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Two Americans: Truman, Eisenhower and a Dangerous World
Author: William Lee Miller
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
Review Date: 3 May 2017
In 1890, the Truman family moved to Independence, Missouri, United States. In 1892, the Eisenhower family moved to Abilene, Kansas, United States, about 160 miles west of Independence. Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower both grew up in lower middle class families and both received public school educations. Although each had a completely different career path, their paths would cross at the end of WW2 as they each became world figures. Both careers would pinnacle as the President of the United States. William Lee Miller's Two Americans was a dual biography of these two men from the Mid-West region. Personally, I found the first half of the book to fall short of my expectations. This was not so much because it was poorly researched or poorly written, but that having read so many great biographies of the two political heavyweights (some of which were quoted specifically by name in this book), I found myself gaining little to no new knowledge with Two Americans; in fact, the interweaving chapters alternating between Truman and Eisenhower, with the two never influencing one another in any way, were rather confusing. The later chapters, however, were markedly better. Miller's analysis of the two men's working relationship as President Truman and General Eisenhower was insightful. His inclusion on the pettiness exhibited by both sides during and long after the transition of power was most appreciated, as this less lauded character trait was often ignored by both men's biographers. Finally, I had definitely learned a lot from this book on the two president's philosophy on the nuclear arms race, on McCarthyism, and on the racial integration in the US military.
I had reviewed this title in its audio book format. Dick Hill, who performed the reading, did a good job. His distinct style seemed warm and genuine, and the American-friendly speech was fitting for the topic of this book.
Two Americans, as noted, suffered from a lackluster first half, but I had rather enjoyed the final few chapters. I might venture those who had already read dedicated biographies of Truman and Eisenhower to quickly skim over the pre-WW2 sections of this book and dive directly into Miller's narration on the two men's working relationship later in the book.
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New plans to develop the island of Seguin in the Seine river in west Paris will begin next year, according to French newswire AFP and other article from Art Media Agency.
Located between the communes of Boulogne and Billancourt, the island was bought from Renault several years ago by an anonymous company, of which the cities of Boulogne and the Hauts-de-Seine department make up over 70% of shareholders.
Architect Jean Nouvel was nominated in 2009 to coordinate the project and has proposed building five tall towers, a long garden under glass, shops, cinemas and music and art centres, taking up the entire 11.5 hectares of land. According to the model, there should be plenty of greenery, however the height of the tower buildings has been reduced by 20%, following discussions with residents from the community of Meudon, just opposite the island.
From 1929 to 1992, the island was home to a construction factory, which took up almost the entire island, for car manufacturer Renault. The buildings were finally torn down in 2005, leaving plenty of space ready to be developed.


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The proposal for a UN force is part of a British package of incentives designed to gain Sudan's agreement to a comprehensive settlement of the conflict in Darfur. Asked whether Britain would send troops to Sudan as part of the proposed UN force, as Tony Blair appeared to suggest earlier this year, Chris Mullin, the Foreign Office Minister for Africa, declined to rule it out saying it was "premature" to comment.
The UN resolution, drafted by Britain, was presented to an extraordinary security council meeting held in Nairobi on November 18-19, 2004.
Nov 15: UK Wants 10,000 Troops for Darfur. Note the report says UN troops will not, however, be sent if there is no peace agreement and sanctions are still on the agenda.
July 22: Guardian UK report "Blair draws up plans to send troops to Sudan."
Malawi is sending 30 peacekeepers to Darfur. The 30-man team of soldiers are part of the AU peacekeeping force and would leave in about five days when logistics were finalised, the Malawi Defence Force Public Information Officer, Colonel Clement Namangale, told Reuters.
He said the team had undergone 13-days of special training.
Nov 15: UK Wants 10,000 Troops for Darfur. July 22: Guardian UK report Blair draws up plans to send troops to Sudan.
Britain's interest in Egypt was increased by the construction of the Suez Canal, which was opened in 1869. The Canal considerably shortened the sea route to India, and in 1875 the British Government had bought shares in the Suez Canal Company. However, Egypt had become virtually bankrupt by 1878 and this led Britain and France to take control of Egyptian finances and, in effect, run the country. This caused considerable discontent amongst many Egyptians and the situation was exacerbated by the decision of the Khedive (Viceroy) to dismiss many Egyptian Army officers as an economic measure.
In May 1882, one officer, Colonel Ahmed Arabi, overthrew the Khedive and led a revolt against what he saw as unwarranted foreign interference in Egypt's affairs. Gladstone's government concluded that in order to protect Britain's strategic and financial interests in the region, military intervention was unavoidable. In August 1882, a British and Indian force of 35,000 men under Lieutenant-General Sir Garnet Wolseley sailed into the Canal and landed at Ismailia. On 13 September, after a daring night march, Wolseley's troops surprised the Egyptians at Tel-el-Kebir and drove them from their trenches.
Wolseley entered Cairo the following day and Arabi and his army surrendered. Although the authority of the Khedive was restored, the British remained in Egypt in order to ensure stable government.
In occupying Egypt, Britain had also assumed responsibility for the Egyptian Sudan where an Islamic revolt had begun in 1881, led by Mohammed Ahmed, who styled himself the 'Mahdi' or 'guide'. By the end of 1882, the Mahdists controlled much of the Sudan, and on 5 November 1883, at El Obeid, they annihilated an Egyptian force that had been sent to restore order. The Mahdi was supported by Osman Digna, leader of the Beja tribesmen of the Red Sea area. In January 1884, the Beja, whose extravagant hairstyles earned them the nickname of 'Fuzzy-wuzzies' from the British, wiped out an Egyptian force under Colonel Valentine Baker outside the Red Sea port of Suakim. To rectify the situation, a 4,000 strong British force under Major-General Gerald Graham was sent to Suakim. On 29 February, they defeated Osman Digna at El Teb, but two weeks later were almost defeated themselves at Tamai. The British fought in two brigade squares, one of which was temporarily broken by the Mahdist forces. The situation was only retrieved when the second square moved up in support. Whilst these two victories were a boost to public morale, they had little long-term effect. Osman Digna was able to recover from his losses and Graham's force was withdrawn. Meanwhile, Major-General Charles Gordon had been sent to Khartoum. His orders were to oversee the evacuation of the Sudan, but instead he elected to stay and defend the Sudanese capital. Khartoum was invested by the Mahdi in May 1884 and Britain was forced to organise a relief expedition to rescue Gordon.
Wolseley's relief column set off from Cairo in October 1884. Realising that his infantry, travelling in boats up the Nile, might not reach Khartoum in time to save Gordon, he detached a desert column under to travel overland by a faster, but more dangerous route. On 17 Jan 1885, this column, commanded by Brigadier-General Sir Herbert Stuart, was attacked by the Mahdists at Abu Klea. Winston Churchill later described the resulting battle as, 'the most savage and bloody action ever fought in the Sudan by British troops'. Despite suffering heavy losses to British rifle fire, the Mahdists succeeded in penetrating the British square, which was closed only after desperate hand to hand fighting. The British suffered 168 casualties, the Mahdists about 1100. The column finally reached Khartoum on 28 January, 2 days after Gordon had been killed and the town had fallen.
Britain saw the death of Gordon at Khartoum as a national humiliation, and there was strong pressure on the Government for an expedition to be sent to avenge him and restore Egyptian rule. A Mahdist invasion of Egypt was defeated in 1888, but it was not until 1896 that the Government, possibly concerned that if Britain did not conquer the Sudan, then the Italians and French would, authorised military action. In that year, an Anglo-Egyptian army, led by Major-General Herbert Kitchener, entered the country. Kitchener understood the importance of keeping his force supplied, and he built a railway as he advanced. Moving forward slowly but surely, he inflicted a number of defeats on the Mahdists. On 8 April 1898, at Atbara, on the Nile, Kitchener's force of about 12,000 attacked the fortified camp of a Mahdist army under the Emir Mahmood. After a fierce struggle, the Dervishes were completely routed and their commander and 4000 of his men were captured.
Finally, at Omdurman on 2 September 1898, Kitchener inflicted a crushing defeat on the forces of the Khalifa, the Mahdi's successor. Though they attacked with fanatical bravery, the Mahdists were no match for the rifles and Maxim machine guns of Kitchener's army. By the end of the day, they had suffered approximately 27,000 casualties. The Anglo-Egyptians lost 43 dead. Omdurman broke the power of the Mahdists and although the Khalifa remained at large until the following November, the Sudan was quickly pacified.


