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https://www.barrons.com/news/ethiopia-human-rights-boss-raises-profile-amid-crisis-01602822904
FROM AFP NEWS
Ethiopia Human Rights Boss Raises Profile Amid 'Crisis'
By Robbie COREY-BOULET
The last time Ethiopia held competitive elections, in 2005, lawyer Daniel Bekele was arrested during protests denouncing fraud and ended up serving more than two years in prison.
This time around, as the country prepares for landmark polls next year, Daniel is in a very different position: as head of the national human rights body tasked with ensuring Ethiopia curbs the same authoritarian tactics that once landed him behind bars.
With that goal in mind, Daniel's Ethiopian Human Rights Commission is taking on a bigger public profile, denouncing recent abuses including the use of lethal force by soldiers and police against unarmed demonstrators.
But its statements have drawn rebukes from lawmakers and officials in Ethiopia's restive Oromia region, highlighting challenges facing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's stated goal of empowering institutions.
In an interview with AFP, Daniel, who was appointed last year, said Ethiopia faced a "very deep human rights crisis" that shows little sign of abating.
"Unfortunately, the political crisis is far from getting any solution, in terms of the polarisation of politics in the country and how that polarisation is unfolding along ethnic lines, along religious lines and sadly fuelling violent conflict," he said.
"Ethiopia, it seems to me, is going through the pains of transition from repressive rule to democratic rule."
A chequered past
Daniel inherited a commission that had scant credibility among international activists.
Despite unmatched access to political prisoners, for years it did little to raise awareness about abusive detention conditions, let alone improve them, said Laetitia Bader, Horn of Africa director for Human Rights Watch.
"It was clear that there was no interest politically in giving them the space to work on sensitive or controversial topics," she said.
The pattern persisted through protests that brought Abiy to power in 2018.
In a 2019 report, Amnesty International accused the commission of a "brazen bias against victims".
After Abiy tapped him to lead the commission, Daniel began overhauling its staff and searching for external funding to supplement its "very tiny" annual budget of 85 million Ethiopian birr (around $2.3 million).
It is currently finalising its first major investigation under Daniel: a look at days of turmoil that left more than 160 dead following the killing in June of pop star Hachalu Hundessa from the Oromo ethnic group.
This type of probe "needs to be led and needs to be championed by Ethiopians themselves," said Daniel, who previously worked for both Human Rights Watch and Amnesty.
"When you have a national institution and local groups taking the lead on this, it means the work is being done by people who know the context, who know the culture, who know the language."
Daniel's heightened visibility coincides with worries about backsliding on human rights under Abiy, winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize.
Daniel has defended the government in some cases.
After Amnesty published a report in May accusing security forces of committing 39 extrajudicial executions in Oromia, Daniel told a regional broadcaster that, while the reported killings were "shocking", researchers had "failed to give proper, adequate context".
In the interview with AFP, he declined to echo groups like Amnesty and Human Rights Watch that are warning about a return to repressive practices.
More than 9,000 people were arrested in the aftermath of Hachalu's killing, and some 5,728 have been charged in connection with the violence.
"It's a large number of people to be detained, but it's also important to recall about the large scale of the violence," Daniel said when asked about the arrests, adding that judicial proceedings so far were "reasonably fair".
The suspects include opposition politicians who insist the cases against them are politically motivated.
"It's a bit early to make a judgement on this," Daniel said. "It's not very surprising that political opponents would consider any move against them as politically motivated."
As for the coming elections, which have yet to be scheduled, Daniel said he would work to keep human rights issues "front and centre" before, during and after the voting.
"Unless this election is credible, is free and fair, it's going to be a big setback for Ethiopia's attempt for a democratic transition," he said.
The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This story was produced by AFP. For more information go to AFP.com.
© Agence France-Presse


I remember making this jello years & years ago on St. Patrick's Day! It's sooo pretty!
Directions: Mix it all together! Pretty simple, huh?
Thanks for the recipe, the laughs, the many memories, and the friendship, Kim!
I am a very imperfect follower of Jesus. Much of my journey in learning to follow Christ – as a single mother and now as an empty nester – has taken place at my kitchen table. I invite you to pull up a chair, enjoy the stories, maybe even collect a recipe or two!
Nurses, & The ABUSE They Endure!


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L'acido eicosadienoico è qualunque acido carbossilico appartenente alla classe dei cosiddetti acidi grassi alifatici polinsaturi con 20 atomi di carbonio e 2 doppi legami.

Sono comuni vari isomeri, tutti con legami in configurazione cis.

L'isomero omega-6 con i legami in posizione 11 e 14, notazione delta 20:2Δ11c,14c, noto anche come acido homo gamma linoleico o di-omo linoleico, può essere individuato in modiche concentrazioni, in genere non superiori al 2%,  negli oli di semi di centinaia piante, in particolare cruciferae e ranunculaceae e pinaceae oltre che nel latte materno umano.

L'isomero omega-9 con i legami in posizione 5 e 11, notazione delta 20:2Δ5c,11c, noto anche come acido keteleeronico, può essere individuato in modiche concentrazioni, in genere non superiori al 2%,  negli oli di semi di pinaceae e cupressaceae .

Più rari nel mondo vegetale gli isomeri con legami in posizione 6 e 9, notazione delta 20:2Δ6c,9c,  oppure 7 e 11, notazione delta 20:2Δ7c,11c, noto come acido di-omo taxoleico

Insolubile in acqua, è solubile invece in cloroformio, esano, etanolo.

Note

Voci correlate
 Acidi grassi

Acidi grassi

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Next-Level 3D Printing With Metal
3D printing took another leap forward when Michigan Technological University scientists invented a 3D metal printer available at a relatively affordable price. While the machine is still a work in progress, it opens up the possibility of 3D metal printing for medium and small businesses, and even dedicated hobbyists. Here are some possible pros and cons that result from affordable, open-source 3D metal printers.
In the previous 3D printing article, we discussed how 3D printing technology could potentially lower costs and increase production in manufacturing businesses. So far, 3D printers have used primarily plastic to create images, because it's an easy material to work with. But last month, 3D printing took another leap forward when Michigan Technological University scientists invented a 3D metal printer available at a relatively affordable price — around $1,500. Oh, and they made the instructions for building the machine, as well as the operating software and firmware, available online for anyone to download.
While the machine is still a work in progress, it opens up the possibility of 3D metal printing for medium and small businesses, and even dedicated hobbyists. Here are some possible pros and cons that result from affordable, open-source 3D metal printers.
More opportunity for improvement
Making the printer's building plans available online means that anybody with the resources and skills can build their own 3D metal printer. This allows for more innovation, as experienced engineers are able to adjust designs based on their company's needs.
In fact, this was something Michigan Tech's associate engineering professor Joshua Pearce anticipated when his team created the machine. He said someone else would probably improve the machine within a month of releasing the blueprints and software.
Levels the playing field for smaller businesses
So far, metal 3D printing has mainly been utilized by commercial businesses, as larger-scale printing machines can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. With the development of low-cost metal printing machines, smaller businesses and workshops can create the materials they need in-house.
Not only will small businesses be able to produce their own parts, but blueprints for parts can be downloaded for free. This eliminates the need for some parts to be ordered from third-party vendors, which reduces even more of the costs for metal parts.
More safety concerns
Unfortunately, 3D metal printers come with more safety hazards than their plastic printing counterparts. It's not recommended for home use, as it requires more safety gear to operate, and — due to the sparks the machine creates — should be operated in an area with adequate fire protection equipment.
Another concern lies with the types of materials users can create. People now potentially have the ability to recreate more realistic metal guns and knives — something that was already a concern with plastic printers.
Limited applications currently available
As stated earlier, with the so-called DIY metal printer being a work in progress, there are some tasks it can't handle. According to Pearce, the machine can only make items small enough to fit inside a breadbox, and due to the way it's designed, it can't create vertical holes in parts.
As of now, a sprocket is the most detailed part the machine has produced. So, while the machine can produce smaller materials needed for workshops, it isn't able to produce intricate items like welder replacement parts, or machining instruments.
When it comes down to it, the potential future for metal printing outweighs the few safety concerns and limitations. While these devices have few applications now, making 3D metal printing more available opens up possibilities for more innovation in 3D printing, in general.
Hopefully — as exploration of 3D metal printing increase — larger and more intricate parts can be created on-demand, eliminating the need for businesses to order outside products which, in turn, will reduce costs for consumers.
Danielle M. writes on behalf of OmniTracs, Inc. She is a part time student at The Kelley School of Business studying supply chain management and marketing. She has a special interest in how small changes to either manufacturing or trucking, like adding EOBRs to fleets or 3D printers to manufacturing, can have huge effects on the supply chain. She also enjoys studying lean manufacturing techniques, and hopes to put her knowledge to use when she graduates.
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New World sparrows are a group of mainly New World passerine birds, forming the family Passerellidae. They are seed-eating birds with conical bills, brown or gray in color, and many species have distinctive head patterns.

Although they share the name sparrow, New World sparrows are more closely related to Old World buntings than they are to the Old World sparrows (family Passeridae). New World sparrows are also similar in both appearance and habit to finches, with which they sometimes used to be classified.

