My father-in-law passed away last week; he was 93 and lived a full, and most challenging life. A Holocaust survivor, he and my mother-in-law were spared by fleeing into the interior of Russia and surviving in the labor camps of Siberia and Khazakstan. His life reflected a commitment to hard work-he was a masterful tailor-simple pleasures of family and friends, and unswerving love of the Jewish people and Israel.He was the quintessential "zeide"-grandfather to his three adoring grand children and to any child who crossed his path. He shared over 70 years of devoted marriage to his wife from whom he was inseparable.
Jewish tradition ordains a week long period of mourning -Shiva in Hebrew means seven-during which the mourners remain at home and essentially receive family and friends who comfort them and take care of all every-day necessities.This week is an opportunity to live through the intense feelings associated with the death of a loved one, hopefully leading to a fuller resolution of these feelings so that normal life can be resumed.
It is also hectic and quite exhausting. We were blessed with the warmth, care and love of many friends and family members who provided food for all meals, visited and gave comfort and companionship during a time when one can experience great loneliness and a sense of abandonment.
The appearance of co-workers reflected the esteem in which my wife and her brother were held in their places of work; family members coalesced into a unit of deeper intimacy that often only an occurrence of loss can generate. Past feelings of distance and alienation were suddenly set aside ,even erased as all those concerned rose to the challenge of bringing comfort to the bereaved. Somehow death is the great teacher of life's inestimable value and worth; somehow death touches the human heart so that it may embrace the fullness and beauty of all things; somehow death connects us to the imperishable reservoirs of love and deeper understanding.
I am grateful for the shiva period that enlightened me so deeply regarding the preciousness of wife and children, and how fully blessed I really am.
May the memory of my father-in-law, Jacob Lederman, Yaakov ben Ze'ev Halevi, always be a blessing.
She was 96 years old. I approached her bed and introduced myself and my son Jeremiah, explaining that we had come to sound the Shofar for her, if she wished, and to bring her New Year greetings. She was blind but her eyes filled with light.
"How happy I am ; happy New year to you; you should have a healthy and happy New Year! " she exclaimed excitedly. Facing my son she said without seeing him: "Remember that when you are little love seems tiny; but love is bigger than the whole world!" Her worn and wrinkled face radiated joy and tenderness, and my heart was filled with the sweetness of this woman's holy presence.
We continued to another hospital room where we found a 94 year old woman at whose bedside sat her devoted daughter. She informed her mother of our presence and when she heard that my son was with me she proceeded to quote Shakespeare:"Sharper than a serpent's tongue are the words of a thankless child" -and continued to recite a soliloquy from Hamlet. " I remember these words from when I attended college over 70 years ago, majoring in English." We exchanged New Year greetings, sounded the piercing notes of the Shofar and left. What a moment of holiday inspiration.
I attended a remarkable service at Romemu-a spiritual renewal synagogue in Manhattan, and derived much gratefulness from the spirited enthusiasm and open hearted ness of the rabbi and all the congregation's participants. It was indeed an uplifting experience.
But my heart was most deeply touched in the quiet encounter with the two elderly ladies in their hospital beds. I realized again that the greatest gift I received this Rosh Hashanah for which I was most deeply grateful was the gift of gratitude shared by those alone and infirm on a festival day. I certainly received so much more than I gave.
It is the tradition of the Jewish people to mark the beginning of a New Year by engaging in a process of conscious introspection about the year that has passed and consider ways by which to enhance and improve our lives spiritually in the year ahead. This is no easy task and most of us can only pay lip service to this opportunity for change in our lives. So much happens, there seems to be so much that requires change, so much that we are unhappy about! Where do we start? What kind of steps can we take that allow for success and not create the inevitable sense of failure because of being overwhelmed by the enormity of the task? Rabbis and preachers around the world will be addressing this question in the hope of offering guidance to our people to take at least some necessary steps toward a life of greater fulfillment and joy in the New Year.
Allow me to add a modest recommendation and clear-sighted direction as we hopefully move forward along the path of greater spiritual growth in the days ahead.
of my journey toward greater meaning, wonder and compassion in life.When feelings of anger, disappointment, envy and discontent fill my heart, I know it is time to introspect, re-evaluate and meditate on the richness of gratefulness as a source of my personal joy and fulfillment. It is time to refocus my spiritual lens and gain a clarity about my life that is perceived only through the prism of gratefulness , thankfulness and the ability to praise.
rather than becoming mired in guilt, self-doubt , and cynical rage, my urging for all of us-myself included-is to pursue the path of gratitude in the New Year, and with a sense of gratefulness for all of life's gifts and blessings be energized to respond to all of life with more generosity and kindness, more compassion and love.
May we all be inscribed in the book of life; may we all author best sellers on the theme of gratefulness and goodness, so that the world be rewarded with its most cherished of all prizes, the prize of peace. Amen.
My family has just celebrated my son's 27th birthday. It was modest and lovely, and satisfied his expectations.Needless to say, we were all grateful. Yet, curiously, I found it difficult to fully enter into the awareness of gratitude. It remained a cerebral consciousness rather than one deeply felt.
After much thought and contemplation it occurred to me that perhaps our difficulty with feeling grateful has less to do with not having enough and more to do with having too much, and not being able to properly register or spiritually ingest the fullness and totality of all the gifts bestowed upon us.
Never could we fully state our gratitude..."
