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France As the West Bank
Coming to a banlieue near you? (badahos / Shutterstock.com)
From The Guardian:
As police worked to identify the militants, all of whom died in the attacks, Molins also confirmed that at least one of the fighters, identified by his fingerprints, was a French national from the Paris suburb of Courcouronnes. The man, born in 1985, had a criminal record and had been flagged as an extremist as early as 2010, the prosecutor said.
He also said a Syrian passport, belonging to a man born in 1990 who was not known to the French authorities, had been found lying close by the bodies of two other jihadis, who both blew themselves up in the course of their attacks.
Greece's citizen protection minister, Nikos Toskas, said earlier that that the passport's owner had entered the European Union through the Greek island of Leros on 3 October, adding: "We do not know if the passport was checked by other countries through which the holder likely passed."
National Front leader Marine Le Pen held a press conference today. The NYT reports:
Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's extreme-right National Front party, declared at a news conference on Saturday: "France and the French are no longer safe. It is my duty to tell you so."
Ms. Le Pen expressed her condolences to the families of the victims and praised the work of emergency and security forces, but she said that France had to "finally determine who are its allies and who are its enemies." She accused unnamed countries of having "benevolent" relationships with radical Islam and "ambiguous" ties with terrorist groups.
Ms. Le Pen also said France had suffered a "programmed collapse" of its security and defense capacities, and that it needed to strengthen its military and police forces.
"Finally, fundamentalist Islam must be wiped out," she said. "France must ban Islamist organizations, close radical mosques, and kick out foreigners who are preaching hatred on our soil, as well as illegal immigrants who have nothing to do here."
She said that people who are members of Islamist movements and who have dual citizenship — from France and another nation — should have their French citizenship taken away and should be banned from French territory.
As many of us have been saying for some time, if the mainstream parties cannot deal with this problem, Europeans will turn to the far right. I was talking earlier today with a reader in Paris who is mourning the murders of two of his friends in the Bataclan. I told him that the video of the anonymous musician playing John Lennon's "Imagine" on a piano decorated with a peace symbol, outside the nightclub, was touching, in a way, but also emblematic of the reason France is so unprepared to deal with this situation. That song — an anthem of hippie nihilism — and that symbol are all that the Soixante-Huitard (literally, "Sixty-Eighter," or a participant in the 1968 student unrest symbolic of the Boomers) generation has to offer, and it cannot stand up to radical Islam. You cannot fight something with nothing. If liberal society cannot defend itself, the weakness of the authorities calls up illiberalism.
The reader, a mainstream French conservative who is plugged in to French politics, responded:
I do agree with you on all fronts. But the French population is now divided into three groups: "Imagine" singers, plain ignorants, and — how to put it — pragmatic pessimists. This third group hovers between mainstream conservatism and the new Le Pen flavor. Starting today, I guess they'll flock around Marine Le Pen.
Oddly, classic French conservatives are moving from the traditional Atlantic alliance to the reemerging Russian raw power. President Putin is praised in private, a lot! President Obama is now considered a huge disappointment, a weak president who wobbled on the Syrian problem.
Right now, a mainstream conservative (Laurent Wauquiez, close to Sarkozy) is floating the idea of internment camps for all French citizens under suspicion to be linked with radical Islam. This idea is now very popular.
Houellebecq is spot on. The fact that some of those terrorists were born in France, that's a big problem. The Us vs Them thing doesn't run along nationalities any more; it's not a passport thing. Our enemy lives in the desert but he has many allies on our soil. This is a new kind of war — part classic, part civil. I won't say that in public but we have to admit that a large part of the French population – I mean people born in France or French citizens – hates our guts. France we'll end up like the West Bank. I could draw the map right now.
France as the West Bank. Imagine that.
Andrew Bacevich says the West cannot win this fight with radical Islam by bombing more people in the Middle East. Rather, he suggests an alternative strategy:
Rather than assuming an offensive posture, the West should revert to a defensive one. Instead of attempting to impose its will on the Greater Middle East, it should erect barriers to protect itself from the violence emanating from that quarter. Such barriers will necessarily be imperfect, but they will produce greater security at a more affordable cost than is gained by engaging in futile, open-ended armed conflicts. Rather than vainly attempting to police or control, this revised strategy should seek to contain.
Such an approach posits that, confronted with the responsibility to do so, the peoples of the Greater Middle East will prove better equipped to solve their problems than are policy makers back in Washington, London, or Paris. It rejects as presumptuous any claim that the West can untangle problems of vast historical and religious complexity to which Western folly contributed. It rests on this core principle: Do no (further) harm.
Hollande views the tragedy that has befallen Paris as a summons to yet more war. The rest of us would do well to see it as a moment to reexamine the assumptions that have enmeshed the West in a war that it cannot win and should not perpetuate.
Posted in Decline and Fall, France, UK/Europe, War, Islam. Tagged France, terrorism, immigration, Islam, Putin, Muslim, Civil War, ISIS, refugees, National Front, Marine Le Pen, 1968, Soixante-Huitards, Imagine, John Lennon, Bacevich.
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91 Responses to France As the West Bank
BlairBurton says:
NFR: You must be new here. You don't know our Uncle Chuckie. — RD
Indeed. "Also starring as Uncle Chuckie, is Charles Cosimano."
Johan says:
I was thinking about Coates too. I was wondering if he will somehow blame this on white supremacy.
This is so sick I haven't even read the news, or this blog, since Friday. The Multicultural/Diversity religion is revealed as sick and evil. I have to agree that increased bombing won't solve the problem. The solution is to get rid of the enemy within (jail or deport). Civil liberties may take a hit but perfect civil liberties is a luxury afforded only by a society whose citizens are civilized.
ADL says:
This article from The Buffalo News (NY) regarding the "resettlement" of Syrian refugees in the Buffalo area.
Read the comments section from readers in upstate NY! They make Deep South Populist seem like a bleeding heart:
http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/erie-county-politics/lorigo-calls-for-poloncarz-to-reverse-stance-on-accepting-syrian-refugees-20151114
There is another idea that doesn't get much attention but is nicely aligned with the Benedict Option – Georgio Agamben wrote an essay a few years ago, reviving the idea of a new latin empire. One that united France, Spain and Italy with the participation of the Catholic Church as first suggested in 1945 by Alexandre Kojéve. It was to be a counterbalance to the inevitable rise of Germany as the economic power of Europe. This quote will make you cry – "Not only is there no sense in asking a Greek or an Italian to live like a German but even if this were possible, it would lead to the destruction of a cultural heritage that exists as a way of life. A political unit that prefers to ignore lifestyles is not only condemned not to last, but, as Europe has eloquently shown, it cannot even establish itself as such."
Stubbs says:
"Since enough of us are comfortable engaging in snark, I'll add my own:
I wonder if Ta-Nehisi Coates still feels safer in Paris than in Baltimore.
[NFR: I thought about that yesterday too. — RD]"
What a shabby, small-hearted comment, delivered in such a cowardly way.
Thursday says:
Viable opposition to Islamism has to start with the recognition that secularism is a more reliable basis for Western Values/Democracy/Classical Liberalism/The ideals of the US Constitution/Whatever else you want to call it than any sort of religion.
You mean the secularism that imported all these terrorists to France and can barely seem to defend itself.
It will be interesting to see what a resurgent right will mean in Europe. I doubt that it means a full-blown embrace of Putinism. Even so, I suspect that it will look a lot more like what we see among the Visegrad Group nations, especially Hungary. And I believe that that's a good thing.
I travel to the Visegrad Group countries a fair bit for work. Despite their conservatism, I do not feel remotely queer in those cultures. There is certainly an expectation there that marriage is something that concerns a male and a female, but the form of that relationship is not nearly as scripted as it is in the US. Couples are much more free to write their own scripts, and see less of a need to conform their relationship according to some romantic-Freudian vision of marriage and family that's centered around the expression of heterosexual desire.
Several things are notable. First, men generally maintain substantive friendships with other men, and often value these friendships above that with their spouses. Second, men embrace their virility, and make little effort to hide their bodies beneath baggy clothes or swim trunks. By contrast, manliness in the US usually means limiting your commitment to social relationships outside of the nuclear family unit, letting yourself go to pot physically, and hiding your flabby body beneath ridiculous-looking board shorts and baggy clothes.
If you watch coming-out videos on Youtube, it's interesting how few of the newly-out gay guys make any reference to gay sex. In most cases, their driving concerns are reflected in the eastern European view of masculinity: their desire to maintain close personal friendships with other guys, their desire to embrace the beauty of the male physique, and their desire to aspire to a virility that doesn't require subservience to the nuclear family.
This has made me wonder… Is homosexuality less common in eastern Europe because those countries are so repressive, or is it less common because those cultures' view of manhood incorporates many of the elements that drive men in the US to abandon marriage and embrace homosexuality.
I say this because I don't see this kind of conservatism as possible in the US. In the US, conservatism is dominated by something that's more akin to an inverted progressivism than anything truly conservative. True conservatism embraces both economic freedom and social freedom, but fosters dense social networks to keep things from going off the rails. There are fewer explicit rules, and a larger number of implicit cues.
The defense that we need is not more explicit social rules, which is what "conservatives" in the US desire. Rather, the answer is to foster denser social networks that permit the transmission of wisdom in the absence of explicit rules. That's what I see European conservatism as seeking to preserve.
Re: In defining the nation-state, we have emphasized the latter half of the term and forgotten the former.
True nation states are rare as hen's teeth and always were. Ethnic minorities (and of course the Jews) were always a presence in all but the smallest states in Europe. Basques, Welsh, Bretons, Scotch-Irish, Sorbs, Saami, Catalans, Corsicans, Sardianins, Waloons… Even the Netherlands has the Frisians.
Ron Goodman says:
And this point, I wonder Israel should simply take the West Bank and call them equal citizens
Perhaps they should, but Israel would never do this, since it would no longer be a Jewish state.
James C. says:
I've been going thru Youtube searching for videos where I can hear how the French pronounce "Putin", but can't find anything
In French his name is spelt and pronounced like the French Canadian comfort food dish: Poutine. Mmm. Yes, if I were a francophone, I would be a fan of Poutine as well! 😉
Lord Karth says:
One nuclear bomb could ruin ISIS' whole day.
The contents of a Minuteman or SS-17 could ruin ISIS for eternity.
Something to consider, at any rate.
Your servant,
Lord Karth
Bobby, you wrote a great comment and I feel obliged to point that out first and foremost. But I also want to remark on this particular quote:
"it's interesting how few of the newly-out gay guys make any reference to gay sex. In most cases, their driving concerns are reflected in [a] view of masculinity: their desire to maintain close personal friendships with other guys, their desire to embrace the beauty of the male physique, and…virility that doesn't require subservience to the nuclear family."
I chuckled in agreement with your humorous caricature of The Modern American Heterosexual Male (probably because it reminds me of myself), but what you describe here could also describe the basis of 'classical' Greek and Roman masculinity as well, right? Homosexuality was normal and accepted by those cultures also.
But that kind of masculinity does not seem to have particularly benefitted the women and children in those societies; quite the opposite in fact. That is why many of us are inclined to view as both startling and ominous this aggressive promotion of male homosexuality as some kind of 'normative ethos' within the larger society.
Let's recall that Eastern Europe was a reliable argument AGAINST the innate racial superiority of white people until approximately four minutes ago. Yeah, the nuclear family can be pretty bad for the man in the center. But either Puzo or Coppola got it right with that dramatic line from their most famous collaboration: "A man who doesn't take care of his family can never be a real man."
But you make some salient observations, and express them well.
Stubbs, I apologize for my microaggression against you.
My heart is very large for the victims and their families. But for Coates and his ilk, yes, my heart is small.
Let me follow up (apologies in advance!): I wonder if Coates considers the police who rescued the hostages as heroic?
Would everyone please cut the hyperbole?
Our crowded, densely packed, open societies are vulnerable in many ways. Fortunately, there isn't a high incidence of people motivated to act out that Star Trek revenge movie scenario, but we've all known fo some time that Daesh is motivated to so so.