Taxonomy
The genera now assigned to the family Passerellidae were previously included with the buntings in the family Emberizidae. A phylogenetic analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences published in 2015 found that the Passerellidae formed a monophyletic group that had an uncertain relationship to the Emberizidae. Emberizidae was therefore split and the family Passerellidae resurrected. It had originally been introduced, as the subfamily Passerellinae, by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1851.

The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) recognizes 138 species in the family, distributed among these 30 genera. For more detail, see list of New World sparrow species.

Passerellidae

Below is a phylogeny based on a 2016 study by Robert Bryson and colleagues.

Morphology
Being a member of Emberizoidea, New World sparrows have only nine easily visible primary feathers on each wing (they also have a 10th primary, but it is greatly reduced and largely concealed). Despite their name, not all of the New World sparrows resemble the typical image of a sparrow. Species in the neotropics tend to be much larger with bold patterns of greens, reds, yellows, and grays. Those in the Nearctic realm are smaller, with brown bodies streaked and with some head patterns. Some even have sexual dimorphism such as the lark bunting and eastern towhee.

Habitat and distribution
The New World sparrows are found throughout in the Americas, from their breeding ranges in the Arctic tundra of North America to their year-round ranges in the Southern Cone of South America. Given this huge expansive range, many species occupy different habitats such as grasslands, rainforests, temperate forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Those that breed in the northern parts of North America, such as the white-throated sparrow and Lincoln's sparrow, migrate further southward into the continent during the winter, while others like the dark-eyed junco have been able to adapt to staying all year-round in some areas of North America. Most North American passerellid species usually migrate short distances. Some of the Southern Cone species move northward during autumn. In the breeding season, sparrows of different species form small-to-medium flocks, as they do when foraging in the non-breeding season.

Gallery

Notes

References

External links
American Sparrow videos, photos and sounds on the Internet Bird Collection

American sparrow

American sparrow
Songbirds
Bird common names
Bird families
Passeroidea
American sparrow


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Носиоци

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  Крис Еверт (полуфинале)
  Кери Мелвил (треће коло)
  Роузмери Касалс (полуфинале)
  Вирџинија Вејд (четвртфинале)
  Франсоаз Дир (четвртфинале)

Жреб

Завршница

Горња половина

Група 1

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Група 3

Група 4

Доња половина

Група 5

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Спољашње везе
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Вимблдон 1972.
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import { parseLogOptions } from './log';
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export function stashListTask(
   opt: LogOptions = {},
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   const options = parseLogOptions<any>(opt);
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      options.splitter,
      options.fields,
      logFormatFromCommand(commands)
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   return (
      validateLogFormatConfig(commands) || {
         commands,
         format: 'utf-8',
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Despite a generally abysmal human rights record, North Korea has shown improvement in one specific area: disability rights.
Diamond-rich Botswana avoided the dreaded resource curse and established a prosperous, stable democracy. But political turmoil has begun to roil the traditionally placid society.
Even as the U.S. and Europe reach out to Belarus amid tensions with Russia, the country is resurrecting controversial Soviet-era policies.
A long-term alternative to war can only be built by popular movements in Iraq and Syria. These movements still matter, and they deserve our solidarity — not our bombs.


The benefits of Emu Oil are not only amazing, but also numerous. From anti aging to diaper rash, this is a wonderful oil to keep in the medicine cabinet.
Emu Oil is obtained from the fat off the back of the Emu bird, so if you are vegan this may not be an option for you.
Out of all the oils, Emu is the closest in molecular structure to human oil. This means that not only does it absorb easily into the skin but it has a far less chance of irritating it which makes it an excellent skin treatment.
What is in Emu Oil that makes it so good for your skin?
Emu oil is packed full of good stuff that skin loves! It contains Vitamin A which is needed for skin repair.
It has Vitamin E which is a major antioxidant and helps in healing skin. It also contains Oliec Acid which aids in skin cell regeneration.
Omega 3, 6 and 9 essential fatty acids can also be found in Emu oil and it has very high anti bacterial and anti inflammatory properties.
Below is a list of skin problems that Emu oil is very effective in treating.
Rough Dry Skin Because Emu Oil absorbs deep into the skin so well it makes a good moisturizer for very dry, rough or even cracked skin. The Vitamin A and E in this oil helps to repair and heal damaged skin cells.
Anti Wrinkle Treatment The Oleic Acid in Emu Oil plays a big part in skin cell regeneration. This is extremely important for aging skin because as we age our skin functions begin to slow, so this gives those skin cells an extra boost and helps slow down the aging process. Because it is such a deep moisturizer it keeps skin moist and plump, avoiding sagging and deeper wrinkles. Emu Oil also has been proven to make skin thicker. Thinning skin is another rotten thing that happens with age! With the benefits of Emu Oil though we can win the fight against those wrinkles!
Stretch Marks and Scars With it's skin regenerating and healing properties this is an ideal oil for scars and stretch marks.
Insect Bites and Stings Emu oil has anti inflammatory and antibacterial properties making it a good choice for reducing pain and infections from insect bites and stings.
Eczema, Psoriasis, Diaper Rash and Shingles Emu oil can give relief to all of these skin problems. It reduces itching and redness and heals cracked, peeling and scaling skin. For any problemed or sensitive skin, Emu Oil will be the least irritating skin treatment because it is the closest in molecular structure to what our own bodies make.
Bruises, Cuts and Burns Because Emu Oil does not promote the growth of bacteria and is an natural anti inflammatory it is great for minor bruises, cuts and burns. It also increases circulation to the skin which speeds up healing.
How do I apply Emu Oil to my skin?
Emu oil can be applied directly to your skin or you can add it to any of your skin care recipes. If you are directly applying it to your skin start with a very small amount until you get to know what is enough or what is too much. It does absorb very well but you will end up a greasy mess if you go over board.
As you can see there are several benefits of Emu Oil and if you have never tried it, it is worth looking into. Just as a side note, Emu oil is also beneficial for arthritic pain and many other ailments as well.
Search Amazon for the best deals on Emu Oil and other natural skin care.


Kaspersky Antivirus 2018 Full License Serial keys provides a way for data filter and detection of viruses and malware on active basis, which help you in getting protection before you even click on a virus source which is very handy and easy. Such a defensive system allows to adjust the program to their specific needs or enterprise as a whole. It provides the premise to make a PC and its internet connection fast and secure. It helps you get a gateway for a sandboxed type environment away from any kind of security threats and making better route for your PC.
2- Open [KAS18.0.0.405en-US_full.exe] and install the software.
– PAUSE PROTECTION (NOT NECESSARY THOUGH).
– EXIT KASPERSKY FROM TASKBAR.
– RUN KRT & CLICK ON RESET ACTIVATION BUTTON.
– KASPERSKY WINDOW'LL APPEAR & YOU CAN ACTIVATE WITH YOUR KEY(TRIAL/COMMERCIAL).
3- To suspend protection, and then disable self-defense and unload antivirus.
4- Run KRT.exe and click "Reset activation".
5- Depending on the version anti-virus KRT restart the PC or launch your antivirus program.
6- After running antivirus software protection to include, first remove KRT.exe and empty the recycle bin.
7- To resume the protection, to activate the antivirus program!


