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S Korea says it 'won't be defeated again' by Japan
Aug. 3, 2019	06:29 am JST	 Oct. 9, 2019 | 05:51 pm JST
By Makiko Yamazaki and Ju-min Park
TOKYO/SEOUL
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Haaa Nemui
Kim Hyun-chong, the senior national security adviser, criticized Tokyo as an obstacle to the South's effort to build peace with North Korea, saying Japan's step amounted to the"public humiliation" of Seoul.
showchinmono
"We won't be defeated by Japan again," Moon told his cabinet, pointedly invoking South Korea's difficult history with Japan, which colonized the Korean peninsula before World War Two.
Here you go again. What a moron.
ghiblian
I wonder if South Korea will show up for next year's Tokyo Olympics. If they do it certainly will put a lot more pressure on Japanese athletes when they compete against South Korea on their home turf.
Akie
Both Moon and Abe are capable men, proud northeast Asians. Moon has better understanding of history and Abe is good at destructive economics.
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Ganbare Japan!
This behaviour from SK is really going to damage their economy, maybe send it into a depression. Japan on the other hand will be fine,there are other markets to export to. Moon is trying to be a "Strongman Leader", but it wont work.
> I wonder if South Korea will show up for next year's Tokyo Olympics. I
It is very likely both SK and NK will boycott Tokyo 2020 now. They had better not pressure other nations to boycott also.
chococya96
@ghiblian
A lot of "angry" Koreans are calling for boycotting the Tokyo Olympic.
What they haven't thought about is what about the Korean athletes? Thanks to these mindless idiots, their four years of hard training and effort will go down to drain. And for what?
This is getting out of control. The anti-Japanese sentiment is at its max peak and Korean people are finding any reasons and excuses to just brutalize anything that is related to Japan.
All thanks to Moon and his provocative speech that's adding massive amount of fuel to already burning fire in SK. Does he even realize that his speech just allowed KOSPI stock to drop all the way down to sub 2K?
I guess he really doesn't care about his country's economy and well being.
OssanAmerica
"We won't be defeated by Japan again," Moon told his cabinet
So when was South Korea ever defeated by Japan? There hasn't been a war or battle between Japan and Korea since the 1500s. Or is that what Moon is referring to?
Kim Hyun-chong, the senior national security adviser, criticized Tokyo as an obstacle to the South's effort to build peace with North Korea,
So...SK is admitting that some imports from Japan ends up in NK?
South Korea's countermeasures will see it drop Japan from its own list of favored trading partners and hasten filing of a complaint to the World Trade Organization over Japan's export controls, Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said.
So SK plans to file a complaint at the WTO that Japan dropped them from their whitelist while simultaneously dropping Japan from SK's own whitelist. OK. So what is in the water over there?
saying Japan's step amounted to the"public humiliation" of Seoul.
The Moon administration brought this on themselves. And whining like babies isn't going to fix it.
Please put some adults in the room neither are being even adolescent at the moment. I can't move unless you do, you cant move unless I do. And it's South Korea not even a whole Korea but Cudos even being half way more powerful that Japan. There you go a starting point.
vanityofvanities
People are very quiet here in Japan. Japanese people may have lost patriotism. They want to forget about South Korea anyway.
Why would SK boycott Olympics ? Japan is a neighbor and have this happy event, we should all celebrate with the neighbors. Politics is politics, history is history, as tomorrow is tomorrow.
KariHaruka
Its foreign ministry summoned the Japanese ambassador to be told by a vice foreign minister that Japan was no longer considered a friendly nation, Yonhap news agency said.
Since when have you ever considered Japan as a friendly nation? If you did, you wouldn't be having the problems that you're now experiencing.
theFu
South Korea is going to be defeated by itself.
North Korea boycotted the FINA World Aquatic Championships just a few weeks ago, held in South Korea. Clearly, they aren't the friends some people are commenting about on JT.
tooltalk
This is good. This mini crisis should prevent the incompetent Moon administration from going after the "evil" conglomerates. It also seems like the administration is finally allowing Gumi chemical plants to be re-opened which they had forced shutdown after the 2012 toxic chemical leak.
Strangerland
More inept leadership. Moon is just stoking the anger of the Korean people. Something no leader should do, and something that has already directly led to the current state of events.
It's quite clear Moon has no interest in resolving this situation.
Classic case of these petulant kids not seeing the forest for the trees.
Moon shows his true colors again.
All he had to do was act professionally and comprehend that his country repeatedly violated export controls behind Japan's back. And Japan was willing to rebuild that trust. But nope, he has to play the atrocity card, like all Koreans with a chip on their shoulders.
You see, unlike the anti-Japan crowd, I am more than willing to criticize Japan for unfair policies or saying stupid things about the past. But nothing Japan has done in this trade issue is even remotely bad. Japan has every right to call out South Korea for its export violations. The white list is a privilege not a right.
Good Lord these people are stupid.
Let the anti-Japan riots begin!!!
extanker
"We won't be defeated by Japan again," Moon told his cabinet,
He described Japan as a "selfish nuisance"
How is this helping the situation? He clearly doesn't care about fixing the situation with inflammatory nonsense like this as long as he keeps his people riled up all the way until their economy falls apart.
'We won't be defeated again'? Grow up, Moon.
Mr Moon doesn't understand the essence of problems at all. He is only complaining so much. Japanese people are exhausted from that. Anyway Japan has started to go to the new way. Time never can be gotten back.
Heckleberry
Japan's move on SK, whilst on paper made due to alleged security concerns, was in response to a recent SK court decision which was independent of the government or any politician.
Way for SK to respond:
1) Issue the highest grade of travel warning to its own citizens travelling to Japan, urging them to only travel if necessary and with extreme caution, alleging radiation fears and widespread distribution of Fukushima produce especially in Japanese chain restaurants such as Yoshinoya.
2) Threaten to pull out of Tokyo Olympics alleging serious mismanagement of radioactive contamination in Japan, including cover-ups by the government. Raise concern over plans to hold some games in Fukushima. This needs to be timed well, in the months leading up to the event.
3) Develop raw materials for memory chips domestically as well as source them from other countries, and gradually drop Japan from its list of countries where they import materials.
4) Boycott Japanese goods and travel. SK accounts for about 25% of foreign visitors to Japan, and is neck and neck with China as the no. 1 source of foreign visitors, but already some Japanese tourist towns are suffering due to drops in visitor numbers.
In Shimane, about 20 percent of all foreigners who stayed in the prefecture last year were from South Korea. "If this situation continues, we will suffer serious damage in the summer holiday season," said an official of Shimane Prefecture.
https://japantoday.com/category/national/s.-korean-cities-suspend-exchange-programs-with-japan-amid-tensions
When the move backfires on Japan and it will, Abe will be shown to be the moron he is.
This overblown hateful rhetoric is why Koreans are setting themselves on fire and cutting their fingers off. Maybe their families should be looking inward for people to sue.
Even if this is actually because of Korean court decisions, the smartest thing for Moon to do would be to provide any information requested by Japan, and make sure all reporting procedures are implemented in full. That'd give them the upper hand in any WTO action that people have suggested might take place. It's really that simple. Unless... has SK really been meeting it's international obligations regarding NK... hmmmmmm
princess row
When all else fails, and for everything else that doesn't go their way, SK uses the WW2 history. They are indeed stuck there, perpetually, emotionally, mentally. All boxed up and imprisoned by their hatred.
Despicable pandering to hate and war by Moon. I think he wanted this crisis to divert attention from his many failures and to boost his rapidly falling popularity. The old stand-by of Korean politics, "Don't look here at the mess I'm making. Look at Japan. Japan bad! Japan is our ancient enemy!"
Korea is like the country that just won't grow up. They have become a successful developed country but many still act as though they are living in clay huts in poverty. They still have a lot of issues that need working out, as evidenced by the having world's lowest birthrate. But the government is using what resources they have to instead provoke war with friendly neighbors. Until enough young Koreans see through this ploy and reject it, Korea is only going to hurt itself.
zettaiEngineer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/07/23/why-japan-south-korea-disputes-world-war-ii-keep-resurfacing
"It was not until 2005 that declassified documents revealed the full terms of the 1965 agreement. President Park Chung-hee did not use the funds to compensate victims directly, as suggested by Japan, but instead invested the capital into the economy."
In other words, a past SK administration stole the funds intended for victims, leaving unresolved individual grievances. More recently, the SK government allowed grievances to proceed and prevail in SK courts without acknowledging the past corruption to their citizenry.
saitamaliving
Wow, Moon really is an incabable and incompetent -beeep-. Riling up his people against a friendly nation that took many punches from SK during the decades keeping silent, apparently just for re-election. And what can the opposition do? If they critizice Moon they'd be branded as Anti-Korean. Terrible terrible leader and events in a once thought to be developed country. Unfortunately (or maybe lucky) for them, the US won't act as a mediator. The biggest price to pay will be the young generation, that is being indoctrinated to hate Japan although all the recent exchange programs taught them differently. Maybe that became more of a danger to SK, that the young generation finally learned about the good things Japanese and not just listen to right wingers bad stories. I sincerely hope someone will put some senses to that peninsula politicians, common sense is urgently wanted.
NZ2011
Heckleberry so... your solution to fix this issue is for Korea to lie to its own people?
alwaysspeakingwisdom
Interesting that Moon is making Japan's point. Japan is saying to the world: "We can't trust Korea" ; and Moon is making statements such as: " "We won't be defeated by Japan again," and "(Japan is) a selfish nuisance" by saying such things Moon is making the point the Japan and Korea are not friends and Korea can't be trusted.
kwatt
"it would not be "defeated again"
This is a clear evidence that Koreans are still living in the past. Even if Japan apologized and compensated millions of times, Koreans will never forgive the past, it means "Never move on to the future". That's why Moon never admits the 1965 treaty as final and irreversible agreement. In this time, Abe, really well done!
Seth M
blah, blah, blah. I suggest mr. samsung go beg the Chinese, maybe they would take pity of you and open a side door for your pathetic country
Dango bong
korea is such a petulant child nation. complaining about things that happened in the 1940s when they have already been compensated for it and apologized to for it.
ok raise kimuchi prices while japan makes you regret this decision. cant wait to see it
Satedaya
Fine, if Japan doesn't want to trade goods with South Korea they can remove them from all the lists.
What I think should be done trade deal between South Korea, China, Russia and European Union. So that loosers Donald Trump and Abe can get their countries in more recession.
The Avenger
It was the Treaty of Versailles which was the cause of World War 2. Exploiting history is a way to repeat it. S. Korea should honor the agreements already agreed on.
actually, you will.....
Its very sad the overwhelming effect propaganda has on people.
In my international team I have a South Korean staff member, a smart well traveled man, the team gathers in Japan at least once annually.. He said he was worried about coming to Japan.. at first I was confused.. eh why?
People might be anti-Korea in Japan and I had to tell him, no-one here is doing anything like that, you should know that you have visited here countless times.. it is the same as it always is, people are just busy getting on with their own lives and generally not that obsessed with the news. (good or bad...)
He said its huge news here in Korea and people are protesting, banning or protesting Japanese goods..
(I don't get it their loss really.. and hurts local importers and distributors.. their fellow country people)
I said other than the normal black van cowards who are around no matter the current situation there is nothing like that happening here, there is nothing to worry about.
The average Japanese person is most likely just confused as to where all this sudden display deep resentment comes from as there have been periods of very warm support and trade between the countries, and they are aware of the historical issues. Its not that its whitewashed or hidden at all just the average person of today has nothing to do with that time or mindset, their view of Korea is primarily of general support and interest in the entertainment industry there.
(yes yes there is the occasional old crank who has issues but they are everywhere)
The only observation I could make is more than once when I have visited South Korea we couldn't go places because people were protesting the government there.. perhaps its just part of the political makeup there.
Anyway.. just made me sad he was worried and scared for no reason.
Satedaya... see the facts are missing no-one is saying they don't want to trade just that it won't be an advantaged trade.. misinformation is a plenty.
Is it an action in response to the recent South Korea court decisions, I don't know, in honesty probably a little, but if a special trading partner goes against its agreements, popular or not, that probably is basis for evaluating advantaged trading and re-aligning it to be the same as other countries.
You can't ask for or expect a special relationship with a country and then act in bad faith and expect there to be no consequences..
All the while Xi laughs as his plans to dominate the region are made easier by this ongoing nonsense.
Steven Guy
South Korea has a chip on its shoulder about Japan. If you keep picking at a scab, it won't heal.
Dukeleto
As always this is about politicians and their "do anything" ethos to stay in power. Moon created this entire problem all by himself by allowing or instigating the court proceedings in SK to go ahead and rule "of course" in favour of the home grown favourites an outcome even a 5 yo child could have predicted. This gave him a tough guy appearance back home which has now completely backfired because backing down now would be political suicide. So he does what ever politician does and puts their self preservation ahead of those of the nation and its best interests. If he had any self respect and integrity which are qualities inherently rare in politicians he would resign and apologise for taking SK down this very slippery path that will only lead to further problems. These guys honestly have no brains. What he should have done was take the money originally intended to compensate the war victims but used to rebuild the SK economy by creating an SK fund and used that as was originally intended from the 1965 agreement and admit that it had never been used to compensate the victims as intended. But like I said earlier that would take a pair of you know what and honesty and integrity which politicians simply don't have and so we ourselves in the middle of this self harming exercise orchestrated solely by Moon and his henchmen.
Moon will go down in SK history as the leader who destroyed SK's economy as well as it's strategic alliance with the US and Japan.
Those who have been neutral about these two countries really need to re-evaluate your views.
No matter how you dislike Abe, he or any other former PMs of Japan have never spoken this ill of the counterpart.
These abuse sound as they want rupture. Maybe they do, and nullify 1965 treaty completely and re-do it
under unified Korea. This might be just the run-up for such plan.
Belrick
When the baby cries for no reason, it's best to just let it whine. No one's losing patriotism.
Boycott the Olympics next year?
On what grounds?
The stupidity gets worse and worse, just when you thought it couldn't get worse.
Extreme overreaction and hand wringing over something that was caused by South Korea's continued disrespect of all things Japan, to the point they were violating export controls behind Japan's back.
This should prove to the world the complete lunacy behind the mindset of so many South Koreans. These people should be blaming Moon for the way his government has consistently undermined, disrespected, and antagonized Japan. It's not like South Korea was removed from the white list on some whim by Japan. Yet, South Koreans and their anti-Japan fan base conveniently overlook this, and instead would use any reason to turn it against Japan.
Grow up!!!
Gerard Takashi
SK forget the pass and move forward...
SJ.
What anti-Korea propaganda? There are some fringe groups here and there but.. I genuinely don't know what you are talking about.
Abe and his party (like them or not) well entrenched as they are have been democratically voted for..
South Korean courts ordering non South Korean companies to make payments based on historical claims which one government claims has been settled of course has something to do with those companies country of origin no matter if it's "big bad evil" Japan or not...
and again Japan hasn't suspended trade it has taken South Korea of a preferential treatment list..
Special treatment between countries would require faith on both sides, clearly South Koreas leadership has decided with this latest outburst and repeated mentions of the past that it isn't not a trusted partner and has no interest in fostering better relations which would require both sides helping each other.
Honestly I do wish Japan was a little more contrite over the past, but are they more likely to be so with a trusted partner or a place that takes every opportunity they can to denigrate it.. the answer is clear.
Kurinton
This guy Moon is fighting his own "war of the past". He ego will hurt more of his people financially and economically. He will loose!
Samit Basu
@Dukeleto
As always this is about politicians and their "do anything" ethos to stay in power.
Korean presidency is for one term. Moon isn't like Abe.
Bruce Kidd
More and more, this dispute reveals the main issue is the corruption and incompetence of Korea's own leadership.
BlackFlagCitizen
SK, this isn't a war, or fight going on. Japan simply is revoking your special treatment of receiving goods due to security concerns. You have been caught being very lacks with your import/export controls, and have been caught more than once illegally supplying NK with goods against UN sanctions NK has launched many missiles in and around the waters surrounding Japan, so Japan has every right to be concerned with your actions. Japan expects you to be a trustful trading partner, but when you violate that trust, there are consequences. Now deal with it like an adult
South Korea (Moon) thinks relations with Japan not as important as their relations to China and North Korea. Become allies of China and merge with North Korea. Japan continues to remain as a strong partner of U.S.
Triring
SK's action is similar to what went on during the first Sino-Japan war when Japan liberated the Korean peninsula from the Qing dynasty China providing aid and assistance for them to stand up on their own two feet only for them run towards Russia since they ran out of money that Japan had lend them in return for Korean to maintain neutral resulting to the Russo-Japan war.
From there on the Koreans were not trusted by the international community which ultimately resulted in Japan annexing the peninsula.
Oh boy how history repeats itself makes you wonder.
@BlackFlagCitizen
SK, this isn't a war, or fight going on.
It IS considered an economic war in Korea started by Abe san.
@Samit Basu
So you don't consider SK violating UN sanctions by supplying NK with goods to be an issue Japan has the right to take action on?
Korea did no such thing, as CERTIFIED BY THE US. Korea's export control is top class, it is Japan's that is problematic. North Korea imported materials needed for nuclear development from Japan as Japan's export control is lax.
The only UN sanctions violation cited is the importation of North Korean coal that was shipped with false origin certificate from Russia.
Ignore whatever Abe san says for your sanity.
Wallace Fred
Ok let's stop for a second and ponder this. If there was any truth to this absurdity (and there isn't), don't you think the full force of the US would have come down hard ok SoKo by now? How is it that you can continue to spew unsubstantiated propaganda willy nilly? Didn't you learn anything from the iraq debacle? Why do blinders always stay on when it's issues regarding SoKo and japans appalling inability to accept responsibility in a manner that doesn't require having to dredge up history over and over again? Seriously,why?
don't you think the full force of the US would have come down hard ok SoKo by now?
Instead, the US was willing to certify the ROK of full sanctions compliance but Japan ignored US offer, because this had nothing to do with sanctions compliance or security and everything to do with Japan's retaliation on Korean forced laborer ruling.
TheLongTermer
Complex issue. Im no cheer leader for Japan as I have heard many of them say terrible things about Chinese and Koreans but agreed, seems South Korea leadership is making things worse. I can understand their hyper sensitivity however. Japan did some very terrible things to them in the past.
NZ2011 Today 10:27 am JST
https://youtu.be/Mcx4hpBowtA
Kazuaki Shimazaki
The definitions of anti-Korean is rather broad in this link. Free evaluation of evidence - a person has the right to say that she doesn't believe the testimony, without necessarily being anti-Korean.
And let's face it, those breasts on that statue were hanging low. Why should that manifest fact be "filtered"?
Johnkmilonas
When your past is your future it always turns out bad.
@Samit Basu & @ Wallace Fred
So you're relying on US intelligence, the same intelligence that said Saddam had WMD and Iraq was involved in 9/11, the same intelligence that said that the Iraq war would end in weeks and that we would be welcomed as liberators, the same intelligence that said Iran attacked a Japanese vessel contrary to what the shipmates on the vessel witnessed, ...the list goes on and on. Please, US intelligence doesn't have a very good track record. Everyone knows the US has an agenda and will say anything without any merit.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3018360/south-korea-demands-proof-japan-over-accusation-it-violated-un
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3004452/south-korean-ship-detained-illegally-trading-north-violation-un
Wallace FredToday 11:20 am JST
Ok let's stop for a second and ponder this. If there was any truth to this absurdity (and there isn't), don't you think the full force of the US would have come down hard ok SoKo by now?
I'm not sure. I think the "full force of the US" should have come down hard on SoKo as soon as that Supreme Court rolled out that judgment. Not only is it bad for relations, but if the United States thought even a little bit about it, it is proposing a horrible view of law that's not advantageous to the US.
Remember, the United States is still actively bombing places. More than other nations, it needs bygones to stay bygones, settlement agreements to be settlement agreements. It doesn't need a world where domestic courts can void or bypass international agreements to extort assets from American companies or worse, to imprison Americans on the grounds that national-level and individual level are different or similar dung.
You might also remember that the "full force of Japan" did not come down on SoKo.
There is no doubt that Japan and Korea have a troubled past. Let's hope for the best for both countries.
Jtsnose
Japan and Koreas need to work together to solve the Pacific region's problems. Russia seems to be more of a threat.
@Cogito Ergo Sum Today 11:56 am JST
The J gov has really done a wonderful job of miseducating its citizenry. In fact, if real history be taught, they( citizens) might be shocked to know that they are themselves Korean. Without Koreans there'd be no Japanese, as during the 3 kingdom states of Silla, Baekje and Goguryo (?) the Baekje ran to Japan after defeat by Sills & Tang alliance and settled mostly in West Japan ( Kyushu, Osaka) the Silla people also came and settled mostly on the Eastern side.
Yes. Japaneses do not want to know their roots, although their origins were elucidated about 20 years ago by western anthropologists: https://discovermagazine.com/1998/jun/japaneseroots1455/
I think the "full force of the US" should have come down hard on SoKo as soon as that Supreme Court rolled out that judgment.
And this right here is ignorance personified regarding the three separate independent forms of government.
Everyone knows the US has an agenda and will say anything without any merit.
True. Now replace US with Abe's regime
Wallace FredToday 12:34 pm JST
If a decision is bad, it is bad. Immunity cannot be claimed due to an internal organizational doctrine. VCLT makes it clear internal law cannot be used to justify noncompliance.
quercetum
Japan was doing fine in the Edo until people came wanting to sell their stuff. There were no giant signs of No Soliciting but they were needed. Then Japan just starts emulating what other imperialist countries do without ever thinking that these are your neighbors. Other imperial countries can pack their bags, decolonize, and go home. You get to live right next to them. There is a buffer zone of bodies of water half way across the globe for them. Japan only has the Sea of Japan or the East Sea and fall well within the range of missiles. Japan didn't think. It just does what other countries do.
Once you colonise, you destroy the country, displace its citizens, and create racial wars. Not allowing people to speak their language and waging an all out war on Korean culture is what is making it hard for the Koreans forget the past, not as if there is something inherently wrong with the people themselves. Citizens remind themselves of the past by putting labels on goods that read "this product is made by a Japanese war criminal company."
It is always better to build mutually beneficial relationships for sustainable trade and not for one's own selfish land-grab.
Bugle Boy of Company B
Guess the WTO will have to decide...
dq_luu@yahoo.com
"@SJToday 12:33 pm JST
Yes. Japaneses do not want to know their roots, although their origins were elucidated about 20 years ago by western anthropologists: https://discovermagazine.com/1998/jun/japaneseroots1455/"
did you even read the article yourself@SJ?
Jomon and Kofun were already there, you know @Cogito
It must be clear to everybody now that Moon is trying to hide his total incompetence to resolve the situation by trying to shift attention attention away from him.
This a telltale sign of weak leadership and I hope the Japanese government doesn't go along with Moon's inflammatory rhetoric which only brings harm to his own people.
2015 agreement Korea... everything is settled.
Omachi
Read the 1965 agreement... It covered claims of nationals and settled them completely and finally. It also provided for arbitration to decide any issues. The SK supreme court is simply wrong.
Agreement preamble… Desiring to settle [the] problem concerning property of the two countries and their nationals and claims between the two countries and their nationals; and Desiring to promote the economic co-operation between the two countries; have agreed as follows:
> Agreement Article 2, paragraph 1… The Contracting Parties confirm that [the] problem concerning property, rights and interests of the two Contracting Parties and their nationals (including juridical persons) and concerning claims between the Contracting Parties and their nationals, including those provided for in Article IV, paragraph (a) of the Treaty of Peace with Japan signed at the city of San Francisco on September 8, 1951, is settled completely and finally.
https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%20583/volume-583-I-8473-English.pdf
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AT&T> They have been meeting again and it sounds like there is some movement, but they are still a ways away from having an agreement.
Avaya> Nothing to report at this time.
CenturyLink> While at the district meeting, we selected the bargaining team for the upcoming contract that expires next March. The team will be Chaired by Susie McAllister and Co-chaired by Lisa Avila. We are less than one year from the end of the contract. Mobilization activities and a bargaining kickoff will happen soon. Please remember we are stronger together. Do not make any large purchases until the new contract has been signed and ratified. CenturyLink has not been reporting all of the contractors they are using in some areas. If you see contractors out working, try to find out who they are working for and the scope of the work they are doing and report it to me by calling the union hall and leaving me a message. Also, if your monthly safety meetings are sent to you online and you are told to do them on your own, please let me know as well.
DGM> Nothing to report at this time.
IATSE> The bargaining kickoff will happen later this month and we are in the process of having the unit select the bargaining team.
MV Transportation> I believe we finally have the bathroom issue under control. The company and the union are in agreement on the bathroom resolution and that resolution is being sent to L&I by MV. Wendy will be going through the PTO and providing the payroll department with the correct figures and hopefully they will use those.


