As a coach one of your main duties are to decide the tactics for your team, the communication between your players in the game. Based on the players you have available, the league you're playing in and other external factors you have thought of a certain way of playing, tactics, that will increase the chance for your team to succeed.
For example you may decide that when defending and disturbing the build-up of the opponent you want your players to press horizontally because you think that will give you a greater chance of reducing scoring opportunities and win the ball back.
So what your players are supposed to do in the game is press horizontally, that's your tactics and the communication which your players will base their decisions on. How your players press horizontally will be depending on the opponent, their team-mates and other factors as for example the pitch, the score and time remaining in the game.
In the game, your players will make the decision to press horizontally based on the communication described above and execute that decision from a certain position, at a certain moment, in a certain direction and at a certain speed.
These four space/time characteristics of position, moment, direction and speed are part of all football actions. Your players decide to press from a position on the pitch, at a moment, in a direction and at a speed.
When you are coaching your players you first coach the communication (tactics) to make it clear what the players are expected to do in the game, in our example horizontal pressing. Then you coach the players decision making, how they are going to press, by helping them figure out the right position, the right moment, the right direction and the right speed in which to press.
Coaching the decision making of your players is most efficiently done by asking questions, for example; what is you position in relation to the opponent and your team-mates? Would it be better if you positioned yourself here or there? When should you press? Should you wait until the opponent received the ball or when the ball is played towards the opponent? What direction should you press? Should you run straight or maybe come in at an angle? How fast should you run? Jogging or sprinting in the beginning and always at the same speed or slow down closer to the opponent? Etc.
In order for you to be able to coach the decision making of your players you need to be able to recognize the situations when they are happening on the pitch. Then you can choose to either stop play when the situation is happening or coach a player shortly after it has happened.
Since the decision making of one player of your team will impact the decision making of other players it might be a good idea to sometimes stop play and ask questions loudly so also the team-mates of the player you decided to coach can hear.
In addition, you might for example ask the central midfielder if the position of the winger before pressing is good and if not why and what position would be preferable. Let the central midfielder coach how the winger presses in training and you will increase the chance of this coaching also happening during the game.
Naturally this can only be done effectively if the tactical reference is clear to your players. The tactics you have decided, what the players are supposed to do, is what they base their decisions on. Then you can coach how the players do the what and the four space time characteristics of every football action; position, moment, direction and speed.


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Welcome to the Spring 2019 iteration of CIS 160!
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AudUsd - Daily chart - I see a good oppurtunity to sell all major pairs against the dollar. Audusd here is at the perfect zone to sell for a minimum of 150 pips target to the downside.
After breaking out of the monthly wedge and retesting we are seeing another breakout this time of the daily ascending wedge. Currently we are seeing the pair ranging sideways but I am confident that we will see a break above the box and onto 1.77000s.
EurAud - H4 chart - I prefer shorts due to the current H4 structure which shows many confluences for downside including a H&S pattern, retest of trend lines and supply zones and a fib retracement with targets down to the next H4 support. Decent Risk to Reward on this trade.
A break below the neckline could see this pair dropping to 1.62000.


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A Hitchhiker, a Dainty Visitor from the South, and Built like a Tank
Little did they know that while out for a fine, fall stroll the other day, Exec. Assistant, Leslie Pepple and Dev. Associate, Alicia Heacock would pick up a hitchhiker. After briefly talking to them as they passed through the Cafe Plaza here at the Museum I noticed a large insect clinging to Leslie as she turned to walk away.
Leslie smiles as she realizes that she has a Chinese Mantid clinging to her (just below and right of her name badge).
The egg case of a Chinese Mantid.
Chinese Mantids are not native to North America but they are certainly well established here. They were brought in to this country to help control agricultural pests and are still sold in garden catalogues along with non-native Asian ladybugs as garden pest control agents.
The smaller, flightless (female) Carolina Mantid competes with this much larger mantid, and sometimes becomes the prey of its Chinese cousin. They are fearless, voracious predators. Chinese Mantids have been well documented as taking hummingbirds as prey!
Whatever you think of Chinese mantids, they're here and are probably not going to go away anytime soon, if ever.
It's a good thing that these mantids are not much larger, or Leslie would be in trouble. I've seen these guys stand their ground to people and even jump at them when threatened. But this was a gentle mantid, apparently secure in the fact that it had nothing to fear from either me or Leslie.
Leslie's hitchiker.
Later, as I sat in my office working on this Journal, a call came in on the radio from Richard Stickney saying that there was a Dainty Sulphur nectaring on the flowers of the garden in front of the Butterfly House. Since my office is in the Butterfly House and I could see Richard from a window in my office, I grabbed my camera and joined him in trying to get a photo of the little, yellowish butterfly.
About the size of a nickel (if that) these small sulphur butterflies have been seen in good numbers here in the Piedmont this season.
Dainty Sulphurs are considered rare in North Carolina, although you wouldn't know it by the amount of sightings in the state this year. They have been seen singly at several sites in the local area as well as a whopping 200 individuals at a sewage treatment plant in Forsyth County, NC.
The Dainty Sulphur's normal range is Florida and the southwestern US.
Adult grasshoppers are beginning to make themselves known after a summer of feeding and molting into ever larger stages of development. I've seen several species including Bird Grasshopper and Differential Grasshopper, two of the largest hoppers in our area.
Looking at the photo of a Differential Grasshopper (below) I was reminded that these insects, grasshoppers in general, are built tough, like a tank. What looks like armor plating covers their bodies. All insects have a hard outer cover, an exoskeleton, but grasshoppers actually look as though they're covered in plates of armor. This is especially so in the shape and size of the pronotum, the saddle-like structure between the head and the wings on a hopper.
I suppose that this armor is helpful considering all of the jumping and flying that these insects do. If you've ever seen a grasshopper land after hopping or taking flight, there's usually a rough landing involved. Watch a grasshopper yourself sometime, the touchdown is typically less than graceful.
With armor plating wrapped around its body this Differential Grasshopper looks to be well protected from whatever would do it harm.
There's lots of things going on outside at this time of year. After the heat of summer it's good to get out and have a look around, things are changing quickly.
See you out there!
Fall, Insects
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2 responses to A Hitchhiker, a Dainty Visitor from the South, and Built like a Tank
My Corgis love to eat grasshoppers. So do my chickens. What is all that armor plating good for?
Greg Dodge says:
Author 8 years ago
Speaking of eating grasshoppers, there are many cultures world wide that consume grasshoppers. I have done so myself. When fried they make a delightfully crunchy snack.
It's the armor plating that makes for such a crunchy delight,"Dig in."
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Mizzou softball player Taylor Gadbois of Maryville, Mo., was named a third-team All American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association . The All-America honor in the outfield for Gadbois follows her selection to the NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team. She also picked up postseason recognition from the Southeastern Conference, bringing home First Team All-SEC honors to Mizzou.
Gadbois led the Tigers in at-bats (202), batting average, hits, runs scored, on-base percentage (.466) and stolen bases to help head coach Ehren Earleywine's squad to a 43-18 overall record and the program's eighth-straight NCAA Regional appearance. Her 85 hits tied for the second-best single-season total in school history, while her .421 mark at the plate ranked third-best. Gadbois' 46 stolen bases tied for the third-best single-season total all-time at Mizzou, and her 55 runs scored came in at fifth-best in school history.
Casey Stangel, the team's number two pitcher, is leaving the program after going 15-10 in 25 starts. Carlie Rose, a backup catcher from Nixa, along with Sarah Moore and Kellie Schkade are also leaving. Schkade was the Tigers regular second baseball at the end of the season and Moore was a backup outfielder who played nine games.


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Gillian Hawes
Gillian is a PhD candidate in her 3rd year in Dr. Michael Pope's 2D Materials and Electrochemical Devices Group. Her doctoral work focuses on the design of high capacity, stable sulfur cathodes and protection of lithium metal anodes for improved cycle life of lithium-sulfur batteries, with previous side projects including the development of laser induced graphene supercapacitors. Her main interests in electrochemistry focus on next generation battery chemistries with high energy density and long cycle life, prepared from abundant and inexpensive materials.
Moin Ahmed
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Moin is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo under the supervision of Professor Zhongwei Chen. His current research area focuses on the application of electrochemical models and artificial intelligence for the design, development, and management of lithium-ion battery technology. He also has previous research experience in the use of various (1D and 2D) nanomaterials to improve the cycling performance of aqueous lithium-ion batteries.
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Mariam is a PhD candidate in Dr. Michael Pope's 2D Materials and Electrochemical Devices Group. Her research focuses on developing a new generation of lithium-ion batteries using a silicon-based anode coupled with a solid electrolyte and a commercially available cathode. She aims at developing a scalable procedure with abundant and non-toxic materials.
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Mohammad is a PhD student in his 2nd year in Chemical Engineering under the supervision of Professor Eric Croiset. He completed his bachelor's and master's program in mechanical engineering and has expertise in multigeneration energy systems with fuel cells as the prime mover. His doctoral work in general focuses on the fabrication of perovskite cells for solid oxide electrolysis. At the moment, he is working on the different material synthesis methods and cell fabrication techniques.
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Vipin is a PhD candidate doing research on improving the electrode and electrolyte architecture for solid state batteries under the supervision of Prof. Linda F. Nazar in the Department of chemistry. My research involves the synthesis of novel solid electrolytes and studying their modes of degradation and ageing, with alkali-based metals and high voltage cathode materials
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Elizabeth is a MASc candidate in Dr. Michael Pope's 2D Materials and Electrochemical Devices Group. Her work focuses on the applications of graphene and its derivative materials in vanadium redox flow batteries. She is applying novel coating techniques in order to achieve high quality monolayers of these materials to be used in her own research in addition to a collaboration between uWaterloo and the University of Calgary.


