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Policy Corner: The Budget Battle Ahead
By Suzanne Bates March 27 ,	2019
Budget,	Featured,	Policy Corner	One Comment
Analysis: Preview of the budget battle ahead
Democrats are gearing up for an intra-party squabble about how to close the $3.7 billion two-year budget deficit.
This year's budget battle won't be Democrats vs. Republicans, but rather progressive Democrats vs. moderate Democrats. Unfortunately, the disagreement isn't over whether to raise taxes or cut spending, but rather which taxes should go up.
During last year's gubernatorial campaign, Gov. Ned Lamont promised he would not increase the income tax. Having already reneged on a promise not propose tolls on cars, Lamont seems inclined to stick to his plan to avoid raising the income tax, and instead raise revenue by expanding the sales tax, and by adding a host of other smaller taxes on things like plastic bags and vaping.
But Lamont's campaign pledge not to raise income tax rates puts him firmly at odds with the progressive wing of his party.
New Capital Gains Tax
The members of the progressive caucus in the House have signaled their reluctance to expand the sales tax to include many services, and instead have proposed increasing the income tax on high earners. They also reject Lamont's proposal to eliminate the Gift Tax, even though Connecticut is the only state to levy this tax.
The progressive caucus also wants to add a separate rate for capital gains income and increase that over the top income tax rate of 6.99 percent.
At a press conference in February, Rep. Josh Elliott said high-income earners would not leave because of another tax increase.
"There's this perpetuation of this idea that Connecticut is over-taxed, that people are leaving and that we're suffering under this economic malaise," he said.
Elliott promised the progressive caucus would vote "as a bloc" when it comes to the budget.
Ignoring the signs
Elliott and other progressives seem determined to ignore the outmigration Connecticut is experiencing, which has included many high-income earners. This migration has left the state lagging behind the rest of the nation in economic growth and has had a negative impact on home values.
The state's lack of economic growth hurts low- and middle-income residents the most. Connecticut has among the worst income inequality in the country – and while Elliott and other progressive Democrats propose higher taxes and more income redistribution to reduce the gap, it is really adding jobs and lowering the cost of living that would help close the gap.
At the press conference, Elliott pointed to a 2014 Department of Revenue Services tax incidence report, which showed that the poor are most hurt by Connecticut's high taxes. What he didn't mention was that the study shows both the out-of-pocket costs paid by poor residents and also the economic costs of high taxes, which are found in the higher cost of rent, food, utilities, as well as the cost of fewer jobs.
Pension Liabilities
Progressives also fail to mention that almost all the revenue raised by the tax increases of the past decade have been swallowed up by the state's giant pension liabilities.
While it would make sense for the progressive caucus to push back on a pension system that has produced over a thousand pensions over $100,000 a year – because shouldn't that money be going to the state's poor? – they don't, because many in the progressive caucus are also firmly aligned with the state's public sector unions, who are determined to protect the pensions of their members, no matter the size.
Spending Cap, Volatility Cap
There is a silver lining, in that both Lamont and the Progressive Caucus are limited somewhat to how much more they can spend by the newly implemented constitutional spending cap and by the volatility cap – which must now be written into the bond covenants when the state issues debt.
The volatility cap says that when tax revenue from estimated and final payments exceed $3.15 billion, the excess must be transferred to the Budget Reserve Fund.[1]
The spending cap limits how much more the legislature can spend over Lamont's budget, since his budget for 2020 is only $900,000 under the cap, and his 2021 budget is $73.2 million under the cap.[2] To spend over the capped amount, three-fifths of the legislature would have to vote for an emergency declaration, which seems unlikely to happen.
After Lamont proposed the budget last month, the power to shape the budget moved to the General Assembly. Legislators on the Appropriations Committee will craft a spending plan, then the Finance Committee will be asked to come up with a way to pay for the spending.
Two years ago the Appropriations Committee could not come to an agreement on how much to spend. That isn't expected to happen this year, but the battle could shift to the Finance Committee, where progressives and moderates may have a hard time coming to an agreement.
Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney and House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz will then have to corral their caucuses internally to find a tax and spending plan that works for the majority of their members.
With the progressives playing an outsized role in both the House and Senate this year, it remains to be seen if they'll come up with a plan Lamont will be willing to sign.
[1] OLR Backgrounder: Connecticut's Volatility Cap, January 29, 2018. 2018-R-0041 https://www.cga.ct.gov/2018/rpt/pdf/2018-R-0041.pdf
[2] Office of Policy and Management Budget Documents, p. A4. https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/OPM/Budget/2020_2021_Biennial_Budget/GovBud_FY2020-21_Final.pdf?la=en
Suzanne Bates
Ken Boudreau
Great piece, as always.
When will the voters of Connecticut wake up to the reality of falling home prices, zero job growth, and the out migration of the very people who pay the taxes? And when will the voters realize that the any increase in taxes will not help resolve the state's income inequality or fix the latest budget crisis but rather will be dumped into the maw that is the public sector union pension plan? It's time for voters to stop believing what the Democrat leadership is telling them and start looking at reality.
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The sunset here has been awesome. If you've checked out our Picasa photos you may have realized how often we grab the camera as the sun is displaying its radiance. It's just so hard to resist. I have to say though that this night was amazing. The Cristo statue is a great reminder of why we are here and we have a great view from our home. This night the sunset was the perfect setting and again a great reminder of why we live. The second photo is added just so you can see how awesome the spotlight was.


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import re
import sys
from lxml import etree
from lxml.builder import E
from jnpr.junos import jxml as JXML

class _RpcMetaExec(object):

    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    # CONSTRUCTOR
    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    def __init__(self, junos):
        """
        ~PRIVATE CLASS~
        creates an RPC meta-executor object bound to the provided
        ez-netconf :junos: object
        """
        self._junos = junos

    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    # get_config
    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    def get_config(
        self,
        filter_xml=None,
        options={},
        model=None,
        namespace=None,
        remove_ns=True,
        **kwargs
    ):
        """
        retrieve configuration from the Junos device

        .. code-block:: python

           dev.rpc.get_config()
           dev.rpc.get_config(filter_xml='<system><services/></system>')
           dev.rpc.get_config(filter_xml='system/services')
           dev.rpc.get_config(
               filter_xml=etree.XML('<system><services/></system>'),
               options={'format': 'json'})
           # to fetch junos as well as yang model configs
           dev.rpc.get_config(model=True)
           # openconfig yang example
           dev.rpc.get_config(filter_xml='bgp', model='openconfig')
           dev.rpc.get_config(filter_xml='<bgp><neighbors></neighbors></bgp>',
                            model='openconfig')
           # custom yang example
           dev.rpc.get_config(filter_xml='l2vpn', model='custom',
                        namespace="http://yang.juniper.net/customyang/l2vpn")
           # ietf yang example
           dev.rpc.get_config(filter_xml='interfaces', model='ietf')
           # ietf-softwire yang example
           dev.rpc.get_config(filter_xml='softwire-config', model='ietf',
                              namespace="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-softwire",
                              options={'format': 'json'})

        :filter_xml: fully XML formatted tag which defines what to retrieve,
                     when omitted the entire configuration is returned;
                     the following returns the device host-name configured
                     with "set system host-name"

        .. code-block:: python

           config = dev.rpc.get_config(filter_xml=etree.XML('''
               <configuration>
                   <system>
                       <host-name/>
                   </system>
               </configuration>'''))