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5 most dangerous roads in Himalaya
Generally the things that comes to our mind when we hear about a road trip is fun, friends and memories. Driving in Himalaya is not always about scenic mountains and fresh breeze. A road trip to Himalayan road means driving on most dangerous roads of the world. You might want to check out the 5 most dangerous roads in Himalaya that would make the passengers tremble in fear. However that is not all there is to a road trip. While road trips can be a great source of clearing your mind from the clutter of routine. It can also unfold some of the most frightening sights that we can encounter. Here we are going to enlist the most dangerous and deadliest roads of Indian Himalaya that will even grip fear in the hearts of experienced drivers. Take deep breaths and read further to know about
The 5 most dangerous roads in Himalaya.
Kinnaur Road
Location: Himachal Pradesh, India.
Elevation: 4000 meters
Kinnaur is one of the smallest districts in India by population. Driving on the way to Kinnaur, I almost had my heart in my mouth. A dry and cold area, and its quietness often breaking peace with the noise of honking trucks. I had a chance to witness the scenic views and beautiful villages. It came at an expense of trembling in fear. When the buses crossed the narrow roads inching closer. The drivers almost nonchalant about the poorly built road crossed past each other without make a hubub.
Most of the villages of Kinnaur lie at a high altitude, some close to 4000m. The roads in Kinnaur are built by cutting the hills in such a manner that at some places, these overhangs are left. Not only do they look stupendous, but they look like the naturally built tunnels. You can feel the cool temperature passing down from these overhangs.. At many places, especially at the infamous Taranda 'dhank' (cliff) it is literally carved into the perpendicular cliffs. So be prepared to handle for the dangerous road.
Zoji La Pass
Location: Jammu & Kashmir, India.
The second highest pass after Fotu La on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway. Zojila pass is a 9 kms road from Sonmarg that is serves a vital link between vital link between Srinagar and Ladakh Valley. Driving on this trail, you must have utmost confidence in your vehicle and your driving skills. Located on the Indian National Highway 1D between Srinagar and Leh.. It runs at an elevation of approximately 3,528 metres (11,575 ft). Zojilas pass brings a lot of troubled memories. Traveling on this road during snowfall was a moment of great displeasure. When there was a risk of lives. Somehow we managed to cross it with the help of the authorities. Due to heavy snowfall in the winter, Zoji la pass remains shut for traffic for around six months in a year. The Beacon Force unit of the BRO (Border roads organization) is responsible for the maintenance of the road during Winter.
Jalori Pass
Location: Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Elevation: 3291.84 meters
At an elevation of 10,800 ft (3.120m) above the sea level, situated in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, Jalori pass is the nearest mountain pass from Delhi, approximately 600 km away, and features on every daredevil's adventure map.
Jalori pass remains closed in peak on winter only. So in months of December, January and February you need to check before you can travel on this road. The road is open around second week of March every year and closes mid december, depending on the the level of snow. The road in dampened condition makes it much more tough to drive, it requires strong nerves to navigate through it.
At the top of the Jaluri pass there are bunch of restaurants that and a Mahakali temple known as Jalori Mata, visited by thousands of devotees and explorers. Visit this temple and seek blessings of mother kali to overcome such fears. It really completes a circle of tasting a thunder within oneself.
Killar to Kishtwar
Location: Himachal pradesh to Jammu & Kashmir
Elevation: 3400 - 4800 meters
From one of the most remote areas to the dense forests of deodar, pine and fir. The beautiful journey from Killar in Pangi Valley, Himachal Pradesh to Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir is full of surprises and thrills. Make sure you get your vehicle and yourself well-prepared before driving this road. The surface of the road is gravel, pebbles and sand and it's carved into the side of a cliff. The one lane path has no guard railing which puts a question mark on the safety of the riders. and the overhanging cliff is so low that the cars barely fit, with over a 2,000ft drop.
This road is part of the National Highway 26. It's incredibly disorienting to look below. This road is not for the faint-hearted. People often feel dizzy and nauseous when they drive through this road. Petrifying high mountain trail, with a distance of 234 km, located at the eastern ends of the Kishtwar District of the Jammu region in Jammu and Kashmir, India requires high level of driving expertise and skills to manage the treacherous terrain of the road.
National Highway 22
Location: Harayana to Himachal Pradesh.
You need a lot of courage and self confidence to sit behind the wheel and drive on National Highway 22. It is one of the world's deadliest and dangerous roads in Himalaya. Lifeline of Shimla city. The road is also known as the Old Hindustan Tibet Road. The road is of both strategic and economic importance for India. It connects Shimla with Rampur and Kinnaur. National highway 22 has perilous cliffs, poorly-constructed bridges and tunnels, heavy traffic and very bad conditions. It has a poor maintenance and hazardous driving conditions all through the year. This is why it has not been able to attract tourism. However the daredevils who want to try and experience danger of roads on a high altitude choose to drive here.
National Highway 22 is 459 km (285 mi) long. The road starts starts city in Ambala district in the state of Haryana. Avalanches, heavy snowfalls and landslides are a common occurrence here. It holds a reputation of being scariest road in Himalaya because of unpredictable snowstorms and blizzards, and driving under these conditions, can be life threatening.

