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Book of Moses Anachronisms — Rich Kelsey
Anachronisms in the Book of Moses:
One might wonder if Joseph Smith acted presumptuously when he set forth to correct[1] the Bible? Anachronisms found in the Book of Moses[2] will answer this question; because several words and terms which Joseph Smith added to Genesis are anachronistic.
An anachronism[3] is an error in chronology. An example of an anachronism in videos would be using modern helicopters instead of period-correct helicopters while recreating war scenes. Using modern-day helicopters for a war that ended in 1975, such as the Vietnam War, is a dead giveaway that this segment of the video is not actual, or realistic footage. Anachronisms in books are similar; if a character in a book supposedly from the 1970s is using modern words and terminologies, such as 'smartphone,' then we know that those sections of the book were not taken from any actual quotes of the character in question. The Book of Moses has anachronisms, and they are obvious!
Agency of man:
"Wherefore, because that Satan rebelled against me, and sought to destroy the agency of man, which I, the Lord God, had given him …" (Moses 4:3)
"Agency" expresses man's free will, or God-given ability to choose."[4]
Agency of man" is and was often used by scholars discussing a doctrine called predestination; also known as Calvinism.
What are the odds that a doctrinal term[5] which was popular in Joseph Smith's day would be among Moses' lost record?
Neither the word "agency" nor the phrase "agency of man" is found in the Bible.
Yet the phrase, "agency of man," is found in the Doctrine and Covenants:
"Behold, here is the agency of man, and here is the condemnation of man …" (D&C 93:31)
Agents unto themselves:
"And it is given unto them to know good from evil; wherefore they are agents unto themselves …" (Book of Moses 6:56)
The word "agents" and the phrase "agents unto themselves" cannot be found in the writings of Moses from Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, or Deuteronomy. Neither has the term "agents unto themselves" been used by any other prophet, king, or apostle, in the entire Bible. There is no historical evidence that God's people living during or before the time of Christ ever used this term.[6]
However, in Joseph Smith's revelations, the phrase "agents unto themselves" is found three times:
● "And it must needs be that the devil should tempt the children of men, or they could not be agents unto themselves …" (Doctrine and Covenants 29:39)
● "For the power is in them, wherein they are agents unto themselves …" (Doctrine and Covenants 58:28)
● "… I prepared all things, and have given unto the children of men to be agents unto themselves." (Doctrine and Covenants 104:17)
The phrase, "agents unto themselves" is an anachronism; it is out of place chronologically with Moses' day.
Original guilt:
"Hence came the saying abroad among the people, that the Son of God hath atoned for original guilt, wherein the sins of the parents cannot be answered upon the heads of the children …" (Book of Moses 6:54)
The term "original guilt" is never used once in the Bible, but it was a popular term in Joseph Smith's day. "Original guilt," also known as "original sin," is a doctrinal term which Joseph Smith and his contemporaries were familiar with.
The Book of Moses is full of explanations about controversial doctrines which were the subject of debate in Smith's day, just like the Book of Mormon:
"This prophet Smith, through his stone spectacles, wrote on the plates of Nephi, in his book of Mormon, every error and almost every truth discussed in New York for the last ten years. He decided all the great controversies… the fall of man, the atonement … even the question of free masonry …" (Millennial Harbinger, Vol. II, February 1831, p. 85)
Secret combination:
"For, from the days of Cain, there was a secret combination, and their works were in the dark …" (Book of Moses 5:51)
Neither the term, "secret combination;" nor the word "combination" can be found in the Bible. Yet, in the Book of Mormon we find the plural version of the term,
"secret combinations"
used thirteen times.[7]
Also, as the Book of Moses was being written, Joseph Smith received a revelation containing the term "secret combinations:"
"And even now, let him that goeth to the east teach them that shall be converted to flee to the west, and this in consequence of that which is coming on the earth, and of secret combinations." (February 9, 1831, D&C 42:64)
Secret combinations was a popular term in Joseph Smith's day, it was used to describe the practices of Freemasonry:
"… at the time of the Book of Mormon's publication the term 'secret combinations' was used almost exclusively to refer to Freemasonry." (Mormonism's Anti-Masonick Bible, p. 18)
Joseph Smith's father, Joseph Smith Sr., was a practicing member of a Masonic lodge in upstate New York. On May 7th 1818 when the young Smith was about to turn thirteen his father rose to the degree of Master Mason.[8] The Prophet himself sought[9] and achieved[10] the title of Master Mason[11] shortly before his death.
Master Mahan:
The non-biblical title "Master Mahan" is found twice in the Book of Moses:
● "And Cain said: Truly I am Mahan, the master of this great secret, that I may murder and get gain. Wherefore Cain was called Master Mahan …" (Book of Moses 5:31)
● "For Lamech having entered into a covenant with Satan, after the manner of Cain, wherein he became Master Mahan, master of that great secret …" (Book of Moses 5:49)
In both passages, the title "Master Mahan" is connected to the knowledge of a great secret. Freemasonry contains a "great secret."[12] The similarities between the titles and privileges of "Master Mahan" from the Book of Moses, and that of Master Mason from Freemasonry are noteworthy.
Meridian of time:
● "… even him whom he declared should come in the meridian of time, who was prepared from before the foundation of the world." (Moses 5:57)
● "… the Son of Man, even Jesus Christ, a righteous Judge, who shall come in the meridian of time." (Moses 6:57)
● "… through the blood of mine Only Begotten, who shall come in the meridian of time." (Moses 6:62)
● "And the Lord said: It shall be in the meridian of time, in the days of wickedness and vengeance." (Moses 7:46)
Other revelations of Joseph Smith also contain the phrase "meridian of time:"
● "… after he came in the meridian of time …" (D&C, 20:26)
● "The same which came in the meridian of time unto mine own, and mine own received me not;" (D&C, 39:3)
The term Meridian can point to the midpoint in a day, high noon, when the sun is at the top of the earth's circle of rotation. The word[13] stems from Latin meridianus and also from Middle French meridien where meri refers to center; in the way of a midpoint, and dien from the Latin word for "day."
"The meridian of time has been defined by one LDS apostle as 'the middle or high point of that portion of eternity which is considered to be mortal time'" (MD, 1966, p. 486).
While found four times in the Book of Moses; neither the phrase "meridian of time," nor the word "meridian" can be found in the entire Bible.[14] What is the likelihood that Moses used this doctrinal term in his original writings, only to have all four of those passages deleted by dishonest scribes? Are those odds worth gambling on? That is what every person who places their faith in Joseph Smith is doing! They are risking their spiritual destiny on impossible odds.
Anachronisms within the Book of Moses are solid-irrefutable-proof that Moses did not write the Book of Moses. Yet, Joseph Smith claimed he did! Joseph Smith's New Translation[15] of Genesis is nothing more than a poorly crafted forgery, dictated by Joseph Smith himself, then falsely attributed to an ancient holy man.
■ Book of Moses Changes — Rich Kelsey
■ Joseph Smith Stone In Hat Routine — Rich Kelsey
■ LDS Urim and Thummim — Rich Kelsey
LDS SERIES
[1] "… Joseph's translation was more revelation than literal translation from one language into another." (On-line Introduction to the Joseph Smith Translation @ scriptureslds.org)
[2] In 1851 Elder Franklin D. Richards created what we now call the Book of Moses by publishing Genesis excerpts from the Joseph Smith Translation in his British Mission pamphlet, the Pearl of Great Price. (Kent P. Jackson, The Book of Moses and the Joseph Smith Translation Manuscripts (Provo: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2005), p. 1)
[3] Anach·ro·nism:
1: an error in chronology ; especially : a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other
2: a person or a thing that is chronologically out of place; especially: one from a former age that is incongruous in the present
3: the state or condition of being chronologically out of place
(Merriam — Webster / Dictionary / anachronism)
[4] "Agency is the ability God gives people to choose for themselves. This makes each person responsible for the decisions he or she makes …" (Mormonwicki.com/Agency, 2009)
[5] "Calvinists deny that their scheme is a form of determinism and instead uphold the free agency and moral responsibility of the individual. They do, however, hold that the will is in bondage to sin and therefore unable to actualize its true freedom. Hence, an individual cannot choose to trust God because their will is enslaved to evil…" (Predestination, Wikipedia, 2009)
[6] Agent:
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin agent-, agens, from Latin, present participle of agere to drive, lead, act, do; akin to Old Norse aka to travel in a vehicle, Greek agein to drive, lead
Date: 15th century
(Merriam – Webster / Dictionary)
[7] SECRET COMBINATIONS:
● For behold, they murdered all the prophets of the Lord who came among them to declare unto them concerning their iniquities; and the blood of those whom they murdered did cry unto the Lord their God for vengeance upon those who were their murderers; and thus the judgments of God did come upon these workers of darkness and secret combinations. (Alma, 37:30)
● Yea, and cursed be the land forever and ever unto those workers of darkness and secret combinations, even unto destruction, except they repent before they are fully ripe. (Alma, 37:31)
● For the Lord worketh not in secret combinations, neither doth he will that man should shed blood, but in all things hath forbidden it, from the beginning of man. (Ether, 8:19)
● And whatsoever nation shall uphold such secret combinations, to get power and gain, until they shall spread over the nation, behold, they shall be destroyed; for the Lord will not suffer that the blood of his saints, which shall be shed by them, shall always cry unto him from the ground for vengeance upon them and yet he avenge them not. (Ether, 8:22)
● Now the brother of Shared, whose name was Gilead, also received great strength to his army, because of secret combinations. (Ether 14:10)
● And it came to pass that one of the secret combinations murdered him in a secret pass, and obtained unto himself the kingdom; and his name was Lib; and Lib was a man of great stature, more than any other man among all the people. (Ether 14:10)
● And our spirits must have become like unto him, and we become devils, angels to a devil, to be shut out from the presence of our God, and to remain with the father of lies, in misery, like unto himself; yea, to that being who beguiled our first parents, who transformeth himself nigh unto an angel of light, and stirreth up the children of men unto secret combinations of murder and all manner of secret works of darkness. (2 Nephi, 9:9)
● And there are also secret combinations, even as in times of old, according to the combinations of the devil, for he is the founder of all these things; yea, the founder of murder, and works of darkness; yea, and he leadeth them by the neck with a flaxen cord, until he bindeth them with his strong cords forever. (2 Nephi, 26:22)
● And it came to pass in the forty and ninth year of the reign of the judges, there was continual peace established in the land, all save it were the secret combinations which Gadianton the robber had established in the more settled parts of the land, which at that time were not known unto those who were at the head of government; therefore they were not destroyed out of the land. (Helaman. 3:23)
● May the Lord preserve his people in righteousness and in holiness of heart, that they may cause to be felled to the earth all who shall seek to slay them because of power and secret combinations, even as this man hath been felled to the earth. (3 Nephi, 4:29)
● And it shall come in a day when the blood of saints shall cry unto the Lord, because of secret combinations and the works of darkness. (Mormon, 8:27)
● And now I, Moroni, proceed with my record. Therefore, behold, it came to pass that because of the secret combinations of Akish and his friends, behold, they did overthrow the kingdom of Omer. (Ether 9:1)
● Wherefore, it came to pass that in the first year that Ether dwelt in the cavity of a rock, there were many people who were slain by the sword of those secret combinations, fighting against Coriantumr that they might obtain the kingdom. (Ether 13:18)
[8] "[The Joseph Smith family] was a Masonic family which lived by and practiced the estimable and admirable tenets of Freemasonry. The father, Joseph Smith, Sr., was a documented member in upstate New York. He was raised to the degree of Master Mason on May 7, 1818 in Ontario Lodge No. 23 of Canandaigua, New York. An older son, Hyrum Smith, was a member of Mount Moriah Lodge No. 112, Palmyra New York." (The Mormon Church and Freemasonry (2001), Terry Chateau)
[9] "I officiated as grand chaplain at the installation of the Nauvoo Lodge of Free Masons, at the Grove near the Temple. Grand Master Jonas, of Columbus, being present, a large number of people assembled on the occasion. The day was exceedingly fine; all things were done in order, and universal satisfaction was manifested. In the evening I received the first degree in Freemasonry in the Nauvoo Lodge, assembled in my general business office." (History of the Church, by Joseph Smith, Deseret Book, 1978, Vol.4, Ch.32, p.550-1)
[10] "Smith was initiated as an Entered Apprentice Mason at the Nauvoo lodge on March 15, 1842. The next day, he was raised to the degree of Master Mason; the usual month-long wait between degrees was waived by the Grand Master of Illinois," (Bushman 2005,p. 449).
[11] "…with uplifted hands they gave such signs of distress as would have commanded the interposition and benevolence of Savages or Pagans. They were both Masons in good standing. Ye brethren of 'the mystic tie' what think ye! Where is our good Master Joseph and Hyrum? Is there a pagan, heathen, or savage nation on the globe that would not be moved on this great occasion, as the trees of the forest are moved by a mighty wind? Joseph's last exclamation was 'O LORD MY GOD!' " (Times and Seasons, Vol. 5, p. 585)
"When the enemy surrounded the jail, rushed up the stairway, and killed Hyrum Smith, Joseph stood at the open window, his martyr-cry being these words, 'O Lord My God!' This was not the beginning of a prayer, because Joseph Smith did not pray in that manner. This brave, young man who knew that death was near, started to repeat the distress signal of the Masons, expecting thereby to gain the protection its members are pledged to give a brother in distress." (Mormonism and Masonry, by Mormon writer: E. Cecil McGavin, p. 17)
[12] "… the great secret of the mediaeval Masons consisted in the application of the principles of Geometry to the art of building by methods known only to themselves, and which they developed
in the Gothic style of architecture which they invented. This secret perished with the dissolution of the Operative Fraternity, or by its transmission into the Speculative Association.
Yet this Speculative Association, the Free and Accepted Masons of the present day, have retained the memory of their descent from these Operative Masons of the Middle Ages by a sacred preservation in their ritual of a reference to Geometry as the 'fifth and noblest of the sciences and the one on which the superstructure of Masonry is founded.'
The retention in the ritual of the letter G, the earliest and the most extensively propagated of all the symbols of Speculative Masonry, is an ever-present and a loudly speaking testimony in every lodge that the brethren there congregated have not forgotten that the great secret of their predecessors was a geometrical one. Indeed, if there were no other proof that the mediaeval Freemasons did all their work according to certain principles of Geometry, the method of applying which was known only to themselves, and that therefore the science of Geometry was to them a most important and indispensable part of their Craft…" (The History of Freemasonry by Albert Mackey, William Singleton; 1898, p.763).
[13] (Webster's New Dictionary of the English Language, 2002 edition, author's paraphrase).
[14] "The meridian of time has been defined by one LDS apostle as "the middle or high point of that portion of eternity which is considered to be mortal time" (MD, 1966, p. 486). It is the dispensation in which Jesus Christ lived in mortality. The term does not occur in the Bible, but is found in the Doctrine and Covenants (20:26; 39:3) and in the Book of Moses 5:57; 6:57; 6:62; 7:46). The word "meridian" suggests the middle. According to Old Testament genealogies, from the Fall of Adam to the time of Jesus Christ was approximately 4,000 years. It has been nearly 2,000 years since Jesus' birth. The millennial reign will commence "in the beginning of the seventh thousand years" (D&C 77:12). After the Millennium there will be a "little season," the exact length of which is not revealed, but it could be several hundred years. In the context of these events, the Lord's mortal ministry took place near the meridian, or middle, of mortal time (DS 1:81)… MARSHALL T. BURTON" (BYU Studies, also found in the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, 1992 edition)
[15] (Joseph Smith referred to it, the 'New Translation.' See Doctrine and Covenants 124:89; Times and Seasons 1, no. 9 (July 1840): 140. See also Joseph Smith, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ed. B. H. Roberts, 2d ed. rev. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1957), 1:341, 365; 4:164.)


