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Newsmaker: General Bipin Rawat - India loses an officer and a gentleman
Opinion Op-Eds
The Chief of Defence Staff who wore his heart on his sleeve leaves behind a huge legacy
Published: December 09, 2021 12:30 Sanjib Kumar Das, Assistant Editor
Bipin Rawat: Tributes have started to pour in for India's top general who died in helicopter crash Image Credit: ANI
A New Delhi-based Indian journalist had once seen him walk with a slight limp in the living room of his Noida home. On being asked whether he was OK, the host just brushed the question aside, saying: "Oh it's nothing; just that old bullet wound that keeps nagging me in the December chill." And he would happily lead his guest on to the next topic for discussion — his superannuation plans!
Nothing unusual, one might say, for a serving member of the Armed Forces in a country like India with a history of wars and insurgencies on its western, northern and eastern fronts. True, indeed. Nothing unusual at all. Except that this was not just any soldier, but the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in a country that boasts of the world's fourth-strongest military force.
Oh, and did I tell you that this four-star general also wore his heart on his sleeve?
General Bipin Rawat, India's first CDS, who died along with his wife Madhulika and 11 other serving Indian military personnel in a horrific helicopter crash near Ooty in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday afternoon, leaves behind huge shoes to fill for his successor.
Here was a man who was entrusted with the Herculean task of charting out a new course for the Indian military, whereby the three Service units in the form of the Army, Navy and Air Force would have to be synergised under a unitary command and control centre, thereby ensuring better cohesion, coordination and operational flexibility. And General Rawat was on course. As the CDS, he was determined to execute the difficult brief of creating a 'Theatre Command' in India, as it is called.
But little did he know that fate had already kept a vastly different script ready for him in the 'theatre command' called Life!
The 2015 helicopter crash
In 2015, General Rawat had survived a helicopter crash in Dimapur, Nagaland. That accident was nothing more than just an operational hazard for a soldier who had taken bullets from insurgents on several occasions while being posted in Jammu and Kashmir and in India's Northeast. He was battle-hardened to the core. He knew what it felt to look the enemy in the eye.
The Sword of Honour he had won while being a cadet at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun was a harbinger of a career steeped in valour and patriotism. Until his last breath, he remained committed to those virtues. There is an adage that 'An army fights the last War'.
Because no matter the technological advancements, no matter the wars in the cyber realm, no matter the smart bombs, no matter the chemical weapons … every inch of those last 200 or 300-odd yards have to be traversed on foot and won with sweat and blood. No shortcuts. No alternatives. No Plan Bs. And it would be an understatement to say that General Rawat understood this for the life of his.
Perhaps that is why the man who had been entrusted with the responsibility of bringing about synchrony between the three Services of the Armed Forces in India, had also intended to ring in large-scale operational reforms in Indian Army. In fact, General Rawat had once reportedly said in an off-the-cuff comment that left to him, he would perhaps have just one brigadier but a thousand major-generals in the Indian Army.
'Theatre Command'
He tried his best to push through those reforms with the best of intentions and was a hard taskmaster at that. No wonder, his agenda of a unified 'Theatre Command' met with its fiercest resistance from within the Services itself, with this being an open-secret that Indian Air Force in particular was rather wary of the plan, worrying that under the 'Theatre Command', it would lose considerable operational independence. But General Rawat was very clear in his mind.
Never the one to mince his words, he had once said this very clearly in public domain: "The idea of having a unified command centre for the Armed Forces was first mooted just after the Kargil War in 1999. Since then, it has taken 20 years for CDS to be implemented. So, shall we wait for another 20 years for a 'Theatre Command' to take shape, or do we attach a timeline to it?" He courted controversy when two lieutenant-generals were ignored as the government preferred General Rawat as the new Chief-of-Army Staff in 2016.
Bipin Rawat - The general who walked the talk Image Credit: Ador Bustamante/Gulf News
He courted controversy when he was chosen as India's first CDS, ignoring some of the other senior officers. And he courted controversy yet again when he openly supported the Indian Army officer who drove his Jeep with a man tied to the front of the vehicle in an attempt to quell an unruly, stone-pelting mob in India-administered Kashmir.
Keeping protocol aside
But despite the controversies, here was a man who was 100 per cent transparent and committed to his responsibilities of protecting his country — come what may. Here was a man who, keeping protocol aside, would not think twice before picking up the phone on a Sunday morning and calling a retired senior officer to discuss the procurement of a latest automatic rifle for the infantry.
And here was a man would tell the media, without batting an eyelid: "If terrorists think they are ready to cross over and bother us, then let them know that we have also kept a place ready for them — two-and-a-half feet below the ground!"
All through Wednesday evening, prime-time television news channels in India kept flashing file shots of his wife, Madhulika, standing right next to General Rawat's chair as he took charge as the Army Chief-of-Staff in 2016 — probably indicating that way beyond what service protocol would merely necessitate, Mr and Mrs Rawat indeed shared a close bond.
Images that daughters Kritika and Tarini will probably be clinging on to for the rest of their lives. Hours ago on Wednesday, as the Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed on a hilly slope and burst into a ball of fire, Mr and Mrs Rawat were probably only inches away from each other in that ill-fated chopper. 'Till death do us part ...' as they say, in the 'Theatre of Life'!
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You may or may not be aware of the Twitter following limit, but its there. In fact, you may be a victim of it and not even realize it if you're fairly new to the Twittersphere.
In order to combat spammers, and there are legion, Twitter has enacted a formula that stipulates how many people a user can follow based on how many people are following them. Clear as mud? Maybe Twitter's best rules and practices will help you.
The bottom line is, you've got to get past the threshold in order to really grow your Twitter following.
As the popular saying goes, "You can't fight City Hall," and I don't plan to. However, there's another popular saying that goes, "there's more than one way to skin a cat." That's where we can help each other. As a member of the Twitterverse you are there to see and be seen, one of the two or both most likely, so am I. So let's help each other in those endevours.
You've either come to this page by clicking on a link in my Twitter stream, visiting my website and/or blog page, or doing a Google search about Twitter following. However you got here, you've expressed interest in reaching more followers on Twitter.
Most people follow people that follow them, I do too, but as you've read above, I hit the limit. Therefore, at this time, I can no longer simply follow-back those that follow me, although I really want to.
What I've done is created Twitter lists to not only sort out interesting fellow tweeps, but to sorta follow them as well. Creating lists allows you to better sort and organize people you follow and people you'd like to follow. A person is notified ever time they are added to a list, so now you're able to communicate to them interest and they may, in return, choose to follow you too, or at least add you to one of their lists.
Take a look at my "People To Follow Next" list. I created it just to remind myself of who to follow once I'm able to follow again. I typically add a person to that list once they've followed me. It's a win-win situation any way you look at it. You follow me, I follow you, we follow each other. New connections, more information is shared and we're all better off for it.
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Burning Question
The new World Trade Center: Not America's tallest building, after all?
New York was supposed to finally retake the skyscraper crown from Chicago. A local spat may deep-six that plan
AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
byThe Week Staff
On April 30, One World Trade Center in lower Manhattan became the tallest building in New York City, well on its way to becoming, when fully completed, the tallest building in the U.S. But there's one problem: The building's owners — the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and developer Douglas Durst — are messing with the plans, much to the chagrin of the architect. Because of industry rules, the 104-story tower will only reach its symbolically important 1,776-foot height if its 408-foot needle is enclosed, as designed, in an ornamental white shell. If the shell is scrapped — as the building's owners are insisting — the needle's added height may not be counted in the record books. Will this spat really end the World Trade Center's hopes of taking the tallest-building crown? Here's what you should know:
Why remove the spire shell?
Money and logistics. Ditching the twisting fiberglass-and-steel casing around the antenna would save $20 million, according to Durst, and solve the daunting challenge of ever trying to repair the shell. If one of the enclosure's fiberglass panels needed fixing, says Durst spokesman Jordan Barowitz, workers would have to scale the spire, use a cable to haul a 2,000-pound panel up 1,776 feet from the ground, then install it. "This is the stuff of Mission Impossible, not skyscraper construction," he tells the AP.
Okay. But why would a spire count while an antenna wouldn't?
There's actually some heated disagreement among architects over what counts in building height. But according to the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), the most-accepted arbiter on building heights, an antenna doesn't cut it. Antennas, water towers, masts, and other "functional-technical structures" are add-ons rather than integral parts of the building, the CTBUH says. Spires, on the other hand, are "typically a permanent structure and part of the architecture and artistic expression of the building." Durst maintains that the building's needle, while a functional antenna, should count as a spire; the architect, Skidmore Owings & Merrill's David Childs, says it shouldn't. The CTBUH hasn't weighed in yet.
What buildings are taller than One World Trade Center?
The tallest building in the U.S. is Chicago's Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), at 1,451 feet (not including its own antennas). Without counting the 408-foot needle, One World Trade Center would be just 1,368 feet tall, the same height as the fallen World Trade Center towers it is replacing. At that height, the World Trade Center would be demoted to the No. 3 tallest building in the U.S., trumped by both the Willis Tower and another Chicago skyscraper erected by Donald Trump.
If the shell goes, does One WTC lose?
"The short answer is we don't know yet," says CTBUH spokesman Kevin Brass. "There is no doubt that this change will raise questions about the height." But the council won't make a final decision while One World Trade Center is a work in progress. "Building designs often change during construction," the CTBUH says, "and final ratification of the height and formal recognition on the list of 100 Tallest Completed Buildings in the World occur after the building is officially completed." Stay tuned.
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Q: Is there a limited amount of characters when using Parse.com REST API I have a homemade web interface with several text and text area input fields. The primary text field are being sent to Parse in a php script via REST API. It works brilliant until I input approximately more than 3.000 characters in one of the textarea input fields.
When below approx. 3.000 characters, everything works fine. When above approx. 3.000 characters, the data gets sent to parse, and I can see it among the other push messages in my dashboard with a green check mark in "status", but the push notification is NOT being sent to any of the subscribed devices!
I'm using it for sending out news articles, so it is a must to be able to send whole articles above approx. 3.000 characters.
Is there any limitations in relation to the amount of characters to be sent or anything similar?
Does anyone know something that can help me or has any suggestions to how I can resolve this issue?!
The Parse parts of my script:
/*
  * PUSHING THE ARTICLE NOTIFICATION TO DEVICES SUBSCRIBING TO SPECIFIC CHANNELS(S)
  */

