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Glenmorangie 18: A new Wallpaper* design collaboration
Wallpaper* and Glenmorangie have challenged six designers to create a bar-room glory with a multiple-bottle display – otherwise known as a 'bottle glorifier'. Each designer has sketched three different designs. Vote for your favourite design from each of the contributors to come to life for a Wallpaper* shoot early next year
Glenmorangie's 18 Years Old is a premium single-malt Scotch whisky of serious distinction. Wallpaper* worked with the venerable Highlands-based brand on last year's 'Modern Gentleman' by Glenmorangie and Wallpaper* project, an ambitious collaborative effort that saw us commissioning a collection of one-off whisky-inspired furniture, lighting and accessories from a handpicked selection of designers and craftspeople.
For this year's challenge, we've teamed up with Glenmorangie again and selected six more designers from Wallpaper's extended global talent network.
We've provided each one with a simple brief: use your craft, creativity and technique to create bar-room glory with a bottle display – what's known in the drinks trade as a 'bottle glorifier'.
Our six designers' role is to enhance the visibility and desirability of a bottle of the Glenmorangie 18 Years Old or Signet 'expressions' (varieties of whiskey), either on or behind the bar, or on a table. The glorifier must work for both expressions (both bottles having the same footprint and diameter).
For the first stage of the project we've asked each designer to submit three initial glorifier designs in the form of sketches, providing 18 in total (one for each year Glenmorangie 18 Years Old is aged). Then it's up to you.
From these three preliminary sketches Glenmorangie is asking Wallpaper.com readers and Glenmorangie Facebook friends to choose one concept from each designer, to go into production. We need six sketches in total, with each winning design coming to life for a special Wallpaper* feature early next year.
Brendan Keim is a Brooklyn-based artist and designer. After graduating from NYC's Pratt Institute in 2005, he gained a bachelor's degree in industrial design and a masters in fine arts at Rhode Island School of Design's furniture programme. Today, Keim combines his love of woodworking and craft with interactive electronics
Remote serving tray and floor lamp by Keim
A thin slice of American White Oak doubles as a serving tray and wireless dimmer controller for the 170-LED floor lamp. Two custom-machined copper knobs adjust both the intensity and quality of the LEDs. Each LED signifies one year since the distillery's founding.
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Distillery by Keim
Illuminating the bottle are 170 LEDs (echoing the number of years of the whisky distillery's existence), which have been sliced to mimic the rooftops of the distillery. Again, two custom-machined copper knobs adjust both the intensity and quality of the LEDs.
Cradle by Keim
For this design, the 13 x 13 grid of LEDs and the bottle each signify a year of the distillery's history. Once again, two custom-machined copper knobs adjust both the intensity and quality of the each LED.
An award-winning designer of furniture and lifestyle products, British-born John Green's approach is simple – to create innovative and functional designs that people can't resist. As well as developing products for his own brand, he also works as a freelance designer, collaborating with other designers and manufacturers. He currently works from The Studio in York, alongside other young British designers and brands
Back-lit whisky glorifier by Green
A combination of American oak and opal LED back-lit glass gives a blend of tradition and innovation to this bottle glorifier.
Base light whisky glorifier by Green
The tapered glass dome takes inspiration from the stills that Glenmorangie are so proud of. The base is made of American White Oak from the Glenmorangie forest and houses a light that will shine up into the whisky bottle.
Glasses and ice bucket by Green
The tapered glass, coupled with the American White Oak bases, together represent the heritage of the Glenmorangie whisky and the traditional craftsmanship used in its making.
Born in 1983, Kenyon Yeh received a masters in product design from Kingston University in London and is now based in Taipei, where his Kenyon Yeh Studio focuses on furniture, lighting and product design. His work is characterised by a unique approach, creativity, form and practice. His designs have been manufactured by international companies such as Seletti, Menu As and Esaila and he has collaborated with Topman UK. Yeh also produces his own handmade furniture collection, Unikea. 'Design is a process and tool for communication,' he says
Signet glorifier by Keh
A polished aluminium sheet forms a mirror that surrounds the bottle and shows the Glenmorangie Signet from every side.
Ice bucket by Keh
This design is made from glass with a copper base. The glass contains ice cubes with small holes at the bottom to bring the melting ice water down to the base
Dark oak glorifier by Keh
A dark oak wood base is connected to the copper crown with a simple copper tube. The elegant display highlights Glenmorangie's signature orange hue
Mexican Rolando Rodriguez-Leal is part of design partnership Aidia Studio, along with Polish designer Natalia Wrzask. Rodriguez-Leal's experience includes a stint at Foster + Partners in London before joining Zaha Hadid Architects as lead architect, where he worked on projects as varied as the Dubai Opera House and the People's Conference Hall in Lybia. In 2011, he founded Aidia Studio with Wrzask, who has also worked at these two prestigious architecture firms
Glorifier one by Rodriguez-Leal
Rodriguez-Leal's designs represent the complexity of flavours and aromas of the Glenmorangie 18 Years Old whisky, as well as the tradition of craftsmanship, attention to detail and sophistication. This modular design makes a sculpture out of the bottles and the display system itself.
Glorifier two by Rodriguez-Leal
The bottles are once again lit from below in this countoured design. The Glenmorangie name is carved out of the layers of wood that make up the casing.
Glorifier three by Rodriguez-Leal
This design plays with the grain of the wood, which is magnified by the bottles themselves. The hues of the wood and whiskey become one.
Also known as John Yide Yang, Mr Sheep is a Taipei-based industrial designer who has studied in the UK and Taiwan and worked for Asus computers. He recently created an ice-humidifier installation for Tokyo Design Week. 'Designers,' he says, 'should make the world a better place.'
Lasting Flavour by Mr Sheep
Laying out the bottles like barrels of whisky, this design echoes Glenmorangie's process of maturing and then extra-maturing its whisky to draw out the lasting flavours and layers of taste.
Process by Mr Sheep
This design is inspired by the process through which Glenmorangie 18 Years Old whisky is made; malting, fermenting, distilling, maturing and extra maturing. The different processes give it its rich taste.
Timeless by Mr Sheep
This design draws on the history of whisky-making. Like a constantly turning mill, malting the whisky, this design continually rotates the glass. The rotation emphasises the light honey-like colour of the whisky.
Glorifier one by Bernadi
The bottle glorifier is conceived as a simple and pure brass frame, which highlights the precious bottle as it stands on a backlit, frosted glass base. The bottle's frames are designed in four geometries to be used singularly or all together, side-by-side. The geometric transition is a metaphor of the long and distinctive process through which Glemorangie 18 Years Old whisky is made.
Glorifier two by Bernadi
This modular system can be a single- or multiple-bottle glorifier. By displaying the bottle in different positions, the brass sheet's varied angles create multiple reflections of the Glenmorangie bottle
Glorifier three by Bernadi
Conceived as a single piece, the design can also be used to showcase multiple bottles if the glorifiers are placed side-by-side. It comprises a folded brass sheet and a backlit frosted glass base. The complex and asymmetric geometry reflects the sophisticated and distinctive taste of the 18 years old Glenmorangie whisky.

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Pope Benedict Was Elected on April 19th, 2005
Edit: he was elected on the fourth ballot with the required majority.
Posted by Tancred at 4:55 AM
Labels: Benedict XVI, History
He is still the Pope, and also the only LEGITIMATE pope. He was forced to abdicate, and his "successor" and his thugs coerced and campaigned their way into power, and still do so today.
Francis is an illegitimate Pope, and it will all be revealed unfortunately decades from now.
But Francis term is nearly over, and his gang will have an unpleasant surprise at who emerges as the next Pope.
Damian Malliapalli
I remember when he was elected I fell on my knees in thanksgiving for joy.
The media hated him from the moment he stepped onto the loggia. They made life so unbearable for him.
When he resigned, I cried. It was like losing a loved one. I still miss him.
May Our Lord have mercy on him!
The hateful ones and media called him German shepherd. I also cried when his helicopter flew off from Rome.
Catholic Mission said...
Pope Benedict XVI could have interpreted Vatican Council II and the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus in March 2016 with Feeneyism instead of Cushingism: he chose heresy and the hermeneutic of rupture
http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2017/04/pope-benedict-xvi-could-have.html
Boston Heresy Case refers to historic magisterial heresy in the Catholic Church : practically supported by Pope Benedict
http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2017/04/boston-heresy-case-refers-to-historic.html
I agree, he's still the Pope, let's pray for him and for the Church.
Benedict's election to the papacy was one of the few good days in the VII Church.
I also remember the day of his abdication. My prayer was,that since he was considered to be a 'conservative', a pope of 'tradition' (as so many foolishly thought, and still do), that strengthened by the Holy Ghost, he would offer, as his last official Holy Mass, the Mass of All Time +++ The Tridentate Mass (in spite of the enemy). That was not to be, he proved to be a coward to the end.....till today. He never defended then, nor now, the weary, but zealous for love of Christ, His Church, and His Truth.....the soldiers of Christ.
Seems that the post-Vatican II popes, have been fearing men, rather then God! Miserere!
