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Dick Marconi, a success story against great odds
valerio viale | Dec 08, 2016
Entrepreneur, philantropist, artist Dick Marconi. Photo Courtesy of Gaya Lynn
Dick Marconi is a man with many facets. Despite a tragic chemical accident left him blind in his left eye, he grit his teeth and pursued many endeavors in life.
He co-founded and actively contributed to the success of the worldwide giant in wellness products and nutritional supplements, Herbalife.
He reached the top in car racing competitions and, over time, cumulated a priceless collection of stunning race cars. Today, they are on view at the Marconi Automotive Museum and & Foundation for Kids (Tustin, CA), whose proceeds go to charities across the country. For more info, please visit: http://marconimuseum.org/.
Dick Marconi's artistic life, similarly to Monet's, has been "positively" affected by his impaired vision. In fact, in both cases, the artists, upon losing a conventional way of seeing reality, are able to make a decisive step towards abstract representation. To take a peek at Marconi's beautiful and original artworks, go to: www.dickmarconiart.com
Great news is that, in early 2017, Dick's paintings will be on display in Los Angeles, for all of us to admire.
And now, let's hear directly from the Renaissance man, par excellence, Dick Marconi.
Please, introduce yourself. How was your upbringing in an Italian-American household?
I was raised in Gary, Indiana, along with my two brothers and my sister, by an Italian father and a Russian mother. My father taught me: "Learn, earn and return."
My family struggled during the Great Depression. My dad used to earn $7.50 per week, working at a steel mill.
I remember whenever my aunts and uncles came over to our house, my mother would tell them: "Speak English in this house!" She wanted all of us to feel integrated in the US.
My mom used to repeat us: "Being second in anything is being first in a long line of losers. Always know who you are!"
When you were just twelve, a tragic chemical accident left you blind in both eyes. However, through sheer determination, you were able to slowly regain vision in one eye. Could you share with us that difficult process of recovery and how the traumatic event shaped your own painting technique, called "color fusion art."
Losing one eye totally and the other one for just a few weeks allowed me to eventually get my sight back in my right eye.
I never viewed my partial blindness as a handicap, but rather as a challenge. I did not shy away from anything. I was class president and team captain of the football team.
What stimulated my need to develop a new painting process later in life was my need for color! Being blind for a week or so in both eyes and then getting my sight back and then seeing color again in a few weeks more, made my whole life about color.
As far as artistic influences, my main source of inspiration was the style of Van Gogh and the other artists, seen during visits to art museums in Chicago, Illinois, where my mom used to bring my siblings and I.
I eventually started creating abstract forms using mixed media and solvents. This brand new style became my signature technique. I founded and named this form of art as "Color Fusion Art."
The Bellini Galaxy painting by Dick Marconi. Photo Courtesy of Gaya Lynn
Parallel to your art, you had a successful career as an entrepreneur in the field of pharmaceuticals products, the likes of custom-made vitamins, weight loss products and food supplements. Please expand on that.
When I entered the pharmaceutical business, I was struck by how many people were affected by diabetes, due to excessive sugar in their diet and eating too much altogether.
After extensively studying medicinal herbs in China, I attempted to grasp that set of millennial traditions.
I worked with major experts in the field and contributed to develop a weight loss program, carried out by a company in Texas.
As the latter eventually went out of business, I partnered with one of its young employers, a charismatic young man, Mark R. Hughes.
I helped him create Herbalife International, a multi-level marketing company that, over the years, has become one of the globally leading distributors of weight loss and wellness products.
Alongside your pharmaceutical business, you were a long time race car driver and collector, and opened, with your wife, the Marconi Automotive Museum & Foundation for Kids (in 1994). Could you tell us more about that?
Alongside my successful venture in the pharmaceutical business, I have been racing cars throughout my adult life. I was the oldest race car driver at the Long Beach Grand Prix. I've also collected race cars such as Lamborghinis, Porsches, performance race cars, muscle cars, and Ferraris.
If anyone asks me, "What is your favorite car?," I could never answer them. It's the same as asking a parent, "Who's your favorite child?" My cars are all my "babies."
In 1994, I donated my full collection, amounting to 50 cars, including 17 one-of-a-kind Ferraris, to the Museum & Foundation for Kids, which is run by my wife, Priscilla "Bo" Marconi.
One of our main beneficiaries is the Covenant House California, a non-profit organization committed to provide services to the homeless and runaway youth.
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Zastavna sau Târgul Nistrului (între 1942-1944) (în , în , în  și în ) este un oraș în regiunea Cernăuți (Ucraina), centru administrativ al raionului omonim. Este situat la o distanță de 23 km nord de orașul Cernăuți.

Orașul este situat la o altitudine de 223 metri, în partea de centru a raionului Zastavna. Are  locuitori, preponderent ucraineni.

Istorie
Prima mențiune documentară a localității Zastavna are loc în anul 1589, perioadă când făcea parte din regiunea istorică Bucovina a Principatului Moldovei. Denumirea orașului provine de la cuvântul "ipotecă" sau "angajament".

În ianuarie 1775, ca urmare a atitudinii de neutralitate pe care a avut-o în timpul conflictului militar dintre Turcia și Rusia (1768-1774), Imperiul Habsburgic (Austria de astăzi) a primit o parte din teritoriul Moldovei, teritoriu cunoscut sub denumirea de Bucovina. După anexarea Bucovinei de către Imperiul Habsburgic în anul 1775, localitatea Zastavna a făcut parte din Ducatul Bucovinei, guvernat de către austrieci, fiind reședința districtului omonim (în ). În anul 1776, localitatea a fost în proprietatea nobilului polonez M. Bognicki, în 1914 proprietarii au fost evreii Mordko Korn și Hersch Weißglas.

După Unirea Bucovinei cu România la 28 noiembrie 1918, satul Zastavna a făcut parte din componența României, ca localitate de reședință a Plasei Nistrului din județul Cernăuți. Pe atunci, majoritatea populației era formată din ucraineni, existând și comunități de români și de evrei. În anul 1930, orașul avea 5.038 locuitori, din care 2.344 bărbați și 2.694 femei, fiind a treia localitate din județ ca număr de locuitori după orașele Cernăuți și Sadagura. În perioada interbelică au funcționat aici o pretură, o judecătorie de ocol, un comisariat de poliție, o gară (pe linia Jurcăuți – Vrânceni), un serviciu sanitar, un oficiu P.T.T. și un oficiu telefonic.

