Adam is a proud Leung Sheung lineage holder. He is founder of the award-winning Wing Chun school, The Dragon Institute, in Orange County, CA and a charity using Wing Chun concepts to empower kids, called Wing Chun Against Bullying.
Briefly, Leung Sheung is too important to be overlooked. So, why don't we hear more about him? As the senior-most student of Ip Man, didn't he pave the way for every other student who came along after him? Therefore, he must have gotten much one-on-one time with his Sifu. What was his relationship like with Ip Man's other students? And how was he as a teacher?
When Ip Man moved to Hong Kong, he was down and out. He had no job, knew very few people, and had no place to stay. It was Leung Sheung who secured Ip Man a job and a place to live. As the general secretary of the newly formed Hong Kong Restaurant Workers Union, Leung Sheung had a good deal of influence and pull with the organisation. When a martial arts teaching position became available, Leung Sheung, who was known for his professionalism and ability to communicate, nominated Ip Man for the job.
This is important to note because Ip Man could now earn a living teaching Wing Chun and had found a place to stay. He no longer had to look elsewhere for a job. As a result, he could now dedicate his time to teaching Wing Chun. Marking Ip Man's journey as a full-time Wing Chun teacher, the art was able to get the dedication it needed to become known. It was Leung Sheung who changed Ip Man's entire life. It can be logically assumed that because of this, Ip Man thanked Leung Sheung by pouring as much of his knowledge into him as he could.
As a testament to his nature, Leung Sheung also passed on the opportunity to take the same job Ip Man accepted. It was actually Leung Sheung who was the front-runner for the position. His fellow Union members nominated him knowing he had trained several traditional Chinese martial arts starting when he was young. His Gung Fu experience included such styles as Bak Mei, Choy Li Fut and Southern Dragon Style. However, rather than take the job, Leung Sheung instead nominated Ip Man. With this, he fully emptied his cup—no easy task for an experienced martial artist. Although he had extensive knowledge in these other Gung Fu systems and students asking to learn from him, he instead let go of all his previous martial arts training to submit to his new Gung Fu path and study seriously under Ip Man. This act was an example of Leung Sheung's humble, giving nature.
As a Wing Chun practitioner, Leung Sheung's Gung Fu brothers knew him for his unquestionable talent. Based on ability alone, he may have very well been one of the most respected of Ip Man's students. Due to his grasp of the system and ability, it was commonly said those who learned Chi Sau from him were certain to develop good skill. Yet, Leung Sheung never became famous. All too often, his name gets left out of discussions of the notable students of Ip Man.
So, why is one of Ip Man's most respected students so overlooked today?
Leung Sheung started Wing Chun later in life and passed away way too early. Much of who Leung Sheung was and his legacy must be learned through articles such as this one and asking questions of the select few still alive who knew him.
Leung Sheung didn't find Ip Man and begin training Wing Chun until his thirties. Most of Ip Man's students began much earlier. Compared to other early students of Ip Man, Leung Sheung was 15 years older than Chu Shong Tin and almost 20 years older than Wong Shun Leung. In contrast to Ip Man's most famous student, Leung Sheung was 22 years older than Bruce Lee.
There are no videos of Leung Sheung in action—not one! Therefore, we have no way of seeing him move, in action. Nearly every other student of Ip Man has some kind of video out there. Video offers so much to those of us who care to pay attention. However, when it comes to Leung Sheung, we only have a few still shots of him in action with Lok Yiu.
Additionally, Leung Sheung was an immensely humble man who was overly modest about his Wing Chun abilities. As a student and teacher, he consistently promoted Ip Man's abilities instead of his own. Despite being one of the few students that Ip Man ever encouraged to teach publicly, Leung Sheung kept a very low profile.
He never once advertised his school. One of his most famous sayings was, "If you find me, you are lucky." Was this due to his loyalty to Ip Man and desire to elevate Ip Man's reputation?
Leung Sheung was also very selective in whom he chose to teach. His Wing Chun teaching philosophy was to visualise students as driftwood. Picturing himself living along a river, he imagined driftwood washing up in front of his home. At times, he would look at the driftwood and find a piece that he found interesting. He would continue to collect driftwood and eventually pick one piece that he found interesting enough to begin to shape. As he would learn, some driftwood could be shaped and some could not, either due to faults or imperfections. Once Leung Sheung determined that a student was worthy of his teachings, he became highly demanding of them.
Insight into what Leung Sheung viewed as important in Wing Chun can be found through his teachings. He was a stickler for what he believed to be good Wing Chun. According to his student, Dr. Jack Ling, Leung Sheung heavily emphasised key points of body alignment when teaching his students Siu Nim Tau. These included turning the feet and knees in while dropping them down to their lowest possible point without altering posture. The head should be up and level with the eyes pointing forward. The back must be straight, and the elbow must remain turned in front of the body at least a fist-width away. The forearm should remain extended, relaxed, flat and parallel to the ground. The shoulders must not lift in any way and should remain relaxed and natural. Leung Sheung also focused on developing a heavy sunken elbow, something he referred to as under elbow strength. The breath must be relaxed and low, sinking into the diaphragm.
Unfortunately, due to declining health for nearly a decade, after having a kidney stone removed, Leung Sheung died at the relatively young age of 60. Despite being recognised as one of the best Wing Chun practitioners that Ip Man ever produced, Leung Sheung is arguably one of the most overlooked masters in Wing Chun history. Despite leaving us way too soon, Leung Sheung must be acknowledged not only for his great Wing Chun ability but also for the invaluable role he played in the advancement of Wing Chun as a whole.
This article first appeared in Issue No. 34 of Wing Chun Illustrated—the world's only magazine dedicated to Wing Chun, regardless of lineage or style.


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Violence in Kosovo
NATO troops secured a hostile strip of north Kosovo today after Serb riots in Mitrovica killed one Ukrainian U.N. police officer and forced the pullout of U.N. personnel from the Serb stronghold. The number of people injured in the clashes has risen to 130, half of whom were civilians. The violence, sparked by a U.N. police operation to retake a U.N. court seized by protesting Serbs, was the worst since Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority declared independence from Serbia on February 17. Professor Stefan Wolff of Nottingham University in the UK called the latest violence worrying and said it casts doubt on plans to deploy a European Union police mission.

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The proposed sites 1, 2A and 2B do not respect the existing buildings, Ennerdale House and Derwent House; there will be too many buildings too close together, resulting in the loss of an open space which at present gives Hamlets Way an open feel.
With the present plan the area will be too densely populated – there is talk of further development on the eastern side of Southern Grove and more planned on the St Clements Hospital site.
It is proposed that site 2A will consist of 36 units for private sale, i.e. none for people on the Council's housing waiting list. Our community needs good quality social, rented housing and no more private luxury flats.
We will lose our car spaces and will in effect – along with new residents – add to the already strained on-street parking. We propose the site is redeveloped as car park with as much green space as possible after calculating how many spaces are actually required for resident parking.
Given that other sites were removed from the original plans such as site 5 (Southern Grove between Coniston House and Derwent House) and site 6 (by the East London Tabernacle) this is not an unreasonable request.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN: we will be knocking on doors in Ennerdale on Bank Holiday Monday. If you are not in contact us here via this forum and we can arrange to meet.
We will hand in the petition Monday 11 May - by hand at the Town Hall. We will do another round of signature collection Friday afternoon and again over the weekend, so keep an eye out for us. Alternatively contact us here to arrange a time to meet - by clicking 'Send comment or content' in the bar on the left.
When we first received our letters from the Council's Planning office that EEH had submitted their planning application to build on the estate, Ennerdale House did a petition which got signatures from 55 households (out of 90).
We object to EastendHomes' proposals for private development on the Eric and Treby estates' open spaces.
