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Christopher is in a terrible mood for no good reason. His friend Ollie, the dog, can't understand it - how can he be in a bad mood when it's SUCH a beautiful day?
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Ollie has lots of suggestions for how to make him feel better. Christopher's mood didn't change much, but he did start to feel a little better after having a long talk with Ollie. It was as if Ollie could see into him and understand what he was feeling, which made him feel closer to his friend. They had a lovely time together.
Christopher fell asleep while he and Ollie were talking. They had been up all night, so the sleep wasn't surprising. Christopher woke up feeling a little better and happier than when he went to sleep. He thought it was probably because of the nap, or maybe because his best friend had been listening to him all night long.
Ollie said, "I'm so glad you're feeling better! I feel like we really connected last night. You were able to open up to me and say things you couldn't say before. It's so good that you trust me enough to do that. And now I know how to help you when you're feeling this way again!"
Christopher was surprised because he thought Ollie only cared about the little things - he would never have guessed they had such a deep connection!
Christopher said, "I'm sorry if I made it seem like I don't care about what's going on with both of us. Sometimes it gets hard because I think no one understands what it feels like."
Ollie said, "That makes sense--no one can understand your thoughts and feelings but yourself."
"But that doesn't mean that you should be alone with them either."
Christopher looked at his friend with admiration and said, "You always know just what to do and say."
Ollie replied, "I don't do it alone. I'm always here for you - just like you're always there for me."
Then Ollie smiled and said, "Let's go get something to eat."
The two friends went to the park to have a picnic. Ollie told Christopher that he was proud of him for feeling better, and they then hugged. Christopher felt happy again because he felt like it was ok for him to have feelings - he just needed someone who would listen to them.

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Published On: Tue, Jul 21st, 2020
Group slams N2B suit against Sahara Reporters, Vanguard over alleged defamation of AGF
By Vivian Okejeme, Abuja
A Civil group, Incorporated Trustee of Global Integrity Crusade Network, yesterday, filed a N2 billion suit against Sahara Reporters and Vanguard Media Limited, over alleged defamatory publications made against the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Malam Abubakar Malami (SAN).
The media publisher, Omoyele Sowore and Kabiru Akingbolu were also mentioned defendants in the suit instituted on behalf of the AGF.
The fundamental human rights suit is brought pursuant to Section 34, 37 and 46 of the 1999 constitution and Articles of the African Charter of Human and Peoples Right is marked FHC/ABJ/CS/816/2020 and dated July 20, 2020.
The group is praying the Federal High Court in Abuja, for an order compelling the defendants to jointly and severally pay Malami the N2billion as compensation for the trauma, emotional stress, damage and or injury caused the AGF due to the alleged propaganda, fake news and blackmail published in the July 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 18, 2020 edition of their media organisations.
The group is praying for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondents, either by themselves, agents, privies and correspondents and representatives from further publishing articles or news items capable of causing trauma, emotional stress, damage or injury to the person of Abubakar Malami.
Also, for an order directing the four respondents to retract all the libelous publications made against the person of the AGF captioned, "Nigeria's Attorney General, Malami buys multimillion mansions for newly married son, guest flouts social distancing guidelines during lavished wedding ceremony".
Plaintiff also sought for another order of court directing Omoyele Sowore and Kabiru Akingbolu to issue a well worded public apology to Malami to be published on the platforms of the Sahara Reporters and Vanguard Media and front pages of three newspapers of wide coverage in Nigeria for the libelous publications made against him within seven days from the date judgment is delivered in this matter.
In a 36-paragraph facts in support of the suit, instituted by Edward Omaga on behalf of the plaintiff, the civil group claimed to have been registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and has the mandate to advance human rights and support the fight against corruption, terrorism and economic sabotage and is based in Abuja.
Plaintiff averred that Sahara Reporters is an independent online news medium based in New York city and Lagos and published stories on its websites about corruption, human rights abuses and political misconduct in Nigeria.
The group stated that Vanguard Media on its part published wide range of news items on its websites, while Abubakar Malami is a renowned legal practitioner and presently serves as the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.
The group alleged that on 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 18th of July, 2020, Omoyele Sowore and Kabiru Akingbolu published series of prejudicial articles against Malami with the singular aim of disparaging his reputation before the right thinking members of the society.
Plaintiff further stated that due to trauma, emotional stress and damage caused Malami by Sowore and Akingbolu with the use of their news media, the AGF is entitled to monetary compensation and public apology for the unlawful violation of his fundamental rights.
The group therefore asked the court to declare that the publications by Sowore and Kabiru Akingbolu are tantamount to violation of Malami's fundamental rights to dignity of human person, private and family life as well as integrity,
It further asked the court to declare that Sowore and Akingbolu, by their persistent propaganda, fake news and blackmail against Malami caused injury to his character and lower his estimation in the eyes of right thinking persons in the society.
No date has been fixed yet for hearing of the suit.


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fue un militar japonés, que llegó a ser primer ministro de Japón durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, entre 1941 y 1944. Ocupó otros cargos importantes como ministro de Guerra (1940-1944), de Asuntos Exteriores (1942), ministro de Educación (1942) o jefe del Estado Mayor del Ejército (1944).

Fue el artífice intelectual de la invasión japonesa de Manchuria, que a la larga desembocaría en la guerra contra China y, más adelante, en la guerra mundial. Tōjō tenía una personalidad carismática y de gran preponderancia en el Ejército japonés. Durante la contienda mundial, mientras fue primer ministro, en los territorios ocupados por las fuerzas armadas niponas se ejecutaron numerosos crímenes de guerra, tales como la ejecución de prisioneros o incluso el empleo de armas químicas y biológicas. En el propio Japón metropolitano la policía militar (Kenpeitai) y otras fuerzas de seguridad convirtieron al país en un auténtico Estado policial, a la par que la vida política quedó reducida en torno al movimiento parafascista Taisei Yokusankai, o la Asociación de Apoyo al Régimen Imperial. A consecuencia de la cascada de derrotas militares que se sucedieron a partir de 1942 y 1943, Tōjō se vio obligado a dimitir de todos su cargos en julio de 1944.

Al finalizar la guerra, y después de un intento fallido por suicidarse, fue arrestado por las nuevas autoridades estadounidenses. Fue juzgado en el Tribunal Penal Militar Internacional para el Lejano Oriente, quien le sentenció a muerte por los crímenes de guerra japoneses, siendo ahorcado el 23 de diciembre de 1948. Posteriormente, algunos historiadores han denunciado que durante los juicios de Tokio, por parte de los estadounidenses, muchas responsabilidades políticas del emperador Hirohito fueron descargadas en el propio Tōjō, haciéndole responsable a él y exonerando prácticamente al emperador.

Biografía

Carrera militar
Hideki Tōjō nació en el distrito de Kōjimachi (Tokio) el 30 de diciembre de 1884, siendo el tercer hijo de Hidenori Tōjō, un oficial del Ejército. Estudió en la Academia Militar Imperial. Militarista convencido y defensor de la guerra total, dirigió a las tropas japonesas de Manchuria contra los chinos a partir de 1935.

Mientras se va madurando la idea de formar la denominada «esfera de coprosperidad», surge en el país una sociedad secreta, de composición militarista y carácter nacional-reformista, el . Tōjō se encuentra entre sus promotores. Durante la década de 1930 Tōjō fue miembro activo esta facción política del Ejército Imperial, facción totalitaria que defendía un estado autoritario donde el poder estuviese en manos de los militares, ayudados por la burguesía industrial. Este grupo estaba a favor de una expansión militar de tipo defensiva y de forma paulatina y progresiva. A su vez, el ascenso de esta organización impulsará la carrera meteórica de Tōjō. En 1937 ya es general y jefe del Estado Mayor japonés que opera en la provincia china de Cantón. Ese mismo año regresa a Tokio para desempeñar la vicepresidencia del Ministerio de la Guerra. En 1939 es general inspector de la Aviación del Ejército Imperial (hay que hacer notar que los servicios aéreos de la Armada y el Ejército Imperial eran independientes).

El 22 de julio de 1940, Tōjō fue nombrado ministro de la Guerra en el segundo gobierno de Fumimaro Konoe. Fue un fuerte partidario del Pacto Tripartito entre Japón, la Alemania nazi y la Italia fascista, que finalmente se firmó en Berlín el 27 de septiembre de ese año. Después de entablar negociaciones con la Francia de Vichy, en julio de 1941 estos permitieron que las tropas japonesas se establecieran en la Indochina francesa. Los Estados Unidos reaccionaron a esta acción iniciando sanciones económicas e iniciando un embargo a las exportaciones de combustible a Japón.

Gobierno Tōjō
El 6 de septiembre de 1941 el Gozen Kaigi fijó una fecha límite para resolver la situación diplomática con respecto al embargo petrolífero estadounidenses. El 14 de octubre ese límite había pasado sin haberse alcanzado ningún progreso. En esta situación, el primer ministro Fumimaro Konoe convocó al que sería su último gabinete, donde Tōjō comentó:

Políticamente aislado y convencido de que el emperador no le apoyaría, Konoe presentó su dimisión.

Por estas fechas, el príncipe Naruhiko Higashikuni ya había comentado al emperador Hirohito que él era la única persona que podía controlar el Ejército y a la Marina, y por ello recomendó la sustitución de Konoe. Hirohito rechazó esta opción, argumentando que un miembro de la familia imperial no debería ostentar la responsabilidad de conducir la guerra contra Occidente. Por ello, el emperador nombró a Tōjō nuevo primer ministro por recomendación del marqués Koichi Kido, que a su vez era señor guardián del Sello Privado. El nombramiento obedecía en parte a la popularidad que Tōjō gozaba entre las fuerzas armadas japonesas y a la devoción que este tenía por la institución imperial.

