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Lessons for conservatives from Disraeli and the Victorian Tories
All political coalitions evolve naturally over time; issues come and go, and so do constituencies. But it can be perilous to change a party's stripes too abruptly. For a political party or movement, there's both an identity and a community formed from the combination of the voters it pursues, its positions on issues, the nature of its leadership, and the way it presents itself to the public. It is always easier to kick out politicians and chase away voters than it is to bring new supporters into the community and develop new leaders with a new identity. The experience of the British Tories in the mid 19th century offers a vivid illustration, one that carries cautions for today's conservative parties, from American Republicans to the Conservative party of today's U.K.
Tories Ascendant
The British Parliament before 1832 was in only the vaguest sense a democratic or representative institution. High property-owning thresholds for voting, unevenly distributed districts, and the division of power between the elected House of Commons and the hereditary House of Lords all combined to dilute its democratic character. Still, from the time it began meeting regularly in the early 1700s, Parliament was a legislature with two principal factions — the Tories and the Whigs — that had distinct constituencies and points of view.
The Whigs, as defenders of parliamentary prerogatives against the throne, were the dominant faction for the bulk of the 1700s, but by the end of the American Revolution, the Tories had surpassed them. Between 1783 and 1830, including the entire quarter-century of the Napoleonic Wars and their aftermath, the Tories ran every ministry but one, in a unity government that lasted barely a year. The prestige of wartime leadership attached to men such as William Pitt the Younger, and war heroism to the Duke of Wellington. Their status as a long-governing majority party fostered a diversity of views within the party, elevating men such as George Canning and Robert Peel who were not orthodox Tories.
Moreover, the long tenure of Tory leadership, especially in wartime, meant that ambitious and talented young men were attracted to become Tories; future consequential prime ministers such as Lord Palmerston, Benjamin Disraeli, and William Gladstone all started their careers as Tories during these years. Palmerston, who ran the military budget for 18 years before becoming foreign secretary, embodied the sort of national-security professional who made the Tories the party of what might be called the Deep State in today's fevered political language. As a broad governing coalition, they made room for such men to specialize in and work on some particular aspect of the causes their governments pursued.
The Great Reform Act of 1832, passed under the first Whig ministry in many decades, made British politics more competitive. Property qualifications for the franchise were loosened, though by no means eliminated, and the worst of the "rotten borough" abuses were abolished, bringing parliamentary representation somewhat more in line with a district's population. The Whigs, having designed the reforms, gained the upper hand for a while, but the Tories — increasingly styling themselves as Conservatives — still formed a ministry under Wellington and two under Peel in the decade after Reform.
After 1832, the two factions began to act more like modern political parties. Peel's 1834 Tamworth Manifesto was the first effort by a British party to set out something like a party platform. But discontent with Peel and his style of leadership was growing. Disraeli's arch description in his 1844 political novel Coningsby sounds notes that will feel all too familiar to conservatives in 2019:
The Tamworth Manifesto . . . was an attempt to construct a party without principles; its . . . inevitable consequence has been Political Infidelity. . . . [When] men began to inquire why they were banded together, the difficulty of defining their purpose proved that the league, however respectable, was not a party. The leaders indeed might profit by their eminent position to obtain power for their individual gratification, but it was impossible to secure their followers that which, after all, must be the great recompense of a political party, the putting in practice of their opinions; for they had none.
There was indeed a considerable shouting about what they called Conservative principles; but the awkward question naturally arose, what will you conserve? The prerogatives of the Crown, provided they are not exercised; the independence of the House of Lords, provided it is not asserted; the Ecclesiastical estate, provided it is regulated by a commission of laymen. Everything, in short, that is established, as long as it is a phrase and not a fact. In the meantime . . . the rule of practice is to bend to the passion . . . of the hour. Conservatism assumes in theory that everything established should be maintained; but adopts in practice that everything that is established is indefensible. To reconcile this theory and this practice, they produce what they call "the best bargain;" some arrangement which has no principle and no purpose, except to obtain a temporary lull of agitation, until the mind of the Conservatives, without a guide and without an aim, distracted, tempted, and bewildered, is prepared for another arrangement, equally statesmanlike with the preceding one.
. . . Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for Antiquity, it offers no redress for the Present, and makes no preparation for the Future. It is obvious that for a time, under favourable circumstances, such a confederation might succeed; but it is equally clear, that on the arrival of one of those critical conjunctures that will periodically occur in all states . . . all power of resistance will be wanting: the barren curse of political infidelity will paralyse all action; and the Conservative Constitution will be discovered to be a Caput Mortuum.
As one of Disraeli's characters famously summed up his target: "A sound Conservative Government, I understand: Tory men and Whig measures."
The Corn Law Crisis
Meanwhile, a crisis was brewing that would rend the party in two over trade. Britain approaching mid-century had become the world's leading exponent of free trade, as it sought to exploit its superiority in manufacturing, naval power, and commercial shipping. This became such a point of principle in British foreign policy that Britain in 1839 went to war with China to enforce its right to sell opium there. Large sections of the British economy had a stake in free trade, and those who could vote considered it important to their pocketbooks.
But there was one major anomaly: the Corn Laws, which raised the price of a battery of basic staple foods, from wheat to barley to corn (in Britain, the word "corn" meant grain in general). Enacted by a Tory government at the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the Corn Law tariffs were a gift to the landed aristocrats who made up the core of Tory support in both the Lords and the Commons. But for the urban poor and working class — including the manufacturing labor force and the customers of the merchant class — they were oppressive. For the manufacturing class, they also undermined Britain's trade interests abroad.
Peel, who in 1846 was entering the fifth year of his second tenure as prime minister, had been a prominent Tory politician since the Corn Laws were enacted, and had previously supported them. But Peel had come around to conclude that the Corn Laws were both inefficient and unjust. The bulk of his cabinet and the men in administrative offices agreed. His problem was that his party had long defended the Corn Laws, and its supporters wanted them to stay in place.
The issue became more acute in late 1845 as the Irish potato blight led to famine, making a tax on basic foods look not only archaic but obscene. Peel could justly have brought forward a temporary suspension of the Corn Laws as an emergency measure, but he felt that the political pain would be less if he pushed for permanent repeal all at once, rather than retaining the pretense that the Tories still believed in them as a long-term measure. He accordingly dropped a proposal to repeal the Corn Laws into a somnolent series of presentations in January 1846. Disraeli, then a back-bencher, launched a blistering, personal tirade against Peel as a flip-flopper and betrayer of his party, selling out the people who had made his career. He concluded: "Let men stand by the principle by which they rise, right or wrong." The speech rallied a Conservative insurgency that ended friendships and shattered party unity.
The Corn Laws debate dragged on for five bitter months. Peel got his repeal, mostly with votes outside his own party, but his coalition was irreparably damaged. After losing a vote on a separate Irish issue, he resigned the night the bill passed. He left the party and would never return to high office. Conservative governments would rule for only two of the 20 years after Peel's fall. It would be 28 years before another Conservative government took office with a parliamentary majority.
After the Schism
Many of Peel's followers went with him into party exile, never to return to the Conservative fold even after Peel's accidental death in 1850. Others, like Gladstone, lingered a while on the Conservative benches before drifting away. The Peelites were a minority of the party, but they included nearly all the men experienced in high office. The Conservative advantage in experience and prestige was decapitated in a single strike.
When a split in the Whig ranks briefly toppled Lord Russell's government in 1851, the Queen sent for the Earl of Derby to form a cabinet, but Gladstone and other Peelites refused to join, and the proposed government collapsed in a humiliating failure before it started. As Disraeli later conceded, "Every public man of experience, however slight, had declined to act unless the principle of Protection were unequivocally renounced." The Conservatives, once respected and still popular in the countryside, were now the laughingstock of London.
The next Conservative government, formed by Derby in 1852 after Russell's government fell for good, underlined the problem. When the names of the new ministers were read out, the aging and hard-of-hearing Duke of Wellington kept interjecting, "Who? Who?" at all the obscure and unfamiliar names. The ministry, which lasted just ten months, went down in history as the "Who? Who?" ministry. Meanwhile, most of the civil service was stacked with opponents of protectionism. The new ministry wanted to eliminate a vacant position at the Board of Trade, a bulwark of free traders, but felt compelled instead to get at least one of its own men into the system.
The substantive problem was what to do when you build a party around defending something that has already been repealed and has no prospect for return. Disraeli, by now the Conservative leader in the Commons (while Derby led the party from the House of Lords), began working on a new agenda. In a twist that Peel would have found bitterly ironic had he lived to see it, Disraeli began arguing that the Corn Laws fight was lost and that Conservatives should accept free trade and move on. Derby was alarmed; having alienated the nation's rising business class and driven out most of the people who knew how to govern, all his party had left for a constituency was the agricultural supporters of protection.
The party needed to maintain the public face of protectionism without a realistic plan to enact it. Opponents pounced, introducing a resolution declaring repeal of the Corn Laws to have been "a wise, just, and beneficial measure." Disraeli grumbled that "our men will take anything [which] is not absolutely spitting in their face," but was only briefly rescued from the humiliation of a vote on the measure by Gladstone, who preferred to let Disraeli fail on policy rather than principle. He did not have to wait long.
As chancellor of the exchequer in 1852, Disraeli decided that the solution was not to reintroduce tariffs but instead to try to pay off the grain farmers by slashing the tax on malt. Unfortunately for him, the only way to balance the budget was to shift the tax burden onto other constituencies, which made his proposal dead on arrival. Its failure ended the first Derby ministry, ushering in a Peelite ministry.
It is difficult to wholly blame either Peel, for doing what he believed was the right thing, or Disraeli; for calling on his party to stand consistently for conserving something. It may well be that the obsolescence of the Corn Laws, and their popularity with the party's bedrock supporters, made some crackup inevitable. But the costs of a cycle of betrayal, disillusion, insurgency, and personal animosity were as painful then as they are today.
It is not hard to see echoes of the travails of the Disraeli-era Conservatives in today's Republicans, torn between Trumpian populists and nationalists and Reagan/Bush-era free marketeers over trade, immigration, and other issues. Is the bleeding of support among business elites, national-security professionals, and suburbanites worth it? Is it delivering successes that could not be obtained otherwise, or just empty promises to conserve what is already gone?
For that matter, Disraeli's own party is still bitterly divided over Brexit, with David Cameron having gone the way of Peel and Theresa May faring little better, leaving Boris Johnson to fill the Disraeli role. Johnson, a student of British history and, like Disraeli, a writer, undoubtedly relishes the prospect, and stands a better chance of building a majority if he can get to face the voters. But the fate of Brexit still hangs undecided over Parliament.
The parallels can be overdrawn. One reason why the loss of Conservative support among the business class and the political elite was so damaging in the 1850s was that it could not be offset (as Disraeli desired) with working-class support, because the British working class was barred from voting until a second reform act passed in 1867. Though that reform was long championed by the Whigs and their successors, the Liberals, it was Derby and Disraeli who actually delivered it, after which their party's nationalist appeals helped them recover parity with the Liberals in the decades to come.
In the long run, a political party needs all of its elements to succeed: not only different factions within its coalition, but also a balance of elites and populists, leaders of the people and followers of their moods and needs. When they can no longer coexist, the wilderness beckons.
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Over the past few weeks, dozens of Toowong locals have been emailing and calling my office to register their concerns over the proposed development at QASMT (Queensland Academy of Science, Maths and Technology). I shared their concerns about the destruction of the vegetation corridor on the south bank of the playing fields. I'm pleased to share with you all that this pressure has paid off, and the planners have decided to reduce the original car part from 169 to 109 parking spaces, and realign it so that it is within the existing gravel car park. Only 13 trees will now need to be removed, all of which will be offset with new plantings.
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Lwel Gay Htoo is one of several refugees from Myanmar who are performing in a Book of Mormon pageant this June.
MURRAY — A group of refugees from Myanmar now living in Utah will participate in a stage production based on the Book of Mormon.
The cast of youth and young adults from Myanmar's Karen and Karenni tribes will act out dramatic scenes in "Mormon Speaks," scheduled for the Murray High School auditorium June 7-9, at 7:30 p.m.
The pageant, presented in English, is sponsored by Book of Mormon Central, in coordination with the Columbus Branch of the South Salt Lake Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All but five cast members are Latter-day Saints.
Despite language challenges and cast members living around the Salt Lake Valley with limited transportation, pageant director Susan Roylance called the program "an amazing experience" for the positive impact it's having on cast members.
"We have already seen literal changes in some of their lives — for the good," Roylance said.
Many of the refugees and their families came to Utah in 2007. While the children learned basic English, adults still struggle to speak the language. The Book of Mormon has not yet been translated into their native Karen or Karenni languages, although the LDS Church is in the process of translating the Book of Mormon into Burmese. The church has not published any literature in the Karen or Karenni languages, yet the "high energy" youth are learning the stories through acting, she said.
"While they do not 'know' the Book of Mormon characters they represent, they are anxious to learn and act in the best way," Roylance said.
Among the 14 scenes in the play will be Lehi's family crossing the ocean to a promised land, King Benjamin's speech on service, Ammon confronting thieves as they scatter the king's sheep, and Jesus Christ appearing to the Nephites in America.
Hser Htee The Blay, a 14-year-old who has been in Utah for six years, portrays the angel who calls Alma the Younger to repentance. Being in the pageant has helped him to better appreciate the power of God.
"I think it will help me see more of the Book of Mormon and how they (the Nephites) have been helped by the Lord, and how we can be helped today," he said.
K'Nyaw Say Paw, a 25-year-old returned missionary, has lived in the United States for 10 years. She is grateful to play the part of Lehi's wife, Sariah.
"While practicing and acting out the story I felt the love from Heavenly Father," she said. "It is a blessing for us, as Karen and Karenni, to know of his love by giving us the Book of Mormon. I don't know much of the stories in the Book of Mormon but by participating I have learned to have faith and never give up on the many journeys that will come in the future, because this is a learning process for me, and we will let our light shine and be a part of Heavenly Father's wonderful work."
Book of Mormon Central, online at bookofmormoncentral.org, plans to produce a video of the pageant that will be used for interpretation and gospel discussion purposes among the Karen and Karenni people, Roylance said.
Tickets for the pageant are $5 and are available through Eventbrite.com. Youth groups of 20 or more can ask for free tickets from Roylance by texting 801-440-8120. Members of the Karen and Karenni community can get free tickets on Sundays at the Columbus Branch, which meets from 1-3 p.m. at the South Salt Lake Stake Center, 2280 S. 300 East, in South Salt Lake.
When: June 7-9, at 7:30 p.m.