We do what we can to eliminate or curb Daesh, we're not always successful, we light candles for the dead, we do what we can to kill more Daesh before they kill us. A significant handicap is that those who are willing to commit suicide for an operation like this are harder to dissuade than people who value their own life.
I don't want to see the Secretary of State on TV giving tired old boiler plate statements. I want the Secretary of State to be at his desk working, and probably not telling us too much about the details.
I don't want to hear sound bytes from presidential candidates. I want a presential candidate who candidly acknowledges that vitriolic campaign speeches are not going to deter Daesh, sober, sound, serious, policies are not formulated on Meet the Press, and when they have something serious to contribute, it will be widely distributed.
Public statements of shock, dismay, outrage, are particularly boring. A parent might do some good lecturing their children that "I'm very disappointed in you." Perhaps a teacher, or even an employer. Daesh is not conscience-stricken by expressions of outrage. They thrive on it. So don't bother.
Finally, I read a Muslim reader recently pointing out that Muslims in that part of the world call them Daesh, because the group is neither Islamic nor a state. Its a way of denying them the legitimacy they claim. So let's stop using the term ISIS rather than Daesh.
Ten years ago, conservatives told us that France lacked the backbone to stand up for western civilization by joining in Operation Iraqi Goatscrew. Now they tell us the French lack the resolution to stand up for western civilization by instituting xenophobia and legally enacting racism to deal with the long backlash from Operation Iraqi Goatscrew. My proposal is that we leave the French alone to do what they feel is right. Our judgement and morality are suspect, to say the least.
Hari.Seldon says:
2015 Baltimore City Homicides/Murders – List and Map
Looks like we 302 homicides so far this year in Baltimore…
The odds are that after two terrorist attacks in the same year (Charlie-Hebdo 12, Friday the 13th 139) Paris will still have a lower homicide count than Baltimore.
Rossbach says:
As you might expect, Steve Sailer has are ready solution to the problem of Islamic terrorism in Europe:
"Perhaps the most quoted social philosopher of our time [the late Rodney King] famously asked: 'Can we all get along?' Well, when it comes to Muslims and Westerners, the answer is: No, we can't. So, deal with it. When we get in each other's faces, we get on each other's nerves. It's time to get out of each other's faces. Westerners and Muslims don't agree on the basics of social order and don't want to live under the same rules. That shouldn't be a problem because that's what separate countries are for. We should stop occupying their countries and stop letting them move to ours."
This really isn't a difficult problem.
Loudonisafool says:
Does virility require a rejection of monogamy?
Chris 1 says:
…You can sing "Imagine" all you want, and have candlelight vigils till the wax is ankle-deep on the streets, and you won't stop what Deep South Populist predicts. Something stronger is needed. — RD]
This is how every police state justifies itself.
"Something stronger" never seems to include moderating our own behavior, it always involves draconian steps to control those who are not friends of the authorities.
The idea that Baecevich recommends is self-control, what DSP and Cosmanians want is control (or even total destruction) of others.
Where do you land?
Richard Parker says:
ADL November 15, 2015 12:25 pm
"Read the comments section from readers in upstate NY!"
2424 comments on the issue posted on the local Buffalo newspaper?!?
VikingLS says:
The can't defend their values because they've had generations of not having to mount an intellectual defense and don't know what the arguments for their position were beyond their invented version of history, (the middle ages were nothing but toothless peasants right until Newton and then Voltaire) crude appeals to empathy, and indignation (i.e. "How can you call an appeal to empathy crude????) .
The only moral solution here is white countries in Europe for white people…
There are no white people. If you saw someone white walking down the street, you would run screaming in terror. Some kind of zombie.
Besides, Arabs tend to qualify as "white" when such categories are employed. I mean, who do you think invented the trans-continental African slave trade?
TA says:
Even including this attack, Baltimore is on track to have more murders this year than Paris. Since it's much smaller, on a per capita basis, Baltimore is even that much more dangerous.
Something as big and newsworthy as a terrorist attack packs a bug emotional punch, but Baltimore is more dangerous.
NN says:
First of all Marine is not "far right" – those days are over for the Front National, left behind with her father. She is now "common sense." Second, Putin is a good leader – basically a Gaullist. The US is so warped that nothing makes sense here anymore.
M_Young says:
"True nation states are rare as hen's teeth and always were. Ethnic minorities (and of course the Jews) were always a presence in all but the smallest states in Europe. "
There are lakes and oasis in deserts, that doesn't mean deserts don't exists. The few tens of thousands of Frisian speakers in the Nethlands doesn't mean that country is not a nation state (indeed one of the first). England (as opposed to the UK) was very ethnically homogeneous — and of course the UK still is made up for 'the four nations'. The French Republicans (of various stripes) have always been concerned about those who did not share French language, and indeed the 'reactionaries' were often from Languedoc. Even the alleged 'proposition nation' of the United States was based on what we would call ethnicity (avant la lettre); see Federalist 2, the first naturalization and militia laws. See the Declaration of Independence ('the merciless Indian savages').
Michael Guarino says:
While I think Bacevich has the strategy mostly right for approaching the Middle East: we need to extricate ourselves as much as possible, I think there are a few things he is missing. Perhaps they are covered in the article itself, but they might still be worth mentioning.
One, there is a path-dependence issue here. While avoiding intervention is ideal, ISIS is clearly determined to fight the West, and it might be time to return the favor, if not as a moral reality then as a nearly certain political reality. This should not be done brutishly like in Iraq, with regime change as a primary goal. If it comes to war, it should be done with the support of the international community, and necessarily with the cooperation of Russia to avoid great power conflict. This will likely mean reestablishment of Assad's regime; we need to accept that possibility. So some degree of intervention in the Middle East likely must occur in the short term.
Second, one of the big lessons of Syria should be the demographic fragility of much of the third world, coupled with the technological improvements facilitating migration. A drawn-out civil war brought about a migrant crisis that has profoundly affected Europe's politics and security. The same could happen just about anywhere in the Middle East and Africa. I can think of two strategies to deal with this reality:
1. Strong opposition to regime change and destabilizing revolutionary activity. This might imply some degree of intervention to prop up regimes struggling with revolts, but it might also simply mean not sending weapons and military advisors.
2. Serious investment in the third world to build up the infrastructure to handle their burgeoning populations. This will strike some as imperialism, but that is simply not a mature response. It is not acceptable to allow a civil war or natural disaster to result in millions choosing between near-certain death and leaving their homeland.
Serious investment in the third world to build up the infrastructure to handle their burgeoning populations. This will strike some as imperialism, but that is simply not a mature response.
China is already taking care of that.
Glaivester says:
Yes, but it was always understood that they were a separate nation within the nation-state, and unless they assimilated, they were not exactly part of the [whatever nation the nation-state was named for].
The point is that most of the "Frenchmen" fighting for ISIS are not French, they are Arab, or Algerian, or whatever, with French citizenship. I am not saying that a nation-state cannot have minority populations, I am saying that if someone in the minority population identifies more with his ethnicity than with the culture dominating the land he is in, he really is not part of that dominant culture regardless of what political status he has.
In other words, French citizenship does not automatically make someone French in any cultural sense, and to refer to these people as French (or English or American in analogous circumstances) as if that meant anything, is disingenuous.
Glaivester: The thing is, the French-born terrorist has no other country to belong to – no memories of wherever his parents/grandparents emigrated from, and no sense of belonging to the place he grew up in, either. If he could never be French – and you, and those like you, clearly consider it impossible for him to even be so – what could he be?
If he has no sense of belonging to France, why can't he go to his parents' grandparents' country? He won't "not belong" any less, and it is what he is trying to turn France into anyway.
Some young men desperately want to belong to something larger than themselves, and people who share your opinions decisively closed one door. ISIS opened another.
Oh, right. If France had been nicer, he would have ditched his families' culture for French culture.
If something is not done soon, France and every European country will be overrun with people who have no connection to those countries' native cultures. Then the European peoples will have no sense of belonging in their own countries. Why does no one have sympathy for them?
Philly Guy says:
Am working on a Terrarium /shield to isolate the Middle East.Or should it be placed over Europe??
Andrew S. says:
So on the one hand, spineless secularists will allow Islam to conquer the West, but on the other, ruthless, blood-thirsty secularists will stop at nothing to crush traditional Christians. Which is it – are we squishes or Stalinists?
Yes, and it would be geopolitically disastrous to allow Africa to become a client of China.
KD says:
Andrew S:
You are blind, you attack your true friends and embrace your true enemies. It will end the way it always ends in that dynamic.
But you guys are so smart and rational and ignorant of history and culture and religion that you are incapable of listening or learning from others.
It has been pointed out that some of the greatest statesmen in history have been Bishops, but I have a hard time thinking of even one natural scientist who amounted to anything in politics. I suspect that is because the Bishops have a deeper understanding of the true and ultimate source of power.
It would be useful to note that the Paris attacks are most beneficial to Le Pen. It is hard to imagine that ISIS does not understand this fact. ISIS wants the far right to come to power in Europe, presumably because it will further radicalize Muslims, and also justify the need for a Caliphate (the way Nazism was a boon for Zionism). This might seem counter-intuitive, unless your realize they don't care about Muslims, they care about power for ISIS.
Given human nature, and ISIS's capacity for international terrorism, and the West's inability to effectively thwart ISIS, there may be very little the West can do to avoid the far right taking over Europe. Certainly, our efforts in Syria so far have only made our enemies stronger and more effective.
My comments early about the death of the Nation-State were related to this issue. A 500 lb. gorilla can sleep wherever he wants, but if he sleeps on a tree branch in a tree infested with carpenter ants, then he may get a surprise. Our political structure is not really set up or adapted for the kinds of security threats we face.
redfish says:
There are those on the right in Israel who want to do just that, actually. They argue that the demographic threat is exaggerated — that even if all Palestinians were integrated, Jews would still be a 2/3 majority — and that two-state solution is a failed idea from liberal Zionists.
long way home says:
Johann said "Civil liberties may take a hit but perfect civil liberties is a luxury afforded only by a society whose citizens are civilized."
We will never learn our lesson. The culture of namby pamby "me-me-me" political correctness runs very deep.
Despite all we've learned from history, and even after the Charleston SC murders, we still permit Whites in the South to purchase firearms and to vote.
Lots of people survive nuclear bombings, most of the people killed by them aren't combatants, and people in this part of the world have long memories.
I notice this sort of eerie parallelism.
ISIS objectives: repudiation of the infidel, without regard to his guilt or responsibility. Halt all migration and exchange with the west (except perhaps oil). Force every person on Earth to choose if they stand with them or against them. Commit the West to an unwinnable war in Syria that will radicalize generations and keep the dream of the Caliphate alive forever. Winning is Martyrdom.
Western Ultranationalist objectives: repudiation of the foreigner without regard to his guilt or responsibility. Halt all migration and exchange with the East (except perhaps oil). Force every person on Earth to choose if they stand with them or against them. Commit the West to an unwinnable war in Syria, which will show Muslims (and Putin, and the Chinese) that the West is Still Strong. Winning is "sending a message to our enemies."
Everybody seems to be on the same page as far as worldview goes. The merits of western culture and Islamic culture are almost beside the point, both seem happy to squat in their respective ideological gutters.
Hector_St_Clare says:
Actually, the Haredim are currently out-reproducing Arabs. In the West Bank, the overall Jewish fertility rate is currently well above the Arab one (Jewish women in the WB have Afghanistan-level fertility) and it's expected that by 2020 this will be the case for Israel/Palestine as a whole.
I suspect the future for Israel is a one state solution with specific Palestinian zones with some amount of autonomy (which can be expanded and contracted based on the exigencies of Israeli politics). Thanks to the Haredim, I think the Palestinian demographic problem has been solved.
Hyperion says:
Yep. And it's going to mean the death of a lot of people.
Israel demographically dominated by Haredim would have the Zionist pioneers turning over in their graves. Although some other political currents could answer "We told you so."
Try and stop them.


