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Attica Locke
Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon – review
Michael Chabon's new novel skilfully challenges America's attitudes to race. By Attica Locke
Wed 5 Sep 2012 03.00 EDT First published on Wed 5 Sep 2012 03.00 EDT
Illustration by Clifford Harper/agraphia.co.uk
A little over 100 pages into Michael Chabon's magnificent new novel, a young, road-weary state senator by the name of Barack Obama makes an unexpected appearance. Just weeks after his historic speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, which announced his vision of an America unified against the divisions of race and class and thrust him on to the national stage, the future president is campaigning in California, making his first run at higher office. At a $1,000-a-plate fundraiser, Obama ducks through the back door of a posh house in northern California to steal a quiet moment to himself, passing time by listening to the hired jazz band as they warm up. It's a relatively short scene, but Obama's presence – and his most famous catchphrase, "change" – seems to linger at the outer corners of this novel's soul.
In many ways, Telegraph Avenue feels like Chabon's first book of the new millennium, his first to speak so adroitly to the anxieties and emotional challenges of our time. There is something deeply current about this wise and soulful novel, even as its main characters are so deeply mired in the past.
The story begins inside the walls of Brokeland Records. This is Archy Stallings and Nat Jaffe's secondhand record shop on Telegraph Avenue, the main drag of the eponymous neighbourhood and a live wire that serves as a connector between Berkeley – land of artisanal cheese, tantric yoga and conflict-free coffee, a place brimming with new and former hippies who have turned righteousness into competition – and Oakland, a working-class, predominantly black city that even before the economic collapse of 2008 was already struggling with the threat of economic flatline. Archy and Nat have been friends for over a decade when the novel opens. Together, they are professional collectors and curators, acolytes at the altar of jazz, blues and funk – black music that is the main artery running through American pop culture. (Part of the charm of this book is the breadth of the author's knowledge of black music from, say, 1940 until the late 1970s. If this novel wins Chabon another Pulitzer, I feel certain it will be the first in history to make a reference to Peabo Bryson.)
Though Nat and Archy are passionate lovers of vinyl, they are less than gifted businessmen, deep in debt, and each keeping an eye scanning the horizon for trouble. It arrives in the form of a whale-sized zeppelin creeping across the sky, boldly advertising Gibson "G-Bad" Goode's entrepreneurial designs on the neighbourhood: plans to build a super-entertainment centre with movie theatres, restaurants and, yes, a music shop, just a few blocks from Brokeland Records. Goode, a former NFL player turned businessman, has revitalised struggling working-class neighbourhoods in Los Angeles, but his plans to do the same in Oakland will surely put Nat and Archy out of business. This kind of "Wal-Mart effect" is a familiar theme in America – large-scale businesses obliterating the character of neighbourhoods. Chabon's twist is that the "big capital" villain here is a black man, a local hero offering hundreds of jobs and uplift for the community, and thereby complicating notions of what "progress" is.
Archy, who is black, and Nat, who is white, find their friendship strained by the gulf between their differing reactions to the outside threat. Further adding to the tension is the relationship between Archy's wife, Gwen, and Nat's wife, Aviva, who are likewise in business together (and also under attack when their midwife practice faces legal threat after a home birth goes horribly wrong). Throw into the mix Archy's long-lost, previously unacknowledged teenage son, Titus, who embarks on a friendship, fraught with romantic complications, with Nat's son, Julius; Archy's estranged father, a former drug addict and Blaxploitation film star, who is on the lam; a crooked undertaker; a jazz legend with a talking parrot on his shoulder; and the ghosts of the Black Panther Party – and what you get is a big, serious, probing American novel, a page-turner that, like Chabon himself, seems to walk the line between high and low culture, between the erudition and intellectual precociousness of jazz and the dark humour and truth-telling of the blues.
Almost nothing Chabon has written previously could have prepared me for this book, though there are elements of his other work here: themes of fatherhood, abandonment, diaspora and complex questions of identity, not to mention gorgeous prose and a dose of humour. What's striking is the number of times I forgot I was reading a Michael Chabon novel. With the front cover flipped back, I could, for a moment, imagine I was holding Colson Whitehead in my hands, Percival Everett or Victor LaValle. But this kind of racial shortcut and lazy thinking about art and its ability to bridge our differences are the very things that the novel's existence argues against. By writing so convincingly from behind the veil of black culture, Chabon has allowed the form of his novel to follow its function, making a powerful statement about the pulse of humanity that runs deeper than our skin colour. Telegraph Avenue finds its heart in the friendships of Archy and Nat, Gwen and Aviva, Titus and Julius – relationships that Chabon allows to be frustrated by race, but never defined by it. The book quietly makes the point that in this millennium of sweeping "change", we have arrived at a place that, if it's not exactly "post-racial", certainly demands that we lay down some of our old ideas about race and the level of communion that's possible between so-called disparate groups. This is the Chabon I most recognise: writer as humanitarian.
Late in the novel, Nat, a man who typically finds expression easier in music than in words, makes a beautiful statement about the dream he and Archy cherished for Brokeland Records at its inception: a "creole" mix of music genres and peoples from all over the world. Chabon's book seems to reaffirm America's promise of its own "Brokeland Creole" dream. Like the characters in the novel, America is still growing up, a nation that often has to be dragged kicking and screaming into its own future. The book is ultimately about the inevitability of change, but it suggests, in the surrender to it, the possibility of grace on the other side.
• Attica Locke's The Cutting Season is published by Serpent's Tail.


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Cueria y Obrit, Basilio
Cueria y Obret, Basilio b. June 14, 1895; Mariano, Cuba; Afro-Cuban; To the US 1920; Parents José and Juanita Cueria Obret; Primary school education; Cuban Army, enlisted 1917, served three years; Infantry, Rank Cabo; Married, 1 child; Laborer and former Professional Baseball Player for Mariano Team in Cuba and Cuban Stars in the US; CPUSA April 1935 (1931, 1933), Spanish CP 1938, Club Julio Mella; Domicile 60 E. 109th Street, NYC, USA; Sailed January 20, 1937 aboard the Berengaria; Arrived in Spain on February 4, 1937; Served with the XV BDE, Lincoln BN, Co. 1, Centuria Antonio Guiteras; Transferred to 46th Division "Campesinos," 10th BDE, Commander Special MG Co. attached to Division HQ, later Conandencia; Rank Comandante; Served at Jarama, Quijorna, Teruel, Lerida, Balaguer, and the Ebro Offensive; Chief of the Latin American contingent at Ripoll; Served as the President of the Committee of Ex-Combatants; Likely returned directly to Cuba after leaving Spain; d. May 8, 1959, Cuba.
Source: Sail; Cadre; Americans; Lincolns; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 2, Delo 296, ll. 58; Opis 6, Delo 42, ll. 10-11, Relacion de los Voluntarios Internacionales Que Marchan a Mejico; Opis 6, Delo 42, ll. 28, Relacion de los desertores del Acantonamiento "H"; Opis 6, Delo 585, ll. 33; 68, 86-94,124; Opis 6, Delo 585, ll. 112, Relacion Nominal de los Volunterio de Nacionalidad Cuban Que Se Dirigen Amejico; Opis 6, Delo 585, ll. 121, Miembros de Comite de Amical de los voluntaries Cubanos; Opis 6, Delo 585, ll. 124; Opis 6, Delo 585, ll. 154, Comite de Ex-Combatientes de Espana de Cuba January 9, 1939; Grados Militares Alcanzados Por los Cubanos en los Tres Años de Guerra, ABBI; African American; Alfonso Bello and Pérez Díaz; Vera Jimenéz; Baumann; Lambe; Alberto More Tabio, "Five Heroes of Cuba Who Fell at Jarama," Daily Worker, April 3, 1937, Clipping; SIDBRINT.
Biography Basilio Cueria y Obrit was born in Marianao, Cuba in 1895. His mother was Afro-Cuban and his father an Asturian miner who had emigrated from Spain. As a youth, Cueria was an outstanding baseball player and during a three-year enlistment in the Cuban armed forces, played on the Army's all-star team. Later he played for the professional "All Cubans" and later the "Cuban Stars." With these teams he toured Cuba and the southern United States. In 1923, Cueria retired from baseball and moved to Jacksonville, Florida. Three years later he moved to Long Island, New York where he got a job in a heating plant. He briefly attempted a professional comeback in baseball, playing with the "Havana Red Sox." In 1928, he retired permanently from baseball. During the 1930s, Cueria lived and worked in New York where he remained close to the Cuban American community and was a member of the Julio Mella Club. In 1935 he joined the Communist party. Cueria volunteered for the International Brigades in the fall of 1936. Leaving behind his wife and child, he sailed for Europe aboard the Berengaria on January 20, 1937. In Spain he first served in the Lincoln Battalion, but after five months transferred to the Spanish 46th Division, named after its famed commander, El Campesino. Cueria commanded a Machine Gun Company. At the battle of Jarama he single-handedly wiped out an enemy machine-gun nest. Cueria was promoted to Captain and received a citation for distinguished service from General Miaja. After the international volunteers left Spain, Cueria returned to Cuba where he died in 1959.~ Chris Brooks
Photographs: Basilio Cueria y Obret,RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 588; and below Cueriay Obret (on right). "Joe" Cuerra on the Jarama Front, Spain 1937, NYU, Tamiment, Daily Worker Photograph Collection, DW 223, Box 201, file 25280B.
Birth Nation Cuba
Birth City (Overseas) Marianao
Prior Military Service Cuban Army
Sail Date Sailed January 20, 1937
Ship Berengaria
Vocation 1 Baseball Player
Vocation 2 Laborer