        :options: is a dictionary of XML attributes to set within the
                  <get-configuration> RPC; the following returns the device
                  host-name either configured with "set system host-name"
                  and if unconfigured, the value inherited from
                  apply-group re0|re1, typical for multi-RE systems

        .. code-block:: python

           config = dev.rpc.get_config(filter_xml=etree.XML('''
                        <configuration>
                            <system>
                                <host-name/>
                            </system>
                        </configuration>'''),
                 options={'database':'committed','inherit':'inherit'})

        :param str model: Can provide yang model openconfig/custom/ietf. When
                model is True and filter_xml is None, xml is enclosed under
                <data> so that we get junos as well as other model
                configurations

        :param str namespace: User can have their own defined namespace in the
                custom yang models, In such cases they need to provide that
                namespace so that it can be used to fetch yang modeled configs

        :param bool remove_ns: remove namespaces, if value assigned is False,
                function will return xml with namespaces. The same xml
                returned can be loaded back to devices. This comes handy in
                case of yang based configs

        .. code-block:: python

           dev.rpc.get_config(filter_xml='bgp', model='openconfig',
                        remove_ns=False)
        """

        nmspaces = {
            "openconfig": "http://openconfig.net/yang/",
            "ietf": "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-",
        }

        rpc = E("get-configuration", options)

        if filter_xml is not None:
            if not isinstance(filter_xml, etree._Element):
                if re.search("^<.*>$", filter_xml):
                    filter_xml = etree.XML(filter_xml)
                else:
                    filter_data = None
                    for tag in filter_xml.split("/")[::-1]:
                        filter_data = (
                            E(tag) if filter_data is None else E(tag, filter_data)
                        )
                    filter_xml = filter_data
            # wrap the provided filter with toplevel <configuration> if
            # it does not already have one (not in case of yang model config)
            if (
                filter_xml.tag != "configuration"
                and model is None
                and namespace is None
            ):
                etree.SubElement(rpc, "configuration").append(filter_xml)
            else:
                if model is not None or namespace is not None:
                    if model == "custom" and namespace is None:
                        raise AttributeError(
                            'For "custom" model, ' 'explicitly provide "namespace"'
                        )
                    ns = namespace or (nmspaces.get(model.lower()) + filter_xml.tag)
                    filter_xml.attrib["xmlns"] = ns
                rpc.append(filter_xml)
        transform = self._junos.transform
        if remove_ns is False:
            self._junos.transform = lambda: JXML.strip_namespaces_prefix
        try:
            response = self._junos.execute(rpc, **kwargs)
        finally:
            self._junos.transform = transform
        # in case of model provided top level should be data
        # return response
        if model and filter_xml is None and options.get("format") != "json":
            response = response.getparent()
            response.tag = "data"
        return response

    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    # get
    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    def get(self, filter_select=None, ignore_warning=False, **kwargs):
        """
        Retrieve running configuration and device state information using
        <get> rpc

        .. code-block:: python

           dev.rpc.get()
           dev.rpc.get(ignore_warning=True)
           dev.rpc.get(filter_select='bgp') or dev.rpc.get('bgp')
           dev.rpc.get(filter_select='bgp/neighbors')
           dev.rpc.get("/bgp/neighbors/neighbor[neighbor-address='10.10.0.1']"
                       "/timers/state/hold-time")
           dev.rpc.get('mpls', ignore_warning=True)

        :param str filter_select:
          The select attribute will be treated as an XPath expression and
          used to filter the returned data.

        :param ignore_warning: A boolean, string or list of string.
          If the value is True, it will ignore all warnings regardless of the
          warning message. If the value is a string, it will ignore
          warning(s) if the message of each warning matches the string. If
          the value is a list of strings, ignore warning(s) if the message of
          each warning matches at least one of the strings in the list.

          For example::

            dev.rpc.get(ignore_warning=True)
            dev.rpc.get(ignore_warning='vrrp subsystem not running')
            dev.rpc.get(ignore_warning=['vrrp subsystem not running',
                                        'statement not found'])

          .. note::
            When the value of ignore_warning is a string, or list of strings,
            the string is actually used as a case-insensitive regular
            expression pattern. If the string contains only alpha-numeric
            characters, as shown in the above examples, this results in a
            case-insensitive substring match. However, any regular expression
            pattern supported by the re library may be used for more
            complicated match conditions.

        :returns: xml object
        """
        # junos only support filter type to be xpath
        filter_params = {"type": "xpath"}
        if filter_select is not None:
            filter_params["source"] = filter_select
        rpc = E("get", E("filter", filter_params))
        return self._junos.execute(rpc, ignore_warning=ignore_warning, **kwargs)

    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    # load_config
    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    def load_config(self, contents, ignore_warning=False, **options):
        """
        loads :contents: onto the Junos device, does not commit the change.

        :param ignore_warning: A boolean, string or list of string.
          If the value is True, it will ignore all warnings regardless of the
          warning message. If the value is a string, it will ignore
          warning(s) if the message of each warning matches the string. If
          the value is a list of strings, ignore warning(s) if the message of
          each warning matches at least one of the strings in the list.

          For example::

            dev.rpc.load_config(cnf, ignore_warning=True)
            dev.rpc.load_config(cnf,
                                ignore_warning='vrrp subsystem not running')
            dev.rpc.load_config(cnf,
                                ignore_warning=['vrrp subsystem not running',
                                                'statement not found'])
            dev.rpc.load_config(cnf, ignore_warning='statement not found')

          .. note::
            When the value of ignore_warning is a string, or list of strings,
            the string is actually used as a case-insensitive regular
            expression pattern. If the string contains only alpha-numeric
            characters, as shown in the above examples, this results in a
            case-insensitive substring match. However, any regular expression
            pattern supported by the re library may be used for more
            complicated match conditions.

        :options: is a dictionary of XML attributes to set within the
                  <load-configuration> RPC.

        The :contents: are interpreted by the :options: as follows:

        format='text' and action='set', then :contents: is a string containing
            a series of "set" commands

        format='text', then :contents: is a string containing Junos
            configuration in curly-brace/text format

        format='json', then :contents: is a string containing Junos
            configuration in json format

        url='path', then :contents: is a None

        <otherwise> :contents: is XML structure
        """
        rpc = E("load-configuration", options)

        if contents is None and "url" in options:
            pass
        elif ("action" in options) and (options["action"] == "set"):
            rpc.append(E("configuration-set", contents))
        elif ("action" in options) and (options["action"] == "patch"):
            rpc.append(E("configuration-patch", contents))
        elif ("format" in options) and (options["format"] == "text"):
            rpc.append(E("configuration-text", contents))
        elif ("format" in options) and (options["format"] == "json"):
            rpc.append(E("configuration-json", contents))
        else:
            # otherwise, it's just XML Element
            if contents.tag != "configuration":
                etree.SubElement(rpc, "configuration").append(contents)
            else:
                rpc.append(contents)

        return self._junos.execute(rpc, ignore_warning=ignore_warning)

    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    # cli
    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    def cli(self, command, format="text", normalize=False):
        rpc = E("command", command)
        if format.lower() in ["text", "json"]:
            rpc.attrib["format"] = format
        return self._junos.execute(rpc, normalize=normalize)