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a film by Daniel Coche , 52'André Weckmann is the author of multiple works: poetic, romantic, satiric works... written in three languages: Alsacian, French, German.
André Weckmann was born in 1924 in Steinbourg, Alsace. Forcibly incorporated into the Wehrmacht in 1943, wounded in Russia, then a deserter, he hides in Alsace at the end of the war. For this author, the question of language is at the heart of his work.
André Weckmann likes to say he is where we do not expect him, a committed poet - or mad - who does not want to be limited nor restricted. A poet of love, love that besides, he says, is also a commitment. This film is a portrait to approach and love his work.
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duration 52 minutes
camera Daniel Coche
sound Richard Harmelle
editing Matthieu Boetsch
music Pierre Zeidler
mixer Marc Rodicq
texts read by Emma Guntz, Tobias Kempf, André Weckmann
a coproduction dora productions / France 3 Alsace
grants Centre National de la Cinématographie
Centre National du Livre, Communauté urbaine de Strasbourg, Commune de Steinbourg, Département du Bas-Rhin, Drac Alsace, Région Alsace.
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a film by Anne-Noëlle Gaessler, 52'Four girls move into a bungalow in the Emmaus community in Strasbourg. They came all the way from Europe or Asia, to share the Companions' daily life and work for a few weeks.
The Name of the 86
a film by Emmanuel Heyd and Raphael Toledano, 63'86 Jews selected in the camp of Auschwitz were deported in the summer of 1943 to the Natzweiler-Struthof camp where a gas chamber was specially equipped to kill them.
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a film by Simone Fluhr and Daniel Coche, 94' In a yellow house, situated at the heart of Strasbourg, people come from all over the world with a glimmer of hope to find refuge from the persecutions, which have forced them into exile.
A Tomb for Khun Srun
a film by Eric Galmard, 67'Khem looks into her father's history, Khun Srun, a Cambodian writer who joined the ranks of the Khmer Rouge in 1973 and was executed by them in 1978.
Anissoroma, My Friends
a film by Christian von der Heyden, 52'"In 1978, I travelled for the first time in West Africa. More than a quarter of century later, I'm going back there, trying to find the people who had a strong influence on the young man I was back then..."
The World at the Fingertips
a film by Damien Fritsch, 53'"I see neither forms nor light, nothing, absolutely nothing. But I'm not in the dark, I see nothing", says Jean-Michel, who is blind from birth, like the other characters in the film.
Vote for Dreams
a film by Julia Laurenceau, 63'Dreams, fears and anger. Vote for Dreams shows Camille, Julien and the director Julia. Their first meeting was during the students' strike against the French governement in 2006, in Strasbourg city.