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Radio

1. Entendemos por estación de barco:

RESPUESTA CORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la C:

A. Una estación terrestre del servicio móvil marítimo.

B. Una estación del servicio móvil cuyas emisiones están destinadas a facilitar las operaciones de búsqueda  y salvamento.

C. Una estación móvil del servicio móvil marítimo a bordo de un barco no amarrado de manera permanente y que no sea una estación de embarcación o dispositivo de salvamento.

D. Una estación del servicio móvil marítimo.

Radio

2. Las ondas VHF del canal 16 son moduladas en:

RESPUESTA CORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la A:

A. Frecuencia.

B. Fase.

C. Amplitud.

D. Intensidad.

Radio

3. La banda de MUY ALTA FRECUENCIA es:

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la B: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. HF y va de 3 a 30 Mhz. Son ondas decamétricas.

B. VHF y va de 30 a 300 Mhz. Son ondas métricas.

C. UHF y va de 300 a 3000Mhz. Son ondas decimétricas.

D. MF y va de 300 a 3000Khz. Son ondas hectométricas.

Radio

4. El modo de explotación símplex es aquel que:

RESPUESTA CORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la A:

A. Permite transmitir alternativamente, en uno u otro sentido de un canal de telecomunicación, mediante control manual.

B. Permite transmitir simultáneamente en los dos sentidos de un canal de telecomunicación.

C. Permite transmitir alternativamnete en uno u otro sentido de un canal de telecomunicación, mediante control manual, en un extremo del circuito de comunicación, y en los dos sentidos en el otro extremo.

D. Todas las afirmaciones son ciertas.

Radio

5. Se debe transmitir siempre:

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la C: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. Con toda la potencia posible del transmisor.

B. Con un máximo de 1W de potencia.

C. Con solo la potencia necesaria para asegurar la comunicación, sin producir perturbaciones o interferencias.

D. Con la mitad de la potencia del transmisor.

Radio

6. ¿Cuantas cifras se emplearán para confeccionar un número de llamada selectiva digital (MMSI)?

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la C: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. 7.

B. 12.

C. 9.

D. 5.

Radio

7. ¿Qué son las listas de tráfico?

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la C: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. Una lista de los barcos que normalmente comunican con esa costera.

B. Una lista con todos los pesqueros de la zona.

C. Una lista de los barcos a los que la costera tiene que pasarles algún mensaje.

D. Una lista con los barcos que se encuentran en la zona.

Radio

8. ¿Qué sistema proporciona información precisa sobre la posición de la embarcación a los equipos SMSSM de nuestra embarcación?

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la D: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. EPIRB (Radiobaliza).

B. Cospas-Sarsat.

C. Inmarsat A.

D. GPS.

Radio

9. Tras enviar  un mensaje de socorro en LSD/DSC por VHF, ¿Qué canal se utilizará para continuar la transmisión de socorro en radiotelefonía?

RESPUESTA CORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la A:

A. Canal 16.

B. Canal 13.

C. Canal 12.

D. Canal 70.

Radio

10. ¿Qué área marítima del SMSSM se define como la zona de mar cubierta por al menos una estación costera que mantiene escucha permanente en onda media con LSD/DSC, excluyendo el área A1?

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la D: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. Área marítima A3.

B. Aguas costeras.

C. Area marítima  A4.

D. Área marítima A2.

Radio

11. Un buque que pide socorro para otro que se encuentra imposibilitado para hacerlo él mismo, ¿Qué expresión empleará?

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la D: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. Silence  Fini.

