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Onitsuka Tiger (co-branded as Asics Tiger since 2022) is a Japanese sports fashion brand started in 1949 by Onitsuka Shōkai (鬼塚商会, Onitsuka Co., Ltd), a sports shoes company founded by Kihachiro Onitsuka. Onitsuka Shōkai changed its name several times before becoming Asics Corporation in 1977. Since 1977, Onitsuka Tiger has been sold as a lifestyle brand of Asics.

History

Early days
Onitsuka Tiger's first product was a basketball shoe resembling a straw sandal. The shoe was a failure, and Onitsuka returned to the design stage to focus on the way basketball players started and stopped on the floor. By adding cups and small spaces in the soles of his basketball shoes, Onitsuka made a more effective shoe in 1952 which soon became popular throughout Japan. In 1955, the company increased its business to 500 sports shops across Japan.

Onitsuka Tiger worked with marathon runner Toru Terasawa in 1953 to develop a running shoe that would keep long distance runners from developing blisters. Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila started wearing Onitsuka Tiger shoes in 1957, the first time in his running career he had ever worn shoes, convinced by Onitsuka that they would be superior to his barefoot style. The shoes were also worn in 1958 by short-distance runner Oliver Skilton when he won bronze in the Continental European games. In 1959, the sneakers brand launched the Magic Runner with improved technology on ventilation to prevent blisters and build comfort.

Early partnership with Nike

In the late 1950s, University of Oregon middle-distance runner Philip Knight was coached by Bill Bowerman, one of the top coaches in the US. Bowerman was also known for experimenting with the design of running shoes to make them lighter and more shock-absorbent. After attending Oregon, Knight continued his studies at Stanford University, where he wrote his MBA thesis on the marketing of athletic shoes. After receiving his degree, Knight travelled to Japan where he contacted Onitsuka Tiger Co. Ltd, and convinced the company that their product had a market in the US. In 1963, Knight received his first shipment of Tiger shoes, and later he and Bowerman invested $500 each to form Blue Ribbon Sports (later known as Nike, Inc.).

Development of brands

In 1964, Onitsuka listed the company on the Kobe Stock Exchange and later on the exchanges of Osaka and Tokyo. Onitsuka launched its "Olympic Line" after years of gathering suggestions from top athletes. This series marked the introduction of the Asics trademark design of two vertical lines intersecting a pair of lines emanating from the heel of the shoe, said to provide reinforcement as well as decoration. The first shoes to feature the Tiger Stripes were the Mexico 66 model, introduced two years before the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.

In 1968, Blue Ribbon Sports started importing Onitsuka to the American market, including the TG-4 "Marathons", with nylon uppers and flat rubber soles, and their training shoe, the "Cortez", with an all-leather white upper and thickly padded soles. They also had an all-around exercise shoe called the "Bangkok" and racing spikes. Blue Ribbon Sports had their first store on the East Coast in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, which was very near the Boston Marathon route. Jeff Johnson was the manager, and he would attend many AAU meets, as well as high school cross country races, where he would be commonly seen selling his Onitsuka brand shoes from the trunk of his red Austin-Healey 3000 sports car.

In the 1970s, Onitsuka Tiger introduced the "Fabre", standing for the fast break move in basketball. The Japanese team wore the Fabre at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where they finished 14th. In 1972, sportswear companies GTO, Jelenk, and Onitsuka combined their financial and athletic positions to build a regional sales office near Hokkaido for the 1972 Winter Olympics.

In 1977, all sports brands of the company were merged into the brand Asics. In 1976, Finnish runner Lasse Virén won both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal while wearing Onitsuka Tigers, after having worn Adidas while winning those events in the 1972 Olympics. Today, the company is still known as Asics and provides shoes to retailers around the globe.

2000s relaunch

The brand was then abandoned and relaunched in 2002, capitalizing on the new trend of vintage sneakers. In 2003, Uma Thurman wore gold-colored Onitsuka Taichi sneakers with black stripes with her yellow outfit in the movie Kill Bill. By 2007, the brand had opened 23 standalone stores. In 2008, Onitsuka Tiger launched a premium series, Nippon Made. In 2009, to celebrate its 60-year anniversary, Onitsuka Tiger launched its history book Made of Japan. In 2015, Onitsuka Tiger partnered with US-based design company Bait to create a Bruce Lee series.

In 2017, sales of the brand grew by 20% to 31.9 billion yen. In July 2017, Onitsuka Tiger launched what it publicized as the first augmented reality sneakers, but was merely an app animating the shoe's logo on a phone screen.

Description

Since Onitsuka Tiger was incorporated in 1949, shoes have been created for football, running, martial arts, basketball, cheerleading, volleyball, cross-training, track and field, wrestling, golf, cricket, fencing, and tennis. The most famous brand of Onitsuka Tiger shoes is the striped Mexico 66 Line.

Asics still sells vintage style Onitsuka Tiger shoes, including the Mexico 66. The Asics acronym stands for "Anima Sana in Corpore Sano" or "A Healthy Soul in a Healthy Body", an adaptation of the ancient aphorism from Roman poet Juvenal, "Mens sana in corpore sano". In Asics' portfolio, the Asics brand is oriented towards sports performance, while the Onitsuka Tiger brand is imprinted in the casual sneaker fashion.

