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Exploring Hacker Culture At LAHS
By David Lisbonne and Alex Wong|October 28, 2015
A bird's-eye view of participants at the HS Hacks II hackathon, held in February. Photo courtesy Janet Fang.
With photo scandals and data leakages almost commonplace in an increasingly online society, media has been largely responsible for the popular connotation of the word hack — as an illegal or unauthorized invasion of digital privacy. Talk to any programmer at Los Altos, however, and the story is different. The new Los Altos Hacker Union (LAHU) club has raised hacking as its own emblem in an attempt to shed light and help students understand and participate in the hacking process. Members of the club wish to replace the common negative definition of hacking with a new one, comparing it more to programming.
"Hacking is essentially building, making and creating things out of code," LAHU Vice President senior Selynna Sun said. "Hacking does have a negative connotation with it, but [hacking and programming] are basically the same."
For hackers, hackathons are weekend getaways of productivity and fun, where teams gather together for 24 to 36-hour hacking marathons. Sleep is an annoyance brushed away with brief naps, often on floors in sleeping bags. Food is provided by the hackathon hosts, and each hour also features workshops designed by sponsors to teach coders about how to use their products. Often consisting of four people each, teams begin with an idea, and if all goes well, finish with a product.
"You have to think of an idea, that's the first three hours," LAHU Co-President sophomore Dan Appel said. "As soon as you get started, you just kind of get into crunch mode for the next 36 hours, where you just keep working and working and working."
These gatherings are often sponsored by corporations such as Google, Microsoft, PayPal and Dropbox, which offer thousands of dollars in prizes to teams with the best products, determined by a set of judge panels to whom teams pitch to.
In 2014, PayPal hosted Silicon Valley's largest high school hackathon called HSHacks in its headquarters in San Jose. For Selynna, HSHacks was her first glimpse at the hacking community.
"Just going [to HSHacks] exposed me to this whole world of hacking," Selynna said. "It was really cool to be around so many programmers who are really passionate about coding."
Participants of the HS Hacks II hackathon work diligently on their creations. The hackathon was held from February 7-8, 2015 at the PayPal headquarters in San Jose. Photo courtesy Janet Fang.
The community, Selynna says, is comforting and supportive, where beginning hackers have mentors and hackers from more advanced teams for help. While hackathons are competitions for huge monetary and hardware prizes, they are also, at their core, communities that thrive on collaboration.
"Everyone is really supportive of each other, and they're willing to sacrifice their competition to help people out," Selynna said. "Even though hackathons are typically competitions, a lot of more advanced programmers are willing to say 'I won't finish my hack, but I'll help you.'"
Selynna worked with Dan and sophomore Justin Yu to create the LAHU in conjunction with HackEDU, a nonprofit organization that helps students host hacking-based clubs by providing workshops and teaching guides. The club has around 30 members and teaches them the basics of web development, encouraging them to attend hackathons to learn about the hacker community.
LAHU hopes to foster a positive hacker community that lives outside of its more negative definitions in pop culture, and provide students the tools they need to build innovative products.
"A lot of students, when they came up to the Los Altos Hacker Union booth at Club Day, they said, 'Oh well I can hack into this and break into this,' and that's not good," Selynna said. "The goal of the club was to basically expose people at Los Altos to the hackathon community and to promote coding."
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The Australian government's new strategy for protecting crowded places from terrorism draws heavily on other countries' experiences of implementing similar strategies as part of a broader national counter-terrorism agenda.
The US and UK have had similar crowded places policies for a number of years due to persistently high threat levels. Places such as Abu Dhabi have adopted versions of such approaches and embedded security within large buildings and place-promotion programs.
Terrorists have significantly changed their modus operandi in the new millennium. Until 2001, vehicle-borne devices targeting major financial or political centres used to be the hallmarks of international urban terrorism. These have more recently been superseded by person-borne devices – especially suicide attacks – and subsequently Fedayeen-style mass shootings, targeting of crowds with fast-moving vehicles, as well as low-tech, difficult-to-defend knife attacks.
Consequently, traditional counter-terrorism approaches – the construction of defensive cordons to protect valuable and vulnerable assets – are seen as largely inadequate. Our defences have had to be rethought. Terror groups are adopting increasingly innovative methods and tactics aimed at soft targets and more generally crowded places, which cannot be altered without radically changing how citizens experience the city.
Like similar strategies elsewhere, the Australian government strongly emphasises partnerships between a range of stakeholders in providing protective security. Countering terrorism, the strategy notes, is "a responsibility shared by all Australian governments, the community and the private sector".
A resilient crowded place has trusted relationships with government, other crowded places, and the public. It has access to accurate, contemporary threat information and has a means of translating this threat information into effective, proportionate protective security measures commensurate with the level of risk they face.
Given the nature of the areas being defended, authorities have had to consider issues that previous attempts have paid limited attention to. Security stakeholders in Australia should bear these issues in mind as their program is rolled out.
First, traditional security approaches may be of limited use against many types of possible attack and offer false comfort.
Many have advocated the use of crime-prevention ideas for dealing with the terrorist threat. These manipulate the built environment to reduce the attractiveness and physical access to target places while increasing the likelihood of being caught. In essence this means the mass use of security bollards and high-visibility policing.
While this might reassure many citizens, the emphasis on structures and deterrence models has limited use. Terrorists seeking martyrdom could simply move to other locations that are not as well defended.
Second, issues of risk and timing are really important. Here the Australian guidance has done something that other guidance often fails to do. It has provided a self-assessment tool.
This tool enables owners and managers of public spaces to assess their own risk (or pay a security consultant to do so). This is broadly a positive development, although it does raise the issue of whether or not such non-trained stakeholders feel comfortable doing this or have adequate skills and experience to do it effectively. Appropriate training courses and public awareness campaigns will be vital.
Third, a clear implementation gap is emerging in many countries in the prioritisation of locations that are protected. It is incredibly difficult to cost accurately for designed-in security. Hence a business case for measures that are solely associated with terrorism can be hard to build.
Developers are, in most cases, not legally obliged to adopt counter-terrorism measures. More often than not they will do so immediately after an attack. The cost and who pays for it is a huge issue.