Orașul era industrializat, aici existând câteva fabrici mici de uleiuri vegetale, o moară cu aburi și câteva bănci. Comerțul local era puțin dezvoltat și specializat pe produse agricole (cereale) și animale (vite). În fiecare an, la 12 iulie, avea loc în oraș un bâlci.

Fiind un centru important pe plan local, ființa aici o școală primară. Existau și societăți cultural-sportive (Cercul de lectură polonez, Societatea izraelită "Th. Herzl", un cinematograf) sau biserici (una ortodoxă, una greco–catolică, una romano-catolică, o casă de rugăciuni adventistă și o sinagogă). De asemenea, pentru ocrotirea sănătății își desfășura activitatea un dispensar medical .

Ca urmare a Pactului Ribbentrop-Molotov (1939), Bucovina de Nord a fost anexată de către URSS la 28 iunie 1940, reintrând în componența României în perioada 1941-1944. În cursul celui de-al doilea război mondial, 635 evrei din Zastavna, care, ca și alți evrei din Bucovina, au fost deportați în Transnistria. Doar 120 dintre ei au supraviețuit. Pentru acesti 515 evrei pieriți în Transnistria a fost ridicat un memorial în cimitirul israelit "Holon" din Bat Yam, în mijlocul monumentului vechia sinagogă din Zastavna. Apoi, Bucovina de Nord a fost reocupată de către URSS în anul 1944 și integrată în componența RSS Ucrainene.

Începând din anul 1991, orașul Zastavna face parte din raionul Zastavna al regiunii Cernăuți din cadrul Ucrainei independente, fiind centru administrativ raional. Conform recensământului din 1989, numărul locuitorilor care s-au declarat români plus moldoveni era de 57 (33+24), adică 0,62% din populația localității . În prezent, orașul are 8.510 locuitori, preponderent ucraineni.

În orașul Zastavna există un liceu cu patru clase cu profil matematică-fizică. De asemenea funcționează o fabrică de unt și produse lactate. Zilele orașului se serbează pe data de 22 mai a fiecărui an.

Demografie

Conform recensământului din 2001, majoritatea populației orașului Zastavna era vorbitoare de ucraineană (%), existând în minoritate și vorbitori de alte limbi.

1930: 5.116 (recensământ)
1941: 5.000 (recensământ)
1989: 9.438 (recensământ)
2001: 8.866 (recensământ)
2005: 8.673 (estimare)
2007: 8.510 (estimare)

Recensământul din 1930

Conform recensământului efectuat în 1930, populația orașului Zastavna se ridica la 5.116 locuitori. Majoritatea locuitorilor erau ruteni (77,93%), cu o minoritate de români (2,15%), una de germani (1,03%), una de evrei (12,29%) și una de polonezi (6,29%). Alte persoane s-au declarat: ruși (7 persoane), maghiari (2 persoane) și cehi/slovaci (5 persoane). Din punct de vedere confesional, majoritatea locuitorilor erau ortodocși (74,04%), dar existau și mozaici (12,41%), romano-catolici (7,33%) și greco-catolici (5,20%). Alte persoane au declarat: evanghelici/luterani (11 persoane), adventiști (11 persoane), fără religie (13 persoane), iar 17 persoane nu au declarat religia.

Vezi și
 Lista orașelor din Ucraina

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 Datele generale ale recensământului din 2001
 Date detaliate privitoare la numărul românilor
 Românii din Cernăuți
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 Despre istoria orașului Zastavna
 Steagul și blazonul orașului Zastavna
 Istoria evreilor din Zastavna

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Q: how to add text prefix to sqlite query? I am using this query to retrieve 4 values from a table:-
select * from table1;

For which i am getting an output:-
1

2

3

4

But i want it to look like :-
a=1

b=2

c=3

d=4

How to do it?

A: Assuming that your column is called id and if values are only between 1 and 26 then the following will work :-
SELECT char(id + 96)||'='||id AS myrow  FROM table1;

e.g.:-
table1 is :-

Result is :-

*

*myrow could be changed to suit

You could use
SELECT char((((id-1) % 26)+1)+ 96)||'='||id AS myrow  FROM table1;

Which would then use only letters a-z for any integer number.
e.g. if table1 were :-

