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Paul Joseph Jean Poupard (ur. 30 sierpnia 1930 w Bouzillé) – francuski duchowny rzymskokatolicki, doktor teologii i historii, biskup pomocniczy Paryża w latach 1979–1980, wiceprzewodniczący sekretariatu ds. niewierzących w latach 1980–1985, kardynał od 1985 (najpierw w stopniu diakona, w 1996 promowany do stopnia prezbitera), przewodniczący sekretariatu ds. niewierzących w latach 1985–1993, przewodniczący Papieskiej Rady ds. Kultury w latach 1988–2007, przewodniczący Papieskiej Rady ds. Dialogu Międzyreligijnego w latach 2006–2007.

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Kształcił się w seminariach w Beaupréau i Angers, następnie na paryskiej Sorbonie, gdzie obronił doktoraty z teologii i historii. Przyjął święcenia kapłańskie 18 grudnia 1954. Pracował m.in. jako wykładowca szkoły przy francuskiej sekcji watykańskiego Sekretariatu Stanu, otrzymał honorowe tytuły papieskie - kapelana Jego Świątobliwości (1965) i prałata honorowego (1971). W latach 1972–1980 był rektorem Instytutu Katolickiego w Paryżu. Pełnił funkcję wiceprzewodniczącego Francuskiego Towarzystwa Historii Kościoła, był autorem wielu publikacji, Akademia Francuska przyznała mu Wielką Nagrodę Kardynała Grente. Otrzymał również Legię Honorową.

2 lutego 1979 Jan Paweł II mianował go biskupem pomocniczym Paryża, ze stolicą tytularną Usula; sakry biskupiej ks. Poupardowi udzielił metropolita paryski kardynał François Marty 6 kwietnia 1979. W czerwcu 1980 Poupard został promowany do rangi arcybiskupa i przeszedł do pracy w Kurii Rzymskiej, pełniąc obowiązki przewodniczącego Sekretariatu ds. Niewierzących. Brał udział w kolejnych sesjach Światowego Synodu Biskupów w Watykanie, a w II sesji specjalnej dla Kościoła europejskiego (październik 1999) był jednym z delegatów przewodniczących.

25 maja 1985 został wyniesiony do godności kardynalskiej, z diakonią Sant'Eugenio. Wraz z nominacją kardynalską został pełnoprawnym przewodniczącym Sekretariatu ds. Niewierzących, a w kwietniu 1988 dodatkowo przewodniczącym Papieskiej Rady ds. Kultury; zachował stanowisko przewodniczącego Rady po włączeniu do niej Sekretariatu ds. Niewierzących w marcu 1993, dopiero śmierć Jana Pawła II w kwietniu 2005 zawiesiła dalsze pełnienie przez kardynała Pouparda tej funkcji; nowy papież Benedykt XVI powierzył mu ponownie kierowanie Radą. W marcu 2006 dodatkowo objął funkcję przewodniczącego Papieskiej Rady ds. Dialogu Międzyreligijnego (w czerwcu 2007 papież mianował następcą Pouparda na tym stanowisku kardynała Jeana-Louisa Taurana, który objął obowiązki we wrześniu 2007).

Uczestniczył w konklawe w kwietniu 2005.

Kardynał wielokrotnie reprezentował papieża na licznych uroczystościach rocznicowych i religijnych, a także na pogrzebie kardynała Henri de Lubaca (1991). W styczniu 1996 został promowany do rangi kardynała-prezbitera bazyliki św. Praksedy w Rzymie. 3 września 2007 przestał pełnić funkcję przewodniczącego Papieskiej Rady ds. Kultury, jego następcą został abp Gianfranco Ravasi.

W 2007 został nagrodzony tytułem doktora honoris causa Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego.

30 sierpnia 2010 utracił prawo do udziału w konklawe.

