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Barnabites
Popular name of a religious order founded by three Italian noblemen
Barnabites, the popular name of a religious order which is canonically known by the title, given to it by Pope Paul III in 1535, of Regular Clerics of St. Paul (Clerici Regulares Sancti Pauli). This institute was founded by three Italian noblemen: St. Anton Maria Zaccaria (canonized by Leo XIII, March 27, 1897), Ven. Barthelemy Ferrari, and Ven. Jacopo Morigia, the last two of Milan. Second in seniority of the orders of regular clerics (the Theatines being first), the foundation of the Barnabites as a congregation dates from the year 1530. Clement VII, by the Brief "Vota per qu e vos", February 18, 1533, canonically approved of the congregation; Paul III, by the Bulls "Dudum felicis recordationis", July 28, 1535, and "Pastoralis officii cura", November 29, 1543, exempted them from the jurisdiction of their diocesan. Lastly, the Bulls of Julius III, "Rationi congruit" and "Ad hoc nos Deus prwtulit", dated respectively February 22, and August 11, 1550, confirmed and augmented the existing privileges of the institute, which, from being a congregation, thence-forward became a religious order in the strict canonical sense, its members, however, still adhering to the custom of calling it "the Congregation".
The popular name Barnabites came naturally to the Congregation through its association with the church of St. Barnabas, Milan, which came into its possession within the earliest years of the foundation of the institute, which was at first peculiarly Milanese. St. Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan, presided, in 1579, as Cardinal Protector, over the commission which determined once for all the constitution of the order, and the general chapters were regularly held at Milan until the reign of Alexander VII (1655-67), who ordered them to convene in Rome. Innocent XI (1676-89), however, finally decreed that the general chapters of the Barnabites should assemble in Rome and Milan alternately. These assemblies of the provincials are held every three years for the election of a new general, whose term of office is limited to that period, only one reelection being allowed to each incumbent of the office. The members of the order make, in addition to the three regular vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, a vow never to strive for any office or position of dignity, or to accept such otherwise than under a command of the Holy See. The scope of their special vocation, besides preaching in general, catechizing, hearing confessions, giving missions, ministrations in hospitals and prisons, and the education of youth, includes also a particular devotion to the thorough study and exposition of St. Paul's Epistles. Their habit is the black soutane (tunica talaris) which formed the usual garb of Milanese secular priests in the time of St. Charles Borromeo.
Spread of the Order.—The Congregation has never failed of the holy object for which it was instituted: to revive the ecclesiastical spirit and zeal for souls among the clergy. Church history records the substantial assistance which that saint received from them in his great work of reforming the Diocese of Milan; his biographies make mention of his affection for them and of the satisfaction which he took in Sojourning at their house of St. Barnabas. St. Francis of Sales, who loved to call himself a Barnabite, invited the Congregation into his diocese, to establish colleges at Annecy and at Thonon; while the Barnabite Guerin was his coadjutor and later, having succeeded him in the See of Geneva, was conspicuous for the zeal with which he promoted his canonization. The Barnabites, who take a holy pride in the title of episcoporum adjutores, have constantly cultivated the meek and gentle spirit of St. Francis of Sales in their relations with ecclesiastical authorities, the diocesan clergy, and members of other religious orders. Though never very extensive, the spreading of the order in Europe began very soon after its foundation. Their chief theatres of action were in Italy, France, Savoy, Austria, and Bohemia. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII, at the solicitation of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, sent Barnabite Fathers to Malta, and in 1610 Henry IV of France obtained their services in defense of Catholicism in Warn, whence they spread to Paris and other parts of France. The Emperor Ferdinand II invited them into Austria, in 1627, to oppose the spread of Protestantism, and gave them the court parish of St. Michael, where a house was built for their accommodation. The order also possesses at Vienna the parish church of Maria-Hilf, a famous sanctuary erected in thanksgiving for Sobieski's deliverance of the city from the Turks in 1683. Belgium has recently proved a providential refuge for the order, those expelled from France by the Government of that country having established themselves at Brussels and in other parts of the neighboring kingdom.
Foreign Missions.—In 1718, when Clement XI sent Monsignor Mezzabarba to the Emperor of China to attempt a settlement of the famous question of the Chinese Rites, His Holiness attached five Barnabites to the special mission. No substantial result was obtained, but when the rest of the party left the country, one member of the order, Father Ferrari, remained in China, taking up his residence first at Peking and then at Canton, where he sowed the first seed of that work of the Holy Infancy with which the name of the French Bishop Forbin-Janson is justly associated. From that time until 1738 the companions of Father Ferrari preached the Gospel in Cochin China, where Father Alessandro degli Alessandri was for sixteen years vicar Apostolic. The Holy See meanwhile desiring a regular Barnabite mission in Ava and Pegu, the order willingly assumed that duty, and the mission was maintained until 1832, when the inability to supply laborers for this field, the consequence of Napoleon's suppression of the religious. orders, necessitated its transfer to the Paris Society of Foreign Missions. An account of what the Barnabites accomplished in Ava and Pegu may be found in Cardinal Wiseman's translation (published by the Asiatic Society) of Sauzerman's "Religione del regno Birmano". The Regular Clerics of St. Paul also kept missionaries, for some time, in Scandinavia. Their missions are now established in Brazil.
Saints and other distinguished members of the Congregation.—Besides its canonized Saints Anton Maria Zaccaria and Alexander Sauli, and Blessed Xavier M. Bianchi (d. 1815) who was known as the Thaumaturgus of Naples, the Barnabite Order glories in a number of Venerables, among whom have been several religious distinguished for their austere purity and taken to their reward while yet young. Upon the extraordinary graces, such as miracles and visions, undeniably vouchsafed to members of the order, it is not expedient here to insist; Alfonso Paleotti, however, who in 1591 succeeded his cousin, Cardinal Gabriel Paleotti, in the Archbishopric of Bologna, relates in his autobiography that when he was praying for light and help in the government of his archdiocese, a holy man who was commonly called it Vidente, on account of his gift of visions, told him, as a message from the Blessed Virgin, that he ought to send for the Barnabites and make them penitenzieri, because they had a great devotion for her, were her faithful servants, and she would assist them in drawing souls to the practice of daily Communion.
Learning, the pursuit of which the Barnabites regard as a great preservative of religious observance has always been cultivated among them in all its. branches. To cite only a few names, the order has been distinguished in theoloby Rotarius, Pozzobonelli, and Maderni; in Biblical science by Corio and Vercellone; in ecclesiastical history by Tornielli, whose "Annales Sacri" are regarded as an introduction to those of Baronius; in liturgiology by Gavantus; in archaeology by Caronni, whose work receives praise in Eckel's "Doctrina nummorum veterum"; Cortenova, who illustrated the antiquities of Friuli and Aquileia; Delle Torre, who restored the Forum Julii of Cividale; Ungarelli the Egyptologist, friend of Champollion and Rosellini, and interpreter of the Roman obelisk; and Benzi, who elucidated the inscription of Vercelli. Among the names of Barnabites who have been eminent in philosophy are those of Baranzano, the friend of Galileo and of Francis Bacon, who communicated to him first the theory of the "Novum Organum", of Cardinal Gerdil, and of Pini, the author of "Protologia"; among those eminent in physical and mathematical science, Frisi, Cavallezi, Denza, founder of the Italian Meteorological Society and first director of the Vatican Observatory, and Bertelli, the seismologist. To the Barnabite architect Binaghi is due the restoration of the Escorial towards the close of the sixteenth century, whilst the Barnabite Mazenta was the architect both of the Cathedral of Bologna and of the fortifications of Leghorn. To these names might be added those of many Barnabites who have become famous in literature, and the order has given to the Catholic Church more than fifty bishops and these six members of the Sacred College: Caddini, Fontana, Gerdil, Lambruschini, Bilio, and Graziello.
In 1856 Count Schouvaloff, a distinguished Russian convert, joined the Barnabite Congregation, and died in 1859. It was his ardent desire that his brethren might do something for the reunion of Christendom. With this object the order has founded an Association of Masses, and by the Brief "Apositum super Nobis", dated April 30, 1872, Pius IX granted a plenary indulgence to all who should assist at the Mass for the reunion of Christendom to be celebrated once a month in the Chapel of the Barnabites at Paris. His Holiness, moreover, granted to the general of the order faculties for extending the like privilege to any other church in which a monthly Mass for the same intention should be said upon the day appointed by the ordinary. This privilege is freely extended by the general to all bishops who may desire it.
CES. TONDINI DI QUARENGHI

