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Obituaries|Ethel Stein, Who Created Intricate Textile Art, Dies at 100
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Ethel Stein, Who Created Intricate Textile Art, Dies at 100
Ethel Stein working in her studio in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., in 2008.Credit...Tom Grotta/Browngrotta Arts
By Neil Genzlinger
Ethel Stein, a weaver who created countless intricate textile artworks and one particularly influential sock puppet, died on Friday in Cortlandt, N.Y. She was 100.
Her son, Carl, said the cause was complications of pneumonia.
Working largely out of the artistic limelight at her home in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., Ms. Stein resurrected historical weaving techniques and merged them with 20th-century Bauhaus design sensibilities.
"The result was something new and profound," Daniel Walker, former chairman of the department of textiles at the Art Institute of Chicago, said by email, "seemingly simple patterns based on geometry and shading, whose apparent simplicity had been made possible only because of the technical complexity of the weaving. Stein's artistic legacy is thus a unique one."
A more lighthearted part of her legacy came from a side business that grew out of her penchant for repurposing things that others might have discarded. She turned old socks into puppets, first for her son's nursery school, then for a growing body of fans.
She began selling them at a booth in a department store in Manhattan; a monograph published by her representative, Browngrotta Arts, says she sold 10,000. One wound up in, or on, the hands of a young puppeteer named Shari Lewis, who by 1953 was making a name for herself in children's television in the New York market. Ms. Stein, the monograph says, designed several puppets for Ms. Lewis, who would later in the 1950s achieve national fame with Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse and the rest of her puppet pals.
Ethel Levy was born on June 22, 1917, in New York City to Tanya Levy. Carl Stein said his mother never spoke of her father. She was reared by an aunt and uncle, Ella and Abbo Ostrowsky, and spent several years at the progressive Hessian Hills School in Croton-on-Hudson, where the teachers included the painter George Biddle and the sculptor Wharton Esherick. She did not attend college, but by the latter half of the 1930s she was working as an assistant at the Educational Alliance Art School in Manhattan, where Mr. Ostrowsky was director.
There she learned from the sculptor Chaim Gross, and after moving to Cambridge, Mass., in the late 1930s, she studied with Josef Albers and others associated with the Bauhaus movement. She also met her future husband, the architect Richard G. Stein, who was completing his master's degree at Harvard. After his service in World War II, they settled in Croton-on-Hudson.
Ms. Stein was a sculptor early in her career but became increasingly interested in textiles, and in the 1970s her woven work took on a new level of complexity after she met Milton Sonday, then the curator of textiles at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. She began studying the textiles in the museum's collection, sometimes under a microscope, to see how they were made.
"Perhaps more than any other significant textile artist of the 20th century, Ethel Stein's work grew out of her study of historical textile techniques that she decoded to achieve an extraordinary freedom of expression in her own woven art works," Lucy A. Commoner, former head of conservation and senior textile conservator at Cooper Hewitt, said by email.
"Through years of research in world-renowned museum textile collections," Ms. Commoner added, "she made permanent contributions to the academic study of textile structures while simultaneously informing her own work."
That work could be colorfully geometric, like her "Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Orange" series from 1995. It could be monochromatic, like "White Pinwheel," a 1990 work that achieves a tunnel-like effect. It could be abstract or figurative, meticulously planned and diagramed or a product of experimentation and happy accident.
Ms. Stein's works were exhibited in group shows at institutions including Cooper Hewitt, the American Craft Museum in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as in England, the Netherlands and Switzerland. But she was not widely known outside the textile-art world.
"Ethel Stein did not shun an audience; rather, she sidestepped the pervasive marketing focus of others," Jack Lenor Larsen, a noted textile designer and author, wrote in the introduction to the monograph. "She would rather just get on to the next project."
Ms. Stein's husband died in 1990. In addition to her son, she is survived by a granddaughter.
In 2012, Ms. Stein donated 34 of her works to the Art Institute of Chicago, which in 2014 gave her, at 96, what Mr. Walker said was her first solo exhibition. A video made for that exhibition shows her not only working a formidable loom, but also making the mathematical calculations necessary to achieve the patterns she was after, hand-dyeing the threads and more.
Mr. Walker put it simply. "She was," he said, "a weaver's weaver."

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Daniel Borunda
El Paso Times
El Paso police detectives have made an arrest in connection with the death of a young man found slain in the Northeast desert on Sunday.
A U.S. Marshals fugitive task force arrested Dalton Delgadillo, 21, on a murder warrant Monday night at a home in the 7000 block of Copper Canyon Drive in the Mesquite Hills neighborhood of Northeast El Paso, police officials said Tuesday.
Delgadillo is accused of killing 18-year-old Ramon Vargas, whose body was found Sunday afternoon in the desert behind the 10300 block of Dyer Street near Sun Valley Drive.
Police officials have not disclosed a possible motive nor a cause of death in the case.
Delgadillo is being held at the El Paso County Jail Downtown under a $1 million bond.
Jail records show that El Paso police had arrested Delgadillo over the weekend on a weapons charge and traffic warrants before he was released from jail on Sunday.
Delgadillo was arrested on a charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon with an offense date of Saturday, according to a jail log.
Delgadillo was booked into jail on Sunday and released that same day on a $2,500 bond on the weapons case.
Police have not disclosed how Vargas was killed and how long his body may have been in the desert before being discovered Sunday.
Jail records show no other arrest history for Delgadillo.
The desert death was one of two homicides in El Paso over the weekend. A man was killed in a separate shooting at a home on the East Side in a case that's under investigation.
Daniel Borunda may be reached at 915-546-6102; dborunda@elpasotimes.com; @BorundaDaniel on Twitter.
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Is Lew Carpenter Living or Dead?
Has American football player and coach Lew Carpenter died? Or is he still alive?
American football player and coach
Lew Carpenter is ...
Born 12 Jan 1932 in Hayti
Died 14 Nov 2010 in New Braunfels
Age 78 years, 10 months
Height 1.85m (6 ft, 1 in)
Lew Carpenter isn't dead yet!
Lew Carpenter
Black & White 1986 Resume Photo of Lew Carpenter
About Lew Carpenter
Lewis Glen Carpenter (January 12, 1932 – November 14, 2010) was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the University of Arkansas and professionally for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a halfback and fullback with the Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, and Green Bay Packers. He played on three NFL Championship teams, with Detroit in 1953 and with Green Bay in 1961 and 1962. After his playing career ended, Carpenter spent 31 years as an assistant coach in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings (1964–1966), Atlanta Falcons (1967–1968), Washington Redskins (1969), St. Louis Cardinals (1970–1972), Houston Oilers (1970–1974), Green Bay Packers (1975–1985), Detroit Lions (1987–1988), and Philadelphia Eagles (1990–1994). Carpenter also coached the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football in 1996 and at Southwest Texas State University. He concluded his 47 years of playing and coaching football at the end of the 1996 season. Scientific tests on his brain diagnosed post-mortem that he had an advanced case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
In 1996, after 47 years of playing and coaching professional NFL football, Carpenter reluctantly retired from the game he loved because of his health. On November 14, 2010, with his family at his side, he died from pulmonary fibrosis. Carpenter's last public appearance was in Green Bay's Lambeau Field for the "Alumni Weekend" on September 16 and 17, 2010.
Carpenter was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1988, and the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor in 2000. The "Lewis Carpenter University of Arkansas Scholarship" has been established in his memory through Chase Bank in New Braunfels, Texas.


