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Brewer, Hayworth fire at Clinton
Supporters of Arizona's controversial immigration law are incensed that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton let it slip in a foreign interview that the federal government intends to sue the state.
The Justice Department has yet to announce a challenge to the law, but Clinton asserted during a recent interview with an Ecuadoran television station that Attorney General Eric Holder intends to sue over the law.
"President [Barack] Obama has spoken out against the law because he thinks that the federal government should be determining immigration policy," Clinton said in comments first highlighted by a conservative blog. "And the Justice Department, under his direction, will be bringing a lawsuit against the act."
The Justice Department corrected Clinton on Thursday saying that it is continuing to "review" the law, but that didn't stop Arizona GOP Gov. Jan Brewer and Republican Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth from targeting the secretary of state.
"This is no way to treat the people of Arizona," said Brewer, who recently set up a legal defense fund to combat challenges to the law. "To learn of this lawsuit through an Ecuadorean interview with the secretary of state is just outrageous."
"If our own government intends to sue our state to prevent illegal immigration enforcement, the least it can do is inform us before it informs the citizens of another nation," Brewer added.
The Republican governor recently came to Washington to speak with Obama about the law.
The president promised additional National Guard resources and more communication between his staff and the governor, but Brewer said Clinton's comment has put the seriousness of that commitment in doubt.
"I just visited with the president in the Oval Office about our differences over immigration policy, and the one firm understanding we had was that within two weeks he would provide details of his commitment to deploy National Guard troops to the border," Brewer said. "While I am grateful that communications have taken place about a possible visit by administration staff before the end of the month, there is not yet a confirmed date."
"More importantly," she continued, "no information about additional troop and border security enhancements has been provided by the Obama administration to the citizens of Arizona."
Hayworth called Clinton's comments "appalling" in a statement criticizing her for making "a major domestic policy announcement on foreign soil."
"Did the president authorize her to speak for the impending action of the Justice Department?" Hayworth asked. "This entire matter has been mishandled by this administration."
"We fully expected the left to get behind every effort to overturn this law, but to instruct the Justice Department to fight a measure that was approved by the Legislature and signed into law by the governor is beyond belief," the former Republican congressman added. "The president talks about sending troops to the border for a little more protection, but behind the scenes, he is planning and plotting to fight the law."


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Joy and Grief – Two sides of the coin of life
Posted on 30. May, 2012 by Stephan Helgesen in Social/Cultural
This week I met a woman who runs a center for children's grief counseling. Her name is Katrina Koehler and she's been ministering to hundreds of children each year for over ten years at a place called 'Gerard's House' up in Santa Fe.
Most of us push the thought of death as far away from our conscious thoughts as possible, preferring instead to pretend it's way out there someplace – like a bad tornado that's swirling around some other community and not on a path of destruction for our town.
I guess that's only human, but when death strikes our families abruptly like it did for the Sanchez family of Santa Fe back in 1996 after their son, Gerard, died in a car crash, the results are catastrophic, especially for the children of those families affected.
The year 1996 was a particularly bad year for teenage deaths in Santa Fe, with several resulting from auto accidents and others from suicides. The 'walking wounded' were the children in the affected families, many of them very young, impressionable youngsters who had never faced tragedy of this magnitude before.
Their brother was gone and wouldn't ever play video games with them again, or their sister wasn't around to braid their hair. Maybe their mother or father would no longer tuck them in at night or tell them another bedtime story. It could have been a classmate taken by a swift illness that left the seat in front of them at school forever empty. The pain is excruciating and often confusing.
How do we tell our children about death but more importantly, how do we help them understand their grief and go through their grieving process? That's the goal of Gerard's House and what prompted its establishment in 1996.
As I sat on a comfortable sofa in the center, surrounded by the colorful drawings done by grieving children, I saw their grief and pain depicted in many different ways, so I asked Katrina how children experienced such a massive shock like the loss of a parent.
She took a moment, collected her thoughts and seemed to look directly past my eyes into my soul and said calmly that while loss is universal and grieving a natural part of that loss, every single child experiences it differently.
She gestured with her arms around the room and said that this was like a 'safe house' for battered emotions, a place where children from the ages of 3 to 21 come together and find safety and get the permission they need to FEEL and DISPLAY their grief. It was not a place where adults would lay out a six point plan for grief management and expect them to follow it as if it were instructions on building a model airplane.
"No," she said. "Children need to release their sadness and their pain and even their anger at the unfairness of losing a loved one, and they need to know that they WILL recover and return to joy, eventually. We choose our 'companioners' (volunteer grief counselors) carefully.
We are not here to push children through a clinical regimen. We don't want them to look good to the outside world but harbor a profound sense of loss on the inside simply because they weren't shown how to deal with their grief. That is just a recipe for more confusion and more pain when death occurs again."
My last moments with Katrina were at her memorial wall of remembrance where the photos of deceased Gerard's House' children's parents, brothers and sisters hung proudly, reminding all who walk by them of their special lives, cut short by untimely deaths.
I'm confident their memories will never fade and their sons and daughters, grandchildren, siblings and friends have learned to accept their deaths thanks to the spiritual triage and inherent goodness of people like Katrina and all the volunteers at Gerard's House.
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- EA, the game publisher behind blockbusters like "Madden," "FIFA," and "Star Wars Battlefront," just released an unannounced, brand-new game.
- The game, "Apex Legends," is a free-to-play, Battle Royale-style game, like "Fortnite."
- The reason for the surprise launch: loot boxes.
In 2019, the term "loot box" is a trigger.
When a major game publisher like EA — known for publishing massive franchises like "Madden," "FIFA," "Mass Effect," and "Battlefield," among others — announces a game with loot boxes in 2019, it's likely to send up red flags for potential players.
It's with that logic in mind that, this past Monday, "Apex Legends" suddenly arrived on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
The game skipped the usual announcement/marketing cycle that most entertainment goes through, with years of manufactured hype leading up to a splashy launch day. Instead, it was announced and launched on Monday, February 4 with no prior warning — an especially rare occurrence in the video game industry.
The logic is simple: "We're doing a free-to-play game, with essentially loot boxes, after we were bought by EA, and it's not 'Titanfall 3.' It's the perfect recipe for a marketing plan to go awry," lead producer Drew McCoy told Eurogamer in an interview this week.
"So why have that?" he said. "Let's just ship the game and let players play."
It's hard logic to argue with.
Though the game is published by EA, "Apex Legends" was created by Respawn Entertainment — the brilliant game studio behind the "Titanfall" series that was founded by the people who created "Call of Duty." There's pedigree behind "Apex Legends" that should give the game a leg-up.
Instead, Respawn had a pretty reasonable concern that large swaths of players would see bullet points like "EA," "free-to-play," and "loot boxes," and that would be enough to discourage them. In the wake of 2017's "Star Wars Battlefront 2" loot box controversy — and the subsequent apologies from EA — many are wary of any new EA game with loot boxes.
It's that wariness that Respawn was trying to circumvent with a sudden launch.
"We understand this game is gonna have a skeptical audience," McCoy told Eurogamer. "To try and convince a skeptical audience for months with trailers and hands-on articles, we're just like 'let the game speak for itself.'"
The strategy appears to be working: as of Wednesday morning, "Apex Legends" was the most-streamed game on Twitch. And EA says more then 1 million people already downloaded the game.
Not too shabby!
The same formula as 'Fortnite'
It certainly doesn't hurt that "Apex Legends" is a genuinely fun game, a fresh take on the still-nascent Battle Royale genre.
It's a completely free first-person shooter that's focused on a Battle Royale mode, but instead of 100 players, there are only 60. There's no solo or duos play — instead, all 60 players are funneled into three-person teams. As is standard with Battle Royale games, everyone is dropped onto an island full of weapons. The last person alive is the winner.
It's the same formula that "Fortnite" employs, albeit with a very different vibe.
Each character has their own special abilities, and much of the game's mechanics are built around communicating detail. The game feels sort of like "Titanfall 2," the excellent shooter that Respawn launched in 2016, just without the massive robot "titans."
Also like "Fortnite," loot boxes in "Apex Legends" are strictly for cosmetic items — stuff that doesn't impact how the game plays.
"Apex Legends" is free on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC right now. Check it out in action right here:


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Scream Factory have announced that tickets are on sale for their Halloween event:
Feeling brave? Why not try our BRAND NEW TOUR and take a walk around Scream Factory in the dead of night all by yourself! Book the Isolated Tour and the place will be all yours…
The Extreme Tour is back and bigger than ever featuring a whole new route, new sets and scares!
Don't be a fool, only limited numbers of early bird tickets are available for our off peak times – get them while you can!
Further announcements still to come throughout the year!!!
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Tester wants infrastructure bill, says funding can be found to pay for it
Sen. Jon Tester remains hopeful that party leaders will overcome their divisions and bring an infrastructure package to bear this year, saying it's been needed for several decades.
State infrastructure advocates will be watching closely.
On a media call Tuesday, as Democratic leaders were set to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss the topic, Tester said the federal government could find the savings to fund a wide range of infrastructure repairs.
"I think we do need an infrastructure bill, but the hitch is, how you pay for it," Tester said. "I'm not somebody who wants to tack another trillion dollars onto the debt. But we need an infrastructure bill. We've needed one for 20 years or longer."
Tester believes funding could be found through savings in other federal programs, and by closing loopholes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
"We just had the Army give up $5 billion. If you've got $5 billion to give up, you've got a pretty flush budget," Tester said. "There's some opportunities for savings there, and there's opportunities in the tax code. It's about making it a priority more than anything."
A 2018 review by the American Society of Civil Engineers gave Montana's infrastructure an overall grade of C minus. Railways scored the highest while roads, stormwater and schools scored among the lowest and most in need.
Darryl James, director of the Montana Infrastructure Coalition, said the state is slowly falling behind its infrastructure needs and the costs will increase as repairs go unmet.
"We've seen a little improvement in schools, and that's largely due to local communities bonding and investing significant amounts of funding," James said. "Transportation overall is around a C minus. We've still got a significant backlog of pretty immediate work. We've got aging systems that are beyond their designed life and will start failing on us."
When the 2017 Legislature boosted the fuel tax, it provided roughly $9.8 million in additional funding to address transportation needs. Still, the 2018 report suggests, an additional $15 billion will be needed just to maintain the state's roadway system over the next decade. Projected funding will cover just 33 percent of that.
James said his organization is hopeful the federal government will look to increase the fuel tax to help fund an infrastructure plan. But that could be hard sell to some lawmakers, including Trump, who has hinted his reluctance to increase the fuel tax to pay for repairs.
"The coalition would be interested in seeing that, although we'd need to do some additional work at the state level again, and that would be a heavy lift," James said. "Ultimately, we're going to be looking at a different way to fund roads and bridges."
The options could include a tax on vehicle miles traveled, James said.
"With increased fuel efficiency and more electric and hybrid vehicles, a gas tax is probably is not going to be the most efficient tool," he said.
Beyond roads, an estimated $363 million in funding is needed for known wastewater improvements, while $1.15 billion is needed for what the EPA has identified as immediate water infrastructure improvements.
Federal funding allocated to such projects has diminished over the past few decades, James said.
"If you look at this historically, where we were 20 or 30 years ago, rural states like Montana were heavily reliant on federal funds, and we're still reliant on federal funds," James said. "The federal funding for municipal water, even rural water systems, has declined rapidly. That burden really relies on state and local governments right now."
Tester said it's time for Washington to present a plan and find ways to fund it.
"The truth is it has to be paid for," Tester said. "Our economy is living off an infrastructure investment and education investments from a generation ago. You've got to have a plan and it's about making it a priority more than anything."


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Programs 100% in English or French with languages classes
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Ekocamp International is a summer camp based in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada. Our camp is located at the edge of a lake, ideal setting allowing water activities always well framed! Ekocamp is a member of the National Camp Association and is registered with Industry Canada.
Every summer we offer a summer camp for children aged 10 to 16 in our French program and 11 to 16 in our English program. In addition to numerous sports activities, you can take 12 to 15 hours of language classes every week.
Ekocamp International brings together kids from around the world in a unique and well-protected environment. At camp, your child will learn new skills, meet new people, learn French or English and have fun.
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I guess it's possibly a big weekend for a lot of people. I don't follow football at all, so I don't even *gasp* know who's playing this year.
BUT, I actually am doing more to celebrate the Super Bowl this year than, well, since before I can remember. :) What crazy plans do I have to celebrate?
Running my first race of 2015!
Would you even guess anything else?!
My first race is a 5k. There was a 10k option as well, but since I'm trying to work on speed this year, I opted for the 5k.
I've not been too consistent about writing goals for races in the past, and probably never for a 5k, but it's a new year. :-)
Goal A: Sub-30:00
Goal B: Sub-31:00
Goal C: Sub-33:00
Not even the A Goal would be anywhere near a PR, but at this point, I would be elated for a sub-30:00. I feel like it's been a very long time since I saw that happen.
I kind of took it easy in January after my marathon in November, followed almost immediately by the #RWRunStreak. I knew I needed to focus on something other than running, to give my body time to fully recuperate.
So, I did strength training and yoga with 1-2 easy runs a week. No speed work. No tempo runs. Just one-foot-in-front-of-the-other runs. Good runs. Meh runs. But no real challenging runs.
I'm using this first 5k of 2015 as a baseline race. To analyze where exactly my speed is at, and how far I have to go to meet my ultimate goal - a sub-25:00.
I'll also be counting this 5k as my first virtual race in Laura's Spring 5 by the 5th virtual race series. It's a fun race series. You run either a 5k or 5 miles in the first 5 days of the month from Feb to May. I think there are monthly prizes up for grabs, too. You should join the fun!
Anyone else racing this weekend? Running a Super Bowl race? Going to a Super Bowl party?


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Dinner Menu
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Small Plates
Pan Seared Waygu Beef Tartar, salsa verde, Overmeade broccoli
Hummus Trio; white bean and anchovy, split pea and lemon, lentil and garlic with olive relish and toasts
Chilled Roasted Zucchini Soup, crème fraiche, mint, wheat berries, lentils and dill
Cured Hams, La Quercia prosciutto, Serrano ham, aged provolone panzanella and fried green tomatoes
Exotic Mushroom Ragout, poached farm egg, smoked soy butter and collard greens
Almond and Misty Knoll Chicken Liver Pate, sourdough toasts, cassis currant mignonette, pickled strawberries and fig jam
Roasted Overmeade Gardens Beets, young pecorino, balsamic and walnuts
Young Lettuces with sherry vinaigrette (8.)
Spaetzle, chanterelles and butter
Orecchiette, NEFF beef ragout with Parmesan
Cream cheese and poppy seed cavatelli, trout, shitakes, green onions, bacon and capers
Jonah crab, saffron and melted leek Risotto (22.)
Pan Seared Moulard Duck Breast, roasted summer cabbage, Matty's Yukon gold potatoes, caraway vinaigrette
Diver Scallops, almond romesco, roasted green tomatoes and summer squash
Roasted NEFF Skirt Steak, Vietnamese salad, cellophane noodles, cucumber and fresh herbs


