Survey after survey shows that Americans are more disillusioned with politics than ever before. They don't trust that their representatives truly have their interests or the welfare of the nation at heart, but instead their own ambitions. How long has it been since anyone could say with confidence that the person representing them in Congress or in the White House was a grounded, authentic, principled, forthright, honest person? These days, there's always an angle, and the tone is always divisive.
The entire contemporary political apparatus is built around the exploitation of identity politics and "wedge issues." Politicians, and the political machines responsible for manufacturing and "running" them as candidates, identify our differences, zero in on those differences, and make their campaign appeals based on those differences. The result? A polarized electorate that increasingly sees politics as a zero-sum process.
According to the prevailing political narrative, the "electorate" exists as a loose collection of identity-based sub-groups including factors like ideology, race, religion, morality, age, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status and many others.
We've all heard it. The rhetoric of fear and division. Animosity and paranoia are great motivators. They get people to the polls and keep them voting the way they should.
It's been this way for so long that the American people have lost sight of an important truth: We actually share far more in common than we realize. At the end of the day, most people want the same things out of life. They want to feel safe. They want the freedom to pursue their dreams. They want to be able to provide for their families. They want to leave a positive legacy for their children and grandchildren.
The endless harping on our divisions has caused us to lose sight of these common goods. It inhibits us from all putting on the harness an pulling in the same direction.
America faces huge challenges at home and abroad. At home we face a staggering debt that threatens to choke out the American Dream. Race relations are worse than they've been in decades. Distrust has grown between the police and the communities they serve. A perceived gulf continues to grow between "Main Street" and "Wall Street," fanning the flames of class warfare.
Abroad, we face an enemy intent on destroying our freedoms, our way of life, and our lives. Our reputation as the leader of the free world has fallen into doubt. It will be hard to recover from these domestic and international problems if people continue to be distracted by politically-inspired infighting. We all have a stake in the preservation of our freedoms and our way of life, and if we don't stand together we will fall separately.
Our forefathers recognized the importance of a national union. We are the UNITED States of America. Our founding documents emphasized the need for unity and the common good. We must reclaim that spirit of unity, and to do that we need leaders who are more interested in uniting us than dividing us.
As the run-up to Election 2016 slowly kicks into gear, we'll be hearing a lot from the ever-growing field of candidates vying for our support. Voters will do well to pay close attention to the rhetorical strategies employed by each one. Do they appeal to our narrow interests at the expense of a greater vision? Do their comments unite or divide, produce unity or polarization?
Ecclesisates 4:12 tells us that "A cord of three strands is not quickly broken," while Mark 3:25 cautions that a house divided against itself cannot stand. America is the most dynamic, diverse, and powerful nation in the history of mankind. There is nothing we cannot do when we put our collective mind and will to a challenge. But it is folly to think that we are too big or too powerful to fall.
If we cherish the blessings that come with being American, then we must be willing to band together for the common purpose of protecting and preserving those blessings. This should be our highest national priority.
We need leaders who will unite us, not divide us; who will point us to the common good, who remind us of what we share in common, not of what our differences are. In unity there is strength and hope for the future. In division, there is nothing but chaos and disintegration. We have a choice to make. Which path will we choose?
I'm sorry, a nation that promotes genicide/abortion and Gay marriage does not deserve to survive. I don't believe God will continue to favor us unless we put an end to these to horrifing errors and evils we promote. I would rather see the union desolved then continue for the next 100 years promoting abortion and fornication.
Sincerly yours, intent on being devided.


Wap? Wasn' it a "Very offensive word for Italian" from my Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary (teachme)? Yet, I'm honoured to be greeted from you Francois: I like your posts.
Beans: You can't imagine how many times I crawled your site. Thanks.
gumby: I can very feminine. Trust me.
UR: I was talking about the nomenklatura: like the former Branch Overseer Vincenzo Farneti and his recent (undertold) scandal - kicked out of Bethel in Rome.
Matt: BargainCoder! I wish to have had one like him in my Circuit! - I have a place for Brother Oil in heaven.
Heaven: "Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heaven." Satan, in J. Milton; I share a bit of what You've seen, with my lonely mother.
Hi There and Welcome to this wonderful place. We don't claim perfection, but we do claim to be human beings with a common denominator (most of us) from which we can share our stories, our hurts, our goals and our friendship.
Howdy from Texas and welcome! Your courage does you justice. You've just taken the first step into a larger world.
Thanks for sharing and welcome !
Thanks ugg; Hey Big Tex, really in Pitcairn island?
Bye MacMillan, Thank to you also.
You're all so warm I would like to have you in my Congroghetto.
I think I,ve just been dismissed by a newcomer! Oh, well....surprised this didn't happen sooner!
My friend Sharon's mother grew up in an Italian neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. She thought she was Italian as well, but, alas, she was the more typical American Heinz57 -- Mexican, Indian, German, and who knows what else. Anyway, she told me that the greatest disappointment of her life was learning that she was not Italian!
Let us hear from you often!
Welcome to the board. Firstly, I'm not really from the Vatican, although I have visited it twice. I live in sunny Australia, Sydney to be exact. But I have visited Italia twice. The last time I spent time with an English congregation, and I agree that they are ignorant of how things are done outside Italy. Not their fault, it's just the way things are in your beautiful country.
Congratulations on at least being able to study at University because advanced education was frowned on - there was even a Drama at a Convention many years ago that made it quite clear that advanced education was not for "true Christians". So I congratulate you on your studies, and hope they lead you to a satisfying career.
God those Italians are such braggers!
Welcome to the board buddy.


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Schiff bases and their complexes are versatile compounds synthesized from the condensation of an amino compound with carbonyl compounds and widely used for industrial purposes and also exhibit a broad range of biological activities including antifungal, antibacterial, antimalarial, antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antipyretic properties. Development of a new chemotherapeutic Schiff bases and their metal complexes is now attracting the attention of medicinal chemists. A novel schiffbase ligand is synthesized by aldehyde with Aromatic Amine to form Schiffbase ligand (L). It is mixed with 1stRow transition metal ions to form metal complexes. Complexes are characterized by Elemental analysis, UV- spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy and NMR. Elemental analysis of the metal complexes was suggested that the stoichiometry ratio is 1:2 (metal-ligand). The UVspectrum gives clear idea about the metal complexes. The Schiff base complexes have been screened for their invitro antibacterial activity against three bacteria via; (Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus sp.) also studied antifungal activities (Aspergillus Niger and Aspergillus flavus). Anti-oxidant properties of metal complexes also have been studied.


Most people build fences either to provide more privacy, increase security or improve the looks of their property. Why should you consider building a fence and which fences are the most common choices for individuals? In this article you'll learn about different types of fences and their uses.
Most people install fences to have more privacy, especially when they're relaxing in their backyard. Privacy fences, when built properly, may also improve views from your home (because they can block out unwanted surroundings) and even reduce noise.
Which fences are the best for increasing privacy? First and foremost, inexpensive wooden stockade fences which are easy to install and which you can usually paint to match your house (so they also serve decorative purposes).
Secondly, think about planting fast-growing hedge plants. It's very cheap, easy and provides a lot of privacy. Moreover, hedges improve the looks of your house. For more security, install a steel fence and plant hedges around it.
Last but most definitely not least, if you want to enjoy maximum privacy and security, think about building a solid wall or installing a concrete fence.
Another very popular reason to install a fence is to prevent trespassing and theft. Security fencing also reduce the risk of your small children or pets leaving the property.
Most popular choices for perimeter fencing include six feet high inexpensive (but not very appealing) chain link fence, barbed wire (especially for agricultural purposes), steel fence and walls.
Fences are commonly used in agriculture, primarily to keep livestock in and protect it from predators. In many countries, agricultural fences are required by law, particularly to keep dangerous animals (stallions, bulls) in.
In agriculture, most commonly used fences are wire fences (including barbed and woven wire fences) and on horse farms, wood, vinyl or pipe fences (because stallions are strong enough to break wire fences).
Lastly, fences are used to improve the looks of a property. The most obvious example is a white picket fence very popular in residential areas. Hedges also serve decorative purposes. Moreover, they may also improve your mental and physical health because greener surroundings calm people.
These four types of fences and their uses are among the most popular reasons why people build a fence. Remember that if you want to build a fence, you should know why you want to do it, i.e. know its main purpose. Thanks to this, you'll choose the best fence for your particular situation. Don't make hasty decisions because fences are built to last for a long time.
Interested in installing a privacy fence? Read my article Best Privacy Fences.


