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Nottawasaga Daylilies: One Day Wonders
Of the thousands of cultivars available, the only problem with daylilies is deciding which ones to grow.
March 22, 2007 | Michele Green | Back Issues
Hugging a street sign at the bottom of my driveway is a clump of daylilies – the leggy, garish orange, top-heavy, single-bloom variety that grows wild along our roadsides. Years ago I extricated a similar clump of them from the alley behind my house and carefully separated and transplanted them into my garden. There they systematically choked out every other plant in the bed.
Daylilies – you've come a long way, baby.
Daylilies have increasingly become the focus, even the obsession, of hybridizers, growers and gardeners. The botanical name Hemerocallis means "beautiful for a day," as each blossom on these multi-blooming, multi-stemmed plants lasts only one day. Today there are thousands of daylily cultivars ranging in size from the dwarf "Stella d'Oro" at about eleven inches (28cm) high to the back-of-the-border forty-inch (100cm) "Hyperion."
Fade resistant and available in almost every imaginable colour, they can be fragrant, repeat bloomers, continual bloomers, ruffled, double, or combinations of the above. Early bloomers start in mid to late June; mid-season varieties peak in July and August; and repeat or late bloomers take centre stage from mid-August until frost.
Many gardeners consider daylilies the perfect perennial. Pest resistant and virtually maintenance free, they prefer loose soil (but will tolerate almost any soil condition), and they need as little as four to six hours of daily sun and a mere one inch of water per week. Non-invasive, they can sit undisturbed for five years or more, and division is as simple as digging up the root ball and wedging a sharp shovel through the centre.
Julie and Tom Wilson, owners of Nottawasaga Daylilies near Creemore, have nurtured a love affair with daylilies for the last decade. "I've always had my fingers in the dirt; always planted things," Julie told me during an interview at their farm on a crisp, clear, early April afternoon when only a few brave shoots of green protruded from the garden pots and plots.
The Wilsons bought their farm, with its breathtaking view of the rolling countryside, in 1979. They planted trees and started a few flower gardens and a vegetable plot.
Julie was tempted by those wild orange daylilies in the ditches along the roadsides. "Out here, in the country, I thought they looked good," she told me. But she wisely left them alone.
However, in 1995, a magazine ad for Erikson's Daylily Gardens in B.C. caught her eye. The Wilsons ordered twelve cultivars and began picking up others here and there. Soon they were creating new beds expressly for the daylilies, eventually stealing space from the vegetable plot as well.
In the clay soil the first plants were difficult to dig out and removing the heavy earth from around the roots for potting was an arduous task. Continued soil amendments, including three to four inches of sand and lots of compost, have solved the problem.
Julie and Tom joined the American Hemorocallis Society and attended the first Canadian/American meeting in Hamilton. The Ontario Daylily Society was founded soon after, and the Wilsons became members.
Over the next decade Nottawasaga Daylilies blossomed into a vibrant business. Adding up to 100 new cultivars yearly, they expanded their supply and eliminated the occasional poor performer. For the first time last year they hired two students and a retiree to assist with weeding and mulching their two acres of daylily beds.
Mail-order plants are sold bare root, but for on-site sales the plants are potted up, a time-consuming task Julie performs herself. A low-tech irrigation system pumps water to the gardens from a dug pond.
The Wilsons have become an integral part of the daylily community. As a regional judge for the American Hemorocallis Society (there are fourteen AHS regions across North America), Julie visits gardens and evaluates plants nominated for awards. She has also just completed a four-year term as vice-president of the Ontario Daylily Society.
Nottawasaga Daylilies' 2007 catalogue includes more than 350 cultivars for sale. However, the Wilsons grow an additional 350 or so cultivars that they are testing for hardiness or keeping for propagation.
Julie told me that all the North American cultivars derive from about eighteen species that were originally brought to North America from China.
In addition to home gardeners, the Wilsons also supply the landscape trade – last year one contractor ordered 1,000 plants. The mail order/website catalogue accounts for about 20 per cent of their business, with plants shipped across Canada and the U.S. Robert Turley, a Louisiana hybridizer who registered the cultivar "Rio Rouge" in 1984, found that Nottawasaga Daylilies was the only grower that still carried his cultivar and ordered some specimens back. In addition to their on-farm sales, Julie and Tom have a booth at the Creemore Farmers' Market from Victoria Day to Canada Day.
Asked to name her personal favourites, Julie was hard pressed to answer. She agreed that it was like choosing a favourite child. However, she decided on two. "Fooled Me," has a golden-yellow flower edged in red, with a large deep red eye and green throat. Its blooms remain open up to sixteen hours. "Primal Scream" boasts an unusual twisty form with flowers of orange tangerine and a subtle green throat.
Both cultivars have won the Stout Silver Medal, named for Dr. Stout whose efforts at the New York Botanical Gardens led to some initial hybridizing breakthroughs; his first plant was registered in the 1920s. To win this award, a plant must have been commercially available for ten years and do well in most of the AHS regions.
The Nottawasaga Daylilies' 2007 catalogue is available in print and on-line. It provides photos of each flower type as well as such detailed information as the hybridizer's name, the year the plant was registered, foliage type, height, flower diameter and bloom time.
With names such as "Angelic Grin," "Cosmic Hummingbird," "Lord of the Rings," "Yabba Dabba Do" and "Web of Intrigue," it's easy to see why daylilies catch a gardener's imagination.
I now view the unruly clump at the bottom of my driveway with a less severe eye. This prolific grandmother of daylilies deserves some respect considering its impressive progeny.
I don't imagine I'll let the season slip by without a trip back to Nottawasaga Daylilies to pick up a pot of "Vintage Bordeaux."
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For information about Nottawasaga Daylilies, visit www.wilsondaylilies.com.
For more open gardens in Ontario visit www.ontariodaylily.on.ca and click on ODS Open Garden
About the Author More by Michele Green
Michele Green is a freelance writer who lives near Belfountain.
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Salina Area Technical College has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly college, in the small community college category, for 2018 by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs, STEM Jobs and Military Spouse.
Victory Media ranked Salina Tech sixth in the nation among small community colleges.
Johns-Hines added that one of the college's newest partnerships with the military had not been formally approved by the survey deadline and so wasn't counted.
That program, called "Synchronous Training and Academic Credit," or STAC, allows active duty service members to earn college credit for certain military training, and go on to earn an Associate of Applied Science in Technical Studies degree from Salina Tech.
The survey questions, methodology, criteria and weightings were developed by Victory Media with the assistance of an independent research firm and an advisory council of educators and employers. Data calculations and tabulations were independently evaluated for completeness and accuracy by the accounting firm Ernst & Young.
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Introduction to Proofs (Fall 2021 & Spring 2022)
Upper level undergraduate math course, Krieger 304, Homewood Campus, Johns Hopkins University, 2021
This course introduces students to the natural deduction style of encoding proofs in intuitionistic propositional logic and first order logic. Proof strategies such as proof by cases, negation introduction, proof by contradiction, induction, etc are justified by natural deduction. Later, students are familiarized with proofs on abstract mathematical structures such as finite and infinite sets, ordered sets, metric spaces, and topological spaces. They are introduced to methods of writing proofs which are rigorous, readable, and elegant. Mathematical communication, both written and spoken, is emphasized throughout the course. In this course, students also explore proof-relevant mathematics by interacting with a proof assistant.
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Coordinating conjunctions – These are used to connect words, phrases and clauses – And, So, Yet etc.
Subordinating conjunctions – These join a subordinate (dependent) clause to a main (independent) clause, e.g. Jane went walking over the fields, although it looked as though it would rain.
Correlative conjunctions – These come in pairs which link words, phrases or clauses within the sentence, i.e. 'not only', 'but also', 'just as', 'either or' etc.
As with prepositions, and the ever shifting tastes of present day fiction, it is sometimes desirable to have conjunctions to begin a sentence, and just as with the correct use of prepositions, they can add a cumulative, overall effect to the narrative, depending how you use them.
Sometimes we use them for contrast, sometimes to make a statement, sometimes they can represent consequence and sometimes we use them to offer contrasting ideas or intent. They may only be two or three letter words, but their effect can be considerable.
But weren't we taught not to use them at the beginning of sentences?