Equally, who is responsible for implementation can be politically sensitive. Is it the government? Is it the owners of the crowded place? Is it the planning and urban design community?
The fourth issue relates to aesthetics. Over recent decades, urban revitalisation has increasingly emphasised inclusivity, liveability and accessibility. These "quality of life" values sit uneasily beside concerns to "design out terrorism" as security becomes part of the design process.
In the aftermath of attacks, or amid fear of imminent attack, obtrusive security features – notably temporary concrete or steel blocks – are commonly "thrown" around key sites to stop vehicle attacks. These are not necessarily aesthetically pleasing.
In the last decade the initial swathe of security bollards and defensive barriers that littered the landscape of many cities after 9/11 has slowly given way to subtler landscape alteration, although in many cases bollard-type solutions still prevail. The predominant view is that security features should be as unobtrusive as possible. This has led to security features being increasingly camouflaged and subtlety embedded within the cityscape.
How our public places are designed tells us a lot about the type of society we are and the one we wish to live in. In this sense, providing guidelines on protecting against terrorism in crowded places is a difficult task, especially in societies that value freedom of movement and expression but are seen as under threat of attack.
In Melbourne in June, concrete blocks were artistically decorated in the #bollart protest against what many saw as an unnecessary eyesore. The temporary security measures were put in place to prevent vehicle attacks following the Bourke Street incident and the London Bridge terror attack. In time, permanent steel barriers will replace the blocks.
More broadly, counter-terrorism measures deployed in crowded public places must seek to balance security effectiveness with social and political acceptability. We live in dangerous times, but how we react to the risk of terrorism will have impacts on our public realm for many years. In many ways the threat to cities comes as much from our policy responses as the actual act of terrorism. Both have the potential to harm the freedom of movement and expression that define a vibrant city.
Experience tells us that, once permitted, hyper-security tends to become permanent. If we want a humane and accessible public realm and a genuinely open society, we should not let the exceptional become the norm as we seek more adaptable and effective ways of coping, in a calm and measured way, with urban terrorism.


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NCKU-Butterfly Program to cultivate talent with international enterprises
On December 24th 2019, Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd. (DET) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with National Cheng Kung University to recruit Thai and Indian students and to cultivate international talent. The NCKU-Butterfly Program provides a diversified talent-cultivating platform for industry-academia cooperation and a solid support for the development of international enterprises.
After signing the MOU on Thailand and India Talent Cultivation Cooperation, NCKU Vice President Fong-Chin Su and DET President Shen-Yan Xie officially announced the launch of the "NCKU-Butterfly Program." As the Chinese saying goes, "Butterflies will come when flowers in efflorescence." NCKU looks forward to working with more industries and creating even more wonderful butterfly effects in the future.
In his address, Vice President Su underscored the ways that partnerships with Thai universities and membership of Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) contribute to a diverse student body at NCKU. Signing the MOU with DET is an important milestone in industry-academia cooperation and talent cultivation.
According to DET President Xie, talent cultivation creates momentum for industrial development. Signing an MOU with NCKU is therefore of great significance. DET will provide opportunities for Southeast Asian students studying at NCKU to do summer and winter internships in Taiwan or Thailand, and will also welcome new graduates to join their team. Further DET-NCKU cooperation to reinforce talent cultivation is expected.
After the MOU signing ceremony, DET held career forums for recruitment. Some international students from Southeast Asia came with the hope to find corporate internship opportunities and to learn more professional skills. Rajdeep Das, an Indian student studying IMBA at NCKU, worked in a Taiwan-invested enterprise in India before. In his opinion, NCKU adopts a remarkable strategy in its cooperation with international enterprises to cultivate talent. After all, the most important thing for students to do after graduation is to find a job, and this program helps students in pursuing a career. He is hoping to get the internship he has applied for in Taiwan.
In the summer of 2019, NCKU ran a pilot plan to get prepared for the NCKU-Butterfly Program. After passing a selection process, David Chiu Li, a Honduran student in the Energy Engineering Department, and Yu Cheng-Han, a local Taiwanese student in the Mechanical Engineering Department, were the first to do a two-month internship in DET's plants in Thailand. They both felt deeply challenged and motivated by their internship abroad.
The summer internship provided Yu Cheng-Han with an opportunity to learn about the multinational corporation's scale, technologies, and operation while enabling him to have better ideas of what professional field he would like to work on in the future for a graduate degree. Yu said, "Not until I left Taiwan (my comfort zone) did I realize that there're many challenges abroad, but I've also gained positive motivation." Although he may not aggressively chase jobs in Southeastern countries in the future, he would be happy to consider the possibility if an "expat package" is offered by a large multinational company.
For David Chiu Li, DET is a major company that he would love to work for if ever getting an offer. He would also encourage junior students to apply for overseas internships.
The NCKU-Butterfly Program aims to jointly produce synergistic effects by combining the existing resources of NCKU and enterprises. NCKU engages teaching faculty to cultivate professional talent and technologies while offering various scholarships and one-year free Chinese-learning. Enterprises provide opportunities for students to do summer, winter, and after-school internships, as well as training courses based on students' majors or the sectors in which they will do the internship. Some companies even provide paid internships. Through internship, students can understand a company's culture and at the same time gain pre-employment experience and develop corporate loyalty. Qualified students can immediately find employment after graduation without having to submit resumes.
Yueh-Heng Li, Director of International Student Affairs Division, said that the NCKU-Butterfly Program is a platform for NCKU to cultivate talent with multinational companies. Talent requirements and standards are different from enterprise to enterprise, and NCKU will make adjustment according to needs. He further revealed that quite a few companies are actively seeking cooperation, and NCKU will soon sign a contract with another multinational company.
In June 2019, NCKU cooperated with E.SUN Bank and Paragon International University to set up the ASEAN Talent Cultivation Program for Cambodian students. Attending simultaneously to education, career development, and business needs, the Program attracts entrepreneurs' attention and becomes the foundation based on which the NCKU-Butterfly Program is developed.