    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    # method missing
    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    def __getattr__(self, rpc_cmd_name):
        """
        metaprograms a function to execute the :rpc_cmd_name:

        the caller will be passing (*vargs, **kvargs) on
        execution of the meta function; these are the specific
        rpc command arguments(**kvargs) and options bound
        as XML attributes (*vargs)
        """

        rpc_cmd = re.sub("_", "-", rpc_cmd_name)

        def _exec_rpc(*vargs, **kvargs):
            # create the rpc as XML command
            rpc = etree.Element(rpc_cmd)

            # Gather decorator keywords into dec_args and remove from kvargs
            dec_arg_keywords = [
                "dev_timeout",
                "normalize",
                "ignore_warning",
                "filter_xml",
            ]
            dec_args = {}
            for keyword in dec_arg_keywords:
                if keyword in kvargs:
                    dec_args[keyword] = kvargs.pop(keyword)

            # kvargs are the command parameter/values
            if kvargs:
                for arg_name, arg_value in kvargs.items():
                    arg_name = re.sub("_", "-", arg_name)
                    if not isinstance(arg_value, (tuple, list)):
                        arg_value = [arg_value]
                    for a in arg_value:
                        if not isinstance(
                            a,
                            (bool, str, unicode) if sys.version < "3" else (bool, str),
                        ):
                            raise TypeError(
                                "The value %s for argument %s"
                                " is of %s. Argument "
                                "values must be a string, "
                                "boolean, or list/tuple of "
                                "strings and booleans." % (a, arg_name, str(type(a)))
                            )
                        if a is not False:
                            arg = etree.SubElement(rpc, arg_name)
                        if not isinstance(a, bool):
                            arg.text = a

            # vargs[0] is a dict, command options like format='text'
            if vargs:
                for k, v in vargs[0].items():
                    if v is not True:
                        rpc.attrib[k] = v

            # now invoke the command against the
            # associated :junos: device and return
            # the results per :junos:execute()
            return self._junos.execute(rpc, **dec_args)

        # metabind help() and the function name to the :rpc_cmd_name:
        # provided by the caller ... that's about all we can do, yo!

        _exec_rpc.__doc__ = rpc_cmd
        _exec_rpc.__name__ = rpc_cmd_name

        # return the metafunction that the caller will in-turn invoke
        return _exec_rpc

    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    # callable
    # -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    def __call__(self, rpc_cmd, **kvargs):
        """
        callable will execute the provided :rpc_cmd: against the
        attached :junos: object and return the RPC response per
        :junos:execute()

        kvargs is simply passed 'as-is' to :junos:execute()
        """
        return self._junos.execute(rpc_cmd, **kvargs)

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Division: T30 Hansot @ NCCA Youth Date: 04/22/12 Played at: Bracher Elementary (NCCA Ground) Umpires: Dhrumil Patel (Entourage) Toss: NCCA Youth and elected to field Hansot: 173 /9 in 30 overs(Ronny 15, Vajid 10, Moiz 9, Nasim 9, Rizwan 18, Rahil 35, Sidiq 42 | NCCA Youth Bowling: Jayanth 1/21, Sunny 1/20, Govind 2/15, Sunil Kumar 4/22) defeated NCCA Youth: 156 for 9 in 30 overs(Jayant 22, Vinay Suri, 23, Rootvij 10, Govind 28, Sunil Kumar 22 | Hansot Bowling: Vajid 1/24, Nasim 1/30, Moiz 3/25, Siddique 1/27, Ronny 1/21) Match Report: The NCCA Youth team started of in style claiming 5 quick wickets of Hansot, thanks to some quality bowling by Jayant, Sunny and Govind. But Rizwan, Rahil and Sidiq pulled back and raised the score to 172. In response NCCA Youth got off to a good start, thanks to Jayant and Vinay who played very sensibly as the situation demanded. But their getting out in quick succession slumped the scoring rate, there was some good batting by Govind and Sunil supported by the Young ladsRootvij, Tamin, Sunny, Srijith (Jingu) and Zuhayer. That was not enough to sail through and we lost by 17 runs. Good job by Hansot who pulled this win very well!! Great work by NCCA Youth who showed what they are capable of. Some highlights of Youths capability include: a. A stunning catch by 12 year old Srijith (Jingu) on the boundary line to send off T20 centurion Moiz this was followed by another catch by him at Covers b. Sunny, Rootvij, Shreejit generating good pace. Srijith, Zuhayer bowling some quality spin c. There were two sixers one by Rootvij and one by Sunny which cleared the park by a distance Kudos NCCA Youth....way to go!!


What did Katie actually do?
I've just received a very quirky looking business card from someone at work about a new range of jewellery. Yes a lot different from the new Links or van cleef and arpels lines but this new and upcoming jewellery designer is a must see for all those quirky jewellery buffs out there! And who wants to have the same pieces anyway?!
Miniature cake slices, razors, scissors and skull earrings are just some of Katie's first pieces in her range KATIE DID THIS.


Six years and about twenty hours ago we had no clue that this day would happen.
In fact, it was the Saturday night before. We hadn't entirely unpacked from our trip to Orlando — where we had volunteered as staff for our annual youth group international convention for which we volunteer every year. socKs's doctor said she could fly that week — and why not? She still had at least four more weeks to go. And we're certainly not the type to be early for anything! We had, however, gone to Home Depot — so we could finally paint the baby's room. Something we wanted to do before he or she was born. (We still didn't know.) We had taped up the molding already, getting prepared for a long day ahead of us for painting. Oh — and shopping for essentials. No way in hell we would be that frazzled couple who wasn't prepared.
Sunday went slightly differently than planned.
I'm not quite sure how much of it I remember vividly, how much of it was a sleep-deprived blur, and how much of it was a euphoric high. What I do remember was that (a) I got an amazing parking space right next to the hospital in downtown DC, and (b) several hours later I was a Dad. I even was able to cut the umbilical cord! It was a movement so meaningful and precise — something that just came naturally to me. Just as naturally as our Saturn SC-1 slid into that parking space on New Hampshire Avenue, NW betweem Washington Circle and I Street.
And now he's six. Can you believe that? Six.
He shares his age with the name of a character played by Jenna von Oy.
At first I couldn't imagine him changing nearly as much as he did in his first trip around the sun. But every year he simply doesn't cease to amaze me. Sure — he gets on my last nerve at times. He certainly tires out his parents. But he's also become this — this person. A lot of the time he just gets it. He certainly has a sense of humor not unlike that of myself and socKs. He can be quite the serious little man at times. And at other times? He can have fun — whether with others or by himself.
Six years! He's been on this earth longer than that "Two and a Half Men" show. And hopefully he'll remain so for much, much longer.
Happy birthday, Av. Thanks for raising us well. Keep up the good work.
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Happy Birthday Avi, you cutie!
You sound like incredible parents who are enjoying their kids. Hope you celebrate it!