Rating Names, post ideas here!
What if you want to make a level pack and you can't come up with with creative rating idea?
Re: Rating Names, post ideas here!
Chaos is a synonym for Mayhem and Havoc that I've wanted to use for ages, while Challenge contains Original and Oh No! levels with more limited toolsets or tighter requirements.
For the Original Lemmings, the rating names, at least the first three, seem to be adjectives based on the general feel of the levels (i.e. "That's Fun"... "Hmm... that's Tricky"). For Oh No! More Lemmings, the ratings are slightly based on the friendliness of animals in the eyes of humans (i.e. "A Tame Animal", "A Crazy Animal", "A Wild Animal") - of course, Wicked is stretching it, and Havoc just seems to be a synonym for Mayhem.
My suggestion would be to find a theme, no matter how random it might be, and come up with a list of adjectives that fit it and build from there.
but I need a third or fourth one, as I kind of want to have four ratings.
Edit: fourth one is going to be severe.
My idea for the hardest rating would be Maddening..
I have compiled a list of rating names that are already used in official Lemmings games and user made level packs in the Lix community pack ratings topic. GigaLem if you want, you could give a link there in the starter post of this topic or I could do it, too.
I think sticking to a theme is a good idea, I see a lot of you guys are doing it anyway.
I know it's a very unusual list. Earth is a place you can live on, Mars could be a place we could live on, Venus probably not. Mercury absolutely no no.
If I end up making a few levels I deem too hard for Casualemmings, I might compile them into an extra rank called 'Hyper'. Haven't seen that name in the suggestions so far.
This really made my day.
Those sound like horror themed level ratings to me. They are still great!
I might indeed use these gamer-themed ranks in my Pit Lems pack. I'm just not sure whether all of these abbreviations are widely known enough.
For the other one based around gimmicks, I will create a different kind of ranking names that are not specifically "increasing in intensity" but rather indicative of the gimmick enabled on that specific rank (like "deluge" for rising water, "hasty" for frenzy etc.).


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Lenovo and NetApp leverage SMB and mid-market growth in the channel
1st September 2020	News
Lenovo and NetApp have launched several new initiatives to help partners address the simplification of hybrid environments of SMB and mid-market companies.
The two companies announced a global strategic partnership back in 2018. That partnership aimed at co-developing the largest range of new Lenovo-branded storage products that combined NetApp all-flash data management solutions with Lenovo's ThinkSystem infrastructure.
The Lenovo and NetApp collaboration and new channel initiative aims to attract and recruit new partners and to give existing partners solutions, tools, and incentives they need to stimulate growth in the SMB and mid-market segments. According to the U.K. Office of National Statistics, these segments consist of over 5 million businesses in the United Kingdom.
Andrew Dean, Sales Director, OCF Ltd, said, "As a strategic partner of both Lenovo and NetApp, OCF welcomes the strengthening of this existing partnership. This new program enables us to reap the benefits of both the server and storage worlds, and positions us to deliver the next generation of data management solutions, offering customers new performance, value, and choice, combined with Lenovo. We are committed to the vision of both companies in order to drive more innovation and a positive experience for our customers' digital transformation journeys."
With the new initiatives, the companies are launching competitively priced bundled server and storage offerings designed for SMBs and mid-market companies and aimed to solve their data management challenges. The offerings are based on Lenovo's portfolio of All-Flash storage products, including the ThinkSystem DM Series powered by NetApp ONTAP and the ThinkSystem DE Series powered by SAN OS software.
"For almost two years, Lenovo and NetApp have been working globally together in all market segments. This latest initiative is aimed specifically at the medium and small business space in the United Kingdom. The data and storage market in this segment is a massive revenue opportunity that we can best address together," said Kristian Kerr, Vice President, EMEA Partner Organisation, NetApp. "By delivering best-of breed technology, easy to use and at the right price, NetApp is helping Lenovo address crucial customer needs, and build economies of scale for their partners and customers."
Ian Jeffs, General Manager, Lenovo Data Centre Group UK and Ireland, said, "Up and down the country, the UK is home to a huge amount of successful small-to-medium-size business. With new ways of working and a more dispersed workforce, IT managers are looking for technology to help them transform and increase productivity. We're bringing together the best in server hardware and storage and making a compelling offering for the UK channel."
Lenovo and NetApp resellers can now access a series of new enhanced advantages as part of the Lenovo Partner Program for Data Center Group – from a financial and enablement standpoint. In addition, NetApp partners will also benefit from sales of select Lenovo ThinkSystem DE and DM Series storage products with revenues being recognised toward NetApp's goal attainment revenue (GAR), proving the joint commitment to the market and their partners.
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The butterfly house at miSci is open from mid-February to mid-April, and you can check out butterflies from every stage of life and learn about different species, what they eat and how they're used by scientists. Admission is free for members, $8 for children (3-12), $12 for adults (13+) and $10 for seniors (65+). Here is more information.
On the first Friday of each month, the New York State Museum has Story Art for toddlers and preschoolers in the Kids Cove. Kids listen to stories and create art projects. A different theme is announced each week on the day of the program. Here is more information.
This will be the second year for this event, which gives families the chance to learn about the animals that live in the park with a short, guided walk, arts and crafts, compass making, geocaching and the chance to build your own birdhouse. The event is free to attend, but if you'd like to build a birdhouse, you must register in advance and pay $3 for a materials fee. Here is more information.
Each Saturday from 10:30 am – 11:30 am, children and families are invited to attend story time. Each week, there is a new theme and no registration is required. Here is more information.
This annual event is an exhibit and design competition where architects, contractors, engineers and students create structures out of canned food items. After the event, all cans will be donated to various food pantries in the Capital Region. Visitors can see the exhibits and vote for their favorites. The event is free to attend, and canned food donations are encouraged. Here is more information.
Each year, Indian Ladder farms offers tours of its baby animal barn, goat playground, and outdoor farm exhibits. Children get to see, pet, and learn about chicks, turkey poults, ducklings, goslings, bunnies, lambs, goat kids, piglets and calves! Here is more information.
On these days, it is free for kids to attend the museum. During their spring series, there will be hands-on activities, scavenger hunts, obstacle courses, arts and crafts projects and book readings from local authors. Here is more information.
Did you know that Saratoga Strike Zone has 'Kid's Day Off' specials? They have dates posted through April 2019. For $14 per person, you get two hours of bowling, shoe rental, two slices of pizza, soda, bumper card rides and ballocity. Here is more information.
It's Family Fun Day at the Palace Theater; all children ages 12 and under are admitted for free. There are pre-film games, activities and free popcorn followed by a showing of Mary Poppins.Here is more information.
One of New York State's largest children's book festivals is held each year in Hudson, NY. If your family doesn't mind the approximately 30-60-minute drive, kids and parents can enjoy this free event which brings in over 75 children's book authors and illustrators, musical performers, and speakers. There are also "Read to Me" workshops for preschool – 4th grade students where their favorite authors read to them, do projects, and talk about the books. Here is more information.
Did you know that Albany is the oldest Dutch settlement in America? The city celebrates its Dutch heritage each year on Mother's Day weekend in Washington Park. In addition to over 100,000 beautiful tulips in bloom and full schedule of events, there is a KidZone featuring performances, games, and other family fun activities. Here is more information.
Each year, Waterford holds their annual Canal Festival. This free event features vendors, food, marine exhibits, boat rides, a fishing contest for kids, cars, boats, a petting zoo and more. Here is more information.
Of course, local parks and state parks are perfect places to exercise and play. We also encourage you to visit your local public libraries to see what types of activities they offer for you and your child!