Once again, it's a case of pushing aside the dated advice given by your English teachers about starting sentences with conjunctions and prepositions, and instead using both of these tools to your advantage. Conjunctions have the ability to make the narrative a little more interesting, it prevents it from being flat.
So, they had lied to her after all.
For the longest time, the sound of the planes hummed above them.
But now the tables had turned.
Or was she imagining it?
Yet, armed with the truth, he realised they couldn't be trusted.
By far the most commonly used conjunction is 'And'. Not only is it the most common, but one of the most powerful. But why should this unassuming little word be quite so influential?
When used at the beginning of a sentence, its effect is multiplied by how it's used. As with prepositions, it's not just about where it's placed, but how it's used and why.
'And' is one of those words that brings brevity to a sentence, it can breathe a sense of atmosphere into the sentence, but it's also a rather effective way of ending a chapter, too, because it makes an effective statement of intent, leading the reader into the next chapter.
The first sentence is perfectly acceptable. It describes exactly what it needs to. The second sentence is also acceptable, but the only difference is that it adds a little bit of gravitas with the addition of 'and'. This addition also changes the way the reader reads and interprets the sentence. It's also quite effective joined with other words, like 'And so' or 'And then' or 'And yet'.
The following excerpt is from a short story that takes the premise of 'and' to add something extra to the narrative; it repeats it throughout, giving the reader a sense of the passage of time, and it's called 'And Then'.
Legs moved, and arms and hands. His head felt so heavy.
Amid the suffocating inner silence, his final moments vanished into the encroaching darkness and his vision instantly turned into an infinite blackness.
He slumped back against the cold tarmac.
Remember, it's not how many times you use them that make the narrative better, but how they are used, so think carefully about the effect you want, the statement you're making and the intent that you want to show. Used effectively, conjunctions add that little bit extra and help prevent flat, uninteresting narrative.
Next week: Why paying attention to advice will make you a better writer.
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There are only so many jobs out there where you get to sell something you - hand on heart - can say that you use everyday and, frankly, wouldn't be able to manage your job without. As a Business Development Manager at Vainu I have the great opportunity of doing just this.
Working in a highly sales-driven organization, selling a sales prospecting tool in the forefront means that I eat my company's own dog food, so to speak, every day.
With the use of Sales Intelligence platform Vainu, you can find and analyze the best leads out of the over 70 million companies in our data-powered database and know when is the right time to contact them. Using the tool's hundreds of filters, you're bound to find the best sales prospects for your company, whether it's financial information, location, industry, business domain, web technologies, certain words on website, recruitments, mobile applications, social media presence or any other characteristic that you're after. And we've received great proof of concept. A data-driven, account-based approach is the most efficient and cost-effective sales strategy today, resulting in up to 50% more meetings and 36% more closed deals over older sales models.
Working in a highly sales-driven organization, selling a sales prospecting tool in the forefront means that I eat my company's dog food, so to speak, every day.
There's a reason why my coworkers and I, along with our customers, rely on Vainu: The platform allows us to identify the best accounts to target, track buying signals, analyze companies, create smart target groups and find the right time to reach out to both new and old connections.
Read on for a look at how I use Vainu every day and some tips and tricks for how to get the most out of our data.
Vainu's 100+ filters make it easy to find companies matching my Ideal Customer Profile(s) to a T. I've created smart target groups (portfolios) in Vainu, including companies with characteristics that imply they are a great fit for Vainu and set up email notifications to stay up to date with changes in their organization.
I start my days flickering through the email notifications I've received from Vainu overnight to see if any new companies match the set of criteria I've set up for a solid sales prospect. If a company has sent out a buying signal that indicates it's now a good time for me as a salesperson to get in touch, I make sure to do so immediately.
Thanks to information from open and public data, Vainu's smart target groups updates automatically as companies' characteristics change.
At Vainu we use Pipedrive CRM. Using our two way integration with Pipedrive CRM (we also integrate with Salesforce Sales Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics and a number of other CRM systems) I can be sure to only prospect solid AND available leads.
By capitalizing on CRM data in my sales prospecting with Vainu, I can filter out companies that are owned by someone in our organization or that have been contacted in recent months. In other words, this helps me get to the most relevant prospects quicker.
Using Vainu's two-way integration with Pipedrive CRM, I can filter companies already in our CRM system that haven't been contacted in recent months.
I don't only use Vainu's portfolio and email notification functions to monitor changes in new prospects. I've also created smart target groups including my current prospects and customers and subscribed to reports with trigger signals from them to stay up-to-date with the most important changes in their organization. This way I can work proactively and act on changes that have an impact on my current sales processes or that indicate that one of my existing customers is eligible for an upsell.
Bonus tip: Thanks to Vainu's Pipedrive integration, it only took me a minute to create a target group with all companies I've closed a deal with. And now, this list updates automatically as soon as I've received a new customer and tagged this in Pipedrive.
Create a smart target groups with all your prospects in just a few seconds thanks to Vainu's integration with Pipedrive CRM.
Before every cold call and ten minutes before every sales meeting I always log on to Vainu and check the company card of the company I'm about to talk to and go through its characteristics. I know that understanding their business and pain points will help me carry out smarter and better tailored conversations - something that increases my chance of closing the deal.
I always start looking for whether a company is using any of the CRM softwares that Vainu integrates with. This one is using Salesforce Sales Cloud - Nice! I'll definitely leverage that in my pitch.
I'm also checking what trigger signals the company has been sending out lately and going through what other technologies the company is using.
For example: If the company is using a Marketing Automation technology, this is valuable information for me as I'm selling an advanced technical solution – even though Vainu is in a different vertical. Companies using Marketing Automation often have a higher level of technical sophistication. Another way to find out roughly how mindful a company is of new technology is through Vainu's digitalization filter.
Whenever I receive an inbound lead or a lead through recommendations, I always check the organization's company card in Vainu and compare its characteristics with our Ideal Customer Profile(s). Even though someone within a company has expressed a clear interest in our tool — for example, through requesting a demo on our site — I want to make sure that the company is a good fit for our organization. Basically, I want to make sure I'm not spending time trying to sell to — or actually selling to — a company that will not receive a clear value from our product. This doesn't benefit either party.
Find a company's latest buying signals, financial figures and get to know what technologies it uses on the Company Cards in Vainu.
About once a month I run all my won and lost cases through Vainu's analyzer function. This way I can quickly see the shared characteristics of these companies and find out what types of companies I've had the highest and lowest hit rate with. Finding out I have five times better hit rate with companies using Marketing Automation than the ones without this technology can help me sharpen my Ideal Customer Profile and focus my sales efforts on companies most likely to put ink on a contract.
Using Vainu Analyzer you can easily find out what characteristics the companies you've closed the last months share. Make sure you spend your sales efforts on the companies that are most likely to convert into paying customers.
Using Vainu's Sales Intelligence Platform as a Business Development Manager at Vainu helps me target the right accounts at the right time. In other words, find and reach out to those prospects who will benefit the most from using Vainu right now.
I've created smart target groups with companies matching my Ideal Customer Profile(s) and stay up-to-date with the buying signals they send out through email and in-app notifications.
Create smart target groups including all my current prospects and customers. Now, I easily stay up-to-date with important changes in their organization.
Always prospect solid AND available leads as I can exclude companies already owned by someone else in our CRM when looking for new accounts to try to sell to.
Finally, before every meeting – face-to-face or online – I always open up the company card of the company I'm about to talk to in Vainu. I know that understanding their business and pain points will help me carry out smarter and better tailored conversations and that this will increase my chance of closing the deal.
Greg works at Vainu.io as Business Development Manager. Likes sports, loves coffee. His sales career began with prospecting for rare pokémon cards on the playgrounds.


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How traditional form and modern technology exist together in Delhi's ISKCON temple
Shiny Varghese
The Indian Express 17 November 2019
Reaching for heaven: Delhi's Radha-Parthasarathi Temple, popularly known as the ISKCON Temple.
There is never an easy way to reach god, and New Delhi's ISKCON temple doesn't take you there directly. You walk through the Krishna Jayanti Park, lined with flowering rain trees, up towards the temple complex, and even then you don't see the entrance till you go around it.