The spiritual challenge remains, on every birthday and special occasion and in fact on every day of our lives to pause and peer into the mystery and wonder of being alive and allowing our hearts to say thank you.
Thank you for the countless blessings in my son's 27 years of life.
GRATEFUL FOR MY "MINYAN BUDDIES"
It became evident to me this morning that I had omitted another important reason for gratitude associated with the "minyan." Usually, at the conclusion of the service, its members dash away to work or to other required destinations. Occasionally, a few linger.This morning I stayed behind and together with humorous and witty exchanges with some of my "buddies" I asked my professor "Buddy" for some suggestions regarding my work on a Passover Haggadah whose theme is that of gratefulness.In the course of our discussion I grew excited and re-energized: new and creative ideas filled the quiet of the early morning and i realized how grateful I am to have at my fingertips such a wealth of human knowledge, wisdom and creativity. How reassuring it was to know that in the event of some personal or professional challenge or difficulty, the "Minyan'" encompasses resources of such extraordinary value and assistance.
I thank my "buddies" for their interest, their support and their many wonderful suggestions.Indeed, it takes a "minyan" to raise not only a child but an adult as well.
We parted with the Yiddish words echoing in my ears: "a gebensched tog"-have a blessed day.
It certainly started off that way!
rationale was a financial one-why invest in a rental apartment and get nothing lasting in return! The co-op provided some equity for ourselves and our children.Today I discovered a more profound and meaningful reason for becoming part of a co-op arrangement ,if, of course, one has the means to do so.
I just returned from a funeral; the deceased was an elderly gentleman who would exercise in our modest gym almost daily.He always greeted me with glowing eyes and a bright smile, even when his health was failing and the regular exercise routine became too strenuous for him.Irving was always smiling, good-humored, kind and soft-spoken, surrounded by an aura of innate gentleness.
At the funeral, friends and neighbors spoke words of eulogy together with the rabbi and Irving's children.
it is a community of people who can evolve into close friends and become virtual members of one's family. As I listened to words of gratitude , sadness and love, I realized what a blessing this community is to so many of its members; how important a role it plays in transforming one's final days into moments of delight , companionship and meaning. I understood how grateful I could be for this gift, in spite of the downturn in the real estate economy which made for significant losses in the value of each apartment. There was only the increased value to the human benefit of being part of this community, a benefit beyond the measurement of money.
It was a sad day for all of us; but in the midst of the darkness of this day I caught a glimmer of light that reflected a source of goodness and gratitude , the light of this kind, gentle man and the light of a caring community.
I spryly climbed the stairs to the synagogue making my way to the early morning minyan, the quorum needed for communal prayer. Rousing me from traces of sleep was a symphony of twittering cascading into my ears from the treetops above. Wild sounds, chaotic chirping, a cacophony of shrill chirping filled the misty morning air. I looked up and the branches were laden with fluttering creatures, abuzz with excited movement, as if declaring to the skies: "We are thrilled to be back-it has been a long cold winter and now we eagerly await the warmth and sunshine of spring!"
I too greeted them with a smile and a feeling of gratitude that their return signaled the imminent return of days without heavy coats, gloves and scarves wrapped around reddened ears.
"Modeh ani lefanehcha"-"I thank You for the new day, a day begun with birds' blessings and praise." I stepped into the synagogue, ready to pray.
GRATEFUL FOR BEING WITHOUT WATER??
My fellow residents were not terribly happy this morning. They stood in the elevator in angry silence, self-conscious , receding into the elevator walls; the elevator filled with the fragrances of pungent perfumes and body lotions; it was Monday morning that only partially explained our sullenness.We were without water-the weather had battered several surrounding communities in Northern New Jersey and the New York area, toppling trees, damaging water stations , downing electrical lines and crushing innocent lives within a few unlucky seconds of life's unexplainable randomness.
Bodies unwashed, teeth un brushed, toilets un flushed-nothing to be grateful for. I cannot count the number of times I unconsciously turned on the tap, with the sudden awareness of no water . People dashed to super markets and convenient stores only to breathlessly discover shelves bare of bottled water.
I returned to the elevator.This time, my fellow residents seemed more jovial; the "crisis" created responses of joviality and sharing.Instead of sullen silence, people joked and laughed. It was good to witness such good naturedness.
As time went on, we came closer to the promised time of restored water flow. This too buoyed our moods.
convenience of having water arrive at my finger tips without lifting a finger.Unlike the millions of others who walk miles with jars on shoulders or jerrycans in hand to depleted and muddy ponds of water , and for whom places of bodily excretions are located in outdoor spots that harbor minimal privacy, we are blessed with PS&G or CON EDISON, with an advanced and efficient technology and government that shower the gift of water upon us each day, no matter how wet or dry the streets outside.
Today is a good day to again say thank you; adults may need some encouragement; not children who once again can remain in bed snuggled under warm blankets and day dream of TV shows yet to be watched, and friends with whom to hang out all day. All schools were closed -what a gift!
I have just returned from Grand Rapids, Michigan, where I was warmly hosted by a colleague and his remarkable family for a weekend experience of sharing my thoughts about gratefulness as a spiritual path. Grand Rapids is a small Jewish community but what it does not have in numbers it certainly more than makes up for in warmth, generosity, dedication and genuine commitment to Judaism.
