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India: Pawns In, Patrons Still Out!!
The Strange Trajectory of Investigations in Cases of Hindutva Terror
by Subhash Gatade, 17 January 2013
sacw.net - 17 January 2013
Many office bearers of RSS are also under scanner of the investigating agencies for their alleged involvement in the Samjhauta bomb blast. The NIA (National Investigating Agency) has already interrogated one amongst them. Many have been issued notices also...There are many workers of RSS from Malwanchal who are under scanner of the agency...According to informed sources a senior office bearer of the Kendriya Karyakarini (central executive) of RSS would also be questioned....Rakesh Dubey, a Vibhag Karyavah of RSS has confimed that he has received notice and is cooperating with the investigating agency.
..Seven suspected terrorists whose names find mention in the list prepared by NIA. They are Mehul alias Mafat Bhai, Bhavesh Patel, Suresh Nair, Mohan alias Ramesh Gohil, Jayantibhai Gohil aliast Ustad,. Sandeep Dange alias Parmanand, Ramji Kalasangra alias Ramchandra and Ashok alias Amit Hakla. (Bhaskar, 30 Dec 2012)
Mass movements or spontaneous outbursts of people on the streets to express their anger and anguish over the state of affairs in the country and outside have their own dynamic. While they are able to highlight/emphasise key concern(s) which inform their emergence, help us look at linkages with other issues and are able to raise many structural aspects which could have never received the attention earlier, it also happens that many other contemporary issues get relegated to the background.
Thus it was sheer coincidence that the latter half of last month when the brutal gangrape of a young girl on the streets of Delhi helped unleash people's anger over increasing cases of sexual violence and shook the powers that be from their deep slumber, also happened to be the period when one was witness to new exposures in the yet unfolding phenomenon of Hindutva terror.
A section of the media carried reports informing the readers about arrests of foot soldiers of these terror modules, it supposedly also brought forth clinching evidence in cases which had remained unresolved till date and also provided few missing links in some other cases. The National Investigating Agency (NIA) which has been specially constituted to probe cases of terrorist attacks felt that with these arrests it would be able to get new important evidences in Samjhauta Express bomb blasts (2007), Mecca Masjid bomb blasts (2007) as well as bomb blasts in Malegaon (2006 and 2008). One also heard that finally the Maharashtra government had asked the central government to ban 'Sanatan Sanstha' - a 'spiritual' organisation headed by one Athavale whose activists have been found to be involved in many acts of terror and have been convicted as well.
But what was missing in all these news clippings was that there was no word about the real masterminds of this terror turn in Hindutva politics, the patrons who conceived plans, provided funds and managed explosives. Not that the investigating agencies were unaware of their existence, not that their names have not cropped up umpteen times during interrogation of these foot soldiers and not that these patrons of terror are living underground donning new identities but despite all these things there was no word about them. e.g. No word about one Indresh Kumar, one of the top leaders of RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) who finds mention in many of the foot soldiers interrogations, one who was present in a hotel in Jaipur when the participants in the terror module were hatching plans to 'reply ' the 'others' in kind ; no mention about Ms Himani Savarkar and the likes of Dr R.P. Singh who were present in many of the planning meetings of 'Abhinav Bharat' which was behind many of these terror acts; no word about a very senior leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad called Togadia who was in touch with Lt Col Purohit and held meetings with him in a hotel in Mumbai as the transcripts available with Anti-Terrorism Squad Maharashtra in connection with Malegaon 2008 bomb blast make it clear.
The changed ambience vis-à-vis these alleged patrons of terror was rightly noted by Coomi Kapoor where she was discussing the import of a BJP programme (Indian Express, inside track, 13 th Jan 2013) :
Indresh Kumar, the RSS pracharak being linked with the Hindu terror conspiracy, was sitting in a front row. A year ago, Indresh had gone underground and the RSS was extremely apprehensive that it would be tarnished because of Indresh's alleged involvement. But these fears seem to have receded, judging by Indresh's public appearances.
And thus while a new batch of pawns, foot soldiers, actual executioners of the grand plan to turn India into a Hindu Rasthra by organising terror attacks and blaming them on the religious minorities were put behind bars, it is becoming slowly evident that the wait for the patrons of Hindutva terror would ever remain elusive. As one analyst put it has rather started resembling the plot in the famous absurdist play by Samuel Beckett called 'Waiting for Godot' in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait endlessly and in vain for the arrival of someone named Godot.
Anyway before we proceed further and browse few of the news clippings which appeared during this period it would be opportune here to clarify/underline a few things:
All sorts of terrorisms may it be by state actors or non-state actors (which includes jihadi terror/Islamist terror/fassadi terror as well) need to be questioned, challenged and ultimately eliminated. We should see to it that law of the land is applied equally in all cases — whether s/he belongs to a 'majority' religion or to a 'minority' religion.
Every fanatic which claims allegiance to a faith and is ready to throw bombs on innocents or kill them indiscriminately — supposedly to further the 'cause' of his/her version of religion — or ever ready to turn into a human bomb at a crowded place is a threat to humanity.
Hindu radicals claim that it is the inaction of the government against Islamic terror which has led them to carry out such incidents. We should see it as a 'rationale' provided by a fanatic to justify her/his heinous act. If the Lashkar-e-Tayiba promises a young recruit that his act would bring him closer to god, for a Hindutva radical any such act would bring their 'cause célèbre' namely Hindu Rashtra closer. A Hindutva radical finds it convenient to package his murderous game in the 'action-reaction' play, where you kill the other as he is ready to kill you and the government is looking the other way. There is no doubt that this action-reaction theory has many takers in our country. One even finds that many liberal-looking people also subscribe to this theory.
Bomb planter' in Samjhauta blasts case arrested, NIA says
By Bharti Jain, TNN | Dec 15, 2012, 09.51 PM IST
NEW DELHI: In a major breakthrough in the Samjhauta train blasts case, in which 68 people including several Pakistani nationals were killed, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested the "bomb planter", Rajender Chaudhary, from Nagda in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. He is also suspected of having planted the bomb in the Mecca Masjid blasts.
The arrest is perfectly timed as it comes in the middle of Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik's visit here. A senior NIA official, however, insisted that they were on Rajender's trail for almost a year, and his arrest on Saturday was "co-incidental".
Depalpur: The operational hub of RSS-led 'Hindutva-cum-saffron terror'
Mahesh J. Mishra, DNA | Dec 26, 2012, 04:03AM IST
Indore: With arrests of three accused in a series of bomb blasts suspected to have been carried out by saffron extremists from this sleepy town in one month, Depalpur has emerged as an operational hub of recruitment and plotting of terror attacks.
The arrest of Rajendra Chudhary alias Samundar, one of accused in Samjhauta Express blasts, is believed to strengthen the NIA's notion about Depalpur's notoriety. Choudhary pointed out that Sunil Joshi, a RSS leader who was shot dead in Dewas in 2007, was the man behind the attacks.
Samjhauta accused claims he shot at Delhi prof Geelani in '05
Rahul Tripathi : New Delhi, Wed Dec 26 2012, 10:27 hrs, FP Indian Exp
Alleged Samjhauta Express bomber Rajender Choudhary has "confessed" to being behind the firing on Parliament attack accused S A R Geelani. Choudhary, who is currently in NIA custody, has reportedly told investigators that he along with Ajmer dargah and Mecca Masjid bombings accused Lokesh Sharma shot at Geelani on February 8, 2005 in Delhi's Vasant Vihar, where Geelani had gone to meet his lawyer. The Delhi University teacher had suffered serious injuries. Choudhary is learnt to have also confessed that the attack was carried out on the instructions of slain RSS pracharak Sunil Joshi.
RSS member in NIA net for 2006 Malegaon blast, Times of India, Dec 30, 2012
Taking its investigation into the 2006 Malegaon blast forward, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested an RSS member as one of the main planters of the bombs. The agency arrested Manohar Singh from Gurdakhedi village in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district on Saturday.Sources said that Singh, an active member of the RSS,(Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) was one of the four men who planted bombs strapped on bicycles near Hamida mosque on the eve of Shab-e-barat on September 8, 2006. The explosion killed 37 people and injured over 100...
NIA team visits practice sites
The Milli Gazette, 16-31 January 2013
Indore : The NIA team brought two accused of Samjhauta Express (and other blasts) to the places where they used to practice bomb blasts and inspected these places. Bagli forests, 98 kms from Indore, had been their blast training and tests.
A team led by S.P. Vishal Garg and D.S.P. Devendar Singh arrived at the village Kothra, 10 kms from the forest, accompanied by police officers and explosive experts.Dhan Singh claims, "Sadhvi Pragya and Lokendra Sharma eliminated Guruji (Sunil Joshi) due to personal rivalry."
One can go on citing different reports which appeared at different places. Few things related to the unfolding phenomenon can easily be summarised:
Pan India presence with international linkages :
The phenomenon of Hindutva terror, whose danger to secular democratic polity has always been underestimated has had a pan India presence and has been able to build international linkages as well.
