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Dolphin Hunting in Taiji Japan Begins Sep. 1st.
By Keiko Olds
Dawn to Death -The Dolphins of Taiji"
Dawn to Death -The Dolphins of Taiji on Vimeo
The Cove Movie Extended Clip - Taiji
Don't Let This Happen Anymore!
The goal of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) is to guide, encourage and support the zoos, aquariums and like-minded organizations of the world in animal care and welfare, environmental education and global conservation. But there is nothing further from that mission than the inhumane methods employed in the Taiji Drive Hunt. There is an agreement between Taiji and WAZA which states there is not to be killing of Bottlenose dolphins during the month of September: www.waza.org/files/webcontent/1.public_site/5.con... principles, reference to dolphins.pdf WHY JUST SEPTEMBER? WHY JUST BOTTLENOSE? WHY DOES WAZA PUT ITS ORGANIZATIONAL HEAD IN THE SAND AS DOLPHINS OF MANY SPECIES ARE KILLED FROM SEPTEMBER TO MARCH IN TAIJI?
While WAZA purports to love animals, its indifference to the inhumane methods of driving, herding, capturing and killing employed by the Taiji Fishermen's Union makes WAZA just as culpable as those who bang the poles or those who push the metal rods behind the blowholes of these extremely intelligent animals. WAZA has the power, influence and ability to bring an end to the atrocities of Taiji. The time to hold WAZA accountable...the time for WAZA to stand up for the dolphins IS TODAY! PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE WIDELY TO TELL WAZA THAT THE WORLD IS WATCHING. THE WORLD IS WAITING AND IS DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WAZA'S PURCHASE SELECTION OF DOLPHINS.
WAZA MUST AGREE THAT IT WILL EXPEL ANY MEMBERS WHO ACCEPT ANY DOLPHIN THAT IS COLLECTED FROM A DRIVE HUNT, ESPECIALLY FROM A DRIVE HUNT FROM THE INFAMOUS COVE OF TAIJI.
Please sign to DEMAND that WAZA DOES NOT support this brutal Taiji dolphin hunt: WAZA must expel IMMEDIATELY the Taiji Whale Museum for routinely violating the WAZA Code of Ethics.
★Petitioning Dr. Gerald Dick WAZA: $TOP $UPPORTING TAIJI'$ DOLPHIN $LAUGHTER AND EXPEL THE TAIJI WHALE MUSEUM IMMEDIATELY !! www.waza.org/files/webcontent/1.public_site/5.con...
★Sign the PLEDGE: Japan Taiji. We will continue to spread the awareness of dolphins cruelty. http://www.change.org/p/please-sign-the-ptition-t...
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About WAZA The goal of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums is to guide, encourage and support the zoos, aquariums and like-minded organisations of the world in animal care and welfare, environmental education and global conservation.
Taiji Drive Fishery Date: 2013/09/12 Statement of clarification WAZA does not support, and has never supported, the Taiji dolphin fishery in any way. To the contrary, WAZA has attempted to intervene directly, and has endeavoured to use its influence to bring to an end a practice which surely has no place in modern times. WAZA's efforts will continue, through direct engagement and influence, until the practice is halted. Secondly, WAZA does not represent ALL zoos and aquariums - it represents a group of progressive and passionate conservationists who are united in support of wild animals and wild places around the world.
WAZA strongly condemns the Taiji dolphin drive hunt Date: 2014/01/24 This hunt is inhumane and leads to the death of many dolphins. English: While the Taiji drive fisheries do not involve any WAZA institutional members, the Association is deeply concerned about this practice and is taking all action possible to help stop it. Contrary to certain media reports, the Taiji Whale Museum is not and never has been a WAZA member. Like other NGOs, neither WAZA nor its institutional members have any authority or jurisdiction over the drives; however, WAZA will continue to be an active and vocal partner in the global effort to end this unacceptable practice. WAZA and its members are deeply committed to the care and welfare of all wildlife globally. French: L'association Mondiale des Zoos et des Aquariums (WAZA) condamne fermement la pêche aux dauphins par rabattage dans la baie de Taiji, une pratique inhumaine qui provoque la mort de nombreux dauphins. Même si aucun des membres institutionnels de WAZA n'est impliqué dans cette pratique, WAZA est très concerné par ce problème et met en œuvre toutes les actions possibles pour aider à son éradication. Contrairement à ce que prétendent certains reportages dans les médias, le « Taiji Whale Museum » n'est pas et n'a jamais été un membre de WAZA. Comme d'autre ONG, ni WAZA, ni ses membres institutionnels, n'ont le pouvoir juridique ou l'autorité pour mettre fin à cette pratique ; cependant, WAZA continuera à prendre part activement dans l'effort global qui est entreprit pour mettre fin à cette pratique inacceptable. WAZA et ses membres sont profondément engagés dans le soin et le bien être de la faune sauvage à travers le monde.
Taiji Dolphin Drive Hunt Qs&As;
What is the "Taiji Dolphin Drive Hunt?" In the Japanese coastal village of Taiji, wild dolphins are caught for human consumption. While doing so, fishermen are driving dolphins into nets and ultimately to a coastal bay. A small proportion of those dolphins are taken for aquariums.
Does WAZA condemn or support this practise? No. WAZA does not support, and has never supported, the Taiji dolphin fishery in any way. WAZA has consistently condemned the practice of the drive hunt method. At its Annual meeting in 2004 the conference adopted a resolution on this issue. In 2014 WAZA published an additional statement to further clarify the role: The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) strongly condemns the Taiji dolphin drive hunt that is inhumane and leads to the death of many dolphins. While the Taiji drive fisheries do not involve any WAZA institutional members, the Association is deeply concerned about this practice and is taking all action possible to help stop it.
Why is WAZA accused of being involved or even responsible for this hunt? Some organisations incorrectly assume that WAZA represents and is responsible for all zoos and aquariums in the world. This is not accurate. WAZA is a global network of animal welfare and conservation professionals that works to make positive changes that benefit wildlife. We do so by promoting cooperation and dialogue not only among zoos and aquariums, but companies and communities globally. Our international work is comparable to the international conservation work pursued in global treaties or conservation conventions. We do not accredit members but instead work to unite them for conservation efforts. We have no governing authority or jurisdiction over any member's actions.
Is there any WAZA member getting species from this hunt? No WAZA member institutions have dolphins from the Taiji drive hunt operation.
What is WAZA doing to stop the dolphin hunt? WAZA and its members are deeply committed to the care and welfare of all wildlife globally. WAZA has engaged all bodies of the association, publically taken a clear standpoint on the issue and continues to advocate for intensified captive breeding programmes to phase out the take of dolphins from the wild.
Why can't WAZA permanently end the dolphin hunt? Like other NGOs, WAZA has no authority or jurisdiction over the drives. However, WAZA will continue to be an active and vocal partner in the global effort to end this unacceptable practice as WAZA and its members are deeply committed to the care and welfare of all wildlife globally.
Is the Taiji Whale Museum, performing those hunts, a member of WAZA? Contrary to certain media reports, the Taiji Whale Museum is not and never has been a WAZA member.
Is JAZA (The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums) responsible for these hunts? The full responsibility for whaling and the establishment of dolphin quotas is with the Japanese government and the responsible Fisheries Ministry. Every year the Japanese government establishes a quota for dolphin catches and the drive hunt. The majority of the dolphins are used for human consumption and a small proportion is taken for Japanese aquariums and some are exported. The operation is part of Japanese fisheries regulations. Members of JAZA are allowed to take live dolphins for their aquariums.
Is JAZA a member of WAZA? JAZA's membership with WAZA grants membership to the Association but it does not extend membership to each individual JAZA member institution.
Why does WAZA not expel JAZA from its organisation? WAZA's impact as an association comes from our ability to organize and activate our members to collectively advance animal welfare and conservation. WAZA is working globally through dialogue with all regions.
What is WAZAs latest statement on the drive hunt? WAZA does not support, and has never supported, the Taiji dolphin fishery in any way. To the contrary, WAZA has attempted to intervene directly, and has endeavoured to use its influence to bring to an end a practice which surely has no place in modern times. WAZA's efforts will continue, through direct engagement and influence, until the practice is halted. Secondly, WAZA does not represent ALL zoos and aquariums - it represents a group of progressive and passionate conservationists who are united in support of wild animals and wild places around the world. (Feb 2014)
An albino bottlenose dolphin is seen swimming in a pool at the Taiji Whale Museum on January 18, 2014.↓
Surging numbers: Visitors learn about dolphins at Shimoda Aquarium in Shizuoka Prefecture on Sunday. The aquarium is one of just a handful in Japan that does not take dolphins from the wild but instead breeds them on-site. | ROB GILHOOLY↓
Dolphin Drive Fishery in Taiji: WAZA/JAZA summit leads to incremental progress Date: 2014/08/10 WAZA convened a meeting today in Tokyo with representatives from the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA)... 10 August 2014, Tokyo, JAPAN - The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) convened a meeting today in Tokyo with representatives from the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA) in order to discuss concerns regarding the Taiji dolphin drive fishery hunt. Representatives from Elsa Nature Conservancy were also in attendance. Potential steps forward were identified during the meeting. The complexity of the entire issue was discussed in detail and the different purposes of catches and the multiple involved parties were identified and discussed. It was made clear that the take of dolphins for JAZA institutions was relatively minor compared to the large demand for export of dolphins to many non-JAZA institutions, the majority of them in China, as well as the continued primary demand for dolphin meat for consumption in Japan. Non-JAZA institutions and commercial brokers who facilitate the export of live dolphins in combination account for far more dolphin takes than do members of JAZA. However, as JAZA members still play a role in the live takes, WAZA approached the meeting by advocating for the eventual elimination of the drive fishery hunt. At the outset of the meeting, WAZA representatives, Lee Ehmke, President and Gerald Dick, Executive Director and Suzanne Gendron, Aquarium Committee Vice-Chair advocated for a moratorium in which dolphin takes would cease for two years in order to allow for the development of alternatives. Unfortunately, JAZA indicated that this was not realistic and therefore did not accept the concept of a moratorium. As a step towards the eventual elimination of the drive fisheries, WAZA then proposed that the hunting and capturing activities be completely separated, JAZA indicated that the Japanese government and other parties had in the past rejected a similar proposal but indicated they would reconsider this approach. JAZA then outlined a number of changes to current practices which will reduce the scope and impact of JAZA members' involvement in the annual take of dolphins. While WAZA acknowledges this positive gesture, WAZA indicated that this can only be seen as a beginning and that more substantive changes must follow.
Following the initial meeting between WAZA and JAZA, all parties met with several representatives of Japanese NGOs, organized by ELSA Conservancy to discuss the drive fisheries operation and agreed to continue open dialogue to seek ways of ending the dolphin kill.
Though the developments of the highly anticipated meeting fell short of WAZAs expectations, WAZA will continue to pursue all opportunities to end the dolphin drive fishery hunt and will consider further steps and consequences. Background The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) is a global organisation that harmonises the principles, policies, practices and strategy for Zoos and Aquariums worldwide. Via member regional associations WAZA reaches over 1,300 leading Zoos and Aquariums. WAZA is the unifying representative of the global Zoos and Aquarium community and works in partnership with international conservation organisations such as IUCN and other non-government organisations to advocate for high standards of animal welfare and to achieve conservation in Zoos and Aquariums (ex situ) and in nature (in situ). http://www.waza.org/en/site/pressnews-events/pres...
WAZA Facts and Figures Attracting more than 700 million visitors a year, the 1,300 zoos and aquariums that are part of the WAZA network have the unique potential to attract, inspire and mobilize public engagement for species and habitat conservation. The Biodiversity Is Us campaign allows visitors to make a direct connection between people and wildlife. Zoos and aquariums educate the public on biodiversity conservation, and hence promote environmentally sustainable development and social and political change. Some of the revenue produced by the zoos and aquariums is dedicated to field conservation projects around the world. Collectively, the amount contributed to these efforts by zoos and aquariums matches or surpasses the contributions of other leading global conservation organizations. With 70% of the world's population living in cities by 2030, zoos and aquariums offer a vital connection to the importance of biodiversity in our lives.


