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Sweet wine, proverbs stitched into clothes, a 90km road race: Katy Dutko, an educational aid officer in Africa, offers a page from her Kenyan notebook
Maasai Shuka: You may have seen pictures of the Maasai wearing a red cloth that looks similar to a tartan blanket (see above). It's called a shuka, and is usually worn by men. We kept wondering if there is some historical connection to British colonisers and Scottish tartan, with the different colours and patterns. But so far nobody has been able to confirm or deny this.
We did a little more research into the origins of the shuka and apparently there is no clear answer but our theory is one possibility. The Maasai, while relatively well-known outside of Kenya (thanks perhaps to their presence on game parks and what seems to be a fairly high representation of their clothing, bead work, and other cultural elements as part of Kenyan culture), are in fact a small ethnic group in Kenya – probably about 2% although it's apparently hard to confirm. They are semi-nomadic and their traditional diet is based on their cows: milk, meat, and blood. We've noted a few times that this is pretty much the opposite of ours.
Sweet wine and warm beer: You generally need to specify right away if you want your wine dry or sweet and your beer cold or warm (well, room-temperature) due to common preferences for sweet wine and not-cold beer. It's a good thing to learn early on if those things don't sound appealing. Unfortunately, I forgot once and found myself with an overly-generous pour of incredibly sweet white wine at a work event. It took a while to figure out how to surreptitiously rid myself of that.
Chapati: You can find greasy and very delicious chapati being cooked up on the street and we had fun watching them make it by using an interesting technique of piling one chapati on top of another, constantly flipping the pile over and adding more oil until they have a stack of ten chapatis on the pan that are piping hot and ready to get folded up together into your take-away bag. Note: ten chapatis are a lot to try to consume in one day, even for two hungry people. And they really aren't as good the next day. Lesson learned the hard way. On multiple occasions.
Other streetfood: When we were first staying in Nairobi's Lavington suburb, we found a nice streetfood spot hidden behind rows of plants being sold on the side of the road. Now that we've moved to Westlands, we located a new one near our apartment that happily fills up massive tupperwares of sukumawiki (kale) or githeri (beans and corn) for the equivalent of $2, that's about £1.50. Considering that the staples at the old streetfood spot were mandazi (dougnnuts), chapati and sweet chai, we have definitely taken a turn for the healthier in our new neighborhood.
Kanga: These are sarong-sized pieces of cloth (as above) with a colourful motif in the centre and a Swahili proverb written along the bottom.
You can find a great variety of proverbs or sayings on the Kanga, and we're getting better at deciphering them. Swahili is fun for the linguistically-inclined grammar nerds among us. If you are interested in reading more about the history of kanga, how it can be used as a means of communication, or seeing some of examples of proverbs, check it out on Wikipedia or relevant sites.
Phrases: There are some intriguing phrases used here, including old British ones such as "hack it" (figure it out) eg "can you hack it?" "if you can hack it…"; "speedy governor" (precise meaning unclear but generally related to anyone who drives fast), "smart" (looking good – especially in reference to clothing made locally, naturally), and "no hooting" (no honking). Since most of the "no hooting" signs are outside apartment buildings and private residences, this is especially charming if you imagine someone making a hooting sound when they drive up to a friend's house to pick them up.
Dance: We go to a great afrobeat class on Wednesday nights, taught by a dancer who choreographs for a Kenyan group called Sauti Sol (you can find their music easily on YouTube). All the dances and moves that he teaches are fun. But our favourite is a song called Zigwembe.
Fun Runs: We've been hashing here in Nairobi, with a more traditional hash (running, drinking, singing). The group is fun and an added benefit is getting looped in to races like the Naivasha Relay which we did about a month ago. It was a 90km race that left from just outside Nairobi and ended up at Lake Naivasha, taking a full day to run through a variety of scenery, altitudes, and temperatures in 16 legs before ending at a campsite by the lake. A few teams had some professional or semi-professional Kenyan runners who would just go blazing off effortlessly when it was their turn – it was really impressive to watch. An awesome experience overall.
We got a little wildlife sighting on the run (see above) and the next morning we met guests at the campsite who used to share the space with grazing hippos at night (eek!) prior to the installation of an electric fence. Our main visitor was a giraffe who came grazing in the morning.
Grocery sagas: A number of the big grocery store chains here have had rapidly dwindling stock since September to the point where they spread out what few things they have to cover a long shelf with one product (some examples include household paper products, unappealing varieties of jam, and biscuits). One of the biggest chains, Nakumatt, apparently is experiencing these shortages due to what seem like pretty terrible business practices.
What we heard from friends is that the owner of Nakumatt would take products from vendors, put them in the store and sell them, and, in many cases, not pay the vendors for 3-6 months. People put up with this for a long time, apparently, because Nakumatt is such a popular chain that you were missing out if you didn't have your product in their stores. But finally they decided enough was enough and stopped providing new stock to Nakumatt. So now the supermarket is just selling what it has left, which is a pretty random assortment of stuff, and has been shutting down and downsizing many of its branches.
Kenya elections: You've probably heard a bit about the elections in Kenya over the past few months.There were a string of surprises here in what people considered to be a high-stakes ballot: Kenyans initially cast presidential votes in August, and the incumbent president, Uhuru Kenyatta (see left), was declared the winner by 1.4 million votes. Opposition leader Raila Odinga challenged this outcome, and in September the Supreme Court nullified the results and called for a rerun within 60 days.
Just weeks later, however, Odinga surprised the country and threw the new vote into question by withdrawing his candidacy and telling his supporters to boycott the election, saying that Kenya's election commission couldn't oversee a credible poll without significant changes. His supporters listened, boycotted the election, and perhaps not surprisingly the incumbent Kenyatta won by a landslide.
Now, Odinga has contested the results again. He arrived back in Nairobi on Friday after a protracted visit to the States, and his supporters organized a rally which was met with some police/government crackdown. The results are supposed to be re-tallied and announced again, so we will see how that continues to play out. And then, of course, there is a meme going around that features Kenyatta turning to Odinga and saying in Swahili, "You should go to Zimbabwe. I hear there's a vacancy there."


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The Ayatollah of Rock'n'Rollah returned to New Japan Pro Wrestling eight months ago and has been working with top talent since arriving in November. From his opening feud with Kenny Omega to capturing the IWGP Intercontinental Championship from Tetsuya Naito, Chris Jericho has definitely made the most out of his latest NJPW run.
However, Jericho also made a few appearances for the WWE, showing up for both the Raw 25th Anniversary show and the Greatest Royal Rumble. Jumping from NJPW to WWE, though, it's not hard to notice that there are some big differences in his character between the companies. WWE's Chris Jericho is, while very good in the ring, a tad wacky and flamboyant. NJPW's Chris Jericho is sadistic and intent on proving just how good he really is by taking out the company's brightest stars.
Jericho spoke with Sports Illustrated recently and took a chance to explain the differences between his character in the WWE and NJPW.
The New Japan Jericho is not WWE's Jericho. This, once again, distances those two characters from each other, which is exactly the way I want it.
