We live in a rural parish, many people roam around the extensive green areas, children play games, families picnic, fruit pickers scour the hedgerows and dog owners walk their dogs. Nobody wants to tread or sit in dog mess, so common courtesy to others should make us all clean up after our dogs. However it is also the law.
Milton Keynes Council has designated the whole of their administrative area under the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 as a poop scoop area. If on the streets, paths or land designated under the 1996 Act and you don't clear up after your dog, you may be issued with a fixed penalty notice of £50. If you don't pay you may be taken to Court where you could pay a fine up to £1,000.
It is in everyone's interest that dog mess is not left where people might tread or sit in it.
Old Woughton Parish Council provides the bins on the land within its jurisdiction. It is our responsibility to ensure they are maintained thoroughly and regularly. Please tell us, through the website portal, if you find one that is damaged or overfull.
Some of our land is owned by Milton Keynes Borough Council and some owned by the Park's Trust. As a Parish Council we work closely with these two bodies in the siting of bins, as underground utility equipment has to be avoided and no-one wants a dog bin right outside their house! Parish Council bins are red, Park's Trust bins are usually green and usually maintained by the Park's Trust.
How are they serviced and when?
What to do if there is no bin?
If there are no bins around, take the scooped poop home, Milton Keynes Council Environmental Health Officers recommend that you wrap the poop bags in another plastic bag and dispose of it in your household waste black sack. You can also use any public waste bin to deposit the poo bags, just double bag it and drop it in.
From where do I get the bags?
Old Woughton Parish covers a small geographical area and your council tries to restrict its expenses to those costs that will directly benefit many of its residents. To that end we have no office and therefore no readily available storage. If you require disposal bags, they are obtainable from many supermarkets,chemists and pet shops. You can also obtain "poop scoops" from pet shops.
As a Parish Council, we monitor the efficiency of all our bins by obtaining an annual report from the contractor. If we find a particular bin is consistently empty, then we re-site it by a more frequently used path. Similarly, if we find a pile of poo bags deposited on the ground, we will consider placing a bin in the vicinity. We are always open to comments, suggestions and requests from our parishioners, so do contact us either by email to the clerk or through this web site. There are regulations which sometimes prevent us from meeting your requests, but we will do our best.
There is one litter bin within the parish, placed just to the East of the bridge over the canal between Woughton Park and the green area near Passmore. Locally this bridge is known as "The Iron Bridge", it is actually Bridge 90B. You may place double bagged dog poo in this bin also.


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On Thursday evening, despite the threatening arrival of hurricane Irma, we had our WiM Welcome Dessert Night. We began by eating the many delicious cookies and cakes, strawberries and blueberries all dipped in the beautifully adorned chocolate fountain. Hello Sugar provided the chocolate fountain which made many chocolate loving women thrilled.
Following the time of dipping, Kate Lanier shared about the care team and introduced the members who were in attendance. Kate then opened the time together in prayer.
Next, Chrissy Boone had the ladies do a few fun icebreakers, which included making a map of the world according to where everyone was born.
Many thanks to each lady that made this evening such a memorable and enjoyable time together.


Used by Andersen, Emco and others.
Tube diameter measures 1-1/4 inches at the door end and 1-1/2 inch at the push button end.
Overall Tube Length 11-3/8 inches.
Replaces many light and medium duty closers.
Sold as a kit, complete with 1 Push Button Closer, Brackets and Screws.
The Push button closer is designed to be used with a 2nd closer at top of door.
If the push botton closer is over extended when opening, it might hang up and when pushing the button it might not release the storm door.
If this happens, push the door open further and this should reset the push button closer.


Banksia is an Australian plant of 173 different species and all but one are native to Australia.
Named after Sir Joseph Banks who was the first to European to collect specimens in 1770.
The flower heads are made up of hundreds of tiny flowers grouped together. They range from yellow to red.
I find this one of the most unusual flowers and they last a long time.
They can even be dried and used over and over in arrangements for interesting texture.
Typically available in the fall and winter.
Oh I know where I'm going to start.
With this in mind flowers can range from a dollar or two a stem to well over 50 dollars per stem. I know for many brides not knowing the costs of flowers and the names can be very intimidating. Seeking out a floral or wedding floral design professional is one of the best things to do when planning your wedding flowers and decor to get a better understanding of the costs. Many wedding planners may have a basic idea of what wedding flowers might cost, but in actuality they are only there to help guide you to determine a budget. What we find here at Apple Blossoms Floral Designs is that may times the budget is well under the expectations of the client. There are many factors that come along with creating arrangements. Maybe it's something as simple as a row of brushed chrome bud vases down a long table with a single flower such as a Dahlia. Taking into account that it may take 10 of these. I have found them on line from anywhere from a couple of dollars a piece to over 20 dollars each. The Dahlia can run somewhere between 9 dollars and 12 dollars a stem from your local florist. Let's figure the vase at 10 dollars each and the Dahlia at 10 dollars each to be conservative. Now that's 20 dollars each and you need 10 per feasting table. That's 200 dollars per feasting table. These will make great favors for your guests to take home with them, so you can avoid those Koosies with your names and wedding date that very few will take and you will have stacks to enjoy for the next 15 years.
When factoring all of this into your budget and you are telling us you will be having 8 feasting tables with 10 bud vases each, 20 votive candles on each table, lace runners, sliver chargers, etc. You could be looking at anywhere from 300 dollars and up per table. That's 1200 dollars (This doesn't include all the personal flowers, church flowers, cake flowers, etc.) on the conservative end of the budget.
Another thing no one takes into account of how this is going to be all put together, with the setup the day of your wedding or event. Depending on the location, distance, complexity of setup, and not to mention returning at the end of the reception to collect any rental items. This can range anywhere from 50 dollars to over 1000 dollars or more depending on all the variables.
Are you planning on picking everything up the day of your wedding and setting everything up yourself or having friends do it? If so this is a way to save some money. My question is what happens when your friend picks up your flowers and have to slam on the brakes to avoid an accident or a dog running out in front of them and the flowers are damaged? Once flowers are picked up from our store we are no longer held responsible for how they are handled nor any replacements due to accidents. We handle these items all the time and know how to transport the flowers with no damage. We as professionals will also bring a backup of flowers to make sure everything is perfect just in case anything is blemished on route. Not to mention that extra table that was added the day of the wedding or event to make sure everything is just perfect and no table goes without flowers.
So in closing even though it might be simple, but elegant it's going to all add up in the end. Take it for my word Simple does not equate to Cheap. Remember when you hire a qualified florist to create you wedding or event it's not just flowers, but the expertise and quality of service you look for and expect.
These have got to be one of my favorites.
Anemones come in a vast array of color. Whether it be White, Red, Purple, Pink or Magenta.
They are so delicate and beautiful.
Anemone means Daughter of the Wind, form the Greek, Anemos the wind god.
The plant was created by Aphrodite when her tears landed on the earth after the death of her lover Adonis.
The flower is known as the windflower.
Meaning of the flower range from protection from ill wishes and evil to bad luck or ill omens.
This flower will close up with the oncoming rains.
None the less the Anemone is a beautiful flower cherished by many for weddings.


