The United States warned Egypt that executing supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood may affect the aid that Washington provides to Cairo.
"The imposition of the death penalty for 529 defendants after a two-day summary proceeding cannot be reconciled with Egypt's obligations under international human rights law, and its implementation of these sentences, as I said, would be unconscionable," Deputy State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf stressed, according to AFP.
Harf made clear that the way Egypt proceeds regarding the trials and death sentences will have consequences for future American aid. The United States previously announced it would cut hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Egypt over its displeasure with the military's pace of restoring democracy following the ouster of Muslim Brotherhood president Mohammed Morsi.
U.S. law forbids sending aid to countries where a democratic government was deposed by a military coup, though Washington has never qualified Morsi's ouster as a "coup".
Meanwhile on Tuesday, the trial of a further 682 Islamists began, among them the Brotherhood's spiritual leader, Mohammed Badie, who was arrested last August after a brief spell in hiding.
Rukhsar Khatoon, 4, is too young to fully grasp the significance of her life: that she is the final documented case of polio in a country of 1.2 billion people. She has become the greatest symbol of India's valiant — and successful — effort to rid itself of a crippling and potentially deadly disease.
Her face has appeared in newspapers and on television. She's been invited to national events by Rotary International, the organization that led the effort to rid India of polio. She is a literal poster child, an inspiration, a symbol of a feat that no doctor or health official thought possible even a few years ago. But this past Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially certified India as being polio-free.
This is great news that all Southeast Asia is certified polio-free by the World Health Organization — a momentous achievement for global public health and the worldwide effort to eradicate polio.
This extraordinary feat wasn't easy. Most experts believed that India, with its high population density, poor health care services and regional accessibility problems, would remain the most polio-endemic region in the world.
Great achievements don't just happen; they require the great efforts of many. The polio eradication movement, started in 1988, was a joint effort between the Indian government; WHO; Rotary International; the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; UNICEF and various other NGOs; the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and about 2 million workers who vaccinated nearly 170 million throughout the country to finally wipe out the disease.
Truly, this worldwide effort should serve as a reminder that when the global community bands together to solve an issue, great things can be achieved. And today should serve as a call to not simply continue the efforts but to exponentially increase them.
Pakistan's Thar desert, in the southeastern Tharparkar district, is home to about a million residents, and is a harsh landscape in which to eke out an existence in the best of times.
Media reports have revealed that dozens of people—many of them children—have died from malnutrition over the last three months in the bone-dry desert region. And things could soon get much worse.
Local residents say that while there is not significantly less water than there usually is during this dry winter season, the 30 percent drop in rainfall over the monsoons has significantly affected them. Residents live on the edge of survival, and the smallest pressure from the climate can push them into extreme poverty or malnutrition, says Zaffar Junejo, the chief of the Thardeep Rural Development Programme (TRDP), which has been working in this area for the last 18 years.
Tharparkar is one of the country's most food insecure districts, with the WFP declaring residents to be in a state of "severe food insecurity". Health is another major concern, with 47 percent of Tharparkar's children categorized as "malnourished".
Since March 7, relief goods have been streaming into the area from all over the country, in the wake of a widely reported "drought".
Nearly half of Pakistan's 180 million people lack access to safe water. No other nation has a higher infant mortality rate, and only a few have more cases of tuberculosis.
Civil war in Syria has created the worst refugee crisis in 20 years, aid agencies have warned, with no end to the conflict in sight.
Since March 2011, more than 2.5 million Syrians have fled abroad and another 6.5 million have been internally displaced. That means a third of the country has now been forced to leave their homes.
With an average of 6,000 people fleeing every day in 2013, Antonio Guterres, the UN's refugee chief, said refugee numbers had not risen "at such a frightening rate" since the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
Aid agencies are calling it the worst humanitarian disaster in recent history.
According to the UN's Relief and Works Agency, Jordan is currently home to more than 584,000 Syrian refugees, including around 100,000 in the Zaatari refugee camp alone. Turkey hosts the second largest number, with 634,900.
The Syrian conflict, which enters its fourth year this month, has unleashed massive suffering across all segments of Syrian society, but the impact on children has been especially acute, according to a new report by UNICEF. Malnutrition and illness have stunted their growth; a lack of learning opportunities has derailed their education; and the bloody trauma of war has left deep psychological scars.
" …Children have lost lives and limbs, along with virtually every aspect of their childhood. They have lost classrooms and teachers, brothers and sisters, friends, caregivers, homes and stability. Millions of young people risk becoming, in effect, a lost generation," UNICEF said.
UNICEF said that more than 10,000 children have been killed in the violence, which would translate into the highest casualty rates recorded in any recent conflict in the region. Of those who have survived, thousands have been wounded, lost their home and schools, and seen family members and friends killed. That trauma has left around 2 million children in need of psychological support or treatment, the agency said.
Almost 3 million children are displaced inside Syria, while another 1.2 million have fled the country and now live as refugees in camps and overwhelmed neighboring communities where clean water, food and other basic items are scarce.
On the education front, UNICEF said that nearly half of Syria's school-age children — 2.8 million and counting — cannot get an education because of the devastation and violence.
Three years ago, a woman gave birth to premature triplets in a small village clinic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The doctors were not equipped to provide the medical care these tiny patients required, so the parents were told the babies would simply be left to die.
But the triplets' father had heard about a new, state-of-the-art hospital just up the road built by Congolese American and former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo. The father begged the doctors to call the United States.
Mutombo says that phone call is just one example of why he decided to open a hospital in his hometown of Kinshasa. Built with funds raised through his Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, the hospital bears the name of his mother, Biamba Marie Mutombo, who he says taught him the importance of helping others.
Mutombo hopes his hospital will help provide medical care desperately needed in the Congo. He says the hospital has treated more than 30,000 patients and employs nearly 400 doctors and nurses.
And those triplets? They spent more than three months on life-saving machines and now are thriving toddlers. The parents were so grateful that they named the babies after the 7-foot, 2-inch basketball player.


