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May 27, 2018 / Daniel James
Here you will find all the articles I've been writing for other sites, as well as some segments and radio shows I've been hosting for 3RRR FM.
Segments: Uncle Bruce Pascoe Discusses Australia's True History on The Mission - Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
Australian history has painted Indigenous people as hunter-gatherers, almost completely ignoring the agricultural knowledge and farming systems, which were in place well before the arrival of Europeans. Bruce Pascoe, Indigenous writer from the...
Segments: Indigenous Heart Health with Associate Professor Luke Burchill - Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
Heart disease is the leading contributor to the health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The first Aboriginal cardiologist and proud Yorda Yorda man, Associate Professor Luke Burchill, joins The Mission to discuss...
Weak in health, but strong in heart: Lucy Pepper's motherhood bravery.
Tuberculosis is an insidious and debilitating condition with a long list of symptoms. Once rife throughout the world, it is now largely a third world condition. In 1907, Lucy Pepper was a First Nation's woman living in a first world country, relegated to existing in a third world conditions.
Segments: The Mission: Talking Treaties and The First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria - Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
In the inaugural episode of The Mission, host Daniel James is joined by Jill Gallagher AO, proud Gunditjmara woman and the first Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner. Jill has a long and distinguished career...
Husband, Dad, Digger: The Aboriginal ANZAC who fought for family.
The Great War offered Percy Pepper the same pay and conditions as the white man. With a severely ill wife, seven dependent children and a life under the harsh Aborigines Protection Act, it gave him a chance to fight for his country and for justice.
'If the Andrews government wants a fight, they've got one'
The government is facing a growing resistance from Djab Wurrung traditional owners over the destruction of cultural heritage. Is this a litmus test for what's to come with treaty negotiations? Those who have advocated for better outcomes for Aboriginal people have long known nothing is achieved without litigation or agitation.
Programs: The Grapevine - 11 March 2019, The Grapevine - Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
Presented by Daniel James filling in for Dylan and Kulja
Daniel James: Reconciliation - the new safe word | IndigenousX | IndigenousX
National Reconciliation Week has just finished. It's a week that is becoming more and more dubious in the eyes of many. The week is bookended by two nationally significant dates, 27 May the date of the successful 1967 Referendum and June 3 when we celebrate the historic High Court decision that overturned the lie that is Terra Nullius, known as the Mabo decision.
The Day Australia Got a Conscience
The 26th of January is indeed a day of national significance and we should pause and reflect as to why.
Segments: 'It's Time to Mobilise.' Standing Up for Indigenous Victorians on The Rap - Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
Tommy Lovett was wrongfully arrested by police in 2016. During the arrest the 18-year-old suffered 'deep bruising, cuts over his body, swelling and abrasions on his forehead and prominent welts surrounding his eyes...
The Horne Prize: Ten More Days
It was cold, it was mid-afternoon, but most of all it was wet. The first hard driving rain of the year. A sign the season was turning. I kept my head low, concentrating only on my footsteps. Leaping over a puddle and through the gate, my eye was caught by the flagpole, or more accurately by the flag tied to it.
It's OK to Whitewash | IndigenousX
Monday afternoon, the 15th of October 2018. A nation holds its breath as families, workplaces and boardrooms huddle around television screens as they sit tight for ultimate judgement by the learned men and women of the Australian senate. The bone crushingly heavy question they've been asked to consider, is it ok to be white.
OPINION: Massacre histories can help define identity
It is said that history is written by the victor and history itself tells us that's true. But history can also be covered up by the victor or not written at all. I grew up in north-east Victoria, in a place called Euroa. It means 'joyful' in Taunarong.
Put the dog whistles away, the "final solution" is here. | IndigenousX
"The final solution to the immigration problem, of course, is a popular vote." - Senator Fraser Anning, Maiden Speech, Canberra, 14 August 2018. here's the video of Fraser Anning saying "the final solution to the immigration problem, of course, is a popular vote" pic.twitter.com/n6ohvUW6Vp - Josh Butler (@JoshButler) August 14, 2018 If there was any doubt that the Australian Senate was a hotbed of racist, sexist and bigoted xenophobes then lets welcome its' newest Senator, Fraser Anning.
Daniel James: Bolt's Utopia is our Dystopia | IndigenousX | IndigenousX
As loathed as I am to give Australia's most circulated opinion blower Andrew Bolt any additional wind, his latest loathsome articles, The Foreign Invasion, which appeared in print yesterday, and his onlinearticle from earlier in the week, Watering Down Australia , do require was some examination, no matter how tiresome.
Daniel James: Why I am opting out of My Health Record | IndigenousX | IndigenousX
Initially, I was in two minds when I learnt about the My Health Record initiative to be introduced by the Federal Government. The electronic record system, which will come into effect on October 15, on the surface seems like a convenient way to keep all your health records in the one place online.
Hold onto your combs, hide your toothbrushes One Nation is here
One Nation's proposal to test the DNA of Aboriginal people to ensure they are indeed Aboriginal has opened up a real can of worms.
Australia's never ending long, hot summer
January in Australia is ruined. The ongoing and relentless culture wars have seen to that. Aboriginal people are participants in these wars, whether we like it or not. Every January the 'lucky country' swelters as the post-Christmas glut gives way to lazy days watching the cricket, post-festive shopping expeditions and days at the beach.
Segments: Reflections on Father-Son Relationships: Horne Prize Winner Daniel James, on The Rap - Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
What would you learn if you had ten more days with a loved one who has passed? Daniel James, a Yorta Yorta man, writer and this year's winner of the Horne Prize, explores...
Five Wasted Years in Indigenous Affairs
While Tony Abbott celebrates five years of the "Abbott Government" and his new role as special envoy, Daniel James look at half a decade of wasted opportunity in Indigenous affairs.
Then Unoccupied | IndigenousX
Meanwhile in Melbourne, the world's second most liveable city, debate continues to rage around the redevelopment of one of its landmark tourist attractions, the iconic Queen Victoria Market, or the Vic Market, as us locals call it. Plans for the $250 million renewal have been developed, distributed and subsequently destroyed by committee after committee, year after year.
Daniel James: Lidia Thorpe, Member for Northcote | IndigenousX | IndigenousX
On paper, it would seem unlikely that a kid that grew up on a housing commission estate, left school at 14 and who has a deep rooted disdain for pomp and ceremony would go on to become the first Aboriginal Victorian to become a member of the state's Parliament.
The Marginalisation of Free Speech | IndigenousX | IndigenousX
Great journalism gives voice to the voiceless. It can expose corruption and unravel the complex powers structures that intersect our daily lives. One of the hallmarks of a vibrant and healthy democracy is freedom of expression - the ability to challenge authority, and to hold to account the elected, unelected and unelectable.
Welcome to the Federal Seat of Cooper | IndigenousX | IndigenousX
Melbourne, early summer 1938. Six people, on foot, leave Footscray headed to the city. For a spot of shopping, to take in some cricket or to go and see the latest movie picture at the Tivoli? No. The six led by a 77-year-old man approaching the end of his life were headed into Collins Street for a very different reason.
Daniel James: Jill Gallagher and the road ahead for Victoria's Treaty | IndigenousX | IndigenousX
No-one ever said negotiating a Treaty between Traditional Owners (TO) and the Victorian State Government was going to be easy. Nothing like this has ever been attempted before by any country in the modern era. The challenges are large, but not insurmountable. The political will is there; but for how long?
Daniel James: Small steps towards justice | IndigenousX | IndigenousX
The South Australian Government this week the idea of a treaty with its Aboriginal communities. The Federal Government continues to ignore and misrepresent the Uluru Statement gifted in good faith by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders. The Northern Territory Government this week have floated the idea of a treaty for their constituents.
A call to arms for #HandsOffOurABC
Introduction by Croakey: The Federal Government's $84 million cut to the ABC over three years comes on top of cumulative cuts of $254 million since 2014, and threatens the organisation's "survival as an effective public broadcaster", according to Ranald Macdonald, a former senior Fairfax executive, and a Friend of the ABC.
Daniel James: Social justice incorporated | IndigenousX | IndigenousX
It's the late seventies. A windswept suburban football ground in the middle of a Melbourne winter, still a very much a white man's world. The throngs in the outer spurt support for their respective teams, united only in their mutual hatred of the umpire, colloquially known as the white maggot.
"Keep a copy of the Uluru Statement, share it, talk about it, understand it. It is history in the making"
We were told to go away, in the spirit of self-determination, and come up with a proposal to forward the constitutional change agenda. Invited to participate, to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from across the land to form a position, both leaders from our major political parties declined, didn't want to impose themselves on the machinations of our important work.
Is this the Australia we really want? | IndigenousX | IndigenousX
There's a lot happening at the moment. It was probably always thus, but let's take into account a few issues that are fundamentally impacting on our way of life and the way we see ourselves.
Daniel James: Greatness hides in plain sight | IndigenousX | IndigenousX
It's good to reflect every now and then. It's good to understand that if it wasn't for the sacrifices, the strength, and most importantly the love of those who came before us, many wouldn't be where they are today. Many wouldn't be here at all.
Don't let the shock jocks and keyboard warriors shape our view on Anzac Day
As Professor Peter Stanley, from the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society, UNSW, wrote a few years back, on Anzac Day, Australia remembers its war dead - with one tragic exception.
May 27, 2018 / Daniel James/ Comment
Society, Writing
IndigenousX, Croakey, Indigenous, Aboriginal, The Horne Prize, The Saturday Paper, SBS, NITV, RRR, Radio
A few late night thoughts
Is This the Australia We Really ...
Copyright Daniel James 2019