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This walking tour through the wide streets of Eixample is a foray into a turbulent time. Discover the palaces and beautiful houses that espouse the ideals of Modernism as constructed from stone, ceramic, and glass.
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In English, Eixample means "city expansion." The neighborhood, whose leveled corner façades you've likely strolled past, was established in 1854 when the city walls were torn down and the empty expanse between the overfilled old city and the little town of Gracia could finally be built upon. Eixample proper, today known also as the Golden Square, is the area where the industrialists, aristocrats, and Catalans (the so-called Indianos) who had come into money in South America constructed city palaces with the star architects of their time. And what an opportunity: for 200 years the upper echelons had been cooped up with the poorest classes in the old city. Autonomy and codetermination were refused by the central government in Madrid, and the people suffered under these policies. The local officials could do little, unless they had money in the bank, and they weren't stingy when it came to architecture. They splurged on beautiful buildings and used these to put their wealth on display, employing illustrious architects like Domènech i Montaner, Puig i Cadafalch, and of course Gaudí, to construct these masterpieces. It was a moment of modernism. Like the German Art Nouveau, the Viennese Secession, or the English Modern Style, Catalan Modernism began in 1885 not as a new architectural style but a cultural movement encompassing literature and visual art. For example, the Palau de la Musica conceptualized by Domènech i Montaner paid homage to Catalan folk songs not just in reference to music but by building an allegory out of stone. On this city tour of Barcelona, walk along the street of the Golden Square and discover buildings by the most interesting and important Catalan architects of Modernism. You may never emerge from the wonderment inspired by the incredible decoration in this district. The following highlights await: - 1714 and beyond: the repercussions of the war of secession - The enslaved city - The wall is torn down - To a better future: Ildefons Cerda's utopia of the perfect city or why Eixample will tell another story - Like the phoenix from the ashes: the Catalan Renaissance - Barcelona cleans up: the Barcelona World's Fair - Barons of industry, the bourgeoisie, and festival in Raval - Gaudí's hour - A dragon's den with relics - or Karneval with confetti - Dali and the Chupa-Chups empire - Gaudí and New York - Passeig de Gracia: trencadís or shards bring luck -Three stars at the block of discord - The most famous quarry in the world - So many rooms but no place for the piano - The week of tragedy: Madonna must go - War of stars on the ceiling - Gaudí's trick with string - Sagrada Familia: Gaudí's lost plans And much more.
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To experience the unique groups around the city up close, the guide sticks to streets and squares on this city tour. Admire monuments from their exteriors; museum visits and interior explorations (with a couple of exceptions) are not part of the program.
A must when you are in Bacelona
An entertaining, interesting tour in which you can learn a lot about fun, country and people. The guide is there with body and soul, open to any question, brings his enthusiasm and knowledge across well, humorously and sympathetically: even if it takes longer. He gives you good tips for your further stay in Barcelona and the surrounding area. We can only recommend it.
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Dr. Pour-Ghaz earned his BS in Civil Engineering from Tabriz University, Iran, in 2003. Before pursuing his MS in Civil Engineering, he practiced as a research engineer in the area of nondestructive testing of composites and concrete in a research and development company in Concord, Canada. After receiving his MS degree in 2007 from Carleton University, Canada, he attended Purdue University where he earned his PhD in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in concrete materials in 2011. While at Purdue, he received the William L. Dolch award for outstanding research in material science and the Magoon award for excellence in teaching.
Dr. Pour-Ghaz's current research interests includes:
Durability of cementitious materials including: corrosion kinetics of steel in concrete, mass transport in concrete, fracture and damage mechanics of concrete, chemical degradation of cementitious materials
Understanding the microstructure and nanostructure of inorganic polymers
Electrical imaging of cementitious material
Simultaneous X-ray, neutron, and electrical imaging of materials
Large-area sensors (sensing skins)
Electromagnetic sensors and sensing techniques
Durability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites
Ph.D. 2011
M.S. 2007
B.S. 2003
Tabriz University
Dr. Pour-Ghaz studies the durability of reinforced concrete materials and structures, the long-term durability Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites for civil infrastructure, and electromagnetic sensors and sensing techniques. The overall goal of his research program is to contribute to the development of mechanistic service life prediction models that integrate measurement techniques (structural health monitoring and nondestructive testing) for model updating.
Assessment of Mitigation Measures against Benzene Breakthrough into Subsurface Concrete Pipe
Alhomair, S., Faeli, Z., Hosseini, P., Gabr, M., Pour-Ghaz, M., & Parker, C. (2021), JOURNAL OF PIPELINE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND PRACTICE. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)PS.1949-1204.0000512
Deep learning surrogate interacting Markov chain Monte Carlo based full wave inversion scheme for properties of materials quantification
Rashetnia, R., & Pour-Ghaz, M. (2021), JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION, 497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2021.115934
Effects of MgSO4 on Calcium-Silicate-Hydrate
Jativa, F. W., Hosseini, P., Gabr, M., & Pour-Ghaz, M. (2021), ADVANCES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS. https://doi.org/10.1520/ACEM20210013
Factors Affecting Multiphase Benzene Breakthrough into Drainage Concrete Pipe in the Unsaturated Subsurface Profile
Faeli, Z., Alhomair, S., Hosseini, P., Gabr, M., & Pour-Ghaz, M. (2021), JOURNAL OF PIPELINE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND PRACTICE. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)PS.1949-1204.0000554
Imaging of reactive transport in fractured cement-based materials with X-ray CT
Kuusela, P., Pour-Ghaz, M., Pini, R., Voss, A., & Seppanen, A. (2021), CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2021.104211
Measurement of heat release during hydration and carbonation of ash disposed in landfills using an isothermal calorimeter
Narode, A., Pour-Ghaz, M., Ducoste, J. J., & Barlaz, M. A. (2021), WASTE MANAGEMENT, 124, 348–355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2021.02.030
Nonplanar sensing skins for structural health monitoring based on electrical resistance tomography
Jauhiainen, J., Pour-Ghaz, M., Valkonen, T., & Seppanen, A. (2021), COMPUTER-AIDED CIVIL AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING. https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.12689
Abrasion Resistance of Concrete Exposed to Organic Acids
Park, S., Castellano, L., Barlaz, M. A., & Pour-Ghaz, M. (2020), JOURNAL OF MATERIALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, 32(8). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003251
Degradation Model for the Tensile Strength of PVC and Rubber Gasket Materials Exposed to Benzene and PCE-Saturated Aqueous Solutions
Hosseini, P., Alhomair, S., Faeli, Z., Pour-Ghaz, M., Gabr, M., Knappe, D., & Parker, C. (2020), TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198120906126
Quantifying moisture damage in asphalt concrete using axisymmetric flexural vibration technique
Rashetnia, R., Kusam, A., Yadav, S., Pour-Ghaz, M., & Tayebali, A. (2020), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAVEMENT ENGINEERING. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2020.1757671
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Mechanical performance testing
Dessberg Industries, LLC(1/03/22 - 5/31/22)
Sponsor: Dessberg Industries, LLC
End Date: 5/31/22
The objective is to perform mechanical testing on proprietary materials and mixture design by the owner.
Harkers Island Bridge Replacement: Material Characterization and Structural Performance
NC Department of Transportation(8/01/21 - 7/31/24)
Sponsor: NC Department of Transportation
The NCDOT has previously funded FRP related research projects through NC State University. RP2014-09 consisted of material characterization of Glass FRP reinforcing bars and Carbon FRP prestressing strand (of the same type to be used in the Harkers Island Bridge replacement), and the design, construction and destructive testing of full-scale 45 ft. long hollow core slabs commonly used throughout North Carolina. The design was consistent with the then current ACI440 and AASHTO design guide documents. The test results demonstrated that the flexural and shear performance of the all FRP-reinforced cored slabs was "equivalent" to that of traditional steel-reinforced cored slabs designed to current NCDOT standards. More recently, RP2018-16 developed an innovative rapid repair solution suitable for common prestressed concrete bridge elements, including cored-slabs and C-channel beams. The system is comprised of a prestressed mechanically-fastened FRP plate that restores lost prestress force in deteriorated bridge beams such that inventory and operating load rating restrictions may be removed enabling the bridge to remain in service until replacement is scheduled. In April 2019 this repair system was implemented on Bridge No. 380080 in Franklin County, and a second application was installed on Bridge No. 810003 in Sampson County in November 2020. While there are applications of FRP materials and systems in the repair or strengthening of existing concrete bridges in North Carolina, the Harkers Island Bridge replacement will be the first to fully replace all internal reinforcing and prestressing steel with FRP alternatives in a new construction. The Harkers Island Bridge will be among the largest applications of FRP in a fully FRP-reinforced new concrete bridge in the United States. The experience and long-term performance data collected from this bridge will contribute to the validation and future editions of ASTM standards, material and construction specifications, and design codes including those from AASHTO and ACI. Ultimately, the outcomes of this research project will lead to improved NCDOT design and construction of durable bridge infrastructure resulting in reduced maintenance and repair, longer service life, and cost-savings.
Integration of Repair and Remediation Methods into Pipe Material Selection Approach
In a recent research project a pipe material selection software was developed. This software enables estimation of the service life of pipes made from different materials based on their anticipated exposure conditions. The linked GIS database is used to automatically compute the anticipated exposure condition corresponding with GPS coordinates input by the user for a given project. The culvert pipe materials commonly used by NCDOT have been included in the software: reinforced concrete, galvanized steel, aluminized steel, cast iron, mild steel, aluminum alloy, and polymeric pipes. Based on conversations with NCDOT, additional scope for the software is desired and identified as follows: i.	The developed software selection guide only considers material type and exposure condition in the selection process. It is desirable to integrate NCDOT's structural requirements into the selection process such that NCDOT engineers can use a single software to select pipe materials based on both durability and structural requirements. ii.	The current software does not provide an estimate of how service life can be extended by repair and rehabilitation. It is desirable to upgrade the software to account for the additional service life expected from various rehabilitation measures, and to develop a comparative analysis of possible repair methods in terms of expected impact on service life. iii.	The current software does not account for the effects of approaches to mitigate adverse subsurface exposure on the service life of installed pipes. Addressing the effects of mitigation is desirable since in many projects, backfill soil is different from native soil. The work proposed herein aims to update the current software to include: (i) An upgraded pipe selection guide software that integrates structural requirements, repair and rehabilitation methods, and mitigation strategies into a unified pipe selection guide, and (ii) provisions accounting for the effects of various repair and rehabilitation methods on the service life of the pipe materials.
Repair Strategies for Waste Transfer Station Concrete Overlays
Environmental Research & Education Foundation(3/01/20 - 9/30/22)
Sponsor: Environmental Research & Education Foundation