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How architects are interpreting the modern marketplace.
The hundred-year anniversary of the Bauhaus School
Brian Gallagher
Nowadays with all our consumer needs just a click away, the notion of 'real time' shopping in physical shops is under threat, a threat made even more impending considering the homogenisation of the high street. Certain retail typologies however appear to be bucking the trend. The local market, whether accommodated within an architectural set piece or informally organised within the existing urban context, is not only surviving but thriving. The following examples illustrate how architecture, a space of sensory experience, social interaction and three-dimensional poetry, can revitalise and channel a programme that not only goes far beyond retail, but advocates shared spaces that bring disparate communities together.
The open-air Dadad Market in Nakorn Ratchasima, Thailand. Image by Pilin Hongwittayakorn
Dadad Market, Thailand. Bangkok Tokyo Architecture + OPH
This ephemeral open-air market project in Nakorn Ratchasima, a town located some 250 km northeast of Bangkok and gateway to the Northeastern provinces of Thailand, is constructed next to a local shopping mall. Because of the area's tropical climate, the streets tend to come alive after dark, with food vendors and merchants providing a colourful theatrical ambience. The Dadad market (the word means plentiful in the local argot) is configured as a matrix of light boxes floating in the air and illuminating the eclectic goods on sale within. Forming a microcosm of alleyways and plazas in between (which recreate its local urban context), the market covers an area of 340 sq.m.. The pavilions are constructed using off-the-shelf scaffolding poles and clamps which can be easily dismantled and re-erected elsewhere, and are clad with corrugated translucent acrylic panels. Simple mono pitch tin roof keeps the frequent rain at bay. It is a new example of urban architecture in a market of Thailand.
A café in Boxpark, Croydon, UK – a retail and food market made of shipping containers. Image by Nick Caville
Boxpark Croydon, London. Building Design Partnership
Boxpark is a retail and food market constructed out of refitted shipping containers. The first was constructed in Shoreditch in 2011. Boxpark Croydon, the second, is solely a food market with an attached events space. Made up of 96 shipping containers organised around a covered central space with shared tables and a stage area that is used for a range of activities (concerts, sporting events and film screenings), a two-storey metal frame structure integrates the stacked containers, walkways and various other elements, which feature bold graphics and signage.
The development forms part of the Croydon Vision 2020 urban architecture regeneration project and was conceived to form a focal point for the diverse local community and the eclectic variety of foods and beverages that reflect the many cultures of south London, the city's most populous borough. Designed in the great tradition of typical open-air markets, the architectural focus in on the central piazza, a vibrant and lively space of encounter.
The Fishmarket on the historical docks of Bergen, Norway. Image by Norbert Miguletz
Fish Market, Bergen, Norway. Eder Biesel Arkitekter
Perched over the edge of the quay wall at Bergen's historical docks, the architects for the Fish Market wanted to provide a space that was both market place and market hall. The structure is conceived as a 'shelter' protecting the market below, with first floor accommodation that houses a parallel programme of public facilities, tourist information and the Norwegian Sea Food Centre. The rectangular section volume appears to float over the quay's edge, its striated upper floor is clad in glass and painted timber slats, in colours that evoke the town; ochre, dark red and white, that change in rhythm and density in this new example of urban architecture.
The pier edge was adapted in the early 20th century for steamships, and before that sailing boats docked between storehouses. The current scheme traces this historical edge on the quay on the pavement, thus recognising the importance of the sea and the market in the development of Bergen over the centuries.
Lideto Mercato in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. The façade is inspired by traditional Ethiopian fabric. Image by Gonzalo Guajardo
Lideta Mercato, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. Vilalta Arquitectos
The architects for this new-build shopping centre located in the capital city of Addis Abeba looked to the city's traditional Old Mercato as a precedent to design this 14,200 sq.m. commercial development. It is a model based on converting the market into a semi-public space, which is intended to provide a vibrant and animated place of encounter. The cube-like volume is situated between two unconnected arteries, and a route is established across the building between the highly articulated scalloped corner entrance and the other side, passing under an inclined atrium that rises through the entire building section, connecting all floors and accessing a roof terrace. The prefabricated concrete panel skin is a direct response to the climatic conditions, attenuating the intense light and allowing cross ventilation to each of the units. Vilalta Architects used a fractal pattern inspired by Ethiopian fabric design to establish the position of the openings and stained glass inserts.
Mercat de Sant Antoni in Barcelona, Spain. Its refurbishment unveiled archaeological remains of old walls. Image Adrià Goula
Mercat de Sant Antoni. Ravetllat Ribas Arquitectes
Barcelona's renowned gastronomic culture owes much to its numerous and strategically placed food markets. This project originally constructed in 1882 over the remains of the city's medieval walls, occupies an entire city block, is configured as a Greek cross and is located on one of the Rondas (ring roads) that define the boundary between Barcelona's Casco antiguo and Eixample district. Designed originally by architect Antoni Rovira i Trias with engineer José M. Cornet i Mas, the avant-garde cast iron structure with embellished façade and characteristic dome that marks the intersection of its two wings, which form Barcelona's largest food market. The refurbishment project carried out by Ravetllat Ribas (that took seven years longer than the original construction) reconfigures the entire city block as well as uncovering the archaeological remains of the city's defensive walls, while also introducing basement level parking and a supermarket. In keeping with a centuries-old tradition, the urban spaces between the building and surrounding streetscape host an informal second-hand book market at the weekends.
Main Image: Mercat de Sant Antoni in Barcelona, Spain. Image Adrià Goula.