Most Iranian lawmakers have signed a letter asking President Hassan Rouhani for Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to continue his job, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported, quoting an MP. Sputnik discussed the shock announcement with Mehran Haghirian, an Iranian analyst and doctorate student of Gulf Studies at Qatar University.
Three European countries – France, Germany, and the UK (officially shortened as E3) – have officially announced the creation of INSTEX, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to allow them to bypass US sanctions on trade with Iran.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Tehran expects that the EU mechanism of transactions with Iran, aimed at circumventing the US sanctions against the Middle Eastern country, will be in place before the next round of the restrictions comes into effect in early November, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said.
The top US diplomat stressed that this warning had have nothing to do with military action, but would rather include a public thumbs-down and economic countermeasures. The statement comes amid Iran's growing impatience over the future of the landmark Iran nuclear deal.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that the US violated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) almost every day, while Trump's public statements contribute to this.
If Iran nuclear deal fails, the non-proliferation treaty (NPT) and the non-proliferation regime will also fail, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi have held negotiations on the implementation of a historic nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Russian Embassy in Iran said Tuesday.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister said that Tehran is in talks with Moscow on prospects of implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in the light of recent presidential election in the United States.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister said that the issue of establishment of bilateral contacts between Iran and the United States is not on the agenda of Tehran.
Iran is committed to implementing the 2015 agreement curbing its nuclear program, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in Moscow on Wednesday.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will arrive in Moscow on February 8 for consultations on a range of issues including the implementation of the Iranian nuclear program, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Sputnik.
P5+1 countries and Iran will hold a meeting in Vienna on July 20 to on fuel manufacturing in the Islamic Republic, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
Iran is likely to sell any excess amounts of its enriched uranium abroad in exchange for natural uranium, instead of diluting it, the country's deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said Monday.
Tehran will complete the procedures needed to wind down its nuclear activities by the end of this year, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday.
Two Iranian deputy foreign ministers, Abbas Araqhchi and Majid Takht-e Ravanchi, arrived in the Austrian capital Vienna to attend the first meeting of the P5+1 and Iran commission on the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), local media reported Monday.
The S-300 air defense system is not subject to the United Nations Security Council resolution, said Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi on Wednesday.
According to Iranian deputy foreign minister, Tehran is ready to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the so-called possible military dimension (PMD) of Iran's nuclear program.
According Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the country's delegation is willing to leave Vienna if Iran's demands aren't considered.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister said that there has been some progress in talks between Iran and the P5+1 group on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, but it is yet too early to assess the overall readiness of the nuclear deal.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov concluded a meeting on Tehran's nuclear program with his Iranian counterparts Abbas Araghchi and Majid Takht Ravanchi in the Austrian capital Vienna, a source in the Russian delegation told Sputnik.


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Wiley Rein Secures Lifesaving Asylum for Teenager in Pro Bono Immigration Case
Washington, DC—Wiley Rein LLP obtained a lifesaving ruling in a compelling pro bono immigration case, securing asylum for a teenage refugee who had fled to the United States to escape gang-related criminal activity, violence, and homelessness in his native Honduras.
Following the firm's successful appeal of an earlier decision, U.S. Immigration Judge Thomas Snow in Virginia ruled on July 18 that the firm's client, "Carlos" (not his real name) is entitled to asylum, permitting him to remain lawfully in the United States. Based on extensive evidence provided by Wiley Rein, the judge found that Carlos would be especially vulnerable to gang violence if deported, and that the Honduran government "would be unable (and perhaps unwilling) to protect him."
Carlos entered the United States in 2015, at age 16, and immediately surrendered himself to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol custody. The firm took the case at the request of the Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition, a nonprofit group that works to ensure that all immigrants are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect for their human and civil rights. The team representing Carlos includes Wiley Rein partner Charles C. Lemley, of counsel Edgar Class, Pro Bono Partner Theodore A. Howard, summer associate Anna Schaffner, and CAIR Coalition senior attorney Rachel Jordan.
Carlos's life in Honduras had been fraught with peril. At age 12, he was abandoned to the streets by an abusive mother and survived by accepting food and shelter from a group of older boys, who he later learned were members of a notorious gang. Over the next few years, the gang forced Carlos – under threat of severe physical punishment or possible death – to act as a lookout for police during drug sales, and to carry packages of marijuana or extorted money from one location to another. Carlos at one point tried to escape this entanglement in gang activity by fleeing to another part of Honduras, but gang members tracked him down, forced him back to his hometown, and beat him severely.
At the age of 16, Carlos defied an order by gang leaders to carry out the killing of an individual. Having put his own life at risk, he fled his hometown and began a four-month journey to the U.S. border. Carlos came to the attention of CAIR Coalition while being held in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Virginia, in early 2016, and Wiley Rein subsequently agreed to undertake his representation.
Wiley Rein argued that Carlos was a member of an identifiable "particular social group" consisting of homeless street children who were essentially conscripted into servitude by the gang and who then attempted to escape gang involvement for moral reasons in contravention of gang rules; if deported back to Honduras, Carlos would be identified and subjected to torture or immediately killed, either by gang members or by corrupt government officials engaged in "social cleansing."
Judge Snow initially dismissed the petition for asylum, based primarily on a ruling that Carlos's past involvement with the gang created grounds for a "reasonable belief" that he had engaged in "serious non-political crimes." On appeal, Wiley Rein demonstrated that due to Carlos's age at the time he engaged in the conduct in question, he was far too young for the acts to be considered "crimes" under analogous U.S. laws, and had clearly acted under duress in carrying out the gang's orders. A unanimous panel of the Board of Immigration Appeals agreed with Wiley Rein's argument, reversed the initial ruling by Judge Snow, and remanded the case for further proceedings. On remand, Wiley Rein supplemented its prior arguments by showing that Carlos, if deported, would be especially vulnerable because the U.S. government records that would be shared with the Honduran government falsely identified him as a gang member.
Carlos, now 19, has been released from detention and is experiencing freedom for the first time. In addition, aspects of the decision to grant Carlos's petition for asylum may have important implications beyond the scope of this case. Judge Snow found the argument that Carlos was a member of a "particular social group of young Honduran male deportees labeled as gang members by U.S. law enforcement and perceived as gang members in Honduras" is cognizable, and stated that "[t]he evidence suggests that the Honduran government and many of its agents are unwilling and/or unable to protect" Carlos.
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I don't normally post stuff on the weekends but I feel as though there remains a burden on my heart still left unsaid.
It's been a long couple of weeks and I'm tired. Tired of the hurricanes that have affected our coastlands to include our neighbors and the damage still left behind in their wake.
Moreover, I'm tired of the whirlwind our nation continues to reap as a result of the wind she has steadily sown over the years.
And in light of last Sunday's shooting in Las Vegas, the aftermath of this horrific tragedy has no doubt left every American on high alert not to mention a little infuriated and a bit confused.
"I do not understand this world. I do not understand people" one of the guys from my men's group exclaimed as he tried to make sense of the bloody massacre.
Having learned that his sister was in Las Vegas at the time of the shooting, my friend, a military veteran, and Christian soldier, went on to vent that it angers him to no end that he's not in "the fight" somewhere.
That "fight" I believe my brother in Christ may be alluding to has already begun and for all intents and purposes has been previously won. But, until our Supreme Allied Commander returns the battle, nonetheless, rages on.
Yet with whom are we at war with these days: Gun lobbyists? Anthem protesters? Disaster relief agencies?
Furthermore, how are we as warriors for Christ expected to fight the good fight of the faith?
For the Christian soldier, it must be understood that there persist three enemies in which we wrestle with daily: the world, the Devil, and the flesh.
Therefore, our fight is not against flesh-and-blood enemies, but instead against "principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (Eph. 6:12).
But to defeat these opponents will require weapons and armor that is not of this world.
"For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal" says Paul "but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds" (2 Cor. 10:4).
To take up the whole armor of God, that we may be able to withstand in the evil day.
Standing wherefore in truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation which to the Christian warrior these are more than just mere words. Thus let us learn how to apply them.
We'll need them! God's Word is an indispensable weapon.
And in the same way, may we remember, that prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare.
So, let us pray hard and long.
Praying for one another. Keeping our eyes open. And keeping each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out.
And if you could be so kind as to remember me in prayer also.
As a writer ask God to give me the right words so that I'll know what to say and have the courage to say it and at the right time.