El 2 de noviembre, Tōjō y los jefes de Estado Mayor Hajime Sugiyama (Ejército) y Osami Nagano (Armada) informaron a Hirohito de que las negociaciones con los estadounidenses habían fracasado. El emperador entonces dio su consentimiento a la guerra. Al día siguiente el almirante de la flota, Nagano, explicó en detalle al emperador cómo se desarrollaría el ataque contra la Armada estadounidense en su base de Pearl Harbor.

Dos días más tarde, el 5 de noviembre, Hirohito dio su aprobación al plan de operaciones bélicas contra las potencias occidentales y hasta finales de mes continuó manteniendo encuentros tanto con los altos mandos militares como con Tōjō. El 1 de diciembre otra conferencia dio su aprobación final a la «guerra contra los Estados Unidos, el Reino Unido y los Países Bajos». Así pues, la mañana del 7 de diciembre se produjo el ataque a Pearl Harbor, que cogió por sorpresa a las fuerzas estadounidenses. Después de sufrir importantes bajas y daños materiales, el presidente Roosevelt declaró la guerra al Imperio japonés al mismo tiempo que Alemania e Italia entraban en guerra del lado de Japón (11 de diciembre). Después de Pearl Harbor vinieron más victorias: antes de acabar 1941 se rindió la fortaleza británica de Hong Kong, y durante la primera mitad de 1942 continuaron los éxitos militares con la conquista de Birmania, la rendición británica de Singapur o la ocupación de las Indias Orientales Neerlandesas. En junio de 1942 se completó la ocupación de las Filipinas, donde fueron capturados un gran número de prisioneros estadounidenses. Para entonces los japoneses habían puesto bajo su control un vasto espacio marítimo y terrestre, y ya estaban trazando nuevos planes de invasión.

Tras la instalación del nuevo régimen japonés en los territorios ocupados, tuvieron lugar numerosos crímenes de guerra llevados a cabo por las fuerzas armadas niponas, entre los que destacaron los asesinatos en masa, maltrato y ejecución de prisioneros, experimentación humana o incluso el empleo de armas químicas y biológicas. En otra instancia, también implicó la imposición del sistema de «mujeres de confort» y la introducción forzada de muchas mujeres en la prostitución para ofrecer sus servicios en los cuarteles militares japoneses.

Como ministro de Educación (1941-42), Tōjō continuó la política de adoctrinación militarista y nacionalista en el sistema nacional de educación, y en conjunto intensificó el carácter totalitario de todas sus políticas. Como ministro de Interior (1941-42) promulgó una serie de medidas relacionadas con el ámbito de la eugenesia, incluyendo la esterilización forzosa de los «débiles mentales». La , de la cual era líder, se convirtió en el partido único de todo Japón a partir de 1940. El Taisei Yokusankai, a través de las , también ayudó a mantener el orden público y proveyó ciertos servicios de control sobre la población como una especie de «policía secreta». También se mantuvo especialmente activo el Kenpeitai, la policía militar del Ejército Imperial. Bajo el mandato de Tōjō, el Kenpeitai convirtió a Japón prácticamente en un Estado policial.

A pesar de este ambiente triunfalista, ya en 1942 se produjeron las primeras derrotas: a comienzos de junio la Armada estadounidense obtuvo una amplia victoria sobre los japoneses durante la batalla de Midway, un encuentro naval que posteriormente se consideró decisivo en el contexto de la guerra del Pacífico. Dos meses después los marines estadounidenses desembarcaron en Guadalcanal, dando comienzo a una larga guerra de desgaste durante los siguientes seis meses. En febrero de 1943 las tropas japonesas se retiraron de la isla, después de sufrir fuertes pérdidas. La guerra tampoco marchaba bien en China: entre noviembre y diciembre de 1943, durante la batalla de Changde, los japoneses sufrieron graves bajas frente al Ejército Nacional Revolucionario y no lograron conquistar esta estratégica ciudad china. En abril de 1944 los japoneses lanzaron la Operación Ichi-Go, que a lo largo de aquel año logró conquistar numerosos territorios en China, aunque su efecto en el desarrollo de la contienda fue insignificante. Tōjō se hizo cargo del Estado Mayor del Ejército en febrero de 1944, con la intención de reforzar su posición y en un intento de dar un vuelco a la grave situación militar, aunque fue en vano: a lo largo del mes de junio los japoneses vieron destruidos el grueso de su aviación naval y varios portaviones durante la batalla del Mar de Filipinas, mientras en la batalla de Saipán sus fuerzas terrestres sufrieron un elevado número de bajas y perdieron el control de aquella isla. Esto suponía que los estadounidenses disponían de una importante base aérea y naval a 2100 kilómetros del archipiélago japonés y con los nuevos bombarderos Boeing B-29 Superfortress estaban en condiciones de bombardear las principales ciudades japonesas.

La pérdida de Saipán fue la gota que colmó el vaso. El 18 de julio Tōjō dimitió junto a todo su gabinete. Aunque el emperador había intentado evitar su renuncia, no pudo hacer frente al enorme descontento y hostilidad que existían desde varios sectores militares y políticos contra el primer ministro. Fue sustituido por el anciano general Kuniaki Koiso. No obstante, los altos mandos del Ejército y la Marina se aseguraron de que el nuevo jefe de Gobierno no pudiera tomar parte en las decisiones militares.

Detención, juicio y responsabilidades

Tras su renuncia, Tōjō pasó a una discreta segunda fila y se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública durante los últimos meses de la contienda. Su salida del Gobierno no sirvió para cambiar el curso de la contienda, que terminó con la rendición incondicional de Japón.

Al finalizar la guerra, en septiembre de 1945 las nuevas autoridades de la ocupación emitieron una lista de altos cargos y dirigentes japoneses que debían ser detenidos, entre los que también se encontraba Tōjō, al que detuvieron bajo la condición de criminal de guerra. Cuando el 8 de septiembre la policía militar estadounidense rodeó su casa oyeron el ruido de un disparo. El antiguo primer ministro había intentado suicidarse disparándose al corazón, pero erró el disparo y a pesar de haberse disparado al estómago no llegó a fallecer, ya que fue atendido de urgencia por médicos estadounidenses. Desde ese momento, los oficiales irían acompañados de personal médico de urgencia para atender a quien intentara suicidarse, tal es el caso de Shigetarō Shimada. Al momento de ser detenido, mientras se desangraba, Tōjō dijo lo siguiente según reporteros japoneses presentes durante su detención:

Después de su convalecencia en el hospital, fue trasladado a la prisión de Sugamo. A pesar de las graves heridas, el esfuerzo de los médicos estadounidenses por salvarle permitió que estuviera presente durante los llamados juicios de Tokio, en los que un tribunal militar internacional juzgó a los principales dirigentes japoneses durante la guerra.

Algunos historiadores han criticado los esfuerzos de Douglas MacArthur y sus ayudantes para exonerar al emperador Hirohito, haciendo caer toda la responsabilidad en otros líderes políticos y militares, como Tōjō. Según el historiador Herbert Bix, MacArthur y Bonner Fellers habían preparado su propia aproximación a la ocupación y reforma del Japón. MacArthur proponía no modificar en lo más mínimo la situación de la figura del emperador; se limitó a continuar la situación existente durante el último año de la guerra, resolviendo sus implicaciones a medida que las circunstancias lo requerían. El plan de acción, llamado Operación Lista Negra de manera informal, consistía en separar a Hirohito de los militaristas, manteniéndole como elemento de legitimación de las fuerzas de ocupación aliadas y usando su imagen para potenciar la transformación del pueblo japonés hacia un nuevo sistema político.

Citando los debates entre Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower y el propio MacArthur, Bix afirma que inmediatamente después de desembarcar en Japón, Bonnie Fellers se puso a trabajar en la protección de Hirohito del papel que había desempeñado durante y al final de la guerra, permitiendo a los principales sospechosos de crímenes de guerra coordinar sus versiones, a fin de proteger al emperador y evitar que pudiera ser juzgado. Con ello, Tōjō se convirtió en el principal responsable de haber provocado la entrada en guerra de Japón, quedando el emperador completamente al margen. Además, Tōjō fue considerado el autor intelectual de la invasión japonesa de Manchuria y fue señalado por su papel en el Ejército Imperial durante los años previos al estallido de la guerra mundial.

El historiador John Dower resumió así la situación:

Tōjō fue juzgado y condenado a muerte, siendo ejecutado el 23 de diciembre de 1948 en la horca, pese a haber pedido ser fusilado. Sus cenizas pudieron haber sido esparcidas en el océano Pacífico.

