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The Cult of Heydar Aliyev
By Joshua Kucera
GANJA, Azerbaijan—In the State History Museum of Ganja, Azerbaijan's second city, there is a painting called "A Great Voice Rises From Moscow." It shows an ethereal being plunging a fiery sword into a chaotic city full of rioters. Clearly, there is a message here, but for the life of me, I can't figure out what it is.
"This is in 1990, when Russians and Armenians were attacking our people and we said, 'Heydar Aliyev, come help us,' " explains my guide, Ulker, a second-year university student in history. But I don't understand the sword and who is holding it, I say. "This is God saying, 'Enough,' " she explains.
That painting is subtle compared with one in the next room that features a bare-chested Mikhail Gorbachev peering over the turret of a tank that he is driving across a map of Azerbaijan. Gorbachev—who is portrayed as hairy as a gorilla—is thrusting a long spear at Baku, the capital. From outside Azerbaijan's borders, sharks and wolves attack from various directions.
"This one is about how everyone attacked us like animals," Ulker explains.
By most measures, Azerbaijanis shouldn't have this victimization complex. Their economy is the fastest-growing in the world, and with vast, recently discovered reserves of oil and gas off the Caspian Sea coast, they (unlike most of the neighbors) have largely been able to run their country without interference from the United States or Russia, both of which are eager to curry favor with the government rather than strong-arm it.
But Azerbaijan still smarts from the humiliating loss of nearly 14 * percent of its territory, including the former autonomous region of Nagorno-Karabakh, to its enemies, the Armenians. Aliyev, who died in 2003 and was succeeded by his son, Ilham, skillfully manipulated this humiliation to build his personality cult into one of the most extensive in the world.
Today, Azerbaijan is full of Heydar Aliyev boulevards, parks, statues, and billboards. Every history museum has at least one room devoted to Heydar Aliyev, and every major town has a museum devoted exclusively to him. An American who taught in Azerbaijan tells me that the school curriculum is similarly Heydar-heavy.
Throughout the museum in Ganja, a simple narrative explains the country's recent history: Armenia attacked Azerbaijan without provocation, Russia schemed behind the scenes to help the Armenians, and no one in the world was on Azerbaijan's side. Then Heydar Aliyev came to lead Azerbaijan into the era of peace and prosperity it currently enjoys.
"All people love Heydar Aliyev," Ulker says. "Before, we used to be poor. Now we are rich. He doesn't think about his family; he only thinks about the Azerbaijani people," she says.
Ulker asks whether I'd been to Armenia and whether I liked Armenian people. "Of course. They're good people, like everywhere," I say. She is shocked: "No! They killed our people." I say that Azeris killed Armenians, too. "No, they didn't," she insists.
I expected the anti-Armenian propaganda. But what surprises me is how many anti-Russian elements the narrative contains. The standard villain is "the Armenians and Russians," always paired together. In the room on World War II, Ulker explains how Azerbaijan sent people to fight fascism and Moscow took 80 percent of Azerbaijan's oil. "Before, the Russians took all our oil and gave it to other countries, and we were poor. Now we're independent, and we can sell the oil ourselves," she says.
Over-the-top propaganda notwithstanding, most Azerbaijanis do seem to like Heydar Aliyev. Even his critics admit that he was shrewd and highly intelligent and that his strong hand was what Azerbaijan needed in the chaos of the early 1990s, during which he succeeded two feckless post-Soviet presidents at a time when many observers doubted Azerbaijan could survive as an independent country. And most people, while rarely as devoted as Ulker, don't admit any reservations about him. They do, however, seem faintly embarrassed about the abundance of memorials.
"When he was ruling the country, he didn't let this cult of personality get too out-of-hand," says Eldar Namazov, a former top aide to Heydar Aliyev who broke with the president in the late 1990s and now heads a small opposition political party. "He was smart, and he knew what he was doing."
"But the people in charge now aren't as smart. They're going too far, and now people are laughing at it," he says. He describes a fountain in Baku, which, at its grand opening, spouted a wall of water on which was projected a movie of Heydar Aliyev saying, "The independence of Azerbaijan will be forever." Namazov laughs at the memory. "I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes," he says.
The current regime has concerns about its legitimacy, and the celebrations of Heydar Aliyev are a way of shoring up their authority, one Western diplomat tells me. He says the government is tying the broad national agenda that Heydar Aliyev established—secularism and a Western orientation—to the personality of Aliyev, who is regarded by most Azerbaijanis as the founder of their nation.
"Ataturk is everywhere in Turkey, and he represents secularism and democracy. Here it's the same thing: Heydar Aliyev represents a secular government and an orientation toward the West," the diplomat says.
The proliferation of Aliyev memorials across the country is not ordered from the top, both the diplomat and Namazov say; overzealous local officials are to blame.
"Power is pretty much concentrated at the top here, and local officials understand that to curry favor with the central government they can put up these statues and parks," the diplomat says.
Namazov tells me the narrative that I saw in the Ganja museum is one that Heydar Aliyev himself established. "He had a standard story that he told a million times whenever he met international officials or journalists. If the person was new in the region, he told the long version, which took maybe an hour. If the person knew what he was doing, he got the short version, which was 15 or 20 minutes."
"There were several key episodes in the story," he says. Heydar Aliyev was invited to go to Moscow to be part of the Soviet government, but he didn't want to go. If he hadn't been from a Muslim republic, he would have been premier of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev schemed against him. He left the Communist Party as a protest against Soviet policy on Nagorno-Karabakh. He then went back to Nakhcivan, his hometown, to be a private citizen. After the first two disastrous governments of independent Azerbaijan, "the people" demanded that he come to Baku and lead them. As president, there were two assassination attempts and, again, "the people" saved him.
"He also told this story around Azerbaijan, and this is the same story you see today—maybe with some embellishments," he says. "Like the sharks."
Correction, May 26, 2008: This story originally stated that Azerbaijan suffered the loss of nearly 20 percent of its territory. Most analysts estimate the loss at closer to 14 percent. (Return to corrected sentence.)
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On Friday, Michigan's Mr. Basketball Dwuan Anderson informed Michigan State University that he will not be playing for them in the upcoming season.
Before Michigan State fans get upset, you need to know the whole story.
Missing a shooting guard isn't a worry right now for Tom Izzo or anyone else in Sparty Nation.
Losing the opportunity to play for a top tier team isn't the big concern for Anderson. It's Anderson's recovery in struggling with the loss of his mother that's the big worry right now.
Unfortunately last March the close knit family lost his mother after years of battling illness, leaving Dwuan crushed ever since. Dwuan, who released a statement on Friday after his announcement, had this to say:
"The last two years have been a very rough time for me, as I've had to deal with some personal tragedies, including the sickness and death of my mother," Anderson said in a statement released by MSU. "I've been in counseling as I attempt to cope with these issues, and I plan to undergo further counseling. I want to get all my personal issues in order before moving on to the next stage of my life."
What Anderson is doing is showing everyone that there are indeed more important things in life than sports. It's an exemplary action by this young man to take some needed time off to refocus after losing someone so dear to him.
Anderson would love to play for Michigan State just as much as the next player and said that he enjoyed the time he spent in the summer, but the personal struggles are understandably too much for him to bear at the moment.
His basketball future remains uncertain right now, and odds are very few people will know his intentions for a while. Head coach Tom Izzo urges the media to "respect the privacy of Dwaun and his family during this difficult time," a wish that the Anderson's hope to get granted.
MSU may not know if they will ever see Anderson on the court, but for the time being the community only cares to see Anderson get better in his time away from school and basketball. Fans and well wishers from around the nation have been sending Anderson support on story comments and message boards throughout the nation.
Losing a recruit for a year is unfortunate, but not if they are dismissing themselves to cope with a huge loss.
The Andersons can use all the help they can get, and knowing that they have the full support of the Spartan family and the rest of college basketball should help Dwuan in his recovering process.
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Emile Flamant (Gent, 13 juni 1933 - 3 april 1994) was een Belgisch volksvertegenwoordiger.