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Jungs aus der Paulstraße ist ein ungarischer Spielfilm aus dem Jahre 1968 von Zoltán Fábri. Die Geschichte basiert auf dem Roman Die Jungen von der Paulstraße (1906) von Ferenc Molnar.

Handlung

Budapest, zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts. Im Zentrum der Handlung stehen zwei rivalisierende Jugendbanden. Auf der einen Seite sind die Schüler von St. Paul, auf der anderen die so genannten Roten Hemden, angeführt von den aggressiven, brutalen und angsteinflößenden Feri Áts. Nachdem zwei der Mitglieder der Rothemden dem kleinen Ernõ Nemecsek Gewalt angetan haben, entscheiden die Mitglieder der Paulstraßen-Gang unter Janós Bokas Führung, dass es an der Zeit ist, den Rothemd-Provokationen endgültig ein Ende zu setzen und die Entscheidung, wer rund um den Baugrund an der Paulstraße das Sagen hat, in einer "finalen Schlacht" zu suchen. Die Rothemden haben die feste Absicht, den Jungs von der Paulstraße ihren Spielplatz, genannt der "Grund", abzunehmen und sind nicht eben zimperlich in der Wahl ihrer Waffen. Dabei wird auch auf Verrat (nämlich der Gerébs) und gegenseitiges Ausspionieren gesetzt.

Nun ist es an dem kleinen Nemecsek, der oft weder von seinen eigenen Leuten noch von den gegnerischen Rabauken ernst genommen wird, seinen Mut und seine Treue zu den eigenen Kameraden zu beweisen. Er holt die von den Rothemden erbeutete Fahne seiner eigenen Jugendbande zurück und ist plötzlich der Held. Der finale Kampf findet schließlich mit allen Mitteln auf dem "Grund" statt, Prügeleien von "Mann" zu "Mann" inklusive. Janós' Jungs aus der Paulstraße gewinnen zwar die Entscheidung, doch der kleine Nemecsek, der im angrenzenden Teich "versenkt" wird, holt sich dabei eine Lungenentzündung und stirbt schließlich in den Armen seiner Mutter. Beide Seiten zollen dem tapferen Ernõ Respekt. In bitterer Erkenntnis, dass der Kampf um den "Grund" vollkommen vergebens war, weil das unbebaute Stück Land von der Stadt einer neuen Bestimmung zugeführt werden soll und keinem der Kinder jemals mehr als Spielplatz dienen wird, bleiben alle betroffen zurück.

Produktionsnotizen
Der Film entstand 1968 und wurde Ende desselben Jahres in Ungarn uraufgeführt. Ungarischer Massenstart war am 5. April 1969. In Deutschland kam der Film nicht in die Kinos, wurde aber am 1. November 1978 im ZDF erstmals ausgestrahlt.

Die Bauten schuf József Romvári, für die Ausstattung zeichnete Tilda Gáti verantwortlich. Judit Schäffer entwarf die Kostüme.

Jungs aus der Paulstraße war 1969 für den Oscar in der Sparte Bester nichtenglischsprachiger Film nominiert.

Kritiken
Im März 1969 war in der Fachzeitschrift Variety zu lesen: "Es ist eine warmherzige Geschichte über die ritualisierten Ereignisse vor der Schlacht, wobei sich das Hauptinteresse auf das jüngste und kleinste Mitglied konzentriert, wie er auf den kommenden Konflikt reagiert. Die Endre Bohem-Produktion ist bezüglich des Gefühls typisch europäisch, und Zoltan Fabris Regie seines und Bohems Drehbuch sind genügend im Fluss, um das Interesse aufrecht zu erhalten …"

Der Movie & Video Guide sah hier ein "eloquentes Statement gegen den Krieg in einem effektvollen Film".

Hal Erickson verortete in dem Streifen eine "Antikriegs-Allegorie in den Straßen von Budapest".

Verfilmungen
Weitere Verfilmungen dieses Stoffs waren
 A Pál utcai fiúk (Ungarn 1919), Regie: Bela Balogh
 No Greater Glory (USA 1934), Regie: Frank Borzage
 I Ragazzi della via Paal (Italien 1935), Regie: Alberto Mondadori und Mario Monicelli
 I Ragazzi della via Pál (Italien 2003, mit Mario Adorf), Regie: Maurizio Zaccaro

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 The Boys of Paul Street im American Film Institute-Katalog
 Jungen von der Paulstraße auf babylonberlin.eu

Filmtitel 1968
Ungarischer Film
Literaturverfilmung
Filmdrama
Jugendfilm
Ferenc Molnár