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Responses to Mark Novak issues raised during third last call of UAAG 1.0
From: Ian B. Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
Message-ID: <3B427E0F.49D34818@w3.org>
To: menovak@facstaff.wisc.edu
CC: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
The User Agent Guidelines Working Group (UAWG) has almost
finished resolving the issues raised during the third last call
review of the 9 April 2001 UAAG 1.0 [1].
This is the UAWG's formal response to the issues you raised,
which have been logged in the Working Group's issues list [4].
The UAWG's resolutions have been incorporated into the 22 June
2001 draft of the UAAG 1.0 [5].
Please indicate before 19 July whether you are satisfied with the
UAWG's resolutions, whether you think there has been a
misunderstanding, or whether you wish to register an objection.
If you do not think you can respond before 19 July, please let me
know.  The Director will appreciate a response whether you agree
with the resolutions or not.
Below you will find:
1) More information follows about the process we are following.
2) A summary of the UAWG's responses to each of your issues.
Note: Where checkpoint numbers have changed, I indicate the
mapping to the 22 June 2001 draft.
_ Ian
1) Process requirement to address last call issues
Per section 5.2.3 [2] of the 8 February 2001 Process Document, in
order for the UAAG 1.0 to advance to the next state (Candidate
Recommendation), the Working Group must "formally address all
issues raised during the Last Call review period (possibly
modifying the technical report)." Section 4.1.2 of the Process
Document [3] sets expectations about what constitutes a formal
"In the context of this document, a Working Group has formally
addressed an issue when the Chair can show (archived) evidence
of having sent a response to the party who raised the
issue. This response should include the Working Group's
resolution and should ask the party who raised the issue to
reply with an indication of whether the resolution reverses the
initial objection."
If you feel that the response is based on a misunderstanding of
the original issue, you are encouraged to restate and clarify the
issue until there is agreement about the issue, so that the
Working Group may prepare its substantive response.
If the response shows understanding of the original issue but
does not satisfy the reviewer, you may register a formal
objection with the Working Group that will be carried forward
with the relevant deliverables. There are currently two
objections that the UAWG will carry forward with the document in
a request to advance to Candidate Recommendation. Each concerns
the priority of checkpoint 12.1, one that the priority should be
lowered, the other that the priority should be raised. There are
additional supporters of each position.
Phill Jenkins:
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ua/2001JanMar/0528
Gregory Rosmaita:
[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-UAAG10-20010409
[2] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process-20010208/tr.html#RecsCR
[3] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process-20010208/groups.html#WGVotes
[4] http://server.rehab.uiuc.edu/ua-issues/issues-linear-lc3
[5] http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-UAAG10-20010622/
2) Issues you raised and responses
Issue 472: Checkpoint 6.6: Clarify what is meant by "Accessibility API"
http://server.rehab.uiuc.edu/ua-issues/issues-linear-lc3.html#472
Issue summary: The term "accessibility API" is not well-defined.
Resolution: The UAWG agreed with your comment, and deleted the term
and the checkpoint. Instead, the checkpoints of Guideline 6 make
requirements to use APIs that are either defined by W3C
Recommendations or have been designed for interoperability with ATs.
The API requirement that 6.6 attempted to make has been integrated
(more consistently) in checkpoints 6.3, 6.4, and 6.5 of the 22 June
draft.  Please refer to the draft for the full text of the
checkpoints.
Issue 473: Checkpoint 9.4: Priority of list of event handlers lower
than priority of activation
Issue summary:  The priority of querying an element for which
event handlers have been associated with it is lower than the priority
for activating those event handlers. But how do you know they are
there to activate?
[This is 9.6 in the 22 June draft.]
Resolution: The UAWG did not agree to raise the priority of this
checkpoint, maintaining its position that it is a P1 requirement to
navigate to and activate event handlers, and P2 to be able to
interrogate the element for its event handlers. In general, users
without disabilities activate event handlers without being able to
query the document to find which ones are present. The WG felt it
would be possible, though admittedly not convenient, to interact with
content in the absence of a list of event handlers. It is possible to
provide access to all the event handlers (e.g., by allowing the user
to navigate to each one serially) without provding an explicit list of
handlers.
Ian Jacobs (ij@w3.org)   http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs
Cell:                    +1 917 450-8783
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Domata Peko knows expectations are higher in Denver
Aric DiLalla
Lead writer
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. –Domata Peko hasn't played a game yet for the Broncos, but he's well aware of the standard in Denver.
It's no secret the Broncos have more Super Bowl appearances (7) than losing seasons (5) under Owner Pat Bowlen's direction. And that resume creates expectations that Peko knows are higher than in most other NFL cities.
That's even true in Cincinnati, where Peko played his first 11 seasons and helped the Bengals make six playoff appearances in an eight-season stretch. But the Bengals could never find that elusive playoff win.
"In Cincy, we were kind of always talking about, 'Oh, I want to win a playoff game. I want to win a playoff game,'" Peko said. "But over here, we're talking about winning championships. That's what brought me here. I want to win a championship."
The 32-year-old nose guard chose Denver in part because of his desire to win a title and in part because his cousin, defensive lineman Kyle Peko, is on the roster. Kyle's presence gave Domata stability even in light of a move away from a city where he had played his whole career.
But Peko has also found familiarity on the football field. Though he's transitioned from a 4-3 defense to a 3-4, he's still in a spot where he's very comfortable: right over the center. And that's where, as he said Tuesday afternoon, he makes his money.
"Being in the AFC North, it's a really tough run type of [division]," Peko said. "And being a nose guard [for] over a decade, that's what I do. I like to clog up the middle of the field. I like to fill up those run lanes that were kind of lacking last year."
Peko's teammates along the line are tough, just as they were in Cincinnati, but he senses a different kind of intensity in Denver. And they're expecting improvement.
The Broncos are months away from seeing the results, but even in walkthroughs, Peko said he has sensed the chemistry between Derek Wolfe, Jared Crick, Adam Gotsis and a number of other players in Defensive Line Coach Bill Kollar's room.
"Coach Bill, he's a heck of a coach," Peko said. "He really gets after you, and what I love about Coach Bill is that he has no favorites. If you're a young guy, if you're an old guy, he's going to tell you how it is. So I really love it here."
Peko may be closer to "old guy" on the scale, but Strength and Conditioning Coach Luke Richesson has him in "the best shape I've ever been in."
If that's the case, then Peko should be poised for success in the Broncos' plans to become more physical against the run.
Because if there's one thing Peko enjoys, it's hitting people.
"I still have that hunger that I want to get a ring," Peko said. "I want to win a championship, and that's what keeps me going. Also my family, playing for my children, my wife – those are motivations. I think that's what's keeping me young, keeping me live.
"You see guys, when they get a little older, they start losing their love for the game but for me, I still love waking up in the morning, coming out here, hitting O-linemen and hitting running backs. That's fun to me. I love this stuff."
Pat Surtain II named inaugural NFLPA first-team All-Pro
The honor is voted upon by NFL players.
WR Jerry Jeudy named AFC Offensive Player of the Week
The third-year wide receiver posted a career-high 154 receiving yards in the Broncos' season-ending 31-28 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
'This team's hungry to win': Broncos players ready to buy in to new coach's vision
Several Broncos explained that an incoming head coach would find a solid locker room and a team that's ready to work.
'We are going to turn this thing around': Russell Wilson surges late as Broncos look ahead to 2023
"There's nothing in my body that questions if he's going to be able to come back and be All-Pro and a Pro Bowl caliber quarterback next year for us," Courtland Sutton said.
'That's how you play winning football': Broncos show signs of future potential in 31-28 win over Chargers
In the eyes of Interim Head Coach Jerry Rosburg, who earned a world championship during his tenure with the Ravens, the Broncos showed flashes of several key traits that successful football teams must possess.
CB Damarri Mathis inactive for Broncos' season finale vs. Chargers
He was listed as questionable after being limited in practice late in the week with a concussion.
Burning Questions: Can the Broncos' snag their first AFC West win of the season vs. the Chargers?
"I recognize the importance of the West, but more importantly for me at this point in time, I recognize the importance of this win for our team and our fans," Interim HC Jerry Rosburg said Monday.
Injury Report: DT D.J. Jones among Broncos ruled out for season finale vs. Chargers
Wide receiver Kendall Hinton (chest/foot) and tackle Calvin Anderson (ankle) were also ruled out after not practicing this week.
'We want a winner': Russell Wilson details what he hopes Broncos' new head coach will bring to Denver
No matter which direction the Broncos choose to go, Wilson said he's hopeful Denver brings in someone that will lead the team to the success that eluded it this season.
Broncos promote CB Ja'Quan McMillian and OL Will Sherman to active roster, place G Dalton Risner and RB Marlon Mack on injured reserve
Risner and Mack both suffered injuries during the Broncos' Week 17 matchup with the Chiefs.
Broncos' Week 18 game vs. Chargers set for Sunday, Jan. 8 at 2:25 p.m. MT
The time and date for the Broncos' season finale are officially set.
'We're going to be back here next year and fighting for it all': Russell Wilson, Broncos nearly upset Chiefs, show promise vs. Super Bowl contender
"This football team, they have a chance to win it all," Wilson said about the Broncos' division rival. "I think that if we have all our guys against all their guys, we've got a great chance."


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Tellerhammer ist ein oberer Ortsteil von Biberau der Gemeinde Schleusegrund im Landkreis Hildburghausen in Thüringen.

Lage
Im Tal entlang des Baches Biber befindet sich Tellerhammer. Der Ort ist über die Bibertalstraße (Kreisstraße 523) zu erreichen.

Geschichte
1593 war die urkundliche Ersterwähnung dieser Ansiedlung, welche um einen Eisenhammer entstand. Der Ortsname bezieht sich auf die Stelle eines Hammerwerkes. Als "Teller " wurden scheibenförmig produzierte Rohlinge bezeichnet, die als Bleche weiter ausgeschmiedet wurden.

