05/23/09 *I have opened up a blog at My Blogging Spot where I'll be positing much more current information about my activities. Thanks for visiting!
08/31/08 *Since storage space is running out here, be sure to visit My YouTube Site where I'll be positing videos of my most recent activities (and past adventures) as time permits. Thanks for visiting!
12/12/04 *I did a major upgrade of My Favorite Links page which has a new category of Extraordinary Personal Adventure where you can find a lot of links to other folks who are achieving great things... a nice inspirational resource!
05/19/03 *Did a major update on MY FAVORITE LINKS page including some new categories.
11/13/02 *I have just uploaded the gear reviews from my 2002 Appalachian Trail hike at 2002 AT hike gear reviews or you can find it by clicking the obvious link on the front page.
10/21/02 *My 2002 Appalachian Trail hike from Georgia to New York photos and journal are now up at 2002 AT hike or you can find it by clicking the obvious link on the front page.
03/12/02 *I just built a completely new "Favorite Links" page at My Favorite Linksor you can find it by clicking the obvious link on the front page.
03/01/02 *Just finished detailed reviews of all the gear that I used on my '01 Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike. A direct link to the page is HEREor you can find it linked to my Pacific Crest Trail link on the front page.
12/02/01 *The final hiking itinerary for my Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike is posted and can be found by clicking the PACIFIC CREST TRAIL link on the front page then clicking the "Hiking Itinerary" button.
11/30/01 *My Pacific Crest Trail town reviews are now up and running and can be found by clicking the PACIFIC CREST TRAIL link on the front page then clicking the "Town Reviews" button.
10/28/01 *My PCT Frequently Asked Questions button is now activated and can be found by clicking the PACIFIC CREST TRAIL link on the front page.
10/03/01 *My 2001 Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike photo's and journal are now online by clicking the PACIFIC CREST TRAIL link found on the front page.
03/24/01 *I just opened a new section all about my Alabama trapline. You can access it from the ALABAMA TRAPLINE link on the front page.
02/18/01 *I have added a new "Woodcarving" link (my favorite hobby) just below "My Favorite Links" on the front page. I have also gotten rid of all the slow-loading buttons on the front page and replaced them with pure hypertext links.
01/07/01 *My website was recently accepted on the Peak to Peak links page so I have placed a link to their site on the front page. I have also placed a link to the Backpacking Light e-group on the front page.
11/05/00 *As you may have already noticed, I've redone the front homepage which hopefully is more user friendly and presents more information about just who I am.
09/02/00 *Opened a photo/journal of my 475 mile thru-hike of the Colorado Trail during the summer of 2000. Just click on the "COLORADO TRAIL" button back on the homepage.
05/06/00 *Opened the photo essay of my 1,800 mile, five week bicycle trip across New England. Just click on the "BICYCLE NEW ENGLAND" button back on the homepage.
01/30/00 *Updated My Favorite Links via the "Links" button on the Homepage.
Also added a Webrings button on the Homepage where you can explore more websites similar to mine!
01/23/00 *The photo essay of my 1979-80 experience working for an Alaskan outfitter are now up. Just click the obvious link back on the homepage.
01/02/00 *The photo essay of my North Carolina log cabin are now up. Just click the N.C. log cabin button back on the homepage.
11/10/99 *The photo essay of my Alabama log cabin homestead are now up. Just click the Ala. log cabin button back on the homepage.
10/26/99 *The Photos/journal of my bicycle trip up the Alaska highway are finally online! Just click the obvious button back on the homepage.
09/15/99 *My photos/journal from my summer in southeast Alaska adventure posted. Just click the "southeast Alaska" button on the homepage.
08/15/99 *Posted "Frequently Asked Questions" about my Yukon river trip. Click the YUKON RIVER link on the Homepage.
08/01/99 *About the Yukon river page added by following the YUKON RIVER link on the Homepage.
07/28/99 *Yukon river photos & journal now posted! Just follow the obvious link after entering the site!
06/27/99 *"EXCERPTS FROM MY AT JOURNAL"added via the "MY JOURNAL"link on the Appalachian Trail page.
06/27/99 *"OPENED UP MY FAVORITE LINKS" which can be found by clicking "My Favorite Links" after entering the site.
06/18/99 *"How I got my trail name" added via a link on FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS from the Appalachian Trail page.
After more than 3 months and probably a million hours I finally got most of my Appalachian Trail pages built and all the files uploaded to Tripod! Whew! Now I can start working on the next feature.