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The World Cup of Computers: what is the best computer of all time?
By Matt Hanson 2018-07-15T10:01:58Z
If Pele had a processor
Ah, football. Footy. Soccer. The feet. The balls. Some nets. A few flags. It has it all, and while the World Cup is enthralling (or disappointing, depending on how well your country is doing) fans across the globe, it's got us thinking: what country has been responsible for the greatest ever computer?
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That's why we've pitted the most famous computers from a variety of countries in a knockout tournament to see who will take home the TechRadar World Cup of Computers™.
Knockout Match 1
Russia (Elektronika 60) vs Spain (Enciclopedia Mecánica)
Well, our World Cup of Computers has got off to a cracking start with this showdown between Russia and Spain. Representing Russia is the Elektronika 60, a terminal computer made by the Electronika company. Its claim to fame is that in the 1980s, the first version of Tetris was written for it by Alexey Pajitnov.
On the Spanish side is the Enciclopedia Mecánica, the Mechanical Encyclopaedia, which was patented back in 1949 by Ángela Ruiz Robles, and is often thought of as the first e-book reader.
The enciclopedia mecánica
The Russian team storms onto the pitch with a RAM size of 8KB and performance speed of just 250,000 operations per second, and this has led to a pretty lacklustre performance. However, its iconic status as the home of one of the most popular games ever invented means it's still an imposing opponent.
Meanwhile, the Spanish team's age may be a disadvantage in this game, as it doesn't have any RAM whatsoever, and uses compressed air to move rotating spindles that displays text and images.
It seems to be a bit of a lopsided match, but the crowd is cheering the Enciclopedia Mecánica on, as it paved the way for the massively successful Amazon Kindle to take over the world.
But wait, what's this? The ref is holding up a yellow card towards the Russians! Oh dear, oh dear. It looks like the Elektronika 60 is being penalised for being a Soviet clone of the LSI-11, a 16-bit minicomputer by the Digital Equipment Corp.
This leaves the field wide open for the Enciclopedia Mecánica, which has a clear ethical advantage, having been created by Ruiz Robles to lighten the weight of the books carried by her students and, in celebration of her 121st birthday, Google immortalised her in a Google doodle.
That's it! The whistle has blown and the winner is: Spain! What an upset so early on in the competition! Russia were the favorites thanks to their more powerful hardware, but the beautiful simplicity of Spain's Enciclopedia Mecánica, combined with its principled ambition to make the life of its creator's students easier, has seen it through to the next round.
France (Alcatel Minitel communication terminal) vs Australia (CSIRAC)
The next match of our knockout round pits France's Alcatel Minitel communication terminal against Australia's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Automatic Computer. Both have less-than-catchy names, but the Aussies get an early advantage by being better known as CSIRAC, which is slightly easier to type.
CSIRAC was Australia's first digital computer, released in 1949, making it one of the oldest competitors in this tournament. But, as Spain proved, age is no barrier to success in this World Cup. It's one of the oldest surviving first-generation electronic computers, and it's one of the first in the world to play digital music. If you've ever used Spotify on your PC, then give a small moment of thanks to the CSIRAC next time Ed Sheeran comes on for making all this possible.
The less-than-portable CSIRAC
But, charging towards it on the pitch comes the young (sort of) pretender, France's Alcatel Minitel communication terminal. Introduced in the early 1980s by the French government, this beige beauty effectively created the internet before the internet existed. Except it was all in French, and there were no pictures of cats on it.
Using the Alcatel Minitel communication terminal, owners could access up to 22,000 databases and services after paying a subscription charge. France Telecom gave away millions of the terminals for free, and they can still be found in over 6 million homes. Some French government agencies also continue to use these devices.
The fact that the Alcatel Minitel communication terminal is still in use, and not just a dusty curio, gives it an early lead in this contest.
With a text-based screen, keyboard (which can be folded away to cover the screen, beating Microsoft's Surface Touch Cover by several decades) and a modem that is capable of speeds of 1200 bit/s, the Alcatel Minitel communication terminal is running rings around the CSIRAC, specs wise, the latter being a valve-driven computer which uses mercury acoustic delay lines to store data, with a memory clock of 1000 Hz and a control unit that takes two cycles to execute an instruction.
France is dominating this game, but in the dying minutes of the match, its showboating may be its undoing. While the Alcatel Minitel communication terminal is still being used, some people blame the popularity of the device as being the reason why France was slow to embrace the internet. That self-sabotaging streak isn't just quintessentially French, but it's also given the CSIRAC a lead, which despite its age and low computational power, has arguably done nothing but further technological progress for its home nation.
And now the whistle has blown, and Australia has won! Sorry France. If you're upset by this result, log on to the Minitel service to complain.
Taiwan (Asus ZenBook 13 UX331UN) vs England (Sinclair ZX Spectrum)
Oh, come on. This isn't fair. Taiwan brings the Asus ZenBook 13 UX331UN onto the pitch. It's a sleek and sexy ultrabook, with an 8th generation Intel Core i7 processor clocked at 4.0Ghz, full HD 13.3-inch display, 8GB of RAM and Nvidia MX 150 graphics, and it's the world's thinnest laptop with discrete graphics.
Meanwhile, England is represented by the ZX Spectrum, which has a 3.5Mhz Zilog Z80 A CPU, 16KB of RAM and has an image resolution of 256 x 192. Well, at least it's not an Amstrad.
So, the Taiwanese team is well ahead in terms of specs, but what about likeability? Sure, the Asus ZenBook 13 is beautifully designed, lightweight and comes with a backlit keyboard, but the Sinclair ZX Spectrum underdog has plenty of charm as well. It has that iconic rainbow graphic on its keyboard, for example.
The Asus Zenbook 13
There must be something going for it, at least, as even though it was launched in 1982 and discontinued in 1992, over 40 new pieces of software have been released so far in 2018! Would the ZenBook have that kind of following over 30 years later?
And the games. Oh, the games. Jet Set Willy, R-Type, Dizzy, The Hobbit. Match Day II for football fans who are still reading this.
As for the ZenBook 13, what iconic games can it play? Except for all of those games via emulators. And many modern classics thanks to its powerful dedicated GPU. OK, fine, the ZenBook 13 is a much better computer than the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Game over. Taiwan won. We're not bitter.
USA (Apple iMac G3) vs Japan (Panasonic Toughbook CF-31)
Here is the match that many people have been anticipating: the showdown between two goliaths: on the US side we have the iconic iMac G3, one of the most popular all-in-one PCs ever made, and from Japan we have the near-indestructible Panasonic Toughbook CF-31.
First on the pitch is the iMac G3, which although slightly egg shaped, is a tough little PC, emerging onto the scene in 1998, with an eye-catching design by Sir Jonathan Ive that became a pop culture icon in the 1990s.
Meanwhile, the Panasonic Toughbook CF-31 is a sturdy little bruiser, combining military-endorsed ruggedness with high performance. It comes with a full magnesium alloy case and built-in handle, scoffing at the iMac G3's fancy colored look in favor of a ruthlessly robust design.
It may not look as pretty as the iMac, but can Apple's PC survive a six foot drop, high temperatures, dust and water like the Toughbook CF-31? Of course not. You just have to look at the G3 the wrong way for it to crack like an over-expensive egg.
Tough by name, tough by nature
With a DVD drive, GPS, touchscreen and more, the Toughbook CF-31 is dominating this game, while the iMac G3 can barely keep up with its 4GB hard drive and 128MB RAM. However, the US team is showing some ballsy innovation as well, ditching the then-common floppy drive in favor of something called 'USB' ports. Will it pay off? Yes. Yes it did.
And, while the Panasonic Toughbook CF-31 is playing an exceptional game thanks to power and build quality, it's struggling against the iMac's status as an icon of modern computers. The fact that it helped change the fortunes of the floundering Apple, which went on to become one of the biggest companies in the world, means the win has to go to the iMac G3.
But Japan should hold its head high, the Panasonic Toughbook CF-31 put in a fantastic performance.
Semi-final match 1
Spain (Enciclopedia Mecánica) vs USA (Apple iMac G3)
Spain's Enciclopedia Mecánica enters the pitch with the crowd roaring its support, buoyed by its surprise win in the knockout round. It's clearly the underdog in this match, but the audience love it. However, as it does a lap of victory (a bit premature, as the match has only started), it's got one of its spindles stuck in ground! A free spindle is furiously waving around, and the word 'ayuda!' can just about be made out.
And here comes the USA with its iMac G3! It rolls onto the pitch, straight up to the Enciclopedia Mecánica and crushes it under its weight, like a great big egg laid by Jony Ive himself.
USA wins!
Taiwan (Asus ZenBook 13 UX331UN) vs Australia (CSIRAC)
Here we are at our last semi-final match, and Australia's CSIRAC is already on the pitch, and looks terrified. Taiwan's Asus ZenBook 13 saunters in, full of confidence and RAM, easily the favorite in this match.
Oh, and it's off to a bad start, as the CSIRAC has blown a valve in fear! Meanwhile, the Asus ZenBook 13 dominates the game, the only valve it knows being the company behind Half-Life and Steam, everybody's favorite DRM-riddled storefront.
With the Asus ZenBook 13 running rings around the still-smoking CSIRAC, it's a clear win for the Taiwan and the Asus ZenBook 13.
Taiwan (Asus ZenBook 13 UX331UN) vs USA (Apple iMac G3)
Here we are at the final of TechRadar's World Cup of Computers. Both sides have played spectacularly well in this tournament, and we can tell this is going to be a close game.
The Apple iMac G3's iconic design gives it an early lead, but the ZenBook 13 counters with a slim and light look that makes it an incredibly desirable laptop. The sheer feat of engineering it's taken to cram the powerful components of the ZenBook 13 into such a slim body is a marvel, putting the ZenBook 13 ahead early on in the match.
However, the iMac G3 fights back thanks to just how important the device was in changing Apple's fortunes. If Apple hadn't struck gold with the iMac G3, who knows what the computing landscape would look like these days. While the ZenBook 13 is a great device, it hasn't had the same impact for Asus.
Look at that blue shell. Look at it.
We're getting into the last minutes of the game, and it looks like it could be a tie. However, the ZenBook 13 has one more trick up its sleeve: the future.
While the iMac G3 was a ground-breaking all-in-one PC (which means it is a desktop PC with a built-in monitor), all-in-ones remain a rather niche product.
Meanwhile, the ZenBook 13 represents the future of computers. It's powerful, light and beautifully designed. Ultrabooks like the ZenBook 13 are redefining what we think of when it comes to computers.
It's a risky manoeuvre, but it's paid off, and as the final whistle blows Taiwan – with the Asus ZenBook 13 – is the champion of TechRadar's World Cup of Computers 2018! A very well-deserved winner.
WINNER: Asus ZenBook 13 UX331UN
TechRadar's World Cup coverage is brought to you in association with Honor.
Want to see the current competitors for best computer? Check out: Best computer 2018: the best PCs we've tested