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Many of us have grown up watching the Samurai X/Kenshin cartoons (anime) on TV. Or read the classic manga. Kenshin is without doubt one of the best known Japanese fictional characters in the Western world, so it was a bit of a surprise that it took until 2012 for there to finally be a movie adaptation. A live-action movie that, when announced, both rejoiced fans and left them skeptical of the venture.
That skepticism turned out to be entirely unnecessary, as Rurouni Kenshin has become, without a doubt, one of the best anime/manga adaptations into a live-action movie ever made.
The story takes place in Tokyo, 1878, during the Japanese Meiji period. Or the "Tokyo Arc", if you want to know which part of the series has been turned into a movie.
Samurai have had to make room for an organized police force and katana for batons, fighting staffs and firearms. Even though this era would be Victorian to our Western standards, the movie has a distinctive dieselpunk feel to it.
Regardless, this is probably one of the best examples of Victoriental cinematography. It mixes the beauty of Japan with the modern progress that is slowly taking over after feudal times.
Both traditional Japanese wardrobes are mixed with Western dress and law enforcement uniforms of that time, perfectly adding to the entire atmosphere and setting of the film.
The same goes for the architecture. While most buildings are traditionally Japanese, the villain resides in a plantation-style manor with some elements true to his own country, again presenting the perfect mix between both in the movie.
Every single character has been well cast and, even though some have been slightly altered for this version, they do the original versions proud. The story features all the major cast we've come to known from this setting: Kenshin, Kaoru, Megumi, Sanosuke and Yahiko, each with their own quirks and personalities.
Let me say that special kudos should go to Teruyuki Kagawa, who plays the role of Takeda Kanryū, the villain in this tale. Seldom have I seen a villain that was so worthy of the title. He really puts down a dieselpunk-style bad guy you just can't help but loving to despise so thoroughly the man deserves an award for his performance.
Where the anime and manga could be quite brutal, the movie is exactly the same, although it has been limited to necessary violence. I wouldn't say this is quite the all-ages film, as some reading skills for the subtitles are required, because let's face it, watching this in dub will just take away from it. As for the violence, I would advise parents to treat it like every other action movie, as I'm sure they'll known their children best.
In any case, for everyone that loves the Victoriental genre, Japanese cinema, the original Kenshin stories (whether the manga or the anime), samurai film or action films or dieselpunk, this is a definite recommendation. And everyone else should see it too, because it's just that good.
I look forward to the cinematographic retelling of the "Kyoto Arc". Part one is currently in theaters in Japan, with part two getting its release in September.
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Campaign to save Pickup's field joined by Gold medal winning paralympian
9 Sep 2019 09:29
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Local residents, Councillors and a Paralympic athlete joined Horwich North East Ward Labour Councillor Richard Silvester at the weekend to protest against Pickup's field in Horwich being sold for development.
Cllr. Silvester organised the protest and was joined by Bolton's Gold medal winning Paralympic athlete Tony Griffin who was also awarded a British Empire Medal in this year's New Years Honours for his services to Sport and the promotion of Sport with young people.
The decision on whether the field should be sold or not for a housing development will be made by the Conservative Deputy Leader of Bolton Council next week on Monday 16th September.
Cllr. Silvester said that he organised the protest to show how important it was to save local playing fields for the community to use for sport and recreation. 'Firstly thank you to everyone who joined the protest. I am very pleased that we are being backed in our campaign by our local Paralympic athlete Tony Griffin. This field was used for both football and cricket by the local community before it fell into decline and is now overgrown and unkept. This field should not be sold and it should be brought back into use as community green space as it was previously'.
World record holding Paralympian Tony Griffin who played Paralympic football said he was delighted to support the campaign to save Pickup's field. 'I have actually played football myself on this field going back to the late 1970's and early 80's. To look at it now is quite upsetting. I know it was well used by the community but the point is that when I was young playing football here, little did I know that I would go on to represent the UK at an international level playing football and winning Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for our country. Keeping playing fields for use by the community and getting young people using them for sport is very important. I would appeal to the person at the Council making the decision regarding this land, not to sell it. If it is saved then who knows, perhaps a young person from Horwich using this field in the future will go on to represent our country at the highest levels in sport. That's the importance of keeping playing fields so that these opportunities are there for everyone. When they have gone then that's something taken away forever'.
Cllr. Silvester says that he is optimistic that Pickup's field will be saved from development. 'We managed to save Cedar Avenue playing field back in 2012 and also gained Village Green status for it as the Council listened to that campaign. Bolton Council has also refused planning permission for this field and full Council decided that the land should not be sold. It would be unprecedented for the Conservative Deputy Leader of the Council to go against the decisions already made by the Council. If he did that then it would show that he is not listening, it would show utter contempt for everyone involved in this campaign, for the Council itself and towards Horwich. If Labour were in control of Bolton Council we would already have made the decision to save Pickup's field'.
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The International Trademark Association (INTA) held its 130th annual meeting in Berlin, Germany from May 17 till May 21, 2008. More than 8000 trademark professionals from more than 130 countries took advantage of five days of educational programs, committee meetings, exhibits, workshops, social events, and networking opportunities. Representatives from Saba & Co. IP Offices attended the different functions of the conference and enjoyed meeting with clients. As is the case every year, the conference presents a unique opportunity for delegates to discuss and exchange the latest issues on the intellectual property front.


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Iran's Zarif in Muscat to attend Sultan Qaboos commemoration
TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Muscat on Sunday to attend the commemoration ceremony of the late Omani ruler, Sultan Qaboos.
The top diplomat will also hold a meeting with Oman's new sultan, His Majesty Haitham bin Tariq.
Sultan Qaboos died at the age of 79 on Friday afternoon.
In a tweet on Saturday, Zarif expressed his sincere condolences to Omani officials over the death of Qaboos bin Said Al Said, calling "his demise as a loss to the region."
He also congratulated Haitham bin Tariq who has been selected as the successor of Sultan Qaboos, saying, "We hope that our relations with Oman remain the same as before during his reign."
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*   **contatti**: Contatta matrice risultante da un'operazione di ricerca. *(Contatto)*

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Dr.Bob's Chrome Shines section is all about the RemObjects Chrome language for .NET and Mono.
Building .NET applications or assemblies usually means binding to one specific version of the .NET Framework, which means it's not always possible to use an assembly or application on another version (or on the Compact Framework or Mono for example).
In order to support developers who want to target different versions of the .NET Framework (including the CF or Mono), Chrome offers a feature called Cross-Linking, where you can use the compiler under .NET 1.1 or 2.0 but still link against alternative CLR assemblies.
Note that if you use for example .NET 1.1-specific classes or methods, then you will benefit from compile-type checking and an error message telling you the feature is not available under CF, when compiling against CF. In general, the Chrome compiler will tell you if it cannot resolve such things (with a compiler error, not a runtime error later - you are really binding to the specified version of the CLR).
I'm very impressed by the ability that Chrome offers me to run on one .NET Framework version, and still link against different CLR platforms - including .NET 1.1, .NET 2.0, the Compact Framework as well as Mono. This will allow me to develop in one stable development environment (whether that's .NET 1.1, 2.0 or Mono) and still be able to deploy for other CLR platforms at will.
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SRO preservation ordinance on hold, but expected to pass
By Charlotte Lait | May 28, 2014
A woman holds a sign during a rally outside 46th Ward Alderman Cappleman's Uptown office in March 2013. [File photo by Lucio Villa]
A city ordinance designed to stem the depletion of affordable housing in Chicago that was to be introduced Wednesday has been pushed back until June – and activists, who have been lobbying City Hall on the issue for years, are pleased.
The Chicago for All Ordinance mitigates the conversion of single-room occupancy buildings into high-end apartments and curbs the methods owners use to evict tenants. Aldermen who are supportive of the measure are concerned about a clause that limits rent increases on daily or weekly renters, saying it may infringe on private ownership rights. Once addressed, Alderman Walter Burnett Jr. (27th Ward), one of the sponsors, said he expects the measure to pass.
Activists are encouraged by the move.
"We want a winnable ordinance written up to ensure its swift passage into law," said Mary Tarullo, a housing organizer for ONE Northside. "We previously had not been collaborating with [the city council] on this issue, but now they are stepping up in a way they haven't before, which in the long term is a win for us."
SRO units are typically one bedroom with a shared bathroom and kitchen, and are widely considered "last resort" housing for extremely low-income residents.
The main part of the ordinance requires SRO building owners to apply for permission prior to large-scale rehabilitation. The owner must either retain the affordable housing units or pay a fee that would go toward maintaining or upgrading the city's existing stock.
Aldermen and advocates gathered at City Hall Wednesday morning to explain the delay.
Vivien Tsou of LIFT, a community organization in Uptown, said similar measures have been successful in other major cities.
"This is not a new idea; many other cities have policies in place that maintain affordable housing," she said.
In 2011, Los Angeles passed an ordinance requiring developers to either replace the SRO units they want to demolish or pay the city to do it. That same year, New York City banned SRO owners from renting to tourists at premium rates.
Affordable housing advocates have long been concerned about the depletion of SROs. In the last two years, Chicago's North side has lost over 2,200 units of affordable and subsidized housing, according to Norman Kaeseberg, an organizer at ONE Northside and previous resident of the Chateau Hotel. The Chateau was sold last year to a private developer who evicted residents in order to build luxury apartments.
This month saw the closing of Logan Square's Milshire Hotel, which had housed low-income residents with mental illness and substance-abuse issues.
"It's a story we have heard again and again for the past 20 years; developers buying up the old hotels, getting rid of the low-income tenants, and flipping the properties for the market rate," Kaeseberg said. "There are only about 6,000 SRO's left in the entire city."
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With low-income housing in single-room-occupancy hotels around the city threatened by gentrification, the redevelopment of the Diplomat Hotel in Lakeview as supportive housing offers a viable model for the preservation of affordable housing, advocates say. A crucial element for the project's success — one which seems to be missing in other North Side wards facing SRO loss — was support from the alderman.
Debating affordable housing in Chicago: an alderman and an advocate talk it out
An affordable housing advocate and a North Side alderman talk about what it will take to preserve affordable housing in Chicago.
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Pedro Liñán de Riaza fue un escritor español. No está claro su lugar de nacimiento. Aunque se piensa que pudo ser Toledo o Calatayud, entre 1555 y 1557. Fallece en Madrid, el 25 de julio de 1607. Fue un personaje notable. Era excelente poeta. Desempeñó el ejercicio de las Armas como capitán de las Guardias Españolas y puede considerársele hombre de gobierno y de mundo.