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This picturesque seaside resort is a small fishing port on the Gulf of Sorrento, offering some fantastic scenery along the coastline. With so much to see and do, it really is a great place to visit.
This picturesque seaside resort is a small fishing port on the Gulf of Sorrento, offering some fantastic scenery along the coastline. The streets are nestled into the hillside and are full of restaurants, cafes and souvenir shops. Amalfi serves as a good base for exploring the surrounding area.
Amalfi can get very busy in July and August so it is best to visit out of season but be aware that a lot of the facilities do tend to shut down between November and mid March.
The hotel is well situated just outside of Amalfi. Public transport is available but is unreliable. Shuttle boat to Amalfi but last return is about 3.40pm so recommend a car. Local restaurants do arrange for free pick-up and return.
Excellent scenery. Loads to do. Boat trips and the sita bus transport cheap to use. Loads of shops, some expensive.
An amazing place with a view around every corner. We will definitely like to return.
There used to be two large beaches in Amalfi but over the years, sea erosion and landslides have reduced the beach to two narrow strips on either side of the harbour. These beaches are pebbly beaches which can get quite crowded in the busy season.
If you head east along the coast, you will get to the small villages of Minori and Maiori which have larger beaches. The beaches here are lined with cafes and restaurants and offer a good variety of watersports but they do tend to get really busy during the height of season. There is also a nice sandy beach in Atrani which is just a 15 minute walk away.
One of Amalfi's greatest attractions has got to be the ninth century Duomo which dominates the town's central piazza, sitting at the top of a wide flight of steps. The cloister and the museum which are close by house many sculptures, mosaics and various other relics of the town's past.
There are a few other museums in Amalfi eg the paper museum which is housed in a 13th century paper mill, the Arsenale down at the marina which tells the story of Amalfi's maritime past and the Museo Civico in the town hall.
If you fancy seeing some of the surrounding countryside, take a wander up the valley and through the lemon groves and old paper mills. Keen walkers will enjoy the challenging walks among the steep mountainsides.
Amalfi is a small town and you can easily walk from one end to the other in about 20 minutes. Although it is small you can easily while a few hours away by wandering through the narrow alleyways, browsing in the shops or strolling along the harbour to watch the working fishing vessels and the luxury yachts.
There are plenty of shops here offering a variety of goods, many of which will feature the famous local lemon products which feature on anything from ceramics to clothes. You will also be able to purchase the strong limoncello drink. You will also be able to sample limoncello in one of the many cafes that are dotted around the town.
There are also plenty of nightclubs around, many of which are frequented by a number of celebrities so keep your eyes peeled. If dancing the night away is not your kind of thing, then try one of the wine bars where you can enjoy some jazz music.
Summer is certainly the time to visit Amalfi if you are a fan of classical music as there are several musical events held such as piano and vocal concerts held in the Piazza del Duomo on Friday evenings during July to September. There is also the Wagner Music Festival which showcases both upcoming musicians as well as recognised musicians.
If you are relatively fit and fancy a challenge, why not climb Mount Vesuvius. The Circumvesuviana Railway runs to Pompeii and Ercolano and from either of these places, you can catch a bus to Vesuvius or take a taxi from Ercolan Station. Whatever option you choose, you will have to walk the last 800m up to the rim of the volcano so make sure you have sturdy shoes on.
From the summit of Vesuvius you can look down on Pompeii but it is worth having a wander round Pompeii itself for a glimpse into life in those times. It is advisable to get there early, before the crowds and perhaps sign up to one of the many tours available.
You must try and visit the springs on Ischia. The springs on the island have a high mineral content due to its volcanic composition and are said to be great for curing many ailments including arthritis. The island can be reached by Hydrofoil leaving from Naples.
Ravello which is known as the City of Music, is perched high upon a cliff and is just a 30 minute bus ride from Amalfi and as well as offering some fantastic views of the sea and countryside, it also hosts many concerts and musical events throughout the year.
Not far from Amalfi, you will find the Emerald Grotto, one of the gems of the Amalfi Coast and if you are lucky enough to visit, you will see why. The inside of the cavern is filled with stalagmites, stalactites and other strange formations which have been created over time by nature. The name Emerald comes from the beautiful colours that filter from the underground opening to fill the cave. The grotto can only be visited by boat. Rowboats with about 20 people will be taken to the gotto with a tour guide. Early afternoon is a good time to visit as the light is best at this time. There is also an underwater nativity scene here and divers from all over Italy come to see it at Christmas time.
Any trip to Amalfi would not be complete without a trip to the island of Capri. Capri is one of the most famous and sophisticated resorts on the Amalfi coast, featuring white washed houses, lemon groves and winding lanes. There are elegant shops, restaurants and hotels and not to mention some fantastic views over the Bay of Naples and Salerno from the ruins of Villa Jovis.