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Seattle Mariners, GM Jerry Dipoto agree on contract extension
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SEATTLE -- Believe it or not, not every button Jerry Dipoto has pushed has turned out in the Seattle Mariners' favor since they brought him in as their general manager in September of 2015.
But it certainly seems that way.
Some of the trades that have earned him the moniker of "Trader Jerry" have culminated in most of their biggest contributors this season, from Dee Gordon, Jean Segura and Mitch Haniger, to Marco Gonzales, Mike Leake and Wade LeBlanc – just to name a few.
And on Friday afternoon the Mariners announced that they agreed to a multi-year contract extension that will keep Dipoto running the team's baseball operations reportedly at least through 2020. Terms of Dipoto's extension weren't readily available.
His contract was set to expire at the end of this season.
"Our major league club is not only better than when we started, we are younger and more athletic with a window of opportunity that is just opening," Mariners president and CEO Kevin Mather said. "We are expecting to compete every year for a playoff spot and to win the World Series."
When Dipoto was introduced as the Mariners' GM three years ago, he called it a dream job. He affirmed Friday that is very much still is.
"This a great market in a city that is starved to win – with an opportunity for me to be creative," Dipoto said.
"We are going to make bad deals. ... That's the nature of baseball because we're betting on human beings to a degree," he continued. "But you get the right people, guys like Jean Segura, Mitch Haniger and Dee Gordon and I could go on and on. Marco Gonzales. Guy who aren't just good players, they are good people and they come together in a room and they start to drive the core around them. I think that's what has happened in our clubhouse and as an extension what has happened on our field in 2016."
Dipoto also said several times that he can't imagine doing his job without manager Scott Servais, who is also in the final year of his contract, alongside him. He said he's hoping a deal could be worked out to extend Servais maybe before the end of the season.
When Houston Astros inked GM Jeff Luhnow to a contract extension last month, it seemed a similar midseason deal between Dipoto and the Mariners was imminent, especially with these 2018 Mariners having one of the best seasons in club history. They entered Friday 56-32, which was 1.5 games back of the reigning World Series champion Astros in the American League West and 7.5 games ahead of the Oakland Athletics for the second wild card.
The Mariners are tied with the Yankees for the third-most wins in the major leagues.
At this pace, Seattle will end the longest active playoff drought in American professional sports, with their last appearance being in 2001, when Pat Gillick was GM.
Dipoto became the ninth general manager in Mariners history when he took over before the 2016 season for Jack Zduriencik.
Dipoto is one of the few running baseball operations around major league baseball to also be a former major league player. He was a reliever from 1993-2000 and this year marks Dipoto's 30th season in professional baseball, going back to his minor league days.
The year after his final playing season, the Rockies hired Dipoto as a special assistant to the GM. He was interim GM of the Diamondbacks in 2010, then spent 2011-2015 as the Angels' GM before the Mariners eventually hired him.
But this is what Dipoto has done his whole life, he said, starting with trading baseball cards from a young age.
"And I was freely trading at that time, too," Dipoto chuckled.
One of his more heralded trades brought in Segura and Haniger from the Arizona Diamondbacks for right-hander Taijuan Walker and shortstop Ketel Martel. Segura and Haniger currently bat second and third most games in the Mariners' lineup.
Dipoto also acquired Gonzales, a former first-round draft pick, from the St. Louis Cardinals last year in exchange for outfield prospect Tyler O'Neill. He also got Leake from the Cardinals in exchange for prospect Rayder Ascanio.
Then this offseason, he got creative. In need of a center fielder, Dipoto sought out Gordon in a trade with the Marlins to convert the former Gold Glove second baseman.
Gordon's now back at second base since Robinson Cano was suspended 80 games for violating major league baseball's joint drug agreement, but the center field experiment appeared to be paying off, and it's likely Gordon will spend more time in center when Cano returns from his suspension next month.
But, if you're counting, the top three batters in a typical Mariners' order – Gordon, Segura and Haniger – were all acquired in Dipoto trades.
He vowed to make the Mariners more athletic, especially with how spacious Safeco Field is. For the most part that has paid off.
Look at their outfield. In addition to Haniger, Dipoto acquired Ben Gamel in a 2016 trade from the Yankees; signed Guillermo Heredia from Cuba; and then in May acquired outfielder Denard Span along with right-hander Alex Colome, who led the American League in saves a season ago.
He also traded for first baseman Ryon Healy this offseason from the Oakland Athletics.
That hasn't made everything roses and rainbows. Most prospect evaluators have ranked the Mariners' organization last among major league clubs for total farm system talent and depth – surely a product of Dipoto's wheeling and dealing. He's made more trades than any other general manager since he took over the Mariners.
Though, Dipoto has argued that the young players the Mariners have brought in to help the team this season would be considered prospects in other organizations. Players like Mike Zunino, Edwin Diaz, Haniger, Gamel, Healy and Heredia who are all under club control through at least 2021.
"We had a good team last year and we were just on the wrong side of injury," Dipoto said. "But this year the energy level in that room, and I've been in big-league clubhouses for 25 years, but I've never experienced a group this energetic and I've been with teams that have won the World Series, I've been with teams that have gone to the postseason. And this group has more energy and belief in themselves and that's why when you get to the last third of a game this team believes they are going to beat you.
"That's how they are doing it. There are other teams in the league that are as talented or more but I don't know if there's anybody in the league who believes in themselves and the process and what they are capable of or have the trust in the people around them like this group."


