St. Joseph Figure, Instructions, and Prayer.
St. Joseph has been prayed to for over 2,000 years, helping to obtain favors of all kinds, but particularly in housing, family problems and financial needs. He is the universal patron. Whatever our petition is, you can pray to St. Joseph with confidence.
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The literary term that is the topic of this lesson is deus ex machina, and it literally means "god from the machine," but although it references 'god,' it is not a faith-related term, nor is it a sacrilegious one. You can look up its origins online—I'm more interested in its meaning for fiction writers. Don't worry about the Latin, though--you can just use the phrase "magic ending" while you're reading through this (thanks for the idea, Jo).
Deus ex machina occurs when a writer introduces a character, object, or event near the end of the story that conveniently solves the problem that is facing the main character, without any foreshadowing. This is generally thought of as a bad thing. It is a cop-out—a way to tie everything up in a neat little bundle that doesn't allow the character to work through his or her own solution. Readers then feel let down—a little bit cheated out of a satisfactory struggle and resolution.
It is sometimes tempting to use a deus ex machina when we've written ourselves into a corner, with the 750th word just around the bend and an ending desperately needed.
I mentioned in my previous lesson (on "good endings") that you should avoid the "it was only a dream" scenario. This is a sort of deus ex machina. Similar endings that Christian writers are particularly prone to write include the introduction of a mysterious angelic visitor, or some other miraculous intervention.
Please don't misunderstand me; I'm writing this from a literary point of view, not a theological one. I believe in both angels and miracles, and have experienced both personally. In fact, sometimes a story with an angel or a miracle simply needs to be written. If that is the case with you, certainly write one. Be aware, though, that—for example, if you have a person with a spinal cord injury who is miraculously cured—people who have been in the same circumstances but have not experienced their own miracle may feel saddened or (as has sometimes happened, unfortunately) judged.
Stepping down off that particular soapbox—I'll reiterate now that good writers don't take shortcuts. If you've written a story in which Sharon is in utter poverty and about to be put out on the street unless she gets the rent money, don't have a lawyer call her in the last paragraph with an inheritance from Uncle Jack's will. At the very least, introduce Uncle Jack earlier in the story, and give him a plausible reason to be there.
As you can imagine, there's a balancing point between "I don't want to have a deus ex machina" and "I want to have a twist ending." The key is to provide the reader with a little bit of foreshadowing. If Gloria's orange scarf is going to be the one thing that reunites her with her long-lost mother, be sure to have her choose that scarf in an early paragraph. There were many times when I was writing for the challenge when I'd go back to an early paragraph and insert a person or an object that would become significant later. You don't have to go overboard (see the SCARF? She's wearing THAT SCARF now. Now she's draping it on a chair, and now someone's giving her a random compliment about THAT SCARF…). Just drop the hint, and move on.
Here's your exercise. Here's a link to an old challenge entry of mine. Read all but the last two paragraphs—stop when you read "No, sweetie. Mama's not mad." Then come back here and read this new ending, one that contains a deus ex machina.
Just then, Jim walks into Maggie's room, an unreadable look in his eyes and the phone in his hand. He sits beside me and rests his head on my shoulder.
Got that? Now go back and read the "real" ending.
Now certainly there will be some people who prefer the "happier" ending, but from a literary point of view, it's a cheat. Too convenient, too neat. Life isn't generally like that.
Post a comment or a question about this week's lesson.
OR Find a story of yours that used a deus ex machina and link to it. Tell what a different ending could have been.
Jan, I plan to do this lesson, but was I too late for the "beginnings"? I left my homework, but I didn't see a response to my questions.
Lillian, I just went back to the "Beginnings" lesson, and I don't see a post by you there.
I click the box so that I get a notification for every post of every lesson, so it's never too late. But I think this might be a case of you perhaps not hitting "submit?"
I don't know the end from the beginning. I meant to say I posted for the " Great Endings" lesson.
Just need to say the "original" is so very much better. I am DEFINITELY not fond of the "magic ending" (which is much easier to remember how to spell LOL!).
I couldn't think of a challenge piece where I used this (really - NOT in the mood to try to spell it) - but MAYBE this one - a little?
It didn't exactly "get fixed" in the end - but the lesson I think would have been better had I not finished it as I had.
Jo, the story would definitely have been stronger if Jenna had actually died. I'm not sure it's actually a deus ex machina--but if it's not, it's pretty close.
Still, it's a very good story.
I love the original story! The second ending does leave me feeling cheated. Thank you for this lesson and for pointing out how we can use foreshadowing to give the reader a hint.
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*bump*. Just trying to keep this lesson at the top of the forum, so people don't miss it.
glorybee wrote: Jo, the story would definitely have been stronger if Jenna had actually died. I'm not sure it's actually a deus ex machina--but if it's not, it's pretty close.
I agree, Jan. On both counts. May have to rewrite that some time with the less "warm fuzzy" ending.
It's Latin, and that's a good point. I'll go tweak it, using a phrase that I'm totally stealing from you.
glorybee wrote: It's Latin, and that's a good point. I'll go tweak it, using a phrase that I'm totally stealing from you.
Hehe - glad to help. And here I came to the same post, thinking it was a different one . Hope my suggestion helps.
Jan, can I use this week's entry as your assignment in reverse...tell why I don't think it has a Deus ex machine ending based on the definition and example?
lish1936 wrote: Jan, can I use this week's entry as your assignment in reverse...tell why I don't think it has a Deus ex machine ending based on the definition and example?
I introduced the MC's problem early in the story, and I think I hinted ("foreshadowed") in the middle of the story what the ultimate solution would be. I think there were several references to the MC's conflict throughout the story with the MC's thoughts and biblical references. As the story progressed, the "Peter moment" summarized the conflict, and my experience with the little boy and his father brought the story to it's climax with the MC's conflict solved before the story ended. I'm not sure if that's a good thing because the last part of the story may be anti-climatic and one of those neatly wrapped summaries.
Although the reference to not "sinking" does enhance the resolution, I think.
I'm not sure if I analyzed this correctly, but I don't think this was a "magic ending" story.


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Q: Eclipse doesn't rebuild project on file save Recently my Eclipse started to ignore java files changes and doesn't rebuild project automatically.
I change file, save it, then trying to launch it on device and see in logs that "application is already installed. This is means that apps on device and on desktop are identical.
If I uninstall app from the device and install again I see old applicaton, with old code. Debugging it is not possible since code is not synced.
Project will rebuild ok after cleanup or after resources changes but it's real pain to rebuild whole project after every code change.
It is just last few days. Why is it? Bad recent Eclipse autoupdate? How to fix it?
My Eclipse seems to be latest version available, IDE 4.3.2, no updates available, latest ADT.
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Blog > Was the InterDigital arrest controversy just a misunderstanding?
20 January 2014 |
China has made considerable strides at increasing transparency in its legal and IP system, but the Huawei-InterDigital dispute shows that much improvement still is needed
In late October, the Guangdong High Court affirmed two decisions of the Shenzhen People's Intermediate Court in the FRAND licensing dispute between Huawei and American NPE InterDigital. The trial court found that InterDigital violated the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) as well as its obligations to license out its standards-essential patents out on FRAND terms. The cases have been closely watched for a number of reasons, one being that they are the first decisions out of China involving the licensing of standards essential patents.
Unfortunately, many of the details of the cases have not been divulged. Zhao Ye of King & Wood Mallesons, who represented Huawei, told Managing IP that because of the amount of trade secrets involved on both sides, many of the important details could not be shared. Neither decision has been published, which has led to considerable speculation about the specifics of the ruling.
William Merritt, President and CEO of InterDigital, said that the NDRC said that it could not guarantee the safety of InterDigital executives
An ominous turn
The uncertainty increased in December when China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said that it could not "guarantee the safety of" InterDigital's executives. The statement came during a discussion when the NDRC, who has broad authority to investigate a wide range of matters, including antitrust issues, requested that InterDigital's CEO William Merritt come to China for a meeting.
Neither InterDigital nor Fangda Partners, its lawyers in China, responded to a request to comment for this piece.
Not surprisingly, there were considerable concerns among international companies and government officials. What exactly was said in this meeting? Did the AML have criminal provisions to justify arrests? What level of authority did the NDRC have in such matters?
Speculation was rampant among the international IP community. One China-based observer said he heard the threat was made after Merritt offered to send lower level executives in his place, as a means to pressure him to show up personally (as his safety presumably could be guaranteed).
A foreign government official suggested that the threat was made under provisions of the Civil Law, which he said allows the NDRC to ensure that parties being investigated in civil matters to be present for the investigation. One lawyer suggested that the NDRC believed that InterDigital had received threats of violence from various companies it had angered, thus the inability to guarantee the safety of its executives. And several wondered if the NDRC was taking an aggressive stance on behalf of a favoured Chinese company.
A simple misunderstanding?
The wide variety of interpretations is unsurprising given the lack of information about both the case and the NDRC. However, one person involved in the matter told Managing IP that the situation is considerably more pedestrian.
"The NDRC's statement was one of those made in the heat of the moment," he says. "Both sides said the sort of things that they probably later regret. I don't think that the NDRC meant to make arrests, but it came out that way."
He argues that the concern is warranted from InterDigital's perspective, given the NDRC's broad authority.
"It's a huge agency with many different branches," he points out. "When they make a threat you have to take it seriously."
Moving toward clarity
China's IP system has made considerable strides to increasing transparency and making procedures more open. Customs and law enforcement are often praised for being quite responsive to rights holders seeking information and clarity, and starting this year, all court cases in China will be published. However, the Huawei-InterDigital dispute illustrates that the lack of available information is still a problem for rights holders in China. And perhaps more importantly, the opacity of these proceedings serves to detract from the progress China has made and reinforces its reputation as a place unfriendly to IP.
UPDATE: According to Amy Gao of Huawei, Huawei had requested that the court decisions be published with the trade secret information redacted, but the judges sided with InterDigital and declined to do so.