This proposal will put buildings too close together and take away our daylight, sunlight, privacy, green space and play space. The area is too densely developed with demolition and new build, like the development on British Street estate, and more planned on St Clements and Southern Grove. We need good quality publicly owned rented housing and no more private luxury flats.
I knew something like this would eventually happen. Why are they interested in taking over the running of all the residences from the council if there's not something extra in it for them?
All they want is money, they don't care about the residents, all they see them as is money. The new private residents will be the same.
All the time they were trying to force my grandma out of her maisonette in Derwent House which she had happily been living in for 30 years. I guess they wanted to charge more rent as she was on the same rent that she was given by the council. I'm just happy that they didn't succeed and she was there right until the day she died.
I hate EastendHomes. Even when there was a problem the job was never done right. Please try and stop allowing these con artists buy up the East End of London. It belongs to you, not to them!


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UN Agency Launches Program to Restore Livelihoods of Afghan People
Lisa Schlein
A boy stands with his flock of sheep at a village in Wardak province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2021.
GENEVA —
The U.N. Development Program is launching a plan to help millions of Afghans who have lost their livelihoods in the midst of the recent political turmoil regain the ability to earn a living and feed their families.
The speed and degree to which Afghanistan's economy has imploded since the Taliban gained control of the country in mid-August is breathtaking. Most affected are the country's 38 million people, many of whom are unable to support themselves.
The latest assessment by the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) forecasts 97 percent of households in Afghanistan could sink below the poverty line by early to mid-2022 if the country's political and economic crisis is not urgently addressed.
UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner acknowledges the country is in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. At the same time, however, he said measures must be taken to keep the local economies going. He said international aid alone cannot keep 38 million Afghans alive.
"We have to step in. We have to stabilize the people's economy and in addition to saving lives in the immediate.We also have to save livelihoods because otherwise, we will confront, indeed, a scenario through this winter and into next year where millions and millions of Afghans are simply unable to stay on the land, in their homes, in their villages, and survive," said Steiner.
The UNDP has established a Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan to protect the hard-won development gains the country has achieved over the past 20 years. Countries can channel funding for specific development and livelihood projects through this program.
Kanni Wignaraja is assistant secretary general and director of the Regional Bureau for Asia Pacific. She said the money will go directly to community groups and community members.
"It will provide a cash for work to support small public works efforts.As Achim said, it will provide temporary, basic income for the most vulnerable, including elderly and disabled.It will work with a number of U.N. agencies, with international and national NGO partners who are on the ground," said Wignaraja.
UNDP estimates $667 million will be needed to cover the cost of livelihood activities for 4.5 million Afghans in the first year. It hopes to double the number of beneficiaries in the second year, if it is able to double the size of funding.
The agency says the launch of the Trust Fund is off to a good start, with a contribution of 50 million euros from the German government.
Regional Powers Back Aid for Afghanistan, Press Taliban on Inclusivity
Afghan Door-to-Door Anti-Polio Drive to Resume After 3 years
UN Says First of Three Emergency Airlifts for Afghanistan Arrive in Uzbekistan
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How are you feeling? Is there any sense of let down after the "big day" (12/21/12)? Much ado has been made about one particular day and many predictions have been made. Many prophecies have been thrown about. But, if Colleen is any example, life is rolling along as usual. Nothing dramatic. Just seemingly another day.
Shifting has happened and will continue to happen to the degree you allow it. This is a process, not an event. The more you open yourself up to the magic, or even just the possibility of the magic of life, the more shifting you will be aware of. Colleen has felt an ever increasing shifting for the last few years, so more shifting almost feels normal to her.
With so much build up to 12/12/12, this has created more of a global community of those who are ready for change…ready to move beyond the mere 3rd density way of life. It's been a fork in the road for anyone waking up. A crossroads at which you ask yourself, "Am I willing to experience this awakening and learn to fly or would I prefer to stay asleep and continue plodding along?" The choice, my friends, is always yours and always available, regardless of what the date is on your calendar. This is your soul's journey and your decision when and where to go.
Colleen has been telling more and more people that when you open up to the magic of the unseen, life opens up and gets better and better and more and more fun. As always, we invite you to join the party.


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Regional Footprint
Russell M. Yankwitt
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George C. Godfrey III
Dina L. Hamerman
Ross E. Morrison
Alicia A. Tallbe
Michael H. Reed
Cassandra M. Vogel
John P. Corrigan
Shareholder Disputes/Business Divorces
COVID-19 Litigation
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Family Law Litigation
Insurance Coverage Disputes
Last Minute Trial Team
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Mid Year Round Up 2019
Bolstering the Ranks
The first half of 2019 saw a bolstering of the ranks throughout the firm with the addition of several new attorneys – two in White Plains and one in New Jersey. In February, Former U.S. Attorney Benjamin Allee joined Yankwitt LLP as a partner, and launched the firm's White Collar Criminal Defense practice. Ben, who recently was honored with the Department of Justice's 2019 Director's Award, also represents clients in breach of contract cases, employment litigation, shareholder disputes and fraud investigations. The addition of Michael Reed, a former federal law clerk and premier NYC law firm alum, to Yankwitt LLP in May strengthened the firm's federal commercial litigation and employment litigation practices. And, Brett Feldman joined our New Jersey office as a trial attorney, working closely with seasoned litigator George Godfrey III on a full range of litigation matters for hotels, casinos and restaurants throughout the Garden State.
Helping Our Hospitality Clients Sleep Better
Yankwitt LLP's Hospitality Practice has had a busy 2019 so far, having already settled nine cases on behalf of restaurants and casinos. We're happy to report that while the aggregate demand in these cases was more than $5 million, the average settlement was less than $50,000 – a small fraction of those initial demands. Needless to say, our clients are sleeping easier knowing that Yankwitt LLP is sitting on their side of the negotiating table.
Reaching New Heights in Public Service
Giving back to the community has always been a priority for Yankwitt LLP, and this year is no exception. In addition to the numerous bar events the firm has supported, including the Westchester Women's Bar Association Annual Dinner, the Westchester County Bar Association Dinner, the Jazz for Justice Dinner, the Justice Brandeis Law Society Gala, and others, founding partner Russell Yankwitt, who serves on the board of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV), co-chaired the organization's annual Equal Access to Justice Dinner, which raised an unprecedented $550,000. The record-setting, sold-out event, hosted almost 500 businesses and individuals in support of LSHV's efforts to provide free civil legal services to children and families throughout the Hudson Valley.
Yankwitt LLP is also sponsoring the Westchester County Light the Night fundraiser on October 26, 2019 at Rye Playland. Proceeds will benefit the unbelievable work of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in conducting groundbreaking research and providing support to those struggling with blood cancers. We encourage you to join the Yankwitt Tough team or form your own team and help us "light the night." More information is available on the event website.
Celebrating a Decade of Service
This July, Yankwitt LLP will be celebrating our 10-year anniversary. Over the past decade, we have built a firm of accomplished attorneys who are smart, ethical, fair, all while advocating relentlessly on our clients' behalf. But we couldn't have done it without you – our clients. Thank you for your patronage and your dedication to Yankwitt LLP. We are proud to call you our clients and friends, and we look forward to working with you for another 10 years.
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Betting Bonuses UK 2016: DON'T FORGET YOUR BONUS!
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There are many different kinds of betting bonuses. The easiest and most simple one is a risk-free bet or a free bet. In these the company guarantees you a bet which you cannot lose from. You can make the bet you want, and if you lose the company will return the money to you, so there's nothing to lose!
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We've listed all of the best betting bonuses of 2016. Go through the list and use the bonuses one at a time. You can also add our page to your favourites and find a new bonus whenever you've used one. Our list is updated constantly and we always have the best active betting bonuses on offer!
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When people start their betting careers or playing at online casinos we often get asked the question: "what about taxes?" Luckily, we are happy to inform you that all winnings from sites operating under the licence of the Gambling Commission are completely tax-free.
