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A local court on Monday turned down a police request to conduct an autopsy on a farmer who died following months of hospitalization after he was knocked down by a riot police water cannon in November.
Baek, a 69-year-old farmer from Boseong, South Jeolla, died on Sunday after more than 300 days of treatment at a hospital after being shot by a water cannon at an antigovernment rally on Nov. 14, 2015. He lost consciousness before being taken to a nearby hospital for a brain hemorrhage. He received brain surgery but did not regain consciousness.
Shortly after he died, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office applied for warrants to conduct an autopsy and obtain his medical records. The Seoul Central District Court rejected the autopsy request, but granted permission to obtain Baek's medical records. The court did not elaborate on why it rejected the autopsy request.
After being hospitalized in a coma for 317 days, Baek was pronounced dead on Sunday by the Seoul National University Hospital. The hospital staff said he died of cardiac arrest following renal failure.
After the court's rejection, police said they will consult with the prosecution to decide whether they will reapply for the warrant.
Lee Chul-sung, commissioner-general of the National Police Agency, said Baek's surviving family should attend the autopsy to guarantee the transparency of the process. "We have no other intention," he said. "Forensic medicine is not a field where subjectivity can intervene."
Lee also said police will conduct the autopsy, if the court issues a warrant, even if the victim's family opposes the decision. He also issued an apology in a private capacity, saying, "I feel extremely sorry for Baek's death. It took place during the course of suppressing an illegal, violent rally, but I still think it's extremely sad that we lost a precious life."
Hundreds of mourners gathered on Sunday night in front of Seoul National University Hospital funeral center where Baek's funeral was held. Tensions mounted as about 3,600 police troops were dispatched to the hospital and nearby areas on Saturday afternoon. After the court dismissed the autopsy warrant request on Monday, police withdrew most of their forces, while leaving about 450 to guard the funeral center.
BY SER MYO-JA, ESTHER CHUNG [ser.myoja@joongang.co.kr]


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The Pivka Cave is part of the Postojna cave system. Its entrance – the 65-metre-deep gorge, at the bottom of which the underground river of Pivka flows, is located just in front of the Pivka jama restaurant. The Pivka Cave can be reached by descending 317 steps, cut in a rock. The visitors' path leads up the river of Pivka. Immediately after the first corner, a magnificent view opens up of the great Depression Hall with rare stalagmites, dark grey stalactites on the ceiling and curious worm-like formations, made of dark brown clay, that in some places look like patterns on a tiger's skin. The hall ends with an enormous, 6-metre-high double calcite cascade, coloured from red to greyish-black. After the Depression Hall, the path leads through numerous galleries into a 10-metre-long hall called Chapel. From here onwards, the riverbed as observed from the gallery increasingly resembles a canyon. Then the river calms and turns into a green lake. The gallery leads us to a beautiful hall of brown painted stalactites and curtains, called also the Chapel. Here, the tour leaves the course of the Pivka and continues towards Erna Cave along a 100-metre-long man-made passage.
Črna cave
The Črna Cave , which is more than 3 km long, is a labyrinth of passages. In its interior we can admire hanging, half-metre-long thin white tubes – "spaghetti", stalagmites, pillars and black calcite cascades with glittering calcite crystals, that are covered with white calcite in certain places . In the Great Hall of Črna Cave, a broad artificial plateau was created, concealing the huge stalagmites, which were covered in a thin layer of black substance. The cave was named after this black colour (Erna Cave = Black Cave). After several analyses, it was established that the black colour was caused by the accumulation of soot from the torches used by past visitors.
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Criteria for selecting COVID-19 patients for lung lung transplantation
International consortium has already performed more than 40 procedures
Medical University of Vienna
In May 2020, a team led by thoracic surgeon Konrad Hoetzenecker of the Department of Surgery of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital performed a lung transplant on a 44-year-old patient who had been seriously ill with Covid-19, making her the first patient in Europe to receive a lung transplant for this indication. The Vienna lung transplantation programme now plays a leading role in an international consortium comprising experts from the USA, Europe and Asia. Based on the expertise from Vienna, approximately 40 transplants have now been carried out on Covid-19 patients throughout the world. In a study published in the leading journal "The Lancet Respiratory Medicine", the consortium has now proposed the first general selection criteria for lung transplantation in Covid-19 patients.
"We have collated the first experiences in the world of performing lung transplants on Covid-19 patients. It is clear that such a complex intervention should only be considered for patients who, by virtue of their age and good general health, have a good chance of recovery with new lungs," explains Konrad Hoetzenecker, Head of the lung transplantation programme at MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital. The Vienna team performs around 100 lung transplants a year, making it one of the largest programmes in the world, alongside Toronto, Cleveland and Hanover.
Medical guidelines for the world
The following factors were established as criteria for potential transplantation: exhaustion of all conservative treatment options, no recovery of the Covid-19-damaged lungs despite at least four weeks of ventilation/ECMO, evidence of advanced and irreversible lung damage in several consecutive CT scans, age below 65 and no relevant comorbidities. In addition to this, candidates for a lung transplant must be in good physical condition and have a good chance of complete physical rehabilitation following the transplant. "These guidelines can be applied worldwide for making a sound selection of patients who are suitable for a lung transplant following a Covid-19 infection."
The surgical team at MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital has meanwhile carried out twelve lung transplantations on Covid-19 patients, demonstrating that even the most seriously ill patients, who would otherwise die, can survive with a lung transplant.
Patient No. 1
In March 2020, patient number one suffered total pulmonary failure as a result of Covid-19, so that artificial ventilation was no longer possible. She could only be kept alive by the circulation pump. At the time of the transplant, the PCR test showed that virus particles were still present but were no longer infectious. The MedUni Vienna/Vienna General Hospital thoracic surgeons and surgical team managed to replace the patient's completely destroyed lungs with new donor lungs.
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Applications created through builders reject moderation Apple.
any more news on Thoriumbuilder?
It seems like dreamwaver for designer.more powerful!
A semi-public Beta 3 of Thorium Builder (made with F7 V4.0) is available for those who'd like to participate to tests.
how proceed with the works on "Thorium builder"?
I'm waiting your visual editor, hoping with a final price (please, not monthly/yearly subscription) better respect to the main competitor (W…r).
Regarding the prices, I guess you will like it then: 2 versions, one standard with all functionalities, and one LITE without some functionalities such as Database functionalities, GoogleMap API and a few other ones.
One last thing… for "database functionalities" you mean the possibility to connect to a remote source (e.g. MySQL database on a hosting) and with a query editor (as with the competitor "W…r")?
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Ultra Music Festival will return to Miami, FL on March 29, 30 and 31 2019 with an expanded array of talent set to take on their brand new home at the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park and Miami Marine Stadium. With the full RESISTANCE lineup and RESISTANCE Island tri-stage concept announced, a new wave of headliners have been added to the mix, with Adam Beyer b2b Cirez D, Black Coffee, Dog Blood (Skrillex + Boys Noize), Eric Prydz, Sven Väth and Tom Morello (Live) all set to perform throughout the week.
Take it from an OG Ultranaut, this is pretty much it for the surprises for Ultra. Luckily my own personal prayers were answered with the ASOT announcing Markus Schulz and Eric Prydz.