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Emile Flamant werd geboren in een familie met liberaal-vrijzinnige overtuigingen. In 1991 huwde hij met zijn jarenlange levensgezellin Laurence Van Poucke, lid van de Oost-Vlaamse provincieraad van 1978 tot 1994.

Van 1946 tot 1955 was hij lid, bestuurslid en voorzitter van de Liberale Jonge Wacht van Ledeberg. Secundair onderwijs volgde hij aan het Koninklijk Atheneum aan de Ottogracht. Hij promoveerde in 1955 tot licentiaat in de sociale wetenschappen aan de Rijksuniversiteit Gent. Tijdens zijn universiteitsjaren was hij politiek secretaris van het Liberaal Vlaams Studentenverbond (LVSV).

Zodra afgestudeerd werd hij journalist bij de Antwerpse liberale krant Le Matin. In 1956 stapte hij over naar de liberale mutualiteit De Voorzorg, waar hij de specialist werd in sociale beleidskwesties. In 1959 werd hij algemeen secretaris en werd lid van de raad van bestuur van het Oost-Vlaams Verbond van Liberale Mutualiteiten, waarvan hij in 1984 de voorzitter werd, en van de Nationale Bond van Liberale Mutualiteitfederaties, waarvan hij in 1985 de voorzitter werd. In 1965 stichtte hij, samen met Herman De Croo, het Nationaal Verbond van Jonge PVV-Mutualisten, waarvan hij ondervoorzitter werd. Daarnaast was hij actief onder meer in het Liberaal Vlaams Verbond, het Willemsfonds, de Oud-ledenbond van het LVSV en het wetenschappelijk comité van het Studiecentrum Herman Uyttersprot.

In 1961 was hij voor het eerst kandidaat voor de wetgevende verkiezingen. In 1965 en 1968 was hij eerste opvolger. In 1971 werd hem de tweede plaats op de lijst gegeven en werd hij voor de PVV verkozen tot lid van de Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers voor het arrondissement Gent-Eeklo. Hij bleef dit mandaat vervullen tot aan zijn dood. Van 1976 tot 1977 en van 1984 tot 1985 was hij PVV-fractievoorzitter. Hij was van 1984 tot 1985 en van 1988 tot 1994 ondervoorzitter van de Kamer. Tot zijn overlijden was hij voorzitter van de Kamercommissie Sociale Zaken. Zijn belangstelling richtte zich vooral op de sociale wetgeving. Hij diende wetsvoorstellen in onder meer over pensioenen, ziekte- en invaliditeitsverzekering, arbeidsongevallen, kinderarbeid, zwangerschapsonderbreking, de rol van de ziekenfondsen en het statuut van de Orde der Geneesheren.

In de periode december 1971-oktober 1980 zetelde hij als gevolg van het toen bestaande dubbelmandaat ook in de Cultuurraad voor de Nederlandse Cultuurgemeenschap, die op 7 december 1971 werd geïnstalleerd. Vanaf 21 oktober 1980 tot aan zijn overlijden op 3 april 1994 was hij lid van de Vlaamse Raad, de opvolger van de Cultuurraad en de voorloper van het huidige Vlaams Parlement.

In 1964 werd Flamant, als lijstduwer, verkozen tot gemeenteraadslid van Gent. Zijn aandacht ging uit naar het sociale beleid, meer bepaald de huisvestingsproblematiek. Hij was ook een fervent verdediger van het stedelijk onderwijs. Hij bekleedde dit mandaat tot in 1985.

Van 1959 tot 1965 was hij docent aan het Hoger Instituut voor Sociale Studies Gent. Het Instituut was voor hem een uitstekend klankbord voor de toetsing van zijn sociale visie.

In het nationale partijbureau van de PVV was Flamant de belangrijkste spreekbuis van de liberale sociale organisaties. Hij zat bij herhaling liberale congressen en studiedagen voor, gewijd aan sociale thema's.

Bij de omvorming van de PVV tot VLD kwam Flamant voor de moeilijke keuze te staan tussen de uitoefening van zijn leidinggevende functies in ziekenkassen en een nationaal politiek mandaat. Hij koos voor de mutualiteit en zou bij de volgende wetgevende verkiezingen zijn politiek mandaat ter beschikking stellen. Zo ver kwam het niet, aangezien hij enkele maanden later overleed. Op 21 april 1994 werd hij in de Kamer opgevolgd door Geert Versnick.

In december 1995 werd een Stichting Emile Flamant opgericht met als eerste voorzitters Rolande Van Poucke, schoonmoeder van Emile Flamant, en Oscar De Wandel. Vanaf 1997 reikte de Stichting een tweejaarlijkse Prijs Emile Flamant uit aan een persoon of vereniging die zich deed opmerken door zijn of haar inzet voor de noden van de samenleving. Die prijs bestond uit een kunstwerk en een cheque ter waarde van 50.000 fr. Eerste laureaat was de hulporganisatie Tele-onthaal. In 1999 ging de prijs naar de vzw Vrijwilligerswerk in Solidariteit, een gezamenlijk initiatief van de liberale mutualiteit, Solidariteit voor het Gezin en de liberale vakbond. In 2008 werd de Stichting omgevormd tot het Centrum Emile Flamant, met Mathias De Clercq als eerste voorzitter.

Literatuur
 Huldeboek Emile Flamant (1933-1994), Gent, Liberale Sociale Werken De Voorzorg & Liberaal Archief, 2011.

Externe link
 Biografische fiche Emile Flamant op website Vlaams Parlement

Belgisch volksvertegenwoordiger
Lid van de Vlaamse Cultuurraad
PVV-politicus (België)
Lid van de Vlaamse Raad
Gemeenteraadslid van Gent