There is no pay gap. Women are not paid less money than men for doing the SAME job. Why does the media keep putting out headlines that appear to say companies pay their female employees less than their male employees for the same job? It's just not true. It's only when you read 5 or 6 paragraphs into the article that you find what they really meant to say, which is that women make less money than men because they are not in jobs that pay as much money as the jobs that men have.
This is horrible, terrible journalism. they should be asking why women are in lower paying positions than men, not just simply focussing on the dollar value alone. Garbage reporting. It's an epidemic.
Scotiabank pays women 44 per cent less than men on average in the U.K., while Toronto-Dominion's TD Securities operations saw women paid 43 per cent less than men.
Bank of Nova Scotia and Toronto-Dominion Bank have some of the widest gender pay disparities among Canadian lenders in their U.K. operations, according to regulatory disclosures.
Scotiabank, Canada's third-biggest lender, pays women 44 per cent less than men on average in the U.K., with the gap widening to 72 per cent for bonuses, according to regulatory disclosures. Scotiabank's London operations fall under the bank's capital markets division, where the Toronto-based bank employs about 300 people, of which 35 per cent are women.
Toronto-Dominion's TD Securities operations saw women paid 43 per cent less than men, with the gap widening to 63 per cent for bonuses, a filing shows. Canada's second-biggest bank has 284 employees in its European capital markets business, based in London. Of the ranks, 31 per cent are women.
The pay gaps at Canada's banks stand in contrast to the feminist agenda pushed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau, who has a gender-balanced cabinet, released a budget in February that includes funding to narrow the pay gap among federal employers, help women into male-dominated jobs and provide five weeks of paid leave for new fathers who stay at home.
Companies with 250 or more workers in Britain were required to report a uniform assessment of what women earn versus men by April 4. Some of the widest gaps have appeared at banks such as HSBC Holdings Plc and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which pay women less than half of what men earn on average. That's largely because women are under-represented in senior roles.
Royal Bank of Canada, the country's biggest lender, showed a range of disparity for its three U.K. entities — RBC Investor Services Trust, RBC Europe Ltd. and Royal Bank of Canada (London Branch). Across the divisions, women earn an average 39 per cent less than their male counterparts, and 69 per cent for bonuses, disclosures show. Among the Toronto-based bank's U.K. divisions, the biggest gap was at RBC Europe, where women earned 51 per cent less than men.
BlueBay Asset Management, a London-based money manager owned by Royal Bank, had an average hourly pay gap of 19 per cent between genders, and 56 per cent difference for bonuses, according to the firm's disclosures.
Bank of Montreal, which owns F&C Asset Management in the U.K., had a pay gap of 34 per cent within its global asset management business in the country, and 82 per cent gap with bonuses, according to its filings.
Hargreave Hale, the British money manager acquired by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. in September, disclosed an average hourly pay gap of 82 per cent for women to men, and 93 per cent on bonuses. The firm employed 262 staff, which included 125 women.
"We have analyzed our pay by gender which has revealed a sizable gender disparity in certain roles," the firm said, according to its report. The company has very few women in more highly paid and senior management roles, the company said, and this has significantly impacted its pay gap.
apparently BECAUSE they are dominated by women.
woman can do the job, then it cannot be worth much in the first place.
Find the truth in this thread of extremes, you will not.
There is no pay gap.
Obviously you didn't do too much research into the matter.
Besides the fact that women have less chance of equal job (so are paid inherently less), even when doing the same job there's a wage difference.
Just google it and you'll get hundreds of sites with statistics blowing your theory out of the sexist-pool.
If women were paid less "even when doing the same job"
That is shav's business know-how working at maximum capacity.
shav you did research your own link didn't you? You didn't just look at the headline and grab any old stats did you?
Because they came up with some interesting numbers, nothing like 40% 43% 44% nothing in that area.
Wow, could it be that people don't act completely rationally all of the time? You're on to something here, I think!
That has long been my diagnosis of shav, I see you're on board.
Now, think. If they're willing to pay more for exactly the same... that probably means they either don't want women in those jobs (sexism), they're stoopid or they'll only tale women on if they ask for less money.
Women, The down fall of man.
Adam and Eve for example.
Shavalisa: "Obviously you didn't do too much research into the matter."
It's number from the OP, it's a number from the post you were replying to. Uzless expressed doubt at the number and the reporting, do you think it is a good number? It seems to me that it is Uzless saying (paraphrasing) 'do some research', to which you're replying 'do some research'.
Like uzless when I see stats a bit too good to be true the alarm bells go off. (KN learnt a lesson on this recently) Let us say that the difference is actually only 1-4% would this be an acceptable statistical discrepancy to you?
Anybody that wants to post stats I thoroughly recommend the short read "How to Lie with Statistics" by Darrell Huff. The first thing to be wary of is it costs time and money to compile stats so (like the news) there is usually an agenda there, a bias, a pre-conceived angle. Use that as a starting point. No surprises that stats and polls commissioned by the goobermint busybodies and control freaks come back with the same conclusion i.e. more goobermint is better, we need more goobermint, goobermint is doing a great job, if only we had more.
So you won't be bothered too much if we make sure that you have no contact with any.
Does your wife agree with you by the way? Is she one of these lie-to-get-along-with-men types? Or does she have her own mind (not that you would notice, probably) and disagree?
I'm betting the first reaction to your statement by most women is a good laugh, followed by a frown when they realize you're serious.


