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Healthcare Initiative Foundation Grant Helping to Launch Careers For Students at Montgomery College, Universities at Shady Grove
Grant Funds from Montgomery County-based Non-profit Provide Scholarship Support, Clinical Opportunities for Students in Nursing, Social Work, Public Health
(Rockville, MD) — Philanthropy for higher education scholarships goes beyond helping students complete a degree and enter the workforce. This was the case when the Montgomery County-based Healthcare Initiative Foundation (HIF) awarded a five-year Strategic Sustainability grant to Montgomery College (MC) and the Universities at Shady Grove (USG).
While the goal was to build a diverse healthcare pipeline of professional who would enter the county's workforce, HIF President and CEO Crystal Carr Townsend wanted to go beyond just awarding scholarships. Townsend also requested that MC and USG provide wrap-around services that enhance recipient's success both in school and as they enter the workforce, through initiatives such as internships, a Bilingual Mentoring Writing Program, an interdisciplinary Mass Casualty Drill, and the opportunity to earn Qualified Bilingual Staff certification to help medical providers communicate with patients and families whose first language is not English.
Grant funding is helping more than 140 students launch careers in nursing, social work and other health care professions, by supporting them with scholarships and clinical training opportunities as these students pursue their degrees.
"Montgomery County is an extraordinarily diverse community and we need to ensure we have a healthcare delivery system that is reflective of that diversity and meets the needs of those we serve," said Crystal Carr Townsend, President of the Healthcare Initiative Foundation. "Montgomery College and the Universities at Shady Grove are answering this call and we are delighted to support them with additional resources to help in educating and preparing the healthcare professionals that are in high demand in Montgomery County."
Once selected as a HIF scholarship recipient, students continue to receive financial assistance each semester at MC and USG, with the goal that they earn both an associate's and bachelor's degree in either nursing, public health, mental health or social work, and then enter the Montgomery County healthcare workforce.
In fact, more than one student has returned to school and this scholarship program after dropping out. For example, Matilda Adu stopped attending Montgomery College after her work hours were reduced leaving her unable to pay rent and utilities. After an MC staff person reached out and learned of her situation, Adu received assistance both from the College and the HIF scholarship that enabled her to resume taking classes the following semester. Now, she is back on track to graduate with her associate's degree and then transfer to USG to earn her bachelor's degree in social work.
In just the first three years of the five-year grant, the joint initiative has yielded promising outcomes.
142 MC and USG students have received HIF scholarships;
33 scholarship recipients have graduated from Montgomery College with an associate's degree;
65 have graduated from the Universities at Shady Grove with a bachelor's degree;
71 percent of the MC/USG graduates are bilingual; and
32 of these HIF scholars have entered the healthcare and behavioral care workforce, 19 of them working in Montgomery County.
"This program is yielding incredible results and helping to turn out the kinds of well-prepared healthcare professionals that are needed to serve our community," said Dr. Stewart Edelstein, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the University System of Maryland and Executive Director of the Universities at Shady Grove. "We are grateful to the Healthcare Initiative Foundation for their support and for their commitment to student success."
"Research shows that diversity among healthcare professionals leads to improved access and care for the underserved and, ultimately, better health outcomes," said Dr. DeRionne Pollard, President of Montgomery College. "At Montgomery College, we are committed to training a workforce that will better serve our community in every way. It's wonderful to see, alongside our partners from USG, the results of the Healthcare Initiative Foundation's shared commitment to this mission."
When this grant partnership concludes in 2021, the Healthcare Initiative Foundation grant program will have exceeded its original targets to enable approximately 120 students to earn associate's and/or bachelor's degrees, including at least 60 of whom will have entered Montgomery County's healthcare workforce.
To view the press release, click here. To learn more about the HIF scholarship grant for Mental Health, Nursing, or Public Health fields of study at Montgomery College and Universities at Shady Grove, click here.
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1.1 Name. The name of the corporation is PRINCE GEORGE PROMISE FOUNDATION and shall also conduct activities in the name of "PG Promise".
1.2 Office And Registered Agent Location. The initial principal office of the corporation in the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be located at 6602 Courts Drive, Third Floor, Prince George, Virginia. The corporation may also have offices and places of business at such other places within or without the County of Prince George, as the Board may from time to time determine. The corporation shall maintain a registered office as required by statute, at which it shall maintain a registered agent. The registered office may, but need not be identical with the principal office, and the address of the registered office may be changed from time to time by the Board of Directors.
1.3 General. The corporation will be operated exclusively for charitable, literary, educational and cultural purposes as described in Section 501(c)3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as a non-stock, tax exempt corporation and as more precisely set forth in the Article of Incorporation.
1.4 Records. The corporation shall keep accurate records and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of the Board and of committees of the Board, and shall keep at its principal office a record giving names, addresses and telephone numbers of the Board.
1.5 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be July 1st through June 30th.
1.6 Governance. PG Promise shall be governed by a Board of Directors with the powers described by the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws who shall have authority to employ an Executive Director.
2.1 Number of Directors. The Board of Directors shall consist of at least seven (7), but not more than eleven (11) persons who shall be elected as provided for in the Articles of Incorporation and the By-laws. The number of Directors fixed at each annual meeting shall continue in effect until the next annual meeting.
2.2 Term of Directorship. After the initial term, the term for each Director shall be two (2) years. However, there shall be no limit to the number of successive terms to which a Director may be elected.
2.3 Vacancies. All vacancies shall be elected by majority vote of the Board and members at the annual meeting.
2.4 Duties. The Board shall have full power to supervise, manage and regulate all corporate affairs and activities of PG Promise. The duties and powers of the Board shall include: (i) to hold meetings at such times and places as it may deem proper; (ii) to appoint committees on particular subjects; (iii) to set immediate goals for the current fiscal year and long-range plans and goals for future development; (iv) to set and revise the corporation's fiscal budget; (v) to devise and carry into execution a fundraising plan and such other measures as it may deem proper and expedient to promote the objections and purposes of the corporation; (vi) to employ a staff of professionals and administrative personnel as necessary for the operation of the corporation; (vii) to otherwise manage the affairs of the corporation; and (viii) distributing grants or contributions and otherwise rendering financial payments for the purposes expressed in the corporation's Article of Incorporation shall be within the exclusive power of the Board.
2.5 Board Service. The term of office of each Board member shall begin on July 1st and end on June 30th; provided, however, that any Board member holding office at the expiration of his term shall continue until his successor has been appointed and qualified.