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The Dawson Society
The Christopher Dawson Society for Philosophy and Culture is an incorporated association founded to encourage lay Christian engagement with contemporary philosophical and cultural issues. The Society takes its name from Christopher Dawson, the great English historian of the 20th century who throughout his work saw the world of spiritual belief "as the dynamic element in history and as a real world-transforming power." It is the hope of the founders that in some small way the Dawson Society may uphold and continue the work of its namesake. The Dawson Society is based in Perth, Western Australia and hosts regular lectures and other cultural events. You can read more about the Dawson Society at http://dawsonsociety.com.au/about/
Top 10 Christopher Dawson Society - Audio Library Episodes
Catholic Public Life in Hard Times; An Augustinian Response - Renee Kohler-Ryan
What is a Catholic person to do in the face of so much turmoil in public life? Should we retreat, or should we respond by entering more fully into the public square? St. Augustine of Hippo was perpetually preoccupied with such questions. This presentation will explore some of what he has to say, and some of what we can learn from him, about maintaining a spiritual life while becoming involved in matters of public concern. Renee Kohler-Ryan is trained in philosophy and is the Dean of the School of Philosophy and Theology, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney. She has a forthcoming book on the thought of St. Augustine and contemporary philosopher, William Desmond, on moral and political philosophy. She teaches in areas of Catholic Thought including Philosophy of the Human Person, Moral Philosophy, and Philosophy of Art. She is writing a book on the Catholic Imagination, to be considered by Catholic University of America Press.
"Dreaming with Demons" - Matt Tan
Abstract: We often associate sloth with laziness, but is it possible for a culture to be productive and still be slothful? In this talk, Dr Matthew Tan explores how Sloth is arguably the most pervasive of the deadly sins first by understanding it by its original name, the vice of Acedia. Taking its cue from the writings of the desert father, Evagrius of Pontus, the talk would take a deep dive into what the vices do to the life of monastic virtue, and how acedia acts as a spiritual opiate whose affects are more than just spiritual. It will end by looking at how monastic practice can give us clues into providing new responses to this ancient vice. Bio: Dr Matthew Tan is the private secretary of Bishop Tony Randazzo in the Archdiocese of Sydney, and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in a Theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia. He received his doctorate in Theology from the Australian Catholic University and his License in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He is the author of two books, the most recent of which is "Redeeming Flesh: The Way of the Cross with Zombie Jesus". He runs the blog "the Divine Wedgie" on the Patheos Catholic blog channel, and will soon be launching his theological side project "AwkwardAsianTheologian.com".
"I Sleep But My Heart Wakes" - Dr Philippa Martyr
Dreams form the flipside of human consciousness: they are perennially fascinating and unpredictable. They have shaped history, art, culture, science, and religion in countless ways. Christianity accepts them as sometimes divinely inspired, but early psychology saw them as 'the royal road to the unconscious', or as a primordial soup of symbolism. So what are dreams? Why do we have them? Do Christians dream of Biblical sheep? And what attention – if any – should we pay to them?
Who Is my Neighbour? Refugees and Dignity of the Human Person' - Anthony Krohn
Anthony Krohn has practised in administrative law since 1990, as a solicitor from 1990 to 1997, and as a barrister from 1997 to the present. He has appeared in many refugee and migration cases in the Federal Circuit Court, the Federal Court and the High Court of Australia, and the Supreme Court of Nauru. His migration and refugee practice has also taken him to the High Court of Australia - in its original and also its appellate jurisdictions - and to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
The Duty to Disagree: Recovering the Art of Moral Disagreement - Scott Stephens
This Speaker's Forum featured a presentation of a paper entitled "The Duty to Disagree: Recovering the Art of Moral Disagreement" by Scott Stephens, editor of the ABC Religion & Ethics blog, and co-host of the Radio National show 'The Minefield' with Waleed Aly.
How Religious Belief leads to Violence - Fr Mark Baumgarten
In the face of atheist critiques many believers seek to downplay the relationship between religion and violence. In contrast the work of acclaimed thinker Rene Girard suggests a more complex relationship than is often assumed, one that challenges modern assumptions about human nature and which proposes new significance for Judeo-Christian revelation.
Holding Fast through Stormy Waters - Professor John Haldane
06/20/16 • 109 min
John Joseph Haldane is a Scottish philosopher, commentator and broadcaster. He is a papal adviser to the Vatican and is credited with coining the term Analytical Thomism. He is himself a Thomist in the analytic tradition. Haldane is associated with The Veritas Forum and is the current chairman of the Royal Institute of Philosophy.
John Haldane spoke for the Dawson Society in Perth in 2016 on the topic of "Holding Fast through Stormy Waters".
Complicity and Cooperation in Evil - Dr Helen Watt
From the spheres of business to medicine we are often tempted with cooperating with morally evil actions in order to save our jobs and careers.Sometimes these decisions can even be legitimate, but sometimes too we simply cannot choose to perform actions that will make us cooperators with evil. With a special emphasis on the medical fields, Dr Helen Watt explores moral dilemmas as we ask "How do good people contribute to a culture of death"
The New Evangelisation: How to Be a Hobbit - Dr Conor Sweeney
Evangelisation is not activism. It has nothing to do with the techniques, programs, and lobbying that defines social and political activism. Instead, it has everything to do with the witness of one who lives and embodies a kind of feeling, tasting, and savoring relationship with the faith they profess.
To evangelize effectively, is to be a hobbit: it is to embody the small way, the long way, the slow encounter, the deep abiding. It is to first receive faith as a culture and practice of love, to be immersed and transformed here, and only then to offer this faith to the world as an act of love. "For the time will soon come when Hobbits will shape the fortune of all".
Healing the Wounds of Sexual Abuse in the Church - Dr Theresa Burke
The sexual abuse crisis has polarised the Church, and injured us all. Those who have survived clerical and other sexual abuse need the Church's healing power, but they are often alienated and unwelcome because they are seen as troublemakers. Innocent people scandalised by the crisis also need the Church's healing power, but they are sometimes unable to forgive the victims for coming forward. So how can we bridge this apparently unbridgeable gap? This presentation will examine the impact of sexual abuse on the individual, the impact of trauma, and how we as a Church - all of us - can begin to help restore to victims their full dignity in Christ. It will also describe Grief to Grace, a new sensory-based model for healing sexual abuse that follows the Sorrowful Mysteries."

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Electronic dance music has gotten too safe. Somebody needs to come in and shake things up before the genre becomes swallowed up in a haze of corporate machinations and twirling glow sticks. Sluggo is the antihero EDM desperately calls for. The Phoenix-based artist, producer, and C.E.O. of Ultragore Recordings makes violent, visceral, and vicious dubstep; embracing everything from heavy metal to first person shooters, he taps into a guttural edge and pulls out dark grooves so staggering you can't help but move. With knives sharpened and guns blazing, Sluggo stands on the cusp of another electronic revolution.
Sluggo has been honing his skills from a young age. In high school, after visiting one underground party, he started to DJ. From there, he spent countless hours learning synthesis and became one of the early purveyors of the North American dubstep scene along with Excision and Borgore. In 2010, he founded Ultragore Recordings and released his single "I Get Violent" on Beatport.
Since then, he's had 29 releases and 52 songs come out under the Ultragore banner as well as music from Helicopter Showdown, Liquid Stranger, Torqux, Bare, and many more. He's also managed to reach the coveted Beatport Top 5 multiple times. Further branching out, he even created an official remix for deathcore stalwarts Iwrestledabearonce. However, his world changed in 2011 with a song entitled "Dark Crystal".
Sampling the 1982 film of the same name, the track remains emblematic of Sluggo's distinct alchemy of dubstep and gritty soundscapes. Legendary Korn singer Jonathan Davis heard "Dark Crystal" and instantly became a fan. He contacted Sluggo and invited him on tour with Korn and began collaborating with him on his J Devil project.
On the other end of the spectrum, "Get Gorey" takes a cue from the classic game Doom and blasts out a flurry of fiery synths. Then, there's "Our Wrath" [Featuring Nerd Rage], which engages a pure metallic stomp. Live, these songs can either make audiences move or mosh, and the artist assaults every stage with uncontainable energy.