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BREAKING: 'Remove Grazing Ban', Fulani Group Threatens Gov. Okowa
June 14, 2021 Amadu Victor Oluwadamilare Breaking News 0
There is currently a tensed situation in Delta State following the discovery of a threat letter directed to the Governor of the state, Dr. Ifeayin Okowa, by the Fulani herders group. ayokinews.com reports
The governor was warned in the 72-hours ultimatum letter to unconditionally and immediately withdraw his government's support for the open grazing ban in the state.
The unsigned letter which was titled; "Fulani Jihadist Warning: An Open Message Of 2 Paragraphs To Delta State" was said to have been discovered after several copies of the letter were found in strategic locations in the state.
In the letter, the Governor of Delta state, Ifeayin Okowa, was threatened with a full blown Fulani Jihadist attack on the state should the Governor refuses to heed to the 72-hours ultimatum issued by the group.
The letter reads;
"This is to inform Delta state that the Fulani's of Usman dan fodio leadership, shall do everything it can to uphold the legacy of our heritage of open grazing for we are nomadic people from origination and shall never negotiate the ownership of Nigeria and West Africa and Sub-Sahara.
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"We hereby demand the governor of Delta state to immediately withdraw his early stand for the call to barn open grazing in 17 regions in not less than 72hours from the above date and also, withdraw his position as the leading voice for the governors, as no occurrence we don't have the first-hand information, even before the hosting of the South-south. South-east and South-south governors meeting in Asaba.
"Failure to adhere to this demand for being the host of the 17 governors, Delta State, most likely the city of Asaba and Agbor, shall encounter severe consequences than that of Bornu, Kebbi, Kastina, Kaduna, Enugu, Benue, Oyo and many more that will not respect the Fulani's heritage.
"We take responsibility for the detonated explosive uncovered in the state secretariat, which should serve as warning to the Delta State government for what is to come, should the governor fail to abide by our demand.
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"We advise all Fulanis and northerners, including the security personnel, to leave Delta State as soon as possible for the wind of our action is now present in the land. For failure of the governor to adhere to our call, this shall leave us with no choice."
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Jamaican Athlete Tested Positive For Banned Substance
Experienced sprinter Nesta Carter has been identified as the Jamaican athlete, who has returned an adverse analytical finding after his retested 'A' sample from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games showed the presence of a banned stimulant.
Testing of the 'B' samples belonging to 31 athletes from six sports and 12 nations, who had registered an anti-doping infringement in the International Olympic Committee's retesting exercise, took place this week in Lausanne, Switzerland, where the International Olympic Committee is meeting at the Palace Hotel.
According to information from well-placed Gleaner sources, Carter, the 2013 World Championships 100m bronze medal winner could now face a public reprimand or up to an 18-month suspension if the stimulant Methylhexaneamine, which was found in his 'A' sample, is confirmed by his 'B' sample test results.
Methylhexaneamine which was added to the World Anti Doping Agency's list as a specified substance – or one that is more predisposed to a "credible non-doping explanation" and has caused the loss of medal in previous cases.
Carter ran the first leg as Jamaica's 4x100m relay team, which also included Michael Frater, Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell, recorded a then world record 37.10 seconds to win gold ahead of Trinidad and Tobago and Japan in Beijing.
The sprinter was also a member of gold medal – winning 4x100m relay teams at the 2011 (Daegu), 2013 (Moscow) and 2015 (Beijing) World Championships, as well as the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Carter and his agent Adrian Laidlaw have not responded to questions regarding the reports, while members of his MVP Track and Field Club have also declined any knowledge of the developments.
President of the Jamaica Olympic Association, Mike Fennell has also not commented on the matter.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had earlier announced that it had applied improved technology to retest over 400 samples from the Beijing Olympics, following consultations with individual international federations.
Retests were also carried out on samples from the 2012 London Olympic Games with 23 athletes returning positive results.
Carter, 30, has yet to get his season underway due to a reported foot injury.
Source: jamaica-gleaner.com
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IBM quantum computer to be on display at Maekyung-IBM Think Summit in Seoul
IBM`s first commercial quantum computer will be displayed for the first time in South Korea on June 11. It has a cryostat in the middle to cool the quantum chip that should be held at -273 degrees centigrade. [photo by IBM]
A model of the world's first integrated quantum system for scientific and commercial use, built by global computing giant IBM, will be displayed at the 2nd Maekyung-IBM Think Summit KOREA for the first time in South Korea.
IBM unveiled its quantum computing system at Think Conference 2018 in Las Vegas and showcased the first fully integrated commercial quantum computer called the Q System One at CES 2019 in January. It will be unveiled in Korea for the first time during the 2nd Maekyung-IBM Think Summit KOREA that will kick off on June 11 in Seoul.
Out of total 12 IBM laboratories around the world, four labs in Tokyo, Melbourne, Tenerife and Yorktown have IBM Q Computation Center that houses the company's most advanced quantum computers.
Unlike traditional computers that store information as binary 0 and 1 states, quantum computers rely on quantum bits called qubits to have enough computational power to solve problems above a certain size and complexity that classical computing will be never able to tackle.
For instance, a quantum computer could calculate prime factors in just 100 seconds, a task that would take one billion years to solve with a conventional super computer. It also could break conventional cryptography based on complex algorithms almost immediately, bringing disruptions in every industry.
Maekyung Media Group will hold its second Think Summit KOREA in Seoul on June 11, where prominent figures in the ICT industry will gather together to share their insights on the industrial revolution under the theme of "The Next Chapter of Digital Reinvention."
By Shin Chan-ok and Choi Mira


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Q: WooCommerce WC()->session->get is not getting recognized We have created a site where a user enters a coupon code and it logs them in by creating a cookie by the name of couponid, then we save that cookie to the WooCommerce session because that cookie actually is the category id from which the products are displayed.
Now sometimes the products get displayed, sometimes not, and whenever our custom cookie is set in the browser and we go to /wp-admin to login, it gives us the following error:

Fatal error: Call to a member function get() on a non-object

The above error on the login screen of WordPress is coming from the following function in our functions.php file:
function gfc_insert_coupon_code_to_session(){

if(
    is_user_logged_in()
    || ! array_key_exists( 'couponid', $_COOKIE )
    || WC()->session->get( 'couponid', 0 )
){
    return;
}

$couponID = esc_attr( $_COOKIE['couponid'] );

    if( $couponID ){
        WC()->session->set( 'couponid', $couponID );
    }
}

add_action( 'woocommerce_init', 'gfc_insert_coupon_code_to_session' );

A: Try to use:
WC()->session->set( 'couponid', $couponID );

Before calling:
WC()->session->get( 'couponid', 0 )

A: Test if your are on Back Office, WC()->session isn't set:
if( !is_admin() ) {

A: The if( !is_admin() ) { ... } fix
did the job for me. I changed the email template and if I tried to resend the email from the backend I received this error. So the admin fix was good.