 $url = PUSH_URL;
 $appId = PUSH_APP_ID;
 $restKey = PUSH_REST_KEY;
 $channels = array($channelArray);

 $headers = array(
        "Content-Type: application/json",
        "X-Parse-Application-Id: " . $appId,
        "X-Parse-REST-API-Key: " . $restKey
 );

 $objectData = json_encode(array(
        "data" => array(
            "id" => $id ,
            "watchTitle" => stripslashes($watchTitle) ,
            "title" => $textTitle ,
            "alert" => $textSubtitle ,
            "mainText" => $textMain ,
            "imgUrl" => $imgUrl ,
            "uri" => "http://watch.jgskytte.com/parse/article.php?p=" . $id ,
        ),
        "channels" => $channels ,
 ));

 $rest = curl_init($url);
 curl_setopt($rest, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
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There's no explicit limit on string length, but Parse Objects are limited to 128k. Otherwise, you should use a Parse File.

This is probably occurring because you're hitting the maximum length limit for a URL. To get around this, you can use a POST request instead which will send the query string as part of the HTTP request body, which has no such length limit.
Since Parse's REST API expects this query to be sent as a GET request, you will need to pass an additional header to let Parse know to treat this POST as a GET:
X-HTTP-Method-Override: GET

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The case for public investment in online arts
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Sir Peter Bazalgette on the ways in which the internet has affected the arts and examines the case for public investment in online arts.
We're about two decades into what will be a digital millennium. The internet has ripped like a typhoon through everything. Up to the end of the last century the arts did their physical stuff – in theatres, in cinemas, in galleries, in concert halls. And TV and radio had these things called 'arts programmes' providing normally pretty sterile coverage of the goings-on.
Digital distruption in the arts
Now there's no limit on spectrum so anyone can distribute whatever content they like. A mobile phone makes you a one-person auteur and a laptop is your personal post-production suite. Theatre or opera production can jump from a five hundred audience to one of fifty thousand with a live transmission. But is this new content any good? Is it well executed? Can the plethora of material, short or long form, find a genuine audience?
We invest public money in arts and popular culture because it enables our national conversation. It's the means by which we define our society and make sense of our lives. We build physical spaces and fund the productions therein. If we're now online for up to third of our time, we can say the internet has now become an integral part of that society. Why shouldn't it also have a publicly invested space too? So well done The Space for getting this far. For helping aggregate content so it finds an audience. For capturing and distributing live events so many can enjoy them wherever they are. For improving production skills and for commissioning new art (digital video is a new medium in its own right). This is a tradition stretching back to Henry VIII and his court musicians, to Lorenzo Medici and his sponsoring of Leonardo da Vinci and Michaelangelo and to Maynard Keynes when he set up the Arts Council in 1946.
So some things don't change, however new the times. Like the way an artist should always seek an audience or their work becomes meaningless. And they need to know where to find it, so search optimisation skills are the new marketing. But this is just the beginning. For instance, smartphones are less than ten years old – the greatest arts portal ever invented. Our creators are just at the threshold of imagining what VR, as an entirely new, highly empathetic medium, can do.
Just as in all other areas of arts and popular culture, there needs to be a judicious blend of the commercial and the publicly invested. And the latter normally build the talent base for the former. So as well as The Space and BBC Arts Online we welcome an app like the recently launched Marquee. As we know, if it's internet revenue you're after to support creative endeavour, it comes down to subscription or advertisements. The experimental, the cutting edge, the radical departure…all by definition do not have a mass following to start with, whose attention can be monetised. So I hope we can continue the public/private nexus going forward. And The Space has an important role to play.
Sir Peter Bazalgette, former chair of Arts Council England and of English National Opera, was writing for The Space's collection of essays 'Self publishing and the arts'.
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Response to Acts in Translation | Ali Mills
Dalena Tran explores the unique soundscape created between two cities in her visually moving and auditorily stimulating creation Acts in Translation (2020). Thirty-seven cities provide eighty separate recordings which are randomly generated and paired to create a new ambient recording with every individual site visit. There are two-thousand nine-hundred and sixty possible recording combinations of paired cities that a viewer might experience. Upon entering the webpage, an image appears of two long, open windows, with blue-painted frames, built into a burnt orange stucco wall. The wall remains stable, with only the slight breeze on the window curtains and flickering light to catch your eye and indicate movement. As you gaze into the mysterious and intimate rooms beyond, interesting sounds become discernible. Sounds range from murmuring voices to chirping birds to the sound of taxi-cabs honking. These authentic moments, overlapped into imaginary sound worlds, entrance listeners, who stare at the image of the windows, but are unseeing as they get lost in immersive soundscapes that seem to come from beyond the window frames. All the while a digital clock at the bottom of the screen counts down the minutes until "the story begins." The wait, sometimes long, sometimes short, but determinedly frustrating, builds curiosity and suspense. Listeners are forced to address, ponder, and visualize the interplaying tones and rhythms which create "urban imaginaries" that are interesting enough to capture and hold attention during the tantalizing wait.
Tran challenges our user instinct for instant click and instant reward by embedding a narrative story into the site, which will only begin at the start of every hour. This structured release, so unusual for internet art, universalizes the viewing experience. Audiences alike, from every corner of the globe, must wait until the next hour strikes to hear the story from the beginning. Depending on what time a viewer first clicks on the site, the promise of a scheduled story is likely to bring them back to the piece again, therefore stretching their experiences with the piece even further. While they wait, Tran invites viewers to "feel free to stay awhile." Meanwhile, the continuous image of a window curtain blowing in the virtual breeze is reminiscent of a stage curtain, waiting to be opened, as the clock counts down to showtime. On my first visit, there were forty minutes left on the countdown clock. I decided to come back right before the story began. On my second visit, fifteen minutes remained on the clock. Instead of clicking out and coming back in a quarter of an hour, I decided to stick with the piece. I was able to sit with the soundscape and really take it in before the narration began. This prolonged listening experience added to my understanding of and appreciation for the different layers of sound behind the narration. I was able to visualize a stimulating and fully-realized setting in which this story was spoken. The story, a personal narrative, spoken by a woman in a duly emotive yet seemingly computer-generated-esque voice, revisits her experiences and lessons learned of a broken heart. Operating as an "entendre" underscores the complexity of different cultural perceptions but the universality of language. This story becomes an individual experience for each viewer as their own uniquely generated soundscape complements and contrasts in the background. Through committed time and engagement listeners are rewarded with a completely unreplicable experience as the fruit of their labors.
Guangzhou, China converses with Seoul, South Korea; Calgary, Canada with Sofia Bulgaria; Tehran, Iran with Philadelphia, USA. Two windows open up a world in which two entirely foreign cities have a direct conversation with each other. The sounds blend into one, at times complementing each other and other times sounding at odds. In Stockport, England, and Riga, Latvia the melodic chirping of birds overlaid with sounds of quick typing on a keyboard, and a crying baby can be heard in conversation. These conversations begin to challenge our global perceptions, quick-witted assumptions, and stereotypical beliefs. It can be difficult to discern between sounds but easy to assign the characteristics to one of the two cities based on our preconceived notions about different cultures. Audiences can contemplate the continuities and juxtapositions of urban life and what it actually sounds like around the world. The experience includes listening to both the welcomed familiar but also the unnerving unnatural, which comes from mixing unrelated sounds, through nonetheless enchanting auditory immersion.
Tran questions our universal perception and retention of everyday life by "dislocating" and "defamiliarizing" listeners from what they know. As the global pandemic limited human mobility, life became increasingly confined to domestic spaces. Work, leisure, celebration, and interaction all became home-based. In this increasingly technological and communication-focused world, Tran invites visitors to take a step back and to pay attention to the unique moments and beautiful potential that life offers us every day, but that we often lose sight of in our oversaturated environment.
Ali Mills is a sophomore at the University of Richmond studying Art History and Visual Arts. She enjoys traveling, visiting local art galleries and museums in Washington, D.C. and spending time with friends and family.
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The Acura Precision Concept Is the Future of Acura
And the beak is finally gone!
By Collin Woodard
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If you've been concerned about where Acura was headed, you're not alone. The company has struggled lately, not necessarily with selling crossovers but with it sedans. Part of it has had to do with some unfortunate styling decisions that have been made, but also a lack of performance.
The Precision Concept is what Acura hopes will change all of that. Yes, it's just a concept, but it's a concept that shows the direction Acura intends to head. You probably won't see this concept specifically on the road, but future Acuras will draw heavily from the "quantum continuum" design language.
Thankfully, that means the "beak" design language is gone. That can only be a good thing in our eyes.
Can we go ahead and declare Acura saved? Not just yet. There's still a lot of ground for the company to make up, but the new grille shows that Acura's at least listening to criticism. Maybe production cars with the new design language will have the performance to back up the new look.
At this point, who knows?
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Through the water control panel, the water is guided via the Thylene hoses through the house to the drinkers. The drinkers are connected by T-piece to the Thylene hose. The Sowa drinker has a waterflow regulating valve, allowing user to adjust water flow to desired level. Drinkers can be installed on a winching system, for central level adjustment.