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British Supersport champion Alastair Seeley finally signed on the dotted line to race in BSB next year for the Tyco TAS Suzuki team.
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The History of Prescott 330, Arizona's First Elk's Lodge
EARLY HISTORY OF B.P.O.E. #330
A group of enterprising business men in Prescott, sturdy products of the early west, chartered the
original petition for dispensation to establish the Prescott Lodge. They were Jake Marks, Ben M.
Belcher, Harry W. Walters, James Griffin, Mack McCulloch, S.A. Prince, Albert Brow, T.B. Davis,
H.A. Rokohl, Z.H. Bagby, J.D. Moore, O.T. Abbot, Frank Frantz, FrankA. Cole, E.A. Kastner, B.H.
Smith, M.J. Hickey, D.J. Sullivan, W.W. Ross, A.A. Pace, Frank H. Williams, Robert Brow, A.J.
Herndon, Frank S. Emmal, J.W. Wilson, Alex Cordiner, William Ashton and T.E. Litt. These men
are the men who launched Lodge #330 on its successful career and, under the trails and discouragements
which best it in its early career and, steadfast to the great principles of the order in the belief
that some day their lodge and home would be a credit to the community.
WEST WAS WILD
What manner of men were these who, living in a "wild and wooly" western town in country that
was still government territory, decided to band together and affiliate the world? Due to the remarkable
memory and courtesy of many old time Prescott residents, it is possible to give "thumb nail
descriptions" of many of these pioneers.
Frank H. Williams was a city assessor and tax collector when that office was operated
separately from the country.
J.W. Wilson built the Wilson Block in Prescott, which is still standing. Mr. Wilson was a
clothier.
A.J. Herndon was clerk of the court in territorial days, and an insurance agent.
E.A. Kastner was owner of Kastner's grocery.
M.J. Hickey, in partnership with Dennis Burke, ran the Burke Hotel which is now the St. Michael.
D.J Sullivan, was county assessor and had mining interests.
W.W. Ross owner of the Ross Drug Co.
S.A. Prince was Chief of Police for many years.
Dr. T.B. Davis was a veteran of the Civil War, and a charming and gallant gentleman of the
"old school."
J.A. Rokohl was a former actor whose stage name was Gus Williams. He operated a hotel in
Prescott for many years.
Z.H. Bagby was a local merchant.
Jake Marks, First Exalted Ruler, operated a wholesale liquor company.
Ben Belcher, Barney Smith and Robert Brow were proprietors of the Palace Hotel and
Saloon.
Frank Williams (known as Sure-Shot Williams). How he received this moniker and whether
it referred to a horse named Sure-Shot, or to the gun toting ability of Mr. Williams remains
a moot question.
John J. Jones was a mining man in the McCabe area.
A.A. Pace operated the Prescott Steam Laundry.
It is to be regretted that information of the remaining charter members was not to be obtained;
however, there is no doubt that they were also rugged individualist and staunch citizens of Prescott.
The Naughty Nineties when men were two-fisted drinkers and women had three dresses
a year. The Spanish-American War-the remarkable World's Fair in Chicago -a man in Pittsburgh
put a moth on a carriage and tried to convince himself and neighbors that he didn't need a horse.
Folks back in Chicago were positive that nothing but war-like Indians inhabited the country west
of the Mississippi and the citizens of New York considered Chicago a far western settlement ...that
was the picture when Lodge #330 was born in Prescott, a thriving lusty little city of the Territory. At
this time, there were no other lodges in the state so the Prescott Lodge drew its membership from
all of Yavapai County.
J.E. Morrison was Exalted Ruler-The Elks lodged themselves in the Tilton Building=-
and.Whiskey Row burned to the ground. In other parts of the country-two brothers named
Wright built an ungainly contraption-took it to the tip of a hill-and actually flew it in the air.
They were jeered at and called Godless--Obviously man wasn't intended to fly or else he'd have
been born with wings ...San Francisco was the social and cultural city of the West and Pacific Street
was called the most wicked street in the world.
Train service was creeping further west-Prescott and all of the West was growing and very
obviously having growing pains. The Elks of Lodge #330 were bravely weathering financial difficulties,
and Whiskey Row, like the bird Phoenix, rose nobly from its own ashes. The membership
of the lodge was increasing and the population of Prescott kept step.
Jerome and Phoenix had both been instituted as B.P.O.E. Lodges by the Prescott Lodge.
Prescott's climate was luring the prominent people from all over the Territory into making this their
summer home. Prescott was the most famous town in the Territory, and due to the faith and labor of
its citizens, including the Elks, it soon grew from a gangling village to a compact and business-like
little city.
JUDGE SAM PATTEE
S.L. Pattee was Exalted Ruler when the cornerstone of the new lodge was laid in 1904. Money
raised for the erection of the building through bond issues and the first floor was complete in 1904.
1904 also saw the opening play at the Elks theatre-- The beggar Prince. The architect for the
theatre was Mr. Minor whose name should go down in history due to the remarkable acoustics of
the theatre.
Engineers from all over the west have visited the Elks Building Theatre in an attempt to explain
and copy the construction of the building-- but it seems impossible to explain just why this
theatre is so acoustically superlative .
STATE SIX YEARS
1918--Arizona had been a member of these United State for six years. Europe was broiling in
her own bad politics-and World War I --The "War to End all Wars" took it's toll of Prescott Elks.
The roaring twenties -prohibition-flappers-bootleg gin-easy money - a chicken in every pot
and two cars in every garage-- Prescott Elks prospered and added two more floors to their building.
The first floor now contained the theatre and offices -- the second floor the Federal Court Rooms
and the Third floor -- the Elks Club and Lodge rooms.
In 1921, Past Exalted Ruler, John Sweeney burned the mortgage for the building, on the stage
of the Elks Theatre. Mr Jacoby declared that it was largely due to the efforts of Past Exalted Ruler
E.H. Meeks that the building was made to prosper and become free and clear at such an early date.
The Elks Lodge, in 1917, was declared to be worth $65,000 with an annual income of $12,000.
Excerpts from the program of the opening performance of the Elks Theatre review the progress
and ideals of the club to 1905 better than any words of the present day.
Under a column titled "The Elks Building" is the following account:
Ever since the institution of Prescott Lodge No. 330, January 23, 1896, every energy has been
exerted toward the realization of the cherished hope that one day it would own a home from which
it could dispense its hospitality to its members and friends. The culmination of its hopes has been
reached in the completion of the Elks Theatre, and it feels what is hoped may be taken as pardonable
pride in the result of the persistent efforts which have been exerted.
The first tangible step in securing this magnificent structure in which the entire community
may feel pride, was taken on February 22, 1899, when the Exalted Ruler, Bro. T.B. Davis, appointed
a committee held a number of meetings, and, as a result submitted outline drawings prepared
by J.R. Minor. The plans contemplated a building of two stories and theatre practically upon
the lines of the present structure.
In order to have legal stature, on March 8, 1899, a committee consisting of Bros. J. Frank
Wilson, J.E. Morrison and H.B. Ross was appointed for the purpose of preparing articles of incorporation
and, on March 24th following, the committee made its report;
On May 2,1900, Bros. B.M. Belcher, J.A. Jaeger and C.J. Hicks were appointed a committee
to purchase 50 feet of the present site, and on December 5th, it was further instructed to purchase
the additional 50 feet.
While the efforts of the lodge were in no way abated, still it was not until October 30th 1901,
that the articles of incorporation of the Elks Building Association were adopted. They were prepared
by Bros. S.L. Pattee and J.E. Morrison, who were appointed for this purpose. It is under this
organization that the property of the lodge is now held.
Active steps were taken early in 1904 and J.R. Minor was chosen as the architect. The ground
was broken for the building early in January and, on May 1, 1904, the cornerstone was laid by the
Lodge assisted most kindly by the members of Phoenix Lodge No. 335.
While the original intention of the Lodge was the securing of a meeting place, at the request of
a number of citizens of Prescott, the theatre feature was added.
As an inducement toward securing this needed addition to our city, a large number of the
citizens aided us by purchasing stock in the association. The kindness of those so doing is greatly
appreciated as we trust the result to them justifies their faith in Prescott Lodge #330.
The cost of the building is Sixty-five Thousand dollars.
There, stripped of the worries, the arguments, the search for capital, the many things that beset
the builder, and particularly the lodge builder, is a short record of the early days of the Elks building.
Nothing there is said about the refinancing of the building which came later, but the position of
the lodge today and the Elks dominant architectural feature of the city, bear mute testimony to the
ability of the lodge and its members to meet and solve all problems.
The following, a reprint from the Prescott Courier, March 29, 1911, tells the interesting story
of the beginnings of the club:
"ELKS READY TO ESTABLISH CLUB"
Will be in charge of Chas. A. Snover
For several years there has been intermittently agitated the project of establishing an Elks
Club, and the agitation has finally borne fruit, for between the first and fifth of April, quarters will
be opened on the lower floor of the Elks Building with Chas. A. Snover as steward and manager.
Two rooms will be utilized for this purpose. The quarters formerly occupied by J.S. Acker will be
devoted to a reading and writing room, buffet and a kitchen in the rear. The adjoining will be given
over to billiard and pool tables. Both rooms are now being furnished and will be made as cozy and
comfortable as the finances permit. The club rooms will be open daily from 12:00 until midnight
and a lunch for members will be served at 12:00 to 2 P.M.. Special dinners will be served to parties
in the evening by notifying the steward before 12 o'clock of that day, and one private dining room
has been provided to accommodate a party of not to exceed six.
The privileges of the club will be open to all local and visiting Elks but there will be no
payment for any service with money. Members can purchase coupon books in denomination of $1,
$2, and $5 and these coupons will be used in paying the bills incurred.
The Elks Club has been fortunate in being able to secure the services of Mr. Snover as manager.
He is a man not only of affable and pleasing manners but of wide experience in the catering
business. His first experience was with the Hotel Pontchartrain, the largest hotel of Detroit, and he
was next with the fashionable Hotel Metropole of the same city, from both of which hostelries he
carries the highest recommendations as to his ability. He was then a partner in the Columbia Hotel
in Pontiac, Michigan, and after disposing of his interest there, became the assistant of Charles
Brant, steward of the Detroit Club, and who is now engaged in the same capacity at EI Tovar Hotel
at the Grand Canyon.
With such a man so well qualified to manage its affairs, the Elks Club is assured of success
and the result will be to infuse new life and energy into the lodge of Elks. Mr. Snover plans to
provide an entertainment at least once a month in order to build up the Prescott Lodge of Elks, as he
is one of the most ardent and loyal members of this great fraternal order.
Mr Snover adds, that much of the first furniture was donated by members of the lodge, but that
the club has been a real success since its early and modest beginnings.
Robert Birch in Prescott to Celebrate Elks 50th Anniversary recalled Day of Prescott
Rathskellar..
Robert Birch, and his brothers, Sidney and William T., came to Prescott in 1902, after leaving
Alaska in 1900. He had married Sara Cope in 1894 and gone to Alaska, where he lived during the
Yukon days.
The Birch brothers operated a cafe and saloon in Prescott for many years, and know the town
from its early days. Bob Birch remembered that his bar fixtures had been displayed at the World's
Fair in St. Louis, as the latest and most modem fixtures possible, and that he had been proud to
secure them for his Prescott Rathskellar.
Remembering the early days of the Elks Lodge, Birch told of the laying of the cornerstone of
the Elks Building May 1, 1904, when Phoenix Lodge No. 335, mothered by the Prescott Lodge,
sent representatives to assist in the laying. Elks and prominent business and political people attended
the ceremonies, held in the morning of a clear, beautiful May Day, as Birch recalled. Instead
of the formal attire, usually worn by lodge members during any ceremony, Birch remembered they
were dressed in ordinary business suits and that nearly all the town was there as well as all members
of the Elks. He thought of Morris Goldwater, W.H. Timberhoff, Jack Jaeger and Dick Story as
principles and speakers in the ceremony. To the best of his recollection nothing of much intrinsic
value was placed in the cornerstone; mainly articles concerning the town, the Elks Lodge and the
building. J.R. Minor, building architect and supervisor, oversaw the laying of the stone.
Robert Birch recalls the story of Prescott Lodge Copper Elk at the 50th Celebration.
The Elk, given to the lodge by the United Verde Copper Co., as a gift from United States
Senator W.A. Clark, was formally presented by Thomas Taylor, smelter superintendent. Many
members of the Jerome Elks, according to Mr. Birch, participated in the ceremony and a particularly
rousing time was had by all.
Birch remembers the street parade held during the day of the presentation. When many Elks
rode burros, and many of the burros suffered under artificial Elks heads as well as carrying human
Elks. The evening of the presentation, a great banquet was held in the then unfinished third floor of
the building, a banquet which Birch provided. Asked what they had, he said, "everything from soup
to nuts, and the boys were really happy."
The Elk of solid copper from the UV mines had been raised to the top of the building by block
and tackle and both bolted and cemented in for secureness.
ELKS PARTIES ARE ENJOYABLE
In the infancy of the lodge, it was the custom to give parties, as this excerpt from the club
minutes gives a delightful picture of what must have been a truly delightful party.
"January 6, 1904, Exalted Ruler Elks Lodge No. 330, Prescott Arizona
....Sir:
Your committee, heretofore appointed by you, and directed and empowered to
give Ladies Social Session, beg leave to report that on the night of the 28th of December,
1903, they caused to be given a Ladies' Social Session.
"Your committee further reports that most of the refreshments on that occasion
were furnished by the wives of Elks of this Lodge.
"Your committee further reports that they levied an assessment of $2 against
all unmarried Brothers and against married Brothers residing without the city of
Prescott. The items of expense are as follows:"
Then follows various charges such as an orchestra, flowers, turkeys, hams,
decorations (including bunting which has been carefully preserved for future use),
livery and hack hire, lemonade, oysters, cocktails and service, and cherries.
The report continues:
"Your committee, with no designs to be accused of boasting, congratulated the
Lodge on having given an entertainment which, without question, was the event of
the season.
" Having completed their duties, your committee asks that it be discharged.
Respectfully submitted, J.E. Morrison, Chairman, social committee."
The Copper Elk
The Copper Elk was given to Lodge #330 by Charlie Clark, son of Senator Tom Clark, at a
special celebration in 1905. J.E. Forrest was exalted ruler and among the many Elks who attended
the ceremony. Julius Jacoby, a prominent Prescott business man, who also remembers the
occasion. Smelter Supt. Taylor of United Verde Mine made the presentation, and then the oneton
graceful copper elk was hoisted to its proud perch atop the Elks Temple.
The Copper Elk was appraised at $1,200 in 1905. Cast from copper mined in Jerome and cast
in a bronze foundry in the east. It has long been a landmark in Prescott and a true symbol of the
stability of its Brother Elks on the ground.
The Disastrous Thirties & The Depression
The Elks felt the bit of economic security and they simply hunched their shoulders and
worked grimly to keep their building and their lodge financially secure. IT wasn't always easy -
but in the end their labor was well rewarded -for their building was safe and their financial )
standing secure.
The Elks laid the cornerstone for the Prescott Post Office
The 1940's and World War II raised it's ugly head ... Prescott Elks once more answered their
country's call to arms with 90 members in the armed forces.
During the war the Elks club became a busy mecca for visiting Elks in the armed services
from all over the United States.
Fifty Years Of Elkdom Observed As Guest From All Over Arizona Join In Festivity
by Marion Dean
Golden in memories-more colorful and romantic that the most pretentious movie saga-and
nostalgic with reminiscences of days and friends long since gone-all this is the history of
Prescott Lodge Number 330 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, which is now on the
second day of the tremendous Golden Jubilee Celebration=-commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary
of the Lodge.
More than a thousand local and out of town guest and members registered at the club rooms of
the Elks Friday. The day was spent in renewing old friendships and many guests enjoyed trips to
various scenic points around Prescott. Local lodge members furnished cars to the guests.
Last evening saw the initiation of 30 Elks by the local lodge and be special dispensation of
Carl Hammond, district deputy grand exalted ruler of Arizona North. The initiation was held on
the beautifully decorated stage of the Elks Theatre here with present exalted ruler lloyd Gilbert
in Charge. George Allen was responsible for the much admired stage decoration which consisted
of many lovely flowers and plants.
Attorney Ed Locklear give a highly interesting and comprehensive history the Lodges No.
339, which in the oldest in the state, and Governor Sidney P. Osborn and Attorney Lafayette
Lewis gave stimulating talks of Elkdom and particularly the popularity and progressiveness of
Lodge No. 330.
Barbecue Today
This afternoon hundred of Elks and their families are enjoying the big barbecue being held at
the Gardens under the direction of Gail Gardener, Frank Olea and Nick Pelletier, assisted by
Ladies of the Elks.
Tonight will wind up the two-day celebration with a dance at 9 PM. in the Prescott Junior High
School Auditorium, with Roland Mosher, past exalted ruler, in charge and musics by Gladys
Dowell's orchestration.
These are the festivities that mark the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Lodge No. 330 in 1946.
The History of Prescott Arizona
The History the Elks Ladies of Prescott Lodge
History of the Elks Opera House Theatre