Right from Jammu - where they were found to be involved in bomb blasts in front of a mosque - Ahl e Hadees masjid- way back in January 2004, which killed two people and injured more than twenty which was initially blamed on some Teherik Um Mujahideen - to Kanyakumari - it is now history how activists of 'Hindu Munnani' themselves were found to be involved in fake bomb attack on the RSS's own office in Tenkasi, not far from Kanyakumari in the year 2007. (The idea was to foment communal riot in the communally sensitive town, thanks to the prompt investigation by the Police, they themselves are cooling their heels behind bars right now), they have established a wherewithal to strike at will and at any place more frequented by the religious minorities
Biased Investigations
Police as well as personnel from the investigating agencies have played a very biased role in the investigations in most of these cases. - Yes there have been exceptions as well and if they would not have been there we could never had many of the Hindutva terrorists behind bars - One can cite cases after cases where they have not bothered to gather crucial evidences, not cared to engage with compassion with the community which has been at the receiving end of these attacks and moved with prejudice towards these communities only. And despite revelations to the contrary where the police was found to have made biased probe, none of them have ever been punished, forget seeking apologies from the powers that be. The investigations post Malegaon 2006 bomb blast which occurred on the day of the Shab-e-Barat could be said to be a classic case of such institutionalised discrimination and the anti-minority bias in the law and order personnel. First the Anti Terrorist Squad of Maharashtra handled the case and despite evidence to the contrary blamed it on Muslims, arrested many amongst them and put them behind bars ; CBI took over the probe when there was tremendous uproar over the way ATS had handled the case which sat over the case for five years and then itself dittoed ATS's conclusions ; since the case was based on flimsy grounds the charges could not be sustained and the accused were granted bail. Ultimately when NIA took over the case, it would finally lead to dropping of charges against the innocents and charging the Hindutva terrorists for the heinous crime.
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) or modern day 'Rip Van Winkel' ?
Thanks to NIA , it has been able to nab a fresh batch of footsoldiers this time and it could also expose the biased role of many of the police and probe personnel as explained earlier. It then becomes clear that left to itself the NIA can do a good job.
Question arises why it has taken more than ten months for it to make some fresh arrests in this case. Remember the last time one heard about arrests by NIA in cases of Hindutva terror. It was when one Kamal Patel was apprehended from M.P. itself.
Imagine, the danger posed by this majoritarian terror to the secular polity and compare the speed at which the investigations are taking place. It leads one to think whether there are forces active within the establishment who are controlling the pace of investigations? Or, Congress, which is leading the government at the Centre as well as many states is dithering on its commitment to the people of India which it formally made in its 125th anniversary celebrations held at Burari, Delhi (2010) as far as reaching the masterminds of this case and putting them to justice and it does not want that NIA goes full steam ahead in investigating the case.
One should never forget the way the Pan India network of Hindutva terrorists had come to the fore when the Hemant Karkare, head of ATS Maharashtra, undertook the investigations in the Malegaon 2008 bomb blast case
Not a recent phenomenon
Bomb blast at the house of Laxman Rajkondwar, a longtime RSS activist on April 6, 2006, which killed his son and another activist, definitely brought to the fore this phenomenon, but it cannot be said to be the beginning of Hindutva terror. As far as terror acts such as Mhow (1999), Bhopal (2002, 2003), Nanded I (April 2006) and Nanded II (Feb 2007) to the likes of Malegaon I (Sep 2006) and Malegaon II (Sep 2008), Kanpur (August 2008), Tenkasi (2007) and many of their ilk are concerned, you will find that participation of activists of RSS or its affiliated organisation has been noted and first information reports have also been lodged underlining their involvement, but all such acts can be said to be the continuing legacy of a more hardcore section within the Hindutva fraternity, which had its genesis say in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, at the hands of Nathuram Godse. According to Chunnibhai Vaidya, a renowned Gandhian from Gujarat, there were total six attempts on Gandhi's life during a span of 14 years which involved Hindutva radicals .One also need to bring forth hitherto less reported incidents involving Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activists in terror acts such as the Shikarpur bomb blast (Karachi, 1947, Economic and Political Weekly, July 8, 2006) which saw deaths of two pracharaks or the terror plot discussed by Rajeshwar Dayal, the first home secretary of United Province then in his autobiography (A Life of Our Times, Orient Longman, 1999) which exposed the sinister design of the hindutva workers to organise a pogrom against Muslims in western Uttar Pradesh in the immediate aftermath of partition..
IV. RSS & Terror
How does the involvement of an organisation in particular heinous acts is deciphered? There could be two ways to understand it.
Firstly, one traces the actual perpetrators/executioners of these acts who are part of such an organisation, then declare that the particular group is very much involved in these acts.
Secondly, one lays hands on decisions taken by the highest leadership of the organisation which exhorts/appeals its followers to engage in such acts supposedly to further the 'cause'.
As far as terror acts such as Mhow (1999), Bhopal (2002, 2003), Nanded I (April 2006) and Nanded II (Feb 2007) to the likes of Malegaon I (Sep 2006) and Malegaon II (Sep 2008), Kanpur (August 2008), Tenkasi (2007) and many of their ilk are concerned, you will find that participation of activists of RSS or its affiliated organisation has been noted and first information reports have also been lodged underlining their involvement.
Coming to the second layer, many accused have pointed fingers to few senior leaders of RSS for their tacit support to their work. The likes of Assemanand, Bharatbhai or accused in the first Nanded bomb blast etc, have even shared how they were exhorted by them to engage in such acts. And while the RSS has formally denied that it is involved in such terror acts, it remains to be seen how such a strict hierarchical organisation can explain 'waywardness' of so many of its activists.
Thirdly, a culture of violence promoted by RSS is a worrisome thing. Take a look at many reports of commissions which looked into riots in different parts of the country after independence, and you will find what has been said about it. In fact, after assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, this is what the government communique issued on February 4, 1948 said which announced the ban on RSS:
...the government has, however, noticed with regret that in practice members of RSS have not adhered to their professed ideals.Undesirable and even dangerous activities have been carried on by the members of the Sangh. It has been found that in several parts of the country, individual members of the RSS have indulged in acts of violence involving arson, robbery, dacoity and murder and have collected illicit arms and ammunitions.
They have been found circulating leaflets, exhorting people to resort to terrorist methods, to collect firearms, to create disaffection against the government and suborn the police and military.
No apologies : We are Indians !
It was the year 2002 when Mr Maher Arar, a Canadian-Syrian citizen was detained at New York airport, denied legal irepresentation, and then "deported" to Syria on the false tip that he was involved with Al Qaeda.He was badly tortured there to extract information about the terror network. When the investigators realised that he was innocent, he was released. On return to Canada, the Canadian government led by a conservative Stephen Harper apologised to Mr Arar, cleared him of all terrorism charges and paid him $ 10.5 million. US government has till date not owned up its mistakes and refused to offer any apology. Discussing the case David Cole sarcastically put it in the New York Review of Books, "being American means never having to say you're sorry."
The Indian government at the centre and the governments in power in different states seem to follow the American policy of "not saying sorry". Forget compensation, or forget prosecuting the guilty officers, a cursory glance at many of the terror acts involving Hindutva terrorists - which were initially blamed on Muslims - makes it clear how they have consistently refused to acknowledge there mistakes and offer any apology. The investigations into Mecca Masjid bomb blast at Hyderabad in the year 2007 seemed to be an exception. The youth who were falsely accused of involvement in the blast and badly tortured for days together were given compensation less than Rs one lakh each only when MIM (Majlis Ittehadul Musalmeen) a political party having few MLAs in A.P. assembly forced the Congress government to do it. Here also none of the police officers involved in the illegal detention and torture of scores of Muslim youth was reprimanded.
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Skied a lap of the classic trail here yesterday after a visit to Pumpkin Creek. Lovely grooming – we were flying. The two friendly mousers in the clubhouse were a very welcome (and welcoming!) addition.
Skied the Epinette Creek and Newfoundland trails into Jackfish cabin for Saturday night, and out again this morning. They were groomed Thursday and conditions were very good! Then it snowed a bunch, so it's a bit more work now.
Aspen, Bluestem and Chickadee in good shape today!!
We met one of the groomers on the trail and were told that the reason for the soft pole plant area is that Sandilands has not received the amount of snow that Winnipeg has so that when they groomed the trail they had to bring the snow from the sides of the trail into the middle in order to set the tracks. Agreed, wonderful skiing nonetheless.
Also, the signage along the trails is great – maps posted at every junction.