empiricism « Hercules and the umpire.
Yesterday, I posted a short piece, a quiz really, designed to test the reader's analytical skills regarding the question of whether the current Supreme Court is radically more pro-business than past courts. I will let that post percolate, but later today I will reveal the paper and its conclusions from which I stole the graph that forms the basis for my skills test.
As an aside, I want now to add a personal note. Before I went to law school, I had a scholarship to get my PhD in political science. The only problem was that the graduate school was pretty insistent that I do empirical research, as opposed to my interest in teaching classical political thought. At the last moment, I decided on law school. I once said that I was not interested in spending the rest of my life deciding whether an R-squared of .89 was sufficient to correlate one insignificant thing with another insignificant thing.
Fast forward to my practice. Foregoing graduate school, I thought I had left the world of empiricism behind, but I was surely wrong. I had the privilege of representing the Central Platte Natural Resources District in environmental and water rights litigation on the "Big Bend" reach of the Platte River. If you are a "bird person," you know how (allegedly) significant that place in the high plains is to whooping cranes and other migratory birds.
Anyway, the manager of the district was a fellow by the name of Ron Bishop. He retired last week after serving the NRD for more than 40 years. He was one of the most amazing (and one of the fairest and most decent) people I have ever known. For example, he could glance at the data output from a complex mathematical model of river flows and merely by eyeing the data tell whether the modeller was right or wrong. Representing Ron and his District was like doing high level graduate work in empirical methodologies.
The point: A lawyer can learn a lot from a client and that is particularly true for a client who has a commitment to intellectual honesty. Thanks Ron. You did your best to make me a better lawyer and person.


Is RGV's next about a cunning gangster?
Post the success of Lakshmi's NTR, RGV shocked everyone by announcing that he is going to make his acting debut soon. The filmmaker is going to play an intelligence bureau officer in his upcoming film, Cobra, which he will co-direct with Agasthya Manju.
The latest news is that the film revolves around the life of Nayeem, a gangster who was killed in an encounter couple of years ago in Telangana. Interestingly, before he was killed, he was working for both the police department and the gangsters, and he was also said to be quite close to politicians. It was his cunning tricks that made Nayeem quite rich and he had a big network through which he could get anything done.
With so much drama in Nayeem's life waiting to be explored on celluloid, it looks like RGV has chosen the perfect story for his next. More details about the film will be revealed soon.


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Storico interprete del teatro eduardiano, ha conquistato una certa notorietà nazionale grazie al ruolo di Renato Poggi, che dal 1996 interpreta nella soap opera di Rai 3 Un posto al sole, ambientata proprio nella sua Napoli.

Biografia
Nato e cresciuto a Napoli nel quartiere di San Ferdinando, da una famiglia originaria di Torre del Greco.
Dopo una lunga gavetta nel teatro d'avanguardia, prima a Napoli e poi a Milano, entra nella compagnia di Nino Taranto e, in seguito, in quella di Gino Bramieri, al Teatro Sistina di Roma. Alla fine degli anni settanta, la grande occasione: viene scritturato da Eduardo De Filippo. In quell'ultimo "ciclo eduardiano" prende parte a varie commedie, ma rimane famoso soprattutto per il personaggio di Vittorio Elia in Natale in casa Cupiello.

Nella sua carriera ha interpretato film di molteplici generi, spesso ambientati a Napoli. Utilizza diversi alias, in un primo tempo Marzio Onorato, in seguito anche Marzio C. Honorato, allo scopo di apparire più in alto nell'ordine alfabetico dei titoli di coda. Alcuni titoli sono: Il camorrista di Giuseppe Tornatore, Café Express e Mi manda Picone (nel ruolo del Micione) di Nanni Loy, Guapparia e Lacrime napoletane con Mario Merola e Così parlò Bellavista di e con Luciano De Crescenzo. Nel 1980 è tra i protagonisti del crudo Eroina di Massimo Pirri, film che narrava le drammatiche vicende di un gruppo di tossicodipendenti (tra i quali Helmut Berger e Corinne Cléry). Il film a causa di problemi distributivi uscì solo nel 1983 ed è stato rivalutato solo con gli anni. A metà degli anni ottanta è protagonista in due pellicole erotiche di buona fattura quali Una donna allo specchio con Stefania Sandrelli e Senza scrupoli con Sandra Wey. Dal 1996 è impegnato nella soap opera italiana Un posto al sole (Rai 3), in cui interpreta Renato Poggi. In un episodio della serie, il suo personaggio viene ingaggiato per interpretare Vittorio Elia di Natale in casa Cupiello, rimandando la memoria del pubblico al fortunato esordio teatrale con Eduardo De Filippo.

Filmografia

Cinema
 La bella Antonia, prima monica e poi dimonia, regia di Mariano Laurenti (1972)
 Napoli violenta, regia di Umberto Lenzi (1976)
 Spogliamoci così, senza pudor, regia di Sergio Martino (1976)
 Basta che non si sappia in giro, regia di Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy, Luigi Magni (1976)
 Circuito chiuso, regia di Giuliano Montaldo (1978)
 La poliziotta della squadra del buon costume, regia di Michele Massimo Tarantini (1979)
 La pagella, regia di Ninì Grassia (1980)
 Café Express, regia di Nanni Loy (1980)
 Eroina, regia di Massimo Pirri (1980)
 Lacrime napoletane, regia di Ciro Ippolito (1981)
 Core mio, regia di Stefano Calanchi (1982)
 Guapparia, regia di Stelvio Massi (1983)
 Mi manda Picone, regia di Nanni Loy (1984)
 Così parlò Bellavista, regia di Luciano De Crescenzo (1984)
 Una donna allo specchio, regia di Paolo Quaregna (1984)
 Senza scrupoli, regia di Tonino Valerii (1986)
 Il camorrista, regia di Giuseppe Tornatore (1986)
 Tentazione, regia di Sergio Bergonzelli (1987)
 Se lo scopre Gargiulo, regia di Elvio Porta (1988)
 Donne armate, regia di Sergio Corbucci (1990)
 E quando lei morì fu lutto nazionale, regia di Lucio Gaudino (1993)
 Dove siete? Io sono qui, regia di Liliana Cavani (1993)
 L'uomo delle stelle, regia di Giuseppe Tornatore (1995)
 Io e il re, regia di Lucio Gaudino (1995)
 Banditi, regia di Stefano Mignucci (1995)
 L'uomo in più, regia di Paolo Sorrentino (2001)
 Teresa Manganiello-sui passi dell'amore, regia di Pino Tordiglione (2012)
 La legge è uguale per tutti... forse, regia di Ciro Ceruti, Ciro Villano (2014)
 Nuovo ordine mondiale, regia dei fratelli Ferrara (2015)
 La tristezza ha il sonno leggero, regia di Marco Mario de Notaris (2021)

Televisione
 Storie della camorra (1978)
 Ma che cos'è questo amore, regia di Ugo Gregoretti (1979) - Miniserie TV
 L'eredità della priora (1980)
 Fregoli (1981)
 Naso di cane (1985)
 Passioni (1993)
 Un posto al sole (1996-in corso)
 Un posto al sole d'estate (2007)
 Un posto al sole coi fiocchi (2013)

Teatro
L'anno fra parentesi si riferisce all'edizione televisiva per la Rai (IV ciclo), non alla composizione dell'opera
Natale in casa Cupiello (1977)
Il cilindro (1978)
Gennareniello (1978)
Quei figuri di tanti anni fa (1978)
Le voci di dentro (1978)
Il sindaco del rione Sanità (1979)
Il contratto (1981)

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Attori teatrali italiani
Attori televisivi italiani
Attori cinematografici italiani

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Waitress In A Donut Shop
(Michael Facciani)
This lyric is self-explanatory. A guy meets a waitress in a donut shop that he frequents, and the attraction is mutual and they fall in love, get married, and live happily ever after. The man will buy her anything she wants and do anything to win over the woman of his dreams.
Stopping by to see her again,
she's one heckuva good friend,
she has a major crush on me,
this waitress is my destiny.
She brings me donuts, coffee, and tea,
the lucky son of a gun this time is me.
I get a discount on all this stuff,
and tonight I'm gonna see her in the buff,
we always have so much fun,
we got bad times on the run.
I fell for a waitress in a donut shop,
and we are going straight to the top.
Taking her on vacation to the beach,
her beautiful body will be in my reach,
her voluptuous assets are mine for free,
such a mighty fine sight to see.
I'll buy her jewels and a diamond ring,
I'll buy her just about anything,
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By Michael Facciani
This is about staying positive, happy, and optimistic when things aren't going that well, trying to look at the bright side instead of dwelling on problems. Not letting people and the world get you down, try to keep a smile on your face no matter what sort of hand life deals you. Stay calm and cool.
My Baby's Got A Gun
This tells the story of a woman who feels abused, used, pushed around, etc. She's mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore. She buys a gun and shoots her husband, and actually enjoys doing the deed and feels perfectly justified in getting revenge for years of terror and domestic violence.
Spinning Your Wheels
This describes how a person really feels about a friend whose life is fast going downhill because of food, drink, over-indulgence, and weight gain. Wants to offer constructive criticism, but isn't afraid to be honest and blunt to try to motivate this individual and possibly save his life.
Your Love Is A Waste Of Time
This is about two lovers about to become former lovers, the animosity and bad feelings associated with their break-up. The guy actually feels liberated and free, no longer weighed down by having to deal with this woman and her heavy baggage.
Lost Out in the Middle of Somewhere
By Joshua Lyons
Hitting a crossroads in your relationship, where you're not sure where you're going or if you're going anywhere at all.
Reasons I Left
By Sam Harris
A romatic story falling apart
Off With Our Heads
Better stick to the script...
Turbulent World
By Laura Åkerblom
These basic yet fairly powerful lyrics are slightly open to interpretation. They could relate to prevailing environmental turbulence, political turbulence or a turbulent phase of a relationship.