…and one of the foods most strongly connected with New Year's is mochi.
It is a Japanese food made from very glutinous sticky rice. It is stretchy and gooey and wonderful.
Here you can see the difference between regular Japanese rice (on the left) and the sweet rice (on the right) used for mochi.
Some of the best mochi I have had was in Hilo, Hawaii at Two Ladies Kitchen. They have a mochi covered strawberry that is wonderful, but my favorite was the lilikoi flavor which is a Hawaiian citrus flavor.
So, how is mochi made?
Mochi can be made a few different ways. There is the traditional way, the modern technology way, and the rice flour way.
Once the rice is cooked, in the traditional method it is then pounded and flipped by two people until is gets to be the right doughy, gooey consistency. The best way to understand this is to see it with these two great videos.
Soak the rice for about 8 hours and place in mochi maker.
Make sure the rice is thoroughly drained before putting it in the mochi maker.
The mochi maker steams and pounds the rice for you.
The trick seems to be adding water as it is pounded to get it to the right consistency.
About half of the mochi we made in Japan was shaped into round discs that were stacked on top of each other and topped with a clementine for the ancestors. This was placed in the area of the home that was dedicated to the ancestors.
This recipe will make a sweeter mochi.
Microwave on high for 4 minutes. Take off plastic wrap. Cool for a few minutes, if you want. Cut. Serve.
Opt. Dust with katakuriko or kinako to prevent mochi from sticking everywhere. If you don't have these, you can just put the mochi on cellophane.
Variations for Filling: You can add red bean paste, ice cream, chocolate, etc. in the middle if you want BEFORE you dust. add a teaspoon of filling and pinch edges closed.
Variations for Dough: Add a few drops of food coloring into batter for color variation. A few drops of flavoring (strawberry, grape, orange, blueberry, etc.) may also be added. >> For chocolate flavor, stir about 1/4 cup melted chocolate chips into mochi batter before cooking.
So what is my favorite mochi?
That is hard to answer, but I think I can narrow it down to 4 different styles.
1. Plain mochi toasted and dipped in a soy sauce and sugar mixture. You get a little bit of goo with a little bit of crunch, and a little bit of sweet with a little bit of salty, all combined with a slightly toasted flavor. Plus it is fun to watch the mochi come alive and expand in the toaster oven. Oishii (Delicious)!
This is a very soft and sweet version of mochi. So delicious!
I have actually only had these at a Chinese restaurant, so I am not sure if they are found in Japan as well, but they are amazing. Of course deep frying anything makes it amazing. The crunch of the mochi and sesame seeds and the soft sweet filling (I don't know what it is, but it is the perfect amount of sweetness) combine and dance inside your mouth for an incredible eating experience.
I love yatsuhashi! I had it the first time in Kyoto. It is mochi that has been rolled very thin and folded into a triangle shape of a filling of red beans or chestnut paste. Everywhere we went in Kyoto they were selling yatsuhashi and offering free samples. Of course Japan takes everything to the next level, so we would walk into the store and they would bring us yatsuhashi and a cup of green tea to go with it as our free sample. I must have eaten about 50 pounds of these in Kyoto. I couldn't get enough!
I had to share this picture I found from http://delectablehodgepodge.com/recipes/yatsuhashi.html because it is such a beautiful picture of yatsuhashi.
Here is my first attempt at making yatsuhashi (i need to work on the neatness and presentation, especially when I include the photo above). The recipe for the yatsuhashi I made can be found here.
I think my favorite yatsuhashi is the plain mochi skin with the chestnut filling inside.
Now You Can Make Your Own Mochi!
A great place to get the sweet rice steamer and sweet rice is Import Food.
I got my rice flour at Wegmans (my all time favorite grocery store).
The mochi maker, mochiko, sweet rice, sweet rice steamer, and kinako can also all be found in my amazon store.
That was some steep competition!
The results are in for the gingerbread house competition this year. There were some amazing gingerbread constructions involving moving parts and engineering genius. 42 groups entered houses (I use this word loosely because many of the creations did not involve any sort of house) in the competition, and over 2400 votes were cast. This year was the first year they put the houses up on facebook, and they added a category for the group who got the most "likes" on facebook. Had we known this we would have pushed harder for these votes…next year. OK, so you want the results. Looking at Facebook, we came in fourth place. Overall I have no idea where we stood.
In First Place…"Santa's Radiation Workshop" created by Radiation Oncology. In this scene, Rudolph is lying on a table getting a scan done and his nose is lit up.
I was happy they won because their idea was so creative.
Second Place: "Angry Birds" by Rehabilitative Medicine. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of this one.
Third Place: "Building 1″ which is the main administrative building on the campus.
The holidays filled our house with family, friends and food. It was such a nice way to open up our house to the people we care about, and made us feel very lucky to have such a wonderful home. There was a lot of hustle and bustle getting ready – cooking, cleaning, decorating… Here is an overview of what was happening at our house. We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and wish everyone a happy new year!
Cranberries aren't just for eating!
This is a quick and easy way to add festive candles to your holiday decor.
Take a few big handfuls of cranberries and pick over them for any they don't meet your standards for prettiness. Dump them into the glass dish, add water to cover the cranberries, drop in floating candles and you're done! I told you it was quick and easy. Enjoy!
I'm feeling more festive already!
A Gingerbread House Competition – Who Could Resist?
When I got an email at work about a gingerbread house competition, the wheels in my domestic diva brain immediately started turning. The benefits: 1) I get to build a gingerbread house (who wouldn't want to do this – turns out a lot of people, but I will get to that later); 2) A little friendly competition to up the ante – what could be more fun; 3) It will be on display for all of the children in the hospital where I work – definitely the best part.
As part of the competition, everyone has to pick up a gingerbread house kit and use all the pieces from it. We also learned that one of the rules was that everything that could be seen has to be edible, so we could use glue, and styrofoam, and whatever else we wanted to construct our scene as long as they were all covered with edible things. While shopping, we decided to go with fast drying industrial strength glue to hold everything together. We later learned that this glue was not so fast drying and the fumes probably killed about a hundred brain cells per second. Halfway through the night we had all the windows open (even though it was about 40 degrees outside) for ventilation. One of my coworkers also discovered the magic of glue guns for the first time, and was totally enamored with it for the rest of the night.
Okay, backing up…Team Gingerbread got together after work, started sorting the million pounds of candy we had purchased, ate some pizza, drank some wine, and began the journey into the world of gingerbread construction.
Our best moments: building the snowmen/lady, the shingles on the brick house, using pretzels to make the stick house.
Our most challenging moments: constructing the pigs and the wolf. One of our pigs was accidentally decapitated multiple times, lost an arm and a leg, and was definitely not going to stand up on his own. Alien Pig has no legs so that he would A) stand up and B) fit inside the stick house. The wolfs legs started out long and ended up being reversed so they just look like feet coming out and so he could stand on his own (with a little help from a candy cane). Gluing sugar to wood also presents some challenges. Full protective gear was used in this process. The wood was taken outside, placed on newspapers, and sprayed with glue (while wearing a face mask). It was then sprinkled with sugar, sprayed with more glue, sprinkled with more sugar, sprayed with more glue…you get the idea.
He is intact and somewhat upright now, so we are pretty darn happy!
Go Team Gingerbread! Results will be in on December 19th!
I still haven't found the right artwork for the walls, but the Christmas cheer is starting to shine bright in our guest room. I bought some super fuzzy and soft Christmas fabric to make pillow covers with for the bed. Every year my Christmas decorating starts with choosing a color theme, and this year I decided to go with a red, white and silver. We have a super cozy fleece blanket and down comforter for the bed to keep our guests nice and toasty. I think it is also nice to throw in a little gift for guests when they arrive. It is a nice surprise, and is easy to do.
For my guest gift this year, I turned to one of my favorite resources – Crate and Barrel. Keeping with the warm and toasty theme, I decided to center my gift around hot chocolate. I have a cute little can of hot chocolate, a candy cane encrusted marshmallow on a stick, a long silver spoon that says "cocoa" on it, and a cute little glass mug with snowmen on it. I also through in some green and red argyle tissues.
Bring on the guests and the holiday cheer!
Thanksgiving Prep Part I: The Food!
Getting ready to host our first Thanksgiving!
What better holiday could there be for a domestic diva? It combines, baking, cooking, and decorating(the table) all in one holiday. Not to mention lots of friends and family. This year, since we now have a house, we decided to host thanksgiving. We are keeping it somewhat small (8 people), which is nice for a number of reasons. First, it will be more intimate, second, it is less stressful, and third, our table seats up to 8 people.
You may be wondering what Texas Smoked Turkey is doing in DC. The New York Times recently published an article, "A Spicy, Smoky Holiday Turkey" which was in turn read by my husband's grandmother, who then decided we needed a Texas bird of our own, so she ordered one and it arrived on our doorstep yesterday. I opened the box and felt like I was opening the door to the smokehouse as the aroma wafted out. The bird is now sitting in our fridge, and I can't wait to try it tomorrow.
The anticipation was great! It was supposed to be one of the biggest winter storms to hit D.C. Reports went from expecting 8 inches to 15 inches to 20 inches! I woke up at 4:00 in the morning and decided to take a quick peak outside to see if the snow had started. The world outside was covered in white. It looked like about 4 inches had fallen. I went back to bed and woke up again at 9:00, and the snow had doubled! The plants on my balcony were slowly disappearing including my Japanese Maple. At dusk, my husband I ventured outside. The street lights were beginning to turn on and the world was blanketed in the wonderful silence that comes with snow. Everything was glistening and then the kid in me wanted to play! The snow was up to my knees (not including the piles from the plows)! I haven't seen snow like this since growing up in Syracuse. We got 23 inches when it was all done!
My poor little maple was almost completely buried.


NEC Green Rockets have struggled in recent years, finishing in bottom half of the table in each of the last three campaigns having finished in the top half of the table in all but one of the previous 11 top-flight seasons.
NEC lacked penetrative power and creativity in the backs last season, beating fewer opposing defenders per game last term than any other team (15.7). The departures of Japan and Sunwolves duo Yu Tamura and Kaito Shigeno to Canon and Toyota Verblitz respectively will be huge blow for the Chiba-based side this term.
Winger Teruya Goto will be the player to watch in the backs this season after being called up to the Sunwolves Super Rugby squad this term. Only two players averaged more metres made in the Top League last season than the former Japan sevens man.
Head coach Peter Russell will want to address his side's poor discipline that saw them concede the most penalties per game in the Top League (10.9). If not, it could be another miserable season for Green Rockets.


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Grande is a municipality in Germany, in the state (Bundesland) of Schleswig-Holstein, in the district (Kreis) of Stormarn.

History
Grande was first documented in 1248. It should be older, however, as the document speaks of the change from the parish of Steinbek to the parish of Trittau.
When the parish of Trittau was founded in 1248, it was responsible for the spiritual care of Grande.
At the end of the 13th century the monastery of Reinbek acquired the property of Grande. After the dissolution of the monastery in the context of the Reformation in 1529, the place came to the landlord's office in Reinbek. In 1609, Grande moved to the Land Treasury Amt Trittau as part of regional settlements. Grande belonged to the 17 so-called wood villages.

