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Book Review: 'H8 Society – How An Atomic Fart Saved the World'
Transmedia, content that includes more than traditional text and illustrations, is still so new. Basically, it is storytelling on multiple platforms: there's not only a book but there is video, music, games, social media, and so on. I feel it's going to take a number of years before the novelty wears off and things integrate more naturally, if they ever do. Take this latest hybrid of book, music, and social media: "H8 Society – How An Atomic Fart Saved the World." It does not take on the whole transmedia spectrum but it is in the same ballpark. The intent is to bring in young readers and it is designed to be ideally read on a smartphone.
This is a young adult book which has an overall upbeat and dynamic vibe to it so there's some real potential there to attract new readers. This is a sci-fi adventure of sorts that is meant to appeal to teens. That is absolutely the demographic that is being targeted. It is clearly stated in the title, and not just the idea of farts. The idea of haters is pretty obvious. A lot of buttons are pushed, including all the usual suspects of sex, drugs, and race. The story begins with a satire on a jihadist which is odd at best. There are also scenes you can call sexist at best.
The press release describes this book as "a first-of-its-kind 'extreme reading experience' that marries music, graphics, and literature to tell an unforgettable story about an apocalyptic American dream." Much more to the point, this is light entertainment or contemporary pulp fiction. It is not literature. It's just light stuff featuring popular music. This book is sort of a contemporary version of Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon singing in "Beach Blanket Bingo."
An illustration by Bill Sienkiewicz in "H8 Society"
Something that is strongly in its favor is that the book is punctuated with vivid artwork by master illustrator Bill Sienkiewicz of DC and Marvel Comics fame. And the music peppered throughout this story is an impressive collection of twenty-six indie songs (curated from over 4,000 ReverbNation submissions). You'll be reading along for a while and then have the option to play a song that sort of goes with the narrative. For instance, Boomer and the gang are right in the middle of an exciting scene. To add to that reading, you may want to listen to Valora's "Extreme."
While you read "H8 Society" on your smartphone, you can listen to songs like Valora's "Extreme."
The story is a caper involving two rival teen gangs who must confront a global network bent on taking over the world through mind control. It's not the most cutting-edge scenario but it gets the job done and proves to be as entertaining as any light sitcom you might stumble upon. The choice of music is fun and that's probably the most intriguing thing about this project. From time to time, a reader, immersed in his or her own reader's world, is open to supplemental material. If you get that right choice of song, it can have a very moving and lasting effect upon a reader and actually enhance the reading experience.
First, you need a worthwhile reading experience before you can enhance it. In the case of this book, it is what it is: a simple caper story. And maybe that's just what some readers will want during a commute. One caveat, the creators of this book go by the name of 2Dans. They are two former MTV executives which adds to the sense of this being more of a packaged deal and less of something to take too seriously. But then, atomic farts were never meant to be taken seriously, right? Find out how you can access this book for free by visiting the official book site here.
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The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is a U.S. National Recreation Area protecting 82,027 acres (33,195 ha) of ecologically and Historicly significant landscapes surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area. Much of the park is land formerly used by the United States Army. GGNRA is managed by the National Park Service and is one of the most visited units of the National Park system in the United States, with more than 15 million visitors a year. It is also one of the largest urban parks in the world, with a size two-and-a-half times that of the consolidated city and county of San Francisco.


Caroline Brockenhurst stared at her visitor. She could hardly take in what she was saying. 'I don't understand,' she said at last.
James Trenchard had come home that day bursting with joy. He held in his hand the proof he'd been waiting for. His lawyers had registered the marriage and it had been accepted by the Committee of Privileges. At least, this last would take some time to complete, but the lawyers had scanned the evidence and they could see no difficulty. In other words, there wasn't any further need to keep it secret. It was Anne who decided they must tell Lady Brockenhurst straight away. So she'd walked round and found her alone. And now she had told her the news.
Caroline Brockenhurst sat in silence as a million different thoughts jostled for a place in her brain. Would Edmund really have married without telling them? And the daughter of Wellington's victualler? At first she was filled with indignation. How could this possibly have happened? The girl must have been a little minx. She knew Sophia had been pretty. Caroline's sister, the Duchess, had told her that much, but what a schemer she must have been into the bargain. Then the greater truth started to impress itself on her. They had a legitimate heir, she and Peregrine. And an heir who was industrious, talented and clever. Of course he must abandon his trading at once, but he would. As soon as he knew the facts of the case. He could bring his abilities to bear at Lymington, or on their other estates. Then there were the London properties, that no one had done much with in a century or more. There was such a lot for him to tackle. She concentrated again on the woman before her. They were not friends, exactly, even now, but they were not enemies. They had shared too much for that.
'Shooting in Yorkshire. He'll be back tomorrow, or so he said.
'True enough.' And now, at last, the warm glow of relief and real joy was beginning to flood through the Countess. They had an heir, whom she already admired greatly, and he would soon have a family for her and Peregrine to love.
Caroline nodded. 'I've told her Charles is our grandson, as I thought then it might be enough to soothe the feelings of her mother. In fact, I was wrong, but that is what she knows.' She smoothed her skirts, relishing the knowledge of the news she'd have to tell the girl when she came back.
'Where is she now?' said Anne.


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    ServerAlias www.domain1.com
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The thing is when I put www.domain1.com into browser, apache2 doesn't retrieve the web page resides in /srv/www/domain1.com/public_html1/, instead, it gets the page from the default document root defined in another file. However, if I put www.domain2.com, everything works fine. I don't see any difference between two VirtualHost config block, so I wonder what does make the difference. BTW, I haven't put any .htaccess file under their document root.

A: Try checking your Apache config by issuing:

/usr/sbin/apache2ctl -S

I guess your "default" virtual host uses "www.domain1.com" as its ServerName, thus it responds to the request to "www.domain1.com".
On my machine this happened due to "www.domain1.com" being my machine's hostname. If ServerName is not specified, Apache tries to guess - causing the abovementioned problem.
I solved this by specifying "ServerName default" in sites-available/default.
This might be of some help as well:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/dns-caveats.html

A: If you are on Windows and probably using a ZendSever, than you MUST do next:
Open file "hosts" in directory "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc"
Add
127.0.0.1          www.domain1.com
under
127.0.0.1          localhost
127.0.0.1          domain1.com

It should look like this:
127.0.0.1          localhost
127.0.0.1          domain1.com
127.0.0.1          www.domain1.com
127.0.0.1          domain2.com
127.0.0.1          www.domain2.com
127.0.0.1          domain3.com
127.0.0.1          www.domain3.com
All domains need to be registered in this file.

A: Just wanted to say that this caught me out too, and changing the ServerName in the default apache site worked for me, as did simply disabling that site using

a2dissite default

Then reloading apache.

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In a ferry in the middle of the Tigris River in Baghdad activists of the Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign celebrated the inclusion of the Iraqi Marshes in the World Heritage List, on 1 August 2016.
UNESCO had decided to include several natural sites (Central Marshes, East -and West Hammar Marshes, and Hour al-Hoveizeh) in addition to three archaeological cities (Ur, Uruk and Eridu). The Save the Tigris Campaign and the Iraqi Social Forum celebrated this achievement as an important step to secure the protection of the Marsh environment and improve the living conditions of the local population. The Save the Tigris Campaign has been working for more than four years to protect the Tigris river and the Iraqi Marshes. The inscription of the Marshes as UNESCO World Heritage is an important breakthrough. It is the result of all efforts of civil society, government, and communities.
During a speech made by campaign activists, it was stressed that it is essential that Iraq now keeps the commitments that were made in Istanbul. It will have to followup on several of UNESCO's recommendations. Otherwise, the country risks the removal of the Marshes from the list. The most important requirements are to produce a management plan, restoration of infrastructure in the region and support of local population, and to halt the illegal paoching of fish and birds. Campaign activists will have to scrutinize the concerned authorities and demand transparency during the implementation process.
The ferry celebration hosted several interactive activities and a theatrical spectacle by Thorqam Qasim.


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La  des  (), décernés par l', a eu lieu le , et a récompensé les films réalisés dans l'année.

Palmarès

Meilleur film
 Twelve Years a Slave
 American Bluff (American Hustle)
 Before Midnight
 Drug War (毒戰, Du zhan)
 Gravity
 Her
 Inside Llewyn Davis
 States of Grace (Short Term 12)
 Le vent se lève (風立ちぬ, Kaze tachinu)
 La Vie d'Adèle

Meilleur réalisateur
 Alfonso Cuarón pour Gravity
 Joel et Ethan Coen pour Inside Llewyn Davis
 Spike Jonze pour Her
 Steve McQueen pour Twelve Years a Slave
 Hayao Miyazaki pour Le vent se lève (風立ちぬ, Kaze tachinu)

Meilleur acteur
 Chiwetel Ejiofor pour le rôle de Solomon Northup dans Twelve Years a Slave
 Tom Hanks pour le rôle du capitaine Richard Phillips dans Capitaine Phillips (Captain Phillips)
 Oscar Isaac pour le rôle de Llewyn Davis dans Inside Llewyn Davis
 Mads Mikkelsen pour le rôle de Lucas dans La Chasse (Jagten)
 Joaquin Phoenix pour le rôle de Theodore Twombley dans Her

Meilleure actrice
 Cate Blanchett pour le rôle de Jasmine dans Blue Jasmine
 Amy Adams pour le rôle de Sydney Prosser dans American Bluff (American Hustle)
 Julie Delpy pour le rôle de Céline dans Before Midnight
 Adèle Exarchopoulos pour le rôle d'Adèle dans La Vie d'Adèle
 Brie Larson pour le rôle de Grace dans States of Grace (Short Term 12)

Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle
 Michael Fassbender pour le rôle d'Edwin Epps dans Twelve Years a Slave
 Barkhad Abdi pour le rôle d'Abduwali Muse dans Capitaine Phillips (Captain Phillips)
 Jared Leto pour le rôle de Rayon dans Dallas Buyers Club
 Matthew McConaughey pour le rôle de Mud dans Mud : Sur les rives du Mississippi (Mud)
 Sam Rockwell dans le rôle d'Owen dans Cet été-là (The Way Way Back)

Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle
 Lupita Nyong'o pour le rôle de Patsey dans Twelve Years a Slave
 Sally Hawkins pour le rôle de Ginger dans Blue Jasmine
 Scarlett Johansson pour le rôle de Samantha (voix) dans Her
 Jennifer Lawrence pour le rôle de Rosalyn Rosenfeld dans American Bluff (American Hustle)
 Léa Seydoux pour le rôle d'Emma dans La Vie d'Adèle

Meilleur scénario original
 Her – Spike Jonze American Bluff (American Hustle) – David O. Russell et Eric Singer
 Blue Jasmine – Woody Allen
 Inside Llewyn Davis – Ethan et Joel Coen
 Museum Hours – Jem Cohen

 Meilleur scénario adapté
 Twelve Years a Slave – John Ridley Before Midnight – Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy et Richard Linklater
 Dans la maison – François Ozon
 States of Grace (Short Term 12) – Destin Daniel Cretton
 Le vent se lève (風立ちぬ, Kaze tachinu) – Hayao Miyazaki

 Meilleure photographie
 Gravity – Emmanuel Lubezki La grande bellezza – Luca Bigazzi
 The Grandmaster – Philippe Le Sourd
 Inside Llewyn Davis – Bruno Delbonnel
 Twelve Years a Slave – Sean Bobbitt

 Meilleur montage
 Gravity – Alfonso Cuaron et Mark Sanger Drug War (毒戰, Du zhan) – Allen Leung
 Her – Eric Zumbrunnen et Jeff Buchanan
 Inside Llewyn Davis – Roderick Jaynes
 Twelve Years a Slave – Joe Walker

 Meilleur film étranger
 La Vie d'Adèle  Drug War (毒戰, Du zhan)
 Museum Hours
 Le vent se lève (風立ちぬ, Kaze tachinu)
 Wadjda (وجدة)

 Meilleur film d'animation
 Le vent se lève (風立ちぬ, Kaze tachinu) La Colline aux coquelicots (コクリコ坂から, Kokuriko zaka kara)
 Moi, moche et méchant 2 (Despicable Me 2)
 Monstres Academy (Monsters University)
 La Reine des neiges (Frozen)

 Meilleur film documentaire
 The Act of Killing
 56 Up
 At Berkeley
 Blackfish
 Stories We Tell

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Bob Brookmeyer – Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments
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Bob Brookmeyer – Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments
Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1961 for the Verve label. Brookmeyer said "I consider it my pride and joy. I took many creative risks here, most based on the heels of working with Bill [Finegan]. I used woodwinds, double reeds and other instrument configurations I hadn't used before. My attitude toward the orchestration was really a big step forward in my development". AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars. Track listing: "Caravan" (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 3:40 "Why Are You Blue" (Gary McFarland) - 4:22 "Some of My Best Friends" (Al Cohn) - 5:10 "Gloomy Sunday" (Rezső Seress) - 5:40 "Ho Hum" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 4:40 "Detour Ahead" (Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, Lou Carter) - 4:30 "Days Gone By; Oh My!" (Gary McFarland) - 5:00 "Where, Oh Where" (Cole Porter) - 3:45 Personnel: Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone Bernie Glow, Joe Newman (tracks 3 & 4), Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, Nick Travis (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8) - trumpet Wayne Andre, Billy Byers (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8), Bill Elton (tracks 2, 5 & 7), Alan Raph - trombone Wally Kane - bassoon (tracks 4 & 8) Eddie Caine - alto saxophone, flute Phil Woods - alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 2-5 & 7) Gene Quill (track 1), Eddie Wasserman (tracks 2 & 4) - alto saxophone Phil Bodner - tenor saxophone, oboe, English horn Al Cohn - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3, 5 & 7) Gene Allen - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet Eddie Costa - vibraphone, percussion Hank Jones - piano George Duvivier - bass Mel Lewis - drums Bob Brookmeyer (tracks 5-8), Ralph Burns (track 1), Al Cohn (track 3), Gary McFarland (track 2), Eddie Sauter (track 4) - arranger Released: 1961 Recorded: November 6, 7 & 8, 1961 New York City Label: Verve V/V6 8455 Producer: Creed Taylor
Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1961 for the Verve label. Brookmeyer said "I consider it my pride and joy. I took many creative risks here, most based on the heels of working with Bill [Finegan]. I used woodwinds, double reeds and other instrument configurations I hadn't used before. My attitude toward the orchestration was really a big step forward in my development".
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars.
"Caravan" (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 3:40
"Why Are You Blue" (Gary McFarland) – 4:22
"Some of My Best Friends" (Al Cohn) – 5:10
"Gloomy Sunday" (Rezső Seress) – 5:40
"Ho Hum" (Bob Brookmeyer) – 4:40
"Detour Ahead" (Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, Lou Carter) – 4:30
"Days Gone By; Oh My!" (Gary McFarland) – 5:00
"Where, Oh Where" (Cole Porter) – 3:45
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
Bernie Glow, Joe Newman (tracks 3 & 4), Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, Nick Travis (tracks 1, 2 & 5-8) – trumpet
Wayne Andre, Billy Byers (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8), Bill Elton (tracks 2, 5 & 7), Alan Raph – trombone
Wally Kane – bassoon (tracks 4 & 8)
Eddie Caine – alto saxophone, flute
Phil Woods – alto saxophone, clarinet (tracks 2-5 & 7)
Gene Quill (track 1), Eddie Wasserman (tracks 2 & 4) – alto saxophone
Phil Bodner – tenor saxophone, oboe, English horn
Al Cohn – tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3, 5 & 7)
Gene Allen – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Eddie Costa – vibraphone, percussion
Hank Jones – piano
George Duvivier – bass
Mel Lewis – drums
Bob Brookmeyer (tracks 5-8), Ralph Burns (track 1), Al Cohn (track 3), Gary McFarland (track 2), Eddie Sauter (track 4) – arranger
Recorded: November 6, 7 & 8, 1961
Label: Verve
V/V6 8455
Producer: Creed Taylor
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In September 2018, The Shaikh Group has launched its Track II initiative "The Shaikh Group: Middle East Strategic Dialogue". Supported by the Institut Montaigne in Paris, the OCP Policy Center in Rabat, as well as the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this project's novel contribution consists in taking an "outside-in" approach to regional dialogue, by facilitating a series of consultations initially among former officials and senior experts from international powers - the United States, Russia, China, India and Europe - who are subsequently joined by regional actors.
Since the difficulties in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have reached an unprecedented level of complexity and concomitant corrosive effect in the international system, there is today a need for global powers to find common ground and greater understanding between themselves first, before engaging regional parties on a long-term framework for the future. The dialogue series aims to produce tangible policy recommendations for key capitals and international stakeholders on improved governance mechanisms to address the spread of insecurity and conflict in MENA.
The initiative will run for up to three years and consist of three phases, which will cumulatively build on each other and are focused on: Phase 1) a strategic dialogue on the interests and approaches of global powers to the MENA region; Phase 2) dialogue among these powers and key regional actors, and Phase 3) arrival at conclusions and recommendations for key international stakeholders.
The Middle East Strategic Dialogue has been selected to be represented at the Paris Peace Forum, which will be held from 11-13 November 2018 in Paris. A public panel will take place on 12 November from 11:45 am to 12:45 am in the Press Room of the Paris Peace Forum, bringing together high-level former officials and experts from the United States, Russia, China, India and Europe to discuss pressing regional issues and sources of instability in the Middle East, as well as constructive paths forward to address them sustainably.


