections are surprisingly superbly sleek! Jispa is the last proper village from where we start to ascent to Patseo, an army encampment. In the distance the bleak, rugged high Himalayas beckon.
The day starts with a 9km flattish section to Zing Zing Bar, a small army post. Then a dusty series of switchbacks leads you 22km up the scree-covered Baralacha-La Pass (4980m) – the rewards are high-altitude lakes and valleys together with a fabulous downhill to Bharatpur (a camp of dhabbas) where we will stop to eat our packed lunch with a well earned tea! The descent continues along a magnificent valley – mountains thrown up in all directions and the detail of delicate flowers clinging to the edge of a high pastures until we get to the Sarchu Plains.
This is a key rest day. After gradually ascending for the last for days a day for acclimatization is important. It is also the perfect opportunity to service your bikes, read, eat, sleep, walk or simply admire the magnificent scenery.
This is a very tough day over a double pass. The route meanders along the beautiful Sarchu River and then starts to climb up out of the valley the 21 switchbacks of the Gata loops for 10 km, which is only half the way up the Nakee-La Pass (4920m). From this 'false' summit the road descents into a desolate windswept valley only to ascend once more to the Lachalung-La Pass at 5065m! The descent to Pang is absolutely spectacular as granite walls rise like fortresses on either side of the valley.
Today is the 17km climb over the '2nd highest pass in the world' and the highest on this highway. The approach to the Taglang-La pass is gentle although the horrendous road surface ensures that it will never be easy. Prayer flags adorn the summit and views that give you an 'on top of the world' feeling are the rewards! A phenomenal 1200m descent to camp awaits you. The picturesque village of Rumtse is essentially the first real experience of Ladakh and the first village you will have seen in 5 days.
A geologically spectacular descent through a wine coloured gorge will lead you into the Indus valley. The small town of Upshi marks the junction from where we follow the gently undulating milky-green Indus River all the way to the capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh – Leh!
A well earned rest day! You are left to your own devices which may be to explore the old town of Leh and its twisting narrow streets as well as some of the more famous sites, such as Leh Palace or the Shanti Stupa. Or you may simply spend your time recharging on chocolate cakes and cappuccinos at the numerous exceptional bakeries!
The ultimate challenge to end off this trip is to assault the 'Highest Motorable Road in the World'. This incredible ascent of 1800m over 39km from 3600m – 5600m will be worth all the gasping and puffing as you are rewarded with snow-capped peaks of the Stok range and the sweeping views of the Nubra valley and the Karakorum range in the distance (besides the fact that you will feel very chuffed with yourself) and you can whizz back down the 39km in about a fifth of the time it took to get up there!
Early morning flight to Delhi. Welcome back to the madness!!!
After breakfast, you're on your own.
Pedalling under 4,000m, enjoying the air getting thicker.
Day ride 4 from Patseo to Sarchu After 2 big passes we're in the rain shadow of the Himalayas. The rest of the trip is a colourful high altitude desert.
Day ride 4 Sarchu At 4,200m this is a good spot to acclimatise. We spend 2 nights here.
Day ride 5 from Sarchu to Pang End of the Gata loops. The 21 loops are finish but the top of the climb, the Nakee La Pass, it's far from over. It's 7km/300m ascent from here.
Day ride 5 from Sarchu to Pang Lachalung La, our first 5,000m. It's a 7km/300m ascent from Whiskey Nullah. At this altitude one feels every meter of it.
Day ride 8 from Rumtse to Leh Riding in the Indus Valley. This is Thiksey monastery, 20km from Leh.