As agreed, DET will provide Thai students at NCKU with opportunities to do either summer or winter internships back home. Relevant training courses will also be planned. During the internship, accommodation, shuttle pick-up service, round-trip air tickets, and a US$500 scholarship per month will be provided. Besides, Delta India will cooperate with Delta Taiwan to offer Indian graduates jobs in Taiwan for up to one to two years before they return to India to work. Currently enrolled students can work as interns in Delta Taiwan and be granted internship allowance proportional to their educational degrees and working experiences. Furthermore, international students from Southeast Asia will all have the opportunity to visit Delta Electronics Inc. (Tainan Plant).


I don't know what it is about the first week of February, but whenever it rolls around I see I'm writing travel posts from tropical locales I've visited earlier.
Apparently, I'm sick of the cold and want to bask in memories of lounging on warm beaches. This year is no exception.
Last Easter, I was on the gorgeous white beaches and sparkling turquoise waters of the Maldives, pretty Indian Ocean islands south-west of India.
My kids are often remembering back to our week here, at the Palm Beach resort, which offers lots to do for families. I've already written about the hydrofoil planes my kids enjoyed so much and our fabulous, little beach bungalow.
There was plenty to do each day.
My husband could play tennis to his heart's content and my kids gathered each evening out on the full-size football pitch to play soccer with other kids and many of the young men working at the resort. We rode bicycles around the small island and played ping-pong and volleyball.
There were kayaks which were fun to take out to paddle around the coral reef and we went off on some of the snorkeling excursions, which were incredibly beautiful.
We don't scuba dive, but there was a popular diving center with daily trips. Lots of fishing excursions, too, which my kids did grumble about not taking … but we did eat more than our fair share of fish at the excellent lunches and dinners at the hotel dining room.
I didn't get to the spa, but it seemed popular with clients.
And of course there was lots of swimming and lazing around reading – heaven.
I admit, this isn't my normal holiday choice. I generally prefer to travel and have some cultural stimulation, but this complete R&R on a quiet island was exactly what the doctor ordered.
If you want to enjoy beautiful sea, white beaches and plenty of sporting activities, you might enjoy a get-away at the Palm Beach resort. My kids certainly can't wait to get back.
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Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Women's doubles

BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
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BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's doubles

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References

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Living people
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Q: Android JNI: 32-bit compatability with 64-bit devices? I have some libraries that use native components, the libraries are built with NDK for 32 bit Arm architectures.
now we have 64-bit processors on modern devices, so I'm wondering if the libraries will work. In my situation, I don't have the source code files of the native library, just the SO files, I can't build them for 64-bits.
So will the 32-bits libraries run on 64-bits processors? or I have to re-build them?
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1- I distribute the APK manually, didn't publish to Google Play yet.
2- The project has two native libraries, one with 64 & 32-bits support and the other with 32-bits only.
Is there a way to make the application work on 64-bits devices without having to publish to Google Play for now? can I remove the 64-bits libs to enforce the package manger to load the 32-bits ones?

A: The 32 bits libraries will work just fine on 64 bits processors.
As long as the libraries get installed the right/official way (i.e., not manually downloaded or extracted from some nonstandard part in the APK, but packaged properly in the APK), the package manager will detect that the process uses 32 bit libraries, and the process should be started in 32 bit mode. If not, the process will be started in 64 bit mode, and later will be unable to load 32 bit libraries. (If your APK would contain some .so files, but not all, in 64 bit mode, it would only install them, and the process would be launched in 64 bit mode. So unless all .so files are available for a specific ABI, don't include any of them).
So if you have a 64 bit version of one of the native libraries, just remove that and only ship the 32 bit version, until you have 64 bit versions of all of them.

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Friday, November 22, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
ZAP locked in impasse over introducing a charter school in a South Austin neighborhood
Faced with a neighborhood constrained by two exits and an uncertain increase in vehicle trips per day, the Zoning and Platting Commission debated how much density is too much for a South Austin neighborhood.
The 27-acre tract, which spans the addresses of 9900 David Moore Drive and 9800 Swansons Ranch Road, is owned by the Messinger family and currently zoned Interim-Rural Residence (I-RR). In order to develop the land with 120 condominiums and a charter school with a capacity of 1,500 students, Victoria Haase of Thrower Design came to the Zoning and Platting Commission on Nov. 19 to request a zoning change to Townhouse and Condominium Residence (SF-6) zoning.
Although city staff recommended the rezoning, dozens of neighbors came to the commission meeting to offer over an hour of testimony in opposition.
Tying all the testimony together was a common fear that the charter school will generate an unsupportable amount of traffic in a neighborhood with only two exits. The Messinger lot shares an entrance and exit route to main city streets with several hundred existing homes in the Texas Oaks neighborhood.
"Given the context that we're constrained here, that's what we're worried about," said neighbor and secretary of the Texas Oaks South Neighborhood Association Bill Meacham. "If there was a fire – which there have been – if there's a flood – which there certainly have been – we're stuck."
The Austin Transportation Department conducted a neighborhood traffic analysis that showed the planned development will increase the number of daily vehicle trips by 4,005 vehicles. Seventy percent of the increase in trips is due to the proposed charter school. Increasing the traffic within the tract will also increase pressures on the two exits. On Bilbrook Place, there will be a 42.4 percent increase in traffic, which the neighborhood traffic analysis said will put the roadway at an "undesirable traffic level." On David Moore Drive, there will be a 109.1 percent increase in daily traffic.
The percentage increases are based on data collected between Aug. 27 and Aug. 29, which neighbor Patricia Michael noted was during summer break for the University of Texas. She explained that this skews the data because many of the homes in the neighborhood are rented to university students who bring multiple cars per residence and greatly increase roadway congestion.
A spokesperson for the Transportation Department said, "according to UT's calendar, classes started on Aug. 28, so two out of the three days of data collection would have picked up any student traffic."
At the time of site plan, the applicant will be required to perform a traffic impact analysis to provide more detail on future traffic patterns as well as a proposal to mitigate traffic.
Commissioners and residents, however, worried that the current land use proposal might not be the final layout when a site plan is filed.
