There's a secret on Kilimanjaro, according to the legends of the Chagga people.
Only ice and volcanic rock are found in Kilimanjaro's Ashpit.
Somewhere past the snowline of Kilimanjaro, deep inside a mysterious, hidden crater, a massive elephant graveyard lays tucked away amid the snowdrifts. Countless tons of elephant remains and ivory stretch across the crater floor, if you believe the legends of Kilimanjaro's Chagga people.
When an elephant senses its time has come, it lumbers past the snowline of Africa's tallest mountain to a precarious cliff at the edge of the hidden crater. As the tale goes, thousands of old elephants have jumped from the crater rim to join their ancestors in the boneyard below.
Why? According to the Chagga people, the elephants near Kilimanjaro do this to foil the poachers who hounded them in life, stowing their ivory in a remote, nearly unreachable, final resting place.
Any individual who finds the hidden crater and manages to climb down is warned: Take just one piece of ivory – the first one you find – or be cursed on the spot.
The tales of the curse vary; some say it causes sudden blindness, and others say individuals will simply never escape crater. But all agree – the same greed that drives poachers spells doom for graveyard visitors.
While elephant graveyards may have been popularized by tall tales in Africa and scenes from The Lion King abroad, elephant graveyards are more myth than fact. However, there's some truth behind this legend.
Elephants are one of the few creatures that seem to grieve for their dead. They fall silent while inspecting remains, and there have been accounts of crude burial rituals using twigs, leaves and dirt.
Supposedly, elephants don't reserve "burial" just for their own either. Some game wardens tell stories of elephants burying dead or sleeping people under a pile of branches, but this behavior doesn't extend to any other animals. It's important to note that these reports are anecdotal, however.
What we do know is elephants are some of the most intelligent creatures on the plains, and they have shown incredible, convincing displays of empathy. For many in Africa, this has given the elephant a mystical quality. Their emotional capacity is amazing already – is it that much harder to believe they would want a common resting place?
The sad truth is, many people in Africa want to believe in elephant graveyards because finding such a place would be like stumbling across El Dorado. Ivory still has such incredible value despite conservation efforts to end the ivory trade. That romantic, treasure-hunter outlook helps the legend persist.
What's more, it's difficult to differentiate between a "graveyard" and simply a more treacherous area in the elephant's migration route. Traveling miles through barren, sub-Saharan Africa might be fatal for a herd, but that's not the same as the creatures designating a certain place as their graveyard.
What about Kilimanjaro specifically? Elephants have lived on the mountain for thousands of years, and though populations have dwindled, there is still evidence of herds in the forests. Could an elephant really climb to Kilimanjaro's snowline?
Some evidence suggests it's possible. In his introduction to the book Kilimanjaro: To The Roof Of Africa, famed photographer and filmmaker David Breashears tells of the time he heard stories of elephant bones high on Kilimanjaro… and eventually he found a skeleton 15,000 feet up the mountain.
Was it cursed? Nobody knows; Breashears didn't try to take it down with him.
Will Your Trek Lead You Up Kili…or Down to the Underworld?


Jackie Blue, MP for [insert region here], accidentally unmasked National's media practices when she published a blog post called "Generic Column – Lifting Education Standards" and forgot to add the 'personal touch'. Now, the Dimpost has shown that the Nats are still using these [insert region here] columns to spread the party line.
National Party MPs are some of the laziest state beneficiaries in the country. Any journalist receiving a press release from one of them should be very wary of a party that is master making their MPs mimic a line.
This is exactly the same as Nicky Wagner's "[INSERT NUMBER OF TARGET PUNTERS HERE]" and "[INSERT TARGET ELECTORATE HERE]" press release.
However, it's not just current MPs who got caught up in the copycat act – National's Wellington Central candidate Paul Foster-Bell opined that "This is a win-win situation for Wellington. If you haven't yet had your home retrofitted, you can call EECA on 0800 749 782 to find out if you're eligible" – calling into question whether parliamentary services is being used to support National candidates.
National: for that authentic local touch.
It's standard practice these days in all types of situations.
Back in Bill Clinton's day he'd do a satelite tour of the US. Same message on satelite link after satelite link with only the uttered place name/ state changed.
And when there is a petition going around – a 'write to your (insert target)', there is generally a generic 'letter' that everyone can send with a 'personal touch' inserted.
it's different, though, when it's your elected representative claiming to have had feedback from their electorate. The feedback isn't real, it's a lie.
Maybe somebody should remind Simon Bridges that the Housing and Homes project was commenced by the Labour party during their third term, that is was a public health initiative and one that took a bit of fighting to keep.
As for him being up and coming – does that mean we'll see his gob more on TV and in Women's day like his boss? His solution for hungry children was encouraging churches to get in on the act!
NActs would be delighted to reduce citizens of the state to recipients of charity?
Amazing. What will they think of next?
I guess it's too much to ask for these highly paid elected representatives to have to think for themselves and write their own press releases. Or even have taxpayer funded staff to come up with something unique with a local flavour that their constituents might actually relate to.
Actually, I'm more concerned that NACT MP's are being micro-managed to such a degree that they aren't "allowed" to write their own press releases.
Oh well, good to know that press releases from my local MP, Bridges, aren't actually from him, or his staff in the BOP or centrally in Wellington.
The real issue here is who will make the Speakers compliant for using PS funded resources (PR staff and their equipment) to help National candidates.


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2018 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS NOMINEES FOR NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS ANNOUNCED
Nominees from: Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Qatar, Russia, Turkey and the United Kingdom
New York, August 7, 2018 – The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today announced the nominees for the 2018 News & Current Affairs categories. Winners will be presented with Emmys in New York on October 1, at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The International Emmy winners will be recognized alongside their American news and documentary peers.
The 8 nominees span 7 countries: Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Qatar, Russia, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Turkish public broadcaster's TRT World has garnered its first ever Emmy nomination in the Current Affairs category for its coverage of Syrian refugees resorting to selling their kidney to organ brokers for a passage to Europe. Danish Public Broadcaster DR TV scored its first nomination in the Current Affairs category for an investigation co-produced with ZDF German Television, into human smugglers bringing millions of migrants to Europe. Additionally, Brazil's TV Globo is nominated in both categories for coverage of the prison system collapse in the Rio Grande de Norte jail in early 2017 (News) and children of victims of domestic violence in Brazil (Current Affairs).
International Emmy Winner Deeyah Khan is nominated in Current Affairs for her coverage of US neo-Nazis and white nationalists produced by Fuuse Films and broadcast on ITV.
"Historically we congratulate our nominees for their persistence and bravery in covering stories, and now we realize we also have to congratulate them for standing up to governments who would severely restrict what they report or put them out of business entirely." said Bruce L. Paisner, President & CEO of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. "You only have to look at the list of nominees to see all the problems in the world and how badly we need broadcast journalists to uncover misbehavior and raise awareness." The full list of nominees follows.
2018 Nominees – News & Current Affairs
#MosulSOS
The operation in Mosul killed thousands of civilians, while hundreds of thousands of others were forced to flee for their lives. On the ground, reports from the war-ravaged cities have shown that the level of civilian suffering was so massive that RT decided to launch the hashtag #MosulSOS.
Jornal GloboNews – Dozens killed and wounded in Alcacuz prison riot – the collapse of Brazil's prison system
GloboNews / TV Globo
In early 2017, Brazil experienced a collapse of the prison system. A jail in Rio Grande do Norte, in terrible conditions, emerged as a scenario for fights between gangs. 26 prisoners died. Clashes were broadcasted live, laying bare the lack of control by the authorities.
Newsgrid – Qatar Crisis Special
This special offered in-depth analysis and reporting on the Gulf Country Council Crisis, in which Qatar was blockaded by air, sea and land routes by its neighboring countries. Al Jazeera English found itself at the center of the story, with blockading countries demanding it be closed.
Sky News – Rohingya Crisis
Rakhine had been closed off for months, but Sky News managed to gain access to witness the dire conditions and the suffering of the Rohingya people stranded there, exposing what the Myanmar government had denied.