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Corporate Laws Provisions of CA 2013 List of Resolutions to be Filed With ROC in MGT-14
List of Resolutions to be Filed With ROC in MGT-14
Pursuant to section 117 of the Companies Act, 2013, certified copies of the following resolutions/agreements alongwith explanatory statement, wherever applicable, are required to be filed electronically with the Registrar of Companies in e-Form MGT-14 within 30 days after the passing or making thereof:—
(a) special resolutions;
(b) resolutions which have been agreed to by all the members of a company, but which, if not so agreed to, would not have been effective for their purpose unless they had been passed as special resolutions;
(c) any resolution of the Board of Directors of a company or agreement executed by a company, relating to the appointment, re-appointment or renewal of the appointment, or variation of the terms of appointment, of a managing director;
(d) resolutions or agreements which have been agreed to by any class of members but which, if not so agreed to, would not have been effective for their purpose unless they had been passed by a specified majority or otherwise in some particular manner; and all resolutions or agreements which effectively bind such class of members though not agreed to by all those members;
(e) resolutions passed by a company according consent to the exercise by its Board of Directors of any of the powers under clause (a) and clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 180;
(f) resolutions requiring a company to be wound up voluntarily passed in pursuance of section 304;
(g) resolutions passed in pursuance of sub-section (3) of section 179; and
(h) any other resolution or agreement as may be prescribed and placed in the public domain.
As per Rule 8 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 amended vide Notification No. G.S.R.206(E) dated 19th March, 2015 the following resolution passed by the Board is required to be filed with the Registrar in Form MGT-14 within 30 days from the date of the Board meeting along with the fee:
List of Board Resolution required to be file with roc in form MGT-14 by Companies other than Private Limited Companies.
(a) to make calls on shareholders in respect of money unpaid on their shares;
(b) to authorise buy-back of securities under section 68;
(c) to issue securities, including debentures, whether in or outside India;
(d) to borrow monies
(e) to invest the funds of the company;
(f) to grant loans or give guarantee or provide security in respect of loans;
(g) to approve financial statement and the Board's report;
(h) to diversify the business of the company;
(i) to approve amalgamation, merger or reconstruction;
(j) to take over a company or acquire a controlling or substantial stake in another company (Shareholders Agreement);
(k) to make political contributions;
(l) to appoint or remove key managerial personnel (KMP);
(m)to take note of appointment(s) or removal(s) of one level below the KMP;
(n) to appoint internal auditors and secretarial auditor.
List of Special Resolution required to be file with roc in form MGT-14
Conversion of Private Limited Company into One Person Company.
Alteration in AOA of the public limited Company for providing the specified clauses can be altered only if conditions restrictive than those applicable in case of special resolution are met.`
For a company registered under Section- 8 to convert itself into a company of any other kind or alteration of its Memorandum or Articles.
Change of location of registered office in the same State outside the local limits of the city, town or village where it is situated.
Change of registered office from the jurisdiction of one Registrar to that of another Registrar in the same State.
Amendment of Articles of a private company for entrenchment of any provisions. (To be agreed to by all members in a private company).
Amendment of Articles of a public company for entrenchment of any Provisions.
Change in name of the company to be approved by special resolution.
A company, which has raised money from public through Prospectus and still has any unutilized amount out of the money so raised, shall not Change its objects for which it raised the money through prospectus unless a special resolution is passed by the company.
A company shall not, at any time, vary the terms of a contract referred to in the prospectus or objects for which the prospectus was issued, except subject to the approval of, or except subject to an authority given by the company in general meeting by way of special resolution.
A company may, after passing a special resolution in its general meeting, issue depository receipts in any foreign country in such manner, and subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed. (Section still not applicable).
Where a share capital of the company is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to the shares of any class may be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of that class or by means of a special resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of the issued shares of that class.
Issue of Sweat Equity Shares.
Issue of preference shares.
62 (1) (c)
Private offer of securities requires approval of company by special resolution.
Reduction of Share Capital.
67(3)(b)
Special resolution for approving scheme for the purchase of fully-paid shares for the benefit of employees.
(EXCEPT PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY)
68 (2)(b)
Buy Back of Shares.
A company may issue debentures with an option to convert such debentures into shares, either wholly or partly at the time of redemption:
Provided that the issue of debentures with an option to convert such debentures into shares, wholly or partly, shall be approved by a special resolution passed at a general meeting.
Keep registers at any other place in India.
Removal of Auditor.
Re-appointment of Independent Director.
Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the members of a company may, by special resolution, specify any lesser number of companies in which a director of the company may act as directors.
180(a)
to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the whole or substantially the whole of the undertaking of the company or where the company owns more than one undertaking, of the whole or substantially the whole of any of such undertakings.
NOT APPLICABLE ON PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY
To invest otherwise in trust securities the amount of compensation received by it as a result of any merger or amalgamation.
to borrow money, where the money to be borrowed, together with the money already borrowed by the company will exceed aggregate of its paid-up share capital and free reserves, apart from temporary loans obtained from the company's bankers in the Ordinary Course of Business.
180(d)
To remit, or give time for the repayment of, any debt due from a director.
For approving scheme for giving of loan to MD or WTD.
Loan & Investment by company exceeding 60% of paid up share capital or 100% of free reserve.
Appointment of a person as Managerial Personnel if, the age of Person is exceeding 70 year.
Schedule V
Remuneration to Managerial personnel if, profits of company are Inadequate.
271 (1) (b)
Special Resolution for winding up of the company by Tribunal.
Special Resolution for winding up of company.
Rule 7(1) Chapter- I
Conversion of private company into One Person Company.
Special resolution is required by the Company for making an application to the Registrar for obtaining the status of Dormant Company.
A copy of resolution as aforesaid together with the copy of the statement of material facts (explanatory statement) annexed under section 102 of the Act, to the notice of the meeting in which such resolution has been passed and/or a copy of agreement as aforesaid shall be filed with the Registrar of Companies alongwith requisite filing fee, within 30 days after passing such resolution.
If a company fails to file the resolution or the agreement before the expiry of the period specified under section 403 with additional fee, the company shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than Rs.5 lakh but which may extend to Rs.25 lakh and every officer of the company who is in default, including liquidator of the company, if any, shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than Rs.1 lakh but which may extend to Rs.5 lakh.
CONDONATION OF DELAYS
Section 460 of the Act, relates to condonation of delay in certain cases. It deals with the powers of the Central Government to condone delay in certain cases. Where any application required to be made to the Central Government under any provisions of the Companies Act, in respect of any matter, is not made within the time specified or where any document required to be filed with the Registrar under the provisions of the Act has not been filed within the time specified therein, the Central Government may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, condone the delay.
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For much of Lent visitors to St Anne's encountered a piece of installation art. Made by the husband of someone in the congregation, it was inspired by an article in the church magazine at the start of Lent, enquiring whether anyone would like to get together to talk about our responsibility for the environment, what it means for us as followers of Jesus, and what we could do about it (As it turns out, plastic reduction has been on the minds of lots of Christians this year. The Plastic-Less Lent group on Facebook, dedicated to the topic, had over 2500 members by the time Easter came).
The work is a cross, a bit taller than me (I'm about 5'6"), made entirely of empty plastic milk bottles. At its foot are bunched a pile of used plastic carrier bags. An explanatory note announces "Man's Desecration", and reflects on the fact the same human brokenness that resulted in Jesus' crucifixion is the root of our negligence as stewards of God's creation.
Reactions to this meditation on the plastics crisis have been profound. Shortly after it arrived people began to stop and look at it. They asked where it had come from. They began to talk to one another about topics that hadn't previously made it onto the congregation's coffee-time agenda. Initially I heard brainstorming about how people might begin to reduce their consumption of single-use plastic. Soon discussions become more nuanced, ranging from conversations about the relative environmental merits of the production, transport and recycling of glass and plastic bottles' on the one hand; and about the current indispensability of some plastics in medical care, for example, on the other. People are changing their purchasing and recycling habits and are asking what we can do to act together to help raise awareness and be participants in a movement that goes beyond the walls of the Church to unite the whole community in addressing a problem that affects us all, locally and globally.
In the wider community here, and perhaps especially among younger people, environmental awareness is strong. Our local heritage probably helps – after all Dunbar was the birthplace of John Muir, the Scottish-American naturalist and environmental philosopher who came to be known as the Father of America's National Parks. But changing lifestyle habits comes hard, and too often those who claim to be people of faith don't stand out as pioneers and champions of creation care.
What a life sized milk bottle cross did in our small community this Lent seems to have been to bring something we fret about peripherally to s apace more "front and central", and to make a visible, tangible connection between the responsibility of stewarding the environment and the reflection of our brokenness and Christ's redeeming work. Just as the cross of Christ becomes the symbol of all that is possible in the light of resurrection, our plastic cross has helped catalyse action. And if you've seen this film, you'll surely agree that we need it.


Thrissur: Amid the row over the suicide of a student, allegedly due to harassment by the management of Nehru College of Engineering, Pambady, here, more students have come out with shocking revelations about the ill treatment meted out to them at the institute.
"I have seen a student being brutally beaten up," a student said on the condition of anonymity. He added that those from inside the college and some outsiders too were part of the assault team.
He said there was an undeclared ban on girls and boys being together on the campus. "If a boy is seen entering the campus with a girl, he is doomed. One day a teacher read out a list of students in our classroom and said they have been included in the 'notorious' list. Still, I can't understand what crimes they have done," he said.
The college also charges fines from students if they grow beards. "I was not allowed to write an exam because I had not shaved that day. I pleaded with the invigilator to let me write the exam, but he didn't relent," another student said.
It is also alleged that the college often failed in examinations those who didn't pay fines and even debarred them from examinations.
Jishnu, a computer science student of the college, committed suicide on Friday after he was allegedly harassed by teachers for exam malpractices. The police have launched a probe into the incident.
Meanwhile, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (initially Kerala Technological University) officials told television channels that were no exam malpractices reported from the college. That raises the question why Jishnu was harassed.
Agitated over the incident, students vandalized the office of the college on Monday.