There's a soulful crying to much of this music that makes it so convincing, so enjoyable. It's blues music from someplace other than the Deep South. Starting with the first track, "Gaza Mon Amour," veteran multi-instrumentalist Gilad Atzmon somehow manages to invoke the spirit of John Coltrane (think "A Love Supreme"), along with a kind of tantalizing ethnic, Israeli vibe that conjoins East with West. The Whistle Blower is an intoxicating blend of romanticism with an edge that somehow bespeaks the current unrest we all live in. It swings like crazy and seems to owe some of its inspiration from that classic Coltrane quartet from the 1960s, but without being a retread of old ideas.
Across eight tunes, there's a sweet melodicism that keeps me listening, with unexpected surprises, reminding me that musicians from other parts of the world still think of and are inspired by music created by American musicians from days gone by. "Forever" unhooks us from the frenetic swing of the title track, letting us know this band, which also includes ample servings from keyboardist Frank Harrison, bassist/vocalist Yaron Stavi, drummer/vocalist Chris Higginbottom, with guest spots from vocalists Tali Atzmos and Antonio Feola, is working as a unit. The romantic "Forever" sentiment is furthered by the aptly titled "The Romantic Church," Atzmon's soprano saxophone soaring across the synth sheens provided by Harrison. The serenity is complicated by the album's centerpiece, "Let Us Pray," another song that evokes the spirit of Coltrane, but again from yet another place. Stavi's modal basis keeps it focused, while Harrison's chords anchor the song's contours, Atzmon's horn yet another insistent, paced, soulful cry. There's an inherent, delicious swing to this song akin to Coltrane's "Crescent," but the band manages, once again, to make it their own music, not a mimic, Higginbottom's drumming fluid, swinging, somehow in your face without being obtrusive. The repose points to the fact that this band has a history, they like playing with each other, feel comfortable, Harrison's haunting solo work on piano gentle, probing, Stavi's bass playing digging in. Praying, maybe, never felt so good.
All the players here have a rich musical resume, which goes beyond jazz to include an assortment that should keep listeners guessing. "The Song" shifts gears completely, its sweet waltz-like flavor and Atzmon's flowing accordion a kind of segue into more hard-charging material, "To Be Free" the start to the last section of an album that defies description as a reviewer, other than to say it keeps you on your listening toes, this song's combination of roots music with splashes of Keith Jarrett, Ornette Coleman and a general sense of unsettledness the overriding theme. Again, with Atzmon's soprano, we are reminded more of Coltrane, in the end, Harrison's piano channeling McCoy Tyner in support. Seesawing continues with what seems like a love song "For Moana," in case anyone was wondering about Atzmon's sentimental, meditative proclivities. It's Atzmon's paean to Italian adult-movie actress and politician Moana Pozzi, his "vintage romantic heroine."
As for the Orient House Ensemble, it's their eighth album after being together on and off for fifteen years (Higginbottom's a newbie). Atzmon describes the compositions as "about love, nostalgia, devotion and simplicity" and himself as "a reactionary existentialist," "the enemy of progress" and "the Imam of retro." The title song becomes a fitting retro activist closer with band wordless vocals, reminding us that while the music may sound serious overall, it's nothing if not fanciful, jolly.
Track Listing: Gaza Mon Amour; Forever; The Romantic Church; Let Us Pray; The Song; To Be Free; For Moana; The Whistle Blower.
Personnel: Gilad Atzmon: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, accordion, guitar, vocals; Frank Harrison: piano, keyboards, vocals; Yaron Stavi: double bass, electric bass, vocals; Chris Higginbottom: drums, vocals; Tali Atzmon: vocals; Antonio Feola: vocals.


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By Crimsondramon / May 7, 2019
Aimer Penny Rain Interview – Part 2
Aimer released two albums on 10th April, Sun Dance and Penny Rain. The second interview focuses on the album with…
Aimer released two albums on 10th April, Sun Dance and Penny Rain. The second interview focuses on the album with the theme of Rain, Penny Rain. This is the second of four parts in this interview.
You can check out Aimer Sun Dance Interview here!
It's rain, but by no means is it a chilly rain.
From that we move to Black Bird, Sailing and then Mabayui Bakari, a song made by Cocco. It's also a very intense trio of songs. You can feel how complete the singles are when leading up to the album again.
Thank you very much. Until Sailing, it's mostly a shower of intense songs like the rain. And when it reaches Mabayui Bakari it slowly increases.
And for the 6th song which is a new song, Stand By You. TK (Ling tosite Sigure) wrote the lyrics, composed and arranged the song which is a strings feature with an up-tempo rock number.
Yes. I first met TK in person when making the daydream album, and he's one of my few close associates that I worked together to bring this album to life.
Very few? It seems like you have many.
No no no. In those many, TK is one of the few which I became very good friends with that I've even visited his studio before. And back then, he asked me "can you sing this song" and it was Stand By You which we even did some pre-production on. He asked me to "take care of the song, as it is a good one." We couldn't find the right to release it but with the "Rain" album I felt it was the perfect time to release it.
Sun Dance also have rock songs included in it but the feeling is entirely different.
I feel that TK's song image is kind of dark, yet very ephemeral, very fitting of the Rain. Also I even asked TK to add one line of lyrics which goes "But even so, the light that touches the rain is sometimes reflected as rainbow – which illuminates me."
Basically asking him to add "Rain" inside?
Yes (laughs). Also TK is very kind and he re-wrote that line on the same day of recording.
Even with the re-written part, how did you interpreted TK's lyrics?
In the past, TK wrote us and Kowairo but to differ, I feel that you can see some love in this. Just by judging from the title Stand By You, it means to have someone there, and showing your feeling to that someone you're facing. It's rain, but by no means is it a chilly rain.
Even for the sound, it feels like there's a stinging pain of nervousness yet the chorus is really catchy.
That's right. Therefore for my singing, I felt that maybe I could have sang it more intensely. Talking to TK he said "you can control a little and sing it mildly too." We tried to find the most ideal temperature for this song while creating it.
Unlike in us where you had to sing while breaking your limits.
We managed to break it for us. Unlike that, this feels like it has more kindness spread all around. Stand By You was added in the Rain album but, near the end it feels like the rain is coming to a stop.
And that image follows with the next song Ref:rain. You even described that song as a "sound that looks like a clear sky after a rainy day".
Yes. As I originally mentioned about Ref:rain, it is the basis of the Rain album, so in a sense, you could say it was a song of fate.
Source: Natalie
Categories: ORIGINALS Tags: aimer, penny rain, sun dance, wow japan originals
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Join SoulShine's very own Aminy Johnson for a 75 minute high-vibration, soul-filled flow set to John Bonner's groovy beats.On a mission to provide a soundtrack to a spirited life, John Bonner aka BONZilla blends deep and mystical vibrations over dynamic energetic beats.