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Who Cares Wins: Maker and studio owner, Tori Gray, used her 'creative frustration' to launch a new venture
Author: Steven Thomas
Who Cares Wins: an ongoing study of the people who decided to make the leap and do work that matters.
These are the people who have set about building businesses, big and small, that have a purpose at their core. By innovating themselves they subsequently inspire others. For them, winning isn't about building million pound revenue streams (although I guess that would be nice). No, for them it's about creating something that intrinsically transcends profit and loss. Subsequently, it becomes something far more soulful.
Tori Gray from Harbour Lane Studio
"I was turning into this grumpy person that only ever moaned about her job and I didn't like that person so I had to make a change and it had to be a big one."
Meet Tori Gray.
Tori is an artist whose hometown is South Queensferry in Scotland. She's an illustrator and maker and after graduating from college, like many others, she found herself working retail in order to earn a living. But she knew it wasn't for her in the long-term. The changing point was that she knew she could do it better than some of the bigger retailers she was working for. She had a calling to create something of her own that would not only show her own work but the work of artisans and makers from all over Scotland. So, she took the leap and found premises in her hometown and set about transforming it into a working studio and shop.
I'm having this wee design printed onto tote bags for the shop! Like a Harbour Lane bag for life that lets everyone know they shop handmade!
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Harbour Lane Studio is, you guessed it, an atmospheric little lane leading to South Queensferry Harbour with all its stunning views. The pictures don't do it justice. Harbour Lane is a magical space that crackles with creative energy.
Championing Scottish Makers
Tori hand selects every product, taking care to curate work by talented Scottish makers. She also shows a lot of her own work including an ever-changing array of limited edition prints and bespoke lampshades. As it's also a working studio there are weekly workshops where folks can learn how to make their own work using techniques like screen printing and lino cutting. With all this going on, Harbour Lane has become a real creative hub for the town and the surrounding area. Tori also has regular requests to run workshops in larger venues around Scotland.
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Creating something remarkable
I met Tori as part of the mentoring scheme run by Creative Edinburgh and I was blown away by her drive and talent. Aside from her amazing creative skills, Tori shows a combination of two key ingredients for 'success': She is action orientated and unflinchingly focused on getting sh*t done and at the same time she has a deeply rooted purpose to create something remarkable.
Her purpose isn't just about creating another gallery selling other people's work. She could probably have chosen another place to set up in nearby Edinburgh rather than her sleepy hometown. But I sense that wouldn't have worked in the same way for Tori. Instead, she has set about transforming a run-down space into something utterly unique. By championing other artists work she has created something authentic that people immediately want to support. And by using the space to invite others in to learn new creative skills she has formed a bustling creative hub.
I recently asked Tori a few questions about her journey. Her answers will surely inspire others.
What made you take the leap to do your own thing?
Complete creative frustration! I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do but I knew I hated what I was doing and needed to get out if I wanted to stay sane. I was turning into this grumpy person that only ever moaned about her job and I didn't like that person so I had to make a change and it had to be a big one.
What has been the toughest part so far?
I constantly battle with the worry that I don't know what I'm doing. That at any point, someone is going to walk through the door and take it all away. It can also feel like I am giving it my all and it's still not quite enough. It's definitely been a learning curve to accept that I'm not superwoman and that sometimes I have to make sacrifices. I have really high expectations of myself and what the studio should be but I'm slowly realising that if I don't meet them, it's only me that notices.
How would you describe how you've adapted and grown your skills by doing what you do?
One benefit of having the open plan studio means the barrier between customer and artist is broken down. People can see my work and are more likely to engage with that and feel more comfortable to ask questions. It's taught me to trust my skills and judgment more and that all this knowledge I have collected can be shared with people. That and now I am an epic multi-tasker and to-do list writer!
What keeps you going in tough times?
Running your own business can feel really lonely sometimes. I'm the only one in here day to day, the only one making decisions and the only one to fix things if something goes wrong. That can be really hard and sometimes I do want to run away and hide from it all. Luckily, because I stock work by lots of artists who run their own business too, I have a whole network of people who understand exactly how I feel and can offer support in the form of an ear to moan to or a catch-up and a coffee. The creative industry is hugely supportive of each other and it's amazing to be part of something like that.
Where do you gain inspiration from?
I get a lot of commissions now so my inspiration comes from my customer. Maybe that's very 'commercial' of me which was always seen as a dirty word at art college but it's really rewarding to take a customer's rough idea and turn it into something physical that they can treasure forever as special to just them. I occasionally wish I was a bit cooler and edgier with my work but people like what I do so don't fix it if it ain't broke right?
You can find Tori on Instagram or at harbourlane.com
For more examples of Who Cares Wins check out:
How Otter Surfboards take sourcing materials to a new level.
Outdoor clothing complany Patagonia prove that caring about the environment is very good for business.
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The Ethiopian Orthodox Church Formally Declares an End to the 27-Year-Old Schism
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The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Formally Declares an end to the 27-Year-Old Schism, and recognizes one Holy Synod, and two Canonical Patriarchs. Amid great pomp and jubilation at Washington D.C.'s Debre Mihret St. Michael's Cathedral, assembled hierarchs of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church have officially proclaimed an end to the 27-year-old schism that has split this ancient Church. After years in which the church was split between an "Addis Ababa Synod", a "Synod in Exile", with two rival Patriarchs, the two groups have now united into one single Holy Synod, and the schism is now officially over.
Abune Abraham, Archbishop of Bar Dar and Eastern Gojjam, in the name of the single Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church proclaimed the following key points in the declaration:
1. His Holiness Patriarch Abune Merkorios, after an exile of over two decades, will return to Ethiopia with the rank and dignity of Patriarch, and resume the Patriarchal Throne.
2. An appropriate residence within the Patriarchate in Addis Ababa shall be prepared for His Holiness Patriarch Abune Merkorios, together with all things and arrangements appropriate for his comfort and dignity.
3. In regard to his duties, His Holiness Patriarch Abune Merkorios will lead and serve the church through prayer and benediction.
4. According to the laws of the Holy Church, His Holiness Patriarch Abune Mathias will lead the the church by carrying out the executive and administrative duties of the Patriarchal office as well as through prayer and benediction.
5. The names of both Patriarchs will be raised in all prayers and services in all Ethiopian Orthodox Churches around the world.
6. As long as both the two Holy Patriarchs are alive, the Holy Church will hold them in complete equality of rank as fathers of the Holy Church.
7. As of the date of this agreement, the designations of the Exiled Synod and Native (Addis Ababa) Synod are abolished, and there is only the one single and Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
8. In regard to the violations of canon law and tradition, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has been under tribulations. The delegations have agreed that as of the date that the Second Patriarch His Holiness Abune Theophilos has handed over to die, the church has suffered under the state of violation of her Canon Laws and traditions until this day. For this reason, in past years, the synod inside and outside the country has been unable to protect the unity, the dignity and the rights of the Holy Church. It has been unable to console the heartbroken faithful of the Holy Church, and so the Holy Synod asks for the forgiveness of the faithful. Therefore, in order to protect the sanctity of canon law and of the traditions of the church, once the two synods have merged and meet as a united Holy Synod, so that the violations are not repeated, the Holy Synod will enact rules of conduct that will be binding upon it.
9. In regard to the Archbishops who were appointed before the schism. The excommunications enacted against them by each synod are lifted by the Holy Synod, their names and dignities are fully restored to them and they will be appointed to dioceses as befits their rank.
10. In regard to the Archbishops, Bishops, and Episcoposes who were appointed after the schism, the Holy Synod will accept them with their names, ranks and dignities and lift any and all excommunications enacted against them. For those who have shared names, they shall be designated with the numeric dignities of "the first (I) the second (II) the third (III) etc. according to the seniority of date that they received the episcopal name. They will be appointed to dioceses and befits their ranks.
11. It is known that due to the disputes, that excommunications had been issued by each synod against the other. The delegations have decided that these are hereby lifted.
12. It is known that the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has spread all around the world wherever Ethiopians have gone. In order to maintain the canonical order and practice of the one holy church, the Holy Synod will prepare a revised "Kale Awadi" (By Laws) for churches located abroad that are in compliance with the constitutions and laws of the countries that they are located in, and which is compatible with the mission of these churches located abroad.
13. All Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches around the world will be governed and fall under the jurisdiction of the one and only Holy Synod of the Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The delegations will work to facilitate the return of the exiled fathers to Ethiopia.
14. Recognizing that the the country was in recent years in a fearfully endangered situation, and that this situation was reversed by the prayers of the monastics and the faithful, together with efforts of the Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed, who has also worked hard to restore peace in the country, and the unity of the Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod expresses it's deep appreciation and thanks to him, and prays that all his years in state responsibly are time of peace, love, unity, progress and prosperity.
15. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church expresses its deep gratitude to all the members of the reconciliation committees that have over the past years continued to work hard towards reconciliation and unity, and also to the delegations of fathers sent by the two synods to carry out this reconciliation so that the Holy Church can protect the freedom, dignity, unity and peace of it's flock.
May the Lord God grant our country Ethiopia Peace and Love, and protect our Holy Church, Glory to God. Declared on this 19th Day of Hamle, 2010 (July 26,2018) at Washington D.C. at the Debre Mehret St. Michael's Cathedral.
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Ігор Затятий | 16 July 2019, 10:31
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barni | 16 July 2019, 09:48
" Коли ми навчимося бути разом, єдиною (Українською, а не католицькою авт.ком.) Церквою, перемагати те, що нас роз'єднує" - ТОДІ МИ СТАНЕМОГ ДІЙСНО НЕЗАЛЕЖНОЮ УКРАЇНОЮ. Браво Владико!!!
Zenia | 16 July 2019, 02:10
Дай Боже! Греків довго обманювали проросійською пропагандою, й вони останні роки погано ставились до українців через брехню кремля... Може, тепер протверезіють?
От тут то (я готовий спокійно вислухати всіх) НАМ ПОТРІБНО ПОВЧИТИСЯ в рф? ХТО, ДЕ І ЯК ЗАХИЩАЄ УКРАЇНУ ЇЇ ПЦУ !? Може шевчук зі своїми ієрархами та з папою в римі? Чи МЗС, зі своєю незліченною
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Out of many elements that contribute home heat loss/gain, walls deserve a special mention. As experts in the insulation industry, we can highlight all the elements that contribute to heat loss here. Walls, the floor, roof/ceiling, and doors/windows are these elements, and insulating these areas or elements with an Insulation material is the best option to consider these days. Well, you can ignore insulation, but the end result will be high energy bills. Can you afford it as a homeowner? We don't think so. Ignoring Wall Insulation can lead to a heat loss of 35%. To compensate this heat loss or gain, you will either keep your heaters or air conditioners on all day. As a result, your energy bills will skyrocket. Almost every homeowner who ignores insulation goes through this high energy bills issue.
Should we only talk about high energy bills? OK, you are a rich person, hence paying energy bills is "nothing" for you. The high energy bill isn't the only issue here. It is all about the comfort of your home. Your home is your castle, the place where your wife and kids live happily. Anyway, when the temperature level in your home rises or drops; your castle will become an uncomfortable place for everyone. Why would it happen without Wall Insulation? Well, not only without wall insulation, the temperature can drop or rise through heat gain and loss through other areas and elements such as windows, doors, the roof, ceiling, and the floor. Which means you should prevent heat loss and gain through all these areas and elements to maintain right temperature levels.
How much heat would escape your home? Walls can contribute to 35% of heat loss. During the summer, heat can enter your home through the walls too. The ceiling/roof contributes to 25% of heat loss. The floor contributes to 25% heat loss. The rest can escape through doors and windows. Anyway, we can keep windows and doors closed to keep the 15% in. Also, installing thick glasses on windows can reduce heat transfer too. DIY methods are there to fill the gaps between doors and the floor. But, installing insulation is the only reliable option to prevent heat loss and gain through walls, the floor, and ceiling.
As mentioned, heat can lose and gain through the walls. Take a look at this picture (https://www.nogapinsulation.com.au/image/catalog/home06/Insulation-melbourne.png.) Most homes in Australia have this sort of structure. So, gaps are there within the wall structure, and heat can gain or lose through these gaps. Wall Insulation acts as a barrier to this heat flow. Insulation is a thick material that has no gaps. So, heat can't flow through it. Well, we should explain the mechanism in detail here. Every insulation material has air pockets within the structure. These air pockets prevent further air flow through the material.
This is the value that determines how efficient the insulation batt is. Material thickness also plays a role here. In other words, more the material thickness, higher the R-value. So, it depends on which part of Australia you live in. If you live in a colder or warmer part of the country; buy Wall Insulation with a higher R-value. R-value 2.5 is sufficient for most areas in Australia. Anyway, insulation materials are available up to 7 R-value in Australia today. Of course, the price of insulation can vary depending on the material, R-value, or the thickness. But, investing a bit more in the first hand will save your time and money in the long run. For example, if you live in a colder part of Australia, and R-value 2.5 isn't enough, but to save money you choose the lowest R-value; later you will have to spend more money on energy bills as you will have to keep heaters and air conditioners on all year long.
You can buy any insulation material available in the market today, and you don't need to worry about the safety. Modern insulation doesn't contain dangerous materials and contaminants such as asbestos. Fibreglass batt is the widely-used option yet. Rockwool, glasswool, wool, and cellulose are some examples of modern Wall Insulation options. Each option comes with its unique advantages and disadvantages. Some are easy-to-install, some are cheap, and so on. Out of many insulation options available in the market today, how to choose the right one that suits your home the most? Well, talk to us or an expert in the insulation industry because choosing the wrong insulation type is an often-heard mistake today. Most insulation providers now offer free advice for clients and non-clients. Or you can read a few blog articles posted by insulation providers in your city.
How much for Wall Insulation?
Manufacturers send their products to the market as pieces in a package. A package can have 2-6 pieces. Larger the area to install, more the insulation you will need. So, how much you would spend will depend on your property's size. Installing insulation yourself? As mentioned, modern insulation materials are 100% free from dangerous contaminants. Still, would you do it yourself? It is not about the safety, but how correctly you will do it. Leaving gaps is a common mistake made by homeowners when DIY it. Frequent temperature fluctuation is the side effect of improper insulation installation. Which means hiring professional installers will complete the job perfectly. Not like on the ceiling and roof, installing Wall Insulation is a difficult task. Hire professionals so.
An Australian manufacturer or a supplier knows what suits Australia the most. Many Australian insulation manufacturers are there, and they all sell quality products. Anyway, some companies manufacture better Wall Insulation. Always compare. Comparing insulation manufacturers is made easy with the Internet today. Just go to Google and type Wall Insulation, and Google will give you more than enough options to consider.
So, now you have understood the importance of Wall Insulation, don't you? No matter in which part of Australia you live in, you will need some sort of insulation material. High energy bills, frequent temperature fluctuations, and decreased comfort levels are the noted side effects of not installing insulation. You can consider acoustic insulation too, which is a special insulation type that cuts off heat transfer and sound. Homeowners who live facing highways and in industrial zones prefer this special insulation material as it lets them live peacefully. Contact us today if you have more questions!