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Charlotte Enterlein Benkner (16 de novembro de 1889 – 14 de maio de 2004) foi uma supercentenária alemã-americana que foi considerada a decana da humanidade de novembro de 2003 até à validação da idade da porto-riquenha Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan em março de 2004. Charlotte era a terceira pessoa viva mais velha do mundo depois de Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan e María Ester de Capovilla.

Biografia
Benkner nasceu em Leipzig, na Alemanha, e emigrou para os Estados Unidos em 1896. Ela cresceu em Peekskill no estado de Nova Iorque, onde sua família dirigiu o Albert Hotel, e quando era uma jovem mulher conheceu o presidente dos Estados Unidos, Theodore Roosevelt.

Após o seu casamento em 1908 com Karl Benkner, mudou-se para os estados da Pensilvânia e Ohio e Arizona. Benkner retornou a Ohio para morar no norte de Lima. Ela se tornou a pessoa mais velha dos Estados Unidos após a morte de Elena Slough em 5 de outubro de 2003. Ela morou com sua irmã mais nova, Tillie Hare (15 de fevereiro de 1904 – 25 de janeiro de 2004) até que Tillie morreu em 25 de janeiro de 2004, apenas duas semanas antes de se tornar centenário.

Benkner foi considerada a pessoa mais velha do mundo após a morte de Mitoyo Kawate. Mais tarde, o  Guinness World Records verificou a idade da porto-riquenha Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan em março de 2004.

Benkner morreu em 14 de maio de 2004 aos 114 anos 180 dias depois de ter sido hospitalizada brevemente em Youngstown, Ohio, e foi enterrada em Peekskill, Ohio.

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NPR: Twitter's chaos could make political violence worse outside of the U.S.
NPR: Twitter's chaos could make political violence worse outside of the U.S.. "Under the chaotic changes unleashed by Elon Musk, Twitter users in the U.S. are confronting problems that have long plagued the social network in other parts of the world – and which are at risk of getting even worse under its new billionaire owner, according to human rights and freedom of expression advocates."
1921 Scottish Census: Who will you find in the archive? (The National)
The National (Scotland): 1921 Scottish Census: Who will you find in the archive?. "THE 1921 census has officially been released by National Records of Scotland – and will provide a glimpse into the home and working lives of Scotland's people 100 years ago. Family-history website ScotlandsPeople has been updated to include over 9000 volumes of enumeration district books, comprising more than 200,000 images of 4.8 million individual records."
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Chad Blair: The Hawaii Legislature's New And (Mostly) Improved Website (Honolulu Civil Beat)
Honolulu Civil Beat: Chad Blair: The Hawaii Legislature's New And (Mostly) Improved Website. "I took the revamped site, which was updated Nov. 14, for a test spin this week. My general evaluation is that it will be a very user-friendly experience for most — once they get used to the new layout, and once legislative coders complete their work. It's sort of like an upgrade to your smart phone: a little irritating at first but then you settle in."
9to5 Linux: Debian-Based Tails 5.7 Anonymous OS Adds New Metadata Cleaner Tool, Latest Tor Updates
9to5 Linux: Debian-Based Tails 5.7 Anonymous OS Adds New Metadata Cleaner Tool, Latest Tor Updates. "Privacy-focused and Debian-based Tails 5.7 amnesic live system is now available for download with various enhancements, new tools, updated components, and bug fixes."
WIRED: Effective Altruism Is Pushing a Dangerous Brand of 'AI Safety'
WIRED: Effective Altruism Is Pushing a Dangerous Brand of 'AI Safety'. "THROUGHOUT MY TWO decades in Silicon Valley, I have seen effective altruism (EA)—a movement consisting of an overwhelmingly white male group based largely out of Oxford University and Silicon Valley—gain alarming levels of influence. EA is currently being scrutinized due to its association with Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto scandal, but less has been written about how the ideology is now driving the research agenda in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), creating a race to proliferate harmful systems, ironically in the name of 'AI safety.'" I don't remember hearing about EA until the FTX collapse. It's horrifying.
Indy Week: Volunteers Search for Racism Written into Durham Land Deeds
Indy Week: Volunteers Search for Racism Written into Durham Land Deeds. "'[T]he lot hereby conveyed shall not be sold, transferred, conveyed, leased, or rented to persons of negro blood.' That's language taken from a 1932 deed for land in Duke Forest. Here's another, from a plot off of Cole Mill Road: 'No person of any race other than the white race shall use or occupy any building on above lot.' These are racial covenants—racist restrictions written into legally binding land deeds."
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El País: Cybercriminals take advantage of Twitter chaos to step up phishing campaigns
El País: Cybercriminals take advantage of Twitter chaos to step up phishing campaigns. "According to the US cybersecurity company Proofpoint, its researchers have observed a considerable increase in phishing campaigns. Specifically, the company said, cybercriminals are using account verification and the new Twitter Blue product as lures to steal Twitter credentials."
CNET: Internet Outages Could Spread as Temperatures Rise. Here's What Big Tech Is Doing
CNET: Internet Outages Could Spread as Temperatures Rise. Here's What Big Tech Is Doing. "Early in September, when temperatures spiked to 116 degrees Fahrenheit and broke a 100-year record in Sacramento, California, the government told people to stay indoors as much as possible and to stay cool. That's when people turning to Twitter to vent their grievances, but it turns out that their social media access could have melted down along with everything else. The extreme heat led to a shutdown of Twitter's entire data center region, CNN reported."
CNN: China to punish internet users for 'liking' posts in crackdown after zero-Covid protests
CNN: China to punish internet users for 'liking' posts in crackdown after zero-Covid protests. "Internet users in China will soon be held liable for liking posts deemed illegal or harmful, sparking fears that the world's second largest economy plans to control social media like never before."
PR Newswire: The It Gets Better Project Premieres New Web-Series Highlighting LGBTQ+ Professionals In Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Industries (PRESS RELEASE)
PR Newswire: The It Gets Better Project Premieres New Web-Series Highlighting LGBTQ+ Professionals In Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Industries (PRESS RELEASE). "Today, the It Gets Better Project premiered a new original web-series called Industry, which takes a closer look at LGBTQ+ STEM professionals and the experiences that led them to careers within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics."