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UF teams with company to advance gene therapy treatments
A biotechnology company has raised $30 million to advance gene therapy treatments developed at the University of Florida Powell Gene Therapy Center. The funding also will help UF Health researchers bring a novel form of gene therapy to patients with Pompe disease, a rare form of muscular dystrophy.
The involvement of the company, Audentes Therapeutics Inc., should help scientists speed potential treatments to the patients who need them most, said Barry Byrne, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Powell Gene Therapy Center and a professor of pediatrics in the UF College of Medicine, who is collaborating with the company on Pompe disease studies. Eventually, the research generated from this collaboration could lead to additional gene therapy treatments for other congenital muscular diseases, Byrne said.
"The ability to have a commercial sponsor for a scientific program allows our discoveries to be developed into real products that will help people," Byrne said. "And that is really the goal."
In gene therapy, doctors use harmless viruses as a vehicle to shepherd corrective genes into the body. Once there, these genes compensate for the faulty ones causing disease.
Byrne's team has already conducted safe and effective gene therapy studies in human patients with Pompe disease. Now, with the help of Audentes, scientists are testing what they hope will be a more effective vector for delivering corrective genes.
UF researchers pioneered the use of adeno-associated viruses to transport therapeutic genes safely into the body. Now, Byrne and colleagues are using a new form of the virus, AAV-9, to conduct gene therapy on Pompe disease patients.
Earlier trials showed that another vector, AAV-1, was safe and produced positive results when used to transport corrective genes into patients. But because AAV-1 could not penetrate the central nervous system, the therapy only affected the areas of the body where the genes were injected, improving only some aspects of a patient's disease. AAV-9, on the other hand, can deliver genes not only to affected muscles and organs, but also into the more difficult-to-reach central nervous system. If successful, researchers potentially could provide patients with a single-dose treatment that corrects the disease throughout the body, Byrne said.
In addition to UF, the company also is teaming with Harvard Medical School, the University of Washington and Boston Children's Hospital on a gene therapy program for X-linked myotubular myopathy, another inherited muscular disease.
"This collaboration exemplifies our goal of putting the patient first by taking basic research and seeing it all the way into improving care for patients — an essential part of our strategic plan," said David S. Guzick, M.D. Ph.D., UF senior vice president of health affairs and president, UF Health.
"This financing is a tremendous step forward for the development of new potential treatments for patients affected by very serious orphan muscle diseases," said Matthew R. Patterson, president and CEO of Audentes, in a written statement. "I'm delighted to have the opportunity to work with such a fantastic group of people who share our vision for success in bringing these therapies to patients."
Barry Byrne, David S. Guzick, Matthew R. Patterson, Powell Gene Therapy Center


Can you remember the days when apples, oranges and potatoes were sold loose at the supermarket? Perhaps even with a bit of soil still clinging to them – proof that they were once grown in the ground. You could take your time choosing the best looking bananas that would be perfectly ripe in a couple of days.
The level of packaging on fruit and vegetables in the supermarkets these days seems insane. Is a bag around a bunch of bananas really necessary, or clingfilm around a cucumber? When did packaged fruit and vegetables become the norm for supermarkets, and who's bright idea was it?
While it is still possible to select some fresh produce yourself, this is not true of all fruit and veg varieties. It's more likely that you'll see multiple varieties of tomatoes packaged up in trays with plastic coverings rather than being able to smell and choose your own.
Why Is Fruit and Vegetable Packaging Used?
Not all packaging is equal, and there are many instances where there's a very valid reason for manufacturers and retailers to package their goods.
Packaging protects the contents from external sources of heat, moisture, odours and in some cases light. A thin layer of plastic also protects against the multiple hands and vehicles that produce passes through and ensures that no nasty bacteria or germs infect the produce.
A lot of produce has a very short shelf life. Cucumber is a particularly fragile and without the plastic wrap they're often found in, they would lose a huge amount of moisture and only last for three days on the shelf. With the plastic wrap their shelf life is extended to 14 days – who knew!
Produce that is packaged up is less susceptible to handling damage that often occurs with loose fruit and vegetables thus leading to less waste. Grapes and berries are a particularly good example. Without being packaged into a punnet loose grapes and berries can easily escape from the shelf and go to waste or squashed to a pulp: good for my wine; less good for my afternoon snack.
The transparency and origin of our food is becoming more and more important. Packaging often provides a better surface area for labels to be applied. The labels can then provide more information about where the produce has been sourced from and the company involved in their production. This is particularly relevant for organic or sustainably sourced produce.
Packaging also allows labels to be to attached to the produce. This helps with stock rotation and being able to discount products when they are nearing the end of life.
Sometimes there is just no valid reason for packaging. A single orange packaged in plastic simply so that a label can be added to the item seems quite ridiculous. As consumers who vote with our wallets, we should apply common sense at all times and make informed choices.
Modern society is increasingly being designed for convenience. Sliced fruit and pre-cut vegetables packaged in plastic bags or plastic cups are popping up on shelves everywhere. It's convenient, but is it really saving shoppers that much time and effort? If you have the time and the facilities, it's much better to buy whole fruit and slice/prepare it yourself at work or home.
Planning meals in advance and doing a weekly grocery shop will also help. It should avoid the need to buy convenience produce and thus reduce the total required packaging.
Much of the packaging used for fruit and vegetable produce is recyclable and will have the green triangle on the label. The same applies to the plastic punnets for berries and cardboard moulds for tomatoes and avocados. Prioritise buying produce in recycled or recyclable packaging over plastics and those that can't be recycled.
Don't forget to put the packaging in the recycle bin when you're at home, else all your good work will have been in vain.
Where possible, buy loose products that don't have any packing. For these types of products it's also possible to reuse the plastic and paper bags to hold the produce. In some cases you may even be able to bring bags with you. This is generally favoured at farmers' markets to help the stall holders keep their costs down.
I'll admit, I'm very adverse to packaging on fruit and vegetables. I will happily take the extra time to pick single pieces of fruit and vegetables from the baskets at the supermarket. I don't even mind when the cashiers give me the evil eye as they try to round up all the apples dancing on the conveyor belt.
However, I've perhaps been a little too hasty in my judgment. It seems that there are some valid reasons for using packaging. That doesn't apply to putting 20 single grapes in a cup though, that's just madness.
Even with these valid reasons for fruit and vegetable packaging we don't have to agree with it or like it. Thankfully, we have the power to find ways to buy products that have less packaging than others while still being able to enjoy the fabulous food that the packaging is designed to protect.
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Робер I Стари (; (* 1011; † 21 март 1076, Fleurey-sur-Ouche) е от 1032 г. 1-ви херцог на Бургундия и от 1040 до 1060 г. граф на Оксер. Той е родоначалник на Старата Бургундска династия

Живот
Той е син на Робер II, крал на Франция (996 – 1031) от династията Капетинги и на Констанца Арлска (* 986; † 1034), дъщеря на Вилхелм I от Прованс († 994), граф на Арл, и Аделхайд Анжуйска († 1026).

След смъртта на баща му през 1031 г. майка му го фаворизира за негов наследник на трона, но през 1032 г. Констанца и Робер са победени от по-големия му брат Анри I. В замяна на загубата Анри I дава на Робер I през 1032 г. Херцогство Бургундия.

