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Universities as a target of the Israel Lobby
July 27, 2012 /107 Comments/in Israel Lobby/by Kevin MacDonald
As traitorous White elites go, university presidents are at the top of the list. These days the job description really has two components: Raise lots of money, and be sure to kowtow to the ever more massive anti-White diversity contingent at your university—all those departments of the left that now dominate the social sciences and humanities.
But being a university president definitely has its rewards, chief among them financial: The median salary for public-university presidents in the 2011 academic year was $423,395, not including generous housing, transportation and 5- and 6-figure pension contributions. Add around $100,000 for presidents of private universities. The steeply rising salary curve for university presidents far outpaces salary increases for professors and is a bit incongruous in an era of crushing student debt.
Given the financial clout of the Jewish community, it's not surprising that when it flexes its muscle on campus, university presidents will fall in line (Terri Ginsburg, "US university chiefs' shameful embrace of Israel," Electronic Intifada). Project Interchange, a branch of the American Jewish Committee, has instituted a program to give free trips to Israel for university presidents and other leaders aimed at shoring up the resolve of universities against the burgeoning BDS movement. The basic strategy is to expose participants to the image that Israel is under attack (by taking them to a city that has been fired on by Palestinian rockets from Gaza), that lack of progress in obtaining peace is entirely the fault of the Palestinians, and that Israel is, in the words of a Jewish participant, David J. Skorton of Cornell University, "a modern, Western, Middle Eastern, democratic, Jewish state." Clearly Skorton is ill-acquainted with the English language—a bit surprising in a university president.
Rather than exposing true facts about the wall Israel is building in the West Bank, Jewish-only roads and towns, illegal settlements, collective punishment, second-class Palestinian citizenship, and Israel's countless other violations of international law, Skorton and Davisson spent significant time denouncing the boycott, divestment and sanctionsmovement and insisting that US universities reject calls to boycott Israeli academic institutions. "It is hard for us to imagine a scenario in which a boycott … would be constructive and helpful, as opposed to divisive and destructive," they wrote ("Skorton and Davisson blog from Israel on higher ed's role in Middle East peace," 23 June 2010).
Project Interchange visits often include a trip to Yad Vashem to reinforce the image of Israel with Jewish suffering. Besides university presidents, Project Interchange recruits other leaders or future leaders, such as Rhodes Scholars.
Because being a university president these days is all about raising money, the visits for university presidents highlight opportunities for research and academic collaboration with Israeli universities. North Carolina State president Randy Woodson stated that "Sharing information on the strong ties between higher education and industry will provide meaningful examples for NC State's continued efforts to support a strong economy in North Carolina."
The ties between Israel and U.S. universities are indeed deep. The Jewish Virtual Library lists 6 US-Israel Binational Foundations which distribute money to US universities and corporations. For example, recipients have included all branches of the University of California system, as well as Standford and CalTech. Because of the elite status of universities in the US and the urgent need to counter the BDS movement and the general decline of Israel's image, one may anticipate major increases in Israeli funding for universities in the future.
These programs only scratch the surface in terms of Jewish financial influence in universities. Colleges actively recruit Jewish students, at least partly because of the expectation that they have "a propensity for donating to the school once they graduate." A stroll through any Ivy League campus shows a large number of buildings named after Jewish benefactors.
Since Diaspora Jews are a small minority, recruiting sympathetic Jews is a recurrent problem. A branch of the Israel Lobby with a program that parallels Project Interchange is the program of the Jewish Institute for National Security [of Israel] Affairs (JINSA).
Part of JINSA's effectiveness comes from recruiting non-Jews who gain by increased defense spending or are willing to be spokesmen in return for fees and travel to Israel. The bulk of JINSA's budget is spent on taking a host of retired U.S. generals and admirals to Israel, where JINSA facilitates meetings between Israeli officials and retired but still-influential U.S. flag officers. These officers then write op-ed pieces and sign letters and advertisements championing the Likudnik line. In one such statement, issued soon after the outbreak of the latest intifada, twenty-six JINSAns of retired flag rank, including many from the advisory board, struck a moralizing tone, characterizing Palestinian violence as a "perversion of military ethics" and holding that "America's role as facilitator in this process should never yield to America's responsibility as a friend to Israel," because "friends don't leave friends on the battlefield."266 Sowing seeds for the future, JINSA also takes U.S. service academy cadets to Israel each summer and sponsors a lecture series at the Army, Navy, and Air Force academies.
JINSA also patronizes companies in the defense industry that stand to gain by the drive for total war. "Almost every retired officer who sits on JINSA's board of advisers or has participated in its Israel trips or signed a JINSA letter works or has
worked with military contractors who do business with the Pentagon and Israel." (see "Neoconservatism as a Jewish Movement," pp. 55-56)
Of course, the the incredible neocon infrastructure and the Israel Lobby itself extends far beyond JINSA. AIPAC is also deeply involved in providing free trips to Israel for influential people, ranging from Congresspeople to media types. I am posting as a featured article a piece that I did in 2007 that discusses this, focusing especially on the psychology of influence that comes into play during these junkets. Financial windfalls and psychological manipulation are a powerful combination. Certainly university presidents would not be exceptions.
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Written by: Dorothy Lepkowska | Published: 09 June 2016
Headteacher Update is a supporter of the Research Mark accreditation. Dorothy Lepkowska reports from Eglinton Primary about how research is defining their practice
When a new family of Roma children arrived at Eglinton Primary School and Early Years Centre, teachers were keen to find out more about their culture and particular needs as learners.