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Created: 09 August 2022 20:44
Through her writings, St. Clare offers us a guide to a stronger faith life.
When I traveled to Assisi for pilgrimage almost 10 years ago, I thought I was going mostly to immerse myself in the life of St. Francis. I knew we would also be learning about St. Clare, his companion, but I didn't feel as drawn to her. At the time, I knew very little of her story, other than she was connected to St. Francis.
Once I arrived, though, and began to also walk in Clare's footsteps, I found myself drawn to her. I saw a strong woman who held fast in her beliefs, despite the many challenges she faced along her journey. Her resilience inspired me.
Living tucked away at San Damiano, Clare was able to reach people outside the walls of her monastery and still does to this day. She couldn't spread her message through traveling and preaching, as Francis and his brothers did. Instead, she did it through her words and everyday examples of humility and simplicity.
The monastic complex of San Damiano in Assisi, where Clare and her Poor Sisters lived for over 40 years, today houses a novitiate of the Friars Minor. Photo in public domain.
During her life, St. Clare wrote a number of things that we can still read today. She wrote four letters to Agnes of Prague, a noblewoman who had come to know of Clare through the friars. Through the letters, Clare counseled Agnes in ways to grow and fully live her faith.
Clare also wrote a letter to Ermentrude of Bruges, though whether she actually wrote the letter is disputed. But perhaps her two most important writings were her Testament and the Rule for her order—the first woman to do so. That Rule would turn out to be her final words, being approved just a day before her death.
So perhaps I was drawn to her as a writer, with her use of the written word to evangelize. And while the authorship of some of her letters has been questioned, they still capture the essence of her spirit. Therefore, it only makes sense that I find inspiration in her words. Hopefully, you will too.
"Gaze upon the mirror each day, O Queen and Spouse of Jesus Christ, and continually study your face within it."—Fourth Letter to Agnes of Prague
Just as I suspect most people do, when I look into a mirror, I see my flaws. Unfortunately, given the standards of the society we live in, we have been conditioned to do just that. I focus on the gray hairs that I want to get rid of, the COVID-19 weight I've gained but not yet taken off, and the wrinkles I want to cover up. I also use it to help put on the products that I use to mask the things that I find troubling.
What I don't see reflected back at me, though, is what lies beyond that mirror.
In both her fourth letter to Agnes of Prague and her Testament, Clare uses the mirror as a tool to show others how to live out their faith.
Being born into a family that was part of the majore, or upper class, meant that Clare would have had the finest of things, from clothes to food. So, surely, she had a mirror or two with which to check her appearance. It's not too difficult to imagine that some of them may have been rather ornate.
In her fourth and final letter to Agnes of Prague, Clare used the concept of a mirror as a tool to help Agnes grow in her faith. Also of nobility, Agnes would have understood the reference. What she might not have realized, though, was the deeper meaning of the mirror of which Clare spoke.
The challenge, Clare told her, was to not only look into the mirror and see ourselves, but to also think of how the mirror is reflecting us to others. She once again used this reference with her sisters in her Testament, saying: "For the Lord himself has placed us not only as a form for others in being an example and mirror, but even for our sisters whom the Lord has called to our way of life as well, that they in turn might be a mirror and example to those living in the world.
This monumental wooden altar piece or dossal, depicting scenes from the life of Clare (c. 1280), hangs in the Basilica of St. Clare in Assisi.
"Since the Lord has called us to such great things that those who are to be a mirror and example to others may be reflected in us, we are greatly bound to bless and praise God and be all the more strengthened to do good in the Lord."
One of Clare's great gifts was to explain ways to follow our faith in a very accessible way. It is a gift that still guides us today.
"She was the first flower in Francis' garden, and she shone like a radiant star."—St. Bonaventure on Clare
When I am seeking peace, I often go to my garden. I soak in the beauty of the flowers and marvel at how the flowers I planted the year before have continued to grow and spread. Plants that are thriving are often divided and replanted in other places in the yard, where they will once again grow and spread.
I remember having that same feeling I have in my garden when I was in Assisi and looked out over the valley below the city. I would take in the beauty of the wide array of flowers spread across the landscape. And I would marvel at the flowing flower boxes on the houses as I walked throughout the city. It was a feast for the eyes. And it made me think of St. Clare.
Clare often called herself the "little plant of St. Francis." And while St. Francis may have helped start her growth, she certainly did most of the growing and spreading on her own. Just like the many flowers in Assisi, Clare shared the beauty of her faith for all to see through her actions and words. From inside the walls of San Damiano, she grew and nurtured a community of sisters that flourished and spread far and wide, even to this day. There is great beauty in that.
"May the excitements of the world, fleeing like a shadow, not disturb you."—Letter to Ermentrude of Bruges
Every time I read these words, I think of the iconic line from the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." And both quotes are perfectly accurate.
We live in a world of bigger, better, faster. We work longer hours, sleep less, and are constantly on the go. As a result, we find ourselves stressed and exhausted. But in her letter to Ermentrude of Bruges, St. Clare reminds her that it doesn't have to be that way. And Clare had the example to back up what she was saying.
For most of her life, she lived a very simple and quiet life at San Damiano. She and her sisters found joy and solace in the slow pace of their lives, which were filled with prayer and necessary work. There were no excesses to draw attention away from their focus, which was Christ.
One of the greatest mistakes many of us make is thinking that we will have enough time to do whatever we plan to. We push things off for later or when we have the time. What we don't think about, though, is, What if there is no later? St. Clare died at a rather young age by today's standards. But look at how determined she was in her calling and everything she accomplished during those years. With that in mind, we should ask ourselves what we are doing with our time.
"Let the love you have in your hearts be shown outwardly in your deeds."—Testament of St. Clare
So many times in life it seems as if words fall short of what we want to express. Sometimes we just need to show up. One of my most precious memories of my mom, who passed away shortly before I traveled to Assisi, is one of presence.
On the one-year anniversary of a close friend's passing, her family had a Mass said for her. During a conversation with my mom, I believe I had mentioned it and that I was going but said nothing more. The next morning, though, as I walked into church, I saw my mom sitting in one of the pews. I hadn't expected anyone to join me. When I walked up and sat next to her, she simply took my hand in hers.
Throughout my life, I'm sure my mom had said thousands of words to me. But one of the things that I most vividly remember is not something that she said, but rather something that she did. She showed up.
St. Clare was known for showing up. She often took care of her sisters—or the friars—who were ill. In fact, she cared for Francis near the end of his life. One story is that Clare used to wash the feet of her sisters after they would come in from doing chores. On this particular day, as she finished washing the feet of one of her fellow sisters, Clare bent over to kiss her foot. Out of humility, the sister pulled her foot back, striking Clare in the mouth. Rather than recoil in pain, Clare simply proceeded to kiss the sister's foot.
Even when Clare was sick and in bed, she ministered to others as she was able. During those days, she would use the time to sew altar cloths for surrounding churches. Ministry in action—that was Clare's default. It should be ours as well.
These are only a few lines from St. Clare's writings that can serve as starting points for the growth of our faith on both the inside and outside. If a simple woman living a life inside the walls of San Damiano can cast such a powerful message and example to the world, imagine what we can do, with the help of her direction.
This article first appeared in St. Anthony Messenger magazine (August 2022) and is reprinted with permission of Franciscan Media. All rights reserved.
The image Saint Clare is an original painting for the Poor Clares in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Susan Hines-Brigger
Susan Hines-Brigger is an executive editor of St. Anthony Messenger magazine, where she has worked for 28 years. She and her husband, Mark, are the parents of four children.
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My Domestic Monastery: Mercy - It's Not About "Toughing It Out"
Mercy - It's Not About "Toughing It Out"
We decided to go to the 7:30 a.m. Mass over at the seminary, to fulfill our obligation for the Immaculate Conception. We figured it would be early, but not too early, and it would probably be quick.
Clearly, we underestimated how much those boys love their Mama.
I couldn't resist spelling this one out for her while I was teaching her how to do shading.
Almost two hours of stunning liturgy later, we emerged back out into the world. Chanted morning prayer, a beautiful Mass (chock full of incense, of course), and we were strengthened for our day.
My personal barometer for a good homily is one that I remember even when I've spent the time chasing down a toddler in the back of church. This morning's homily definitely fit into that category (of course, I'd expect no less from the priests at the seminary, but this one was particularly memorable). The homilist shared a story from his childhood, about a time when his youngest brother was writhing on the bathroom floor with stomach pain, and he and his middle brother thought surely he was faking it and needing to toughen up a bit. His mother, though, sensed something was seriously wrong, took him to the ER, and he ended up getting his appendix out.
So, firstly - a mother has particular attention to detail, and she is particular in tune with the suffering of her children. Mary is no exception, and, the priest pointed out, is particularly aware of the suffering of her children, especially in this Year of Mercy. "Toughen up," the priest reminded us, "Is not a verse from the Gospels."
Boom. That line hit me straight between the eyes.
I try to be understanding toward others, and their ups and downs. For instance, this week all the females in the house have been experiencing nasty colds. I'm trying to make sure the girls get enough rest, fluids, food, cuddles, etc. Myself? I feel guilty not pushing through how miserable I feel so I - you guessed it - push right through. I force myself to toughen up.
And honestly, in our culture - toughing it out is viewed as a virtue. Denying yourself basic self care in order to be as "productive" as possible is the queen of the virtues of our society. But, it is not the queen of the virtues in our faith. Jesus calls us to faithful, not productive, after all.
I started a new routine in our home. I was really missing homeschooling, so I decided to continue it by doing a "real aloud time" right after lunch. (Here's looking at you, Sarah Mackenzie!) I hand selected some really quality picture books from out shelves, and put them in a special drawer on my shelves. Then, after lunch, one of the girls gets to take a turn picking a book out of the box. Today's book was A Time to Keep. If you only read/purchase one book by Tasha Tudor, it needs to be this one! The illustrations are, of course, stunning, but the story itself was beautiful. A little girl asks her grandma what the world was like when her mother was small, and the grandma takes her through the traditions the family had for every month of the year. It is beautiful!
What struck me the most, though, was how many of the traditions for each month were not "productive." So many of them were things that the family did together, solely for the sake of enjoying being a family. The parents weren't trying to advance their careers or build up blog readership or keep a perfectly clean home, the children weren't signed up for a million outside activities. The family just enjoyed being with each other, and with their other family and friends.
Why can't life be more like that?
The thing is - it can be. Life can be gentler. My family can be gentler, more peaceful. But we have to be willing to be counter-cultural, to take the time to just be together. To slow down.
Part of that willingness to be gentler with ourselves and others is trusting in God's mercy. God does demand much of us, yet, but He is also incredibly loving and mercy. If we demand much of ourselves but lose track of that love and mercy, it makes what we do meaningless.
Mercy, penance - it's not about making ourselves "holier than God." It's about allowing ourselves to be like children - small, obedient, and trusting.
What an excellent reminder to launch into the Year of Mercy.
Your post reminds me of some advice a priest once told me: stop saying the word busy. I've tried to keep that up for awhile and it really has helped me have a quieter, more gentle life. Something about saying "I'm so busy" makes me feel so much more busy and stressed than I really am. Busy and stressed rarely leads to mercy.