Condecoraciones
  Orden del Sol Naciente
  Orden del Tesoro Sagrado
  Orden del Milano Dorado
 Gran Cruz de la "Orden de la Corona  de Italia". Italia
 Medalla Guerra Ruso-Japonesa 1904-1905.
 Medalla de la Gran Guerra de Asia del Este.
 Medalla del Incidente con China de 1937.
 Medalla de la Victoria Aliada de 1914-1920.
 Medalla Conmemorativa de Entronización de Taisho 1915.
 Medalla Conmemorativa de Entronización de Showa 1928.
 Medalla Militar de Honor de Japón
 Medalla del 2600 Aniversario de Japón 1940.
 Medalla al Mérito de la Cruz Roja del Japón.
 Medalla Cruz Roja de Japón.
 Gran Collar de la "Orden Suprema de las Flores de la Orquídea".
 Orden del Golden Kite" de Segunda clase.
 Medalla al Mérito de la Cruz Roja de Manchuria.
 Medalla de Miembro de la Cruz Roja de Manchuria.
 Medalla Fundación Nacional de Manchukuo  1933.
 Gran Cordón de la "Orden del Rayo del Dragón". Manchukuo.
 Medalla Conmemorativa Fundación Nacional de Santuario Manchukuo.
 Gran Cordón, Clase Especial, de la "Orden del Elefante blanco".
 Gran Cordón de la "Orden de los Pilares del Estado". Manchukuo.
 Gran Cordón de la "Orden de las Nubes Propicias". Manchukuo
 Gran Cruz de la "Orden del Águila Alemana" sin espadas. Alemania.

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Enlaces externos

Manchukuo
Políticos del Imperio de Japón
Políticos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial
Primeros ministros de Japón
Militares japoneses de la Segunda Guerra Mundial
Convictos en los Juicios de Tokio
Ejecutados de Japón
Ahorcados
Dictadores
Fascistas de Japón
Genocidas
Políticos de Japón del siglo XX

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The Happy Jug:a novel
Jones, Nathan (2018) The Happy Jug:a novel. Entr'acte.
An autofiction libretto by Nathan Jones and CD made in collaboration with the sound artist Kepla. Published by widely respected label Entr'acte, their first substantial text publication. Published outcome condensing several performances, and also talks at FACT and the Bluecoat in 2016. The story conflates the emotional load of Jones' wife's brain surgery in 2015, with the Labour defeat in the general election of that year, by blaming both "errors" on an inert object. It is an attempt to explore what this kind of warped thinking requires from textual form, and thereafter of the speaking voice. Woven through the narrative is an essay on the relationship between experience and knowledge under current conditions. Jones suggests that these conditions, where data and rhetoric are weaponised to the degree that everything is predetermined while always potentially untrue, sets the stage for a generalised disbelief in things as they happen to you. There is therefore a strong resonance between the form, narrative and themes of this work. In turn, these resonate with a range of contemporary practices, such as the resurgence of autofiction in recent years, and the philosophies of Speculative Realism and New Materialism that propose unconventional agential qualities to matter. It represents a unique interdisciplinary intervention in the field of the Posthumanities. The text was shortlisted for a Semina prize from Bookworks in 2016. The audio setting was produced as a collaboration between Jones and and the contemporary sound practitioner Kepla. All vocal parts were recorded by Jones, including post-production work designed to remediate the textual experiments in the book. This audio features the voice of Jones' wife Nina, recorded while she was convalescing from brain surgery. The entire sound work by Kepla is produced with an ear for the vulnerability and volatility implied in the political and medical components of the narrative. Originally produced as a "posthuman play" in which the sound and voice combination were 'performed' by three concrete sculptures made by the artist Madeline Hall, animated by CGI and projection mapping by Chris Boyd and Simon Jones. In turn, this live work and the ideas of the book were developed with international artists and writers over the course of a 12 month performance residency programme curated by Jones, called Syndrome (2015-16). The book also includes some documentary images from when it was shown as a live work, awarded the Metal Time and Space Award in 2016. One critic, Tom Chivers described it as "the future of theatre or it's psychedelic death knell". The book and CD are published by Entr'acte in 2018. It has been previewed and reviewed in popular sound cultures magazine The Wire, and streamed in its entirety on New New World Radio in May 2018.
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Jones used this work as a component of his PhD research into Glitch Poetics, a term that suggests the necessity to revisit the interdisciplinary potential of error in the context of new media practices. This book and CD explore a range of errors and breakages for their textural and theoretical potential. The book takes up three moments of breakage in the author's life, and traces their potential as nodes for unconventional connections to take place across and between phenomena. It is framed as an


Photo by: Stephanie Matthews This year, for its annual two-day public performance, the Ohio State University Department of Dance is focusing on African-influenced dance and music, including tunes from the likes of B.B. King. Dance Uptown 2011 is making its move to campus this year and will be performed at the Mershon Auditorium. The show, which includes the choreography of several OSU faculty members, begins at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 26 and Friday, May 27. General admission tickets cost $10.


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Newark's Oliver Street School a National Winner in Samsung Competition
March 28, 2014 Esther Surden Off Around New Jersey, Photo Essay,
Newark Public Schools Superintendent Cami Anderson congratulates Oliver Street School's STEM students on winning the Samsung "Solve for Tomorrow" contest. Shown here with STEM teacher James Intrabartolo (far left), Principal Doug Petty (right of Cami Anderson) and Assistant Superintendent Mitchell Center (furthest right). | Newark Public Schools
The students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program run by teacher James Intrabartolo at the K-8 Oliver Street School, part of the Newark Public School District, have a lot to be proud of.
They learned March 25, 2014, that they had won $140,000 worth of technology equipment for their school — which will enhance its existing STEM program — through Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow Competition.
Samsung Electronics America is headquartered in Ridgefield Park.
The students' project, "Guarding the Water Supply," was one of five national winners. They learned the news at a special session at Oliver Street School at which Superintendent Cami Anderson, Principal Doug Petty and other guests were on hand to see a video announcement recognizing the students' work.
According to the school district, the Oliver Street School STEM team, composed of 18 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders, had been working on the project since last fall, when it began designing a system to reduce the amount of street garbage flowing into the Passaic River after heavy rains.
Newark Public Schools Superintendent Cami Anderson having a STEM "girl power" moment at Oliver Street School, after they celebrated being declared winners of the national Samsung "Solve for Tomorrow" contest. | Newark Public Schools
At the event, students explained to the superintendent how they had devised the idea, achieved a consensus, then researched, developed and created two prototypes of sewer grate inserts to catch the waste. They told her how they had tested the grates during a simulated storm, then made assessments and innovated based on how well the designs had worked.
The idea came through observation. The team members had seen all the trash that careless people had thrown into the street, and it wanted to do something about it. Through research, the students learned that when trash goes into sewers, it then gets into streams and rivers. The thought of rivers being polluted in that way disgusted the class. "We needed to find a way to keep the trash out of the rivers," one boy said.
To complete their task, the students had to learn how to use Google SketchUp 8 to make models of the devices so they could determine the most efficient way to catch the garbage. They also learned Autodesk Inventor Professional 2013 a computer-aided design (CAD) program, to design the device.
The team went to Home Depot, which supported the group, to buy its supplies. Intrabartolo told NJTechWeekly.com he had brought in from home many of the tools the students needed to make the physical prototypes.
When the superintendent asked why one prototype was better than another, one student replied that the successful one had a simpler design that focused all the garbage into one spot. It caught more trash because it had more room, so it was easier for the trash to go into it, he added.
The successful prototype became Oliver Street's contest entry, which several student representatives then presented to a panel of judges at the South by Southwest Education conference in Austin, Texas, earlier in March.
Jubilation broke out at the Oliver Street School the moment the class found out they were national winners. | Esther Surden
NJTechWeekly.com asked a youngster who had attended the event if the judges were tough. He told us they just kept asking questions about how the students came up with the idea and how they executed it, and that they thought they had answered the questions well.
Along with enthusiastic support from conference officials, the team received thousands of clicks from its home state and across the nation as the contest was crowdsourced through online voting. The students are hoping that their winning design can be put to actual use both in their own community and beyond, as the grate they have designed can be modified to fit any sewer system.
All five winning schools will be honored at a special Washington, D.C., ceremony on April 30. The other winners are G.W. Carver Middle School, Miami, Fla.; Sunburst Jr. High School, Sunburst, Mont.; Academy at Palumbo, Philadelphia, Pa.; and East Valley High School, Yakima, Wash.
The Oliver Street team explains and demonstrates "Guarding the Water Supply" in a contest video here.
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As your needs change, your home design may become outdated when it comes to style and functionality but a remodel can help you get the most from your interior space. Remodeling is a great way to maintain a modern and fully functional design but large projects can be stressful and take a long time if you're not prepared.
Before you begin a home remodeling job, you need a plan that details every aspect of the project. It should include when to begin the work and when it should be finished along with the five steps to a successful home remodel discussed below.
Before you call the electricians, plumbers and other professionals in to get started on the project, you need to know exactly what you want. This is not something that you can figure out as you go and changing your mind once the work begins can cause complications and delay the project. Determine your objectives and know what you want to change before you get started.
Anytime you're doing a major remodel, it's best to have somewhere else to stay temporarily while the construction is in progress. Trying to stay in the home while it's being remodeled is too disruptive. There would be people in and out from daylight to dark in addition to the noise and dust produced by the construction. It would be fewer problems and easier to maintain your normal lifestyle, if you stay somewhere else until the project is complete.
Many homeowners have tried to tackle a big remodeling project on their own, only to discover it's a lot more to it than they realized. You can avoid the problems and headaches many of them dealt with by calling a professional designer right from the start. If you don't already have an interior designer that you've used before, look for a licensed professional who carries insurance and check references before making your final decision.
An interior designer will help you create both a stylish and fully functional design that will suit your lifestyle. Most use computer aided design (CAD) software to create the layout on a computer, so you can actually see what your ideas will look like instead of trying to envision them. This way, you can make changes before the work even begins if needed.
Redecorating your home is a big job. It requires getting rid of so many of the things that you may have grown to love over the years and that can be hard. Many people find it difficult to part with items they've collected even when they don't serve any real purpose but clearing away the clutter is necessary before you can create a design that's modern and fresh.
It's easy to get carried away when you first begin thinking about all the changes that you would like to make with your remodel. The best way to avoid this problem is to set a budget and prioritize. Create a list that details the changes you want to make starting with the most important first.
Once you have your list, go through and mark the necessities. Then do some research to estimate the cost for each and set aside funds for these. Then do the same for everything left on your list until you reach your budget limit.
Following these five steps can help ensure your remodeling project is a success.


