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"The future of our planet and of humanity relies not just in lifting women up, but in giving them the opportunity to lead and to help invent a new economic era… because what's good for women and girls, is good for Earth."
Cristina Mittermeier
When we do this, we change the cycle. We build change. Seeds of change. Winds of change. Oceans of change. Climate change. Catalyst of change. Cristina Mittermeier is an engine of Change.
She is a Sony Artisan of Imagery, National Geographic Woman of Impact, founder of the International League of Conservation Photographers and co-founder of Sea Legacy, an organization combining decades of experience in conservation, photography, and communications, with the latest digital and social technologies, to build a healthy future for our oceans
Photo Credit: Crisitna Mittermeier
She is a woman whose influence has grown beyond her Mexico City roots as a marine biologist, artist, author and global champion for a sustainable earth. Her accomplishments fill an impossibly long list of environmental protections working in over 120 countries, from fisheries, biodiversity and the plight of indigenous peoples around the world to the support and education of young women and girls.
Mittermeier's success as an activist and her ability to see into the needs of our world comes from a special place. All of her success and the mission that drives her comes from her ability to truly see the world and people as they are. Her provocative, insightful images come from a much deeper place when you understand Mittermeier's focus behind the camera:
"There are some who believe that when you photograph a person, you capture an image of their soul. When photographing people, I have always focused on creating a photo that captures their essence as a human. My profound love for taking portraits is because they have such a deep narrative- a lifetime of stories within a single image." ~ Cristina Mittermeier talks about "Lady With the Goose."
"Lady With the Goose" was featured on the cover of FREEDOM | Vol. 05
For International Women's Day, German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz chose Mittermeier as a central figure in their global initiative, She's Mercedes. She's Mercedes recognizes her ability to "inspire, connect and empower women in creating a dialogue that transcends cultures, industries and experience." In doing so, Mittermeier's conservation and photography honors the company's storied traditions established, in part, by one of its pioneering founders, Bertha Benz.
Mercedes-Benz was founded on a dream to utilize technology in a way that would enhance the lives of people and the overall progress of humanity. As the wife of Karl Benz, Bertha was instrumental in supporting his vision of an engine-powered vehicle. But it was Bertha's insistence that he use her dowry before the couple was married to save the fledgling company as it struggled financially, in the early stages. Further to this, she also suggested technical enhancements such as adding wire insulation and leather brake pads, during the initial creation of this new "horseless carriage."
Photo Credits: Anna Heupel for Mercedes-Benz
In fact, Bertha Benz was so committed to advancing progress as quickly as possible that she secretly took the first long-distance journey in the company's inaugural motor car, traveling 105 km (65 miles) with her two teenage sons. Karl had no idea and during the rigorous drive, Bertha solved technical issues and proved to doubters that his 1888 invention was safe and reliable.
The confluence between Benz's work and Mittermeier's is obvious, more than one hundred years later. Mittermeier uses her camera, embarking on her own long-distance journeys to document the plight of our oceans and the effects of unsustainable living habits on our planet. As a trailblazing spokesperson for the damaging effects of climate change, it's inspiring to see her recognized and supported by the very company that Bertha Benz helped establish.
Who would have thought that the connection between these two heroic women would run so deep? Benz ushered in mobility and progress, while Mittermeier advocates for cleaner technologies and progress away from petroleum-powered vehicles. This bold move by Mercedes-Benz recognizes Mittermeier's influence as an advocate and spokesperson for the damaging effects of climate change. Mittermeier's collaboration with the very company that Benz helped to establish speaks to the role that every company should play in combating the devastating effects of the petroleum industry.
Photo Credit: Anna Heupel for Mercedes-Benz
By the year 2022, the mission of Mercedes-Benz is carbon neutral production in all European plants (and worldwide by 2039) through renewable energy sources, such as wind power and other clean forms of energy. Once again, the automobile giant will need technological ingenuity and financial investments to change production methods, renovate factories, overhaul supply chains and develop new models of electric vehicles; all this while reducing production of the combustion engine within the next 20 years.
By promoting the use of hybrid-gas and electric powered cars, Cristina Mittermeier is driving change into the future. The theme for She's Mercedes is Change Your Mindset. And that is what Mercedes-Benz has done. They have changed their mission and business model in accordance with their values.
"We have set a clear course to help prevent further acceleration of climate change," the auto maker said in a statement, adding that the Paris climate accord is "more than an obligation — it's our conviction."
By using art as a tool, Mittermeier exposes the truths about the effects of climate change, our oceans, and the lifeblood of our existence. The oceans are under siege and not indestructible. They are the healing source of life and regulator of our climate. Oceans provide food and medicines for over seven billion people, yet they have become a holding tank for over 8 million metric tons of plastic – used once, and discarded. The implications of discarding a plastic water bottle or a single straw can no longer be ignored.
The extent of our negligent behavior can be seen, as Mittermeier suggests, as far as the polar regions and the coldest places on Earth. Antarctica is not immune to the immense threat of climate change. In addition, large commercial fisheries exploit foundation species, like a small crustacean called krill, a staple in the diet of whales, penguins and seals, and whose population dynamics are barely understood. A growing tourism destination, increasing pressure is put on fragile landscapes of the southern regions.
As consumer awareness about the harmful effects of gas emissions and the production industry that supports gas powered vehicle manufacturing, it is up to all of us to change the way we travel in the present and into the future. Our freedom to easily navigate our lives and explore our earth must acknowledge the footprint on our environment and the species that inhabits it.
"This year marks Antarctica's 200th anniversary since it was first discovered and, unfortunately, it's also the year where the highest temperatures in the ice continent's history were recorded. This past February, temperatures soared to 20.75°C (69.3°F), alarming scientists and conservationists across the globe. World leaders are joining together to consider the establishment of three major MPAs (Marine Protected Areas) that would span across East Antarctica, the Antarctic Peninsula, and the Weddell Sea.
This would protect almost 1% of the ocean globally and approximately 4 million square kilometers. This is our chance to protect ecosystems to provide climate stability and to mitigate the effects of global warming on future generations. Think about that! At our fingertips is the creation of the greatest act of ocean conservation in the history of humanity, and it can all happen in a pandemic year!"
Photo Credits: Cristina Mittermeier
Mittermeier reminds us that 90% of the fish have disappeared from the oceans so every protection counts. "When I take stock of the challenges facing humanity and planet Earth, I cannot help but wonder, how can we aspire to solve massive global existential threats like climate change and inequality when half of our planet's population is disenfranchised participate in the solutions?"
Women make up slightly more than half the global population. If we are serious about engaging every sentinel to save our great earth, we must ensure women have the opportunity to change the trajectory and find solutions.
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At Least Five Killed in Fiery Crash on 10 Freeway in Rialto
"It is definitely one of the worst crashes I have responded to in my nine-year career," said Officer Ryan Alvarez.
By Jonathan Lloyd	• Published February 16, 2018 • Updated on March 19, 2018 at 12:04 pm
At least five people were killed Friday afternoon in a wreck after a truck crossed onto the other side of the freeway, crashing head on with multiple vehicles east of Los Angeles, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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Details regarding other possible injuries were not immediately available.
Both sides of the 10 Freeway near Riverside Avenue are expected to remain closed for hours. Aerial video showed a mangled guardrail dividing the east and westbound freeway lanes.
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A concrete pumping truck traveling west in the third lane on the 10 Freeway crossed over onto eastbound lanes, taking out a guardrail and crashing head on with multiple vehicles.
Several of the vehicles were fully engulfed in flames, and some were underneath the truck.
It wasn't immediately clear what caused the driver crossed onto the eastbound side.
Traffic was backed up to the city of Ontario on the eastbound side, and to California Street on the westbound side.
The eastbound side would be shut down for at least 10-12 hours, while the worked to reopen the westbound side sooner.
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I recorded this song, first recorded by the Carter Family in 1927 during the famous Bristol sessions, over a weekend in the South Mountain back at Ed Cox's cabin in 2011 shortly after Hurricane Irene blew over many trees up and down the east coast of the United States causing a lot destruction all through the Appalachians. Pennsylvania was especially hit, and the autumn ground was still very damp from September's flooding rains. I had to watch where I stepped in the grass if I didn't want my sneakers soaking wet.
Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow is one of my favorite songs. I've always remembered it. It's very much like What A Friend We Have In Jesus. My mother saw the Carter Family sing when she was a little girl. Mom was a good singer although she rarely sang. But once she held the microphone, it was hard to get it out of her hands.
Singing I'm aware of the minstrel songs of the British Isles and Ireland that existed long before the printed word, an oral history that arrived in the American colonies, influenced by the slaves as well adding their African rhythms singing work songs in the cotton fields.
Some might think of country music, especially the Carter Family, as rooted in European traditions, but it was an African American, Lesley Riddle, who worked with A.P. Carter, selecting songs for the Carter Family to sing. It was Riddle too who influenced Maybelle Carter's influential guitar style known as "the Carter scratch," and I have changed some of the words myself—it is what we do singing a song that has come from the beginning of human time, adding ourselves to the mix.


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Welcome to the Hippity Blog Hop hosted by Learning with Mrs. Leeby! I'm stop number 6! A great big thank you to Khrys from Keepin' It Kool in KinderLand for directing you to my blog! I hope you enjoyed her blog and her freebie. I have a little freebie for you as well! We've been talking about symmetry in my classroom so I made a fun activity for students to do during math workstations. It's called Symm-EGG-try Fun! Students work on symmetry by drawing the other half of the picture.
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Now head on over to Cindy at Granny Goes to School for stop number 7.
She has a freebie waiting for you! It's her Spring Flowers Graphing (soooo cute!!).
Also, don't forget to enter the giveaway at Learning with Mrs. Leeby. She is giving away a $25 TpT gift card and items from each blogger participating in the Hippity Blog Hop! My Writing Workstation Jar for Spring Writing Prompts is part of the giveaway.
Aimee- thanks so much for sending followers along the trail and along my way! I just love your "sym-EGG-try freebie. It adorable.
I am LOVING this freebie! I seriously need more symmetry sheets and this is perfect! Thank you so much, girl! I am giddy with delight at each stop!
I am having so much fun on this blog hopping adventure!
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Thanks to everyone for the wonderful comments!! I'm glad you find my freebie helpful!! Your comments have made my day!
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This goes great with our Math Unit right now! :) Thanks for the freebie!
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Sometimes, a message of God's hope is the only gift you can offer another person.
Sometimes, this is the only gift we really need.
One woman who has inspired multitudes with her message of hope in Christ is Corrie Ten Boom.
Corrie was born in the Netherlands on April 15, 1892, into a family of accomplished watchmakers. In keeping with family tradition, Corrie trained and later became the first female licensed watchmaker in the Netherlands.
The Ten Boom's were sincere, faithful and generous Christians. Corrie's family held weekly Bible studies and prayer meetings in their home. In addition, Corrie conducted Christian outreach programs and worship services for people with disabilities in her community. Recognizing the leadership of Hitler as sheer evil, Corrie's family began hiding Jewish people in their home in order to protect them from Nazi persecution that spilled over from Germany after the Germans invaded the Netherlands during World War II. The Ten Boom's became part of the Dutch underground resistance movement, protecting, hiding and helping Jewish people escape from their now Nazi occupied country.
After working together to rescue Jewish babies from an orphanage where they were slated to be killed, a young Dutch native who worked in the underground network with Corrie's family, was said to emphatically proclaim, "There is no greater work to be done in this whole world than saving people's lives." Corrie gently corrected the young man, explaining that there was one greater task to be done, that of saving people's souls. According to Corrie, "When you come to Jesus and bring your sins to Him, you are forgiven and He will give you a peace that passes understanding. Thank God that Jesus died on the cross for your sins and receive Him as your Savior and Lord." She clarified for the young man, that sharing this message is our most important work.
At the time, the young man couldn't understand the significance of Corrie's words. However, some months later this same young man was imprisoned for his underground work and told that he and all those with him would be executed by the end of the week. The young man told his friends about Jesus and reassured them that when the gun fired, if they believed in Jesus, their souls would be at rest with Christ in heaven. Many accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior. He wrote a long letter to Corrie just before he died, stating that now he understood the greatest work a person could do is tell others about Christ in order that souls may be saved.
He and the others were executed as scheduled.
After many months of successfully protecting Jews in their home as part of the Dutch underground resistance movement, tragically the Ten Boom family was betrayed by a Dutch neighbor who was secretly colluding with Nazi leaders. Corrie and her family were imprisoned on February 28, 1944. Corrie's father died 10 days later at the age of 84. Her sister, Nollie and nephew, Willem were released. However, Corrie and her sister, Betsie, remained in prison.
Psalm 32:7 – You are my hiding place; You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Corrie and her sister, Betsie, were eventually transferred to the Ravensbrück concentration camp near Berlin, Germany, where over 90,000 women died by the time World War II ended. The Ten Boom sisters were able to smuggle a small Bible into the prison and regularly held Bible studies and worship services with fellow prisoners, bringing hope and Christian encouragement, in an otherwise bleak and hopeless situation.
Corrie repeated these phrases, alternating, one by one, row by row, until the prisoners were gone. Then she swiftly crept back to her bunk without being caught.
Sometime later, the prisoners returned to the concentration camp and told Corrie the factory was indeed bombed and they all feared for their lives. However, as the bombs dropped and the building shook, as they huddled together and waited in dread, they reminded one another of the two phrases that Corrie had whispered to them in the dark of night.
Sometimes all we can offer is a whisper of hope.
But sometimes this is the very thing that is needed.
Deuteronomy 33:27a – The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.
After the war, Corrie opened a rehabilitation center for those who had survived the concentration camps as well as destitute members of the Dutch community. In 1945, Corrie returned to Germany where she met, and with the help of God, forgave two of the Ravensbrück guards. Corrie was invited to speak in more than 60 countries telling this amazing story of healing and hope in Christ, despite having faced such staggering hatred and heinous brutality. Corrie's biography The Hiding Place recounts this intensely tragic and profoundly triumphant story.
The Ten Boom family's favorite scripture verse was Psalm 91:1 – He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Interestingly, Corrie Ten Boom died on April 15, 1983, at age 91 on her 91st birthday.
Sometimes all we can do is whisper hope.
But sometimes this is the very thing we need.
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I loved reading this, Melissa. I dearly love the story of Corrie Ten Boom and have found so much comfort and inspiration from her writings and the movie about her life. My husband, our son and I read "The Hiding Place" together for his literature homeschool class, and we all three enjoyed it so much. It is a hard read when you think of all those dear souls went through, but it surely is faith-inspiring. God bless you, sweet sister.
Dear Cheryl, thank you for reading and sharing my love for this amazing woman of God! Her story has always captured my heart, as well. What a powerful piece of literature for you to share as a family. Though it hurts to read these accounts of human evil, it reminds us God is with us in the fire. I pray that God will use Corrie Ten Boom's incredible story of survival and forgiveness to touch many more and draw them to Christ. God bless you, sweet sister.
Thank you for writing about such a precious saint of God. I love her story, the book and the movie "The Hiding Place." Such a time she lived in and she made a real difference! What an example. Great post!
I wholeheartedly agree, Corrie Ten Boom was a precious saint of God. What an inspiring and courageous Christian woman. May we be as strong in our faith in the small trials we face. God bless you!
Corrie Ten Boom is an inspiration to all generations.
Such an inspiration! Corrie Ten Boom's story of faith, hope and love never gets old. I pray a new generation of people will get to know her and be encouraged to live for Christ come what may.
Yes, I am praying for your ministry.
I first learned as about Corrie Ten Boom as a child, then later saw the movie and read her book, The Hiding Place. But recently when I discovered this interview (in my sources below) I was drawn back to ponder her astounding life. May we live for Jesus with the strength she exhibited!
Each time I read about Corrie Ten Boom, I learn something new. Thank you for sharing about her and her life.
Thank you for reading about Corrie Ten Boom once again and I'm thankful you were able to learn something new. For me, her story will always capture my heart. May we be inspired anew by her faith and fervor!
Thank you Stephen! Corrie Ten Boom is one of those Christians who lived up to Christ's calling in a way that I pray I could, too. You are right, she was an amazing woman!
Dear Melissa, thank you for sharing this. Few in this generation have heard of Corrie. Her story has been an example for me for many years. Those who deny the Holocaust should read her story.