Depressing in the end because he ran away and abandoned the flock which is presently being ripped to shreds by Pope Francis and his liberal sycophants.
"Francis term is nearly over"?
I hate to rain on your parade but aside from his pot belly and the "one lung" everyone brings up, Francis looks to be in exceptional health and doesn't appear to be slowing down or in any type of decline.
Judge him by his actions instead of his words. If you do this, you'll see that his papacy is the accelerant for the demise of the church sadly.
TYG said...
Rain on everyone: He admired Teilhard, rejects Thomistic metaphysics, likes Balthasar and de Lubac. Hooooorrraaaayyyy
Blotto said...
How can any Catholic be nostalgic for Pope Benedict XVI? If he was still pope, we wouldn't have had Amoris Laetitia, now would we? Or Evangelical Gaudiness or Loudautocra Sí - all thanks to Pope Francis and his docility to spiritus mundi, unique in the history of the papacy.
JBQ said...
Benedict is not who you think he is. He was the "Rottweiler" for JPII to be sure. In 2008. Archbishop Burke was removed as Archbishop of St. Louis under the watchful eye of Justin Cardinal Rigali. Burke replaced Rigali after he left for Philadelphia. Rigali had been sent specifically by the Vatican to straighten out St. Louis and its liberal archbishop John May by JPII. Benedict had a different agenda and removed Burke (with proof) to placate liberal pro abortion Catholic politicians like Pelosi and McCaskill and contributed to the election of then Senator Obama of Illinois in 2008. Sadly, Benedict is not what he seems.
And STILL Pope! Long live Pope Benedict.
LOL, what's your definition of exceptional? His recent lip skids don't betray a spray healthiness. Don't wish him, I pray God will knock him off his horse and clear the crusts from his eyes.
Right on Damian, except I don't think it will take decades. I think things will become evident in the near future.
Tancred said...
They gotta keep those big donors happy.
We have a Pope. And his name is Pope Francis! Amen! A very good, and obedient 'pupil' of his predecessors.
http://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2013/february/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20130211_declaratio.html
As a President of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly known as the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, had a lot to say and write.
This is, but one example:
In his book Entretien Sur La Foi (Discourse on the Faith), Ratzinger labels himself as a "well-balanced progressive." He favors a "peaceful evolution of [Catholic] doctrine" without, however, "solitary breakaways ahead of the flock," yet "without nostalgia nor regret for times irretrievably past"; meaning, of course, quietly leaving behind the Catholic Faith (pp. 16-17). Although he shrinks back from extreme "progressivism," Ratzinger cares even less for Catholic Tradition: "We must remain faithful to the present day of the Church [l'aujourd'hui de l'Eglise], not to its past [non a l'hier], nor its future [ni au demain]" (Entretien sur la Foi, p.32).
What is to be said about the more discreet, yet very effective publicity methods used by Ratzinger the Prefect in promoting the "new theology"? No sooner had Walter Kasper been named bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart than Ratzinger wrote to him, "You represent, in these stormy times, a precious gift from Heaven" (30 Giorni, May 1989).
Long ago, Pope St. Pius X noted that all modernists are in no way able to draw from their erroneous premises truly inevitable conclusions. (cf. Pascendi).
All I know is that since Vat ll, ALL of the Popes have fallen very short to say the least of promoting and teaching true Catholicism. In their own unique and underhanded way, they have promoted the progressive subversion of the true faith. 'Pope' Francis, however, is not the least bit discreet about his very anti Catholicism being shoved down our throats on at least a weekly basis, if not daily. He seems to be the wrecking ball that they chose to finish off the Church, after the 'behind the scenes' destroyers discreetly deployed their bit by bit destruction. 'Pope' Francis is not the ROOT of the cancer that has eaten at the Church for decades. He is the INEVITABLE CLIMAX of all the evil that has been employed until now.
Anonymous, I agree with you that Benedict is still Pope but for a different reason. I have written several papers on this and have shown how he maintained the Papal Office by renouncing the MINISTRY. It is the Official Latin text of his renunciation announcement that must be examined, and which I have done. For more information don't hesitate to contact me at frdbelland@netscape.net.
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COVID-19: Nigeria, Others May Miss Vaccination Target—WHO
Adedapo Adesanya
By Adedapo Adesanya
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has pointed out that 80 per cent of African countries, including Nigeria, might miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable among their populations against COVID-19 before the end of September.
Data showed that 42 out of 54 African countries are far away from meeting the global target set in May by the World Health Assembly (WHA), going by the current rates of vaccine deliveries and inoculations.
The WHA, which is the world's highest health policy-setting body, had challenged all governments to vaccinate 10 per cent of their population by the end of September.
But nine African countries, including South Africa, Morocco and Tunisia, have so far met the goal, with three more countries likely to be joining them going by their pace.
According to WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, two more additional countries could meet the target if vaccinations are sped up.
"With less than a month to go, this looming goal must concentrate minds in Africa and globally. Vaccine hoarding has held Africa back and, we urgently need more vaccines but as more doses arrive, African countries must zero in and drive forward precise plans to rapidly vaccinate the millions of people that still face a grave threat from COVID-19," she said.
Africa received nearly 21 million vaccine doses in August through the COVAX solidarity initiative: an amount equal to the previous four months combined.
More vaccines are expected from COVAX and the African Union by the end of the current month, WHO said, which could see enough doses delivered to meet the 10 per cent target.
Even though countries ramped up vaccinations following the increased shipments last month, 26 nations have used less than half their doses.
In all, Africa has received 143 million vaccines, and 39 million people, or roughly three per cent of the continent's population, are fully inoculated.
In comparison, the figure is 52 per cent in the United States and 57 per cent in the European Union.
"The inequity is deeply disturbing. Just two per cent of the over five billion doses given globally have been administered in Africa.
"Yet recent rises in vaccine shipments and commitments shows that a fairer, more just global distribution of vaccines looks possible," Moeti said.
WHO urged countries to continue to address operational gaps and continually improve, adapt and refine their vaccination campaigns. Meanwhile, the organisation reported that COVID-19 cases are declining slightly in Africa but remain "stubbornly high."
Twenty-five countries on the continent are reporting high or fast-rising caseloads, while over 5,500 deaths were reported during the same period.
Nigeria, which has about 200 million people, is not likely to vaccinate 20 million persons before the end of this month to meet the vaccination target set by WHO.
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NIPRD DG Calls for Local Vaccine Development
The Director-General of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), Dr Obi Adigwe, has called for the inauguration of a National Vaccine Development Technical Working Group with a working secretariat.
This, according to him, will help overcome the challenges hindering vaccine development and production in the country.
He made his position known while making a presentation at a just-concluded National COVID-19 Summit in Abuja.
The summit was put together by the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 to fashion out solutions towards ending the pandemic and building back the economy better.
The two-day summit which started with technical sessions was with the theme Pushing through the Last Mile to End the Pandemic and Build Back Better.
The objectives of the event, among others, was to review the country's COVID-19 response from February 2020 to November 2021- to identify successes, gaps, and lessons learnt; identify resources and develop strategies that will actualize the country's expressed international commitments towards ending COVID-19 by December 31, 2022; develop an accountability framework for COVID-19 response and health security in Nigeria.
Others included synthesizing the blueprint for Nigeria's pandemic recovery, reconstruction, health security, and sustainability; and articulating actionable recommendations to President Muhammadu Buhari on the governance structure, resources, and policies needed to end COVID-19 in Nigeria by December 31, 2022, and build back the health system and the economy to better respond to future health-security threats.
The NIPRD DG further called for the establishment of a Vaccine Research and Development Fund with sustainable funding strategy; mapping of human and infrastructural resources and capacities and gaps.
He also put forward that there is a need to set up a 10-year development agenda with key milestones – prioritizing capacity development strategy (human, laboratory and production); identifying and targeting diseases of national priority for vaccine R&D; strengthening linkages among key institutions and the private sector; attracting competent/skilled human resources from the diaspora and strong international cooperation, partnerships and collaboration.
Dr Adigwe, however, identified that political will coupled with the provision of a clear local vaccine development agenda and Research and Development (R&D) prioritization and coordination across efforts are key to achieving local vaccine development and production in Nigeria.
The NIPRD Director-General also revealed that limited access to finance, weak infrastructure (R&D and production), low technological capacity and weak regulatory environments are among the factors frustrating vaccine development and production in Nigeria.
He, therefore, vowed that NIPRD remained committed to continuing its statutory mandate in undertaking R&D activities that will not only improve access to health, but also contribute to the economy, and to national development.
"We have, and will continue to play a lead role in articulating the prioritization of pharmaceutical independence.
"The epidemiological nature of the diseases in Africa, together with the relevant demographic indices, means that a robust engagement with the pharmaceutical sector can provide an innovative model which can uniquely improve healthcare access whilst stimulating socio-economic development.
"Solutions for African healthcare issues must come from Africans who have the willingness and capacity to engage vigorously with relevant issues.