GloboNews Especial – Children of Maria da Penha
We showcase stories about children of victims of domestic violence. Brazil is considered one of the most violent countries for women in the world. A recent study shows that 71% of these victims who die leave children behind. They don't receive any special assistance or psychological care.
Menschenschmuggler – Das Geschäft mit den Flüchtlingen
DR TV (Danish Television) / ZDF German Television
Human smugglers reveal – on camera – the secrets of their trade. We offer an inside look at the industry that has brought millions of migrants to Europe, while European politicians promise to put an end to the uncontrolled and illegal influx.
Off the Grid – Silent Death on a Syrian Journey
With no other way to survive, Abu Ahmed resorted to selling one of his kidneys. So did Abdullah, in exchange for free passage to Europe. But things didn't go as planned as they have been duped by remorseless and unscrupulous organ brokers, like Abbas, who cheated them.
White Right: Meeting the Enemy
Fuuse Films / ITV
Muslim filmmaker Deeyah Khan meets US neo-Nazis and white nationalists face to face, and attends America's biggest and most violent far-right rally in recent years.
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a membership based organization comprised of leading media and entertainment figures from over 60 countries and 500 companies from all sectors of television including internet, mobile and technology. The Academy's yearly schedule of events includes the prestigious International Emmy® Awards held in New York, The International Emmy® Kids Awards at MIPTV and a series of industry events such as Academy Day, The International Emmy® World Television Festival and Panels on substantive industry topics. The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recognizes excellence in television produced outside of the United States, as well as US Primetime programs produced in languages other than English, with the prestigious Emmy® Award. Currently celebrating programming across varied areas including: Arts Programming, Current Affairs, Comedy, Documentary, Drama Series, News, Non-Scripted Entertainment, Short-Form Series; Telenovela, and TV Movie/Mini-Series, it also recognizes excellence in Performances, Kids programming and Digital. For more information, go to www.iemmys.tv
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Late Bloomer. Broad tree with large, tall, pinkish white, fragrant flower spikes and chestnut-like seeds. Attracts butterflies.
Notes: Buckeye (Horse-chestnut) family. One of our loveliest natives. About mid-April the tree is covered with huge spires of flowers which are attractive to butterflies but poisonous to bees. At peak blooming period, it is a delight to see these umbrella-shaped trees and their flower spikes covered with butterflies. Poisonous to bees is an interesting plant strategy. Why would a species be poisonous to a potential pollinator? One can understand that many plants are designed for certain pollinators (e.g., Soap Plant for the Moth), but why would a plant be poisonous? Also, only one flower of the hundreds on a stalk (see photographs below) becomes pollinated because of a chemical reaction which occurs after the pollinator visits—again an interesting strategy. Oh well, in humans only one sperm among millions typically fertilizes an egg.
The name comes from the seed balls, which have a white circular area on the surface that reminded some of a "buck's eye." The Osage Native Americans used the seeds to stun fish, by crushing and tossing the seeds into the water. When used for food, they leached the nuts longer than they did acorns. The nuts were broken open, soaked for a day, and then pounded into meal which was leached. It took all day to leach and dry, leach and dry ... at least 10 times. At the start of each leach/dry cycle, they laid a stick on the ground to keep count. Then the meal was cooked into mush and eaten right away. Another method was to bury the nuts in cold, swampy ground all winter, and then boil them in the spring. A tea was made from the leaf and used as a remedy for varicose veins and lung congestion. The buckeye was prized by Native Americans and settlers alike. Some settlers believed that putting a buckeye nut in the pocket would ward off rheumatism and hemorrhoids, while losing it would bring bad luck.
Species Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt.


Twilight Chaos. This build focuses on milling the Deck to use "Lightsworn" monsters and Summon "Judgment Dragon" while at the same time placing DARK monsters in the Graveyard in order to Summon "Dark Armed Dragon".
Depending on which sort of animals you give your baby Chao, it will evolve into either a SWIM, RUN, POWER or FLY Chao when turning into an adult (if you don't focus on any special category of animals, the Chao will simply turn into a 'Normal Adult'). Also, depending if a good or bad character cares for the Chao, it can also evolve into either a Hero or Dark version of the above types.
Ultimate Hero or Dark Chao If you stay with long enough it evolve into a Ultimate Chao as I call it. If you want to see one get to the final race of Hero and/or Dark Race.
Sonic Strike is a dedicated network of hosted websites relating to the Sonic the Hedgehog game and TV series. The sites on your left qualified for web hosting on the Sonic Strike network.


Mobile Troubleshooting - Help Information From Your Community Team!
Welcome to the Mobile Troubleshooting Hub!
A One Stop Shop For Your Troubleshooting Needs!
Service loss can be a pain! Not getting text messages or pictures, even worse! What about your battery life? And your watch?! Check out some of our troubleshooting articles below! We have some great article below with some helpful answers and tips! Just click on the article that best suits your needs!
Dropped Calls & Connectivity - Causes & Solutions!
Wi-Fi Calling - A MicroCell Alternative: Improve your experience with Wi-Fi!
Internet & Wi-Fi - Connecting & Troubleshooting!
Attachments Troubleshooting - Learn the requirements for attachments and steps to resolve.
Mobile Voicemail - Tips & Troubleshooting.
Slow Mobile - Tips on how to improve the performance of your device.
Hacked Phone - Protect your device!
Call Protect - coming soon!
Android - Optimize Your Device!
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If you do not find the answer you are looking for, not to worry, search the forums using the search bar above or Ask A Question! One of our community specialist, community members, or ACE's will help point you in the right direction! Check out our How-To Forum article to learn how to find more solutions and tips!
Re: Mobile Troubleshooting - Help Information From Your Community Team!
Having trouble with your devices? I know it can be a big pain and we all dislike it! Check out some helpful information above!
Need to order a phone? Setup Auto-Pay or order insurance? Check out our Mobile Ordering, Billing & Payment and Delivery article.
did you call at&t? could be a provisioning issue. did you recently do an update?
My iPhone 6s just cannot send text messages after I updated it to iOS 11 beta, Now I'm using the public iOS 11, it still cannot work to send messages.
AT&T's cell service is constantly dropping my calls recently. Super slow internet service. I did not experience this before and it's very annoying. It's been like this for a few months now. When are you (AT&T) going to step it up? We will switch to another carrier if the crapper service continues. We've a customer for 10+ years and pays over $300 in our bills each month.
I moved your posts to our troubleshooting thread. You will see some information above that should help resolve the trouble you are having with your signals.
I can place calls but not receive them. I can receive texts.
All of a sudden there is NO service in my house. Been a loyal customer for years and never had this problem. WHAT? How can I find out what to do? If anything?
Use chat and let ATT know. If you are postpaid, activate Wifi calling on eligible phones.
Sorry to read of the trouble you are having with your devices. I moved your post to our troubleshoot thread. It has some steps you can take that may restore service. If they do not, I recommend chatting with our teams.
Texts can not be received by recipient, but pictures and call can.
My texts will not send but my pictures and phone calls all go through. If someone texts me, I get the text. It also says the texts sends but they still do not receive it. This happens with every contact. Please help me fix it.
Re: Texts can not be received by recipient, but pictures and call can.
Sorry to read of the trouble you are having with your texts. I am not sure what device you have but I moved your post into our Mobile Troubleshooting thread. You will see message troubleshooting on the top of this article for Android and iPhone. This should help with the trouble you are having. If the issue persist, check out our device troubleshooting tool.
I agree with you - only I just switched from verizon. I switched because verizon customer service is garbage, but cell service was great! So now I have good customer service and the worst coverage ever! Can't wait to leave At&T. I live in the DC-metro area and have the worst coverage, so their coverage map is also garbage.
Their solution? factory reset my network and lose all my wifi passwords -ALL OF THEM!