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Are you spending Thanksgiving in the Washington, D.C. area this year? Thanksgiving weekend kicks off the holiday season and many wonderful seasonal activities and events begin in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia. Here are some ideas of fun things to do in the capital region during the holiday weekend.
Thanksgiving Dinner at Restaurants in the Washington, DC Area - Let someone else do the cooking this year! Here are some suggestions of nice restaurants that serve Thanksgiving dinner in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia. Enjoy a festive holiday meal with all the trimmings.
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Volunteer for Thanksgiving - Find a variety of charitable organizations that need volunteers to prepare, serve and cleanup holiday meals for the poor. Lend a helping had to your community.
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Mount Vernon Candlelight Tours - Martha Washington hosts an 18th-century Christmas with candlelit walks, fireside caroling, and festive décor during Mount Vernon by Candlelight.
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies in the Washington, D.C. Area - See the calendar of community tree lighting events around the capital region. This weekend's events will be held in CityCenter DC, Annapolis, Alexandria, Reston, Leesburg, Tysons, and Fairfax.
The Nutcracker - The Washington, D.C. area has a wide range of theaters to enjoy the Christmas classic ballet - the Nutcracker. Many performances start on Thanksgiving weekend.
Maryland Christmas Show at the Frederick Fairgrounds - Enjoy the works of 500 artists and craftsmen offering fine art, pottery, furniture, quilts, jewelry, clothing, wreaths and garlands, toys and Christmas ornaments at the Frederick Fairgrounds in Maryland.
Cut Your Own Christmas Tree in the Washington, D.C. Area - A great way to start the season is to take the whole family out to a Christmas tree farm and cut your own Christmas tree.
Presidential Turkey Pardon - The White House tradition of pardoning a live turkey has become of great interest. See photos and learn about the history of this annual event.


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Rev Pat Atkinson is an ordinary person with an extraordinary legacy of taking Norfolk love onto the streets of India over almost 30 years, helping transform the lives of thousands of street children, destitute elderly people and those facing cancer and leprosy. Jenny Seal reports.
Rev Canon Pat Atkinson, from Brundall, visited India for the 54th time last month, almost 29 years since she made her first trip. Since that initial visit she has set up a charity, the Vidiyal Trust, which has saved lives and changed the future of thousands - but don't call her a hero!
In the 1990s, when Pat first fell in love with the people living on the streets of Madarai in Southern India's Tamil Nadu, she encountered prejudice as a Christian. Because of her faith people regularly threw stones at her, abused her on the street and assumed her good deeds were a ruse.
Now 71, and looking forward to her 54th trip to the city, things are different. "Now, wherever we go we're welcome. In fact it's an overwhelming welcome really," she said.
"Now I know that for our part of the city, where we work, the word Christian is honoured. A lot of barriers have been broken down." This was confirmed to her recently when the police brought a dying, old lady from the street to her charity's residential home. They said: "we knew to bring her to the Christians". "This is one of my favourite things that have ever been said," Pat recalled, smiling.
The change, she believes, has come about simply by giving unconditionally and showing God's love. Over almost three decades her charity, the Vidiyal Trust (Vidiyal means new beginnings) has grown to encompass multiple projects enabling her and her team to show love to thousands living in abject poverty.
Pat's work in India started with street children. Today the charity's tuition centres provide 150 street children with extra tuition morning and evening, a good breakfast, evening snacks, weekend activities, clothes and the opportunity to go on to higher education or vocational training.
Through this, 140 former street children have now gained university degrees including a dress designer, a global IT specialist and two of Vidiyal Trust's full-time staff who have Masters qualifications.
This alone is a massive achievement but the charity has also built its own 42-bed residential home for elderly people who would otherwise be living destitute and with health problems on the street. They run a lunch centre for street elders, a food bag scheme and look after a small colony of people with advanced leprosy.
They also work closely with a cancer charity in Kerala's Trivandrum, funding two ambulances with drivers that, along with doctors and nurses from a regional hospital, have made over 500,000 trips providing palliative care to adults in rural areas and more recently enabling 100 children with cancer to access treatment.
Pat has deliberately kept overheads very low and has funded her own travel and expenses personally and through the legacy of a good friend.
She has vowed that the charity will not take on further projects - she admits that everyone laughs when she says that - but will focus on the sustainability of existing projects to safeguard its future and its ability to provide care long-term.
It is not such an easy task when the region suffers from intense drought. They are however finding creative ways around it, such as using a hydroponic system to grow grass to feed the cattle, a method Pat discovered on holiday in Disneyland.
As she heads off to India again, she will encounter slums experiencing an outbreak of swine flu and dengue fever. She is no stranger to disease having suffered from Stills Disease as a teenager, multiple episodes of dysentery and almost dying of malaria.
Photo: Rev Pat Atkinson with some of the street elders in India.


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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Inspector General conducted a two month study of foreclosure practices, and in an unreleased confidential report has concluded that the 5 largest mortgage companies have defrauded the American taxpayer, according to the Huffington Post. These companies are believed to be: Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and Ally Financial (formerly GMAC).
These audit reports have not yet been made public, and are considered confidential. Investigative reporting on the part of Huffington Post have brought these allegations to light; to read the Huffington Post article, check out the link in the Resources section below.
Five completely separate investigations were carried out by the office of the HUD inspector general, and the conclusion was that these 5 banks violated the False Claims Act, a law dating back to the Civil War to protect the government from being defrauded. This time – it was the taxpayers.
The audits centered around foreclosure procedures which have been the subject of ongoing talks between bank regulators and the major Wall Street banks and mortgage lenders regarding alleged fraud and abuse against homeowners during the foreclosure process.
While these existing fraud and abuse allegations have centered around lying during the foreclosure process, false and missing documentation – against the homeowner, these new allegations from these HUD audits allegedly detail fraud and abuse against the government, where banks applied for reimbursement from the government on homes that sold for less than the mortgage value – using false and erroneous documentation.
Bank of America, and another unnamed bank, did not cooperate with the audits, and senior bank managers at Wells Fargo are thought to have broken civil laws, the report alleges.
Numerous states and states Attorney Generals' offices are already investigating banks for so-called "robo-signing", where foreclosure documents are summarily signed and enforced, without any due diligence or process – sometimes thousands per day by a single person. In addition to these allegations of outright fraud, and charges that the banks themselves created the housing and foreclosure crisis – many people believe that the banks are dragging their feet on the the home loan modification plans that have been put in place by the government to help people stay in their homes.
Mike Konczal at Rortybomb has a nice roundup of various reactions from financial bloggers like Adam Levitin at Credit Slips and Yves Smith at Naked Capitalism. For a more technical analysis of this unreleased HUD audit, and possible implications for banks you should check out these links. Also, for a deeper dive into the long and twisted history of the housing and credit crisis, and the resulting foreclosure debacle – these are your go-to sources, along with Zero Hedge, for the best reporting you can find on the subjects.