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Hypsosinga clax är en spindelart som beskrevs av Tatyana I. Oliger 1993. Hypsosinga clax ingår i släktet Hypsosinga och familjen hjulspindlar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Xinhua Silk Road: Chinese dairy firm Yili sees surging reven
BEIJING, Aug. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., one of the Chinese dairy giants, generated a revenue of 26.88 billion yuan in the second quarter of this year, up 22.49 percent year on year, the company announced on Thursday.
Yili also reported a 79.28-percent year-on-year growth in net profits after deducting non-recurring gains and losses in Q2, which reached 2.397 billion yuan.
Driven by the strong performance in Q2, Yili's performance in the first half of the year showed a stronger-than-expected growth and its key indicators, such as revenue, net profit and total asset turnover, still ranked among the highest in the Asian dairy industry.
From January to June, the company saw its revenue reach 47.528 billion yuan, with the net profits after deducting non-recurring gains and losses of 3.766 billion yuan.
The sudden coronavirus pandemic is not only a crisis but also a test for all companies, said Pan Gang, chairman and president of Yili, adding that Yili withstood the test and showed strong growth momentum amid its continuous efforts to strengthen the company's core competitive advantages and anti-risk capabilities.
With an emphasis on quality and innovation to create healthy products, Yili has long been committed to promoting quality management and gathering all the production power to safeguard consumer safety.
In the Southeast Asian market, the company just took over one year to assist its subsidiary Chomthana in winning the "2020 FDA Quality Award" issued by Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after Yili officially acquired Chomthana last year.
Besides, Yili is also accelerating the development of new retail models with an aim to further leverage its channel advantages to provide consumers with more convenient and faster shopping experience and services. Data show that in the first half of 2020, Yili's revenue from e-commerce business increased by 49 percent year on year.
In the future, Yili will adhere to the corporate belief that "Yili represents quality", actively explore new businesses, establish new models, and lead the development of the dairy industry with high-quality, healthy and sustainable business concepts in an attempt to realize its version of becoming the world's most trusted health food provider.
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It's not exactly a bottle of bubbly, but one man from Stroud has thought of a unique way to celebrate his birthday today.
Matt Wimpress, of Ebley, who turns 48 today, has decided to celebrate his birthday with a "sofa party" open to the public - at the gates of Javelin Park incinerator site.
He has brought some friends, a large vehicle which has been parked across the site gates, and a comfortable sofa - and says the party will go on all day and all night too, meaning that construction vehicles will not be able to access the site tomorrow.
"Everyone is welcome" said Mr Wimpress.
"We're aiming to keep the party going for at least 48 hours, so drop by for as long as you like! It's a peaceful, festive vibe here - bring family and cake, your favourite music for the stereo, or take a session on the sofa to tell the world why you think the incinerator is a huge and terrible mistake.
"We won't be obstructing the highway and there is ample parking at the garden centre next door. We will of course be peacefully preventing progress on the site while we are here, because as we know this project is bad for the planet, bad for our health and bad for our pockets too. Come along and wish me a happy birthday."


My wife and I were in the market for a new vehicle and were seriously looking at a ford edge. However your absolute bias against the republican party and the upcoming election has now caused us to look elsewhere. We would like to thank you for your honesty as apparently we have no right not to adhere to what you and others think lest we be bigots,homo-phoebes or God knows what. Good luck to you.


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Siccia seriata är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av George Francis Hampson 1900. Siccia seriata ingår i släktet Siccia och familjen björnspinnare. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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"The Obama administration is offering to cede some control over nighttime missions into Afghan village homes, U.S. officials say, in a bid to ease tensions with Afghan President Hamid Karzai," the Wall Street Journal reports today.
Are you kidding me? It's time to say "Screw you, Karzai." If our troops get deployed overseas, it should be our way or the highway. If Karzai doesn't like how we operate a war theater, fine. We pull out. Not in 2014. Tomorrow. We're a military operation, not the "Sensitivity Police." Enough of this crap!


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Q: Silverlight synchronous calls to the wcf I'm trying to make calls sync. But silverlight app locks itself when calling endList method. In a simple console app i can make async to sync. Could not see the problem.
  var svc = new WcfServiceClient();
  var ar = svc.BeginList(null, null);
  var result = svc.EndList(ar); <-- Silverlight hangs here
  listBox.ItemsSource = result;

A: Silverlight doesn't support Sync calls.
Here is a article about synchronous calls to webservices and a workaround.

A: Short answer: You can do that if you are not on the Dispatcher thread, something like:
System.Threading.ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(state =>
    {
        IAsyncResult asyncResult = svc.BeginSomething(null, null);

        if (!asyncResult.CompletedSynchronously)
        {
            asyncResult.AsyncWaitHandle.WaitOne();
        }

        try
        {
            svc.EndSomething(asyncResult);
        }
        catch
        {
            throw;
        }
        finally
        {
            asyncResult.AsyncWaitHandle.Close();
        }
    });

The big advantage of this is that you can keep your domain model layer synchronously like in the old days, you can implement lazy loading easily etc...
But in practice you can only use it when you design your application to strictly adhere to the MVVM / Commanding patterns, where your ViewModels and Commands handle the switching between the dispatcher thread and the model threads. It's a lot of ground work to do, and there are some gotchas, but when it works, it works wonderfully.
If you want to use ready-to-use framework that works similarly, it is available here: CodeProject: Introducing the Model Thread View Thread Pattern. The architecture is explained very well too on that page.

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Lighting accounts for a huge portion of many companies' electricity bills, and older ineffiecient T12 fluorescent lamps are a mojor contributor to increasing businesses energy costs. To reduce their energy bills, companies across the country are considering switching to energy saving T8 fluorescent lamps and energy saving electronic ballasts in their offices and warehouses. Of course, buying new fixtures and the labor to install them to accommodate new energy efficient lighting can be very expensive.
The best way for businesses to save money while transitioning to the newest technology is to buy and install a fluorescent lighting retrofit kit, eliminating the cost of buying new fixtures and saving a lot of money on time and labor costs. At Energy Saving Lighting, we have pre-wired retrofit kits available for 4 foot 2 lamp and 8 foot 2 lamp strip lights, as well as 2' x 2' foot and 2' x 4' troffer lay-ins.
Transitioning to new lighting with a retrofit kit can be fast and simple, but it's important to investigate any retrofit kit you're thinking about buying to determine if it comes pre-wired. Pre-wired retrofit kits can save you hours of labor when installing them into your fixtures. With a pre-wired kit, you can retrofit a fixture for energy saving lighting in minutes.
One of the most important steps in installing a retrofit kit is to determine what kind of fixture you have. The type of retrofit kit you purchase will depend on whether your fixture has a lens or is a parabolic fixture if you're retrofitting a troffer. Additionally, you'll want to be sure to measure correctly before you purchase any retrofit kit, because the size of your fixture will make a huge difference in which kit will work for you.
To see instructional pictures and a step-by-step guide for installing troffer retrofits, visit our lighting retrofit guide.
Are you in the process of transitioning the lights in your office or warehouse to more efficient lighting? Tell us about your experience in the comments. If you have any questions about the retrofit process, contact us. We'll use our years of lighting experience to help you.


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Like a bird building its nest, Nestling's charm is the bits of neutral nep spun into this soft yarn. Should this be popular, I'd love to add this tweed as a shop staple!
COLOR FEATURES: salmon, soft to brilliant pink, neon orange, gold, white.
Variegated colors on 'neutral' tweed base.


