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Monday Reads: The Escalating threat to the Constitution and Rule of Law
Posted: May 21, 2018 | Author: dakinikat | Filed under: Afternoon Reads | Tags: constitutional crisis |50 Comments
This from my buddy John Buss @repeat1968 who is the official cartoonist of the MadDog PAC! @maddogpac
Trump is acting like a despot gone wild! We're getting decrees via twitter now!
We're finding out how far KKKremlin Caligula will go to enrich his crime syndicate family and protect his fat orange ass from justice. My guess is we will never reach the out of bounds boundary unless we vote for accountability in November. Benjamin Wittes–writing for The Atlantic–examines why "The president's alarming Sunday tweet could genuinely produce a crisis between the White House, on the one hand, and the Justice Department and the FBI, on the other."
Sunday afternoon, President Trump tweeted an extraordinary threat—extraordinary even by the standards of Donald Trump's norm-busting use of Twitter and abusive conduct toward the Justice Department and federal investigations: "I hereby demand, and will do so officially tomorrow, that the Department of Justice look into whether or not the FBI/DOJ infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes—and if any such demands or requests were made by people within the Obama Administration!"
I normally try to ignore presidential tweets. This one, however, those concerned about the integrity of law enforcement can't ignore. It requires attention, because it could genuinely produce a crisis between the White House, on the one hand, and the Justice Department and the FBI, on the other.
I don't want to overstate the matter. It's possible that it won't produce this crisis, both because Trump might (as he has done numerous times before) wimp out, and also because—as I'll explain—he might issue the order in a fashion vague enough to be susceptible to relatively benign interpretation by the Justice Department and the FBI.
That said, the tweet on its own terms is alarming. It's a statement of intent to issue a specific investigative demand of the Justice Department for entirely self-interested and overtly political reasons. And Trump published it in the absence of a shred of evidence that might support the demanded action. If we take his tweet at face value, the president is announcing that he will on Monday "officially" "demand" the Justice Department launch a specific investigation of activity that would be criminal were it true—about whether the DOJ and FBI spied on the Trump campaign for an improper purpose and whether the Obama administration demanded such action of them.
This is a nakedly corrupt attempt on the part of the president to discredit and derail an investigation of himself at the expense of a human intelligence source to whose protection the FBI and DOJ are committed. My colleague at Lawfare, Quinta Jurecic, and I fleshed out the history of this saga and warned, "Don't underestimate this episode. It will have a long tail and big consequences—all of them terrible."
Trump keeps raising the stakes in his attack on his on Justice Department and the Special Counsel assigned to investigate Russia's role in the 2016 election debacle. His paranoia about the Obama administration is reaching Nixonian levels.
In September, the Justice Department said it had no evidence to support another of Trump's unsubstantiated assertions: that Obama had ordered a wiretap of Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign.
It was unclear what kind of response Trump was seeking from the Justice Department this time, since investigations are kept secret and designed to be insulated from political influence and White House meddling.
A spokeswoman said the Justice Department had asked the Inspector General to expand a review of the process for requesting surveillance warrants to include determining whether there was impropriety or political motivation in how the FBI conducted its investigation.
Representative Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, called Trump's suspicion of an embedded spy "nonsense." "His 'demand' DOJ investigate something they know to be untrue is an abuse of power, and an effort to distract from his growing legal problems," Schiff said on Twitter.
In his earlier tweets on Sunday, Trump reprised his attacks on Hillary Clinton, his Democratic challenger in 2016, and maintained that Democrats were not submitted to the same FBI scrutiny.
Trump also implied that the special counsel investigation of whether foreign governments tried to influence the presidential campaign was designed to hurt Republicans in the November congressional elections.
"Now that the Witch Hunt has given up on Russia and is looking at the rest of the World, they should easily be able to take it into the Mid-Term Elections where they can put some hurt on the Republican Party," he wrote.
Trump, who has long complained the Russia probe has overstepped its bounds, referred to reports that his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., met in August 2016 with an envoy representing the crown princes of United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
One can only assume that there is such much evidence of illegal activity by Donnie Jerko Junior that the Feds have a cell ready for his skinny ass and jawless face. The RNC is already picking up the lawyer tab for Hope Hicks and others.
The Republican National Committee paid nearly half a million dollars to a law firm that represents former White House communications director Hope Hicks and others in the Russia investigations, according to a new federal filing.
The RNC's $451,780 payment to Trout Cacheris & Janis adds to the mounting legal fees associated with the investigations by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III and several congressional committees of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Hicks hired Robert Trout, founder of the law firm, as her personal attorney in September, according to news reports. The report of the payments for legal and compliance services, contained in the Federal Election Commission report filed Sunday, is the first public disclosure of RNC payments to the law firm since Hicks hired Trout.
Three lawyers at the firm represent people in addition to Hicks in the investigations by Mueller and the House and Senate intelligence committees, according to the firm's website. Hicks, who was one of President Trump's most trusted and loyal aides, was interviewed by Mueller and the House and Senate intelligence panels in early 2018.
Among the six-figure donors to the Senate Majority PAC, which supports Senate Democrats, were actor and producer Seth MacFarlane, who gave $2 million; Cynthia Simon-Skjodt, a philanthropist and daughter of the Simon Property Group founder, who gave $1 million; and Bay Area real estate developer George Marcus, who gave $1 million.
Rod Rosenstein has responded in a low key manner in an obvious attempt to appease the President to not do anything more stupid than royal decree by twitter. AAron Blake–writing for WAPO–wonders if this approach is too weak?
"If anyone did infiltrate or surveil participants in a presidential campaign for inappropriate purposes, we need to know about it and take appropriate action," Rosenstein said in a statement.
The announcement was rather remarkable. Some saw it as deft maneuvering from Rosenstein. It's certainly a compromise, and it doesn't give Trump exactly what he wanted. It could effectively run out the clock by burying the matter in a lengthy inspector general's probe. And it could also avert a potential constitutional crisis that could arise out of Trump ordering DOJ to do something and DOJ declining.
But the concession does risk further politicization of Justice Department business and also unavoidably lends credence to Trump's allegations. Trump can now credibly say the Justice Department is looking into political bias in the Russia investigation, which risks furthering his goal of undermining the entire investigation. And Rosenstein basically handed him that PR win without much actual evidence.
Many blame the rainy weekend, lack of golf, and boredom for Sunday's Tweet storm of insanity. Let's just say that both Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama live in Trumps empty mind rent free. But perhaps these headlines set him off!
Via CNN: "Roger Stone says he is 'prepared' for possibility of special counsel indictment".
From Bloomberg: "Trump Jr. Draws New Mueller Scrutiny Over Foreign Campaign Links".
Futerfas said George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman, was at the meeting with Trump Jr. The Times reported that Nader told Trump Jr. "that the crown princes who led Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were eager to help his father win election as president."
The other attendees were Joel Zamel, an Israeli and social media specialist, who presented "a multi-million dollar proposal," for an effort to help Trump, and GOP donor Erik Prince –a former Navy SEAL, brother of current Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and founder of the controversial private security firm Blackwater — who arranged the meeting, according to the Times.
Mueller is looking into the interactions and questioning people about that Trump Tower meeting, the newspaper said.
Then, there's ongoing discussion of how foreign policy seems to align itself with new cash flowing into to Trump and Kushner Private Deals. Trump's new China deals appeared after a China investment near a Trump property. The deals look like complete cave in.
On Sunday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that the administration put its trade war with China "on hold" after two days of talks in Washington that he said had produced an agreement on increased Chinese purchases of American products and measures to make it easier for U.S. companies to operate in China.
Even though the agreement lacked the specific $200 billion reduction in the U.S. trade deficit with China that was Trump's signature demand on trade, the president halted tariffs he had threatened to impose on $150 billion in Chinese products.
In an earlier sign of softening,Trump directed administration officials to consider easing harsh penalties on a prominent Chinese telecom company that had violated U.S. sanctions on Iran and North Korea.
"It's a huge disappointment given the expectations," said Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, a partnership between steelworkers and their employers. "It plays right into Beijing's hands . . . and is more of the same old failed policies we saw under the Bush and Obama administrations."