Einzelnachweise

Literatur

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Ort im Landkreis Hildburghausen
Geographie (Schleusegrund)
Ehemalige Gemeinde (Landkreis Hildburghausen)
Ersterwähnung 1593
Gemeindeauflösung 1950

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filed: October 13, 2012 • Press releases, Wales
Nearly 8000 people call for a ban on commercial wind turbines in the AONB and a 1.5 km buffer zone between commercial turbines and homes on Anglesey
Credit: ANGLESEY AGAINST WIND TURBINES (AAWT) | 11 October 2012 | http://aawt.org.uk/ ~~
IN PROBABLY THE LARGEST PETITION EVER COLLECTED IN THE ISLAND'S HISTORY OVER 7850* PEOPLE, young and old, have called for no commercial** wind turbines to be built in Anglesey's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and a 1.5 km*** minimum separation distance between any commercial wind turbine developments and residential properties. Given the way the population is spread across the island, this separation distance would in effect prevent the further siting of commercial industrial-size turbines on Anglesey.
TODAY AT 3PM THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER, THE PETITION WILL BE PRESENTED FORMALLY to Anglesey County Council's Chief Executive, Richard Parry Jones, and Leader of the Council, Bryan Owen, along with a letter requesting that the petition be heard by a full meeting of the Council. Signatures were collected for the petition in response to Anglesey County Council's 2nd public consultation on its Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) on Onshore Wind Energy. AAWT's official response to the SPG will also be handed over, as will a dvd of a US Hearing about the damaging effects of wind turbines on health.
THE NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES REPRESENTS MORE THAN 11% OF THE ISLAND'S POPULATION, a staggering total that far outstrips response numbers to other Council consultations. These are usually counted in the 10s and low 100s. Had the consultation timescale (it commenced in the holiday period from mid-August , and closed today Thursday 11 October) and weather permitted, the number of signatures would have surpassed even this astonishing figure, such was the support found by canvassers knocking on doors across the island. Householder after householder welcomed the petition and offered heartfelt thanks to canvassers for their efforts on behalf of islanders. Nearly everyone who was asked to sign did so.
And it was impossible to canvass every part of the island, but areas covered included Beaumaris, Benllech, Red Wharf Bay, Brynteg, Marianglas, Pentraeth, Penmynydd, Rhoscefnhir, Talwrn, Llansadwrn, Llandegfan, Llanddona, Brynsiencyn, Moelfre, Menai Bridge, Llanfairpwll, Cemaes Bay, Llangaffo, and Llangefni. Not even these could be covered in their entirety and the list itself is not exhaustive.
"Wind turbines don't work", said many householders. "They're inefficient", said others. "They shouldn't be close to people's homes, it isn't right." "They have bad effects on health" said one old lady. "If we have to have them, they should be put out at sea, where they can't be seen." "Who wants these horrible things, only the people who make money out of them." "They've ruined other places, don't let them ruin Anglesey." "Who'll want to come to Anglesey, if they build them everywhere." Just a few of the comments people made on their doorsteps.
Owain Evans, co-chairman of AAWT said, "The petition is a massive achievement. It's attracted support from every shade of opinion, and the result is absolutely fantastic."
"What's acceptable to the community on Anglesey can't be clearer", said Mairede Thomas of AAWT and writer of its official response to the SPG. "The Council and its officers cannot afford to ignore what residents want. Residents don't want planning guidelines loosened for wind turbines, if anything they want them tightened."
"The Council has a duty to respect the wishes of its citizens, where planning is concerned," added Paul Madden. "No-one wants the island to become a giant wind farm by default. Allow commercial turbines to be shoved up across the island and that's what you'd get."
Anglesey already has 3 wind farms comprising 77 turbines in the north of the island dating from the 1990s and a nuclear power station at Wylfa, with a replacement planned. Some 125 planning, scoping and screening applications for wind turbines have been made to Anglesey County Council, in the period June 2010 – June 2012 – see details at www.aawt.org.uk.
*This figure does not include individual responses to the SPG made via the AAWT website or made directly to the Council.
**A commercial turbine is a turbine of any size, which is not primarily for the use of an individual domestic residence, and which is intended to generate surplus electricity for profit.
***England has no recommended separation distance, and it is left to the discretion of individual councils. The Scottish Government recommends a separation distance of 2 km. The Welsh Government suggests a separation distance of 500 metres. This was dropped from the draft revised SPG document, and a sliding distance scale of 10 times height to blade tip substituted, despite Anglesey County Council's own Scrutiny Committee calling for a sliding scale for larger turbines in addition to a minimum distance of 500 metres. In response to the first SPG consultation 63% of respondents called for a minimum 1.5 km separation distance.
Elsewhere in 2006 the French equivalent of the BMA the National Academy of Medicine recommended that turbines should be sited at least 1.5km from homes in order to protect people from Amplitude Modulation (AM) and low frequency noise, arising from wind turbine proximity, which clinicians identified as the probable cause of sleep disturbance and health problems in some people.
AAWT settled on a 1.5 km minimum separation distance, as this was the distance that seemed to command the broadest support – that's been proved of course by the substantial number, who have signed the petition. It hasn't prevented individual supporters, in their own responses to the SPG, calling for higher separation distance, such as 2 km.
Source: ANGLESEY AGAINST WIND TURBINES (AAWT) | 11 October 2012 | http://aawt.org.uk/


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Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI) and The Other Classical Music
"The short-lived 'world music' boom may have brought little-known music to international attention, but the term itself perpetuates an old colonialist fallacy: that while Europe and America have 'classical' music, other societies – with the exception, perhaps, of North India – have only 'folk' music. But Europe has no monopoly on musical sophistication. It is humbling to learn what dizzy intellectual feats are demanded of classical musicians in Turkey, Thailand, and Java, for example. And it is fascinating to find out that the one thing, which unites almost all the world's great traditions, is a common basis in improvisation – a gift which European musicians have largely lost. Yet, many of these musics are now under threat, not only through erosion by Western music (both popular and classical), but also through war and persecution. It is hard to believe that the music of Aleppo, where the beautiful muwashshah song tradition had unbrokenly survived for eight hundred years, until Assad's barrel-bombs began to fall, will be revivable, when 'peace' of a sort does finally come. Classical music can die, so we should treasure the ones we have still got."
(Michael Church, Old and New Music from the Ends of the Silk Route, 2016, 2)
© Sebastian Schutyser
In an age, where music traditions are vulnerable, a new performance programme is designed to celebrate inspiration and the classical traditions we still have. With new performance series, the Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI) presents rare artistic encounters that both celebrate and reimagine time-honoured musical meetings, as the initiative's leading artists perform a newly-created repertoire of compositions, improvisations and contemporary arrangements inspired by tradition. A group of music innovators demonstrates the transmission of ancient musical traditions to a talented generation of performers, who are developing them in new directions, exemplifying musical creativity that has historically been inspired by the meeting of cultures.
The programme is curated by the Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI), an international arts and music education programme launched by His Highness the Aga Khan to support talented musicians and music educators working to preserve, transmit and further develop their musical heritage in contemporary forms. AKMI designs and implements a country-specific set of activities for each country into which it invests and works to promote the revitalization of cultural heritage.
Contemporary Music from the Ends of the Silk Route: Andrea Piccioni, Basel Rajoub, Feras Charestan, Wu Man, Homayoun Sakhi, Salar Nader
In November 2016, the programme New Music from Both Ends of the Silk Route was previewed in Dubai and Al Ain and later presented at Wigmore Hall in London, Mumbai, Hyderabad and at the Jaipur Literature Festival in India. The programme features a flexible line up of artists, who are some of AKMI's most beloved artist-performers from China, Italy and Syria – a performance arranged for a unique combination of instruments which represent the Eastern and Western ends of the historical Silk Route, as well as ancient and contemporary musical cultures. These include the pipa, an instrument introduced to China in ancient times that originated in Central Asia, qanun, a core member of any Arabic taht, a variety of frame drums, one of the most ubiquitous instruments in the Muslim world, and saxophones, a European invention that became a universal instrument used by musicians from South India to South Africa to perform myriad forms of traditional, fusion and contemporary music.
The Aga Khan Music Initiative is an interregional music and arts education programme with worldwide performance, outreach, mentoring and artistic production activities. The Music Initiative is a programme of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. The trust, in turn, serves as the cultural development agency of the Aga Khan Development Network, one of the world's largest private development networks, and the only one prioritizing cultural development on a par with economic and social development in all of its projects and commitments.
AKMI designs and implements a country-specific set of activities for each country into which it invests and works to promote revitalization of cultural heritage, both as a source of livelihood for musicians and as a means to strengthen pluralism in nations, where it is challenged by social, political and economic constraints. Through its work, the initiative strives to support exceptional artistic talent, promote the revival of historical connections among artists from Central Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa by organizing creative collaborations among artistic communities from these regions and disseminate results of this work through a global network of partnerships with educational institutions, arts presenters and music distributors. To this end, musicians in the Music Initiative's artist roster participate in diverse kinds of performances ranging from concerts of traditional repertory to contemporary expressions of tradition-based art to interregional collaborations that feature talented artists from different countries in the Music Initiative's regions of activity.
All class lesson Aga Khan Ensemble Hyderabad, India 2017
Education is at the centre of the Music Initiative's work. The initiative focuses on developing and testing newly created teaching and learning methodologies, setting up teacher-training mechanisms, operating talent-support centres and presenting performance and artist-in-residence programmes that provide students an opportunity to experience the creative challenges of intercultural music-making. Residencies and workshops featuring musicians from the Music Initiative's artist roster have been presented at many academic and cultural institutions throughout North America and Europe.
In 2015 AKMI supported the publication of The Other Classical Musics. Fifteen Great Traditions by Michael Church. The book has been awarded the RPS Music Award 2015.
In 2018, His Highness the Aga Khan announced the creation of the Aga Khan Music Awards. The Awards recognize exceptional creativity, promise and enterprise in music performance, creation, education, preservation and revitalisation in societies across the world, in which Muslims have a significant presence.
The Aga Khan Music Initiative strives with top-class musicians from the Near and Far East, Africa and the countries of the former Soviet Union to preserve the rich and varied heritage of classical music traditions from around the world and introduce them in Europe. From 15th to 17th February 2019, the AKMI visited Germany for the first time, presenting the multi-faceted classical music of the Silk Road in four concerts at the Konzerthaus Dortmund, including a school concert. Renowned musicians, such as the Chinese pipa player Wu Ma, the Syrian composer and musicianBasel Rajoub or Dutar and tanbur player Sirojiddin Juraev, combined music traditions of their countries with improvisation and borrowings from the Western jazz tradition in their performances. The multimedia concert Qyrq Qyz – Forty Girls reflected both musically and figuratively a centuries-old saga of Central Asia that could possibly change the Western view of women's images of the East.
Concerts 2019:
11th of August 2019: Mosel Musikfestival – New Music from Both Ends of the Silk Road (Wu Man: pipa / Basel Rajoub: saxophone, duclar / Sirojiddin Juraev: dutar, tanbur / Feras Charestan: kanun / Abbos Kosimov: doira)
Projects Aga Khan Music Initiative 2020/2021
AKMI Milestones (video)
Find out more about current projects on the AKMI's website and social media channels:
AKMI Website
AKMI on YouTube
AKMI on Facebook
AKMI on Twitter
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Learn more about the acitivities of the Aga Khan Development Network.
AKMI 2017/18 Performance Programmes.