2.6 Removal. Any Director may be removed by two-thirds vote of the Directors at any meeting of the Directors duly convened. Any vacancy so created may be filled in the manner prescribed in the By-laws.
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3.1 Meetings. The Board shall meet not less than quarterly on a date and time determined by the Board. The Annual meeting of the corporation shall be the first meeting following July 1st of each year. The schedule of regular meetings for the remainder of the year including the date of the following year's annual meeting shall be established at the annual meeting. Special meetings may be called at any time by the President or upon written request of two (2) members of the Board. All Board members shall be given at least three (3) days' notice of regular or special meetings which may be given personally, by first class mail, facsimile mail, or e-mail. Only such business as is included in the Notice of special meetings may be conducted at such meeting. Notice of any such meeting may be waived in writing signed by the person entitled to notice. Attendance of a Board member at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting.
3.2 Regular Meetings. The President shall prepare an agenda for regular meetings which shall be available no later than five (5) days before the meeting. Items may be added to the agenda upon a majority vote.
3.3 Quorum: Action. A quorum for the transaction of any business shall be a majority of the members of the Board then in office. If a quorum is present, the Board may act upon a majority vote of the Board present at the meeting. Each Board member shall have one vote. There shall be no absentee voting or voting by proxy. Attendance at a meeting by telephone shall not be considered attendance at a meeting for purposes of obtaining a quorum or voting.
3.4 Committees. The Board may designate one or more other committees which shall have the full power and authority of the Board except as limited in the By-laws or by the appropriate resolution. All committees may include Directors, members or interested citizens. However, no committee shall have authority with regard to any of the matters set out as responsibilities of the Board of Directors.
3.5 Compensation. Neither the Board nor committee members shall be paid compensation for their services. A Board member may seek reimbursement of expenses previously approved by the Board so long as appropriate documentation has been presented to the Treasurer and recorded in the financial records of the corporation. No member of the Board shall receive any compensation or reimbursement of expenses from the corporation if such receipt would constitute "self-dealing" under Section 4941 of the Code.
4.1 Officers. The principal officers of the corporation shall consist of a President, a Vice-President, and a Secretary/Treasurer. All such officers shall be elected by the Board. Any person shall be eligible to hold any office or more than one office, provided that the President and the Treasurer shall not be the same person.
4.2 Term of Office. The officers shall be elected at the organizational meeting of the Board and thereafter their successors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the Board to serve for a term of one (1) year and until their successors are elected and qualified.
4.3 Vacancy. Any vacancy occurring among the officers before the end of the officer's term shall be filled for the expiration of the term by the Board.
4.4 Removal. Any officer elected by the Board may be removed by the Board whenever, in its judgment, the best interest of PG Promise will be served thereby, and any vacancy created in any office thereby may be filled by the Board as provided herein. All officers, agents and employees shall hold office at the discretion of the Board.
4.5 President. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board. The President shall countersign all disbursements from the treasury. The President shall have such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned to the President from time to time by the Board.
4.6 Vice-President. The Vice-President shall preside over meetings in the absence of the President and shall act.
4.7 Secretary/Treasurer. The Secretary/Treasurer shall be responsible for the minutes of all the meetings of the Board and for authenticating records of the corporation. The Secretary/Treasurer shall have charge of the corporation's minute book and seal. The Secretary/Treasurer shall have such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned to the Secretary/Treasurer from time to time by the President or the Board. In addition, the Secretary/Treasurer shall manage the financial affairs of the corporation. Bills and payment requests will be provided to the Secretary/Treasurer. The Secretary/Treasurer shall have responsibility for recommending action concerning the corporation's financial affairs to the President and the Board. The Secretary/Treasurer shall at all times maintain full and accurate records regarding the property owned by the corporation, its revenues, disbursements and financial activities, and shall present such records at the annual meeting of the Board or more frequently if requested by the President or the Board; provided, however, that all financial records shall always be open to inspection by any Board member at any time. The Secretary/Treasurer shall have the authority and responsibility for the safekeeping of the funds, securities and other assets of the corporation and shall serve as an advisor on financial matters relating to the management and operation of the corporation's assets. The Secretary/Treasurer shall have such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned to the Secretary/Treasurer from time to time by the President or the Board.
4.8 Executive Director. The Board may choose to hire an Executive Director to manage the day-to-day operations of the corporation and work with the Board to successfully develop and lead PG Promise in fulfillment of its goals. The Executive Director shall have and perform such duties as are prescribed and assigned to him by the Board. The Executive Director shall serve at the will of the Board and be evaluated annually. The Executive Director shall not be an officer of the corporation and shall not be subject to term limits. The Executive Director may receive compensation for his services should the Board determine to provide such compensation.
5.1 Checks. All checks, drafts or orders for payment of money, notes or other evidence of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by the President and the Treasurer.
5.2 Deposits. All funds of the corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board may select.
d. collect and receive the income from such funds or property; devote the principal or any such income from such donations to such benevolent and charitable purposes of the corporation as the Board shall approve.
5.4 Liquidation. Upon liquidation or cessation of the activities of the corporation, the Board shall determine by a majority vote of the entire membership of the Board, the manner in which the property and assets of the corporation are to be distributed.
These By-laws may be amended by a simple majority vote of the Board and membership present at any annual or regular meeting, and at any special meeting called in accordance with the procedures set forth herein, where a quorum is present.
7.1 Generally. The corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who shall serve at any time hereafter as a Board member, officer, employee or agent of the corporation (including the heirs, executors, administrators or estate of such person) from and against any and all claims and liabilities to which such person shall become subject by reason of his or her having heretofore or hereafter served as a Board member, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or by reason of any action alleged to have been heretofore taken or omitted by him or her as such Board members, officer, employee or agent to the full extent permitted under Section 13.1-875 et. seq. of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act or any successor provisions of the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Indemnification shall not apply to any act or omission not in good faith or which involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or any transaction from which he or she derived an improper personal benefit.


