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About the School for the Mother and Child
Madressah Al-Umm wa al-Tifl (School for the Mother and Child) was officially opened in 2004.
- There are no entry or age requirements; no fees; no registration.
- Quran and various Islamic texts (mutoon) are taught to students, from beginner to advanced levels.
- There are daily, weekly and bi-monthly lectures or sessions.
- Subjects taught:Recitation of Quran in Warsh, Qaloon and Hafs, Memorisation of Quran, Tafsir of Quran, Fiqh, Usool al-Fiqh, Hadith, Seerah, Tajweed and Arabic.
- Special classes structured for high school students studying towards their Baccalaureate (equivalent to the final year of high school).
- Special classes structured for university students studying Islamic Studiesthrough correspondence.
- There is also a kindergarten with a total of 25 students.
- The Madressah teaches the Tafsir of Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse, Riad al-Tafsir. There are three groups of students who are memorising the Tafsir. (The majority of these women have already memorised the Quran.)
- Two students (now teachers) have an Ijaazah in Quran (permission to teach). Obtaining an ijaazah in Quran, especially in Mauritania, is no easy feat. Besides memorisation of the Quran with tajweed and being able to write the Quran from memory, the student needs to memorise and understand three tajweed texts, a text for rasm-al-Quran (of writing the Quran) and be able to start teaching those texts before obtaining an ijazah.
- Every month, the Madrassah awards a certificate, The Iqra Warqa' Certificate, to the person who has recited the most Quran per month (the number of hizb or half a juz is recorded). The conditions for this, is that the hizb needs to be recited from memory, with tajweed, and someone needs to listen to the recitation (in order to check correct recitation). This certificate was once awarded to a student who recited 1500 hizb (750 juz) during the month of Ramadan.
- A group of 42 students have completed memorisation of the Quran over a 10 year period.Most of these students are mothers and older women.
- The youngest student who memorised the Quran (haafizah) was 10 years old and the oldest 70.
- A group of 40 women have collectively memorised the Mukhatasar Al-Khalil, an advanced book of Maliki Fiqh.
- Another unique feature of this Madressah is that it is totally free and is open to anyone who wants to study.


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PSDI has been working with the National Commission for the Implementation of Measures to Combat Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism to undertake a national risk assessment, draft a strategic plan to respond to shortcomings identified in the assessment, and guide the implementation of AML/CFT processes across government and the private sector.
The risk assessment was based on inputs from a broad range of public and private sector stakeholders—whose perceptions it gathered on the money laundering and terrorist financing threats and vulnerabilities faced by Timor-Leste—and on relevant data, such as that concerning on proceeds-generating crimes.
The strategic plan responds to the threats and vulnerabilities identified in the risk assessment and in an evaluation undertaken in 2012 by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering, a regional associate of FATF. The plan identifies strategic objectives and provides a roadmap for implementing key legal and institutional changes needed to strengthen the AML/CFT framework.

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I think I've been to Mexico 6 separate times. I love going to Mexico. It's easy to get to, it's more affordable when it comes to livin' dat beach life, and it's always beautiful. And when my best friend was trying to decide where to go to celebrate her 30th birthday, Tulum was an easy decision. I feel like Tulum is the hot spot nowadays. I constantly see bloggers traveling there and it has become a pretty popular place to visit in Mexico. And I was so excited to see this place that so many have recommended and boasted about. But sadly, this was not my best Mexico experience. It was kind of the worst.
But before we talk about the bad or the ugly, let's start with the good. Because there is a lot of good to be had in Tulum. I mean, look at the view above of just flying into Cancun. Pretty stunning. And that's what you get when you're in Cancun or Riviera Maya or Tulum – you get beautiful, clear, bluish-green water with clean, lovely beaches. Tulum is about an hour drive from the Cancun airpot, so it's not too tough to get to. And when you're in Tulum, there are bikes and scooters to rent to get you around the city a little faster. Every time I've gone to Mexico in the past, I've stayed in an all-inclusive hotel, but since there were 6 of us on this trip, my best friend wanted to have more time together and to be able to cook. So we found this little airbnb that was incredibly affordable and spacious and slept all of us quite comfortably. We all had our own bathrooms and had a good size kitchen, dining room and rooftop patio. Our apartment was located right in the Pueblo of Tulum in a neighborhood called La Veleta, which definitely had some pros and cons.
- Pros –
- It was in walking distance to a ton of delicious restaurants, shops, stores, etc.
- It was super easy to get a taxi.
- There is nightlife nearby.
- Cons –
- It was loud AF at all hours, people were shooting off fireworks at all hours of the day (not sure why), a gas truck drives around blaring music all day errrrday, and there were constant police sirens.
- Since it's in an up-and-coming neighborhood, there were dogs wandering everywhere and sh*tting everywhere, so you really had to keep your eyes down every time you were walking anywhere.
- It's about a 20 minute drive from the beach, so if you want a beach vacation, it's a little bit of a trek.
We also had the issue that our apartment constantly smelled like sewage. Which isn't super fun when you're trying to cook dinner. But luckily we didn't spend too much time indoors and ventured out most days. And while venturing out in the Pueblo the first night for dinner, we ended up running into a CrossFit-style gym! We were planning to create our own workouts to do on the rooftop of our apartment, but after finding this gym, we decided to venture in and experience a Tulum workout. And let me tell you – they don't f*ck around. The coach made me do my own workout that included about 500 reps so I cut that number down myself and didn't explain why since he didn't speak English and I don't speak Spanish. But we ended getting an amazing workout in which felt awesome before heading out for multiple cocktails on the beach.
On our first full day, we rented bikes and biked down in the rain to the Ruins. You can get tickets and wander the ruins, but you can also simply follow the path down past the Ruins and you'll run right into the beach, which is what we did. When you wander the beach, you'll different hotels and most of them have a beach club that you can pay a fee to stay at or simply grab a bite to eat and a fun cocktail. We wandered to a random hotel that had adorable little bungalows and sat down for lunch. When we were in Tulum, we didn't get the best weather. It was normally 70 degrees, unless the sun came out. But luckily, after biking through the rain, we were greeted by blue skies for our lunch break. I wish I remembered what beach club we were at because that's where my downfall of the trip began. But I'll get to that later.
For dinner that night, we decided to grab a cab and head to the beach to experience one of the restaurants that was recommended by a reader. Since we had eaten A TON of Mexican food, we picked a Thai restaurant at the Mezzanine Hotel and HOT DAMN was it amazing. At one point, we all started coughing when they were cooking some hot peppers which I'm guessing was for their curry paste. This restaurant was legit and my panang curry was fantastic. I pretty much licked my bowl and wanted to place a second order. Since I wasn't feeling too hot, I passed on the cocktails but everyone else had delicious cocktails while we were there. We were inside but this hotel is right on the beach and we could tell that the view must be stunning during the day. It made me wish that we were staying at that hotel because it was really beautiful!
