As the American withdrawal gains speed, there are fewer American troops in Iraq than in Afghanistan for the first time since 2003. By the end of August there will be no US combat troops left in Iraq, though some tens of thousands of support troops will remain until next year. And still there is no new Iraqi government, although it is now four months since the election on 7 March.
US Vice-President Joe Biden was in Baghdad at the week-end urging Iraqi politicians to end the political deadlock, but America's influence over events in Iraq has been falling as fast as its troop numbers. In the end, the same broad coalition of Shia Arabs and Kurds that ran the country before will probably rule again, excluding the Sunni Arabs, but it's unclear who will lead the new coalition.
The last election made Iraq's sectarian and ethnic rivalries even sharper, if that is possible. The corruption is universal and shameless. Dozens of people are still being killed by suicide bombers every week. But the country cannot really fail, because there is just so much oil.
After three decades of foreign wars, UN sanctions and American occupation, Iraq's oil exports bottomed out at 1.8 million barrels per day in 2008, but they are already back up to 2.5 million b/d – and Baghdad plans to be producing 9.9 million b/d only ten years from now. That would make it the world's first, second or third-largest exporter (depending on what happens to Saudi Arabian and Russian production), and drown it in a tidal wave of cash.
The target is plausible, because this is not speculation about production from new oilfields; it is just enhanced production from existing fields. Contracts to build the infrastructure to pump that extra oil have already been signed with two dozen foreign oil companies. Since the foreigners are only paid a fee per barrel, Iraq gets most of the profits.
On the reasonable assumption that the price of oil will not drop below $50 per barrel in the next decade, that means that the Iraqi government will have an oil income of at least $150 billion a year by 2020. Two-thirds of the current government's income is stolen by the political elite and there is no reason to think that this will change, but that would still allow some $50 billion a year to trickle through and serve the needs of ordinary Iraqis.
That is probably enough to buy the grudging loyalty of most Shia Arabs to the Iraqi state. The Kurds are a different case, but the hostility of all their neighbours to full Kurdish independence will probably persuade them to maintain their current semi-detached relationship with Baghdad. And the Sunni Arab minority can be either bought off or repressed.
In the old days, there might have been a popular revolution to sweep away the emigre elite that came back from the US, Europe and Iran to feed off the long-suffering Iraqi people, but those days are gone. After Abdulkarim Qasim, the Baathists, Saddam Hussein, and the Americans – fifty years of disappointment – the Iraqis don't believe in saviours any more. "Won't Get Fooled Again" could be the national anthem.
All the Iraqis can reasonably hope for, in the aftermath of the US occupation, is corrupt governments riven by sectarian and ethnic divisions, but that is probably a stable outcome provided there is enough money. And to be fair to the Americans, no other post-Saddam, post-occupation outcome was ever likely.
So what happens in the next few months? The union last month between outgoing prime minister Nouri al-Maliki's secular but overwhelmingly Shia State of Law Party and the two religious Shia parties in the Iraqi National Alliance creates a bloc that is within striking distance of a parliamentary majority. Recreate the alliance with the Kurds that Maliki had in the last coalition, and the deal is done.
That coalition has not yet happened because Maliki would almost certainly not be the prime minister in it: one of the Shia religious parties, led by Moqtada al-Sadr, hates him too much. The coalition talks may continue at a stately pace down to September as Maliki seeks to stay in power, but he will probably fail.
His only hope is to make a deal instead with Iyad Allawi's Iraqiyya party, which got most Sunni Arabs' votes across the west and north of the country, but also significant support from secular Shias in and around Baghdad. But the Kurds would probably not join such a coalition, because Iraqiyyah ran on an anti-Kurdish platform across northern Iraq – and besides, Allawi and Maliki cannot stand each other.
Some sort of deal will be done in the end, because the spoils of power are just too tempting – and meanwhile, the Americans are leaving as quietly as possible. As quietly, that is, as you can move 1,900 heavy tanks and fighting vehicles, 43,000 trucks, 600 helicopters, and 34,000 tonnes of ammunition.
Some of this stuff will go straight back to the United States, but quite a lot of it will be repaired in Kuwait and then sent on to Afghanistan. The "dumb war", as President Obama called it, is over. The almost-as-dumb war continues.


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Triosphere - "The Heart Of The Matter" (CD)
"The Heart Of The Matter" track listing:
1. My Fortress
2. Steal Away the Light
3. The Sentinel
4. Breathless
5. Departure
6. The Heart's Dominion
7. As I Call
8. Relentless
9. The Sphere
10. Remedy
11. Storyteller
12. Virgin Ground
Reviewed by CROMCarl on November 20, 2014
"Undoubtedly, great songwriting starts with a great riff or hook…and this album is a clinic in 'riffonomics.'"
It's a hard enough task to write a classic album when your band hits 10 years, but usually (as the story goes) it's relegated to a stunning debut or an earlier release revered by the metal faithful. For Norway's Triosphere, the story may have started the same - an incredible debut in 2006 with "Onwards," followed up by an equal to better sophomore effort in 2010 with "The Road Less Traveled" - however, as the second album prophesied, the band wouldn't get stuck on that usual road. "The Heart of Everything" is yet another prophecy, as Ida Haukland and company took the time to write the one that may just have it all.
It took just one listen to see the value the band places on songwriting and part of that takes time (hence the four year gap between albums). When that riff in "The Sentinel" hit my ears, there was an instant epiphany that "this is by far one of the best songs I've heard this year." It is a song that has the rare quality of forcing the listener to move and I imagine in a live performance there might be bruises in the crowd (or worse). Undoubtedly, great songwriting starts with a great riff or hook…and this album is a clinic in "riffonomics." "My Fortress" and "The Sphere" join the year's strongest songs with copious catchiness, an aggressive approach, tremendous choruses and this author's affinity with well-placed pauses! Guitar duo Marius Bergesen and T.O. Byberg are beasts on this record.
The subgenre geeks relish in seeking to call one of Norway's finest "progressive metal." While I am sure the titles don't really bother the band at all – for the average listener this is highly misleading. Make no mistake about it, Triosphere has a blade dripping in traditional metal blood and while it may have "progressive highlights" strewn throughout, there is little doubt that at its core, a true metal heart beats. Ida is a singer that harkens back to the days when hordes of women weren't trying to blend opera with metal, but sang with as much ferocity as male counterparts. Her deep beautiful tones have flashes of Leather Leone (Chastain), Ann Boylen (Hellion) and Lana Lane running through my mind. At the same time, she has an incredible ability to soar with pristine clarity (check out closing ballad "Virgin Ground"). With so much in the way of symphonic metal around these days, Ida Haukland's "ode de past" is a breath of fresh air.
The band shows its symphonic side with "The Heart's Dominion," which when released as the first single had me thinking the album would be farther in that direction. As great as this song is, clearly there are tracks way better. However, this song cannot be denied its just due. It's one of many on the album that makes this so special. Other standouts are the appropriately titled "Relentless" (the album's speediest track) and "Storyteller" (another riff to add to the pile) and "Departure" (one of the strongest bridge/chorus on the release).
I don't know how many times it will take to preach about good songwriting and hooks before people realize that most great albums are the ones that you remember. Falling victim to mediocrity in a world where tens of thousands of bands are demanding your attention is unacceptable. The only solution is for bands to come down off that high of being "in a band" and get down to writing songs that matter, because being in a band only means something when you have an accomplishment. As Triosphere will show you, songwriting is "The Heart of Everything."
Highs: Epic songwriting and some of the best riffs of the year.
Lows: Triosphere doesn't break new ground for those seeking genre-less metal.
Bottom line: With fantastic songwriting and hooks a plenty, Triosphere gets right to "the heart of the matter."
Get more info including news, reviews, interviews, links, etc. on our Triosphere band page.
"The Road Less Travelled" (CD)
"Ascending To Infinity" (CD)