"NIPRD has demonstrated cognate capacity, experience and expertise to lead this intervention and remains partnership-ready to collaborate with other critical stakeholders towards the achievement of health and wealth for all," he noted.
Greece Gives One Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine to Nigeria
**As NCDC Confirms 102 Deaths from Lassa Fever in 2021
Greece has donated about one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria as the federal government moves to ensure more citizens are vaccinated against the disease.
A delegation from the European country led by its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikolaos Dendias, announced the donation of the vaccines in Abuja on Monday.
Mr Dendias made the announcement at a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, and other Nigerian government officials.
He said Nigeria and Greece have enjoyed a favourable bond over the years and that his country was even willing to expand the relationship between both nations.
The Greek minister explained that such an expansion would culminate in the signing of Memoranda of Understanding on various issues affecting both countries.
Mr Onyeama, on his part, said Nigeria has enjoyed a smooth partnership with Greece in the area of defence.
He said the present administration was willing to expand its partnership with Greece, especially in the areas of agriculture and infrastructure.
In another health-related development, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in its latest situation report on the Lassa fever disease that a total of 102 infected people died from the disease in 2021.
"Cumulatively from week 1 to week 52, 2021, 102 deaths have been reported with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 20.0 per cent which is lower than the CFR for the same period in 2020 (20.7 per cent).
"In total for 2021, 17 states have recorded at least one confirmed case across 68 Local Government Areas."
Of all the cases confirmed last year, three states accounted for 84 per cent – Edo (42 per cent), Ondo (34 per cent), and Bauchi (eight per cent).
The predominant age group affected, according to the NCDC, is 21-30 years while the male to female ratio for confirmed cases is 1:0.9.
It, however, indicated that the number of suspected cases decreased compared to the figure reported for the same period in 2020.
Lassa virus is transmitted to man by infected multi-mammate rats and humans become infected from direct contact with the urine and faeces of the rat carrying the virus.
In a bid to further tackle the disease in the new year, the NCDC said it was conducting high burden states preparedness/response engagement meeting.
It added that the National Emergency Operations Centre alert mode has been activated for effective multisectoral and multi-disciplinary coordination, stressing that the State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre has been triggered in affected states.
"The five Lassa fever molecular laboratories in the NCDC network are working full capacity to ensure that all samples are tested, and results provided within the shortest turnaround time," the agency said.
"Confirmed cases are treated at identified treatment centres across the states. Dissemination of reviewed case management and safe burial practices guidelines. Risk communications and community engagement activities have been scaled up across states using television, radio, print, social media and other strategies," it added.
NCDC also said it has deployed rapid response teams to three states and the Federal Ministry of Environment has implemented a Lassa fever environmental response campaign in high burden states.
Lassa fever is an acute viral illness and a viral haemorrhagic fever first reported in the Lassa community in Borno State when two missionary nurses died from an unusual febrile illness.
Since then, Nigeria has continued to report cases and outbreaks and the disease is increasingly recognised to be endemic in many parts of West Africa such as Benin Republic, Ghana, Mali and the Mano River region (Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea).
People also contract the disease by touching soiled objects, eating contaminated food, or exposure to open cuts or sores.
Secondary transmission from person to person can also occur as a result of exposure to the virus in the blood, tissue, urine, faeces or other bodily secretions of an infected patient.
Russia's COVID-19 Vaccine Diplomacy in Africa
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By Kester Kenn Klomegah
Last December, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted to the official website for the public reading its end-of-year report. The report offered the most significant activities and achievements, among them was the striking theme on Covid-19.
The report says in part: "Russia has contributed to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and to overcome its consequences. Registration of the Sputnik V vaccine was ensured in 71 countries, significant volumes of domestic vaccines were supplied abroad, and agreements were reached on the localization and expansion of the production of Russian drugs in various regions of the world."
The unexpected outbreak of the coronavirus in December 2019 made many governments, organizations and health institutions still struggling for scientific solutions to the epidemiological situations express solidarity and call for closer bilateral cooperation in the sphere of health.
Some countries showed practical concern by making quick deliveries of medications and diagnostic materials, immune-biological preparations and medical equipment. Besides that, scientists were on their toes looking for appropriate COVID-19 vaccines.
In the process, Russia was the first to reach the goalpost. In less than a year, precisely on August 11, 2020, Russia became the first country to register a coronavirus vaccine named Sputnik V, developed by the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology.
Russian Foreign Ministry report last December says Sputnik V was registered in 71 countries. While it is yet to get final approval from World Health Organization (WHO), it is currently registered under the emergency use authorization procedure, according to the statement from the RDIF website. The RDIF is Russia's sovereign wealth fund established in 2011 to make equity co-investments, primarily in Russia, alongside reputable international financial and strategic investors. RDIF acts as a catalyst for direct investment in the Russian economy.
President Vladimir Putin has oftentimes praised the entire healthcare system, and particularly the hard-working team of scientists and specialists from different institutions for their efforts at research and creating a series of vaccines for use against the coronavirus both at home and abroad.
As the Foreign Ministry, the end-of-year report indicated, a quarter of the figure cited of foreign countries that registered Russian vaccine are in Africa. Algeria was the first African country to register the Russian vaccine. Ministry of Pharmaceutical Industry of Algeria registered Sputnik V on 10 January 2021 as follows from a post on their official Twitter account. Reportedly, the vaccine registered in the following African countries: Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tunisia, the Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zimbabwe.
Experts say that such a step is necessary for Russia to reassert its geopolitical influence and already engage in keen competition with other foreign players on the continent. However, a majority of African countries, where Sputnik V was registered, could not get supplies to purchase as promised.
Admittedly, Russia faces vaccine production challenges to meet the increasing market demand and to make prompt delivery on its pledges to external countries. As vaccine production and distribution intensifies, rivalry and competition strengthen and the fight for market share and its associated disinformation abound worldwide.
An official media release in mid-February 2021 said that the Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team – set up by the African Union (AU) to acquire additional vaccine doses so that Africa can attain a target immunization of 60% – received an offer of 300 million Sputnik V vaccines from the Russian Federation. It was further described as a special offer from Russia.
As explained by John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC): "Africa has to team up with development partners to achieve its 60% continent-wide vaccination in the next two years. I think that is why we should as a collective of the continent, and of course, in partnership with the developed world make sure that Africa has timely access to vaccines to meet our vaccination targets."
Russia never delivered the 300 million vaccines. Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat visited Moscow in mid-November. During their joint media conference after the closed-door meeting, Minister Sergey Lavrov, of course, reaffirmed that Russia would continue rendering assistance to various African countries through various multilateral organizations and bilateral channels.
"In response to a request from African Union members, Russia provided aid to almost 20 states by supplying them with vaccines, medications, and individual protective gear, and by sending qualified specialists," he explained. Sergey Lavrov and his counterpart Moussa Faki Mahamat however maintained silence over the offer of 300 million doses that were highly expected through the Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team of the African Union.
In the Situation Analytical Report on Russia-Africa, compiled by 25 Russian policy experts, headed by Sergei A. Karaganov, Honorary Chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and was released last November, Russia's consistent failure in honouring its several pledges over the years was vividly highlighted. The report decried the increased number of bilateral and high-level meetings that yield little or no definitive results.
"In many cases and situations, ideas and intentions are often passed for results, unapproved projects are announced as going ahead. Russia's possibilities are overestimated both publicly and in closed negotiations. The supply of Russian-made vaccines to Africa is an example. Having concluded contracts for the supply of Sputnik V to a number of African states, Russian suppliers often failed to meet its contractual obligations on time," says the report.
On a bilateral basis, Russia has made some vaccine deliveries, but only to its preferred countries including North Africa (Algeria Morocco and Egypt), East Africa (Ethiopia), in Southern Africa (Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe) and West Africa (Guinea). Media reports say South Africa has rejected Sputnik V donations.
Early December, President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. According to the official Kremlin transcript, "the presidents agreed to join efforts in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, in particular in view of the newly identified Omicron strain, and further discussed interaction within BRICS." Thereafter, Kremlin dispatched Russian specialists to join the research of the Omicron strain in South Africa.
During the end-of-year media conference, Putin emphasized: "This struggle continues, and we are aware of the dangers that Omicron, this new strain, poses. As you may know, a group of Russian scientists and experts is now in South Africa, where their colleagues actually discovered this new strain. Once again, I would like to thank our colleagues from South Africa."
The December phone conversation took place against the backdrop of the current entry restrictions on travellers from southern African countries, due to the spread of a new Covid-19 variant (new B.1.1.529 variant). With the outbreak of Omicron, external countries have imposed restrictions on entry into their territories from southern African countries including Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini and South Africa.
Russia's drive to share the Sputnik V vaccine offers a chance to raise its image and strengthen alliances in Africa. The authorities have oftentimes said that they would step up efforts for fruitful cooperation in combating coronavirus in Africa.
Last year Russia, through its Russian Direct Investment Fund, attempted to sell the vaccines to a number of African countries through Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, from the Monarch family and a third party in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Republic of Ghana reportedly signed a $64.6 million contract for the Sputnik V vaccine from Russia through Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum. It was double the price from the producer as reported in local Russian media.