The Result would be :-

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Though many people living in the US consider measlesto be a thing of the past - thanks, in large part, to widespread vaccination efforts - the disease has made a comeback in recent years.
In fact, 2014 has so far seen a record number of measles cases in the US, with 603 confirmed cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) between January 1st and October 31st.
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Applied and social sciences magazines
Fertility, Human
The term fertility refers to the actual production of children. It may be distinguished from fecundity, which is the capability to produce children. Demographers make this important distinction, but not all scientists do. Medical scientists, for instance, use the term fertility to refer to reproductive ability. Also, the meaning of the terms of fertility and fecundity are reversed among French-speaking and Spanish-speaking demographers. They too distinguish between the potential and actual production of children. But French-speaking demographers use the term fertilité, and Spanish-speaking demographers the term fertilidad, to refer to reproductive ability, and fecundité and fecundidad, respectively, to refer to actual reproductive performance.
One of the most popular and easily understood and interpreted methods for quantifying fertility is the crude birth rate (CBR), that is, the number of births in a population in a given year, per one thousand members of the population, expressed as follows:
Using 2005 data for China (Population Reference Bureau 2005), the equation becomes:
This means that in China in 2005, there were twelve babies born for every thousand persons in the population. Crude birth rates among the countries of the world in 2005 ranged from lows of nine in several countries, including Japan, Germany, Bulgaria, Poland, Italy, Hungary, and Greece, to highs of fifty-six in Niger and fifty in Liberia, Mali, Malawi, and Guinea-Bissau (Population Reference Bureau 2005). The range of crude birth rates is much greater than that for crude death rates, which in 2005 extended from a low of one in the United Arab Emirates to a high of twenty-eight in Botswana and Lesotho.
Lay persons employ the CBR more often than any other fertility measure, but it is not the most accurate of the measures. The CBR's denominator does not truly represent the population for which the possibility of giving birth is an issue because it includes males, prepuberty females, and postmenopausal females. Demographers refer to the population in the denominator as the "risk population." Because of this overly inclusive denominator, the CBR should be interpreted with caution.
Demographers use more refined fertility measures, including the general fertility rate (GFR), age-specific fertility rates (ASFR), the total fertility rate (TFR), the gross reproduction rate (GRR), and the net reproduction rate (NRR). The GFR, ASFR, and TFR are increasingly more accurate measures of the childbearing experiences of a population. The GRR and the NRR measure not fertility but reproduction, that is, the production of females (Rowland 2003).
Fecundity can be divided into five categories on the basis of the extent of fecundity impairment and the degree of certainty regarding this impairment. Badenhorst and Higgins (1962, p. 281) note that all couples may be classified as either fecund or sub-fecund ; the latter may be subdivided into the following groups: definitely sterile, probably sterile, semi-fecund, and fecundity indeterminate. Badenhorst and Higgins define the sub-fecund groups as follows: definitely sterile couples are those "for whom conception is impossible because of certain physical or medical conditions, including an operation or other physical impairment or menopause"; probably sterile couples are those "for whom a birth is improbable on the basis of specific medical evidence"; semi-fecund couples are those who have married or cohabited for a relatively long time without using contraception but have not conceived; fecundity indeterminate couples are those who meet the criteria for semi-fecund couples, "except that the wife sometimes reported douching 'for cleanness only' soon after intercourse" (that is, a form of contraception is used). These couples are defined as fecundity indeterminate because they could be potentially fecund and some of them are observed to be fecund as well (Badenhorst and Higgins 1962). Demographic research has shown that the majority of sub-fecund couples are impaired according to one of the above definitions.
As for fertility, demographers have conducted extensive studies examining its trends and determinants. It has been found that during the past few decades, fertility in most countries of the world is in a declining pattern, and this is particularly the case in the more industrialized countries. Beginning in the 1990s, fertility below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman (as measured using the total fertility rate) has emerged in many countries of the world (Kohler et al. 2002, Morgan 2003). Among the 205 countries worldwide (a country is defined here as a territory with at least 150,000 population), 73 had fertility rates at or below the replacement level in 2005. Following Billari (2004), we refer to fertility as being "low" when the TFR is below the replacement level of 2.1, as being "very low" when it is below 1.5, and as being "lowest low" when it is below 1.3. In 2005, eleven countries reported "lowest low" fertility, that is, a fertility rate below 1.3; these countries include South Korea, Taiwan, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Ukraine.
A number of theories have been proposed to explain the dynamics of fertility. Prominent explanations include proximate determinants theory (Bongaarts, 1994), demographic transition theory (Notestein 1945, Thompson 1929, Davis 1963, Hirschman 1994, Knodel and van de Walle 1979, Poston 2000), wealth flows theory (Caldwell 1976), human ecological theory (Browning and Poston 1980, Kasarda 1971, Poston and Frisbie 2005, London 1987, London and Hadden 1989), political economic theory (Greenhalgh 1990, Kertzer and Hogan 1989), and diffusion theory (Coale and Watkins 1986). Many of these theories use proximate determinants of fertility (proportion married, contraception use, induced abortion, and duration of fertility period) and other social, economic, ecological, political, and cultural factors to understand the dynamics of fertility change.
One limitation of the above fertility measures and theories is that they are usually derived from calculations and analyses only of females. The fertility of men and the determinants of male fertility are rarely examined and compared with those of females. Males are a neglected minority in fertility studies. Several reasons have been proposed to justify this exclusion. Some biological reasons are that the fecundity, and the childbearing years of women occur in a more sharply defined and narrower range (fifteen to forty-nine) than they do for men (fifteen to seventy-nine). In addition, "both the spacing and number of children are less subject to variation among women; a woman can have children only at intervals of 1 or 2 years, whereas a man can have hundreds" (Keyfitz 1977, p. 114). Some methodological justifications are that data on parental age at the birth of a child are more frequently collected on birth registration certificates for the mothers than for the fathers. When such data are obtained for mothers and fathers, there are a greater number of instances of unreported age data for fathers, and this is especially the situation for births occurring outside marriage. The sociological reasons include the fact that men have been regarded principally as breadwinners and "as typically uninvolved in fertility except to impregnate women and to stand in the way of their contraceptive use" (Greene and Biddlecom 2000, p. 83).
However, biological and demographic studies provide evidence that men are important to fertility outcomes and related behaviors. Considering mammalian species in general, Coleman indicates that "the male sex as a whole contributes an equivalent amount of genetic information to the next generation as the female, but the variance contributed by that of males to the next generation in many species—especially those which practice polygamy—is considerably greater than that of the female sex" (p. 33). That is, most females reproduce, some males do not reproduce, and other males have a large amount of offspring. In addition, biologists have found there are more childless males than childless females in many species (Coleman 2000).
Demographically, it has been shown that men have different patterns of fertility and fertility-related behavior. For men, age-specific fertility tends to start later, stops much later, and remains higher than that of women (Paget and Timaeus 1994). The total fertility rates (TFRs) for males and females also differ. Results show that in most industrialized countries male TFRs were historically higher than female TFRs. Over time this gap narrowed and eventually a crossover occurred between these rates. This means that men and women who conformed to the sex- and age-specific fertility rates of an area at one point in time and had less than 2.2 children during their child-bearing years were more likely to have similar than dissimilar fertility (Zhang 2007; Coleman 2000; also see Smith 1992, and Myers 1941).
The special importance of men is also seen in determinants of fertility and fertility-related behaviors such as cohabitation, marriage, and employment. Whereas the focus has been on women's fertility, in the United States it is men's fertility that is more likely to be influenced by marital and employment status. Being ever married and ever working significantly increases men's number of children ever born (CEB), whereas such factors do not have as strong of an impact on women, despite the frequent emphasis on the relevance of labor force participation for women's fertility (Zhang 2007). Research using various independent variables from several fertility paradigms— namely, human ecology, political economy, and wealth flows—to predict both male and female TFRs for the counties of Taiwan has shown that the variables have consistently performed better in predicting variation in female TFRs than in male TFRs (Zhang 2007).
Men also have different cohabitation and marriage patterns from women. In the United States, for birth cohorts born between 1958 and 1987, it has been shown that living alone, being foreign-born, and living in fragmented families increase the odds of cohabitation for women but not for men. Foreign-born men are more likely to marry than native-born men. But these factors do not have as significant an impact on women's marriage behavior. In Europe, researchers have conducted studies examining male and female transitions to adulthood in twenty-four countries using survey data for the 1980s and 1990s. They find that educational attainment's generally negative effect on fertility is stronger for women than for men. Also, unemployment leads to men's postponement of marriage, whereas it affects women in two distinct ways. It either accelerates or slows down women's timing of marriage. The effect of religion is stronger among women than men. Furthermore, being Catholic and attending church services affect men and women's parenthood timing in different ways in predominantly Catholic countries. Other relevant factors such as parental influence have been shown to have a different impact for males compared to females (Corijn and Klijzing 2001).
Historically, women have been tied to motherhood, and this association is deeply rooted in law and policy, in the ways that jobs are structured, and the ways that family relations are navigated. Many of the studies of fertility and parenthood undertaken by demographers have been shaped by this historical association as well (Riley 2005). Together with the biological and methodological factors stated above, this has resulted in the decreased attention given to males in fertility research. Yet, as mentioned earlier, biological and demographic analyses have shown that fertility and parenting are not simply female issues—they are issues involving both men and women. The study of fertility should not only focus on females. Critical demography has promoted bringing men into population studies (Horton 1999; Coleman 2000) and Greenhalgh (1990) and others have argued that it is necessary to incorporate gender studies into studies of demography in order to gain a more balanced picture of demographic issues. Together with lowest-low fertility, unbalanced sex ratios at birth, and the demography of gay males and lesbians, male fertility and men's influence on decisions about bearing and rearing children have become emerging issues of population study.
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Well playing it slow and cool setting p my shack. Will keep it simple until I come back from ECCOM West Reno, Nevada.
I know I have some projects left to get on air. I need to set up antenna, ground rods, and establish a ground plate inside and out of my shack.
Also this week on Sunday coming up our club will be doing communications for The Wildflower Century Bike ride here in Chico.
Then the next week I am off to Reno.


