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Parlement de la République démocratique d'Azerbaïdjan - le premier parlement établi dans l'Orient musulman (le , à 13h00).

Histoire et fondation
Le , la fraction musulmane s'est proclamée le Conseil national d'Azerbaïdjan au sein de la Transcaucasie. Ainsi, en effet, le premier parlement d'Azerbaïdjan a été créé et la fondation de la première république parlementaire a été établie. Compte tenu de la Déclaration d'indépendance, «le Conseil national élu par le peuple et le gouvernement provisoire, relevant du Conseil national seront à la tête de l'Azerbaïdjan jusqu'à ce que l'Assemblée des Fondateurs soit convoquée». Le , trois mois après l'établissement du cabinet de Fatali Khan Khoyski, le gouvernement de la République démocratique d'Azerbaïdjan s'est installé à Bakou. Bakou est devenue la capitale. Le 9 novembre, le drapeau national de la République d'Azerbaïdjan a été remplacé par un drapeau tricolore avec une image en forme de croissant et étoile octogonale. Une commission spéciale a été créée à cet effet. Bien que six mois ne sont pas écoulés depuis la décision du Conseil national du  ou, plus précisément, bien que le gouvernement avait le droit de poursuivre seul son pouvoir, le Conseil national d'Azerbaïdjan a commencé à exercer son activité le  par l'initiative et l'appel de Fatali Khan Khoyski. Le Conseil national d'Azerbaïdjan sur la proposition du président du gouvernement Fatali Khan Khoyski a pris la tâche de convoquer l'Assemblée des Fondateurs.

Lors de la réunion du Conseil national d'Azerbaïdjan du , sous la présidence de M. Résulzadé, des décisions très i, portantes ont été dans l'histoire du parlementarisme en Azerbaïdjan. Nonobstant que la République démocratique d'Azerbaïdjan exerçait son activité dans un environnement extrêmement difficile et compliqué à cette époque, elle a conservé un mode de développement extrêmement démocratique. Lors de cette réunion du 19 novembre, il a été noté que toutes les nationalités vivant dans l'État devraient être représentées au parlement.

Selon le calendrier caucasien,  vivaient dans ces territoires.  d'entre eux étaient musulmans,  étaient arméniens et  étaient russes. Donc, les musulmans doivent envoyer 80 représentants, les Arméniens 21 et les Russes 10, sur la base des règles de sélection d'un représentant pour . Il a été décidé de former le Parlement azerbaïdjanais composé de 120 membres. 8 des 21 représentants arméniens devaient être élus au Parlement de Ganja, 8 de Choucha et 5 de Bakou. 10 représentants devraient être envoyés du Conseil national russe, 1 représentant de l'organisation nationale allemande, 1- par le Conseil national juif, 1 - par le comité géorgien et 1 - par le comité polonais. En outre, la loi envisageait également d'envoyer 3 représentants par le Conseil des syndicats de Bakou et 2 représentants par l'institution de commerce au parlement de la République d'Azerbaïdjan. Les parlementaires bénéficiant de l'immunité de député.
Selon la décision de la réunion du Conseil national du , 44 délégués turco-musulmans élus à l'Assemblée des Fondateurs de la Russie à la fin de 1917 furent inclus dans le nouveau parlement. Les 36 autres députés et représentants d'autres nationalités devaient être réélus. La formation du nouveau parlement devait être achevée le .

Apparemment, bien qu'il ne s'était écoulé qu'une demi-année depuis le génocide de 1918, 21 représentants arméniens ont été autorisés à participer au parlement azerbaïdjanais. Cette mesure prise dans des conditions historiques est une brillante preuve du profond respect aux droits de l'homme et de la nature démocratique du peuple azerbaïdjanais. En ce qui concerne la convocation du Parlement de la République d'Azerbaïdjan, une adresse intitulée «À toute la population azerbaïdjanaise!» a été publiée au nom du Conseil national d'Azerbaïdjan, signée de la main de Résulzadé le  dans les langues azerbaïdjanaise et russe. La déclaration se lisait comme suit :

Citoyens! Le Conseil national, après avoir suspendu son activité compte tenu de la situation d'urgence de la guerre et la révolution a été convoqué à nouveau à Bakou en accord les termes du temps. La première loi adoptée par le Conseil national, appartenant aux musulmans azerbaïdjanais a été de ré-élargir ses limites, c'est-à-dire remplacer sa forme nationale par la forme étatique. Selon la loi adoptée le 19 de ce mois, le Conseil national deviendra un Majlisi-Mabusan (le Parlement) de 120 membres jusqu'au 3 décembre. Des représentants des peuples minoritaires et de différentes provinces du pays ont participé à ce conseil. Le parlement formé sous cette loi sera le maître de notre pays jusqu'à ce que l'Assemblée des Fondateurs soit convoquée à l'avenir par l'application générale, elle résoudra son destin, organisera et défendra son gouvernement. Mettons fin à l'inimitié et au désaccord qui ne nous ont laissé que désastre et misère. L'histoire nous a obligés de vivre ensemble. Afin de balayer les difficultés naturelles et souffrances, nous devons construire nos vies sur une base intelligente et humaine, sur l'amour et le respect mutuel. Malgré toutes les différences nationales et sectaires, tous les citoyens azerbaïdjanais sont des enfants d'un même pays. Ils ont besoin d'étendre leurs mains les uns aux autres et de les aider afin de construire leur vie commune et de partager leur bonheur ensemble dans la maison commune.

L'inauguration solennelle du Parlement azerbaïdjanais a eu lieu dans le bâtiment de l'ancienne école de filles de Haji Zeynalabdin Tagiyev sur la rue Nikolïev, le  (aujourd'hui le bâtiment de l'Institut des Manuscrits de Fuzuli). C'était le premier parlement formé sur la base des principes les plus démocratiques de l'époque dans tout l'Orient musulman. Le président du Conseil national d'Azerbaïdjan, Mémméd Émin Résulzadé, a prononcé un discours de bienvenue à l'ouverture du parlement.

Sur la proposition de la faction "Musavat", Alimardan Bey Topchubachov fut élu premier vice-président du parlement, et le docteur Hasan bey Agayev - Premier vice-président. Puisque A.Topchubachov avait quitté le pays pour une visite officielle à la conférence de paix de Paris, l'activité du parlement était dirigée par H.Agayev. Lors de la première réunion du parlement, la démission du gouvernement de Fatali Khan Khoyski fut adoptée et on a décidé de former un nouveau gouvernement. La réorganisation du nouveau gouvernement fut de nouveau confiée à F.Khoyski.

Le , H.Khoyski a fait un discours au parlement et a présenté le nouveau gouvernement pour approbation. Le parlement a adopté le programme du gouvernement et a exprimé sa confiance dans le gouvernement de F.Khoyski.

L'une des leçons les plus importantes de notre histoire dans l'histoire du Parlement azerbaïdjanais consiste à ce que, bien que tous les habitants de la République et les figures publiques ont attribué 21 sièges aux Arméniens et 10 aux Russes dans le premier parlement azerbaïdjanais, ils n'ont pas participé à l'ouverture du Parlement. Le Conseil national russe de Bakou a décidé de ne pas participer au Parlement, arguant qu'il pas de droit moral de parler au nom de la population russe en Azerbaïdjan.

Ils ont essayé de prouver que l'Azerbaïdjan n'est pas resté fidèle à l'idée de «la Russie unie et indivisible» en proclamant son indépendance. Comme si la participation du Conseil national russe au Parlement et au gouvernement signifierait «la reconnaissance du fait de la séparation de l'Azerbaïdjan de la Russie», ce qui faciliterait la reconnaissance de l'Azerbaïdjan sur la scène internationale. La décision adoptée par du Conseil national russe ne reflétait point l'opinion de la population russe défendant la convocation du parlement azerbaïdjanais et la participation de ses représentants. Ainsi, l'Association russe-slave, exerçant son activité a Bakou adressa à M.É.Résulzadé, le président du Conseil national azerbaïdjanais une demande de donner son consentement pour qu'ils entrent au Parlement et participent aux activités générales de construction de l'État en Azerbaïdjan.

Les Arméniens qui ne pouvaient pas se réconcilier avec l'indépendance de l'Azerbaïdjan, ont défendu à cette époque le Conseil national russe et n'ont pas assisté aux sessions du Parlement pendant un certain temps. La tactique des Arméniens de ne pas participer au parlement azerbaïdjanais a duré plus de deux mois. Enfin, ils ont pris la décision de rejoindre le Parlement. Ils ont créé deux factions - la faction arménienne et la fraction de Dashnaksutyun au Parlement azerbaïdjanais. Comme il est évident de par leur activité au Parlement, la principale raison de la participation des Arméniens au parlement azerbaïdjanais n'était pas de servir le développement de l'État azéri, l'économie et la culture de l'Azerbaïdjan, mais d'obtenir une nouvelle tribune pour renforcer la propagande des idées de la Grande Arménie séparatiste.