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Tiny Animals
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"Performing Songwriter"
"Sweet Sweetness, from NYC-based Tiny Animals, was one of my favorite discoveries this month (and by "discovery," I mean a band whose promo CD stood head and shoulders above the stacks piled upon an extremely unorganized desk)." - Performing Songwriter
"Innocent Words Magazine"
"I can easily picture the track "Useless" being played nonstop on MTV some hot summer day back in 1995." - Innocent Words Magazine
"Washington Post"
"They make unapologetically hooky mainstream-friendly rock with lots of ear-grabbing riffs."
-Tony Sclafani - Washington Post
"Zoom In Online Blog"
Hilarious interview:
http://www.zoom-in.com/blog/music/katie-camosy/these-questions-go-to-eleven-tiny-animals - Zoom In Online Blog
"Amplifier Magazine"
"'Avalanche' is a better-than-average ballad featuring angelic sibling harmonies and lush string accompaniment." - Amplifier Magazine
"Metro NY (SXSW 2008)"
http://metro.us/us/article/2009/03/24/03/0119-80/index.xml - Metro NY (SXSW 2008)
"amNew York"
amNew York
"Sweet Sweetness"
Siblings Chris and Rita Maye Howerton join forces in rock on their debut. Subverting the indie world's natural predilection for melodic complexity and inconclusive, nuance-laden lyrics, this NYC-based threesome (bassist Anton Kreisl joins the family unit) play a strain of bright chorus-centric modern rock little heard outside the head of Rivers Cuomo. With the welcome wrinkle of shared harmonies, "Sweetness" is often miles better than anything Clear Channel has to push on a workday afternoon.
(Charles Devilbiss)
- amNew York
"92.3 K-Rock & WFNX"
Our debut single, "Useless", is getting spins on 92.3 K-Rock, NYC's premier rock station.
http://www.923krock.com/pages/3278049.php
We have also been getting some love from Boston's rock station, WFNX. Check it out here:
http://wfnx.com/shows/newenglandproduct/archive/2009/01/11/new-england-product-playlist-1-11-09.aspx - K-Rock & WFNX
"AOL Spinner (MP3 of the day)"
http://www.spinner.com/2009/06/14/tiny-animals-all-the-way-down-free-mp3-of-the-day/ - AOL Spinner
"All Music Guide (3.5 Stars)"
Throughout the course of rock history, there have always seemed to be bands that just can't make up their minds as to whether they're a pop band or a rock band. Or rather, they tip their pop/rock stylings so far towards sticky sweet melodies that they're a rock band only in name. Case in point, Tiny Animals and their 2009 effort, the appropriately titled Sweet Sweetness. While there are some passing musical similarities to Weezer and the Strokes throughout, Tiny Animals are all about penning melodies that stick in your noggin like a pitchfork that you just can't break free from. For the supersonic proof, the album opening "Youth Today" is a good place to start, as well as "Useless" and "Goodbye July." Tiny Animals make no bones about their desire to pen straight-ahead pop nuggets, as heard throughout Sweet Sweetness.
-Greg Prato - All Music Guide
Debut album released May 12th, 2009
New York City's power trio, Tiny Animals, released their debut full-length album Sweet Sweetness (North Street Records) on May 12, 2009. Sweet Sweetness, recorded in New York in the fall of 2008 and mixed by Claudius Mittendorfer (who has worked with Rich Costey on Interpol, Brand New, Franz Ferdinand, Foo Fighters, and Muse), offers twelve tracks of bright, gimmick-free pop-rock.
"With Tiny Animals, what you see is what you get," says Rita Maye. "We're never really trying to create a specific image. We come as we are in rehearsal, on stage, and in the studio." This mentality has given the band a unique edge in the music industry which can be seen in their clever online interviews, creative live performances, and especially their hilarious webisodes. As a follow-up to the overwhelming popularity of the band's YouTube webisode series, Tiny Animals released the debut music video for "Useless" in September 2009. Other highlights listed below....
Recently, Tiny Animals' myspace page has been blowing up. They have over 485K profile views, most of which came in the past three months; recently confirmed an appearance on Fearless TV in November; had official debut album release in May with features on iTunes & Amazon; have had music in episodes of MTV's College Life, MTV's Real World, & MTV's 16 & Pregnant; MP3 of the day on AOL Spinner; tons of great press; made CMJ's Top 20 ADDs chart (week of August 11th) & remained on CMJ Top 200 chart for 5 weeks (peaked at #131); have recently released hilarious webisode videos (below); music video accepted to MTVU & MTV.com; etc.
Webisode #5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRjqCWEe-5I
Webisode #4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BAi8cwwFbE
Webisode #3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj-eNo5d5QM
Webisode #2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbG9XUzMWuY
Webisode #1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwNROute6WU
Myspace:
www.myspace.com/tinyanimals
www.tinyanimals.net
www.northstreetrecords.net
Acoustic Performance on Real Magic TV:
www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D3C18C424510A09A
"Useless" Official Music Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GhZcbW8Ovc&fmt=22
Official Music Video for "Useless"
Acoustic Performance on Real Magic TV
North Street Records (Record Label)
Interview w/ MTV's John Norris @ SXSW 2008


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Masterworks IV
Guest Artist, Amit Peled, cellist
Having recently secured the late Pablo Casals' 1733 Goffriller cello, Amit Peled returns with two works played by Casals, his own Song of the Birds and Popper's Tarantelle, as well as the main work on the program, Schumann's Cello Concerto in A minor. Amit's stage presence and power is magical. English composer, Frank Bridge's string writing is both formidable and superb in his Suite for Strings, and Mozart's timeless Symphony No. 40 in G minor never grows old.
BRIDGE | Suite for String Orchestra
SCHUMANN | Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
POPPER | Tarantella
CASALS | Song of the Birds
MOZART | Symphony No. 40 in G minor K.550
"Peled did a lot of joking, by the way, in remarks to the audience; he's a funny guy. His amiable and inviting personality is exactly the type everyone says we'll need more of if classical music is to survive." - The Baltimore Sun
"… a warm, glowing tone. He seized the moment, playing with a seductive timbre and an emotionally pointed approach to phrasing that made you want to hear him again…" - The New York Times
ABOUT AMIT PELED
From the United States to Europe to the Middle East and Asia, Israeli cellist Amit Peled – a musician of profound artistry and charismatic stage presence – is acclaimed as one of the most exciting instrumentalists on the concert stage today. At 6'5″ tall, Peled started life as a basketball player and was called "larger than life" when he enveloped his cello and "Jacqueline du Pré in a farmer's body." Peled often surprises audiences with the ways he breaks down barriers between performers and the public, making classical music more accessible to wider audiences. Tim Smith of the Baltimore Sun reflected on a recent performance:
"Peled did a lot of joking in remarks to the audience. His amiable and inviting personality is exactly the type everyone says we'll need more of if classical music is to survive."
During the 2014/15 season, Peled will continue sharing with audiences around the world the sound of the historic cello of Pablo Casals. The instrument, a Goffriler ca. 1733, was personally handed to him by the Maestro's widow, Mrs. Marta Casals Istomin. Some of the upcoming highlights with this historic cello include a 20-city US recital tour entitled "Homage to Pablo Casals" culminating in a performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, recording the Miaskovsky Cello Concerto for Naxos, and a return trip to Asia for recitals and performances with the National Symphony of Taiwan to name a few. As an advocate of modern music, Peled will also premier a solo piece written especially for him by composer Lera Auerbach.
Peled has performed as a soloist with many orchestras and in the world's major concert halls such as: Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall, New York; Salle Gaveau, Paris; Wigmore Hall, London; Konzerthaus, Berlin; and Tel Aviv's Mann Auditorium. Following his enthusiastically received Alice Tully Hall concerto debut playing the Hindemith cello concerto, the New York Times stated:
"Glowing tone, a seductive timbre and an emotionally pointed approach to phrasing that made you want to hear him again."
During the 2011/12 season, Mr. Peled embarked on an extensive concerto debut tour in the US and Germany with the Nordwest Philharmonie, performing both Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 and Victor Herbert's Cello Concerto, visiting nineteen different cities. Moreover, Peled joined the legendary Krzysztof Penderecki for his cello concerto in Chicago's Millennium Park; performed the Elgar and Shostakovich concertos with Maestro Michael Stern and the IRIS Orchestra; performed Haydn's C Major Cello Concerto with Nicola Luisotti and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra; and, performed the Schumann Concerto with the Israel Chamber Orchestra. After an enthusiastic recital debut at the Kennedy Center, Mr. Peled will return to that prestigious stage in the 2012/13 season.
As a recording artist, Mr. Peled will release his fourth Centaur Records CD following three hugely successful installments "The Jewish Soul," "Cellobration," and "Reflections." As an active chamber musician, Peled is a founding member of the famed Tempest Trio with pianist Alon Goldstein and violinist Ilya Kaler. Their Dvorak CD on Naxos has been described as " The best 'Dumky' on disc ever!".
Mr. Peled is also a frequent guest artist, performing and giving master classes at prestigious summer music festivals such as the Marlboro Music Festival, Newport Music Festival, Seattle Chamber Music Festival, Heifetz International Music Institute, Schleswig Holstein and Euro Arts Festivals in Germany, Gotland Festival in Sweden, Prussia Cove Festival in England, The Violoncello Forum in Spain, and the Mizra International Academy and Festival in Israel.
Amit Peled has been featured on television and radio stations throughout the world, including NPR's "Performance Today," WGBH Boston, WQXR New York, WFMT Chicago, Deutschland Radio Berlin, Radio France, Swedish National Radio & TV, and Israeli National Radio & TV.
One of the most sought after cello pedagogues, Mr. Peled is a Professor at the Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University.