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I didn't take a "before shot" of the couch, but here is a glimpse of it with my daughter on it a year and a half ago (before destruction ensued).
So, my kids are apparently worse that puppies, and the new-to-us, great condition, faux-leather couch we got off of Craigslist two summers ago now has rips and holes in it. I thought the faux-leather would be a good option for kids since it is easy to clean, but I didn't consider they would bite it (17 month old) nor puncture it with their glittery shoes while hanging upside down on it (3.5 year old).
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NHL agrees to Olympic return in 2022, 2026; IOC talks next
By Sean LeahyJul 10, 2020, 7:30 PM EDT
As part of the NHL/NHLPA return-to-play deal, the four-year extension to the Collective Bargaining Agreement includes a return to the Olympics.
This agreement states the league will allow players to go to Beijing, China in 2022 and Milan, Italy in 2026. NHL players participated in five Winter Olympics from 1998-2014, but did not attend the 2018 PyeongChang Games in South Korea.
While the league and players have green-lit Olympic participation, that is only the first step in the process. Next comes discussions with the International Olympic Committee and overcoming hurdles that led to sitting out 2018 and years of complaints from NHL owners.
Pausing the season for three weeks, a lack of financial support for player insurance, travel, as well as the inability to use highlights have been among the biggest gripes from the league side. Players have long wanted to go to represent their countries and attempt to win gold. It was always a contentious point of discussion and a long-term plan — including a full international competition calendar — was going to be part of CBA talks.
[MORE: Can Oshie, other established Olympic hockey stars hold on for 2022?]
While the league has been strongly against going to the Olympics, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly did say in February that future participation would have to be tied into labor peace.
International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel told the Associated Press he's confident a deal can get done.
"No, I don't think there's a deal breaker," Fasel said. "There are a lot of challenges, but I think in principle I would say the news that that's in the CBA, for me and especially international hockey, is very good news."
As a reminder, here are the groups for 2022:
Group A: Canada (1), USA (6), Germany (7), China (12)
Group B: Russia (2), Czech Republic (5), Switzerland (8), Qualifier 3 (11)
Group C: Finland (3), Sweden (4), Qualifier 1 (9), Qualifier 2 (10)
The final three qualifying spots will be determined in August 2021 with the winner of each group advancing:
Group D: Slovakia, Belarus, Austria, Poland
Group E: Latvia, France, Italy, Hungary
Group F: Norway, Denmark, South Korea, Slovenia
It took a global pandemic, but we got labor peace and a potential return to the Olympics.
MORE: Updated NHL critical dates calendar
Sean Leahy is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @Sean_Leahy.


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Day 02: Kochi - Munnar (148 kms – 4 ½ hrs drive): Morning after breakfast proceed towards Munnar, undoubtedly one among the most famous destinations of Kerala. Enjoy your days in sprawling tea plantations, pristine valleys and mountains of the lofty Western ghats. En-route you will visit the Elephant Training Centre in Kodanad. Here you may take an elephant Safari. You may also visit Spice Plantations, Valara & Cheeyappara waterfalls on the way. On arrival at Munnar, check-in at your hotel. Remaining time is at leisure till next morning.
Day 03: Excursion to Rothang Pass: Morning proceed for the excursion to Rohtang Pass (Snow Point) - 51 km. ahead of Manali, situated at an altitude of 4,111 meters (13,400 ft.). Rohtang pass is the gateway to Lahaul valley just as Zojila pass in between Kashmir valley and Ladakh. Later visit Solang Valley where you may enjoy adventure activities (on direct payment basis). Return back to the hotel by evening and stay overnight.
Day 04: Manali - Shimla (290 km/6 hrs): – 03 hrs.): Morning check out and drive straight to Shimla. On arrival, check in at your hotel. Day is completely at your discretion to explore the beautiful hill station. You may visit the colorful shops and swanky commercial plazas at The Mall Road. Later visit Himachal State Museum (The museum showcases a large collection of Pahari miniatures, stone sculpture, local handicrafts, textiles and embroidery). Stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 05: Shimla sightseeing: Morning proceed for a full day sightseeing tour of Shimla which includes visit to Kufri, Himalayan Aviary, Jhaku Temple and Sankat Mochan View Point. Evening you may enjoy shopping at The Mall Road. Stay overnight at your hotel.
.Day 06: Shimla (Toy Train Ride) - Delhi departure: Morning transfer to Shimla railway station to board a toy train to Kalka. Later board a connecting train to Delhi. On arrival at Delhi railway station, you will be assisted and transferred to Delhi airport for your onward journey. Tour ends.


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An increasing number of nurses are using mobile devices and apps as tools to assist in daily clinical care. As well, the use of social media by nurses is growing. Participate in this upcoming CNPS webinar to learn more about the legal risks involved in using these new technologies.