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FedEx Sponsors 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters
SHANGHAI, October 8, 2011 – FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), is a sponsor of the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters, which starts from today through Oct. 16 at Qizhong Tennis Center.
In September 2010, FedEx Corp. and The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) signed a three-year agreement appointing FedEx as the Platinum Sponsor and Official Carrier of the ATP World Tour. In line with the agreement, FedEx is sponsoring 18 ATP tournaments in 13 countries, including mainland China.
"Through our ATP sponsorship, FedEx is able to bring to life the company's attributes of reliability, excellence, precision and leadership," said Eddy Chan, senior vice president, FedEx China. "I am happy that through our support, audiences in China and around the world will be able to watch the finest tennis players in the world display the accuracy, commitment and passion to succeed that has made them leaders on the court."
A giant FedEx box filled with tennis balls has been placed onsite for a "Guess the number of tennis balls" contest, which will be held until October 15. The person who guesses the exact number or closest to the number of the balls in the box will receive two final day VIP tickets as the prize. The winner will be announced on October 15.
A parallel contest will be held via the FedEx China micro blog account on Sina Weibo (http://weibo.com/fedexcn). Through the online game, people can guess the number of tennis balls and have the opportunity to win FedEx-ATP premiums.
FedEx and Safe Kids Worldwide, a global non-profit organization dedicated to child safety, will conduct a "Slow Down for Kids" campaign at the tournament. A Safe Kids team will come to the FedEx booth and collect signatures from spectators in order to increase public awareness about child pedestrian safety.
A special tennis clinic for children of migrant workers will be held with Hands On Shanghai, a local non-profit organization. FedEx volunteers will teach tennis basics to the children and then watch some tennis matches with them.
The FedEx ATP sponsorship was launched at the 2010 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in November 2010 and will extend through 2013.
About FedEx Express
FedEx Express is one of the world's largest express transportation companies, providing fast and reliable delivery to every U.S. address and to more than 220 countries and territories. FedEx Express uses a global air-and-ground network to speed delivery of time-sensitive shipments, by a definite time and date with a money-back guarantee[1].
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $40 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 290,000 team members to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. For more information, visit news.fedex.com
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"Stop Calling Me MOTHER!"- Father Who Gave Birth To His Son BLASTS Hospital Staff For 'Misgendering Him'
The transgender man who gained plenty of online fame after he gave birth to his son is breaking his silence on the way hospital staff treated him during his son's birth.
The father says that all the nurses and medical staff present during his delivery kept on calling him 'mom' throughout his stay, despite the fact that he was a man. He even revealed how his entire pregnancy checkups also had so many referring to him as a female and it was beyond outrageous for him.
Source: Media Drum Images
37-year-old Bennett Kaspar Williams who originally hails from the city of Los Angeles says that he actually realized that he was a trans around ten years back.
Six years later, he found his partner named Malik in 2017, who was soon to be his future husband. The duo married in the year 2019.
For the couple, children meant the world and they were ready to become parents and that's when they started to weigh out the numerous possibilities put down in front of them as it meant that he had to stop his testosterone hormone therapy that he was on for a number of years.
Source: PA Real Life
Since Bennett had surgery on his upper body half but not his genitalia, he opted to both conceive and carry his own child.
Two years after he started his hormone therapy, Bennett underwent breast removal surgery, where he paid nearly $5000 for the procedure.
"That surgery was a liberating feeling and I really needed to get that done," he explained.
But now, the father of one says that it's important for people to stop defining womanhood in terms of womanhood as it is a 'false equivalency.'
"We need to rethink the facts that all mothers carry their children, all women can be mothers, and how all people that carry kids are mothers."
What are your thoughts on this father's opinion? Do you agree or not? Let us know and be sure to SHARE the story with others!
Mom Cuddles Her Premature Baby For The First Time