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The expression "worthy vessel" goes back to Shushou's first encounter with Gankyuu in the prologue.
Only three million people? I always envisioned each kingdom as being like a Han China.
The Twelve Kingdoms do seem closer in scale to the Edo period domains (if they were merged into twelve total). The population of Japan reached a little over 30 million by the mid-19th century. This breakdown by region looks like it would make for a close real-world model.
pg 312 "my actions that regard" should be 'in that regard'.
I was waiting for a chapter like this. One thing I love about Ono's writing is that when we ask why, the characters do too.
i really love 'The 12 kingdoms" thank you for translating it and i am always waiting for updates in your blog.
just want to know, how many chapters does The Aspired Wings have? cause it's always left me hanging in chapters.
There are a total of 47 chapters. I count the prologue as chapter 0, so the last numbered chapter is 44, followed by a postscript and a coda.


Perceptions can change quickly in politics. Just last week, Mississippi GOP Gov. Haley Barbour was criticized by civil rights groups for comments they deemed insensitive. But on Thursday, the NAACP complimented Barbour for suspending the sentences of Gladys and Jamie Scott, two sisters serving life terms for robbing a man at gunpoint, The Hill reports.
The sisters had no prior record when they were convicted in 1993. For years the NAACP has sought their early release, saying they were the victims of racism.
"The Mississippi Department of Corrections believes the sisters no longer pose a threat to society. Their incarceration is no longer necessary for public safety or rehabilitation, and Jamie Scott's medical condition creates a substantial cost to the State of Mississippi," Barbour said in a statement.
"This is a shining example of how governors should use their commutation powers," NAACP President Ben Jealous tells The Washington Post.


How to play: Use the mouse to control your fleet of sperm in the game.
Ovar.io is a fun web browser game following the .io concept. It's a free-to-play Power-ups game in which you control a fleet or sperm around a huge map trying to destroy as many other sperms as possible. You have to steer your fleet carefully and make sure you won't make any mistakes throughout the course of the fight. Try to elude the sperm classes that are stronger than you, capture a lot of ovaries as well as pick up more power-ups then use them to outplay all opponents. You'd better prepare some strategies in advance then develop them through over time. If you play with good strategies, you will have a higher chance to win. The enemies are so aggressive and will get harder as you progress, therefore, you must protect yourself all the time. There is also a leaderboard in this IO game. Your goal is to reach the highest rank to dominate the arena.


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Builders Abbey buck trend with increased profits
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The building trade might be going through a difficult time at present but one homebuilder is bucking the trend after Abbey reported pretax profits of €12.1 million for the year to end of April 2012 – an increase of €600,000 on the previous year.
The company, which operates in Ireland, the UK and the Czech Republic, said the results would include an impairment charge of €1.3 million against property, land and work in progress from the continuing difficult Irish market.
Abbey said they completed 310 sales last year – 255 in the UK, 37 in Ireland and 18 in the Czech Republic, which generated turnover of €57.8 million.
Abbey said that significant progress has been made in clearing inventory in Ireland with its project in Kilcoole in Co Wicklow selling "steadily". But the lack of mortgages at its site in Laois has meant that it has chosen to rent a significant number of properties pending their sale.
Rising legal and planning costs have pushed the company's operations in Prague into a loss and the company has resorted to renting some properties pending their sale.
Abbey chairman Charles Gallagher said that the outlook for the year ahead is for significant growth in turnover as the UK business responds to increased investment.
"Increased turnover, however, is unlikely to be matched by a similar increase in profits as margins are traded to secure some sales growth," he added.
"Competition for profitable land opportunities is intense. The external environment remains very uncertain and further setbacks can not be discounted, however, all things being equal, the group's plans are on track," he said.
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By: Rebecca Hagelin Vendor: Nelson Current Publication Date: 2009 Format: Book Page Count: 266
Everywhere you look these days, there's sex, violence, and depravity perverting our minds, infecting our hearts, and corrupting our souls. It's coming through the internet, television, magazines, and music, invading our schools, our churches, our communities, even our homes. Mothers, fathers . . . it's time to fight back. And Rebecca Hagelin's bold new book Home Invasion tells you how.
This brave and bracing book is your weapon in the struggle to preserve childhood as a place of innocence for your young children, and to help your teens tower above the culture that seeks to rob them of strong character and their best future.
Providing much-needed support and encouragement, Rebecca Hagelin?a columnist, a nationally known social commentator, and most important, a concerned mother of three?shows you how you can triumph over a culture that's gone stark raving mad.
Speaking as one parent to another, Hagelin offers practical, powerful solutions for building strong, safe environments for our kids. She inspires and coaches parents on how to stay informed, secure allies in this monumental battle, and most of all, muster the courage and the resolve to lead your family to victory against "cultural terrorism."
Written with the conviction of a mother who has had enough of the cultural sludge of indecency and immorality thrust on our vulnerable children, this book takes a bold look at how today's depraved culture has invaded the last safe place?the American family?and what we must do to reclaim the sanctity of the home and the innocence of our children.
"Why would we engage in this battle? asks Hagelin. "Because we love our kids. Because our children are depending on us to protect them. Because it's the right thing to do. And because we can win."
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RAF deploys C-17 Globemaster aircraft for Mali mission
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has sent two of its C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft to France, as part of the country's logistical support for French military operations in Mali.
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has sent two of its C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft to France, as part of the country's logistical support for French military operations in Mali.
Set off from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, the Boeing-built aircraft are scheduled to be loaded with armoured vehicles and other military equipment at Evreux-Fauville Air Base in Paris, France, before embarking on a flight to the Malian capital Bamako.
The deployment follows the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD) commitment to support French military's fight against rebels and extremist organisations in the north of Mali, on direct request from the French Government.
The aircraft will not participate in any combat missions, and are scheduled to be used only for quick transport of foreign troops and equipment to the West African country.
99 Squadron commanding officer wing commander Stu Lindsell said the first aircraft departed within 24 hours of the initial contingency planning commencement.
"Meanwhile, the MoD has also confirmed its commitment to support the European Union (EU) training mission in Mali."
"We'll be operating from France to provide support to the region," Lindsell added.
99 Squadron training flight commander flight lieutenant David Blakemore said: "The fact another nation is coming to the UK to ask for its outsize lift capability is testament to the C-17's reputation forged over the past decade."
Meanwhile, the MoD has also confirmed its commitment to support the European Union (EU) training mission in Mali, which will see deployment of 500 European troops, including 200 trainers and 300 force protection personnel, in the West African country as early as next month, The Telegraph reported.
Powered by four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engines, the C-17 Globemaster III is a military tactical transport aircraft designed to conduct rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward operating bases worldwide.
Image: RAF C-17 aircraft being loaded with armoured vehicles and other military equipment in support of the Mali mission. Photo courtesy of senior aircraftman Dek Traylor, Crown Copyright/MOD 2013.
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State congressman applauds vote to remove federal protections for wolves
By Brett Cihon
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Congress is considering removing gray wolves from the federal list of endangered and threatened species, potentially opening them up to more hunting outside of Washington state.
House Bill 6784, known as the "Manage Our Wolves Act," would push wolves off the Endangered Species Act. It would remove certain habitat protections and open them up to hunting.
The bill passed out of the House Committee on Natural Resources Wednesday.
Congressman Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, praised the move, saying delisting wolves would give management back to the states.
"The best-available science used by the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows that the gray wolf has recovered and is no longer endangered," Newhouse said.
Wolves were listed on the endangered species act in 1974 following a federal program to eradicate them from the country. First retntroduced in Yellowstone and re-entereing on their own in Montana, biologists believe there are now more than 5,000 wolves in the country.
There are 22 confirmed wolf packs in Washington state, with more than 100 wolves.
Eric Gardner, an assistant director of wildlife programs with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, said regardless of what happened federally, the wolves would remain on the state's endangered species list. He said it may be easier for the state to manage wolves under a single system, versus the patchwork of the two endangered species regulations they have now.
"Delisting would give us a consistent approach across the state," Gardner said.
Hunting would not even be considered in the state until they were removed from the state's endangered species list, Gardner said.
But wildlife advocates say the science does not support removing the wolves from federal protections. Rob Krehbiel with Defenders of Wildlife said special interest groups and politics lead to these proposals.
"We've seen congressmen and women over the past several years try to strip protections for gray wolves for no reason other than this deep-seated hatred for the animal," Krehbiel said.
Washington state officials have determined that wolves from a pack in northeast Washington have injured five additional calves, and they continue efforts to kill some pack members.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday the attacks occurred in Ferry County and were conducted by wolves from the Old Profanity Territory pack.
The agency has already killed one member of the pack, and says it will continue efforts to kill more to stop the depredations.