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a state of violent anger.
sham rage an outburst of motor activity resembling the outward manifestations of fear and anger, occurring in decorticated animals and in certain pathologic conditions in humans.
Violent anger; a total discharge of the sympathetic portion of the autonomic nervous system.
(rāj) a state of violent anger.
sham rage a state resembling rage occurring in decorticated animals or in certain pathologic conditions in humans.
A state of violent anger. See Black rage, 'Roid rage.
1. a state of violent anger.
an outburst of motor activity resembling the outward manifestations of fear and anger, occurring in decorticated animals and in certain pathological conditions in humans.
possibly a type of psychomotor seizure, of uncertain etiology; reported in Springer spaniels. Because of the unpredictable and dangerous nature of the episodes or rage, euthanasia is usually advised.
Q. Is there a connection between bipolar disorder and road rage? I know someone who may have a bipolar disorder, but he also has road rage. Is there a possible connection between bipolar disorder and road rage?
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We can legislate about the punishment air ragers should get until we're blue in the face, but unless we cut off their fuel we'll continue to see mile-high arguments, delayed flights and unscheduled stops.
Should drinking on flights be banned?
Instead I saw hundreds if not thousands of police and highway patrol vehicles manned by sharp-eyed officers on the look out for drunk drivers, tailgaters, road ragers and plain old fashioned stupid bad drivers, riders and pedestrians.
They park on zigzag lines,over gateways,on grass verges and are almost road ragers when reprimanded by other par-ents or neighbours near schools.
The RAC believes that one way of preventing new drivers from becoming road ragers is to make them attend lessons and undergo a new test before gaining their driving licence.
Isn't it funny the way most road ragers remind you of the skinny little creep from the back of the class at school?
WHITE VAN MAN, executives and drivers of 4x4s are the most aggressive road ragers on UK roads.
Speaking after the verdict, Mrs MacDonald called for all road ragers to be banned for life.


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As many as 24 reservoirs across the state have been opened because of the heavy downpours and rising water levels. Two more shutters of the Cheruthoni dam, part of the Idukki reservoir, were lifted on Friday morning.
The smartwatch comes in a variety of sizes and styles - a 46mm Silver version or a 42mm Black or Rose Gold version.
And the Note9 itself, it's on Samsung's official online shop and you can pre-order the from now until August 21.
Admittedly, these aren't pressure sensitive, like the S Pen that comes with the Galaxy Note 9. The company has been wary of pushing battery capacity too aggressively after the Note 7 started catching fire, but growing Chinese smartphone makers like Huawei and Xiaomi have made big batteries the norm. It is assisted by 12-megapixel telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture which offers 2x optical zoom and up to 10x digital zoom.
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However, several houses and factories were damaged in Israeli communities by the impact of the rockets. I utterly condemn the ongoing rocket salvo from Hamas that has wounded more than 11 Israelis.
The new S Pen sports a bold yellow colour on this model and features Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) connectivity, which allows you to use it as a remote control for the smartphone.
Samsung's Note 8 was one of the best phones of 2017, yet I couldn't help but think it felt a little tame. Even charges at same time at Note 9 with wireless charger duo.
It also comes with a Bluetooth-enabled stylus created to act as a remote for snapping photos and controlling YouTube video playback.
Meanwhile, Samsung's S Pen stylus is more sturdy, the charging port is connected to the motherboard, the earpiece on the new phone is larger, as the report tipped.
Well, now Google is making it extra-clear that you can't download Fortnite with a bespoke message in mobile search results. Gamers and " Fortnite " fans are getting notifications from Google Play that the game is not available on the Play Store.
Turkey's sovereign dollar-denominated bonds tumbled with many issues trading at record lows. The risk of contagion saw the euro fall by 0.5% against the dollar to 1.1471 at 10:15 a.m.
In 2015 it was Day or Spieth in the shootout with Spieth's FedExCup triumph and two majors making it clear by season end. Senior Open in 2004, turning parking lots into mud puddles and dousing part of the second round.
Based on what was revealed at the show, it sounds like this is going to be a new Doom game rather than a remaster or a remake. Of course, the footage was packed with a variety of terrifying new demon types, including a teased boss encounter.
The early summer transfer deadline in the Premier League has seen a drop in spending for the first time since 2010. You'd have to say you are not playing an Arsenal , a City, a Chelsea in that period.
The new sanctions were to take effect following a 15-day Congressional notification period, she said. The Russian government has repeatedly denied any involvement in the attack.
The Buffalo Bills hosted the Carolina Panthers on Thursday at New Era Field for both of their preseason openers. When Benjamin said Newton was an inaccurate passer last week, the quarterback didn't seem bothered by it .
Tesla now has a market value around $60 billion, which would make its take-private price tag about $80 billion, Galloway said. In that same tweet , he claimed that he has already secured the funding for doing so.