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Batman: Arkham Collection Revealed, Includes Skin That Was Very Hard To Get
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Rocksteady Studios' critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham series will be re-released for a second time as "Batman Arkham Collection." A listing for the compilation appeared on Amazon UK, where it is available for pre-order on PS4 and Xbox One, with a September 6 release date attached. Although an official announcement hasn't been made by publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Rocksteady's marketing manager has discussed the collection, indicating it is real.
As detailed in the listing, Batman Arkham Collection includes all three of Rocksteady's games: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City, and Batman: Arkham Knight. The main difference between this collection and the previously released Batman: Return to Arkham collection is that Arkham Knight is included.
The launch of the collection will also mark the first time that the Earth-2 Dark Knight skin will be available outside of North America. Previously, this was exclusively available to attendees of E3 2015 and through a Mountain Dew promotion. According to Rocksteady's marketing manager, Gaz Deaves, the Earth-2 Dark Knight skin will also be released as a free download for everyone that owns Arkham Knight on PS4 "early next year."
Batman: Arkham Asylum and City were remastered for the Return to Arkham, and it's these versions of the game that will be included in the new Arkham Collection. Knight was released for current-generation consoles, so it has all the bells and whistles that you'd expect from a modern game. Alongside the core games, all post-launch DLC will be included.
Deaves has said that Arkham Knight and its DLC will be included as a download code in the package, which indicates that Asylum and City will be the disc versions. The PS4-exclusive Scarecrow missions and skins will remain as such. The new collection will have the same trophy list on PS4 as the Return to Arkham versions of Asylum and City, and the standalone version of Knight, so there's no opportunity to double up on achievements.
GameSpot's Arkham Asylum review said: "everything about this game–the impressive visuals, stirring soundtrack, superb voice acting, fiendish puzzles, hard-hitting combat–feels like it has been lovingly crafted by a development team that's both knowledgeable and passionate about the source material."
Our Arkham City review was just as glowing: "From the speedy exhilaration of soaring high above the streets to the atmospheric thrill of discovering long-forgotten secrets in the tunnels below Gotham, this is an unforgettable adventure that will keep you coming back to the cape and cowl long after you've seen the credits roll."
In our Arkham Knight review, we said, "Rather than escape the pull of the games that spawned it, The Bat's newest adventure refines the fundamentals; it is a safe but satisfying return to the world's most tormented megalopolis."
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How to transpose a matrix?
Can you state the problem in pseudocode?
Have the access methods swap the indicies if transposed.
I can not understand your idea since it is so brief. :-) Could you provide some sample implementation please? I think it just needs several lines.
Anyway, why you are confused with my problem, do not understand transpose of a matrix or some other points?
Firstly, how are you storing your matrix - as a 2-dimensional array, a collection of objects or something else?
I don't think it is possible to do an O(1) transposition, unless you've got some clever OO mechanism which can simply relabel a row as a column and vice-versa. Even then, you'll have n rows/m columns to relabel, so the order of complexity will not be constant and will depend on the size of matrix. Probably the best you will get is O(log[n]), which I think only applies when the matrix is square? The 'blind' algorithm takes an [n][m] array and converts all entries to the [m][n] transposed array, using two loops, and will get you at worst O(n^2).
do you need to PHYSICALLY transpose the matrix? or do you just need to ACCESS the transposed matrix?
if you need (for some reason) to actually move the elements around, you can't do it in O(1).
But if all you have to do is access an element of the transposed matrix, then Steve has given you the answer.
What is a transposed matrix? it is the matrix created when every element at (x,y) gets moved to position (y,x). so really, all you have to do is access the elements in a different way, and you're done.
Your idea is very smart! But I need to transpose the matrix in-place other than from output level (showed in your sample).
I need to transpose the matrix PHYSICALLY in-place. When mentioning O(1), I mean the space complexity is O(1) -- not the time complexity.
I don't think it is possible to do an O(1) transposition, unless you've got some clever OO mechanism which can simply relabel a row as a column and vice-versa.
About the storage data structure -- we can use any common data structure if transpose operation can be completed with only O(1) space complexity.
I think you mid-understand my problem a bit -- when mentioning O(1), I mean the space complexity, not the time complexity.
My apologies - mostly the talk is about time complexity because memory is so cheap these days, so naturally I assumed this was your intention!
Now, I'm a little rusty on complexities, so please say if I'm talking rubbish. O(1) space complexity means the algorithm uses the same amount of storage memory space regardless of how large the input is.
I'm going to assume you're using a 2-dimensional array to store the data, and since that array could be of any datatype, I'll call it "Arr". I'll let the first dimension be the rows, and the second the columns within each row. For an m x n matrix we therefore have Arr[m][n]. Clearly this array will have to be as large the matrix, and therefore will occupy more memory space for larger input - but this isn't the fault of the algorithm (only the input).
To be honest, I can't see a way to transpose a general m x n matrix without having a second Arr[n][m] array to put it in. We cannot dereference the first array to resize it, then reference its entries! We would have to have two arrays in memory.
I think that should give O(1) space complexity - we are only declaring i, j and swap for each iteration, and these will always be declared for any size array. In addition, we only have swap for those entries above the diagonal, which is significantly less than half the matrix - for an n x n this is actually n*(n-1)/2.
The time complexity of this algorithm is O(n^2), making it inefficient. As I said previously, there are O(log[n]) algorithms, but they use caching of pieces of the matrix for efficiency, and this increases the space complexity. I would think this trade-off is probably worthwhile in the long-run.
there are many ways of accomplishing this and since this is not a real problem (ie: this is a made-up homework assignment) why don't you post the full requirements, that way we can address you solution to the problem statement.
For instance, if this is for a data structures course the approach might be much differnt than an algorithms course. (and my previous posts reflected an approach i would expect from my students, but lets see what is expected).
It's quite interesting how the entries in this thread are pretty much the same as the entries in another thread on the Sun Java forum.
It is not from a homework. The whole requirements are too long -- so I just post a spcific requirement independent part. The total goal is to do some matrix computation with very very limited storage -- for an embedded system. The time to do the computation is not a mandatory requirement -- only the additional space required needs to be limited to a minimal level.
Anyway, do you have any good ideas?
I have found a solution to deal with the general m*n problem, please reference to "ACM Algorithm 467: Matrix Transposition in Place".
Anyway, I am very interested in the O(log[n]) time complexity algorithms, do you know where can I find related resources?
I would still set a flag, and swap the indices in all of the accessors.
In my question, I mean the space complexity -- not the time complexity -- to be O(1).
Anyway, I do not quite understand your points. Could you provide some pseudo-code please?
I know you mean size - look at my last post size complexity is 1 bit (not order of 1, but just 1 bit) - or normally stated - to implement a transpose that has a flag (boolean) and then changing all accessors to swap indicies if transposed (see earlier post) then the overhead would be one bit. In java this usually means throwing away a whole boolean, which is almost always smaller than one element of a matrix (one would expect say a double, or at least a float).
As to the pseudocode - that was provided for you in a previous post (for the getElement) you just need to implment that approach for any / all direct accessors of the underlying data (whatever that would be, you didn't specify). Normally this would only be two getElement and setElement. I would probably suggest a dynamic single indexed array - but that's up to you, and i couldn't recommend anything without seeing the requirements (as that will probably impact the implementation).
George, I helped you in Sun's forums. That's the last time I help you here or there. You should know better than to crosspost by now.
Whoa down there, pardner. Not everyone reads the Sun forums (I don't -- I find the people there to generally be too acerbic for my liking) and not everybody reads JavaRanch (fools!), so George was just trying to get the most amount of exposure to his problem. You certainly didn't have to answer him here (or there).
We do have a crossposting policy at JavaRanch -- choose one forum on the Ranch in which to ask your question. But we don't discourage people from posting the same question to multiple sites.
That said, I'm reading this and thiking that this is not really beginner's stuff anyway, so I'm going to move this to the intermediate forum. Please continue the discussion (nicely) there.