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Case re-opened of Council Worker murdered by the State to keep the lid on the VIP peadophile ring
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Bulic Forsythe was a good brave man who was brutally murdered in 1993 by the State because he had uncovered a VIP pedophile ring. Bulic a Lambeth Council Official discovered that, local politicians, police and council workers were involved in the production of child pornography exploitation and abuse. He named a future minister of Blair's Government as being involved. This caused his death at the hands of Government agents another brave man joined a list of good people who found out about the Ring and died because they would not keep quiet.
He was murdered by being beaten repeatedly a round the head at his flat in Clapham. The next day the 'cleaners' went back and torched his flat nearly destroying the whole block and potentially murdering hundreds of people. The murderers and arsonists were never found! Surprise surprise.
The Crime-watch video below includes some footage of Jill Dando who 6 years later would also be murdered by the State anxious to prevent her exposing the same VIP Paedophile ring.
Bulic and his daughter
The Daily Mirror reveals that :-
The council official told a new witness, tracked down in a Mirror investigation, that he suspected vulnerable youngsters were being assaulted by an organised gang
Cold case detectives are probing the murder of a council official who vowed to expose a paedophile ring allegedly linked to a future minister in Tony Blair's government.
The daughter of Bulic Forsythe believes her father may have been killed because he uncovered a children's home vice ring involving powerful figures.
Bulic told a new witness, tracked down in a Mirror investigation, that he suspected vulnerable youngsters were being assaulted by an organised gang at one home said to have been visited by the Labour politician.
But days later Bulic, 42, was beaten to death in his flat and the case has remained unsolved for 21 years.
Documents reveal detective Clive Driscoll advised the investigation should be reopened when he found potential links to his 1998 children's homes probe in Lambeth, South London.
But Mr Driscoll was removed from the case for naming the Blair minister as a suspect and Bulic's murder file has not been touched for 14 years.
Scotland Yard's Serious Crime Review Group are finally looking at it afresh after the Daily Mirror tracked down the daughter he never met.
Kiddist Forsythe – born three months after Bulic's murder and 21 next week – said: "Police must examine whether my dad was killed because of what he knew about child sex abuse in Lambeth and if it was linked to people in power.
"We know that he told more than one person he was going to expose wrongdoing in the borough shortly before he was murdered and that his killer or killers remain free."
Firefighters burst into Bulic's blazing flat early on Friday, February 6, 1993, and found his blood-soaked body.
The social services manager's skull had been fractured by a heavy weapon.
Justice: Bulic Forsythe's wife Dawn and daughter Kiddist
In the months before his murder, Bulic had told colleagues at Lambeth Council he was on the verge of exposing child sex abuse and corruption.
A new witness told detectives for the first time last year that a terrified Bulic confided in her shortly before his death.
Speaking after she was tracked down by the Mirror, the former Lambeth worker said: "Bulic said, 'With what I'm about to tell you I'm taking a big risk.
"What if I was to say that council buildings are being used for child sexual abuse on a regular basis'."
The witness added: "Bulic came to me a second time because South Vale [youth assessment centre in West Norwood] had closed and he asked me who had the keys.
"He said, 'People are saying they are using it to make films'. He was very frightened about something and then he was murdered."
Bulic died at the time of an internal Lambeth council probe into alleged sexual abuse in the housing department where he had worked.
The resulting report, obtained by the Mirror, details allegations of rape, sexual assault and the swapping of child abuse videos and violent porn within the council. It implicated senior Lambeth officers as well as police and local politicians.
The report, signed by chair of the panel Eithne Harris, states: "The murder of Bulic Forsythe was seen by some witnesses as a possible outcome for anyone who strayed too far in their investigation or who asked too many questions."
Published internally in December 1993, it adds: "The panel heard evidence about BF [Bulic Forsythe] while he was working in Social Services, speaking to a colleague and telling her he was going to 'spill the beans'.
"Three days later he was killed."
This is not the witness traced by the Mirror.
Investigation: A Daily Mirror front page
It states: "BF had allegedly expressed his fear of [boss initials] to another witness who visited him.
"He appeared very frightened to the witness. The witness at this point appeared fearful"
The report describes the atmosphere in the department as "one of intense fear".
Though the panel found no "direct link" between his death and work it said its evidence should be handed to police.
Bulic was last seen alive at 8.45pm on Wednesday, February 4, 1993.
A BBC Crimewatch broadcast five months later revealed that at 10am on the Thursday three official looking men were seen by a neighbour carrying files away from his flat in Clapham, South London.
Two more men were seen in a car behind the property at 2pm. His bedroom was torched at 1am on Friday and the oven turned on.
Kiddist's mum and Bulic's widow, Dawn, 60, said: "I think someone wanted to shut him up."
Paedophiles abused children in Lambeth's homes for decades.
A former social services manager told Mr Driscoll in 1998 that she saw the future Blair minister making evening visits to the Angell Road children's home in Brixton in the early 80s.
She claimed she learnt he had visited South Vale.
The most serious issue facing people in the UK today.'
Dr Tig Calvert PhD.
There is strong and reliable evidence of widespread and horrific sexual abuse of children having taken place within the British Establishment. The people of this country have a duty to ensure that an effective and transparent investigation is allowed to take place, that guilty perpetrators are held to account, whatever position in society they hold, and that children are protected.
The Facts.
A full criminal investigation, Operation Fernbridge, was launched in February 2013, concerning evidence of a "powerful paedophile network linked to Parliament and No 10″. The investigation incudes abuse carried out at Elm Guest House, Rocks Lane, near Barnes Common, during the late 1970s and 1980s. There is evidence that Jimmy Savile had links to Elm House and procured young victims for the VIPs attending the guest house, often from local children's homes. There is evidence that high ranking police officers, celebrities and politicians frequented the guest house. A number of deceased suspects have been named including Cyril Smith, Charles Irving, Ray Wyre and Anthony Blunt. The guest house also had links with the Paedophile Information Exchange (P.I.E) which campaigned in the 70s and 80s for the age of sexual consent to be reduced to the age four. In Feb 2013, two men were arrested and released on bail. These were John Stingemore who up until 1981 was the Officer in Charge of Grafton Close children's home and Father Tony McSweeney, a Roman Catholic priest of St George's parish in Norwich. Both men have been bailed pending further inquiries until April. A senior Tory ex-cabinet minister has recently been reported as the next likely arrest.
A further 12 men have been arrested and bailed in relation to child sex offences, stemming from Operation Yewtree in connection with Jimmy Savile and the abuse he committed on 328 children. These include Gary Glitter, Freddie Starr, former BBC producer Wilfred De'ath, Max Clifford, an unnamed man in his 60s, BBC radio producer Ted Beston, an unnamed man in his 50s and a man, aged 65, and Rolf Harris. The unnamed suspects may have secured an injunction to prevent the press revealing their identity.
You may ask yourself, why are there so many rich and successful people sexually abusing children and how did they get to these positions of power and authority? There is evidence of widespread corruption and blackmail making the ambitious but vulnerable ideal candidates to rise to the top of organisations.
The Issue.
All previous attempts to uncover these crimes have been thwarted. There is fear that once again the facts will be covered up because they involve high ranking police, politicians at every level, links to the Royal family and judges themselves. Leon Brittan, then Home Secretary, was given a dossier in 1983 alleging a paedophile ring involving Buckingham Palace, the Foreign Office and the civil service, and another in 1984 alleging child abuse in a children's home and a paedophile TV executive. He failed to act on this evidence. In 2013, he claims he cannot remember the incidents.
Currently the main stream media are not reporting on Fernbridge which is indicative of a cover-up. Unless we, the people, do something, these terrible atrocities will be covered-up again and children will continue to be abused. Unless we do something then the sexual abuse of children and the associated corruption will continue to have a strong grip within the establishment of Britain.
A march or rally to the sights of this abuse ending outside the old bailey would be a good step to highlight to the worlds media what british justice really stands for. To protect the children inscribed on the edifice of the old bailey, what hypocracy for a supposed democracy. Some of the top esablishment figures are being protected till the grave, disgusting. Corruption is endemic and caustic and the countless tormented young lives brutalised and left with mental scars for a lifetime, many could not face the future and took their own lives. Others sank into drink, drugs, prostitution and crime and some were murdered when they told their stories. When will the remaining victims get justice and this is still being perpetrated the length and bredth of this country. Its time to rise up and shout for justice for the victims of establishmrnt sex abuse.
Act Now 24 August 2014 at 04:23
At Justice Denied we totally agree with you. Until this evil is exposed every man woman and child in the UK is at risk. Those pedophile criminals who sit smugly in parliament, or parade in their uniforms, or don their wigs and posture in court rooms must be removed. Integrity must be brought back to the UK justice system. The people must rise up and fight to remove this canker from the body of the United Kingdom before it infects everyone.
It wasn't Jill Dando who appeared in the video, it was Sue Cook!.
Jill Dando was not presenting Crimewatch at that time (1993) mate, think you've got a bit confused there
Act Now 26 November 2015 at 08:09
Jil Dando started on Crime-watch in 1995 :-) but the article links the murder of Bulic with the murder of Jill solely because they were investigating the same pedophile ring. Thanks for reading
Its about time all this abuse in child ten homes came out of the bag. I was in two of the homes what was mention. While the abusers get away with the abuse the victims suffers for the rest of their lives. Weres the justice in that.
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Montana Becomes First State To Implement Its Own Net Neutrality Rules Following FCC Repeal
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) signed an executive order on Monday requiring internet service providers with state contracts to abide by net neutrality rules, making Montana the first state to implement its own open internet rules since the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decision to repeal the Obama-era rules last month.
"There has been a lot of talk around the country about how to respond to the recent decision by the Federal Communications Commission to repeal net neutrality rules, which keep the internet free and open. It's time to actually do something about it," Bullock said in a statement.
"This is a simple step states can take to preserve and protect net neutrality. We can't wait for folks in Washington DC to come to their senses and reinstate these rules."
The Hill added:
The order says that in order to receive a contract with the state government, internet service providers must not engage in blocking or throttling web content or create internet fast lane. Those practices were all banned under the Obama-era 2015 net neutrality order.
The Republican FCC voted to dismantle those rules in December.
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Lena Meyer-Landrut, poznatija kao Lena (Hannover, 23. svibnja 1991.), njemačka pjevačica i predstavnica Njemačke na Eurosongu 2010. godine u Oslu gdje je odnijela pobjedu s 246 bodova (i čak 9 "dvanaestica"), te je tako završila ispred Turske koja je dobila 170 bodova. Sa svoje tri pjesme, koje je izvodila u nacionalnom finalu Unser Star für Oslo, postavila je rekord u svojoj zemlji kao debitantica čija su tri debitantska singla odmah završila među TOP5 pjesama na domaćim ljestvicama, i to istovremeno. Pjesma "Satellite" postala je veliki hit i do sada je postala trostruki zlatni singl. U svibnju 2010., izdala je svoj prvi album, My Cassette Player, koji se plasirao na vrh njemačkih top lista.