Facebook now gives its developers the option of submitting their applications for review to obtain a seal of approval, but some developers aren't thrilled with the program.
Via its new Application Verification Program, Facebook will review applications according to several criteria, such as their trustworthiness, transparency and overall usefulness.
Developers must pay a US$375 fee to have an application reviewed. If earned, the certification is good for 12 months, after which developers must pay another $375 to be reviewed again.
The initial wave of feedback on the official Facebook discussion forum for developers has ranged from skeptical to outright negative. Developers' main objections seem focused on the amount of the review fee and on the fact that approval lapses after a year.
"I think that the $375 verification fee can be justified if it were a one-time fee. But recurring every 12 months? This will be the big wedge between those apps which get verified and those which don't even apply. I'm very curious to see what percentage of apps get verified," a developer wrote on the forum.
Another one wrote that the financial burden of evaluating applications shouldn't be placed on developers since it is Facebook's decision to allow annoying, spammy and deceitful applications on its site.
"Users already distrust applications on Facebook platform. Now they will distrust unverified applications even more. This seems unfair. My application is already 'well designed,' 'trustworthy' and 'meaningful' to thousands of users," this developer wrote. "Why should I pay $375 a year just because Facebook allowed so many useless, spammy applications in the first place?"
Rival MySpace is trying to get some mileage out of Facebook's decision to charge for its application reviews. "MySpace led the way in creating policies that promote a healthy ecosystem, which includes treating all developers, large or small, equally. We already review every app before it goes live, and the cost is nominal so we have no plans to charge developers," MySpace said in a statement.
The "Facebook Verified App" seals will begin to appear early in 2009 in applications' About Pages and in the site's application directory, according to Facebook.
Approved applications will also enjoy higher levels of visibility in Facebook notification mechanisms, like the News Feed and other communication features.


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Samsung Galaxy Tab S: Everything You Need To Know
Written by Gary Steel on June 21, 2014
SAMSUNG CALLED IT its unpacking event, and it meant herding a small bunch of media folk into a trendy downtown Auckland venue, where they enjoyed New York themed food to tie-in with the live telecast we were watching of the unveiling of the Galaxy Tab S from Madison Square Garden.
Highpoints of the Galaxy Tab S include:
It's a mere sliver of a thing at 6.6mm thin.
Its super AMOLED screen is claimed as the first truly hi-res display.
The screen size is bigger than certain other brands, at 16 x 10.
The battery lasts for 11 hours.
Includes access to publications with video and interactive content.
Includes new Milk Music finder.
Sidesync 3.0 allows the Tab S to take calls wirelessly, and forward files to phone.
Top tier security.
Latest Wi-Fi standard.
Finger scanner which allows up to eight people to use it.
Private Mode.
Of all the features, the most time was spent hyping up the super AMOLED screen. It was stressed that the benefits weren't just to do with pixel count, but that each and every pixel was "alive", with a better colour range, "infinitely deep contrast", and true blacks.
The screen also features an adaptive display, with sensors adjusting the screen depending on the ambient light, so that it can even be used in bright sunshine.
A lot of time was also spent hyping Papergarden, the new digital magazine service with its interactive format. This includes publications from the Conde Nast stable, as well as Marvel entertainment, and National Geographic magazine. The Marvel deal alone gives users access to over 15,000 Marvel comics.
It's a subscription system, but Samsung is attempting to reel in customers by offering over 30 offers on widgets, including a free three-month sub to Marvel content, and a 90-day free trial to Google Music. It's unknown whether all this applies to our territory.
Milk Music is a new music finder, where listeners can then choose more, or less liked/popular songs with a slider.
Although there's clearly been some clever thinking for this iteration of the Samsung Galaxy tablet, the presentation seemed to lack a bit of "wow" factor. Maybe that's not the fault of the product, just that the market has become so saturated with tablets that it's hard to get excited about them, no matter how good they may be.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S will be available at all the usual stores on 11 July.
10.5-inch, 32GB version – $849
8.5-inch, 16GB version – $599


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Awww cute! I love the simultaneous biting, kicking, and licking. Each one can kick the other in the face while being kicked in the face.
Now your final mission is to come up with some appropriate music to set the movie to. How about "Whip it Good" by Devo, or "Street Fighting Man" by the Stones?
Great idea, Jen! Now if only I can figure out how to add music to Soapbox videos!