I'm always about reinventing myself, evolving and changing. That helps you stay current, helps you build your brand, and gives you longevity.
We did the original beatdown with Kenny and got some blood going, which you never see in the WWE nowadays, and we did the press conference where I was swearing and attacking reporters. You can't do that in WWE, but you can in Japan. Just to have those shackles released, it just felt like all of these things led to more of a Bruiser Brody character than a Shawn Michaels-type vibe.
Chris Jericho's persona in NJPW is deadly and psychotic in a sense. He's dangerous, and Bruiser Brody is probably a good way to describe his current state in Japan.
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Inspired by a recent book by Noah Scalin on making something each day, I decided to give it a try. As my husband likes to joke, I have enough supplies, skills and equipment to restart civilization.
He's not far wrong, so it seemed like a good idea to see what I could concoct using available resources, while also developing new skills. Hence the idea of making one new thing a day, using a different technique, medium or material each time. Over the year, I'll be drawing on various artistic or craft practices I've already mastered (or at least tried), as well as things I haven't a clue how to do.
There may be times when I am unable to complete an entire project in a day, due to the technical requirements of certain materials, but I'm still expecting to post one new thing completed each day by occasionally working in stages behind the scenes. Along the way, I'm sure I'll be relying on some very kind and patient souls; hopefully I'll be able to return the favour once in a while by reviving interest in practices that may be in danger of dying out.
As for the idea of making elephants, I've liked elephants since I was quite young. Better, obviously, to spend a year making something I like, or this could get mighty tiresome, mighty fast. I also thought this would be a good way of raising consciousness, and perhaps even funds for established animal charities (for a few options, see the end of this post). Sadly, elephants are once again becoming endangered at the hands of ivory poachers, on a scale not seen since the 1970s.
I'll also be including a fun fact about elephants or a piece of elephant lore each day, just to keep things interesting.
Etsy, and decided to give it a try. I am fortunate to live in a fairly large city with many artistic resources, so finding felting needles and wool roving wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.
Needle felting can either be done on a flat surface such as a piece of fabric or a sweater, or used for making three-dimensional forms. I haven't tried the flat version yet, although I have made about ten tiny toy animals over the past few weeks.
The little elephant head in this post was created in just under an hour by taking grey wool roving (carded but unspun fibre, usually sheep's wool), and poking a barbed needle through it hundreds of times. The more you poke the needle through the fibres, the denser the material becomes. Essentially, the microscopic scales on the individual fibres grab onto one another and snarl together. It's the same principle that leaves you with a doll's sweater if you inadvertently put your favourite cashmere cardigan through the my-jeans-are-filthy cycle of a washing machine.
This is a pretty simple process, the main caveat being that the needles are extremely sharp, and it's easy to stab yourself. Colours can be overlaid with a few jabs of the needle, which is my preferred way of working with this technique; other artists add paint, beads and other bits and bobs. I also prefer not to use a wire armature, although many artists do use wire, which makes their creations gently poseable.
Etsy has many fine examples of needle felting, and there are great how-to videos on YouTube. I taught myself in a couple of hours by playing with the materials and watching a couple of YouTube videos—including one featuring an 8-year-old making a needle-felted apple—so it's really not hard to learn.
Elephant Lore of the Day
By a happy coincidence, this blog's title, "Elephant a Day", sounds like the family name "Elephantidae", which has two genera: Elephas (the Asian Elephant) and Loxodonta (the three species of African Elephant). A third genus, Mammuthus, is now extinct.
To Support Elephant Welfare
World Wildlife Fund
World Society for the Protection of Animals
Elephant sanctuaries (this Wikipedia list allows you to click through to information on a number of sanctuaries around the world)


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National Material partner Taber Extrusions of Russellville, AR. and Gulfport, MS. have announced the addition of Friction Stir-Welding capabilities to their existing portfolio, which currently includes aluminum extrusions, fabrication, billet casting, and micro-extrusions.
The addition of in-house FSW capabilities positions Taber as a vertically integrated supplier of FSW panels and assemblies previously unseen in North America. This new technology allows for finished product applications in military, bridge building, railroad refrigerated containers, and more – and brings with it the technological capacities to develop new products.
Eric Angermeier, President of Taber Extrusions, says:
Besides the additional jobs and revenue this expansion will bring to our central Arkansas community, we are very much looking forward to Taber's new horizons into technology and product development. The welder will be housed in a new 60,000 square foot expansion to our current Russellville facility. This equipment further promotes our strategy of moving Taber toward being a solutions-oriented company offering highly engineered products.
This Friction Stir-Welder, with the latest technology, is purposely built for the long, wide extrusions being produced on our current extrusion presses. This process gives us the added benefit of vertical integration allowing us to not only better serve our existing customers, but gives us the opportunity to develop new markets and products.
Sometimes described as more of a forging process than actual welding, Friction Stir-Welding is a solid-state joining technique used to combine metals not easily fused with traditional welding. Ideal for metals such as aluminum, copper and other metal alloys, FSW is commonly used in the aerospace, rail, automotive, shipbuilding, transportation and marine industries. Friction Stir-Welding makes possible high-quality welds with minimal distortion. It is also a process that can be easily automated, making it an ideal solution for industrial use.
Taber Extrusions recently hosted a ground-breaking ceremony which included State Representative Steve Womack amongst other state and local leaders.
Congressman Steve Womack described how he sees Taber's role from a national perspective, "The expansion of an existing company such as Taber Extrusions means a lot more than the location of a new company. It means that Taber is in the right place and has what it needs to succeed. Taber plays an important role in the defense of our nation with products that are an asset to our defense capabilities."
Taber historically provides for many industries, including aerospace, shipbuilding, infrastructure, automotive, as well as military and defense.
Taber is already known for their wide range of capabilities, both broad and unique, and Mayor of Russellville Richard Harris thanked Taber for choosing Russellville as their location, "The fact that you chose to expand and add new technology here is the highest compliment you can give the city and citizens where you live and work. Economic development and job creation is one of our top priorities. We congratulate Taber on this advancement."
About Taber Extrusions
Founded in 1973, Taber Extrusions originally pioneered a process for extruding rectangular billets which enables the company to extrude solid proles up to 31 inches wide or hollows up to 29 inches wide. In 1995, Taber expanded with the purchase of an extrusion facility in Gulfport, MS., which houses a cast house and two additional presses, and multiple expansions of value-added fabrication services. Taber continues to extrude billets in a wide range of alloys and sizes, including 7"billet molds, and has diversified its markets beyond military to include aerospace, automotive, marine, infrastructure, and sporting goods, among many others. For these markets, the company supplies extruded products in a variety of soft and hard alloys. In 2018, Taber added ultra-precision extrusions to their capabilities allowing them to further serve customers in electronics, computer, and medical industries. Today Taber is proud to announce yet another exciting launch, this time into Friction Stir-Welding.


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This year's edition of the project Tina B. , focusing on the integration of science and art , will visit Israel on his journey through the world.Partners: Artists' House Tel Aviv , MUZA PLUS,Galerie Machom Hamayim Gallery.