Фамилия
Първи брак: през 1033 г. с Хелие от Семюр († сл. 1055), дъщеря на господар Дамас I от Semur-en-Brionnais. Двамата имат пет деца:
 Хуго (* 1034, † 1059), убит в битка
 Хайнрих (* 1035, † 1070), който се жени през 1056 г. за Сибила от Барселона и има три сина:
 Хуго I (1057 – 1093), 2-ри херцог на Бургундия, който наследява дядо си Роберт
 Одо I (1058 – 1103), 3-ти херцог на Бургундия, който наследява Хуго
 Хайнрих (1066 – 1112), който чрез женитба с Тереза, инфантка на Леон и Кастилия, получава графство Португалия и става родоначалник на първата династия на Португалия, Португаската Бургундска династия.
 Робер (1040, † 1113 отровен), женен за Сибила от Сицилия, регент на Сицилия
 Симон (1044, † 1088)
 Констанца (* 1046, † сл. 1093), ∞ с граф Хуго II от Шалон, ∞ с крал Алфонсо VI от Леон

Втори брак: с Ерменгарда († 1076), дъщеря на граф Фулко III от Анжу и вдовица на граф Готфрид II от Gâtinais. Те имат дъщеря:
 Хилдегарда (* 1050, † сл. 1120) ∞ с херцог Вилхелм VIII от Аквитания

Източници
 Jean Richard, Les ducs de Bourgogne et la formation du duché du XIe au XIVe siècles, Société Les Belles Lettres, Paris, 1954.

Херцози на Бургундия
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Стара Бургундска династия

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Desert Animals Names List With Pictures
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70 mammalian species, 90 species of birds, 100 species of reptiles, and several species of spiders, scorpions, and other smaller forms of life, call the sahara desert their home. The list below includes pictures and scientific names of trees found in the desert biome.
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We are not so interested on the animals that live on deserts instead of that we talk more about the animals living on jungles.
Desert animals names list with pictures. Indian bustard, blackbuck and wild cat are few species which are fast vanishing in other parts of india but can be. Animals and plants live in diverse climatic conditions of deserts (hot and cold), jungles, oceans, etc. Along with descriptions of these popular desert plants, pictures and their scientific names will help identify the best ones to grow in your yard.
The various desert animals and plants are adapted to survive in adverse climatic conditions.the animals of the great thar desert include numerous species of reptile, desert scorpions, mongoose, red fox, chinkara and falcons. The desert animals list given below presents some interesting facts about these hardy xerocoles. The most popular is the atacama, located in the north of the country.it is the most arid desert in the world.
Desert animals for kids with pictures and facts. For an authentic desert garden. We start by looking at the kings and queens of camouflaging.
List of desert animals for kids. Deserts & desert animals (scroll down to see the animals!) deserts are regions in which very little rain falls. Click on any of the animals below to learn more about it!
However, these sahara desert animals learned to adapt well to the harsh environment of the region. The tibetan plateau blocks precipitation coming in from the indian ocean. Desert ironwood tree (olneya tesota) one of the most impressive small desert trees is the ironwood tree.
To make a realistic attempt at desert gardening one needs to know the desert plants to use. And we are looking at some of the inhabitants of the driest and hottest places on earth! There is a great diversity in the flora and fauna of earth.
Everybody loves animals, keeping them as pets, seeing them at the zoo or visiting a farm…. Let's look in more detail at common desert plants. Special bodies for special circumstances help keep creatures like the camel and the meerkat alive and well in habitats and conditions that seem inhospitable.
The animals that have adapted to the wild and hot climate in the desert are generally tough and masters at preserving. This list of birds of the sonoran desert includes all bird species endemic to the sonoran desert, and related areas; Deserts are some of the least hospitable places on earth, deterring man and the majority of animal species found across the globe.
Desert animals survive in some of the most brutal of earths environments with amazing physical adaptions. Learn animal names with different types of animals and useful list of animals with pictures. The sand cats are indigenous to central asia, the middle east, and north africa deserts.
An exhaustive list of the animals in the sahara desert. The best desert trees (with pictures and names) here are some of the most popular desert trees. This article has a list of some of the most common plants that grow in the desert biome.
The animals of the desert are called "xerocoles". They all need full sun and can tolerate partial shade but they need at least 6 hours of full sun. 10 desert animals with brilliant survival adaptations.
See more ideas about desert animals, animals, sonoran desert. Desert plants names and pictures. You can find several deserts in chile.
It is made up of three species which are splendens engelms, breviflora hendrickson and campanulata henrickson. (a few species listed are only native and have a larger continental range).they are retrieved from the list of birds of yuma county, arizona, though not exclusively. Check out the official skyenimals.
We will head to the rainforest, the arctic areas, the deep sea, and the desert in order to find these animals. They were listed as near threatened in 2002, but by 2016 they were moved to least concern. The sand cat is the only cat species living in the desert.
A to z list of animals that live in the desert. The world's deserts are harsh, inhospitable places. Each of our animal facts pages covers a range of topics about that animal, including their diet, habitat, breeding patterns, their physical characteristics, unique personality traits and behaviors and more.
Plants that grow in the desert names and pictures: Desert ecosystem desert biome images of desert desert pictures desert animals and plants desert plants plant pictures animal pictures bingo pictures. The sahara desert is the largest hot desert in the world and the third largest desert (area wise) falling right after antarctica and the arctic.
Various desert plants with their picture and name. Desert plants list with pictures and facts. The climatic and geographical conditions makes it one of the very harsh and inhabitable regions on the planet.
This literally means "dry" and "to inhabit" in greek. The sahara desert has extreme living conditions for the animal kingdom. Animal names vocabulary with pictures learning animals names list animal's names vocabulary using pictures and list of animal names.
The fifth largest desert in the world, it spans some 500,000 square miles in northern china and southern mongolia. However, necessity is the mother of invention and nature makes sure it is remarkable. When the rainfall in the area exceeds the annual average, a natural known phenomenon occurs.
So, let's have a look on those animals those who spend their tough life on dry deserts. They are found across the globe and they include terrestrial animals as well as aquatic, aerial, and arboreal animals. Also their is a list of animal names.
Animals can be classified by different basic categories as follows: Know about these animals and do your part in preserving them for the future generations. Animal adaptations for living in the desert.
The very best camouflaging animals. This english lesson you will learn the vocabulary for names of various animals using pictures words. The gobi is a rain shadow desert:
Some of the most surprising and impressive animal. But unfortunately many other animals remain unknown to the humans. The ocotillo, known as fouquieria splendens also has many other names such as candlewood, coachwhip, desert coral, jacob cactus, jacob staff, and vine cactus.
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I am proud to announce I have just released my own free online game! I have been working on this game for a VERY long time. In fact I started the specifications over 25 months ago and testing started over a year ago and now we are finally ready and have just opened the doors to people of the public..............phew!
You take on the role of a ruler of a city in the middle ages, build up your infrastructure, setup trades, connect roads and build up your military for expansion. The game is TOTALLY free and was designed so that you do not need to spend much time per day on it, a few minutes is enough and is orientated more towards mature players rather than kids.
The game is very "community" orientated, meaning that it revolves around being part of a group or in this case a "clan". Several other forums have shown interest and are already setting up their own groups in the game, so it will get VERY interesting VERY fast.
If you guys plan to create your own clan, then i suggest to select the same country and locate there.
Please be patient, we are still in beta, so there is several additions on the way still especially GRAPHICS and DESIGN (which is why there is no screen shots), if you have any ideas or suggestions you can post those in the game forums.
Aarlcen39, hello and welcome to P&PG. The best advice I could give at this time would be to get a hold of Farcaster. He is the site Administrator and would probably like to get some more information about you and your game. Good luck.
I see cplmac beat me to the suggestion. Not surprising, though, our moderators have their fingers on the pulse of pnpg, which is why this site is so great.
Hello and welcome to the boards, Aarlcen 39. I'll be checking out your game, shortly. Thanks for sharing it with all of us.