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Hypnosis as good as anaesthetic
Linda CannPerthNow
HYPNOSIS should be used instead of anaesthetics for some patients, a Perth conference on pain management was told today.
New Zealand pain medicine specialist Bob Large said about 10 to 15 per cent of the population was highly hypnotisable and could undergo surgery, such as gallbladder or thyroid removal, without anaesthetic.
Dr Large also told the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists conference the rest of the population could still benefit from hypnosis to control their pain levels.
"Most of us can get some sort of pain control by just being engaged in a good clinical interaction with good hypnotic technique," he says."This means in the pre-operative period, anaesthetists and other clinicians can use a set of instructions and suggestions for the patient, creating expectations that are positive rather than potentially alarmist."
Australian Medical Association president David Mountain encouraged WA clinicians to explore hypnosis as a pain management option.
"There is significant evidence for hypnosis as a medical therapy that improves management of pain for a lot of people," Dr Mountain said. "Some people are very suggestive and get very good pain relief from hypnosis.
"It works with lots of conditions but it has to be done properly in a medically controlled environment."
Dr Large has used self-hypnosis techniques for years to avoid any anaesthetic when he goes to the dentist for preocedures such as fillings.
"I don't have a local (anaesthetic) when I see the dentist," Dr Large said. "I'm pretty comfortable having most procedures, like fillings, done with no local.
"It's pretty useful because you don't go away with a 'thick' mouth."
Dr Large, who works for New Zealand's public health pain management program, has also treated other dental patients with hypnosis instead of anaesthetic.
Dr Large said WA clinicians should consider offering their patients hypnosis as an option during surgery and for chronic and acute pain management.
"There is still a reluctance to for hospitals to engage hypnosis despite there being a number of studies showing there is a positive effect for a range of conditions," Dr Large said.
"There are studies on childbirth showing that people's needs for morphine is reduced if women are taught hypnotic techniques to use for the pain of labor.
To contact the reporter: cannl@pst.newsltd.com.au


Marathon man and Olympian Dr Ron Hill MBE led the celebrations at the official opening of the newly refurbished Accrington Academy on Wednesday 18th July 2012.
Dr Hill and academy Principal Andrew O'Brien were joined by a host of invited guests including the High Sheriff of Lancashire, Jeremy Gorick Esq, Edward Gould and Jon Coles, Chairman and Chief Executive respectively of United Learning , which sponsors the academy.
The improvements have also included the installation of a new £1.5 million, six lane swimming pool, built to county standards with spectator seating for 150 and using the latest solar thermal technology.
This is an incredibly proud and important day for everyone here at Accrington Academy. As sport is one of our specialisms, it's also particularly fitting that one of the area's sporting legends, Dr Ron Hill, has helped to officially open our wonderful new facilities.
I am honoured to be invited to officially open Accrington Academy and its new Aquatics Centre and I am certain that they will be a great asset to the area. Exercise, recreation and sport will play a great part in the future health of the nation and this facility will help greatly as swimming is one of the most complete forms of exercise.


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Berserker: The Legend of the Unstoppable Viking Warrior
by Craig | Sep 3, 2021 | Vikings
What are Viking berserkers? In Norse mythology, berserkers are equated with the god Odin. They are not only warriors but also priests of the Norse gods. Symbols of uncontrollable rage and thirst for blood, the berserkers were thus fierce Viking warriors who would have...
Viking Symbols: A Guide To Meanings of Nordic Emblems
When one evokes the Viking peoples, one thinks of the course of Norse Mythology, the great warriors, explorers, and traders, known to have plundered and destroyed monasteries and abbeys for centuries, between the 8th to the 11th century. If you have ever seen the cult...
What were the Viking's Jewelry Choices?
History of Viking Jewelry When one hears the term "Vikings," they picture a warrior wearing a helmet with two horns and holding an axe, with a giant shield to combat plundering, but not wearing jewelry. However, they have also created beautiful and...
The Ulitmate Guide To Norse Mythology
by Craig | Aug 31, 2021 | Vikings
What is Norse Mythology? Norse mythology is the general term for the myths, legends, and notions of supernatural beings related to the pre-Christian Nordic religion. It has roots far back in time, but it is only known in detail from the Viking Age. The mythology...
Tree of Life Meaning & Symbolism
An Overview of Gothic Necklaces
What Does Snake Jewelry Symbolize?
What Does The MF DOOM Mask Represent?
What Are The Different Types of Biker Rings?


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Q: Difference in syntax of a function that I cannot understand I was writing a function for a Breadth first search alogrithm.  I would have come up with the following code
traverseBF() {
        const results = []
        const queue = [this.root]
        while (queue.length) {
            let node = queue.shift()
            if (node.children) {
                queue.push(...node.children)
            }
            results.push(node)
        }
        return results
    }

However, the solution was written somewhat differently as
traverseBF(fn) {
        const queue = [this.root]
        while (queue.length) {
            let node = queue.shift()
            if (node.children) {
                queue.push(...node.children)
            }
            fn(node)
        }
    }

I cannot explain what fn(node) purpose is or how it returns the correct result.  Is this some kind of recursive call?  How are the two solutions different?

A: Instead of returning results like you are, they're allowing the user to pass in a function that gets passed each node as it's traversed.
Try for example:
obj.traverseBF(node => console.log(node))

Or just
obj.traverseBF(console.log)

Should work as well. console.log is given each node to use as it's found.
This is arguably more general purpose. If the tree was large, accumulating all the results in a list may waste memory if the user doesn't need all the results at once.
If the user wanted to accumulate a list though, they could pass in a function that appends to a list that the function closes over:
nodes = [];
obj.traverseBF(node => nodes.push(node))

console.log(nodes)


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package com.cango.palmcartreasure.trailer.map;

import android.content.Context;
import android.widget.ImageView;

import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
import com.cango.palmcartreasure.R;
import com.cango.palmcartreasure.baseAdapter.BaseAdapter;
import com.cango.palmcartreasure.baseAdapter.BaseHolder;
import com.cango.palmcartreasure.model.SelectPhoto;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.List;

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public class PhotoAdapter extends BaseAdapter<SelectPhoto> {
    public PhotoAdapter(Context context, List<SelectPhoto> datas, boolean isOpenLoadMore) {
        super(context, datas, isOpenLoadMore);
    }

    @Override
    protected int getItemLayoutId() {
        return R.layout.upload_item;
    }