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Hawker, George Charles (1818–1895)
This article was published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, (MUP), 1972
George Hawker, by W. H. Nightingale, 1840
State Library of South Australia, 7471
George Charles Hawker (1818-1895), politician and grazier, was born on 21 September 1818 in London, the second son of Edward Hawker (1782-1860), and his first wife Joanna Naomi, née Poore. His father retired from the navy on half-pay in 1830 and attained flag rank in 1837. Through John Macarthur he was granted land near Braidwood in New South Wales; he bought sections in New Zealand and in South Australia, a colony for which he was later active in securing a colonial bishop.
George was educated at schools on the Continent and in England and at Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A., 1841; M.A., 1854). With his brother Charles he arrived at Adelaide in September 1840 in the Lysander. Their brother James Collins (1821-1901) had arrived with Governor George Gawler in 1838 and worked on surveys before returning to England where, finding his brothers had just left, he sailed to join them. George had gone north with Edward Eyre and impressed by the country asked his father for help. The admiral replied generously and the brothers bought 2000 Macarthur merino ewes from Thomas Icely near Bathurst and overlanded them to the Barossa Valley. Aboriginals stole their sheep but Hawker retaliated forcefully and made peace on his own terms. When their Barossa run was bought he moved north and found good water in December 1841 at Bungaree. By 1848 the brothers had leased 500,000 acres (202,345 ha); James sold his share to George and took up Moorundi on the Murray River, Charles settled on the Anama section and George later bought 130,000 acres (52,610 ha) of Bungaree when the run was auctioned by government. In 1854 he brought John Noble from England as his overseer. As shepherds were replaced by wire fences Noble took charge of the merino stud. Hawker had already bought Rambouillet rams from France but on Noble's advice turned to rams from Wanganella and with them Bungaree became famous for its hardy and large-framed sheep, capable of walking long distances to water. Noble served the family well for nearly sixty years.
In 1851 Hawker failed to win Stanley in the Legislative Council but in 1858-65 represented the Victoria district in the House of Assembly. He was Speaker and chairman of committees from April 1860 to December 1864 despite a temperance pledge which was imperfectly observed. With his family he went to Germany for a cure. Apart from a brief visit to the colony in 1868 he lived at Heidelberg until 1874. He represented the Victoria district in 1875-84 and North Adelaide in 1884-95. He was treasurer under Arthur Blyth for eleven days in 1875, chief secretary under (Sir) James Boucaut in March-June 1876 and commissioner of public works under Boucaut in 1877-78 and under (Sir) William Morgan in 1878-81. His special interests were pastoral affairs and railways. When Morgan retired Hawker was asked to form a ministry but refused; for this and similar actions he was accused of 'pusillanimity' and later shocked his colleagues by voting with the 'labour party'.
At Bungaree Hawker planted a fine garden and orchard. He was prominent in the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society and in the 1850s and 1860s won prizes for his exhibits. In 1889 he visited India to look at irrigation methods and on them published several articles in the South Australian Register. He was a councillor of the Zoological Gardens. A keen supporter of horse-racing, coursing and cricket he was a founding member of the Hamley Racing Club and later a steward of the South Australian Jockey Club. He also liberally supported St Andrew's Anglican Church, Walkerville.
On 16 December 1845 Hawker had married Bessie Seymour; of their fifteen children, six sons and six daughters survived. Hawker died at his home The Briars, Medindie, on 21 May 1895 and was buried at North Road cemetery. Before his death he had been informed that he would receive a knighthood in the birthday honours; his widow's appeal for a posthumous award was approved by the Queen in September 1895. Hawker left an estate worth £305,800; his collection of paintings and statues was left first to his wife and then to the Art Gallery of South Australia.
J. C. Hawker, Early Experiences in South Australia (Adel, 1889)
W. Hawker, Reminiscences of George Charles Hawker (Adel, no date)
Register (Adelaide), 2 Feb 1863, 22, 23 May 1895
Observer (Adelaide), 3 Nov 1903
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sketch, Australian News for Home Readers, 23 February 1865, p 5
it is rumoured that he will be appointed a Knight Bachelor, North Queensland Register, 29 May 1895, p 4
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After extending their winning streak to six games, coach Mike Sullivan said the Pittsburgh Penguins' success stems from their core players constantly being hungry for more.
Pittsburgh, 12/1 to win the Stanley Cup in 2021/22, had a goal and two assists from Captain Sidney Crosby to beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-3 on Tuesday.
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The victory was their 17th in the last 19 games taking their season record to 27-10-5 which ranks second in the Metropolitan Division, one point behind the New York Rangers with a game in hand.
34-year-old Crosby has lifted the Stanley Cup three times with the Penguins (2009, 2016, 2017) and was voted the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the most valuable player in the playoffs in 2016 and 2017.
Multiple other individual awards have also been given to the Canadian centre during an NHL career which has seen him play 1,069 regular season games producing 1,359 points (497 goals, 862 assists). 34 of the points have come this season (11 goals, 23 assists) in 30 games.
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In the playoffs, Crosby has appeared 174 times with 191 points (69 assists, 122 goals).
Against Arizona, 34-year-old defenceman Kris Letang had two goals and 35-year-old forward Evgeni Malkin two assists.
The pair, like Crosby have spent their entire NHL careers with the Penguins and both played instrumental parts in the three most recent Stanley Cup championships.
Sullivan, coach for all three, said to the media: "I think the expectations inside of our dressing room are extremely high. So, there's never a sense of satisfaction.
"That starts with our core players. These guys, they're accomplished players. They've built such an impressive legacy to this point. But they're hungry for more."
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January 4, 2021 | 10 min
Why Microsoft's Latest SolarWinds Admission Can't Be Ignored
Andrew Fife
Last week, on New Year's Eve, Microsoft announced that the SolarWinds attackers had been deeper in their environment than previously believed and had viewed Microsoft's source code. While the implication of the blog is that attackers viewing source code is not a big deal, we think there are several reasons not to take this new admission lightly.
Timing & Lack of Detail
On their own, the timing of the post and the lack of detail about what source code was viewed aren't necessarily a big deal. However, Microsoft has such a wide portfolio of software that the difference between viewing the first generation Zune source code, which really wouldn't matter much, versus Windows Server 2019 or GitHub, which could be catastrophic, is massive. Hence, it's reasonable to guess that, if the breached codebase was inconsequential, it would have been mentioned to demonstrate the breach was immaterial. Furthermore, holidays are widely known in the PR community to be days to announce bad news. Both timing and lack of detail suggest Microsoft probably viewed this as bad news, which means we probably should too.
Source Code is Core Intellectual Property
While it may not have a broader impact on security in general, this serves as a good reminder that source code is the core of any software company's intellectual property. Viewing the source code is akin to learning Kentucky Fried Chicken's 51 herbs and spices, Bush's Baked Beans secret family recipe, or the architectural drawings for Lockheed's F22 Raptor. For a software company, any proprietary source code exposure is a big deal. Whenever exposing source code isn't a big deal, software companies tend to pursue open source strategies to leverage the many benefits of building communities.
Inner Source is not a Shield
While Microsoft claims:
"At Microsoft, we have an inner source approach – the use of open source software development best practices and an open source-like culture – to making source code viewable within Microsoft."
Attackers viewing the source code still creates risk in 3 key ways.
Hard-Coded Secrets — Whether usernames/passwords, API Keys, or tokens, modern applications are built as a mesh network of microservices, libraries, APIs, and SDKs that often require authentication to deliver the core service. It's common for developers to write these secrets directly into the source code on the assumption that only insiders can view them. Best practices are to leverage a secrets manager and to scan commits/pull requests for new secrets before they make the master branch. While Microsoft claims their "threat models assume that attackers have knowledge of source code," it would be far more reassuring if they directly addressed whether or not the breached code contained secrets.
Reverse Engineering — In much the same way that the source code is a software company's IP, it is also the blueprint on how to reverse engineer and exploit an application. If I can see your source code, I can trace the routes of inputs to determine which routes have security transforms for appropriate sanitization (validation, redaction, encryption, etc.) before they hit their intended sink/database. Hence, by viewing Microsoft's source code the attackers now may have an easier time crafting zero-day exploits to compromise Microsoft directly and/or its customers, depending on which codebase was exposed.
Observing & Learning — SolarWinds was exploited by incredibly patient and observant attackers. The attackers took the time to learn SolarWinds' code structure, naming conventions, and implementation details. Hence, if SolarWinds' developers looked at the malicious code they would most likely assume this code came from another SolarWinds developer and give it far less scrutiny. External auditors had even less chance of identifying the attacker's malicious code. The attackers even appear to have tested their malicious code with a benign implant via an empty class that was delivered six months before the real backdoor was distributed to SolarWinds customers. While we might not traditionally consider mundane details such as the code structure, naming conventions, or implementation details of software development to be especially security-relevant, for keeping supply chain attacks undetected, they are vital and should not be written off so easily.
We're glad to hear that Microsoft hasn't found evidence of attackers gaining access to production services or customer data. However, exploiting an application fundamentally means making it do something that it was not designed to do. Inherently, it's difficult to tell when something behaves in an unintended manner precisely because that behavior is unexpected.
We know that Microsoft is one of the most critical and widely deployed software companies in the world. That makes them an incredibly tempting target and we know the SolarWinds attackers are both sophisticated and take the long-term view. We know they maybe have gone undetected inside Microsoft from March 2020 to as late as December 2020. That's a long time to sit and wait, to observe, to learn, and ultimately to peel more layers of the onion.
It goes without saying that we are rooting for Microsoft. Not only is it the right thing to do, but what other choice do any of us really have? The consequences of a widespread Microsoft supply chain attack could necessitate an internet "shelter in place order." We hope this is the final chapter of Microsoft's breach, but we fear it may have been recon for the next bigger operation.
How Cycode Can Help
Crises are a time for the community to come together. As such, Cycode is offering a free code repository security assessment to any organization that is looking to harden their development infrastructure. Alternatively, if there is some other way we can help your organization, please get in touch with us.
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Class 3 imitations have been primarily sub-divided by Churchill and Thomas into those with colons in the obverse legend (imitating classes 3a2, 3c, 3d1, 3d2) and those without (classes 3a/3b); there being 185 colon coins and 751 non-colon coins in the BH. In their book, Churchill and Thomas provide a detailed catalogue of all the class 3 imitations.  Although the majority of the coins can be identified as imitations of the London or Canterbury mints, there are coins which can be identified as coming from some of the other mints including Gloucester, Hereford, Northampton, Wallingford and Winchester.  Many of the class 3 imitations have legends which cannot be clearly assigned to a particular mint.
Coins are arranged firstly by mint imitated, where this can be interpreted. Coins relating to unknown mints are listed at the end. London and Canterbury mints are followed by the provincial mints, which are scarcer. Secondly, the class 3 coins are subdivided under each mint by those having no colon after REX from those that have.


