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George Altirs boosts New Jersey-area youth ball
by Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla, Mar 20, 2015
By Mike Woitalla
As a boy, George Altirs spent his free time playing as much soccer as possible in the village of Mejdlaya in Lebanon.
"It was the only game that we ever knew about," he says. "If you wanted to play a sport, you kicked the ball around. Two kids, three kids. A good pick-up game when a bunch of kids got together. Or you kick the ball against the wall by yourself. I loved the game.
"But after you become 15 or 16, the game disappears. There's no college soccer, nothing for you after that. But I stayed in love with the game. I kept watching."
He moved to the USA in 1988 and founded the fashion company Capelli New York, which now does $250 million in annual sales. When the USA hosted the 1994 World Cup, he attended as many games as possible, including the final at the Rose Bowl. When his children hit soccer-playing age, he went from fan to soccer dad to patron and has since made a major impact on New Jersey-New York area soccer.
He founded the New Jersey's Cedar Stars, which in their third year became a U.S. Soccer Development Academy club at the U-14 level. He turned one of his Capelli warehouses into a top-notch indoor soccer facility, the Capelli Sports Center in Carlstadt, N.J., which includes a pro-quality futsal court.
Altirs is also responsible for the floodlights and first turf replacement in 26 years at Newark's St. Benedict's Prep, one of the top high school programs in the country for decades. Its alumni include Tab Ramos, Claudio Reyna and Gregg Berhalter. Altirs' support has led to the St. Benedict's-managed youth program for 500 Newark kids, mostly lower income.
NJSA -- the club that Ramos, currently the USA's U-20 national team coach, founded in 2004 -- has partnered with Altirs, who's in the process of constructing facilities the Development Academy club desperately needs.
"We feel because of his commitment to soccer we can really begin to develop more and more players in New Jersey and in our club," says Ramos.
In 2013 Altirs bought the majority share of USL club Wilmington Hammerheads.
"I didn't know where Wilmington, North Carolina, was when I got the call," he says. "But I flew down for the weekend. It's a nice beach town and it was making an impact in the community. And by Tuesday we made a deal."
Altirs' purchase of the Hammerheads also meant supporting its 2,000-player youth program -- and creates a link to his New Jersey clubs.
"With the three clubs in New Jersey and with Wilmington," says Ramos, "we're going to have a professional pathway for our players as well."
Earlier this year, MLS newcomer New York City FC adopted the Hammerheads as their USL affiliate. Reyna, NYCFC's director of soccer operations, knew Altirs from New York-area youth soccer. Their sons' teams played against each other.
Altirs hadn't planned on becoming so involved in the game -- but one thing led to another. He has six sons and started picking up expenses for his older boys' teams, which included many lower-income children.
"My idea was anyone who cannot pay to play soccer and wants to play soccer, you come to play for free," said Altirs.
"I had more equipment than I had at LIU or Ramapo," said Arnie Ramirez, the retired Long Island University and Ramapo College coach whom Altirs enlisted to train his son's team, run camps and help him navigate the youth soccer landscape as he pursued creating a club of his own. "He gave us everything a professional club would want."
It didn't take long for the Cedar Stars' first team, now U-14s, to establish itself as one of the top in region.
"We started by building around a lot of unfortunate kids," Altirs said. "They're extremely motivated and maybe the soccer can help them."
He enlisted his wife Liz, a fashion designer, to create uniforms, getting feedback from the kids, and that led to launch of Capelli Sport.
Altirs met Liz on a beach in Lebanon the week after he attended the 1998 World Cup in France. Liz, whose father is Lebanese, was visiting from her native Germany. Their conversation was sparked when the two groups they were with started teasing each other about Brazil and Germany's national teams.
"In Lebanon, people are obsessed with soccer," said Liz. "They don't really have a lot because of the war situation and they embrace soccer. And they really don't have their own soccer team."
When George was a boy, his uncle sent him soccer gear from Brazil.
George said, "It's either Brazil or Germany. During World Cups, houses fly German flags and Brazilian flags."
The Lebanese flag is adorned with a cedar tree, which is where George and Liz got the name for the club. The cedar grows rapidly in its early years, its roots go deep, and its branches spread wide.
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2 comments about "George Altirs boosts New Jersey-area youth ball ".
Raymond Weigand, March 20, 2015 at 3:36 p.m.
This is a tremendous story! Congratulations and continued success to George and his family. Wow!
Rick Estupinan, March 22, 2015 at 1:58 p.m.
I would like to know,is the field at the Red Bulls arena in Harrison NJ is of natural grass or artificial turf.if it is natural grass,these is the most beautiful playing field I have ever seen.But of course I understand they have a good ground keeper.For Football,(Soccer),natural grass is the right answer.Players are not afraid of executing sliding tackles,among other things.The ball also rolls better,it covers the distance that the players want it to go,without bouncing so much and so high.For American Football,artificial turf is okay because with the weigh of some of the players,they would destroy it in no time besides,their whole body is protected with padded uniforms,so they don't suffer burns.In sum,good Soccer can only be played on natural grass.It is a good business,they make so much money and yet they can not provide with better playing conditions.
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Leaders from around the world have reacted in different ways to the upset victory of Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, with some toasting champagne, while others displaying caution at the global political stage.
1) Russian President Vladimir Putin was one of the first to send a congratulatory telegram to Trump, expressing his delight that a candidate seeking to restore relations between Russia and the U.S. has won.
"We understand that it will not be an easy path given the current state of degradation in the relations. And as I have repeatedly said, it's not our fault that Russian-American relations are in such a poor state. But Russia wants and is ready to restore full-fledged relations with the United States," Putin said.
"I repeat we understand that this will be difficult, but we are ready to play our part, and do everything to return Russian-American relations to stable and sustainable development track," he added.
The Mirror reported that Putin was later seen "celebrating with a glass of champagne" at a foreign ambassadors meeting in Moscow.
2) German Chancellor Angela Merkel had a much more cautious welcome for Trump, and chose to focus on the "close relationship" between Germany and the U.S.
The issue of refugee resettlement is one where Trump has not seen eye to eye with European progressives, given the Republican's warnings against America accepting more migrants; at one point even suggesting a temporary ban on Muslim asylum seekers.
Merkel on the other hand has faced heavy criticism back in Germany for her open doors policy of accepting millions of refugees, claiming for long periods that her country can handle the strain.
"Americans have decided that the person to carry this responsibility for the next four years is Donald Trump. Germany and America are connected by common values: democracy, freedom, respect for the law and for human dignity irrespective of origin, skin colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or political conviction," Merkel said in her message to Trump.
"On the basis of these values, I offer the future president of America, Donald Trump, a close working relationship."
3. Chinese President Xi Jinping also congratulated Trump on winning the White House, despite the latter's promises to take on China and tax Chinese imports to stop currency devaluation, as Fortune pointed out.
"I place great importance on the China-U.S. relationship, and look forward to working with you to uphold the principles of non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation," Xi apparently told the U.S. President-elect by phone.
China's foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang added that Beijing will seek to work with the new U.S. president "to ensure the steady and sound development of bilateral relations so as to benefit the people in both countries as well as around the world."
Still, Lu pushed back against suggestions that China has been hurting the U.S. economy.
"I would like to say that China and U.S. trade cooperation has benefited the US people rather than hurting their interests," he said.
4. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto declared that he is ready to work with Trump, despite what AFP described as the Republican's "vitriolic attacks on immigrants from Mexico."
During his campaign, Trump also accused criminals from Mexico of crossing the U.S. border and committing violent crimes in America, something which he has vowed to stop with a hardline approach to border security – including a suggestion to build a massive wall across the U.S.-Mexico border, and have Mexico pay for the project.
Nieto chose to congratulate America on its electoral process, however, and reiterated to Trump his "willingness to work together in favor of bilateral relations."
"Mexico and the U.S. are friends, partners and allies who must continue collaborating for the competitiveness and development of North America," Nieto said.
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Virginia Zoological Park
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Norfolk, Virginia, United States
36°52′43″N 76°16′39″W / 36.8786°N 76.2774°W / 36.8786; -76.2774Coordinates: 36°52′43″N 76°16′39″W / 36.8786°N 76.2774°W / 36.8786; -76.2774
53 acres (21 ha)[2]
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The Virginia Zoological Park is a 53-acre (21 ha) zoo located adjacent to Lafayette Park in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The zoo opened in 1900, and was accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) in 1987.
2 Exhibits
In 1892, the City of Norfolk purchased the 65 acres (26 ha) that was currently occupied by Lafayette Park. In 1900, the park began acquiring animals to exhibit, and by 1901 its collection exceeded 200 animals, including mammals, birds and reptiles.[1]
In 1974, the facility was fenced off from the city park, and renamed Lafayette Zoological Park. Though fenced off, residents of the nearby LaValette Avenue could see the zoo's elephant exhibit from their homes. Newcomers, unfamiliar with the fact that a zoo was in the location, sometimes called the police at the sight of the elephants.[4] Between 1974 and 1980, most of the zoo's old exhibits were renovated.[1]
Also in 1974, the Friends of the Zoo was established to act as a support organization for the development of the zoo. In 1989, it was renamed as the Virginia Zoological Society and established as a non-profit organization.[1]
In 1985, Lafayette Zoological Park was renamed the Virginia Zoological Park at Norfolk (commonly known as the Virginia Zoo). In 1987, the zoo gained accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).[1]
In 1992, a Master Plan was adopted by City of Norfolk and Virginia Zoological Society. Plans included a new Education Complex and Visitor Center, as well as African, North American, Australian, South American and Asian-themed exhibits. In 1999, Part I of Phase I opened, including Gelada baboon habitat and Xaxaba African village and 100th Anniversary of Virginia Zoo and Lafayette Park. In 2001, design for Master Plan Phase II: North America exhibit began. The following year Part II of Phase I opened: African Okavango Delta exhibit, thus completing Phase I of the Master Plan.
In 2004, Part I of Phase II opened: prairie dog habitat. The following year, the zoo got its third elephant named Cita.[5] In 2011, Part I of Phase IV opened: "Trail of the Tiger" exhibit opened with various fauna of India and Southeast Asia.
Exhibits[edit]
Trail of the Tiger
This exhibit was opened in 2011. It features animals from Asia, and nearly doubles the number of large animals at the zoo. Among the animals in this exhibit are Malayan tigers, oriental small-clawed otters, Bornean orangutans, siamangs, northern white-cheeked gibbons, Malayan tapirs, binturongs, rhinoceros hornbills, fairy-bluebirds, azure-winged magpies, and chestnut-breasted malkoha. The exhibit includes a raised boardwalk over the "Asian forest", and a cave with views into the tier and orangutan exhibits. Another viewing area allows underwater views of the otters and tigers.[2]
Named after the real life Okavango Delta in Africa, this exhibit opened in 2002.
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^ a b c d "New Exhibits". virginiazoo.org. Virginia Zoo. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
^ "Currently Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. AZA. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
^ Kimberlin, Joanne (30 May 2008). "It's a zoo out there - literally - for residents of Norfolk street". hamptonroads.com. HamptonRoads.com. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
^ "Norfolk zoo gets its third elephant". elephant-news.com. Elephant News. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
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Q: how can i have access to my files that placed in WEB-INF folder i'm new to java and have a strange problem.
i create some folder(theme, js, css) in WEB-INF folder and put my files to this folders.
in index.jsp i use a css file by following way:
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i know that WEB-INF detail aren't accessible but may there is a way like the way that i use for link style.css in my index.jsp page.
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A: From the way you include style.css, I guess your index.jsp is outside the WEB-INF folder which can be accessed directly by client browser. The reason the included style.css works fine is because it is included on the server-side. But in the style.css, to get the background image, the browser will launch a new connect to the image which happens to be inside the WEB-INF folder and the server refuse to send it back and you are doomed.
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A: That is not possible. If you want content directly accessible from a browser it can not reside inside WEB-INF.