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Abstract: President Barack Obama has proposed a woefully inadequate budget for missile defense for FY 2013, neglecting his duty to defend the United States against foreign military threats. This is consistent with the President's overall neglect of missile defense and his willingness to subordinate missile defense to his policies for arms control and nuclear disarmament. With ballistic missile capabilities continuing to expand worldwide, Congress has a constitutional obligation to the American people to ensure that the federal government does all it can to field an effective defense against missile attacks.
The American people place a fundamental trust in the federal government that it will do all within its power to defend them against foreign military threats. This trust is just as applicable to threats from ballistic missiles as any other type of weapon. However, President Barack Obama apparently thinks very little of his responsibility to honor this trust. In an unguarded comment to outgoing Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in Seoul, South Korea, on March 26, 2012, President Obama made it clear that after the presidential election he will exhibit more "flexibility" in accommodating Russian objections to the U.S. expanding its missile defense capabilities. President Obama was apparently hoping that between now and the election in November he could fool the American people into believing that he would do his utmost to defend them against ballistic missile attack. Instead, it is now clear that whatever commitments he makes to the American people on ballistic missile defense in the coming months will be jettisoned after the election in favor of commitments to the Russian government to curtail U.S. and allied missile defense capabilities.
Accordingly, Representative Michael Turner (R–OH), Chairman of the House Strategic Forces Subcommittee, demanded in a March 26, 2012, letter to the President that he provide an "urgent explanation of your comments to President Medvedev in Seoul this morning." On March 27, a similar letter was signed by 43 Senators. Finally, Speaker of the House John Boehner sent a letter to the President on March 28, 2012, voicing his concern. The objections stated in these letters are justified because the President's comment exhibits a breathtaking level of cynicism and dishonesty.
Those already familiar with President Obama's missile defense program and budget for fiscal year (FY) 2013 and beyond may be angry and disappointed at his exchange with President Medvedev, but they should not be surprised by its substance. The President's overall missile defense program and budget, which was presented in February, are inconsistent with a commitment to build a U.S. ballistic missile defense system that is as capable as technology permits. First, the overall program is underfunded. Second, the Administration has only half-heartedly pursued several specific missile defense programs. Third, President Obama has willingly subordinated the missile defense program to his policies for arms control and nuclear disarmament.
On February 13, 2012, the Obama Administration released its proposed missile defense budget and program for FY 2013 and beyond. It requests $9.7 billion for the overall program in FY 2013, including $7.75 billion for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
The President's FY13 submission is, in fact, lower than the President's own FY10 budget request by over $100 million. Remember, slide 1 shows that the FY10 request from the Obama Administration was $1.6 billion less than the previous President recommended and slide two shows it was less even than President Obama's own budget request for FY10.
Just making up lost ground is not enough. Keeping the U.S. missile defense programs ahead of America's adversaries will require reversing the Obama Administration's underfunding of missile defense and returning the nation to the path toward more robust defenses that would protect and defend the U.S., its friends, and its allies and dissuade potential enemies from investing in offensive missile capabilities. To that end, the Independent Working Group's 2009 report is an excellent resource for Congress as it considers missile defense legislation as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013.
Implementing all of the following programmatic recommendations will require Congress to increase the FY 2012 missile defense budget to about $11 billion in FY 2013—roughly $1.3 billion above the Administration's budget request. However, budget increases of this magnitude will be nearly impossible under the spending caps imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011, much less under the act's sequestration provisions. This demonstrates the point that the Budget Control Act generally does not permit Congress to allocate sufficient resources to defense. However, the budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 112) adopted by the House of Representatives under the leadership of Representative Paul Ryan (R–WI), Chairman of the House Budget Committee, would provide $3.3 billion above the Administration's budget request for the core defense program. This would leave room for the House to increase funding for a high-priority program such as missile defense.
While the Obama Administration's budget for missile defense programs is inadequate, ballistic missile capabilities are continuing to expand worldwide. For example, China has an estimated 170 to 180 nuclear-armed ballistic missiles and has deployed roughly 1,100 conventionally armed missiles opposite Taiwan. These include the DF-21D, a missile that can hit large U.S. surface ships and has reached an "initial operational capability." Iran has missiles with a range of 1,200 miles, which can reach targets anywhere in the greater Middle East. North Korea has roughly 1,000 ballistic missiles of varying ranges. North Korea made its intent even more clear by attempting to launch a long-range rocket on April 12, 2012. In 2011, Russia announced plans to procure 36 new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and two new missile submarines. It appears that Russia is executing these plans. Clearly, the Administration's missile defense program will lag behind the predictable expansion of ballistic missile capabilities around the world.
The Administration's missile defense program exhibits an imbalance between defending the U.S. homeland against missile attack and defending forward-deployed U.S. forces and allies against such attacks.
The Obama Administration missile defense program is overwhelmingly biased against defending the American homeland against long-range missile attacks. This bias is most prominent in the MDA's funding profile, as Representative Turner stated during the March 6 hearing on missile defense. According to Representative Turner, the MDA's funding profile for FY 2012 through FY 2017 shows that the Obama Administration plans to spend more than three times as much on regional missile defense as on defending the homeland.
