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Dialogue & Discussion
Nicole Johnson February 17, 2015
Dialogue and Discussion
By: Jill Markowitz
The Playbook for Law Enforcement and Citizen Relations
On February 3, 2015, The Florence Belsky Charitable Foundation hosted its first annual educational colloquium entitled, "Dialogue and Discussion: The Playbook for Law Enforcement and Citizen Relations". The colloquium took place at the Players Club in Manhattan and was moderated by, adjunct professor and CEO of Matthews & Matthews, Arthur T. Matthews.
In the aftermath of a number of horrible events around the country that have made continued trust in law enforcement a major issue between citizens and police, a small group of former law enforcement leaders, citizen leaders and other interested stakeholders convened the colloquium in order to discuss and uncover the passion inherent to this issue. The panelists and audience discussed a citizen patrol strategy that has the interest of both the citizens and law enforcement in mind.
Arthur T. Matthews was joined by several of his colleagues and students in the audience. The other panelists were Charles W. Humphrey, Evelyne Matthews, Onida Coward-Mayers and Richard D. Emery, Esq.
Approximately forty guests attended the event, bringing a variety of backgrounds and perspectives to the conversation. During the two-hour discussion, all panelists were given the opportunity to speak on the issue from a personal perspective and then fielded questions from the audience and Mr. Matthews.
The evening concluded with a discussion of possible training methods that could lead to a thaw in law enforcement and citizen relations. Overall, the panelists agreed that compassion and understanding, on both sides of the fence, can ease hostility between law enforcement personnel and the citizens they protect. This conclusion is in sync with solutions offered by NYPD's new Deputy Commissioner of Training, Michael Julian. Julian recently emphasized the importance of tamping down the "machismo" some officers display, and re-training them to create better dialogue with the communities they serve.
Dan Schneider, the Executive Director of the Florence Belsky Charitable Foundation, started the evening by introducing Foundation advisor, Arthur T. Matthews. Mr. Schneider and Mr. Matthews developed the idea for the colloquium after protests erupted in response to the Staten Island Grand Jury's decision not to indict officers involved in the death of Eric Garner. At the conclusion of the discussion, Mr. Schneider thanked the audience and panel.
"We are thrilled by the turnout for this panel. We believe that each panelist brought a very unique perspective to this important and complex issue. We appreciate their willingness to speak frankly on a difficult topic and hope that our efforts this evening will help open a dialogue that will elicit ideas on positive solutions and change for the better". – Dan Schneider
A video of the panel will soon be available for viewing on the Foundation website, and in The I Can Still Do That Legal Committee Facebook Group. The Foundation seeks to continue the conversation via social media.
Ron Yoshida's Hello World Communications and Abby Sternberg of Media Masters donated film equipment and services for the recording of the colloquium. The Foundation hopes to sponsor more educational panels on a variety of topics in the future.
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Colombia's former government and FARC negotiators reunite to "defend peace"
by Adriaan Alsema February 20, 2019
As President Ivan Duque appears to do everything in his power to undermine Colombia's peace process, the negotiators that bartered the historic 2016 peace deal met again on Wednesday.
The negotiators of the government of former President Juan Manuel Santos and of the demobilized guerrilla group FARC, with the exception of "Ivan Marquez" who has gone into hiding, met at the Gabrial Garcia Marquez cultural center in Bogota to jointly defend the peace deal they bartered between 2012 and 2016.
The purpose of the meeting was to "defend peace" against ongoing attempts of Duque, his political patron former President Alvaro Uribe, and his minority cabinet to undo the peace deal.
Duque allegedly planning to cut crucial funds for Colombia's peace process and war victims
According to former government negotiator Humberto de la Calle, the meeting surged "spontaneously" as one of many initiatives to dissuade the president from reactivating the armed conflict that has devastated Colombia for more than half a century and left more than 8.5 million victims.
"This first meeting is important to listen to each other, to analyze what is happening and to review what actions we can take," former Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo told newspaper El Espectador.
The meeting was called just when Uribe, who has been linked to multiple crimes against humanity, has been rallying far-right support to sink the war crimes tribunal JEP that seeks to bring justice to the millions of victims after decades of almost absolute impunity.
We are going through a very dangerous situation at a time when former President Uribe and the Prosecutor General, using false arguments, are calling to overthrow the JEP.
FARC senator "Pablo Catatumbo"
The negotiators are joined by multiple top players in Colombian politics from the center and the left, which has been in opposition against Duque's hard-right minority government.
If the government continues to undermine the peace process, for example by further delaying the JEP, the consequences for Duque could be serious, said former victims' rights defender and leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda.
Unanimously, the UN Security Council insisted in several sessions on the need to respect the autonomy of the JEP and those are not words to be taken for granted. The International Criminal Court is observing how the JEP is implemented and if President Duque fails to recognize it it, he could become responsible for very serious misconduct.
Senator Ivan Cepeda
The United Nations' mission chief in Colombia and the European Union's special envoy to the peace process warned Duque earlier this week not to listen to his political patron, a former Medellin Cartel associate, and ratify the war crimes tribunal as ordered by the Constitutional Court.
Colombia's opponents of war crimes tribunal clash with international community
But Duque has previously ignored international agreements, which is causing uncertainty among both victims and demobilized FARC guerrillas who both have become the target in a wave of assassinations.
The assassinations are only partly responsible for a general increase in violence as other illegal armed groups like the AGC and the ELN are violently defying the authority of Duque and his increasingly authoritarian style of government.
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PAPUN DISTRICT, Karen State — A path has opened for environmental conservationists and rights advocates to strengthen their fight against gold mining and other socially and environmentally destructive projects in the rich forests of Karen State in eastern Burma: the Salween Peace Park.
The 5,200-square-kilometer Peace Park is a radical initiative to create an indigenous-led sanctuary to protect indigenous cultural heritage and endangered wildlife. Located in the mountainous Mutraw (Hpapun) District, the Salween Peace Park will protect one of Southeast Asia's last great natural landscapes and its rich biodiversity.
"Large-scale gold mining is the opposite of the goals of the Salween Peace Park. It will cause destruction and land conflicts," said Tee Nya Kyi, a community activist in Mutraw District, an area administered by the Karen National Union (KNU). The KNU has been a key partner in the Peace Park initiative.
Citing heavy environmental impacts from existing gold mines in Karen State, as well as the goals of the Peace Park's environmentally conscious development agenda, KNU district leaders withdrew approval for a proposed gold mine in December. Large-scale river dredging for gold is a highly polluting activity in Burma that many Karen leaders, villagers, and activists have long opposed. Resistance against destructive development and desire for peace after decades of civil war form the impetus to establish this innovative sanctuary to protect the people, land, culture, and wildlife of Karen State.
The Salween Peace Park initiative is an ongoing, collective effort that involves many partners. More than 300 community representatives from 23 village tracts in the three townships of Mutraw District, the Mutraw Forestry Department, and the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN)—one of Burma's leading environmental organizations—have worked together for the past year and a half to realize this dream.
The first public consultation and deliberation for the Peace Park initiative was held in May 2016. A second public referendum was held in Day Bu Noh village in Mutraw District from December 26-28, 2016.
In a large, open-air meeting hall, a draft charter for the Salween Peace Park that enshrined the inalienable right to self-determination and local governance of indigenous Karen over their ancestral land, was completed and received wide community support. As the Peace Park is a dynamic and adaptive initiative that was created to respond to the needs of local communities, consultations will continue throughout 2017.
For the people of Karen State, who have historically been denied the right to determine their own futures, the Salween Peace Park is a radical opportunity.
For more than a half century, the remote and mountainous area comprising the Salween Peace Park has been illegally occupied and tyrannized by the Burma Army. To this day, the Burma Army maintains more than 300 military camps in Karen state – including 82 camps in Mutraw District.
At present, a tenuous ceasefire signed in 2012 between the KNU and the Burmese Government still holds. The KNU is also a signatory to Burma's nationwide ceasefire agreement and is a participant in national peace talks led by Burma's de facto leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
But the Karen people have been fighting for their freedom since 1947, and they warily watch as state-sponsored violence continuously unfolds in three of Burma's ethnic states. In September, fighting broke out in Karen State between the Burma military and a Karen splinter group, almost drawing the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) into the fray and threatening the ceasefire.
Karen leaders and villagers believe the fighting was part of a Burma Army strategy to secure the area for the planned Hatgyi hydropower dam on the Salween River. The Karen in Mutraw say they are not waiting for peace to be granted by Burma's government or army. They are actively pursuing peace with the Salween Peace Park.
The Salween Peace Park initiative is rooted in the recognition of the indigenous people of Burma as guardians of sacred lands, challenging the top-down development model, and promoting a locally-defined sustainable development agenda.
In Mutraw, democracy is at work. The very process of establishing the Salween Peace Park fundamentally requires extensive community involvement, in order to ensure that the governance of the area will be equitable and sustainable. This is evident in the Peace Park consultations, which exhibit high levels of public participation and deliberation.
The demarcation of the Salween Peace Park boundaries is a complex affair, with community members and KNU leaders drawing out a tapestry of customary land areas known as "Kaw," as well as wildlife sanctuaries and community forests. It encompasses parts of three townships and has required careful negotiation and consensus.
Most recently at the December 2016 consultations, the map was subject to further revisions. After rounds of spirited public deliberation, village representatives, KNU forestry officers and KESAN staff ultimately agreed to adjust the boundaries to include more land and a KNU-established forest reserve straddling two townships.
The maps drawn up by central government ministries follow a very different process. The Burma Ministry of Mines (now a Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation since reforms in 2016) had earlier created its own map of Mutraw District in secrecy, which slated large swathes of the area for massive mines and other extractive industries. Few members of the public in Mutraw have seen this map or even knows of its existence. In contrast, copies of the draft Peace Park map have been circulated among local communities since the idea was first introduced in 2016.
"The long-term aim for the Salween Peace Park is to demonstrate what truly good governance could be for the Salween River Basin, and provide a people-centered alternative to the top-down, militarized development that has been pushed in the region by previous regimes," said Sein Twa.
One factor underlying the urgency of the Salween Peace Park initiative is the threat posed by a Thai and Chinese company-funded plan to dam the Salween River for the export of electricity and water to Thailand. The 1,365 megawatt Hatgyi dam, not yet under construction, would be built in southeast Mutraw, and would divert water from the Salween across the mountains into Thailand's central valley.
If plans were allowed to move forward, the dam would destroy downstream fisheries and riverside farming in Karen State, all the way to the river's mouth at the Indian Ocean. It would also compromise the integrity of the KNU's newly-established Mae Nyaw Kee wildlife sanctuary, which is home to tigers, black bears, gaur, and dozens of other endangered or threatened mammals.
The dam proposal is a lightning rod for Karen resistance, and the Salween Peace Park represents a united front against the dam and other destructive projects pushed by the Burma government and multinational companies.
"The Hatgyi dam is an audacious move by Thailand's military government to essentially steal water from an international river," said Jeff Rutherford, an environmental consultant who has studied the Salween River for more than a decade.
The Hatgyi dam may be a major threat for the future, but it is the Burma Army that is the clear and present danger. Decades of aggression have pushed hundreds of thousands of Karen and other indigenous people from their homes into refugee camps in Thailand, and have scattered the Karen throughout their territory and even abroad. Upward of 50,000 Karen have settled in the United States alone in recent years.
Though the 2012 ceasefire has opened more space for people to travel without fear of being attacked, and some are tentatively beginning to try to farm their occupied lands, not a single one of the more than 300 Burma Army camps in Karen State have been relocated. Nevertheless, people try to farm in the shadows of the men who killed their relatives and burned down their homes, less than a decade ago.
"The presence of more than 60 government army camps in the proposed Peace Park area does prevent the displaced from returning to their original villages and farming their fertile land. Even after the KNU signed the national ceasefire, there has been no progress in terms of civilian protection in military designated areas," said Sein Twa, whose family was forced out of their home by Burma Army soldiers more than three decades ago.
He added, "People are always asking the KNU to tell the government troops to relocate away from their villages and farming areas," but so far to no avail.
For the Karen people of Mutraw, the Salween Peace Park is a culmination of years of work to demarcate communal lands, establish wildlife sanctuaries and document the continued existence of dozens of threatened animal species. It aims also to revive livelihoods shattered by civil war and champion best practices in sustainable development.


