Parashat B'ha-alot'khah 2014/5774 (Triennial I) -- Does God Need Light? At the beginning of this week's Torah portion, we learn how the Israelites (and particularly the Levites) are instructed to light the m'norah in the Temple. But why is that light there? Do the people need the light to see in the Temple? Or does God need the light of the people? Or is there another purpose to this light altogether! Come join us for this fascinating conversation about the usage of light in our sacred spaces.


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Fleets can switch to this form of tyre from October 1st onwards, so many are already making the change, and ATS Euromaster have said that total sales are likely to be 60 per cent more than in 2011.
It is no surprise that this rise in sales has taken place, with the Met Office reporting temperatures of below 7 degrees on no less than 147 days between the beginning of last October and the end of March.
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The present unprecedented political slugfest on contentious Articles 370 & Art 35A has crossed all redlines with Mehbooba Mufti threatening to secede the day these Articles are abrogated or even tinkled with. It is common with Mehbooba after BJP's withdrawal from North-Pole-South-Pole alliance Govt, to lash out at Modi, BJP and even Delhi on one count or the other. She has been warning that there would be no one in J&K(includes Jammu & Ladakh also) to give shoulder (kandda) to Tricolour if special status is touched, forgetting that J&K is not any Kashmiri leader's fiefdom. Moreover,kandda is given to a deceased and our National flag can never die, even in Kashmir, because it represents sentiments and aspirations of billions of proud Indians who, if the time comes, would not hesitate to lay down their lives to keep it aloft majestically.
The new born love for Pakistan & Imran Khan and secessionism by the mainstream parties may require kandda for them in the event of Kashmir seceding from India as the present cadre of armed militants would rule the roost and make all these mainstream politicians accountable as happened in some of the Islamic countries where Rulers were pulled down by the rebellion. And please don't count Jammu and Ladakh for this misadventure as the people are emotionally connected with the Tricolour.
This slugfest started with Omar Abdullah's tweet of J&K to have a Prime Minister if they come to power which started no-holds-barred attacks and counter attacks in which surprisingly Gh Nabi Azad too joined supporting the views of separate Kashmir PM. He forget that it was Congress Govt (GM Sadiq) in 1964 that changed the nomenclature from PM to CM and extended many provisions of Indian Constitution under Presidential order and intriguingly Congress is now supporting the move to revert back these amendments.
Its election time and competitive India--bashing has been only agenda in Kashmir but what Dr. Farooq Abdullah said in Srinagar's election meeting on 9th April, 2019, was unprecedented for mainstream politicians. He has linked Article 370 with plebiscite. He is quoted having said, "Plebiscite (UN's dead resolution of 1949) is temporary, yes it is, but till you do not go for it, Article 370 is permanent".So, he means that Article 370 is permanent till the right to self-determination is not franchised. Like his son, Omar Abdullah, he too held accession as "conditional". He said what Kashmir politicians keep saying mischievously that the accession with India is only on three subjects but now he is changing this narrative too, "The accession was done on three subjects and all other things were kept with the people of the State till plebiscite is not done". Such irresponsible and patently wrong assertion has been made by State's 'four time ruler' which no mainstream politicians had ever made since Sheikh Abdullah rejoined the mainstream politics in Feb 1975 after remaining in political wilderness for 22 years. The separatists had been saying so besides Pakistan.
The fact remains that Maharaja Hari Singh alone was competent to accede to either of the Dominions under India Independence Act, 1947 & Govt of India Act, 1935 which he did on 26 October, 1947 with India. It is full, complete, final & irrevocable. J&K Constituent Assembly ratified the accession and the State Constitution in un-amendable Section 3 provides for "integral part" of India. After promulgation of Constitution of India, signed by four representatives of J&K too, the relevance of all Instruments of Accession signed by 562 rulers of Princely States including J&K became redundant.
Apart from article 370, Article 1 of Constitution of India which is originally extended to J&K on 26 January 1950, says that "(1) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. (2) The States and the territories thereof shall be as specified in the First Schedule (J&K figures at Sr. No.15 out 28 States). (3) The territory of India shall comprise (a) The territory of the States; …." So, in no case, J&K can secede or the integral part be snatched away from India by the likes of Mehbooba & Abdullahs. Dr. Farooq is talking about Plebiscite which his illustrious father Sheikh Abdullah had buried forever 44 years ago.
In election season throwing mud on each other has been the unfortunate bane of our parliamentary democracy but threat of secession and seeking plebiscite by the contesting candidates, whatever provocation may be, cannot be taken as normal. It goes against the very oath of the Constitutions of India & J&K taken by the candidates at the time of filing nomination papers for the election to Lok Sabha and Assembly. NC's Baramulla candidate & former Speaker took the refuge of "Pakistan Zindabad" get votes. Is this the only strategy available to Kashmiri leaders to win elections?
Have these mainstream leaders forgotten that even Pakistan with her proxies in Kashmir and armed terrorists could not move even an inch in taking Kashmir out of India in last 72 years including 30 years of terrorism & bloodshed? No one can forget that when the full blown terrorism erupted in January 1990 Dr. Farooq Abdullah reportedly asked the rebel youths to go across the border, take armed training and return to fight India. Whether he said it with conviction (doubtful) or out of frustration couple with anger against the then Home Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed who is credited to reappoint Jagmohan against Farooq's advice, the boys who went there and came back with arms & ammunition only caused avoidable mayhems & destruction in J&K and in the process got eliminated also. Did anyone including Dr. Farooq or Syed Ali Shah Geelani gain in these 30 years?
Today, when former CMs and other leaders are talking about secession and 'annulment of accession' (there is no constitutional provision to secede) it could only lead to more mayhems and destruction of Kashmir and not to bring Kashmir closer to Azadi. Let them try to reconnect with estranged people by joining the separatist movement openly, but stop talking on behalf of Jammu & Ladakh as people of these regions condemn separatists.
Mehbooba Mufti's open threat of secession in 2020 if J&K's special status is tinkled with is obviously in reaction to Amit Shah's statement to scrap these Articles by then. She also talked about that if these Articles are scrapped India would be seen as "occupational force" in Kashmir. If these 'ifs' and 'buts' are removed, there doesn't seem to have much difference between these 'former rulers' and Geelani and his likes and Pakistan.
Contentious Articles 370 and 35A are before the SC for over four years in SC with both J&K Govt and Central Govt seeking adjournment after adjournment as they knew their sensitivity in Kashmir. Has the situation in Kashmir transformed to the extent that necessitated Amit Shah and PM Modi to commit scrapping of these articles? This too appears to be election stunt.
There are three legal issues in Article 35A. Can the President of India bypass Parliament's amending power of Article 368? Can the President add a new Article by exercising the delegated powers under Article 370 and lastly, does it violate "the basic structure" of the Constitution?
Article 370 is the basis of all Presidential orders including of Article 35A which empowers the President to extend the provisions of the Constitution of India to J&K with the concurrence of the state Govt. Invoking this power, 94 out of 97 entries of Union list stood extended to J&K while originally only Articles 1 and 370 were applied to J&K.
Strange ways are of the politics of self-seeking Kashmiri leadership which was responsible for Maharaja Hari Singh's forced exile and today is praising him as a visionary in the context of PRC laws. Admittedly, this law has roots in Maharaja's notification no. 1-L/84 of 20th April 1927 and Article 35-A is the outcome of Delhi Agreement reached between PM Jawaharlal Nehru and J&K PM Sheikh Abdullah in July 1952. But the same leadership willfully dropped an important Class III of State Subjects of 1927 notification which had given power to grant permission to acquire non-movable property with under a "rayatnama" or under an "ijazatnama"to a non-State Subject who "may execute a rayatnama after ten years of continuous residence therein." Had it been incorporated in State Constitution or amend these Sections reflecting the true spirit of the Maharaja, the human issue of West Pakistani refuses and Valmikis would have addressed long back. But was Kashmiri leadership ever interested in resolving minority communities' issues?
It is the same Mehbooba who in her first public address at Anantnag Railway station after becoming the CM had said that Kashmir's accession with India was the best thing ever happened to Kashmiri Muslims and referred to the violence hit Islamic Pakistan. Today, she in tweet ridiculed India by quoting a verse of Iqbal out of context, " Na samjhoge to mit jaoge ai hindostan walo, tumahari dastan tak bhi na hogi dastanun mein". But she conveniently ignored Iqbal's famous song in which the celebrated poet had said, " Yunaan, Missar-e-Roma sab mit gay jehan se, baqi raha sirf namo nishaan hamara; Kuch baat hai ki hasti mitti nahi hamari, sadion raha hai dushman jaman hamara, sare jahan se achha hindostan hamara". This is our India, Mehbooba ji.