Rani život

Njezin je djed Andreas Meyer-Landrut, veleposlanik Zapadne Njemačke u Sovjetskom Savezu od 1980. do 1983., te od 1987. do 1989. godine. Odrasla je kao jedinica, a s pet se godina počela baviti plesom - prvo se bavila isključivo baletom, da bi kasnije prešla i na hip-hop i jazz. Zavoljela je i pjevanje da bi na koncu nastupila kao back-vokal u nekoliko njemačkih serija, ali formalno pjevačko obrazovanje nije dobila. Srednju je školu pohađala u Hannoveru.

Karijera

Unser Star für Oslo

Iako nije posjedovala nikakvo formalno pjevačko obrazovanje, Lena se odlučila prijaviti na šou Unser Star für Oslo ("Naša zvijezda za Oslo"), novostvoreni šou koja je za cilj imala izabrati njemačkog predstavnika na Eurosongu 2010. u Oslu. Šou su organizirali ARD i ProSieben, a Stefan Raab je bio glavni producent i zabavljač tijekom emisija. Među 4500 prijavljenih kandidata, Lena je ušla u užu konkurenciju od njih 20. Oko vlastite motivacije za prijavljivanje na šou, Lena je rekla:

Njezina prva izvedba bila je ona pjesme "My Same", britanske pjevačice Adele, a odmah joj je donijela pohvale žirija i status favoritkinje showa. Sljedeći je tjedan, Adelin singl "My Same" došao na 61. mjesto njemačkih singlova. Lena je do finala showa došla izvodeći uglavnom manje poznate međunarodne pjesme relativno nepoznatih izvođača, kao što su The Bird and the Bee, Kate Nash, Paolo Nutini i Lisa Mitchell. Od osam pjesama koje je izvodila, čak ih je 5 završilo na njemačkim top ljestvicama. U finalu, održanom 12. ožujka 2010., Lena je pjevala tri pjesme napisane isključivo za potrebe natjecanja - "Bee", "Satellite" i "Love Me". Tijekom televotinga, publika je odlučila da će Lena, ako bi pobijedila, u Oslu pjevati "Satellite", pjesmu koji su napisali američka autorica Julie Frost i danski autor John Gordon. U drugom krugu glasovanja, odlučeno je kako će njemačka predstavnica u Oslu biti upravo Lena, koja je tako odnijela pobjedu nad Jennifer Braun, posljednjom preostalom natjecateljicom. Spot za pjesmu "Satellite" snimljen je tijekom finalne večeri, a na njemačkoj je televiziji premijerno prikazan četiri dana poslije.

Tijekom cijeloga showa, Lena je bila glavna favoritkinja i na internetskim bi anketama često vodila s velikom prednošću. Dan nakon što je u finalu otpjevala svoje tri pjesme, one su odmah završile na vrhu ljestvice prodaje iTunes trgovine u Njemačkoj, čime je Lena postala prva glazbenica kojoj je to uspjelo. "Satellite" je u prvom tjednu imao preko 100,000 downloada, čime je postao najprodavanije digitalno izdanje u njemačkoj povijesti. Iste te tri pjesme su instantno završile unutar TOP 5 njemačkih glazbenih ljestvica (prvo, treće i četvrto mjesto), što je bilo prvi puta u povijesti od 1959., kada se u Njemačkoj izdaju top ljestvice. "Satelite" je dobio zlatni status nakon tjedan, a platinasti nakon samo četiri tjedna. Pjesma je pet uzastopnih tjedana bila na prvom mjestu njemačkih ljestvica, a bila je na drugom mjestu u Austriji i Švicarskoj.

Dok se natjecala u šou, Lena je paralelno pohađala nastavu. Finale šoa održano je mjesec dana nakon početka njezinih završnih ispita. Dana 7. svibnja 2010., nakon završetka ispita, izdala je My Cassette Player, svoj debitantski album. Album je producirao Stefan Raab, a uz Lenina tri hita, sadrži još 10 pjesama, a Lena je kreditirana kao autorica teksta za pet od njih. Album je u Njemačkoj završio na prvom, u Austriji i Švicarskoj na trećem, a na europskoj TOP 100 listi albuma na petom mjestu.

Nakon domaćeg uspjeha, Lena je rekla kako bi se rado voljela baviti pjevanjem ili glumom, ali je dodala kako je kako ne želi biti fiksirana na glazbu za cijeli život. Izjavila je kako bi rado studirama glumu, ali je kasnije dodala kako nije više sigurna u to. Kao glazbene uzore navodi Adele, Kate Nash, Vanessa Carlton, Cluesa, te sastav Wir sind Helden.

Eurosong 2010.