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Ford sells portion of Mazda
Reduced from 33.4 percent to just over 13 percent.
Filed under: Brand Related
Ford Motor Company today announced it has entered into an agreement to sell a portion of its stake in Mazda Motor Corp. and that the two companies will continue their successful strategic relationship that spans nearly 30 years.
In line with Ford's plan to strengthen its balance sheet and ensure it has the resources to implement its product-led transformation plan focusing on the Ford brand worldwide, the company said it is reducing its stake in Mazda from 33.4 percent to just over 13 percent.
Under the agreement, the divestiture of Ford's shares in Mazda will be accomplished both through the sale of shares to Mazda and the sale of shares to a group of Mazda's strategic business partners. The sales of the Mazda shares will net Ford approximately $540 million.
"This agreement allows Ford to raise capital that will help fund our product-led transformation, and at the same time, allows Ford and Mazda to continue our successful strategic relationship in the best interest of both companies," said Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally. "Ford will continue to focus on the Ford brand worldwide and deliver the products our customers really want and value."
Ford and Mazda will continue their ongoing joint ventures, as well as the sharing of platforms and powertrains. Ford will remain Mazda's largest shareholder and will maintain a seat on Mazda's Board of Directors.
"The sale of Mazda shares by our partner, Ford, will not result in any change in Mazda's strategic direction and we will continue to accelerate our product-led brand improvement and cost innovation initiatives," said Mazda Chairman, President and CEO Hisakazu Imaki. "We will continue our strategic relationship through our ongoing joint ventures with Ford, as well as the sharing of platforms and powertrains."
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Mazda 3 : 2010 All new for 2010.
Ford Mustang GT Convertible: 2010 New look, inside and out.
Mazda 3 Wagon : 2010 To be Exhibited at the 2009 North American International Auto Show
Mazda 5 and MX-5 Named Best Car For the Money
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 : 2010 In dealer showrooms in the spring of 2009.
Mazda 2008 December Sales A decrease of 26.8 percent.
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Ford Taurus SHO : 2010
Mazda announces pricing on 2010 Mazda 3
Ford Ranger pick-up debuts in Europe
Ford 2009 February Sales A decrease of 48 percent.
Mazda 2009 February Sales A decrease of 30.4 percent.
Mazda, the First Japanese Automaker to Develop a Urea SCR System for Cars Will first be featured in the new Mazda CX-7.
Mazda Names Derek Jenkins as Design Director
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Home » [Training] » Beginner » Bodybuilding for the Beginner!
This is a long post but valuable to the novice who wants to begin bodybuilding (and to save repeating myself again & again ). I?ll not be getting too scientific with this as it?s geared to the very inexperienced to outline the key principles that must be considered to maximise the inevitable gains a complete beginner will make and to get into the good habits as early as possible.
So you wanna be a bodybuilder? Here are the elements you should consider?..
So often neglected by the beginner and yet the most important ingredient in success?. DESIRE. So many fail by seeing it as a short term goal to improve your physique. This will contribute to failure. Get it out of your head that you need to get in shape for your holiday in 8 weeks time. You should see it as a lifestyle. A way to live your life. "A bodybuilder is for life not just for Christmas"
Accept the condition your body is in and make the decision to change your life to achieve your objectives. Accept it is a long term plan and you will not be disheartened if it takes time to improve. Lets face it folks, if it was easy then everbody would be doing it.
Be realistic about your goals. A beginner should not be saying I want to lose 30Ibs of fat and gain 20Ibs of lean muscle in 2 months. It Just Won?t happen, yet people time & again put this sort of image in their mind and become disheartened when it doesn?t happen that fast. Time to wake up and forget the brainwashing from much of the health & fitness industry we have endured most of our lives to sell their latest fat loss or muscle growth gimmick.
Prepare yourself for hard work and sacrifice and you will see it as something you love and not as a chore. You will see it as something that distinguishes you from the masses who cannot be bothered or those who shoulder too much pride to seek advice. As soon as you see it as a chore you are on the path to failure.
First of all assess your physique. Decide what you need to do most of all ? Lose fat, build muscle. How fat you are, or how small your muscles are, will determine where your priorities are. I feel this is important so that you can set yourself some attainable targets. Remember?. For fat loss, the more muscle you have the more calories your body burns at rest and while exercising a Ib of muscle burns roughly 10x as many calories as a Ib of fat (approx 70 cals per hour compared to 7 cals per hour for fat).
Set some sensible targets e.g. to lose 10Ibs of fat in 5 weeks and gain 5 Ibs of lean muscle mass. Despite what we think, it is physically more difficult to build muscle than to lose fat. You can, though not advisable, lose 4 or 5 Ibs of fat in a week (as you are likely to lose muscle mass). You cannot build 5Ibs of lean muscle in a week.... live with that fact as It will not happen.
Setting some lifting targets as you become familiar with the exercises and your routine e.g adding 20kg to your bench press in a month, will help you gauge your progress.
Your weights routine will be the bedrock of your lean muscle gains. To make consistant and long term gains you should make of point of having a structured weight routine from the start.
My first recommendation is to join a good gym. A gym that offers a comprehensive induction process, members of staff who know what they are doing. It should have a full range of free weights & equipment, lots of dumbells and plates (especially plenty of the heavy plates-20Kgs) for you to work your way up to the bigger weights. A good gym will be one where you feel comfortable.
It is very important that as a novice you are NOT INTIMIDATED by training alongside much more experienced bodybuilders. They won?t bite you !!!! Most are very nice, helpful and normal people that are good fun and very helpful. They will not be looking down at you because you are new to the sport. We all were at some time! In fact use their experience to help show you how to do exercises correctly, etc as most of us just love the sound of our own voice and will not hesitate to help someone less experienced. Swallow that pride folks.
My preference is to start as you mean to go on and learn to use free-weights asap. They will allow a much more thorough workout of the muscles than machines due to the full range of natural motion you can achieve in the exercises and that they recruit many more fibres in the supporting muscles and working muscles than machines. More fibres recruited?.. More muscle gains you?ll make.
To see how any exercises are done correctly click here ?
Try and separate your workouts into splits ? chest, biceps, triceps, back, traps, legs, calves, shoulders, abs. Train each group once a week and your body will have plenty of time to recover and rest. You grow when you rest.
As a good rule aim for 9-12 sets (MAXIMUM) for Large Muscle groups (Chest/Back/Legs) followed by a smaller muscle group for 6-8 sets (MAXIMUM)(Biceps/Triceps/Shoulders/Abs/Calves). Go easy on the biceps as they are much smaller than the tricep so will probably respond better at the lower end of that set range. Forget about doing 50 sets of bicep curls for big arms! You'll overtrain them and they will not grow to their full potential.
Also as a good rule work at a weight that you can perform 6-8 reps with strict form with before you can?t hold good form anymore. When 8x becomes comfortable then you can add a little more weight on. 6-8 reps is the best compromise between hypertrophy gains (muscle growth) & strength gains. Where you see "train to failure " - this means until you cannot do anymore reps at that weight with perfect form.
This is very important. You should aim to give your muscles a week?s rest for recovery and growth. Muscles grow while you rest. It is very easy to overtrain and when you do your body goes into catabolysis (where it starts using the body?s protein source ? muscle). This is not good. Many budding Bodybuilders overtrain and wonder why their biceps haven?t grown in the last 6 months! (that is why I have listed the rep & set numbers like I have). It is very easy to overtrain, especially when you are very enthusiastic at the outset. To begin with you will most likely gain some muscle but not nearly as much as if you rested properly. No good doing 20x sets of bicep curls 3x a week. Your arms will not grow!
You should get a minimum of 8hrs sleep every night. You grow while you sleep. Less than 7hrs and you start to risk catabolysis of the muscles and lose those hard earned gains.
Important for fat loss & cardiovascular fitness. You should aim to do cardio on separate sessions from weights so that your muscle glycogen is used while weight training to fuel the muscles. DO NOT perform cardio before the weights sessions otherwise you reduce the potency of the weights session.
Fat loss cardio should be at 65% Max Heart Rate (MHR) for 30-40 mins and ideally before breakfast so that your body can tap into its fat stores for fuel immediately. Any more than this and at a higher intensity then your body will also utilise protein for fuel and lead to muscle loss (HIIT is the exception to this but we?ll keep it simple for now). If time is a prob then if you have to do cardio in the same session as weights then do it AFTER the weights and for no more than 20 mins at 65% MHR. Always try to have a protein shake before cardio (even 1st thing in the morning).
Endurance cardio is done at higher intensity. Not great for bodybuilders as it is more catabolic but with protein taken before & after the session it should minimise catabolysis.
I?m gonna keep this real simple ? EAT CLEAN, EAT BIG - Try and eat every 3hrs to keep protein flowing through your body to provide a positive nitrogen balance and to keep your metabolic rate high.
<b>Fat Loss </b>? High Protein, Lower Complex Carb, Lower Fat.
To lose fat you need to use more calories than you consume. To gain muscle you need to raise the calories to a higher level than you would utilise. This means a little fat gain but with some gentle adjusting you?ll find where your level is at. Aim for 1.5g of protein per Ib bodyweight for gaining & fat loss. 200Ib person would need 300g protein in diet per day for bodybuilding.
Worth going to the diet forum for specific diet advice as this is a BIG area.
Also remember to get protein in you before you go to bed, when you wake up and immediately after weights. This is when your body needs it most.
Good whey Protein supplement for post training & when you wake up.
That?s it! As a beginner you are wasting money on all the muscle solutions, fat burners, etc that are out there as your body will change drastically with 6 months hard work. Once you have the basic platform then you can think about extra supplements. As for beginners thinking about steroids?. Forget it. They are for the serious & experienced Bodybuilder who has reached their natural limit. A get big quick solution may seem appealing to a novice but do not be tempted as you need to know what your body?s limits are to use these effectively IMO.
Finally remember that bodybuilding is about getting a good balance between attitude/weight training/Rest/Cardio/Diet. If you neglect any of the areas I have mentioned so far then you are not fulfilling your natural potential.
Good luck and any questions you have feel free to post away??
Likewise, if any of the experienced Bro?s have anything to add (I?m sure there?ll be plenty ) then please do so.
I've put a combination in that will work you hard. Start to push yourself hard on the weight and on the 5x5 exercises don't worry if you can only do 2 reps on your last set. It's better that you work harder on your early sets and keep the weight the same on your later sets but drop the rep numbers as your muscle tires, than to drop the weight. When you can actually hit 5 sets of 5 reps then it's time to add some more weight. Your strength should progress nicely.
I really like that Nietzsche quote.
That makes me happy knowing that writing this guide was not a complete waste LOL .
Might even switch to that routine myself !!
Yeah a great post Cashman, thanks m8. Im going to apply alot of it to my routine.
I'm sure its going to benefit alot of beginners like myself, nice one!!
now i know what cashie has been doing instead of working this week!
Thanks for the feedback guys. Anything else that people may want to add that they feel might be beneficial for beginners to BBing then feel free to chip in.
I'd re-emphasise the point about gear(anabolic steroids) being no good for the beginner. It's a waste of time, money and health in the early days.
From a beginners point of view nice contribution, Cashman I found it very interesting.
I'm wondering how important the 10-12 reps are for the bigger muscles as compared to 6-8? AT the moment I'm doing 3x8 on all exercises except 4x8 for the compound ones. am I doing it correctly..
Teusday: Legs wed : off Thurs: back abbs Friday : shoulders triceps.
But my biceps get a hammering from doing back work. Does this mean im probably over training my biceps?. They are more or less getting hit twice a week. I thought about not working on a weekly basis and doing a days rest between each workout and then 2 days off then start over again. to increase my rest times.
I'd put your back day to friday to allow more recovery between back & legs as these are often the most draining days. This is pretty common if you don't do biceps with back IMO. Pertsonally I'd put trticeps with chest, biceps after back, shoulders & traps and legs as a decent 4 day split. It's good that you are listening to your body though as most don't.
razor, can i suggest u starting up a new thread, ull get a better reply that way mate.