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A Bloomington nonprofit that leads Christian mission trips violated state charity laws, the Minnesota Attorney General's Office says, and used nearly $1 million of the nonprofit's money to fund the CEO's two for-profit companies — a Hermantown coffee shop and a travel agency.
After a three-year investigation, the Attorney General's Office filed a petition this week in Ramsey County to order the nonprofit, Praying Pelican Missions, to overhaul its polices and leadership.
The organization, which started in Duluth in 2003, leads international Christian mission trips. No criminal charges have been filed. The nonprofit now has new leaders who have resolved the issues in the court order, Derrick Joyce, the board chairman, said in a statement.
"The chain of events that [led] to the outcome of this case were unfortunate," Joyce wrote. "We do not believe that there was ill-intent by the previous board, yet we believe that the settlement actions were appropriate. We are satisfied with this resolution and believe that the lessons learned will result in a stronger organization moving forward."
The Attorney General's charities division, which regulates more than 15,000 charities that solicit donations in Minnesota, generally issues five or fewer of these "assurance of discontinuance" orders a year. It can also request a court order for a charity to dissolve or ban it from operating in Minnesota if it misuses funds or doesn't follow governance rules.
"Minnesotans donate to charity because they want to help people," Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a statement. "Any nonprofit that receives their donations should use them to further its charitable mission — not subsidize its president's for-profit businesses, to the tune of almost $1 million."
Ellison added that the former board was "asleep at the switch and doing nothing to stop it," but he said he's hopeful about the nonprofit's new leadership.
At Praying Pelican Missions, which raised $8 million in 2017 — $37,000 of which came from donations from Minnesotans — the then-CEO and founder Matthew Pfingsten and four former directors voted in 2013 to open Pelican Coffee in Hermantown, near Duluth, intending to use its profits to benefit the nonprofit. According to court documents, the coffee shop was meant to be owned by the nonprofit and Pfingsten, but he was the sole shareholder, so the nonprofit had no legal control over the coffee shop.
When the coffee shop wasn't profitable, nearly $800,000 of the nonprofit's money was used to fund the coffee shop's operations and pay off creditors, according to the Attorney General's Office.
The former directors also approved an additional unsecured "line of credit" in 2016, allowing the coffee shop to obtain tens of thousands of dollars a month from Praying Pelican Missions directly without board approval. The nonprofit also subsidized wages for its employees who worked for the coffee shop.
The Attorney General's Office also found that Praying Pelican Missions referred all of its mission trip participants to Mango Creek Travel, a travel agency Pfingsten owns. Those nonprofit referrals helped generate 93% of Mango Creek's revenue from 2012 to 2017, court documents say. The nonprofit also paid nearly $140,000 to Pfingsten's travel agency to reimburse it for credit card expenses incurred on the nonprofit's behalf — but an audit later showed it was money the travel agency owed the nonprofit, not the reverse, according to court documents.
After the Attorney General's Office started investigating Praying Pelican Missions in 2016, Pfingsten and the former board directors sold Pelican Coffee for $16,000, which Pfingsten used to pay the coffee shop's creditors, according to the court documents. Pfingsten and the four board directors resigned last March.
Pfingsten couldn't be reached for comment.
Sarah Duniway, an attorney at Gray Plant Mooty who specializes in nonprofit issues and isn't representing Praying Pelican Missions, said it's not uncommon for nonprofits to open a for-profit venture, such as a hospital leasing out space in a medical building. But she said it requires an experienced adviser to help navigate tax and nonprofit governance laws. "It sounds like there were some lessons learned here," she said.
Joyce declined to comment on whether the nonprofit will be able to get its money back.
"We walked through a challenging season," he said in a written statement, "but we are excited about what God is doing through our organization."
Kelly Smith covers nonprofits/philanthropy for the Star Tribune and is based in Minneapolis. Since 2010, she's covered Greater Minnesota on the state/region team, Hennepin County government, west metro suburban government and west metro K-12 education.
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I would like to share my experience in one library situated at Moulali. Yes, it is at Moulali Youth Center. Name, Dinesh Chandra Majumdar Youth Library. In Calcutta there are many libraries, but the reason of taking this name is trying to explain.
1.	Location is very easy to access, just at the junction of Moulali.
philosophy, religion, novels, literature, and educational books.
3.	Timing is very convenient, 10 am to 5 pm.
4.	People can access directly and choose the book to read.
6.	Librarian and support staffs are also nice.
7.	Photocopy facility is available.
If you ever feel to gather knowledge without spending money it is the right place. Still I remember my struggling days and spending time on that library.


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The Baptist Union > The Baptist Times > Obituaries > Professor Graham Ashworth CBE
Tributes to former Baptist Union President
Professor Graham Ashworth CBE, President of our Baptist Union in 2000-1, has died aged 80
During a distinguished career Graham was involved in some of the country's best known environmental schemes, and was awarded the CBE for services to the environment in 1980.
He trained as an architect and had a keen interest in urban development, which he put down to seeing wartime destruction. High profile projects included the redevelopment of Liverpool Albert Dock.
He became well known nationally as Director General of the Tidy Britain Group from 1987 to 2000, and was involved in Operation Spring Clean, a two-year programme that saw 65,000 people clean up their area. He would remain active in environmental advocacy right up to his death.
Graham held several senior positions in his career: he was made President of the Royal Town Planning Institute in 1973, was a former President of the Foundation for Environmental Education, and a former member of the UK Round Table on Sustainable Development.
As a former Professor of Urban Environmental Studies at the University of Salford he was an advocate of urban regeneration and land reclamation.
He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire from 1991, and chaired his local Parish Council.
'Graham ranks as one of the outstanding Baptist layman of his generation'
Graham served as Baptist Union President in 2000. The Revd Dr David Coffey was General Secretary at the time, but revealed their association began much earlier.
'I had the privilege of knowing Graham Ashworth since my student days and pay personal tribute to Graham for his warm encouragement to me throughout my ministry, but especially during my years as General Secretary,' he said.
'He could be an immensely challenging friend if he sensed you were not taking seriously the issues that were close to his heart, and his passionate advocacy always opened my eyes to issues I had overlooked.
'As a Baptist community we are immensely proud of Graham's distinguished achievements in the realm of town planning, environmental research and education.
'In the lists of honours and recognitions bestowed on him, he never failed to highlight his Presidency of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and his fellow professionals knew his gifts and skills were rooted in his firm faith in Jesus Christ.
'Graham ranks as one of the outstanding Baptist layman of his generation and one of the few British Baptists to have gained international recognition for his knowledge and expertise in the care of creation.'
A leading voice - one of the first - in support of environmental issues
The Revd Dr John Weaver, whose own presidency of our Union in 2008-9 focused on creation care, worked alongside Graham on numerous occasions.
'It was with sadness that I learned of the sudden death of Professor Graham Ashworth CBE,' he said.
'Graham was for many years a leading voice, in fact one of the first, in support of environmental issues, and a supporter of the John Ray Initiative (an educational charity that connects the environment, science and Christianity) from its early days under the leadership of Sir John Houghton.
'I was privileged to work with him both in teaching and at conferences. He and I both taught on the Certificate in Applied Theology course for young Baptist leaders from central and eastern Europe at the International Baptist Theological Seminary, Prague.
'He was a great encourager of debate. From my own position of chair of the IBTSC Board, I know that Graham's teaching of environmental theology was greatly appreciated by the students and the staff in Prague.
'We can give thanks to God for Graham's prophetic voice, a voice we will miss in the run up to the UN Conference on Climate Change in Paris.'
'His significant achievements were a visible reflection of his unstinting faith'
Graham grew up in Plymouth and then Bristol, but after studying at Liverpool University Graham he would remain in the North West all his life, where for a time he served as assistant minister at Carey Baptist Church in Lancashire.
The Revd Phil Jump, regional minister team leader at the North Western Baptist Association, was a longstanding friend and preached at his funeral, reflecting on how Graham's significant achievements were a visible reflection of his unstinting faith.
Preaching from Psalm 24 he said, 'What would you do if you truly believed that the earth is the Lord's and everything in it – how would that affect your commitment to the wellbeing of the created environment?
'What would your priorities be if you believed that this God, seeing that the world was not as it should be had become personally involved in its salvation?
'How would you order your life if you believed from your teenage years that you were called to make known the message of this Gospel?
'We can cite numerous projects and initiatives that now stand as a living testament to Graham's commitment to live out that faith with every ounce of his being.'
Graham died suddenly at home on September 18, and leaves wife Gwyneth, daughters Clare, Alyson and Kate, grandchildren Angharad, Holly, Morgan, Daniel and Charlotte, and son-in-laws Gwyn and Richard.
Speaking to the Lancashire Evening Post, Kate said, 'People enjoyed having him around. He loved jokes and he was so fun.'
Of his achievements, she continued, 'He wasn't just dabbling, he was leading the field in so many different ways.
'But he was such a gracious man. He didn't boast about anything. People didn't know who he knew, who he had influenced and who he could pick up the phone to.'
Graham is pictured signing the President's Bible at the Baptist Assembly, Plymouth in 2000.
The Revd Elsie Howell (nee Martin): 1941-2022
The 13th woman to be ordained in the Baptist ministry, Elsie was truly a servant of the Lord in every aspect of her long and faithful ministry which gave her tremendous joy
Keith Arthur Rawlinson: 1934-2021
Engineer who carried out a multitude of lay roles in Baptist churches, working tirelessly in all - his faith in his Lord shone through in everything he did
The Revd Richard Alfred Soar: 1942–2021
He fought the fight, finished the race and kept the faith (transforming lives and churches in the process)
The Revd Stephen Lomas: 1954-2021
'A very special person, pastor, teacher who had the ability to reach young and old'
The Revd Wilfred Bryan Stanbury: 1940–2021
Minister with "a pastor's heart" who leaves many people, both young and old, indebted to him for his care and friendship, both spiritual and practical
The Revd Dr Robert Alastair Campbell: 1942-2021
A New Testament scholar and Baptist minister, Alastair was a lover of learning and always trying to educate others. His generosity, thoughtfulness, razor-sharp wit and brilliant mind will never be forgotten
The Revd Robert Howie (Bob) Younger: 1935-2021
The Revd Michael Andrew Smith: 1949-2021
The Revd Geoffrey Whitfield MBE: 1933-2017
Cynthia Mavis Helen Dowdeswell: 1931-2021
Eric Rowland Mountford: 1932-2021
Denis Stuart MacGregor MBE: 1935-2021
The Revd Ruth Ann Davis: 1943-2021
Jean Trueman (nee McKee): 1933–2021
The Revd Ronald Rivers: 1932–2021
The Revd Jeremy Sewell: 1960-2020
The Revd Peter Wilson: 1933–2020
The Revd Geoffrey Wilson: 1929-2021
The Revd James Donaldson: 1927-2021
Kevin Mayhew: 1942-2021
Ruth Beasley-Murray: 1922-2020
The Revd Dr Daniel Hugh Matthews: 1936-2020
David Young: 1935-2020
Peter Briggs: 1926-2020
The Revd Stephen James Harvie MA: 1950-2020
The Revd Peter David Manson BSc BD: 1938-2020
The Revd Clifford James Thomas: 1927-2020
Derek Neal: 1938-2020
The Revd Roy William Thomas Fellows: 1936-2020
The Revd Joy Males: 1931-2020
The Revd Patrick Ingle: 1942-2020
The Revd Charles John Sutherland: 1931-2020
The Revd David Harper: 1932-2020
The Revd James (Jim) Renton Cargill: 1920-2020
The Revd Knud Wümpelmann: 1922-2020
The Revd Michael Banfield: 1948-2020
The Revd Ronald Messenger: 1923–2019
Sir John Houghton: 1931-2020
Jessie Winifred Harris: 1928-2019
Paul Montacute: 1946-2020
The Revd Douglas Charles Sparkes MA BD: 1927-2020
The Revd Frank Wiltshire: 1921-2019
Mr Peter Norman Clark LLB: 1924-2019
The Revd Simon Farrar: 1956-2019
The Revd Peter Dennis Chevill: 1924-2019
The Revd Gerald (Gee) Christopher Hemp: 1953-2019
Joan Morris: 1921-2019
The Revd Jack Ramsbottom: 1926-2019
Maureen Cox (nee Smith): 1935-2016
The Revd Peter G Whiting: 1930-2019