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Some people have unusual ways to celebrate the holiday. Some people don't even call it Halloween.
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Володимир Володимирович Баєнко ( 9 лютого 1990, Кальміуське, Старобешівський район, Донецька область, УРСР) — український футболіст, центральний захисник клубу «ФКІ Левадія».

Життєпис
Народився в Донецькій області. У турнірах ДЮФЛУ виступав за донецькі «Шахтар» (15 ігор) та «Олімпік» (50 ігор, 1 гол). Далі виступав за аматорські футбольні клуби з чемпіонату області. Перший професіональний контракт підписав напередодні початку сезону 2011/12 із дніпродзержинською «Сталлю», але через травму так і не дебютував у складі свого нового клубу.

Професіональну кар'єру розпочав у 2013 році в команді «Макіїввугілля». Провівши рік в макіївському клубі, у 2014 році перейшов у криворізький «Гірник». У першому ж сезоні у складі команди завоював право на підвищення у класі, після чого ще 2 роки виступав за криворіжців у Першій лізі чемпіонату України. Улітку 2016 року «Гірник» був розформований і Баєнко був змушений шукати новий клуб.

26 червня 2016 року підписав контракт із кропивницькою «Зіркою», яка в попередньому сезоні завоювала право виступати у Прем'єр-лізі. У Вищому дивізіоні чемпіонату України дебютував 30 липня 2016 року, вийшовши у стартовому складі в домашньому матчі проти луганської «Зорі». Протягом першої половини сезону був одним з основних гравців команди, однак після звільнення Даріо Друді і призначення головним тренером Романа Монарьова Баєнко поступово втратив місце в стартовому складі і в січні 2017 року покинув клуб.

В лютому 2017 року підписав контракт з узбецькою «Бухарою», де провів увесь сезон 2017 року.

У лютому 2018 року він на правах вільного агента приєднався до клубу «Рига», який тренував український фахівець Віктор Скрипник. Баєнко практично відразу став капітаном команди, з якою у сезоні 2018 року виграв чемпіонат і Кубок Латвії. За рижан Володимир провів 25 матчів у всіх турнірах і забив 5 м'ячів. 4 лютого 2019 року він покинув латвійський клуб.

З квітня по червень 2019 року Баєнко знову грав за «Бухару», а 14 серпня він став футболістом «Ворскли» (Полтава). В першому ж сезоні Баєнко став фіналістом Кубка України 2019/20. При цьому саме невдалий удар Баєнка, який єдиний серед 18 ударів пробив вище воріт в серії пенальті фінального матчу з «Динамо», призвів до поразки полтавчан у тій грі. Примітно що у півфіналі проти «Маріуполя» Баєнко теж не забив свій післяматчевий пенальті, але тоді команда незважаючи на це пройшла далі.

Досягнення
 Чемпіон Латвії (1): 2018
 Володар Кубка Латвії (1): 2018
 Фіналіст Кубка України: 2019/20
 Володар Кубка Естонії (1): 2020/21

Примітки

Посилання

Уродженці Кальміуського
Українські футболісти
Футболісти «Сталі» (Кам'янське)
Футболісти «Нікополя-НПГУ»
Футболісти «Гірника» (Кривий Ріг)
Футболісти «Зірки» (Кропивницький)
Футболісти «Бухари»
Футболісти «Риги» (2015)
Футболісти «Ворскли»
Українські футбольні легіонери
Футбольні легіонери в Узбекистані
Футбольні легіонери в Латвії


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Manisha draws inspiration from everyone she meets. A Home Science Graduate, Manisha took keen interest in interior designing & got deeply connected to pursue this as a profession. A good administrator, she was quite active in college activities and this helped her in pursuing her interest in Interior Designing along with her spouse Ketan Sheth at Goldmine Project Consultant Pvt. Ltd.
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Who has been your greatest inspiration & why?
My true inspiration is my mother and my husband! My mother always inspired me to be grounded and stay true to our roots. And my husband's passion for his work and perceptiveness inspires me to get better. He is a trend setter and that's very inspiring. It gives me the vision to go beyond the set boundaries.
I have achieved many milestones in life, but if I have to specifically put a finger on one major milestone it is definitely motherhood! I am enjoying motherhood every minute of my life. Raising my angels and seeing their growth journey makes me feel contented I feel achieved that I've brought up two well cultured beautiful girls. Their very being is a milestone that I've achieved and will enjoy till I die.
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Over the past decade, it came to my attention that you can't just walk into a grocery store's produce section, grab a handful of vegetables, and think you are eating for your health.
Sadly, much of our food has been tainted with genetic manipulation to withstand gobs of Roundup sprayed all over it. Even products that are labeled "all-natural" can sneak highly processed ingredients like maltodextrin into our food.
It took me decades to learn about nutrition and how to read food labels. Now I realize that food isn't the only culprit that is deteriorating our health. The products we put on our skin matter too as do the items we use on a day to day basis.
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When Facebook notified me that it was the first day of spring on Saturday, I actually squealed with excitement. I then shared the post with as many flower emojis as I could find and far, far, far too many exclamation marks. Spring is the buttercream to my Viccy sponge, the absolute definition of jammy to my dodger and the main reason I manage to resurface again after those dark winter nights.
This also means my wee little bedroom gets its quarterly seasonal make over. Yippee! Queue: bright colours, sunny vibes and general happiness boosting objects. Introducing every lifestyle and portrait photographer's dream book and this ridiculously sassy gold pineapple; both from Amara.
P.S. Check out my first ever proper chocolate bunny from Mikey. Just look at that cute little face (that I can't wait to carnivorously devour in an impolite and not-first-date-friendly manner the second the clock strikes 12 o'clock on Sunday).
For those of you who follow me on Twitter, you'll be pleased to know that I did manage to resist that urge to do a post dedicated to how much I love my cat (for now)...however I have squeezed this ^^^ little poppet in. Look at her - my pride and joy, little Susan. She was eyeing up my new shiny pineapple with such vigor that I was genuinely worried she'd skulk off with the thing. Like Susan, I'm really digging gold accents in my room this Spring...they're like little bursts of sunshine everywhere. There's plenty to chose from here if you fancy gettin' golden.
And yes, I have spent the last week positively swooning over the photography and little nuggets of pearly wisdom in this Kate Spade book. The photography is incredible and I don't think I'm being at all over dramatic when I say it's the most splendid, majestic, fabulous, exquisite use of paper I have ever had the pleasure of pawning over. There are so many other gorgeous coffee table books on the Amara website, too. If you're big into photography, like me, I positively command you to have a look.
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Otto Hittmair (* 16. März 1924 in Innsbruck; † 5. September 2003 auf der Innsbrucker Nordkette (Bergunfall)) war ein österreichischer theoretischer Physiker.