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Review of 2012: Concerts
Published: 一月 12, 201312:00 上午 Updated: 八月 15, 20155:53 下午
The beginning of a year is a good time to summarise the one that passed. It certainly does, just as my beloved colleagues at Radio 4 are working that out every year. Vote there to get your voice heard; meanwhile I would share my definitive concert moments of 2012 that I personally think that worth a mention.
Most memorable concerts
Some of the concerts I attended are so memorable that I have repeatedly talked about them among good friends. The top of the chart would certainly be Jaap van Zweden's inaugural concert as Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra's music director. There was no red ribbons this time decorating the house, but the sheer excitement of music, particularly a super-charged Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, drew unanimous praise. For me, it was not only the performance that amused me. "It is simply a different orchestra, compared to another Beethoven symphony played merely two weeks ago," I wrote in my review appeared here in this blog. The change was radical.
I was not saying that Antoni Wit, who had conducted a commanding version of Beethoven's Eroica, a lesser conductor. He was apparently fluent with all the music he got, particularly when he conducted with ease a symphonic poem by César Franck. And his Beethoven made a lot of sense in structure. After two weeks, however, under Mr. van Zweden, the orchestra was radically renewed. Musicians may consider that good honest work; I would consider it magic.
Invigorating Baroque ensemble
There were some regrets for me not having written a complete review on the evening performance of English Concert. That was one of the best Baroque music concerts in recent years. As I were preparing the pre-concert talk, I was quite puzzled by the selection of the music for that concert: Bach's first suite, oboe concerto, Handel's arias from Guilio Cesare, and the cantata Silete venti. Not the most famous from the two composers, and putting them together does not make an explicit theme. However the music went on with natural simplicity. The ensemble was having superb balance between dexterity and energy. The refinement of the notes did not hinder the energy to flow from within. And it was Carolyn Sampson that made me so much excited and surprised, by singing a deeply dramatic Silete venti. The word-music relations deep down in the music were effectively brought to the surface. Friends know me as a "Handel-loather," of course due to ignorance and deficiency, but she has me to reconsider the composer seriously. The enlightenment was so deep that I could only recall a similar experience when I heard John Eliot Gardiner conducting a performance of Dido and Aeneas with Monteverdi Choir many years ago. (Chinese reader may read a review of the English Concert evening here)
Some disappointments
Well, most memorable concerts don't necessarily mean great concerts. There are certainly moments that you register them as disappointments.
The Royal Concertgebouw's appearance in Hong Kong Arts Festival is certainly one. The performance was not bad. But with a world class orchestra before me, it would be natural to expect some great moments. That was not a guarantee; there was good music, but the performance was far from great. "It is an effective performance, but somehow it is a few newtons short in making Brahms a great impact," as I wrote. That leaves me again to that question: why paying that much to go to famous concert balanced only by the reputation but not the greatness of performance?
And I have repeatedly asked why Myung-Whun Chung conducted anything but Olivier Messiaen. That's his thing. But now orchestras are increasingly avoiding the challenging repertoire, instead replaying all those three-B classics. The same happened half a year later, to Antoni Wit — why not Penderecki, Lutoslawski, or Szymanowski but Beethoven?
And even with classics, that's not easy to please. Chien Wen-pin, the Taiwanese conductor that I very much admired, had a not-quite-successful performance of Brahms' First Symphony with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. I have missed his previous two performances with the HKS, to which both of them had rave reviews among my concertgoer friends. But this concert brought me some grudges of ineffective playings and unsuccessful dramas (Listen here for a recorded broadcast).
I have listened to many new works this year; mainly for assigned work and I tend to refrain myself from commenting them here. But there was one big new work that happened this year that worth to mention. I have worked extensively on the performance of Mark Chan's The Flight of the Jade Bird, as part of the New Vision Arts Festival. Billed as an opera, it was a stage work with limited acting, extensive dancing and music that defied easy categorisation. A successful performance of placing good balance between the performing elements, the most uneasy part for me is the story. Mr. Chan tries to balance the old and the new, with the legendary jade bird being forced away by a proposed theme park. The musical balance is effective and at times very inspirational, with modern touches on an eclectic mix of Chinese and Western instruments. The use of voices, sometimes removed from the story and performed merely as vocal instruments, is imaginative. The libretto, however, deliberately avoid making moral choices, leaving the story open and disrupt.
The opera, being rescaled to a very small Hong Kong Cultural Centre Studio Theatre from a big stage of Singapore's Esplanade, lacked the space for all the things to happen in an ideal proportion. The dance was great, but Mui Cheuk-yin's movement was severely limited by a narrow corridor named "a river." The narrator, central to the narrative of the opera, was placed atop separated from the stage, making him quite detached and unmotivated. The most eye-catchy element was, unfortunately, the bilingual slides of narrated words; they were neither subtitles nor surtitles, as they occupied the central view of audience and acted as the main distractor of the entire performance. May be we should relive the controversy of operatic surtitles?
I have heard some disappointing gossips so far; orchestras that I have seen, music that many have heard. But surely there may be surprises coming. Stay tuned, and like my Facebook page to get an update (if not too late!).
There is another Review of 2012 article in my blog, please click here for a review of last year's recordings.
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English Concert
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Mark Chan
New Vision Arts Festival
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This year's list of names is influenced by Fortnite and the Kardashian-Jenner family.
It's that time of year again! No, not Christmas – the list of 2018's most popular baby names has been released.
BabyCenter dropped its annual list of the most popular baby names and the winners are Sophia, for girls, and Jackson, for boys. According to the website, Sophia is a Greek name meaning "wisdom" and was used by European royalty (speaking of royalty, you need any baby name ideas Meghan Markle?) and Jackson is a Hebrew name meaning the "son of Jack."
Both Sophia and Jackson aren't strangers to the list, as this is the former's ninth consecutive year being the top choice for parents and this would be Jackson's sixth year running.
The rise of some of this year's names are thanks to Fortnite, an online video game (Ramirez jumped 57 percent for boys), and the Kardashian-Jenner family (first-time mom Kylie Jenner's daughter's name, Stormi, rose 63 percent).
People's zen and natural lifestyles have also influenced baby names this year (Peace, up 66 percent for baby girls, Ocean, up 31 percent for baby boys).
Emerson and Weston closed out 2018's list as being the least popular names. Although Emerson was listed under the girl's category, BabyCenter only has a meaning listed for the boy version of the name which means "Emery's son." Weston translates to "western town."


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Dad's wrecking spree at school
A FATHER went on a £13,000 wrecking spree in a school car park after a row with teachers, pouring paint stripper over 31 cars belonging to staff at the school.
Manchester Evening News
NUISANCE: Paul Knowles.
A FATHER went on a £13,000 wrecking spree in a school car park after a row with teachers.
Paul Knowles, 43, drove to a secondary school and poured paint stripper over 31 cars belonging to teachers and other staff.
Police were called in after he was spotted damaging the vehicles. Among the cars damaged were a Land Rover, a Vauxhall Frontera and two Mercedes.
The incident occurred nine months after Knowles was fined by magistrates for storming into the 704-pupil Mossley Hollins school in Mossley, Tameside, and hurling abuse at teaching staff.
Knowles was originally fined £200 in March last year for disorderly conduct.
It is not known what sparked his outbursts but a court heard Knowles has suffered a "number of blows" in the 12 months before the car attacks.
At Minshull Street Crown Court, Knowles, of Chellow Dene, Mossley, pleaded guilty to 31 counts of damaging property after the incident on December 10 last year. He was sentenced to 18 months jail suspended for two years.
Roger Brown, prosecuting, said: "This defendant was seen by someone in the car park at the back of the school. He was pouring paint stripper on these vehicles as he passed them."
Mr Brown said Knowles ran off but returned to school and threw more paint stripper over teachers' cars. The police arrived and Knowles drove off but was later arrested. The cost of the damage to each car ranged from £100 to £1,000.
In mitigation, David Toal said: "While these offences were a tremendous nuisance and undermine confidence they did not involve danger to the general public.
"There were unusual reasons behind the offences. The 12 months prior to the incident were turbulent to say the least and clearly dealt him a number of blows.
Judge Stuart Fish said: "When one looks at the consequences it is quite clear this was a serious criminal offence you committed.
"But I have a wealth of information available to me which makes me think this case falls into the area between criminal activity and that of social and health problems.
"An immediate custodial sentence would be counter-productive."