Administration officials on Sunday scrambled to cast the Chinese talks as a victory, while some staunch Trump supporters questioned whether Trump had blinked in the first major confrontation with China.
"Not good enough. Time to take the gloves off," Dan DiMicco, former chief executive of steelmaker Nucor, tweeted Saturday.
Meanwhile, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., warned in a tweet Sunday that by continuing to talk while putting the tariffs on hold "#China has outnegotiated the U.S. again."
Settling for Chinese promises of increased purchases of American goods and improvements in intellectual property laws marked a shift for the administration, which disparaged earlier U.S. diplomatic dialogues with China as fruitless.
He really can't make deal but he's the King of the Grift. Pay to play! Quid pro Quo! Abuse of Power! Emollients Clause violations! Campaign Law Violations! Obstruction of Justice! Get you Mueller Bingo card set up now!!
The American republic is fighting for its life: https://t.co/AzngRDljlo
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) May 21, 2018
What's on your reading and blogging list today?
50 Comments on "Monday Reads: The Escalating threat to the Constitution and Rule of Law"
bostonboomer says:
This is sickening.
Sarah Sanders tells NBC News Pres. Trump will meet at 3pm today at the WH w/ Dep AG Rosenstein, DNI Coates, FBI Dir. Wray and Kelly to "discuss their response to congressional requests on a range of topics."
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) May 21, 2018
dakinikat says:
Baboon asskissing show for the orange shit gibbon
This piece at Politico gave me some hope. It's by a former prosecutor who worked under Giuliani in the Southern District of NY.
3 Predictions for What Mueller Will Do Next
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/05/21/3-predictions-for-what-mueller-will-do-next-218410
quixote says:
Interesting piece. And the author has the expertise to guess right.
Pat Johnson says:
He is going to get away with it. Nothing will be done to put a stop to this greed and power play.
The lies will go unabated. The thievery will continue. No one will stop this disastrous and traitorous administration: not even Mueller.
I am sickened by all this. It has been a fiasco since 2015. This unsavory and criminal man has gotten away with murder. And he will continue to do so because the GOP majority congress has reneged in its oath to the Constitution.
The next election won't change the outcome. Russian hacks, along with some of our own domestic partners, will see to it.
This is his America now. We count for nothing.
When the rule of law is dismissed this easily nothing remains safe.
Something bad has been unleashed with this evil, corrupt, and avaricious fool and there is nothing to stop it.
I refuse to believe he'll get away with it unless I actually see it happen.
I can't help it, I truly believe we are losing and there is nothing we can do to stop it.
Debbie Downer to be sure but I can't shake the feeling.
Minkoff Minx says:
Pat, I am with you babe. This latest demand and cave is setting a disgusting precedent.
Too much has been allowed to carry on without being held accountable…I feel that our democracy is never going to recover.
He's got an entire political party enabling him.
I am so, so tired of the bullshit.
Devin Nunes should be in jail
NW Luna says:
Hope you're right, BB. Our democracy degrades daily.
For quite a while now we have had republican presidents who nearly bankrupt the US. Then we get a democrat in the WH and our economy rebounds and the Congress cleans up the budget. Then they elect another republican president and it starts all over again. After trump we will elect another democrat who will clean up his mess and we will fight to keep progress going for another 8 years.
it's insane. But then, most of the Republican base is insane these days
As Charlie Pierce said, we'd better see a constitutional crisis happening by the end of this week, or our country is screwed.
ABC News has learned President Trump will meet today at the White House with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray. The meeting is scheduled for 3pm. I'm told this "demand" will be a topic of discussion … https://t.co/vd7uHo5ctf
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) May 21, 2018
Photo of the #cougar that attacked two mountain bikers, ages 32 and 31. The 32 year old didn't survive. 😢 Other victim is @harborviewmc. DFW tracked down and euthanized the #mountainlion. #NorthBend #cougarattack https://t.co/mlCkhWNVFO @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/hCdj74Nx65
— Deedee Sun (@DeedeeKIRO7) May 20, 2018
It's one thing to eliminate wild animals who kill humans if the animals are not endangered. But doing that to a cougar which was just being a cougar?
I haven't kept up on the whole story here, and it is very sad about the fatality, but killing the mountain lion isn't going to make any of that better.
Catscatscats says:
As far as i can tell that is SOP when any animal harms or endangers a human. They do it to dogs, they did it to Harambe the gorilla. It's even worse (for me) when it was the human at fault. I assume the rationalization is, if they did it once they will do it again. Not only was the cougar being a cougar, but what idiot acts like prey in an area with predators? At least they euthanized the animal rather than put a bullet in him or her. I hope it wasn't a nursing Mom.
Yes, I know it's SOP in ordinary cases. Mountain lions are severely endangered, though. (Aren't they? Or am I wrong about that?) Anyway, the whole thing strikes as that peculiarly human kind of stupid that I wish we could stop doing.
Maybe in another seven thousand years, if there's anything left by then.
Amen, Q.
Q, i found this. Perhaps you were thinking of the Florida Panther?
"Mountain lions are not threatened nor endangered in California. In fact, the lion population is relatively high in California and their numbers appear to be stable. Mountain lions are legally classified as "specially protected species".
Commonly Asked Questions About Mountain Lions – State of California
https://www.dfg.ca.gov › lion › lion_faq
Interesting. Here in SoCal, every cougar is numbered and tagged. Every time one is killed on the freeways (which happens way too much) there's discussion of how much that damages the gene pool. Maybe they're just endangered in the SoCal mountains, not the NorCal ones.
From local news, the cougar was "emaciated" and weighed 30% – 40% less than normal. Apparently the cyclists thought they'd scared off the cougar, then started to bike off again, when it came back and pounced on one cyclists. The other one got off his bike and ran. Never run from a cougar Like any cat, it's triggered to chase whatever runs away. So the cougar dropped the first guy and went after the running one. Then first guy gets on his bike and flees while his friend is hauled off.
Cougar habitat has been significantly impaired by increasing development and logging. The teenage male cougars try to find their own range, but usually an adult male cougar will drive off the adolescent, and then the adolescent cougar has a hard time finding enough to eat while being driven from one alpha male's territory to another. IIRC they need nearly 30 acres to each male.
The "euthanasia" is relative BS. They tracked the cougar with a pack of dogs, treed it, and shot it.
I've never been attacked by so much as a coyote, so this is very much armchair quarterbacking, but another thing I don't understand is they had bikes.
My first reaction (as I am mentally in the situation in my comfy armchair) is to put that between me and the cougar. And wait. If it comes for me, I'd do my best to use it as a club or a shield, depending on what was possible.
Did the guys try that and it didn't work?
"Protected" species — but legally hunted and killed, up to 250/yr.
While cougars are very common in the foothills of the mountains, attacks are rare. There have been 15 nonfatal attacks in Washington in the past century. The last fatality was in 1924, when a cougar ambushed a teenage boy near his home in Olema, Okanogan County. There were seven cougar attacks in the 1990s because of urban sprawl into the foothills, Myers said.
Normally, cougars are secretive and aloof, said Myers, who has encountered many of them and has not felt threatened. They hunt and eat deer, elk, rabbits and small critters in the early morning, at dusk and evening.
Males are solitary. On average, an adult male weighs 140 pounds, with females about 25 percent smaller. They have exceptionally powerful legs that enable them to leap 30 feet from a standstill, according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Rich Beausoleil, the state's bear and cougar specialist, said that cougars are territorial, and they limit their own population growth to about two cougars per 39 square miles.
Cougars, also known as mountain lions and pumas, are a protected species. Each year, the state allows 250 cougars to be hunted and killed in 50 designated zones.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/two-attacked-by-cougar-identified-wildlife-officials-say-predator-was-emaciated/
Would be a very, very difficult job to number and tag all the cougars in WA state.
me today:
Cohen has become a Trumpworld pariah: The feds, Trump allies say, are treating him as if he were a sketchy mafia lawyer. The White House wants nothing to do with him https://t.co/9s6AqJq29a
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 21, 2018
This unbelievable:
Actual White House press release subject line: "What You Need To Know About The Violent Animals Of MS-13" pic.twitter.com/KxiPnfZaW8
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) May 21, 2018
roofingbird says:
Are these incidents verified? The whole thing reeks.