B. Silence Mayday.

C. Silence Prudence.

D. Mayday Relay.

Radio

12. Si recibimos una alerta de socorro LSD/DSC por VHF cuyo número de llamada selectiva digital  (MMSI) comienza por 00, sabemos que se trata de una estación de:

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la D: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. No nos aporta ninguna información.

B. Buque.

C. Los dos ceros indican la naacionalidad de la estación.

D. Costera.

Radio

13. ¿Qué equipo está programado para efectuar llamadas de socorro y llamdas a estaciones individuales o específicas?

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la D: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. Radiobaliza.

B. Respondedor Radar (SART).

C. GPS.

D. LSD/DSC.

Radio

14. ¿Cómo debe acturse tras el envío de un falso mensaje de socorro LSD/DSC por VHF?

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la C: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. Mandar un mensaje de fonía por el canal 13, cancelando la alarma.

B. Mandar un mensaje de fonía por el canal 22, cancelando la alarma.

C. Tras interrrumpir la emisión, mandar un mensaje de fonía por el canal 16, cancelando la alarma.

D. Mandar un mensaje LSD/DSC por el canal 70, cancelando la alarma.

Radio

15. ¿Qué significa SILENCE MAYDAY?

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la B: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. Utilizamos este mensaje para solicitar silencio cuando otras estaciones interfieren nuestras comunicaciones.

B. Lo utiliza la estación que dirige el tráfico de socorro para imponer el silencio de radio.

C. Que la estación que lo transmite está escuchando sin participar en un tráfico de socorro y le están interfiriendo, de manera que con mensaje está imponiendo el silencio de radio.

D. Utilizamos este mensaje para indicar que el silencio de radio ha terminado y que se pueden reanudar las comunicaciones normales.

Radio

16. ¿Se puede pedir socorro durante los períodos de silencio?

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la D: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. Justo al término del período de silencio.

B. Justo antes del período de silencio.

C. No.

D. Si.

Radio

17. Por medio de la Llamada Selectiva Digital (LSD/DSC) solamente podemos enviar avisos de:

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la D: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. Socorro, urgencia y seguridad.

B. Rutina y acuses de recibo.

C. Socorro, urgencia, seguridad y acuses de recibo.

D. Socorro, urgencia, seguridad, rutina y acuses de recibo.

Radio

18. ¿Cuál de las siguientes afirmaciones referentes al sistema COSPAS-SARSAT  es falsa?

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la D: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. Son satélites que buscan específicamente para detectar la señal de 406 Mhz de las radiobalizas.

B. Los satélites utilizan la medición del efecto Doppler para determinar la situación de la radiobalizas.

C. Las radiobalizas son unidades utilizadas principalmente como dispositivos de alerta de socorro.

D. Si se realiza una petición de llamada y se selecciona una estación terrena, estos satélites pueden ser utilizados para mensajes comerciales.

Radio

19. ¿Cuál de las siguientes afirmaciones referentes a las radiobalizas (EPIRB) de 406 Mhz es cierta?

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la C: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. La señal sólo sirve para identificar el nombre de la embarcación y el puerto de registro.

B. La señal codificada identifica la naturaleza del peligro.

C. Una vez activadas, las radiobalizas transmiten una señal que es utilizada para identificar la embarcación y determinar la posición de la radiobaliza.

D. Si el operador de radio no programa la radiobaliza, esta transmitirá información errónea acerca del modo y la frecuencia de transmisión del mensaje de socorro.

Radio

20. En una balsa salvavidas, ¿cuál es el mejor método para mejorar la efectividad de un Respondedor de Radar (SART)?

RESPUESTA INCORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la D: -------- Y tu respuesta ha sido: A

A. Poner a flote en el agua el respondedor, para que empiece a transmitir cuanto antes.

B. Mantener el respondedor en el interior de la balsa, para protegerlo de las inclemencias.

C. Conectar el respondedor a una toma de corriente alterna.

D. Sostener o instalar el respondedor lo más alto posible.

Radio

21. Las disposiciones radioeléctricas  establecen que las embarcaciones de recreo que naveguen por la zona de navegación " de la normativa estatal (Navegación hasta 60 millas de la costa) deben llevar, como mínimo:

RESPUESTA CORRECTA!

La respuesta correcta es la A:

A. VHF con LSD, radiobaliza de 406 Mhz y un equipo de VHF portátil bidireccional o un respondedor radar.

B. VHF con LSD y radiobaliza de 406 Mhz.

C. VHF con LSD, NAVTEX y radiobaliza de 406 Mhz.

D. VHF con LSD, NAVTEX y respondedor radar.

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Natarajan Chandrasekaran is present CEO of which of the following IT firms in India?
Title: Natarajan Chandrasekaran is present CEO of which of the following IT firms in India?
📌 The Finance Minister of India recently decided to review the position of 'Bad Debts' in priority sector. Which of the following is/are the reason(s) owing to which FM took this decision? A. Bad Debt in agriculture is still rising substantially every year despite special treatment to it. B. Bad Debt in other areas of priority sector is almost nil now. C. Govt. is planning to disburse another installment of Rs. 1,60,000 crore which will bring 'Bad Debts' almost at 'Nil level' and no special treatment will be needed in next fiscal year.
📌 Who among the following is a regulator of financial/banking institutes / organizations in India ?
📌 The Supreme Court declared which of the following tribunals as unconstitutional recently? The apex court said that the Act passed by Parliament in 2005 encroaches upon the power of higher judiciary.


Any of the National Parks is special, in winter. What is your snow and cold experience in them?
Winter photo of the Yosemite Valley, by Q T Luong — a key photo used by the Ken Burns group in their series of films on the National Parks.
Every winter the liquid and trembling surface of the pond, which was so sensitive to every breath, and reflected every light and shadow, becomes solid to the depth of a foot or a foot and a half so that it will support the heaviest teams, and perchance the snow covers it to an equal depth, and it is not to be distinguished from any level field. Like the marmots in the surrounding hills, it closes its eyelids and becomes dormant for three months or more. Standing on the snow-covered plain, as if in a pasture amid the hills, I cut my way first through a foot of snow, and then a foot of ice, and open a window under my feet, where, kneeling to drink, I look down into the quiet parlor of the fishes, pervaded by a softened light as through a window of ground glass, with its bright sanded floor the same as in summer; there a perennial waveless serenity reigns as in the amber twilight sky, corresponding to the cool and even temperament of the inhabitants. Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
Henry David Thoreau, Walden, or Life in the Woods, "The Pond in Winter," 1899, pp 296-297.
Thanks to Inward/Outward, a project of the Church of the Saviour community.
Special tip of the old scrub brush to Bill Longman, who sent me the e-mail today.


Ludlow is just off the A49 between Leominster & Shrewsbury. We are situated right in the town centre. Follow signs for the Town Centre & the Castle, once in the market square, facing the Castle, Mill Street is on your left. Ludlow Assembly Rooms is the large pale green building on the corner, accessed via the glass doors on Mill Street.
We are about 10 minutes walk from the Railway Station. Follow signs to the town centre and the Castle. When you reach the market square turn left down Mill Street. Ludlow Assembly Rooms is the large pale green building immediately on the corner, accessed through the glass doors on your left in Mill Street.
The closest car park is 2 minutes walk away, on the opposite side of the market square behind M&Co clothes shop. After 6pm it is free.
There are six allocated disabled parking bays directly opposite the building, on the right as you turn into Mill Street.
There is another car park just a short walk from the town centre near the library, and the Smithfield car park, which is a longer walk, is at the bottom of Lower Galdeford.


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function bin(argv) {

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  .option('-p, --port <n>', 'Port', parseInt)
  .option('-d, --database <database>', 'Database')
  .option('-w, --wallet <wallet>', 'Wallet')
  .option('--key <key>', 'Key')
  .option('--cert <cert>', 'Cert')
  .parse(argv)

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    app = wc.createServer(program)
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      return 1
    }
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      console.log('Server started on port ' + program.port)
    })
  } catch (e) {
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}

// If one import this file, this is a module, otherwise a library
if (require.main === module) {
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}