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The chilled beam systems have higher default central air handling unit air supply values because in the worst case design they need to do more dehumidification than the other systems.
Active chilled beams in particular are often designed to have much higher minimum outside air than fan coils because it also reduces upfront cost.
We wanted to reflect these design properties in the Sefaira web application. If you want to compare apples to apples for these systems, change the airflow in the Central Air Handling Unit to 1.5l/s/m2 (0.3cfm/sqft).


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2009 Staff Report
by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Mar 14, 2009
We have a three person full time staff at AFJN. Beth Tuckey who has been with us since June 2007 is the associate director for program development and policy. She also assists with outreach. Bahati Ntama Jacques began in September of 07. He is the policy analyst. He is from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Both began here as interns. And there is myself as Executive Director since September 2006.
During the Summer of 08 we were fortunate to have 2 interns assisting us, Allison Burket from Kenyon College, Ohio and Sara Shanley from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA. During the Fall of 09 we welcomed Gbenimah Slopadoe from Holy Cross, Worcester. This spring we have five: Fr. Emmanuel Adeboa from Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg VA, Jason Bongiovanni from Houghton College, NY, Meghan Mattern from Calvin College, MI, Katie Mattern from American University DC and Andrew Fallon, from American University and Wesley Seminary, DC. All have had Africa experience and bring that passion and interest to their work at AFJN.
Highlights from the Year:
The Board of AFJN has met three times since our last Annual Meeting: July 26 by conference call, September 19th/20 ; and January 31st . The main work has been the review of the operational plan, renew Board Committees, improve outreach to new communities/parishes for membership and attend to the financial situation of AFJN. At the January meeting, Fr. Chris Promis became the new Chair of the Board. Our main focus areas remain Restorative Justice, AFRICOM and issues related to the upcoming Africa Synod on Justice and Peace. Two related issues, Northern Uganda and particularly DR Congo are followed by the staff as well.
AFJN exhibited at Jubilee USA Conference in Columbus Ohio in June, Sojourners conference in Cleveland Ohio, The Convention for the Common Good in Philadelphia in July, the Annual Africa Diaspora Day in DC in July, LCWR/CMSM in Denver in August.
Collaboration with other Advocacy groups:
ADNA (The Advocacy Network for Africa which AFJN co-chairs) has been resurrected and there is interest by many partners. We are looking forward on working on the Foreign Assistance Reform Act when it comes up in Congress, hopefully by June. The Catholic Task Force for Africa is still meeting Monthly. Congo Global Action is now housed at Trinity and is continuing its work. AFJN is the fiscal sponsor.
University outreach:
AFJN assisted in Congo Week in October, which promoted worldwide advocacy for Congo. Beth and Bahati were present at Notre Dame for a Conference on Development with AFJN-ND in October. Rocco was part of a seminar on Peacekeeping in Africa at Catholic University Law School. Beth was part of a symposium on AFRICOM at Howard University, Bahati spoke at American University on Congo and AFRICOM. We still hope to have AFJN chapters in a number of Catholic campuses soon.
Africa Summits:
Since our last member meeting there was one Summit in December in Chicago. There is one coming up in two weeks in Cincinnati. We hope by the end of 09 to be part of two others: Baltimore and possibly Southern California.
Response to some of our campaign requests:
1. The Situation Paper on Congo and Rwanda – "Two Rebel Groups, One Solution" was completed and circulated to offices on the Hill and at State Department as well as all our contacts. It has been very well received.
Earlier email blasts on this issue resulted in 1,433 faxes sent to Congress on Congo-Rwanda Relations plus phone calls to President Bush on this issue.
2. Through our advocacy for Water for the Poor Act which was up for reauthorization in 08 the new law now includes 125 Million of 300 Million allocated for 20 SubSaharan African Countries This is a first, meaning 2 to 3 million dollars now available for each country.
3. In part due to AFJN's advocacy and public outreach, the budget for AFRICOM in FY2008 was cut by about 1/3.
Presence at Public Events:
AFJN was present at various public events such as a vigil and protest at the Rwanda Embassy on Oct 31st , the "March for Congo" from State Department to Lafayette Park on January 17th – AFJN, Friends of the Congo and Congo Global Action organized this. Many Diaspora attended. AFJN was also a principal organizer of the Resist AFRICOM Protest on Capitol Hill in October.
Beth had several articles on AFRICOM appear in Pambazuka, FPIF, AllAfrica, etc. Rocco was interviewed and the article appeared in the Ghana National Catholic Paper in November. Rocco was interviewed on the radio both in Liberia and in Sierra Leone on Restorative Justice. Bahati was interviewed on Africa Now! on the DC public radio station on the Congo issue. The AFRICOM group put together a 8 minute video on AFRICOM that is now available on YouTube and was posted on the Huffington Post's website.
Connections to Africa:
Trips by Staff: Rocco spent the month of November in Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone for the Restorative Justice Project. Bahati and Beth visited Burundi and Uganda in late Janaury and early February. Bahati is still in the Congo, returning at the end of March.
Visitors: We have hosted here a number of African Bishops: Bishop Menghestreab of Eritrea, an AFJN member and Comboni Missionary visted in the office and shared the situation of Eritrea with us. AFJN hosted two Congolese Bishops and a Congolese Sister who are part of the Justice and Peace National Commission of Congo while they were in DC advocating for peace in Congo who were brought here through the offices of CRS. Archbishop John Baptist Odama was in DC recently and AFJN and the Catholic Task Force organized a gathering for him. He was the keynote speaker at the recent USCCB Social Ministry Days.
Outreach: We are trying to reach out to our Africa Contacts both of AFJN as well as various Justice and Peace Offices to welcome reflections in preparations for the upcoming Synod on Africa.
Grants received and requested:
$24,000 from the Adorers of the Blood of Christ for the Restorative Justice Project. $5,000.00 from the Oblates of Mary Immaculate for parish outreach for AFRICOM, $2,000 from the Marianist Community for the Restorative Justice Project, and $700 from an online appeal for funds to support the making of a video for AFRICOM.
We have made grant requests to the Jesuits, the Holy Cross Sisters, and the Holy Child Communities recently.
Tasks for the Future:
Funding: With the help of the Board and Membership, we need to redouble our efforts to secure necessary funds to guarantee that AFJN can do its work.
Increase Membership and Donations: At the moment we have 34 community memberships, including one parish. We have around 700 individual "members" on our data base, but not not all are up to date on dues. We have over 3,000 emails on our email blast list, and we often invite them to join us as paying members if they benefit from our services. We also need to find better ways to "engage" membership in a mutual way with our work.
We are looking to develop closer mutual links with Justice and Peace Offices of Member communities as well as those in Africa. Through the creation of a new Parish Outreach Strategy in January, we will seek improved Outreach to US Parishes, Dioceses and Schools that have links with Africa.
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This page aims to help you remove Cerb3r Ransomware for free. Our instructions also cover how any Cerb3r files can be recovered.
There are thousands of tricky threats that are lurking online and keeping them away from your system can sometimes be a very hard task. Virus infections nowadays happen almost unnoticed and we can't really predict when they may sneak in and corrupt our computers. An example of such a sophisticated and very harmful threat is Cerb3r – a Ransomware cryptovirus that silently encrypts all your files and ask you to pay ransom to decrypt them. These types of threats have become very popular among criminal circles, because they are an effective and easy way to blackmail people for their own data.
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(2022/23 Cycle)
OH! Open House is Singapore's leading art institution that develops curatorial programmes on site-specificity centred around the neighbourhood - people, places, stories - as the unit of exhibition and representation.
A group of artists selected by our Advisory Committee will take part in our inaugural Associate Artist Programme (AAP) over a one-year period (1 Sep 2022 to 31 Aug 2023). The programme immerses artists within the next art walk neighbourhood, Kampong Gelam and connects artists to local communities, businesses and historical places.
This programme serves as an alternative model and offers neighbourhood immersion, curatorial support, peer-to-peer dialogues and engagements with communities. It does not expect any exhibitional outcome beyond a public-facing work-in-progress presentations or sharing sessions.
Singapore Artists & Collaborators
Erzan Adam (b.1976, Singapore) is an artist and arts educator at LASALLE College of the Arts (Fine Art).
Erzan plans to work with the invisible communities of Kampong Gelam, where research and conversations with the communities will shape the projects he'd like to develop.
Farhan Idris (b.1987, Singapore) is an arts educator/critic, philosopher and a curatorial writer.
Through the lens of dynamics of translation, Farhan will look into how the transmission and translation of Wayang Parsi as a cosmopolitan and intercultural encounter in Kampong Gelam.
Jimmy Ong (b.1964, Singapore) works on objects, installations as well as relational work about minority communities.
Together with his research-collaborator, Kelvin Soh, Jimmy will facilitate test kitchens that situate bakeries past and present to relate with each other around Singapore's colonial history.
Kelvin Soh (b.1980, Singappore) (collaborator of Jimmy Ong) comes from a Hainanese family of bakers. He used to run a cafe with his father on Kandahar Street featuring his family's traditional recipes.
He looks forward to connecting food culture and colonial history in a neighbourhood he has grown fond of.