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In the end, it's all down to you. You should try out all the sites listed above with small stakes before choosing your personal favourite site.


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The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is administered in Lucerne, Switzerland.Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP
Chinese authorities have given conditional approval for public use of a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm.
The move came a day after the firm said interim data showed its leading vaccine had a 79% efficacy rate in phase three trials, without providing more details.
Several Chinese-made vaccines at a late trial stage are already in use in China after being granted emergency licences.
The pandemic emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019.
It has since spread around the world, but China has managed to bring infection rates down to very low levels through strict anti-virus measures.
The search for the source of the coronavirus has led to tensions with the West. The US – among a number of other countries – raised questions about whether China was fully transparent when the virus first emerged there.
What has China said about the vaccine?
Thursday's announcement concerning the vaccine made by the China National Pharmaceutical Group, or Sinopharm, is China's first general approval of a homemade jab – and it is being seen as potentially a major step towards inoculating the world's largest population.
The deputy commissioner of China's National Medical Products Administration, Chen Shifei, announced the decision at a news conference in Beijing.
"After a series of strict reviews, verification, test and data analysis in accordance with the law and procedures, it is concluded that the known and potential benefits of Sinopharm's new inactivated coronavirus vaccine are bigger than the known and potential risks, and it fully meets the pre-set requirements of conditional marketing standards," he said.
Vice Minister of the National Health Commission Zeng Yixin said approval would allow the government to "extend vaccination to high-risk groups, those susceptible to a severe viral infection and the elderly".
In July, China approved three different jabs for emergency use in key workers and other people at high risk. More than 4.5 million doses have so far been administered.
Beijing hopes to inoculate tens of millions more people by mid-February, the start of the Chinese New Year.
Sinopharm is also working on a second vaccine and a number of other Chinese vaccines are in production. These include CoronaVac, made by the Beijing-based biopharmaceutical company Sinovac.
What do experts say?
Some experts have given a cautious welcome to the approval of the Sinopharm vaccine in China, but they also point out that no detailed data from trials have been publicly released.
"The lack of fully reviewed papers or data published by official institutions makes it difficult to comment on the efficacy of the Chinese or Russian vaccines," Song Man-ki from the International Vaccine Institute in Seoul, told Reuters news agency.
"We can't simply evaluate a vaccine based on a drugmaker's statement. More data will be compiled once some countries begin vaccinations."
Prof Paul Griffin, an expert in infectious diseases at the University of Queensland, said: "A conditional approval like this is obviously very much contingent on the ongoing clinical trial results as well as the close-up observation of the people who were receiving the vaccine.
"I think it's acceptable, but it's really important for people to understand there's further research currently underway."
It is thought that 60-70% of the global population must be immune to stop the virus spreading easily.
Rival vaccines made in the West by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have been approved for public use after trials showed they had 95% and 94% efficacy rates respectively.
A vaccine developed by Oxford University-AstraZeneca was approved in the UK on December 30 following trials showing that it stopped 70% of people developing COVID-19 symptoms.
Who will use China's vaccines?
China has vowed to share its vaccines with other, less-developed countries at a "fair price" so they are likely to end up being used by huge numbers of people around the world.
Earlier this month, the United Arab Emirates became the first other country to roll the Sinopharm vaccine out to the public, saying it was 86% effective in a phase-three trials.
Bahrain then followed suit, allowing adults to register online to receive the jab for free.
On Thursday, within hours of the Sinopharm vaccine being approved in China, Pakistan announced a 1.2 million dose purchase deal with the company.
Singapore has also signed advance purchase agreements with vaccine makers including Sinovac, as well as Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech.
Shipments of Sinovac have arrived in Indonesia and Sinovac is also known to have secured other deals with Turkey, Brazil and Chile.
Analysts point to China's bid to win the vaccine diplomacy race, which has also reportedly seen China's President Xi Jinping pledge to set aside $2bn (£1.5bn) for the African continent, while also offering Latin American and Caribbean countries a $1bn loan to buy vaccines. It's unclear what the terms of such a deal might be.
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Other trial results are also expected in the coming weeks.
Data on the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, which works like the Oxford one, suggests it is 92% efficient.
Janssen's trial is recruiting 6,000 people across the UK, and a total of 30,000 volunteers worldwide, to see if two jabs give stronger and longer-lasting immunity than one.
Wuhan Institute of Biological Products in China and Russia's Gamaleya Research Institute are all in final testing.
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It was a great month and from the first week of December, I can tell it's going to be a very special one too! The weather is getting colder and colder. It was also snowing a little bit on Friday, but Dutch don´t acknowledge this white fluffy things falling from the sky as real snow! So I guess I´ll wait a little while till I get to see the dutch snow in Utrecht.
The past week despite the really windy day, Sinterklaas passed by our house and left some pepernoten en chocoladeletters! For those not familiar with the three Dutch words in the last sentence, please check this post.
Among other interesting things, including baking a lot, celebrating our parish feast, getting to know new extraordinary people better, visiting new areas in the Netherlands and Belgium and meeting super cute babies, last month I had the joy of attending a Creative mornings talk in de Ruimte,Utrecht, where I met new interesting people while eating yummy breakfast together.
The speaker was Stephen Hay who enlightened us with a really nice talk about bravery and getting out of your comfort zone. Thank you Stephen!
"Stop making excuses. Make art."
December's Creative Mornings theme is make, but unfortunately there will be no talk in Utrecht.
Maybe I should apply and talk about our Double Crochets project.... just kidding.
-You started out as 2 , but from what I understand , you are left alone. Was there redefining of objectives?
-Yes we started together, but I was not exactly left on my own! In fact from two we became four, as we both got married this past summer.
My sister moved to the Netherlands and I moved to Halkida, which inevitably brought redefining in many things including objectives.
Meanwhile we had a weekend visit to Gent where we celebrated Saint Andreas feast. A walk through this beautiful city led us in a pub eating Belgian broccoli soup with brown bread.
I can't even start talking about the Belgian beers! In one of the streets we stumbled upon a vintage toy shop (the collage in the beginning of the post), with so many special old toys. Unfortunately it was already closed when we found it, but next time, I'll know where it is.
Christmas gifts and crafting go hand in hand, I'm now preparing some sweet Christmas gifts, packages and cards for friends and family all around the world. :) Last week my mum pinned a cute crocheted star on pinterest which gave me the idea to create some mini crocheted gifts.
The first one was already given as a gift along with a bottle of my new favourite Belgian beer.
There are more and different crocheted or not, gifts to come!
Also it's been so long since I last crocheted!! I didn't realise how much I miss and love it!!
If you are also interested in making this cute crocheted star you can find the pattern here.
For some inspiration for Christmas gifts and ideas for crafts do come for a visit at my pinterest Christmas board.
And how about you, how are you getting ready for Christmas?
This is a rather old, simple and known pattern. With some alterations of mine, I share it with you. Enjoy!
Pop corn treble stich-Work 5 treble crochet stitches in the same stitch. Drop the loop from your hook. Insert your hook from front to back under the top 2 loops of the first tr crochet of the group. Grab the dropped loop with your hook and pull it through the stitch.
Picot-Chain 3.Insert your hook in the third chain from the hook. Yarn over and draw the yarn through the stitch and through the loop on the hook.
2. Ch 2. Crochet 5 pop corn tr sts into the ring, crocheting 2ch between pop corn sts. Slip stitch to join.
3. Crochet (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) into the top of each pop corn st and 1ch between that. Slip stitch to join.
4. Slip stitch to the 2chain space, then crochet *4tr, picot, 4tr into the 2ch space. 1ch, dc into the 1ch between groups on previous round, 1ch. Repeat from * to end, slip stitch to join.