Since the introduction of the Prussian communal constitution in 1889, Grande belonged to Trittau, a town in the district of Stormarn, in 1948 in today's Amt Trittau.

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Stormarn (district)


India's agricultural sector may seem the last place for hungry venture capitalists to invest given the headlines it has garnered for farmer protests and suicides.
Yet, if investment bankers and venture capitalists are anything to go by the US$254-billion (17.7 trillion rupee) sector is what may proverbially be called 'hot', thanks to innovative start-ups driven by information, mobile and broadband technologies.
As Nitin Puri, senior vice president and global head for food and agri-business at Yes Bank points out, in India food and agriculture and its allied eco-system is a $700-billion opportunity. Farm-related investments are about half that.
"There is a big change we have seen in recent years — a strong private sector participation in the sector including for farmer engagement-related infrastructure. For instance, the Indian dairy industry alone has come to a point where the private sector is over 50% of the capacity, up from a very insignificant level about three decades ago," Puri said.
Yes Bank estimates investments in food processing and allied industries will be in the vicinity of Rs. 250 billion annually, when assessed across the entire value chain. It also expects the multiplier effect from the government's Rs. 60 billion grant-in-aid through the 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana' (Prime Minister's Farmer Estates Plan).
Yet today, India's agri-sector numbers, if looked at in isolation, look quite dismal. Official data on India's GDP indicates a decline in the nominal gross value addition (GVA) for the agriculture sector. Data indicates that GVA declined to 4.5% in the 2018 fiscal year, the lowest since 3.8% in the 2005 fiscal year.
The total sum of farm loan waivers is estimated at a mind-boggling Rs. 3 trillion, especially from states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which aspires to retain its power in an election next year. This quantum remains worrisome for an economy which has about 52% its employment from agriculture and about 17% as value added to its GDP, according to government data. Meanwhile, an estimated 67% of farm sizes in India are considered sub-optimal, ranging from below one hectare to 1.15 hectares, according to state data.
Digital tech to the rescue?
But if current numbers are grim what makes the sector suddenly so attractive? Hemendra Mathur, from Bharat Innovations Fund, a venture capital fund and incubator, says: "Digi-tech".
"Indian agri-tech startups are trying to solve multi-dimensional problems prevalent in Indian agriculture including low productivity, sub-optimal efficiency in supply chain, lack of access to institutional credit, crop insurance, quality inputs and market linkages. The majority of startups are developing applications of digital tech, biotech and food tech to solve these problems. Digital tech innovations have focused on use of data analytics including machine and deep learning to develop business models to make agriculture supply chain more transparent and predictive," Mathur said.
EM3 Agri-services recently raised about $15 million from a George Soros' fund and the Global Innovations Fund.
Mathur and Puri both say that digital technology has led to a hugely changed perspective around both equity and debt infusion into the agri-sector in regard to the startups now dotting the industry landscape. Recent technology startups include several that use data-driven technologies, the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence and other technologies to increase productivity and improve transparency across the agri-value chain.
Mathur cited several examples. "Farmer access to high-quality inputs at the right time at the right price is enabled by startups such as Agrostar, Bighaat, etc. There are startups focused on aggregation of farm produce including Ninjacart, Kamatan, Go4fresh, etc. that have developed farm to fork supply chains helping farmers to earn more. Farming-as-a-service models such as Goldfarm, Oxen, EM3, Farmart are offering affordable mechanization. Data-driven startups include Satsure, CropIn, Agnext, Aapah. Others like Agrisk, Agricx, Intellolabs are developing innovative models for crop detection, yield prediction, grading solutions and traceability of food supply chain etc.," he said.
All this leads to better cashflow based lending, with improved revenue predictability and risk models for investors and lenders spurring investment into the sector.
Investors also recognize that given the institutional and socio-economic constraints in the sector, payback could be longer than the conventional five to seven years, even a 10-year payback timeframe with clearcut milestones with a sharp understanding of policy and other risks. Investors and lenders recognize that agri-tech investments are a long-term phenomenon.
With tech-savvy farmers and tech-driven startups, India's moribund agri-sector has more hope for a better future.


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General Dynamics Gets $269M Contract Modification to Produce Submarine Missile Tubes for US, UK
Darwin McDaniel April 22, 2019	Contract Awards, News
General Dynamics' (NYSE: GD) Electric Boat subsidiary has received a nine-year, $269.2M contract modification to provide 42 missile tubes and outfitting material for the U.S. Navy's Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines and the British navy's Dreadnought-class underwater vessels.
Naval Sea Systems Command issued the modification under the U.S.-UK Common Missile Compartment program, the Department of Defense said Friday.
Work under the modification will take place in Quonset Point, R.I., and York, Pa., through May 2028.
DoD noted Electric Boat will receive an initial $49.5M from domestic and foreign military funds at the time of award.
The Groton, Conn.-based submarine builder provides integrated product and process development services to the Navy's Columbia class as part of a potential $5B contract awarded in September 2017.
Tags Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines contract modification Department of Defense DOD featured General Dynamics general dynamics electric boat govcon UK Dreadnought
William Conley, chief technology officer of Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY), has been named to the board of directors for the National Defense Industrial Association's Central Georgia chapter. He will serve as a board member for a term of up to six years, Mercury Systems said Thursday.
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for proposals for its indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Data Center and Cloud Optimization contract worth potentially $3.35B over 10 years.


1972 Cessna 185E, POSSIBLY FINEST 185 Cessna FLOATPLANE IN EXISTENCE. 23 YR/600K INVESTED ON REFURBISH. 55HR ON NEW EVERYTHING. TITANIUM GEAR. INFO/PHOTOS. OVER 23 YEARS AND OVER 600K INVESTED IN THIS REFURBISH. ONLY THE BEST OF THE BEST MODS AND MATERIALS, HIGHLY REGARDED ALASKAN CRAFTSMEN USED EXCLUSIVELY, HIGH PERFORMANCE AEROCET COMPOSITE FLOATS FREE OF LEAKS WITH LARGE WATER RUDDERS.
1974 B60 Duke Aircraft TT:3378 LH Engine SMOH:490 RH Engine SMOH:44 (Centri-lube cam shaft) LH PROP SMOH:10 RH PROP SMOH: 10 LYCOMING E1C4:541 (380 HP). Pressurized, Known ice, cabin class club seating, winglets, strakes, vortex generators, Bendix king color radar, Air conditioning, leather interior, good paint, Fresh Annual. flys very nice must see!!! this is a plane you do not want to pass up! very nice airplane. NO DAMAGE HISTORY! may consider possible trades.
1976 Beechcraft B-58 Barron, TT 5129, LE 1329 SFRM, RE 2295 SFRM, King KFC-200 Autopilot, Garmin GMA-340 Audio panel, Pre-wired for Garmin GSN-430 Nav/Com, King KX-155 Nav/Com ( not shown), King KLN-90B GPS (not shown), Weather Radar, 3 Blade props, Duel Yokes, 6 Seats, all books and logs, no known damage history, out of annual.
This plane is registered a Cdn C-cfgue 9 passenger forward seating, cargo door, panoramic windows, large steps, float hatch mod, 2 piece windscreen, nose ladder, electric boost pumps, plus 80 gal nose tank.
Gross weight on floats 8750 maintained part 135.
plus 80 gal nose tank.
High performance composite FAR 103 canard ultralight.
Complete kit minus out of age epoxy, expanding foam adhesive, fiberglass cloth (has too many creases from storage), exhaust and propeller unless I find them before kit is picked up. This is a later production kit that is the "Golduster" with the heavier duty spars for ag spraying. Has the Cuyuna 430D engine. Has been in climate controlled storage the last few years. Was stored deep inside a large barn for two years but has spent most of it's life stored in a hanger in Nevada. I bought this from an original Goldwing dealer.
The Goldwing was a kit in the '80s designed by Craig Catto and was basically ahead of it's time as a high performance ultralight. Glide ratio 16:1 and with a redrive and bigger prop it can easily cruise well above 103 standards. However, this kit can be built as a true ultralight. The company stopped production because of liability issues. There was a fatality because of a spar failure in an early kit. The spars were redesigned and all the early kits were recalled. This kit not only has the beefier spars it also has the even beefier spars for a ~100 lbs higher gross weight rating for ag-spraying use.
I've been waiting for the right time to build this but have decided to sell because I'm buying a two place homebuilt kit. I've rummaged through all the parts as I was preparing to build except for the foam so the boxes have been opened. The foam is in two 4'x8'x2' boxes that have never been opened. The foam boxes are frayed at the edges but the foam inside appears to be in good shape.
The epoxy is out of date and the fiberglass cloth had creases in it so I've used it for other projects like building canoes. It's 4oz. BID cloth which is readily available through several sources. There is a small qty. left which I'll include so you can source it out easily. Epoxy is easy to find also. I'll be glad to give sources that I use for my other fiberglass work. You can easily find the appropriate cloth and enough epoxy to finish the project for ~$300 or so.
For some reason I've misplaced the exhaust and direct drive prop. If I find them of course I'll include them. However, my recommendation is to get a newer style exhaust and a redrive and bigger prop to realize substantial performance gains.
The engine has never been run. All the hoses on the carb appear to be in good shape with no drying out observed. One of the spark plug wires will need replacing.
If built exactly as prescribed in the manual this kit can be built in minimal time.
Since I'm not the original manufacturer or even the original owner I am only selling this as parts. Any liability of completing the project and the inherent danger of flying it lies with you. Any defect because of age, etc. is your responsibility.
This Mooney has been loved, the previous owner had way too much money and put it into this airplane. I can,t think of anything that wasn,t replaced or upgraded, from paint to prop its been done. There is no damage history, and is a real easy plane to fly with its Positive control system auto system or hand flying.Always hangered and it shows. IFR with enroute GX 55 GPS duel MK12 D nav coms KA 134 audio panel AT 150 Trans ELECTRIC FLAPS AND GEAR. Annual till 12/14 Total time 2981 SMOH 996 (2000TBO) The Prop was changed in 2007 there is only 351. hr on this Hartzell there are no ads on it here is the ser number CH41709B There is no corrosion, was treated with corrosionX by Magers corrosion treatment center, SB 208 was complied with and checked out with no repairs needed. and the fuel tanks were resealed and do NOT leak. This is a well maintained aircraft, Come see this beauty and bring your mechanic you wont be disappointed! Located at Limington Maine (63B)The pictures do not do it justice.Please come see it, you will buy it. Portland Maine is close by PWM major carriers come here .
Commercial Heavy Duty Trucks and Commercial Trailers-Kenworth-Peterbilt-Freightliner-Mack-Western Star-Over the Road Tractor Units new and used for sale by owners and dealers Nationwide-Dump Trucks-Dry Freight Vans-Dump Trailers-Wreckers-and more.