It took 880 tonnes of steel, 5,500 tonnes of cement, 25,000 sq ft of marble, 75,000 sq ft of stone to build the Radha-Parthasarathi Temple, popularly known as the ISKCON (The International Society for Krishna Consciousness) Temple. Sitting on a hill, its red-and-white latticed towers rise high. It sits in the middle of two equally important religious sites, the Lotus Temple, with its modernist twist to the Baha'i faith and the Akshardham temple, which recalls the traditional designs of Gujarat.
When architect Achyut P Kanvinde accepted the commission to design the temple complex in 1993, he was conscious that traditional form and modern technology would exist side-by-side. Kanvinde believed that a temple is not just a sacred space but also where people congregate as a community, and, therefore, the design had to synthesise those needs. This was the time when he was withdrawing from his regular practice at Kanvinde, Rai and Chowdhury. For the temple project, therefore, he set up an independent unit. Sanjay, his architect son, recalls the days he would see Kanvinde reading the voluminous Bhagvad Gita, interpreted by Swami Prabhupada, which was gifted by Gopala Krsna Goswami, of ISKCON, who was at the helm of the project.
The basic requirements included the temple with space for its deities, parikrama and sabha mandaps, with a prasadam hall. There would also be an auditorium, a library, dormitories and a guest house, restaurants and shops. Spread across nearly 2.9 acres, the undulating rocky site was landscaped by architect Ravindra Bhan and his team, with water features and gardens. Stone pergolas and gateways provide the pause spaces on site. Kanvinde, who loved to sketch and doodle, did extensive freehand drawings in his study of the temple shikharas. The project had become an internal journey for him. He didn't believe that philosophical rootedness should take on superficial forms in a building. He once said: "When we don't believe in it ourselves, it's like taking one's great grandfather's clothes in the name of culture."
Architect Ashok Lall in his book on Kanvinde (Achyut Kanvinde Akar; Niyogi Books, 2017) writes: "The decorative motifs and openings formed into the face of the shikhara were to be 'Hinduistic' but need not adhere to the rules of any traditional style. The openings that split the faces of the shikhara at the corners, and the large chaitya (stupa)-like openings, deliberately declare the hollow behind the shikhara face….and the surface rendering of carved red sandstone and white marble insets recalls the frame and infill of brutalism." How then do the abstractions of modernism sit with the literal transformations of history? One finds the answer in Kanvinde's reply to how he sees himself: "I see myself learning, searching. It is a work of art."
This article appeared in the print edition with the headline 'Where the Bells Ring'
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39 Killed As Govt Forces, Jihadists Clash In Syria
A Syrian walks on the rubble of a building following a regime air strike on Ariha town in Syria's last major opposition bastion of Idlib on January 15, 2020. Regime air strikes on Syria's last major opposition bastion killed at least nine civilians Wednesday, striking bustling areas of Idlib city despite a fresh Russian-sponsored truce, a war monitor said.
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Intense fighting between pro-government forces and jihadist-led fighters in Syria's Idlib province killed at least 39 fighters overnight, a war monitor said Thursday.
The violence, which saw air strikes, shelling and ground combat, further buried a ceasefire announced by Russia on Sunday in Idlib, the last major opposition bastion in the country.
Government and allied forces took two villages in their advance towards the key town of Maaret al-Numan, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
According to the Britain-based war monitor, the fighting flared late on Wednesday in areas south of Maaret al-Numan, the key target of the Syrian government's latest military offensive.
At least 22 anti-government fighters were killed, most of them members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group that includes fighters from the former Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria.
Seventeen government troops and allied militia were also killed in the fighting, said Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the Observatory.
He added that government forces were now just seven kilometres (less than five miles) from Maaret al-Numan, a town that was one of the bastions of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
Nearly nine years into the conflict protests against the government are still held in some of the province's towns.
In the city of Idlib itself, 18 civilians were killed in air strikes on Wednesday, shattering the truce brokered by Moscow and rebel backer Ankara.
The fighting has prompted hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes in recent weeks, exposing them to a harsh winter.
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PHOTOS: Regime Air Raids Kill 18 Civilians In Idlib City Despite Truce – Monitor
An aerial view shows a destroyed building following a regime air strike on Ariha town in Syria's last major opposition bastion of Idlib on January 15, 2020. At least 20 other civilians were wounded in the raids that struck a bustling area of Idlib city, capital of the rebel-held province of the same name, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP
Regime airstrikes on a city in Syria's last major opposition bastion killed at least 18 civilians Wednesday, striking bustling areas of Idlib city despite a fresh Russian-sponsored truce, a war monitor said.
The raids hit a vegetable market and repair shops in Idlib, capital of the jihadist-held province of the same name, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The Britain-based monitoring group had earlier reported nine civilians dead and at least 20 wounded but warned that the death toll was likely to rise as many were seriously injured.
It said two children and a rescue worker were among the dead.
A Syrian boy cries as he is evacuated following a regime air strike on Ariha town in Syria's last major opposition bastion of Idlib on January 15, 2020. Regime air strikes on Syria's last major opposition bastion killed at least nine civilians Wednesday, striking bustling areas of Idlib city despite a fresh Russian-sponsored truce, a war monitor said. Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP
The bombardment engulfed several vehicles in the industrial zone, leaving torched corpses of motorists trapped inside, an AFP correspondent said.
One man was seen running towards the site of the attack, slapping his forehead with both hands in despair.
Mustafa, who runs a repair shop in the area, was lucky to escape with his life. He had just left the store to pick up some spare parts.
He told AFP he returned to find the shop destroyed and his four employees trapped under rubble. It was not immediately clear if they had survived.
"This is not the neighbourhood I left two minutes ago!" Mustafa said, tears rolling down his face.
The Observatory also reported dozens of regime and Russian airstrikes in the broader Idlib province, particularly in the southern zone close to regime-held territory.
It said one person had died in the village of Al-Has.
Idlib has come under mounting bombardment in recent weeks, displacing tens of thousands of people in the northwestern province home to some three million.
The United Nations' humanitarian coordination agency OCHA said that since December 1, almost 350,000 people had fled their homes, mainly heading northwards from southern Idlib which has borne the brunt of regime strikes.
A truce brokered this month by regime ally Russia and rebel backer Turkey was in principle to have taken effect from Sunday.
It follows a truce announced in late August, after strikes by the regime and its ally Russia killed some 1,000 civilians in four months, according to the Observatory.
The Damascus government has repeatedly vowed to retake Idlib, which is run by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group dominated by Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate.
Syria's war has killed more than 380,000 people including over 115,000 civilians since it broke out in 2011 with the brutal repression of anti-government protests.
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Three Killed As Suspected Israeli Strike Hits Syrian Airbase
A missile strike on a Syrian airbase that Damascus blamed on Israel killed at least three Iran-backed militiamen, a monitor said on Wednesday.
Four missiles hit the T4 base in Homs province, north of the capital, at around 10:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Tuesday, state news agency SANA reported, blaming the attack on Israel.
It said the strike caused damage but no casualties.
But the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least three Iran-backed militiamen were killed.
It said the strike damaged an Iranian arms depot, two military vehicles and a building still under construction.
Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said the dead were all non-Syrians, adding that Israel was likely behind the attack.
He said both Iranian forces and Russian military advisers were stationed at the base, which has been hit by Israeli forces in the past.
An Israeli army spokeswoman made no comment when contacted by AFP.
The missile strike adds to the growing tension in the Middle East after a US drone killed senior Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in a targeted strike in Baghdad on January 3.
Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Israel has carried out many raids against forces of the Syrian government and its allies, Iran and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
Israel insists it will not allow Syria to become a bridgehead for Iranian intervention in the region.
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Syria Says Defences Activated As 'Aggression' Targets Military Airport
Syrian air defences were activated Tuesday to confront "aggression" directed at a military airport in central Syria, state media said, without specifying the origin of the attack.
"Air defences confronted aggression targeting T4 airport, located in Homs province," north of the capital Damascus, SANA news agency said.
Posted on January 14, 2020 January 14, 2020 Author Rejoice EwodageCategories World NewsTags Military Airport, Syria, Syrian air defencesLeave a comment on Syria Says Defences Activated As 'Aggression' Targets Military Airport
Air Strike Kills Eight Iraq Paramilitaries In East Syria
An airstrike in eastern Syria killed eight fighters of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force overnight, a war monitor said on Friday.