The House of Artists in Tel Aviv will present seven video artists - Fernanda D' Agostino , Linda Čihařová, Teurk , Chemical Bouillon, Laura Victoria Delgado , Florian Grond and Jaro Dufek.
Visitors will not only see a play with light, projects inspired by genetics , molecular biology, biology of living organisms or human body, but also works created according to the world of physics, robotics, or algorithm .
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Compliance Update - Consumer Credit
Posted on: 13 May 2014
Consumer Credit
On 1st April 2014 FCA took over the responsibility for Consumer Credit regulation from the Office of Fair Trading. Although the changes are relatively minor in scope it does allow for stricter enforcement of the rules by FCA, in particular its ability to use its full range of enforcement powers against firms who fail to comply. All firms or individuals offering credit cards and personal loans, selling goods or services amongst a range of other activities must have applied for and been granted interim permission from the FCA before 1st April to be able to continue with these activities.
The main consumer credit activities which may be carried out by Brokers are lending and arranging credit
Credit is widely defined to mean any type of agreement where the lender gives the borrower time to make payment. So if customers are allowed to pay their debts to you by instalments then you may be carrying on the regulated activity of lending. If you arrange for credit to be provided by a third party premium finance company and/or insurers then you may be carrying on the regulated activity of arranging credit.
Full details of the changes and requirements are available on the FCA website.
FCA behavioural economics and competition
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) first explored the concept of behavioural economics shortly after its inception. At that time, two occasional papers were published; Occasional Paper 1 "Applying Behavioural Economics at the Financial Conduct Authority", and Occasional Paper 2 "Encouraging consumers to claim redress: evidence from a field trial".
In April the FCA published Occasional Paper 3, entitled 'How does selling insurance as an add-on affect consumer decisions?' This paper has gone into detail about a behavioural experiment developed for the FCA's first competition market study, which examined how consumer behaviour was affected when general insurance was sold as an add-on product to a primary purchase.
In the speech accompanying the release of this latest paper, entitled, "Making competition king – the rise of behavioural economics at the FCA", Wheatley said that the FCA would use behavioural economic analysis not only to look at consumer behaviour, but also to assess whether the discipline could offer the regulator insights into how individuals within organisations behaved and responded to regulation.
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The government's University Challenge initiative aims to support investment in higher education at a local level in order to:
1: Support the development of a 'knowledge economy' by unlocking the talents of local people and providing the skills and knowledge transfer that enables local businesses to grow and to attract new investment to the area.
2: Make a real difference to the cultural life of our towns and cities.
Our review (PDF, 538KB) of the 'market' for higher education in the West Midlands, conducted at the request of Advantage West Midlands and the Higher Education Funding Council for England, highlights a range of key issues and barriers that any new investment needs to help to address.
A weak private sector 'knowledge economy'
The West Midlands' public sector knowledge economy is well developed relative to other regions.
Half of people working in the region's public sector organisations were qualified to level 4 or above in 2007, which is in line with national trends.
Employers in education, health & social care and public administration account for a significant share of regional employment and play a particularly important role in some localities – notably Coventry, Wolverhampton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, Shrewsbury and Stoke-on-Trent . They attract substantial numbers of graduates from the region's universities, notably from subject areas such as medicine and education.
But less than 24% of those working in private sector industries in the West Midlands had higher level skills and qualifications in 2007, well below the England average of 28%. To close the gap the region's private sector firms would need to recruit an additional 70,000 highly skilled staff.
The scale of the challenge to close the gap in a number of the region's urban areas is particularly significant.
For example, it's estimated that of the 70,000 private sector employees that need to be up-skilled to graduate level in the West Midlands, 80% work in the Black Country (which alone accounts for over 50% of the deficit), Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent.
Knowledge intensive private sector industries, like IT consultancy, IT manufacturing, research & development, medical technologies, aerospace and electronics, are particularly poorly represented in the region.
Potential demand for higher skills waiting to be unlocked
Encouragingly, there is evidence that there may be additional potential demand for graduate and higher level skills from private sector employers. If this potential is to be unlocked and converted into real and tangible demand to support business growth and innovation, however, a range of issues and barriers need to be addressed:
- Many employers feel that graduates tend to lack the business-specific and softer 'employability' skills required
- However, while training and development is vital to help address any skill deficiencies that graduates may have when seeking employment, relatively few employers offer such training.
Work placements are proving to be of particular value, however, in helping to address these barriers. Effective careers information, advice and guidance is also critical to ensure that graduates are well informed about the career opportunities available in the West Midlands and that employers can access the higher level skills they need.
Lack of investment in higher level skills by individuals
The pattern of participation in higher education correlates with that of economic and social disadvantage across the West Midlands. An inequality of access, with young people from the most disadvantaged communities far less likely to apply to or be admitted into university, needs to be addressed if rates of participation in higher education and attainment of higher level skills are to increase.
The proportion of working age adults that have taken the initiative and attained higher level qualifications (28% in 2007 compared with 30.5% in England as a whole) also lags behind. To close the gap with the England average, 77,000 more people of working age need to progress within the education system and attain higher level qualifications.
In some parts of the West Midlands, rates of higher level qualification attainment are above the regional average and, in some cases (notably in Shropshire, Warwickshire and Solihull), above the England average. In others, rates are much lower and the size of the challenge to close the gap with the England average in urban areas is particularly significant. For example, 26,000 more people in Sandwell, 24,000 more in Birmingham and 19,000 more in Stoke-on-Trent need to attain a level 4 or above.
In addition, the gap in attainment between poorer performing urban areas and better performing parts of the West Midlands is widening year on year as those who are already relatively well qualified continue to be most likely to improve their qualification levels, with disadvantaged areas and groups falling further behind.
These poor rates of attainment of higher level skills largely reflect a low proportion of young people from the West Midlands entering higher education, especially from urban areas. In 2000 (latest available data) only 28% of 18-19 year olds went into higher education, which compares with 31% in England as a whole. The figure was just 19% in Sandwell and 16% in Stoke-on-Trent.
Impact of social and economic disadvantage
While there is still a long way to go to eliminate these inequalities there is encouraging evidence that they are starting to be addressed.
Recent years have seen a sharp upturn in both applications from young people from the most disadvantaged communities (up by 23% between 2002 and 2006 compared with an increase of 4% overall) and in applications accepted by the region's universities (up by 19% between 2002 and 2006 compared with an increase of 4% overall).
Related links
- University challenge: the region's knowledge economy and the demand for higher level skills (PDF, 538KB)
- State of the region dialogue on the knowledge economy
- Observatory Skills Research Team
- Attitudes, motivations and barriers to engagement in learning, skills and employment among disadvantaged groups and communities
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A couple of years back I went through an evacuation in the middle of the night due to a fire. Well, it happened again last night, but this time it was a false alarm. Nonetheless, I'm missing my half-hour of lost sleep.
And wouldn't you know it … A 'lovely' family of screaming kids has taken the table next to me.