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Hemingway's Beretta
by Silvio Calabi, Steve Helsley & Roger Sanger - Thursday, January 13, 2011
Even what seems to be a relatively well-documented Ernest Hemingway gun can lead to confusion. Author R.L. Wilson's book "The World of Beretta" mentions that "Papa" bought a 12-gauge Beretta SO3 over-under, No. 5991, in Venice in December 1949. Mary Hemingway's memoir, supported by letters from Ernest, recalls that in the fall of 1948 he was hunting ducks in the lagoons of Venice with a new shotgun. Beretta, however, claims that Hemingway bought the gun at Armeria Caccia, a hunting store on Venice's Via San Marco, on Dec. 2, 1947—or was it instead shipped from the factory in nearby Val Trompia to the shop on that date? The serial number and proofmarks date the gun's manufacture to 1947. Furthermore, the gun is marked "S3," not "SO3."
The accepted Hemingway chronology puts him in Idaho in October, November and December 1947 (working on "Islands in the Stream" while Taylor Williams introduced Mary to big-game hunting) and in Venice for many weeks in the autumn of 1948 and again in the winter of 1949-50. Duck hunting figures prominently in both years in Italy, but new guns appear in the memoirs and letters only in 1948, and no makers' names are mentioned.
Was the "new gun" that Hemingway used for duck hunting with Baron Nanyuki Franchetti in 1948, when he joked that he'd been "shooting in a Venetian blind," his W. & C. Scott—or was it this Beretta? The Armeria Caccia aside, could the Beretta have been bought alongside the Scott, from the dealer from Udine who brought guns to the Kechlers' villa in Codroipo in the fall of 1948? Or did he buy the Scott in 1948 and the Beretta in 1949? In any event, we have found nothing in any Hemingway narratives or letters that seems to point to the Beretta.
To date, what is known about this gun comes from one famous photograph and from Book 19, p. 306, of the Abercrombie & Fitch gun ledgers, which records that on July 3, 1963, "E. Hemingway"—i.e., Mary, almost exactly two years post Ernest's death—consigned Beretta No. 5991 to Abercrombie & Fitch for sale. The date agrees with the consignment of three other important Hemingway guns: a Winchester Model 61 .22 rifle, his Winchester Model 12 No. 525488 and his Griffin & Howe Springfield. A month later, on Aug. 9, a man named Cy Mueller bought Papa's Beretta for $250, of which Mary received $125.
The Abercrombie & Fitch records are a unique window on American society. On the same day, Aug. 9, 1963, the company sold a matched pair of Jos. Lang guns that had been consigned by Bernard Baruch, the financier and statesman. Those guns brought $4,500; Baruch netted $3,000.
In somewhat sloppy handwriting, an employee described the Beretta as a 12-gauge over-under, no model name or number given, weighing 7 pounds, in a "fleese" [sic] case, with 27 1/2-inch barrels choked "Full/Full" and 2 3/4-inch chambers. Full and full is an unusual choke arrangement; Beretta now lists the chokes as modified and full, which is more normal. And rather than a "fleese" case, a description that calls to mind a full-length, zippered leather or cloth sleeve, when Beretta re-acquired the gun in 1999 it was in a hard leather leg-o'-mutton case stamped with Hemingway's name and Cuban address.
It would be nearly impossible for Ernest Hemingway, an ardent hunter and shooter who favored double guns and who spent so much time in northern Italy, not to have acquired a Beretta somewhere along the way.
Between Milan and Venice lies the city of Brescia—equally ancient and historic, if less glamorous and less well known outside Italy. Brescia is on the Mella River at the mouth of Val Trompia, a valley that funnels southward out of the Pre-Alps. From the beginning its primary product was arms. It began with edged weapons and armor, and then crossbows. With the development of "hand cannons" came a parallel evolution of manufacturing technology. By 1509, Pietro Francino di Gardone had built a water-powered forge that could pound out 10 barrel blanks per day.
Brescia now makes auto parts and machine tools, but the flagship industry of Gardone, Marcheno and Sarezzo, the towns that lie farther up in Val Trompia, continues to be firearms. In this tangle of winding streets and modest stone and stucco buildings, most kinds of sporting gun are made, from target pistols to reproductions of historic muzzleloaders to big-game rifles, and, of course, shotguns. According to the chamber of commerce, there are more than 150 companies in the valley engaged in some aspect of building guns. Virtually all of them are family enterprises; some are individual craftsmen; many are tiny boutique firms with a handful of employees. One of them, however, is a privately held, multinational conglomerate that is recognized as the oldest industrial firm in existence: Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A.
Today the Beretta family's ancestral home in Gardone is nearly hidden among slightly grimy industrial buildings. Nearby is the company's headquarters and private museum. In the files is a receipt from the office of the Doge of Venice that translates as follows: "On this, the 3rd day of October 1526. [To] Master Bartolomeo Beretta of the Brescian territory of Gardone for 185 arquebus barrels [made] for our House of the Arsenal [is given] 296 ducats."
Bartolomeo's foundry has grown into one of the most technologically sophisticated and successful makers of sporting, police and military firearms that today owns at least eight other gun companies and does business around the world. The modern firm's name honors Pietro Beretta, born in 1791, because it was he who launched its aggressive expansion, which his son Giuseppe continued by opening up export markets. Sixteen generations of Berettas have been active in the company, which is currently managed by Ugo Gussalli Beretta and his sons Pietro and Franco.
After World War II, Beretta's output of sporting shotguns shifted to over-unders. The Sovrapposto, Beretta's answer to John Browning's Superposed B25 of 1930, made its public debut in 1933 or 1934. The 1935 Beretta catalog listed three versions: S.01 and S.02 "Super Hunter" models and an S.03 "Super Tiro" competition gun, all in 12 gauge and "patented 1934." The more lavishly engraved S.02's list price was 2,650 lira, officially equivalent then to $140. That was about 40 percent more than a B25, but a buyer with cash U.S. dollars could probably have gotten a much better black-market price in Italy at the time. (This would have been even more so in late-1940s, post-war Italy, when Hemingway bought his S3.)