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Moolooloba pre-race press conference 2016
11/03/16 - The form man of the moment, Mario Mola, faced the press at ahead of Saturday's Mooloolaba World Cup alongside homegrown Australian talent Emma Moffatt, Ashleigh Gentle and Courtney Atkinson. Mario Mola... |
ITU World Cup circuit opens in Mooloolaba
10/03/15 - The 2015 ITU World Cup circuit gets underway this weekend with seasoned host Mooloolaba welcoming athletes for the 13th time. The coastal city will again offer up a tough one-lap swim, four-lap bike,... |
London 2012 Olympic Games: What the men said pre-race
06/08/12 - We spoke to some of the athletes who will compete in the Men's Triathlon Competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games, about their pre-race preparations, how the race will pan out, what they noticed from... |
Australian women's team finalised for London 2012
12/06/12 - Emma Moffatt, Erin Densham and Emma Jackson will make up the women's Australian Olympic team for the triathlon event at the London 2012 Olympic Games. In a nation of numerous world class triathletes,... |
Australian men's team named for London 2012 Olympic Games
04/06/12 - Beijing Olympians Brad Kahlefeldt and Courtney Atkinson will make their second Games appearance, joined by young-gun Brendan Sexton, after the Australian Olympic Committee today named its men's team for... |
London 2012 Olympic Qualifying Update after San Diego
16/05/12 - The two-year ITU Olympic Qualification Period is almost at an end after the penultimate race in the city where triathlon was invented. The ITU World Triathlon San Diego held plenty of hopes and dreams,... |
Jonathan Brownlee starts 2012 season with dominating win in San Diego
13/05/12 - Great Britain's Jonathan Brownlee kicked off his Olympic season with a dominant performance in San Diego, winning his second ITU World Triathlon Series event ahead of Switzerland's Sven Riederer and... |
London Olympic qualifying update after Huatulco, before San Diego
10/05/12 - As the third race left in the official Olympic qualification period, the Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup always had the potential to impact the Olympic simulation in a major way. And while it didn't... |
Olympic Qualification Update after Le Morne and Tateyama Continental Championships
11/04/12 - In the home straight of the London 2012 Olympics qualifying period, which officially closes on May 31st, we'll take a look at the Olympics rankings simulator after every major race. This week it's a... |
Mooloolaba pre-race Press Conference Highlights
23/03/12 - Three-time Mooloolaba champion Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS), two-time ITU World Champion Emma Moffatt (AUS), the No.1 Elite Women's seed Andrea Hewitt (NZL) and her partner, and No.2 Elite Men's seed, Laurent... |
2012 Olympic qualifying update after Oceania Championships
15/03/12 - After New Zealand claimed both Oceania spots heading into Beijing in 2008, Australian high performance manager Michael Flynn said taking those two spots at the 2012 Devonport OTU Oceania Triathlon... |
Brendan Sexton the top man at 2012 OTU Oceania Championships in Devonport
10/03/12 - Australia's Brendan Sexton turned an unexpected opportunity into the best possible result in Australia on Saturday, when he claimed his first Elite Men's Oceania Championship in Devonport. Sexton put in... |
Epic trans-Tasman battle set for 2012 Devonport OTU Oceania Championships
05/03/12 - The Oceania Championships are always a tough trans-Tasman battle between two powerful triathlon nations: Australia and New Zealand. This weekend the 2012 Devonport OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships,... |
Q&A with Courtney Atkinson
01/05/11 - We asked you via our Facebook page to submit your questions to Australian superstar Courtney Atkinson and he's generously taken time out of his busy training schedule to answer a selection of them. Each... |
Who will be the 2011 ITU World Champion? Men's Preview
31/03/11 - It's that time of the year again; a time for legends to be made; a time for champions to be challenged and a time for the best racing triathlon has to offer. The Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World... |
Mooloolaba Press Conference Highlights
25/03/11 - Australia's top triathletes met with the media today at the pre-race press conference for the Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup. Although not racing tomorrow, Emma Snowsill attended and talked about... |
A heady field ready to open the 2011 World Cup season in Mooloolaba
21/03/11 - A top international field will take to the Mooloolaba course for the first ITU World Cup in 2011 this weekend. Click here to follow the races live! While Australians have historically done well on the... |
Photo Of The Year: Week Three Result
20/11/10 - A definite winner this week with double the votes of its closest rival - a landslide victory. With a strong South American following as noted in the comments below the article, this image is definitely... |
2010 In Review: Madrid
17/11/10 - The road to London 2012 officially began in Madrid as Olympic qualifying started at the third leg of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series. The event marked the eighth consecutive... |
Kitzbühel Preview
10/08/10 - The Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series moves to Kitzbühel, Austria, for the penultimate event of the Series this weekend. With only 8,400 residents, the ski resort in the Austrian Alps... |
Top Triathletes Head to Hamburg for World's Biggest Tri
14/07/10 - Round four of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series heads to Hamburg this weekend as part of the world's largest triathlon. The event will take place alongside the Hamburg City Man... |
Don Takes Top Prize at Hy-Vee
14/06/10 - Great Britain's Tim Don took home the $200,000 top prize at today's Hy-Vee Elite Cup in Des Moines, breaking away from the field at the start of the run to win in 1:50:20. New Zealand's Kris Gemmell... |
Unbeatable Brownlee Scores Repeat Win in Madrid
06/06/10 - Reigning ITU World Champion Alistair Brownlee proved that even an injury can't slow him down, as the 22-year-old Brit won on a very hot day at the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Madrid for... |
Frodeno Sprints to Victory in Seoul
08/05/10 - Jan Frodeno, the 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medallist, won a thrilling sprint to the finish over Australia's Courtney Atkinson at today's Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Seoul. Frodeno and... |
Atkinson and Gomez Out, Moffatt Likely for Series Opener
05/04/10 - Courtney Atkinson has been forced to withdraw from the opening race of the Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series in Sydney this Sunday, after failing to recover fully from a... |
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29/02/20 - 2020 Devonport OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup and Oceania Championships
29/02/20 - 2020 Snowy Mountains OTU Cross Triathlon Oceania Championships
14/03/20 - 2020 Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup
09/11/19 - 2019 Tahiti OTU Pacific Island Championships
20/07/19 - 2019 Samoa Pacific Games (Triathlon)
19/07/19 - 2019 Samoa Pacific Games (Aquathlon)
14/04/19 - 2019 Moreton Bay OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships
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Democratic centralism is one of the most abused concepts within the South African political and labour arena. It has come to the fore again in debates around the strike protesting a proposed minimum wage and amendments to the labour laws. Hopefully, such debate will lead to the democratic reforms needed in much of the labour movement.
Whatever democratic power ordinary people have should always be defended — and fiercely. So SA ctizens, importantly organised labour, should prepare to do battle with a government that proposes abolishing elected school governing bodies that have admittedly failed, but largely because government has failed them.
The corporatisation of trade unions and the development of an almost symbiotic relationship between union leaders and employers, pubic and private, is a major problem for the labour movement. It can lead to an industrial relations mess such as that in the SABC. But the hope — and the remedy — still lies with united workers.
In common with much of the rest of the world, South African media freedom is being eroded. And a prime focus in the battle for freedom of information and of the Press is the SABC. It is a battle that should be joined by everyone hoping for a better, more democratic future.


As usual, my annual Pazz & Jop supplement supplement is dominated by records I like and records my colleagues overrate. Plus the Dirty Dancing of 1989, which makes you wish the word "oldie" could be stricken from the language. Pairs nicely with the Pick Hit, though--as it would with the closest contender, Negativland.


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SLESA discusses plans to develop Esports with Ministry of Youth & Sports
The Sri Lanka Esports Association discussed their plans on developing Electronic Sports with the Ministry of Youth & Sports. Hon. Namal Rajapakse re-iterated the Ministry's commitment to supporting the new-age sport.
Sri Lanka's top Free Fire athletes clash for Rs. 1 million in prize money at the DIALOG-SLESA All-Island Free Fire Championship '22 GRAND FINALS
Sri Lanka Esports commences National Team Selections
Sri Lanka Esports Athletes compete among the best, at Global Esports Games
Sri Lankan Esports takes on the world at the IESF Esports World Championship 21
SRI LANKA BASKETBALL & SRI LANKA ESPORTS PARTNER TO SELECT THE NATIONAL NBA 2K21 TEAM
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I'm not sure whether this is good news or bad . . . the article about Soda Springs and me in today's Las Vegas Examiner. Here's a link: http://exm.nr/zuvqmz.