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Landsmann ist der Familienname folgender Personen:

 Heinz Landsmann (1886–1950), deutscher Filmproduktionsleiter
 Kerstin Landsmann (* 1977), deutsche Schauspielerin
 Kurt Landsmann (1931–2019), österreichischer Politiker (SPÖ)
 Maik Landsmann (* 1967), deutscher Radsportler
 Paul Landsmann (1928–2002), deutscher Verwaltungsbeamter und Politiker (CDU)
 Silvina Landsmann (* 1965), israelische Dokumentarfilmerin

Landsmann ist außerdem der Name von:

 Der Landsmann, Name der Zeitung Dolomiten 1923–1925

Siehe auch:
 Landesmann
 Landmann
 Landsmannschaft
 Lanzmann


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Review: Madison Violet, "Everything's Shifting"
It is often said that time flies when you're having fun, so one can only assume that for Madison Violet, this duo of Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac do not collectively have enough fingers, thumbs and toes to tally all of the fun times they've had recording and sharing their music since bursting onto the music scene. Forming in 1999 as Madviolet, and later becoming Madison Violet, this folk-pop duo are poised to celebrate their twentieth anniversary with "Everything's Shifting," a brand new album set for release today.
Per their own bio, this Juno-nominated duo "are as much wanderers as they are musicians." Just taking a cursory glance at their touring schedules, past and present, and you'll quickly see that Madison Violet rarely confine themselves to any one place for too long. As both incredibly talented musicians and global road warriors, Brenley and Lisa can most likely be found sharing their tunes with an audience on any given night, in any given locale; "because with each new town, each new venue, their curiosity grows, their love of music deepens, their desire to push musical boundaries expands." With their hectic touring schedule, and frequent overseas excursions to both Germany and Australia, it is truly hard to contemplate how this pair have found time to once again create and record another amazing album.
Just last spring, we were fortunate to catch a Madison Violet show in Ontario, which gave us an opportunity to hear a selection of tracks from the upcoming album. Indeed, the duo would commence that particular show with the new tune, "Tell Me;" a track released just a few weeks ago as the lead single from the album. Just one listen to this upbeat single and you'll recognize that this is vintage Madison Violet, once again featuring Brenley's dominant vocals and Lisa's added harmonies at pivotal points. This has all of the ingredients to be a Madison Violet fan-favorite from the off-set, and will no doubt feature heavily as a set-list regular for many years to come. New tracks such as "Nobody" and "Time To Right The Wrong" were also performed on that given night, as was "Sight Of The Sun," complete with a slow, moving, piano intro that gracefully yields to Brenley once more. Filling the airwaves with her distinct vocals, Lisa rotates in and out with both harmonies and her signature fiddle too, quickly providing yet more of the trademark Madison Violet sound.
Recorded and mixed by Hill Kourkoutis and Daniel Ledwell, "Everything's Shifting" once again sees Madison Violet at the top of their game. "The album is a heartfelt examination of how memory can splinter a heart, how loss shapes perspective and how sometimes no matter how hard you try, you can't have love without regret." With this in mind, go ahead and immerse yourself in the feel-good, country inspired "Mama Told Me," before skipping to the divine "Real Love," which not only closes the album with an incredibly emotional roller-coaster of a track, but pretty much guarantees many repeat plays before you'll move on. Madison Violet believe this to be an album "listened to on the open road, with the windows rolled down: a love letter to their fans, from two wanderers who continue to follow the melodies wherever they lead." With the depths of winter showing no signs of abating anytime soon, Brenley and Lisa's timing for this album is perfect. Those fresh mental images of both open roads and open windows are just what we need right now to kick the winter blues to the curb. Another top-notch release from Madison Violet, and a worthy addition of everybody's album collection.
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Home Opinion Uma Oya Project should be terminated forthwith-Samantha Vidyaratne
Uma Oya Project should be terminated forthwith-Samantha Vidyaratne
JVP Uva Provincial Council Member Samantha Vidyaratne, who also spearheads the people's movement against the controversial Uma Oya Project, spoke about the current status of the issue and the political future of his party. The excerpts of the interview:
MR's rule implemented it with disregard to environmental concerns
Current rule proceeded with bulk of its work
President cannot simply wipe off his hands attributing the crisis to the former rul
It is important to stop the project right now before further damage is done
Over 7000 houses have been damaged now
More than 3000 wells and natural water springs have dried up
JVP undergoes changes in political complexion, but no compromise on its policies
JVP is not there to ensure victory for MR or MS
It has to work for socialism as ultimate goal
JVP is committed to its founding principles
Q Now, 78 percent of the work associated with the Uma Oya Project has been completed. How viable is it to terminate the project at this juncture?
We were opposed to the implementation of the project from its inception. We took this position as it is destructive. We still take the same stand. It is true that there is water scarcity in Wellawaya, Tanamalwila and Hambantota. Our fellow citizens in these areas are in dire need of water for cultivation. The Uma Oya project isn't an option for them. If their issue regarding water was addressed, a canal should have been built instead of a tunnel. I proposed it to then Minister Chamal Rajapaksa. This project has to be stopped forthwith.
Q Already, the government has spent a lot on this. Won't it be a waste of money to scrap the project at this point?
We believe the loss will be even greater unless the project is scrapped right now. Rs.76 billion has been estimated for this project. Eighty five percent of it has been taken as a loan from Iran to be repaid in 20 years. However, the environmental cost of the project is vast. It is incalculable. As many as 7000 houses have been damaged. Also, places of religious worship have been affected. Roads have caved in. Even the Badulla-Colombo Road isn't spared. As a result of this project, 3112 water springs and wells have dried up. We cannot estimate this damage in financial terms. Two streams- Heel Oya and Amunu Oya- have dried up. How can one estimate this environmental cost in financial terms?
More than 15 kilometres of the main tunnel have now been constructed. Five more remain incomplete. That will be the most environmentally damaging part. It's important to stop the project right now. There is corruption involved in the execution of this project.
This has been executed disregarding environmental rules and regulations. When it was launched, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) hadn't been completed. When we were about to resort to legal action, the EIA was drafted. By that time, work was in progress to a great extent. This is unlawful in that sense. There was no feasibility study even.
This has been executed disregarding environmental rules and regulations. When it was launched, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) hadn't been completed. When we were about to resort to legal action, the EIA was drafted.
Q The current regime, including President Maithripala Sirisena, holds the former government responsible for the crisis involved. What is your view?
It's simply to wipe off its hands in this regard. After President Sirisena assumed office, we, along with a team of academics and environmentalists, made representations to the Environment Ministry. That was in March, 2015. At that time, only 16 percent of the work had been done. The financial progress of the project was 42 percent. Finances were used for the purchase of vehicles, machinery and the construction of circuit bungalows. They remain useful even though the project is cancelled. We proposed to the President to stop work at that moment. There was nothing much to be wasted. Now, 78 percent of work is completed. Then, if former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is responsible for 16 percent of the work, President Sirisena should be held responsible for 62 percent of work. We cannot allow him to wipe off his hands off simply.