"Let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself" that's the commandment of Jesus Christ. This is talking to men and husband, it shows one of the key to a successful marriage is to love your wife as yourself.
In every covenant there is law backing it, the reason why we have high rate of divorce is because people don't know the laws in the marriage covenant they took. If you obey the law there won't be crises but if you break the law you should expect chaos in your marriage.
In case you are part of those people that don't know the law, I am telling you part of the law today. Love your wife as yourself. If there are crises in your marriage and home, the first question to ask yourself is, am I loving my wife as myself?
God created us; he knows the women can't function without love that's why he has commanded the husband to love his wife like himself. Are you a man and husband reading this article and your wife isn't acting normal, or your marriage is a sad one? The reason is because you do not love your wife as yourself.
"let the wife see that she respects her husband." Respect in another bible version is used as reverence, what does this mean for wives?
No matter what happens, no matter what you are doing make sure nothing supersedes the respect you have for your husband. If you love your husband but doesn't respect him, you are doing it wrong, its mandatory for you to respect your husband if you want to have a successful marriage.
This is a law that all wives must follow for them to enjoy a successful marriage. I have counseled lots of wives and one thing I noticed in most f them is they don't have respect for their husband which is a law that must be obeyed for a happy marriage.
This weekly dose is for both the husband and wife, it's the responsibility of both husband and wives. What the husband must do is love his wife as himself and the wife you should make sure she respects her husband.
In conclusion all husbands should study and find out how to love their wife, what love means to their wife, then all wives should study about respect. Respect is in various forms, all these forms of respect must be known by the wife then she use the one that suits her husband accordingly.
If both the husband and the wife can do this with togetherness in their marriage, there is no way they both won't enjoy a happy marriage but if one part is doing it, it will be a little difficult. God help all married men and women in Jesus name.
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All About Lent
February 24, 2020 Parish NewsLynda Marsh
Are you looking to do more this Lent beyond giving something up? If whatever you give up makes more room in your life for God, then let's be intentional about dedicating that space for God.
Sacred Heart has several ways you can get involved during this Lenten season, and we encourage you to join us in one or more of the suggestions below. Happy Lenten journey!
Lenten Traditions
Here at Sacred Heart, we have our own Lenten traditions that we would love for you to be a part of this year.
This Wednesday, February 26th, is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Ashes will be distributed during the celebration of Mass at the following times:
– 7:00 am
– 12:10 pm
*There will also be a Prayer Service at 5:30 pm.
Soup Suppers & Stations of the Cross
Beginning Friday, March 6th, the parish will host two evening events – our Simple Soup Supper and Stations of the Cross. Consider making this part of your Lenten spiritual practice and join your fellow parishioners in their Lenten journey.
– Simple Soup Supper: 6:30 pm in the St. Francis Hall
– Stations of the Cross: 7:30 pm in the Church
Lenten Giving Tree
During this Lenten season, instead of "giving up" something, consider "doing something" for others in the community. You will find our Lenten Giving Tree in the main entrance of the church. Please take a tag from the tree and prayerfully consider what you might be able to give to one or more of the needy charities we are collecting for this year. The charities include Catholic Relief Services, Heifer International's Mission, and Apostleship of the Sea of the U.S. Thank you for your support of these worthy causes!
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Just When You Thought It Was Safe to go Back in the Woods!
Ketchikan, Alaska - A while back I was Dough-splaining something to a newcomer to Our Fair Salmon City.
Yeah, you're wondering what I mean by Dough-splaining. Trust me, you've all done it.
It's when a Cheechako asks a question about Ketchikan, or Alaska in general, and you go into a lengthy, only slightly condescending, explanation that lasts until the newcomer's eye balls roll back into their head and they lose the will to live collapsing in a pathetic heap on the sidewalk.
You have engaged in Sourdough-splaining.
You. Have. All. Done. It.
Because to the newcomer the question seems simple, but as nothing is simple in "The Last Frontier" and everything requires a lengthy dis-plain-ation.
The Cheechakette was curious about the concept that there are things in our world that can be dangerous.
Sure, she was from a big city and was used to things like convenience store stabbings, drive by shootings and buses running over people at bus stops.
But she was having a real hard time wrapping her head around the idea that someone could step out from the friendly confines of the First City and run into trouble with Nature.
Raised on "Nature" as portrayed by Walt Disney and the Sierra Club. Nature as a wondrous, beautiful thing that you can just wander into and out of as safely as the frozen food aisle at Safeway.
I bet she even harbors an "Into the Wild" sense of getting "off the grid." Good luck with that.
But, she was taking a little pause at the thought that beer and wolves might be out there in the "lovely, dark and deep" woods.
She said she was clearly concerned about going for a hike around Ward Lake and being eaten by a bear or a wolf.
Don't forget rabid banana slugs, I added hopefully.
"Rabid banana slugs???" she wailed. "Rabid banana slugs???"
Fortunately, you can usually out slither them, I added. Unless, of course, you have already been immobilized by a bear or a wolf.
And she will probably NOT be visiting the great outdoors in these here parts any time soon.
So why is this of particular interest right now?
Remember how we were so amused when the Feds decided a couple of years ago that we needed to have tsunami warning signs all over town? And how less amused we were when the goll-danged tsunami warning siren started blasting out all the time.
Speaking of which, there was an odd convergence a couple of weeks ago. First, the tsunami siren went off around noon in a scheduled test. That was fine. That was expected.
But then there were immediately a whole bunch of sirens around Downtown. Was this not a test? Was there really a tsunami about to strike? Did we need to attain higher ground? Like now?
Apparently not. It turned out to be a small fire in a downtown building. But for a minute there, things were not all that clear and some blood pressure - especially mine - started to rise.
But anyway, back to the point of this.
There is a new ominous danger sign to be aware of. And, interestingly enough, it is at Ward Lake!
No, they are not warning you to be alert to bears, wolves or rabid banana slugs.
They - whoever they are - want you to be alert to the sudden rising of the water level at either Ward Creek or Ward Lake.
Well, according to the sign, the folks who decide to take a pleasant jaunt around Ward Lake or even have a lovely little cookout there are in the "Connell Lake Dam Flood Zone."
Which basically means that if the dam were to fail they need to seek high ground or else "death may occur."
Wow, that's a pretty serious buzz kill for anyone enjoying the "recreation area."
I mean, I have been going out to recreate at Ward Lake now for half a century and it never occurred to me that "death may occur."
I might trip on the trail and skin my knee.
I might burn my lips on a marshmallow.
I might even stumble over the bear poop in the parking lot.
But "death" is usually pretty far from my mind at Ward Lake.
Of course, there were things we do in our Ketchikan lives that could lead to death.
Trying to cross Tongass Narrows in a skiff during the storms of October comes immediately to mind.
As does taking the short route back down Deer Mountain and ignoring the trail switch backs.
Heckfire, one even courts death when you enter the scrum for the last bag of rock salt at Madison Hardware in January.
But Ward Lake? Ward freakin' Lake?
It looks so calm, so peaceful, so benign! Just like Spirit Lake at Mt. St. Helens. Okay, that was a bad example.
So, we get the warning signs even though there has never been a dam failure at Connell Lake in the 60 years the dam has been there. That just means we're overdue, I guess.
After all, there hasn't been a tsunami in Ketchikan in all of geologic history, so that means we are really, really, really overdue. Hence, the need for the signs and, hence, the frequent warning signal tests.
But if you are concerned about leaving the coast for higher ground during a tsunami, you better not go to Ward Lake either because "death may occur."