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Antoine Paige (MAT '16) is one of three new assistant principals at Clover Park High School. Previously he taught English Language Arts and History and Foss High School in Tacoma Public Schools for six years.
Cheryl Inouye (MAT '05) earned a Ph.D. in Educational Foundations from University of Hawaii-Manoa. Her dissertation focused on "Hoʻolohe Pono: Listening to the Voices of Parents and Community to Envision a School-Family-Community Partnership at Waimānalo School". She is currently serving as a principal at Kaʻelepulu Elementary School on Oahu.
Kyle Reinke (MAT '20) was selected as a Knowles Teaching Fellow. The Fellows Program provides professional development focused on practitioner inquiry and community-building to early-career high school science and math teachers during their first five years of teaching.
A Special Issue of the Race and Pedagogy Journal, "Honoring Dr. Dexter Gordon's Visionary Equity Leadership: Master of Arts in Teaching Candidates Reflect on Racial Equity in Practice" features a dedication to honor Dr. Gordon and reflections from two Tacoma Public Schools educators Jessica Stella (MAT '10) and Audrey Wilson (MAT '13). The issue also includes artist statements and images of thirteen MAT 2021 candidates' projects exploring teaching dilemmas focused on centering race and unlearning racism.
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Off-Broadway, she was seen in The Seagull at the Pearl Theater. Other New York credits include As You Like It, Macbeth, Miss Julie, and Hamlet. Regionally she has worked at North Carolina Stage Company, the Clarence Brown Theater Company, the White River Theater Festival, the Theater at Monmouth, and others. She has toured with Arts Power and the National Shakespeare Company (Lady Macbeth). TV and Film: "Strangers with Candy", "Waterville, "The Doctor's Awkward Revenge". As a playwright, Anne's work has been produced across the country. She continues to act and direct professionally. She holds a BFA from Emerson College, Boston, and a Masters' degree from the University of Tennessee. She is a member of Actors' Equity Association and VASTA.