Recently, it has been shown that the premature deterioration of concrete overlays in waste transfer stations is a result of simultaneous exposure to leachate (organic acids) and mechanical abrasion by waste handling equipment. In our previous research, we developed a material design guide and specification that owners can use for design or bidding. There are however, important limitations to the developed guide in that it: (1) does not address repair strategies and repair material selection, (2) is limited to portland cement concrete, (3) does not cover the use of unconventional concretes such as iron aggregate and epoxy matrix, (4) applies to slabs with a minimum of 6-inch thickness and does not cover thin precast and prestressed overlays, and (5) does not include provisions for the use chemical or mineral admixtures that can increase the acid resistance of concrete. The industry is in need of low cost and effective repair strategies for existing concrete overlays. The goal of the proposed research is to develop a guideline for repair strategies and repair material selection that can be (1) used by owners and operators of waste transfer stations and (2) adopted and implemented by contractors without the need for specialized equipment and labor.
Understanding the FOG deposit adhesion mechanism on different sewer line surfaces
NCSU Water Resources Research Institute(3/01/20 - 12/31/21)
Sponsor: NCSU Water Resources Research Institute
End Date: 12/31/21
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), around 23,000 to 75,000 Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) occur annually and approximately 25% of these SSOs are due to sewer line blockages related to the deposition of insoluble calcium salts of fat, oil and grease (FOG). Prior research studies have quantified the chemical and rheological properties of the FOG deposits along with its formation mechanism (Keener et al. 2008; He et al. 2011, 2013; Williams et al. 2012; Gross et al. 2017). Research performed by the PI and Co-PI on the project entitled "Evaluation of Alternative Binder Material to Reduce Sewer Collection System Infrastructure Maintenance and Enhance Sustainability" funded by WRRI, investigated the substitution of Fly Ash (FA) in concrete to reduce the formation and adhesion of FOG deposit on sewer line surfaces. Although exciting results from this project revealed a significant reduction in FOG formation and adhesion on FA replaced concrete surfaces, its mechanism for reduced FOG deposition at the interface is unknown. An interesting observation from these prior adhesion studies is that FOG deposits do not form or adhere on the concrete coarse aggregate (granite) surface. Understanding this unique and previously unknown phenomenon could lead to new strategies on treating pipe surfaces that would not allow any FOG deposit adhesion. The objectives of this proposed research are to: 1) understand the FOG adhesion mechanism on different sewer pipe surfaces and 2) evaluate the factors affecting FOG adhesion on different sewer surfaces. Successful completion of this project will help to determine the adhesion mechanism of FOG deposits on sewer collection system and develop new strategies during construction or the maintenance of sewer pipes that will change the surface characteristics to reduce the adhesion of FOG deposits. We anticipate that results will eliminate or significantly retard the accumulation of FOG deposits in sewer lines leading to a reduction in the maintenance cost and the occurrence of FOG related SSOs especially in "Hot Spot" regions known for the persistent accumulation of these solids.
Field Evaluation of Hardening Methods for Subsurface Utilities and Drainage Pipes
NC Department of Transportation(8/01/19 - 12/31/21)
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) routinely performs road improvement projects where a portion of the right-of-way might be contaminated. Based on the field evaluations carried out by NCDOT, at times subsurface utilities including water and/or drainage pipes are present, or need to be installed, in environments where soil and groundwater contamination exists. The currently funded project (RP 2017-08 with end date on July 31, 2019), is focused on the laboratory evaluation of contaminant migration through concrete pipes, as well as evaluation of the effect of contaminants on the mechanical performance of PVC pipe and three gasket materials (Neoprene, Buna-N, and Viton) when exposed to contaminated water. In addition, modeling of hardening methods and evaluating their efficacy is conducted as a part of the ongoing project.
Fiber Reinforcement for Latex Modified Concrete Overlays
A large number of bridge deck rehabilitations are performed each year in North Carolina. Latex Modified Concrete (LMC) and LMC–Very Early Strength (LMC-VES) are frequently used in these rehabilitations because these materials provide reasonable installed performance and allow for a rapid return to service. Over the last 5 years, the NCDOT has completed an average of about 25 overlays per year using LMC or LMC-VES materials. The vast majority of these projects are highly successful. However, despite comprehensive NCDOT guidelines and specifications (such as PSP003 and PSP004), substantial cracking is sometimes observed in these overlays shortly after installation. Prior research funded by NCDOT has indicated that if placement and curing follows proper construction procedures, then the primary causes of cracking (such as shrinkage and plastic shrinkage) in LMC and LMC-VES materials are unlikely to develop. However, other secondary mechanisms can potentially cause cracking, including vibration of the structure during casting and curing, temperature changes during casting, and slight differential settlement/deflection of supporting decks as overlay placement progresses across a bridge. These suspected secondary causes of cracking are difficult (or impossible) to mitigate in practice. In practice, it can also be difficult to completely enforce proper construction procedure, which can lead to some shrinkage cracking. For example, fogging above fresh LMC-VES is allowable, but allowing water to accumulate on the material during placement and finishing is not – the distinction is sometimes difficult to monitor and enforce in the field.
Durability of Pipe Materials in Soils
A large number culvert pipes are installed every year in North Carolina. While the loading and structural requirements for these pipes are considered during the selection process, the exposure condition of these culverts receives less attention. Many pipe choices exist including reinforced concrete, galvanized steel, aluminum, aluminized, and various types of plastic. Choosing the right pipe for the right installation is a non-trivial task that carries significant financial impact. Factors such as structural capacity, environmental durability, anticipated life-span, required pipe size, site conditions, and available construction expertise are all important when selecting a pipe. Existing NCDOT selection tables provide some limited guidance, but often result in highly-conservative selections being made, particularly from the perspective of matching pipe materials to site environmental conditions. Selection of the wrong pipe material (or an overly-conservative pipe material) can result in significant excess cost. If materials degrade too quickly, costly re-work is required, and additional costs and risks may be incurred due to reduced performance of the degraded pipe. If high-cost and high-performance materials are selected in areas where they are not needed, then initial construction costs can increase dramatically. For example, in many situations, aluminized corrugated steel pipe can likely provide the same useful service life as corrugated aluminum pipe at a dramatically reduced cost. Aluminum pipe may be justified in regions with salt-water exposure, however, it is likely an over-conservative choice for regions where contact with salt will be incidental. Accounts from NCDOT personnel have indicated widespread use of aluminum pipe in regions where it is likely not needed (i.e., regions with limited salt exposure).
Development of Test Methods to Characterize Heat Production from Special Wastes Disposed in Landfills
Recently, there have been reports of municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills that have been experiencing temperatures in excess of 80 °C. Elevated temperatures have a number of deleterious effects that are well known to landfill owners. Consequently, elevated temperature landfills often require increased monitoring and management. In recent work supported by the EREF, we developed a model of heat accumulation in a landfill. The objective of the model was to help identify and mathematically describe all sources of heat input, generation and loss in a typical Subtitle D landfill. The model simulations identified several reactions that contribute significant heat to landfills including the hydration and carbonation of calcium-containing wastes (e.g., ash) and aluminum corrosion. Model predictions however, were based on information adopted from the literature for systems other than landfills. In addition to MSW, many landfills receive non-hazardous industrial wastes including ash from both coal and MSW combustion, ash used to solidify liquid wastes, auto shredder residue (ASR) that contains Al and Fe, and perhaps other Al-containing wastes. Methods are needed to measure the heat production potential of such wastes under landfill-relevant conditions and to use the resulting heat production data to evaluate the quantity of a given waste that can be disposed without the accumulation of unacceptable heat. The objectives of the proposed research are to (1) develop laboratory methods to measure heat evolution from special wastes under landfill-relevant conditions and (2) measure rates of heat production to parameterize our heat accumulation model. The model will then be used to estimate acceptable quantities of specific heat-producing wastes for disposal. The proposal emphasizes heat release from ash and metal corrosion. However, methods will be generalized to assess the heat generation of other wastes.
Use of Moisture-Induced Stress Test (MIST) to Determine Moisture Sensitivity of Asphalt Mixtures
Asphalt mixtures used in pavement construction are required to meet the NCDOT moisture sensitivity specifications. The current lab procedure to test moisture sensitivity uses conditioning procedures as per modified AASHTO T283. This is a fairly lengthy procedure involving specimen preparation, sample saturation, conditioning the samples for 24 hours, and then indirect tension testing. The variability involved in TSR test results is also observed to be high. The current test method uses the ratio of indirect tensile strength of the conditioned and unconditioned specimens (TSR). The indirect tensile strength is a qualitative measure of the moisture sensitivity. There is a need for a quicker test method(s) that is quantitative and has less variability. The new test should also lend itself to measure intrinsic properties such as the dynamic modulus of asphalt concrete that will allow inferior mixtures to be eliminated even though they may pass the TSR test.
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IMAGINE......high up in the shadow of the world's highest peaks is a land of mythical beauty. A land where vividly coloured mountains rise up dramatically on all sides, dwarfing the crystal rivers and shimmering glaciers which make their way through the barren terrain. It is a land that is arid and harsh, but it is also a land that is one of the most beautiful on earth.
Ladakh, exquisitely lovely and relatively unspoiled, beckons you to discover her uncharted territory. New horizons that spell high-mountain passes, with vivid purple irises blooming against a backdrop of towering snow-capped peaks and alpine meadows. Eleventh century monasteries with their strange another world charm, mesmerize and draw you into an energy charged world, a positive force which radiates outwards charging all things in her path.
The white facade of a Gompa standing on top of a lonely hill, faded prayer flags fluttering with humming prayer wheels are nothing less than riveting. The mountains painted in green, purple, orange and gold, soar into an azure sky, startlingly intense in its clarity, as you venture on an incredible journey.
Sightseeing & Some Hiking - Explore. Expand. Evolve.
Please note our itinerary changes every year as we are adventurous, The final itinerary will be sent to you once you sign up.
You will experience magical hikes and sightseeing through some of the most vivid and breathtakingly beautiful terrains, and also visit old monasteries, local markets and much more.
As you immerse yourself in these exquisite surroundings, you feel the power of the universe. You expand well beyond your perceived limitations, connecting with the subtle and magical energies of this uniquely beautiful land.
You learn to trust yourself and to surrender to the process that is unfolding, moving towards a more expanded and evolved state of being.
Your body opens with a gentle practice given the restriction of thin air and oxygen in Ladakh. But given the magical surroundings, the mental noise begins to fade away. And you feel what it means to be present and awake.
As your mind learns to relax and focus, you move your gaze inwards to connect with your inner self. You experience the vast essence of who you truly are. You realize you are not an isolated being, but feel the interconnectedness to everything around you, as you become one with the magical surroundings.
You reclaim your CONFIDENCE, your CLARITY, your COURAGE, and your VISION.
You enjoy the local Ladakhi cuisine. Most of the population of Ladakh is engaged in agriculture activities and produce raw food for the preparation of their traditional dishes.
Vegetables such as pumpkins, potatoes, beans, and beetroots are cooked in different ways. Thukpa and Skyu (made of wheat flour), khambir (local bread) and Pava (made of sattu) are the staple food of the people of Ladakh. Varieties such as Tsampa, Cholak, Thukpa, and Mok-Mok are also the specialty of the Ladakhi Cuisine.
Accommodation with full board in very good hotels and camps in Leh.
Procurement of all relevant inner line travel documents.
All road transfers as mentioned in the itinerary.
All costs are based on a twin-sharing basis. Single occupancy costs are Rs 11,300 extra per person.