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New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL have announced the "Wings Over The USA"2019 tour. Kicking off on April 25 in Baltimore, the trek will make stops in Pittsburgh, Chicago and Nashville before concluding in Boston on May 11. Joining OVERKILL on the dates will be DEATH ANGEL and ACT OF DEFIANCE.
Tickets for the tour are available for purchase this Friday, February 1 at 10 a.m. local time.
OVERKILL's 19th studio album, "The Wings Of War", will arrive on February 22 via Nuclear Blast. The disc was recorded at Gear Recording Studio in New Jersey, SKH Studio in Florida and Jrod Productions with engineering handled by bassist D.D. Verni and guitarist Dave Linsk. The album was produced by the band while Chris "Zeuss" Harris took care of the mixing and mastering. Travis Smith (NEVERMORE, OPETH, SOILWORK, DEATH) was again enlisted to create the artwork for the album.
"The Wings Of War" marks OVERKILL's recording debut with drummer Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM), who joined the band in 2017.


Escorted by pro-UW photographer Christopher Bartlett, owner of Indigo Safaris. Christopher has been involved in whale shark conservation since 2009. He has led trips to the Galapagos and the Maldives with Dr Simon Pierce, founder of the Marine Megafauna Foundation, adviser to the IUCN on whale shark conservation status, and regarded by his peers as the leading whale shark researcher in the world. Christopher brings a decade of fascination with these gentle giants to the show. Bigspottyfish (and their friends the Bigflappyfish) are very close to our hearts, and the MMF is one of the key conservation organisations that we sponsor each year.
St Helena is home to the only known seasonal aggregation of adult male and female whale sharks, from January to March. In March 2019, the first courtship between two whale sharks was documented, and some of the females are clearly pregnant.
They tend to frequent certain dive sites that are sea mounts or ledges. Current regulations prohibit deliberate SCUBA diving with whale sharks, but permits deliberate snorkelling and chance encounters on SCUBA.
On this trip, we have two planned whale shark snorkels, and if they appear on a dive site whilst we are diving, we are free to stay and enjoy. If the whale sharks happen to be on the dive site when we arrive, we will snorkel with them, and dive after.
The diving on St Helena is diverse and very interesting.
The limestone cliffs on the leeward side of the island host some beautiful caverns, also packed with fish, many of which are endemic, and make for superb photo opportunities. Lava fingers running into the sea attract Chilean devil rays and pinnacle sites are home to schools of Rainbow runner and jacks. There are a handful of excellent wrecks too. See here for a list of dive sites.
Each trip includes 1 night in Johannesburg, 7 nights on St Helena, the final night in Johannesburg, 10 dives over 5 days, 2 whale shark snorkelling trips, a full day 4x4 land tour, 6 days vehicle hire, and transfers. The deluxe version includes 7 breakfasts on St Helena and 4 dinners.
Non-divers can swap diving for snorkelling, or just enjoy one of the several dozen walks on the island for a reduced price.
Day 1: After clearing immigration in Johannesburg, transfer to accommodation. The budget tour uses MoAfrika guesthouse, conveniently 10 minutes from the airport. The deluxe version uses the Premier Hotel, also 10 minutes from the airport. Dinner at your cost.
Day 2: Return to the airport for the 0900 flight to St Helena, arriving 1330 local time. After clearing immigration, you will be transferred to your accommodation. On the deluxe version, dinner is included. After-dinner drinks at the Standard pub recommended for a bit of local colour and music.
Day 3: Today we will do two dives, ton sea mounts or ledges. Afternoon visit of Jamestown.
Day 4: Full day island 4x4 tour to visit the key historic sites and viewpoints of the island.
Day 5: Two reef or wreck dives in the morning, whale shark snorkelling in the afternoon.
Day 8: Two reef or wreck dives in the morning, whale shark snorkelling in the afternoon.
Day 9: Morning free, transfer to the airport at midday for the 1430 flight to Johannesburg. Transfer to Johannesburg accommodation. Dinner at your cost.
We will be staying in two and three-bedroom cottages in Half-Tree Hollow, built in 2014, located above Jamestown with a magnificent view of the coast and the ocean. Each cottage has a small lounge, kitchen and a bathroom. Single occupancy guests will share a three-bedroom cottage. There is a small supermarket in Half-tree Hollow and other food shops in Jamestown. Fresh fish can be purchased in Jamestown, a five-minute drive away.
The 4-star Mantis Hotel is a combination of restored historic buildings dating from 1774 and a new contemporary building situated in the heart of Jamestown, a few minutes' walk from the sea front, swimming pool, museum, Jacob's Ladder, public library, archives, shops, and bars.
The buildings originally served as an officer's barracks for the East India Company, who administered the island at the time. They served as military accommodation up until the last garrison left the island in the 1900's. The original buildings were constructed from stone, bonded together with mud and mortar, pointed and rendered with lime which also formed the whitewash, with teak and iroko joinery and flooring. This 30-room boutique hotel has a large restaurant, the best on the island, bar and guest lounge and two outdoor terraces.