Biometric technology goes beyond cards, pin numbers and passcodes to protect against ID theft.
Imagine a future of making purchases without a debit or credit card and using only what nature gave you to complete all of your banking, communication, shopping and travel needs. Well, the future is now, and the answer is biometrics.
• Facial recognition: the analysis of facial characteristics.
• Fingerprint scanning: the analysis of individual fingerprints.
• Hand geometry: the analysis of the shape of the hand, finger length.
• Retina scanning: the analysis of the eye's capillaries.
• Vascular scanning: the analysis of veins in the back of the hand, wrist.
• Voice recognition: the analysis of the tone, pitch, cadence, frequency of a voice.
Americans believe the daily use of biometrics for routine purchasing and other transactions is far away. But think again, as using our fingerprint in lieu of a computer or phone access code is happening now. For example, with a touch of the home button on the iPhone 5s (along with future iPhones), the touch ID sensor quickly reads your fingerprint and automatically unlocks your phone. In addition, at banks, access to safe-deposit boxes may just require a biometric handprint.
Countries such as Japan, Australia and Mexico and others in South America and Africa are taking advantage of biometric access today, in large part due to regulatory requirements or its popularity with rural consumers who aren't accustomed to carrying bank cards. Why haven't more U.S. financial institutions adopted this same biometric technology to combat fraud? The simple answer is cost and privacy concerns.
In the U.S., financial institutions are already set to integrate biometric technology within mass-market banking. However, the cost of replacing approximately 425,000 ATMs is staggering. But I believe that the cost will be more staggering to wait, as the 10 largest banks in the U.S., and some of the largest retailers, including Target and eBay, already have experienced multiple data breaches. Privacy concerns are also impeding biometrics as consumers have shown reluctance about biometric identification. This limits progress for biometric scanning as the primary authentication method for ATM withdrawals.
Of course, no one answer, including biometric prevention, can wipe out ID theft. Biometrics is vulnerable to being "outsmarted" by new technology, false positives, human error or fraud in data entry. But financial institutions, privacy advocates and consumers should take advantage of current technology to employ biometrics as the next generation of security to combat identity theft.
Mark's most important: Biometric technology goes beyond cards, pin numbers and passcodes to protect against ID theft. Learn more and be open to biometric access because it helps protect you.
Mark Pribish is vice president and ID-theft practice leader at Merchants Information Solutions Inc., a national ID-theft/background-screening provider based in Phoenix. Reach him at markpribish@merchantsinfo.com.
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The Uganda Big Birding Day (BBD) is a birding event organized by Nature Uganda in collaboration with Uganda Wildlife Authority and Uganda Tourism Board with support from other various partners. The BBD activity combines bird conservation with awareness and tourism growth.
And the plight of birds in the country is highlighted in this Uganda Big Birding Day (BBD), which looks at using bird conservation to help promote domestic tourism and also promote Uganda as a global bird watching tourism destination.
This exciting event brings together bird watchers, tourism promoters and conservationists and the rest of the world as they investigate the country's potential in avitourism.
Uganda covers just 0.79% of Africa but boasts of an impressive 45.3% of all the birds found on the African continent, and world over this adventure rich East African country sits at just 0.000005 of the surface of the earth but is home to a remarkable 10% of the world's birds in total.
Birders participating in the Big Birding Day event held on the 11th of November 2017 were also involved in birding marathons-getting to see and identifying as many birds as possible in the 24 hours according to the Uganda Tourism Board which has fully supported birding in Uganda since late 1990s. And the Big Birding Festival to be held after at the Uganda Museum gardens in Kampala City on the 18th November 2017 to also recognize the winners of the race.
If you decide to embark on a Uganda Safari tour, you will realize why the country is arguably Africa's best birding destination for birders and other nature enthusiasts. Also known as the 'Pearl of Africa', Uganda boasts of more bird species per square kilometer than any other country in Africa. More importantly, many of these bird species are mainly in large well protected wilderness areas like Murchison Falls National Park in the North-Eastern side of the country, and this guarantees tourists spectacular birding watching trips in the east and central tropical birding destinations.


text:
package Agua::Common::Parameter;
use Moose::Role;
use Moose::Util::TypeConstraints;

=head2

	PACKAGE		Agua::Common::File

	PURPOSE

		APPLICATION PARAMETER AND STAGE PARAMETER METHODS FOR Agua::Common

=cut
use Data::Dumper;

##############################################################################
#				STAGEPARAMETER METHODS
##############################################################################

sub getParametersByStage {
#### RETURN AN ARRAY OF HASHES
	my $self			=	shift;
	my $stageobject	=	shift;
	$self->logNote("stageobject", $stageobject);

	my $required = ["username", "project", "workflow", "appname", "appnumber"];
	my $where = $self->db()->where($stageobject, $required);
	my $query = qq{SELECT * FROM stageparameter
$where
ORDER BY ordinal};
	#$self->logDebug("$query");

	my $parameters = $self->db()->queryhasharray($query);
	$parameters = [] if not defined $parameters;
	#$self->logDebug("parameters", $parameters);

	return $parameters;
}

sub getParametersByApp {
#### RETURN AN ARRAY OF HASHES
	my $self			=	shift;
	my $appobject	=	shift;
	$self->logNote("appobject", $appobject);

	my $required = ["username", "package", "installdir", "appname"];
	my $where = $self->db()->where($appobject, $required);
	my $query = qq{SELECT * FROM parameter
$where};
	$self->logDebug("query", $query);

	my $parameters = $self->db()->queryhasharray($query);
	$parameters = [] if not defined $parameters;
	$self->logDebug("no. parameters", scalar(@$parameters)) if defined $parameters;
	$self->logDebug("parameters not defined") if not defined $parameters;

	return $parameters;
}

sub getStageParameters {
#### RETURN AN ARRAY OF HASHES
	my $self		=	shift;
	my $username	=	shift;
	$self->logDebug("Common::getStageParameters(username)");
	$self->logDebug("username", $username)  if defined $username;

    	my $json			=	$self->json();

	#### SET username IF NOT DEFINED
	$username = $json->{username} if not defined $username;

    #### VALIDATE
    $self->logError("User session not validated") and return unless $self->validate();

	my $query = qq{SELECT * FROM stageparameter
WHERE username='$username'
ORDER BY project, workflow, appnumber, paramtype, name};
	$self->logDebug("$query");
	my $stageparameters = $self->db()->queryhasharray($query);
	$stageparameters = [] if not defined $stageparameters;

	$self->logDebug("stageparameters", $stageparameters);
	$self->logDebug("no. stageparameters", scalar(@$stageparameters));

	$self->logDebug("username", $username);
	my $fileroot = $self->getFileroot($username);
	$self->logDebug("fileroot", $fileroot);

	foreach my $stageparameter ( @$stageparameters ) {
		my $valuetype = $stageparameter->{valuetype};
		$self->logDebug("valuetype", $valuetype);
		my $name = $stageparameter->{name};
		$self->logDebug("name", $name);

		next if not $valuetype !~ /^file$/ and not $valuetype !~ /^directory$/;
		my $value = $stageparameter->{value};
		next if not defined $value or not $value;

		if ( $valuetype eq "file" or $valuetype eq "directory" ) {
			my $filepath = "$fileroot/$value";
			$self->logDebug("filepath", $filepath);
			$stageparameter->{fileinfo} = $self->getFileinfo($filepath);
			$self->logDebug("stageparameter->{fileinfo}", $stageparameter->{fileinfo});
		}
	}

	return $stageparameters;
}

=head2

	SUBROUTINE		addStageParameter

	PURPOSE

		ADD A PARAMETER TO THE stageparameter TABLE

	INPUTS

		1. ENOUGH STAGE INFORMATION FOR UNIQUE ID

			AND TO SATISFY REQUIRED TABLE FIELDS

{"project":"Project1","workflow":"Workflow1","appname":"clusterMAQ","name":"cpus","appnumber":"1","description":"","discretion":"optional","type":"integer","paramtype":"integer","value":"optasdfasdional","username":"admin","sessionid":"1234567890.1234.123","mode":"addStageParameter"}

=cut

sub addStageParameter {
	my $self		=	shift;

    my $json 		=	$self->json();
 	$self->logDebug("json", $json);

	$self->_removeStageParameter($json);

	my $success = $self->_addStageParameter($json);

 	$self->logError("Could not update stage parameter: $json->{name} in application $json->{appname}") if not defined $success;

 	$self->logStatus("Updated stage parameter $json->{name} in application $json->{appname}");
}

sub _removeStageParameter {
	my $self		=	shift;
	my $data		=	shift;
 	$self->logDebug("data", $data);

	#### SET TABLE AND REQUIRED FIELDS
	my $table = "stageparameter";
	my $required_fields = ["username", "project", "workflow", "appname", "appnumber", "name", "ordinal"];

	#### CHECK REQUIRED FIELDS ARE DEFINED
	my $not_defined = $self->db()->notDefined($data, $required_fields);
    $self->logError("undefined values: @$not_defined") and return if @$not_defined;