    @Override
    protected void convert(BaseHolder holder, SelectPhoto data) {
        ImageView ivItem = holder.getView(R.id.iv_upload_item);
        if (data.isShowSelect()){
            ivItem.setImageResource(R.drawable.select_photo);
        }else {
            File photoFile=new File(data.getPhotoUrl());
            Glide.with(mContext)
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                    .into(ivItem);
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Home Contributing What is the most powerful laser you can legally own?
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What is the most powerful laser you can legally own?
The Spyder III Arctic Wicked Laser is the world's most powerful handheld laser you can legally own. It is capable of shooting out high-intensity blue lights which can be visible for miles and is even powerful enough to light a match on fire.
What's the most powerful laser pointer you can buy?
These are our picks for the most powerful laser pointer:
Most Powerful: PL-E Pro 465nm.
Cheap High-Power Laser Pointer: Spyder 3 Arctic.
Most Luxurious: Wicked Lasers Spyder 3 Krypton.
Small but Mighty: PL-E Mini 405nm.
Most Powerful Red Laser Pointer: Wicked Lasers Inferno.
A Powerful Small Green Laser: PL-E Mini 532nm.
What color laser is the strongest?
Which laser color is the strongest? As a general rule, green lasers are 532nm are 5-7X brighter than any other laser color, at the same power. Whether blue, red, purple/violet, or a light color like yellow, green is the best at strength for visibility.
What is the strongest laser?
The most powerful laser beam ever created has been recently fired at Osaka University in Japan, where the Laser for Fast Ignition Experiments (LFEX) has been boosted to produce a beam with a peak power of 2,000 trillion watts – two petawatts – for an incredibly short duration, approximately a trillionth of a second or …
Why are blue lasers illegal?
Blue and violet lasers can be particularly dangerous because human eyes are least sensitive to these color frequencies. When a laser beam hits the windshield of a plane, it can diffuse into a glow that impairs the pilot's vision.
Why are green laser pointers illegal?
The primary culprit was overpowered units. The Code of Federal Regulations in the United States limits commercial class IIIa lasers to 5 milliwatts (mW). And yes, lasers above 5 mW are commercially available in the United States, but it is illegal to market them as Class IIIa devices.
Can a laser pointer reach the moon?
The typical red laser pointer is about 5 milliwatts, and a good one has a tight enough beam to actually hit the Moon—though it'd be spread out over a large fraction of the surface when it got there. The atmosphere would distort the beam a bit, and absorb some of it, but most of the light would make it.
What is the most dangerous color of laser?
Green is more easily perceived by the eye and the beam is visible along its path. But green lasers are also more dangerous. Green is more easily absorbed by the retina than red, so it requires less exposure to cause damage.
Why are yellow lasers so expensive?
The yellow laser pointer are expensive because they are made with high quality components built using cutting edge laser technology. A very high power diode is needed to make a very low power yellow laser. Laser enthusiasts can now have exclusive ownership of ambers and yellows at an affordable price.
Can a laser cut a human?
The laser burned all the way through, and they had to amputate at the first knuckle. So, while a laser might not be able to cut through a person, industrial lasers should definitely be used with caution, as they can still cause severe and possibly fatal burns, if not used properly.
Can a laser kill you?
Lasers of even a fraction of a watt in power can produce immediate, permanent vision loss under certain conditions, making such lasers potential non-lethal but incapacitating weapons. Laser weapons capable of directly damaging or destroying a target in combat are still in the experimental stage.
Why are green lasers banned?
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ComiConverse Contributor Darryll Robson reviews the continuing saga of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as seen by Boom Studios! Creators. It is old school Ranger action all the way.
The second issue of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers eases the reader into the story before picking up the cliff-hanger from issue one. It is an action packed, tension building narrative.
There is an atmospheric opening to this issue with Billy tinkering in the depths of the Dragonzord, accompanied by the talkative Trini. He is trying to work out why Tommy lost his ability to control the mammoth sea beast but also uses it as an excuse to look at the general workings of the newest Zord in their arsenal. Basically, the tech boy does not trust the new tech. The link between Tommy and Rita is a bond that has Billy worried but Trini is a lot more trusting. As she points out, Tommy has a lot more in common with the Rangers than he does with Rita.
This commonality is demonstrated in the very next scene where Tommy is face to face with Scorpina, weapons unsheathed, in his own home. To protect his mother, and the neighbourhood, Tommy transporters himself and the intruder out into the middle of nowhere before the fight can begin. A Power Ranger action if ever there was one. He then suits up in a spectacular series of panels that will take the reader straight back to their younger Power Ranger viewing days. The moment is somehow a little bit cheesy and magnificent at the same time. Your inner child will love it, as she/he will love the proceeding fight scene full of over the top action and verbal posturing.
The Green Ranger does not fight alone for long and when help turns up the writer and artist both have fun with the Rangers in a melee. Kyle Higgins also uses this fight scene to make two very important narrative points. First, that Rita desperately wants Tommy to fight because in doing so he unwillingly releases Green Chaos energy that the villains can collect.


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Ep. 18: Chechen Wars Part 4: Independence!
by centurion6246 on March 18, 2022 March 18, 2022
After the Russian Army finally wrests the capital of Grozny from the rebels, its momentum stalls and it resorts to indiscriminate carpet bombing and massacring civilians. In an ominous turn for the future, the desperate rebels engage in mass hostage-takings that stall the war further. With able guerrilla commanders exploiting low Russian morale and poor organization, the rebels shock the world by retaking Grozny in 1996. Russia withdraws and the democratic Chechen Republic of Ichkeria is born! Check out this episode!
For Further Awesome Reading…
The Lost American: Killing Chechnya by Fred Cuny This is an excellent article by an embedded American journalist—one who paid the ultimate price for his bravery in reporting. While he was with the rebels, Russian double agents passed along false information that he was a Russian spy, resulting in his execution. The opening paragraphs of this article, written in 1995, are eerily accurate for the future Cuny would never see.
The Sky Wept Fire by Mikhail Eldin
This is a personal account of a Chechen fighter and spy during the 1990s. While occasionally a little too purple in prose, it captures the desperate position of the guerrillas well.
One Soldier's War by Arkady Babchenko
A personal account from the other side: a Russian conscript, but then, curiously, a volunteer. Babchenko recounts the hazing, poor training, and hopeless situation of the Russian draftee deployed to Chechnya, and the moral trouble and "gunpowder disease" (read: addiction to combat) of the redeployed volunteer. Grim book, worth reading for anyone.
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Secrétaire du Racing Club de Lens de 1929 à 1935, Max Lepagnot a du gérer le passage du club au professionnalisme.

Il a été ensuite membre du comité directeur jusqu'en 1947, puis a assumé pendant près de trente ans les fonctions de président du district Artois.

Son nom a été donné à une tribune du stade Bollaert en 1984, lors de la création de celle-ci.

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Lace is a beautiful and delicate textile. It is used to make clothing and to decorate household objects. The most delicate and artistic kinds of lace are made by hand with either needles or bobbins (spools). There are many different styles of lace and each has a different pattern of flowers, leaves, or other designs.
Handmade lace took a long time to make, and only skillful people could do it. For these reasons, lace was very expensive.
When and by whom the complex art of lace making was introduced to Russia will probably never be known—it has occupied a firm place among the handicrafts in this country from time immemorial.
Thirteenth-century chronicles record that Prince Daniil Romanovich impressed foreign ambassadors with his proud bearing and splendid garments. The princely attire, it appears, was trimmed with lace made from extremely fine silver and gold thread and embellished with a wide variety of spangles, feathers and pearls.
But the reputation of Russian lace was not due solely to such luxury items. Lace made from linen thread became very popular, and it could be highly attractive—everything depended on the taste, skill and imagination of the lace-maker.
The material was always available—the poorest home had two or three strips of land sown with flax.
In the north the winters are long. The snow falls noiselessly, blanketing rivers, woods and fields. Beneath covering the earth slumbers until spring. This is the season for many crafts, the time when the girls gather together in one of the larger cottages. Till late at night they are singing songs while busy with their lace.
The frost patterns on the windows, the rime-crusted branches outside and the delicate tracery of a snowflake when it melts … all these are transformed into fanciful patterns in the lace.
To a Russian the words "Russian lace" evoke pictures of such of towns as Vologda, Yelets, Ryazan and Vyatka. Gold-fingered girls of all these were famed throughout Russia. But the finest lace-makers of all are Vologda girls, and the secrets of their craft were handed down from generation to generation.
By the way, Vologda lace won a gold medal at the Brussels Exhibition in 1968.
Yelets lace is lighter and more delicate. The patterns are not so sharply defined, and transitions are smoother. The Yelets lace-makers are fond of designs made up of big flowers. Yelets lace is gay, bright, and with a festive air.
Mikhailovskoye lace is made in the little town of Mikhailov (in Central Russia, near Ryazan). It is so colourful that it may be taken for embroidery. You know, it is extraordinarily bright, and preserves features of national peasant costume. Reds predominate, and the effect of a design in red is heightened by threads of yellow and deep blue. It is used for trimming, adding brightness and freshness to whatever it decorates.
Despite the fact that it has been going strong for centuries, Russian lace is in as great demand as ever.
Ewfimia Nosova by Konstantin Somov, 1911 Russia, the Tretyakov Gallery.
Young Woman with a Lace Shawl. Adelaide Salles-Wagner, nee Wagner ca. 1850s.