Praise the Lord that He gives His Spirit to endure and to witness as He chooses through us.
Dear Fran, I pray that the story of Corrie Ten Boom will resurface with a whole new generation of Christians to be inspired by her life AND to understand that living for Christ truly sometimes leads to terrible persecution. Your words are true – only the Holy Spirit could give us the strength to endure and witness for Him in trials. May our hearts be true to Jesus, come what may!
Hallelujah! That makes me want to shout and worship the Lord our Most High God!
Corrie's story has always moved my heart, as well, Karen! You nailed it, with your description: strong, unwavering faith. I am undone by the gifts of faith that she bestowed upon others – like whispering to them in the night, "Jesus is Victor!" I am shouting and worshiping the Lord Most High with you! May the Lord Jesus be the gift we give others, for in the end, it is the gift we most need!
I SO needed to read this post today. Thank you so much for writing this!! "Sometimes all we can offer is a whisper of hope. But sometimes this is the very thing that is needed." Amen — Jesus is victor!
May Jesus Christ be praised! Thank you for reading, Jessica, and remembering with me Corrie Ten Boom's gift to the world – the gift of faith in Jesus Christ! He is victor!
What a testimony of the power through Christ we have even in the darkest of moments. I love reading Corrie's story and am so convicted by her attitude in the face of death. Thank you for sharing this!
Corrie Ten Boom has such a testimony! I, too, have always been drawn to the story of her life and faith. You are right, Emily, her attitude in the face of death and evil, is an incredible thing to behold. Oh Lord, help each one of us, right where we are, to be a living testimony of your truth, mercy and grace.
I love learning more about Corrie ten Boom! She was an amazing person full of faith and forgiveness!
I'm with you, Julie! I love reading and learning more about Corrie Ten Boom! Wouldn't it be something to visit the Ten Boom museum in the Netherlands? May we be encouraged to grow even stronger in the Lord, as we remember faithful Christians like Corrie!
She was such a powerful personality. I love her story. Thanks for the reminders with many new details. God bless!
Dear Nancy, thank you for joining me here to remember Corrie's amazing life and faithfulness to our Lord and His people! May we be inspired anew to live fully for Him, as well!
Such a powerful testimony of Christian faith in Corrie Ten Boom's life. She inspires me, and you did a fantastic job telling her story. Wow.
I agree, Lisa. Corrie Ten Boom's life story has always captured my heart, as a powerful testimony of someone who truly lived out our Christian faith. I learned so much by listening to the interview from the youtube link below. What a joy to listen to her personal retelling of events. That is where I discovered many additional details that are not included in the movie or book. Such an incredible Christ-follower and woman of God!
Melissa, it's been many years since I've read Hiding Place. I loved reading your words here. The fervent reminders of Corrie Ten Boom's passionate faith challenge and encourage me.
I don't remember how she'd sneak out to whisper words of hope to the factory workers. Such a beautiful testimony of God's power and protection. Thanks for sharing this.
Jeanne, it has been a while for me, too, which is why I wanted to feature her life story here. Her faith and sheer bravery in the face of such cruelty is truly unimaginable. I learned about her sneaking out to whisper words of hope to factory workers when I listened to her interview with Kathryn Kuhlman. There are more remarkable details to her story if you ever have time to watch the interview (below in the youtube link.) It is so challenging and inspiring!
Thank you, dear Yvonne, for reading and remembering the life of this heroine of our faith, Corrie Ten Boom! May we spur one another one to greater and greater faith in every way possible!
Hers is one of my favorite biographies. Such faith, wisdom, and courage!
I agree, Beth! Corrie Ten Boom's biography is incredible and has always been one of my favorites. May her strong faith give us strength in whatever we may face!
This is such a thorough and beautiful testimony of Corrie ten Boom. She is one of my role models. It is has refreshed me to read this at the beginning of my day. Thank you!
Thank you for the kind words. All glory to God! Corrie Ten Boom is an amazing heroine of the faith and a great role model for me, as well. I agree with you, I am refreshed and draw near strength for my faith, as I read and reread of her great faith!
Melissa, thank you for this thoughtful post. My mom talks of meeting Corrie ten Boom when she (my mom) was very young. I wish I could have known her. Sometimes I run across one of her quotes on Twitter or Instagram, or in a book, and I'm like Wow! What a remarkable woman! Thanks for linking up at InstaEncouragements!
Wow, Patsy, to think that your mom met Corrie ten Boom! What a memory that must have been! Her story of faith in Christ against such a backdrop of evil is something few of us have ever or will ever face. May we be as true to our Savior as Corrie! What a pleasure to meet you at InstaEncouragements!
I just finished rereading "The Hiding Place" I feel it's so important to remember the believers who suffer for Christ's name. I am too comfortable. This is a great article about her life.
Thank you for sharing your insights. I am too comfortable, as well. May Corrie's story "The Hiding Place" remind us that there are many believers still suffering today for their faith in the world today. Holy Spirit, we ask you to revive the hearts and minds of those who are suffering because of their faith in Jesus. May His powerful love shine brighter than the darkness. Let us keep awake and not grow complacent or stagnant in our faith. Stir the fire of our faith in You! In Jesus' name.
I agree. Corrie Ten Boom's life is a powerful testimony of Christian love. I pray this small article featuring her courage and faith will help bring a greater awareness of her once again.


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278.052 Right of action against person responsible for loss; investigations. (1) If a payment is made out of the Insurance Fund to or for a state agency for any loss covered by the Insurance Fund, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services is subrogated, to the extent of the payment, to the rights of the state agency against any person or other entity legally responsible in damages for the loss. The department may commence an appropriate action in any court, in the name of the state, to enforce the rights. Any amounts recovered as a result of the proceeding shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Insurance Fund.
278.075 State agencies to supply information on media property; scope of coverage. (1) At times determined by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, each state agency owning, leasing, controlling or possessing media shall supply such information as the department may require regarding the agency's media. The appraised value of the media shall be established on the basis of present-day replacement costs or restoration to operational condition.
278.120 Claims management; defense; authority of Attorney General; payment of judgment or settlement; rules. (1) Without in any way limiting who may receive actual notice of a claim under ORS 30.275 (6), the Oregon Department of Administrative Services has exclusive authority to manage claims against the state, and against the officers, employees and agents of the state, that arise under the provisions of ORS 30.260 to 30.300. The department may delegate, by rule or by policy, claim management functions for claims arising under the provisions of ORS 30.260 to 30.300, including investigation, negotiation and settlement, to the Attorney General. The department may delegate, by rule or by policy, claim management for certain kinds of claims against an agency to the agency's elected or appointed head. Upon receipt by the department of a claim for damages against the State of Oregon or a state officer, employee or agent within the scope of ORS 30.260 to 30.300, if the claim is covered by insurance, the department shall tender defense of the claim to the insurer, and if such tender is accepted, ORS chapter 180 and the remaining provisions of this section shall not be applicable. If the claim is not covered by insurance or if the tender is rejected, the department shall cause an investigation to be conducted to determine whether the claim is meritorious and comes within the provisions of ORS 30.260 to 30.300. The Attorney General may conduct the investigation if requested by the department. If the department determines that the state or a state officer, agent or employee is or may be liable to the claimant under ORS 30.260 to 30.300, the department may negotiate, compromise and settle with the claimant. However, the department shall not compromise or settle a claim for declaratory, injunctive or other protective relief against a state department or agency that is headed by an elected official, its officers, employees or agents, or that elected official, without the express prior consent of the elected official. The Attorney General shall defend all lawsuits after the department has determined that a reasonable settlement cannot be achieved. The department shall pay from the Special Liability Revolving Fund authorized in ORS 278.150 or the Insurance Fund the amount of any judgment, and, if the department determines such action to be appropriate, the amount of any settlement unless the defense of the claim has been rejected pursuant to ORS 30.285 (5) or the Attorney General determines, in consultation with the department, that the act or omission of a state officer, employee or agent out of which the claim arose was committed maliciously or with an intent to cause unlawful damage or injury or with gross recklessness.
(2) The department, through the Insurance Fund, shall pay reasonable defense expenditures for and indemnify liabilities of an officer, employee or agent of a court of this state who is a state officer, employee or agent that arise out of a mandamus proceeding brought against that person in the person's official capacity.
