Here is a listing of all "known to me" Homeschool Days that happen around Philadelphia. I thought it would be nice to have them in one location as opposed to searching through the blog. Please email me if you have been to some other homeschool days that are not listed.
OTHER: Pre-Registration required 2 weeks in advance!
FOR MORE INFO: Click on this site.
WHEN: usually a week in each month!
FOR MORE INFO: Click here to check out their website.
WHAT: The Museum Day Live! ticket provides free admission for two people.
In the spirit of the Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket… for free.
WHERE: multiple museums around the country; 5-10 in or near Philly!
WHAT: Combining demonstrations and hands-on experiments with educational activities in the Museum's gallery of helicopters makes for an exciting and memorable visit. We also encourage setting aside "free time" so that visitors can explore the aircraft, climb in the cockpits and try their hands at the controls. Pre-visit materials are available for many of the programs to help prepare students for their visit and promote a more enjoyable experience. The Museum's programs support the Pennsylvania Education Standards for Science and Technology, History and Arts and Humanities.
WHAT: Christmas Time: Come enjoy exclusive access to this season's exhibitions, World Nativities and Christmas in Pennsylvania. Participate in exhibition-based quests and win a prize, learn more about the art and history of the crèche through a special documentary viewing, engage in festive hands-on activities, and more!
Glassblowing: Come enjoy a live glassblowing demonstration by master craftsman Jason Klein of Historical Glassworks.
COST: $5 per person; children 3 and under free.
FOR MORE INFO: Visit HERE. Or contact Christine McDonald at 267.502.2995 or christine.mcdonald@glencairnmuseum.org for more information.
WHAT: Experience Hannah Penn's world on Homeschool day this year! Activities for Homeschool families of all ages will explore how this extraordinary woman significantly impacted her family, Pennsbury Manor, and the colony of Pennsylvania.
COST: Cost is $9 per person ages 4+, one (1) Adult free per family. Registration is required.
FOR MORE INFO: Click HERE Please contact Pennsbury Manor's Educators at 215-946-0400 for program details.
WHAT: Archaeology Festival: Join us for a day of archaeology fun and discover the rich archaeological heritage that lies beneath our feet! This annual event is held in partnership with the Delaware County Planning Department.
WHAT: America's First Urban Refuge was established in 1972 for the purpose of preserving, restoring, and developing the natural area known as Tinicum Marsh and promoting environmental education. Great (free!) year round programs and homeschool days!
WHAT: Hersheypark invites Home School families to enjoy a special admission discount during the last weekend of April and the month of May! Visit on one of our scheduled education days and participate in the fun and learning with other school groups. Or, download our Math, Science, Physics, or Wellness Manual and choose a day to learn on your own!
WHAT: To innovatively introduce or reinforce mathematical and scientific concepts to students who are 6-13 years old. Students will listen to brief instruction, be engaged in group and individual activities geared towards meaningful application, create various hands-on manipulative pieces that they will be able to take home, and may complete occasional assessments and homework assignments.
WHAT: Homeschool Outdoor Education Days are an exciting opportunity for students 6 to 17 to explore God's creation through hands-on, experiential learning in the outdoors.
Lots of fun learning about God in the outdoors!
WHAT: Looking for a solution to cabin fever over the winter season? Winter Dayzwill be held every Tuesday & Wednesday mid-January through mid-February. Program times are 1-3 pm and are designed for ages 4 and up. Stories, crafts, games to get up and moving and a snack are provided during the 4-7 year olds time.
Ages 8 and up: Each day will include an hour of gym/team sports time and an hour of craft or project time. Students will be divided into groups based on age so that they are playing sports with those of similar age and ability.
WHAT: Homeschool families are invited to join us for our Homeschool Days!
Come and enjoy the farm's educational opportunities including butter making demonstrations, Farm Tour Wagon ride and problem solving in the maze.
WHAT: Bring your kids to The Hershey Story and discover all things Hershey — the man, his business, the town, and the chocolate — in an active, hands-on way! Our unique programs reach far beyond history to include economics, geography, science, math and reading.
AGES: Recommended for ages 4 and up. Children 2 and under are free.
WHAT: Enjoy learning about the food science and quality assurance behind making Turkey Hill Ice Cream and Iced Tea in a delicious blend of science and fun! During this one-day event, you will learn how to make ice cream from the raw ingredients to the finished product; to evaluate product quality through ice cream cutting and sampling; about pH and its importance in tea and milk quality and much, much more!
WHAT: During Homeschool Days, students and their families can enjoy hands-on activities and revolutionary experiences designed to make colonial dramas come to life in a way that is educational and interactive. Plus, visits can be tailored to make your trip unforgettable with on-site lodging, 18th-century tavern dining, entertainment, and much more! Inspire the next generation of dreamers with a Colonial Williamsburg experience.
Create your own itinerary anytime throughout the year, or join in on one of our special homeschooler weekends. Make sure to ask for homeschool discounts if you do not go during one of the weeks.
AGES: 2 and up must have a ticket; grandparents can get the homeschool discount!
COST: Highly Recommended to go during these weeks!! Super Discount! Multi-day ($20 adult; $13.50 youth) and Single-day ($10 adults; $8 youth) tickets available. Discount hotel rooms also available thru their site.
WHAT: *Admission to Jamestown Settlement throughout Homeschool Program Days, including the introductory film 1607: A Nation Takes Root, permanent exhibition galleries, including "Pocahontas Imagined" special exhibition, replica 1607 ships, re-created Powhatan Indian village, and 1610-1614 colonial fort, and more.
*Admission to the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown throughout Homeschool Program Days, including Revolution-themed films, permanent exhibition galleries and "AfterWARd: The Revolutionary Veterans Who Built America" special exhibition, re-created Continental Army encampment and 18th-century Revolution-era farm, along with classroom and special activities.
COST: $12, ages 3 and under are FREE; if not available during Homeschool Days make sure to ask for Homeschool daily rates!
WHAT: Don't have a laboratory in your basement or an Oceanic Research Vessel in your backyard? Don't worry, here at the Chincoteague Bay Field Station we understand the challenges parents face when they teach science in the home. Chincoteague Bay Field Station is your resource for bridging the gap between marine science curriculum and student understanding. Our homeschool workshops are tailored for the budding marine biologist in your home, providing hands-on observation of marine environments and organisms. All programs provide time to socialize with other young aspiring scientists.
FOR MORE INFO: Click HERE; check out their Family Programs also!
WHAT: Join us once a month for a 2 hour interactive lesson or throughout the year for longer specialized Family Field Trips and Student Workshops! The choice is yours! Each monthly lesson includes classroom instruction, outdoor activities, scientific experiments and exploration, and even homework. We use hands-on methods to reinforce students' abilities in not only science, but also math, language arts, and social studies.
Traveling from a further distance? Consider planning "A Day at The Wetlands Institute" – pack snacks or a picnic lunch and use the afternoon time after the homeschool lesson has been conducted with your child(ren) to explore the exhibits and the outdoor trails. The marsh is an every changing ecosystem and the newly completed elevated walkway and dock provide countless opportunities for self-exploration and learning!
*Some other further away destinations offer homeschool days. If you are traveling, don't forget to look into calendars or ask for a discount for homeschooling. Many places will honor discounts for other days!
Monticello: in Virginia. Home Educator's Day! held the 4th Wednesday every September.
Creation Studies Institute: in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Click HERE for more information.
Dollywood: in Tennessee. Click HERE for more information.
Stone Mountain Park: in Georgia. CLick HERE for more information.
Wilderness at the Smokies: at the foot of the Smokie Mountains, TN. Click HERE for more information.
THE HOME SCHOOL MOM has an extensive list of Washington D.C. sites. Not specifically homeschool day related, but a long list!
Here's The Frugal Homeschooling Mom guide to D.C. for homeschoolers.
Do you know of some other annual homeschool days that you would share with us? Comment below and let us know your experience!


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Die Geschichte Nepals umfasst die Entwicklungen auf dem Gebiet der Bundesrepublik Nepal von der Urgeschichte bis zur Gegenwart.

Frühe Geschichte
Nepals Geschichte ist geprägt vom Einfluss Indiens und Chinas. Ein Teil der Überlieferungen zur älteren Landesgeschichte Nepals ist sehr oft mit Mythen und Legenden verbunden.
Durch archäologische Funde aus der Steinzeit um ca. 30.000 v. Chr. in der Region um den Tempelkomplex von Budhanilkantha lassen sich die ersten Besiedlungsspuren des Kathmandutals nachweisen. Allerdings lässt sich zu der jetzigen Bevölkerung und den frühzeitlichen Siedlern keine verifizierbare Kontinuität nachweisen.

