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Moses at the Movies / When we trace more than a century of movies about the Exodus, what do we learn?
December 10, 2014 by Peter T. Chattaway
Moses at the Movies / When we trace more than a century of movies about the Exodus, what do we learn? December 10, 2014 Peter T. Chattaway
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Ridley Scott isn't the first filmmaker to tackle the story of Moses, and he certainly won't be the last. There's drama in the prophet's confrontations with the rulers of Egypt, there's spectacle in the miracles he performed to liberate his people, and there are lessons to be learned from the way he led the Israelites and forged them into a nation, not least by giving them the Law. And filmmakers have been turning to Moses' story for inspiration since pretty much the dawn of cinema.
According to the Bible, Moses lived to be 120 years old, and people have been making movies about him for just about that long, now.
Some of the earliest movies about Moses were made in France: short films like Moses in the Bullrushes (1903), La Vie de Moïse (1905) and The Infancy of Moses (1911). In the United States, the American Vitagraph company produced a five-part series called The Life of Moses (1909–1910); each part focused on an episode from Moses' life, such as the parting of the Red Sea or the giving of the Ten Commandments, and because the complete series ran to about 90 minutes, some have called it one of the earliest feature films.
The biggest silent Moses movie of them all, however, was The Ten Commandments (1923) — not the famous remake with Charlton Heston, but the original black-and-white film. Like several other films in that period (such as Sodom and Gomorrah and Noah's Ark), The Ten Commandments combined a dramatization of the Bible with a modern story, and director Cecil B. DeMille lets us know the moral of that story right from the opening title cards, which chastise "our modern world" for calling the Ten Commandments "old fashioned."
The first 50 minutes or so are taken from the Bible, and show the plague of the firstborn, the Hebrews marching across the desert (in 2-strip Technicolor, a new format at that time), the parting of the Red Sea, the giving of the Ten Commandments, and the divine wrath that falls upon the Hebrews when they worship the golden calf. The film then segues to the "present day" and a story about two brothers who were raised in a religious home, one of whom rebels against his mother's faith and ends up suffering for it.
There were a few other Moses-themed movies after that, such as Moon of Israel (1924), an Austrian film that earned director Michael Curtiz a permanent job in Hollywood (where he went on to make such classics as Casablanca and White Christmas). But these were eclipsed by DeMille's 1956 remake of his own The Ten Commandments.
The remake, which was such a huge hit at the time that some people estimate it would still be one of the top-grossing films of all time if we adjusted for inflation, differed from the silent film in that it took place entirely in the ancient world and did not tell a modern story.
But it also created an elaborate fictitious storyline around Moses' experience as a prince of Egypt — a period in his life about which the Bible says almost nothing.
In that early part of the film, we see how Moses intuitively follows the commandments even though he has not received them yet; for example, he gives the slaves a weekly day of rest. Moses' basic decency stands in stark contrast to the jealous, power-hungry manner of his rival prince Ramses, and the fact that Moses can follow the commandments even though he doesn't have them yet (a la Rom. 2:14–15) underscores DeMille's belief that the Ten Commandments are not just religious laws but fundamental moral principles.
The Bible-epic genre more or less died out on the big screen in the 1960s, but it lived on, in less expensive form, in television. One of the longest treatments of the Moses story to date is Gianfranco de Bosio's Moses the Lawgiver (1974), a six-part miniseries produced by Vincenzo Labella and cowritten by Anthony Burgess, who would collaborate again a few years later on Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth. Unlike DeMille, whose films reached their climax with the giving of the Law and the worship of the golden calf, de Bosio follows the Israelites all the way through the 40 years of wandering in the wilderness.
Other TV productions have tried to pay more attention to what happened after the crossing of the Red Sea, too. Moses (1995), a two-part miniseries starring Ben Kingsley, and The Ten Commandments (2006), a two-part miniseries starring Dougray Scott, both put the crossing of the Red Sea at the middle of the story, as a cliffhanger at the end of the first episode — but where the 1995 film goes as far as the Israelites' journey to the edge of the Promised Land 40 years later, the 2006 film looks at how the Israelites grumbled against Moses and fought against the Amalekites on their journey from the Red Sea to Mount Sinai.
Parodies of the Moses story also followed the death of the Bible-movie genre. Wholly Moses! (1980) was a lame attempt to copy the formula set by Monty Python's Life of Brian: it concerns a Hebrew named Herschel (Dudley Moore) who keeps popping up on the fringe of Moses' story, just as Brian kept popping up on the outskirts of the gospels. In History of the World Part I (1981), Mel Brooks played a Moses who originally came down from Mount Sinai with 15 commandments, but then dropped and broke 1 of his 3 tablets.
The last major big-screen version of the Moses story was The Prince of Egypt (1998), which was also the first animated film produced by DreamWorks (though it was the second animated film they released, following a last-minute change to the release date of Antz). This was the first film to imagine that Moses and Ramses might have been friends at first, rather than enemies — a concept borrowed by Exodus: Gods and Kings — and it was also one of the first major films in recent memory to aggressively court the faith-based market.
While the producers of The Prince of Egypt sought input from Jewish and Muslim consultants too, it seems fair to say, in hindsight, that their outreach to Christian leaders prefigured the marketing of The Passion of the Christ just a little over five years later, to say nothing of the "faith-based" marketing that now accompanies films like Noah on a regular basis.
For the most part, Exodus: Gods and Kings has downplayed its more explicitly religious marketing hooks. When the film was first put into development five years ago, it was billed as an action movie like Braveheart or 300; and after Ridley Scott became involved a few years later, everyone focused on the fact that it was from "the director of Gladiator." But the film fits into certain trends that can be traced across the Moses-movie genre.
DeMille was quite happy to give a literal interpretation of the Bible's miracles. The 1923 version of The Ten Commandments even depicts a woman being healed of leprosy in the modern story, in imitation of the healings that take place in the Bible. But by the time he made the 1956 version, he felt the need to address modern skepticism on that issue.
In one scene, after several plagues have already happened, Ramses rejects the Egyptian and Hebrew gods alike and declares that the plagues were caused by purely natural forces: even though he saw the Nile turn to blood himself, Ramses now declares that red mud poisoned the Nile and caused the frogs and insects to leave the water and spread disease. Moses replies by predicting a hailstorm which cannot be tied to those other disasters — and it arrives within seconds. Thus the film acknowledges modern skepticism, only to dismiss it.
Later films, however, have been more ambivalent. In Moses the Lawgiver, various people speculate that the miracles might not be so miraculous after all — and when the Hebrews are trudging through the desert towards Sinai, Moses himself admits to Miriam that he knew enough about the migratory patterns of quail to predict that the Hebrews would soon be able to eat some. "A miracle, I suppose, is something you get when you need it," he says.