Promising more than can be delivered appears to be a universal problem with coronavirus vaccines, and it is a real risk for Russia as well, said Theresa Fallon, Director of the Brussels-based Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies. "They have won the gold medal for creating this very effective vaccine," she said. "But the problem is how are they going to implement production and delivery?"
In mid-December, TASS News Agency reported that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine was likely to be supplied to African countries free of charge, and quoted CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev who had told the Rossiya-1 TV Channel. "The first batches are likely to be delivered to African countries since there is a very high incidence of the Omicron Covid-19 variant," CEO Dmitriev told the TV Channel.
Referring to the Situation Analytical Report on Russia-Africa, compiled by 25 Russian policy experts, lack of "information hygiene" at all levels of public speaking was listed among the main flaws of Russia's current Africa policy. Interestingly Russians attempt to reclaim its stature as a global power and show that it is a key player, but evidence-based researches into Russia's growing presence in Africa is however limited, particularly from the African perspective.
This aspect of dating and promising has become part of its post-Soviet diplomacy. What makes matters worse is that Russia simply do not promptly deliver on it promises and pledges with African countries. It has become part of its policy approach full of inconsistencies and full of first-class symbolism – these experts rightly listed among the main flaws in its African policy in the November report.
What's more significant throughout last year, nearly all African countries received Covid-19 vaccines from the global COVAX scheme. This is due to the basic fact that they have lagged behind the rest in the world, and have to scramble for vaccines and always welcome donations from friendly governments from the western world and Europe.
While the pandemic ranges on, Africa really needs the developed world, as it has no vaccine of its own. It is far behind the rest of the world in terms of acquisition and inoculations. Africa remains resolute at ensuring the welfare of the entire population, while the African Union, regional blocs and individual governments make frantic efforts to acquire adequate vaccines through bilateral and multilateral agencies, and especially through COVAX.
On the other hand, the continent is witnessing an increased geopolitical rivalry for influence including competition over generosity. For many African countries, it is time to reflect as the pandemic has exposed the weaknesses in their health system. With its abundant resources, Africa still remains the world's poorest and least developed continent, and worse with poor development policies. Amid all challenges, it is time to prioritize and focus on sustainable development.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization has reminded us that the pandemic struck at a time of rapid transformation for Africa. According to him, "many African countries have low levels of coverage of health services, and when health is at risk, everything is at risk" especially this challenging time when governments have to get together to save lives around the world.
World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic since March 2020. South Africa accounts for the biggest number of Africa's coronavirus cases. The overall number of Covid-19 cases in Africa stands at least 9,741,000 reported infections and 228,000 reported deaths caused by the novel coronavirus in Africa in late December, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa.
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Dr. Lakatos Sándor (Brassó, 1980–) unitárius lelkész-vallástanár, középiskolai igazgatóhelyettes.

Életútja
1980-ban született Brassóban. 2004-ben szerzett lelkészi oklevelet a kolozsvári Protestáns Teológiai Intézetben. Ezzel párhuzamosan vallástanári képesítést szerzett a Babeș-Bolyai Tudományegyetem vallástanárképző intézetében. 2004–2006 között a Sepsiszentgyörgyi Unitárius Egyházközség gyakorló segédlelkészeként és középiskolai vallástanáraként működött. 2006-tól a székelykeresztúri Berde Mózes Unitárius Gimnáziumban, iskolalelkész-vallástanárként végzi egyházi szolgálatát.
2020 szeptemberétől a gimnázium igazgatóhelyetteseként működik. 2020-ban doktori (PhD) fokozatot szerezett a Babeș-Bolyai Tudományegyetem keretében működő Történelem-Civilizáció-Kultúra Doktori Iskolában a történeti demográfia tárgykörében. Kutatási területe a székelyföldi protestáns falvak 19-20. századi anyakönyvi adatainak vizsgálatához kötődik.
Az erdélyi Fűszál együttes alapítója, verszenésítő, előadó.

Szakmai tagságok
2008–2012 között az Erdélyi Unitárius Egyház Valláserkölcsi Nevelési Bizottságának tagja.
2012-től a Magyar Unitárius Egyház Oktatási Bizottságának választott tagja és főtanácsi küldötte.
2011-től a Székelykeresztúri Berde Mózes Unitárius Gimnázium Vezetőtanácsának választott tagja.
2016–2021 között a Középfokú Fegyelmi Bíróság póttagja, majd rendes tagja.
2021-től a Felsőfokú Fegyelmi Bíróság rendes tagja.
2021 szeptemberétől a Magyar Unitárius Egyház püspökének megbízásából a Sapientia Alapítvány kurátora.

Fontosabb publikációk
 Lakatos Sándor-Pakot Levente: Közösségi normák és házasságon kívüli születések: udvarhelyszéki falvak a 19. században. In. A Csíki Székely Múzeum Évkönyve X-XI. 2015–2016. Csíki Székely Múzeum, Csíkszereda, 119–131 o.
 Múlt és jelen 300 archív képben Recenzió: Székelykeresztúr, Várostörténeti fotóalbum. Szerk. Sándor-Zsigmond Ibolya, grafikai szerk. Sándor-Zsigmond Dénes 2014, Székelykeresztúr Város Önkormányzata és a Molnár István Múzeum kiadványa (Lakatos Sándor) . In Erdélyi Évszázadok. A Kolozsvári Magyar Történeti Intézet Évkönyve I. Fürdőélet Erdélyben. Főszerkesztő: Rüsz-Fogarasi Enikő.  /
 Egyházi anyakönyvek és családkönyvek a 18–19. századi családrekonstitúciós vizsgálatokban 275–281. old. In: Kolumbán Vilmos József (szerk.): Non videri, sed esse. Tanulmányok a 60 éves Buzogány Dezső tiszteletére. Erdélyi Református Egyháztörténeti Füzetek 22. Kolozsvár: Kolozsvári Protestáns Teológiai Intézet 2017. 288 old.
 Felekezeti együttélés az udvarhelyszéki Homoródszentmártonban 1770–1948 között 44-88. old. In: Kolumbán Zsuzsa és Róth András Lajos (szerk.): AREOPOLISZ–2016. Székelyudvarhely, Pro Print, 2017
 Berde Mózsa – Az unitárius jótevők fejedelme In. A reformáció kincsei III. A protestáns kisegyházak Magyarországon. Kollega Tarsoly István – Kovács Eleonóra szerk.  Tarsoly kiadó, Budapest, 2017. p. 92–94.
 Márciusi ünneplésünk 2018-ban a 225 éves Unitárius Gimnázium perspektívájából. In. Székelykeresztúri Kisváros 2018. március – 186. lapszám.  6. oldal. .
 Az iskolai színjátszásról. 81–86. old. In. Kincseskönyv. A Berde Mózes Unitárius Gimnázium Iskolatörténeti emlékkönyve. Szerk. Varró Margit. Székelykeresztúr 2018. – .
 Liturgiai élet és lelkigondozás az újkori Unitárius Gimnáziumban. 94–99. old. In. Kincseskönyv. A Berde Mózes Unitárius Gimnázium Iskolatörténeti emlékkönyve. Szerk. Varró Margit. Székelykeresztúr 2018. – .
 Berde Mózsa (1815–1893) 93–97. old. és Balázs Ferenc Keresztúron (1815–1893) 152–153. old. In. Virágokká vált bojtorjánok. Emlékalbum a 225 éves Székelykeresztúri Berde Mózes Unitárius Gimnázium tiszteletére. Lektor: Lakatos Sándor. Szerkesztő: Sándor Zsigmond Ibolya. Kiadja a Berde Mózes Unitárius Gimnázium. Székelykeresztúr, 2018
 Házasságkötések Homoródszentmártonban 1830–1939. In Gábor Barna (szerk): Családtörténet, családvédelem, vallás. A család egykor és ma, 4. (konferenciakötet), Szeged, 2018. 189– 213. old. –  .
 A múzsák és erények keresztúri hajlékáról. In Keresztúr 450. Emlékkönyv, 2018. 78– 92. old. – .
 A 225 éves székelykeresztúri Unitárius Gimnázium történetének forrásairól 117-132. old. In: Kolumbán Zsuzsanna és Róth András Lajos (szerk.): AREOPOLISZ–2018. Székelyudvarhely, Pro Print, 2018
 Iskolahét a Berde Mózes Unitárius Gimnáziumban. In. Székelykeresztúri Kisváros 2019. március – 198. lapszám.  5. oldal.
 Gymnasium nemes Keresztúrfiszéken, 1793-óta. Művelődés folyóirat melléklete. Bemutatkozik a Székelykeresztúr kistérség – 2018/4
 Balázs Ferenc a Keresztúri közösségszervező. Kolumbán Vilmos József (szerk.): A "Recepta Religiók" Erdélyben. Egyháztörténeti Tanulmányok. Erdélyi Református Egyháztörténeti Füzetek 25. Kolozsvár, Kolozsvári Protestáns Teológiai Intézet 2019. 404–419. ISBSN 978-606-93498-9-2
 Házasságok szezonalitása két székelyföldi faluban 1800–1940 között. In. Ezerarcú Erdély. Politika, társadalom, kultúra. Ed: Tőtős Áron - K. Markaly Aranka - Koloh Gábor - Horváth Illés. EME. Kolozsvár, 2019. 187–210. old.