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Камило Торрес
 Торрес Тенорио, Камило (1766—1816) — глава первого независимого государства на территории современной Колумбии
 Торрес Рестрепо, Камило (1929—1966) — колумбийский католический священник, один из основателей теологии освобождения.


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Watershed Programs
Four Mile Run Watershed Program
Four Mile Run Program History
The Four Mile Run watershed is one of the most heavily urbanized drainage basins in the Northern Virginia region. Although the watershed is fewer than 20 square miles, it is home to approximately 156,000 people (according to the 1990 census) who reside in adjacent portions of four localities: the counties of Arlington and Fairfax and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church.
Urbanization and Four Mile Run
Approximately 85 percent of the watershed has been developed and nearly 40 percent of the watershed is covered with impervious surfaces associated with this development (e.g., buildings and pavement). Wherever present, impervious surfaces prevent the natural process of groundwater infiltration from occurring, which in turn greatly increases the volume of surface water runoff that Four Mile Run and its few remaining tributaries must carry downstream.
The urbanization process has replaced most of the watershed's natural stream channels with an elaborate network of storm sewers. These sewers carry the increased volume of surface runoff downstream much more quickly than would the natural channels that the storm sewers replaced, which causes "flashier" and larger stream flows.
Runoff from the Four Mile Run watershed quickly makes its way into the Potomac River, and eventually drains into the Chesapeake Bay.
Flash Flooding on Four Mile Run in the 1960s and 1970s
Frequent flash flooding occurred in the Arlandria section of the watershed prior to the completion of a multi-million dollar channel modification project in 1977. This frequent flash flooding was attributed to the cumulative impacts of development from all four jurisdictions that share the watershed.
Residential and commercial areas located between the Potomac River and the Henry G. Shirley Highway (now also known as I-395) have sustained over $40 million worth of property damages (in 1968 dollars) as a result of seven major floods that ravaged the watershed throughout the 1960s and early 1970s.
Federal Flood Control Project
Watershed Management Program


CLICK ON THIS MAP. It's interactive and loaded with helpful information. Explore New Westminster's neighbourhoods, see market statistics, search the MLS for all homes, condos and townhouses for sale in the city.
Garbutt + Dumas know all about buying and selling New Westminster real estate! They have been offering detached homes, townhouses and condos for sale since 2008. We know every nook of the city, the best streets, the best parks to let your dog run leash-free, the best schools and daycare, the best place to get Thai food, and the best beer. Real estate is our business but being involved in the community is our passion.
Explore the city's diverse, walkable neighbourhoods, and browse property listings by clicking on the links below, or use the interactive map.
New Westminster is British Columbia's oldest city, and its original capital. The city's heritage character, central location, excellent transit service and distinct, walkable neighbourhoods are making it a popular destination for young families, urban professionals and empty-nesters.
New Westminster was founded by Major-General Richard Moody in 1858 as the capital for the new Colony of British Columbia. The city's location on the western bank of the Fraser River made it an ideal launch point for settlers and gold miners heading further into the still-wild province.
New Westminster's status, as the seat of government, was displaced in 1866 by Victoria when the mainland Colony merged with Vancouver Island to create the Province of British Columbia. It remained the province's largest city until it was surpassed by Vancouver early in the 20th century.
Over the years New Westminster's fortunes waxed and waned with the lumber and fishing industries. Warehouses, sawmills and packing plants that once lined the waterfront have now been mostly replaced by modern townhouses and condos all linked by parks, gardens and a public promenade. New Westminster's historic Downtown is revitalizing with new development as builders and buyers seek out affordable urban alternatives to Vancouver while still retaining a quick connection to the big city from its five SkyTrain stations.


This family association is only a few years old, and this physical portion of the library is nearly empty. However, the PFWW Genealogist has an extensive personal library that requires 1,300 feet of shelf space. These materials are, of course, indirectly available to the members of the PFWW.
Other materials in hard copy are listed below in two categories: Materials owned by the PFWW and other materials that are useful to Pemberton researchers that may be found in various libraries and archives. Where known to us, the repositories of these materials are shown.
The Ancient Parishes, Townships and Chapelries of Cheshire, F. I. Dunn, County and Diocesan Archivist, Cheshire Record Office, Cheshire County Council 1987. ISBN 0 906758 14 9.This is an excellent refence source as it lists all the Hundreds, Parishes, Townships and Chapelries with maps of these jurisdictions. In the Townships (the smallest area) Index, for example, the township of Adlington is shown to be in the ancient parish of Prestbury, in the hundred of Macclesfield, and the Deanery of Macclesfield. This guide may be purchased from the Record Office in Chester, Cheshire, UK. A copy is currently in the personal library of Jackson Pemberton of the PFWW.
The Book of British Topography, A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Muweum, Relating to Great Britian and Ireland, John P. Anderson, London 1881. Re-published Baltimore, 1970. This is a catalogue of books contained in the British Museum that related to geography, demographics, people, etc. in 1881. It is a very useful volume in that its size indicates the tremendous amount of information that is available if one will only sit down in the reading room of the British Museum and read these works that are nearly all unavailable any other way.
A NEW MAP OF BARBADOES, wherein every Parish, Plantation, Watermill, Windmill & Cattlemill is described with the name of the Present Possessor, and all things els Remarkable according to a Late Exact Survey thereof, This paper map is in the possession of the PFWW and the more interesting portion of it is shown here. To enlarge it, click on it.
Introductory Note: These are materials that have come to the attention of the PFWW but the ability of access the materials may well be a remaining issue.
Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, John W. Jordan, Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Pemberton Manuscripts, a collection of about 100 volumes extending over about 200 years from before the birth of William Penn, presented to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. These are probably found in the Penn Manuscripts, Domestic Letters section of the Society's library.


What a gem of a place. Cozy, fun atmosphere with friendly service. Small plates that deliver big flavors.
Don't be discouraged by the no-reservations policy. Showing up 15 minutes before opening on a Wednesday was tolerable. There were 23 people in front of us so essentially we were waiting for them to open the doors. You can make your reservations for that same night at a later time, if you put your name down when they open.


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"God's Own Country" is a phrase meaning an area, region or place supposedly favoured by God.

Examples

Australia
In Australia, the phrase "God's own country" was often used to describe the country in the early 1900s, but it appears to have gradually fallen out of favour. The phrase "God's Country" is often used to describe Queensland and the Sutherland Shire in southern Sydney.

Brazil
The idea of "God's own country", worded as "Deus é brasileiro" (Portuguese: "God is Brazilian"), is a common trope in Brazilian culture to inspire optimism and point out the country has vast resources but faces few natural disasters nor international conflict. It is referenced by politicians and artworks, as in the movie God Is Brazilian.

England
When used in reference to England, "God's own country" refers to the legend that as a boy Jesus visited England with his great uncle, Joseph of Arimathea. The event itself inspired the musical prelude to William Blake's Milton, the piece "And did those feet in ancient time", also known as "Jerusalem", which has become an unofficial anthem of England. The poem asks if Jesus did visit England in ancient times, and in so doing create the New Jerusalem, or heaven in England.

Another first usage of the term by Edward du Bois was in a poem describing the English county of Surrey in 1839. The phrase was also used in its more literal meaning to refer to Heaven, in a poem by Elizabeth Harcourt Rolls Mitchell in 1857.

Yorkshire
The phrase has been used to describe Yorkshire, England's largest county. The term "God's Own County" has also been used.

India

Kerala

Kerala Tourism
"God's Own Country' is the tagline of Kerala Tourism which was coined by Walter Mendez, the Creative Director of an Indian advertising agency in 1989 at the request of the Tourism Department, Government of Kerala.

This was used by agencies to showcase Kerala's natural beauty and not-so-explored places across the state.

Kerala Tourism has won several awards for its innovative tourism campaign. Each of them depicted God's Own Country in a new light, ensuring that the tagline continues to be associated with Kerala.

Mythology
According to the 17th century Malayalam work Keralolpathi, the lands of Kerala were recovered from the sea by the axe-wielding warrior sage Parasurama, the sixth avatar of God Vishnu (hence, Kerala is also called Parasurama Kshetram; 'The Land of Parasurama').

According to the legend, Parasurama threw his axe across the sea, and the water receded as far as it reached. This new area of land extended from Gokarna to Kanyakumari. The land which rose from sea was filled with salt and was unsuitable for habitation; so Parasurama invoked the Snake King Vasuki, who spat the holy poison and converted the soil into fertile lush green land. Out of respect, Vasuki and all snakes were appointed as protectors and guardians of the land.

Another much earlier Puranic character associated with Kerala is Mahabali, an Asura and a prototypical just king, who ruled the earth from Kerala. He won the war against the Devas, driving them into exile. The Devas pleaded before Lord Vishnu, who took his fifth incarnation as Vamana and pushed Mahabali down to the netherworld to placate the Devas. Lord Vishnu, seeing the devotion of Mahabali, blessed him to be the Indra of the next Manvantara. There is a belief that, once a year during the Onam festival, Mahabali returns to Kerala. It is said that the god Vishnu is guarding Mahabali's Kingdom as a mark of respect for his virtues.