The next morning, I woke up feeling just a tad off, but nothing too bad. So I ignored it, pounded some bottled water and we went on our way to Xel-Ha. My best friend found this stunning water park and saw that it had almost 5 stars on Trip Advisor with around 15,000 reviews so we decided to try it out. This place has SO much to do. You can snorkel, sit in a tube in a lazy river (me, duh), swim with dolphins, pet some stingrays, go to the spa, go on rides, wander caves, cliff jump, zip line, and about a million other things. It's huge. And food and drink is included. Not saying it's good whatsoever, but it's included so you don't have to worry about figuring out your meals while you're in and out of the water all day. We spent our afternoon exploring the entire place, but since I was feeling on the sketchy side, I didn't partake in many of the fun activities. I did, however, bruise my foot trying to exit the water. Like a pro.
This waterpark is awesome if you have a big group or a family and want everyone to be entertained throughout the day. I'm a person who can sit on the beach and do nothing all day long and be completely content, but I know most people like to move their bodies and experience different things while traveling. And this place gives you a ton of different experiences. I wish I could have enjoyed it more but the stomach pain and bloat started to really set in at this point.
That night we stayed in and I ended up going to bed early because I was feeling pretty off. And that morning, the food poisoning really set in. Looking back (and after hearing from multiple people on social media) I think I got the food poisoning from the shrimp ceviche I had on the beach near the Ruins. A ton of people reached out and said they got food poisoning from the shrimp, especially the shrimp ceviche since it may not cook through all the way. One of the guys on our trip also had some food poisoning and he was the only other person on the trip that had shrimp like I did. So I spent that day rolling in bed in truly agonizing pain. I've had some pretty miserable food poisoning before and I also have a gluten allergy that can make standing impossible, but this food poisoning made sure to make it's point. It felt like someone was sticking a serrated knife into my belly button and wiggling it back and forth. I sat in my room alone (because I absolutely DID NOT want to be around anyone) literally screaming and yelling more obscenities than usual to simply get through the pain. It's what I imagine labor pains to feel like after multiple friends have told me, "Don't be the hero – just take the drugs and get the epidural." It was brutal.
That day was a pretty big bummer because I not only had to miss going to that gym for a second time, but I also had to miss out on a long day on the beach side of Tulum where my friends went to hit up a beach club. Our apartment didn't have much for blankets and I was going through some major cold sweats and had to bundle up in a fleece that I wore to the airport in Colorado then cover my bed sheet with towels. It was a real treat. Once my body stopped trying to rip itself apart, I made my way to the beach to meet up with my friends. I knew that I would either be lying in bed feeling awful or lying on the beach feeling awful, so I picked the beach. I only made it a couple hours before feeling like it was tie to turn in for the night. After getting back to our apartment and eating very little, I went to bed by 6pm and didn't wake up until 6am. That part was magical.
The next morning we packed up and headed to the airport. We ended up getting to the airport about 4 hours before our flight and because of that, there was another flight to Denver leaving by the time we got in the terminal. Since I couldn't imagine stomaching another meal in Mexico or sitting in pain for 4 hours in the airport, I asked what it would cost to get on the flight back. They said $275 and I handed over my credit card. I would have paid anything to get home earlier, especially because I had to leave the next morning for an 8 hour car ride to Nebraska. Well, I think Mexico was giving me a little pat on the back because after trying to run my credit card for about 20 minutes and not succeeding, he simply let me on the flight. The system was down, but he was still nice enough to send me on my way! So rad. I was able to get into Denver 3 hours earlier and buy myself a gluten free pizza (which was the only thing that sounded edible at the moment) and cuddle with my pup. Thank you for that, Cancun Airport.
So even though this wasn't my best trip to Mexico, I definitely learned quite a few things.
- When traveling to the beach, I want to be ON the beach. It's fun staying in an apartment and getting the feel of a city and having a space to hang with friends, but I would much rather wake up to the peaceful sound of the beach and walk straight out to the sand.
- I will never ever EVER eat the shrimp again while in Mexico. I was incredibly careful about the water, even brushing my teeth with bottled water, but the shrimp is what did me in. I thought being on the beach meant it was safe to eat the seafood. That's what you would think, right? Wrong. After talking to many people on IG, it's safe to say that shrimp is a no-go. And if you do eat it, make sure it's extra cooked. Ceviche was a bad choice.
- I will always fly Southwest. I love them so much.
- Next time, I will definitely eat less beach club food and more recommended-restaurant food. I totally wish we would have hit up more restaurants that were recommended by readers!
In case you want to check out some of the restaurants recommended by readers, here's a list I kept on my phone while we were traveling:
- Mateo's (for the best fish tacos ever)
- Hartwood
- Gitano's (great cocktails)
- Batey Mojito & Gaurapo (drinks and live music)
- Posada Margherita (not sure about gf options)
- The Real Coconut (for breakfast)
- Casa Banana
- La Zebra
- Arca
- Macondo
Hope that helps you have a great experience while you're in Tulum and not get food poisoning!
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by William Moultrie
Washington – Having just settled down for a long autumn's nap following a marathon Congressional session on Saturday, Rep. Gresham Barrett was visited by a congregation of ghosts from America's past.
Barrett had endured a particularly bad evening, with the Democrats barely passing their health care reform package. Venting his frustration on Twitter after the final votes had been tallied, Barrett tweeted the following: "Sad day 4 Freedom. I worry abt my children. Big Gvt-more red tape-more debt-is NOT the answer. Today-our Forefathers cry."
After sorting through some paperwork and sending his staff home he fired off another quick tweet and leaned back in his leather chair hoping to catch a quick rest before an early conference call to discuss spin and talking points.
Barrett had barely closed his eyes when he heard a door slam.
Startled awake, his chair tipped over and he fell on the floor, finding himself staring face to foot with a pair of black riding boots.
"Get on your feet!" a voice yelled, and Barrett quickly obliged.
Standing in front of him were the slightly translucent figures of a dozen men, several of whom he recognized from their pictures on the currency in his wallet.
"Wha.. wha… what's going on here?" Barrett managed to stammer as he frantically pushed the panic button under the corner of his desk."
"Don't bother trying to summon the constables," George Washington said. "Franklin disabled all of your electronics, and Hamilton's watching the door — you're on your own here."