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INNOVATIVE CELLULOSE FIBER IS INFINITE CO2 RESERVOIR FOR CIRCULAR TEXTILES
Circular textile baron uses old clothes to solve global problem
By 2030, the Dutch textile sector wants to be 80 percent circular, much more ambitious than the legal requirement of 50 percent. By 2050, this should be 100 percent, as is the case for all other sectors and industries. Circular textiles have three essential characteristics: the textiles are recyclable (designed for recycling); a recycling system is available (designed to recycle); and the textile is made from recycled material (recycling in design). The vision of SaXcell® BV provides for that last essential characteristic by producing high-quality, regenerated yarns. Their innovation closes the textile circle and stores CO2 contained in the textiles for as long as possible.
This groundbreaking solution comes out of the innovative Twente textile industry. Generation after generation, age-old textile knowledge in clever minds and skilled fingers is now almost as momentous as our collective mountain of clothing. On top of that mountain, wisdom has finally broken through. By inventing, developing and realizing a groundbreaking raw material, an almost "infinite" CO2 reservoir can be realized for fully circular textiles within existing production processes. By preserving the carbon dioxide in the natural fibers and then regenerating it, an endless store of CO2 is created in textiles made from natural cotton fibers and natural wood fibers respectively.
Regenerated textile fibers
The brand name SaXcell® is an abbreviation of the words "Saxion cellulose". Gerrit explains: 'These are textile fibers regenerated into yarns, which are made from recycled household textile waste, including cotton clothing. The industrial process of converting textile waste into SaXcell® fibers is a crucial first step in realizing a complete and endless textile chain. It is complete because its aim is to include almost all discarded textiles: first cotton textile waste, then textile waste made of cotton and a little polyester, and so on. So from natural to artificial textile waste, even though cotton and polyester are separated in the SaXcell® process. This chain is endless, because in principle this unique approach never has to stop when sufficient material has been produced to satisfy the growing, worldwide demand for this regenerated raw material.' Then SaXcell® offers circularity to the second power, innovation squared. That is not all; this innovative cellulose material allows for even more sustainable processes.
Natural Storage
Carbon dioxide is a persistent greenhouse gas that has a cumulative effect: the longer the CO2 emissions, the higher the concentration of CO2. This is because CO2 does not break down in the air on its own. Cotton plants as well as deciduous and coniferous trees are natural storage sources for CO2. During its lifetime, a tree takes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stores it. This CO2 is also stored during the lifetime of a product made from wood pulp. The wood cellulose therefore still fulfills the function of a carbon reservoir, even though the tree and the forest no longer exist. Unfortunately, it is impossible to determine exactly how much CO2 a particular tree stores. Because this differs per species and it depends on the age of the tree. A fast-growing tree stores a lot of CO2, but may not grow old. A slow-growing tree that becomes very old, will retain CO2 longer. A mature tree stores an average of about 22 kilograms of CO2 per year. This storage is thus preserved in the cellulose that is extracted from fresh wood fibres. A similar type of storage takes place in the cellulose obtained from fresh cotton fibres. Cotton still fulfills the function of a carbon reservoir.
Supernatural Storage
Because SaXcell® is composed of "refreshed" cellulose, the stored CO2 is preserved as long as the textile does not end up in incinerators or landfills, but is reused each time in this unique regeneration process. Moreover, it is by definition a circular source that does not draw from newly plucked cotton, or from newly felled trees. SaXcell® reuses both existing – natural – storage sources from recycled textiles. In this way the CO2 is preserved, encapsulated in our clothing, towels, sheets, et cetera. The solvent for regeneration can also be reused for more than 99 percent. The SaXcell® fibers can be regenerated many times themselves, while the fibers are stronger and retain color better than the original materials from which they were made. This is true renewal.
From recycling to circular
Worldwide some 35 million tons of clothing, towels and sheets end up in incinerators or landfills each year. This is bad for the environment in three ways: emissions into the air, leaching into the groundwater, and the release of CO2 stored in cellulose. Collecting, reusing, and regenerating textiles is the foundation for a circular and regenerative textile industry. In the Netherlands, 45 percent of textiles are collected separately, while 55 percent disappears into residual waste and is – unnecessarily – incinerated. Every year in the Netherlands, almost 100 million kilos of textiles are thrown away to disappear in incinerators. An enormous loss of CO2 storage, which causes further warming of our Earth. In 2018, 82 million kilos of textiles were collected separately in the Netherlands. On average, 53 percent of separated textiles are reused, and 33 percent are recycled, for example as cleaning cloths, insulation material, mattress filling or other low-value applications. High-quality applications take place in the automotive industry (inside car roofs, dashboards, or door panels), the white goods sector (insulation in washing machines, dishwashers and air conditioning), and felt products (bags and wall coverings such as Denimtex®). Less than 1 percent is made into textile material to produce new clothing, such as renewed jeans, which currently only contain less than 50% upcycled cotton.
For the regeneration of collected textiles, SaXcell® started on a lab scale in 2015 with 50 kilograms of threads on a bobbin. Several deep blue towels were made a successful trial. In 2017, that annual test quantity had already risen to 100 kilograms, to great success. In the pilot plant of this startup, the production volume has increased to 100 kilos of regenerated fiber pulp per day three years later. This should soon increase to an annual volume of about 25 tons of regenerated textile yarns in the pilot plant. Meanwhile, Gerrit, together with his team of colleagues and international partners and investors, is on his way to realize industrial production of up to 10,000 tons of regenerated textile yarns per year. But where do you start? How do you handle that?
From sustainability to eco-efficiency
By combining groundbreaking raw material innovation with in-depth process innovation, SaXcell® BV aims to achieve maximum eco-efficiency: the most optimal balance between ecology and economy. It puts our natural habitat first, and only then our economic activities. Gerrit explains the difference: 'Where "sustainable development" focuses – only – on meeting the needs of the present without jeopardizing future generations to meet their own needs too, "eco-efficiency" is a fundamental step further. Eco-efficiency aims to achieve an optimal value-cost ratio with a minimum ecological impact, which takes full account of the carrying capacity of our Earth. Then the sustainable impact of the – regenerated – raw material, the recyclable product design and the circular process design are completely central. Three innovations in one."
From sped-up to grown-up
"The regenerated fibers fit seamlessly into the existing value chain, bridging the remaining gap between waste and new raw materials. No other requirements are imposed on current textile installations for processing the yarns. All existing machines, equipment and techniques are fully compatible. This also applies to production staff. In this way SaXcell® fills the missing link in the realization of a closed, circular value chain in the textile industry. Scaling up from pilot to industrial production is planned for 2022. Then, tonnage will increase from 25 to 10,000 tons of regenerated yarn per year. This means that the start-up has matured: an innovative "grown-up". A first, brand new production hall was set up in Enschede. It is expected that similar factories will then be established all over Europe and beyond, until the international workload meets the growing demand from the market."
That this potential exists is evidenced by the recent concrete interest of two world-class top fashion brands. Their upcoming seasonal collections are partly designed and made from regenerated textiles. That is how the first 100 pieces of clothing write history. Textiles made with SaXcell® are just as pleasant to wear as cotton, while the fabric feels just as soft and supple. Because cotton fibers are used as raw material, breathability and the ability to absorb moisture are similar. The wearing comfort, the coloring strength and the yarn strength make SaXcell® a potentially popular material for corporate clothing and consumer textiles. Gerrit emphasizes: 'These fibers are therefore rightly seen as a good or superior alternative to cotton. In addition, these strong fibers can be processed into a particularly finely spun yarn, which also further increases the wearing comfort.'
Ingredient Branding
"Our marketing strategy will have to be very focused on the well-known "inside" principle. By visualizing the high-quality properties of our regenerated yarns explicitly, briefly and powerfully to consumers and companies, end users can see the value of SaXcell® for our shared future. After all, this sustainable component is a specific ingredient in all those high-quality textiles. Nevertheless, we think that concretely naming all the properties and the impact that we realize will greatly enhance the credibility of the end product. People need to know this. After all, they manage their CO2 reservoir themselves, and through good use and responsible reuse they can always return it to this almost endless circular chain. In this way, SaXcell® will exert a positive and decisive influence on the purchasing decisions of companies and consumers," says Gerrit.
Textile industry 4.0
In this regenerative activity, honest receiving and giving between nature and the producers is paramount. Gerrit: 'Regeneration is originally a biological phenomenon in which damaged organs of an organism are completely repaired. Our planet is such an organism. The soil, the forests, the farmlands, the plants, and the waters of our world are the organs. By renewing – regenerating – the "textile industry 4.0" can make the protection of our ecosystems a guiding principle in everything it does and pursues.' Then the economy serves nature and humanity, and no longer destroys.
Author: Jaap de Carpentier Wolf