Zeke Miller is a White House Reporter
Jslat says:
Yes, incidents were verified. MS13 is a brutal violent criminal organization. In this instance, the WH is correct. However, T-Rump can be expected to use this to ramp up fears in his supporters against all immigrants.
Rosenstein caves.
i'm worried about the meeting with machine gun Kelly
That is it. I think this was the final line. This is a huge mistake.
The "spy" was almost in Trump administration! LOL
Exclusive: President Trump's top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, recommended appointing Stefan Halper, an academic and suspected FBI informant on the Trump campaign, to a senior role in the Trump administration, Axios has learned. https://t.co/X01BmtSL0E
— Jim VandeHei (@JimVandeHei) May 21, 2018
BREAKING: A baboon escaped an American Airlines flight and is currently on the loose at the San Antonio airport. Police say they have it cornered near the baggage area. pic.twitter.com/cyZpieMAae
— Sam Sweeney (@SweeneyABC) May 21, 2018
He get lost on the way to Air Force One again?
RonStill4Hills says:
STATEMENT FROM @AmericanAir AFTER MONKEY ESCAPES ITS CAGE AT @SATairport. pic.twitter.com/DNqceLw6aT
— Luke Simons (@LukeKENS5) May 21, 2018
Fmr. Trump campaign strategist: Manafort will plead guilty https://t.co/HyxEvcEBgQ @KirstenPowers @DavidJUrban discuss @TheLeadCNN
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 21, 2018
The princes, the president and the fortune seekers https://t.co/mCqSLK4Rdf
Nader to Broidy on Kushner: "You have to hear in private my Brother what Principals think of 'Clown prince's' efforts and his plan! Nobody would even waste cup of coffee on him if it wasn't for who he is married to." https://t.co/9NUNbTRQx6
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) May 21, 2018
Broidy's description of meetings with Kushner and Trump. (Per the AP story above, Broidy's lawyer says these documents were fabricated, impliedly by Qatar, but AP says they track closely with real world events.) pic.twitter.com/Krqvlc22ZQ
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 21, 2018
Even if it's legal to "demand" this investigation, you gotta wonder about the cost and the demand on personnel. I doubt that Congress will give money to do this. This is a good way to break an agency.
it's basically been sent to the audit department at this point plus the description from the weekend folds it into everything already existent.
I will put this link here, even though it is connected to my post from yesterday:
https://wonkette.com/634163/texas-shooter-had-history-of-harassing-girls-who-werent-interested-in-him-imagine-that
This too: http://www.shakesville.com/2018/05/today-in-toxic-masculinity.html
OMG. That's horrible!
They're traitors. All of them.
Headline right now on WaPo:
GOP lawmakers introduce legislation to appoint a second special counsel
Nunes belongs in jail for obstruction of justice. PERIOD.
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"He never let pain stop him or define him," said his father, Russ Clouser. "He has a lot of determination..."
When Luke was just 9 months old, he suddenly refused to eat or take a bottle and seemed to be in severe pain. "I had a gut feeling," said Russ, "that Luke had pancreatitis, which runs in my family..."
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As speculation about Luke Walton's future with the Lakers continues to mount, co-owner Jeanie Buss offered some praise for the embattled coach. However, she wasn't willing to make any guarantees when it came to who would be at the helm of the franchise next season.
During an appearance Tuesday on a podcast called "Sports Business Radio Road Show," Buss expressed confidence in Walton's leadership style and said she still has good faith in him even though Los Angeles (35-43) missed the playoffs and are 11th in the Western Conference.
"Luke has always been somebody that - he came to the Lakers as a rookie," Buss said. "The last year of Shaq and Kobe. He kind of bridged two Lakers teams in the Shaq-Kobe era and what you would call the Kobe-Pau (Gasol) era. He is somebody I think who doesn't even realize what a natural he is and that leadership that he has in terms of getting people connecting with people in all ages. I think he's done a terrific job.
"He's a hard worker and somebody that players gravitate towards. He's done an incredible job under a lot of challenging circumstances."
Buss gave credit to Walton for working through the adversity of playing without a fully healthy roster for much of the season. She revealed the Lakers suited up the entire squad for just five games all season.
"That's a challenge for a coach to constantly be changing lineups, and it's hard," she said. "But we were in a position where things were all going in the right way, and we beat Golden State on Christmas Day, which was a great present for me, but then also LeBron (James) got hurt. So it really puts a lot of pressure on the coaching situation in terms of what he's able to do when he's short-handed with players."
As for what's next for Walton? Buss sidestepped questions about the speculation. The interviewer began by asking: "If he were to be the coach going forward ... " But Buss cut him off and said, "I'm not gonna answer that question."
"We're as tight as any two people, any two executives," she added. "We've got a mission and a purpose of what we're trying to do and we're not done yet but I think we're going in the right direction. In terms of basketball decisions, I will always defer to Magic."
Walton, 39, has two years remaining on his contract with one year guaranteed. The Lakers hired him in April 2016 after spending two seasons as an assistant to Warriors coach Steve Kerr.


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Germaine Stainval, de son vrai nom, Germaine Charlotte Marie Paule Sallé, est une actrice française née au Mans (Sarthe) le ; morte dans le  le .

Biographie
Dans les années 1940 et au début des années 1950, Germaine Stainval tient de nombreux petits rôles au cinéma français. Si les rôles qui lui sont confiés restent très secondaires, Germaine Stainval est néanmoins un visage familier pour les spectateurs de cette époque.

Filmographie partielle
 1938 : La Cité des lumières  de Jean de Limur
 1942 : Le Mariage de Chiffon de Claude Autant-Lara : La dame de l'hôtel
 1943 : Adieu Léonard de Pierre Prévert : La vieille dame
 1945 : La Boîte aux rêves d'Yves Allégret et Jean Choux
 1945 : Adieu chérie de Raymond Bernard
 1946 : Le Capitan de Robert Vernay
 1946 : La Fille du diable d'Henri Decoin
 1946 : Un revenant de Christian-Jaque :  Brunet
 1946 : L'assassin n'est pas coupable de René Delacroix : Une demoiselle de Kéradec
 1947 : Carré de valets d'André Berthomieu : Une invitée
 1948 : La Dame d'onze heures de Jean Devaivre : Une commère
 1949 : Retour à la vie (sketch 1 : Le retour de Jean d'Henri-Georges Clouzot)
 1949 : Entre onze heures et minuit d'Henri Decoin : La concierge
 1949 : Scandale aux Champs-Élysées de Roger Blanc : Louise, une standardiste de la P.J
 1950 : Pas de week-end pour notre amour de Pierre Montazel : Une invitée
 1950 : Trois marins dans un couvent d'Émile Couzinet : Une religieuse
 1950 : Ma pomme de Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon : La présidente
 1950 : Souvenirs perdus de Christian-Jaque : L'épouse de l'industriel au musée (Sketch 1)
 1950 : Les Anciens de Saint-Loup de Georges Lampin : La femme de ménage
 1950 : Le Château de verre de René Clément : La bonne
 1951 : Une histoire d'amour de Guy Lefranc : Une invitée
 1951 : Seul dans Paris d'Hervé Bromberger : La dame de la Tour Eiffel
 1951 : Sans laisser d'adresse de Jean-Paul Le Chanois : La dame pour l'opéra
 1951 : Journal d'un curé de campagne de Robert Bresson : La patronne du café
 1952 : Agence matrimoniale de Jean-Paul Le Chanois
 1952 : Les Sept Péchés capitaux (sketch 2, La Paresse de Jean Dréville)
 1952 : Elle et moi de Guy Lefranc : Une invitée
 1952 : Drôle de noce de Léo Joannon
 1952 : Trois femmes d'André Michel
 1953 : Madame de... de Max Ophüls : L'ambassadrice

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 1923 : L'Enfant d'Eugène Brieux, Théâtre du Vaudeville
 1932 : Mademoiselle  de Jacques Deval : Hélène

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Students and their families gathered in front of the newly remodeled Pinnacle Classical Academy building to celebrate Friday.