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Se desconoce con exactitud su fecha de nacimiento (debió de producirse entre 1555 y 1557) y su lugar de origen, pues no se ha encontrado su partida de bautismo. El investigador José Luis Pérez López estima que nació en Toledo, aunque según Antonio Sánchez Portero existen numerosos testimonios de que es bilbilitano (Calatayud). Así lo afirma en su obra Segunda noticia y antología de poetas bilbilitanos. Nacido en el seno de una noble familia, afincada en Calatayud desde que Alfonso «El batallador» reconquistó esta ciudad a los moros; al no ser Pedro el primogénito y no contentarse como segundón, sin privilegios ni fortuna, se marchó del hogar. Se licenció en Cánones por Salamanca, desempeñó el cargo de Gobernador del Condado de Gálvez (Toledo). Encontró un mecenas en don Francisco de los Cobos y Luna, segundo Marqués de Camarasa y conde de Ricla, quien al ser designado capitán de la Guardia Amarilla de El Escorial del Rey Felipe III (llegó a ser su predilecto) lo nombró como secretario suyo y de las Guardias, cargo que desempeñó durante poco más de cuatro años. Recorrió la mayoría de las ciudades de España hasta que se afincó en la Corte. En 1601 se ordenó como clérigo presbítero en Toledo y es posible que recibiese el hábito tan deseado de manos del Primado de las Españas, don Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas. En 1603 es cesado del cargo de secretario de las Guardias Españolas del Rey e inicia un largo pleito contra su Señor, don Francisco. En septiembre de 1604 entró al servicio del joven don Jorge de Cárdenas Martínez de Lara, cuarto duque de Maqueda. Y al año siguiente, el duque, como patrono de la iglesia del Santísimo Sacramento (que había fundado su tatarabuela doña Teresa Enríquez, la «Loca del Sacramento», en 1518) de su villa de Torrijos, le nombró secretario y capellán mayor. Ambos cargos serán desempeñados con gran eficacia y brillantez hasta su muerte acaecida el día 25 de julio de 1607, festividad del apóstol Santiago, en la ciudad de Madrid (Longobardo: Torrijos..., pp.74-76)

Fue amigo de Lope de Vega, y con él, uno de los principales creadores del «Romancero nuevo» y un destacado autor de comedias. La fama y autoridad que en su tiempo obtuvo como poeta lírico y dramático, lo rodeó de un gran número de adeptos e imitadores, designados con el nombre de «aliñados», cuya significación en nuestra historia literaria no podemos precisar de manera exacta; pero que, al menos, nos da pruebas del prestigio de que gozaba, considerándosele modelo y fundador de escuela. (SÁNCHEZ PORTERO: El autor del..., pág.2).

Dominaba el latín y al igual que Cervantes y Lope, cultivó la mayoría de los géneros literarios (poesía, teatro, novela). La capacidad y calidad literaria de Liñán es reconocida y alabada por sus coetáneos más ilustres, como puede comprobarse en el panegírico que le dirige Cervantes (con quien después se enemistaría) en su obra el Canto de Calíope, aparecido en el libro VI de su novela pastoril «La Galatea»:

Otros testimonios de la valía de Liñán los tenemos en los fervientes elogios que le dedicaron los escritores más conspicuos de nuestro Siglo de Oro como, Francisco de Quevedo en su novela picaresca Historia del Buscón, Pedro de Espinosa en Flores de poetas ilustres de España (edic. de Valladolid, 1605), Vicente Espinel, en el canto 7 de su poema Casa de la Memoria («¡Oh, tú, Liñán, que desde el monte miras/ los que en la falda por subir se quedan!»). Su amigo Lope de Vega, en varias de su obras también hace apología sobre Liñán. Asimismo, Baltasar Gracián incluye un precioso soneto de Liñán en su obra Agudeza y Arte de ingenio:

Desempeñó el ejercicio de las Armas como capitán de las Guardias Españolas y puede considerársele hombre de gobierno y de mundo. Recorrió la mayoría de las ciudades de España. Estudió en Salamanca. Vivió en Valladolid. Estuvo especialmente relacionado con Zaragoza.

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Su obra dramática ha desaparecido en gran parte, aunque Lope de Vega, en carta dirigida al Duque de Sessa, dice que vio representar seis comedias, entre ellas, dos del Cid; y Cayetano A. de la Barrera piensa que pueden ser de Liñán dos de las comedias atribuidas a Lope de Vega en el «Raro libro»: Comedia de la libertad de Castilla y Las hazañas del Cid y su muerte en la tomada de Valencia; además se habla de otras en colaboración con su amigo Lope como La Cruz de Oviedo, La Escolástica, El conde de Castilla, y el Bravonel; todas ellas conocidas merced a las cartas que Liñán dirige a su amigo y que se encontraban en la biblioteca propiedad de don Agustín Durán.

Sin embargo, la memoria de Liñán se fue olvidando con rapidez, porque se dejaron perder sus obras y faltó alguien que las publicara oportunamente, y ha llegado a estar en el más completo olvido, hasta que se ocuparon de él Bartolomé José Gallardo y Cayetano Alberto de la Barrera y, posteriormente, el recopilador de los poemas que publicó la Diputación de Zaragoza, a quien solamente conocemos por las iniciales T. X. E. que figuran al final de una «Adición», que parece que corresponden a Tomás Ximénez Embún y que fueron publicados en 1876 (siguiendo a Sánchez: Lemir 11, 2007).
Posteriormente, en 1982, también el tratadista Julián F. Randolph, en su libro «Pedro Liñán de Riaza, poesías», recopiló la obra poética de este autor.

Esta pequeña parte de su obra, que ha llegado hasta nosotros, casi en su totalidad, incluida en Rimas de Pedro Liñán de Riaza, (T. X. E.) nos permite vislumbrar su gran calidad literaria, equiparable a la de sus inmortales contemporáneos que han tenido mejor fortuna y figuran como príncipes de la lengua castellana. «Sus composiciones tienen siempre toda la verdad, toda la lozanía y gala riquísima de la naturaleza; sus romances se confunden con los de Góngora (hasta el punto de que algunos en los que aparece "Riselo", que se creían del poeta cordobés, se ha comprobado que son de Liñán); sus décimas, quintillas y redondillas se pueden comparar con las de Lope; y sus composiciones germanescas con las de Quevedo» (siguiendo a Sánchez: Lemir 11, 2007).