"Unidentified aircraft targeted vehicles and arms depots in the Albu Kamal area, causing a large explosion. At least eight Iraqi Hashed fighters were killed," the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, said.
He said several others were wounded.
Through a spokesman contacted by AFP, the US-led military coalition operating in Syria and Iraq denied carrying out the strike.
Abdel Rahman said three villages in the Albu Kamal area known for housing forces loyal to Tehran have been targeted by drone strikes since Wednesday, causing no casualties.
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The deadly strike comes in a context of spiralling tension between the United States and Iran, much of which has played out in Iraq.
Late last year, a US air strike in Iraq killed 25 Hashed fighters from the Kataeb Hezbollah militia, considered one of the closest to Tehran.
Hashed supporters subsequently stormed the huge US embassy compound in central Baghdad, further escalating the situation.
On January 3, a US strike near Baghdad airport killed Qasem Soleimani, Iran's feared external operations supremo, in one of the Middle East's highest-profile assassinations of recent years.
Also killed in the strike was Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a founder of Kataeb Hezbollah and seen as Iran's man in Iraq.
Tehran has vowed bloody revenge and has so far responded with ballistic missiles on a base in western Iraq housing US and other coalition troops.
Iran claimed the strikes killed 80 people but neither the US nor the Iraqi military reported any casualties.
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Nearly Nine Years Of Conflict In Syria
Iraqi protesters set ablaze a sentry box in front of the US embassy building in the capital Baghdad to protest against the weekend's air strikes by US planes on several bases belonging to the Hezbollah brigades near Al-Qaim, an Iraqi district bordering Syria, on December 31, 2019. Ahmad AL-RUBAYE / AFP
Syria's war began as a peaceful uprising that was swiftly crushed in a regime crackdown. Almost nine years on, more than 380,000 people have died, and millions more have fled.
After Russian President Vladimir Putin — a key ally of Damascus — on Tuesday made a surprise visit to the country, here is a summary of the main events in the conflict:
Revolt to repression
In March 2011, protests break out to demand political change after four decades of repressive rule by the Assad dynasty.
President Bashar al-Assad's regime cracks down on demonstrations but rallies continue.
In July an army colonel who has defected from the military sets up the Turkey-based opposition Free Syrian Army (FSA).
An armed rebellion erupts, with support from western and Arab countries. The rebels seize key territory, including large swathes of third city Homs and a chunk of the ancient city of Aleppo.
Air strikes
In 2012 regime forces step up their crackdown, carrying out bloody operations, notably in the central city of Hama, a bastion of opposition to the Assad regime.
In July FSA fighters launch a battle for Damascus but the government holds firm.
From 2013 regime helicopters and planes unleash air strikes, some of them using barrel bombs, on rebel zones.
The same year Iran-backed Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah confirms it has deployed fighters to back Syrian government forces.
Iran also boosts its support for Assad.
On August 21, 2013, chemical attacks blamed on the regime on two rebel-held areas near Damascus reportedly kill more than 1,400 people. The regime denies the charge.
Then US president Barack Obama pulls back from threatened punitive strikes on Syrian regime infrastructure, instead of agreeing a deal with Moscow that is meant to dismantle Syria's chemical weapons arsenal.
Islamic State group
In June 2014, the jihadist Islamic State group proclaims a "caliphate" over territory it has seized in Syria and Iraq.
In September a US-led coalition launches airstrikes against IS in Syria.
The strikes benefit Kurdish groups, who since 2013 have run autonomous administrations in Kurdish-majority areas.
Kurds join with Arabs to form the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
They oust IS from key areas including the jihadists' de facto capital Raqa in 2017, and then in 2019 their last Syrian holdout, the village of Baghuz.
In October IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is killed during a US special services operation in northwestern Syria.
Russia steps in
In September 2015 Russia launches airstrikes in support of Assad's troops, in a campaign that will prove to be a turning point in the war.
In a string of deadly campaigns, the regime retakes key rebel bastions, from Aleppo in 2016 to Eastern Ghouta in 2018.
US strikes
In April 2017 a sarin gas attack on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhun kills more than 80 people.
US President Donald Trump unleashes missile strikes against the regime's Shayrat airbase.
In April 2018, the US, with the support of France and Britain, launches retaliatory strikes after an alleged regime chemical attack on the then rebel-held town of Douma, near Damascus.
Turkish offensive against Kurds
On October 9, 2019, Ankara launches an offensive targeting Kurdish forces in Syria, whom it brands "terrorists" linked to Kurdish insurgents in Turkey.
It follows Washington's decision to withdraw US forces from the Turkey-Syria border area.
Turkey and its Syrian proxies have since taken a 120-kilometre by 30-kilometre stretch of the border.
Battle for Idlib
Since mid-December, the Syrian regime and its ally Russia have ramped up their bombardments of Idlib province in the northwest, involving ground battles with jihadists and rebels.
Damascus vows to reconquer the region, run by the powerful Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadist alliance, led by Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate.
Posted on January 8, 2020 Author Soonest NathanielCategories featuresTags Beirut, Conflict, Lebanon, SyriaLeave a comment on Nearly Nine Years Of Conflict In Syria
Regime Air Strikes Kill Nine In Northwest Syria
Syrian regime air strikes killed nine civilians in the embattled opposition stronghold of Idlib on Sunday, a war monitor said.
Jihadist-dominated Idlib has come under mounting bombardment in recent weeks, displacing tens of thousands of people in the northwestern region home to some three million.
The regime air raids in the town of Ariha also wounded more than 19 people, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on sources inside the war-torn country.
An AFP correspondent saw a large patch of blood on the road at the site, near a gutted building and the torched remains of two cars.
The remains of the victims lay by the side of the road in plastic body bags.
A ceasefire announced in late August was supposed to stop Russia-backed regime bombardment of the region after strikes killed some 1,000 civilians in four months.
But the Observatory says sporadic bombardment and clashes continued, before intensifying in the past month.
On January 1, missiles fired by regime forces killed nine civilians including five children in a school turned shelter in the town of Sarmeen.
Syria's war has killed more than 380,000 people including over 115,000 civilians since it started in 2011 with the brutal repression of anti-government protests.
In total 11,215 people including more than 1,000 children were reported killed last year, although it was the least deadly year on record since the beginning of the conflict.
Posted on January 5, 2020 Author Soonest NathanielCategories World NewsTags Ariha, Conflict, idlib, Syria, TollLeave a comment on Regime Air Strikes Kill Nine In Northwest Syria
Syria Crisis: Death Toll Hits 380,000 In Almost Nine-Years
Almost nine years of civil war in Syria has left more than 380,000 people dead including over 115,000 civilians, a war monitor said in a new toll Saturday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a network of sources across the country, said they included around 22,000 children and more than 13,000 women.
The conflict flared after unprecedented anti-government protests in the southern city of Daraa on March 15, 2011.
Demonstrations spread across Syria and were brutally suppressed by the regime, triggering a multi-front armed conflict that has drawn in jihadists and foreign powers.
The conflict has displaced or sent into exile around 13 million Syrians, causing billions of dollars-worth of destruction.
The Britain-based Observatory's last casualty toll on the Syrian conflict, issued in March last year, stood at more than 370,000 dead.
The latest toll included more than 128,000 Syrian and non-Syrian pro-regime fighters.
More than half of those were Syrian soldiers, while 1,682 were from the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah whose members have been fighting in Syria since 2013.
The war has also taken the lives of more than 69,000 opposition, Islamist, and Kurdish-led fighters.
It has killed more than 67,000 jihadists, mainly from the Islamic State group and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group dominated by Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate.
The total death toll does not include some 88,000 people who died of torture in regime jails, or thousands missing after being abducted by all sides in the conflict.
With the support of powerful allies Russia and Iran, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has inched his way back in recent years to controlling almost two-thirds of the country.
That comes after a string of victories against rebels and jihadists since 2015, but also his forces being deployed to parts of the northeast of the country under a deal to halt a Turkish cross-border operation last year.
Several parts of the country, however, remain beyond the reach of the Damascus government.