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Samantha Henig
Editor, Writer
Samantha is the editorial director for audio at The New York Times, where in three years she built an entirely new and wildly successful audio business within the company. It began when she returned from maternity leave in the fall of 2015 and was tasked with "looking into whether The Times should get into audio." That quickly became putting together a business plan and investment ask and building what's now a team of 25-and-growing audio producers and editors and a portfolio of shows that includes The Daily, which was the most downloaded podcast in the world last year, and Caliphate, which won a Peabody Award and was a Pulitzer finalist. In addition to being an editorial success, the audio operation is also a financial success, bringing in eight figures of incremental ad revenue and helping to drive subscriptions.
With more than a decade of experience working across product, technology, design, marketing, advertising and the creative/journalistic side, Samantha is an effective cross-functional leader who can mobilize people from different disciplines around a shared vision. She has extensive experience grappling with and enacting the workflow and cultural changes necessary to transform legacy media companies into digital-first operations.
Samantha first got into journalism in college, where she founded a feature magazine called Kitsch that's still going strong. At Kitsch she got the taste of starting something new and playing all roles: not only did she assign, edit and write, but she also designed the entire issue, sold ads, raised money from grants, and managed printing and distribution.
Since then she has worked at Newsweek, Slate and The New Yorker, before landing at The Times as the digital editor of the Sunday magazine. While at Slate, she recorded and produced podcasts of the "Explainer" column and wrote and starred in a series of videos. She co-wrote "Twentysomething," a book on the culture and science of being young, with her mother, Robin Marantz Henig.
Samantha lives in Brooklyn with her husband, two daughters, and cat, Henry. During her time in New York, she has been an active volunteer with Girls Write Now and the News Literacy Project.
Twitter: @scootes
E-mail: samantha [dot] henig [at] gmail [dot] com


We're the first to admit we've been spoiled. Not all that long ago, any well-equipped laptop for $649.99 was sure to earn a thumbs-up. Back in July, we said that Costco's HP G60-443CL gave you a lot for your money. The 15.6-inch HP G60-533cl offers few frills but appealing features, though the laptop's $650 price isn't the bargain it was a few months ago.


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Q: Android SAXParser cannot resolve symbol 'newInstance()' I'm trying to learn XML parsing by using SAXParser, I've writed simple code based on tutorial, app reading xml file from URL and showing current temperature in selected city, but android studio shows me an error in line:SAXParserFactory spf = new SAXParserFactory.newInstance(); with message Cannot resolve symbol 'newInstance()'  and when i try to run app throws error cannot find symbol class newInstance
I've searched all over and everybody uses the same code with .newInstance(); after SAXParserFactory(); . I know that SAXPArser is pretty old and all tutorials/articles about SAX are from 2011/12, so maybe something changed since then? someone could give me a clue what could be wrong?
here is my main java class:

package com.mycompany.weatherxmlparser;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.TextView;

import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
import org.xml.sax.XMLReader;

import java.net.URL;

import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser;
import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    String baseURL = "http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=";
    String koncowkaURL = "&mode=xml";
    TextView tv;
    EditText city;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        Button b = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
        tv = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.txtview);
        city = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.etcity);

        b.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                //pobieranie wpisanego miasta i stanu/kraju
                String c = city.getText().toString();

                //laczenie adresu url
                StringBuilder URL = new StringBuilder(baseURL);
                URL.append(c + koncowkaURL);
                String fullURL = URL.toString();

                try {
                    URL website = new URL(fullURL);
                    //ustawianie xmlreadera do pobierania danych
                    SAXParserFactory spf = new SAXParserFactory.newInstance();
                    SAXParser sp = spf.newSAXParser();
                    XMLReader xr = sp.getXMLReader();

                    //ustawianie handlera
                    HandlingXMLStuff doingWork = new HandlingXMLStuff();
                    xr.setContentHandler(doingWork);
                    //parsowanie xml'a
                    xr.parse(new InputSource(website.openStream()));
                    //ustawianie tekstu
                    String information = doingWork.getInformation();
                    tv.setText(information);

                } catch (Exception e){
                    tv.setText("error!");
                }

            }
        });
    }

A: Make sure you are using Java JDK 7. Clean & rebuild your code, try closing & re-opening your project and restarting your IDE. Sometimes these errors happen for no good reason.

A: wrong is "new" in "new SAXParserFactory.newInstance()" expression.
use SAXParserFactory spf = SAXParserFactory.newInstance();

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Lebanon to sign contract with Alvarez & Marsal
Russia upsets France with new Champagne law: Here's what you need to know
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France and its partners work on financing mechanism for Lebanon: Macron
Cabinet formation up in the air after Hariri's response to Aoun's letter
Beirut port's toxic waste shipped to Germany
Lebanese church patriarch wants direct talks with Hezbollah on making country 'neutral'
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Home Business US sanctions law adds to Lebanon's woes, threatens to hurt economy
US sanctions law adds to Lebanon's woes, threatens to hurt economy
Posted By: Editorial Teamon: June 08, 2020 In: Business, NewsNo Comments
#The_Lebanese_government, already facing tough political and economic challenges and a coronavirus pandemic, appears to be in an unenviable position as it gears up to cope with the potential dire consequences of a new American law that seeks to sanction the Syrian regime and those dealing with it.
"The last thing Prime Minister Hassan Diab's government needs is a US law sanctioning the Syrian regime and institutions and individuals doing business with it," a political source told The Daily Star.
"Definitely, the so-called 'Caesar Act' will have a negative impact on Lebanon's already struggling economy. Branches of Lebanese banks in Syria, as well as Lebanese businessmen doing business with their Syrian partners will be affected by the US law as they face the risk of sanctions if they fail to comply with it," the source said.
The Syria sanctions bill, which was signed into law by President Donald Trump in December 2019 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, the 2020 defense budget, will go into effect on June 17.
Seen as a stern warning to Syria's allies and economic partners in Lebanon, the Caesar Act also sends a clear message to the Lebanese government against normalizing ties and restoring economic and trade cooperation with the regime of President Bashar Assad, whose country has been expelled from the Arab League and remains boycotted by the majority of Arab and Western countries.
The US law is bound to deepen divisions in Lebanon, which is sharply split between political parties, such as Hezbollah, the Amal Movement, the Free Patriotic Movement and their allies, which call for normalizing ties with Syria, and other groups, like the Future Movement, the Lebanese Forces and the Progressive Socialist Party, which oppose dealing with Damascus as long as Assad remains in power.
"The Lebanese government is in a dilemma on how to deal with the Caesar Act. Complying with this act means severing all links with Syria and, subsequently contributing toward starving the Syrian people and also besieging the resistance [Hezbollah]. But refusing to comply with the US law entails the risk of Washington imposing political and economic sanctions on Lebanon," the source said.
An-Nahar newspaper reported on June 4 that since the Caesar Act burst into the open, "pressure has begun by Hezbollah on the government and its head and some of its members to prevent it from dealing with the US law as if it is a de facto matter."
Deputy premier and Defense Minister Zeina Akar was reported to have distributed a summary of the bill to ministers during a Cabinet session last month to examine the repercussions of Lebanon's dealing with Syria once the act goes into effect.
Asked about the government's stance on the Caesar Act, Information Minister Manal Abdel-Samad said a ministerial committee would meet Monday to discuss Lebanon's "official position on this law."
"The foreign minister is supposed to present a proposal on the issue to the Cabinet in light of the foreign policy to be adopted by the state," Abdel-Samad said after a Cabinet session Thursday.
Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti told Al-Joumhouria newspaper: "Naturally, we will look into it [Caesar Act]. There is a ministerial committee that will study that law before it is put to Cabinet … We hope that it will not have an impact, but indirectly we might be concerned with it and probably there are sides to be affected."
Hezbollah denounced the #US_sanctions law as "a dictatorial measure" that would not make Syria bow to escalating American pressure.
"The so-called Caesar Act is nothing but a dictatorial measure revealing the insolence of the fake democracy in the United States. This measure will not make Syria and its people succumb, in the same way all US sanctions had failed to make Iran's Islamic Revolution and its people yield. Rather, [U.S. sanctions] had pushed [Iran and its people] for self-reliance, self-sufficiency and toward building high-quality national capabilities in various fields," Hezbollah's parliamentary Loyalty to the Resistance bloc said in a statement after its weekly meeting Thursday. It added that the U.S. law would not achieve its goals.
Called "Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act of 2019," the bill authorizes additional sanctions and financial restrictions on institutions and individuals doing business with the Syrian regime or help it in postwar reconstruction. The act is named after a Syrian military photographer who leaked tens of thousands of gruesome pictures of 11,000 victims who were systematically tortured to death by the Bashar Assad regime.
The act will also compel the Lebanese government to tighten measures to prevent the smuggling of fuel oil and wheat to Syria through the illegal border crossings since Washington strongly believes that the Assad regime benefits from this smuggling to boost its revenues that have drastically dropped as a result of US sanctions.
The act seeks to hold those responsible for the killings civilians, impose sanctions and travel sanctions on those who support the Assad regime as well as denying the regime financial resources used to fuel his campaign of violence.
Syria has been ravaged by a vicious civil war since March 2011. The conflict has left hundreds of thousands of people killed and more than 10 million others displaced, according to the United Nations.
US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea was reported during her meetings recently with Diab and some ministers to have underscored the need for the Lebanese government to comply with the requirements of the Caesar Act.
Similarly, the Lebanese Ambassador in Washington Gaby Issa, after seeking clarifications from the U.S. State Department about the Caesar Act, felt "American insistence on the need for Lebanon to abide by this law."
MPs from various blocs warned of the dire consequences entailed by the Caesar Act on Lebanon's collapsing economy.
"The [U.S.] law is not binding in terms of official compliance, but it has grave repercussions on those whom America considers to be convicted of attacks on the Syrian people in one way or another," MP Marwan Hamadeh, who belongs to the PSP's parliamentary Democratic Gathering bloc, told Nidaa al-Watan newspaper. "This broad concept exposes complete sectors and many personalities to sanctions. We might see branches of [Lebanese] banks and contracting companies [in Syria], owners of commercial agencies, service and trade brokers, and engineering offices involved in financial, oil, electricity or other operations with the Syrian regime from 2011 until today that are vulnerable to prosecution."
Future Movement MP Mohammad Hajjar called on the government to deal carefully with the bill.
"The Caesar Act has been drafted by the US administration to punish, in its view, the regime in Syria. Therefore, our position on it will not change anything and Lebanon must approach this law with regard to dealing with the Syrian regime in a way that conforms to our national interests first because the prospects of violating it will have negative repercussions on it," Hajjar said.
MP Yassine Jaber from Speaker Nabih Berri's parliamentary bloc said the U.S. law has put all of Lebanon in a dilemma. "The government is not required to adopt the Caesar Act. Lebanon is a sovereign state and has diplomatic representation with Syria. I think the [US] law is directed against companies and individuals doing business with Syria and those must rethink their position," Jaber told Nidaa al-Watan newspaper. "All of Lebanon is in a fix and not only the government, especially since Syria is its gate to the Arab world."
If anything, the Caesar Act will put a damper on any attempt by Lebanon to normalize ties with Syria at a time the US is seeking to tighten the noose around the Assad regime. It also raises questions about the fate of cooperation contracts between Beirut and Damascus, including one that calls for Syria to supply Lebanon with electricity. Lebanese industrialists, farmers and merchants see Syria as a vital route to ship locally made goods to Iraq and Gulf states.
Last month, Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Narallah called on the government to restore Lebanon's relations with Syria as the only way to stop cross-border smuggling and help the cash-strapped country export its industrial and agricultural products to Arab countries. Nasrallah's call came as Lebanon decided to close illegal border crossings with Syria to halt cross-border smuggling, a key demand of the international community.
The Caesar Act also comes as US officials have said they will impose new sanctions on Hezbollah, long labeled a "terrorist organization" by Washington, and some of its Lebanese allies.
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A Belgrád Központi pályaudvar (), köznyelvben Prokop () Belgrád új vasúti pályaudvara. Az állomás a város Savski Venac nevű kerületében fekszik. Habár a pályaudvar az átadásakor még befejezetlen volt, a korábbi főpályaudvar bezárásával átvette a központi pályaudvari szerepet.