5. Pull the starting thread gently to close the magic circle, and secure the two ends.
Your star is ready, you can use it as an ornament by adding ribbon and a button, or use it for decoration of gifts or cards.


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Added on July 24, 2020 Press Trust of india
Issue of detention of Mian Qayoom under consideration, J&K admin tells SC
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir administration informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that the issue of High Court Bar leader Mian Abdul Qayoom's detention was under consideration and a decision will soon be taken in the matter.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Ajay Rastogi and Aniruddha Bose was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the court need not go into the merit of the case as the competent authority will soon decide it and sought some time to take instructions on the issue.
Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for Qayoom, opposed the request for adjournment and said that if required Mehta can seek instructions within 24-hours and matter may be listed for Friday.
Dave said he is willing to argue the case on merits as the matter of Habeas Corpus (produce before court) cannot be dragged in this manner.
The bench posted the matter for further hearing on July 27.
On July 15, the top court had asked the J&K administration to explain the basis for detaining Qayoom who has challenged his detention under Public Safety Act (PSA) since August 07 last year.
The top court had asked it to take into consideration various aspects including Qayoom's age, expiry of detention period and the COVID-19 pandemic.
On June 26, the top court had issued notice to the J&K administration and sought its reply on Qayoom's plea challenging his detention order.
Qayoom has also sought a direction to shift him from Tihar jail here to Central jail in Srinagar on medical grounds.
He has challenged the May 28 order of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court rejecting his plea against his prolonged "illegal detention" under the PSA in jails outside the UT.
He said he is a senior advocate with more than 40 years' standing at the Bar and has served as president of the J&K High Court Bar Association for many terms, including from 2014 till the present day.
Qayoom said he was detained on the intervening night of August 4th and 5th, 2019, under the provisions of Jammu and Kashmir Code of Criminal Procedure and thereafter, an order of detention under the PSA was passed against him on August 07, 2019.
He said that on August 08 he was taken to Central Jail, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, without any prior notice of intimation, where he was kept in solitary confinement.
He said the High Court's May 28 order is ex facie unsustainable in law as it is premised on "stale, irrelevant, remote, vague, imprecise and deficient" grounds of detention.
"The impugned judgment and order concluded that most of the grounds in the detention order "are somewhat clumsy" which implies that the High Court too found them wanting. Placing reliance on the doctrine of severability as enunciated by this Court in Gautam Jain versus Union of India…the High Court then proceeds to uphold the detention order solely on one ground," his appeal said.
He said the High Court makes it abundantly clear that the detention order has been upheld solely on one ground — the four FIRs dating back to 2008 and 2010, as enumerated in the detention order.
"These FIRs are stale, irrelevant and have no proximate, pertinent or live link to the present, and are thus superfluous and extraneous to the satisfaction required in law qua the tendency or propensity to act in a manner prejudicial to public order. Pertinently, even in the said decade old 4 FIRs, the Petitioner was neither arrested, nor any charge sheet ever filed by the police against the Petitioner," he added in his plea.
Qayoom said he had already been detained in 2010 on the basis of the said FIRs under the PSA, and the said detention was subsequently revoked.
"Thus, the same FIRs cannot be used to pass another order of detention under the PSA, as held by this Hon'ble Court…," his plea said.
Qayoom said he is suffering from serious health ailments and is at a high-risk vulnerability for COVID-19 due to his co-morbid conditions.
"The Petitioner has numerous serious medical conditions for which he has been receiving treatment for the last 25 years under the care and supervision of his doctors in Srinagar, Kashmir. The Petitioner is also dependent on his family for ensuring the regular and daily intake of medicines and regular injections," he added.
As an interim prayer, he sought his transfer to Central Jail, Srinagar, during the pendency of the present petition, ensuring that all necessary medical precautions are taken qua COVID-19.


Here are a number of links to articles, websites and videos on the subject of collective impact initiatives and approaches.
Shanna Ratner: Her You Get What You Measure workshop.
This article from the NY Times is relevant to discussions on improving childhood outcomes. In a nutshell, if we want to improve test scores, we need to reduce family poverty.
How sites have "failed forward".
The FSG website, has excellent resources on Collective Impact (as well as Shared Value), with several examples.
Memphis has a complex collective impact project called Memphis Fast Forward, with 5 initiatives.
This picture is just one attempt to show the ongoing work to build the new system. But what will the system really look like? That's an open question – and we want to know what you think. Tell us what's missing from the picture.
New economies are locally rooted, and here at IPS Boston we root our work in our own backyard – the diverse Boston neighborhood of Jamaica Plain. That's why for the past three years we have supported the Jamaica Plain New Economy Transition.
We also recognize that local economies are nested within larger systems, so we support work to enhance the resilience of the New England region.
Interested? Click here to receive regular updates about IPS New England's new economy work.
Collective Impact is a change strategy that began spreading with an article by John Kania and Mark Kramer (from FSG) in the Winter 2011 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Collective Impact is the commitment of a group of actors from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a complex social problem. Collective Impact is best employed for problems that are complex and systemic rather than technical in nature. Collective Impact initiatives are currently being employed to address a wide variety of issues around the world, including education, healthcare, homelessness, the environment, and community development.
Many believe that Collective Impact merits attention as an important model for achieving social and environmental change because, when skillfully managed under the right circumstances, CI has great potential to achieve greater social progress at scale. CI seems to foster collective vigilance (the ability to accurately see and stick with the resources and solutions that best fit our situation), collective learning, and collective action.
○ and the perennial obstacles of local politics.
○ problems with measurement systems — some things are not readily quantifiable; too data driven*; focus on short-term data can trap groups into doing the most measurable activities, not necessarily the right ones*.
● But, according to FSG, "the greatest obstacle to success is that practitioners embark on the collective impact process expecting the wrong kind of solutions". The process and results of collective impact are emergent rather than predetermined, the necessary resources and innovations often already exist but have not yet been recognized, learning is continuous, and adoption happens simultaneously among many different organizations.
○ c) Experiment with Developmental Evaluation: Finding that traditional forms of evaluation do not suffice to measure and improve complex community change, Tamarack has embraced experiments with Developmental Evaluation "a tool for evaluating complex problems and adaptive solutions". Referring to complex community change as a mystery, not a puzzle, Mark Cabaj explains, "In a puzzle, if you do your homework and get more data, you will solve the puzzle. . . In a mystery, it's not so much data as sense making that's really critical." Developmental evaluation focuses on the relationships between people and organizations over time, and the problems or solutions that arise from those relationships. Rather than render definitive judgments of success or failure, the goal of developmental evaluation is to provide an on-going feedback loop for decision-making by uncovering newly changing relationships and conditions that affect potential solutions and resources.
This readiness assessment can help organizations explore what it would take to undertake a CI initiative, and determine which capacities need to be developed to prepare for and launch a CI initiative.


You know the drill. The alarm begins ringing, and with a groan you press the snooze 10 times. You finally drag yourself out of bed 20 minutes before you need to leave. Cursing every stoplight and beating yourself up, you arrive to work already on the wrong foot.
I know, I've been there. It wasn't until about a year ago that I began taking advantage of a morning routine. And this is what I found: subtracting an hour of sleep for an extra hour of getting myself on track in the morning made me less sluggish and more productive throughout the entire day.
1. Time to actually wake up.
I can't tell you how many times in the past I've jumped out of bed late, basically ran out the door, and arrived to work/school super groggy and unequipped to deal with any challenges that might occur throughout the day.
I love being able to ease into the day, so that by the time I'm out the door my body is buzzing with energy, completely awake.
2. Time to center and ground.
Just the simple act of waking up early leads to greater focus. By not having to rush to make it out the door on target time, I can take the time to be mindful of every activity that I do, leading to greater overall focus.
3. Ease into a positive outlook.
There are many days that I still wake up grumpy at having been woken up from a slumber. However, after I get up, I've found that within a time frame of under 30 minutes, a positive attitude begins to manifest almost like magic. The grumpyness is gone way before its time to begin my day.