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Quick Guide to Proposal Review and Submission for UC Berkeley Faculty
Campus Offices Responsible for Submitting Proposals
Faculty and other academic employees who receive any part of their salary through the University, or whose activities use any University resources or facilities, must submit proposals for extramural funding through one of the following offices. The office used depends on the source of funding:
Sponsored Projects Office: This office reviews and approves proposals to government agencies (local, state, federal) and non-profit sponsors prior to submission.
Industry Alliance Office: This office reviews and approves proposals to for-profit and industrial sponsors prior to submission.
It is considered a University policy violation to submit proposals related to research, instruction and/or public service from UC Berkeley without the oversight and approval of one of the above offices. Therefore, Principal Investigators (PIs) are advised to contact SPO or IAO as soon as possible if an informal discussion with a sponsor about future funding escalates to the sponsor requesting a scope of work and a budget. This information should not be provided to the sponsor, even informally, without prior review by SPO or IAO.
When to Submit a Proposal to SPO and IAO
According to VCR policy, all proposals must be received in SPO/IAO at least five (5) working days prior to the sponsor's date due if UC Berkeley is the lead applicant. If UC Berkeley is a subrecipient in another organization's proposal, the proposal must be received at SPO/IAO five (5) working days before UC Berkeley's proposal materials are needed by the lead applicant organization.
All sections of the proposal must be complete. See the VCR Five Day Proposal Submission Policy for more information.
How to Submit a Proposal to SPO and IAO
Phoebe Proposal
Phoebe Proposal is the electronic proposal routing and approval system developed for the UC Berkeley campus. To use Phoebe to route proposals to SPO/IAO for approval, the PI's department or unit must be set up to use Phoebe, and the Berkeley Regional Services (BRS) or Department Research Administrators (RAs) in that department or unit must have received training on the Phoebe system.
Once these conditions are met, the BRS/Department Research Administrators will be able to help the PI upload his or her proposal (and all required attachments) into Phoebe. The proposal is then routed to the PI and the Chair/Dean or Director of the PI's unit for approval. After this administrative approval is provided, the proposal can be reviewed in Phoebe by SPO/IAO. After SPO/IAO approval is obtained, the proposal can be submitted to the sponsor.
Special Phoebe Procedures for NSF FastLane and NIH ASSIST Proposals
Phoebe Proposal should be used for all campus proposals. However, proposals submitted to NSF via FastLane and NIH proposals developed using ASSIST must be handled in a slightly different manner than other proposals.
After the PI creates the NSF FastLane or the NIH ASSIST proposal, the BRS/Department RA should create an internal proposal record for this proposal in Phoebe. The BRS/Department RA will need to provide the FastLane Temporary Proposal ID Number or ASSIST Proposal Number for the ASSIST proposal as well as any required internal proposal attachments in Phoebe, e.g., subrecipient commitment forms, COI disclosure forms.
The BRS/Department RA may also choose to upload a PDF of the FastLane or ASSIST proposal into Phoebe for the convenience of the Chair/Dean or Director's review, however this is not required by SPO/IAO.
Once SPO receives the above information via Phoebe and has been granted access to the FastLane/ASSIST proposal, SPO will complete the review of the proposal and submit the proposal on behalf of the University.
Department Submission to Sponsor
Some electronic submission systems do not require an authorized representative to submit the proposal. In certain cases, when the PI provides SPO with the final version of the proposal, and after SPO reviews and approves, SPO submits the proposal to the funding agency as one document attached to an email. Otherwise, these submissions fall into two basic categories. The following chart describes SPO's role in each type of submission.
1. The proposal is to be submitted to the funding agency as many separate documents attached to an email to the agency. The PI provides SPO with the final version of the proposal. SPO reviews and approves the proposal and notifies the PI when the PI may submit the proposal to the funding agency.
2. The proposal to be submitted must be created by entering information into various components of an online proposal preparation system. The proposal can be submitted by the PI by pushing a submit button. (An authorized representative is not required to submit.) The PI provides SPO with the final version of the proposal by creating a PDF copy of the proposal from the online system. SPO reviews and approves the proposal and notifies the PI when the PI may submit the proposal to the funding agency.
Hard-Copy Proposals
SPO is responsible for reviewing and approving the hard-copy proposal before the proposal is submitted, but it is the responsibility of the PI/Department to mail the hard-copy proposal to the funding agency by the published submission/receipt deadline. If the PI/Department provides a completed and signed FedEx air bill, SPO will submit the proposal via FedEx upon request.
Proposal Review Checklist
When reviewing proposals the following issues should be considered by the PI and the BRS/Department administrator prior to submission. Please note: This is not to be considered an all-inclusive list.
Have all of the sponsor's required proposal elements been included? Sponsors have different proposal requirements. It is the BRS/Department Research Administrator's responsibility to read the sponsor's proposal guidelines and to help the PI prepare a proposal that conforms to these requirements.
Have all proposal sections been checked for completeness and accuracy prior to submission to SPO? The BRS/Department Research Administrator who aggregates the proposal and submits the proposal to SPO is responsible for ensuring that the all sections of the proposal are complete and accurate prior to submission to SPO for review. Incomplete proposals will be returned without SPO review.
Has the correct final and accurate version of the proposal been submitted to SPO? It is the BRS/Department Research Administrator's responsibility to ensure that the final version of the proposal provided to SPO for submission:
Has been approved by the PI.
Includes all of the changes requested by SPO during the proposal review process.
Does not contain any modifications, deletions and/or additions to the proposal not previously vetted and approved by SPO.
Is the individual submitting this proposal an eligible PI? If not, are appropriate approvals being sought? Only qualified members of the Berkeley faculty and academic community will be authorized to serve as PI or PD, according to Berkeley Academic Senate policy. Failure to obtain this approval will delay setting up the award.
UC Berkeley Principal Investigator Status
Has the Chair/Dean or Director of the PI's department/unit approved the facilities, infrastructure, space, and personnel time/effort needed to conduct this project?
Does the project involve human subjects, the use of animals, custom antibodies? Have the appropriate protocols been submitted to the oversight committees?
Human Research Protection, Animal Care and Use
Does the project involve the use of bio-hazardous materials? Has Environment, Health & Safety been notified? Do these materials need to be registered and users screened?
Office of Environment, Health & Safety
Is there a promise of cost sharing on the proposal? If so, is there documentation of such commitment from an appropriate authorized official?
Are subrecipients involved in the project? Is there a complete Subrecipient Commitment Form or FDP Pilot Subrecipient Project Information for each subrecipient signed by the authorized official of each entity?
Does the PI or other key personnel have a potential financial conflict of interest if this project is awarded? If so, have the appropriate disclosures been included with the proposal?
Conflict of Interest Committee
If it is known that the proposal will result in a federal contract or subcontract under a federal contract or subcontract, the PI should find out from the funding organization if total funding will exceed $700,000. If total funding will exceed $700,000, the PI should:
Work with the BRS/Department RA and the Campus Supplier Diversity Program Manager to develop a Small Business Subcontracting Plan as soon as possible.
Ask the funding organization when the plan needs to be submitted for acceptance. The funding organization may want to review and accept the plan before the proposal is submitted, but the plan always must be accepted before an agreement is signed.
Include the plan in the package submission to SPO, if not previously submitted.
PIs should see Supply Chain Managment for more information on creating a Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
Problematic Conditions
There are times when the sponsor notifies potential applicants that if the proposal is funded certain terms and conditions will apply. The following award conditions, if known at the proposal stage, may create problems for the University in accepting the award and should be reported to SPO/IAO.
Does the RFP or proposal guidelines state that there are restrictions on the publication of the results of the proposed work? Does the sponsor indicate that they will need to approve or accept the content of the publications or technical deliverables? The University cannot accept any fundamental limitations on the freedom to publish.
UC Berkeley Policy Guidelines Governing Openness and Freedom to Publish
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It was not clear what caused the Ethiopian Airlines plane to go down in clear weather on its way to Nairobi, the capital of neighboring Kenya. The accident was strikingly similar to last year's crash of a Lion Air jet that plunged into the Java Sea, killing 189 people. Both crashes involved the Boeing 737 Max 8, and both happened minutes after the jets became airborne.
Families around the world grieved. At the Addis Ababa airport, a woman called a mobile number in vain. "Where are you, my son?" she said, in tears. Others cried as they approached the terminal.
Other worried families gathered in Nairobi. Agnes Muilu came to pick up his brother: "I just pray that he is safe or he was not on it."
The accident is likely to renew questions about the 737 Max, the newest version of the single-aisle airliner, which was first introduced in 1967 and became the world's most common passenger jet.