Q What is your opinion on the move to consult foreign experts to determine the future of the project?
We urge the President to take steps to seal points where water leaks from the tunnel. Otherwise, it will cause more and more earth cracks, wall cracks etc. Millions of litres of water a day are lost due to leaks from cracks. The construction firm has no technology to address this problem using healing materials. Sri Lanka does not possess adequate expertise in this regard. We find this expertise in Japan, Canada, Germany and Norway. We asked the President to seek foreign expertise at least.
In fact, there are Sri Lankan experts working overseas. There is a world renowned geologist called Shane Attanayake. He is domiciled in the United States. I asked the President to look for him and bring him here for consultations. The Norwegian team is supposed to arrive on August 1. By this time, further damage would have been caused.
Q Against the backdrop of crisis after crisis in the country, how does the JVP brace for politics in the future?
People look for alternatives when they face a crisis. They do so when their future looks bleak. Now, the UNP-SLFP government is in place. When the Rajapaksa rule was riddled with corruption, frauds and nepotism, people looked for an alternative. The Ranil-Maithri government was the alternative. This government is also on the wane now. Now, people are considering their next options. We are getting ready to give leadership to it. I am not saying that we have gained enough to form a government. We are in the process of soliciting support from intelligentsia right down to the ordinary people. This is a good opportunity.
Q However, the JVP played a crucial role in the installation of this government. Alongside, there is an allegation that JVP is giving covert support to this government. What is your response?
We are not ready to protect this capitalist rule covertly or overtly. We have acted openly when the country is faced with a crisis of any sort. We are opposed to both the UNP and the SLFP. Some elements are politically bankrupt. They think we are responsible for their bankruptcy. Those who make such allegations think that the JVP is meant for Mahinda's survival. We are not for him. In 2005, we worked for him openly. We supported him with the expectation that he would establish communist rule. At that time, there was separatism. It had to be defeated. Then, the UNP accused us of aiding and abetting that rule. We didn't become its cat's paw then. Today, we are criticizing the political camp led by Mahinda Rajapaksa. We are not the cat's paw of anybody. The JVP hasn't been created to ensure victory either for Mahinda or Maithri. We have a separate agenda. We have to ensure that it's achieved.
Q Yet, your role at the last Presidential Election ensured the victory of President Sirisena clearly. What is your response?
That has to be understood in this way. We had several options at that time from a practical perspective. One was to field our own candidate. Or else, we had the options of supporting either Mahinda or Maithri directly. We didn't do any of them. We only informed our position to people. If we had fielded our candidate, we could not have won. It was obvious to anybody. We gave up on that option accordingly. There was no way for us to help Mahinda. We wanted to ensure his defeat due to his corrupt, antidemocratic rule coupled with nepotism and family rule. Also, there was no way for us to get on the stage with Maithri. Suppose, we supported him, then what would have been our predicament today? We asked people to defeat Mahinda. Yet, we didn't ask people to vote for Maithri either. We had no basis to recommend him (Maithri) to the people to be elected as President. We only said Mahinda had to be defeated. We also said we couldn't give any assurance on what Maithri had in store for the country.
Q Finally, your party position has given advantage to President Sirisena. Do you accept this?
It is clear. This government gained power as a result of a phenomenon created by Mahinda Rajapaksa. The conduct of Mahinda Rajapaksa only created the political ground ideal for Maithri to become President. It wasn't done by us. We didn't ensure victory for anybody. But, we created the background to defeat Mahinda. Maithri's ability is Mahinda's inability.
The JVP has to expose any corruption if found. When we do so it may inevitably give an advantage to another political party.
Q How far do you stick with the original founding principles of the JVP?
We have a capitalist system governing the country. It has failed in Sri Lanka repeatedly. Capitalism has no solution to offer to the problems here or elsewhere. Otherwise, it's not the weakness of individual rulers, who led the nation to the present problems. Capitalism only creates problems. It's common to the whole world. If there is a unique socialist approach in the world, there cannot be racism (in any form), religious fanaticism, and poverty. Then, the world doesn't rely on superstition any more. If a socialist system is at work, people won't take on each other for petty, jealousies and hypocratic reasons. Socialism is the answer to the problems. We haven't deviated from it.
We don't deviate from the core. With the advancement of science and technology, there is a change in the way how people think. In keeping with it, we have been amenable to changes in the complexion of our policy line, but not regarding the core.
Q Can you give an example where you have changed the complexion, but not the core of your policies?
For example, a tree has both bark and trunk. Bark can be shown. But the tree has to be felled for the trunk to be seen. Likewise, socialism can be seen once it's implemented only. Be that as it may, you can judge us by our conduct. We have seen changes in our political complexion. Yet, we remain committed and dedicated as usual without being subject to change at all.
People look for alternatives when they face a crisis. They do so when their future looks bleak. Now, the UNP-SLFP government is in place. When the Rajapaksa rule was riddled with corruption, frauds and nepotism, people looked for an alternative.
Q When you talk about tour party's dedicated commitment, there are allegations that the JVP leaders, unlike their predecessors, are after material comforts now. Also, there is an allegation that some leaders have struck deals with the ruling side. What is your response?
When Comrade Rohana Wijeweera lived in the past, the situation was different. We shouldn't have remained with the same scenario. We have to adjust our political outlook. We don't dress ourselves in the way our forefathers did. Our housing is different to theirs. We have adjusted ourselves in keeping with the changes in the environment. Our past leaders remained committed to the cause. The present leaders also have the same level of commitment. We serve people without receiving payment. There was no one there to give a monthly support to Comrade Wijeweera at that time. Maybe there is someone willing to do so now. Maybe we are able to dress better than in the past. Maybe we are nicely shaved today in order to look pleasant. We are well attired, thanks to items gifted by well-wishers.
Q I am not referring to the improvement of quality and quantity of items you use. There are allegations about the present JVP leaders having underhand deals with the capitalist rulers as you call. How do you respond?
I reject these allegations. There is no deal. On and off, we have worked openly with the capitalist parties as warranted by the situation. We engaged in an armed struggle. Today, we engage in democratic politics. We have to acquire that new political complexion to win people over. It might have been misinterpreted by someone. That's backward thinking. We have to move forward.


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We can give landlords if a tenant has signed a letter of authorisation or asked in writing that their landlord act on their behalf. We will only give information covered by the letter of authorisation.
A general letter at the start of the claim is not, for example, enough to allow the release of personal data on all later occasions and we have the right to confirm the claimant's intentions whenever we feel that it is suitable.
We can give landlords other information if it helps the smooth running of benefits administration, or if the needs of the claimant make it suitable. An example might be where we are waiting for more information from the tenant.