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Review: Mike Westbrook – Glad Day: The Poetry of William Blake at St Giles-in-the-Fields
By ljazzn on 9 February 2014 • ( Leave a comment )
Mike Westbrook – Glad Day: The Poetry of William Blake
(St Giles-in-the-Fields, Sunday 8 February. Review by Chris Parker)
Initially composed for Adrian Mitchell's National Theatre production, Tyger, many of the songs in this programme of William Blake poems set to Mike Westbrook's music date back to 1971. Material has been added over subsequent years for performances by the composer's Brass Band, for a 1980 Impetus recording, Bright as Fire, an Enja album, Glad Day in 1997, and – most recently – a DVD and CD, Glad Day Live (Westbrook Records), documenting a 2008 performance utilising the forces (two singers, jazz quartet, large choir) deployed on this occasion, a concert presented by the Simon Community, a charity for the homeless.
The songs have also been sung (usually by Kate Westbrook and Phil Minton, the performers here, at St Giles-in-the-Fields) with various local children's choirs, initially in Blackheath in 1996, but also – using the instrumentation of this concert, accordion, violin, piano, bass – to mark the 250th anniversary of Blake's birth in 2007 at the Foundling Museum as part of the St Pancras Festival of Contemporary Music. This history is worth tracing in such detail because it shows how important the Blake settings have been in Mike and Kate Westbrook's careers to date; indeed, they neatly encapsulate many of the Westbrooks' most dearly held artistic beliefs: above all in the power of literary texts to move and inspire, but also in the importance of allowing notions of social justice, consequent upon engagement with historical, political (and spiritual) complexity, to inform their music.
It also helps explain why Glad Day, particularly its opening two songs, 'London Song' ('I wander thro' each charter'd street …') and 'Let the Slave' ('Let the slave, grinding at the mill, run out into the field'), is quite so affecting: by the time the latter culminates in Mike Westbrook's powerfully spirited but beautifully modulated recitation of 'The Price of Experience' ('What is the price of experience? Do men buy it for a song? Or wisdom for a dance in the street? No, it is bought with the price of all that a man hath, his house, his wife, his children …'), the audience has been irresistibly elevated to a profoundly civilised plane by the perfect marriage of melody and lyric, infused with passion and delivered with utter conviction.
Such passion and conviction, indeed, imbued the whole of this performance. From the righteous indignation of 'Holy Thursday' ('Is this a holy thing to see/In a rich and fruitful land,/Babes reduc'd to misery,/Fed with cold and usurous hand?') to the visionary eloquence of 'I See Thy Form' ('O lovely mild Jerusalem/Winged with six wings/In the opacious bosom of the sleeper'), Mike Westbrook's settings (Kate Westbrook responsible for arranging the texts for 'Holy Thursday' and 'The Human Abstract', Adrian Mitchell – to whose memory this concert was dedicated – for the rest), richly deserved the rapt attention and the subsequent standing ovation they received from a capacity audience.
Impeccably played by Karen Street(accordion), Billy Thompson (violin), Steve Berry(bass) and Mike Westbrook himself (piano), and with the Queldryk Choral Ensemble directed by Paul Ayres providing stirring vocal support, Glad Day is as moving as it is musically satisfying, and its ostensibly simple ('Can it be a song of joy/And so many children poor?') yet uniquely powerful message ('the hapless soldier's sigh/Runs in blood down palace walls') is as relevant today as ever it was.
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29 July, 2013 28 July, 2013 Darryl Chamberlain
Greenwich Tories protest over council's cycle tsar snub
Greenwich Council's refusal to deal with London's cycling tsar Andrew Gilligan is to be raised by Conservative councillors at this Wednesday's full council meeting.
It's a move that will raise eyebrows among watchers of the capital's cycling issues – Conservatives on the London Assembly have walked out of debates on cycling safety in tantrums over unrelated issues.
But as often happens in Greenwich borough's through-the-looking-glass politics, the Tories are staking out a position to the left of the council's authoritarian Labour leadership.
Council leader Chris Roberts is personally refusing to deal with the journalist, appointed by mayor Boris Johnson to be his one-day-per week cycling commissioner earlier this year, and launched an ambitious – if only partially-funded – programme of improvements to boost cycling and make it safer.
Roberts has ordered that the whole council should have nothing to do with Gilligan, who lives in west Greenwich and has criticised the leader and his council in his Telegraph and Greenwich.co.uk columns – even though this means Greenwich is believed to be the only one of London's 32 boroughs to refuse to speak to him.
Last month, cabinet member Denise Hyland attempted to justify the snub, saying Gilligan "is a journalist who has blogged and written about significant issues of public policy within Greenwich and it is our view that he has an irresolvable conflict of interest", adding that the council would deal with officers at City Hall and TfL rather than with Gilligan.
The Tory motion reads:
Council disagrees with the Cabinet Member's suggestion that Mr Gilligan has "an irresolvable conflict of interest" and considers that his superior knowledge of our Borough should be something which works to Greenwich residents' advantage.
Council regrets that Greenwich is the only Borough not to meet with the Cycling Commissioner to help plan spending on infrastructure to support cycling across London.
Council considers that the actions and comments of the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member with regard to the Cycling Commissioner places our residents at a clear disadvantage as plans are developed to improve cycling across London.
In particular Council wishes to express clear support for the 'Mayor's Vision for Cycling in London', most notably in its plans for a network of direct, high-capacity, joined-up cycle routes. In addition Council supports the Vision's plan for 'Mini-Hollands' in the suburbs and Mr Gilligan's support for the linked Dutch ideas of bike-specific traffic lights, station cycle hire, and streets designs that could be implemented in London.
Council calls upon the Leader of the Council or Cabinet Member to meet with the Cycling Commissioner as soon as possible to ensure that Greenwich residents (like Mr Gilligan) are not disadvantaged by the Executive's failure to engage fully with the Mayor's Vision for Cycling in London.
While it's good that this issue is being given a proper airing in a council meeting – especially from a party which, nationally and at a London level, has a poor record in taking cycling seriously – the motion is certain to fail, and be replaced by one praising the council's current approach, which backbench Labour councillors will be bullied into voting for, with a few digs at the coalition and Boris put in for good measure.
Indeed, it wouldn't be surprising if the motion has been placed with one eye on giving outgoing leader Roberts maximum discomfort at the last council meeting for three months. Greenwich certainly isn't an anti-cycling borough, but under the current regime improvements and welcome initiatives such as creating a borough-wide cycle map have been given a low profile. It's something some potential new leaders may be keen to change, to emulate other Labour boroughs such as Camden, Hackney and Lambeth.
Incidentally, this London-wide map of where people cycle to work from is telling – based on figures from the 2011 census, you can see how figures fall off sharply beyond Charlton and Blackheath (apart from an area around Woolwich Common – cycling squaddies?) – obviously distance is a factor, but if there's any politicians in this area who want to take cycling seriously, there's a challenge for them to consider.
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Mark Morris says:
Darryl,
Great article – but I think Gilligan is paid and works 3 days a week as the Mayor's Cycling Commissioner.
Paul Webbewood says:
TfL figures show that the number of cyclists injured in Greenwich in 2012 was exactly the same as in 2008 – fifty six – while every other Borough has experienced an increase and the London wide figure is 40% up over the four years. I've no idea why this is but the Greenwich performance looks rather good on the face of it.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/23293.aspx
Of course if the Labour leadership in the Borough cared more about road safety and less about settling scores they would be beating a path to Gilligan's door suggesting that other Boroughs could learn from Greenwich.
Stewart says:
Thanks for the figures, Paul.
I hate to stay it, but the increases in other areas may well be down to the massive increases in the numbers cycling elsewhere. Looking at the 2001 and 2011 census data I see that Greenwich is consistently ranked the lowest "inner" London borough for cycle use and the growth that is there is far below the inner London average.
This is no doubt in part due to the Barclays cycling scheme never reaching these parts, LCN and LCN+ being little more than a few signposts on (mainly) quieter roads and the delays to cycle superhighway schemes for SE London.
Chris 2 says:
I've often argued that the stats are probably influenced by the relative lack of new cyclists in and around Greenwich. I love cycling, and have tried on many occasions to get my girlfriend to take up the pastime with me. But she is not confident on the "open road", and cycle path routes are very limited. Even where they do exist, they are poorly signed and hard to follow in places.
She won't be alone in her resistance, and that is very sad.
It is also "sad" that a personal vendetta is influencing Council policy. Lets hope you are wrong Darryl and the "back-benchers" stand their ground and get the point across.
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L'Ombre chinoise est un roman policier de Georges Simenon écrit en décembre 1931 dans une villa du Cap-d'Antibes et publié en janvier 1932 ; il fait partie de la série des Maigret.