En outre, il y avait 11 factions et groupes au Parlement, qui avait un pouvoir suprême dans le pays et dont le nombre des membres n'avait pas atteint un total de 100, entravant sérieusement l'établissement d'un État indépendant dans des conditions internes et internationales extrêmement complexes. Des fractions et groupes séparés préféraient souvent les intérêts de groupe aux intérêts nationaux. Par exemple, le bloc socialiste du Parlement, sous prétexte de «protéger les intérêts des pauvres», promouvait régulièrement l'unification de l'Azerbaïdjan en Russie soviétique, décidait d'ouvrir une représentation diplomatique en Union soviétique et finissait par soutenir l'intervention de l'Armée rouge dans le pays, ce n'était rien de plus qu'une perturbation de la République populaire.

Dès le premier jour de l'établissement du Parlement azerbaïdjanais, son travail est basé sur les principes propres aux républiques démocratiques. Il convient de noter que, bien que la loi sur l'organisation du parlement envisageait d'organiser un Parlement composé de 120 membres, il n'y a jamais eu un tel nombre de députés au parlement pour diverses raisons.

Néanmoins, le Parlement de la République azerbaïdjanaise a laissé une empreinte profonde et riche dans l'histoire de l'Azerbaïdjan, en particulier dans l'histoire de la culture parlementaire, avec ses lois et décisions de haut niveau, son expérience de la construction indépendante durant les 17 mois de son activité.

Au cours des premières sessions du Parlement azerbaïdjanais, le parti, les factions et les groupes participant à ses travaux font des déclarations sur leurs programmes d'action. Un objectif commun dans ces déclarations était de maintenir l'indépendance et l'intégrité territoriale, les droits politiques et nationaux de la jeune République d'Azerbaïdjan, d'établir et de renforcer les relations amicales entre le peuple et le gouvernement d'Azerbaïdjan et d'autres peuples et gouvernements,  mener de vastes réformes sociales et créer une puissante armée capable de défendre le pays.

Première période du parlement
La première période s'est écoulée du 27 mai à novembre 1918. Pendant ces six mois, le premier parlement azerbaïdjanais, qui fonctionnait sous le nom de Conseil national d'Azerbaïdjan et composé de 44 délégués musulmans et turcs, a pris des décisions historiques très importantes. Le premier Parlement a déclaré le  l'indépendance de l'Azerbaïdjan, a assumé la gestion du pays et a adopté la Déclaration d'Indépendance.

La déclaration d'indépendance déclarée par le Conseil national d'Azerbaïdjan à un moment très compliqué et décisif dans la résidence du gouverneur général à Tbilissi-Caucase conserve sa signification historique et pratique en tant que document juridique le plus brillant de l'histoire de la démocratie et des traditions parlementaires azerbaïdjanaises.

Au cours du Conseil national, au total 10 réunion du Parlement azerbaïdjanais ont eu lieu y compris la réunion constitutive. La première réunion s'est tenue à Tbilissi le  et la dernière réunion s'est tenue à Bakou le . Le 27 mai, le Conseil national d'Azerbaïdjan a été créé et a temporairement suspendu ses activités le 17 juin et tous les pouvoirs législatifs et exécutifs sont transférés au gouvernement provisoire à condition de convoquer le Conseil des Fondateurs au plus tard pendant six mois. Après le transfert du gouvernement de la République démocratique d'Azerbaïdjan à Bakou le , le Conseil national d'Azerbaïdjan a rétabli son activité le 16 novembre. Le 19 novembre, le Conseil national azerbaïdjanais a adopté la loi sur la convocation du Parlement azerbaïdjanais de l'Assemblée des députés et a aboli ses activités. Ainsi, le Parlement azerbaïdjanais a fonctionné à Tbilissi, à Ganja et à Bakou pendant cette période de son activité, ou plutôt, pendant le Conseil national.

Deuxième période du Parlement
La deuxième période du parlement a duré 17 mois, du  au . La première réunion s'est tenue le , la dernière réunion a eu lieu le . Pendant cette période, le Parlement a eu 145 réunions au total. 15 de ces séances n'ont pas eu lieu parce que le quorum n'était pas atteint. Deux parmi 130 sessions ont eu lieu respectivement le  et le  (en 1919) à l'occasion du premier anniversaire de l'indépendance de l'Azerbaïdjan et de libération de Bakou; quatre réunions solennelles ont eu lieu le  et , à l'occasion du 2 et 3 anniversaires de la Grande Révolution russe; à l'occasion de l'accord sur la coopération militaire entre l'Azerbaïdjan et la Géorgie en date du  et la conférence de paix de Paris tenue le  à l'occasion de la reconnaissance de facto de l'indépendance de l'Azerbaïdjan. Les deux réunions étaient liées à l'état d'urgence - le , lorsque l'Arménie déclara la guerre à la Géorgie et ratifia les accords de coopération économique entre la Géorgie et l'Azerbaïdjan le . Lors d'autres sessions, la politique nationale et étrangère du pays, les questions économiques et financières, le débat et l'adoption d'actes législatifs, la construction de l'armée et d'autres questions ont été discutées.

Au cours de toutes ces réunion, le Parlement de la République azerbaïdjanaise a adopté un certain nombre de lois visant à instaurer l'État démocratique légal le plus moderne garantissant le respect des droits de l'homme et des libertés fondamentales. Toutes ces lois et décisions se sont concertées sur la formation de trois branches du gouvernement - les autorités législatives, exécutives et judiciaires.

Le Parlement azerbaïdjanais, qui exerçait son activité dans un contexte historique interne et international très complexe, caractérisé par l'étape clé de la lutte des États pour distribuer le monde durant la Première Guerre mondiale et par la nouvelle menace d'occupation du pays avait consacré une partie importante de son activité à la protection de l'indépendance de l'État, à la construction d'une armée. Il convient de noter qu'en règle générale, les membres du Parlement ont fait preuve de solidarité et d'unanimité en discutant des lois et des décisions adoptées par le Parlement dans ce domaine .

Parlement et éducation
Malgré les conditions difficiles, le gouvernement et le parlement de la République, qui poursuit l'éveil national de notre peuple, ont maintenu le développement de la science, de l'éducation et de l'éducation publique et de la santé. Des écoles, des gymnases, des écoles de filles, des jardins d'enfants, des stages de formation de courte durée, des bibliothèques sont ouverts partout dans le pays, un réseau d'hôpitaux et de centres auxiliaires est installé dans les campagnes et lutte contre les maladies infectieuses.

De ce point de vue, il est nécessaire de noter la loi adoptée par le Parlement sur la création de l'Université d'Etat de Bakou 1 septembre 1919. L'ouverture de l'Université nationale était un service historique très important pour le peuple de la République. Plus tard, lorsque la République démocratique d'Azerbaïdjan s'est effondrée, l'Université d'Etat de Bakou a joué un rôle inégalé dans la vie des idées de la République et dans la réintégration de notre peuple.

Le Gouvernement et le Parlement, qui accordaient une attention particulière au développement de la science et de l'éducation dans le pays, ont fait des efforts particuliers pour accélérer le développement des cadres nationaux dans ce domaine sans perdre de temps. Dans le même temps, le Parlement azerbaïdjanais a adopté un projet de loi visant à envoyer 100 jeunes azerbaïdjanais à l'étranger à des fins d'éducation, aux frais du gouvernement. Il en ressort que le Parlement a créé une commission spéciale composée de cinq personnes (Mehdi bey Hajinski, Akhmed-bey Pepinov, Garabey Garabeyov, Abdulla bey Efendizade) présidée par Mémméd Emin Résulzadé pour déterminer les jeunes à envoyer à l'étranger. Selon la décision de la commission, 45 personnes ont été envoyées en France, 23 en Italie, 10 en Angleterre et 9 dans les universités turques. 13 Russes qui ont été sélectionnés pour étudier en Russie n'ont pas pu y aller à cause de la guerre civile

Parlement et politique étrangère
Le parlement et le gouvernement de la République populaire démocratique d'Azerbaïdjan se sont également attachés à reconnaître la jeune république sur la scène internationale pour surmonter la menace de l'intervention étrangère. A cet égard, le Parlement de la République a décidé, le , d'envoyer une délégation spéciale à la Conférence de paix de Paris présidée par le Président du Parlement, A.M. Topchubachov.

Bien que A.M.Topchubachov, l'homme d'Etat éminent de la période de la République, surmontant des difficultés a reussi la reconnaissance de la République démocratique d'Azerbaïdjan d'un certain nombre de grands États, son activité dans ce domaine était interrompue lorsque la XI Armée rouge a envahi l'Azerbaïdjan.

L'une des questions qui a attiré la plus grande partie de l'activité du Parlement azerbaïdjanais et du gouvernement de la République a été les relations et les problèmes frontaliers avec les voisins proches. Malgré les relations tendus avec la Géorgie ont été enfin résolues, les relations avec le gouvernement arménien n'ont pas réussi à ramener à des voies normales en raison des grandes revendications territoriales du gouvernement arménien.

Pendant la période de la République démocratique d'Azerbaïdjan, un certain nombre d'accords ont été signés avec l'Iran des Kadjars et ces documents ont été approuvés par le Parlement.