 Házasságkötés, megözvegyülés és újraházasodás a Homoródok vidékén (1830–1939) - 2020 In: Erdélyi Gabriella (ed.): Özvegyek és árvák a régi Magyarországon, 1550–1940. Magyar családtörténetek: tanulmányok, 5. Bölcsességtudományi Kutatóközpont. Történettudományi Intézet. Budapest. 37–68.

Zenei publikációk és fontosabb médiaszereplések
 2001 – Fűszál együttes, Tízezer mérföld c. megzenésített verses hangzóanyag. –Kolozsvár Agnus kiadó.
 2002 - Fűszál együttes, Szélfútt barázdákon c. megzenésített verses hangzóanyag. –Kolozsvár Agnus kiadó.
 2003 - Fűszál együttes, Szem mögött, Szó mögött c. megzenésített verses hangzó anyag. – Kolozsvár Glas Transilvan Stúdió.
 2006 – Márk Attila: Tiszta szívvel c. megzenésített verses albuma - közreműködő zenészként
 2014 – Daltutajok című unitárius ifjúsági hanganyag és kottásfüzet – Szerző és közreműködő zenész
 Dokumentumfilm – Duna Tv (Kolozsvári stúdió) A csendrigó (portréfilm Egyed Emeséről, rendező Marius Tabacu, 2003); – Zenei munkatárs: Fűszál együttes
 Dokumentumfilm - Duna Tv (Magyarország) - Kovács András Ferenc portré - Duna TV, 2007 Magyar nyelvű dokumentumfilm 60 perc – Zenei munkatárs: Fűszál együttes Rendező - Mispál Attila, Forgatókönyv - Mészáros Katalin Bogárka, Operatőr - Sibalin György
 Dokumentumfilm – RTL Klub (Magyarország) Kányádi Sándor portréfilm – RTL Klub – 2010 Magyar nyelvű dokumentumfilm 16 perc – Zenei munkatárs: Fűszál együttes XXI. Század c. műsor, Rendező: Velti László

Magyar unitárius lelkészek
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Crystal Palace Supporters' Trust
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Corby Town Supporters' Trust to raise money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer on Non League Day
Corby Town host Altrincham at Steel Park in the Blue Square Bet North on Non League Day, and are inviting the people of Corby and beyond to help raise money for a good cause and turn Steel Park pink.
Corby Town Football Club, in partnership with the Corby Town Supporters' Trust will be raising money for the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity, and have planned a number of fun activities for the day.
Festivities will kick off at 1pm, when an Under 16 sponsored walk will take place around the perimeter of the Steel Park pitch. Sponsorship forms are available to download at www.corbytownfc.co.uk for anybody interested in taking part.
There will also be competitions and prizes running throughout the day, half-time entertainment, pink refreshments and stalls raising money for Breakthrough.
Breakthrough Breast Cancer is a charity dedicated to saving lives by finding the causes of breast cancer, improving detection, diagnosis, treatment and services. In addition to raising money at the match, the Corby Town Supporters Trust are holding a charity launch party on Friday 12th October at Corby Rugby Club. Tickets are available for just £1.
The organisers would also like to encourage everybody attending the match to wear something pink in support of the event, with the Corby Town players wearing the club's 2012/13 pink away kit.
One of our own takes to the catwalk
Next week Doug Harper, 50, an activist and director of the Leyton Orient Fans' Trust, will conquer the catwalk to show you can look glamorous and feel amazing after breast cancer diagnosis. He will be taking part in Breast Cancer Care's London Fashion Show on Wednesday October 3rd at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London. For more details, please visit Doug's blog.
Iron Trust to work with Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United Football Club and the Iron Trust (Scunthorpe United Supporters Society) have agreed a series of steps designed to build a strong link between the Club and the Trust, which could eventually lead to representation on the Board of Directors. To find out more, visit the Iron Trust website.
FC Minithon – October 21st
The annual FC Minithon, organised for the benefit of ACE Centre North, FC United of Manchester, Rochdale Hornets and the Stockport County Supporters' Co-operative, is scheduled for October 21st. For a taster of what's in store, click here, and to find out more, visit the FCUM website.
Blue and Gold Trust receive Community Fund Grant
The Blue and Gold Supporters' Trust have recently been awarded a grant by the Co-operative Community Fund, which will be used to expand the Trust's pre-existing activities in their local community. These are based around using sport as a means of personal development for young people. To find out more, click here.
Wycombe Wanderers featured on Guardian Social Enterprise Network
Having become the latest supporters' trust to take ownership of their club over the summer, Wycombe Wanderers Supporters' Trust have enjoyed a whirlwind few weeks. Director Matt Clarke penned an interesting piece documenting the Trust's journey and aims for the Guardian Social Enterprise Network, which can be read by clicking here.
Silkmen Supporters' Trust receive share boost
Good news for the Silkmen Supporters' Trust this month, with confirmation that Bodycote PLC, a former sponsor and major shareholder in Macclesfield Town FC, have agreed to transfer its entire shareholding over to the Trust. This takes the Trust's total holding to almost 40,000 shares. To find out more about the SST, visit their website.
Leeds United' Trust responds to Ken Bates' update
With the ongoing speculation surrounding a potential takeover, Leeds United chairman Ken Bates recently broke his silence to deliver an update on the situation – and a number of attacks on the Leeds United Supporters' Trust. To read their response, click here.
Cambridge Fans United commission banners depicting club's history
Cambridge Fans United have recently commissioned four banners depicting the history of their club, which were available to view prior to CUFC's home match against Kidderminster on September 25th. This is all part of the 100 Years of Coconuts project, celebrating the club's centenary. To find out more, visit the CFU website.
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Dons Trust meet with executive vice chairman
The Dons Supporters' Trust recently met with Aberdeen executive vice chairman George Yule, to discuss how supporters can be involved in the future development and improvement of the club. To read more about the meeting, click here.
Killie Trust Masterchef
On Monday 17th September, the first Killie Trust Masterchef took place. The fiercely contended cook off took place at the Cook School Scotland in Kilmarnock and contestants had travelled from as far as Glasgow to take part in this prestigious culinary competition. To find out more, click here.
Dundee FC Supporters' Society at Scottish Dementia Awards
On September 20th, Society Directors Jacqui Robertson and Grant Cook were joined by Dundee FC legend Pat Liney on a trip to Hampden Park for the Scottish Dementia Awards after the Society had been shortlisted in the "Best Dementia Friendly Community Initiative" category for their involvement with the Football Reminiscence Project. To find out more, click here.
Reminder: Scottish Council election
Voting is now open for four seats on the SD Scottish Council. All nominated primary contacts for a full member Scottish football supporters trust should have received further details via email. If you have any questions, please contact Vicki Goodfellow.
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UEFA withhold 2011/12 prize money from 23 clubs
Earlier this month, the UEFA Club Financial Control Body investigatory chamber announced that 23 clubs involved in the Champions and Europa Leagues last season have had payment of their prize money temporarily withheld pending further investigation; as part of the financial fair play requirements included in the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations. To find out more, click here.
UEFA & EU Think Tank Conference on Safety and Security
SD Europe was among the organisations present at the annual UEFA and EU Think Tank Conference on Safety and Security in Vienna on September 13th. Stuart Dykes, SLO Project Consultant, discussed the progression of the Supporter Liaison Officer project, and how it can ensure supporters' views are taken into account by clubs. To find out more about the SLO project, click here.
SD Europe present at EU Sport Forum 2012
SD Europe was one of over 200 delegates present at the annual EU Sports Forum, intended to provide "an opportunity for the Commission to inform the sport movement about its current proposals and to listen to their views". The main point of discussion was the Improving Football Governance through Supporter Involvement and Community Ownership project; which is coordinated by SD and involves nine partners from the European trust movement. To find out more about the Sport Forum, click here.
HSV Supporters' Club receive Sport-Bild award for Best Fan Action
On August 28th, SD Affiliate HSV Supporters' Club won the award for Best Fan Action at the annual Sport-Bild Awards, for their 'Wir für Euch, Ihr für uns! Immer Erste Liga!' (which literally translates to 'Us for You, You for Us! Always First League!') campaign. To find out more (and to see the Choreo) click here.
FARE Action Weeks, October 16th – 31st
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Nathuram Godse gets a website on his 66th death anniversary
The ABHM launched the website in Meerut to commemorate the day Mahatma Gandhi's killer was hanged -- November 15, 1949
Meerut: Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha launched a website, www.nathuramgodse.in, to commemorate November 15 as Balidan Diwas. Nathuram Godse was hanged to death on November 15, 1949 for the murder of Mahatma Gandhi.
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According to Munna Kumar Sharma, national general secretary of the Hindu Mahasabha, the website is a tribute to the "real forgotten hero" and would serve as an information base about Godse's deeds.