"There's no cap on that 120-unit condos," said Commissioner Ann Denkler. She noted that because the school is proposed, there is no guarantee that it will be built when all is said and done. If the school is not built and the property is zoned SF-6, then the applicant can increase the number of residences on the property. "So they could go up to 168 units rather than the 120," Denkler said after running through the calculations in real time with city staff.
Other commissioners took issue with having a charter school in such close proximity to other AISD facilities and in such constrained circumstances. "Having 1,500 students coming into a neighborhood with limited access is a concern for me," said Commissioner Ana Aguirre.
The proposed charter school is within several thousand feet of Paredes Middle School, Kocurek Elementary School and Casey Elementary School.
"The property needs to be rezoned to something," said Commissioner Hank Smith. However, he warned the dozens of neighbors who came to oppose the rezoning case, "whatever it's zoned to will bring on additional density."
Despite the need for a permanent zoning, commissioners were unable to come to a consensus on whether high-density SF-6 zoning was appropriate. While there was a consensus that development was inevitable, concerns surrounding traffic and the potential hazards it presented to school children and residents continued to dog the votes.
After four failed votes, the commission was forced to settle on "no recommendation" to pass forward to Council. Commissioner Nadia Barrera-Ramirez was absent.
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Four and a half months after the Union defeated the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. He gave the Union soldiers a new perspective on the war and something to fight for. Before the address, the Civil War was based solely on states' rights.


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Antisemitic incidents heightened across U.S. amid Israel-Gaza fighting; mosques were damaged, too
Preliminary research by a prominent Jewish civil rights group found an increase in online and real-world incidents of antisemitism amid the latest conflict in Gaza.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, center, of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, speaks in front of civic and faith leaders outside City Hall on May 20, 2021, in Los Angeles. Faith and community leaders in Los Angeles called for peace, tolerance and unity in the wake of violence in the city that is being investigated as potential hate crimes.Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP
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Rabbi Shaoul Hamaoui's synagogue, the Persian Hebrew Congregation in suburban Chicago, had never been defaced while he's served as spiritual leader for more than a decade.
But that changed Sunday afternoon when a window was shattered and surveillance video captured two people, one carrying a stick and another holding a "Freedom for Palestine" sign.
No one was at the synagogue at the time, and police in Skokie, Illinois, said they are investigating the vandalism as a hate crime as the search for its perpetrators goes on.
The incident has jolted Skokie's Jewish community, which makes up nearly 30 percent of the town's population, and members of the Illinois Jewish Legislative Caucus condemned it as an "attack" targeting a congregation that is a "visible symbol of Jewish life."
The incident, however, isn't an outlier. From New York to Los Angeles, an apparent uptick of antisemitic vandalism and incidents have been reported to police and shared on social media as deadly fighting escalated over the past two weeks in the Gaza Strip between Israelis and Palestinians.
Mosques in the United States have reported damage in recent days, as well.
And despite a bilateral cease-fire announcement taking hold early Friday between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, a move quickly welcomed by President Joe Biden and other world leaders, tensions continued to flare in the U.S. overnight during chaotic pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
"We understand that every nationality stands with their country and there's freedom of speech in America — we respect that," Hamaoui said. "But this is not right. Although there is a conflict overseas and we feel for both sides, it should not lead to violence in America."
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Police in New York City are investigating an incident in which someone threw two commercial fireworks during opposing pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protests Thursday evening in Times Square. One person suffered minor injuries, New York City Police Department Detective Annette Shelton said. Police made at least two dozen arrests during the demonstration, although the circumstances were not immediately clear.
In addition, the department's Hate Crime Task Force is investigating an assault Thursday evening on a Jewish man in Times Square after a video of the apparent attack involving a group of people was shared on social media.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday he is asking the state police's Hate Crimes Task Force to assist in the investigation. Other videos show confrontations in the nearby Diamond District, where Jewish store owners have had a longstanding presence, between passersby on the street and people in cars carrying Palestinian flags.
"I unequivocally condemn these brutal attacks on visibly Jewish New Yorkers and we will not tolerate antisemitic violent gang harassment and intimidation," Cuomo said in a statement.
Former Arizona congresswoman Gabby Giffords tweeted Thursday that her Tucson synagogue was vandalized and that "hate has no place in Arizona." NBC News could not immediately confirm details about the incident.
Yesterday, my synagogue in Tucson was vandalized. It's heartbreaking to see such a disgusting act in a place where so many are meant to feel safest. Despite these actions, we will not be shaken. Hate has no place in Arizona.
— Gabrielle Giffords (@GabbyGiffords) May 20, 2021
The Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish civil rights group, said its preliminary research found an increase in online and real-world incidents of antisemitism in the U.S. amid the latest round of Israel and Hamas fighting.
An analysis of Twitter between May 7 and 14 showed more than 17,000 tweets which used variations of the phrase "Hitler was right," the group's Center on Extremism said in data shared Thursday.
In addition, the group said, it received more than 190 reports of possible antisemitic incidents in the week after the fighting began, up from 131 incidents in the week prior. While the majority of pro-Palestinian protests in the U.S. have "stayed within the lines of free and civil discourse," the ADL said, it noted signs that invoke anti-Jewish tropes and Holocaust analogies.
"As the violence between Israel and Hamas continues to escalate, we are witnessing a dangerous and drastic surge in anti-Jewish hate right here at home," CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement earlier Thursday afternoon.
The recent rise comes after already heightened antisemitic incidents over the past few years. Last year, there were 327 reported incidents at Jewish institutions, including synagogues, schools and community centers, up 40 percent from 234 in 2019, according to the group.
Research from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, found spikes in anti-Jewish bias during major conflicts in the Middle East in past years, as well as a rise in anti-Muslim bias after incidents, such as the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino that left 14 dead.
Brian Levin, the center's director, said bias incidents against Jewish Americans worsened in 2018 around the midterm elections, "when bigoted anti-Jewish conspiracy theories were widely circulated," and with the attack that year on a Pittsburgh synagogue that claimed the lives of 11 people.
"Unfortunately, Jews in the U.S. get targeted around both international conflicts and domestic ones," he said in an email.
But Muslims are also grappling with acts of vandalism and bias.