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I have mediocre knoweldge about astronomy and physics, but for some reason the Big Bang theory doesn't quite sit well with me.
I have a mediocre knowledge of geology, but you don't see me sharing my opinion that plate tectonic doesn't sit well with me. I have a mediocre knowledge of spinal surgery. Yet, I didn't say a word when my aunt had spinal surgery some weeks ago.
So, you see, there are a lot of things in this world, and outside of this world, that we don't completely understand. This is why we have experts.
If according to the BB theory the universe is in fact expanding and bodies of matter are moving away from each other, how do you explain galactic collisions?
You answered your own question with..
Of course one answer could be that the relative mass and proximity of two galactic bodies attract one another to the point of collision.
In logic, we would call your question the composition fallacy. An example is since the atom of a plant is colorless then we must assume that the plant is colorless. This is, of course, absurd.
Just because 2 galaxies attract each other and collide doesn't mean that the universe as a whole isn't expanding.
Don't know for the first question.
For the second question, if the universe has enough mass for gravity to overcome the expansion, then it will ultimately end up in a big crunch. If the universal mass is below the critical point, then it will ultimately wither away with light years seperating each atom. If it's just the right mass, it could last forever.
The better question is why are you worried about this right now? You still have tens of billions of years before you start to see any obvious signs of either doomsday scenario. You plan to live that long?
Thank you for the completely useless and non-thought provoking response taz. I'm not worried...go play tornado somewhere else.
Maybe it would help if I point out that not all forces are equal. While gravity seems to be one of the weakest of forces, it also seems to operate over greater distances than many of the others. We have trees and buildings and mountains because some forces are stronger than gravity, and because those operate over shorter distances than gravity.
While space does seem to be expanding, the force driving the expansion does not seem to be stronger than other forces, therefore we see different forces controlling local effects.
The result is the universe we see.
I'm not sure why you say Taz's response is useless. He's explained a few points to you, including the one about the relationship between not knowing much about something and it "not sitting well" with you. There's a wealth of information on astronomy to tap into on the web.
For one thing, why should two galaxies colliding make the universe slow down in its expansion? The whole of space-time is expanding, carrying matter and energy along with it. It matters not what the matter and energy are doing, they do not prevent the expansion of space-time. Dark energy seems to be causing the acceleration. You can read about it here.
About the idea that the universe could have originated from a black hole. Some people have suggested this. It does seem that the universe started out as a singularity, a point almost infinitely small and infinitely dense. A black hole is also a singularity, albeit of much less mass (the largest so far detected contain the mass of a few million suns). The problem there, though, is that the universe exploded. You would have to come up with a mechanism that described how a black hole would suddenly explode, when every black hole yet observed has only consumed matter and energy. Black holes are believed to emit something called Hawking radiation, but it would take billions and billions of years for a black hole to radiate all of its mass in this way; it is a very slow and gradual process.
That isn't to say that some brilliant mathematician might not be able to describe one day how a black hole could theoretically explode. Maybe Dr. Adequate will stop by and share some of his insights.
Maybe not the best way to motivate people to address your questions?
A black hole is also a singularity, albeit of much less mass (the largest so far detected contain the mass of a few million suns).
Pay particular attention to the second quoted statement.
Thank you for the completely useless and non-thought provoking response taz.
I'm not worried...go play tornado somewhere else.
The reason I asked why you are worrying (or concern yourself) about this is because you seem to be lacking in the most basic knowledge of physics. My mentor used to tell me that in order to be an artist one must first learn how to use a paint brush. You simply can't understand the BB theory unless you first have to familiarize yourself with the basic stuff.
Not only is the universe expanding, the rate of expansion is increasing. Astronomy currently doesn't have a clue as to why this is, and some are attributing this to dark energy, a very hypothetical form of energy that is responsible for the acceleration outward.
Do you understand the implication of this? Some unknown force is driving the accelerated rate of expansion of the universe while a very well known force (gravity) is locally grouping objects together.
Other than that, I don't know what to tell you.
I was being cautious about my extent of knowledge about astronomy...just spoke out loud. His comments were useless because the didn't answer the questions as much as they tried to dismantle the question itself which is besides the point.
Anyways, my apologies to Taz for sounding harsh or rude.
No you explained it pretty eloquently. I know this information as well, and I guess the mystery is the fact that the universe is expanding at an increasing rate, which goes against our current linear perspective of how the universe works.
This is why the big bang theory doesn't fit. I think there is a much more complex mechanism by which the universe evolved or became the way it is now.
I read an article not too long ago on Universe Today or space.com...unfortunately I forgot the title of the article...but basically it hypothesizes a different theory from the BB and one that I think has to do with other universes and strings etc.
I have to go back and rummage for it.
His comments were useless because the didn't answer the questions as much as they tried to dismantle the question itself which is besides the point.
To be fair, let me explain a little further why I decided to dismantle your question rather than answer it directly. Consider the following question.
If a plant is green, how come the plant's atoms are colorless?
Can this question be answered directly? Sure, it can. But one can't really answer this question honestly without pointing out the obvious logical fallacy of division. Just because the plant is green doesn't necessarily mean its atoms are green. Trying to apply the behavior of the whole on the individual components is never a good idea. And neither is trying to apply the behavior of the individual components onto the whole system.
My other main point in my first reply to you is that I really really really hope you will learn to refrain from having an opinion about everything. We live in an age where everyone seems to have an opinion on everything. Having been an educator and is now considering going back to it permanently, I've seen too many cases of students not agreeing with something as simple as gravity only to later show they know nothing about it. How on earth can you disagree with something you know little to nothing about? So, I guess my goal has always been to try to convince people that a little humility here and there wouldn't hurt. And by example, you will find that I hardly ever comment on geology. Even a middle schooler would know more about geology than I do.
You don't have to agree with everything the experts say. In fact, you can disagree all you want. Just remember that you have the power to vote like everyone else. At least show the experts the courtesy of learning a little about the subject before having and sharing your opinion on it.
Mind expanding on this a little more?
well first of all the universe is only 14.7 billion years old while Sol is 4.7 billion years old. How is this possible when the rate of the universe's expansion is increasing? what I mean is how did all the different galaxies form so quickly and with such complexity? And where is the centre of the BB or the point in space from which it originated?
Also what is the purpose of dark matter? All this cannot be explained by a mere explosion. The dynamics of an explosion of matter is way too linear imo.
And I do understand your point about the plant being green not because of its individual atoms being green. If they were the plant would probably be black.
I guess the BB is the best theory scientists can come up with given all that is known. But I think there's more to it than just a simple explosion.
well first of all the universe is only 14.7 billion years old while Sol is 4.7 billion years old. How is this possible when the rate of the universe's expansion is increasing? what I mean is how did all the different galaxies form so quickly and with such complexity?
Look up the idea of inflation as a modification to the BB.
And where is the centre of the BB or the point in space from which it originated?
Well... I know you've heard this a million times before, so I guess one more time wouldn't hurt.
You are thinking too 3-dimensionally. Imagine that the universe is 2-dimensional and that it exists solely on the surface of an expanding balloon. There are many dots on the surface of this balloon. As the balloon expands, these dots grow further apart from each other.
If you were to ask where the center of this two dimensional universe is, noone can really give you an answer. There is no center. I know you are tempted to say the inside of the balloon is the center, but in this scenario you've wandered outside of the universe.
Also what is the purpose of dark matter?
Dark matter pretty much is a hypothetical form of matter that accounts for 2/3 of the total mass of the universe. It's probably non-baryonic in nature, but I guess we'll never know until we get ourselves some dark matter to analyze.
All this cannot be explained by a mere explosion. The dynamics of an explosion of matter is way too linear imo.
Well, explosion isn't exactly the best way to describe what happenned at the beginning of time. Try to think of it more as an expansion of space-time from a single point.
Just remember that the BB made at least one very prominent prediction. It predicted the existence of a cosmic background radiation that should exist everywhere in the universe. And voila, we have detected exactly the cosmic background radiation predicted by the theory. So, I guess it's not perfect but it does explain a lot and have some very powerful predictive power.


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Werelderfgoed is cultureel en natuurlijk erfgoed dat wordt beschouwd als onvervangbaar, uniek en eigendom van de hele wereld, en waarvan het van groot belang wordt geacht om te behouden.

Het UNESCO Werelderfgoedverdrag uit 1972 heeft als doel om erfgoed dat van unieke en universele waarde is voor de mensheid, beter te kunnen bewaren voor toekomstige generaties. Naast de internationale bescherming die een erfgoed krijgt door plaatsing op de UNESCO Werelderfgoedlijst, bevordert deze status ook het begrip tussen culturen.

Alleen erfgoed dat is ingeschreven op de Werelderfgoedlijst van UNESCO mag deze titel dragen. De lijst wordt jaarlijks samengesteld door het Werelderfgoedcomité, dat bestaat uit vertegenwoordigers van 21 wisselende landen.

Het materieel werelderfgoed bestaat sinds de 44e sessie van het Werelderfgoedcommité] (2021) uit 1154 werelderfgoederen verspreid over 167 landen. Hiervan zijn 897 cultureel erfgoed (C), 218 natuurlijk erfgoed (N) en 39 hybride erfgoed, een combinatie van C en N. Honderdeenennegentig landen hebben de Werelderfgoed Conventie geratificeerd. Ieder land is zelf verantwoordelijk voor bescherming en behoud van de eigen monumenten.

Nominatieproces

Alleen landen die de Overeenkomst voor het Werelderfgoed hebben ondertekend, kunnen nominaties indienen.

De eerste stap is dan het opstellen van een Voorlopige lijst. Dit is een inventarisatie van alle belangrijke monumenten die het land de komende jaren van plan is te nomineren.

Vervolgens stelt het land een nominatiedossier samen met zo veel mogelijk informatie over het monument dat het als eerste wil laten inschrijven. Dit dossier moet onder andere gedetailleerde beschrijvingen bevatten van de unieke waarde van dit monument (bijvoorbeeld in vergelijking met soortgelijke monumenten elders in de wereld) en plannen die aantonen hoe het behoud van het monument is ingericht.

Dit dossier wordt ingezonden naar het ondersteunend bureau van het Werelderfgoedcomité. Als deze het compleet genoeg acht, wordt het ter beoordeling voorgelegd aan twee adviesorganen: voor de culturele erfgoederen ICOMOS en voor de natuurlijke IUCN.