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Microsoft Launches Encarta DVD-ROM Reference Suite 98
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Clivina janae is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Scaritinae. It was described by Kult in 1959.

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Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
© Max Ernst / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Papillons (Butterflies)
65.1 × 81 cm (25 5/8 × 31 7/8 in.) framed: 75.6 × 91.6 × 3.2 cm (29 3/4 × 36 1/16 × 1 1/4 in.)
Gift of Collection Société Anonyme
Influenced by Surrealism's emphasis on unconscious or automatic procedures for art-making, Max Ernst developed frottage, a drawing technique in which canvas or paper is laid over a textured material and rubbed with a pencil to create a spontaneous, irregular surface. Ernst's Papillons and La forêt (2002.15.21) both employ grattage, a variation on this rubbing technique that employs oil paint. In Papillons, after placing the canvas over a rough surface and covering it with multiple layers of paint, Ernst scraped away the outermost layers to reveal an arrangement of butterfly forms. La forêt is part of a series of forest images from the late 1920s, most of which include a solar disc and a bird trapped among branches. The dark forest was a popular image in nineteenth-century German Romantic art, and it was adopted by the Surrealists as a metaphor for the imagination.
Julien Levy Galleries, New York, to 1937; Katherine Dreier, 1937–41; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Henrietta Means, "Surrealism and near Abstract: Blobs of Color, Unrecognizable Objects Are Shown at Art Gallery," Charleston Evening Post (September 5, 1946).
Ernst Max, Max Ernst: Beyond Painting and Other Writings by the Artist and his Friends (New York: Schultz, 1948), Comp. cit.
Collection of the Société Anonyme: Museum of Modern Art 1920 (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1950), 114.
William S. Lieberman, Max Ernst, exh. cat. (New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1961), Comp. cit.
Helmut R. Leppien and Carola Giedion-Welcker, Max Ernst, exh. cat. (Cologne, Germany: Wallraf-Richartz Museum, 1962), Comp. cit.
Max Ernst, Ecritures (Paris: Gallimard, 1970).
Werner Spies, Max Ernst, Das Innere Gesicht, exh. cat. (Hanover, Germany: Kestner-Gesellschaft, 1970), Comp. cit.
Max Ernst: Gemaldge, Plastiken, Collagen, Frottagen, Bucher, exh. cat. (Stuttgart, Germany: Wurttembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, 1970), Comp. cit.
Uwe M. Schneede, Max Ernst (New York: Praeger, 1973), Comp. cit.
Diane Waldman, Max Ernst: a Retrospective, exh. cat. (New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1975), Comp. cit.
Werner Spies, Max Ernst: Oeuvre-Katalog, 6 vols. (Cologne, Germany: M. DuMont Schauberg, 1975–1976).
Pontus Hulten, Max Ernst, exh. cat. (Paris: Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 1975), Comp. cit.
Edward Quinn, Max Ernst (Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1977), Comp. cit.
Max Ernst, exh. cat. (Berlin: Berlin Nationalgalerie, 1979), Comp. cit.
Wulf Herzogenrath, Max Ernst in Köln: Die Rheinische Kunstszene bis 1922, exh. cat. (Cologne, Germany: Kunstverein, 1980), Comp. cit.
Max Ernst, exh. cat. (Saint-Paul, France: Fondation Maeght, 1983), 69, Comp. cit.
Robert L. Herbert, Eleanor S. Apter, and Elise K. Kenney, The Société Anonyme and the Dreier Bequest at Yale University: A Catalogue Raisonné (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1984), 269, no. 260, ill.
Norbert Nobis, Max Ernst: das Graphische Oeuvre, exh. cat. (Hanover, Germany: Sprengel Museum, 1990), Comp. cit.
Max Ernst, das Rendezvous der Freunde, exh. cat. (Cologne, Germany: Museum Ludwig, 1991), Comp. cit.
William A. Camfield, Max Ernst: Dada and the Dawn of Surrealism (New York: Prestel Publishing, 1993), Comp. cit.
Max Ernst, exh. cat. (Milan: Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, 1996).
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery's complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
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Taxi, private-hire car firms can approach LTA to allow drivers to make deliveries on 'limited trial basis'
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Delivery drivers waiting to pick up orders at Prime Now. (Photo: Gaya Chandramohan)
By Amir Yusof @AmirYusofCNA
10 Sep 2018 04:37PM (Updated: 10 Sep 2018 05:03PM )
SINGAPORE: Taxi companies and private-hire car operators interested in allowing their drivers to perform courier services on a limited trial basis can approach the Land Transport Authority to discuss such a possibility, Senior Minister of State for Transport Janil Puthucheary said in Parliament on Monday (Sep 10).
Responding to a question by MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC Ang Hin Kee, Dr Puthucheary said that LTA will work with operators to assess the feasibility of a trial as well as ensure there is minimal impact on the availability of taxis and private-hire cars for commuters.
LTA will also work to ensure that the necessary conditions are in place to safeguard commuter interests during such trials, such as making sure that the vehicles have the appropriate third-party insurance coverage, said Dr Puthucheary.
Under current regulations, taxis and private-hire cars are meant to carry passengers for hire and reward, and should not be used for the conveyance of goods for reward without the LTA's prior approval.
"This is to ensure that taxi and private-hire cars remain available to provide point-to-point services for commuters," said Dr Puthucheary.
Drivers found violating those rules may have their vocational licenses revoked, he added.
To date, however, LTA has not found any driver who has violated those rules, said Dr Puthucheary.
"LTA will actively enforce against such offences and will not hesitate to take firm action against the perpetrators," he added.
Source: CNA/am(aj)


To keep all you lovely festival goers from hunger pangs, we have some wonderfully tempting food & drink on offer during the Festival.
Where food is available (see Event pages) it will be served from one hour before the start of the event.
Like Mole, little ones will wriggle with curiosity to see what's inside our delightful lunch boxes.
And better still, they can take them with them as they head out to explore.
We'll also have adult snacks and soft drinks so all you need to do is grab your little adventurers and head down to Withymead.
Food will be served between 11.30 and 2pm.
Tea, coffee and cakes will be available all day.
Pasadena Roof Orchestra night is party night and we have gorgeous Sharing Platters to help you dine cabaret style with both meat and vegetarian options.
Order at the Bar for delivery to your table.
Delicious and perfectly balanced so you'll still be light on your feet as you take to the dancefloor.
As a Lightyear's treat we'll be serving delicious bowls of lamb or vegetarian tagine with couscous or slices of hot pepperoni or veggie pizza for those of you who's Friday night won't be Friday without pizza.
We hope you're ready for some fantastic music and great food!
Treat yourself to a delicious light lunch and relax after Crime Fiction Queen, Val McDermid's high octane tales.
We will be serving smoked salmon lunch or quiche salad together with tea, coffee and cake.
Soul food to match a Soul Supremo.
You won't want to miss one moment of Mica Paris's tribute to jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald.
Sit back and enjoy the music and let us keep hunger pangs at bay.
Last but not least, we have plenty of liquid refreshment, from soft drinks, to bubbly, finest West Berks Brewery Ale, and plenty more! Delicious snacks will also be available at events.
Our thanks to all the local businesses that have supported the Festival with food and drink supplies: Goring Grocer, Goring Butcher, Vicars, Westholme Stores, West Berks Brewery, Rupert Belcher, Welch & Co.


