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SS Libau (; originally known as SS Castro) was a merchant steam ship. In 1916 she was disguised with the identity of a Norwegian vessel named the SS Aud () in an attempt to carry arms from Germany to Ireland as part of the preparation for the Easter Rising.

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SS Castro was a 1,062 ton steam cargo transport built for the Wilson Line of Hull, England in 1907. Castro measured  in length with a beam  and a draught of . The ship was captured by the Imperial German Navy in the Kiel Canal, at the beginning of World War I in August 1914. Renamed Libau (the German name of Liepāja), she remained inactive until 1916, when designated as the vessel to carry a cargo of arms to Ireland, to aid the Easter Rising, and disguised with the stolen identity of a Norwegian vessel with a similar outline.

Smuggling operation

Masquerading as , Libau set sail from the Baltic port of Lübeck on 9 April 1916, manned by a crew of 22 men under the command of Karl Spindler, bound for the south-west coast of Ireland. Libau, laden with an estimated 20,000 rifles, 1,000,000 rounds of ammunition, 10 machine guns, and explosives (under a camouflage of a timber cargo), evaded patrols of both the British 10th Cruiser Squadron and local auxiliary patrols.

After surviving violent storms off Rockall, Libau arrived in Tralee Bay on Holy Thursday, 20 April. There they were due to meet with Roger Casement, a former government official who had negotiated the arms transfer, but as they had no radio on board the ship, they were unaware that the IRB contacts in Kerry had been told to meet the ship on Easter Sunday off Fenit pier.

On Good Friday, 21 April, the Libau, whose true identity had been uncovered by the authorities, was approached by three Royal Navy destroyers and attempted to leave the area, but was cornered. Captain Spindler allowed his ship to be escorted towards Cork Harbour, in the company of the  sloop . The German crew then scuttled the ship to keep the weapons from falling into British hands.

Spindler and crew were interned for the duration of the war.

Although Casement had been landed by the submarine  in Banna Strand that Friday, he was captured and arrested, without ever meeting the Libau. Four months later he was tried and convicted of high treason for his involvement in the affair and subsequently executed.

One of the two cars carrying Spindler's contacts had crashed into the River Laune, many miles away, at Ballykissane pier, Killorglin (resulting in the death of three of the four occupants of the car).  So there had never been any possibility of a successful organised transfer of arms.

Artefacts

Rifles
A number of rifles were recovered from Libau before the vessel was scuttled. Several examples exist in various museums in Britain and Ireland. Among these are the Cork Public Museum in Fitzgerald's Park in Cork, a museum in Lurgan County Armagh, the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin, and the Imperial War Museum in London. A number of rifles recovered from the Libau, ammunition, port holes and other original artifacts form part a permanent exhibition on Spike Island in Cork Harbour, near where the Libau was scuttled and the crew of the Libau were held for a short time. Two Irishmen engaged in the gunrunning activity, Austin Stack and Con Collins, were also held on the island after capture. The exhibition also includes a working version of the Mosin–Nagant rifle, large maps of the route taken, an image of Roger Casement on board the submarine that carried him to Ireland, and video taken of the wreck of the Libau as it sits on the sea bed, filmed in the 2000s.  The majority of the rifles are the model known as the Mosin–Nagant M1891, or "three-line rifle", captured in the German rout of Russian forces in the Battle of Tannenberg.

The different calibre of these rifles meant they were not attractive for issuing to German troops, for logistical reasons, and through the misunderstanding of this point they have since been widely described as 'outmoded and out of date.'  In actuality, the Allies manufactured a great quantity of the rifles during the First World War.  A slightly modified (M91/30) version continued to be used by European national armies through World War II and beyond.

The Mosin–Nagant was a magazine rifle, enabling the user to pre-load five rounds from a clip plus, if needed, one more in the breech, and then fire accurately in reasonably rapid succession, using relatively modern .30 calibre (7.62×54mmR) spitzer-nosed bullets. Per Russian preference, the rifles aboard Libau were equipped with the Russian model of socket bayonets, s.c. "Rat-tails".

Anchors
In 2012, a licensed salvage operation raised Libaus anchors from the wreck site outside the entrance to Cork Harbour at Daunt Rock. Following conservation and desalination works, the anchors were put on public display.