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Freedom Studios are looking for experienced Yorkshire writers for free playwriting course
Bradford theatre company Freedom Studios are looking for experienced writers to join Street Voices 8, the company's popular free six-month playwriting course.
They want to support distinctive voices who can offer new perspectives, but have an ability to write, and the potential to develop their skills. They will work under the guidance of playwright and previous course graduate Zodwa Nyoni, who went on to write Boi Boi is Dead for Leeds Playhouse, Tiata Fahodzi, & Watford Palace Theatre.
Freedom are looking for writers who may have been writing creatively in other forms and are looking to broaden their practice. All applicants must have a willingness to take risks, and try out new ideas, along with a commitment to attend all course dates, which will run from 10th October 2020 till 6th March 2021.
In return, Freedom Studios are offering writing workshops over a period of six months, masterclasses and Q&A's with experienced creatives. The writers can also access support and advice from theatre-makers and industry professionals. opportunities to see plays, events and performances and the chance to see a performance of their work.
Previous attendees of the course who have gone on to write for professional theatre include Kat Rose Martin who was the recent winner of Kay Mellor Fellowship at Leeds Playhouse, Chris O'Connor who penned The Parting Glass for Red Ladder Theatre), Gemma Beadeau currently under commission with Freedom Studios and Ben Tagoe who wrote the acclaimed When We Were Brothers for Freedom.
'Developing new writers is about developing the theatre of the future," say
Freedom Studios co-Artistic Directors Alex Chisholm and Aisha Khan.
"Our region has a wealth of talent and potential and we look forward to hearing from writers wanting to take that extra step to expand their experience and become the strong, diverse new generation of theatre.'
Beginning in October and running through till March next year, the course will be run online via Zoom, but should guidance change nearer the time sessions will run in Bradford as normal in adherence with government guidelines. This decision will also be made in consultation with the tutor and participants.
'Street voices was an incredibly affirming experience and Freedom Studios have created a really safe space to learn; and I learnt so much about narrative," notes Playwright Gemma Beadeau who completed last year's Street Voices 7.
"There is literally nothing that our writing mentor Zodwa Nyoni didn't know about shaping a story. We were encouraged to be bold, brave and ambitious, and I was in great company with other brilliant writers whose feedback and work pushed me to take my loose idea to a play I'm really proud of. If you can apply it'll be life-changing."
To apply for the Street Voices 8 writing course, all applicants must be over 18, based in Yorkshire and must have some level of writing experience. Individuals from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 17th August.
Applicants selected for interview will be informed by 28th August, and interviews will take place either in Bradford, or via Zoom, in the week commencing 7th September.
For further details on how to apply for the course please visit https://www.freedomstudios.co.uk/opportunities/street-voices-8/
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Uber's "flying car" project Elevate came whizzing back into view today with a number of key announcements about where it will first appear, who will be working on it, and how this futuristic service will look when it ultimately takes off.
In a speech at the Web Summit in Lisbon today, Uber's head of product Jeff Holden announced that the company is adding a third city, Los Angeles, to its list of places where it hopes to pilot its aerial taxi service by 2020. LA joins Dallas-Fort Worth and Dubai as cities announced to be working with Uber on the program.
Holden also said that Uber has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA to create a brand-new air traffic control system to manage these low-flying, possibly autonomous aircraft. And to round it all out, Uber released a glossily produced video to demonstrate what using its aerial taxi service would look like from the perspective of a working mom who just wants to get home to her kids.
As you can see, it's all very utopian. A passenger books the flight through her Uber app, and then ascends to a "skyport" on the roof of a nearby building. She badges through a turnstile using her smartphone — security is non-existent in this futuristic vision — and is briefly weighed to make sure she's not too portly for Uber's weight-conscious flying taxis.
How much closer? Uber first introduced its plan to bring ride-sharing to the skies in a white paper last year, but the project still faces significant hurdles. The kind of aircraft Uber envisions shuttling passengers from rooftop to rooftop — electric, autonomous, with the ability to take off and land vertically (also known as VTOL, pronounced vee-tol) — don't exist yet, nor does the infrastructure to support such a vehicle. Experts suggest that engineering and regulatory hindrances will likely prevent flying cars from ever taking off in a meaningful way.
Which is not to say flying cars aren't having a moment. At least 19 companies are developing flying-car plans. These include legacy manufacturers like Boeing and Airbus, and small startups like Kitty Hawk, owned by Google founder Larry Page. Meanwhile, Uber has made significant strides in partnering with a handful of aircraft manufacturers, real estate firms, and regulators to better its chances of developing a fully functional, on-demand flying taxi service. It held a day-long conference on the project in Dallas in April. And Holden says more alliances, especially with manufacturers, will be announced in the future.
Holden said that Uber wouldn't have to wait for 2020 before it starts testing things out IRL. The company aims to begin operating a fleet of low-flying helicopters around Dallas-Fort Worth Airport — while working with air traffic controllers to not encroach on their flight paths — as a way to test NASA's UTM system.
The agreement won't involve any money transfers, but it will allow Uber and NASA to trade technology and expertise. The ride-hail company already poached Mark Moore, a NASA veteran and VTOL expert, to help run its Elevate project.
The city's elected officials have signed off, though Uber says it will conduct community meetings to hear resident concerns about noise, pollution, and access. Much like it did in Dallas and Dubai, Uber has signed an agreement with a local landlord, Sandstone Properties, to develop rooftop launch pads for its VTOL aircraft. The company predicts a one-and-a-half hour car journey from LAX to the Staples Center could take less than 30 minutes using a combination of flying cars and regular cars.
"LA is the perfect testing ground for this new technology, and I look forward to seeing it grow in the coming years," said Mayor Eric Garcetti in a statement provided by Uber.
The jury is out on whether an urban VTOL system would make an appreciable contribution to a next-generation transportation system, or whether it would simply be an escape hatch for the super rich to avoid street-level congestion. Holden argued that if the latter were true, Uber wouldn't be pursuing this project.
Holden predicts that fares will be so low, it will actually be cheaper to fly with Uber than own your own car. And if that sounds familiar, it's because it's long been the company's mission to bring about the end of personal car ownership. An aerial taxi service would just be another tool in the toolkit toward that end.
When you step back and look at what Uber is proposing, it's truly staggering. Tens of thousands of flights per day. Electric, autonomous aircraft buzzing from rooftop to rooftop. Trips costing as little as $20. It's fairly blue-sky thinking, even for a company that regularly imbibes its own Kool-Aid. The runway isn't clear yet, but Uber is convinced its path forward will be free of turbulence.


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    Event last() {
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    void clear() {
        size = 0;
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    void pop() {
        size--;
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        for ( String anEv : ev )
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Now that you've experimented with running your Python application in a Docker container in development, you're going to want to introduce it to the next phases of your development cycle: QA and production. Using a hosted container service is a natural choice to make to avoid having to do your own administration of the cluster management infrastructure.
In this talk, we'll review setting up a Python application in a Docker container and then go through the steps to run that container on Amazon Container Service, Google Container Engine and Microsoft Azure. We'll compare each service on simplicity to getting the container running in the service, cost to run the container there and additional features the provider offers once you've spun up your container in its ecosystem.