Great opportunity to purchase a 3 bedroom 1 bathroom house AND 15 acres. Property includes a storage shed and additional electric and water hookup (behind the house), perfect for RV and/or mobile home. Land is fenced and cross-fenced. There is a small pond and water line run to the center of the property for water access. This property would be perfect for the gentleman rancher/farmer. Hallsville ISD and convenient access to Loop 281, HWY 259 (Eastman Rd), I-20 and HWY 80.
Direction: From HWY 80 and 259 (Eastman Rd): Head south on Eastman Rd for 1.2 mi. Turn left (SE) onto Gum Springs Rd continuing for 1.6 mi. Turn left (N) onto Redmon Rd for 0.3 mi. Property will be on the right. SIY.


Posted on Jan 30, 2018 at 8:41 a.m.
A former Milwaukee area resident took home a couple of Grammys from Sunday night's award ceremony.
Hurwitz was nominated for four Grammys this year, winning best compilation soundtrack for visual media and best score soundtrack for visual media.
Hurwitz won the best original score for "La La Land" at last year's Golden Globe Awards.
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a number of other artists with Wisconsin connections were nominated.
Blanton Alspaugh's work with the Florentine Opera and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra earned him a nomination for classical producer of the year. He was also nominated in the best surround sound album category.
Kenosha native and actor Mark Ruffalo was nominated for best spoken word album. He appeared on U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' audio book "Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In."
Musician and Milwaukee native Danny Gokey's album "Rise" was nominated for best Christian music album.
And the group Sylvan Esso, whose members met at the Cactus Club in Milwaukee, was nominated for best dance/electronic album.


I had been looking to build a custom home for my family for quite some time but didn't know where to start the process. I heard the ad for Hira Homes on the radio and decided to call. A team member from Hira Homes responded to my call immediately. That day, their team started searching for lots and within 30 days I had acquired a 1 acre in Caledon. During this time, I was able to meet with the architects and designers from Hira Homes. They helped me to design my dream home and I am thankful to them for years to come. What a great service from A-Z. These guys truly care about making their clients happy. They provided me with honest and upfront opinions from floorplans to finishes. Would highly recommend anyone looking to build their dream home.
We contracted Hira Homes and started the project of building our new home. Hira's trades team is excellent from the kitchen installers to the interior design. The quality and design was amazing in every aspect of our home, from our staircase to the beautiful crown moldings. There were a few bumps in the road with regard to delays but overall, the whole process was stress-free and we found it very exciting and enjoyed Hira taking care of everything! The staff of Hira Homes are very knowledgeable, trusting and honest in the opinions they provide – it didn't appear to be a sale but an effort to give us what we wanted. They take into account price without sacrificing quality.
Hira Homes Builds Modern Dream Homes!
Hira Homes build our house a few years ago and we are extremely pleased with team and services they provided to build our modern dream home!
The attention to detail and standard options were great! There is unique and diverse selection to choose from! I was also impressed by the professionalism of the Hira Homes Team and they were very responsive when we needed to contact them.
Over the years I had always envisioned buying a lot and building the house that I always wanted. I came across Hira Homes ad and decided to call them. Kamal and I met with 2 other team members of his, we discussed and were able to work on the rough idea I had. Their Architect was able to put my thoughts into drawings to my satisfaction. The next several months, Kamal guided me through every single step, guidance on ceiling height to the shingles on my roof. He offers the best price, quality and service! Try him, you wont regret it!
By far one of the worst experiences with Hira Homes. Upon signing the contract Kamal claimed the project would be done quickly and with an amazing contracting team and supervisor. At every milestone it was issue after issue. Site supervisor was arrogant. Barely on site. The trades arrived with little manpower. our neighbour had to help with putting beams in since there was only one framer to do it. Kamal hired on three different bricklayers - either they didn't show up or quit because they weren't paid. We received countless complaints by the City due to the manner the site was kept. Mud and materials on the public roads. A complete mess at every step. The only pleasure I have had with Hira Homes is paying them off to get this "builder" off my property.
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Francisco Martin-Rayo is a strategy and organizational transformation expert at the Boston Consulting Group. In this capacity he advises senior leaders in the public and private sectors and leads projects focused on digital and cultural transformations, bureaucratic simplification, and organizational restructurings. Francisco also has extensive experience in the financial services industry, having worked at the International Monetary Fund and various investment management firms.
He is the co-founder of ThinkBLUE, a non-profit organization that provides pro bono consulting services to political organizations, and was a member of Governor Ralph Northam's Innovation Council during his 2017 campaign. Until 2017 he was the President and founder of the Winning the Minds Foundation, a non-profit organization which gave university scholarships to refugees in Pakistan as part of a counter-radicalization strategy.
Francisco is currently a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations, a Fellow at the Truman National Security Project, and a 2017 Presidential Leadership Scholar. He holds a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, where he was a Belfer Fellow, as well as a B.A. in International Relations and B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.


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Please arrive one hour before you scheduled performance time You are setting up while the current band is playing.
Sunset Grill is giving one free drink to all performers, Ask for a drink ticket from Allan Spielman .
As long as someone over 21 is responsible , people under 21 may attend the event as long as they stay away from the bar area. IDS will be checked at the bar.
EVERYONE OTHER than musicians performing in this show, will be required to make the minimum $10 donation at the door.
There are no other amps , but you can plus through my PA... 4 channels are good in total though!
5 mics with boom stands.
The drummer can bring cymbals or use ours. Ours are a bit worn. Some drummers like their own snare. Ours is fine.
IMPORTANT: There is only one guitar amp; if you have another guitarist bring another amp.
Please see the schedule on the left. When the acoustic stage is playing, the main stage is setting up. When the main stage is playing , the acoustic stage is setting up.
For guest acoustic acts, please note your slot is 20.
For this reason, we all have to move quick , tuning up before if possible. We have to all be careful not to fall into the trap of a 30 minute set up since it will cause us to run behind and hurt the others going on after.
IMPORTANT!!! Unfortunately, if you end up using more than the 20 minutes for setup, the time may have to come out of you set.
Please try to come at least 60 minutes before your estimated start time, because you are setting up before your performance time.
Remember, as it always seems to be with these types of shows, we have to move quick and get everyone up and off as soon as possible. Please be ready to hit the "stage" as soon as your slot is called, try to tune up before if you can. For this reason, our back line of amps, drums, etc is there to make it as efficient as possible.
As a result of lessons learned after doing 39 Retro fests, we anticipate running over to be minimal. To ensure our start times are accurate, we have added additional lag time between sets. Nevertheless, it may still happen so please understand that the starting times will probably actually be abit later.
We expect the show to end sometime between 1 and 2am. All acts will perform, even if a little late.
Please note that as before, this is an unpaid showcase with a cash bar for everyone including musicians.
All donations of any size are tax deductible and very much appreciated! In addition, any expenses incurred by the performers (travel expenses, fees to musicians, ect) directly related to this event are also tax deductible. Note. the value of your time performing is NOT deductible. Please consult your accountant for details.
Remember to bring a demo CD if you are interested in performing at this venue. Promote your band any way you like!!! Bring CD'S and t shirts to sell, etc. You may set up a table in the bar to sell and promote.