ACube Systems S.r.l. started in january 2007 from the synergy of three important Italian companies.
Alternative Holding Group Srl, Soft3 and Virtual Works have been engaged in the fields of the sale, distribution and engineering of hardware and software for mainstream systems and alternative platforms for years. They have joined their efforts in the realization of the Sam440ep platform creating a company that will manage the project design, the production and the commercialization of this innovative product.
All the three companies will continue their own independent activity, supplying at the same time know-how and support to the new company.
At ACube Systems we are doing our best to ensure our products are built following high quality standards and fair social criterias. For this reason we are committed to keep the whole development process in Italy.
We are proud to work with our European partners and deliver worldwide.
Applied Micro is a global leader in network and embedded Power Architecture processing, optical transport and storage solutions. Our products enable the development of converged IP-based networks offering high-speed secure data, high-definition video and high-quality voice for carrier, metropolitan, access and enterprise applications. Applied Micro provides networking equipment vendors with industry-leading network and communications processing, Ethernet, SONET, OTN and switch fabric solutions. Applied Micro's 3ware SAS and SATA RAID product families deliver cost-effective, high-performance, high-capacity storage for enterprises and consumers worldwide for applications from the desktop to the data center. Applied Micro's corporate headquarters are located in Sunnyvale, California. Sales and engineering offices are located throughout the world.
STx is a design and integration service company for Mini-ITX systems in North America. STx can help customize a solution around SAM440EP for you application with mini-ITX accessories including custom or standard cases, power supplies, cables, LCDs, radios, and software. STx can provide local support and logistics services for your SAM440EP application.
comprehensive tool chain from one source, including evaluation boards, debugger, embedded OS etc.
Hyperion Entertainment is the company behind the development of AmigaOS 4.x for a wide range of PowerPC equipped devices. The company also specializes in 3D graphics and 3D driver development, firmware (U-Boot) development for embedded systems, IT consulting and the conversion of high quality entertainment software from Windows to niche platforms including Amiga, Linux (x86 and PowerPC) and MacOS.
CRUX PPC is a port of CRUX for the Power Architecture platform. It's a GNU system with a Linux kernel and is ready to run on ACube Sam440ep modular board. CRUX PPC includes support for laptop-specific features, extended hardware support and server tools.
Nexus Technology BV was established in 2000 by a group of experts on heat conductivity and noise reduction in the computer industry. The founders have build up an in depth knowledge and experience on heat conductivity issues and thermal characteristics by working closely with many of the larger pc manufacturers for several years.


Be our guest! Enroll at Jackson College on your journey to completing your degree at your current home institution. Take one course or several; let us contribute to your overall education.
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A guest student is identified as one who is currently attending another college or university and wishes to take one or more courses with Jackson College to transfer credit back for their degree at their home institution.
How do I register as a guest student?
Click on the orange 'Guests Tab' and 'Search for Sections.' Filter on the term you intend to be a guest and the subject(s) of the course(s) your desire. Spring registration is open now! Spring semester runs from May 30, 2019 until August 22, 2019.
Consult with your home institution that the course(s) you plan to take at Jackson College will be accepted as transfer credit.
Print the Michigan Undergraduate Guest Application and Add/Drop Form.
Fill out 'PART I' of the application with your information and the course(s) you intend to take with JC.
For number 16, 'Courses that you plan to take:' Be sure to include the course letters, number and section of the course on the application (EX. / ART 112-I1 this section number indicates an online course).
Fill out the add/drop form as well with your information and the course(s) information.
Take the Michigan Undergraduate Guest Application to the Registrar' Office, or to an officer at your school who processes guest applications, where 'PART II' will be completed and signed. The home institution must provide their college's seal on the application.
If you have any questions, please contact Jamie Witt at 517.768.7097.
Once your application is received, processing time is approximately 1-2 days if all documentation is filled out properly.
An initial e-mail confirmation will be sent to the email provided on the application which includes course info, payment and username and password.
A schedule bill will be mailed to the home address provided on the Guest Application.
If you have any questions or concerns with the status of your registration, please contact Student Services: 517.796.8425.
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If you later decide you no longer wish to take this course with Jackson College, fill out the add/drop form and return for manual removal from the course. Please pay close attention to the Time Frame for Dropping/Withdrawing from a course.
If you are past the add/drop period and wish to withdraw from the course, the withdrawal form will need to be filled out and returned for manual processing.
Students may pay online, in person at our Cashier's Office, by mail, or sign up for a payment plan. Please read more about Jackson College's payment options .
For the Spring semester, students may be eligible to use TIP if specific criteria is met. Check eligibility with our financial aid office by calling 517.796.8410. The guest application, Add/Drop Form and Guest Student TIP Verification Form must be turned into Jackson College for potential processing.
Please be aware of payment deadlines once you are registered for your course. Non-payment may result in being dropped from the course.
Note: Title IV Funding (financial aid) cannot be utilized at two institutions simultaneously.
If you are taking an online course, we recommend that you complete JetReady Orientation so you can familiarize yourself with the online format at JC. This is not required, only recommended.
Seek additional assistance! Visit our Center for Student Success which contains free valuable resources and tutors .
Upon completion of your course(s) at Jackson College, the student is responsible for Requesting that an official JC transcript be sent to the home institution. Make sure that final grades have been posted and a certain amount of time is allowed for the transcript request to be processed.


Behind the front bezel you will find room for up to nine devices. In the chassis you get five sets of tool-less clips for the 5.25" devices. The 3.5" drives need adapters, but can go in any slot you find makes the most sense. The hardware box was supposed to be tied to the bays. During transit, it broke loose and was free to go wherever. No damage occurred nor did the hardware box spill even one component.
The motherboard tray will support full ATX, ATX, and m-ATX motherboards. It also comes stamped with three holes for wiring at the right and bottom, and also offers a fourth just above the CPU for the 8-pin CPU power line. The tray is stamped with labeling and numbers to make the riser installation easier, and just above you will find the CPU cooler, back plate, access hole.
The rear of the chassis uses full cover expansion slot covers screwed in to the chassis. Sharkoon also left a cut away in the frame for better access to these screws, something widely overlooked in most designs. To help support the PSU, Sharkoon uses four rubber risers to keep the PSU level and supported, but also to keep it isolated from vibrating the chassis.
Behind the motherboard tray you will find stamped out places for wire tie mounting, to help with wire management even more. Another plus behind the tray is the fact that the tray sits almost ¾" away from the door panel. So even the 24-pin wire can get routed back here and not interfere with the flat door panel being placed back on.
Removing the front bezel was tougher than most, but with a bit more force I was able to get it loose. The power, reset and HDD activity wiring is connected to the bezel, and tightly wired into a small hole. Be careful the first time you remove this. There is the place for the fan at the bottom, and even here Sharkoon offers an intake filter to keep dust to a minimum. This filter is on top of the filtering screen placed behind the bezel that does the same thing.
Wiring is all sheathed in black for the e-SATS, audio, and USB wiring, while the power, reset, and HDD activity wiring is left multi-colored. These wires will make it around to any position on the motherboard, and are even long enough to route behind the motherboard tray.


We are looking for a trainee Special Education Needs (SEN) Teaching Assistant to work with pupils who have learning difficulties, behavioural problems or physical or sensory disabilities. Many of our young people have had a reluctance to engage in Education prior to joining us, so having a good imagination, creativity and a positive problem solving approach is essential to helping us create new ways of making Education fun for both pupils and staff.
Supervising activities such as trips locally.