module.exports = bin


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KAT-Torrent HOME Noble (2014) 1080p
Noble (2014) 1080p
Noble is a movie starring Deirdre O'Kane, Sarah Greene, and Gloria Cramer Curtis. Christina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon. A true story.
Genre: Biography | Drama
Seeds/Peers: 26 / 15
Directors: Stephen Bradley
Stars: Deirdre O'Kane , Sarah Greene , Gloria Cramer Curtis , Brendan Coyle
Vietnam. 1989. Fourteen years after the end of the war. When Irish woman Christina Noble flies into Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) she leaves behind an extraordinary life story. But the best is yet to come. Christina lands in a country "that she wouldn't be able to show you on a map". With a few dollars, a dream and her own hard-won courage, she is about to change everything. For hundreds of thousands of people. Forever. NOBLE is the inspirational true story of a woman who believes that it only takes one person to make a difference. And of how she is proved right.
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FORUM: Cold War leftovers
Since the end of the Cold War, the production of nuclear weapons has ground to a halt.
Today, the vast nuclear weapons complexes in Russia and the United States have a new mission — dismantling the arms they once produced and disposing of the lethal ingredients.
By Mary H. Cooper
igh in the Texas Panhandle, rows of earth-covered concrete "igloos" add a bizarre look to the Southwestern landscape outside Amarillo. The thick-walled storage bunkers hold deadly plutonium, used in the weapons of mass destruction that have terrified the world for the past half-century.
On the other side of the globe, more nuclear storage facilities dot the landscape near the Russian cities of Chelyabinsk, Tomsk and Krasnoyarsk. Here in central Asia, most of the former Soviet Union's nuclear warheads were produced.
Since the Soviet Union's demise five years ago, the production of nuclear weapons has virtually ground to a halt. Today, the vast nuclear weapons complexes in Russia and the United States have a new mission — dismantling the Cold War arms they once produced and disposing of the lethal ingredients before they fall into the wrong hands.
Under two Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties (START I and II), the U.S. strategic, or long-range, nuclear stockpile is to be reduced from more than 12,500 operational weapons in 1991 to 3,500 in 2003. Russia's strategic arsenal is to decline from more than 10,500 weapons to 3,500 over the same period. Under subsequent agreements, the number of seaand land-based tactical, or shorter-range, warheads also will be reduced.
Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton negotiated later accords with Russian President Boris Yeltsin to dismantle these weapons — a total of some 30,000 strategic and tactical nuclear weapons over the next decade.
Yet even if the terms of the agreements are followed, there will be 100 tons of plutonium to contend with. A man-made substance created in 1941, plutonium is produced by irradiating uranium in nuclear reactors and then chemically separating it from the other uranium byproducts. Both plutonium and highly enriched uranium (HEU), also used in nuclear weapons, are highly radioactive and persist in the environment for tens of thousands of years.
Dismantling nuclear weapons also poses a significant weapons-proliferation risk: It takes as little as 7 pounds of plutonium, or several times that amount of HEU, to make a nuclear weapon. HEU can be made unusable for weapons by converting it into fuel for power plants. But plutonium must be altered and ultimately removed from human access to eliminate the risk of its reuse for weapons.
"What we need to do is to find a solution to the radioactive-waste problem," says Martin Gelfand, research director for the Safe Energy Communication Council, a coalition of groups concerned about nuclear safety. "But we have to be sure that this doesn't come at the expense of the environment and public health."
U.S. and Russian nuclear storage facilities only offer an interim solution to the disposal of nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, as weapons-grade plutonium piles up, policy-makers are still debating how to get rid of it.
Political instability in Russia lends special urgency to the problem. Beset by economic problems, the Russian government is viewed as unable to adequately protect its arsenals from theft or sabotage. There are fears that the country's powerful criminal cartels may gain access to Russian nuclear components and sell them to terrorist groups or other governments. Although there have been no confirmed thefts from Russia's nuclear arsenal, numerous reports are circulating about attempted black-market sales of nuclear material.
Last September, the Clinton administration outlined a strategy for disposing of nuclear weapons. The new policy calls for safeguarding existing stockpiles of plutonium and HEU; buying HEU from dismantled Russian weapons for conversion to fuel for civilian reactors; seeking a multilateral ban on the production of new plutonium and HEU for weapons; and reviewing the long-term options for plutonium disposition.
Because plutonium is also a byproduct of uranium-fueled nuclear reactors used to generate power, the problem of disposing of excess nuclear materials is not limited to the military. "In addition to military material, there are over 900 metric tons of plutonium in various forms within the civilian nuclear fuel cycle," said Richard J.K. Stratford, director of the State Department's Office of Nuclear Energy Affairs, at a May 26 hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. "Almost 90 metric tons of this civilian material is directly weapons-usable."
In the past six months, several American research groups have examined ways to dispose of plutonium and uranium. Two alternatives have emerged as the most feasible, given currently available technology: using plutonium and HEU as fuel in nuclear reactors or processing the material into glass-like "logs" from which it could not easily be extracted.
But using plutonium for fuel would fly in the face of the Clinton administration's strategy for preventing proliferation. Clinton declared last fall that the United States would no longer produce plutonium, either for defense or civilian purposes. And this year, Energy Secretary Hazel R. O'Leary strengthened that policy by announcing that ongoing research into advanced reactors fueled by plutonium would be terminated.
The other main alternative for nuclear waste disposal, vitrification, mixes plutonium from weapons with waste from civilian nuclear reactors to create glass-like logs, which would be buried in underground repositories. In 1982, Congress designated Yucca Mountain in Nevada as the country's sole deep geological repository for high-level nuclear wastes.
Although vitrification seems to be emerging as the most likely solution to nuclear weapons disposal, it too presents risks. The plutonium-239 used in nuclear weapons has a half-life of 24,390 years. That means it takes more than 240 centuries just to lose half its radioactivity. "We can't solve the problem by throwing the waste into a hole in the desert," says Gelfand. "Future generations will have to deal with this after we're dead and gone."
For the same reasons that plutonium remains lethal for so long, the facilities where nuclear weapons were made and tested sustain enduring contamination from radioactive byproducts. The Department of Energy estimates that it will cost $300 billion over the next 35 years to clean up U.S. weapons sites. And some of them appear virtually beyond salvation. The first land-use study of the sites, at the Hanford Reservation in Washington, recommended that 9.4 square miles of the 560-square-mile site be barred to human habitation "for the foreseeable future.
In unique operation, crews dismantle Yakima plutonium facility
YAKIMA (AP) -- For four decades, the Hanford nuclear reservation made plutonium for the nation's nuclear weapons arsenal, including the atomic bomb that devastated Nagasaki in World War II. Now, more than a half-century later, workers at the south-central Washington site are tearing ... [Read More...]
Search highly charged
The government has narrowed its search to proposals for storing all spent fuel from deactivated nuclear subs in the Pacific fleet and at PSNS. Stories by Lloyd Pritchett l Photos by Steve Zugschwerdt Terry Smith, a dapper gentleman who advises the governor of ... [Read More...]
Bomb Material: Energy secretary reveals tons of plutonium still at Hanford
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- More than 11 metric tons of plutonium remain at the Hanford nuclear reservation, according to newly released information from the U.S. Department of Energy. As part of a national campaign of openness about past operations, Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary ... [Read More...]
CLEANUP: Russia, Norway begin dismantling submarine fleet
* Lack of funds for maintenance is believed to be behind the decision to scrap the vessels. SEVERODVINSK, Russia - The gigantic bulbous hull of a Russian nuclear submarine towers above the quay. Its multiple launch tubes - capable of firing intercontinental missiles - ... [Read More...]
Disposal site threatened by budget cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Development of a permanent disposal site for highly radioactive nuclear waste would be delayed by budget cuts sought by House Republicans, administration officials told a congressional hearing Wednesday. The House is expected next month to consider a spending bill for the ... [Read More...]


Blue and white clear floral iphone case layered with shiny rose gold petals, an exclusive signature original designed by Casely. A modern twist to the the classic flower design. This summery case really gives off a great down to earth look. The natural greens of the leaves and whites of the flowers make the phone case give off a natural vibe, while the golden petals and clear background give off a great modern aesthetic. The floral design matches with a lot of different styles, so this phone case is bound to match with plenty of outfits already in your closet! The phone also has powerful shock absorption, and its special design makes it so that even if the phone is dropped, the edge protects the screen from making contact with the ground. Though most floral prints try and keep their color scheme to warmer colors, this case stands out in its cooler floral design. It also has a clear background, so that the wearer never loses any of the original iPhone color that they chose when they bought it!


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Q: Precompile templates using Gulp I want to precompile a template using Gulp, for Mustache, Liquid or HandleBars or any template language with nice {{ }} syntax.
I want it to run in a browser without any dependency. Is there any library that could help me achieve this?

A: I ended up using gulp-template, I still would want an alternative for this one. I used interpolate and evaluate configurations to make more pretty the syntax:
    {
        interpolate: /\{\{(.+?)\}\}/g,
        evaluate: /\{%(.+?)%\}/g
    }

But I'm using JavaScript syntax with it. As an alternative I can use Nunjuncks but I need to put a little runner in the browser for the precompiled templates get to work.

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Carpets are expensive. The average cost to replace carpet comes in between $7-$12 per square foot. Homeowners seeking to extend the life of their carpets can follow these five simple steps to keep the carpet looking fresh and new.
Trade shoes for slippers inside the home. This first tip is often overlooked, but it is the easiest way to keep your carpets looking new. Shoes collect all of the dirt and grime of the world and bring it into your home. Shoes also cause wear and tear on the carpet at a much faster rate than slippers. If this wasn't enough, microorganisms can attach themselves to shoes. These germs, like E. Coli, can be tracked into the home and spread into every room in the house. Be sure to ask friends and family to remove their shoes as well.
Vacuuming your carpet doesn't have to be a chore. Proper vacuum techniques can extend the life of your carpet by keeping it clean. When you vacuum, adjust the height and vacuum in both directions. Shifting the fibers of the carpet in multiple directions can loosen dirt and grime better than vacuuming in one direction. Remember to empty the bag regularly and go slowly. Set a regular schedule to vacuum, instead of waiting for the carpet to look dirty. Keep your carpet smelling fresh by sprinkling baking soda on the carpet before vacuuming.
Whether you rent a steamer and do it yourself or hire a professional, make sure you perform a proper deep clean on your carpets twice a year. Deep cleaning the carpets has a variety of benefits. First, it can eliminate pollutants that vacuuming can't reach. Dust mite infestations are microscopic particles that can only be destroyed through special techniques. Steam cleaning creates an environment which kills dust mites. Lastly, regular deep cleaning can prevent mold growth. All Brite Professional Cleaning Services can provide these services for you.
Life happens, so you should be prepared when it does. When a spill occurs, act quickly to prevent stains. Don't rub the spill. Avoid causing further damage by dabbing the spot to collect moisture. Commercial carpet stain remover can get rid of the tough stains, but there are other tricks as well. Spilled wine and beer can be removed with club soda. Ice cubes will freeze gum and help release it from carpet threads. The longer a spill sits, the more likely it is to stain.
Rugs and mats are stylish ways to protect your carpet. Area rugs shield your carpet from spilled drinks, dropped foods, and even ultraviolet light. Using a rug also transfers the wear and tear from the carpet to an easily replaceable rug. Rugs and mats add more value than just looking great, they also extend the life of your carpet.
Protect your carpet and help it last as long as possible. Call All Brite Professional Cleaning at 1-863-382-0042 to schedule a consultation. All Brite offers more than just carpet cleaning. Schedule your appointment today for all of your cleaning needs.