Given this imbalance, Congress is all but compelled to respond by increasing the commitment to homeland defense. Rebalancing the missile defense program does not mean that the U.S. is abandoning its commitment to defend its forward-deployed forces or its friends and allies against missile attack. Indeed, it recognizes that a strong alliance structure depends on upholding the principle that the security of all alliance members is indivisible. By securing the U.S. position to assist its allies, a strong defense of the U.S. homeland will bolster America's commitment to defend its friends and allies. Accordingly, Congress needs to increase the 30 interceptors based in Alaska and California to 44 interceptors, as originally planned by the Bush Administration. The plan should also include procuring enough additional interceptors for testing. This would increase funding for the GMD program by roughly $200 million above the Administration's requested level for FY 2013. Congress should also include language in the report accompanying the National Defense Authorization Act stating that it intends to increase Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program funding after FY 2013, in contrast to the Administration's projections.
Further, the U.S. needs a better geographic balance in its homeland missile defense capabilities. The current GMD system is focused more on countering North Korean long-range missiles and defending the western portions of U.S. territory. Existing Department of Defense (DOD) and NASA facilities should be extended to provide missile defense testing and deployment options for U.S. Aegis ships along the East Coast and an Aegis Ashore site along the Gulf Coast. The overall capability of such a system would also provide the foundation for countering short-range ballistic missiles launched from ships off the U.S. coast. This threat includes missiles that could carry electromagnetic pulse (EMP) warheads. The Independent Working Group proposed an East Coast test range in its January 2009 report. In January 2011, NASA's Wallops Island launch facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore and three East Coast Navy ships participated in a missile defense tracking exercise. This is a step in the right direction toward establishing a broader missile defense testing and exercise facility on the East Coast. Since then, Independent Working Group members have concluded that the Gulf Coast also needs protection, which could be provided by locating an Aegis Ashore site in this area.
Congress also needs to recognize that it has another avenue for restoring balance between regional missile defense and homeland missile defense: pursuing missile defense systems that can protect both the U.S. homeland and vital regions. This would start with the sea-based system. With software modifications, new command and control arrangements, and access to off-board sensor data, the existing Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IA interceptor could intercept long-range ballistic missiles in the late midcourse phase. The successful interception of an out-of-control U.S. satellite in early 2008 demonstrated this capability. Specifically, Congress should direct the Navy to conduct an intercept test using either a Block IA or Block 1B missile against a long-range target missile as soon as technically feasible. Further, a constellation of space-based missile defense interceptors could protect both the U.S. homeland and various regions around the world.
The Obama Administration's missile defense program makes an inadequate commitment to space-based missile defense capabilities.
The Obama Administration has yet to acknowledge that space-based missile defense interceptors would provide the best possible protection to both the U.S. and its allies against missile attack. Given that the 2010 Ballistic Missile Defense Review Report states that the U.S. does not intend to deploy a missile defense system that could counter Chinese and Russian long-range missiles, it is reasonable to conclude that the Obama Administration erroneously believes that space-based interceptors would be destabilizing.
The proper congressional response to the Administration's unwillingness to pursue an acquisition program for space-based interceptors is to require it to do so by law. Another feasibility study for space-based interceptors is not necessary, although it could prove marginally helpful. Under the Brilliant Pebbles program, an exhaustive series of such studies conducted in the late 1980s and early 1990s found no "show stoppers" in terms of effectiveness and cost that would preclude deployment of space-based interceptors. In accordance with these studies, the Pentagon's Defense Acquisition Board approved an acquisition plan for Brilliant Pebbles in 1990, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition directed execution of the plan. Further, two contractor teams expressed their willingness to accept firm fixed price contracts for the delivery of the interceptors under the plan.
Accordingly, Congress could include a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013 that directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to execute an updated acquisition plan to acquire space-based interceptors under the Brilliant Pebbles program. Structurally, this directive should take the same form as the memorandum signed by the Under Secretary in 1990. This same provision should instruct the Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller to include the required funding to support the acquisition plan in the FY 2014 defense budget request and the accompanying future years defense plan. Acquiring a 1,000 interceptor constellation (with one replacement interceptor for each), excluding launch and operating costs, would cost approximately $17 billion. Finally, the provision should authorize the spending of roughly $300 million in FY 2013 to begin the acquisition plan.
Congress should also consider rationalizing the MDA's program for fielding sensor satellites for space-based missile defense. Currently, the MDA is operating two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites. Public reports indicate that these demonstration satellites are performing well. Nevertheless, the MDA plans to develop a new system called the Precision Tracking Space System (PTSS) and is requesting almost $300 million for this purpose in FY 2013. Given the positive performance of the STSS satellites, it is unclear why MDA feels compelled to move to the PTSS satellites. In fact, the House Armed Services Committee recommended terminating funding for PTSS development in the FY 2012 defense authorization bill. Congress could take the funds that the Administration is requesting for PTSS and use them to begin building a constellation of STSS satellites on a spiral development basis.
The Obama Administration is moving to terminate MEADS.
While the Obama Administration has pledged to cooperate with U.S. allies in developing and fielding ballistic missile defense (BMD) capabilities, its record has been spotty at best. One casualty is the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program. On February 11, 2011, the DOD announced that the U.S. intends to walk away from the MEADS program, abandoning its international partners, Germany and Italy. The DOD claims that it plans to exit the program by 2014 for budgetary reasons, programmatic shortcomings, and the existence of alternatives. In the interim, the U.S. continues to participate. For FY 2013, the MDA plans to spend $400 million to demonstrate the system's capabilities to identify elements that could be "harvested" for use in existing air defense architectures. For understandable, if misplaced, reasons, Members of Congress are skeptical about continuing to fund a program that the U.S. intends to exit.