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Terraces on Walhalla Annual Meeting
6 pm, Lobby
Meeting called to order at 6 pm. In attendance were President Mike McClaran, Board Member Chad Wells, and Treasurer George Glazier. Also present were residents David Heringhaus, Mark Kautzmann, Helen O'Leary, John Joe Judge, Sergei Bobik, and Judy Montanaro.
Chad reported on the status of the building project, which is nearly complete, and on the lawsuit against the developer. We hope to be able to meet with all litigants in the near future for a settlement conference, but a trial date has been set for this fall.
Mike reported on the need for condominium rules, fines, and the clean-up notices, particularly given the unexpected turnover of residents in the past year. Rules for the common terraces were posted on the bulletin board and will be added to the web page soon.
Because a Board candidate had previously withdrawn and Jan Bourke's term had expired, we discussed the necessity of filling board positions quickly. With only one director, most condo business would have to stop because a quorum (two people) is required to approve expenditures. Chad said that our attorney warned that if that were to happen, the association could be sued for non-payment of a bill and the court would turn management over to a private company potentially charging hundreds of dollars per hour.
Noting that David Heringhaus had already agreed to run for the board position expiring in 2020, Mike called for volunteers or nominations for the 2022 seat. George Glazier volunteered to run and maintain his office of Treasurer. There were no other volunteers or nominations. Chad moved that nominations be closed, John Joe second. Mark called for a vote, and David and George were elected unanimously, terms starting immediately.
George reported on association finances, and there was a discussion of ensuring that the reserve study needs to be reviewed. Mike reported that he has contacted a CPA firm about an audit.
In other business, we discussed getting FHA certification for the condo although there was little support for it, and allocation of parking spaces.
The meeting was adjourned at 7.15 pm.