I was invited to teach but in fact it turned out that I was the student. At each occasion of this kind, I discover that people of all walks of life, of varying ages and experiences, emerge as sources of enriching and inspirational insights and ideas. As they honestly share their struggles with becoming more grateful and how it impacts on their lives, I gain a deeper and broader clarity of gratefulness' depth and scope for myself and as a concept shared by others.
Friday night I spoke of the meaning of gratefulness and pointed out its origin in the word-grates-which suggests something we receive freely, namely our very lives. One woman approached me and excitedly indicated that not only is gratefulness a response for receiving something free, but it is an approach to life that makes us free. In other words, the way to freedom is the way of gratefulness. She feels freer each time she is in touch with her ability to feel grateful for her life. Of course I could not help but appreciate that insight in light of the rapid approach of Passover, the season of our freedom. The gratitude of others elicited my own sense of gratitude and I came to learn how infectious gratefulness can be and the blessing it could bring to others.
In the spirit of gratefulness I extend myself freely to have conversations with others about this vital spiritual idea. Invariably, I am handsomely rewarded with deepened levels of gratitude for the privilege of enriching the lives of others.
Thank you Grand Rapids-Blessings for abundant gratefulness in the future.
We are finally digging out! After record breaking snow-fall for the New York area, the roads are passable, electricity has been restored ,we can once again catch sight of the rooftops our our cars, and the economy which lost billions of dollars in non-productivity is humming once again. And of course, to the great delight of parents, children have returned to school.
The weather is a phenomenon of nature that is inevitable, over which we have no control. We can anticipate it, we can prepare for it; we can't stop it! But we can cultivate an inner attitude toward what it is and how it affects are lives.
The snow storm brought much suffering to many. People lost their lives, income, and budget commitments.Dangerous roads and sidewalks caused innumerable accidents; the homeless and unprotected shivered in the snow's wetness, and dreamed of sunny days when the sun's warming rays would once again be free for all to bask in.
On the surface, there was not much to be grateful for.
Yet, what stands out in my memory of this unusual event are recollections that do in fact elicit a deep sense of gratitude for this wonderful gift of nature. The sheer and utter glee of children being informed that the following day school would be closed rang out like the peals of the liberty bell throughout the hallways of my apartment building; the hundreds of children transported to a fairy land of pure white joy, sliding and skating and romping in the snow , filled my heart with a lightness of being that swept away the coldness of the wintry air.
The innumerable kindnesses and courtesies that I encountered reminded me of the basic goodness of people; and the beauty of white's purifying power as the world took comfort and refuge under a blanket of silken flakes, allowed us to hear winter's symphony , the silence of our own pure souls.
In three weeks spring will officially arrive; until then, we will wind our ways through slush, water and mud. White will wash away into shades of brown and gray, until finally the world will explode into a rainbow of colors bringing the message of renewed life and new awakening.
For all of the shades of life, for an-ever changing world of unexpected surprises and unfortold phenomena, we open our hearts and greet it all with "thank you."
Four years ago I ran the New York City marathon. I was one of 37,000 people running a distance of over 26 miles in a little more than five hours.
Yesterday, I experienced a different kind of marathon; I was one of sixteen people whose journey didn't take them along the streets of New York but instead covered the physical space of several square feet of one lovely apartment on the Upper West side but whose spiritual distance was an unending path leading to the greater depth of Jewish spirituality. We didn't use our bodies but our minds, hearts and souls. It was an all-day marathon in Hebrew Literacy, a run towards the ability to read the prayers of the Jewish people in the language of our Torah, Siddur and religious writings.
We began, as I did before the NYC marathon with the blessing of "Shehecheyanu," thanking God for the privilege of engaging in this journey.
For me, the day was one of utter gratefulness . The reasons are many; we were hosted by a most loving and generous individual whose wonderful apartment pulsated with loving energy that enhanced our capacity to move forward the entire day; we were blessed with the constant presence and open-hearted availability of our facilitator who willingly and good-naturedly ran around making sure that we had sufficient copies of our text and delicious food for our lunch and did so always with a smile; in spite of 9 hours of rote-like review of alien letters and words which demanded the gruelling exercise of memorization and an inexhaustible source of patience and support, never for a moment did any one of us experience impatience, hostility or complaints from any of the participants;rather, the room radiated with an an uninterrupted flow of support, genuine caring and concern, and an awful lot of laughter, humor and refreshing fun. Unlike the end of the running marathon at which point I felt completely exhausted and depleted, somehow I was able to maintain an unusually high level of buoyancy and energy until the very last words of our Hebrew review.Perhaps our greatest joy arrived when for the first time in our lives we were able to correctly read a full Hebrew word. As adults who missed such opportunities of learning for so many different reasons, the past, with its discomfort and feelings of alienation was washed away by the gentle and nurturing waters of recognition and awareness in the community of loving companions.Finally ,the treasure of Jewish worship and prayer could be touched with more understanding and open hearted familiarity.
Four years ago, when I crossed the finish line , I recited the traditional blessing -"Hatov v'Hameyteev" - I thank You,Source of the Good, for allowing us to share in Your goodness and beneficence.
Yesterday, at five o'clock in the afternoon, at the end of this extraordinary day of gratefulness,the words of this blessing echoed through the hearts of all my fellow runners. We made it. Halleluyah.
PS When we came to the Hebrew word -ROMMEMU-and read it successfully, we all exploded into an ear-splitting response of applause, shouting and laughter.