Pendant la période de la république, les traditions parlementaires deviennent de plus en plus fortes et a été la culture parlementaire la plus moderne.

Adoption des lois
Plus de 270 projets de loi ont été présenté pour la considération par le parlement, dont 230 ont été acceptés. Les lois sont discutées dans le contexte d'échanges intenses et amicales et seulement après la troisième lecture.

Les membres du parlement appartenant à 11 factions et groupes participaient à la préparation, la discussion et l'approbation des lois.

Il y avait 11 commissions au parlement: la commission financière et budgétaires, la commission sur les propositions législatives, commissions centrales pour la tenue des élections, mandats, questions militaires, agraires: enquêtes, dispositions économique, commissions de contrôle sur l'utilisation des forces de production du pays, éditoriaux et effectifs.

L'activité du parlement était spécifiquement réglementée par la charte préparée à cet effet - «Consignes pour le parlement azerbaïdjanais».

M.E. Résulzadé a évalué l'activité du Parlement de la République démocratique d'Azerbaïdjan comme suit:

L'Assemblée nationale représentait toutes les classes et nationalités du pays et prenait des décisions qui étaient responsables du sort de l'État. Sans la décision de l'Assemblée nationale, aucun ordre n'a été exécuté, aucun coût n'a été engagé, aucune guerre n'a commencé, aucune paix n'a été signée. Le gouvernement continue a fonctionner quand il gagne le confiance du parlement et cesse ses activités quand il est perdu. Il n'y avait pas de médiateur au milieu. Le parlement était autocrate.

La fin de l'activité du Parlement
Dans la nuit du 26 au , les unités de la 11 Armée rouge traversèrent les frontières de l'État indépendant d'Azerbaïdjan et attaquèrent Bakou sans déclarer la guerre. Bakou était également assiégée par la mer. Le matin du 27 avril, les forces armées communistes ont saisi des objets importants à la fois dans la ville et au-delà. En fait, dans les conditions du renversement de la République démocratique d'Azerbaïdjan, la délégation des communistes, agissant au nom des envahisseurs ont donné l'ultimatum au parlement azerbaïdjanais au nom du comité central du parti communiste (bolchevique), du parti communiste de Bakou et de la conférence centrale des travailleurs. A cet égard, une commission spéciale a été créé dirigée par Mammad Hasan Hajinski, qui était chargé de l'organisation d'un nouveau gouvernement (cabinet VI) après la démission de Nasib bey Yusifbeyli le 30 mars (M. Résulzadé, Garabayov, A. Safikürdski, A. Gardachov, S. Aghamalmoghlu). Mammad Hasan Hajinski, restant en contact avec les bolcheviks d'Azerbaïdjan a rencontré des communistes. Les résultats de l'ultimatum, et les négociations de la commission ont été discutés lors de la dernière réunion du Parlement sous la présidence de Mammad Yusif Jafarov. La session a débuté le 27 avril à 20h45 et a duré jusqu'au 23h25. Pendant les discussions menées avec la proposition de M.Résulzadé, les portes du parlement furent ouvertes au peuple. Dans son discours, Résulzadé a déclaré:

Messieurs! Notre nation devrait être consciente de la décision historique. Ouvrons la porte du Parlement pour la nation pour que chacun sache dans quelle situation critique nous sommes et quel genre de décision nous allons prendre. Par conséquent, je propose que de ne pas fermer nos portes à la nation et prenions une décision à la l'échelle nationale.

Présentant l'ultimatum, M.Hajinski dit que le gouvernement devrait être remis aux communistes ce soir; Le Comité central du Parti communiste bolchevique d'Azerbaïdjan déclare que sinon le gouvernement fera tout son possible pour remettre le pouvoir à l'Armée rouge. Les communistes avertissaient également que si on ne remet pas le pouvoir à nous ce soir, les partis politiques, y compris le parti Musavat, seront interdits au Parlement; M.H.Hajinski a également informé que les communistes ont refusé d'examiner nos propositions et a averti que si le gouvernement ne se rendait pas volontairement, toute la responsabilité des conséquences tomberait sur les parlementaires. À la fin de son discours, M. Hajinski s'est adressé aux parlementaires à prendre la seule décision juste dans la situation actuelle pour «le sauvage de la nation». Cependant, Samad Aghamalioghlu, Gara bey Garabeyov, Aslan bey Safikurdski, Mémméd Émin Résulzadé et Sultanmajid Ganizadé ont objecté à la proposition de M.Hajinski à la remise du pouvoir inconditionnellement aux communistes. Cependant, afin d'éviter l'effusion de sang, ils ont déclaré être contents de remettre le pouvoir aux communistes sous certaines conditions, surtout sous réserve de maintenir l'indépendance du pays. En conséquence, le Parlement a pris une décision à la majorité sur la remise du pouvoir aux communistes dans les termes suivants:

Élections

Gouvernements de la République démocratique d'Azerbaïdjan

Composition du Parlement de la République démocratique d'Azerbaïdjan

I. Fraction Musavat et sans-parti

II. Fraction Ittihad

III. Fraction Ahrar

IV. Fraction socialiste

V. Fraction sans-parti

VI. Indépendants

VII. Gauche, Independent

VIII. Fraction de l'Union Slave et Russe

IX. Fraction des minorités X. Fraction arménienne

XI. Fraction Dashnaksutyun

Bureau parlementaire

Notes et références

Histoire de l'Azerbaïdjan
Organisme fondé en 1918


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Search for a good and reputed laser hair removal clinic in Norwalk, CT. This is required because there are lots of laser hair removal clinics out there which promise you a lot, but eventually turn out to be frauds who are just on the look-out to fetch clients. You should thus not be lured by the exciting offers and promises that most of the laser hair removal clinics give you. Make a detailed research about it. Ask about the different clinics available near your home, from your family or friends who have undergone laser hair removal previously.
While you visit our clinic it is advised that you first undergo a consultation. In all reputed laser hair removal clinics, a certified laser technician will examine the skin tone and hair color of each client before prescribing or suggesting any laser treatment. This is necessary because different people have different skin and hair types, which requires different type of approach for laser hair removal. In addition to this there are many types of lasers that are specially designed for each type of skin and hair tone. So, you must ask the doctor to do a thorough examination first before suggesting any treatment for you.
You should also talk frankly about the kinds of side effects that are usually noticed after laser hair removal. The most common minor side effects are skin reddening and bumps or skin darkening, which are healed in a couple of days after the treatment. Any questions can be answered during a free and confidential consultation, so visit our Norwalk, CT clinic today and get started.


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Most brokerage firms, apart from conventional trading platforms, also offer the option of online trading. In this article we are out lining the features of internet based trading and its pros and cons.
The Indian stock market has evolved dynamically over the past decade, making the system more transparent and efficient. The number of demat accountholders have also gone up by leaps and bounds over the past few years. An increased awareness of investing regularly has also led to people flocking to brokerage firms to get a trading account opened.
Now, with more and more investors getting net-savvy, slowly and steadily the concept of online trading is gaining momentum. Just like online banking helps investor to conduct his banking transactions on the internet, similarly, online trading helps investor make his investments on the 'world wide web'.
Internet trades account for approximately 11 per cent of the total number of trades conducted and this figure is expected to grow to 25 to 30 percent over the next three to five years.
By 2010, 90 per cent of the retail trading volumes will be drawn towards the Internet. There are more than 5,000 online trading accounts opened every month in India and identifying the growth opportunities of this paperless platform for trading, many banks have lined up 'three in one' accounts, which includes a savings account, a demat account and an online trading account, enabling swift trading and transfer of funds. All the three accounts are seamlessly woven to ensure a completely paperless mechanism for trading and to facilitate smooth transfer of funds to and from investor's bank account.
There are two ways in which one can trade in stocks – offline trading and online trading. Offline trading, the conventional method of trading, involves instructing the broker to execute the trade on investor's behalf. This leads to higher dependency on the broker. As against this, online trading provides investor a platform where investor is in total control of the trading in stocks and all orders are executed by investor him self. Investor can transact as per his comfort and availability of time, as there is no third party involvement to book the trades. What's more, since trading takes place on the internet, investor has the flexibility to operate his account from anywhere across the globe.
Under the conventional trading mode, there might be a time lag between placing an order and its execution. This may even result in buying a stock at a higher cost, since share prices fluctuate all the time. In online trading, investor can book the trades instantly. Moreover, the system asks for confirmation of the trade before the final order is booked and this ensures a re-checking of the figures before booking the order, reducing the margin of error significantly. Online trading operates on a paperless environment, with trade confirmation being sent across through e-mail. However, investor also has an option to request for a physical copy of the 'contract note'.
Investor online trading account comes with features that enable investor to view a certain number of stocks at one go. For instance, Indiabulls Securities' trading account allows its online clients to view live quotes on the streamer for a set of 30 stocks. What's more, investor can view the quantity and type of stocks held by investor and their respective market prices at one go, do technical analysis of stocks, and browse through the financials of any company that investor want to invest in, as service providers maintain an online database.
Additionally, the status of any trade can be accessed by viewing the trade status, unlike offline trading, wherein investor have to call the broker at regular intervals or wait for the broker's call for confirmation of trades.
For any investor, the cost involved in opening and maintaining an online account and the brokerage applicable on trades is of prime importance. More or less, the brokerage charged by firms providing online trading is equivalent to that of offline trading, with a similar rate reduction on brokerage, with a subsequent increase in trading volumes. As of now, online trading might not be cheaper as compared to offline trading, however, experts feel that over a period of time, the internet platform will take over the offline mode and prices will eventually come down.
Online trading comes with sophisticated layers of security. For example, ICICIdirect.com, one of the pioneers in internet trading, provides the highest security with 128KB encryption standards.
Apart from the convenience that the web-based trading platform provides, there are other aspects investor needs to consider before zeroing on a broker for online trading. These are – a strong independent research service, the trading limit offered in a day, real time information updates, technical analysis' tools, transaction execution speed, absence from involvement in any kind of scam, the number of ongoing and pending cases with SEBI if any, and a clean legal track record.
Despite all the advantages that online trading offers, it also suffers from inherent disadvantages like the lack of personal touch and professional advice before investing. For intraday trades, the positions are squared off by the online system around 15 to 20 minutes before the market closure time. Moreover, if investor internet connectivity is slow, and if investor wants to carry out an urgent trade, he can stand to lose. Further, investments in stocks require constant monitoring and reviewing. In the absence of professional help, investor may lose track of his investments.
The online share trading platform is well poised to become the preferred choice of trading, with a steady increase in the percentage of online traders. Moving forward, the brokerage charged by service providers may also experience a paradigm shift from the individual transaction based brokerage to a fixed commitment on brokerage irrespective of the volumes, thus spicing up the competition and attracting more customers to adopt online trading.