"This was a unique situation for us as we had never had pupils from the Roma Gypsy culture before," said Lisa Ludford, the school's lead in research and early years.
"To enable us to integrate the children successfully we decided to do research and produce a case study to share with staff. We discovered many unique qualities that helped us to integrate the children into school life. We found out, for example, that their language is spoken and not written down and therefore the children had not developed any reading or writing skills.
"With the help of our Romanian-speaking teaching assistant, who understood the Roma dialect and was able to interpret, we were able to put together information about the family and their culture, and share this information with the staff."
Eglinton has recently been awarded the Research Mark by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), a mark of quality research engagement, for its work in using research projects to promote pupil progress and learning.
Staff at the school, which is based in Greenwich, south east London, have become increasingly involved in action research over the past four years.
"We work with a number of universities and student teachers come here to engage in research for their dissertations," Ms Ludford said. "Teachers realised how useful this could be in reflecting on their own practice and became interested in doing their own studies."
Teachers at Eglinton engage in research individually and in groups, and it is often used to support their CPD. Ms Ludford, for example, used her research into the Roma family as a case study for her Master's degree in culture, language and diversity.
One of her colleagues looked at the impact of written feedback and marking, and how effective this might be in closing the attainment gaps between different groups of children.
"Studies such as these have impacted on the whole school because we have incorporated them into the School Development Plan," Ms Ludford added.
"This work has often been a stimulus for other research. The study on written feedback and marking is now being extended to include verbal feedback, and examining how our interactions with pupils impacts on their learning."
As part of the NFER Research Mark process, a report with recommendations for the future is provided. In response to these recommendations, including that more qualitative and quantitative data should be included in the school's findings, and that it should involve pupils as researchers – Eglinton staff now plan to examine in more detail the impact of its unusual transition programme.
Eglinton has a system where, after the May half-term, each class moves to the next year group – year 1 moves to year 2 and so on. This allows both pupils and teachers to adapt more quickly to the following year's work and means that the return to school in September is more of a continuation than a fresh start. This has eliminated anxiety for the children and their families during the summer break.
www.nfer.ac.uk/researchmark"Often the final half-term of the school year is a time of winding down, but our pupils continue to work in preparation for the next academic year, with their new class teacher," Ms Ludford said. "This also means the staff do not have to return during the summer holiday to prepare for a new class, as this has already been part of the transition process."
The school plans to find out in greater detail what impact this structure has on the pupils and what they think about it.
"We agree with the NFER report that we need to involve pupils more in our research and this will be a good way of doing that. We need to find out how some of the decisions we take impact on them," Ms Ludford added.
The NFER report into the work being done at Eglinton found the structures and ethos of the school meant that further research work was sustainable in the long-term, and that senior leaders and governors were supportive of teachers embarking on their own areas of study. Indeed, time was found in the timetable to enable staff to do this and to disseminate findings to colleagues.
However, the report also highlighted that there were opportunities for the school to use its research better as part of a coherent, whole-school strategy.
Ms Ludford said Eglinton now hoped to liaise with other schools looking at developing similar research programmes. "When we were embarking on the Research Mark process I went to observe what other schools had done and found it extremely useful, so I hope we could be of help too.
"Having the Research Mark has given us a real boost. It has made staff more reflective of their own practice. Our involvement in research will continue to inspire us in exploring best practice."
Dorothy Lepkowska is a freelance education writer.
The NFER Self-Review Tool is free and accessed online via www.nfer.ac.uk/selfreviewtool
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Scotty, We Hardly Knew Ye!
By Dan Flynn on March 5, 2019
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the 23rd U.S. Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, will leave the post just short of two years on the job.
Gottlieb surprised Washington D.C. on Tuesday when he announced he is stepping down in another month. He says he wants to spend more time with his family. Since assuming office on May 11, 2017, Gottlieb has been commuting from his home in Westport, CT, to FDA headquarters in Silver Spring, MD. Gottlieb is married with three young daughters.
The commissioner's departure is creating ripples through the public health world because of his aggressive work to combat opiods and control tobacco use, especially among children.
During his tenure as FDA commissioner Gottlieb has shown his interest in food safety by reaching out to stakeholders and showing a willingness to work with states. His work with Congress brought FDA what is likely its largest budget in the agency's history, more than $5 billion.
Gottlieb is a physician, medical policy expert, and public health advocate who previously served as the FDA's Deputy Commissioner for Medical and Scientific Affairs. Before that he was a senior advisor to the FDA commissioner.
He also worked on the implementation of the Medicare drug benefit as a senior advisor to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where he supported policy work on quality improvement and the agency's coverage process, particularly as it related to new medical technologies.
Gottlieb served on the Federal Health Information Technology Policy Committee, which advises the Department of Health and Human Services on healthcare information technology.
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Zhu Xianjian (; ) is a North Korean defector who was sentenced to 11 years in prison for robbery and illegally crossing the China-North Korea border. In 2021, he escaped prison for 40 days, but was recaptured by Chinese police. During the manhunt for Zhu, a bounty of up to $100,000 was placed for his capture.