Sonetos religiosos
 Al Santo Fray Domingo de Alcalá en su canonización
 A San Diego de Alcalá en su canonización, (incluido en la obra Vida, muerte y milagros de San Diego de Alcalá en octava rima, del Padre Fray Gabriel de Mata).
 A San Diego de Alcalá, (incluido en Historia del Monte Celia de Nuestra Señora de la Salceda de Pedro González de Mendoza).
 A la gloriosa Santa Ana
 A la limpísima Concepción de Nuestra Señora (soneto con estrambote)
 Al nombre de Cristo
 A Cristo con la cruz acuestas
 Al sepulcro de Cristo
 A la Resurrección
 A San Pedro
 A la Crucifixión de Cristo

Sonetos filosóficos
 La Amistad (PÉREZ LÓPEZ: Una hipótesis... p.7)
 La Noche
 La condición humana

Sonetos Satírico-burlescos
 La Fortuna
 El amor fácil
 La indiferencia de los dioses (quizás escrita tras un desengaño amoroso)
 Una madrugada del príncipe (satiriza sobre la parafernalia que es preciso realizar para que el príncipe Felipe, posteriormente Felipe III, se desplace al monasterio de Las Descalzas Reales para oír misa)
 A una proxeneta vieja
 Al jurado de Córdoba Juan Rufo (sátira sobre el poeta cordobés Juan Rufo)

Carta compuesta en tercetos:
 Respuesta de Liñán a otra de Lope
 Y Liñán («Riselo») le responde a su amigo «Belardo»

Glosas
 Espero sin esperanza [poema publicado por Rodolfo Schevill y Adolfo Bonilla en su edición de La Galatea II (Madrid, 1914, p.320)]
 Loor de las fregonas

Romances de Riselo
 I Tomando las nubes negras [...] (incluido en la tercera parte de Flor de varios romances, recopilados por Pedro Moncayo [Madrid, 1593, fols. 118 v] e incluido anteriormente en la primera parte de Flor de Huesca, en 1589, en versión más breve)
 II Adonde el Tajo Parece [...]
 III Encima de un pardo escollo [...] (Romancero General, Madrid, 1600, fols. 20 v. -21 r.)

Romances moriscos
 Romance de Bravonel de Zaragoza (1) (aparece en «Primera parte de Flor de varios romances nuevos», recopilados por Pedro de Moncayo. Barcelona, 1591, fols. 27 v. - 29 r.)
 Romance de Bravonel de Zaragoza (2)
 Romance del Cid (aparece en la séptima parte de Flor de varios romances nuevos recopilados por Francisco Enríquez [Madrid, 1595, fols.1 r. - 2v]). Fue publicado en 1592, siendo incluido por Guillén de Castro en su comedia Las Mocedades del Cid (Acto II, escena XXI)

Romances satíricos
 Así Riselo cantaba (romance incluido en estudio realizado por Raquel López Sánchez sobre Sátira, risa y desmitificación en el Romancero nuevo: Hacia una lectura de Así Riselo cantaba de Pedro Liñán de Riaza).
 De Lo que le sucedió al marqués de Mondéjar.
 Burlas (incluido en Sexta parte de Romances Nuevos recopilación de Pedro Flores en Lisboa, en 1593). Usa la e paragógica como rasgo típico del habla aldeano.
 A las cortesanas (publicado en Flores del Parnaso [octava parte] y recopilado por Luis de Medina [Toledo, 1596, fols. 32 r.-35 r.]). En esta obra da consejos a las cortesanas, mujeres que conocía bien de sus correrías junta a su amigo Lope.

Soneto a Bernardo de Vargas Machuca:

Otros
 Blanca
 A Pedro Padilla
 A Alonso Barros
 Con mudas lenguas os hablamos claro, [...]
 De Solisdan a don Quijote de la Mancha
 Soneto a Lope de Vega
 De Pero Fernández
 Ensaladilla. Este es un romance jocoso-satírico-burlesco, considerado por José Luis Pérez López como un auténtico entremés. En el verso quinto aparece el sintagma de lugar «en un lugar de la Mancha», utilizado por Cervantes en su obra el Quijote, por ello hay quien concede la autoría a este, considerando que se trata de una sátira contra Lope de Vega con quien estaba enemistado; sin embargo, Pérez López estima que es de Liñán ya que utiliza expresiones muy frecuentes en su obra y con su mismo estilo.

Relación con el Quijote de Avellaneda
En opinión de Antonio Sánchez Portero y José Luis Pérez López, bajo la identidad de «Licenciado Alonso Fernández de Avellaneda» autor de Don Quijote (versión apócrifa) se encuentra Pedro Liñán de Riaza, como reflejan los datos obtenidos en sus respectivas investigaciones (op. cit.)

Véase también
 Miguel de Cervantes
 Lope de Vega
 Teresa Enríquez

Bibliografía

 LONGOBARDO CARRILLO, Julio y otros (2006): Torrijos en la época cervantina. Breves apuntes, Torrijos, Asociación Amigos de la Colegiata Torrijos.
 PÉREZ LÓPEZ, José Luis (2007): «Una hipótesis sobre el Don Quijote de Avellaneda: de Liñán de Riaza a Lope de Vega», Alicante, edición digital, Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. <http://parnaseo.uv.es/Lemir/Revista/Revista9/Perez/JoseLuisPerez.htm>
 SÁNCHEZ PORTERO, Antonio (2006): «El autor del Quijote de Avellaneda es Pedro Liñán de Riaza, poeta de Calatayud», Alicante, edición digital, Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes <http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/nd/ark:/59851/bmcvd794>
 SÁNCHEZ PORTERO, Antonio (2007): «Lope de Vega y Fray Luis de Aliaga : personajes clave en la publicación del Quijote de Avellaneda y en la elección del seudónimo que encubre a Pedro Liñán de Riaza», Alicante. Edición digital. Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes <http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/nd/ark:/59851/bmc611f8>
 SÁNCHEZ PORTERO, ANTONIO (2007): «El "Toledano" Pedro Liñán de Riaza-candidato a sustituir a Avellaneda- es aragonés, de Calatayud» en Lemir 11, pp.61-78.

Notas y referencias

 Tomás Ximénez de Embún y Val (ed. lit.), Rimas de Pedro Liñán de Riaza, Zaragoza, Imprenta del Hospicio provincial, 1876.

 Julián F. Randolph (ed. lit.), Pedro Liñán de Riaza. Poesías, Barcelona, Puvill, 1982.

 Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes, Biblioteca del Soneto. Autores: letra L (pp.438-444) / Ramón García González.

Enlaces externos

 Sonetos del siglo XV al XVII. Edición de Ramón García González. Disponible en:<http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/servlet/SirveObras/23585174323492741876891/p0000010.htm#I_282_>
 MONTESINOS, J. F. (1925): Sobre unos versos de pedro Liñán de Riaza. Revista de Filología Española, 12, pp.68-69. Disponible en: <http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.uned.es/docview/1299237236?accountid=14609>
 PÉREZ LÓPEZ, José Luis (2012): «El romance morisco» Ensíllenme el potro rucio atribuido a Liñán, y su parodia. Revista de Filología Española, [S.l.], v.92, n.º1, pp.101-116, ISSN 1988-8538. Disponible en: <http://xn--revistadefilologiaespaola-uoc.revistas.csic.es/index.php/rfe/article/view/238/241>. Fecha de acceso: 13 de diciembre de 2016, doi: <http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/rfe.2012.v92.i1.238..>
 SÁNCHEZ PORTERO, Antonio (2013): Lope de Vega, Liñán de Riaza y El Quijote de Avellaneda en «Etiopicas: revista de letras renacentistas» n.º13, 2013, pp.1-54. Disponible en: <https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=4196825>
 Estudio realizado por Raquel López Sánchez sobre «Sátira, risa y desmitificación en el Romancero nuevo»: Hacia una lectura de Así Riselo cantaba de Pedro Liñán de Riaza. Disponible en: <https://web.archive.org/web/20161226055919/http://www5.uva.es/castilla/index.php/castilla/article/view/485/512>
 VARGAS MACHUCA, Bernardo de (1599): Milicia y descripción de las Indias. Disponible en: <https://archive.org/details/miliciaydescripc00vargiala>