(3) The authority granted to the department under subsection (1) of this section is subject to the authority of the Attorney General provided for under this section and under ORS 180.220.
278.125 Purchase of insurance; payment of premium; legislative approval of self-insurance plan. (1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services is authorized to negotiate for and purchase such insurance as the department deems necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and ORS 30.260 to 30.300 and 278.322, or such other insurance or reinsurance as may be desirable to insure the state, participating local public bodies or their officers, employees or agents against liability.
(2) The premium for the insurance shall be paid from the Insurance Fund as either an administrative expense or charged to the benefiting state agency, agencies or participating local public bodies.
278.150 Special Liability Revolving Fund; accounting for moneys disbursed. (1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may draw a warrant on the State Treasury for the sum of $75,000 payable out of the Insurance Fund. The amount drawn shall be credited to a Special Liability Revolving Fund which shall be carried with the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, and shall be used by the department when it is necessary or desirable to make immediate payments on liability claims. Interest earned by the fund shall be credited to the fund.
(2) The department shall file at least once each month a verified voucher covering current disbursements from the Special Liability Revolving Fund. The voucher shall be accompanied by an itemized statement showing the names of the persons, firms or corporations to whom and the purposes for which the disbursements were made.
Note: 278.150 was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 278 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
278.205 Certificates of insurance; coverage; personal injury protection benefits; rules. (1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may issue a certificate of motor vehicle liability insurance and make assessments therefor.
(2) When issued on vehicles owned by local public bodies, such insurance shall also include uninsured motorist coverage and may include personal injury protection benefits and shall provide at least the minimum coverages and amounts set forth in ORS 742.500 to 742.542. However, at the request of a local public body, the department may provide uninsured motorist coverage or personal injury protection benefits for the motor vehicles owned by the local public body in amounts greater than those required under ORS 742.500 to 742.542.
(3) When issued on state-owned vehicles furnished for public use including, but not limited to, use authorized under ORS 276.598, such insurance shall include uninsured motorist coverage and personal injury protection benefits and shall provide at least the minimum coverages and amounts set forth in ORS 742.500 to 742.542.
278.215 Uninsured motorist coverage requirements. (1) Any insurance or self-insurance provided by moneys from the Insurance Fund for or on account of the operation of motor vehicles within the state's or public body's control, shall provide the uninsured motorist coverage required under ORS 742.500 to 742.504 and, except as specified in ORS 278.205, may provide the personal injury protection benefits required under ORS 742.518 to 742.542.
(2) Any local public body, as defined in ORS 30.260, which establishes a self-insurance program under ORS 30.282 for or on account of the operation of motor vehicles within the local public body's control, shall provide the uninsured motorist coverage required under ORS 742.500 to 742.504 and may provide the personal injury protection benefits required under ORS 742.518 to 742.542.
278.315 Liability insurance for county or private community care providers. (1) The Oregon Health Authority may provide tort liability coverage through the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to any county or private community care provider that has contracted with the authority to provide supervision, care, treatment or training of persons under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board under ORS 161.315 to 161.351. Counties or private community care providers, and the officers and employees of those counties and providers acting within the scope of their employment, may be covered to the extent that any tort claim arises out of the provision of supervision, care, treatment or training of persons pursuant to the terms of the contract. Tort liability coverage under this section must be in writing, and may be part of the contract between the authority and the county or private community care provider. The coverage provided under this section shall be self-insurance by the State of Oregon to the limits contained in ORS 30.260 to 30.300.
Note: The amendments to 278.315 by section 26, chapter 442, Oregon Laws 2017, become operative July 1, 2018. See section 36, chapter 442, Oregon Laws 2017. The text that is operative until July 1, 2018, is set forth for the user's convenience.
278.315. (1) The Oregon Health Authority may provide tort liability coverage through the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to any county or private community care provider that has contracted with the authority to provide supervision, care, treatment or training of persons under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board or the authority under ORS 161.315 to 161.351. Counties or private community care providers, and the officers and employees of those counties and providers acting within the scope of their employment, may be covered to the extent that any tort claim arises out of the provision of supervision, care, treatment or training of persons pursuant to the terms of the contract. Tort liability coverage under this section must be in writing, and may be part of the contract between the authority and the county or private community care provider. The coverage provided under this section shall be self-insurance by the State of Oregon to the limits contained in ORS 30.260 to 30.300.
(2) Counties or private community care providers that have contracted with the authority to provide supervision, care, treatment or training of persons under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board or the authority under ORS 161.315 to 161.351, and the officers and employees of those counties and providers, are not agents of the authority for the purposes of ORS 30.260 to 30.300.
Note: 278.315 and 278.320 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 278 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
Note: See second note under 278.315.
(b) A child care facility as defined in ORS 329A.250.
Note: 278.322 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 278 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
(1) To provide all insurance coverages including coverage of related legal expenses required by law, requisitioned by individual agencies, or which the department determines necessary or desirable for the efficient operation of state government, including but not limited to casualty insurance, property insurance, workers' compensation insurance and surety insurance.
(2) To purchase insurance policies, develop and administer self-insurance programs, or any combinations thereof, as may be in the best interest of the state in carrying out the authorities granted in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) To consolidate and combine state insurance coverages.
(4) To purchase such risk management, actuarial and other professional services as may be required.
(5) To provide technical services in risk management and insurance to state agencies.
278.415 Department authorization of agency insurance purchases; exceptions. (1) A state agency may not purchase insurance except as authorized by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and in accordance with the terms, conditions and procurement methods as may be established by the department, except for the transaction of workers' compensation insurance and reinsurance business by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation.
278.425 Insurance Fund; uses. (1) There is established an Insurance Fund as a separate fund in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund, which shall be used to provide insurance and self-insurance for the State of Oregon under this chapter, and for participating local public bodies under ORS 30.282 and 278.125 to 278.215. The moneys in the Insurance Fund may be invested as provided in ORS 293.701 to 293.857 in "investment funds" as defined in ORS 293.701 which includes the Insurance Fund. Interest earned by the fund shall be credited to the fund.
(2) The Insurance Fund shall be administratively separated to assure individual accountability of the state and local public body liability insurance programs under ORS 30.282 and 278.125 to 278.215 and the state property insurance program under this chapter.
278.435 Fund to operate on actuarially sound basis; apportionment; assessment; advances; repayment. (1) It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly that the individual components of the Insurance Fund, as well as the total fund, operate on an actuarially sound basis and that the assessments and charges shall reflect this policy.
(5) In any year when the moneys in the Insurance Fund are not sufficient to keep the fund or any of its components actuarially sound and to make all payments required in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, funds may be advanced from other funds in the State Treasury under the provisions of ORS 293.205 to 293.225. Prior to any advance to the Insurance Fund under the provisions of ORS 293.205 to 293.225, approval shall be obtained from the Joint Ways and Means Committee of the Legislative Assembly, if the Legislative Assembly is in session, or the Emergency Board.
(6) Moneys advanced to the Insurance Fund as provided in this section shall be repaid from the Insurance Fund in annual installments, with interest as provided in ORS 293.220. The amount of the installments shall be fixed by the department at such amount as can be reasonably expected to liquidate the indebtedness of the Insurance Fund in not more than 10 years.


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In this chapter, we return to standard APIs with the Document Object Model (DOM). In Chapter 5, "SAX", we talked about the benefits of using standard APIs: increased compatibility with other software components and (if implemented correctly) a guaranteed complete solution. The same concept applies in this chapter: what SAX does for event streams, DOM does for tree processing.
7.1. DOM and Perl
DOM is a recommendation by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Designed to be a language-neutral interface to an in-memory representation of an XML document, versions of DOM are available in Java, ECMAscript,[27] Perl, and other languages. Perl alone has several implementations of DOM, including XML::DOM and XML::LibXML.
[27]A standards-friendly language patterned after JavaScript.
While SAX defines an interface of handler methods, the DOM specification calls for a number of classes, each with an interface of methods that affect a particular type of XML markup. Thus, every object instance manages a portion of the document tree, providing accessor methods to add, remove, or modify nodes and data. These objects are typically created by a factory object, making it a little easier for programmers who only have to initialize the factory object themselves.