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A Higher Calling follows Sam as his reputation follows him even though he's retired from his gun wearing days, and his new life is threatened as the opportunity for revenge comes knocking. Why did you think this was a good starting point for book 2 in the series?
At the closing of book one, Sam had gotten a glimpse of what his life could be instead of the anger and violence filled existence he had accepted. For a few months he is able to enjoy that normalcy. He is not only seen by the family and neighbors as a husband and father, he starts to see himself in those roles. Even a few friends from his past are willing to give him a chance to be a different man. Too soon, a stranger demands Sam return to the gun. The stranger bribes Sam with money, but also carries a threat in order to manipulate Sam to do his bidding. Sam must choose who he is to be.
Sam must achieve a series of steps in order to become a member of a civilized society. I think of them as similar to Maslow's hierarchy of needs. First, Sam had to forgive himself and see himself as something more than just a killer. Now, he is making commitments to a family. He has the chance to become a part of that family if he chooses. Hence the name of this book, "A Higher Calling." Which is the higher calling? Be a husband and father or avenge the death of a friend.
We get to dig deeper into Sam's character in this book as he has to decide if he is Sam Cardiff or Sam Moses. What were the obstacles you felt were important in develop his character further?
Sam, to me, represents soldiers and Marines who return from combat and are unable to adjust to the quieter life. We only hear about them, unless we know them, when they commit some horrendous act of crime or violence. Sam gave me the opportunity to tell people, who don't know, that these men and women are wounded as surely as if they had lost a limb. The only difference is the wounds can't be seen.
That's what I wanted Sam to tell the reader. He was just a guy with dreams, plans and hopes who circumstances put in a situation so ugly he couldn't cope. In the aftermath, his value system, his self-awareness, his expectations of himself as well as others are distorted.
Are you a fan of western novels? What books do you feel influenced you as a writer?
I grew up reading Louis Lamoure, Clair Huffaker and Will James. While I read more than just one genre, I am a fan of the western, but I also have a complaint about them. Too often, the characters are single dimensional or at best shallow. This series is the story of the internal struggles of a war vet. I chose the Civil War as I felt it allowed me to tell a better story. I could have chosen any war, but I felt there was a poetry in choosing a 19th century warrior inflicted with a 20th century injury.
Where will book three in the Sam and Laura's Story series take the characters?
Recovery from any emotional/mental illness is a progression of steps. In book one, Sam came face to face with himself. Who was he going to be. The changing of his name represented that turmoil. In book two, Sam had to find his place in a family but also a community. Once he accepted himself, he had to find a way to accept those around him and allow them to accept him. Book three addresses Sam's relationship with God and nature. He has spent several years cursing God and wishing God would strike him dead. Now, he must find a way to resolve that conflict.
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For some people, candles are just altar dressings, but for others, these mundane items are a powerful and regularly used tool for spell-work.
Hoodoo candle magick is just one type of candle magick among many, but it's an often misunderstood practice, and if you've you've ever stepped foot in a spiritual supply store, there's a good chance that you've come across Hoodoo candle magick products. Even then, you still might have the wrong impression. In essence, it's a form of spell work that allows you to use plain old candles (and a few trimmings) to make things happen.
Many different practices use candle magick but they don't all use them in the same manner. Some of the earliest types of spells people are exposed to when they begin walking the path are the type that use candles. This is likely because the supplies are easy to get; you can buy candles from the dollar store in a variety of colours. The ease of the access combined with the primal nature of fire makes it very attractive, especially to beginners.
Before we begin to get into the workings of candle magick, it's important to understand what Hoodoo is and isn't. First and foremost, Hoodoo isn't Vodou, or as some will haphazardly spell, "voodoo." It's not really a religion so much as it is a practice that's based in African traditions, and also known as "rootwork" or "conjure." It was brought to the Americas by slaves and practiced, most primarily, as a source of protection.
Its main focuses are really on blessing, protecting, and getting rid of negative energy.1 This article focuses on the use of candle magick in Hoodoo, but the practice employs many rituals to effect change, protect, and reveal the unknown.
The use of herbs and oils plays a vital role in Hoodoo candle magick, and writing one's intentions, either with words or pictures is also paramount in the practice. At its core, it is a very hands on, practical magick system.
People from all different backgrounds practice Hoodoo. Since it is not in and off itself a religion, it can be attached to just about any other belief system. In the United States, it is often seen alongside Christian scripture which leads some to mistakenly believe that it is "Christian witchcraft." Many written spells do use parts of the Bible, however, this isn't mandatory. Although you may find some Hoodoo candles that use saints and crosses, Hoodoo has no religious affiliation.
Although anyone can study the practice of Hoodoo, it's important to remember that its roots are based in African American culture and you to be respectful of that if you wish work with this practice. What this means is that one shouldn't ignore that distance it from it's roots by simply saying it's just "American" for example.
Candle magick is practiced by a wide variety of people from all over the magical spectrum. In general, no one group has the copyright on this type of ritual. Candle magick can be used for all types of spells: protection, money, hexing, divination, really the list goes on and on. If you want to accomplish something with magick, there is a candle spell that can help you. That being said, how candles are used in magick can vary drastically across different belief systems and magical approaches.
For example, some practices just call for you to prep a prayer space, light a certain colour candle on a certain day and meditate as it burns down.2 Some just call for lighting a certain type of candle on an altar and petitioning the gods for help.
Other systems are more complex. In Raymond Buckland's Practical Candleburning Rituals,3 the rituals are much more involved (which is par for this course in his brand of ceremonial Wiccan practice) calling for multiple candles in multiple colours per spell. These candles are to be set up a certain way, certain incantations are to be said at their lighting, which must be done in a certain order.