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HPV vaccine's cost turning into key issue in Texas
State medical association cites potential toll on doctors' finances in opposing order
JANET ELLIOTT, Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau
Published 6:30 am CST, Thursday, February 15, 2007
AUSTIN — The high cost of the vaccine that protects against a sexually transmitted virus linked to cervical cancer is becoming a key issue in opposition to Gov. Rick Perry's order that schoolgirls receive the shots.
The Texas Medical Association opposes the mandatory use of the human papillomavirus vaccine partly because of it's effect on doctors' finances. Perry's mandate has the potential to increase doctor's revenue — which will be taxed by the state for the first time next year — but not necessarily their profit, said TMA spokesman Brent Annear.
He explained that doctors expect to be reimbursed by insurance companies only for the cost of the vaccine, meaning that the charge for giving the shots is a "pass-through." He said physicians generally don't make money on vaccinations.
However, some doctors are charging much more than the $360 cost for the three-shot regime of Merck's Gardasil vaccine.
Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas surveyed private physicians and found costs between $500 and $900.
Fran True of San Antonio said she expects to pay $675 to have her high school senior vaccinated. The certified public accountant said she will have to pay for the shots because her health care policy has a high deductible.
True said she is thankful she can afford to protect her daughter against a deadly disease but worries that "the cost for some people will be insurmountable."
Krista Moody, a spokeswoman for Perry, said the five largest insurance providers in Texas are covering Gardasil. Merck spokeswoman Jennifer Allen said that 95 percent of families covered by health insurance plans will have the vaccine covered, but that benefits could vary based on choices offered by employers and plans selected by individual workers.
Perry is seeking $29 million in state dollars to add to $43 million in federal dollars to pay to administer the vaccine to children and young women who are uninsured or covered by government health programs.
The 41,000-member TMA emerged last week as a powerful opponent of Perry's order requiring that middle school girls get the vaccine, which protects against strains of the human papillomavirus responsible for 70 percent of cervical cancer cases. The physicians group said it supported the voluntary use of the vaccine but didn't think it should be a state mandate.
"The $360 to $450 in vaccine cost alone is much more expensive than any vaccine series now required and does not account for the added expenses of overhead, storage, insurance, occasional lost and expired doses, nonpayment and labor costs being put on the back of primary care physicians throughout the state," said TMA President Ladon W. Homer in a statement.
"The time until payment is received in the physician's office can be 30 to 45 days under the best of circumstances, which along with the need to carry inventory, puts physician's offices at significant financial risk," he said.
The Legislature enacted the business tax last year to help pay for property tax cuts and school funding. Significant opposition from the TMA was defused when Perry and legislative leaders agreed to let doctors deduct some of their charitable and government-sponsored services from their taxable income.
Perry's order comes under scrutiny Monday at a meeting of the House Public Health Committee. The committee will hear testimony on a bill backed by more than 60 House members to prevent the HPV vaccine from being required for school attendance.
In addition to the cost, there also has been some concern about the supply of the vaccine.
"We're not able to confirm that there is enough vaccine in clinics and offices right now to meet projected need," said Janet Realini, a physician and public health expert with the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District.
Allen, the Merck spokeswoman, said orders for Gardasil are being filled. "We don't have a supply issue," she said.
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I write a lot about investing in this blog, but did you know that more than $100 billion is "invested" worldwide every year in the quest to cure cancer.
However, despite this exhaustive effort, the number of cancer cases is estimated to increase by 70% over the next two decades, and is expected to reach 25 million new cases per year by 2030.
The following infographic shows that although there have been huge advancements in the understanding of how cancers behave and the development of more effective treatments, there is still no single "cure" for cancer.
That said, there are some very promising advances in cancer treatment in progress.
There are hundreds of cancer cures out there…BUT big Pharma makes 100s of billions a year on there current "treatments" and can not patent natural products so it is not in their best interests to "find a cure". They do the research on products and then falsify their research just to keep their money flooding in. Unethical totally but they keep getting away with it until you fight back and research alternate cures. do not just accept their treatments of surgery, chemo or radiation. do not let them poison you for their benefit.


The Federal Government is cracking down on workplace bullying and introducing an all-encompassing law that makes bullying conduct unlawful. Business adviser Ruth Knight offers her tips on how to prepare a Not for Profit organisation for the change.
What can cost an organisation's time, money, staff turnover, absenteeism, poor working relationships, and low morale? Workplace bullying.
Any organisation is at risk and there is never a better time to start putting in place the policies and systems to protect you and your employees from the destructive effects of bullying and harassment.
In Australia, the estimated cost of bullying is staggering. An inquiry into workplace bullying by an education and employment parliamentary committee found bullying costs the Australian economy up to $36 billion every year and that a workplace bullying case costs employers an average of $17,000 to $24,000 per claim.
The costs involve victims taking an average of seven additional days of sick leave a year, reduced efficiency, increased absenteeism, poor morale, increased workers' compensation claims and civil action.
The good news is that these are costs that you can avoid or minimise if you take bullying seriously and deal with it appropriately.
Unfortunately bullying could be happening in any organisation right now, whether you know it or not. The Productivity Commission found that 2.5 million Australians experienced some aspect of bullying during their working lives, and a survey of 800 employees by Drake International found that half of the respondents had witnessed bullying and 25 per cent had been bullied.
It is a horribly common problem for all organisations, big and small, profit or Not for Profit, and that is why it is not only a moral duty to create a safe workplace, but a legal responsibility as well.
Under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, employers are obliged to take all reasonably practicable steps to manage health and safety risks in their workplaces. Bullying is one such health and safety risk.
Failure to do so could constitute a breach of the Act and could have serious repercussions, not just for those bullying or being bullied, but for your organisation as a whole.
But the government is now taking the fight against workplace bullying one step further, and from 1 January 2014 new workplace bullying laws will form part of the Fair Work Act 2009.
For the first time, there will be an all-encompassing law that makes bullying conduct unlawful with a right to redress workplace bullying through the Fair Work Commission.
These new laws will cover contractors, subcontractors, outworkers, apprentices, trainees and students gaining work experience as well as volunteers.
Under the new laws, employees can formally require the Fair Work Commission to order employers to take action against bullying colleagues and managers.
information about the consequences for a worker who has engaged in workplace bullying.
Organisations need to ensure that its performance management and investigation processes are fair and reasonable and that it has appropriate documentation that details the action taken when an employee makes a grievance or complaint about bullying behaviour.
Organisations may also need to prove that it has given employees training or guidance in relation to its policy, so everyone is aware of what they need to do if they think they are being bullied.
Be aware that if a claim by an employee is investigated by the Fair Work Commission and it is found that bullying has occurred, an organisation will be expected to comply with any orders to prevent the worker from being bullied.
If an organisation does not comply with the Fair Work Commission's order, it is looking at a maximum penalty of $51,000. Individuals involved in breaching the orders such as managers and directors could also be penalised.
So what do organisations need to start doing to protecting their employees, themselves and and the organisation?
Most importantly, create a culture where employees understand the behaviour standard expected of them, role model respect, and take a strong stance against negative and bullying behaviours.
Make sure that the organisation has the relevant policies and procedures to help employees know what bullying and harassment is, how to report it, and what will happen if someone is found to be engaging in bullying and harassment.
Make sure that all managers have ongoing training about how to look out for and address bullying behaviours that they see or are alerted to. Managers should be trained in how to provide supervision and performance management, and an organisation should have an effective performance appraisal process in place.
Consider signing up for an Employee Assistance Program for your staff to access, or at least identify an appropriate counsellor who could be available to staff if they need it.
It can take time to influence the culture of an organisation, but building a strong, supportive culture fosters higher employee loyalty, individual and team success.
Begin by creating an atmosphere where people have a clear vision and understanding of how dignity and respect should be demonstrated at work – this will reap massive rewards for an organisations and its employees.
About the author: Ruth Knight is a Queensland-based trainer, consultant, business advisor, and founder and director of The Pillars of Best Practice – an online coaching program for Not for Profit organisations and leaders. She has a Masters of Business from QUT, she is an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, and a Member of the Australian Human Resources Institute.