Illustration of single pink rose. Verso side: Text,"No Christmas table complete without Campbell Creighton's celebrated "number one" java coffee. Best coffee on the globe, 25cts per pound.."
Shape of card and illustration of artist's palette with blobs of paint. On palette is illustration of child sitting on rock looking closely at a leaf through a magnifying glass Verso side: text,"Henry Tamke, Fine, Cheap Cash Groceries. Imported wines,&c. for family and medical use. Choice teas and coffees a specialty."
A. Jouffroy Co. Successors to Benton Co. Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Fancy Groceries, including best Teas, Coffees, Sugars, Canned Goods, Fruits,&c.
Flower wreath around scene of sailboat on water [lake] with house in background. Another boat in foreground.
Illustration of crocus flower and winter holly framing winter scene of houses and road covered with snow. Printer's title of card is Winter.
A group flowers with name on card.
Illustration of three figures [children or family? in winter walking in snow towards a church at night with a full moon. Snow covered tree next to a sign with name and address. Silver background.
Card is in the shape of and illustrated as an artist's palette with blobs of paint and a man in a tuxedo putting on white gloves in front of a mirror. Verso side: text,"From the Columbia Tea Coffee Store..Campbell Creighton, Teas Coffees, Strictly Pure."
Man with glasses, pipe, and quill pen behind ear looking at an owl. Name and address of store. Verso side: annotations.
H. Fenn, Dealer in Butter, Cheese, Eggs Etc.
Illustration of man and woman in row boat on lake and a house in background. The man is leaning against the paddle and appears close to falling in.
Illustration of man pulling woman's hair and holding a stick up as if to beat her. Framed portrait on wall in background. Verso side: text,"John Boemermann, Dealer in choice groceries. Teas, coffees, sugars,&c. Flour of the best brands."
Illustration of woman in blue dress and below her is a sun and flowers growing upward Text,"I am soulfully intense."Use the Alden Fruit Vinegar. Verso side: text,"Valentine, Bergen Co. Wholesale Grocers."
Four male children wearing band outfits and carrying musical instruments. One boy has possibly kicked another boy as three other boys watch. Gold background. Verso side: text,"Champion Baking Powder. Absolutely pure, strongest healthiest and best on the market. Contains the greatest amount of leavening power of any baking powder in America."
Illustration of roses surrounding a card with name and address of market.
Jas. W. Hamblet, Teas, Coffees, Etc.
Illustration of blue flowers on square pattern. Verso side: Text,"Facts worth knowing..you can purchase Hamblet's extra choice teas for 35 cents per pound..which we guarantee superior to any tea sold elsewhere for 50c per pound, or money cheerfully refunded."
Illustration of boy ice skating. A dog runs behind him and a house is in the background. Verso side: text,.Sole Agents for Commins Allens "Akron, Ohio" pastry and family flour. Has no competition because it has no equal."
Illustration of sailors on ship gathered in a circle eating [canned meat] and cheering. A family of man, woman and child look overboard at ocean. A couple is walking off to the left. Boxes and barrels are in the foreground. Verso side: text,"Libby McNeill Libby's Cooked Meats. Economical delicious for sale by Lewis Percival (late with Park Tilford. Grocers, wines and imported segars [cigars]."
Illustration of child in highchair pouring himself or herself a drink from a glass decanter. Gold background. Verso side: text,"Goods sold for cash only. Oliver Johnston, wholesale and retail grocer and tea dealer. Agent for Commins Allen's Flour.
Illustration of flowers in a vase. Text,"The finest teas and coffees uptown."
Redhead's Baking Powder, "Little Redhead" Acknowledges No Superior in the World."
Illustration of red haired woman wearing hat with red bow and flowers and wearing glasses. The logo over her head reads Redhead's Baking Powder. Verso side, text, "Reasons why Redhead's Baking Powder is superior to all others. It is always uniform in strength.." Testimonials from Chas H. Shepard. M.D. and J.H. Hobart Burge M.D.
Fan shape card. Illustration of little girl in hat sitting on fence with flower in her hand. Verso side:Text, he Alden Fruit Vinegar, Absolutely Pure, Uniform in Strength, Always Keeps Pickles.
The World Contributes and Walton Distributes, All the Luxuries of the Season.
Illustration of a dog with front legs over a basket looking at a white bird [dove? who is standing on branches and looking back at dog. A branch of flowers is coming out of basket.


Welcome to Perfectly Beautiful Boutique!
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Q: How to add content to the index page using Flask-Admin I am using flask-admin, and I want to add a dashboard to the home page.  I found I can add a new page using:
admin = Admin(name='Dashboard', base_template='admin/my_master.html', template_mode='bootstrap3')

then:
admin.init_app(app)

and finally I added my_master.html, and added content.  However, it is all static, how can I add custom data to that view?

A: According to flask-admin documentation use this:
from flask_admin import BaseView, expose

class AnalyticsView(BaseView):
    @expose('/')
    def index(self):
        return self.render('analytics_index.html', args=args)

admin.add_view(AnalyticsView(name='Analytics', endpoint='analytics'))

A: I found the answer in the documentation: http://flask-admin.readthedocs.org/en/latest/api/mod_base/
It can be overridden by passing your own view class to the Admin constructor:
class MyHomeView(AdminIndexView):
    @expose('/')
    def index(self):
        arg1 = 'Hello'
        return self.render('admin/myhome.html', arg1=arg1)

admin = Admin(index_view=MyHomeView())

Also, you can change the root url from /admin to / with the following:
admin = Admin(
    app,
    index_view=AdminIndexView(
        name='Home',
        template='admin/myhome.html',
        url='/'
    )
)

Default values for the index page are:

*

*If a name is not provided, 'Home' will be used.

*If an endpoint is not provided, will default to admin Default URL route is /admin.

*Automatically associates with static folder. Default template is admin/index.html

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Welcome to the web-site of the Buckhurst Hill Bowling and Lawn Tennis Club. We are a bowls and tennis club set in an attractive location in Buckhurst Hill, Essex close to Epping Forest. Our objective is to provide facilities to play bowls and lawn tennis and to encourage community participation on those sports. We also run a number of social events. We are more than a 100 years old and are registered as a Community Amateur Sports Club. It is the Tennis Section's centenary this year, 2022
Bowls Tennis General Information Latest News
Our facilities include two bowls rinks, four new floodlit tennis courts, a mini tennis court, a pavilion with a bar and car parking for around 28 cars. We are always happy to welcome prospective new members. To find out more follow the links below.
We are affiliated to The Essex County Bowling Association, Essex County Women's Bowling Association and the Essex County Lawn Tennis Association and have teams in many Essex Bowls and Tennis leagues.