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European Discourses on Managing the Greek Crisis: Denial, Distancing and Blaming
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By Dimitris Papadimitriou and Sotirios Zartaloudis
Since the outbreak of the Eurozone crisis much attention has focused on the deficiencies of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and its effects on member states' politics. Here we present some key findings of an ongoing research project which tries to examine an often neglected aspect of the Eurozone's recent troubles; that is, the evolution of European discourses on the 'rescue' of Greece. We focus our analysis predominantly on discourses by senior EU officials, rather than the wider public debate on the fate of Greece which also included the media and other more specialised epistemic communities. We draw evidence from an extensive dataset of media reports from one of the largest databases on EU affairs, Euroactiv, and other leading European newspapers.
Our analysis is grounded on the conceptual literature of Discursive Institutionalism (DI), focusing, in particular, on the distinction between coordinative (i.e. the discourse used by political actors to coordinate their actions and ideas in order to produce policies) and communicative (i.e. the discourse whereby political actors legitimise the selected policies to the public/electorate) discourse, as contributors of a master discourse which shapes the direction of policy adjustment. We also employ the concepts of critical juncture (i.e. path-breaking policy departure) and critical moment (windows of opportunity facilitating change) as a means of assessing the timing and magnitude of such policy change.
Our research suggested that Greece's financial implosion produced significant discursive shifts amongst the Eurozone's political elite in both coordinative and communicative terms. The timing and intensity of the Greek crisis did, in this sense, create a critical moment for the re-articulation of the discourse surrounding the governance of the Eurozone. In coordinative terms, the decision to involve the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the Greek bailout programme through the so-called 'Troika' (IMF/European Commission/European Central Bank), introduced an element of external interference in the governance of the Eurozone, which would have been totally unthinkable a decade earlier. With regards to communicative discourse, three key shifts are identified: (i) an increasing doubt over the Euro as a strong currency underpinned by sound economic fundamentals; (ii) the growing suspicion over the rigour and impartiality of policing the 'rules of the game' (both prior and after membership of the Eurozone); and, crucially, (iii) an explicit acknowledgement of the possibility of a Euro-exit, despite unequivocal Treaty clauses to the contrary.
We argue that these discursive shifts map onto different stages of the management of the Greek crisis as European policy makers struggled to get to grips with complex and rapidly changing constellations of inter-related problems. Hence, from an initial narrative of denial, European leaders eventually acknowledged that the EU lacked the necessary tools to deal with a very real problem which had landed firmly on its door. The creation of the European Financial Stability Facility in May 2010, however, was very much portrayed as a means of dealing with the rather 'exceptional' Greek case. In other words, the Greek peril was seen as a product of local specificities and an example of poor EU oversight over an 'unruly pupil', not as a symptom of a wider European economic malaise. During 2011 as the government of George Papandreou struggled to fulfil the conditions of the first bailout package at home, European discourses on Greece grew increasingly hostile, reflective of a respective descent towards the 'politics of blame'. In the aftermath of Papandreou's resignation in November 2011, and throughout the protracted instability that ensued, another discursive taboo was broken: the threat of a Greek exit from the Eurozone ('Grexit') was explicitly deployed as a means of disciplining Greece's quarrelling political class. Although still not entirely dismissed, the 'Grexit' discourse only begun to subside in the aftermath of the June 2012 election as European leaders sought to support Greece's fragile pro-bailout coalition government under Antonis Samaras.
With the Eurozone crisis still very much an evolving process, the long-lasting (that is the qualitative difference between a critical moment and a critical juncture) effects of the Greek crisis on the master discourse of EMU are yet to be fully manifested. On the coordinative front, recent agreements on the strengthening of economic governance within the Eurozone (with further Treaty changes scheduled in the near future) appear to suggest that the crisis has indeed galvanised a magnitude of change akin to a critical juncture. A similar argument can also be made on the communicative front. The discursive polarisation during the Greek crisis may not necessarily be proof of the EU's terminal decent towards disintegration, but it is certainly reflective of an increasingly militant discourse on competiveness and 'self help'. The extent to which this discourse can be compatible with the finalité politique of the European Union remains the subject of much contestation which is likely to dominate European politics in years to come.
This piece originally appeared on the PSA blog.
Professor Dimitris Papadimitriou is a Professor of Politics at the School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester. He is also the Director of the Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence. He has published extensively on Greek politics, the EU's political economy and aspects of its enlargement strategy in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. His full academic profile is here.
Dr Sotirios Zartaloudis is Lecturer in Politics at Politics, History and International Relations at Loughborough University. His research interests include Europeanization, public policy, welfare reforms, and the impact of the financial crisis on national social policy and politics. His full academic profile is here.
Note: This article gives the views of the authors, and not the position of the Euro Crisis in the Press blog, nor of the London School of Economics.
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LOUIS — The U.S. Supreme Court — the defining issue for many evangelical Christians in the 2016 presidential election — finally received attention just before the close of the second debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Sunday night (Oct. 9).
The debate — only two days after the release of a 2005 video in which Trump lewdly describes his efforts to have sex with women other than his wife — lacked discussion of such issues as abortion and marriage until about 10 minutes before its end. Then an audience member asked the candidates about their priorities in nominating a justice to the high court.
Clinton, the Democratic nominee, cited both abortion and marriage in her reply, while Trump did not mention either issue while responding in more general terms.
Clinton noted, "I want a Supreme Court that will stick with Roe v. Wade and a woman's right to choose, and I want a Supreme Court that will stick with marriage equality."
She cited a Trump list of 20 names that represents the kind of nominees he would choose, adding, "[A]mong the ones that he has suggested are people who would reverse Roe v. Wade and reverse marriage equality. I think that would be a terrible mistake and would take us backwards."
The Supreme Court legalized abortion in its 1973 Roe opinion and same-sex marriage — or "marriage equality," as Clinton portrayed it — in 2015.
The Republican nominee referred to the late Antonin Scalia — the high court's leading conservative, original intent justice — in his response. The court remains a justice short of its nine-member makeup since Scalia's death in February.
"I am looking to appoint judges very much in the mold of Justice Scalia. … [P]eople that will respect the Constitution of the United States," Trump said.
He added of his nominees, "They'll respect the Second Amendment and what it stands for, what it represents." The right to bear arms "is totally under siege by people like Hillary Clinton," Trump said.
The desire to prevent Clinton from placing justices on the court who support abortion rights has caused a sizable number of evangelicals to support Trump despite their distaste for his candidacy, while other evangelicals have committed to refusing to vote for either Trump or Clinton.
Trump's sex-talk video almost immediately entered the debate, with co-moderator Anderson Cooper of CNN labeling as "sexual assault" the behavior described by the GOP nominee.
When asked by Cooper if he had ever done the things he described in the video, Trump said, "No, I have not," and said it was "locker-room talk."
"I'm not proud of it," Trump said. "I apologize to my family. I apologize to the American people. Certainly I'm not proud of it. But this is locker-room talk."
Clinton said in response, "What we all saw and heard on Friday was Donald talking about women, what he thinks about women, what he does to women. And he has said that the video doesn't represent who he is.
"But I think it's clear to anyone who heard it that it represents exactly who he is."
Trump brought up President Bill Clinton's alleged sexual assaults and harassment in reply, saying, "Mine are words, and his was action. His was what he's done to women." Trump added, "Hillary Clinton attacked those same women and attacked them viciously."
The release of the video has prompted several Republicans in Congress and at least one prominent evangelical leader, theologian Wayne Grudem, to withdraw their support of Trump.
If elected, Trump told the audience he would have his attorney general name a special prosecutor to investigate the deletion of more than 30,000 emails from a private server while Clinton was secretary of State.
Religious liberty — though it is in a pivotal clash legally and culturally with gay marriage and other manifestations of sexual liberty — gained only a passing mention in the debate, and it came in the context of freedom for Muslims.
When asked about his call last year for a temporary prohibition on Muslim immigration into the United States, Trump said, "The Muslim ban is something that in some form has morphed into a extreme vetting from certain areas of the world."
People are entering the country from Syria and other regions, he said, "like we have no idea who they are, where they are from, what their feelings about our country is, and [Clinton] wants 550 percent more. This is going to be the great Trojan horse of all time."
Clinton, who has proposed an increase of 55,000 more Syrian refugees into America, said she "will not let anyone into our country that I think poses a risk to us."
It is important, she added, for the United States not "to ban people based on a religion. How do you do that? We are a country founded on religious freedom and liberty. … Are we going to have religious tests when people fly into our country?"
Trump expressed disagreement with his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, in discussing Syria, where Russia is assisting the forces of President Bashar al-Assad against rebels and, in some cases, the terrorist Islamic State (ISIS). Pence had said the United States should be ready to attack Syria's military if Russia continues to carry out air strikes alongside Assad's forces.
"I believe we have to get ISIS," Trump said in contradicting Pence. "We have to worry about ISIS before we can get too much more involved."
Health care coverage and taxes were among other issues discussed.
The debate was conducted in a town hall format at Washington University in St. Louis and co-moderated by Martha Raddatz of ABC News and Cooper.
The final presidential debate before the Nov. 8 election will be Oct. 19 in Las Vegas.
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USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) is the second ship of the three-ship  of guided missile destroyers. The Zumwalt-class was designed as a multi-mission surface combatant for land attack and littoral operations with a mission of supporting both ground campaigns and the joint/naval battlespace. The main guns are a pair of Advanced Gun Systems (AGS). The Navy cancelled the ammunition procurement program for the only type of ammunition it can use, so the AGS cannot provide naval gunfire support and the Zumwalts were repurposed for surface warfare.