Kao predstavnica jedne od država "Velike četvorke", Lena je imala direktan plasman za finale 29. svibnja 2010. Tijekom ždrijeba, Njemačka je dobila pravo da bira svoju poziciju, tako da je na koncu nastupala 22. od 25 zemalja. Nakon održanog finala i podijeljenih glasova, Lena je osvojila prvo mjesto s 246 bodova, tako osiguravši drugu pobjedu za Njemačku na ovom natjecanju nakon 1982., kada je u Harrogateu Nicole osvojila prvo mjesto s pjesmom "Ein bißchen Frieden". Drugoplasirana zemlja bila je Turska, čiji su predstavnici, grupa maNga s pjesmom "We Could Be the Same", osvojili 170 bodova. Ta razlika od 76 bodova druga je najveća u povijesti Eurosonga, nakon prošlogodišnje razlike od 169 bodova koja je Alexandru Rybaku donijela pobjedu.

Lenina pobjeda na Eurosongu imala je velikod odjeka u Njemačkoj, gdje je prijenos finala gledalo čak 14,69 milijuna ljudi. Lena se sljedećeg dana vratila u Hannover gdje ju je dočekalo 40 000 ljudi. Stefan Raab je, na press konferenciji, najavio kako će Lena i sljedeće godine predstavljati Njemačku an Eurosongu, te će tako pokušati obraniti naslov pobjednice.

Raspodjela bodova u finalu

Nastup na Unser Star für Oslo

Jennifer Braun i Meyer-Landrut su obe pjevale druge verzije pjesama "Bee" i "Satellite" u finalu

Nagrade i nominacije

Diskografija

Albumi

Singlovi"Satellite", "Bee" and "Love Me" su istovremeno bili na top listama''

Izvori

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 Profile  at Eurovision.ndr.de
 Profile at Unser-Star-fuer-Oslo.de
 Videos of Meyer-Landrut's performances at Unser-Star-fuer-Oslo.de
 Video of Meyer-Landrut's performances at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
 Lena Meyer-Landrut at summer concert 2009 in her school (Käthe-Kollwitz-Schule, Hannover)