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How Google's high-speed wi-fi service could benefit Atlanta real estate
In a recent filing with the FCC, Google stated it was interested in testing a new high-speed wifi product – a spin-off of its much-ballyhooed Internet service "Fiber" – here in Atlanta. And that could be a boon for Atlanta real estate.
Google Fiber is fast. Insanely fast. According to tests, Google Fiber can reach download speeds of one gigabyte, or 1,000 megabytes, per second; that is roughly 100 times faster than what most Americans enjoy, and allows users to download large files (a movie, for instance) in less than two minutes.
High-speed Internet and homebuyers
Having access to that high-speed Internet has become the goal of every big-city mayor in America (Google has been selective in where it installs the service), and for good reason – along with the obvious benefits to the technology sector, there is compelling research that high-speed Internet is good for real estate. A survey from ISPreview found that 71.9 percent of homebuyers would pass on an ideal property if it lacked high-speed broadband, while 22.8 percent said they would negotiate a lower price; only 5.1 percent said they are not bothered by a home's Internet performance.
The "last mile" problem
All of that sounds great for Atlanta's economy. Google installs its high-speed Internet, people use it en masse, and then the access to that system becomes as appealing a selling point as convenience to the lakefront and proximity to the L.
Except, it's not quite that simple. The wifi service Google wants to pursue does not have an official name yet because it does not technically exist. Google Fiber, in its current form, it a classic wire-based Internet, meaning it requires running fiberoptic wires to every house and business that wants to utilize it.
As Fortune magazine explained, that installation of wiring (called the "last mile" problem) is very expensive, and there is an enormous graveyard of failed Internet companies that were unable to absorb that cost. Google does not release the specific finances behind Fiber, which is part of the fuzzy "other bets" segment of the company's budget. "Other bets," though, did run at an operating loss of $859 million in just 2016's second quarter.
Thus, as the Wall Street Journal reported, Google is looking for ways to cut down on its costs, and its new embrace of wifi Internet is part of that initiative. In addition, it has suspended earlier efforts to install Fiber in San Jose and Portland, Ore.
The wifi solution, though, will not be immediate. Fortune noted that high-band signals do not travel far, and that historically, they have experienced problems traveling through large buildings. So once Google figures out the next step in its high-speed Internet rollout, the impact will be considerable in Atlanta – the big question is when.
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In photothermal therapy (PTT), simultaneous achievement of imaging and hyperthermia mediated by a single laser inevitably risks damaging normal tissues before treatment. Herein, a core–shell-structured GdOF:Yb/Er@(GNRs@BSA) nanohybrid was designed and fabricated by conjugating gold nanorods (GNRs) on the surfaces of GdOF:Yb/Er nanoparticles by a facile procedure. By alternating near-infrared (NIR) light appropriately, high photothermal efficiency for PTT and good up-conversion luminescence (UCL) imaging can be achieved in this structure, which can substantially solve the heat-induced risk during the theranostic process. Furthermore, good biocompatibility and phagocytosis can be realized by modifying bovine serum albumin (BSA) on the surface of the GNRs, and the conjugation of folic acid (FA) endows this nanohybrid with targeting function. It is noted that the size of the GNRs prepared by the one-pot method is much smaller than that by the seed-mediated method, which is not only conducive to uniform heat distribution during intratumoral therapy, but also contributes to the nanohybrid metabolic decomposition and fluorescence tracing after treatment. Moreover, this product can also be utilized as a good magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) contrast agent, which can provide versatile imaging properties in the field of cancer clinical treatment.


Corruption in the Los Cabos area of Mexico's Baja California Sur is a bigger problem than some investors might think. According to a recent press release from the Association for the Protection of the Environment and the Marine Turtle in Southern Baja (ASUPMATOMA), government officials in Baja California Sur have seized hundreds of acres of beach front land from a group of investors and conservationists even though the claims being presented have been proven to be falsified.
The press release states that ASUPMATOMA has provided evidence that the land titles submitted by a Sinoloa company on July 27, 2007 were forged by a man who was recorded legally dead several months prior. State officials still proceeded to clear the land last week, actually reversing the charges against René Pinal, who is the main owner.
This land was being used as a sanctuary for sea turtles, and was open to the public to visit them in their natural habitat. However, it seems the government has other ideas for this valuable land: probably something more along the lines of hotels and resorts, which provide taxes to the government.
Corruption can be common in developing countries, adding extra risk to foreign investments, but this situation in Baja California Sur is more the exception than the rule. If these unsubstantiated seizures become more commonplace, then investors will have reason to think twice before investing in Mexico, but for now it seems to be a rare event.
ASUPMATOMA is still campaigning to fight the seizure. If you want more information about them or their cause, visit www.savetheseaturtles.org.
I appreciate the comment from someone on the ground there in Baja, who might be privy to facts unknown to the rest of us. Let me start by saying that I was in no way intending this to be a bashing of investments in Baja California Sur (We have written several articles saying how great of a place it was). I was merely informing people about something that was going on down there. Unfortunately the only information I had on the subject came from the press release issued by ASUPMATOMA, who obviously could be very biased about the situation.
I think having your property stolen in Baja is the least of your concerns. The narcos have recently killed every chief of police in Rosorito Beach and have cut off their heads. The narcos control the whole area. The other day they had a 6 hour gun battle in the town.
This is absolutely a legitimate case according to credible third-party sources. The documents used by the Sinaloa-based company to claim ownership over this land have been falsified, and are recorded in the official notary archives of the state of Sinaloa, Mexico.
Additionally, the environment, while a separate issue, is certainly one we cannot minimize, as it is a real problem for Cabo San Lucas, and all developing areas, for that matter.
Corruption in Mexico's Baja, is not isolated to Sur. Baja Norte is riddled with problems. The United State's State Department has a warning issued against signing ANY contract in Mexico without proper legal advice. Google Baja Real Estate Complaints. Research the complaints. Become informed. Even firms like Coldwell Banker in Mexico have had SERIOUS problems. Consider your sources of information, anything that is associated with a real estate firm, like bajainsider, is out to make a dollar, and not honest. Even programs like Sunday Morning did not make people aware of the huge risk this is. Developments that look good like Real Del Mar, built by Frisas, and ran by people like Jose Luis Corona have proven to be very BAD businesses and people to deal with. Rent in Mexico for at least six months before purchasing. Real estate is the one thing we buy without trying it on. We try on shoes, test drive cars, why buy a house without trying the area first. Be very careful in Mexico.


I totally dig Guillermo del Toro because he knows how to effortlessly blend real life with the seemingly improbable, and The Devil's Backbone typifies his brilliance in the supernatural arena. In the late 1930s, a young boy is left at a creepy orphanage in a town caught up in the end of the bloody Spanish Civil War and is terrorized by a young ghost named Santi who warns that many of the orphanage's inhabitants will die. There's so much more to this film than just your typical ghost story (that's not even the biggest horror in the movie in my opinion) and it's a wonderful watch for scary movie fans and history buffs alike – a fantastic movie!