Shelton, of the NYPD, said investigators found "hate graffiti" spray-painted on the front door of the Tayba Islamic Center in Brooklyn on May 13 after receiving a call of criminal mischief. The Hate Crime Task Force was notified, and the investigation is ongoing.
The graffiti reportedly said "Death to Palestine," and was discovered as congregants were celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
All New Yorkers deserve to worship in peace, without fear. The vandalism at St. Athanasius Church and the anti-Palestinian graffiti at Tayba Islamic Center are unacceptable.
We must build a city where hate is never scrawled on a house of worship's walls.https://t.co/lZUNDQSZfP
— Office of the Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams (@nycpa) May 17, 2021
Earlier this week, a mosque on Long Island was found vandalized with graffiti and a sacred flag on the property burned, Suffolk County authorities said. The investigation continues.
Salam Al-Marayati, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, a national Muslim American advocacy group in Los Angeles, said the attacks against both Jews and Muslims and their houses of worship are "despicable" and violence should not spill over into the streets.
He said he was disturbed by reports this week in Los Angeles of antisemitic remarks directed at Jewish diners by people who were also yelling pro-Palestinian messages.
There was also a report of men wearing Palestinian flags and shouting from cars and physically assaulting Jewish men on the sidewalk. Los Angeles police said the incident is being investigated as a hate crime and no arrests were immediately made.
"We as a city condemn last night's organized, antisemitic attack," Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti tweeted Wednesday. "Jewish Angelenos, like all residents, should always feel safe in our city."
Al-Marayati said the majority of pro-Palestinian protests have been peaceful and letting angry rhetoric overtake the larger message "won't affect change in any way."
"What we saw the other night on video does not help any cause," he added. "Explaining and articulating the aspirations and the struggle of the Palestinian people is sufficient. You can be better than any violence or hate."
Erik Ortiz
Erik Ortiz is a staff writer for NBC News focusing on racial injustice and social inequality.
Matthew Mulligan and The Associated Press contributed.


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Explore the Voice a success
Thank you to everyone who came out for "Explore the Voice" at the UW Hospital and Clinics on Saturday, May 16, and a big thank you to the UW Voice and Swallow Clinic staff for all of their organizational efforts! The workshops were full and there was a great feeling in the air throughout the event. I think the content of the seminars and workshops was balanced really well between practical health management of the voice and career and vocal advice for singers.
From the Madison Opera team, we had General Director Allan Naplan presenting on how an opera company works, and Chorus Master Andrew Abrams discussing how to train for a career as a crossover artist in both opera and musical theater. There was a big mix of music educators, voice students, casual singers, and occupational voice users in attendance, and it seems there is great interest for a similar, FREE symposium next year.
Faust broadcast tomorrow
2 comments on "Explore the Voice a success"
I couldn't attend because we had a matinee performance of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, but I would definitely like to come to a similar event in the future.
Jamie Puffer
May 28, 2009 @ 12:54 pm
Just next year, please, please, please don't have it on the dark night between performances!! It was really hard on us choristers!


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Robert Bork, a conservative jurist, dies at age 85
Robert Bork, a failed nominee from the Supreme Court and a symbol of the United States Conservative Legal Movement, passed away on Wednesday. This report was given by Leonard Leo, the executive vice-president of the Conservation Federalist Society.
Mr. Leonard said that Robert Bork passed away in a northern Virginia hospital where he was seeking treatment for an infection.
Robert Bork was one of the few Americans to have his name associated with a verb. He later developed into a great and influential symbol to conservatives after the Senate watered down his nomination to the U.S Supreme Court in 1987.
The term 'To Bork' was included to the Oxford English Dictionary in the year 2002 with the meaning, "To vilify or defame (a person)' systematically, especially in the mass media, usually with the intention of preventing his or her appointment to public office; to thwart or obstruct (a person) in this way"
Robert Bork was initially recognized by Americans as a controversially small player in the Watergate scam. He was the man who implemented the former presidents, Richard Nixon's order to fire the Special prosecutor back in 1973's 'Saturday Night Massacre' when President Reagan nominated him to the Supreme Court.
Massachusetts Democratic senator Edward Kennedy took the Senate floor to publicly declare him as a man who wanted to outlaw abortion, revive racial segregation and ban the teaching of evolution, 45 minutes after his nomination. Robert Bork later defended himself saying the accusations were neither true nor accurate.
The senate rejected Robert Bork 58-42 after a fierce confirmation fight, making it the biggest margin of defeat for any Supreme Court nominee and a big blow to Ronald Reagan.
Robert Bork stayed bitter for very many years and conservatives saw him as a martyr to liberal unreason and activism, and utilized him as rallying cry in subsequent battles.
It was Robert Bork's judicial conservatism and not his Watergate role and further worries that he was likely to vote to overturn abortion rights that prompted a coalition of civil rights, feminist and liberal groups to join ranks against him.
Leonard Leo told Reuters on Wednesday that "He was a tremendous figure in the American Legal tradition – one of our country's fiercest and most articulate defenders of the constitution as it was written. He pioneered the development of a school of constitutional thinking in his country that was devoted to the text and original meaning of the constitution, and was a tremendous and devoted public servant and academic, and a very good man personally"
The Late Robert Book was born on 1st March 1927 in Pittsburgh. He graduated in 1953 from the University of Chicago Law School. In 2003, he converted to Catholicism.
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National Bank of Greece (ADR)(NYSE:NBG)'s shares gained 10.56% to $1.99. The 52 week trading range for the company is $1.76 – $5.98. The shares of the company plunged 65% in the last one year. The company is a Greece-based financial institution. It provides a range of financial services including retail and commercial banking, asset management, brokerage, investment banking, insurance and real estate at a global level. Its segments are: Retail Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, Global Markets and Asset Management and International Banking Operations.
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Seadrill Ltd(NYSE:SDRL) shares jumped 10.55% to $12.16. Levi & Korsinsky on Dec. 16 announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of investors who purchased Seadrill Limited American Depository Receipts ("ADRs") between July 10, 2014 and November 25, 2014. The complaint alleges that Seadrill issued materially false and misleading information to the investing public. In particular, the complaint alleges that the Company issued statements suggesting that the Company would maintain its dividend until at least the end of 2015, but then on November 26, 2014, the Company disclosed it would indefinitely suspend its dividend, citing Seadrill's need to pay down its debt to strengthen its balance sheet.