Résumé
Raymond Couchet a été assassiné dans le bureau directorial, près du laboratoire de sa firme, au fond de la cour d'un immeuble situé place des Vosges. Une importante somme d'argent a été volée.

L'enquête de Maigret se déroule dans trois milieux. Place des Vosges, le commissaire découvre, vivant dans une ambiance étouffante, Edgar et Juliette Martin, celle-ci ayant été la première épouse de Couchet. À l'Hôtel Pigalle voisinent, sans se connaître, Nine Moinard, maîtresse de la victime depuis six mois, et Roger Couchet, fruit du premier mariage de Raymond Couchet. Roger vit d'expédients et « empruntait » souvent de l'argent à son père. Enfin, dans l'appartement cossu du boulevard Haussmann où habitait la victime, Maigret observe la veuve, femme sans caractère issue de la haute bourgeoisie.

Maigret soupçonne d'abord Roger, dont la situation matérielle est précaire, mais le jeune homme se suicide de façon inexplicable (en fait, il connaissait la vérité). Le commissaire ne possédera la clé de l'énigme qu'après avoir fouillé le passé de la victime et celui de Juliette Martin. Cette dernière a épousé Raymond Couchet quand il n'était qu'un aventurier qui ratait tout ce qu'il entreprenait. Elle a divorcé et a épousé Martin, fonctionnaire sans envergure qui avait le mérite de gagner sa vie régulièrement et l'avantage d'une retraite assurée. Lorsque Couchet est devenu riche, elle s'est rendu compte qu'elle avait manqué la bonne affaire : aigrie, elle a accablé Martin de reproches et l'a incité finalement à voler de l'argent à son premier mari qu'elle pouvait observer à longueur de journées depuis les fenêtres de son appartement. Pour la contenter, Martin a donc volé Couchet pendant une absence de ce dernier. Sa femme, qui observait la scène, a vu que Martin laissait dans le bureau un indice compromettant, s'est rendue à son tour dans le bureau et, rencontrant Couchet, l'a abattu... inutilement, car le pauvre Martin, rongé de remords, était allé jeter l'argent dans la Seine.

Apprenant cet acte qu'elle juge insensé, Juliette sombrera dans la folie. Germaine Couchet sera sans doute la seule héritière, en dépit du testament de la victime qui voulait partager sa fortune entre Germaine, Juliette et Nine, « ses trois femmes ».

Aspects particuliers du roman
Avant tout, roman d'atmosphère décrivant la vie mesquine des Martin ; à travers Maigret, l'auteur fait apparaître ses sympathies pour la victime et sa maîtresse.

Fiche signalétique de l'ouvrage

Cadre spatio-temporel

Espace
Paris (place des Vosges, rue Pigalle, rue Fontaine, rue Lepic, boulevard Haussmann). Jeumont.

Temps
Époque contemporaine ; l'enquête se déroule du 30 novembre au 4 décembre.

Les personnages

Personnage principal
Raymond Couchet, la victime. Directeur des Sérums du Docteur Rivière. Marié deux fois, un fils du premier mariage. 45 ans.

Autres personnages
 Germaine Couchet, née Dormoy, deuxième épouse de Raymond.
 Edgar Martin, fonctionnaire de l'Enregistrement, 55 ans.
 Juliette Martin, son épouse, divorcée d'un premier mariage avec Couchet, la cinquantaine.
 Roger Couchet, fils de Raymond et de Juliette, sans profession, 25 ans.
 Nine Moinard, maîtresse de Raymond Couchet.

Éditions

 Édition originale : Fayard, 1932
 Tout Simenon, tome 17, Omnibus, 2003
 Livre de Poche, n° 14251, 2004
 Tout Maigret, tome 2, Omnibus,  2019

Adaptations
 1961 : Shadow Play, téléfilm anglais de John Harrison, avec Rupert Davies
 1966 : L'ombra cinese, téléfilm italien avec Gino Cervi
 1969 : L'Ombre chinoise, téléfilm français de René Lucot, avec Jean Richard dans le premier rôle, diffusé sur ORTF 2.
 2004 : Maigret et l'Ombre chinoise, téléfilm français de Charles Nemes, avec Bruno Cremer.
 2004 : L'Ombra cinese, téléfilm italien de Renato de Maria, avec Sergio Castellitto (Commissaire Maigret), Greta Schacchi ( Martin).

Source
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Article connexe
 Liste des œuvres de Georges Simenon

Liens externes
 Fiche ouvrage de l'AJRAF
 Fiche ouvrage sur Tout Simenon
 Maigret of the month: L'ombre chinoise

Roman de Georges Simenon mettant en scène le commissaire Maigret
Roman se déroulant à Paris
Roman belge paru en 1932
1932 en littérature policière
Roman belge adapté à la télévision