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Our LVFNB Pro staff had an amazing time at the 2018 Ultimate Whiskey Experience on April 6 at Encore. Pictured here (l-r) are Broads of Bourbon columnist Delilah Tennyson, Photographer Joe Urcioli, Photographer Bill Bokelmann, Broads of Bourbon columnist Mary Powers, Editorial Director Bob Barnes, Photographer Dave Canela and Photographer Chris Summers. This event is called Ultimate for a reason, as we enjoyed tasting a broad spectrum of the finest whiskeys in the world.
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits of Nevada Director of Beer Education and Quality Assurance/Certified Cicerone Sam Merritt introduces another unique brew to avid beer enthusiasts Rachael and Scott in the Beer Garden at UNLVino during the Grand Tasting at the Keep Memory Alive Event Center/Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
The Las Vegas Food & Beverage Professional's Sr. Editor/Publisher Mike Fryer covered the UNLVino Trade-Only Tasting Event introducing F&B professionals to the higher end (and/or hard to get) wines and spirits as an added attraction to UNLVino's great evening of excitement.


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Tour Down Under victory Greipel's first objective
By Cycling News
Hansen, Henderson to support two-time winner
Andre Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto) was over the moon with his stage win (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Two-time winner of the Tour Down Under, Andre Greipel will return to the Australian WorldTour race in January in a bid for his third victory which would surpass the record he currently shares with Stuart O'Grady.
Sky announce team for Tour Down Under
Ballan to lead BMC at Tour Down Under
Freire to debut with Katusha at Tour Down Under
De Gendt: Tour Down Under creates platform for the rest of the season
Voigt and Bennati with RadioShack at Tour Down Under
Petacchi and Matt Lloyd to ride Santos Tour Down Under
Astana and Liquigas announced for 2012 Tour Down Under
Tour Down Under past winners
Greipel previously won the event in 2008 and 2010.
It will be Greipel's first outing in Lotto Belisol colours, the team having been largely formed out of the Omega Pharma-Lotto squad. The German sprint powerhouse will be joined by trusted leadout man, Australian Adam Hansen.
Greipel said he was excited to be returning to what has been a happy hunting ground, with eight stage wins to his name.
"Racing in Australia has a special meaning for me, since it is here that I first knocked on the door as a world class sprinter. I am looking forward to the stages where we will be able to test our new sprint train with solid riders in who I believe a lot. Winning a stage in the Santos Tour Down Under is my first objective for the 2012 season," he admitted.
Sky-recruit Greg Henderson will be making his debut for the Belgian-based outfit, with Directeur Sportif suggesting that the Kiwi will play a key role in delivering Greipel to the line.
"The Santos Tour Down Under has gained its position as opening stage race for the new season. We have selected a team that will be ready to compete for victory in each of the stages. A good start of the season is very important to us and how could we better start the season than with a stage win in the Santos Tour Down Under?" Sergeant said.
"The Lotto Belisol squad will be built around our top sprinter André Greipel. Also André has a very warm relationship with the Australians and their Santos Tour Down Under. With Adam Hansen and Greg Henderson in the lineup, we have a local Australian and New Zealand rider, each with a specific role to support the team."
The Lotto Belisol team for the 2012 Santos Tour Down Under: André Greipel, Adam Hansen, Greg Henderson, Olivier Kaisen, Vicente Reynes, Jürgen Roelandts and Marcel Sieberg.


Join on this round of Star Wars on Tap, as we sit down with Disney and Topps artist, Rey Paez! Checkout all of Rey's art at reypaez.com, and follow him on Twitter @rey_paez82. Star Wars on Tap is a regular series that turns the spotlight onto Star Wars fans from across the galaxy. For our complete archives of fandom stories, please visit starwarsontap.com. If you, or someone you know, would like to share your story, please contact us at unmistakablystarwars[at]gmail[dot]com.
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If you would like to add/change or cancel an order, you can do this at any point until your order has been dispatched ready for delivery. If your order has already been dispatched or delivered, then you will need to follow our returns procedure, if you call 0161 834 1795.
Every reasonable care has been taken to ensure that the descriptions and colour matching are accurate. Not all our ranges are supplied by the same supplier, which may result in some colour match issues; please ask before purchase of multiple ranges. This will also affect the cushion covers on different ranges, where possible, we will advise of any issues, but this will be down to personal preference.
Can you tell the availability of a particular item?
Our website is updated every day to reflect our current stock situation, alternatively you can contact to our customer service team, by emailing info@desser.co.uk and they will be able to confirm the availability of all items.
Our conservatory furniture corner sofas are made to fit, and are normally built on site at the delivery address. Before ordering, we would suggest that you measure the room which the furniture is for, so you are aware of the dimensions you have to work with. When measuring for a corner sofa, we would advise you measure from the corner to the end point on each side - our skilfully trained staff can assist you in finding the right size for you.
If I order today, when will I receive my item?
If you order today, one of our team will contact you with 24 hours by email to discuss the delivery service and to confirm when we will dispatch. Currently all our items have an estimated delivery date in weeks, which will help you to make an informed choice. We aim to deliver in-stock items within 4 working days.
Delivery to all mainland UK addresses is completely free of charge! For customers further afield we normally apply a £100 surcharge, plus VAT, to the total value at the checkout. These areas include Scottish Highlands, Scottish Offshore Islands, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Republic of Ireland, Jersey and the Channel Islands. Some areas of Scotland may incur an additonal surcharge.
Some of the fixtures and fitting are missing from my furniture?
We try to ensure all fixtures and fitting are securely taped inside boxes, before they leave our warehouse. They can at times become loose inside the boxes, whilst in transit. If you suspect you are missing fixtures and fittings, please fully check the box and furniture before contacting us.
Desser & Company Ltd, founded in 1919, has a proud heritage stretching back over four generations of the same family. With unique pieces that boast weather resilience and impeccable style in equal measures, we have luxury rattan garden furniture collections to suit any taste. Known for our quality, we are determined to give you the ability to furnish your outdoor environments with equal sophistication to that of your interiors.
The style and comfort afforded to our luxury rattan garden furniture ranges is firmly rooted in the belief that expressing yourself in your surroundings should not stop indoors. Instead, Desser & Co provide a range of upholstered and weave styles which can transform the whole aesthetic of your outdoor spaces. Helping you create that relaxing retreat in your garden, our outdoor living furniture brings new life and luxury to your exterior.
It is worth noting that every one of our luxury rattan garden furniture products is crafted to the highest standard in the UK. Meaning that our products are not only visually stunning, but they are also durable and reliable. To emphasise this, our ranges have between 2 and 5-year quality guarantees to ensure you get the most for your money.
Our long history has made us a standout member of our industry so shop now with one of Britain's leading suppliers and specialists in outdoor living furniture, to find that perfect piece to make your garden truly spectacular. With all new luxury rattan garden furniture ranges just released, discover our 2018 outdoor living furniture collection now.