Along with extended hours and expanded festival grounds, #ULTRA2019 will also see more label and brand curated stages than ever before. Odesza's 'Foreign Family Collective', deadmau5's 'mau5trap', Richie Hawtin's 'Play Differently', Martin Garrix's 'STMPD' as well as the return of Armin van Buuren's 'A State of Trance' have all been announced for 2019.
Ultra Music Festival has also revealed the day by day lineup for the final weekend of March, unveiling a total of 7 stages. The 2019 edition will see the full rollout of RESISTANCE Island featuring the Carl Cox Megastructurealongside 2 new editions in the REFLECTOR and Arrival Stages. The new Live Arena will see the worldwide debut of deadmau5's 'Cube 3.0' concept as well as Gigantic NGHTMRE's new live show, not to mention massive performances from both ILLENIUM and ODESZA. The Ultra Main Stage will see closing performances from Marshmello, Martin Garrix, and The Chainsmokers throughout the weekend, while the Ultra Worldwide stage will see the return of Dog Blood (Skrillex + Boys Noize) and bass music pioneers, Zeds Dead. Rounding out the weekend, the UMF Radio stage will see label takeovers, with Foreign Family Collective, mau5trap & STMPD setting the lineups each day.
I'm very interested to see how the switch from the Live Stage to ASOT works. In the past, ASOT has had the Megastructure dedicated to #trancefam on Sunday. It seems with the venue change, ASOT has been adjusted. As the Live Stage is my personal favorite, (catch me there for Deadmau5 Cube 3.0 set) I am not too disappointed with this adjustment. The major ASOT surprise is Vini Vici b2b Infected Mushroom. Never in my life did I think I would see Armin give Infected Mushroom ASOT love, other than a potential spot on the Live Stage.
Looking forward to seeing you Ultranauts next month! Grab your tickets and join the party.
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Fresh Look – Same Determination New Logo Never Prouder to be Among You Last month we had a meeting where we discussed changing the name of the St Lucie 9-12 TEA Party to something akin to the Treasure Coast Conservative Citizens Alliance. It had been something...
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Gotz, Overdorf, and Keiser get nod. The St Lucie TEA Party has decided to limit its endorsements this year in the primary. However, there are three candidates that we believe have earned our endorsement. If the race is not covered do not take it as proof that there...
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Mr. Trump Goes to Washington Last night, the Sun set around 6:20 PM EST and rose less than 3 hours later, shortly after 9:00 PM EST. It was Morning again in America. "It's Morning again in America," is a phrase that was first used in an ad by Ronald Reagan in 1984....
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All Things D are reporting that the iPad3 will be announced next month at an event in San Francisco.
Details remain sketchy and no release date is expected just yet either, but it seems that – and Apple do like to be regular – if it is to keep in line with the release of the iPad2 it could be on sale a week after!
Speculation last month suggested that Apple's factories in China were working 24hrs a day to meet the necessary volume.
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18-03: Wound Foreign Bodies
Chan W. Park; Michael L. Juliano; Dana Woodhall
Park CW, Juliano ML, Woodhall D. Park C.W., & Juliano M.L., & Woodhall D Park, Chan W., et al.Wound Foreign Bodies. In: Knoop KJ, Stack LB, Storrow AB, Thurman R. Knoop K.J., & Stack L.B., & Storrow A.B., & Thurman R(Eds.),Eds. Kevin J. Knoop, et al.eds. The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e. McGraw-Hill; Accessed January 21, 2021. https://accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2969&sectionid=251355830
Park CW, Juliano ML, Woodhall D. Park C.W., & Juliano M.L., & Woodhall D Park, Chan W., et al. (2021). Wound foreign bodies. Knoop KJ, Stack LB, Storrow AB, Thurman R. Knoop K.J., & Stack L.B., & Storrow A.B., & Thurman R(Eds.),Eds. Kevin J. Knoop, et al. The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e. McGraw-Hill. https://accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2969&sectionid=251355830
Park CW, Juliano ML, Woodhall D. Park C.W., & Juliano M.L., & Woodhall D Park, Chan W., et al. "Wound Foreign Bodies." The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e Knoop KJ, Stack LB, Storrow AB, Thurman R. Knoop K.J., & Stack L.B., & Storrow A.B., & Thurman R(Eds.),Eds. Kevin J. Knoop, et al. McGraw-Hill, 2021, https://accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2969&sectionid=251355830.
All foreign bodies can become a nidus for infection; reasonable attempts should be made to remove them. Radiographic evaluation or ultrasound (see related item and chapter) may assist in locating foreign bodies not directly visualized. Foreign bodies are characterized as being either reactive (eg, organic materials such as wood, bone, and soil) or nonreactive (eg, glass and metal).
Patients are often unaware that a foreign body is present. A high level of clinical suspicion should accompany any injury pattern at risk for foreign-body penetration, such as lacerations caused by broken glass, perioral injuries with loss of dentition, and injuries involving needles, nails, or splinters.
Suspicion of a retained foreign body mandates local wound exploration and the consideration of radiographic or ultrasound evaluation. Most objects can be identified on plain radiographs. More specifically, approximately 90% of glass fragments greater than 2 mm in size can be identified using plain radiographs; fragments as small as 0.5 mm can be identified in 50% to 60% of cases. In situation where plain radiographs are poor, ultrasound may be considered.
FIGURE 18.6
Radiodensity of Common Foreign Bodies. The plain radiograph (A) demonstrates the radiodensity of common foreign bodies. Counterclockwise from top left: pebbles, paper clip fragment, wood splinter, hollow needle, light bulb glass, dark ("beer bottle") glass, transparent glass, and automobile windshield glass. Note that, although faint, the wood splinter is visible on plain radiography. Ruler markings (B) for the photograph of the corresponding objects are in centimeters. (Photo contributor: Matthew D. Sztajnkrycer, MD, PhD.)
Due to their increased risk for delayed infection and poor wound healing, reactive material must be removed. Nonreactive objects, however, may be left in place if reasonable effort to remove them has been unsuccessful and no potential for harm to a vital structure exists. Glass, however, has the potential for significant irritation and a removal attempt should be pursued.
The base of the wound must be visualized as many foreign bodies hide there.
Common foreign bodies retained in hand wounds are wood splinters, glass fragments, metallic objects, and needles.
Missed retained foreign bodies are a common source of litigation.
Radiodensity of Common Foreign Bodies in Tissues. The paper clip, dark glass, and wood splinter (top to bottom) imaged in Fig. 18.6 were inserted into chicken legs and radiographs taken. The wood splinter is no longer clearly visible within the soft tissue. For purposes of foreign-body localization, a minimum of two radiographic views at 90 degrees to one another are obtained, and the site of the foreign-body entry clearly marked. (Photo contributor: Matthew D. Sztajnkrycer, MD, PhD.)


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Named for Level 1313, a ruthless criminal underground deep below the surface of the planet of Coruscant, the game puts players in control of a deadly bounty hunter as he uses an arsenal of exotic weaponry to hunt down his marks and uncover the truth surrounding a criminal conspiracy. Star Wars 1313 emphasizes epic set pieces and fast-paced combat with a hero who uses human skills and gadgets, rather than supernatural Force powers, to make his way through this dangerous world.
This game is confirmed and is currently under development but no platforms have been officially announced.