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Develop an Internet portal on global higher education to provide information and examples of latest developments and best practices in the field of higher education with emphasis on online and hybrid learning models.
Conduct international conferences to promote new ideas and innovative practices to improve learning in the field of higher education.
Establish an online World Virtual University (WVU) system in collaboration with partnering organizations to offer new forms of learning, new types of courses, and new methods for interaction, assessment and certification.
Develop innovative contextualized foundation courses in various subjects that overcome the limitations of fragmented, specialized disciplines prevalent today and, possibly, to also develop a new trans-disciplinary field to study global challenges and opportunities from new perspectives.
Develop innovative types of courses intended to fill in gaps in the present curriculum and address pressing social needs, such as leadership, human security, multilateralism, global rule of law, ecology, new economy, intercultural communication and diplomacy, sociology of knowledge, community health and psychology, person-centered relations and interpersonal communications, processes of social change and individuals as agents of social change.
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Nov 7-9, 2018 St. Augustine, FL Roundtable on the Future of Democracy: Challenges & Opportunities
Nov 5-6, 2018 Washington, DC Roundtable on Governance & Law: Challenges & Opportunities
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Sep 22-23, 2016 Seoul, Korea New Paradigm and Planetary Engagement
May 19-20, 2016 Podgorica, Montenegro Technology + Society =? Future
May 11-13, 2016 Lisbon, Portugal XIII International Colloquium
Oct 14, 2015 Davos, Switzerland Transformative Future Education
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Apr 29-30, 2015 Baku, Azerbaijan Need for New Paradigm
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October 13-14, 2014 Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford Summit of Leaders
June 26-27, 2014 Moscow, Russia Prospects for Ecological Education for Sustainable Development
June 12-13, 2014 Florence, Italy Future of Education
June 11-14, 2014 Yokohama, Japan Creating The Future of Higher Education-IAUP
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Mind, Thinking & Creativity - March 9, 2016
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Future of Education - June 26, 2015
The webinar examined critical issues in higher education today and identified core strategies that can be adopted to close the gap between humanity's past experience and its future needs. Click here for more information
Essence of Leadership - February 16, 2015
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Global Governance: Challenges & Opportunities
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Reflections on the Future of Global Higher Education - Heitor Gurgulino de Souza, Janani Harish, Garry Jacobs, Winston Nagan, Ivo Šlaus & Alberto Zucconi
Creative Consciousness - Ashok Natarajan
Recognizing Unrecognized Genius - Ivo Šlaus & Garry Jacobs
Original Thinking - Ashok Natarajan
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New Paradigm and Planetary Engagement
WAAS-WUC-KHU Colloquium
in Commemoration of the 35th Anniversary of
UN International Day of Peace
Main Theme: "New Paradigm and Planetary Engagement: A Call for responsibility"
Humanity today faces critical challenges. The choice before us is either evolution or extinction. As Pope Francis encyclical, Laudato Si, suggests, unless we, the global community, can find ways to revitalize the healthiness of an integral ecology that incorporates mutually inter-connected human, social, and environmental ecological systems, the human species is not sustainable. The starting point for meeting these challenges is to awaken human minds to the need for radical change of course. This should necessarily lead to a quantum shift in the paradigm of education, especially university education. This Colloquium will provide a venue to reflect upon the reality which humanity confronts today and to envision our best course of action, including a new role for higher educational institutions as architects of the future.
New Paradigm and Planetary Engagement: A Call for Responsibility
Sep 22-23, 2016 at Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
Sept. 21. (Venue: KHU Seoul Campus, Peace Hall)
10:30 AM Commemorating Ceremony of the 35th International Day of Peace
3:00 PM ~ 5:30 PM Round Table I Transformation of Civilization and the Path of Conscious
- Heitor Gurgulino de Souza, President, World Academy of Art & Science; President, World University Consortium
- Roberto Peccei, Vice President of Club of Rome and Trustee of World Academy of Art & Science
- Inwon Choue, President of KHU
- Ervin Laszlo, founder of Club of Budapest
Sep 22 and 23rd Colloquium: "New Paradigm and Planetary Engagement: A Call for responsibility"
One 15 min presentation and 2 panel responses followed up open discussion on each topic.
Colloquium Session I: New Paradigm in Human Ecology
The multidimensional challenges confronting humanity today present compelling evidence of the need for a radical shift in global development theory, strategy and policy. Human relationships are the foundation for wealth creation, human security, well-being, civilization and culture. A new paradigm in human ecology envisions a shift from the exclusive preoccupation with quantitative macro-economic growth and mechanistic solutions to social problems to a targeted effort to maximize the benefits of development in terms of human dignity, security, welfare and well-being for all people. It seeks to generate and release human energy, creativity, dynamism and initiative, to foster positive relationships and provide effective avenues for the fullest expression of this human potential in action.
Co-Chair: Garry Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer, World Academy of Art & Science; Chairman of the Board, World University Consortium
Session 1A: Human-centered development
This session will examine the concept of human-centered development, the core elements of a comprehensive shift in strategy, the means to effectuate change, the potential impact on the development of human potential and creativity, and its benefits to society. Discussion questions for this session:
What would constitute a human-centered conception of development?
What would be its essential elements?
What are the values on which it would be based?
What would be its primary source of its power and the driving forces for its realization?
What changes would it entail in the functioning of social institutions?
How would it impact on public policy?
Speaker: Winston Nagan, Chairman of the Board, World Academy of Art & Science
Panelist: Erich Hoedl, Vice-President of European Academy for Sciences and Arts; former Rector at Wuppertal University, Germany
Session 1B: Independent Thinking, Creativity and Individuality
A new paradigm in human-ecology seeks to more fully develop and harness the unlimited creative power of human beings and human relationships. This session will focus on ideas, strategies and institutional mechanisms to maximize the opportunities for development and expression of human initiative, creativity and originality. Discussion questions for this session:
How to encourage for the development of independent thinking in all fields of social existence?
How can human creativity and innovation be fostered?
What is 'individuality' and what would be the role of the individual in the new paradigm?
What type of relationship should it foster between the individual and the social collective?
Speaker: Stefan Brunnhuber, Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer, Diakonie Hospital, Germany
Panelist: Alberto Zucconi, Secretary General, World University Consortiumand President, Person-Centered Approach Institute, Italy.
Colloquium Session II: New Paradigm in Social Ecology
Society is a vast, complex and ever-evolving network of organized human relationships. Organization is the core technology and central building block for development of society. Prevailing social theories tend to reduce our conception of society and organization to static, fragmented, mechanistic, materialistic theories and quantitative models. New paradigm thinking should reflect the vibrantly alive, organic wholeness and integration of society and the evolutionary creative potential of organization for human development.
Co-Chair: Ivo Šlaus, Honorary President, World Academy of Art & Science
Session 2A: Human-centered Economics & Business
Society is the mother of all human invention. It is the rich reservoir of knowledge, skills, organizational know-how and technology from which individuals and businesses continuously draw inspiration and materials for creativity, innovation and social evolution. Economy is a subset of society and completely dependent on the wider society for its growth and development. Businesses are children of the society. They grow and flourish in the measure they are in harmony with the evolving needs and potentials of the social collective. This session will explore the relationship between society, economy and business. Discussion questions for this session:
What would a human-capital intensive strategy for economy and business look like and what would be its main characteristics?
How would it differ from the current paradigm?
What is the most effective strategy for implemented a human-capital intensive strategy in business and economy?
How would it impact on economic and management theory?
Speaker: Neantro Saavedra-Rivano, Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
Panelists: Erich Hoedl, Vice-President of European Academy for Sciences and Arts; former Rector at Wuppertal University, Germany
Session 2B: Toward an Integrated Science of Society
This session will explore the potential for development of a value-based, trans-disciplinary, evolutionary theory of society which takes into account the complex inter-linkages and interrelationships between the different fields of social science, identifies underlying principles common to all fields of social science, restores a central position to subjective human experience in social science theory and policy, recognizes the central role of social organization and social power in determining the distribution of social benefits, and promotes the fullest contribution of the individual as the catalyst of social progress.
How should the social sciences evolve in future to reflect the organic unity and vibrant complexity of human society?
How can the objective and subjective dimensions of social reality be incorporated in a unified field of society?
What insights can social sciences draw from the natural sciences regarding the need and potential for integration of disciplines?
What underlying principles can be identified that are applicable to all fields of social science?
Speaker: Garry Jacobs
Panelists: Winston Nagan
Colloquium Session III: New Paradigm in Education
Education is the most powerful instrument developed by humanity to promote its own conscious social evolution. Education draws on the cumulative experience of humanity over millennia and passes it on to future generations in a concentrated and abridged form so that each new generation can start off in possession of all the knowledge acquired by humanity in the past. But the increasingly rapid pace of social evolution makes it increasingly difficult for education to keep up with the advances of civilization. As a result, there is a growing time warp and gap between the type of education being offered and the needs of individuals and society. A new paradigm is needed to close the gap.
Co-Chair: Heitor Gurgulino de de Souza, President, World Academy of Art & Science and World University Consortium.
Session 3A: Person-centered education
The current global educational system focuses on delivery of subject content to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed for employment and career success. But the rapid pace of technological and social development makes it increasingly difficult to anticipate future needs. Lifelong learning is becoming essential. More than any specific set of knowledge and skills, students need to learn how to learn. A shift in educational content and pedagogy is needed to emphasize the central importance of values, personality and individuality.
What is person-centered education and how does it different from the prevailing subject-centric model?
What changes would be needed in the pedagogy and delivery system for higher education to fully promote a person-centered model?
What benefits can be expected from the shift from subject to student?
Speaker: Alberto Zucconi
Panelists: Stefan Brunnhuber
Session 3B: Future of Higher Education: Emerging Role of University in the Age of Global Collaboration
If you were asked to develop a global system of higher education designed to delivery world-class quality in a manner accessible and affordable to all human beings, how would you do it? How would that system differ from the prevailing approach? What kind of quantum shift is needed in the paradigm for managing higher educational institutions? What criteria should be adopted by a global evaluation system of universities in order to steer us in the right direction.
What changes might be required in pedagogy?
What changes might be required to alter the content of higher education?
What changes might be required in the global delivery system for higher education?
What might be the overall benefit of a World University system on humanity's peace, prosperity and development?
What alternative system for University evaluation might be adopted to lead higher educational institutions today in the right direction?
Panelists: Roberto Peccei, Vice-President, Club of Rome; Member of the Board of Trustees, World Academy of Art & Science; Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Former Vice Chancellor for Research, UCLA.
Session IV: Conclusions and Future Collaboration between KHU, COR, WAAS & WUC