"I don't understand, are you angry with me? I'm a patriot, I'm protecting this country from the Democrats," Barrett managed to say, with his voice faltering. "I'm only doing what any of you would have done in my place."
"You, my dear man," said Thomas Jefferson, "are an affhole. You are not fit to fit in that cheap imitation chair mimicking the one of my own inventionf. Were I not fuch a gentleman, I would thrafh you until you could not ftand up ftrait."
"Calm down Thomas," Washington interjected. "Mr. Barrett, our issue with you is that you implied that we would be crying because of this most recent legislative action, and while men such as yourself may be comfortable with such feminine expressions of emotion, we certainly are not."
"I have no idea what you are talking about… wait, are you on Twitter?"
"Of course," Washington replied, "we all are. I'm sure you thought 'GWnumber1' was a fan of the 43rd president, but it is in fact me, the actual first president of this country, and you better watch out who you're calling a cry-baby. Me and the boys here don't appreciate that kind of talk."
"Damn straight," said Nathan Hale from the back of the room. "My only regret is that you have but one ass to kick for this country."
"Calm down Nate," Washington said, "we all agreed that it's beneath us to physically assault an elected Congressman of this great nation."
Turning to Barrett, Washington continued, "Sir, I would implore you that in the future, as tempting as it may be to associate your own beliefs with those of ours, you refrain from such references as they are spurious at best and slanderous at worst. There is no way to compare our situation to yours and attempting to do so merely insults the intelligence of your constituents and makes you look foolish. Now if you will pardon our intrusion, we have several dozen other stops to make tonight."
"So that's all?" Barrett asked, relieved. "Boy, I was worried for a minute that you were going make me look at some scary vision of the future or at some uninsured homeless people dying on the street or something, or worse yet, beat the crap out of me."
"Don't be silly," Washington replied. "We're statesmen, presidents, heroes… we don't engage in such actions. We did, however, find someone to do that job for us — I think you'll be tickled at the irony."
Washington turned towards the door, and raised his voice, yelling "Alright Hamilton, send in the fellows from the Boston Tea Party."
"Oh," said Washington, turning back to to the suddenly pale Barrett, "could you tell me where Mr. Wilson's office is?"


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That written, the thoughts and feelings - often referred to as meaning - a photograph touches in a viewer is intrisically subjective since what a viewer receives from a photograph is, in most cases, primarily determined by what a viewer brings to his/her viewing experience. While, without a doubt, a photograph's visual content influences a viewer's eye and sensibilities, it is the viewer's expectations, experience, prejudices and his/her willingness to fully engage the photograph with an open mind that ultimately determine how a photograph "speaks" to him/her.
iMo, the best manner in which a viewer can expand his/her ability to "listen" to / "read" a photograph is to make a concerted effort to view as many photographs as possible to include as many photographic genres as possible. iMo, original photographic prints (and their close relative - high quality print reproductions in photo books) is the best / richest vehicle for expanding one's understanding of visual language. It is also Mo that learning how to "read" a photograph will be of great benefit to a picture maker inasmuch as understanding the visual lanuage to be found in a photograph (made by others) will help that picture maker with the use of that language his/her own picture making.
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Your child's first steps are always an amazing time! I remember when my daughter, Sibylla took her first steps. She did this just a few days before her 10 month birthday! I was amazed! By the time we moved to South Carolina she was walking everywhere! I remember that Halloween she was greeting the kids at the door! Well, now she can run and climb and it is her brother's turn for his first steps!
Vasili is 10 months old, and while I was hanging out and playing wth them last night, my little man started fussing. I asked him what was wrong, and he stood up, on his own and took two steps toward me! Again I was amazed! He would not show off his skills for my husband last night, but he has been practicing today with his sister!
I'm sure by the time we are ready to leave South Carolina in a few weeks, Vasili will be walking everywhere! This is a new challenge, not only for him, but for me too! Now I'll literally be chasing two little ones! Now the real fun begins!
Watch out world, Vasili, at 10 months old, is walking! 🙂


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A Multiplexed Phone System For Small Mines
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Description:A new phone system was developed that provides eight full duplex communications channels over a single twisted shielded phone line, with no central switching station or line amplifiers. This system greatly simplifies installation and maintenance over that required with conventional switching systems. The system is based on microprocessor technology and digital frequency synthesis. Frequency division multiplexing is used over a bandwidth of approximately 300 kHz, and a baseband voice channel (compatible with conventional pager phones) is provided as a backup to assure communication if the multiplex features fail. Multiplex operations are controlled over a 30-kHz digital channel. The system is designed to operate with up to 16 km (10 miles) of cable plant and a maximum phone separation of 8 km (5 miles). The digital techniques permit a limited amount of monitoring and control capability to each phone. This consists of two pair of contact inputs or outputs, to be used as desired. These "flags" may be read or controlled by a dispatcher's phone.
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Plant Finder
In a landscape, hedges are most commonly used to define a border, create privacy or block unwanted views. Whether formal or informal, sizes can range from just a couple of feet to tree size hedges used to block out the neighbors second story window.
Types of Hedge
Gulf Stream Heavenly Bamboo
Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream'
Gulf Stream Heavenly Bamboo is a graceful, upright accent plant with soft draping foliage on tall stems usually growing right from the ground. Compact shrubs with year-round foliage interest!
Dwarf Myrtle
Myrtus communis 'Compacta'
Excellent hardy shrub mostly used for small to medium hedges. Can be planted in tight rows to create a thick privacy screen for porches, patios or for property lines.
Japanese Boxwood
Buxus microphylla japonica
This hardy evergreen is an excellent choice for low to medium formal hedges along walls or walkways.
Landscaping with Juniper plants is easy and present many beautiful options and uses. Great for filling in space fast. Can be used as a ground cover, screen or vertical feature.
Mock Orange
Pittosporum tobira
Mock Orange is a very hardy shrub with deep green shiny leaves. Very useful as a hedge or anchor plant near buildings.
Nerium oleander
Fast growing, tall evergreen shrub that's excellent for use as privacy hedge and bringing color to a landscape.
Dwarf Oleander Salmon
Nerium oleander
Great for use as a privacy hedge, along the property line, lining a walk or driveway, as an accent for a garden bed, around tall palm trees and around a patio.
Pyracantha Graber's Firethorn
Pyracantha graberi
Fast growing, heat loving, large evergreen shrub ideal for using along borders or walls. Clusters of white flowers in spring, beautiful red berries in fall and winter.
Shiny Xylosma
Xylosma senticosa
Xylosma is a very attractive shrub with bright green shiny leaves that will grow in part to full sun.