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Otto Hittmair war Sohn des Anglisten Rudolf Hittmair, seine Mutter war Besitzerin der Universitätsbuchhandlung in Innsbruck. Hittmair besuchte ein humanistisches Gymnasium und wurde nach dem Abitur 1942 und nach einem Jahr Physikstudium Soldat in einer Funkkompanie, was er bis 1945 blieb. 1945 setzte er sein Studium der Mathematik und Physik an der Universität Innsbruck fort, wo er 1945 der AV Austria Innsbruck beitrat. 1950 wurde er promoviert und ging zu Markus Fierz nach Basel, wo er sich mit Quantenfeldtheorie befasste. Zu Beginn seiner wissenschaftlichen Laufbahn war er, im Jahre 1951, Scholar im Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies bei Nobelpreisträger Erwin Schrödinger, mit dem er an dessen Versuchen zu einer Vereinheitlichten Feldtheorie arbeitete (von Elektromagnetismus und Gravitation), was auch zu einer gemeinsamen Publikation führte. 1951 war er als Fulbright-Stipendiat am Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wo er auf Anregung von Martin Deutsch Winkelkorrelationen aufeinanderfolgender Zerfälle von Atomkernen mit Gruppentheorie beschrieb, was auf Kernreaktionen ausgedehnt wurde. Auf Einladung von Alfred Kastler war er 1952 bis 1954 am Institut Henri Poincaré der Sorbonne in Paris und dehnte seine Theorie der Winkelkorrelationen auf das Kontinuum aus mit Hilfe des statistischen Kernmodells. 1953 habilitierte er sich in Innsbruck. 1954 bis 1956 war er an der Universität Sydney, wo er mit Stuart Thomas Butler an Deuteron-Strippingreaktionen forschte, was zu einem gemeinsamen 1957 erschienenen Buch führte. Außerdem war er dort Tutor am St. Andrews College der Universität. 1956/57 war er in Argentinien, in Buenos Aires und am Forschungszentrum in San Carlos de Bariloche. Am dortigen Synchrozyklotron konnte er die theoretisch untersuchten Kernreaktionen (Stripping-Reaktionen) am Deuteron mit dem Experiment vergleichen.

1958 bis 1960 war er Mitarbeiter am Atominstitut der Österreichischen Universitäten unter Gustav Ortner und ab 1960 ordentlicher Professor für theoretische Physik und Vorstand des Instituts für Theoretische Physik der Technischen Universität Wien. Hauptforschungsgegenstand blieben Kernreaktionen.

Er verfasste Lehrbücher über Quantenphysik, Theorie der Wärme und Supraleitung.

Hittmair war 1968/1969 Dekan der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät und 1977 bis 1979 Rektor der Technischen Universität Wien, deren Prechtl-Medaille er erhielt. 1970 wurde er zum wirklichen Mitglied der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften gewählt, 1987–1991 deren Präsident der Akademie, 1991–1997 Vizepräsident.

Er war passionierter Bergsteiger und verunglückte 2003 in den Bergen tödlich.

Auszeichnungen und Preise
 1980: Großes Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich
 Ehrendoktorat der Universität Budapest
 silberne Jubiläumsmedaille der Universität Innsbruck
 Wilhelm Exner-Medaille
 Erwin Schrödinger-Preis der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
 Wissenschaftspreis für Naturwissenschaft der Stadt Wien

2001 wurde ein Asteroid nach ihm benannt. In Innsbruck gibt es nun einen Otto-Hittmair-Platz.

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 Wärmetheorie, 1971, 4. Auflage, Vieweg/Teubner 1992 (mit Gerhard Adam)
 Lehrbuch der Quantentheorie, Thiemig 1972
 Nuclear Stripping Reactions, Wiley 1957 (mit Stuart Thomas Butler)
 Supraleitung, Thiemig 1979 (mit Harald W. Weber)

Weblinks

 Physiker Otto Hittmair tödlich verunglückt, orf.at
 Hittmair, Ausstellung der Zentralbibliothek für Physik, Wien

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Physiker (20. Jahrhundert)
Kernphysiker
Hochschullehrer (Technische Universität Wien)
Rektor (Technische Universität Wien)
Korporierter im CV
Träger des Großen Goldenen Ehrenzeichens für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich
Erwin-Schrödinger-Preisträger
Träger der Wilhelm-Exner-Medaille
Österreicher
Geboren 1924
Gestorben 2003
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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — During a do-or-die World Series Game 5 at Dodger Stadium, fans unfurled a large banner reading "Trans People Deserve To Live".
One report indicated the protest was planned by members of the TransLatin@ Coalition, a Los Angeles-based activist organization that advocates for the rights of transgender Latinx people. It's unclear whether the flag was removed by the activists who brought it or by stadium security, and FOX's television broadcast did not show either the flag or its removal.
Supporters of transgender rights have been galvanized in recent days after reports the Trump administration is planning to roll back Obama-era protections for trans people and to legally define gender as an immutable, biological trait.
Yes, don't push your right to life down my throat. How dare people different than me live! HOW DARE!
With all due respect "Jerry" absolutely nobody is asking to shove anything down your throat. As it stands people are granted some protections to live as the person they feel they truly are–do you really support taking that away from a group of folks who already face so many difficulties feeling accepted in today's society?


Awful, creepy, curious, eccentric, eerie, freaky, funky, ghastly, haunting, horrific, kooky, magical, mysterious, outlandish, peculiar, spooky, strange, supernatural, and unnatural, all in Alphabetical Order.
This all started on Sunday, December 30, 2018, 5:17:32 PM. (According to my computer) One of my friends came over to my house and, well, we just started make music! Then 3 months later, it was done. Also 3 months later, I was recording drums with 6 microphones instead of 3. I have changed a lot and so has my band mates. You can here the change in the album. Go ahead and listen to it yourself!


Kusan-Auburn Type T-10 Toy Transformer. This 190 watt transformer has a green power-on indicator; single speed control; direction & whistle controls; and fixed & variable voltage posts. Note that variable voltage to operate trains goes from six to 24 volts.


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La Custom House Tower est un gratte-ciel de style néoclassique de 151 mètres de hauteur construit à Boston en 1915. Ce fut le plus haut immeuble de Boston jusqu'en 1964. La tour a été transformé en hôtel de 80 chambres par la société Marriott. Elle comprend un étage d'observation au . La partie supérieure de la tour comprend une horloge monumentale.