In general terms, the DOD and congressional criticisms of the MEADS program do not stand up to scrutiny. The U.S. has already spent $1.7 billion on the system under contract and has a total obligation of $2.4 billion. Furthermore, Italy and Germany, two important U.S. allies, have shared the development costs from the outset. The program completed its design review in August 2010. More recently, MEADS had a successful flight test at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on November 17, 2011. Further, integration testing continues to advance. As a result, MEADS is pointing toward a more advanced battlefield missile defense system. For example, this system could provide a better defense against combined ballistic and cruise missile attacks.
Both Congress and the Obama Administration should reverse course and state the intention to advance the MEADS program to procurement if Germany and Italy stand by their stated commitments to the program.
The Obama Administration is not planning to procure enough SM-3 interceptors.
The Obama Administration's missile defense program puts the Aegis missile defense system at the center of its Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) to missile defense. Under the Administration's proposed FY 2013 budget, it is asking for $389 million to procure 29 SM-3 Block 1B interceptors in FY 2013. The Administration has proposed buying 397 SM-3 interceptors of all types by FY 2017. Yet the Administration's current plan falls short. The U.S. should be buying more SM-3 interceptors with the goal of having at least 500 SM-3 missiles in the inventory by FY 2017.
The Obama Administration commitment to boost-phase intercept capabilities is inadequate.
Since the Obama Administration downgraded the Airborne Laser program and cancelled the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) program in FY 2010, the boost-phase missile defense elements of the layered missile defense concept have lagged, and the Administration has done nothing to advance the development of space-based interceptors. Indeed, the MDA budget no longer includes a boost-phase line item. This is an abandonment of the layered missile defense concept that represents the most effective ballistic missile defense system for protecting the American people, U.S. forward-deployed forces, and U.S. allies.
Thus, it is not surprising that earlier this year the MDA moved to mothball the Airborne Laser. In 2011, the MDA and Air Force had agreed to develop jointly the Airborne Weapon Layer, an airborne missile that could shoot down missiles in this early stage of flight. It is based on the Network Centric Airborne Defense Element (NCADE), an earlier program that conducted a successful interception in 2009. Nevertheless, the President's proposed budget does not appear to include any funding for this technology in FY 2013.
On April 12, 2012, North Korea attempted to launch a long-range rocket. Shooting down the rocket in the boost phase would have been an ideal response to the risk that this rocket posed to neighboring countries. Such a response would also have forced the North Koreans to bear the risks of the rocket's destruction, while dramatically reducing the risks to the U.S. and its friends and allies, including Japan and South Korea. Regrettably, neither the Airborne Laser nor the Airborne Weapon Layer systems were available to perform a boost-phase intercept mission. Accordingly, Congress needs to reinvigorate development and deployment of the boost-phase missile defense program by pursuing airborne, sea-based, and space-based options.
The Obama Administration is ignoring missile defense options for addressing the EMP threat.
In fact, it is not uncertain at all. The Navy conducted a successful ascent-phase intercept test against a short-range missile with its Standard Missile interceptor in November of 2002. Upgrading the Aegis-based BMD system and establishing an East Coast test bed for missile defense would provide a substantive capability to address the EMP threat. Accordingly, Congress should adopt a sense of the Congress resolution that commends the Navy for its successful ascent-phase test.
The initial missile defense budget underfunds the cooperative program with Israel.
In 2011, the MDA requested just $106.1 million for the missile defense cooperation program with Israel. Congress responded by increasing the amount to almost $236 million. This year, the Administration again wants to reduce funding for the U.S.–Israeli cooperative program, requesting less than $100 million. Later, the Administration wisely chose to revisit the issue.
The U.S. has a long history of cooperating with Israel on missile defense. Given the threats that Israel faces and the demonstrated success of its Iron Dome anti-rocket system in the past year, this cooperation should continue at no less than present levels. At a minimum, Congress should increase FY 2013 funding to match FY 2012 funding. This would require a $136 million increase over the Administration's request. Further, Congress should reserve the option of increasing funding through future special appropriations if circumstances warrant.
Increasing funding for a missile defense cooperative program with Israel to about $236 million in FY 2013, matching the funding level for FY 2012.
The federal government has a constitutional obligation to defend the American people to the best of its ability. Therefore, the Obama Administration is wrong to subordinate this obligation to commitments it has made or will make to foreign powers to limit U.S. missile defense capabilities. Nevertheless, President Obama did exactly this in his conversation with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev on March 26, 2012.
Further, the Administration's willingness to slow progress in the U.S. missile defense program appears to reflect a view that the program could impede achievement of the President's goal of U.S. nuclear disarmament. The evidence for this conclusion long predates President Obama's exchange with President Medvedev in that the Administration has not adequately funded the missile defense program and has made specific program decisions that hold back progress.
Given the President's inclination to shirk his constitutional obligation to defend the American people against attack as well as U.S. treaty obligations to assist in the defense of U.S. allies, Congress has an obligation to step in to ensure the federal government does all it can to field an effective defense against missile attacks. This starts with adequately funding the missile defense program. It also requires directing the Administration to take the specific policy and programmatic steps that advance the deployment of a global, layered missile defense system that is as capable as the technology permits.
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Impactful disputes can come up for real estate owners | The Roberts Law Firm, P.C.
On behalf of The Roberts Law Firm, P.C. posted in real estate boundary disputes on Saturday, September 23, 2017.
Complex legal situations can arise in connection to real estate ownership. For example, real estate owners sometimes end up in disputes in relation to their property.
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As this illustrates, the overall situation of property owners who are in real estate disputes can vary greatly. This underscores the high level of importance having well-tailored guidance from a knowledgeable real estate attorney can have for individuals here in Georgia who encounter disputes related to a piece of property they own.