Hoodoo magick is somewhere between these two. Although there isn't as much ceremony, you also just shouldn't light a candle, walk away and expect something to happen.
Hoodoo uses all types of candles for spell-work, but the most common type are the tall, glass-jarred votive candles. They're popular because they come in a wide variety of colours, but they are also really easy to clean up after since the wax is encased in glass.
They also sell these types of candles pre-charged with spell-work for various issues. They come in varieties that include uncrossing or "reversing" candles if you think someone has done work on you, money drawing, which is pretty self explanatory, and "bend over" candles for those times when you need someone to do what you say. Images of figures like High John and other icons will be screened or adhered to the glass, adding meaning and attracting certain energies and spirits.
Candles moulded into different shapes are also utilized for different spells. For example, for a happy marriage spell, you may opt to burn a pink candle shaped like a couple. To break a couple up you might burn the same one in black.
Candles are also dressed or anointed with oils after being inscribed, if they are freestanding. For candles that have not been poured into glass, symbols or words are often etched into them that mirror the intention of the spells. Oil blends that contain different herbs and roots to energize the work are rubbed on the candles before they are finally lit.
Oil blends can be purchased or they can be made at home. Using a base oil, you can blend and mix your own. Depending on what your use will be, what you add to the oils will vary drastically but there are health concerns as certain ingredients are to be avoided if you have medical conditions.5 The act of dressing the candle is one that allows you to more concretely focus your intentions on your candle. It forms a connection to the object by physical touch and care, which will make your petition stronger. Where you choose to light your candles is up to you. Some shops that sell magick candles will even light them for you, in their shop.
If that all seems like it's very complex, don't worry about it because the fact of the matter is, you can do Hoodoo spell-work with only plain white candles and cooking oil from your kitchen. The thing about the Hoodoo practice is that it evolved from where people had very little and had to make do with what they had available. African slaves and their descendants didn't have access to many things, it wasn't as if they could run to the corner store for a specific colour candle or the botanica for a needed herb or root. There were restricted to the tools they had available or could procure without further endangering themselves.
Essentially, that is the biggest difference between Hoodoo candle magick and other practices. In other practices we see a call for the "right" colour, the specific placement, on the right day. With Hoodoo there are those suggestions but if all you have is white emergency candles and olive oil when you really need a few extra dollars this month, well scratch some dollar signs in those candles, rub them down and light them up!
This isn't to say that you can't make mistakes when working with Hoodoo, you most certainly can and it is not a practice to be undertaken without some study. In particular, there are many things that you need to understand about sympathetic magick before you start working with this type of magick.
Sympathetic magick is simply the concept that by using representations in magick, we can affect the things they are made to represent.6 The popular visual of that is probably the "voodoo doll" or poppets but we use this same system in many Hoodoo spells. An example would be the use of a female figure candle in a fertility spell. The candle stands in as a figure for whom the magick was meant to effect.
Many people are attracted to this type of magick because of its ease, not realizing that even though it can be very simple, the power it has is not to be toyed with. Hoodoo candle magick is a way to focus intention, to name your desires and put energy into making them a reality. Sometimes, people access this power without realizing the effects it will have in the world around them.
Someone may light a "shut up" candle, in the hopes that it will make someone stop talking poorly about them but it may make that person stop talking to them all together which may not be what the caster wanted or needed. This is just a small example of how this magick can go awry if someone is not clear or careful with their intents but it can get much worse. When we ask for change and aren't clear on the what or how, we could be opening ourselves up for hardships that we never imagined possible.
Divination is also an important part of Hoodoo candle work. It is both a standalone practice and part of any candle spells you may cast.
If you're working with a candle magick (and have lit your own candle) then observing the candle will give you information about how your spell is going to go over. We can't control what a flame does, how it melts the wax, how the smoke rises, etc. All of these things are the energy's way of communicating with you. We can read the candle as it is burning for hints as to how the spell will go. If it is in a glass and it burns clean, this is a good sign! If the glass turns black from soot, this is a sign that your spell is unfavourable or that someone (or thing) is working against you.
Things like how high the flame is, whether it lit right away or took a few tries, or the way the wax melts all are signs — good or bad — for how the spell will go. Learning these small signs will help you understand the omens and messages that surround your spell-work. They don't always mean something as clear as the spell will or won't work. Sometimes they are indicating that the magick was take affect quickly or very slowly, for example.
Candles are also used for standalone divination, or ceromancy.7 You can ask questions directly and read how the candle burns and wax melts for an answer. You can also read the shape of a fully melted, stand alone candle for insight. Additionally you can pour melted wax into cool water and read the shape that it takes.
These forms of divination take some practice and skill. Although it's fairly simple to produce, learning how to see shapes that can be very abstract can be difficult for some people.
This is only a very brief primer on Hoodoo candle magick. It is a practice and as such it takes practice to master. You have to work it to really understand which oil blends work best, which candles give you the greatest results or which prayers or incantations suit your needs.
Even while you are working and learning, it's important to understand that you can't get all the information from books and articles. Hoodoo practice is a living practice and you have to work with people to fully understand it. If this article has piqued your curiosity, I encourage you to read up on some of things linked in the footnotes before you just buy a pre-made candle and set it aflame.