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Director for Europe and Middle East of Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (BKWSU) and their NGO Representative to the United Nations, Geneva.
As an emissary for peace, Sister Jayanti has a vision and experience that is truly global and deeply spiritual. She is currently the Director of the International Co-ordinating Office of the Brahma Kumaris (BK) in London at Global Co-operation House, of the Global Retreat Centre in Oxfordshire and of BK Centres in over 31 countries in Europe and Middle East. Together with this she assists with the overall co-ordination of the organization's activities in more than 100 countries outside India.
Arun Wakhlu is the author of the award winning book "Managing from the Heart", and founder-chairman of Pragati Leadership. He is the Course Director for a programme on "Ethics in Public Governance", designed for senior members of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS). It is conducted under the auspices of the Initiatives of Change Centre for Governance (ICCfG) New Delhi, India. Arun has a BE from Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi) in Electrical Engineering (76) and a post-graduate diploma course in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad (PGP 80).
While getting his master's degree in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, Janardhan came to the realization that a life of fulfillment trumps a life of achievement. His search led him to understanding and researching meditation techniques, which had an immediate impact in bringing a sense of purpose to his life. Since then, he has been a proponent of meditation training and "being" before "doing". He has held workshops at companies like Google, McKinsey and Gap Inc., and at universities including Stanford. On a global scale, Janardhan has trained people in eleven countries outside the US.
As a student and teacher with the Brahma Kumaris for over 14 years, Janardhan regularly conducts workshops and seminars at the Anubhuti Retreat Center in Marin County, CA, besides hosting the SPIRIT Summit in India, the annual Peace in the Park festival in SF, and weekly meditation meetup in San Francisco.
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Bharat Ratna Sir. M. Visvesvaraya was an engineering genius, a visionary, a statesman and most importantly a great Institution builder. The erstwhile Mysore Chamber of Commerce founded by him on May 8th 1916 started serving the interests of the Business community since its inception. Mr W.C. Rose served as the first President of the Chambers from 1916 till 1920. The Chamber later became the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI).
Over the last 100 years, the Chamber has had a distinguished array of businessmen and industrialists at the helm of FKCCI, establishing it as an apex organization for Industry, Trade and Service sectors in Karnataka. Since it's inception, the Chamber has sought to promote the national interest by way of both public and private sector led, economic growth and has played a catalytic role in policy making at the State and Central level. FKCCI today has a membership drawn from all sectors of Industry, Trade and Services.
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Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, (Brahma Kumaris in short) is a unique, spiritual, value-based educational institution. The Vidyalaya and two institutions created by it, namely Rajyoga Education and Research Foundation, and Brahma Kumaris Academy for a Better World, are dedicated to the goal of establishing a value-based society. They focus on development of human potential, bringing harmony into human relationships and changing the attitudes and outlook of people to promote the spirit of brotherhood, love and co-operation.
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MATANOG, Maguindanao (MindaNews/25 August) — Foreign investors from South America, the Middle East and other parts of Asia have shown interest to engage in high value crop production in this town due to its "langkong" or fertile soil, an official said over the weekend.
Matanog Mayor Mohammad "Kits" Guro said nutrients found in langkong (an Iranun term) are of high quality, and the people were excited for the investments to come in.
Guro said the investors wanted to go into coconut, banana, pineapple and coffee production.
"I met several players now who signified interest to invest in our town, and we are catching up with the requirements to proceed within this year," he said.
The mayor said it all started during his last pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia last month where he met several businessmen who were willing to invest in Mindanao.
He said a Malaysian investor wanted tons of whole coconuts in one huge shipment and all he needed to do was coordinate with maritime officials at Polloc port.
Matanog has a land area of 19,000 hectares with 80 percent planted to coconuts.
"We feel our supply is not enough so we have to tap the nearby Iranun towns and Lanao del Sur," Guro said.
A Saudi-based investor asked him to regularly supply bananas, which are in demand in the Middle East.
"He challenged me if we can handle providing them with one fleet of bananas regularly, though I said we're not yet ready on that. I have to work it out with my constituents to plant Cavendish bananas," Guro said.
Matanog and La Frutera Corporation, a banana plantation in the region, are now exploring the possibility of allotting at least 1,000 hectares for this venture.
Fruit producer Dole Philippines has also proposed setting up a 5,000-ha pineapple plantation while a Guatemala-based investor is eyeing coffee plantations.
Guro said the investors pledged to take care of the technical requirements and capital as long as the town can assure peace and order as well as people's cooperation.
The mayor attributed the relative peace in the town to the efforts of the 603rd Infantry Brigade, in particular the settling of rido (clan conflicts) and the battle against criminals.
The local government and the Army brigade assured cargo truckers and commuters they can pass unharmed along the Narciso Ramos Highway in this town even at night.
"I told potential investors, come and invest here. If it happens the business fails because of extortion or atrocities we will give back your capital investments," Guro said. (Ferdinandh B. Cabrera/MindaNews)


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If you come down with a common viral respiratory infection, any cough associated with it usually goes away in a week or two. No big deal.
But a cough that doesn't go away is something else, and it can be a very big deal.
The most common reason a cough persists for more than two weeks is because the person with the cough is a smoker. Smoking damages the lungs' bronchial tubes and makes them less able to quickly fight off an acquired infection.
A person who smokes has reason to worry about a persistent cough, especially if it's not associated with sinus symptoms typical of a common viral infection.
The initial symptom of a lung cancer is often a cough. A cough that produces sputum specked or streaked with blood demands a visit to a physician.
Sinuses and asthma
Chronic sinusitis is one of the most common causes of a continuing cough in older adults.
Secretions produced by the inflamed sinus membranes drain down the back of the throat and enter the passage to the lungs.
The resulting irritation of the bronchial tubes leads to the typical irritative cough. The cough is usually dry, but secretions may be brought up after awakening in the morning. It abates only after successful treatment of the sinus condition.
A persistent cough is sometimes present in those with allergic or perennial asthma. An asthmatic cough may be more troublesome for a person than shortness of breath or wheezing, and it may be the first symptom of the ailment.
And yes, asthma can come on at any age.
Stomach issues
Regurgitation of stomach fluids during sleep can be the cause of a cough that won't go away.
If the valve at the top of the stomach doesn't function properly, stomach contractions can propel acidic secretions up the esophagus (swallowing tube).
Bronchitis and cough develop when this fluid overflows into the airway tubes.
The reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus often occurs silently at night when the sleeping position has eliminated the defense of gravity. If a correct diagnosis is made, treatment is highly effective.
A cough can also be the result of swallowed food or fluid "going down the wrong pipe." If this occurs on a regular basis, the cough will persist.
Aspiration of swallowed food or fluid into the lung is unusual in healthy persons, but is common among the chronically ill and in those who are bedridden.
Persons with impairment of the swallowing mechanism, such as those with strokes, Parkinson's disease or advanced Alzheimer's disease, are most susceptible.
ACE inhibitors
An annoying and persistent dry cough is a potential side effect of a class of drugs called ACE inhibitors (for example, lisinopril, Prinivil and Accupril). These agents are commonly prescribed by physicians to treat hypertension, heart and kidney disease.
About 10 percent of users develop the cough. It's a dry, non-congested nuisance cough that resolves when the medication is stopped.
Other causes
Some people cough for the same reason they bite their fingernails: It's a habit. A habitual cough isn't present during sleep.
Other causes of a persistent cough include heart failure, an enlarged thyroid gland, tuberculosis, bronchial damage from previous pneumonia and rare ailments that cause formation of scar tissue in the lungs.
Sometimes the best of doctors may not find a cause and reluctantly attribute the cough to simple degeneration of airway tissues.
Anyone suffering from a persistent cough should see a physician. The medical history and physical examination often are sufficient to lead to the correct diagnosis, but a chest X-ray, a CT scan of the chest or a referral to a chest specialist may be needed.
Dr. Michael Spilane, now retired, spent more than four decades practicing and teaching geriatric medicine in St. Paul. Send comments or questions to [email protected].