New & Exciting World Breed Horses Parade Spectacular at the Royal Cheshire County Show!
Visitors to this year's Royal Cheshire County Show are set to be impressed by a captivating new World Breed Horses Parade Spectacular inside the main ring.
This eye-catching display, part of the Light Horse Section, will bring together horses from Germany, France, Belgium, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK in national costume for a unique, 30-minute event that's not to be missed.
Mr Mike Daley, Chief Light Horse Steward at the Show since 1980, said: "When they're in the ring, the audience is going to be amazed.
Breeds will include Espanola, Appaloosa, American Saddle Breed, Lusitano, Lipizzaner, Haflinger, Morgan, Friesian Fjord and Icelandic horses, he said.
Sue Durkan of Cheshire from the Lusitano Breed Society said World Breed Horses had a fascinating history. "The Lusitano for example is one of the oldest breeds and can be traced right back to 1,700 BC through cave paintings in Portugal," she said.
"The breed originated in the rough, hilly areas of Portugal which produced an agile, hardy, brave and very intelligent horse who, along with his Spanish cousins, travelled the globe as a war horse and contributed to the bloodlines of many other breeds throughout Europe and the Americas.
The World Breed Horses Parade Spectacular is scheduled on the first day of the Show (Tuesday, June 21) inside the Creamline Dairies Main Ring at approximately 4.55pm.
The Light Horse Section of the Royal Cheshire County Show is also one of the major shows for Horse of the Year Qualifiers.
recognised as second only the Royal Welsh Show, held in July." View the full judge's list at www.royalcheshireshow.org/judges/light-horse-2/ and schedule at www.royalcheshireshow.org/competition-entry/light-horse-schedule/.
The next Royal Cheshire County Show is on June 21-22 at the spectacular 300-acre Tabley Showground near Knutsford. Tickets are now available for purchase online.
The Royal Cheshire County Show is the premier summertime agricultural event in the North West of England whose history spans more than 175 years.
The two-day event attracts in excess of 80,000 visitors, traders and competitors from across Britain whose participation is key to the atmosphere and spirit of the prestigious Royal County Show.


When testing out a new lens, or even camera body I like to use flora and do macros. Learning and adjusting to my 80d.
Of course then there are low light, medium speed tests.
Next shoot will be Roman Riding/Trick Rider promo and marketing shots for the 2017 performance season.


Robotic IV Insourcing Solution (Omnicell). Omnicell's Robotic IV Insourcing Solution is an automated compounding robot that prepares ready-to-administer medication doses. The system eliminates the need for manual compounding, thereby preventing common forms of contamination.


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DEFENCE BILL (No. 2)
HANNAN, Joseph
TASMANIAN FRUIT-GROWERS
POYNTON, Alexander
NAVIGATION ACT
REMOVAL OF PARLIAMENT TO CANBERRA
PATENTS, TRADE MARKS, AND DESIGNS BILL (No. 3)
PRICE OF COMMODITIES
INTER-STATE COMMISSION
RIFLE CLUBS
EXPORT OF COAL
FODDER IN NEW SOUTH WALES
CHANTER, John
OLD-AGE PENSIONS
TURK IN CENSOR'S OFFICE
TAX COLLECTION IN DROUGHT AREAS
AUSTRALIAN NOTES PAPER
VOTING AT THE GENERAL ELECTION
SOLDIERS RETURNED FROM EGYPT
SHIPPING ACCOMMODATION
BROADMEADOWS CAMP
BEST, Robert
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OP UNIONISTS
Small Arms Factory, Lithgow
JUDICIARY BILL (No. 2)
GLYNN, Patrick
HIGH COURT PROCEDURE BILL
WAR PRECAUTIONS BILL (No. 2)
SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1913-14
Referred to Committee of Supply
Premiers' Conference - Order of Business - Wah News
Mr GROOM (Darling Downs) . - I understand that Imperial reservists domiciled in Australia are being paid by the Department the difference between the Imperial rates of pay and the Australian rates of pay, but, unfortunately, this practice is not being adopted with regard to Imperial reserve officers. This seems to me exceedingly unjust. The reason that the men receive the same rates of pay as the men of the Australian Forces is that they have become citizens of Australia, and have entered into our national life, so far as their Imperial obligations will permit, and that consequently they ought to be treated as Australians are treated. The same reasoning will apply to Imperial reserve officers. I know of a case of a second lieutenant who has taken up land in Australia, and has ;ncurred obligations in connexion with it, but who, now that he has been called away to the front, is being paid only the Imperial rate of pay, although the rank and file of the Imperial reservists receive the Australian rate of pay.
Mr Jensen - I shall bring the matter under the notice of the Minister.
Mr GROOM - There cannot be many of these cases, but if there were only one, the injustice should be removed.
Mr West - What condition is imposed in connexion with Imperial reservists - that they must have resided twelve months in Australia?
Mr GROOM - I should think all that should be required would be that they are domiciled or settled in Australia.
Mr West - What is meant by domiciled?
Mr GROOM - A man who showed an intention to make his home permanently in Australia would be regarded as domiciled here.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill read a second time.
In Committee:
Clauses 1 to 3 agreed to.
Clause 4 (Amendment of section 55).


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Jean-Baptiste Camille de Canclaux (París, 2 de agosto de 1740-Ibídem, 27 de diciembre de 1817) fue un comandante del ejército francés durante la Revolución francesa. Se unió a un regimiento de caballería del Ejército Real en 1756 y luchó en la batalla de Minden (1759) durante la Guerra de los Siete Años. Alcanzó el grado de mariscal de campo en 1788 y teniente general en 1792. Comandante el ejército de las costas de Brest en abril de 1793 durante la Guerra de la Vendée, destacando en la batalla de Nantes. Fue destituido por sus ideas federalistas en octubre. Perseguido por su origen aristocrático. Dirigió el Ejército del Oeste entre 1794 y 1795. Ocupó puestos interiores durante el resto de las Guerras revolucionarias francesas y bajo el Imperio napoleónico. Tras la Restauración borbónica fue nombrado par de Francia.