Japanese Privet
Ligustrum japonica
Mostly used as a hedge or tall screen, the Japanese Privet has large, deep green foliage and insignificant light blooms in the Spring.
Red-Tip Photinia
Photinia fraseri
Photinia is a large growing shrub with dark, shiny leaves and red new leaves.
Yaupon Holly Stokes
Ilex vomitoria 'Stokes'
Dwarf Yaupon Holly is a very tough little shrub that can be used as a border plant,
Heavenly Bamboo
Nandina domestica 'Harbour Dwarf'
Heavenly Bamboo is graceful, upright accent plant with soft draping foliage on tall stems usually growing right from the ground.
Timber Bamboo
Phyllostachys oldhamii
Timber, or Giant Bamboo, can reach heights over 30' and grows in fairly open clumps
Twisted Myrtle
Myrtus boetica
Twisted Myrtle is a very versatile shrub with rich green foliage that hugs a twisting branch structure
Wax Leaf Privet
Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum'
Wax Privet are frequently used in formal shapes such as two and three tier topiary and pyramids for patio planting.
Boxleaf Euonymus
Euonymus japonica
Boxleaf Euonymus are very versatile shrubs with small leaves and dark green color that stays strong year-round.
Green Euonymus
Euonymus japonica 'Green'
Euonymus have been used in the Valley for decades in green landscapes as a hedge or as an anchor plant in areas protected from afternoon sun and shade.
Green Hopseed
Dodonea viscosa
Green Hopseed Bush (Dodonea viscosa) are most useful as a screen or filler plant in full to part sun.
Arizona Yellow Bells
Tecoma stans v. angustata
Commonly called Yellow Bells, this popular shrub can reach 8 ft tall and wide.
Orange Jubilee
Tecoma alata
Orange Jubilee is noted for the fast growing, reaching branch structure with bright orange flowers.
Purple Hopseed
Dodonaea purpurea
This tall evergreen shrub's popularity here in the Valley is due to it's colorful purple foliage and tall nature.
Variegated Euonymus
Euonymus japonica aureo-varigata
Variegated Euonymus thrive in the cool shade but produce more colorful leaves with a half-day of direct sun.
Blue Point Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Point'
Pyramidal, columnar growth habit makes them an excellent choice for anyone looking to add a fast-growing privacy screen or windbreak. Low maintenance.
Southern Wax Myrtle
Myrica cerifera
An ornamental beauty featuring aromatic, olive green foliage and a round growth habit, so they are ideal for use as a privacy hedge.
Needlepoint Holly
Ilex cornuta 'Needlepoint'
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Why Chris Pirillo is no longer planning on wearing his Apple Watch.
General criticisms include the lack of good third-party apps, speed, and how the Watch hasn't offered a notable change to his life, and therefore isn't interesting or exciting enough to wear everyday.
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The Summit Herald of February 4, 1905 reported that the congregation of the Central Presbyterian Church had voted unanimously to construct their new building on the corner of Maple St. and Morris Ave. The Summit YMCA celebrated its 18th anniversary. The world's largest diamond (over 3,000 carats) was discovered in South Africa. The Lackawanna Railroad offered one-way tickets to California for $50 (four-day trip with one transfer).
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Frank Behum
"I started at the Steel in 1965. Everybody worked at the Steel going back to my grandfather. I am a fourth generation steelworker. I grew up in South Bethlehem. The first day I walked into Bethlehem Steel, I took one look at the hot bars slithering across the ground and I said to the guy in charge, a guy by the name 'Pinky' who was like a safety man, I said to him, I says, 'My God,' I says, 'Am I going to have to work there?' He said 'Son, don't worry about it. Only the sacred cows work in that area.' And I turned around to the guy behind me and I said, 'What's a sacred cow?' It was the first time I ever heard the term. And he to me, he says, 'Well Frank,' he says, 'A sacred cow is a guy that's been around so long, that nobody questions anything that he says.' He says, 'These guys have whiskers!' I says, 'They have what?' He says, 'They got seniority.' He says, 'Everything works by seniority down here at this Bethlehem Plant unless you're a member of management.'
I was in awe. More because of the noise and the activity more than anything else. I walked in there and the first thing that hit me was the noise. It wasn't so bad, the heat or anything like that, or, you know, the cold, the dampness. But it really struck me. You know I started in the winter, and when I saw those operations I said to myself, could I even do something like that."


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the memorable meal
A few days ago, I went out to dinner with two friends that were in town for the weekend. As we sat enjoying a meal of assorted small plates amidst the colorful décor of Sarma, a Middle Eastern restaurant in Somerville, we discussed the ability of a food space to encourage a certain type of conversation within its walls. My roommates and I often discuss the use of space within our own home as we seek to bring others in, but it was interesting to broaden the conversation to the restaurant space as well.
"I sometimes consider dropping academia and opening a café of my own, not just a place to serve coffee and snacks, but a place that functions as a unique, purposeful space," mused Jenny, a friend that I'd just met.
We analyzed the space we presently inhabited, attempting to pinpoint what it was that made the experience about more than simply the food. From the lighting to the layout, the openness of the physical space encouraged open conversation. Like each component of the physical sphere, the people within the space served a certain function and knew how to carry out their role. From the servers, who engaged customers in hopes of educating them about a new style of food or region of wine, to the bussers, who knew how to clear a table without interrupting the flow of conversation, to the customers that chose to eat a style of meal that required sharing of plates, every component of the restaurant inspired diners to come in and partake in a memorable meal.
Our memories of that meal will encompass each of these components – we will remember that we discussed Jenny's research while sipping on a 2012 Thymiopoulos red from Macedonia; that as we ate grilled broccoli with sweet potato babaghanoush and peanut dukkah, we talked about how our varying experiences in Southern or rural churches encouraged us to think about feminist theology. We will remember that our server moved to Boston from Providence because she wanted to work for Chef Cassie, and that champagne granita is spectacular with pomegranate seeds. We will taste the rooibos infused sticky toffee pudding while envisioning the 200-year-old doors from Turkey, and we will wish that we could decorate our own homes with hanging lanterns from Lebanon.
With increasing interest in gastronomy across America, I hope that more and more restaurants will seek to create spaces that function as an arbiter of creative food and engaging conversation, that continually challenge their patrons to think of the meal as an embodied experience, a time to learn about food, about culture, about each dining companion.