I received a note from Orillia yesterday to say that they were in the middle of a snow storm. Yikes! You can always get more of what you don't want.
It is cool here as well. 48 in the morning, so it looks like a stay-inside day.
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Pedlars are blown away by Stanway despite Vincent hitting target
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Storm Doris left her mark on Shoemakers Lane as several sections of fencing were blown over, giving the ground staff, some hard graft on top of their normal match-day preparations.
As usual they stepped up to the mark with the repairs completed well before kick-off.
Deteriorating conditions didn't make the football easy as the Pedlars crashed to a strong Stanway Rovers side still vying for position at the top of the Premier Division.
The 6-1 defeat was not a true reflection on the game though as Swaffham had chances in the first half. However, as so often this season, they were unable to convert them.
The visitors took the lead in the fifth minute after a quick break allowed Stanway's new number nine, Shamido Pedulu, to score his first of many during the game. Their second, a minute before half-time came from the same route – a long ball behind the defence allowed Pedulu to run through and finish with accuracy.
Two more in quick succession in the 54th and 56th minutes put the game to bed but the Pedlars' consolation came shortly after as Alex Vincent fired home from 15 yards after an impressive quick counter attack.
Stanway netted their final goal in the last minute of the game. This weekend the Pedlars are away to Ely City, the fixture against the Robins is usually entertaining and the Pedlars are desperate to claim the points to pull away from the foot of the table.
Elsewhere in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division Gorleston title hopes took a dent as they were beaten 2-1 by Ely City. The Greens just weren't at the races all afternoon and Joel Watts' late strike proved nothing more than a consolation.
n Swaffham Reserves fared better than the first team in a tough away fixture at Beccles Caxton.
The Pedlars came out 2-1 victors thanks to goals from Sam Loomes and Korben Willis.
This weekend they welcome South Walsham to Shoemakers Lane.
The Under 18s' match was called off in the week due to a waterlogged pitch at the FDC.
This week they resume cup action, at home to Aylsham in the Thurlow Nunn Youth Cup (kick-off 7.45pm).
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"The length of a man's combat with Satan measures the same as the length of his life. He is, as Jeremiah said of himself, born 'a man of strife' (Jer. 15:10). And once he becomes a saint, the struggle increases. From your spiritual birth to your natural death, from the hour you first set your face toward heaven until you set your foot inside the gate, you will have wars with Satan, sin, and self. Israel's march out of Egypt is, in a figurative way, our open declaration of war against the forces of darkness. And when did they have peace? Not until they reached Canaan."
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Jeremiah 15:10 Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.


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Bengaluru, Dec 8 (IBNS): Sri Lankan Anura Rohana was in the driver's seat at the end of round three of the PGTI's Indo-MIM Presents Bengaluru Open Golf Championship 2018 Powered By Britannia, GoAir and Principal Partner Karnataka Tourism.
The 45-year-old Rohana's five-under-67, his second consecutive error-free round, saw him take control as he opened up a significant five-shot lead at 18-under-198 at the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) course.
Om Prakash Chouhan (67) of Mhow and Delhi's Rashid Khan (68) occupied tied second place at 13-under-203 at the Rs. 60 lakh event.
Anura Rohana (67-64-67), the halfway leader by three shots, enjoyed a steady front-nine where he managed one birdie and eight pars to maintain a safe distance between himself and his nearest challengers Aadil Bedi, Mukesh Kumar and Rashid Khan.
Anura, who won the last of his five titles on the PGTI exactly a year back in Jamshedpur, had a contrasting back-nine thanks to a hot putter that helped him build on his lead. He drained birdie putts from a range of seven to 15 feet on the 11th, 13th and 18th. Rohana also landed his tee shot within three feet on the par-3 15th to set up another birdie.
Rohana said, "It's great to shoot a second straight bogey-free round. So far I've dropped just two bogeys in the tournament and that's the reason I'm in such a good position at this stage. I continued with my good putting form today. I didn't miss any putts except a couple on the par-5s.
"It was good to end the day with a long birdie conversion once again. I converted a 20-footer on the closing ninth in round two and today I sank a 15 feet putt on the 18th. Such birdie conversions help in carrying forward the momentum into the next round.
"I began the week with the aim of shooting at least a five-under on all days. So far, I've achieved that goal. Another five-under in the last round would be nice.
"I'm not sure whether a lead of even five shots is enough on this course as there are a lot of good players chasing me including Rashid Khan and Om Prakash Chouhan. I can't afford to be complacent on the final day and need to play my attacking golf from start to finish.
"It will be nice if I can become the third Sri Lankan after Mithun Perera and N Thangaraja to win on the PGTI this year," added Anura, currently placed 21st on the PGTI Order of Merit.
Om Prakash Chouhan (68-68-67) was even-par for the day till the fourth hole but he picked up the pace with five birdies between the fifth and the 11th to end up with a 67. He thus gained four places from his overnight tied sixth position.
Two-time Asian Tour winner Rashid Khan gained one spot from his overnight tied third after a round of 68. Rashid was even-par for the day through the front-nine but he made a charge with four birdies on the back-nine.
Chandigarh-based teenager Aadil Bedi, dropped two places to tied fourth after a 70. He shared fourth place with Mukesh Kumar (69) of Mhow at 12-under-204.
C Muniyappa was the highest-placed Bengalurean in sixth place at 11-under-205. Muniyappa was six-under for the day till the 17th hole but conceded a double-bogey on the last hole to close the round with a 68.
Reigning champion Udayan Mane (69) of Ahmedabad was a further shot back in tied seventh along with Bengaluru's M Dharma and Kolkata's Divyanshu Bajaj, both of whom carded the day's best 66, and Patna's Aman Raj (71).
Bengaluru's Aryan Roopa Anand, the only amateur to make the cut, came up with a 72 in round three to be placed tied 39th at one-over-217.


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Editorial 2/10: Taking the next steps
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In last week's edition of The Griffin, our Editorial Board published an editorial entitled "Men and women for themselves," calling into question administration's silence about President Donald Trump's executive order, titled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." This document, which consists of eleven sections, outlines that individuals from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen, and Somalia are banned from entering the United States for a 90-day period. On top of that, the order prohibits the United States from allowing individuals fleeing from the war in Syria to enter our borders indefinitely, as well as banning any refugees from entering for four months.
In a unanimous decision, Trump's travel ban will remain blocked after a Thursday ruling by a federal appeals court. The decision upholds the previous ruling made by federal Judge James Robart. In defense of his ruling, Judge Robart stated that, "I'm…asked to look and determine if the executive order is rationally based. And rationally based, to some extent, means I have to find it grounded in fact instead of fiction." His ruling, a temporary restraining order usually lasting around 14 days, will provide extra time for other courts to join in the judgement to put together a more permanent solution.
Last week, despite the 21 of the 27 other Jesuits schools in the nation already releasing statements, our administration was still silent. As stated by the Editorial Board previously, we believe that that silence meant only one thing: administration does not care about the people in our community who are affected by the executive order. While Canisius is not home to any students or faculty from the nine nations banned, we are certainly connected to a community in Buffalo that is intertwined with those nations in some way.