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Australian Tamil Management Service
Gajalakshmi Paramasivam
Is the Law proposed to be the Boss of the President of Sri Lanka?
As per my interpretation of the Media Release dated 18 July 2019, and headed 'THE NEED FOR A NON PARTISAN PRESIDENCY' – by the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka, the Council is seeking change of structure through 20th Amendment to the Constitution as follows:
[The National Peace Council, therefore, calls for a 20th Amendment to the constitution by which any person elected as the president would be required by law to step down from all party political positions and be a non-partisan president who works for the well being of all. ]
To my mind this amounts to cheating. An elected President is a reflection of the Truth – taking Sri Lanka as One body/Family/Nation. The parallel of President at electorate level is the elected member of Parliament. The Prime Minister is elected by the party with majority seats. The fact that Sri Lanka has the President from one party and the Prime Minister from another confirms the Truth – that the Parliament is vastly different to the collective thinking of Sri Lankans.
The constitution helps the nation develop a higher thinking President. Hence the two alternatives are Truth and Law. An elected President confirms the Truth. A lawful President confirms our ultimate goal – i.e. the level at which we want seek our consolidated Truth to be seen by ourselves in common and by others. To be latter – the elected President needs to carry in her/his heart – the highest developed citizen without any political portfolio. This is not possible in Sri Lanka by a Buddhist - when the President bows to Buddhist clergy in political affairs. The difference is whether the leader is visible god possessed by the leadership or Abstract Philosophy accessible to all.
As per Hindu Philosophy – we are all god. One who identifies with her/his truth identifies with the pathway to access Universal Power of One God/Truth/Love.
In the human structure this is represented by One brain through which we perceive the world that we are part of . When we perceive it as per our five senses – the risk of divided / split personality - scientifically recognized as Dissociative Identity Disorder is high. One way to prevent it is to follow the Due Processes of a structure by the person / group driven by brain. Copying other brains without belief also amounts to being strongly sense driven.
Truth unites us naturally. But there may not be enough members through whom to expressly share our truth. Say for example – the true work of the National Peace Council while having the power to unite the nation – is not likely to have enough believers if the leader of the Council were to seek the endorsement of the People, through majority vote. A President who 'includes' both in her/him – is the ideal.
Due to Buddhism foremost clause in the Constitution – the Common work of non-Buddhists will not empower a leader who expressly bows to Buddhist clergy. Likewise the work of non-Hindus in majority Tamil Political areas. Special status to one naturally separates that one from the rest.
To my mind, when Democracy is used by someone who is naturally autocratic – s/he develops into a split personality. This becomes more and more apparent with age in repetitive learners until they think they are free to do as they thought because they are leaders. We saw this happen in Sri Lanka, in October last year.
The most recent example of the Prime Minister also being at the risk of separatism was revealed as follows:
[ Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has advised State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake to refrain from utterances that would hurt the feelings of the Maha Sangha in future, it was revealed today. ]
The State Minister's response is reported as follows:
["The Premier told me not to hurt the Maha Sangha and asked me as to what exactly I said in my statement. I told him that I never used the word Maha Sangha but used the word 'those who are in saffron robes," the State Minister told journalists after coming out of the meeting with the Premier.
"I showed Mr. Wickremesinghe a file which contained details on monks who have been abused by chief incumbents of temples and he was shocked by it," he added. Mr. Ramanayake said he would only tender an apology to those monks who practice the teachings of the Buddha but would not apologise to monks who behave in an aggressive manner in public.]
If the Prime Minister was shocked by the misconduct of Buddhist clergy – then he has been ignoring /forgetting the truth that some Buddhist clergy have been in Politics – especially in terms of promoting - Sinhala only Sri Lanka. This happens when one forgets her/his 'other role'. That which has been raised to the higher level – would not be separated. Those that exist as individuals – would forget the less important role. Right now the Prime Minister is in political mode and hence Buddhists have become more important than the common citizen driven by Truth or Common Law.
An elected person can only be dismissed / demoted by the electorate. That is the limit place on us by Democracy. Demotion is part of the dismissal process. Hence to demote by law AFTER election – is to cheat. It is in effect negates the validity of article 35 – according to which the President is immune from prosecution. Using the law to promote is effectively to prosecute – with the law in the middle. When used in Administration – the Law becomes the President's boss.
The proposal by National Peace Council makes a mockery of Democracy in which we separate once we grow taller than the Parent / Leader. Hence the Separation of Powers between the Judiciary and the Executive.
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Refugees v Orphans
This morning's mail brought communication regarding Tamil refugees in Indonesia. Yesterday there was one regarding a Vietnamese lady and the email was headed 'AUSTRALIA -- Catholic baby in detention rushed to hospital'. There is the continuous consciousness of the victims of war who have a need. So how do we share our resources?
As I often say – the three levels are as per the 'seen', the known and the truth. I tend to be driven by my truth these days because that is the most peaceful pathway. At the seen level – one has to have belief based emotions to be a genuine contributor. Initially they are our immediate family. We did sponsor family members who were affected and were at the risk of becoming greater victims if they remained in Sri Lanka. But personally, that experience brought us unhappiness – due to huge gaps between our expectations from them and theirs from us. As per our knowledge, we are not the only sponsors to experience this disappointment.
Majority members of the Sri Lankan Tamil community have been adversely affected by the war in Sri Lanka. The way we experienced the pain and loss would vary not only as per the externally visible damages but more deeply due to loss of value in our investment in our own culture. This is true not only of members of the Tamil Diaspora but also of politicians and others in Sri Lanka who abuse global resources – especially global laws and principles must underpin our community based actions at global level. In other words, we need our own parallel of Thesawalamai to sustain our ability to resource such victims who leave Sri Lanka. This is essential if Tamils are to rank ahead of other communities – such as the Vietnamese Catholic.
Our contributions need to be true for their power to be naturally universal. True contributions result in the power of our contributions extending beyond the local at current times and/or being preserved for time-based sharing by our heirs. Our true heirs are those who have a genuine need for our services and are able to independently access them. That connection happens through the Universal power of truth.
Tamils who were persecuted by Tamil militants are also victims of war. Their immediate refuge must come from Tamils opposed to militants. This diversity is essential if we are to not make the same mistakes that the Sinhalese government made – to show unity. Mr Wigneswaran is also calling for that kind of unity against TNA. The core reason I identify with is the 'free' and unregulated mind environment in which infections happen. By promoting LTTE leader - Mr Wigneswaran promoted militancy above higher education. This kind of easy credit turns youth away from the harder pathway of higher education.
Militants tend to 'find fault' at the primary level. Recently, when we were buying goods for our opportunity shop in Vaddukoddai in Northern Sri Lanka, the young mother was demonstrating strong attachment to the goods without realising that if she did not sell them – she would need to given them away free. But her older husband was generous and brought the price down. When he heard that it was for 'service' purposes – he said 'take them free'. But I took them as One unit and found the middle way out. I paid more than he stated but without finding fault with the wife. In fact when the husband said that his wife was 'attached' to most of the things – I understood that and said I was also like that in my younger days. Even now, there are some items that I withdraw when I do not feel that they would be valued by the purchaser. To me that valuation needs to be total – starting with the one who made that item. But by not finding fault with the wife – I was able to include her . The money was paid to the husband.
The parallel of that in refugees and orphans is to include those who expect as per the successful applicants – but show the outcomes not at their level but at the higher thinking leadership level. That level needs to be made up of successful applicants who include the juniors as part of themselves. As a refugee seeking community – we need to be true to ourselves to preserve our natural sovereignty.
The fact that India that gave us refuge more than any other country has not included Chennai as a destination connecting to Northern airport at Palaly – confirms that they also feel disappointed and unhappy with the Sri Lankan Tamil community. (Ref Hindustani Times article Flights soon from Sri Lanka's Jaffna to 4 Indian cities but not Chennai. Here's why)
Religious Universities & Cultural Laws
I believe that truth is Universal power. Those who live in truth do not need external laws but usually the conduct of such folks would be in harmony with any reliable law. Universities are institutions that have as their core purpose – the seeking and finding of truth.
The Sharia University in Eastern Sri Lanka has attracted much attention after the Easter bombings this year. That institution does not qualify as a Sri Lankan University for the simple reason that it was funded by Saudi Arabia. To be Sri Lankan, it needs to be resourced by Sri Lankans. When ownership is recognized largely at money level – it leads to radicalization. Likewise Administration by majority rule.
Customary laws are part of Sri Lankan governance. But they tend to also alienate the practitioner from other cultures and from wider world where common law is practised. This isolation combined with unearned authority, results in a pattern of behaviour that we often describe as radicalisation.
The example that comes to mind is the treatment of Throupthi – the wife of five Pandava princes in the legend Mahabharatham. When she was to be stripped in the then parallel of today's parliament, Throupathi argued that she was not a vasthu / thing. In Hinduism – mother is recognized as Shakthi / Energy - due to her lesser apparent status despite performing at the same level or higher than her husband. In essence this means that earned benefits foregone get converted as Energy. It is this Energy that becomes common power.
In Sri Lanka, minorities became Equal Opposition in National Parliament due to this Energy. Any minority who has foregone earned benefits becomes such Energy which is Universal power.
University of Jaffna happened due to such power that educated Tamils had. But when revenge was taken by militants – that true ownership power became a possessive tendency. Tamil investment in higher education was demoted from Shakthi / Energy to ownership by possession. One of the internal causes is education for money.
The Sharia University confirms money for education. Muslims are not the only ones in Sri Lanka to become radicalized. Buddhists who enforce their laws and thoughts through unearned authority – are also Radicals. One radical does not have the authority of Truth to punish another radical.
Religion and Culture help us find the truth and to that extent universities catering to particular cultures are healthy. Easter bombings do question the validity of the title 'university' to the Sharia institution. Likewise the armed militancy in Northern Sri Lanka – that has a Hindu University. A community that demonstrates physical violence loses the deservedness to University education. Buddhist Sri Lanka led the way to establishment of Universities that would promote radicalization – which is a disease caused by mixing systems at the primary level. In this instance Buddhism and Democracy were mixed at the primary level. The current president – Mr Sirisena himself was jailed for JVP activities when he was 19. Secular education and Politics mixed at primary level – confirm radicalization. This has now translated as the President claiming that drug offenders were the cause of Easter bombings.