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Gaw Capital Partners
Gaw Capital USA
Gaw Capital UK
Operating Platforms
Commercial Platform
Hospitality Platform
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Internet Data Center (IDC) Platform
People's Place
Separate Account Investments
Venture Capital / Private Equity Investment
Sustainability Timeline & Milestones
Gaw Capital Partners is a uniquely positioned private equity fund management company focusing on real estate markets in Asia Pacific and other high barrier-to-entry markets globally.
Gaw Capital USA ("Gaw USA"), the affiliate of Gaw Capital Partners, was formed in 2013 to provide services for private equity real estate fund management and separate account investments in the United States. Gaw USA through its associate, Downtown Properties, has been investing in US real estate since 1995. Click here to learn more: www.gawcapitalusa.com
Gaw Capital UK, an affiliate of Gaw Capital Partners, was formed in 2014 to provide advisory and asset management services in the United Kingdom and selected countries in Europe. Gaw Capital UK is currently managing assets of over US$ 1.7 billion across 7 projects as of Q1 2022. Gaw Capital UK provides services for separate account direct investments and asset management.
Success In Past Achievements
2022 MIPIM Asia Awards "Best Urban Regeneration Project (Silver) - H.A.N.D.S. Shopping Centre"
Best Design of Golden Pin Design Award 2022 (Spatial Design Category) - Siu Hei Sportsground
PERE Proptech 20 Ranking No.3
Gaw Capital Partners, through its funds under management, and its consortium partners, acquired 29 Hong Kong-based community shopping centers and associated facilities in March 2018 and March 2019. Gaw Capital Partners officially started to operate over 29 assets and facilities near the public estates and established "People's Place". "People" stands for the public and the residents, whereas "Place" here is an allusion to the idiomatic Chinese term for a location of virtue and tradition, as well as a well-governed community; "Place" also connotes the solidarity of the local neighborhood. All in all, "People's Place" stands for a place rich in sentiments and compassion, bringing strangers together in constructing a vibrant, cozy living environment. People's Place aspires to transform obsolete commercial facilities into vibrant community hubs by creatively utilizing its space and bringing brand new experiences to residents, tenants and community stakeholders.
In partnership with experienced educators in China, Gaw Capital has invested in the development and operations of Stellart International School of Arts (SISA), an international arts education platform in China. The platform is initially seeded by a commercial site conveniently located in Sanshan New Town in Nanhai, Foshan, which has excellent connectivity nationally via the Guangzhou South Station. The site has a GFA of c.50,000 sqm in total. Operating under the SISA brand and developed by Gaw Capital Partners, the school houses up to 600 full-time high school students in its 6-storey tall academic block and 7-floor dormitory.
To maintain our buildings' overall ability to provide a comfortable, healthy, and productive environment over the long term without negatively impacting the environment.
To ensure our asset management to be under an efficient and manageable processes and systems in place which comply with stakeholder requirements related to quality, health and safety, environmental management, corporate social responsibility and other areas of sustainable development.
To create shared value for our communities and culture and improve people's lives and neighborhood communities
To achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by increasing the number of female executives in the management team
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GCP Hospitality, a member of Gaw Capital Partners, expands its Australia portfolio by acquiring Bell City mixed-use development in Melbourne
August 15, 2018, Hong Kong – Real estate private equity firm Gaw Capital Partners announced the acquisition of Bell City mixed-use development for AUD$157 million in Melbourne's Preston precinct through its funds under management and its hospitality arm, GCP Hospitality.
Bell City, located just 20 minutes from Melbourne Airport and the CBD, consists of two hotels totaling 844 guestrooms under the Mantra and BreakFree brands, a conference complex, commercial tenancies, a 600-space car park and serviced offices.
In response to the growing popularity of community living, GCP Hospitality will work to incorporate a 'co-living' concept with vibrant social areas, a co-working hub, a state-of-the-art fitness center, in-vogue restaurants and bars, and an outdoor pool. Moreover, the Group will roll-out its modern student shared accommodation brand: Campus.
Kenneth Gaw, President and Managing Principal of Gaw Capital Partners, said, "We are excited about the opportunities this acquisition presents. In addition to giving us a foothold in the Melbourne market, this major hospitality asset will allow us to effectively roll out multiple concepts within the same project. After this acquisition, we look forward to further expansion opportunities in the Australia market."
Christophe Vielle, CEO & Co-Founder of GCP Hospitality, said, "We are delighted to expand our footprint in Australia with this new acquisition. The increasing demand for modern community living concepts will allow us to introduce within Bell City an in mode 'co-living' concept as well as roll-out our student shared accommodation concept – Campus – which has been successfully launched in Hong Kong and is due to open in Perth's city center in January 2019."
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Review: A world built on grass
By Peter De Groot
Grass Evolution and Domestication edited by G. P. Chapman, Cambridge
University Press, pp 390, £55
An inconspicuous plant escaped from its original habitat on the margins of
tropical forests about 66 million years ago. Its subsequent colonisation of
just about every corner of the globe has determined the course of human
development. We still use more or less the same species of grasses that our
Neolithic farming ancestors painstakingly selected, domesticated and
harvested. Grasses now provide us with three times the amount of food than
that supplied by pulses, tubers, fruit, meat, milk, eggs and sugar put
together. The cultivation of cereals is a matter of life or death for most
people living today.
Grasses also play other invaluable roles; they help to create and maintain
fertile soils, and play an important part in the carbon cycle. And would
cricket be the same without the village green?
But despite their importance, grasses tend to be overlooked in favour of
other more glamorous flowering plants. Grass Evolution and Domestication,
with its earlier companion volume Reproductive Versatility in the Grasses,
aims to set the record straight.
Grass Evolution is divided into two sections. The first one, on natural
diversity, deals with classification of species using the Kew System and the
fascinatingly complex ability of grasses to develop photosynthetic pathways
to cope with different ecosystems and changing climates. It also examines
two strategies – self-incompatibility and apomixis – that presumably evolved
to increase dispersion. Apomixis, a form of asexual reproduction, is a
particularly teasing conundrum for a group of plants that is conspicuously
successful in nearly every habitat on Earth. Its occurrence depends on the
climate, at least in some species.
The second part of the book deals with the domestication of grasses, from
the earliest harvesting of wild seeds, through domestication by early
farmers for favourable characters as they selected species to plant, to a
possible agenda for a fusing of the talents of the plant breeder and
molecular biologist. This section includes a detailed look at the processes
underlying the domestication of the three major cereals – wheat, maize and
rice – the current status of research and the most promising areas for work
on these three crops.
It is perhaps extraordinary that, except in a few special cases, these three
cereals are still grown in preference to all other grains. It is only in
more marginal or drier conditions that farmers are forced to turn to hardier
native crops such as sorghum, millet or tef. And although the drought
tolerance and nutritional qualities of the small grains are attractive, it
seems that the dominance of the big three will prevail for the foreseeable
future. Grasses do not yield readily to the efforts of the molecular
biologist to improve on natural evolution. It could just be that the
selections made by the Neolithic farmers and their astute successors cannot
be improved upon.
I was somewhat irked by the duplication in the first three chapters in the
section on domestication, each of which begins with a history of the
domestication of grasses. There also seems to be a lack of coordination
between the volumes. Both books deal with taxonomy, for example, the first
detailing an alternative approach from scientists based at CSIRO
(Australia's national research organisation) in Canberra and the second
explaining the conventional system. Nevertheless, this is an authoritative
and useful reference book.
Peter de Groot is a biologist, specialising in biomass.
Review: Couch potatoes and the Solar System
Review: Paris enjoys science a la mode