The Matsya Purana, one of the oldest of the 18 Puranas, uses the Malaya Mountains of Kerala (and Tamil Nadu) as the setting for the story of Matsya, the first incarnation of Vishnu, and Manu, the first man and the king of the region. These Puranic accounts portray Kerala as "God's own country", or the land favoured by God. The description of Kerala as "God's own country" can additionally be traced to the event known as Thrippadidanam, in which in 1749-50, the then ruler Marthanda Varma, Maharaja of Travancore, decided to "donate" his realm to Sri Padmanabha (Vishnu) and thereafter rule as the deity's "vicegerent" (Sri Padmanabha Dasa). The slogan also alludes to the variety of faiths in the state: Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Jains, Jews, and Parsis (Zoroastrians) have coexisted harmoniously for centuries as the mishmash of temples, towers, spires and synagogues attest.

New Zealand
The earliest recorded use of the phrase as applied to New Zealand was as the title of a poem about New Zealand written by Thomas Bracken. It was published in a book of his poems in 1890, and again in 1893 in a book entitled Lays and Lyrics: God's Own Country and Other Poems. God's Own Country as a phrase was often used and popularised by New Zealand's longest serving prime minister, Richard John Seddon. He last quoted it on 10 June 1906 when he sent a telegram to the Victorian premier, Thomas Bent, the day before leaving Sydney to return home to New Zealand. "Just leaving for God's own country," he wrote. He never made it, dying the next day on the ship Oswestry Grange. Bracken's God's Own Country is less well known internationally than God Defend New Zealand, which he published in 1876. The latter poem, set to music by John Joseph Woods, was declared the country's national hymn in 1940, and made the second national anthem of New Zealand along with God Save the Queen in 1977.

In recent times, the form Godzone on its own has been used informally of New Zealand.

United States
The phrase later found sporadic use to describe several American regions. Most known is the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is currently used to describe South Boston.  It was also used by the Confederate army to describe parts of Tennessee in the 1860s. The phrase was also used to describe California in the 1860s, and by Clement Laird Vallandigham to describe the land of the Mississippi plains. None of these remain widely used to describe a region, though it is still occasionally used to describe the United States overall.

During World War II, German Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels sarcastically mocked the US as "Aus Gottes eigenem Land" (From God's Own Country) in an essay that appeared in the German newspaper Das Reich on 9 August 1942. Goebbels ridiculed the United States as a young land that lacked culture, education and history in contrast with Germany. In 1943, the Nazis published an anti-American, anti-semitic propaganda book written by Erwin Berghaus called "USA – nackt!: Bilddokumente aus Gottes eigenem Land" ("USA naked! Photo documents from God's own country") which also mockingly characterized the US with the phrase. Several modern German newspapers such as Die Welt, Der Tagesspiegel and Die Zeit, have also used the phrase "Gottes eigenes Land" ("God's own country") to criticize American culture and society.

Zimbabwe
The phrase "God's own country" was heard during the 1970s in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia), where most people perceived the land as beautiful despite the ongoing Bush War of the time. Evidence of the phrase being used earlier in reference to Rhodesia is found in Chartered Millions: Rhodesia and the Challenge to the British Commonwealth by John Hobbis Harris, published 1920 by Swarthmore Press (refer to page 27). The phrase "Godzone" is distinctly different and was not used in Rhodesia.

References

Alternative place names
Tourism in Kerala
Tourism campaigns


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'Noxious substance attack' suspects aged just 12, 13 and 15
Zoah Hedges-Stocks
Published: 8:50 AM February 23, 2017
Three boys aged 12, 13 and 15 have been arrested on suspicion of GBH after a fight involving a "noxious substance" reportedly broke out at Sydney Russell School in Dagenham. - Credit: Archant
It has been revealed that the suspects in yesterday's 'noxious substance' attack at Sydney Russell school are all youngsters.
Emergency services were called to the school in Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, shortly after 2pm.
Three males, now revealed to be aged just 12, 13, and 15, were arrested on suspicion of GBH after reports a "noxious substance" had been used in a fight between students.
Due to their young ages, the trio cannot be named. All three remain in custody this morning. Six victims were treated for injuries, and three were taken to a hospital in north-east London for further treatment. Two of them have since been discharged.
Enquiries continue.


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Questioning Sexuality Through the Q's
Underneath the controversy over marriage for same-sex couples is a query that has not been straightforwardly asked: Is U.S. culture witnessing the decline not of the institution of marriage, but instead the hegemony of heterosexuality in our lives? Once an unquestionable norm whose dominance reigned in the courtroom, the classroom, and our bedrooms, its grip is not only contested among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, but now it is being contested among a new sexual identity group — the Q's.
It wasn't until the 1990′s when the term "queer" — denoted as "Q" — became popularized by the activist group "Queer Nation," a collective of radical direct action groups across the country combating heterosexism/ homophobia. As a pejorative term that prior to the 1990′s was mostly scoffed by the gay and lesbian community, "queer" became an all-embracing self-referential term thanks to Queer Nation. With sexual and gender minorities like bisexual, transgender and intersexual people often excluded in the gay and lesbian struggle for civil rights, the term "queer" became an umbrella term to include all. However, much debate, needless to say, circled and still circles around the inclusion of transgender/ transsexual people in the struggle for queer civil rights. It's a debate that is still alive in certain "orthodox" gay and lesbian communities. Nonetheless, when referring to "Queer" in my writings, the letters "LGBT" are synonymous and are often times used interchangeably.
Also, some sexual minorities like the term "queer" because it's not gender specific (unlike the terms lesbian and gay) and it is also a less defining term socially, politically and culturally than lesbian and gay. It thus avoids the universalizing of the term that many gays and lesbians of color continue to struggle against as they try to be visible and heard within the larger white gay and lesbian community. But the ambiguity and amorphousness concomitant with the term "queer" is quite troubling for many older lesbian and gay activists. A younger postmodern generation embraces the term "queer," however, and says it highlights the fluidity in naming sexual and gender identities, as well as the pros and cons of what happens in socially constructing identities. Much of these concerns are taken up in Queer Theory.
While many think the Q obviously denotes "queer" — especially in today's media-saturated culture that unapologetically showcases LGBT people in television shows like "Queer as Folk" and "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" — the Q can also refer to "questioning." Like LGBT people, this sexual identity group also transgresses hetero-normativity, because these people do not see or identify themselves as heterosexuals. However, they also do not identify themselves socially, politically, or culturally as LGBT because they are questioning their sexual identity; hence the letter Q. Often folks who are "bi-curious" fall under the "Q" lettering.
While many think the Q obviously denotes "queer" — especially in today's media-saturated culture . . . the Q can also refer to "questioning." Like LGBT people, this sexual identity group also transgresses hetero-normativity, because these people do not see or identify themselves as heterosexuals.
This group is getting a lot of television media of late. Just last month, The Boston Globe ran an article about sexuality on TV titled "Sexual identity getting difficult to keep straight," in which television reporter Matthew Gilbert wrote, "These days it's getting harder to hang sexual orientation labels on TV characters, particularly in the back roads of cable. . . This blurring of the lines of sexual orientation is a step beyond 'Gay TV.' The sexually indefinite characters aren't closeted gay men and lesbians running from their true selves, struggling to accept the inevitable. They're more curious-seeking than that, and less tortured. They're 'Questioning,' as a number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender organizations have put it. Yep, TV is beginning to include the LGBT and Q community in its electronic embrace."
And with this embrace, will Q's now be the new threat to the sanctity of marriage? And what arguments will Q's ensue as they head to the chapel? Or is the belief that with enough time and maturity, this questioning sexual identity group will settle down as an L or G or B or T or even an H (heterosexual)?
More importantly, can a Q remain a lifelong Q without queries about the nature of human sexuality that do not disrupt the investment made in heterosexual marriage?
The marriage debate since its inception in this country has always been a lens – both historically and presently — through which to examine how the nature of human sexuality is controlled by the underlying biases of the institution. When enslaved Africans wanted to marry, the fear of "the collapse of the institution of marriage" that slaveholders vociferously argued was really their fear of the decline of American slavocracy. When whites and blacks dared to transgress America's Jim Crow laws to consecrate their nuptials, opponents again spoke of the collapse of the institution of marriage, but their fear was instead in response to the beginning signs of the demise of white supremacy as it operated in people's personal lives. Q's, like LGBT people, neither disrupt nor defile the institution of marriage, but instead these sexual minorities and gender identity groups keep the institution alive and flourishing by unhinging its heterosexual mandate.
A recent missive to me from the Bishop of Durham in the U.K., the Rt. Rev. N.T. Wright, asked, "Can you define for me — I suspect our British usage may be different from your American terminology — what is meant in your article by 'Queer' as opposed to the other four parties in the LGBTQ collection?"
In a phone conversation with a professor of social work at Governors State University, just outside of Chicago, about the implications of de-centering the role compulsory heterosexuality has played in the institution of marriage with LGBTQ people fighting for marriage equality, Dr. Gerri Outlaw told me, "Once you mess with or blur the lines of male and female roles, you chip at the traditional understanding of marriage and it can't do anything but dethrone and change our understanding of heterosexuality."
But with this new identity group being aligned with us lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, confusion abounds. A recent missive to me from the Bishop of Durham in the U.K., the Rt. Rev. N.T. Wright, asked, "Can you define for me — I suspect our British usage may be different from your American terminology — what is meant in your article by 'Queer' as opposed to the other four parties in the LGBTQ collection?"
In my attempt to be inclusive of all sexual minorities and gender identities visible in this country, I use the label LGBTQ. However, when referring to "queer," once a pejorative term, I employ it as an all-embracing self-referential and umbrella term to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, and I use these two terms interchangeably.
In my writings, the letter Q, following the letters "LGBT" does not mean "queer" but instead "questioning." I enjoy adding Q in my lineup, because it is another indicator of the nature of human sexuality and the diminishing hold of heterosexuality and heterosexism having dominance in our lives.
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2018's Most Under-the-Radar Destinations
By Guest Blogger, 5th July, 2018 , Everybody Loves a List
You've scrolled through all of the 'Hot Lists' and you know all of the 'It' destinations to visit, but what if you're wanting something a little more, well, different? Luckily we've spent years travelling under the radar to discover some truly fascinating destinations and can hereby reveal some of our favourite best-kept secrets, which we can almost guarantee you won't find on the pages of your favourite travel publication - well, not yet at least…
1.	Kumano Kodo, Japan
There's more to Japan than Kyoto and Tokyo, instead, trek the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail in Southern Japan. This mountainous jungle path passes beautiful temples and has been used by everyone from emperors to peasants for over a millennium. Side note: if you want to visit Japan during the Rugby World Cup in 2019, now is the time to start planning.
2.	Foodie Georgia
When you think of Europe's food scene, it's Italy and France's infamous dining reputation that springs to mind. However, after becoming educated in Georgia's delicious delicacies, we are now converts to Georgian carb club, where dumplings and Khachapuri Adjaruli (a cheese and egg filled bread bun) are some of our favourite treats.
3.	Trekking in Bhutan
Adventurous travellers seeking an off-the-radar trekking experience, look no further than the Dagala Thousand Lakes Trek in the Bhutanese Himalayas. Reaching an altitude of nearly 15,000 ft, this moderate level trek offers brilliantly stunning panoramas, remote dzong visits and a purity of air that we can only dream of in London.
4.	Umbria, Italy
Often dismissed as the unloved little sister of Tuscany, neighbouring Umbria is - in our humble opinion - just as lovely and yet without the crowds. Home to a scattering of quaint medieval towns and a saintly history, the green heart of the country is also one of the most fertile areas in Italy. Fill your glass with a full bodied red and lather your dinner in truffle oil, this is the place to indulge.
5.	Caprivi, Namibia
Conveniently bordering both Botswana and Zambia, Namibia's Caprivi Strip is a 280 mile long panhandle boasting some of the best game and scenery in all three countries put together. For the ultimate safari experience, start in Windhoek and self-drive along the easy, empty roads all the way to Victoria Falls, spotting (among more) elephants, rhino, wild dog and buffalo as you go.