Q1. Is there a right time to sell?
It is best to sell before everything has gone "pear shaped". While sales and margins are increasing, and there is still blue sky for the buyer. It is tempting to hold on in the hope the price will be higher later. But the people who sold before the recent sub-prime crisis may well prove to have been smarter than those who stayed on, as the business cycle now suddenly appears headed for a downturn.
Generally it pays to plan ahead and prepare your business for sale.
Q2. What should people consider when preparing their business for sale?
The most important thing when preparing for a sale is to make yourself redundant. It is very hard to sell a business that is totally dependant on you working a 60 hour week. Who wants to pay good money for a life like that?
Next is the question of perceived risk for the buyer. The lower the risk, the higher the price. So the more you can do to instil confidence in the buyer, the better. You can do this with documentation – document your sales, your supply agreements with suppliers and customers, your procedures etc etc.
Q3. What are some options for selling your business?
"Target Marketing" through a reputable Broker.
Q4. How do you find the right buyers?
A hairdressing salon has no value to a butcher. If you offered it to him for free, he still wouldn't want it. So you need to search for motivated buyers who think they can add value to the business. They will see less risk in it, and be prepared to pay more.
You can do this through "Target Marketing", where you concentrate your marketing activity on searching for qualified buyers with a strategic interest in buying your business, rather than relying on luck, or paying a fortune to advertise to people who are never going to be buyers.
Q5. What are some tips to maximise the sale price for your business?
As with any form of selling, you need to focus on what the buyer is looking for, understand his motivation and highlight the factors which are important to him. Is he after your location, your customer base, your product range, your distribution network, your name and reputation? Does he just want you out of his market?
The ultimate limit to the price you can get for your business is the price at which the buyer decides it would be cheaper to start up a new business in competition than to buy your business. If you know why he wants to buy your business, and what he hopes to achieve with it, you can make an estimate of this cost and work out how far you can push him.
Q6. What are the alternatives to selling your business?
Once you have decided you want to free up your time and/or capital from the business, selling all or part of it is your only option. You could retire and appoint a manager, but that would still require oversight, and leaving your capital at risk.
Selling all or part of the business to offspring, Management, or the public (through an IPO), are also options.


The practice was shortlisted in an international competition for the new 200,000 m2 headquarters for the Erste Bank Group in Vienna, Austria.
Erste Bank's programme was extensive; re-configurable office space was required for 4,000 bank employees, all in close proximity to daylight, exterior views and opening windows, along with a conference centre and trading floor.
Our design articulates the mass of the building into three connected parts, which relate in size to the neo-classical buildings in the surrounding city, shape the external public spaces of the scheme between them and provide smaller scale locations in the interiors with views in all directions.
New headquarters in Vienna for the Erste Bank Group.


As we march into November my thoughts turn to Christmas.
I love to make a list of those things I would love to receive but more enjoyably those things that I would love to give.
The notebook would be perfect for home or work - and being a stationery obsessive I believe you can never have enough notebooks.
The mug would suit the hubs perfectly.
The print would hang just nicely in the hallway giving me a positive push out of the door every morning.
and the Vintage Ivy tins are full of cakes and sweets sitting in the kitchen as I type.
So, what's on your lists this year?
Love the notebook and I am a huge Beatrix fan too!
Love them all - number 4 would come in especially handy!
I am loving the Bread & Jam products! Never seen them before so off to have a look. I know somebody they would be perfect for.
Love number 2 so much. It is lovely!


Kids across the city are gearing up for Halloween tonight and relishing in the amounts of candy they'll be hauling in this year. What they might not realize is that October isn't just known for Halloween. In our office we and our Manteca dentist celebrate National Dental Hygiene Month. Oral hygiene awareness is very important part of growing up as the skills children learn now will benefit them for the rest of their lives.
One cavity isn't going to pop up overnight, but plaque buildup and tooth decay start damaging teeth in as little as five hours after the last time you brushed your teeth. Today, we've compiled a list of a few ways you can keep your teeth and your children's teeth safe and healthy while learning some great health tips along the way.
Visit our Manteca dentist twice a year for your regular dental exams. Skipping these visits gives tooth decay and cavities more time to harm your teeth and beautiful smiles.
Always brush your teeth after eating sweets and candy. This will erase the sugars that like to form on teeth and grow into cavities.
Drink water. Water cleans and rinses out your mouth and is a big part of your everyday health need.
Floss your teeth each day in order to remove food that gets stuck between teeth. The most common cavity sites for children are between teeth from a lack of flossing.
In a perfect world we would eliminate candy so that you and our Manteca dentist don't have to battle tooth decay. In reality, we know how hard it is to say no to a little sweet once in awhile. Additionally, many of the foods we eat, which aren't candy, break down into sugars and cause just as much damage as candy. So, to combat tooth decay, brush and floss. Another good idea is to look into getting dental sealants. Sealants protect the surfaces of teeth where plaque likes to hide.
Gorging on Halloween candy is a rite of passage for most children. However, no matter how late it gets in the evening on Halloween night; don't let your children go to bed without taking care of their oral health. Help little ones out if necessary and supervise older children. Encouraging a good oral health regimen will keep teeth and smiles looking great and prevent gum disease.
If you need help reminding yourself or your children about the importance of oral health, join us on Facebook. We're also happy to answer any questions you have. Visit our Manteca office for a consultation or give us a call. We want you all to have a happy Halloween, but we want your smile to be happy as well.