Beretta's 1938 catalog explained, in translated English, that the company's designers had found solutions to the "problems" of over-unders made by "the best known foreign factories." Instead of a full-width hinge beneath the action, Beretta let its barrels pivot on pins set into the sides of the action body and adopted the Kersten Verschluss from Germany, which put the locking lugs in line with the top barrel instead of under the bottom one. The result was a shotgun action that was both as streamlined as the Boss and as strong as the Merkel. This amounted to just common-sense applications of sound, existing technology to suit the Italian design esthetic, but Beretta went a step further and refined a barrel-jointing technique patented in 1881 by a Belgian named Henri Pieper. With Beretta's marketing might behind it, this would now reverberate through the gunmaking world just as loudly as Anson & Deeley's English action patent did in 1875.
Instead of building pairs of barrels by painstakingly aligning and soldering two tubes to each other and then machining the hinge and latch surfaces into their breech ends, as everyone else did, Pieper fabricated the breech portion first, out of a block of steel, and then simply screwed the barrel tubes into sockets threaded into the block. By 1913 Beretta had adopted this method but was soldering thin-walled tubes into the block instead of using Pieper's screw threads. This reduced bulk and weight. Beretta then also added the ejector mechanisms to the block, another step that simplified the manufacture of double guns.
In the late 1920s or early '30s, when developing its first breechloading Sovrapposto guns, Beretta used this so-called monobloc technique. It was widely adopted in Val Trompia and eventually elsewhere, and one of the characteristics of Italian double guns is often a telltale seam in the barrels—usually decorated with a ring of engraving—just forward of the hinge pin, where the ends of the tubes butt up against the block. Italian makers of bespoke guns now offer their clients the choice of "monobloc" or the more expensive traditional barrels, with seamless tubes (called "demibloc" in Europe), but Ernest Hemingway's S3, a top-of-the-line model in its day, has this distinctive line.
Although their prices were far closer to the boxlock Browning Superposed made in Belgium than to the sidelock Boss- and Woodward-type guns from London, S-series Berettas from the beginning were built with sidelock actions. ("Lock" here means the mechanism by which a gun fires its ammunition, not how the action is fastened shut.) Each lock—the arrangement of cams, sears, springs and tumbler that detonates the cartridge—of a sidelock gun is mounted on a long oval plate inletted into the side of the stock at its head, where it meets the body of the gun. This is regarded as more esthetically pleasing than the simpler boxlock action, which contains its firing apparatus in a squared-off action "box" between the buttstock and barrels. A sidelock has some theoretical advantages in the geometry of its trigger linkage, and its sideplates offer a larger "canvas" for engraving; a boxlock is less complex and stronger but can look chunky, especially when it has been designed for mass production.
At the 1964 Olympics an Italian named Ennio Matterelli won the gold medal in trapshooting with an over-under made in Italy by Daniele Perazzi. The shooting world, and in particular America, took notice, and Beretta was positioned to take advantage of this promotional coup. Today the company's mass-produced over-unders dominate the market worldwide, while its limited-production bespoke over-unders command huge prices. Modern Italian gunmakers, to a man (and woman), hold England's great houses—Purdey, Boss, Holland & Holland, Greener, Westley Richards, et al.—in the highest esteem for their side-by-side guns but with the next breath proudly point to their own over-unders as the finest of their kind. Italy has refined the over-under shotgun to a standard found nowhere else, and Beretta makes this tradition accessible to shooters of all pocketbook sizes.
In its Oct. 5, 1999 catalog, the day when Beretta S3 No. 5991 went under the gavel, Mapes Auction Gallery noted that the gun and "about 17 or 18 others remained in Africa until 1964 when they were shipped to Abercrombie & Fitch Co., New York, to be offered for sale by Mary Hemingway."
In 1964 Mary recalled that she and Ernest had 18 to 20 guns on their 1953-'54 safari, but we are certain of only eight of them: the Model 12 and W. & C. Scott shotguns; the Griffin & Howe, Model 61, Mannlicher and Westley Richards rifles; and probably two Woodsman pistols. It is true that Papa and Mary left Kenya without their guns (at least some of them) after that safari. Ernest, already battered from two bush-plane wrecks on January 23 and 24, compounded his injuries by falling into a brush fire while recuperating at a beach cottage at Shimoni, 50 miles south of Mombasa. Less than a week later, with Ernest all but invalided, Mary bundled him aboard the S.S. Africa for Venice by way of Port Said. There was no opportunity to pack properly and make all of the planned goodbyes. Five or six months later, when the Hemingways were at home in Cuba, a letter arrived from their friend William Hale, head of the Kenya Game Department. Along with reminding them that they owed the equivalent of $58.57 for extra game they had shot, Hale wrote that he had deposited Ernest's guns in the bank for safekeeping. (Denis Zaphiro had probably taken charge of them after the Hemingways' disorganized departure, and then handed them off to his boss, Hale.) However, the guns were returned long before 1964: Arnold wrote of seeing the Model 12 in 1958; Papa probably put the Scott to deadly use in July 1961; and Mary consigned two of the known safari guns to Abercrombie & Fitch for sale in 1963. Of this Beretta, also consigned, we have found no indication, written or photographic, that it was taken on safari.
The Mapes catalog also mentions a letter from Abercrombie & Fitch, dated March 5, 1964, "verifying that this shotgun, serial number 5991, did indeed belong to Ernest Hemingway." The letter seems to have vanished; neither Mapes nor Beretta have it, and there is no copy in the Abercrombie & Fitch records. The gun, however, is now on display at the Beretta Gallery at 718 Madison Avenue in New York City.
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Еле́цкий Успе́нский монасты́рь () — православный женский монастырь Черниговской епархии Украинской православной церкви, расположенный в городе Чернигове. Исторически являлся мужским монастырём; после возобновления (с 1992) — женский.