In der Frühzeit war das Tal, in dem die heutige Hauptstadt Kathmandu liegt, ein großer Gebirgssee. Nachdem dieser durch ein Erdbeben verschwunden war, wanderten zahlreiche Menschen aus umliegenden Gebieten ein und vereinigten sich zum Mischvolk der sogenannten Newar. Das Tal war fruchtbar, und Landwirtschaft ließ sich einfach betreiben, was zur Entwicklung von großen Fertigkeiten im Handwerk in der Bevölkerung führte, welche in ganz Ostasien bekannt waren.

In einigen frühen Überlieferungen, wie in den indischen Sanskrit-Epen, so unter anderem den Upanishaden, den Brahmanas und Puranas, wird Nepal mit keiner Silbe erwähnt. Im bekanntesten indischen Epos Mahabharata wird jedoch das Land im Kathmandu-Tal als "Kiratadesa" erwähnt. Der Name leitet sich wahrscheinlich von den Herrschern der Dynastie der Kiratas ab, die dort von etwa 700 v. Chr. regiert haben sollen.

So entstand im siebten Jahrhundert im Kaiserreich China der von Nepalesen aus dem Kathmandutal entwickelte Pagoden-Baustil, welcher sich auch in Japan ausbreitete. Nepalesische Handwerksmeister waren weithin bekannt und gefragt. Zu dieser Zeit begann auch der Buddhismus sich in Nepal auszubreiten, konnte sich jedoch nie gegenüber dem Hinduismus durchsetzen.

Entstehung Nepals

Nachdem Nepal lange Zeit unter indischer Rajputenherrschaft gestanden hatte, gelang es im 14. Jahrhundert schließlich dem Newar Jayadharma Malla, das Tal zu einigen und zu befreien. Sein Enkel, Yakasha Malla, konnte das Herrschaftsgebiet später noch weiter ausdehnen und so in seinem Königreich für großen Wohlstand sorgen. Seine vier Söhne jedoch teilten das Land wieder unter sich auf und schwächten es so in allen Belangen.

Durch diese Schwächung beinahe kriegsunfähig geworden, wurde das Gebiet Nepals 1768 unter dem Gurkhafürst Prithvi Narayan Shah (reg. 1742–1775) gewaltsam als Königreich Gorkha geeinigt. Die Expansionspolitik Narayans kollidierte mit den Interessen der Britischen Ostindien-Kompanie. Die Territorialstreitigkeiten führten 1814 zum anglo-nepalesischen Gurkha-Krieg, der 1816 mit dem Vertrag von Sugauli endete, dem zufolge Nepal Sikkim und den Terai abtrat, einen ständigen britischen Residenten in Kathmandu zuließ und den Briten das Recht einräumte, nepalesische Soldaten anzuwerben. Durch den Vertrag wurde Nepal formell britischer Schutzstaat, in innerstaatlichen Belangen blieb es faktisch jedoch unabhängig.

Königreich Nepal

Schon 1846 brachte sich dann Jang Bahadur Rana durch ein blutiges Massaker an die Macht und führte ein neues Regierungssystem ein, wonach das Amt des Ministerpräsidenten erblich war. Der König (ab 1911 Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah Devs Sohn Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev) behielt nur nominell seine Macht, der jeweilige Ministerpräsident war alleiniger Herrscher. Der Kurs des Herrschers zeigte schon zu dieser Zeit Anzeichen der Isolation von den Nachbarländern, lediglich gegenüber den Briten war die Politik stets freundlich, wenn auch betont distanziert.

Bereits am 3. August 1914 stellte der damalige Ministerpräsident Chandra Shamsher den Briten, noch vor der offiziellen Kriegserklärung zum Ersten Weltkrieg, Soldaten für Gurkhaeinheiten zur Verfügung. Nepal stellte bis Kriegsende der Armee Britisch-Indiens insgesamt 55.000 Gurkhasoldaten, die in Afghanistan, im Osmanischen Reich, aber auch in Europa für Großbritannien kämpften. Eine offizielle Kriegserklärung erfolgte jedoch nicht.

Auch später im Anglo-Afghanischen Krieg von 1919 und im Zweiten Weltkrieg stellte das Land Truppen und machte damit seinen eigenen Status als "unabhängiger Verbündeter" klar. Dadurch wurden Nepals diplomatische Beziehungen enorm aufgewertet und die vollständige Souveränität sichergestellt, womit es Nepal von britischer Seite aus zustand, diplomatischen Kontakt mit anderen Staaten aufzunehmen, wovon aber zunächst nur zögerlich Gebrauch gemacht wurde. Nepal stellte 162.000 Söldner für die Briten im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Deren Sold und spätere Pensionen waren eine wichtige Einnahmequelle des Landes.

Die formelle Anerkennung der Königswürde der Ranas aber, beispielsweise durch Indien, blieb weiterhin aus. Auch aus diesem Grund, hauptsächlich aber auf Druck zurückgekehrter Kriegsveteranen, verkündete Premierminister Padma Shamsher 1948 eine neue, gelockerte Verfassung, jedoch wurde er vor deren Einführung vom Militär unter Mohan Shamsher gestürzt. 1950 ging König Tribhuvan, der auf Wiederherstellung seiner Königswürde hoffte, nach Indien, an dessen Grenze kurz darauf Unruhen ausbrachen.

Die Ranas behielten militärisch zunächst die Oberhand, doch um zu verhindern, dass China die politischen Unruhen in Nepal zur Durchsetzung seiner Annexionsansprüche ausnutzte, griff Indien ein und zwang die Ranas und den König zum Kompromiss, wieder eine konstitutionelle Monarchie einzuführen. Sowohl die Ranas als auch der oppositionelle Nepali Congress erhielten einen Teil der Macht im Parlament. Aktives und passives Frauenwahlrecht wurden 1951 Gesetz,

Der Nepali Congress zerbrach jedoch schnell in kleinere Parteien, die nach Macht rangen. Die politischen Unruhen wurden in den folgenden Jahren durch Überschwemmungen und Hungersnöte noch verstärkt, so dass König Tribhuvan 1952 den Notstand ausrief und diktatorische Alleinmacht erlangte. Nach dem Tod seines Vaters übernahm 1955 Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev die Macht. Dieser wurde 1959 vom Nepali Congress gezwungen, freie Parlamentswahlen abzuhalten, die der Congress klar gewann.

Der neue Premierminister Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala nahm sich ehrgeizige Reformen zur Bekämpfung der Rückständigkeit Nepals vor, auch wenn nun ein größerer Teil der Staatsmacht dem König vorbehalten war. Doch viel Erfolg hatte er nicht, da schon 1960 der König die Autokratie in Form einer geschichtlich bisher einzigartigen Hindu-Monarchie wieder einführte und alle politischen Parteien streng verbot.

Zwei Jahre später wurde die Verfassung um das sogenannte Panchayat-System erweitert, das eine Art dörflicher Selbstverwaltung durch lokale Räte, den Panchayats, einführte. Das Parlament wurde weiterhin gewählt, und zwar wurden 112 Abgeordnete direkt vom Volk bestimmt und 28 weitere vom König ernannt. Dieses Parlament wählte wiederum den Ministerpräsidenten.

Der König war formell nun nur noch Spitze der Exekutive, konnte aber mit seinem Vetorecht alle relevanten Entscheidungen allein treffen. Seine Außenpolitik war hauptsächlich auf Indien und China gerichtet, und er erreichte von Peking Wirtschaftshilfe in Höhe von 7,5 Millionen £. Auch der Sohn von König Mahendra, Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev änderte nichts an der Verfassung, obwohl man sich von ihm zuerst größere Offenheit gegenüber der westlichen Demokratie versprach.

In den folgenden Jahren herrschte Stagnation, außer dem Ausbau der Infrastruktur und des Kommunikationswesens gab es keine besonderen Fortschritte. Die wirtschaftliche und soziale Situation verschlechterte sich weiter, und Nepal blieb auf umfangreiche Entwicklungshilfe, größtenteils aus Deutschland, angewiesen. 1980 erzwangen Demonstranten eine nationale Abstimmung über das Panchayat-System, dieses wurde aber mit 55 % der Stimmen knapp bestätigt.

Anfang April 1990 berichtete die Tagesschau über Demonstrationen und Streiks in Nepal auf denen die Abschaffung des Parteienverbots gefordert wurde. Im selben Jahr wurde das Mehrparteiensystem wiedereingeführt (auf Druck der von Indien unterstützen Demokratiebewegung, die von der städtischen Mittelschicht und von Studenten getragen wurde), Nepal wurde konstitutionelle Monarchie.