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Walking as one of the 'Big Four' accounting giants, PwC has joined hands with cryptocurrency-backed lending startup Cred, formerly Libra Credit, to develop the newfangled dollar-backed token, a press release by the company stated Oct. 8.
As part of the tie-up, PwC will leverage its archetypal accounting services to provide "100% transparency and value substantiation"—a move the company claimed will bolster trust and confidence in the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
Through the tactful tones of a corporate press release, one notice Tether's USDT, the most widely used USD stablecoin by market capitalization and daily volume, which has repeatedly ruffled feathers over solvency concerns, exchange vulnerabilities, and allegations of price manipulation.
Compliance-heavy PwC would not likely be flipping through the ledgers of Tether any time soon, however, instead backing Cred, the brainchild of former PayPal executives Lu Hua and Dan Schatt. In the eyes of PwC, which services more than 100,000 businesses across 158 countries, perhaps the San Francisco-registered startup won't be taking a laissez-faire approach to balancing the books.
PwC's commitment to the crypto community at large sends a very strong message to retail investors, mainstream financial services providers and the crypto enthusiasts that the world is moving toward decentralization, transparency and accountability in a system that will evolve beyond the need for trusted intermediaries.
Indeed, PwC's weight would presumably carry shockwaves through the wave of USD-backed stablecoin projects seen in recent months. Rubbing elbows with the likes of the fully regulated Gemini dollar and Paxos Standard, it would appear corporations are beginning to storm in on the battle to become the one world currency.