	#### REMOVE IF EXISTS ALREADY
 	$self->logDebug("Doing _removeFromTable(table, data, required_fields)");
	return $self->_removeFromTable($table, $data, $required_fields);
}

sub _addStageParameter {
	my $self		=	shift;
	my $data		=	shift;
 	$self->logDebug("data", $data);

	#### SET TABLE AND REQUIRED FIELDS
	my $table = "stageparameter";
	my $required_fields = ["username", "project", "workflow", "appname", "appnumber", "name"];

	#### DEFAULT PARAMTYPE IS 'input'
	$data->{paramtype}	=	"input" if not defined $data->{paramtype};

	#### ADD DEFAULTS
	$data->{submit}		=	0 if not defined $data->{submit};
	$data->{locked}		=	0 if not defined $data->{locked};
	$data->{queued}		=	0 if not defined $data->{queued};
	$data->{chained}	=	0 if not defined $data->{chained};

	#### CHECK REQUIRED FIELDS ARE DEFINED
	my $not_defined = $self->db()->notDefined($data, $required_fields);
    $self->logError("undefined values: @$not_defined") and return if @$not_defined;

	#### ADD ALL FIELDS OF THE PASSED STAGE PARAMETER TO THE TABLE
 	$self->logDebug("Doing addToTable(table, data, required_fields)");
	return $self->_addToTable($table, $data, $required_fields);
}

##############################################################################
#				PARAMETER METHODS
##############################################################################
sub getParameters {
	my $self		=	shift;

    my $username	= 	$self->username();
	my $admin 		= 	$self->conf()->getKey("agua", 'ADMINUSER');
	my $agua 		= 	$self->conf()->getKey("agua", "AGUAUSER");

	#### GET USER'S OWN APPS
    my $query = qq{SELECT * FROM parameter
WHERE owner = '$username'
OR owner='$admin'
OR owner='$agua'
ORDER BY owner, package, apptype, appname, name};
    my $parameters = $self->db()->queryhasharray($query);
	$parameters = [] if not defined $parameters;

	return $parameters;
}

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Everything is made of vibration, including ourselves. All the great spiritual and scientific teachings say that the Universe began with a Song, a Word, a Bang - a Sound. Connecting with Sound can bring us back to the Whole. Journey with me as I use sound to tune the whole of Body, Mind, and Spirit.
Inner harmony is a beautiful thing.
I am fascinated with Sound. First it was singing, that beautiful vibratory experience that starts inside and then rolls from us with joy and abandon. Using the life force of breath to create beautiful music. That is how I experienced sound as a child. Next it was piano, then guitar, dulcimer, recorder - anything that made beautiful sounds and allowed me to harmonize with others. Next came drums and percussion - the revelation of the primal experience of sound deep inside - and the ability to journey on the feel of the beat. And then one day, while researching how music and sound can help people with dementia, my true loves revealed themselves to me: Singing Bowls and Gongs! Whole Notes Harmony was born!
The idea that sound affects your health is not new. Sound has been used since ancient times for healing ceremonies and to affect mood. You use sound therapy when you listen to music to ease tension and stress. Research is ongoing that shows that music, rhythms, frequencies and vibrations help us resist and recover from a wide variety of ailments. Many hospitals, medical practices, and support groups have adopted music and sound therapy as part of their recovery support. Watch the movie "Alive Inside" if you doubt the ability of music to affect aspects of the physical being.
Experience the benefits of sound in an individual Sound Therapy session with Whole Notes Harmony in Knoxville, TN. You will relax among the bowls, gongs, and various sound instruments as I provide the vibrations that support your own individual sound healing experience. Perfect for focusing on specific intentions or personal areas in which you want to evolve. My clients have amazing experiences floating on the Healing Cloud of Sound.
In a group Sound Immersion Concert, I will fill the space with sound. Participants will generally relax on the floor, as they are comfortable, and experience the Cloud of Sound all around them. I will also move through the space with various Sound instruments to provide individual clearing to each participant. Group Immersions create an energy all their own - no two are exactly the same.
I work with other professionals to provide the benefits of Sound to their clients, patients, and residents. This may include working in dementia care, in support groups, with reflexologists, massage therapists, and in yoga studios. Sound is the perfect accompaniment to many other therapeutic treatments.
Copyright © 2018 Whole Notes Harmony - All Rights Reserved.


A poultry company in New Zealand has invested heavily in its production capacity and is preparing to increase its Australian market share by a third in the next 12 months.
The company, ProTen, was founded in 2001 by consolidating the broiler businesses of four existing operations. It has now embarked on an ambitious development programme aimed at boosting annual production to 42 million chickens over the next 12 months.
It says bringing another 14 million chickens to market as well as favourable market demand conditions and an improvement in its loan structure has led to a 37% rise in its share price on the unlisted market.
ProTen says it expects revenue to rise by 63% in 2015 to more than $30 million.