Health secretary Alan Johnson has confirmed he plans a major shake up of GP services in a speech today at the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth.
The health secretary told delegates that GP surgery hours should be more suited to patients, and called for pharmacies and other providers to be given greater involvement in primary care.
He said: 'GP surgeries should be open at times and in locations that suit the patient, not the practice.
Mr Johnson also stressed the role that GPs could play in tackling health inequalities, and said that 'more GP surgeries were needed in the most deprived communities'.
Earlier he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he did not want a 'confrontational approach' with GPs, and was not looking to change the GP contract but said he wanted to work with GPs and the BMA to provide a 'much more convenient service'.
Speaking in response to the speech, BMA chair Dr Hamish Meldrum said: 'GPs are already working extremely hard to benefit their local populations and a recent government survey showed that well over eight out of ten patients were satisfied with access to their practices.


01-06-2001 : Public meeting at 'Mahabubnagar'.
02-06-2001 : Public meeting at ' Nalgonda'.
22-09-2001: KCR Won Siddipet Assembly constituency in By-Election with great majority.
27-04-2002 : First Annual Celebrations at "Nalgonda" public meeting.
22-05-2002: KCR started 'Bikshatana' for Chenetha workers at Bhudan Pochampally.
11-08-2002: Merge of TSS (Telangana Sadana Samithi) in TRS.
25-11-2002 to 06-01-2003 : "Jalasadana Programme and Samuhika Nirahara Deekshalu, boycott of educational institutes, Rasta Roko, "Deepala Veligimpu", Mahila Shakthi pradarshana.
06-01-2003: "Telangana Garjana" Public meeting at Jimkhana Grounds, Secunderabad.
27-03-2003: Conducted "Car Rally to Delhi" programme.
07-06-2004: President Address to joint Parliamentary session has expressed Telangana issue.
23-06-2004: TRS joined in State Government and got 6 ministries.
July-2004: PM Manmohan Singh in his pressmeet at Vigyan Bhavan, said UPA Govt. is committed to Telangana State.
08-01-2005: UPA constituted a Three Men Committee with Pranab Mukarji as Chairman to find out solution on Telangana issue.
08-07-2005: Resignation of 6 TRS Ministers from AP Cabinet.
28-02-2006: TRS MLA's suspended from Assembly.
14-08-2006: "TELANGANA BHAVAN" opening ceremony.
12-09-2006: KCR resigned for Karimnagar MP Seat.
15-11-2006: KCR filed his nomination to Karimnagar MP seat.
07-12-2006: KCR won the Karimnagar MP seat with 2,01,582 votes majority.
12-04-2007: "Nalgonda Nagara" a tour of Nalgonda district.
15-11-2007: Inauguration of "Telangana Thalli" statue at Telangana Bhavan.
24-02-2008: KCR left to Delhi for render resignation.
03-03-2008: KCR & 3 MPs resigned for M.P. seats, Delhi.
04-03-2008: TRS 16 MLAs & 3 MLCs resigned from Assembly & Council.
14-04-2008: KCR attended to Motakondur for Ambedkar Jayanthi and went to Wartur for Dalithawada for night stay.
18-07-2008: KCR left to Delhi and had a meeting with Ajith Singh.
19-07-2008: KCR had a meeting with Mayavathi at her house with Ajith Singh.
20-07-2008: KCR had a meeting with Deva Gouda at Mayavathi house.
21-07-2008: KCR & B. Vinod Kumar took Oath as MPs.
22-07-2008: participated in voting in connection with confidence motion moved by Congress – Atomic deal with USA & voted against UPA.
23-07-2008: KCR had meeting in Mayavathi house for 3rd Front.
28-07-2008: KCR met Rajnath Singh & L.K. Adwani and had a discussion with them.
21-10-2009: Telangana "Udyoga Garjana" at Siddipet. Grand Success.
29-11-2009: K.C.R. started to go to Siddipet, where he was supposed to sit for fast on to death. At about 9.00 a.m. K.C.R. was arrested by Grey Hounds Policemen at Algunoor village of Karimnagar District. He was taken to Khammam and produced before Munsif Magistrate (MM) by the police. MM ordered for judicial custody for 14 days. K.C.R. a former central cabinet minister, sitting Member of Parliament and President of recognized regional party was kept in district jail of Khammam town. He started his indefinite fast (Fast on to death) from 29-11-09 onwards.
01-12-2009: Total Bandh was observed in Telangana area in protest against the arrest of Sri KCR.
06-12-2009: The First day of Telangana Bandh which was announced for 48 hours bandh. The Bandh was successful and peaceful.
09-12-2009: On behalf of Indian Government, Hon'ble Home Minister of India, Sri Chidambaram announced "the process of formation of Telangana state would be initiated".
12-12-2009: Victory Rally (Vijayotsava Rally) from Sri KCR residence to Telangana Bhavan at 12.00 noon. KCR & Sonia Gandhi placards are displayed.
23-12-2009: The IInd Statement released from the Home Minister of India, Sri Chidambaram addressed a press in Delhi that "after the statement on 9th, the situation in A.P. altered. There is a need to hold wide ranging consultation with all political parties and groups in the State. Govt. of India will take steps to involve all concerned in the process" JAC has formed today at Jana Reddy's house on Telangana.
24-12-2009: 1st Telangana JAC meeting held at Kalinga Function Hall.