Design
Michael Monsoor is the second Zumwalt-class destroyer. The ship is  in length, with a beam of  and displacing approximately 15,000 tons. Michael Monsoor has a crew size of approximately 148 officers and sailors; she can make speed in excess of .

Namesake

Michael Monsoor is named after Master-at-Arms Second Class Michael A. Monsoor (1981–2006), a United States Navy SEAL killed during the Iraq War and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

Construction and career
Assembly of modules for Michael Monsoor began in March 2010. The keel laying and authentication ceremony for Michael Monsoor was held at the General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard on 23 May 2013. Michael Monsoor was launched on 21 June 2016.

Electrical failure during trials
On 4 December 2017, Michael Monsoor had problems with the complex electrical system which ended builders' trials early and forced the ship to return to the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine. A harmonic filter aboard failed one day after she left the yard. The ship returned to the yard on 5 December 2017. Harmonic filters are used in complex electrical systems to prevent unintended power fluctuations from damaging sensitive equipment. The delay in sea trials would not affect her expected March 2018 delivery.

Service with the U.S. Navy
The Navy chose to use an unusual two-part commissioning scheme for the Zumwalt-class. The initial commissioning was done prior to weapons systems integration, and the ships were placed in the status of "in commission, special", before sailing to San Diego for weapons installation and final acceptance. Zumwalt and Michael Monsoor used this scheme, while the third and final ship in the class, Lyndon B. Johnson, will use the more traditional approach with formal commissioning after final acceptance.

Michael Monsoor was delivered to the Navy in April 2018, and commissioned on 26 January 2019, at Naval Air Station North Island. She is homeported at Naval Base San Diego. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday visited Michael Monsoor while in San Diego on 25 February 2021.

Michael Monsoor participated in RIMPAC 2022.

Gallery

See also
 Mountain Warfare Training Camp Michael Monsoor

References

 Attribution

External links

 NavSource: USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001)
 USS Monsoor, May 2013

2016 ships
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Římskokatolická farnost Bzí (lat. Nabselium) je církevní správní jednotka sdružující římské katolíky na území vesnice Bzí a v jejím okolí. Organizačně spadá do turnovského vikariátu, který je jedním z 10 vikariátů litoměřické diecéze.

Historie farnosti
Jedná se o jednu z nejstarších farností v litoměřické diecézi. Založena byla ve středověku, ale přesné datum jejího založení není známo. Tato středověká farnost (plebánie) zanikla za husitských válek. K obnově farnosti došlo až po třicetileté válce. Matriky jsou v místě vedeny od roku 1669.

Duchovní správcové vedoucí farnost
Začátek působnosti jmenovaného v duchovní správě farnosti od:

Kromě kněží stojících v čele farnosti, působili ve farnosti v průběhu její historie i jiní kněží. Většinou pracovali jako farní vikáři, kaplani, katecheté, výpomocní duchovní aj.

Území farnosti
Do farnosti náleží území obce:

Římskokatolické sakrální stavby a místa kultu na území farnosti

Ve farnosti se mohou nacházet i další drobné sakrální stavby, místa římskokatolického kultu a pamětihodnosti, které neobsahuje tato tabulka.

Příslušnost k farnímu obvodu
Z důvodu efektivity duchovní správy byl vytvořen farní obvod (kolatura) farnosti Železný Brod, jehož součástí je i farnost Bzí, která je tak spravována excurrendo.

Odkazy

Poznámky

Reference

Související články
 Turnovský vikariát
 Seznam obcí v litoměřické diecézi

Externí odkazy
 Profil farnosti v elektronickém katalogu litoměřické diecéze

Bzí (Železný Brod)
Bzí (Železný Brod)
Náboženství v Železném Brodě


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Everyone should take their temperature.
I was 30 of 33. Missed the Lincoln - Douglas debate question, which I shouldn't have missed. I missed a couple philosophical questions too, close but no cigar.


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Grigorij Pasko (  ; født 1962, Kresjtjenovka, Kherson oblast, Ukrainsk SSR) er en russisk journalist, tidligere officer i den Russiske Føderations flåde, Amnesty International-udnævnt samvittighedsfange, og stifter og redaktør af Ecology and Law, et miljø- og borgeretsmagasin.

Liv

Pasko blev født i en lærerfamilie, uddannet ved journalistafdelingen på Lviv Universitet i 1983 og arbejdede som undersøgende journalist og redaktør for Bojevaja vakhta (Kampovervågningen), den interne avis for den russiske Stillehavsflåde. Han arbejdede sammen med japanske journalister fra NHK TV-netværket og Asahi Shimbuns nationale dagblad, og afslørede den russiske flådes dumpning af atomaffald i det Japanske hav i 1993.

Samvittighedsfange

I november 1997 blev Pasko anholdt af Den føderale sikkerhedstjeneste for den Russiske Føderation i Vladivostok. Han blev anklaget for spionage for sine publikationer om miljøproblemer i det japanske hav, men blev oprindeligt kendt ikke skyldig på grund af manglende beviser. På grund af hans advokaters indsats, herunder Ivan Pavlov, blev Pasko kun dømt for to af tres anklager. Han blev fundet skyldig i "misbrug af sin officielle stilling", men blev straks frigivet under en generel amnesti.

Efter flere fornyede undersøgelser frifandt Stillehavsflåden i sidste ende Pasko på alle punkter undtagen spionage og dømte ham til fire års fængsel for forræderi den 25. december 2001. Han blev anerkendt som samvittighedsfange af Amnesty International.

I 2003 blev han sat på fri fod. Atten måneder senere fik han lov til at rejse til udlandet.