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Vanessa Hudgens Is Saying Goodbye to Her $4 Million Home: Take a Tour Inside
The actress purchased the house for $2.9 million and is selling it for more!
By Alyssa Morin Feb 13, 2019 12:06 AMTags
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Vanessa Hudgens recently made her debut as Maureen Johnson in Fox's Rent Live, and now she is putting her $4 million home up for rent, err, sale.
The 30-year-old actress is known to believe in manifestation. Although, this could just be a happy coincidence.
The Second Act star is saying goodbye to her five-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bathroom home in L.A.'s Studio City area.
Architectural Digest reported she bought the Mediterranean-style house for under $2.9 million in 2008, and now it's listed a little under $4 million.
Back in December, she and her longtime boyfriend, Austin Butler, reportedly purchased a Los Feliz mansion from Gary Oldman for under $5 million, according to the publication. The deal was allegedly made off-market.
Now, it looks like the 30-year-old actress is parting ways with her Studio City home, which is selling for $3,895 million with TJ Paradise of Sotheby's International Reality.
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Her mansion is "grand in scale with incredible indoor/outdoor flow and entertaining spaces," the listing reads. It's described as "resort-style living at its finest."
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The five-bedroom home includes a "spectacular chef's kitchen," a "sweeping staicase," a "double-sided fireplace" and "unbelievable views."
The kitchen area features "an extra-large center island" that "overlooks the pristine pool and lush backyard."
As for the upstairs? "You'll find an open concept office and family room that could be converted into an additional bedroom" and an enormous master suite." The master bedroom has "vaulted ceilings, a large sitting area and a double-sided fireplace."
Secondary bedrooms upstairs come with en-suite baths and outdoor balconies.
The backyards also boasts high standards of comfort. For one, the pool comes with a gorgeous waterfall and there's a raised outdoor seating area. There's also a mini bar and grill.
It's unclear what Vanessa and Austin's new home entails, since the deal was reportedly done off-market. However, AD notes that it features three bedrooms and four bathrooms. There's also a separate guesthouse, which has a one bedroom and one bath.


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Harry And Meghan Join The Queen For Church Service
March 8, 2020 March 8, 2020 EArsova 0 Comments Meghan Markle, Prince Harry
On Sunday morning, Prince Harry and Meghan were photographed arriving at The Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor. The Queen invited them to join her for a church service.
According to PEOPLE.com, "It was a really sweet gesture that the Queen asked them to church," a source shared. "It's telling in the sense that these two are still her family. And as a family, they all love each other."
Meghan can be seen wearing a black fascinator and striking emerald earrings, while Harry wore a suit and tie. The Queen arrived wearing sunglasses and a pale blue outfit with matching hat.
Prince Harry and Meghan have returned to the UK for a series of final engagements as working royals. They decided to step back from royal duties in January.
The Queen has previously said: "Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved members of my family.
"I recognise the challenges they have experienced as a result of intense scrutiny over the last two years and support their wish for a more independent life.
"I want to thank them for all their dedicated work across this country, the Commonwealth and beyond, and am particularly proud of how Meghan has so quickly become one of the family.
"It is my whole family's hope that today's agreement allows them to start building a happy and peaceful new life."
Last night, Harry and Meghan attended the Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall, in his role as Captain General of the Royal Marines.
Meghan stunned royal watchers in a gorgeous, red Safiyaa cape dress. She accessorized it with Aquazzura heels, a Manolo Blahnik clutch, and Simone Rocha earrings.
They received a round of applause and a standing ovation before singing the National Anthem. It marked Prince Harry's last event as Captain General of the Royal Marines.
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Published: February 8, 2019, 6:00 AM
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ORLANDO, Fla. – For the second year in a row, Give Kids The World Village is going extreme for a good cause.
"It's a little nerve-wracking but I'm excited," said Olivia Nelson, an ambassador for Give Kids the World Village.
For the first time, the 21-year-old will rappel 428 feet down the side of an Orlando hotel, as part of the Over the Edge fundraising event.
Nelson joins dozens of supporters of the nonprofit resort in Central Florida that fulfills dream vacations for critically ill children.
The mission of this adventure is to raise money for the organization.
News 6 wanted to show their support, so I harnessed up with my photojournalist, Justin Potter and we went over the edge—to get a little taste of what Nelson will be going through.
"I will do anything to give back to them. They changed my life and I know that they change other people's lives every day when people come to visit," Nelson said.
During her sophomore year of high school, Nelson's activities took a toll on her and she started to pass out regularly.
"I was tired a lot more and I was struggling. I ran cross-country but I just wasn't improving so that's probably when it started," Nelson rsaid of the symptoms her condition caused. At the time, she had no idea what the condition was.
After special testing was done, the results revealed she has postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, which is why she relies on a wheelchair a lot of the time.
"When you go from sitting to standing or laying to sitting to standing, your heart rate goes up and your blood pressure actually bottoms out. It drops, so that causes you to pass out," Nelson said.
In 2016, Nelson and her family spent a week at Give Kids the World Village and visited Disney World where she spent time with the disabilities team.
"Working with people who understand what I'm going through and helping other kids who are going through similar situations was just eye-opening that this is what I'm meant to do with my life," Nelson said.
Today, she's ambassador to the place that she says gave new meaning to her life.
"I also was able to shadow all the departments at Give Kids the World so I met with everyone and found out what they do and how they make the village so amazing," Nelson said. "I have never had a more exciting and more impactful week in my life."
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Carolina Cardona highlights all Central Florida has to offer in her stories on News 6 at Nine. She joined News 6 in June 2018 from the Telemundo station in Philadelphia.