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Refugee crisis in war-torn northern Myanmar
In the north of Myanmar is a conflict-torn border region where fighting between the army and ethnic rebels has forced tens of thousands of civilians to flee. Debanjana Choudhuri, Manager with IPPF's SPRINT Initiative, visited the state of Kachin which has seen a rapid influx of refugees, to see the work IPPF's humanitarian response division SPRINT - along with Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association - is doing to provide life-saving sexual and reproductive health services to the most vulnerable and deprived.
In the north of Myanmar a war is still going on. Since 2011 an estimated 100,000 people have been displaced and over 364 villages have been partially or wholly abandoned. Over the past couple of years the northern townships of Myitkyina and Waingmaw in Kachin province have seen a rapid influx of refugees, creating an enormous pressure on already crippled healthcare facilities.
IPPF, through its SPRINT Initiative, started a 3-month long emergency response project along with its Member Association-MMCWA (Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association) in Kachin to address the gaps in healthcare and provide life-saving sexual and reproductive health services to the most vulnerable and deprived.
Two of my colleagues and I travelled to the areas to assess the situation. Many of women and girls who have started calling the IDP camps home are receiving reproductive health services, dignity kits and above all the knowledge and information to take an informed decision. They spoke very highly of the services. Though family planning is a challenge in the area due to conservative beliefs, most women have now adopted methods of birth-spacing. One is 30-year Zing,
Zing was barely 20 when she fled her village to escape constant bombing and shelling. She and her parents were living in a makeshift shelter for two years, and this is where she got married and became pregnant with twins. When she was 6 months pregnant, the conflict reached the area, forcing her family to flee in an improvised three-wheeled cart. After days of struggle, they were rescued by the Kachin Baptist Mission (KBC) and were brought to the Waingnmaw camp. She delivered her twins in an MMCWA clinic. And soon was pregnant again. Now, as a mother of four toddlers and a baby, she has decided that this can't go on. Though her husband and family were initially not happy with her decision, after months of counseling, they have come round. Now Zing takes oral contraceptives, and is also thinking about taking injectibles. Her family is still not convinced about it, but Zing's courage to stand her ground and to take a decision is an inspiration. Zing is an exception.
Most women here are influenced by their families, but her story definitely gives us hope that slowly and steadily, women and girls will begin take decisions about their reproductive lives for themselves. A field visit is always exciting, You hear such amazing stories, stories of change, stories of how the services have made an impact on their lives. And it gives you renewed vigour to embark upon yet another emergency response mission and touch lives.
Swedish International Development Team visits Myanmar
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Dan Wilde single and album out 29 July
Dan Wilde's beautiful album 'Rhythm on the City Wall' and his new single 'Pieces' will both be coming out on Wild Sound on 29 July.
The song 'Pieces' has been receiving extraordinary support from BBC Radio2 DJs — and has so far been played by Clare Balding, Jeremy Vine, Richard Madeley, and most recently Mark Radcliffe on the BBC Radio 2 Folk Show.
Preorder your copy of this perfect summer album here.
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Africa: Nigeria's Multi-Billion Naira Cargo Airports Fail To Take Off After 5 Years ">
Africa: Nigeria's Multi-Billion Naira Cargo Airports Fail To Take Off After 5 Years
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Efforts to promote exports across the country are still a mere dream as most cargo airports have failed to take off five years after the Federal Government designated 13 airports for imports and exports of agro-allied products.
A recent visit by BusinessDay to five such designated airports, which include Lagos, Uyo, Akure, Port Harcourt and Owerri show that only Lagos and Port Harcourt currently import and export cargoes to various countries, while others barely function as passenger airports.
Recall that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN), five years ago revealed that 13 airports were designated as perishable cargo airports in a bid to transform the aviation sector into a major revenue earner for the country. FAAN promised to develop with international standard perishable cargo facilities to enhance their operations.
BusinessDay's checks show that Paache Construction, which was handling the Cargo Terminal at Jos Airport, received N459, 214, 790. 85 out of the total contract sum of N785, 348, 493.56. There is no infrastructure on ground to facilitate cargo in the airport.
For the construction of the cargo terminal at Markurdi Airport, Paache was paid N613, 860, 476.67 out of N818, 480, 635.56 but there is currently no cargo facilities on ground.
Lugapego Nig, Limited was contracted to build the cargo terminal at Akure Airport. Job completion rating remains zero per cent despite receiving N322, 727, 000.40 out of the total contract sum of N452, 950, 176. 00.
The cargo designation was part of the airport infrastructure renewal project embarked upon in 2011 by the Federal Government through Stella Oduah, the then Aviation minister, which gulped an estimated $870 million (N174 billion).
Yakubu Dati, the former Coordinating General Manager, Aviation Parastatal said then that "the strategy is to create the much needed storage infrastructure in view of the large volume involved and to facilitate the evacuation of agricultural produce to domestic markets in conformity with international standards."
"The development of Economic Free Trade and Export Processing Zones will be targeted alongside cargo airports and agro-allied industrial clusters, based on local opportunities and the state's competitive and comparative advantage in agriculture production."
Cities prioritized to host perishable cargo terminals are Abuja, Akure, Calabar, Ilorin, Jalingo, Jos, Kano, Lagos, Makurdi, Minna, Owerri, Port Harcourt and Uyo.
Sadly, checks by BusinessDay's show that only Lagos, Kano, Abuja and Port Harcourt have the facilities on ground to facilitate cargo trade with infrastructure solely provided by two ground handling, Skyways Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) and Nigerian Aviation Handling Company, Nahco Aviance (NAHCO).
After FAAN managed to construct a foundation for the cargo shed at Akure airport, the project has since been abandoned and taken over by weeds. Uyo airport also does not have a cargo shed as all cargo emanating from Uyo are sent to Lagos for processing, before being exported out of the country.
Port Harcourt airport also largely lacks the needed infrastructure to facilitate cargo exports and imports. The cargo screening machines provided by FAAN at one of the cargo warehouses has been unserviceable for two years now. As a result of this, the cargo handlers engage in manual search, which slows down the process.
Although no cargo is currently being processed at Owerri airport, the State government is erecting about eight structures, currently under construction aimed at boosting economic development in the South East geo-political zone of the country.
The air cargo handling companies, SAHCOL and NAHCO, which handles 100 per cent of all export and import cargoes going through Nigerian airports, provide almost all infrastructures for cargo processing across airports where cargoes are processed.
Experts tell BusinessDay that these infrastructure gaps are hurting the participation of Nigeria in the N250 billion annual air freight export market out of Africa.
"Countries like Kenya, South Africa, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Egypt are participating in trading in commodities such as fruits, fresh fish, vegetables and flowers while Nigeria, which produces these goods in abundance, has very low participation as a result of poor infrastructure across airports that are supposed to help farmers and exporters process cargo," an exporter who identified himself as Tunde Ajayi told BusinessDay.
Ajayi said that it sometimes cost a lot of money for farmers from the hinterlands to ship their products to Lagos for processing and those who cannot afford the cost for shipment just sell to people who live around their locality.
John Ojikutu, member of aviation industry think tank group, Aviation Round Table (ART) and Chief Executive of Centurion Securities, told BusinessDay that the decision by the government to build cargo terminals across 13 airports was a way to siphon money, adding that the job should be given out to the private sector.
Source: sundiapost.com
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Pleas a.s.
Producing the finest knits
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Comfortable underwear basics made from high quality, soft, cotton knits continue to be a bestseller
As one of the best-known names in knitted underwear, Schiesser upholds a reputation for quality that goes back more than 140 years. Since 1995, part of the responsibility for ensuring that Schiesser-branded knitted products continue to set quality benchmarks has been entrusted to Pleas a.s. in the Czech Republic. The producer of knitted textiles boasts an almost equally long history and was taken over by Schiesser in 1995. Today, 90% of its production is sold in international markets under the Schiesser brand, while the remaining 10% is sold under the original Pleas brand in its home market.
When it comes to undergarments, the Schiesser brand is synonymous with quality and attention to detail. "No company can lead the market for as long as Schiesser without sticking to a few core principles while moving with the times as well," says Board Member Eugen Bohl. "The reason why Pleas has proved so enduring is that it shares those same values."
High on the list is sustainability. While the world's attention is currently focused on the plastics industry as the incarnation of a wasteful economy and cause of environmental crisis, it is surely only a matter of time before the textile industry lands in the crosshairs.
The wastefulness of low cost, fast fashion is largely to blame but the whole industry needs to re-examine its business model. "With the help of Schiesser's parent company, Delta Galil Industries in Israel, we are starting a new project aimed at improving sustainability and reducing waste," describes Mr. Bohl. "We are targeting offcuts from the production process and recycling these to make new yarn that can be fed back into the production cycle. We started the project in February so it is a little early to evaluate its impact but we hope to significantly reduce waste."
Eugen Bohl, Member of the Board of Pleas a.s.
One of the beneficial side effects of efforts to reduce waste or raw material consumption in the name of sustainability is often that it also helps to reduce costs. By investing in its production machinery in recent years, Pleas has succeeded in reducing its consumption of water and chemicals by half.
Fabric being unrolled in the cutting department
The sewing department turns out an incredible 14 million individual garments each year
In such dye machines, the knitted fabric is dyed
"We have completely replaced our heating boilers and last year we installed LED lights throughout the factory," says Mr. Bohl. "These measures help us to improve efficiency and go some way towards compensating for increases in material and wage costs while simultaneously reducing our environmental footprint."
With the help of Schiesser's parent company, Delta Galil Industries in Israel, we are starting a new project aimed at improving sustainability and reducing waste. Eugen BohlMember of the Board
This is an important consideration for a household name like Schiesser, which enjoys the trust and loyalty of its customers. Pleas makes underwear, lounge wear and nightwear for men, women and children for Schiesser and has seen the market for basics grow steadily in recent years.
"People appreciate comfort and fit when they are choosing clothing that will be worn next to the skin," says Mr. Bohl. "Schiesser has always prioritized these two qualities and still managed to combine them with good design." To help it achieve these three goals, from 2000 onwards, Pleas has focused on vertical integration of its production chain. It now covers the entire production process from the raw yarn to the packaged finished article.
"We have 150 modern knitting machines, our own dyeing department as well as fabric treatment. The finishing cloth is then sent to the cutting and sewing department where we can also add embroidery or other embellishments before the finished garment is packaged for delivery."
The entire process is subject to ongoing quality checks. "We are linked to our parent company in Radolfzell on Lake Constance via an ERP system that was introduced ten years ago and upgraded this year," explains Mr. Bohl. "We can see all of the data for each consignment and can follow the supply chain all the way back to the yarn used. This means we can identify the source of any quality problems and move to correct them. We can also react quickly to requests from our parent company for special orders or small production runs."
In 2005, Pleas took back control of its own branded underwear in-house. Today, around 10% of the Czech subsidiary's annual turnover comes from domestic sales of own-branded garments, which benefit from the company's historic significance in the Czech market.
In Schiesser nightwear, a good night's sleep is guaranteed
The Pleas brand was first registered in 1940, although the company can trace its history back to 1873 and its establishment by Josef Mahler. In the years that followed, the company flourished as a producer of knitted stockings and tights made from cotton and nylon.
Under communism, it was taken into state ownership and continued to grow, becoming the largest textile company in what was then Czechoslovakia. After the fall of communism, the company successfully negotiated the transition to private ownership and is now well-established in a competitive market.
One of the new knitting machines recently installed to increase production and reduce energy costs
Much of the production process is carried out on automated machinery such as this pattern cutting machine
"We work very hard to keep production here, despite stiff competition from suppliers in the Far East," says Mr. Bohl. "Although a lot of clothing manufacturers have moved production to India or China, Schiesser still stresses that its garments are made in Europe and benefits from the shorter supply chain that this ensures."
Pleas currently manufactures around 14.5 million individual pieces each year but has capacity to spare. "We have production reserves and could make more, but the amount we produce depends on what is ordered by our parent company," says Mr. Bohl. "Our priorities for the moment are securing our future by consolidating our current position and ensuring our competitiveness."
Finding suitable employees is one of the biggest challenges the Czech manufacturing sector faces in the pursuit of these goals. "We are in competition with the electronic and automotive sectors when it comes to the pool of recruits from which we wish to recruit," illustrates Mr. Bohl. "Education and vocational training have changed to such an extent that we can't simply advertise for qualified machine operators and expect them to line up at our door, we have to take on school leavers and train them ourselves. This is, of course, a much greater investment but one that we cannot afford to dismiss. That is why, together with investment in machinery and equipment, we also invest in recruitment events and apprenticeship schemes. It is people who will make our vision for the company a reality."
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Il pantaleon o pantalon, italianizzato in pantaleone, è uno strumento musicale cordofono inventato durante l'ultimo decennio del XVII secolo da Pantaleon Hebenstreit, dal quale prese il nome.

Lo strumento, un grande dulcimer dotato di un numero di corde che poteva raggiungere le 276, conobbe a suo tempo una discreta fortuna: è spesso menzionato in saggi e opere di musicisti contemporanei, tra cui Georg Philipp Telemann che ne fu particolarmente colpito.

Descrizione
Dalle descrizioni giunte si può ricostruire approssimativamente l'aspetto dello strumento: largo circa il doppio di un dulcimer dell'epoca (alcuni esemplari potevano toccare gli 11 piedi, approssimativamente 3 metri e mezzo), secondo alcune fonti possedeva due tavole di risonanza, una dotata di corde di metallo (per riprodurre il forte) e una di corde di budello (per il piano), anche se ci sono descrizioni di pantaleoni più piccoli dotati solo di corde di budello. L'estensione doveva essere di almeno 5 ottave.

Le corde venivano percosse con bacchette rivestite di cuoio, panno o cotone; quando una corda veniva colpita, altre corde entravano in vibrazione per simpatia conferendo al pantaleone un sustain elevato. Tra i punti di forza del pantaleone rispetto agli altri cordofoni dell'epoca, clavicembalo e clavicordo, vi era la grandissima ampiezza dinamica che permetteva una possibilità di espressione considerevolmente superiore; in tal senso può essere considerato un precursore del pianoforte.