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Success story: Handover of ZKI-DE service to BKG
The Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information (ZKI) at the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) has developed "ZKI-DE", a service specifically for federal institutions. It has been successfully operated for eight years. At the end of 2020, this ZKI-DE service will be handed over to the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG). For German authorities, the federal continuation is an important step.
ZKI participates in development of remote controlled truck mission for WFP
As part of a new collaborative project, researchers from the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and a consortium of additional DLR institutes and technology partners are investigating how aid supplies can be safely brought to their destinations using remote-controlled trucks.
Fire detection on Kilimandjaro -- October 2020
Analyses of satellite data show the spatial extent of the forest and brush fires on Africa's highest mountain and their development over time. It is also possible to analyse and predict the degree of biomass combustion. Comparisons with the disastrous fires in Australia (late 2019, early 2020) and in California during the past few weeks come to mind.
Artificial Intelligence supports the mapping of damages in Moria
During the night of September 8, 2020, several fires broke out in the refugee camp Moria on Lesbos, Greece. Thousands of refugees were forced to leave their shelters. The ZKI maps the camp damages with support from artificial intelligence.
Explosion in Beirut, Lebanon
On August 4, 2020, a heavy explosion in Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, killed over a hundred people and left many hundred thousand homeless. The explosion took place in the harbor area at 18:08 local time. It was probably caused by a large quantity of ammonium nitrate stored at a warehouse in the port.
Members of the Bundestag Karsten Klein and Lukas Köhler visit ZKI
A fact-finding visit led Bundestag members Karsten Klein (FDP) and Dr. Lukas Köhler (FDP) to DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen on 29 July 2020. The FDP politicians were particularly interested in applications in the field of environment and climate. In the Earth Observation Center (EOC), the delegates then discussed the possible applications of earth observation. The focus was on the Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information (ZKI).
ZKI-Support for India and 6 other disaster regions
Within the framework of the International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters', DLR-ZKI has been activated seven times in the past two weeks, six of the activations being due to heavy rainfall with subsequent flooding and landslides in Asia (Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Japan, and Myanmar).
Monthly Update: Innovative analyses as possible triggers for a satellite-based recording
Experimental map products based on heterogeneous data streams like Twitter and media analysis tools:
In order to ensure a continuous improvement of satellite-based crisis information, ZKI is involved, i. a. together with the DLR project UKIS, in the research of new applied methods and the development of relevant products for the users in disaster management, humanitarian aid and civil security.
Cyclon Amphan - DLR supports with satellite images
On May 20, 2020, tropical cyclone Amphan made landfall on the northeast coast of India and the south coast of Bangladesh. According to the Indian Meteorological Service, it is one of the worst storms in the region in the last 20 years. More than three million people were taken to emergency shelters. This is a particular challenge due to the corona pandemic.
DLR technologies for humanitarian aid
Technologies that are developed for space travel have to meet extreme requirements for their task in space: The systems and devices must not only be robust, safe, compact, light and easy to handle, but also function reliably and autonomously.
Innovative analyses as possible triggers for a satellite-based recording
MdB Schrodi zu Gast im ZKI
Der Bundestagsabgeordnete Michael Schrodi (SPD) besuchte am 22. Januar 2020 das DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen. Sein Interesse an Klimaschutz und Klimawandel führte Herrn Schrodi unter anderem ins Zentrum für Satellitengestützte Kriseninformation (ZKI), einem Nutzerservice im Earth Observation Center (EOC).


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Travel Brand 'Andrew Harper' Returns To Original Name: 'Hideaway Report'
by Sara Guaglione , September 5, 2018
The company says the original name "better reflects editorial focus on hideaway hotels and travel experiences," and it signals to new readers what the brand means. It also carries weight with existing members.
The flagship publication of Andrew Harper LLC, Hideaway Report provides editorial reviews and recommendations of hideaways and experiences around the world.
The Hideaway Report also improved its website navigation this week, making it easier for users to find information on destinations, hideaway hotels (smaller hotels with a distinctive style and peaceful atmosphere) and experiences.
Much of the Hideaway Report's digital and print content is exclusive to paying members, who drop $395 annually for a print and digital subscription, and $250 for digital-only access.
"The changes we are making ensure we remain focused on what members value most — honest, straightforward content uncovering top hideaways and global insights from our well-traveled editors," CEO Crista Bailey stated.
Hideaway Report editors visit hotels and hideaways anonymously and pay for their trips in full.
"Being member-funded without advertising support puts us in a special category," stated Hideaway Report's editor-in-chief, who also remains anonymous.
Some 90% of Hideaway Report's revenue comes from subscriptions. The rest is affiliate revenue from partnerships with travel and wine companies.
Bailey, who became the CEO of Hideaway Report magazine last September, is working to build a digital-first business model for the 40-year-old, print-centric luxury travel publication.
In March, Bailey told Publishers Daily she wants to focus on increasing Hideaway Report's digital subscriptions, limit its free content online, expand partnerships with travel brands to grow its affiliate business and reach out to a younger audience.
To date, the number of new print subscribers in 2018 is up 15% compared to last year, and digital subscribers are up 18x, according to a spokesperson.
Digital subscriptions make up 50% of all new subscriptions in 2018, versus 5% in 2017.
The company claims it is close to doubling the number of new members and subscription revenue in 2018 compared to last year. The brand has about 16,000 print and digital subscribers in total.
Roughly 60% of its members have a net worth of at least $2 million, and over 40% are worth over $3 million. Hideaway Report's members combined spend an average of $200 million on travel a year.
The brand publishes a monthly newsletter called Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report, featuring two to three destinations its editors traveled to that month, as well as the Andrew Harper Collection, 12 guidebooks updated every year with hotel and restaurant information, recommendations, tips and maps.
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Bell Aircraft Corporation -- History.; Marietta (Ga.) -- History.; World War, 1939-1945.; Aircraft industry -- Georgia -- Marietta -- Employees -- History -- 20th century.; Grocery trade -- Georgia -- Marietta -- History.
Bell Bomber plant employees look at watermelons outside a Marietta grocery.
Citation B-03-034, 1942-1945, Photographs, Bell Aircraft Georgia Division (Marietta) Collection, 1942-1945, SC/B/001, Kennesaw State University Archives.
Description Bell Bomber plant employees look at watermelons outside a Marietta grocery.
Subject Grocery trade -- Georgia -- Marietta -- History.


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This year, British Columbia has given almost 10,000 invitations for provincial nomination
On October 19, BC asked 85 tech employees to apply for a provincial nomination under its BC PNP Tech stream. The BC PNP (British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program) is an economic immigration route used by British Columbia to attract experienced, in-demand foreign employees. In addition, the program provides a path to Canadian permanent residency for those who desire to live and work in British Columbia.
Candidates invited through BC's Tech draws must fulfil the requirements of one of the Express Entry BC or Skills immigration categories, which is managed and administered by the SIRS (Skills and Immigration Registration System).
This draw was primarily targeted to attract the Skilled Worker and International Graduate subcategories with a required provincial score of 75. Invited candidates would have 30 days to apply for the nomination. British Columbia has sent out over 10,000 invitations to register for provincial nomination so far in 2021.
Talking about the BC PNP, following a labour market analysis, the BC PNP Tech was introduced in May 2017 as a pilot initiative to tackle the challenge of providing skilled tech workers for BC's technology industry. Seeing its successful implementation, British Columbia decided to make it a permanent program. This program provides the necessary supply of skilled employees to BC's tech companies while hiring internationally skilled individuals.
The BC PNP Tech, in particular, is a fast-track Canada immigration route for high-demand tech employees and international students. Candidates must register themselves in one of BC's existing provincial immigration streams with a valid 12-month work offer in one of the 29 qualifying occupations to qualify for the stream.
Unlike the other BC PNP streams, employment offers under the BC PNP Tech must be for at least one year, with at least 120 days remaining at the time of application to the BC PNP. It must also be full-time and from an employer recognized by the province.
Every week, the province's tech program distributes invites to the highest-scoring people who meet the eligibility requirements. Candidates who are asked to seek a provincial nomination must apply within the prescribed time limit. After this, most technology applications will be granted in two to three months.
If their application is granted, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will provide them a nomination confirmation letter, which they can use to apply for permanent residence under the Provincial Nominee Program Class.
PNP candidates are automatically awarded 600 points for their Comprehensive Ranking System score, increasing their chances of getting an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residency through Express Entry.
Tags: BC PNP, BC PNP TECH, Canada immigration, entrepreneur immigration, express entry, PNP, provincial nominee program, skills immigration, Tech, Tech Draw, Tech workers