Author Morgan St. James offers up some background to the novel that I haven't put out in public before. The good news, I guess, is that those little indiscretions in the '60s don't sound so bad in today's climate. Anyway, I hope not.


Ancient Roman construction with mudejar extension in the 14th century. The ground floor contained a nave, a five-sided apse and fine mudejar decoration. The restoration added a new, lower side nave which transformed the chapels in arches and housed the choir at the foot. The open tower is divided in three parts with the upper two covered in relief brickwork.
The church is linked to the re-conquest of the city.
Exterior: to be highlighted the beautiful apse and the open tower.
Interior: choir, chapels between buttresses and, in particular, the renaissance style main altarpiece, commissioned by Damián Forment.


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Ivan I see what you're saying but once the maidan movement reached critical mass yanukovich had to act. he didnt attack protestors for a long time, then slipped up and had to hide. The main reason why he slipped up was because russia wasnt there for him. there are reports that putin was very busy with sochi and simply did not have time to consult with yanukovich. In a weird twist of fate it was all timing and strategy on everyone's part.
But now time and strategy is on russia's side...Ukrainians are very beaten down already and in no position to take on russia right now. if everything goes back as it was i dont even think most ukrainians would have any more strength to fight. if this is going to be a war it will not end quick. we may be in another cold war for a the long haul
Originally Posted by Blackedout95
I agree, life in ukraine will not change much. The point was to stand up for what is right. yes, lots of people voted for him (technically over 50% of the population in the second round of first past the post elections, although the elections were highly contested and accusations of voter fraud were rife. voter fraud in ukraine is very prevalant and existed in the previous election won by yuschenko also)
yanukovich and his party (party of regions) has lost a tremendous amount of support because of these upheavals. they wouldn't get anywhere near 50% of the vote if there were elections tomorrow).
vitaliy, putin is distancing himself from yanukovich, and has been since his ouster. yanukovich is a peice of shit (putin has been quoted as calling him a handon). putin is very smart, i bet he'll never appear in public with yanukovich again.
I agree, life in ukraine will not change much. The point was to stand up for what is right.
yes. i heard that too. there was an inside story apparently with yanuk being on the phone with putin during the time people were getting killed on tuesday. there were reports that yanuk turned pale as a ghost and was distressed because apparently putin told him "you're on your own". putin is a cunning man, that he is...
US Secretary of State John Kerry: "you don't just in 21st century behave in 19th century fashion, by invading another country on completely trumped up pretexts". Oh the noble sentiments Kerry makes on behalf of Ukrainians. You know your a pawn when the US is talking about good things about you. I like how Kerry is talking about the "democratic process" in Kiev with parliament voting to oust the president, he doesn't mention the right sector nationalists in parliament with guns. In Canada do our MPs vote with guns in their face, is this called duress? He then says how Putin should talk to the new interim government to resolve this situation. Right, the illegitimate government who is calling for terrorists to attack Russia. The whole of eastern Ukraine is in the streets with Russian flags and calling for referendums to secede from what those people on the streets say is a illegitimate government. The illegitimate government is calling for attacks against Russia and is stating that all government buildings in the East of Ukraine will have the Ukrainian flag put back up. Riiiight, there are no threats to Russians in Ukraine. Russia has ZERO legitimacy to invade another country on the pretext of protecting its people.
there are no threats to russians in ukraine. none. crimea is 75% russian, who exactly is threatening these people? The other populations of crimea are 15% tatar and 10% ukrainian and other people. not one shot has been fired, not one russian person has been killed. the russian army is standing outside of ukrainian military bases trying to provoke a conflict.
putin issued an ultimatium today saying he's going to start attacking ukrainian military bases in crimea before the end of the day if ukraine doesn't surrender. he keeps trying to get ukrainian troops to shoot, and at least for now they have been smart enough not to. international opinion is firmly on ukraine's side, unfortunately, not much is happening as of yet.
i'd really like to see russia kicked out of the G8, and the visa restrictions and sanctions the US has been talking about for a week passed immediately. john kerry will be in kiev tomorrow, i have my doubts if that will have any effect though.
i cant sleep.. i dont know whats gonna happen. i hope everything settles down.. its 1:30 am right now over here
so is it Russian propaganda that tells us that one of the first thing the nationalists did in Ukraine was to remove language rights of Russian speakers? Are these nationalists not self proclaiming anti Russian ideology? Do they not have a history of literally fighting Russians and bragging about it to this day? **** your Ukrainian opposition leaders, they are nationalistic political scum on the same level of former Yugoslav ones. Ukrainian revolution was hijacked by the few, supported by the west.
And what international opinion? what is G7 anyway, its the west opinion. And its doesn't even matter, the G20 is the new G8 for a while. I don't see China or India or Brazil doing or saying anything what the west is. This whole thing started over a ****ing trade agreement. OVER MONEY. Western money vs eastern money. The revolution in Ukraine put into power nationalists who center their ideology over anti Russian. They immediately put into power rich convicted criminals and right wing sector loyalists. Lets not forget, when the trade agreement was being discussed before the crackdown, did Russia not offer to Ukraine and EU a tripartite trade agreement, some sort of compromise or negotiation process over trade? EU rejected that. The EU. Effectively the EU told the Ukrainian people that if you want to do trade with us, you must not do trade with Russia.
south, shut the **** up. no one cares about your ridiculous opinions, no one is listening to your nonsense. seriously, just shut the **** up. you're not debating anything you're just spewing nonsense with no bearing on anything. go suck a bag of cocks.
Vitaliy, i feel you man. stay safe.
US ambassador to the UN's speech at the security council today:
"Thank you Madam President. Listening to the representative of Russia, one might think that Moscow had just become the rapid response arm of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. So many of the assertions made this afternoon by the Russian Federation are without basis in reality.
Let's begin with a clear and candid assessment of the facts.
It is a fact that Russian military forces have taken over Ukrainian border posts. It is a fact that Russia has taken over the ferry terminal in Kerch. It is a fact that Russian ships are moving in and around Sevastapol. It is a fact that Russian forces are blocking mobile telephone services in some areas. It is a fact that Russia has surrounded or taken over practically all Ukrainian military facilities in Crimea. It is a fact that today Russian jets entered Ukrainian airspace. It is also a fact that independent journalists continue to report that there is no evidence of violence against Russian or pro-Russian communities.
Russian military action is not a human rights protection mission. It is a violation of international law and a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the independent nation of Ukraine, and a breach of Russia's Helsinki Commitments and its UN obligations.
The central issue is whether the recent change of government in Ukraine constitutes a danger to Russia's legitimate interests of such a nature and extent that Russia is justified in intervening militarily in Ukraine, seizing control of public facilities, and issuing military ultimatums to elements of the Ukrainian military. The answer, of course, is no. Russian military bases in Ukraine are secure. The new government in Kyiv has pledged to honor all of its existing international agreements, including those covering Russian bases. Russian mobilization is a response to an imaginary threat.
A second issue is whether the population of the Crimea or other parts of eastern Ukraine, are at risk because of the new government. There is no evidence of this. Military action cannot be justified on the basis of threats that haven't been made and aren't being carried out. There is no evidence, for example, that churches in Eastern Ukraine are being or will be attacked; the allegation is without basis. There is no evidence that ethnic Russians are in danger. On the contrary, the new Ukrainian government has placed a priority on internal reconciliation and political inclusivity. President Turchinov – the acting President – has made clear his opposition to any restriction on the use of the Russian tongue.
No one has to explain to Ukraine's new government the need to have open communications, not only with leaders of the country's Russian ethnic minority in the Crimea and elsewhere, but also with its neighbors. That is why, when the current crisis began, the government sent its former Chief of Defense to the region to try to defuse the situation. A second emissary was prevented from entering the Crimean Rada to engage in discussions. And it is why Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly reached out to Russia. Russia needs to reciprocate and begin to engage directly with the Government of Ukraine.