Kanchana Gupta (b.1974, India) investigates the framework of femininity and the narrative of sexualised presentations of the female body.
Kanchana will explore the origins, economics and market forces of textile shops in Kampong Gelam, and build on her research of femininity through the lens of textiles and fashion.
nor (b.1993, Singapore)'s artistic practice is rooted in self-portraiture.
nor will explore the theme of ikatan ("temporary ties" in Malay) through ropes as a device that ties the boat of migrants on the land; maritime trade; as well as interpretations of what "ties" could mean in all permutations of the future.
Mit Jai Inn (b.1960, Chiangmai, Thailand) is a leading figure of contemporary art in Thailand. He is known for his colourful artworks that merge painting and sculpture.
Mit will return to his early social-activism work, and initiate a series of art activations with local businesses.
Pangrok Sulap (est. 2010, Sabah, Malaysia) confronts socio-political issues surrounding the marginalised communities in Sabah. The artist group has consistently fought against censorship, spreading awareness of Sabah's endangered rainforests.
They will be developing a series of woodcut workshops in collaboration with the communities of Kampong Gelam.
Ruangsak Anuwatwimon (b.1975, Bangkok, Thailand) investigates the relationship between mankind and the natural world. More recently, he's focusing his practice on the idea of spirituality and superstitions as a set of rules and governing power.
For this residency, he will look into the origins of the well-loved medicinal product, Tiger Balm — the gelam tree.
NEIGHBOURHOOD IMMERSION (SEP 2022 - FEB 2023)
30 Sep - 2 Oct 2022: Artists will take part in a 3-day workshop (talks, meetings with the communities of Kampong Gelam)
Oct 2022 - Feb 2023: Participate in a residency/attachment based on their programme (e.g. a homestay, apprenticeship with a business)
WORK-IN-PROGRESS PRESENTATION (MAR 2023)
A series of public-facing site-specific programme (in the form of a walk, work-in-progress sharing, presentation or workshops in a format they'd like to propose)
ONGOING RESEARCH (APR - JUL 2023)
Engage in research based on the research proposal submitted
Establish dialogue with residents, businesses in Kampong Gelam, with the support and facilitation of OH!
PUBLIC PROGRAMMES (AUG 2023)
Artists roundtable/discussion
Artists are nominated by the committee based on the merit of their artistic practice. A further selection took place with an interview round where artists are assessed based on their research interests, openness to engaging and working with the community, as well as their ability to commit to this programme.
Seng Yu Jin (Chairperson)
Senior Curator and Deputy Director (Curatorial Research), National Gallery Singapore
Linda Neo
Co-Founder, Primz Gallery
Shabbir Hussain Mustafa
Senior Curator, National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum
Tan Boon Hui (1968-2022)
Former Executive Director, Arts House Limited
Tan Guo-Liang
Artist, writer, curator
Learn more about our advisory committee here.
[Media Release] OH! Open House launches its inaugural artist residency — Associate Artist Programme
20 September 2022, Singapore — OH! Open House launches its inaugural artist residency, the Associate Artist Programme (AAP). Centred around the neighbourhood — people, places, and stories — the first edition takes place in Kampong Gelam over a one-year period with five local and three international artists...
OH! Open House
We would like to thank the generosity of our patrons. Your support allow us to continue supporting artists in developing their practices and new body of works and facilitate exchange of ideas and art practices between local and international artists.
Lisa Robins and Hervé Pauze
Liang Shi'ai
Gergana Stoyanova
The Gouws
(Under the Major Company Scheme for the period from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2023)
Tote Board Arts Fund
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Cheryl EXCLUSIVE: Star reveals TRUE meaning behind single Let You
Cheryl EXCLUSIVE: 'We allow bad behaviour and wonder why they treat us badly': Singer reveals TRUE meaning behind feisty new single Let You following Liam Payne split
She released her comeback single, Love Made Me Do It, in November.
And Cheryl has exclusively spoken to MailOnline about her brand new feisty track, Let You, and the meaning behind it.
The Fight for This Love hitmaker, 35, revealed that the catchy anthem and its lyrics is a 'sophisticated subject' with a 'good old fashioned pop beat', which she wrote with former Girls Aloud bandmate Nicola Roberts.
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Let You: Cheryl has exclusively spoken to MailOnline about her brand new feisty track, Let You, and the meaning behind it
Cheryl has been teasing snippets of Let You throughout the week, with several fans thinking the lyrics, which include 'you don't understand the chance I took on you' and 'I was passive, you took advantage', about her ex-boyfriend Liam Payne, 25.
However, the mother-of-one has revealed that this isn't the case at all and the song isn't from a 'personal experience' or even 'that deep'.
Instead, Cheryl wanted to write a song to empower everyone, especially women, with 'mature storytelling'.
Feisty: The singer, 35, revealed that the catchy anthem is a 'sophisticated subject' with a 'good old fashioned pop beat', which she wrote with former Girls Aloud bandmate Nicola Roberts
Electro pop dance anthem: Cheryl has been teasing snippets of Let You (produced by Mike Spencer) throughout the week
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline about the lyrics, she said: 'For some reason, sometimes as women we allow a lot of bad behaviour and then we wonder why they treat us badly… it's about setting boundaries and being like that's not OK.'
She added: 'It was really like, I'm mature enough to say it was my fault, I let you treat me that way.
'I only let you treat me that way because I let you and the video represents that as well, a girl, me, living in an apartment and then feeling empowered when I leave, dancing with my friends in the street, as you do!'
Teaser: Cheryl wanted to write a song to empower everyone, especially women, with 'mature storytelling'
Girl power: Cheryl wanted to write a song to empower everyone, especially women, with 'mature storytelling' – she wrote the song with former Girls Aloud bandmate Nicola Roberts
Superstar: The new video for Cheryl's sensational tune Let You has officially been released for her delighted fans
Talking about the inspiration behind the track, she added: 'I was writing the song with Nicola and a friend of ours, and the friend of ours was up to here going through stuff with men.
'We were all chatting amongst ourselves and I said I wanted a song that's not your typical way of saying: "I'm sorry for this, you did that, I did this, I love you, you don't love me, or whatever" and that's what we came up with.'
However, despite fans already thinking the track could be about one of Cheryl's exes, the star admitted she's 'not worried' about people making a personal connection and added that it's a song for everyone.
She said: 'I'm not worried, I mean, obviously you know it's coming from me so that's bound to happen anyway, but I didn't sit there writing anything from a personal experience.
'I wanted to write a song for everyone, especially women, to be like: "Yeah, I get that," they can sing along with it… it's really not that deep!'
Not personal!: Several fans thinking the lyrics are about her ex-beau Liam Payne, 25, to which the singer has said the song is not personal or even deep (Cheryl pictured with ex Liam in a throwback snap)
Motherhood: The singer spoke about how she manages to balance her hectic career and still be home for 'bath time' with her her two-year-old son, Bear, who she shares with ex-boyfriend Liam (pictured in January)
Cheryl added that she really enjoyed the writing process of Let You with her former Girls Aloud bandmate Nicola Roberts, noting that you can't buy what experience they have after a 16-year friendship within the music industry.
She said: 'It was really fun writing stuff with people you relate to and I enjoyed being with Nicola, we've got a 16-year long friendship, you couldn't buy that sort of experience when you're writing music and you're experimenting with different stuff.'
Cheryl has had a very busy year after making her debut as a judge on BBC's The Greatest Dancer, as well as her music comeback.
And the star spoke about how she manages to balance her hectic career and still be home for 'bath time' with her her two-year-old son, Bear, who she shares with ex-boyfriend Liam Payne.
Cheryl admitted that it's 'not easy' and that it can be 'emotionally hard' being a working mum, she said: 'It's not easy mostly, emotionally it's hard but I just feel like I'm getting a good balance but it takes some time.
Sweet: Cheryl added that it will be funny trying to explain what she does to Bear when he's older, although he's already started recognising her and his famous father Liam on the television (pictured after his birth with Liam in March 2017)
'It's not easy, it's really not easy being a working mum. You just find it somehow, I'll do things in the morning to make sure I'm there for bed and bath time, so I've woke him up for breakfast and I'm back for him going to bed.
'He doesn't know any different at this point, he's out playing, he doesn't care. Even if I'm there, he's not looking at me, he's playing with his Lego or whatever he's doing. His happiness is the main thing at the end of the day.'
Cheryl added that it will be funny trying to explain what she does to Bear when he's older, although he's already started recognising her and his famous father Liam on the television.
She said: 'I haven't done that yet as I'm still teaching him ABC… I'm not there yet, but I don't know how I'm going to explain that [her career]. But he watches videos and stuff on the phone or TV and he always goes "aw" and gives us a cuddle.
Candid: Cheryl admitted that it's 'not easy' and that it can be 'emotionally hard' being a working mum
'Trailer trash': Cheryl uploaded another sexy behind-the-scenes snap from her music video to celebrate the release
'He recognises something is happening, even with his dad [Liam Payne] as well. He's like, "how are they in the phone, what are you doing in the phone dancing away?"
'So there will come that time, probably when he's about eight or nine, even six of seven, he'll be like: "So what do you do for work?" when he goes to school and his friends are curious.'
Talking about a theme with her new music, she said: 'I think they're all just really relatable songs and fun, empowering women, that to me, pop music should always be fun.
'If it's not fun or tongue-in-cheek then don't bother, basically. It should make people feel uplifted. That's how I want you to feel, I just hope people will enjoy it.'