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Triple Crown winner American Pharoah with Jorge Alvarez up trains at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey, on Friday.
From a beauty salon in Beverly Hills to an intersection in Zurich, people are talking about American Pharoah.
Derek Jeter. Carrie Underwood. Drew Brees. Even Cheech and Chong. All have chatted up either the owner, trainer or jockey of American Pharoah in the weeks after the horse became the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years with a sweep of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
"He's captured the imagination of the nation," says Ahmed Zayat, the effusive Egyptian owner who travels the world on business and resides in Teaneck, New Jersey. "More than just a nation, if I dare say."
Today, American Pharoah returns to the races in the $1.75 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park, the Jersey Shore track a few furlongs from the home of rocker Bruce Springsteen, whose classic Born to Run has become the Haskell pre-race anthem.
On this day, though, Pharoah will be The Boss.
"We have a legend here with American Pharoah," says Dennis Drazen, a management consultant to the track. "People are going to be talking about being there the day American Pharoah ran at Monmouth Park in the Haskell."
Thrilled to have American Pharoah, track officials this week boosted the total purse of the race by $750,000 to a record $1.75 million. The winner's share is $1.1 million. A record crowd approaching 60,000 is expected. A three-day "Pharoah Phan Phestival" began on Friday, with giveaways, contests and a chance for fans to watch American Pharoah on his morning gallops. About 5,000 showed up Friday.
The Triple Crown winner is the overwhelming 1-5 favourite in an eight-horse field going 11/8 miles.
"He has so many fans," says trainer Bob Baffert, who said his wife, Jill, told him that a little TV was tuned in to the Belmont at the beauty salon she goes to in Beverly Hills, California. "There's people in front of his barn in the mornings and people watching him gallop and cheering for him every time. It's fun to really share him with the fans."
From the moment American Pharoah won the Belmont, Zayat hasn't wavered in his desire to keep racing his prized horse - even though he's sold the breeding rights for what could be as much as $30 million, with a stud fee that could be in the $100,000 range.