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Out of This World PR
Tagged: Jessica Colburn, JPL, NASA, Platform Magazine, Platform Online Magazine, PR, public relations, social media, Space, The University of Alabama
Posted: November 2, 2012 at 12:00 P.M.
by Jessica Colburn
Did you ever dream of being an astronaut when you were a child? For many of us, this dream did not become a reality. Whether you discovered your love for space was not paralleled with a love for math and science, or you simply found another career dream,"the great beyond" could still be in your future!
Lisa Malone, director of public affairs at the Kennedy Space Center and a University of Alabama alumnae, never imagined she would find herself working at NASA post-graduation.
"I was working for University Relations and writing for The Crimson White and applied for an internship and didn't expect to get it honestly," Malone said. "I just thought it would be a summer internship."
Little did Malone know that she would still be working at NASA 30 years later. Malone has had the opportunity of holding multiple positions in public affairs at NASA, including managing the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, government relations and education programs, and serving as a launch commentator for 15 years for space shuttle and expendable launch vehicle launches.
"I remember seeing on TV the first space shuttle launch," Malone said. "I never even imagined I would be able to do a launch commentary!"
So, what does it take to work in communications at NASA? A few NASA communications specialists offered their advice and gave some insight into the world of PR in the "great beyond."
You must be adaptive
"NASA's not allowed to advertise, but we can inform and educate," Malone said.
This challenge requires communications specialists to find new and different ways to communicate NASA's message to its key publics. One of the unique outlets NASA likes to frequent is major motion pictures and film documentaries.
"We have news broadcasters from all over the world here to do stories on the U.S. Space program, and we have worked with numerous film crews on site making feature films and documentaries," Malone said. "We work with them because we understand the potential to reach millions of people through these films."
Malone also said such films help with future recruitment of NASA employees.
"A lot of astronauts say they get inspired through science fiction movies," Malone said.
NASA also partners with IMAX to create documentaries that are shown worldwide and help with NASA's educational mission.
"The IMAX folks have actually trained astronauts how to use their cameras," Malone said. "It's a phenomenal tool. It's a good way to tell our story."
Not only must you be able to work with varied outlets in this career, but you must also be prepared for company changes. NASA's space shuttle program was recently ended and required a shift in NASA's communication focus.
"We were launching shuttles for 30 years — that was the story we were telling," Malone said.
"The final space shuttle mission brought to close a remarkable chapter in America's history in space, while ushering in the next era of our nation's story of exploration," Tracy Young, NASA public affairs officer, said.
"NASA is now concentrating on building America's next generation space exploration system, the Orion spacecraft, and the Space Launch System — the vehicle and rocket that will carry American astronauts farther into space than any spacecraft developed for human spaceflight has flown in the 40 years since our astronauts returned from the moon," Young said.
Social media in space
"The use of social media has enhanced NASA's ability to get timely and accurate messages out to a wide variety of audiences virtually instantaneously," Young said. "By utilizing Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, as well as our NASA.gov website, we are able to reach a world-wide audience in a matter of seconds."
In 2008, Veronica McGregor, news and social media manager at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, started a Twitter account for the Mars Phoenix that quickly became the fifth most-followed account.
"The @MarsPhoenix Twitter account was the first time I could get direct feedback from the public, and it was also the first time the public could ask a question and receive an answer immediately from NASA," McGregor said. "It opened a new door that worked both ways, and within months of the creation of that account, numerous other NASA missions also started Twitter accounts."
McGregor noted the challenges of covering day-to-day operations of a space mission via traditional media. Through social media, NASA is able to highlight the entire experience.
"There is so much that goes on each day — behind the scenes — that is fascinating," McGregor said. "I think showing this side to the public helps them to understand the challenges and the incremental achievements that never get mentioned anywhere else."
Malone said NASA has social media events through which social media representatives can apply to come to a launch. The events include access to launch briefings, tours and a launch viewing to build interaction for NASA online. Malone said NASA distributes a news release about the application process prior to the event.
"We look at where they are based, their followers, if they blog," Malone said. "And then there's just the stay-at-home mom — if the mom is influenced, then the children are, too!"
Outreach is important
"Part of our communication strategy involves engaging students at a very young age and encouraging them to study science, mathematics, engineering and technology," Young said. "We are looking to inspire the future generation of space explorers."
One of NASA's concentrations is on the education of the nation's future workforce leaders. NASA's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program pursues three main goals: strengthening NASA and the nation's future workforce; attracting and retaining students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines; and engaging Americans in NASA's mission.
Young reiterated the impact of the STEM program and its importance in educating children, today.
"One of these young people may be the first person to travel to an asteroid or set foot on the surface of the Red Planet!" Young said.
Be a life-long learner
"It's a very interesting place to be — you are always learning something new," Malone said.
As PR professionals we are expected to continue learning as technology advances, but we also must rely on basic communication tools. We are trusted to decide the best tactic to use when reaching stakeholders, whether the tactic is traditional or contemporary.
"I think you need it all; you just don't focus on one area if you want to hit everybody," Malone said. "Some audiences watch TV, some use social media, some read the newspaper — they're all effective; we just have to use a layered communication approach."
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Leela Foley
November 5, 2012 @ 5:45 am #
Great post, Jessica! I enjoyed this piece because when other children were amazed by space-themed movies, I was fascinated by the fact that the abundance of movies in the space genre was because of NASA putting them there. I think NASA is a wonderful example of the type of client public relations professionals are trained to work for. Being limited from advertising, professionals must find alternative ways to publicize NASA. I was also interested to read how NASA will change its communication techniques as it ends the shuttle program. I know I will have to deal with evolving industries as I enter the public relations world.
Ashley Huntley
As I read "Out of This World PR," my initial thought was what a great play on words. I thoroughly enjoyed how you pulled me in as a reader and reminded me of my childhood and all things outer space. However, like most individuals the idea of math and science quickly shifted my interest. So you can imagine my surprise to read that someone with a history in communications could possibly work for NASA. I found it refreshing to see PR presented in an educational format in order to reach and engage more children into NASA's program, while technological advances shape the way NASA relays information to its audience. Well done, Jessica. I can not wait to see how NASA PR will develop and be used in the years to come.
Recent Articles in Fall 2012 - Volume VII, Issue I
Editor Biographies	 February 25, 2013
Welcome	 February 25, 2013
Breathing Life Into Your Content	 January 3, 2013
NYC PR Girls: A Tale of Two Ladies	 December 28, 2012
Does the PR Industry Need to Do Some PR for Itself?	 December 21, 2012
The Power of a Picture	 December 6, 2012
A Healthy Strategy for Health Care Communicators	 December 4, 2012
The Importance of Accepting Diversity Within the Workplace	 November 30, 2012
Building Relationships: Journalists and PR Professionals	 November 30, 2012
Would You Want Your Boss to Read This?	 November 28, 2012
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Western Areas has a strong commitment to minimise our impact, engage with our key stakeholders and ensure we are operating responsibly in the community.
Western Areas supports various programmes, including sponsorship agreements with the Perth Zoo for the Western Quoll enclosure and Western Shield. Western Areas has recently extended our sponsorship with the Perth Zoo until 2021.
Western Shield is the Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions' lead animal conservation program, and one of the largest wildlife conservation programs ever undertaken in Australia. The program aims to return the balance and mix of native animals in selected areas of WA's environment to levels comparable to pre-European settlement. Western Areas have committed to sponsoring Western Shield for five years from 2015-2020.
Western Areas has also supported the Eastern Wheatbelt Biosecurity Group for the past 8 years to protect native species in the wheatbelt area by managing declared pests.
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You are in business for yourself. That is, you may own your own business, or you may be associated with another company as an employee, a partner or an independent contractor. Your working agreement or arrangement doesn't really matter.
The important thing to realize is that no matter what the arrangement or situation you presently find yourself in, you are really working for yourself. If you work by commission, for example, the sales you make are not only putting dollars in your employer's pocket, they are putting dollars into your own pocket as well. The more you sell, the more you make.
Just consider yourself as a business that prospers or falters financially by the amount of commission dollars you generate. The point is, even though you may be working for, or are associated with another company, you are really working for yourself to increase the amount of money you earn for you.
3. The difficulty in replacing you.
In other words, how valuable are you and the service you perform to other people? To illustrate this point, let's apply our three step formula to the job of an elevator operator. In today's world of push¬button, self operated elevators, how much need is there for the job he or she performs?
Most people are quite capable of operating an elevator themselves. It doesn't take much knowledge or training, so an operator can be replaced without much difficulty. As a result, elevator operators, if you can even find one, are not paid much.
Now, contrast the elevator operator and the money he or she commands with that of a professional major league baseball player. Specifically a player that is good at batting.
What is the need for what they do? A look at attendance figures for baseball games will show that more than just a few fans are interested in watching what they do. So the need obviously is great.
How about the batter's ability to do what he does? Sports analysts say that the action of hitting a ball moving toward you at over 90 miles per hour is the single most difficult movement in sports.
In the game of basketball, the target (the hoop) doesn't move. Same in golf. While the ball moves, the hole, or goal, remains stationary. In football, there are 11 teammates all with a common goal of advancing the ball. But in baseball, it's the batter alone trying to hit a small, 90 mph target with his bat. So it stands to reason then that the better or more often a batter can hit the ball, the more he or she will be compensated.
Now, what about the difficulty in replacing a good batter? When only the best in the world can hit the target less than a third of the time, and most of the other players are successful far less than that, it doesn't take long to realize why the best batters are among the highest money¬makers in the world.
Now how about you? It's been said that you can tell how professional a person is by the size of their income at the end of the year.
This then has to be the area you excel in – it becomes your competitive edge.