They include the last major opposition bastion of Idlib, a region of some three million people that is ruled by the jihadists of HTS.
An escalation in violence there in recent weeks has caused 284,000 people to flee their homes, according to the United Nations.
In the northeast, Turkish troops and their proxies control a strip of land along the border after seizing it from Kurdish fighters earlier this year.
Kurdish-led forces control the far east Syria, where US troops have been deployed near major oil fields.
Syria's conflict is estimated to have set its economy back three decades, destroying infrastructure and paralysing the production of electricity and oil.
Posted on January 4, 2020 January 4, 2020 Author Ignatius IgweCategories World NewsTags Crisis, SyriaLeave a comment on Syria Crisis: Death Toll Hits 380,000 In Almost Nine-Years
UN Security Council Meets Over Syria
The UN Security Council meet at United Nations Headquarters in New York, on April 13, 2018.
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The UN Security Council will meet behind closed doors on Friday to discuss an uptick in violence in the embattled Syrian opposition stronghold of Idlib, diplomats told AFP.
The meeting — which will begin at 10:00 am (1500 GMT) — comes at the request of Britain and France, with the backing of the United States, the diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Thursday.
Some diplomats hope the session will provide an occasion to discuss the reauthorization of cross-border UN humanitarian aid deliveries to millions of Syrians.
Humanitarian aid currently flows into Syria through UN-designated checkpoints in Turkey and Iraq without the formal permission of the regime in Damascus, but that arrangement expires on January 10.
Last month, Russia and China vetoed a resolution that would have extended those deliveries for a year. Moscow says it will only approve a six-month extension using two checkpoints.
Three million people in the Idlib area benefit from that aid, according to the United Nations.
In a telephone call on Thursday, US President Donald Trump and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed on "the need for de-escalation in Idlib, Syria, in order to protect civilians," the White House said.
On Thursday, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Henrietta Fore called for an "immediate cessation of hostilities in the northwest of Syria."
"We call on those fighting, especially in the northwest, and those with influence over them for the following: stop all attacks on children and services that provide for them, including health and education facilities and water systems," she said in a statement.
According to UNICEF, at least 140,000 children have been displaced in the past three weeks due to fighting in and around Idlib.
Syrian ally Russia announced a ceasefire for Idlib in late August after months of deadly Russian and regime bombardment that killed around 1,000 civilians.
But sporadic clashes and bombardment persisted throughout the autumn before a spike in violence in the past month, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Posted on January 3, 2020 January 3, 2020 Author Ignatius IgweCategories World NewsTags Security Council, Syria, UNLeave a comment on UN Security Council Meets Over Syria
Syria Regime Fire Kills Eight In School Turned Shelter
Land-to-land missiles fired by Syrian regime forces killed eight civilians including four children in a school in northwestern Syria on Wednesday, a war monitor said.
Part of the building in the town of Sarmeen had been turned into a shelter for the displaced, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
In the latest round of violence in Syria's nearly nine-year-old war, regime forces have upped their deadly bombardment of the northwestern opposition bastion of Idlib in recent weeks.
In December alone, the violence pushed some 284,000 from their homes in the jihadist-run region of some three million people, the United Nations says.
The mass movement of people has seen public buildings such as mosques, garages, wedding halls and schools turned into shelters, UN humanitarian agency OCHA says.
Regime ally Russia announced a ceasefire for Idlib in late August after months of deadly Russian and regime bombardment that killed around 1,000 civilians.
But sporadic clashes and bombardment persisted throughout the autumn before a spike in violence in the past month, the Observatory says.
Syria's civil war has killed more than 370,000 people since it started in 2011 with the brutal repression of anti-government protests.
In total 11,215 people including more than 1,000 children were killed during the war last year, although it was the least deadly year on record since the beginning of the conflict.
Posted on January 1, 2020 January 1, 2020 Author Soonest NathanielCategories World NewsTags Beirut, Conflict, idlib, Lebanon, SyriaLeave a comment on Syria Regime Fire Kills Eight In School Turned Shelter
Turkey Says Will Not Withdraw From Army Posts In Syria's Idlib
Turkey will not withdraw from its observation posts in the Syrian rebel bastion province of Idlib which has seen an increase in violence carried out by regime forces supported by Russian airstrikes, the defence minister said.
The posts were established under a September 2018 deal between Syrian regime ally Moscow and Ankara, which backs the rebels, to avert an all-out Syrian government onslaught in Idlib.
President Bashar al-Assad's forces surrounded one of 12 Turkish observation posts in Idlib province on Monday after overrunning nearby areas in a push to take the last opposition holdout, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
"We respect the agreement reached with Russia and we expect Russia to abide by this agreement," Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said in comments published on Sunday on the defence ministry's Twitter account.
"We will by no means empty those 12 observation posts, we will not leave there," Akar said.
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His comments came during a visit, together with top army commanders, to the southern province of Hatay on the Syrian border to inspect Turkish troops on Saturday.
Turkey, worried over a new wave of refugees from the Idlib region, is pressing for a fresh ceasefire deal, as it sent a delegation to Moscow on Monday.
"We are doing what's needed to put an end to this massacre," Akar was quoted as saying by the official news agency Anadolu.
He said Ankara expected Damascus ally Russia to "use its influence on the regime in order to stop ground and air assault" in Idlib.
The latest violence has displaced more than 235,000 people and killed scores of civilians, despite an August ceasefire deal and international calls for a de-escalation.
The Idlib region hosts some three million people including many displaced by years of violence in other parts of Syria.
"As long as this pressure remains in place, it will trigger a new migrant wave and put further burden on Turkey which is already hosting nearly four million Syrian brothers," said Akar.
Around 300 protesters — mostly Syrians living in Turkey — held an anti-Moscow demonstration near the Russian consulate in Istanbul on Saturday against the intensified attacks in Idlib, shouting "murderer Putin, get out of Syria!", referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Libya timetable
Akar's visit to soldiers on the border region comes as Turkey is also readying to send troops to support the UN-recognised government in Tripoli against strongman Khalifa Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army.
"The Turkish Armed Forces are ready for whatever task is given in order to protect our country and people's interests," Akar said.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said Ankara would respond to an invitation from the Libyan national unity government and that the Turkish parliament would vote on a motion to send troops as soon as it returns from recess as early as next month.
Ankara signed in November a security and military cooperation deal with the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) but in order to send troops, parliament needs to vote through a motion as it does for Iraq and Syria.
Anadolu news agency, citing sources in Erdogan's ruling party, reported that the timetable could be brought forward and the motion could be presented to the parliamentary speaker's office on Monday.
The General Assembly could vote the measure in an extraordinary session on Thursday, it said. Parliament is due to return from recess on January 7.
Posted on December 29, 2019 December 29, 2019 Author Soonest NathanielCategories World NewsTags Conflict, Istanbul, Libya, Syria, turkeyLeave a comment on Turkey Says Will Not Withdraw From Army Posts In Syria's Idlib
UN Raises 2020 Budget, To Investigate War Crimes In Syria, Myanmar
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The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a $3.07 billion operating budget which for the first time includes funding for the investigation of war crimes in Syria and Myanmar.
The budget represents a slight increase from 2019's figure of $2.9 billion.
The increase is due to additional missions assigned to the UN Secretariat, inflation and exchange rate adjustments, according to diplomats.
These include the observer mission in Yemen, a political mission established in Haiti, the investigation of crimes committed in Syria since the outbreak of civil war in 2011, and in Myanmar after the 2017 crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority.
For the first time, the budgets for the Syria and Myanmar investigations — which were previously financed by voluntary contributions — will in 2020 be transferred to the UN secretariat's budget and will receive compulsory contributions from the 193 member states.
Russia proposed multiple amendments during negotiations in the Committee on Budgetary Questions meeting and in the General Assembly plenary session.
At each vote, Russia, Syria, Myanmar and their supporters, including North Korea, Iran, Nicaragua and Venezuela, were outvoted. They all stated that they dissociated themselves from references to investigative mechanisms in the adopted resolutions.
Russia said it would examine its future obligatory payments in light of the vote outcome and predicted an increase in the arrears that currently plague the UN's treasury due to countries not paying enough.