Daisy's not quite healthy today so we felt it best if she skipped her violin lesson. But Tabitha didn't want to skip hers so off we went. While Tabitha had her lesson I took Daisy for a walk in the sun hoping that Vitamin D would help her along.


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Croatia & Italy Go Extra
We said it on day one and we'll keep right on saying it, Croatia showed up to compete. They fell 2-1 to Italy who took Bronze in 2016, Silver in 2014 and Gold in 2012. When Europe's top 6 teams competed in the 2018 WBSC Europe Super6, the Italians scored an average of 11.8 runs/game on their opponents. Croatia's defense pushed this game into extra innings holding Italy to 2 today.
Pavao Karin threw a complete game for the Croatians giving up 1 earned run off 6 hits, walking 7 and striking out 3. He also had a balk and hit a guy. The loss went to extra innings reliever Borna Strelec who gave up 1 hit and an unearned run. Italy ran through 3 pitchers. Murilo Brolo pitched the first 6, Matteo Bocchi took over for 3 and Alex Bassani, who came in for the 10th, recorded the W.
Croatia struck first offensively. In the 4th, aided by a missed pickoff attempt, their small ball game gave them their run, scored on a single, single, groundout rotation. Team effort.
Italy tied it up with a solo homerun by Giuseppe Maggi in the bottom of the 6th. In line with extra innings rules for this tournament, Maggi was placed on 2ndto start the 10th. John Andreoli singled to right and Maggi came around to score.
This is another great example of why extra innings need to be played out in tournaments. This is play for a spot in the Olympics. That is too important to leave to shortcutting the game to make room for television rights. We sure would have loved to see this one played out, old school style, to the end.
Italy Crushes France
Spain Defeats Croatia