Since that editorial was published, President Hurley has sent an email to Canisius students, faculty and staff taking a stance on the issues and encouraging the reader to take action and stand with oppressed and marginalized people.
This email was sent on February 7th, 10 days after Trump signed the executive order. It outlines, again, the importance of signing large group statements instead of releasing personalized, individual ones in the hope to cover up the fact that he only released a statement when individuals on the campus became angry. Furthermore, he included steps that the reader could take in order to move forward with personal action, including volunteering with a refugee service in Buffalo, advocating for the BRIDGE Act, and ways to stand in solidarity to communities in need.
Attached to the email, he included a one page letter which he sent to the new Director of Homeland Security, John F. Kelly. The letter emphasizes the need to welcome individuals to our country to be able to add to the wealth of knowledge, leadership, and talent that those born outside of the United States have to offer. It does this while assuring the director that President Hurley still wants to be maintain a close working relationship that had been established in the past between universities and the Department of Homeland Security.
He states, "We are confident that our nation can craft policies that secure us from those to wish to harm us, while welcoming those who seek to study, conduct research and scholarship, and contribute their knowledge and talents to our country."
While the letter is a good start, and the group statements are probably effective in some of the ways that President Hurley claims that they are (i.e. "It is these joint statements – and not individual statements – that get the media attention…), there is still more that could have been done.
This paper believes that the letter written to the Director of Homeland Security, while good for showing off to the Canisius community, was a flimsy excuse for taking a stand against a form of violence so harmful to our community. If anything, the letter more focused on the fact that President Hurley wants to maintain a close relationship with the new Director.
Thankfully, President Hurley recovers some of the power he lost with the letter by providing individual resources that students can take advantage of if they feel strongly opposed to the executive order. On this list, he included letting elected representatives know where you stand, tweeting at Donald Trump and the POTUS Twitter page, volunteering your time at Journey's End or other refugee services, and advocating for legislation that will improve the lives of those who are foreign-born living in the United States.
This paper actively appreciates and applauds President Hurley for releasing a statement and listening to the needs of the campus, but we also want to remind our readers that the fight is not over when it comes to advocating for those that President Trump is oppressing under this executive orders, and others of its kind. As the years go on and more harmful legislation is passed, the Canisius administration needs to remember that it doesn't have to wait for student outcry to take a stand on a issue; while signing group statements might get media attention, releasing individual statements gains the respect of the Canisius community.


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Today I wanted to share a little egg shell art that we made from, you guessed it, egg shells. I colored the egg shells from the eggs we had for breakfast (dying shells after removing colored both sides of the shell) but if you are planning on coloring eggs for Easter you could of course crunch up those shells for a little artsy fartsy rather than discarding.
I cut out some egg shapes from white cardstock and after painting them with white Elmer's glue, Hendrix sprinkled and smashed the shells on top. Originally I was going to hang this craft as a display but now I am thinking we should glue them to a folded note card and send them as Easter greeting to the grandparents. What do you think?
(this one has a little feather action too)
Speaking of eggs, if you have yet to decorate yours this year and need something a little more appropriate for the toddler variety you could use a cotton swab as a paint brush by dipping it in a little paint and then applying it to the egg, a cotton ball attached to a clothespin would work too. (via The Toddler's Busy Book). Another idea for little hands might be to use a toothbrush as an embellishing apparatus by tapping a paint-dipped one to the shell of the egg (inspired from this craft).
I also found a lovely natural egg dying technique HERE that all age groups would enjoy.
P.S. I colored the shells above using vinegar and neon food coloring (which I am crazy about) by Betty Crocker.


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Question about 1999 Chevrolet S-10 Pickup
Start/ignition switch to be replaced
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Steering wheel is quite easy. I have an 89 GMC Sierra 3/4T. Look behind the wheel at the bottom of the hub. There are two lag screws that hold the center plastic cover in place. Remove these two screws. Now the cover will be loose however there are two plastic clips underneath the top part of the cover that need a bit of persuasion but will snap free. Once this is off. disconnect the horn wire it is on a spade connector. Then remove the Styrofoam support ring. Just pull straight back on it. Now the remove the safty clip on the end of the steering shaft. Back off the nut but leave it connected at the top of the thread. Then while pulling back on the wheel tap the center of the shaft with a hammer. (Don't get goofy I said tap) This should allow the wheel to break free from a small taper. Then remove the nut and just pull straight back on the wheel. Careful with the horn wire.
OK, Now you have the wheel off. Now if anyone can fig out how to get the next layer free and expose the turn sig etc please let me know!!!
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SOURCE: changing key ignition need to remove old one and fix ignition rod
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SOURCE: Ignition switch 84 Ford F150 no key
When you say you were able to remove it - does this mean the broken part of the key? if it was, then just take both pieces to a locksmith that cuts auto keys, and have a replacement cut. If it uses a transponder, make sure this is copied also.
With a working key, remove any plastic surround around the lock mechanism (put the steering wheel back on), and look at the lock mechanism around the actual lock. Turn the key to position 1. This should allow a small pin on the side of the lock body to be pressed in - releasing the lock cylinder, which will come out on the key when you pull it.
These are some makes where you have to drill to depress the catch, but this is a hands-on job for an auto locksmith.
Hope this helps.
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SOURCE: 1988 Wrangler Ignition Switch Removal
There are four (sometimes two) bolts that hold the steering column to the dash. remove them & column will come down to let you get in there.
follow instruction sheet with switch. if you don't get it centered correctly it wont work correctly.
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SOURCE: 1992 Oldsmobile cutlass sierra
First you need to go to the local parts store and get a steering wheel
puller and a clock spring compressor tool. You can rent them but just
cheaper to buy it and return it. I got mind like 35 bucks together.
You will remove the horn button just by pulling it towards you be careful not to rip the horn wire out. Next there may be a retainer clip remove it with a pair of needle nose pliers. Next get a breaker bar or a impact gun to back the center nut off. Once off use the steering wheel puller by inserting the threaded bolts into the threaded holes directly beside the center pin. ease the puller onto the center pin and tighten down until the steering wheel starts to move back towards you continue until off. On some trucks there is a steel plate covering the housing to the left side and towards the top are two small torx screws remove them and remove the cover. Next grab your clock spring compressor and install it similar to the way you did the wheel puller you will tighten down the center bolt slightly decompressing the clock spring. as you compress the clock spring look to the center there is a small retainer clip that looks like it is made into the center pin pry the clip off making sure not to damage it and remove the compressor tool, remove the clock spring making sure to pay attention on how it comes apart you can put it all back together. Remove the turn signal switch should be 3 phillips head screws. You may need to disconnect the horn wire at this point it just turns slightly and pulls out. After you remove the clock spring you will see the lock cylinder body, follow the body towards the center pin. There will be a small torx bit or a phillips screw to it will be silver and very shinny at the end of the lock housing remove it and slide the lock cylinder out. Install the new one and reverse the steps.
hope this helps...........good luck!