Sinds 2005 is er één set van 10 criteria, waarvan – naast het element van bijzondere universele waarde – aan minimaal één moet worden voldaan. Deze criteria worden als volgt gecodeerd en geformuleerd:

 I. het vertegenwoordigt een meesterwerk van een creatief menselijk genie
 II. het stelt een belangrijke interactie van menselijke waarden tentoon, gedurende een tijdspanne of binnen een cultureel gedeelte van de wereld, voor ontwikkelingen in architectuur of technologie, monumentale kunsten, stadsontwerp of landschapsinrichting
 III. het draagt een unieke of ten minste een exceptionele getuigenis van een culturele traditie of een samenleving, die nog voortleeft of is verdwenen
 IV. het is een bijzonder voorbeeld van een type gebouw of architectonisch of technologisch ensemble of landschap, dat significante stappen in de menselijke geschiedenis voorstelt
 V. het is een bijzonder voorbeeld van een traditionele menselijke bewoning of landgebruik, dat een cultuur (of culturen) vertegenwoordigt, in het bijzonder wanneer het kwetsbaar is geworden ten gevolge van onomkeerbare veranderingen
 VI. het is direct of tastbaar verbonden met gebeurtenissen of levende tradities, met ideeën, of geloof, met artistieke en literaire werken van bijzondere universele betekenis (de commissie beschouwt dit criterium alleen als toepasbaar in bijzondere omstandigheden en alleen in combinatie met een ander cultureel of natuurlijk criterium op de lijst)
 VII. het bevat buitengewone natuurverschijnselen of gebieden van buitengewone natuurlijke schoonheid en esthetisch belang
 VIII. het is een bijzonder voorbeeld van belangrijke lopende ecologische en biologische processen in de evolutie en ontwikkeling van ecosystemen op het land, in zoet water, aan de kust en in en op zee, en van gemeenschappen van planten en dieren.
 IX. het herbergt de belangrijkste natuurlijke onderkomens voor het behoud van biodiversiteit, inclusief die welke bedreigde soorten herbergen van buitengewone, universele betekenis
 X. Het is een gebied met een exceptionele, natuurlijke schoonheid.

De uiteindelijke beslissing over het al dan niet opnemen van een monument op de Werelderfgoedlijst ligt bij het Werelderfgoedcomité. Dit Comité komt één keer per jaar bijeen om, op basis van de adviesrapporten, te oordelen over de nieuwe nominaties.

Het Werelderfgoedcomité kan een werelderfgoed plaatsen op de Lijst van bedreigd werelderfgoed. Dit gebeurt wanneer een grootschalig ingrijpen van buitenaf nodig is omdat het behoud in gevaar is. Met deze status kan acuut geld vrij worden gemaakt uit het Werelderfgoedfonds en wordt er internationale attentie gevraagd voor de bedreiging. Per juni 2011 geldt dit voor 35 monumenten, bijvoorbeeld voor de Middeleeuwse monumenten in Kosovo.

Als de unieke status van een werelderfgoed verdwijnt, kan het door het Comité helemaal van de Werelderfgoedlijst worden verwijderd. Sinds de aanvang van het Werelderfgoedverdrag zijn drie sites dusdanig beschadigd, dat de status UNESCO Werelderfgoed werd verloren. Dit gebeurde bijvoorbeeld met de erkenning van het cultuurlandschap van het Elbedal bij Dresden. Dit cultureel erfgoed werd volgens het Comité zodanig beschadigd door de bouw van de Waldschlösschenbrug dat de erkenning werd ingetrokken. Daarmee is dus ook een stuk geschiedenis, erfgoed van de Wereld, voor de toekomstige generaties verloren gegaan.

Geschiedenis

Directe aanleiding voor de overeenkomst was de bouw van de Aswandam in Egypte in 1959. Hierdoor kwam een vallei onder water te staan met daarin de ruim 3000 jaar oude tempels van Aboe Simbel. UNESCO lanceerde daarop een wereldwijde reddingsactie. De bedreigde tempels werden zorgvuldig gedemonteerd, naar een hogere locatie gebracht en daar stuk voor stuk weer opgebouwd. De kosten van dit project bedroegen zo'n 80 miljoen US dollar, waarvan 40 miljoen werd gedoneerd door 50 verschillende landen.

Deze actie werd wereldwijd als een groot succes beschouwd, en andere acties volgden (bijvoorbeeld voor Venetië, de ruïnes van Mohenjodaro in Pakistan, en de Borobudur in Indonesië). UNESCO en ICOMOS stelden daarop een concept overeenkomst op om het gezamenlijke erfgoed van de mensheid te beschermen.

De Verenigde Staten stonden aan de basis van het idee om behoud van culturele monumenten te combineren met natuurbehoud: een conferentie in 1965 riep op tot het instellen van een World Heritage Trust. De IUCN ontwikkelde vergelijkbare plannen, en die werden in 1972 gepresenteerd op een VN conferentie in Stockholm. Daar ook werd de Overeenkomst voor het werelderfgoed uiteindelijk gesloten.

Ontwikkelingen vanaf 2000

De jaarlijkse groei van de Werelderfgoedlijst heeft de discussie aangewakkerd of de lijst eindig is. Dit heeft in 2000 geleid tot het Besluit van Cairns, waarin het aantal nieuwe nominaties wordt beperkt en waarbij tegelijkertijd een meer evenwichtige inhoud wordt nagestreefd.

Prioriteit wordt in de eerste plaats gegeven aan nominaties van landen die nog niet zijn vertegenwoordigd op de lijst, en vervolgens aan nominaties van monumenten in ondervertegenwoordigde categorieën. Landen die al werelderfgoederen binnen hun grenzen hebben, mogen nog maar één nieuwe nominatie per jaar inzenden.

Bij een evaluatie in juli 2006 van deze Global Strategy om de Werelderfgoedlijst meer in balans te laten komen is afgesproken dat ieder land nu twee nieuwe monumenten per jaar mag indienen, waarvan er minimaal één een natuurlijk erfgoed moet zijn. Het totaal aantal te beoordelen nieuwe nominaties is maximaal 45 (inclusief die monumenten die in voorgaande jaren zijn terugverwezen voor meer informatie/onderbouwing en opnieuw worden genomineerd). De prioriteitenvolgorde is gelijk gebleven aan die van het Besluit van Cairns.

Aantallen
Het materieel werelderfgoed bestaat sinds de 44e sessie van het Werelderfgoedcomité in 2021 uit 1154 werelderfgoederen verspreid over 167 landen. Hiervan zijn 897 cultureel erfgoed (C), 218 natuurlijk erfgoed (N) en 39 hybride erfgoed, die een combinatie van beide zijn (C/N). 191 landen hebben de Werelderfgoed Conventie geratificeerd. Ieder land is zelf verantwoordelijk voor bescherming en behoud van de eigen monumenten. Van deze lijst staan er 52 sites op de lijst van het bedreigde werelderfgoed, omdat het voortbestaan van dit erfgoed in gevaar is.

België en het werelderfgoed

België ratificeerde de Overeenkomst voor het werelderfgoed in 1996. België heeft 13 monumenten op de Werelderfgoedlijst.

Voorlopige lijst
De Voorlopige lijst bestaat uit:
 De historische middeleeuwse kern van Gent en de twee abdijen die aan de oorsprong ervan liggen
 De historische kern van Antwerpen van de Schelde tot de oude omwallingen van rond 1250
 Herdenkingsplaatsen en monumenten van de Eerste Wereldoorlog: de Westhoek en omliggende regio's
 Leuven: universitaire gebouwen, de erfenis van zes eeuwen in de historische kern
 Het architecturale oeuvre van Henry Van de Velde
 Het Justitiepaleis van Brussel
 De overdekte galerijen van Brussel / De Sint-Hubertusgalerij
 Gebouwen die te maken hebben met warme bronnen en kuren in Spa: van de mondaine kuur tot prestigevakantieoord
 Het slagveld van Waterloo, het einde van het epos van Napoleon
 Het panorama van de Slag bij Waterloo, bijzonder belangrijk voorbeeld van het "fenomeen van de panorama's'
 Het Paleis van de Prins-bisschoppen  van Luik
 Het plateau van de Hoge Venen
 Het weggedeelte tussen Bavay en Tongeren van de Romeinse steenweg Boulogne-Keulen op het Waalse grondgebied
 De citadels langs de Maas
 Ruraal Hoge Kempen - industrieel overgangslandschap

Nominatieproces
Het Koninkrijk België is een federale staat samengesteld uit drie gemeenschappen: de Vlaamse, Franse en Duitstalige Gemeenschap, en daarnaast uit drie gewesten: het Vlaamse, Waalse en Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest. Vlaanderen fuseerde zijn instellingen vrijwel meteen bij hun oprichting waardoor er nog slechts één Vlaams Parlement en één Vlaamse regering is. De Franstaligen hielden alle door hen gecontroleerde en verkozen volksvertegenwoordigingen en regeringen afzonderlijk. Dit heeft soms zijn invloed op de selectie en plaatsing op de Lijst.

Nederland en het UNESCO Werelderfgoed

Nederland ratificeerde de Overeenkomst voor het werelderfgoed in 1992.
Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (dus Nederland (inclusief Bonaire, Saba en Sint Eustatius), Aruba, Curaçao en Sint Maarten) heeft sinds 2021 twaalf monumenten op de Werelderfgoedlijst:

Nederland

Curaçao

Selectie en thema's
Nederland richt zich bij de (voor)selectie op vier thema's: waterbeheer, de Republiek in de 17e eeuw, het nieuwe bouwen en archeologie.