Die ersten demokratischen Wahlen fanden im Mai 1991 statt. Binnen kürzester Zeit war die neue politische Elite in den Augen der Bevölkerung allerdings noch korrupter als die alte Regierung.

Am Dienstag, 13. Juni 1995 wurde das Unterhaus aufgelöst. In Nepal war an diesem Tag um 11:48 Vollmond.

Ende der Monarchie

König Birendra wurde im Juni 2001 bei einem von seinem Sohn, Kronprinz Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, verübten Massaker ermordet. Birendras Bruder Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev wurde König und erklärte sich 2005 zum absoluten Herrscher (bis 2006). Nach einem Generalstreik im April 2006 wurde das Parlament wieder eingesetzt und eine Sieben-Parteien-Regierung gebildet. In der Übergangsverfassung wurden alle politischen Vorrechte des Königs auf den Ministerpräsidenten übertragen.

Am 28. Dezember 2007 votierte das Übergangsparlament mit mehr als zwei Dritteln der Abgeordnetenstimmen für einen Zusatz zur Übergangsverfassung, der de facto die Abschaffung der Monarchie bedeutete. Eine Mehrheit von 270 der 329 Abgeordneten sprachen sich für eine föderale demokratische Republik als Staatsform aus.

Eine formale Bestätigung der Entmachtung des Königs gab die verfassungsgebende Versammlung in ihrer konstituierenden Sitzung am 28. Mai 2008 ab. Mit überwältigender Mehrheit wurde von der Versammlung die Republik ausgerufen. Die Wahlen zur verfassungsgebenden Versammlung hatten zuvor am 10. April 2008 einen überraschenden Erdrutschsieg für die Maoisten ergeben, die aber die absolute Mehrheit verfehlten.

Am 21. Juli 2008 wurde Ram Baran Yadav zum ersten Präsidenten der Republik Nepal gewählt.

Bürgerkrieg und aktuelle Entwicklungen

Von 1996 bis 2006 befand sich die Kommunistische Partei Nepals (Maoistisch) in einem Bürgerkrieg gegen die Monarchie und das hinduistische Klassensystem. Die Aufständischen wurden nach dem 11. September 2001 als Terroristen gebrandmarkt. Innerhalb der nächsten sechs Monate starben mehr Menschen in dem innenpolitischen Konflikt als in den sechs Jahren zuvor.

Am 22. Mai 2002 wurde das Parlament aufgelöst, Premierminister Sher Bahadur Deuba ließ das Mandat der gewählten Selbstverwaltungsorgane auslaufen. Am 4. Oktober 2002 entließ König Gyanendra seinen Premierminister wegen "Unfähigkeit". Am 11. Oktober 2002 wurde eine neue Übergangsregierung ernannt. Die großen Parteien NC, CPN-UML und Teile der RPP lehnten jedoch eine Mitarbeit in der neuen Regierung ab, da die demokratische Legitimation fehlte.

Der neue Premierminister Lokendra Bahadur Chand (RPP) versprach, die Konfrontation mit den Maoisten zu beenden. Ein Kompromiss war aber nicht in Sicht, da die Regierung eine Veränderung der politischen Struktur strikt ablehnte.

Nur wenige Medien wie zum Beispiel die Zeitschrift Himal berichteten kritisch und informativ über beide Seiten. Es wurde oft von der Brutalität der Maoisten gesprochen; in der Tat gingen sie gegen die Armee und gegen die Polizei mit drastischen Mitteln vor. Letztere waren beim Vorgehen gegen die Maoisten auch nicht zimperlich und gingen auf Verdacht gegen Zivilisten, die als Sympathisanten oder Unterstützer der Maoisten galten, vor oder ließen sie sogar verschwinden.

Schätzungsweise zwei Drittel der Toten gingen auf das Konto von Armee und Polizei. Nur wenige westliche Journalisten berichteten von den Maoisten, die zwischenzeitlich einen entscheidenden Machtfaktor im Land darstellten. Ende 2002 beherrschten sie 55 der 75 Distrikte Nepals.

Bei dem Guerillakrieg kamen insgesamt mehr als 12.700 Menschen ums Leben. Die Kämpfe hatten im August 2003 wieder zugenommen. Ab 18. August 2004 hatten die Maoisten mehrfach sogar die Hauptstadt für einige Tage völlig von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten oder wichtige Überlandverbindungen unterbrochen. Nach dem Scheitern der Friedensgespräche und dem Ende des Waffenstillstands hatte es wieder mehrere Hundert Tote gegeben. Touristen konnten sich allerdings relativ frei und sicher bewegen – da sie eine der wichtigsten Einnahmequellen des Landes darstellten, werden sie von allen Seiten höflich behandelt. Offiziell wurde ein Tourist indirekt durch eine Bombenexplosion getötet.

"Einheit im Kampf gegen den Terrorismus" war die Parole der Regierung. Colin Powell besuchte im Januar 2004 Nepal und versprach Hilfe. Die nepalesische Regierung war an Waffen und Rüstungsgütern interessiert. Am 1. Februar 2005 brachte König Gyanendra wieder Bewegung ins politische Spiel. Er verhängte den Notstand und entließ die gesamte Regierung. Premierminister Deuba und andere Regierungsmitglieder wurden unter Hausarrest gestellt.

Gyanendra beschuldigte Deuba, versagt zu haben, da er keine Einigung mit den Maoisten in Anbetracht der nächsten Wahlen erzielen konnte. Gyanendra versprach, innerhalb von drei Jahren für Recht und Ordnung im Land zu sorgen und die Demokratie wieder einzuführen, doch die Maoisten und ein großer Teil der Bevölkerung befürchteten, dass er seine Macht nicht so schnell wieder abgeben würde. Deuba sagte, die Handlungen des Königs verletzten die Verfassung und seien gegen die Demokratie gerichtet. Sowohl die UNO wie auch die wichtigsten Verbündeten Nepals, Indien, die USA und Großbritannien, kritisierten das Verhalten des Königs. Einige Länder, darunter Deutschland und Frankreich, zogen kurzzeitig ihre Botschafter ab.

Ab dem 7. April 2006 herrschte im ganzen Land ein von der Allianz aller sieben im aufgelösten Parlament vertretenen Parteien ausgerufener und von weiten Teilen des Volkes getragener Generalstreik.

Nach mehr als zwei Wochen des Generalstreiks mit täglichen nepalweiten Demonstrationen von hunderttausenden Menschen mehrten sich die Zeichen, dass die Macht des Königs abnahm. Das äußerst brutale Vorgehen der Polizei gegen die friedlichen Demonstranten hatte mittlerweile mindestens 13 von ihnen das Leben gekostet, hunderte wurden verletzt und tausende inhaftiert.

Durch die großen Proteste und auf internationalen Druck hin, besonders durch Indien, gab König Gyanendra am 21. April 2006 bei einer Fernsehansprache an die Nation bekannt, dass die Exekutivgewalt von ihm nun wieder in die Hände des Volkes gelegt würde. Die Siebenparteienallianz wurde ausdrücklich ermächtigt, den nächsten Ministerpräsidenten zu bestimmen. Diese lehnte das Angebot des Königs als zu wenig weitgehend ab: Sie forderte weiterhin die Wiedereinsetzung des 2002 aufgelösten Parlaments, die Einberufung einer verfassunggebenden Versammlung und die Einschränkung der absolutistischen Herrschaft des Königs und rief zu weiteren Massendemonstrationen auf.

Auf Druck auch monarchistischer Kreise sowie internationalen Drucks – unter anderem fürchteten die USA eine Stärkung der Maoisten, die inzwischen nahezu 80 % Nepals kontrollierten – sah sich König Gyanendra schließlich am 24. April 2006 genötigt, in einer Fernsehansprache die unmittelbare Wiedereinsetzung des einstigen Parlamentes zu erklären. Die Opposition erklärte daraufhin den Generalstreik für beendet.

Am 18. Mai beschloss das Parlament mit einer einstimmig angenommenen Resolution weitreichende Änderungen der staatlichen Ordnung: König Gyanendra verlor demnach den Oberbefehl über das Militär und nahm nur noch repräsentative Aufgaben wahr, konnte aber keinen Einfluss auf die Staatsgeschäfte mehr ausüben. Weiterhin verlor er seine Immunität vor Strafverfolgung und musste fortan Steuern zahlen. Weiters beschloss Nepal am selben Tag ein säkularer Staat zu werden, was bedeutet: Der Hinduismus ist nicht mehr Staatsreligion.