Escritores de España del siglo XVI
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During this month of February, we dedicate ourselves to celebrate a life of Mangaliso Robert Sobukwe that shining star of the African liberation struggle of this country and the African continent. That brutally persecuted and severely tested leader who passed the revolutionary test with unparalleled distinction. This is a Pan Africanist that walked the political talk to the finish with astounding patriotism.
This piece of writing is to remind us of Sobukwe's legacy and to pass it on to this generation and to generations of Africa to come, the ideas of a man that has won himself a national honour to be regarded as the struggle martyr and doyen of our revolution. Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe's key contributions to the freedom we enjoy today were to argue that Africans had to prove to themselves and to the world that they could stand on their own feet. To do this, they had to liberate themselves, without the help of "non – blacks. This applies to the self-development of Africans in this country and their self-reliance in restructuring and transformation of the existing social order. Perhaps Sobukwe knew that although he could be banned, his ideas could not be banned and would live on in the minds of young Africans", hence we continue to celebrate his life and radical revolutionary ideas and thus allowing us to become fully what we were created to be, agents of our own history.
A revolutionary leader possessed of a towering intellect and extraordinary magnetism, Sobukwe took the raw anger of the oppressed in this country and gave it a voice and direction. He was able to translate our vague anti-white feelings, our seething anger, and harness it into a struggle for a different future. This was a very striking feature because he was so powerful intellectually, yet he felt that one with the peasants, with the workers. He impressed his fellow struggle activists as a man who was very clear on the issue of national struggle toward final victory. Prof believed that a leader must have total commitment to the struggle of the African people for national emancipation, no matter what the hardships may be, or what the obstacles may be.
When many in our country were still talking about multi- racialism, Sobukwe spoke of a free, non-racial South Africa where a person's colour was as irrelevant as the shape of his nose. He cast nation's eyes to a free United States of Africa. This was at a time when most of Africa was in the clutches of colonialism. He spoke about the economic liberation of our continent in which we still find ourselves in the same traps of economic chains.
An Intellectual and a visionary was Sobukwe, but also a man of the people who advocated for an end of blacks to exercise the demons of self-hate and enter into their glorious liberty as equally Gods children as any other group. Furthermore, those Blacks had to set their own agenda and not let others, however sympathetic, however liberal, do that on their behalf. They were conscious selves, autonomous subjects and not object to be decided for. Sobukwe needed no one to fight his battles for him. He was consummately equal to any task. He could beat white lecturers in any faculty and most people knew that. Prof led from the front, he was never afraid of terror from the apartheid monsters. The fear that they had for him resulted in a law called the "Sobukwe Clause", which caused him to spend a lengthy period on Robben Island after the expiration of his sentence.
His fiercest opponents respected him. Robert Sobukwe was the perfect portrait of the manner in which an African with Ubuntu responses to oppression, discrimination and evil. Leadership fell easily on his intellectual shoulders. There was no hysteria, no fear, no bluster, no boasting.
Even after his death Sobukwe could not be quoted nor his voice be heard. Of Greatest interest to us today is that even the "democratic" government he fearlessly fought, to his death to bring it about prefers silence about him. No spoken voice of Sobukwe is available in this country, few boulevards; building, institutions named after him and it is alleged that it is done deliberately to dishonour and eliminate Sobukwe's legacy from our national struggle history.
Mangaliso Sobukwe is acknowledged as one of the sources of inspiration for the Black Consciousness Movement which grew to strength under Steve Biko in the 1970s, and for his role in launching the 1960 anti – pass campaign, furthermore rejected the orthodoxies that still today ensure that African nations are structurally dependent on old colonial powers and their global financial institutions. Sobukwe's land policies and his unapologetic anti-imperialist stand made him an enemy of west and apartheid regime. He spoke truth to power fearlessly and paid with his life for an economic liberated and united African continent. During the course of our struggle, Mangaliso Sobukwe, suffered terrible torture, assault and abuse at the hands of the apartheid South African Police, who wanted him to betray his comrades, and failed. He remained unshakable in his conviction that the freedom of our people is more precious than his own life.
This of course means that the role that some gallant fighters for freedom played, such as Bantu Biko and Mangaliso Sobukwe, had to be minimized at best and obliterated at worst. To the current ruling government these struggle martyrs played no role in the struggle and therefore should be ignored. This explains why Sobukwe, such a great son of our soil is ignored by the state. That is why even junior figures in our struggle are recognized in renaming and public historical discourse ahead of Sobukwe.
Few young Africans have ever heard of Mangaliso Sobukwe. In reality, it is not the elimination of Mangaliso Sobukwe that has dealt a lethal blow to Africa and Africans; it is the assassination of his memory, as manifested in the indifference to his legacy, in the lack of constant reference to his ideals and ideas by Africans, by those who know and those who should know. Among physical and mental dirt and debris lie Africa's heroes while the younger generations search in vain for role models from among their kind. Africans have therefore, internalized self-abhorrence and the convictions of innate incapability to bring about transformation. Transformation must run contrary to the African's DNA, many Africans subconsciously believe just like Sobukwe did in his time.
Sobukwe was never fond of western assistance and aid whether in debt or otherwise, he believed that western assistance is a cleverly managed reconquest of Africa. It is a reconquest that turns each one of us into a financial slave. He would not request for, nor accept aid from the west, Sobukwe knew that western countries welfare and aid policies will only end up disorganising us, subjugating us, and robbing us of a sense of responsibility for our own economic, political, and cultural affairs.
Like Che Guevara, Malcolm X, and Kwame Nkrumah, Sobukwe's appeal (to young people in particular) has endured precisely because his transgressive radical politics have proved impossible to subsume within our newly found democratic, liberal narrative which is all about the heroism of moderation and non-violence and is in fact predicated on deep racist anxieties. Indeed, Sobukwe's legacy will never remain in furrows and will not be distorted for we will continue to tell, share with the public, exhibit and preserve his legacy to the nation. The ruling government really can't fool all of the people all the time. They will always know who their leaders are and they will be ready to acknowledge them and to the extent that they can, will reward them, will express their appreciation to them just like we do to Sobukwe.
They cannot buy that affirmation by the people. We know it, the apartheid regime tried to foist its candidates on us as our leaders, and the people, i.e. the vast majority, rejected them as but pseudo leaders. Once people have taken you to their hearts as a true, a genuine leader, than nothing anyone tries to do can dislodge the real leader from the hearts of the people. Undeniably, Mangaliso Sobukwe contributed to the freedom we enjoy today, to the pride of this democratic nation, and achievements that we celebrate as Africans and human soul. It is indeed very fitting that this month should be named the Sobukwe month, as Mangaliso Sobukwe, a great hero and son of our struggle and people, who died on February 27, 1978, 37 years ago.
As citizens in our young democracy today we have a sacred duty to honour Mangaliso Sobukwe and be an African society where everyone respects themselves, has a positive self-image filled with a proper self-esteem and holds others in high regard, a nation at peace with itself, united in our diversity, not only proclaiming but living out the contention that South Africa belongs to all. We should take our place amongst the nations of the world, confident and proud in being an African country. We would not have been here had it not been for the exceptionally sacrifices made by Mangaliso Sobukwe and many other struggle martyrs.
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Q: Android: Can you assign values to a radio button? I'm fairly new to android Java and I was wondering if you could assign a value to a radio button, check box or button like you can with HTML?
I have data coming from MySQL which I would like to be assigned to radio buttons.

A: Yes that is possible in Android.You can add it dynamically(programmatically) in the code.Refer the below link for how to do it   How to add radio button dynamically as per the given number of counts?