I note that Russia has implied a right to take military action in the Crimea if invited to do so by the prime minister of Crimea. As the Government of Russia well knows, this has no legal basis. The prohibition on the use of force would be rendered moot were sub-national authorities able to unilaterally invite military intervention by a neighboring state. Under the Ukrainian constitution, only the Ukrainian Rada can approve the presence of foreign troops.
If we are concerned about the rights of Russian-speaking minorities, the United States is prepared to work with Russia and this Council to protect them. We have proposed and wholeheartedly support the immediate deployment of international observers and monitors from the UN or OSCE to ensure that the people about whom Russia expresses such concern are protected from abuse and to elucidate for the world the facts on the ground. The solution to this crisis is not difficult to envision. There is a way out. And that is through direct and immediate dialogue by Russia with the Government of Ukraine, the immediate pull-back of Russia's military forces, the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity, and the urgent deployment of observers and human rights monitors, not through more threats and more distortions.
Tonight the OSCE will begin deploying monitors to Ukraine. These monitors can provide neutral and needed assessments of the situation on the ground. Their presence is urgently necessary in Crimea and in key cities in eastern Ukraine. The United States calls upon Russia to ensure that their access is not impeded.
The leadership in Moscow may well be unhappy about former President Yanukovych's decision to flee Ukraine and move in with them. Russia may be displeased with the new government, which was approved by Ukraine's parliament by an overwhelming majority, including members of Yanukovych's own party. Russia has every right to wish that events in Ukraine had turned out differently, but it does not have the right to express that unhappiness by using military force or by trying to convince the world community that up is down and black is white. Russia's calls to turn back time to implement the February 21 Agreement ring hollow. It was Yanukovych who failed to abide by the terms of that agreement, fleeing Kyiv, and ultimately Ukraine.
The United States categorically rejects the notion that the new Government of Ukraine is a "government of victors." It is a government of the people and it is one that intends to shepherd the country toward democratic elections on May 25th – elections that would allow Ukrainians who would prefer different leadership to have their views heard. And the United States will stand strongly and proudly with the people of Ukraine as they chart out their own destiny, their own government, their own future.
The bottom line is that, for all of the self-serving rhetoric we have heard from Russian officials in recent days, there is nothing that justifies Russian conduct. As I said in our last session, Russia's actions speak much louder than its words. What is happening today is not a human rights protection mission and it is not a consensual intervention. What is happening today is a dangerous military intervention in Ukraine. It is an act of aggression. It must stop. This is a choice for Russia. Diplomacy can serve Russia's interests. The world is speaking out against the use of military threats and the use of force. Ukrainians must be allowed to determine their own destiny. Thank you Madam President."
Nationalists of Ukraine are now appointing former Oligarchs into governing positions of some of Ukraine's provinces.
Let's begin with a clear and candid assessment of the facts.
Russian military action is not a human rights protection mission. It is a violation of international law and a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the independent nation of Ukraine, and a breach of Russia's Helsinki Commitments and its UN obligations.
The central issue is whether the recent change of government in Ukraine constitutes a danger to Russia's legitimate interests of such a nature and extent that Russia is justified in intervening militarily in Ukraine, seizing control of public facilities, and issuing military ultimatums to elements of the Ukrainian military. The answer, of course, is no. Russian military bases in Ukraine are secure. The new government in Kyiv has pledged to honor all of its existing international agreements, including those covering Russian bases. Russian mobilization is a response to an imaginary threat.
A second issue is whether the population of the Crimea or other parts of eastern Ukraine, are at risk because of the new government. There is no evidence of this. Military action cannot be justified on the basis of threats that haven't been made and aren't being carried out. There is no evidence, for example, that churches in Eastern Ukraine are being or will be attacked; the allegation is without basis. There is no evidence that ethnic Russians are in danger. On the contrary, the new Ukrainian government has placed a priority on internal reconciliation and political inclusivity. President Turchinov – the acting President – has made clear his opposition to any restriction on the use of the Russian tongue.
No one has to explain to Ukraine's new government the need to have open communications, not only with leaders of the country's Russian ethnic minority in the Crimea and elsewhere, but also with its neighbors. That is why, when the current crisis began, the government sent its former Chief of Defense to the region to try to defuse the situation. A second emissary was prevented from entering the Crimean Rada to engage in discussions. And it is why Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly reached out to Russia. Russia needs to reciprocate and begin to engage directly with the Government of Ukraine.
If we are concerned about the rights of Russian-speaking minorities, the United States is prepared to work with Russia and this Council to protect them. We have proposed and wholeheartedly support the immediate deployment of international observers and monitors from the UN or OSCE to ensure that the people about whom Russia expresses such concern are protected from abuse and to elucidate for the world the facts on the ground. The solution to this crisis is not difficult to envision. There is a way out. And that is through direct and immediate dialogue by Russia with the Government of Ukraine, the immediate pull-back of Russia's military forces, the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity, and the urgent deployment of observers and human rights monitors, not through more threats and more distortions.
The leadership in Moscow may well be unhappy about former President Yanukovych's decision to flee Ukraine and move in with them. Russia may be displeased with the new government, which was approved by Ukraine's parliament by an overwhelming majority, including members of Yanukovych's own party. Russia has every right to wish that events in Ukraine had turned out differently, but it does not have the right to express that unhappiness by using military force or by trying to convince the world community that up is down and black is white. Russia's calls to turn back time to implement the February 21 Agreement ring hollow. It was Yanukovych who failed to abide by the terms of that agreement, fleeing Kyiv, and ultimately Ukraine.
The United States categorically rejects the notion that the new Government of Ukraine is a "government of victors.� It is a government of the people and it is one that intends to shepherd the country toward democratic elections on May 25th – elections that would allow Ukrainians who would prefer different leadership to have their views heard. And the United States will stand strongly and proudly with the people of Ukraine as they chart out their own destiny, their own government, their own future.
The bottom line is that, for all of the self-serving rhetoric we have heard from Russian officials in recent days, there is nothing that justifies Russian conduct. As I said in our last session, Russia's actions speak much louder than its words. What is happening today is not a human rights protection mission and it is not a consensual intervention. What is happening today is a dangerous military intervention in Ukraine. It is an act of aggression. It must stop. This is a choice for Russia. Diplomacy can serve Russia's interests. The world is speaking out against the use of military threats and the use of force. Ukrainians must be allowed to determine their own destiny. Thank you Madam President."
I have theory and models that I can apply to how people like you believe what you believe and how you act. Do you have one for me, or I am just "spewing nonsense" as you say. Do not be angry. Like Morpheus in the Matrix said, after a certain age it becomes very dangerous to free a mind.
you have no understanding of policy, politics, foreign affairs, rational debate and are an insane conspiracy theorist whose opinion is shared by no one. maybe you'll start telling me about the illuminati and aliens next.
Your opinion is to long
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If the ambassadors have already been pulled from russia that means everyone knows there will be an attack. This is going to get Bosnia/Croatia ugly IMO
http://news.sky.com/story/1220272/uk...reat-confusion
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No one probably saw the live press conference Putin had yesterday at 6am, Ill try to find the video later. But in essence Putin summarizes this entire thread nicely.
For Putin a constitutionally elected president can be replaced in 3 ways. Death, resignation, and parliamentary impeachment (which is lengthy process).
For Putin, he saw the president of Ukraine give positive responses to negotiation with opposition, which cultivated in the February 21st agreement, signed by Russian representative, Ukrainian president, opposition, France, Germany, Poland. This agreement gave what the opposition wanted, restrictions on Ukrainian president power, the implementation of 2004 constitution, early parliamentary and presidential elections and very importantly agreement from opposition to stop occupation of government buildings.
Well we know what happened. Opposition, at least some groups, did not comply. Instead violence broke out between police and these groups, which led to the fleeing of the president due to threats against his life. Quickly there after protestors with guns stormed into parliament and took it over.
So to Putin, who is interpreting Ukrainian law correctly, sees no legitimate authority in Ukraine until elections are held. To that goal, he has called upon forces already stationed in Crimea to defend the Crimean people and authorities. Authorities in Crimea which were elected in 2010. Let me emphasize there is zero evidence of Russian troops crossing Ukrainian border to bolster the Crimean. As for Ukrainian bases in Crimea being surrounded by soldiers, these soldiers are militia, although western media is constantly pointing out how organized and geared these militia are and thus must be Russian forces. In addition to this in the Crimea, Ukrainian forces have been switching sides and pledging oaths to Crimea.