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Ganapati Temple Sangli
Ganapati Temple is regarded as the most beautiful temple in south Maharashtra. It is situated on the banks of river Krishna at Sangli. Thorle (elder) Chintamanrao Patwardhan consecrated the idol in 1843.
The temple has been artistically built with black stone brought from Jyotibha hills. There is a platform, a hall and a 'Nagarkhana' inside the vast two acres complex of the temple. The entrance door has been carved out of different coloured natural wood.
The idol of the Lord Ganapati is made of copper. The idol has been kept in a way that it is visible from any part of Ganapati Peth. It looks so beautiful when the silvery rays of evening sun brighten the face of the Ganapati idol.
Ganapati festival is celebrated with great religious fervour for five days from Bhadrapad Shuddha Chaturthi.
Sangli is well connected by air, train and road. Dharamshalas and small budgeted hotels at Sangli are available for accommodation.
Sri Sri Radha Gopal Temple
Hare Krishna Gram, Tasgaon, Tasgaon – Atpadi Rd, Aravade, Maharashtra 416408
The beautiful and attractive deities of Sri Sri Radha Gopal preside in this temple. A grand hall decorated with pastimes of Lord Krishna has been created in front of the Garbh-griha. It boasts a combination of modern and ancient architecture and Vastusastra. From a distance one can observe the tall outstanding domes of the temple. The sprawling Vrindavan Garden enhances the beauty of the temple premises. The Krishna Tattva Darshan is set to enliven all visitors, especially the school children who are generally spell bound by the effervescent beauty of the deities, Sri Sri Radha Gopal.
Nearest Places to Visit in Sangli
Shri Mahalakshmi (AmbaBai) Temp
The Shri Mahalakshmi (AmbaBai) Temple of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India, is one of the Shakti Peethas listed in various puranas of Hinduism. According to these writings, a Shakti Peetha is a place associated with Shakti, thegoddess of power. The Kolhapur Shakti Peetha is of special religious significance being one of the six places where it is believed that one can either obtain salvation from desires or have them fulfilled. The temple takes its name fromMahalakshmi, the consort of Vishnu, and it is believed that the divine couple reside in the area.
The temple belongs architecturally to the Kannada Chalukya empire and was first built in the 7th century.[1] Mounted on a stone platform, the image of the four armed and crowned goddess is made of gemstone and weighs about 40 kilograms. The image of Mahalakshmi carved in black stone is 3 feet in height. The Shri Yantra is carved on one of the walls in the temple. A stone lion, the vahana of the goddess, stands behind the statue. The crown contains an image of the Sheshnag — the serpent of Vishnu. In Her four hands, the deity of Mahalakshmi holds objects of symbolic value. The lower right hand holds a mhalunga (a citrus fruit), in the upper right, a large mace (kaumodaki) with its head touching the ground, in the upper left a shield (khetaka), and in the lower left, a bowl (panpatra). Unlike most Hindusacred images, which face north or east, the image of this deity looks west (Pashchim). There is a small open window on the western wall, through which the light of the setting sun falls on the face of the image for three days around the 21st of each March and September. There are a number of other shrines in the courtyard to the Navagrahas, Surya, Mahishasuramardini, Vitthal-Rakhmai, Shiva, Vishnu, Tulja Bhavani and others. Some of these images date back to the 11th century, while some are of recent origin. Also located in the courtyard is the temple tank Manikarnika Kund, on whose bank is a shrine to Visweshwar Mahadev.
Worship Structure: Five worship services are offered each day. The first one is at 5 am, and it involves the waking of the deity with a Kakada – torch, to the accompaniment of hymns. The second worship service at 8 am involves the offeirng of the Shodashopachara pooja consisting of 16 elements. The afternoon and evening services and the Shejaarati pooja constitute the three other services.
Special Events: A festival image of the deity is taken out in procession around the temple courtyard each Friday, and on full moon days.
Dandoba hills
The Dandoba Hill Forest Preserve can be reached with a 25 minute drive from Sangli. This forest preserve is rich in flora and fauna and also has a few historically significant ancient temples in its hills. The hills of this preserve are a popular location for trekking and long hikes. There is also an annual mini-marathon race held at Dandoba hill Station, which is quite a popular event.
Close to national highway NH 204, this is perfect spot for adventures and spotting rare species of vegetation. Ideal for groups who want to plant trees and preserve them.
Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
The hill is situated @ 15 km from miraj It lies on eastern side of miraj pandharpur road and it transforms in to a lush green plate after rainy season A hill cave has a temple of Dandoba(lord shiva} an worshiped since centuries A watch behind the cave gives you parnomial view and you can see the cities Sangli and Miraj at the sky line The cool wind is enjoyable and the forest department has planted thousands of trees to adorn the place
Chandoli National Park
Chandoli National Park is one of the famous wildlife reserves of the state of Maharashtra that is being located on the intersection of Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur and Ratnagiri Districts and in between Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary and Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary. This park was established in the year 2004 that envelopes more than 23 species of mammals, 20 species of amphibians and reptiles and about 122 species of birds.
The total area of the Chandoli National Park is more than 317.67 km2 (122.65 sq mi). This park is situated in the Sangli District of the state of Maharashtra, India and was established in May 2004 and was declared as the Wildlife Sanctuary in 1985.
This park is situated in the southern part of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve and the Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary in the northern part of the century.
The location of this park is on the apex of Sahyadri Range of the northern Western Ghats. This park is the source of forming as well as the protection of many permanent water channels, water holes and the Vasant Sagar Reservoir. The elevation of this park is about 589–1,044 m (1,932–3,425 ft). The main source of water to this park is Warna river and the
other are some reservoir and many other small torrents and rivers.
There are many flat type mountains, rocky, plateaus that are known as 'Saddas' that have scarcity of the vegetation. Besides this there are also many caves as well as huge boulders that protect this area in Sahyadri region of the Western Ghats.
The flora of this region consists of the moist forests of Malabar Coast and the moist deciduous forests fo the North Western Ghats.
The Fauna of this area includes about 23 mammal species, about 20 species of amphibians and reptiles, 122 species of birds that have the home in the forests of Chandoli.
Certain endangered species like Bengal Tigers, leopard cats, Indian leopards, Indian bison, Indian giant squirrels and the sloth bears are quite common here.
Certain species of prey like sambar deer, barking deer, blackbuck and mouse deer are also found here. According to the census of 2002 that was done by the Department of the forest shows the growth of number of tigers, gaur, leopards, mouse deer, barking deer, sloth bears and blackbuck. According to the similar type of census that was carried out in 2004 tells about the growth of the population of gaur in the Kohlapur Wildlife Division from 88 to 243.
Dajipur Wildlife Sanctuary
Dajipur is situated on the border of Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts. Rugged mountains and dense forests surround this hilly area. This quiet little place is completely cut-off from human blare. Dajipur is home to bison, wild deer, chital, gawa and many more spectacular wild animals and birds.
Situating at 1200 metres above the sea level, it is an exciting and beautiful holiday getaway. An excursion in the vicinity to the Gagangiri Maharaj's Math makes a pleasant outing for the tourists. This scenic resort near the backwaters of the Radhanagari Dam is highly recommended for wildlife lovers and nature enthusiasts.
Nearest airport is at Belgaum, nearest railhead is at Kolhapur. It is 490 km away from Mumabi, while 80 km from Kolhapur. But it is only 30 km from Radhanagari.
Bison National Park
This wildlife sanctuary is home to bison, wild deer, chital, gawa and many more spectacular wild animals and birds. Surrounded by rugged mountains and dense forests, this secluded little place is completely cut-off from any kind of urbanization.
Math of Swami Gagangiri Maharaj
Gagangiri Maharaj is a great yogi. With unique capacities, vision and synthesis; Gagangiri Maharaj, and the math is renowned as a spiritual destination for domestic and foreign travelers. The Math is located in the midst of dense forests and thick green vegetation near Dajipur.
Radhanagari Dam
Radhanagari Dam and the reservoir offer some very beautiful sights about 100mts above the sea level. Radhanagari Dam, constructed by Shahu Maharaj is constructed across Bhogawati River. This century old dam is used mainly for irrigation and power generation. The dam is 1037 m long, covering 11000 hectares of wooded hills surrounding it. There is a hydroelectric project with an installed capacity of 10 MW.
Phonda Ghats
At about 1200mts above sea level these ghats offer some sweeping images of the valleys. During monsoons the glistening shades of green offer a majestic view of the Konkan.
Safari to the wild life sanctuary
21 km into the thick forest takes you to the heart of the sanctuary where sighting of the bison, wild deer, chital, gawa and the barking deer is quite common.
Walk through the Ghats
The walk through the ghats is quite an exciting option with beautiful views of the valley and sparkling waterfalls and streams.
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Q: Moving and Copying Columns Between Tables in MySQL Workbench I'm using the latest version of MySQL Workbench 5.2.40.
In the EER Diagram, is there a way to copy/paste columns between tables, as well as move columns from one table to another using drag and drop?
I don't see any any such feature now. If this is the case, it would be difficult to do preliminary design using Workbench considering that it will be tedious to modify or correct your designs later on. I might as well go straight to the physical design using PhpMyAdmin since I can copy-paste portions of SQL statements when altering tables.
Any work-around modifying columns in Workbench?  Thanks