Один из первых и наиболее богатых монастырей Киевской Руси. Возведение соборного Успенского храма связано с именем родоначальника династии Ольговичей, черниговского князя Олега Святославича (ум. 1115). Этот памятник почти целиком дошёл до нашего времени, хотя и с позднейшими наслоениями в стиле украинского барокко.

Местоположение и архитектура
Елецкий Успенский монастырь расположен на правом, высоком берегу реки Десна, между территорией бывшего черниговского детинца и находившимся поблизости Троице-Ильинским монастырём. Елецкий монастырь входит в число историко-архитектурных достопримечательностей Чернигова. К архитектурному ансамблю монастыря относятся:

 Успенский собор строился на рубеже XI и XII веков (точная дата неизвестна) по образцу одноимённого храма Печерского монастыря в Киеве. Это один из первых на Руси храмов, при строительстве которых применялась равнослойная кладка. Чтобы компенсировать потерю декоративности фасадов, зодчие провели их затирку с последующей разбивкой поверхности на манер белокаменных квадров. Отличие от киевского храма в том, что с трёх сторон имелись небольшие притворы, а в юго-западном углу была устроена часовенка с апсидкой — наподобие тех, что известны по памятникам Старой Рязани. Фресковая живопись XII века отличается высокой художественностью, но сохранилась очень фрагментарно. В XVII веке собор был обновлён в стиле барокко, купола переложены.
 Придельная церковь св. апостола Иакова — усыпальница Якова Кондратьевича Лизогуба, 1689 года постройки (освящена 14 сентября 1701 г.). Находится с южной стороны собора
 Надвратная колокольня высотой в 36 метров (1670-75 годов). Возведена на месте более ранней, деревянной колокольни
 Трапезная и Петропавловская церковь XVIII века, построенная над Елецкими пещерами (1069 года) и кельи того же периода (наиболее раннее кирпичное жилое строение на Левобережной Украине)
 Каменные защитные стены
 Руины дома игумена XVIII века
 Деревянный дом святителя Феодосия Черниговского (1688) — старейшая деревянная постройка Левобережной Украины.

Гора, на которой стоит Елецкий Успенский монастырь, изрыта и пронизана множеством подземных ходов, пещерами и катакомбами. Так, подземная галерея длиной в 70 метров соединяет Успенский собор и Петропавловскую церковь. На территории монастыря похоронены выдающиеся деятели российской и украинской истории и культуры — А. С. Милорадович, Леонтий Полуботок, Яков Лизогуб. Рядом с монастырским комплексом находится археологический памятник середины X века, курган Чёрная могила.