30-12-2009: Government of India was sent a Invitation to Sri KCR to attend the All Party meeting at Delhi on 5th January, 2010.
05-01-2010: Sri KCR and Prof. Jayashankar participated in All Party meeting, presided by Mr. P. Chindambaram, held in Delhi on formation of Telangana.
04-03-2010: Sri Krishna Committee members came to Hyderabad and Governor arranged a Dinner at Raj Bhavan and invited all Political parties' presidents to attend. Sri KCR attended the Party.
17-05-2010: Prof. Jayashankar and Sri B. Vinod Kumar met Sri Krishna Committee at 2-00 pm at Lakeview Guest House submitted data asked by them.
08-09-2010: TRS MLA's & leaders Dharna at Agricultural Commissionarate against the shortage of Fertilizers in Telangana area only.
24-11-2010: KOOLI PANI at Uppal, Alair and Kazipet by KCR to mobilize money for the big event on 09-12-2010.
16-12-2010: Sri KCR attended Telangana Maha Garjana public meeting at Warangal. Meeting was attended by more than 20 lakhs people. Swamy Agnivesh, President Arya Samaj & Social worker attended the meeting as a chief guest.
26-12-2010: Sri KCR attended JAC meeting at AV College Auditorium to Chalk out the future action on SKC report.
06-01-2011: Home Minister of India P Chidambaram handed over Sri Krishna Committee report to all the party representatives attended the meeting at North Block of Parliament (Congress, CPI, CPM, PRP & MIM attended) TRS, TDP and BJP boycotted the meeting called by Home Minister.
17-01-2011: Rasta Roko programme organized at all the District Head Quarters and Hyderabad surroundings in all the major routes leading to the city & town by several lakhs.
22-02-2011 & 23-02-2011 48 Hours Bandh from 6.00am of 22-02-2011 to 6.00pm of 23-02-2011.
01-03-2011: Rail Roko programme given by JAC (& TRS) is 100% success and most of the trains either starting & reaching Hyderabad on 1-03-2011 were cancelled.
10-03-2011: Million March organized by Political JAC was successful. About 50 thousand people attended. All TRS MLA's & Congress MPs (KK & Madhu Yaski), KCR & Kodandaram attended the meeting.
29-04-2011: TRS 10th Annual Celebrations "TRS Dashabdhi Uthsavalu was celebrated at Mahabubnagar. Sri KCR re-elected as President unanimous.
13-05-2011: Sri KCR announced Telangana Udyama Programme Schedule as fallow: 14th May – Rashta Roko, 19th May – Darnas at Mandal Head Quarters & Constituency Head Quarters, 23rd May – Students Sadassu at Hyderabad, 25th May – District Collectorates Muttadi & 29th May – Rail Rokos.
17-06-2011: Sri KCR addressed a Public meeting at Sulthan Bazar against the displacement of public houses by Metro.
19-06-2011: "Hyderabad Cooks on Roads" (Vanta-Vaarpu) organized by JAC. Sri KCR participated at Cancer Hospital, Harish Rao at Hitech city, Etala Rajender at Alwal, KT Rama Rao at Ameerpet.
21-06-2011: Prof. Kothapally Jayashankar died at 11.00 am. Sri KCR and other Telangana & TRS leaders rushed to the Warangal.
22-06-2011: Prof. Jayashankar funeral was attended by large number Telangaites and TRS Leaders at Padmakshamma smashana vatika at 2.00 pm.
05-07-2011: Telangana Political JAC announced 48 Hrs Bandh from 5-7-11 6.00am to 7.7.11 and 2 days Rail Roko on 8.7.11 & 9.7.11.
12-07-2011: Vanta-Vaarpu programme (given by JAC in Telangana Districts other than Hyd-City) was totally successful.
14-07-2011: Rail Roko programme postponed from 8 & 9 of this month to today is totally successful. Railway cancelled 31 Trains, All MMTS and 20 Trains were diverted to other places.
16-07-2011: T Harish Rao, MLA & Prof. Kodandaram met Malakondaiah, Chairman, Police Recruitment Board and asked him not to go with recruitment of SI, till Telangana is announced by Parliament.
06-08-2011: Prof. Jayashankar statue unveiled at Telangana Bhavan by KCR at at 12.00 noon. -State Executive Committee was convened to condole the death of Prof. Jayashankar.
11-08-2011: Sri KCR proceeded to Chennur of Adilabad District and attended joining of TDP & Congress leaders in TRS. Sakala Janula Samme is postponed from 17-08- 2011 to 06-09-2011. There will be a big public meeting on 05-09-2011 at Karimnagar in the name of "Jana Garjana".
12-08-2011: Government of India deleted the clause 14(F) from Presidential Order.
17-08-2011: Sakula Janula Samme preparation meeting at Indira Park – procession from Sundarayya Vignana Bhavan, Baghlingampally to Indira Park – KTR attended the meeting.
12-09-2011: Sakala Januna Samme preparation meeting organized by TRS for JAC programme. "Jana Garjana" meeting at SRS College Grounds, Karimnagar. Sri KCR proceeded to Karimnagar with convoy and Prof. Kodandaram, Ch. Vidyasagar Rao, Bandaru Dattatreya, Suryam & Govardhan are attended and the meeting was big success.
25-09-2011: Rail Roko 2 days programme & Auto bandh in the city. Officially Rail Roko was done at 30 places & unofficially people gathered in 300 Railway Stations.
11-10-2011: Sri KCR attended Telangana Udyogula Maha Darna at Indira Park. – Rail Roko programme scheduled to 15 to 17.
01-11-2011: Black Flag hoisting in all Telangana region and at Telangana Bhavan, Nayini Narasimha Reddy hoisted the Flag. MLAs Somarapu Sathyanarayana, Dr.T.Rajaiah T Harish Rao attended the meeting.