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BATUMI: Nine titles have been selected for the International Feature Films Competition of the Batumi International Art house Film Festival, running 18-24 September 2021. An international jury headed by the Georgian director Lana Ghoghoberidze will award five prizes, including the Grand Prix. The competition line-up includes films from Georgia, Hungary,…
The Romanian rowers medalled at the Tokyo Olympics rowed towards the Astra Film Festival screens
AFF2021 continues in Sibiu with a dense weekend,which can be considered a festival in itself A special event at the Astra Film Festival. The Romanian rowers medalled this summer at the Tokyo Olympics came to row on the lake in Dumbrava Sibiului. This time, not to win new medals, but…
News from The Astra Film Festival. `The Lifeboats` Special Programme has started
The films produced by journalists can be watchedfrom boats and pedal boats floating on the lake or from Casa Podarului, located near the screen The Lifeboats Programme at the Astra Film Festival has begun. During this programme, the audience can watch films projected on a huge screen placed between windmills,…
Beldocs IDFF announces the programme for industry events
Beldocs Industry this year offers a wide range of industry activities accessible and available both on site in Belgrade and online lasting from 9 until 15 September. More than 65 industry professionals - sales agents and distributors, festival representatives, VOD platforms and TV broadcasters, representatives of film centres and markets,…
BIAFF 2021 FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION SECTIONS LINE-UP – FEATURE, DOC AND SHORT FILMS
BATUMI: Nine titles have been selected for the International Feature Films Competition of the Batumi International Art house Film Festival, running 18-24 September 2021.
Beldocs 2021: Full lineup revealed for Eastern Europe's boutique documentary film festival
The rich program of the 14th Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival, to be held 9-16 September in Belgrade, Serbia, consists of more than 100 documentaries and VR/AR content. After breaking the ice last fall as one of the first festivals to go back to public screenings after the COVID-19, Beldocs…
Dumitru Budrala: Real films you can only see at the festival in Sibiu
The celebration of the Documentary Film begins! The Astra Film Festival starts on Sunday in Sibiu and will take place in open air, in cinemas and online, between September 5th-12th. The opening event, which will take place starting at 6pm, at The Lake Stage within the Astra Museum, will be…


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Q: How to load default icons for CTreeCtrl nodes due to layout customization needs, I extended CTreeCtrl class.
I absolutely need to use CDC::DrawText() function to dinamically (re)write the text of the single nodes, WITHOUT calling SetItemText() function more than once(mandatory requisite).
Then, I wrote my own implementation of OnPaint() method.
I implemented also a DrawItems() method which draws nodes in CTreeCtrl.
Since I don't want to modify anything else than single labels beside the single nodes, then I need to re-implement most of original CTreeCtrl::OnPaint() code.
I only have two doubts:

*

*How can I show the DEFAULT CTreeCtrl icons? I dont'need/don't want
custom icons.

*How can I restore the default layout of selection mode for individual nodes?

Simply, currently selected nodes should be appear highlighted.
Some pieces of simplified, auto-explanatory code below:
void MyDlg::OnPaint()
{
    CPaintDC dc(this);
    CDC dc_ff;
    CBitmap bm_ff;
    CBitmap *bm_old;
    CFont *font;
    CFont *old_font;
    CFont fontDC;
    int old_mode;
    GetClientRect(&m_Rect);

    dc_ff.CreateCompatibleDC( &dc );
    bm_ff.CreateCompatibleBitmap( &dc, m_Rect.Width(), m_Rect.Height() );
    dc_ff.SelectObject( &bm_ff );
    font = GetFont();
    old_font = dc_ff.SelectObject( font );

    // Could / Should be called here?
    CWnd::DefWindowProc(WM_PAINT, (WPARAM)dc.m_hDC, 0);

    old_mode = dc_ff.SetBkMode(TRANSPARENT);

    dc_ff.FillSolidRect(m_Rect, dc_ff.GetBkColor());

    DrawItems( &dc_ff ); // DrawItems() member function draws single nodes of CTreeCtrl

    dc.BitBlt( m_Rect.left, m_Rect.top, m_Rect.Width(), m_Rect.Height(), &dc_ff, 0, 0, SRCCOPY);

    dc_ff.SelectObject( old_font );
    dc_ff.SetBkMode( old_mode );
    dc_ff.SelectObject( bm_old );
}

void MyDlg::DrawItems( CDC *pDC )
{
    // draw items
    HTREEITEM show_item, parent;
    CRect rc_item;
    CString name;
    DWORD tree_style;
    int count = 0;
    int state;
    bool selected;
    bool has_children;

    show_item = GetFirstVisibleItem();
    if ( show_item == NULL )
        return;
    color = pDC->GetTextColor();
    tree_style = ::GetWindowLong( m_hWnd, GWL_STYLE );

    do
    {
        state = GetItemState( show_item, TVIF_STATE );
        parent = GetParentItem( show_item );
        has_children = ItemHasChildren( show_item ) || parent == NULL;
        selected = (state & TVIS_SELECTED) && ((this == GetFocus()) ||
                (tree_style & TVS_SHOWSELALWAYS));

        if ( GetItemRect( show_item, rc_item, TRUE ) )
        {
            if ( has_children  || selected )
            {
                if ( selected )
                {
                    // HERE i need to
                }
                else

                // do some stuff...

                if ( has_children )
                {
                    HICON icon;
                    // HERE I need to load CTreeCtrl nodes _DEFAULT_icon
                    icon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_ASTERISK);
                    if ( icon != NULL )
                        DrawIconEx( pDC->m_hDC, rc_item.left - 18, rc_item.top, icon, 16, 16,0,0, DI_NORMAL );
                }
            }
            if ( !has_children )
            {
                HICON icon;
                *// HERE I need to load CTreeCtrl nodes _DEFAULT_icon*
                icon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_ASTERISK);
                if ( icon != NULL )
                    DrawIconEx( pDC->m_hDC, rc_item.left - 18, rc_item.top, icon, 16, 16,0,0, DI_NORMAL );
            }
            name = GetItemText( show_item );
            // ...
            if ( selected )
            {
                pDC->DrawText( "Temp", rc_item, DT_LEFT );
            }
            else
            {
                pDC->DrawText( "Temp", rc_item, DT_LEFT );
            }
            //if ( state & TVIS_BOLD )
            //  pDC->SelectObject( font );
        }
    } while ( (show_item = GetNextVisibleItem( show_item )) != NULL );
}

All I need, is source code of an almost-standard CTreeCtrl::OnPaint() implementation.
Any suggestion/help is appreciated. :-)
Thanks
IT.