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Zhu was a North Korean coal miner and member of the Korean People's Army Special Operation Force. He is 160 cm in height.

On July 21, 2013, Zhu Xianjian illegally entered China from North Korea. Around midnight, Zhu swam across a river from northeastern North Korea to Tumen, Jilin in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Northeast China. Zhu then broke into several houses and stole money, clothes, and phones. An old woman witnessed Zhu's crimes and called for help. Zhu then took out a knife and stabbed that woman while trying to steal her satchel. The woman was injured but survived. Zhu tried to flee by taxi, but was arrested within hours.

In March 2014, the court of Yanji in Jilin convicted Zhu of larceny, robbery, and illegally crossing the border. Zhu was fined 16,000 yuan and sentenced to 11 years in prison followed by deportation. Zhu would be jailed in a Jilin prison, and after he served his sentence he would be deported back to North Korea.

While in prison, Zhu was forced to do labor and participate in ideological education.

Prison break, manhunt, and recapture
On October 18 and 19, 2021, Zhu escaped the Jilin prison by scaling a shed and running over a roof. He then damaged the prison electric fence with a rope and escaped. Prison guards chased after Zhu, and police conducted a manhunt for Zhu as well as a house to house search. China placed a bounty of more than $23,000 for Zhu's capture. This was eventually increased to more than $100,000.

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Zhu's initial escape was captured on video by Chinese state media and widely broadcast. A hashtag related to Zhu and his bounty had garnered over 22 million views on Weibo. But soon, the bounty notice and many videos were scrubbed and deleted from social media.

Another video circulated around Chinese media depicting the recaptured Zhu looking weak and tired while being handcuffed by the police. Some were surprised Zhu could survive in the cold for 40 days (as winter temperatures in Northeast China can dip below freezing point). Some speculated Zhu escaped from prison to avoid being sent back to North Korea and executed. North Korean defectors such as Zhu could be subject to execution, sexual abuse, and torture when deported back to North Korea.

During the manhunt for Zhu, police accidentally captured another man who looked like Zhu five times. Social media remarked that Zhu's lookalike could finally be set free.

China's policy is usually to repatriate North Korean defectors as most are illegal migrants rather than refugees. As such, defectors like Zhu Xianjian can be treated as criminals and tried under China's judicial and legal system.

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Since I wrote my articles on Giving, Contribution and a Full Life Part 1 and 2, a few experiences and discussions prompted me to talk about some caveats when it comes to giving.
Becoming a giving person can be a tough process if you've never done it before. In fact it's like starting an exercise program. If you haven't exercised for years, you feel weak, get breathless easily, and ache the next day. But as you persist, you begin to see results. Small results at first, but they give you just that little boost to keep going. Each new success motivates you to do more. Eventually, it becomes such a natural part of your Life like eating and showering, that you no longer notice it every time you do it.
But just as injury or illness can derail your exercise programme, your efforts to make contributing part of your Life can hit a roadblock if you have experiences that drain you or turn you off.
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A certain type of the Umrah exists depending on whether or not the pilgrim wishes to perform Umrah in the Hajj period, thus combining their merit.
When performed alongside the Hajj, Umrah is deemed one of "enjoyment" (Umrat al-tamattu) and is part of a fuller Hajj of enjoyment (Hajjul tamattu). More precisely, the rituals of the Umrah are performed first, and then the Hajj rituals are performed.
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"""Downloads items from the Chromium continuous archive."""

import os
import platform
import urllib

import util

CHROME_40_REVISION = '303370'
CHROME_41_REVISION = '310968'
CHROME_42_REVISION = '317499'

_SITE = 'http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com'

class Site(object):
  CONTINUOUS = _SITE + '/chromium-browser-continuous'
  CHROMIUM_SNAPSHOT = _SITE + '/chromium-browser-snapshots'
  BLINK_SNAPSHOT = _SITE + '/chromium-webkit-snapshots'

def GetLatestRevision(site=Site.CONTINUOUS):
  """Returns the latest revision (as a string) available for this platform.

  Args:
    site: the archive site to check against, default to the continuous one.
  """
  url = site + '/%s/LAST_CHANGE'
  return urllib.urlopen(url % _GetDownloadPlatform()).read()

def DownloadChrome(revision, dest_dir, site=Site.CONTINUOUS):
  """Downloads the packaged Chrome from the archive to the given directory.

  Args:
    revision: the revision of Chrome to download.
    dest_dir: the directory to download Chrome to.
    site: the archive site to download from, default to the continuous one.

  Returns:
    The path to the unzipped Chrome binary.
  """
  def GetZipName():
    if util.IsWindows():
      return 'chrome-win32'
    elif util.IsMac():
      return 'chrome-mac'
    elif util.IsLinux():
      return 'chrome-linux'
  def GetChromePathFromPackage():
    if util.IsWindows():
      return 'chrome.exe'
    elif util.IsMac():
      return 'Chromium.app/Contents/MacOS/Chromium'
    elif util.IsLinux():
      return 'chrome'
  zip_path = os.path.join(dest_dir, 'chrome-%s.zip' % revision)
  if not os.path.exists(zip_path):
    url = site + '/%s/%s/%s.zip' % (_GetDownloadPlatform(), revision,
                                    GetZipName())
    print 'Downloading', url, '...'
    urllib.urlretrieve(url, zip_path)
  util.Unzip(zip_path, dest_dir)
  return os.path.join(dest_dir, GetZipName(), GetChromePathFromPackage())

def _GetDownloadPlatform():
  """Returns the name for this platform on the archive site."""
  if util.IsWindows():
    return 'Win'
  elif util.IsMac():
    return 'Mac'
  elif util.IsLinux():
    if platform.architecture()[0] == '64bit':
      return 'Linux_x64'
    else:
      return 'Linux'

def GetLatestSnapshotVersion():
  """Returns the latest revision of snapshot build."""
  return GetLatestRevision(GetSnapshotDownloadSite())

def GetSnapshotDownloadSite():
  """Returns the site to download snapshot build according to the platform.