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BHCC's John Gonsalves Honored as one of '29 Who Shine'
Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) student John Gonsalves was one of the 29 graduates of Massachusetts public colleges and universities honored at the State House May 5. Governor Charlie Baker, Secretary of Education James Peyser, Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos E. Santiago and University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan attended the "29 Who Shine" ceremony.
"We congratulate the honorees recognized today for their academic accomplishments and look forward to their continued contributions to the Commonwealth," Governor Charlie Baker said. "The '29 Who Shine' awards are an important recognition of the impressive work Massachusetts' college students do to make the Commonwealth's workforce the best in the country."
"We are so proud of John for his commitment to academic excellence and leadership," said BHCC President Pam Eddinger. "We admire his dedication to helping others and know that he will continue to thrive in his future endeavors."
Gonsalves is an Army Veteran who received a National Defense Service Award for his service as a Combat Medic in Operation Desert Storm. For 22 years, he worked as an EMT for various organizations in the Boston area and trained as a Divemaster. Since coming to Bunker Hill Community College in the fall of 2013, Gonsalves served in a number of leadership capacities. He is a Senator on the Student Government Association, President of the Student Success Club, a New Student Mentor and an ACE Mentor in the Office of Learning Communities. He is also a member of Phi Theta Kappa, where he maintains a 3.7 GPA.
Gonsalves will receive his Associate in Arts degree this May and will continue to study at BHCC's Medical Imaging Program. His goal is to become a Radiologic Technologist in an emergency room where he can help people when they need it most. He will also spend his weekends putting his SCUBA training to use, teaching people to dive for recreational or life-saving purposes.
Launched by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education in May 2011, '29 Who Shine' is a commencement season awards program that recognizes 29 outstanding graduates of the Commonwealth's public higher education system. The student must be a Massachusetts resident who has made an outstanding civic contribution to the state and intends to remain in the Commonwealth upon graduation.
Bunker Hill Community College is the largest community college in Massachusetts. The College enrolls more than 14,000 students on two campuses and at three satellite locations. BHCC is one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in Massachusetts. Sixty-four percent of the students are people of color and more than half of BHCC's students are women. The College also enrolls nearly 1000 international students who come from 107 countries and speak more than 75 languages.
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About Bunker Hill Community College
Bunker Hill Community College is the largest community college in Massachusetts, enrolling approximately 18,000 students annually. BHCC has two campuses in Charlestown and Chelsea, and a number of other locations throughout the Greater Boston area. BHCC is one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in Massachusetts. Sixty-five percent of the students are people of color and more than half of BHCC's students are women. The College also enrolls nearly 600 international students who come from 94 countries and speak more than 75 languages.