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Teck Resources Ltd (USA) (NYSE:TCK)'s shares jumped 10.46% to $12.36. The company on Dec. 17 announced the first shipment of zinc and lead in concentrate from its restarted Pend Oreille Operations in northeastern Washington State to its nearby Trail Operations in British Columbia for processing.
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Additionally, the company on June 2 issued the following statement this morning regarding the release of EPA's CO2 emission limits regulations for existing power plants: "Because the rules issued by EPA are aimed at controlling CO2 emissions from existing domestic power plants, we do not expect the regulation will have any material impact on Walter Energy. We primarily mine and sell metallurgical grades of coal that are used in making steel, not generating electricity. Approx. 95% of the company's coal-related revenues come from the export of metallurgical coal."
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The World Bank Group's support for developing countries grew sharply over the past year as the organization focused on delivering results more quickly, increasing its relevance for its clients and partners, and bringing global solutions to local challenges.
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In fiscal year 2014, we issued a total of $3.2 billion in guarantees for projects in MIGA's developing member countries. An additional $1.8 million in guarantees was issued under MIGA-administered trust funds. This year marked the fourth consecutive year of record issuance by MIGA, with 51 percent of this new issuance falling into at least one of MIGA's priority areas. MIGA continues to be most active in the higher-risk countries and mobilizes substantial additional capacity for clients and governments by partnering with public and private insurance providers. At the end of the year, MIGA's gross exposure was $12.4 billion.
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To search for truth—to see with one's "own eyes and not through the eyes of others"—is to undertake a process of spiritual discovery with a keen sense of justice and openness.2 It is by its very nature a process that is creative and transformative; if pursued with sincerity and fairness, it can bestow upon the seeker of knowledge "a new eye, a new ear, a new heart, and a new mind."3 The rational soul is thereby awakened to the capacities of kindness, forbearance, and compassion that lie within it. Clearly, the human yearning for truth is a power that cannot be shackled, for without the freedom to know, human nature remains the prisoner of instinct, ignorance and desire.
In the midst of an age convulsed by moral crisis and social disintegration, the need for understanding about who we are as human beings is vital to the achievement of lasting peace and well-being. Historically, such insight about human existence and behavior has been provided by religion. Its indispensable function in addressing the universal inclination towards transcendence, and its essential role in civilizing human character throughout the ages, have been central to defining human identity as well as promoting social order. Through its cultivation of humanity's spiritual nature, religion has ennobled the lives of peoples everywhere and has engendered cohesion and unity of purpose within and across societies. Religion, in a very real sense, provides the warp and woof of the social fabric—the shared beliefs and moral vision that unite people into communities and that give tangible direction and meaning to individual and collective life. The right to exercise freedom of conscience in the matters of religion and belief is therefore not only crucial to satisfying the spiritual promptings of the aspiring soul, but to the enterprise of building harmonious and equitable patterns of living. Coercion in matters of faith vitiates the very principles of religion. For commitment can only be born of belief that is freely chosen. The right to freedom of thought, conscience and belief now codified in international human rights instruments directly finds its roots in the scriptures of the world's religions. This fact should assure each of us that truth need not be feared, as it has many facets and shelters all of our diverse expressions of faith. If, after all, people of religious faith believe that the Creator is eternal and the center of all existence, then they must also believe that the unfettered and genuine search for truth will lead to truth.
The elimination of all barriers to the free exploration, acceptance, and expression of religious belief is critical to the objective of a creating a universal culture of human rights. However, to clear the way for a constructive dialogue about the role of religion in establishing social justice, an historical accounting must be taken. That religion has been responsible for immense suffering cannot be denied. Much darkness and confusion can be attributed to those who have appropriated the symbols and instruments of religion for their own selfish purposes. Fanaticism and conflict poison the wells of tolerance and represent corrupt expressions of true religious values. Consequently, vigilance is necessary in safeguarding the transformative power of religion from the forces of extreme orthodoxy on one hand, and irresponsible freedom on the other.
For the global Baha'i community, the protection of human freedoms is part of a larger spiritual undertaking of fostering a set of attitudes and practices that truly release human potential. Genuine social progress, it believes, can only flow from spiritual awareness and the inculcation of virtue. From this perspective, the task of creating a universal ethos of tolerance is intimately bound up with a process of moral and spiritual development.
Education, then, emerges as an indispensable tool—a tool of active moral learning. To accomplish the broad objectives of ensuring the "full development of the human personality and the sense of its dignity" and promoting "understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial, ethnic or religious groups," education must strive to develop an integrated set of human capabilities—intellectual, artistic, social, moral and spiritual.7 There is no other way to raise up positive social actors who are builders of amity and agents of service and probity. "Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value," Baha'u'llah urges, "Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit therefrom."8 These "treasures" must be consciously developed because even though nobility, goodness and beauty are innate aspects of our nature, human beings can fall prey to inclinations that corrupt the inner self and quench the light of love.
Educational curricula cannot therefore be solely concerned with the knowledge of physical and social phenomena, but must also be directed toward the goal of moral and spiritual empowerment. As a consequence of the deep connection between individual and social well-being, programs of education need to instill in every child a two-fold moral purpose. The first relates to the process of personal transformation—of intellectual, material and spiritual growth. The second concerns the complex challenge of transforming the structures and processes of society itself. To pursue this dual purpose of individual and collective transformation, specific moral capabilities must be developed. The capabilities of a moral person encompass the concepts, values, attitudes, and skills that enable the person to make appropriate moral choices and to promote creative and cooperative patterns of human interaction.9 Underpinning all such capabilities is a commitment to discover and apply truth in every domain of human endeavor. Since moral behavior is a concrete expression of humanity's spiritual nature, moral education efforts should draw in a systematic way on both the methods of science and the insights of religion.