Referencer

Personer fra Kherson oblast
Journalister fra Rusland
Systemkritikere fra Rusland


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Q: SQLAlchemy won't connect correctly but pyodbc and pymssql will I have been trying to diagnose the issue in a Windows Python 2.7 (Anaconda installed) environment running SQLAlchemy=1.1.11, pyodbc=4.0.17, and pymssql=2.1.3.
Both pyodbc and pymssql connections will successfully connect and query a table correctly.  However, when I attempt the same connection and query through SQLAlchemy either using an ORM or direct SQL, it fails with the following error:

sqlalchemy.exc.NoSuchColumnError: "Could not locate column in row for column '0'

The connection string I'm using is the following:
'mssql+pyodbc://:@CMPDSQL01:1433/CMP?driver=SQL+Server+Native+Client+10.0'

The connection and simple query through pyodbc uses the following:
print "---- Testing pyodbc Directly"
cnxn = pyodbc.connect(
    r'Trusted_Connection=yes;'
    r'DRIVER={SQL Server Native Client 10.0};'
    r'SERVER=CMPDSQL01;'
    r'DATABASE=CMP;'
    )

print cnxn
print "---- Complete ----"

print "---- Running Direct SQL Query on pyodbc Direct Connection"
cursor = cnxn.cursor()
cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM EPO_MODELS')
for r in cursor:
    print r
print "---- Complete ----"

The connection and simple query through pymssql uses the following:
print "---- Testing pymssql Directly"
cnxn = pymssql.connect(server='CMPDSQL01', port='1433', database='CMP')
print cnxn
print "---- Complete ----"

print "---- Running Direct SQL Query on pymssql Direct Connection"
cursor = cnxn.cursor()
cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM EPO_MODELS')
for r in cursor:
    print r
print "---- Complete ----"

What is even more perplexing is that the SQLAlchemy connection used to work but now no longer works.  Unfortunately I don't know what broke it due to a clean start install.
I don't think the EPO_MODELS object model comes into play with this error because even a direct SQL query fails in the same way.  However, for completeness the EPO_MODELS object model is very simple and looks like the following:
class EPO_MODELS(Base):
    __tablename__ = 'EPO_MODELS'

    ID = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, autoincrement=False)
    MODELTYPE = Column(Integer, autoincrement=False)
    MODELNAME = Column(NVARCHAR(255))
    MEMO = Column(NVARCHAR(2000))
    NEXTUNIQUEID = Column(Integer, autoincrement=False)
    MODELSYNC = Column(Integer, autoincrement=False)
    MODELSTATUS = Column(Integer, autoincrement=False)
    AUDITUSERID = Column(Integer, autoincrement=False)
    DATEALTERED = Column(DateTime)
    CREATIONDATE = Column(DateTime)

The direct SQLAlchemy query looks like the following after getting the session using the connection string above:
print "---- Running Direct SQL Query Through SQLAlchemy Connection"
result = con.execute('SELECT * FROM EPO_MODELS')
for r in result:
    print r
print "---- Complete ----"

Very much appreciate any insight into what is going on here.  I can't seem to find the disconnect. Thanks in advance.

A: After some diagnosis on the SQLAlchemy mailing list it looks like this is caused by the c extensions not being compatible with the server.  After removing the cresultproxy.pyd file from the sqlalchemy directory in site-packages the issue was resolved.
A pip uninstall/install did not fix the issue since the extensions were rebuilt during the install.  The c extension build did not emit any warnings or errors.  It just looks like this might be an edge case of an old Windows Server 2008 server configuration not working properly with the c extensions.

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The metaverse: the opportunities it offers journalism
The metaverse is a new era of immersive storytelling and interactive communications that can have significant implications for journalism and media practitioners
JAMFEST | Jamfest 2022 | Latest | Lwazi Maseko | 31 Oct 2022
Image: UK Black Tech/ Unsplash
What is the metaverse and how does it apply to journalism? That was the burning question during a Jamfest Africa 2022 session on exploring news stories inside the metaverse.
"The concept of the metaverse is still new even though we have had virtual reality technologies for many years, and the audience in Africa is quite peculiar especially when it comes to digital literacy and access to the internet, despite these challenges, there is a prospect and a need to invest in these new technologies," said panelist Kunle Adebajo, investigations editor at HumAngle Media in Nigeria.
Adebajo was joined by Laura Hertzfeld, storytelling innovation consultant and former director of Yahoo XR Partner Programme, Tulanana Bohela, co-founder of OnaStories, Princely Glorious, director of strategy and co-founder of OnaStories, and Emmanuel Agbeko Gamor, president of Unpacking Africa 4.0, who moderated the discussion.
Experiencing the metaverse is often described as having a presence in another internet world and the gateway into the metaverse is through immersive technologies available in XR (extended reality), VR (virtual reality), and AR (augmented reality). What was initially thought to be technology for the next generation of journalists and media makers, might be the technology of the present day. This means that news and stories won't only be read but can also be virtually experienced in the metaverse.
Many journalists and visual artists have already begun experimenting with immersive storytelling forms through long-form photojournalistic pieces or 3D visualisations which allow readers to interact with data or scenes. More mass-market examples are the use of Snapchat AR filters, cost-effective google cardboards, and soon the Apple VR glasses due to be released in 2023. As a result, the media landscape on a global scale is becoming more interactive, experiential and no longer one-directional. The metaverse's anticipated impact on Africa specifically requires media makers and newsrooms to prepare for the metaverse horizon as it becomes more accessible.
According to Adebajo these are the benefits of using the metaverse for journalism:
It takes immersive storytelling to a whole new level
It can incorporate images, videos, sounds and 3D objects
It has potential for monetisation
It offers a potential new audience pool
Hertzfeld said the metaverse needs to be seen as a different platform to tell stories in new ways, but there are key questions that need journalists and media practitioners need to ask themselves, firstly where is your audience and what is the best place to engage them for particular stories?
Why newsrooms should consider Extended Reality (XR):
To engage readers so they consume more content, leading to greater time spent and increased revenue
To create opportunities for sponsored content and advertising integration
To help producers stay on top of new technology and prepare for the future
According to Hertzfeld, this is what makes a story immersive:
technology: new ways of experiencing content that incorporates 3D, AR/VR, headset technology
art: bringing artists' and photographer's work into the storytelling process to focus on the feel of a piece as much as the reporting
physical space: opportunities that bring stories into theatre experiences, public venues or galleries
"Regardless of platform or tools, a story remains a story, these platforms, tools and technologies: all of these are constraints but within these constraints that's where you find the freedom to tell stories," said Glorious. "As a storyteller, the things that matter to you in the metaverse are the same things that matter to you outside the metaverse," said Glorious.
As a newsroom or publication, you remain audience-led despite using the metaverse. The fundamentals of storytelling remain the same in the metaverse, said Glorious.
Opportunities that the metaverse offers for journalism: The three C's
Building digital communities
Commerce: different business models
Co-create experiences: the audience is part of the story and an active participant in a story
IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING JOURNALISM METAVERSE NEW TECHNOLOGIES


A team from National Law School of India University, Bangalore has won ConQuest 2016, India's first national level quiz on the Indian Constitution, organized by Centre for Law and Policy Research (CLPR).
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Another team from NLSIU, of Sarthak Gupta and Aradhya Sethia, were the First Runners up . . .