The concept of Black History Month started with a vision.
He dedicated his life to researching and promoting the achievements of African Americans.
Black History Month was chosen to take place in February because it coincided with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12) and Frederick Douglass (Feb. 14).
Schools and communities throughout the country were inspired to celebrate black history with activities and commemorations.
In 1976, President Gerald Ford designated Black History Month.
Each year, libraries, museums, nonprofits and other community groups, colleges and universities in our region have made a commitment to diversity, showcasing what is best about all of us as Americans.
Black History has become an integral part of American History.
• At the San Bernardino County Museum, the exhibit, "Footsteps to You: Chattel Slavery," brings together artifacts and documents bequeathed to the Black Voice Foundation by historian Jerry Gore.
The 100-piece exhibit, which opened in November, runs through April 1, according to Hardy Brown, chairman of the foundation.
Another exhibit of paintings by black artists, "Images of Black Culture, Life and History" is presented by the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce Inland Cities East.
The exhibit is curated by Riverside artist Charles Bibbs and runs through March 3.
The exhibits run Tuesday through Sunday at the San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands. Information: www.sbcounty.gov/museum.
• San Bernardino Valley College's Black Faculty and Staff Association, in partnership with SBVC's Arts, Lectures and Diversity Committee is celebrating Black History Month with events, including Black Film Festival films: "Sorry to Bother You," Feb. 14; "BlacKkKlansman," Feb. 21; and "Black Panther," Feb. 28. Screenings are from 6 to 9 p.m.
Black Excellence Educational Summit is set for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 22 in the auditorium.
A Civil Rights Concert, from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 22 is also in the auditorium.
Dr. Maulana Karenga, creator of Kwanzaa, is presenting from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 27 in the auditorium, at 701 S. Mt. Vernon Ave., San Bernardino. Free parking; free admission.
• Black History Film Festival at the San Bernardino Public Library celebrates the month with free screenings Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3 p.m. in the Bing Wong Auditorium at the Feldheym Central Library, 555 W. Sixth St.
The series includes films that cover a range of stories and cultures. Because of public performance license, names of films can't be listed. Films can be seen on Feb. 19, Feb. 21, Feb. 26, and Feb. 28.
More Black History Events at San Bernardino Public Library include multicultural storyteller Michael D. McCarty who will tell African, African-American and International folktales at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 20. The event is free.
• The seventh annual Pioneer Breakfast, in celebration of Black History Month and hosted by the Black Faculty, Staff and Student Association of Cal State San Bernardino, will present their annual event from 9 to 11 a.m. Feb. 22 in the Santos Manuel Student Union Event Center, 5500 University Parkway. This year's even will honor Tyree Vance, Tyrone Bookman, Dr. Paulette Brown-Hinds, Dr. Sidney Ribeau, Dr. Gail Thompson and Veronica Ramirez-Amerson. Tickets are $25 and can be reserved by contacting Anthony Roberson at aroberson@csusb.edu or 909-537-7198.
• San Bernardino County Association of African-American Employees presents its 26th annual Black History Celebration and Scholarship Presentation at 7 p.m. at the Arrowhead Event Center Colton, 450 N. Sperry Drive.vEarly Bird tickets are $65, VIP tickets start at $85. To purchase tickets, go to https:// sbcaaae26thanniversary. eventbrite.com.
• Turn on Your Heart Light," a Black History R&B Music Reflections performance presented by Rev. Bronica Martindale-Taylor Productions, is set for 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Garcia Center for the Arts, 11th and E streets, San Bernardino. Youth musicians from the San Bernardino Teen Music Workshop will be featured. Information: 909-6496900.
• The 51st Fontana Black History Parade, honoring "San Bernardino County's First Responders with City Pride," begins at 10 a.m. Feb. 23 at the corner of Citrus Avenue and Summit Street and ends on Sierra Lakes Parkway at the Home Depot parking lot. Information: Ellen Turner, 909-333-9950.
• Kingdom Worship Center presents "Turn on Your Heart Light," the Westside Community Black History Program, at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Kingdom Worship Center, 1455 W. Highland Ave., Suite 120, San Bernardino. The free event features speakers, dance and music. Doors open at 6 p.m.
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"Wir machen alles falsch, wir machen alles richtig," the trio stated to their local newspaper, the Stuttgart Nachritten. Basically translated as, "we're doing every wrong, it's right." For a band as obnoxious, loud and un-radio friendly, for Die Nerven (a.k.a. The Nerves, as in, "it's getting on my nerves") it's a quote that makes sense. How else would these noise-rock misfits get on the front covers of leading music publications and headline huge tours across Germany. Now, almost a decade into their career they release their fourth LP Fake. Some might say it's their most accessible record, notably after releasing their noisier Hüsker Du and Gang of Four-like offerings with the LPs Fun, Fluidium, and Asoziale Medien. There is however nothing fake about Fake, a record that plays on the anxieties of fake culture and fake-news labelling. It's rough and ready, but well-orchestrated. A targeted rage.
So yeah, these guys are loud like their distortion pedals and have a habit of giving journalists tough times. Their lyrics refer to the futility of life. They are modern doom merchants, delivering their nihilist takes on life to the four-corners of Germany. Musikexpress even described them as "the voice of a generation that feels powerless". But, they are also part of a generation that is making German-sung rock relevant again, and ironically through their stubborn, yet singular take on German-punk. They are bringing a wave of positivity back to the scene.
And who cares if no-one outside of Germany will book them because of it. With the amount of fans they're getting at their shows, they probably don't care. But then again, Die Nerven probably don't care about a lot of things.


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François Rodolphe de Weiss, häufig auch Franz Rudolf von Weiss (zeitgenössisch auch Weiß oder Wyss; * 6. Mai 1751 in Yverdon-les-Bains; † 21. Juli 1818 in Coppet) war ein Schweizer Politiker, Schriftsteller und Offizier.

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Weiss war ein legitimierter ausserehelicher Sohn des François-Rodolphe von Weiss, Herrn von Daillens. Er ging früh zum Militär. Ab 1766 diente er in französischen und ab 1777 in preussischen Diensten. Er stieg in dieser Zeit als Offizier zum Oberst auf. Zuvor war er, der bereits elf Duelle für sich entscheiden hatte, aufgrund einer Liebesaffäre kurzzeitig 1775 in Haft. 1781 ging er in einer unruhigen Zeit nach Genf und geriet wieder kurzzeitig auf der Aarburg in Haft.

Weiss publizierte 1785 mit Principes philosophiques, politiques et moraux ein vielbeachtetes Werk und wurde Mitglied des Berner Grossrats. Das Werk erregte das Missfallen der katholischen Amtskirche und wurde später per Dekret der Glaubenskongregation 1827 auf den Index gesetzt. Zudem wurde er Amtsverweser der Obervogtei Zweisimmen. In seiner Amtsführung musste er überzeugt haben, denn 1787 wurde er zum Stadtkommandanten von Bern berufen. Er suchte trotzdem immer wieder aufrührerische Umtriebe auf. 1789 ging er zur Beobachtung der revolutionären Vorgänge nach Paris. Nach seiner Rückkehr fiel er durch zu offene Äusserungen auf, weshalb er für zwei Wochen vom Grossrat ausgeschlossen und unter Hausarrest gestellt wurde. Als Anhänger der revolutionären Ideen wurde er jedoch 1792 erneut nach Paris geschickt, wo er sich nun für den Frieden zwischen Frankreich und der Schweiz einsetzte. 1793 war er Kommandant des Berner Kontingents bei der Grenzverteidigung bei Basel, im selben Jahr wurde er noch zum Landvogt von Moudon gewählt. Hier empfing ihn die Bevölkerung als Friedensbringer mit einem feierlichen Empfang. 1796 wurde er erneut nach Paris entsandt, von dort kam er nach London und wieder zurück nach Paris.

Weiss, immer noch Landvogt von Moudon, wurde am 12. Januar 1798 nicht ohne eigene Bedenken zum Waadtländer General ernannt. Er sollte die revolutionären Umtriebe niederschlagen, scheiterte jedoch damit und floh in die deutschen Lande, in den Breisgau. Er verlor dadurch einen grossen Teil seines Vermögens. Von dort kehrte er 1800/1801 zurück. Er versuchte mit Rechtfertigungs- und Flugschriften weiter am Diskurs teilzunehmen, geriet aber offensichtlich immer weiter ins Abseits. 1802 ist seine letzte politische Tätigkeit verbürgt.

Weiss wählte am 21. Juli 1818 den Freitod in einem Gasthaus. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt hatte er wohl keinen festen Wohnsitz mehr.

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 Principes philosophiques, politiques et moraux, 2 Bände, Maradan, Paris 1789 (zuvor 1785 in der Schweiz erschienen, in späteren Auflagen auf drei Bände verteilt).
 Coup-D'Oeil Sur Les Relations Politiques Entre La République Française Et Le Corps Helvétique, Medart, Paris 1793.
 Reveillez-vous Suisses, le danger approche, Franoy, Loyn 1798.
 Du début de la révolution en Suisse, ou défense du cidevant général de Weiss contre ses détracteurs, 1799 (deutsch Nürnberg 1799).

Literatur

 Johannes Strickler: Franz Rudolf von Weiß. In: Sammlung bernischer Biographien, 5. Band, Francke, Bern 1905, S. 327–343.