Military lawyers, who had an active role in supervising interrogations in the first Gulf War, have been excluded from them in the current war in Iraq, a human rights lawyer who has studied the matter says.
The lawyer, Scott Horton, a former chairman of the Committee on International Human Rights of the City Bar Association in New York, said this might have played a part in the abuse of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Mr. Horton said he learned of the changed procedures from senior military lawyers in two confidential meetings last year. Prompted in part by the meetings, the committee issued a report in April on the interrogation of detainees.
A Pentagon spokesman did not respond to requests for comment.
In the Gulf War of 1991, members of the military's Judge Advocate General's Corps, known as JAG's, took an active role, experts said.
''We had JAG officers at all of the detention facilities where interrogations took place,'' said John Norton Moore, a law professor at the University of Virginia and a former American diplomat.
Mr. Horton, a lawyer with Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler in New York, said the military lawyers spoke in generalities and did not indicate that they were concerned about conditions in Iraq.
''We all thought that this has really got to be about Guantánamo and Afghanistan,'' Mr. Horton added, referring to sites at which the United States also holds prisoners, including members of Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Recent disclosures about abuse of prisoners in Iraq made him realize that the absence of lawyers there might have been a contributing factor.
Professor Moore said he did not know what procedures were in place at Abu Ghraib and other detention centers in Iraq but said the current Bush administration seems less concerned with legal standards and the role lawyers can play than its predecessors.
''Something happened with the significance with which law was taken,'' he said.
Legal experts noted other instances of the phenomenon.
Miles P. Fischer, the chairman of the bar association's Committee on Military Affairs and Justice, said, for example, that ''JAG officers were given very little opportunity to participate in the order establishing military commissions.'' The commissions, created by executive order in 2001, are to try prisoners designated unlawful combatants, including some held at Guantánamo Bay.
Jordan Paust, a law professor at the University of Houston and a former member of the faculty at the Army's Judge Advocate General's School, noted similar concerns.
Mr. Fischer said that military lawyers can serve an important function.
''The commanders want it,'' he said, referring to readily available lawyers. ''We have sensitized the commanders that they may be guilty of grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions'' should they fail to comply with the law. The conventions protect prisoners of war, civilian detainees in wartime and others.
Sidney S. Rosdeitcher, an expert in human rights law and a member of the committee that released the report on interrogations, said that the United States had in recent years shown disdain for the conventions.
He noted that previous administrations adhered to the Geneva Conventions even when they were not obviously applicable.
The Bush administration has said that the conventions do not apply to captured members of Al Qaeda or the Taliban held at Guantánamo Bay and in Afghanistan. It has acknowledged, however, that the conventions apply in Iraq.
Mr. Fischer dismissed concerns that giving lawyers a significant role can slow and complicate military decision-making.
''The JAG's are so integrated that it normally doesn't cost time,'' he added.
Mr. Horton said the officers who met with him were disturbed by what they called the administration's disdain for international law.


The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) held the first joint WCO/OECD Conference on Transfer Pricing and Customs Valuation in Brussels on 3-4 May 2006. This event was attended by almost 300 participants from all over the world, representing customs as well as revenue authorities, large multinational enterprises and consulting firms. Participants actively contributed to rich exchanges of views on this highly challenging topic, identifying significant issues for all parts and discussing possible areas to explore, thus initiating a very promising dialogue.
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Contrary to popular belief, we weren't abducted by aliens, locked up in a Mexican jail, and didn't fall of the face of the earth. And yes, the WWTT Gazette is alive and well.
Actually, we did sort of fall off the face of the earth, only to reappear in the Caribbean for a nice break from "reality". White coral sand beaches, great company, great food, and plenty of beer.
The obvious question first. Did I score any bottles? Nope. I even employed a local in my futile attempts but none were to be had.
Paddle molded and free blown, it was an amazing piece of early glass.
Thanks for all of the emails during our absence. I'm doing my best to catch up on one and all in short order and should be able to whittle the 134 down to zero in the next couple of days.
Thanks too, for the constant flow of photos and information about previously unlisted bottles. It's great to learn of flea market finds, successful digs and swaps that continue to add to the seemingly endless array of western whiskies. You fellow collectors are what make this hobby what it is; a true brotherhood of dedicated historians. And I personally want to thank one and all!
OK, back to reality; whatever that is. In the coming weeks, we'll see articles regarding new finds, runs of picture whiskies, "new" molds for previously documented bottles, mold evolutions and what have you. Don't be bashful either! Feel free to let me know what you'd like to see in the way of articles. After all, this is our site!


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package com.viesis.viescraft.client.gui.airship.modules;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.lwjgl.input.Keyboard;

import com.viesis.viescraft.api.Reference;
import com.viesis.viescraft.api.util.Keybinds;
import com.viesis.viescraft.common.entity.airshipcolors.EntityAirshipBaseVC;
import com.viesis.viescraft.common.entity.airshipcolors.containers.all.ContainerAirshipModuleInvLarge;
import com.viesis.viescraft.network.NetworkHandler;
import com.viesis.viescraft.network.server.airship.MessageGuiModule;
import com.viesis.viescraft.network.server.appearance.MessageGuiAppearancePage1;

import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiButton;
import net.minecraft.client.gui.inventory.GuiContainer;
import net.minecraft.client.renderer.GlStateManager;
import net.minecraft.inventory.IInventory;
import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;

public class GuiModuleInventoryLarge extends GuiContainer {

	/** Frame */
	private GuiButton buttonFrame;
	/** Module */
	private GuiButton buttonModule;
	private IInventory playerInv;
	private EntityAirshipBaseVC airship;

	public GuiModuleInventoryLarge(IInventory playerInv, EntityAirshipBaseVC airshipIn)
	{
		super(new ContainerAirshipModuleInvLarge(playerInv, airshipIn));

		this.playerInv = playerInv;
		this.airship = airshipIn;
		this.xSize = 176;
		this.ySize = 166;
	}

	/**
     * Adds the buttons (and other controls) to the screen in question.
     */
    @Override
    public void initGui()
    {
    	super.initGui();

    	buttonList.clear();
    	Keyboard.enableRepeatEvents(true);

    	buttonModule = new GuiButton( 1, this.guiLeft + 133, this.guiTop + 67, 37, 14, "Module");
		this.buttonList.add(buttonModule);

		buttonFrame = new GuiButton( 2, this.guiLeft + 133, this.guiTop + 53, 37, 14, "Frame");
		this.buttonList.add(buttonFrame);
    }

    /**
     * Called by the controls from the buttonList when activated. (Mouse pressed for buttons)
     */
	@Override
    protected void actionPerformed(GuiButton parButton)
    {
		if (parButton.id == 1)
	    {
			NetworkHandler.sendToServer(new MessageGuiModule());
	    }
		if (parButton.id == 2)
	    {
			NetworkHandler.sendToServer(new MessageGuiAppearancePage1());
	    }

        this.buttonList.clear();
        this.initGui();
        this.updateScreen();
    }

	@Override
	protected void drawGuiContainerBackgroundLayer(float partialTicks, int mouseX, int mouseY)
	{
		GlStateManager.color(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
		this.mc.getTextureManager().bindTexture(new ResourceLocation(Reference.MOD_ID + ":" + "textures/gui/container_airship_module2.png"));
		this.drawTexturedModalRect(this.guiLeft, this.guiTop, 0, 0, this.xSize, this.ySize);

		if (this.airship.getPowered() > 0)
        {
			int k = this.getBurnLeftScaled(47);
            this.drawTexturedModalRect(this.guiLeft + 138, this.guiTop + 4, 176, 50, 8, 1 + k);
            this.drawTexturedModalRect(this.guiLeft + 147, this.guiTop + 30, 176, 14, 26, 16);
		}

		//Draw a green fuel bar and magma in the coal slot
		if(this.airship.getModuleFuelInfinite())
		{
			this.drawTexturedModalRect(this.guiLeft + 138, this.guiTop + 4, 184, 50, 8, 1 + 47);
			this.drawTexturedModalRect(this.guiLeft + 152, this.guiTop + 17, 176, 119, 16, 16);
		}
    }

	private int getBurnLeftScaled(int pixels)
    {
        int i = this.airship.getField(1);
        if (i == 0)
        {
        	i = this.airship.itemFuelStack + 1;
        }

        return this.airship.getField(0) * pixels / i;
    }

	@Override
	protected void drawGuiContainerForegroundLayer(int mouseX, int mouseY)
	{
		String s = this.airship.getDisplayName().getUnformattedText();
		//this.fontRendererObj.drawString("Fuel", 150, 6, 4210752);
		this.fontRendererObj.drawString(this.playerInv.getDisplayName().getUnformattedText(), 8, 72, 4210752);
	}

	@Override
	protected void keyTyped(char typedChar, int keyCode) throws IOException
    {
		if (keyCode == 1
        ||	keyCode == Keybinds.vcInventory.getKeyCode()
        || this.mc.gameSettings.keyBindInventory.isActiveAndMatches(keyCode))
        {
            this.mc.player.closeScreen();
        }
    }

	@Override
	public void updateScreen()
    {
        super.updateScreen();

        if (!this.mc.player.isEntityAlive() || this.mc.player.isDead
        || !this.mc.player.isRiding())
        {
            this.mc.player.closeScreen();
        }
    }
}