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Last week, we returned to Bath Spa University for the annual three-day MIX Digital Conference, held for the first time in the new Commons building on Newton Park Campus.
Writing Digital: MIX Digital 3, supported by partnerships with the Digital Cultures Research Centre (DCRC), The Writing Platform, and Conducttr, gave participants the chance to catch up with artists, writers and academics who are working at the forefront of where arts practice meets technology, where the artificial division between the digital and the analogue no longer exists.
Over the three days, there was a vibrant mix of academic papers, practitioner presentations, seminars, keynotes, discussions, workshops and an exhibition of the work by conference participants.
It was also the chance for The Writing Platform's 2015 Bursary Recipients to showcase their work. Kate Pullinger, conference co-chair and co-founder of The Writing Platform, introduced the recipients: Victoria Bennett (writer), Adam Clarke (technologist), Kelly Jones (writer) and Linda Sandvik (technologist).
Victoria Bennett and Adam Clarke applied as a team and their project, My Mother's House, used Minecraft to immerse the player in the experience of the poem and expand the idea of what literature and video games can be.
Speaking about their project, Victoria and Adam said, "Minecraft offers potential for shared expression and experience of literature in really interesting and playful ways.
At the conference delegates witnessed a video walkthrough of My Mother's House, which was an emotive experience for many delegates.
Their project, 1.4 for copy, is an interactive sound sculpture with the ability to connect audience members throughout the conference space. Inspired by the real life meeting of Kelly's parents on a CB radio in 1980 and the science of radio waves and their infinite but fading travel, Kelly and Linda have created a piece that takes us away from our phone screens and see's us connecting with one another.
Naomi shared her enthusiasm for the bursary projects. "So often, in digital writing, either the 'digital' or the 'writing' ends up feeling like second fiddle, the bit that's put in at the end when the other bit's all dealt with. So I'm always thrilled when a digital writer has a story to tell – not just a new way to use the medium, but a story that cannot help but be shaped by and respond to technology.
"I was particularly excited, therefore, to see Kelly's story of how her parents met over CB radio.
The Bursary Programme has undoubtedly grown since its inception three years ago. In its first year, there were only four technologist applicants.
Throughout the conference, there was a vibrant and diverse list of visiting speakers and discussions. Anna Gerber and Britt Iverson founders of London-based publishing house Visual Editions discussed its new project Editions at Play, a collaboration with Google Creative Labs. They hope to create a place to showcase, celebrate, and bring out digital books that are immersive, written and developed with the idea of being digital.
Chris Meade, writer and founder of if:book, kept delegates entertained throughout the conference, encouraging visitors to his pod to donate their "nearly" stories. He presented his transmedia novel in progress, What Didn't Quite, about how we live with the things we've nearly done.
Cardiff-based academic, Jenny Kidd took us through her collaborative research project with the creative marketing agency, yello brick, funded by REACT. "With New Eyes I see" explores whether documentary can become an experience or a journey beyond the screen. The project will research a site-specific documentary using torches, projection and RFID to trigger content as participants walk around Cathays Park in Cardiff.
Bambo Soyinka chaired a great discussion on Digital Remediation: From Analogue to Digital with Dan Prichard, Sharon Clark and Miriam Rasch.
Blast Theory – internationally renowned as one of the most adventurous artists' groups using interactive media, creating new forms of performance and interactive art – discussed their current kickstarter-funded project, Karen.
One of the most thought-provoking events of the conference was the launch of James Coupe's artwork "General Intellect" on Bath Spa's MediaWall, an architectural scale portrait format gallery display, consisting of ten 55″ panels. At just under 4m wide and rising 7.5m from floor level it is uniquely positioned at the heart of the Commons building.
The project is a thirty channel video work, which uses video that has been acquired from Mechanical Turk an Amazon.com service, showing how computer algorithms can hire human beings to complete tasks that are hard for computers to do.
James says in a short video about the piece, "The work is largely concerned with labour, in particular digital labour. Most of the people on Mechanical Turk are completing tasks for which they have no idea who they're working for or what the purpose of those jobs are.
As the three days drew to a close, it became clear that technology really is transforming narrative.