  For Linux 32-bit, it is chromium snapshot build.
  For other platform, it is blink snapshot build.
  Because there is no linux32 blink snapshot build.
  """
  if _GetDownloadPlatform() in ('Linux', 'Linux_x64', 'Mac'):
    return Site.CHROMIUM_SNAPSHOT
  else:
    return Site.BLINK_SNAPSHOT

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Kentucky Mom Convicted Of Murder After Leaving Toddler In 130-Degree Car
Alex Mikoulianitch
Aug. 8, 2012, 2:26 PM
Mollie Shouse, right, looking at her attorney
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A Kentucky mom was allegedly getting high on marijuana and Xanax while her son was dying in a 130-degree car.
A Jefferson County, Ky. jury convicted Mollie Shouse of murder in a "historic decision," The Courier-Journal reported Tuesday.
The court jury recommended a 35-year sentence, though Shouse could have gotten a life sentence.
"I think this is the first time in the history of Jefferson County we have had a murder conviction in one of these kinds of cases," Attorney Harry Rothgerber reportedly said after the verdict.
Shouse allegedly took her 2-year-old son to go get drugs and then left him in the car while she went to her apartment and passed out.
Shouse claims she went into her home, used the bathroom and didn't remember anything else until 12 hours later, when her mother woke her up while looking for the boy, according to the Journal.
Shouse's attorney, Pattie Echsner, claimed that it was a mistake.
"It was the worst day of her life," Echsner reportedly said after the verdict. "She will punish herself more than any jury can."
Janette Fennell, president of KidsAndCars.org, which collects statistics on child deaths in vehicles, said this was the longest sentence she ever head recommended in such a case, the Courier-Journal reported.
"Nothing will bring that baby back, but this is as close as we can get to justice for him," prosecutor Erin McKenzie told reporters.
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zews Is the Scapegoat for MIBR's Real Problems
MIBR and coach Wilton 'zews' Prado parted ways on Wednesday, putting one of the most accomplished and most knowledgeable minds in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on the free agency market. Moving away from zews and back into the coaching reigns of Ricardo 'dead' Sinigaglia makes sense for the players because he is a familiar face to the core. He coached the lineup for two years while zews was with Team Liquid and there is a sense of comfort with him. However, removing zews will not fix any of their deeply rooted problems and if management had their finger on the pulse, different decisions would have been made. The unfortunate thing is that dead is the manager for the MIBR lineup, which makes it even easier to orchestrate the entire thing.
Removing zews is not the first head-scratching lineup decision made by the MIBR core. They brought in two players from beyond their borders and added Serbian coach Janko 'YnK' Paunović as coach for a brief stint before moving back into a full South American lineup again. Since the core of Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo, Fernando 'fer' Alvarenga and Epitácio 'TACO' de Melo reunited fifteen months ago, they have played with five different teammates. The revolving door of moving parts never allows the team enough stability to establish a foundation, and zews was perhaps the only one in the lineup who could establish that.
In between his two stints with the Brazilian core, Zews coached the Liquid lineup for a little over two years. His best lineup with the organization included four of the five current members, with TACO replacing Stewie at the time. His overall record with the organization was 330-222, but 78 of those wins and eleven top-three finishes happened with that lineup. Although the team eventually split, the lineup performed its best during the second half of his tenure. After zews and TACO left, the Liquid lineup would eventually blossom into the best NA team ever. Without those two years of zews, it is unlikely we see the same growth from the Liquid lineup.
Bad coaches do not fall into the level of success zews has attained. Bad coaches do not win 569 total officials, nor do they win at a 61% rate. Bad coaches do not earn 37 top-three finishes, lift seven total trophies and they certainly do not lift two Major trophies. So if zews is not a bad coach, why was he kicked? His success in the game goes beyond the famed LG/SK/MIBR trio, and his removal from the lineup is another feeble attempt by MIBR to scoop water out of a sinking ship.
Above it all, the two constants have always been FalleN and fer. They have consistently been clear of any roster moves, and all signs point to them being somewhat at fault for the revolving door of talent. It is unclear why, but those two have been untouchable the entire time. Ear surgery and all, fer has still performed at a commendable level, and he still shows glimmers of the intimidating aggression that is synonymous with his peak form. FalleN, however, has taken a nosedive in performance, and continues to take AWP usage away from Vito 'kNgV-' Giuseppe. FalleN has gotten a pass for far too long because of the title he holds within the lineup. As an in-game leader and primary AWPer, he should be held accountable for his lack of impact. Instead, others are blamed and cast away for the lack of results.
Zews said in his departure announcement that fixing MIBR goes deeper than his replacement:
"The problems I found here are heavier, more complex and more deeply embedded than they seem to be, and in my opinion, the solutions tend to be more complex as well - requiring a bigger change to the roster and/or to its culture."
That bigger change did not happen, and zews was made the next scapegoat. It is unlikely anything will change for the team until management decides to face the facts, dig deeper and make the hard decisions.
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Represented a large cable network against allegations by a putative class of musical composition and sound recording owners that defendants unlawfully reproduced and displayed copyrighted works owned by plaintiffs in television shows and television commercials. Irell successfully negotiated a settlement.
Represented the producers and distributors of a daytime television series against allegations by a putative class of musical composition and sound recording owners that plaintiffs' copyrighted musical compositions and sound recordings had been synchronized and reproduced in those series without appropriate licenses and seeking statutory damages. Irell successfully negotiated a favorable global settlement of all claims against the defendants.
Successfully defended Hulu in consolidated putative class action cases involving the Video Privacy Protection Act and related privacy statutes based on the allegation that the defendant knowingly disclosed personally identifiable information about its users. Irell defeated class certification and obtained summary judgment on liability.
Currently representing a large motion picture studio in connection with a class action lawsuit challenging the method and manner in which studios accounted for home video royalties to profit participants over the course of several decades.
On behalf of a large television network, in litigations filed both in the federal and California state courts, obtained dismissals of complaints alleging class action and representative action claims that the television industry unlawfully discriminated against writers of television programming on the basis of age.
Defended one of Hollywood's largest motion picture studios in an industrywide class action alleging that the studios conspired to impose unconscionable "net profits" restrictions in motion picture talent contracts.
Represented one of the six national recorded music distributors in defense of a private class action claiming damages in excess of $1.5 billion for alleged price fixing of compact discs.
Defended several apartment management entities in defense of class action ICRA claims.