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Of the 24 Army veterans that received the Medal of Honor Tuesday, only three are still living:
• Staff Sgt. Melvin Morris of Cocoa, Fla., born in Okmulgee, Okla., commended for courageous actions during combat in South Vietnam on Sept. 17, 1969.
• Spc. 4 Santiago J. Erevia of San Antonio, born in Nordheim, Texas, cited for courage during a search and clear mission in South Vietnam on May 21, 1969.
• Sgt. 1st Class Jose Rodela of San Antonio, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, cited for courage during combat in South Vietnam on Sept. 1, 1969.
— Associated Press
They were heroes who didn't get their due.
On Tuesday, 24 mostly ethnic or minority U.S. soldiers who performed bravely under fire in three of the nation's wars finally received the Medal of Honor that the government concluded should have been awarded long ago.
The servicemen — Hispanics, Jews and African-Americans — were identified following a congressionally mandated review to ensure that eligible recipients of the country's highest recognition for valor were not bypassed due to prejudice. Only three of the 24 were alive for President Barack Obama to drape the medals and ribbons around their necks.
"Today we have the chance to set the record straight," Obama said. "No nation is perfect, but here in America we confront our imperfections and face a sometimes painful past, including the truth that some of these soldiers fought and died for a country that did not always see them as equal."
The three surviving recipients — Vietnam veterans Jose Rodela, Melvin Morris and Santiago Erevia — received a prolonged standing ovation at Obama's side, their faces somber in acknowledgement of the honor.
Rodela, now of San Antonio, was a 31-year-old company commander of a Special Forces strike group on Sept. 1, 1969, in Phuoc Long Province, Vietnam, when he and his company of Cambodian soldiers whom he had helped recruit came under fire from North Vietnamese Army troops. According to his Medal of Honor citation and supporting documents, the battle lasted 18 hours and 11 men in his company were killed and 33 others wounded.
The citation states that late in the battle, Rodela "was the only member of his company who was moving and he began to run from one position to the next, checking for casualties and moving survivors into different positions in an attempt to form a stable defense line. Throughout the battle, in spite of his wounds, Rodela repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire to attend to the fallen and eliminate an enemy rocket position."
In an interview with the Army News Service last December, he said simply, "We trained for this and I would have done it again."
Morris of Cocoa, Fla., was a staff sergeant during combat operations on Sept. 17, 1969, near Chi Lang, South Vietnam. According to the Pentagon, Morris led soldiers across enemy lines to retrieve his team sergeant, who had been killed. He single-handedly destroyed an enemy force hidden in bunkers that had pinned down his battalion. Morris was shot three times as he ran with American casualties.
Morris received the Distinguished Service Cross in April 1970. That same month, he returned to Vietnam for his second tour.
"I never really did worry about decorations," Morris said last month. But he said he fell to his knees when he received the surprise call from Obama with news that he was to be honored.
Erevia, also of San Antonio, was cited for courage while serving as a radio-telephone operator on May 21, 1969, during a search-and-clear mission near Tam Ky, South Vietnam. He was a specialist 4 when his battalion tried to take a hill fortified by Viet Cong and North Vietnam Army soldiers. The Pentagon says he single-handedly silenced four Viet Cong bunkers.
As for the medal, he told the publication Soldier Live last month, "I'm only thankful I'm getting it while I'm alive."
Among those who received a posthumous medal was Leonard Kravitz, an assistant machine gunner in the Korean War who is credited with saving his platoon by providing cover for retreating troops. He died in the attack. He is the uncle of singer and actor Lenny Kravitz, who attended Tuesday's ceremony.
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The 2012 Grand Asia & Australia Voyage, Part 8
- Friday, October 16 2015 @ 06:35 AM CST
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Text and pictures by Snookums, webification by Filbert
Part Eight
(Remember to click "read more" if you're looking at this from the main medary.com page to get the whole article!)
October 31 (Wednesday, Day 41, Lembar, Indonesia; 10,000 Rp = $1.04, $1 = 9,610 Rp) -
We took the first tender at 7 AM to meet our guide, Eko. Sharie and John also came with us. We drove to a Sasak village of 300 households. Women weave ikat cloth or songket cloth and each sarong takes about one month to complete. The village seemed to be a cooperative village where money from the tours or purchases is shared. We saw the outside toilet and the freely roaming goats and chickens.
|Weaver, with kid
|House on stilts
Then we drove to a couple of shops to try to find a batik shirt for Filbert. Unfortunately, the XL was too small. However, Snookums found one for herself for $4.85. By the time she was finished trying it on, she was sweating profusely since the dressing room was very small and had no airflow whatsoever.
Then it was time for lunch. Sharie and Snookums each ordered rice ($0.50 per person) and fried chicken with Lombok sauce ($4 each). Eko had explained to us that the chickens on Lombok are free range and are small with very little fat. They were definitely small, but the spice on the chicken was very hot. Filbert ordered the spicy fried chicken and his was even hotter but he ordered a can of Coke ($0.60) to help with the heat. John ordered shrimp with Lombok sauce for $3. We were also given little containers of brown pudding that tasted like flan. Lunch was small, but tasty.
|One horse-power
After lunch we went on a beer quest. Lombok is 85% Muslim and the first convenience store we stopped at didnt have any beer. However, Sharie was able to buy some basic school supplies for her trip to the Komodo Island village tomorrow. We got back in the minivan and the driver stopped at four other places for beer before being successful. Filbert and John each bought two big bottles ($5 each not cheap!) of Bintang one cold and one room temp to take back to the ship. On the way back to the ship we stopped at a pottery village. Lombok is known for its brown pottery. Filbert spotted our travel wall item. (We purchase one piece of art for our hallway walls that depicts something we have seen on each trip. Snookums was hoping to find a street artist in Borobudur, but there were no paintings there.) It is a small round flat piece of pottery (like a coaster) with twine poked through the edges for decoration and for hanging purposes. On the front is a painting of red chili peppers. Lombok means chili so that makes it significant. And, we ate plenty of chili at lunch and saw them being grown in the Sasak village, too. Snookums wasnt too impressed with Eko and the private tour, but it beat taking the free shuttle one hour each way to Mataram Mall and cost $88 for the four of us.
After a quick shower, Snookums took a bowl full of three bags of candy corn to Neptune Lounge for everyones pleasure and gave two bags of it to Kate for the Front Desk staff. Happy Halloween!
Filbert and Snookums put on their Star Trek The Original Series costumes that were made by Snookumss sister, Judy, and went to dinner. Many people, including the sing-along pianist, commented on them. La Fontaine dining room was decorated for Halloween, too, with lots of party decorations hanging from the ceiling. And there were little plastic pumpkins with candy in them at each table. Snookums appreciated the Tootsie Rolls, Swedish Fish and Smarties a lot. No one else at the table minded her eating most of them, so she did! The waiters wore felt pumpkin hats, too, that looked very hot, but they were troopers.
After dinner Snookums and Filbert went to The Monster Mash in Crows Nest in order to participate in the costume contest. Although many people thought Snookums and Filbert should have won the best couple award, they did not. It was a great day though!
November 1 (Thursday, Day 42, Komodo Island, Indonesia; 10,000 Rp = $1.04, $1 = 9,610 Rp) -
|Kampung Komodo
Snookums organized a tour of Komodo Island with Komodo Mega Tours for $85 per person that included both a dragon trek and a snorkel. HAL only offered tours that included either a dragon trek or a snorkel/village tour and not both. (And HALs cost $119 per person.) 34 people signed up for Snookumss tour and we met in Ocean Bar at 8:45 AM for our tender. (If you didnt have a pre-arranged tour, you were not allowed to tender to Komodo Island National Park since reservations with Park Rangers are required.)
After tendering to Komodo we went on an hour walk to try and find dragons in the wild (there are no fences). There were four of them lying very close to each other and we also saw a 1.5-year old dragon that was about two feet long skittering about. It didnt stay close to the four adults since the dragons have been known to eat each other. In fact, a mother is very protective of her eggs, but once they hatch, the mother dragon will eat the newborns. Around 30% of them survive. Dragons grow to around 10 feet long and weigh about 250 pounds and can live to be 50 or so years old. Besides the Komodo dragons, a type of monitor lizard, there were a lot of Timor deer roaming all over the place. The deer seemed to be more skittish of the humans than they were of the dragons and the dragons eat the deer! The island also had wild boar and buffalo on it, but we didnt see any. It was during the dry season and it was very brown and dusty (and HOT). Dragons eat every one to three months and can run up to 11 miles per hour for short distances. The two Park Rangers with our group carried long forked sticks to supposedly poke the dragons back. One of the members of our group put a green umbrella (used for shade) on the ground in order to take a picture. A dragon showed some interest in it and the Park Ranger immediately turned around, saw the green umbrella on the ground and got excited until someone picked it up.
|The Natives
|Dragon and deer
|Close enough
|Drooling dragon
After our trek, as we were returning to the pier to get on our boats for the snorkel part, a dragon walked/slithered across the path we had just been on. Someone said something to the Park Ranger about this dragon and the Park Ranger didnt seem to care too much. There are 2,500 Komodo dragons on this island and we saw six of them. There are also 300 stilted houses, with goats and chickens, that make up the fishing village of Kampung Komodo. Two of our tablemates, John and Sharie, took the tour to this village and said that the goat smell was quite strong and that it was a rather depressing village. While they were there, the children yelled dragon and were throwing rocks and sure enough, there was a dragon. John and Sharie werent supposed to see any dragons on their tour, but since its an island with 2,500 dragons on it and no fences, the dragons can go where they want and one obviously wanted to visit the village, too.
Three local boats took 26 of us to Pink Beach (Pantai Merah). (8 people decided to return to the ship after the hot, dusty trek.) The boats tied up to a mooring and we all jumped in and snorkeled. (Normally we would have photos of this, but Filbert left the underwater cameras battery in the recharger in the cabin.) The fish were pretty, but the stars of the show were the beautiful soft coral reefs. The most vivid colors were bright green and purple. The current was strong and the water varied from very hot to very cold. Snookums didnt wear her wetsuit (stupid decision!) and decided to let the current take her to the beach to warm up. With the hot sun, that didnt take too long. And, the sand was pink from tiny pieces of coral.
After awhile everyone ended up back on the boats and we headed back to the pier, 30 minutes away. Lunch was served on the boats and included fried chunks of fish (like chicken nuggets) in a delicious tomato, red pepper and sweet chili sauce. There was also fried tofu (not a favorite of Snookumss) as well as a cooked cabbage and carrot mixture, rice, fried noodles and fresh pineapple. Everyone was happy with the food and several people told Snookums that the dragon trek and snorkel tour was the highlight of their cruise.
|Komodo lunch
After the boats returned to the pier, Filbert took the tender back to the ship while Snookums shopped. She could have purchased Komodo dragon carvings, pearls, and t-shirts but ended up just buying six postcards with her remaining $5 worth of Indonesian money.
After getting back to the ship, Snookums showered and was going to attend the fitness class but took a two-hour nap instead! We received a letter that Papua New Guinea was being canceled and instead we would overnight in Brisbane. Free champagne will be served at Tuesday nights dinner for our inconvenience. Given Papua New Guineas crime rate and HIV rate (around 50%), not many people are complaining about this itinerary change. Prior to going to bed we set our clocks forward 30 minutes.