Weblinks

 François Rodolphe de Weiss im Digitalen Portraitindex

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Emergent Tech
Forget ripping off brains for AI. Butterflies and worms could lead us to self-repairing intelligent robots, says prof
'It's clear that intelligent behavior doesn't always require a brain'
By Katyanna Quach 7 Dec 2018 at 06:29
The inner designs of today's artificial intelligence are often inspired by the human brain, yet there other biological structures perhaps better suited to crafting next-gen machine-learning software and hardware.
"Biology has been computing at many scales long before brains came on the scene," Michael Levin, a professor and director of the Allen Discovery Centre at Tufts University in the US, said during a keynote speech at the NeurIPS (Neural Information Processing Systems) conference in Montréal this week.
He pointed to insects that undergo metamorphosis, and two-headed flatworms and salamanders that can regrow limbs. These processes are performed by a network of cells that work together to fulfill a specific goal, and could be inspiration for implementing intelligence in code as an alternative to the usual neuron-based approach.
In fact, some researchers have modeled a moth brain using software and trained it to recognize numbers. There is also another similar project, where neural networks were built to use information encoded as simulated DNA molecules.
The natural world displays signs of intelligence that have not been observed in machines. Levin compared a caterpillar to a soft robot. As it evolves, it sheds its skin to reveal a harder layer called the chrysalis. Inside, the caterpillar - including its brain - turns to mush and reemerges as a butterfly. Its brain has been reassembled to operate a new hard body that is able to fly around.
During the whole metamorphosis process, the memories of the caterpillar remain intact and are transferred to the butterfly. "Things that the caterpillar has learned, the butterfly still remembers," Levin explained. "It's very interesting to think about how this information can be stored in a medium that is undergoing radical deformation."
Today's artificial neural networks vaguely modeled on parts of the human brain lack this sort of plasticity, however. Bots that are trained to play a specific game, whether its Go, Super Mario, or Montezuma's Revenge, cannot learn to play another game without forgetting how to play the first one. The problem known as "catastrophic forgetting" doesn't seem to happen at the cellular level for some organisms.
Plenarians, a type of the jelly-like flatworm, can be chopped up into 256 pieces and each body part will seemingly magically regenerate into a completely new flatworm body. These animals also retain the same memory and knowledge as the original flatworm.
The ability to regenerate is also seen in salamanders, frogs, and even humans to an extent. It's something that can be computationally modeled. Levin called it a "closed loop system", where information, whether its how to transform caterpillars into butterflies or grow a new head, flows around a feedback loop until the task is completed.
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In biological systems, the instructions are encoded in genes to make proteins that each carry out a specific bodily function. "Fundamentally, this is a computational problem. We'd like to use this as inspiration for technology that can implement this kind of highly robust, plastic behavior," he said.
Levin's lab has proved that biological changes, such as the shape of a flatworm, can be changed by manipulating its electrical synapses across the body. Its elongated body can suddenly turn spiky, or fold into itself like a bowl or top hat. All this can be done without explicit gene editing.
"Living things are the best computers. It's clear that intelligent behavior doesn't always require a brain, like single-celled organisms or slime molds," Levin told The Register.
"We're finally at a position, where we can explore these technologies for machine learning. For example, if we get away from mimicking the brain and take cues from living things, we might be able to build robots that can self-repair." ®
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Shirley Tibilla, the host of GhOne TV's "Tales from the Powder room" has shut down Instagram with her raw banging irresistible body and Instagram folks can't stop talking and admiring the handiwork of God!
This is the first time the host with Instagram username @cookietee_gh has posted such a raunchy photo and our checks indicate she has deleted it for reasons best known to her.
GhanaCelebrities.com monitored some comments under the photo and most of them expressed disappointment in her for following the path of slay queens who expose their bodies on social media to attract 'customers'.
As a TV presenter working with one of the solid media brands, EIB Network, her photo came as a big surprise to decerning viewers of GhOne TV.
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New Delhi: Former Aam Aadmi Party councilor Haseeb-ul-Hasan Shastri climbed a transmission tower near the Park metro station, reportedly unhappy over not being given tickets for the upcoming MCD elections.
Hassan alleged that he was not given a ticket to contest the upcoming Delhi civic polls and then threatened to kill himself by committing suicide and climbed the structure.
Delhi | Former AAP councilor Haseeb-ul-Hasan Shastri climbed a transmission tower near the Park metro station, reportedly unhappy over not being given tickets for the MCD elections. Local people, police and fire brigade are on the spot. pic.twitter.com/e5y7ZxRfeI
— ANI (@ANI) 13 November 2022
On receiving the information, police and fire brigade reached the spot.
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Observations and modeling of neutral gas releases from the APEX satellite
E. Y. Choueiri, V. N. Oraevsky, V. S. Dokukin, A. S. Volokitin, S. A. Pulinets, Y. Y. Ruzhin, V. V. Afonin
Results from experiments of neutral xenon gas releases in the ionosphere are presented. The releases were made from the scientific satellite APEX, which had various plasma and field diagnostics. An enhancement of HF wave activity over a broad band (0.1-10 MHz) is shown to occur during releases made in the sunlight at high pitch angles to the magnetic field. No changes of plasma density were detected, but electron temperature measurements indicate electron energy enhancements during the releases. Theoretical calculations based on the conditions of the APEX releases show that charge-exchange collisions and elastic scattering of the injected Xe neutrals by the ambient plasma can lead to an ion beam instability that may account for the observed wave and electron energy enhancements. The interaction is akin to the critical ionization velocity effect. We calculate that because of the low injection density, this turbulence-fueled ionization should have a low yield (<1%), which may explain the lack of detectable plasma density enhancement.
2001JA000040
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
https://doi.org/10.1029/2001ja000040
10.1029/2001ja000040
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Choueiri, E. Y., Oraevsky, V. N., Dokukin, V. S., Volokitin, A. S., Pulinets, S. A., Ruzhin, Y. Y., & Afonin, V. V. (2001). Observations and modeling of neutral gas releases from the APEX satellite. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 106(A11), 25673-25681. [2001JA000040]. https://doi.org/10.1029/2001ja000040
Choueiri, E. Y. ; Oraevsky, V. N. ; Dokukin, V. S. ; Volokitin, A. S. ; Pulinets, S. A. ; Ruzhin, Y. Y. ; Afonin, V. V. / Observations and modeling of neutral gas releases from the APEX satellite. In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 2001 ; Vol. 106, No. A11. pp. 25673-25681.
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AU - Ruzhin, Y. Y.
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N2 - Results from experiments of neutral xenon gas releases in the ionosphere are presented. The releases were made from the scientific satellite APEX, which had various plasma and field diagnostics. An enhancement of HF wave activity over a broad band (0.1-10 MHz) is shown to occur during releases made in the sunlight at high pitch angles to the magnetic field. No changes of plasma density were detected, but electron temperature measurements indicate electron energy enhancements during the releases. Theoretical calculations based on the conditions of the APEX releases show that charge-exchange collisions and elastic scattering of the injected Xe neutrals by the ambient plasma can lead to an ion beam instability that may account for the observed wave and electron energy enhancements. The interaction is akin to the critical ionization velocity effect. We calculate that because of the low injection density, this turbulence-fueled ionization should have a low yield (<1%), which may explain the lack of detectable plasma density enhancement.
AB - Results from experiments of neutral xenon gas releases in the ionosphere are presented. The releases were made from the scientific satellite APEX, which had various plasma and field diagnostics. An enhancement of HF wave activity over a broad band (0.1-10 MHz) is shown to occur during releases made in the sunlight at high pitch angles to the magnetic field. No changes of plasma density were detected, but electron temperature measurements indicate electron energy enhancements during the releases. Theoretical calculations based on the conditions of the APEX releases show that charge-exchange collisions and elastic scattering of the injected Xe neutrals by the ambient plasma can lead to an ion beam instability that may account for the observed wave and electron energy enhancements. The interaction is akin to the critical ionization velocity effect. We calculate that because of the low injection density, this turbulence-fueled ionization should have a low yield (<1%), which may explain the lack of detectable plasma density enhancement.
U2 - 10.1029/2001ja000040
DO - 10.1029/2001ja000040
JO - Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
JF - Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
IS - A11
M1 - 2001JA000040
Choueiri EY, Oraevsky VN, Dokukin VS, Volokitin AS, Pulinets SA, Ruzhin YY et al. Observations and modeling of neutral gas releases from the APEX satellite. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 2001 Nov 1;106(A11):25673-25681. 2001JA000040. https://doi.org/10.1029/2001ja000040


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Jonathan Martinez, Anchor/Reporter
Published: July 19, 2019, 11:03 pm
Tags: Crime, Liberty County, News
Liberty County correctional officer accused of stealing money from people being booked in jail
HOUSTON – A correctional officer was arrested and charged with a state jail felony.
Mayra Gallegos Balderas, once a correctional officer in Liberty County, is now out of a job.
She's accused of stealing money from people while they were being booked into jail. Investigators said the total was nearly $1,500.
Oscar Aleman, a contract worker, said he was one of the victims.
"Why not bring my money? I got my receipt. I got everything. So why not bring the money back? It's crazy," Aleman said.
He said he was arrested for a DUI in March and when he was booked, he had $2,550 on him that was documented during the arrest, broken down even by the denomination of bills.
But when he was released almost 50 days later, Aleman said he got back a whole lot less.
"I had $2,550. And (they) only bring back $1,500," Aleman said.
Aleman said despite missing $1,000, he is glad someone has been arrested in the case.
As for getting back his money back, that may not happen any time soon.
The county can't reimburse any of the victims as it's a private company that runs the jail, which Gallegos-Balderas was contracted to work for.
One of the only ways Aleman may get any of his money back is through court proceedings -- if there is a conviction and the judge orders restitution to be paid.
"I need my money. I'm working for my money, you know?" Aleman said.