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2009 diary raises political storm
Shimla, February 10
The faus paux committed by publishing a wrong map of the country in the official diary for 2009 has landed the BJP government in an embarrassing situation with the opposition Congress demanding action in the matter in accordance with the law.
Inquiry ordered over blunder
Caught in a tight spot over the wrongly shown boundary of India in the map printed in its official diary, the government today entrusted the inquiry to additional chief secretary Harinder Hira to fix the responsibility for the blunder.
Life seems to have little meaning for those who take the risking of boarding overloaded buses or compulsion decides priorities in life. Tribune photo: Amit Sharma
Wildlife official goes absconding
Bhanupali rail line by 2014: CM
Govt files affidavit to seek relief
CM wants UT to amend excise policy
CM lays stone of food craft institute
Vigilance begins probe into VAT evasion
BJP in dock over sale of power outside HP
Govt plans to confer more powers on forest officers
SJVN to be hydropower giant: Jairam Ramesh
Further trade with Pak to remain suspended: Jairam
Trout production to get major boost
Baijnath farmers rally against wildlife sanctuary
Dharamsala, February 10
Farmers of Baijnath area today rose in protest against the recently notified Dhauladhar wildlife sanctuary. Hundreds of farmers from Baijnath and its surrounding areas today organised a protest rally here today. They raised slogans against the forest department and also submitted a demand charter addressed to the state CM to the district administration.
Baijnath farmers holding a rally against the newly formed Dhauladhar sanctuary at Dharamsala on Tuesday. Photo: Kamaljeet
Speculations about 'vote on account' put to rest
Speculations regarding the government seeking a "vote on account" were set to rest with the Dhumal regime deciding to bring a regular budget for 2009-10 in the Vidhan Sabha session commencing on February 12.
Rs 2,000 per day penalty imposed on power board
Taking serious view of the failure of the state electricity board to put complaint redressal mechanism in place for the convenience of consumers the state electricity regulatory commission has ordered independent investigations to ascertain the reasons for inordinate delay. It has also imposed a penalty of Rs 2,000 per day which will continue till the toll free call centre to be set up by the board to facilitate lodging of complaints and other customer-related services starts functioning.
WB to fund Rs 2,000-cr projects
Impressed with the initiatives taken by Himachal in its march towards being a carbon-neutral state, the World Bank (WB) has agreed to fund environment-related projects to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore, details of which are being worked out.
CM's nod to SDM office at Bangana
Una, February 10
The long pending demand of people of the Kutlehed constituency for getting a subdivisional magistrate (SDM) office at Bangana was fulfilled with Chief Minister PK Dhumal announcing the same while addressing a public meeting at Barnoh village, near here, today.
Rs 143 cr spent under SSA: MLA
Bilaspur, February 10
The government has already ordered more than 4,000 promotions in schools of the state while 9,000 teachers have already been appointed and 9,000 more would be appointed within the next few months.
Experienced losing candidate 'begs' for votes
Solan, February 10
Having failed to open his account as an elected representative despite contesting on 10 occasions the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate for the Shimla constituency Virender Kashyap today pleaded before the people to put an end to his nearly 30-year-old struggle by voting in his favour.
Restore excise relief: CM
Chief Minister PK Dhumal today sought restoration of the excise duty relief for industrial units given to Himachal for a period of 10 years in 2003, but subsequently reduced by three years (till 2010).
Cong MLA alleges manhandling
Mukesh Agnihotri, MLA from Santoshgarh constituency, alleged that before inauguration of the Marketing Committee Building at Santoshgarh, 16 km from here, the Una police and BJP workers created ruckus and manhandled him and other Congress workers. He said they tried to stop the entry of the Congress workers at the function.
Cong leaders flay BJP
Congress leaders- Tejaswi Sharma, joint media in charge of the Hamirpur parliamentary constituency, and Mast Ram Varma, district spokesman of the Congress, here have ridiculed the repeated public claims of the BJP leaders that the state government had fulfilled 80 per cent of its election promises made during the last Assembly elections.
'Reaction' over injection
Hamirpur, February 10
Reports of "reaction" to a few patients in a free medical check-up camp after being injected vitamins has not only put a question mark on this camp, but also alarmed the health authorities.
Support extended
Bilaspur , February 10
Almost all state unions of teachers and other employees of the education department have strongly supported a demand of Punjab Government employees who have sought immediate implementation of the latest Pay Commission report already submitted to the Punjab Government by the Pay Commission several weeks go.
SP for fresh probe into benami deal
Mandi, February 10
New Superintendent of Police (SP) Sonal Mohan Agnihotri has asserted that the police will investigate the interrelated cases of the benami royal property deal and Tek Chand murder case afresh as "four new names have come to light in the course of investigation".
CII's plea
The state chapter of the Confederation of Indian Industry has urged the government to pursue the reform-based agenda and focus on infrastructure development to impart the much-needed impetus to economic growth in the hill state.
CLP meeting on Feb 11
The Congress Legislative Party will meet on February 11 to finalise its strategy for the budget session. The leader of the opposition Vidya Stokes will preside over the meeting at which senior leaders, including former chief minister Virbhadra Singh and state Congress committee chief Kaul Singh, will be present.
Pratibha Chauhan
The objectionable map is the one often published by countries inimical to India in which the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the Aksai Chin area under illegal control of China have been excluded.
General secretary of the Congress Kuldeep Rathore said that it was a serious matter which could undermine the integrity and unity of country as hostile nations could exploit it to their advantage at various international fora. Such acts were committed by anti-national elements or by forces inimical to the country. He urged the President of India and the Governor of the state to take notice and ensure that due action was taken and those responsible for the lapse were brought to book.
He said that the most shocking aspect was that the source of the map had not been quoted which indicated that the government had not abided by the law in
this regard.
Rathore dismissed the inquiry ordered by Chief Minister P.K.Dhumal as an eyewash and a cover-up and said it would only be used to pin down lower rung officers who could be made scapegoats to bail out the government. The Congress would not allow the government to brush the issue under the carpet and soon chalk out its strategy to ensure that the BJP regime was made to pay for the blunder.
The withdrawal of diary would not undo the damage caused to the national interests by the illegal act of the government and BJP's prime ministerial candidate L.K.Advani and national president Rajnath Singh must offer public apology to atone for the act.
Chief secretary Asha Swaroop today entrusted the inquiry with regard to the issue, which has caused much embarrassment, to Hira. She has been asked to submit the report within 15 days so that responsibility could be fixed for the mistake. She also said that all diaries bearing the map would be taken back.
It was after news reports appeared in this regard that it came to the notice of the government that the map of India printed in the official diary for the year 2009 did not show Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as part of India. A dotted line shows the boundary of PoK but it is not indicated as part of India in the diary.
Though officials have been saying that it is an inadvertent mistake but it is learnt that inquiries have already begun and report has been sought from the printing and stationery department. It is reliably learnt that the number of diaries that have been printed at a private printing press in Delhi is about 3,500.
The diary bears messages from the Governor Prabha Rau and chief minister, P.K. Dhumal. The number of diaries that have been distributed runs into hundreds as it is distributed among the ministers, MLAs, senior officers and mediapersons.
The recently notified Dhauladhar wildlife sanctuary is spread across an area of 944 sq kilometres. Now that the area has been converted into wildlife sanctuary it has fallen under the jurisdiction of the wildlife department.
As per the orders issued by the Supreme Court, the Central Empowered Committee of the court had issued orders prohibiting removal of dead, dying and diseased trees from any national park or the sanctuary area. Even the removal of grass, non-forestry activity, felling of trees or bamboo or removal of biomass has been prohibited from the said areas without the permission of the Supreme Court.
The member-secretary of Central Empowered Committee (CEC) in direction to Chief Secretary of state had also stated that certain instances have come to their notice where felling of trees, bamboo, digging of canals, underground mining, collection of sand or boulders, laying of transmission lines etc have been allowed without the prior permission of Supreme Court. The CEC has said that the said activities were a violation of the Supreme Court orders.
Due to the above said facts the farmers of Baijnath area are now apprehending they would not be allowed to enter the forest areas adjoining their village. In most of the areas the farmers collect firewood from the forest areas. Now that the area has been declared as wildlife sanctuary, farmers would not be allowed to even collect firewood from the forest.
The protesting farmers while talking to The Tribune said that they had been submitting memorandums to the government against notifying their forest under the wildlife sanctuary. However, their demands have fallen on deaf ears of the government. They threatened to intensify their agitation in case the notification for declaration of Dhauladhar wildlife sanctuary is not withdrawn.
The experts over the matter are of the view that while declaring the areas under the wildlife sanctuaries the government should also give a rehabilitation package for affected human populations.
With the impending Lok Sabha polls making only a short budget session possible there were reports that the government could seek a vote on account for three months and pass the regular budget after the polls. More so, because the House has adopted the committee system for proper scrutiny of demands of the various departments. The exercise is carried out during the weeklong recess after the debate on budget. There is no room for recess in a short session.
The government had kept both the options open, but the air was cleared after the Speaker said a regular budget would be presented on February 16 and passed on February 26.
He said so far 402 starred and 141 unstarred questions have been received from members and a majority of them pertain to poly-house scheme being implemented in the state. A good number of queries pertain to development of tourism in the state, while rest of the questions mostly pertain to development works being carried out in the constituencies of the members.