Am 26. Mai nahm die neue Regierung unter Premierminister Girija Prasad Koirala Friedensgespräche mit den maoistischen Rebellen auf. Zuvor wurden mehrere Hundert inhaftierte Rebellen freigelassen, und eine Reformierung der Verfassung wurde in Aussicht gestellt. Ziel war es, den seit zehn Jahren andauernden Bürgerkrieg zu beenden.

Am 21. November 2006 wurde die Vereinbarung zum Ende des zehnjährigen Bürgerkrieges durch Premierminister Koirala und Maoistenführer Prachanda unterzeichnet.

Durch das Erdbeben in Nepal 2015 am 25. April wurde die Entwicklung des Landes weit zurückgeworfen. Über 7000 Menschen starben, Kulturgüter und Infrastruktur wurden schwer in Mitleidenschaft gezogen.

Bis zur Gründung von Provinzen durch die Verfassung von 2015 bestand die Verwaltungsgliederung Nepals aus fünf Entwicklungsregionen.

Literatur

Weblinks

 Nepals Geschichte - Übersicht auf bilder-aus-nepal.de
 Asiatische Menschenrechtskommission – Menschenrechte in Nepal (engl.)
 University of Cambridge: Digital Nepal, Daten der Volkszählung 2001, Karten, ethnografische Materialien (inkl. digitalisierte Journals), Digitalisate seltener Bücher und Manuskripte
 Nepal Research. Website on Nepal and Himalayan Studies. nepalresearch.org
 Nepal bei suedasien.info

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Morì all'età di 27 anni in un incidente aereo che coinvolse l'intera squadra del Paxtakor.

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Durante la sua carriera ha giocato principalmente con il Paxtakor, in cui ha militato fino alla sua morte.

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Dulux Announced as Official Colour Partner for 2023
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We're delighted to announce that Dulux Australia will be the official Colour Partner for Decor + Design and the Australian International Furniture Fair (AIFF) in 2023. The theme for the 19th edition of Australia's premier interiors trade event is Elevate; so it's only fitting one of Australia's most respected paint brands will be providing colour inspiration over the coming year!
Taking place from 13 – 16 July 2023 at Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Decor + Design will have an increased focus on Australian Made furniture and socially conscious design that factors in the environment and the community.
Premium Paint – Proudly Made in Australia
Dulux has been helping Australians change their homes and communities since 1918. Over the decades, they've become the nation's favourite paint and have been voted the most trusted paint brand in Australia for the last nine years in a row (Reader's Digest, 2021). Dulux's innovation, premium quality and even the famous 'Dulux Dog' have made them an Australian icon.
Dulux paints are famously formulated to last, with colours that look freshly painted for years. The company constantly innovates and launches new products, from paints that can survive Australia's extreme weather to paints with antibacterial properties.
The Dulux paint you buy in Australia is also made in Australia. Dulux has facilities in both Victoria and Queensland, and their plant in Merrifield in Melbourne's north is the largest paint factory in Australia and New Zealand. Opened in 2018, it features world-class technology to provide Australians with the very highest quality paint.
Elevating Australian Life Through Colour
The team at Dulux are experts in forecasting new colour directions. The Dulux Colour Forecast 2023 is bursting with inspiration across three key trends: Balance, Connect and Revive.
The palette for Decor + Design and AIFF 2023 will be inspired by the playful and healing 'Revive' palette. It features soft blue and lilac used alongside vibrant emerald, warm yellow and accents of playful pink and purple.
The 2023 'Revive' Colour Palette by Dulux.
"The Revive palette is creative and joyful," says Andrea Lucena-Orr, Colour & Communication Manager of Dulux.
"With a need to feel secure and empowered we unleash our creativity and set ourselves free from regulations. Our individual style emerges as we reject past constraints, resulting in a joyful collision of colour and pattern. The freedom of the metaverse allows for creative expression while the power of play has the ability to heal."
Watch Out for Dulux's 'Breezy Blue' at Decor + Design & AIFF 2023
The Decor + Design and Australian International Furniture Fair (AIFF) logos will feature the soft blue of Dulux's 'Breezy Half', juxtaposed against the white of 'Lexicon Quarter'. These will also be the key colours on display at the event in July 2023.
The Revive palette is also a clash of modern and revived styles from the '50s, '60s, '70s and 80s. Look out for patterns that are graphic, funky, wavy, checked, pixelated and geometric.
Other colours to watch out for at the show include 'Perplexed', 'Princess Pink' and 'Paper Brown', popping through features such as the Champagne Lounge and the Seminar Theatre.
Don't miss Decor + Design and the Australian International Fair (AIFF) 2023. The 19th edition of Australia's premier destination for the interiors trade will take place at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, 13 – 16 July. Subscribe now receive updates on exhibitors, show features and the global world of interiors.


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The Drennan Float Stops are designed for use with slip style floats. Drennan Float Stops incorporate a quick and easy line threading system that allows for fast, strategic and secure float adjustments.
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Comments: I use them for floats and beads as well, strong hold too.


Jarid Mulligan joins IMEC's Western Australian office.
Jarid brings his extensive experience in piping design, having worked as a piping designer on some of Australia's largest mining operations.
Welcome to the team Jarid.


MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley and lots of other top notch universities are offering open online courses for anyone to use. You can be a student in their university or from another university, or an entrepreneur wanting to add skills, or a stay at home mom hoping to enrich your mind with more knowledge… anyone and everyone can experience online education.
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Bon Secours is committed to creating communities of health, hope and well-being. How we organize our society – in terms of economics and politics – directly affects the capacity of a person to grow and develop. We've developed the following initiatives to better serve the communities we belong to:
Bon Secours embraces ecological stewardship as an essential part of caring for all of God's creations and as an integral part of advancing the healing mission of Jesus to bring individuals and communities to health and wholeness.
The organization focuses its efforts on three programming pillars: Recycling, Regulated Medical Waste and Energy Conservation. Since the program's inception, recycling has increased 90%, regulated medical waste was decreased 69% and energy has achieved a 2.5% site EUI reduction. Bon Secours has embraced a culture of sustainability and continues to strengthen the connection between the health of individuals, communities and the environment in its services.
Bon Secours facilities have received over 60 Practice Green Health Awards- the premier national environmental organization for leaders in healthcare sustainability-reflecting an overwhelming recognition of the reduction in the system's carbon footprint.
In 2013, Bon Secours St. Petersburg Health System was awarded the Partner for Change award from Practice Greenhealth – the leading organization working to decrease the environmental degradation caused by the healthcare industry.
We were recognized for our efforts in increasing recycling and reducing the disposal of Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) as a percentage of total waste. At Bon Secours St. Petersburg, we have begun the process of replacing toxic cleaning agents with effective yet less environmentally harmful products. Lastly, we have invited caregivers at all levels to enter into a covenant to reduce consumption and reuse items wherever and whenever possible within the limits of appropriate healthcare operations. At Bon Secours St. Petersburg, we are providing Good Help to the environment.
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The Bon Secours Mission Fund, an endowment fund created in 1998 for the purpose of addressing the unmet needs of those who are poor and underserved, provides funding for many of these initiatives and continues the tradition of bon secours (good help) established in 1824 when the Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours was founded in Paris.
The Mission Fund supports a range of initiatives, some of which address basic services like access to dental and primary care services; others of which address more complex issues such as lack of decent housing, food justice, social services, support to victims of domestic violence, urban agriculture, senior healthcare, and community wealth building initiatives. Through the Healthy Community Initiative in the Tampa Bay, Bon Secours is developing long term, collaborative relationships with the people who live and work in selected neighborhoods and with other local organizations to identify and address priorities to improve the quality of life and health.
To learn more about our work and how you can help, contact Kip Corriveau, Director of Mission, or Chitra Naidu, Program Manager, Community Health.
Healthy Bucs
Since 2014, Bon Secours St. Petersburg has partnered with the Pinellas Department of Health and the Saturday Morning Market to provide Healthy Bucs vouchers to low income patients served by the Florida Department of Health's Obesity Clinic. These vouchers allow patients to purchase healthy fresh fruit and vegetables at affordable prices, so that patients are able access necessary and nutritious food. Now on the journey to becoming an evidence-based program, Healthy Bucs compliments the nutritional counseling clinic patients receive so they can afford to make healthy choices for themselves and their families.
Fresh & Healthy
Funding was provided to the St Petersburg Free Clinic to increase access to fresh and healthy food, and strengthen diabetes nutrition education. Fresh & Healthy cooking demonstrations included health education sessions with a nurse educator, a cooking demonstration and tasting, and handouts with recipes. Attendees were given "Healthy Bucs" vouchers they could use to purchase seasonal produce at the Saturday Morning Market.
Since 2011, Bon Secours St. Petersburg has served as an active partner in organizing and leveraging the authority of the Sustainable Urban Agriculture Coalition (SUAC), a group of volunteers who facilitate the creation of gardens to increase access to locally grown produce. Since that time the Healthy Community Initiative has sought to foster and promote the growth of urban gardens throughout the community. The Jordan Park Community Garden, a sustainable eco-agriculture and social services initiative located in the Jordan Park public housing community, developed by the Local Food Project, grew out of this initiative. There, volunteer master gardeners from SUAC engage and educate neighborhood residents in sustainable gardening methods for the care of their own garden plots. The project includes JP Kids Garden Club butterfly and demonstration veggie/herb garden, family garden plots, a community service garden project, and senior table gardens. Preschoolers may join Magic Carpet Reading Circle, where a volunteer reads to the children each week, and each child may take home a book to keep. Resident gardeners have learned organic gardening basics to grow their own food. Seniors who are unable to garden themselves may receive deliveries.