Moscow argued Friday the investigative mechanism was illegitimate, while Damascus stressed that it had no mandate from the Security Council.
The UN's operating budget is separate from the annual budget for peacekeeping operations of some $6 billion that is adopted in June.
Posted on December 28, 2019 December 28, 2019 Author Solomon ElusojiCategories World NewsTags budget, Myanmar, Syria, United NationsLeave a comment on UN Raises 2020 Budget, To Investigate War Crimes In Syria, Myanmar
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The Spanish Alliance against poverty gives a proposal to the deputies to reduce the tax evasion
Deputies and members of the EAPN-Spain showing the map of the treasury delivered as offer to reduce the tax evasion. / PHOTO: ONGD's Spanish Coordinator]
The thing is clear: 90.000 million Euros might be collected if we fight effectively against the tax evasion, the tax havens, etc. This is what the Alliance has been trying to make clear in the Congress with the delivery of a "map of the Treasury". This map indicates where they can get the money necessary for the reduction of the deficit and the guarantee of social rights such as the health, education or cooperation for development.
The Spanish Alliance against poverty represents more than 5 million persons. They consider that their efforts are not enough for this situation. According to Jorge Serrano, coordinator of the area of Studies and RRII of Entreculturas and member of ONGD's Coordination, "if the General Budgets 2012 are approved by the announced cuts, million persons, in our country and in the whole world, will have a few pernicious and dramatic consequences".
On the other hand, the Consejo General del Trabajo Social (CGTS) - General Council of Social Work warns about the increase number of persons in risk of exclusion as consequence of these cuts. "The demand for the municipal services has already increased up to 250% in some cases ", emphasizes the president of the CGTS, Ana Lima.
Gabriela Jorquera, from EAPN-Madrid, affirmed that "more than 12.5 million persons in Spain are in risk of poverty and exclusion, plus hundreds of millions of persons who are beneficiaries of the Spanish cooperation which budget is being reduced almost to the half: 47, 6% ".
For that, it is important that this crisis has not been paid by need people. "The fiscal system does not redistribute effectively. Some people are better off with this crisis: the speculation and the banking.
And, if instruments are not created rapidly to avoid the fraud, we will not be able to charge for taxes to most people who are being enriching during the years of crisis" Pablo Martínez concluded, of the Platform 2015 and more.
In the ceremony some organizations were present such as Izquierda Plural, Grupo Mixto, EAJ-PNV, PSOE, UPyD y CiU, which received the offer from the Alliance. "The map of the Treasury" and the fiscal proposals were given to all the parliamentary groups in order to increase the income of the State and to redistribute it in a better way.
The offer delivered in the Congress has comparative information on the capacity of collection of our public Estate with regard to the nearest countries and on the social investment that has assigned in budgets: Spain is far below of the average of the EU in social investment. It should go from the current 22, 7% to 30% of the GDP to reduce this gap.
Also the review of measures has been considered the "fiscal amnesty ", which rewards to defrauders and people with big fortunes. The fiscal amnesty does not help to relieve the disparity of the Spanish fiscal system. Other concrete offers have also been incorporated into the debate on the Budgetary Law.
It is necessary to change the image of the taxes, the socially unacceptable tax evasion, to fight against the fraud with human resources and to carry out a tributary reform for a fiscal and distributive justice
IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO REDUCE IN SOCIAL INVESTMENT
BUT CHARGE THE FISCAL DEBTS TO WHO ARE EVADING
Likewise, they gave the following letter with the map:
The General Budgets are unfair and only for rich people
Measures like the "fiscal amnesty" reward to the defrauders and people with big fortunes and do not help to relieve the disparity of the fiscal Spanish system
Spain is far below of the average of the EU in social investment. It should go from the current 22, 7% to 30% of the GDP to reduce this gap.
The General Budgets of the State commit an outrage against the most vulnerable persons: more than 12.5 million persons in Spain are in risk of poverty and exclusion and some other million persons of beneficiaries of the Spanish cooperation
There are alternatives to the social cuts: to reduce the tax evasion
The Spanish Alliance against poverty rejects the General State Budgets (GSB) for being unfair, disproportionate and unsupportive. The approval of these GSB there would suppose a break of the social and political consensus expressed by the Agreement of State against poverty, signed by all the political forces in 2007. It established in this agreement to achieve that 0,7 % of the RNB for AOD will in 2012 and to assume the objective of the National Program of Reform in which Spain promises to diminish the risk of poverty and exclusion up to reaching a number between 9,1 and 9,2 million persons in risk of poverty and exclusion in the Spanish condition.
The GSB affect brutally in the cut of social investments, and in an unnecessary way, because of the lack of growth in the income of the State. Approximately 40.000 million Euros would be collected, chasing the tax evasion with a level of efficiency similar to the European countries. That means more than the cuts proposed by the budgets. It might be collected 3 times more money than the help reduced for development with a tax to the financial transactions (1.630 M €).
The GSB do not contemplate the best possible alternative to the social cuts: to reduce the tax evasion in the highest salaries which are the principal responsible persons. The Alliance knows how to do it and we will explain it to Ministry very soon.
Members of the EAPN-Spain, dressed in pirate, delivering the map
of the exchequer to the deputies. / PHOTO: EAPN-Madrid
As the major Spanish Alliance of social organizations and development, we demand them that the collection of taxes must be rational and with a distributive justice. We denounce the measure on "fiscal amnesty" that rewards the defrauders and repeat the need to obtain effectively fiscal resources.
We urge Spanish Government to respect his commitment with the fight against the poverty, with the Human Development and with the Aims of the Millennium. In any measure to go out of the crisis the priority must be the persons. These measures must be based on the universal solidarity and the human dignity.
For the Spanish Alliance against poverty a solidary and unfair budgets have to contemplate as minimum the following points:
Commitment to not reduce the AOD to limits lower than in 2009 (0.46 %), increasing it in the next years of a proportional way to the increase of the RNB, and keeping the line of 2015 as commitment to reach 0.7 %.
To make the public expenditure in education to the European average equal, increasing it progressively up to reaching 7 % of the GDP.
The State must dedicate 30 % of GDP to social expense, reducing this way the lack of coordination with the average of the EU.
The State must agree that 30% of GDP goes to social expense, reducing the lack of coordination with the average of the EU.
To keep the sanitary expense similar to the average of the EU 15 (7, 3 % of the GDP).
It is necessary a change: Government has to respect to the citizenship that represents them and guarantee the solidarity, the well-being and the social rights of all persons. We urge Government to answer for the most serious consequences that the disproportionate measures of adjustment will have in million persons under as consequence of "reduction of deficit".
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Robin Yount's Memorabilia Up For Auction
I was contacted on August 1st by SCP Auctions as to whether or not I would help them promote the existence of an auction of personal memorabilia of Brewers legend Robin Yount.
Being my favorite player, I was intrigued of course. The auction is live now and has to be seen to be believed.
This is something to at least check out whether you have the means to participate in the auction or not.
What follows is the press release I was provided.
BASEBALL HALL OF FAMER ROBIN YOUNT'S MEMORABILIA
COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS SCP AUCTIONS' 2016 MID-SUMMER CLASSIC
The two-time American League MVP's awards, milestone baseballs and major league mementos go live on August 3 at scpauctions.com
Laguna Niguel, Calif. (August 1, 2016) – SCP Auctions is extremely proud to announce that it has acquired the personal memorabilia collection of Milwaukee Brewers great Robin Yount. The Hall of Famer's coveted lineup of baseball heirlooms and mementos encompasses more than 70 lots and will hit the online auction block on Wednesday, August 3, at www.scpauctions.com. It features Yount's most prominent items including his Sept. 9, 1992, "3,000th Hit" bat and baseball, his 1976, '82 and '90 Milwaukee Brewers game-worn jerseys, and his autographed 1982 American League Player of the Year Award presented by The Sporting News. In addition, there are several signed, game-used baseballs chronicling milestone hits during the course of his stellar 20-year career with the Brewers.
"We are extremely honored to conduct this auction," said SCP Auctions President David Kohler. "Robin was obviously an incredible baseball player whose many accolades will no doubt excite collectors worldwide who are interested in acquiring a piece of his sought-after memorabilia."