Natasha Wozniak may live in Park Slope, but she takes the slow, measured steps of a Nepali.
Her time studying abroad there more than two decades ago influenced her so much, that she's raised over $80,000 to rebuild villages in Nepal since the April 2015 earthquake that killed over 8,000 people.
Wozniak, 40, was distraught when she woke up on April 25 last year and saw a notification on her phone about the earthquake.
She hadn't been back to Nepal for 16 years, but she still considered the families she stayed with in Kathmandu, the nation's capital, and Lamjung, a small Nepali village, to be her adopted families, she said.
Wozniak's obsession with Nepal started with a box of National Geographic magazines from the 1970s. She was flipping through old copies during her freshman year at University of Wisconsin-Madison when she landed on an article about Nepal. Wozniak quickly signed up to study there.
She spent a lot of her time studying art in the Kathmandu valley, but also frequently visited small villages hours away from any sort of technology, she said. There was no electricity and the closest phone was two hours away. Wozniak found a sense of peace there and considered never leaving.
"I just thought, 'maybe I'll throw my passport in a rice field and stay here," she said.
Wozniak and the villagers didn't have a common language when she landed. She communicated by passing a dictionary back and forth until she eventually became fluent in Nepali. Despite the communication difficulties, Wozniak formed tight bonds with her host families.
After the earthquake, Wozniak began reaching out in every way she could to try and confirm the safety of her adopted families. She got ahold of Bibek Kumar Pandit, the grandson of her 'family' in Lamjung, whom she had met when he was only five years old.
Pandit was studying human rights in India at the time of the earthquake and he couldn't get in touch with Pandit's family. He told Wozniak that he was planning to fly home and bring supplies. Wozniak and her mother both sent him money.
From there, she started raising money more formally. During a 3am phone call with Pandit less than two weeks after the earthquake, the pair decided to launch a non-profit, Fund for Lamjung/Sangsangai, to help in any way they could.
Their organization has been working to completely rebuild three villages in Nepal with earthquake-resistant homes. It's going to cost about $150,000 to construct the 17 buildings in the village of Rainasko.
"The whole village is a construction site," Wozniak said.
The next two villages the organization is working with, Barbandi and Liglig Kot, each have about 25 buildings set for construction. Homes will have room for guests so that villagers can host people Airbnb style.
To donate to the Fund for Lamjung, visit their website.


Morrissey has confirmed that he has finished writing his autobiography, adding that he wants it published within the next year.
The singer was being interviewed for BBC Radio 4's Front Row when he made announcement.
"How far [into writing the book] am I? Well, I've reached the re-drafting, trimming stage," he said.
Morrissey went onto confirm that he does not have a deal with a publisher and will be offering the book to clients in due course. He said he wants it to come out on the Penguin Classics series, despite the book franchise normally only ever being bestowed on already-established literary classics rather than new titles.
"I can't see why not," Morrissey asked when quizzed on the matter.
Elsewhere in the interview he reiterated that he has no plans to reform The Smiths any time soon.