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Pope Leo XIII's Cocaine Wine
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It was said that Pope Leo XIII purportedly carried a hip flask of the coca-treated wine/tonic called Vin Mariani with him. Vin Mariani (French: Mariani wine) was a tonic and patent medicine created about 1863 by Angelo Mariani. The Pope liked it so much that he awarded a Vatican gold medal to Angelo Mariani.
Vin Mariani was very popular in its day, even among royalty such as Queen Victoria. Pope Leo XIII and later Pope Saint Pius X were both Vin Mariani drinkers. Thomas Edison also endorsed the wine, claiming it helped him stay awake longer. Ulysses S. Grant was also a fan of the wine, which he began drinking while writing his memoirs towards the end of his life.
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New Boy Wanks, As Hot Buddies Fuck Like Whores Downstairs!
It's almost like getting two scenes for the price of one with this stupendous, dual-focused escapade - featuring Orri Gaul and Ben Isai going at it hammer-and-tong-style in one half of an apartment, and new boy, Jake Stark, enjoying a lengthy solo session in the other. Only at the very end of proceedings - when the spunk's about to fly, so to speak - do the three lads finally encounter each other! Until that point, the action remains very much departmentalised; with the duo initially focused very much on foreskin play, whilst Stark reaches for his favourite arse toy and pleasures himself on his own. Now if you're a fan of the hairless look, then you're in for a treat as far as young Gaul is concerned. Other than on the top of his head, we don't actually think there's so much as a single follicle on the entire length of his body; and his buddy certainly seems to make the most of the fact as he first gobbles away on the lad's uncut knob, before giving the fellow's smooth arse a thorough and well-deserved rimming. It's a magnificent act of oral homage on Isai's part, that's for sure; and it's not long before it's getting its due reward in the form of a first-class fucking. No question about it, Gaul pulls out all the stops to bang his buddy to ecstasy and back; with Stark doing much the same thing to his own ass upstairs courtesy of the rubber dildo that he's feverishly thrusting up his fuck-hole. All of which culminates in the trio of buddies spewing like geysers for your amusement; the three beauts finally united, as Stark creams out a multi-shot blast of boy-batter for the wrap!
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The Yale University Art Gallery was an architectural masterpiece when it opened in 1953. Now, with a new expansion, it gets even better.
1 In the Old Yale Art Gallery building's new zinc rooftop galleries, there's a floating ceiling beneath a louvered glass skylight. "It's a reference to the Kahn building's ceiling, which has heavy concrete tetrahedrons that appear to float," says architect Duncan Hazard.
2 Kahn's lobby once felt cluttered, but walls were removed to create a minimalist reading area facing a sculpture garden anchored by Louise Nevelson and David Smith works. Presiding over the lobby is Sol LeWitt's Wall Drawing 614 (1989), whose right angles neatly echo Kahn's silhouette.
3 Light plays everywhere. A formerly forbidding gothic tower is now an airy stairwell with arched windows and a skylight, while the cramped galleries between the Old Art Gallery and Street Hall are now a frosted-glass, sea foam-colored elevator, which refracts sunlight through both buildings.
View of ancient art sculpture hall, Yale University Art Gallery.
View of European art galleries, Yale University Art Gallery.
View of American paintings and sculpture galleries, Yale University Art Gallery.
View of Indo-Pacific art galleries, Yale University Art Gallery.
View of modern and contemporary art galleries, Yale University Art Gallery.
View of special-exhibition galleries in Old Yale Art Gallery, Yale University Art Gallery.
View of modern and contemporary art and design galleries, Yale University Art Gallery.
View of American decorative arts galleries, Yale University Art Gallery.
View of restored Yellin Gates, Yale University Art Gallery.
View through Yellin Gates into coins and medals gallery, Yale University Art Gallery.
View of sculpture terrace, Yale University Art Gallery.
View of Street Hall elevator and stair, Yale University Art Gallery.
Exterior view of the Yale University Art Gallery, (left to right: Louis Kahn building, Old Yale Art Gallery building, Street Hall).


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Homer Richard "Dick" Bivin (February 8, 1924 - May 2, 2018)
Homer Richard Bivin passed away early Wednesday morning, May 2, 2018. He was born in Ventura, CA, in 1924. His parents were Wilrus Rusty Bivin and Harriet E. Bivin. His mother died when he was a young boy and Dick was brought up primarily by his grandmother. After attending high school in Ventura, Dick joined the Navy in December of 1941. He went to boot camp and torpedo-man's school in San Diego, CA. He was then assigned to U.S.S Woodworth (DD460) and participated in the Aleutian Islands and occupation of the Guadalcanal Island campaigns. He entered the Naval Academy in 1943 and graduated in 1946, a member of the class of 1947 in the 17th company. While at the Academy, he was a member of the varsity wrestling team.After graduation from the Academy, he served on the USS Boxer (CV21), and was a member of the commissioning crew of the Coral Sea (CVB43). In 1948, he went to submarine school in New London CT, where he met his future wife, Joan Marie Jossen of Douglaston, Long Island. When he finished sub school, he was sent to San Diego to become an officer of the USS Remora (SS487). Subsequent submarine tours were on Bluegill, Baya, Sablefish, Spikefish and his submarine command was on the Greenfish (SS351). His surface ship command was on the USS Cambria (LPA36). Dick's shore and staff assignments were: NROTC instructor, Harvard University; a student at graduate school, Stanford University; Bureau of Naval Personnel; Armed Forces Staff College; CINCUSNAVER, London: Commander Submarine Division 101; Commander Submarine Force Atlantic Staff; and USMAC Vietnam Staff. He commanded the Recruit Training Command, San Diego and retired his naval career after being the commander of the Naval Training Center in Point Loma, CA. Dick's awards included the Legion of Merit, Joint Services Commendation Medal, and two Navy Achievement Medals, plus various area campaign medals. After Dick retired from his naval career of 35 years, he was the business manager for The Bishop's School in La Jolla, CA. He also was a business manager of a small computer company and a partner in building a medical office in Escondido, CA. He was an avid sailor, traveler and skier. He celebrated his 80th birthday on the slopes of Mammoth Mountain and thoroughly enjoyed the free ski pass due to his age. Dick is survived by his wife of 67 years, Joan Jossen Bivin, daughter JoAnn Bivin Wornham of Carmel Valley and two grandsons, Tommy and John Wornham of Carlsbad.
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with the hieroglyphs of Etruscan angels.
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Washington – As the three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit got underway here Monday, anti-corruption activists urged President Barack Obama to prod a key U.S. agency to issue long-awaited regulations requiring oil, gas, and mining companies to publish all payments they make in countries where they operate.
Lucca, Italy – His journey started four years ago in Conakry, Guinea. Now that Mamoudou* has finally reached Italy, he hopes this will be his final stop.
Washington – As the White House prepares to host more than 40 African heads of state for the upcoming U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, civil society actors from the U.S., Africa and the international community are urging the Barack Obama administration to use the summit as an opportunity to more thoroughly address some of Africa's most pressing human rights violations.
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Summary: Neither sterling traders nor BoE governor Mark Carney appear to have any more knowledge about the Brexit outcome than do the rest of us.
Carney earns £881,000 in annual compensation for such insight.
The BoE meeting wasn't a factor for sterling traders. They were too busy smacking bids on rumours that the EU would deny Prime Minister Theresa May's request for a three-month extension of Article 50. The EU reportedly isn't interested; apparently, they won't delay beyond May 22, due to EU elections the next day. GBPUSD dropped from 1.3170 to 1.3107 on the news. Prices fully retraced after May expressed hopes that the UK would not suffer a "no-deal" Brexit upon her arrival in Brussels to address the EU. Bids were hit a when French president Emmanuel Macron warned that if British MP's didn't back May's plan, a "no-deal" Brexit would result. GBPUSD retreated to 1.3140.
Traders spurned the US dollar after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting but welcomed it back with open arms in New York today. Better than expected weekly Jobless Claims and Philadelphia Fed Survey data prompted renewed US dollar demand. Traders seem to have concluded that although the Fed is dovish, it remains less dovish than the other major central banks, making the greenback the best of a bad lot.
The Canadian dollar, however, cannot get any respect. Oil prices surged with WTI touching $60.30/barrel overnight and trading at $60.00/b as of 14:30 GMT. Despite that, USDCAD rallied from 1.3204 at the New York open to 1.3262 as of 14:30 GMT and is above pre-FOMC levels. Canada January Wholesale Sales were marginally better than expected and ignored.
USDCAD traders may be concerned about new government deficit spending of $22.7 billion, announced in the Liberal budget on Tuesday. Also, there are concerns about the increased political turmoil arising from speculation of political interference in the justice system. The scandal led to the resignations of senior and junior cabinet ministers, Trudeau's number one assistant and the most senior bureaucrat.
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Still skiing in June
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Gareth Williams was still on skis on Sovereign Lake trails last weekend.
A member of the national ski team and some other enthusiasts took to the cross-country trails at Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre on Silver Star Mountain last weekend.
Gareth Williams of Kelowna, who skis for Canada, was joined by his brother, Ian, and Hannah Mehain, who is on the national junior team.
"This is kind of a novelty," said Dudley Coulter, spokesperson for the centre, who said a video was shot of the three racing down the trails.
"It was for fun but the skiing is actually pretty good. It's actually not open to the public but there is still so much snow up there."
Comparing it to last year, Coulter said Sovereign Lake mountain bike trails were opening up around this time.
"That's weeks away from happening," Coulter said.
Meanwhile, SilverStar Mountain Resort hopes the mountain biking season will start on June 23.
A May 31st posting on its website stated: "The machines have been busy digging out the top of the mountain....This year we are digging them all out, may not mean they are all ready for the June 23rd, but this is the goal. We only have couple short weeks for it to melt enough to fit today's wide bars."