Az új belgrádi pályaudvar évtizedeken át tartó építését elsősorban a kapcsolódó projektek (14 km-nyi alagút, vasúti hidak, vágányhálózat) forráshiánya késleltette.

A központi pályaudvart 2016. január 26-án nyitották meg, kezdetben az elővárosi vonatok és napi két pár Újvidékre tartó vonat számára. Ezután fokozatosan átirányították a vonatokat a régi főpályaudvarról az újra egészen 2018. július 1-jéig, amikor teljesen átvette az új pályaudvar a központi szerepet.

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Már az 1960-as években születtek tervek a régi főpályaudvar leváltására. Az új pályaudvar helyét kezdetben az autokomandai csomópont mellett jelölték ki, azonban ezt a tervet az építészeti hatóság elutasította és a szomszédos Prokopot választotta ki helyszínnek. Ezzel a csomópont további építését is felfüggesztették, és csak 2007-ben fejezték be. 1971-ben a városfejlesztési tanács egy monumentális pályaudvar tervével állt elő, melyhez hasonló egész Jugoszláviában nem volt. A tervezéskor úgy számoltak, hogy a 21. századra megnövekedett forgalom mellett az állomás közel 10 000 utast tudjon fogadni óránként. A tervezésre irreálisan kevés időt, 18 hónapot szabtak, ezért a tanács ülése, melyen beadták a terveket, zűrzavaros volt, és több, mint 7 órán át húzódott. A végleges terveket 1974-ben fogadták el, az építkezést 1977. október 8-án kezdték meg. Az átadás eredeti határideje 1979. május 1-je volt, azonban az ország folyamatosan romló gazdasági helyzete miatt kezdetben csak lelassult, 1980-ban pedig le is állították az építkezést. 1984 májusában már szó volt a projekt felhagyásáról, de 1990-ben végül folytatódott az építkezés. 1996. július 7-én Slobodan Milošević államfő és Mirko Marjanović kormányfő átadták a még csak betontetőből álló állomást, de a további építkezések az 1999-es bombázás következtében leálltak.

2005-ben nemzetközi pályázatot írtak ki a pályaudvar befejezésére, amit a magyar TriGranit nyert meg, akivel 2008-ban felmondták a szerződést, és a korábban is az építkezésen dolgozó Energoprojektet bízták meg. Ekkor 2010-et jelölték ki végső határidőnek, azonban az építkezésen nem történt semmilyen előrelépés. 2012-ben az állam 35,8 millió euró hitelt vett fel a finanszírozásra, majd 2014 decemberében tovább tudták folytatni a kivitelezést. 14 hónapnyi munka után, 2016. január 16-án Aleksandar Vučić miniszterelnök átadta a pályaudvart, azonban ekkor még alacsony volt a kihasználtsága, a legtöbb vonat Belgrád más állomásait használta.

2017. december 10-én a belföldi vonatok többségét áthelyezték az új központi pályaudvarra, a nemzetközi vonatok továbbra is a régi főpályaudvart használták, mivel az új nem volt alkalmas a fogadásukra, mivel a 2016-os átadás ellenére továbbra sem készültek el a kiszolgáló és kereskedelmi egységek, két peron és a hozzájuk tartozó perontető, továbbá a bekötőutak is csak részben álltak rendelkezésre. Az építésügyi minisztérium akkori becslése szerint megfelelő finanszírozás mellett további két évre volt szükség a teljes befejezéshez.

További problémát jelent, hogy az új állomás a régivel ellentétben nem alkalmas áruforgalomra. Ennek ellenére 2018 januárjában bejelentették, hogy 2018. július 1-jén lezárják a régi főpályaudvart a vasúti forgalom előtt. Továbbá a következő két évben be szeretnék fejezni az építkezést, azonban nincs meg rá a fedezet, és a második kölcsön nincs jóváhagyva. Zorana Mihajlović szerb közlekedési miniszter még 2017-ben a befejezést 2018. április és 2019. április közé becsülte.

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Home » Antony Blinken says 'a few weeks left' to save Iran nuclear deal
Antony Blinken says 'a few weeks left' to save Iran nuclear deal
US officials report modest gains during talks in Vienna, but warn nuclear advances will soon become irreversible.
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken says there are only "a few weeks left" to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal before Tehran's advancements will become too difficult to reverse.
Blinken spoke on Thursday as negotiations in Vienna between Tehran and the other signatories of the 2015 deal, from which former US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew in 2018, continued.
The US has been participating in the talks indirectly, with Washington and Tehran, despite trading charged rhetoric, recently reporting modest gains after months of near-total deadlock. The newest round of talks resumed in November.
"We have, I think, a few weeks left to see if we can get back to mutual compliance," Blinken said in an interview with US public radio station NPR.
"We're very, very short on time," because "Iran is getting closer and closer to the point where they could produce on very, very short order enough fissile material for a nuclear weapon," he said.
Blinken added that Tehran has made nuclear advances that "will become increasingly hard to reverse because they're learning things, they're doing new things as a result of having broken out of their constraints under the agreement".
The nuclear deal offered direly needed international sanctions relief to Iran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme.
Trump reimposed a "maximum pressure" sanctions campaign after withdrawing from the agreement, and Tehran has since increasingly flouted the restrictions in the deal, arguing it is no longer beholden to the agreement following the US withdrawal.
US President Joe Biden has made returning to the deal a top priority, while newly elected Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, despite holding more hardline positions than his predecessor, is eager to find relief from crushing sanctions.
In an interview with Al Jazeera in early January, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said a return to the deal could be reached if "all forms of sanctions stipulated in the nuclear agreement" were lifted – an apparent softening of the government's previous calls for a complete lifting of all sanctions, even those imposed on human rights grounds.
On Thursday, Blinken said reviving the accord "would be the best result for America's security".
"But if we can't, we are looking at other steps, other options" with allies including in Europe and the Middle East, he added.
Those "other options" – often seen as an implicit threat of military actions – have been "the subject of intense work as well in the past weeks and months", Blinken said.
"We're prepared for either course."
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Suspect in hit-run of officer back in Connecticut
NEW BRITAIN >> A man accused of running over a police officer with a stolen car has been returned to Connecticut after being arrested in northern Vermont.
Nineteen-year-old Jaheem Snype waived extradition back to Connecticut during a court appearance Thursday in Newport, Vt. He's expected to be arraigned Friday in New Britain Superior Court in Connecticut on attempted murder and assault charges.
Police say Snype struck New Britain, Conn., police officer Brett Morgan with a stolen car Sunday night and dragged him nearly 100 feet. Morgan is recovering at a hospital after hours of surgery.
Snype and his half-brother, 23-year-old Frankie Gonzalez, were arrested Wednesday night in Barton, Vt. Gonzalez is accused of helping hide Snype and also was returned to Connecticut.
Both men are detained. It's not clear if they have lawyers.