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The Smart Surveillance Interest Group (SSIG) is composed of researchers, graduate and undergraduate students that investigate problems related to Video Surveillance, Forensics and Biometrics by developing techniques on Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition and Digital Image Processing. The research group tackles problems including feature extraction, background subtraction, pedestrian detection, spoofing detection, person tracking, face recognition, person re-identification, pose estimation, gesture recognition, anomaly detection and activity recognition to allow scene understanding.
The SSIG provides a highly collaborative environment for its members by holding weekly meetings to discuss recent research papers, algorithms and research developments. In addition, the group maintains a computational infrastructure composed of powerful servers, large storage space, GPU cards and multiple surveillance cameras that allow the execution of large-scale experiments.
Pattern Recognition and Earth Observation – PATREO
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Heading toward middle age, still tasting great: The 35th annual Paso Robles Wine Festival is back this May 18 to 21 with four days filled with wine tastings, education, seminars, and food pairings! The Grand Tasting kicks off on Saturday with more than 70 wineries converging on Downtown City Park smack dab in the heart of wine country. For more information on this celebrated weekend of wine, go to pasowine.com … This May 13, chill out to live music at Kelsey Vineyards in See Canyon featuring Jill Knight or head to Arroyo Grande's Laetitia Winery for tunes from The Turkey Buzzards during a Library Wine Sale Celebration that includes grilled cheese sandos by the Grilled Cheese Incident Food Truck (go to slowine.com for these and more yummy springtime events).
Dish it up
Exotic flavors await: On May 13, enjoy seasonal small plates imaginatively paired with wines of the Pacific Coast Wine Trail at Centrally Grown in Cambria. Sip and taste your way through a dynamic, five course menu as you take in the ocean views and sprawling, organic gardens of this gorgeous locale. Live music will kick off from 4 to 6 p.m. Get your tickets at centrallygrown.com before they're sold out! … Now is the time to kick back with some sensational seafood while also taking in the Amgen Tour of California. Watch as some of the world's best bicyclists zip from Pismo Beach to Morro Bay and treat yourself to the fresh catch of the day (hello clam chowder at Splash, oysters at Windows on the Water—not to mention lots of salt water taffy). Get more info at morrobay.org.
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Splatter it up: This spring, the Station SLO is holding vibrant art bar workshops paired with delicious wines, including a class focused on the natural beauty surrounding Los Osos Valley Road with artist Abbey Onikoyi (for tickets, go to thestationslo.com) … Mother's Day is coming up this May 14! Why not treat the lady who brought you into this world with something truly useful? I'm talking about a subscription to Larder Meat Co., which has now partnered with Winfield Farm to offer lamb alongside its already popular lineup of local, sustainably sourced beef, pork, and chicken (go to lardermeatco.com). I mean, mom really wants something bloody good on her doorstep!
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2016 Business Mediation Congress
On May 6, 2016, CPR in association with CBMA held Brazil's fourth Business Mediation Congress in Rio De Janeiro. The goal of the Congress is to continue to raise awareness in Brazil as to the availability and suitability of mediation as a method for resolving business disputes. The 2016 event featured speakers from the corporate, law firm, academic and mediator communities.CPR also held an International Mediation Workshop, May 3-5, 2016, featuring training in mediation techniques for those with basic knowledge.
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Area girls basketball primer: Hirschi moves up to No. 2; Vote for Player of the Week
Each week the TRN will rank the top 10 teams in the area. These rankings are more relative to where a team ranks in its respective district and region. However, unlike in football, it's more likely teams play each other regardless of classification so potential head-to-head matchups are weighed more significantly. Record and last week's ranking is in parenthesis.
1. Nocona (25-3, 1) – The Lady Indians stumbled in Childress last week but regrouped and grabbed a valuable home win against Bowie. Considering they get Childress at home the second time around, the Lady Indians are still the District 8-3A favorite.
2. Hirschi (16-9, 3) – What a week for the Lady Huskies. They held off Burkburnett and rallied past Graham to take complete control of District 6-4A. They could clinch at least a share of the district title this week by beating Iowa Park and Vernon.
3. Jacksboro (17-11, 4) – The Tigerettes are sitting alone atop the District 7-3A standings with five games to go. They host Peaster on Tuesday with a chance to further that lead one of the two teams sitting a game back of them.
4. Bowie (18-11, 2) – The Lady Rabbits don't deserve to fall this far in the poll. They weren't that far behind Nocona and are tied for the District 8-3A lead. But Hirschi and Jacksboro seizing control of their districts pushes Bowie down a bit.
5. Benjamin (20-5, 5) – The Lady Mustangs have beaten everyone in their district by more than 20 points except Munday. The Lady Moguls visit Benjamin on Tuesday.
6. Bellevue (21-5, 6) – The Lady Eagles continue to rack up wins by impressive margins. They have a rematch with No. 17 Slidell on Friday. They won the first meeting 46-38.
7. Quanah (NR) – The Lady Indians showed their win against Windthorst a couple weeks ago wasn't a fluke by beating Seymour on Friday, holding the Lady Panthers to a measly 11 points in the process.
8. Graham (15-11, 7) – The Lady Blues surrendered a 12-point third-quarter lead to Hirschi and suffered a second loss in District 6-4A play. They don't have time to sulk with a visit to Burkburnett on Tuesday.
9. Windthorst (15-11, 8) – The Trojanettes aren't going anywhere. They've clinched a playoff spot and want a sixth straight district title. The rematch with Quanah to potentially decide 9-2A is set for Feb. 5 in the regular season finale.
10. Burkburnett (11-10, 10) – Iowa Park has made an argument for the final spot in this poll, but the Lady Bulldogs do own a win against the Lady Hawks. Burkburnett will try to maintain their hopes of a sixth straight district title with a home win against Graham.
On the rise – Iowa Park
Dropped out – Seymour
More:Girls basketball leaders (through Jan. 19)
This year's weekly honor roll will double as the TRN's Girls Basketball Player of the Week nominations. The official poll can be found below. Here are this week's nominees:
Baylee Thompson, Jacksboro – Thompson has been unstoppable in the paint the last two games. She scored 18 points in a close win against Breckenridge last week, only to follow it up with a 27-point effort against Millsap.
Trystin Fenoglio, Nocona – Fenoglio has been a great scoring complement to her younger cousin Averee Kleinhans. Fenoglio has 22 points against Bowie on Friday after scored 13 against Childress last Tuesday.
Jordan Garvin, Quanah – Garvin has been leading the surprising Lady Indians on the court, scoring 17 points in a one-point win against Archer City last Tuesday. She had a team-high 10 points in a 27-11 win against Seymour on Friday.
Temi Flowers, Benjamin – It seems like Flowers is averaging a triple-double during district play. She had 32 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals in a blowout win against Northside on Friday.
Michinsi Montoya, Hirschi – Montoya had 13 points against Burkburnett last Tuesday, including the game-winning free throws with 1.1 seconds left. She also keyed the Lady Huskies' comeback win against Graham with 13 points.
Click:Vote for the TRN Girls Basketball Player of the Week!
Graham at Burkburnett – The Lady Steers and Lady Bulldogs have each fallen two games back of Hirschi and are in a three-way tie for second with Iowa Park. One team could fall further behind Tuesday.
Iowa Park at Hirschi – It's not unreasonable to think Iowa Park can pull off the road upset. The Lady Hawks have already done so against Graham. Hirschi will have to remained focused to maintain its two-game lead in the district.
Peaster at Jacksboro – This is a huge matchup with Peaster owning a 12-point win against Jacksboro already this season. But Todd Matlock's Tigerettes are confident in their ability to remain alone atop District 7-3A.
Munday at Benjamin – No one is District 16-A has played Benjamin closer than Munday. The Lady Mustangs won 33-26. It's the second-fewest points they've scored this season.
Rider at Abilene Wylie – The Raiders are the only undefeated team in District 4-5A. Wylie was seen as their biggest challenge entering the season. This is a big road test for Rider.
Graham at Burkburnett – This is for the District 6-4A lead. Both teams are undefeated in district play. Home-court advantage tends to mean a lot in this matchup.
Childress at Holliday – Childress scored 104 points in a double overtime loss to City View on Friday. Holliday gives up around 32 points per game. Something has got to give. Holliday is the lone undefeated team in District 8-3A play.
Olney at Seymour – The Cubs already own a win against the Panthers and need to regroup after Archer City ran through them Friday. They sit a game back of Seymour and Archer City in second place in District 9-2A.