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Gratte-ciel à Boston
Gratte-ciel mesurant entre 150 et 199 mètres
Gratte-ciel construit en 1915
Hôtel au Massachusetts
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In English His name is pronounced either Jehovah or Yahweh.
We have all heard it is forbidden among the Jews to say God's name. According to Halakha law that isn't exactly the case if it is said that the Bible forbids the use of Ha Shem, The Name. There are many instances in the Torah where The Name is said, for instance in Ruth 2:4: "And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, YHWH [be] with you. And they answered him, YHWH bless thee".
The following photograph if from the Scroll of Ruth at our Scriptorium. The yad, pointer is locating Ruth 2:4 the word "and behold".
hwhy Jehovah is used twice in this short conversation.
When it comes to writing the name of God, according to Halakha law, it must be abbreviated if there is a chance that the article where the name is written will be deleted, destroyed, scratched or defaced or accidentally done so by one who does not know better. With the exception of the latest law where it may be written on computer providing the article will not be printed.
This is not the Law most people believe is being broken by saying God's name.
This is not the case according to Halakha. The law states that the reason for the protection of the name is in reference to verses in Deuteronomy 12:3, 4 And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place. Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.
It is said, "If there is a chance an article will be destroyed that contains HaShem, the name of God, the name must be abbreviated," usually simply by using the Hebrew letter h with an apostrophe on the left side of the letter as seen in this picture of the Parochet with the verse Isaiah 2:3 and Micah 4:2 "for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. LORD is abbreviated with a h. Parochets are usually thrown away when replaced with new ones.
When a Sofer (scribe) is writing the Sefer Torah he must prepare himself mentally to sanctify the name of G-D. Once he starts writing the name he may not stop until it is finished and if he makes a mistake he may not change what he has written. One of two things can happen at this point. According to some Soferim, he may take a very sharp object and cut out that piece of skin, glue a new piece on the back side of the sheet and re-write the name. There is quite a bit of argument with this procedure though. The most common thing he may do is take the entire sheet to the geniza and never use it. If he makes this mistake near the end of the sheet, he will have lost a weeks' work. They really are careful here. A novice Sofer alweays starts with the Scroll of Esther. This Scroll does not contain the name of GOD and therefore the Sofer will not loose all his work if he makes a mistake on the Name.
Much can be said about the attention to detail and the consuming effort a Sofer has to write a Hebrew Scroll without error. Most people would not understand why this is important, but just think about copying the 304,805 letters of the Torah and having the same letters Moses used 3,500 years ago. This is a monumental task. When it comes to writing God's name the pressure increases. At the point of writing HaShem, The Name, the Scribe or Sofer will want to be sure he is ritualistic clean by using the Mikvah.
The laws concerning a kosher mikvah is not necessary to discuss here. Briefly a mikvah a body of water deep enough for an average size adult to immerse or be covered with water. The purpose of the mikvah or immersion in water is not for cleanliness of the body, but a ceremonial picture for spiritual cleanliness. This is also not the time to teach the doctrine of immersion in the Old Testament, but to show what the Jewish people do to consider themselves spiritually clean to write the Torah or other articles of STaM (Scrolls, Tfillin, and Mezuzah).
In the Western world, if a person was to happen upon a mikvah it might be thought to be a large spa or, because it was located near a religious organization, one might think it was a large baptism pool. To the untrained eye if a mikvah was found in a dig in ancient Israel, it would look like a large bathtub.
A respected General and archaeologist, Moshe Bronstein, recently said "in 2004 the largest mikvah ever built was discovered 264 meters (1825 feet) south west of the Temple Mount". We had the privileged of excavation part of the pool in 2005.
Pool of Siloam was used for a mikvah as Jewish people prepared top ascend to the Temple.
This mikvah is known as the Pool of Silwan. The New Testament name is the Pool of Siloam. In 2005 Moshe Bronstein's team discovered Hezekiah's tunnel that fed the pool. They opened the tunnel which leads to the spring of Gihon, and for the first time in 2,000 years water flowed into the pool of Siloam. According to Moshe Bronstein, Israeli General and archaeologist, this huge pool, much larger than a football field, was used by hundreds of thousands of Jews who came to Jerusalem for the three feasts. They all wanted to go to the Temple mount, but first had to visit a Mikvah. This Mikvah was the Pool of Siloam. At the north east corner of this pool, the steps of ascension were found in 2006. Jewish families by the hundreds of thousands would come to Jerusalem for Passover, Yom Kippur, go to the Mikvah and climb the steps of ascension. While walking up to the Temple they would be singing the psalms of ascension, Psalm 125-129. The pool of Siloam was open day and night during the feasts.
Our group discovered and opened one of Hezekiah's tunnels and for the first time in 2,000 years water flowed into the Pool of Siloam (the mikvah). The water flowed into the pool and then across the street into the town of Silwan, the Arab community.
Water flowing from Hezekiah's tunnel into the Pool of Siloam.
Now back to the actual writing of HaShem, (The Name).
There are arguments as to what must take place at the time of the writing. I have heard the following arguments for the last 40 years. "When a scribe is preparing to write the name of GOD, he will go to the Mikvah, ceremoniously cleanse himself, come back to the scriptorium, choose a new quill, and write the Name. Think about this for a minute. The word LORD is used 1,606 times in the Torah and there are times where HaShem is used almost 100 times on one sheet. It takes a week to write a sheet, so this sofer would really be wrinkled going to the Mikvah 20 or more times a day. Perhaps some "really" devout Sofer did this in the past.
Another way Soferim say they write HaShem is to start the day as usual by going to the Mikvah and then every time HaShem needs to be written, they leave a blank space. The next day after going to the Mikvah, the sofer simply fills in the blanks; he is clean and has a new quill. Still there are arguments for and against this.
My conclusion is this: when I hung sheets of my first Torah on the walls of my office in 1999 and invited Dr. James Price, my Hebrew teacher, to come view them. He was particularly interested in the way HaShem (The Name) was written. As we looked carefully at the scroll we noticed the ink consistency of the line containing God's name and concluded that the sofer just kept on writing. If he had changed anything at the point of HaShem, the ink would have been much darker at that point. Some instances at the point of HaShem the ink was becoming lighter than the preceding words. Look at the ink consistency in the photo below. I have found out this is the way many Sofers write The Name, with one exception; they slow down while writing it. They are already writing at the average speed of 3 letters per minute, and now they are really careful. Before writing The Name, the following is quoted in Hebrew. "I am writing the name to sanctify the name." If you check your Torah, you will have to come to your own conclusion as to how the Sofer worked.