Just to help people out who might be struggling to think what we might like... especially in my case as I have a birthday coming up too. We don't want, or need, any 'stuff'. Big/bulky things would probably find their way to the loft - our place is tiny and we've outgrown it. For any multi millionaires out there, a bigger house would be good, realistically that's not likely to happen.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using NUnit.Framework;
using TradeHub.Common.Core.DomainModels;
using TradeHub.Common.Core.ValueObjects.MarketData;
using TradeHub.MarketDataProvider.Gtx.Provider;

namespace TradeHub.MarketDataProvider.Gtx.Tests.Integration
{
    [TestFixture]
    public class ProviderTestCase
    {
        private GtxMarketDataProvider _marketDataProvider;
        [SetUp]
        public void SetUp()
        {
            _marketDataProvider = new GtxMarketDataProvider();
        }

        [Test]
        [Category("Integration")]
        public void ConnectMarketDataProvider_SendRequestToFixServer_ReceiveLogon()
        {
            bool isConnected = false;
            var manualLogonEvent = new ManualResetEvent(false);

            _marketDataProvider.LogonArrived +=
                    delegate(string obj)
                    {
                        isConnected = true;
                        manualLogonEvent.Set();
                    };

            _marketDataProvider.Start();
            manualLogonEvent.WaitOne(30000, false);

            Assert.AreEqual(true, isConnected);
        }

        [Test]
        [Category("Integration")]
        public void DisconnectMarketDataProvider_ConnectToFixServerAndSendDisconnectRequest_ReceiveLogout()
        {
            bool isConnected = false;
            var manualLogonEvent = new ManualResetEvent(false);
            _marketDataProvider.LogonArrived +=
                    delegate(string obj)
                    {
                        isConnected = true;
                        _marketDataProvider.Stop();
                        manualLogonEvent.Set();
                    };

            bool isDisconnected = false;
            var manualLogoutEvent = new ManualResetEvent(false);
            _marketDataProvider.LogoutArrived +=
                    delegate(string obj)
                    {
                        isDisconnected = true;
                        manualLogoutEvent.Set();
                    };

            _marketDataProvider.Start();
            manualLogonEvent.WaitOne(30000, false);
            manualLogoutEvent.WaitOne(30000, false);

            Assert.AreEqual(true, isConnected, "Connected");
            Assert.AreEqual(true, isDisconnected, "Disconnected");
        }

        [Test]
        [Category("Integration")]
        public void SubscribeData_SendRequestToFixServer_ReceiveData()
        {
            bool isConnected = false;
            bool tickArrived = false;

            var manualLogonEvent = new ManualResetEvent(false);
            var manualTickEvent = new ManualResetEvent(false);

            _marketDataProvider.LogonArrived +=
                    delegate(string obj)
                    {
                        isConnected = true;
                        _marketDataProvider.SubscribeTickData(new Subscribe() { Security = new Security() { Symbol = "EURUSD" } });
                        manualLogonEvent.Set();
                    };

            _marketDataProvider.TickArrived +=
                    delegate(Tick obj)
                    {
                        tickArrived = true;
                        _marketDataProvider.Stop();
                        manualTickEvent.Set();
                    };

            _marketDataProvider.Start();
            manualLogonEvent.WaitOne(30000, false);
            manualTickEvent.WaitOne(30000, false);
            Assert.AreEqual(true, isConnected, "Is Market Data Provider connected");
            Assert.AreEqual(true, tickArrived, "Tick arrived");
        }
    }
}

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The Petite Creuse River
Inscribed lower left: Claude Monet
65.9 × 93.1 cm (25 15/16 × 36 5/8 in.)
Potter Palmer Collection
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Robert Gordon and Andrew Forge, Monet (Abrams, 1983), pp. 126–27 (ill.), 291.
Charles F. Stuckey, ed., Monet: A Retrospective (Hugh Lauter Levin, 1985), pp. 138; 187, pl. 75.
Milwaukee Art Museum, 1888: Frederick Layton and His World, exh. cat. (Milwaukee Art Museum, 1988), pp. 124–25, cat. 45 (ill.).
Richard Kendall, ed., Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters, trans. Bridget Strevens Romer (Macdonald Orbis, 1989), pp. 169 (ill.), 319.
Paul Hayes Tucker, Monet in the '90s: The Series Paintings, exh. cat. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston/Yale University Press, 1989), pp. 47; 48, pl. 11; 50; 55; 295, cat. 8.
Martha Kapos, ed., The Impressionists: A Retrospective (Hugh Lauter Levin/Macmillan, 1991), p. 333, pl. 105.
Steven Z. Levine, Monet, Narcissus, and Self-Reflection: The Modernist Myth of the Self (University of Chicago Press, 1994), pp. 103, 114.
Marianne Alphant, Claude Monet: Une vie dans le paysage (Hazan, 1993), p. 461.
Andrew Forge, Monet, Artists in Focus (Art Institute of Chicago, 1995), pp. 39; 41 (detail); 42–43; 84, pl. 13.
John Russell Taylor, Claude Monet: Impressions of France, from Le Havre to Giverny (Collins & Brown, 1995), pp. 7 (ill.), 101, 156.
Charles F. Stuckey, with the assistance of Sophia Shaw, Claude Monet, 1840–1926, exh. cat. (Art Institute of Chicago/Thames & Hudson, 1995), p. 113, cat. 92 (ill.).
Daniel Wildenstein, Monet: Catalogue raisonné/Werkverzeichnis, vol. 3, Nos. 969–1595 (Taschen/Wildenstein Institute, 1996), pp. 469–70, cat. 1231 (ill.).
Genevieve Morgan, ed., Monet: The Artist Speaks (Collins, 1996), pp. 55 (ill.), 95.
Carla Rachman, Monet (Phaidon, 1997), pp. 202–03, fig. 133; 204.
Art Institute of Chicago, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism in the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James N. Wood (Art Institute of Chicago/Hudson Hills, 2000), p. 130 (ill.).
Art Institute of Chicago, Treasures from the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James N. Wood, commentaries by Debra N. Mancoff (Art Institute of Chicago/Hudson Hills, 2000), p. 110 (ill.).
Simonella Condemi and Andrew Forge, Claude Monet: La poesia della luce; Sette capolavori dell'Art Institute di Chicago a Palazzo Pitti, exh. cat. (Giunti Gruppo, 1999), pp. 30–31 (ill.).
Vivian Russell, Monet's Landscapes (Frances Lincoln, 2000), pp. 96 (ill.), 160.
Eric M. Zafran, "Monet in America," in Wildenstein and Co., Claude Monet (1840–1926): A Tribute to Daniel Wildenstein and Katia Granoff, exh. cat. (Wildenstein, 2007), p. 143, fig. 62a.
Gerhard Finckh, "Faszination Monet," in Claude Monet, ed. Gerhard Finckh, exh. cat. (Von der Heydt-Museum, 2009), p. 23 (ill.).
Richard R. Brettell, Paul Hayes Tucker, and Natalie H. Lee, The Robert Lehman Collection, Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Paintings, vol. 3 (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York/Princeton University Press, 2009), p. 221, fig. 5.
Gloria Groom and Douglas Druick, with the assistance of Dorota Chudzicka and Jill Shaw, The Age of French Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, 2010; reprinted 2013), p. 121, cat. 60 (ill.).
John House, "Le sujet chez Monet," in Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Claude Monet, 1840–1926, exh. cat. (Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Musée d'Orsay, 2010), p. 25.
Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Claude Monet, 1840–1926, exh. cat. (Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Musée d'Orsay, 2010), p. 217, cat. 83 (ill.).
Richard Thomson, "Un naturalism d'émotivité, 1881–1891," in Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Claude Monet, 1840–1926, exh. cat. (Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Musée d'Orsay, 2010), pp. 32–33 (detail).
Richard Thomson, "À Belle-Île 1886; Dans la Creuse, 1889," in Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Claude Monet, 1840–1926, exh. cat. (Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Musée d'Orsay, 2010), pp. 210, 211.
Pierre Buvat, Sur les pas de Claude Monet à Fresselines, février-mai 1889: "De la perce-neige à l'églantine" (Nouvelle Picarle, 2011), (ill.).
Christophe Rameix, Impressionnisme et postimpressionnisme dans la Vallée de la Creuse: The Crozant School, trans. Alain Decotigny (Christian Pirot/La Simarre, 2012), pp. 49 (ill.), 142.
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Art Institute of Chicago, "A Century of Progress": Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture for 1934, June 1–Oct. 31, 1934, cat. 220.
University of Chicago, Lexington Hall, Nov. 17–Dec. 17, 1952, no cat.
Park Forest (Ill.) Art Center, Mar. 25–Apr. 22, 1956, no cat.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings by Monet, Mar. 15–May 11, 1975, cat. 83.
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Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Monet in the '90s: The Series Paintings, Feb. 7–Apr. 29, 1990, cat. 8 (ill.); Art Institute of Chicago, May 19–Aug. 12, 1990; London, Royal Academy of Arts, Sept. 7–Dec. 9, 1990.
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Florence, Sala Bianca di Palazzo Pitti, Claude Monet: La poesia della luce; Sette capolavori dell'Art Institue di Chicago a Palazzo Pitti, June 2–Aug. 29, 1999, no cat. no. (ill.).
Paris, Galeries Nationales, Grand Palais, Claude Monet, 1840–1926, Sept. 22, 2010–Jan. 24, 2011, cat. 83 (ill.).
Acquired from [unknown] by Potter Palmer, Chicago. [According to Daniel Wildenstein, Monet: Catalogue raisonné/Werkverzeichnis, vol. 3, Nos. 969–1595 (Taschen/Wildenstein Institute, 1996), pp. 469–70, cat. 1231 (ill.). Paul Hayes Tucker, Monet in the '90s: The Series Paintings, exh. cat. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston/Yale University Press, 1989), p. 55, suggests that the painting was bought by Mrs. Palmer.]
By descent from Potter Palmer (died 1902), Chicago, to the Palmer family. [This painting was on loan from the Palmer family to the Art Institute of Chicago, intermittently, by 1921, according to Museum Registration department artists sheets on file in Museum Registration, Art Institute of Chicago.]
Given by the Palmer family to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.
Wildenstein, Claude Monet, biographie et catalogue raisonné, 1979 1231
Cat. 25 The Petite Creuse River, 1889
Bordighera, 1884
On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt, 1868
Boats on the Beach at Étretat, 1885
Étretat: The Beach and the Falaise d'Amont, 1885
Rocks at Port-Goulphar, Belle-Île, 1886
The Beach at Sainte-Adresse, 1867
Cliff Walk at Pourville, 1882
The Customs House at Varengeville, 1897
Apples and Grapes, 1880
Branch of the Seine near Giverny (Mist), from the series "Mornings on the Seine", 1897
Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare, 1877
Water Lily Pond, 1900