4. Quiet time and sunrise.
The mornings are one of the few times free from noise or chatter. I love being able to sit quietly with my coffee, read a couple articles on my favorite websites, and watch the sunrise. It's truly magical.
Breakfast is your very first, and the main meal of the evening. It supplies energies to the entire body to resume following hours . Possessing a suitable breakfast can assist your body work efficiently for a complete day.
Given its significance, in the following guide, I will discuss some interesting facts that not a lot people have heard of earlier.
Over time, I've found that just the act of waking up early alone makes me more optimistic during the rest of the day. By taking the time to wake up and ease into a positive outlook, I'm more likely to expect the best in situations.
Another great thing about mornings is the possibility of working towards dreams. My dream is this blog and writing. When I work in writing into my morning, I'm investing in passions before the day has even begun. No one can take away my joy after that.
By waking up early, I have the time to go over a to-do list or work on a personal/work project before the day has even started. On days when I tackle a project in the early morning, the sense of accomplishment motivates me the entire rest of the day.
And seriously, who doesn't want that.
What things do you work into your morning routine? Are you a morning person?


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Old Project Avalon Forum (ARCHIVE) > Project Avalon Forum > What's Going Down > News And Updates
Australia thinking of banning all firearms
I do not have a link to give you yet, I could not find one. But I heard from the local AM radio this morning, that Australian government have suggested that all guns should be banned from general population.
Convienient timeing I would say...
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Re: Australia thinking of banning all firearms
Originally Posted by McMaster
I remember Stan Deyo talking about this several years ago before he moved from Austrailia to Colorado. I think that was one of the reasons why they wanted to move.
Baggywrinkle
Butter knives are next. The precedent already exists in the UK and Asia. Why do you think chopsticks came into
SpeedAdict
Originally Posted by Baggywrinkle
jajajajaja nice one!!
Here in my country the guns are banned, (hunting, sport, etc) Just the military forces are permited to carry and use firearms, but, in the other hand, almost 85% of the population own, carry and trade... There is no way to regulate this problem here because of the HUGE corruption net, besides the insecurity is ALARMING.. In my city (about 1.5M citizen) the death count by Firearms IN THIS WEEKEND WAS 59 DEADS....
You can literaly can get kill by any other person for a pair of shoes.. a watch, a cell phone.. The central goverment DO ABSOLUTLY NOTHING to stop or control this problem, obviusly CHAVEZ is worry about anything else but to be president of Venezuela.. (Just stealing our money)
Last edited by SpeedAdict; 10-08-2008 at 08:08 AM.
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RELAX! RELAX!
The banksters already removed most firearms from Australians years ago.
See PORT ARTHUR MASSACRE.
http://www.rense.com/ufo5/port.htm
http://www.rense.com/general74/docs.htm
FACTS TO PONDER
(A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000
(B) Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000
(C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.
Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health Human Services.
Now think about this...
(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. (Yes, that's 80 million..)
(B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500.
(C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .000188
Statistics courtesy of the FBI
So, statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
Remember - "Guns don't kill people, doctors do."
FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.
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Average Joe
Good statistics.
But one small flaw....
Doctors treat thousands of patients every year.
I would imagine gun owners don't point their guns at thousands of people each year - if they did then there would be a fair few more deaths.
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Didnt they already do this? I saw a video with the authorities destroying some beautiful pieces. Some of the guns were like the ones used out west, henry repeating rifles, winchester 30 30's, a .38 special nickle plated and pearl hadled. It made me sick to see and worried for the people of Oz.
Criminals dont care about the laws, they have the weapons regardless. So do governments which makes the odds better for thier side. If you question this just do a little research.
Jordon Maxwell states do not give up your weapons. Peace and love is great if all involved are peaceful without an evil agenda.
Sad to say but our freedom was taken by force and will have to be defended that way. We are not at the time when it is safe to give up the last vestiges of self preservation. Someday I hope, but not right now as seen everyday as of late.
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Location: Northeastern Brazil
Hi McMaster,
I shouldn't worry too much about this.
Australia as been talking about this for a while, as firearm offenses grew at an alarming rate a few years ago.
Brazil tried the same thing a few years ago, to buy illegal firearms from people and offering an immediate amnesty on those who took their illegal firearms into the local police station. It was a complete flop.
Normally a person who has an illegal firearm uses it to do something illegal without getting caught as it's not registered in their name. So banning this type of firearm is better for our security. Better the Devil you know (Government - oops, slightly subversive there!) than the Devil you don't.
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Kosams
This morning on Adelaide's 5AA the Public Prosecutor was pushing his idea that ALL guns should be banned and thus would wipe out gun killings. Maybe in a perfect world but not in Australia. The national buy-back was a complete waste of time as people handed in their old guns and promptly went out and bought newer models. The 'baddies' still kept theirs so it didn't fix anything.
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Originally Posted by Kosams
yeah the buy-back was a joke. banning all guns would only hurt people who need them. farmers, roo shooters and the like. and ensure there is no chance of anyone defending themselves when they need it most.
one of the main reasons the japanese never invaded australia properly was because they knew everyone was armed. the army even handed out guns to people in some areas. my parents farm had several lee enfield .303 jungle carbines, as did many others in their area. times have changed eh?
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Don'tPanic
Firearms are banned here in Australia anyway arent they?
Apart from the ones that police people wear on their persons and in the army.
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A Beginners Guide to Australian Gun Laws
1. The matter of gun laws was not included in the Australian Constitution when it became operative at the start of the 20th Century, hence gun laws remain within the jurisdiction of the six states (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania) and the two territories (Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory). The Commonwealth (Australian) government does not have the power to make gun laws but it can control imports. Since 1991 ex-military rifles such as Kalashnikov types, and military style lookalikes such as the Ruger Mini 14 cannot be imported.
2. Major gun massacres occurred in Victoria and NSW in 1987, in NSW 1991 and in Tasmania in 1996. 150 people died in multiple death shootings alone in the decade starting January 1987. Stricter gun laws have only been made in Australia after a major gun massacre. Some states did improve their gun laws in the late 1980's up to the mid-1990's, and to a degree such improvements filtered slowly to all jurisdictions. The gun death rate was noticeably reduced by 1995.
3. The death of 35 people and serious injuries to almost 20 others at Port Arthur on 28 April 1996 prompted the Australian government to urge a meeting of the eight state and territory police ministers to introduce a new and stricter range of gun controls. Three major changes were introduced.
(a) Gun registration was introduced to all eight jurisdictions
(b) Attempts were made to have uniform gun laws throughout Australia
(c) A new standardised gun licensing scheme was put into practice.
This new scheme allowed non-self-loading guns to be readily available but placed restrictions on high capacity self-loading rimfire rifles,
self-loading centrefire rifles and shotguns and pump-action shotguns. These were the types of guns mainly used in Australian gun massacres. The basis for these changes had been laid in 1990 when the National Committee on Violence (NCV) made about 20 recommendations for improved gun controls. The NCV itself was formed as a result of the six gun massacres in 1987.
There were about four million guns in Australia. One million were no longer in the legal category so a gun buy-back scheme was introduced to purchase these. The estimated average price was $500 per gun. Hence 500 million dollars was set aside. Only 640,000 guns were offered for purchase, hence $320 million was used for this purpose. About another 40 million dollars was used for administration and assistance to gun traders. Since the 500 million dollars had come from a medical levy the balance was distributed to medical research and welfare. It should be noted that the total amount spent on purchasing guns was only about 200 million dollars US. It should also be noted that up to 40% of Australian gun owners did not obey the law, making the term 'law abiding shooters' look somewhat ridiculous.