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What A Nerd Girl Says
Nerd Life is Just So Much Better Than Regular Life
Fandom Foodie Friday
TBR Challenges
Boyfriend Book Review
The Awakened Duology
The Awakened
Benched Trilogy
Struck Out
Tag: The Giver
Monday Missions #15…On a Tuesday!
And in blog form instead of vlog!
I was feeling kind of lazy between blogging and working yesterday so I never got to Monday Missions. Now today, look I have dirty hair and I'm kind of sloppy looking after binge reading so I decided that instead of just ignoring the Monday Missions period, health I would do it in blog form.
For those of you who don't know what the Monday Missions is, treat its a weekly vlog that my dear friend Daisy created on her YouTube channel The Thousand Lives of Daisy. Every week, you come up with your weekly TBR list. On mine, I talk about the books I wanted to read, what I actually read and what I hope to read this week.
Let's jump in!
What I Wanted to Read:
The Iron Trial
The Indigo Spell
The Fiery Heart
What I Actually Read:
I continued my reread of the Bloodlines series in anticipation of today's release of Silver Shadows!
I knew I would have to reread this soon because of the movie and so I decided to do so. AND I finished it in about an hour haha.
I was about halfway through this and I needed to finish it. So I did!
What I Want to Read:
Silver Shadows
This came out today! AGH!
Heir of Fire
I've had this ARC since ALA last month and I've finally ready to dive into it. Its SO huge but I'm ready for it.
I've had this one as well since ALA and its a standalone which is something I really need in my life. I can't wait to read this.
What are you reading this week? Make sure to share in the comments!
Tuesday Top Ten-Movies to Look Forward to in 2014
January 21, 2014 January 21, 2014 4 Comments
Hello everybody! How are we doing this week? We're now a few weeks into the year, approved and a new year brings so much: new year, pills new goals, new you, new books, new movies!
I get excited every year around new year because I think…oh all those movies I've been waiting for are now closer than ever!
There are a TON of great movies hitting the theaters this year, and I'm excited for them. Here are my top ten:
10. The Giver
I'm not going to lie, this movie makes me incredibly nervous. I love this book. This book was the first dystopian novel that I ever really read and that was when I was twelve years old. This novel has definitely stuck with me, and I'm hoping that when it hits the big screen, it'll be as beautifully filmed as it was written. The fact that there are all these big names makes me nervous because none of the people who are being cast seem to fit what I've imagined. I'm also not happy that Taylor Swift has any part of this movie. I mean, I can't even handle my disappointment in that. But I'm holding out hope that despite that, and despite the most random of an ensemble cast, it'll be the script from a beautiful book that makes this a great movie.
9. Maleficent
It seems to be the hippest thing now to do fairy tale retellings now. And I'm totally okay with that. I love Disney movies, and have loved them since I was a kid. All these retellings just make it so that I can enjoy those favorite stories again and again as an adult, in a new way. I'm not an Angelina Jolie fan, honestly, she kind of bothers me. I was telling my friend that if she wasn't such a good mom (or at least she appears to be), I would probably really dislike her. However, I think she's an absolutely perfect pick to play the scary Sleeping Beauty villain and I think it'll be a great movie. It already looks super great, and I'm really really really looking forward to it. The teaser trailer is just enough to make me want to watch.
8. Love Rosie
No Release Date…Yet
I literally have such little knowledge on this movie, its ridiculous. I know that its based off a book, but most movies are, so that wasn't hard to conclude. But it has two of my favorite people in the world in the movie: Lily Collins and Sam Claflin. Both of whom I've met too! Which I just thought of and totally made me happy. But this was being filmed around the promotion time for City of Bones so it came on my radar and I'm excited to see it. There is no real release date for it because I think its super indie but I definitely want to see it, and hopefully read it, as well. I think Lily Collins is a great actress who hasn't quite caught her break yet, and I adore Sam, who ROCKED Finnick in Catching Fire. Its bound to be a good movie, in my head.
7. X-Men: Days of Future Past
May 23rd
I wasn't a huge fan of the "original" XMen trilogy. The first one was decent and the other two were just a yawn. They just didn't impress me much. So when the prequel came out, I honestly didn't have a huge desire to see that at all. Eventually I did watch it and I was blown away. I think the prequel was infinitely better than the original trilogy and I loved the cast immensely: James Mcavoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, January Jones and so on. I loved it so much. I would say they made one mistake in casting someone else for Banshee instead of sticking with their original choice of Robbie Sheehan. But that's just because I'm biased and love Robbie. But because that first movie was absolutely incredible, I am DEFINITELY looking forward to the sequel. I think its going to be just as good, maybe better, and they got rid of Rogue and I'm SO okay with that.
6. The Maze Runner
I really am looking forward to seeing this movie for several reasons. First off, I adore Dylan O'Brien. I wish that Teen Wolf would have grabbed me more than it did because he is SO great. So being able to see him as the main character of TMR is something I'm very excited about it. I'm also excited because it really was a good book. James Dashner is a great writer, and The Maze Runner is an incredible novel. Its also a really weird, bizarre novel, which leads to another reason I'm looking forward to seeing this movie: maybe things will make a little more sense to me when I can actually see them. Maybe seeing the maze and the Grievers and all that. I also think that its a very action-y book so it'll work really well on the big screen. Thomas and his fellow Runners are constantly risking their lives to find a way out and I think that will translate SUPER well onto film.
5. The Fault in Our Stars
Despite the fact that the fans of The Fault in Our Stars is kind of starting to get on my nerves and I'm starting to push more indie, unknown or underrated authors now, instead of just always John Green, I am looking forward to this movie. I enjoy John Green's books and I did really like TFiOS a lot so I'm eager to see this movie. I also have a soft spot for Ansel, and I swear, it has nothing to do with his abs ;) I'm also excited because Ansel and Shailene will play brother and sister in another highly anticipated movie this year (look below!) and so I'm eager to see how they do both of them. They obviously have a chemistry on screen enough to be in two different movies together. I wish my favorites of John Green, like An Abundance of Katherines or Will Grayson, Will Grayson, on the big screen but there's no way it'll ever happen. So this is the next best thing. Let's see how well they translated this book to the work of film.
4. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Duh. I mean, do I really need to go into detail with this? When I first saw The Hunger Games, I definitely enjoyed it. Its a great movie, but it wasn't…perfect, you know? There were things wrong with it, and I liked it but it wasn't a huge favorite. When I saw Catching Fire though, it blew my mind. Its not perfect because a movie will hardly ever be as perfect as the book but it was pretty damn close. I wanted to stand up and tackle Francis Lawrence and all the brains behind CF with hugs and kisses because it was SO SO good. I was only partly looking forward to CF because HG was just okay. Now I'm dying to see Mockingjay because I have high hopes for it. I honestly think its going to be just amazing, and the casting they have been doing for it is great and I want to do fan camp again. The whole Catching Fire experience pulled me so much back into The Hunger Games world and I'm dying to see the first part of the finale. I still don't know why its split into two parts but whatever. Let's just enjoy it.
3. Vampire Academy
February 7th
This is only a few weeks away which makes me incredibly excited. I just read the books within the last six months but they have quickly become favorites of mine. The title and the idea of it sounded awful but Richelle Mead blew me away. Its an incredible series so I can't wait to see it on the big screen. I'm so freakin excited. Plus I have huge crushes on both Zoey Deutch and Danila Kozlovsky and I want to see their chemistry as Rose and Dimitri. I am a bit nervous because it seems very "mean girls" but then I see a clip or a still of Zoey kicking ass and I get excited all over again. She's super beautiful and perfect for the casting of Rose and I think its going to be a really fun movie. And I hope to get my butt down to the premiere so I can fangirl again and again over Zoey and Danila.
2. The Hobbit: There and Back Again
I wasn't overly impressed with The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug but I still feel like I need to go back and re-read the book and then rewatch the movie so I can really see whether I like it or not. It just didn't effect me as much as the first one did. That one was just so amazing to me, the fight scenes and the elves, and Rivendell and the riddle scene with Gollum. Agh. But I'm hoping with the conclusion, it'll comes together nicely. The end of The Hobbit is great, and a whole lot goes down so I'm ready to see that. I'm ready to see Smaug destroy the town, and I'm ready for Bard and I'm ready for Thorin to kind of go crazy and I'm ready for Bilbo to become an even bigger badass than he already was. I have some seriously high hopes for this movie (I mean, it is number 2 on the list) so I hope I am not disappointed.
1. Divergent
I can hardly contain my excitement for this movie. When they first started casting for it, I admit, I was nervous. I was not a fan of Shailene Woodley. All I had ever seen her in was The Secret Life of An American Teenager and…no, just no. But the more I saw her transformation into Tris, the more I felt comfortable with her as Tris. Then I saw The Spectacular Now with my boyfriend at a special screening and it was SO good, and she really impressed me. She did such a great job. That, combined with the casting of Theo James as Four, made me more excited about the movie. I mean, have you seen Theo James. I need a bucket of cold water to the face every time I see him. Since then, we've gotten a TON of stills, really amazing trailers and I am just so excited for this movie. Once I saw the first full length trailer, I really thought, "wow, this could be good". I love these books, I feel like I'm one of a small group that absolutely loved the ending and I can't wait to see my favorite Divergent characters come to life in March. And to hopefully be at that premiere because, come on, its Divergent!
So there you have it! My Top Ten Most Anticipated Movies of 2014! Check in next week to see my top Ten reasons why I want to be an author :)
What are some movies that you are looking forward to in 2014? Share in the comments!
Hello! My name is Sara. I am 34 years old, Mexican-Irish, short, liberal, tattooed, loud, proudly bisexual, and a total cat lady. I love reading, writing, eating cupcakes, watching baseball, listening to music, binging all the good TV stuff and running. I live in Southern California physically but my mind is always in a fictional place. My debut novel, The Awakened, was released in December of 2015, and was my first successful NaNoWriMo novel. The sequel, The Sanctuary was published January 2017. Both books were relaunched in June 2020. My debut new adult romance, Benched, was released in September of 2020.
I am currently working on a young adult fantasy called Legacy and Struck Out, the sequel to Benched.
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Happy Ahsoka Tano Day!
TODAY'S THE DAY!!! Today we begin the celebration of 100 Years of the Disney Company! I am so excited to wear my nametag, to ride Railway over and over again, to experience the new shows and eat all the celebratory foods and to simply share in the celebration all year long.
Today was a weird AF day and I felt off of my game most of the day but I have cute new pink glasses and they're giving me life right now
Today I was able to attend the cast preview of Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway and I loved it so much, I rode it four times in a row! I can't wait til it's officially open on Friday and everyone gets to experience it and I can't wait for Toontown to fully open its doors again!
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I love sauerkraut on my dogs but hubby doesn't. I don't use much so this idea is absolutely great. Bought a few and it is the perfect size for me. Thanks and it taste great!
We both love kraut on our dogs and brats, but cannot always find Franks at our store. We grill out ALL year long.
Just found this on the condiment isle at Sams Club. Have never seen before.
Where can I buy Frank's Kraut Singles near Burlingame, CA 94010?
Our Frank's Kraut is the #1 brand in the Midwest. Unfortunately, we do not have any locations in California that carry our kraut. You can order online, shipping is free!
Great size great product but does it need to be refrigerated?
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How do you cook the singles? is the bag microwavable?
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Quantum-chemical analysis of the spectra of metal complexes of azaporphyrins by the INDO/S methodстатья
Информация о цитировании статьи получена из Scopus
Статья опубликована в журнале из списка Web of Science и/или Scopus
Дата последнего поиска статьи во внешних источниках: 28 мая 2015 г.
Авторы: Kon'kov K.A., Zhidomirov G.M., Khleskov V.I., Kopranenkov V.N., Ivanov Yu V.
Журнал: Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry
Том: 25
Издательство: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Местоположение издательства: United States
Первая страница: 436
Последняя страница: 440
DOI: 10.1007/BF00530438
Аннотация: The electronic spectra of the complexes of tetraazaporphyrin and phthalocyanine with Cu, Ni, Co, Fe, and Mn have been calculated by the INDO/S method. Electron correlation has been taken into account by considering 210 singly excited configurations according to a method which permits the calculation of the spectra of complexes with singlet, doublet, and triplet ground states. Test calculations of the complexes of porphyrin with Fe and Co have been carried out, and the results have been compared with known results from nonempirical calculations. The energies of the orbitals of the ligand of the π and σ types correlate with the corresponding peaks in the photoelectron spectra of azaporphyrins. The energies of the electronic transitions found are consistent with the experimental values. © 1990 Plenum Publishing Corporation.
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[1] Quantum-chemical analysis of the spectra of metal complexes of azaporphyrins by the indo/s method / K. A. Kon'kov, G. M. Zhidomirov, V. I. Khleskov et al. // Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry. — 1990. — Vol. 25, no. 4. — P. 436–440. The electronic spectra of the complexes of tetraazaporphyrin and phthalocyanine with Cu, Ni, Co, Fe, and Mn have been calculated by the INDO/S method. Electron correlation has been taken into account by considering 210 singly excited configurations according to a method which permits the calculation of the spectra of complexes with singlet, doublet, and triplet ground states. Test calculations of the complexes of porphyrin with Fe and Co have been carried out, and the results have been compared with known results from nonempirical calculations. The energies of the orbitals of the ligand of the π and σ types correlate with the corresponding peaks in the photoelectron spectra of azaporphyrins. The energies of the electronic transitions found are consistent with the experimental values. © 1990 Plenum Publishing Corporation. [ DOI ]