In DOM, every piece of XML (the element, text, comment, etc.) is a node represented by a Node object. The Node class is extended by more specific classes that represent the types of XML markup, including Element, Attr (attribute), ProcessingInstruction, Comment, EntityReference, Text, CDATASection, and Document. These classes are the building blocks of every XML tree in DOM.
The standard also calls for a couple of classes that serve as containers for nodes, convenient for shuttling XML fragments from place to place. These classes are NodeList, an ordered list of nodes, like all the children of an element; and NamedNodeMap, an unordered set of nodes. These objects are frequently required as arguments or given as return values from methods. Note that these objects are all live, meaning that any changes done to them will immediately affect the nodes in the document itself, rather than a copy.
When naming these classes and their methods, DOM merely specifies the outward appearance of an implementation, but leaves the internal specifics up to the developer. Particulars like memory management, data structures, and algorithms are not addressed at all, as those issues may vary among programming languages and the needs of users. This is like describing a key so a locksmith can make a lock that it will fit into; you know the key will unlock the door, but you have no idea how it really works. Specifically, the outward appearance makes it easy to write extensions to legacy modules so they can comply with the standard, but it does not guarantee efficiency or speed.
DOM is a very large standard, and you will find that implementations vary in their level of compliance. To make things worse, the standard has not one, but two (soon to be three) levels. DOM1 has been around since 1998, DOM2 emerged more recently, and they're already working on a third. The main difference between Levels 1 and 2 is that the latter adds support for namespaces. If you aren't concerned about namespaces, then DOM1 should be suitable for your needs.
6.6. XML::Grove 7.2. DOM Class Interface Reference
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This paper extends Ajzen's (1991) theory of planned behavior (TPB) to explain and predict the process of e-commerce adoption by consumers. The process is captured through two online consumer behaviors: (1) getting information and (2) purchasing a product from a Web vendor. First, we simultaneously model the association between these two contingent online behaviors and their respective intentions by appealing to consumer behavior theories and the theory of implementation intentions, respectively. Second, following TPB, we derive for each behavior its intention, attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control (PBC). Third, we elicit and test a comprehensive set of salient beliefs for each behavior.
A longitudinal study with online consumers supports the proposed e-commerce adoption model, validating the predictive power of TPB and the proposed conceptualization of PBC as a higher-order factor formed by self-efficacy and controllability. Our findings stress the importance of trust and technology adoption variables (perceived usefulness and ease of use) as salient beliefs for predicting e-commerce adoption, justifying the integration of trust and technology adoption variables within the TPB framework. In addition, technological characteristics (download delay, Website navigability, and information protection), consumer skills, time and monetary resources, and product characteristics (product diagnosticity and product value) add to the explanatory and predictive power of our model. Implications for Information Systems, e-commerce, TPB, and the study of trust are discussed.


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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Admission Form 2023 | JNVST 6th Class Application Form
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2 major Christian groups adopt gay-rights 'compromise'
Jack Phillips
Two major Christian organizations have endorsed adding sexual orientation and gender identity protections to federal nondiscrimination laws.
The boards for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and the National Association of Evangelicals passed the motions in recent months as a compromise, exchanging an advance in LGBT rights for protections for religious groups, World magazine reported.
But the Family Research Council warns that under such a compromise, there is "no chance" that the rights of a Christian baker or teacher who opposes same-sex marriage would be protected.
FRC assessed the NAE motion, passed unanimously in October, titled "Fairness for All," urging Congress to maintain three principles in its legislation.
The first is that God "created human beings in his image as male or female and that sexual relations be reserved for the marriage of one man and one woman." The second urges Congress to "support long-standing civil rights laws and First Amendment guarantees that protect free religious exercise."
The third principle in the NAE motion is that no one "should face violence, harassment, or unjust discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity."
Peter Sprigg, FRC's senior fellow for policy studies, writes that the "first bullet point is a clear-cut statement of biblical teaching on sexuality and marriage" while the second "is a straightforward endorsement of long-standing American principles."
"The third bullet point is the problem," he says.
"What, exactly, is the definition of 'unjust discrimination' in this context? Is it 'unjust discrimination' for a Christian baker to decline to bake a cake to celebrate a same-sex wedding in violation of his own conscience? Or for that matter, is it 'harassment' for a schoolteacher to refuse to use pronouns that falsify the sex of a student who identifies as transgender?"
Sprigg says these are questions "that need to be put to the LGBT activists with whom this 'compromise' is being sought."
"The ball is in their court, not ours. Unfortunately for those seeking compromise with them, LGBT activists are likely to answer those questions with an emphatic 'Yes.' Alas, there is virtually no chance that they would endorse the kind of much-needed legislation that would protect the freedoms of that baker or teacher."
'The most viable political strategy'
World reported Houghton College President Shirley Mullen, who is on both boards, explained the rationale for the NAE motion to its board members.
"As Christian higher educators, we are increasingly persuaded that the most viable political strategy is for comprehensive religious freedom protections to be combined with explicit support for basic human rights for members of the LGBT community," she said.
World noted "Fairness for All" is a concept based on the 2015 state legislation known as the "Utah Compromise," a sexual orientation and gender identity law with religious exemptions.
Several NAE board members were contacted by World, but they either did not respond or declined to speak on the record.
CCCU provided a statement to World saying its motion was "not meant to represent the specific positions of our individual campuses, but rather reflect the wisdom of our board of directors as determined to be in the best interest of advancing Christian higher education in the public square."
Critics contend that any legislation based on "Fairness for All" would protect religious organizations such as churches and schools but not Christians in the secular marketplace, such as baker Jack Phillips.
Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado, was punished under state anti-discrimination laws for declining to make a cake celebrating a same-sex wedding. The U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled in his favor, determining the state showed "hostility" toward his Christian faith. But the ruling did not resolve the fundamental issue of whether a business owner must provide services that conflict with his or her religious beliefs.
Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, said the "Fairness for All" concept would be counterproductive, World reported.
"Placing sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes in this kind of legislation would have harmful unintended consequences, and make the situation worse in this country," he said, "both in terms of religious freedom and in terms of finding ways for Americans who disagree to work together for the common good."
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The Department of Biological Oceanography of the Italian National Institute of Oceanography and of Experimental Geophysics is responsible for the site Gulf of Trieste, part of macrosite North Adriatic inserted in the international network LTER (Long Term Ecological Research) that continues the historical series of hydrological, biological and biochemical data initiated by the University of Trieste in 1970. The research activities range from marine biogeochemistry to physiology, from ecology to traditional marine biology and are aimed to understanding the dynamics governing marine ecosystems in its complexity, and to evaluating the role of oceans in the global energy balance. The studies on local scale regard coastal and transition waters and address problems related to their sustainable management.


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Bay Area aiming at housing shortages
Fees and environmental constraints are top targets to boost building
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After talking up the Bay Area's housing shortages for decades, it seems some people are seriously trying to do something about it. An alphabet soup of somebodies, in fact, including the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Bay Area Council (BAC) and the nine surrounding Bay counties, including Sonoma, along with almost every Chamber of Commerce, business, labor, and Realtor organization in sight.
The long-lamented housing shortage was exacerbated by the loss of 5,300 or more homes in the October 2017 wildfires that devastated the central county, hitting Santa Rosa, Kenwood and Glen Ellen particularly hard.
Squeezed in the housing situation are people making less than $100,000 a year - most people - who can't afford to buy or rent what little housing is available. That includes teachers, police, fire fighters and just about everybody who isn't near the top of the income ladder.
In Kenwood and Glen Ellen, high home prices and few affordable units mean fewer residents in town, more second homes, more vacation rental investment properties, fewer children in school, and less local retail, requiring more trips to town and more Amazon boxes at the post office. There are few services catering directly to North Valley residents, except for three grocery stores, a gas station, three car repair shops, and a feed store. Restaurants and bars do serve locals, of course, but would not exist without the tourist trade.
While it wasn't the cause of the shortage, the 2017 fires put an end to the stalling on finding a way forward by the cash strapped local and regional governments that regulate development in some of America's most expensive and jealously conserved real estate.
Aside from adding a number of second units to existing and rebuilt housing in the area, no one sees any major development in either Kenwood or Glen Ellen anytime soon.