The decor is gorgeous art moderne, dating from the 1920s. The atmosphere is friendly and bustling and the food is sumptuous but not fussy. Altogether a lovely evening with a great friend.
During the day Ryan, Alan and I explored the left bank, starting with a picnic in the Luxembourg Gardens, then wandering over to the Jardin des Plantes. I had a look at the greenhouses (which I found mildly interesting) while they saw the Grand Gallery of Evolution, which I had seen last year. The forecast had been for rain, but in the event it was cool but otherwise lovely.
Ryan and Alan enjoyed a meal at a Provençal restaurant in the 8ème while Jacques and I were at Brasserie Julien.
Spring in Full Bloom in the gardens of the Palais Royal.
Forget my complaints about the weather — today was perfect. Short sleeve weather, as opposed to the undershirt-shirt-jacket-raincoat weather we've been having. Lots more photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/rwmack/Paris3#.
I started out this morning with a few little SNAFUs that combined to make up a very enjoyable day. First, I was expecting the delivery of an inexpensive printer, which I decided to get so I could print maps, boarding passes, etc. Amazon.fr is as efficient as amazon.com, and it even has access to my U.S. account information. But the delivery man had no way to notify me when he arrived (except calling my French cell phone, which for some reason didn't happen) so he just left a slip in the mailbox. Fortunately, the system here is to leave the package at the nearest Post Office, which was quite close. It wasn't available until 14h, however.
After that I headed out to see an exhibition of Indian miniatures at the national library. (I'm reading Orhan Pamuk's "My Name is Red" so the topic is of particular interest at the moment.) Through an erroneous or misread listing I went to the Rue Richelieu branch (a few blocks away) instead of the Mitterand branch. The only exhibit at the Rue Richelieu branch was a strange-sounding (free) museum of "money, medals and antiques." True to its name, it is a highly miscellaneous collection, but it includes some quite impressive antiquities, as well as other interesting or amusing stuff.
In fact, however, I had a hard time even finding the library. It appeared to occupy a whole city block on my map, but almost all of the street frontage was normal shops and stores. There was no entrance at all on Rue Richelieu but eventually I noticed a sign saying that the entrance was on the opposite street. Meanwhile, as I was looking at my map trying to find the library I noticed that I was right next to the gardens of the "Palais Royal". I had never seen or heard about them but I thought I might have a look. The flowers and magnolia trees were in spectacular full bloom so I forgot about the library for about an hour while I took pictures from various angles and sat for a bit soaking up the sun and scents.
After a surprisingly good lunch at a Lebanese restaurant in the area I picked up the box and headed to a rendezvous with Yannis, the owner of the place I'll be renting in May. A mutual friend introduced us, which was a big savings for me since it avoided agency fees. He sounded very nice from our conversations and indeed he was (when he finally arrived).
At his suggestion I went over to have a look at Notre Dame, then continued on up to the Luxembourg Gardens. When dusk began to fall I hopped on the Métro back home and was pleased to find that the little food shops on my street are open until 20h (8 pm to you), and even offer discounts at the end of the day. I would have taken a picture of dinner but for the fact that it was exactly like my first two home-cooked meals. Except that it was followed by a dessert that included fresh strawberries from the local fruit market.


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The Hill ^ | 12/13/2022 | Nick Perry
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Medpage Today ^ | April 28, 2022 | Crystal Phend
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The Associated Press ^ | April 28, 2022 | By MATTHEW PERRONE
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Associated Press ^ | July 26, 2021
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05/01/2021 8:06:27 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 73 replies
Yahoo! News ^ | April 29, 2021, 11:43 AM | Anthony L. Fisher
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Townhall.com ^ | April 29, 2021 | Veronica DeRugy
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FDA poised to ban menthol cigarettes this week, experts predict
04/27/2021 1:09:05 PM PDT · by Dahoser · 166 replies
NBC News ^ | April 26, 2021 | Erika Edwards
The Food and Drug Administration appears likely to move to ban menthol in cigarettes this week — a step, experts say, that has been years in the making and that could have a significant positive impact on the health of Black Americans. The FDA's decision would not ban menthol immediately, but rather kick off the rule-making process to do so, which could take years. "The winds are definitely in our favor," said Delmonte Jefferson, executive director of the Center for Black Health & Equity, citing both the decades of data that show that the cooling flavor in cigarettes makes it...
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WSJ.com (Wall Street Journal) ^ | April 19, 2021 | Jennifer Maloney
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Fu il più alto ufficiale in grado ad aver disertato dall'ex blocco sovietico.