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Q: Why does my Hyper-V VM gets new IP ever day? I have a VM that is unreachable every new day, because it got a new IP in a other subnet i believe (other subnet mask ie 255.255.0.0 instead of 255.255.255.0). What could be the cause of this. I'm running Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
Things complicating this setup is that the router acts as a DNS and a DHCP and the server also acts as a DNS. All the workstations and servers are configured to choose the Server (192.168.1.6) as the primary DNS.
What could be the reason for this problem?
IP numbers:

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*192.168.1.1 is the router

*192.168.1.6 is the server

*192.168.1.78 is the hyper-v host

Below: The IP settings for the Hyper-V host and the VMs share the same except for the IP address.

I wanted to post the question on serverfault but don't have the points for the picture.

A: You could have two DCHP servers running, or your DHCP server is slow in responding to renewal requests and the VM:s switch to APIPA addresses.

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Based in the Netherlands, Lynxx, an Amersfoort headquartered analytics company which opened its Asia-Pacific branch in Sydney in 2017, was awarded 'runner up' in the Excellence in Moving People category at the recent 2018 Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Australia Awards for Excellence. The company got this award for its new analytics platform deployment in Sydney.
Lynxx's new analytics platform, called OPS (Operations Performance System), precisely measures the operational KPI (Key Performance Indicator) results of Sydney ferries. OPS tracks and predicts every vessel's arrival and departure at every wharf with near-perfect accuracy.
Advanced Standing Deck Cadet David Oxenham is currently on board the 750 PoB semi-submersible accommodation vessel 'POSH Arcadia', north-east of Broome, Western Australia, which provides vital accommodation for Shell's Prelude FLNG facility.
The POSH Arcadia crew has welcomed David on board and is committed to assisting Australian Indigenous seafarers like David gain vital operational Deck Watchkeeper experience. POSH Arcadia is a DP3 accommodation vessel joined by gangway to the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas facility which once operating, will extract, liquefy and store gas at sea, before offloading it for export around the globe.
At 22 years old, David, a Malgana man from the Yamatji Nation began his offshore career fishing at the Montebello Islands and has been working on or near the ocean ever since. Thus far on board POSH Arcadia, David has been familiarising himself with the bridge equipment and gaining an understanding of the different deck roles and responsibilities of the deck team in simulated emergency situations. Atlas Captain Mick has been impressed with David's positive and enthusiastic start to the understudy program and how David has quickly fitted in with the ASV Bridge Team.
Dutch company Arcadis announced that Malcolm McDowall was appointed CEO of its Australia Pacific business. McDowall takes over from Greg Steele, who was recently announced as Group Executive – Asia Pacific, at Arcadis.
"It's a great privilege to be appointed the Australia Pacific CEO for Arcadis and to lead a strong company with fantastic people. It's a very interesting time in the industry, with the way we plan, design and build cities rapidly changing. I look forward to helping Arcadis meet this challenge and continue our strong growth in Australia Pacific," McDowall said.
Catharina Gerardina Haren, geboren in Cuijk. Indien u over een aankondiging van zijn overlijden beschikt, zou ik daar zo mogelijk ook graag een kopie van ontvangen.
Bij voorbaat veel dank voor uw medewerking!
Please contact Paul Breedveld via email on PLSbreedveld@hotmail.com or use the contact page from the WEB site.


The Windsor Regional Cardiac Catheterization Lab provides state of the art regional service for Windsor and its surrounding communities. WRH's regional Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (frequently called Angioplasty) program offers emergency "Code STEMI" cardiac stent procedures for patients throughout the region on a 24-hour basis.
Cardiac catheterization is a diagnostic procedure used to detect blockages and/or narrowing in the coronary arteries, which are the blood vessels that bring blood to the heart muscle. Dye is injected into the arteries using a "catheter" (a long narrow tube) and x-ray pictures are taken to help the doctor see the outline of the arteries. The test can also be used to measure how well the valves and muscles are working.
An angioplasty is a procedure used to help open blocked arteries. A catheter with a special balloon is put into the coronary artery at the site which is narrowed. By inflating the balloon it compresses the blockage to the sides of the artery and stretches the artery slightly, allowing blood to flow freely once more.
If your doctor schedules you for this test you may arrive as an outpatient and go home the same day, in that case it is very important for you to follow the instructions of your healthcare provider and we will contact you prior to your test and send you an information package.
Where is the Cath lab located?
The Cath lab is located on the basement floor at Windsor Regional Hospital-Ouellette Campus.
From the Ouellette Avenue Entrance: Take the main elevators to the basement. You will see a red line along the walls as you approach the Cath Lab. Turn right and follow the hallway down the ramp to the end.
From the Goyeau Street Entrance: Follow the staircase down, on the left side of the Coffee Bar. Walk through the cafeteria and turn right into the basement area. Continue past the main elevators and follow the hallway down a ramp to the end. You will see a red line along the walls as you approach the Cath Lab.


대한민국 민법 제33조는 법인설립의 등기에 대한 민법총칙상 조문이다.
第33條(法人設立의 登記) 法人은 그 主된 事務所의 所在地에서 設立登記를 함으로써 成立한다.
Article 33 Registration of Incorporation of Juristic Person The juristic person is incorporated by registration in the principal place of business.