Pity poor Bulgaria. It has the lowest GDP per capita of the entire European Union (around $7,300). It has lost over 19% of its population from its 1988 peak. It is now struggling through the latest European financial crisis with a series of revolving governments, low economic growth and an unemployment rate that today is still over 11%.
So when Bulgarians voted on Sunday to elect yet another government, they did do so with the same kind of ennui that's marked so many of the country's recent, frequent elections and a sense of hopelessness as the country's youngest, brightest minds look to Germany, London and elsewhere for work.
Borissov is the leader of the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB, Граждани за европейско развитие на България), and his main opponent is the Coalition for Bulgaria (Коалиция за България), which is essentially a wider version of the center-left. Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP, Българска социалистическа партия).
The Bulgarian Socialists won enough seats in the last election in May to form a governing coalition with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS, Движение за права и свободи), a liberal party that represents ethnic Turks and other Muslims.
Among the mounting problems that the government faced was the collapse of Bulgaria's fourth-largest bank earlier this summer, Corporate Commercial Bank, which froze the accounts of 200,000 Bulgarians. Protests against the government last year failed to result in any substantive change.
Bulgarians voted Sunday to elect all 240 members of the unicameral National Assembly (Народно събрание), and early results indicated that four new groups would enter the parliament, doubling the number of parties from four to eight.
In fourth place, however, is a potential coalition partner for GERB, the Reformist Bloc (Реформаторски блок), formed in December 2013 as a liberal electoral bloc that, like GERB, lies on the center-right, that won attention in May's European parliamentary elections when it won one of Bulgaria's seats. Together, GERB and the Reformist bloc will hold nearly 45% of the seats in the National Assembly, depending on whether another small group, the Alternative for Bulgarian Development, remains above the 4% threshold needed for winning seats.
The good news is that after months of uncertainty, Bulgaria has a new government.
After losing power in July 2009 just months after the global financial crisis, prime minister Sergei Stanishev and the center-left Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP, Българска социалистическа партия) and its allies triumphed in the parliamentary elections earlier this month over his successor, Boyko Borissov and the center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB, Граждани за европейско развитие на България).
So within two election cycles, Bulgarians have swung from the left to the right and, having indicated their dissatisfaction with both, are turning to a modified center-left government, with Oresharski, a former finance minister leading a semi-technocratic government supported by the Bulgarian Socialists and the third-largest party in Bulgaria's parliament, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS, Движение за права и свободи), a liberal party that represents ethnic Turks and other Muslims.
Oresharski served as finance minister in Stanishev's previous government from 2005 to 2009 in a career that's spanned working in Bulgaria's finance ministry since the early 1990s. As finance minister, he worked to lower the Bulgarian corporate tax rate to 10% in 2007 and then followed up with a flat-tax rate of 10% on all personal income in 2008.
Right-wing government defeats leftists in election, only to preside over more painful economic effects of eurozone crisis, continued European recession and painful budget cuts and tax increases.
Left-wing government returns back to power in second election despite unenthusiastic electorate that has begun looking for more radical alternatives.
So after blazing into office after the July 2009 elections with a landslide victory, prime minister Boyko Borissov and his center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB, Граждани за европейско развитие на България) clawed their way to a narrow plurality of the vote over former Sergei Stanishev and the center-left Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP, Българска социалистическа партия), which governed from 2005 to 2009.
Bulgaria's electorate turned out in lower numbers than at any time since Bulgaria emerged from the Iron Curtain in 1989.
Maybe that's fitting, because Bulgaria's electorate is also smaller than at any time since the 1980s — its 7.5 million population has dropped by about 1.5 million people in the past quarter century. Bulgaria's actually in decent fiscal shape for the time being — its public debt is low (only about 18% of GDP) and its budget deficit is below 2% of GDP. But in just about every other way, Bulgaria is in deep trouble.
As a perennial contender with Romania as the poorest nation in the European Union, Bulgaria's shrinking population, rising unemployment, flatline GDP growth (the economy just barely grew in 2012) and rising energy costs have left Bulgarians suffering some of the worst effects of Europe's ongoing recession. A wiretapping and eavesdropping scandal had already plagued Borissov's government throughout the campaign before the discovery of 350,000 fake ballots in the lead-up to the election that have also left Bulgarians with little confidence in either major party to address what amounts to an existential challenge for Bulgaria.
GERB won 30.53% of the vote to just 26.65% for the Bulgarian Socialists, which translates into 12 greater seats for GERB than the Bulgarian Socialists (98 to 86), but it's a far cry from the 22% gap between the two parties that had left GERB with a nearly three-to-one advantage (117 to 40) in Bulgaria's 240-seat, unicameral National Assembly (Народно събрание).
Although GERB will technically be the largest bloc in the National Assembly, Stanishev (pictured above) seems likely to return as prime minister in a coalition with the third-largest party, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS: Движение за права и свободи), an economically liberal party that represents ethnic Turks and other Muslims and that has indicated it would support the Bulgarian Socialists. Together, however, the two parties would have just 119 seats, two short of a majority.
That's because GERB is unlikely to be able to govern on its own, and it's loathe to form a coalition with Attack (Политическа партия Атака) is a far-right, anti-European nationalist party. Despite the horrid economic conditions in Bulgaria, though, support for Attack actually dropped since 2009 from about 9.4% to 7.3%, though it gained two seats for a total of 23 after Sunday's election. Together, GERB and Attack would only command a bare one-vote majority, and Borissov would likely prefer new elections than to govern in a weak coalition with a noxious far-right partner like Attack.
GERB and the Bulgarian Socialists have ruled out a 'grand coalition' between the two of them, and the DPS has ruled out any kind of coalition with Attack, which makes sense given Attack's virulent anti-Turk and anti-Roma positions.
But that doesn't mean that Stanishev can't find a couple of votes from GERB, perhaps, to push him into office, at least for a short while. Otherwise, new elections are all but inevitable, though it's unclear what exactly a new round of elections would mean for Bulgaria's policy options.
Given that Bulgaria still uses the lev and not the euro, the silver lining is that Bulgaria's political turmoil won't spin off yet another cardiac-clenching eurozone crisis moment. But Europe nonetheless should be quite concerned, especially in light of the erosion of nascent legal and democratic institutions in nearby Hungary and Romania.


According to Le Journal de Montreal, a highly acclaimed new band is coming to the Canada pavilion at Epcot for a limited time.
After presenting concerts in Quebec and Europe this summer, Celtic rock band Bodh'aktan will perform for two periods of 20 days at Epcot in October and January. Bodh'aktan will be performing 20 minutes every hour, five days a week, as part of this contract. Disney wanted the band to sign a 6 month contract, but they declined as they did not want to be that far from their families for that long of a period.
While not a permanent replacement for the revolving Canada stage, it should be an enjoyable temporary offering. Alberta Bound will be working at the Mills Stage until that time. The Holiday Voyageurs will perform during Holidays Around the World in-between these two 20-day stands.
COOL! A fun punk Celtic band. Like Dropkick Murphys only in French.
This is so cool! I had no idea the Celtics had a band, but what does a basketball team in Boston have to do with Canada?