I am traveling to a Baptist World Mission board meeting this next week and my opportunity to post daily devotional commentaries is uncertain.
If you are following me in reading through the Bible this year, the following are the daily scripture reading assignments.
I will post devotional commentary on the assigned readings as time allows.
This entry was posted in Devotional on October 7, 2017 by pastortravissmith.


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The Gender Gap
Twenty-five years after the gender gap first appeared as a factor in American politics, it's worth reflecting on whether as some in the GOP said after last November's election the gap has shrunk to the vanishing point.
Let's be clear: The gender gap didn't disappear in 2004, but it diminished significantly. John Kerry narrowly won the women's vote last year when he defeated Bush by a margin of 51 percent to 48 percent. Contrast this to the 2000 presidential election, in which Al Gore ended up with an 11-point margin over Bush among women voters.
Which begs the question: Is the gender gap a thing of the past? The short answer is a resounding "no."
By Katrina vanden HeuvelTwitter
Twenty-five years after the gender gap first appeared as a factor in American politics, it's worth reflecting on whether as some in the GOP said after last November's election the gap has shrunk to the vanishing point.
Let's be clear: The gender gap didn't disappear in 2004, but it diminished significantly. John Kerry narrowly won the women's vote last year when he defeated Bush by a margin of 51 percent to 48 percent. Contrast this to the 2000 presidential election, in which Al Gore ended up with an 11-point margin over Bush among women voters.
Which begs the question: Is the gender gap a thing of the past? The short answer is a resounding "no."
Two recent polls show that women voters are, if anything, turning away from the GOP–and that the Democrats have an opportunity to expand the gender gap and win back those women voters and more in the 2006 mid-term elections and beyond.
The first poll, a Democratic survey that was done by Lake Snell Perry Mermin & Associates Inc. this spring, revealed, as reported in the Washington Post, that "the public's agenda has shifted from homeland security and terrorism to domestic concerns such as jobs and the economy." In 2004, Bush used fear to score points with voters. But, while Karl Rove and Bush are still stoking the fears that Democrats can't be trusted to prevent terrorism, their message is no longer resonating in quite the same way. The London bombings may bring about a short-term shift in women's attitudes, but strong signs suggest that doubts about Bush's security policies are growing.
"Women, if left to their own devices, are going to tend and trend Democratic," the GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway explained to the Washington Post's Brian Faler. "…Women are still congenitally Democratic, and I'm the Republican pollster saying that."
The second survey, "Women at the Center of Political Change," was conducted in May by EMILY's List Women's Monitor. As one of the most comprehensive post-election looks at the attitudes and motivations of female voters, the poll showed that in the past six months alone the GOP has lost a lot of ground with women voters.
Fifty-five percent of women said they believed that the country was heading in the wrong direction–and they held the GOP responsible as the party in power. And just as the Lake poll discovered, women cited as their chief concerns domestic priorities like Social Security and health care.
Republicans have done a lot of overreaching in recent months–from the Terri Schiavo case to fierce talk about gutting reproductive rights and cutting Social Security benefits. And perhaps the key insight that the survey offers is that women voters "overwhelmingly uphold the value of privacy for individuals and families, while rejecting government intrusion on issues involving religion and morality."
Sixty-two percent of women said that "questions of religion and morality should be left up to the individual, and it should not be the role of government to impose any particular religious or moral point of view on the country." And, the survey reveals, "women voters believe that the government has gone too far in dictating personal morality and even those whose own values are conservative are discomforted."
Women have moved away from the Republican Party because they believe that the GOP has overstepped the bounds on the relationship between religion and science. Even women who are uncomfortable with abortion rights feel strongly that the government shouldn't dictate morality and that scientific progress shouldn't be proscribed by religion. Most women believe in science and want the US to remain a leader in technology and innovation. (Think stem cell research.) That explains, then, another one of the survey's findings– one-third of women who voted for Bush in 2004 won't vote Republican in 2006.
"The Republican drop-off encompasses virtually every demographic subgroup of women," EMILY's List reported, including "key segments of the women's electorate for 2006 and beyond" from social conservatives to non-college educated whites to Catholics. Women voters are dissatisfied with the status quo and want elected leaders to spend more of their time tackling domestic problems.
But if the political terrain is shifting away from the GOP the Democrats have yet to close the deal. The Democratic challenge is to create an agenda that both addresses women's economic concerns and "respects families and care giving to take full advantage of the opportunity that they have been granted."
As the 'Women's Monitor' survey argues, women want politicians who will demonstrate personal accountability, care about people in need and provide equality of opportunity. According to the poll, Democrats also need to understand that women consider themselves "the arbiter of family values" and the "central caregivers" in their families, not the government.
The next few months could be crucial. The divisions in our electorate are going to come to a head in the fight to confirm a judge to replace Sandra Day O'Connor. The rightwing of the Republican Party will seek its reward for what it did in 2004, and Bush and the embattled Rove could pander to their base by sending up a Scalia clone. The GOP has already alienated many women, but if Bush nominates a right-wing judge to replace O'Connor–one who fails to respect religious differences, families' privacy and ordinary Americans' economic problems– he could find himself in even bigger trouble with women voters. He might feel the consequences in the 2006 mid-term elections and his party could take a big hit in 2008.
Tribute to Judy Mann
As I finished writing, I learned that former Washington Post columnist Judy Mann had died. Mann was a great supporter of womens' rights, an unapolegetic liberal and feminist. She liked to say that her columns were "frequently unpopular and very often at odds with mainstream orthodoxy." In her last one, published in December 2001, Mann expressed regret that "there are so few liberal columnists left in the media and so few women writing serious commentary. I have always felt," she added, " that the media mirror society and that a society in which women are invisible in the media is one in which they are invisible period."
Mann acted on her words–fighting for pay equity and promotion of women in the newsroom. The Post obituary fesses up to the rough time Mann faced at the paper: "When the paper's editors were thinking about cancelling her column, her readers and supporters called and wrote letters on her behalf. When her column moved from its position on the third page of the Metro section to the back of the Style section–first adjacent to the comic strips and later to the bottom of a nearby page–readers noticed, but the paper made no change." According to former Post reporter Claudia Levy, "she was furious, of course, but took it with good public grace."
After retiring, ill with breast cancer, Mann moved to a farm in Shenandoah Valley which she called "Gender Gap."
Here's hoping that The Post will honor Mann's work by promoting more women through its ranks as editors and journalists. As a start, how about putting an unapolegetically liberal and feminist columnist on the Op-Ed page?
Katrina vanden HeuvelTwitterKatrina vanden Heuvel is editorial director and publisher of The Nation, America's leading source of progressive politics and culture. She served as editor of the magazine from 1995 to 2019