Roxy Cole was the daughter of (?) Cole. Roxy Cole married Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe, son of Diodorus Holcombe and Sybil Spaulding, on 20 October 1825. Roxy Cole died on 3 February 1838.
Harvey Augustus Holcombe was born on 8 September 1826 at Willsboro, Essex Co., NY. He was the son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Roxy Cole. Harvey Augustus Holcombe lived at CA.
[S25] Hannah McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 198.2/Item A-8-3-4-1-1-3-1-1.
James is recorded in the 1860 census of Peru, Clinton Co., NY as a grocer, owning real estate, $2,500 and personal $1,000; is reported to have moved to Aurora, Kane Co., IL and to Jackson, MI. James Madison Holcombe was born on 29 August 1828 at Willsboro, Essex Co., NY. He was the son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Roxy Cole. James Madison Holcombe married Melissa Ricketson.
[S25] Hannah McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 198.2/Item A-8-3-4-1-1-3-1-2.
Emmett P. Holcombe was born on 31 March 1836 at Willsboro, Essex Co., NY. He was the son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Roxy Cole.
Maria S. Cole was the daughter of (?) Cole. Maria S. Cole married Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe, son of Diodorus Holcombe and Sybil Spaulding.
Benjamin Rush Holcombe was born on 1 November 1840 at NY.2 He was the son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Maria S. Cole. Benjamin Rush Holcombe married Elizabeth C. Spencer.3 Benjamin Rush Holcombe died on 31 December 1908 at Whitehall, Washington Co., NY, at age 68.
Physician and surgeon, enlisted at Hamilton, Madison Co., NY for 3 years in 157th NY Regt, organized there Sept 1862; was serving as Asst. Surgeon when discharged Feb. 7, 1865; practiced at Whitehall, Washington Co., NY.
Rush and Helen were enumerated in the 1870 Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY, federal census. They were living in the house of his father. He was a physician, age 29, she was 21. There were no children enumerated.
Rush B. and Hellen A. were enumerated in the 1880 Whitehall, Washington Co., NY, federal census, page 47. He was a physician age 40, she was 31, keeping house. Marion age 6 was the only child in the household.
Rush B. and Elizabeth C. were enumerated were enumerated in the 1900 District 146, Whitehall, Washington Co., NY, federal census. He was a physician, age 59, she was 20. There were no children in the household.
Additional information from the Albany Medical Journal.
[S25] Hannah McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 198.2/Item A-8-3-4-1-1-3-1-4.
Silas Wright Holcomb was born December 8, 1843, at Willsborough, New York. He commenced his classical education at the Academy in Champlain, New York, and entered Dartmouth College at the beginning of Fall term, August 24, 1860. He left in the summer of 1861.
He began the study of law in February, 1863, reading in the office of Judge Peter S. Palmer and Hon. Smith M. Weed, of Plattsburgh, New York. He was admitted to the bar of New York, at Albany, New York, in 1866, and immediately commenced the practice of his profession at Plattsburgh, New York. He remained here one year, when he went to New York City, arid practised for one year. He then removed to Plattsburgh in January, 1868, and became the junior member of the legal firm of Palmer, Weed & Holcomb.
Wright and Lizzie were enumerated in the 1870 Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY, federal census. He was a lawyer, age 26, she was 21. The only child in the household was Chs' 8 months.
He continued a member of the above firm at Plattsburgh until January 1, 1876, when he removed to New York City, where he has remained up to the present time. He became connected with the Erie Railway in a legal capacity in June, 1881.
Silas was chosen 2nd Lt. of the Home Guards of Burlington, Essex Co., NY; represented 9th Assembly Dist of NY in 1890, lawyer, NY City.
[S25] Hannah McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 198.2/Item A-8-3-4-1-1-3-1-5.
[S663] Mary A. Elliott, Thompson Genealogy, page 252.
Dan Cole Holcombe was born on 21 November 1850 at Saginaw Co. MI. He was the son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Maria S. Cole. Dan Cole Holcombe married Evelyn Page in 1872. Dan Cole Holcombe died in January 1919 at age 68.
Melissa Ricketson was born circa 1830 at NY. She married James Madison Holcombe, son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Roxy Cole.
Guy was a dentist in Peru. Guy Ernest Holcombe was born on 4 January 1851 at Peru, Clinton Co., NY. He was the son of James Madison Holcombe and Melissa Ricketson. Guy Ernest Holcombe married Harriet S. Carr, daughter of Francis Carr, on 4 June 1878.
[S25] Hannah McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 198.2/Item A-8-3-4-1-1-3-1-2-1.
Harriet S. Carr was born on 22 July 1858 at Clinton Co., NY. She was the daughter of Francis Carr. Harriet S. Carr married Guy Ernest Holcombe, son of James Madison Holcombe and Melissa Ricketson, on 4 June 1878.
Guy Ernest Holcombe II was born on 25 August 1879 at Peru, Clinton Co., NY. He was the son of Guy Ernest Holcombe and Harriet S. Carr.
James Madison Holcombe II was born on 8 April 1881 at Peru, Clinton Co., NY. He was the son of Guy Ernest Holcombe and Harriet S. Carr.
Wilbur C. Holcombe was born on 12 December 1889 at Peru, Clinton Co., NY. He was the son of Guy Ernest Holcombe and Harriet S. Carr.
McPherson says he died in 1856, but his gravestone in Essex Co., NY says 1857.
O. Gilman and Sophronia were enumerated in the 1850 Lewis, Essex Co., NY, federal census. He was 33, she was 31. The only child in the household was Mary 9 (Cornelia?).
[S807] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, memorial # 115152247.
Julia Sophronia Phelps was born on 20 November 1818. She married Obed Gillman Holcombe, son of Obed Holcombe and Elizabeth Kile. Julia Sophronia Phelps died on 2 June 1886 at NY at age 67.
Winslow G. Holcombe was born on 8 March 1848. He was the son of Obed Gillman Holcombe and Julia Sophronia Phelps. Winslow G. Holcombe died on 18 September 1848 at NY.
Cornelia Holcombe married Edgar Safford.1 Cornelia Holcombe was born in 1841 at Elizabethtown, Essex Co., NY. She was the daughter of Obed Gillman Holcombe and Julia Sophronia Phelps.
George Obed Holcombe was born on 21 April 1851 at Elizabethtown, Essex Co., NY. He was the son of Obed Gillman Holcombe and Julia Sophronia Phelps.
James Holcombe was born in 1855. He was the son of Obed Gillman Holcombe and Julia Sophronia Phelps.
Elizabeth was enumerated in the1920 Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., CA, federal census. She was 70, widower, living with a nurse.
Evelyn Page married Dan Cole Holcombe, son of Diodorus Sicculus Holcombe and Maria S. Cole, in 1872. Evelyn Page died in 1913.
LtCol. Freeborn Page Holcombe was born in April 1873 at Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY.2 He was the son of Dan Cole Holcombe and Evelyn Page. LtCol. Freeborn Page Holcombe lived in 1926 at Seattle, King Co., WA. He died on 10 March 1929 at age 55. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA; section 4 lot 2708.
Freeborn was enumerated in the 1900 Santa Clara, Cuba, Military and Naval Forces, Federal Census. He was a 2nd Lieutenant, from Detroit, Michigan, age 27, single.
Freeborn graduated Michigan Military Academy, 1911, Ohio Northern Univeristy. Served in the Army first as a private and finally as a Lt. Col.
Freeborn and Cliffe were enumerated in the 1920 Pleasant, Hanckck Co., OH, federal census. He was 46, she was 38. Children in the household were Leslie 18, Paige 15, Cornelius 13, and Jack 11. Also in the household was father-in-law E. Mumma and neice Corine Mumma.
[S25] Hannah McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 198.2/Item A-8-3-4-1-1-3-1-6-1.
Capt. Leslie Page Holcombe was born on 30 December 1901 at Ft Logan, CO. He was the son of LtCol. Freeborn Page Holcombe and Cliffe Van Lue Mumma. Capt. Leslie Page Holcombe was graduated in 1923 at USMA, West Point, Orange Co., NY.
[S25] Hannah McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 198.2/Item A-8-3-4-1-1-3-1-6-1-1.
Maj. Freeborn Page Holcombe II was born on 26 May 1904 at Camp Overton, Mindinao, Phillipine Islands.1 He was the son of LtCol. Freeborn Page Holcombe and Cliffe Van Lue Mumma. Maj. Freeborn Page Holcombe II married Gladys M. (?) Maj. Freeborn Page Holcombe II died on 8 December 1983 at Pittsburg, Contra Costa Co., CA, at age 79.1 He was buried on 13 December 1983 at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo Co., CA.
Freeborn was enumerated in the 1930 Lake City, Pierce Co., WA, federal census. He was 26, single, boarding in the residence of George W. McGill. He was enumerated in the 1940 Reno, Washoe Co., NV, federal census. He was 35 and in the Army.
He saw action in WWII and Korea.
[S182] Social Security Death Index (on-line), Ancestry.com, SSDI, Ancestry.com, SSAN 560-52-6511.
[S25] Hannah McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 198.2/Item A-8-3-4-1-1-3-1-6-1-3.
[S182] Social Security Death Index (on-line), Ancestry.com, SSDI, Ancestry.com, SSAN 535-05-3409.
Jack Cliff Holcombe was born circa 1908 at McComb, OH. He was the son of LtCol. Freeborn Page Holcombe and Cliffe Van Lue Mumma. Jack Cliff Holcombe lived at 1424 Douty St., Hanford, Kings Co., CA. He married Margaret Frances Erbe, daughter of T.A. Erbe, on 19 May 1938 at Glendale, CA.
Jack C. was enumerated in the 1930 Seattle, King Co., WA, federal census. He was 21 and a lodger in the household of Bryan Shear.
[S25] Hannah McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 199.1/Item A-8-3-4-1-1-3-1-6-1-4.
Bessie D. Nye was born on 8 March 1911 at Pringar, IA. She was the daughter of Joseph S. Nye and Mae Amelia (?) Bessie D. Nye married Capt. Cornelius Cole Holcombe, son of LtCol. Freeborn Page Holcombe and Cliffe Van Lue Mumma.
Col. Cornelius Cole Holcombe Jr.
West Point Class of 1962, commissioned an Armor Officer, retired in 1984.
"Skip" Holcomb, on September 23, 2006, of cardiac arrest at Fort Belvoir, VA. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Mary Ellen Holcomb, and two sons, Cornelius C. "Neil" Holcomb of Oak Hill, VA and Sean J. Holcomb of Mill Valley, CA; as well as four grandchildren, Patrick, Katherine and Nicholas Holcomb of Virginia and Haley Holcomb of California.
Visitation will be Thursday, November 16, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 at EVERLY WHEATLEY FUNERAL HOME, 1500 West Braddock Rd, Alexandria. Services will be on Friday, November 17, 10:30 a.m., at the Old Post Chapel, Fort Myer, followed by burial with Full Military Honors in Arlington National Cemetery, near the graves of his father and grandfather, both retired Army Colonels. Afterward a reception will be held at the Ft. Myer Officers Club.
[S182] Social Security Death Index (on-line), Ancestry.com, SSDI, Ancestry.com, SSAN 535-34-8908.
Margaret Frances Erbe was born on 27 June 1917 at Salt Lake City, UT. She was the daughter of T.A. Erbe. Margaret Frances Erbe married Jack Cliff Holcombe, son of LtCol. Freeborn Page Holcombe and Cliffe Van Lue Mumma, on 19 May 1938 at Glendale, CA.
Freeborn Page Holcombe III was born on 9 October 1941. He was the son of Jack Cliff Holcombe and Margaret Frances Erbe.
Electa Chamberlain was the daughter of Rev. Abel Chamberlain.
Truxton Holcombe was born at Panton, Addison Co., VT. He was the son of Abner Green Holcombe and Orpha Chamberlain.
Sophronia Holcombe was born at Panton, Addison Co., VT. She was the daughter of Abner Green Holcombe and Orpha Chamberlain.
Charity Holcombe was born in 1808 at Panton, Addison Co., VT. She was the daughter of Abner Green Holcombe and Orpha Chamberlain.
Henry Harrison Holcombe was born at Panton, Addison Co., VT. He was the son of Abner Green Holcombe and Orpha Chamberlain. Henry Harrison Holcombe died in 1902.
[S25] Hannah McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 198.1/Item A-8-3-4-1-1-2-4.
Lusinia Holcombe was born at Panton, Addison Co., VT. She was the daughter of Abner Green Holcombe and Orpha Chamberlain.
Charles Holcombe was born at Bennington, VT. He was the son of Abner Green Holcombe and Orpha Chamberlain. Charles Holcombe lived at Monkton, Addison Co., VT.
Charles Holcombe was the son of Charles Holcombe.
Susan Holcombe was the daughter of Charles Holcombe.
Mary Holcombe was the daughter of Charles Holcombe.