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Third Sunday In Advent
On this Sunday again, the Church calls on us to rejoice in the Advent of the Redeemer, and at the Introit sings:
INTROIT Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Let your modesty be known to all men: for the Lord is nigh. Be nothing solicitous; but in every thing by prayer let your requests be made known to God (Phil. 4). Lord, thou hast blessed thy land; thou bast turned away the captivity of Jacob (Ps. 84). Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
COLLECT Incline Thine ear, O Lord, we beseech Thee, unto our prayers: and enlighten the darkness of our mind by the grace of thy visitation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end, Amen.
EPISTLE (Phil. 4:4-7). Brethren, rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Let your modesty be known to all men. The Lord is nigh. Be nothing solicitous; but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasseth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus our Lord.
What is meant by "rejoicing in the Lord"?
By "rejoicing in the Lord" is meant rejoicing in the grace of the true faith we have received, in the hope of obtaining eternal happiness; rejoicing in the protection of the most High under which we stand; and in the persecution for justice's sake in which Christ Himself exhorts us to rejoice, and in which the Apostle Paul gloried (II Cor. 7:4).
What else does St. Paul teach in this epistle?
He exhorts us to give all a good example by a modest and edifying life, to which we should be directed by the remembrance of God's presence and His coming to judgment (Chrysostom. 33, in Joann.); he warns us against solicitude about temporal affairs, advising us to cast our care on God, who will never abandon us in our needs, if we entreat Him with confidence and humility.
In what does "the Peace of God" consist?
It consists in a good conscience (Ambrose), in which St. Paul gloried and rejoiced beyond measure (II Cor. 1:12). This peace of the soul sustained all the martyrs, and consoled many others who suffered for justice's sake. Thus St. Tibertius said to the tyrant: "We count all pain as naught, for our conscience is at peace." There cannot be imagined a greater joy than that which proceeds from the peace of a good conscience. It must be experienced to be understood.
ASPIRATION The peace of God, that surpasseth all understanding, preserve our hearts in Christ Jesus. Amen.
COMFORT AND RELIEF IN SORROW
"Is any one troubled, let him pray" (Jas. 5:13).
There is no greater or more powerful comfort in sorrow than in humble and confiding prayer, to complain to God of our wants and cares, as did the sorrowful Anna, mother of the prophet Samuel, (I Kings 10) and the chaste Susanna when she was falsely accused of adultery and sentenced to death (Dan. 13:35). So the pious King Ezechias complained in prayer of the severe oppression with which he was threatened by Senacherib (IV Kings 19:14). So also King Josaphat made his trouble known to God only, saying: But as we know not what to do, we can only turn our eyes on Thee (11 Para. 20:12). They all received aid and comfort from God. Are you sad and in trouble? Lift up your soul with David and say: To Thee I have lifted up my eyes, who dwellest in heaven. Behold as the eyes of servants are on the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the handmaid are on the hands of her mistress: so are our eyes unto the Lord our God, until He shall have mercy on us (Ps. 122:1-3). Give joy to the soul of Thy servant, for to Thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul (Ps. 85:4).
GOSPEL (Jn. 1:19-28). At that time the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to John, to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and did not deny; and he confessed: I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No. They said therefore unto him, Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? what sayst thou of thyself? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias. And they that were sent were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet? John answered them, saying: I baptize with water: but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not: the same is he that shall come after me, who is preferred before me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose. These things were done in Bethania beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Why did the Jews send messengers to St. John to ask him who he was?
Partly because of their curiosity, when they saw St. John leading such a pure, angelic and penitential life; partly, as St. Chrysostom says, out of envy, because St. John preached with such spiritual force, baptized and exhorted the people to penance, that the inhabitants of Jerusalem came to him in great numbers; partly, and principally, they were impelled by the providence of God to demand publicly of St. John, if he were the Messiah, and thus be directed to Christ that they might be compelled to acknowledge Him as the Messiah, or have no excuse for rejecting Him.
Why did the Jews ask St. John, if he were not Elias or the prophet?
The Jews falsely believed that the Redeemer was to come into this world but once, then with great glory, and that Elias or one of the old prophets would come before Him, to prepare His way, as Malachias (4:5) had prophesied of St. John; so when St. John said of himself that he was not the Messiah, they asked him, if he were not then Elias or one of the prophets. But Elias, who was taken alive from this world in a fiery chariot, will not reappear until just before the second coming of Christ.
Why did St. John say, he was not Elias or the Prophet?
Because he was not Elias, and, in reality, not a prophet in the Jewish sense of the word, but more than a prophet, because he announced that Christ had come, and pointed Him out.
Why does St. John call himself "the voice of one crying in the wilderness"?
Because in his humility, he desired to acknowledge that he was only an instrument through which the Redeemer announced to the abandoned and hopeless Jews the consolation of the Messiah, exhorting them to bear worthy fruits of penance.
How do we bear worthy fruits of penance?
We bear fruits of penance, when after our conversion, we serve God and justice with the same zeal with which we previously served the devil and iniquity; when we love God as fervently as we once loved the flesh-that is, the desires of the flesh-and the pleasures of the world; when we give our members to justice as we once gave them to malice and impurity (Rom. 6:19), when the mouth that formerly uttered improprieties, when the ears that listened to detraction or evil speech, when the eyes that looked curiously upon improper objects, now rejoice in the utterance of words pleasing to God, to hear and to see things dear to Him; when the appetite that was given to the luxury of eating and drinking, now abstains; when the hands give back what they have stolen; in a word, when we put off the old man, who was corrupted, and put on the new man, who is created in justice and holiness of truth (Eph. 4:22-24).
What was the baptism administered by St. John, and what were its effects?
The baptism administered by John was only a baptism of penance for forgiveness of sins (Lk. 3:3). The ignorant Jews not considering the greatness of their transgressions, St. John came exhorting them to acknowledge their sins, and do penance for them; that being converted, and truly contrite, they might seek their Redeemer, and thus obtain remission of their offences. We must then conclude, that St. John's baptism was only a ceremony or initiation, by which the Jews enrolled themselves as his disciples to do penance, as a preparation for the remission of sin by means of the second baptism, viz., of Jesus Christ.
What else can be learned from this gospel?
We learn from it to be always sincere, especially at the tribunal of penance, and to practice the necessary virtue of humility, by which, in reply to the questions of the Jews, St. John confessed the truth openly and without reserve, as shown by the words: The latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose, as the lowest of Christ's servants, giving us an example of humility and sincerity, which should induce us always to speak the truth, and not only not to seek honor, but to give to God all the honor shown us by man. Have you not far more reason than John, who was such a great saint, to esteem yourself but little, and to humble yourself before God and man? "My son," says Tobias (4:14), "never suffer pride to reign in thy mind, or in thy words: for from it all perdition took its beginning."
ASPIRATION O Lord, banish from my heart all envy, jealousy and pride. Grant me instead, to know myself and Thee, that by the knowledge of my nothingness, misery and vices, I may always remain unworthy in my own eyes, and that by the contemplation of Thy infinite perfections, I may seek to prize Thee above all, to love and to glorify Thee, and practice charity towards my neighbor. Amen.
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Kill the IRS? It's Already Dead
Ever heard of a "dead man walking" -- well, that's the IRS. Not only has it been gutted and most of its work force laid off, but it has no contract and no real purpose.
As the Grace Report revealed in 1980, all the money collected by the IRS didn't even pay the interest on the National Debt of the Territorial United States. That wasn't the point.
We were misled into assuming that our tax dollars were paying for public services, but that paradigm went out in the 1930's. No, actually, the only function of all the tax payments extorted out of the majority of Americans was to act as a "valve" to control the money supply and moderate the growth of inflation.
Inflation continued to act as a merciless silent tax and to gnaw away at the value of the U.S. fiat domestic currency, but those annual collections slowed the process down to the Frog Boiling Temperature preferred by the banks, who naturally wanted to milk the embezzlement and racketeering and keep "the Natives" from figuring it all out as long as possible.
Haven't you all noticed that the Federal Reserve building in NYC is all boarded up and how many of the IRS Offices have closed their doors? Their mail is being forwarded. They can't find enough Americans who will work for them anymore. All the "agents" have false names, but now the false names are things like: "Amber Gouderaineroneff" and "Malcolm Flackenbuster" and they tend to have foreign accents.
They are scurrying around, head down, eyes scanning the periphery and quickly glancing behind. They can feel the flames licking at their boot heels. They know the jig is up. Even the dumbest among them has heard the word and seen the pink slips.
Well, what's the use of collecting up the I.O.U.'s when the Federal Reserve System is bankrupt? Force of habit?
Still trying to claim that there is some kind of a war on somewhere, as a justification for not ending The Victory Tax that should have ended --- no questions asked --- in 1945?
Reminds me of my Uncle Jesse Myrick on my Father's side of the family staring dolefully at the clock:
"Damn!" he'd say sadly, "it's only four o'clock and I would love a cold beer......"
He'd drum his fingers on the table, glance around to see where his wife was, give me a sidelong look and say in a stage whisper, "Oh, well, it must be five o'clock somewhere!" --and begin making himself a Red Beer.
They, the members of Congress, have cause to know that the government isn't funded with tax dollars.
They know that except for Slush, there hasn't been a rational excuse to continue collecting taxes since the Federal Reserve bankrupted the trademarked Federal Reserve System in 2009, but they've kept up the fraud and racketeering just the same.
It's all been business as usual. Until now, when the Municipal Government has been left unfunded and without a contract for cause.
Shame on them and shame on us for letting the members of the US CONGRESS and their Agents get away with defrauding and harassing and plundering us for the better part of a hundred years.
Let's finish it and be wise enough not to accept their "offer" to establish a 17% sales tax, either. Such proposals should be taken in light of what they already owe us.
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As Regards Martial Law
If they are going to arrest 66,000 miscreants and boot out all illegal aliens martial law is what they will need to do. We are at a point where we have been slowly invaded by Mexicans and others and have no choice.
Recent findings of vast widespread organized vote tampering and gross corruption in state and county courts is also going to require drastic action. In order to re-establish a just society we can't continue to have private courts functioning as money laundering operations for the banks and local crooks. All these people will face charges and/or need re-training. The corruption has gone on so long that they don't know they are doing anything wrong.
Organized crime networks have been discovered in Arkansas, Nevada, New York. California, and elsewhere that operate internationally and which have ties to everything from gambling and prostitution to drugs and back again. In far too many of these cases the local police are either incompetent or colluding. All that has to be addressed, too, and is connected to the first problem I mentioned -- the 66,000 indictments and the unsecured borders that have allowed vast numbers of foreign nationals to come and go as they please.
On top of that the old MUNICIPAL Government run as an Oligarchy by Congress has been proven to be operating in a totally illegal and unlawful fashion.
They were limited to the ten square miles of the District of Columbia for a good reason and they grossly usurped against that limitation. Since 1946 they have been bilking the States and the American People and deliberately undermining every principal this country was built on.
There are now over 200,000 "municipal corporations" in this country and I am calling for all of them to be liquidated, nationalized, and returned to local control. The idea that a group of people can form a foreign independent city-state in the heart of America and just do whatever they please is totally whackjob and is nowhere allowed in any Founding Document.
Think about Phoenix declaring itself a "sanctuary city" and acting against the Public Law. Think of New York City declaring itself "the capital of the world" and operating apart from the State and People of New York. Think of all these foreign corporations seizing the power to arbitrarily tax our people? And then think about the endless corruption and misery of Detroit, one of the first victims of this madness, spreading like a social and economic disease throughout this country?
All these municipal corporations are de facto crime syndicates on our shores, born and functioning in an unlawful status from inception. None of them have any right to be here and most of them have done nothing but promote crime and bilking of public resources for private business interests.
Literally trillions of dollars have been embezzled and siphoned out of this country by these foreign municipal corporations and some of them have done far worse things, too.
Take the Municipal Corporation operating as the US NAVY for example.
That's not our Navy.
It has been reconfigured as a private mercenary force and has used a deceptively similar name to enable it to act under color of law.
If you go to the Patent Office and start looking at the US NAVY-held Patents you will see how they have enriched themselves and been part and parcel of the scheme of the Big Banks to take over the whole world and undermine all national governments including ours by a process of deceit, identity theft, falsification of records, odious debt accrual and embezzlement. You will also see the horrific processes and patents that these goons have developed in contravention of international law.
And all this rot has been promoted by just one municipal corporation. Imagine the damage that 200,000 of these things, all operating under color of law, all being interfaced with and being mistaken for legitimate parts of the American Government can do?
Think of the IRS, FEMA, DOJ, BATF, FBI, CIA--- all these "agencies" formed back in the 1930's by the Roosevelt Administration? They are all municipal corporations and they have been operating on our shores as foreign "service" organizations under the control of a foreign government--- the Municipal United States oligarchy run by the US CONGRESS -- which is supposed to limit its operations to the ten square miles of the District of Columbia.
All of these "Alphabet Soup Agencies" have been heavily armed by the schemers and many lesser-known organizations that we don't normally think of as parts of the government, but which we can readily identify as government contractors-- municipal corporations like GENERAL ELECTRIC --have been "militarized" along with lots of local franchise branches like the STATE OF ARIZONA and WASBACH COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
Billions of rounds of ammunition and guns of all kinds, military track vehicles and armored trucks and millions of body bags and "FEMA Camps" have been prepared, along with designated mass burial grounds --- all in preparation for the moment when all these foreign municipal corporations would be mobilized by the bankers and used as an already de-ployed supra-national mercenary force already supplied and in place and operating under color of law on our shores.
This is what my husband and I addressed with the Joint Chiefs of Staff beginning in 2005 and which led to the issuance of the General Civil Orders of 2014.
Other national governments also "woke up" and realized that they, too, were sitting ducks. And the word was passed down the line from officer to officer, policeman to policeman, vet to vet. Not just here, but all over the world.
In 2015, the Municipal Government operations involved in these heinous acts were de-funded, but via private sources (think George Soros and the Chicago racketeers under Rahm Emmanuel and the New York Mob operating out of Nevada) they continued to operate as corporations and to take on a life of their own.
Since then there has been an internecine "war" between these elements of the old Municipal Government and the Territorial Government. Because, for example, the functions of the Municipal US NAVY were tied to the functions of the actual United States Navy, it has been a cat-and-mouse game of trying to determine who was loyal to this country and who was not.
The Globalist Scum finally got so frustrated that they played their hand in the open and deployed against California by using Directed Energy Weapons to burn out a corridor for one of their envisioned railroad projects, and a different Scalar Resonance technology was deployed to cause the Earthquake in Alaska.
Those actions allowed us to observe exactly who was involved and what kinds of technology they have and how they operated these weapons. And that "tipping of their hand" is proving their downfall.
All the shuffling and re-shuffling you are seeing in Washington now is a direct result of all of this coming to a head.
It is believed that when all this is exposed a majority of Americans --even those involved in working for municipal corporations- will understand the necessity of dismantling this threat to our own national security and will comply with the order to liquidate these corporations.