Dressed in khakis and polo shirts with the Pinnacle logo and motto, �Dare to soar,� students met with their new teachers and classmates for the first time.
Pinnacle opens Monday as the first charter school in Cleveland County. Friday's event celebrated the opening of the school.
Boy Scout Troop 402 raised the U.S. and North Carolina flags, donated to the school by Congressman Patrick McHenry and N.C. Representative Tim Moore. Everyone in attendance recited the pledge, and a red ribbon was cut to welcome the students to their new school.
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A 2002 survey endorsed by the American Psychological Association ranked Konrad Lorenz as the 65th most eminent psychologist of the 20th century. He is widely considered to be the father of modern ethology.
Who is Konrad Lorenz?
Konrad Lorenz was an Austrian zoologist and animal psychologist. He made major contributions to the study of animal behavior. Lorenz's contributions to the fields of zoology, ornithology, and animal psychology led to him sharing the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1973.
Konrad Zacharias Lorenz was born in Altenberg, Vienna on November 7,1903. He was the second of two children born to Emma and Adolf Lorenz, both of whom were physicians. His brother, Albert, was 18 years his senior.
The Lorenz family was very wealthy and enjoyed a high social and cultural standing. Adolf Lorenz was a distinguished orthopedic surgeon who became world-renowned for his innovative treatment of a congenital hip disorder. He was a self-made man who traveled extensively, had numerous publications, and frequently associated with aristocrats and dignitaries. He had high ambitions for the younger Lorenz.
As a boy, Konrad was pampered by his parents. He grew up in a large home with an even larger, park-like garden, surrounded by magnificent views of the Austrian countryside. Lorenz later described the setting in which he grew up as a "naturalist's paradise." He loved being outdoors and frequently traversed the waterways and forests near his family's estate.
Early Interest in Animals
Lorenz developed a keen interest in animals from a very young age. He attributed this interest in part to his nanny, Resi Fuhringer, who had a special gift for raising animals. So obsessed was Lorenz with animals that for a time he wanted to become one. His first desire was to become an owl but after learning that they could not swim, he changed his mind.
After having the book The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, by Selma Lagerlof, read to him at around age six, Lorenz's interest shifted to wild geese. The story features a boy who magically becomes the size of an elf and flies off with a flock of wild geese. Upon learning that he could not become a goose, Lorenz switched to wanting a wild goose of his own. When his mother refused to satisfy this wish because of the damage it would wreak on her garden, he settled for having a domestic duck instead.
Lorenz acquired a day-old duck from a farmer in his neighborhood and his friend Margarethe Gebhardt (who would later become his wife) got one the day after. They spent many hours together pretending to be "mother ducks," learning and responding to the sounds and movements of their animal friends. Lorenz eventually became fixated on water fowl and claimed to have been an expert on their behavior even as a child.
Lorenz eventually acquired a large collection of animals, transforming his extensive home garden into a mini zoo of sorts. He had a variety of birds, dogs, cats, rabbits, monkeys, fish, crustaceans, reptiles, and amphibians. Many of these he caught himself while roaming the countryside around his home. According to Lorenz, his parents were "supremely tolerant of [his] inordinate love for animals."
Lorenz received his elementary and secondary education at private schools in Vienna. He was an excellent student and developed an obsession with the theory of evolution as a child. His first exposure to the theory came at age ten when he saw a picture of Archaeopteryx in a book he was reading. His interest intensified later when he was formally taught Darwin's theory in school. Lorenz enrolled at the elite high school known as the Schottengymnasium at around age eleven or twelve and graduated at age 19.
To satisfy his father's wishes, Lorenz decided to study medicine although his primary interests were in zoology and paleontology. He was sent by his father to Columbia University in New York but after becoming homesick and longing to be near Margarethe, he returned to Austria after completing just two terms. The decision to leave Columbia greatly displeased his father but Lorenz agreed to continue pursuing medicine.
Even as a full time medical student, Lorenz continued to raise animals, both at the family home in Altenberg and at the family apartment in Vienna. In 1926, he purchased a young jackdaw and kept a diary in which he documented his observations of its behavior. In 1927, his report on the bird's behavior was published in an ornithology journal, essentially launching his career in the study of animal behavior.
Lorenz completed his studies and received his MD in 1928. However, he had no interest in becoming a practicing physician. He went on to pursue a Ph.D. in zoology, which was awarded by the University of Vienna in 1933. During this time, he also attended and participated in psychological seminars. While still a student, Lorenz became an instructor and later, an assistant at one of the university's anatomical institutes. The institute was headed by Ferdinand Hochstetter, an eminent embryologist and comparative anatomist.
After graduating, Lorenz returned to the family estate to continue his research into animal behavior. His work on the family estate was supported by the modest salary he received as an assistant at the anatomical institute and by his wife who worked as a medical doctor at a local hospital.
Early Professional Life and Military Career
Lorenz began working as a lecturer in comparative anatomy and animal psychology at the University of Vienna in 1937. In 1940, under the Nazi regime, he accepted his first full-time academic position as both chair of philosophy and head of the general psychology department at the University of Konigsberg in Germany. However, his professional life was interrupted when he was called to serve in the German army in the autumn of 1941. He served as an army doctor, working in the department of neurology and psychiatry at a hospital in Posen. In 1944, he was taken by the Russians as a prisoner of war but was released in 1948.
Back in Austria, Lorenz served as head of the Institute of Comparative Ethology at Altenberg from 1949 to 1951. In 1951, he accepted an offer to lead a small behavior research unit in the Max Planck Institute of Buldern, Westphalia. In 1958, he transferred to the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Physiology in Seewiesen, Bavaria, where he served as co-director, before becoming the sole director in 1961. He remained in that position until his retirement in 1973.
In 1973, Lorenz was appointed as director of the department of animal sociology at the Institute for Comparative Ethology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The Institute was based at Lorenz's family home in Altenberg.
Lorenz's Theory of Imprinting
Lorenz is best known for his description of the process of imprinting. Imprinting is a type of learning that takes place in newborn animals (in some species) when they form a bond with the first large moving object (usually the parent or caregiver) they encounter. During the imprinting process, the newborn animal receives auditory, visual, or tactile stimuli from the object. This elicits a response in the newborn that may also impact its future behavior as an adult. Although Lorenz popularized the principle of imprinting, the phenomenon was first discovered by English biologist Douglas Spaulding in the 19th century and rediscovered by German biologist Oskar Heinroth in the early 20th century.
Work With Geese
Imprinting was first demonstrated in 1935 when Lorenz was working with newly hatched greylag geese. He collected a number of goose eggs and when they were close to hatching, he placed half of them under a mother goose and put the other half in an incubator. Lorenz ensured that he was the first large moving object the goslings from the incubator saw after they emerged from their shells. The goslings that hatched with the mother goose followed her wherever she went. However, the goslings that hatched in the incubator followed and called to Lorenz as they would their real mother. Lorenz later found that newly hatched goslings would accept any moving object as their foster mother if it was the first thing they saw after hatching.
Lorenz then took his experiment a bit further. He marked the goslings so he could identify which had hatched naturally and which had been incubated. Then he covered all the goslings with a box to combine both groups. When the box was removed, the goslings again separated into two groups on their own; the group of naturally-hatched goslings walked toward the mother goose and the group of incubator-hatched goslings walked toward Lorenz.
Work With Ducks
In addition to greylag geese, Lorenz also conducted imprinting experiments on young mallard ducks. For the young ducklings to accept him as their foster mother, Lorenz discovered that he had to squat so that he was closer to their height and he had to quack like a duck. Once the ducklings received the visual and auditory stimuli they needed, they were successfully imprinted. As Lorenz continued his work he realized that imprinting took place only during a very short time span, which he referred to as the sensitive period. He also believed that once imprinting occurred, the young animals were not able to imprint on anything else.