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Interested in writing? Come stop by our writer's group on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month! All genres and ages are welcome to join this fun, supportive group!
Knitters & Crafters
Knitters and crafters night
Calling all knitters/crafters! Come to our club which meets every Monday at 5 pm! We knit, work on individual projects, and support each other. All ages and experiences welcome!
Coming to our library Thursday, July 11th from noon to 6 is a chance to give more than blood, it's a chance to give life! You can stop in to donate, or sign up at redcrossblood.org with the sponsor code "bristolpl" or call 1-800-RED-CROSS to schedule your blood donation appointment.
What's all the Hoopla about?
It's free movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, and TV shows free on your device. Titles can be streamed instantly or downloaded for later. There are literally tens of thousands of titles to choose from! Download the Hoopla app on your device, find Bristol Public Library (IN), and create an account (your PIN is the last 4 digits of your library card).
Tween night
It's tween club time!
Come to our new tween club! It is held on Wednesdays from 4-5. Where we always have something fun planned for your tween aged 9-12. Some of our activities include: truth or dare, would you rather, crafts, and more!
Come join our adult book club. We read a variety of books and the discussion is always entertaining! Just stop by and pick up the current book!
Sign up from June 4 through June 11 to be eligible for prizes!
Weekly programs on Tuesdays at 10:30!
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First Saturdays Sale
Running from May to October, sell whatever you like short of weapons, drugs, and spouses! Price is $10 a space to get rid of items you don't want anymore. You provide any tables or chairs that you may need. You DO NOT need to sign up in advance! You can just show up and pay that day. Please do not come to set up before 7 a.m.
NEW! First Saturdays is expanding to antiques in the meeting room. Only antiques/vintage items will be allowed in the meeting room. $15 a space and one table and 2 chairs will be provided.
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Music Mondays at the library!
Every Monday from 11-1 we are playing music from a different era! Monday, July 15th we are playing the best of the '70s! Come bring your lunch while you listen to a concert!
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Last Friday Movies With Kyna
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Join Kyna Morgan for the viewing and brief discussion afterwards
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No Man's Sky free update adds alien settlements for you to discover and rule
No Man's Sky's latest update is adding alien settlements for you to discover as you explore its procedurally-generated universe. The appropriately titled "Frontiers" expansion was first teased last month, and represents the game's seventeenth major update since its launch five years ago. It's available to download today, free of charge, like the rest of No Man's Sky's updates.
A brief trailer released by developer Hello Games gives an idea of what players can expect from these settlements, which come complete with aliens wandering their streets. Players will be able to become the Overseer of a settlement, and build it up from a small collection of buildings into a larger town. Once you're in control, citizens will ask for help with their problems, and the town itself will need to be defended against attack.
A wretched hive of scum and villainy.
Image: Hello Games
Alongside settlements, the Frontiers update includes more base-building parts and a redesigned construction interface. There's also a new expedition which will task players with mapping and exploring planets, as well as more minor quality of life improvements like redesigned visual effects, and the addition of deep space nebulae to pretty up the night sky.
Frontiers looks like another impressive free update for a game whose launch was rocky, to say the very least. But over the past five years Hello Games has turned No Man's Sky into an experience that arguably exceeds anything its developers promised prior to its release. No wonder it now has such a dedicated following.
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We May Finally Understand How Alien Life Could Survive on Saturn's Moon
Hydrothermic vents could be a hotbed for alien evolution.
Patrick CaughillNovember 7th 2017
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/Origin Of Life
New evidence has emerged supporting the possibility that Saturn's moon Enceladus has the potential to host life. Not only does this evidence point to the ability of the moon to harbor life, but that life could have also evolved into complex organisms.
NASA previously announced that Enceladus has many of the "ingredients needed for a habitable environment." A new study published in Nature Astronomy explains exactly how the moon can sustain a global salty ocean under its icy crust, and how such an environment can be conducive to life developing and thriving.
Researchers have taken the Cassini mission's observations of Enceladus and attempted to match them with computer models depicting various possibilities for how such an ocean could form. The researchers concluded that Enceladus's rocky core is porous, water is heated while traveling through the core and is expelled through narrow openings in the crust. This process forms hot water jets, which are especially prevalent in the moon's southern polar region.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-CALTECH
Studying these hydrothermal vents could be the best bet for determining whether Enceladus could foster life. Lead author Gaël Choblet, from the French National Center for Scientific Research, spoke with Newsweek, saying, "If a new theory published last year is correct, then powerful hydrothermal activity could have been occurring since the formation of the moon, possibly as much as the age of the solar system." Choblet was referring to a study pertaining to how the moons of Saturn could be heating.
Furthermore, the heating provides an adequate timeline for life to develop. David A Rothery, professor of Planetary Geosciences at the Open University, U.K. explained, "Chemical reactions are going on even today. If it's going on today it could have been going on a billion years into the past, and that's long enough for life to get started—and to have evolved beyond the very most basic stages. It could be quite a complex microbial community down there and we'd love to study it."
Studying how life began and evolved on other planets could provide further insight into how life on our planet began. This is not by any means a confirmation of extraterrestrial life on Enceladus, or any other celestial body, yet it is compelling evidence in support of further research into the very real possibility.


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A summit bringing together world leaders, policy makers and researchers to examine the urgent needs of people with disability across the world took place in South Korea today.
The first of its kind focusing solely on people with intellectual disabilities, the Global Development Summit in PyeongChang aims to raise the profile of people with intellectual disability and ensure that people with disability share in the benefits of development and have their voices heard.
Addressing the Summit entitled Ending the Cycle of Poverty and Exclusion for People with Intellectual Disabilities, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas said Australia is demonstrating its commitment to people with disability in developing countries.
"People with disability are among the poorest and most vulnerable in the world. Their needs should be a top priority in global policy and development discussions," Senator McLucas said.
The Summit explored obstacles that prevent people with intellectual disabilities from being included and accepted as part of the larger global development agenda. It will help provide a way forward for people with intellectual disability to be included in development.
Held in conjunction with Special Olympics World Winter Games (26 January – 6 February) in which five Australian athletes are competing, the Summit is also a chance to promote the importance of sport as a vehicle to support people with disability improve the quality of their lives.
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The registry is linked to the World Marrow Donor Association's (WMDA) worldwide database that provides access to more than 32 million potential stem cell donors.
This database makes Quebec's registry available to all patients waiting for a stem cell transplant in other Canadian provinces and elsewhere in the world and, in return, enables Héma-Québec to search for unrelated stem cell donors internationally.
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