The singer also added that she loves touring and it's one of her favourite things to do, although it's a bit trickier to do now with a baby.
In-demand star: Cheryl has had a very busy year after making her debut as a judge on BBC's The Greatest Dancer (pictured on the show), as well as her music comeback
Cheryl also spoke about trolling and admitted that it has 'no impact on her life', she said: 'That's been happening for 17 years and I'm used to it, I'm a duck!
'It's b******s, it is. I've told you, what someone else thinks of you, is none of your business. It's true. It doesn't matter, it doesn't make a difference to my life.
'I actually worry about the people writing it sometimes, I think: "How do you have time? Do you have nothing going on in your life?" That's sad!
'The same people would never say it your face, it's just silly really, it's nonsense. And as I say, it has no impact on my life… it's a reflection of how they're feeling really.'
However, Cheryl admitted that she does worry for children, especially as cyber bullying continues to rise.
Feisty: Cheryl also spoke about trolling and admitted that it has 'no impact on her life', she said: 'That's been happening for 17 years and I'm used to it, I'm a duck! It's b******s, it is.'
She said: 'With kids though, that's a different thing, that I care about and how it affects the youth, I really care about that. People are basing their value and self-worth over a stranger liking their [social media] or not. Who cares?
'But you can't say that to a teenager or even younger people, it means the world to them. That breaks my heart a little bit, with age you can get stronger and realise it is so irrelevant to your life. But to them, it's their world.
'I also worry say if you go to school and someone's picking on you, it doesn't stop, you go home and they still are able to do that. I just really wish it would be removed by the police, it's gone too far!'
Cheryl's former The X Factor co-judge, Simon Cowell, has recently gone vegan and the singer admitted she wants to be more plant-based.
She said about being vegan: 'I know! I would actually, I mean I don't eat loads of meats, I am a meat eater because when I did a thing about my blood type once it said that I need meat. I wouldn't be very well if I didn't eat it.
Looking good: Cheryl's former The X Factor co-judge, Simon Cowell (far left), has recently gone vegan and the singer admitted she wants to be more plant-based
Pals: She said: 'Alesha [Dixon] is vegan, I don't know if she is during her pregnancy, but she's vegan. She has been for like ten years, it's not a trend or recent for her, she's the OG.'
'So I don't want that to happen, obviously, but I do want to be more plant-based. A little bit of meat but more plant-based.
'Alesha [Dixon] is vegan, I don't know if she is during her pregnancy, but she's vegan. She has been for like ten years, it's not a trend or recent for her, she's the OG, she's been doing it for about ten years.
'I went to America for a few weeks just now and I practically lived vegan because it was so ready to made… if it was more ready made and easier to grab, I think I would do more. But I'm trying to be good, just for healthy reasons.'
Cheryl was in Los Angeles to film her music video for her new single, Let You, and joked that she was so cold at night time she could 'barely breath'.
Tour fan: The singer also added that she loves touring and it's one of her favourite things to do, although it's a bit trickier to do now with a baby (pictured in 2012)
She said: 'The video, we shot it in downtown LA, it looked like New York, because it was overcast, thankfully, if I had to do that dance routine outside in the blaring heat… I would not have survived! Thankfully it was cool, it's a very different vibe down there.
'Downtown LA is different, it's more like New York, there's a nice energy, it's still crazy, but I like that, it's interesting. Anyway, we shot the video there and by the night time shoot it was so cold I could barely breath, but we still got on with it, it was fun, we actually thoroughly enjoyed the day.
'It went without a hitch, usually like something's happened or a hair clip has fallen out… there's always something problematic. It actually went really smoothly… I was like: "Is this a wrap? Are you sure you have everything?"
'It was actually really lovely. I was actually out there a few weeks before, so I wasn't jet lagged. I was into a routine, sleeping at the right time, it was just really good.'
Cheryl's new single, Let You, is out now.
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Cult of Hockey: Oilers trying to tank, but not Leafs, claims Toronto columnist. Huh!?
This just in from National Post columnist Kelly McParland, the notion that the Edmonton Oilers are tanking to get a high draft pick, but the Toronto Maple Leafs are not: "While the Leafs insist on trying to win games (admittedly not with much success), the Oilers are wisely showing no effort whatever, resulting in embarrassing laughers like Saturday's loss.
"The Leafs are losing with a squad of no-name youngsters from the American Hockey League. Their top scorer is the perennially disappointing Nazem Kadri with 17 goals and 45 points. The Oilers have far more talent: Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and the astonishing Connor McDavid. Anyone can fail with Nazem Kadri; it takes skill to underachieve with Connor McDavid in the line-up… The Leafs are bad because they're bad; the Oilers can only be this bad through sheer effort. They're doing less with more. Much less."
This notion is more crazy out of Toronto.
If a team is going to tank in the NHL it usually does so after the trade deadline, when the hope of making the playoffs is gone and the general manager has just traded away useful veterans for draft picks.
So how have the Leafs done since March 1? Toronto has played 19 games and has seven wins and 11 losses, a .368 winning percentage. Edmonton, the alleged tankers, have played 16 games with seven wins and nine losses, a 0.438 winning percentage.
Related: Oilers have been inconsistent playing out the string, says McCurdy
Since March 1, Edmonton has a -8 goal differential. But Toronto isn't much better. It has a -6 goal differential. Save for Edmonton's horrendous 5-to-0 loss to Calgary on Saturday night, Edmonton would be ahead of the Leafs in terms of goal differential in this time period.
On the goal differential front, it's worth noting that Toronto has only played four games in this stretch against tougher Western conference teams, while Edmonton has played 13. Edmonton's record is 17 wins and 15 losses against the East. If Edmonton had had Toronto's competition in March, it's likely the Oilers would have had one or two more wins.
When it comes to high-danger scoring chances, Edmonton is +15 since the trade deadline, while the Leafs are +12. For the the rest of the year, Edmonton is -84, so it's evident that the Oilers have actually improved in this category, as opposed to the Leafs, who have not.
Former Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf
Leafs tank started at trade deadline — and no shame in that
McParland might want to ask himself exactly why the Leafs now have, as he puts it, a roster made up of "no-name youngster from the American Hockey League."
It's because at the trade deadline, management of NHL teams that are out of the playoff hunt shed talent in favour of draft picks, a form of managerial tanking. No team was better at this activity this year than the Leafs.
Toronto sent away veteran players like its captain Dion Phaneuf, who was getting the third most icetime on the team at defence, Roman Polak, fifth most ice time on defence, grinding wingers Shawn Matthias and Daniel Winnik and the team's top goalie, James Reimer. In return Toronto got a bunch of bad contracts, prospects, a second-to-mid round picks, all the moves made with an eye on future success, not with winning more games in March and April 2016. At the usually critical Leafs-related blog Pension Plan Puppets, Leafs management was complimented for the moves: "They have some of the smartest hockey people in their management group which looks like it is leading to big things."
Edmonton also shed a few veterans for picks at the deadline in moving second-line winger Teddy Purcell and d-man Justin Schultz, though many fans will tell you getting rid of the struggling Schultz was addition by subtraction. At the same time, Edmonton brought in veterans on waivers, such as Adam Pardy, Adam Clendening and Adam Cracknell, to bolster a line-up hard hit by injuries.
The Purcell trade was clearly a tank move, but it was right out of the Toronto playbook for this year's deadline — and a fine playbook it is, by the way. This kind of tanking is so normal it's seen as business as usual, not tanking at all. But that's what it is.
At this point a Leafs booster might well say, 'Well, yes, Toronto made the right moves at the deadline, and it might be losing more than the Oilers, but all these Leafs minor leaguers should be expected to lose, while the Oilers with so many young stars should be expected to win.' This is, indeed, the essence of McParland's argument.
One major problem: it fails to take into account the numerous injuries that have hammered the Oilers all year. It's two best defenceman, Oscar Klefbom and Brandon Davidson, are out. One of its top centres, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, missed most of March with his various injuries. Top line winger Benoit Pouliot is also out.
The Oilers defensive group was never strong but for the past month it's essentially been one NHLer in Andrej Sekera and a bunch of other rookies, iffy veterans, waiver wire pick-ups and minor league recalls who should all (other than Sekera) arguably be in the American Hockey League right now.
No doubt, the Oilers had a rancid game on Saturday night, and the players have been utterly scorched by the coach, the media and the fans for it. But looking at the Leafs' schedule in March, it looks like they've had a few stinkers as well.
My own bet is that coaches and players on both teams are trying like hell to win, even as they don't always come through with a great or successful effort on game night. Players rarely get to the NHL without a great hunger to compete and win in their DNA. Todd McLellan, a perennial winner in San Jose, is certainly wired to win and doing all he can to make that happen right now.
This isn't the first dose of this kind of crazy out of Toronto. It's been rampant since the Oilers won the 2016 NHL draft lottery that brought Connor McDavid to the Oilers. And if there's one thing we can bet on: if Edmonton wins the 2017 lottery and Toronto doesn't, the crazy out of Toronto will be epic. It'll be a crazypalooza of silly.
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Gilles Châtelet (2 February 1944 – 11 June 1999) was a French philosopher and mathematician.