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Demokratie leben (Eigenschreibweise Demokratie leben!, vollständiger Titel Demokratie leben! – Aktiv gegen Rechtsextremismus, Gewalt und Menschenfeindlichkeit) ist ein Förderprogramm des Bundesministeriums für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMFSFJ), das 2014 durch Manuela Schwesig ins Leben gerufen wurde.

Vorläufer und Ziele
Das BMFSFJ unterstützt seit 2001 verschiedene Programme zur Extremismus-Prävention. Demokratie leben schloss sich ab Januar 2015 den zum Ende 2014 auslaufenden Bundesprogrammen Toleranz fördern – Kompetenz stärken und Initiative Demokratie Stärken an.

Mit dem Projekt will das BMFSFJ das zivilgesellschaftliche Engagement für die Demokratie und gegen Extremismus unterstützen. Gefördert werden Projekte von Organisationen, Initiativen, Vereinen und Bürgern. Zu Demokratie leben gehören Projekte auf kommunaler, regionaler und überregionaler Ebene. Die Ziele lauten zusammengefasst: Demokratie fördern, Vielfalt gestalten, Extremismus vorbeugen. Die fehlende Präzision wurde in den Medien kritisiert.

Entwicklung
Die Auftaktkonferenz von Demokratie leben fand im Februar 2015 statt. Das Förderbudget für 2015 betrug 40,5 Millionen Euro. Dadurch wurde die Zahl der Lokalen Aktionspläne (LAP) "für demokratisches Handeln und gegen rechtsextreme, fremdenfeindliche und antisemitische Tendenzen" von 170 auf 220 gesteigert. Außerdem wurde die Förderung von "Modellprojekten gegen Islamfeindlichkeit, Antiziganismus, Antisemitismus, Homophobie und Transgender-Diskriminierung sowie für die Demokratieentwicklung im ländlichen Raum" ausgeweitet, indem bei einem Gesamtbudget von 6 Millionen Euro die Förderzuschüsse von zuvor bis zu 50 % auf bis zu 80 % der Projektkosten erhöht wurden. Zudem sollten Demokratiezentren in den Bundesländern zur "Vernetzung und Förderung von mobiler Beratung und Opferberatung" mit bis zu 400.000 Euro gefördert werden.

Auch der durch das BMFSFJ geförderte Deutsche Engagementpreis erhielt ein höheres Budget, um in verschiedenen Kategorien, wie "Chancen schaffen", "Grenzen überwinden", "Leben bewahren", "Generationen verbinden" und "Demokratie stärken" mit 5.000 Euro dotierte Auszeichnungen zu verleihen.

2016 wurde das Budget auf 50 Millionen Euro erhöht und anschließend 2017 auf 104,5 Millionen Euro verdoppelt. In Kooperation mit Scholz & Friends startete 2017 eine groß angelegte Werbekampagne, um Demokratie leben bekannter zu machen und für demokratisches Engagement zu werben.

2018 betrug das Gesamtbudget 120,5 Millionen Euro, über 600 Projekte wurden gefördert.

2019 betrug das Gesamtbudget 115,5 Millionen Euro.

Kritik am Programm
Markus Wehner kritisierte 2017 in der FAZ nach den G20-Ausschreitungen in Hamburg, Demokratie leben würde zu wenig Fördergelder in Projekte gegen Linksextremismus stecken.

2018 geriet Demokratie leben in die Kritik, als bekannt wurde, dass das BMFSFJ insgesamt 51 Projektträger heimlich durch das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz durchleuchten ließ.

Evaluation
Das Programm wird in wesentlichen Teilen durch die Außenstelle des Deutschen Jugendinstituts in Halle an der Saale, welches bereits seit 2001 auch die Vorläuferprogramme begleitet, evaluiert. Es hat die wissenschaftliche Begleitung im Handlungsbereich Land, im Handlungsbereich Bund, im Handlungsfeld "Demokratieförderung" und "Prävention und Deradikalisierung in Strafvollzug und Bewährungshilfe" inne sowie die Gesamtevaluation des Programms.

Das Institut für Sozialarbeit und Sozialpädagogik begleitet den Handlungsbereich Kommune und das Handlungsfeld "Extremismusprävention".

Das Deutsche Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung (DeZIM) übernimmt die wissenschaftliche Begleitung im Handlungsfeld "Vielfaltgestaltung".

Kürzungsdiskussion, Umstrukturierungen, Forderung nach Demokratie-Fördergesetz
Ende September 2019 wurde bekannt, dass Bundesfinanzminister Olaf Scholz und die Bundesministerin für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend Franziska Giffey eine Kürzung um 8 Millionen Euro planten. Darüber hinaus könnten viele seit Jahren etablierte und erfolgreich arbeitende Projekte nicht weiter gefördert werden, da die Förderung dieser sogenannten Modellprojekte nach den derzeitigen gesetzlichen Bestimmungen auslaufen müsse. Franziska Giffey forderte deshalb ein sogenanntes Demokratie-Fördergesetz, was bisher auf Ablehnung der CDU/CSU stieß.

Am 9. Oktober direkt nach dem Mordattentaten von Halle erklärten Scholz und Giffey dann, die geplante Kürzung für ein Jahr zurückzunehmen und auf der gleichen Höhe wie 2019, die nächsten fünf Jahre fortzuführen. Zum angestrebten Demokratie-Fördergesetz soll die CDU/CSU nun Gesprächsbereitschaft erklärt haben. Da jedoch viele etablierte und erfolgreiche Programme nicht weiter verlängert wurden und nun vor dem Aus stehen, verfassten 120 Organisationen der Zivilgesellschaft sowie rund 120 Unterstützer unter Federführung der Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Demokratieentwicklung (BAGD), einen gemeinsamen offenen Brief an Franziska Giffey.

Auch nach dem Anschlag in Hanau 2020 wurde erneut über die sogenannte "Demokratieförderung" diskutiert; ein mögliches Gesetz zur Ermöglichung von dauerhaften Förderungen für Demokratieprojekten sei durch die CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion blockiert worden.