A: Yes you can assign value to radio button , Check box and Buttons.
Please follow a good tutorial for android.
Please check this Link
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Tweet others the way you would want to be tweeted
To mark Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 10-16) last month, one of Sanpete's representatives in Congress, Rep. Chris Stewart, tweeted, "Last week was National Suicide Prevention Week. Let us take the opportunity to ask ourselves what we can do to prevent these tragedies."
That was on Sept. 18.
Within the same week, the congressman tweeted statements displaying the kind of mean-spiritedness that has been shown to contribute to many decisions to commit suicide.
On Sept. 14, Stewart tweeted about Harvard's decision to name Chelsea Manning a Harvard fellow. Manning is the transgendered former Army intelligence analyst who, in 2010, leaked military and diplomatic records to Wikileaks. She pleaded guilty to several charges but was acquitted on the most serious charge of aiding the enemy. She maintained her leak was an act of conscience.
Stewart tweeted, "Just heard Chelsea Manning named Harvard Fellow. Way to go Harvard. Please consider my 5 yr old grandson for next opening. Equally qualified."
Then after President Trump's speech to the United Nations on Sept. 20, Stewart tweeted this: "Laughing. Liberals going nuts after prez UN speech. His idea = defend freedom. Their respond = drink 18 glasses of water and wet pants."
Stewart deleted the latter tweet after one hour but not before it had been archived by ProPublica. It's unclear what he found inappropriate about the tweet: Its mockery of liberals or the fact that it referenced urination.
On the Manning tweet, several people gave examples of how Stewart could have expressed his opinion without being mean and petty. One person, in a reply to Stewart's tweet, suggested the congressman could have said, "I don't think based on merits this was warranted. There are many others who did far more to serve their country who do."
Likewise, it is possible to express opposition in public policy matters without self-righteous condescension. The tone, not necessarily the content, of Stewart's tweet regarding opposition responses to Trump's U.N. speech is distressing.
The musical "Into the Woods" contains a lyric: "Careful the things you say—children will listen. Careful the things you do—children will see and learn. Children may not obey—but children will listen. Children will look to you for which way to turn."
Which way do you want them turning, Rep. Stewart?
Utah is on track to have the worst year for youth suicides in history. Cyberbullying is frequently a factor in such deaths. The cyberbullying phenomenon is not surprising in the era of a Bully in Chief. We are experiencing what has become an unfortunate staple in our political and social discourse: Trickle-down rudeness.
To Rep. Stewart, President Trump and others who post ill-considered and hurtful comments on social media, we say: "Stop it."
In fact, we ask everyone to tone done down their rhetoric, especially in the relative insulation of the online world.
To paraphrase one of the oldest rules of civility: Tweet unto others the way you would want to be tweeted.
Shaun K. Hintze