Arriving on the music scene in the late 19th century, Mariachi Bands brought an upbeat yet traditional sound to Mexican culture. With a blend of guitars, violins, trumpets, the guitarron, and the vihuela, Mariachi music can truly liven up a party! The upbeat authentic Mexican folk music is the perfect accompaniment for wedding receptions, Cinco de Mayo parties, and so much more. Search for Mariachi Bands in Jonesboro, Arkansas above.
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1. The Secret Life of Bletchley Park - Sinclair McKay
Largeprint (paperback) Our price: £19.50 - Click book title for availability and further details
The WWII codebreaking centre and the men and women who worked there.
2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J. K. Rowling
Largeprint (Hardback) Our price: £25.00 - Click book title for availability and further details
Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He lives a very unremarkable life. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose.
5. The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History - Boris Johnson
On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of Winston Churchill's death, Boris Johnson explores what makes up the 'Churchill Factor' - the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century.
6. The View from the Corner Shop: The Diary of a Yorkshire Shop Assistant in Wartime - Kathleen Hey
Kathleen Hey spent the war years helping her family run a grocery shop in the Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. From July 1941 to July 1946, she kept a diary for the Mass-Observation project, recording the thoughts of the people who used the shop. What makes Kathleen's account such a vivid and compelling read is the immediacy of her writing. A vibrant addition to our records of the Second World War, the power of her diary lies in its juxtaposition of the everyday and the extraordinary, the homely and the universal, small town life and the wartime upheavals of a nation.
8. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter, along with his best friends, Ron and Hermione, is about to start his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harary can't wait to get back to school after the summer holidays. But when Harry gets to Hogwarts, the atmosphere is tense.
9. The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith
Published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, international best seller J. K. Rowling stunned the world with her debut crime novel.
10. Recipe for Life: The Autobiography - Mary Berry
Mary has been teaching Britain how to cook for over half a century. Her far-reaching culinary career has taken her from recipe tester and cookery editor, to TV personality on The Great British Bake Off.
11. The Sunrise - Victoria Hislop
In the summer of 1972, Famagusta in Cyprus is the most desirable resort in the Mediterranean, a city bathed in the glow of good fortune. But beneath the city's façade of glamour and success, tension is building. When a Greek coup plunges the island into chaos, Cyprus faces a disastrous conflict...
12. Meadowland: The Private Life of an English Field - John Lewis-Stempel
Meadowland gives a unique and intimate account of an English meadow's life from January to December, together with its biography. In exquisite prose, John Lewis-Stempel records the passage of the seasons from cowslips in spring to the hay-cutting of summer and grazing in autumn, and includes the biographies of the animals that inhabit the grass and the soil beneath.
14. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J. K. Rowling
The summer holidays are dragging on and Harry Potter can't wait for the start of the school year. There are spells to be learnt, potions to be brewed and Divination lessons (sigh) to be attended. Harry is expecting these: however, other quite unexpected events are already on the march.
15. The Miniaturist - Jessie Burton
1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman knocks at the door of a grand house in Amsterdam. She has come from the country to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt, but instead she is met by his sharp-tongued sister, Marin. Only later does Johannes appear and present her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home.
A Richard and Judy Spring 2015 book club choice.
Winner of the Waterstones Book of the Year 2014.
Specsavers Book of the Year 2014
16. Gallipoli (Large Print Edition) - Alan Moorehead
17. The Whistler - John Grisham
Lacy Stoltz's cases so far have been relatively unexciting. That's until she meets Greg Myers, an indicted lawyer representing a whistle blower who knows of a judge involved in organised crime. Along with her gangster associates this judge has facilitated the building of a casino, at least two people who opposed the scheme are dead and the judge has made several fortunes off undeclared winnings. Under Florida law, those who help the state recover illegally acquired assets stand to gain a large percentage of them. Myers and his whistle blower friend could make millions. But first they need Lacy to start an investigation...
18. The Throwaway Children - Diney Costeloe
Rita and Rosie Stevens are only nine and five years old when their widowed mother marries a violent bully called Jimmy Randall and has a baby boy with him. Under pressure from her new husband, she is persuaded to send the girls to an orphanage - not knowing that the papers she has signed will entitle them to do what they like with the children. And it is not long before the powers that be decide to send a consignment of orphans to their sister institution in Australia. Among them - without their family's consent or knowledge - are Rita and Rosie, the throwaway children.
19. The Soldier's Bride - Maggie Ford
Torn between love and duty...Letty Bancroft longs to be married but her father has other ideas - he wants his daughter to stay at home and help run his East End shop.
20. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
On Christmas Eve, around 1812, Pip, an orphan who is about seven years old, encounters an escaped convict in the village churchyard while visiting the graves of his mother Georgiana, father Philip Pirrip and siblings. The convict scares Pip into stealing food and a file to grind away his shackles, from the home he shares with his abusive elder sister and her kind husband Joe Gargery, a blacksmith. The next day, soldiers recapture the convict while he is engaged in a fight with another escaped convict; the two are returned to the prison ships. Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip's Uncle Pumblechook (who is Joe's uncle) to find a boy to visit. Pip visits Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella, falling in love with Estella on first sight, both quite young. Pip visits Miss Havisham regularly until it comes time for him to learn a trade; Joe accompanies Pip for the last visit when she gives the money for Pip to be bound as apprentice blacksmith. Pip settles into learning Joe's trade. When both are away from the house, Mrs. Joe is brutally attacked, leaving her unable to speak or do her work. Biddy arrives to help with her care and becomes 'a blessing to the household'.


Online food delivery service Foodpanda is launching a partnership with WeChat across Southeast Asia. The tie-up will allow WeChat users to browse nearby restaurants, receive exclusive promotional offers and order food via Foodpanda. The partnership is now live in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines, and India.
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May 9, 2020 at 10:00am
On Saturday, May 9, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., the Robert H. Jackson Center will host its first-ever Battle of the Books. Our battle invites any Chautauqua County students in the sixth through eighth grades to demonstrate their abilities and test their knowledge of a pre-selected list of books they have read in preparation for the battle. Student teams earn points by answering questions about the books on the list. At the end of six rounds of questioning, we total the points earned by each team and the team with the most points will win the battle!
Living Voices: "Hear My Voice"
April 8, 2020 at 9:00am
On April 8, 2020, the Robert H. Jackson Center invites students in grades 9 through 12 to experience history in a unique and provocative way. The Jackson Center is bringing Living Voices offered by Theatreworks USA to present multiple performances of Hear My Voice for high school students. Students will experience a unique multi-media combination of theater, digital, and live interaction that creates a high impact experience and unforgettable journey through history. Performances will be held at 9:00am, 10:30am and 12:00pm.
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In the courtroom or out of it, Robert Jackson was a remarkable man. This judgment, however, is not entirely objective since he was my uncle. From an early age, he was his own man. Although his father insisted that he become a doctor, he was determined instead to become a lawyer. When his father refused financial assistance, young Robert borrowed money from his uncle and headed for Albany Law School where he completed the course in a single year.
Playing it Dangerous: Justice Jackson's Passionate Style
Bob Jackson Remembered
Let no one doubt that Robert H. Jackson was a remarkable individual, with talents far beyond what might be expected in even the brightest of upstate country lawyers. Before Jackson came to Washington, while he was still relatively unknown, Judge Cardozo predicted: "You will [hear of him] -- in time." Later, Justice Brandeis (who, as Chief Justice Rehnquist has commented, "was one who did not bestow compliments casually") said that Jackson should be the Solicitor General for life. Thus, when he came to the Court in October Term in 1941 his brethren already could tell that a new star was in their midst.
Robert H. Jackson: A Perspective Twenty-Five Years Later
Remembering Robert H. Jackson at Nuremberg Decades Ago
After World War II ended in 1945, the organizers of the upcoming Nuremberg trials had an elusive vacancy on their personnel list. They needed a young military officer who (1) was already taught never to say no, (2) was short some six months of additional service before becoming eligible to resume civilian life, (3) possessed a good working grasp of the Russian language, and (4) had a solid record of experience and achievement in the legal profession. What a combo! Believe it or not, yours truly was found to have all such qualifications and was solicited to join the American legal team at Nuremberg.
Brown v. Board of Education Law Clerks Roundtable
On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States decided in Brown v. Board of Education that state and federal laws segregating public school children by race were unconstitutional. In Brown, which actually is the name of just one of the five lower court decisions on school segregation that the Supreme Court reviewed 50 years ago, Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote for a Supreme Court that was unanimous. The Court in Brown explicitly rejected its own almost 60-year-old precedent approving "separate but equal" public institutions and facilities for persons of differing races. Brown is generally regarded as among the most, if not as itself the most, significant Supreme Court decision in United States history.
On April 28, 2004, the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown, New York, assembled, for a group discussion, four former Supreme Court law clerks: John David Fassett, Earl E. Pollock, E. Barrett Prettyman, Jr. and Frank E.A. Sander.
Robert H. Jackson at the Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1946
Having been shipped to the European Theatre of War in October 1944 as one of thousands of infantry soldier replacements, Pvt. Moritz Fuchs was sent via Scotland, Omaha Beach and Belgium to the First Infantry Division: the Big Red One. Our 26th Regiment, 3rd Battalion, was fully involved east of Aachen in the Battle of the Huertgen Forest, where I was wounded on November 19th. Our whole squad was wiped out that day. Whitey Swarthout, our platoon leader who had been with the 1st Division since the African Campaign, was due for a prized thirty-day leave when he became the first soldier I saw get killed. Deadly shrapnel from the German 88 millimeter guns burst in the pine trees, spraying all over the ground.
Brown v. Board of Education II Law Clerks Roundtable
Here is the transcript of the May 18, 2005 roundtable discussion at the Jackson Center of Supreme Court law clerks Gordon B. Davidson, Daniel J. Meador, Earl E. Pollock, and E. Barrett Prettyman, Jr., who served on the Court at the time of the Brown II decision in 1955, moderated and introduced by John Q. Barrett. Although Robert H. Jackson died before the Brown II decision, his last law clerk, E. Barrett Prettyman continued to clerk for John Marshall Harlan, who succeeded Jackson on the Court. With the phrase "with all deliberate speed," Brown II dictated how the unanimous anti-segregation Brown I decision from the year before was to be implemented. Brown I was the last case that Robert H. Jackson was involved in before his death on October 9, 1954.
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The latest client (iPad app) does not work with Alpha 4 anymore. Where can I get a compatible server app (for Linux of course)?
Is there a way to revert Ipad apps to earlier versions?
Air Video is a universal app, meaning it runs the same code on iPhones and iPads. The 2.4 client on my iPhone works with Alpha 4, so I don't see why it wouldn't work with your iPad.
Do you get any errors on the server or iPad?
After updating the iPad app to the current version from 13 September I get the error "your server software is outdated. Please update". Also the release note of the app mentions that it needs an update server software. But I found no Linux version later than Alpha4.
marco wrote: After updating the iPad app to the current version from 13 September I get the error "your server software is outdated. Please update". Also the release note of the app mentions that it needs an update server software. But I found no Linux version later than Alpha4.
Are you SURE you are starting the Alpha4 and not an old release? Because I can confirm that it DOES work!
I just confirmed it works with alpha4 and NOT alpha3.
You are completely right, it was a different version. It just worked fine with the previous version of the app.
Gives a New Version from the Linux Version? I will stream my TV Live to my IPhone... but the Problem is the Stream stops after 3-4 sec.
Increase timeout in FFSnapshotVideoParser::getSnapshot(...) to something more reasonable or configurable (it looks like a pool of threads are doing snapshot generation so the wifi-link is saturated and causes timeouts).
Hey, thanks so much for the work that went into this - I've followed the instructions and got mine working on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid.
First I unpacked and made my ffmpeg in my downloads folder - I didn't like it there so I moved it to /usr/bin. In order to do that though, I had to rename the existing ffmpeg app to ffmpeg.bak. Looking in the /usr/bin folder it appears that those are all apps not folders with apps - where does ffmpeg rightly belong and how do I create an appropriate link to it once I move it where it needs to be?
I noticed that other people had ffmpeg errors similar to mine - for me it was due to a mistake in test.properties - my ffmpeg app was in the folder I moved of course - the path is to the app. So if your ffmpeg is in a folder then your path should reflect that.
Make sure you change mbirth to your username in the exec line and either change the path or move your AirVideoServerLinux.jar and test.properties files into the same folder structure that mbirth laid out in his example.
Thanks again for bringing this great app to linux.
I tried Live Convertion and it seems to work fine.