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#ifndef EDITMODE_H
#define EDITMODE_H

#include <QDialog>
#include "ui_editmode.h"

#include "qlcphysical.h"

class QLCFixtureMode;
class QLCFixtureHead;
class QLCFixtureDef;
class QLCChannel;

/** @addtogroup fixtureeditor Fixture Editor
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class EditMode : public QDialog, public Ui_EditMode
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
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    EditMode(QWidget* parent, QLCFixtureMode* mode);

    /** Use this constructor to create a new mode for the fixture */
    EditMode(QWidget* parent, QLCFixtureDef* fixtureDef);

    /** Destructor */
    ~EditMode();

protected:
    void loadDefaults();
    void init();

    /*********************************************************************
     * Fixture Mode
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public:
    /** Get the mode that was being edited. Don't save the pointer! */
    QLCFixtureMode* mode() {
        return m_mode;
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private:
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    /*************************************************************************
     * Channels page
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protected slots:
    void slotAddChannelClicked();
    void slotRemoveChannelClicked();
    void slotRaiseChannelClicked();
    void slotLowerChannelClicked();

protected:
    void refreshChannelList();
    QLCChannel* currentChannel();
    void selectChannel(const QString &name);

    /************************************************************************
     * Heads page
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private slots:
    void slotAddHeadClicked();
    void slotRemoveHeadClicked();
    void slotEditHeadClicked();
    void slotRaiseHeadClicked();
    void slotLowerHeadClicked();

private:
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How can I pause an EB-2 petition during EB-5 conditional residence?
I am a Chinese citizen and will be filing both EB-5 and EB-2 petitions concurrently. Since the waiting period for the EB-5 petition is shorter than EB-2 for Chinese, is there a way to "pause" my EB-2 petition when I receive the conditional green card from EB-5? Because it is "conditional," in case the I-829 does not get approved in the end, can I go back and continue my old EB-2 petition without filing a new one?
There likely is no reason to "pause" the EB-2 petition before you become a permanent resident and there is no way to keep it pending after you become one. The USCIS or the National Visa Center will hold your petition until the priority date is current. Therefore, you can have both an I-140 immigrant petition pending for EB-2 and an I-526 immigrant petition pending for EB-5 and "have a race" to see which priority date becomes current first. If you receive a conditional green card first under EB-5, the I-140 petition no longer is valid. Should your I-829 petition to remove the condition be denied, your employer would have to re-file your I-140 immigrant petition and could "recapture" the earlier priority date. Of course, the job offer would still have to be valid.
I am assuming you do have an immigration attorney. If so, you should ask this question directly to him/her - they may have a more direct answer for you since they have your immigration facts. In general, one may have more than one application to legalize - one does not necessarily negate the other.
As long as you have an approved I-140, you have a priority date that you could use even if you start a new EB-2 case with another employer. If your employer could and would sign an employer letter to file the I-485 later, then even better as you do not have to start from the beginning with a new LC process with another employer. However, if you will do the EB-5 case, you should do a really careful due diligence so that you will only invest in a project that has very high chance of success with the I-526 as well as the I-829. There are several regional centers with a 100 percent approval track record on both. Doing both routes concurrently seems a little wasteful of time and money for you.
Never heard of a "pause." You either continue or, if not, they consider the petition abandoned.
There is no issue. You can pick and choose whichever you prefer.
There is no such thing as pausing an immigration petition once it is initiated. If you concurrently start the two petitions, each one will proceed according to its associated processing time, but you cannot pause either petition. Advisably, consult an attorney before you proceed further on your plan(s).
There are timelines to consider for the EB-2 as well regarding when you would actually report for the position for which you would be hired, so putting that off for two years may be tough.
There is no way to "pause" an application. You can possibly request that USCIS hold the application in "abeyance," but that is not realistic.


I Am: "I Am the I Am"
From the time Moses encountered God in the burning bush, there has been one name above all names that God has used to refer to himself: YHWH - the unspeakable name of Yahweh. No Jew would take this name on their lips, and even to write it out in its entirety was forbidden. So what on earth was Jesus thinking when he declared "Before Abraham was, I AM?" It's not wonder they immediately picked up stones to kill him. This Sunday we conclude our "I Am" series with a look at Jesus most outrageous I Am statement ever: "I Am the I Am."
I AM the I AM from St. J & B Anglican Church on Vimeo.
Hallelujah from St. J & B Anglican Church on Vimeo.


In this all day tour along the south coast of Iceland, we depart from Hella village shopping center at 9am. We head eastward along the south coast across Iceland´s largest farmland area, learning about farming and farm culture on the way, stopping by small and large waterfalls (Gluggafoss, Seljalandsfoss, Gljúfrabúi and Skógafoss). We will stop by Dyrhólaey nature reserve and Reynisfjara black beach turning back at Vík village dropping by at the wool market if you like. A quick hot-dog or "kók og prins" (we will explain later) at the gas station and we are homeward bound. From Vík to Hella is about an hour´s drive and we will be back around 5pm.
As with other tours offered by MudShark tours, your local guide is a PhD botanist and ecologist.
To book this tour please use the booking form below or contact us at mudshark@mudshark.is. Pick-up is free in the Hvolsvöllur-Selfoss area.
For pick-up outside this area, send us an email. Group discounts available (below). For groups larger than 2, select 2 pax and then check the boxes below (Extras) for additional persons at a reduced rate. For groups larger than 6 pax, send us an email.


We summarise what situations are caught by the special rules that apply to some personal service companies and the implications of the rules. At Westlake Clark, we can help check whether the regime may apply to your company if you live or work in the Lymington & New Milton area.
We can advise as to the best course of action in your own particular circumstances in the Lymington & New Milton area.
If IR35 Personal Service Companies does apply to you we can help with the necessary record keeping and calculations so please do contact us at Westlake Clark.