Now Putin has reserved the right to send in additional Russian troops if Russians and Russian security interests are threatened. So it will be upon the interim government authorities to not threaten Russians in Eastern and Southern Ukraine. If this status quo can be preserved, then hopefully people will have free will to have fair elections and referendums soon.
As for the threats against Russians and Russian interests. It is not hard to figure out. Interim government comes to power and immediately curbs Russian language rights, takes away laws forbidding Nazi symbolism, frees convicted criminals who become the new rich opposition, put into power oligarchs to govern Eastern Ukrainian provinces, target police and their families who were just following their duty and are being harassed/targeted. On top of all this, this group is supported by the west, which would love to have Ukraine in the NATO and to have Ukraine wheat and high tech sectors.
This will not be another Yugoslav civil war. Russia's legal position and justification for entrenching Crimea isn't anything bad that western media and officials tells us. The onus for starting something is now on the new powers in Kiev, if they start shit in eastern and southern Ukraine then it probably will be followed by Putin's order to send in troops to those regions.
The media hysteria over this whole situation is really serving to enflame the conflict between west and east, and to make any statements and actions the west take look legitimate. It is like the Cold War all over again. This time however we can look at western news and then look at eastern news, and decide for ourselves. Personally I watch RT news for this situation because they have some castors who really love to rip western media a new one everyday. And they love to point out the list of hypocrisy when the US dares to pretend it is a champion of sovereign rights.
As for the sources that give the news to western media, most come from Ukrainian TV. So if Ukrainian TV reports Russian troops coming over the border en-masse then western media picks it up. Medias defense for wrong information, just like in Iraq and any other time, is "we have the duty to provide the current information available to us and to let the viewer decide". Mean while us viewers are looking at the news as if its all fact checked and truthful. Now I don't know about you guys, but if some news is saying 16,000 troops are crossing the border then that's like an invasion and its important to be right about. Well that 16,000 number comes from the already stationed troops in Crimea who have fortified that peninsula. Pretty different scenario?
To give you a sense of the western media. There is a BBC news site titled http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26424738
" Russia 'demands surrender' of Ukraine's Crimea forces"
Russia here sounds like a bloodthirsty invader for sure.
The second sentence of this article is
"However, Interfax news agency later quoted a Russian spokesman denying that any ultimatum had been issued.".
The rest of the article you can read yourself, but it does nothing to confirm the titles impression. It immediately goes onto to providing its interpretation of what led to this conflict, what the west is saying...etc. Now imagine the average person like us going through this situation. We see that kind of title, which is a bold statement, and we think what? Personally I first though how stupid Russia is for giving an ultimatum but then reading it I found no evidence of it. This same sort of BS and manipulation of the masses to favor the west is going on all the time and in every article.
What people need to decide.
Other more important questions are who are the people now in power in Kiev and who are they putting into power. I understand Ukrainians peoples desire for change but I also know they see oligarchs as part of the problems they experience. Depending on how well Ukrainian TV is at manipulation, I would like to hope that come election time the current people in power see themselves without any.
i spoke with my family in ukraine today in lviv and rivne. everyone is stockpiling food, there are lines at the hospital of people waiting to give blood, army recruitment centres are packed with volunteers. you have to admire a people that's gotten ****ed every time we've stood up and fought, and is still willing to fight and die some more.


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Capital Health 'flips' Jimmy Duffy's property — Sage Senior Living Development is 'new owner'
This is provided as a follow-up to last night's presentation at the Planning Commission meeting on the planned assisted living project at the Jimmy Duffy's site.
The sketch plan for the new assisted living facility presented by Kelly Cook Andress, President of Sage Senior Living Development, had some notable changes from the original Capital Health plan of 2012. Gerald Farrell of Capital Health, developer Ed Morris and their attorney Denise Yarnoff attended numerous Planning Commission meetings and community meetings with neighbors and concerned citizens during 2012. These meetings were the precursor to the township changing CI zoning to permit assisted living as a usage.
Up until the agenda for the Planning Commission meeting was released, we assumed that Capital Health was the owner. There was no reference last night as to when Sage Senior Living came into the picture or why Capital Health was no longer involved. However, Denise Yarnoff and Ed Morris do remain as the attorney and developer, respectfully, working now with Andress on the Sage project.
Although the information was not provided at the meeting, according to Caroline O'Halloran's Main Line Media News article, Eagle National Bank sold the property to Capital Health on March 29, 2013 for $2.25 million and then immediately 'flipped' the property to Sage Senior Living sometime in the last 3 weeks.
When originally presented to residents by Ed Morris in early 2011, the proposed project was described as a 'retirement' facility for seniors … a place for local residents to downsize from their large homes but remain in Tredyffrin Township. I recall Morris initially suggested that many of the residents would have their own cars and be driving in the community. As the project moved forward, Morris backed off the idea that most of the residents at the facility would be driving — he probably realized that by promoting that residents would be driving also meant they would have cars; and cars would mean greater parking requirements on the site.
Last night, Andress painted a very different picture of the project, stating that the average age of people moving in to the proposed assisted living facility would be 86 years, not the 'empty nesters' of the earlier plan. She spoke of her Towson, MD facility, similar in size to the 78-80 units planned for the Duffy site. At her Towson facility, only 2 of the residents still have drivers licenses and only one of them has a car. Andress used the rationale of so few drivers as the reason that Sage Senior Living would not need the required parking. She spoke of the stricter
How many parking spaces does Andress need for her Sage Senior Living project? Here's the applicable township zoning regulation:
§208-103 Off-Street Parking
(23) Residential care facilities for older persons and skilled nursing facilities: one parking space per two permanent beds approved unless otherwise a greater number is determined by the Zoning Officer after taking into consideration the number of units, occupancy per unit and number of employees.
Looking at Andress' plan for 78-80 units (and assuming only one bed per unit) at a minimum, this assisted living facility requires 39-40 parking spaces. The C1 zoning for assisted living permits a facility to have 100 beds, which would require a minimum of 50 parking spaces. Although the adjacent VetCare has parking, those parking spaces cannot be included in the development project. The sketch plan indicated 37 parking spaces, which falls short of the township required parking.
The earlier assisted living facility plan required the use of the R1 zoning parcel to meet the parking requirement. Andress' plan show
Several times during the Sage Senior Living presentation, Andress referred to sub-committee meetings with Planning Commissioners. It was unclear from the meeting which commissioners were part of this sub-committee although Commissioner Tory Snyder referenced these prior discussions in her comments to the applicant. As an audience member, it was very confusing to follow the references to these non-public meetings.
Due to weather, Daylesford Neighborhood Association President Trisha Larkin was delayed in Chicago and unable to attend the Planning Commission meeting. Trish provided the following statement to Community Matters:
Unfortunately my flight was delayed yesterday and I couldn't attend the meeting. However, I was briefed by several residents and here are our top concerns:
1. When C-1 zoning was changed last Fall to include ALF use, it was all predicated on the OLD owner's vision and site plan. Last night, the new owner (Sage) proposed a much different vision and perhaps a more "institutional" use than what was approved for Capital Health by the BoS. The "lock-down/underground" dementia/Alzheimer's Unit that Sage has in mind leaves us questioning if the PA Code allows for such use in C-1? It seems that more discovery should take place to determine if such use is permitted in C-1.
2. § 208-103 Off-Street Parking Facilities. Perhaps Sage is under the impression that supplying enough parking in the C-1 space is optional vs. mandatory. Tredyffrin Township Zoning Code 208-103 states they must provide 1 parking space per 2 permanent beds. This has been the DNA's point for over a year – the Duffy space is entirely too small for this project.