The push for more housing could have a major impact on what happens to the Sonoma Developmental Center, however, where suggestions from housing proponents have called for using surplus state property to site affordable housing.
Regional actions
At the regional level, the Committee to House the Bay Area developed a plan over the past two years - the CASA Compact. While acknowledging that housing may take 15 to 20 years to fix, the plan calls for substantial action over the next three to five years: passing legislation, funding, and organizing practical approaches to getting more reasonably priced housing built.
While they support the concept in general, and many of the ideas included in the Compact in particular, Sonoma County supervisors are cautious about what's next.
"A one-size policy doesn't exactly work in Sonoma County and the North Bay," First District Supervisor Susan Gorin said. "We have to talk about where the housing should be located, implementing legislation, taxing mechanisms to support housing and transportation options. There are no specifics so far."
Second District Supervisor David Rabbitt, who is Chair of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors this year, and Chairman of ABAG, also has reservations, though he signed the Compact in January, along with Rohnert Park Councilman and MTC President Jake Mackenzie.
"The CASA Compact is a consensus document, and I love some aspects and hate other aspects," Rabbitt responded to questions via email. "We voted on a gradient and I was in the middle, BUT, knowing that it is important to be at the table (as opposed to on the table for dinner!), and the Compact is simply a legislative advocacy platform which will allow for plenty of discussion on each individual piece of legislation, I voted in support. I believe the discussion is an important one. I believe the Bay Area (and Sonoma County) has a housing crisis and I worry my own kids or an entire generation cannot afford to live where they grew up and that is a problem."
Signing the Compact had immediate consequences for six-term councilman Mackenzie. He was stripped of his regional positions by fellow council members who were angry that he didn't consult them beforehand. Mackenzie has been a member of the MTC for 20 years (and was the current MTC Board Chairman) as well as the city's representative to SMART for 15 years. No longer. His ouster represents substantial opposition to the CASA Compact conditions from at least one city in Sonoma County.
The Bay Area Council, funded with a $950,000 grant from Hewlett Packard Foundation, has a strong agenda to push for more housing.
Their 2019 goal is to add 5,000 more accessory dwelling units in the Bay Area and see legislation passed that will streamline permitting and reduce overall building costs by 20 percent, working to reduce development fees and stringent environmental regulations. They will also push for large-scale zoning reforms throughout California.
County actions
Sonoma County renewed looking at housing solutions in November 2017. After discussing it throughout 2018, the supervisors opted to create a Renewal Enterprise District (RED) last June, aimed at developing local solutions that can be implemented over the next few years. The District was created in December through a Joint Powers Agreement between the county and Santa Rosa.
"The Sonoma County Transit Authority serves as the lead agency for the RED," the staff report said, "and will work closely with the Sonoma County Community Development Commission to regionalize housing planning and production; pool and leverage financing tools and funding sources; streamline environmental review of housing near transit and employment; create regulatory certainty; strategically use publicly owned land; and put equity, affordability, and climate solutions in the center of economic strategy."
Rabbitt said he has "always been critical of Development Impact Fees," citing single-home fees running from $21,000 up $157,000. "CEQA reform is something those in Sacramento are unwilling to tackle in whole, but there are some streamlining opportunities within the CASA Compact Elements."
The first two years of administrative costs for running the RED is being underwritten by a $1 million grant also from the Hewlett Packard Foundation.
Local groups weigh in
The Sonoma County Alliance, a business-oriented group that advocates for policy issues, teamed up with NORBAR, a large Realtor group, to study housing issues in 2017 and supports the CASA Compact.
"Most cities cannot tell you definitively how long a project will take to be approved and cannot tell you what the costs will be," Rabbit said. "We need more transparency across the board."
Teri Shore, speaking for the Greenbelt Alliance, said they are supportive of the goals, but are also cautious about what gets done about it.
"Reducing fees for small backyard units makes sense," Shore said. "Cities rely on development fees to pay for parks, police, streets, water mains and sewers. Slashing fees might help developers but will cost communities more in the long run."
She also noted that strong opposition to CEQA requirements may not be grounded in fact, referring to an unfavorable analysis of a state bill seeking to grant broad CEQA exemptions in Santa Rosa and Sonoma County. The bill did not pass.
Shore is also concerned that the City of Sonoma has discussed expanding its boundaries when the city's Urban Growth Boundary expires in 2020. These boundaries have set limits to city growth throughout Sonoma County since the 1990s, but must be renewed periodically. The practicality of building dense housing on city outskirts, however, runs counter to the need to build it near transportation hubs.
The state legislature has been considering ways to push regions, counties and cities into creating more housing, either though legislation or otherwise directing where it must be built.
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To download a PDF about the Recovery Enterprise District, see srcity.org/3035/Renewal-Enterprise-District-JPA
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2019 is in the books and now it's time to start the clock on 2020! Good news… it's setting up to be another amazing year for film! Below is a nice sized list of movies that I'm really looking forward to seeing this year and the best part? It's just a scale of what's to come… these are just the ones we know of!
Funny thing about 2020? There doesn't seem to be a franchise tentpole or staple at the end of the year, at least as we speak. Obviously the last months of the year are stacked with award winning movies, but the last few years have had Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Aquaman (2018) & Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). There's nothing like that scheduled for 2020. I guess the good news is that the end of 2021 will (hopefully) finally see the release of the sequel to Avatar. We need that as soon as possible.
The Grudge A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death.
Bad Boys For Life Marcus Burnett is now a police inspector and Mike Lowery is in a midlife crisis. They unite again when an Albanian mercenary, whose brother they killed, promises them an important bonus.
Gretel & Hansel A girl and her younger brother unwittingly stumble upon the house of an evil witch in the dark woods.
Birds of Prey After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.
The King's Men As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them.
Emma Following the antics of a young woman, Emma Woodhouse, who lives in Georgian- and Regency-era England and occupies herself with matchmaking – in sometimes misguided, often meddlesome fashion- in the lives of her friends and family.
Onward Set in a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on a quest to discover if there is still magic out there.
A Quiet Place 2 Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
Mulan A young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father. A live-action feature film based on Disney's 'Mulan.'
The New Mutants Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
No Time to Die Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Trolls 2 (World Tour) Poppy and Branch discover that they are but one of six different Troll tribes scattered over six different lands devoted to six different kinds of music: Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, Pop and Rock. Their world is about to get a lot bigger and a whole lot louder.
Antebellum A successful author finds herself in a horrifying reality and must figure out the mystery behind it before it is too late.
Black Widow A film about Natasha Romanoff in her quests between the films Civil War and Infinity War.
Greyhound During World War II, a Merchant Marine skipper must maintain his ship's place in a convoy being stalked by Nazi U-boat wolf packs.
Fast and the Furious 9 A sequel to 2017's The Fate of the Furious, it will be the tenth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise and the ninth mainline installment.
Wonder Woman 1984 Wonder Woman squares off against the Cheetah, a villainess who possesses superhuman strength and agility.
Candyman A "spiritual sequel" to the 1992 horror film 'Candyman' that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.
Soul A musician who has lost his passion for music is transported out of his body and must find his way back with the help of an infant soul learning about herself.
Top Gun: Maverick After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.
Minions 2 (The Rise of Gru) The continuation of the adventures of the Minions, always in search of a tyrannical leader.
Tenet The plot is currently unknown. The project is described as an action epic revolving around international espionage, time travel, and evolution.
Jungle Cruise Based on Disneyland's theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles, but with a supernatural element.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife When a single mother and her two children move to a new town, they soon discover that they have a connection to the original Ghostbusters and their grandfather's secret legacy.
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren try to uncover the truth behind a murderer's claim of demonic possession. The plot is unknown, so stay tuned for more information as it comes available.
BIOS On a post-apocalyptic earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship and what it means to be human.
Halloween Kills The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode continues in the next thrilling chapter of the Halloween series.
Venom 2 Is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Venom, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel. It is intended to be the third installment of Sony's Marvel Universe and the sequel to Venom.
The Eternals The saga of the Eternals, a race of immortal beings who lived on Earth and shaped its history and civilizations.
Raya and the Last Dragon In a realm known as Lumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.