2. Pre-doctoral Course at Pont. Gregorian University: 1966-67.
3. Licentiate in Sacred Scripture at Pont.Biblical Institute,Rome:1967-69.: Final Marks obtained: 90%.
4. Doctor's Degree in Theology from Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, in May 1973. Marks obtained 100%.
Doctoral Dissertation: Christ's Work of Redemption according to St.Ephrem.
7. Different topics in St.Ephrem's Theology.
3. Controller of Examinations: 1978-81.
1. Collaboration as translator and General Editor in the publication of a new Malayalam translation of the New Testament from Mannanam in 1978.
2 Contribution of several articles in Malayalam on Bible and Biblical themes in different periodicals such as Biblebhashyam, Mathavum Chinthayum, Karmelakusumam etc.
3. A serialized and modern Commentary of the Books of the Bible in Malayalam. By this time (2011) 107 articles have already been published in the periodical for studious laity named Kathiroli published from the Archdiocese of Changanacherry.
4.Edited five mega volumes (More than 3000 pages) of the writings of Rev.Dr.Placid C.M.I. under the title Collected Works of Rev.Dr.Placid J.Podipara C.M.I. published from Mannanam in 2007 bound in three books.
5.Contribution of articles in English in such periodicals as Asian Horizons, Christian Orient etc.
Present Status: Professor Emeritus teaching some subjects & Spiritual Director.


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Final weekend of non-conference action for most schools in the Big Sky before conference play starts next week. The conference is not taking this week lightly as four teams are venturing in to Pac-12 territory and three are playing the Missouri Valley, while only one is dropping down a level. Idaho drew the short stick this weekend and will be sitting this out. After last week, I am at 19-4 for the year, aiming for perfection this week before conference play.
Brown at CP---What can Brown do for you? In the case of the Mustangs, they are hoping for an easy time against the Bears after staring out against two formidable opponents in the FCS, North Dakota State and Weber State. An Ivy League team coming out west and the Mustangs should have little problem...CP 34, Brown 13.
EWU at Washington State---The Eagles are known to be some heavy hitters, especially against the FBS, but this is the only chance they have this year. They definitely won't be overlooked as they knocked off Wazzu back in 2016. This may be a great chance for an upset, but depth will win in the end...Washington State 41, EWU 38.
ISU at California---The Bengals had two weeks to prepare for this game, stepping up to the Pac-12 level and heading out on the road. They got a win over an FBS opponent last year, but they will soon see the difference between the Pac-12 and the Mountain West...California 42, ISU 14.
UM at Western Illinois---After two impressive wins, the Grizzlies hit the road for the first time, playing a Missouri Valley team that gave Montana State fits two weeks ago. But, nothing to indicate the Grizzly train is slowing down any time soon...UM 31, Western Illinois 24.
Wagner at MSU---After last week's road loss, the Bobcats welcome an unusual opponent as Wagner comes in from the NYC area, something that isn't seen too often in Big Sky country. Hopefully, the Bobcats are good hosts but in the end...MSU 28, Wagner 14.
NAU at Missouri State---The Lumberjacks took one on the chin in a big conference matchup, and now they get to enter into Missouri Valley territory. With or without their injured quarterback, there should still be enough here to come back with a win...NAU 35, Missouri State 27.
College of Idaho at PSU---The Vikings don't need to be reminded that they haven't won a game since 2016. They also haven't played a lower level team since 2016. This should be a good opportunity for them to get a win, then talk about when can they get a conference win...PSU 35, College of Idaho 7.
SAC at UNC---Another non-conference, conference game pitting two conference teams. The Bears have been competing against some tough opponents but have not been able to get some wins. The Hornets only have been able to beat the NAIA, although a good showing last week still resulted in a loss...SAC 28, UNC 21.
SUU at Arizona---The Thunderbirds look good on paper but so far have not lived up to their expectation. If they can play to their ability they can shine. If they can play to their ability, they could get an upset over reeling Arizona. This could be a game, but...Arizona 38, SUU 24.
UCD at Stanford---The Aggies are good and have surprised a lot of people in this short season so far. They already have one win over an FBS opponent and would love to get another, especially against the hated Stanford team. But, it is Stanford...Stanford 48, UCD 24.
South Dakota at WSU---One of the better games featuring a conference team, the Wildcats play their home opener against a strong team from the Missouri Valley, who already has a good win over the Big Sky. A Wildcat win could put them back near the top...WSU 24, South Dakota 20.
CoI 20-42 Portland St. — Barney Ball's final win?
ISU 13 at California 55---I would imagine Cal is better than Washington state and ISU is worse than EWU.
UM 28 at Western Illinois 27--- WI is going to be a very hungry team playing at home. The griz are starting to roll and and playing fairly well.
Wagner 17 at MSU 28---MSU has been struggling. Wagner has a third less schollies.
NAU 32 at Missouri State 25--- Misery State is the worst team in the Misery Valley. NAU is at worst a middle of the road Big Sky team.
College of Idaho 10 at PSU 38---At this point PSU will take any win.
SAC 32 at UNC 30---This game should be interesting and may be close. Who plays the best in the 4th quarter?
UCD 32 at Stanford 45---Standford is a traditional power in the Pac 12. UCD may give them a scare for the first 2.5 quarters.
South Dakota 25 at WSU 28---This should be a quality matchup. Two good teams from different conferences. I pick the home team to win by 3.
I think this could be the first game that Bobbys amazing special teams coaching gets us a win.....I look for a big punt or kickoff return to win us this game.
WIU is a good team, hungry for a win, and its their home opener. Look for a Bobby Ball miracle.
No they aren't. They're picked middle to last in the Pac-12 North. 2016 WSU went 7-2 in the Pac-12, and 8-5 overall.
But we definitely won't catch them sleeping. Should be an interesting game.
EWU 28 at Washington State 37---It hurts me to make this selection. Is possible that we can beat them but the odds are not there.
Wagner 13 at MSU 36--MSU fests on Wagner.
NAU 40 at Missouri State 17--- I think NAU recovers from last week. Like that new QB.
SAC 32 at UNC 24--I like Sac.
UCD 21 at Stanford 42--I really like Davis in the Sky but this is a really strong Standford.
NAU v Missouri St - I'd bet NAU has confidence in their backup Washington transfer qb if the "game time decision" isn't in favor of Cookus. He's probably had a week with the number 1's and should be primed to go. And its Missouri State. But NAU always drops a surprise game or two every season.
Sac St. v Northern Colorado - I think Sac looked pretty good last week in their loss to San Diego State, they might have some defense this year. This game should serve as a good measuring stick for both teams as the Bears don't look great this year but they aren't a pushover and have some fight.
9-2 this week. I took the conference in a sweep over the Valley schools and we went 1-2 this week. 28-6 overall. Conference play next week.