Was charmed by the step-by-step drawing..
Loving the drawings.. and I am not even Simpson's fan!! hahaha..
But from the drawings of the book, I got to know the main characters (The family) of Simpson also..
There are Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie ..
I had a go for Homer, Bart, Marge and Lisa..


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The goal of this project was to create an inquiry activity to teach symmetry elements and symmetry operations in an inorganic chemistry course. Many students experience difficulty when building and mentally manipulating three-dimensional mental models from two-dimensional images, causing difficulty when learning symmetry. Process-oriented, guided-inquiry learning (POGIL) was used to structure the activity using a learning cycle paradigm consistent with research on how students learn as described by Novak's human constructivism theory. The activity familiarized students with symmetry terms as students actively engaged in finding symmetry operations in a variety of molecules. The symmetry activity was classroom tested and student and POGIL expert feedback were used to improve the activity.


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WestJet announces shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under a single ticker
WestJet Airlines Ltd. today announced that its common voting and variable voting shares will trade under a single ticker on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") effective as of February 18, 2016.
WestJet's common voting shares currently trade on the TSX under the symbol 'WJA' and bear CUSIP number 960410207. The airline's variable voting shares currently trade on the TSX under the symbol 'WJA.A' and bear CUSIP number 960410306. As of February 18, 2016, each of the common voting and variable voting shares will trade on the TSX under a single ticker designated 'WJA', will bear CUSIP number 960410504 and will be designated for purposes of trading on the TSX and reporting in brokerage accounts under the single designation of "Variable Voting and Common Voting Shares" of WestJet.
This change, which will allow the demand and liquidity for both classes of shares on the TSX to be consolidated under a single ticker, is designed to improve the liquidity for the variable voting shares which have historically had lower trading volumes.
The trading of WestJet common voting and variable voting shares under a single ticker is limited primarily to the administration of trading of the WestJet shares on the TSX. This change does not involve any amendment to WestJet's articles of incorporation, by-laws or share capital structure, nor the terms and conditions or the voting and ownership restrictions applicable to the common voting and variable voting shares.
Pursuant to WestJet's articles of incorporation, the variable voting shares may only be held and controlled by non-Canadians, and the common voting shares may only be held and controlled by Canadians, and each class is automatically assigned based on the Canadian or non-Canadian status of their holder. If a non-Canadian acquires WestJet shares on the TSX, such holder will automatically be assigned variable voting shares. Similarly, if a Canadian acquires WestJet shares on the TSX, such holder will automatically be assigned common voting shares.
The combination of trading under a single ticker on the TSX will not result in any changes to the voting procedures currently adopted by WestJet for purposes of shareholder meetings, and any shareholder who wishes to vote at a WestJet shareholder meeting (either by proxy or by attending the meeting in person) will continue to be required to complete a declaration respecting their Canadian status in order to enable WestJet to comply with the requirements of the Canada Transportation Act and WestJet's articles, by-laws and internal policies.
In addition to declarations obtained for the purposes of voting at shareholder meetings, through periodic surveys of its beneficial shareholders conducted by its transfer agent, WestJet will continue to regularly monitor the number of its shares beneficially held and controlled by Canadians which represent common voting shares and the number of its shares beneficially held or controlled by non-Canadians which represent variable voting shares.
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As Joias da Coroa da Boémia (em tcheco: České korunovační klenoty) é um conjunto de objetos utilizados pelos Reis da Boémia durante a sua Coroação. Elas são:
 a Coroa de São Venceslau;
 o Cetro;
 a Orbe;
 a almofada sobre a Coroa;
 o estojo de couro para a Coroa e,
 o Manto da coroação.