Voorlopige lijst
De Voorlopige lijst bestond uit:
 Alblasserwaard - Oost
 Fort Vechten - Bunnik
 De Gouw en de Groetpolder
 Amsterdamse grachtengordel
 Middag en Humsterland
 Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie
 Noordoostpolder
 Visvijverweg / Noordertocht - Swifterbant
 Park Arentsburg / Forum Hadriani - Voorburg
 Voormalige Nazorgkolonie en Sanatorium Zonnestraal - Hilversum

Actualiteit
Nederland stelde tot en met 2007 een stop in voor het indienen van nominaties in verband met het Nederlandse lidmaatschap van het Werelderfgoedcomité. Mede-commissieleden als Chili, Spanje en India lieten zich hierdoor niet weerhouden en bleven ook zelf actief nomineren. Sinds 2009 zijn er weer drie objecten aan de lijst toegevoegd: de Waddenzee, de Amsterdamse grachtengordel en de Van Nellefabriek.

Nieuwe kandidaten voor de Werelderfgoedlijst in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

De Commissie Herziening Voorlopige Lijst Werelderfgoed maakte op 12 november 2010 een lijst bekend met objecten die als kandidaat worden voorgedragen. Deze lijst is in 2011 aangemeld voor de kandidatenlijst:
 Bonaire National Marine Park
 Koninklijk Eise Eisinga Planetarium (Franeker)
 Maatschappij van Weldadigheid (Veenhuizen)
 Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie
 Noordoostpolder
 Plantagesysteem West Curaçao
 Sanatorium Zonnestraal (Hilversum); in 2018 van de lijst gehaald
 Teylers Museum (Haarlem); in 2013 van de lijst gehaald

Door deze selectie zijn enkele opvallende kandidaten afgevallen, zoals:
 de Afsluitdijk (IJsselmeer)
 het Binnenhof (Den Haag)
 Panorama Mesdag (Den Haag)
 de Bollenstreek bij Lisse
 de Friese elf steden

Suriname en het werelderfgoed

Suriname
Suriname heeft sinds 2000 op Werelderfgoedlijst staan:

De resterende Voorlopige lijst bestaat uit:
 De nederzetting Jodensavanne en het Cassiporakerkhof.

Jaarlijkse bijeenkomsten Werelderfgoedcomité
Een overzicht van de jaarlijkse bijeenkomsten van het Werelderfgoedcomité, waar wordt besloten over nieuwe nominaties en richtlijnen.

Zie ook
 Lijst van Werelderfgoederen in Nederland
 Werelderfgoedlijst
 Lijst van bedreigd werelderfgoed
 Biosfeerreservaat
 Representatieve lijst van het immaterieel cultureel erfgoed van de mensheid

Externe links
 Officiële website UNESCO World Heritage Centre
 Stichting Werelderfgoed Nederland
 Dossier Werelderfgoed van het ministerie van OCW