Biografia
Nel luglio del 1978 Pacepa era un generale della Securitate e rivestiva anche l'incarico di consigliere del presidente della Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu per la sicurezza dello Stato. Egli disertò accettando la proposta di asilo politico offerta dall'allora presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America Jimmy Carter. Il fatto avvenne nell'ambasciata americana a Bonn, dove Pacepa era stato inviato da Ceaușescu per riferire una notizia riservata all'allora cancelliere Helmut Schmidt. Nel settembre del 1978 il tribunale militare di Bucarest lo condannò a morte in contumacia per alto tradimento, fissando un premio di due milioni di dollari per la sua cattura.

Pacepa scrisse libri e occasionalmente articoli per il The Wall Street Journal e vari altri giornali come il The Washington Times e la testata online FrontPage Magazine. In essi, l'ex generale della Securitate attribuiva al KGB quasi tutti gli attentati terroristici che ebbero luogo nel secondo dopoguerra, anche quelli di matrice islamica. Egli affermava inoltre che tutte le organizzazioni armate in Medio Oriente, sia l'OLP che i gruppi terroristici d'ispirazione musulmana, furono create a tavolino dai servizi segreti sovietici. Sempre secondo Pacepa, anche lo stesso concetto del "popolo palestinese" sarebbe stato coniato dal KGB con lo scopo di indebolire l'influenza statunitense in quella parte del mondo.

Pacepa è morto negli USA il 14 febbraio 2021 per complicazioni da Covid-19.

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Voci correlate
 Blocco orientale
 CIA
 Comunismo
 Guerra fredda
 Nicolae Ceaușescu
 Repubblica Socialista di Romania
 Securitate
 Università Politecnica di Bucarest
 Jimmy Carter

Altri progetti

Anticomunisti rumeni
Dissidenti rumeni
Morti per la pandemia di COVID-19

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Saute onion and garlic in 1 Tablespoon of olive oil to soften about 2 minutes.
Stir in vinegar and next 3 ingredients; cook stirring constantly for about 1 minute.
Place frisee and tomato halves in a large bowl and drizzle with warm vinegar mixture, toss to coat. Sprinkle with crumbled tukey bacon and serve immediately.
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Terminal Cerros de Valparaíso has implemented corporate governance policies adopted by ALEATICA, as part of its Code of Ethics, good corporate practices and sustainable solutions for business growth.
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Constant effort to monitor and supervise compliance checks, in order to ensure their adequate operation.
We are committed to always adopting the best international practices in good corporate governance, integrity and disclosure, in order to guarantee top quality and reliable service to our clients, users and communities.
Our certification under standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and the ISPS Code evidence our effective commitment to our clients, internal collaborators and surroundings.
This is part of a globalized market, imposing stricter requirements on companies in terms of competitiveness and productivity, through management that is good for the environment, natural resources and neighboring communities.
Terminal Cerros de Valparaíso (TCVAL) was the first port terminal in Chile to achieve an Integrated Managed System certified under standards ISO 9001:2015 (Quality), ISO 14001:2015 (Environment) and ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health & Safety) in a single certification process.
Standard ISO 45001:2018 is equivalent to Occupational Health & Safety, laying down the path towards a zero-accident terminal, identifying hazards and evaluating risks associated to port activity. In turn, ISO 9001:2015 is related to quality service, with a focus on service integrity. The third rule is ISO 14001:2015, which is related to the environment and environmental management, where control measures are implemented and impact is assessed.
Furthermore, TCVAL is certified under ISPS (International Ship and Port Security), an international code to protect ships and port facilities. The aim is for the Terminal to be authorized to assist container ships, dry and refrigerated fractioned load vessels, as well as general cargo and passengers.


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Fairmont es un pueblo ubicado en el condado de Garfield en el estado estadounidense de Oklahoma. En el año 2010 tenía una población de 134 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 191,43 personas por km².

Geografía
Fairmont se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas  (36.355411, -97.704931).

Demografía
Según la Oficina del Censo en 2000 los ingresos medios por hogar en la localidad eran de $39,375 y los ingresos medios por familia eran $43,750. Los hombres tenían unos ingresos medios de $31,750 frente a los $25,417 para las mujeres. La renta per cápita para la localidad era de $18,111. Alrededor del 5.8% de la población estaban por debajo del umbral de pobreza.

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Pueblos de Oklahoma
Localidades del condado de Garfield (Oklahoma)


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