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China-India
India yes to Bipa, no to FTA/RTA
Financial Express
P VAIDYANATHAN IYER & AMITI SEN
NEW DELHI, APRIL 10: The government is set to initial a Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (Bipa) with China with the two pending issues on security and legal jurisdiction being sorted out by the National Security Adviser in the Prime Minister's Office. A free trade agreement, however, looks distant with the domestic industry raising serious concerns.
According to government officials, the external affairs and the finance ministry have held 6-7 rounds of meeting with the Chinese side on Bipa. Bipa entails providing China a most favoured nation status and allowing free repatriation and transfer of returns on investment. India has signed Bipas with over 60 countries till date.
The officials said Bipa accords post-establishment national treatment to companies from a partner country. It, however, retains flexibility to exclude a company from investing in India. For instance, once a company sets up operations in India, it would have recourse to domestic dispute resolution and international arbitration for investor-state and state-state disputes.
As far as a free trade agreement is concerned, India Inc has serious reservations. A commerce ministry official explained the Chinese definition of an FTA thus: "They would want India to allow 90% of items at nil imports duty. This would put the Indian industry on the mat."
While China is very keen on an FTA with India, the commerce ministry sees reason on the objections raised by Indian companies. "If one looks at the trade pattern in China, over 90% of its exports to the United States of America is of manufactured goods. Were it to be the case with India, the domestic companies will be ill-prepared to take on such competition," said a functionary from a leading industry chamber.
The joint study group on economic cooperation between India and China, which finalized its report in March-end, had suggested a detailed study before the two countries can sign an FTA. The officials, however, said India is not ready even to agree for a feasibility study at the moment. "Once a feasibility study is undertaken, it automatically becomes part of the bilateral agenda," explained a government official.
China has suggested that India may like to think about a regional trade agreement if not an FTA in the immediate future. Indian officials, however, said there was not much logic of an RTA between India and China since they did not strictly represent two regional blocks, so to say. The two are distinct countries and an RTA may not be the right approach, they said.
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Tokyo Motor Show is now known as Japan Mobility Show
Updated Nov 28, 2022 | Same topic: Automotive Industry Updates
The well-known auto exhibition is evolving.
From 2023 onwards, the well-known Tokyo Motor Show will now be known as the Japan Mobility Show. According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA) Chairman and Tokyo Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda, this reflects the larger scope of the said event.
The Japan Mobility Show will have more participants
The new motor show is scheduled to commence from October 26, 2023, to November 5, 2023. The JAMA organized show will still be held at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center, in the Ariake district. However, its organizers are also mulling over including several other venues, one of which is the Tokyo Waterfront City.
So while this proposed location is still in close proximity to the original venue, expanding to the Tokyo Waterfront city can allow the Japan Motor Show to accommodate more exhibits, activities, and even more visitors. Specifically, it is targeting to be able to receive up to 1 million show goers.
With that said, the organizers of the Japan Motor Show have stated that it is currently looking for more partners for a larger and more festive event. Specifically, it is "recruiting" brands from a whole range of automotive industry niches.
The event will highlight new mobility technologies
These include commercial vehicles, passenger cars, motorcycles, vehicle bodies, and even brands that make parts and machinery. Next-generation mobility companies are also invited to join. Startups and even companies that extend beyond mobility are invited as well.
Of note, on-boarding of participating brands for this event has already begun and will go on until January 31, 2022. Special organizer-sponsored programs and additional exhibitors will then be recruited at a later date.
Are you excited to see what is in store at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show? Do you think that this show might just become one of the biggest car shows in the world?
For more updates on the upcoming Japan Motor Show 2023, and for more automotive industry updates, keep it here on Philkotse.
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The SCO Secretariat, based in Beijing, is the main permanent executive body of the SCO. Bringing together the colourful and distinctive cultures of Central and South Asia, China and Russia it promotes mutual assistance and team spirit among staff and provides reliable support on the basis of a stable administrative system that has taken shape over 15 years.
The Secretariat is headed by the Secretary-General. Nominated by the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and approved by the Heads of State Council, the Secretary-General is appointed from among citizens of the SCO member states on a rotating basis in Russian alphabetical order for a single three-year term with no possibility of extension. Deputy Secretaries-General are nominated by the Council of National Coordinators and approved by the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Officials of the Secretariat are hired from among citizens of the SCO member states on the basis of quotas.
The SCO Secretariat coordinates the activity of the SCO and provides informational, analytical, legal, organisational and technical support.
The Secretariat coordinates the organisation's cooperation with observer states and dialogue partners in line with SCO regulatory and legal documents, works with states and international organisations on issues related to the organisation's activity, and concludes agreements to that end with the consent of the member states. The Secretariat also works with non-governmental organisations within the SCO framework in accordance with the legal documents regulating their activity. In addition, it organises and coordinates the activity of the SCO Observer Mission in presidential and/or parliamentary elections, as well as referendums.
The Secretariat holds regular briefings for representatives of print and internet media, prepares and publishes a news bulletin, and manages its website. With the consent of the member states and within budgetary limits, it recruits experts on the basis of limited-term contract to conduct research on issues of concern to the SCO, and organises workshops and conferences.
The Secretariat carries out preliminary legal and financial assessments of draft treaties and regulations drawn up within the SCO framework, acts as the depositary of documents adopted within the SCO framework, and certifies copies of such documents and forwards them to the member states as well as to the SCO RATS as applicable.
The Secretariat provides organisational and technical support for meetings and/or sessions of SCO institutions in accordance with relevant regulations and in cooperation with the state hosting the meeting.
Born August 31, 1955 in the Bukhara Region.
Graduated from the Bukhara State Pedagogical Institute in 1976, the Academy of the Interior Ministry of the USSR in 1985. Completed postgraduate studies at the Academy of the Interior Ministry of the USSR in 1990. PhD in Jurisprudence. Fluent in Fluent in English, German, Russian and Tajik languages.
SCO Secretary-General since 1 January 2019.
He holds the diplomatic rank of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
Awarded the Order of Mekhnat Shukhrati (Glory of Labour) of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2003.
Faculty of Oriental Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh State University in Almaty (1989-1994),Faculty of Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic Academy of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing (1994-1995), Department of Language Translation, Military Institute of Foreign Languages in Luoyang, China (1997-1998).
SCO Deputy Secretary-General since 2018.
Born: February 1964. Ethnic Chinese.
Master's Degree in Literature. Fluent in Chinese and Russian.
From August 2018: SCO Deputy Secretary-General.
Born in 1979 in Frunze (The Kyrgyz Republic).
1996-2001: Department of Oriental Studies and International Relations, Bishkek Humanitarian University.
2001-2004: School of International Relations, Peking University (Master's degree).
Since February 2018: SCO Deputy Secretary-General.
Diplomatic rank: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Born 15 October 1956. A Russian national.
1979: Graduated from the Institute of Asian and African Countries at Lomonosov Moscow State University specialising in Oriental studies and translation.
Since 2017: SCO Deputy Secretary-General.
Has a diplomatic rank of Adviser 1st class and State Civil Service Adviser 2nd rank.
Awarded the Medal of the Order for Service to the Fatherland, 2st class; has repeatedly received the President's commendation.
Fluent in Chinese, English and French.