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Kauri Investments Ltd. has received its city development permit to convert a vacant, four-story warehouse in Capitol Hill's gentrifying Pike-Pine corridor into 26 art-loft condos.
A $3 million conversion of the now-windowless shell of a structure at 11th Avenue and East Pike Street will likely begin in January and finish 10 months later, said Scott Nodland, the Seattle-based residential developer's senior project manager.
The artist live-work spaces "will not attempt to emulate Pioneer Square-type conversions. They'll be more Manhattan-style industrial," he said.
That would match the Seattle neighborhood now. But don't look away too long or the rawness will have vanished.
The Harvard Market that opened at Broadway and Pike last year, featuring a QFC grocery store, brought a shine to that corner. Seattle Central Community College is expanding. Businesswoman Sarah Schuyler is converting an older building into 16 high-end condos close to Harvard Market and developer Val Thomas has about 50 more coming on line nearby.
The Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Association has laid plans to replace the X-rated Apple Theater with apartments. The stylish Elysian brew pub has survived its first two years of business. AEI Music is rehabbing half of the former REI outdoor gear store while Moe's, the post-grunge music club, closed and re-opened as the sleeker Aro.space.
Even the "Roman columns" overlooking Interstate 5 are slated for a cleanup. But the final blow has to be the quintessential Pike-Pine dive, the Comet Tavern. Not only has it prohibited graffiti painting on its formerly "free wall" outside, but it recently painted over the vintage spontaneous artwork on its inside and cleaned off the swath of nicotine-stained dollar bills stuck to its black ceiling.
Alas, Kauri may hold the line.
It has even asked Cornish College's design department to take a look at some graffiti on the fourth-floor walls of the 11th and Pike building with an eye toward using photos of the graffiti in promotional material for selling the condos. Kauri may retain that graffiti as an attractive feature in the lofts.
The building's last occupant sold shelves and other retail display equipment until vacating about four years ago.
Kauri has yet to close on purchasing the building from owner Iris Rose, he said.
No tenant has signed yet to lease, or buy, what will be the building's first-floor retail space. Nodland said a coffee company has shown interest in the space. The building will also have 19 parking spaces underground and in back.
Bentall Corp. has taken over property management of the 30-story Century Square office building in downtown Seattle, replacing CB Richard Ellis.
Bentall hired CB's Brian Wabik as its senior property manager for that building.
Gary Carpenter, who heads the Vancouver, B.C.-based development company's Seattle operations, helped develop Century Square in 1985 as a partner in a development company called Prescott. He ran CB's Seattle office in between Prescott and Bentall.
At the start of this year, Carpenter led Bentall into buying Prescott's former prize jewel, the 44-story U.S. Bank Centre in downtown Seattle. Bentall recently promoted Nicole Lindell to senior property manager for U.S. Bank Centre.
It also promoted David Vranizan to senior property manager on Bentall's Eastside portfolio.
David Zarett planned to convert the Prudential Building in Pioneer Square from art lofts to condos and sell them, but now he's trying to sell the building instead.
The Seattle developer has hired broker Eric Smith of Paragon Real Estate Advisors Inc. to find a buyer willing to pay $6.5 million for the historic seven-story building.
The Prudential was built in 1902 and totals 65,645 square feet.
It houses 24 loft apartments and 11 office spaces totaling 15,000 square feet.
Architect Ralph Anderson rehabbed it in the late 1980s. It faces Alaskan Way and doesn't have first-floor retail.
Zarett bought it about three years ago to convert to condos. He's pushing forward on a different project, however, a little farther south in Seattle's Sodo industrial area. In August he applied to the city of Seattle to turn the former Olympic Cold Storage warehouse into first-floor retail and three floors of offices.
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Dia Compe imports from Japan, a less expensive headset for their Ahead Project. This one uses ball bearings in a retainer rather than sealed cartridge bearings. The forged steel fork cone race is Chrome plated, then has the bearing surface nicely ground afterward. The lower bearing cup is made of forged aluminum, pressed inside is a forged steel race, colored Black, then the bearing surface is ground smooth. The upper bearing cup is made the same as the lower. What would be the "threaded" adjusting nut, because this is an Ahead Set, isn't threaded. The piece is made of forged black steel with the upper cone race smoothly ground after coloring. The interior of the upper adjusting nut has a beveled taper, wide at the top, narrow at the bottom. In this beveled interior rests a similarly tapered aluminum ring, that is cut through vertically to allow it to expand. With the Ahead Stem cinched to the steerer tube, this compression ring expands to hold all the head parts firmly to the fork. The headset has O-ring seals, upper and lower, between the cone race and the bearing retainer. The headset has twenty-four 4mm ball bearings in each steel retainer. Included is the Star Fangled Nut, which pre-loads the bearings for final adjustment, then closes off the top of the steerer tube. The SFN has a 5mm threaded bolt which draws up the SFN and holds in place the nut/plug (upper cap) assembly. The DC Ahead Set is available in Black or Silver, and made in 1", 1 1/8" or 1 1/4" diameters. The 1 1/8" diameter Dia Compe Kontak DL Ahead Set weighs 172 grams, of which 35 grams is the SFN.
An all steel model of the Kontak is available. It has steel cups, compression rings and SFN. The steel model is painted Black and comes only in 1" or 1 1/8".
Dia Compe makes in the United States a sealed bearing Aheadset with alloy parts that has two variations on its locking to the steerer tube of the fork. The upper and lower cup are machined from 7075-T6 aluminum rod. A precision sealed ball bearing cartridge, that uses thirty-two 1/8" diameter alloy steel balls, is pressed into each of the cups. The fit is so correct on these bearing cartridges that cup and cartridge replacement is necessary if the bearing ever wears out. The fork crown race is machined from stainless steel. Here is where the two headsets depart. The S series II is for Aheadset use. What would be the threaded adjusting nut isn't threaded. Made of machined 7075-T6 aluminum, it lays over and seats into the bearing cartridge. The interior of the upper adjusting nut has a beveled taper, wide at the top, narrow at the bottom. In this beveled interior rests a similarly tapered aluminum ring, that is cut through vertically to allow it to expand. With the Ahead Stem cinched to the steerer tube, this compression ring expands to hold all the head parts firmly to the fork. Included is the Star Fangled Nut, that uses a 5mm hex wrench to tighten, which pre-loads the bearings for final adjustment, then closes off the top of the fork steerer tube. The Threadhead version of this headset uses a machined 7075-T6 aluminum adjusting nut that is threaded for use with traditional, threaded steerer forks. This upper piece seats on the bearing cartridge, closing it off from outside contamination, and has an O- ring stem seal recessed into an inner lip at its top. Like a few other headsets, the Threadhead has a headset "lock" built into this upper piece. A hole is drilled and tapped horizontally at about half the height of the piece, for a small cinching bolt with a 2.5mm hex head. It is cut horizontally, half way across the piece, near its bottom. Then it's cut vertically from the top to the horizontal cut, opening up the top half. With the bolt installed, this upper head piece, when threaded on the steerer tube, is capable of being cinched more tightly around the fork tube. Notches are also cut into the top piece for a headset wrench to grip, during adjustments. All the aluminum parts of both models are anodized, either Clear to a Silver or Black. Both of these headsets are available in 1", 1 1/8" or 1 1/4" diameters.