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Hailemariam Desalegn: A 'Seat Warmer' or an Unwitting Potentially Powerful Puppet?
TesfaNews August 22, 2015 | 1,995 | | ANDM, Ethiopia, Ethnic Federalism, OPDO, TPLF
A threat to TPLF's unbridled power in Ethiopia would come not from the 'opposition' or outside forces but from the Amhara ANDM and Oromo OPDO coalition that it created itself. To counterbalance the populations supposedly represented by these two, TPLF created a third ally from a brand new Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' (SNNP). PM Hailemariam is from SNNP and is, therefore, crucial for the survival of TPLF. But, TPLF doesn't seem to want Hailemariam to know how important he is and would seem to be doing everything it could to embarrass him or make him look inadequate and weak in front of the people of Ethiopia and the world – supposedly to keep him insecure and unsure of himself.
By E Abraham,
The 5th round of the Ethiopian 'elections' has been and gone. Most predictions have been shown to be on the ball. The ruling EPRDF coalition has 'won' in a landslide; and in the process slightly increased its majority in the parliament from the 99.8% it had 'won' in 2010 to 100% this year. There were no surprises, and it appears to be business as usual for the incumbent 'led' by the Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn (PM HD).
Most of the debates instead have been revolving around the fate of PM HD after the elections. Many believe that the PM is just a 'seat warmer' or 'place holder' who was accidentally brought to power after the sudden death of the former PM Meles Zenawi. They also believe that he is continuing to hold the position because the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF), which is the actual power behind the Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition, has been unable (due partly to fear of donor rather than public backlash) to come up with a suitable candidate of its own for the prime ministership. The expectation is therefore, based on this argument, for the PM HD to make way for the eventual TPLF candidate when the time is right.
On the other hand, there is an entirely different view where it is understood that the 'installing' of Hailemariam by the late Meles Zenawi as his deputy and Foreign Minister (with the intention of making him the eventual successor) had a more strategic and some even say sinister motive behind it. According to this point of view, HD's emergence into the political scenes of contemporary Ethiopia, where the TPLF is ruling under the guise of a multiethnic coalition, is for strategic reasons that has everything to do with balance of power concerns the TPLF has been having ever since it came to power 24 years ago. More on this later.
It is an open secret and the TPLF has been forthright about its intentions of wanting to continue to rule Ethiopia for at least 50 years. True to that ambition, it has reached the half way mark without facing any meaningful threat from either the 'opposition' and most importantly from within its coalition partners. There are lots of speculations as to what the TPLF expects to achieve after the end of the 50 years it has reportedly set for itself.
After amassing enough political capital and economic power through the years, ending up being the most influential and dominant force in Ethiopia without requiring to be in government would most likely be what the TPLF wishes to achieve if allowed to last for those 50 years. Some suggest that an independent Tigray Republic could be a reality by then. Although many argue that the option of an independent Tigray is a contingency to resort to (as per the provisions of article 39 of the Ethiopian constitution), only if Ethiopians awake to the mischiefs of the TPLF and somehow manage to prematurely remove it from power. There are indications that the TPLF may have been acutely aware of the potential for this latter scenario to unfold and may have been preparing for a long while to forestall just such an eventuality. It may already have put in place some sneaky long term strategic instruments that it believes could ensure the next 25 years to be as good, if not better, as the past 25 so far as its uncontested political and economic power in Ethiopia is concerned.
Rightly or wrongly, the TPLF seems to believe that the threat to its unbridled power in Ethiopia would be coming not from the 'opposition' groups or outside forces but from the members of the EPRDF coalition it created itself. More precisely, the threat is thought to be coming from the populations that are presumed to be represented by those coalition partners such as the Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM) and the Oromo People's Democratic Organization (OPDO) which ostensibly represent the Amhara and the Oromo people respectively.
The TPLF understands that sooner or later the leadership and membership of those organizations, pressed by the population in their respective regions, will begin to be more assertive and will eventually start to demand fairness in the power sharing arrangements of the executive and the army, and in the decision making processes of the EPRDF and the parliament. Already, there are reports of signs of growing rancour mainly with in the OPDO and to some extent with in the ANDM as well. In such a situation, the TPLF, nominally representing the people of Tigray, about 7% of the population of Ethiopia, would find it increasingly difficult to continue to influence those two coalition partners which potentially jointly represent well above half of the population of Ethiopia.
As far as the TPLF is concerned, at this early stage, a genuine and fair power sharing arrangement that could potentially render it irrelevant is unthinkable. Absolute power is what TPLF has always in mind and anything that could threaten to erode this power has to be vigorously fought and quashed. The two nightmare scenarios, according to the TPLF, that need to be avoided at any cost are:
a) the coming back to power of what it calls 'the Amhara elite' with a wealth of years of political, organizational and administrative expertise; and
b) the coming to power of the Oromo representing more than a third of the Ethiopian population with the biggest land mass and abundant resources to match. Even worse, if these two somehow form an unlikely common front, then that could definitely herald the beginning of the end for the TPLF as we know it.
It now appears that the late Meles Zenawi, prior to his sudden passing in 2012, had been working diligently to protect the TPLF from such perceived threats on multiple fronts. The first front, which many agree has so far worked to perfection, is the weakening of the two potential challengers, the ANDM and the OPDO.
To this effect, the TPLF has always made sure that their leadership should always be handpicked by the TPLF and made dependent on the good will of the TPLF leadership to continue on their positions. Any sign of breaking ranks with the TPLF is always met with the harshest of retributions using pretexts such as corruption (as was the case with the former leader of the ANDM and one time PM Tamirat Layne). The second front involved making sure that under no circumstances would those two organizations be able to work together by instigating and perpetuating ethnic conflicts and hostilities between the two peoples nominally represented by them. Also, according to the TPLF, sowing the seeds of mistrust and hatred by manipulating and exaggerating past historical misfortunes between the two peoples now, should ensure that potential future common understanding, mutual respect and solidarity between the two peoples at the grass roots level would hardly be possible.
Once it had convinced itself that it had made sure that these two organizations were individually weakened and were decidedly put in a position where they could never potentially work together, the TPLF then went on to searching for and eventually creating an ally – the third front. This is where the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' (SNNP) region and PM HD come in. An ally that is reasonably big enough to counterbalance the populations supposedly represented by the ANDM and the OPDO individually but also weak enough to be requiring constant support and mentorship from the TPLF for its own survival, for decades to come. A brand new political party (Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (SEPDM)) to eventually govern an entirely brand new region (SNNPR) needed to be created. The newly minted region was also extensively promoted at
the expense of the other two regions governed by the ANDM and OPDO (as an example every vocalist in the country, famous or not, was offered a plot of land in the region for including one Southern music in their albums with fancy video clips to go with it).
As people who closely follow Ethiopian current affairs may remember, when the TPLF came to power and divided the country in to regions following ethnic lines, the SNNP region was a pool of five regions representing the major ethnic groups in the area. That was quickly changed and those regions were amalgamated into one big region encompassing roughly a fifth to a quarter of the Ethiopian population and sitting on an equally significant portion of little exploited fertile land mass.
Likewise, the SEPDM was non-existent when the EPRDF coalition was first formed. Both the lumping together of smaller regions into one big region and the creation and inclusion of the SEPDM in to the EPRDF coalition were afterthoughts that were implemented early on to alleviate TPLF's anxiety about the balance of power issues mentioned above. Those measures could also be considered to be the genesis of the establishment of a major power base by the TPLF outside of Tigray.
The calculation is simple, lump together regions of a relatively disadvantaged and politically naïve part of the country. Provide opportunities, power cover and organizational expertise to hand-picked elite from the region in exchange for unquestioning loyalty and unfettered access to the resources of the region, the internal workings of the organization and the regional government to the extent that the TPLF would be the one truly running the show behind the scenes.
A similar scheme has worked successfully in other smaller, remote and disadvantaged regions such as the Afar, Benshangul and Somali regions. The TPLF is the real authority in those regions using lack of capacity as an excuse to run them from the Prime Minister's office. Ultimately, according to this same calculation, if a genuinely representative and autonomous faction would emerge in the ranks of the other two major coalition partners (ANDM & OPDO), and if it became increasingly challenging for the TPLF to be able to dominate the entire House as it currently does, then it would still have roughly half of the House under its influence for several years to come.
At face value, particularly in the eyes of the peoples of the smaller regions and SNNPR, the TPLF would also be seen as a progressive and sympathetic organization which stands for the interests of the poor and the downtrodden (as it usually claims it is). An organization that is willing to give a fair go to the forgotten and underprivileged sections of society. In fact, it is this perception by the majority of the people of the SNNPR that had helped the TPLF avoid close scrutiny and any tangible resistance when it deliberately decided to exclude from its designs those political elites and ethnic groups in the region with a history of better party political and organizational experience. Noticeably, the Sidama, the Gurage and the Hadiya were gradually sidelined and excluded from partaking in the more prominent positions of party, regional state and federal politics. On the other
hand, the Wolayta, relative newcomers even by the South's standard, with unremarkable history of involvement in contemporary Ethiopian politics were put in positions of power in SEPDM and at all levels of government. This deliberate move by the TPLF to bring to power a minority group (the Sidama are the biggest in population) with little to no political experience would ensure that the group would not be able to survive without the continued support, power cover and mentorship of the TPLF. In return, this would give the TPLF unrestricted access to the resources of the region, the necessary leverage to have its way in managing the affairs of the region and SEPDM, and most importantly would continue to enjoy absolute loyalty from SEPDM in matters of federal importance to the TPLF. It is breathtakingly Victorian, so 18th Century and so foreign.
Hailemariam Desalegn's propulsion in to the summits of the Ethiopian political class should therefore be seen as part and parcel of this grand scheme. The sudden death of Meles Zenawi may have rushed Hailemariam's coming to the prime ministership, but by no means should this anointment be considered fortuitous.
As has been clearly demonstrated in the past couple of years of HD's diplomatic engagements on the world stage with foreign dignitaries, his local and foreign media interviews, and his performances in many international leader's fora; there is an obvious lack of finesse in most areas of statesmanship. The lack of fluency in the vernaculars of world diplomacy, a somewhat lacklustre oratorical skill and a far less satisfactory upkeep of official protocol could all be easily attributed to the lack of experience resulting from his hasty appointment.
Although it could be argued that most of his deficiencies could be overcome with experience by staying on the job for longer, it is also true that some of those skills could be learned through targeted training and intensive coaching. As was discussed earlier, the TPLF wants him badly for its design for the future of Ethiopia. However, it is also becoming evidently clear that the TPLF doesn't seem to want HD to know how important he is and would seem to be doing everything it could to embarrass him or make him look inadequate and weak in front of the people of Ethiopia and the world – supposedly to keep him insecure and unsure of himself.
The 'leaked' reports of the unprecedented harsh criticisms of his leadership by the 'bigwigs' of the TPLF only few days before the recent elections was just one example to demonstrate this claim. In another example, in his recent interview with Al-Jazeera, he comes across more like a student undertaking oral exams trying so hard to impress his examiners (his TPLF bosses perhaps) than a leader of a nation trying to put his government's message across. There is a suggestion that his lack of finesse and the apparent absence of any indication that there is some kind of targeted training or coaching occurring also sits very well with the TPLF's narrative that it would be almost impossible to replace the late Meles Zenawi.
Everyone agrees that it is very unusual for Ethiopia to have such a powerless leader. Once in power, almost all past Ethiopian leaders had been strong men in full control of the entire government machinery. Sure, the lack of a political base of his own, and not being part of the generation that fought the dergue with the consequent lack of influence in the army and security apparatus of the country would make it very difficult for HD to become one such a strong man. Moreover, he may also be genuinely content with being given the opportunity of a lifetime of becoming the PM of Ethiopia. As a result, he may be feeling indebted to the TPLF for the 'generosity' and 'altruism' shown to him and may have decided against the need to ruffle feathers. Business as usual of doing the work for the TPLF may feel good enough for him.
On the other hand, however, things could change for the better for the PM if he starts to realize that he is more important to the TPLF than they are letting him know. This knowledge and realization could give him some autonomy in exercising the powers of the office he is holding and may enable him to gradually become more self-assured. There is also another more important element that is going for HD – his Christianity of the evangelical hue. It is unlikely that the TPLF or for that matter Meles himself did factor this in when they picked him for the role. Because, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that HD, in his own right, has strong support from the highly influential Christian Right movement in the USA and hence by implication enabling him to enjoy the support of the US government.
As we all remember, there were some members of the TPLF who had been pushed out of Meles's inner circle who then managed to make a comeback soon after his death and tried to have a say in the way forward. They were of the opinion that HD should never be allowed to succeed Meles and even appeared to have been successful in stopping his eventual appointment for several weeks. It took the 'persuasion' of a US general, who travelled all the way from Djibouti to Addis to express the wishes of the US government, for HD to finally be appointed PM. The recent visit by President Obama, the first of its kind by a sitting US president, could also be seen as an enormous nod of approval not afforded to any other previous Ethiopian leader; not even to the Emperor Haile Selassie himself who was very close to the USA.
Could this apparent approval and support from the Christian Right and by implication the US government potentially turn this evidently powerless PM in to another strong man of Ethiopia? And most importantly, could it transform him from being the puppet of the TPLF in to becoming the trusted 'friend' and ally of the USA? Only time will tell.
Time also will tell whether the TPLF is right or wrong in supposedly believing that the threat to its unbridled power in Ethiopia would be coming not from the 'opposition' groups or outside forces but from the members of the EPRDF coalition it created itself. Even if those fears were to hold, it could hit more closer to home than the TPLF has been barricading for. However, it won't be farfetched to suspect that TPLF's troubles are far more serious and much more diverse than just balance of power issues and none of the scheming and advanced planning would prepare the TPLF for the absolute nightmare that could be unfolding in the coming few months and years. And it is also safe to assume that in every possible scenario, the TPLF would be caught unaware and with its pants down. A sitting duck- the TPLF is.
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Created by Facebook in 2012 to power their mobile app (leading Meteor core developer Martijn Walraven to quip that almost everyone is using a GraphQL API without even knowing it), GraphQL was released as an open source project at the start of 2015.
GraphQL is an application query language that is programming language agnostic and is often mistaken as a database query language. In a GraphQL API, the server describes what data is available, and clients can query exactly what data they need. As it is not a database query language, it does not include any filtering, sorting, computation or joins — although GraphQL queries do support parameters, which make filtering and sorting easy to implement.