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SOURCE: ignition broken and want to bypass steering wheel lock mechanism-
its not that had to replace the ignition switch, remove the steering wheel, u will need to buy a ighition removal tool, push plate down, remove plate and the switch will slide right out.. go to advanced auto parts and they will tell you all the tools you will need to replace the switch, and they have a loaner tool program, so just buy the tool and take it back and get your money back.. good luck keith...
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AUTUMNWATCH returns to the Cotswolds this week.
The hit BBC wildlife show will spend the next week on the National Trust's Sherborne Park Estate, 20 miles north of Swindon.
Presenters Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Martin Hughes-Games and Gillian Burke, will follow a menagerie of wildlife on the Cotswolds estate, including barn owls, badgers, trout and garden birds.
Chris Packham, who has been presenting Springwatch since 2009, said he was looking forward to "learning new things" on the upcoming series.
"I have a great passion for British natural history," he said. "I'm 56 and have been looking at it all my life, but I know I'm going to learn something new and maybe see something new – and that's my personal highlight."
He advised wildlife lovers to consider saving up their table scraps and leaving them out in the garden for mammals like foxes, badgers and hedgehogs visiting in the night.
He said: "Winter is coming so it's a time where animals are stocking up. If they're not stocking up in the sense that they're storing food, then they're stocking up on their own body reserves.
"It's a good time to start thinking about feeding the animals in your community."
Fellow presenter Michaela Strachan was keen to return to the Cotswolds to catch up on characters glimpsed during Springwatch.
She said: "It'll be great to go back to Sherborne and see how the countryside has changed in autumn and to see if we can follow Madonna the badger who was so elusive during Springwatch."
- Autumnwatch is on BBC2, Monday, October 23, to Thursday, October 26, at 8pm.


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Nigerian sprinter Divine Oduduru aka Mr Die-on-the-line aka Mr I-Never-Experred it, has really done Team Nigeria and the entire country proud.
He gave World Number 1 Usain Bolt a run for his money when he finished second in the 200m Heat 9 in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Oduduru finished second in a personal record time of 20.34s while Bolt finished in 20.28s.
Another Nigerian, Tega Odele ran in the race but could not qualify.
This makes Divine Oduduru the reigning Nigerian 200m champion as he is through to the Semi-Finals. Congratulations!
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We had an interesting trip from Toronto, through Zurich, and in to Istanbul. Our plane was 90 minutes late leaving Toronto; the exact amount of time we had to change planes in Zurich. While the crew made up about half of the lost time during the flight, we still had very little time to make our connection. We made the flight to Istanbul but our luggage did not. It arrived at the ship at about 20:00h that night, but i was left with just a plain T-shirt during that time and so didn't feel we could go to the dining room that evening.
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Commitment to Healthcare
Alan's passion for the healthcare industry began as a young child after a trip to the hospital. His interest grew in college when he wrote a thesis on healthcare finance. During this project, he realized that hospitals were manually driven in just about everything they did on a daily basis and were operating 10 years behind. From registration to billing, automated processes simply did not exist.
It was at this time that Alan recognized an opportunity in the industry. Throughout his career, his work has always been driven by a consistent mission: finding ways to improve the care of sick children.
The Road to Prolifics
Alan joined the Prolifics team in March 2014. Over his career, he has worked with a number of leading healthcare information technology (HIT) and consulting companies in Sales, Product Development, Marketing and Implementation of EMR, Revenue Cycle and ERP solutions. Prior to joining Prolifics, Alan provided his leadership and expertise at HCA/Parallon, Xerox/ACS, Allscripts and McKesson.
Alan is driven by his motivation to provide innovative IT solutions for the provider and payer markets, specializing in improving patient, provider and payer communications, business process enablement, and outcomes. With Alan's expertise in the healthcare industry, experts will have the experience, skills and knowledge necessary to deliver in this highly complex industry, aligning innovative and proven solutions to solve clients' business goals.
Innovation & Thought Leadership
Alan has written articles on the redesign of business processes and advancement in technologies that enable the automation of workflow decisions impacting both providers and payers. He has been a featured speaker with the Southern Healthcare Administrative Regional Process (SHARP) and has been on the National Speakers List for the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). Below is a list of articles that Alan has published throughout his career.
HFMA Georgia Meeting, 2010
HFMA Patient Friendly Billing – Accessibility of Data
The Future is Bright
When asked, Alan selected the following three words to describe Prolifics: agility, intelligence, responsibility. He finds these characteristics as key drivers for success in building innovative healthcare IT solutions.
A Recent Journey
Alan recently participated in the AIDS/LifeCycle 2014 bike ride. This is a fully supported, 7-day bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles designed to raise money and awareness in the fight against HIV/AIDS. This event delivers a life-changing experience for thousands of participants from all backgrounds and fitness levels united by a common desire to do something heroic. Prolifics proudly supports Alan and this worthwhile cause!


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Thomas Palmer of the Globe reports on a project proposed for the East Boston waterfront:
Residential projects on two prominent East Boston waterfront sites with postcard views of downtown have been stalled for years, but that's not stopping owners of an old industrial complex on New Street from moving forward.
The Ohanian family, which has owned the four underused commercial buildings near Maverick Square for four decades, have filed plans with the city to spend about $90 million to turn the four-acre site into about 150 residences, with a hotel or additional living units in a second phase.
As Mr Palmer mentions, this is not the East Pier or Hodge Boiler Works project.
If the New Street developer breaks ground and is finished first, it will have a significant leg-up on the competition.
We shall see.
Details on the project, after the break.
From the BRA:
Proposed Project
The project includes the redevelopment of the existing 9-story building for residential uses with three added residential floors and 2-level parking garage on the north side of the existing 9-story building, and the demolition of the 1, 3, and 5-story buildings.
It also includes the construction of a new 6-story building for either residential use or for a hotel or extended stay use with a 2-level parking facility below the new building.
Other site features include ground-floor facilities of public accommodation, on-site parking, a marina, and substantial public access and open space to and along Boston Inner Harbor including a new, permanent Harborwalk and a water taxi landing and waiting area (see Figure 1-2, Project Site Plan and Figure 1-3, Perspective View of Project).
The project will enhance and maintain a view corridor to the waterfront along Sumner Street.
The portion of the site's watersheet, which remains in part of the DPA, will be restored for feasible DPA use. At minimum, pile fields will be removed from the watersheet and a vehicle access route from New Street to this area will be provided.
Redeveloped Building
The existing 9-story building will be redeveloped with an additional 3 stories. This new 12-story building will consist of approximately 148, one and two-bedroom residential units.
Parking Garage
A new 2-level, parking garage with 78 to 104 spaces will replace the existing parking/loading area and 3-story building on the north side of the redeveloped building. Vehicles will access this garage from New Street. The higher number of parking spaces in the garages could be achieved through the use of vehicle stackers. A stacker is a hydraulic lift system that provides space for two parked vehicles, one over the other.