4. Several exemptions to the gun licensing schedule were made by most jurisdictions. Members of certain shotgun target shooting clubs were permitted to use self-loading shotguns and many rural property owners and professional shooters were permitted to use self- loading rifles and shotguns.
5. In Australia, handguns have only been available to bona-fide members of approved pistol clubs and to gun collectors. None of the changes to gun laws made in recent decades have affected the availability of handguns. Non-self-loading long-guns are readily available to Australians who are at least 18 years of age, have no police record and who pass a simple shooters licence test. As Australian gun laws have become stricter in the 1990's gun deaths have lowered; never-the-less, several serious weaknesses remain within the Australian gun law system. Too many Australians still die from gun wounds.
http://www.guncontrol.org.au/index.php?article=6
The above might sort out a few misnomers about the rules down here.
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Location: Where there is light
Last night i also heard on the ABC news that there are "Calls for tougher PNG gun control laws", and found some info here.
The biggest problem is that regulation only effects the legitimate user, and has no real effect really on the criminal element who apparently still obtain weapons by whatever means and have no regard for human lives or the laws that are supposed to protect us from there actions.
Firearms don't kill people, people kill people, and if there were no firearms they would find yet another way to achieve their objective - then we would have all sharp objects, heavy blunt objects, and any other means banned so the population was protected - just another form of control - it would just become so ridiculous.
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Moviedrome Mondays: The Honeymoon Killers (1970)
by John Charet February 23, 2020 February 23, 2020
Since I could not find a youtube video link of Moviedrome presenter Alex Cox's introduction to one-time director Leonard Kastle's once rarely shown 1970 lovers-on-the-lam cult item The Honeymoon Killers, readers will have to rely on the transcript (read here). The episode's original airdate was July 1, 1990 (read here). Along with George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead from two years earlier, The Honeymoon Killers has often been cited (and deservingly so) as a genuine cult classic. Shot on a low-budget with black-and-white cinematography that resembles a style similar to that of a documentary, the film's disturbing true-life subject matter and it's unglamorous depiction of it (loosely based or otherwise) would arguably influence equally masterful later day entries like director John McNaughton's 1986 (though first released in 1990) serial killer masterpiece Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Trivia: this serves as the only film that Kastle ever directed and it also reportedly served as French New Wave filmmaker Francois Truffaut's "favorite American film" (read here).
Here is a youtube video link to the film's original theatrical trailer
Alex Cox MoviedromeThe Honeymoon Killers
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The Honeymoon Killers is an overlooked gem, with a terrific cast and atmospheric filming throughout. It is rightly praised as a classic in the genre. I was lucky to catch a rare TV screening of the film, in 2018. It was even better than I remembered.
Great choice, John!
The Honeymoon Killers looks better than ever on The Criterion Collection release. What a remarkable directorial debut!
You are totally right on that. The film was first released on DVD here in the States back in 2003. Anyway, thanks for dropping by 🙂
It sure does Paul 🙂 Anyway, thanks for dropping by 🙂
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Q: Concatenation of binding's path property in XAML I have a question that is connected with setting path when binding in XAML, using WPF.
Imagine that my DataContext is of PropertyInfo type. PropertyInfo contains data about Property Name.
And in that object I nest (for example) TextBox which Text property I would like to bind to property with that name of another's element DataContext.
Something like that [it's pseudocode because it's not possible that way]:
<DataTemplate>
    <TextBox Text={Binding ElementName=someElement, Path=DataContext. + {Binding Path=Name}}/>
</DataTemplate>

I want to create flexible view that's why I need to solve that problem.
Is there a way to achieve this without code behind?
Considering all the above, I think that I can make my question short and simply ask whether there is a way to concatenate string while setting binding's path.

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Boren Announcement
Boren Announces Plans to Retire
By Public Affairs, (405) 325-1701
One of America's longest-serving presidents, David L. Boren, announced today that he plans to retire after this school year.
NORMAN – One of America's longest-serving presidents of a major university plans to retire next summer. University of Oklahoma President David L. Boren announced today that he plans to retire after this school year. His retirement will take effect June 30, 2018, unless a permanent successor has not been named by that time, in which case he will remain as President until the search is completed and his successor has been named. Upon his retirement, he will have served as OU's president for over 23 years.
Boren thanked the OU students, faculty and staff who have been committed to excellence during his time at OU. Boren also expressed his deep gratitude to his wife, Molly Shi Boren, for her full partnership during his tenure.
Boren's retirement from OU will come after he completes 51 years of public service in Oklahoma. Boren is the first person in state history to have served as Governor of Oklahoma, U.S. Senator and President of the University of Oklahoma. He also served in the Oklahoma Legislature.
Under President Boren's leadership, the University of Oklahoma has initiated more than 30 new programs and has become a pacesetter in public higher education. Throughout Boren's 23-year presidency, OU has experienced significant improvement in academic rankings, program growth, private fundraising, national scholarship awards, internationalization, research output, graduation and retention rates, application numbers, student satisfaction, athletic achievement and every other major metric of institutional excellence. OU became the only public university in U.S. history to rank first among all universities, public or private, in National Merit Scholars enrolled. It also became the only university in the nation whose students won the Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, Goldwater, Fulbright and Truman scholarships in the same year.
During his tenure, OU has ranked in the top ten public universities in private fundraising with over $3 billion raised from private donors. Private scholarships for students have quadrupled and endowed faculty positions have increased from 94 to over 550.
Boren is one of a handful of university presidents across the nation who teaches an undergraduate course every semester. He will continue to teach a political science class after his retirement.
A Rhodes Scholar, Boren was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the country's oldest and most distinguished honorary societies. He will be inducted in October.
Boren as a Public Servant
As an elected official, Boren set records with his election outcomes. In his last U.S. Senate election, he won 83 percent of the vote in the general election, which was the highest margin of victory in any U.S. Senate contest that year. His support from members of both parties varied by only one percent. When Boren and Ronald Reagan both were on the ballot in 1984, each received over 70 percent of the vote, and Oklahoma led the nation in ticket splitting with the bipartisan result. Boren resigned his U.S. Senate seat two years early to become OU's president.
While in elected office, Boren championed reforms in government and ran with a broom as his symbol. He led efforts to pass open meeting laws for public bodies, legislation to require the recording of all legislative votes, campaign finance disclosure and the reform of competitive bidding procedure.
He started the first educational programs for gifted and talented students, and he helped make Oklahoma one of the top five states in the nation for increases in education during his term in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He helped co-author bills to establish the state Vo-Tech system and state-funded community colleges.
He was the founding governor of the Oklahoma Arts Institute. Under his leadership, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence was established. He continues to serve as its chair.
As Governor, he set up voluntary work programs for welfare recipients at state institutions and for a state trails system which reduced the welfare rolls in the state. He led the effort to abolish both the state and federal inheritance taxes between spouses and successfully cut state income taxes while preserving record increases in spending for education.
During his 16 years in the United States Senate, Boren was truly bipartisan and sought to bring senators from both parties together.
He has been committed to strengthening America's role in the international community throughout his public career. In the Senate, he authored the National Security Education Act, which established the largest overseas scholarship program for American students since the Fulbright Program. As a champion of human rights around the world, Boren played an active role in the release of South Africa's Nelson Mandela. He and Molly Shi Boren were Senate hosts for Mandela's first visit to the nation's capital.
Domestically, Boren championed the cause of campaign finance reform in Congress along with the late Senator Barry Goldwater. As the longest-serving chairman of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, he passed major reforms providing more oversight of secret intelligence programs.
New OU Programs Since 1994
While at OU, Boren has initiated more than 30 new programs. The dedication of First Lady Molly Shi Boren, who has led campus beautification efforts, has resulted in OU's ranking among the 25 most beautiful campuses in America. Mrs. Boren also provided major leadership in the creation of the Institute for Quality Communities, which assists all Oklahoma communities with placemaking and community building. In addition, she championed a new program for religious studies.