There would be 11 sittings in all and being the first session of the calendar year it would start from the customary Governor's Address. The motion of thanks on the Address would be passed on February 17 and the supplementary budget wound also be passed on the same day.
Strict security measures would be enforced during the session in view of the Mumbai attack and only those with a valid pass would be allowed entry into the Vidhan Sabha complex.
Rakesh Lohumi
The board was required to establish the call centre by December 2006 in accordance with the directions of the commission, but it failed to do so. The board was given repeated extensions, but it still could not comply with the directions. The call centre is essential as the performance guaranteed standards prescribed by the commission under which time frame had been fixed for attending consumer complaints could not be enforced without it.
The board informed the commission during a review hearing that the call centre was partially ready and made functional shortly. However, the commission refused to take the word of board as it had been carrying out its direction in the right earnest and ordered investigation into the delay to be carried out by the secretary of the board. As the board was granted extension only up to December 2007, it would be required to pay penalty at the rate of Rs 2,000 per day with effect from January 1, 2008, till the date when the call centre is made fully operational. This is in addition to the lump sum penalty of Rs 25,000. The total penalty till today works out to Rs 8.35 lakh.
The computerised call centre will help maintain complete record of the calls received from customers and their complaints on the basis, which the performance of the board in rectifying faults and redressing other complains of the consumers, could be effectively monitored.
The Asia head of the bank today spoke to Chief Minister PK Dhumal on the telephone and inquired about the projects. With Himachal being the first state in the country to have sought carbon credits under various environment-related projects, the WB representatives gave the offer to provide funds to the state at the summit organised by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), Delhi, on February 7.
"It was at the summit organised by TERI in Delhi where the WB representatives had made the offer of providing Rs 2,000 crore to Himachal for environment-related projects," Chief Minister PK Dhumal said. The Department of Environment was giving shape to these projects to be submitted to the WB, he said.
Enthused by the offer coming their way from the WB directly, officials of the Department of Environment are preparing the projects that will have to be submitted in a week. Senior officials of the Department of Environment held talks with the Finance Department authorities to seek approval for the projects.
Sources said the WB had already agreed in principle to provide financial assistance to Himachal and only formalities remained to be completed.
Although the carbon footprint per capita of Himachal has been assessed at 0.4 tonne, which is far less than the national average of 1.05 tonne, the hill state is keen that the figure is brought down further.
Himachal took the lead in the country when it sought carbon credits for a number of steps taken by it to protect the environment. These steps include the ban it has imposed on green felling, which has resulted in increase in the green cover. Similarly, the state has launched the Atal Bijli Bachat Yojna under which free CFLs have been provided to all consumers. An MoU has also been signed with GAIL for providing gas through a pipeline to meet the requirements of the industry and transport sectors. The state is also in the process of framing a policy and action plan on climate change.
He also announced that Rs 19.6 crore would be spent over Samoor Kalana and Takoli Khad for water harvesting projects and tube wells in the Kutlehed area.
Dhumal dedicated the lift drinking water supply scheme, which would provide drinking water to 17 gram panchayats has been completed at a cost of Rs 5.49 crore.
He said the state government had succeeded in delivering relief and benefit to almost every sector of society during the past one-year. He said the state government had almost achieved the target to provide employment to 26,000 unemployed educated youths. Though the NDA government announced an industrial package for the state up to 2013, the previous Congress government reduced the same to 2010. The CM said the state government had taken up the matter with the Central Government to get the same extended up to 2013.
The CM said there were certain areas in the state, which could be termed as difficult areas where people lack benefit of development and the Kutlehed constituency is also a difficult area where drinking water supply and connectivity of roads is much less than rest of the district.
He promised the people that all-out efforts would be made to provide essential development facilities to the people here. IPH Minister Ravinder Ravi also spoke on the occasion.
This was done to streamline school education which was in total disarray due to negligence of earlier Congress government when posts of 750 school principal and 650 headmaster were lying vacant and not to talk of lower staff.
This was stated by state BJP spokesman and Kot Kehloor MLA Randhir Sharma while presiding over annual prize distribution function of Government Senior Secondary School, Jukhala, near here, this afternoon.
He said the Education Department budget had been increased by 157 per cent this year while Rs 143 crore were being spent under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in the state out of which Rs 31 crore were being spent on construction of buildings.
He said Rs 2 crore were being spent on construction of Jukhala Government Degree College building while Rs 5.12 crore on construction of Thach-Shikroha road.
Ambika Sharma
He was addressing the people during a public meeting at Deothi village where Health and Ayurveda Minister Dr Rajiv Bindal laid the foundation stone of a new PHC building.
Kashyap said he had struggled hard for nearly 30 years for his political career. He had been working hard to develop the area and would continue to work for the people's development.
Interestingly, out of the 10 elections which he had contested Kashyap had forfeited his security on six occasions.
This old-war horse was now seeking public sympathy for having failed to open a winning account in his political career spanning nearly three decades. Banking on the support of the ruling BJP government Kashyap now believed the tide was in his favour as two-time victorious Congress MP DR Shandil from this parliamentary constituency had a strong anti-incumbency factor.
This dismal record of Kashyap had once again generated a debate in the BJP circles as to why their party was banking on a candidate who had lost on 10 occasions and why the party had failed to nurture any other leader for decades now. Political observers also felt that whenever Kashyap contested as a candidate from other parties he took away a sizeable share of the BJP vote bank thus hampering the BJP from opening its account in this constituency.
The debate was gaining more ground in Solan district as for the first time all five seats had been won by the BJP in the last year's Vidhan Sabha polls. It remained to be seen how much could Kashyap capitalise from this Vidhan Sabha victory and whether he could open his account now.
Chief Minister has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Minister for Commerce and Industries Kamal Nath to restore the critical component of the special industrial package given to Himachal in 2003 for a period of 10 years. "Although the incentives of income tax relief and investment subsidy are still valid for 10 years, the excise duty relief has been curtailed by the Centre up to March 31, 2010," he said.
Dhumal advocated the restoration of the relief to attract industry. In his letter, he has stated that Himachal has also been hit by the adverse impact of economic slowdown. Though the state government was trying to cope with the situation, Centre's help in this regard was a must, he added.
He said the name of Una MLA Satpal Satti was put on the inauguration stone, which was objected by him and Congress workers since Satti was not Santoshgarh's MLA. He said in delimitation of constituencies Santoshgarh would form a part of the Una constituency from the next Vidhan Sabha elections. On this objection the plate was removed.
Mukesh He said no invitation was extended by the district administration for this inauguration function. He said at 8.30 am he received a call from Una DC as well as Una SP that due to some mistake the invitation could not be sent and they both urged him to attend the function.
Addressing mediapersons here today, these leaders said this is the biggest gossip of the year and nothing could be farther from the truth.
They challenged BJP leaders to give details of those 80 per cent promises that the government had fulfilled.
Dharam Prakash Gupta
Complaints regarding reaction were received by block medical officer (BMO) Toani Devi today morning after some of them complained of vomiting, red rashes etc.
Such symptoms among a few patients were reported after hundreds of them were reportedly administered few injections in a free health check-up camp organised by a Delhi-based Life Charitable and Welfare Society at Blute, near Lamblu, two days back.
Acting on these complaints the BMO had asked a health supervisor to conduct an inquiry into the matter.
Interestingly, the society organising this camp had not obtained any permission from the Health Department or informed them about holding this camp, which otherwise is mandatory.
As per the complaints made with the BMO "some black fluids were injected in the health camp to patients ".
Dr Gupta of Life Charitable Society said, "We had injected the patients with Neurobin Forte containing multi-vitamins in the camp, which help in improving liver and other organs and one patient had complained of vomiting the next day, but was fine later."
"We have been administering these injections and no complaint has been received; since we were invited for the above camp by goshala people we did not know whether they had obtained the permission," he said.
In signed statement to press here today, the HP Government Teachers Union, HP Promotee School Lecturers Union, HP State Education Departnebt Class IV Employees Association, the HP School Lecturers Union and said their organisations would attend the massive rally being organised at Ludhiana on February 14 by Punjab Government employees unions.
He was addressing his first press conference here today. "The police will investigate both cases afresh keeping intact the evidence gathered earlier. The four persons whose names have come to light in the case have been asked to join the investigation," he said.
The SP, however, refused to reveal the identity of those four persons. He, "These two cases are our priorities."
In its pre-budget memorandum submitted to the government here today chairman of the confederation Chander Shekhar Gupta called for a composite plan to effectively address the economic issues with the active participation of all stakeholders. Special emphasis should be laid on development of infrastructure, lack of which is hampering the growth of industry.
Genera secretary of the party Harsh Wardhan said all important issues pertaining to the session would be discussed at the meeting.