I have never been this excited about a US election before. Is it because I'm not there? Or the past 8 years have been so horrible to the American way of life and it's time for a change? Or because I voted via absentee ballot or my hubby voted for the first time as a US citizen? Or maybe nearly every Australian channel has coverage on the US election on air? Or maybe, it's just history in the making…Wow!
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Though much has changed positively in recent years for persons living with disabilities, there are still challenges on the way to full assimilation as productive and creative citizens.
Helping significantly to smooth that journey is Agri and Industrial Packaging Limited, under the exemplary leadership of Chairman and CEO Hugh Gray. The leading manufacturer of industrial packaging items in Jamaica for over 31 years, Agri and Industrial Packaging Limited, is not only a trusted name in the business sector, it has gained and kept the trust of the disabled community, who have gained employment there and who enjoy all privileges afforded by the entire workforce.
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Further AIP has continued to reserve 20% of its workforce for the enablement of persons with disabilities.
In such a caring and welcoming environment, it's little wonder that disabled team members thrive, and one individual earned a promotion to the position of Shift Supervisor.
For his own part, Gray, expressed his personal satisfaction with the progress of what may be dubbed 'the Enablement Movement' at AIP, something which he views as an integral element of the company's overall success.
Modest though he may be, such altruism has not gone unnoticed. Recently, Gray, in his capacity as chairman and chief executive, was recognised for his contribution to the enablement of persons with disabilities as advised by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in a ceremony held at Emancipation Park.
So when next you consume a polyethylene or plastic-packaged product, remember that you're enabling Jamaicans to live richer, more fulfilled lives.
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What does is mean to be genetically engineered? What does it mean to be someone else's creation? To be a half-human half-deer who walks out into the open air and sun for the first time after the fall of civilization? Follow the journey of a shape-shifting deer-human as it travels along the edge of the sea after walking out of an abandoned lab and struggles to understand its place upon a new earth by dreaming with storytelling horses and meeting a woman made of night until it finally faces its past and future at the Well of Earth. Blending fantasy, science fiction and mythology, To The Well Of Earth is a magical exploration of the rites of passage of a genetically engineered being attempting to grasp its own power of self-creation.
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Emory digital team bringing streets of 'Brotherman' to life at Decatur Book Festival
By Maureen McGavinAug. 21, 2017
Elaine Justice
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Holly Crenshaw
holly.crenshaw@emory.edu
For the ECDS "Big City" maps projects, "Brotherman" Dawud Anyabwile drew 360-degree streetscapes of scenes in the comic books so readers could zoom into the online version and look around, Google Maps-style. Image by Dawud Anyabwile for ECDS.
Anyabwile's 360-degree drawing of the home and neighborhood of "Brotherman" alter ego Antonio Valor. Note the details with shadows and the sun's glare. Image by Dawud Anyabwile for Emory Center for Digital Scholarship.
The map and subway routes of Big City, the fictional setting of the "Brotherman" comic book series, soon to be an online map that readers can click and zoom into, with 360-degree views. Image by Dawud Anyabwile for Emory Center for Digital Scholarship.
Big City Maps panel at the AJC Decatur Book Festival
Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 at 12:30 p.m.
Marriott Conference Center, Downtown Decatur
Panel and demo with virtual reality headsets
Comic book fans can enter into the virtual-reality streets of "Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline," an African-American superhero comic book, at an AJC Decatur Book Festival session featuring a digital project team from the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS).
The Big City Maps panel is scheduled Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, at 12:30 p.m. at the Marriott Conference Center in Decatur, Georgia. "Brotherman" artist Dawud Anyabwile and members of the ECDS staff will discuss how they transformed the comic-book streets of fictional Big City into a digital map with 360-degree panoramic views.
A demo with virtual reality headsets will follow, in which two or three volunteers will engage in an immersive experience with the map of Big City. Screens will show the audience what the volunteers are seeing.
The ECDS team working on the "Brotherman" Big City Maps Project includes outreach coordinator Clint Fluker, visual information/3-D specialist Arya Basu, geospatial librarian Megan Slemons, geographer Michael Page, and the "Brotherman" creative team of Anyabwile and Sims and their colorist, Brian McGee. Anyabwile, Fluker, Basu and Slemons will sit on the panel, moderated by Grace Gipson, visiting professor of African American Studies at Georgia State University.
Created by brothers Anyabwile and writer Guy A. Sims, "Brotherman" details the adventures of the main character, a public prosecutor by day who wanders the street at night seeking justice in Big City. "Brotherman" is known not only for its African American superhero, but also for Anyabwile's detailed cityscapes, which he expanded on in 360-degree detail as the ECDS team worked to translate the series' locations into digital maps that take readers inside the stories.
Once the project is finished, users will be able to visualize over 85 unique locations across Big City online at http://www.bigcitymap.com.
Each spot on the map marks a location in the story — usually a crime scene. And when the reader clicks on it, the address, a brief description of what happened there, and the image from the comic book pop up.
"You can also zoom in on the map and get a panoramic view of a location in Big City — we wanted it to function like Google Maps in that way," Fluker says. "We got the artist to mimic the way a panoramic camera distorts space and light, and he drew it in 360. It's amazing."
Fluker's inspiration for the project came from his dissertation research focus on examining literary movements in black speculative fiction. He says authors often map out locations while writing their novels, which helps bring cities and towns in their stories to life so clearly, such as William Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County, the setting for many of the author's stories and the subject of a digital mapping project.
Fluker helped Pellom McDaniels III, curator of African American collections at Emory's Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, start a black comix collection, which includes signed copies of the three "Brotherman" trade paperbacks, original single issues, the recent graphic novel prequel, and the spin-off novel series, "The Cold Hard Cases of Duke Denim."
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Koala habitat destroyed in Redlands after 100-year-old gumtrees bulldozed
By Stephanie Zillman
Posted Thu 28 Jan 2021 at 7:52pm Thursday 28 Jan 2021 at 7:52pm Thu 28 Jan 2021 at 7:52pm , updated Fri 29 Jan 2021 at 6:47am Friday 29 Jan 2021 at 6:47am Fri 29 Jan 2021 at 6:47am
An activist said legislation is failing to protect koalas in their natural habitat. (Supplied Chris Walker)
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A lone koala sat high in a gumtree in the bayside suburb of Ormiston, east of Brisbane on Wednesday, as the trees around it were bulldozed to the ground.
The land at Ormiston is privately owned and is too small for habitat protections to apply
Redlands Council had previously opted not to purchase the land when it had been for sale
A council spokesperson told the ABC it had no legal ability to stop the development project
Redlands Councillor Wendy Boglary said she spent the last 12 years trying to protect the small koala colony that used a tract of undeveloped land as a key feeding ground and breeding site.
"Today is pretty devastating," Ms Boglary said, as she watched 100-year-old gum trees being fed through a woodchipper.
The land on Cowley Street at Ormiston is privately owned, made up of 26 sets of 500 square metre lots, which were subdivided and zoned as residential in 1886.
Despite the longevity of the zoning, the land sat virtually untouched until now.
There are fears the koalas that used the trees at the site may not survive. (ABC News: Stephanie Zillman)
The ABC was not able to make contact with the owners of the land, who are understood to live abroad.
"The owners do have a right like anybody else in this area to get that yield from their land," Ms Boglary said.
"But I think at some stage we've got to put a line in the sand and say if we're serious about making our urban koala population sustainable, something has to be done."
Land in red with koala habitat at Cowley Street at Ormiston. (Google Earth)
'There's got to be a change'
Ms Boglary said council had previously opted not to purchase the land when it had been for sale and had weakened koala protections at a local government level.
She said the State Government had included the land in its protected habitat maps but, because the lots were subdivided into small parcels, the protections did not apply.
"If you have got no protection with State Government and local council, and clearing is actually happening under the planning [laws], then there's got to be a change," Ms Boglary said.
She said in her opinion, the Redland City Council, which uses the image of a koala as its logo, had not done all it could to protect the koalas living on the blocks.
A council spokesperson told the ABC the existing zoning supported the construction of dwellings and associated works on the land without the need for approval and it had no legal ability to stop the project.
"Council officers attended the site immediately on 27 January, once informed the clearing was being undertaken, to ensure that all appropriate measures were put into place on-site, including the presence of a fauna spotter to manage the impact to all wildlife, particularly koalas," the spokesperson said.
Locals have been trying to save the trees and koalas for more than a decade. (ABC News: Stephanie Zillman)
The ABC was told when visiting the site that trees within 50 metres of the visible koala would not be bulldozed until it had left the area.
"Council understands the Queensland Government has more recently amended its koala habitat mapping to include many of the subject residential lots on Cowley Street," the spokesperson said.
"Any questions about what protections this mapping does or doesn't afford should be directed to the state Department of Environment and Science."
The ABC contacted Queensland Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon, but she had not yet responded to requests for an interview.
Council said they had a qualified wildlife spotter on-site during the tree felling. (ABC News: Stephanie Zillman)
Official protections out of step
Debbie Pointing heads up the Redlands Koala Action Group and has been instrumental in tracking the region's koalas.
She said it was unlikely there would be a positive outcome for the koalas who had been living on the land at Cowley Street.
"They [koalas] will come back here at some stage once the trees are cleared and it causes obviously a lot of confusion and stress," Ms Pointing said.
"It leads to them being hit by cars, or going through people's back yards because they're basically confused and they've got nowhere to go."
Ms Pointing said the land clearing had been an example of where legislation at a local, state and federal level was failing to protect koalas in their natural habitat.
"We get told all the time that there is adequate protection for koala habitat, and it's obviously a nonsense … because you only have to look at what's happened here today."
Historic auction advertisement for subdivided land at Ormiston railway station estate, east of Brisbane, in 1889. (Supplied: State Library of Queensland)
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Every Voice Must Be Heard
Welcome to another day in my life. TGIF! I hope you have had a great week and are looking forward to the weekend as I am. I actually have a rare weekend off so I can finish getting ready for the Positive Living Conference 12 in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, next weekend.
Now I know must of you who read this blog probably watched as President Obama was recently speaking about health care reform. I know I was.
President Barack Obama pumped health care allies and skeptics alike for ways to overhaul the nation's costly and frustrating system Thursday and heard only applause and agreement when he told them there is a clear consensus that the need for health care reform is here and now.
However, he conceded at a White House summit that opinions vary widely on exactly what to do and said that winning quick approval for historic and stunningly expensive legislation will not be easy.
Still, the unanimity on the urgency to act underscored how the political environment has become more favorable to revamping the thorny system since President Bill Clinton's attempt failed in the 1990s under intense resistance from drug makers, insurance companies and others. All those interest groups were on hand Thursday, and Obama intended his daylong Washington session and a series of meetings to follow around the country to signal that his push for universal health care coverage will be more open and inclusive than Clinton's.
"Every voice has to be heard. Every idea must be considered ... The status quo is the one option that is not on the table," Obama said during the White House forum on what he calls the greatest threat to the U.S. economy — rising health care costs. Mindful of the demise of the Clinton plan, Obama warned, "Those who seek to block any reform at all, any reform at any cost, will not prevail this time around."
The U.S. system is the world's costliest; the country spends some $2.4 trillion a year on health care. It leaves an estimated 48 million people uninsured, and many others lack adequate insurance.
Firm in his insistence on action, Obama was relaxed as he fielded questions from lawmakers and the heads of crucial interest groups. At one point he sneezed twice, and then as the audience laughed said, "This is a health care forum, so I thought I would model what happens when you do not get enough sleep."
In an emotional moment, Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts addressed the group, his first Washington appearance in weeks as he battles brain cancer. He received a long ovation and declared, "I am looking forward to being a foot soldier in this undertaking, and this time we will not fail."
Although Obama wants coverage for all, the president suggested a willingness to compromise. That, too, was a break from Clinton's posture in the 1990s when he promised to veto any health care measure that did not give him what he sought.
This time, Obama said, "Each of us must accept that none of us will get everything we want, and no proposal for reform will be perfect."
Republicans as well as Democrats agreed. Speaker after speaker at the end of a day of smaller White House sessions said action was needed.
Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, said that panel should be working on a version by June. He said the timetable might seem "a little ambitious, but if you are not ambitious on a major problem like this that the country decides needs to be done, it will never get done."
Signaling arguments to come, however, he told Obama that there is concern that giving many people the option of a government insurance plan — something Obama has proposed — would reduce competition
Republican Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri said the same at one session: "That is clearly going to be a big area of contention."
But no one told Obama he or his group would stand in the way of significant action.
Making his case, the president said health care overhaul is both a moral and economic imperative because of the system's huge stress on the nation's financial books. He blamed Washington politics and industry lobbying for past failures, while pledging to put the public's interest ahead of both this time.
Obama is setting a rigorous timeline to enact "comprehensive health care reform" by year's end, though he did not precisely define what that would entail. His advisers say while he hopes for a bipartisan measure, he will not be deterred by ideological fights or interest group opposition.
Unlike Clinton, Obama is not offering a specific plan, but rather is outlining general principles to guide the Democratic controlled Congress as it writes the measure: increased coverage, improved services and better control of costs. The House and Senate will be left to do the heavy lifting.
Although he proposed a plan during the campaign, Obama said that he is open to any solution — from an entirely private system to more government involvement — as long as it meets his general priorities. "I just want to figure out what works," he said.
Still, there is a fault line between Democrats and Republicans over the role of government in the health care system — and that could complicate Obama's push to ensure health care for everyone.
Signaling likely areas of contention ahead, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky told Obama in a letter that his party was ready to work with the administration on health care but he also warned that the GOP would bristle at changes that lead to a government-run system and coverage expansions that do not come with curbs on costs.
In office just six weeks, Obama already has made one big move on health care. He proposed a budget that has a $634 billion "down payment" for expanded coverage over a 10 year period. The government will spend trillions on health care over the same period.
In hindsight, both supporters and opponents agree that Clinton made a series of missteps and miscalculations that doomed his plan from the outset.
With first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton leading the charge, the White House wrote the measure with little input from lawmakers or interest groups. Stakeholders on all sides complained they were shut out of the process.
Obama, even before he took office, used his campaign apparatus to encourage people to hold open meetings across the country to discuss the matter. The White House says more than 30,000 people attended more than 3,000 meetings in 50 states and Washington, D.C.
So stay tuned for further developments. There is hope for a better tomorrow.
Wishing you health, hope and happiness.