Amanda: If you're listening that means you must have found this recording floating somewhere out in space. I wonder what planet you're from. Maybe Pluto? I guess that's not a planet anymore. Maybe it's one we haven't discovered yet. I wonder what you look like. Maybe instead of fingers, you have silverware for fingers. And then you just can eat all the time. What do you think they might look like, Max?
Max: Hmmmmm. I think they look like something cool! Maybe they have Nintendos for brains.
Amanda: Nintendos for brains. Nice! Jane, what do you think they might look like?
Jane: I think they might look like they have this huge belly button. Yeah, huge. Like, uh, ten feet or something. And they have huge nostrils and most of their body is their head.
Jane: And you have supersonic ears so you can hear a lot. Even in different galaxies.
Jane: What do you look like?
Amanda: We just finished listening to SEE YOU IN THE COSMOS by Jack Cheng and we listened to the audiobook and it was such a good audiobook, wasn't it guys?
Amanda: What was your favorite part, Max?
Max: My favorite was when he launched the rocket!
Amanda: Oooh, that's a good part. How 'bout you?
Jane: My favorite part is when he finds his dog. Do you know what a dog is?
Amanda: That's a good question. I wonder, do you think aliens have pets? And if they do, what kind of pets would they be?
Jane: Would they be slimy, icky pets like the Grimer of Pokemon moon?
Amanda: Maybe. Maybe. That's possible.
SEE YOU IN THE COSMOS is a story about a little boy named Alex who leaves his house to go launch a rocket at a rocket festival. And on the way, he meets all kinds of people. A man who has taken a vow of silence and a college kid and he ends up finding his half-sister that he didn't even know existed. Together, he charms…he charms all of these new people in his life and they all grow to love him. And that's because Alex is so easy to love. You fall in love with him from the very first page. His enthusiasm for life is contagious. Jane, what did you like about Alex?
Jane: I like his astronomy jokes. And how he never gives up. Never, ever, ever!
Amanda: He definitely has some great astronomy jokes. Max, what did you like about Alex?
Max: I liked about him…making his rocket and caring for his mother.
Amanda: Yeah. So, SEE YOU IN THE COSMOS is about Alex leaving his house and going on a trip to launch a rocket at a rocket festival. And he's hoping to put his golden Ipod with new sounds on it, much like the "golden record" that was launched into space by his hero, Carl Sagan. He wants to launch hi golden Ipod with his recordings on it on his rocket into space. And as he goes to the rocket festival and then everything that happens after he just…he learns how to be brave and how to tell the truth. He learns that people can be redeemeD. I think my favoritE part of the book was when he talked about those moments when we tell the truth, when we are brave, that those are the moments that really stand in time. Those are the moments when we exist through time. Like a tessaract. And I really loved that idea.
SEE YOU IN THE COSMOS is a perfect listen for young and old alike. My husband enjoyed listening to it, my kids enjoyed listening to it. I would recommend it to anyone.
Jane: Unless you have a green, slimy pet that loves to eat books and has goobers in her eyes.
Amanda: Yes, unless you're an alien that likes to eat books, then you're not allowed to read. because it's too good for that.
Jane: I meant the alien's pets.
Amanda: It's too good for that. So, aliens, if you're out there and if you're listening, you should really check out SEE YOU IN THE COSMOS.
Don't miss the MG@Heart Book Club's Twitter chat, where there'll be further discussion of LOVE, SUGAR, MAGIC. It's happening this Monday, March 6th, at 8 pm EST. Find it, and participate, using the #MGbookclub hashtag. See you there!
Today we've got yet ANOTHER cover reveal for you, this one for Amanda Rawson Hill's highly anticipated debut, THE THREE RULES OF EVERYDAY MAGIC! Check out my brief interview with Amanda below, in which we discuss her book, Everyday Magic, music, and more, and then stick around to take a look at the wonderful cover!
First off, Amanda, thank you so very much for letting us host your cover reveal here at the Village — we're thrilled about it. But before we get to the cover, could you tell us a little bit about your book?
Everyday Magic — there's something so exciting and enticing about the idea of it. Is it an entirely fictional creation? Or did someone teach it — or something similar to it — to you at some point in your life?
Everyday Magic is something that I swear my fingers typed out by themselves. I was doing a rewrite, because this book started out being about guardian angel grandmas, and I needed something to tie everything together. I was right at the first turning point and still wasn't sure what that story "glue" was going to be. But whatever it was, I knew it needed to show up THAT night.
Well I had to stop typing right then and write down the three rules because they were coming to me faster than I could take it all in. They were still kind of fuzzy. I didn't have them as succinctly as believe, give, trust yet. But in a few days, I had boiled them down to that point. I mention this because it was my first experience feeling like this idea came to me and it honestly didn't feel like it came FROM me. You know?
Anyways, as I've continued to hone this book, I have had to come back to this idea of Everyday Magic and the rules around it and had to ask myself over and over again if I really believe that. Because if I'm going to pass it along to kids, I want it to be as true as I can make it. Where does it fall short? What are the weaknesses? And so on. Toward the end of the book, Kate has these light bulb moments about Everyday Magic and what it really is and all the different ways we make it in our lives, and that was kind of me really processing all of it as well. Now it feels like a part of me and I see it all the time.
For example, I live in an HOA with a couple of crank pots who would prefer that the common area in our neighborhood just be decoration instead of something children play on. But for the last few months, I've been really focused on the GIVE part of the Everyday Magic equation and I can personally attest to magical things happening because of it. Friendships blooming, hearts healing, attitudes changing. So no, not fictional at all. At least, not to me.
Now, onto the cover. Were you involved in the creative process at all?
A little bit. I was sent a cover back in early October that just didn't feel right to me or my agent. We sent some feedback and my publisher came back with it tweaked but it still just wasn't right. So we asked if they'd be willing to completely re-imagine it. Which…is a HUGE ask and I felt sick to my stomach for a couple of days over it. But my editor, Rebecca Davis, and the art director, Tim Gilner, were just absolutely amazing. They took my suggestions of what I thought would be fitting and said, "Yes." You hear so many stories from debut authors especially about cover woes and the fact is that publishers don't have to listen to what the author wants. They don't. But mine did. They really, really listened and never made me feel like I was impertinent or going beyond my station. I love that so much. Boyds Mills Press really is a dream to work with.
What was your first response when seeing the cover art?
I had to wait two months after requesting the redesign to see the new cover. And it was completely and totally worth it. When I got the email, I was soooo nervous. But when I opened the attachment, I gasped and started crying. Truly.
Okay. I can't wait any longer. Let's do the big reveal!
Music isn't mentioned at all in the jacket copy for the book, but it's clear from the cover that music is an important part of Kate's story. Can you discuss the role of music in your life, and how it's incorporated into the story?
In THE THREE RULES OF EVERYDAY MAGIC music acts as both a source of sadness and of healing for Kate. It's used to give us insight into her father's slide into depression and Kate's inability to move on from his departure from the family. It's also used to help trigger Grammy's memory and connect with her despite the dementia, which I lifted straight from my own Grandma's experiences with my Grandpa who died of Alzheimer's when I was fifteen. There is also a special scene near the end of the book where Kate's mom tells her a story about playing Beethoven's "Pathetique." It's this really lovely moment of healing. And the story is word for word exactly something that happened to me at a recital.
Okay, last question — I mean it this time! When can readers get their hands on THE THREE RULES OF EVERYDAY MAGIC?
We live in a nation where our Muslim neighbors are facing discrimination from all quarters. At the same time, we work in a publishing industry that is slowly becoming more attune to the voices clamoring for diversity. More and more publishing houses have created diverse imprints, and hashtags like #WNDB and #DVpit have gained popularity on social media.
This is good, but we can do better.
As a Muslim writer who also helps other authors market themselves, and as editor-in-chief of a literary magazine aimed at encouraging Muslim writers to throw their hats in the ring, I feel that there is much more to be done to level the playing field. Books by Muslim authors are more common now than ten years ago, but not at satisfactory levels. There's lot more to be done, because the Muslim world is so diverse that a handful of stories do not paint a diverse picture.
Seek out Muslim writers on social media. Sharing their book news or expressing excitement for their new projects is not going to undermine your own work but it will make a huge difference to them. One goal of most Muslim writers is to spread their stories among non-Muslim audiences, and your actions on social media can be valuable in that regard.
Ask Muslim writers to join your online groups. You know the ones, where you sit and moan about being on submission or how nobody showed up to your book signing. Make them a part of Twitter chats, invite them into your writing groups on Facebook or in person. Help them with support, critique and feedback. A big challenge that Muslim writers face is getting access to critique or support groups that are diverse, and any invitations to be part of online communities will probably be very happily accepted.
If you have a blog, ask Muslim writers to contribute. Remember that different writers will have different perspectives because of religious, cultural and individual diversity, so one blogger or one post may not be enough. And don't expect them to always write about their "Muslimness" any more than you'd expect a white writer to write about being white. We are more than our faith and/or culture. We're human beings.
If you're an editor or agent, make sure you have a list of Muslim sensitivity readers, just in case you're working on books about Muslims written by someone who isn't qualified to be writing them. Better yet, encourage Muslim writers to send in their manuscripts: this could be through Twitter parties, contests, or calls like this (https://cleliagore.com/open-call/).
Invite Muslim writers to be part of conferences in larger numbers. Ask them to sit on panels – and not only that one panel about diversity but all panels. They are writers first and foremost, and their perspectives can be helpful to others too. Consider promoting their books as much as possible without hurting other authors. Often publishers think Muslim books aren't meant for broad audiences and hence don't put marketing dollars behind them.
If you're a book reviewer or freelance writer, search for those hidden gems. Chances are if you ask around, you'll find lots of lesser-known books by Muslim authors for your next Summer Reading List. Consider only reviewing Muslim authors for a year. It will be an eye-opening experience.
Imagine what kind of world that would be.
Words of wisdom from fifth and sixth graders when asked what it means to be brave. I had spent the day visiting with them in their classrooms. We talked books, characters, secrets we keep, and then we talked bravery and courage and strength. The truth, kids know what bravery is. The other truth, they often don't see it in themselves. When asked to share a time of bravery, they pointed to the travails of Firefighter Dad, Rosa Parks, their very smart teacher, Martin Luther King, Roller-Coaster Riding Big Brother, The Flash, Dog-fearing Mailman, and Captain America. Even Spiderman and Superman got a lot of love.
Inward, however, was the last place they identified as brave.
When I asked this same group of kids the traits of someone who was brave, they said that person was smart, fearless, fierce, empathetic, kind, dependable. So now, let's consider this. What if these kids saw bravery within? What if these kids saw themselves as brave? Would they also then see themselves as smart, fearless, fierce, empathetic, kind, and dependable?
After reading Finding Perfect, a reader reached out to me. Tragedy had happened in his world and he connected with Molly. He was scared and lonely. He said that reading helped. And that in the midst of all the chaos, he wished he had been brave.
I didn't understand how this young reader did not see himself as brave? For just showing up. For getting to school. For beginning each day. What if we could provide that mirror for him to see himself as brave. For him to feel in that place that is real and raw and can't hide, that he is brave. And if he believed he was brave, would he also then believe he was strong and smart? Would he find the confidence that's tucked away down deep to find his voice? Use his voice?
To me, kids are the real heroes. They do the hard stuff even when the hard stuff is small and invisible. Like speaking out when the last thing you want to do is hear your voice echo through the classroom or asking for help when you don't understand what everyone else seems to get or sitting next to someone when you feel only-one-in-the-world lonely. Sometimes just speaking is hard. Sometimes just being is hard.
Bravery is what gives you the strength to stand up for yourself and others. It gives you the sass to be curious. The freedom to make mistakes. And the resilience to get back up. It gives you the room to grow and the patience you need to get there.
Bravery is the foundation upon which so much of ourselves is built.
I want kids to see the bravery they possess. To feel the power and kindness and strength that comes from it.
I want them to look inside.
And see the superhero I see.
Elly Swartz loves writing for kids, Twizzlers, and anything with her family. Her debut novel, FINDING PERFECT (FSG 2016), is about twelve-year-old Molly, friendship, family, OCD, and a slam poetry competition that will determine everything. In her second book, SMART COOKIE (Scholastic, 2018), you meet the spunky and big-hearted Frankie. Frankie's all about family with a dash of mischief and mystery! And then in 2019, say hello to Maggie in GIVE AND TAKE (FSG). Elly lives in Massachusetts with her family and beagle named Lucy. If you want to connect with Elly, you can find her at ellyswartz.com, on Twitter @ellyswartz or on Instagram @ellyswartzbooks.