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Illiana Toll Road Nears Reality
October 10, 2014 - in Modeling, Planning, Projects, Roads, Transportation
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) have completed the Tier Two Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which recommends a new 50-mile toll road…
Minnesota Governor Announces $70 Million Investment in 13 New Transportation Projects
October 8, 2014 - in Construction, Financial, Projects, Roads, Transportation
Today, Governor Mark Dayton announced the acceleration of 13 more transportation projects in addition to the 14 prior to date. In 2014, Governor Dayton…
Yotta Software to Underpin Key Highway Maintenance and Improvement Works in London
October 7, 2014 - in Corporate, Maintenance, Roads, Transportation
Leamington Spa, UK, Oct. 7, 2014—Software from Yotta is to be used to help deliver a multi-million pound program of highway maintenance and capital…
Kampala Undertakes a Pavement Management Project for its 1700 km Road Network
October 3, 2014 - in Analysis, Corporate, Maintenance, Roads, Transportation
Fugro is leading a highways team on a pioneering project to build a pavement and asset management system for the road network of Kampala, Uganda as part of the Ugandan Government's ongoing drive to improve infrastructure. Fugro is working with international…
Singapore's Land Transport Authority Plans Next-Generation Road Pricing System
October 2, 2014 - in Planning, Projects, Roads, Smart Cities, Transportation
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has called a tender today to develop Singapore's next generation electronic road pricing system. The new system will be based on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology. New Road Pricing System will be Satellite-based…
New ASCE Report Details Life Cycle Cost Analysis to Maximize Transportation Project Funding
October 2, 2014 - in Analysis, Maintenance, Projects, Roads, Transportation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2014—Despite the majority of transportation industry practitioners' agreement that the full cost of a project—including long-term operation and maintenance—should be considered in decision-making, only 48 percent of practitioners…
HERE Receives BMW Supplier Innovation Award
October 2, 2014 - in Corporate, Roads, Transportation
HERE, a leader in location and mapping, has received the BMW Supplier Innovation Award from BMW Group for its work in the area of connected driving. This coveted award is based on our expertise and innovation in the automatic delivery over cellular networks…
"Big Three" Highway Safety Challenges Top State Safety Chief's Agenda
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 1, 2014 – Kendell Poole, Director of the Tennessee Governor's Highway Safety Office, was re-elected for a third term as chairman of the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), at the association's Annual Meeting, held earlier…
Most Americans Still Driving, but New Census Data Reveal Shifts at the Metro Level
September 30, 2014 - in Analysis, Projects, Roads, Transportation
Driving to work has been a staple in the American commute for decades, but it appears the country's love affair with cars is stalling in many places. After years of sustained growth, driving levels are flat-lining, while more young people are opting for…
TomTom and Bosch SoftTec Team Up to Deliver Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
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AMSTERDAM, Sept. 29, 2014—TomTom (TOM2) has today announced a partnership with Bosch to integrate its navigation technology and maps into Bosch's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). This partnership will enable Bosch to develop more advanced applications…
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Home Politics Scotland is the first country in the world to legally guarantee free...
Scotland has become world's first nation to return Mandatory presence of menstrual products Free in public places. term product actwhich came into effect today, 15 August, confirmed Term Excise (Free Provisions) Bill, was enacted in 2020, but which was not then converted into law by the Scottish Parliament. From now on, people who need menstrual products in schools and other public buildings will need to be able to obtain them. for free, The path that had already seen a significant step forward with the 2020 decree has been followed in the United Kingdom's northernmost country for years: since 2017 they have been spent £27 million To ensure free access to sanitary pads and tampons.
You no longer need to choose between paste and sanitary napkins
"whereas rising cost of living"- he has declared Monica LennonThe enforcer of the law in the Scottish Parliament – «The term Product Act represents a light of hope Which shows what can be achieved when politics comes together for the good of the common people." The law aims to end menstrual poverty. "An easy way to describe menstrual poverty is " – explains the worker Georgie Nicholson Feather BBC – « You go to the supermarket and you find yourself Choose between a packet of pasta and one of the sanitary napkins". According to the estimates of the Union Hey girlsOf which Nicholson is a member, one in four women in the UK has suffered from menstrual poverty in her lifetime. Overcoming this phenomenon is considered a step towards gender equality. "Many mothers contact us when they decide to give up menstrual products to bring something to the table for their babies," Nicholson continues, "and find themselves using Newspaper sheets wrapped in socks"and other emergency solutions," because they are cheaper than menstrual products,
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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) today appointed Josef Tosovský as Chairman of the Financial Stability Institute (FSI) of the BIS. Mr Tosovský will assume his responsibilities on 1 December 2000. John G Heimann who has led the Institute since its inception in early 1999 will remain associated with the Financial Stability Institute as Senior Adviser.
Mr Tosovský is currently Governor of the Czech National Bank. Upon completion of his studies in economics in 1973 he joined the State Bank of Czechoslovakia, rising to the position of Adviser to the President of the Bank in 1982. Following a stay abroad, Mr Tosovský was appointed President of the State Bank of Czechoslovakia in late 1989. Under his guidance, the State Bank was transformed into an independent central bank and a strategy of economic reform was designed and implemented. By contributing to macroeconomic stability, financial sector development and currency convertibility, Mr Tosovský helped steer a successful transition process to a market-led economy in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Following the split of former Czechoslovakia, Mr Tosovský was appointed Governor of the newly established Czech National Bank in January 1993. He has held the position continuously since, except for a brief period between late 1997 and mid-1998 when he served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic in a caretaker capacity. Mr Tosovský has also been active at various academic institutions, both at home and abroad. His career has been marked by several prestigious awards, including that of "Central Banker of the Year" (1993), "European Manager of the Year" (1994) and "European Banker of the Year" (1996).
The Financial Stability Institute is a joint initiative of the BIS and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision with a mandate to promote the sound management of the financial system worldwide, initially through the strengthening of prudential supervision. To date, the FSI has offered senior supervisors focused seminars on a wide variety of topics, including risk management, information technology, consolidated supervision and corporate governance, and has organised special seminars on capital adequacy, deposit insurance and foreign banking. In addition, the FSI has held a series of regional workshops on common supervisory problems and solutions. The programmes are based in part upon the Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision. Interaction between the private sector, central banks and supervisory authorities plays an important role in achieving the Institute's objectives. Since its inception the Institute has organised 35 events with participation from over 140 countries, resulting in a balanced global representation. The programme for the coming year will build further on these achievements. It includes 35 already scheduled events and will feature the New Basel Capital Accord as a core topic of discussion.
Andrew Crockett, General Manager of the BIS and Chairman of the Financial Stability Forum, said: "I am delighted that we will have an individual with the experience and stature of Josef Tosovský to succeed John Heimann at the helm of the FSI. When John Heimann was appointed as the first Chairman of the FSI in February 1999, we were aware that this would be a short-term assignment for him. Even in this short span of time, John has done an exceptional job in launching the Institute and quickly establishing its reputation. I am therefore delighted that we also will be able to call on John's experience as we develop the work of the FSI. John and I agree that Josef Tosovský is the ideal person to build on these achievements and to solidify the Institute's role as a centre for activities aimed at strengthening financial stability".
In seconding the appointment of Mr Tosovský, John Heimann said "I am honoured to have been entrusted with the establishment of the FSI. Over the past two years, we have created an organisation within the BIS framework which is unique in the global financial supervisory system. The unflagging support of the BIS and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has been critical to the FSI's accomplishments. I am personally delighted that Josef Tosovský has agreed to carry our programmes forward and I very much look forward to my continuing involvement with the FSI and its staff in an advisory capacity".