This week, new 5E traps rules from Nord Games, a Railways of the World expansion designed by Vital Lacerda, cool miniatures, and an expansion for Western Legends.
This week is our lightest since we started with only 2 board game products (a fantasy worker placement game, and a tile laying farm game). There's also some expansions for RPGs that did will for Kickstarters in the past (Fantasy Trip and Mapmaker.
This week, lots of weird RPGs, a game about selling tea, and new content for BattleStations.
This week, some weird RPGs, and only a couple of board games. The lightest week ever!
This week, a Tegel Manor remake, Tainted Grail a mega-game from Awaken Realms, more OGRE, and a chicken-based tactical game!
This week, lots of fantasy and sci-fi terrain, modular printable tanks; a new horror board game from the guy who designed Last Friday; blacksmith-forged dice; expansions for Nemo's War; and a card game of demonic possession.
This week, lots of new RPGs: Mutant Year Zero, Crystal Heart, Never Tell Me the Odds, the Wyrd of Stormgard, and After the War. Board games feature Blood Rage Digital, QE, Ragusa, and Whales Destroying the World! Also, Halfling miniatures, an undead Blood Bowl team, and an expansion for a miniatures game called Relicblade.
This week WWI horror RPG Never Going Home. Lots of accessories including dungeon and warhammer terrain, dice pencils (again). Lots of weird miniatures. Heavy board games that simulate building a pipeline and building a financial empire in Chicago. Pirates, feminist Guess Who, Awkward Guests, and a lot more!


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A Global Early Warning System for Infectious Diseases
In the recent issue of EMBO reports, Barbara Han of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and John Drake of the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology call for the creation of a global early warning system for infectious diseases. Such a system would use computer models to tap into environmental, epidemiological and molecular data, gathering the intelligence needed to forecast where disease risk is high and what actions could prevent outbreaks or contain epidemics.
A model for a global warning system for infectious diseases. Courtesy of EMBO
An early warning system would shift the infectious disease paradigm from reactive -- where first responders scramble to contain active threats, as in the recent Ebola and Zika outbreaks -- to pre-emptive management of risk. Infectious disease intelligence could assess vulnerabilities based on the ebb and flow of risk in real-time, and inform targeted responses that minimize damages.
"For far too long our main strategy for tackling infectious disease has been defense after emergence, when a lot of people are already suffering," Han explained, "We are at an exciting point in time where technology and Big Data present us with another option, one that is anticipatory and has real potential to improve global health security."
Han and Drake propose that a three-tiered system with "watches," "warnings" and "emergencies" -- like that used for severe weather alerts -- would help decision makers and the public to make more informed decisions. They explain, "Much of the destructive potential of infectious diseases stems from the fact that they often strike unexpectedly, leaving little time for preparation. The best countermeasure is therefore an early warning to give affected regions or communities more time to prepare for the impact."
Machine learning methods have already proven successful at mining data from multiple sources to identify animal species that are likely to carry disease and geographic hotspots vulnerable to outbreaks of specific pathogens. Scaling up this effort to create a tool for global health authorities will require an increase in the stream of data available for modeling, investment in a quantitative workforce, and open dialogue among academic modelers and decision makers.
Data sharing is essential. Han explains, "Accurately predicting potential outbreaks and guiding effective responses relies on rapidly assimilating data from multiple sources to identify trigger conditions in real time. Ironically, in this age of Big Data, one of the few remaining hard limits on our forecasting ability is the volume and quality of basic scientific information. We can't collect data on everything -- yet -- but, we are getting a better sense of the kinds of data that would be the most useful."
Drake notes, "One of the key problems is figuring out how to integrate multiple data streams. Also, there are some aspects of epidemics that are poorly understood and can change quickly, such as how individual behavior changes in the face of a perceived acute health threat. We need better sources of information about these processes, if we are to develop a reliable basis for forecasting."
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By Kelly Johnson, Jana Bennett, Bro. Ray Fitz, Vincent Miller, Sandra Yocum
As a human rights center at a Catholic, Marianist University, we look to the insights of our theologians for a Catholic social teaching perspective on some of the most concerning conclusions of the Draft Report of the Commission on Unalienable Rights.
On July 16, the 11-member Commission on Unalienable Rights, appointed by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on July 8, 2019, published its draft report, initiating a two-week public comment period. The establishment of the commission itself, the draft report and the remarks of Secretary Pompeo during its launch has raised profound and manifold concerns within the human rights community.
As a point of departure, U.S.-based advocates of human rights stress that the commission's work and its draft report cannot be separated from the political agenda of the current U.S. administration, the administration's policies which have undermined or violated human rights, and the contemporary historical context. A letter from U.S. human rights organizations rejects the premise of the commission, that there is "untenable uncertainty regarding the meaning and scope of the human rights framework." In this regard, the draft report appears to dismiss and undermine the globally negotiated international treaties, to which the U.S. contributes, that constitute the primary corpus of human rights binding norms or international human rights law. It further disparages the global human rights mechanisms established by treaties or mandated by all countries, including the U.S., to protect and promote universal human rights throughout the world.
The U.S. human rights community is alarmed that the draft report appears to legitimize, primarily through historically constructed revisionist narrative, a new American version of human rights that would prioritize certain rights over others in U.S. foreign policy. In this regard, the commission's draft report seeks to prioritize property rights and religious freedom over other civil and political rights, such as freedom of speech and assembly, which are based in international human rights law and the U.S. Constitution. It further seeks to deemphasize the importance of economic, social and cultural rights even though the draft report recognizes that all human rights are "universal, indivisible and interdependent and interrelated."
It further selectively dismisses key human rights as "divisive social and political controversies." It cautions against "new" rights, without explaining the specific concerns. At its core, the draft report could serve as a dangerous invitation to all governments, including the U.S., to undermine their globally agreed human rights obligations and violate individual liberties in light of outdated conceptions of sovereignty and their own national, historical interpretation.
At the University of Dayton Human Rights Center, we share these concerns. As the draft report bases its analysis in part on biblical and religious tradition, we asked our colleagues in the Department of Religious Studies and the Marianist community for a Catholic social teaching perspective on this concerning effort to prioritize certain rights over others. Led in drafting by the Father William J. Ferree Chair of Social Justice, they agreed as follows:
The commission's report states: "Foremost among the unalienable rights that government is established to secure, from the founders' point of view, are property rights and religious liberty."
The report then goes on to defend this priority among rights both as necessary for a free and democratic society and also as consistent with a tradition they characterize as a harmonious blend of biblical, civic republican and liberal ("modern tradition of freedom") influences.
While we respect the report's concern to consider the United States in light of substantive philosophical commitments, we want to clarify that the understanding of these two rights as presented in the report is not consistent with Catholic doctrine on the social order.
Regarding property rights, Catholic teaching does advocate the protection of property rights, recognizing not only modern private property but also "the ancient form of community property" (Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, #180). Property rights, however, are strongly situated within the universal destination of goods.
"Christian tradition has never recognized the right to private property as absolute and untouchable: 'On the contrary, it has always understood this right within the broader context of the right common to all to use the goods of the whole of creation: the right to private property is subordinated to the right to common use, to the fact that goods are meant for everyone' [372]." (Compendium, #177, quoting John Paul II, Laborem Exercens, #613.)
Because God intends the world to provide for the needs of every person, any arrangements made in a social order regarding the distribution of resources must allow every human person with what is needed for a full life.
"Man has the right to live. He has the right to bodily integrity and to the means necessary for the proper development of life, particularly food, clothing, shelter, medical care, rest, and, finally, the necessary social services. In consequence, he has the right to be looked after in the event of ill health; disability stemming from his work; widowhood; old age; enforced unemployment; or whenever through no fault of his own he is deprived of the means of livelihood. (8)" (John XXIII, Pacem in Terris, #11, citing Pius XI, Divini Redemptoris, #78; and Pius XII's broadcast message, Pentecost, June 1, 1941, #195-205.)
A defense of property, absent that context, functions to absolve those who own property from responsibility to those in desperate need. Catholic teaching treats the withholding of resources from those in need as a failure of justice, not only of generosity and so private property always comes with a "social mortgage."
We note the report's comment on economic rights, in relation to this matter.
"Social and economic rights are most compatible with American founding principles when they serve as minimums that enable citizens to exercise their unalienable rights, discharge their responsibilities and engage in self-government. They are least compatible when they induce dependence on the state, and when, by expanding state power, they curtail freedom — from the rights of property and religious liberty to those of individuals to form and maintain families and communities."
The current highly unequal distribution of wealth in the United States, with its pernicious results on the ability of some communities to endure the onslaught of COVID-19, makes the status of economic rights an urgent issue. The anxiety in the document about the risk of expanding state power is disproportionate to the anxiety it should display over the actual catastrophe unfolding in our society.
The racial injustice this report narrates has had specific economic aspects, and they have not disappeared as civil rights have been gained. That economic deprivation, the result of centuries of injustice, costs lives, and the current crisis only heightens attention to this reality. Individual initiative and civil society volunteerism cannot overcome inequality built deeply into an economic system; government action to honor economic rights is required.
"Still, when there is question of defending the rights of individuals, the poor and badly off have a claim to especial consideration. The richer class have many ways of shielding themselves, and stand less in need of help from the State; whereas the mass of the poor have no resources of their own to fall back upon, and must chiefly depend upon the assistance of the State." (Leo XIII, Rerum Novarum, #37).
Regarding religious liberty, we appreciate the careful attention of the report to the matter. Catholic teaching on this right has a complex history. The principle that conscience must not be coerced is clearly established (and was so even in cases where its violation in practice was tolerated). The purpose of the right within Catholic thought is both to make room for the Church's freedom to give witness to the gospel and also to honor the call of God for every person freely to enter into communion with the divine life.
These two purposes are not at odds. The Church's witness to the gospel always requires, and we painfully acknowledge that it often has failed in this, strong and decisive defense of the well-being of persons who do not accept the gospel, in keeping with Catholic teaching on human dignity and the common good.
"It is … completely in accord with the nature of faith that in matters religious every manner of coercion on the part of men should be excluded. In consequence, the principle of religious freedom makes no small contribution to the creation of an environment in which men can without hindrance be invited to the Christian faith, embrace it of their own free will, and profess it effectively in their whole manner of life." (The Second Vatican Council, Dignitatis Humanae, #10).
It would be contrary, therefore, to the right as the Catholic Church proclaims it for the right to religious liberty to be invoked in a way that prioritizes Catholic or Christian freedoms in opposition to the human dignity and well-being of other persons.
"The right to religious freedom must be recognized in the juridical order and sanctioned as a civil right; [862] nonetheless, it is not of itself an unlimited right. The just limits of the exercise of religious freedom must be determined in each social situation with political prudence, according to the requirements of the common good, and ratified by the civil authority through legal norms consistent with the objective moral order." (Compendium, #422, citing Dignitatis Humanae, #2)
While the document clearly notes the limits of what the U.S. government may do to restrain religious activity, it also frequently refers to the biblical tradition as a source for the foundations of the political order in the U.S. and presents theistic faith as a necessary element of the social order in a free society.
In this way, the report privileges the version of Christianity common among the 18th century founders, bringing it into the sphere of the "special recognition" of which the Compendium writes, "Such recognition must in no way create discrimination within the civil or social order for other religious groups.[864]" (#423, citing Dignitatis Humanae, #6)
Catholic teaching indicates that a society which treats as its foremost concern these two rights, isolated from the context of the requirements of the universal destination of goods, the common good, and the human dignity of all persons, will fail to successfully defend human rights and preserve human dignity.
Kelly Johnson is an associate professor of religious studies and the Fr. Ferree Chair of Social Justice.
Jana Bennett is a professor of religious studies and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies.
Bro. Raymond Fitz, S.M. is president emeritus of the University of Dayton and Professor of Social Change in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Vincent Miller is a professor of religious studies and the Gudorf Chair in Catholic Theology and Culture.
Sandra Yocum is an associate professor of religious studies and the University Professor of Faith and Culture.
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Social media campaigns like the recent #BlackOutTuesday can boost influencers' and corporations' public images, while making little meaningful change. HRS 200 summer student shares her views on social media as a tool for activism, and how we, as activists and brand consumers, can do better.
From Tragedy to Advocacy: Facing Gun Violence in Our Community
One year after Dayton's mass shooting, the Human Rights Center and the Center for Social Concern ask what steps have been taken to address gun violence and what more needs to be done. We caution readers that this piece contains content related to gun violence and suicide.