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I was in another Uber recently, and the driver told me he was in a surf rock band… so I took the liberty of doing a little research and found some stuff last week.
"Late Risers" by Surf Rock is Dead.
This song sounds suspiciously inspired by The Cure.


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Deze krater met een diameter van 100 m en een diepte van 30 m is een gevolg van een Britse actie die daarmee de slag om de Somme inluidden. Op 1 juli 1916 om 7u29 lieten ze kort na elkaar twee ladingen ammonal ontploffen onder de Duitse linie. De eerste lading bevatte bijna 11 000 kg ammonal, de tweede ongeveer 13.500 kg. Brokstukken vlogen meer dan 1 km in de lucht. Diezelfde dag lieten de Britten op 16 andere plaatsen ladingen ontploffen.

De krater is sedert 1978 in bezit van de Engelsman Richard Dunning, die daarmee deze plek wil beschermen en vermijden dat hij opgevuld en bebouwd wordt. Als gevolg van erosie is de krater thans minder diep. Lokaal wordt hij aangeduid als La Grande Mine.

Ieder jaar vindt er op 1 juli een herdenkingsplechtigheid plaats. Om en bij de 75 000 mensen bezoeken deze plek. Ze is daarmee een van de drukst bezochte plaatsen die herinneren aan de Eerste Wereldoorlog.