For this reason, GraphQL is being chosen by developers needing to expose data to mobile and other client applications where REST payloads have become cumbersome. In a REST API architecture, a simple query may require three or more calls for data, and then that data needs to be parsed on the client-side for the interface to display the information needed. In GraphQL, all the data is accessed by a single endpoint, making it possible to query for exactly the data that the client application wants.
In GraphQL, the whole data model is described in a schema and resolve functions are defined to explain where and how to get the data from databases.
GraphQL is well suited to the complex, nested data models that are common in social media (where users, comments, likes and groups may create a web of relationships), e-commerce (where data relationships are connected across product catalogs, sales, wish lists, recommendations, inventory and customer data), and publishing (where articles/videos, authors/artists and viewer comments have many- to-many relationships). Publishers and e-commerce sites like The Financial Timers, Shopify and Coursera are already using GraphQL.
More recently, online video sites like Vevo and Vimeo have advertised vacancies for GraphQL developers. While these use cases are mostly internal, one of the first open GraphQL APIs made available was done so by GitHub in September last year.
It is also possible for GraphQL to be introduced incrementally into an architecture, meaning it is less an either/or decision compared with REST and is instead seen as a complementary technology that solves particular pain points around accessing data while ensuring low latency and reducing query complexity. In GraphQL, the whole data model is described in a schema and resolve functions are defined to explain where and how to get the data from databases.
GraphQL may be a new approach to API design and deployment, but it is gaining rapid adoption. Tooling for the GraphQL ecosystem is growing each month. A look at GitHub repos that mention GraphQL in the title or description are growing at just under 350 new projects each month, with 3,023 projects listed on GitHub at the start of the year.
Specifications, shared concepts and knowledge management supports.
GraphQL is supported by open source GraphQL specifications as well as training, community forums, an active blogging community, Summit events, and sample app code (1). The GraphQL workflow exists within a larger global environment where data is stored in data stores, legacy systems and accessed from APIs, microservices and functions (A). An authentication and identity access management component may sit outside the GraphQL architecture which manages permissions (2). Within the GraphQL architecture, the design is defined in a schema (4) which sits on a backend server (3). This includes function resolvers which describe how data can be accessed by client-side applications. Dev Tools on the server side (5) include performance analytics, batched query tools, subscriptions and WebSocket support tools, database adaptors that map external data stores into the GraphQL schema and acceptance testing services. Client applications (6) are built that can test queries and parse results directly from external APIs alongside requests to the schema, IDEs and code editing plugins and Chrome DevTools.
GraphQL specifications have been published by Facebook. The client application framework from Facebook, Relay, also details specific concepts around how GraphQL should function. For example, pagination is not detailed in the specs, but some best practices are emerging.
All Your Queries Answered: GraphQL State of the Market Report (Platformable): Overview of uptake of GraphQL APIs, challenges and advantages, and current use cases.
And GraphQL for all? (API Handyman): A few things to think about before blindly dumping REST for GRaphQL.
Awesome GraphQL: A curated list of GraohQL resources.
Building better APIs with GraphQL (Matthew Mueller): A priced Udemy course offering a step-by-step guide to building a better and faster API with GraphQL.
Cheat Sheet (Sogko): GraphQL Shorthand Notation Cheat Sheet.
Community resources (GraphQL.org): A directory of ways to join GraohQL communities, including Slack channels, IRC, on Twitter and in Facebook groups.
GraphQL (Facebook): Website for the GraphQL project including learning resources and best practice discussions.
GraphQL Europe: European-based GraphQL conference to be held in May.
GraphQLHub (Clay Allsop): Blogs about GraphQL.
GraphQL Open APIs (APIs-guru): A list of official open GraphQL APIs.
GraphQL resources (Devknoll): A directory of GraphQL resources.
GraphQL Summit (Meteor): GraphQL developer conference.
GraphQL vs. REST (Phil Sturgeon): Blog post going into detail about advantages and challenges of GraphQL.
GraphQL Weekly: A weekly newsletter of the best news, articles, and projects about GraphQL.
How to build a GraphQL server (Apollo): Connecting SQL, REST and MongoDB to GraphQL.
Learn Apollo (Graphcool): A hands-on tutorial for Apollo GraphQL Client.
Learn GraphQL (Kadira): Walkthrough of GraphQL concepts.
OK GROW! (OK GROW!): GraphQL Development and Training.
Learning GraphQL (Mugli): One developer's attempt to learn GraphQL.
Zero to GraphQL (Steve Luscher): Examples of GraphQL endpoints created using various languages/frameworks.
Authentication and authorization are often being handled by businesses as a separate concern outside of the GraphQL architecture. Developers who are using GraphQL in production environments tend to use an OAuth process to authenticate the client first. OAuth grants API tokens on a user basis, and then when making a GraphQL query, GraphQL only shows those fields that are allowable to users at that permission role setting. OAuth is used to identify permission scopes. In some cases, access permissions to data are defined at the database level in dataset metadata and also described in the schema documentation, where resolvers return null for any fields where permission is not granted.
Johannes Schickling, from GraphQL backend as a service provider Graphcool says GraphQL "works really well to support identity access management and authentication, but doesn't limit you in how you do it." He gives the example of how in the Graphcool product, it is possible to create different kinds of access rules at the field level, defined in the schema.
Data platform Curio has also found authorization to be a bit "quirky" in GraphQL. "With a GraphQL and Node-JS implementation, it does pass down the context object to resolve functions, which after the initial authentication ow, allows us to pass down the user information, and that is where we do the authorization," explained co-founder Steve Willard.
Commercial products from Scaphold, Reindex and Graphcool are already available and are seeing regular uptake amongst developer communities, with SimilarWeb reporting that each site has about 20,000 visitors each month. Each service provides a regular stream of content and tutorials on GraphQL and has engaging Slack channels where problems and queries are responded to quickly.
Graphcool (Graphcool): Production-ready GraphQL backend.
Reindex (Reindex): Reindex is a GraphQL backend as a service for React and React Native apps.
Scaphold (Scaphold): Hosted data platform for GraphQL API.
Besides the backend-as-a-service providers having schema design tools baked into their products, there is a range of open source projects available as well. These include database, API, and functions adapter tools which describe existing databases, APIs, microservices and functions into a GraphQL schema.
Apollo-codegen (Apollo): Generate API code or type annotations based on a GraphQL schema and query documents.
Compose (Nodkz): Tool that constructs a GraphQL schema, composes and relates types, builds helper functions that modify GraphQL types.
ElasticSearch-GraphQL (Nordsimon): Schema and query builder for Elastic Search.
Gestalt (Charlie Schwabacher): Use the GraphQL schema language and a small set of directives to define an API with a PostgreSQL backend declaratively, really quickly, and with a tiny amount of code.
Graph.QL (Matthew Mueller): Faster and simpler technique for creating and querying GraphQL schemas.
GraphpostgresQL (Solidsnack): GraphQL for Postgres.
GraphQL Schema (DevKnoll): Create GraphQL schemas with a fluent/chainable interface.
GraphQL-tools (Apollo): Enables use of the GraphQL schema language to build a GraphQL.js schema including useful schema tools like per-type mocking.
GraphQLviz (Sheerun): GraphQL Server schema visualizer.
JSON to GraphQL (Aweary): Create GraphQL schema from JSON files and APIs.
PostGraphQL (Caleb Meredith): With PostGraphQL, you can access the power of PostgreSQL through a well designed GraphQL server. PostGraphQL uses PostgreSQL reflection APIs to automatically detect primary keys, relationships, types, comments, and more providing a GraphQL server that is highly intelligent about your data.
SQL-to-GraphQL (Rexxars): Generate a GraphQL API based on your SQL database structure.
Swapi (Facebook): Example project that exposes existing SWAPI as a GraphQL server.
Libraries exist for using GraphQL in all the major programming languages. Tooling is also being regularly created to provide additional options for query batching, subscriptions (equivalent to REST webhooks), performance monitoring and integration tools.
Graffiti Mongoose (RisingStack): MongoDB adapter.
GraphQL-sequelize (Mick Hansen): GraphQL & Relay for MySQL & Postgres via Sequelize.
Ember GraphQL Adapter (AlphaSights): GraphQL adapter for Ember Data.
GraphQL-WP (Tim Field): GraphQL endpoint for WordPress.
GraphQL subscriptions (Apollo): A small module that implements GraphQL subscriptions for Node.js.
Subscriptions Transport WS (Apollo): A work-in-progress GraphQL web socket server and client to facilitate GraphQL subscriptions.
DataLoader (Facebook): Consolidates any calls to load() in order to batch-load data based on the collection of calls.
GraphQL-Batch (Shopify): A query batching executor for the GraphQL gem.
Join Monster (Stem): A GraphQL-to-SQL query execution layer for batch data fetching.
Optics (Apollo): Optics helps you understand the behavior and performance of your GraphQL queries, including a graphical field-by-field breakdown of each query's cost and how it's assembled. You can use Optics to monitor overall API usage, track which GraphQL queries are hitting your server, identify performance hotspots, and detect trends or changes in API workload.
GraphQL-CATS (CATS): A set of compatibility acceptance tests for libraries that implement the GraphQL specification.
Client-side GraphQL frameworks are advancing rapidly. In particular, an iOS client built by Apollo has rapidly moved from early release to being production-ready. A work-in-progress is available for Android although it is awaiting more feedback and support from the community before being officially launched.
GraphiQL IDE (GraphQL.org): A graphical interactive in-browser GraphQL IDE.
GraphQL IDE (Redound): An extensive IDE for exploring GraphQL APIs.
GraphQL network (Ghirro): Chrome DevTool that provides a "network"-style tab for GraphQL requests to allow developers to debug more easily.
Language Babel (Gandm): Support for GraphQL code highlighting in the ATOM editor.
GraphQL anywhere (Apollo): Run a GraphQL query anywhere, against any data, with no schema.
LibGraphQLParser (GraphQL.org): A GraphQL query parser in C++ with C and C++ APIs.
Modelizr (Julien Vincent): Generate GraphQL queries from models that can be mocked and normalized.
Auto-generating CMS (Sarkistlt): GraphQL CMS will build a fully-functional CMS by just using your printed GraphQL schema without any changes in your existed code or architecture.
GraphCMS (Lethal Webapps): A GraphQL-based headless content management system.
The above directory was created as part of the background research for the free GraphQL State of the Market 2017 Report: All Your Queries Answered, produced by Platformable and sponsored by GitHub and APIdays.
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We then stopped by the stands of our historic favorites and tasted some producers that were new to us.
Generally speaking, 2015 was a very good commercial vintage. Practically every wine we tasted had a juicy richness.
As I chatted with producers the themes that have been cropping up for the past four years once again emerged. 1) The Consortium should stage the Anteprima Amarone tasting in a major city in the USA and in China. 2) The Consortium should make peace with "The Amarone Families – Famiglie dell'Amarone d'Arte". Those of you who know what this last entity is need no explanation. Those of you who do not – well, you really don't need to know. It just concerns some squabbling among local producers and does not affect you in any way.
English Lesson: Squabble is such a fine word. As a noun squabble means a noisy quarrel about something trivia. As a verb "to squabble" means to quarrel noisily over a trivial matter.
I decided to dig in my wine closet and haul out three old Amarones…just to see how they had fared. The triumph of trio was the 2005 Nicolis – a lively, fresh undertow buoyed the clean velvety fruit. I have been fond of Nicolis since I first tried the wines in the 1990s and was happy to see that this Amarone went the distance.
I will not name the producers of the two other wines – a 1990 and a 2006. Suffice it to say that both had won major international awards. A sip of these wines left me feverish. This has happened to me with certain wines since I entered the wine trade 30-some years ago. In recent years this reaction has abated because general hygiene and winemaking techniques have improved.
I used to feel like the canaries they sent down in the mines. if a wine made me feel feverish, I refused to write about it – even if it had won a ton of prizes and the producer wanted to buy major advertising in the magazines I wrote for. My feeling was that if I had tasted through several samples of wines from the same area and supposedly made from the same grape varieties, using the same methods as prescribed by the DOC/G laws, and one of these wines (out of all the wines in the flight) made me ill, then that meant that that one sample was not a wine I would ever recommend to others.
For those of you who do not understand the reference to "canaries sent down the mine: (from Wikipedia): Etymology. An allusion to caged canaries (birds) that miners would carry down into the mine tunnels with them. If dangerous gases such as carbon monoxide collected in the mine, the gases would kill the canary before killing the miners, thus providing a warning to exit the tunnels immediately.
LISTEN UP Charity Givers with a PASSION for fine wine and the INTELLIGENCE to appreciate a bargain. The Veneto Chapter of AIS (the Italian Sommeliers' Association) has teamed up with Zýmē (www.zyme.it ,which has donated magnums of their award-winning wine Kairos). The entire proceeds of the sale of these magnums goes to ABEO Onlus Verona, an association that aids children with cancer. The cost of the MAGNUMS is 70 Euros. (The price of this wine in a restaurant runs at around 180 Euros!). They may be purchased at www.spaghettimandolino.it . So, help children in need, drink fine wine and have that secret shiver of pleasure at having found a bargain – all at the same time!
2005 Opaque, lively dark. Dusty rose over a near black center, an overtone of rust. Nose: Nose, , ideas of greengage plums over red berry fruits. The firm fruit arrows slightly on the long finish. Sweet and sour snap at the end. My favorite sommelier Fabio detected "a note or barley".
2010 rich vibrant ruby with clear rim. A silky sensation on the nose, an overtone of plumped raisins, a hush of cinnamon. After 30 minutes: Ideas of white chocolate emerges. After 45 minutes it really comes into its own. This wine still has several years of pleasure-giving life.
2015 Rich deep blue/ruby with a dark cherry sheen. A tweedy texture. On the palate, there is again firm up-right fruit. (I see this as a spinning cylinder in my mind.) Rich and juicy. After 45 minutes it finds its way.
Wine Lesson: When a wine continues to evolve in the glass, giving pleasing flavors and sensations for 30 to 40 minutes, this means that the wines is well made and long-lived.
We went to a charity event sponsored in part by the Chievo Soccer Club. It was in aid of children with ichthyosis, a rare skin disease. The Tommy in the title of the event is a sweet natured five year old who suffers from the disease. The evening started with a friendly soccer game and then went on to a lovely buffet at a nearby glider airport. There was, as always, a drawing for prizes, some of which were donated by local wineries and restaurants, and, of course, the Chievo Soccer Club. We won dinner for two at a pizzeria – what a swell evening.
To learn more about the disease and how you can help, google UFFI (United For Fighting Ichthyosis).
I went to a press conference about business etiquette. Why? Because the organizer took the trouble to phone me – twice – and I did not really have another appointment. The speaker got up touting the need for her service: teaching young people who are breaking into the business world how to behave.
Lesson: Etiquette is a set of hard and fast rules to follow. These rules vary depending on the country in which you are living/working.
However, Good Manners – which might actually help you get a job and win hearts – is simply thinking about the person you are talking to. This means looking people in the eye, listening to them and being courteous. It means following their lead as to what is acceptable behavior.
The etiquette teacher went on and on about appearance being important; how to dress for an interview. Her description for the ideal clothing option sounded like attire for someone seeking employment as a functionary at a provincial bank. If that is your aim, then her advice was sound. However, there are hundreds of wonderful jobs for which such attire would be completely inappropriate.
Here is my advice, children. For a job interview all you need to be is be clean, tidy and…yourself.
This means that if you wear big junky jewelry every day, then wear it for the interview. If you like bold splashy colors, wear them for the interview. This will be of service to you and to the interviewer. If you are hired while being yourself, this means that you will NOT BE FORCED to put on a disguise every morning in order to go to work. Wearing disguises can be fun for a while but are soul destroying in the long run.
Fortunately, Michael came in half way through the presentation and tapped me on the shoulder. I had seated myself on the back row near the door. We slipped out and had some fun with our pal Ugo at Café e Chocolate. It was time better spent.