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Turkey's energy giant to expand into Asia, Middle East through Dubai
Turkey's Zorlu Energy Group along with the Asian Development Bank will launch an energy company in Dubai to invest in the Asian and Middle Eastern energy sector, Zorlu Energy head said on Oct. 10.
Speaking at Turkey's eighth energy summit in Antalya, Turkey's Zorlu Energy Group Head Sinan Ak said the group plans to diversify into other energy markets over the next five years.
"Solar energy, geothermal and wind energy, in particular, will be our priority for investments in Asian and Middle Eastern countries," he said.
This diversification plan to invest outside of Turkey comes after the group's substantial investments of around $800 million in different sectors from electricity distribution to clean energy in Turkey.
"Zorlu Energy's first unit of the Kizildere III geothermal power plant in Denizli in southwest Turkey became operational last month. The facility, with 165 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity, was one of the most important facilities we invested in."
However, the group has agreed to build on its extensive experience and has decided to invest in clean energy abroad, he explained.
Ak stated that investments in Israel and Pakistan are still ongoing and plans are afoot to increase wind-installed capacity from the current 56.4 MW to 300 MW in Pakistan.
In addition, Pakistani authorities have approved the group's pre-licensing of a 100 MW solar energy power plant.
Zorlu Energy has signed a reciprocal memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Jerusalem Electricity Distribution Company, which provides 25 percent of Palestine's electricity with a view to establishing and operating solar energy plants to provide electricity to the country.
"We strongly believe that with the experience we have gained over the years in the Middle East, we can become a significant player in the Asia and Middle East regions with projects like this," he said.
Interior Minister accuses Western countries of staging psychological warfare against Türkiye
Zühtü Arslan re-elected as president of top court
Russia said eyeing eastern Ukraine push; Kiev targets graft
Türkiye sets eyes on $100 billion tourism income
ExxonMobil reports record profits of $55.7 bln in 2022
Amazon 'broke law in anti-union campaign'
Electric cars gain record market share in Europe
Samsung quarterly profits plunge to 8 year low
Winter not over, but Europe braces for the next one
Norway's sovereign wealth fund loses $164 bln in 2022
Russia is mustering its military might in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, officials said Wednesday, in what Kiev suspects is preparation for an offensive as the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion approaches.
A U.S. administrative judge has ruled that Amazon broke labor laws by threatening to withhold wage and benefits increases from employees at two New York warehouses if they voted to unionize.