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The World's Most Fascinating Places, As Seen In Science Fiction Books
Madeleine Monson-Rosen
Filed to:triviagasm
It's the middle of summer — the time of year when wanderlust takes over our brains. You want to leave your home and your job and explore what the world has to offer. But here's the next best thing — 15 books that take place in science fiction and fantasy versions of the most fascinating places on Earth.
Top image: Windup Girl, cover art by Raphael Lacoste.
Paolo Bacigalupi's Bangkok, The Windup Girl
Bacigalupi's Thailand manages to be geopolitically unique in a future that's both distant and familiar. And his Bangkok, a "drowning city" stands out in his dystopic Asia, where almost every other country is starving. This Bangkok is drowning in its own abundance, awash in gray and black marketeers.
Ian McDonald's India, River of Gods
Like Bacigalupi's Thailand, McDonald's India is instantly recognizable in the terms of its contemporary geopolitical logic. A hundred years after India's partition and independence, India has, again, been sliced into smaller principates. In McDonald's Varansi, the titular river Ganges is the natural backdrop for the swirling apocalyptic events of this novel.
William Gibson's Sprawl, Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive, etc
What Gibson calls the Sprawl, the "Boston-Atlanta Metropolitan Axis," geographer Jean Gottman labeled the Northeast Megalopolis, although as yet it lacks Gibson's geodisc roof. Speaking as a megalopolitan myself, Gibson's vision gets more and more accurate.
Image by Rudolf Herczog
Nnedi Okorafor's Niger, The Shadow Speaker
Okorafor's novels are set in more-or-less fictionalized versions of real African nations. The real Niger, in a dystopic future, is the site for The Shadow Speaker, in which a third world war combining both nuclear and magical weapons has rearranged the world. But Okorafor situates this novel in a Niger that is decidedly real — and even though this novel incorporates another world entirely, Okorafor's attention to the specifics of Igbo and Wodaabe language and culture is meticulous and impressive.
Octavia Butler's Eastern Shore of Maryland, Kindred
Butler wrote Kindred in Maryland, and despite setting the contemporary parts of the novel in California, when Dana, the protagonist, time travels to her enslaved ancestors' home, she arrives, not in the deep South, but on Maryland's Eastern Shore, the birthplace of both Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman. Ruined plantations remain as a legacy of the Union's complicity in slavery.
Jules Verne's Reykjavik, Journey to the Center of the Earth
Obviously the center of the earth is the most extraordinary place in this novel, but Reykjavik is a pretty close second. The "immense bed of lava" that bounds the city, in the book at least, conjures an otherworldly landscape as exciting as anywhere in Verne's imagination.
Amitav Ghosh's Calcutta, The Calcutta Chromosome
Despite its title, Ghosh's Calcutta isn't exactly the primary setting of the novel. Instead, it's the site of two superimposed histories: one, of the problematic discovery of Malaria's means of transmission, by Sir Ronald Ross, at the turn of the 20th century; and the other, of a contemporary man obsessed with Ross, who disappears into the city, and yet perhaps somehow influence's Ross's discovery. The city, in this novel, is a living testimony to the contradictory logics of colonialism.
Mary Shelley's Geneva, Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein's earliest inspiration comes from witnessing a lightning storm over the Swiss Alps. Indeed, the forbidding mountains that are Victor's ancestral homeland are beautiful and terrible, and inspired the mad scientist to the same.
Karen Tei Yamashita's Los Angeles, Tropic of Orange
Los Angeles is a transformative and transforming place in this apocalyptic novel, which emphasizes the city's intersecting underworlds even as the novel depicts the Tropic of Cancer's inexplicable movement towards the city.
Walter Mosley's New York, "The Electric Eye"
Mosley's speculative efforts go under-appreciated, and Folio Johnson, the "electric eye" of the title (a successor to generations of noirish private eyes) combines the best of what Mosley is better known for with a more cyberpunk sensibility. But his gritty New York is also recognizable here, even though this is a world where the geographies of data are superseding those of cities.
Cory Doctorow's Disney World, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
In Doctorow's post-scarcity future, the Disney theme park has become the site of insane factional conflict, in part over whether to maintain its status as arguably real or become increasingly virtual. A good excuse to visit, while there's still an opportunity to have fun outside one's own head!
Phillip K Dick's San Francisco, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
Especially as the Bay Area grows ever more crowded and affluent, there's something appealing about Dick's empty, dusty, radioactive San Francisco, where people's robot animals graze on half-empty apartment roofs.
Edgar Allan Poe's Sullivan's Island, "The Gold Bug"
Sullivan's Island is, in Poe's description, tiny, "little else than sea sand." The obsessed hero of this story occupies a "small hut," where he conceives his—ultimately fulfilled—obsession with Captain Kidd's buried treasure.
Sam Watson's Brisbane and Northern Territory, The Kadaitcha Sung
Both urban Brisbane and a forbidding Northern Territory are sites of horrific violence in this novel, yet as the site of both the beautiful and the terrible, these contemporary Gothic landscapes are absolutely compelling.
Vandana Singh's Delhi, "Delhi"
Many stories want us to see cities as living organisms, but this story makes Delhi into a giant computer, transforming its past, present, and future, and its people, into parts of a large, interconnected, and self-perpetuating system.


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Das Verfassungsreferendum in Haiti 2022 war von Präsident Jovenel Moïse bereits für den 27. Juni 2021 vorgesehen, wurde jedoch verschoben. Nach dessen Ermordung Anfang Juli 2021 wurde der Plan der Volksabstimmung beibehalten. Nach verschiedenen weiteren Verschiebungen ist es für einen noch nicht absehbaren Termin im Jahr 2023 vorgesehen.

Hintergrund
In Haiti gilt die Verfassung aus dem Jahr 1987 in der im Jahr 2012 geänderten Fassung.

Am 7. Februar 2017 in das Amt gekommen, gelang es Präsident Moïse nicht, politische Stabilität im Land sicherzustellen. Vielmehr mangelte es weiterhin am ständigen Wahlausschuss (Conseil électoral permanent) und die für das Jahr 2018 regelmäßig anstehenden Wahlen konnten von dem provisorischen Wahlausschuss (Conseil électoral provisoire) angesichts von Unruhen nicht durchgeführt werden. Zudem bestand Uneinigkeit über die Dauer der Amtszeit von Moïse. Der Präsident ließ den Entwurf einer Verfassungsänderung ausarbeiten, die es ermöglichen sollte, mit den Problemen des Landes besser umzugehen.

Nach der Ermordung von Moïse Anfang Juli 2021 wurde das Projekt der Verfassungsänderung aufrechterhalten. Die Mandate der Mitglieder der Abgeordnetenkammer und des Senats liefen entsprechend der verfassungsmäßigen Vorschriften ab.

Beabsichtigte Verfassungsänderungen
Die Volksabstimmung sollte eine Reihe von Änderungsvorschlägen der Verfassung billigen:

 Abschaffung des Senats und Einführung eines Parlaments mit nur einer Kammer,
 Abschaffung des Amts des Premierministers und Einrichtung des Amts eines Vizepräsidenten,
 Änderung des Wahlsystems für die Präsidentschaft durch Abschaffung eines zweiten Wahlgangs und Einführung der Mehrheitswahl (ohne Notwendigkeit einer absoluten Mehrheit),
 Zusammenlegung der Parlamentswahl mit der Präsidentschaftswahl an jeweils einem gemeinsamen Termin alle fünf Jahre,
 Ermöglichung der einmaligen Wiederwahl des Präsidenten,
 Erlaubnis für Haitianer mit doppelter Staatsangehörigkeit, hohe Ämter bis hin zu dem des Präsidenten einzunehmen (mit der Maßgabe, dass sie in Haiti wohnhaft sind),
 Einführung einer 5 Prozentquote für Auslandshaitianer im Parlament,
 Einführung einer Dienstpflicht für alle Haitianer, die das Alter von 18 Jahren erreichen,
 Reglung für Verfassungsänderungen dahingehend, dass nach einer Zustimmung im Parlament eine positive Volksabstimmung folgen muss.