Among the new programs that have been created during Boren's presidency are the Honors College, the Institute for the American Constitutional Heritage and the Dunham and Headington residential colleges.
In the fall of 1996, President Boren founded the International Program Center to coordinate and promote international activities and programs, enhance the international curriculum, and dramatically increase the study abroad for OU students. In 2011, the International Program Center was elevated to college status and will bear Boren's name upon his retirement. The College of International Studies was established as a reflection of President Boren's vision of the importance of equipping OU students to be members of the global community. The percentage of students who choose to study abroad has increased from 2 percent to over 30 percent during his tenure. Additionally, a new flagship international study center was established in Arezzo, Italy.
At the OU Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, the Stephenson Cancer Center and Harold Hamm Diabetes Center have been established as well as new facilities for the College of Allied Health, major landscaping of the campus and construction of the David L. Boren Student Union.
During Boren's tenure, a new home for OU-Tulsa has been established at the Schusterman Campus. Additionally, the Wayman Tisdale Specialty Health Clinic opened in north Tulsa. The TU-OU School of Community Medicine, the first of its kind in the nation, was created in partnership with the University of Tulsa.
Under Boren's leadership, the Presbyterian Research Park in Oklahoma City became OU's University Research Park. The research campus he established on the Norman campus was named the best college research campus in the nation in 2013.
1. Residential Colleges
Colleges for sophomores, juniors, seniors, and faculty fellows with separate dining halls, seminar rooms, crests and intramural athletic teams.
2. Honors Fellows
Top university-wide faculty serve three-year terms as Faculty Fellows of the Honors College.
3. Flat-Rate Tuition Plan
A single flat rate students pay for 12 or more credit hours in a semester.
4. Faculty-In-Residence Programs
Faculty families living in all major residence halls in faculty apartments. The Faculty- In-Residence brings mentoring and stimulating programs to students.
5. President's Trophy
An annual competition between fraternities, sororities and residence halls in fields like volunteerism, activities and academics recognized with a $5,000 prize and large trophies at our annual ceremony.
6. Diversity in Housing
Making sure that students broaden their horizons by preventing cliques in housing. Students may select one roommate but not suitemates, hallmates or the residence hall in which they will live.
7. Honors College
A new college to provide small classes of 18 or less taught by the best faculty for those students who want a challenge. With 1,800 current participants, it is one of the most successful honors programs in the U.S.
8. College of International Studies
Established to provide global education and study abroad opportunities and a new study abroad scholarship program for non-affluent students.
9. OU Cousins
A new program which matches over 1,000 U.S. students each year with international students to build closer bonds between them.
10. Retired Faculty Program
Brings at least 50 retired full professors each year back to the campus to teach primarily introductory classes and mentor freshmen.
11. Edith Kinney Gaylord Expository Writing Program
Exposes entering freshmen to intensive writing and editing. It is based on a program at Harvard.
12. Freshman Writing Courses
All freshman writing courses are limited to 22 students.
13. Religious Studies Program
An interdisciplinary, nonsectarian program that allows students to discuss important spiritual issues and learn about the world's religions.
14. Bench Program
Over 350 commemorative benches which invite conversation have been placed on campus by donors of $2,000 each.
15. Endowed Campus Beautification
Ten new gardens have been created in the Norman and Health Sciences Center campuses with over $2 million in endowments to support them. Endowments have also been established to light campus buildings at night including Evans Hall, the Oklahoma Memorial Union, and Bizzell Memorial Library.
16. Fountains and Sculptures
Approximately 20 new fountains and sculptures have been placed on campus.
17. Historical Markers
Historical markers have been placed in front of all university buildings in Norman, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Historic photographs have been placed in all major buildings and residence halls.
18. Archie Dunham Conoco Student Leadership Wing
Built on the back of the Oklahoma Memorial Union to provide side-by-side offices of campus organizations.
19. Adopt-a-Prof Program
Matching fraternities, sororities and residence halls with volunteer faculty members to create mentoring experiences and intergenerational friendships.
20. Sooner Yearbook
Restoration of the yearbook, which had not been published for 20 years.
21. Senior Class Gift
Restoration of the tradition of a Senior Class gift which had been dormant for over 40 years.
22. Arbor Day Tradition
Instituted by Mrs. Boren, involving students each year in planting trees on all three campuses. In the past 23 years, more than 20,000 new trees have been planted on all three campuses.
23. Oklahoma Memorial Union
Has been revitalized as the center of community, increasing daily student visits from more than 1,000 per day to 15,000 per day.
24. Safe Ride Program
Provides free transportation to students on a confidential basis if it is unsafe for them to drive. Also, over 30 new blue emergency phones have been added on campus to improve safety.
25. Revitalization and Restoration of the Faculty Club
Increases the strength of community among faculty members and graduate students.
26. Ring Ceremony
Has been created with an annual presentation of class rings to seniors. Class rings were restored after a long absence.
27. HSC Crimson Club
Created on the Health Sciences Center campus to create a stronger community, student leadership and knowledge of University history.
28. Institute of American Constitutional Heritage
Established to encourage students to learn about our own constitution and its history. It sponsors our annual "Teach-In" on American history. Thousands of guests have attended Teach-Ins, which have featured multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning historians.
29. Leadership Carving Party
A new annual tradition of a Carving Party in the Clarke-Anderson Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union for leaders and captains of OU organizations and teams to carve their names into a table which will be kept in the Union. In 100 years, there will be 100 tables preserving student history.
30. Ronnie K. Irani Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth
Established to teach students how to take intellectual property and new ideas and transform them into business plans and new businesses. Its partnership with new Entrepreneurship programs and a new emphasis on encouraging patent applications by faculty.
31. Institute for Quality Communities
Established as a center for interdisciplinary study of the attributes of sustainable communities which supports a high quality of life. It provides outreach and help to communities across the state of all sizes.
32. Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering
Established in response to demand from top scholars at OU for biomedical engineering education. The school builds interdisciplinary relationships to engage in cutting-edge research and its interface with industry.
New, Expanded or Renovated OU Facilities Since 1994
Norman Campus
Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium expansion and renovation (1997, 2003, 2017)
Kaufman Hall renovation
Lin Hall and Homer L. Dodge Physics Complex
Storm-hardened shelters at housing centers
Dunham and Headington Residential Colleges
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
Catlett Music Center
Donald Reynolds Performing Arts Center and Holmberg Hall renovation
Oklahoma Memorial Union renovation and expansion
Gaylord Hall
Andrew M. Coats Hall
Devon Energy Hall
Jacobson Hall restoration
National Weather Center
Stephenson Research and Technology Center
Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center
Radar Innovations Laboratory
One, Two, Three, Four and Five Partners Place
Mary & Howard Lester Wing, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Stuart Wing, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Boyd House restoration
Ellison Hall restoration
Carnegie Building restoration
Collings Hall expansion and renovation
Rawls Engineering Practice Facility
David L. Boren Hall restoration
Cate Center renovation
Headington Hall
Restoration of Walker Center, Couch Center, Adams Center and Couch Restaurants
Traditions Square East and West apartments
Old Science Hall restoration
Anne and Henry Zarrow Hall
Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall
Farzaneh Hall renovation
Gould Hall renovation
Sarkeys Fitness Center restoration & expansion
Richard and Jan Marie Crawford University Club renovation – Oklahoma Memorial Union
Sarkeys Energy Center restoration
Faculty-in-Residence Apartments
Helmerich Collaborative Learning Center – Bizzell Memorial Library
Zarrow Faculty and Graduate Student Center – Bizzell Memorial Library
Great Reading Room restoration – Bizzell Memorial Library
Scholars Walk
Campus street and infrastructure improvements
OU Police Department Headquarters
Cross Neighborhood development
Gallogly Hall
Everest Training Center
Lloyd Noble Center expansion and renovation (2001, 2017)
McCasland Field House renovation
Marita Hynes Field – OU Softball Complex
Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion
Headington Family Tennis Center
Sam Viersen Gymnastics Center renovation
OU Rowing Training Center
Jimmie Austin Golf Course and Charlie Coe Learning Center
John Jacobs Track & Field Complex renovation
Price Hall
OU Innovation Hub
Health Sciences Center
David L. Boren Student Union
University Village Apartments
M. Dewayne Andrews Academic Office Tower
College of Allied Health Building
Children's Hospital and Clinic expansion
Family Medicine Building
Dermatology Clinic renovation
Stanton L. Young Walk & central campus
Physicians Clinic Building
Picnic Pavilion and Student Intramural Field
Toby Keith OK Kids Korral
Hotel and Conference Center
University Research Park acquisition & development
Gene Rainbolt Graduate School of Business facility
OU-Tulsa
Schusterman Center acquisition and construction
OU Physicians Clinic
Schusterman Library
Wayman Tisdale Specialty Health Clinic
OU in Arezzo, Italy, international study center
OU in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, international study center
OU in Puebla, Mexico, international study center
Updated 9/21/2017 by The University of Oklahoma: marcomm@ou.edu


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5th International conference: POLITICS OF ENMITY: CAN NATION EVER BE EMANCIPATORY?