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Travel Advisors Find South Asian Destination Weddings Very Lucrative But Tough
Maria Lenhart, Skift
March 19th, 2019 at 10:00 AM EDT
South Asian destination weddings are a lucrative and growing travel niche, fueled by demand from affluent Indian immigrant communities in North America. However, travel advisors need to be prepared for complex challenges.
South Asian destination weddings, one of today's fastest-growing and most lucrative travel segments, are drawing increasing interest from resort hotels and travel advisors alike. But while the rewards are great, experts say the knowledge required is as complex as the intricacies of the weddings themselves.
Destination wedding specialist Jennifer Doncsecz, owner of VIP Vacations in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, learned just how steep the learning curve is when handling her first South Asian destination wedding over a decade ago.
"Explaining what we needed to the resort in Mexico was very difficult and tedious. When we said that we needed a special bowl for the fire ceremony they kept saying they don't do bonfires on the beach," she said. "Destination weddings are already complex, but South Asian weddings have even more complexity than most."
Over the years, Doncsecz has seen an increasing number of hotel companies with properties in Mexico and the Caribbean, the two most popular destinations for South Asian weddings, become better-versed in the market. Some such as Palace Resorts and Hard Rock Hotels have developed South Asian wedding packages and specialist training.
In 2016, Hard Rock Hotels launched Ishq Rocks Wow, a specialist training program for travel advisors about South Asian destination weddings. According to Carilis Felipe, director of field sales, Hard Rock has seen its South Asian wedding business increase by well over 40 percent each year since the training program started.
"Hotels, particularly all-inclusive resorts, are really jumping on the bandwagon, as they see interest growing by leaps and bounds," said Tom Varghese, owner of Travel Tom in Rockwell, Maryland, which includes a division devoted to South Asian weddings. An Indian American who started his agency six years ago after a career on Wall Street, Varghese has played a consultancy role in helping hotel companies develop South Asian wedding packages.
Immigration Boom
Why are South Asian destination weddings garnering more attention these days? The rapid growth of Indian communities in North America (the Indian immigrant population in the U.S. increased by over 70 percent between 2000 and 2010, according to U.S. Census figures) is part of the answer.
At the same time, Indian immigrants tend to be an especially lucrative clientele, according to both Varghese and Doncsecz.
"They are well-educated and affluent — many are doctors, Ph.Ds and engineers," Doncsecz said. "They're well-traveled and have not been scared off, as many others have, by the Zika virus in the Caribbean or the travel safety warnings about Mexico."
Varghese, whose clientele is about 40 percent South Asian, agreed, adding that "they do a lot of research and know what they want. They're willing to spend money on the right experience."
In particular, destination weddings have strong appeal to South Asians because of the considerable cost savings they bring over a traditional wedding, which typically lasts for multiple days and can cost up to $1 million, Varghese said.
"Indian weddings tend to be huge. My brother had over 800 guests at his and my wedding, which was the smallest anyone had ever been to, had 400," he said. "By contrast, a South Asian destination wedding averages around 150 to 200 guests, so it typically costs much less."
Because South Asian destination weddings tend to involve a longer stay and draw considerably more guests than other destinations weddings, they are an especially lucrative specialty for travel advisors, said Doncsecz. While only comprising 10 percent of her overall destination wedding business, South Asian weddings bring in over 30 percent of the revenue.
Also a benefit is the other types of travel business South Asian weddings have brought to her agency, she added.
"The bridal party and their guests tend to book over and over with us, including for family vacations," Doncsecz said. "South Asians tend to be big on group travel for things like birthdays and other celebrations. We've even gotten some corporate incentive business, including a program for House of Spices."
Varghese, who also enjoys a strong repeat business, said his business is entirely driven by word of mouth.
"It's an anomaly in this day and age, but I don't have a website," he said. "That's partly because 100 percent of my business comes through referral, but also because we're not the type of agency that will try to match the cheapest price found online."
While lucrative, the South Asian destination wedding segment comes with challenges.
"Many travel agents do not understand the complexity within the market, including that there are different types of religions to address such as Sikh, Hindu or Christian," Varghese said. "You really have to get the proper training and make sure that your internal team is well-versed."
Megan Valez, director of marketing for the Destination Weddings Travel Group, also notes the necessity of specialist training and said her company is currently developing an education program of its own.
"These weddings differ in comparison to American weddings," she said. "South Asian couples celebrate three days of events, which include a few rituals that have to be performed prior to the wedding.
Even travel advisors who are well-versed about destination weddings, may not be prepared for the logistics required by the South Asian variety, Doncsecz said.
"South Asian weddings usually have more events involved and there may be double the people than is typical with a destination wedding," she said. "You often have people coming in from all over the world, so you have to know the visa requirements. It's also multi-generational, so you need to ask if handicap rooms are required for the elders. You just don't know how challenging it is, until you try it."
Tags: indian weddings, luxury, luxury travel, travel advisor innovation report, travel agents, weddings
Photo credit: Pictured is a destination wedding at Moon Palace Cancun in Mexico. Travel advisors need to have a lot of savvy to be successful at destination weddings. VIP Vacations
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This site is dedicated to the upcoming first person shooter The Pre-Sequel, the third installment in the Borderlands series, developed by Gearbox Software/2K Australia and published by 2K Games.
In the menu you will find an awesome Skill Calculator with the characters' skill trees, it has all the features you'd ever want for a calculator.
The Shift Codes page has been updated to include both Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel codes.
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ICELAND - An outbreak of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) has been reported in Iceland. This is the first time that VHS has been detected in the country.
The outbreak was detected in wild lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) in Hafro Grindavik, Gullbringu, which were intended for use as broodstock for the breeding of cleaner fish.
In total, 5,145 kg of lumpfish were destroyed.
The source of the outbreak is though to be due to contact with wild fish.
Following the announcement of the outbreak, Chile's Sernapesca issued Resolution 9844 which suspends the import of eggs from Iceland, namely Atlantic salmon eggs.
Sernapesca noted that as this is the first time the virus has been detected in Iceland, a new health assessment will need to be undertaken before imports resume.
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A Decatur collective calling itself "The Legacy Park Athletics and Recreation Coalition," began meeting in July with the intent of getting a track built on the old United Methodist Children's Home property far sooner than the master plan's projection.
That master plan, along with changing the property's name to Legacy Park, gets voted on by city commissioners during their Dec. 3 meeting. The recreational centerpiece for the 77-acre site is a track, but initial forecasts place its construction beginning in 10 to 15 years and cost at around $6 million.
The Coalition, now with roughly 25 members, has a primary goal of identifying funding sources and phasing the project, with the most important elements coming first.
All money raised by the Coalition will go into a non-profit called the Legacy Project started by the city several months ago.


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Q: PHP Date Booking and Review methods A bit of brainstorming is required.
We are building a booking system that allows users to book a date and a half an hour time slot on that day. Some days however based on a weekly timetable will not be available and others may be unavailable at certain time.
What would be the best way to go about something like this. There should be some information in the database saying what day of the week certain times are not available but I am not sure what the best way of going about this is.
Any ideas?
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The Napolitano, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has appointed Arif Alikhan as Assistant Secretary for Policy Development. He will be joining the DHS within a couple of weeks according to the press office of the DHS which also stated that the position does not require Senate confirmation hearings.
This is the first major appointment of a Muslim by Obama administration, although there has been a couple of other appointments to much smaller positions.
According to the DHS press release the Secretary said: "Today, I am proud to make two key personnel announcements for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—President Obama's intent to nominate David Heyman as Assistant Secretary for Policy and my appointment of Arif Alikhan as Assistant Secretary for Policy Development. Both individuals bring a broad and impressive array of experience in national security, emergency preparedness and counterterrorism to the Department.
Arif comes from Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa's office, where he served as Deputy Mayor for Homeland Security and Public Safety. As a key adviser to the Mayor, he has led the City's efforts to develop homeland security, emergency management and law enforcement initiatives, including operational oversight of Los Angeles Police, Fire and Emergency Management departments. He is a former federal prosecutor and senior advisor to the U.S. Attorney General, and has partnered extensively with local, state and federal agencies," said Secretary Napolitano.
Muslim Democrats welcome Alikhan's appointment.
Oh my God!!!! I cannot believe what is happening to this country. Now we are appointing Muslum's to government positions????Homeland Security??? Even though they flew planes into our buildings,killed 1000's of our citizen's and have vowed to destroy our nation….. Are we feeling safe now?? America is really starting to get weird, we are going to hell in a handbasket as a country and now this??? This just takes the liberal cake!!


So says the legendary Bill Joy in this Register article. There are some definite similarities between the companies. Both produce higher cost, slick products (note that for Apple slick means styling and for Sun slick means something different). Both are California based companies with a focus on UNIX-related technologies. Apple has a strong desktop showing and is trying to get into the server market. Sun has a strong server showing and has tried multiple times to get into the desktop market. So, there are some obvious synergies (although I cringe just typing that word) between the two companies. I see one huge problem that would prevent them from merging though. Steve Jobs and Scott McNealy are both high profile CEO's that have lengthy ties to their respective companies. They are both founders in fact. Who would the CEO of this new company be? Since it's clear they both have differing vision of future direction, what direction would this new company follow? Do you think either of these two are ready to split the limelight? Additionally, having to maintain two UNIX-based OS's would be a huge expense but getting rid of either one would alienate way too many people. In the end, I just can't se it happening (although these days you never know).
Merging the companies in my opinion isn't a good idea (not that it will really happen). First of all competition comes to mind (along with anti-trust for example…). Secondly, the two have defined usability and how a desktop should be like rather differently and this would definitely be a complex issue to solve if they were ever to merge. In fact I think the different definitions of many concepts and functions makes them good competitors, provides a larger variety of products and makes things a wee bit more interesting.