Eliminate Drugs & Eliminate Executive Presidency
I must say that I was rather shocked to read the headlines 'Drug gangs behind Sri Lanka Easter bombings, president claims'. If the President is of such mind structure – then one is entitled to conclude that majority Sri Lankans are also of that mind structure. To me that is essentially the message in the saying 'When in Rome, do as Romans do'. I needed to therefore become the opposition at that level of mind structure.
I learnt about this by living in Toddy Tapper village of Thunaivi. Initially our cultures were very different. But for every positive step they took to meet me I took many more to meet them. Due to isolation being the easier way out for them to escape discipline by seniors in the community – they placed a ceiling on their mental development. But many in my educated group continue to pretend that this separation does not exist.
Recently when reading through a speech by Mr Wigneswaran at Chulipuram not far from my base in Thunaivi, I realised that Mr Wigneswaran was demonstrating greater awareness of the problems of sections of the Tamil Diaspora from that area than the problems of locals. Education was his suggested recommendation to this area – which includes victims of rape by their own relatives. I learnt by living in Thunaivi that education without belief in those who gave us educational structures leads to abuse of information. It is when we respect those who developed those structures that we take knowledge with that power to discipline ourselves. Sharing structures requires common belief.
Chulipuram's Victoria College is the alma mater of the Hon Appapillai Amirthalingam as well as that of Mrs Ananthi Sasitharan – who was promoted to Ministerial position during Mr Wigneswaran's leadership as Chief Minister of Northern Province of Sri Lanka. The question that comes to mind is – When Mrs Sasitharan was promoted, did Mr Wigneswaran require an elected representative to demonstrate commitment to higher thinking – through education ? As per the outcome one is entitled to conclude that he did not.
Mrs Ananthi Sasitharan's credentials in this regard are presented as follows:
[Ananthi was educated at Victoria College, Chulipuram. Whilst at school she met Velayutham Sasitharan (alias Elilan) who was active in the political wing of the rebel LTTE. Ananthi fell in love with Elilan but Elilan told her to concentrate on her studies. After school Ananthi studied accountancy but gave this up in 1992 after getting a job at the Jaffna District Secretariat]
In his speech, Mr Wigneswaran blames the 30 year war for the backward movement of the Northern folks. This therefore includes LTTE leadership as a causal force. There is clear evidence of this from the records in Jaffna ledgers (mental libraries) – confirming that the LTTE distracted youth from schools. One of them actually killed Appapillai Amirthalingam 30 years ago. His details are as follows:
[Rasiah Aravintharajah alias "Visu" hailed from an upper-middle class family at Vathiri in the Vadamarachchi sector of the Jaffna District. He abandoned higher studies and joined the LTTE after the anti-Tamil pogrom of July 1983. Visu obtained weapons training as part of the LTTE's second batch of recruits from the Indian military at Juwalamukhi in Himachal Pradesh, NorthIndia. After training, Visu returned to Sri Lanka and worked under Gopalswamy Mahendrarajah alias Mahathaya who was the LTTE commander for the Wanni region at that time. ] DBS Jeyaraj
By killing the Hon Appapillai Amirthalingam who raised his mind through higher education from a humble beginning, LTTE killed education energy itself. Yet Mr Wigneswaran refers to LTTE leader as Thambi – younger brother. When we become dependent on younger relatives we promote reverse autocracy. In contrast, I distance myself from juniors who indicate such tendency.
I find the parallel of the above in President Sirisena who is reported to have stated that 'the leading Buddhist monk Omalpe Sobitha had advised him to resume hangings and not to abandon his war on narcotics'
The stand that the Ven Omalpe Sobitha took in this regard is presented as follows:
[Sobitha Thero played a key role in bringing a new government to power in 2015 by defeating Mahinda Rajapaksa. He supported the common candidate Maithripala Sirisena for the presidency, and Ranil Wickremesinghe to form a new government and campaigned for the release of Sarath Fonseka. The Thero was an ardent campaigner against the executive presidential system of Sri Lanka and acquired a reputation for his stand on social justice and for educating the youth on the dangers of drugs and alcohol abuse.] Wikipedia
If the Buddhist monk was Mr Sirisena's guru then Mr Sirisena ought to have renounced he powers of Executive Presidential system and used governance powers of transformation instead of threats of Death Penalty which are part of the Executive Presidential system which resulted in the deaths of civilians in the ethnic war.
Truth is the basis of Good Governance.
The Global Tamil & Mr Boris Johnson
This morning I received an email headed 'BORIS JOHNSON .....and the revenge of the Turks!'. I included Mr Johnson in one of my email lists to share my feelings based thoughts on Tamils and Sinhalese of British origin who have made strong impact with the British. Truth being Universal – I feel that even if my emails are not read – the positions held by the recipients would be strengthened by the power of true sharing. I do receive acknowledgements without fail and that to me is confirmation of orderly administration at the primary level. At the other end – is belief based sharing without any form to confirm such sharing. To the extent I am genuine – I believe that the other side receives it. This may or may not be the individual named therein but the position or beyond that the issue of ethnic diversity. It could have been Mr Navin Dissanayake who is part of the Sri Lankan government and who did respond in his own way.
I believe that every completed interaction empowers the relationship and that every completed relationship empowers common ownership. I completed mine with Mr Navin's father the Hon Gamini Dissanayake who was our Law lecturer at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Sri Lanka. I believe that all that also contributed to the Hon Gamini Dissanayake supporting Tamil Politicians to take their due place in Sri Lankan politics, which is presented by Mr DBS Jeyaraj as follows in his recent article about Mr Amirthalingam:
[Former Mahaweli Development Minister Gamini Dissanayake was strongly supportive of the Indo-Lanka Accord and resultant peace efforts. He played a prominent role in encouraging self-exiled TULF leaders to return and be re-absorbed into the political mainstream during the latter stages of the J.R. Jayewardene Government. Gamini Dissanayake in 1988 took the initiative in ensuring the security of TULF leaders when he was a minister.]
With this sharing of commonness as my investment in Mr Borris Johnson my interests were drawn by the message 'In a few days from now, Ali Kemal Bey's great grandson, Boris Johnson, may become Prime Minister of the UK!'
The message was based on the write up by Dr Norman Finkelstein – an American of Jewish origin who is reported to have been banned in 2008 from entering Israel for 10 years for criticizing Israeli policies. The Facebook message in essence is as follows:
[At this time a century ago, the Interior Minister of Turkey was Ali Kemal Bey, who had established the Anglophile Society, advocating that Turkey become a British protectorate (like Kuwait, Qatar and Johor were at that time). He was hopelessly on the wrong side of history!
When Atatürk completed the reconquest of Turkey from British, French, Italian, Greek and Armenian control in November 1922, Atatürk's colleague, General Nureddin, had Ali Kemal captured; he was then lynched and hanged from a tree.
In a few days from now, Ali Kemal Bey's great grandson, Boris Johnson, will become Prime Minister of the UK! (Ali Kemal's son, Osman Wilfred Kemal, changed his name to Wilfred Johnson, taking his maternal grandmother's maiden name).
Ali Kemal was a journalist and politician, just as his grandson Stanley Johnson was. Stanley's sons, Boris and Jo, are both former journalists and ministers, and their sister, Rachel Sabiha Johnson, carries Ali Kemal's second wife's name as her middle name!]
To my mind, the above is a clear confirmation of dual-policy mind that develops dual personalities – when duality is stronger than commonness. Truth makes us common. When we are dual – and we are taken as policy makers or academic leaders – we develop our other side position – the same way I develop the common reader in my writing work. There are takers at various levels and at the point I read mine Dr Finkelstein 's had 94 Comments and 273 Shares. The one who passed on to me was one of them and of Sri Lankan Tamil origin and this risk of duality is of concern to me.
In that response to Sri Lankan Minister Mr Navin Dissanayake, I included the following:
[As for the Kingdom of Kandy – A few years back I wrote referring to the last king of Kandy 'King Vickrama Rajasinha' as per Wikipedia. Months later when I was looking for accommodation I came across Raja House about which experience I later wrote as follows last year:
'I felt that I received the blessings of the above King when I was looking for accommodation in Colombo a couple of years back and my usual host was away in London. I found the place called 'Raja House' along Rajasinghe Road in Colombo 6 – commonly known as Tamil suburb. The morning after my arrival – I discovered the pictures of Sri Wickrama Rajasingha wearing the 'Pottu' – representing the third eye and usually worn by Hindus. As per my experience, Sinhalese do not wear the Pottu and hence the Pottu became a feature through which Tamil women were identified more easily by attackers in Colombo. I recall that in 1977 when I was pregnant with my daughter Gayathri – I consciously removed the Pottu when going to work – so there was less risk of me becoming the target of those attacking Tamils. Had King Rajasingha manifested in Colombo as he was when he passed away on 30 January 1832, it is likely that he would have been butchered on the roads of Colombo while commuting between work and home.']
We do carry certain cultural marks reflecting our identities. But once we emigrate and become 'common' those marks are like the planetary positions in our horoscopes. If driven more by the horoscope than by the present – we go back living in the past. This is a block in realising the full value of our present.
Let us take for example the following example of a Tamil leader Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan who is the closest Tamil parallel of Mr Johnson I can think of right now and who is reported to have been described by the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Ceylon / Sri Lanka and the founder of Mr Navin Dissanayake's political party – the Hon D S Senanayake as "the greatest Ceylonese of all times".
The following confirms that the commonness was through the merger of Western culture with Hindu spiritual life.
[Ramanathan was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1889 Birthday Honours. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1921. Ramanathan founded two schools in northern Ceylon – Parameshwara College, Jaffna and Ramanathan College. In 1907 Ramanathan rebuilt the Sri Ponnambala Vaneswara Temple at Sea Street in Kochchikade, founded by his father. He helped establish the Hindu Education Board in 1923 and served as its president and manager of schools. He was also president of the Thiruvalluvar Maha Sabai in Madras. Ramanathan and other leading figures founded The Ceylonese, an English-language newspaper, in 1913. He was president of the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club from 1917 to 1930. Ramanathan opposed extending voting rights to the people and urged reservation of franchise only to men of the Vellalar caste.] Wikipedia
If we now criticize now – the caste based structure – we become time based dual citizens. One creates the other unless we merge through the truth from the past into our present. That truth is there as the invisible energy. If we show it in our current life – we lose the higher enjoyment through commonness.
The problem at the University of NSW got worse due to American trained academic / Vice Chancellor of Australian origin - who knew very little about the then current needs of the University but used the language of democracy through his autocratic position. Even though of Sri Lankan origin I had become more Australian than the American of Australian origin. Hence I invoked Australian powers to which I also had contributed. This warned me against hasty actions in Northern Sri Lanka where citizens are highly conscious of militant power. This includes University of Jaffna established by energy of the greatest Ceylonese.