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Eurico Gaspar Dutra, né le  à Cuiabá et mort le  à Rio de Janeiro, est un officier et homme d'État brésilien, président de la République des États-Unis du Brésil de janvier 1946 à janvier 1951. Ancien militaire, il fut membre du PSD.

Dans un contexte de guerre froide, il s'aligne sur les positions du gouvernement américain.

Notes et références

Président du Brésil du XXe siècle
Naissance en mai 1883
Décès en juin 1974
Naissance à Cuiabá
Décès à 91 ans
Décès à Rio de Janeiro
Chef militaire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
Personnalité brésilienne de la Seconde Guerre mondiale


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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rights of Way: Vehicles
Mr. Lidington
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on byways open to all traffic; and what steps his Department plans to take in light of the Court of Appeal judgment in the case of R on the Application of the Warden and Fellows of Winchester College and Humphrey Feeds Ltd v. Hampshire county council and the Secretary of State. (206579)
Jonathan Shaw
The Government's policy on byways open to all traffic (BOATs) is set out in a document entitled 'Use of mechanically propelled vehicles on rights of way—the Government's framework for action', which was published in January 2005. In this document we made clear our intention to legislate to curtail claims for vehicular rights of way, where those claims derive from historic use and dedication for use by non-mechanically propelled vehicles. These proposals now form the basis of Part 6 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006.
The case of 'R on the Application of the Warden and Fellows of Winchester College and Humphrey Feeds Ltd v. Hampshire county council and the Secretary of State' was essentially about what is meant by an: "application made in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 14 to Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981", within the meaning of section 67(6) of the 2006 Act and whether such an application, made for a byway open to all traffic, would have engaged the exceptions in section 67(3) of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 and thereby have preserved public rights of way for mechanically propelled vehicles that were the subject of such an application.
The Court of Appeal ruled that, for the purposes of section 67(6) of the 2006 Act, an application must be accompanied by copies of all the documentary evidence that the applicant wished to adduce or rely upon and a copy of a map drawn to the prescribed scale.
It seems likely that there are many cases pending where, in light of this judgment, the conclusion will be that, even where there was an application for a BOAT made before the relevant date (as set out in section 67(4) of the 2006 Act), the requirements of paragraph 1 of schedule 14 will have not been complied with, within the strict terms emphasised by the judgment, and therefore the public rights of way for mechanically propelled vehicles will have been extinguished.
Version 5 of DEFRA's online guidance on Part 6 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, which will be published shortly, will include revised guidance on this aspect of the legislation. We have also issued revised guidance to rights of way inspectors to enable them to deal accordingly with any cases before them.


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Q: How to enable fullscreen mode in Thunderbird on Linux? How can I make Thunderbird go fullscreen in Linux? Specifically, I am using Mate at the moment.
Previously, I used OS X which had a shortcut (cmd+shift+F) for entering and exiting fullscreen. When I first transferred my profile from OS X to Linux, Thunderbird was in fullscreen (so it seems like the setting might have carried over from OS X), but it somehow exited fullscreen and now I can't get it back. Searching Google only turns up results of people trying to get out of fullscreen, so that plus my own experience seems to indicate that it is possible to activate fullscreen in Thunderbird though it is not obvious. I tried F11 (standard shortcut for fullscreen for Firefox and other applications) but that didn't work. I also tried various javascript commands through Keyconfig (things like BrowserFullScreen(); or goDoCommand('View:fullScreen'); that I found suggested for Firefox but they did not work either.

A: Open the localstore.rdf file in your profile folder (~/.thunderbird/xxxxxxxx.profileName) and search for sizemode="normal" in the chrome://messenger/content/messenger.xul entry and change it to sizemode="fullscreen". Then restart Thunderbird.

A: @Kaan Akgök's answer is still valid, but Thunderbird doesn't use localstore.rdf anymore. Instead, you will have to change the file ~/.thunderbird/what_ever_profile_name/xulstore.json. The first sizemode (in the messengerWindow element) needs to be set to fullscreen to enable fullscreen mode (so that part didn't change).