To avoid long download time for above video clip, you can visit the film website at www.jedwabne.net and see the "video preview" there.
In the small town of Jedwabne in Northeast Poland, Jews lived side by side with local Poles for over two centuries; by the outbreak of the Second World War, they constituted more than half of the town's 2,500 inhabitants. Relations were peaceful for the most part until July 10, 1941 when, just days after the Germans occupied Jedwabne, almost the entire Jewish population of the town was murdered. Beginning in the morning, Jews were chased, beaten and killed with clubs, knives and iron bars. Women were raped; a small girl's head was cut off and kicked about. Jews were rounded up from their homes and brought to the market square where the town rabbi and others were forced to carry the statue of Lenin and to sing, "The war is because of us." At the end of the day, all remaining Jews were forced into a nearby barn that was then doused with gasoline and set on fire. Music was played to drown out their cries. No Jewish witnesses were meant to survive, but seven managed to escape.
A memorial plaque that was erected at the site of the barn after the war read: "Here is the site of the massacre where the Gestapo and Hitler's gendarmes burned alive 1600 Jewish people. 10.VII. 1941." Such was the official version of history for almost 60 years, until the appearance of the book Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community of Jedwabne, Poland by Jan T. Gross, a Polish-born Professor at NYU. In the course of his research, Gross discovered that, in fact, it was not the recently arrived Nazis, but local Polish residents who had carried out this massacre. The book, first published in Polish in May 2000, caused a painful and far-reaching public debate. The dispute was fueled by the realization that the book would soon appear in English, making the story widely known beyond Poland's borders.
"...the larger message that this film conveys is the perennial need to remain vigilant against ethnic and religious intolerance. A sobering, often unsettling piece of work, this is recommended."
Przed druga wojna swiatowa, w malej miejscowosci Jedwabne w pólnocnej Polsce, Zydzi i Polacy wspólegzystowali ze soba przez ponad dwiescie lat. Wszystko zmienilo sie w lipcu 1941 roku, kiedy na spolecznosci zydowskiej dokonano przerazajacego mordu. W stodole zywcem spalono setki osób, wsród który znajdowaly sie glównie kobiety i dzieci. Choc minelo juz ponad 60 lat sprawa Jedwabnego wciaz budzi liczne kontrowersje. Przez jednych nazywana jest "czarna karta polskiej historii", przez innych uwazana jest za kolejny przejaw bestialstwa nazizmu. W filmie glos zabieraja przedstawiciele róznorodnych srodowisk, którzy wciaz próbuja rozwiklac tajemnice z przeszlosci. Kamera zabiera widza w podróz do Polski, Stanów Zjednoczonych i Argentyny, gdzie odnajdujemy bohaterów filmu, którymi sa zarówno Zydzi ocaleni z pogromu, jak tez Polacy, którzy im pomagali, a niejednokrotnie ratowali zycie.
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THE SCHOOL: FBS is yet another dream project of the Silicon Institute of Technology, a class by itself, to accomplish the mission of making quality education affordable in the state of Orissa and to respond to the ever-growing educational needs of the Temple City of Bhubaneswar, soaked in legends.
LOCATION: FBS is situated in a serene and pollution-free environment with lush verdure hills as the backdrop and away from the din and fast flowing vehicular traffic of the city. The school offers a congenial ambience to pursue academic excellence. The campus is advantageously located in the institutional area (Chandaka Industrial Estate of IDCO, Government of Orissa) of the capital city in neighborhood of the Infosys, TCS, Silicon Institute of Technology and many other educational institutions.
BOARD/SYLLABUS: FBS is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi. School follows a syllabus and curriculum of the recent National Curriculum Framework 2005 prescribed by the NCERT and Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi.
SCHOOL TIMING: 8:00 / 9 :00 A.M to 12:40 / 2:25 P.M.
Slew of co-curricular activities including dance, music, yoga, swimming, horse riding etc.
An efficiently operated, cushy fleet of transport system on all important routes within a radius of 10kms makes the school accessible from all the corners of the Temple City. Conveyance charges are fixed. This facility is optional for the students. Transport will be provided on request.
It is the responsibility of the parents to ensure that their children reach the pick-up points well in time.
Similarly parents are to make sure that they pick-up their children at the notified time from the specified bus stop failing which the child will be taken back to the school office. Once returned to school, the parents are responsible for picking their ward on their own. Any person other than the parents has to be properly authorized.
Any change of route is not to be entertained unless it is essential.
In case of any problems regarding buses, the transport in-charge may be contacted.
Buses may reach the pick-up point 5 minutes earlier or 5 minutes later. School buses are managed with utmost care but school takes no responsibility for any mishap in transit.
Well-stacked library with a vast number of books on various subjects helps the children to widen their intellectual horizon. Books being the best companions, pupils can be in the company of books during their leisure hours.
There is a general library in the school. Students from standard I to IX can read books in the library during the library period with the permission of the concerned teacher. Students from Standard V are allowed to borrow books which they should return within seven days.
Silence is a must in the library.
Books issued are to be properly cared and returned within seven days of the date of issue.
A fine of Re. 1/- per day will be charged after the due date, if the book is not returned.
If the date of return happens to be a holiday, the books should be returned on the next working day.
Absence is not an excuse for delay in returning of the book.
In case of loss or damage of books, double the cost of the book will be exacted from the borrower.
Any sort of marking on the book is strongly forbidden and violation in this regard will be fined.
The borrower should examine the books carefully at the time of issue of books and report to the librarian if there is any mark or damage.
State-of-the- art computer lab opens for the children limitless options to enhance their learning process. Computers have become inevitable part of life. Information regarding anything is at their finger tips today, courtesy computers.
Playgrounds include football field, volleyball court, badminton court, khokho court and kabbadi court. Play grounds are extension of class rooms. Sports and games have sobering and soothing effect. Healthy minds dwell in healthy bodies. Therefore, FBS leaves no stone unturned to encourage sports and games.
The school has unique infrastructure and facilities. FBS has architecturally sound and earthquake proof buildings and well-laid roads. The campus has beautiful lawns and gardens. The school envisions to have three distinct sections viz. academic, physical education and boarding.
"Child-centered" pedagogy means giving primacy to children's experiences, their voices, and their active participation. This requires that the basic needs in terms of adequate nutrition, physical exercise and other psychological requirements be addressed. Periodic height, weight and medical check-up of the students are part of the health assessment.


I have received a number of emails regarding schematics for crystal radios. After about the third email, I figured that I may as well put one on my page. So here it is. The circuit is very simple with only 5 parts, but performs very nicely when used with the right size antenna.
C1 and L1 can be bought, or salvaged from an old AM radio (which is where I got mine). You may need to experiment with the connections on L1 in order to get the best (or any) signal.
You may or may not need the ground connection. I never use it and the radio usually works fine without it.
WHERE IS THE POSITIVE CONNECTION?
If you live in a city, you probably dont need the earth connection, as you will get a strong signal friom local stations, but in the countryside the earth becomes essential to receive anything in some locations. It only needs to be a metal rod, preferably copper, about 1-2 metres long, buried in the ground.A lead water supply pipe will do nicely.
I built this radio exactly as shown in 1969 and was AMAZED it worked...I was only 8 yrs old. I substitued the diode with a transistor, using only two of its three leads and wound the coil on an oatmeal tube carton with a copper strip as my 'tuner'..lol. the cap was from an old radio. BTW, I hate oatmeal.
This is a great hobby. One of my first xtal radios was this same circuit!. I even had a radio that was just a diode and an earpiece! If you live close to a radio station and have a good antenna and ground you will either get one station or several at once. My main crysatal radio when I was a kid was a variable loopstick + a 1N60 diode (similar to a 1N34) and a crystal earpiece. I also biult a couple radios that had a razorblade touched by a pencil lead as a detector instead of the diode. I recently just got my first DX on an AM crystal set. The circuit is similar to yours, but with a tapped coil on PVC pipe instead of a ferrite loopstick. NOTE TO NEWCOMERS: A regular earphone will not work. You need a crystal earphone (also called piezo electric).
There is NO FM radios on that page.
Can a loudspeaker be used for the circuit instead of the crystal earphone????????
Where is the battery or power or it is of without battery?