BioTime, Inc. (NYSE Amex:BTX), a biotechnology company that develops and markets products in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced its majority-owned subsidiary OncoCyte Corporation (OncoCyte) has received a new round of equity financing to fund expansion of its development of novel proprietary diagnostics and therapeutics for cancer in humans. The financing included $4 million in cash ($3 million from an outside investor and $1 million from BioTime) combined with $6 million of BioTime common shares.
OncoCyte's mission is to develop novel products for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer based on embryonic stem cell-derived technology in order to improve both the quality and length of life of cancer patients. OncoCyte's molecular diagnostics division is developing products that may provide for earlier detection and more effective treatment of numerous cancers. The total annual market for next generation cancer diagnostics is said to be growing at the rate of 47% annually, with a forecast global market size of over $5 billion dollars in 2015. Genomic–based tests are expected to dominate this market. The cancer therapeutic market was reported to be over $50 billion dollar worldwide in 2010 and represents the most rapidly growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry.
Utilizing its proprietary algorithms, OncoCyte has currently discovered and filed patent applications on over 100 novel cancer-associated genes. OncoCyte expects to use its new financing in part to expand its current patent portfolio of nine patent filings on these new genes and to advance the development and commercialization of resulting novel diagnostic and therapeutic products.
"Our research has demonstrated that many of the same genes associated with the normal growth of embryonic stem cells are abnormally reactivated by cancer cells," said Joseph Wagner, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of OncoCyte Corp. "Using this logic, we have developed a discovery platform that has already identified numerous, previously unknown cancer-associated genes. We intend to use this platform to develop novel cancer diagnostic products that will address large unmet needs in the field of cancer detection and treatment. The near-term revenue opportunity of this product line is also a perfect complement to our ongoing stem cell-derived therapeutic development efforts."
In addition to its diagnostic product line, OncoCyte is developing cellular therapeutics for cancer therapy that will take advantage of the unique biology of vascular endothelial precursor cells. The opportunities arising from recent stem cell advances in vascular biology encompass many potential therapeutic applications, including those for cancer, peripheral vascular disease, and cardiac disease. The goal of OncoCyte's therapeutic research efforts is to derive vascular endothelial cells that can be engineered to deliver a toxic payload to the developing blood vessels of a tumor to specifically remove malignant tumors while not affecting nearby normal tissues in the body.
OncoCyte Corporation, a majority-owned privately-held subsidiary of BioTime, Inc. is headquartered in Alameda, California. OncoCyte's mission is to develop novel products for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer based on embryonic stem cell-derived technology in order to improve both the quality and length of life of cancer patients. OncoCyte's molecular diagnostics division is developing products that should provide for earlier detection and more effective treatment of numerous cancers. In addition to its diagnostic product line, OncoCyte is developing cellular therapeutics for cancer therapy that will take advantage of the unique biology of vascular endothelial precursor cells. Vascular biology encompasses many potential therapeutic applications, including those for cancer, peripheral vascular disease, and cardiac disease. The goal of our therapeutic research efforts in OncoCyte is to derive vascular endothelial cells that can be engineered to deliver a toxic payload to the developing blood vessels of a tumor to specifically remove malignant tumors while not affecting nearby normal tissues in the body. OncoCyte can be found on the web at www.oncocyte.com.


Yes, yes. After the frivolities of summer have been survived, the COLUMBIA III is back in her shed and I am raring to go on critical winter maintenance projects that will maintain and enhance ship safety and integrity. Obviously, it's important it dig right into the really big projects looming on the winter's horizon to ensure the scope and scale of the up coming work is allocated appropriate time and resources.
Ok, ok, that's getting a bit thick . . .
So my first super-critical project of the winter was to create a better window wedge for the galley window. Strongly worded complaints were registered by the Food Services Department of Mothership Adventures and a remedy had to be found. ie the galley window was hard to open and close because the window wedge was too small . . .
So. . . . a scrap of teak was used for a longer wedge with finger hole and tapered to allow the wedge to be placed tightly alongside the window frame and still have room for your finger! A simply amazing design. . . .
. . . and another high priority project to hone my skills before commencing critical ship's maintenance . . .
Every sailor worth his salt needs to know how to repair his sails as well as sail the vessel. In the spirit of sailor craft, I took up my thread and needle for my granddaughter's 3rd birthday gift.
This entry was posted in Columbia III, Family, Winter Maintenance on November 13, 2018 by Ross.


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In the course of the Enlightenment and the first scientific investigations into the mountain landscape (Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Horace Bénédite de Saussure), the Alps soon became the object of aesthetic admiration.
Spectacular mountain sunsets, described by Haller, Rousseau and Goethe, are typical for the new, Romantic perception of the landscape and are extolled in 19th-century guidebooks as a unique, must-see natural phenomenon. William Turner, perhaps the greatest painter of the Swiss Alps, was the first to try and capture these sunsets in his paintings.
For the artists of the Romantic period, mountain summits were special places where tortured souls could find the freedom they sought from the constrictions of urban society Mountain heights now stood for escape, solitariness and spiritual and artistic inspiration.


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Giulio Del Popolo was born in Junin (Buenos Aires) Argentina on 22/05/1960. He got his Medical Degree from the University of Pisa, Italy, in 1986 and a post-graduate Specialization in Urology, from the University of Florence, Italy, in 1993. He has been working in the Neuro-Urology and Spinal Unit of Careggi University Hospital since 1994. Since 2004 to date he is the Director of the Neuro-Urology Unit, at Careggi University Hospital . From 2011 to 2015 he was the Director of the Tuscan Spinal Cord Regional Agency Department. Since 2012 to date he is also the Director of the Spinal Unit, at Careggi University Hospital. He has been involved with Florence University as a Professor of "Neuro-Urology and Urodynamics" at the Post-graduate Specialization School in Urology since 2001 and at the School of Physiotherapy since 2002. In 2003 he organized the first Italian graduate training course in "Neuro-Urology and Neuro-Andrology" at the University of Florence. He has organized several national and international meetings, and has published many scientific papers on the topic of Uro-Gynecology and Neuro-Urology in national, international journals, and several books. He has won several scientific prizes for best contribution at the National Meeting of the Italian Urodynamics Society and of the Italian Urology Society as well as at EAU on the topic of LUTD. From 2002 to 2006 he was President of the Italian Medical Society of Paraplegia. From 2012 to 2015 he was President and now is acting Past President of the Italian Society of Urodynamics (SIUD).He is now member of the Neuro-Urology Promotion Committee of the International Continence Society and will be Meeting Chair of the 2017 Congress. Since 2000 he has been a Fellow of the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS). He is also a member of the European Association of Urology (EAU) Guidelines panel on "Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction". He is involved in many research projects regarding pelvic floor dysfunctions and spinal cord injury.
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Since 2013, "Møbel+Interiør Brancheforeningen" and "Træets Arbejdsgivere" have been the main financial contributors for Danish Standards Association's committee for furniture and inventory, S-256.
After the two associations merged into Træ- og Møbelindustrien (TMI) (The Wood and Furniture Industry) it has been agreed that Furn-tech – with the support of TMI – has to handle the interests of the industry and other stakeholders in the committee.
This happens through the establishment of a group that has to keep an eye on the work in CEN TC 207, Møbler (furniture) and ISO TC 136, Møbler. The group is also working towards maximum danish influence with the work of Danish Standards Association's committee for furniture and inventory, S-256.
The president for this group is the furniture industry's year-long representative and current president for S-256, Kjeld Bülow, who is continuing working in CEN TC 207 and ISO TC 136 in the same way as before.
To join the group it is required to be a member of Furn-tech – the alternative is a service subscription with Furn-tech.
On behalf of the furniture industry and with effect from January 1st 2014, Furn-tech has become a member of Danish Standards Association, represented by more than 10 people.