There will, of course, be exceptions. Hard-core Globalist Fascist and Communist "cells" do exist and they are embedded in all levels of business and society in this country and internationally.
Oftentimes the Fascist and the Communist diatribes are so closely aligned that it is hard to tell them apart except that they are all liars and hypocrites.
They talk about peace and promote war. They appear to advocate "tolerance" and "respect" while in fact being intolerant toward anyone who does not share their exact views. They attempt to use "herd mentality" to drive "social justice" agendas which never result in social justice, but which reliably line the pockets of the perpetrators.
It's not about what they say, it's about what they do, and the obvious dissonance between the two.
We have lived under soft martial law all our lives and this evil has spread until it had "captured" its own branches of what appeared to be our own military. Think about that.
The Road Home we have embarked upon is difficult at best. Most people in America are still sleeping. They will need our help to make sense of all this, but once they find their feet and get their heads screwed on, they will know what to do and who to believe and that will be the deciding factor in bringing all these evils to an end.
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Michael Hayden: Post-Truth Society?
There I was, innocently writing Christmas cards and listening with half an ear to some vacuous PBS programming, when what (and who) to my wondering eyes did appear, but Michael Hayden, former Chief Goon of both the NSA and CIA spreading good cheer, and the news that the Truth no longer matters to anyone here.
We live in a "Post-Truth Society" and he quoted a dictionary as proof, that some slum-dweller swaddling in the deep urban blight has labeled our condition and says Hayden, has shown a great light.
According to Mr. Hayden we are all clueless and brain-dead and immoral prigs with the instincts of starved dogs and a dearth of common sense. According to him, we have gone over the edge, and no longer bother with truth, only bald avarice.
We care nothing for truth every day of the year and wallow instead in self-pity and beer.
Oh, no, says the Durge King as he sounds the Death-Knell of our world and our nation and our dear ones as well. Give up your grey cells and your logic and your happy sleigh bells. Forget what Mom taught you and your Dad, just as well. Forget your code of honor --if you had one to start. Admit you are a pathetic sleazy bastard, with an ice pick for a heart.
I"m the expert, he purred, though that's not what he said. His words were ingratiating as they poured forth from his head. We must forgive people, he implied, for their delusional spells. They've been misled and poisoned and gone through sheer Hell. No wonder they are sick and reduced to blind rage, political correctness, and swear words for prayers.
They don't know what they are, either as men or as beasts, have forgotten what they are here for and can't even think. They are sick and they're silly and stupid as well. A-foot or a-horseback seems just the same, and I, Michael Hayden, am here to expound. It's my business, you see, and I tell you with glee, that you don't know what the truth is, though you stand on the brink.
All your ideas are shadows and your dreams are all blanks. Only lies are the truths that you live with each day. In the real world, you're all victims and losers and slaves. All you've got left are feelings unfettered from brains, the dull sounding echoes of your own lonely pain, with no knowledge of the past, no vision for the future, and nothing in between. And I, Michael Hayden, am here to feed on your ignorant delusions and your anger and pride in things that destroy you, like big banks and flags.
Bull crap and business is my stock-in-trade. There's nothing honest about me, not even my name. I am corpulent and unhealthy and ugly, it's true, but I still consider myself far better than you. And if you don't know what the truth is, then neither do I. Plausible deniability is my claim to fame.
With a shift in his chair and a flutter of his eyes deep-set and ironic, Michael Hayden gave a sly smile that I found quite iconic. The Jester and John Dee and the shiftless camel traders of El Alamein, J.Edgar Hoover, and the Horse With No Name all came to mind, and I despised the Gloating Toad and I thought to myself --- you got what you asked for PBS, as I turned off the knob, and I heard my husband laughing as I turned out the light.
"Mike Hayden couldn't find the truth with both hands and a grenade."
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Building Supportive, Person-Centered Communities For Adults With Autism
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 500,000 teens with autism will age into adulthood over the next decade and housing will become one of the greatest concerns for them, their parents and other caregivers. Right now, an estimated 80,000 adults with autism in the United States are on waiting lists for publicly-funded residential placements and services. The waiting periods can run up to 15 years and the number of those waiting is only expected to grow. Where housing does exist, it isn't exactly what most parents or their adult children with autism want.
BY DONNA M. AUTUORI
One father of 17-year old triplets, one daughter and two sons, both of whom are on the autism spectrum, has made developing housing options for his sons and other young adults with autism a top priority. In 2015, Charles Massimo, a wealth manager, founded Long Island Autism Communities, Inc., a privately-funded, 501(c) (3) not-for-profit. Its mission is to provide better housing solutions for adults on the autism spectrum that are safe, supportive, offer every opportunity for a fulfilling life, and provide a continuum of care when parents and guardians no longer can.
FILLING A VITAL HOUSING NEED AND MORE FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM
Charles Massimo, who serves as Chairman of Long Island Autism Communities and was recently appointed to the New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo's recently formed New York State Autism Spectrum Advisory Board, has the same goals for his sons as most parents of children on the spectrum. "I want them to have a healthy life filled with positive relationships and activities they enjoy. I also want them to be welcomed into a safe, supportive community which gives them access to opportunities for employment, recreation and socialization within the surrounding area," said Massimo. "And, equally important, I want to know that they will be taken care of when their mother and I no longer can."
Without Massimo and others like him across the nation trying to create supportive communities for adults with autism, the majority of young adults with autism would be destined to a much less positive future. The National Autism Indicators Report of 2015 found that two-thirds of young people with autism do not have a job or plans for higher education; a trend that continues into their early 20s. One in four young adults with autism feels isolated, and 79% still live at home with parents or guardians, who feel a tremendous burden from this reality. These parents want their children's daily living and emotional needs met. They want their children living in a community where will be treated with care and respect.
While no two adults with autism have the same needs, there are common concerns among their parents with respect to their housing as illustrated in a survey conducted by the Charlottesville Region Autism Action Group (CRAAG). Many parents reported:
• Moderate to extreme concern about their children's abilities to live independently;
• Concern over day programs and supported employment options;
• Their child's need for assistance to navigate basic skills (e.g., cleaning, cooking, living with roommates, paying rent, etc.); and
• Worry that their child would be isolated and prone toward depression.
Long Island Autism Communities conducted its own survey in 2017 to better understand parents' concerns for their adult children with autism. In response to the question, What are the three most important assurances we can offer you as you consider housing options for your adult child with autism?— parents responded:
• A safe living environment,
• An environment where my daughter would be happy,
• A place where my child could live in a peaceful environment,
• An atmosphere respectful of his humanity with no mental or physical abuse,
• An environment that will care for my daughter after we no longer can,
• Emergency back-up staff,
• A setting with superior and well-trained behavioral staff to make sure he is safe and his medical and physical needs are met, and
• Round the clock activities to enhance his life.
Professionals were also surveyed by Long Island Autism Communities. Their replies to the same question on behalf of adults with autism, included:
• Access to public transportation and services,
• Promote acceptance into the community,
• Offer opportunities for personal growth and engagement,
• Strong safety and security controls, and
• Planning for after parents die or are incapacitated.
It was not surprising that young adults with autism want to experience independence as many young people do. A National Housing and Residential Supports survey reported that nearly 60% of adults with autism would prefer to live in their own home with a roommate, although 30% said they would need support services daily. Feedback received from young adults with autism in the Long Island Autism Communities survey was consistent with these findings and also found that they wanted programs that helped facilitate interaction with their peers, both on and not on the spectrum, in order to gain diversified experiences and new friends.
PARTNERING WITH COMPASSIONATE DEVELOPERS
To begin creating housing solutions, Massimo, his Board of Directors, which includes other parents of young adults with autism, autism professionals and other members of the business community, have determined that teaming up with developers of apartments and other residential properties will be an initial, effective strategy. Across Long Island, there are numerous multifamily projects in development, under construction or in the planning stages. Massimo and his Board are carefully reviewing these projects to determine their suitability for Long Island Autism Communities. The organization is also remaining open and watchful for opportunities to create their own project on a large piece of undeveloped land where multiple residences can be built along with perhaps a clubhouse, garden, pool and other qualify of life facilities.
Besides requiring developers to understand and support the organization's mission, a key criterion is that a project be located in close proximity to a vibrant downtown area offering opportunities for employment, volunteering, socialization and recreation, as well as access to mass transportation and other important resources. In the design and construction of the residences, consideration will be to accommodate the sensory needs of individuals on a spectrum (e.g., light and sound sensitivities), as well as enable Long Island Autism Communities to create a secure, safe environment for its community residents.
One developer, Larry Gargano, has already stepped up and indicated a willingness to set aside a portion of an apartment complex he is building near Main Street in Bay Shore, New York for Long Island Autism Communities' first property. It is hoped that this first community will be completed by the end of 2018. Prior to that time, Long Island Autism Communities' professional team will have the tough task of beginning its selection process in deciding which individuals with autism will be its first residents. Since announcing the organization, there has been a steady stream of inquiries from parents of young adults with autism and older adults on the spectrum. The Programming Committee of Long Island Autism Communities, whose members include experienced autism professionals and parents of children with autism, has developed a very thorough screening and assessment process to determine what individuals would thrive in one of the organization's residences and if so, what individualized supports they need.
"There are so many factors to weigh and our goal is to find long-term housing solutions for those who want to become one of our residents," said Massimo. "We intend to be a resource for individuals across the spectrum, both low- and high-functioning individuals of varying needs and interests. We will also look at whether they can be successfully integrated into our communities, and live well with others including potential roommates. In selecting residents, we will not accept any individual that could pose a threat to any others within the community."
Residents will be able to decorate and furnish their own space as they would like. Depending on whether a resident chooses a studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom or three-bedroom apartment, there may be a need to compromise on the décor of common, shared areas such as the living room and kitchen. Long Island Autism Communities will have its own qualified personnel to provide oversight of residents and their staff on a 24-hour a day, seven days a week, 365 day a year basis. "That is an assurance we need to give the parents," said Massimo. "We also will be installing state-of-the-art smart security and communications technology so that we can monitor visitors and be responsive to our residents' parents and guardians should they need to reach us."
PERSON-CENTERED COMMUNITIES FOR ADULTS WITH AUTISM
Reflecting its vision, Long Island Autism Communities will be creating person-centered communities for adults with autism. In addition to the support of their own direct staff for those individuals who have direct staff, Long Island Autism Communities will be helping its residents access other resources meaningful to each individual and designed to enhance their lives. This could mean introducing them to a potential employer or nonprofit seeking volunteers, or connecting them with a resource providing therapeutic services for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Long Island Autism Communities also plans to host social events both within its community and at local parks, beaches, entertainment and cultural centers for its residents, as well as their parents, friends and neighbors in the surrounding areas. "We want our neighbors to know us and our residents to become fully-integrated and engaged with the local community," said Massimo. "It is our goal to have our residents known on a first name basis with the local retailers, restaurant owners, bankers, etc. to build a true sense of community."
"A LIFELONG PLAN"
Long Island Autism Communities is making a commitment to its residents by creating a sustainable housing model with the assurances they and their parents need. In addition to ensuring a resident's suitable placement within the community, the organization is committed to participating in a resident's Individualized Life Stage Planning, working in conjunction with their parents/guardians, direct autism staff and advisors to make sure they will be able to live in the community, safely and through a continuum of support for the rest of their lives. Long Island Autism Communities will provide access to fiscal intermediary services, where needed; partner with agencies to provide back-up of residents' own staff, should the need arise; attend support meetings with residents and their "circle of support" (i.e., family, friends and staff); and visit residents regularly to ensure their well-being.
FUNDRAISING DRIVE UNDERWAY
To date, Long Island Autism Communities has been building awareness through traditional and social media, town hall-type meetings, and two major fundraisers; a concert featuring Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, and a comedy special featuring Jeff Ross, The Roastmaster General. The organization also participated in two holiday shopping benefits on Long Island; the Americana's Champions for Charity and Mitchells of Huntington events. Additionally, funds are being raised through corporate partners including Amazon, Geico and Artisanal Premium Cheeses. With the first project identified, a major fundraising campaign will be launched in the first quarter of 2018 to help generate funds needed for operating the first community. Considering how pervasive this developmental disability is with 1 in 68 children in the U.S. diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (Source: CDC), and the critical shortage of housing for adults with autism, Long Island Autism Communities is optimistic that the business community along with families touched by autism and others, will get behind its mission.•
Donna M. Autuori is Secretary of the Board of Directors of Long Island Autism Communities. In her professional career, she is President of Autuori Corporate Communications, Inc., a 23-year old public relations and marketing firm serving a client base of national and global businesses. She also helps build awareness for regional nonprofits including those serving individuals with development disabilities such as Pal-O-Mine Equestrian and Life's WORC on Long Island, NY.
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Patriots To Host Blood Drives At Gillette Stadium For COVID-19 Relief
by Zack Cox
The New England Patriots will host a series of blood drives at Gillette Stadium to assist in COVID-19 relief efforts, the team announced Tuesday.
Nine drives have been scheduled, with the first set to take place April 13. The Patriots have partnered with Kraft Family Blood Donor Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham & Women?s Hospital have partnered to carry out the initiative.
"Due to the coronavirus outbreak, hospitals across the globe have seen a severe shortage in blood donations," a team release read. "Donating blood has been deemed an essential service by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is still safe to donate blood during this pandemic and eligible and healthy donors are strongly encouraged to make a donation. The CDC is supporting this effort by providing recommendations that will keep donors and staff safe."
Those wishing to donate blood must register for an appointment beforehand on Gillette Stadium's website.
Last week, Patriots owner Robert Kraft and president Jonathan Kraft used the team's plane to transport more than 1 million N95 masks from China to Boston, helping address the shortage of personal protective equipment that's affected many healthcare workers who are treating coronavirus patients. The Kraft family donated 300,000 of these masks to New York, the current epicenter of COVID-19 in the United States.
Massachusetts health officials also constructed a temporary COVID-19 testing site for first responders in one of the Gillette Stadium parking lots.
The stadium currently is unoccupied, with the NFL mandating the closure of all team facilities until further notice to restrict the spread of the virus.
More Patriots: 2020 NFL Draft To Be Held Virtually Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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Thanks for your comment. Just because pterosaurs were 'an evolutionary dead end' does not mean that evolution is dead. There are many branches on the evolutionary tree and just because one ends, does not mean that they all do. This find strengthens the already overwhelming amount of evidence for evolution.