Exodus: Gods and Kings pushes modern discomfort with the miraculous even further, by omitting some of the miracles (such as the staff that turns to a snake) and assigning natural causes to all of the plagues except the final one. In this film, the Red Sea doesn't part; instead, a faraway meteorite causes a tsunami that first drains the water, thereby allowing the Hebrews to cross to the other side, before bringing it back with a vengeance.
However, Exodus just may be the only major movie about Moses that follows the Bible in depicting an angel at the burning bush (Ex. 3:2; Acts 7:30–38). Granted, the film shows Moses getting knocked on the head first, and it leaves open the possibility that Moses is hallucinating. But the boy Moses sees is called Malak, which is Hebrew for "messenger" or "angel," and through him Moses learns things he couldn't have known any other way.
Most American or European films about Moses have cast white actors in the lead roles, but they have also tried, somewhat fitfully, to acknowledge the ethnic diversity of ancient Egypt and the universality of the biblical story through their supporting casts.
The 1956 version of The Ten Commandments, which came out as the American civil rights movement was gathering steam, featured an Ethiopian princess flirting with Moses, possibly as a nod to the statement in Numbers 12:1 that one of Moses' wives was a "Cushite."
A later scene is more ambivalent; at the first Passover, Moses welcomes the African men who serve as his mother's litter-bearers, saying there is room for "all who thirst for freedom" — but after entering the room, the men stand in the shadows, separate from the others, and when the Exodus gets under way, they continue to bear his mother's litter. The Hebrew slaves no longer serve anyone, but apparently the African slaves still do.
The Prince of Egypt aimed for ethnic accuracy in its depiction of the Hebrews and Egyptians alike, giving them Middle Eastern features. (The voices were largely Anglo, but of course they were redubbed by other actors in other parts of the world anyway.) And the 2006 version of The Ten Commandments cast Indian actors as Moses' adoptive mother and her son, while casting Egyptian actor Omar Sharif as Moses' father-in-law Jethro.
Exodus: Gods and Kings has been criticized widely for its "whitewashed" cast, which features actors of northern European descent as Moses, Ramses and a few other characters. But the film also features Iranian, Iraqi, Palestinian and half-Indian actors as members of the Egyptian nobility, including Ramses' wife and Moses' adoptive mother.
One of the questions everyone has to face when dealing with the Moses story is the violence: first the violence done to the Egyptians, including the firstborn and everyone who drowns in the Red Sea, and then — if the movies follow the story this far — the violence committed by the Hebrews against each other, sometimes at God's command.
DeMille largely skirted around these questions by portraying the victims unsympathetically or shifting responsibility for the violence. In the 1923 version of The Ten Commandments, Pharaoh's son is a brat whose death no one in the audience is supposed to mourn, while in the 1956 version, Moses warns Ramses that the next plague will be whatever Ramses decrees — so when Ramses decides to kill all of the Hebrew firstborn, God kills the Egyptian firstborn first. Later, when the Hebrews worship the golden calf, God punishes them with lightning and earthquakes, and not by sending the Levites to kill them at random.
Moses the Lawgiver keeps the more biblical, more violent version of the punishment (Ex. 32:25-29). It also shows Moses ordering that a man who was found gathering sticks on the Sabbath be stoned to death (Num. 15:32-36). The camera focuses not just on the man who dies in this painful way, but on the children who witness the stoning, and flinch.
Similarly, the 2006 version of The Ten Commandments shows Moses ordering the stoning of a couple who committed adultery and killed the woman's husband. (In an ironic twist, the adulterous man is the same man that Moses saved when he killed the Egyptian taskmaster.) Also, when the Hebrews are punished for worshiping the golden calf, it looks like all-out civil war — and when it's over, Moses says to kill the prisoners, because "it's God's will."
Exodus: Gods and Kings is similarly haunted by violence. Moses himself argues with God that the plagues are too extreme ("Is that it? Are you done?"). In the end, the film takes its cue from DeMille and suggests that killing the other side's children was Ramses' idea before it was God's. But then, when Ramses' firstborn son dies, he shows the body to Moses and asks, "What kind of fanatics worship such a God?" — and it's not hard to imagine director Scott, who self-identifies as atheist or agnostic, asking that same question.
Most movies acknowledge, to one degree or another, that it wasn't enough for Moses to set his people free from slavery; he had to give them a Law that would guide them as they forged a new nation, free of taskmasters telling them what to do.
The Prince of Egypt, which devotes only one or two shots to Moses bringing the tablets of the Law down from Sinai, may be the briefest expression of this. Other films go further. Both of DeMille's films juxtaposed the giving of the Ten Commandments with the Hebrews' worship of the golden calf, to underscore both the need for the Law and the perils of breaking it.
But where DeMille made a point of showing that it was possible for Moses to be a good man before he became a Hebrew prophet, Moses the Lawgiver and the 2006 version of The Ten Commandments devote entire scenes to Hebrews behaving badly before and after they leave Egypt, to show that they needed the Law and perhaps even its harsh enforcement.
Exodus: Gods and Kings is mostly concerned with the Hebrews securing their freedom, so it doesn't devote much time to the giving of the Law. But it does have a key scene near the end in which Moses asks what will become of the Israelites once they get to the Promised Land. And it ends with Moses carving out the Ten Commandments, as God tells him, "A leader can falter, but stone will endure. These laws will guide them in your stead."
And so Scott's film, for all of its deviations from the biblical story, fits into a number of trends that can be traced across cinematic interpretations of the Exodus. Time will tell whether it influences later films, the way that other films seem to have influenced it.
Peter T. Chattaway lives in Surrey, BC and blogs about film at Patheos. His earlier essays on Bible films for CT Movies include "Top Ten Jesus Movies," "Mary Goes to the Movies" and "The Genesis of 'Noah'."
— An earlier version of this essay was first posted at ChristianityToday.com.
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One Key to Keep from Quitting Your Calling
If you are leading a group, you have answered the call of Jesus to make disciples. He said to you, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations," and you said. "yes." At times, it feels like a pleasure. Others times, it feels like a punishment. Sometimes, it is ministry. Sometimes, it is miserable.
Sometimes, it's both.
That means, of course, that some people quit. Some people fail.
Yes. Some do. But, some people serve with joy until the end of their lives.
We know the kind of disciple makers we want to be—the happy, enduring, forever kind. But, how? How does a disciple maker keep answering the call with joy instead of quitting or crying or caving?
Look to your Caller more than your calling
Consider Peter in Matthew 4.
Jesus said to Peter, "Follow me, and I will make you a fisher of men." Jesus called Peter to something outside of himself, a mission that was not focused on himself. He said to Peter, "Stop what you are doing, follow Me and give your life to My kingdom." Immediately, Peter left his net and followed. Peter was made for that calling. Peter wanted that calling. Peter responded to that calling.