16-11-2011: Telangana Sadhana Pada Yathra programme started in all Telangana Districts, except Khammam, after two days will starts in Khammam also.
01-12-2011: Opening Day of Assembly. TRS MLAs took protest Rally with black T-Shirts from Ambedkar statue to T-Mortyre and had floral tribute and entered the Assembly.
21-03-2012: TRS won 4 Assembly seats Adilabad, Kamareddy, Station Ghapur & Kolhapur. Telangana Nagara Samithi won Nagar kurnool and BJP won Mahabubnagar seat.
28-06-2012: Singareni Colleries election results were announced. TBGK. Singareni won 5 out of 11 positions. The three unions (AITUC, INTUC, HMS) won 2 positions, each.
17-07-2012: KCR wrote a open letter to CM about the electricity position in the State i.e. irregular supply, acute shortage and blamed the govt for not having proper planning.
30-09-2012: Telangana March "Chalo Hyderabad programme given by political JAC was successful. A) MLA KTR led a rally of 3000 persons from Telangana Bhavan and MLA Harish Rao led a rally of 15000 persons from Jubilee bus station to the Necklace Road.
01-11-2012: In view of A.P. Formation Day, Black flag hoisted is done at Telangana Bhavan by Naini Narsimha Reddy PB Member.
07-11-2012: Telangana "Medho Madhanam" was held at Karimnagar with P.B.Members, MLA's, State Committee Members, State Cell Presidents, District Presidents. Meeting decided to have a public meeting in the name of Telangana Samara Bheri" at Suryapet on 25-11-2012.
25-11-2012: "Telangana Samara Bheri" a huge public meeting held at suryapet. A retired DIG Mahender Reddy Joined TRS. KCR announced pension of Rs. 1500/ & Rs. 5000/- for physically handicapped, old age & widow pension respectively.
29-11-2012: "Diksha Divas" organized by the greater Hyd & RR Dist (East) at Indrapark, MLA Etala Rajender & PB member Naini Narsimha Reddy & Padma Rao attended the meeting.
05-12-2012:"PALLEBATA" programme started an all the constituency of Telangana region from today for 40 days i.e. 15-12-2012 to 14-01-2012.
28-12-2012: Sri KCR and Sri Nayini Narsimha Reddy attended the all Party Meeting in Delhi. Home minister Sri Sushil Kumar Shinde presided over the meeting. TRS, BJP, CPI, Congress, TDP, YSRCP, MIM and CPI(M) parties from AP attended. Sri KCR blamed the centre for inaction on Telangana issue and he gave a Band call on 29th Dec'12.
25-02-2013: TRS won Graduate and Teachers constituency from Karimnagar.
29-04-2013: "Sansad Yatra" "Satyagraha Deeksha" call given by TJAC Started at 11.00am at "Jantar Mantar".
02-06-2013: Telangana "Atma Gourabha Sabha" was organized at Nizam College we coach the following members joined TRS in the presence of KCR 1. Manda Jangannatham (MP), 2. G.Vivek (MP), 3. K.Keshava Rao (Ex MP), 4. G.Vinod (Ex. Min. Cong), 5. ManikReddy (Ex MP), 6. Marri Janardhan Reddy, 7. P.Chandra Shekar (Ex Min. TDP), 8. Dr.Narsaiah, 9.Sudhakar Reddy(Amberpet), 10. K.Viplov, 11. Manda Sreenath, 12. Venkatesh Goud from Alair.
14-06-2013: Chalo Assembly is successful – Total 47 MLA's 14 MLCs one MP were arrested. TRS MLA's went to terrace of TRS LP building and hoisted black- flag on the building. 4 to 5 batches of agitators broke the police cordon and went up to the assembly building but were arrested by the police.
17-06-2013: KCR appointed KK as Secretary General of Party & Chairman TRS National activity ( Jateeya Vyavaharala ) committee.
30-07-2013: CWC announced that separate Telangana State will be formed with 10 Districts and Hyderabad as its capital.
03-10-2013: Telangana note is approved by the Central Cabinet is total as announced by the CWC i.e Telangana with 10 Districts with Hyderabad as a Capital as approved. GOM will be appointed to go into the details of creating the separate Telangana State.
12-11-2013: KCR & KK presented TRS View's before GOM at 5.30PM.
21-11-2013: Political & Economic officers from US Embassy met MLA KTR at Telangana Bhavan 6.30PM. KTR explained the various aspects of TRS activities in Telangana & Telangana State Formation by UPA govt shortly and consequent happenings in Telangana & Andhra.
– Processions & Rallies will be held in all over the areas of Telangana on 4th Dec.
– Total Telangana Bandh on 5thDec. in Telangana region & he requested all the organization & business people to cooperate for the success of bandh.
– Politburo meeting will be held on 06.12.2013 to chalk out the programme depending on the union cabinet decision.
5-12-2013: Total bandh was observed in entire Telangana. Bundh is peaceful and total success. Union Cabinet met and approved the draft bill on bifurcation of AP and creation of Telangana state. MLA KTR thanked Telangana people for their involvement in making Telangana Bandh Successful.
16-12-2013: Bill introduced in the Assembly by Raja SadhaRam Assembly secretary (read). Assembly adjourned 3 times. Andhra MLAs kept Assembly Speaker under room arrest). So Deputy Speaker Mallu Batti Vikramarka took the chair and asked the Sridhar Babu Minister, Assembly affairs to introduce the bill.
26-12-2013: KCR along with TRS MPs, MLCs, MLAs and other important persons of the party met President of India at Rashtrapathi Nilayam at Bollaram, Sec'bad. And presented a memorandum to delete certain clauses in the bill which are detrimental to Telangana.