The website went live yesterday and has a six-member team to operate it. The home page of the website has a statement from Nathuram Godse that states his reasons for taking the ultimate step of killing Gandhi.
The statement says, "The Congress, which had boasted of its nationalism and socialism, secretly accepted Pakistan and abjectly surrendered to Jinnah."
It further adds, "I do not desire any mercy to be shown to me. I did fire shots at Gandhiji in open daylight. I did not make any attempt to run away; in fact I never entertained any idea of running away. I did not try to shoot myself for, it was my ardent desire to give vent to my thoughts in an open court."
Pandit Ashok Sharma, national vice-president, Hindu Mahasabha, said that they would soon approach the President of India to include Nathuram Godse's life history in school textbooks. A memorandum has been prepared and will be sent soon, he added.
The Hindu Mahasabha, Hindu Sena and Maharana Pratap Battalion yesterday organised a program to commemorate Godse's death anniversary as Shaurva Diwas in Panvel near Mumbai. Godse assassinated the Father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on January 30, 1948.
No hand in Godse'€™s death anniversary celebration: BJP
New Delhi: Rejecting the Congress Party's charge that it was involved in programmes celebrating Nathuram Godse's 66th death anniversary, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday said it has nothing to do with such right-wing organisations.Some organisations are carrying out programmes in the name of Godse, we condemn that, and in fact, we have nothing to do with any of these organisations, said BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra. Patra also added that it is absolutely appalling to learn that the Congress without checking any facts tries to malign the Bharatiya Janata Party. "Without getting their facts right the Congress party out of frustration starts maligning the name of BJP is absolutely a wrong trend," he added.
'Felicitating Godse is destroying society'
The president of the Bihar unit of the JD-U, Vashishtha Narayan Singh, yesterday lashed out at Hindu Mahasabha, Hindu Sena and Maharana Pratap Battalion for commemorating Godse's 66th death anniversary saying people destroying the society are felicitating murderers like Godse. "The one who killed Gandhi is being felicitated and the people who are destroying society are felicitating Godse," Singh said.
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In this tutorial, we learn how to remove thumbnails from the Google new tab page. First, open a new tab and click the "edit thumbnails" link. Click the "x" icon to remove the thumbnail. Remember to click "done" to save your changes. This will come in handy when you have websites that are saved on your new tab page that you don't want to show up are you only visited once and don't plan on visiting again. After you do this, remember you can do this at any time that you want, to customize what websites how up in your thumbnails!


Exhausted, fasting volunteers forego rest, food, holiday celebration to search for man given up for dead, but who now recovers in hospital.
As the Israel Dog Unit (IDU) Commander Mike ben-Yaakov rushed back to base at the IDU kennels in Kfar Tapuach to hear Megillah reading (Book of Esther) and to usher in the joyous holiday of Purim, his mobile phone rang.
Sunday and Monday the IDU had searched for a 15-year-old Ashdod boy who was found alive and well. Tuesday they searched for a missing elderly man from Raanana with Alzheimer's disease, who was also found alive after dozens of rescue unit volunteers searched for him. In between searches the IDU held 3 dog shows, bringing joy to hundreds of youngsters with various disabilities. The IDU also found time to place and train three new security dogs in Gush Etzion and Samaria.
Instead of hearing Megillah and breaking fast, the IDU crew loaded the vehicles with dogs, drones, thermal camera, and other vital search equipment. Ben-Yaakov realized he could not force his volunteers into a third consecutive day of searching for missing people, especially on Purim.
He also realized that without the Israel Dog Unit running the search, nobody would go deep into the forest to execute an effective search.
"Meshulam, Baruch, Tzvi, Ephraim, Moshe Chaim, I realize it's Purim. Anyone who wants to stay behind, feel free to do so. I know how much you've been planning to attend the party." Meshulam had made a special trip to Jerusalem to pick up his costume and wine for the party, having asked weeks prior to take off on Purim.
They realized odds were against them. The missing man could be anywhere, if he was even alive. The IDU crew could not know whether they would find him, but due to the dedication and self-sacrifice of these young dog-handlers they also knew that if there is a will then there is a way.
They started out. Ben-Yaakov drove the jalopy-truck with the unit's precious cargo of four service dogs.
Two hours later they were on the scene. The police were glad to see them, knowing from past experience that the IDU was the only chance they had to solve the case. The police sent a helicopter with a thermal camera to hover for three hours over the forest where the man was last seen, before the IDU arrived.
The forest was not dense leading into Park Britania, not far from Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Gat. The odds of the missing man's surviving the previous day's rainstorm seemed less probable than ever, knowing the police helicopter's thermal camera hadn't uncovered signs of body heat emanating from the man that would have been detected. To make matters worse, Dan, the owner of the property who had been a shepherd for the past 25 years in that end of the forest, told the dog handlers that he scoured the immediate area with dozens of people and that there was no way the man was in the immediate vicinity. On the other hand, however, when the man was last seen, he was too weak to get very far.
They were shown where the missing person had last been seen. The IDU launched a tracking dog, but came up with nothing. Too much time had elapsed and far too many people had "infected" the area with their scent. Even if the missing man's scent was still present, the heavy rains may have washed it away.
"Good search-and-rescue dogs that sniff in the air can detect any living person breathing nearby within a reasonable radius," ben-Yaakov says. "Using the wind direction, the dog could pick up the scent of a person 50-100 meters away."
They then sent two dog-handler teams to cover as much of the path on both sides as possible, from the point where the missing person was allegedly spotted last, 36 hours earlier. Police and some friends of the missing person were not necessarily happy with the IDU search plans. Some wanted the dogs to search areas much deeper in the forest, insisting that they had already thoroughly covered the areas the dogs were now repeating. The IDU handlers insisted on being professional and using their experience and understanding of the case profile to decide what areas to prioritize first. They stood firm and ignored the advice.
The two dog teams were sent out with their dogs. Ben-Yaakov took over a nearby house to set up a makeshift command center and to watch every movement of the teams through the unit's proprietary custom-made phone app. With it the command center can interact with searchers, with every searcher being shown on a monitor in a map that merges all searchers in real-time with the unique color assigned them. The drone pilot stood by at the command center to launch the drone should the dogs give any indication of sniffing a live person's breath down-wind. Matan, the policeman on night-duty who was placed in charge of the police missing person investigation, called in every hour or so to find out if there was any news.
In the meantime, the unit called Tapuach IDU headquarters to request they bring a cadaver dog. The police helicopters found no sign of life. At that point the tracking dog and SAR dogs had not come up with anything. It did not look good. The command center was already calling other branches of the Israel Dog Unit asking for reinforcements and asking them to start making their way to the search.
The phone rang several minutes later. It was Baruch and Meshulam. "Mike! Mike! We found him, we found him, we found him!" "Where, is he alive? Send me your exact location and a picture to determine this is our missing person," Mike insisted. He woke the others up, requesting they join him and bring a stretcher.
Eishala, a 7-year-old Malinois search-and-rescue dog, caught the scent of the missing person from more than 100 yards away, exactly where the police and the others claimed they had already searched and exactly where they urged the dog unit not to waste precious time looking. The missing person was alive, and was taken to the hospital where he is presently recovering.
The Dog Unit volunteers arrived back at Tapuach at 4 AM, drank L'Chaim, and Meshulam and Moshe Chaim, after not sleeping for days, and in their wet clothing, went off to walk and care for the other 20 dogs that had been left behind in the Kennels.
"If these young men of the Israel Dog Unit aren't a Purim inspiration to all of us, then what is?", asks ben-Yaakov. "While their peers were out getting drunk and partying in the spirit of Purim, Meshulam and his friends were sacrificing their long-awaited Purim Party for an opportunity to save a Jewish life. Their dedication and humility is truly humbling and inspiring."


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Zoran Stefanović
The artist is a scholar of Metaphysical: Directing method of Goran Trenčovski as cognition of immense pressure
It is quite possible that the essays, a true craftsman's notes written by eminent Macedonian and Balkan movies and theater director Goran Trenčovski, will surprise even his fellow colleagues, artists.
At a time when the imperative of artistic activity by means of mass impact and efficiency, becomes an intense need to "brand" each separate artistic act or product, Trenčovski behaves as a compulsive Classical or Renaissance artist. He still understands arts and entertainment industry as a science of catharsis.
Behind the spiritual forces which overwhelm him, the archetypal images, Trenčovski constantly improves his poetic and philosophical system. But that system is not merely an instinctive one, as it is the case with so many artists. Relying on theoretical models, often devised by himself, the director articulates a problem, thoroughly rethinks conventional reality, employs the analytical apparatus of comprehensive tradition, even when compressing it into a nutshell of a few sentences.
Trenčovski is not afraid to rediscover long forgotten apparentness. In his titanic effort to comprehend, he is unscrupulous and ruthless in the use of theory, pop culture, mysticism, science and spirit of the times and, above all, the filter of established practice - human and creative.