Peter even tried for years to walk in that calling. But he could not; he wasn't strong enough.
In Matthew 26, we learn that Peter failed in his calling. The night Jesus was taken away to be crucified, Peter was afraid to be associated with Jesus. Fearing that he too would be killed, finally realizing that Jesus' calling was hard, Peter quit—he denied and he ran away to hide.
Until he didn't…
Now consider Peter in John 21.
Jesus said again to Peter in John 21, "Follow me." He said to Peter the Failure, "Follow me." He said to Peter the Broken, "Shepherd my sheep." Then, he told Peter that one day he would be dressed by another and carried where he did not want to go. The Bible says, "This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God" (cf. John 21:19).
Jesus told Peter the Denier, who had already proven he was not strong enough to continue in his calling, that he would feed His lambs until the end. The disciple who was scared to die as one of the sheep, shepherded the sheep until he was killed for God's glory.
So Peter was a failure. But then, he was a church father. Peter was a quitter. Then, he was a martyr. Peter was a scared disciple who denied, denied, denied. Then he was a shepherd of sheep who served Jesus until he died.
What changed? What happened?
What happened between Matthew 26 and John 21? What happened between Peter's denial and Peter's death that changed the way he lived his calling? What happened that made Peter able to serve from his brokenness instead of surrender to his brokenness?
The cross happened.
There is a cross between Matthew 26 and John 21. There is a Savior between Peter's failure and his victory. For Peter, in John 21, Jesus was no longer just the man who had called him to something bigger than his life; he was the One who loved him so much he gave up His life to give Him forgiveness. Peter saw the love and power of Jesus and it changed him.
Looking to Jesus is the key to continuing in the calling.
Being called to something bigger than our life is not enough. We must be called by Someone stronger than our brokenness. We aren't strong enough to serve. We aren't brave enough persevere for the sake of the calling alone. We need the joy of the Caller.
Jesus said to Peter, "Do you love me?" He says to us, "Do you love me?"
Yes, but we love because He first loved us. We serve because He first served us. We run after our calling because He ran after His. He was called to us. He was called to death. He was called to resurrection.
We are called to something great. But, we are called by Someone greater. We discover something to give our life to when we discover the One who gave His life for us.
Continuing in His call is a joy.
Brandon Hiltibidal is a former church planter and multi-site pastor, and he is now part of the Groups Ministry team at Lifeway Christian Resources. He and his wife have three little girls and lead a community group at The Bridge Church in Spring Hill, TN.
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Christopher James' The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes, Third Edition, arrived on my doorstep today. And it is so beautifully produced-- packed full of such useful information, amazing imagery, and a broad range of incredible techniques and processes.
For photographers and for those who love photographic images-- especially anything related to alternative photographic techniques-- you seriously need to have this book on your bookshelf. It really is chocked full of invaluable information and stunning, imaginative, inspiring work.
And I am so honored and pleased to have three of my images included in James' long-awaited Third Edition. So check it out!


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namespace ConsoleDemo.Visitor.v4
{
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        IVisitor<NewCustomerCommand>,
        IVisitor<NewSalesOrderCommand>,
        IVisitor<NewPurchaseOrderCommand>
    {
        readonly StringBuilder report = new StringBuilder();

        public void Print()
        {
            Console.WriteLine(report);
        }

        public void Visit(NewCustomerCommand customerCommand)
        {
            report.AppendLine($"New customer request: {customerCommand.Name} in business: {customerCommand.BusinessDomain}");
        }

        public void Visit(NewSalesOrderCommand salesOrderCommand)
        {
            report.AppendLine("Sales order request: ");
            foreach (var line in salesOrderCommand.OrderLines)
            {
                report.AppendLine($"\t Product={line.Product} Quantity={line.Quantity}");
            }
        }

        public void Visit(NewPurchaseOrderCommand purchaseOrder)
        {
            report.AppendLine($"Purchase order request: Product={purchaseOrder.Product} Quatity={purchaseOrder.Quantity}");
        }
    }
}

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Phnom Penh Post - Stalled WB loan gets green light
Stalled WB loan gets green light
Michael Coren | Publication date 19 December 2003 | 07:00 ICT
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Logs await transport from Tumring commune land concession.
The World Bank (WB) approved the release of a $15 million loan tied to forestry reforms
on December 17 in Washington D.C. in a move bitterly contested by civil society groups.
Following the decision, NGOs condemned the release as removing the last obstacle
to widespread logging in Cambodia's viable forests.
"I think that forestry reform is largely dead in the water," said Andrew
Cock, forestry advisor at NGO Forum, following the decision.
"Most areas of valuable forest are now being classified as rubber plantations
or land concessions..... I think that will condemn the remaining forests over the
next couple of years."
The Bank stated that the money was being released since legal conditions of the loan
contract had been met. Jemal-ud-din Kassum, WB vice president for the East Asia and
Pacific Region, replied to inquiries by NGO Forum that the Bank was satisfied with
government actions regarding the loan.
"We have been clear that the release of this tranche would in no way be a signal
that all is right in the forest sector," he wrote in the December 17 letter.
"But the Government has met the forestry conditions under which the [loan] was
signed and agreed."
The funds, part of a Structural Adjustment Credit (SAC), carried provisions to enact
forestry reforms including cancellation of non-performing logging contracts, restructuring
the management plans of logging concessions and abiding by regulations to award new
contacts. It was delayed for 18 months due to the government's failure to fulfill
these conditions.
But on December 18, after the WB Board of Executive Directors did not raise objections
to waivers for some conditions of the loan, the money was released. Kassum indicated
in the letter that the conditions were adequately fulfilled.
"The World Bank Management is satisfied that the specific conditions of the
SAC have been met-with the exception of two (non-forestry) conditions, for which
waivers are being requested....and the Government is continuing to support the main
thrust of these conditions."
That assertion had been vehemently denied in an earlier letter sent by NGO Forum
to Bank officials on December 11.
It detailed a litany of "contraventions" of the SAC agreement that should
block release of funds.
"Forestry is a litmus test for governance reform in Cambodia," it stated.
"Acquiesce[nce] to government strategies designed to circumvent the very reforms
donors have promoted will only encourage intransigence [by] vested interests."
It mentioned among the most disturbing violations was the government's practice of
subverting the 2002 logging ban by granting development licenses to clear vast swaths
of forest through land concessions, rubber plantations and "stump" and
"firewood" collection permits.
The logging operations were documented by groups such as Global Witness. They recorded
cutting and removal of thousands of trees from land concessions in former concessions
like ones in Tumring commune, a violation of the moratorium declared by Hun Sen,
said Marcus Hardtke, a monitor with Global Witness (GW). Sub-contractors who had
worked for the canceled concessionaires were then employed by land concession managers
to remove many of the remaining trees.