Stunning top floor apartment located in Campoamor which has beautiful sea-views from the large solarium.
This two bedroom, one bathroom apartment is within walking distance of the local amenities and is a short drive to the beaches and the golf courses in the area. It is being sold fully furnished and briefly consists of a bright living / dining area, separate kitchen, two bedrooms and one bathroom. Outside you have a front terrace and stairs lead to the roof solarium, which is a good size and has the incredible views towards the Mediterranean sea. On the solarium is also a storage area.
This is a well maintained apartment in a peaceful but popular area and is a short drive to Cabo Roig, Villamartin and Playa Flamenca who all have great amenities including shops, restaurants, supermarkets, go-karting and much more.


It's been over a year since hundreds of parents have downloaded this form and there are still no reports of any signatures. Many physicians won't even look at the form while they dismiss a parent's anti-vaccination stance as ridiculous. The behavior is a clear indication of a very misinformed Physician who does not have his or her patient's best interests at heart.


Monday's are always a little hectic. Getting everything ready. Getting everyone in place. Getting the routine down. Finding a rhythm.
It started off a little difficult. But, everyone adapted and within a few hours everyone was settled into their new assignments and roles. Our doctors and nurses saw so many people. We were able to help those with diabetes, stomach problems, skin problems, fevers, and much more. We gave away glasses. There were a number of 80+ year old women who had not been able to see for 60+ years who walked away being able to see.
Our Health Education Team taught the importance of cleanliness, how to trap flies, wash their hands properly all to help improve their entire families health. As a part of this Education the Gospel was presented through the sharing of testimonies from our group.
Playing with children is always a great way to minister to the women and children in the communities. We play kickball, soccer, hand games, make glasses out of pipe cleaner, color and share Bible Stories out of the Jesus Storybook Bible.
After everyone has seen a doctor and been given their prescriptions, a pastor meets with them to share the Gospel and give them an opportunity to accept Jesus. Many prayed with Pastor Hidalio.
Our Water Purification Team was able to install one of the systems on Monday at Sunnyside where we stay. We will test the Sunnyside system out today and begin installing the second system at the Clinic in Somotillo. Hopefully by the end of the day there will be purified water at both locations.
Meeting peoples individual needs is important. Jesus met many peoples needs. The blind, lame, sick, lepers, all were healed. But, was that His main purpose, to heal the physical needs? No, Jesus came to heal their spiritual needs. He knew that meeting a persons physical needs would lead to their being open to discussing their spiritual needs. This is the model we should take. Not stopping at meeting the physical or emotional needs. Go further and share Jesus. He will meet everyones most important need, spiritual healing.
This is true in Nicaragua and also in Kentucky, Cambodia, Russia, China, Brazil and all the parts of the world. Take time today and pray for us to not just focus on the physical or emotional needs, but also to share how Jesus can help meet ALL their needs.
While your praying for us, take a moment and pray that God will use YOU today to help lead someone to Jesus.


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Q: dojo query for multiple values with setQuery I'm having trouble getting the syntax right for a setQuery method call for multiple values, i.e.
setQuery({x : 1}) or setQuery({x : 2})

combined. Or do I need to use filter?

A: In case you are using Dojo Store API I think one way to query using function is described here
You can modify it like this
store.query(function(item){
  return item.x == 1 || item.x == 2;
});

A: That will depend on the store you are using.
In order to do that easier, you should use dojox.data.AndOrReadStore
Dojo tool kit, and or read store
using that store you can use setQuery as:
yourgrid.setQuery({complexQuery:"x:1 OR x:2"});

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Create spectacular fabrics in this workshop, all about printing! There are countless ways to make exciting designs with a gelatin plate. We will learn how to use stencils and masks, doilies, kitchen tools, print rollers and more with textile paints and explore all the possible ways to get colour onto cloth.
We will also learn to make hand carved stamps as well as using found objects for more layers of colour.


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Back in the band
After more than a decade away from playing live with other people, Guitar Planet writer Russ Thorne is part of a band again. What's it like to be back, and has anything changed apart from his hair in the past 12 years?
Monday, 26. September 2011 - by Russ Thorne
"Any man with a microphone can tell you what he loves the most," Jack White once claimed. There's a mic in front of me now, but I couldn't tell you what's pleasing me more. Is it the familiar weight of my Strat across my shoulders, the pops and clicks as successive valve amps stretch and warm up, or the fleeting looks between everyone? It all seems good to me.
Perhaps I should explain. I'm in a little shed-cum-rehearsal room in the wilds of Yorkshire, and this is my first time playing with a band since my university outfit's last live hurrah in 1999. I was in the same band a lot of people were: we were going to be huge, we had a unique sound, we were it. We had it all, from the dubious mid-90s retromania name (My Cat Prudence) to the imaginary album titles and fantasy tracklistings that we'd discuss with glee in the corner of the pub, or in our rooms, or indeed anywhere we were awake.
All play, no work
What we didn't have was the work ethic. Coldplay tell – possibly apocryphal – tales of practising for hours at a time. We drank a lot and danced with girls in order to find inspiration for songs about drinking a lot and dancing with girls. Every now and then we'd rehearse in the Flying Saucer Café – in a basement room where you were literally shut in via a trapdoor. We'd play our songs for a couple of hours, each guitarist gradually turning up their volume, until we emerged pleasantly deaf and jangling. And that was it. Needless to say, we didn't make it.
We did have a bloody good laugh though. Those three years of saying 'why yes, I am in a band' were a delight that I woefully failed to appreciate at the time, as was my inalienable right as a mascara-wearing humanities student. So when we played what was to be our final gig in the beery, dark-wood auspices of Leamington Spa's 'Jug and Jester' pub, the significance of the event passed me by. Well, there were girls there, after all.
...12 years later
Back to the present, and it's not until I crack open my guitar case and breathe that just-set-up Strat smell of polished wood and virgin strings that I realise how much I've missed playing with other people. More than a decade of strumming alone at home, with occasional open mic forays or bits-of-the-band reunions, but never a gig. Never a rehearsal. I've neglected the gigging guitar to the extent that the nice guitar tech tells me it actually creaked as he adjusted the neck. Sorry, guitar.
I'm here because a musical friend – who plays in several other groups – had a curious desire to play in a country band. When he mentioned it, I discovered that I did, too. Well, the songs are about what happens when you drink too much / dance with girls / dance with the wrong girl / should have asked that one girl to dance, right? And it turned out that a few other friends felt the same way. So we arranged a gig to give ourselves something to aim at – something My Cat Prudence would have found baffling – and got together for this, our first rehearsal.
I've always found the first time you play with people, friends or otherwise, to be a bit first-date-ish. There's nervous excitement beforehand. You play some safe small talk stuff to get settled. You worry whether one of you is hotter than the other (this applies to both riffage and aesthetics). Most of all, you fret about the connection between you. Will you click? With people you're already friends with, failure to click – on a date or at a practice – can feel pretty ruinous.
Older dogs, new tricks
But we're in luck. As first dates go, it's a cracker. We do the safe small talk songs and it turns out that we have a lot in common – we want to think about how songs are arranged, we like to talk about how guitar parts can complement one another, we have a lovely female lead vocalist who can hold the stage while we get on with being a solid, ego-free backing section. I find that being in my thirties has helped me realise close harmonies can be beautiful, and that the volume control also turns anti-clockwise.
But while some things have changed, some are just the same. Getting picked up and squeezing four or five of us into one car, guitars piled on our laps and snare drums chattering in the boot. Tuning up and noodling, discovering the drummer may well be a better guitarist than anyone else and quickly walling him in behind the toms. The sheer joy from wringing a song together out of nothing and the little smiles that pass around the room when everyone's in time, in tune and in the zone.
Expectations have changed, though. Will we be successful? I don't think anyone's even thought about it. Our debut gig is less than a week away, and I'm going to make the most of it in case it's the only one. I've learned that much. And the mascara? Not this time, but I am going to sport a natty show-off hat - time doesn't change everything. Now hand me that microphone, I've got something to tell you...