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L'église de Chemtou, située à proximité du site antique de Chemtou en Tunisie, est une église catholique construite vers 1904 pendant le protectorat français. Très vite abandonnée à la suite de l'arrêt de l'exploitation de la carrière de marbre, elle est actuellement à l'état de ruine.

Historique de l'église
L'église de Chemtou dépend de la paroisse de Ghardimaou créée en 1899 et desservie par l'abbé Félix Degoul. Ce dernier a été envoyé dans cette région reculée de Tunisie pour y construire églises et presbytère.

Dépourvu de tout moyen financier, il en est réduit à profiter de l'arrêt des trains en provenance d'Algérie au poste de douane pour quêter dans les wagons et sur le quai de la gare. Il se rend également en France pour y collecter des dons, avec un certain succès puisque les églises de Ghardimaou et Chemtou sont construites vers 1904. Cependant, la fonction de lieu de culte de cette dernière ne dure pas. Édifiée à l'intention des ouvriers chrétiens embauchés sur la carrière de marbre, l'arrêt de l'exploitation du gisement est fatal au bâtiment. Faute de fidèles, l'église est fermée. Dès 1907, elle tombe en ruines.

Toujours aussi démuni, l'abbé Degoul ouvre une épicerie pour tenter de gagner de quoi assurer les réparations mais il meurt en 1909 sans parvenir à ses fins. Ses successeurs se désintéressent de l'église de Chemtou. Ce n'est qu'en  que l'abbé Laverdure se rend jusque-là pour juger de l'état de l'édifice. Le bâtiment qu'il découvre a été complètement pillé par les nomades et la toiture est effondrée. L'arrêt de l'exploitation de la carrière rend inutile toute remise en état de l'église.

Surplombant le musée de Chemtou, elle dresse toujours ses ruines pour le plus grand bonheur des photographes.

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Chemtou
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The day started at the beautiful venue of the "Hidden Vineyard" which is located in Berrien Springs, MI. The property was beautiful! It was a beautiful September day, weather was beautiful and the colors, oh the colors.
We started the day getting some Drone coverage of the landscaping. Good ol' Michigan. This was definitely one of the highlights of the shoot. The coverage was breathtaking.
We then headed to capture some coverage of the Bride we had on location. We headed over to the ceremony area which was placed directly by this AMAZING tree you see in the background. It really set the tone for the atmosphere we had. The Bride had an amazing spirit, the dress was absolutely gorgeous and so was the photography by Cynthia Boyle Photography!
We had the opportunity to capture tons of footage which will be available for you all to see very soon!
Interviews were next. We sat down, or stood up, with some of the leading ladies with Wedding Day. They informed their viewers both on the venue as well as their services. So well spoken, they did an amazing job with few takes, which is awesome. Typically for interviews, people tend to get nervous and you have many retakes, though these ladies were on top of their game.
First up was Savannah. She did an AWESOME job.
After capturing a few interviews. We headed out to the vineyard to the reception dinner area. WOW, the amount of detail in this layout was stunning. The menu cards, the silverware, the chairs and floral were GORGEOUS. Just have a look for yourself!
All in all, we are so excited to piece together the coverage we have of this amazing event. Again, being chosen to capture this event is a testament of how hard we've worked over the years. Words can't express the honor we felt upon being asked! Definitely an opportunity we couldn't pass up on.
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Starting from the intercultural approach to cultural and ethnic diversity, authors discuss the realisation of the rights to diversity of ethnic/national minorities in a culturally and ethnically plural society as a bilateral process of egalitarian exchange and encounter between majority and minority cultures. Thus understood approach to diversity is contextualized in the Croatian society which has centuries old tradition of regulating rights to ethnic and cultural diversity. After the short socio-historic analysis of the regulation of cultural and ethnic differences which is based on Central European traditions of the 19th century and the regulation of diversity in multinational/multiethnic states of which Croatia was a part, authors look closely at the contemporary legal regulation of minority rights. In the central part of the paper the social perception and the problems of implementation of the prescribed rights to diversity are analysed. For that purpose the results that are a part of the research on relations between ethnic majority and minorities in Croatia are interpreted, with reference to the knowledge about the rights to diversity of ethnic/national minority members and to the attitudes on the importance and fulfilment of these rights. The survey was conducted in 2009 on a nationally representative sample of adult population and an accidental sample of minority ethnic/national groups' members which enabled a relatively integral insight into the perception of rights to diversity from the majority and minority ethnic groups' perspectives. Apart from the difference between majority and minority groups in their perception of the level of the rights' regulation and of the assessment of importance of this regulation (where the minority group respondents evaluated the situation more negatively than the majority group respondents), the results showed statistically significant differences in responses between certain socio-demographic groups. Some of these differences were expected (respondents with a higher level of education attach on average a greater importance to the implementation of the mentioned rights as well as members from the left political orientation), but some of them indicate the need for a deeper analysis of social processes in the Croatian society (e.g. younger respondents showed greater degree of reluctance towards diversity affirmation than the older respondents). Finally, authors brought into correlation the socio-historic context (of "belated nation", transition and post-conflict period as important characteristics of the Croatian society) with the legacy of regulation of the right to ethnic and cultural diversity and the objective, contemporary, regulation of this right along with the results of the empirical research.