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T20 World Cup | Team Analysis: Pakistan vs Australia
Pakistan have been in the rollicking form and emerged as a strong contender to lift the World Cup
Prakhar Sachdeo,
Nov 10 2021, 23:40 ist
updated: Nov 10 2021, 23:40 ist
Pakistan will be looking to repeat their 2009 heroics, while Australia is on a quest for their maiden T20 WC title. Credit: AFP File Photos
In a repeat of the 2010 edition, Pakistan and Australia are set to meet each other once again in the semi-final of a T20 World Cup. The two teams will lock horns in the second semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan have been in the rollicking form and emerged as a strong contender to lift the World Cup. The 2009 champions are the only unbeaten side remaining in the tournament. On their way to the semi-final, Pakistan beat India, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Namibia and Scotland.
Given their recent struggles, Australia were not expected to reach the knock-out stage of the World Cup, but ended up proving their doubters wrong. An ever-improving Australian side began their T20 World Cup campaign with a win against South Africa. Australia then defeated Sri Lanka but were later drubbed by old rivals England. The defeat, however, did not dampen the spirits as the team bounced back to register wins against Bangladesh and West Indies to qualify for the semi-final.
Pakistan are looking to repeat the heroics of 2009, when the team claimed their first World T20 title. Australia, on the other hand, are in search of their maiden T20 World Cup triumph.
Pakistan's strengths:
Pakistan remain the only unbeaten team in the tournament. Also, five different Pakistan players have won the Player of the Match awards in Pakistan's five wins so far in this tournament. These players are Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Asif Ali, Mohammad Rizwan and Shoaib Malik. Five different Player of the Match winners highlights that Pakistan have plenty of match-winners in the team and are not relying on one player to deliver success. The team's momentum and in-form players are Pakistan's biggest allies heading into the semi-final.
Pakistan's weaknesses:
Pakistan remain a well-rounded side with most of the players in form. There is no weak link in that could concern the team at the moment.
Australia's strengths:
The form of David Warner and Adam Zampa will inspire Australia. Warner was struggling for form but has bounced back in style, scoring 187 runs at an average of 46.75 including two fifties. Zampa is the tournament's second-highest wicket-taker with 11 scalps and has picked the only 5-wicket haul of this World Cup. Zampa has been awarded two Player of the Match awards in Australia's wins over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The Aussies' chances to win the match depend on how well these two perform in the semi-final.
Australia's weaknesses:
Aaron Finch will be concerned with the form of middle-order batter Glenn Maxwell. Heading into the T20 World Cup, Maxwell had a good IPL 2021 season, but his form has evaporated in this tournament. Maxwell's score in the past five outings read as follows: 0, 0, 6, 5 and 18. Australia's top order isn't churning out runs consistently as well. So Maxwell's lean spell becomes all the more worrisome for the team.
Matches played: 23
Pakistan wins: 13
Australia wins: 9
No Result: 1
Form Guide:
Australia: W-W-L-W-W
Pakistan: W-W-W-W-W
Pitch and conditions
11 T20 World Cup matches have been played at this venue. Of those 11 matches, 10 have been won by the team batting second. The only aberration was New Zealand's 16-run win over Scotland. So, the pitches at Dubai favour the chasing side. The pitch could be a high-scoring one.
The evening will be clear. The temperature will be around 26 degrees Celsius. The humidity level will be 45 per cent.
Neither team is struggling with injury issues.
Deccan Herald's Dream XI
Babar Azam (c), David Warner, Aaron Finch, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc
Impact player for Australia
Adam Zampa: Aussie leg spinner Adam Zampa is the team's leading wicket-taker for this World Cup with 11 wickets to his name. Zampa has averaged just 9.90 and bowled at an economy of 5.73. The spinner also has the only 5-wicket haul of this World Cup. If Zampa has a good outing, then Australia will be able to restrict Pakistan's attacking batting line-up.
Impact player for Pakistan
Babar Azam: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has scored runs at will in this tournament. With 264 runs, Babar Azam finds himself at the top of the-run scoring chart of this tournament. Babar has scored fifties in four of the five matches that Pakistan has played so far. With four fifties, Babar has drawn level with Matthew Hayden and Virat Kohli as the batter with most fifties in a single edition of a T20 World Cup. If Babar gets going, then he would be a big nuisance for Australian bowlers.
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Can anyone tell me why is this happening and how could I fix that?
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As a lover of the TV shows like "Criminal Minds," you'd think that I would be more of a crime fiction reader; but actually, I hardly ever read this genre. So when I received this offer to put up a guest post about writing serial-killer fiction by author Carolyn Arnold, I jumped at the opportunity. It certainly sounds fascinating!
The world seems to be uniquely fascinated and captivated by the mystery of serial killers. What motivates them to kill, and why do they choose certain people to be their victims? As fiction writers, we need to harness that intrigue, but we also should be very careful not to allow our work and characters to become cliché. That feat is certainly a tough one—especially since most stories have already been written!—but it can be done. It's all about making your work extraordinary by creating your own distinct slant and personalized voice. And let's not forget that it's up to you to make sure your storytelling is superb.
But there's even more to it than good writing and coming up with a unique motivation and method of operation (MO) for your serial killer. You also have to know how your investigator is going to realistically look at the case. You want to portray your main character—for example, an FBI agent—as following and working through the investigative process the way one would if he or she was living and breathing. If you don't, you risk losing your reader, not only for that book but possibly for future ones, too.
So where do you begin when you want to write this kind of fiction? Let's start with what constitutes a serial killer. The basic definition requires a series of three or more killings that, due to characteristics such as an MO, can be attributed to one individual.
From here, the serious authors do their due diligence to educate themselves both in the mindset of a killer and the investigator, as well as in accurate police procedure. They should search online and reach out to real-world contacts for direction and feedback. As they do this, they'll come to see a basic formula and start to recognize common terms and phrases, such as cooling-off period, trigger, organized, disorganized, hunter, sexual sadist, and the list goes on. As they dig even deeper, they will start to understand all that is involved in building a profile, as well as how and what information the investigator needs to compile a solid lead.
While writing serial-killer fiction takes a lot of research, it is very rewarding. As an author, you provide entertainment to many readers, it's true, but you are also shining light on a dark part of society. You are going beyond the surface of the horror and providing some clarity into these heinous crimes and the minds of those who commit them.
s well as a speaker, teacher, and inspirational mentor. She has four continuing fiction series and has written nearly thirty books. Both her female detective and FBI profiler series have been praised by those in law enforcement as being accurate and entertaining, leading her to adopt the trademark, POLICE PROCEDURALS RESPECTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT™.


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Bush Making Concessions to Congress
By TOM RAUM Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - President Bush's about-face on warrantless wiretapping was the latest in a series of White House retreats and reversals. This is a different day for a president known for his stubbornness and insistence on seeing things his way.
In just two months, Bush has acknowledged making mistakes in Iraq, sacked Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon and given up the fight for John Bolton at the United Nations. He has echoed Democrats in promising a plan to balance the budget by 2012 - after aggressively presiding over record deficits and tax cuts. And he's agreed tentatively to increasing the minimum wage.
Bush seems to be bending to the realities of the new Democratic control of Congress - and laying down markers to keep the last two years of his presidency from being seen as only about Iraq.
"It appears that Bush is cleaning up a lot of the outstanding cats and dogs prior to the State of the Union," said GOP strategist Scott Reed. "I think both sides are going to try to get something done for the next year before presidential politics totally consume the country," said Reed, who ran Bob Dole's presidential campaign in 1996.
Bush was expected to emphasize a range of domestic initiatives in the annual State of the Union address on Tuesday. It will be his first to a Congress fully under Democratic control.
With his eye increasingly on his presidential legacy, Bush is seeking areas where he can reach agreement with Democrats - such as shoring up Social Security, overhauling immigration rules and reducing reliance on imported oil.
That may run counter to Bush's self-assured, in-your-face image, but it's also a recognition that Democrats are now calling many of the shots, said Bruce Buchanan, a political science professor at the University of Texas and a longtime close observer of the Bush family.
"Since he feels compelled to stick to his guns on Iraq in a way that he knows bucks public opinion and Congress, he wants to be able to point to some areas where he is doing his best to cooperate, to acknowledge the (midterm) election results," Buchanan said.
As governor, Bush earned an early reputation for successfully reaching out to Democrats who controlled the Texas legislature. But, said Buchanan, the Democrats in Texas were centrist business Democrats whose goals often meshed with Bush's, a situation not matched in Washington.
The abrupt retreat from warrantless eavesdropping of calls between the U.S. and overseas appeared designed to head off certain confrontations with Congress and federal courts.
After claiming for months it had the authority to order such spying, the administration now says it will let an independent panel of federal judges oversee the program.
The turnabout raised fresh questions about other post Sept. 11 anti-terror policies that appear to push the constitutional envelope, including secret CIA prisons overseas and the continued existence of the prison camp for terror suspects in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
"The government is again one of checks and balances," said Steffen Schmidt, a political scientist at Iowa State University. "The fact that the Democrats won and will scrutinize his policy, investigate his decisions and say 'no' to things means he has to essentially be a president in a different way than when he had a compliant Republican Congress for six years."
Bush was drawing criticism even from his own party over the domestic spying program, initiated soon after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks and first disclosed in December 2005 by The New York Times.
"The United States and the administration have paid a heavy price for not acting sooner to bring the terrorist surveillance program under judicial review," Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pennsylvania, told Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at a Senate Judiciary Relations Committee hearing Thursday.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the chairman, asserted that, in his more than 30 years in the Senate, he'd never seen a time when the constitutional and fundamental rights of Americans "were more threatened, unfortunately, by our own government."