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Lori Loughlin 'nervous' after judge refuses to dismiss charges in college admissions case: report
By Nate Day | Fox News
Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for May 10
Lori Loughlin reportedly isn't feeling too hot after a judge tossed her request to drop the charges against her in the college admissions scandal case.
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton rejected the defense's bid to toss the indictment over allegations of misconduct by FBI agents. In addition, the judge also denied their attempt to block prosecutors from presenting certain secretly recorded phone calls at trial.
A source recently told Entertainment Tonight that Loughlin, 55, was surprised by the judge's ruling.
LORI LOUGHLIN'S 'FULL HOUSE' CO-STAR DAVE COULIER SAYS HE 'WILL BE THERE FOR HER FOREVER' AMID SCANDAL DRAMA
"Lori is convinced she did nothing wrong and wasn't expecting the judge to side against her. Despite her set back, she has no plans to back down from her non-guilty plea," said the source. "She strongly believes that [bribery scam ring-leader Rick] Singer misrepresented himself and because she thought he'd acted on behalf of the school, she feels she is innocent."
Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli leave the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston on Aug. 27, 2019. (Getty)
The insider continued, stating that Loughlin "never thought" she'd ever end up in the position she's in, likening it to "a bad dream she can't wake up from."
"Lori is determined to prove her innocence and she won't back down," they said.
JERRY SEINFELD WINS 'COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE' DISPUTE
Furthermore, the source added: "The ruling made Lori nervous."
Despite the attention she's received since her indictment, Loughlin is "not the least bit embarrassed, but works very hard to hide her fear from her daughters," said the source.
Lori Loughlin, front, and her husband, clothing designer Mossimo Giannulli, left, depart federal court in Boston after a hearing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
"The girls are following their parents lead," explained the insider. "Lori's friends are very concerned that in trying to protect her daughters that they might just be misleading them to believe it's an easy win. They worry the girls will be unprepared for the verdict because they trust their parents and it's in no way cut and dry."
The family is also staying safe during the national quarantine despite their stressful situation, the source said.
"[Loughlin and her family] are still social distancing together and, for the most part, have tried to separate themselves from anything related to the scandal," they said. "[Her daughters] Olivia and Bella are happy and have been staying with [Olivia's boyfriend] Jackson [Guthy]. Olivia and Jackson are happier than ever and they even started a family by adopting a puppy."
Nate Day is an entertainment reporter for Fox News Digital
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tum. It's in Apple's best interest to get as many buyers invested in the Apple Watch as possible in these early stages. In that respect, the new watch seems to be aimed at a general audience. This is great news, because the Series 5 features are definite improvements and include innovative steps missing from the incremental changes to the iPhone.
The new watch has an always-on Retina display that responds to ambient light. This means that you can view your watch at any time without having to raise to wake and without worrying about disrupting a darkened movie theater. The always-on display is powered by an ultra-low power display driver and overall improved power management compared to earlier models.
Along with the always-on display, the Series 5 has an enhanced Workout app and a new Compass app showing real-time elevation, latitude, and longitude. Unfortunately, Apple did not include sleep tracking in the Series 5, despite earlier speculation. However, the watchOS 6 does include a Cycle Tracking app for menstruation and a Noise app for keeping your ears healthy.
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THE IPAD 7
Tim Cook unveiled the new iPad at the September an-
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would be announced until October. Unlike with the iPad Air,
Apple chose to announce the iPad 7 on stage as opposed to
via press release. The new iPad has a better and brighter dis-
play than the iPad 6, is geared toward supporting the iPadOS,
and works with the first-generation Apple Pencil.
WHO'S BUYING THE IPAD 7?
Starting at $329, the budget iPad 7 is another indication that Apple is struggling not to outpace the budget of the average consumer. With a 10.2-inch Retina display, the iPad 7 is only slightly larger than the iPad 6 and comes with the impressive-sounding A10 Fusion CPU. This new CPU is better equipped to handle the increased processing load of the new iPadOS. The iPad 7 also boasts the iPad Pro's Smart Connector, meaning you can use your full-size wireless keyboard with your iPad 7.
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THE FUTURE OF APPLE SERVICES
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My New Friends, Thomas Paine
Most of my friends don't know about Thomas Paine. A few know that Thomas Paine was somehow involved in the American Revolution. That's not good enough.
Thomas Paine is terribly underrated. I would go so far as to say that he ranks with George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison in his influence on the success of the American Revolution.
I first got interested in Thomas Paine when I read Thomas Edison's remark about Paine:
"I have always regarded Paine as one of the greatest of all Americans. Never have we had a sounder intelligence in this republic…. It was my good fortune to encounter Thomas Paine's works in my boyhood… it was, indeed, a revelation to me to read that great thinker's views on political and theological subjects. Paine educated me, then, about many matters of which I had never before thought. I remember, very vividly, the flash of enlightenment that from Paine's writings, and I recall thinking, at that time, 'What a pity these works are not today the schoolbooks for all chidren!' My interest in Paine was not satisfied by my first reading of his works. I went back to them time and again, just as I have done since my boyhood days."
This was enough to want to learn more about Paine. And what I learned is that this 18th century man had 21st century ideas. I had just published My Life as a Humanist. And now I discovered Paine to be my prototype Humanist. He wanted to make the world a better place for all.
Thomas Paine was born in England in 1737 into a Quaker family. He lived 72 years and passed away in 1809. During his life he was described by others as a political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary.
Paine had the good fortune to be introduced to Benjamin Franklin who was visiting London. Franklin suggested that Paine emigrate to British colonial America and even provided Paine with a letter of recommendation. In October, 1774, Paine emigrated and on November 30, 1774 he arrived in Philadelphia. He became a citizen of Pennsylvania and gained a position as editor of the Pennsylvania Magazine. Paine directed the magazine to educate a working class audience and discussed worker rights in production and other topics.
Paine's Writings
Paine had a first class mind as a writer. He observed the taxes that the American colonies had to pay to the British. He developed a deep dislike for governments run by a King and aristocrats. He put his ideas into Common Sense. Published in January 10, 1776, Common Sense was an immediate success in all 13 colonies, selling over 500,000 copies during the course of the American Revolution. It was read in taverns and homes and bolstered the enthusiasm of colonials to separate from Britain. It helped in recruiting citizens for the Continental Army.
Paine's later writings included The American Crisis (1776), Public Good (1780), The Rights of Man (1791, 1792), The Age of Reason (1794, 1795, 1807) and Agrarian Justice (1797). All of his books were a treasure of ideas and causes. Many groups — liberals, libertarians, feminists, democratic socialists, social democrats, anarchists, free thinkers and progressives — claim him as an intellectual ancestor.
Paine's Major Ideas
It is time to describe Thomas Paine's major ideas.
· Paine believed in democracy where people decide on their government. He condemned monarchs and aristocrats as applying tyranny. He advocated the right of people to overthrow their government when it was no longer serving them. He applauded the French Revolution for establishing the human rights of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. He defended the French Revolution against its critics such as Edmund Burke. Paine argued against the execution of Louis XVI, saying the monarch should be exiled to the U.S. As a Quaker, Paine had a moral objection to capital punishment.
· Paine favored a representative government that offered social programs to alleviate the brutalizing poverty of many common citizens. He favored progressive tax measures to raise the money to provide for a state subsidy for poor people, state-financed universal public education, and state-sponsored prenatal care and postnatal care. He proposed state subsidies to families at childbirth. Paine proposed that everyone at age 21 receive an annual payment and at age 50 retire and continue to receive the payment.
· Paine wrote how land ownership separated the majority of people from their rightful, natural inheritance and means of independent survival. Paine held a libertarian concern with private ownership providing that it showed an egalitarian commitment to moral values.
· Paine held that the land west of the 13 colonies all the way to the Pacific, which belonged to the Virginia Company, be switched not to the states but to the Federal Government. He won even though it alienated a few powerful friends including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison who had claimed huge wild tracts.
· Paine advocated Deism as his religion. Deism assumed One God who created the world but who did not intervene in human affairs. Deism embraces moral virtues in imitation of the moral character of God. Paine argued against institutionalized churches whether Protestant, Jewish, Greek or Turkish. He saw churches as human inventions aiming to terrify mankind, and monopolize power and profit. Paine saw the Bible as describing obscene stories, debaucheries, cruel executions, and vindictiveness. He saw the bible as corrupting mankind. Paine stated that "the Christian religion is a parody on the worship of the Sun, in which they put a man whom they call Christ, in the place of the Sun, and pay him the same adoration which was originally paid to the Sun."
· Paine carried an expanded view of the rights of people. He attacked slavery as an "outrage against Humanity and Justice." He believed in women's right to vote and opposed the adoption of the new 1795 constitution because it eliminated universal suffrage. Paine believed in workers' rights in their place of work.
· Paine worked as an internationalist and advocated for more peaceful relations between England and France for the sake of the citizens in both countries.
· Paine did not hesitate to criticize revered public personage if he thought they did wrong. Paine objected to General Washington's proposal that Congress remunerate Washington for his services, for fear of setting "a bad precedent and an improper mode". Paine sent a stinging letter to George Washington describing him as an incompetent commander and a vain and ungrateful person. Not surprisingly, Paine was hated for his attack on Washington. He was also hated for his stand against Christianity and the Bible.
· Eric Foner, a Paine biographer, identifies a utopian mindset in Paine's ideas. "Through this new language he communicated a new vision — a utopian image of an egalitarian, republican society. Paine's utopianism combined civic republicanism, belief in the inevitability of scientific and social progress and commitment to free markets and liberty generally. The multiple sources of Paine's political theory all pointed to a society based on the common good and individualism."
Paine's passing
Thomas Paine held too many radical ideas to be accepted by his colonial compatriots. He did much good but also many said that he did much harm as well. On June 8, 1809, death came. Only six mourners came to his funeral, two of whom were black freedmen. There was no pomp, pageantry, civic procession, or military display.
Had Napoleon been at Thomas Paine's funeral, he would have showered Paine with admiration. Paine reported that he had a meeting with Napoleon who claimed he slept with a copy of Rights of Man. Napoleon said to Paine: "A statue of gold should be erected to you in every city in the universe."
Paine, later seeing Napoleon's movement towards dictatorship, Paine condemned Napoleon as "the completest charlatan that ever existed".
Lessons from Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine threw himself into the history of his times. The American colonies were paying taxes to a distant country run by a king and aristocrats. The 13 colonies could do better by separating from England, even if this meant going to war. Paine and other great men chose to go to war and stated their reasons in the Declaration of Independence. They raised the money and troops and narrowly won the war with determination and France's help.
Now there was a new government to be formed, based on democratic principles and a viable Constitution. Paine saw government as an instrument that could help people live a better life. Government would take responsibility for providing education, health, roads and social services. Since many Americans owned no land (property), they needed more than employment and a wage. Paine was an early advocate of protecting workers by the government granting an initial sum of money when the worker comes of age and money for their comfortable retirement when work ends.
Paine believed in property rights but insisted they go along with moral responsibilities to those without property. This philosophy is in contradiction to the philosophy of individualism where persons and families act in their own self-interest. Today the U.S. is still in conflict over these two philosophies. Paine emerged out of the Enlightenment tradition and fought to bring this tradition to America. The fight for an enlightened America is still being fought.
*For more on Paine, see Thomas Paine in Wikipedia.
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Q: Transparent caching proxy for a local network In order to save bandwidth, I have set up a caching proxy (Polipo, as recommended on another question) on a home server, and it works quite well.
(Motivation paragraph; feel free to skip) I am now looking at making it more useful by getting as many devices and software as possible to use it. However, it is not always possible (Steam, for example, doesn't follow the system proxy settings and doesn't let you customize this). Additionally, it tends to be time-consuming to set up on everything (iPhones, Nintendo DS, etc) and causes problems on mobile devices (laptops), because since the caching proxy is on the local network and only serves that network, then as soon as the laptop is taken out of the network, the proxy settings have to be reconfigured, and then back again when going back home. Guests also tend to use some generous amounts of bandwidth when they can, since they're not paying for it, so it would be nice to be able to make them go through the cache first to mitigate some of that.
Hence the following question: Would it be possible to make this proxy act as a transparent proxy that all other members of the network go through automatically whenever they are on this network? I understand that this might be possible to do by making the home server act as a router, but is that the only way? (The home server only has one physical network interface). If so, what's the best way to go about setting it up?

A: Back in the day, I set up Squid as transparent proxy.  The only way to get out to the Internet from the local network was through a Linux firewall, so redirecting the traffic with a few iptables rules was easy.  It looks like Polipo doesn't do transparent (intercept) proxying, though (I guess I'm a fascist pig with a read only mind).
The proxy can be anywhere, but you do need a choke point between your internet connection and your home network to redirect traffic.

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Сергі́й Петро́вич Бороді́н  (; , Москва — , Ташкент) — російський письменник, літературний псевдонім — Амір Саргіджан.

Народився в Москві. Закінчив Вищий літературно-художній інститут ім. В. Я. Брюсова (1926).

З 1943 член КПРС.

З 1951 жив у Ташкенті. Перекладав з таджицької, узбецької, гінді та інших мов.

Твори

 «Остання Бухара» (роман, 1932)
 «Єгиптянин» (роман, 1933)
 «Майстер птахів» (збірка новел, 1934)
 «Народження квітів» (повість, 1937)
 «Димитрій Донськой» (історичний роман, 1941), Сталінська премія 1942 року
 трилогія «Зорі над Самаркандом» (ч. 1 «Кривий Тімур», 1955, ч. 2 «Вогнища походів», 1959)

Нагороди

 Сталінська премія 1942 року за роман «Димитрій Донськой»