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Publicis Groupe elevates Nigel Vaz and Steve King after 'challenging but productive year'
Owner of Sapient.Razorfish and Starcom has also hired Lloyds marketer Ros King.
From left: Steve King, Ros King, Nigel Vaz
Publicis Groupe has promoted Nigel Vaz and Steve King and hired Lloyds Banking Group marketer Ros King after what chief executive Arthur Sadoun has described as "a challenging but productive year".
In results published yesterday, the company, which owns agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi and Zenith, announced revenue fell by 3.9% in 2018 to €8.96bn (£7.9bn), although it rose by 0.1% at constant exchange rates.
Lloyds director of innovation and communications Ros King is joining Publicis as executive vice-president of global clients. Based in New York, she will report directly to Sadoun, who will now personally oversee the transformation of the group's relationship with its top clients.
Steve King, chief executive of Publicis Media, becomes chief operating officer of the group; Vaz, chief executive of Publicis.Sapient EMEA and Asia-Pacific, is now chief executive of Publicis.Sapient.
Alan Wexler, Publicis.Sapient's former chief executive, is moving to chairman. He will work directly with Sadoun on selected client transformations.
Ros King, who transformed Lloyds' consumer engagement, is a former managing director of Ogilvy's American Express account and president of JWT Chicago.
The appointments come as Publicis continues to struggle with the performance of its traditional ad agencies, which also include Leo Burnett and Publicis Worldwide.
In his revenue statement released today, Sadoun admitted: "We suffered from higher-than-expected attrition in traditional advertising at €150m, mainly from several CPG [consumer packaged goods] clients in the US. This is a broad industry challenge as competitors, our clients themselves and the press have been saying. We are taking strong actions to overcome it."
However, Sadoun added the group's model to bring together data, creativity and technology is "working beautifully" and claimed this had helped the business bag "the majority of the biggest pitches of 2018".
This includes Daimler, Campbell's, Marriott, Carrefour, Cathay Pacific, The JM Smucker Company, GlaxoSmithKline and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. "Those last two wins represent more than $1bn in billings each," Sadoun said.
Publicis' revenue generated by "data, dynamic creativity and business transformation" rose 28% in 2018, with net revenue generated by these activities totalling about €1.05bn. This represents 18% of the group's total net revenue with its top 100 clients.
Organic growth excluding Publicis Health – which is being sold off – was 0.8%. However, this slowed in quarter four, with just 0.5% growth compared with the third quarter's 2.2%.
In Europe, Publicis reported €2.6bn in net revenue in 2018, up 1%. Organic growth in Europe was 1.4%, or slightly lower – 1.3% – when Publicis Health was excluded.
The strongest organic revenue growth was reported in the Middle East and Latin America – 4.6% and 4.5% respectively. North America and Asia-Pacific reported organic revenue declines of a respective 0.8% and 1.8% – although these were exacerbated by exchange rates in the reported figures.
The group made €194m of savings, following "structure simplification and the rightsising of some operations" and, out of this, €109m was reinvested in talent "and our game-changers".
Publicis ended the year cash positive at €196m, which Sadoun described as "a big strength at this time of economic uncertainty" and announced a €400m share buyback.
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Jaap van der Poll (1 May 1914 – 1 February 2010) was a Dutch javelin thrower.

Van der Poll competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He threw in the first round, but had to withdraw due to kidney stones. He commented on his Olympic appearance saying "I felt flattered that I was allowed into the Olympic Games. I was in my eyes only just started with that sport. My friends also said: Go! I made a sporting choice. When I returned I was again welcome to my Jewish friends. That was a comfort to me". After the games Van der Poll left to work in the Dutch West Indies and was later held as a Prisoner of War in Japan. He died on 1 February 2010.

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 Jaap van der Poll's profile at Sports Reference.com