Biography
Châtelet began studying at the École Normale Supérieure Fontenay-Saint-Cloud-Lyon in 1963. During the student upheavals of the late 1960s and the following years, he was a member of the Communist Party and associated with the Front homosexuel d'action révolutionnaire (FHAR). He became a gay activist due to his time in California in 1969, but went to the FHAR as a "way of finding again the ambiance of the United States." He later studied at  University of Paris XI where he obtained his PhD in pure mathematics on 20 December 1975 and wrote his thesis on differential topology.

Châtelet became a professor of mathematics in 1979 at the University of Paris VIII St. Denis (formally Known as the Free University of Vincennes). From 1981 to 1983 he was the scientific attaché at the French embassy in Israel. He was the program director at the International College of Philosophy from 1989 to 1995. He is known to have designed a seminar titled "Love Science Philosophy." In 1994 he joined the Laboratory of Thinking Science which was just founded by Charles Alunni where until his death he taught an influential seminar titled "Action, Power and Virtuality."

He died by suicide in Paris on 11 June 1999.

Selected works
In 1986, he began writing for L'Autre until the journal's closure by its publisher Michel Butel in 1990.

In 1993 Éditions du Seuil published his book Les Enjeux du mobile, (Translated into English as Figuring Space) which was a study of mathematics, physics and philosophy. In this book, Châtelet tries to reflect on the perception of movement in philosophy, mathematics and physics by way of using concepts of virtuality and intensive quantities borrowed from Nicole Oresme and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, He presents his conception of the deafening but complicated relationship between mathematics, physics and philosophy through a comparison between intuition and discourse, sense and speech.

Chatelet is well known in France for his political pamphlet Vivre et penser comme des Porcs, De l'incitation à l'envie et à l'ennui dans les démocraties-marchés,(1998) It was translated and published in English (November 2014) as To Live and Think Like Pigs: Envy and Boredom in Market-Economy Democracies.To Live and Think Like Pigs was a polemical essay in which he denounced liberalism which according to him its effectiveness relied on a triple alliance between the "tertiary" spheres of politics, economics and cybernetics, or communication technologies.

In a collection of his political writing titled Les Animaux malades (Sick Animals of Consensus), he rejected what he considered as a widespread human domestication process imposed by the New World Order. He called for a new philosophy to combat the disastrous effects of the decomposition of both the libertarian optimism and cynicism which in his opinion had become a pseudo-liberal sham.

Citation
Quotation from To Think and Live Like Pigs: "To promote a work without its own temporality, totally indentured to the social order—whether it comes from the whip and from hunger for indentured labour, or from the mutilated psychology of the cyberzombie for the overclass—a work that cannot be articulated with an intensification of individuation for the great mass of humanity; in short, to content oneself with proliferating particular cases of a species: is this all that we can now hope for from humanity?"