To be a uniting force – current custodians of power of the University need to feel connect to the founders. That is when militants earn the name 'freedom fighters' instead of terrorists.
If Mr Johnson does merge his ancestries – then he would contribute strongly to merger of Islamic and Christian cultures.
The Immigrant's Mind
SBS News Reports that - 'Migrants don't actually threaten Australian workers' jobs, new analysis reveals. I already know this through my own experience. It would be easy for someone to say that a migrant from economically poorer county is better off in Australia because the dollar value of the income is greater. But the real value is the consolidated value of feeling of ownership; status and objectively measurable income such as money.
The ultimate reality is the feeling of ownership. Once we own – others work becomes ours – with or without money and status movements. As per a video clip sent by Tamil Diaspora leader Rajasingham Jayadevan , one who is connected to Universal Power has the capability of acquiring a loved one's physical ailment as hers/his. I know this through my own experience – largely as a mother. We believe in group prayers for this reason. Development of this common faith is essential in any family, institution and nation. Otherwise we merely coexist. I identified with this power and my own membership at that ultimate level after reading accounts of Swami Sathya Sai Baba's miraculous healings – of mind and body. Mine were largely mind related but from time to time I could identify with such sharing in the case of my grandchildren. Now I realize that when I have the pain – the other person is beginning to heal. This is the natural power of true Love.
I believe that my investment in higher education in Sri Lanka – which was not recognized here in Australia became a true power when I continued to work at the professional level even though I was paid much less than my White Australian counterpart – producing similar work. My supervisors who 'filled' that gap as per their influence within the organization became partners in that energy. Those who failed because I was not important to them – missed the opportunity to be co-owners. At the University of NSW I felt compelled to share my truth. When I left the University after feeling that I was still taken at lesser value – they became distant relatives who did not have the power I had, to protect the higher education values and hence were limited to their own powers which seriously damaged their reputation. Universities are the most apparent institutions through whom we share Universal powers. But every place where we research and discover truth and then share such truth with others – is a University. This could be just an email or Facebook. But the sharing needs to be Truth and not mere data. The latter is the parallel of plagiarism at Universities.
As a migrant – I have actually cost employers less for professional outcomes which elevates Australian standards. My commitment to family as per my cultural beliefs – led o natural sharing of the 'gap' in benefits with those in my circle of faith. This is how the second generation of such migrants who have foregone at Equal level – earn much more than the first generation. To many this is limited to family and community. To some - it extends far beyond.
To the extent such seniors' ownership power is stronger than that of those who work merely for money – Australia accumulates positive value through immigration. Mr Howard had negative value in this aspect and hence his dismissal by the electorate. His Sri Lankan parallels are Mr SWRD Bandaranaike and Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa. In all cases – they went against their own past as migrants. But the Land knows. The voter who feels ownership has the power to defeat such leaders.
When 'White Only' and 'Buddhism Foremost' orders are enforced on other cultures – through the Constitution, we disconnect with those who live close to the land. A migrant true to her/himself would recognize that they damaged the opportunities from those to whom that land was sacred. White Australians are migrants who have the duty to uphold migrant pathways as being separate to indigenous pathways which tend to be 'natural' and therefore are close to Absolute value. Those who respect indigenous Australians as their seniors and elders share in that natural value. Likewise in Sri Lanka Buddhists are migrants. They have the duty to promote the migrant pathway and not assume natural powers that are held by Veddhas. The Sri Lankan constitution itself denies Indigenous Sri Lankans – the foremost place as Nature Worshippers. Hence the ethnic problems due to lack of respect to natural owners. There is no place for Prescription Ordinance in the law books of Sri Lanka if there is no recognition of right to governance through belief.
Some of us become true Australians by including the weaknesses of senior migrants as ours. In truth we are the seniors in human resources whereas those who occupied the senior positions before us become juniors. They are elevated to equal position by the system of Democracy. This requires Separation of Powers. Seniors often like to continue to be seniors and hence panic when there are increases in juniors.
Paying less than the worth of the work is to cheat common ownership. The result is ethnic conflict which is beyond the power of the government.
If Indigenous Australians and Sri Lankans had insisted on White Australians and Buddhists becoming hunters and nature worshippers – there would have been no leadership positions for Mr Howard, Mr Banadaranaike or Mr Rajapaksa. Tomorrow's leader may be of Indian culture believing in the land called Australia or Tamil believing in the land called Sri Lanka. A country that produces this outcome – confirms success through democracy – as Americans did. Tamils becoming leading Opposition in Parliament of Sri Lanka – confirmed the true Democratic powers of Sri Lankans. By enforcing himself into that position, Mr Rajapaksa confirmed weaker democratic powers and hence the weakening of Governing power of the Sri Lankan government. In effect the minds disconnected and hence the lack of Intelligence sharing through Natural Governance. Hence the Easter attacks were not prevented but were left to natural forces of avoidance of the unknown. Hence Mr Sirisena went into hiding – as did Mr Rajapaksa when the LTTE were defeated.
Separatism Or Separation of Powers?
Separatism at the primary level becomes destructive when combined indiscriminately with status of authority. Separation of Powers on the other hand is the confirmation of Belief raised to the power of philosophy. The difference is one is seen only and the other is given form only when needed. At other times it exists as abstract.
DBS Jeyaraj for example states in his article headed : 'How LTTE murdered senior Tamil leader Amirthalingam 30 years ago…' , states as follows:
[The TULF that won 18 seats at the 1977 polls contesting on a separatist platform had been out of Parliament earlier for six years.] - http://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/How-LTTE-murdered-senior-Tamil-leader-Amirthalingam-30-years-ago%E2%80%A6/172-171054
I always took the Vaddukoddai Resolution 1976 as a claim for Separation of Powers. But through the above, Mr Jeyaraj is confirming that he took it as 'separatism platform'. When Tamil Political group won the position of Opposition in 1977 – it confirmed to me that the claimants and their supporters were seeking a declaration of Separation of Powers.
To my mind therefore – each time the community accepts leadership by armed group – they have separated from the path of the intellectual who is capable of carrying a discovery as abstract philosophy.
The problem for Tamil politicians was that they themselves failed to practice this Doctrine of Separation of Powers between themselves as politicians and the armed militants. Mr Yogeswaran, like Mr Wigneswaran – wanted to be popular with both sides. The Assassination happened due to this internal weakness within the leading Tamil political group. He exempted the LTTE members from the 'security checks' . When LTTE that lived by the gun asked for exemption – Mr Yogeswaran ought to have been alerted – due to the simple reason that the LTTE would not so exempt an opposition. Every diverse group is Opposition to majority group in a society. As in Prescriptive rights – the Separation of Powers comes from being adverse. To my mind, THIS was the power that promoted Tamil Politicians who did not take an eye for an eye to Equal Opposition level in National Parliament.
Today we bought some toys in a Garage Sale here in Sydney. The happiness I felt when the toys were within our budget – was the same as when I buy for my grandchildren. The kids in Northern Sri Lanka who feel happy also become my grandchildren. We are diverse in our pathways. But to the extent the toys are affordable to the parents the extra cost becomes the Energy that binds us – as if they are our family. That is how exponential system works. But the two systems need to run parallel to each other and not meet to make one senior to the other.
Mr Jeyaraj presents the problem as follows:
[Amirthalingam assured the Tigers that any political arrangement would give pride of place to the LTTE]
If Anglicans and Catholics merged – who would be the leader of Christians? LTTE would have become dysfunctional under Political leadership. Mr Amirthalingam 'assumed' that he was the 'common leader' the same way Mr Sirisena assumed that he as President was about the PM. But politically they exist as equals. Likewise Politicians and Armed militants who seek to be leaders. According to Mr Jeyaraj, this problem was presented by Prabhakaran as follows:
[LTTE supremo Prabhakaran had once used soccer parlance and remarked in Chennai that Yogeswaran was a man who "kicked same-side goals.]
The true structure that we develop would look different in the case of an armed leader to that of a political leader. Had Prabhakaran been democratic – he would have been killed at the early stages by someone who had stronger leadership ambitions than Prabhakaran. Likewise, Mr Amirthalingam would not have been recognized as National Leader of Tamils had he taken life for life and also joined LTTE to chase India from Sri Lanka through the armed process. Being grateful to those who groomed us is part of the essential criterion for us to step into the provider's shoes. Lack of gratitude leads to attachment to the visible outcomes. The lesson to be learnt by Tamil youth is – if you disrespect your own gurus – you do not grow as tall as them. If you cannot follow – use an alternate path and travel parallel.
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THURSDAY'S COURIER NEWS ROUNDUP: Gill topples Bound Brook; Manville surprises The Mount; North Hunterdon returns to form
Posted on April 8, 2010 by Simeon Pincus
It was a day full of surprises, as the much-heralded Bound Brook Crusaders (well, heralded mostly by me), dropped its first of the season; Manville won its second game, both in the division and both against Raritan Division opponents, and North Hunterdon dominated Bridgewater-Raritan after getting its doors blown off by Pope John on Wednesday.
Here's what went down:
GILL ST. BERNARD'S 8, BOUND BROOK 5:
Sophomore Nicolette Miranda delivered a two-run triple to highlight a seven-run fourth inning Thursday and the Gill St. Bernard's High School softball team scored an 8-5 victory to send Bound Brook to its first loss.
Miranda, who singled in the Knights' first run, also earned the victory in the circle.
Junior catcher Katie Carbone added an RBI during the big inning, as Gill St. Bernard's (2-2) erased a 3-1 deficit.
The Crusaders (3-1), who are ranked 10th in the Courier News Top 10, closed to the deficit to 8-5 in the sixth inning on RBI singles by junior Jillian Mondrone and junior Valerie Lasko.
Bound Brook committed six errors in the game, including four in the fourth inning, as junior Carly Murray allowed just four hits and two earned runs. The right-hander walked none, hit a batter, and struck out seven.
ANALYSIS: Welcome to the Skyland, Gill St. Bernard's.
The Knights won their first Skyland Conference game last week, 6-1 over South Hunterdon, but this is a victory I never saw coming. I guess Gill is legit!
Bound Brook played it sloppiest game of the year, coach Shannon DeLuca said, and it finally cost them. The Crusaders will still win the Valley Division, but any hope of a Top 6 seed in the county tournament – and perhaps even a first-round bye — just went out the window.
MANVILLE 2, MOUNT ST. MARY 0:
Sophomore right-hander Haley Andrews hurled a two-hitter, striking out three, as Manville improved to 2-2 and claimed its second victory over a Skyland Conference Raritan Division squad.
Andrews drove in the Mustangs' first run, plating junior first baseman Kate Pornovets on a groundout in the top of the second inning.
Junior third baseman Becca Giannotto drew a bases-loaded walk in the top of the sixth to provide insurance for Manville.
Freshman right-hander Sara Gebert allowed eight hits and five walks and struck out seven for Mount St. Mary (1-3).