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"There's always gonna be people offended, there's also people who don't take jokes very well, I am a prankster and it was APRIL FOOLS", he began in a lengthy note shared to Instagram. Bieber posted a photo of another ultrasound photo but this time there was a puppy photoshopped in the image.
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'Diabolical' Paul Daniels axed from Strictly Come Dancing
Eleanor Young October 18, 2010 6:56 pm
Paul Daniels - 'Diabolical' Paul Daniels voted off Strictly Come Dancing - Strictly Come Dancing - Celebrity News - Marie Claire Credit: Rex Features
The 72-year-old magician was the second star to go, losing out during the dance off at the weekend
Aging magician Paul Daniels was the second contestant to leave Strictly Come Dancing over the weekend, after being voted off by viewers for his 'diabolical' version of the Rumba.
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The 72-year-old star took to the floor to the tune of Rihanna's Take A Bow with dance partner Ola Jordan during Saturday's show.
But his performance was blasted as 'diabolocal' and 'wooden' by judges, one of whom hilariously compared the magician to a 'giant pepper pot'.
'It was like watching Ola and the giant pepper pot. It was entertaining in a kind of funny way,' flamboyant judge Bruno Tonioli said of the performance.
'It didn't flow – nothing in the dance flowed. A pepper pot would have been better.'
'Parts were magical, parts were comical, parts were diabolical, but the whole thing was entertaining,' Len Goodman added.
But Paul took the comments with good humour, revealing he had had a 'wonderful time' on the show.
'I've had a wonderful time on Strictly Come Dancing, I really have,' he told hosts Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly. 'If I hadn't had a good time, I'd tell you.'
Paul was joined in the bottom two by Destiny's Child Michelle Williams – who eventually made it through to next week's show – while Corrie star Tina O'Brien missed out on the weekend's dancing action, due to a bout of chicken pox.
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1 PIERCE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE BYLAWS ARTICLE 1. NAME The name of this organization shall be PIERCE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE, hereafter referred to as the Central Committee or the "PCDCC". ARTICLE 2. PURPOSE The purpose of the Central Committee shall be to contribute to the growth, development and influence of the Democratic Party of Pierce County, to be the administrative body of the Democratic Party in Pierce County, to do all in its power to inform the residents of the County regarding the ideals, goals, and operations of the Democratic Party and its candidates, to participate in the activities of the Democratic Party, to support the platform of the Democratic Party, and to support the nominees of the Democratic Party, who, by their record and positions are in general agreement with that platform. ARTICLE 3. MEMBERSHIP 3.1 The following shall be members of the Central Committee with full voice and vote, except as may be provided elsewhere in these bylaws: Elected or appointed Pierce County Democratic precinct officers; Elected officers of the Central Committee; All Executive Board Members of the Central Committee. 3.2 The following shall be associate members of the Central Committee with privilege of voice but no vote: Any Democrat serving in an elective position and residing in Pierce County; Any member of the Democratic National Committee residing within Pierce County; 3.3 Payment of annual dues shall be encouraged for all members listed in section 3.1, but shall not be a requirement for granting rights and privileges of the Central Committee. 3.4 Following the biennial reorganization meeting, membership is open to all residents of Pierce County who assert themselves to be Democrats and pay the requisite membership dues. Those members shall have full voice and vote except where state law, these Bylaws or the Bylaws or Charter of the Washington State Democratic Party restrict such to Precinct Committee Officers. Membership terminates immediately prior to the next biennial reorganization meeting. Dues shall be established by the PCDCC Executive Board at the first meeting following reorganization. New memberships will not be accepted at regular or special Central Committee meetings until the conclusion of all business. ARTICLE 4. OFFICERS 4.1 The officers of the Central Committee shall be Chair and Vice-Chair (being of opposite sexes), Secretary, Treasurer, Asst Treasurer-Membership, Sergeant-at-Arms, PCDCC State Committeewoman and PCDCC State Committeeman. All officers must be Democrats registered to vote in Pierce County.
2 4.2 Officers shall serve for two years or until their successor(s) are elected, the term of office to begin at the close of the reorganization meeting at which they are elected. The outgoing officers shall turn over all records to the incoming Chair within ten days of the election. 4.3 In the event of a vacancy in any of the elected positions, notice of the vacancy shall be announced at the next special or regular meeting of the Central Committee. At the following regular meeting of the Central Committee, an election shall be held to fill such vacancy. 4.4 At any regular meeting of the Central Committee, the organization may remove an elected officer or representative for cause by a two-thirds vote of the members eligible to vote for that office who are present and voting, provided such officer or representative has been given 20 days notice of the intent to consider removal, and notice of the proposed removal has been included in the notice of the meeting. 4.5 Only precinct committee officers shall vote for election or removal or replacement of the Chair, Vice- Chair, or representatives to the Washington State Democratic Central Committee. 4.6 Duties of Officers The Chair shall a) be the chief executive officer of the Central Committee with the responsibility of overseeing the operations of the organization unless otherwise stated in these bylaws. b) preside at all meetings of the Central Committee and Executive Board and be responsible for setting those meetings, consistent with these bylaws. c) have the authority to appoint the members and chairs of all committees, whether standing or special, when not in conflict with the bylaws or rules of the Washington State Democratic Central Committee. d) appoint each January an audit committee of not less than three to conduct a financial audit of the preceding calendar year and present a report to the Central Committee at the next regular meeting. e) have the final authority to make appointments to Pierce County election boards for work at the polls and canvassing of votes. f) be a member of the Organization of Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the Washington State Democratic Party. g) be the spokesperson for the Central Committee. h) appoint a parliamentarian. i) perform any additional duties and make such additional appointments which may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the organization The Vice-Chair shall a) preside at all meetings in the absence of the Chair.
3 b) be a member of the Organization of Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the Washington State Democratic Party. c) otherwise aid the Chair in the performance of his or her duties. d) assume the office of Chair, if vacant, until a new Chair is elected The Secretary shall a) record and keep accurate minutes of all meetings of the Central Committee and Executive Board. b) process the official correspondence of the organization The Treasurer shall a) be the chief financial officer of the Central Committee, deposit all money received in authorized accounts of the Central Committee; sign all checks jointly with either the Chair, Vice-Chair or Secretary. b) keep accurate records of all receipts and expenditures and prepare written financial reports to be presented at each meeting of the Executive Board and Central Committee. c) be an ex officio member of the Budget and Finance Committee, be responsible for the preparation of the annual budget, and present the budget to the Board for its approval and transmittal to the Central Committee 30 days following the annual report of the auditing committee. d) file all reports as required by federal or state law, including reports to the Public Disclosure Commission, and make said reports available for inspection at all Central Committee meetings. e) disburse funds on behalf of the Central Committee only in accordance with the adopted budget and any applicable standing rules, with the following exception: exceptions not to exceed $50.00 jointly authorized by the Chair and Treasurer, without prior approval of the Executive Board The Assistant Treasurer/Membership Chair a) Shall perform all duties of the Treasurer as outlined in when the Treasurer is not available. b) As Membership Chair be responsible for developing and maintaining an updated list of members of the Pierce County Democratic Party. c) The Membership Chair is also responsible for the collection of dues each year and providing members with a Membership Card The Sergeant-at-Arms shall assist the Chair by maintaining order at all meetings The State Committeewoman and the State Committeeman shall a) represent the Pierce County Central Committee as members of the Washington State Democratic Central Committee and any sub-committees thereof to which they may be elected or appointed. b) report regularly to the Executive Board and Central Committee.