Another important fact that Lorenz discovered is that imprinting may impact the sexual behavior of some animals when they become adults. He noticed that sexually mature animals that had foster parents from a different species tended to approach members of the same species as their foster parents rather than their own. The imprinted animals would mate with other members of their own species if they were placed together, but if given a choice, they preferred to approach an animal that was similar to their foster parents. He also noted that sexual imprinting does not occur in all species.
Why Imprinting is Important for Surival
Lorenz recognized that imprinting affected both the short-term survival and the long-term survival of some species. He claimed that some young animals need to develop an attachment to a parent who can provide food and protection (short-term survival) and older animals need to find a suitable mate to produce viable offspring and pass on their genes (long-term survival). Although imprinting is a form of learning, Lorenz suggested that it differs from other types of acquired behavior in three primary ways:
It occurs very quickly
It occurs only in a very small part of the animal's life
It is irreversible
Lorenz's research also led him to put forward an innate releasing mechanism theory. He claimed that an animal may have an innate behavior pattern (also called an innate releasing mechanism) that will stay dormant until a stimulating event (or releaser) activates it.
Lorenz's Concept of Baby Schema (Kindchenschema)
In 1949, Lorenz suggested that baby schema (Kindchenschema) is a collection of infantile facial and body features that is seen as cute and is able to trigger nurturing responses in adults. He believed that there is an evolutionary reason babies have physical features such as big eyes, fat cheeks, a round face, and a big head. He claimed that these features make babies appear cuter to adults, which motivates adults to smile and provide care. Lorenz argued that from an evolutionary perspective, this type of response greatly increased the likelihood that parents provided for their children and ultimately helped the species to survive.
Applications of Lorenz's Theories
Lorenz's work helped researchers to better understand how some behavioral patterns arise and develop during the life of an animal. He challenged the main principles of behavioral animal psychology, which claimed that all behavior is learned. His research provided evidence that attachment is innate and may have a genetic basis for the survival of the species. Lorenz's insistence on studying animals in their natural environment and his humane investigative methods inspired younger researchers to conduct animal experiments without cruelty.
Lorenz's concept of baby schema has found widespread application in the film, advertising and toy industries. After scientific studies provided support for Lorenz's theory, companies such as Disney saw the importance of incorporating infantile features when designing their characters. Evidence of this can be seen by comparing the original design of Mickey Mouse with his design today. Cuter characters have resulted in more popular films, more convincing ads, and increased toy sales.
In the latter stages of his professional life, Lorenz applied his theories to how humans behave as a social species. He viewed humankind as different from animals because we have risen above our basic instincts and are no longer constrained by our environment. While animal species can be kept in check by certain environmental pressures such as predation and intraspecies aggression, Lorenz claimed that intraspecies aggression has become extremely deadly among humans due to our ability to develop powerful long range weapons. He argued that the type of freedom humans possess requires great responsibility if we are not to destroy ourselves. He also warned that the biggest problems affecting the human population right now are ethical and moral issues.
Criticism of Lorenz's Theories and Approach
Perhaps the biggest criticisms of Lorenz's work are that his observations were based on personal accounts and he collected his data outside of rigorous laboratory settings. Lorenz also believed that animals experience emotions that are similar to humans and his method involved trying to imagine the mental state of the animals he was studying. While Lorenz argued that it is necessary to observe animals in their natural context to investigate the full range of their behaviors, some critics claimed his methods were neither objective nor scientific.
Konrad Lorenz's Books, Awards, and Accomplishments
Lorenz was a prolific writer and authored a number of books over the course of his long professional career. His most popular books include:
King Solomon's Ring, 1949
Man Meets Dog, 1950
Evolution and Modification of Behaviour, 1965
On Aggression, 1966
Studies in Animal and Human Behavior, Volume I, 1970
Studies in Animal and Human Behavior, Volume II, 1971
Motivation of Human and Animal Behavior: An Ethological View, 1973
Behind the Mirror: A Search for a Natural History of Human Knowledge, 1973
Civilized Man's Eight Deadly Sins, 1973
The Year of the Greylag Goose, 1979
The Foundations of Ethology, 1982
The Waning of Humaneness, 1983
Here I Am – Where Are You? – A Lifetime's Study of the Uncannily Human Behaviour of the Greylag Goose, 1988
The Natural Science of the Human Species: An Introduction to Comparative Behavioral Research – The Russian Manuscript, 1944–1948
Lorenz received an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Salzburg in 1983. However, the degree was revoked in 2015 due to Lorenz's involvement with the Nazi party during World War II. Some of Lorenz's other awards include:
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, 1964
Elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society, 1964
Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science, 1969
Gold Medal of the Humboldt Society, 1972
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1973
Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1984
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art in 1984
Lorenz married his childhood playmate, Margarethe Gebhardt, a practicing gynaecologist, on June 24, 1927. They had two daughters, Agnes and Dagmar, and a son, Thomas. During his time at the Max Planck Institute, Lorenz often invited students and faculty members to his home and around his dinner table where they were further instructed by him. After his retirement from the Institute, he returned to Austria but remained active as a researcher and writer. He also became a spokesman for environmental conservation.
During his mid twenties to mid thirties, Lorenz developed a passion for motorcycle riding. He had a large motorcycle which he used to tour various parts of Europe during his summer vacations, accompanied by his wife and two close friends. He was even involved in motorcycle racing for a brief time but stopped after a crash in which he broke his lower jaw. He grew his distinctive beard in an attempt to hide some of his scars.
Lorenz deeply regretted his association with the Nazi party during World War II. After the war ended, he denied having been a party member until documents confirming his membership were made public. He explained that during his time in the German army, he was unaware of the many atrocities that were taking place across Europe.
Is Konrad Lorenz Still Alive?
Konrad Lorenz died from kidney failure on February 8, 1989, at his home in Altenberg, Austria. He was buried at the St. Andra-Wordern cemetery near Altenberg.
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Lorenz, K. (1985). My family and other animals. In D. A. Dewsbury (Ed.), Leaders in the study of animal behavior: Autobiographical perspectives (pp. 258-287). Lewisburg, PA: Bucknell University Press.
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Meeting of August 17th
A Richmond-built Liberty Ship Sea Battle in WWII
Steve Gilford is an independent historian, an author (see book-cover graphic below), and a Board member of the Richmond Museum of History.
Steve will describe an amazing but little known World War Two sea battle that took place in the South Atlantic 70 years ago this September. The battle involved the SS Stephen Hopkins, a Richmond-built Liberty ship, and a German raider, which was sunk.
Gilford will recount tales of heroism, including that of the Hopkins' Chief Mate who was from Richmond, and other related stories.
Meeting of Friday, August 10th
Welcome, Invocation, Thought for the Day
Our Remarkable president Jim Young welcomed members with a litany of other R-starting adjectives, which this busy scribe was unable to Reliably Record. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mark Howe. Herb Cole gave the invocation.
Jim Young, waking with a sore throat, said he briefly considered filing a claim at a Chevron office. He wasn't serious, though the Chevron Refinery fire that occurred on Monday was the subject of a lot of serious talk before the meeting was called to order.
Visiting Rotarians
Assistant District Governor Fred Collignon visited us on this day.
Rotarians with Guests
Henry Kelman's guest was his brother Joe.
Tom Waller introduced his guest Kennedy Brooks
Richard Alexander introduced his wife Katherine.
Mark your calendar for the Solano Stroll, where the Richmond Rotary may share a booth with other BARSHEEP Rotary Clubs. Stay tuned for more information.
Sid has the printed Club Directory but only for those who are unable to download and print a copy from this website.
Herb Cole reminded everyone there was another National Immunization Day opportunity in Nigeria, October 9-17. This scribe believes Herb will go if he can find someone to accompany him.
Peace Through Service pins are still available. See Jim Young.
Joe Bagley thanked Joan Davis for her skillful service as moderator of the town hall meeting on the evening following the Chevron Refinery fire. Joan Davis explained that her sincere intent was that everyone in that packed auditorium had an opportunity to speak. She very nearly succeeded before the meeting had to be adjourned on account of the lateness of the hour.