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1944 births
1999 suicides
20th-century French philosophers
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20th-century French mathematicians
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French male non-fiction writers
20th-century French male writers
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Home / All About Baseball / '98 Yankees v. '07 Red Sox: Baseball's Version of The Hatfields and McCoys
'98 Yankees v. '07 Red Sox: Baseball's Version of The Hatfields and McCoys
By Kevin Larkin
As in the title the Yankees and the Red Sox have been battling since the beginning of the American League. The 1904 game where Jack Chesbro of the Yankees threw a wild pitch allowing the Red Sox to score and win the American League pennant. Fast forward to the late 1920's when the Yankees of Ruth, Gehrig and Combs would pummel the Red Sox team and many gray hairs ad years to the "Curse of the Bambino. In the 1940's Joe DiMaggio vs. Ted Williams. The 1960's would have the aging Mickey Mantle against Yaz and then it would be Pedro and Pedroia and Papi against Pettitte, Jeter and Rivera. Certainly, one of the classic rivalries of all-time.
New York would be managed by Joe Torre who had guided the Yankees to a World Series title in 1996 and the Red Sox would have as their skipper Terry Francona, he manager who led the Red Sox to the World Series title in 2004, breaking the "Curse of the Bambino". Torre was later elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and Francona certainly should be after his managerial career ends.
Interesting rosters and personalities were on both squads and fans certainly could look forward to some good baseball. The Yankees lineup for 1998 included at the catching position Jorge Posada, first baseman Tino Martinez and second baseman Chuck Knoblach. Derek Jeter and Scott Brosius made up the left side of the infield at the shortstop and third base position respectively. As for the outfield if left field for New York was Chad Curtis, with Bernie Williams in centerfield and Paul O'Neil in right field. Darryl Strawberry provided a potent bat as DH for the Yankees and that rounded out the 1998 Yankees who would go on to win their 25th World Series title. As for starting pitching there was Andy Pettitte, David Wells, David Cone, Hideki Irabu ad Orlando Hernandez. The indominable Marino Rivera was the closer for the 1998 team with Ramiro Mendoza playing an important role as well coming out of the bullpen with a record of 10 wins and 2 losses in 41 games.
The 2007 Red Sox had just won their 7th World Series title and the 2nd in 4 years after breaking the "Curse of the Bambino" in 2004. Their lineup included Jason Varitek at the catcher's position. Kevin Youkilis was the first baseman, Dustin Pedroia was the second baseman. Julio Lugo held down the shortstop position, with Mike Lowell at third base to round out the infield. Manny Ramirez was in left field, Coco Crisp in centerfield and J D Drew in right field were the Red Sox outfielders, with David Ortiz the DH finishing out the offensive lineup for Boston. The starting pitchers for the Red Sox were Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett, Tim Wakefield, Curl Schilling, Julian Tavarez and Jon Lester, with Jonathan Papelbon as the closer and Hideki Okajima as the set up man.
The manager of the Yankees, Joe Torre had a major league career that lasted 18 years in which he had never been to a World Series. As a player Torre finished second in the Rookie of the Year ballotin in 1961, made 7 All Star teams playing catcher, first base and third base. He would win the 1971 MVP Award as a member of the St Louis Cardinals after leading the league with a .363 batting average, 137 runs batted in and 230 hits. He managed for a total of 29 years winning 2326 games overall (Mets, Braves,Cardinals, Yankees and Dodgers), as well as 6 pennants and 4 World Series titles all with the Yankees. Terry Francona who managed the Red Sox, played for 10 years in the major leagues (Expos, Cubs, Reds, Indians and Brewers). He was a utility player who spent time in the outfield as well as first and third base. As a manger (He is currently manager of the Cleveland Indians and managed the Phillies as well as the Red Sox of course. He has won 3 American League pennants and 2 World Series titles (2004 and 2007 Red Sox). This matchup is close but the adavantage would go to Torre based on his experience as well as the experience of former Red Sox manager Don Zimmer who was Torre's bench coach and right hand man in the Yankee dugout.
Catching is a tough choice with two very good catchers Jorge Posada and Jason Varitek matching up. Posada was in his fourth season as a catcher after playing in just 69 games the previous three seasons. He had taken over the catcher's position from Joe Girardi and followed in a great line of Yankee catchers beginning with Bill Dickey, Yogi Berra, Elston Howard and Thurman Munson. During the 1998 season Posada hit 17 home runs, had 63 runs batted in and a .268 batting average. In the field Jorge had 645 chances and committed just 4 errors for a .994 fielding percentage. He would go on to make 5 American League All Star teams and win 5 Silver Slugger awards as the best hitter at the catcher's position. Varitek in 2007 had 17 home runs, 68 runs batted in as well as a .255 batting average. Later on Varitek would be a member of 3 All Star teams and during the 2007 season he would make 6 errors in 992 chances for a .994 fielding percentage. Varitek also holds the record for catching 4 no hitters during his major league career (Hideo Nomo, Derek Lowe, Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester. Offensively Posada holds just a slight advantage but Varitek handled 300 more chances and made just 6 errors as opposed to Posada's 4. Varitel wins the battle here based on his defense as well as the reputation he had for the way he handed the Boston pitching staff.
Tino Martinez, or as Yankees radio announcer John Sterling nicknamed him, "the Bamtino" was the Yankees first baseman in the 1998 season. In a total of 142 games Martinez had 28 home runs, 123 runs batted in and a .281 batting average. With the glove Tino handled 1,283 chances and made just 10 errors for a .992 fielding percentage. During his career, which had started with the Yankee fans booing him because he had taken over the position from Yankee great Don Mattingly, Martinez became one of New York's most beloved players. Youkilis, in 145 games had 16 home runs, 83 runs batted in and a .288 batting average. Youkilis had 1,080 chances in the field (at first base) and 38 chances at third base). "Youk" as he was known did not make an error at first base and had a 1.000 fielding percentage. After looking over the numbers, Youkilis and Martinez are running neck and neck and this one ends in a tie with no clear cut winner.
Chuck Knoblauch was the Yankees regular second baseman in 1998 and during the season, the man who spent quite a bit of time in the leadoff position had a total of 17 home runs, 64 runs batted in and a .265 batting average. Knoblauch made 13 errors in 696 chances for a .981 fielding percentage. The next year Knoblauch began to have throwing problems and slowly morphed from a second baseman to outfielder. Dustin Pedroia was the Red Sox second baseman in 2007 and during the season he had 8 home runs, 50 runs batted in and a .317 batting average. In the field Pedroia made 6 errors in 625 chances for a .990 fielding percentage. On the field Pedroia gives 110% at all-times and based on that as well as his numbers advantage goes to Pedroia and the Red Sox.
Derek Jeter was the shortstop for the Yankees in the 1998 season and was also an integral part of the group of Yankees that included Posada, Bernie Williams Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte. During the "98" season, Jeter, who would later be named the first Yankee captain since the late great Thurman Munson would have 203 hits, 19 home runs, 84 runs batted in and a .324 batting average. He also had 9 errors in 625 chances for a .986 fielding percentage. Julio Lugo for the Red Sox had 135 hits in 147 games as well as 8 home runs and 73 runs batted in and .237 batting averages. Defensively he made 19 errors in593 chances for a .968 fielding percentage. Given Jeter's numbers and respect among his peers as well as his outstanding offensive and defensive numbers, Jeter wins this match-up in a landslide.
Scott Brosius was typical of the Yankee players on the 1998. He was not a big superstar but it always seemed he was a clutch performer. He had been traded to the Yankees from the Oakland Athletics and 1998 was his first year in the Pinstripes. In the 152 games he played that season, he had 19 home runs, 98 runs batted in and a .300 batting average. When he was on defense for New York at the hot corner, Brosius in 421 chances made 22 errors for a .948 fielding percentage. Mike Lowell had 21 home runs, 120 runs batted in and hit for a .324 average during the 2007 season. Lowell had 15 errors in 384 chances in 2007 for a .961 fielding percentage. The numbers here give the advantage and the win to Lowell and the Red Sox, and now it is on to the outfield.
There were no true superstars (ala Ken Griffey Jr) in the Yankees outfield during the 1998 season as in left field was Chad Curtis, who in 151 games had 10 home runs and 56 runs batted in as well as a .24 batting average. He made 5 errors in 318 chances during the 1998 season for a .984 fielding percentage. Center field for New York was the always steady member of the Yankee team Bernie Williams who had 6 home runs and 97 runs batted in to go with a .339 batting average. Williams while not having the strongest throwing arm in the league made only 3 errors in 305 chances for a .990 fielding percentage. In right field was the man the owner George Steinbrenner called, "The Warrior", Paul O'Neil. O'Neil would hit 24 home runs, drive in 116 runs and have a .317 batting average. With the glove, O'Neil would make only 4 errors in 310 chances for a .987 fielding percentage.
The Red Sox left fielder would be Manny Ramirez who during the 2007 season would hit 20 home runs with 88 runs batted in and a .296 batting average. He would make only 2 errors in 192 chances for a .990 fielding percentage. The center fielder on the Red Sox that year was Coco Crisp who had 6 home runs, 60 runs batted in and a .268 batting average. With the glove Crisp made only 1 error in 416 chances for a .998 fielding percentage which is as close to perfect as one can get. Finally, the right fielder was J D Drew who hit for a .270 average with 11 home runs and 64 runs batted in. He would make 6 errors in 233 chances for a .974 fielding percentage.
The numbers are close and seem to give a slight advantage to the Red Sox, but, the focus of Curtis, Williams and O'Neil as well as the competitiveness gives the outfield advantage to the Yankees.
Darryl Strawberry versus David Ortiz in the role of DH. Both men tremendous hitters with Strawberry going 24 home runs, 57 runs batted in and a .247 batting average. Ortiz would hit 35 home runs with 117 RBIs and a .332 batting average and a reputation as one of the greatest clutch hitters of all-time. Clearly the Red Sox and Ortiz hold the advantage.
As for pitching, the Yankees could choose from, Andy Pettitte 16-11 4.24 ERA 146 strikeouts, David Wells 18-4 3.49 ERA and 163 strikeouts, David Cone 20-7, 3.55 ERA and 209 strikeouts, Hideki Irabu 13-9, 4.06 ERA, 126 strikeouts or Orlando "EL Duque" Hernandez with a record of 12-4, 3.13 ERA and 131 strikeouts.
Boston would have a choice of Daisuke Matsuzaka 15-1, 4.40 ERA and 201 strikeouts, Josh Beckett 20-7, 3.27 ERA, 194 strikeouts, knuckleballer Tim Wakefield 17-12, 4.76 ERA, 110 strikeouts, Curt Schilling 9-8, 3.87 ERA, 101 strikeouts, Julian Tavarez 7-11, 5.15 ERA, 77 strikeouts or Jon Lester at 4-0 with a 4.50 ERA and 50 strikeouts.
Here in putting all the numbers on a chart and looking them over and comparing, advantage here goes to the Yankees as all of their starters had the same type of consistency and again, the Yankees had as their ace in the hole Mariano Rivera, which makes the decision that much simpler.
If any Yankee pitcher got into trouble and they had to call on the bullpen, it would first be Ramiro Mendoza and then "the Sandman" Mariano Rivera who would later go on to be considered as one of the greatest relief pitchers of all-time. Jonathan Papelbon was the Red Sox closer in 2007 with either Hideki Okajima or Javier Lopez in the setup role. Papelbon would finish with one more save than Rivera (37-36) and a slighter lower ERA (1.85 to 1.91). Even though it was Rivera's second season in the closing role, the pedigree was there and let's face it, that he (Rivera) could throw a baseball in a thimble and not hit the sides. Clearly the Yankees and Rivera hold a distinct advantage here.
Both teams had some great players and possible Hall of Famers, but in the end because of the dominating fashion in which the Yankees took the AL pennant and the World Series they would win this one game matchup.
Kevin Larkin
Kevin Larkin has been going to all kinds of baseball amateur and professional since 1969. When asked he says he is a baseball fan who likes the Yankees. He was a police officer for 24 years in his home town of Barrington Massachusetts and helped on investigating most major crimes including murder, plane crashes and automobile crashes. He was certified as an expert witness in accident reconstruction and investigated almost 90 fatal automobile accidents. After retiring from the police force he renewed a love for baseball and as of now has authored three books on the subject: Baseball in the Bay State, Gehrig:Game by Game and Baseball in the Berkshires. He has authored articles for SABR and helps out there with research whenever possible. He has a coloection of almost 700 baseball books and enjoys pre 1900 and post 1900 baseball as well as the Black Sox Scandal and learning about the Negro Leagues. He also writes a column for CNY Baseball and loves giving back to the sport which has given him so much.
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Ubiquitous in the Chinese art, the Dragon is known to be a mythical and divine being that stands to symbolize good fortune, augur greatness and positive blessing. Dragons are known to have celestial powers for which they are worshipped in traditional Chinese religions. Apart from the Chinese who revere the Dragons, amongst the Koreans, Japanese and the Cambodians Dragons are equally popular. The only marked difference is the Chinese Dragons have 5 toes, while the Japanese have three and the Korean Dragon has four toes. With high versatility and celestial powers, Dragons are known to change color and size and can fly or swim according to the requirement.
But generally, the Dragons are supposed to have the face of a camel, ears of a cow, eyes of the demon, neck like a snake, belly of the clam, claws of the eagle, 117 scales of the carp and soles of a tiger. While legends allude to having humans mate with Dragons and many dynasties of the Far East trace their dynasties to a representative of the Dragon family.
Within the Chinese culture, the Chinese Dragon was the symbol of the Emperor and his Imperial Command and each dynasty traces its lineage to a Dragon. As the Dragon stood for courage, nobility, power and divinity, rulers liked to associate themselves with the Dragon and even prefixed their beds, thrones and rooms with the word Dragon.
There are 9 different types of Chinese Dragons- the Winged Dragon is the only one that is known to fly. The Horned Dragon is known to be the most powerful and can produce rain. To protect the palaces of the Gods is the responsibility of the Celestial Dragon and the Spiritual Dragon has the ability to produce rain and wind. Hidden treasures are guarded by the Dragon of Hidden Treasure and the Water Dragon or Coiling Dragon lives in the lakes. The Dragon King is a group of four dragons that rule over the four seas.
Though Buddhism has been influenced by Dragon lore, Dragons were intertwined with the Chinese culture long before Buddha was born. It was only by the 9th century that the Dragon theme was incorporated into the Buddhist iconography as the protector of Buddhist Law. In Japan, in most Zen temples the Dragon icon is used in the temple names.