With so many options out there, it is hard to know where to begin when taking a photograph. Do I use an app on my phone? Do I focus on landscapes or portraits? Do I need more or less light? It is easy to constantly doubt yourself and worry about the little things. What's more, with so many places and people at your fingertips, your subject possibilities are endless and it can be overwhelming.
Don't fret. Here we've found gems of advice that will get you thinking. This should help you along the way and make you feel more confident when setting up for that great photograph you're about to take.
If portraits are your focus, remember to break that barrier between subject and photographer. This achieves intimacy and a truth that otherwise won't be portrayed. Create a rapport with your subject so that both you and they feel comfortable, and the camera isn't an obstacle.
We live in such a fast paced world these days. We hear but we don't listen. We see but we don't look. Thinks flash by so fast, we don't take time to contemplate. Step back for a second and actually look, instead of desperately snapping away. This should produce that desired photo you were waiting for.
This may seem a little negative. Yet use this advice to push yourself harder. Just as with any skill, photography requires practice. Practice, practice, practice. Imagine the eyes like a pair of dancing feet. The more you practice and learn from trial and error, the sharper and cleaner your photos (or dancing steps) become. Don't be downhearted when your first photos are mediocre. These things take time and the more you shoot, the more chance you'll take a good one.
You may be using a camera or phone with auto-settings that does all the work for you. However, to take a good photograph, it's important to take note of the light in the scene and how to control it. Always be aware of the light and where it's coming from. Is the source a lamp? A candle? The sun? Post-editing and filters can only do so much. Take this advice literally and see that light then take advantage of it.
With so many photographers out there, you've got to go that extra step to create something unique and eye-catching. Break out of your comfort zone, take risks and do what you have to do to capture that moment. If you don't, you'll regret it.
This can be taken literally or figuratively. Let's think about the former. Firstly, commit that bit more and travel further. Get up before dawn in order to climb that mountain for example. Standing at the top of that mountain when the sun comes up will guarantee a good photo. Secondly, think about composition and framing. Where you stand in relation to your subject can make or break a photo. Contemplate more unusual angles and don't be afraid to take another step closer to get more involved in your surroundings.
After all this practice and consideration, you should have found your photographic voice. Work out what you like taking photos of and how. Discovering a personal style is important as it comes through in your photographs. It won't just be a good photograph but a photo that you clearly took.