Proliferation of these "permits" has led to widespread logging and dimmed
hopes of preserving the remaining commercially viable forests.
But the Bank stated that the Government had the right to issue such permits under
the Forestry Law allowing non-logging activities like firewood collection.
"We are satisfied the Government has not awarded new forestry concession of
the type barred under the SAC conditionality," the letter stated. It notes that
the SAC was never intended to stop all timber transactions or land developments.
"This would have been unrealistic and unachievable," wrote Kassum.
However, Global Witness contends that the WB has been negligent in its duty as an
international lender by abandoning the terms of its loan.
"The fact that there were conditions attached to the SAC is one of the few things
that pushed the government to take positive steps," said Mike Davis, an assistant
campaigner with GW. "The conditions aren't met. To claim otherwise is two parts
extremely narrow legal analysis and two parts imagination....The Banks actions are
irresponsible."
But the Bank contends its loans, and continued involvement in the sector with the
recently appointed independent forestry monitor, Societe Generale de Surveillance,
funded by the WB, will benefit the country.
Kassum wrote that the Bank had not achieved as much as it would like and intends
to remain engaged.
"Forestry reform is difficult," he wrote. "It takes a unified and
concerted effort by all concerned over an extended period of time."


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 Meißner Straße (Dresden), siehe Liste der Kulturdenkmale in Cossebaude und Liste der Kulturdenkmale in Niederwartha
 Meißner Straße (Leipzig), siehe Liste der Kulturdenkmale in Neustadt-Neuschönefeld
 Meißner Straße in Radebeul, sächsische Staatsstraße

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 Alte Meißner Straße,  historische Handelsstraße in Sachsen

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The Irish FA has confirmed that a meeting will take place on Wednesday night to discuss "an issue" surrounding one of last week's Junior Cup semi-finals.
Bessbrook United beat holders Enniskillen Rangers 3-1 last Monday, April 1 to book their place in next month's showpiece decider.
Rangers were bidding to reach their third successive final, but Ben Treanor's County Armagh men claimed the win to progress to the final.
Belfast Live Sport understands a complaint has been raised by Fermanagh club Enniskillen Rangers regarding an alleged player eligibility issue.
The IFA said in a statement: "I can confirm the Junior Cup Committee is meeting tonight to discuss an issue in relation to the Bessbrook United v Enniskillen Rangers Junior Cup semi-final tie."
Meanwhile, it was also confirmed on Wednesday that Queen's University have lodged a complaint following their Match Intermediate Cup semi-final defeat to Portstewart.
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Willard "Bud" Perkins of Gardner 1926 - 2021
Willard "Bud" Perkins
Age 95 of Gardner, Illinois, passed away Sunday morning, November 28, 2021 at Heritage Health in Dwight.
Born February 5, 1926 in rural Herscher, Illinois, Willard Eldon was a son of Alva Willard and Kathryn L. (Brockman) Perkins. He was raised in the Gardner area and graduated from Gardner South Wilmington High School with the Class of 1944. Following graduation, Bud went on to honorably serve in the United States Army Air Corp through the conclusion of WWII. On June 7, 1947, Bud married Dorothy Papach in Assumption Catholic Church in Coal City. They lived their first 20 years of marriage in Gardner before moving to Plainfield. Following the death of Dorothy in 2001, Bud returned to Gardner, where he resided in the Senior Citizen apartments until moving to Heritage Health four years ago.
Following his discharge from service, Bud worked for the family business, A.W. Perkins Lumber Company before he went on to owning and managing the Braidwood Lumber Company. Following the sale of the lumber yard in 1966, Bud gained employment with Caterpillar Tractor Company in Aurora where he worked until his retirement.
Bud was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in South Wilmington; the V.F.W. and the Gardner American Legion. He belonged to the Will County Wood Carvers, as well as the Grundy County Woodworkers. In addition to his love and talent in wood working and wood carving, Bud was active in Scouting for many years. He received the Silver Beaver Award, was a past Cub Master of the Gardner Pack and was Sea Scout Leader of the Braidwood Post. Bud enjoyed fishing, hunting, trap shooting and spending time in Michigan.
Survivors include his three children: Patricia Weiskop of Joliet, Thomas A. (Karen) Perkins of Gardner, and James (Mary) Perkins of Dwight; seven grandchildren: Todd Perkins (Mandi Womack-Beasley) Kali Perkins-Croy, Tyler Perkins, Sean (April) Perkins, Stephanie (Mike) Morehead, Michael Perkins, and Katie (Scott) Mackinson; (28) great grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter; one sister-in-law, Joyce Perkins of Gardner and numerous nieces and nephews.
Bud was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 54 years, Dorothy in 2001; brother, Thomas H. Perkins and his son-in-law, G. Lee Weiskop.
The family will receive friends for a visitation at Reeves Funeral Home, 203 Liberty Street in Gardner on Thursday, December 2, 2021 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Funeral services will follow on Friday, December 3, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 165 Rice Road in South Wilmington. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated with Rev. Stanley Drewniak presiding. Face coverings will be required for all those attending the services.
Those wishing to participate in the services virtually are welcome to join the live stream on Friday morning beginning at 11:00 a.m. A link for the event will be available on Bud's memorial page.
Burial will be in Braceville-Gardner Cemetery, where Bud will be laid to rest with his late wife, Dorothy.
Pallbearers will be: Dan M. Perkins, Todd C. Perkins, Tyler T. Perkins, Michael W. Perkins, Zachery A. Perkins and Calvin T. Croy.
Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Bud's memory to St. Lawrence Catholic Church or to a food pantry of the donor's choosing.
Family and friends are encouraged to sign the guest book, upload photographs and share Bud's memorial page online through social media by logging onto: www.ReevesFuneral.com/obituary/WillardBud-Perkins
Funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Reeves Funeral Homes, Ltd. In Gardner. (815/237-2526)
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Not your book reviews, obviously. Your book reviews are more exciting than a ferret chase on roller skates.
I mean book reviews by ordinary people (who are not you).
They can be valuable if you're trying to decide whether you might enjoy a book, but there's a good chance you'll fall asleep before you get to the end of the review. In that case, you'll never know if you should read the book.
I write not-reviews with the idea my reader (that's you!) doesn't care about the book. And then I try to keep you awake.
Only you can tell me if I succeed.
I don't know how many times I need to say this, but I know nothing about literature beyond what they taught me in sixth form English.
And I've forgotten most of that.
In some not-reviews I don't mention plot or theme at all. Or character.
I certainly don't try to tell you the value of them, because what do I know?
You read a review expecting to hear about all these things, but you read a not-review expecting not to.
And I do my best to deliver.
You might have noticed most of my not-reviews involve Sebastian and Rain arguing with each other. There are several good reasons for this.