A: The current version of MySQL Workbench is 6.0.7 and yes, you can copy and paste column definitions using the context menu in the table editor (not directly in the diagram). Just open the tables you want to edit. Usually, the editor is reused if an object of the same type is opened for editing, but there's an entry in the  context menu of the objects that allows to open the object in a new tab. This way you can have two table editors on 2 tabs and can easily switch back and forth for copying e.g. column definitions.

A: I handle these cases this way :

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*do the modifications on the physical tables (using pma, or the "schema editor" tab of mwb, or the command-line)

*then synchronize database and model

In fact, I'd find useful to be able to manipulate the schema directly in SQL; GUI would then (as pma is) simply be a more convenient way to to some actions ('Create a table' would generate, then execute, an SQL 'CREATE TABLE' statement)
But it would probably mean a redesign from scratch - at least for the way the schema is stored.

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Our managers have developed and/or implemented more than $500M of Performance-Based Remediation (PBR) contracts and are industry experts for this unique form of achieving environmental site closure.
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Combining process and systems optimization with a performance-based approach to long-term monitoring and environmental compliance is expected to significantly save federal government environmental costs.
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LRS staff include registered Professional Engineers (PE) and Ph.D. educated engineers and scientists. Our engineers publish on a wide array of topics ranging from innovative technologies to management approaches. Our Engineering Manager authored chapters in eight environmental engineering, chemistry, and microbiology books and is the author of Bioremediation Engineering: Design and Application. This caliber of talent is rarely seen in a company of our size and represents our commitment to engineering excellence.
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As Deputy Commander of the 611th Air Support Group at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, he was the senior Air Force Engineer in Alaska where he 1) developed an "award-winning" $350M CIP to replace aging infrastructure, 2) managed a $70M annual budget to provide security, logistics, communications, and engineering capabilities to operate and maintain 18 remote radar sites across Alaska, and 3) initiated a dynamic and innovative project design process to ensure accelerated award and execution that resulted in reducing construction project award time by 50 percent. His Air Force experience also includes assignments at Air Force Headquarters, as Squadron Commander at Ramstein Air Base where his engineering squadron was selected the 1998 Air Force "Best" Large Civil Engineer Unit, and Chief of the HQ Air Force Reserve Command's Programs Division where he Implemented and directed the development, prioritization, programming, and execution of $600M in construction and $130M in engineer O&M requirements.
Ms. Palmer is the program/project manager for some of LRS Federal's largest contracts and brings expertise in field operations, regulatory interaction, community involvement and project management fundamentals. As program manager for DHS BioWatch, FDIC Due Diligence and U.S. Army Medical Command Construction Engineering Services contracts, she is responsible for projects of national significance and with multiple task orders spread across the country. Her projects have included work in 45 different states and she has worked with environmental regulators in virtually every EPA region. Her past experiences include leading field crews in large field investigations and long-term monitoring programs, developing environmental operating permits for DOD installations, developing bilateral agreements to address off-site contamination issues, and developing Community Relations Plans.
Ms. Palmer is implementing an earned value project management system and an asset management system for the Department of Homeland Security. Under her leadership, LRS Federal was awarded the Department of Homeland Security's 2011 Small Business Achievement Award. She also leads LRS Federal's business management department with responsibility for human resources and accounting. As a corporate officer, she has broad authority and responsibility for managing corporate assets to ensure that our projects are delivered in a cost-effective and reliable manner for each of our customers. Ms. Palmer earned a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) graduate degree and an Anthropology undergraduate degree.
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Leo Mansell, född 4 januari 1985 på Isle of Man, är en brittisk racerförare. Han är son till den tidigare Formel 1-världsmästaren Nigel Mansell och äldre broder till racerföraren Greg Mansell.