A: You don't need to overload onPaint.  If you set a tree items text as LPSTR_TEXTCALLBACK, the CtreeCtrl will fire the message TVN_GETDISPINFO to retrieve new text every time that item is displayed.  Regeister a message handler using ON_NOTIFY if it's in a parent window or ON_NOTIFY_REFLECT if you are subclassing CTreeCtrl.  This message handler can assign the text you want but allow the treeCtrl to continue drawing as normal.
TVN_GETDISPINFO Documentation
If you went the parent Cwnd route, youd need

*

*So you'd need to assign the message handler in the cpp file:
BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(MyCWnd, CWnd)
ON_NOTIFY(TVN_GETDISPINFO, tree_ctl_id,   CustomTreeControl::OnGetdispinfo)
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

*Function prototype in header
afx_msg void OnGetdispinfo( NMHDR* pNMHDR, LRESULT* pResult );

*This at the end of your class definition
DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()

*And the actual function to handle the request
void ColumnTreeControl::OnGetdispinfo(NMHDR* pNMHDR, LRESULT* pResult)
{
        NMTVDISPINFO * pDispInfo = (NMTVDISPINFO )pNMHDR;
    TVITEM item = &pDispInfo->item;
if(item->mask & TVIF_TEXT )
{
         item->pszText " YOUR CODE HERE";
}
*pResult = 0;

}

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Science@Cal Lecture, May 2010
Our May 15 talk was given by Prof. Richard Saykally, a UC Berkeley chemist, and was entitled "What Makes Water Wet? The Latest Word on the Most Important Molecule in the Universe".
Water is the third most abundant molecule in the Universe, and the basis for life as we know it. Despite this profound importance, apparent chemical simplicity, and decades of intense study, the nature of water remains incompletely understood. Current debates include the proposed existence of 17 forms of ice and two forms of the liquid, and the nature of water in confined environments, like cells and carbon nanotubes. We have accumulated a wealth of new data characterizing the nature of water via the study of water clusters in the range of dimer through hexamer, using Terahertz Laser Vibration-Rotation-Tunneling spectroscopy, which directly probes the bends and stretches of the hydrogen bonds. These data provide a good start towards "a universal first principles" model for water, that can explain all of its unusual properties.
Born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin and educated at UW-Eau Claire and UW-Madison, Saykally has been a professor at the University of California, Berkeley since 1979. Techniques developed by him and his students have permitted the first detailed study of important textbook molecules, including the hydronium (H3O+), hydroxide (OH-) and ammonium (NH4+) ions, as well as small water clusters and carbon clusters. Recent work includes the spectroscopic determination of a universal water force field via the study of water clusters. A co-author of over 360 publications, the recipient of over 60 honors and awards, Saykally is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has recently received the E.O. Lawrence Award in Chemistry from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Hinshelwood Lectureship from Oxford University, and Inaugural International Solvay Chair in Chemistry from the Solvay Institutes of Belgium, and the 2009 Peter DeBye Award in Physical Chemistry from the ACS. He is a UC Berkeley Distinguished Teacher, and has been active at the national level in science education. Over 50 students have completed the Ph.D. under his direction. Saykally currently holds The Class of 1932 Chair in the Department of Chemistry. You can watch the video of the talk by clicking on the image below.
You can also see details of the next talk in the series, and the full calendar of talks.


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In Audio Music News
MISE EN SCENE Seek a "Light in the Night" with New Song Stream
By Aaron Willschick 06/10/2017
Winnipeg's emotive garage pop-rock trio Mise en Scene has returned a stream for "Light in the Night" from their sophomore record Still Life On Fire. Still Life On Fire was recorded in Winnipeg along with Montreal-based producer Mike Nash who has worked with artist such as The Dears, Blue Rodeo and Ladies of the Canyon.
"Light in the Night" was inspired by the observations of the downtown streets of Winnipeg and is essentially a commentary on basic human nature that motivates us to ignore difficult issues and less desirable truths. Dark city street corners are used as a metaphor for places we may unintentionally avoid.
Still Life On Fire Track Listing:
01. Intro (Nothing)
02. Closer
03. Light In The Night (Lies)
04. Guts/Glory
05. I'm Ok
06. Waster
07. Still Life On Fire
08. Scout
09. Young Leo
10. True
11. Same Hearts
12. Outro (Everything)
audiogaragepop rocksong stream
Aaron Willschick


Taye Diggs is disarming. In the December issue of InStyle, writer Mary H.K. Choi declares him so, and offers proof in her "Man of Style" profile of the 42-year-old actor, dancer, philanthropist, children's book author, husband, and father. "Wow, that nail color is awesome," he said upon meeting her. "It shows you have good attention to detail." (Choi was wearing Illamasqua's Grab, a grape magenta polish, FYI.) If you've seen Diggs in movies like How Stella Got Her Grove Back or The Best Man (a role he revisits in The Best Man Holiday, in theaters now) or in TV shows like Ally McBeal and Private Practice, you know how easily Diggs can fell a woman with a single smile. And that, dear readers, is no act. As proof, we submit this candid behind-the-scenes video from our photo shoot with the star, where he dishes on his style advice for men, his favorite looks on a woman, and his surprising guilty pleasure. Watch and get ready to swoon.
For more of our interview with Taye Diggs, pick up the December issue of InStyle, on newsstands and available for digital download now.


I'm blown away from the over 300 personal notes that people have sent in response to the last message about my trip. In fact, if you've sent me a personal reply and haven't heard back yet, you will shortly.
So many people – friends, old work contacts, people following me who I've never met – told me how much I touched them with my courage and vulnerability.
And they in turn touched me. So thank you to everyone who e-mailed / replied / PM'ed / texted.
My vulnerability; not so easy to share.
Though that's what people connected with.
When I write something that shows me in a confused, indecisive, weak light, I think "people don't need to hear that." And I try to talk myself out of it.
But it's that truth that makes me human. It makes you connect with me.
The thing is, I don't want to be seen as human! (at least my ego doesn't anyway.) I want to be seen as this awesome, perfect, always strong man.
I can do a good job putting up that front. Though we all know, on some level, that it isn't the whole truth.
The truth is that I get scared, doubt my own decisions, get lonely. Do stupid stuff for no reason.
Then act like it's all under control.
And my life-long lesson is being OK with that.
Right now, on this trip, I'm scared. I feel directionless. I'm questioning myself. I am judging some of my decisions.
And it's hard to tell you that.
I'm not looking for sympathy, advice, or anything really, just to accept myself, and acceptance from you, as to what I'm going through.
As all this is part of my process.
So once again, I will have to talk myself into pushing "SEND" or "POST" on this message.
Thinking who really wants to read about my messed up inner process?
Though I know the answer is you.
So the one thing I'm going to ask for in the comments, PM, e-mail, or however, is for you to share.
What's going on with you? What's one thing causing you discomfort in your life right now?
Where are you scared, angry, holding back, not showing up like you want to?
Something that gives you pause when it comes to writing it and sending it?
Don't talk about what vulnerability means to you, what you did go through in the past, or any other "bypass." It's easy to preach; not so easy to share.
You have to go inside, connect to your feelings that are present, and figure out what's going on in there.
Send me an e-mail, or if you're feeling really gutsy, add a comment to this facebook post.
Write something that you are going through personally, that's present. Be specific.
It's amazing how healing it can be just by putting it out there, and being OK with it.
Because just like this note probably made you feel less alone, it would make *me* feel less alone.
And thanks for being on the journey with me.
← My New Journey. What in the world am I doing.