Джерела

Російські письменники

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Home / SPORTS / Blatter happy to testify in France on Qatar, Blatter ready to testify in France over 2022 World Cup
Blatter happy to testify in France on Qatar, Blatter ready to testify in France over 2022 World Cup
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Zurich, Switzerland | AFP | Sepp Blatter, the former president of FIFA, told AFP on Wednesday that he had opposed awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, but that he has a "clear conscience."
"If they ask me formally then I think I will go to France because I have a clear conscience," said the 83-year-old who already testified in Switzerland in April, 2017, at the request of the French authorities.
A three-year-old French investigation, was recently entrusted to a Paris investigative magistrate charged with looking specifically for "active and passive corruption".
The investigators are particularly interested in a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on November 23, 2010, just over a week before the vote, between French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Qatari prince Tamim ben Hamad al-Thani –- who became Emir in 2013 –- and Platini who subsequently voted for Qatar.
"When Platini said that he would have voted for Qatar anyway, especially for the development of football, it is not true," said Blatter.
"We had a consensus within the Executive Committee of FIFA, which planned to award the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 World Cup to the United States.
"Everything went well until eight days before the election when there was this famous dinner at the Elysee.
"Platini phoned me immediately after. He told me: 'Sepp, it's not going to work, we will have a problem for the election.' President Sarkozy had asked him, suggested, to vote for Qatar," said Blatter, who reported this telephone conversation to the Swiss judge in April 2017.
"I said to Platini 'Did he force you?' He said 'Not at all, but when a head of state asks you to do something, you do it so I will follow and I will take my friends with me'."
"His friends were the Cypriot Marios Lefkaritis, the Belgian Michel D'Hooghe who would have voted for Qatar anyway, his son having already had a post in Qatar, and the Spaniard Angel Maria Villar. So it made four voices that tipped the vote."
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Q: UITableView scrolling broken after clicking on a cell or other UI element I have created a view controller, and added a table view as a subview to display data I fetch asynchronously from a web service. Initially the view displays an empty table. After the data is fetched, it is sorted, then stored in an array which holds the data for the table view. I call reloadData on the tableView at that point, and the data is displayed correctly. At this moment in time, the table view acts as it should (scrolling works as expected). However, as soon as I click on a cell, which takes me to a detail view controller (presented modally), when I return the table view has scrolled to the top, and scrolling is disabled (content still bounces however). The data is still there, if I drag up on the table cells, more are shown but snap back off screen once I let go.
Further complicating the issue is my custom split-view controller for changing the content displayed in the table view. It shows and hides itself with gestures, pressing an object in it will refetch the data in the main table view. At the point where the service finished loading the data and the table data has been refreshed, the table scrolls again as would be expected.
The app only supports iOS 6.0 and up for phone device types.
Here is some code that retrieves the data from the web service:
- (BOOL) getPatientVisits {
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_HIGH, 0), ^{
    NSDictionary *response = [[HMWebServiceFacade defaultFacade] getVisitListingForPatientId:appDelegate.selectedPatientId withUserCredential:appDelegate.usernamePasswordHash];
    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
        if ([[response objectForKey:@"status"] isEqualToString:@"OK"])
        {
            patientVisits = [[HMCommonUtils commonUtils] sortedArrayOfVisits:[response objectForKey:@"visits"]];
        }
        else if ([response objectForKey:@"RequestError"])
        {
            [[HMCommonActions standardActions] displayErrorAlertMessage:[response objectForKey:@"RequestError"]];
        }
        else
        {
            [[HMCommonActions standardActions] displayErrorAlertMessage:@"There were no visits for your loved one." withTitle:@"Sorry"];
            patientVisits = nil;
        }

        [visitsTable reloadData];
        [self viewWillAppear:YES];
    });
});

return false;
}

In viewDidLoad I call [self getPatientVisits]; as well as in the callback function for any of clicked objects in the split-view.

A: You can set the scrollEnabled property of the tableView in the viewDidLoad method of the View.

A: Turns out the problem is with auto layout and iOS 6's table view headers. Using constraints in - (UIView *) tableView:(UITableView *)tableView viewForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section causes this erratic behavior.


This week in catechism class, we were learning about the 10 Commandments and we usually have a cute activity to go with it, but it takes a lot of time to do and explain. We had a parent program scheduled that would eat up 30 of our 90 minutes. My mom and I did some last minute rearranging and decided to focus our activity on Advent instead since this was the first week of Advent and something worth teaching about, even if it didn't match our textbook lesson. I loved Maria Manore's stained glass Advent candle project and we contemplated that. I worried that I wouldn't have enough time to prep it and class time to complete it. When I was on her site, I found her rip art Advent candle option. I've always loved using rip art as an art medium with younger students. I shared the idea with my mom/teaching partner but she wanted them to make an entire wreath instead of just one candle. I got my creative wheels turning and decided to make a simple outline of an Advent wreath that our students could fill in with rip art or basic coloring if we ran out of time. And so my printable Advent wreath craft was born!
When we started tossing around the idea of rip art, I went through my construction paper and cardstock collection and pulled out all of my purples, pinks, greens, yellows and oranges. Then my mom had the idea to use patterned scrapbook paper to give the wreaths some dimension and texture. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the end result.
Note about supplies: It is hard to give an estimate of how much paper each child will need because it really depends on what size they rip the pieces and how much they overlap the pieces. We took 12 x 12 scrapbook paper and cut it into 4 pieces so a 6x6 size. We gave each student two pieces of that size paper for pink, purple and green. Most students had plenty left over. For the orange and yellow we cut them into 1 inch squares for them.
Also note that most scrapbook paper is white on the back and inside so when it is ripped, you will see some white as shown in the pictures. If you would like to avoid this, stick with construction paper.
1. We worked on one color at a time. Students added a little bit of glue to the area they were working on (don't put glue on too much of the picture at once or it will dry before you get to that part).
2. Then they ripped small pieces and glued them on randomly and so that they overlapped so that none of the background was showing.
3. We continued this, moving to the next color. We started with purple candles, then pink candle, then flames and then greenery.
4. Once the pictures were completed, we glued them to black construction paper to give it a framed look.
I LOVED how these turned out! Each one looked different based on the paper they used, the size of the paper they ripped, how much they overlapped the paper, etc. Such an easy way to make an Advent wreath that students can take home with them. If you didn't want to rip the paper, you could have students color or paint the wreath, too.
I LOVE the Advent Wreath! Thank you for sharing!
Love, love, love this project ...... using it with 3 and 4 year old preschool students. Thank you EVER so much!
You are so welcome!! I'm glad you like it!
I love it but unfortunately I haven't received the template yet. How long does it usually take?
It usually is right away. Certain email providers and spam filters block the emails since they are sent as attachments. Please, try to submit your information again. If it doesn't come through, please email me at sarajcreations at gmail dot com and I will look into it.
we are using it with our Sunday School class but doing one candle each week of Advent.
I received at template of a completed project. Not the outline of the wreath. Is this unavailable?
The download has 4 pages. The blank template/outline is the second page.


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Another weekend and more noteworthy action in the Heavyweight division especially stateside as we a very interesting rematch on ESPN's "Friday Night Fights"
In fact that's where we'll start for this Friday's look ahead as unbeaten Polish Heavyweight Artur Szpilka (15-0, 11) rematches the fun to watch American Mike Mollo (20-4-1, 12).
When the two men first fought, earlier this year, Szpilka was dropped twice by Mollo who was fighting for the first time in over two years. Unfortunately despite his success the American appeared to be fighting both Szpilka and referee Celestino Ruiz who seemed to have the red and white of Poland flowing through his veins. This clearly frustrated Mollo though Szpilka did do a good job of finishing off Mollo with beautiful combination in the 6th round.
Despite the poor officiating of Ruiz the fight was one of the most entertaining Heavyweight contests of recent years and we're hoping for a similarly dramatic fight this time around.
The Szplika/Mollo bout is one of several Heavyweight contests that takes place in the US on Friday with the other two both taking place on a show in Minnesota. The most interesting of these bouts sees the unbeaten Aaron Green (11-0, 9) facing off against the experienced Stacy Frazier (15-13, 14). This bout could see Green given his first chin checking and although he's unbeaten his opponents so far have been very poor.
The other Heavyweight contest in Minnesota sees Van Goodman (2-4-2, 2) taking on the hard hitting but fragile Travis Fulton (20-32-1, 20). One thing we feel safe in saying is that this bout won't be going the distance. Between the two fighters they have 22 victories, all by T/KO and 36 losses with 27 by T/KO.
On a separate card in the US, this time in California, we're expecting to see Franklin Lawrence (19-2-2, 14) in action against Darnell Wilson (24-17-3, 20). This could potentially be very explosive with both men being very big hitters though Wilson is certainly not the fighter he once was and we'd have to favour Lawrence for the victory.
Also on the Lawrence/Wilson card will be the debut of Jose Santamaria (0-0) who will be facing John Makani Sarellano (0-1).
As well as the bouts in the states we also expect a bout in Buenos Aires, Argentina as Claudio Adrian Comas (1-1, 1) is in action against a yet to be named opponent.


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Hama (en  / ḥamāh), Hamah et parfois Hamath, est une ville se trouvant en Syrie, chef-lieu du gouvernorat de Hama.

Elle occupe l'emplacement de l'antique Épiphanie de Syrie (en  ; en  / Epipháneia). De la forteresse au centre de la ville il ne reste guère que la colline sur laquelle elle était construite en bordure de l'Oronte. Elle fut le théâtre de violents affrontements entre les Frères musulmans, les nationalistes arabes du Baath irakien, la gauche syrienne et l'armée syrienne de Hafez el-Assad en .