Therefore, his writings - densed and hyper-composed - simultaneously interpret, recount, sing and perform. Alone, they often do not represent an artistic act more lenient than those which Trenčovski bravely presents us in his directing settings. Inside us they arouse all of the bordering tensions at the moment we realize which of his own mental powers — belonging to the experience of one's creative practice — the artist-thinker has just performed.
Apparently, even the workshop from which so many excitements come is much more uncertain and more subtle from what the civil order and security of collective artistic ego dictate.
It is strange to see this rapid and parallel projection of film tape, the montage of total attraction... Those edgy journeys you are taking us on, Director.
Zoran Stefanović (born 1969) is Serbian writer, playwright and screenwriter. His works were published in several European languages. He was awarded several times. The setting of his play "Slavic Orpheus" by Goran Trenčovski (1992) is considered as one of the first offsets of post-Yugoslav dramaturgy and theater in Macedonia and Serbia.


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Home Entertainment So how bad is the NINJA TURTLES script then?
So how bad is the NINJA TURTLES script then?
When it was first announced that a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film was on the way, the fans were happy. Then Michael Bay was appointed to spearhead the project, and a little piece of them died inside.
I was still hopeful though. Say what you want about the Bay-man, but he knows how to make a film stylish, even if the script is complete rubbish. And then this script for the now delayed movie appeared, and I officially gave up on the reboot of the Ninja Turtles.The TMNT-NOT-TANT blog recently got its hands on the script for the movie, a move which appears to be legit, due to the fact that Paramount hit them with a lawsuit warning to remove it. Giblets of the scrip still remain however, and they paint a horrible picture of the film to come. So grab a bucket, sit back, and prepare yourself, for the worst.
SPOILERS IN A HALF-SHELL!
COWA-SPOILER DUDES!
WHAT THE SHELL IS UP WITH THESE SPOILERS?
TURTLE SPOILER POWER!
Okay, here we go. The film begins in warehouse, which is decked out with all kinds of military personnel, and their commander, Colonel Schrader. Which rhymes with Shredder, in a half-assed way, we guess.
Ok, so it looks like the Turtles will be facing some army enemies, seeing as how Colonel Shredder commands an elite unit of "Foot"- soldiers. Heck, this movie script writing is easy! Ok, let's cut to the action, lets see some Turtles using ninjutsu to fight the army an –
What, did you really think that a film about ninja turtles would actually be about them? Nope! First, we have to suffer through some tedious romance, as the film gimps the mental vigilante image of Casey Jones, and turns him into a high school slacker who moonlights as a security guard, while his girlfriend, April, tries to convince him to leave town and join her in New York City.
So much like Transformers, instead of seeing what we paid to see, we'll most likely get bad romance sub-plots instead. Anyway, Casey stumbles his way onto a delivery of extraterrestrial Turtles, resulting in the above piece of script, allowing us to finally see them in all their half-shell glory:
Things get quantum, as we maybe recognize what might be the Turtles possibly. Time to escape then, which calls for some vehicular action, as Casey somehow drives an 18 wheeler with the quartet of alien ass-kickers through a full-on militray pursuit, eluding them in the process.
So, with the Foot left to choke on their dust, some explanations are in order, with the Turtles now telling Casey that they are in fact mutants, and not aliens. Maybe. Sort of. I give up.
OMG, Casey is now an animal expert! Moving on, Casey feels that the lads look to similar to one another, so he hastily colour-codes them to make them more unique, throwing another nostalgia bone to the audience:
With the Foot hot on their shells, Casey decides to drive the Turtles to New York, because…stuff. And to shoehorn more awkward romance in from April, we guess. From that point on, more random stuff from the entire Turtles history appears, from Dimension X, through the ninjas finding out they're part of an entire race of Turtles, that exist out there in the cosmos.
Oh, and the four of them are also Turtle messiahs or something.
And it just gets worse from there. For instance, take Raphael, the member of the quartet that is most likely to commit murder. In this script, his murderous blood-rage takes a backseat to his new found passion for one-liners:
At this rate, I'd imagine Micheangelo to be a Turtle with verbal diarrhoea that can't stop spouting marketable catch-phrases, while Donatello invents all kinds of gadgets that would give a marketing department joygasms.
And even I have to admit, this script is just downright awful. I'd like to say that it's one sole factor here at play that is tearing the beloved franchise a new orifice, but just look at it.
It's corny romance, tasteless reimagining, characters drifiting too far away from their roots, and a whole generation beng insulted, instead of gently teased, with those constant quips and taunts to the past.
And I don't get it. Take a look at TMNT, a CGI film from 2007 that is actually pretty damn good. The action is perfect, the comedic elements are well-timed, and for once, I didn't want to punch the screen whenever Michelangelo appeared.
That's the Turtles film that I want to see, not some mindless drivel that reads as an aborted Transformers script that has the word Turtles written over Autobot on every page.
How about you guys? Are we being too harsh in our assessment, or did you need a vomit bucket to read through this as well?
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Agriculture MEPs fail to deliver a better CAP by scrapping environmental requirements
Unsustainable agriculture is killing our biodiversity, with disastrous consequences for our environment, our health and our long-term food security.
Brussels, 2 April 2019 - MEPs in the Parliament's Agriculture and Rural Development Committee today took a remarkably conservative stand when voting on the future EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). WWF regrets that ComAgri has further weakened the Commission proposal on many aspects, failing dramatically in its self-assigned duty of establishing a robust common framework for Europe's farming policy.
"Science has never been clearer: unsustainable agriculture is killing our biodiversity, with disastrous consequences for our environment, our health and our long-term food security. Yet, MEPs today bowed to vested economic interests and sacrificed even the most basic features of the CAP's green architecture: the minimum environmental requirements that European farmers receiving CAP subsidies must respect," said Jabier Ruiz, Senior Policy Officer, Agriculture and Food at WWF's European Policy Office. "This is not just irresponsible towards our environment, but also entirely out of touch with public opinion. EU citizens want their taxes to go towards a future CAP which truly supports low-carbon and nature-friendly farming."
In February, among other measures, the EP Environment Committee had introduced a stronger conditionality and more support for sustainable farming, but these proposals - as well as virtually all ENVI amendments - were voted down today. Overall, in the absence of a strong alliance of more progressive positions in the Agriculture Committee, most of those amendments which could have significantly improved the Commission text were not adopted today.
ComAgri MEPs also voted in favour of making it possible to use the newly proposed "eco-schemes" to comply with conditionality, which would make these resemble the ineffective greening payments existing in the current CAP. This loophole would make even the ring-fencing of 20% of CAP Pillar 1 funds for eco-schemes, which was adopted in the vote, potentially meaningless.
The European Parliament is expected to pick up its work on the CAP again during the second half of 2019. When taken to Plenary, a clash between the Environment and Agriculture committees of the EP is to be expected. Given their shared competence on this file, the Environment Committee would be entitled to retable its own amendments in Plenary.
"We strongly hope that the newly elected European Parliament will use its power to correct the biased vote by the Agriculture Committee today, and instead help shape a new CAP that drives Europe's transition towards a sustainable food and farming system," concluded Jabier Ruiz.
Angelika Pullen
apullen@wwf.eu
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TWO of the most iconic Alfa Romeo nameplates are set to make a return in the next five years, the firm's parent company has revealed.
As part of a newly revealed five-year plan by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the Italian manufacturer will reintroduce the 8C sports car and GTV coupe.
The new 8C will become the halo machine for Alfa Romeo, featuring a carbon monocoque chassis housing an all-wheel-drive hybrid drivetrain – with a twin-turbocharged mid-mounted engine coupled with an electrified front axle. The firm claims it will produce in excess of 700bhp, while delivering a sub-three-second 0-60mph time.
It'll be the first time the 8C has made an appearance in the range since 2010, when we had a sports car in a similar vein, albeit with rear-wheel drive, that was hailed for its striking looks.
As for the GTV, the firm has confirmed a high-performance Quadrifoglio model is on the horizon – offering more than 600bhp in a two-door car with four seats, while boasting a perfect 50/50 weight distribution. It hasn't confirmed if less-powerful variants will be on offer, but its predecessor, which was produced between 1993 and 2004, saw a number of engine options in the range.
Both models are two of six planned for Alfa Romeo before the end of 2022 – all of which will feature electrified drivetrains – with the goal of selling 400,000 vehicles that year. Other introductions will include long-wheelbase variants of the Giulia and Stelvio, along with two new SUVs.


With food pictures being one of the most uploaded things to all social media channels, your future clients have all become self-proclaimed food connoisseurs. The hashtag #foodies is one of the most popular out there so caterers in NYC must always be on their A-game when presenting a dish at just about every event. That means that as an event planner it is very important to know what foods are trending for events and how to make sure your client is getting the best bang for their buck.
If your client decided to pick 7 different hors d'oeuvres, try to play with the numbers because the per person price may total a similar amount to the cost of 4 hors d'oeuvres with two different interactive action stations. Action stations bring culinary excitement into every event, and the plates have larger portions than if single items were served on them.