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Tourism Sector Tries to Stay Above Water
The declaration of the state of emergency led to the issuance of travel bans and warnings from various countries across the world. The tourism sector, one of the biggest contributors to the country's GDP, took a big hit. The sharply declining tourist numbers means that hotels and tour companies were no longer making enough money to meet their targets. Since the extension of the state of emergency, tourism-dependent businesses are now playing the waiting game, as BEREKET BIRBIRSA, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER, reports.
A prominent hotel in Gonder, Amhara Regional State that has been damaged during the unrest six months ago.
Intercontinental Hotel Addis
Land Cruiser cars lined up to give tour and travel services, business has slowed down for them since the unrest.
Abdurahim Ahmed, 55, who has three years of experience in the tourism industry, is the general manager of Experience Ethiopia Travel, a tour company which has been in the business for the past two decades.
The number of tourists who use his service has reached its lowest point in a decade, declining by three fold.
"This is ridiculous," he said. "We are not earning as much money as we planned."
He relates the decline with the recent unrest and political instability that has raised concerns in the international community.
Many travellers have cancelled trips to Ethiopia. Some countries even issued a travel ban for Ethiopia. The United States and several other countries issued travel advisories for their citizens to defer travel to Ethiopia. Many believe that the warnings issued by countries and cancellations of bookings following the unrest affected the tourism sector in Ethiopia.
"We achieved 45pc of our targets," said Abdurahim, who has served only 80 tourists in the past three months. This time of year is known to be the peak season for tourists in Ethiopia.
The unrest in Oromia and Amhara regional states, which reached its peak in October, injured the country's tourism industry, and in turn, the economy.
Last year, Ethiopia hosted 478,890 tourists, which is 12pc lower than the previous year. Revenues from the tourism sector went down by 200 million dollars to 1.6 billion dollars.
Five months ago, Ethiopia declared a six-month long state of emergency across the whole country following months of anti-government protests. Then last week, the parliament extended the state of emergency for the next four months.
Abdurahim believes that the states of emergency will worsen the current problems in the tourism sector.
"We cannot operate under such conditions anymore," Abdurahim explains. "Even though the decree has a positive impact on securing peace and stability, it still has an adverse effect on our business."
On the other hand, Tewodros Derbew, the director of the Tourism Services Accreditation Directorate, believes the contribution of the state of emergency to the decline in tourist numbers is moderate.
"We can say that the state of emergency has almost no influence on the drop in tourism earnings," Tewodros said.
Yohannes Assefa, the managing director of Red Fox Tour and Travel, which has seen its foreign customer numbers plummet from 500 to less than 60, disagrees with Tewodros.
"The state of emergency just added fuel to the fire on an already troubled sector," said Yohannes.
Previously, most of the tourists who used his service were from western countries such as Germany, which were the first to enact travel advisories and warnings after the Oromia unrest.
"Most of the tourists are not yet aware of the current condition of the state. Now, with the extension of the decree, things will get worse," he added.
Last week, the country's parliament unanimously voted for an extension of the emergency decree after the Command Post Secretariat Head and Minister of Defense Siraj Fegessa presented a proclamation before Parliament regarding continuing the state of emergency.
He explained that there were still people attempting to disrupt the peace and security that was restored after the wave of unrest. This, coupled with the need to address possible reasons for future insecurity, were the reasons behind the request for the extension.
Although Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn did not confirm or deny the extension during his last appearance before Parliament two weeks ago, he did refer to the situation of the country and the views of the population about the state of emergency. "Through studies and surveys, it has become clear that many people would support the extension of the state of emergency for at least one more cycle. Out of the people included in the survey, 82pc were in favour of a full or partial extension of the state of emergency," said Hailemariam.
Hotel businesses were among those worst affected by the unrest. Some hotels were even left with zero occupancies of tourists during the unrest.
The effect, however, started to show a decline three months after the declaration of the state of emergency, according to Zena Dawit, vice director of Nexus Hotel, a hotel which has been in business since 2012.
He believes that the extension is not going to have an adverse effect on the hotel industry.
"The government has already removed some of the bans stated in the decree," Zena said.
Around two weeks ago, during a press briefing, Siraj noted that some of the bans and restrictions associated with the state of emergency would be lifted. In particular, the ability of security forces to arrest and detain people without a court order, and to conduct searches and seizures without court orders were lifted. In addition, the curfews that were enacted around major infrastructure and investment projects were also lifted.
Efforts have been made to support the industry, through meetings with both governmental and private sector stakeholders. However, tour operators and hotels are still struggling to return to where they were before the state of emergency was declared.
The number of hotels in Addis Abeba has reached 1,129, an increase of 417 from the figure five years ago. The number of starred hotels have also increased to 111 from 58 in the past five years while tour companies reached over 460 throughout the country. Investment capital in hotels has also increased, growing from 80 billion Br to 101 billion Br.
Leulseged Mesele, an international hotels and tourism consultant, says the effects are still being seen.
"Some of the hotels are not even able to repay bank loans," he said. "Extending the state of emergency shows the country is not stable, so, the problem will also continue in the coming months.
In November 2016, members of the hotel industry and the tour industry submitted a letter to the Prime Minister's Office, asking for loan extensions and various other supports for the industry. It was not an unprecedented move. Last year, coffee growers in various areas also requested loan extensions from the government due to the fall of coffee prices on the international market.
"In order to solve the problem, the government should give compensation for the crisis," Leulseged added. "Otherwise, the decline in tourism earning will continue in the coming months."
Currently, the contribution of tourism to GDP is around 10pc and projected to reach 7.7pc by the end of 2025, According to the World Travel & Tourism Council.
"I don't know why the government has extended the state of emergency, knowing that the country is peaceful and stable," said Leulseged.
The further effects of the state of emergency are still unknown, although the lifting of the restrictions and bans may have an effect on the tourism sector as people begin to come back to the country. However, for now, tourism businesses will have to try to keep its head above water long enough for customers to return.
By BEREKET BIRBIRSA
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