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Любица Дамяновска () е северномакедонска историчка, специалистка в областта на историята на изкуството и музейна деятелка, известна фигура в развитието на музейното дело в Социалистическа република Македония.

Биография
Родена е на 14 януари 1930 година в Ресен, тогава в Кралство Югославия, днес Северна Македония. Завършва Философския факултет на Белградския университет в 1953 година. Работи като кустос в Музея на съвременно изкуство в Скопие. Авторка е на много изложби и монографии за видни северномакедонски художници, сред които са Димче Коцо (1972), Вангел Коджоман (1976), Любомир Белогаски (1978) и други.

Библиография

Бележки

Северномакедонски историци
Възпитаници на Белградския университет
Родени в Ресен
Музейни уредници
Югославски историци


The headline bear, Blondie was the example of a situation that went bad even though Steve and the community tried its best to keep both Blondie and the public safe.
"People loved her and she loved people and that caused her to get killed," Steve explained.
Blondie wasn't a dumpster bear, instead she preferred to break into homes and dine on fine foods in people's refrigerators and pantries.
"No one was scared of her because she was so cute and she never once bluff charged a person," Steve said.
Even though she didn't have the worst track record of a bear bandit, Blondie broke in several dozen homes in her heyday. In the summer of 2010, she was put down by a Sergeant on the Mammoth Lakes Police Department after a homeowner acquired a depredation permit for her life.
Blondie had two cubs but neither survived long enough to be named.


Create an easy spider web invite for a Halloween party.
Cut out a square of black card to fit your envelope.
Draw a cross shape in the square using a silver pen and then draw lines across the diagonals of the square to make a star effect.
Draw curved lines between the points of the 'star' to give a spider web outline.
Draw more smaller curved lines inside to create your web.
Cut out around the edge of the spider web shape.
On the back, write your party invite message with silver pen.
For our envelopes, we cut bats and witch hats out of some of the black card scraps and stuck on to the envelopes to decorate.


Please find enclosed payment for the excellent work you have done on our pine tree. You kept our neighbours entertained by your men expertly moving about the tree. You will be pleased to hear the problem with the pigeons has receded, although they are trying very hard to sit on the very top branches. Hopefully it is too windy for them up there!


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Q: Testing a swift script by importing another script class I have got a script that I need to test. Is there a way to test swift scripts by importing another script's class?
For example this is my script:
ScriptA.swift
#!/usr/bin/swift

import Foundation

class Main {
    func convertNameIntoLowerCase(_ name: String) -> String {
      return name.lowercased()
  }
}

For the tests I want to be able to import ScriptA.swift and test its functions
ScriptATests.swift
#!/usr/bin/swift

import Foundation
import XCTest

class ATest : XCTestCase {
   func testIt() {
     XCTAssertTrue("sarah", Main.convertNameIntoLowerCase("SARAH"))
   }
}

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This book is intended for anyone who has heard about the many benefits of using HPC (such as streamlining processes or saving money). This book explains what HPC is and shows how it can help you or others within your company.
The quest to capture and manipulate the world in digital form began when the first vacuum tube computers were used to calculate trajectories and crack codes. Viewed through today's technology, these problems seem trivial and could easily be solved on your cell phone and PDA. The quest to capture and compute continues to this day. The power to model and manipulate our world in silicon has enabled vast changes in how we conduct science, business, and even our everyday lives. From the next scientific breakthrough to new and better products to a greener world, High Performance Computing (HPC) is playing a central role in all these efforts.
In simple terms, HPC enables us to first model then manipulate those things that are important to us. HPC changes everything. It is too important to ignore or push aside. Indeed, HPC has moved from a selective and expensive endeavor to a cost-effective technology within reach of virtually every budget. This book will help you to get a handle on exactly what HPC does and can be.


Sponsor the event at afssaustin.org/silkroad.
Over 300 community and businesses leaders come together to celebrate the strength and resilience of survivors and honor Lotus Award recipients for their work in promoting a safer and healthier Central Texas.
According to Japanese legend, folding 1,000 origami cranes grants a wish. Here at AFSSA, we wish for peace and health for all families. Every year, community members and businesses help us fold 1,000 origami cranes, and our donors and supporters sponsor cranes for $10 apiece. You can donate towards this project here. The 1,000 cranes are then incorporated into a unique and engaging art installation.
The 2018 art installation will be unveiled on July 13th, 2018, at Tiffany and Company at the Domain.
Visit www.afssaustin.org/thousandcranes for more information on how you can get into the fold!
As part of Tarka's #EatGoodKarma mission to make a positive impact in our community, for the opening of Tarka Lakeline, the restaurant will be partnering with AFSSA. Tarka will be donating 10% of sales from Opening Week to our cause, and sponsoring a donation drive during their opening week.
You can help make a difference for survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their children this upcoming winter holiday season!
Check back in Fall of 2018 to participate in our 2018 Holiday drive!