The plastic top cap pieces are available in all three diameters, in Black only 1" Plastic Cap Piece, 1 1/8" Plastic Cap Piece, 1 1/4" Plastic Cap Piece Spacers are available to raise the height of the stem on the steerer tube. They are sold in set of three in either 1" or 1 1/8" 1" spacer set, 1 1/8" spacer set In the un-likely case where you need a replacement Star Fangled Nut and internal steel tubing connectors aren't available at a nearby display store, these are available in all three sizes.


On Sunday, November 28th, a part of my youth was put to rest – The Scobee Grill on Northern Blvd in Douglaston closed it's doors. For those that I grew up with in Great Neck, there was only one diner and that was the Scobee. Yes there was Stanley's, Seven Seas and that other Scobee in Great Neck (and don't get me started on that) but THE Scobee Grill on Northern Blvd and Little Neck Parkway was the one diner that I hold above all other diners, on longisland…or any place for that matter.
My earliest memories of The Scobee go as far back as the original train car diner, prior to the expansion that took place in the 70s. But it was when I turned 18 that the Scobee really became a special place for my friends and me. You see the Scobee was located directly across the street from Patrick's Pub, another Northern Blvd institution that no longer exists. Back in 1978 the legal drinking age was 18, which it should still be (but that's a post for another day). After a few pitchers at Patrick's, the Scobee was the perfect spot for a late night snack and I ordered pretty much the same thing every time: Pizza burger deluxe, iced tea topped off with a piece of seven layer cake (and I always asked for the end piece). Oh man, my kingdom for Scobee's seven layer cake. I have searched far and wide and nothing has ever come close.
I didn't realize it at the time but I must have left quite an impression on one of the waitresses who used to wait on us during those high school and college years. A few years after I was married and living in the city, and a few years after my last late night journey to the Scobee, Linda and I went to there for dinner. The waitress comes to take our order and I order the usual, pizza burger deluxe and an iced tea. No sooner did those words leave my mouth when the waitress looks down at me and says "and an end piece of seven layer cake." She then looks at me and say "I remember you and your friends coming here." I just loved that.
And now it's gone. I know that many people who grew up near the Scobee will mourn it's departure. For me, it's been over 26 years since I lived on longisland and over 14 years since my parents left for sunnier shores, therefore severing my physical ties to that part of the world. Over those years, my trips to The Scobee have been few and far between. I will forever miss the it's wonderful seven layer cake, it's convenient location right across from one my favorite watering holes, and that waitress who remembered me after all those years.


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Pope Can't Equate Caring for Immigrants With Abortion
Pope Francis get's it. He understands why 52 percent of Catholic voters helped to elect Donald Trump in the face of fierce resistance from nearly all the of the U.S. Bishops, and the pontiff himself.
What Pope Francis gets is precisely what has historically pushed Catholic Democrats to vote for Republican presidents such as Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump — the abortion issue.
To remedy this, the pope has published an Apostolic Exhortation, "On the Call to Holiness in Today's World," with the resulting headline from The New York Times: "Pope Puts Caring for Immigrants and Abortion on Equal Footing" (Jason Horowitz, April 9, 2018).
The headline, unlike most on the Catholic Church, is not an exaggeration, as seen in the following from the Pope, "Our defense of the innocent unborn, for example, needs to be clear, firm and passionate. Equally sacred, however, are the lives of the poor, those already born, the destitute, the abandoned."
This is no mere throw off line; he reiterates it, connecting the issue of abortion and immigration directly to politics: "Some Catholics consider it [migrants] a secondary issue compared to the 'grave' bioethical questions. That a politician looking for votes might say such a thing is understandable, but not a Christian, for whom the only proper attitude is to stand in the shoes of those brothers and sisters of ours who risk their lives to offer a future to their children. (Emphasis added) "Such a thing is understandable," yes, Pope Francis gets it — he realizes that a political candidate who is pro-life will attract Catholic voters when pitted against a rival who supports abortion-on-demand while insisting our national borders remain porous for the thousands of illegal immigrants who cross it each month.
The context of these statements in an exhortation on the "Call to Holiness," suggests Pope Francis realizes the issue of abortion for Catholic voters is not a "single issue" at all — abortion connects to concerns about the moral dissipation of the culture in general.
Catholics regard a pro-life candidate as someone who will stand against the increasing tawdriness of culture which mocks religion and puts deviance on display. In other words, a pro-life candidate resonates with the still socially conservative America. (This is why I predicted pro-life Catholics would support Trump as early as February, 2016).
In 2016, Catholic voters rocked the liberal, Democrat-aligned, Catholic establishment by ignoring the nonstop attacks on Trump and his "wall" by Catholic bishops, priests, nuns, professors, and journalists. Indeed, their voices chimed in with the same message throughout the campaign: Immigration is a "life issue," putting it on par with the defense of innocent life. Pope Francis now seeks to codify that message. But it won't succeed, and I will explain why.
His apostolic exhortation ignores the basic moral problem in equating immigration with abortion: prudential judgment (see my explanation here). Any Catholic's opinion and action on what the bishops have called "Welcoming the Stranger Among Us" has no single answer.
Do we support the "catch and release" ordered by President Obama? Do we support enforcing our laws pertaining to entering the United States? Do we build walls? No church teaching obligates a Catholic to a specific answer to these questions of public policy.
On the other hand, the question about whether to abort or not to abort has only one answer — no. Abortion is not a prudential matter. Some have called it one of the "non-negotiables," others a "settled issue," but the moral difference is clear.
Certainly Pope Francis is right about this: at a general level, both abortion and immigration do meet on equal ground — the principle of loving one's neighbor. But, as has been explained, that moral equality doesn't confer equality on type of moral judgments Catholics are obliged to make, one is liable to a variety of answers, the other is not.
To give an example of the distinction, here is a portion of letter written by then President of the USCCB, Archbishop Wilton Gregory to President Bush about the Iraq War: As Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, then president of the USCCB, wrote to President George W. Bush: "People of good will may apply ethical principles and come to different prudential judgments, depending upon their assessment of the facts at hand and other issues" ("Letter to President Bush on Iraq," Sept. 13, 2002).
I'm not convinced that Pope Francis recognizes the "good will" of those Catholics who disagree with his view of immigration. As he puts it, "This is not a notion invented by some Pope, or a momentary fad. In today's world too, we are called to follow the path of spiritual wisdom proposed by the prophet Isaiah to show what is pleasing to God."
Pope Francis has done his best to prop up the those Catholic Democrats who continue to promote abortion, support government funding of Planned Parenthood, and ignore the church's teaching on life. His apostolic exhortation does not to change Catholic moral teaching because, as I have shown, the claim the Pope is trying to make cannot be rationally defended.
In spite of the headlines, the Pope's gift to the Democrats will not be of much use to them in propping up their Catholic credentials. Lay Catholic voters will see through this claim just as they saw through the church's barrage of anti-Trump rhetoric in the historic 2016 presidential election.
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Archbishop and Trump May Have Much in Common
A few days ago, the archbishop of Canterbury, the Rt. Rev. Justin Welby was asked if he understands why Christians in the U.S. support President Trump in such large numbers. "No, I don't understand it," said Welby. "I really, genuinely do not understand where that is coming from."