4 ARTICLE 5. MEETINGS 5.1 Biennial Reorganization Meeting Central Committee (RCW 29A ) Following each State general election held in even-numbered years and after the certification of precinct officers by the County Auditor, the incumbent PCDCC Chair, or PCDCC Vice-Chair if the PCDCC Chair fails to do so, shall issue the call for a reorganization meeting of the Central Committee. Official written notice of the meeting shall be sent by the PCDCC Chair, via USPS first class postage paid, to each newly elected Democratic precinct committee officer within Pierce County at least ten days prior to the date of the meeting, which may be at any reasonable time or place. The meeting shall take place in Pierce County, no later than the second Saturday of the January following the State general election The Reorganization Meeting shall elect the officers of the Central Committee. 5.2 Legislative District Reorganization Meetings Legislative District (RCW 29A ) Following each State general election held in even-numbered years and after the certification of precinct officers by the County Auditor, the incumbent LD Chair, or LD Vice-Chair if the LD Chair fails to do so, shall issue the call for a reorganization meeting of the Legislative District Committee. Official written notice of the meeting shall be sent by the LD Chair to each newly elected Democratic precinct officer within the District at least ten days prior to the date of the meeting, which may be at any reasonable time or place that does not conflict with the County Reorganization meeting. The meeting shall take place either in conjunction with the County reorganization meeting or within the Legislative District no later than the second Saturday of the January following the State general election The purpose of the reorganization meeting of each legislative district shall be to elect an LD chair and LD vice-chair of opposite sexes, secretary, treasurer, State Committeeman and State Committeewoman, representatives to the Central Committee Executive Board and such other representatives of the district as required by these bylaws or the bylaws of the legislative district organization. Only those persons elected as precinct committee officers in precincts within that district at the immediate preceding State general election may vote. The secretary and treasurer positions may be combined The term of office shall be for a period of two years, or until a successor is elected, beginning at the conclusion of the meeting at which the person is elected Vacancies shall be filled in accordance with the bylaws of the legislative district organization in which the vacancy has occurred A person may serve as LD chair or LD vice-chair of a legislative district without being an elected or appointed precinct committee officer if not prohibited by the District Bylaws Any legislative district chair who is a resident of Pierce County shall be a member of the Central Committee and serve on the Executive Board. The legislative district vice-chair, if also a resident of the county, shall have voice and vote at the Central Committee in the absence of the district chair.
7 proper office no later than the first Friday after the last day allowed for candidates to withdraw, together with the candidate's fee applicable to that office and a declaration of candidacy. 6.5 Candidates for Partisan Pierce County Offices Prior to the date designated by the County Auditor, the PCDCC Chair shall advise the Auditor that the PCDCC will designate one person eligible to run for a Pierce County partisan office as a Democrat Prior to the opening date for filing for Pierce County partisan offices, or other date specified by the County Auditor, the County Central Committee shall provide to the County Auditor a list of the names of persons entitled to file for office as a Democrat, designating one person for each position. Such list shall initially be prepared by the County Central Committee Elections Standing Committee for approval by the Executive Board and submission to the County Central Committee. Each Committee shall consider results of any straw vote taken at a Democratic Precinct Caucus if there are multiple candidates for a position Each potential Democratic candidate shall be provided the following list of guidelines: a) Support of any non-democratic partisan candidates shall be discouraged. A clear drawing of distinctions and differences between candidates in a friendly, informational, non-confrontational fashion shall be encouraged. b) All Democratic candidates shall encourage their supporters to vote for Democratic candidates only. c) Advertisements, media, field plans, events and other campaign activities are encouraged to be coordinated between campaigns, to the extent permitted by law, and, where possible and appropriate, shared in whole or in part to better promote the general Democratic message. ARTICLE 7. EXECUTIVE BOARD 7.1 The Chair of the Central Committee shall Chair the Executive Board and the Executive Board shall include the following: The officers of the Central Committee Three elected representatives from each legislative district a major portion of which lies within Pierce County. At least two of those representatives must be precinct officers and, when practical, the positions should be divided between men and women Any legislative district chair who is a resident of Pierce County, or, in his/her absence, the vicechair The immediate past chair of the Central Committee One representative of the Pierce County Young Democrats One representative of the Federated Women's Clubs of Pierce County The president of the Pierce County Democratic Luncheon Club All presidents of legislative district Democratic clubs who are residents of Pierce County.
8 7.1.9 Up to eight (8) at large positions to facilitate community outreach, to be selected by the Chair and confirmed by the seated Executive Board or Central Committee; to include representatives from the African American Community, the Asian Community, the Hispanic Community, the Gay and Lesbian Communities, the Native American Community, Veterans, and the Arab Community Any elected Congressional District Representative who resides in Pierce County. 7.2 Meetings The Executive Board shall meet at least once each month on a regular date, time and place to be stated in the standing rules of the Central Committee No meeting shall be postponed or eliminated so that a month shall pass without a meeting except by majority vote of the Executive Board at a previous meeting A special meeting of the Executive Board may be called by the Chair or at the request of ten of its members, provided that all members are notified in writing at least ten days prior to the meeting. The notice shall include the date, time, place and purpose of the meeting A quorum shall be the number of members attending a properly noticed meeting, providing that at least one Executive Board member is present from each LD A vacancy on the Executive Board, other than that of an officer of the Central Committee shall be filled by the vacant member's organization The Executive Board shall have the authority to take action on behalf of the Central Committee when circumstances dictate that a specific matter must be acted upon before it would be possible to bring the matter to the full Central Committee. 7.3 The Executive Board is the body which may recommend employment positions and salaries. A proposal for an employment position and salary shall be presented by the Executive Board to the Central Committee for its action. ARTICLE 8. COMMITTEES 8.1 Standing Committees The Central Committee shall establish a Budget and Finance Committee, an Elections Committee, African-American Caucus, Affirmative Action Committee and other committees as necessary. The Elections Standing Committee shall recommend, to the Executive Board, endorsements or positions regarding candidates, ballot measures and persons who are entitled to run as Democrats in Pierce County partisan elections Each committee shall have no fewer than six members. A committee member need not be a precinct officer. The makeup of the committee should be representative of both sexes and all legislative districts whenever possible Members of each standing committee shall be appointed by the Chair only with the concurrence of the chair of the district which the member represents, unless required to be elected or appointed in some other way by these bylaws or the Washington State Democratic Central Committee.


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