Happy and Sad Dollars
Sid Chauvin said it was his 43rd anniversary of his first date with his now wife Zelpha where he took her home and never left!
Herb Cole gave Happy dollars to keep this scribe in business.
Dan Sanders had Unhappy Dollars since he had to visit his in-laws. They live in Bermuda! They have the right to import wine for all hotels on the island. Dan & Sarah eat and drank like a king & queen!
Hank Covel had Happy & Sad Dollars. Sad he would miss our speaker. Happy to pick up John Nicol to play poker. Your scribe reports that John looked well.
Jim Young gave Happy Dollars to certify that Alan Blavins (that's me!) would not be a scribe for life. Thanks Jim. Give more.
Fred Collignon gave Happy Dollars to recognize that the Richmond City Council surpassed the Berkeley City Council for something or other. (Clearly, the item of comparison mattered less than the fact that our guys beat their guys.)
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More quotes from the airlines ...
- After an extremely hard landing, the flight attendant came on the PA and announced, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seatbelts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!"
- After landing, the Flight Attendant said "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
- Once on a Southwest flight, the pilot said, "We've reached our cruising altitude now, and I'm turning off the seat belt sign. I'm switching to autopilot, too so I can come back there and visit with all of you for the rest of the flight."
The History and Evolution of Health Care in America
Author and former healthcare industry executive Tom Loker, offered his ideas about where our healthcare system is headed. (He must know something. He had the healthiest head of hair in the room.)
Toward a sustainable healthcare system
Mr. Loker attempted to expose the myths surrounding our current "system" (not a system at all), and set out what we can do to truly effect change. The solution for our healthcare problems, he said, must come from all of us.
To underscore the pervasive and often damaging power of myths, Mr. Loker quoted a past president: "The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth— persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought". - President John F. Kennedy.
Our own myths, Mr. Loker assured us, are among the biggest obstacles standing in the way of achieving efficient, affordable, and effective healthcare.
Myth: We know what healthcare is.
We can agree on what healthcare is, and on what constitutes good healthcare. (We cannot.)
We believe that healthcare is a static issue. (It is not.)
The practice of healthcare, after all, is largely a war with other species (bacteria, viruses, and other complex pathogens), a war with our environment (accidents, violence and pollution) and also a war with ourselves (diet, exercise, work habits and sleep).
Myth: There is a cure for everything
Only 20% of medical care is backed up by a best practice indicators.
Effective medications may only work well for 60% of people that take them and it is getting worse not better.
Much of the existing practice of medicine has changed little since the 1860's and, a portion has not change in over 500 years.
We really haven't cured anything.
Healthcare providers are pretty good at what they do. (As an illustration— never mind that it's more than a little anachronistic—Mr. Loker cited the sad death of President George Washington in 1799. The President received the current treatment for a sore throat: he was bled 3 times by 3 different "physicians". The result: he bleed to death.)
50% of care delivered is wrong.
40,000 patients per day are harmed by extraneous medical procedures— equal to 15 million people yearly.
Despite our innate beliefs, more healthcare is often not better. On the contrary, it is often much worse, dangerous, and sometimes deadly.
Myth: We are getting healthier
We are living longer, but that is not the same as living healthier. In 1872 the average lifespan was 42 years. 15 years ago the average life span was 73 years. The average life span today is 83 years. 85% of our lifetime medical expenses occur in the last 5 years of life, spent to extend "quality of life", not to bring about a sustainable state of health.
We are no longer subject to natural selection. As a species, we are getting weaker and more vulnerable while our biological enemies are getting stronger. Many of our best biochemical weapons no longer are effective.
Myth, in part: American care is inferior to the rest of the world and is much more expensive.
The truth of this proposition depends on where you are in the socioeconomic spectrum. If you are very wealthy or very poor, you can get high quality health care at very high, or very low, cost. If you are between the two extremes, the claim that American care is inferior, at least in terms of getting what you pay for, is probably true.
Myth: Villains in the health care industry are behind the mess we're in, like:
Big Pharma, insurance companies, hospitals, and medical specialists. But, according to Mr. Loker, most are not making money. The few that do have razor thin margins, around 1.5 percent.
During the battle to pass the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare" as its detractors call it, several legislators claimed "This is our best path to a federal single payer system!". Among them were senators Henry Waxman, Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid. But no one bought it.
Mr. Loker sprinkled his wide-ranging presentation with a number of provocative quotes. For instance, "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it", variously attributed to Sir Winston Churchill and the philosopher George Santayana. The implication is that in pursuing our current path we are repeating a mistake we failed to learn from the first time. (Which first time?)
A less controversial claim is advanced by this more familiar quote: "It's the economy, stupid!" President Bill Clinton did hit the nail on the head with that one. But it's hard not to see that nail.
"The government can solve our healthcare problem? Probably not!". For this somewhat less obvious idea the speaker was quoting himself, Thomas W. Loker, 2010.
Mr. Loker went on to point out discrepancies between Ted Kennedy's original blueprint for a national health care program. The Kennedy goals included:
Coverage for 100% of Americans, including the underserved
A mandated minimum standard of care
Coverage regardless of pre-existing condition
Elimination of care disparities
Mr. Loker claimed that the Affordable Care Act achieved none of those goals, and offered a few figures and assertions to back it up. (Very little time was left for question and answer after his presentation, so for the most part those claims went unchallenged.) Mr. Loker also said that total health care cost will not diminish with this legislation, and millions of Americans feel that this bill is unaffordable.
Above all, create a true "patient-centered system" that fully coordinates care and benefits across all available sources. This system can save at least 20% of the total cost of healthcare by reducing duplication of services and significantly increasing the capacity of existing networks.
Such a system would bring a plethora of benefits to all, through
A lowering the overall cost of care
Reduction of duplicated services
Reduction in the practice of "defensive medicine"
Reduction of fraud and abuse
Reduction of infrastructure costs
Reduction of administrative costs
Reduction in litigation
Reduction in personnel
Mr. Loker's prescriptions for curing what ails our healthcare "system" are contained in his book The History Evoultion of Healthcare in America. But whatever the merit of his book, some of us were not feeling too good after his examination of our condition.
-Alan Blavins, Apprentice Scribe
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Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh
Village in Himachal Pradesh, India
Kalpa, India
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
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Kalpa, India (India)
Coordinates: 31°32′N 78°15′E / 31.53°N 78.25°E / 31.53; 78.25Coordinates: 31°32′N 78°15′E / 31.53°N 78.25°E / 31.53; 78.25
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Kalpa is a small village in the Sutlej river valley, above Reckong Peo in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, Northern India, in the Indian Himalaya. Inhabited by Kinnauri people and known for its apple orchards. Apples are a major cash-crop for the region. The local Kinnauri follow a syncretism of Hinduism and Buddhism, and many temples in Kalpa are dedicated to both Hindu and Buddhist gods and goddesses. The average literacy rate of Kalpa is around 83.75%. India's first ever voter Shyam Saran Negi also belongs to Kalpa.[1]
3.1 Religion
4 Places of interest
5 Agriculture
7 Food habits
Kalpa is at 31°32′N 78°15′E / 31.53°N 78.25°E / 31.53; 78.25.[2] It has an average elevation of 2,960 metres (9,711 feet). It is located 265 kilometres (165 mi) beyond Shimla on the NH-5 in Kinnaur district. It is located at the base of the Kinnaur Kailash snow-capped ranges. The Shivling peaks rise up to 20,000 feet (6,000 m). Kalpa is among apple orchards, pine-nut forests and the stately deodhars.
Kalpa as of June 2015
Kalpa is a village with a history of ancient temples. The Sutlej River below hurtles through deep gorges, the winding mountain road is bordered by chilgoza forests. The serenity of this sleepy hamlet was not often visited by foreigners until recently, but there are still relatively few visitors. There are now over 5 places to stay in Kalpa and more, below, in Reckong Peo where travelers must stop to get their inner line permits to continue upwards to the Spiti Valley, which is a small ancient part of what used to be Tibet. Also visible from this place is the sacred Shivling rock on the Kailash mountain that changes its color at different points in the day.