Nevertheless, there are clear signs that Trump and Welby will hit it off famously when the time comes to meet. And that might happen shortly, since the president is scheduled to visit the UK early next year. Asked he if would attend a state dinner, the archbishop said he would, "You know, part of the job is to meet people you disagree with, and to testify with the love of Christ to them and to seek to draw them in to a different way."
From my perspective, the two have a lot to agree on. For example, Welby calls himself an "evangelical" even admitting to speaking in tongues: "It's just a routine part of spiritual discipline — you choose to speak and you speak a language that you don't know. It just comes. . . . "
It's well known that President Trump has become good friends with number of leading evangelicals in the U.S. — Ralph Reed, Jerry Fallwell, Jr., Franklin Graham, Tony Perkins, and Paula White. They have nearly unfettered access to the president and, recently, he took six evangelical leaders on his trip to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi.
Welby's evangelicalism can be trace back to his conversion while at Trinity College, Cambridge after years of spiritual indifference. In 1975 while praying with a Christian friend, he suddenly felt "a clear sense of something changing, the presence of something that had not been there before in my life. Though he told his friend that the experience "embarrassed" him, it didn't keep him from declaring his evangelicalism even in the face of a hostile press.
President Trump, it must be said, has gone through some sort of conversion himself, though it probably was not as dramatic as some have claimed it to be. Trump had spoken to evangelical groups such as Ralph Reed's Faith and Freedom Coalition for several years prior to his decision to run for the White House. Further, anyone who followed the trajectory of his campaign, and its rhetoric, will have noticed the gradual increase of references to Christianity.
Both men are willing to stand firm against left-wing media pressure. Last year, Welby bravely contradicted those in the UK who refused to connect ISIS with the Islamic State, "If we treat religiously-motivated violence solely as a security issue, or a political issue, then it will be incredibly difficult — probably impossible — to overcome it. . . . This requires a move away from the argument that has become increasingly popular, which is to say that Isis is 'nothing to do with Islam,' or that Christian militia in the Central African Republic are nothing to do with Christianity, or Hindu nationalist persecution of Christians in South India is nothing to do with Hinduism.
Such directness befits a cleric whose mother was private secretary to Sir Winston Churchill for six years during Cold War.
There's evidence, as well, that Welby's appointment to Canterbury was held up because of his acknowledged evangelicalism and his less than enthusiastic support for same-sex marriage. As recently as April, a Guardian headline read, "Justin Welby unable to give 'straight answer' in whether gay sex is sinful." On this issue, the archbishop may well be to the right of our president.
They also have business acumen in common. After graduating from Cambridge, Welby became a businessman before turning to the ministry and being ordained in 1992 at the age of 36. He worked for several oil companies, one in France, and learning perfect French, which must have given him a understanding the kind of economic issues the president is seeking to correct with new trade agreements.
The president and the archbishop have also experienced the vicissitudes of marriage and family. It was only four years ago that DNA tests revealed that Welby's father was not whom he had thought. Given his personal experience, it's highly doubtful that the 105th archbishop of Canterbury would jump on the bandwagon of some religious leaders who have judged Trump as morally unfit to be president of the United States.
The similarities between the two men will undoubtedly make their eventual meeting much more genial and fruitful than the archbishop's comments suggest. They will discover themselves on the same side on important issues and will encourage each other to bear the cross of a rancorous press.
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Trump, Pope Have Opportunity to Forge Meaningful Alliance
When the pope and the president meet in the Apostolic Palace — the official residence of the pope in Vatican City — this Wednesday, they will be setting a much-needed example for a nation convulsed by post-election tantrums. Conservative speakers are disinvited on college campuses, conservative professors become objects of career-ending derision, the major media is obsessed with destroying the Trump presidency. Meanwhile, the Democratic leadership shouts curse words and raises their middle fingers at the man America sent to the White House.
But these two men, who have exchanged harsh words in the past, and differ on significant public policy issues, are going to meet, converse, while seeking a better relationship — and greater mutual understanding.
Yet, we can be sure that whatever is wise or hopeful coming out of this first meeting will be ignored by the press, which will have already scripted a narrative of disaster and disagreement. On July 23, 2001, President George W. Bush and Pope John Paul II (now St. John Paul II) met for the first time. Their meeting could not have been more amicable. I met with the president at the U.S. Embassy immediately afterwards. Bush was filled with enthusiasm at meeting "that great pope of yours."
But, press accounts of the encounter focused on the one caution that Pope John Paul II expressed to the president; about his upcoming decision whether to allow federal funding for fetal stem cell research.
In his speech at Castle Gandolfo — just southeast of Rome — the Pope decalred, "In defending the right to life . . . America can show the world . . . (that) man remains the master not the product of his technology." The BBC headline read, "Pope warns Bush on stem cells." While The New York Times headline told the same story,"Pope Urges Bush to Reject Embryo Research."
On Aug. 9, 2001 President Bush went on television for the first time, announcing his decision not to fund research on new lines but allow research on lines already in use to continue. His speech to the American people did not entirely conform to the wish of the pope, but President Bush made the basis of his decision loud and clear, "I also believe human life is a sacred gift from our Creator. I worry about a culture that devalues life, and believe as your president I have an important obligation to foster and encourage respect for life in America and throughout the world."
When President Trump arrives at the Vatican he faces a more complex scenario, but one not without parallels to Bush's 2001 visit. The president has made his pro-life convictions extremely clear in campaigning, in his inaugural address, and with his executive orders.
In fact, President Trump has been noticeably more open about anti-abortion issues than the 43rd president. Pope Francis will find common ground with Trump on the defense of innocent life and some related issues — though not on immigration.
Unlike 2001, when both the pope and the president shared opening remarks with journalists present, this meeting will take place almost entirely in private with journalists having very limited access. Two journalists and five photographers will be permitted to witness them shaking hands in the antechamber to the Papal Library, and sitting at the opposite sides of a table in the library itself. After less than a minute, everyone will leave except for the pope, the president, and a translator.
Journalists will clock the length of the meeting, comparing it to the 50 minutes Obama spent with Pope Francis in March 2011, though visits normally run 20 to 30 minutes.
The press will then be allowed back in the library to watch the traditional exchange of gifts along with whatever words are used to explain the significance of the gifts. This will be, in my opinion, the most vulnerable media moment for President Trump since the Pope usually gives visiting dignitaries copies of his encyclicals, "Evangelii Gaudium, Laudato Si'," and "Amoris Laetitia," which contain any number of themes that could be used as headline fodder.
Even if the official statement from the Vatican press office contains nothing but a record of cordial conversation and exchange of ideas, the mainstream media will be scrutinizing every detail of the meeting for a hook upon which to hang their agreed-upon headlines about; perhaps headlines that would read, "Pope Francis Reminds Trump Not to Build Walls" or "Pope Francis Calls Upon Trump to Sign the Paris Agreement." In other words, no mention of shared purpose or common ground will allowed into the reporting narrative.
Regardless of the subsequent headlines, I believe the meeting will be fruitful on many levels. Both President Trump and Pope Francis have outgoing, warm personalities which will immediately remove whatever tensions might be present at the beginning.