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Who left the Gaither Vocal Band?
July 9, 2022 by Ligia Morena
Twenty years with the Gaither Vocal Band was enough for soaring tenor singer David Phelps. He is leaving the group to concentrate on his burgeoning solo career.
1. Why did David Phelps leave the Gaither band?
1.1. When did David Phelps leave Gaither Vocal Band?
2. Did Guy Penrod leave the Gaither Vocal Band?
2.1. Is another Gaither Vocal Band Reunion scheduled in 2021?
2.2. Who did David Phelps replace in the Gaither Vocal Band?
3. Why did Marshall Hall leave the Gaither Vocal Band?
3.1. Is Marshall Hall still at Willow Creek?
3.2. Where is Marshall Hall?
3.3. Where is Wes Hampton now?
3.4. Who is singer Marshall?
3.5. What church is Marshall Hall at?
3.6. What is the religion of Gaither Vocal Band?
4. Is Anthony Burger dead?
5. What happened to Stephen Hill the gospel singer?
6. What happened to Jonathan Pierce?
7. Who is the blind piano player for the Gaithers?
8. Where is Anthony Burger buried?
9. How old was gospel singer Stephen Hill when he died?
10. Who was in the original Gaither Vocal Band?
11. Why did the Martins break up?
Why did David Phelps leave the Gaither band?
When did David Phelps leave Gaither Vocal Band?
Phelps' remarkable tenor voice helped the Gaither Vocal Band win two Grammys and four Dove Awards during his nine years with them. Phelps left the quartet in 2006 to pursue a solo career, but returned in 2009 when Gaither turned it into a quintet.
Did Guy Penrod leave the Gaither Vocal Band?
In early 2009, Penrod left the Gaither Vocal Band and in August of that year, released his debut solo album, "Breathe Deep." He was inducted into the Texas Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2011.
Is another Gaither Vocal Band Reunion scheduled in 2021?
Gaither Vocal Band Reunion – October 15 & 16, 2021 – Gaither Music.
Who did David Phelps replace in the Gaither Vocal Band?
Gaither brought back some former members: Michael English as lead vocal, Mark Lowry as baritone and David Phelps as tenor. The first album by this five-member version was Reunited, released in September 2009. It was also the first album of the vocal band ever to feature only songs written by Bill and Gloria Gaither.
Why did Marshall Hall leave the Gaither Vocal Band?
Hall was on the road with the Gaither Vocal Band until 2009, when he left the group to pursue a solo career and ministry work.
Is Marshall Hall still at Willow Creek?
In 2014, Marshall moved to the Chicago area and now serves as a worship leader at Willow Creek Community Church under the leadership of Bill Hybels.
Where is Marshall Hall?
Marshall Hall, Maryland is the site of the Marshall family mansion. It is now part of Piscataway Park operated by the National Park Service. Marshall Hall is located near Bryans Road in Charles County, Maryland, next to the Potomac River, more or less across from Mount Vernon, Virginia, the home of George Washington.
Where is Wes Hampton now?
He is indeed among the industry's most distinct tenor voices, and his tender spirit has further endeared him to audiences all over the world. The Hamptons reside in Birmingham with their four sons, Barrett, Hudson, Carden and Sutton, while Wes continues to live out his dream with gratitude.
Who is singer Marshall?
Michael Marshall
Birth name Michael Marshall
Also known as Mike Marshall, Mike Meezy
Born October 6, 1965
What church is Marshall Hall at?
The John Marshall Hall is part of the Chirst Church Southwark building.
What is the religion of Gaither Vocal Band?
"The Gaithers are to Christian music what the Beatles are to pop music." That's how Bill and Gloria Gaither were introduced when the American Society of Composers, Artists and Publishers (ASCAP) named them "Songwriters of the Century." Unquestionably, Christian music falls into two categories: Before Gaithers (B.G.)
Is Anthony Burger dead?
What happened to Stephen Hill the gospel singer?
Stephen Hill Remembered – The Homecoming family is extremely sad to announce that our dear friend, Stephen Hill, passed away suddenly on Sunday evening, August 5. Stephen was in the middle of a sound check before a solo concert in Lumberton, North Carolina, when he suffered a massive heart attack that took his life.
What happened to Jonathan Pierce?
Death. Pierce died on May 9, 2020, while recovering from heart surgery.
Who is the blind piano player for the Gaithers?
Gordon Mote
Labels Spring Hill
Website gordonmote.com
Where is Anthony Burger buried?
A family spokesman says he was playing piano just before he collapsed. Burger also performed at Billy Graham crusades. This afternoon's funeral is being held at Christ Church in Nashville, with burial to follow on Friday in Charleston, Tennessee.
How old was gospel singer Stephen Hill when he died?
A longtime gospel singer died suddenly on Sunday evening in the middle of a sound check for a concert, according to a news release on the Gaither website. Stephen Hill was 55 years old.
Who was in the original Gaither Vocal Band?
Why did the Martins break up?
The group continued touring heavily and consistently releasing studio albums until 2003, when Jonathan Martin decided to take some time away from the group. "We began to have some personal things in our lives happen that kind of took a psychological and even spiritual toll on us as a family," he says.
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Varsity Season Record: (9-14)Junior Varsity Season Record: (0-0)
Date Competition Levels Outcome Score
11/20 at Gilman City with North Daviess
V, Boys V
Levels of Play
Varsity 6:00 PM Win 46 - 27
Boys Varsity 7:15 PM Win 53 - 36
11/26-30 PVI
11/27 South Nodaway
Varsity TBD Loss 29 - 48
11/28 Union Star
Varsity TBD Win 65 - 10
11/29 Stewartsville
Varsity TBD Win 47 - 6
12/3 at Cainsville
Boys Varsity 7:30 PM Loss 40 - 54
12/4 at South Nodaway
V, JV, Boys V, JV
Varsity 6:00 PM Loss 13 - 41
Junior Varsity TBD
Boys Junior Varsity TBD
12/7 at Rock Port
12/11 Tri-County
12/14 West Nodaway
12/18 Tarkio with Fairfax
Junior Varsity 5:00 PM
Boys Junior Varsity 5:30 PM
1/4 Jefferson (Conception)
Boys Varsity 7:30 PM Loss 9 - 77
1/7-12 Osborn Invitational Tournament
1/7 Winston
1/10 Orrick
1/16 Polo
1/15 North Nodaway
1/18 at Stewartsville
Varsity 6:00 PM
Boys Varsity 7:30 PM
1/22 Winston
Rescheduled 1/30
1/28 at Winston
1/29 at Nodaway-Holt
2/1 at Union Star
2/5 South Holt
V, Boys V, JV
2/7 at Stewartsville
2/8 Northeast Nodaway
2/11 at Pattonsburg
2/12 at DeKalb
2/14 Mound City with Craig
2/15 West Platte
Varsity TBD
Boys Varsity TBD
2/18-23 District Tournament
2/19 South Holt
2/26-3/9 Class 1 - State Tournament
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Magazin No. 17
Categories General, Journale 2011
Virtual board meetings
23. December 2020 by db1189556-uewhg
Due to the corona situation, the board meetings in 2020 were held by video conference. A special highlight was the virtual toast to a Happy New Year 2021.
Award for Walter Pitlik
Captain iTR and master tailor Walter Pitlik was honored by HIRH Karl von Habsburg for his many years of activity in the creation and preservation of historical uniforms. The President of the UEHMG Major General iTR Michael Blaha and Adjutant General Peter Pritz insisted on handing over the certificate personally and expressed thanks and appreciation to Walter Pitlik.
The emperor´s cavalry at Schlosshof
Review of the year´s events
Due to the Corona pandemic the cavalry scene of the Dragoon Regiment No. 3 has crowded together on schedule in the quarantine-free time. But the main annual program could still be carried out.
At the end of August the annual horse festival took place in the castle Schlosshof and we were once again able to present an opening performance in front of an enthusiastic audience for the 30th time as a tradition.
On 5th and 6th September the preparation course for the 27th Marchfeld Castle Ride took place in the riding hall and in the grounds of the former riding and driving instructor institute Schlosshof. The course included, among other things, overcoming original natural obstacles, water-shy horses learned to drive through, hand horse rides, crossing a wooden bridge, saber exercises, "Kranzelstechen" and much more.
The successfully completed course of the 14 participants had a positive effect in the subsequent competition from September 17th to 20th, with 1st and 2nd place in the main competition (A).