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Das Bundesministerium des Innern (BMI) hat das Informationsfreiheitsportal FragDenStaat.de der gemeinnützigen Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland e.V. wegen der Veröffentlichung einer Stellungnahme abgemahnt, die zuvor vom BMI nach dem Informationsfreiheitsgesetz herausgegeben wurde. Mit diesem Schritt versucht die Bundesregierung das Urheberrecht zu nutzen, um die Berichterstattung über ein brisantes Dokument einzuschränken.

In der fraglichen Stellungnahme raten die Hausjuristen des Innenministeriums bei der Änderung des Europawahlgesetzes von einer Prozenthürde ab, da diese nach einem Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts vom November 2011 verfassungswidrig sei. Entgegen dieser Stellungnahme beschloss der Bundestag im Juni 2013 eine 3%-Hürde für die Europawahl, die im Mai 2014 stattfindet. Die Veröffentlichung dieses Widerspruchs zwischen interner Rechtsauffassung und politischem Handeln möchte das Innenministerium nicht veröffentlicht sehen.

Weitere Informationen auf: <https://fragdenstaat.de/presse/2014-01-21-bmi-mahnt-fragdenstaat-ab/>

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Where are the Sth Aussies?
fxvaper
West Lakes, SA
Where are the Sth Aussies? Feb 7, 2018 23:19:01 GMT 10
Post by fxvaper on Feb 7, 2018 23:19:01 GMT 10
Come on you lot, I know there's some of you here.
Don't have to have a Vapemeet, unless you want to, but we could at least say G'day to each other
Buggered Man!
Where are the Sth Aussies? Feb 7, 2018 23:27:03 GMT 10 via Tapatalk
Post by DogMan on Feb 7, 2018 23:27:03 GMT 10
Bloody port power.
Felt for the crows last year. such a strong season then flop on the big stage
The road to greatness is filled with many eternal methane hurricanes, so I might as well get used to them now.- Brave
Where are the Sth Aussies? Feb 7, 2018 23:33:52 GMT 10 DogMan and fxvaper like this
Post by LNB on Feb 7, 2018 23:33:52 GMT 10
Feb 7, 2018 23:27:03 GMT 10 DogMan said:
Adelaide Strikers won the big bash t20 cricket, deserved winners, they had a brilliant tournament...very happy to see them win...
mallee00
Where are the Sth Aussies? Feb 8, 2018 1:01:35 GMT 10 DogMan likes this
Post by mallee00 on Feb 8, 2018 1:01:35 GMT 10
Bloody Crows are a pack of pansies and Power are just as bad. See the Bombers fly up. LOL
rockmoose
protect thyself
Post by rockmoose on Feb 8, 2018 5:01:45 GMT 10
Feb 8, 2018 1:01:35 GMT 10 mallee00 said:
Of course the Bombers fly. They are all drug cheats.
non-smoker since 1630hrs 25/11/2016
Loves sharp crimps, and steep crack.
Where are the Sth Aussies? Feb 8, 2018 8:42:45 GMT 10 Al and fxvaper like this
Post by Brian on Feb 8, 2018 8:42:45 GMT 10
Post by mallee00 on Feb 8, 2018 10:07:05 GMT 10
Feb 8, 2018 5:01:45 GMT 10 rockmoose said:
Funny, not one tested positive to any illegal substance and to this day no-one knows what was in the supplements Dank supplied. The AFL and WADA are the biggest mob of corrupt wankers ever to draw breath.
Where are the Sth Aussies? Feb 8, 2018 10:37:50 GMT 10 fxvaper likes this
Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2018 10:37:50 GMT 10
Lol, SA prob has the largest population of Vapers in OZ & here you are talking footy
Where are the Sth Aussies? Feb 8, 2018 10:42:10 GMT 10 rockmoose, fxvaper, and 1 more like this
Feb 8, 2018 10:37:50 GMT 10 @allyp said:
Well you get stroppy when we talk lamb shanks.
Where are the Sth Aussies? Feb 8, 2018 10:43:57 GMT 10 mallee00, fxvaper, and 1 more like this
Feb 8, 2018 10:42:10 GMT 10 mallee00 said:
Ha, Touche


Stretch Out. Relax!! Enjoy life more in double living area of this oh-so-spacious 5 bedroom home. Open floor plan includes gourmet kitchen w/breakfast room, large walk-in pantry and separate butler's pantry, laundry/mud room, a 2-story family room w/gas fireplace and coffered ceiling, formal living room and dining rooms! Secluded first floor bedroom and full bath too! Upstairs overlooks family room and has four additional bedrooms including your very own master suite! Basement is finished with nice open area for entertaining and separate room for work out or could be additional bedroom - complete with a full bath and walk out! Backyard is private and backs to open space! Fresh paint and flooring throughout. Zoned HVAC updated in 2017 and 2018. Home warranty. Property is zoned for a pool!
I-95 to Exit 100 MD 272 toward North East. Turn left onto Chesapeake Club Drive and right onto Bay Club Parkway. Your new home is on the left.
North East is located in Maryland. North East, Maryland 21901 has a population of 3,723.
The median household income in North East, Maryland 21901 is $51,771. The median household income for the surrounding county is $65,124 compared to the national median of $53,482. The median age of people living in North East 21901 is 35 years.
I am interested in 125 Bay Club Parkway, North East, MD 21901.


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A Message from Our Medical Director
The COVID-19 pandemic has demanded a compassionate and creative approach in delivering healthcare to those struggling with mental health and substance use disorders. Declared a nationwide public health emergency in 2017, the opioid crisis is an epidemic affecting people from all backgrounds, and overdose is the leading cause of death in Americans under 50 years old. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has generally worsened mental health, increased the rates of drug use, and strained access to care, the innovations we implement now in order to treat those in need can pave the way to more effective strategies for the future.
People with untreated opioid use disorder are at higher risk for job insecurity, unstable housing, homelessness, and incarceration, all of which can contribute to a higher likelihood of coronavirus transmission due to congregate living facilities where quarantining is difficult. In addition, people who use drugs are known to have higher death rates from COVID-19, potentially due to lung disease. Although mitigation strategies like physical distancing have saved lives, decreased transmission, and are necessary to control the pandemic, the collateral effects that often accompany them, including isolation from family and friends, loneliness, economic impacts of job loss, and lack of exercise, lead to their own serious consequences. Depression is a common trigger for drug use, and the so-called "deaths of despair," stemming from drug use disorders, alcoholism, and suicide, have increased by an estimated 10 to 60% so far during the pandemic. The CDC found that as of this summer, 13% of all Americans had either started or increased their drug use in order to cope with the pandemic, with overdose rates setting record highs in most areas of the country, including in Washington.
We have decades of evidence that treatment for substance use disorders saves lives, improves health outcomes, and has a positive impact on the community including decreased crime rates, but COVID-19 has complicated the delivery of that treatment to the people who need it. For example, emergency rooms care for victims of overdose, and linking people directly to treatment by starting medication or offering transportation right after such an event has been shown to vastly improve outcomes compared to just providing a referral. As emergency rooms struggle to care for COVID-19 patients with respiratory emergencies, however, their capacity to link patients to care for addiction has suffered. Starting treatment for opioid use disorder has historically required in-person visits, and a viral pandemic complicates the safety of that model.
Regulators made some quick adjustments in the beginning of the pandemic to avoid disruptions in care, including allowing telehealth visits. While this is an important resource to offer and has increased access for many, some of our most vulnerable patients, without the required devices, or without a safe place to use them, remain at risk. Patients with opioid use disorder who need to start methadone, a medication that treats heroin and fentanyl addiction, are also left out of this regulatory adjustment and are required to present for in-person visits to start treatment. With our decreased community capacity for care including emergency room safety nets, the worsening opioid use disorder trends, and the increased risk that COVID-19 poses to this vulnerable group, it is critical to develop innovative methods to reach patients.
At We Care Daily Clinics, we have expanded our open hours and our referral system through in-person engagement with community partners, enabling us to identify at-risk clients and offer them transportation to and from treatment, which is also available to most long-term patients unable to come to the clinic otherwise. We've also developed the state's first medication delivery system in which our nurses and safety team can provide offsite treatment to those at higher risk for COVID-19 complications in order to decrease exposure risk. In the future, a more robust care network outside the walls of our clinic, with assessment and medication offered in a safe and flexible setting, will expand access to care to overcome disparities in outcomes and long-standing structural barriers to proven treatment.
Tom Hutch, MD
WCDC Bi-Monthly Update Check out our Newsletter