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Rhythm – A Short Story
Melody peered over the dock. Ripples trembled along the ocean's surface.
She stepped into the ferry, glancing around to get her bearings.
"Melody, over here!" Her sister sauntered up and pulled her to a line of reclining seats. "We arrived early to find a good spot. Isn't this exciting?"
Melody tried to share the exuberance as she sat next to her sister. "Yeah, Steph, it's great," was all she could muster.
"Hey, where's your other half?" Stephanie's husband waved from where he sat comfortably, a broad grin on his face.
Stephanie shot a dark glance at her husband. "Ron, that's mean."
"What? I've never seen her without that camera."
"I didn't want to be distracted from Dad's birthday with my photography." The truth was, when Melody realized that she had forgotten her Canon EOS 6D, she was five minutes from the pier. No time to double back for it.
Stephanie gently punched her husband's arm. "See?"
Ron only laughed.
Stephanie jumped up and waved wildly. "Mom, welcome aboard."
Melody's mother sidled over. "Your dad called. He's bringing Craig, who insisted on bringing a friend."
"But it's Dad's birthday," Melody groaned. "It's supposed to be just our family." Did her brother ever think of anyone else?
"Mel, your brother can't help it." Her mother turned her attention to the steady trickle of passengers boarding. "Here they are."
Melody didn't even look. She strolled to the railing. Morning sun still danced over the waters. It would have made a great photo.
A tune warbled from the shaky speakers high above her. As if anyone can hear music in such a crowded place. Melody felt shaky. She wanted to be alone … with her camera. A loud horn sounded, drowning out Celine Dion's words. The ferry began moving to the sound of scattered applause.
"Bon voyage," a voice called. Celine began singing once more.
Melody approached her family. Stephanie was chatting with Mom. Dad was listening to Craig. A man in sunglasses sat near her younger brother. He looked at least ten years older than Craig. She chose a bench a few feet away.
"If I attend all the classes at the Northeast Care Home, I might be able to get an apartment. Maybe work at the FoodsMart nearby," Craig spoke quickly to their father, who listened with a frozen smile.
"You've been attending the classes?" Melody cut in.
"Not yet. Maybe next month. My heart is acting up, and my blood pressure …" Melody tuned him out. She had heard it all before.
"Hi, I'm Devon." She looked over at the man in sunglasses. He sat up straight, holding out his right hand. "You must be Melody."
"Yeah." She shook his hand and smiled uneasily. Silence ensued.
Melody shuffled through her purse. Her hands fell upon an envelope. "Hey, guys." She waved the paper toward her family. "I just got a contract from Nature Illustrated."
"That's great!" It was Devon, his hand reaching out. No one else responded, so she handed the paper to Devon. He ran his fingers across it and rubbed the magazine's logo. "Congratulations. They have a good readership, right?"
"Three million," Melody said.
"That's awesome." Devon handed the paper back. "I wrote an article for them years back."
Melody's interest was piqued. "I submitted a photo."
"I had a photo in there too, from Sarajevo."
"But then he had an accident and went blind because of a lack of oxygen to the brain because the hospital orderlies didn't know what they were doing." Craig's words ran together, then stopped suddenly, like a train wreck.
Blind? Melody glanced at Devon. He didn't miss a beat as he stated, "That's right, Craig. I couldn't have explained it more efficiently."
Mom chuckled awkwardly. No one else said a word. "Is this ferry moving?" Devon asked. "I can hardly feel a thing."
Smooth transition. "The movement is usually stronger near the back," Melody said.
Devon stood. "Shall we?" He lifted his arm toward her.
He wants me to guide him. Melody gingerly took his right arm above the elbow. She felt toned muscles beneath his jacket.
"We'll be back in a bit," Devon said.
Her mom nodded. Craig was chattering to Stephanie and Ron. Her dad had reclined his chair, eyes closed.
Melody maneuvered through the scattered crowds to a quiet spot near the rear of the ferry.
Devon reached out, his hands finding the railing. She looked up at him. His black hair was untidy. His stubble reminded her of a wandering king. He lifted his face toward the sea breeze and a smile crossed his lips.
"So, Sarajevo?" Melody queried.
He cleared his throat. "We had a ministry to the orphans. My sister is still there."
"How long were you there?"
"Two years. On the way to a village to pick up a child, our bus was hit by a truck. I don't remember it." His smile pinched. "Kelly wanted to return and take care of me. I said the orphans needed her more."
"I'm sorry," Melody said. That's why he's in the assisted living facility.
"It's okay." He turned toward her and spoke softly. "You learn to use the other senses."
"What do you mean?" Melody asked.
"Close your eyes." His voice was low, soothing.
Here? She felt her heart hammering.
"Your eyes are still open." He laughed.
Melody couldn't help smiling. "How do you know?"
"I just know."
She noticed him sliding his right hand across the railing. It bumped into hers, then covered her left hand gently. "Close them."
She obeyed.
"Smell the ocean? The hint of salt on the waters?"
"Yes," she said, and for the first time in a long time, she actually paid attention.
"Hear the gulls? Their wistful calls?"
"I do." She also felt the warmth of his hand over hers, steadying, as she swayed to the rhythm of the ocean.
"It's like a song," he said. Her heart felt tranquil, at peace. "If you listen, Melody, all you hear is music."
Originally published in Spark (formerly Splickety Love)
Posted in Stories. Tagged flash fiction, listening, rhythm, short story, Spark, writing.
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November inflation increased slightly to 5.2%, up from 5.1% recorded in October, according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).
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You can't over-estimate what a major garden problem slugs are and for years, gardeners have tried all sorts of tricks, traps and techniques to protect their plants from these premier league pests – and now, in the shape of Nemaslug Slug Killer, they may have found the answer.
It's all thanks to a microscopic worm – or nematode – which goes by the name of phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita and has an unhealthy fascination for all things slug. These allies of the gardener are present naturally in the soil and do their fair share of slug killing under normal conditions, but when you apply the millions more contained in a pack of Nemaslug, it's like unleashing a party of kids into McDonalds – and a hungry party at that!
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The nematodes will actively seek out the slugs in the soil – and this is where things get a bit gory so you might want to skip this bit – enter their body through any cavity or pore opening and spread a bacterium which stops the slug from feeding. Not surprisingly, the slug doesn't last long without food and dies under the soil – no messy emptying of traps or collecting carcasses with Nemaslug – and the nematodes breed inside the dead slug, releasing millions more hungry worms with the same thing on their mind.
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Cormagens (toponimo francese; in tedesco Cormasing, desueto) è una frazione di 107 abitanti del comune svizzero di La Sonnaz, nel Canton Friburgo (distretto della Sarine).

Geografia fisica

Storia

Già comune autonomo, il 1º gennaio 2004 è stato accorpato agli altri comuni soppressi di La Corbaz e Lossy-Formangueires per formare il nuovo comune di La Sonnaz.

Monumenti e luoghi d'interesse
 Cappella cattolica di San Teodoro, attestata dal 1493 e ricostruita nel 1716 e nel 1844.

Società

Evoluzione demografica
L'evoluzione demografica è riportata nella seguente tabella:

Amministrazione
Ogni famiglia originaria del luogo fa parte del comune patriziale che ha la responsabilità della manutenzione di ogni bene comune.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Frazioni di La Sonnaz
Comuni del Canton Friburgo soppressi
Località del Canton Friburgo