История

Согласно изложенному в летописях преданию, Елецкий Успенский мужской монастырь был основан на месте чудесно найденной на одной из елей 3 февраля (или 3 ноября) 1060 иконы Пресвятой Богородицы. От этих елей получили название и икона и обитель. Основателем монастыря считается киевский князь Святослав Ярославич. В 1069 в этом монастыре жил «отец русского монашества» преподобный Антоний Печерский. В середине XII столетия на том месте, где нашли святую икону, строится 25-метровый Успенский собор.

В 1239, в ходе монголо-татарского нашествия монастырь был разграблен и разорён. С 1445 года Черниговом владел князь Иван Можайский, который начал восстановление черниговских святынь. Тогда же был отремонтирован и Елецкий монастырь.

В начале XVI века, по итогам русско-литовской войны, Чернигов вошёл в состав Русского государства. Из-за своего пограничного положения Чернигов становился объектом множества походов и осад, в ходе которых страдал и Елецкий Успенский монастырь, находившийся за пределами городских укреплений. Он был разграблен при польско-литовской осаде 1579 года, но наибольшие разрушения и утраты имели место в Смутное время в ходе разорения Чернигова польскими отрядами Самуила Горностая. Обвалились купола и стены монастырских храмов, была безвозвратно утрачена древняя Елецко-Черниговская икона Богородицы. Уцелевшие монахи бежали в Москву. Попытка Горностая вывезти тяжёлые монастырские колокола окончилась неудачей.

После того, как по Деулинскому договору в 1618 году Чернигов отошёл к Речи Посполитой, польские власти передали монастырь униатам, которые его отремонтировали и восстановили. Униатский игумен Елецкого монастыря Кирилл Транквиллион-Ставровецкий напечатал в 1646 году первую в Чернигове книгу — своё сочинение Перло многоценное.

В 1649 году поляки были из Чернигова окончательно изгнаны, и монастырь вновь становится православным. Среди его игуменов были такие церковные и культурные деятели, как Димитрий Ростовский, Лазарь Баранович, Феодосий Черниговский, Иоанникий Галятовский, и другие. Последний реконструировал Успенский собор, построил трапезную Петропавловскую церковь, устроил в монастыре библиотеку и заказал пышный иконостас (погиб от зажигательной бомбы в 1941 году).
В первой половине XVII столетия иноком монастыря Сергием составлено «Слово о некоем старце», рассказывающее о паломничестве в Святую землю.

Монастырь был богатым собственником: до 1786 года, когда на юг России была распространена секуляризация монастырских вотчин, Елецкому монастырю принадлежали почти 2,5 тысячи крепостных душ, 8 трактиров, винокурня, 9 мельниц, 7 пекарен и т. д.

С 1823 по 1828 год настоятелем Елецкого Успенского монастыря был архимандрит Иероним (Визерский), который, согласно Русскому биографическому словарю, «привел его в отличное во всех отношениях состояние».

В 1921 году Елецкий Успенский мужской монастырь был закрыт.

В 1992 году комплекс монастыря вновь был передан церкви и возобновлён уже как женский. В период 2012—2013 годов украинская художница О. В. Ляшенко написала иконы для иконостаса монастырской церкви.

См. также
 Культовые сооружения Чернигова

Примечания

Литература

Памятники архитектуры Древней Руси

Монастыри Успения Богородицы
Пещерные монастыри Чернигова
Православные храмы XI века
Памятники архитектуры Украины национального значения
Православные монастыри Черниговской области

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Perfect Location... This quaint Timbernest condominium complex, of only 24 total units, offers a premiere location in the majestic, fun-filled village of Breckenridge, Colorado, where you can find World-Class skiing and snowboarding (an hour and a half from Denver International Airport or an hour from Eagle, Colorado airport).
Our condo is nestled at the base of Peak 9, only 250 yards from the Quicksilver Lift (at one point was the World's Fastest Lift), and 300 yards to downtown Breckenridge. It is located on the ground floor (the picture above shows our ground floor entrance), so NO STAIRS or ELEVATORS! Families with small children or older family members will especially appreciate not lugging equipment & baggage up and down stairs.
Forget about the car once here, our Timbernest condominium is located near the FREE bus route with stops around Breckenridge, and connections to Keystone, Arapahoe Basin, Copper Mountain, and Frisco. Driving distance to nearby resorts: 20 minutes to Copper Mtn, 30 minutes to Vail, 30 minutes to Loveland, one hour to Winter Park, and 1.5 hours to Steamboat.
ENJOY YOURSELF. Visit the superb restaurants and unique shops of downtown Breckenridge. Play all day and then relax in the outdoor hot tubs. Warm up near the fireplace and watch cable television or perhaps a movie. A movie library (over 30 movies) and various board games are provided in the unit. If you enjoy shopping, the Silverthorne Outlet Mall is only 12 miles away.
This unique and extraordinary condominium has been updated with traditional decor, it is truly your home-away-from-home. It can comfortably accommodate up to six people (queen-size bed, bunk beds, and queen-size convertible sofa sleeper). You can comfortably seat six people at the dining table and seat four at the kitchen bar.
Our condo is perfect for a family vacation or even a cozy weekend for one or two couples. This is a lovely condominium that is ideal for that fun vacation you have always wanted. Enjoy the tranquillity of this mountain getaway. You will be happy you stayed with us!
Please contact us if you have questions. Also, we will be more than happy to assist you with restaurants, ski rental, and ski information.
During the 2018 Summer (through December 1, 2018), our pool and hot tub facility completed a complete renovation. We hope you enjoy the new facility!
My wife & I bought our Breckenridge Condo as a gift to each other for our wedding in 1997 and have enjoyed it for many years. Our children have each learned how to ski (and sled) here and hope they teach their kids while staying there in years to come.
We selected Breckenridge because we wanted a true town with world-class skiing. We chose this location due to the close proximity to the ski lift, downtown, and hiking across the street. We come to Breckenridge from Denver in our car and rarely get in it again once we arrive. There have been many times we have discussed getting another condo further away that can hold 3 or more families... but our location just keeps talking us out of it!
There are too many benefits to list, but here are a few that we feel set us apart from other units: * Ground floor is fantastic. * Proximity to everything in Breck makes life easy! * Extra set of bunk beds gets kids off ground. * Extra rest-room in unit is very helpful. * Large common area for entertaining promotes togetherness.
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Parking passes for the lot are inside the unit to use during your stay.
Our condo is only ~250 yards to the base of the Quicksilver ski lift!
Our hot tub is only ~40 steps away from our deck!
Short walk to quicksilver lift and breck.(5 minutes). Condo doesn't have much when it comes to usable cookwear as much of the teflon is scraped off. We made do w/ a usable wok and pot though. Basics are met. Brother said pull out sofa wasn't super comfortable so we just moved a mattress from the bunk bed in the bedroom to the living room. Spring beds could use an update. Bathroom is a little small.
We enjoyed our stay in this condo! We were very fortunate to get 69 inches of snow the week that we stayed in Breckinridge. Several mornings that week the cars in the parking lot were buried in more than a foot of snow. Since we were able to walk to the lift we didn't need to dig out the car. In fact, we didn't really need to use the car at all that week with the hot tub located a very short walk from the unit. The renovations to the hot tub area are beautiful. We were able to do our own cooking that week in this condo. Condo is convenient!!!
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Thank you for the kind words. The location is one of the reasons why we (and others) love our condo. Hope you come back next year!
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Thank you for the response. Yes, there are extremely cold times in the winter when our baseboard heating throughout the complex "gets a lot of use" and guests can hear the water moving. We hope you were warm!