The Swim With Mike fund has been around for more than 30 years. It has helped athletes that attend the University of Arizona and schools around the country. For the first time the U of A held an event to help give to Swim With Mike.
Swim With Mike was started back in 1981. It was named after USC swimmer Mike Nyeholt. Nyeholt a three-time All American was paralyzed from the chest down after a motorcycle accident. The fund began to help him get a specialty van. Now it is helping athletes get money to pay for college.
At the rec center at the U of A, more than 80 people gathered for a inner tube water polo tournament. The tournament was to help give back to Swim With Mike since it's a non-profit.
The fund helps athletes that played a sport, before they became physically disabled due to a sever injury or illness. Dana Mathewson is a recipient of one of the 2012-2013 Swim With Mike scholarship. She plays on the wheelchair tennis team at the U of A and helped organize the event.
Joe Kay also received a Swim With Mike scholarship and graduated in 2009. Kay a former star basketball player at Tucson High, suffered a stroke after a victory celebration on the court. He had a full ride to Stanford to play volleyball, before he was partially paralyzed on his right side. Stanford gave Kay a half scholarship and he also got help from Swim With Mike. Today he was giving back to the fund that helped him.
If you would like to learn more about the fund, click the link below.


This micro-hydro generator consists of an inclined impulse turbine and a set of direct-connected AC single-phase / three-phase generator. Bearing the features of a small body, light weight, simple structure, reliable operation and convenient assembly, and serving as the power source of lighting, TVs and recorders, it is most suitable for households in mountainous areas with scattered and small hydroelectric sources.
Significantly, consumers can easily carry out installation and operation. This product has been thoroughly strengthened and is technically stable. Its quality is above average, its function is stable, and is easy to operate for both women and children. For much less investment, it will bring joy to your entire family.