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A Visit to an Orphanage
Shelley Seale
Band members of the U.S. Grammy-award winning Latin Hip-hop music group, Ozomatli, watch children perform during their visit to the Arya Orphanage in New Delhi, India. (Photo: Manan Vatsyayana / AFP-Getty Images)
The author began sponsoring orphans in India in 2003, and has traveled to India twice to work in the Miracle Foundation orphanage, through www.miraclefoundation.org. She is currently writing a book about the plight and social issues confronting India's orphan population.
The plane starts its final descent toward Bhubaneswar, India, and my heart begins to race. I have been traveling halfway around the world for nearly two full days on a volunteer mission, to work at a Miracle Foundation orphanage. When I first met Caroline Boudreaux in 2003, my mind was filled with images of traveling to India to meet the children who had clearly captured her heart and fueled her passion. A year later, after I had been volunteering for her foundation and we had become friends, she invited me to go. I immediately said yes. Caroline has asked me several times in the last six months if I was sure I wanted to go, almost expressing disbelief and amazement that any of us would want to. A difficult trip; hard on the body, hard on the heart. I never had a moment's doubt. And now here I am, having been inoculated half a dozen times and visa-stamped, about to actually be there.
As the plane touches down, my stomach tightens, and I wait impatiently for the exit doors to open. Eleven dazed Americans emerge and walk across the tarmac to the small terminal. I am beyond tired, but excited and a bit apprehensive to finally be here after two days of grueling travel across three continents. After much waiting and confusion — two things I am beginning to understand as the standards of everything in India — at long last our luggage is crammed into one car and tied to the roof of another jeep-like vehicle. We zoom down the main road of Bhubaneswar, which is dirt peppered with potholes, narrowly missing bicycles, pedestrians, cows and mopeds. Our driver, like all the others around him, merely lays on his horn continuously — I assume to warn those in his path that it will be their fault if they are struck, having been given adequate warning.
India is everything I had imagined it would be, only more so. More colors, more noises, more smells, more people, more everything. It is an assault on all my senses at once. The wonderful and the abject co-exist here side by side, for the most part peacefully. There is what everyone, myself included, expects of India — poverty, ugliness, despair, filth. But there is also much beauty in the midst of it. The warmth and shyness of the people, the colorful saris, the upscale shops next to the street vendors, the swaying trees surrounding it all.
I have learned something new already — that beauty is not its own thing which can be separated out, sanitized, and kept apart for its own sake. That is the American version of beauty, which becomes diluted in that very process. It cannot be fully seen and appreciated in that realm, so far removed is it from anything to compare it to, to cause it to fully stand out and be vibrant. The true measure of beauty lies in its imperfections; to see it, one must embrace it all. The American version of beauty seems remote, generic, anesthetized; requiring an ever-higher standard before it can be realized.
The simple truth of it is overlooked, but not here. In India, beauty is in one raindrop, one golden sari, one flower in a tiny hand. I see beauty in the way a perfectly tended dog is lovingly held in the lap of his well-dressed Indian mistress. I see beauty in the brief glimpse of the interior of an ornate Hindu temple, candles glowing and people bowing their heads to the ground in prayer. Above all, this is India.
And in the children beauty seems to come alive, almost making me believe it is a living entity I could capture in my hands.
Night has fallen, as our vehicle lurches along and then, without warning, turns into the ashram. In a second, the cars have stopped and 110 children are lined around the drive in a semi-circle, waving and chanting "Welcome" over and over. I climb out and they are all around me, touching my feet in blessing. I am overwhelmed and unsure what to do, blindly following behind Papa and Caroline, who are moving into the ashram. The children are shy at first, obviously excited to see us but reticent, staying a few feet behind. One little girl, about seven years old, summons her courage and touches my arm, then takes my hand. "Hello," she says softly, looking up at me and just as quickly dropping her eyes, giggling. As soon as she does this, the crowd of surrounding children shed their reserve and instantly moved in close, putting their hands out for me to shake. I do, over and over and over. There is a never-ending supply of hands raised in front of me, and as I grasp each one I bend down to look in their eyes and smile widely at them; in fact I can't keep the smile from my face. They are precious, so sweet and beautiful and they are overjoyed, almost beyond belief, that we have traveled halfway around the world just to see them.
"Hello," we tell each other over and over, as the throng of us slowly makes our way into the compound. It is almost surreal, and happening so quickly. I don't have time to look around, to get any sense of where I'm at in the darkness. There are just the children, all around, and my feet moving forward until we're in a courtyard. The children, as one, leave our sides and begin climbing a staircase in an orderly fashion. We follow, removing our shoes at the top of the stairs and entering the prayer room. The children are already lined up and sitting on rugs on the floor. We are escorted to the front of the room where we, too, sit cross-legged. Papa walks to his brand-new podium and microphone and speaks, alternating between English and their dialect of Oriya. He welcomes us, calls us friends and Caroline his "daughter." We are each introduced one at a time, and girls bring us bouquets of marigolds and touch our feet. Then the prayers begin.
The children start with a simple chant: "Om....om..," their small voices resonating deeply. Finally things slow down enough for me to begin to take it all in, to look at the kids clearly and in light, to start to feel my heart slow down. The chanting gives way to a song, the children's voices rising lyrically and filling the room. A soothing peace fills me, and I breathe out deeply. The past 40 hours fall away as if they were nothing. I have never felt such an unconditional, overwhelming love pouring out and over me, for simply being here. For nothing more than merely showing up, I am awash in such an outpouring of innocent, true, powerful love that these children give so easily. They break my heart, and make it whole again. There is no need for sadness or pity for these children, because I have never been in the presence of such peace and happiness.
This essay was originally published in the October 2006 edition of Raving Dove.
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Generation Activist: 3 L.A. Teens on Life in 2020
June 22, 2020 |Sophia Kercher|19
For Gen Z, COVID-19 has disrupted student life. Now, nationwide uprisings are shaking things up even more.
When other 16-year-old girls were spending time with boyfriends Elise Tervalon says she was dealing with systemic racism.
"I'm tired," Tervalon said.
The Pasadena native is now 19.
Tervalon was finishing her freshman year at the University of Louisiana Xavier, a private historically Black Catholic college in New Orleans when the pandemic upended her student life and sent her back home to shelter-in-place with her parents and siblings. "It's definitely a transitional period," she said. She spends most days alone in her room. "I like being by myself so it's not horrible. I'm coping pretty well."
Tervalon recently left the confines of home life to take part in a demonstration against police brutality, sparked by the death of George Floyd, that began in Central Park in Pasadena. The organizer asked her and others to open the march with a few words.
"The thing is, I could be next," she told the crowd as she stood tall on a picnic bench. Her mask temporarily removed as her steady and determined voice carried through the crowd. "My father could be next. My mother could be next. I mean, I can see it already. As morbid as it sounds, our faces plastered on flyers and Instagram accounts — our pain edited to match your aesthetic."
She continued as more and more multi-generational protesters, holding signs like "Enough is Enough," "Black Lives Matter!" and "We Breathe The Same Air," gathered around her.
"It's more than the cause, it's more than political divisions. It's more than brands saying Black Lives Matter. Because when you think about it, that phrase is so basic and not really groundbreaking at all. It's the simple truth, the honest truth," Tervalon said. "No lives matter until Black lives do."
As Los Angeles city streets have been swelling with daily protests calling out racial injustice, coronavirus cases continue to be on the rise and many of us remain quarantined in our homes we were curious about how teenagers in our city, like Tervalon, are faring. Los Angeleno spoke to a half dozen young people — including many who identify as Black — about their response to George Floyd's death, their own encounters with racism and their hopes and fears for the future. Three young Angelenos' stories are featured below.
Elise Tervalon, 19, grew up in Pasadena. A student at the University of Lousiana Xavier in New Orleans, she's currently studying political science. But after the pandemic, she's considering changing majors.
When you're Black it seems like this stuff happens a lot. I have vivid memories of when Trayvon Martin was shot — and it just keeps happening. Sometimes you start to feel a little jaded. It's hard.
When George Floyd was murdered I knew there would be outrage. But I guess I'm a little surprised by the amount of outrage because I'm not really used to seeing that. With George Floyd, from my perspective, it's been different. It's refreshing, in a way, that people seem to really care. But then, also, why are people just beginning to care about systemic racism and all these problems? ….It's a privilege to educate yourself about racism, but it's different when you go through racism on a personal level and you're directly affected by it.
Elise Tervalon opens a Pasadena Black Lives Matter protest with a speech in Central Park. Photo by Rollence Patugan.
All throughout childhood, I did experience microaggressions. The other private high schools, they all had a BSU [Black Student Union] at school, or at least most of them did. And I was like, OK, as Black students we need a space. And my friend and I decided to start one and we got a lot of pushback at our school. It was really disheartening.
That same year there was someone in my class who used the "n-word" a lot and used it a few times towards me. I guess that's what I mean when I say I'm tired. I'm jaded. People are calling this is a civil rights movement. I'm a little hopeful. I am. I'm going to remain optimistic. On social media, it does seem like people are caring. But it's just, you never know.
Afton Okwu, 16, lives in Arcadia and is a senior and student class president at Alverno Heights Academy in Sierra Madre. She considers herself a jack-of-all-trades and is involved in theater, soccer and volleyball. Before the pandemic, almost all of her time was spent outside her home at school.
When the George Floyd killing happened. I was completely removed from it. Sierra Madre is very secluded. And while I don't live in Sierra Madre, I live right on the border of Sierra Madre and Arcadia…. what I've tended to do in the past is when there is some case of police brutality, I remove myself from it completely. I can never watch the videos. And I'll read about them and I'll know that they happened. But I'll never completely delve into what's happening because I know that if I did, I would fall apart essentially.
Afton Okwu getting ready in her room. Photo courtesy of Afton Okwu.
So originally, I knew that George Floyd was killed, but I didn't know the gravity of what that started and all the protests that began and it wasn't until my history teacher on the last day of school apologized and she was like, " I'm sorry for what my generation is leaving you guys with." And that was the first time that it hit me that: oh, this is a big thing that's happening right now.
'I get scared'
…. I'm bi-racial, my dad is black and my mom is white. A lot of the racism I feel I've seen is generally more directed to my father. I know that when we're walking down the street if I'm with my mother, it doesn't happen. But when I'm with my dad, I can see people cross the street avoid us. Every time the police pull us over if he was like speeding, or something like that, I get scared, I can feel my heart drop because I'm like this could quite possibly be one of the last moments I see him.
'Not alone'
Afton Okwu and friend protesting on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena. Photo by Rollence Patugan.
Once the whole George Floyd protests started my friends created an Instagram account where they were spreading information about ways to help. They contacted me because I'm one of the co-presidents of my school's Black Student Association. They said, "We think that you should hold a protest.' And originally, I was absolutely terrified. Because it was not something that I had done before. And that whole week I was stressing, like, what if no one comes? Or what if too many people come?
I started by planning out exactly what we were going to do and where we were going to go. What we did was we started in Central Park, in Pasadena, and then we walked to Old Town Pasadena and essentially lined the streets and lead each other in chants. Originally, I thought only students from my high school were going to come, but my dad says that there's maybe like 300 people there.
I thought for sure that that day I was going to cry. But the protest was such a happy place and such a place where everyone just wanted to help it was hard to feel sad even in such a devastating time. I think that's what was so important about the protests. Yeah, we're there to obviously get things done and get our voices heard but one of the more benefits is that it shows completely that you're not alone.
Alex Artero, 19, is an L.A. native. She is a soon-to-be sophomore at Howard University, a historically Black college in Washington, D.C. and is currently sheltering at home with her parents in Mid-City. A natural extrovert, one of the most challenging parts of the past few months has been not being able to interact with her social circle.
When the video surfaced of his murder, my friend from school had actually just been shot and killed— my community was already on edge. And then this happened.
I remember watching the video and I was just in shock. Everybody was just standing and doing nothing. And then I got angry. Then I got on Twitter, which is a huge outlet for my school in particular and I started to see the anger coming from my peers and my Howard family.
Alex Artero in her room at home. Photo courtesy of Alex Artero.
When something like this happens, you realize that could be any of us. That could be anybody on this campus. And it could be our friends. It could be our families. I'm saying it just feels so real.
'March with us'
I've gone to one protest but because my parents are high risk. It's really, really stressful for me because I obviously want to be out there and I want to be on the frontlines and I want to be speaking — but I don't want to get my parents sick.
The one protest I did go to we went to Pershing Square downtown. And it was right when they had brought military forces into L.A. It was very emotionally draining — but also probably one of the most beautiful moments I've ever experienced.
At one point, we walked up to this line of cops and I stood there and people were yelling at them. One of them was a Black man. And I just looked at him, he looked me dead in my eyes. People were saying, "March with us, kneel with us to do something." And he just stood there. I started to cry. Because I know that it affects him, too. Because if he's not wearing his badge, he's another Black man.
'The world sees me as Black'
My high school was predominantly white but a lot of the brown people at our school were the ones who played sports. My volleyball team was majority Black, and we made it to the playoffs. And this was a really big deal for us because we had not made playoffs in the years. And so we go to our playoff game, which was in California, and it's in some small town in the Inland Empire area. And we had got to the game and we were playing and we were doing really well. And then between every set you switch sides, and so we switch sides, and this white man stood up in the bleachers while we were walking, and he said, "Go home n-words, you're not wanted here." To be honest, a lot of us didn't hear him. But three of our girls did. And we started playing and we didn't realize why we were sucking so bad. And we took a timeout or something, and they told us what he had said.
We lost that game. Which was heartbreaking, because we easily could have won that game. That was the first time that a lot of us because we're from L.A. —you know, there's racism everywhere, but the blatant racism is a lot quieter — had experienced anything like that…. It was one of those times for me going to a white school and being mixed-race, where I realized whether I feel Black or Black enough or not, the world sees me as Black.
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Sophia Kercher has been writing and reporting on L.A. for over a decade. Her work can be seen in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Vogue, Vulture, Variety and California Sunday, among other publications.