A: Try using Alt+F11 works on Xubuntu 14.04 LTS


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Home Blogs Get it in Writing: A Contract Story Gone Bad
Get it in Writing: A Contract Story Gone Bad
HNW November 21, 2011 Business Law, Contract Law, Partnership Rights Litigation
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. a Contract attorney
Two executives held a meeting; the agenda was about forming a new business together. The discussion later transformed into a one of an offer of employment to one of the executives.
For two men in the upper tiers of New Jersey businesses, they chose a decidedly low-tech way to memorialize their agreement. The end result, however, shows how substance can sometimes triumph over form in the law of New Jersey contracts formation.
At the end of their meeting, the executives simply wrote out the agreement by hand on two notebook pages, and both men
signed it. The writing included specifics as to how the newly hired executive would be compensated, the terms on which he could quit if he became unhappy, and what would happen if intellectual property involved in the deal could not be transferred to the telecommunications firm. It also included the statement that "[t]he parties will complete formal contracts as soon as possible but this is binding." This would turn out to be pivotal language in the litigation that followed.
Unfortunately, the new arrangement quickly went downhill. After
about six months the new employee was fired. The "formal contracts" envisioned from the beginning were never drafted and signed. When the former employee sued for breach of contract and other claims, over six years of litigation in the New Jersey Courts ensued, with two trials and two appeals.
Much of the case focused on whether the handwritten agreement that started everything was a valid, binding contract. The telecommunications company argued that it was merely an "agreement to agree."
However, a jury eventually ruled that the agreement was valid, and that the employer had breached the terms of the contract represented by the two notebook pages.
Four factors are usually considered in determining whether a New Jersey "preliminary agreement" is binding. In this case, the first two clearly favored the fired executive: There was no explicit reservation of a right not to be bound (in fact, the handwritten agreement said the opposite) and the executive had partially performed the contract. The third factor was about whether all of the terms of the alleged contract were agreed upon. On that point, the agreement, although it may have lacked some details, addressed all of the essentials for a binding contract.
The final factor is whether the agreement was a type of contract that is usually committed to writing in a formal manner. When millions are at stake, as was the case here, it may be unusual to seal the deal with a handwritten document, in outline form, and drafted on the spot by one of the principals without benefit of legal counsel. The agreement was not much to look at, barely surpassing in formality the proverbial agreement scribbled on a cocktail napkin. Still, that it was unorthodox did not mean that the method was unprecedented. In the end, this factor, balanced against the other three, was not enough to discard the agreement and deprive the departed executive of the benefits of his bargain.
Written contracts, regardless of length, will be enforced in New Jersey provided sufficient detail is recited. If you have a contract issue that needs review and analysis, contact Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. toll-free at (888) 800-7442 or e-mail him at fniemann@hnlawfirm.com/. He has prepared, reviewed and advised clients on hundreds if not thousands of New Jersey and Interstate contracts. For further information, go to http://www.youtube.com/user/NJBusinessLaw#p/search/0/zQRtR4wnmHA to learn more.
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On the last day of the conference I paid a visit to the friendly workshop next door – CHES (Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems). It was all foreign to me – a different mix of people, posters outside the lecture hall. After this year's CRYPTO compressed talks, 25 minutes felt like an eternity. Actual food during coffee breaks. Some things never change, though: Adi Shamir was sitting in the front row and asking pointed questions.
My main interest was in the invited talk by John Kelsey on SHA-3. A quick recap of the last few years in hash functions may be necessary here. On January 1, 2004 two hash functions were used in virtually all cryptographic applications – MD5 and SHA-1, both dating back to the 90s. The more recent SHA-2, which was substantially slower and more complex, was thought as somewhat of overkill. In less than two years MD5 was badly broken and SHA-1 seriously compromised in a series of papers by Chinese cryptanalysts led by Xiaoyun Wang. Although no attacks on SHA-2 had been announced, its structure was deemed uncomfortably close to those of the broken functions. To address these concerns, NIST launched a competition for the new hash function design to be eventually standardized as SHA-3. The competition ran from 2007 to 2012 and became the focal point of cryptanalytic community with a lot of interest and support from theoreticians.
The competition progressed through several rounds, and concluded in September 2012 with selection of Keccak. The winning design was proposed by a team of European cryptographers and based on innovative "sponge" construction. The hash function competition was explicitly modeled on the AES selection process that has given us the DES successor. Differences between the cipher standardized by NIST and the winner of the competition were basically editorial – the standard omitted some of the modes of the winning submission, and its name was changed from distinctly Dutch Rijndael to an abbreviation that only bureaucrats can love – AES.
The speaker today was John Kelsey of NIST, who introduces himself using the nine most terrifying words in English – "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help". After going through the history of the SHA-3 competition and explaining some rationale behind the NIST decision (all last year news), he dropped a bombshell, announcing that the design chosen for standardization differs from the winning entry in a significant structural change. Although the change appears to be within parameters endorsed by the Keccak designers, it was not part of the "official" entry. NIST is considering narrowing the internal state of the hash function to improve its performance without seriously compromising its security (whether it is actually the case is open for debate).
More concretely, the call for submissions required the candidates to offer at least security against collision-finding attacks, and second-preimage resistance (with some allowance for long messages). Since the minimum output length is at least 224 bits, the second-preimage resistance appears to be excessive security margin. Narrowing the internal state has the effect of collapsing security of the hash function against many attacks to "just" . Whether this is a legitimate compromise (the construction becomes 30% faster) will be subject of lively discussions over the next few months.
With this, I conclude my series of posts from the CRYPTO 2013 conference. Let me know if you think it was an experiment worth repeating.
The posts are very interesting (at least, for a person outside the crypto community)!
Thank you. As I replied to Mike above, it was but a few dispatches, not an accurate or even 10% complete account of the entire conference.
I enjoyed reading your posts and wouldn't have heard about the conference in any other way.


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Hinduism in Panama is a minority religion. There are about 14,000 (0.32%) Hindus in Panama as of 2021.

History
The Hindus initially arrived by way of the British colonies of Guyana and Trinidad-Tobago, first came as canal workers between 1904 and 1913. Most of the Hindus trace their
roots back to the states of Gujarat and Sindh, in India and Pakistan respectively.

Demographics

Hindu Associations and Organisations
The main association of Hindus in Panama are the Panamanian Hindu Civic Association, the Krishna Radha Temple Society, the Hindustani
Society of Panama (Templo Hindu de Tumba Muerto), the Hindustani Society of Colón. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness,
International Sri Sathya Sai Baba Organization, and International Society of Transcendental
Meditation are also present in Panama.

Panama Hindu Temple

Panama Hindu Temple is one of only two Hindu Temples in Panama, and stands on top of a hill in
Tumba Muerto.

See also
Indians in Panama
Hinduism in Suriname
Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago
Hinduism in French Guiana

References

Panama
Religion in Panama


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Lack of specialist care shocks sick tot's mum
Published: 12:17 PM February 4, 2009 Updated: 5:35 PM December 11, 2020
A LINCONSHIRE mother of a little girl who suffers from an extremely rare epileptic condition says she is shocked by the lack of a specialist epilepsy nurse in North Devon. Julie Evett, whose two-year-old daughter Rose is thought to be one of only 100 peop
A LINCONSHIRE mother of a little girl who suffers from an extremely rare epileptic condition says she is shocked by the lack of a specialist epilepsy nurse in North Devon.Julie Evett, whose two-year-old daughter Rose is thought to be one of only 100 people in the world to suffer from a genetic disorder called Pyridoxine Dependent Epilepsy, moved to Barnstaple on Friday to be near her family.The toddler, the youngest of three children, is also blind and suffers from a muscle condition called hypotonia, which means that her body is as floppy as a newborn baby's. She is unable to turn onto her side on her own or even hold a bottle and needs around-the-clock one-to-one care.Single mum Julie, 30, who appeared on the GMTV sofa with Lorraine Kelly in November to publicise her campaign for better Government grants for disabled children, said she had moved to Barnstaple for the support of her family.Prior to her move on Friday, she was stunned to read a story on the North Devon Gazette website in which Torridge and West Devon MP Geoffrey Cox urged the Devon Primary Care Trust (PCT) to take on a specialist epilepsy nurse at North Devon District Hospital, in Barnstaple.Mr Cox said the charity Epilepsy Action had been campaigning for a specialist nurse, also known as a "Sapphire Nurse" to be taken on at the hospital in order to support large numbers of people in the area who suffer from the condition.Julie told the Gazette: "I have moved to Barnstaple to be near my family but was also hoping to find better care and facilities for Rose than were available to us in Linconshire."We are all very excited about the move as North Devon has a lot to offer but I'm amazed that there is no specialist epilepsy nurse available here."Devon Primary Care Trust, which commissions services for the Northern Devon Healthcare Trust confirmed that there is currently no specialist epilepsy nurse based at North Devon District Hospital.PCT spokesperson Tony Gray said the nearest epilepsy nurse was based in Torbay."There is a neurology service based in North Devon that deals with epilepsy patients through a consultant service," he said."There is an epilepsy action group in North Devon and the PCT is keen to work with the group to develop a business case for a epilepsy nurse," he added.Steve Sylvester, acute contracts manager at Devon PCT, added: "As part of the Devon Primary Care Trust strategic review we are looking to identify gaps in our commissioning services. "This review will help us make decisions on future commissioning and address the current gaps to meet the needs of patients across Devon."According to National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines published in 2004, epilepsy specialist nurses should be "an integral part of the network of care of individuals with epilepsy".The recommendations go on to say that specialist nurses ensure access to community and multi-agency services and provide information, training and support to the individual, their families and carers.Mr Cox said he had written to the chief executives of Devon PCT and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust urging them to consider an offer put forward by Epilepsy Action. The group is willing to fund a specialist nurse for a year, or two years if taken as a part-time role, on the condition that the local health authority takes over the funding after that period.He said: "Some 700 sufferers in the area are clearly in need of this support and I do not see why the PCT and North Devon Hospital could not continue to provide the area with a service it desperately needs in the form of a specialist Sapphire Nurse.