The promotion of tolerance and mutual understanding among the diverse segments of the human family cannot be a passive or rhetorical exercise. All forms of provincialism, all insularities and prejudices must be directly confronted. It is unfortunately the case that religious prejudice is a particularly virulent influence that continues to block human progress. Overcoming its corrosive effects will require deliberate and sustained effort. Toward this end, innovative and substantive programs of education are essential. But so too is an attitude of true humility among all those who believe in a loving and almighty Creator.
1.	'Abdu'l-Baha, A Traveller's Narrative (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1980), p. 91.
2.	Baha'u'llah, The Hidden Words (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1985), p. 4.
3.	Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Iqan (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1983), p. 196.
4.	Tablets of Baha'u'llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1988), p. 129.
5.	'Abdu'l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1995), p. 278.
6.	Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 67.
7.	Article 13 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
8.	Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah (Wilmette: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1983), p. 260.
9.	The educational philosophy of Nur University, the second largest private institution of higher learning in Bolivia and Baha'i-inspired, is largely based on this idea of moral capabilities.
10.	'Abdu'l-Baha, Paris Talks, (London: Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1972), p. 53.
11.	Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p 217.
12.	Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 36.


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Kufre Usanga, Olisa Blogazine (March 2017)
"The Seed Thief is not only concerned with a seed. Its potpourri of sub themes include the quest for self discovery, family relationship, loyalty, betrayal and mythology – which are adeptly interwoven to serve as the bedrock upon which the author's primary concern of environmentalism blossoms."
[Full review here]
Litnet/Karina Magdalena Szczurek (January 2016)
"There are writers and then there are writers. Most of us can only dream of becoming the kind of writer Jacqui L'Ange already is, and the stunning The Seed Thief is only her debut novel."
Andrea van Wyk, Power FM (September 2015)
"Who knew a tiny star-shaped seed from a near-extinct tree could spark so enchanting, suspenseful, and intensely spiritual a tale as Jacqui L'Ange's debut novel, The Seed Thief?"
Business Day (August, 2016)
"A sort of whirling dance is part of the Candomblé rituals described by L'Ange, whose story picks up pace in much the same way as a twirling dancer, rising to a crescendo that leaves the reader — and Maddy — disoriented and helpless in the way of a person who has spun until out of control and who must sit or lie still until the world stops swimming. If this is a first, it is hoped the seeds of many more lie in the quiet soil of the L'Ange mind."
I have been blessed with wonderful reviews, but none has warmed my heart as much as this one, by Karina Szczurek. She even took stylish pictures of my book in suitable settings (like the one on the left). Beyond honoured!
The review orinally appeared on LitNet, but I prefer the version on Karina's own blog, not least because of the gorgeous pictures.
From Pretoria News, 2 November, 2015:
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The Seed Thief got its first review in The Cape Times, Friday August 28, 2015. Click on the image to read more …
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I love questions like these, because it means they are usually very open to advice and wanting to do things right instead of demanding something like "SEO optimization". We all start somewhere and in my experience it's best to start by asking questions.
It also made me think about what I would do if my only had ~$20k to spend on marketing for the year total, which is exactly what we had for 2016 and 2017.
If I were you, I wouldn't be looking for someone to do "services" for me, such as hiring someone to do technical updates, write content, build links, do continuous research, etc.
Instead, I'd hire someone to put together an overall strategy for me. Since your business is an ecommerce business with ~1000 SKUs, from what I can see on the site, I'd be much more interested in the strategies behind getting your categories and products ranking.
If I were you, I'd find someone who could do an audit of your existing platform and then put together the strategy for you for a couple thousand dollars.
Then, I'd invest the time and money into executing on that strategy. If you're looking for someone to do all of the needed things and you only have realistically ~$10k to spend this year on SEO (because paid acquisition should take up a large chunk of your budget), you're going to need to spend your time budget moreso than if you had a much larger budget.
This isn't to say that you cannot then hire someone on a freelance basis to then operate some of these channels, such as your media spend, where you do not have the time or the ability to gain the skills to do it well, but starting off looking to hire someone cheap to operate is not the right way to go.
First understand the strategy and the opportunity, then seek to fill that role.
In fact, this is exactly how I operated Credo until mid-2017 when I began bringing in more consistent help.
In 2016, I ran Credo very lean. We did ~$100k in revenue as I also consulted. Business was growing well throughout a lot of business and personal changes. I remember well sitting in a coffee shop in Hayes Valley between appointments working with a developer I found through Codeless on some Gravity Forms improvements.
In 2017, I worked with a few consultants. I worked with a copywriting consultant for a quick audit and an hour of phone consulting as I worked through some messaging changes for the Credo homepage, and at the end of the year I worked with a friend who built a business very similar to Credo in the past on some technical recommendations and strategy for moving forward.
2018 is where I started to use services like Verblio (at the time Blogmutt) and my friend's content company to actually produce content for us. I've also consulted with email marketing professionals and designers, and in the middle of the year I hired a Denver-based friend to partner on our redesign.
In Q4 2018 I finally hired my first full time employee, and now my friend who did our redesign is also working with us half-time. We are also continuing to work with a few consultants and service providers on areas of the business.
My recommendation is definitely colored by my own experience with Credo, but also from seeing many businesses with smaller budgets come in looking to hire someone for their needs without understanding what direction to run first in order to get the most return for their business.
Invest in knowledge first, use your time budget, and then look to hire for the areas outside of your areas of expertise and passion.


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PTI : The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday projected Nepal's economic growth at 6.2 per cent for this fiscal year and said the country has the potential to achieve and sustain higher growth rate.
The Manila-based regional lender in its latest Nepal Macroeconomic Update released on Wednesday said the country's economy is anticipated to grow at 6.2 per cent in fiscal year 2019 and 6.3 per cent in fiscal year 2020.
"The outlook is for a stable growth on the back of strong domestic demand, fuelled by a larger budget allocation to sub-national governments and accelerated post-earthquake reconstruction, said ADB Country Director for Nepal Mukhtor Khamudkhanov.
He said Nepal has the potential to achieve and sustain higher growth rate over a long period of time if these challenges are addressed.