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Leo Mansell tävlade under 2010 i LMP1 i Le Mans Series, tillsammans med sin far Nigel Mansell och bror Greg Mansell.

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The National Treasury was created in 1950 by Polish government in exile to gather financial means for covering the essentional expenses associated with maintaining the goverment as well as Polish educational and cultural institutions operating in different countries. The funds came from a voluntary tax that was paid by all Poles living in exile in the amount of 0,25% if their real monthly income.
The most important taxpayer in the West Germany were the Polish Guards Companies of the U.S. Army - the only organized and centrally-controlled Polish organization with substainable income. Not without importance was the fact that the guards paid twice the amount of the tax - 0,25% of their monthly income.
Thanks to that, in the years 1950-1955, the income of the Treasury from Germany was on the second place in Europe, after Great Britain, considerably surpassing the amount of money that was offered by the more numerous and stabilized Polish diaspora in France. the financial support provided by the company decreased considerably in 1955 due to political maneuvers in London related to the dispute of appointing the president.


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Star status
This week in the UK, Wimbledon has dominated the media, with a great deal of time devoted to Nick Kyrgios and his ungracious response after his tennis match with Nadal. For those of you who have no idea what this refers to, Nick attempted to hit Nadal with a ball and felt it was unnecessary to apologise because Nadal has a large number of trophies and 'zillions in the bank'. No hint of jealously there!
Yet most agree that Kyrgios has the talent to be No. 1 if he showed the same dedication to his sport. But Kyrgios is at pains to explain that he likes a drink and cannot always be bothered to turn up to practice. Many interpret this as laziness or lack of commitment yet it provides a very easy excuse as to why he is NOT No. 1. For many it is easier to accept a failure that results from deciding not to take part, than to accept a failure that might result from inadequacy. At the moment he can enjoy the star status that he could be 'the best', but he cannot seem to engage with the work that would take him there. A psychologist might say that he fears not being able to reach the top and thus engages in this self-sabotage, rather than it being due to disinterest.
I am not in a position to know which explanation might be closer to the mark but it does highlight a pattern we see in many potential stars in organisations too. Those who fail to try to reach the top-flight not because they are not able, but because they cannot stand the thought of weaknesses being exposed and losing their reputation on the journey. The high performer who does not apply for the next promotion because of 'family commitment' or the young superstar who says he really can't leave his current department to work on that high-profile project. Both might be trying to maintain their current star status, rather than risk potentially losing it.
The key for such situations is to understand what might be happening and to face the discomfort that the next level brings. Growth into new areas always brings the possibility of failure at that next level, but until you try, you will never know.
Who do you know that might fear failure so much that they fail to try at all?
What does that person need to understand and appreciate?
What do they need from you?


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Vocalist and songwriter Vanessa Olivarez wrote and recorded a Top 10 single in Canada, has three cuts on Sugarland records, including a song on their multi-platinum Enjoy the Ride album, and received a Dora nomination for her work in the Toronto production of Hairspray. She was also a finalist on the second season of American Idol. Her current alt country project, Granville Automatic, tours nationally and is featured in a third season episode of PBS' Sun Studio Sessions.
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Rosberg thought Hamilton had made wrong pit call
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Nico Rosberg thought Lewis Hamilton had erred by pitting for intermediates before any of the other frontrunners during the closing stages of a rain-hit Grand Prix at Silverstone.
I was pretty sure it was the wrong call - I was actually quite happy that he boxed
Both men had opted to stay on slicks during the first shower at around mid-distance, with Hamilton in the lead and Rosberg bottled up behind the two Williams in fourth.
As conditions worsened, Rosberg picked off both Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa, and began rapidly closing on Hamilton. At that stage the German was confident slicks remained the faster tyre, and therefore opted to stay out when Hamilton pitted on lap 43 - a decision that would ultimately cost him a shot at victory, as he struggled for grip and surrendered around 10 seconds before being able to pit the next time around.
"I was very thankful when the rain came," Rosberg said. "I felt great. I was able to attack and pass both Williams, and close in on Lewis a lot.
"I was hoping it would stay more or less like that, and I thought I could attack Lewis at some point - and then Lewis boxed. I was pretty sure it was the wrong call because it was still touch-and-go at that time. So I was actually quite happy that he boxed.
"But it was the right call in the end. It started raining more on that lap, so that was it. I had to take that chance [of staying out one lap] because just following Lewis into the box is definite a lose for me, so I might as well take the chance, stay out and do one lap more at least. It didn't work out."
Hamilton, meanwhile, said he had seen more rain arriving, and had therefore made the call to stop.
"The rain came and I think I just lost temperature in my front tyres," he explained. "It's always trickier for the guy who's out in the lead because you're the first one to get to it and it's questionable how much risk you take.
"But for the first time I think in my whole Formula One career, I made the perfectly right choice in coming in now [on lap 43]. I could see the rain coming more and I've never had that before, so I feel extremely happy about that."
The result enabled Hamilton to stretch his advantage over Rosberg atop the championship standings back to 17 points.
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Banana smoothies and beekeepers were on the timetable for school pupils in Finchampstead when they welcomed visitors for a Fairtrade day.
Youngsters from Gorse Ride Infant and Nursery School in Gorse Ride South invited members of St Mary and St John's Church in Finchampstead to the school for a day of fun and learning on Friday, March 4.
The day began with an assembly explaining what Fairtrade means and what impact it has on those in other countries.
But the highlight of the day for the pupils was getting stuck in with creating and trying tasty Fairtrade foods including smoothies, fruit punch and honey cakes.
Parents were also invited to the school for the afternoon to visit the Fairtrade café which was set up in the hall. Youngsters dished out cake, tea, coffee and smoothies in return for a donation to charity.