And the president has already shown a willingness (distressing to some) to reconsider strongly-articulated policy positions. Donald Trump is not afraid to compromise, for the sake of building a relationship important for the future of his administration.
Pope Francis knows that, in November of 2016, more than half of Catholic U.S. voters supported Trump over his liberal rival Hillary Clinton. He also knows those same voters ignored both the pope's and U.S. bishops' attempts to make the presidential election about immigration.
Catholic voters simply didn't care that Trump was at odds with church hierarchy on immigration. Both Pope Francis and the bishops should know well by now, that last year they didn't fully comprehend how Americans really felt about the challenges facing America.
Pope Francis has some fence-mending of his own to do, and, I believe, he will.
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Some Don't See Blessing in Trump's Protecting Religious Liberty
Some conservatives were less than pleased by President Trump's May 4 executive order on religious liberty. I guess they didn't read it very closely. Had they done so, they would have realized that it was a promise of welcome changes to come. It doesn't declare any new rights, but it does direct the administration to amend regulations and issue guidelines to protect the free exercise of religion from the power of the federal government. After what had seemed like a war on religion under Obama, that's an enormous sea change.
Still, the executive order didn't satisfy "Never-Trumpets" such as Princeton's professor Robert George and Ryan Anderson of the Heritage Foundation — who have always been quick to attack the president. They announced that it was "meaningless" and "woefully inadequate."
Shamefully, George pointed the finger at the President's Jewish daughter and son-in-law, "Ivanka and Jared won. We lost." Such acrimony from a leading Catholic figure, and former Chair of the United States Commission on Religious Liberty, is both unjust and unbecoming.
Now let's look at the record. President Trump has repeatedly declared his intention to remove the 1954 Johnson Amendment, which dramatically limited the political participation of houses of worship along with their priests, pastors, and rabbis.
As a first step towards that end, the executive order specifically instructs the Department of Treasury "not to take any adverse action against any individual, house of worship, or other religious organization on the basis that such individual or organization speaks or has spoken about moral or political issues. . . . " We can expect Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to make sure that happens.
President Trump's order also contains specific language on the ongoing litigation regarding the impact of Obamacare on Little Sisters of the Poor and other institutions refusing to provide contraceptive healthcare coverage to their employees. Trump ordered the Departments of Treasury, Labor (DOL), and Health and Human Services (HHS) to, "consider issuing amended regulations, consistent with applicable law, to address conscience-based objections to the preventive care mandate. . . . " There can be no doubt that HHS Secretary Tom Price will be doing just that — and vigorously.
What is likely the most important section of the executive order is addressed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, "In order to guide all agencies in complying with relevant Federal law, the Attorney General shall, as appropriate, issue guidance interpreting religious liberty protections in Federal law." As head of the Department of Justice, which is still pursuing the case against Little Sisters of the Poor, Sessions has been effectively charged with realizing the promises made in the Rose Garden on May 4.
Given his conservative, pro-life record as an Alabama senator, no one doubts how Jeff Sessions will shape the Department of Justice. Session's leadership is surely one of the reasons civil rights groups immediately announced their intention to oppose the executive order.
Not surprisingly, a group of atheists, under the banner of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, filed suit against the president and the IRS, fearing the IRS would "selectively and preferentially discontinue enforcement of the electioneering restrictions of the tax code against churches and religious organizations, while applying a more vigorous enforcement standard to secular nonprofits."
The notion that the IRS would apply more "vigorous" standards to secular nonprofit organizations is of course bizarre. But again, much of the daily media bombardment of the Trump administration contains allegations based upon hearsay, leaks, unnamed sources, and postmodern paranoia. Today the progressive left has bought into the idea that freedom requires that all their opponents be silenced, even when they are exercising their sincere religious beliefs.
Sister Loraine Marie Claire Maguire, Mother Provincial of Little Sisters of the Poor has figured it out. Her statement was forthright and unqualified, "Today's action by the government confirms that the government never needed to create this false conflict between women and religion." One can imagine a smile coming to her face when she added, "The government never needed the Little Sisters of the Poor to provide these services," that is, hand out contraception.
President Trump has been accused of making a media event out of his statement on religious liberty.
These critics should be asked: What is wrong with the president of the United States calling two of the Little Sisters of the Poor to the podium in the Rose Garden? How often have we seen a religious order of the Catholic Church featured in a nationally televised White House ceremony?
The image of President Trump, with a beaming Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington D.C. standing behind, welcoming the two sisters is a powerful affirmation to the nation's 70 million Catholic citizens that they're fully members of the American community.
You've have thought that that was pretty obvious. But apparently some people needed reminding.
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Robert Hutchinson: – Hour 2 – Robert Hutchinson discusses the role of religion in American politics and the upcoming 2016 election, January 9, 2016
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I've been using a lot of pig fat in my cooking recently. Yushi's dad dropped by and left two big bowls of lard, a pile of Chinese herbs and a comment on my latest essay on China. The pig fat is for daily use, the herbs are for the month of rest Yushi will need (according to the entire China Granny Nation) after the birth and the comment … well it was to let me know that he's got his eye on me.
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Anti-virus efforts safeguard residents on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
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Northwest China's Qinghai Province will soon publish a Tibetan version of the guidelines on novel coronavirus prevention, to help ethnic minorities in the province, Tibetans in particular, fight against the epidemic.
Published by the People's Medical Publishing House and compiled by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the book is expected to raise public awareness of the new virus in areas with poor medical and health care infrastructure, according to the provincial publicity department.
The book focuses on disease prevention, medical observation at home, medical treatment and psychological counseling for individuals and families. It will provide authoritative and professional knowledge for the minority groups to better protect themselves and dispel panic.
The free electronic version has been available on several online platforms since Sunday, which has received positive responses from viewers.
In the vast rural areas of the plateau province, officials, village volunteers and members of the Communist Party of China have already joined in the anti-virus campaign.
Twenty-four km away from the city of Xining, capital of Qinghai, Huangjiazhai Township, under the jurisdiction of the Hui-Tujia Autonomous County of Datong, has many migrant workers who returned to the town from across the country to celebrate the Spring Festival with their families.
"We have set up epidemic prevention stations covering the 20 villages in the town and carried out monitoring every day around the clock," said Li Wanzhi, Party secretary of Huangjiazhai Township.
Wen Shangbang and his wife, two doctors of Huangxi Village, have been working on the frontlines of virus prevention and control since the Spring Festival holiday.
"A total of 42 people returned to the village, most of whom are migrant workers and undergraduates. We focus on monitoring the physical condition of these returnees every day, and take their temperature four times a day. At present, these villagers are in a stable condition and report no fever cases," Wen said.
Residents of Gucheng Township, located in the city of Haidong, are mainly members of the Hui ethnic group, who typically organize many entertaining activities during the Spring Festival, such as acrobatics and performances.
This year, however, the local residents canceled the celebrations and are participating in the fight against the disease.
"During this special period, villagers cooperated very well with the government. So far, nine mosques and one Tibetan Buddhist temple in the town have been temporarily closed. Weddings and funerals have also been postponed or simplified due to the epidemic outbreak," said Che Guiping, an official of the town.
For herdsmen living scattered in the pastoral areas, the provincial government sends them epidemic prevention and control knowledge through social media platforms. In the Tibetan autonomous prefectures of Yushu and Golog, bilingual short videos on disease prevention and control, in Tibetan and Chinese, are popular with local herdsmen.