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Abu Dhabi Ports and Abu Dhabi Terminals present business opportunities to Pakistani businessmen
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone (Kizad) in the Emirate; and Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), operator of the container terminal at Khalifa Port; presented the integrated offerings of Kizad and Khalifa Port at an exclusive business event in Abu Dhabi for Pakistani business persons. The event was organised by Abu Dhabi
Integrated offerings of Kizad and Khalifa Port showcased at business event
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of ports and Khalifa Industrial Zone (Kizad) in the Emirate; and Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), operator of the container terminal at Khalifa Port; presented the integrated offerings of Kizad and Khalifa Port at an exclusive business event in Abu Dhabi for Pakistani business persons. The event was organised by Abu Dhabi Ports and ADT, in collaboration with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan's Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Pakistan Business Professional Council (PBPC), last week on Sunday, March 13, 2016.
The world-class infrastructure and the outstanding access to markets offered for businesses by Kizad, the integrated trade and industrial hub of Abu Dhabi, were elaborated in the half-day event titled "Opportunities in Abu Dhabi - A Maritime Trade, Industrial and Logistics Hub". His Excellency Asif Durrani, Ambassador of Pakistan to the UAE, who is also the chairman of PBPC, delivered the keynote speech at the event, which attracted over 80 prominent Pakistani businessmen from across the UAE.
"The Embassy and the PBPC are happy to be part of this event that will also contribute to the bilateral economic relations between Pakistan and the UAE, while offering new opportunities to our business persons. I am sure Kizad is an ideal location that can attract Pakistani business persons in the UAE and in Pakistan to expand their business," the ambassador said.
Mana Mohammed Saeed Al Mulla, CEO of Kizad, said: "Abu Dhabi Ports always takes initiatives to work with the businessmen as we both share the common goal of economic development of the UAE and the world at large. The synergy of partnerships and collaborations always bring out wonderful results and we look forward to the same from our engagement with the PBPC," he said.
"The dynamism of Pakistani businessmen in the UAE and in Pakistan is well-known and their contributions to the historical relations between both nations are commendable. We hope that our business offerings will extend a new platform of opportunities to further fortify the existing relations," Al Mulla added.
Martijn Van De Linde, CEO of Abu Dhabi Terminals, said: "Khalifa Port Container Terminal offers the ideal hub location for the Pakistani business community due to our location midway between Dubai and Abu Dhabi and integration with Kizad. Our outstanding productivity levels and fast truck turnaround times ensure that cargo moves fast through the port, thus reducing costs for our customers."
An event like this gives us the opportunity to present details of all our services to the businesses and answer their enquiries on specific requirements," he said.
Currently, Kizad has around 90 national and international investors, and a total of 13 million square metres of land leased that represent a total investment of more than AED 55 billion.
Khalifa Port Container Terminal handled 1.5 million containers in 2015, a 32% annual growth making it the fastest growing port in the Middle East. Currently ADT is working on expanding the capacity of the container terminal to 2.5 million containers.
About Abu Dhabi Ports:
Established in 2006, Abu Dhabi Ports celebrates ten years of innovation, growth and partnership embarking on another decade of facilitating economic diversification through enabling maritime and trade development. This is done by delivering high quality maritime services, supporting partners' infrastructure projects and setting up new companies and joint ventures in the ports and logistics sectors.
The flagship state-of-the-art Khalifa Port and Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) play a pivotal role in the diversification of the economy. Khalifa Port was inaugurated on 12/12/12 by the UAE President H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The port's semi-automated container terminal handles all of Abu Dhabi's container traffic, after its transfer from Zayed Port, the historic port in the city centre.
Khalifa Port's current capacity is 2.5 million TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units/containers) and 12 million tonnes of general cargo. Further phases of development will occur as market demand requires. When all phases are complete, Khalifa Port will be able to handle 15 million TEUs and 35 million tonnes of general cargo per year.
Abu Dhabi Ports manages nine commercial, logistics, community and leisure ports, and Khalifa Industrial Zone that is serving a range of logistics and manufacturing investors. Abu Dhabi Ports is boosting Abu Dhabi's economic growth and diversification, in line with the Abu Dhabi's Economic Vision.
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About Abu Dhabi Terminals
Abu Dhabi Terminals' (ADT) core business is to manage and operate Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT) for which it secured the exclusive rights in 2012 by signing a 30-year concession.
With its state-of-the art infrastructure, outstanding productivity levels and innovative approach, KPCT is the region's first semi-automated port and one of the most technologically advanced and fastest growing container terminals in the world.
Since the official inauguration on 12/12/12, KPCT has grown to support the local market with around 20 weekly container line services to more than 50 international destinations, offering the ideal hub location for connecting local trade with a wide global logistics network.
ADT's diversification of supply chain services offers a full suite of logistics solutions to benefit trade partners and shipping lines. The port operator, which is jointly owned by Abu Dhabi Ports, Mubadala and Mubadala Infrastructure Partners, garnered a number of achievements in 2015 and its more than 20% year-on-year growth over the past five years can be attributed to its professional team and the strong relationships with the shipping industry and trade community.
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Court says adults can be charged for earlier crimes
By: Associated Press	May 18, 2018 8:49 am
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has reaffirmed that criminal charges in adult court can be brought against defendants for activity that happened when they were juveniles.
The court on Friday unanimously affirmed a lower court's ruling against a man who was 19-years-old when he was charged in adult court with a felony sexual assault for a crime he committed when he was between 9 and 12-years-old.
Shaun Sanders asked the Supreme Court to decide whether there's a minimum age for criminal prosecution in Wisconsin.
The court on Friday affirmed lower-court rulings and stuck with previous decisions in similar cases. It said the defendant's age at the time he was charged, not his age at the time of the alleged criminal conduct, determines whether the case is in adult criminal court.
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Where is the logic in this? 7 years after a little boy gets in trouble for doing who-knows-what we charge him with a sex offense? Why are we criminalizing childhood behavior? Greasing the prison economy is the only explanation i can think of for this decision.


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The Hyundai Genesis now costs less than a new i10
Published by Gavin Big-Surname at 3rd June 2020
Five years ago, I spent the morning touring the manicured lanes of Buckinghamshire in a Hyundai Genesis. Not just any old Hyundai Genesis, but the one owned by the president of Hyundai UK.
You can read my review of the Hyundai Genesis on the Motoring Research website. To save you a click, I rather liked it, but I said you'd be mad to drop £48k on Hyundai's automotive folly.
Today, you don't have to spend £48,000 on Hyundai's 'Ballad of Big'. A used Hyundai Genesis could cost just £14,000. That's all. Am I very wrong to find that an appealing prospect? Three references to the other famous, but no less tuneful, Genesis is probably enough.
A Trick of the Tail
Here's the thing. While you were sleeping, the price of a new Hyundai has started to creep up. Wander into a Hyundai dealer tonight, tonight, tonight (sorry), and 14,000 notes would secure little more than an i10 with an asthmatic 67PS engine and less joy than an Excel spreadsheet.
Spend the same amount on a Hyundai Genesis and you'll enjoy a 3.8-litre V6 engine, rear-wheel-drive jollity and the kind of understated presence you can only get from a South Korean presidential saloon.
Sure, the Genesis isn't perfect, for reasons that I outlined in my review. But the problems are less of an issue when you're spending £14,000, although the £580 rate of VED could be a stumbling block. Let's remember, that's enough to secure a Renault Safrane and a Toyota Camry.
Throwing it All Away
A spokesperson for Hyundai told me they didn't expect to sell more than 100 Genesis models a year, but even that turned out to be a tad optimistic. There are 41 registered in the UK, with a further two listed as SORN, presumably because a couple of people forgot to factor in the cost of tax.
Most would have been registered as dealer demonstrators. Only eight Hyundai dealers were given the difficult challenge of selling the Genesis by the pound. Others would have been used by head office.
In fairness, the Hyundai Genesis was little more than a branding exercise. As the 'most refined and technologically advanced Hyundai ever made in Europe', it was like a business card for the future. A sign of things to come. Unfortunately, we're still waiting for a rear-wheel-drive Hyundai hatchback with a 3.8-litre V6 engine.
No matter: we'll just allow the Hyundai Genesis to continue losing value like the share price of a chewing gum firm during a period of social distancing. It might be a misunderstanding, but I could have sworn the price of Genesis was £15k a month ago. At the current rate of depreciation, it'll drop below £10k by the end of the year, especially now that the five-year warranty has expired.
The thinking man's Volkswagen Phaeton. The sensible Citroën C6. The desirable alternative to the BMW grille. Whatever – PetrolBlog quite fancies a Hyundai Genesis.
Now if you'll excuse me, I must dash. Supper's ready…
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Ben H says:
4th June 2020 at 10:43 am
So would you have this or a Grandeur given the choice?
Gavin Big-Surname says:
10th June 2020 at 6:08 pm
The Genesis, when it drops below £10k. It's a really appealing car.
Truckosaurus says:
28th July 2020 at 9:46 am
I had one of these as a rental car on an American holiday. Good old barge, perfect for some west coast road tripping.
I spent a couple of nights in Vegas and the valet parkers deemed it interesting enough to park up front rather than out in the garage (although it was The D casino not Caesars Palace…)
5th August 2020 at 6:15 pm
Perfect rental car.
A valet parker once parked my rusty Mk2 Honda Accord. It was like that scene from Beverly Hill Cops featuring the Chevy Nova.