ANALYSIS: I actually called this one. Granted, Mount St. Mary is rebuilding, but this is a game Manville would have still lost a year ago. I'm loving the job coach Tim Moore is doing with this team, and while the Mustangs will still be hard-pressed to beat any of the better teams on their schedule, I expect them to remain competitive even in defeat. One thing is certain, Manville definitely won't be playing in the SCT play-in game next Friday.
North Hunterdon, which celebrated a trip to its fourth straight sectional final last season, rebounded from two brutal losses with a big win Thursday
NORTH HUNTERDON 12, BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN 2 (6 innings):
Sophomore shortstop Jess Pellechio went 4-for-4 with a double, RBI and run, and junior right-hander Breann Grzankowski allowed two runs — one earned — on 11 hits, walked none and struck out two to earn her first win for third-ranked North Hunterdon.
Sophomore center fielder Steph Zengel and sophomore first baseman Jess Maroney each collected three hits for the Lions (3-2).
Sophomore catcher Bri Arends tallied three hits and an RBI for Bridgewater-Raritan (1-3), while freshman shortstop Jordan Stephenson added two hits and drove in a run.
ANALYSIS: I honestly thought Bridgewater-Raritan might win this game, and I said as much to an area coach I was conversing with just before this one was called in.
I still think North will be hard-pressed to beat Central on Saturday (a game I will be covering), but at least now I'm confident my dragging my bones out of bed a making the long trip from Edison to Clinton Twp. for a 10 a.m. game won't be a complete waste of my time.
HUNTERDON CENTRAL 7, WATCHUNG HILLS 2:
Junior right-hander Courtney Yard surrendered three hits and struck out a season-high 14, and sophomore third baseman Alyssa Fowler went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI to power Hunterdon Central (5-0).
Freshman second baseman Emily Dengel drove in two runs and junior left fielder Ange Molgieri went 3-for-3 with a run scored in the victory.
Senior right fielder Rachel Cocchia posted two RBIs for Watchung Hills (0-5).
ANALYSIS: I expected a mercy-rule shortened affair in this one, so kudos to Watchung Hills. Meanwhile, it was the fourth consecutive game the Red Devils won by a 7-2 margin.
HILLSBOROUGH 15, RIDGE 0 (5 innings):
Sophomore right-hander Ashley Lamont went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs and picked up her second victory from the circle by allowing one hit, two walks and striking out 10 for Hillsborough (4-2).
Junior catcher Alex Wells collected two hits and two RBIs and senior right fielder Kelly
Bloom posted two hits and an RBI for the second-ranked Raiders.
Sophomore second baseman Sarah Neillands beat out a bunt single in the fourth inning to account for the lone hit for Ridge (0-6).
ANALYSIS: Granted, it's come against two of the lesser teams Hillsborough will face this season, but who'd have thought Lamont's pitching stats would blow Brittany Ksiezopolski's out of the water this far into the season.
MONTGOMERY 11, VOORHEES 1 (6 innings):
Senior center fielder Julie Smith collected four hits, including a double and a second-inning home run that cleared the left-center field fence, and finished with five RBIs to help power fourth-ranked Montgomery (5-0).
Senior right-hander Casey Niper threw six four-hit innings, walked two — one intentional — and struck out five to improved to 3-0.
Senior Lori Ambrusch singled home Sarah Lamendola in the fourth inning to get Voorhees (1-2) on the board.
ANALYSIS: Here's another one where the score kind of surprised me. I certainly didn't expect Voorhees to score just one run against Montgomery, but credit Niper, who threw her first complete game of the season, for coming up with a big-time performance against the upstart Vikings.
Smith, meanwhile, is continuing to stake her claim as a first-team All-Area outfielder.
DELAWARE VALLEY 8, BELVIDERE 0:
Sophomore right-hander Kiele Eichlin (2-0) threw a three-hit shutout, walked none and struck out nine as Delaware Valley stayed undefeated.
Sophomore right fielder Kasey Kiesewetter struck a two-run triple in the third inning for the sixth-ranked Terriers (5-0), while senior first baseman Courtney Amabile added two RBIs singles in the win.
ANALYSIS: I still expect Kiesewetter to be in the circle against Del Val's toughest opponents, but to have another arm capable of turning in a big-time performance is going to go a long way toward the Terriers' postseason aspirations.
Rutgers Prep and senior right-hander Alex Carisone, here pitching against Newark Academy in last season's Prep B final, shook off two shutout losses to start the year with a convincing victory Thursday.
RUTGERS PREP 15, ST. ELIZABETH 0 (5 innings):
Junior left-hander Alex Campanaro went 4-for-4 with two triples and an RBI, and senior second baseman Kammi Shah went 3-for-5 with a triple, an RBI and three runs scored, as eighth-ranked Rutgers Prep won its first of the year in convincing fashion.
Campanaro (1-0) allowed one hit, no walks and struck out six over the first three innings, while senior right-hander Alex Carisone finished up, allowing one hit over the final two frames and striking out six.
The Argonauts (1-2) pounded out 21 hits, including four triples, as everyone who played for Rutgers Prep picked up at least one hit.
ANALYSIS: Now there's the Argonauts we all know and love. After getting blanked by Immaculata and Hillsborough in their first two games, Bob Marotto's crew broke out with a vengeance.
Rutgers Prep must beat Gill St. Bernard's on Monday to not only show it belongs in the conversation among the contenders in Somerset County, but to ensure a Top 6 seed in the tournament.
IMMACULATA 4, PHILLIPSBURG 1:
Senior center fielder Brianna Sasala went 2-for-3 and scored a run, and junior right fielder Alesandria DeSapio doubled in run and scored another, as Immaculata improved to 4-0.
Senior right-hander Ali Cullen allowed a run on eight hits, walked one and struck out 10 for the Spartans.
ANALYSIS: Sasala has been key in each of the Spartans' victories and, like Montgomery's Julie Smith, is making a run at a first-team All-Area outfielder spot.
Cullen has been spectacular so far, and Immaculata is going to need her to stay that way if it has any chance at a conference or county run.
SOMERVILLE 8, PINGRY 0:
Senior right-hander Steph Viola tossed a three-hit shutout, walked one and struck out five to power Somerville.
Senior first baseman Nicole Reina blasted a three-run home run to highlight a six-run first inning for the Pioneers (5-0), while senior right fielder Sam Sarafino added three hits and two runs in the victory.
Sophomore third baseman Madison Taylor collected two hits for Pingry (1-3).
ANALYSIS: The Pioneers' first big test comes one week from today against Delaware Valley.
WESTFIELD 9, RAHWAY 5 (8 innings):
Senior catcher Bridget Gallagher laced a two-run single and Westfield (1-1) tacked on two unearned insurance runs during a four-run top of the eighth to earn an extra-inning road win.
With the Blue Devils trailing 5-4 entering the top of the seventh, senior center fielder Tara Crisculo singled off Rahway right-hander Cindy Rivera to lead off the inning before advancing to second on a sacrifice by Nicki Schmeider.
Following a strikeout, senior right fielder Sara Connery lined a single to right field to put runners on the corners for Emma Crossland, and the junior shortstop smashed a 1-1 Rivera offering through the left side to tie the score.
Schmeider earned the win, surrendering four hits and striking out five in eight innings.
ANALYSIS: The gutty, gritty Blue Devils earned this one. It's going to be a rough year for Westfield overall, but these are the games the Blue Devils must win and so far they are.
NEW PROVIDENCE 14, OAK KNOLL 4 (5 innings):
Junior catcher Michelle Ciarrocca ripped two triples and a double, drove in a run scored two others to lead New Providence.
Junior center fielder Jessica Pacheco blasted a grand slam during a eight-run fifth inning for the Pioneers (2-0).
Freshman right-hander Cassandra Squeri, who posted two hits, two runs and two RBIs, allowed no earned runs on five hits, walked two and struck out five to earn the victory.
ANALYSIS: The Pioneers have another gimmie on Tuesday against Benedictine, before facing Roselle Park on Wednesday, which figures to be New Providence's chief hurdle in its quest for the UCC Valley crown.
SOUTH HUNTERDON 11, NORTH PLAINFIELD 1 (5 innings):
Sophomore right-hander Jaz Assad allowed three hits and struck out four, and South Hunterdon (3-1) employed an 11-hit attack to earn a mercy-rule shortened victory.
Junior first baseman Tori Smiegocki went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBIs for the Eagles, while Assad helped her own cause with two hits, two runs and two RBIs.
Freshman Kendra Egbert, senior Alyssa Gonzalez, and sophomore Marissa Sarfate each singled for North Plainfield (0-4).
ANALYSIS: The Eagles need to find consistency if they're to challenge Bound Brook in the Valley and find a way to beat the middle-of-the-road teams as handily as the struggling programs.
WARREN HILLS 18, FRANKLIN 1 (5 innings):
Freshman Salonika Muhommad's solo homer in the fifth avoided the shutout for Franklin.
Muhammad finished 2-for-2 as the Warriors dropped to 0-5.
ANALYSIS: Muhommad has been a bright spot for the Warriors.
ELIZABETH 17, SCOTCH PLAINS-FANWOOD 6 (5 innings):
Elizabeth scored seven in the first inning and 10 more in the second to drop Scotch Plains-Fanwood to 2-3.
ANALYSIS: I have nearly given up trying to figure SPF out.
BERNARDS 11, NORTH WARREN 1:
Senior catcher Therese Corcoran homered and freshman right-hander Shea Murray earned the victory as Bernards improved to 2-3.
ANALYSIS: Nice win by the Mountaineers after three straight one-run losses.
PROGRAMMING NOTES:
The second episode of the BATS AND BALLS podcast WAS recorded Thursday afternoon, but due to some technical difficulties, our crack digital staff has been unable to get it up on the net quite yet.
That should be remedied sometime early Friday and I will post a link here as soon as it's up.
About Simeon Pincus
A graduate of Kean University, Simeon Pincus has been covering NJ sports since 1997, including softball at the Courier News since 1999 and girls soccer since 2001. He began covering CN girls basketball in 2013
8 Responses to THURSDAY'S COURIER NEWS ROUNDUP: Gill topples Bound Brook; Manville surprises The Mount; North Hunterdon returns to form
Yachimovicz says:
In regards ti Manville, Moore is not the one that built this team. The coach last year did. Do not give him the credit where it does not belong.
I have seen enough softball to know the difference.
Andrews says:
You're kidding me right?? You obviously haven't seen softball at all if you believe that. The coach last year did nothing but establish disrespect. Never have I seen a coach call a player a "bitch". Several parents heard it and maybe if she wasn't trying to be the girls' friend, she may have done something.
Last year's coach only made it tougher to get this team off the ground. Thankfully she's gone and so are the two players that she coddled and made it tough for the other girls. This year's team is much calmer and actually respects each other and the sport. THAT is thanks to this year's coach. How many conference wins did last year's coach/team get? (I hear crickets)
Tenured and not a maternity replacement says:
Being the head coach for one year does not "build a team". The returning seniors, juniors, and sophomores are the heart and soul of the Manville squad. Manville has a starting sophomore battery in which neither player was coached by last years' coach. The catcher was under Moore's supervision and the pitcher sat the Varsity bench being taught nothing. Credit the battery and staunch defense for the win against Mt. St. Mary.
Maybe if last year's coach can be employed by the same district for more than two year's at a time she could have made a difference. (Hurts, don't it?)
Maybe if her attitude was better, she would be employed for more than two years in the same district. (Hurts, don't it?)
BTW, I agree with you wholeheartedly, Tenured….
Let'em play says:
Who cares about the coaches? Like "Tenured…" said, the players are the reason for their initial success. But, it is a long season.
Yachimovicz was the coach of Manville last year, and for only 1 year. She is still a little bitter about not being rehired. She is now at Franklin. Let's see if she can make a difference there..assuming she will be there for more than one year.
I never coached at Manville or taught. The coach you are talking about name is not the same as mine and she is not bitter about not being there. My first name is Kathy. It takes more then a couple of weeks to build a team.
play ball says:
the manville team this year doesnt even have a flaw on it. with a new coach , a new pitcher, new catcher and sum new players this team already is off to a 2-3 start. they were 2-16 last year with a senior pitcher and senior catcher. THIS years team is no doubt better than last year. they actually have players that wanna play this year. the pitcher and catcher actually want to win and we can see that. hows she doing at franklin i see there 0-6 and lost 10-0 every game so far?