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Governance Per Mac The Knife
By Stephen Pizzo (Page 1 of 2 pages) No comments
It may have come as shock to my "Flower Power" generation, but human nature has changed very little since the beginning of recorded history. This is especially so when it comes to war and politics. Which is why Tzu Sun's 6th-century text, "The Art of War" is still required reading for military brass. And why Niccolò Machiavelli's 14th-century leadership handbook, "The Prince" is as informative today to those who wish to govern as it was five centuries ago.
Now don't get me wrong. Both these guys were about as amoral as it gets. Neither was a fan of taking prisoners, either on the physical or political fields of battle. Still each man knew his enemies. They each understood something my Marine Corps drill instructor pounded into my head way back in 1965: "If you find yourself in a fight, remember this... there's no such thing as a fair-fight. There's only the fight you win or the fight you lose."
I only mention this because I'd like to suggest that President Obama, who I assume has read The Prince at sometime in his academic life, curl up with at Camp David for a brush up. Because he is in the hole he's in right now because he violated some of Machiavelli's (Mac The Knife's) prime-est of prime directives.
Here, let me get Barry started on this review; (Machiavelli quotes in bold)
"I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
So far, so good. That's exactly, nearly word for word, what Barack promised us during the campaign.
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
And again, spot on Big O. He's been telling us this for a year now, so we assumed he understood none of this would be easy which, as the old saying goes, also means, "You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs."
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
Oops. Barry dropped that ball, hasn't he. Mac The Knife would never have missed the opportunity to strike when his enemy was at its weakest.
Oops #2. Obama tried to avoid going "to war" with Republicans and conservative Dems, thereby allowing them time to unbraid him and his health care reforms and financial reforms. As Mac warned, "Tardiness robs us of opportunity," And so it came to pass, advantage the enemy.
Hence it is to be remarked that, in seizing a state, the usurper ought to examine closely into all those injuries which it is necessary for him to inflict, and to do them all at one stroke so as not to have to repeat them daily; and thus by not unsettling men he will be able to reassure them, and win them to himself by benefits.
Yeah, well there we go. Obama had to know that he was going to have to step on a lot of powerful and sensitive toes in order to get his health and fiscal reforms passed. And he should have gotten about it the second he took the oath of office. He should have leveraged his "a new broom sweeps clean," momentum to get the bloodshed over with. Instead now he tarried, and now he's stuck doling out the all that pain in drips and drabs like pulling off a bandage real slow instead of fast. As a result he will be hated by more, for longer:
He who does otherwise (slowly,) either from timidity or evil advice, is always compelled to keep the knife in his hand; neither can he rely on his subjects, nor can they attach themselves to him, owing to their continued and repeated wrongs. For injuries ought to be done all at one time, so that, being tasted less, they offend less; benefits ought to be given little by little, so that the flavor of them may last longer.
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Cat Power's shadow play ends first night of Oxegen
NME Jul 12, 2008 1:22 am BST
Chan Marshall mixes covers and originals for festival set
Cat Power brought the first day (July 11) of the 2008 Oxegen Festival to a close with an enigmatic performance on the Pet Sounds Stage.
Backed by her regular Dirty Delta Blues Band, Chan Marshall skipped around the stage, often preferring to sing from the shadows rather than joining her group in the spotlight, as she performed a set that mixed recent covers from her latest release 'Jukebox' with her own compositions.
Though competing with headliners Kings Of Leon, a hardcore group of fans saw her perform a soaring version of the Hot Boys' 'I Feel', the rechristened Hank Williams classic 'Ramblin' (Wo)man' and an aggressive cover of Smokey Robinson's 'Tracks Of My Tears'.
Marshall also included Muscle Shoals' adulterous love song 'Dark End Of The Street', which was originally pencilled in for 'Jukebox' before being left off the final edition.
However, Cat Power's own songs did not wilt alongside the more famous selections, with the likes of 'Lived In Bars' and 'Could We' shining through.
Keep up with all the action from T In The Park and Oxegen Festival this weekend (July 11-13) as it happens on NME.COM.
For news, pictures and blogs keep checking the NME.COM's T In The Park and Oxegen pages. Plus make sure you get next week's issue of NME – on UK newsstands from July 16 – for the ultimate T In The Park and Oxegen Festival review.


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package org.bouncycastle.crypto.modes;

import org.bouncycastle.util.Arrays;

/**
 * Some methods for GOST 3412 cipher algorithm
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class GOST3413CipherUtil
{
    /**
     * copy first size elements from from
     *
     * @param from source array
     * @param size size of new array
     * @return
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    public static byte[] MSB(byte[] from, int size)
    {
        return Arrays.copyOf(from, size);
    }

    /**
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     *
     * @param from source array
     * @param size size of new array
     * @return
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    public static byte[] LSB(byte[] from, int size)
    {
        byte[] result = new byte[size];
        System.arraycopy(from, from.length - size, result, 0, size);
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * componentwise addition modulo 2 (XOR)
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     * @return
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    public static byte[] sum(byte[] in, byte[] gamma)
    {

        byte[] out = new byte[in.length];
        for (int i = 0; i < in.length; i++)
        {
            out[i] = (byte)(in[i] ^ gamma[i]);
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    {

        if (input.length < (size + offset))
        {
            size = input.length - offset;
        }

        byte[] newIn = new byte[size];
        System.arraycopy(input, offset, newIn, 0, size);
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Pictures of Harpoons
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All	 February 19, 2019
The Jonas Brothers Are the Modern Nostradamus and Here's Why
by JACK SHANE Feb. 19, 2019
Many know the Jonas Brothers as a popular boy band who peaked from 2006-2013. However, they were much more than an excuse for fangirl triplets to get wet. Their songs actually contained subtle messages that predicted our very future. Indeed, our "great great great granddaughters" will not know the Jo-Bros as a boy band, but as an all-knowing prophet of the future.
1. "S.O.S." and 2008: On the surface, the song "S.O.S," released in 2007, is a call for help in a relationship. However, when you get your shovel out and dig just a little bit deeper, the song is actually a call to action for any moral soul in the American and world financial systems. This song was released a full year before the debacle that was the Great Recession. How could the Jonas Brothers, a few Disney Channel sweethearts, have predicted this? They are the Modern Nostradamus.
2. "Year 3000" and Immortality: One of the most obvious pieces of evidence has got to be the song "Year 3000." This song speaks about a trip to the future, the year 3000 to be exact, and how the world has changed since then. Specifically, they sing about how their "great-great-great granddaughter" is "pretty fine." This absurd claim suggests that almost 1000 years would pass among only 5 generations—surely an impossible feat (unless the three have an inheritable fetish for sugar daddy-ing). However, once again the Jonas Brothers were right. Scientists have recently discovered that Millennials and Generation Z could be the first generations to not die. How could the Jonas Brothers have known this development over 10 years before it became public knowledge? They are the Modern Nostradamus.
3: "Burnin' Up" and Global Warming: "Burnin' Up," a song that could be wrongly explained as a man overwhelmed by the heat of a relationship, is, in fact, actually about the rise of global warming. This song states how Joe is "slipping into the lava" and how "you [Taylor Swift is a metaphor for fossil fuels] turn the temperature hotter." These lyrics are clearly coded language about the world's increasing temps. Although the idea of Global Warming has been present among scientific literature for many decades, recent works have emphasized immediate action. How could three boys from a children's television channel know this?!! They. Are. The Modern Nostradamus.
Since the tragic break-up of the band in 2013, our correspondents have been urgently seeking another source of future-telling genius boy bands. Big Time Rush, Naked Brothers Band, and One Direction have all failed us. All we can do now is wait–and dare I say it, I'm "Paranoid."
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title:  Ang Kaayusan ng Daniel
date:   30/12/2019
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Ang pagkakaayos ng bahaging Aramaiko ng Daniel, kapitulo 2-7 (ang mga bahagi ng Daniel ay naisulat sa Hebreo at ang ibang mga bahagi sa Aramaiko), ay naghahayag sa sumusunod na kaayusan, na tumutulong na patibaying lalo ang isang sentrong mensahe ng bahaging iyon, at ng aklat:

- A. Pangitain ni Nebukadnezar ng apat na kaharian (Daniel 2)
    - B. Iniligtas ng Diyos ang mga kasama ni Daniel mula sa nagliliyab na hurno (Daniel 3)
        - C. Paghuhukom kay Nebukadnezar (Daniel 4)
        - C'. Paghuhukom kay Belshazar (Daniel 5)
    - B'. Iniligtas ng Diyos si Daniel mula sa yungib ng mga leon (Daniel 6)
- A'. Pangitain ni Daniel ng apat na kaharian (Daniel 7)

Itong uri ng pagkakaayos panliteratura ay nagsisilbi para itampok ang pangunahing punto sa pamamagitan ng paglagay nito sa sentro ng kaayusan, na sa kasong ito ay binubuo ng C at C' (Daniel 4 at 5): tinatanggal ng Diyos ang kaharian mula kay Nebukadnezar (pansamantala) at mula kay Belshazar (permanente). Kaya nga, ang pagdiriin ng kapitulo 2-7 ay sa kataas-taasang kapangyarihan ng Dios sa mga hari sa lupa dahil sa pinananatili at inaalis Niya sila.

Isa sa pinakaepektibong paraan ng pagpaparating ng isang mensahe at gawing malinaw ang isang punto ay sa pamamagitan ng pag-uulit. Halimbawa, binibigyan ng Diyos si Faraon ng dalawang panaginip tungkol sa malapit na hinaharap ng Ehipto (Genesis 41:1-7). Sa unang panaginip, ang pitong matatabang baka ay nilamon ng pitong mapapayat na baka. Sa ikalawang panaginip, pitong malulusog na uhay ay nilamon ng pitong payat na uhay. Pareho ang punto: ang dalawang panaginip pitong taon ng kasaganaan ay masusundan ng pitong taon ng kakulangan.

Sa aklat ng Daniel ang Dios ay gumagamit din ng pag-uulit. Mayroong apat na propetikong ikot, na mga pag-uulit ng isang pangkalahatang pangunahing kaayusan. Sa wakas, ang kaayusang ito ay ipinapakita sa atin ang sukdulang kataas-taasang kapangyarihan ng Dios. Bagaman sa bawat pangunahing propetikong balangkas ay naghahatid ng isang malinaw na pananaw, magkakasama nilang sinasakop ang iisang historikal na yugto, umaabot mula sa panahon ng propeta hanggang sa wakas, gaya nang ipinapakita ng sumusunod na dayagram: magkakasama nilang sinasakop ang iisang historikal na yugto, umaabot mula sa panahon ng propeta hanggang sa wakas, gaya nang ipinapakita ng sumusunod na dayagram:

Daniel 2

Daniel 7

Daniel 8, 9

Daniel 10-12

Media-Persia

Media-Persia

Media-Persia

Media-Persia

Grecia

Grecia

Grecia

Grecia

Roma

Roma

Roma

Roma

Naitatag ang Ka-
harian ng Diyos

Makalangit na
paghuhukom na Mauuwi sa Bagong Lupa

Pagdadalisay ng

Santuwaryo

Titindig si
Miguel

`Anong malaking pag-asa ang ibinibigay ng mga talatang ito tungkol sa ating pangmatagalang kinabukasan? Daniel 2:44; Awit 9:7-12; 2 Pedro 3:11-13.`