The accident happened Sunday in Bradenton, about 45 miles south of Tampa, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Two people are dead and six others have been hospitalized after a woman backed her car into a group of pedestrians outside a Florida clubhouse, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Three people are dead and five others have been hospitalized after a woman backed her car into a group of pedestrians outside a Florida clubhouse.
Lt. Gregory Bueno of the Florida Highway Patrol says the accident happened Sunday in Bradenton, about 45 miles south of Tampa.
Bueno says a woman backed her car in a parking lot at the Sugar Creek Country Club, located inside a mobile home park where church services were taking place.
The driver struck a crowd of pedestrians. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and two others died after being transported to a nearby hospital.
Five others have been hospitalized. Their conditions were not immediately known.
The car came to a stop in a lake adjacent to the clubhouse. The driver was not injured.


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A framework for evaluating the impacts of expanded trade and investment on forests
The forest sector is more embedded in the global economy than ever. With globally significant supplies of land and raw materials and favorable terms for foreign investors, developing countries - particularly in Africa - have become increasingly attractive trade partners and destinations for investors. Economic growth is anticipated to increase demand for energy, water, food and forest products (Toyne et al, 2002; White et al, 2007), trends which are already evident in the recent food and fuel crises. Increasing competition over land is placing new pressures over vast tracts of forest and woodland, areas often considered "under-utilized" by national governments despite their critical role in supporting local livelihoods. While increased demand for forest products and agricultural commodities in the context of forest tenure reforms and decentralized decision-making (Sunderlin et al, 2008; White and Martin, 2002) could create unprecedented economic opportunities for forest-dependent communities, increased "stakes" over forest resources and land will heighten governance challenges. This paper provides a conceptual framework for analyzing shifting patterns of tenure and rights in the forestry sector for a host of sectoral and extra-sectoral commodities shaping forests. It aims to provide a framing for case studies to be presented at a panel entitled, "Large-Scale Investments in the Forest Frontier: Customary Rights and Societal Stakes" (Panel ID No. 461). By presenting case studies from diverse contexts (Africa, Asia, Latin America) and sectors (agriculture, energy, forestry, mining), the utility of the framework will be explored while distilling key commonalities and differences in shifting patterns of customary rights and societal stakes associated with large-scale land and resource acquisitions in the global South.
Authors: German, L.
Publication type: Paper, Refereed
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Revisiting the REDD+ experience in Indonesia
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Demandes en bois et produits dérivés dans les marchés publics en Côte d'Ivoire
Innovative finance for sustainable landscapes
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The past month has been full of interesting and important news stories on all manner of topics and issues related to Japan and East Asia. Given this, we've put together a list of some of the top articles covering everything from Hayao Miyazaki's birthday to the environmental relevancy of early 20th century Japanese poet Misuzu Kaneko. Catch up below:
12/21: Love, obsession and perverted desires in Japan's age of steam
This article is absolutely fascinating! When Japan opened itself up to the Western world in the mid-19th century and modernity in the 20th century, traditional perceptions of sex, gender relations, and love were radically challenged.
"From the Meiji Era onward, and in an effort to 'modernize,' Japanese people were encouraged to restrict themselves to ever-narrowing definitions of sexuality. But authors such as Hiratsuka, Soseki and Rampo were quick to note the contradiction between that modernity and Japan's traditional expectations of gender roles — including the discarded tradition of fluid sexuality. While the nation expanded its empire abroad, its writers at home were steadily undermining the mask of "normal sexuality" that was being presented to the world."
12/22: "The Four Immigrants Manga" gets stage musical!
We here at Stone Bridge Press are extremely excited to announce that "The Four Immigrants Manga" by Henry Kiyama and translated by our very own Frederik Schodt will be getting the musical theatre treatment this July!
The play was put together by the very talented Bay Area writer and composer Min Kahng. Congratulations to all, we can't wait to see it!
"Follow the adventures of Henry, Charlie, Fred and Frank - four Japanese immigrants - as they adapt to life in the West. Experiencing historical events like the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, World War I, Prohibition and waves of anti-Japanese sentiment, the four protagonists each encounter America in a different way as they grow from boys into men."
12/27: Tales from the cracks – 10 of the best books about Japan released in 2016
The Japan Times put out this top 10 list of the best books about Japan published in 2016, and we're proud to say that one of our books, "Tokio Whip" by Arturo Silva, made the cut!
"It's been a difficult year — one that felt like humanity was living on a fracturing ice shelf. That uncertainty came from our exposure to wars and natural disasters, and even our struggles with "truth" itself. The best Japan-related books released in 2016 seemed to channel this feeling of instability by looking inside the growing cultural cracks. Here are 10 that went beyond old narratives about Japan and its people and delved deeper into Japan's fragmented past, present and future: from alternative views of the Pearl Harbor attack to Japanese prostitutes in the American West and from radical 1960s anarchists to the story of an inspector trapped in a bureaucratic nightmare."
1/5: Happy Birthday Miyazaki-san!
Perhaps the most imaginative, innovative, and magical animator in the world, Hayao Miyazaki turned 76 earlier this month!
"While it's sad to think that we'll never see a new Hayao Miyazaki feature film, it's now possible to look back and admire his now completed body of work. His apprenticeship, served at Toei Animation in the 1960s and early 70s, developed alongside the rise of anime in post-war Japan. When he took the helm of his first feature in 1979, Miyazaki began an 11-picture journey in which he'd constantly push the possibilities of animation into uncharted territory. A perfectionist who worked tirelessly on every aspect of his films, Miyazaki leaves behind an astonishing body of work that will be watched for decades to come."
1/10: Scorsese's beautifully shot new film, Silence, meditates on faith, spirituality, and clashing cultures
In Scorsese's breathtaking new film, "Silence", based off the novel by Shūsaku Endō, a 17th century Portuguese Jesuit priest travels to Japan with a fellow missionary in search of their mentor, Father Cristovao Ferreira, who has renounced his faith under torture. Anyone interested in the history of Japan's relationship with the Western world (and religion in particular) will no doubt find this an interesting and poignant film.
"Scorsese has adapted the famous novel of Endo Shusaku. The novel is set mainly around the 1630s at a time when the violent eradication of Christianity in the early Tokugawa era was mainly achieved, apart from isolated villages in the far west. Two firebrand Jesuit priests are landed clandestinely to make contact with any remaining faithful and discover the truth of the rumoured apostasy of their own mentor. By doing so, they bring the remaining flocks into mortal danger and diabolical temptation to betray, and not just by thirty pieces of silver."
1/11: Historical documents reveal evidence of Japanese winemaking 400-year ago
Historical documents recently discovered by the Eisei-Bunko Research Center of Kumamoto University in Japan reveal that Western wine and winemaking began much earlier than previously thought. The texts show that a lord of Kyushu, the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan, ordered his people to begin winemaking by writing that, "The season of winemaking has come," nearly 400 years ago.
"A description of the order to start winemaking was recently discovered in historical records from 1628.
ぶだう酒を作り申す時分にて候間、上田太郎右衛門に便宜次第申遣作せ可申旨、御意之由.
Which roughly translates to, 'Since the winemaking season has come upon us, our Lord commands Tarouemon Ueda to brew it immediately after making the necessary preparations.'
The text was found written on housho, high-quality Japanese paper, in a format that was used to record and disseminate the orders of Japanese lords. The "lord" in the document was Tadatoshi Hosokawa who reigned the Kokura domain of northern Kyushu during that time in Japan. The record clearly shows that he ordered his liegeman, Tarouemon Ueda, to start making wine on the 28th of August, 1628. Then, on September 15th of the same year, he ordered Tarouemon to have another liegeman also begin winemaking."
1/11: Misuzu Kaneko – A deeper empathy for the natural world
In her brief life, Japanese poet Misuzu Kaneko (1903-1930) produced a body of work with themes that are every bit as relevant today as when she first put pen to paper nearly 100 years ago. Ostensibly a writer of poems for children, Kaneko's work reveals a deep respect for the environment and an awareness of the interconnected nature of all living things.
"Kaneko was born and raised in a fishing village in Yamaguchi Prefecture, where the simple pleasures of daily life and close connections with nature inspired her poetry. Unusual for a young woman of her time, she was permitted to stay in school until the age of 17 thanks to a mother who believed in the value of education. While working in the family bookshop, she found early success when several of her poems for youngsters were snapped up by literary magazines of the day, quickly establishing her as a popular children's writer."