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Q: Shell prompt keeps old local hostname in MacOs Catalina I have just received a Mac with Catalina which belonged to a former colleague.
This colleague had set the local hostname as former-MB.local.
I have created a new account for me (whose name is myaccountname) and I have set the local hostname as myname-MB.local. I have also deleted the account of the previous colleague.
Now, when I open a terminal, I see thath the prompt is
myaccountname@former-MB ~ %
I have read the possibility to change the prompt of the shell setting it in ~/.zshrc (currently I do not have a ~/.zshrc file), but I am wondering if it is possible to remove the memory of former-MB local hostname, that apparently has been saved somewhere.

A: Setting the desired hostname with the command sudo scutil —set NewName has solved the issue.


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The Use of Critical Race Theory | Free | emporiagazette.com – Emporia Gazette
America continues to struggle with racism, with the pendulum seeming to swing more wildly from success (the Ahmaud Arbery verdict) to failure (the Jacob Blake case) than in recent memory. Many conservatives, already attacking local school boards over health regulations concerning COVID-19, have discovered a new arrow in their quiver…critical race theory (CRT).
Dr. Randy Watson of the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) issued the following statement about CRT on July 13, 2021: "Kansas' history, government and social studies standards have never, ever included Critical Race Theory, nor does it today." That same month the Olathe News printed the following statement about CRT: "[It is an] advanced and complex concept that is often misunderstood and not a part of the state's education standards."
All three Lyon County school districts are members of KASB and follow the curriculum standards set by the Kansas Board of Education. Perhaps we should look at what CRT is and isn't before we continue.
So, what is CRT?
Richard Delgado, who is credited with co-founding the theory at the University of Alabama Law School in the 1990s, defines it as, "a collection of activists and scholars interested in studying and transforming the relationship among race, racism, and power." This is in stark contrast to the definition provided by the conservative Goldwater Institute which is, "Critical Race Theory is a perspective on modern life—a worldview—that believes all the events and ideas around us in politics, education, entertainment and the media, the workplace, and beyond must be explained in terms of racial identities."
So how did this exercise in legal scholarship designed to simply recognize the impact race has had, and continues to have, on life in America turn into a national issue that has teachers, school administrators and their governing boards running scared when it isn't even being taught in the classroom?
Fear.
Politicians past and present from around the world have long understood the power fear has in motivating voters. Fear turns off the thinking part of our brains in an effort to survive, often referred to as the "fight or flight syndrome" (which has recently been more accurately recognized as the "fight, flight or freeze syndrome"). And survival is the key concept here. Current Republican politicians (those Trump followers and McConnell acolytes who have taken over their party) have convinced their constituents that acknowledging the racism in our history and society threatens the survival of western civilization and its white male dominance.
They are not wrong. Life in America is changing, especially for white males. (Full disclosure, both of us are white males.) It is changing for the good, though there will certainly be growing pains, and we work to make the American Dream accessible not just to minorities, but to people who are socioeconomically disadvantaged. In short, progressive politicians look for all people to be treated equally since they are "endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights" (Declaration of Independence).
We recognize that allowing others to enjoy the privileges we've enjoyed our entire lives may seem like we are losing our culture, but we are not. Will our culture change? Yes. But those changes will improve our lives through new perspectives on a range of political, economic, artistic and sociological issues. Who knows what discoveries we overlook when we foolishly look for answers only among white Americans?
Now, what isn't CRT?
Critical Race Theory is not a part of the curriculum for any school in Kansas. Students are not required to learn that they are inferior or superior because of their race, or that their heritage determines their outcome in life. To be sure, the history of our country involves many racial issues, and it would be impossible for teachers of all disciplines to avoid race altogether. But no curriculum or standards require teaching CRT.
It could be argued CRT is a part of teacher training because their training includes treating all students equally regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. This is as it should be, yet serves as the fuel for those who feel their understanding of history and our modern society is under attack. That view only holds true if it is also true that white privilege exists. It cannot be argued that there is no racism while rejecting the changes in culture that occur in a post-racial society.
We advocate holding our elected officials accountable to their constituents. But perhaps it is time for us to also recognize the need to protect those elected officials from the minority of their constituents who have attacked them out of fear. These school board members are neighbors of ours and provide opportunities for all of us in the public to speak, officially at the meetings, and privately in checkout lines and across the back fence at home. That does not mean we are free to abuse them.
Whether deciding to protect students from the pandemic sweeping through our towns and their schools, or allowing teachers to honestly address issues faced by the students in their charge, we should support the school board members we elect to take the information provided and make the best decisions possible. If they don't, vote them out in the next election.
Let us strive to be the calming voice that supports our educational institutions as they try to bring to our society the balance that has never existed.
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