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Gloucester has been recognised as an important location since prehistoric times, with evidence of Iron Age settlements found by archaeologists. The original reason for its popularity is thought to be that it was the easiest crossing point of the River Severn to get access to the Forest of Dean and Wales beyond.
It gained further importance as the Roman fortress of Glevum with Ermin Street linking it to Cirencester. The magnificent 11th Century Cathedral, a tourist magnet through the ages, stands proud within College Green, surrounded by old black and white timbered buildings. Gloucester played its part in the Civil War, too, and became a major trade centre with the opening of the Gloucester to Sharpness canal and docks in the 18th Century.
Today Gloucester is a multicultural City, undergoing rapid regeneration and becoming the 'go to' area for the county and beyond. The Docks area with Gloucester Quays has become a thriving shopping, dining, leisure and residential complex, attracting many well-known high street names. Exciting events take place from regular street markets to the biannual Tall Ships Festival. As a fine example of old meets new, locals and visitors alike can enjoy the cafe-style culture, with many popular venues fully booked each evening.
Living in Gloucester, you can enjoy rugby at the Kingsholm, home of the mighty Cherry and Whites, or see one of many concerts frequently held there that attract big names such as Elton John, Tom Jones and Lionel Ritchie. There is a refurbished leisure centre, plans for a new football stadium and lovely country walks and bike rides on the doorstep.
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If I use this code (with the default CacheOption), then the image (PNG) loads fine whether the image has a Build Action of Resource or if it is marked as "Copy to Output Directory".
However, if I set the CacheOption to OnLoad as follows...
bitmapImage.BeginInit();
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Could not find file 'C:\Users\Victor\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\AddingForJack\AddingForJack\bin\Debug\Images\robot.png'.

My understanding about CacheOption is simply when the image is loaded - that it impacts the presence of the image memory.  Why does this also impact where the image can be loaded from?

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The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has awarded Dana Air its honour for service excellence in aviation, during its 2016 Commerce and Industry Awards, held recently at Shell Hall, Muson Centre, Onikan Lagos in recognition of the airline's exceptional customer service, innovative online products and ethical business practices.
The Commerce and Industry Awards is a yearly award ceremony, organized by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to recognize, celebrate, and promote private and public institutions who have exhibited the core values of best business practices, growth through innovations, and business sustainability.
Commenting further, he said, "We are celebrating corporate organizations and public institutions that have made remarkable contribution to the development Commerce and industry and the economy at large.
While receiving the award on behalf of the company, the Accountable Manager of Dana Air, Mr Obi Mbanuzuo, thanked the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the recognition. He stated that the LCCI is a very credible organization and the award is a challenge to maintain the standards and excellence which Dana Air has come to be known for.


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D-Day will be here soon, so you may want to pack (or, partially pack) your bags (like you HAVEN'T ALREADY. Puh-leeez). *Even if you are delivering at home, you should have a bag packed in case you end up at the hospital.
A few things to know about the hospital… most hospitals will offer a facility tour before you deliver. Here, they will show you where to check in, park, where you'll deliver, get food, yada yada. Do it if you have time so you know what to expect when it's go-time.
Pack everything you need, but don't bring too much. You'll have to schlep from one room to another at least once (perhaps twice), so keep your load as light as you can. I recommend packing one bag with clothes and another bag with "other stuff" (toiletries, electronics, etc.).
Most modern hospitals now have Wi-Fi throughout, which is awwwwwwesome. If you want to be Johnny-on-the-spot with FB pics, email announcements, etc., bring your laptop, iPad, or smartphone — or preferably, leave this up to your partner; computing will be the last thing on your mind.
Most hospitals will allow you to play music during labor/delivery/recovery. If you decide you want mood music (which is nice in the beginning and slowly becomes annoying/unnecessary toward the end), I recommend you bring your iPod along with a docking station. Be advised that there may not be any *outlets* in the delivery room (why? I have no idea), so make sure your setup can run on batteries.
If you are adamant about a particular labor or pain relief technique, such as a birthing ball or a bathtub, make sure the hospital can accommodate you. Every hospital is different — and even within the same hospital, every room is different.
Again, every hospital is different, but most larger hospitals have food service available during daylight hours. Typically, you can order snacks and meals from a menu from your bedside phone, much like getting room service in a hotel. Your partner may also be able to order food too for an additional charge. It ain't exactly fine dining, but it's edible.
— A going home outfit for you (your giant uterus will look/feel about 6 months preggo, so stick to loose maternity clothes). Check out our guide on what to wear after a c-section.
— Cell phone and charger!
*Breastfeeding Notes: Your milk will "come in" about 2-4 days after you deliver. If you have a vaginal delivery, this will probably occur after you get home, so you shouldn't need breast pads, etc. If you're having a C-section, you'll be in the hospital a little longer, so bringing breast pads is a good idea.
Leave your pump at home too; you shouldn't need to pump yet (and if you do, the hospital should provide you with a pump should you have a NICU situation or whatnot). A non form-fitting nursing pillow is also very handy, like the Luna Lullaby (see more recs here). Leave your Boppy and Brest Friend at home; they will be too tight for your bulging belly.
Woohoo, we're getting so close I can feel it. Get excited!!!