Drafted by the Brewers third overall in 1973, Yount – who was nicknamed "The Kid" – made his MLB debut for Milwaukee in 1974 at the young age of 18 and quickly became the Brewers' starting shortstop. With almost two full seasons as a regular before he turned 20, he broke Mel Ott's longstanding record for most MLB games played as a teenager with 243. He won his first A.L. MVP as a shortstop in 1982 after hitting .331 with 29 home runs and 114 runs batted in before switching to center field where he captured his second league MVP award in 1989 after batting .318 with 21 home runs and 102 RBI. As the owner of 3,142 career hits, Yount had his fair share of diamond successes including a very memorable run to the World Series with the Brew Crew in 1982. Despite losing the Fall Classic four games to three to the N.L. Champion St. Louis Cardinals, Yount batted a phenomenal .414 that included 12 hits, six RBI and an off-the-wall slugging percentage of .621. He was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999, in his first year of eligibility.
Bidding is open to registered bidders only at www.scpauctions.com beginning Wednesday, August 3 and closing on Saturday, August 20. For more information on how to participate, please call 949-831-3700.
So definitely feel encouraged to check it out. I know I will be.
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Brewers On Deck Attendees Announced
List is subject to change but here's the original list as released by the Brewers.
Orlando Arcia (canceled 1/30 due to illness)
Jacob Barnes
Yhonathan Barrios
Michael Blazek
Garin Cecchini
Trent Clark
Clint Coulter
Tyler Cravy (canceled 1/30 due to illness)
Ramon Flores
Matt Garza (added 1/20)
Scooter Gennett (removed 1/26 due a conflict)
David Goforth
Junior Guerra
Adrian Houser
Corey Knebel
Damien Magnifico (canceled on 1/29 due to illness)
Martin Maldonado
Shane Peterson
Michael Reed
Tyler Thornburg
Jonathan Villar (added 1/20)
Tyler Wagner (traded to ARI 1/30)
Coaches/Manager
Craig Counsell
Darnell Coles
Joe Crawford
Derek Johnson
Marcus Hanel
Jason Lane
Ed Sedar
Carlos Subero
Lee Tunnell
Matt Erickson (Timber Rattlers manager)
Don August
Jerry Augustine
Jeff Cirillo (added 1/21)
Rollie Fingers
Jim Gantner
Larry Hisle
Davey Nelson
Ken Sanders (added 1/20)
Gorman Thomas
Greg Vaughn
Paul Wagner (added 1/20)
Robin Yount (canceled 1/22 due to personal conflict)
*UPDATE*
Here is some additional information from the official release about Brewers On Deck:
Advance tickets are $15 for adults and $9 for children 14 and under. Tickets on the day of the event are $20 for adults and $15 for children 14 and under. On the day event, cash is the only accepted form of payment for admittance. A portion of the proceeds from Brewers On Deck will benefit Brewers Community Foundation. Tickets may be purchased at the Miller Park ticket office by calling the Brewers ticket office at (414) 902-4000 or online at Brewers.com/ondeck through Friday, January 29.
Once again, food donations will be accepted through Hunger Task Force. Donations can be dropped off at two main entrances to the Wisconsin Center, located at 4th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, and 4th Street and Wells Street.
Brewers On Deck will feature a number of activities for the entire family. Autographs and photos from Brewers players, coaches and alumni; interactive games in the Kids Area; Q&A sessions and Klement's Main Stage game shows with Brewers players, coaches and broadcasters; vendor booths with baseball memorabilia; Brewers Community Foundation's Treasure Hunt, a 50/50 raffle, live auction and many other activities will all be a part of Brewers On Deck.
During the event, the Brewers will unveil a new book – Explore MKE: Your Neighborhood Our City. The Book is published by SHARP Literacy, Inc. and is sponsored by Brewers Community Foundation and Ryan Braun. It tells the story of two children who share their differing experiences of Milwaukee and are attempting to figure out how they fit in. It also features informational sections that weave together iconic Milwaukee institutions and neighborhood-based landmarks with important themes in common.
SHARP Literacy, Inc. is a non-profit organization that enhances future life success by energizing urban children and motivating them to identify themselves as confident, capable scholars and lifelong learners by inspiring engagement in reading, writing and research through hands on interaction and visual arts.
Details regarding autographs include the following: Recipients of "PREMIER" autographs (players to be announced at a later date) will be chosen through a random selection process. Each fan in attendance will receive one Premier Entry sheet which may be redeemed at the Random Selection area outside the Main Exhibit Hall of the Wisconsin Center. The Premier Entry sheet will be exchanged for a numbered coupon to be entered into the random selection process for any one of the select Brewers players. Coupon distribution will be available at 8 a.m. the day of the event and will continue up to an hour before each designated autograph session. There is no cost for coupons to enter the random selection process; however, those holding winning coupons must pay $25 at the respective autograph stage to collect their player signature. There will be 250 winners for each of the autograph sessions. The winning ticket numbers will be posted at the designated autograph stage no less than 30 minutes prior to each player's session.
Players and staff not included in the PREMIER autograph list will not use the random selection process. Each of these players will sign 250 autographs at prices ranging from free to $10. A schedule of players, their session times, and distribution info will be posted later. The autograph opportunities are for signatures on photo cards provided by the team. For additional information, visit Brewers.com/ondeck.
Autograph proceeds benefit Brewers Community Foundation. Please note that cash is the only acceptable form of payment for autographs. The Brewers cannot guarantee that any player will sign other memorabilia, and personalization of items is solely up to the discretion of each player.
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Brewers Wall of Honor Unveiled Today
The Milwaukee Brewers will formally unveil the "Brewers Wall of Honor" at Miller Park today. The Wall of Honor will commemorate Milwaukee Brewers players that meet a set criteria based on service to the club. A total of 36 former Brewers players will attend today's ceremony, marking the largest single gathering of Brewers alumni in team history, surpassing the 31 players who came in for the final game at County Stadium in 2000.
A private ceremony for inductees, their families and special guests will take place at 4 p.m. and the wall will be available for viewing to the general public beginning at 6:35 p.m. A pregame ceremony honoring the inductees will take place on the field prior to the game.
The Wall of Honor will be a permanent display outside of Miller Park on a wall on the North side of the ballpark. Players on the Wall of Honor will each have a plaque with their photo and a brief synopsis of their playing career. The plaques are designed by Matthews International, designers of the plaques for the National Baseball Hall of Fame as well as the plaques on the Milwaukee Braves Wall of Honor at Miller Park.
Players who meet any of the following criteria while wearing a Brewers uniform will be inducted into the Wall of Honor:
2,000 or more plate appearances
1,000 or more innings pitched
250 appearances as a pitcher
Winner of a major award (MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, or Fireman of the Year)
Manager of a pennant-winning team
Individuals recognized with a statue on the Miller Park Plaza
Members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame who have played for the Brewers
Currently, there are 58 persons who meet the above criteria and will be recognized on the Brewers Wall during the 2014 season. In addition to the 58 members of the inaugural class, there are seven active players in Major League Baseball that meet the criteria. Upon retirement, players who meet the criteria will be added to the Wall of Honor.
A total of 38 honorees are scheduled to attend the event six honorees will be represented by family members. The complete list of players who will grace the Brewers Wall of Honor at the unveiling ceremony today is as follows (attendees subject to change, those who will be present for the event are in BOLD, those who will be represented by a family member at the event are in ITALICS and those not able to attend the event are in PLAIN text):
Sal Bando
Chris Bosio
Johnny Briggs
Jeromy Burnitz
Mike Caldwell
Bill Castro
Jeff Cirillo
Jim Colborn
Cecil Cooper
Chuck Crim
Rob Deer
Cal Eldred
Mike Fetters
Moose Haas
Darryl Hamilton
Teddy Higuera
John Jaha
Geoff Jenkins
Harvey Kuenn
Sixto Lezcano
Pat Listach
Mark Loretta
Davey May
Bob McClure
Paul Molitor
Don Money
Charlie Moore
Jaime Navarro
Dave Nilsson
Ben Oglivie
Dan Plesac
Darrell Porter
Kevin Seitzer
Allan H. "Bud" Selig
Richie Sexson
Ben Sheets
Ted Simmons
Jim Slaton
B.J. Surhoff
Don Sutton
Jose Valentin
Fernando Viña
Pete Vuckovich
Bill Wegman
Bob Wickman
Note: John Axford, Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder, Yovani Gallardo, J.J. Hardy, Corey Hart and Rickie Weeks are the seven active players that, as of today, qualify for induction into the Wall of Honor following their retirement. Active players closing in on the thresholds include Jonathan Lucroy and Carlos Gomez.