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Ask Chuck: Donating Cryptocurrency?
We invested in some cryptocurrency a few years back. It has appreciated nicely. We want to give some to help the people of Ukraine. Do you have any tips for us?
Crypto Donors
Dear Crypto Donors,
First, may I wish you and our readers a very Happy Easter! Eight in ten Americans plan to celebrate Easter this year. According to the National Retail Federation, U.S. consumers are expected to spend an average of $170—or $20.8 billion total—related to the holiday: 90% on candy, 88% on food, 63% on gifts, 49% on clothing, and 48% on decorations. It is good to think more about being generous during this season that marks the greatest event in human history. He is risen!
Giving Crypto
The war in the Ukraine has brought this topic into focus with many people around the world. On April 5th, CoinDesk reported that crypto donations are skyrocketing. The ease of transferring crypto across the globe has become very beneficial for charities.
Crypto donors are, on average, much younger than traditional givers. 60% of crypto users are under 40. Younger people respond to needs publicized on social media. They like supporting a particular cause.
Benefits of Crypto Giving
Cheaper transaction costs
Attractive tax deductions
Donors' anonymity protected
Fidelity Charitable reported last year that a third of cryptocurrency investors have donated some of their cryptocurrency to charity. They were driven by the tax benefits and a desire to do good. 46% said it was difficult to find charities that accepted cryptocurrency, and 44% said it was a cumbersome process. Fidelity sees digital assets becoming a strong source of funding for the future. However, there are challenges: navigating volatility, simplifying the process, making the exchange of donations to traditional currency easier, and ensuring security for donors and charities.
The Drum reports that charities that accept cryptocurrencies in the U.S. experience far greater generosity among average crypto donors compared to cash donors. The Giving Block found that the average crypto donation was 82 times larger than the average cash gift, but this will likely decrease as more volume is generated. Emergency appeals for the Ukraine crisis raised millions.
The value of crypto gifts can fluctuate wildly, so churches are advised to put those donations to use quickly or liquidate them into traditional dollars, rather than speculate on their growth.
Last month, President Biden signed an executive order for government oversight of cryptocurrency. Due to the growing popularity of cryptocurrency, there is a possibility that the central bank will create its own digital currency. Surveys show that roughly 16% of Americans (40 million) have invested in crypto. 43% of men 18-29 years old have put money into some form of cryptocurrency. 90 central banks are experimenting with or piloting central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
Tax Ramifications
Crypto donations can be treated as itemized deductions and can possibly reduce your income tax liability. Donating crypto is tax free and deductible as long as the donation is to a registered charity. Organizations with 501(c)(3) status qualify. The amount that is tax deductible depends on how long the asset was held. Crypto held for more than one year can be deducted at fair market value. Crypto held for less than a year can be deducted at the lower of either the fair market value or your cost basis (the difference in the sale and purchase price).
Millions of dollars generously given to help Ukraine were lost to thieves in crypto scams.
To verify that crypto donations are going into the right hands, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advises that donors do the following:
Search online for the name of the group plus words like "review," "scam," or "complaint."
See what Charity Navigator, Charity Watch, or BBB Wise Giving Alliance have to say about the charity.
Do an online search of the wallet address to verify the real address.
Remember that once money is given, it cannot be taken back unless someone sends it back to you.
God's Call to Seek Wisdom and Give Generously
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him." (James 1:5 EV)
"As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life." (1 Timothy 6:17-19 ESV)
I am on the Board of Directors of TrustBridge Global, which provides expert assistance to donors transferring funds across international borders. I recommend that you consider seeking their advice and services when giving to the people of Ukraine, whether making a traditional or crypto gift. Thank you for your question and generosity!
My new book, Economic Evidence for God: Uncovering the Invisible Hand that Guides the Economy, is now available. As you press into the evidence, it will become more and more exciting as you begin to see the world and even your own economic activity through an entirely new perspective. Money―and our personal and collective use of it―can be examined to reveal our faith, or lack thereof, and God's ever-present reality in our affairs. I hope you enjoy it!
This article was originally published on The Christian Post on April 15, 2022.
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Czech Republic: Nordic Telecom and Nokia announce mission-critical LTE network
Czech mobile operator Nordic Telecom and Nokia will establish a mission-critical communication-ready LTE network in the recently opened up 410-430MHz band.
Nokia will deploy its LTE radio solution, IP network technology, dense wavelength division multiplex (DWDM) technology and will install mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) applications such as group communication.
According to Aleš Voženílek, country head and CSO Czech Republic at Nokia, "The network is dedicated to mission critical communication. It means not only that it avoids overload by commercial users, but as [a] dedicated network it is and will be rolled out in line with [the] concrete requirements of respective mission-critical users, with respect to coverage, resilience [and] choice of technology (including cyber security requirements."
Voženílek told Critical Communications Today that the network is operational but is in a trial phase, with the MCPTT solution having already been installed and additional base transceiver stations (BTSs) are in the process of being rolled. Both the radio access network (RAN) and core network are dedicated and as a result, only mission-critical traffic will be on the network.
Nokia's Voženílek adds that The Czech Ministry of Interior (MOI) is evaluating the introduction of mission-critical communications over LTE. He expects a decision to be made by the Czech government in a few months' time. The MOI is considering several scenarios including an open tender for a new provider of a broadband PPDR (BB-PPDR) solution using the 400MHz band.
He explained that carrier aggregation "is an option", depending on end-users' specific requirements and highlighted the fact that Nordic Telecom has a network operating in the 3.7 GHz band (in addition to that in the 410MHz band) and is planning to compete for spectrum in the 700MHz in an auction later this year. The company already has access to devices that support 410 MHz/700 MHz/ 3.7 GHz on one chipset, but carrier aggregation over these bands is currently not supported.
Nordic Telecom plans to use the upgraded network to sell mission-critical broadband communications to industrial internet of things (IIoT) industries in the Czech Republic, such as energy and transport.
Jan Čornej, investment manager, Nordic Telecom said, "As a pioneer in this space, we are looking forward to proving to the market that modern and new generation MCC services can be provided on an LTE network. We are very happy to announce our cooperation with Nokia who is providing us with a completely secure and future-proof solution, dedicated local team, technical advisory and professional services."
This article has been updated to add additional information to clarify the extent to which the network is dedicated and its current status


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Катери́на Семе́нівна Ле́вченко (* 27 березня 1920, Юрів, нині Макарівського району — † 28 жовтня 1991) — український хімік, доктор наук.

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У 1937—1941 та 1944—1945 роках навчалася в КДУ ім. Т. Г. Шевченка. У 1942—1943 в часі нацистської влади робила в поліклініці Макарова. 1944 — вчитель хімії в школі села Макарів.

1945—1948 — аспірант (науковий керівник А. І. Кіпріанов). У 1950 році захистила кандидатську дисертацію — «Вплив нейтральних розчинників на зафарбування органічних фарбуючих речовин», протягом 1951—1956 років — молодший, у 1956—1973 — старший науковий співробітник.

В 1966 році захищає докторську дисертацію — «Похідні іміносульфато-, іміно-сульфіно та іміносірчаної кислот й азотистих аналогів двоокису сірки». З 1973 року — завідувачка відділу хімії органічних сполук сірки АН УРСР, 1974 — професор.

Досліджувала в галузі органічних сполук сірки, розвивала новий напрямок — хімію іміноаналогів кисневих сполук сірки.

Заслужений діяч науки УРСР — 1982.

Автор понад 120 наукових робіт, 2 оглядів, 12 авторських свідоцтв, серед свідоцтв — «5,6,7-трихлор-3-феніл- 2Н-1,2,4-бензотіадіазиноксид-1, який має властивості регулятора росту рослин», 1980, разом з Борисенко Вірою Петрівною, Варшавським Борисом Яковичем, Варшавською Вірою Борисівною, Вороніною Валентиною Михайлівною, Юрієм Каганом, Карабановим Юрієм Вікторовичем, Ліптугою Миколою Івановичем, Мироном Лозинським, Леонідом Марковським, Петренком Володимиром Степановичем, Зоєю Пожар, Пшеничук Раїсою Федорівною, Світельським Михайлом Миколайовичем, Черепенко Тетяною Йосипівною та Юрієм Шермоловичем.

Підготувала 9 кандидатів та 1 доктора хімічних наук.