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United Nations: Cables, Vol. I (2 of 2 folders)
1962: 16 August-17 December
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Dean Rusk, Secretary of State; Charles W. Yost, Deputy US Ambassador to the UN; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN. Topics include proposals for denuclearized zones in Indonesia, Africa, and Brazil; colonialism and Portuguese territories in Africa; the appointment of U Thant as UN Secretary-General; the Committee of 17 (also known as the Committee of 24 and the Special Committee on Decolonization); and financing for the UN.
United Nations: Cables, Vol. II
1963: 3 January-17 June, undated
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Dean Rusk, Secretary of State; Francis T.P. Plimpton, Deputy U.S. Representative to the United Nations; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN. Topics include an incident between Senegal and Portugal; UN financing, particularly for peacekeeping operations; human rights; UN membership for Kuwait; outer space; and the upcoming 18th session of the UN General Assembly. Also included in this folder is a report titled, "Third Report on African Developments at the 17th United Nations General Assembly."
United Nations: Cables, Vol. III
1963: 3 July-20 November
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Dean Rusk, Secretary of State; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN. Topics include discussions with the Soviet Union delegation on UN financing; Portuguese territories in Africa; UN Security Council elections; outer space; Chinese representation in the UN; and nuclear weapons including test ban negotiations, proposals for denuclearized zones, and disarmament. Also included in this folder are weekly summaries of the 18th session of the UN General Assembly.
United Nations: Stevenson correspondence: General (1 of 2 folders)
3 July 1961-7 January 1963, undated
This folder contains correspondence between Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), and President John F. Kennedy regarding U.S. delegates, Chinese representation in the UN, disarmament, atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons, and Portuguese territories in Africa.
Meetings with the President: General, 1963: May-July
1963: 2 May-30 July
This folder contains summaries of meetings with President John F. Kennedy discussing a multilateral force, Laos, military aid to India, Portuguese territories in Africa, and relations between the United States and Canada.
Staff memoranda: Bowles, Chester, 1963
October 1954, 1963: 10 January-15 June
This folder contains materials by Chester Bowles, President John F. Kennedy's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, consisting of a memorandum on foreign affairs personnel, the United States position on Portuguese colonies in Africa, and an article titled, "A Fresh Look at Free Asia."
National Security Action Memoranda [NSAM]: NSAM 60, U.S. Actions in Relation to Portuguese Territories in Africa
1961: 14 July-2 August
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 60 (NSAM 60) titled, "U.S. Actions in Relation to Portuguese Territories in Africa," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and a report on actions taken regarding NSAM 60.
Meetings: Tape 98/A34. Portuguese Africa, 18 July 1963
Sound recording of a meeting held on July 18, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) Adlai Stevenson, Deputy Ambassador to the U.N. Charles W. Yost, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Harlan Cleveland, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Frank Sloan, Legal Advisor for the Department of State Abram Chayes, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs William Bundy. The meeting focuses on the steps to be taken in the United Nations pertaining to a resolution on self-determination for Portuguese Africa. Topics include the wording of the resolution, the setup of any mediation, the level of U.S. involvement, the possible effect on the Azores base, an arms embargo, and the effect of all of these matters on U.S. foreign policy with African nations and with Portugal. Four segments of the recording totaling 2 minutes and 11 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 98, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 98 in its entirety.
Meetings: Tape 102/A38. Portuguese Africa, 30 July 1963
Sound recording of a meeting held on July 30, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, and Under Secretary of State George Ball. They discuss the United Nations (UN) resolution on Portuguese Africa, the positions and responses of various countries, the language of the resolution, and the UN Security Council. Band music obscures some of the discussion. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 102, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 102 in its entirety.
Meetings: Tape 107/A42. Portuguese Africa, 27 August 1963
Sound recording of a meeting held on August 27, 1963, President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State George Ball, National Security Council (NSC) member Robert Komer, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Under Secretary of State George Ball, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of South Asian Affairs for the Department of State Turner Cameron, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State James Grant. The meeting takes place prior to Under Secretary Ball's trip to Pakistan and Portugal. They discuss Portugal, Portuguese Africa, and the Azores, Israel, and discussions with members of Congress concerning the treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 107, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 107 in its entirety.
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Ball, George W. (George Wildman), 1909-1994 (2)
McNamara, Robert S. (Robert Strange), 1916-2009 (2)
Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965 (2)
Bowles, Chester (Chester Bliss), 1901-1986 (1)
Bundy, William Putnam, 1917-2000 (1)
Cameron, Turner C., Jr., 1914-1971 (1)
Chayes, Abram (Abram Joseph), 1922-2000 (1)
Cleveland, Harlan (James Harlan), 1918-2008 (1)
Grant, James P. (1)
Komer, Robert W. (Robert William), 1922-2000 (1)
Sloan, Frank K. (1)
Williams, G. Mennen (Gerhard Mennen), 1911-1988 (1)
Yost, Charles W. (Charles Woodruff), 1907-1981 (1)


Seen at a gas station outside of Groveland, CA. The Yosemite closure has hit a number of businesses hard here as the tourist traffic is non existent on a holiday weekend.
The thing that struck me back then was how amorphous that amendment really was. It wasn't like the others were it talked about a specific right that was given back to the people. The First Amendment talks about free speech. The Second Amendment focuses in on the right to bear arms. The 10th amendment was a catch all to basically deny the federal government the ability to grow too large and starve the states their ability to express their individuality. The authors of the Bill of Rights intended to curtail the size and scope of the federal government. States and the federal government live in a partnership. They are designed to do different things.
Seen outside of Sequoia National Park. It was the one park on my journey that was fully closed to visitors.
I, like many Americans have been frustrated with the government shutdown. Yes, I know it is Congress's job to avoid these sorts of things. what struck me as reprehensible was closing down our parks and recreational facilities due to Congress's inability to execute. Our parks are places of refuge, recreation, and restoration for the American people. On top of that they are huge money makers. While riding this past weekend, it became clear to me how many communities depend on the national parks being open. Businesses near Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Park were clearly hurting. Not having the regular flow of tourists in to spend money on hotels, campgrounds, groceries, and restaurants clearly makes a dent in many of those Americans' wallets.
What surprised me was how many states had grassroots efforts to reopen the national parks with state funds. Reopening the Grand Canyon cost Arizona and about $91,000 per day. What does it do for the state of Arizona? Tourists will pump in $1 million every day to the local economy. Utah, Colorado, the city of New York, and South Dakota college suit using state money to run the national parks.
After reading that, I spent some time thinking about how we run our national parks. If you look at Yosemite, the federal government doesn't pave the roads inside the park. The federal government relies on the state of California to manage that infrastructure. In the same light, I'm surprised it doesn't rely on the states to run the parks. How does it sound, Yosemite State Park? The federal government can designate certain lands and how they should be used but delegate to the states how to run and fund them. Parks have huge implications for local economies and giving the states greater control and how to use them, manage them, and profit from them keeps local economies in check.
As in many battles here in the state of California, parks are often used as a bargaining chip between opposing political parties. Each political party knows the emotional attachment the public has with the parks. While the blame game between the two political parties won't change on the state level much like it won't change on the national level, we should expect more from our state governments.
State government really is the key that I think our founders wanted to retain in our nation's evolution. As the Internet and our culture becomes more global, we lose sight of how important state government really is. States have often been used as laboratories for laws. The state of Tennessee was the first to pilot child safety seats. Massachusetts was the first state to recognize gay marriage. California is often on the leading edge of environmental regulations. The states get to represent the individuality of their populations to the rest of the United States.
All in all, we should expect more from our government. The federal government definitely has a role… I'm not being antigovernment. As Americans, we should be keen to know where the power of government should lay, be it at the local, state, or national level. Government close to home is a good thing. It helps government to stay in tune with what iss important to the local populace. Checks and balances though are a good thing. Higher levels of governments ensure that lower levels of governments are doing right by the populace they gave them power.
Kings Canyon National Park. While the park was closed, Sequoia National Forest was open. CA-180 made for great motorcycling!