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L'ancien site de Hamath a été occupée du néolithique ancien à l'âge du fer, selon les archéologues danois qui ont découvert, en 1928-1930, des vestiges de la Culture de Halaf et d'Ougarit, vers , au néolithique.

L'établissement semble avoir été prospère dès .
Au tournant du millénaire, l'ancien empire hittite centralisé étant tombé, Hama est attestée comme la capitale de l'un des États syro-hittites prospères connus dans la Bible hébraïque sous le nom de Hamath (araméen: mt; Hittite: Amatuwana; [5] Hébreu: חֲמָת Ḥəmåṯ), qui a beaucoup commercé, en particulier avec Israël et Juda.

Selon la Bible, la région de Hamath correspond à une frontière nord d'Israël.

Salmanazar III, roi d'Assyrie de -858 à -824, ne parvient pas à vaincre l'alliance Hamath-Damas (-835). La ville est prise plusieurs fois par les Assyriens, durant le siècle suivant. Sargon II rase la ville en -720, et en fait une colonie assyrienne.

La campagne d'Alexandre le Grand, en -334--323, met la Syrie sous domination hellénique. Le commerce international reprend pour toute la région. Sous les Séleucides (-305--65), en hommage à l'empereur Antiochos IV Épiphane, elle reçoit le nom d'Épiphanie (en  ; en  / Epipháneia).

Ls dynastes arabes prennent peu à peu possession de parties de la Syrie. Mais les Romains interviennent, avec Pompée, et Hama devient une partie de l'importante province romaine de Syrie (-64-211), jusqu'au Bas-Empire romain. Dès 330, l'Empire byzantin maîtrise la région, et Hama continue à prospérer, sous le nom d'Emath ou Emathoùs (Εμαθούς en grec), en contexte chrétien. L'historien Jean d'Épiphanie y est né.

Lors de la conquête musulmane du Levant (Syrie et Palestine) (633-640), Hama est conquise vers 638-639, et administrée par les Jund Hims (district militaire basé à Homs), puis passe sous administration d'Alep sous les Hamdanides.

Tancrède, prince de Galilée, s'en empare en 1108, et la perd en 1114, face aux Seldjoukides. Les Ayyoubides la conservent de 1175 à 1342, à part un épisode mongol et un épisode mamelouk. De 1342 à 1516, sous les Mamelouks, cette partie de la Syrie vit une période prospère.

De 1516 à 1923, la région dépend de l'Empire ottoman.

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Après l'éphémère Royaume arabe de Syrie (1920), la région vit, de 1920 à 1943, sous le Mandat français en Syrie et au Liban, qui connaît plusieurs soulèvements, dont la Grande révolte syrienne (1925-1927).

Le , Fawzi al-Qawukji, un gendarme syrien ayant combattu dans l'armée arabe en 1920 face aux forces françaises (bataille de Mayssaloun), lance une mutinerie dans la gendarmerie de Hama. L'artillerie et les bombardements français mettent fin à la mutinerie et tuent 400 civils. Al-Qawukji ne fait pas partie des victimes.

La République syrienne (1930-1958) se met en place progressivement.

Révolte de 1982

En 1980, un Frère musulman tente d'assassiner le président syrien Hafez el-Assad. Plusieurs imams sont alors arrêtés par les autorités. Le , sous la conduite de 150 officiers des frères musulmans, la ville de Hama se révolte. Assad réagit violemment en donnant l'ordre d'assiéger la ville et de la bombarder à l'artillerie lourde. On estime entre  et  le nombre de victimes lors de la répression de cette insurrection.

Etape entre Damas et Alep, dominée par les très grandes norias sur le fleuve Oronte. Malgré la répression de 1982, Hama demeure une ville très religieuse, tant par le nombre de mosquées (sans cesse en expansion) que par les mœurs locales.

Révolution de 2011
Lors du printemps arabe en 2011 une rébellion armée éclate contre le pouvoir en place de Bachar el-Assad, qui réprime violemment les manifestations pro-démocratie dont Hama est l'un des foyers d'origine.

De nombreux massacres ont lieu à Hama ; les chars de l'armée syrienne rentrent le , tuant au moins 140 personnes en six jours, selon les organisations des droits de l'homme, puis ils repartent le  sous la pression internationale de l'ambassadeur de Turquie en Syrie.

Pourtant, l'armée syrienne réinvestit la ville le jeudi .
Ce retour violent est dû à une attaque survenue après que des soldats déserteurs ont tendu, la veille, une embuscade à quatre jeeps militaires dans la ville, faisant huit morts dans les rangs de l'armée régulière.

Personnalités
 Aboulféda (Abu al-Fida), historien et géographe arabe (1273 - 1331),
 Khaled al-Khani (né en 1975), peintre syrien.
 Najib Al Barazi est un économiste et homme politique syrien.