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Grant Cardone at Flag: Again, Scientology turns to its professional ham hock to fill seats
In 2019, we found out that Grant Cardone, professional ham hock, had pulled in a big crowd at Scientology's Hollywood Celebrity Centre.
This was a big deal, because these days, Scientology never has big crowds outside of its planned and stage-managed annual big events like LRH Birthday and New Year's Eve. Oldtimers will remember a time when missions and orgs were jampacked with the curious learning their TRs and adjusting the tone arms on their E-meters. But David Miscavige's "Ideal Org" program that began in 2003, with new cathedrals going up in dozens of cities around the world, just hasn't brought in the kinds of curious new people that he claims it does.
So it was startling to see a jam-packed auditorium at CC for Cardone, who, love him or hate him, has a massive presence on social media and can draw a huge audience with his get-rich schtick.
And we've also noted that he's become less and less shy about name-checking Scientology in his talks.
In that 2019 article we asked, "Is Grant Cardone the answer to what ails Scientology? Can he repeat this success on a larger scale, and is that something [church leader David] Miscavige can convince him to do more often?"
Some of the former Scientology executives we asked that question told us that if Miscavige didn't use Cardone more often to bring in new people, it might be because Dave feels threatened by someone else proving to be so popular.
And over the last three years, we haven't seen another sign of Cardone being used this way by Scientology.
Until this weekend.
As the video above shows, Cardone this time filled the auditorium at the Fort Harrison Hotel, centerpiece of Scientology's "spiritual mecca" the Flag Land Base in Clearwater, Florida.
And we'd love to hear from anyone who can fill us in on details about the event. Was there regging involved? Was it a pep talk for the L Rundowns, Super Power, or Solo NOTs? (This was Flag, after all, where these upper-level experiences are on offer, not a place for Scientology beginners.)
It's been a while since we heard from Cardone, but in that time he's had a litigation setback.
Here's Jeffrey Augustine, who has been keeping a close eye on Cardone's fortunes in court…
On December 21 the Ninth Circuit ruled against Cardone, restoring a class action lawsuit in Los Angeles filed by an investor named Luis Pino.
Cardone had convinced a lower court that the wide social media promotion of his Cardone Capital funds did not target specific individuals, and so neither he or his company acted as "statutory" sellers.
Pino asked the Ninth Circuit to rule that Cardone was, in fact, engaging in solicitation of investors and was a statutory seller.
"Through their social media engagement, Cardone and Cardone Capital were significant participants in the selling transaction because they disseminated material information to would-be investors," the court ruled.
With the lawsuit restored other investors can join it, and Cardone can't say he didn't solicit them with his "10X" online hype.
Thank you for that update, Jeffrey.
Now, will David Miscavige continue to use Cardone to fill seats at his orgs?
We're curious.
"Since havingness wasn't a super-super-gold (for I could see that it itself was an aberration) I continued to look for higher levels of entrance into the problem and so bypassed havingness and even forgot about it for a while—with resultant case chaos. When havingness is neglected, cases do not improve, that's all there is to it." — L. Ron Hubbard, 1956
Karen de la Carriere on LMP's cash
"Take any given action. Let's take kissing a girl, just take that as an action. I don't know whether you're familiar with this action or not, but — kissing a girl. All right. Now, let's take a look at the various societies and their various regards of it. And you find out it'd be very interesting. The Marriage Counselors Society of Los Angeles. Of course, this is a very laudable action and therefore you are a very evil man if you don't kiss a girl. If you're not the type of man who kisses girls, then you're an evil man. That's according to the mores of the marriage counselors. Because of course the more girls that get kissed, the more business they have. Elementary. Elementary. All right. Now, let's take the Sex Is Evil Society of New York City. The Sex Is Evil Society. All right. Every time you kiss a girl, you see, you are evil. So you're an evil man because you kiss a girl. Now, you go down to Hollywood, for instance, and kiss a girl, they think you're crazy. I didn't mean it as a crack, and so forth. I didn't mean it as a crack, a derogatory. In the first place, it couldn't be derogatory because you can always explain cracks about Hollywood on the same basis, 'It isn't critical — it isn't a critical thought because it's true!' You hear that?" — L. Ron Hubbard, January 16, 1962
"The factor of income-outgo is that one must have more income than outgo for an org to live at all. This is the primary thing that EOs and staffs overlook. It is the only thing really that can wipe out an org. ASHO in November ran at less income than outgo (loss of $3,000) which is why there is an effort to combine ASHO and AOLA. In management this factor — the income-outgo ratio — is just something that can't be ignored as it can destroy an org and is, by experience, the only thing which can. It is also the hardest thing to get across to ECs. One has to increase income to exceed outgo and also decrease outgo so it is less than income — both actions are usually necessary. I doubt there is a more important management datum than this. Or one which is more consistently ignored in orgs." — The Commodore, January 16, 1970
"'KUCDEIOF: know, unknow, curious, desire, enforce, inhibit, none of it, false.' KUCDEIOF may be and is currently being applied in reverse to install false and substituted stable data and a false and substituted operating basis. The 1st step is to persuade the person by foul means or fair to unknow what they actually know to be true, for example to persuade the person to suspend disbelief, a standard pyramid sales technique. Then it's generate curiosity and desire followed swiftly by enforce and inhibit. Then the lollipop is taken away at absence of and none of it is applied to ensure a total rejection of the original truth. Finally the false and substituted stable datum and operating basis is installed. At this point whatever it is that the person originally knew to be true and was persuaded to unknow is considered false. In actuality an inversion, reversal, denial and substitution of truth is what takes place. And how on earth do we end up in such a mess in the first place? By unknowing what we actually know to be true."
2002: The Sun reported that Scientology celebrity John Travolta demands eight new t-shirts per day on the set of a new movie. "John Travolta has demanded eight new Armani T-shirts a day to appear in his latest movie because he refuses to wear the same one twice. The star, who objects to washing clothes for religious reasons, had it written into his contract that he is supplied with the 250 pound black tops. Pulp Fiction hunk Travolta, 47, is a member of the Church of Scientology, which frowns on chemicals used in dry cleaning. So producers of his new movie Basic, in which he is seen in a black T-shirt most of the time, agreed to fork out 2,000 pounds a day on fresh ones. A source said yesterday: 'John wasn't happy wearing just any old shirts – he wanted to look right. But the producers were amazed when he said he wanted eight a day.'"
"Steve Allen and Johnny Carson hated Scientology."
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[TWO years ago] More proof that governments are aware of how Scientology abuses its own members
[THREE years ago] Lawsuit filed in death of man shot by police at Scientology's Inglewood 'Ideal Org'
[FOUR years ago] Another elderly victim gets soaked by Scientology, is talking to law enforcement
[FIVE years ago] Leah Remini and Mike Rinder cite Scientology interrogations as they support Paul Haggis
[SIX years ago] What Scientology is telling its members: Things have never been better!
[SEVEN years ago] Atack: What I meant when I said Scientologists suffer from arrogance when they leave
[NINE years ago] Judge Waldrip grants Monique Rathbun's discovery request, snubbing Scientology
[TEN years ago] TONIGHT: Nancy Many's Story of Scientology Spying and Interrogation on ID at 10 PM
[ELEVEN years ago] Did You See a Scientology Ad This Weekend?
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GAF LAUNCHES NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH (NCSAM) 2022
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) under the auspices of the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) launched the National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) 2022 for its members in Accra on Friday, September 30, 2022.
Delivering the keynote address, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, said Cybersecurity has become a vital part of the operational effectiveness of militaries in the world, acknowledging that "cybersecurity is ingrained in the DNA of every armed force of today".
As part of efforts by the Ghana Armed Forces to protect its Critical Information Infrastructure (CII), Vice Admiral Seth Amoama said efforts are being made for every member of the GAF to understand cyber threats, vulnerabilities and their impact on mission readiness. He urged all Ranks to be cautious, accountable and incorporate cybersecurity best practices into their everyday cyber habits.
The Ag. Director-General of the CSA, Dr. Albert Antwi-Boasiako, indicated that, the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy makes reference to the Development of Cyber Defensive Capabilities towards self-reliance and that the Authority is committed to working with the Ghana Armed Forces and other members of the Joint Cybersecurity Committee (JCC) to come up with National Cyber Defence Programmes to serve as a blueprint for the development of national cyber capabilities to protect and defend Ghana's interest in the cyberspace, towards achieving a Secure and Resilient Digital Ghana.
He added that the National Security and Intelligence sector, which the Ghana Armed Forces fall under, is one of the 13 sectors designated as critical information infrastructure according to section 35-40 of the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038) and pursuant to Gazette No. 132 published on Thursday September 23, 2022. He thus urged, the Ghana Armed Forces to take responsibility to ensure the protection of its internal systems and networks, consistent with the Directive for the Protection of Critical Information Infrastructures, which was launched on October 1, 2021, and Act 1038.
Dr. Antwi-Boasiako, added that, in accordance with Section 44 of Act 1038, the Cyber Security Authority looks forward to collaborating with the Ghana Armed Forces to set up the Military Sector Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) to coordinate cybersecurity incidents within the Ghana Armed Forces. "Ghana's cybersecurity readiness should be one that is capable of not only combatting cybercrimes but one that demonstrates our resilience in the cyberspace" he emphasised.
The Ghana Armed Forces, is the first Joint Cybersecurity Committee (JCC) member institution to have organised an internal monthly cybersecurity awareness session for its staff and stakeholders, by adopting and customising what has become a national celebration to the sectoral needs and exigencies of its members.
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There's so much to experience in a visit to the Oxbow Hotel in downtown Eau Claire, WI – thoughtfully-designed rooms and furniture, locally-curated food and drink, world-class local and national musicians, and so much more. But an equal part of the Oxbow experience is art. Our gallery, rooms, corridors, and walls inside and out are covered in original work from local artists both literary and visual. So art is important to us at the Oxbow. In fact it's so important that we wanted to bring more of it into the community that surrounds us, for both locals and our traveling guests to enjoy. That's what spurred the Oxbow's Artist in Residence Program.
Molly Z. has worked many years as a finely detailed digital illustrator, contracting with agencies, product manufacturers, and many different clients. She is always looking for a way to make beautiful art that affects lives daily. The idea of permanence and experience gives Molly Z.'s work a deeper purpose; to transform whole places, to fill spaces with thoughtful, inspiring, lasting works of art. She has created many large-scale works of art, public art for museums, schools, and businesses and has produced live art murals for major industry conferences and special events.
Intersection of Galloway and Farwell Streets, the side of the Eau Claire Printing Building, across the intersection from the Oxbow Hotel.
A handful of community volunteer painters will be accepted to help on some days of the process. If you're interested in being part of a large-scale downtown mural, go to our volunteer form.
Molly Z. will join a panel of local artists and art leaders in a discussion centered around creating large-scale murals in a community. Guests include Greg Johnson of Artisan Forge, artist and 200 Main Gallery operator Jo Burke, and local artist Jason Anhorn. Artists and enthusiasts of all kinds are invited to participate in the discussion.
Join the team from Visit Eau Claire along with Tangled Up in Hue, who will be on-site doing live screen-printing of mural posters.
Molly Z. will be there to chat with community members and sign posters.
Be part of the celebration as the nearly-finished mural is on display.