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De Harsta State is een stins (landhuis) die gelegen is iets ten oosten van het Friese dorp Hogebeintum in de gemeente Noardeast-Fryslân.

Geschiedenis
De oudste bewijzen van het bestaan van de state stammen uit 1511, toen ene Rummert oppe Harst up Hersma State genoemd werd in het register van aanbreng van Hogebeintum. De state kreeg zijn huidige vorm omstreeks 1843. In de 18e eeuw was de buitenplaats aanzienlijk groter en bezat een zijvleugel en een verdieping. In 1843 werd in opdracht van de toenmalige eigenaar het gebouw verlaagd en gepleisterd en werd de zijvleugel vervangen. De Harsta State werd bewoond door onder meer de geslachten Van Coehoorn, Van Nijsten en De Schepper. De herenbank, de rouwborden en de grafkelder van de bewoners van de state zijn te vinden in de twaalfde-eeuwse kerk van Hogebeintum.

De landschapstuin werd waarschijnlijk aangelegd in de eerste helft van de 19e eeuw door de tuinarchitect Lucas Pieters Roodbaard. Zowel het huis en de tuin als de pijlers van het toegangshek zijn erkend als rijksmonument.

De Vereniging Hendrick de Keyser is sinds 2018 eigenaar van museumhuis Harsta State.

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 Lijst van panden van Vereniging Hendrick de Keyser

Stins
Rijksmonument in Noardeast-Fryslân
Museum in Friesland

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The software giant added a seventh security update to its expected batch of bulletins, which includes three critical issues, delivering 11 individual software patches in total.
Microsoft released seven security bulletins, including fixes for three critical vulnerabilities, as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday update delivered on Dec. 12.
The software giant, based in Redmond, Wash., shipped 11 security patches in total, including a cumulative Internet Explorer bulletin and an update meant to fix a flaw in the Windows Media file format.
The Windows Media update was unexpectedly added to the six bulletins the company said it would forward in its Patch Tuesday preview released on Dec. 8.
The Windows Media vulnerability targeted by the patch, along with a cumulative IE browser bulletin and an update meant to close a glitch in Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005 software were identified as critical risks, the company's most severe security rating.
The IE bulletin may be considered the most severe of the critical patches, addressing a script error handling memory corruption in the browser that merited the critical status.
The client-side code execution vulnerability is caused by a memory corruption condition when handling script errors and the company said that computers affected by the glitch could allow for remote code execution and allow hackers to take control of systems running the software.
Microsoft said the critical flaw could be exploited using a specially-crafted Web page designed to attack the issue, which is present in its Internet Explorer 5 and 6, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 systems.
Also included in the IE bulletin were fixes for a critical DHTML script function memory corruption vulnerability residing in IE 6 and Windows XP that could allow for remote code execution if exploited.
Also, there were patches for a TIF folder information disclosure vulnerability ranked as important for almost all versions of the browser, and a second TIF folder information disclosure vulnerability that was rated as a moderate security risk.
Microsoft said the Virtual Studio 2005 patch is meant to fix a critical WMI object broker vulnerability in the development package that could allow for remote execution and allow an attacker who successfully exploits this flaw to take complete control of an affected system.
Read the full story on eWEEK.com: Microsoft Delivers Seven Security Bulletins, Three Critical.