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To Pike or Not to Pike, that is the question
The success of the White Flint Sector Plan depends on a workable and effective plan to revitalize and improve Rockville Pike, the main north-south highway through the Sector. There is general agreement that the Pike needs to be converted into a "boulevard," with sidewalks, transit improvements, and retail opportunities closer to the street (instead of being pushed back behind parking lots).
There are now two competing visions on how to make this transformation. The Planning staff has proposed an existing 150′ right 0f way, with transit in a "diamond lane" at the curb side of the existing Pike. The White Flint Steering Committee (the advisory committee established by the Board last year at the conclusion of the citizen Advisory Group process) has endorsed a different proposal, offered by the White Flint Partnership; Friends of White Flint has also endorsed the Partnership proposal. The Partnership proposal is sometimes called the Glatting Jackson model, after the international transportation consulting firm which crafted it; Glatting Jackson also proposed the "robust street network" model which the Board adopted to siphon traffic off the Pike. The Partnership proposal would move transit to a wide central median on the Pike, provide wider, pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, and bike-friendly intersections.
The other major distinction between the proposals is the time to implementation. The Planning staff proposal is said to take until 2032 to renovate the Pike; the Partnership proposal is said to be ready for implementation far earlier.
The Planning Staff memorandum prepared for the June 4 Board worksession contains a discussion of these two options. See, http://montgomeryplanningboard.org/agenda/2009/documents/20090604_Item5.pdf, after page 18.
The Planning staff convened an inter-agency meeting on May 18 to evaluate the two proposals. The Partnership also sent representatives to the meeting. The staff memo reports "primary conclusions" from the meeting, including that the Partnership proposal has no "fatal flaws," but ultimately recommends leaving the decision as to which proposal is to be implemented for further planning. The staff recommends a design study during the first phase of White Flint Plan implementation, with Plan language describing the purposes of the improvements.
The staff also addressed the issue of transit in the median. The staff noted that transit in the median depends on the availability of Bus Rapid Transit in other areas, but argued that additional space should be reserved in case additional transit opportunities become available in the future.
The staff memo also addressed another contentious topic: parking. The original draft of the Plan included a recommendation for a parking district, similar to that used elsewhere, with public parking availability. The new staff memo reverses that proposal, arguing that private parking garages would be preferable.
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With SXSW in full schwing, we caught BrooklynVegan, Dine Alone, and Buzz Records' official showcase at Austin's Swan Dive on Wednesday (March 14th) and punked right out. The nightcap didn't disappoint in any shape or form as it peeled back sets from TRAIL OF DEAD, GREYS, CASPER SKULLS, PKEW PKEW PKEW, SPECIAL EXPLOSION, and headliners SAY ANYTHING — who tore through 2004's …Is A Real Boy and debuted a new song (watch here). We're still reeling from it all so check out our photo recap above (via Troy Black).
Say Anything's new album will be out later this year via Dine Alone; revisit 2013's Early Rarities now on Spotify


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by Jay Johansen | Nov 2, 1997
Perhaps the true meaning of this verse is obvious to you. I didn't see it until I read it in another translation. The meaning is clearly the same, but suddenly it makes sense. It read, "On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not stand against it."
Do you see it now? Jesus was not saying that God will keep us safe so that the forces of hell cannot destroy us. Quite the contrary: He was saying that the Church shall attack the forces of evil, and we will batter down the very gates of hell, and they shall not be able to stand against us.
We are not supposed to be cowering in a bunker, begging God to protect us from evil. We are supposed to be out there confronting evil face to face, and forcing them to run to the bunkers and cower in fear before the onslaught of the army of God.
(Perhaps I should quickly add that this does not necessarily mean literal warfare and physical violence. Though I suspect that's included at times. But that's another subject.)
© 1997 by Jay Johansen
Steven Jun 26, 2011
I just started reading your website last night, and I'm not even halfway through yet, but I wanted to mention something to you about the article mentioned in the subject line.
We, as Christians, are not supposed to be cowering in bunker, but from what I know of the Greek Matthew 16:18 is talking about how the power of death (or Hades) will never overcome the Church. There are other verses which teach us to fight against evil forces ( in whatever form), I don't think this verse is meant as one to inspire offense, but rather inspire faith and knowledge that the Church is securely in God's care.