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Effects of introduced bees on native ecosystems
Goulson, D (2003) Effects of introduced bees on native ecosystems. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 34. pp. 1-26. ISSN 1543-592X
Bees are generally regarded as beneficial insects for their role in pollination, and in the case of the honeybee Apis mellifera, for production of honey. As a result several bee species have been introduced to countries far beyond their home range, including A. mellifera, bumblebees (Bombus sp.), the alfalfa leafcutter bee Megachile rotundata, and various other solitary species. Possible negative consequences of these introductions include: competition with native pollinators for floral resources; competition for nest sites; co-introduction of natural enemies, particularly pathogens that may infect native organisms; pollination of exotic weeds; and disruption of pollination of native plants. For most exotic bee species little or nothing is known of these possible effects. Research to date has focused mainly on A. mellifera, and has largely been concerned with detecting competition with native flower visitors. Considerable circumstantial evidence has accrued that competition does occur, but no experiment has clearly demonstrated long-term reductions in populations of native organisms. Most researchers agree that this probably reflects the difficulty of carrying out convincing studies of competition between such mobile organisms, rather than a genuine absence of competitive effects. Effects on seed set of exotic weeds are easier to demonstrate. Exotic bees often exhibit marked preferences for visiting flowers of exotic plants. For example, in Australia and New Zealand many weeds from Europe are now visited by European honeybees and bumblebees. Introduced bees are primary pollinators of a number of serious weeds. Negative impacts of exotic bees need to be carefully assessed before further introductions are carried out.
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The Br!t!$h Isles?! Or, how to upset and annoy (some) Irish people without really trying
Posted on October 4, 2012 by Tom Byrne
What's in a name? Quite a lot and far more than we might suppose. A veritable frenzy arose from a fairly routine shout out from performers at a music gig in Dublin last night.
Pop group The Scissors Sisters' banter with the crowd hit a rocky note when lead singer Ana (Lynch) Matronic welcomed people from all over the 'British Isles' to the concert. Cue a chorus of boos.
Today, a report of the incident, and responses to it on Twitter, on The Journal.ie website sparked a long stream of comments. Over 800 people read, wrote or rated contributions on whether Ireland is or isn't, was or wasn't, part of the British Isles. Obviously a sensitive subject and of interest to many people.
History, or at least what people believe to be history, was deployed in the arguments – closely bound up with politics past and present. Tempers frayed in some cases, passions rose in others while a few cool heads maintained an even keel.
That an off the cuff and innocuous remark by a singer on tour, who herself is of Irish extraction and bears a Celtic Cross tattoo in recognition of her heritage, should provoke such an instant and energetic response is interesting in itself. The number and variety of comments online, even more so.
Despite the many posts emphasising Ireland's very definite separate identity from Britain, the volume and vociferousness of the reaction suggests not conviction but insecurity. A slip of the tongue by a busy singer in the middle of the constantly moving 'bubblesphere' of a world tour should be readily seen and easily understood for it was – an unfortunate turn of phrase by someone who has rather a lot on her mind trying to entertain 10,000 people in whatever city it is today. It might rankle a bit that we got mixed up with our neighbours but these things happen.
Instead, a storm of protest about Ana Matronic's intelligence, cluelessness and general all-round unfitness to be a celebrity. I look forward to X Factor, America's Got Talent, The Voice and maybe even Jersey Shore and the tabloids adding a general knowledge test before anointing the Next Big Thing to grace our screens.
Until then maybe we could just not get so het up over an understandable and very minor mistake.
If it was a mistake, and the jury's still out on how 'legitimate' the term British Isles is as a geographic term. Whether we as citizens of the Republic of Ireland like it or not, it is a long-standing and well known term. All of the islands in the region have a British presence and/or involvement,at least politically, by right or default, and again whether we and our Manx and Channel Islander neighbours like it or not. These things can be changed but it takes time – which is still more familiar to many of us, Bombay or Mumbai? East Timor or Timor Leste?
Blame history for that, not Ana Matronic. Better still leave aside blame altogether – let history and common sense shed some light on why things are the way they are. That won't be possible by depending only on history taught in primary school, or secondary; or by reading one book, or even a handful of books. The more research done, the more books read, the more confused, complicated and uncertain will things be.
Britain turns out to have been named after the oldest Celtic-speaking inhabitants of the island – the Britons: their closest descendants are probably the Welsh and Cornish. And also closely related linguistically and culturally, the Bretons in Brittany – or little Britain, which might get confusing with other (bit of) Britain to the north, so that for clarity and because it was larger and more populated became great(er) Britain. The Romans were the people responsible for this attempt at making things crystal clear.
By this original meaning, British technically might not include English people, many of whose ancestors were (or at least are seen and widely believed to be) Anglo-Saxon. But ironically it could be expanded with accuracy to include the majority of Irish, Scots and Manx, who linguistically and culturally share a close connection with the Welsh, Cornish and Bretons.
Then again, 'Britain' as a modern geographic or political idea meant very little once the Romans had left, at least until much later. When King James VI of Scotland also became King of England in 1603, enthusiasm moved him to call himself King of Britain and design a new flag to mark the occasion. Both ideas were roundly disliked and swiftly ignored by English and Scots, who found sharing a king was quite enough, thank you very much.
Oddly though, it is in Ireland that 'British' pops up as a descriptive term next. A separate lordship (from 1171) and then kingdom (from 1541), the island was dominated, if not completely controlled, from London – where policies were decided and key decisions made. Not always with great success – by the late 1500s religious divisions had been added to ethnic, linguistic, cultural and economic differences to make government and administration difficult and constantly demanding of time, money and attention in London.
Settling new English and Scottish colonists (those present already, the Old English were almost as problematic as the Gaelic Irish when seen from London) might be a way to make the island more manageable – and from 1607 a policy of plantation brought thousands of people from England and Scotland to assume ownership of confiscated lands. Often isolated, and frequently a small minority the newcomers came to think of themselves as part of the same enterprise and identify with each other as broadly 'British'. So, irony of ironies, 'British' as an accepted label gains currency in Ireland in the 1630s and 1640s.
Britain as a state and political entity though is an even later creation – only dating from 1707 and the Union of Scotland and England to create Britain. This was the first time the entire island had been ever united – and the name for the new country was a problem, especially in French. An old problem returned: the French department of Brittany in French was called Bretagne. The island of Britain and thus the new state was also known as Bretagne. What to do? Grand Bretagne, Great Britain, solved the problem. With the France of Louis XIV being the dominant cultural and political superpower of Europe the solution, Great Britain became the recognised and accepted term. Ireland being ruled from London, though not formally and legally yet a part of the Union, came to be included within the reference as an easy shorthand that acknowledged reality. Reality joined with technicality in 1801 when Ireland was united with Great Britain to form the United Kingdom; few people outside Ireland knew or cared about the alteration. Britain remained the term most often used, the most familiar and the handiest – as it does today.
No separate name to describe someone from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ever came into use. Ireland had little or no influence or impact upon the structure of the Union initially, and the change in status was little known and seldom mentioned in the wider world. Britain, British and British Isles came to be the easiest way to describe everyone within the United Kingdom in collective terms. And the easiest way for a European to pick out a British subject? Someone speaking English.
By 1922 such habits were hard to break, despite independence for the Irish Free State. Not surprisingly in the midst of rebuilding lives and countries after the horror of World War I while simultaneously trying to survive the Great Depression, many people failed to register events in Ireland in great detail. Ireland's place and importance in the wider world since then and in global consciousness today tends to wildly overstated and overestimated by many Irish people. Perhaps at heart we recognise this, and this accounts for the knee-jerk reaction to any confusion, mix-up or misunderstanding, no matter how accidental or unintended. Or maybe a people of whom 99.9% speak English, very many watch English TV, read English newspapers and magazines, shop in English stores, and even support English football teams might have deeper fears about their identity……………
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Top 5 Laudato Si' Week Highlights
During Laudato Si' Week, hundreds of thousands of Catholics from around the world came together in the Holy Spirit, honoring the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical on care for our common home.
In the midst of a global pandemic that has exposed the faultlines of injustice in our societies, Catholics united to pray and reflect on how we can build a more just and sustainable future.
At the beginning of the week, there were stark reminders of the urgent need to respond to "the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor". In the Philippines, Typhoon Vongfong hit eastern portions of the country. In India, Kolkata experienced its strongest cyclone in three decades. A warming planet makes stronger storms more likely, with devastating consequences for "the least of these."
After Typhoon Vongfong, photo Yeb Saño
These storms forced over three million people to leave their homes and gather in impromptu evacuation centers in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The human suffering caused by these storms offers a tragic example of how the climate crisis can make difficult situations nearly impossible to bear.
Filled with compassion for the most vulnerable, illuminated by the urgency of the crisis, and united by the Holy Spirit, Catholics came together to reflect on how we can build a more just and sustainable world.
Here are the top five highlights of Laudato Si' Week.
Pope Francis leads the way
Pope Francis has inspired Catholics everywhere with his visionary leadership. In 2015, he wrote Laudato Si', helping the world's 1.2 billion Catholics better understand that "everything is connected" and putting millennia of Catholic teaching in the context of today's ecological crisis.
This March, Pope Francis invited Catholics to join Laudato Si' Week.
To begin and end the week, Pope Francis mentioned Laudato Si' Week during the Regina Coeli of 17 May and 24 May. Moreover, Francis devoted his weekly catechesis of 20 May to "the mystery of Creation", inviting us to reconnect with the beauty of Creation: "It is enough to contemplate a starry sky, a sunset, a flower, to reignite the spark of thanksgiving."
Throughout Laudato Si' Week, Pope Francis' personal social media accounts celebrated Laudato Si' Week, sparking nearly 1 million interactions with the Laudato Si' message.
Let us care for all of creation, which is a gift of the good God, our Creator. Let us celebrate Laudato si' Week. #LaudatoSi5 https://t.co/UwAe8DP79E https://t.co/OF3KTNwNxY
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 16, 2020
The human person grows more, matures more and is sanctified more to the extent that he or she enters into relationships, going out from themselves to live in communion with God, with others and with all creatures. #LaudatoSi5
An integral ecology includes taking time to recover a serene harmony with creation, reflecting on our lifestyle and our ideals, and contemplating the Creator who lives among us and surrounds us. #LaudatoSi5
At the end of Laudato Si' Week, the Vatican's Dicastery for Integral Human Development announced its Laudato Si' Anniversary Year, a year-long program to celebrate and accelerate action to bring the encyclical to life.
A gesture of solidarity in Kenya
Catholics everywhere are inspired to act
Around the world, hundreds of thousands of Catholics honored the anniversary of Laudato Si' and reflected on building a better world together.
To begin the week, thousands joined a deeply moving two-day retreat. To conclude the week, the global Catholic family joined as one in the global day of prayer. At noon local time, Catholics everywhere prayed the Laudato Si' Week prayer in their languages, creating a wave of prayer for creation and the most vulnerable around the world.
photos Richter Frank-Jurgen, UNclimatechange
As the core global events of Laudato Si' Week, a series of online workshops were led by transformational global leaders including
the Vatican's Cardinal Peter Turkson
Paris climate agreement architect Christiana Figueras
Secretary of the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Monsignor Bruno-Marie Duffé, and
Greenpeace Southeast Asia Executive Director Yeb Saño.
Laudato Si' Week inspired hundreds of thousands more through media coverage from around the world, as hundreds of news stories were published in the world's languages.
In addition to the core global workshops, hundreds of local actions truly gave this initiative meaning. As just a few examples,
In Bergamo, Italy, one of the cities most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the Diocese of Bergamo invited its members to reflect on Laudato Si' during the quarantine through online videos, a creative adaptation to the limits on social interaction.
In Kenya, the head bishop of the East African Episcopal Conference planted a tree in a public garden, standing in solidarity with people across the region who have suffered from unseasonal flooding and the historic locust outbreak, both made more likely by climate change.
In Brazil, Argentina, Spain, and dozens of other countries, thousands of Catholics participated in locally organized webinars to reflect on how to bring Laudato Si' to life.
In the Philippines and throughout Asia, the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences encouraged the faithful to find hope together by sending WhatsApp messages about the encyclical and Laudato Si Week.
St. Peter's, photo National Endowment for the Humanities
Catholic institutions lead the charge
Inspired by the Holy Spirit and united by the urgency to bring about a more just and sustainable world, Catholic institutions led actions for Laudato Si' Week.
As the sponsor of the initiative, the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development launched a wave of action that touched the faithful on six continents.
151 official partner organizations, including us at Global Catholic Climate Movement, Renova, Caritas Internationalis, CIDSE, Consilium Conferentiarum Episcoporum Europe (CCEE), the Confederation of Latin American and Caribbean Religious (CLAR), United Nations Environment Programme, and dozens more, communicated with their networks and organized actions.
In addition to the 151 official partners, hundreds of institutions big and small participated in the initiative. From the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops to the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference to the Pontifical Catholic University in Chile to the Southern Africa Foundation, Catholic institutions were truly touched by the spirit of solidarity and hope that unites us.
installing solar panels, photo U.S. Department of Agriculture
As part of the Laudato Si' Week commemoration, 42 faith institutions from 14 countries announced their divestment from fossil fuels. This was the largest-ever joint announcement of divestment from faith institutions.
Faith leaders called on governments to build a more just and sustainable economy as they fund massive investments as part of the coronavirus recovery. These leaders' message is clear: Fossil fuels have no place in a healthy future.
Illustrating the need for a just recovery, the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace in Bangladesh was among the institutions that committed to divest. Bangladesh is home to the world's largest refugee camp, where more than half a million people live near the Bay of Bengal. The Bay of Bengal is extremely vulnerable to the greater risk of catastrophic storms that come with climate change.
A viral pandemic and a catastrophic storm would bring one of the world's most vulnerable communities to a halt, illustrating the need to repair the faults that have left economies near the breaking point.
The prophetic stand of these 42 courageous institutions inspired a wide range of people, from leading climate change activist Bill McKibben to policy watchers in Brussels.
Laudato Si', photo British Province of Carmelites
Laudato Si' special anniversary year
During Laudato Si' Week, the Vatican's Dicastery for Integral Human Development announced the launch of the Laudato Si' Anniversary Year, 12 months of celebrating and accelerating action on the encyclical.
The next global milestone in the anniversary year is the Season of Creation, the annual celebration of prayer and action for our common home. During the Season of Creation, Catholics will act on the deep prayer and reflection experienced in Laudato Si' Week.
The Season of Creation takes place from 1 September, the World Day of Prayer for Creation, through 4 October, the Feast of St. Francis.
Mgr. Bruno-Marie Duffé, secretary of the dicastery, wrote a moving invitational letter inviting clergy and laypeople alike to join the season, with a special invitation for bishops to issue statements of support.
Grateful beyond words
During Laudato Si' Week and beyond, a spirit of hope, compelled by the Holy Spirit, united Catholics around the world. While we continue to suffer injustice and the devastating effects of the ecological crisis, we see unity and commitment rising in Catholics everywhere.
The Catholic family is grateful to Pope Francis, God our Creator, Jesus our Redeemer, and the Holy Spirit for showing us that, truly, "everything is connected."
© 2020 Copyright, The Global Catholic Climate Movement