There are plenty of places to play with the budget when it comes to planning an NYC event, but the menu should be an exception. Speak with your catering vendors and try to negotiate the per person price because more times than not, offering a full menu for your event is only a few more dollars.


Summer is the perfect time to get your whole family involved with fitness. The weather's good, its sports day at school and everyone's looking forward to the summer holidays- summer makes you feel just so much better!
Being active as a family can be so much fun and by making it fun to stay active, you can keep your kids fit and healthy without them even realising!
The first thing you need to help you boost your fitness levels is a goal to aim for. Whether that's a race around the block, your first ParkRun, two miles on the beach on holiday or our very own DW Fitness First School Run, the world is your oyster, so set a target and go for it!
"Exercising and keeping fit as a family is a great idea as it is not only fun but can really help motivate all members of the family," says Jenny Meadows, Olympian, British record-holder and former Schools' champion.
To help get kids and parents active together, DW Fitness First has launched a campaign called 'The School Run'. We're encouraging parents to get active with their kids and run their route to school for the nationwide School Run Week starting on Monday 25th June to help promote family fitness.
Helmed by husband-and-wife team Una and Ben Foden, DW Fitness First has also launched a new family fitness guide, with a selection of exercise routines designed to keep kids entertained and get the whole family moving in sync.
Let's get things going with a few sprints. Line up and run three 30m sprints full out to see who wins. It's simple as that. It'll be fun - and you know what, it'll be doing you some good. Sprinting develops power and mobility and in actual fact is good for endurance as well - so top marks for everybody who gives it a go. And don't forget the special Usain wave at the end.
Our country has a strong track record of world-class relay teams. By taking a page out of Team GB's book, we can enjoy a fun relay race ourselves. Two teams, legs of about 50m: nothing more, nothing less. Again, simple and fun.
3. Put one leg in front of the year!
Long-distance running often sounds unappealing to kids, so here's a great way to fool everybody into some endurance work: create a centipede! Simply circle the track or a field inline. The runner in last place then sprints to the front, slots into the lead and eases back to a jog. Next, the last runner repeats and so on… Before you know it, that's a mile gone and you'd worked superbly to achieve that. The more the merrier! One mile is probably enough.
Most families enjoy a little bit of friendly competition. My favourite game or activity for the family is a coordination challenge. Whilst maintaining an upright stance, bring your right foot up to your knee or waistline (dependent on flexibility) and tap it with your left hand. Then bring your left foot up to your knee or waistline and tap it with your right hand. Repeat this process behind your back by bringing your right foot up towards your bottom and tap it with your left hand, then do the same with the left foot and right hand. It may sound simple but give it a go as it certainly makes you have to think! This is a cost-free way of having a little fun as a family and seeing who is the most coordinated. Once you have mastered the skill then try to speed up the action. Remember, the emphasis is on working with the opposite foot and the opposite hand in front of the body first and then behind the body. You may want to develop this into a race, so find a 20-metre space where you can all line up and then try to complete the 20-metre distance as fast as possible whilst maintaining the coordination skill. You will definitely have the opportunity to laugh at yourself and others and will be sure to draw other people's attention if you do this outside of the home.
This is a great way to work mobility and speed - for you and the family. Mark out a small square, say 20 feet by 20 feet, which will be where the game takes place. Now allocate one of the family to be 'it'. That person will name an animal (say, a kangaroo) and you all have to hop around to avoid being tagged by the person who is it (also impersonating a kangaroo). After 20 seconds, the person who is "it" nominates the next person, who will have to nominate another animal. It's a quick-thinking and fast-moving game, and supplies plenty of fun for 15 minutes or so!
And don't forget… it's good for you too!


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Melting ice reveals first world war relics in Italian Alps
A lantern found at the cave barracks on Mount Scorluzzo, Lombardy. Photograph: Stelvio National Park
Accelerating retreat of glaciers in Lombardy and Trentino Alto-Aldige reveals preserved history of 'White War'
Angela Giuffrida in Stelvio national park
Tue 4 May 2021 07.00 BST
Last modified on Tue 4 May 2021 14.15 BST
The soldiers dug the wooden barracks into a cave on the top of Mount Scorluzzo, a 3,095-metre (10,154ft) peak overlooking the Stelvio pass. For the next three-and-a-half years, the cramped, humid space was home to about 20 men from the Austro-Hungarian army as they fought against Italian troops in what became known as the White War, a battle waged across treacherous and bitterly cold Alpine terrain during the first world war.
Fought mainly in the Alps of the Lombardy region of Italy and the Dolomites in Trentino Alto-Adige, the White War was a period of history frozen in time until the 1990s, when global warming started to reveal an assortment of perfectly preserved relics – weapons, sledges, letters, diaries and, as the retreat of glaciers hastened, the bodies of soldiers.
The presence of the barracks on Scorluzzo's summit was known for some time, but it was only in 2015, when the ice that had sealed it off for almost 100 years melted completely, that researchers were able to enter. The shelter had been hastily locked up when the war ended in November 1918, with the soldiers abandoning most of their belongings. Inside were the details of their daily lives: beds made of straw, clothes, lanterns, newspapers, postcards, coins, tinned food and animal bones empty of marrow.
Inside the cave barracks on Mount Scorluzzo. Photograph: Stelvio National Park
The cave has now been excavated, and the refuge and all its artefacts will go on display at a museum due to open in the Lombardy town of Bormio in 2022.
"The barracks is a time capsule of the White War that helps us to understand the extreme, starving conditions that the soldiers experienced," said Stefano Morosini, a historian and coordinator of heritage projects at Stelvio national park. "The knowledge we're able to gather today from the relics is a positive consequence of the negative fact of climate change."
Many more soldiers are believed to have been killed by avalanches, falling down mountains or hypothermia than were killed during fighting. Dozens of corpses, some still in their uniforms, have emerged from the melting ice over the past decade. Last summer, a hiker stumbled across the remains of a soldier wrapped in the Italian flag on the Adamello glacier, part of a mountain range that straddles Lombardy and Trentino. In 2017, the relatives of an Italian soldier were able to bury him after documents revealing his identity were found with his body on Presena glacier.
"A corpse is found every two or three years, usually in places where there was fighting on the glacier," said Marco Ghizzoni, a member of staff at the White War museum in Adamello who also helped to excavate the Mount Scorluzzo barracks.
Before the thawing of the soldiers' icy tombs, the most extraordinary discovery of human remains on a melting glacier was made in 1991, when two German hikers found the 5,300-year-old mummified body of a hunter in the Ötztal Alps, close to Italy's border with Austria. The body of "Ötzi the Iceman", replete with tattoos, is on display at a museum in Bolzano.
"The Ötzi discovery was huge," said Morosini. "Here was a relic of the prehistoric era, and today we are finding relics of the first world war."
Ötzi paved the way for glacial archaeology. A rock with writing on it that is believed to date back 3,500 years was uncovered by the retreating Forni glacier, also part of Stelvio national park.
The Stelvio pass, South Tyrol, with Mount Scorluzzo on the right. Photograph: Stelvio National Park
The effects of climate change are visible all across the Italian Alps. Forni, one of Italy's largest valley glaciers, has retreated 800 metres within the past 30 years and 1.2 miles (2km) over the past century. In the summer of 1987, the guard of a shelter looking out towards Forni witnessed huge chunks of ice fall from the glacier amid days of heavy storms, eventually producing a rock avalanche that triggered the Val Pola landslide and killed 43 people.
Luca Pedrotti, a scientific coordinator at Stelvio national park, said the melting glacier was also changing the vegetation dynamic in the area, while rising temperatures had led to a reduction of wildlife populations, including chamois, a species of goat-antelope, and grouse. "Some species really suffer as they are very adapted to the cold Alpine environment," said Pedrotti. "So they have to go higher and higher in search of cold temperatures and better-quality food."
Bottles and tins taken from the cave barracks. Photograph: Stelvio National Park
Pedrotti said human beings were as much responsible for the altered Alpine landscape as climate change. Close to Scorluzzo is the Stelvio glacier, where ardent skiers have flocked during the summer since the 1950s. "We have gone from a garden that was perfectly managed through cultivation, to a situation with lots of tourism – this has a strong footprint on the landscape," Pedrotti said. "We need tourism but we also need conservation and the two things don't always follow the same path."
With grim climate forecasts, it is only a matter of time before glacial melting brings a stop to skiing at the Stelvio glacier.
A study published last year found that the melting of Italy's glaciers is accelerating, especially at Marmolada, the largest and most symbolic glacier of the Dolomites.
"Marmolada is decreasing in volume so dramatically, and we don't have a clue how to stop this process," said Aldino Bondesan, a geophysics professor at the University of Padua and member of the Italian Glaciological Committee, which is monitoring 200 of Italy's 900 glaciers.
Meanwhile, the changes in mountain permafrost in the Alps also risks triggering landslides.
"When I was asked 20 or 30 years ago whether I agreed with climate change, my answer was not as sharp as the one I give today," said Bondesan. "The climatic models were not so clear … but now we have more than a century's worth of data, and every time you go to the Alps, you see how much things are changing."
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