New Building
A new 6-story building will replace the existing 1 and 5-story buildings. It will contain either approximately 62, one and two-bedroom residential units or 106 hotel or extended stay units. A restaurant or similar facility of public accommodation will be located on the waterside of the building's ground floor. A two-level subsurface parking structure, accommodating 71 to 121 spaces, will be located beneath this building. Stackers may also be used in this structure.
Waterside Facilities
The pier and wharves will be accessible to both recreational and commercial vessels. Along the southern pier, a small recreational marina is proposed. Approximately 2,300 cubic yards of material will have to be dredge to support the marina. On the northern wharf, space is set aside for DPA uses including a water taxi landing and services area.
Public Areas
The project will provide substantial new public access to and along the harbor with the addition of a continuous Harborwalk along the edge of the wharves, with open space on the landward side. The new Harborwalk will be 10-feet clear and fully accessible with no obstructions. It will connect to the existing Harborwalk at LoPresti Park.
Source: Residences planned at New Street industrial site – By Thomas C Palmer Jr., The Boston Globe
Also: New Street Development – Boston Redevelopment Authority (.pdf)


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Utena Destination Guide
Delve into Utena in Lithuania!
Utena in the region of Utenos Apskritis with it's 33,240 residents is a place located in Lithuania - some 57 mi (or 92 km) North of Vilnius, the country's capital.
Local time in Utena is now 05:02 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named "Europe / Vilnius" with an UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Riga, Daugavpils, Pskov, Tallinn, Vyžuonos or Międzyrzec Podlaski. While being here, you might want to check out Utena, Sirutenai, Packenai, Nemeiksciai, Narkunai and Juskenai as well. We discovered some clips posted online. Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation.
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Interesting facts about this location
Dauniškis is a lake located in Dauniškis park, Utena city, Lithuania. It has a length of 0.7 km and maximum width of 0.3 km.
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Utena County
Utena County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is the country's most sparsely populated county. The capital and the largest city in the county is Utena, which is 95 km from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished. Since that date, Utena County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
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Utena District Municipality
Utena District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.
Located at 55.5, 25.6 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 2 mi away.
Molėtai Astronomical Observatory
The Molėtai Astronomical Observatory (MAO; Molėtų astronomijos observatorija in Lithuanian) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy of Lithuania. It is located on the Kaldiniai hill next to Kulionys, Lithuania, 10 km from the town of Molėtai.
Located at 55.5, 25.6 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 13 mi away.
Kulionys is a village in Lithuania, near Molėtai, mostly famous for its astronomical observatory and Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology.
Located at 55.5, 25.6 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 13 mi away.
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text: Digital Spread happiness to stop Disney villains in Disney Villains Challenge on iOS By Brandy Shaul|June 3, 2014 Share By Brandy Shaul|June 3, 2014 Share Disney's latest mobile game, Disney Villains Challenge, is racing up the iOS charts, currently sitting at No. 5 on the Top Free Apps chart on iTunes. The game features famous Disney villains, including Maleficent, Captain Hook and Cruella de Vil, as users are presented with a variety of mini-games for each villain, based on tap, swipe and shake controls.Each game sees players spreading happiness before a timer runs out. In Cruella's world of101 Dalmatians, for instance, players will play "Simon" on a colorful piano or tap rapidly to break locks keeping puppies in cages. In Captain Hook's area, players will trace lines to turn his sharp hook a heart, or brush the crocodile's teeth. Finally, Maleficent's games see players dragging party hats onto her minions, or painting her dark castle bright purple.The free version of Disney Villains Challenge includes these six games, while an in-app purchase of $2.99 unlocks an additional 12 games. Games are played one right after the other, in groups for each round. Rounds are timed, and are each more difficult than the last. That is, while mini-games might be repeated, the time to complete them decreases, or the patterns in the "Simon" piano game might become more complicated, as examples.Disney Villains Challenge gives players flowers and a score at the end of each round, with Game Center support allowing users to compare their scores with friends. The app is now available for free on iOS. Share http://adweek.it/2jMoY78 copy Adweek Adweek


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If you've been following the controversies surrounding the Women's March, then you know there has been a lot going on. Back in October, during B'nai B'rith's 175th Anniversary Leadership Forum, we held a panel discussion on the topic of "The Crisis of Zionism in Progressive Spaces." It was a lively discussion on the issues facing Zionists in the American progressive community between B'nai B'rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin, leading Democratic Party strategist Ann Lewis, President and CEO of Zioness Amanda Berman and journalist Emily Shire. The talk brought to light much of what is being discussed in the news today re: anti-Semitism disguised as anti-Zionism, the fact that the Israel is more and more becoming a partisan issue in American politics, and the fact that Zionists do not feel welcome, and in many cases are actually denied participation with, coalitions on issues of social justice.
In a nutshell: in January 2017, women across the United States joined in marches in solidarity for women's rights, LGBTQ rights, gun control, rights for all minorities and marginalized peoples, etc. The national Women's March on Washington took place in Washington, D.C., and was organized by a few co-chairs. For many, it was a monumental moment in American history, where women felt they had something to say and demanded to be heard. Unfortunately, in the weeks to follow it became evident that one of the leaders of the march, Linda Sarsour, was a virulent anti-Zionist (which many of us agree is anti-Semitism). Sarsour tweeted things like "Zionism is creepy" and recently accused Jewish lawmakers of the age old dual loyalties canard. What were Jewish Zionist women to feel about joining in a march organized by someone with her views? Recently, after one of the organizers, Tamika Mallory, attended an event hosted by notorious anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan and called him 'the greatest of all time' on social media, the original founder of the Women's March Teresa Shook, finally, publicly demanded that the organization's four co-chairs, Linda Sarsour, Carmen Perez, Tamika Mallory and Bob Bland, step down for allowing "anti-Semitism, anti-LBGTQIA sentiment and hateful, racist rhetoric" to become part of the organization's platform.
After this hit the news (though, for most of us, their hate was not news), more and more groups—Jewish and not have decided enough is finally enough and dissociated themselves from the national march in D.C. that will be happening on January 19. Many groups have instead organized separate marches because they will not allow a few hateful people to determine their civil liberties. Amanda Berman, President and CEO of Zioness, a movement that was founded in the wake of the anti-Zionism happening throughout the progressive movement, proudly attended the past National Women's Marches in D.C. and mobilized other Zioness activists to march in their local cities. They march precisely to say—we will not sit home quietly, because Jews have always been at the forefront of these issues and Linda Sarsour does not get to decide who will march for justice and equality and who will not. Berman has stated, "The American progressive movement has been devolving into a safe haven for radical anti-Semitism, couched as anti-Zionism and framed in the language of social justice. The movement exploits sympathetic, compassionate, and often young Americans -– many of whom are themselves Jews – teaching them that those who support a Jewish homeland, Jewish self-determination and Jewish-liberation are in fact oppressors, murderers and even Nazis." Berman made clear at our panel discussion in October that it is all the more important to show up at the march as a proud Zionist than it is to not attend. Critics have said going to the national march actually legitimizes the D.C. chairs and therefore as Jews and proud Zionists, we should not attend. In light of the overwhelming hateful rhetoric coming from the D.C. organizers, and after so many sister marches canceled events alongside the national march—Zioness decided this past week that they too will no longer march with the co-chairs in D.C. but will mobilize in every other city across the U.S. with a Zioness chapter.