The Bank predicts that the agriculture sector may grow up to 4.5 per cent from 2.8 percent of the previous year, owing to a good monsoon that is expected to boost paddy production to 5.5 million tonnes, a rise of 8.4 per cent from the previous year.
Likewise, the industry sector is expected to expand by 7.1 percent this year due to improved electricity supply and efforts to improve the investment climate.
And the services sector is likely growing by 6.4 percent in FY2019 with the expansion of wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants, and financial intermediation, the report said.


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It's Finally Easier to Get to Bhutan
by Anna Brones on Oct 17, 2013
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Bhutan might be most well-known for its Gross National Happiness Index, but it's also an excellent destination for any adventure-seeking traveler on the lookout for outdoor exploits.
Situated at the eastern end of the Himalayas, Bhutan isn't the easiest place to get to, but with the launch of the country's second airline, that could soon change. Up until now, the state-owned Drukair was the only airline available to the country, but tapping into the aviation infrastructure of next door neighbor Thailand, now the Bhutanese and travelers to Bhutan also have access to Bhutan Airlines.
Thanks to the new airline, there will be a daily flight between Bangkok and Paro, Bhutan's only international airport.
This is good for the country whose new prime minister isn't focusing on talking about happiness, but "reducing the obstacles to happiness." Last year the country had 150,000 visitors, up a whole 60% from the previous year. With tourism as Bhutan's main source of revenue, particularly thanks to the country's Buddhist temples and monasteries as well as mountainous landscape, a second airline will help more people have easier access to the country.
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PureMalt are proud to support charitable initiatives within our network.
Read the blog for the latest updates within our community.
Our Community Kitchen
Our Community Kitchen exists to reduce social isolation for people of all ages and abilities by bringing together the local community of Haddington and Lammermuir to enjoy good hearty fresh food and allowing friendships to form. OCK runs from Haddington Bowling Club and has organically developed. We also work with our local Area Partnership around holiday hunger for pupils whose families are in receipt of a low income.
We normally bring up to 90 people together each week, however, we have stopped our usual way of working to respond to this horrendous coronavirus. We are still continuing to change people's lives through food, but in a very different way.
Haddington Rugby Football Club
Haddington Rugby Football Club has a proud history. We are delighted to have PureMalt as our primary sponsor, particularly with their strong industrial heritage within the town.
Building rugby teams is multi-faceted. The support that PureMalt provides to Haddington RFC enables us to ensure that our senior teams have strips to wear, that we can ensure adequate changing facilities to members of all ages and genders, as well as for community clubs and schools. PureMalt has enabled us to ensure that the next crop of players is developed by enabling coaches to be accredited, as well as providing funding for our Youth Development Officer.
The difference PureMalt has had on the club is not only based upon financial investment. PureMalt has become a part of the Haddington RFC family. Whether attending games, or by recognising success by selecting and presenting "Man of the Match" awards, PureMalt has always shown a keen interest in the success of the club. We look forward to this continuing long into the future, with Haddington RFC and PureMalt remaining at the heart of the community.
Haddington Athletic Football Club
The Club currently has around 270 players, with around 70 volunteers, who are either Coaches or Committee members. The Club has a development pathway for players, from 5 year-olds in our Soccer School, through to adults in the 1st Team. We have boys' and girls' youth teams, playing 7, 9 & 11-a- side football, in both the Edinburgh and East Lothian Leagues. The 1st Team play in the East of Scotland League and have recently been accepted for a Full Licence, by the SFA, which will enable them to play in the Scottish Cup.
The Youth teams play out of the fantastic facility at Whittingehame Drive, which includes a Pavilion and floodlit 3G all weather pitch. The 1st Team are based at Millfield, on the enclosed floodlit grass pitch.
PureMalt have generously sponsored our 2009 youth team since 2019, purchasing home and away kits for the team. This has been a huge help to the team financially and we fully appreciate the support that our neighbours at PureMalt provide.
Five in a Row
PureMalt are proud to support and sponsor local team 'Five in a Row'. They will be raising money for the charity 'Reverse Rett'. The team of 5 will make up 1 of 30 teams participating from around the world in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Rowing Challenge, crossing from La Gomera to Antigua.
by Henry Elderfield
Our Community Our Community Kitchen 2021 February 2021 February
This month PureMalt have got hands on in their support of Our Community Kitchen. As the garden project gathers momentum PureMalt team members Henry and Simon volunteered to pick up tools to support with the construction of the garden project. With their assistance progress had been made on the construction of a planter, an archway and the base structure for a second larger planter.
Images below: (Left to right: Henry, Simon, 1st planter)
Images below: (left to right: archway, base structure of 2nd planter)
Our Community Kitchen has progressed quickly with this project, since construction began in December 2020 the project nears its close now as we approach the end of February. The project has been made possible by the support and considerable donations form a local community member John Thompson and a number of local businesses: Lemac, Had-Fab, Haddington Community Development Trust, Rotary, Torness Nuclear Power Station, Climate Change Fund, Joe Forte Sports, Haddington Wine and Whiskies, ESPC, Walk with Scott Foundation and PureMalt have all contributed in their own ways in order to provide the community with this initiative. As we report on the activities of the OCK garden all planters are now built and construction of tables, benches and the foundations for the kitchen are taking place. The tables will cater to seat 30 people, whilst the kitchen will provide an area for cooking demonstrations to take place as well as a hub of activity within the community. The charity have plans to develop this garden further through the installation of greenhouses in this area.
Images below: (left to right: multiple planters finished, tables built, table close up)
OCK hope to invite the school pupils to join in finishing off the project by encouraging them to pick up buckets and fill their planters with soil for the growing project ahead.
Whilst the work on the garden is in progress the charity have continued their mission of tackling isolation by distributing hot meals to isolated members of the community, continuing their kindness calls to open communication with their members as well as carrying out window visits from their team. OCK have encouraged their members to communicate with each other during the lockdown this has resulted in poems written by the charities' members being distributed and one member has taken to knitting knee blankets to send to other members of their community.
A 50/50 club has also been launched by OCK, this fundraising activity will raise money for the charity through monthly entries to win the prize-pot which will be shared 50% to the charity and 50% to the winner.
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