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Describing a new environment: Lewis and Clark and enlightenment science in the Columbia River Basin
William L. Lang, Portland State UniversityFollow
Oregon Historical Quarterly
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806), Discoveries in geography, Columbia River
As part of a special issue of the 'Oregon Historical Quarterly,' examines the scientific aspect of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, focusing on the gathering, cataloging, and describing of plants and animals in the Columbia River Basin. Instructed by Thomas Jefferson to gather information on new species of plants and animals, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark collected specimens as they crossed the Continental Divide and entered the Columbia River Basin. Although Lewis generally held a negative view of the Indians the expedition encountered, he recorded their use of fish, plants, and game animals, and the Corps of Discovery traded with the Indians for food. Lewis and Clark stayed for some time at the Great Falls of the Columbia, Fort Clatsop on the coast, and Camp Chopunish on the Clearwater River in Idaho, noting the edibility and nutritional quality of previously unknown plants such as camas, cous, and other root foods. They wrote directly and without interpretation, fulfilling the goal of gathering scientific information
This is the publisher's final PDF. Copyright 2004, Oregon Historical Society. Reproduced by permission.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8750
Lang, W. L. (2004). Describing a new environment: Lewis and Clark and enlightenment science in the Columbia River Basin. Oregon Historical Quarterly, 105(3), 360-389.
United States History Commons
David Peterson del Mar
Patricia Schechter


Happy birthday to this little man.
Donut smash's are the new cake smash. You can do monochromatic or jazz it up with colorful rainbow sprinkles and balloons to match, there is no limit to the fun that can be had. Plus they're DELISH!
And when you have a big sister, well, you better be sure she is going to join in on the fun! Love the baseball cap sass!


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David represents at Peel Moat Lodge installation
Members and visitors of Peel Moat Lodge No 7633 were most honoured and delighted in welcoming David Durling at their installation ceremony held at the Davenport Hotel, where David was acting as the representative of the Provincial Grand Master, Tony Harrison.
Alex (left) being congratulated by David.
David was in good company being accompanied by fellow grand lodge officers Mike Adams (group chairman) and Brian Hayes along with other Provincial grand officers, group officers and other distinguished brethren to witness the installation of Alex Keenleyside as master of the lodge for the ensuing year.
The installing master Terry Levinson, efficiently completed the opening business of the lodge then commenced the installation proceedings in very good fashion, ably assisted by the officers of the lodge.
Alex, who was installed in a most professional manner was then given excellent presentations of the working tools in the third degree by Philip Lowe, in the second degree by Derek Addy and the first degree by Peter Shepherd. The address to the master was given by Nigel Paton, that to the wardens by Peter Beswick and to the brethren by David Durling.
On completion of the installation ceremony, David then rose to bring the sincere heartfelt greetings, congratulations and best wishes from the Provincial Grand Master, Tony Harrison. David said that Tony was aware that Alex was taking the masters' chair for the first time and wished him and the members of the lodge a very happy, healthy and most importantly, enjoyable year ahead.
David then turned to the installing master Terry saying that if Tony had of been present on the evening, he would have taken delight in congratulating him on his work during the evening and similarly congratulated the director of ceremonies Vin Wren for his part and similarly to the three brethren who delivered the working tools.
David (left) responding to his toast.
In response, Alex rose and thanked David for the good wishes and presented David with a number of charitable donations, firstly he presented a cheque for the very generous value of £1,500 made out in favour of the MCF 2021 Festival, followed by a cheque for £500 made out in favour of the West Lancashire Freemasons' Charity, another made out to the Tim Parry – Jonathan Ball Foundation for Peace Centre (Warrington) for £500 and £500 to the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust (Urology Funds), plus the lodge also donated £60 to the Friends of Ecclesholme, a total of £3,060 in charitable giving.
David responded by saying this was an absolutely remarkable example of charitable giving and congratulated the lodge members on providing such superb donations. He gave grateful thanks to the lodge on behalf of those who will ultimately benefit from their very kind generosity.
On the first rising Mike Adams rose to bring the greetings of the grand officers, in particular those who were present said they had experienced a wonderful evening of ceremony and that it was so nice to see a lovely installation carried out with much professionalism. Mike said that they were all looking forward to the remainder of the evening, assuming they were to be invited to the festive board.
Pictured left: Peter Beswick voicing his Master's song to Alex.
In the response to the grand officers, David said he was reminded about Alex's scheduled passing ceremony in 2010 where on that evening there was much snow and travel chaos ultimately delaying the ceremony. Back to the current year 2017, David reminded the brethren of this important Masonic year being the tercentenary year, David reminded the brethren of the forthcoming special service at St Elphins church in Warrington, he similarly also reminded the brethren of the Sky 1 production relating to Freemasonry and the first of five episodes scheduled to be screened on 17 April at 8.00 pm.
David reminded everyone of the MCF 2021 Festival starting in May and that there was plenty of merchandise appertaining to festival ties, jewels, cuff links, squares all being freely available to purchase through the group via Mike Adams or the group charity steward Darren Gregory.
David thanked the lodge for their very warm welcome during the evening and looked forward to visiting the lodge in the future.
A very enjoyable festive board continued thus concluding a most excellent evening which saw Peter Beswick presenting his inimitable and immaculately voiced song to the Master.
Article and photos by Eddie Wilkinson.
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Graduate Dissertations and Theses
Reconstructing the African and African Diasporic Woman: Gender, Race, Class and the Making of a Constructive Radical African Feminist
Patchani E. Patabadi, Binghamton University--SUNYFollow
Luiza Moreira
This dissertation analyzes the story of the African woman migration from a generational perspective. It discusses Mariama Bâ's So Long a Letter (1979) as the foundation of the African woman's migration story and the evolvement in the female identity construction. It then uses Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah as a new, yet different and more contemporary approach to the same subject. In other words, this dissertation explores how the contemporary approach to storytelling and identity construction has changed the African woman's migration story and her identity construction since Mariama Bâ dealt with them nearly forty (40) years ago. It analyzes the techniques that Bâ and Adichie utilize in constructing their diasporic characters' identities and establishes that these techniques evolve yet carry a trend of constructive radicalism in their identity constructions. The dissertation specifies that the notion of radicalism should be revisited in African discourse, and especially in African feminist discourse. It argues that Mariama Bâ's So Long a Letter and Adichie's Americanah exhibit an African contextualized radical approach to gender, race/ethnicity, and class issues that are oppressive to women, and to society at large. This idea of constructive radicalism constitutes along with the African female migrant story, the building block of this dissertation and fills a gap in African feminist discourse. The dissertation establishes that the African constructive radical feminist pulls from tradition, modernity, and her personal judgment to make her choices in her identity construction and self-assertiveness. Thus, it analyzes and discusses tradition, modernity, and culture, and engages with the changes occurred in the construction of the African female migrant's gender, class, ethnic and racial identity from the twentieth to the twenty-first century—specifically from So Long a Letter (1979) to Americanah (2013).
Patabadi, Patchani E., "Reconstructing the African and African Diasporic Woman: Gender, Race, Class and the Making of a Constructive Radical African Feminist" (2018). Graduate Dissertations and Theses. 94.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/dissertation_and_theses/94
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