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Tašir () je město v provincii Lorri v Arménii. K roku 2011 v něm žilo bezmála osm tisíc obyvatel.

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Tašir leží v severní části provincie Lorri nedaleko hranice s Gruzií.

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Sídlo bylo založeno v době, kdy byla východní Arménie součástí ruského impéria. Založili v je v roce 1844 ruští přistěhovalci z oblasti Saratova a zpočátku se jmenovalo Voroncovka (,). Jméno bylo zvoleno k poctě Michaila Semjonoviče Voroncova, kavkazského místokrále. Od roku 1846 bylo sídlo součástí Tifliské gubernie.

Za sovětské nadvlády bylo v roce 1935 přejmenováno na Kalinino (, ) k poctě komunistické politika Michaila Ivanoviče Kalinina. V roce 1961 bylo povýšeno na sídlo městského typu. Od roku 1983 je městem.

Když v roce 1991 získala Arménie nezávislost, došlo k přejmenování na Tašir, které upomíná na jméno historické oblasti Arménského království.

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Piedmont Athens Regional on Telemedicine, Safety Measures During COVID-19
By Alexia Ridley • May 27, 2020
Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital joins others across the state and nation in implementing measures to keep patients and staff safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Thomas Wells is the Regional Medical Director of Primary Care for Athens.
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"One of the things we did first was actually move into an in-person clinic model where we had offices doing telemedicine visits and were only seeing in-person visits at several sites" according to Wells. "Because of this we were able to do screenings and get the processes and protocols for those screenings and what it would take to make sure we did it correctly."
Wells says they've move those processes back to provider's offices now that the state has reopened.
The facility follows CDC protocols when seeing patients. Patients are called and screened before their appointments, temperatures are taken and they are asked to come alone when possible. They are allowed one caregiver, if necessary. They must also wear masks.
"So we're not using the waiting rooms at this point, you wait in your car, we bring you straight in to a room that's been cleaned appropriately between each patient. We're following a playbook that's close to 26-something pages long, on how to keep us safe."
The hospital's Telemedicine capacity has really been enhanced.
"What probably should have been a two-to three-year rollout for Telemedicine was compiled in about a month."
Piedmont Athens joins other healthcare facilities in the Piedmont systems taking the precautions/using the safety procedures.
Dr. Thomas Wells, Regional Medical Director of Primary Care for Athens on Piedmont Athens Hospital safety measures.
Athens News Matters: How Are Local Healthcare Workers Handling the COVID-19 Pandemic?
By Sofi Gratas • Apr 17, 2020
As the coronavirus peak looms, WUGA's Sofi Gratas talks to healthcare professionals about the challenges they face, and whether they feel adequately prepared.
Here are the edited versions of the interviews conducted with each of the three healthcare worker quoted in this piece:
Piedmont Athens Creates Email Line to Send Patients Well Wishes
By Sydney Walker • Apr 8, 2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought many challenges to the healthcare industry. Locally, one challenge many are encountering is navigating the visitor restrictions that local medical facilities have implemented. Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center has launched an email line for families and friends to send messages and well wishes to loved ones currently staying in the hospital.
Piedmont Athens Seeks Donations for COVID-19 Fund
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center has created a coronavirus (COVID-19)-specific fund, called the COVID-19 Infrastructure Fund, intended to enhance and accelerate the work that is being done to take care of the communities the hospital serves.
"We've seen amazing support from the Athens and surrounding communities," said Tammy Gilland, executive director of philanthropy for the Piedmont Athens Regional Foundation. "With many people in our community still inquiring how they can help, we wanted to create a donation fund that these supporters can contribute to."
Athens Hospital Hosts Blood Drives in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
By Alexia Ridley • Mar 23, 2020
Piedmont Athens Regional is currently hosting an ongoing blood drive. The hospital has partnered with the American Red Cross to help address the unprecedented number of blood cancellations in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Every two seconds there is someone in the United States in need of blood or platelets and all blood types are urgently needed. According to the Red Cross, more than 160 blood drives across Georgia have been cancelled, resulting in more than 7,700 fewer blood donations.