Fortuna
Lo strumento, pur godendo di un discreto successo, ebbe una diffusione limitata quasi totalmente alle corti europee e fu suonato da un numero ristretto di virtuosi, quasi tutti allievi di Hebenstreit. Le notevoli dimensioni che non lo rendevano affatto maneggevole né da trasportare né da suonare, la conseguente difficoltà nell'apprendere adeguatamente il complesso metodo di utilizzo e l'elevatissimo costo di manutenzione contribuirono a frenarne l'espansione.

Già nel secondo decennio del XVIII secolo cominciarono in Germania i tentativi di applicare una tastiera al pantaleone per ovviare almeno ad alcuni dei principali difetti. Quando giunse la notizia dell'invenzione del gravicembalo col piano e forte di Bartolomeo Cristofori, il primo pianoforte, l'idea di Cristofori fu sviluppata tenendo conto delle potenzialità espresse dal pantaleone, quali il sustain, il suono chiaro e brillante, la dinamica. Per gran parte del secolo il pantaleone fu spesso considerato uno strumento di riferimento, finché venne quasi del tutto dimenticato: non viene quasi mai menzionato nei trattati di musica del secolo successivo.

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Classic Shell Instead of the Badly Designed Microsoft Windows 10 Explorer: e.g. Greater File Sub-Folder Indents DO Make a Difference for Readability
Boris Hofferbert at Der Tutonaut in http://www.tutonaut.de/tipp-klassisches-startmenue-fuer-windows-10-einrichten.html provided us with the impetus to install Classic Shell http://www.classicshell.net/, at whose pages it is written about the system requirements:
"Classic Shell works on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and their server counterparts (Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016). Both 32 and 64-bit versions are supported. The same installer works for all versions. Note: Windows RT is not supported."
The graphic user interface of Windows 10 has many inexplicable design flaws. Some of the flaws are "small" but have a large impact on user usability.
As an example, the file sub-folder indents in Windows Explorer in Windows 10 are simply too small for good differentiation in viewing. We find that peering for hours per day at a screen is made even more tiresome by navigating the overly "tightly placed" files in Windows 10, especially if there are many of them to be used. Design should primarily follow FUNCTION, rather than form.
Thankfully, there is a solution at the program Classic Shell which provides this menu option:
"Full-size offset for sub-folders
("When this is checked, the subfolders will be offset by the full size of the [folder] icon, instead of the half of the size")".
That "small" change makes a "big" difference and is essential to those of us who may be somewhat older and no longer have the eyes of an eagle. Greater offsets make working with sub-folder files in Explorer much, much easier.
"Better readability" is why text paragraphs in books are normally indented more than just one letter. It makes reading easier. Indeed, we are waiting for Blogger to come to this recognition as well, as there is no provision at all for indents. Instead, we separate paragraphs by empty lines. It reads better.
The entire file Explorer interface pays little attention to user comfort and is especially flawed in taking the protection of user eyesight into account. Good examples are the teeny-tiny "forward" and "back" arrows in Windows Explorer, which by their poor placement, minuscule size and hard-to-spot gray color are hard to spot in practical daily usage and one is constantly "looking" for them.
Design "amateurs" in Redmond wrongly opted for minimalist "form" rather than proper function, and that flaw permeates Windows 10.
We need arrows that are immediately spotted and are ergonomically placed. Frequently used, operational image icons must be readily VISIBLE!
We do not know if it will work for you, but Classic Shell definitely has numerous sensible features that -- for us -- are vast improvements over the flawed Windows 10 graphic user interface and design.
Addendum: Classic Shell also has an option -- Tree Item Spacing -- for the file Explorer to make the spacing between the files larger, thus putting more white space between the entries. We set this value at "1" rather than "0" and for us, it makes it much easier to navigate the files.
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The Practice of Law, the Bar, the Regulation of Nontraditional Legal Services: Resolution 105 of February, 2016 of the ABA House of Delegates Adopting the ABA Model Regulatory Objectives for the Provision of Legal Services
The monopoly of lawyers on "legal services" is a matter of long standing that is enforced in the United States by "bar associations" of attorneys.
Those particular "bars" are not drinking bars. Rather, a bar association takes its name from a wooden bar in the courtroom that once divided the lawyers from the masses in England in the Middle Ages.
As written at Call to the bar at the Wikipedia:
"The call to the bar is a legal term of art in most common law jurisdictions where persons must be qualified to be allowed to argue in court on behalf of another party, and are then said to have been "called to the bar" or to have received a "call to the bar". "The bar" is now used as collective noun for barristers, but literally referred to the wooden barrier in old courtrooms, which separated the often crowded public area at the rear from the space near the judges reserved for those having business with the Court.
Barristers would sit or stand immediately behind it, facing the judge, and could use it as a table for their briefs. Like many other common law terms, the term originated in England in the Middle Ages, and the call to the bar refers to the summons issued to one found fit to speak at the 'bar' of the royal courts. In time, the English judges allowed only legally qualified men to address them on the law, and later delegated the qualification and admission of barristers to the four Inns of Court. Once an Inn calls one of its members to its bar, they are thereafter a barrister. They may not, however, practice as a barrister until they have completed (or been exempted from) a pupillage. After completing pupillage they are considered to be a practising barrister with a right of audience before all courts."
This limitation from the Middle Ages on who was qualified to address judges in court led to the similar development in the USA that limits "the practice of law" to persons who are licensed to do so by the applicable State "bar" association, which serves as the modern "bar" viz. "economic barrier to entry" to being licensed as an "attorney at law".
This monopolistic licensing of attorneys has been successful historically in promoting the rule of law in America, but has run into problems in our modern technological age, where the traditional scope of "law" has increased dramatically and where many new challenges must be faced.
Various new demands of the digital era have necessarily given rise to what can only be called a large market for "nontraditional legal services" that do not always fit neatly into bar association standards of what constitutes the qualified viz. licensed "practice of law".
As written by Lorelei Baird at the ABA Journal, the ABA House of Delegates has now adopted the ABA House of Delegates Resolution 105, which provides:
"105 AMENDED
ADOPTED AS REVISED AND AMENDED
RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association adopts the ABA Model Regulatory Objectives for the Provision of Legal Services, dated February, 2016.
ABA Model Regulatory Objectives
for the Provision of Legal Services
A. Protection of the public
B. Advancement of the administration of justice and the rule of law
C. Meaningful access to justice and information about the law, legal issues, and the civil and criminal justice systems
D. Transparency regarding the nature and scope of legal services to be provided, the credentials of those who provide them, and the availability of regulatory protections
E. Delivery of affordable and accessible legal services
F. Efficient, competent, and ethical delivery of legal services
G. Protection of privileged and confidential information
H. Independence of professional judgment
I. Accessible civil remedies for negligence and breach of other duties owed, and disciplinary sanctions for misconduct
J. Diversity and inclusion among legal services providers and freedom from discrimination for those receiving legal services and in the justice system
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges that each state's highest court, and those of each territory and tribe, be guided by the ABA Model Regulatory Objectives for the Provision of Legal Services when they assess the court's existing regulatory framework and any other regulations they may choose to develop concerning non-traditional legal service providers.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that nothing contained in this Resolution abrogates in any manner existing ABA policy prohibiting non lawyer ownership of law firms or the core values adopted by the House of Delegates in Resolution 10F, adopted on July 11, 2000.
DELETIONS STRUCK THROUGH; ADDITIONS UNDERLINED"
Lorelei Laird quotes ABA President Paulette Brown, who released the following statement after Resolution 105 was adopted:
"The adoption of Resolution 105 is intended to create a framework to guide the courts in the face of the burgeoning access to justice crisis and fast-paced change affecting the delivery of legal services. The ABA Model Regulatory Objectives for the Provision of Legal Services that was adopted provides for the protection of the public, the advancement of the rule of law, the independence of professional judgment and diversity and inclusion among legal services providers as well as freedom from discrimination for those receiving legal services. Moving forward, it allows the assessment of regulations that may develop concerning nontraditional legal service providers. The ABA recognizes the importance of evaluating the changes in delivery of legal services and the need for the ABA to carefully analyze these changes so that the public and the legal profession are protected and lawyers maintain the ability to serve their clients."
This resolution by no means resolves the many questions raised for traditional lawyers by nontraditional legal services, as Lorelei Laird reports in her article in the ABA Journal. Take a look.