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Narooma Rotary Beacon 2 May 2019
THIS WEEK: Club Assembly
This week's meeting will be a Club Assembly where President Rod will discuss with us a possible presidential scenario for the 2019-2020 year.
You will recall in the last Beacon Rod outlined that the Board had discussed possibly sharing the presidential role through the coming year between several former Club Presidents and he wants to discuss this with us all this week. Rod said our Assistant District Governor Allan Russell said there is a precedent where one club rotated the presidency every three months so that a 12-month commitment was not required.
Our Board agreed to this in principle and there was some interest from Board members to nominate, but it was agreed that we should put the idea to members at this Club Assembly. If that is the Club's wish, the Board would seek nominations as soon as possible.
The Busking Festival committee will meet at 5pm at the Golf Club.
THE FORTNIGHT THAT WAS
Our Club was well represented at the Anzac Day services with four of our members in the community choir – Robyn Miller, Lynda Ord, Sandra Doyle and Chris O'Brien, Laurelle Pacey marching, and John Doyle attending.
John and Sandra Doyle laid the Club's wreath at the memorial.
Narooma Oyster Festival
At the Markets on Sunday, it was decided to withdraw from taking the food van to the Oyster Festival's community concert, largely because of the difficulty with manning the van at that time, what with so many members being away.
Holiday Markets
The gate takings were down a bit even from the last market at $835. We only took $364.55 at the van and the wishing well was $63.70. All of which suggests that many holidaymakers were heading home that day. The town had certainly been buzzing up until then.
Last meeting
At our last meeting which was on the 18th April, Laurelle Pacey spoke about how Narooma has a plethora of war memorials with only two referencing its own servicemen and women; most are generic. She explained how Narooma has come to have seven different war memorials between Dalmeny and the Uniting Church in Narooma. They are:
The Queen of Narooma and her entourage beside the just completed Memorial Hall in December 1925. The wall behind is where the Now Showing display is today.
the Memorial Hall (Kinema) – built 1925 as the town's memorial to its soldiers at the First World War and containing the Honour Roll to all soldiers from the district who went to war. All Anzac Fay and Remembrance Day services were held here until 1975. The first function in the Hall was the crowning of the Queen of Narooma, all related to raising funds to pay for the Hall.
The central window in the Uniting Church Tower, erected in 1933 in memory of soldiers who gave their lives for their fellows during the Great War. More recently the RSL installed a plaque stating it was also a memorial to subsequent wars.
The CWA Rooms were erected in memory of those who served in the 1939-1945 War. Erected between 1948 and 1950.
Clock Tower in Thomson Park, now without a clock, was erected in 1975 as the Narooma War Memorial by the RSL Sub Branch and Narooma citizens. It was erected in memory of those who gave their lives in all wars the cause of freedom. Called. Anzac Day and Remembrance Day services were then held in front of this memorial from then until the new war memorial was built at Club Narooma in 2012. An Honour Roll to the district's servicemen and women was only installed in 2013, an initiative of Trevor Bennett and Narooma Historical Society.
Avenue of Remembrance of New Zealand Christmas Bushes on the Flat – an RSL Sub-Branch initiative, dedicated in 1995 as part of the Australia Remembers programme commemorating 50 years since the end of the Second World War. It honours the men and women who served Australia during World War II.
Club Narooma war memorials – dedicated i18 August 2012 to all conflicts.
The Anzac Memorial Drive on part of Dalmeny Drive, established in 2018 to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War.
International toast at the last meeting
Lynda Ord proposed the International Toast to the Rotary Club of Paris Notre-Dame, after the devastating fire at the Cathedral earlier that week. She wrote to the Club beforehand and was delighted to receive the following response from the Club's Public Relations Secretary Laetitia Andreu.
Dear Lynda and Friends from the Rotary Club of Narooma. Thank you for your support and your kind message. The structure and most of art works were saved.
She welcomed the support by many French and other billionaires and multinational companies which will help ensure the Cathedral will be rebuilt. The Notre-Dame Rotary Club was founded in 2006. Interesting to see the Club's average age is 42 years, over 65% of its members are women, and it meets twice a month.
NEXT THURSDAY: Board meeting at 5pm
Narooma Rotary Beacon 18 April 2019
Rod's Ramble
Hello Rotarians
President Rod presented Rotary Pride of Workmanship Awards on Thursday to Kimberley Clunne (IRT Dalmeny), front left, Jo Donkin (Dalmeny Long Day Child Care Centre), Jeannie Willoughby (Estia Health Dalmeny), Ria Manolias (Bodalla Dairy Shed), Karen Grindley (IRT Home Care); Melissa Burke (Tilba Real Dairy), back left, Ali Elmasri (Rapley's Mid-town Quality Meats), Scott Curry (Will's Water Worx). Will Farrell, back right, collected the award on behalf of Daniel Smith. Elise Dixson was also unable to be there.
What a great night last week at the Pride of Workmanship presentations. Laurelle has the details below but I would like to congratulate Laurelle and her helpers for firstly attracting 10 awardees and secondly putting on a great night. Thanks also to Lynda Ord for a great job as MC.
At the Board meeting last week, I am proud to report that we committed funds that achieved most of my fundraising targets for the year. These were $3,000 to each of our Tertiary Scholarship Fund, Rotary Health and The Foundation ($1,500) and Polio Plus ($1,500). These donations are a testament to everyone who has sold or bought raffle tickets, worked at the Markets and cooked or cleaned at other BBQs or participated in other events.
We have one target to meet and that is $3,000 to local charities. I have one more raffle to run, a quilt made by my very clever wife which I will start after Easter. Monies raised will go towards the $3,000 local charities target.
Re: 2019-2020 – please consider carefully
At the last Board meeting, we discussed options for filling the President vacancy for 2019-2020. Our Assistant District Governor Allan Russell said he had seen another club rotate the presidency every three months so that a 12-month commitment was not required. So that would mean four presidents over the year.
The Board agreed to this in principle and there was some interest from Board members to nominate. It was agreed that we should put the idea to members at our Club Assembly on 2 May. If agreed, we would also seek nominations as soon as possible. The Board is still happy to take an expression of interest for the full year up until 2 May so, if you can make the commitment for a full year, please contact me ASAP.
See you Thursday. Happy Easter to those already away or unable to attend.
Laurelle Pacey will talk about how Narooma has remembered those who have gone to war over the years. Please bring your friends!
Last week, 10 local businesses recognised valued employees at our annual Pride of Workmanship Awards at a special dinner at Narooma Golf Club. Lynda Ord was our MC.
"This is a great night, always so uplifting, and a highlight of our Rotary year," she said. "It's our version of the Logies or the Academy awards but without all the carry-on. It's a chance for employers across the broad spectrum of businesses and service providers in our community to publicly recognise key staff members for their contribution and excellent work across all aspects of their job, and how much that's appreciated. Our community as well as these particular businesses benefit greatly from what they do."
The great strength of these awards is it's not a competition, so everyone nominated is a winner. We couldn't do these awards without the support of all the various businesses, some who come on board most years.
Those who received awards this year were:
Elise Dixson (Anton's Café)
Ria Manolias (Bodalla Dairy Shed)
Daniel Smith (Dalmeny Electrical & South Coast Lighting)
Jo Donkin (Dalmeny Long Day Child Care Centre)
Jeannie Willoughby (Estia Health Dalmeny)
Kimberley Clunne (IRT Dalmeny)
Karen Grindley (IRT Home Care)
Ali Elmasri (Rapley's Mid-town Quality Meats)
Melissa Burke (Tilba Real Dairy)
Scott Curry (Will's Water Worx)
Lynda Ord presented Elise Dixson with her Pride of Workmanship Award at Anton's Cafe on Saturday with one of her sponsors Nanette Parker.
Rotary Christmas Races 2019
The beneficiary of our joint fund raising with Batemans Bay and Moruya Rotary clubs and the Moruya Jockey Club at the Christmas Races will be Yumaro and Eurobodalla Meals on Wheels. The aim will be to raise at least $15,000 towards a people mover bus for use by both organisations.
NO ROTARY NEXT WEEK – Anzac Day
This Thursday is the club's annual Pride of Workmanship Awards, one of the most prestigious nights in our Club's calendar. President Rod will be presenting 10 awards to employees nominated by their employer because of their outstanding approach, attitude, dedication and commitment to their job.
There will be 50 people all up, including Rotarians. Lynda Ord will be our MC. Should be a great night. It's normal time – 6 for 6.30pm. Cost is $35 for a two-course meal (choice of two dishes each course).
Ang Ulrichsen and Sandra Doyle with Narooma High students at RYDA last Tuesday.
Sandra Doyle gave an interesting account of their day with students from Narooma High last Tuesday for the Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) at Moruya Jockey Club. Sandra, Ang Ulrichsen and Geoff Robin were our representatives. Batemans Bay students were also there that day.
This was the second day of this year's RYDA. All up, 240 Year 11 students attended this year from the Eurobodalla's five high schools. There were six different sessions presented by qualified and experienced presenters to small groups of students.
This is the 12th year RYDA has been held as a joint project of the Eurobodalla Rotary Clubs; during that time more than 2,200 local students have benefited.
RYDA Eurobodalla coordinator Neil Simpson of Batemans Bay Rotary paid tribute to the many Rotary and community volunteers, presenters and school staff who support this program each year:
Coastal Auto Group each year provides a car for the stopping demonstration
NSW Police each year provides three officers and a highway patrol car for the two days
Moruya Jockey Club allows us to use their premises free of charge each year
Our presenters come from Rotary, two local learn-to-drive schools, NSW police, Eurobodalla Shire Council or the community. Lunch for everyone is donated and prepared by Moruya Rotarians. It is truly a joint effort!
Neil Simpson also managed to get extensive media coverage for RYDA; it was also a great promotion of Rotary. He said nearly 50,000 students across Australia and New Zealand are expected to attend a RYDA course this year organised by Rotary.
Charmaine White took us to Antarctica last week
While there are several different driver education courses available, he said RYDA is considered best practice, most current and very relevant to learner drivers. The next local RYDA is 30-31March 2020.
An added bonus last week was welcoming back from Antarctica and Galapagos Islands our much travelled Charmaine White. She gave an impromptu talk about her travels. Fascinating.
Rotary Emergency Services Community Award
Do you know anyone from one of NSW Emergency Service Agencies who perform Community Service above and beyond the call of their normal duties? Nominees must be appointed as paid or unpaid (volunteer) members of either Fire + Rescue NSW, Marine Rescue NSW, NSW Ambulance Service, NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW State Emergency Service or the Volunteer Rescue Association.
Check out Tuesday's email from Bob Aston for more information.
Narooma Rotary Beacon 4 April 2019
Posted on 01/04/2019 by Bob Aston
Off to Canberra again this week – President in absentia again. Laurelle will be in the chair. I hope though to be around for the rest of April's meeting.
I thought last week's meeting had a really good vibe with a wonderful number of guests, mainly thanks to Ange's efforts. Dr Denis Muller was certainly an interesting guest speaker.
Colin Lyle from the Rotary Club of Sete presents President Rod with a banner.
We also had a visiting Rotarian, Colin Lyle from the Rotary Club of Sète. Sète is a major port in the southeast French region of Occitanie. It's bordered by the Étang de Thau, a biodiverse saltwater lagoon and across a narrow isthmus, Sète's Mediterranean coast which is lined with sandy beaches. The top of Mont St Clair offers views of the city, known as "Venice of the Languedoc" for its canal network. The Musée Paul Valéry has displays on the history of Sète, plus an art collection.
We have plenty of action coming up.
Last Thursday we had 32 members and guests at our meeting. We were delighted to have Colin Lyle with us from the Rotary Club of Sete as well as our guest speaker, Dr Denis Muller.
Colin Lyle is in Australia to visit family and decided that Narooma was a good place to stop over on his way to Melbourne. Like Narooma Rotary, the Rotary Club of Sete is finding it difficult to attract new members, the average age of members is over 70. The Club has two dinner meetings as well as two informal meetings a month.
Denis Muller spoke on Fake news and the decline in credibility of the media. Denis is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne. Denis believes that the main reasons for the loss of public trust in the media include political partisanship, the perverse effects of competition, the culture of competitiveness and individualism, and the lack of accountability.
Mal Gray tanks Denis Muller following his presentation at Thursday nights meeting.
Denis believes that although 'Fake News' is not new (he provided numerous examples of fake news from well before the Internet and social media) the rise of the Internet makes it all the more prevalent with many journalists, social media companies and media organisations failing to check the facts before a story is published.
This Thursday, Sandra, Ange and Geoff will tell us all about their experiences at this year's Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA). They will have accompanied Narooma High's Year 11 students around the various stops on Tuesday. RYDA targets pre-learner drivers from Eurobodalla Shire's five high-schools. It is run by Batemans Bay Rotary in conjunction with Moruya and Narooma Clubs. Our Club pays for the bus to get Narooma students there.
District 9710 Changeover
Incoming District Governor, Peter Ford has advised that the District Changeover is on Sunday 30 June 2019 at Gold Creek Station, Victoria Street, HALL ACT. 12 noon for 12.30pm start. Details re cost and registration still to come.
NEXT WEEK: Pride of Workmanship Awards
Next Thursday is the club's annual Pride of Workmanship Awards, one of our most prestigious nights of the year. It will be wonderful to have a few of our partners along.
We look like making about eight awards. Each person receiving an award has been nominated by their employer because of their outstanding qualities in terms of approach, attitude, dedication and commitment to their job. This Rotary program aims to encourage pride of workmanship in the community by publicly recognising the value of a pride in personal performance in the workplace, hence the scheme's motto 'Do it once, do it well.' Another way of saying that might be, 'Good enough is just not good enough'.
It's normal time – 6 for 6.30pm. Cost is $35 for a two-course meal (choice of two dishes each course; please let Bob know numbers and any special dietary requirements). Hope to see you there.
On a lighter note
Every time you clean something, you make something else dirty.
Many animals probably need glasses, but nobody knows it.