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Lemon tahini dressing
Lemon tahini dressing
1 garlic clove
1 tablespoon chopped parsley (+ more to garnish the vegetables)
1/3 cup tahini
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 2 lemons
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon honey (or maple syrup)
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
Salt and pepper to taste
- hisk together with a hand mixer or a blender all the ingredients until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
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eLife: a journal run by scientists, for scientists
Today, we announce the name and senior editorial team of eLife, the new top-tier, open access journal to be launched next year with the support of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society and the Wellcome Trust. Here Sir Mark Walport, Director of the Wellcome Trust, explains how eLife will operate in the best interests of researchers.
Until recently, the central role of traditional subscription-based academic journals in the scientific process seemed unassailable, but rapid changes in technology over recent years mean that new models of publishing scientific papers have become viable.
We must be willing to look beyond the status quo to ensure we are making the most of available technology and resources to support and extend one of the most fundamental aspects of science: communication. At its most basic, communication is the simple act of sharing knowledge; at its most inspirational, it helps us to form our ideas about the world and leads to new concepts, understanding and applications.
Formal reports of research – including the methods, data and conclusions – that are subject to the scrutiny of expert scientific reviewers are the bedrock of the 'literature' from which we learn and to which we constantly refer. Yet if the scientific community were to be asked to devise the best way of communicating these reports today, drawing on the full capability and capacity of the internet, is it likely we would end up with the current publishing model? I think not.
A subscription-based model for publishing the results of scientific research has provided a robust and sustained system for sharing research over the decades. However, many scientists believe that publishers are not adapting quickly enough to the opportunities offered by today's technology. They feel that the interests of research may have been placed second to the interests of a profitable status quo.
At the Wellcome Trust, we have taken the view – with support from the research community – that funding agencies have a responsibility to help establish a modern standard for best practice in scientific publishing, where 'best' is defined as 'in the best interests of research'. In partnership with the Max Planck Society and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, we have announced our plans to launch a new journal, called eLife, which will take advantage of the latest communications technologies without losing sight of the many useful practices that have evolved in scientific publishing over the decades.
eLife will be open access so that there are no financial barriers to any scientist around the world accessing or reusing the research it publishes; it will be entirely online because this is the easiest and most consistent way of delivering and preserving content globally, and allows for greater innovation in the presentation and handling of data, adding more value to publications; and the editorial team that will make decisions about whether or not a paper should be published in eLife will be composed of active researchers.
This last point is crucial. We believe that editors who spend a substantial part of their time working in the laboratory have a more keenly developed sense of what is the most significant, exciting and potentially revolutionary research. That is exactly the kind of work that will be published in eLife, so having renowned active researchers on the senior editorial team will help to deliver the best service for scientists. Our first Editor-in-Chief will be Professor Randy Schekman, a distinguished cell biologist and until recently Editor-in-Chief of the journal PNAS, and he will divide his time equally between research and eLife.
Peer review is a vital part of scientific publishing but the culture of peer review must evolve. It must be rigorous to ensure the quality of published research, but equally it must not be allowed to cause endless delays, which works against the best interests of the wider research community. eLife's editorial scientific team, led by Professor Schekman, will have the authority and the responsibility to use their judgement and to decide on a case by case basis to publish papers without the authors necessarily having to address every criticism raised in the peer review process. It would be harder, we believe, for people who are not active researchers to make such bold decisions.
Working with Professor Schekman will be Managing Executive Editor, Dr Mark Patterson, previously the Director of Publishing at PLoS, to oversee the business functions of eLife. Alongside them will be a group of Senior Editors and a board of reviewing editors comprising scientists who can quickly review submitted articles and make editorial recommendations. These people will be paid for their time, which might range from a few hours a month to two days a week, recognising the contribution that scientists make to the publishing process. For too long there has been the sense that while the publishing process is supposed to serve the scientific community, this community has, in fact, been in service to the publishing industry.
In the best spirit of research, we will test our hypothesis that an open access, top-tier journal run by scientists will be better for scientists when eLife is launched next year. The proof will be in the reading and the service it delivers.
Sir Mark Walport
Sir Mark Walport is Director of the Wellcome Trust
Image credits: Wellcome Images (Mark Walport), Peg Skorpinski (Randy Schekman), Peter Searle (Mark Patterson).
Tony Gamble permalink29 Nov, 2011 1:35 pm
One (of many) barriers facing scientists are the fees charged by "open access" journals. I hope the publishers of eLife realizes this and make this journal truly open access for both readers and the scientists who hope to publish there.
karidahlkingston permalink27 Mar, 2012 2:16 pm
To Sir Mark Walport,
I saw you on BBC Hard Talk and found the information about malignent melanoma very interesting.
I was diagnosed with this condition in January 2012 (on my back).
I had a deep incision done then and another wider and deeper 2 weeks ago.
I am really interested in the tablets you were talking about and wondering if I would be suitable.
I'm an Infection Nurse working at St Richard's Hospital in Chichester, Sussex.
I do hope this is the right e-mail adr.
Best regards, Kari Dahl-Kingston
George Fullard permalink12 Apr, 2012 6:15 am
Brilliant – the obvious commonsense solution to a previously anti-science process. Great to see the pharmacutical business is part of the drive to freedom of information for the development of knowledge – the most fundamental human right.
Samir Sharma permalink14 Apr, 2012 3:14 am
eLife could well represent a paradigm shift in how research is communicated and published. Bringing quality and speed together. I hope the people in the trust realize that for someone from a University lab in India, meeting the one time charges required for most open access publishing solutions is impossoble. I'd really look forward to eLife's first issue. All the best.
Ian Parkinson permalink21 Jul, 2012 4:37 pm
Can't wait.
6 Aug, 2013 11:06 am
eLife is an excellent resource and foundation, each issue has been a quality and worthy read. Thank you!
- eLife: Can a Top-Tier Journal Run Without Professional Help? « The Scholarly Kitchen
- Non-food crops, industrial biotechnology and IAH | Professor Douglas Kell's blog
- Non-food crops, industrial biotechnology and IAH | BiotechLive.com
- Top blog posts 2011 « Wellcome Trust Blog
- F1000 Research: post-publication peer review and data sharing « Wellcome Trust Blog
- Wellcome Trust startar OA-tidskrift: eLife | Open access i Sverige
- Wellcome Trust to launch open access journal ELife
- eLIFE – ein neues open acces Journal « fromsciencetobusiness
- Mendeley will have an impact on the library. Workshop presentation: Mendeley Institutional Edition « @keitabando
- Is Open Access Going Mainstream? | Creative Commons UK
- "By Scientists, For Scientists" — Deconstructing a Misguided, Misleading, and Thoughtless Cliché | The Scholarly Kitchen


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While I can totally do without Valentine's day, I absolutely LOVE St. Patrick's Day (especially Homemade Irish Cream). I love Irish food and adore the color green, though just like Valentine's Day, I don't think food should be turned green against its will. Can we just let food live? Another reason I've always loved St. Patrick's Day, in college when I worked at a brewery, it was always my highest grossing day of the year. People love an excuse to drink. People would be so drunk and since I was nice to them, they'd leave me $20 or $30 just for getting them a beer. Obviously it was my favorite day.