Godzilla vs. Kong As the gigantic Kong meets the unstoppable Godzilla, the world watches to see which one of them will become King of the Monsters.
Dune Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction novel, about the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection of the most valuable asset and most vital element in the galaxy.
Uncharted The story is a prequel to the games, starring Holland as a younger Drake, showing us details of how he came to meet and befriend Sully.
We will return to this initial list at the end of the year and see if everything lead up to the hype and also, how many of these end up on the Best of 2019 list. Should be interesting. Did I miss any movies you're look forward to? Let me know down below.
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Tag Archives: Israel
August 31, 2010 sheikyermami	7 Comments
Pal-watch: Â all your cities are belong to us ….
Palestinian Authority Minister of Religious Affairs threatens war over Jerusalem
Speaker: Mahmoud Al-Habbash, PA Minister of Religious Affairs
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is in the audience.
Pal Watch
"Jerusalem is not just a city. Al-Aqsa is not just a mosque. Jerusalem is the key to peace, and Jerusalem can ignite a thousand and one wars. Unless the issue of Jerusalem is solved, so that it returns to its owners; unless Jerusalem will be Palestinian, as it was throughout history, the capital of the Palestinian state and the capital of the Palestinian people, the place which is the object of heartfelt longing and which all Muslims aspire to reach; unless Jerusalem is like that way, there is no peace. There is no peace without Jerusalem. There is no stability without Jerusalem. If Jerusalem is dishonored, if Jerusalem is disgraced, if [Jerusalem] is lost, it may leave the door open to all possibilities of struggle, all possibilities of war. The term 'war' cannot be erased from the lexicon of this region as long as Jerusalem is occupied, as long as Jerusalem is dishonored, as long as the residents of Jerusalem are being targeted. It's not possible; Jerusalem has to return to its owners. And we are its owners."
PA TV to kids: Israeli cities Haifa, Jaffa, Lod, Ramle, Acre are all "occupied cities"
Official Palestinian Authority TV continues to teach children that all of Israel is "occupied Palestine." A repeating message on the children's show The Best Home, currently broadcast three times a week during the month of Ramadan, is that all Israeli cities are "occupied" Palestinian cities.
Continued below the fold….
Abbas lies and threatens. No one notices.
Muslims in Scotland threaten shops that sell Israeli goods
Continue reading Israel →
"Tolerance" in the "Occupied Territories" (Judea & Samaria)
PA lowers volume on mosques near 'settlements'
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) — The Palestinian Authority has reportedly agreed to an Israeli request to lower the volume on mosque loudspeakers in Palestinian villages surrounded by settlements.
The Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported Sunday that the PA has also agreed that Friday prayers will be held in one mosque per village, after several Israeli settlers complained to Israeli authorities over the volume of the call to prayer.
Ehud Ahmed Barak bars IDF troops from eating, drinking or smoking at checkpoints during Ramadan
Many people on the Right are upset about Barak's dhimmi orders.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak has ordered IDF troops not to eat, drink or smoke at checkpoints during the month-long Ramadamadan Muslim fast. Ramadamadan starts on Saturday…..  Carl in J'lem
Update: just like the mythical Andalucia!
Sounds like a fairytale: how long will it last?
A wonderful supermarket opens in the West Bank, thrilling the Israeli and Arab shoppers (who get along just fine, thank you very much). Pajamas Media
Continue reading "Tolerance" in the "Occupied Territories" (Judea & Samaria) →
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July 20, 2010 sheikyermami
Heartbreaking pictures from the Gaza Concentration Camp
Israeli "Occupiers" Unwanted in Congo
"This is the reality today: Doctors from international aid organizations treat a delegation of volunteer Israeli doctors to Congo as though we were occupiers", Winkler told Nati Harush, the foreign ministries deputy chief security officer who accompanied the delegation.
Carl in J'lem:
Now they tell us:
After dragging out the adoption of sanctions for months and weakening them to the point of ineffectiveness, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is now warning that Iran is close – very close – to being able to produce a nuclear weapon.
After the Saturday people, they'll come for the Sunday people
There's a popular meme among Israel's opponents in the US that says that if only the United States did not support Israel, it would not need to worry about Islamic terror. The Investigative Project on Terrorism blows that meme out of the wate
Request Denied:
Obama rejected Netanyahu request for F-15E Â Â in 'tough' session
WASHINGTON — President Hussein Obama has rejected another Israeli request for advanced combat platforms. Netanyahu, during what was termed a tough and unpleasant session, failed to win Obama's agreement to approve the export of U.S. offensive systems, including combat jets and helicopters produced by Boeing.
Obama's real problem:
"Obama might come [to Israel] in the fall if he sees that the Jews are still not contributing to the campaign, and get some photo-ops at the Western Wall…."
"Psychic" Octopus Picks Israel
July 12, 2010 sheikyermami	3 Comments
Sorry Pal's, you lost:
Paul the "psychic" Octopus successfully predicted the outcome of the FIFA World Cup Championship last night, (Spain over Holland), as well as the winner of six World Cup matches so far.
The octopus, also known as the "Oracle of Oberhausen," has now crushed Palestinian hopes for an independent State, when he chose Israel last night as the sovereign country that will rule the Land of Israel and all of Jerusalem.
Angry Palestinians are reportedly announcing a world Jihad against squids everywhere.
Thanks to the Muqata
Pali Panic: Demonic Jews threaten Al-Aqsa
July 5, 2010 sheikyermami	3 Comments
"The Al-Aqsa Mosque is threatened by the plans of the enemies of Allah [the Jews], who have violated all faith and religious laws, and even deviated from their humanity."
by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook
Continue reading Pali Panic: Demonic Jews threaten Al-Aqsa →
Israel Today
June 28, 2010 sheikyermami	4 Comments
"This is one of the most dangerous cells we have uncovered."
"7 nabbed for cab-driver murder," from the Jerusalem Post,
Seven Israeli Arabs affiliated with al-Qaida and Global Jihad have been arrested for allegedly murdering a taxi driver last year, and carrying out a series of terrorist attacks, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) revealed on Monday.In a joint police-Shin Bet operation, Ahmed Ahmed, 21, Jalib Janam, 26, Wassim Allam, 23, Khidar Ziddana, 22, Ahbed Abu-Salim, 19, Adi Azzam, 23, and Oman Kakhibi, 22, all Nazareth residents, were arrested between May 11 and June 21. All seven were indicted Monday at the Haifa district court.
Hundreds of Arabs Riot
Atlas:
The Jewish people are going to have to expel the annihilators. Don't get too comfortable. It's already happening in Europe, and it's coming here.
(Israelnationalnews.com) Arabs in Shiloach (Silwan) near the Kotel in Jerusalem went on a rampage Sunday evening. At least two hundred Arabs hurled fire bombs, fireworks and rocks at security guards stationed at Beit HaDvash in the neighborhood, and at dozens of policemen and Border Police who came to restore order.
Three homes were reportedly on fire. More>>>>
Update:Â Arab Riots Continue in Shiloach Area of the Capital
JERUSALEMÂ (JTA)Â — Turkey's prime minister said his country has closed its airspace to Israeli planes.
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Hamas advertises for its summer camp by vandalizing competing UN camp
Indonesian minister: "Send our terrorists to Israel – we'll fund them"
Pali Work Accident!
Of course Free Gaza is not a humanitarian group
Dep.-Cmdr. Avi Elgrisi, Head of Amakim Police's Central Unit told The Jerusalem Post that "this is one of the most dangerous cells we have uncovered." The investigation was initially focused on two suspects, before being widened to include seven other suspects, he said, adding that police are expected to make more arrests in connection with the investigation.
The seven said that they founded a group called Aljahabiyya and claim to follow Salafism, an extremist Sunni Islamic movement. Aljahabiyya was formed two years ago, and inspired by and affiliated with al-Qaida and Global Jihad. The group underwent a process of radicalization, using material found on the Internet, including pictures of weaponry and instructions to prepare explosives and perpetrate terrorist attacks. The seven downloaded al-Qaida propaganda movies and speeches by Osama Bin Laden.
"They accessed the Internet for jihadi ideology and indoctrination, and used it as an information source to listen to extremist clerics," Elgrisi said.
Continue reading Israel Today →
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Israel: "Samson Option": choice in absence of choice?