Philadelphia: Published by M. Carey & Son, 1817. Folio. (16 5/8 x 11 inches). Letterpress title (incorporating a list of the maps). 24 engraved maps, all hand-coloured in outline. Period manuscript numbering in the upper right corner of each map.
An apparently unrecorded variant of Carey's General Atlas, here dedicated to the world outside of the U.S.
Mathew Carey published the first American Atlas in 1795 (containing 21 maps) and the first General Atlas in 1796 (containing 45 maps). He republished the 1796 General Atlas in 1800, 1802 and 1804 and would publish a "second edition" of the atlas in 1811. That second edition was substantially the same as the preceding, containing the maps from the 1804 General Atlas with the addition of a map of Louisiana from his 1805 pocket atlas. In 1814, Carey published a "third" edition of the General Atlas , the first major revision of his famed atlas, which contained 58 maps, and is considered by many to be the most desirable. That atlas contains 32 entirely new maps, and many of the remaining 26 maps underwent substantive changes to the plates to update the cartography.
The present atlas, complete with 24 maps, is an unrecorded variant of the third edition. The title is slightly different (i.e. "General Atlas" rather than "Carey's General Atlas"), and the number of maps has been reduced to 24 by leaving out all of the State maps, and most of the other American maps to create an atlas dedicated to the world outside of the U.S. As the maps were selected by Carey from the maps included in his General Atlas, the plate numbering on the maps here is non-sequential, but conforms precisely to the list on the title page, and each map includes period sequential manuscript numbering in the upper right corner .
1. A map of the world from the best authorities.
2. A chart of the world, according to Mercators projection, shewing the latest discoveries of Capt. Cook.
3. A New and Accurate Map of North America from the best Authorities.
10. Scotland with the principal roads from the best authorities.
16. Turkey, in Europe and Hungary; from the best authorities.
18. Italy, and Sardinia, from the best authorities.
19. Switzerland According to the best authorities.
21. Asia According to the best authorities.
22. China, divided into it's great provinces according the best authorities.
23. An accurate map of Hindostan or India, from the best authorities.
24. Africa According to the best authorities.


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BREAKING: Number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria rises to 35
Newsmart March 23, 2020 News Edit
NCDC Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu.
The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria has risen to 35.
The figure rose after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced on Monday that five new cases had been confirmed, reports Channels Television.
According to the health agency, this is the latest update on the disease as of 9:45am on March 23, 2020.
A breakdown of the figure shows that two cases were confirmed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Lagos respectively, while one case was confirmed in Edo State.
BREAKING: Number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria rises to 35 Reviewed by Newsmart on March 23, 2020 Rating: 5


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We all know the classic U.S. roads like Route 66 or Highway 101, but the road that travels through the country's Northwestern and Midwestern regions doesn't always get the attention it deserves. Originally built in 1926, U.S. Route 12 travels from Aberdeen, Washington through Idaho, Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana and ends in Detroit, Michigan—spanning a whopping 2,484 miles. Along the way are many cities large and small worth making an extra-long pit stop, where you can see everything from historic villages and state parks to antique cars and prairie dogs.
Aberdeen, Washington
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Aberdeen, WA, USA
The first stop on your trip if you travel west to east is Aberdeen, a small town that offers a lot to do. Music and history lovers may be interested in the Kurt Cobain Memorial Park or the Lady Washington, a replica of the first American ship to make landfall on the west coast. However, the jewel of Aberdeen is the Westport Winery Garden Resort, a sprawling multi-use facility where you can enjoy wine, eat at the high-end Seaglass Grill, marvel at the gardens and sculptures, or shop for local art. Before you hit the road, a short visit to the winery will kick off the journey in style.
Grey Cliff Prairie Dog Town State Park in Sweet Grass County, Montana
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Big Timber, MT 59011, USA
If you're a fan of scampering furballs, make a quick stop at Grey Cliff Prairie Dog Town State Park. As the name implies, Prairie Dog Town State Park is home to several large colonies of everyone's favorite Great Plains rodent. The park is only 98 acres but provides a quick stop to watch the prairie dogs dash around and chatter at each other.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Western North Dakota
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Visitors to Theodore Roosevelt National Park can walk the same trails that the former president used as a young man in the late 19th century. Following in his footsteps the park has added miles of walking and biking paths and scenic byways. While driving, walking, or biking in the park, keep your eyes peeled for bison and other wildlife like elk and prairie dogs, who live in the Badlands.
Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park in Morton County, North Dakota
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The site of General Custer's infamous last stand, Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park is the oldest state park in North Dakota and a visit will present the opportunity to learn about early American history, including the Native American perspective. On-a-Slant Village features a state historic site and six reconstructed earth lodges representing the Mandan village and tribe that once inhabited the area. You can also see the reconstructed fort which was built on top of the site of the village in 1873. After many clashes with the tribes of the area, the fort was officially decommissioned and torn down but has been rebuilt for historic tours. There's also a reconstruction of General Custer's home, an art store that sells the work of indigenous artists, and many hiking trails.
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If you're stopping in Fargo because you're a fan of the movie, be sure to visit the Fargo Moorhead Visitors Center where you can take a photo of the actual wood chipper prop used in the movie. After that, enjoy the city's many attractions like Red River Zoo, Fargo Air Museum, or Bonanzaville USA history complex. You'll also find fine art at the Plains Art Museum and a unique Viking history museum ways at the Hjemkomst Center.
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The largest city in Minnesota, Minneapolis offers many opportunities for urban and nature exploration. You can take a short detour to Minnehaha Park, just six miles south of downtown, where the winding footsteps will lead you to the famous Minnehaha Falls. Or, stick around Minneapolis and pay a visit to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Mill City Museum, or the American Swedish Institute.
Historic Auto Attractions in Roscoe, Illinois
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This eccentric car museum is home to many of America's most famous cars, from the personal vehicles of U.S. presidents to cars from famous movies, and cars owned by some of the world's most notorious gangsters like Al Capone. Although, there's more than just car exhibits. You can also check out the Abraham Lincoln exhibit, which displays artifacts of the former president's life and replicas of NASA spaceships.
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US 12 will take you past Chicago, but if you can't spend a full day here to enjoy everything the city has to offer, be sure at least to stop for some deep dish pizza and visit Millennium Park. Home to the famously reflective and selfie-friendly bean, officially called the Cloud Gate, the park has over 20 acres of green space and several points of interest along the Lake Michigan shore. Take your time to appreciate the artwork throughout the park, which includes the Boeing Galleries, the Crown Fountain, and Lurie Garden.
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Your journey along U.S. 12 will be over by the time you reach Detroit and what better way to celebrate the triumph of a finished road trip by ending it in the home of so many famous American vehicles. A paradise for motorheads and Motown fans, you can visit places like the Henry Ford Museum, the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant, the Automotive Hall of Fame, the Motown Museum, or the Detroit Institute of Arts. And if you're a bit tired out by all the museums, try taking a long walk down the scenic Detroit Riverfront or make your own tour by hopping on the Detroit People Mover.
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I switched to LiteSpeed as my main web server under PLESK ONYX / Ubuntu 18.04.
Except that, when I try to add a new web site in Plesk, it bugs out.
Plesk complains it can't configure Apache... Specifically, it fails at the step where it has to restart it.
Of course! The web server now is LiteSpeed! Apache is not needed anymore. It's not even running.
Plesk still generates all the necessary Apache configuration files and then tries to restart the not-needed-anymore Apache and when it fails, it generates big red warning messages that it can't do so.
How do I overcome this behavior? Right now, when this happens, I manually switch back and forth between Apache and LiteSpeed, let Plesk generate its configuration files properly, then activate LiteSpeed again. However, I want to automate this process, or correct this behavior to begin with, because I am running a web hosting service and if Plesk can't add new web sites automatically without my help anymore, that's not very good.
Can you log a ticket with us with tmp root ssh password and plesk admin login for us the verify/reproduce the issue?
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