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CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS: SALLY ROONEY ADAPTATION FOR 2022
Alison Oliver, will play Frances, Sasha Lane (American Honey, The Miseducation Of Cameron Post) will star as Bobbi, Joe Alwyn as Nick and Jemima Kirke as Melissa, in this unique series that is both a complex coming of age drama and a very modern love story.
Conversations With Friends follows Frances (Alison Oliver), a 21 year old college student, as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.
Frances is observant, cerebral and sharp. Her ex-girlfriend, now best friend, Bobbi (Sasha Lane) is self-assured, outspoken and compelling. Though they broke up three years ago, Frances and Bobbi are virtually inseparable and perform spoken word poetry together in Dublin. It's at one of their shows that they meet Melissa (Jemima Kirke), an older writer, who is fascinated by the pair.
Bobbi and Frances start to spend time with Melissa and her husband, Nick (Joe Alwyn), a handsome but reserved actor. While Melissa and Bobbi flirt with each other openly, Nick and Frances embark on an intense, secret affair that is surprising to them both. Soon the affair begins to test the bond between Frances and Bobbi, forcing Frances to reconsider her sense of self, and the friendship she holds so dear.
Piers Wenger, Director of BBC Drama, says: "Lenny's deep affinity for Sally's writing and talent for finding actors to bring her fictional creations to life played a huge part in bringing Normal People so successfully to screen. In casting Alison, Sasha, Joe and Jemima, that same flair and instinct is in evidence and we cant wait to see how they will bring Frances, Bobbi, Nick and Melissa to life."
The 12x30 drama has been adapted from the debut novel by Sally Rooney, who is on board as Executive Producer. The series will air in 2022.
Drama and Soaps
RIDLEY: ADRIAN DUNBAR STARS IN NEW ITV DETECTIVE DRAMA
MANHUNT: APPLE TV+ ORDER CRIME THRILLER ADAPTATION
ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL CONFIRMED FOR THIRD AND FOURTH SERIES ON CHANNEL 5