Cultureel erfgoed

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HERE to listen to a live radio broadcast direct from Gaza… with Mohammed Omer reporting.
To donate to his site Rafah Today, please click HERE.
Please repost this on your Blog…. the truth has to get out!
I was SHOCKED to see THIS article on the Ynet site last night. I guess it's what you can call a case of 'reverse prejudice' that caused me to feel the way I do.
Here is a woman that literally worked herself up from nothing to become America's 'Talk Show Queen'. I was under the impression that she is a woman that understood poverty and suffering.
But…. my impressions were crushed when I read the article, she apparently is a woman that enjoys being in the limelight, a woman that wants to maintain her high ratings and a woman that cares more about what her sponsors think than what is happening to the Palestinians.
It was Elie Wiesel that extended the invitation to visit, saying Israel is where "the major war against terror is currently taking place." I only hope that if she comes here she will visit places like Ramallah, Jenin, Gaza, Bethlehem…. the list goes on. Let her see with her own eyes who the real terrorists are in this area. Let her watch the demolition of a home in East Jerusalem, let her visit the site of the disabled children's home demolished a few weeks ago.
Let her visit with Bassam Aramin, the father of 10 year old Abir, murdered by Israeli soldiers while at play in her schoolyard. Let her stand at a checkpoint and watch a pregnant Palestinian woman be prevented from going to the hospital to have her child.
Somehow I doubt that, and it saddens me. I did expect better from Oprah… I guess I was wrong.
According to Palestinian and International reports at least three Israeli military divisions comprising of 20,000 troops are on stand-by near the Gaza border apparently ready for a full-scale ground invasion. Palestinian Minister of Information Dr Mustafa Barghouthi, "Israel has given itself the right to kill and destroy everything and target every Palestinian regardless of whether he is a man, a woman or a child.
Israel has reached an unprecedented degree of arrogance when its Army announced that they killed only 3 Palestinian civilians in the raid on Gaza on Sunday. This implies that 3 innocent civilians are not important but this is by itself a recognition by the Israeli Army that they have committed the crime of killing the innocent Palestinians. Joining us to talk about the current situation inside the occupied Gaza Strip is Mohammed Omer. Mohammed is a free-lance correspondent, photojournalist and reporter with the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. He speaks to us now from Rafah: via KPFA Radio… Click HERE to listen.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT PALESTINIAN REFUGEES?
This is a threefold repost.. from Bonsoir to Jews sans Fronieres to DesertPeace.
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WHAT IS ISRAEL TRYING TO HIDE BY SHOOTING AT JOURNALISTS?
How long will the world continue to look away from the truth and bury its head in the sand when it comes to Israel?
Just ask yourselves the following questions….
Are they breaking international laws?
Are their crimes so heinous that they are ashamed?
I can only guess that the answer is yes to all of the above. Why else would Israeli guards be shooting live ammunition at a group of five journalists who tried to approach people demonstrating against the fence near the West Bank settlement of Efrat on Monday afternoon.
The biggest question is… how can a country that has laws guaranteeing the Freedom of the press and the Freedom of assembly continue to support a country where this is obviously not the case.
Read THIS Ynet report about the incident. Judge for yourselves if these journalists were guilty of crimes. Then try to answer the question I started this post with.
Twice in as many days I wrote about our dear photojournalist Mohammed Omer. I published a letter that he wrote to his friends.
We had not heard from him in a few days and were quite concerned.
The reason was that he was in the field working. Nothing can stop that courageous young man from gathering the information needed to spread the truth.
BBC News got hold of him in Gaza City a few minutes ago and just published the FOLLOWING. It is a must read.
It's a short statement by Mohammed, followed by another by a 21 year old student named SHAIMAA NAJI.
At least we know now that Mohammed is OK…. we hope and pray that he stays that way.
We almost lost this beautiful young man yesterday. The madness in Gaza is continuing, but when someone you know and love is involved it literally 'brings it home'.
Mohammed Omer is a photographer in Gaza, I have posted many of his works and have written about him. The following is an email that he sent to friends… I can feel his fear and sadness.
After reading it, messages of support and good wishes for him can be posted on this thread or HERE. Thanks.
I couldn't even scream because the shooting was louder than my screams.
him, lets shoot him in his legs and leave him to bleed".
tell my mother about this, she will be scared again!
In my last post we celebrated the 95th birthday of a great American, Studs Terkel. In this post we mourn the tragic, untimely death of Yolanda Denise King, the eldest child of Martin Luther King Jr, at age 51.
Her death comes less than a year and a half after her own mother's death, Coretta Scott King. When I saw the photo I posted I thought it was Coretta, the resemblance is unbelievable.
The Progressive Movement in America, the Civil Rights Movement in particular suffered a tremendous loss with her passing.
May she rest in peace in a world at peace. Her obituary that appears in the New York Times can be read HERE.
It's always a great feeling to find out that one of your heroes, that you thought was long gone, is still around, alive and well.
Today I was told that it's Studs Terkel's 95th birthday today. He is one of those heroes I was referring to.
He's been relatively quiet for a number of years now, but I guess at age 95 that is to be expected. His life's story and history can be read HERE…a most interesting writeup. I was not aware that his son was named after another one of my heroes, Paul Robeson…. it's a small world and there are lots of great people in it. Studs Terkel is one of them.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY STUDS! MANY MORE YEARS OF GOOD HEALTH TO YOU!!
In their continuing 'War Against Truth, Justice and The American Way' Daily Kos banned two other writers who dared to speak the truth. My dear Brother Haitham of Sabbah's Blog and my Sister Nancy of Umkalil.
As for Daily Kos' investment in progressive and liberal issues like civil and human rights, the word is that Kos the owner doesn't care one way or another about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, even though it is a core issue in American foreign policy. That's an interesting prospective when a Left Wing Democrat does not care about human rights issues. Because many people believe that the Left Wing of the Democratic party is taking its lead from the netroots, places like Daily Kos, which is the largest political blog on the internet, not giving a damned one way or another about human rights issues is not exactly what a typical liberal or progressive Democrat would expect from a blog that purports to be liberal or progressive. Leadership in civil and human rights is certainly not what any liberal or progressive Democrat will find at Daily Kos.
The above paragraph was taken from THIS essay entitled 'Daily Kos Bans Two Palestinian Peace Activists', by Joe Shergald for a Blog he contributes to called the Booman Tribune. Joe, himself, was also banned from DK a few months back for the same reasons.
It's sad to watch so called Democrats destroy Democracy in front of our very eyes.
SHAME ON YOU DAILY KOS!
The gates of hell opened wide yesteday to welcome its latest resident, Jerry Falwell. A man dedicated to hatred, in the name of Christianity.
The Christ he supposedly followed was a Man of love, a Man of peace, yet this 'follower' of Him twisted the teachings to preach just the opposite.
New York, NY, May 15, 2007 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed sadness at the passing of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, a passionate leader of Christianity in America and a dear friend of Israel.
Despite our many disagreements through the years, we were saddened to learn of the loss of the Rev. Jerry Falwell. He was a passionate leader of Christianity in America and a dear friend of Israel. Rev. Falwell will always be remembered as one of the most influential leaders on the American religious scene.
Rev. Falwell was a towering figure of the Religious Right, and while we often did not see eye-to-eye with him on many key issues of the day, we always respected his strong devotion to his views, his outspoken advocacy for the positions he took on behalf of America's conservative Christians, and his ability to listen to even his most ardent critics. He will be greatly missed.
Laura and I are deeply saddened by the death of Jerry Falwell, a man who cherished faith, family, and freedom. As the founder of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, Jerry lived a life of faith and called upon men and women of all backgrounds to believe in God and serve their communities. One of his lasting contributions was the establishment of Liberty University, where he taught young people to remain true to their convictions and rely upon God's word throughout each stage of their lives.
This short video portrays Falwell as he really was… a man of hate, not a Christian at all.
It all started a few weeks ago when a pro Palestinian group plastered the walls of the Washington D.C. subway system calling for an end to the occupation.
It's always the Palestinians that are wrong it seems. They are calling for an end to the occupation in their campaign, they are calling for PEACE!
Who is the occupier? Who is building a wall of apartheid? Who is killing innocent children at play? Who is demolishing homes occupied by peaceful citizens?
And the BIG question is who is financially backing all of this?
So let's STOP BLAMING THE VICTIM and END THE OCCUPATION NOW!
A Ynet report on this situation can be read HERE.
Details on the anti occupation campaign can be seen HERE.
Today marks 59 years on the Gregorian calendar of the signing of Israel's Declaration of Independence, which in reality is a Declaration of Oppression. The establishment of the State of Israel was seen as a progressive move at the time, one of the first 'blows' against British Imperialism. It was a move that united both the Soviet block and the United States just years before the Cold War brought up walls between them.
The Declaration of Independence was not meant to be a death sentence to the nation of Palestine, the 'partition' was meant to see the creation of two states side by side.
Instead we have seen one state literally occupy the other, literally putting up a different type of a partition; a wall of apartheid. Wednesday will mark another anniversary for Israel, the 40th year of official occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
My Brother Haitham of Sabbah's Blog posted about the plight of the Palestinian refugees yesterday. The plight which is a direct result of Israel's two anniversaries this week. To read about the suffering and the struggle to return to their homeland click HERE which will take you straight to his post.
After reading what Haitham had to say, after reading what I have been repeating constantly, can anyone say what is happening here is right? Is it right to celebrate the victories of one nation while the 'other' nation has literally been suffering from the spoils of war for so many years? How long does Israel intend to continue this occupation and oppression? How long will the world be silent about it?
One good and positive move was the announcements of the European Union and United States governments that they will not participate in Jerusalem Day celebrations. That is not enough, they must not participate in any official Israeli government function, not until the occupation ends. It is obvious that Israel has no intention to end it on their own, they must be forced to.
It wold be a dream come true for millions of people if Palestine also celebrated a day of National Independence very soon.
INSHALLAH!! WITH GOD'S HELP!!! B'ZRAT HASHEM!!!
So it was written, so it shall be! But only once a year? What about the other 364 days?
Hallmark and their fellow 'card dealers' decided for us that there should be one specific day set aside to honour our mothers. To that I say 'RUBBISH'! My mother, as well as yours deserves to be honoured every day. Not a card exists that is good enough to express the love and gratitude I have for my mother.
She is the one that carried me in her womb for nine months.
She is the one that nursed me with nutrition from her own body.
She is the one that stood over me and protected me from all harm.
She is the one that loved me no matter what I did.
She was my mother, that's what they do….
You are who you are today because of your mother, never forget that.
She loved you every day of your life, never forget that either.
I wrote this poem, many years ago, dedicated to my mother. I read it at her funeral. Although she is long gone, I still honour her daily, not just on this so-called Mother's Day.
Was there more to give?
How can one be expected to do it all?
Our last billboards were vandalized by a few extremists who don't want to see peace in the region. We will not let them silence us, so we're putting our billboards back up in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem where decision-makers will see them.
But we need to show big support and to hit our target of 100,000 signatures – so please, take a moment right now to invite your friends and family to take action with you.
Hat Tip to Ben for this one.
It was Richard Nixon's 'Ping Pong Diplomacy' of the early 70's that led to diplomatic relations being established between the United States and The People's Republic of China. Today it is Shimon Peres that is initiating a new type of diplomacy, one that will take place on a soccer field.
It is known by my readers that I am not a big fan of Shimon Peres, but I am willing to support any effort that might lead to the recognition of Palestine and Israel by each other. If David Becham can play a role in this endeavor I will support his efforts as well.
The following Ynet report deals with the situation I am writing about, sounds like a great idea and I personally plan to be at the game wearing my Bnei Sachnin colours (Israel's only Arab/Jewish Team).
Soccer superstar David Beckham is scheduled to visit Israel next summer along with the rest of his Real Madrid teammates.
The Spanish club was invited to by the Peres Center for Peace, and will play an exhibition match against a team of Israeli and Palestinian players.
The team is set to arrive in the country on June 19, just before Beckham is expected to leave for the United States, where he signed a multi-million dollar deal with the Los Angeles Galaxy.
During their visit the Real Madrid players will also meet with Palestinian and Israeli children from the Peres Center's Twinned Peace Soccer Schools.
"The arrival of such huge stars to the country will contribute to the removal of the hate barriers that exist between Jewish and Palestinian children," Vice Premier Shimon Peres said.
Israel is doing it's darnedest to make sure Jerusalem never gets officially divided to serve as two State Capitals. One of the demands of the Hamas government is that Jerusalem be their capital…. not all of Jerusalem, the Arab side, East Jerusalem. This is a demand that Israel refuses to even discuss.
For years, the zionist municipality has refused to issue building permits to Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem, eventually demolishing the homes that were either built or expanded without such permit. This year alone there have been 48 home demolitions there, including a home for disabled young people earlier in the week (which I posted about here).
BUT….. permission was just granted to build three (not homes) NEIGHBOURHOODS in East Jerusalem…. Jewish neighbourhoods.
Is this justice? Is this an overture to peace? Or is this telling the Palestinian people who the boss is and who intends to remain the boss?
Once again, WELCOME TO THE HOME OF THE SECOND CLASS CITIZENS!
You can read the report from HaAretz HERE, concerning the new neighbourhoods.
For the first time since the 'trial and execution' of Azmi Bishara began, he granted an interview to a Ynet reporter in Jordan. Needless to say he refuted all accusations against him. The report follows….
Former MK Azmi Bishara mocked the treason allegations against him in his first interview with the Israeli press since his abrupt departure from the country in April.
Yedioth Ahronoth reporter Assa'ad Telhami met with the former MK in Jordan on Thursday, where he was given the opportunity to tell his side of the story directly to the Israeli public.
"What intelligence information could I have? If anything, Hizbullah could sell me information," Bishara said.
Bishara refuted claims of his suspected role in directing Hizbullah rockets during the Second Lebanon War.
Bishara also said that he did not leak any sensitive information that was not already circulating.
"If I tell a friend, a Lebanese reporter, 'Listen, there are rumors that some sort of operation by Hizbullah was foiled during the war. All the journalists are saying it, they just haven't published it yet.' Is that disclosing information? Shin Bet views the Lebanese reporters I spoke to as foreign agents.
When Telhami asked him if there was a chance of him returning to Israel, Bishara said that he would, but not as a "security criminal that has to defend himself".
The former MK also commented on the likelihood of Syria reaching a peace agreement with Israel, and said that Syrian President Bashar Assad, who he considers a friend, was more capable of achieving peace than Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
He also said that Assad was "much stronger" than former prime ministers Ehud Barak and Benjamin Netanyahu. "He is younger than them, qualified, open, and has more confidence in making decisions, including on the issue of peace," he said.
Bishara advised against going to war with Syria, saying that the people of Israel had no reason to believe that things would be different this time around.
Twenty disabled children living in a home that did not have a license. Twenty disabled children being taught skills that could make them proud, independent citizens in the future. CRIMINAL! How could the army allow that to happen? It's unheard of.
In most cases a license is applied for and is either denied or is delayed for an unreasonable length of time…. during which the bulldozers are called in to demolish.
Twenty disabled children now homeless because of hatred… no other reason. Was a crime committed? Yes there was! By the state of Israel, the Municipality of Jerusalem in particular for not issuing the license required.
This case is not isolated, since the start of 2007 48 buildings have been demolished. Click HERE to download a report on the situation… a situation that must not be tolerated.
Jerusalem – Ma'an – The Israeli forces demolished a centre for disabled children in east Jerusalem early on Tuesday morning.