On a college computer use the search available on the start button and type on Software Center. You can click around the catalogue and find Snip. At home just go to https://snip.uservoice.com/ to download and install it like any other program.
Follow the steps to install and in a few seconds it is ready for use. It will appear automatically at the top of your screen when you move the mouse pointer near there.
Snip anything on your screen. Snip an image, a window, or any other object on your screen. Click and drag to adjust your snip and automatically copy it to the Clipboard.
Annotate your snip. Add voice narration if you wish or just draw on your snip for emphasis.
Annotate pictures. If you have a built in camera on a laptop or tablet, you can mark up the images or record a narration to describe the scene.
Share your snips easily. The most common scenario is: (1) snip something on your desktop; and (2) paste it from the Clipboard into an email or other document. For snips annotated with voice or ink, there is a third step: (3) share your snip by clicking Link in Snip to get its URL, or Embed to get the embed code.
Snip currently requires Windows 7, 8 or 10.
Here's an example lesson https://mix.office.com/watch/1uefwz7fop5qc from Tiffany Dinh (used by permission). Watch how she marks up the screen as she talks.
For you this may be the easiest way to build an instruction guide with pictures and arrows. It is also the fastest way to capture a quick talk-through of some steps you want to show in LEARN.
It certainly is the simplest way to paste something from your computer screen into an email.


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What does the law consider to be coercive control?
1 What does the law consider to be coercive control?
2 When did coercive control become law?
3 Is coercive control illegal in South Africa?
4 What is the domestic violence Act in South Africa?
5 How many cases of domestic violence are reported each year in South Africa?
6 What do we mean when we say coercive control?
7 Is the crime of coercive control a criminal offence?
8 How is coercive control used in domestic violence?
9 Who are the victims of coercive control in the US?
10 Is there a new law for coercive control?
11 When does coercive control become a criminal offence?
12 When did the coercive control act come into force?
13 When does coercive control apply to a family member?
Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 created a new offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship. A repeatedly or continuously engages in behaviour towards another person, B, that is controlling or coercive; and. At time of the behaviour, A and B are personally connected; and.
When did coercive control become law?
The offence of coercive control came into force on 29th December 2015. It only applies to behaviour that happened after 29th December 2015. If your abuser started the abuse before 29th December 2015 and the behaviour continued after that date then he could be charged for the behaviour after 29th December 2015.
Is coercive control illegal in South Africa?
He bullied and humiliated her, isolated her from friends and family, controlled who she could socialise with, controlled her finances and restricted her movements. Coercive control, which was added to the statute book in 2015, is no longer a new offence.
What is the domestic violence Act in South Africa?
The essence of the Act is to provide a quick, easy and affordable civil remedy in the form of a protection order for incidences of stalking. The legislation arose out of a SALRC investigation into the legal framework governing stalking and domestic violence.
How many cases of domestic violence are reported each year in South Africa?
In 2019-20, 53 293 sexual offences were reported, an average of 146 a day, up from 52 420 in 2018-19. Most of these were cases of rape. South Africa has one of the highest rates of rape in the world: 132.4 incidents per 100 000 people.
What do we mean when we say coercive control?
In fact, if you'd asked me what was wrong, I would have struggled to tell you. So what do we mean when we say coercive control? The term coercive control was first created by Evan Stark in order to fully understand that domestic violence is not just about physical abuse.
Is the crime of coercive control a criminal offence?
Coercive control is the financial, emotional and/or psychological manipulation of an intimate partner, although traditionally a less acknowledged feature of domestic abuse, it is to become a new criminal offence under the Domestic Violence Act, 2018.
How is coercive control used in domestic violence?
The term coercive control was first created by Evan Stark in order to fully understand that domestic violence is not just about physical abuse. Coercive control is when a person that you have a personal relationship with behaves repeatedly in a way that makes you feel controlled, dependent, scared or isolated.
Who are the victims of coercive control in the US?
Actually victims of domestic abuse are not equal to that of women, so do not know where you got that from. It's geared towards woman because in 2016/17 13 men were killed by partners or ex partners compared to 82 women. Last year 97% of victims of coercive control victims were female.
Is there a new law for coercive control?
Now, the new Senate bill, SB1141: Domestic violence: coercive control, passed by both houses and signed by the Governor, amends Section 6320 of the Family Code so that "disturbing the peace of the other party"—a grounds for a DV Restraining order—includes Coercive Control.
When does coercive control become a criminal offence?
It only applies to behaviour that happened after 29 th December 2015. If your abuser started the abuse before 29 th December 2015 and the behaviour continued after that date then he could be charged for the behaviour after 29 th December 2015.
When did the coercive control act come into force?
The offence of coercive control came into force on 29 th December 2015. It only applies to behaviour that happened after 29 th December 2015. If your abuser started the abuse before 29 th December 2015 and the behaviour continued after that date then he could be charged for the behaviour after 29 th December 2015.
When does coercive control apply to a family member?
If you are no longer in an intimate relationship with your abuser, but you still live together, then you are still personally connected to them and the offence of coercive control may apply. You are also personally connected to your abuser if he or she is a family member who you live with.
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For a long time Booksa was one of the very few places I really enjoyed going to for coffee, because it used to be one of the few cosy and smoke-free places in town. Times are changing, and in recent years lot of new cafes with a "living room" feeling opened, and even the rights of non-smokers started to become recognized by an increasing number of cafes, but Booksa is really "an institution", a very relaxed and unpretentious place with a diverse cultural program.
Officially, it's a book club led by the cultural association called Kulturtreger, organizing literary evenings, conversations with authors, promotions of books etc., but you can also stumble upon an acoustic concert (one of Booksa's programs is promoting young singer-songwriters, usually on Thursdays) or a travelogue lecture – anyone can propose to hold a presentation about their trip, and these presentations are usually very popular — every corner of Booksa gets crammed with curious listeners.
The name of the place is a pun – the "book" part is obvious, while "buksa" means prison in Croatian slang.
The bar serves both warm and cold drinks and usually they also offer some interesting homemade drink – in summer it could be a natural juice, and in winter a tea. It's a place where you can come alone and enjoy a diverse selection of books, literary magazines and various cultural newspapers (some are in foreign languages). Here you can also find useful brochures about Zagreb and its cultural events.