If I'm being honest, I don't always go for cream or milk mixed with my alcohol. I think it goes back to the days when I used to have to bus glassware that had the remnants of stout mixed with irish cream and whiskey. It was curdle-central all up in there and it was not cute, my friends.
Having said all that, I've had dreams of making Homemade Irish Cream without a curdle in sight.
I did some research as to ensure a life free of curdling (what a gross word) and it seems it's all about adding the alcohol slowly and being sure to use heavy cream. Alcohol is an acid so making irish cream with, say, whole milk will definitely break the milk, resulting in some serious coagulation.
So, this recipe, while super easy, will direct you to add the alcohol at the very end, with the blender going, at a very slow speed. That's it!
Look at her. She's so nosey. Are all dogs this nosey? I feel like they are.
Here's the picture I was attempting to take before Miss Nosey got all up in the picture.
I poured this stuff over ice and then topped it with whipped cream and a zest of chocolate. Official review: I had to force myself to stop. It was 1pm on a Tuesday, after all.
- 1 cup heavy cream , divided
- 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
- 1 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup Irish whiskey
- Whipped cream
- Small piece of chocolate
- In a small saucepan, set over medium low heat, warm 1/4 cup heavy cream with the chocolate syrup, coffee granules and salt. Whisk until the coffee granules and salt have dissolved and the consistency is smooth.
- To a blender, add the coffee and cream mixture, the remaining 3/4 cup heavy cream, can of sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract; pulse until very smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. With the blender running, slowly pour in the whiskey (adding slowly will avoid possible curdling). Transfer to a pitcher and refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour. Right before serving, give it a good stir.
- Serve over ice with a scoop of whipped cream and a bit of grated chocolate, if you like!


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The British government is reported to have warned airlines around the world not to allow the National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden to fly to the UK.
A travel alert, dated Monday 10 June on a Home Office letterhead, said carriers should not allow Snowden to board because "the individual is highly likely to be refused entry to the UK".
The Associated Press news agency saw a photograph of the document taken on Friday at a Thai airport. A British diplomat confirmed to AP that the document was genuine and was sent to airlines around the world. A Thai airline official also confirmed the alert had been issued.
The official said such alerts were issued to carriers that flew into the UK, adding that any carrier bringing in Snowden would be liable to a £2,000 fine. He said it was likely the Home Office had deemed Snowden's presence in the UK to be detrimental to the "public good".
The Home Office refused to confirm or deny the report, saying only: "We do not comment on individual cases."
Snowden, 29, has revealed himself as the source of top-secret documents about American NSA surveillance programmes that were reported earlier by the Guardian and Washington Post. He is believed to be in Hong Kong. The US citizen has not been charged with any crime and no warrants have been issued for his arrest.
The alert was issued by the Risk and Liaison Overseas Network, part of the UK Border Agency, which has staff in several countries identified as major transit points for inadequately documented passengers.
The document, titled "RALON Carrier Alert 15/13", had a photograph of Snowden and gave his date of birth and passport number. It said: "If this individual attempts to travel the UK: Carriers should deny boarding." Airlines allowing him to travel would "be liable to costs relating to the individual's detention and removal", it said.
According to the diplomat, carrier alerts are issued when the UK government wants to deny entry to people who don't normally need visas to enter the country, or whose visas were issued before something happened.
He said the alerts were sometimes issued to deny convicted sex offenders entry to the UK.
A Bangkok Airways officer said the airline was notified on Thursday about the alert by the Airports of Thailand, which operates national airports throughout the country. She said the notice was not intended to be seen by the public.
British Airways was unable to comment on the alert. A member of staff referred the Guardian to the Home Office, adding: "We comply with government requirements."
Virgin Atlantic, which flies direct to London from Hong Kong, said it would not comment on security issues.
It was not clear if governments in other countries had issued similar documents.
However, Air France KLM, which connects China to Britain via the hubs in Paris and Amsterdam, said it had not received any alerts regarding Snowden.
The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange criticised the move, describing Snowden as a hero.
"The British government should be offering Mr Snowden asylum, not excluding him from their borders. Edward Snowden is a hero – his revelations disclose something that is important to almost everyone in the world," said Assange, who has been inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London for almost a year. He is wanted in Sweden for questioning about allegations of sexual offences and has expressed fears that if returned to Sweden he could also face extradition to the US over the leaking of secret US logs on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
In Hong Kong, where a "Support Snowden" rally organised by human rights and other groups will march past the US consulate on Saturday afternoon, two pan-democratic lawmakers urged the US president to stop legal action against Snowden and consider letting him go.
"I'm actually asking the United States not to even try to charge [Snowden]," Claudia Mo Man-ching of the Civic party told the South China Morning Post on Friday.
Mo and Gary Fan Kwok-wai of the NeoDemocrats have written an open letter to Barack Obama urging him to ensure "national security" claims are not used to justify abuse of state power.
It argues: "While we accept that Mr Snowden may be deemed to have contravened US law, we believe he may have done liberal democracy a service by stimulating serious discussion in many countries of the extent to which surveillance is acceptable in liberal, democratic societies … We urge you to tread very carefully and take account of the views of America's democratic friends around the world."
Mo told the Guardian: "The government should not keep secrets from the people. People should be able to keep some secrets from the government."
Hong Kong's legislative council has said it will discuss the case at a meeting next Wednesday, following a request from lawmaker Ma Fung-kwok, who said the public needed more information on a possible surrender request from the US and Snowden's claims that the US hacked Hong Kong targets.
The Hong Kong chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, has repeatedly refused to comment on the case.


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Instagram launched just 18 months ago and very much zapped straight into the 20-something hipster zeitgeist – which was all things retro, especially photography. In a world where physical Polaroid cameras and film were hot again, Instagram essentially provided an instant, mobile version. Combined with its quick online sharing it became an instant online sensation.
Instagram is, in a word, cool. Facebook is losing its 'cool', rapidly.
Instagram currently sits at around 30 million users – using the Apple App Store alone. It launched the Android version last week. Its founders think it can hit 100 million. These subscriber figures aren't that relevant, as Facebook hardly needs to grow its user base – and most Instagram users are already Facebook subscribers.