In Episode 5 of Ice Road Truckers#IRT: Deadliest Roads - Season 1: Himalayas Lisa Kelly and Rick Yemm delivered two images (one each) (well packed with sandbags and sand and straw) of the goddess Kali (shown as treading on her husband Shiva) along a frightful mountain road hacked out of cliffsides to a temple at Kalpa.
Demography[edit]
Buddhist Temple at Kalpa
Kalpa has an average literacy rate of 83.75%.
Religion[edit]
Hinduism is the main religion in the district followed by Tibetan Buddhism. These two religions have undergone religious mixing, along with some indigenous shamanistic practices.
Places of interest[edit]
Reckong Peo : Located 260 km from Shimla, 7 km from Powari and 8 km from Kalpa. Reckong Peo is the headquarters of district Kinnaur.
Kothi Temple: Just 3 km from Reckong Peo. Kothi has a temple dedicated to the goddess Chandika Devi. Set against a backdrop of mountains and groves of the deodar the temple has an unusual architectural style and fine sculpture. An exquisite gold image of goddess is enshrined in sanctum.
The Chaka Meadows is an easy hike of 3-4 kilometres. The trail starts from a point on Kalpa - Roghi road. Chaka meadows ( alt. 3800 m) offers splendid views of the Kinnaur Kailash mountain range.[3]
Agriculture[edit]
It is very famous for production of high quality of apples, and pinus gerardiana also known as chilghoza. All the area in tehsil Kalpa is apple growing area, which is the main cash crops of those people who live here. Kalpa is surrounded by Deodar, apple, and pinus gerardiana chilghoza trees.
Climate[edit]
All the area of Kalpa enjoys a temperate climate due to its high elevation, with long winters from October to May, and short summers from June to September. During winter time heavy woolens are required when temperature goes below freezing point around -15 degree to - 20 degree. In winter all the villages are covered by about 5–7 feet of snow, and the temperature can drop to as low as -20 °C, heavy woolens are required even most of time in summer.
Climate data for Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh (1984–2010, extremes 1984–2011)
−15.4
(4.3) −11.0
(16.5) −15.4
5.9 6.8 8.2 5.7 5.5 2.5 4.8 5.2 4.7 1.8 1.4 3.4 55.7
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)
Source: India Meteorological Department[4][5]
Food habits[edit]
The staple food is wheat, ogla, phafra and barley which are local produce. Besides these kankani, cheena, maize, chollair and bathu are also taken. The principal pulses consumed are peas, black peas, mash and rajmash. The vegetables usually consumed are cabbage, turnips, peas, beans, pumpkin, potato, okra and tomato besides some locally available wild green vegetables leaves. They relish rice too which is imported from the plains. Taking a salted tea called cha in the morning and evening is very popular among the Kinnauris which is usually taken along with sattu made of parched barley flour. People are non-vegetarian and they relish goat and ram's meat. Taking of alcoholic drinks in their day-to-day life and also on the ceremonial or festive occasions is quite common among them. Alcohol is distilled at the household level. It is made out of fruits like grapes, apple, pear etc. grown locally and of barley.
Lifestyle[edit]
Generally, Kinner houses have storerooms for keeping grain and dried fruits, and separate wooden grain-storage structures, called kathar. Pakpa, a piece of sheepskin or yakskin, is often placed on the khayarcha mat. Traditionally Kinners use utensils made of brass and bronze. Modern influences have included the introduction of Chinese crockery, and utensils made of stainless steel and aluminium. Clothes are mainly of wool. The thepang, a grey woollen cap with green velvet band is worn by the local people . The Tibetan chhuba, a long woollen coat which resembles an achkan, is worn as well, with a sleeveless woollen jacket. While men wear woollen churidhar pajamas, and tailored woollen shirts such as the chamn kurti, the women wrap themselves up in a dohru. The first wrap of the dohru is based on the back, with embroidered borders displayed throughout its length, which stretches to the heels. Darker shades of colours are preferred for the Dohru, although other coloured shawls may be worn, usually draped over the shoulders. A choli, another type of full sleeved blouse worn by women, may serve as a decorative lining as well. The Kinners are classified mainly into two castes: lower and upper caste. Again both of these categories are divided into sub classes. The caste system is more prevalent in the Lower and Middle Kinnaur regions
Kalpa and Kinnaur Kailash during monsoon weather
Wood work at main Entrance of Hindu Temple at Kalpa
Hindu Temple at Kalpa
Kinnaur Kailash from Kalpa
Kinner Kailash Resort Kalpa
Kinner Kailash range form Kalpa
^ "India's first voter Shyam Saran Negi casts his vote at Kalpa".
^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kalpa
^ "Chaka meadows hike". Raacho Trekkers.
^ "Station: Kalpa Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 381–382. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M69. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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It seems like what has been happening in Turkey over the past year and a half mirrors what has happened in India. The founding national party -- the center-left, secularist CHP -- has been steadily losing ground to a new religious conservative party, called the AKP (in English, Justice and Progress Party).
Here is an article in the Turkish Press on the situation. Unlike with India, the rise of the AKP has not resulted in major policy changes or social tumult. The biggest issue has been not the question of Hijabs (headscarves -- which are banned in universities and public office in Turkey), but the strained relationship with the U.S. In fact, it seems that the growing dominance of the ruling AKP is not being intepreted as a mandate for them to impose anything more than a vague religious agenda.
What this [the victory of the AKP party in the 2003 elections] meant was that while the Islamists could claim a resounding victory, receiving a crushing majority in Parliament, in fact 66% of the electorate had not supported their cause. The leaders of the AK Party, very wisely, began a subtle but unmistakable move towards the supporters of other parties. They began to maneuver towards the center of the political spectrum. The Islamic rhetoric was toned down. At the risk of alienating their supporters among the ranks of the pious, Mr. Erdogan asserted that while he, personally was a pious Muslim, the party itself was not a religious party, but simply a political organization with a distinct program of economic and social development. It was, he said, merely an "Islamic democratic" party, just like those "Christian democrats" in Germany.
Christian Democrats in Germany, Islamic democrats in Turkey, and... Hindu democrats in India? I wonder if this might become a worldwide trend.


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The regulatory regime: who's who and what's what?
By Marketing Week	 13 Oct 2010 11:38 am
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Click here to find out why some brands push the boundaries of ad regulation
Click here to see where regulations could be tightened next
Click here to Read the views of experts on the regulator's expanding reach
The ASA
The main body responsible for regulation of advertising in the UK. Independent of both government and the industry, its job is to enforce rules drawn up by the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) on what is acceptable within marketing communications.
The CAP rules
The CAP consists of advertising trade bodies, such as the Advertising Association and ISBA, that represent clients, agencies, media owners and other interested parties across the industry.
Two sets of CAP rules exist, with the most recent editions published on 1 September. The CAP Code governs all non-broadcast advertising, including – from 1 March 2011 – any content on websites or social media that is defined as being anything "directly connected with the supply or transfer of goods or services".
The BCAP Code covers broadcast advertising only. It is administered partly by the ASA and partly by Ofcom.
The communications industry regulator is responsible for specific elements of the BCAP Code for broadcast advertising. It covers political ads, sponsorship and content linked to premium-rate phone lines. It also regulates gambling, dating and message board material where these are broadcast as advertising.
The sanctions
Adjudications relating to alleged violations of the CAP and BCAP codes are made after publication or broadcast. If an ad is found to be in breach, the ASA will normally rule that the ad should not be shown again in its current form. For non-broadcast ads, it is the responsibility of the advertiser to withdraw or change the material; in broadcast the onus is on the broadcaster.
Several possible sanctions are available in cases of failure to comply with a ruling. The CAP may issue an "ad alert" advising media companies to withhold advertising space, while CAP members may also withdraw trading privileges to certain advertisers. Online, companies may soon have search advertising removed. Persistent offenders can be forced to have their ads vetted before publication for a period of two years.