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AUDIO: Bob Uecker, Robin Yount, Rollie Fingers from Uecker's Statue Dedication Earlier Today
Rollie Fingers on a different kind of relationship with Bob Uecker…
https://mlblogsbrewernation.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/4-25-14_fingers.mp3
Robin Yount shares a story from his playing days that gives you an insight into Uecker away from the microphone…
https://mlblogsbrewernation.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/4-25-14_yount1.mp3
And here's Ueck himself with his sharp wit, and at his self-depracating best about the statue, the honor, and more…including where he thinks his next statue will go…
https://mlblogsbrewernation.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/4-25-14_uecker.mp3
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Brewers On Deck to Feature Over 50 Players, Alumni, Coaches, Broadcasters
BREWERS ON DECK, PRESENTED BY TIME WARNER CABLE, TO INCLUDE OVER 50 PLAYERS, COACHES, BROADCASTERS & ALUMNI
Free Admission to All Fans in 2014; Food Donations Accepted through Hunger Task Force
Nearly thirty Milwaukee Brewers players plus a host of alumni, coaches, front office executives and broadcasters are scheduled to participate in Brewers On Deck, presented by Time Warner Cable, which is set to take place on Sunday, January 26 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Wisconsin Center.
Admission to this year's Brewers On Deck is free of charge. Tickets are not required for the event. Food donations will be accepted through the Hunger Task Force (peanut butter is requested by the Hunger Task Force, in particular). Donations can be dropped off at two main entrances to the Wisconsin Center, located at 4th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, and 4th Street and Wells Street. Players, coaches and alumni scheduled to attend include (all subject to change):
Jeff Bianchi
Hiram Burgos
Marco Estrada
Mike Fiers
Yovani Gallardo
Tom Gorzelanny
Sean Halton
Donovan Hand
Jim Henderson
Brandon Kintzler
Kyle Lohse
Hunter Morris
Jason Rogers
Logan Schafer
Kevin Shackelford
Rob Wooten
Ron Roenicke
Mike Guerrero
Garth Iorg
Rick Kranitz
Johnny Narron
John Shelby
Broadcasters (3)
Dave Nelson
Brewers On Deck will feature a number of activities for the entire family. Autographs and photos from Brewers players, coaches and alumni; interactive games in the Kids Area; Q&A sessions and game shows with Brewers players, coaches and broadcasters; vendor booths with baseball memorabilia; Brewers Community Foundation's Treasure Hunt and many other activities will all be a part of Brewers On Deck.
Details regarding autographs include the following: Recipients of "PREMIER" autographs (players to be announced next week) will be chosen through a random selection process. Each fan in attendance will receive one Premier Entry sheet which may be redeemed at the Random Selection area outside the Main Exhibit Hall of the Wisconsin Center District. The Premier Entry sheet will be exchanged for a numbered coupon to be entered into the random selection process for any one of the select Brewers players. Coupon distribution will be available at 8 a.m. the day of the event and will continue up to an hour before each designated autograph session. There is no cost for coupons to enter the random selection process; however, those holding winning coupons must pay $10 at the respective autograph stage to collect their player signature. There will be 250 winners for each of the autograph sessions. The winning ticket numbers will be posted at the designated autograph stage no less than 30 minutes prior to each player's session.
Players and staff not included in the PREMIER autograph list will not use the random selection process. Each of these players will sign 250 autographs at prices ranging from free to $10. A schedule of players, their session times, and distribution info will be posted next week. The autograph opportunities are for signatures on photo cards provided by the team; the Brewers cannot guarantee that any player will sign other memorabilia. For additional information, visit Brewers.com/ondeck.
Fans also have the opportunity to enter to win autographs from their favorite players via a #BrewersOnDeck Vine & Instagram contest, which runs through Monday, January 20. The details can be found here: http://brewers.mlblogs.com/2014/01/07/win-an-autograph-from-your-favorite-brewers-player-at-brewers-on-deck/
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Brewers 14 in '14 All-Fan Giveaway Schedule
All bobbleheads and t-shirts of the 14 all-fan giveaways for the 2014 regular season have been announced. Enjoy.
Sunday, April 27th – Carlos Gomez bobblehead commemorating his Gold Glove Award
Sunday, May 11th – Kyle Lohse bobblehead
Friday, June 13th – T-SHIRT
Sunday, June 15th – Vintage Brewer bobblehead
Sunday, June 29th – Scooter Gennett (UPDATED!)
Friday, July 11th – T-SHIRT
Sunday, July 27th – Fans Choice bobblehead – WINNER ANNOUNCED 2/10/2014: Jim Henderson
Friday, August 8th – T-SHIRT
Sunday, August 10th – Chorizo bobblehead – in a Cerveceros jersey (first Chorizo since '07)
Friday, August 22nd – T-SHIRT
Sunday, August 24th – Jean Segura bobblehead
Sunday, September 14th – Robin Yount in a 1974 uniform
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A Letter From Chairman and Principal Owner Mark Attanasio
Dear Brewers Fans:
On behalf of everyone at the Brewers organization, from players and coaches to the front office staff, I want to thank you for your unwavering support this year. In spite of the disappointing season, you once again demonstrated why you make up the most loyal fan base in all of baseball. More than 2.5 million fans attended games at Miller Park in 2013–a number that gave us our seventh straight season of reaching that milestone, one that was not achieved by five of the teams participating in this year's Postseason.
The 2013 season was a challenge for all of us, both on and off the field. As I stated when my ownership group purchased the Brewers in 2005, one of our primary objectives was to raise expectations for the entire club. In recent years, the team has played meaningful games late in the season, but this year we obviously fell short of that goal.
We started the spring with significant promise, with an intact lineup–one that had led the National League in runs scored in 2012–as well as a returning core of the pitching staff, fueled by the addition of free agent Kyle Lohse. However, this was not our year. We struggled through injuries, a difficult month of May, and then the disappointment of Ryan Braun's suspension. Yet the team refused to quit. We welcomed an influx of young talent from our Minor League system and played our best baseball after the All Star Break by winning games at a .529 clip. Our starting pitchers recorded baseball's fourth-best ERA over the final 81 games, and our offense featured key contributions from a mix of youth and veterans. While these are among the reasons we believe that 2014 holds promise, none of us is content to define success by second-half performance.
We are undergoing a thorough review of our baseball operations and will continue to incorporate new methods and strategies in evaluating and developing talent. There are many paths to improvement and success, and we plan vigorously to pursue all of them. We know we need to do better. At the same time, we believe that many of the pieces are already in place to field a competitive team in 2014. With the emergence of Carlos Gomez and Jean Segura as All Stars, the arrival of young players with high talent ceilings, and healthy seasons from key veterans, our returning offense shows real promise. The resurgent pitching staff was bolstered by a much-improved bullpen and a stable rotation. Finally, we were delighted to see Carlos Gomez become the Brewers' first Gold Glove honoree since Robin Yount won the award in 1982.
Off the field, we continue to focus on delivering the best fan experience in all of baseball while working to give back to the community that has given so much to us. Among our achievements, we include a participation level of 100% of players in Brewers Community Foundation (BCF) outreach efforts. In 2013, BCF raised a total of $2.8 million, which benefited 200 not-for-profit organizations in the State of Wisconsin. Additionally, we distributed $10 food-and-beverage vouchers to all fans in August and offered many promotions throughout the year. We recognize that we have an ongoing obligation to provide you with an organization that always puts the fans first.
When I reread some of my letters to you from the end of prior seasons, the one constant promise I made was to deliver an organization that works daily to earn your respect. When we don't meet our own or your expectations, we redouble our efforts. We are already hard at work preparing for exciting baseball at Miller Park throughout the 2014 season.
Go Brewers!
Mark Attanasio
Chairman and Principal Owner
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