Cedain Chow, Party secretary of Zaduo County, Yushu, said government staff have been dispatched to interview students who study in Hubei Province, filed their information and taught local herders animal epidemic prevention knowledge.
Neighboring Tibet Autonomous Region reported the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus last week.
Relevant departments in the region have tightened anti-epidemic measures in local hospitals, airports and railway stations. The region has temporarily closed its scenic attractions to tourists starting from Jan. 27 to prevent gatherings of tourists and cross infections, according to the regional government.
Meanwhile, representatives of the Tibetan Buddhist community in Tibet jointly issued an initiative to suspend the opening of all temples and all religious activities.
On Jan. 31, the health commission of Tibet opened a consulting hotline to guide the public to understand the new virus so that they can deal with the epidemic rationally.
The hotline office has received more than 500 calls over the past four days, according to the regional health commission.
Ruan Shuiliang, head of the office, said she received a call from a tourist from the city of Wuhan, the center of the epidemic, who was crying for help and was worried about being infected.
"We provided her epidemiology knowledge and comforted her, then guided her to take quarantine measures," Ruan said, adding the tourist finally calmed down, and she later tested negative for the novel coronavirus.
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Beat Voices is a cappela quintet presently formed by: Loida Baró, Berta Portabella, Miquel Gili, Mario Fernández and Jordi Mujal. One of their distinguishing features from other a cappella groups is that they have a beatbox, which gives a kind of fresh and modern air to their hits.
Beat Voices could be defined as a group that gives voice to all music styles with magic and authenticity, providing a performance that connects with all ages public. Their repertory includes a variety of musical arrangements and original compositions based in artists like, Avicii, Lady Gaga or Pablo Alboran and their own hits like Pintant, Aigua or Pájaros de Papel.
ORIGINS OF THE GROUP
Beat Voices begins with an idea, an idea from a much loved person by the group, the music teacher Pepe Balasch. Long time ago he talked about his desire of creating a quintet a cappella voices group but there weren't enough singers with this profile in the school.
In September 2016 Loida Baró and Jordi Mujal appeared. They both wanted to prepare the tests to apply for the bachelor's degree in music, performance and composition, they were just the mezzo-soprano and tenor they needed. Therefore, the group was completed and the rehearsals started, this time to help Loida in her Bahelor's degree applying tests.
The group was formed by three students from Escola Municipal de Música Cal Moliner from Sallent, Josep Enric Vera, Raimon Bonvehí and Berta Portabella, and for the two new students, Loida Baro and Jordi Mujal.
The group worked and atmosphere was very good, thus once the applying tests were done, the group thought about making a decision: to end the group and the project or to take profit of that opportunity and growing up the group and see what would come next. Since then, four years ago, the group is working hard to make a name for themselves in the music scene and it has been lucky to sing in lots of different places since its first performance in 2018.
The group had different singers during all this time and they have come a long way together, which it would not be possible without them. In 2018 David Sorribes, a professional drummer, joined the group as a beatbox. Later on German de la Riva, a great trajectory artist joined the group as a bass.
Finally in 2020 the group has two new singers, Miquel Gili, an experienced baritone in the musical scene and Mario Fernández, a beatbox crew Spanish champion.


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GOV DIRI INAUGURATES ROAD, SCHOOL PROJECTS IN DELTA
Bayelsa Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday inaugurated two roads and school projects constructed by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in Warri area, with a call on Deltans to sustain prevailing peace in the state.
The projects are the Ubeji access road in Warri South Local Government Area, access road from NPA to Warri Refinery and Petrochemicals in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area and Ighogbadu Secondary School, Okumagba Layout, Warri.
Diri lauded Okowa for linking communities in oil-rich Warri with motorable roads and providing functional schools.
According to him, the completion and inauguration of the projects will enhance the economy of the communities and also connect them to other parts of the state.
The Bayelsa Governor described Okowa as the pride of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a promise keeper and urged him not to relent in endearing himself to Deltans with his human capital and infrastructural development.
While pledging sustenance of the symbiotic relationship between Delta and Bayelsa, he called on Deltans to continue to support the governor to enable him record more feats in his commitment to building a Stronger Delta.
In his remarks, Okowa said that the Ubeji and NPA access roads were in terrible conditions hence the need to reconstruct them to open up the area to other parts of Warri.
He said that the vision of his administration was to restore the lost glory of Warri and environs through roads and other basic amenities.
The governor said that he was aware that roads would fail in Warri and environs if proper storm drainage was not in place, saying, therefore, that the ongoing storm water drainage project in the town would address the problem when completed in 2022.
He disclosed that the new Technical College in Effurun, under construction, would be completed in June, 2021 while academic work in the school would commence before the end of the year.
While appealing to the people of Uvwie, Ubeji and other residents of the state to remain peaceful, the governor assured that no part of the state would be abandoned in terms of development and empowerment.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Works, Chief James Augoye, had said that since the present administration came into office, contracts for 452 road projects had been awarded with 282 completed and others nearing completion.
He lauded the two contractors for the road projects for adhering to contractual agreements and pledged government's readiness to patronising competent contractors.
At Ighogbadu Secondary School, which was established and constructed with state-of-the-art educational facilities by the Okowa-led administration, the governor said that he was as excited as the people of Okere-Urhobo kingdom that his administration was able to deliver the gigantic edifice.
He disclosed that the new school would, no doubt, impact positively on the immediate community, adding that it would save children in the area the pain of having to trek very long distances to access secondary education.
The governor urged the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education to liaise with the community with a view to finding a space for the government to construct additional five-classroom block in the school to address the increasing number of students enrolment in the area.
He said that no amount of money or time spent on providing infrastructure for children in the state would be too much, and reassured the community that the state government was ready and prepared to increase the number of classrooms to enable children in the area to have a befitting place to learn.
"I am as excited as the people of Okere-Urhobo that we have been able to deliver on this project. Very importantly, when it is going to impact on the immediate community and it will save our children the pain of having to trek very long distances to access secondary.
"A request was made for the establishment of the school. We have been able to achieve this (establish the school). Now we are going to have another problem which has to do with inadequacy of the number of classrooms that will careter for the number of enrolment.
"I hope and praye that the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education will be able to work with the community to find a space for us to construct extra five class room block to take care of the education of our people.
"There is no amount of money or time spent on providing infrastructure for our children that will be too much. I want to reassure the community that we are ready and prepared to increase the number of classrooms to enable our children to have a befitting place to learn.
"I also thank the entire community for being very peaceful. Because of the peace that you have provided, it has become much easier for us to provide the enabling infrastructure and we are truly very happy with the community," he said.
Okowa added that he was glad that the Monarch of Okere-Urhobo took record that his administration had constructed 29 roads in the domain, saying "I wouldn't have known at all but we thank God that He (God) has given us the opportunity to do so.
"We want to promise you that we will continue to do more in the next two years that we still have in office.
"Our goal is to do the best we can for our people and to leave a solid foundation for the next administration that will come after us.
"But it is important that we are able to leave a foundation that they can build upon, a foundation that will create hope, a foundation that any administration coming after us will have no choice but to continue to build upon.
"I want to assure all Deltans that we are going to remain focused even through the next three years and we will not allow politics to distract us from our work.