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14:34 | 31/07/2017 Science - Technology
Vietnam's Ministry of Science and Technology and its Israeli counterpart inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in science and technology in Israel on July 25.
The signing marked a milestone in sci-technology studies in fields of common interest, including hi-tech agriculture, aquaculture and processing, material technology, health science and renewable energies.
The MoU aims to support joint projects, organise events and meetings on science and technology, exchange information, delegations and experience and encourage cooperation among universities between the two nations.
At the signing ceremony, Israeli Minister of Science and Technology Ofir Akunis called the move the beginning of a new era between the two nations' science and technology sectors.
Israel wants to cooperate with other nations, including Vietnam, in science and technology development, Akunis said, adding that the Vietnam – Israel Joint Committee on Economics, Science and Technology will determine the cooperation details.
He expressed his belief that the agreement will produce fruitful outcomes for both sides.
Previously during a working session with the Israel Innovation Authority, Vietnamese Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh lauded the growing cooperation between the two nations.
Vietnam pays due attention to cooperation in science and technology and start-ups, he said, expressing his wish that Vietnam may learn from Israel's experience in start-ups, and cooperate in hi-tech agriculture and information and communication technology.
A legal framework is being built to boost cooperation with Israel in the field, Anh added.
For his part, Avi Luvton, Executive Director of the Authority's International Cooperation Programs for the Asia Pacific Department suggested Vietnam improve its legal documents in line with the requirements of Israeli enterprises.
Anh agreed with the host's suggestions, saying that Vietnam needs to learn from Israel in establishing investment and development funds for the sector.
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This, the debut album from Norwegian eclectic multi-instrumentalist collective, kicks off with 'Riding My Bicycle (From Ragnvaldsbekken To Sorkedalen) which opens with a melody dualled between the glimmering precision of piano and a nasal hummed vocal part. This melody or variations then underpin the vocal melody which eventually enters over a cacophonous musical blend something akin to Mew, certainly regarding Team Me's experimental feel. It's a multi-instrumental blend with clarinet and strings oozing around amongst synths, drums and strong bass. From its' quite angular openings, the track builds into a fuller two part vocal chorus. Chopping between feels but all the time maintaining the continuity of a single track, Team Me's sound is immediately fresh and interesting, and in an opening track pushing seven minutes long they are not afraid to give themselves space in which to explore.
The opening of 'Show Me' has a cool indie pulse to it, proving that the track wouldn't be out of place on the dance floor. The catchy evolving vocal melodies blend Mew with Guillemots as they echo higher above Team Me's eclectic musical blend, gradually building to a driving chorus flanked by strings and a chorus of vocal parts. Team Me's electro-infused, high-pitched vocal ridden sound owes a great debt to Patrick Wold, the subject of 'Patrick Wolf & Daniel Johns'; this blast of a track however, under three minutes long, also nods to a kind of pop punk simplicity. 'Weathervanes and Chemicals' then opens in string laden beauty soaring over rumbling tom-heavy drum parts. As the track builds into its chorus the vocals soar clear above the blend imitating the beauty of its string-led opening with melodies so lush they bring to mind a Sigur Ros like tranquillity and perfection over sensitive arrangements and gently sparkling glockenspiel. Offering something of a more stripped down contrast, with a delicately picked acoustic guitar opening, 'Fool' offers us a peek at how Team Me's tracks begin life as beautiful gentle songwriting that evolves through the input of the collective of musicians into much fuller sounding tracks that really build to ooze through the soundwaves akin to big Arcade Fire-like choruses. From its building, oozing glory, 'Fool' then drops back to a more careful anxious sound with picked acoustic guitar intertwined with the harmonies of the string arrangement amongst tumbling toms and strange electronic sounds.
Later, 'Dear Sister' sounds multiple part vocals over well worked, busy yet sensitive accompanying arrangements that ebb and flow from gentle delicacy to a thicker, richer, altogether fuller blend and then back out to tranquillity though all the time glimmering with a wonderful hopeful tonality. The opening minute of 'Favourite Ghost' sounds a picked acoustic guitar doubled by gently distorted post-rock electric guitar sound, highlighted by the inclusion again of the delicate glimmering glockenspiel. 'Favourite Ghost' sounds a real melancholy and eerie-ness which contrasts the soaring hopeful beauty that has preceded it. Around two and a half minutes in, the track begins to build to a fuller blend; any sense of hope is short-lived, however, as the lonely solo guitar soon returns briefly making way for a Radiohead-esque intertwining of beats and picked guitars and then plunging into an almost post rock drive.
The delicate picked acoustic and banjo sounds make a return, warmed by a gentle piano line, in 'Looking Thru The Eyes of Sir David Brewster', however, 'With My Hands Covering Both Of My Eyes I Am Too Scared To Have A Look At You Now' pounds back to a catchy, dancefloor-worthy pound; a catchy, bright and bouncing vibe. The gently undulating harp-laden introduction to 'Daggers' then slows the tempo right down to conclude the album first with a contrasting folk flavoured calmness before making way for the characteristic rich, driving, fuller blend. A frankly stunning debut.
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Democratising Responsible Enterprise in Asia and the World
Many of these characteristics are not unique to Asia, but are found in Latin America and Africa. They are characteristics of a 'Southern' form responsible enterprise. Discussing differences between East and West has always been popular and current shifts in power make it more so – something we play on with the theme of this Annual Review. However, we should never lose sight of how these are simply imagined communities with imaginary boundaries. Some fall into a trap of describing the East or West as entirely separate and internally coherent entities that act as conscious beings, so that "the West" can be said to "worry" about "the East", for instance.70 The problem is that by trying to distinguish one from the other we may deny aspects of both that are universal, and restrict their identity to past forms, rather than an unfolding of possibilities.
The division between "East" and "West" is a product of European history and literature over hundreds of years, which made a distinction between European Christendom and the cultures it was coming to know to its East. The Western world and Western culture are imagined today often as typified by rationalism, science, freedom of thought, individualism, human rights, democratic values, and either Christianity or secularism. In describing an Eastern Turn we are not describing a turn away from these cultural traditions. First, because we do not recognise them as owned by a place called 'West'. The foundations of contemporary rational thought and mathematics are found in ancient conceptual developments in the Middle East.71 Not only did Christianity arise from the Middle East but it arrived and thrived in India even before it took hold in Rome.72
The second reason we do not imply a turning away from certain values is that we do not accept the implication that there are not equally important traditions that emphasise personal liberty and democratic values from within Asia. Anwar Ibrahim has reflected on these various traditions and reminds us that the struggles against colonialism in Asia and subsequent "national independence would not have been possible without the prior cultivation of the spirit of liberty and nurturing of the aspiration for a just social order."73 One of the most eloquent summaries of the interface between rationalism, freedom, spirituality and progress was made by Filipino José Rizal in 1883, when he lectured a Spanish audience that "humanity will not be redeemed while reason is not free, while faith would want to impose itself against the facts, while whims are laws and where there are nations that subjugate others." We may recall that democracy was thriving in many countries in the East before it arrived in Spain, to further highlight the fallacy of assuming West and East to be a distinction based on a historical embrace of different values.74 Therefore we agree with Ibrahim's assertion that "it is altogether shameful, if ingenious, to cite Asian values as an excuse for autocratic practices and denial of basic rights and civil liberties. To say that freedom is western or unasian is to offend our own traditions, as well as our forefathers who gave their lives in the struggle against tyranny and injustice."75 Even the religion most often cited as justifying forms of hierarchy, Confucianism, does not provide a rebuttal of the need for personal freedom. Confucius advocated the primacy of the self, the individual and the community as sine qua non for human flourishing.76
Instead, in describing an Eastern Turn we point to an opening up of possibilities of beliefs and approaches to all aspects of society, and thus a questioning of some assumptions that underlie existing debates and activities on corporate responsibility. The Eastern Turn is not a turning away from the West but away from an assumption of a singular source of imagination. It is not a turning away from the values people often ascribe to Western culture, but an opening up to a broader dialogue of values.77 With this in mind, before we conclude this introduction we wish to sound two warnings, one for Eastern professionals, the other for Western.
As discussed earlier, Asian companies' voluntary engagement with the social and environmental performance of their business has been very influenced by the West. This approach may risk downplaying or even ignoring local stakeholder interests in the role and performance of business. In discussions with CSR professionals in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia one the current authors heard the view that most local stakeholder interests in business performance can be articulated through government, and, where that is not the case, that those stakeholder interests are not particularly urgent. That view may be a result of the dominant role of the state in many Asian countries and the variable, still often weak, levels of civil society organising, media independence and political debate.78 We consider this state of affairs may hamper the emergence of domestic responsible enterprise agendas in some countries in Asia.
Such an emergence may also be hampered by the imbalance in domestic voices involved in shaping the future of responsible enterprise in Asia. The evidence from five CSR conferences in Asia attended by one of the currrent authors during 2008, is that the corporate responsibility debate in Asia is shaped by business leaders, government officials and high-society elites, rather people who are directly impacted within the region.
There is some evidence for this elitist approach to CSR from analyses of lack of performance by large Asian firms on issues that are awkward for elites: corruption and labour rights. Only about 5% of Japanese companies with a high risk exposure to corruption were found by EIRIS to have a good response and none had an advanced one, which is less than that of assessed companies in Europe, North America and Australasia. Japan also performed less well than those regions on labour rights, with no assessed company with a high risk exposure to suply chain labour issues having better than a limited management response and nearly 80% having no evidence at all of a response.79
If Western imposition and local elitism dominates responsible enterprise agendas in Asia, rather than a more organic emergence of ideas and innovations from dialogues and contestations of people from across the region, the loss will be both Asia's and the world's. One implication, therefore, is the need for greater awareness of the levels and nature of endogenous desire across Asia for socially progressive enterprise, and the relative roles of government, business and wider civil society in shaping and responding to that desire, a reason for this review (see: From CSR in Asia to Asian CSR)
Researchers and consultants from the West can relate to this Eastern Turn in power in progressive or regressive ways. One lesson from this economic crisis is the danger of intellectuals seeking favour with the powerful and therefore ignoring fundamental problems (See: Rent-a-geek). At this time of new levels of global exchange, we would do well to watch our own interests and emotions.
A growing trend is for Western CSR professionals to look East. This is due to an awareness of where key challenges lie, but also because of the changing market for professional services, accentuated by the recession in Europe and US. As consultants with much to learn about the cultures where they are offering services, clearly they may be humble and polite in offering their views. However, in the same breath as speaking of the need to learn from cultures of the world, some CSR consultants and advocates known to one of the current authors, have been expressing doubts about values such as human rights, in particular labour and political rights. We must be careful not to repeat the mistakes of environmental consultants in the 1990s who extended their offerings to social advisory, and often fundamentally misunderstood notions of labour rights, in ways that initially made them more attractive to those corporate clients not wanting to address thorny issues of trade union rights and gender equality. The current global shifts provide wonderful possibilities for personal and professional development, no more so than helping Westerners escape, on the one hand, the asphyxiating arrogance of assuming one's culture to be the most advanced, and on the other, a confusion about meaning and purpose in one's life.
» Conclusion: A Global Satyagraha
(The references are available in the pdf download and hard copy versions of this annual review, available from Lifeworth's bookstore.)
This section can be referenced as:
Bendell, J., and C Ng, 'Introduction', in J. Bendell, N. Alam, S. Lin, C. Ng, L. Rimando, C. Veuthey, B. Wettstein (2009) The Eastern Turn in Responsible Enterprise: A Yearly Review of Corporate Responsibility from Lifeworth, Lifeworth: Manila, Philippines. (Page numbers for this section are available in the pdf download and hardcopy.)