The push for fully autonomous vehicles has caused rapid innovation in the automotive industry. GM wants to redefine the way we drive.
No pedals? No steering wheel? No problem. Today automotive superpower, General Motors showcased what their version of the autonomous vehicle may look like in the future. Part of the "Cruise Division," the GM vehicle offers some impressive autonomous features as well as a few twists that have caught the attention of tech enthusiasts across the world.
Just in time for CES, the vehicle demonstrates a major trend that will take place throughout the world across technology over the next years. Autonomous vehicles have shifted (pardon the pun) and have pushed themselves into the forefront of our culture.
Automotive companies and start-ups are eager to bring the automotive future to the mainstream as quickly as possible. The "Cruise" vehicle will be another big step towards the driverless future.
The flagship vehicle takes out two automotive staples, the steering wheel as well as the pedals. GM throws out these staples because in the future there will be no need for these in the fully autonomous vehicle.
General Motor's, lead by their autonomous division, vehicle embodies the company's dedication to new technology. As stated by the team, "We are building the world's best autonomous vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about."
The team believes that the world of autonomous could have a positive impact on the world. "Self-driving electric cars can save millions of lives and significantly accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy," says the team. "General Motors and Cruise Automation are focused on bringing that future to life. State-of-the-art software and hardware paired with over 100 years of automotive engineering make us uniquely positioned to create the world's first scalable AV fleet."
GM announced their dedicated plan for self-driving car plans. They have big plans to have fully-autonomous vehicles by early in 2019 that could be applied to both consumer vehicles as well as logistical vehicles.
The vehicle is centered around creating a more comfortable experience as well safety. The concept for the interior specs of the vehicle is luxuriously decked-out, including massive amounts of legroom as well as tons of space for devices for in-car entertainment.
More details about the vehicle are sure to come out soon. This again proves that GM intends to be a powerful force in the autonomous automotive industry.
What do you think of GM's concepts? Do you have a favorite autonomous vehicle?


If Eminem were a black, skateboarding teenager in California when he first came onto the music scene he would be Earl Sweatshirt. A link to the EARL mixtape released through Odd Future is beeeeelooww. Also, check the Odd Future (OFWGKTA / Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All) YouTube page for more vulgar awesomeness.
This entry was written by Charley Feher, posted on November 4, 2010 at 1:33 am, filed under Uncategorized and tagged Earl Sweatshirt, Odd Future, OFWGKTA. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Adam Tensta is a sweet Sweedish rapper from Stockholm, Sweeden. Above is the video for his song Dopeboy featuring fellow Stockhom rapper, Eboi. Below is the video for another Sweedish rapper, Pato Pooh's song Follow Me featuring Adam Tensta, along with .MP3 downloads.
This entry was written by Charley Feher, posted on July 17, 2010 at 1:06 am, filed under Uncategorized and tagged Adam Tensta, Pato Pooh, Stockholm, Sweeden. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Awesome 3D music video for the song I'll Be Gone by Mario Basanov & Vidis featuring Jazzu. Directed by Rimantas Lukavicius (KORB.it). Thanks Sarah.
This entry was written by Charley Feher, posted on July 2, 2010 at 6:03 pm, filed under Download, Electronic, Music, Uncategorized, Video and tagged Jazzu, Korb, Mario Basanov, Rimantas Lukavicius, Vidis. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.


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Q: Multiple JPanels in 1 JFrame which show Up when they are called I am building a Student Management System and I want to build a feature to update the details of a specific Student.I have Multiple Columns to update which I select from a combo box.I want to show different panel for different Updation like a different panel for name,a different panel for Course which should show Up whenever Item in Combo box is selected.But on Netbeans,It is not allowing me that,Rather the frame size increases every time i create a new Panel.Any Suggestions?
Help would be greatly Appreciated

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*Don't use Netbeans form editor, seriously, it is going to muck you around if you're not familiar with how to use layout managers or separate your code by responsibility...

*Separate your panels into different panels, each panel/class should be responsible for managing it's current context/functionality.  Don't be afraid to build multiple classes into a single panel, increasing the complexity as required

*Make use of appropriate layout managers, like CardLayout
Take a look at Laying Out Components Within a Container and How to Use CardLayout.
Also consider having a look at How to Use Tabbed Panes which would allow you to separate each view into it's own tab and removes the need for the combo box...