Corona made it possible that after 26 years, due to the postponement of the 1st date, the 27th castle ride, under the honorary protection of Dr. Werner Fasslabend, could take place in autumn (September 17th to 20th). The fantastic autumn weather ensured a positive atmosphere and harmony between horse and rider among the more than 40 participants.
The opening took place in the open air in front of the Salaterena, as always with a champagne reception. In the course of this, Olt. Mag. Martin Planko was promoted to Rittmeister by the regiment commander Colonel of the cavalry Hans Günter Ebetshuberfor for special services to the Dragoon Regiment No. 3. After two successful days (competition A – approx. 80 km and competition B approx. 50 km) and mastering the various tasks, the traditional gala dinner and the award ceremony took place on Saturday in the "Restaurant zum weißen Pfau", of course considering the corona rules.
The cavalry performance badge for orientation and trail riding as part of competition A, which is also sponsored by NOEPS, was achieved by the following participants:
Patf. Gabriele Pucher, DR 5, Styria
Drag. Gerald Steiner, DR 5, Styria
Patf. Alexandra Thür, DR 5, Styria
Dr. Gerda Göttlich, Salzburg
Carmen Merwald, Burgenland
Andrea Höld, Burgenland
Vanessa Mitterer, Burgenland
The trophy of honor donated by the House of Habsburg achieved for this year (military rating):
Olt. Dr. Ivor Schiller, DR 5
Competition A
1st place: DR 5, Patf. Gabriele Pucher, Drag. Gerald Steiner, Daniela Schäfer, Otto Buchheit
2nd place: Dr. Yvonne Ziegler, Carmen Merwald, Andrea Höld, Vanessa Mitterer, Dr. Gerda Göttlich, Marie Therese Tomasich
3rd place: DR 5, Olt. Dr. Ivor Schiller, Patf. Silke Guss, Patf. Alexandra Thürr
Competition B
1st place: Barbara Linsbichler, Julia Wöhrleitner, Michaela Pinisch, Jennifer Schirk, Vera Enk
2nd place: Olt. Mag. Martin Planko, DR 3, Claudia Steiner, Viktoria Steiner
3rd place: Susanne Payr, Lisa Würzl
The farewell to the horse of the commandant Hans Günter Ebetshuber after 20 years of loyalty and solidarity touched us emotionally.
*25.3.1996 – †13.10.2020
One last look back … His last horse festival
20 years at the head of the DR 3 at the opening of the horse festivals in the castle Schlosshof.
Thank you for the wonderful hours, your loyalty and camaraderie.
Expression about condolences about Alt Major Ton Gubbles
With great dismay and sadness we have the duty to announce that our long-time comrade Alt Major Ton Gubbels from the Frei-Hussars von Glasenapp fell asleep surprisingly and peacefully with his family on December 9th, 2020 and passed away.
The President of the Union of European Historical Military Groups, Major General iTR Michael Blaha, the Board, the Presidium and all comrades of the UEHMG express their deep sympathy to the bereaved for this heavy loss.
The UEHMG will keep an honorable memory of its well-deserved functionary.
Marches to the Hero´s Cross 2020
9. December 2020 by db1189556-uewhg
The Association "Traditia Militara" (ATM) from Romania has climbed the Carpathian mountains twice this year, in order to reach the Hero's Cross. This monument, nominated in the Guinness Book of Records for being the highest metal monument at the highest altitude, was raised with huge efforts in 1928, to honor all those who sacrificed their lives in World War I.
The inauguration day was chosen on the Christian celebration of the Elevation of the Holy Cross: September 14. This is why the first expedition this year was on September 14, 2020 – the path led by the Carpathian Sphynx.
The second march was made on November 30, 2020, on St.Andrew's day, for the re-consecration of the Hero's Cross, after its restoration. The winter march, in full campaign gear of the Romanian Army of World War I was very evocative for those who more than a hundred years before had participated in the Great War. Temperatures were below – 15°C. Mountain troops from all over Romania represented their units at the military and religious ceremony, attended by the Minister for Defense, the Secretary General of the General Staff of the Romanian Army and the Metropolitan Archbishop delegated by the Patriarch. The members of Traditia Militara, as they do every year after the official ceremony, have commemorated also their fallen former enemies, by singing "Der Gute Kamerad" and saying a prayer in Hungarian. The highest authorities present commended the reenactors for their very good performance.
Expression of condolences about S.E. Max Turnauer
16. November 2020 by db1189556-uewhg
With great sadness we received the news of the passing of our esteemed patron S.E. Max Turnauer. On November 7th, 2020, at the age of 90, a person who shaped beyond the borders of Austria was called home to eternity with the consolations of the Holy Church.
We lose in S.E. Max Turnauer a person who has been committed to Christian values and a pro-European attitude throughout his life. Right up until the end he was interested in the economic development of his company, family, friends and politics. S.E. Max Turnauer was also the ambassador of the Sovereign Knight of Malta in the Principality of Liechtenstein and its permanent observer at UNIDO, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Knight of Honor of the Order of St. George, Honorary Senator of IMATEC University, Honorary Citizen of the Heldenberg community and bearer of numerous domestic and international foreign decorations.
S.E. Max Turnauer, born on February 17, 1931, came from a Prague industrial family who, after being expelled and expropriated after World War II, were able to build one of the most important Austrian industrial enterprises. The industrial empire comprised around 40 plants at home and abroad, whose successor companies still occupy an important position in the Austrian industrial landscape. Until recently he was also Honorary President of Constantia Industries AG, which is owned by his son Stanislaus.
As a patron of the UEHMG, S.E. Max Turnauer made his Wetzdorf Castle available to the UEHMG for many years as the seat of the association – we look back with great gratitude on this opportunity of pride.
The UEHMG will keep an honorable memory of its deceased patron in gratitude and memory.
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Commemoration of the dead
On November 7th, the Deutschmeisterbund under the leadership of its President Lieutenant Colonel Andreas Tarbuk held the commemoration of the dead 2020 in a small but dignified setting at the Deutschmeisterdenkmal – considering the current official Corona rules. The President of the UEWHG, Major General iTR Michael Blaha, took part in the wreath-laying ceremony on the Deutschmeisterplatz, as did representatives of the resident Deutschmeister clubs.
In view of the tragic attack in Vienna in the recent past, the speeches also commemorated these victims in particular, but also all those who died from the Deutschmeister environment. Major General iTR Michael Blaha pointed out the importance of maintaining tradition as a keeper of positive values of the past as a contribution to the creation of a secure present.
Military Dean Episcopal Vicar Colonel MMag. DDr. Alexander Wessely finally said a common prayer with all participants before the delegation made their way to the Central Cemetery to hold a memorial for deceased comrades there too.
Relic deposit
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On Sunday, October 25th, 2020, at the invitation of the church rector DDr. Reinhard Knittel of the St. Pölten Prandtauerkirche the deposit of a relic of the Blessed Emperor Karl I of Austria was held. The event was conducted in compliance with all applicable corona rules under the organizational leadership of Major General iTR Michael Blaha, MSc, President of the UEHMG, carried out on a smaller scale.
On part of the maintaining tradition The Radetzky Hussar Regiment No. 5 under the leadership of Colonel of Cavalry KR Ernst Kugler, the Radetzky Order under the leadership of Grand Master KR DKfm. Harry Tomek and the Order of St. George under the leadership of Vice Chancellor Dr. Peter Harold were represented.
HIRH Karl von Habsburg, as head of the House of Habsburg, personally attended the salemn mass which was conducted by the military bishop Dr. Werner Freistetter and carried the relic into the specially set up Kaiser Karl chapel.
With an atmospheric agape in the sacristy – unfortunately only on a very small scale due to the current Corona measures – the relic deposit came to a worthy end.