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Enno Mõts (* 14. Oktober 1974 in Tartu) ist ein estnischer Offizier im Range eines Generalmajors. Seit 2021 ist er Stabschef der estnische Streitkräfte. Zuvor war er der Kommandant der zweiten Brigade des estnischen Heeres und der Militärakademie des Landes.

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Enno Mõts wurde 1974 in Tartu, der zweitgrößten Stadt der damaligen Estnischen SSR, geboren.

Militärische Laufbahn
Beförderungen

 Leutnant (1996)
 Oberleutnant (2000)
 Hauptmann (2003)
 Major (2007)
 Oberstleutnant (2011)
 Oberst (2017)
 Brigadegeneral (2020)
 Generalmajor (2023)

Von 1992 bis 1996 besuchte Enno Mõts die neu gegründete estnische Akademie für öffentliche Sicherheit, danach diente er beim Kuperjanov-Infanteriebataillon. Nach einen Aufbaulehrgang in den USA übernahm er ab 1999 verschiedene Aufgaben im Bereich der Artillerietruppe der Verteidigungsstreitkräfte. Im Jahr 2005 wechselte er an die estnische Militärakademie und war dort zunächst als Lektor am Lehrstuhl für Taktik beschäftigt, dessen Leitung er 2007 übernahm. Damit verbunden war die Beförderung zum Major im selben Jahr.

Als Stabsoffizier verblieb Enno Mõts noch bis 2012 an der Militärakademie und besuchte in dieser Zeit ein Aufbaustudium an der Universität Tartu, dass er 2011 mit einem Master der Sozialwissenschaften abschloss. Anschließend fand er als Kommandeur des Nordost-Verteidigungsbezirks Verwendung. Im Jahr 2014 wechselte er in gleicher Position in den südlichen Verteidigungsbezirk. Als 2015 das estnische Verteidigungskonzept umgestellt wurde, wurde der südliche Verteidigungsbezirk in die zweite Brigade überführt. Mõts wurde daraufhin deren erster Kommandant. Von 2015 bis 2016 war er Berater des Generalstabs für den Bereich Ausbildung.

Im Jahr 2016 übernahm er das Kommando über die estnische Militärakademie. Auf diesem Posten wurde er im Juni 2020 zum Brigadegeneral befördert. Nach einem weiteren Jahr als Kommandant der Militärakademie wurde er am 19. Juni 2021 zum Stabschef der estnische Streitkräfte ernannt. Im Rahmen der Beförderungen zum Jahrestag der estnischen Staatsgründung wurde Enno Mõts am 22. Februar 2023 zum Generalmajor befördert.

Weblinks
 Biografie auf der Internetseite der estnischen Streitkräfte (estnisch)

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Träger des Ordens des Adlerkreuzes (III. Klasse)
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Mitch Daniels is a "blank slate" on "foreign policy," thanks to award
Neocons have no problem with the Indiana governor's Arab heritage -- but palling around with other Arabs is fishy
Mitch Daniels, R-Ind. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
Earlier this week, I wrote about Mitch Daniels, the fantasy 2012 candidate of respectable Republicans, receiving an award from an Arab group, thus publicizing his own Arab heritage. I was a bit snide about all of this, because the Republican party has lately defined itself in part as the party opposed to the severely exaggerated domestic Muslim threat, and that opposition involves a generalized paranoia about, well, Arabs.
Some very nice Mitch Daniels fans emailed me to say that I was wrong, and that Republicans would not care about Daniels' background once they examined his record. (Of course the other problem with Mitch Daniels as a presidential candidate is that he is the sort of person who is only interesting if you care about "records.")
Commentary answers my point directly today. His heritage is totally not a big deal!
Nobody, especially not neoconservatives who have been loudly championing the cause of freedom in the Arab world, has anything against Daniels's heritage. Nor, despite the fervent efforts of some to promote the myth that there has been a post 9-11 backlash against Muslims in this country, do many other Americans care about his origins.
Commentary's Jonathan Tobin even says that Daniels "seems like the perfect candidate" on "economic issues." So, problem solved!
But... Tobin still has some issues with Governor Daniels. It's not his Arab heritage -- it's that he is "something of a blank slate" on foreign policy. Tobin's not insinuating anything about him, he's just saying "blank slate." On "foreign policy."
See, the problem is not that Daniels himself is of Arab heritage. The problem is that he pals around with other Arabs:
Thus the news that Daniels is accepting an award from the Arab American Institute (AAI) is more than a little curious. The AAI is a left-leaning organization founded by onetime Democratic Party activist James Zogby. Although it is far more respectable than terrorist front groups like the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), it has also been among the most consistent voices downplaying the threat from Islamist terror and opposing American efforts to fight back against Islamist enemies of freedom. And needless to say, like Zogby, it is no friend to the State of Israel.
Of course, Tobin eventually notes that despite his claim that Daniels is a "blank slate," Daniels has actually already received an award from the Anti-Defamation League. In other words, even though Daniels is a known ally of Israel and friend of the Jewish State, it is still suspicious that he is willing to be honored by a liberal Arab organization. A liberal Arab group with the wrong position on "foreign policy" (Israel), no less.
"Perhaps the group is unaware that Daniels is outspoken in his defense of the Jewish State," Tobin writes. Perhaps the first half of Tobin's post is similarly unaware of that fact!
I can't understand at all why any liberals would ever suggest that conservatives treat American Arabs and Muslims as guilty until proven patriotic.
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HomeAmerican IdolJillian Jenson: American Idol 13 Top 30 Contestant Profile
Jillian Jenson: American Idol 13 Top 30 Contestant Profile
February 12, 2014 Ann Turner American Idol, American Idol 2014 11
If the name Jillian Jensen sounds familiar to her, you might remember this American Idol 2014 contestant from her time on The X Factor season 2. She made quite a name for herself on the show, and garnered a lot of fans, but ultimately failed to make the Top 12 finalists. Now she's out to try to conquer American Idol season 13 and make it all the way to the finale this time.
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According to WetPaint.com, Rochester, Massachusetts based Jillian Jensen has loved music since she was two years old and picked up her first instrument. She started songwriting by the time she was eight and eventually taught herself to play the guitar, piano, violin, drums, bass, saxophone, and Ukulele. Wow! Not only that, but Jillian has already written over 100 songs, and released two independent records, Reflections in 2007, and Green Light Go in 2008.
Jillian, now 21, first made a bit of a name for herself on The X Factor season 2 as one of the 'Young Adults group semifinalists on Team Demi Lovato. Her initial audition for the show performing "Who You Are" by Jessie J. greatly impressed her future coach, who actually leaked tears during Jillian's performance while holding a hand to her heart.
When Jillian was done with her very emotional performance, Demi went up on stage to hug her while Jillian cried on her shoulder. Fellow X Factor 2012 judges Britney Spears, L. A. Reid, and Simon Cowell were moved as well, and Jillian made it through to the next round.
We learned the pain Jillian was singing through during her audition was largely a result of extreme bullying she suffered in school. At times during her stint on The X Factor USA, her story seemed to be more of a focus than her music, and some fans were a little put off by her extreme emotionalism.
When she was cut before the Top 12, Jillian Jensen was absolutely devastated and collapsed in tears. Honestly, had it been us, we probably would have done the same thing. Regardless of her background, her story, or how she wore her feelings on her sleeve, we always thought Jillian's talent was what was really important, and we're delighted to get to see her have a second chance on American Idol 2014.
After The X Factor, Jillian used the time in the spotlight to help propel her career as a singer/songwriter, appearing on various talk shows and local TV programs, touring around the country, and continuing to work on her original music, such as the song featured in the video below.
Jillian has most of her personal Facebook information hidden from public view, but you can see some fun photos of her new look on her stream. We also garnered from her page that she is a graduate of Bishop Stang High School in North Dartmouth, Mass, and attended Bristol Community College. Among her favorite things are the Providence Bruins, Angie Miller, Gwen Stefani, Ted the movie, The Fosters, and the Suicide Girls (warning NSFW).
Here's some other interesting bits of trivia for you about Jillian we've collected. She actually sang back-up vocals for former The X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger in 2011 before ending up as a contestant on the show the next year. She is also one of the lead singers for the band the Sultans of Swing, performing throughout the country for "corporate events, weddings, etc." and worked on an anti-bullying musical school tour in the fall of 2012.
You can keep track of what Jillian is doing professionally via her website, Twitter account, or official Facebook fan page. Listen to more original music and covers from Jillian on her YouTube channel.
So far Jillian Jensen has impressed the American Idol judges enough to make it to the Top 30 in Hollywood. How far do you think she'll get in season 13?
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Champion says:
Jillian didn't have the pizzaz on the X Factor. Maybe she will find a new way on AI. Remember that Candice Glover took three tries before winning!
Annaka Turner says:
Totally true!
Brynn says:
I'm personally glad I didn't have to see more of her on American Idol. Jillian is a drama queen that Idol doesn't need. I don't want to know a person's sob story, I want to hear them sing & enjoy singing/performing. If you're so immature that you're holding onto past issues of being bullied and constantly reliving it with your music & using it to get ahead, it's just weird to me. She should go through some serious therapy before doing anything else, and I mean that in a positive and genuine way. Demi made the right choice, and so did American Idol. Nobody wants to see a cry baby on stage. (Brooke White was an exception for me, because it felt like happy tears, not sad uncomfortable ones).
Wow. Im sure glad there are people like Jillian out there who genuinely care about people aren't just focused on themselves and being entertained.
That's a very strange and pointless reply, not to mention confusing, as you don't seem to get what I said at all. Using your 'sob story' to get ahead in life and get pity or sympathy votes is just not the best way to go about it. If you have talent, and you have a good personality, and you're a good performer (plenty of 'emotional' performers out there!), that's what America wants to see up there. She didn't have the whole package, on top of clearly having some emotional issues that would hinder her ability to be a professional in the industry. Long term success is partly based on emotional stability, and people would worry about working with her based on her demeanor on the shows. 'The Voice' actually has a clause in their contract discussing mental health, as it is obviously an important issue. So either you're one of her sad supporters, or you're one of her friends who can't understand why she didn't make it, but either way…you should understand what I'm saying, and it does come from a good place. It also has nothing to do with being "focused on themselves", whatever that was supposed to mean.
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GBPUSD is chiefly affected by the UK Industrial Trends Survey – Orders announcement. Moreover, the Pound has gained momentum due to the poll which 52% of people voted against Brexit. GBPUSD has been moving in neutral area for a while. The support lies at 1.44870 with resistance at 1.4539 which both lines are above the monthly pivot point at 1.4426. The EMA of 10 is above the EMA of 75 but is getting close to it in the neutral zone. Considering the long term chart the price is climbing the ascendant channel on the other hand, due to the recent pivot points the price may fall along with the Andrews' pitchfork. The MACD indicator is showing price growth while the RSI is staying in neutral zone. There is no clear signal for this pair at the moment but the support level breakthrough will lead the pair to lower levels to reach 1.4240 and on the upside, the resistance level breakout will push the price to higher ranges targeting 1.4670.