A peça mais antiga é a Coroa foi feita para a Coroação do Rei Carlos I em 1346.  As outras peças passaram a fazer parte mais tarde, sendo o segundo patrimônio nacional, desde 1962, mais importante, atrás apenas do Castelo de Praga.

São armazenadas na Câmara da Coroa da Catedral de São Vito, em Praga, de onde são retiradas em ocasiões muito especiais.  É um importante símbolo de independência nacional e de soberania.

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Coroa de São Venceslau

A Coroa recebe o nome do Padroeiro da Boémia, o Duque Venceslau, da Dinastia Premislida.
A Coroa tem um design pouco comum para uma Coroa Real, já que tem das quatro parte que da forma ela (na parte da frente, traseira e laterais) são de flores de lis. As parte são conectadas no topo por duas tiaras transversais que estão em interseções (no topo)sendo  arrematadas com uma cruz. As interseções (kamari) são feitas com diferentes qualidades de ouro (19-20 quilates) do que o topo da cabeça, que possivelmente veio do cinturão de ouro do casamento de Branca de Valois com o seu irmão, o Rei francês Felipe VI.  A Coroa de ouro esta conectada com pinos, que são enfeitados com pedras preciosas e pérolas. São 18 safiras, 1 água-marinha, 31 Espinela, 15 rubis, 25 esmeraldas e 20 pérolas.

A cruz no alto teria um espinho da Coroa de espinhos de Jesus Cristo e está gravada a inscrição latina HIC EST Spina CORONA DE DOMINI(aqui é um espinho da Coroa do Senhor).

A Coroa pesa 2,358.04gramas e tem um altura e diâmetro de 19cm.

Cetro Real

O cetro de ouro tem o comprimento de 67 cm e pesa 1,013 gramas, sendo decorado com quatro safiras, cinco espinela e sessenta e duas  pérolas.  O espinélio é extra grande e montado no topo do cetro.
O cetro é composto por quatro partes que são a alça, coberto com folhas de esmalte,flores e ramos, e em ambos os lados é terminado com uma série de pérolas. A cabeça  e estilizada na forma de uma flor e esta equipada com pérolas e pedras preciosas.

Orbe

Aparentemente o Real Orbe foi criado ao mesmo tempo, e na mesma oficina, que o Cetro. É de ouro com a aparência ligeiramente achatada, com 11,9 cm de diâmetro e 9,8 cm de altura. Mesmo se contarmos a cruz que esta na ponta a altura é de 22 cm e seu peso é de 780 gramas.
O orbe com a cruz esta equipado com com oito safiras, seis espinelas e trinta e uma pérolas.

No alto da cruz há uma inscrição em latim DOMINE IN VIRTUTE TUA LETABITUR REX ET SUPER SALUTARE TUAM EXULTABIT (Senhor, regozijando-se em seu poder para ajudar o Rei, ena tua alsvação exultamos).

Na parte de trás da cruz há a inscrição DEUS CELUS REGNAT ET REGES TERRE ( Deus governa os Céus e os Reis da terra). Em ambos os hemisférios o orbe há alto relevo das inscrições.

Manto da Coroação

O manto da coroação foi feito originalmente para a coroação de Fernando IV, foi também Rei dos Romanos.  De 1653 e, posteriormente, utilizado para a Coroação na Boémia(atual Checa) até 1836 , quando a coroação teve lugar com o Imperador austríaco Fernando I. O Rei estava vestido com a casula no início da cerimônia de coroação e recebia-a da Arcebispo junto com as outras Insígnias Reais.

A primeira mulher, em 1743, a ser Coroada foi maria Teresa de Habsburgo. Além do manto Sua Majestade usava um vestido de luxo feito na própria região Checa de acordo com a moda contemporânea.
O invólucro é feito de preciosa seda cor do material, vermelho e é forrado de arminho. O manto é semi-circular para trás, alongada no tapume e sem mangas. Ela é de 312 cm de largura e 236 cm de comprimento. É armazenado separadamente as joias em um depósito especialmente climatizado.

Couro

A mais antiga das Regalias do Reino da Boémia é um estojo de couro para a Coroa feito para o Rei Carlos I. Foi feito em 1347 e tem uma forma quase esférica, a parte superior e inferior são ricamente decorados. No topo são 4 personagens: águia imperial, o leão boêmio, o revestimento ancestral de armas de Arnost de Pardubice (primeiro Arcebispo de Praga) e do Arcebispado de Praga.
Depois do circuito há um vermelho de quatro linhas com a inscrição ANNO DOMINI MCCCXLVII DOMINUS KAROLUS ROMANORUM REX ET BOHEMIAE REX ME FECIT AD HONOREM DEI ET BEATI WENCESLAI MARTIRIS GLORIOSI (NO 1347 DE NOSSO SENHOR O REI CARLOS DOS ROMANOS E DA BOÉMIA EM HONRA DO MARTIR VENCESLAU).

Ele tem uma forma cilíndrica em uma extremidade de cabeça cetro reforçada. É feito de couro liso e consiste em duas partes conectadas com dobradiças pequenas.
O original para o orbe tem sido extensivamente danificado, foi em 1929 fez um novo caso. Ele mostra um sinal visível da República da Checoslováquia , no topo de datas Wenceslas milênio são 929 e 1929. Em torno do perímetro são as palavras vigésimo oitavo setembro.

A Guarda das regalias

As Joias da Coroa são permanentemente armazenadas na câmara da Coroa sendo inacessível pela entrada sul da Catedral de São Vito de Praga (o mosaico Juízo Final). Portas de entrada estão localizados na capela. Há sete fechaduras e as chaves para esses bloqueios são mantidos pelo presidente, primeiro-ministro, Arcebispo de Praga, Presidente da Câmara dos Deputados, o presidente do Senado, Reitor do Capítulo Metropolitano de São Vito e do prefeito de Praga.   O desbloqueio das fechaduras são apenas para ocasiões especiais, quando eles são expostas para o público.

A câmara é acessada por uma escada em espiral estreita. A câmara está equipada com um cofre para guardar caixas de joias, mesa de carvalho e oito cadeiras. A caixa é a mesma chave abre a porta a uma entrada.

Imagens das Regalias e pesquisa científica

A mais antiga imagem da Coroa de São Venceslau é um retrato de Carlos I, na capela de São Venceslau na Catedral de São Vito, em cerca de 1370. Até o século XIX as Joias da coroação foram exibidas somente em circunstâncias excepcionais e com desvios diferente da realidade, geralmente como parte dos retratos dos governantes. Isso aconteceu porque os pintores não foram capazes de ver as joias de perto, ou ele não é visto em tudo.

A primeira descrição correta e representação da coroa vem de um livro publicado para marcar a coroação de Leopoldo IIcom a sua esposa Maria Luisa em 1791.

Devido ao primeiro exame científico das Joias da Coroa foi em 23 Maio 1857 . Na ocasião levou-se o pintor Joseph Scheiwl, que depois apareceu apenas nas publicações históricas, bem como  enciclopédia Otto . Na ocasião a Câmara da Coroa teve um fotógrafo renomado de uma joalheria,  Henri Lachmann e suas primeiras fotografias em preto e branco. As fotografias em cores foram tiradas por John Louis Bautz da turnê profissional em 1911 .
Outras oportunidades para a fotografia e exploração científica das joias foi em 1929, que teve  exposições públicas. Antes da exposição mundial Expo 1958, em  Bruxelas, ele fez George Lehovec em janeiro desse ano documentário chamado The Golden Dream.