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Effective immediately, an officer going to a call that could become violent will be expected to call for help, even in remote areas, RCMP Deputy Commissioner Bill Sweeney told a news conference yesterday.
"The policy makes it very clear – when you are responding to incidences where there's an expectation of encountering a violent situation, that you're to call for backup immediately," he said.
The policy change, which could cost tens of millions of dollars in extra manpower, requires lone officers to request additional officers when going to risky calls, such as domestic disputes, reports of a weapon or violence and where communications is poor.
"The policy affirms the commissioner's expectation that our members will consider their safety and the safety of the public first whenever they're responding," Sweeney said.
However, he also said that an individual officer would be expected to intervene even before other officers arrived if "somebody is going to be hurt or something very, very terrible is going to happen."
The backup issue has been in the spotlight since two officers were killed while on duty alone in remote locations. Still, Sweeney denied the new policy is a reaction to the murder last month of Const. Doug Scott in Kimmirut, Nunavut, and Const. Christopher Worden in Hay River, N.W.T. in October.
"This did not come as a consequence for the deaths that we most recently have experienced in the RCMP," he said. "These discussions around backup have been ongoing for a long, long time."
He sought to erase any reluctance of officers working in remote locations to call for backup. Some officers believed they were being discouraged to call for backup because of the shortage of manpower.
"There is no expectation that members should hesitate to call for backup when they deem it necessary," Sweeney said.
"We are constantly worried (about) our men and women out there. This policy, I hope, affirms that our concerns are genuine, that they are not to take any hesitation around calling in additional members."
Sweeney said while the policy will go into effect immediately, it will mean some sweeping changes down the road, including requiring officers to relocate so they are living within the boundaries of their detachment to be able to respond.
"We could see the redeployment of existing resources as well as more rigorous residency requirements," he said. "Over time there are going to resources implications, there are going to be potentially different methods of delivering operations services. You don't change that overnight."
Staff Sgt. Ken Legge, a national executive member of the in-house staff relations representative program, said the staff representatives have been calling for a back-up policy for the last decade.
"They're going to clearly know when they're out there on patrol, that if they need help, they know exactly who to call and there's someone there ready to respond," Legge said.
Sweeney said RCMP cadets are taught to consider the risk factors in any situation and take the necessary steps, including waiting for backup to arrive to continue with the intervention.


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It was announced on Thursday that the Miami Marlins will be erecting a bronze statue of late pitcher Jose Fernandez. While on the surface this looks like a good way to pay tribute to the fallen star, but this is not a good look for the Marlins or baseball in general. Let me preface this by saying that the tragedy that took place last fall is not lost on me at all and I was devastated to hear the news. That being said, we cannot turn a blind eye to the circumstances around Fernandez's untimely death.
We now know that Fernandez and his two friends died when their boat struck a grouping of rocks while going at a high speed. However, we found out that Fernandez was believed to have been driving at the time of the crash while drunk and with cocaine in his system.
What kind of message are we sending if we are immortalizing players whose reckless actions cost them their lives as well as the lives of those around them?
Yes we all make mistakes, but we are not all looked up to the way professional athletes are in our society. By immortalizing players like Jose Fernandez we are telling our kids that it doesn't matter if you're reckless and take the lives of others as long as you are a successful player.
Not to add insult to insult to injury, but Fernandez only played four seasons in the majors and that is not enough to be remembered forever. Yes there are plenty of examples of players with short careers who we immortalize, but they also contributed off the field.
Jose Fernandez was a very good player with a future as bright as the sun, but we cannot let a short period of on the field dominance overshadow his tragic off the field mistake. So I, and many other baseball fans urge the Miami Marlins to reconsider their decision to immortalize Jose Fernandez because what he did off the field casts a very large shadow over his accomplishments on it.


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What Is a Transactional Website?
A transactional website is a site that has the ability to process financial transactions. Typical transactions include online banking, financial account management, bill payment, retail purchases, wire transfers, employee payroll and loan application processing.
Transactional websites help to facilitate online management of payments between consumers, companies and organizations. These type of websites are normally a mixture of informational content and portals for making online financial transactions. A bank website that offers customers the ability to log into accounts and deposit, withdraw or transfer money is an example of one type of transactional site.
Governments set up transactional websites to allow citizens to pay taxes and fees conveniently online. In addition, government sites post tax, business and other types of forms designed to report income and other financial details.
Retailers and business service providers use transactional websites to sell goods and services to consumers. Customers are directed to make purchases via an online shopping cart or merchant payment processor.
Loan companies accept loan applications that require management of private financial data. Consumers and businesses granted loans are given access to a secure gateway to make monthly payments.
Transactional websites require adherence to strict security measures in order to ensure the safety of private financial information.


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the beat, that is. and let it be known that when i read the title of this post, i hear "fillin' it" like my childhood days. i loved, loved, loved watching my children and so many others feel the beat.
an incredible woman came to town to share her gift and wisdom. there was drumming and jumping. throat singing and stepping.
2 of my three were rather disengaged or overengaged much of the time, but i had my own holy moments.


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Gold Coast: The star badminton trio of Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth were the centre of attraction as the Indian contingent ended their campaign at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) on a high here on Sunday.
India bagged a total of six medals on the final day. India finished the Games with 26 golds, 20 silvers and 20 bronze medals. This year's total of 66 medals is the third highest haul for India in the history of the CWG.
Their best performance till date came at home during the 2010 Delhi Games, which produced a tally of 101 medals. That included 38 gold, 27 silver and 36 bronze.
The second highest medals tally of 69 came at the 2002 Games in Manchester, England. The Indian contingent won 30 gold at that edition along with 22 silver and 17 bronze.
Saina and Sindhu were involved in an intense, high tempo women's singles final. Saina displayed superb form to clinch a 21-18, 23-21 victory for the second CWG singles title of her career. Her maiden CWG singles gold came at the 2010 Games in New Delhi.
For Sindhu, this was the second CWG singles medal of her career, the first being bronze at Glasgow 2014.
Srikanth was involved in an equally entertaining men's singles final against Malaysian legend Lee Chong Wei. Although Srikanth dominated the opening game, Lee showed his true class later in the contest to register a 19-21, 21-14, 21-14 victory for the fifth CWG title of a glittering career.
The last two games were totally one-sided as the veteran Malaysian star handed out a masterclass in placement and deception. Srikanth was virtually reduced to a spectator as Lee piled on the points.
The men's doubles team of Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also settled for the silver medal after going down 13-21, 16-21 to England's Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge.
In squash, defending champions Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa settled for the silver medal in women's doubles after losing 9-11, 8-11 to New Zealand's Joelle King and Amanda Landers-Murphy.
This was Joshna's first and Dipika's second medal at Gold Coast after taking silver in the mixed doubles with Saurav Ghosal.
Veteran table tennis star Achanta Sharath Kamal bagged the men's singles bronze medal by beating England's Samuel Walker 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10.
Meanwhile, Manika Batra grabbed her fourth medal at this year's CWG. She bagged bronze in the mixed doubles table tennis competition in the company of Sathiyan Gnanasekaran.
Manika and Sathiyan defeated compatriots Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das 11-6, 11-2, 11-4 in the play-off for the third position at the Oxenford Studios here.