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Q: Rotating bitmap in main game loop without overloading GC in Android What is the correct way to rotate bitmap every frame in main game loop?
What I have tried:
I created rotated bitmap every frame:
Bitmap image, tmp;
Matrix m;
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public void mainGameLoop(Canvas c){
    m.reset();
    m.postRotate(angle);
    tmp = Bitmap.createBitmap(image, 0, 0, width, height, m, true);
    c.drawBitmap(tmp, 50, 50, null);
}

However, because Bitmap.createBitmap creates bitmap every frame Garbage Collector works so madly, it causes low FPS.
I have tried saving bitmap in array at all angles, and just taking bitmap which I want to. However, this needs a lot of RAM and app just couldn't launch at high screen resolutions.
If you have any ideas, please comment below.

A: Some think like this:
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Q: Sum the series $\frac{n}{1⋅2⋅3}+\frac{n-1}{2⋅3⋅4}+ \frac{n-2}{3⋅4⋅5}+...\text{(upto n terms)}$
$\frac{n}{1⋅2⋅3}+\frac{n-1}{2⋅3⋅4}+ \frac{n-2}{3⋅4⋅5}+...\text{(upto n terms)}$

Clearly, we can see that $$T_r=\frac{n-r+1}{r(r+1)(r+2)}$$
Now, somehow, we have to make this telescoping.
But we do not have $n$ as a factor of the denominator, so we have to multiply the denominator by $n$ and after our manipulation, multiply the whole sum by $n$. But that too did not work.
PLease help

A: We have that
$$T_r=\frac{n-r+1}{r(r+1)(r+2)}=\frac{n+1}{r(r+1)(r+2)}-\frac{r}{r(r+1)(r+2)}=$$$$=(n+1)\left(\frac{1}{2r}+\frac{1}{2(r+2)}-\frac{1}{r+1}\right)+\frac1{r+2}-\frac1{r+1}$$
and by telescoping we can see that the first term gives
$$(n+1)\left(\frac12+\frac14+\frac12\cdot 2\sum_{r=3}^n\left(\frac1r\right)+\frac12\frac1{n+1}+\frac12\frac1{n+2}-\sum_{r=2}^n\left(\frac1r\right)-\frac1{n+1}\right)$$
$$(n+1)\left(\frac{1}{4} -\frac12\frac1{n+1}+\frac12\frac1{n+2}\right)$$
$$(n+1)\left(\frac{(n+1)(n+2)-2(n+2)+2(n+1)}{4(n+1)(n+2)}\right)$$
$$\frac{n^2+3n}{4(n+2)}$$
and the second one
$$\frac1{n+2}-\frac12$$
therefore
$$\sum_{r=1}^n T_r=\frac{n^2+3n}{4(n+2)}+\frac1{n+2}-\frac12=\frac{n^2+3n+4-2(n+2)}{4(n+2)}=\frac{n^2+n}{4(n+2)}$$

A: Let $$u_r= \frac 1 r - \frac 1{r+1}$$
Then
$$\begin{split}
u_r-u_{r+1} &=  \frac 1 r - \frac 1{r+1} -\bigg( \frac 1 {r+1} - \frac 1{r+2}\bigg) \\
&= \frac 1 r - \frac 2{r+1} + \frac 1 {r+2} \\
&= \frac{ (r+2)(r+1) -2r(r+2) + r(r+1)}{r(r+1)(r+2)}\\
&= \frac 2 {r(r+1)(r+2)}\\
\end{split}$$
With that, the sum to compute is $$\begin{split}
S_n &= \frac 1 2 \sum_{r=1}^n(n-r+1)(u_r-u_{r+1})\\
&= \frac 1 2 \bigg (\sum_{r=1}^n(n-r+1)u_r-\sum_{r=2}^{n+1} (n-r+2)u_r\bigg)\\
&= \frac 1 2 \bigg ( nu_1-u_{n+1} -\sum_{r=2}^n u_r \bigg)\\
&= \frac 1 2 \bigg ( nu_1 -\sum_{r=2}^{n+1} u_r \bigg)\\
&= \frac 1 2 \bigg (nu_1 - \frac 1 2 + \frac 1 {n+2} \bigg) \\
&= \frac 1 2 \bigg (\frac {n-1}2 + \frac 1 {n+2} \bigg) \\
\end{split}
$$