Durante a exposição de 1993 as Joias foram submetidas a métodos modernos de exploração. A pureza do ouro foi investigada e não foi uma descoberta surpreendente sobre certas pedras preciosas, especialmente a sua origem e as espécies. Mais pesquisas também permitiu uma melhor datação do Cetro e do Orbe maçã e outras partes da Regalia.

A mostra as Joias da Coroa

As Joias da Coroa da Boémia estão de acordo com os desejos do Rei Carlos I. Sendo removido da custódia somente em raras ocasiões - no passado era para a coroação dos Reis boêmios (tchecos). Além disso, as joias foram exibidas durante o funeral dos Reis Carlos I, Maximiliano I e, provavelmente Fernando Ie do Imperador Jose I, que se recusou a ser coroado Rei da Boêmia, em vez de deixar acontecer a coroação em 1782.

A primeira exibição pública foi realizada em 1929 por ocasião do 1000 aniversário da morte de São Venceslau . Até o dia 20 do século XX foram expostos a um total de nove vezes. A última exposição aconteceu em 2008 , por ocasião da reeleição de Vaclav Klaus, Presidente da República Checa e 90 aniversário da Checoslováquia.

A exposição das Joias da Coroa é decida pelo presidente. O armário de exposição das Joias usado,  foi feito especialmente para este fim em 1929 pelo arquiteto Josef Gočár.

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 Coroa real
 Coroação
 Brisura
 Escudo (heráldica)
 Brasão
 Coroa (monarquia)
 Coroa (heráldica)
 Diadema (joia)
 Timbre (heráldica)
 Coroa de São Venceslau
 Reino da Boémia
 Boémia
 Terras da Coroa da Boêmia

Bibliografia

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 Belin, Paul, et al. Chronicle das terras checas . Praha: Fortuna Print, 2003. ISBN 80-7321-071-1
 Boněk, Jan; Boněk, Thomas Crown Jewels Checa: História Desconhecida. Mensagem escondida. Perdeu símbolos . Londres:. Eminent, 2006 ISBN 80-7281-219-X .
 BRAVERMANOVÁ, Milena, et al. Checa joias da coroação . 4 faixas de medição. Praga: Castelo de Praga Administração em cooperação com exp. BB / arte, 2008. 88 p. ISBN 978-80-7381-253-9 .
 Jarolímková, Stanislav. O que não está nos livros didáticos ou os reis Checa, como é (talvez) não sabem um . New York: Lema, 2006. ISBN 80-7246-310-1 .
 Jarolímková, Stanislav. O que não está nos livros didáticos ou os reis Checa, como é (talvez) não sei 2 . New York: Lema, 2006. ISBN 80-7246-312-8 .
 Chytil, Karel, Vrba, Charles; FLOOR, Antonin. Crown Jewels Bohemian Reino . New York: Comissão de Arqueologia da Academia Checa do imperador Franz Joseph da Ciência, 1912. Disponível on-line.
Vacha, Stephen. Neue zum Erkenntnisse Reichsapfel Ferdinands I.. Rudolphina Studies , 2004, vol. 4, p. 53-61. Disponível on-line . (Alemão)
 Vacha, Stephen. Repräsentations Krönungsornat-oder? Zum Ursprung und zur Funktion des Zeremonialgewands Ferdinands IV. aus dem Jahre 1653 Artes , 2006, vol. 54, p. 229-239. Disponível on-line . ISSN 0049-5123 . (Alemães e checos (versão online))
 Vacha, Stephen; JOLLY, Irena; Vlnas, Vit. Charles VI. Christine e Elizabeth. Checa coroação em 1723 . New York: Paseka, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7432-002-6 , ISBN 978-80-7035-428-5 . P. 173-212.

 O relatório de pesquisa da gemas e P. J. ulnar Hyršl sobre Coroa de São Venceslau. P. Klásek, Journal of Mineral semelhanças entre o antigo perfurado pérolas e pedras de safira para korunovsčních joias. As joias da coroa do Reino da Boêmia, Frederick Tykra, Galeria Obelisco, 1970. Palestras de gravação de CD, Robert Novo, Legends no trabalho de spinels badachšánských Al-Birúního, Lalu badachšánském e origem das joias da Coroa Checa spinels em locais ao redor do rio Pjandž do Pamir e Hindu Kush interface, Brno, 2002.

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New interests, new toys, new styles. Children's rooms are constantly changing and need to be updated if they're to keep up, and that's very true of the decoration. But you don't alwayRead mores need to make major changes to keep things up to date. Sometimes it's enough to put new books on the bookshelves, replace the pictures on the wall and buy new cushions for the bed.
Why not start putting together a gallery wall of prints when your child is still small? It can be a work in progress, changing as your child grows. Begin with some prints you're really happy with and then replace the motifs or canvas prints when it's time for something new – that way you can alter the look of the room without having to drill new holes. You can kick off with a collection of the best baby scribbles, children's drawings, and family photos. When your children are a bit older, they may want to help choose. That's the time to go all out and really mix your colors, both in the motifs and the frames.Remember that it's the children who'll spend most time in the room, so it's they who have to be pleased with how it looks.
Have your child's interests changed or have you grown tired of the styling details? Before you head for the shops, consider whether it's possible to change what you've got. A bed can be repainted, a poster will be like new in a different frame, and drawers can be redone in your child's new favourite colour. Take a look at the rest of your home. Can you move a chest of drawers from your bedroom into your child's room, or perhaps a nice rug? Finding things to make over or move to a new spot can be a fun DIY project for the whole family.
Don't forget that kids grow when you're picking furniture and decor for your child's room. When your child is moving from a cot to a real bed, go for an extendable bed that can be pulled out as your child grows. If you want it to last a long time, it may also be a good idea to buy one that is relatively neutral and stylish rather than childish, so it can be repainted if you want a new colour. A desk is another piece of furniture that can last a lifetime. Shelving systems can be ideal for this, with the desk being raised as the child grows, or you can just use a desk top with adjustable legs or trestles.


"The wind began to blow. The tree house started to spin." In case you don't recognize those famous lines, they are from The Magic Tree House series of fiction adventure books for young readers. They are the opening lines that lead the main characters to an adventure in each book. When my daughter was 4 1⁄2 years-old, my friend gave her a complete set of the first 28 books for Christmas. She had begun reading them to her own daughter when she was four, and they both adored them. My friend assured me that if we read them aloud to my daughter, we would all love them, too. At first, I wasn't sure if the stories and themes would be too mature or too frightening. I previewed a few of the books, trusted my friend, and embarked on a six-month read-aloud adventure.
Back then we read aloud to our daughter at least twice a day, before afternoon rest time (formerly known as nap time – naps were a distant memory at this point, even though Istill needed her to take one) and at bedtime. This gave us plenty of opportunities to read these chapter books aloud. As promised, we all loved the books immediately. Each one is based on a specific event or time period from history. Even though she was quite young, we were able to teach her little bits of history (edited as necessary to be age-appropriate) as we read the different books. Our daughter was totally engaged with the stories, and the illustrations scattered throughout each book gave a visual representation of important points in the text.
I was happy to enjoy the stories and squeeze in some history, but the best part of reading these books was the few times when my daughter was inspired to create things from the stories. At some point during our second reading of Tonight on the Titanic, she decided to draw a picture of the ship with SOS above it. On her own. (I need to mention that we did not tell her anyone died, just that the ship sank.) I was overjoyed. The history had truly become authentic for her. In Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve, the two main characters turn into ravens. We discussed what ravens were and found photos of real ones on the internet. There were also illustrations of ravens in the book. One day, she made raven's wings out of black construction paper and a beak out of yellow paper. She asked me to tape them to her arms and face. Again, this was on her own. Knock me over with a feather. She had an authentic learning experience because this piece of the story was interesting to her.
When you read aloud with your children, whether you read to them or they read to you, there will be many opportunities to converse about the subject matter. With the world at our fingertips, you can quickly find photos, definitions, and facts about topics that interest them. Authentic learning takes place when your child actively explores a topic in a way that is meaningful to her.
By the way, lest you think we have some sort of child prodigy, her spontaneous bursts of creativity have dwindled considerably since The Magic Tree House days. Okay, they're basically gone, but it was amazing while it was lasted!