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Parkdale Community Legal Services
བོད་སྐད་
Jȩzyk Polski
Osgoode Program
Commissioning Clinic
Social Assistance, Violence and Health (SAVAH)
The Right to Housing is Not Abstract
Join us on December 11 as we launch our report entitled Demanding the Right to Housing!
The right to housing is not abstract. In Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood tenants are demanding the right to housing by organizing. This week tenants in a building on Elm Grove Avenue are celebrating after their landlord withdrew his application to raise rent above the guideline.
Two years ago the building was purchased by a developer. The sale was arranged by real estate agent Nick Brewerton, named "The Man Who Sold Parkdale" by activists.
"As soon as the sale went through myself and a couple of neighbours went to Parkdale Legal and learned about our rights," said Ana, a tenant at the building. "We were advised to organize. The workers there talked to us about the importance of communication and unity between neighbours."
Tenants formed a committee and demanded the landlord address disrepair at the building. Some improvements were made. But when the landlord applied to raise rents above the guideline based on the sparse upgrades, tenants responded by marching into the landlord's uptown offices unannounced, in numbers. The tenants' action backed the landlord down and he dropped the above guideline increase.
"Tenants in Parkdale have shown their strength by fighting together, with a series of high-profile wins," said Martine August, professor of urban planning at University of Waterloo. According to her research, independent community organizing is stronger still when supported by agencies fighting for the same goals. "Tenant organizers have told me they could not have accomplished what they did without Parkdale Legal," said August, "and particularly without support from Community Legal Workers, who bring resources and expertise to community-based struggles."
When asked what advice she would give tenants looking to make a difference in their buildings and neighbourhoods, Ana had the following message:
"To all the tenants who face unjust rent increases, I suggest you contact Parkdale Legal. It is essential that you stay united and stand your ground. I am proud of my neighbors deciding to stand up to the landlord and staying on point."
Parkdale Community Legal Services (mailing address only)
1229 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M6K 1L2
Email: info@parkdalelegal.org
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Maidie (?)
Maidie (?) was born circa 1900 in AZ, USA, age 30 in 1930 census. She married Arthur Houghton on circa 1920 age 35 and 20.
Family: Arthur Houghton b. bt 1885 - 1890
Maidie (?) married Arthur Houghton on circa 1920 age 35 and 20.
Patricia Houghton b. c 1924
Donald Houghton b. c 1927
Patricia Houghton
Patricia Houghton was born circa 1924 in CA, USA, age 6, female, in 1930 census; age 16, male, in 1940 census.
Father* Arthur Houghton b. bt 1885 - 1890
Mother* Maidie (?) b. c 1900
Donald Houghton
Donald Houghton was born circa 1927 in CA, USA, age 3 in 1930 census; age 13 in 1930 census.
Cathryn Houghton
Cathryn Houghton was born circa 1913 in CA, USA, age 17 in 1930 census.
Forrest V. Haughton
M, #79475, b. 14 February 1908, d. 26 September 1973
Forrest V. Haughton was born on Feb 14, 1908 in CO, USA, age 2 in 1910 census; ag2 12 in 1920 census; age 23 in 1930 census. He appeared in the census of 1930 of San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, age 23, a roomer, an automobile body builder. He married Lenore Lee on Dec 26, 1959 at San Francisco, CA, USA. Forrest V. Haughton died on Sep 26, 1973 at San Francisco, CA, USA.
Family: Lenore Lee b. c 1909
He married Lenore Lee on Dec 26, 1959 at San Francisco, CA, USA.
Father* John Arthur Haughton b. 20 Feb 1876, d. 26 Nov 1933
Mother* Alexaria Gustofrau b. c 1883
A. R. Houghton
A. R. Houghton was born circa 1903 in CA, USA, age 27 in 1930 census.
Father* (?) Houghton
Mother* (?) Perez
T. A. Smith
T. A. Smith was born circa 1883 in CA, USA, age 47 in 1930 census. He married Carrie B. Houghton, daughter of Elias Elwell Houghton and Carrie Hunt, on circa 1926 age 43 and 32. T. A. Smith and Carrie B. Houghton appeared in the census of 1930 of San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, age 47, a hotel laborer.
Family: Carrie B. Houghton b. Apr 1898
T. A. Smith married Carrie B. Houghton, daughter of Elias Elwell Houghton and Carrie Hunt, on circa 1926 age 43 and 32.
Mildred F. Evens b. c 1914
Mildred F. Evens
Mildred F. Evens was born circa 1914 in OR, USA, age 16 in 1930 census.
Step-father* T. A. Smith b. c 1883
Step-mother* Carrie B. Houghton b. Apr 1898
Emma C. Houghton
Emma C. Houghton was born circa 1863 in IA, USA, age 67 in 1930 census. She appeared in the census of 1930 of San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, age 67, a roomer.
Jennie Savarasy
Jennie Savarasy was born circa 1894 in MT, USA, age 25, MT, in 1920 census; age 36, VT, in 1930 census; age 45, MT, in 1940 census. She married Herbert Roland Houghton, son of Roland Elmer Houghton and May A. Hill, on circa 1919 age 28 and 25. Jennie Savarasy and Herbert Roland Houghton appeared in the census of 1920 of Billings, Yellowstone Co., MT, USA, age 29, bank clerk; and brother in law, Carl Savarasy, 19, MT. Jennie Savarasy and Herbert Roland Houghton appeared in the census of 1940 of San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, age 47, federal reserve bank custodian.
Family: Herbert Roland Houghton b. 22 Aug 1890, d. 20 Jan 1941
Jennie Savarasy married Herbert Roland Houghton, son of Roland Elmer Houghton and May A. Hill, on circa 1919 age 28 and 25.
Dorothy Houghton
Dorothy Houghton was born circa 1892 in CA, USA, age 38 in 1930 census; age 47 in 1940 census. She married an unknown person on circa 1910 age 18. She appeared in the census of 1930 of San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, age 38, divorced. She appeared in the census of 1940 of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 47, divorced, none.
Theodore Smith
Theodore Smith was born circa 1889 in NJ, USA, age 41 in 1930 census. He married an unknown person on circa 1910 age 21. He and an unknown person were divorced before 1930.
Mother* Minnie Wandell b. 29 Dec 1868, d. 23 Dec 1945
Rena (?)
Rena (?) was born circa 1910 in WA, USA, age 20 in 1930 census; age 31 in 1940 census. She married Harold Zem Houghton, son of (?) Thorson. Rena (?) and Harold Zem Houghton appeared in the census of 1940 of San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, age 34, automobile mechanic.
Family: Harold Zem Houghton b. 21 Jan 1906, d. 21 May 1947
Rena (?) married Harold Zem Houghton, son of (?) Thorson.
Jean Houghton b. c 1932
Silas R. Houghton
Silas R. Houghton was born in CA, USA. He appeared in the census of 1930 of San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, a stocks salesman, unk age, single.
Walter Houghton
Walter Houghton was born circa 1881 in England age 49 in 1930 census. He married Florence E. (?) on circa 1913 age 26 and 28. Walter Houghton and Florence E. (?) appeared in the census of 1930 of San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, age 49, a printer.
Family: Florence E. (?) b. c 1885
Walter Houghton married Florence E. (?) on circa 1913 age 26 and 28.
Walter R. Houghton b. c 1917
Florence E. (?)
Florence E. (?) was born circa 1885 in England age 47 in 1930 census. She married Walter Houghton on circa 1913 age 26 and 28.
Family: Walter Houghton b. c 1881
Florence E. (?) married Walter Houghton on circa 1913 age 26 and 28.
Walter R. Houghton
Walter R. Houghton was born circa 1917 in WA, USA, age 13 in 1930 census.
Father* Walter Houghton b. c 1881
Mother* Florence E. (?) b. c 1885
Lynn Broughton
Lynn Broughton was born circa 1900 in WI, USA, age 30 in 1930 census. He married Mae Houghton, daughter of Orville Alex Houghton and Emma Crosby, on circa 1923 age 23 and 18. Lynn Broughton and Mae Houghton appeared in the census of 1930 of San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo Co., CA, USA, age 30, a state school bookkeeper.
Family: Mae Houghton b. c 1905
Lynn Broughton married Mae Houghton, daughter of Orville Alex Houghton and Emma Crosby, on circa 1923 age 23 and 18.
Lynette Broughton b. c 1927
Lynette Broughton
Lynette Broughton was born circa 1927 in CA, USA, age 2 6/11 in 1930 census.
Father* Lynn Broughton b. c 1900
Mother* Mae Houghton b. c 1905
Joseph Henry Watson
M, #79490, b. 8 February 1872, d. 9 May 1934
Joseph Henry Watson was born on Feb 8, 1872 in Union Point, Greene Co., GA, USA. He married Lena Bell Hanson. Joseph Henry Watson died on May 9, 1934 at Woodville, Greene Co., GA, USA.
Family: Lena Bell Hanson b. 25 Dec 1875, d. 5 Jan 1963
He married Lena Bell Hanson.
Maurice Branham Watson+ b. 14 Jan 1909, d. 19 Jul 1997
Father* Marcus Lamar Watson b. 7 May 1833, d. 29 Apr 1910
Mother* Emily Lurana Houghton b. 22 May 1836, d. 24 Nov 1876
Maurice Branham Watson
M, #79491, b. 14 January 1909, d. 19 July 1997
Maurice Branham Watson was born on Jan 14, 1909 in Buckhead, Morgan Co., GA, USA. He died on Jul 19, 1997 at Oakdale, Stanislaus Co., CA, USA.
Maurice Branham Watson Jr
Father* Joseph Henry Watson b. 8 Feb 1872, d. 9 May 1934
Mother* Lena Bell Hanson b. 25 Dec 1875, d. 5 Jan 1963
Florence H. Jones
Florence H. Jones was born circa 1884 in CO, USA, age 46 in 1930 census; age 55 in 1940 census. She married an unknown person on circa 1906 age 22. She married Roy A. Hoghton, son of Charles McClellan Hoghton and Melissa Dawson, on circa 1923 age 50 and 22. Florence H. Jones and Roy A. Hoghton appeared in the census of 1940 of San Mateo Co., CA, USA, age 65, building construction tile contractor; and mother in law Elizabeth Jones, 75, IN, widow.
Family: Roy A. Hoghton b. Oct 1873
Florence H. Jones married Roy A. Hoghton, son of Charles McClellan Hoghton and Melissa Dawson, on circa 1923 age 50 and 22.
Alfred Clarence Batkin
Alfred Clarence Batkin was born circa 1885 in CA, USA, age 27 in 1910 census; age 36 in 1920 census; age 45 in 1930 census; age 58 in 1940 census. He married Asenath E. Houghton, daughter of Herbert E. Houghton and Harriet E. Nesbitt, on circa 1910. Alfred Clarence Batkin and Asenath E. Houghton appeared in the census of 1910 of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co., CA, USA, age 27, farmer. Alfred Clarence Batkin and Herbert E. Houghton appeared in the census of 1920 of Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., CA, USA, age 36, farmer; Harriet, living with and a mother in law of Alfred C. Badkin. Alfred Clarence Batkin appeared in the census of 1930 of Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., CA, USA, age 45, widowed, earth mine foreman. He and Ada E. Batkin appeared in the census of 1940 of Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., CA, USA, age 58, widower, watchman.
Family: Asenath E. Houghton b. Sep 1890, d. b 1920
Alfred Clarence Batkin married Asenath E. Houghton, daughter of Herbert E. Houghton and Harriet E. Nesbitt, on circa 1910.
Bernice E. Batkin b. c 1911
Harriet S. Batkin b. c 1912
Harry S. Batkin b. c 1913
Abbie S. Batkin b. c 1914
Ada E. Batkin b. c 1916
Alfred C. Batkin Jr b. c 1917
Bernice E. Batkin
Bernice E. Batkin was born circa 1911 in CA, USA, age 9 in 1920 census; age 19 in 1930 census.
Father* Alfred Clarence Batkin b. c 1885
Mother* Asenath E. Houghton b. Sep 1890, d. b 1920
Harriet S. Batkin
Harriet S. Batkin was born circa 1912 in CA, USA, age 8 in 1920 census; age 18 in 1930 census.
Harry S. Batkin
Harry S. Batkin was born circa 1913 in CA, USA, age 7 in 1920 census; age 17 in 1930 census.
Abbie S. Batkin
Abbie S. Batkin was born circa 1914 in CA, USA, age 6 in 1920 census; age 16 in 1930 census.
Ada E. Batkin
Ada E. Batkin was born circa 1916 in CA, USA, age 4 in 1920 census; age 14 in 1930 census;; age 24 in 1940 census.
Alfred C. Batkin Jr
Alfred C. Batkin Jr was born circa 1917 in CA, USA, age 2 in 1920 census; age 13 in 1930 census.
Cecila Houghton
Cecila Houghton was born circa 1905 in MI, USA, age 25 in 1930 census. She appeared in the census of 1930 of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co., CA, USA, age 25, divorced, creamery stenographer.


Avenues - Salt Lake City, UT.
Here is nice clean apartment for rent near U of U. There are 2 bedrooms. There is a bathroom with shower, living room, kitchen and dining area. There is a laundry area with washing machine and dryer machine. There is also a garage. It's on a quiet street. It's near a supermarket and near downtown SLC. The price is $1200 including water and garbage collection. The lease is at least 1 year, more if you like. The place is available during / after July. It is a great location. No. 6 bus is 100m from the front door. The house is located 12 minutes from the University by car. Safe neighborhood. If you have questions please email here.
Avenues 是盐湖城最老的 neighborhood,在犹他大学和downtown之间 3,6 和11 路公交穿过 Avenues,美丽的街道,安全的社区,周围的居民都很友好,附近还有几家coffee shops和公园,请谷歌地图对比下街景.
Two bedrooms - 1 Bath, Spacious Living Room - Kitchen, Garage - Laundry.
Area ~ 1,200 ft2 (~111 m2).
Prestigious "Upper Avenues" location on a quiet "Dead-end" street.
- Prestigious location on a quiet "Dead-end" street. Safe neighborhood.
- Only minutes from University of Utah, supermarket & downtown; near small City Park.
- Make your own garden in the back yard!
- Up & down Duplex: Lower unit is for rent.
I'm Xiao Fuqun, a professor of GuangXi Normal University in China. During June 2016 to June 2017, as a visiting scholar , I rented at Harald's house on the ground floor, and the couple of Harald & his wife lived upstairs.
The house is located on Avenue 14 street, a quiet and safe local residential area, ten minutes' drive from University of Utah, and the bus directly to University of Utah. There is a living room and a dining room, two bedrooms and a bathroom downstairs. The house is near the top of the mountain, with the whole view of Salt Lake City, it is a good choice for those who would like to enjoy a leisurely and comfortable time here.
The landlord is a friendly, outgoing and helpful guy. He tried his best to help me on all my difficulties, such as practicing my spoken English, teaching me driving license, taking me to friends parties, helping me to rent cars and booking rooms and so on. He is my best friend in USA . Qianqian, Harald's wife, a warm-hearted, friendly and affectionate person from Guangxi in China. She was full of concern what I concerned and think what I thought. She moved me deeply by her tolerance, kindness, warmness and carefulness .
Although I have returned home, we have agreed to have video calls during the festivals to maintain our friendship. I highly appreciated their assistance and I hope that our friendship will be forever.
I lived in this house for two years from August 2015 to July 2017, I really would like to highly recommend it. It is a nice and large house, located in a quiet and safe community, and the landlords Harald and Qinqin are both kind people and always willing to provide helps. Also the house is pet friendly for cats. I can still remember that they provided maintenance for shower facilities and changed the whole range hood without any charge when I lived there. Thank you!
Harald is also very knowledgeable from neural networks to gravitational waves, it's always interesting to have a talk with him.