If Sage chooses to put that many beds (78 – 100) on 1 acre, then they MUST provide a minimum of 39 parking spaces. It's irrelevant if the average resident is 86 and doesn't drive. Zoning laws are zoning laws! Tredyffrin already did Ed Morris a solid and changed C-1 zoning for this project. Now what? The PC, BoS and Zoning Health Board should just whimsically reduce the # of parking spaces required too? Seriously? You can't have it both ways! 39 spaces are needed to safely accommodate employees, visitors, residents, deliveries, physicians stopping in to provide care, rehab nurses, etc.
It's my understanding that Dr. Rowan of Paoli Vet Care was adamant at the PC meeting that he doesn't intend to "share" his allotted 15 spaces with Sage. Therefore, Sage should not include those spots in their June site plan.
So, the DNA asks (again) – HOW can Sage build the facility, the parking, picnic areas, etc. all on ONE acre of C-1 space?
Easy – they'll ask the PC and BoS to "borrow" from the one acre of R-1! Although the current sketch plan showed the R-1 parcel as "green" space, the DNA is very concerned Sage intends to use the R-1 space as "overflow parking" down the line. The PC, BoS and ZHB cannot allow any more concessions for this project! R-1 is a precious commodity and it needs to be protected! The DNA must be assured that the green space (R-1) must never be used for anything other than green space!
Perhaps THIS is why ALF's should have a have a 3 – 5 acre minimum requirement?? Try as you may…you JUST can't stuff a Size 10 foot into a Size 5 shoe!!
3. "Secret" Meetings: It's very concerning that a few PC members admitted that discussions took place at Sub-Committee meetings. News to the DNA! We've never been invited to any such meetings, nor did we know any such meetings occurred. Since we are the folks that are most directly impacted by this project – (yet again) WHY are we not included in the process? Frankly, it's insulting. It seems that the builder, the ALF owner, and a few township officials are involved in Sub-Committee (secret) meetings, but the residents are left out time and again. Very sad.
The DNA plans to stay actively involved in the Site Plan process. We respectfully request that the Township make no further concessions for this project. If Sage is compelled to build such a massive project, perhaps they can look to larger parcels that would more appropriately accommodate such an ambitious project.
Trisha Larkin
DNA President
Addendum to this article:
As part of her presentation to the Planning Commission, Sage Senior Living Development President Andress described her other two assisted living facilities, one in Towson, MD and the other in Wallingford, PA – Plush Mills. Because Plush Mills is close, I was interested to learn more about that facility and its management. Plush Mills is a 7-story high-rise building in Delaware County and would have the same oversight by PA Department of Public Welfare as the proposed Paoli facility.
Researching Plush Mills online, I found violation reports from PA Department of Public Welfare stemming from annual state inspections. Annual inspections are required for assisted living facilities in Pennsylvania. All violations specified on the violation report must be corrected by a specified date and continued compliance must be maintained.
Some of the Plush Mills violations are as mundane as missing trash can lids to more serious issues including employees not receiving required Federal criminal background checks within required 80 days of hiring and discontinued patient medicine not properly destroyed.
Below are the links to complete PA Department of Public Welfare violation reports for Plush Mills:
October 12, 2012, 16 pages
Dec. 14, 2011, 25 pages
July 12, 2010, 7 pages
July 9, 2009, 21 pages
Tags: Capital Health, Caroline O'Halloran, Community Matters, Daylesford Neighborhood Association, Denise Yarnoff, Ed Morris, Gerald Farrell, Kelly Cook Andress, Main Line Media News, PA Department of Public Welfare, Pattye Benson, Plush Mills, Sage Senior Living, Trisha Larkin
Keith Knauss says:
I noticed the reference to this subcommittee – Several times during the Sage Senior Living presentation, Andress referred to sub-committee meetings with Planning Commissioners.
This meeting was, most likely, a violation of the Sunshine Act. From the PAFOIC website:
http://www.pafoic.org//2013news_files/2013_0306_sunshine.html
PNA Legal: Committees subject to Sunshine Act too
By Melissa Melewsky, Media Law Counsel
Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association
Q: A borough council created a budget committee consisting of private citizens and borough employees to offer advice and investigate potential funding streams. The borough council president said the committee meetings are not public because there is not a quorum of borough council involved. Can they do that?
A: No. Committees that render advice on matters of agency business are agencies themselves under the Sunshine Act and required to advertise and conduct public meetings whenever a quorum of the committee discusses agency business.
The Sunshine Act requires that anytime a quorum of an agency deliberates agency business or takes official action, it must do so at a public meeting. The act defines "agency" as "[T]he body, and all committees thereof authorized by the body to take official action or render advice on matters of agency business…of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth."
The borough is an agency under the Sunshine Act, and the budget is clearly agency business. Likewise, the budget committee is an agency under the Act because it is a committee created by borough council and authorized to render advice on matters of agency business, namely, the borough budget.
The fact that a quorum of borough council is not present during the committee meetings is not relevant because the committee itself is an agency. As an agency subject to the Act, the committee is required to adhere to all requirements of the law, including the provisions requiring public meetings anytime a quorum of the committee deliberates agency business.
flyersfan Reply:
April 22nd, 2013 at 10:12 AM
how do you define a quorum? Does it change depending on how many total members are in the agency then a percentage of that number? thanks
Good catch Keith. Absolutely accurate. Radnor Schools went down for this….and a Superintendent retired because he found the scrutiny too much to tolerate (or so it was speculated….the district lost the argument and he retired….?)
Michelle Kichline was a lawyer in the TE Solicitors office and we knew this…so I have to assume she does too.


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What exactly is understood by the term, "My people", a label often used by God to refer to the Israelites. As the book of Deuteronomy dictates, it is a community in which is privilege and responsibility to God and His law are part and parcel. Scudder presents Deut 10:12-22 as the overall representation of this covenant relationship as God's love for man paired with Man's love for God (Scudder 36). The prophet Amos contends that the Northern Kingdom has neglected this call to a Torah-based lifestyle which brings glory to God. Ironically, the first indication of this coming indictment is the oracle against Judah. In contrast with the specific and ethical crimes to the nations, this is a generalized critique on Judah's unfaithful adherence to the Law. Following this, the oracle to the Northern Kingdom begins a chapter by chapter critique on the contradiction between their culture and the mandates of the Torah.
Virtually every chapter in the book criticizes the culture of the people. By mapping the prophet's accusations to the Torah teachings, a cultural form appears that is based on the communities growing disconnection from social regard and from God. Stuart confirms that the creation of the two-tiered class system in Israel was in violation of many Torah mandates (Exod 23:6; Lev 19:10, 13, 15; 25:25–53; Deut 15:7–11; 24:12–22) (Stuart 99). This separation of class is a direct result of the society's disconnect with God and social justice. The first evidence of this is in Amos's correlation between business and legal practices with the oppression of the poor. The second is his treatment of the luxurious lifestyle in conjunction with their superficial religious practices. Finally, the generalized pairing of the love of God with the love of justice and righteousness attests to the overall view that the individual has grown detached from God and society. At each level, the connection to the Torah will reveal exactly how the Law was meant to protect from just such a situation.
The relationship between improper business practices and oppression of the poor is evident in Amos as well as the Torah. The oracle against the Northern Kingdom opens with this indictment in 2:6-8. The synonymous parallelism in verse 6 illustrates the low value placed on the lives of the needy and the righteous. There is no mention of illegal practices, but the connection to the following two cola in verse 7 suggests a general amoral oppression of the poor for the sake of financial gain. Herron suggests that the Law is designed to protect the poor wage-earner as illustrated by the statutes concerning prompt payment (Lev 19:13; Deut 24:14-15) (Herron 80). The oppression extends from the excessive burden of labor placed upon them presumably for the sake of profit to the complete disregard for those in need. This, therefore transitions the thought of care for the poor from business to social concern.