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package com.jgoodies.forms.layout;

import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Insets;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

public final class CellConstraints implements Cloneable, Serializable {
	public static final class Alignment implements Serializable {

		static Alignment valueOf(String nameOrAbbreviation) {
			String str = nameOrAbbreviation.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
			if (str.equals("d") || str.equals("default"))
				return CellConstraints.DEFAULT;
			if (str.equals("f") || str.equals("fill"))
				return CellConstraints.FILL;
			if (str.equals("c") || str.equals("center"))
				return CellConstraints.CENTER;
			if (str.equals("l") || str.equals("left"))
				return CellConstraints.LEFT;
			if (str.equals("r") || str.equals("right"))
				return CellConstraints.RIGHT;
			if (str.equals("t") || str.equals("top"))
				return CellConstraints.TOP;
			if (str.equals("b") || str.equals("bottom"))
				return CellConstraints.BOTTOM;
			else
				throw new IllegalArgumentException(
						(new StringBuilder())
								.append("Invalid alignment ")
								.append(nameOrAbbreviation)
								.append(
										". Must be one of: left, center, right, top, bottom, ")
								.append("fill, default, l, c, r, t, b, f, d.")
								.toString());
		}

		public String toString() {
			return name;
		}

		public char abbreviation() {
			return name.charAt(0);
		}

		private boolean isHorizontal() {
			return orientation != 1;
		}

		private boolean isVertical() {
			return orientation != 0;
		}

		private Object readResolve() {
			return CellConstraints.VALUES[ordinal];
		}

		private static final int HORIZONTAL = 0;
		private static final int VERTICAL = 1;
		private static final int BOTH = 2;
		private final transient String name;
		private final transient int orientation;
		private static int nextOrdinal = 0;
		private final int ordinal;

		private Alignment(String name, int orientation) {
			ordinal = nextOrdinal++;
			this.name = name;
			this.orientation = orientation;
		}

	}

	public CellConstraints() {
		this(1, 1);
	}

	public CellConstraints(int gridX, int gridY) {
		this(gridX, gridY, 1, 1);
	}

	public CellConstraints(int gridX, int gridY, Alignment hAlign,
			Alignment vAlign) {
		this(gridX, gridY, 1, 1, hAlign, vAlign, EMPTY_INSETS);
	}

	public CellConstraints(int gridX, int gridY, int gridWidth, int gridHeight) {
		this(gridX, gridY, gridWidth, gridHeight, DEFAULT, DEFAULT);
	}

	public CellConstraints(int gridX, int gridY, int gridWidth, int gridHeight,
			Alignment hAlign, Alignment vAlign) {
		this(gridX, gridY, gridWidth, gridHeight, hAlign, vAlign, EMPTY_INSETS);
	}

	public CellConstraints(int gridX, int gridY, int gridWidth, int gridHeight,
			Alignment hAlign, Alignment vAlign, Insets insets) {
		this.gridX = gridX;
		this.gridY = gridY;
		this.gridWidth = gridWidth;
		this.gridHeight = gridHeight;
		this.hAlign = hAlign;
		this.vAlign = vAlign;
		this.insets = insets;
		if (gridX <= 0)
			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(
					"The grid x must be a positive number.");
		if (gridY <= 0)
			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(
					"The grid y must be a positive number.");
		if (gridWidth <= 0)
			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(
					"The grid width must be a positive number.");
		if (gridHeight <= 0)
			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(
					"The grid height must be a positive number.");
		if (hAlign == null)
			throw new NullPointerException(
					"The horizontal alignment must not be null.");
		if (vAlign == null) {
			throw new NullPointerException(
					"The vertical alignment must not be null.");
		} else {
			ensureValidOrientations(hAlign, vAlign);
			return;
		}
	}

	public CellConstraints(String encodedConstraints) {
		this();
		initFromConstraints(encodedConstraints);
	}

	public CellConstraints xy(int col, int row) {
		return xywh(col, row, 1, 1);
	}

	public CellConstraints xy(int col, int row, String encodedAlignments) {
		return xywh(col, row, 1, 1, encodedAlignments);
	}

	public CellConstraints xy(int col, int row, Alignment colAlign,
			Alignment rowAlign) {
		return xywh(col, row, 1, 1, colAlign, rowAlign);
	}

	public CellConstraints xyw(int col, int row, int colSpan) {
		return xywh(col, row, colSpan, 1, DEFAULT, DEFAULT);
	}

	public CellConstraints xyw(int col, int row, int colSpan,
			String encodedAlignments) {
		return xywh(col, row, colSpan, 1, encodedAlignments);
	}

	public CellConstraints xyw(int col, int row, int colSpan,
			Alignment colAlign, Alignment rowAlign) {
		return xywh(col, row, colSpan, 1, colAlign, rowAlign);
	}

	public CellConstraints xywh(int col, int row, int colSpan, int rowSpan) {
		return xywh(col, row, colSpan, rowSpan, DEFAULT, DEFAULT);
	}

	public CellConstraints xywh(int col, int row, int colSpan, int rowSpan,
			String encodedAlignments) {
		CellConstraints result = xywh(col, row, colSpan, rowSpan);
		result.setAlignments(encodedAlignments, true);
		return result;
	}

	public CellConstraints xywh(int col, int row, int colSpan, int rowSpan,
			Alignment colAlign, Alignment rowAlign) {
		gridX = col;
		gridY = row;
		gridWidth = colSpan;
		gridHeight = rowSpan;
		hAlign = colAlign;
		vAlign = rowAlign;
		ensureValidOrientations(hAlign, vAlign);
		return this;
	}

	public CellConstraints rc(int row, int col) {
		return rchw(row, col, 1, 1);
	}

	public CellConstraints rc(int row, int col, String encodedAlignments) {
		return rchw(row, col, 1, 1, encodedAlignments);
	}

	public CellConstraints rc(int row, int col, Alignment rowAlign,
			Alignment colAlign) {
		return rchw(row, col, 1, 1, rowAlign, colAlign);
	}

	public CellConstraints rcw(int row, int col, int colSpan) {
		return rchw(row, col, 1, colSpan, DEFAULT, DEFAULT);
	}

	public CellConstraints rcw(int row, int col, int colSpan,
			String encodedAlignments) {
		return rchw(row, col, 1, colSpan, encodedAlignments);
	}

	public CellConstraints rcw(int row, int col, int colSpan,
			Alignment rowAlign, Alignment colAlign) {
		return rchw(row, col, 1, colSpan, rowAlign, colAlign);
	}

	public CellConstraints rchw(int row, int col, int rowSpan, int colSpan) {
		return rchw(row, col, rowSpan, colSpan, DEFAULT, DEFAULT);
	}

	public CellConstraints rchw(int row, int col, int rowSpan, int colSpan,
			String encodedAlignments) {
		CellConstraints result = rchw(row, col, rowSpan, colSpan);
		result.setAlignments(encodedAlignments, false);
		return result;
	}

	public CellConstraints rchw(int row, int col, int rowSpan, int colSpan,
			Alignment rowAlign, Alignment colAlign) {
		return xywh(col, row, colSpan, rowSpan, colAlign, rowAlign);
	}

	private void initFromConstraints(String encodedConstraints) {
		StringTokenizer tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(encodedConstraints,
				" ,");
		int argCount = tokenizer.countTokens();
		if (argCount != 2 && argCount != 4 && argCount != 6)
			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
					"You must provide 2, 4 or 6 arguments.");
		Integer nextInt = decodeInt(tokenizer.nextToken());
		if (nextInt == null)
			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
					"First cell constraint element must be a number.");
		gridX = nextInt.intValue();
		if (gridX <= 0)
			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(
					"The grid x must be a positive number.");
		nextInt = decodeInt(tokenizer.nextToken());
		if (nextInt == null)
			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
					"Second cell constraint element must be a number.");
		gridY = nextInt.intValue();
		if (gridY <= 0)
			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(
					"The grid y must be a positive number.");
		if (!tokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
			return;
		String token = tokenizer.nextToken();
		nextInt = decodeInt(token);
		if (nextInt != null) {
			gridWidth = nextInt.intValue();
			if (gridWidth <= 0)
				throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(
						"The grid width must be a positive number.");
			nextInt = decodeInt(tokenizer.nextToken());
			if (nextInt == null)
				throw new IllegalArgumentException(
						"Fourth cell constraint element must be like third.");
			gridHeight = nextInt.intValue();
			if (gridHeight <= 0)
				throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(
						"The grid height must be a positive number.");
			if (!tokenizer.hasMoreTokens())
				return;
			token = tokenizer.nextToken();
		}
		hAlign = decodeAlignment(token);
		vAlign = decodeAlignment(tokenizer.nextToken());
		ensureValidOrientations(hAlign, vAlign);
	}

	private void setAlignments(String encodedAlignments,
			boolean horizontalThenVertical) {
		StringTokenizer tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(encodedAlignments, " ,");
		Alignment first = decodeAlignment(tokenizer.nextToken());
		Alignment second = decodeAlignment(tokenizer.nextToken());
		hAlign = horizontalThenVertical ? first : second;
		vAlign = horizontalThenVertical ? second : first;
		ensureValidOrientations(hAlign, vAlign);
	}

	private Integer decodeInt(String token) {
		try {
			return Integer.decode(token);
		} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
			return null;
		}
	}

	private Alignment decodeAlignment(String encodedAlignment) {
		return Alignment.valueOf(encodedAlignment);
	}