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Home » Cannabis » Marijuana Company of America's Overview of 2017 Highlights
Marijuana Company of America's Overview of 2017 Highlights
by Randy Whitney
ESCONDIDO, Calif., Jan. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MARIJUANA COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. ("MCOA" or the "Company") (OTC:MCOA), an innovative hemp and cannabis corporation, is pleased to announce its 2017 year-end review to its valued shareholders and interested parties.
Donald Steinberg, CEO of MCOA, said: "I am the founder of multiple startups, including Medical Marijuana Inc. (OTC:MJNA), which has a market cap of over 300 million dollars. I am aware of the challenges and opportunities these endeavors present, and the need for a strong foundation to build upon. Having experience in the structuring, development and operations of large global marketing companies in various industries, I believe Marijuana Company of America and its subsidiary hempSMART are poised to deliver significant value to our shareholders based on the foundations and accomplishments made in the past year.
The Company has fulfilled its promise to its shareholders by becoming an audited and fully transparent reporting company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We are participating in the cannabis space with our leasing operation in Washington. The hempSMART team has developed a line of products that can be viewed at www.hempsmart.com. We completed joint hemp trials in New Brunswick, Canada with Global Hemp Group, Inc. in 2017, and we expect to be starting commercial production in Spring 2018. There are a number of other projects we are completing due diligence on. I am thankful to the teams at MCOA and hempSMART for their accomplishments and due diligence in working through these various projects. We will continue to build upon the diligent work of the past year as we continue to move forward and execute our business plan."
Updates on hempSMART Products
The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, hempSMART, Inc., distributes industrial hemp based CBD wellness products via network marketing. In September 2017, the Company completely revamped its website and network marketing platform to provide customers and affiliates with the necessary tools needed to become successful in the expanding $1.9 Trillion Wellness Industry. The Company has successfully filed a patent application with the U.S Patent and Trademark Office for full patent protection on its proprietary CBD formulation: "hempSMART™ Brain." Also in 2017, hempSMART released two new products: "hempSMART™ Full Spectrum Drops" (Orange, Mint, Lemon, and Strawberry) and "hempSMART™ Pain Capsules." Several more products are in development and the Company anticipates their release in Q1 2018.
Filing Form 10 with SEC and Completing Audit
MCOA became a fully reporting company by filing a Form 10 with the SEC in May of 2017. A PCOAB registered audit firm (L & L CPAs PA) completed a two-year audit of the Company's 2015 and 2016 financial statements. This is an integral step to qualifying the Company to uplist its trading tier with OTC Markets to the OTCQB. This is an important step in helping MCOA raise necessary capital to fund it projects and expand operations, as well as provide more transparent and reliable information to investors. Currently, the Company is in the process of preparing and filing an S-1 registration statement with the SEC in order to raise the necessary capital to fund its aggressive growth goals for 2018. Due to the inherent legal complexity of the cannabis industry, it took considerable effort to address SEC comments pertaining to disclosures of our business and corresponding products. We believe there is a great deal of shareholder value by the Company distinguishing itself from a majority of cannabis public companies that elect not to be fully reporting SEC filers.
Cultivation Joint Venture in Washington State
In Q1 2017, MCOA entered into a joint venture partnership with Bougainville Ventures, Inc. ("BV"), who plans to construct a 30,000 sq. ft. greenhouse cultivation facility in Oroville, WA. The facility will accommodate a Tier-3 production and processing I-502 tenant with years of experience in cannabis cultivation. In Q4 of 2017, MCOA completed financing of $800,000 in cash and 15 million shares of the Company's common stock to complete the amended terms of the agreement. The delivery of the first pre-designed greenhouses, with full tracking and reporting protocols has arrived and completed construction of the six greenhouses, totaling in a one-acre footprint, is expected in Q1 2018. This joint venture project is solely for the purpose of cultivation and processing of legal marijuana within the state of Washington only and not beyond its borders. The Company will lease the turnkey property to the licensed tenant, thus acting solely as a landlord. As of December 31, 2017, the first greenhouse was purchased and in the process of being constructed.
JV with Global Hemp Group in Canada
In Q3 2017, MCOA and Global Hemp Group, Inc. (CSE:GHG) (OTC:GBHPF) entered into a joint venture partnership to develop commercial hemp production and processing in New Brunswick, Canada. MCOA and GHG have now completed the first phase of hemp trials, receiving research support from the Collége Communautaire du Nouveau Brunswick (CCNB). MCOA is granted a Right of First Refusal as the primary recipient of any raw materials produced from the project, which we expect will harvest its first commercial crop of 125 acres in Q4 2018.
MoneyTrac Technologies Investment
In July 2017, MCOA completed an investment of $250,000 into MoneyTrac Technology, Inc. ("MTT"), a subsidiary of Global Payout, Inc. (OTC:GOHE) in exchange for 15% equity position in the company, to help establish and market MTT as an alternative banking solution for the Cannabis industry. MTT currently has the ability to integrate and streamline electronic payment processing such as E-wallet, mobile applications, debit cards, and credit cards. Currently, MoneyTrac Technology has strategic partnerships with top cannabis services such as GreenRush, BlazeNow, High Grade Management Group, and PotSaver, which was a majority acquisition last October.
BeniHemp Investment
At the end of Q4, the Company announced an investment of $100,000 for a 25% equity stake in Convenient Hemp Mart, LLC's "BeniHemp" branded products to target convenience stores for CBD product distribution. BeniHemp products will include topicals, tinctures, and edibles conveniently packaged in 1-day, 2-day, and 30-day supplies. The target market is convenience stores, smoke shops, gas stations and similar small retail businesses. The expectation is that there will be a full launch and website online in January 2018.
Space Cowboys, Inc.
In October 2017, MCOA and GHG ("the Companies") jointly entered into a letter of intent (LOI) with Space Cowboys, Inc. ("Space Cowboys"). Pursuant to the terms of the LOI, the Companies intended to invest US$2.5 Million in exchange for a 25% equity interest in Space Cowboys. However, the Companies are unable to complete due diligence and will not be moving forward with this project.
Joint Venture in Adelanto, CA
In March, MCOA entered into a joint venture agreement with GateC Research Inc. ("GCR") for the purpose of developing a turnkey cultivation facility in Adelanto, California for leasing to GCR which owns a local permit for cultivation. GCR and MCOA are in the process of identifying and securing property to facilitate the project. MCOA will invest cash and stock to complete the agreement. With the recent legalization of cannabis for recreational use on January 1, 2018 in California, MCOA expects to focus its attention on actualizing this opportunity in California. This JV project is solely for the purpose of cultivation of legal marijuana within the state of California and not beyond its borders. The Company will act solely as a landlord in this JV.
Also in 2017, MCOA engaged NetworkNewsWire ("NNW") for the Company's corporate communication solutions. NNW is a multifaceted financial news and publishing company that delivers a new generation of social communication solutions, news aggregation and syndication, and enhanced news release services. NNW's strategies help public and private organizations find their voice and build market visibility. As part of the Client-Partner relationship with MCOA, NNW will leverage its investor-based distribution network of over 5,000 key syndication outlets, various newsletters, social media channels, blogs, and other outreach tools to generate greater brand awareness for the Company.
About Marijuana Company of America, Inc.
MCOA is a corporation which participates in: (1) product research and development of legal hemp-based consumer products under the brand name "hempSMART™", that targets general health and well-being; (2) an affiliate marketing program to promote and sell its legal hemp-based consumer products containing CBD; (3) leasing of real property to separate business entities engaged in the growth and sale of cannabis in those states and jurisdictions where cannabis has been legalized and properly regulated for medicinal and recreations use; and, (4) the expansion of its business into ancillary areas of the legalized cannabis and hemp industry, as the legalized markets and opportunities in this segment mature and develop.
About MoneyTrac Technology
MoneyTrac Technology, Inc. is a pioneer in offering a full-service solution for alternative banking and electronic financial solutions and provides all aspects of financial technology including E-Wallet and mobile apps services for businesses and companies in various "high-risk" industries. MoneyTrac's technology platform allows for its clients to access their financial information from anywhere in the world, in addition to providing tracking and compliance to help them manage and control the flow of all revenue through their business.
About Global Hemp Group Inc.
Global Hemp Group ("GHG") is a publicly traded company founded in 2012, headquartered in British Columbia, Canada with base operations in Montreal and Southern California. The Company is focused on the production and processing of hemp, and collaboration with companies that will enable GHG to develop and implement the Hemp Agro-Industrial Zone concept. Through partnerships, joint ventures and acquisitions, the Company will capture cash flow, revenues, and establish a greater collective valuation.
About Bougainville Ventures, Inc.
Bougainville Ventures Inc. is in the business of investing in high grow companies and industries that lease land, equipment and other growing infrastructure to licensed marijuana producers and luxury crop growers. Bougainville itself is not a licensed marijuana grower or retailer but instead focuses on providing capital to companies which act as landlords and equipment leasing companies to licensed marijuana producers and luxury crop growers. The Company is in the process of being listed on the CSE in Canada.
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" which are not purely historical and may include any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, the development, costs and results of new business opportunities and words such as "anticipate", "seek", intend", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "project", "plan", or similar phrases may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, the inherent uncertainties associated with new projects, the future U.S. and global economies, the impact of competition, and the Company's reliance on existing regulations regarding the use and development of cannabis-based products. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release, and we assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that any beliefs, plans, expectations and intentions contained in this press release are reasonable, there can be no assurance that any such beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions will prove to be accurate. Investors should consult all of the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factors disclosure outlined in our annual report on Form 10-12G, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other periodic reports filed from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information, please visit www.sec.gov.
For more information, please visit the Company's websites at:
MarijuanaCompanyofAmerica.com
hempSMART.com
NetworkNewsWires/MCOA
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Als Vinland-Sagas werden zwei Isländersagas, die Grænlendinga saga (Die Saga von den Grönländern) und Eiríks saga rauða (Die Saga von Erik dem Roten) bezeichnet, die über die ersten Fahrten von Skandinaviern nach Amerika um das Jahr 1000 berichten.

Die Saga von Erik dem Roten entstand vermutlich im 13. Jahrhundert, ist heute in zwei sich zum Teil erheblich unterscheidenden Versionen erhalten. Überliefert ist sie in der im 14. Jahrhundert entstandenen hauksbók und der ein Jahrhundert später niedergeschriebenen skálholtsbók. Die Handlung spielt Anfang des 11. Jahrhunderts auf Island und behandelt die Geschichte von Erik dem Roten und seiner direkten und indirekten Familie.

Auch die Entstehung der Saga von den Grönländern wird ins 13. Jahrhundert datiert. Allerdings ist sie nur in einer einzigen Handschrift erhalten und zwar in der im späten 14. Jahrhundert verfassten Flateyjarbók. Sie schildert die Reisen skandinavischer Siedler unter Leif Eriksson von Grönland in Regionen Nordamerikas, die sie Helluland, Markland und Vinland nannten.

Die Texte sind offen konzipiert, das heißt, sie konnten von Abschreibern verändert werden. Dies erklärt, warum beide Vinlandsagas einen ähnlichen Stoff behandeln, aber Unterschiede aufweisen, was Ausarbeitung und Schwerpunkte betrifft.

Die Sagas liefern die am vollständigsten erhaltenen Informationen über die Skandinavische Besiedlung Amerikas.
Die teils sich widersprechenden Texte wurden frühestens 200 Jahre nach den darin geschilderten Reisen verfasst.
Trotz der Widersprüche werden sie von Historikern als Grundlage des Wissensbestands über die kurzzeitigen skandinavischen Ansiedlungen in Nordamerika angesehen.

In den 1960er Jahren grub das norwegische Archäologen-Ehepaar Anne-Stine und Helge Ingstad in L'Anse aux Meadows auf Neufundland eine skandinavische Siedlung aus und bewiesen damit, dass die in den Sagas beschriebenen Reisen tatsächlich stattgefunden haben.

Literatur
 Else Ebel (Herausgeber): Die Vínlandsagas. Ausgewählte Texte zur Entdeckung Amerikas durch die Wikinger. Niemeyer, Tübingen 1973.
 Magnus Magnusson (Übersetzer): The Vinland Sagas: The Norse Discovery of America. Penguin Books, Baltimore 1965.

Weblinks
 Vinland sagas

Literatur (Isländisch)
Saga
Literatur (Altnordisch)
Literarisches Werk
Vinland


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A Primeira Divisão da Bundesliga de 1998–99, denominada oficialmente de Fußball-Bundesliga 1998-1999, foi a 36º edição da principal divisão do futebol alemão. O campeão foi o FC Bayern München que conquistou seu 15º título na história do Campeonato Alemão.

Premiação

Ligações externas

1998
1998 no futebol
1999 no futebol
Desporto na Alemanha em 1998
Desporto na Alemanha em 1999