This stream of thought continues in chapter 5:11-12. The oppression of the poor in verse 11 parallels the same words in 2:7 while adding the unethical business practice of unfair taxation (5:11b). This is a reversal of Deut 26:13, which associates taxation with caring for the underprivileged. In 5:12b, the legal system is introduced into this economic calamity; bribes, a direct violation of Exod 23:8 and Deut 16:19, are now a part of the oppression. The motive behind these laws, the protection of the righteous and innocent. is ignored. McKay suggests the later Deuteronomic rendition is patterned after the form of wisdom literature (McKay 320), further alluding to the lack of wisdom in the culture. These are not isolated cases of premeditated oppression but a culture of oppression stemming from opulence and self-justification. In this context, the "pushing aside of the needy" (5:12b), through the synthetic parallelism with the previous cola regarding bribes, insinuates that they are pushed aside when seeking support, both economically as well as legally (Smith and Page 104). The legal system favored the wealthy, the Torah favored equal justice for all in protection of the poor.
The famous condemnation upon the "cows of Bashan" (4:1) suggests a situation in which the oppression of the poor has moved beyond business to a way of life. The women referred would most likely have not had direct access to the poor other than servants or slaves. Rather, as 4:1b suggests, the oppression of the poor was instigated through their husbands for the sake of their comfort. The successful business practices had created a culture of opulence for which these women were the figureheads.
Chapter 4, the first instance of this opulent lifestyle, presents the false sense of security in worship that such a culture created. Immediately following the accusation of the women of Bashan, Amos condemns the false worship, not only in location, but in the sacrificial system itself. None of three offerings referred were atonement offerings (4:4-5). There was a lack of atonement in this sacrificial system. Rather, the offerings were announcements of wealth justified as blessing by these communities. In return, Amos sarcastically asks them to הַשְׁמִ֑יעוּ כִּ֣י כֵ֤ן אֲהַבְתֶּם (proclaim it as you love to do), insinuating that the offerings were performed primarily for the people's own satisfaction. Clearly, the sarcasm suggests that God was not satisfied.
The impression of an oppressive culture is further clarified in 5:11, 13. Verse 11 is not stating a law against falsehood, but presenting a situation in which truth is not appreciated. Though not literally violated, the spirit of Exo 23:1 is ignored. The culture itself reflects a desire to suppress the consequence of the Law. In verse 13, the concept of an oppressive culture is furthered in that the "prosperous" remain silent; they do not condemn nor promote such a situation. They remain silent because they benefit from this culture, a testament to the truth that this indeed was an עֵ֥ת רָעָ֖ה הִֽיא (evil time).
The connection between false security and worship is again presented in 5:21-24. In these verses, strong anthropopathism, שָׂנֵ֥אתִי מָאַ֖סְתִּי, is used to convey the LORD's emotion towards such a self-serving sacrificial system. Amos parallels cola after cola to suggest the LORD's hatred for this form of worship. In concluding this oracle, the LORD does not state a Law or regulation but a general word-pair of justice and righteousness, hallmarks of a culture antithetic to that of the Northern Kingdom.
Chapter 6 emphasizes the perceived control that these individuals believe they possess over their own fate (Smith and Page 117). The strength they find in their leaders (6:1), the strength of their nation (6:2), and their ability to protect their future (6:3) is sorely misplaced. Amos directly connects such false security to the indulgence of the culture. In 6:4-6, the people are expressed as having excess in every form, through their living conditions – שֵׁ֔ן וּסְרֻחִ֖ים (beds of ivory), entertainment – כּדָוִ֕יד חָשְׁב֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם כְּלֵי־שִֽׁיר׃ (songs for themselves as David), food and drink – כָּרִים֙ מִצֹּ֔אן וַעֲגָלִ֖ים מִתּ֥וֹךְ מַרְבֵּֽק (lambs from the flock and cows from the middle of the stall) and בְּמִזְרְקֵי֙ יַ֔יִן (in bowls of wine), and vanity – שְׁמָנִ֖ים יִמְשָׁ֑חוּ (anount with oil). Smith and Page suggest that the lounging of the wealthy, as specified in 6:4, depict a laziness or drunkenness with a predominantly negative connotation (Smith and Page 118). The life of opulence is presented by Amos in stark contrast to the life of concern for the poor – נֶחְל֖וּ עַל־שֵׁ֥בֶר יוֹסֵֽף (not grieved over the ruin of Joseph). The lifestyles are mutually exclusive, and Amos suggests that this community has picked the former over the latter.
The final statements of this culture of opulence and self-reliant security is presented in Amos 8. The general climate of the society is destroyed in verses 8:9-10. The sun, the central competitor to God in terms of provision and stability, will be removed (8:9). Intense mourning is conveyed through the imagery of intensifying sorrow שָׂ֔ק (sackcloth), קָרְחָ֑ה (baldness), and כְּאֵ֣בֶל יָחִ֔יד (mourning of an only son). These powerful images of sorrow bookend the reversal of the sacrificial system illustrated in 8:10a. In the Day of the LORD, God will undo the security that the wealthy find in their opulence and that they justify through the misappropriation of the sacrificial system. The ones who say לֹֽא־תַגִּ֧ישׁ וְתַקְדִּ֛ים בַּעֲדֵ֖ינוּ הָרָעָֽה (evil shall not overtake us) will be the ones whose security ends.
Where does this downward spiral end? The Northern Kingdom, through the acceptance of business and oppression, has induced a culture of opulence and self-justification. The next inevitable step is a suppression of all that could undo such an ideal social norm, namely God and justice. Amos pairs these two constructs together as they are both targeted for silencing by this culture.
Amos 2:7b introduces the idea of profaning the holy name of God through sexual immorality, not to condemn sexual immorality, but to condemn the profaning of God. This is seen by its connection to 2:8 in which the altars, the holy locations, have become places in which the rich lounge and make merriment, sponsored by their oppression of the poor through their business practices. Smith and Page stipulate that such fines for misconduct were compensation for damages, not a source of income and revelry. Further, the pledges mentioned were to be returned to the poor as needed (Exod 22:26–27; Deut 24:12–13), not be utilized for their personal comfort (Smith and Page 64). The reverence for God, the fear that comes through the suzerain-vassal relationship, had been silenced. This further attested in 2:13 as it conveys the silencing the voice of God through his prophets, again a violation of Deut 18:15. As Porter conveys, the silencing of prophets is an attempt to pass the mechanism of self-evaluation from God to self-appointed legal specialists (Porter 190), in effect, silencing God.
The silencing of justice is first presented in 3:9-10 in which Amos uses the courtroom imagery to suggest that the Northern Kingdom is not even aware of the state of its oppressive and opulent culture. As Smith and Page offered, a courtroom scene required two witnesses in the case of a death penalty (Deut 17:6); no less than Egypt and Ash'dod, two ruthless cultures in their own right, are witness to this cultural atrocity (Smith and Page 77). As 2:10 asserts, the idea of justice itself has left their vocabulary, וְלֹֽא־יָדְע֥וּ עֲשׂוֹת־נְכֹחָ֖ה (they do not know how to do right).
Chapter 5 bridges the connection between justice and God explicitly. Seeking Bethel is shown as the antithesis of seeking the LORD in 5:4-5. In parallel with this is the silencing of justice vividly depicted in 5:7. Justice is turned to wormwood and righteousness is thrown to the ground. This is again repeated in 6:12. Climaxing this thought is the central verses of the entire book, 5:14-15. God is desperately pleading for the people to seek him and in parallel seek justice.
Tragically, the Northern Kingdom was oblivious to the ultimate culmination of this silencing of God and justice. The visions of chapter 8 and 9 depict this. The Day of the LORD is a time in which justice will be completely silenced for all. There will be none who can escape the injustice that is to come (9:1-4). The Day of the LORD is not a silencing of material provision (famine and drought) but a silencing of God himself (8:11-14). This is the inevitable outcome of a society that profanes God and justice.
The opening question to this review of the evolution of the people of Israel into a society that silences God and justice was, "Who are 'my people'?" The answer lies in the understanding of the pairing of justice with God. As has been reviewed, practice of justice equates to practice of God-worship, a culture of justice equates to a culture of God-worship, and a community of justice equates to a community of God, or in other words, "my people." Through the Torah's reflection in Amos, it is shown to be more than a list of rules. It is a guide and a barometer for each society to measure itself in its own journey to becoming the people of God. The Northern Kingdom believed that being "my people" equated to material blessing. Amos has shown that the reversal of justice equates to the rejection of God.
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