Okay, "good" is arguable. There are several reasons for this.
First, it saves me having to settle on one opinion about the book.
Books are complicated things. Often I'll love one aspect and hate another. Sometimes I'll love an aspect for one reason and hate the same aspect for a different reason.
Having Sebastian and Rain disagree about the book saves me having to figure out which view, if either, is superior.
Second, we all know conflict is vital to a scene.
I argue that applies to book reviews too.
Dragons are another thing that make any scene better. I don't think most of my not-reviews have had dragons, though some have. I may have to remedy that.
And some people tell me this helps them decide whether to read the book.
You can find my not-reviews (and some other stuff) here.
Do you find book reviews (or not-reviews) helpful for deciding what to read? What kind of information is most useful?
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I do review but understand that's not for everyone. Interesting article on reviewing/not reviewing.
Good on you. To be fair, I review on Amazon, just not on my blog.
I love your not-reviews, but agree that adding dragons may make them even better. Also, all your reasons for not reviewing are similar to why I don't review books, which makes me think that I may try not-reviewing in the future.
I think. I also think I may need a lie-down after that sentence.
Ah, but the difference is that you actually know things about literature and have intelligent things to say. Me, not so much.
I stopped writing them a few months ago. Mostly, because my mother told me if I didn't have anything nice to say, I shouldn't say anything at all.
I've become pickier and notice more "flaws" as I try to hone my own writing skill.
Haha, good old Mum. That's why I've stuck to not-reviews about really famous books so far – I figure they can better take the negative things I say.
I'm with you on noticing more flaws as I learn more about writing. It's really hard to find a satisfying book these days.
In my never-humble opinion, the reason most book reviews are a yawn to read is a direct result of being made to write book reports in school. Fie upon them. Give me a not-review any day. And I do write reviews on the big A & big G (when I have something nice to say; otherwise I keep my mouth shut as per your commenter Elizabeth Drake (which could be the name of a very nice dragon, it occurs to me). But I always find them a chore (book reviews, not dragons).
School book reports! They've ruined so many lives.
I have such a hard time with the question of what if anything to say when I'm not entirely thrilled with a book. What helps the author? What helps the reader? Who am I trying to help? I'm so confused!
My favorite is reason number 3. I usually can't make up my mind about books either. I need one of those multiple question-quizzes that are on a scale of 10. Characterization? World Building? Pace? Writing Style? Etcetera. I'm always torn one way or another.
Yes. It's much too much to expect us to come down with one opinion about a book.
You get brownie points for reading more than one of my posts at once… or would you just like some brownies?
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Longmont Community Justice Project (LCJP), based in Colorado, uses restorative processes to provide alternatives for victims, offenders, and the community. This article describes one case handled through the programme, the reasons why the victims chose the restorative process over court, and the outcomes of the case. This article was originally published in the Daily Times Call newspaper.


This image demonstrates the opposite rotation of thorax and pelvis during a kick: the pelvis rotates left as the thorax rotates right.
During the gait cycle our spine goes through flexion, extension, side bending and rotation. When we step forward and load onto that leg, the pelvis rotates away from the front leg, the lumbar & thoracic spine extends, rotates and sidebends toward the front leg and the cervical spine flexes, sidebends and rotates away from the front leg. If what you just read is "gobblygook" just look to the picture on the left. This soccer kick is a great demonstration of what the body does during gait: it is like a spiral.
Motion is our friend, and quite often we lose it, especially in the thorax. Look around at people walking, how many people do you see who have an arm swing, much less rotation at their trunk? Not many. Are you one of them?
Test yourself: in sitting rotate your trunk right and left. Ideally you should have moved about 45 degrees. In standing, plant your feet hip width apart and rotate, let your pelvis rotate as well. Ideally you should move the trunk 90 degrees. How did you do? You may notice that you are stiff in both directions, or just on one side. If you are stiff try these exercises below. And then see if you can incorporate arm swing and rotation into gait.
Thanks again Susan for your wonderful insight and simple, practical application.


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Cushman & Wakefield Hires Michael Movshovich to Lead Newly-Formed Alternative Investment Advisory Group
Cushman & Wakefield announced today that the real estate services firm has hired Michael Movshovich as an Executive Managing Director to lead its new Alternative Investment Advisory Group in New York.
New York, NY - Cushman & Wakefield announced today that the real estate services firm has hired Michael Movshovich as an Executive Managing Director to lead its new Alternative Investment Advisory Group in New York. He will be based out of the firm's Midtown Manhattan office.
As the head of the Alternative Investment Advisory Group, Movshovich will drive the firm's strategy on advising clients in the private equity, venture capital and hedge fund sectors, using his deep understanding of the industry and Cushman & Wakefield's platform to ensure clients are receiving exceptional service and innovative solutions for all their business and real estate needs. The Alternative Investment Advisory Group is part of Cushman & Wakefield's Industry & Specialty Advisory Group platform that provides specialization across more than 20 sectors, designed to meet the ever-changing and complex needs of our clients.
"We are delighted to welcome Michael to our team. Our core strategic focus for this year is to continue attracting the best talent in the industry to serve our clients and hiring Michael to lead our Alternative Investment Advisory Group is a big step," said Toby Dodd, President of the Tri-State Region for Cushman & Wakefield. "The hedge fund, private equity and venture capital industries in New York are constantly evolving and growing, as is the need for real estate professional services firms to provide specialized resources, data and insights and the latest technology to meet their complex business needs."
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Movshovich is a trusted tenant advisor and strategist. In addition to his focus on alternative investment clients, he will be an integral part of Bruce Mosler's acclaimed team, which closed more than 150 deals totaling over 5 million square feet in 2019. Movshovich has worked with an impressive list of corporate institutions and boutique private companies in technology, advertising/PR and media/information. He has assisted numerous firms launching new ventures and spinning off from larger parent organizations. He has also helped develop and implement leasing strategies for multiple leading landlords in New York City, including real estate private equity firms, real estate investment trusts and family offices. Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Movshovich spent more than 12 years at CBRE.
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The GREAT Britain Campaign (GREAT) has announced a unique partnership with McLaren to help highlight the UK's innovative culture.
The UK has an impressive track record for creativity and developing and pioneering new ideas and cutting-edge technology. Whether through its Formula 1, road cars or Applied Technologies arm, McLaren is a prominent example of a British technology company with innovation at its heart.
The two week integrated campaign will see McLaren prominently feature the 'Innovation is GREAT' branding on its Formula 1 car at both the United States (Austin 21-23 Oct) and Mexican (28-30 Oct) Formula 1 Grands Prix as well as on the race suits of its two drivers, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button.