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A set of bone needles from the Cave of Courbet in the Aveyron Valley, near Toulouse, France. Believed to be over 13,000 years old.
A (sewing) needle is a small, slender and usually rounded tool used to carry a thread of some kind through a piece of cloth or related material, while carrying out plain (structural) or decorative sewing. A needle normally has a hole (eye) at one end and is shaped to a sharp or blunt point at the other.
The use of needles goes back thousands of years throughout the world and it is likely that it originated as a small tool used to stitch hide or leather together. A series of small holes were probably made in the skin with a sharp flint or thorn, then a sinew thread of some kind was attached to a thorn or bone sliver. These were passed through the holes in a specific order.
Over time a specialised tool, the needle, with a point and eye developed. These have been made of a wide variety of hard, yet slightly flexible substances, such as bone, ivory, metal (including copper, gold, iron, silver and steel), shell, thorns and wood. In England the first steel needles were made in 1545, reportedly by a native from India. His successor was Christopher Greening, who established a workshop at Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, in 1560.
A variety of different needle types have been developed throughout the centuries. In 2014 the main types of commercially produced needles used for decorative needlework are appliqué needles; beading needles; betweens/quilting needles; bodkins; chenille needles; darning needles; embroidery/crewel needles; leather needles; nǻlbindning needles; sharp needles; straw or milliners needles, and tapestry needles.
There are also a range of items associated with needles, including needle cases. In addition, there are various rituals around the world linked with needles, such as the annual Japanese needle rite (hari-kuyo) where damaged or broken needles are taken to a local temple where they are disposed of.
See also the Japanese takaburi needle, and the early sixteenth century comedy, Gammer Gurton's Needle.
BEAUDRY, Mary C. (2007). Findings: The Material Culture of Needlework and Sewing, Yale University Press.
COATSWORTH, Elizabeth (2012). 'Needle', in: Gale Owen-Crocker, Elizabeth Coatsworth and Maria Hayward (eds.), Encyclopedia of Medieval Dress and Textiles of the British Isles, c. 450-1450, Brill: Leiden, p. 381.
GROVES, Sylvia (1966). The History of Needlework Tools and Accessories, Feltham: Country Life Books., pp. 17-28.
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary: 'Needle'.
Digital source of illustration (retrieved 9 July 2016).
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