Showing weakness and stupidity, the West encourages the Middle East predators, promotes the collapse of moderate Arab regimes and throws Israel into a dilemma: the Holocaust or the "Samson option"
By Alexander Maistrovoy/Canada Free Press
"When people speak about human rights, everyone has in mind his own ones", a German scientist and publicist Wilhelm Schwebel wrote. His words perfectly reflect the issue of "breaking" the Gaza blockade. These actions are as related to human rights as Josef Stalin's "fight for peace".
Other offerings:
An eight-year old child was shot in the head and killed in a "family dispute" in central Gaza.
A "peace activist" wants to ethnically cleanse Israel of Jews
"Obama Most Radical US President ever" states prestigious Harvard Phd
Dr. Richard L. Rubinstein, Yale fellow, "Distinguished Professor of the Year", and Harvard Phd, states that president Obama's intention is to "correct the historical mistake of the creation of the state of Israel." Dr. Rubenstein states that president Obama due to his family heritage is extremely pro Muslim – to the point of "wanting to see the destruction of Israel."
Continue reading Israel: "Samson Option": choice in absence of choice? →
Untangling the Israel-Palestine Confilct: Does a Palestinian State Exist?
June 24, 2010 sheikyermami	11 Comments
Geert Wilders created a stir when he suggested renaming the 'Kingdom of Jordan' as 'Palestine' to end the war in the Middle East.
"Jordan is Palestine," said Wilders, whose PVV (Freedom Party) trebled its position in the Dutch parliament in the recent election. "Changing its name to Palestine will end the conflict in the Middle East and provide the Palestinians with an alternate homeland," said Wilders.
Wilders added, "If Jerusalem falls into the hands of the Muslims, Athens and Rome will be next. Thus, Jerusalem is the main front protecting the West. It is not a conflict over territory but rather an ideological battle, between the mentality of the liberated West and the ideology of Islamic barbarism."
"There has been an independent Palestinian state since 1946, and it is the kingdom of Jordan," Wilders said. He called on the Dutch government to refer to Jordan as Palestine and move its embassy to Jerusalem.
Continue reading Untangling the Israel-Palestine Confilct: Does a Palestinian State Exist? →
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The Noose Around Israel's Neck
"The Arab nations should sacrifice up to 10 million of their 50 million people, if necessary, to wipe out Israel … Israel to the Arab world is like a cancer to the human body, and the only way of remedy is to uproot it, just like a cancer."
–Saud ibn Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia, Associated Press, Jan. 9, 1954
"We are not fighting so that you will offer us something. We are fighting to eliminate you."
—Hussein Massawi, the former Hezbollah leader behind the slaughter of U.S. and French forces …..
What we want, as Arabs, is to *be*. However, we can only be, if *the other* is not'. [Ben Bella, 'Tous Contre Israel', PI i.e. International Political Review/ Revue Politique Internationale, 16 (Paris, 1982), p. 108]
"Allah revealed Islam in order that humanity could be governed according to it. Unbelief is darkness and disorder. So the unbelievers, if they are not suppressed, create disorder. That is why the muslims are responsible for the implementation of allah's Law on the planet, that humanity may be governed by it, as opposed to corrupt man-made laws. The muslims must make all efforts to establish the religion of allah on the earth"
—Muhammad 'Abdus Salam Faraj, "Jihad: The Absent Obligation", p43.
"The battle with Israel must be such that, after it, Israel will cease to exist."
–Libyan President Mohammar Qadaffi, al-Usbu al-Arrabi (Beirut) quoted by Algiers Radio, Nov. 12, 1973
Collective Punishment:
Turkey Cuts Off Water Sales to Israel
Imagine if Israel would cut the supplies to the Fakestinians! Turkey cancelled a 20 year contract to sell water to Israel in retaliation for the May 31 Gaza Flotilla attack on Israeli soldiers. Israel National News/via Gateway
And so it continues:
Hizb ut-Tahrir: "purify the earth of Jewish filth"
Girl on Syrian TV: "Allah, turn Jews into apes and pigs!"
Palestine Telegraph and "Jewish power"
Left-Wing Lobbyists Orchestrate Gaza Campaign: Collusion between Leftists and Islamists….
Who's preparing the Second Flotilla?
Israel responds by inventing the POTATO BATTERY!
And you thought it was only the "Zionists" they want to kill…..?!
(Israelnationalnews.com) by Daniel Greenfield
Israel is being hanged on a public gallows erected on the grounds of the United Nations with yards of rope gleefully supplied by the Muslim world. But the hangmen are mostly Westerners who still think that the Muslim lynch mob at their doorstep can be pacified with the death of a single victim.
There are three things you can do when you are about to be hanged. You can walk proudly, recite a glorious line or two to embed your martyrdom in historical memory, and then allow yourself to be hanged. Jews have an extensive body of experience with that brand of martyrdom.
Alternatively you can plead your case all the way to the gallows, arguing that a mistake has been made, that your case has been improperly reviewed, begging for someone to listen and do something. This way also ends in a hanging. But it's the hanging of a slave without even a shred of dignity attached to it. A man that dies pleading with his murderers, and puts his fate in the honesty of the liars and hypocrites whose own crimes makes the worst of his look like virtues, is a craven fool.
Continue reading The Noose Around Israel's Neck →
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August 2017 -- BennettStrong Foundation Launches Website
Philadelphia, Pa. – The BennettStrong Foundation is proud to announce the launch of its official website, www.bennettstrong.org. The website was designed by Doylestown Web Design and features a modern look and easy navigation to help promote the foundation.
"We are excited about the launch of the BennettStrong Foundation website," said co-founder Mary Pellegrino. "The site will serve as a platform that we will use to announce fundraisers, special events, and community activities; all to serve our mission to help families of medically complex children."
Some of the highlights of the website include social media integration, photo gallery and an events section. The foundation's website also allows donors to make donations to help support current and future projects.
The mission of the BennettStrong Foundation acknowledges the daily battles medically complex children and their families fight. The Foundation's end goal is to provide these families with hope for a healthy and happy future.
July 2017 -- Hearts Continue to Help Parents Bond With Babies
Philadelphia, Pa. – The BennettStrong Foundation, with the assistance of helpful volunteers, continue to provide cloth hearts to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Newborn/Intensive Care Unit (N/IICU). For the past two years the foundation has donated nearly 3,000 cloth hearts to the N/IICU as a way for parents to bond with their child.
Mary Pellegrino, co-founder of the BennettStrong Foundation and N/IICU parent, took it upon herself to make sure every baby and parent in the unit had a heart. The idea of the cloth hearts also known as 'scent hearts' came from nurse Kasey Kernke, B.S.N., R.N.C.-N.I.C., and the Micropreemie Committee in the N/IICU.
"The hearts quickly became an integral part of our N/IICU journey," said Pellegrino. "For the first eight weeks of Bennett's life he couldn't be held. This was one of the only ways we could bond until I could finally hold him. As a mom, it's hard to watch your child fight for his life and not be able to hold him, console him".
The concept of the hearts is for parent and baby to each receive a cloth to keep close to their skin so their scent transfers to the cloth. Then they swap hearts so parents and baby can be close to one another's familiar scent. This positive input aides in the bonding process of parent and baby. The hearts are given to parents by various clinical staff in the N/IICU. It's been reported that even dads are wearing hearts, too!
For more information on the hearts or if you're interested in being a sewing volunteer please contact us via email at bennettstrongfoundation@gmail.com.


Detail of the Athlon's helmet show a purple visor. If I recall correctly, this is the first purple visor for a Mattel 12 inch Halo figure.
The articulation of the 12 inch Mattel figures in comparison to the 6 inch figures is definitely less. However, the 12 inch figures cost less than half of the 6 inch ones. Due to this, less articulation is acceptable, in my opinion.
Sculpt: Good, though the figure is stretched to fit the box and is compressed at the torso to be thinner than it's in-game model. There is a lot of detail that is missing or smoothed over. 8 of 10 medals!
Overall: 39.5 medals out of a total 50 medals. Affordability here is KEY.
Do I recommend this product? Yes. Though it's not my first suggestion. However, if you already have the Red and/or Blue Athlon Spartans then definitely get this to round out the collective color releases of this armor.