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Special tale of perfect timing and rescue magic!
Every kitten we are able to take off the street and provide a safe and indoor home for is a happy ending, but sometimes some kittens have a touch more magic in their story.
Meet Phil; he wasn't supposed to be with us. We got a call about a Black mama cat and her black kittens hanging around a shed in a backyard. After getting them all, our trapper has noticed a grey and white male hanging around and the home owners believed that was daddy.
The next day, our trapper had set up a big cat trap in hopes of catching big handsome daddy. To her surprise though, when she peaked in to check, there was a teeny tiny TABBY kitten no one had ever seen before (and how he triggered a big cat trap, we still don't know)!! We instantly named "her" Felicity "intense happiness". It wasn't until after his vet appointment we discovered he was actually a boy, so we just shortened it to Phil!
This is where the story adds magic; we got an email, not long after, from a mom who's son had been so patiently waiting for his own perfect kitten, he had a name picked out and everything. It was his DREAM, his last wish to have a kitten of his own...
You see Eric was sick; each day was a blessing. Eric was such a delightful sweet boy with an amazing loving bond with his sister. He wanted to be able to share the love and life he had left with his kitten and sister.
How could we NOT let Phil live up to his original name!
On the day Phil arrived home, the family sent us the video of the first introduction; announced like a visit from royalty; and Phil's new "dad" was is absolute disbelief and "felicity"!!
With a new name, Denzel Washington, and a new family, this surprise kitten is such a perfect example of rescue magic!!
Unfortunately, Eric lost his battle but the love he poured into little Denzel, has been a comfort to his family.
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In Pakistan, After Sidhu Another Sardar from India calls for restoring peace between both countries through music!
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New Delhi: (04/01/2019) Recently, Cricketer, turned minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, attacked by critics for his visit to Pakistan for Imran Khan's oath ceremony and a controversial hug shared with the Pakistani army chief.
Right after Former Indian cricket star Navjot Singh Sidhu, another star Sardar took a step forward to spread peace beyond the borders through his music. A Punjabi Pop artist Varinder Singh aka Vizz, in collaboration with a well-known Pakistani artist & singer Megha Jee made & performed his latest track "Border Paar" at the Pakistan Wagah Border. And the song has already created a buzz in Pakistani Media.
On Friday, Varinder Vizz launched his single "Border Paar" at The Luggage Room, Connaught Place in Delhi. While Interacting with Delhi media he shared his experiences and views while working with the neighbor country.
"I'm really glad to shoot on the other side of Wagah Border. The welcome i got from the people of Pakistan is memorable. The song has already created a huge buzz in Pakistani media," Vizz said.
He further said, "working with singer Megha Jee was also memorable. I got to see the hospitality by the people of Pakistan. When singers from our neighbor country comes to India they are welcomed with the open arms in India. But it rarely happens when a singer from. India goes in Pakistan and makes a mark."
Varinder Vizz (V) is a renowned, versatile Punjabi Pop artist and Music Composer, who has performed over 500+ stage shows across the globe over the last two decades. He is the first Punjabi Pop Artist to debut in Bollywood with a Hollywood Artist. Judi Shekoni from the Twilight Saga – Breaking Down Part 2 Fame, performed with him in the item song "Peg Patiala" from the movie "Club Dancer".
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February 13, 2020 | Katrina Hinrichsen
With Valentine's Day coming up and only a few months to go until the Women in Construction Summit kicks off, we asked our women in construction community what makes them passionate about working in the industry. Here's what you had to say:
Jennifer Thomas, Senior VDC Manager at VIATechnik, LLC, Oregon, USA:
"I've discovered over the years that the construction industry is about people and good communication. This is coming from someone who started her career in construction learning about the latest technology in construction and then ultimately becoming a BIM/VDC consultant.
I am so passionate about utilising all of the amazing new tools that the industry has access to, but only if those tools are being used correctly by engaged teams that want to collaborate effectively. Seeing a building come together with the right team, the right process, and the right technology is very rewarding. Seeing the smiles on the team's faces once the project is complete is priceless."
Tessa Lau, Founder / CEO of Dusty Robotics, San Francisco, USA:
"Each one of us spends the vast majority of our lifetime in a structure that was built by the construction industry. What I love about working in this industry is that the technology we are developing will touch so many lives, from the construction workers who benefit to the people who will eventually inhabit the structures those workers create. Compared to most of the other application areas for robotics, construction wins in terms of potential impact on the world."
Nicki Lange, Director of Business Development at CRB, California, USA
"For me, it's definitely the people! There are so many awesome women at #CRB that stick together. To know your coworkers support and believe in you is invaluable. Audrey Bullwinkel, Tapati Bose, Martie A. Hart, Stephanie Fuson, Shoshana Marske, Aimee Walters, Karen Santoro, Emily Bonfig, Jennifer Reynolds, Kristy Dellisanti and so many more."
Kristy Christensen, Director of Shesfreetobe and Senior Mining Engineer at Taharoa Ironsands, New Zealand:
"I think as a Senior Engineer I have the best job in the world. Half of it is site-based, communicating with people and seeing the fruit of our labours be constructed before my eyes. I also get to design something in a better way after every project. And I love my other job as Director of Shesfreetobe as I get to help organisations invest in their female workforce so they can thrive."
Kirsti Wells, Business Development Manager at The Construction & Design Centre of Excellence, Telford, UK:
"Quickly, construction is becoming 'the place to be!' Innovative technologies, groundbreaking designs and modern methods are being explored, providing opportunities for the next generation to take the industry to unprecedented heights, providing a platform for longevity and sustainability, inevitably changing the world we live in!"
Katherine Hill, Assistant Quantity Surveyor at Kier Group, Yorkshire, UK:
"To put it very simply, no day is ever the same. There are opportunities for all regardless of background/gender/race. If you put the effort in, the reward is most definitely worth it."
Sotira Georgiou, Senior Structural Engineer at Ramboll, Southampton, UK:
"What I love about my job in construction is solving problems and seeing the projects I have worked on become a reality – it's so rewarding seeing your designs on paper taking shape in real life!"
Tshegofatso Serite, Assistant Project Manager at AMA Projects Botswana:
"I love how unpredictable the nature of my job is, how it constantly keeps me on my toes. The impact of the buildings being developed is very close to my heart as they contribute to facilitating the implementation of activities and services which contribute to strengthening my country's (Botswana) economy."
It was fantastic to see enthusiastic responses coming in from around the world about why you adore the construction industry. However, there's also some love lost in the sector – poor gender parity and workplace misconceptions remain a major concern and there's still a long way to go before these will be alleviated.
Here's some insight into why workers sometimes struggle to commit to the industry:
Ekaterina Grib, Co-Founder and Head of Business Development & Finance at Kewazo, Germany:
"Construction is one of the most crucial industries, it affects so many lives directly or indirectly and yet, it is on of the most conservative fields, where the methodologies have stayed the same for the past 100 years. It is also a very unattractive field for many young employees: it is heavy, it is difficult and it is simply 'unsexy'.
Every year it gets more and more difficult to find new employees for the construction sites. That is exactly why there is a huge opportunity for the optimisation of work processes and tools. We are focusing on automation and robotics, because we believe this is the only way to solve the problems of understaffing and to decrease the high physical strain of workers.
Today 'construction robotics' is a very novel and unknown term in Europe, but I believe in 10+ years we will consider automation and robotics in construction site as a given. In my opinion this is the only way we can improve the quality of work and life of million construction workers around the globe."
It's always great to hear what inspires you and makes you so passionate about working in construction. Since there's still plenty to be done to close the gender gap in the sector, it's particularly important that women continually share their professional experiences and encourage other women to follow their career dreams.
The Women in Construction Summit will be taking place on the 9th December, 2020 at the Excel, London and we can't wait to welcome 1,400 current and future construction leaders there. The conference will be a lively space for you to hear from pioneering companies, share ideas, network with like-minded peers and boost your personal and professional development. Download a brochure if you want to find out more.
Make sure you don't miss out! There's only a few months to go until the event and there are limited Super Early Bird passes available... book your pass now and build a loving relationship with the construction industry!
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What is your organization's greatest opportunity to improve financial performance through the transition from Fee-for-Service to Value Based Purchasing?
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Vice President and CMO at Nuance'sJ.A. Thomas & Associates (JATA), Dr. Oliva draws on over 15 years of CMO experience. Previously serving as CMO for Borgess Health, he continues as a Physician Executive consultant. Dr. Oliva is board certified in Family Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Physician Executives. He continues to practice clinically as faculty for a Family Medicine Residency Program. As CMO he personally has been involved with the implementation and expansion of clinical documentation programs since 2004.
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A memorial service for Fred Peterson, 89, of Perry will be held on Wednesday, August 11 at 1:30 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home and Cremation Care in Perry. Memorials will be donated to educating youth at the Forest Park Museum, Perry Public Library or Perry Parks Department Nursery and can be left at the funeral home. Online condolences can be made at www.carrisfuneralhome.com.
Frederick "Fred" Frank Peterson was born on May 15, 1931 in Perry, Iowa, to Robert Frederick and Mildred Alice (George) Peterson.
He graduated from Perry High School with the class of 1949.
On September 12, 1954, he married Mary Jean McCain in Council Bluffs.
Fred worked at the Thriftway grocery store in Perry while in high school.
During the Korean War, he served in the United States Army.
After returning home, he worked for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. for 33 years, owned and operated the Telephone Service Co. for five years, worked at the Dallas County Hospital for two years, and at the Perry Community. School District for seven years.
Fred was a member of the Community of Christ Church, Otley Masonic Lodge # 299, and Pioneer Telephone retirees.
He enjoyed being an amateur radio operator from 1956 until today and coaching the Perry Elks Boxing Club. Fred volunteered at the Forest Park Museum for 20 years and the Big Buddy program for four years.
Throughout his life, Fred has raised chinchillas, raised bees, and raised sweet corn, strawberries, and roses. He liked to relax while mowing his lawn.
However, her greatest joy was being with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Fred was proud to have been able to serve in Korea and then in the reserve for six years after his honorable release.
In death, he joins his parents, Robert and Mildred Peterson; and a niece, Lisa.
Fred comes from the Peterson generations who settled here in Perry's early years in the 1840s. He was the fifth generation of Seven and left strong roots for his family tree.
The memory of Fred, his wife, Mary Peterson of Perry, remains to be cherished; sons, Robert (Lori) Peterson of Iowa City and Eric (Betsy) Peterson of Perry; grandchildren, Seth (McKenzie) Peterson Forest Grove, Oregon, Sven Peterson and his partner, Maddie Burkhardt, of Perry and Nina and Nicole Peterson of Iowa City; great-grandchildren, Mable and Henry Peterson of Forest Grove; two brothers, David Peterson and Don Peterson; sisters-in-law, Juanita Peterson and Sandy Peterson; cousin, Neal Picken; several nieces and nephews; and many friends.
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HomeNews[News] Man commits suicide on Bayelsa flyover
A yet-to-be-identified man has reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself at the flyover near NNPC filling station on the Sanni Abacha Expressway in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital over the weekend.
According to residents of the area, they woke up on Sunday morning November 27, to find his body dangling on the rail of the flyover.
While some residents believed that the deceased was insane, others suggested that he committed suicide because he was frustrated about life.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, Asinim Butswat, said efforts are being made to identify the deceased's relatives as no one has come forward to claim his remains which has been deposited at the Federal Medical Centre mortuary.
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UN CEDAW urged Turkmen authorities to ensure women's labor rights
Following the consideration of the 5th state report of Turkmenistan on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the United Nations' Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has adopted its final recommendations to the country during its 70th session.
Members of the CEDAW urged the authorities of Turkmenistan to change the country's legislation, to prohibit direct and indirect discrimination, to exclude all discriminatory provisions from the nation's laws, including restrictions on women's access to a number of professions.
The experts of the Committee urged the Turkmen authorities to abolish discriminatory lists of professions prohibited for women, while keeping only protective measures aimed at pregnant women and mothers caring for their babies. Anti-Discrimination Centre "Memorial" also advocates abolition of the lists of professions prohibited for women as it continues its campaign #AllJobs4allWomen.
While noting the positive impact of the recent educational reforms, CEDAW experts noted the lack of progress in promoting equality in the professional sphere and economic opportunities for women and men in Turkmenistan, which is also reflected in the existing wage differences. Many women hold low-paid positions in unskilled jobs, mainly in the agricultural sector, but very few women work in other sectors of industry. The close relationship between education and employment, according to the members of the UN Committee, requires the state to implement programs aimed at improving access to vocational and higher education for women, including to positions rarely occupied by women, and adoption of measures needed to protect women from harassment in workplaces, where men dominate.
Stressing the inadequacy of measures taken by the Turkmen state to overcome gender stereotypes, CEDAW considered it necessary not only to recommend developing programs aimed at achieving equality between women and men, but also called to reject discriminatory practices such as special requirements for the appearance of women working in public service and education, restrictions on the movement of women (existing problems in acquiring driver's licenses by women), the difficulty of travel for unaccompanied women in Turkmenistan and beyond, forced early marriages, examination of girls by a gynecologist to determine their virginity, etc.
Obstacles to the departure of girls and women for work or training abroad often force them to return to Turkmenistan, while there are also cases of threats against members of their families. The Committee urged the authorities to ensure security for these women and their families.
Among other issues considered by the UN CEDAW, the experts pointed out the need to create opportunities for safe work of female human rights defenders and employees of non-governmental organizations.
Noting discrimination and hate speech against non-Turkmen women, members of ethnic minorities, people who have non-Turkmen names and surnames, the UN CEDAW called on the country's government to adopt measures for respecting the rights and guaranteeing equality for non-Turkmen women in various spheres.
Pointing out the problem of violation of the rights of stateless persons, including the difficulties they face in getting education and employment, UN experts called on the authorities of Turkmenistan to simplify the procedure for granting citizenship and refugee status, to guarantee foreigners living in Turkmenistan access to basic services.
In two years Turkmenistan is expected to report on the implementation of some of these recommendations, in particular, providing results of the studies of how education reforms affect the problem of women's underrepresentation in many professions, especially in highly paid jobs where men predominate.
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Even though kids may not understand why homework is important, parents and teachers are aware that it fills the gap between school and home. Moreover, it helps the child develop working habits, learn how to think, increase intelligence and work independently.
Professor Harris Cooper from Duke University was involved in five studies regarding the advantages and effects of homework on students. He says that those students who regularly do homework always have higher scores on tests.
Also, the older the students are, the more they benefit from homework. There are so many advantages, but we will try to point out the most important ones.
Students are at school most of the day, but that is still not enough to keep them engaged in their studies. The work they do at home enables them to revise the material they learned throughout the day. Also, seeing the same content for the second time in a day makes them look at it with fresh eyes and understand things they didn't immediately get.
Moreover, there are far less distractions at home than at school. Working at home also enables the parents to get involved in the child's life and provide help if needed.
Doing work at home equips children with organizational skills. They learn how to properly manage their time and what is a priority. All these skills will come useful in life, work and higher levels of education. If the child learns to do homework from young age it will become a habit, and it won't develop intolerance towards obligations.
Without looking at assignments from the students, teacher won't be able to evaluate the student. If a student has problems with home assignments then the teacher will know to pay more attention to that student, or ask the parents to work with the student at home. Also, the assignments teach students about diligence and responsibility. Most of the times students are disciplined if they don't have their assignment finished.
This is a great life lesson that every kid should learn. Home assignments teach that not everything in life is easy and great. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices and do something not so interesting, so you can achieve something.