A helicopter tour is one of the most exciting things you can do during your stay in NYC, but picking the best helicopter tour in NYC is not an easy task, especially if you have no idea what to look for. Luckily for you, we have tried and tested them all! In this article, we will compare all of the best helicopter tours in NYC as well as recommend to you our absolute favorite, which is in our opinion has the best value for money.
Which is the Best Helicopter Tour in NYC?
Depending on what you are looking for, there are three categories of helicopter rides over New York City: Short helicopter rides, medium helicopter rides, and long helicopter rides. Which one of these is best for you will depend on your budget and how long you want to spend taking in the sights of New York from above. We have broken the helicopter flights down, in order to give you a choice in each category.
Please note: There are no helicopter tours in NYC on Sundays, meaning that helicopter rides on other days may get sold out faster. If you can help it, don't wait until the day before to book it, as you may be out of luck. We recommend booking your NYC helicopter flight 1-2 weeks in advance.
To get a better idea of the different helicopter routes, you can take a look at the map below. It shows you which main attractions you will be able to see and therefore may help to determine which the best helicopter tour length for you. You can choose from short, medium, and long helicopter tour in NYC.
How much is a helicopter flight in New York?
Prices for helicopter flights in New York vary, depending on the length of the tour. Typically, you can expect to pay between $187 and 276.
Where do helicopter flights in New York leave from?
New York City has four main providers of helicopter rides. You can recognize them by their different colors: The red ones are New York Helicopter & Liberty Helicopter and the black helicopters are owned by Zip Aviation. Each of them has the same departure location (Downtown Manhattan heliport) however fly slightly different routes over the city.
How early do I need to arrive before my helicopter flight over New York?
Please be at the Heliport 45 minutes before your scheduled departure time for a compulsory safety induction, unless you're otherwise instructed.
Can I change the date of my helicopter ride?
It is entirely possible that your travel plans for New York change last minute. Don't worry, this is not a problem as the date and time of your helicopter tour can be canceled up to 72 hours prior to departure!
Book your tickets 1 – 2 weeks in advance – you will have a fairly accurate weather forecast by then!
How many people fit into a helicopter?
Depending on the helicopter, 4 – 6 people will be on one flight.
Is there a weight limit for helicopter flights in New York?
No. However, all passengers weighing over 300lbs (136kg) may need to pay for an extra seat depending on the flight. This can be paid to the provider at check-in.
Due to the need for the weight on both sides of the helicopter to be balanced, you will not be able to pick your seats. However, you can voice your seating preferences during the process and the staff will try to accommodate your wishes with this in mind.
What can I not take on board of a helicopter flight?
Only items that can be kept on your person are allowed on board, such as a cell phone, camera, or sunglasses. Any larger items (e.g. water bottles or oversized cameras that can block the view) need to be left at the heliport. Should you need to leave things behind, there are small lockers available for ($2).
Please make sure to bring your booking confirmation as well as a valid photo ID for every passenger. This also includes children! Also, don't forget your camera or phone to capture some moments of this incredible experience!
Is there anything that is not included in the helicopter ticket price?
A security fee of $40 per person is not included in the ticket price. The fee is mandated by the heliport and payment is required upon check-in. Also not included are the tip (optional), as well as hotel transfers.
Do you have availability for 2 people for a helicopter tour on Friday 30th December in the morning?
Hi Lindsey! There is no minimum age – Children under 2 years old and under 35lbs fly for FREE when sitting on an adults lap (at pilots discretion).
Hi, are you able to suggest a helicopter company with 4 seats? We're a family of 4 and would prefer for the family to all get window seats.
typically helicopters fit 5-6 people, meaning you'll have good chances to sit by the window.


New show formats and technology will turbocharge the podcasting in 2018, writes Corey Layton, content and marketing director at Whooshkaa.
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Laser cutters can work with wide range of materials from fine paper to thick acrylic. Our larger laser cutter has a 3000mm x 1500mm bed size and can cut upto 15mm thick material.
Below are just a few common examples of materials we cut and engrave. Feel free to ask us if you are unsure about whether your material is laser safe.
Laser cut MDF achieves a clean finish and only faint burn marks that can be removed with light sanding. Veneered MDF can be lightly engraved into the wood top layer to avoid exposing the MDF underneath.
It is an inexpensive versatile material for making props, prototypes, models and displays. Please only choose a laser grade MDF.
Clear cast acrylic is ideal for laser cutting and engraves to a subtle milky white colour. It can be used for display cases, signage, furniture and jewellery.
Engraving laminates (from Rowmark™) are a 2ply acrylic based plastic designed for sign making, labelling, name plates and badges. It cuts with a clean edge and engraves to reveal the colour below.
Standard Thicknesses: 0.75mm, 1.6mm and 3.2mm, and 0.2mm laser foil.
Choose laser grade plywood made using interior glue which gives a lighter biscuit colour finished when cut.
Plywood is great for model making, signs, furniture, jewellery, visual merchandise to name a few uses.
Coloured cast acrylic laser cuts beautifully and can be used for a range of purposes, such as signs, retail displays, props and decorations. When engraved it turns a milky white colour which shows up best on darker colours or can be used as subtle detailing for lighter tones.
Cork cuts and engraves with a dark charred finish. It can be used for making promotional or personalised items, coasters and pin boards.
Mirrored acrylic is engraved from the back with the design reversed; this results in a clear image and dimensional feel. It can be cut to create jewellery, decorations, furniture and signs.
Paper is quick and easy to cut and great for creating intricate designs. It can also be laser engraved, which produces a tan colour image, or lightly scored and folded to create 3D shapes. We have methods for achieving a clean laser cut finish and reduce burn residue for spotless artwork.
Thickness: All weights of paper are suitable.
Mount Board is a versatile product to work with and is perfect for creating detailed designs, such as architectural models, set props and visual merchandise.


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