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Western New York - Curtiss Motorcycles
Curtiss V-8 Motorcycle set the land speed record of 136 mph in January 1907
"The Curtiss Museum exhibits a truly excellent and varied collection of vintage motorcycles and antique motorcycles. More than half of the motorcycle collection pre-dates WWI. Of special interest is an exact reproduction of Curtiss's 1907 World Record V8 Motorcycle (136.4 mph). Another interesting bike is the 1915 Williams "Clady's Model" that sports a three-cylinder rotary engine fixed to the rear wheel." http://www.glennhcurtissmuseum.org/motorcycles.php
"The Curtiss V-8 motorcycle was a 269 cu in (4,410 cc) V8 engine-powered motorcycle designed and built by aviation and motorcycling pioneer Glenn Curtiss that set an unofficial land speed record of 136.36 miles per hour (219.45 km/h) on January 24, 1907 ... Curtiss remained "the fastest man in the world," the title the newspapers gave him for going faster than any vehicle, on land, sea or air, until 1911, when his absolute record was broken by the 141.7 mph (228.0 km/h) Blitzen Benz automobile. No motorcycle surpassed the record until 1930. Curtiss's success at racing strengthened his reputation as a leading maker of high-performance motorcycles and engines."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_V-8_motorcycle
The Letchworth State Park is advertised as "The Grand Canyon of the East", and it certainly is quite impressive and beautiful, even though it cannot stand comparison with the Grand Canyon. This video shows views from the Gorge Trail and from West and East rims, with the Lower, Middle and Upper falls.
187 miles in Western NY state from Niagara Falls to Corning, NY. Click the Google map to enlarge it
THE CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS - "There are some experiences so incredible you can't wait to do it again. The Corning Museum of Glass is one of those places, offering a glimpse of more than 3,500 years of historic glass, daily live glassblowing shows, demonstrations by special guest artists from around the world and a chance to make your own glass. We're sure you'll be mesmerized by the largest collection of art glass in the world. Oh, and kids 17 and under get in free!" http://www.corningfingerlakes.com/towns/corning
"THE ROCKWELL MUSEUM (Corning, NY) tells the story of the American experience through fine art. Housed within the Old City Hall building of Corning, this diverse collection includes a mix of nineteenth-century American paintings, historic bronzes, and Indian artifacts as well as twentieth-century modernists, illustration art, contemporary photography, and historic firearms. Featured galleries represent the works of Andy Warhol, the Taos Society of Artists, and masterworks of Remington and Russell." https://rockwellmuseum.org/exhibits-collections/collections/
Watkins Glen waterfall by Flickr user: Peter Rivera Stamford, Connecticut http://www.flickr.com/people/riverap1/ [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
"Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is a historic carousel factory building located at North Tonawanda in Niagara County, New York. The factory complex was constructed between about 1910 and 1915 and consists of six primary structures and five contributory additions. The primary structures are: the Mill Building (ca. 1910), Carving and Pattern shop (ca. 1910), Paint Shop and Storage Building (ca. 1915), Roundhouse (ca. 1915), Machine Shop (1915), and Assembly and Testing Building (1915). Also on the property is the Number One Special Three Abreast portable carousel, built in 1916. ... The Herschell Carousel Factory Museum is located at the original factory site on Thompson Street. It was first open to the general public in 1983, with a full operational carousel from 1916. The first floor of the factory has been opened up to provide exhibits and demonstrations. Two operating carousels give visitors first hand experience of the magical ride and authentic band organ music." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herschell_Carrousel_Factory_Museum
Jell-O Museum, LeRoy, NY - "Anyone in Western New York for any period of time needs to make tracks for the Jell-O Museum and Gallery in Le Roy. Run--do not walk!--to Le Roy. This is one of those small, quirky, joyful roadside oddities that make America great. I'd add that the employees were extremely knowledgeable and personable; their kindness and enthusiasm are unfeigned and contagious. I really, really enjoyed this museum." https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g48041-d215743-Reviews-Jell_O_Gallery_Museum-Le_Roy_New_York.html


Don't just interview well – promote yourself!
Here at Appointments, we conduct many interviews on a daily basis and the one thing I've noticed over the years is that most people feel very uncomfortable talking about themselves. It's understandable that for those who consider themselves polite, trying to persuade a stranger that they are the best person for the job can feel very awkward.
They often perceive talking about their skills, personal attributes and experience as bragging and although wish to put themselves across in the best possible light, don't wish to create the impression of bigheadedness or an over inflated sense of self importance.
However, with such increased competition for jobs the ability to promote yourself effectively it is essential that candidates begin to search for their inner salesperson and convey their best points at interview.
Take the time to research the company and look closely at their particular values and culture. When talking about yourself, try and communicate how your ethics and values mirror theirs.
Various roles often have key or buzz words that are often used in interviews so it's a good idea to familiarize yourself with them and drop them into conversation where suitable.
Be armed with examples and evidence of when and how you have added value to previous roles and be ready to discuss your CV in depth. This shows you're confident in your ability and have the ability to communicate your experience and skills in a professional manner without constantly looking down at your CV.
Self marketing is also about the benefits of what you can bring to the role which appeal to the emotions as well as your previous experience. Relax and allow your personality to flow whilst adding in anecdotes on particular behaviors (such as management, time or people skills) that make you the best person for the job.
In order for the above point to show, you have to believe in your talents and that you are worth marketing because if you don't, why should anybody else? Practice talking about yourself and your skills with a friend and you'll soon become more relaxed with the idea of self marketing.
For further advice on marketing yourself, contact us today on office@appointmentspersonnel.co.uk or call 01782 338787.


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Jay Ajayi - page 3
Dolphins take advantage of Browns' kicking woes to win first game
Published on September 25, 2016 in Sports/Top Headlines by Bob Sparks
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Bucs announce regular season roster
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced their 53-player roster on Saturday. There were no major surprises, but a few disappointments. Among
Dolphins late comeback against Patriots falls short
The New England Patriots are now down to their third-string quarterback, but they still had enough to hold off the Miami Dolphins. The Patriots survived a Miami comeback to hang on for a 31-24 win Sunday in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Jacoby Brissett stepped into Coach Bill Belichick's offense after starter Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a shoulder injury. Garoppolo was filling in for the suspended Tom Brady. Garoppolo was injured late in the first half after throwing for 234 yards and three touchdowns…
Bucs can set tone for season with win vs. Pats
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers welcome the defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots into Raymond James Stadium tonight for the
Road to the Hall of Fame ends Saturday for Dolphins' Jason Taylor
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Dolphins lay another egg, fall to Chargers
Published on December 20, 2015 in Sports/Top Headlines by Bob Sparks
To Miami Dolphins Coach Dan Campbell, October must seem like so long ago. When he won his first two games after taking over for the fired Joe Philbin, it appeared his team was responding to his leadership. Since that quick start, Miami has lost six of their last eight games. The latest was Sunday's debacle at San Diego, where the Chargers, largely on the strength of four Danny Woodhead touchdowns, manhandled the Dolphins, 30-14. San Diego broke a five-game home…
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Dolphins steal one from the Ravens
Published on December 6, 2015 in Sports/Top Headlines by Bob Sparks
The Miami Dolphins scored a highly improbable victory on Sunday, prevailing over the hapless Baltimore Ravens, 15-13. On a day when Miami earned only 8 first downs all day, Raven mistakes, especially two critical throws by Raven quarterback Matt Schaub, made the difference. The Dolphin offense was doing nothing on its own. Their first four possessions resulted in four punts. Baltimore looked like they would break on top in the second quarter, but an 80-yard drive resulted in no points…
Senate bill could curb stadium projects
Professional sports franchises would be prohibited from building or renovating stadiums on publicly owned land under a measure introduced Tuesday
House bill takes aim at stadium projects
A Miami-Dade County Republican will again try to pass legislation that would prohibit sports franchises from being able to build
Different time zone, same result: Jets bomb Dolphins
Published on November 29, 2015 in Sports/Top Headlines by Bob Sparks
The last time the Miami Dolphins saw the New York Jets, they were in London playing a division game five time zones away from home. On Sunday, Miami looked like they were still in London while the Jets showed up to play in New Jersey's Met Life Stadium. New York dominated Miami 38-20 on Sunday, dominating the scoreboard and the stat sheet. New York controlled the game from start to finish as they improved to 6-5. The Dolphins slipped to…
Bengals beat Buccaneers in pre-season opener
Ryan Fitzpatrick made a good initial impression with Tampa Bay. The rest was so-so. Fitzpatrick completed his first series with a 6-yard