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Ardèche je řeka na jihovýchodě Francie (Languedoc-Roussillon, Rhône Alpes). Její celková délka je přibližně 120 km. Plocha povodí měří přibližně 2429 km².

Průběh toku
Pramení na svazích Cevenn. Ústí zprava do Rhôny.

Vodní režim
Průměrný průtok vody činí 60 m³/s. Výrazně nejvyšších vodních stavů dosahuje v zimě a na jaře.

Využití
Vodní doprava je možná na dolním toku. Je využívána také k zisku vodní energie a k plavení dřeva.

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 Seznam řek ve Francii

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Řeky ve Francii
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Ardèche
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Minnesotans are a humorous people and we are attempting to elect a comedian to the U.S. Senate, which is delicate work, as you might guess. You shouldn't sweep a comedian into office on a wave of public adulation any more than you should let him win the heroine in the first reel and fly off to Paris and suddenly start ordering meals in fluent French. You need him to move a piano up a long flight of stairs, and that's what Al Franken is doing now. He is leading the race by 50 votes or so out of 2.9 million cast. And when he boosts the piano to the top, he'll sit down and play Chopin.
Meanwhile this earthquake activity at Yellowstone has me thinking maybe I'll fly to Paris myself. Hundreds of tremors in just a few days - "We might be seeing something precursory," says a geophysicist. As you recall, Yellowstone sits atop an enormous volcano, red-hot lava bubbling just a few miles underground, which is what makes Old Faithful blow thousands of gallons of boiling water 150 feet in the air every 90 minutes or so. You can see this on live streaming video on your computer. All around it are scores of other geysers bubbling and hissing, as the monster dozes.
The volcano hasn't blown for 70,000 years, which suggests to me that the Big Belch is overdue. And when the volcano blows and Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah and Nevada go 30,000 feet into the air and drift east to become part of the Midwest and Eastern seaboard, you will be able to watch it on Google Earth until the boulders start dropping on your roof and fifty feet of topsoil and the power goes out and you lose your Internet connection and all your Facebook friends disappear and you must now bang on the pipes and hope the rescue parties hear you.
I would rather be in Paris.
A Yellowstone spokeswoman says, "There doesn't seem to be anything to be alarmed about." When a government spokeswoman says that, a person looks around for the nearest exit.
I am in Miami this week with my sandy-haired, bright-eyed daughter, staying at an old hotel with an enormous pool, and Air France has a flight to Paris this evening - a 747, my favorite plane, with that first-class section on the upper deck, vast leg room, your flight attendant Juliette Binoche serving you Camembert on a baguette with a glass of Pouilly-Fuisse, and so what if it costs $14,000, money means nothing when the End is near. Suction out your pension fund, get a suite at the Ritz, and live on oysters and champagne until the money runs out.
When I was a fourth-grader in Benson School on the West River Road north of Minneapolis, Mrs. Erickson gave us the essay topic, "What would you do if you had one day left to live?" We had just read an inspiring story about Helen Keller and the rich, full life she led despite being blind, deaf, speechless and horse-faced, and Mrs. Erickson wanted us to write something inspiring about smelling flowers and listening to birds sing and watching the sun set, but I wrote that I wanted to get on a plane and fly to Spain.
I had never flown in my life, and we had finished a unit on Spain and learned about bullfighting, which seemed like a very cool thing to do. So it was Spain for me.
Mrs. Erickson told me to choose something else. "Spain is too far," she said. "It takes almost a day just to get there."
I stuck with Spain. Even at that tender age, I knew that life is the journey, not the destination. So Mrs. Erickson kept me indoors for recess, which was fine by me - if she wanted to punish me, she should've made me play outdoors with other children.
I've never been to Spain because I associate it with having only a day left to live. But I'll get there one of these days, maybe after Yellowstone blows and I'm already in Paris, propped up in bed reading about the disaster in the International Herald Tribune as my close personal friend Audrey Tautou pours Dom Perignon on my cornflakes. (My daughter is at school in a house that is covered with vines.)
"Tell me about ze Meedwest, mon amour," she whispers. "Ze peoples, are zay fonny?" Yes, sweetheart. Until Montana landed on us, we were hilarious.
Garrison Keillor is the author of a new Lake Wobegon novel, "Liberty" (Viking).