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Congress Has Been Deafeningly Quiet on the Bahrain Meeting
Jul 3, 2019 Marcus Montgomery
On January 25 and 26, some of President Donald Trump's top advisors held a workshop in Manama, Bahrain, titled "Peace to Prosperity," to propose ways to improve the Palestinian economy. Since then, senior aides Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt have spoken about it and international reporting, particularly from the Arab world, has covered its aftermath at length. The US media, however, save for a few editorials and op-eds from individuals who were in attendance, have not covered the event in any serious detail.
What is also interesting is that the workshop received a cool reception in the United States and on Capitol Hill. The reaction to Kushner's exercise from elected members of Congress has been characterized by nearly universal silence. These lawmakers' reluctance to weigh in on the event is not necessarily surprising, however. For some time now, they have been skeptical of Kushner's proposal for Israeli-Palestinian peace because, even for Israel's strongest supporters on Capitol Hill, early glimpses of the plan have looked like a death knell for the two-state solution. In the early days following the announcement of the administration's plan to host the Manama gathering, a number of lawmakers spoke out derisively or appeared doubtful about the success of Kushner's economic plan. Others refrained from commenting, saying they did not know enough to make a statement.
Just weeks later, in early June, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a resolution supporting a two-state solution and a bill setting up a "peace fund" that would provide economic support to the Palestinians. This was clearly a way to signal to the Trump Administration that a robust group in Congress was not confident in Kushner's plan, particularly because he and his partner in the process, Jason Greenblatt, had been vague on its potential political elements.
Now that Kushner and company have completed the Manama workshop—with no references to the Israeli occupation, the blockade of the Gaza Strip, the obstacles of illegal settlements, or any semblance of a political solution to the conflict—lawmakers have reason to believe that their concerns were well founded. Most members have not said anything to disclose their views on the outcome of the event. Even some of the stalwart supporters of Israel—and in some cases, President Trump himself—who observers might anticipate would speak up on the issue have either done so only tepidly or refused to offer an opinion at all. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), for example, gave a half-hearted endorsement of the administration's effort in Manama. Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Florida), an equally vociferous supporter of Israel and one of Congress's more media-savvy members, declined to speak after a meeting with Greenblatt, even after the latter took to Twitter to state that he met with Deutch and others specifically to discuss the Bahrain workshop.
This near-total silence could still reflect lawmakers' reluctance to speak about a plan that has not been revealed in its entirety. But that has never really stopped members from commenting on anything before. The silence on Capitol Hill most likely comes from a mix of skepticism and apathy: no one wants to comment on a workshop that was so profoundly ineffective, so lawmakers would rather just move on. Perhaps others hope that Manama was the extent of Kushner's plan and that whatever political solution he plans to unveil in the future would never see the light of day.
Also Happening This Week in Washington
Condemning Yemen's Houthi Rebels. A group of Republican senators introduced S. Con. Res. 21 this week that would condemn Yemen's Houthi rebels for the group's violations of human rights, its use of violence against civilians, and its ongoing cooperation with Iran. Two Republican representatives introduced an accompanying concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 50) in the House for this same purpose.
Requesting the President Condemn Jamal Khashoggi's Killing. Over 30 House Democrats cosponsored H. Res. 472 that urges President Trump to "strongly condemn" the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and to hold accountable anyone "identified as culpable" in his death.
Anti-War with Iran Amendments in NDAAs. As each chamber moves forward with its respective version of the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA; see the House's here and the Senate's here), lawmakers have tried, with varying degrees of success, to add provisions to the bill that would serve to limit President Trump's ability to wage an unauthorized war with Iran. In the House, Reps. Ro Khanna (D-California) and Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) spearheaded an amendment that would prohibit any funds from being used to go to war with Iran. In the Senate, Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) and others successfully lobbied to force the body to vote on a similar amendment to that chamber's version of the NDAA; however, the amendment fell short of the necessary 60 votes, even though a majority of the senators who cast a vote supported the measure.
Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act. The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to move along H.R. 2037, which is known as the Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act. The bill instructs the administration to issue a report about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and it requires that any Saudi citizen found to be violating human rights be subjected to US sanctions.
2) Personnel and Correspondence
Information about the Applicability of Old AUMFs to War with Iran. Last week, Reps. Eliot Engel (D-New York) and Ted Deutch (D-Florida) wrote to the Department of State requesting its legal opinion regarding whether old authorizations for the use of military force (AUMFs) are applicable to a potential military conflict with Iran. Their question revolves around whether the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs could be interpreted in a way that would exempt the White House from consulting Congress prior to undertaking military action against Tehran.
Shortly thereafter, the State Department returned a letter saying that the Trump Administration "has not, to date, interpreted either AUMF as authorizing military force against Iran, except as may be necessary to defend U.S. or partner forces engaged in counterterrorism operations or operations to establish a stable, democratic Iraq." That might seem like a reasonable interpretation, but the fact that it is vague coupled with the administration's past positions on this question raise concerns among members of Congress that the White House would try and justify any use of force under either of the previous AUMFs.
Engel Calls for Sanctions on Sudanese Security Forces. Chairman Engel also wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin with a simple message: the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo should all be subjected to US sanctions for their use of violence against peaceful protesters in Sudan. The RSF, as Engel notes, are believed to be a rebranded version of the notorious Janjaweed that was integral in the campaign of genocide in Sudan's Darfur region. This history, combined with more recent human rights violations, qualifies them for US sanctions under existing law.
Senator Menendez Calls on the State Department to Investigate the UAE over Libya. On July 1, Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), who serves as the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote to Secretary Mike Pompeo demanding that the State Department— if it has not already begun to probe the allegations—investigate whether or not the United Arab Emirates transferred US-origin weapons to General Khalifa Haftar in Libya. Any such transfer would likely violate both US laws and UN resolutions and Menendez requested information about the department's findings by July 15.
3) Nominations
Ambassador Satterfield Confirmed as Next Ambassador to Turkey. On June 27, the Senate voted to confirm Ambassador David Satterfield as the next US ambassador to Turkey.
Despite his confirmation, Satterfield traveled to Lebanon in what is likely his final act of mediation between Lebanon and Israel as they seek to settle their maritime border dispute.
Kushner, Greenblatt Offer Interviews after Manama. Immediately following the Manama workshop and in the days since, senior White House advisors Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt have given multiple interviews defending the conference and outlining more of the administration's views toward Israelis, Palestinians, and the prospects of peace. Most notably, Kushner told Al Jazeera that, in his view, the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative is not a viable path to ending the conflict and realizing peace. While he was quick to note what he is not willing to pursue that track, he also failed to tell CNN whether he and the administration supported the idea of a two-state solution.
Greenblatt, for his part, was rather blunt in highlighting the United States' positions toward the sides in the conflict. He told CNN that he could find nothing for which to criticize Israel at present. In addition, Greenblatt plainly stated to Israel's Walla News that there is "no such thing" as an honest broker in negotiations, clearly signaling that Washington is not even trying to play the part.
Trump Administration Condemns Iran for Exceeding Stockpile Limitations. On July 1, Iranian officials confirmed that their nuclear program had exceeded the amount of low-enriched uranium Tehran was allowed to stockpile under the terms of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). This was a logical result of the administration abrogating the deal and barring countries from purchasing Iran's excess uranium, as Iran would clearly not forfeit its ability to produce the substance according to the terms of the JCPOA.
Now that Tehran has exceeded this 300 kg threshold and thus has breached its obligations under the JCPOA, the Trump Administration released two official statements—one through the White House and the other through the State Department—as well as some unofficial comments by key officials (see here, here, and here) deploring the move. All of this comes despite the known and well-documented fact that the administration terminated Washington's commitments under the JCPOA over one year ago.
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Sudan "Military takeover" imminent
Apr 11, 2019 | Foreign News | 0 |
Sudan's armed forces were to deliver an "important statement" and asked the nation to "wait for it" on Thursday, state TV reported, as two senior officials said the military had forced longtime President Omar al-Bashir to step down. The circumstances of al-Bashir's apparent ouster and his current whereabouts remained unclear, however.
Sudan protest organisers urge people not to attack government, private properties – AFP news agency.
State TV said an army statement was imminent amid swirling reports of a coup to replace the president of 30 years following mass street protests against his rule. The announcement raised expectations it was a sign al-Bashir was relinquishing power or was being removed by the military.
The two officials, who hold high positions in the government and the military, said the army was now in talks about forming a transitional government. The officials spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to the media.
Pan-Arab TV networks also carried unconfirmed reports that al-Bashir had stepped down and that top ruling party officials were being arrested. They aired footage of masses heading toward the presidential palace in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, waving the national flag, chanting, and clapping.
Sudan protesters march through Khartoum
Anti-government protesters gathered on Thursday as Sudanese waited for the army to make a statement.
President Omar al-Bashir is reportedly seeking asylum In Saudi Arabia – NBS Television.
People are moving around freely around the streets of Sudan without military restriction. It's been six hours since the army has reached out to radio stations, Omar al-Bashir is out. Expected to announce a new leadership/administration. It seems like the military is now in control. Lots of questions to be answered. Everyone awaits official government announcement – Äl Jazeera.
Reports that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was prevented from departing Sudan yesterday, Al Arabiya English reports.
The army has taken control of certain government installations, a lot of people associated with the ruling regime have been arrested. The army has been cooperative, protective of protests. Omar al-Bashir has not been heard of. Top government and military officials have had a meeting without the president. – Äl Jazeera.
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down and consultations are under way to set up a transitional council – Reuters reports.
Celebrations are already under way in Sudan as protesters have taken to the streets, waiting for the official announcement to be made.
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That powerful message was delivered by Ryan Kaldahl, a foreign policy advisor to Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) at a CSIS event on October 20. The event marked the launch of a new Lancet series on maternal health, with a panel discussion about the implications for U.S. policy. The featured speakers were Dr. Margaret Kruk, associate professor of global health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Dr. Elizabeth Fox, director of the office of infectious diseases and deputy coordinator for maternal and child survival at USAID; Dr. Mariam Claeson, director of the Global Financing Facility at the World Bank; and Mr. Kaldahl.
The panel discussion emphasized the importance of this moment in prioritizing maternal health, an area directly related to the work of the CSIS Task Force on Women's and Family Health, of which Senator Collins is a member. In addition to examining the global progress made in reducing maternal mortality and the critical role that USAID has played in that effort, the panelists highlighted new elements that could contribute to consolidating these gains and identified some of the challenges ahead. These include the need to address quality of care, to mobilize sustainable financing, and especially to reach the 53 million women and girls not receiving childbirth care at all –adolescents and unmarried women, refugees and migrants, and those living in fragile or conflict states.
In order to respond to these gaps, Dr. Kruk called for the U.S. to invest in health systems for the long term, and to look beyond coverage numbers to address quality of care. She also emphasized the importance of putting maternal and newborn health in the broader context of family planning, women's rights, and respectful care.
USAID has been a global leader in supporting maternal health, concentrating on 25 priority countries that account for two-thirds of global maternal mortality and half of the unmet need for family planning. Dr. Fox underscored the need to address quality of care across the system as well as equity, noting that by focusing on the lowest quintiles of the population, "the impact on reducing maternal mortality is enormous." Dr. Fox highlighted USAID's investments in the Saving Mothers Giving Life programs in Zambia and Uganda, which have shown that a systems approach can reduce maternal mortality substantially.
A particular challenge involves sustainable financing for maternal and child health, which requires greater mobilization of both donor and domestic resources. Dr. Claeson discussed the Global Financing Facility, a new mechanism housed at the World Bank that seeks to mobilize and harmonize funding in support of a country's investment case for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH). On the congressional front, Mr. Kaldahl discussed the Reach Every Mother and Child Act, bipartisan legislation that Senator Collins has co-sponsored in the Senate, which seeks to address sustainable financing for maternal and child health through innovative financing, and calls for a strategy to achieve the goal of ending preventable maternal and child deaths by 2035. He underscored that better use of innovative financing will be crucial, since further U.S. support could be impeded by the Budget Control Act and the constraints imposed by sequestration.