Audios
 Fördermittel für Demokratie-InitiativenGeld ist da, aber Dauerförderung ist verboten, von Claudia van Laak, Deutschlandfunk 14. November 2019, Audio-Version 8.09 Minuten (1/2 Jahr online)
 Modellprojekte gegen Antisemitismus vor dem Aus, 7 Minuten, Sendung "Schalom", Deutschlandfunk 1. November 2019 (1/2 Jahr online)
 Kürzung von Bundesmitteln Zivilgesellschaftliche Initiativen vor dem Aus, von Claudia van Laak, Deutschlandfunk 7. Oktober 2019, Audio-Version 4.48 Minuten (1/2 Jahr online)

Video
 Zivilgesellschaft im Osten auf dem Rückzug 10.47 Minuten, Monitor (Fernsehmagazin) 5. November 2019

Siehe auch
 Initiativen gegen Rechtsextremismus in Deutschland
 Rechtsextremismus in Deutschland#Gegeninitiativen

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website von Demokratie Leben

Einzelnachweise

Anti-Diskriminierung
Initiative gegen Rechtsextremismus
Politische Bildung
Sozialpolitik (Deutschland)
Gegründet 2014

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York City have signed goalkeeper Scott Flinders from Hartlepool United and midfielder James Berrett from Yeovil.
Flinders, 29, was out of contract at Hartlepool and has signed a one-year deal with an option for a further year.
Berrett, 26, has joined on a free transfer and signed a two-year contract after being told to find a new club by Glovers manager Paul Sturrock.
"I'm delighted that I'm here, it's a football club on the up," Flinders told BBC Radio York.
"With the new stadium coming just around the corner, there's going to be good times in the future."


This unique sterling silver pendant would be a gorgeous addition to any necklace. The pendant features a red oval coral in the center. The coral is secured into the pendant by sterling silver bars that are shaped in intricate designs. The front of the pendant has an "S" shape. This pendant does not come with a chain.
The ring is 3.50 cm x 2.10 cm (35 mm x 21 mm) with bail. It weighs 8.2 grams.


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[CD] JOHNNY CASH • AMERICAN IV: THE MAN COMES AROUND • U.K. IMPORT
American IV: The Man Comes Around is a studio album by Johnny Cash. It was released on November 5, 2002, by American Recordings and Universal Records. It is the fourth in Cash's "American" series of albums, and the last album released during his lifetime. The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must hear Before You Die.
On first thought, the idea of Johnny Cash recording such covers as Bridge over Troubled Water, Danny Boy, and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face might seem odd, even for an artist who's been able to put his personal stamp on just about everything. But American IV: The Man Comes Around, which also draws on Cash's original songs as well as those by Nine Inch Nails (Hurt), Sting (I Hung My Head), and Depeche Mode (Personal Jesus), may be one of the most autobiographical albums of the 70-year-old singer-songwriter's career. Nearly every tune seems chosen to afford the ailing giant of popular music a chance to reflect on his life, and look ahead to what's around the corner. From the opening track--Cash's own The Man Comes Around, filled with frightening images of Armageddon--the album, produced by Rick Rubin, advances a quiet power and pathos, built around spare arrangements and unflinching honesty in performance and subject. In 15 songs, Cash moves through dark, haunted meditations on death and destruction, poignant farewells, testaments to everlasting love, and hopeful salutes to redemption. He sounds as if he means every word, his baritone-bass, frequently frayed and ravaged, taking on a weary beauty. By the time he gets to The Beatles' In My Life, you'll very nearly cry. Go ahead. He sounds as if he's about to, too. Unforgettable.
1. The Man Comes Around
2. Hurt
3. Give My Love to Rose
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water
5I Hung My Head
6. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
7. Personal Jesus
8. In My Life
9. Sam Hall
10. Danny Boy
11. Desperado
12. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
13. Tear Stained Letter
14. Streets of Laredo
15. We'll Meet Again


The Glastonbury Festival is one of the largest music and performing arts festivals in the world. Taking place in an area over 900 acres (3.6 km²), in 2007, over 700 acts played on over 80 stages and the capacity expanded by 20,000 to 177,000.
We supply screens to both the Pyramid and Other Stage. The Pyramid Stage – 2 x 8×7 Lighthouse R16 stage left and stage right stacked on a chair structure with a 5×5 Lighthouse R16 on structure – front of house. For the Other Stage 2 x 6×6 Lighthouse R16 screen were flown on structures.


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"O my Luve's like a red red rose, …"
Margaret Gythfeldt passed peacefully on Sunday, October 4, 2020. She shared 85 years of love and music with her family and friends. Friends and relatives may attend her visitation on Saturday, October 10th from 2-4 pm at the Norman Dean Home For Services, 16 Righter Ave, Denville, NJ. A Service will begin at 4 o'clock. In these unprecedented times, we understand that not everyone can be here. Margaret's service will be recorded and added to her webpage for you to view from the safety of your home. To view the service video please click HERE.
Donations in her memory may be made to the good work of the Alzheimer's Association or to Trinity Episcopal Church in Mount Pocono, PA by way of www.inmemof.org. Please share your memories here. Her family will cherish them forever.
Margaret was born in Oldmeldrum, Scotland in 1935 and was one of four children to bless the Durno family. In the spring of 1961, she was visiting family in Norway and was a guest at a wedding. It was there that she met Audun Gythfeldt, and the rest is history. They married in July of 1962 and settled in Glasgow, Scotland where they started their family. In 1965, they moved to the Oslo area in Norway where they spent a total of 10 years. In 1980, they immigrated to the US where they made their home in Morris Township. There, she was a longtime member of St. Paul's Church and enjoyed singing in the choir and playing the organ.
Margaret was an amazing mother and nurturer. These qualities brough her to the Early Childhood Learning Center where she was an aide and a one-on-one for over 25 years. She loved her students and had a special ability to connect with each of them.
Margaret has always been musically gifted. She loved to sing and play the organ. She shared these gifts with her family who continue to share them with others. She was the music director at her church, Trinity Episcopal, for the past few years and at Church of The Savior before that. She was an animal lover, and when she was home, she could be found with Mittens, the cat, in her lap.
Her greatest titles were those of Mormor and Grandma. She loved her seven grandchildren like nothing else and was so proud of them all. Although we are saddened by her passing, we take comfort in knowing heaven just got a little sweeter.
She leaves beautiful memories to her husband Audun of 58 years; her children Margit Jean Spector ( Danny), Marianne Gythfeldt (Marco Ceruso) and Magnus Durno Gythfeldt (Michelle); her grandchildren Sarina (Tallan Shrimpton), Daniel (Kathleen Olifiers) and Brandon Spector, Maude Ceruso, and Myles & Emma (mom Keeko) and Maximilian Gythfeldt; her dear sisters Mary Leyden and Alice Matheson; her church family and many more friends and relatives. Her brother, Leslie Durno, passed previously.
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