British astronaut Tim Peake also joins McLaren Applied Technologies' Dr Caroline Hargrove, voted one of the UKs top female engineers, and record-breaking sailor Hannah White to discuss the UK's innovative culture past, present and future as part of two exclusive 'GREAT conversation' films. Recorded at McLaren's Thought Leadership Centre, the first film is available online.
The second film will see Tim, Caroline and Hannah discuss the importance of STEM (science, technology, education and maths) education to encourage the next generation of British innovators, particularly girls who are under-represented in those subjects, and will be released in the build-up to the Mexican Grand Prix.
Mexico and the USA are both priority markets for attracting investment and promoting UK trade. And in particular with the return of Formula 1 to Mexico for the second year in a row after a 23 year absence, plus the $1.7BN USD of trade between January and July this year, Mexico provides a solid platform from which to promote the UK.
Conrad Bird, GREAT campaign director, said:
Both McLaren and GREAT believe in and are proud to champion UK innovation to the rest of the world. McLaren's involvement in Formula 1 is an exciting way to get that important story across to a worldwide audience and they're a good example of a company with a DNA of innovation leading the charge in applying their insights to innovate and solve important challenges.
Ron Dennis, Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, McLaren Technology Group Ltd and Chairman, McLaren Automotive Ltd said:
McLaren is synonymous with technology and innovation the world-over so partnering with the UK Government's GREAT Britain campaign is a natural fit for us. We're proud to use the breadth and global reach of our storytelling capabilities, from our McLaren-Honda Formula 1 team to the McLaren Thought Leadership Centre which provided the unique setting for Tim Peake's GREAT conversation, to help remind the world about the UKs indomitable innovative spirit.
The GREAT Britain campaign is the Government's most ambitious international marketing campaign ever and showcases the very best of what Britain has to offer in order to encourage the world to visit, study and do business with the UK.
The GREAT Britain campaign has secured economic returns of £2.2bn for the UK since its launch and is active in over 144 countries.
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, well what if we are talking about tens of pictures in a small time span? The result is a message sent across much more vividly and with high accuracy. Visual communication has a lot of advantages as compared to oral or simple textual representation. Presentation software gave us a chance to use visual cues in an informative manner especially in a professional business atmosphere. It can always be used to reach the best understanding while emphasizing oral communication.
Visual representation is also a great aid in the assessment of an association's portfolio and features. There are some aspects and facts that will be very hard to relay through oral communication, giving room for diagrams and pictures to be used instead of simple text. It should be much simpler to show how a business is faring, and how each department is performing in a company.
Visual representation/communication has an aesthetic appeal to it which makes it more attractive than oral communication to most people allowing them to concentrate more on what is represented and draw a clear picture of it. Visual representation also makes it easier and more efficient to pass on information through different departments. Presentation software is the tool used to make this all happen, a few recommendations shall be made in regards to their different types.
When someone thinks about doing a presentation, chances are that the first presentation software that popped in their heads was Microsoft's Powerpoint. One of the reasons of Powerpoint's popularity is that it has been around for more than 31 years, making it one of the oldest presentation software around. But do not let the age of Powerpoint deter you into thinking that it is getting out of touch, it is constantly kept up to date with a wide range of features.
Its popularity is considered a great advantage because that gives it an edge over other presentation software when it comes to usability and tutorials.
Smooth integration of graphics, animations, graphs and pictures, it can also export presentations to youtube.
It can handle many different text formats.
Its popularity became a double-edged weapon, it may not be as innovative as other presentation software and it has become overused over the time, creating a stereotyped image of a presentation just because it was created in powerpoint.
Keynote is considered one of the best presentation software on the Mac OS, for those who are used to using Mac applications it is very easy and simple to use.
Has Templates with standard built-in layouts into its themes.
Excellent handling of graphics and animations.
Stylish, smooth and has a lot of design features thanks to the Adobe programs integration into it.
Ability to save and export Keynote presentations as Youtube videos and Quicktime slide shows.
Only available on Mac OS.
Prolonged learning curve if the user isn't used to Mac applications.
Compatibility issues as presentations cannot be opened on windows and sometimes even older versions of Keynote.
Exporting the presentations to Powerpoint can be messy.
Does not support Visual Basic.
Great for story-based presentations as it has non-linear storytelling capabilities.
Integration of multimedia and vectors designed outside smoothly.
Its special design and distributions capabilities help team-based presentations.
Adds motion to the presenter's message.
Heavily dependent on being connected to the internet, any disconnection causes problems to the presentation.
Zoom function can be helpful but can lead to some distorted and pixelated images.
Not the best for designing as the color palette and fonts are limited and shapes cannot be easily controlled.
The learning curve can be a bit long.
Specialized and customized for companies.
Wide scope of features for marketing and sales purposes.
Ability to upload different file forms such as powerpoint, keynote and pdf.
tool in any sales team.
Customization of many features to tailor to different business needs.
One of the most appealing and creative presentation software thanks to its ability to integrate and combine different multimedia platforms such as powerpoint, pdf, images, videos and graphics.
Remote access to the presentations from any internet-connected device.
Live-streaming of presentations by sharing the slides in real-time.
When you are dependent on Google's applications, it only makes sense to make the switch from powerpoint or any other presentation software to Google slides. But there will be collateral damage during this switch.
Accessible anywhere on any Google-supporting platform.
Zero installation, the whole presentation software is online and doesn't require any installation.
Similar and familiar designs to Google Docs and Spreadsheets.
With the advantage of Google's sharing methods it opens up a Wide scope of quick sharing capabilities.
Real time collaboration second to none thanks to its cloud-based operating system.
Gives the users an ability to simultaneously edit the slides of a presentation without causing any mishaps to the other parties included.
Ability to transform powerpoint presentations into slides.
Ability to integrate slides into websites which is also convenient for live-sharing slides with your viewers.
The ease and minimalism of the design is certainly a good point, but professional presentation software users may find Google Slides lacking a bit of punch.
The price of minimalism was gutting the features substantially.
You need to be constantly connected to the internet since cloud-based presentation software requires internet all the time to be able to create and edit the slides.
It may not be much of an issue today but it certainly can hold some users back in certain circumstances.
It is required to have a Google account to be able to use Google Slides, that isn't much of an issue since you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn't have a Google account to use one of its applications, but it is still a requirement.
Some features that are provided by powerpoint and other professional presentation software are simply absent from Google Slides. Changing the colors or embedding video is limited, only Youtube is supported.
No annotations or 3D effects as well.
Transitions, animations and music adjustments are quite limited.
Loss of some transitions and animations when you try to port the slides into powerpoint.
With limited customization when it comes to text boxes and object alignment.
With slidebean it seems like all you need to do is just add the content, everything else is just a click away with all the already designed templates for nearly everything you might need like resume, marketing plan; SWOT plan, etc.
Unlike PowerPoint that has a learning curve to it, Slidebean is really easy to use.