Lida Suchy is photographer who chronicles communities through portraiture. She is a first generation American born into a refugee family from Eastern Europe. Suchy often draws on this background as inspiration for her work. She received her B.A from SUNY Albany and her M.F.A from the Yale School of Art. For this work she was awarded a 2010 Light Work Grant in Photography; a NYSCA Individual Artist's Grant (2008); and a CEC ArtsLink Grant (1996).
Suchy has exhibited in galleries and museums in the USA and Europe including The Photographer's Gallery, London; Grauwert Gallery, Hamburg, Germany; The Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC; and SF MoMA. Her work was published in LIFE Magazine, National Geographic, and GEO and can be found in pubic collections including George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film; Brooklyn Museum; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; and SF MoMA.
She lives and works in Syracuse, NY.


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In a survey, just 14% of respondents said they had met someone who had engaged in sexual intercourse outside marriage, compared with 36% of married people and 38% of people who had never married.
Cuckolds also make up a small minority of sex workers.
"There's no such thing as a 'cuckolding' in the sense that they are all people who engage in sexual activity outside of marriage," says Dr Mark Rimmer, a clinical psychologist at the University of Nottingham in England.
Cucks don't necessarily have any specific sexual orientation or gender identity, but their partners may be interested in something that falls outside the binary.
For instance, a cuckold may not be attracted to people who are heterosexual, but may want to explore more adventurous sex with someone who might be attracted exclusively to people of the same sex.
For many people, there is a range of sex-related activities and relationships available, ranging from same-sex to same-gender relationships.
But Cuckoos don't get the same treatment, says Dr Rimmer.
"I think the idea that the cuckoo is not a heterosexual is something that we're all struggling with," he says.
The difference between cuckolds and the cucks is that they aren't sexually attracted to women, but do enjoy exploring the possibility of having sex with a woman. "
It's a lot like a lot of people's attitudes towards women and their bodies, that we don't accept women's bodies, and our bodies are a bit of a commodity."
The difference between cuckolds and the cucks is that they aren't sexually attracted to women, but do enjoy exploring the possibility of having sex with a woman.
Cucked couples can also have sexual relationships with men, but don't always engage in this because it can be challenging to know what to expect.
CUCKOES ARE TRYING TO GET AWAY from the traditional roles that they're used to In the US, the sexualisation of sex and sexuality has led to a lot more casual sex and a lot less commitment, says Professor Sarah McLean, who has researched the effects of sexualisation on the body, body image and sexuality of older adults.
"In the past it was really difficult for people to be open about their sexual fantasies because they felt it would make them feel ashamed," she says.
"Because it's a very public and public experience, it can encourage the kind of self-fulfilling prophecy that happens in relationships where people are being pressured into sex and relationships," she adds. "
You might have a very frank sexual encounter and it might be very intense and you might say things like 'I'm going to cum on you and you're going to do this and that'." Professor McLean says this can be dangerous.
"Because it's a very public and public experience, it can encourage the kind of self-fulfilling prophecy that happens in relationships where people are being pressured into sex and relationships," she adds.
"Sex without commitment can be a very powerful thing."
Cuckoo couples might also struggle with a lot in terms of relationships.
"If you're having a very good relationship, then it's likely that you're not having sex as much," says Professor Mclean.
"For people who have a relationship, having more sex is good, but if you don't have much sex it's not necessarily a good thing."
If a relationship doesn't work, there may be other factors at play.
For example, if a partner is struggling to have a healthy relationship and is having trouble in relationships with other people, or is having difficulty in their work, it could be an issue that the person is working on.
The sex that they enjoy is also a factor, so there may also be feelings of shame associated with a sexual relationship that they don't want or need to have.
"What makes a cucked relationship unique is that it's about a relationship rather than a sex life," says McLean.
Cuddled couples may also struggle to find work because they may not have the same level of experience as those who have been married for a long time.
"They might not have had a good relationship before, or they may be looking for a more stable, predictable relationship," she explains.
"That's the way it's usually structured, so you have that level of comfort and support, and then you have this other aspect of, 'How do I get the career I want?'." When it comes to finding work, the relationship can also be a barrier.
"Cuckoos often work in the fields of retail and hospitality and they may need a lot out of their day-to-day life to make ends meet," says Rimmer from the University.
"So if they can't find work, they may find it very difficult to find an income, or may have difficulties with their relationship with their partner."
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This page describes how to control the name of the processed resources generated by wro4j-maven-plugin.
By default, wro4j maven plugin generates resources with the same name the group has in wro.xml file. For instance, if you have defined a group named *all":
```xml
<groups>
  <group name="all">
    <css>/path/to/style/*.css</css>
    <js>/path/to/script/*.js</js>
  </group>
</groups>
```
the output target folder (which is easy to configure using _destinationFolder_ plugin parameter), used by wro4j maven plugin, will contain two files: all.css and all.js.

This page describe how to change this behavior and take control over the how the name of the generated file.

# Details
The **WroManagerFactory** used by wro4j maven plugin implements the **NamingStrategyAware** interface:
```java
public interface NamingStrategyAware {
  public abstract NamingStrategy getNamingStrategy();
}
```

This interface allow to configure the *!NamingStrategy* used after processing is done in maven plugin mojo.