All of this really brings to light a few critical issues: when is enough considered enough? On an individual and collective level—what is the threshold to decide to walk away from the national march?— Should it have been right after we found out who Linda Sarsour really was? Were we able to reconcile attending if she was the only organizer who used hateful rhetoric? Did it matter enough when Mallory refused to denounce Farrakhan? Or only when all four chairs were publicly asked to resign? Was it when the New York Times reported Tablet Magazine's investigation that—allegedly—during the inception of the Women's March in the very first meetings, it was asserted that Jewish people bore a special collective responsibility as exploiters of brown and black people?
At what point did their hate cross the threshold for what individuals and the Jewish community as a whole would stand for? It is an important point to examine. What are we willing to ignore, accept or denounce?
So, what does this all mean? I believe the Women's March issues are representative of larger problems going on in American politics and society, and as staunch Israel advocates, we must acknowledge these issues going on or else they may get worse. Yes, there is anti-Semitism at the top levels of the D.C. Women's March, just as we saw it overtly (written into the charter) of the Black Lives Matter platform. These facts have become emblematic of how far reaching anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism have become in the progressive movement.
How close is the progressive movement to legitimizing anti-Zionism? I would argue quite close. Since when did being a progressive go hand in hand with criticizing the State of Israel or downright rejecting its existence? Could it be that one day the mainstream American center left no longer supports aid to Israel, or a two-state solution?
These issues used to be a problem for our college kids fresh on campus encountering the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) and mock IDF/Palestinian "massacres," but these problems are now seeping into the mainstream political left in this country. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, support for Israel was never a partisan issue in the United States. But more and more, we are witnessing a major shift in this support and a shift in acceptable language and norms; for example, the use of the word "occupation," equivocating protestor and terrorist, etc. These controversial terms are becoming less controversial and more acceptable. It is becoming somewhat commonplace to hear someone like Bernie Sanders—with millions of people taking his word as gospel— to speak factually incorrectly on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. And when the correction is made (facts show his claims are wrong), it is not publicized widely in the media.
But how many of his young followers listened to the wrong information and have now made assumptions that will permanently stay with them? For example, his protégé, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is now a member of the House of Representatives, called the killing of Palestinian "protesters" (aka Hamas) by Israeli troops at the Gaza border, a "massacre." AOC—as her fans call her— has become one of the most influential people amongst liberals today. Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American Muslim elected to Congress, who posed with Linda Sarsour holding a map with "Palestine" in place of Israel the day she was sworn into Congress. Further, Tlaib has said she supports the BDS movement, has called for cuts to U.S. military to Israel and accused American Jewish lawmakers of dual loyalties.
Sure, we can shrug these few people off as ignorant, misinformed, immature, whatever you want to call them—but they were elected to Congress and they have power and influence! As Israel advocates, we cannot allow for this type of behavior and rhetoric to become commonplace. Is it fair that one cannot support progressive issues while being a proud Zionist? You're either with us on every issue including criticizing the State or Israel or you're not? Isn't this bordering on anti-Semitism?
The leaders of the Women's March and the newly elected progressive congresswomen currently have a sort of rock-star fame, and they are majorly influential amongst millions of Americans who will be voting in the years to come. We must reckon with what is happening and challenge it or the future of the America/Israel alliance is at stake. If the controversies surrounding the Women's March have taught us anything, it is that we cannot afford, for both future generations and this one, to let Israel become a partisan issue in American politics. Criticism of an Israeli policy is one thing, anti-Zionism is another. If we allow the latter to become an acceptable position of our elected officials or the organizers of a national march, we risk normalizing anti-Semitism in the United States in the 21st century.
Rebecca Rose is Associate Director of Young Leadership & Development at B'nai B'rith International. She holds an M.A. in Political Science in Security and Diplomacy from Tel Aviv University.
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Air Force To Pay For Westover Demolition Project
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Bob Joseph/WNBF News [file][/caption]A contract for the demolition of a flood-wrecked Air Force plant in the town of Union could be awarded in the next two weeks.
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer says work on tearing down the facility at 600 Main Street in Westover could start shortly after the contract has been awarded.
The 600,000-square-foot complex had been home to BAE Systems for several years before it was rendered useless by the September 2011 flood. The plant had been built 70 years earlier.
Bob Joseph/WNBF News [March 24, 2014][/caption]BAE Systems moved its local operations to the site of the former IBM Endicott complex after the company determined repairs at the Westover facility were not feasible.
Broome County security division officers have been assigned to guard the abandoned property to keep intruders from entering the empty building.
An environmental assessment of the town of Union site has been completed by the Army Corps of Engineers, clearing the way for the demolition work.
Officials in the town of Union have been discussing future uses for the 27-acre site. They've given no indication as to what they expect will happen to the property or when any decisions will be made.


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Experts from various fields are gathering in order to study changes in systems, policies and legal services that can be brought by the development of blockchain technology. The Blockchain Law Society will be held 'Blockchain Law Society Foundation Conference and Research Projects Launching' event at the convention room, Seoul Central District Court from 3pm to 6pm on August 24th.
It is expected that the importance of blockchain technology and industry will dramatically increase in various areas of our society in near future. Blockchain Law Society was founded not only to study blockchain technology in legal aspect, but to promote interdisciplinary collaborations between diverse areas, such as economics, computer engineering, field business. With Jung-yeop Lee, the presiding judge of the Daejeon District Court, as a founding member, Blockchain Law Society is composed of blockchain experts in various professionals fields, such as judges, prosecutors, lawyers, professors of relevant majors, experts in industry, and reporters.
Blockchain Law Society will reflect the spirit of the blockchain in operating the society by implementing new measurement and evaluation system; the society will be connected to the members online 24 hours a day, and processes and results of the projects will be opened to the members in real time to be evaluated and rewarded fairly.
The event will be held in 2 parts, the foundation conference as part 1 and the research project launching as part 2. In the project launching event, 12 projects will be revealed, and the participants of the projects will present the reasons for the project proposal and the research goals. Also the society is planning to demonstrate its online platform.
The project topics to be exhibited on this day are: ▹How to design crypto currency and crypto exchanges, ▹Research on reward system of Blockchain Law Society, ▹Blockchain and the civil society, ▹Accounting and taxing methods related to blockchain, ▹Using blockchain in copyright contents, ▹Blockchain-a tool for programmable economy, ▹Civil law issues regarding smart contracts, ▹Research on legislating fundamental law on blockchain, ▹Blockchain innovation, a tool for internalizing externality, ▹Blockchain and the criminal law , ▹Research on revitalizing blockchain industry by regulatory sandbox, ▹The present and the future of online platform of Blockchain Law Society


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