	void ensureValidGridBounds(int colCount, int rowCount) {
		if (gridX <= 0)
			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException((new StringBuilder()).append(
					"The column index ").append(gridX).append(
					" must be positive.").toString());
		if (gridX > colCount)
			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException((new StringBuilder()).append(
					"The column index ").append(gridX).append(
					" must be less than or equal to ").append(colCount).append(
					".").toString());
		if ((gridX + gridWidth) - 1 > colCount)
			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException((new StringBuilder()).append(
					"The grid width ").append(gridWidth).append(
					" must be less than or equal to ").append(
					(colCount - gridX) + 1).append(".").toString());
		if (gridY <= 0)
			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException((new StringBuilder()).append(
					"The row index ").append(gridY)
					.append(" must be positive.").toString());
		if (gridY > rowCount)
			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException((new StringBuilder()).append(
					"The row index ").append(gridY).append(
					" must be less than or equal to ").append(rowCount).append(
					".").toString());
		if ((gridY + gridHeight) - 1 > rowCount)
			throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException((new StringBuilder()).append(
					"The grid height ").append(gridHeight).append(
					" must be less than or equal to ").append(
					(rowCount - gridY) + 1).append(".").toString());
		else
			return;
	}

	private void ensureValidOrientations(Alignment horizontalAlignment,
			Alignment verticalAlignment) {
		if (!horizontalAlignment.isHorizontal())
			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
					"The horizontal alignment must be one of: left, center, right, fill, default.");
		if (!verticalAlignment.isVertical())
			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
					"The vertical alignment must be one of: top, center, botto, fill, default.");
		else
			return;
	}

	void setBounds(Component c, FormLayout layout, Rectangle cellBounds,
			FormLayout.Measure minWidthMeasure,
			FormLayout.Measure minHeightMeasure,
			FormLayout.Measure prefWidthMeasure,
			FormLayout.Measure prefHeightMeasure) {
		ColumnSpec colSpec = gridWidth != 1 ? null : layout
				.getColumnSpec(gridX);
		RowSpec rowSpec = gridHeight != 1 ? null : layout.getRowSpec(gridY);
		Alignment concreteHAlign = concreteAlignment(hAlign, colSpec);
		Alignment concreteVAlign = concreteAlignment(vAlign, rowSpec);
		Insets concreteInsets = insets == null ? EMPTY_INSETS : insets;
		int cellX = cellBounds.x + concreteInsets.left;
		int cellY = cellBounds.y + concreteInsets.top;
		int cellW = cellBounds.width - concreteInsets.left
				- concreteInsets.right;
		int cellH = cellBounds.height - concreteInsets.top
				- concreteInsets.bottom;
		int compW = componentSize(c, colSpec, cellW, minWidthMeasure,
				prefWidthMeasure);
		int compH = componentSize(c, rowSpec, cellH, minHeightMeasure,
				prefHeightMeasure);
		int x = origin(concreteHAlign, cellX, cellW, compW);
		int y = origin(concreteVAlign, cellY, cellH, compH);
		int w = extent(concreteHAlign, cellW, compW);
		int h = extent(concreteVAlign, cellH, compH);
		c.setBounds(x, y, w, h);
	}

	private Alignment concreteAlignment(Alignment cellAlignment,
			FormSpec formSpec) {
		return formSpec != null ? usedAlignment(cellAlignment, formSpec)
				: cellAlignment != DEFAULT ? cellAlignment : FILL;
	}

	private Alignment usedAlignment(Alignment cellAlignment, FormSpec formSpec) {
		if (cellAlignment != DEFAULT)
			return cellAlignment;
		FormSpec.DefaultAlignment defaultAlignment = formSpec
				.getDefaultAlignment();
		if (defaultAlignment == FormSpec.FILL_ALIGN)
			return FILL;
		if (defaultAlignment == ColumnSpec.LEFT)
			return LEFT;
		if (defaultAlignment == FormSpec.CENTER_ALIGN)
			return CENTER;
		if (defaultAlignment == ColumnSpec.RIGHT)
			return RIGHT;
		if (defaultAlignment == RowSpec.TOP)
			return TOP;
		else
			return BOTTOM;
	}

	private int componentSize(Component component, FormSpec formSpec,
			int cellSize, FormLayout.Measure minMeasure,
			FormLayout.Measure prefMeasure) {
		if (formSpec == null)
			return prefMeasure.sizeOf(component);
		if (formSpec.getSize() == Sizes.MINIMUM)
			return minMeasure.sizeOf(component);
		if (formSpec.getSize() == Sizes.PREFERRED)
			return prefMeasure.sizeOf(component);
		else
			return Math.min(cellSize, prefMeasure.sizeOf(component));
	}

	private int origin(Alignment alignment, int cellOrigin, int cellSize,
			int componentSize) {
		if (alignment == RIGHT || alignment == BOTTOM)
			return (cellOrigin + cellSize) - componentSize;
		if (alignment == CENTER)
			return cellOrigin + (cellSize - componentSize) / 2;
		else
			return cellOrigin;
	}

	private int extent(Alignment alignment, int cellSize, int componentSize) {
		return alignment != FILL ? componentSize : cellSize;
	}

	public Object clone() {
		try {
			CellConstraints c = (CellConstraints) super.clone();
			c.insets = (Insets) insets.clone();
			return c;
		} catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
			throw new InternalError();
		}
	}

	public String toString() {
		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer("CellConstraints");
		buffer.append("[x=");
		buffer.append(gridX);
		buffer.append("; y=");
		buffer.append(gridY);
		buffer.append("; w=");
		buffer.append(gridWidth);
		buffer.append("; h=");
		buffer.append(gridHeight);
		buffer.append("; hAlign=");
		buffer.append(hAlign);
		buffer.append("; vAlign=");
		buffer.append(vAlign);
		if (!EMPTY_INSETS.equals(insets)) {
			buffer.append("; insets=");
			buffer.append(insets);
		}
		buffer.append("; honorsVisibility=");
		buffer.append(honorsVisibility);
		buffer.append(']');
		return buffer.toString();
	}

	public String toShortString() {
		return toShortString(null);
	}

	public String toShortString(FormLayout layout) {
		StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer("(");
		buffer.append(formatInt(gridX));
		buffer.append(", ");
		buffer.append(formatInt(gridY));
		buffer.append(", ");
		buffer.append(formatInt(gridWidth));
		buffer.append(", ");
		buffer.append(formatInt(gridHeight));
		buffer.append(", \"");
		buffer.append(hAlign.abbreviation());
		if (hAlign == DEFAULT && layout != null) {
			buffer.append('=');
			ColumnSpec colSpec = gridWidth != 1 ? null : layout
					.getColumnSpec(gridX);
			buffer.append(concreteAlignment(hAlign, colSpec).abbreviation());
		}
		buffer.append(", ");
		buffer.append(vAlign.abbreviation());
		if (vAlign == DEFAULT && layout != null) {
			buffer.append('=');
			RowSpec rowSpec = gridHeight != 1 ? null : layout.getRowSpec(gridY);
			buffer.append(concreteAlignment(vAlign, rowSpec).abbreviation());
		}
		buffer.append("\"");
		if (!EMPTY_INSETS.equals(insets)) {
			buffer.append(", ");
			buffer.append(insets);
		}
		if (honorsVisibility != null)
			buffer.append(honorsVisibility.booleanValue() ? "honors visibility"
					: "ignores visibility");
		buffer.append(')');
		return buffer.toString();
	}

	private String formatInt(int number) {
		String str = Integer.toString(number);
		return number >= 10 ? str : (new StringBuilder()).append(" ").append(
				str).toString();
	}

	public static final Alignment DEFAULT;
	public static final Alignment FILL;
	public static final Alignment LEFT;
	public static final Alignment RIGHT;
	public static final Alignment CENTER;
	public static final Alignment TOP;
	public static final Alignment BOTTOM;
	private static final Alignment VALUES[];
	private static final Insets EMPTY_INSETS = new Insets(0, 0, 0, 0);
	public int gridX;
	public int gridY;
	public int gridWidth;
	public int gridHeight;
	public Alignment hAlign;
	public Alignment vAlign;
	public Insets insets;
	public Boolean honorsVisibility;

	static {
		DEFAULT = new Alignment("default", 2);
		FILL = new Alignment("fill", 2);
		LEFT = new Alignment("left", 0);
		RIGHT = new Alignment("right", 0);
		CENTER = new Alignment("center", 2);
		TOP = new Alignment("top", 1);
		BOTTOM = new Alignment("bottom", 1);
		VALUES = (new Alignment[] { DEFAULT, FILL, LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER, TOP,
				BOTTOM });
	}

}

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 * DECOMPILATION REPORT
 *
 * Decompiled from: D:\workspaces\MyEclipse
 * 8.6\IBMDataMovementTool\lib\IBMDataMovementTool.jar Total time: 78 ms Jad
 * reported messages/errors: Exit status: 0 Caught exceptions:
 */

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