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Der Goldbergsee ist ein Badesee in der Gemeinde Marktschorgast im oberfränkischen Landkreis Kulmbach.

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Der heute innerhalb einer Schleife der Bahnstrecke Bamberg–Hof gelegene, namengebende Goldberg wurde 1755 erstmals erwähnt. Vermutlich wurde im Berg, allerdings erfolglos, tatsächlich einst nach Gold gegraben. Im 14. Jahrhundert stand dort der Marktschorgaster Galgen, in einer Karte aus der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts ist auf seinem Gipfel ein optischer Telegraf eingezeichnet. Von 1898 bis 1908 unterhielt die Bayerische Basaltbausteingesellschaft am Goldberg einen Steinbruch, den im Jahr 1909 Gemeinde Marktschorgast übernahm.

Geschichte und Beschreibung
Der seit 1912 existierende See liegt, von Felsen und Wald eingerahmt, in der Grube des ehemaligen Steinbruchs am Fuß des 548 Meter hohen Goldbergs. In jenem Jahr bewirkte eine Sprengung die unbeabsichtigte Flutung der Grube durch rasch eindringendes Grundwasser.

Als Badesee wird der Goldbergsee spätestens seit 1922 genutzt. Er weist eine etwa 3 Hektar große Wasseroberfläche auf und ist bis zu ca. 8 Meter tief. Das Wasser kommt in unterirdischen Gesteinsschichten vom rund 30 Kilometer entfernten Epprechtstein und hat nahezu Trinkwasserqualität. Zudem ist ein künstlicher Zufluss vorhanden. Das Wasser kann sich selbst regenerieren, da der Goldbergsee eine entsprechende Tiefe aufweist und der Schlamm am Boden nicht aufgewirbelt wird. Im Sommer liegt die Wassertemperatur bei kühlen 16 bis 21 Grad.

Badesaison ist von Christi Himmelfahrt im Mai bis Ende August oder Anfang September. Während der Badesaison ist das Tauchen verboten. In der von 1927 stammenden polizeilichen Vorschrift für das "Bad Goldbergsee" heißt es: "Die Badenden weiblichen Geschlechts haben einen Badeanzug, diejenigen männlichen Geschlechts eine Badehose zu tragen". Einige Jahre danach bewarb ihn die Gemeinde als Familienbad "Gebirgssee Goldbergsee". 1935 wurde ein Becken für Nichtschwimmer angelegt. In der Zeit nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg war der See auch bei den Angehörigen der in der Bayreuth und Bindlach stationierten US-Streitkräfte beliebt.

Neben dem Naturfelsbad existieren solarbeheizt ein Nichtschwimmer- und ein Planschbecken sowie ein Kinderspielplatz, Sanitäranlagen, ein Kiosk und ein Jugendzeltplatz. Der See dient auch als Rahmen für Kulturveranstaltungen. Im August 1980 fand dort eine erste Serenade mit Mitgliedern des Bayreuther Festspielorchesters statt. Die "Abende am See" wurden bis 2021 dreizehnmal wiederholt, unter anderem mit Dirigenten wie Daniel Barenboim oder James Levine.

Weblinks
 Vom Galgenberg zum Bade-Idyll bei kurier.de, mit historischen Fotos
 Goldbergsee in Marktschorgast in der Erlebnisregion Fichtelgebirge bei fichtelgebirge.net

Einzelnachweise

Marktschorgast
Badesee
Gewässer im Landkreis Kulmbach
See in Bayern
See in Europa


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