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The City of Auburn values small business. In November of 2021, to attract and encourage new startups, the city partnered with Staples Connect, the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and The Malloy Firm to launch "Startup Auburn."
Three exceptional entrepreneurs have selected as the 2022 winners of the contest:
Custom Fit Physical Therapy & Wellness | Jennifer Frazier
Sugar and Spice Baking | Emily Maines
L/A Tacos | Katie Lemieux
In her program application, Jennifer Frazier described herself as a first-time business owner who is working to open her own physical therapy practice (Custom Fit Physical Therapy & Wellness) from the ground up. "It would be beyond valuable to have a mentor as I navigate the first year of business," she said. "A membership with the Chamber is a no brainer for building a strong business and community connections, but as anyone knows who has started a new business, money is tight. A gifted membership would be fantastic."
Emily Maines' application mentions her desire for help with marketing her home baking business, Sugar and Spice Baking. "As of right now, my baking business is (promoted) solely through social media. I'm finding it difficult to determine the best way to reach a broader spectrum of people and I need guidance on the best way to market my business."
Katie Lemieux has 8 years of experience in a food truck, explaining in her application that she is "inspired to operate my own with the knowledge I've gained. This will give me the chance to get a better head start with all that is required to make this business (L/A Tacos) successful!"
Each of the contest winners will receive the following prize package:
Four months use of a dedicated desk in the coworking space at Staples Connect beginning on March 1, 2022 ($1,596 value), courtesy of the City of Auburn and Staples Connect
Perks include 10% discount on select in-store purchases, 500 free business cards, unlimited meeting room space, free parking, and b&w printing
Marketing and communications consulting from Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque and the LA Metro Chamber of Commerce
Consultation on business entity selection and Q&A on common legal questions of startup businesses, courtesy of Michael Malloy, Esq. from The Malloy Firm
1-year Entrepreneurs Membership at the LA Metro Chamber of Commerce ($200 value), courtesy of the Chamber
$500 Staples gift card, courtesy of Staples Connect
Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque is delighted with the list of winners. "These are three brand new businesses in our community, and their success will be an inspiration for other entrepreneurs who have a dream to own and run their own business," he said. "As we all know, 'a rising tide lifts all boats,'" he added. "This program sends the message to startups and entrepreneurs that their community believes in them."
"With the introduction of Staples Coworking in Auburn, Maine, Staples is able to better support and connect with our local community, one that I am especially passionate about as I grew up in Auburn," said Jameson Rodrigues, Staples Connect General Manager, Auburn, ME. "Our partnership with the city of Auburn and The Chamber to bring the Auburn Startup initiative to fruition is an exciting opportunity for Staples Connect to further give back to our small business customers by providing the lucky winners with dedicated workspace within our vibrant coworking community."
Contest runners up will have the opportunity to get 50% off a 3-month open seat or private space membership at Staples Connect, as well as an invitation to a startup Q & A "lunch and learn" with The Malloy Firm. They will also be encouraged to re-apply for future Startup Auburn contests.
"Our greatest asset is our people, and I'm proud of the city and our partners for nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit and the desire of our residents to build something positive," said Levesque. "We want people to build their dream here in Auburn."
Startup Auburn is proudly presented by the City of Auburn with generous support from the
Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Staples Connect.


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"Madison County Department of Family and Children's mission is to develop and administer family centered programming which provides prevention and intervention services as well as to develop and administer initiatives identified through Madison County Family & Children First Council. "
FCF Service Coordination, Crisis Stabilization and High Fidelity Wraparound Facilitation.
FCF Home Visiting; FCF Early Intervention services for children birth to three years of age with qualifying medical diagnosis; and Early Head Start inclusve of Home Visitation, Developmental Screenings, Linkages to Community resources and Literacy Activities.
Promotion and implementation of evidence based strategies to promote healthy behaviors.


Our dress rehearsal is next week!!
All students***(except chamber) should be ready to play at 9:45 in the sanctuary at Towne View. We will run our Bonnie James Campbell with everyone first and then run through the entire concert.
****Chamber students should arrive at 8:45 for rehearsal prior to dress rehearsal.
Concert is Sunday, April 29 at 3:30pm. Students will need to arrive at 2:45 and the sanctuary doors will open for parents at 3:20. Concert attire is as follows: Mezzo, Prelude and Camerata: orchestra shirts and jeans or navy pants. Chamber: concert black: long sleeve black shirt, black dress pants or skirt, black socks, black dress shoes: no shoulders or knees showing. Pre-Soil should wear nice pants, nice shirt and shoes. All girls should pull hair back.
THURSDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO TURN IN SMARTMUSIC ASSIGNMENTS. THIS WEEK'S SECRET CODE IS BANANAS. WRITE THE WORD, "BANANAS" ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND HAVE YOUR PARENTS SIGN IT, AND PUT YOUR NAME AT THE TOP OF THE PAPER AND THEN BRING IT TO ME ON THE DRESS REHEARSAL FOR A REWARD!!!


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namespace Canon.Eos.Framework.Interfaces
{
    /// <summary>
    ///
    /// </summary>
    public interface IEosLog
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether to enable debug logging
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>
        ///   <c>true</c> to enable log debug messages; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
        /// </value>
        bool IsDebugEnabled { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether to enable error logging
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>
        ///   <c>true</c> to enable log error messages; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
        /// </value>
        bool IsErrorEnabled { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether to enable warning logging
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>
        ///   <c>true</c> to enable log warning messages; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
        /// </value>
        bool IsWarningEnabled { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the name of the log provider.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>
        /// The name of the log provider.
        /// </value>
        string LogProviderName { get; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Writes a debug message to the log.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="format">The format.</param>
        /// <param name="parameters">The parameters.</param>
        void Debug(string format, params object[] parameters);

        /// <summary>
        /// Writes a error message to the log.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="format">The format.</param>
        /// <param name="parameters">The parameters.</param>
        void Error(string format, params object[] parameters);

        /// <summary>
        /// Writes a warning message to the log.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="format">The format.</param>
        /// <param name="parameters">The parameters.</param>
        void Warn(string format, params object[] parameters);
    }
}