Instagram has just 13 employees, has never made a profit and Facebook seems to have paid an extortionate amount of money for the company – presumably fighting a bloody bidding battle with rival Twitter (where Instagram would be a slightly better fit, given its more 'instant' format and micro-blogging style).
This acquisition is already being compared to Google's purchase of Youtube for $1.65bn in 2006. Google Video had been well and truly crushed by Youtube, and the purchase became an admittance that perhaps others were doing better in the space.
Facebook is feeling the same pinch – its mobile apps have long been clunky, slow and frustrating affairs, the company even mobile back to making its mobile product a webpage. Uploading photos in its UI has involved a step or two, too many for mobile users. Instagram is the very essence of a successful mobile app – it grew up in the app environment first and foremost. It's one touch, instant and idiot-proof.
This already looks like it's as much a recruitment drive as it is an IP drive. Facebook doesn't get mobile – yet – but that's where the internet is going.
What makes this case so interesting has been the shouting from the rooftops by endless critics of this inflating a new 'tech bubble', and potentially driving unrealistic valuations for other hot properties, such as Pinterest, Path or even Instagram rival, Hipstamatic.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has even gone so far as to tentatively acknowledge this audience.
"This is an important milestone for Facebook because it's the first time we've ever acquired a product and company with so many users. We don't plan on doing many more of these, if any at all. But providing the best photo sharing experience is one reason why so many people love Facebook and we knew it would be worth bringing these two companies together."
Zuckerberg has said he intends to keep the company running as a separate entity, rather than fold it into Facebook completely, much as Google did with Youtube.
It is the highest price ever paid for a profitless start up, outside of the aforementioned Youtube purchase.
The key fact is that Facebook (and indeed most of the web giants) still haven't cracked mobile advertising. Advertising remains Facebook and Google's major source of revenue. It took Google years to balance the ad revenue against user experience on Youtube to avoid frustrating users and produce a decent return.
However, for every Google-Youtube acquisition, there is a Myspace or Bebo story of astonishing failure and devaluation. By buying Instagram this early, Facebook may have avoided paying even more, and cut off a rival long term.
What may be more interesting is the personal politics at play here – the 'coolness factor' of the deal – this may have driven the price higher.
27 year old CEO Zuckerberg sees himself as exactly that – cool – a young, hip CEO that isn't like the rest of the stiffs in Silicon Valley – he thinks outside the box, he will change the internet, etc. etc. etc.
Google's Larry Page and Eric Schmidt grew out of this adolescent phase (hence the removal of firm motto: 'Don't Be Evil') once they had to start producing a return on investment. It is now earning 'evil empire' status (replacing Microsoft), and regularly faces privacy and monopoly probes by lawmakers around the world.
Zuckerberg is perhaps a bit wary of this same attention Facebook has been garnering, at a much quicker rate than Google did at this same stage of evolution.
Facebook membership is already showing signs of plateauing. Young users are growing wary of Zuckerberg's company gleaning their personal data to be shilled to the corporates.
Zuckerberg keeps a close association with Sean Parker, the self-styled Napster rebel (and Facebook shareholder), and even runs his press conferences like the former king of tech cool – Steve Jobs.
Is Zuckerberg trying to 'get down with the kids'?
Effectively, Zuckerberg may have been willing to pay a little more in an attempt to re-cultivate Facebook's cool cachet.
Instagram may well do that.
But whether Facebook's soon-to-shareholders will allow these kinds of personal powerplays to continue after the company's expected IPO in May will be another matter. They will want proof of an ROI on that $1bn – and that is a less than clear proposition.
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The last of the U.S. government, three men, fend off the onslaught in the White House while awaiting the English to drop a specialized bomb to wipe the Earth clean, but will it work?
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Art Blakey: "You [Bobby Watson] don't want to play too long, because you don't know if they're clapping because they're glad you finished!" - (JazzTimes, Nov. 2019).
Today Saturday November 16
Tees Valley Jazzmen - Hammer & Pincers, Preston Lane, Preston le Skerne, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6JH. Tel: 01325 314873. 1:00pm. £2.00.
Emma Johnson's Gravy Boat - The Globe, Railway Street, Newcastle NE4 7AD. 8:00pm. £10.00. (£8.00.concs.). A Jazz Co-op-JNE-Jazz North Northern Line promotion.
Niffi Oseyemi Trio - Prohibition Bar, Pink Lane, Newcastle NE1 5DW. 8:00pm. Free (donations).
Ian Siegal - Old Cinema Launderette, Marshall Terrace, Durham DH1 2HX. 7:45pm. £20.00. + £2.00. bf.
Red Hot Riot - Billy Bootleggers, Nelson St, Newcastle NE1 5AN. 9:00pm. Free.
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Thursday, December 04, 2014
Samuel Eagles Quartet @ The Globe - Dec. 3
(Review by Lance)
I'm not going to review this gig save for saying that it lived up to, and beyond, the expectations raised by listening to their CD. I raved about it in my review but did our readers take note? Did they ....! Well those sad souls missed out big time! The band replicated the album live and the few believers in attendance seemed to concur.
I try to cover most of the jazz venues north and south of the Tyne and, as my listings show there are many of them, yet very few fans appear at all of them.
This isn't a re-run of the old Trad/Modern wars - Mouldy Figs v Dirty Boppers but a territorial thing. Seems as though if you go to gig A at such and such a place you're a traitor by attending gig B at another place on another day and so it goes on.
For me, my love of jazz is such that I go where the music takes me. One of the saddest things about last night's gig was the fact that although the Co-op has 200 shareholders only a very few show up at gigs. Not all of them live out of the area so surely one would think that by showing up they'd be protecting their investment?
Maybe I'm being naive and there is something I'm missing - I hope not!
Getting back to the gig. The previous two "profile" gigs featured Clark Tracey and Matthew Home - two of the UK's finest drummers - Eric Ford is also in that league. Kasiimir - here with Clark Tracey last month - is a proven first bass man, Wyld ranks alongside Jim Hart and Chris Jelly whilst Eagles can hold his own with any alto player in the UK. If that doesn't equate with quality then tell me what does?
2 comments :
- stevebfc said...
You can't go to all of the gigs all of the time. Anyone going to any jazz gig should be celebrated no matter where.
Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer
We'll keep the jazz flag flying here
- Thursday, December 04, 2014 11:20:00 pm
Thanks Lance for the great review of our gig at Jazz Co-op.
- Saturday, December 06, 2014 7:56:00 pm
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Recently I wrote a post on the safety of investment assets in the wake of the Lehman and AIG meltdowns. Even still, retail and individual investors are noticeably nervous about the safety of their funds.