The **NamingStrategy** interface define how resources should be named, it can be used also for versioning or any other type of naming strategy:

```java
public interface NamingStrategy {
  public String rename(final String originalName, final InputStream inputStream) throws IOException;
}
```

By default, a couple of implementation of this interface is provided, these are:
* **NoOpNamingStrategy** - as its name states, it doesn't change the result name of the resource
* **DefaultHashEncoderNamingStrategy** - encodes a hash into file name, where hash is generated based on resource content. By default the CRC-32 algorithm is used to compute the hash, but this can be easily switched with other algorithms. When this strategy is used, the *all.css* can renamed to something like *all-253f2eba.css*, where *253f2eba* is a CRC-32 checksum of the css resource.
* **TimestampNamingStrategy* - the strategy which encodes the timestamp into the bundle name.

You can create a custom implementation of this interface, which can encode a version or a timestamp.

## Using Custom NamingStrategy
In order to change the naming strategy feature, you have to use a custom *!WroManagerFactory* with the *!NamingStrategy* implementation set:

```java
public class CustomWroManagerFactory
    extends DefaultStandaloneContextAwareManagerFactory {
  public CustomWroManagerFactory() {
    setNamingStrategy(new DefaultHashEncoderNamingStrategy());
  }
}
```

In this example the **DefaultHashEncoderNamingStrategy** is used. You can change this one with a different strategy implementation which suites your needs.

The last step is to configure the **CustomWroManagerFactory** in pom.xml:

```xml
      <plugin>
        <groupId>ro.isdc.wro4j</groupId>
        <artifactId>wro4j-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>${wro4j.version}</version>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <goals>
              <goal>run</goal>
            </goals>
          </execution>
        </executions>
        <configuration>
          <ignoreMissingResources>true</ignoreMissingResources>
           <wroManagerFactory>test.CustomWroManagerFactory</wroManagerFactory>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
```

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Primera B Nacional 2010/2011

Mistrzem drugiej ligi argentyńskiej został klub Atlético Rafaela, natomiast wicemistrzem - klub Unión Santa Fe.

Drugą ligę argentyńską po sezonie 2010/11 opuściły następujące kluby

Do drugiej ligi argentyńskiej po sezonie 2010/11 przybyły następujące kluby

Primera B Nacional

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Tabela końcowa Primera B Nacional 2010/11

Klasyfikacja strzelców bramek

Mecze barażowe o awans do I ligi

Kluby River Plate i Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata spadły do drugiej ligi - na ich miejsce awansowały Belgrano Córdoba i San Martín San Juan.

Tabela spadkowa
O tym, które kluby drugoligowe spadną do III ligi decydował dorobek punktowy w przeliczeniu na jeden rozegrany mecz uzyskany przez kluby w ostatnich trzech sezonach.

Baraże o utrzymanie się w II lidze

Z drugiej ligi spadł klub San Martín Tucumán, a na jego miejsce awansował klub Desamparados San Juan. Klub Independiente Rivadavia Mendoza mimo remisowego rozstrzygnięcia barażu zachował drugoligowy byt ze względu na zajęcie wyższej pozycji w sezonie (grał w wyższej lidze niż przeciwnik).

Linki zewnętrzne
 RSSSF - Druga liga argentyńska w sezonie 2010/11

II liga argentyńska w piłce nożnej
2010 w piłce nożnej
2011 w piłce nożnej
2010 w Argentynie
2011 w Argentynie


Tony Guerrero of Mir Enterprises talks Thursday about the vacant businesses along Route 14 in Fox River Grove. The city is considering using eminent domain to acquire the properties.
Vacant businesses sit on both sides of the New China restaurant on Route 14 in Fox River Grove. The village is considering using eminent domain to acquire the properties.
Rental signs sit in window fronts of vacant businesses along Route 14 in Fox River Grove.
Cars drive past vacant businesses Thursday along Route 14 in Fox River Grove. The village is considering using eminent domain to acquire the properties.
The village of Fox River Grove plans to begin acquiring 10 downtown properties via eminent domain within the next couple of weeks, village administrator Derek Soderholm said.
The Village Board voted to begin the process at its Sept. 6 meeting, and it is expected that condemnation documents will be filed with the court in the next several weeks. Eminent domain is a way for municipalities to take control of private property for public use.
Property owners have expressed frustration with the decision. They argue that the village has not offered enough money to buy the buildings, which are located on a block bordered by Route 14, Illinois Street, Lincoln Avenue and Opatrny Drive across the street from the Metra station.
Crystal Lake-based lawyer David McArdle said villages that want to use eminent domain have to establish a public purpose to move forward.
The court also must decide what the village should pay property owners for the buildings.
McArdle is part of the law firm Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle, and he serves as the city attorney for multiple municipalities, including the cities of McHenry and Marengo.
The state of Illinois frequently uses eminent domain to create easements or public roads, but it is less common for McHenry County municipalities, McArdle said.
"I don't know the last time I filed condemnation for a city or village," he said.
Soderholm said the public purpose is economic development.
The village has spoken to interested developers, but it does not yet know who ultimately would develop the property or whether it will go through a request for proposal process, Soderholm said.
Carl Gigante, an eminent domain lawyer with Chicago-based Figliulo & Silverman P.C., said because the subject property is in a tax increment financing district, there is precedent for the village to take over.
All properties in a TIF district are subject to condemnation for development, but the municipality must have an agreement in place before moving forward in the condemnation process, Gigante said.
"One of the things you have to establish as a village is that you have entered into an express contract with a private person who agrees to undertake the development project in the blighted area," Gigante said.
Property owners have a right to fight the municipality every step of the way, but it's an expensive process that will drag out litigation, he said.
At least one Fox River Grove business plans to avail itself of that opportunity.
New China Restaurant, apartments and an office front are the only occupied units on the block. William Gee owns New China, which has operated since 1975. He said he is working with a lawyer to retain ownership of the property at 308 Route 14.
He said he is disappointed to be in this position after doing business with the village for so long.
Tony Guerrero operates an office front for Mir Enterprises, which does home construction. Zia Mir is the property owner and owns three other parcels on the block.
Guerrero, who lives in Fox River Grove, said his main concern about the plan is as a resident.
Soderholm said the village will use TIF funding to execute the plan. The village has two TIF districts and can use revenue from either to pay, he said.
The two districts are expected to generate $572,680 this year, according to the village's fiscal 2019 budget.


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ROBERT ENGLUND JOINS STRANGER THINGS 4
Posted on: November 22nd, 2020
Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund is heading to Hawkins, Indiana! He's joined the cast of Netflix's Stranger Things in a recurring role!
With the series paying homage to the horror films we all know and love from the 80s, Englund seems like a perfect fit. The horror legend will play Victor Creel, a disturbed and intimidating man imprisoned in a psychiatric hospital for a gruesome murder in the 1950s.
In addition to Englund, new recurring cast members for season four include Sherman Augustus (Virus) as Lt. Colonel Sullivan, an intelligent, no-nonsense man who believes he knows how to stop the evil in Hawkins once and for all; Mason Dye (Teen Wolf) as Jason Carver, a guy who's seemingly perfect world begins to unravel when a new evil threatens Hawkins; Nikola Djuricko (In the Land of Blood and Honey) as Yuri, a seedy and unpredictable Russian smuggler who loves bad jokes, cold hard cash, and crunchy style peanut butter; and Tom Wlaschiha (Game of Thrones) as Dmitri, a smart, cunning, and charming prison guard who befriends Hopper… but can he be trusted?
New additions to the regular cast include Jamie Campbell Bower (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) as Peter Ballard, a caring orderly at the psychiatric hospital who grows tired of the brutality he witnesses day after day; Eduardo Franco (American Vandal) as Argyle, a fun-loving stoner and Jonathan's new best friend who proudly delivers delicious pizza pies for Surfer Boy Pizza; and Joseph Quinn (Overlord) as Eddie Munson, an audacious metalhead, hated by those who don't understand him and beloved by those who do, who runs Hawkins High's official D&D club and finds himself at the terrifying epicentre of this season's mystery.
Season four of the popular horror show will see Hopper, who was revealed in a teaser to be very much alive, imprisoned far from home in the snowy wasteland of Kamchatka. There, he will face dangers both human and… otherwise. Back in the states, meanwhile, a new horror begins to surface—something long buried, something that connects everything…
Words: Samantha McLaren (@themeatispeople)