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David Filemon Nylund, född 8 mars 1876 i Vikers församling, Örebro län, död 27 september 1960, var en svensk skolledare.

Nylund blev filosofie kandidat i Uppsala 1899 och filosofie licentiat 1911. Han avlade folkskollärarexamen 1906, organist- och kyrkosångarexamen 1906 och disputerade för lektorskompetens 1917. Han var extra lärare i Falun 1903–05, vikarierande lektor 1906–09, adjunkt i Mariestad 1908, i Södertälje 1912 och rektor vid högre allmänna läroverket i Eskilstuna 1915–41, ordförande i lokalstyrelsen 1934–41 och lektor i Gävle 1925–41.

Nylund blev förste förbundsdirigent i Dalarnes sångarförbund 1907, i Södermanlands sångarförbund 1913 samt hedersdirigent och förbundsordförande 1928. Han blev stadsfullmäktig i Södertälje 1915, i Eskilstuna 1923, vice ordförande 1934, kyrkorådsledamot 1920, kyrkvärd 1931, kyrkofullmäktig 1932, vice ordförande 1935, ordförande 1942, ledamot av Eskilstuna sparbanks styrelse 1937, studierektor och ordförande i styrelsen för flickläroverket 1923, ledamot av läroverksbyggnadskommittén 1915, kyrkobyggnadskommittén 1922, folkskolestyrelsen 1923–39 och ledamot av kyrkomötet 1941.

I egenskap av dirigent för filharmoniska sällskapen i Falun och Eskilstuna framförde Nylund Gunnar Wennerbergs Jesu födelse, Joseph Haydns Skapelsen och Årstiderna samt Gioacchino Rossinis Stabat Mater. Han invaldes som associé av Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien 1947.

Bibliografi
Allmän religionshistoria (1906)
Begravningsritualet och begravningsseder i den svenska lutherska kyrkan (akademisk avhandling 1917)
Platons förhållande till den grekiska folkreligionen (1918)
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Fors kyrka i äldre tid (1939)

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Kanye West releases Real Friends and No More Parties in LA featuring Kendrick Lamar
But not without some tech snafus.
January 08, 2016 at 08:12 PM EST
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UPDATE: After a few technical difficulties, Kanye West re-released "No More Parties in L.A." and he snippet of "Real Friends."
https://soundcloud.com/kanyewest/real-friends-no-more-parties-in-la-snipped
https://twitter.com/_/status/685541651272486912
EARLIER: Mere hours after Kim Kardashian promised that Kanye West would start releasing new tracks on Fridays (as he did in the walk-up to 2010's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy), the Yeezus rapper debuted fresh songs. Well… he tried to.
Kanye's initial tweet promised "No More Parties in L.A.," featuring Kendrick Lamar and production from Madlib, but the link led to a song called "Real Friends," with a snippet of "No More Parties in L.A." at the end. The link was quickly taken down, and West explained on Twitter it was because of a mistaken distortion on the track. True to his perfectionist reputation, West requested that people start ripping the new version instead.
As for "No Parties in L.A," the snippet of Kendrick's guest verse sounds just as unimpeachable as the new song he played on The Tonight Show Thursday night.
Combined with the New Years Eve release of "Facts," these tunes make for more Kanye West music released in the last week than in all of 2015. Sounds like the long-awaited Swish might be imminent. West tweeted back in December that he's currently finishing it up, but fans will just have to wait and see.
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Beto O'Rourke is the new Obama. And that's the last thing we need
Homepage | Forums | Main Forums | General Discussion | Beto O'Rourke is the new Obama. And that's the last thing we need
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No Mo' BO for President!
Ohio Barbarian
The last thing we need...
Texan Beto planned to hide...
Two way street
sonofspy777
Perhaps the fuzziness around O'Rourke's political positions isn't a mistake. Maybe it is designed to obscure facts about his record that may prove to be inconvenient in a Democratic primary. After all, this is a lawmaker who abruptly backed off unequivocally supporting Medicare for All, aligned himself with the party's Wall Street faction, voted to gut financial regulations, supported Republican-crafted tax cuts, boosted the fossil fuel industry – and then broke his own pledge to reject donations from oil and gas executives.
A liberal heartthrob who votes with Republicans
The 46-year-old O'Rourke has racked up a voting record helping Republicans ram parts of their agenda through the Congress. In an era of growing economic inequality, O'Rourke has split with the majority of his party to vote for Republican initiatives to weaken Wall Street regulations and accelerate bank mergers – and he once voted for a Republican bill that Democratic legislators said was designed to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's from combatting racially discriminatory lending. He also voted for a key part of Donald Trump's so-called deportation force.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/22/beto-orourke-voting-record-2020-election-democrats
IOW a corporate whore in demure clothing…Let's derail his train soonest!
"Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."
~Samuel Clemens
Got fooled in 2008, and my memory ain't that short!
It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it.--Eugene Debs
Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and I'll show you a crook.--Harry Truman
The last thing we need is another stealth right winger like Obama.
I'm getting bad vibes from Beto.
Texan Beto planned to hide his record by stagging a state Senatorial bid. IMO, he deceived people in every Texas
county as he drove, talked and put on a stage show, across the entire State of Texas.
The Herself Corporation has found its Electoral College Kingpin to slither back and forth like a vibrating guitar string. Where is he headed to next? :evilgrin:
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/06/09/beto-o-rourke-ted-cruz-texas-254-counties/
IMO, The Clinton Machine/New Democratic Party Corporation, is counting on all those Texas rural voters to give Herself/Beto, the state's 38 Electoral Votes. Herself is re-calculating back at Campaign Headquarters in New York as options on the Hillary Victory Fund have run out the calendar.
2020-2024 Campaign Season: We the People are in the fight for our lives and livelihoods.