Articles tagged "Charleston Church Massacre"
After the tragic shootings at the Mother Emanuel AME church, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jennifer Berry Hawes knew this was a story that needed telling. In GRACE WILL LEAD US HOME: The Charleston Church Massacre and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to Forgiveness, she offers a moving portrait of the events and emotions that emerged in the massacre's wake. Today, Hawes joins us to share more about her writing experience, to highlight a courageous librarian named Cynthia Hurd, and to talk about life as a Charlestonian since that terrible day in 2015.
How did you decide you wanted to write a book on the massacre?
I didn't think about writing a book until five or six months after June 17, 2015. I had been covering the aftermath of the shooting for the newspaper I work for in Charleston and had begun to realize that, while the massacre itself had caused such unimaginable pain for the survivors and the victims' loved ones, it was only the opening chapter of a much more complex story. I have since come to think of mass shootings as akin to tossing a rock into a pond. The initial impact disrupts the surface in obvious ways. But then ripple upon ripple of disruption spreads from that impact. This is what happens after these events, and happened here, from divisions among families and the church to divisions within families grappling with so much pain. Add in critical issues to our nation–race and gun violence–and this became a much more complicated story than we could tell in our newspaper. My editors agreed. As people who live and breathe Charleston, we wanted to bear witness to this deeper narrative.
Tell us a little about the librarian, Cynthia Hurd, one of the nine people killed in the church.
To me, the lush garden of climbing roses and overflowing window boxes that Cynthia meticulously tended outside of her home beautifully illustrates her essence. She was a helper, a nurturer, a warm spirit who greeted people with a wide, toothy smile. When her sister, Jackie, was diagnosed with cancer just a couple of weeks before the shooting, Jackie called Cynthia first. "I got you," Cynthia promised, and everyone knew she meant it. When Cynthia agreed to stay at Bible study on June 17, she had plans to go with Jackie, who lived two states away, to meet with doctors and discuss her treatment options the following week.


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The partition is formatted with the file system supported by the operating system, such as FAT or NTFS (the actual type of the file system is not important).
The root directory does not contain any files or folders, including hidden or system ones, with the exception of RECYCLER, RECYCLED, $Recycle.Bin and System Volume Information. The root directory may contain other hidden files or folders only if it also contains a file or folder called FirestreamerWriteAllowed.
If any of the above conditions are not met, the Activity view of the Firestreamer Snap-in will display the E028 message for the medium.
The disk type is Basic, as opposed to Dynamic.
The type of the partition table is MBR (Master Boot Record), as opposed to GPT (GUID Partition Table).
The sector size is 512, 1024, or 2048 bytes.
Delete all partitions on the target disk.
WARNING: This will destroy all data on the medium.
64-bit systems: You can use the DiskPart system utility to delete special partitions, such as EFI.
On the right lower pane, right-click the disk icon (not the partition space), and then click Convert to Basic Disk, if available.
Right-click the disk icon again, and then click Convert to MBR Disk, if available.
Create either a new Primary partition or a new Simple Volume on the disk, and assign a drive letter.
Format the partition with FAT, FAT32 or NTFS. The type of the file system is not important because Firestreamer will reformat the medium. You may want to use the Quick Format option to speed up the formatting process.
Open the newly formatted disk in Windows Explorer, and then create a new folder on it called FirestreamerWriteAllowed. The presence of this folder will allow Firestreamer to use the disk even if the latter contains hidden files or folders.
You can either remove the drive letter or leave it assigned. For more information, see Drive Media.


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Man Charged With Murder of Elderly Ohio Couple Nabbed in Arizona
The skeletal remains of Doyle Chumney, 88, and his wife, Lillian, 79, of Strasburg, Ohio, were found in their burned-out car Jan. 22.TUSCARAWAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE VIA AP
Feb. 6, 2015, 12:07 AM UTC / Updated Feb. 6, 2015, 12:12 AM UTC
After a six-day nationwide search, a man charged in the gruesome killings of an elderly Ohio couple who were burned to death in their car was captured Thursday in Arizona along with two companions suspected of helping him commit a string of armed robberies, the FBI and local authorities said.
Robert Roy Clark, 29, of Dennison, Ohio, and Tabatha Marie Hazel, 26, of Canton, Ohio, were arrested about 2 a.m. (4 a.m. ET) after a foot chase when they and the third suspect abandoned their broken-down 2003 Dodge Caravan in the desert near the city of Kingman, Ariz., Mohave County Sheriff Jim McCabe said.
The third suspect, Jeffrey P. Caley Jr., 28, of Ohio, was arrested later Thursday morning after a nine-hour search involving local, the FBI said. He was armed and threatened to commit suicide, but Mohave deputies were able to talk him into surrendering, the FBI said.
Clark is accused of killing Doyle Chumney, 88, and his wife, Lillian, 79, of Strasburg, Ohio, in Tuscarawas County, by setting fire to their car. Investigators found the car Jan. 22 in Coshocton County after the Chumneys were reported missing. When authorities went to the couple's home, they discovered that it had been ransacked and that its telephone lines had been cut, the FBI said.
Tuscarawas County Sheriff Walt Wilson said deputies were on their way to Arizona to interview Clark. "It's hard to imagine that anyone could do something like this to a nice elderly couple," he told reporters.
Hazel and Caley aren't charged in the Chumneys' deaths. Instead, they're accused of having helped him commit a string of armed robberies in West Virginia and Georgia after he fled the state Saturday — the day Clark and an alleged accomplice were charged with the Chumneys' murders. That man, identified as Jeffrey Stewart, 21, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, was arrested Saturday in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and implicated Clark, authorities said.
Clark, Hazel and Caley were being held without bond Thursday in the Mohave County Jail pending extradition to Ohio. In addition to Clark's murder and armed robbery charges in Ohio, all three are charged in Mohave County with robbery and being fugitives from justice.
In a statement, members of the Chumneys' family thanked officers and said they "especially grateful that no additional injury or loss of life has occurred throughout this ordeal." A representative said the family wouldn't comment further.
Robert Roy "Bobby" Clark in a booking photo Thursday in Mohave County, Arizona.MOHAVE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
Chumney family releases statement on capture of Robert Clark http://t.co/T85tNaAIkO
— Cleveland OH (@ClevelandOHRR) February 5, 2015
Jeff Caley's mugshot a short time after he was captured in Arizona along with Robert Clark & Tabitha Hazel. pic.twitter.com/LT5SDjqOkE
— Scott Taylor (@ScottTaylor19) February 5, 2015


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You had a little sneak peak last week: I have made a dressform to my own measurements. It was done in a group of 4 ladies and we helped eachother with the process of making a copy of your body. A few impressions of the construction.First I was wrapped in adhesive paper. This was cut at the back and glued together again. Then it was made more sturdy by adding more adhesive paper on the inside.After drying it was coated with a first layer of fiberfill. The outer layer is a stretch veloursThe result after adding the bottom and putting it on a stand. On top is a pincushion. I'm convinced it will help me with fitting issues. It was pretty confrontating to see your own body copied with all its particulars, but it's just the way I am, nothing to do about that.
Just have to show a picture of the notched collar. Earlier this year I tried the method that is described in Threads when Nancy K wrote about that article. Now I've used the method in a real jacket and I'm quite pleased. I made a few pictures of construction that I've not uploaded yet, not too sure you can see much on them. Working with a mostly black fabric is not too easy for pictures.
Of course I still owe you a few pictures of me actually wearing the dress. After hemming the dress on the evening before leaving there was no time left to make pictures then. We attended a wedding in Paris and as it was a school holiday last week, we stayed a few days. Awefully cold in Paris at the beginning of the week. It was the first time we were in Paris with our children, so we did more "obligatory" sight seeing. I would have liked to go to the Yves Saint Laurent exibition, but didn't make it. Another time, another exhibition….The dress I combined with black. There was an Armenian church ceremony in the afternoon and I was unsure whether bare arms would be appropriate so I borrowed a black beaded shawl from a friend. The beads took up the color of the silk of the dress and was a good combination with black shoes and purse.