Planung und Verschiebungen
Das für den 27. Juni 2021 vorgesehene Referendum wurde am 7. Juni 2021 wegen der COVID-19-Pandemie und damit verbundener Probleme bei der Rekrutierung und Einweisung von Wahlhelfern auf den 26. September 2021, den Tag der vorgesehenen Präsidentschaftswahl und der Wahlen für beide Kammern des Parlaments, verschoben.

Nach der Ermordung von Präsident Moïse und einem schweren Erdbeben Mitte August 2021 verschob der provisorische Wahlausschuss (CEP) die Volksabstimmung und die weiteren Urnengänge auf den 7. November des Jahres.

Der amtierende Premierminister Ariel Henry löste den CEP auf und verkündete am 29. September 2021, dass alle Wahlen und Abstimmungen für Februar 2022 geplant werden sollten. Der Plan wurde durch um sich greifende Unruhen im Land verhindert. Im Juni 2022 gab der Premierminister bekannt, Wahlen und Abstimmung sollten baldmöglichst, sobald sich die Lage stabilisiert habe, erfolgen.

Am 21. Dezember 2022 wurde in einem von mehreren Seiten getragenen Abkommen vereinbart, die Abstimmung und die Wahlen im Jahr 2023 abzuhalten. Ferner sollte der neue Präsident am 7. Februar 2024 in sein Amt eingeführt werden.

Angesichts der weitgehenden Lähmung des politischen Lebens Haitis durch ausufernde Bandenkriminalität und die Unfähigkeit des führenden politischen Persönlichkeiten, einen Konsens zum weiteren Vorgehen zu finden, wurden auch Stimmen laut, die Volksabstimmungen an sich in Frage stellten.

Anmerkungen und Einzelnachweise

2022
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Ріддер Джованні Крістіан ван Бронкгорст (, IPA: [dʒijoˈvɑni vɑmˈbrɔŋkɦɔrst]; * 5 лютого 1975, Роттердам) — колишній нідерландський футболіст індонезійського походження, захисник, капітан збірної Нідерландів у 2008—2010 роках.

Зіграв понад 100 матчів за збірну, взявши участь в трьох чемпіонатах світу (1998, 2006 і 2010) і трьох чемпіонатах Європи (2000, 2004 і 2008).

Після завершення ігрової кар'єри — футбольний тренер, з 2015 року очолює тренерський штаб «Феєнорда».

Біографія

Клубна кар'єра

Дитинство і початок кар'єри
Ван Бронкхорст народився в Роттердамі в індонезійсько-голландській сім'ї Віктора ван Бронкгорста та Франсьєн Сапулете, родом з Молуккських островів. Він почав грати за місцевий аматорський молодіжний клуб ЛМО Роттердам у віці 6 років, а на наступний рік вступив в молодіжну академію у «Феєнорда». У 1990 році, у віці 15 років, клуб запропонував йому професійний контракт, який він прийняв.

Феєнорд
Разом з молодіжною командою «Феєнорда», відразу після підписання першого контракту, у 1991 році став чемпіоном молодіжної ліги Нідерландів. Проте прорватися до першої команди йому не вдалося і Джованні був відданий в оренду до «Валвейка», у якому і дебютував в Ередивізі в 1993 році. Джованні повернувся до «Феєнорда» на початку сезону 1994/95, але не міг отримати стабільного місця в основному складі, провівши лише 10 ігор. Починаючи з сезону 1995/96 ван Бронкгорст зміг стати невід'ємним грацем команди, граючи в більшості офіційних матчах «Феєнорда».

Всередині дев'яностих «Феєнорд» стає нездатним конкурувати з ПСВ та Аяксом за лідерство в Ередивізі. Крім того, ключові гравці команди, зокрема Генрік Ларссон, залишають команду. Тому ван Бронкхорст також починає шукати собі новий клуб. Він вирішив приєднатися до шотландського «Рейнджерса», який на той момент тренував Дік Адвокат, під керівництвом якого Джованні грав у збірних U-16 та U-18. Перехід відбувся влітку 1998 року і обійшовся новому клубу в 5,5 млн фунтів стерлінгів.

Рейнджерс
На момент переїзду до Шотландії ван Бронкхорст був уже гравцем національної збірної, з якою тільки-но виступив на французькому мундіалі і зайняв високе 4 місце. У першій же грі за «Рейнджерс» в драматичному матчі Кубка УЄФА проти ірландського «Шелбурна» при рахунку 3-0 на користь ірландців ван Бронкхорст забив гол, після чого його клуб довів матч до перемоги 5-3. Всього за «Рейнджерс» Джо забив 22 голи (13 у чемпіонаті, 3 у кубку Шотландії, 1 в кубку Ліги, 3 в Лізі Чемпіонів і 2 в Кубку УЄФА), граючи в основному роль розігруючого півзахисника. Влітку 2001 року ван Бронкхорст перейшов за 8,5 млн фунтів стерлінгів в лондонський «Арсенал».

Арсенал
Арсен Венгер, тодішній тренер «Арсенала», підписав ван Бронкхорста, замість півзахисника Еммануеля Петі, який покинув клуб. Тому у новому клубі Джованні почав грати у центрі півзахисту разом з Патріком Вієйра. Проте, після кількох місяців у клубі, Джованні отримав травму хрестоподібної зв'язки коліна. Після повернення, його роль у клубі стала мінімальною — він поступився місцем в сновному складі Патріку Вієйра, Еду та Жілберту Сілві.

Проте, ван Бронкгорст не залишив «Арсенал» без титулів, вигравши два Кубки та Суперкубок Англії (хоч і не брав участі в жодному з трьох фіналів) і ставши в 2002 році чемпіоном Англії.

Його останній вихід у складі «Арсеналу» стався 10 серпня 2003 року в матчі Суперкубка Англії, де Джованні, вийшовши на заміну, не забив післяматчовий пенальті, через що в підсумку каноніри програли «Манчестер Юнайтед». Через кілька днів після цього матчу він перейшов до «Барселони». Всього, за час перебування в Англії, Джованні забив лише два голи в Прем'єр-лізі: один забив «Лестер Сіті» 23 січня 2002 року, а другий — «Челсі» 1 січня 2003 року.

Барселона

На початку сезону 2003/04 ван Бронкхорст перебрався в «Барселону» на правах однорічної оренди з можливістю подальшого повного викупу всіх прав на футболіста. Головним тренером клубу на той момент був Франк Райкард, під керівництвом якого футболіст вже грав за збірну у 1998—2000 роках.

В Іспанії Джованні повернувся на свою звичну позицію лівого захисника, допомігши клубу після трьох «непризових» сезонів виграти срібні медалі чемпіонату Іспанії. Також, він став грати в футболці, на якій було написано лише його коротке прізвисько «Джо» (), а не прізвище «Бронкгорст» (), яке він носив у попередніх клубах.

У травні 2004 року ван Бронкхорст був повністю викуплений в «Арсенала» за 2 млн. євро та підписав повноцінний трирічний контракт з «Барселоною». З клубом він виграв Ла Лігу в 2005 році, забивши в чемпіонаті 4 голи. У 2006 році, він допоміг своєму клубу повторити цей успіх, а також виграти Лігу чемпіонів, ставши єдиним гравцем, який взяв участь в усіх матчах Ліги Чемпіонів того сезону. У 2007 році до команди прийшов Ерік Абідаль, який витіснив Джованні з основного складу. 21 серпня 2007 року контракт ван Бронкгорста з «Барселоною» закінчився, і він вдруге у своїй кар'єрі приєднався на правах вільного агента до «Феєнорда».

Феєнорд

З моменту повернення до свого рідного клубу, ван Бронкхорст став ключовим гравцем команди. На початку свого першого сезону в Роттердамі, тодішній тренер «Феєнорда» Берт ван Марвейк зробив ван Бронкгорста капітаном команди. У 2008 році він виграв перший і єдиний трофей з клубом — кубок Нідерландів. 12 травня 2010 року Джованні оголосив про завершення кар'єри футболіста після завершення чемпіонату світу 2010 року. Останнім матчем футболіста стала товариська гра між «Феєнордом» та «Мальоркою» 25 липня 2010 року.