Last night on the radio, I heard a spot in which a consumer was asking whether to go with an IRA without FDIC insurance or whether to make sure he had one with FDIC insurance. This morning both of the early morning shows had guests discussing which asset classes are safe and which are not.
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As a result of all this talk, a college buddy who is a Certified Financial Planner and a Senior Vice President at one of the big brokerages sent me a PDF from the consultancy Booz & Co. which lays out in detail the specifics of how accounts are protected at U.S. investment firms by SIPC, FDIC and CAPCO.
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Witness an incredible multi-instrumental cover of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean starring Jacob Collier, Cory Henry, Jules Buckley and the Metropole Orkest.
You don't need to hear what I think about this, you just need to hear it. All I will say is it made me ugly cry from 0:00 to 8:10.
Arranged by Jules Buckley and the Metropole Orkest in celebration of the legendary Quincy Jones and starring London instrumentalist and Quincy's mentee Jacob Collier and jazz musician and producer Cory Henry.


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- Review your life insurance policy and make sure it will cover all of your funeral expenses, and any additional insurance you might wish to carry. If you don't have a life insurance policy, get one.
- If you wish to be buried, buy a burial plot.
- Write a letter detailing what you want done with your personal possessions after your death. If you want a niece to have your engagement ring, put it in this letter. Give a copy of the letter to your lawyer.
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Saturday the Trump administration fired him after he refused its request to resign along with 45 other U.S. attorneys across the nation.
"I did not resign," Bharara said on Twitter. "Moments ago I was fired. Being the U.S. Attorney in SDNY (Southern District of New York) will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life."
Bharara was in a standoff with the Trump administration after he refused to tender his resignation late Friday when the Trump administration dumped the federal prosecutors held over from the Obama administration.
Rather than resign, Bharara tried to force the hand of Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. So he said they fired him.
The dismissal of Bharara was seen a major blow in the fight to root out corruption in state and local governments.
Since taking office in 2009, the Westchester County resident led the successful conviction of the state's two former legislative leaders, Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver, and is in the middle of prosecuting Gov. Andrew
Cuomo's former top aides for alleged bid rigging and kickbacks.
The cases could go to trial as early as this spring.
"It's shocking because he's done a great job," said Blair Horner, the legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group.
Stunning announcement
Bharara oversees the Southern District of New York, which runs through Manhattan, the Bronx and north through the Hudson Valley into Dutchess County.
"He's the kind of person you want in the government: someone who enforces the law without fear or favor,"
Horner continued. "He's taken on Democrats; he's taken on Republicans; he's taken on the mob; he's taken on terrorists; he's take on Wall Street scoundrels."
What added to the stunning announcement was that Trump met privately with Bharara in November and asked
Bharara to stay. Bharara agreed, saying both Trump and incoming Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked him to stay.
But in a quickly changing political atmosphere in Washington, the pledge to Bharara changed.
The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed that Bharara was among the U.S. attorneys told to resign -- who were all Obama appointees.
"The Attorney General has now asked the remaining 46 presidentially appointed U.S. attorneys to tender their resignations in order to ensure a uniform transition," Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said in a statement.
"Until the new U.S. attorneys are confirmed, the dedicated career prosecutors in our U.S. Attorney's Offices will continue the great work of the department in investigating, prosecuting, and deterring the most violent offenders."
Ties to Schumer
Bharara, 48, is former chief counsel to Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, whose relationship with Trump has soured in recent months.
Schumer, a Democrat, said late Friday that Trump assured him in November he wanted to keep Bharara.
"I'm troubled to learn of reports of requests for resignations from the remaining U.S. attorneys, particularly that of Preet Bharara, after the president initiated a call to me in November and assured me he wanted Mr. Bharara to continue to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District," Schumer said in a statement.
Bharara has led the corruption case against Cuomo's former top aide, Joseph Percoco; former SUNY Polytechnic Institute president Alain Kaloyeros and five upstate developers.
While his district is in the New York City area, Bharara's cases have cut across the state, including the conviction of late state Sen. Thomas Libous, who was found guilty of lying to the FBI in 2015. The Binghamton senator was forced from office and died last year.
Success in corruption fighting
During his tenure, Bharara slapped nearly 30 public officials with corruption charges.
"Preet Bharara is a New York hero. I am gut-punched to hear he was asked to resign. Right when we need rule of law," Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham Law professor who ran for governor in 2014 and Congress last year as a
Democrat, wrote Saturday morning on Twitter.
Schumer said the immediate dismissal of the prosecutors could impact ongoing cases, saying while new presidents pick their own U.S. attorneys, they have "always done so in an orderly fashion that doesn't put ongoing investigations at risk."
Bharara's next move will be closely watched.
Even the fact that he started his own personal Twitter account earlier this month fueled speculation about his future.
Bharara has often been talked about a potential political candidate for office -- perhaps for governor or New York City mayor.
Legacy in office
In addition to investigating state government, he had probes into New York City Hall, as well as alleged malfeasance in Ramapo, Rockland County.
Horner said Bharara's impact is on the level of former U.S. Attorney Thomas Dewey, the crusading prosecutor who went on to become governor and a presidential candidate twice in the 1940s.
"Bharara seemed to be personally offended by what he saw and made it a priority," Horner said.
Bharara's efforts also revealed how weak New York's own ethics enforcement has been -- relying on federal prosecutors to find corruption, Horner said.
"If you get rid of him, it highlights the weakness of the state's current enforcement apparatus," Horner said.


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It's short, it's somewhat silly and the humour verges on lavatorial.
Behind every successful author is a dedicated team of betareaders, those essential second eyes who pounce on any errors or inconsistencies.
Lesley Tither writes under various pen-names for different genres – Tottie Limejuice, for the Sell the Pig travel memoirs series, L M Krier for the DI Ted Darling series of crime thrillers, and L M Kay for children's fiction.
Her team of invaluable betareaders includes members in England, Wales, Italy, France and Australia. Although the books are all written in English, some of it is northern colloquial which can lead to some hilarious exchanges, as can the peculiarities of life in rural France.
So here, for your amusement, are some examples of what goes on behind the scenes in the production of the books.
And the title? Well, fellow crime writer David Videcette unwisely challenged Tottie to use it for something, and Tottie does love a challenge!


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"With the loss of the presidency for Republicans came a loss of assimilation for Indians. FDR and the Democrats restored the tribes in 1934. Charles Curtis died two years later. Indian Charley had made his mark on history for the good, only to see it erased by those who believe the Indian's place is on the reservation — not the White House.
Liberals can sneer all they want at assimilation, but tell me, is there any American Indian holding federal office today who grew up on a reservation? "