The ASA can ultimately refer advertisers to the Office of Fair Trading, which can prosecute alleged offenders under consumer protection and competition laws. Broadcasters can be referred to Ofcom, which has the power to levy fines and revoke broadcasting licences.
Analysis Regulation/Trade Bodies
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Click here to read the cover feature: Watchdog set to enter uncharted territoryClick here to find out why some brands push the boundaries of ad regulationClick here to see where regulations could be tightened nextClick here to learn more about the bodies responsible for ad regulation David Cushman, managing director, social business consultancy 90:10 […]
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Where should my bed go? What's the best place for my desk? Those familiar with Feng Shui know things like bed and desk placement are important for support in life. But those notions just scratch the surface of Feng Shui, and what it offers through its tradition, science and mysterious power. As you grow in your practice of Feng Shui, it becomes an integral part of your life – a tool you couldn't imagine living without.
Already familiar with Feng Shui – been practicing it a while and want to go deeper?
Or new to Feng Shui, but ready to immerse yourself it its life-changing principles?
Living Feng Shui is for you. It's a customized program that will help you integrate Feng Shui into your everyday living. Its structure allows you to ease into the power Feng Shui has to change your life, and absorb its principles, step-by-step.
During the program, you will also have unlimited access to me via phone and email, for all your Feng Shui questions. I will help you clarify any issues as they come up, as you and your home go through the changes that inevitably come when you incorporate Feng Shui into your life.
Feng Shui is a wonderful tool to bring about dramatic changes in your home and in your life. An important part of Feng Shui is your intention. We will discuss your intentions for the future – what is going on currently, what you'd like to change, and what outcomes you would like to see – generally, why you chose this Living Feng Shui Lifestyle program. Through the telling of and the listening to your personal story, your plan will begin to take form.
A scaled drawing or blueprint of your home or space. This is an important tool and we will refer to it often as we move through your home.
Birthdate information for each person who lives in the household.
During this part, we do a walk-through of your home and your story will continue as you tell me about your home, how you use rooms, areas of the house you love and areas you are not comfortable with. We will also discuss past owners of the property (if known) and the circumstances that led you to purchasing this property, as well as the layout of the Feng Shui Bagua (energy map) on your blueprint.
We will continue to use the Bagua and your floorplan to analyze your home, and work on your specific issues and intentions. During this second appointment, we will be paying special attention to your bedroom, your office, your entry, and the exact center of your home. These are influential, important spaces in our Feng Shui process.
Using the household members' birthdate information, we will be working with the Ming Gua, also known as "The Trigram of Fate." Using this powerful Feng Shui tool, we will find your four auspicious directions, as well as your four challenging directions. With this information, we will learn the best position for your bed, the best direction for your desk to face, your favorite chair, and which direction you should face while eating and cooking.
Using your floor plan and the Bagua, we will balance the energy of the Five Chinese Elements; Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal. This adds yet another layer of energy, as we continue to work with your home and your intentions. Your personal story will begin to change as we make adjustments and enhancements to bring harmony and balance into your home and your life.
As this program comes to a conclusion, we will review what changes you have made in your home and how these changes have affected your life. We will notice how your personal story is developing. Now that you are confident your home will support you and you are living a more balanced life, we will look at your plan to move forward. What will the next chapter bring?
We will conclude our time together by performing a blessing or clearing ceremony that will clear any negative energy and also provide protections and clarity for you as you move forward.
Ready to Begin? Contact Dorine to start the process, or with questions about the program.


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Arona / Stresa | Sleeps 5 + 1
Intimately private lakeshore cottage located in a scenic and glamorous setting. Spacious and manicured garden that leads to the lake and the mooring.
Private mooring, lake access, TV SAT, partially air conditioned, garden equipment. A well-behaved dog is welcome.
Casa del Lago is a quaint lakeshore cottage with its own mooring and beach. It is a charming L-shaped villa with two wings connected by a common courtyard. One wing is for rental and in the other live the owner (a friendly nice lady). Peace and privacy is guarantee. Only a child under 6 is accepted as a sixth person. Pets are welcome. Wi-Fi access included.
La Casa del Lago features:
Arched French doors lead from outside into a very large sitting room with sofas, billiard table at its center, fireplace and TV. On the right, there's the dining room and a well-equipped kitchen (dishwasher) opening towards the garden where there's also a covered dining area (gazebo) and a solarium. On the left, there's the access to the sleeping area developing on main level and loft. Down at the lake (near the dock area) there's a corner equipped with beach umbrella, table, chairs, deck chairs.
Sleeping Area Main Level:
Single bedroom (200x100) with adjacent bathroom (small shower, the pink marble bath is just a decor).
Master bedroom suite with 2 single beds (195x90) that can be joined and an en-suite full bathroom (large shower). This bedroom is accessed both through the foregoing single bedroom and directly from the outside. The windows of this bedroom are equipped with mosquito nets.
Sleeping Area Loft:
Second main bedroom with a double bed (190x190 - not divisible). This bedroom overlooks the main-level single bedroom (no doors, just a low balustrade) and has an air-conditioning unit. Adjacent, there's a smaller, simply furnished single bedroom, appropriate only for children with a single bed (190x80). Possibility to add a baby bed on request. Please note: The stairs leading to the loft are narrow making it necessary to carrefully watch your steps as you go down. No bathroom available at the loft level, therefore it is necessary to use the bathroom downstairs and the night navigation could be not easy. In addition, the loft is not suitable for very tall people as the ceiling is quite low.
Other facilities: kayak, 4 bikes, BBQ, a mooring buoy, window screens in two of the bedrooms and in the kitchen, laundry service on request and charged.
There is a sports club with 3 tennis courts and Olympic pool (10 min. walk) which guests may use for a daily or weekly rate.
The beach is 50 meters from the villa. There are also 2 golf courses within 10-15 min. by car and 7 more within 45 min.
The ferry to the other beautiful lake resort towns and island docks at Belgirate is just 10 minutes away on foot.
There is also a pedestrian route behind the house that offers a panoramic view of Lake Maggiore and that leads (5 min.) to the nearby town of Lesa.
There you can find grocery shops and restaurants and there is the possibility to order and take out delicious meals at the nearby Rapanello Restaurant in Lesa.
In a surrounding of extraordinary beauty, Lake Maggiore offers to its visitors spectacular gardens boasting exceptional collections of camellias, azaleas and rhododendrons, historic villas and castles, sacred routes, medieval churches. An impressive number of parks are located here such as the Parco Nazionale della Val Grande (the largest wilderness area in Italy). The mountains beyond the lake are wonderful, and each little village with its painted houses seems a terrace on the water.
In the centre of the lake, the three enchanted Borromeo Islands float.
The Isola Madre and Isola Bella, where the Borromeo palaces and gardens and the charming Isola dei Pescatori are (Fishermen Island). In front of Stresa, just above the water, on a rocky cliff the Eremo di Santa Caterina stands.
The car free town of Orta San Giulio is a little jewel.
Visit the 20 frescoed small chapels of the Sacro Monte above Orta San Giulio, with their of terracotta sculptures illustrating scenes from the life of Saint Francis. From Orta charming lakeside square you can admire the island of San Giulio, dominated by the ancient basilica and the convent.
A little farther in the inland is the Villa della Porta-Bozzolo in Casalzuigno, a masterpiece of early eighteenth-century landscaping.
Many sport activities can be practiced in Lake Maggiore such as sailing, water skiing, canoeing, golfing (7 golf courses in the area), trekking horse riding.
How to reach Lake Maggiore
By plane: Malpensa airport 20 to 45 minutes
By train: The international line links to Milan, to Genoa, Zurich and Basel with Cisalpino, Milan to Paris with Stendhal.
By road, motorway A26 and A8 links the lake to Genova and Milano and the Simplon.
Romantic lakeshore cottage on two levels
Private lake access
Sleeps 5 adults + 1 small child
Please note: the stairs leading to the loft are narrow making it necessary to watch your steps as you go down. The bathroom is downstairs, making night navigation not easy. In addition the loft is not recommended to very tall people.
Private mooring
Small village at walking distance


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