Кар'єра у збірній

Початок кар'єри
Спочатку Джованні дебютував у національній олімпійській збірній, у складі якої не зміг пройти кваліфікацію на Олімпійські ігри 1996 року в Атланті. Свій перший виклик до національної збірної отримав у серпні 1996 року від тогочасного головного тренера збірної Гуса Гіддінка на товариський матч проти збірної Бразилії на Амстердам-Арені. У 1998 році зміг потрапити до списку футболістів, які поїхали на чемпіонат світу, проте жодного разу так і не вийшов на поле, а його партнери змогли зайняти високе 4 місце.

Євро-2000
У збірній Джованні в основному грав на позиції лівого атакуючого півзахисника, на відміну від клубної позиції лівого захисника. У збірній Нідерландів на домашньому Євро-2000 Джо поступився своєю позицію на лівому фланзі атаки швидконогому Марку Овермарсу і молодшому Будевейну Зендену. Тому ван Бронкгорст зайняв місце лівого захисника, проте і тут він поступався ветерану Артуру Нюману, який завершив кар'єру відразу після закінчення європейського форуму. Після цього всі тренери національної команди постійно викликали ван Бронкгорста на матчі збірної, де для нього майже завжди було місце на полі.

ЧС-2002

Невдача спіткала команду Нідерландів у кваліфікації до Чемпіонату світу 2002 року — «помаранчеві» взагалі не потрапили до Кореї та Японії, пропустивши в кваліфікації вперед збірні Португалії та Ірландію. Після цієї провальної кампанії головний тренер Луї ван Гал був відправлений у відставку. Сам Джованні ван Бронкгорст зіграв у чотирьох матчах відбору і забив один гол.

Євро-2004
Новий тренер збірної, Дік Адвокат, знову повернув футболіста на позицію лівого захисника. На Євро-2004 Нідерланди дійшли до півфіналу, поступившись господарям чемпіонату, Португалії. Ван Бронкхорст грав персонально проти Луїша Фігу, часто програючи боротьбу лідеру португальців.

ЧС-2006
На Чемпіонаті світу 2006 багатообіцяюча збірна Нідерландів знову поступилася Португалії, цього разу в 1/8 фіналу. Джованні був основним гравцем збірної в кваліфікації та фінальному турнірі. А в останньому матчі збірної на мундіалі за рахунку 0-1 на користь португальської команди він був вилучений. Крім нього, з поля були вилучені ще три футболісти, а окрім того команда отримали 16 жовтих карток.

Ван Бронкхорст натякнув, що після Чемпіонату світу він може завершити свої виступи за національну збірну, але все ж продовжив виступи і у кваліфікації до Євро-2008.

Євро-2008
У відбірковому матчі Євро-2008, 28 березня 2007 року, який Нідерланди виграли матч з рахунком 1-0, Ван Бронкгорст забив переможний гол у ворота Словенії. Завдяки цьому «помаранчеві» змогли в кінцевому етапі зайняти друге місце в групі і пройти у фінальну частину.

На самому турнірі, 9 червня 2008 року, під час матчу проти збірної Італії, який завершився перемогою 3-0, Джованні віддав гольовий пас і сам забив третій гол збірної.

Ще до Євро-2008, тодішній капітан збірної Едвін ван дер Сар заявив про свій намір піти з національної збірної після завершення турніру. Він зіграв свою останню гру як капітан проти збірної Росії, яка завершилася поразкою 3-1 у додатковий час і вильотом Нідерландів з турніру. Відразу після цього ван Бронкгорста обрали наступним капітаном.

ЧС-2010
Джованні був основним гравцем у кваліфікації до мундіалю, в зв'язку з чим був прогнозовано включений в попередній склад команди на турнір. 27 травня 2010 року, тодішній менеджер збірної Берт ван Марвейк включив ван Бронкгорста до складу 23 футболістів збірної, до того ж як капітана команди.

Джованні ван Бронкхорст провів свій сотий матч за збірну в першому матчі Нідерландів на турнірі, де вони зустрілися із збірною Данії. У півфіналі проти збірної Уругваю, який Нідерланди виграли з рахунком 3-2, він забив свій єдиний гол у фінальних частинах чемпіонатів світу. Потужним ударом з-за меж штрафного майданчика Джованні пробив точно в дев'ятку без шансів для голкіпера Фернандо Муслери. Цей гол вважається одним з найкрасивіших голів турніру.

У фінальному матчі проти збірної Іспанії ван Бронкхорст був замінений на 105-й хвилині на Едсона Брафгейда за рахунку 0-0, а фатальний для Нідерландів гол Андрес Іньєста провів вже після виходу з гри Джованні — на 116-й хвилині. Незважаючи на друге місце, ван Бронкхорст заявив, що він все одно був гордий досягненням команди.

Відразу після цього матчу футболіст завершив свою професійну футбольну кар'єру.

Голи за збірну

Тренерська робота
21 липня 2011 року повернувся до свого рідного «Феєнорда», прийнявши пропозицію увійти до очолюваного Роналдом Куманом тренерського штабу команди цього клубу. Продовжив працювати із клубом й після приходу на його тренерський місток влітку 2014 року Фреда Рюттена.

А вже 23 березня 2015 року було повідомлено, що ван Бронкгорст стане новим головним тренером «Феєнорда» по завершенні сезону, оскільки керівництво клубу вирішило не подовжувати однорічний контракт з Рюттеном. Офіційне призначення ван Бронкгорста відбулося 18 травня 2015, наступного дня після звільнення його попередника.

18 листопада 2021 року Джованні ван Бронкгорст очолив шотландський «Рейнджерс»

Особисте життя
Ван Бронкгорст одружений з Маріке, має двох синів — Джейка і Джошуа. Крім того в нього є молодша сестра.

Особиста інформація
 Улюблений фільм: Підозрілі особи
 Улюблений кіноактор: Роберт де Ніро
 Улюблена гра на PlayStation: Pro Evolution Soccer
 Улюблена книга: Код да Вінчі
 Улюблений співак: Ашер
 Улюблений журнал T3, кілька різних журналів про кіно і будь-який футбольний журнал
 Улюблена книга: Голландський Телеграф
 Улюблена марка одягу: Gucci
 Улюблений автомобіль: Aston Martin
 Улюблена їжа: Chicken cordon bleu
 Улюблений напій: Coca-Cola
 Улюблений футболіст: Роналдіньо
 Улюблена пісня: Let Me Entertain You Роббі Вільямса

Статистика

Клубна
Згідно з сайтом national-football-teams.com

Збірна

Згідно з сайтом rsssf.com

Тренерська
Станом на 14 лютого 2016 року

Досягнення

Клубні
Гравець

«Феєнорд»
 Володар кубка Нідерландів: 1994-95, 2007-08

«Рейнджерс»
 Чемпіон Шотландії: 1998-99, 1999–2000
 Володар кубка Шотландії: 1998-99, 1999–2000
 Володар кубка шотландської Ліги: 1997-98

«Арсенал» (Лондон)
 Чемпіон Англії: 2001-02
 Володар кубка Англії: 2001-02, 2002-03
 Володар суперкубка Англії: 2002

«Барселона»
 Чемпіон Іспанії: 2004-05, 2005-06
 Володар суперкубка Іспанії: 2005, 2006
 Переможець Ліги чемпіонів: 2005-06

Тренер

«Рейнджерс»
 Володар кубка Шотландії: 2021-22

Срібний призер чемпіонату світу: 2010
 Півфіналіст чемпіонату Європи: 2000, 2004

Індивідуальні
 Орден Оранських-Нассау (2010)

Посилання

 Офіційний вебсайт футболіста

 Профіль футболіста на сайті transfermarkt.de
 Профіль футболіста на сайті National Football Teams

Примітки

Уродженці Роттердама
Нідерландські футболісти
Нідерландські футбольні тренери
Гравці збірної Нідерландів з футболу
Футболісти «Валвейка»
Футболісти «Феєнорда»
Футболісти «Рейнджерс»
Футболісти «Арсенала» (Лондон)
Футболісти «Барселони»
Гравці чемпіонату світу з футболу 1998
Гравці чемпіонату Європи з футболу 2000
Гравці чемпіонату Європи з футболу 2004
Гравці чемпіонату світу з футболу 2006
Гравці чемпіонату Європи з футболу 2008
Гравці чемпіонату світу з футболу 2010
Тренери ФК «Феєнорд»
Переможці Ліги чемпіонів УЄФА
Футболісти, які зіграли 100 і більше матчів за збірну


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