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Javian Hawkins' progression fuels Cardinals football Friday, Oct 30 2020
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The University of Louisville football team has received a good amount of production from the running back position. At the beginning of the season, junior running back Hassan Hall appeared to be the starting back for the Cardinals. But after U of L's 48-16 win over Florida State at home, sophomore Javian Hawkins is Louisville's running back.
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Hawkins shined in the must-win game against Florida State, just like he showed out against Miami will all eyes on the Cardinals. Hawkins carried the ball for 174 yards on only 16 carries, including a breakaway run for 70 yards. He also had three touchdowns in the Cardinals' win. That is the second 70+ yard rush for Hawkins this season.
U of L will look to build off of their victory against the Seminoles. They host Virginia Tech Oct. 31 at Cardinal Stadium. Hawkins plans to keep his hot streak going, opening avenues for the U of L offense.
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Louisville topples No. 19 Wake Forest 62-59 Sunday, Oct 13 2019
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After Louisville's (4-2, 2-1) first ACC win against Boston College, the Cardinals upset undefeated Wake Forest 62-59. This mid-season win marks head coach Scott Satterfield's first victory against a ranked team with the Cardinals.
The win against No. 19 Wake Forest (5-1, 0-1) came as a challenge on the road, with Louisville claiming their second ACC win for the season. Notably, this was Wake Forest's first ACC game in this years schedule. Starting with a loss in conference play puts the Deacons at a deficit, needing to prove their ACC strength.
The second highest scoring game in ACC play started off with an energetic Cardinal offense that scored 21 points within the first quarter. Freshman Javian Hawkins started off scoring for Louisville and ran the ball eight yards for a touchdown.
Quickly after, sophomore Seth Dawkins scored a touchdown off of a pass, advancing 55 yards. The first quarter ended with a touchdown by sophomore Hassan Hall who returned the ball 100 yards. Wake Forest only scored a touchdown, leaving the score with Louisville on top 21-7.
During the second quarter Wake Forest caught some traction with two touchdowns. Louisville also had a touchdown by sophomore Tutu Attwell off of a nine-yard run. The Cardinals scored a field goal, with the score 31-21 at the half.
The third quarter came with moderate gains by the Cardinals scoring 14-10 over Wake Forest. This left the Cardinals four more points better off than at the second quarter with 44-31 at the end of the third.
Wake Forest rallied during the fourth quarter, nearly toppling the Cardinals. The Wake Forest offense exploited a weak Cardinal defense and amassed 28 points.
Even with a revitalized Wake Forest offense in the fourth quarter, Louisville maintained the lead scoring 17. The final score left Louisville with the three-point win margin over Wake Forest.
Receiving for Louisville was led by redshirt junior Dez Fitzpatrick with 125 yards who earned two touchdowns. Overall the Cardinals gained 295 yards off of passing.
Rushing for the Cardinals ended with an impressive 225 yards. Freshman Evan Conley led the pack with 79 yards and one touchdown. Not far behind, Hawkins had 60 yards and also earned a touchdown during the game.
Wake Forest respectively had over 100 yards over Louisville in the receiving game with 423 yards where they focused on quick passing.
This gives the Cardinals a two-win streak as their schedule reaches the most challenging point. Louisville will face off against undefeated Clemson (6-0, 4-0) home at Cardinal Stadium on Sat. Oct. 19 at noon.
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Football looks for first ACC win against Boston College Saturday, Sep 28 2019
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After taking a 35-24 loss against Florida State (2-2, 1-1), the Cardinals (2-2,0-1) are looking to claim their first ACC win against Boston College.
In Louisville's last game against Florida State, the Cardinal's defense took heavy damage in the first quarter with 21 points scored by the Seminoles' offense.
Louisville's offense against the Seminoles also had a slow start in the game with only one touchdown scored in the first half.
In order to claim their first ACC win, Louisville will need to buckle down on the defense line, limiting Boston's (3-1, 1-0) scoring opportunities. Boston College has already put an ACC win on the board against Virginia Tech, giving them the edge in conference standings.
The Cardinals will also need to build off of offensive energy. In the previous game versus Florida State, the Louisville's offense made their greatest plays in the second half. However, sophomore Malik Cunningham was the only player who caught passes for the Cardinals, gaining 286 yards with two touchdowns.
While rushing has been a strength for the Cardinals, they were stopped by FSU's defense, only allowing 164 gains off of rushes. This is the lowest this season, meaning other teams are paying attention to yard gaining players like sophomore Hassan Hall, who has had 239 yards in four games.
Losing against FSU is a tough blow to Louisville's schedule, with the Cardinals having to face off against four more ACC teams consecutively. After playing Boston College, Louisville will square off against No. 24 Wake Forest for the mid-season game.
With a week off from play, Satterfield will be looking to secure the team's first conference win. This game will be significant in gaining ground lost from a 2-10 deficit last season. If the Cardinals win against BC, this already puts Satterfield's first year one win higher than last season.
The Cardinals face off against Boston College on Oct. 5 at 12:30 p.m. at Cardinal Stadium.
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Sports staff predicts Louisville's 2019 football record Monday, Aug 26 2019
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Gabriel Wiest– (4-8)
The 2019 football season will not be a break-out year by any means. With a fresh coaching staff, players will still be adjusting to new offensive and defensive schemes. There are many questions to be answered on how the new coaches will fair their first season with the Cards, and I have reserved expectations. The last season left players feeling defeated, while I think coaches have been working to combat this, I do not think it will be enough for ACC play.
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Dalton Ray– (5-7)
The new style of play — attacking defense and lean on the run — will fend well for this group, but likely won't hit six wins. U of L's talented receiving core can help the uncertainty at quarterback and their athletic linebackers can shore up some holes from the questionable defensive line. Hassan Hall, Javian Hawkins and Dae Williams have a lot to prove at running back. Satterfield can use their advantage at wide out to open up running lanes and likely will dabble in football's latest trend of run-pass-option plays. The team can fluctuate from two and five wins, I'll take the latter to switch up predictions.
Matt Bradshaw — (3-9)
A great coaching change and positive outlook for the future may bring an air of hope to Louisville football, but it won't necessarily bring wins. While the 2019 season will certainly not be as bad as the last one, the Cardinals still have a ton of room to improve and a lot to prove. Their ACC schedule will be tough, and they will be hard-pressed for every win other than in-state opponents early in the year. I see the Cards scrapping together three wins on the schedule, maybe one or two more if their opponents slip in any way.
Matthew Keck — (2-10)
With a new coach on board I think morale around the program will be up but it won't be enough to turn the program around first year. There will be a lot of struggles getting used to a new coaching scheme and when the Cards are on the road is when this will really show. The cards will pull out a couple home victories and possibly one neutral site game but I don't see them taking home any road games this season.
Mariam Prieto-Perez — (4-8)
Louisville's greatest strength is with their receiving game. But when looking defensively, that has the most room for growth. The new head coach, Scott Satterfield will focus more on defense, with him bringing his defense coordinator from App. State. I'm interested to see how the players and coaches work together under the new leadership.
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Football's offensive outlook for 2019 Monday, Aug 12 2019
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After only winning two games last season, Louisville football has a lot to prove offensively for 2019.
Head coach Scott Satterfield is known for a Run-oriented offense, but adjusts to the talent he has. While he sets the standard with running the ball, Satterfield has shown that he is willing to adapt to the growing trends in the game.
Satterfield led the Mountaineers from Football Championship Subdivision to Football Bowl Subdivision in 2013. Appalachian State tallied 47 wins in the past five years under Satterfield with the help of talented running backs.
Marcus Cox (2014-16) rushed for 3,858 yards on 656 carries to become the Appalachian State's all-time leading rusher. Following Cox's departure, Satterfield produced another pair of 1,000 yard backs in consecutive seasons.
Sophomore running back Hassan Hall showed explosiveness last season, finishing with 300 yards and three touchdowns last season with 270 yards happening in the last eight games of 2018.
Expect sophomore quarterback Malik Cunningham to be utilized in the run game as he is the teams returning lead rusher with 497 yards and five touchdowns.
Efficiency is stressed under Satterfield's quarterbacks, as App. State starters have thrown only 12 interceptions for the last two years. Juan Pass of App. State threw 12 interceptions last year alone. In 2017 and 2018 Mountaineers' Taylor Lamb and Zac Thomas led the sun belt with a quarterback's rating of 152.
Louisville's receiving game is arguably the teams greatest offensive asset. The Cardinals will expect explosive plays out of their slot receivers Sophomore's Tutu Attwell and Keon Wakefield.
Tight-ends could be a sore spot for the Cardinals as red shirt senior Jordan Davis is the only scholarship receiver tight-end of the team.
The offensive line has the potential for exponential growth under Offensive coordinator and Offensive line coach Dwaine Ledford.
Junior Mekhi Becton has star potential as he has been added to the Outland Trophy watch list. The Outland Trophy is given to the best offensive lineman.
While Satterfield rips off the band-aid of old wounds, this year's offense has the potential to develop and compete this season.