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One of the many things I like about running is that there are so many numbers to think about — numbers with stories behind them. If I see "2:03" on a digital clock, I automatically think, "current world record in the marathon." If I see "5:27," I think, "my personal best for 1600 meters as of the summer of 1985."
The weekend before the Rocky Raccoon 100, I did a solo 5,000-meter time trial at the Franklin High School track. My time of 15:59 was unremarkable except that it brought to mind another 15:59, one that I had run 18 years earlier. The first 15:59 of my life, literally half a lifetime ago.
I was a freshman at Williams College, still getting taller and heavier and quite uncertain of my capacity for further improvement as a runner. After an acceptable fall season of cross-country, I plunged into indoor track. I loved it. The laps went by quickly on the small tracks, the tight turns made me feel like a speed demon, and even sparse crowds of coaches, teammates, and opponents were enough to create some atmosphere and excitement in cramped facilities such as Williams' Towne Field House. There was only one problem: the races were too short. As someone without a single fast-twitch muscle fiber to his name, I was too slow to place highly in races lasting less than 20 minutes.
Then something very odd happened. As March 7th, 1992 approached — the date of the East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships at Bates College, the last meet of the indoor season other than nationals — I was granted a spot in the ECAC 5,000-meter race. The qualifying standard for a guaranteed entry was 15:30 or so, but, for whatever reason, only seven other runners in the whole conference signed up for that event. And so I was let in, even though my best 5K time up to that point was 16:40. I was seeded last.
At this meet and many like it, the top six people in each event score points for their teams: 10 for 1st, 8 for 2nd, and so on down to 1 point for 6th place. In a race with only eight people, I couldn't help but wonder whether I might be able to earn a point for a change. I went out fast — 2:29 at 800m, 5:04 at 1600m — but remained in last place until 2400m or so, when I passed two guys. I reached 3200m in 10:16, still way ahead of my usual splits. I passed a third guy with a bit less than 800m to go, kicked the final 400m in 70 seconds, and crossed the finish line in 15:59. 5th place! No, wait, 4th place — a guy ahead of me was disqualified! In addition to improving my personal record by 41 seconds, I had contributed 4 points toward the team's total of 89. I had helped us win the meet!
Should sequences of digits on a watch really inspire such sentimentality? If you have to ask, you're probably not a runner.
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G,Great words. I am going to print this out and share with my Valpo Univ. track distance runners' tomorrow as they are heading into the indoor conference meet next weekend. Thanks for sharing!
by Larisa February 21, 2010 at 13:06
Doogie — I stumbled across this blog a few months ago and have checked in on it periodically since then. Haven't gotten around to getting in a post, but felt this memory calls out for one. I can remember this race. Your description above is good but still doesn't do this full justice.For the unaware reader: as a young freshman, Doogie (a nickname he got for his youthful appearance — if you think he looks like a kid today, you should have seen him when he actually WAS a kid) was BAD. His performance as a freshman in cross country earned him lifetime "slow boy" status, which will never be stripped from him no matter how world class he appears to have become in subsequent racing endeavors. A crippled turtle, towing a GMC Jimmy, with Andre the Giant sitting in it, would have beat Doogie at the 1990 Little 3 X-C race. By a lot. (That isn't completely fair to Doogie, as he was sick that day, but still, we are talking EPIC slow. And not just in that race.)I was almost as slow, and so I took comfort in having Doogie on the team. As I knew that I would always have this stiff behind me, if no one else. Hey man, we all need some source of reassurance, and Doogie served this purpose.I remember seeing this race. Actually, I may have even been running in it, but can't remember now. But I definitely remember Doogie's performance. There was a general feeling on the team of "holy sh!t — was that Doogie?" after he did it. He had some good practices that winter, but nothing that would lead one to believe that a 15:59 was ready to come out. I think that in every runner's career there are at least a few breakthrough performances, where the improvement graph resembles a step function rather than a fixed-slope path. And for Greg, at least insofar as I can recall, this was his first big breakthrough at Williams. It seemed to me that he was all of the sudden much faster in practice and in races, and had transitioned into his current incarnation as a very good runner. And I don't think that I ever beat him again; so it was back to kicking the dog for me.This leap forward didn't happen by magic, of course. There were a lot of miles behind it. But it is still invigorating to know that a breakthrough may be right around the next corner.
by Pete I February 22, 2010 at 00:52
Pete I: Good to hear from you! And thanks for providing that additional context for everyone (I think). The only details I'll dispute are (A) you're thinking of Little Three in '91 and (B) you did beat me again, repeatedly, in cross country during the fall of '92. It should also be noted that your legendary tenacity in workouts provided much motivation for a lot of us, including those who usually beat you in races. To cite just one example, a few weeks after that ECAC meet, we did a 5 x 1600m workout (times: 5:12-5:14) during Spring Break that seemed utterly heroic at the time. Adding that fifth interval was your idea, and I joined in because I didn't want to seem weak….
by crowther February 22, 2010 at 14:53
Pete, your remembrance makes a great contribution to the GC archives–it would keep anyone humble. Hope the training coaches include this "before" picture in their pep talks. How do you guys remember all this? Thank you both for the great storytelling–it's what keeps a non-runner like me coming back to this blog.
by Beverly February 22, 2010 at 22:00
Oops – yes, sorry, it was the '91 Little 3. Ah, the memories. Good luck with the racing season – if i may for the moment speak on behalf of the Williams running community – we are proud of you.
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Divers will brave icy Atlantic waters in the far north-west of Scotland on New Year's Day to pay tribute to more than 200 servicemen who perished 100 years ago in one of the worst maritime disasters in modern British history.
Local men Chris Murray and Gordon Maclean will take the plunge to lay a wreath on the wreck of the Iolaire, which was dashed on rocks during a storm in the early hours of 1 January 1919 while carrying soldiers and sailors home to the Western Isles after fighting in the First World War.
The special ceremony will take place directly after an official memorial service attended by Prince Charles and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, as well as descendants of those killed in the tragedy.
The loss of the men, many from the same families in Lewis, Harris and Berneray, was a further blow to communities already decimated by deaths in the combat.
Hundreds of people are expected to turn up for the event, including Scotland's most senior naval officer, Rear Admiral John Weale, and Norman A Macdonald, convener of Western Isles Council, being held at the Iolaire Memorial in Stornoway.
Organisers said the service would make a "right and fitting" tribute to those who died.
Professor Norman Drummond, chairman of the Scottish Commemorations Panel, said: "It is beyond our comprehension that over 200 men perished so close to home after surviving the war in what remains one of the worst UK maritime disasters of the 20th century.
"When you look out from the Iolaire Memorial to where HMY Iolaire hit the rocks of the Beasts of Holm, you are struck by just how close they were to shore.
"It is hard to imagine the relief and excitement of the men and their families on their return, and then the sorrow that was to follow.
At the end of the service, to be conducted by Very Rev Dr Angus Morrison, the prince will unveil a new sculpture to commemorate the tragedy – a bronze depiction of a coiled heaving line that references the heroism of John Finlay Macleod, who swam ashore with a rope to rescue 40 of the 79 men who were saved.
It was created by artists Will Maclean, Marian Leven and Arthur Watson, and will bear the names of those who were lost and the communities they came from as well as a bronze wreath composed of maritime insignia.


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"Dangerous Diplomacy: Why Placating Putin Now Could Doom Ukrainian Democracy Later" in Journal of Democracy
"Dangerous Diplomacy: Why Placating Putin Now Could Doom Ukrainian Democracy Later", written by Oxana Shevel and Maria Popova, was published on February 14, 2022, in Journal of Democracy. Here's an excerpt:
"All outward signs point to an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine. U.S intelligence has suggested that Russian president Vladimir Putin could order an attack within the next several days, before the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Amid the mounting signs of war, European leaders have initiated a fresh round of shuttle diplomacy in order to prevent bloodshed. After talks in Moscow and Kyiv, French president Emmanuel Macron seems to think that speeding up the implementation of the Minsk accords is the key to ending the conflict. The two agreements, signed in 2014 and 2015, were intended to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine and provide a framework for the return of Russia-controlled separatist areas in the eastern region of Donbas to Ukrainian sovereignty. Macron and his European colleagues are grossly mistaken. Ironically, not only does the diplomatic solution they appear to be gravitating toward reward Russian aggression and pose a long-term danger to Ukrainian sovereignty and democracy, but it may fail to avert war."
Maria Popova (PhD, Harvard 2006) conducts research on the rule of law, judicial reform, political corruption, populist parties and legal repression of dissent across the post-Communist region. She teaches classes on European politics and research methods.
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