"We will continue partnership with the community because we need their partnership in order to be able to deliver on the promises that we had made and we urged them to continue to pray for us."
He thanked Governor Diri for finding time to come to Delta to inaugurate the projects.
The governor also thanked members of the community for being very peaceful, adding that it was because of the peace that they had provided that made it much easier for the government to provide the enabling infrastructure.
In his remarks, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Chief Patrick Ukah disclosed that the Ighogbadu Secondary School project was executed according to specification, adding that with the establishment of the school, Warri South now had 18 secondary schools.
He thanked the Governor for giving approval for the building of the school after a town hall meeting in the area some time in 2018, saying it was a response to the need to train our children towards building a better society.
Earlier, The Orosuen of Okere-Urhobo Kingdom, HRM, Emmanuel Okumagba, had thanked the Governor for transforming the area saying that not less than 29 internal roads have been built in the area within a short time by the Okowa administration.
"Since 1976, we have not seen any body that has matched your developmental strides in this area within the last six years .We now drive on smooth roads along 29 new streets in Okumagba Layout here," the monarch said.
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Artistic Director, The Center for Art in Wood
This Deadline Expired: Friday, November 10, 2017
The Center for Art in Wood seeks a dynamic and visionary Artistic Director to help lead the Center successfully into the next decade after our remarkable founding director steps aside in 2018. In 2021 the Center will celebrate its 35th Anniversary as one of the leading international non-profit organizations working to advance art in wood. The Center maintains a vital exhibitions program, has built a diverse collection including a library and archive, engages in publishing (on-line and in-print) and has established a widely respected international woodworking residence program. Housed in a newly renovated facility in Old City Philadelphia, the Center currently operates with a staff of seven and maintains a consistently balanced budget of under $1 million annually.
The successful candidate will have a passion for the arts and a solid record of achievements as a curator and arts manager with the ability to inspire the staff, the board, the wood art community and the general public. Minimum qualifications include: Master's degree in art history, studio art, American studies, or material culture with at least five years of curatorial work in Wood Art, sculpture, contemporary craft or design. Experience in organizational leadership and fundraising is also required. Philadelphia is a nationally known center for craft and materials-based production and art education. The Artistic Director should also expect to build on the successful collegial and cooperative relationship enjoyed by the CAW with Philadelphia's art schools, non-profit craft and design galleries, museums, artists and artisans.
In addition to offering conceptual leadership, the Director will oversee the exhibition program, the collecting focus, the residence program and the effective promotion of the Center's activities. The successful candidate will also be an effective spokesperson and fundraiser who can work with the board and staff to maintain diverse streams of revenue to sustain the financial health of the Center. The position reports to the board of trustees who are committed to a fruitful partnership with the Artistic Director. The Center offers a competitive salary and benefits package appropriate for our budget size.
Candidates should submit a letter summarizing their background and interest in the position, along with a professional resume that supports his or her application. Application deadline is November 10, 2017.
Please send materials to:
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TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver Watch Review
Exactly a year ago, TAG Heuer reimagined their iconic Aquaracer with a mass of upgrades across the board. Now following in the footsteps of the Aquaracer Professional 300 series is an even more extreme and robust edition: the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver. Featuring a whopping 1,000 metre water resistant rating and a special movement produced exclusively by Kenissi Manufacture SA, the Aquaracer offers reliability and durability like never before.
The TAG Heuer Aquaracer watch has been the brand's flagship diving instrument ever since its launch in 2004. The brands underwater legacy however began well before that. In the early 1970's, the released their famous Heuer Ref.844, the design that inspired much of the modern-day Professional 300 series. Shortly later, they launched the 1000m Diver in 1982, a large 41.5mm stainless steel instrument finding use within prestigious organisations like La Spirotechnique, the company founded by Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Two years later and the 1000m Diver was joined by the Super Professional, another icon amongst TAG Heuer dive watches promising incredible durability under the water helped by a toothy bezel and bracelet with extension buckle. In extension of their already well-established heritage, TAG Heuer now launches the Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver as part of their 2022 Watches & Wonders showcase, yet another luxury diving tool capable of withstanding pressures of up to 1,000 metres.
"TAG Heuer has been developing bold and innovative luxury tool watches for over 40 years, and the Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver is the essence of our unique expertise in this area. This super dive watch joins the entirely reimagined Aquaracer Professional 300 collection launched last year, which now comprises 11 models. We are delighted to launch our latest TAG Heuer Aquaracer at the new edition of Watches and Wonders. It is a watch capable of overcoming all challenges." – CEO of TAG Heuer, Frédéric Arnault.
Guaranteeing its 1,000 metre water resistant rating, the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver is fitted with a special helium escape valve to enable gas to escape from within the case. The helium escape valve is not hidden but proudly displayed at the side of the 45mm case and finished in black DLC coating. It is also engraved with the letters "He", the symbol for helium in the periodic table. Because of this, the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver has received ISO 6425:2018 certification for saturation divers' watches. This certification is certainly not easy to obtain and as such is rare among divers watches.
The case of the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver is engineered from grade 5 titanium which only further aids its durability while also making it wonderfully light on the wrist. Like the Professional 300 Series watches before it, the case maintains an elegant architecture with a thickness of just 15.75mm and a 12-sided bezel. The bezel is forged from black ceramic and includes a segmented highlighted in orange, the portion most used for timing decompression stops. The case also features a more substantial crown protector for the safe screwing and unscrewing of the crown and an orange seal around the crown tube to indicate when the screw down crown has been properly fixed. Completing the case of the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver watch is a screw down stainless steel case back engraved with the iconic Aquaracer diving helmet.
A huge highlight of the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver watch is the movement. It is the first timepiece from the brand to make use of the Calibre TH30-00 produced by Kenissi Manufacture SA, one of the most highly regarded movement manufacturers in the world. The calibre has been manufactured exclusively for the Swiss watch brand and marks the beginning of a new relationship between the two ateliers. COSC certified and benefitting from an extended international warranty of up to 5 years, the Calibre TH30-00 boasts a 70 hour power reserve alongside hours, minutes, seconds and date function.
Displaying the time-and-date complications of the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver is a black sunray brushed dial detailed with the familiar grooved decoration of the Aquaracer series. As expected for a divers watch, legibility is guaranteed with a newly designed arrow-shaped hour hand with a large insert of Superluminova, orange coloured hour and minute hands and Superluminova coated indices. The glow in the dark treatment used isn't just your standard Superluminova either, but the highest grade of such, Superluminova SLN Grade X1. It boasts an extremely powerful and bright lume for optimal readability in the dark. The dial also presents the date at 6 o'clock enhanced by a magnifying lens.
Completing the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver watch is a matching three-row link grade 5 titanium bracelet. It secures around the wrist by a matching titanium folding clasp with a fine adjustment system allowing you to extend or reduce the bracelet length by up to 1.5 cm. The TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver is also delivered within a custom protective case which the brand describes as being just as resistant as the watch. Inside, you'll also find a rescue dive torch.
If you'd like to learn more about the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver watch and shop the model for yourself, head over to the Jura Watches website here. Alternatively, get in touch with the team by calling 01335 453453 or send us a message at help@jurawatches.co.uk.
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