Even with the existing slides, you have a variety of elements you can insert to personalize your slides from images, charts, GIFs; to videos and icons which really helps in creating fun and eye catching slideshows ending the boring presentations with the cheesy transitions between slides.
It's a web based platform and all your progress and work is saved online so it really saves time and effort when it comes to your hard disk or quick sharing.
Even though it's a web based platform, Slidebean lets you export to PDF format at only 8$ per month.
Slidebean has been beta testing an amazing option where it allows you to get people insight into your slide deck.
It costs a lot to fully enjoy all its features when it comes for example to export to an editable PowerPoint file or to fully enjoy all their decks and templates up to $49 per month.
The curation of the images can be a bit irrelevant to your search sometimes.
Lack of support and nearly unavailable customer support can be an issue to the free users, premium users who are willing to pay on the other hand $49 per month can get a dedicated presentation designer to review their slide-decks.
lunching out of the beta version with over 1.3 million users, you can easily see why, once you are taken to the dashboard of Visme after signing up for free. What is really good about Visme is its inclusion of many different tools that can help you create nearly anything with it like banner ads, digital presentations, infographics; social media images, and so many more.
You can customize nearly everything with its variety of options and wide range of templates, even the free version contains from 15 to 20 templates for infographics alone, also it has a wide coverage with thousands of free images, background types, shapes, vector icons, graphs and charts.
Gives a preview of your slides in the sidebar with options to duplicate, delete or add which makes it really user-friendly.
From images, videos, to animation, audio and embed Third-Party Content like polls, quizzes, and forms are just a click away to be easily added enriching your presentation with minimum effort.
Offers five different formats to view your saved work offline like pdf or a collection of jpg. But the best option is HTML if you have any animations in your file.
Visme has the option to add a password to your presentation with can really come in handy sometimes protecting your work.
the free version can be limited as you will not even be able to save your work. you need to upgrade to the premium version if you want to enjoy the full ride like to save as HTML or to fully enjoy all the collection of the templates. individual plans start from $15 a month, but the business plan will cost you $90 a month.
The beta version had a lot of bugs and was a bit choppy in some area but their staff is good always trying to develop and get to a better version.
Can be a bit dull compared to other options like canva and slidebean.
One of the cheapest presentation software out there starting from USD12.95 per month or USD9.99 when billed yearly. Cloud based so presentations can been seen on any device with apps for Android users and iPhone users for editing capabilities.
Protected unless shared, with option to share on social media like Twitter and Facebook.
Extremely easy to use that might make newbies feel like professional designers.
Appeals to the artistic crowds with its excellent sticker-looking graphical call-outs collection.
lacks a lot of options like animations or Analytics and Lead generation for example and even though it's well protected you can't add a password to your shared links.
Cannot be download as HTML even in the premium version.
Rarely responsive to customer inputs and reviews.
There is no option for major editing on all the slides which can sometimes double your work time.
offers a huge library of free images, some photos are available for $1, but many users complained there is no efficient way to search for required images without having to scroll down through all of them until you find what you are looking for.


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Has anyone ever voted to be worse off?
I AM not able to find any example where anyone ever has voted to be worse off. Can anybody think of one?
Neither can I find reference to any vote when we were asked our view about transferring our sovereignty to the European Union (as opposed to the EEC)?
If there had been one, we wouldn't be in the mess we are in now.
Police have warned drivers that they will be out in force this week and through December. West Yorkshire Police has just launched its annual Christmas drink and drug driving campaign and drivers in Leeds and across West Yorkshire will be stopped by officers for breath tests. "Every year we deal with a number of fatal or very serious incidents on our roads. In 2017 more than 800 people were seriously hurt and 43 people died in road traffic collisions. A number of these have been because of the influence of drink and drugs. This has led to the deaths of innocent drivers passengers and pedestrians leaving the awful task for many officers having to go and tell a family that their loved one isn't coming home. "West Yorkshire Police have a breathalyzer kit in every Police vehicle and if you are drink or drug driving across the region you will face the consequences of your actions." We asked YEP readers for their views and here's what some of them said on social media..
I reckon you're more likely to be caught the morning after. People don't realise they can still be over the limit. Think! Should you be driving?
Can you get the bus or call a taxi to work instead, especially the morning after your Christmas party, if it's mid week?
Would think their priorities would be stopping crimes such as drug dealing, knife crime, ram raiding and other such serious crimes. Too much effort I suppose.
Yes, still a police officer, same powers but clue's in the title. They specialise in traffic. They will deal with knife crime, drug dealing when stopping vehicles.
They police the roads not local communites and city centres were these crimes you mention mainly happen. I have never heard of a knife crime happening in the middle of the M1.
More people die on the roads then anywhere else so makes sense to me to concentrate on drug and drink driving.
Serious crime such as death by dangerous driving? More people killed daily by drink/drug/speeding/dangerous drivers than are murdered. Yeah, let's ignore them shall we?
I can assure you plenty are brought in daily for the offences you have mentioned.
Surprises me how many people smoke weed whilst driving and think it's perfectly acceptable. Makes me mad.
Bring it on, especially if it catches the drug drivers.
You can't drive in rush hour traffic these days without smelling weed from the cars in front.
The police are here to cover a variety of tasks and this been one of them. Good, I hope they catch them, a person who does drugs or drinks then drives deserve all they get the only people they are thinking about at the time of doing this is themselves. What if one of your relatives was killed by a drink driver they wouldn't be slagging the police then when they knocked on your door to tell you the sad news. The only people that don't like the police are criminals, I for one appreciate them putting their own lives at risk on a daily basis to look after our communities. Well done to all our emergency services who do a great job all year round.
It's actually amazing how many people disregard articles about other serious offenders being caught and prosecuted when it comes to the police enforcing traffic laws. Always hear the same outcry "they should be out catching rapists and murderers." They actually do! If you're scared, don't drive like an idiot! Problem solved!
Good. Actually I think the main problem is shifting to drugs and driving. The more doped up, drugged up and drunk drivers taken off the road the better.
A new report by the Work and Pensions Committee has agreed with campaigners that the benefit sanctions imposed on people with disabilities or other health conditions are 'arbitrarily punitive'.
At what point will the government listen to the concerns of MPs of all parties on this issue?
Indeed, the former chair of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, Andrew McDonald described the process as 'Kafkaesque' having sampled it for himself. This situation helps nobody – not the claimants, nor the country.
The British Polio Fellowship and other charities are routinely ignored on the issue and it is hard to see what the government gets out the status quo.
Perhaps Brexit is drowning out this and other matters deserving a serious re-think.
Winter is coming and a struggling NHS, coupled with a cruel benefits system is a recipe for a disaster.
Let's all hope it doesn't come to that.