5th International Conference
of the Group for Social Engagement Studies
Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University in Belgrade
POLITICS OF ENMITY: CAN NATION EVER BE EMANCIPATORY?
Belgrade, 26-28 September 2016
Rogers Brubaker, University of California, Los Angeles
Florian Bieber, Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz
Jasna Dragović Soso, Goldsmiths University of London
Montserrat Guibernau, Queen Mary University of London
Nuria Sánchez Madrid, Complutense University of Madrid
Call for Papers download
WEB: http://instifdt.bg.ac.rs/politics-of-enmity/
Nation and nationalism are in many ways peculiar and elusive concepts that could very easily be interpreted as being both 'banal' and infinitely complex; primordial and modern; imagined and real. Since belonging to a specific national group can be seen as an important source of collective strength for many, solidarity of these collectives may serve as the basis for action to further strengthen these (imagined) bonds. The process itself, more often than not, assumes the existence of another, equally potent, equally solidary collective – most often irreducibly distinct from ours. This positioning which comes part and parcel with the idea of the nation – more so with nationalism – seems to centre around the idea of enmity: the antipode of solidarity among those who belong to 'Us'. Enmity, as well as solidarity, is thus one of the cornerstones of the 'practicing of nation', something which shapes and perpetuates nation as a political identitary framework.
It is often argued that nationalism can be seen as the modern form of Gemeinschaft which answers ontological needs created by the uncertainties of modernity and its power structures. On the other hand, we witness a growth of a global society with an increasingly integrated system, primarily socio-economic, but also cultural and perhaps political. Globalisation creates opportunities, but also crises in which we have to remake our lives and identities (Giddens, 2000). At the same time, social relations continue to be governed and institutionalised in accordance with national temporalities and located within the spaces of the nation. The shift from national to post-national regime cannot be established. Rather, what we see is the emergence of trans-border nationalism as a perverted adaptation of the nation-state model (Brubaker, 2015). The powers of the nation-state are increasing in spite of the global challenges of migration, opening the new perspectives on solidarity but also on enmity.
Bearing those issues in mind, we seek contributions which will give a new turn to the discussion about the nation and its frequent attendant, nationalism. Is nation still able to bring about an ontological revival of faith in certainty? Can it be a sufficient supplement to the post-metaphysical self-reflexivity and 21st century disciplinary regimes? How does nation, within or without a nation-state, fit in a global and ever more globalised world scheme? Can it be a means for emancipation in today's world? If so, emancipatory for whom, when and how? How did the notions of nation and citizenship build on each other in a world which saw new divisions, new wars, new nation-states? In what sense have friendship and hostility (Schmitt 1927, Derrida 1994, Bojanić 1995; 2015) gained new meanings, and what are those meanings? Does nation-building always involve a common enemy one has to fight? Or does it meet its limits with being a mere remedy for contemporary forms of inequality, or a tranquilizer for those unsettled by the complexity and insecurity brought up by globalized capitalism? These questions become increasingly important as we witness the crisis of the collectivity-building process of the European Union. Does the contemporary politics of difference contest the notion of enmity or, quite to the contrary, reaffirm it?
We welcome both theoretical and empirical work on the role of nation in contemporary world and in historical perspective. We would also like to place specific focus on the conceptual aspects of studying ethnicity across disciplines. Which conceptual apparatus is most adequate for approaching the notion of nation in social sciences and humanities? How do we study the social practices revolving around the nation? Should we envisage the nation as identity or ideology, does it involve belonging to social groups, communities etc.? We particularly encourage contributions which challenge the nation as an actual constitutive framework of our thought.
List of the themes to be explored (not exhaustive):
Nations without enemies: forms of 'benevolent' nationalism
Enmity towards economic globalization: an 'emancipatory' form of nationalism?
Nationalism as a pacifier of political 'enmities' (class struggle, civic engagement, etc.)
Liberalism and the politics of enmity: 'to tolerate is to insult'
Contradictions of anti-capitalist nationalism: who's the real enemy?
State-building, nation-building and emancipatory politics
Relationship between the nation and other forms of collective identity
Nation and international cooperation in face of global challenges
Discourses of the nation
'Small' nations and their struggle for recognition
Nation, gender and power relations
Nationalism, race and ethnicity beyond the European context
Nationalism as emancipatory forms of struggle in anticolonial and postcolonial context
Nation and symbolic geography
(Banal) nationalisms and (banal) cosmopolitanisms
Contemporary debates between primordialists, instrumentalists and constructivists
Nationalism with a Schmittian twist: distinction between friend and enemy as constitutive of a nation
Nation-state and ethno-religious diversity: can there be both?
Nationalism and violence in the Balkans: lessons from the past and present
Nationalism as theological concept and/or religion
Organization of the conference
The conference is organized by the Group for Social Engagement Studies, part of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory in Belgrade, in the cooperation with the Center for Advanced Studies – South East Europe, the University of Rijeka and the Centre for Southeast European Studies, the University of Graz.
The conference is organized in the framework of the international project "Figuring out the Enemy: Re-imagining Serbian-Albanian Relations". The project aims to reinvestigate events and discourses from the past and recent times, seeking to give explanation and identify common views, ideas and traditions that undermine the present enmity and promote Serbian-Albanian cooperation. The project is supported through the Regional Research Promotion Programme (RRPP) by the Swiss Development Cooperation.
Technical information and application procedure
Conference applications should be sent only via e-mail to the following address: conference@instifdt.bg.ac.rs. We kindly ask you to put in your email subject the following title: 'Name: title of the paper'. The complete application in the .doc, .docx or .pdf format must contain: the title of the presentation, an abstract of up to 200 words and a short biography, in English.
The official language of the conference is English.
Presentations should not exceed 20 minutes.
The Program Committee of the conference will select the presenters based on the submitted abstracts. The book of abstracts will be published.
There will be no registration fees. Conference organisers will provide lunch and refreshments during the conference program. Participants are kindly requested to make their own accommodation and travel arrangements.
Application deadline: 30 June 2016
Notification of acceptance: 10 July 2016
Conference dates: 26–28 September 2016
Adriana Zaharijević, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade
Rigels Halili, Centre for East European Studies, University of Warsaw
Aleksandar Pavlović, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade
Gazela Pudar Draško, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade
Marko Kmezić, Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz
Armina Galijaš, Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz
Hrvoje Paić, Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz
For information on the time schedule, organization and future events, please follow us on:
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Twitter: twitter.com/ifdt_beograd
Posted: 18 junio, 2016