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Good Samaritans came to the aid of a struggling San Francisco police officer this past Sunday after they observed him in a fight with an individual suspected of being high on drugs.
The incident occurred in the city's Richmond District after an officer confronted a man alleged to be under the influence and exposing himself in public.
Shortly thereafter, a fight broke out between the officer and suspect. Several bystanders saw the struggle and jumped in to assist the officer after the officer yelled out for help.
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NCAPA Calls On Texas Opt in to Justice with Refugee Resettlement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: gregg@ncapaonline.org
Washington, DC— After more than 40 other governors said they would opt in to the federal refugee resettlement program, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that his state would opt out of the federal program. In September 2019, President Trump issued an executive order that placed a cap on refugees to just 18,000 a year, the lowest since the enactment of the Refugee Resettlement Act in 1980. The executive order also effectively allowed state and local governments to opt in or opt out of the Refugee Resettlement Program.
The National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) issued the following statement:
"Gov. Abbott's decision to opt out of refugee resettlement is a decision to opt out of justice and human rights. We at NCAPA believe that Texas has the opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to core American values, so we call on its leaders to opt into freedom. We also call on Texas to act in accordance with the decision of U.S. District Judge Messitte, who ruled to halt the executive order, acknowledging how unjust this is for refugee communities."
"Gov. Abbott sets a poor example for other states in rejecting refugees. There is a sad irony that since 1975, there have been over 360,000 Asian refugees that have resettled in the United States, mostly in Texas, who also comprise over half of the total refugees living here today. In addition, Texas is one of the top five states in which Pacific Islander immigrants have made their home, seeking employment and educational opportunities. At a time where national unity is a slogan for those whom seemingly oppose racial justice, this is an act that voids responsibility and further divides our country, which has been built by immigrants and refugees."
Based in Washington, D.C., the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans is a coalition of 35 national Asian Pacific American organizations that serves to represent the interests of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities and to provide a national voice for our communities' concerns. Our communities are the fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the United States, currently making up approximately six percent of the population.
Ncapa Administrator published this page in Media 2020-01-17 17:32:00 -0500


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Free State's revenue collection plan
Bloemfontein - Free State MEC for Finance Seiso Mohai has called for a better strategy for revenue collection by provincial departments during his 2010/11 provincial budget speech.
Mohai said it is to ensure that targets are met in the coming financial year. "Provincial Treasury is committed to developing a credible revenue budget for the province and to achieve this, it will continue to review the revenue targets of the departments annually through the Adjustment Budget Processes," he said.
The MEC explained that part of the money is from services rendered by the government. He said it's part of the money that is meant to be collected and also used.
Mohai said departments will be requested to submit revenue targets for the 2010/11 financial year, adding that no claims against revenue will be processed if the requesting department has outstanding revenue to pay to the Provincial Revenue Fund.
The MEC also warned against non-compliance use of Donor Funds, saying it will destroy the reputation of the country and province as he urged departments to surrender unspent funds.
He said they will work with the National Treasury to enforce that funds be returned to the Reconstruction and Development Fund, unless otherwise stated in the Donor contract.


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I hope your husband liked your meal! I think as long as it tastes good it doesn't matter if it is healthy or not, but not everyone feels the same way. Your meal sounded delicious to me!


Interview with Eric Thomas Weber for NPR affiliate KUAR on Clinton School Presents, a weekly dialogue of distinguished guests that visit the Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock, Arkansas. Nikolai DiPippa, Clinton School Director of Public Programs, sat down with Eric Thomas Weber, associate professor of public policy leadership at the University of Mississippi and executive director of the Society of Philosophers in America. In his book "Uniting Mississippi: Democracy and Leadership in the South," applies a new, philosophically informed theory of democratic leadership to Mississippi's challenges.


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Austin-based crypto-finance startup Unchained Capital has raised nearly $3 million in seed funding. Unchained's first product is a crypto asset-backed loan, which is like borrowing against one's home—except the company lends against digital assets such as bitcoin and ethereum.
Strategic investors include Michael Komaransky, formerly of Cumberland Mining; Brian Spaly, angel investor and co-founder of Bonobos and Trunk Club; Mike W. Erwin and William Hurley of Ecliptic Capital; and Ezra Galston of Starting Line, an early venture investor in the crypto sector. In addition to making investments in the seed round, Komaransky, Erwin, and Galston will join Unchained Capital's board.
The round includes $2.4 million in new capital and $595,000 of SAFE notes converting.
Unchained Capital was founded in 2016 by Joseph Kelly and Dhruv Bansal, who were previously co-founders of Infochimps, a data technology startup that was acquired by CSC.
The startup claims it was one of the first companies in the world to lend U.S. dollars in exchange for cryptocurrency. It operates by lending cash to long-term crypto holders who want to maintain ownership but don't want to sell their coins. Unchained Capital privately made its first loan in June 2017 and launched publicly in November 2017.
In addition to the funding, Unchained Capital is also announcing its expanding its crypto lending platform to accept ethereum (ETH) in addition to bitcoin.
Kelly said that accepting ETH as collateral has been a priority since the company was founded in 2016.
The company's vision is to build products that turn cryptocurrencies into the most useful assets in the world, Kelly added.
"Personal and business loan borrowers deposit Bitcoin or Ethereum as collateral, and we lend cash in return so that our borrowers can buy homes, deal with life expenses, and start or invest in businesses," Kelly said.
He said the company is different from competitors in that it does not have "an unnecessary token." Unchained is also the only crypto-lender with a California Finance Lender license, allowing it to serve California borrowers, according to Kelly.
In a written statement, Galston noted that while crypto assets are now a nearly $500 billion asset class, they are functionally "invisible" to the existing financial system.
Unchained Capital plans to use the new capital toward expanding its engineering and marketing staff and enhancing its financial services and wealth management offerings.


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Peeking at the universe through a window deep underground: CASPAR receives additional funding
Author: Janet Weikel
A team of faculty from the Nuclear Science Laboratory, Daniel Robertson, Manoel Couder, Anna Simon and Joachim Goerres, led by Michael Wiescher received a four-year support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue measurements at the underground accelerator facility investigating reactions important for the stellar nucleosynthesis processes.
The Compact Accelerator System for Performing Astrophysical Research (CASPAR), undertakes NSF-funded research at the underground accelerator laboratory housed in the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF), located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. CASPAR resides 4850 ft underground and is dedicated to the study of nuclear reactions fueling stellar environments and elemental production. CASPAR is the only deep underground accelerator laboratory in the U.S. The 1-MV accelerator provides high-intensity beams required for measurements of the very low cross sections that drive the life of stars during their burning stages and define the final fate of the star.
The measurements funded within the award will focus on alpha induced reactions important for the understanding of nucleosynthesis in first stars, whose signatures are observed in the spectroscopy observations of extreme carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) stars. The experiments are also crucial for the understanding of the s-process nucleosynthesis in Red Giant Branch (RGB) and Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) stars with observables ranging from the spectroscopy of planetary nebulae to cosmo-chemistry analysis of meteoritic inclusions. It will provide an improved understanding of the s-process which, next to the r-process, is the main path towards the production of elements with masses above iron.
Originally published by Janet Weikel at isnap.nd.edu on August 20, 2019.


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Cinemas bag £16m from UK government recovery pot as reopening uncertainty lingers
Lucy Harley-McKeown
December 20, 2020, 10:54 AM ·3 min read
The pot of money for cinema is allocated by the British Film Institute (BFI), on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, as part of the biggest ever single investment in this country's cultural sectors. Photo: Getty
Independent cinemas across England have hoovered up £16m ($21.6m) in government recovery grants, as the industry felt some hope due to the continued rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations.
While 201 independent cinemas have been helped, others can now apply for a further £14m in grants from the second round of the £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund which will be distributed in the new year.
More support for the screen supply chain has also been announced, as the Film and TV Production Restart Scheme was extended until April 2021. Cover is also now available for cast and crew over 70 years old.
The £500m scheme, which opened for applications in October, has assured nearly 100 productions that they will be supported if future losses are incurred due to COVID-19 and provided the confidence they need to restart filming.
The deadline for productions to register for the scheme has also been extended until April 2021, giving more film and high-end TV projects the security to start shooting in the spring.
The pot of money for cinema is allocated by the British Film Institute (BFI), on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, as part of the biggest ever single investment in this country's cultural sectors.
Cinema accounts for a large slice of the revenue brought in by the entertainment industry in the UK each year. According to the BFI, in 2019 film production in the UK generated a total spend of £2bn, a 17% increase on the previous year's £1.84bn and the second highest figure since these statistics were first recorded.
2020's figures will see a major knock, amid lockdowns shuttering cinemas and stopping filming across the world. Major releases such as the new James Bond film have also been held back due to concerns about diminished viewership and smaller returns.
Cinemas in England briefly reopened this summer, but have since shut their doors amid a new wave of coronavirus cases. The recent news of a new, more transmittable strain of the virus will also sound alarm bells.
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Culture secretary Oliver Dowden said: "The magic of film is such an The deadline for productions to register for the scheme has also been extended until April 2021, giving more film and high-end TV projects the security to start shooting in the spring. part of the festive period and this investment will help protect our independent cinemas so they're around for many Christmases to come."
Ben Roberts, BFI CEO, said: "From educational programmes and workshops for young people, to screenings for the elderly and audiences with specialised needs, these cinemas play such an important role in people's lives.
"The Culture Recovery Fund will mean that many of these cinemas survive the current crisis, and go on to play a vital role in the recovery of local economies and communities, bringing people together to offer joy, solace and the magic of the big screen."
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