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Indian community an important strand in rich tapestry of multi-racial society in Singapore and Southeast Asia: Dr Vivian Balakrishnan
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Garima Kapil Sunday, January 7th 2018
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Singapore, spoke about India-ASEAN relations at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) today. "India and ASEAN can benefit greatly from greater economic integration and greater openness, especially with our economies and our people. We need to build more bridges, not walls between us," he said.
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Singapore speaking at the ASEAN India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands Convention centre. Photo: Connected to India
Talking about the relationship of Singapore and India, the minister said, "Singapore and India have come a long way today, from the time we first became independent. In the case of Singapore, just 53 years ago. In the case of India, just over 70 years ago. In 2017, we marked the 25th anniversary of our relations, and this year, Singapore assumed the ASEAN Chairmanship. The theme for our chairmanship will be 'Resilient and Innovative'."
High Commissioner of India to Singapore Jawed Ashraf sees off MFA Dr Vivian Balakrishnan after his speech at the ASEAN India PBD. Photo: Connected to India
Emphasising about building connections with ASEAN and India, Balakrishnan said, "As we look forward to the next chapter, it is important for ASEAN and India to continue to reinforce this message of building connections with each other."
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan with Indian Minister for External Affairs of India Sushma Swaraj presenting an award to one of the young winners of one of the many competitions held during PBD Singapore 2018. Photo: Connected to India
"We live in a time of uncertainty and volatility. Over the past 70 years, despite the fact of conflicts and wars, there was an emerging consensus that we needed a rules-based global order. But the assumptions on which the last 70 years of this global order were constructed – liberal economics, global integration – are today being questioned. Globalisation has become an easy target for populist politicians who want to stoke anger and jealousy. Even the consensus in favour of free trade and economic integration has also frayed," he added.
What are the new opportunities and what are the changes we need to make? Balakrishnan made a point while saying that this is a time where we need to take stock of what is happening and why the world is so anxious.
EAM @SushmaSwaraj met with Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Foreign Minister of Singapore. Leaders had discussions on bilateral and multilateral issues related to economic and strategic partnership. #ActEastPolicy. pic.twitter.com/UL8Nb6GahI
— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) January 7, 2018
"ASEAN is poised for strong growth, driven by increasing consumption by an emerging middle class, and the fact that the ASEAN population of 628 million is a young population and one that is destined to grow. With increasing urbanisation, that will create many opportunities for infrastructure investments," he said.
Southeast Asia and India represent one-quarter of the world's population, and a combined GDP of more than USD4.5 trillion.
"The Indian consumer market is expected to become the fifth largest in the world by 2025. And incidentally by 2025, India would be the most populous county in the world, with a population exceeding that of China," the minister added.
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan is all smiles as he says, "We are another 'pur', just like Jaipur, or Nagpur – there are many 'purs'. Photo: Connected to India
Similarly, the number of middle-class households in Southeast Asia will double between now and 2025. By 2030, ASEAN will be the fourth-largest single market in the world.
Yet today, India only accounts for 2.6 per cent of ASEAN's total trade, and only 3 per cent of the tourist arrivals to the ASEAN region.
ASEAN India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas competition winners announced and felicitated. A huge round of applause for all of them! #PBD2018SG pic.twitter.com/y3yexvIxUH
— India in Singapore (@IndiainSingapor) January 7, 2018
While concluding Balakrishnan said, "I cite these figures not to discourage us, but to make the point there is huge potential for growth in trade, tourism, and many other fields. We need to draw on each other's strengths; we need to take advantage of our cultural and civilizational heritage and build on this to grow our ties."
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Rachel Allan Webster was born on 5 Dec 1859, the eldest child of Alexander Webster (1819-1907), ironmonger, and his second wife Rachel Kilpatrick Tilley Allan (a daughter of James Allan) who were married on 24 Feb 1859 at Chalmers Church, Melbourne. Alexander was a widower with seven or eight young children. He and Rachel had four daughters and four sons. Three of these sons are pictured in the Family Album: Alexander James, Leonard and Hubert. Rachel was living with her parents at 'Ahava', 19 York Street, Launceston, in 1903. Her father died in 1907 and her mother passed away in 1910. Rachel died aged 86 on 25 Feb 1946 and was cremated at Carr Villa.
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Instead of soldiers, India and Pakistan now using hackers to fight with each other?
With increasing ceasefire violations along the Line of Control, tensions are high between India and Pakistan and there is talk of war in the air.
Amidst all the crossfire and commotion, hackers from both countries have resorted to cyber attacks.
Is this digital war a sign of things to come?
S. Amar Prasad Reddy, the Additional Director-General of the National Cyber Safety and Security Standards, said that the organization had hacked into Pakistan's critical infrastructure systems.
He said that the organization's team had access to Pakistan's defence infrastructure as well as all gov.pk websites.
He added that the team would destroy the aforementioned infrastructure systems if they received a go-ahead from the Indian government.
"If necessary, we can damage their [Pakistan's] digital asset. We have penetrated into their defence infrastructure. If we get the go-ahead from the government, we can do it. We are ready," said Mr. Reddy.
A group of Pakistani hackers called Haxors Crew hacked into 7,070 Indian websites, and released a list stating the names of the websites hacked.
However, cyber security specialists claimed that the hackers were rookies and couldn't write their own code.
Although most of the hacked websites are non-government websites, the attack shows the vulnerability of Indian websites to such threats.
"They are not even proper hackers. They are what we call script kiddies, people who use existing computer scripts to hack into computers as they lack the expertise to write their own," said Mirza FaizanAsad, the legal head of Global Cyber Security Response Team.
The website of the National Green Tribunal was allegedly hacked by Pakistani hackers.
The NGT's website came under attack by the "D4RK 4NG31" group, a week after the surgical strike across the LoC with hackers posting profanities, claiming it was an act of "revenge."
The hackers also struck the website of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean studies (KUFOS) the next day.
In a post riddled with profanities, the group said "We are Unbeatable. You kill innocent people in Kashmir and call your self defenders of your country. You violate the ceasefire on border and call it 'Surgical Strikes'. Now kiss the burn of Cyber War."


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Home / Places Near You / Centro Scout Meztitla.
At the Centre you will find beautiful landscapes, fauna and flora, caves, waterfalls, and several places to practice rock climbing, rappelling, canyons, hiking, caving and many other outdoor activities.
It is a perfect place to: hold meetings, courses, seminars, conferences, field trips, and non-formal education activities. Thousands of Mexican scouts had been trained there, and the place has even hosted international events such as the World Moot in 2000, besides of many national, interamerican and regional meetings, at Meztitla we have hosted as many as 6000 scouts camping at the same time.
Here in Meztitla, you will find several camping places, but also cabins, a swimming pool, food services, and places for scout ceremonies and scout monuments such as a bronze Baden Powell's footprint among others.