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Is S.C. Supreme Court right? NO! says NARSOL's E.D. Brenda Jones
By Gregory Yee….
Last week's S.C. Supreme Court ruling that juveniles convicted of certain sex crimes must be registered for life on the state's sex offender registry is drawing outcry from attorneys and researchers.
The opinion, issued Wednesday, upheld a family court ruling on an April 2013 incident in Spartanburg County in which a 14-year-old sexually assaulted a 5-year-old. The teen was found delinquent for committing first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
Under state law, anyone, regardless of age, who is convicted of or found delinquent under that charge, is required to register as a sex offender and wear an electronic monitor, both for life. Juveniles are treated the same as adults under the law.
Prosecutors applauded the ruling, saying that some young offenders are beyond rehabilitation and need to be monitored, but other attorneys and researchers say the lifetime registry makes rehabilitation difficult if not impossible.
Brandt Rucker, the attorney for the juvenile identified in court documents as Justin B., said the family is deciding whether to pursue further legal action.
"It's impossible to rehabilitate you if you're on the registry," Rucker said. "My view is that there's a better way to treat juveniles. When you place them on these lists, no matter how hard they try, they can never rehabilitate. We are simply asking for a system where judges have a say."
The attorney said he is not criticizing the court, but he thinks officials have to consider whether juveniles like his client pose a future risk to the community.
Brenda Jones, executive director at the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws, echoed Rucker's sentiment, calling the registry unjust and ineffective.
As for Justin B.'s case, Jones added, "Let him serve the time, which he deserves, and then let him get the treatment he needs and become a productive member of society," she said. "You're not preventing crime by throwing adults or kids in jail for a certain amount of time and putting them on a registry."
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This topic has 8 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 3 years, 7 months ago by Dan South.
May 11, 2017 at 9:11 am #7997 Reply
Solicitor needs to shade himself under a palmetto leaf
I hope this gets appealed to the next level. This is not a literal death sentence, but it is a virtual one for this teen by what SCSC thinks. Throwing the baby out with the bath water. Who does the solicitor think he is saying the teen is beyond being able to be rehabilitated? Of course, Solicitors are elected officials, so it makes sense to pander to the pubic.
The youngster who was on the receiving end of this from the teen will be able to move on with their life with the right support, help and knowledge and avoid the perpetual victim label should they chose to.
S. Carolina, Bible Belt, hypocrites? Makes you think so about the Palmetto State…
May 11, 2017 at 5:29 pm #7998 Reply
Wow…..Because how people behave at 14 is so indicative of how they will behave the rest of their lives.
And the tired excuse "it's for the public safety" isn't fooling anyone. Show us the data proving registries have made society safer. If 95% of new sex crimes are committed by first time offenders (not on the registry) then the registry is hardly doing what it's supposed to.
Keep the registry private- for law enforcement only. If a judge ordered someone to stand on a busy street corner wearing a sign that said "i'm a sex offender" for the rest of their lives, that would be cruel and unusual, no? Putting someone on the public registry for life is essentially the same thing. How horrible that must feel for a young person to realize they will never have a normal life.
"Prosecutors applauded the ruling, saying that some young offenders are beyond rehabilitation and need to be monitored.."
Until the day one of THEIR juvenile (or even adult) kids commits a sex offense.
Anyone remember the prosecutor whose son got caught up in a sting on "To Catch A Predator"? She quickly went from wanting to send everyone to prison to trying to defend her son in front of the very same court where she tries to send everyone to prison. Hypocritical.
People who become prosecutors must have been bullied back in school.
Probably not so much hypocritical as just what it takes to see the abuses in the system. How many of us would be on the 'side' we are on if we hadn't become embroiled in it either personally or through someone we know or love? Before that happened, if someone had asked you if you favored laws that were tougher on criminals or laws that made it easier on criminals, what would you have said? Be honest.
Registry Rage
"This is a message to everybody that we're not going to tolerate crimes against children."
And therein lies the Freudian slip! It's about retaliatory vengeance and punitive "get even" punishment, NOT "justice."
They really do need to stop playing the "children in constant peril" card.
It's actually a difficult decision. Let me first pretend I'm a prosecutor or law maker so I can get inside their minds…..
"We need to get tougher on crime and criminals! Send these bastards away for a long time, followed by years of supervision and outcasting from society. They must never lead a normal life again. Forgiveness is NOT an option.
Besides, none of OUR loved ones or even ourselves will ever commit these horrible acts so we need not worry."
How's that?
Trust, it's fooling enough people that their laws/rules towards us are getting them elected.
June 1, 2017 at 12:10 am #8004 Reply
Dan South
It's all about the $$$$$
And the piece of shit attorneys Love It.
They won't fight against registration, IT'S THEIR LIVELIHOOD.
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The Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee is echoing comments from House Speaker Paul Ryan, calling on the North American Free Trade Agreement talks to conclude in an agreement this week.
That is if the Trump administration wants Congress to consider an updated NAFTA before the end of 2018. House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady says "we're hopeful they'll continue to make progress on this agreement." However, the week is quickly coming to an end, and top trade negotiators from Mexico and Canada are not on-site with others this week.
Dan Ujczo , an international trade lawyer, told Politico that to reach an agreement, negotiators may have to concede to a "skinny NAFTA," one without addressing key issues including reducing the trade deficit, preventing job outsourcing and providing better market access to Canada for U.S. dairy farmers.
The "skinny NAFTA," Ujczo says, would fall in line with the "do no harm" pleas by U.S. agriculture, but he says not addressing key issues gives Democrats an advantage to say President Trump "did not fulfill his campaign promises to dairy farmers," and others.