Bryan Denson, author of The Spy's Son: The True Story of the Highest-Ranking CIA Officer Ever Convicted of Espionage and the Son He Trained to Spy for Russia, offers a piece about the former CIA officer, traitor and spy in the Irish Times.
The FBI and CIA had begun to suspect Nicholson of spying for Russia in the mid-1990s. So those in charge of the joint spy catching operation engineered a plan to get him reassigned from The Farm (the agency's covert training center, where he taught tradecraft to young spies) to his new position at CIA headquarters so they could keep an eye on him. The FBI secretly installed a tiny surveillance camera above Nicholson's desk, bugged his home, searched his office and minivan, and tailed him night and day.
Their target and his subordinates performed authentic work to identify and defeat foreign terrorist cells. But Nicholson's hand-picked deputy - CIA officer John Maguire, a veteran counterterrorism operative - secretly served as the eyes and ears of the covert spy catching venture. Maguire reported his boss's every move to FBI investigators to help them take down the agency's latest Judas.
Perhaps Johnny Walker et al can share a cell with this creep! This reminds me that I ought to revisit John Le Carre's novels, but I must at the same time remember that truth is stranger and more frightening than fiction. Your offering today reminds me of that stomach-churning reality. And to think that I was as a CT scared to death that I would inadvertently mention something classified to someone that would then send me to the brig. Damn, I was paranoid!
As one who did security work for the military for many years, beginning when I was a 17-year-old in the Navy, I prefer to say security-conscious rather than parnoid.
Thanks for aggregating the reviews, Paul, and letting folks know about the work. It took several years to get to the soul of the story, and I'm pleased it has reached so many people. Cheers!
You're more than welcome, Mr. Denson.
Your publisher sent me a copy of your book and as soon as I've read it, I'll contact your publicist and request an interview with you. I'd like to publish a long-form Q & A with you in The Journal of Counterterrorism & Homeland Security International, where I'm a contributing editor.


Even until now, I'm still listening to You're Beautiful OST. Haha.
I went home really late last night since it was our Closing Night for the TechKnow Week. I haven't attended it since First Year and I'll be graduating next March. Hopefully. ^^; So I would want to see what it's like. A lot of my classmates won from the events! YAY! Some of them even sang a song and they were like rock bands. Hahaha. I love the Love Notes part, where the emcees will tell us the notes written by the audience with feelings. XD I find it really funny when one of them says "Love Noooots", instead of "Love Notes". Haha.


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Purfresh Usage Growing Fast In Mexico
Purfresh atmosphere systems have been known and utilized for some time now in countries such as Chile, Costa Rica, and the USA, but Mexico's agricultural industry is now rapidly adopting the usage of Purfresh for one of the largest, and most diverse, fresh fruit and produce export markets in the world. Mexico's agricultural industry works in alignment with strategic national development priorities that support food security and safety along with reducing poverty.
We help increase the availability of organic produce globally
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"International shipping of organic produce is very difficult," says Christian DeBlasio with Purfresh. Organic produce can experience reduced shelf-life due to the absence of chemical protection. As a result, most organic produce is shipped by air, which can be four to five times the cost of ocean freight. "Some companies even decide not to sell organic produce overseas for that reason," said DeBlasio.
Purfresh active ozone atmosphere featured at FreshPlaza
In today's world, produce varieties are shipped from one part of the globe to another and in some cases, spend weeks in reefer containers. To ensure produce reaches the destination in the best possible condition, Purfresh has developed Active Atmosphere. "In 2008, we introduced Active Atmosphere with Ozone to the market," says Christian DeBlasio, co-owner of Purfresh. "Ozone reduces mold growth and enhances food safety."
Fresh Blueberry Exports from North America
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Blueberries can be highly susceptible to decay from airborne and surface microorganisms that are often present in storage or transport environments. When stored under standard chilled atmosphere conditions, blueberries will typically only last 10-18 days, dramatically limiting the ability to economically transport them over long distances. This short storage life forces many international blueberry exporters to make strategic decisions with transport technology methods and practices to reach a broader, global market.
Keeping Cargo Cool
The global network that manages your international refrigerated cargo transport is complex. The transport process for a piece of fruit, or high value cargos such as pharmaceuticals, move from a loading warehouse in one country and arrive at an unloading warehouse in another country, while involving many different modes of transportation. When these cargos require specific maintained temperatures, many shippers and exporters utilize 40-foot-long, ocean going refrigerated containers, most commonly referred to as "reefers" or reefer containers.
Controlled Atmosphere Offerings in the Container Shipping Industry
The consistent and common thread for most controlled atmosphere technologies is that they all manage some form of increased CO2 (carbon dioxide) and decreased O2 (oxygen), from the normal levels of breathable air, that we see at sea level, 21% oxygen and 0.04% carbon dioxide. The process of increasing CO2 and decreasing O2 as a controlled atmosphere process, when fruits and produce are transported in ocean containers, can result in shelf life extension benefits for several different perishable cargo types.