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The Brain's Immune Cells Help Motor Neurons Recover in a Mouse Model of ALS
February 27, 2018 by Leigh Christopher
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ALS is a devastating disease where motor neurons degenerate. TDP-43 is a toxic protein that builds up in ALS and contributes to this degeneration. It is unclear whether the immune cells of the nervous system, microglia, react to TDP-43 and whether they play a protective role or make neurodegeneration worse. This week in Nature Neuroscience, Spiller and colleagues test whether microglia contribute to neurodegeneration in a mouse model of ALS.
How did they do it?
They used a transgenic mouse model for ALS in which TDP-43 (toxic protein) build-up can be induced or reversed by suppressing or activating TDP-43 gene expression. With this model they can simulate motor neuron degeneration or recovery. The authors measured whether there were any changes in the number of microglia or their activation state (indicated by the size and shape of the cells) at several time points using immunostaining in the spinal cord, both after inducing TDP-43 damage and after reversing this process. Increases in microglia number and activation indicate that the microglia are actively responding to neuron damage. They also measured gene expression changes in the microglia during the degeneration and recovery of motor neurons. They then measured whether TDP-43 could be found inside the microglial cells, indicating that the microglia are "eating" the proteins to clear them. Finally, they blocked microglia cell replication to test how motor neuron function would recover in regenerating motor neurons.
What did they find?
Microglia were not initially reactive to toxic protein buildup. By the time the motor neurons were severely degenerated, there was a slight increase in the number of microglia and a change in the activation state (i.e. the number of microglia reacting). After reversing the TDP-43 pathology, microglia number and activation increased immediately and dramatically, suggesting that the microglia play a more important role in helping motor neurons recover. This activation of microglia was specific to TDP-43 proteins, and not just a response to neuron death in general. The microglia also showed many changes in gene expression during early recovery (and not early disease), indicating that they are involved in the early recovery process. TDP-43 was found inside microglia, showing that these immune cells actually clear TDP-43 during recovery. When microglial cells were not able to multiply, the motor neurons that were damaged by TDP-43 did not fully recover, and the mouse did not regain full motor function, indicating that microglia are required for a full motor recovery.
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This is the first study to show that microglia are involved in the recovery of motor neurons in a reversible mouse model of ALS. Previously, we weren't sure whether these immune cells of the nervous system actually make things worse or protect neurons from damage in ALS. We now know that microglia play an active role in restoring motor function in neurons damaged by TDP-43 protein buildup in this mouse model of ALS. Currently, we do not have therapies to restore motor function in ALS, and this study suggests that we may be able to target microglia.
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The true meaning of One Love Manchester
The day after a terrorist attack claimed the lives of seven people on London Bridge and in Borough Market, 60,000 people crammed into Manchester's Old Trafford cricket ground for Ariana Grande's One Love Manchester concert. The message: we will not be afraid and we will not be deterred.
The concert was a response to a separate incident that took place two weeks ago at Ariana Grande's Manchester concert. After the concert was over, a suicide bomber ended up killing 22 people and injuring many more. The victims were a mixture of parents, children, and teens. For many artists, this was the ultimate tragedy. And for Grande, it was heartbreaking.
The youngest victim was eight years old.
from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) 23 May 2017
Sunday's benefit concert, titled One Love Manchester, was incredibly powerful. People of all ages pushed their fear aside and came together to embrace this idea of love, tolerance, and acceptance. With 60,000 people in the audience, the silence was deafening. And when they all sang in unison — even the artists on stage started to cry.
British singer and frontman for band Mumford & Sons, Marcus Mumford, kicked off the concert with a moment of silence before singing a touching rendition of his song "Timshel". Other musicians included Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams, Robbie Williams, Coldplay, and Black Eyed Peas, among many others.
Of course, Ariana Grande sang some fan-favourites, as well as duets with some of the performers. One of the most touching moments was when the Parrs Wood High School Choir sang Grande's My Everything. The choir posted their rendition of the song to Youtube after the bombing, and was invited to perform it on stage during the benefit concert. Grande came out to sing with the 12-year-old soloist, holding her hand as she was overwhelmed with emotion.
Grande ended with an emotional "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".
The benefit concert raised over 2.6 million euros for the victims of the Manchester bombing, with part of those funds also going towards an emergency fund set up by the city of Manchester and the British Red Cross. But, more importantly, it proved to the world the U.K. is not "reeling" from these terrorist attacks, as some in the media have claimed.
When tragedy hit, the people of Manchester and London didn't blame a religion. They didn't react in hate. They didn't close their borders or put up a wall. What did they do?
They opened their hearts. They opened their minds. And they sang.
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Thanks Trump! You just created a new age of activism.
The election of U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked anger, resentment, and hate — and people aren't standing for it. In fact, they are doing even more. They are marching.
While 2017 is proving to be even worse than 2016, at least one good thing has sprung from it all. The continuous bigotry fuelled by American politics is bringing about a new age of activism.
As a millennial, I've never truly experienced the power of global activism. Don't get me wrong. I've witnessed some powerful demonstrations over the last two decades. There was the Arab Spring, the lesser but effective Maple Spring and, of course, the Occupy movement. But, I've never seen so many people, from all walks of life — ethnicities, religious affiliations, and economic statuses — come together to condemn such a wide array of issues on a global scale.
On Feb. 4, over 5,000 people gathered in front of the United States Consulate in Toronto to protest the American immigration ban and Islamophobia. At the same time, thousands of people got together across Canada and overseas, all marching and chanting in unison: "No Muslim ban on stolen land."
There were families with their children, students and seniors standing hand in hand, sharing samosas and taking photos of each other's carefully crafted signs. When organizers asked the crowd to part so that the Muslim participants could be closer to the stage for a prayer, everyone did it. People smiled and opened their arms, leading their allies and fellow Canadians (or Canadian hopefuls) to the front, remaining silent while they prayed for those fallen in the Quebec mosque shootings a few weeks ago.
Above everything else, people were polite, inclusive, and tolerant — but also strong, powerful, and loud. It was truly something to witness.
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In January, more than 60,000 people marched in Toronto — along with millions in the United States and throughout Europe — for women's rights and to protest the inauguration of Trump, a man who has repeatedly used sexist remarks in speeches and disregarded the rights of women on the political stage. The march may have been the biggest demonstration in U.S. history.
I know what you are thinking. These are people who are just marching because "it's cool", right? They won't actually work to enact change.
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But this new age of activism is not limited to marching. Within hours of an executive order signed by President Trump, there are over a dozen Facebook events created for smaller, more pointed demonstrations indicating their displeasure over his political actions. American citizens are calling their representatives at every level of government, telling them what they think of the cabinet confirmations or a political document that was released. When the telephone voice mailboxes are full, people start using the fax machines to reach their political offices. A few people even tried to send their representatives pizzas with notes attached to them.
For example, so many people called their Senators regarding the confirmation of Betsy DeVos, the candidate for Secretary of Education, that she almost wasn't confirmed. Two Republications changed their votes and the Vice President had to be the tiebreaker, a first in American history.
People are fired up. Normal citizens who never would have considered becoming politically active are making signs and marching to Capitol Hill. They are listening and they are informed. For the first time in my lifetime, people actually care. And not just specific groups of people — all people.
The west has forgotten the true meaning and functionality of democracy. Politicians are supposed to fight for their constituents, not for their own self-interest. If their constituents say they want them to vote against their party, technically, they should do it. That is how representative democracy works. A politician must represent the views of their constituents.
This concept has been lost, fuelled by the complacency and ignorance of a population willing to let other people run their country. But, with the rise of this new age of activism, that can change.
The Republicans (under the leadership of Trump) are forcing citizens to reconsider their own beliefs and be more aware of what they want of their country. Without meaning too, they are inspiring real democracy, a system in which the people decide what they want their politicians to do.
All I can say is this: stay strong my fellow democratic participants! Change will not happen over night. It will be a long process, and it will take a lot of screaming, chanting, marching, and phone calls to make our politicians remember that we, the people they serve, have a voice too.
But trust me, the end game will be worth it.
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