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1D1F: Akufo-Addo commissions garment manufacturing factory at Koforidua
Nana Bosompra Send an email October 6, 2021
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 5th October 2021, commissioned 'MaaGrace Company Ltd', a garment manufacturing company, operating under Government's 1-District-1-Factory initiative.
The company specialises in the production of utility clothing, uniforms for security forces, hospital scrubs, uniforms for hotels, uniforms for schools and production of standardised uniforms.
Equipped with 600 industrial machines, and with the support from the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ghana EXIM Bank, the company was able to export 20,000 and 80,000 units per month, in 2019 and 2020 respectively, of hospital scrubs and uniforms for chefs to the United States.
The company commenced operations in 2003 under the Government of former President John Agyekum Kufuor. However, its operations went down upon the exit of the Kufuor-led Government. In 2017, the company applied for support under the 1-District-1-Factory initiative, and has since seen its operations resuscitated.
President Akufo-Addo commended the management of the company, and, indeed, other garments and textiles factories in the country, for the support extended to the Government in the fight against the COVID-19, by domestically manufacturing personal protective equipment (PPEs) for use by frontline health workers and other professional.
MaaGrace Limited was one of the leading garment companies that produced over 2 million face masks, 18,000 hospital gowns and headcovers, as well as 12,000 medical scrubs within a short period of time, a classic example of Government's import substitution strategy, which is one of the strategic objectives of the 1D1F Initiative.
The promoter of the business, Mrs. Comfort Owusu-Agyemang, told the President of the significant employment opportunities created by the company, which underscores the strategic intervention the 1D1F programme is playing in fixing the challenges that confront Ghanaians, particularly youth unemployment.
She indicated that some six hundred (600) youths from across the New Juabeng North Municipality and its environs have secured employment in their locality, which prevents rural-urban migration, another strategic objective of the 1D1F initiative.
With the support of Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ghana EXIM Bank, and Ethical Apparel Africa, the number of persons to be employed is expected to increase significantly.
1D1F Rationale
The establishment of the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative is in fulfillment of a campaign promise by the NPP, under the leadership of the President, to support the private sector to establish at least one industrial enterprise in each of the administrative districts of the country.
The concept of the One District One Factory (1D1F), among other initiatives of the Government, is designed to transform the industrial landscape of the country, and build the capacities of local enterprises to produce high quality products and services for both domestic and foreign markets.
New Juaben North District Assembly Block
President Akufo-Addo also commissioned the newly constructed Administration Block of the New Juaben North Municipal Assembly. The building has been constructed to ensure effective administration of the assembly.
It will be recalled that the New Juaben South Municipal was carved out in 2017 by a legislative Instrument (LI) 2302
The contract was awarded to Messers King Dwosco Enterprise Limited with a contract sum of GH¢3,442,539.45 with EcoPlanners & Engineering Consult as consultants to the project.
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Nathan Mirónovich Milstein (ruso: Ната́н Mиро́нович Mильште́йн, Natán Mirónovich Milshtéin) (31 de diciembre de 1903 — 21 de diciembre de 1992) fue un violinista nacido en el Imperio ruso, nacionalizado estadounidense en 1942.

Es considerado uno de los mejores violinistas del  y fue especialmente conocido por sus interpretaciones de las Sonatas y partitas para violín solo de Bach y de obras musicales del periodo romántico. Tuvo una larga carrera; siguió actuando hasta mediados los 80 años, hasta que tuvo que retirarse tras sufrir un derrame cerebral que le dejó paralítico del lado izquierdo. Siguió trabajando en algunas transcripciones, pero ya no pudo volver a coger el violín.

Biografía
Milstein nació en Odesa en el seno de una familia judía de clase media. Cuando era niño, su madre lo obligó a tomar clases de violín para que no hiciera travesuras. Ya a los cuatro años recibió clases de Piotr Stolyarsky, que fue profesor también de David Oistrakh. A los diez años dio su primer concierto con el Concierto para violín de Alexander Glazunov, bajo la dirección del mismo compositor. Un año después fue invitado por Leopold Auer a su clase en el Conservatorio de San Petersburgo.

Cuando Auer emigró a Noruega en 1917, Milstein volvió a Odesa. En 1921 fue a Kiev y conoció a Vladimir Horowitz. Tocaron juntos por toda la Unión Soviética y trabaron una amistad para toda la vida. En 1925 se fueron de gira conjunta por Europa Occidental. Su siguiente estación fue Bruselas, donde estudió con Eugène Ysaÿe.

Milstein debutó en EE. UU. en 1929 con Leopold Stokowski y la Orquesta de Filadelfia. Dio una gira por EE. UU con Horowitz y Piatigorsky, y finalmente se estableció en Nueva York, aunque siguió dando conciertos por toda Europa.

Falleció en Londres, diez días antes de cumplir 89 años.

Obras
Milstein hizo también muchos arreglos, transcribiendo otras obras para violín y escribió sus propias cadencias para muchos conciertos, por ejemplo el de Beethoven. Una sus composiciones es Paganiniana, un conjunto de variaciones sobre varios temas de Niccolò Paganini.

Premios y reconocimientos
 Grammy en 1975.
 Legión de Honor de Francia en 1968.

Otros
Entre los violines que pertenecieron a Milstein se cuentan dos Stradivarius: uno de 1710, llamado el "María Teresa", que había pertenecido a Goldman y otro de 1703, el "Dancla", que había sido anteriormente de Charles Dancla.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Milstein interpreta Paganiniana

Músicos de Odesa
Violinistas clásicos de Ucrania
Violinistas clásicos de Estados Unidos
Ganadores del Premio Kennedy
Caballeros de la Legión de Honor
Músicos clásicos del siglo XX de Ucrania
Nacidos en Odesa
Fallecidos en Londres


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