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Michele Dillon
Sociology Department, University of New Hampshire
On March 30th, Michele Dillon, a sociologist from the University of New Hampshire and author of numerous studies of American Catholicism, spoke on her most recent research on religious attitudes and practices as they develop over the life course. Unlike most studies on religion and spiritual practices that study a sample at one point in time and do not account for the effects of an evolving personality over time, Dillon's work is based on data from a sample of babies and children in the 1920's who were followed and interviewed at periodic intervals over 60 years of their lives. The continuity of the data over the respondents' lives gives us a fascinating insight into how religiosity and spirituality wax and wane as individuals age and mature.
Interestingly, Dillon and her co-author, the psychologist Paul Wink, find that although respondents' religiousness and spirituality tend to increase most sharply in the period between the ages of one's 50's and 70's, that people are actually quite stable suggesting that people do not tend to experience radical shifts in their religious and spiritual worldview, even after having negative life experiences. Further, their evidence suggests that the religious atmosphere in their family of origin is the single best predictor of religious involvement in late adulthood, reinforcing the important influence of religious formation in the family.
Dillon and Wink also examined the relationship of religion and spirituality to a concern for others, in order to explore hypotheses that associate spirituality with self-centeredness and organized religion with fostering broader social commitments. In their sample they found that both highly religious and highly spiritual people were likely to show a deep and genuine concern for others and were also more likely to be socially engaged with people, groups and activities. However, the religious and the spiritual show this concern and care in different ways. Highly religious people (defined by the routine exercise of religious practices) tend to connect in a communal, interpersonal way through relationships with family and friends. Their everyday routines showed time spent on social activities with family and friends and community service done within a group setting. Highly spiritual people (defined by the routine exercise of spiritual practices) on the other hand tend to express their connections through creative projects and in social activities that reach beyond their own family and friends and might leave a legacy that "would outlive the self." These people tend to show a broader societal perspective and more incisiveness into the human condition. Dillon and Wink also look specifically at measures of spirituality and narcissism and find no link. This finding is significant in that it appears to counter the more popular association some cultural analysts have made between spirituality and a self-regarding individualism. This study provides important data to the contrary.


Allot of People try to act as if they live a life of Hip-Hop, if you want to see how Hip-Hop should be lived go visit King Sun In Bronx NY, better yet Gunhillroad! He never left the hood, even after selling gold with his second album Righteous But Ruthless. Like a prophet he stayed amongst his people bringing some of the most ferocious lyrics and songs to come out the Bronx. King Sun has never declined upon a freestyle challenge EVER! Always got his golden tongue ready to spit at any one coming at him.
Allot of MC?s say its unfair and he should not battle because he is ?pro? or he is ?already famous?. Weather he is famous or not he is a BATTLE MC! Has always been and will always stay. As a heavyweight champion in the ring not many MC?s can come close to this MC that has so much charisma that make people hypnotized as soon as his voice is heard when on stage or in a cipher on the corner of any street or in any hood. Some compare his voice to be similar to that of Rakim, some say he has the voice of Barry White in Hip-Hop. His achievement for the Hip-Hop world has been great influence for allot of people around the world. To mention a few artists King Sun has worked with are M.O.P., Ice-T, Fat Joe, Poor Righteous Teachers, Funk Master Flex and more. King Sun is still here waiting for anyone to get at him that dares to battle! Your welcome to get at him right here!!!!! A TRUE PROPHET NEVER LEAVES HIS PEOPLE OR HIS HOOD!


A few of the cheaper places I've eaten at in Los Angeles. More to come. Expensive doesn't necessarily equal good! Cheap doesn't necessarily mean great.
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Photography by Dru Abrams showing off the amazing terrain between Fresno and King City, CA. Its unique landscape of canyons, dusty hills, lonely stretches of twisty roads traverse scorched earth and supple valleys dotted with ranches, oil derricks and wide open spaces.
Trumpeter Chris Botti and band perform at Tanglewood in Lenox, Ma.
Teddy Bear is now 13 years old and is an expert napper! He was born May 22, 2000 and has lived in NYC, rural Massachusetts and now is enjoying his retirement in San Francisco.
Stephanie Abrams Travel Expo at tanglewood in 2008.
Exploring downtown Toronto on a beautiful fall day!


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Hoi An - This historic town is maybe Vietnam's most atmospheric and delightful town. It was once, from the 15th-19th centuries, a major trading port, and it is packed with picturesque historical homes, pagodas and street-side cafes. The 21st-century curses of traffic and pollution are almost entirely absent. The city is also popular for buying hand-made clothing.
Hue - Hue is clustered around the Perfume River to which is owes part of its charm. It has endless must-see historic sites, especially those that are UNESCO World Heritage designated. Sightseeing can include the ornate Imperial Citadel, colorful Thanh Toan Bridge, royal tombs and the Forbidden Purple City.
Danang - Da Nang is a laid-back and friendly city, with some great food. Culinary tours are a hugely popular way to experience the local flavors. From Danang you can also explore the marble mountains, Ba Na Hills, limestone caves and other local attractions.
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Pick you up from hotels in Hoi An, and then driving 30 minutes to pick up from Da Nang City.
Pick up from Da Nang City Hotels.
Stop at Hai Van Pass, and photo taking of American and French bunkers on the peak.
View of Lang Co bay.
Arrive at Hue city, visit Khai Dinh tomb - a tomb with elements of eastern art mixed with western designs.
Lunch in a local restaurant in Hue City.
Visit Ngo Mon Gate + Library + Thai Hoa palace.
Visit Thien Mu pagoda (Heavenly Laddy Pagoda) associated with culture and history of Hue.
Tranfer back Da Nang city through Hai Van tunnel.
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If you have had any doubt about the existence of extraterrestrials visiting planet Earth, get ready to observe retired high ranking military personnel confess their knowledge of UFOs and extraterrestrials that have been visiting earth for many many years. This conference was held at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. , right down the street from the White House on September 27, 2010. Please do yourself a favor and watch this entire conference. Incredible!!!
The truth is much closer than you think. Attain your mind.


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