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Not only has Schiller's play Don Carlos returned to the West End theatre - loud huzzahs have come back too. "The spellbound audience," Michael Billington wrote in his Guardian review, "and the loud huzzahs bore testament not only to the grip of this great romantic tragedy; they paid tribute to the brilliance of Michael Grandage's Sheffield Crucible production." And Mr Grandage was not the only hero of this famous night at the Gielgud theatre: our critic also particularly commended Derek Jacobi's "superb performance" as Philip II, Adam Cork's menacing score, Paule Constable's spooky lighting, and Christopher Oram's design, with its swinging thuribles and high-barred windows evoking the sense of Spain as a religious prison.
There has long been an uneasy sense that British audiences, eager to celebrate an outstanding night in the concert hall, opera house or theatre, are never quite certain what they ought to be shouting. Some enthusiasts still stick to the old cry "bravo", with those anxious to parade their erudition varying this according to genders and numbers with "brava" and "bravi". Others, however, confine themselves to various kinds of yelping sound, such as "hey", "ha" or "ho". In an earlier age, it was still done to shout "hooray", but that no longer seems the appropriate convention. How encouraging if it now became standard practice to reward an outstanding occasion with shouts of "huzzah", an earlier and perhaps rather more cultured version of "hooray".
There ought, even so, to be some allowance made for those who, whether from shyness or vocal inadequacy, are unable to manage a loud shout of "huzzah" even in these circumstances. For them, there should be some recognised alternative mode of approval which does not involve any shouting. An energetic swinging of thuribles, a form of censer more often encountered till now in churches than in theatres, would seem an entirely suitable form of salute.


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Best way to tour Phang Nga Bay - depart from Rawai or Patong?
Best way to tour Phang Nga Bay - depart from Rawai or Patong?
Hi everyone, my boyfriend and I are going to be Phuket for a week in December (the height of peak season) and we wanted to go on a sea canoeing tour of Phang Nga Bay for a day. We will be staying at the Serenity Resort in Rawai near Chalong Bay for the first 4 days, then at the Belle Resort in Patong the last 3 days. we were told we wouldn't have to book tours in advance, but because we're traveling in peak season I'm a little nervous that everything might be booked up when we get there - should I book the Phang Nga Bay tour in advance, or just book it when I get there? Also, is it easier to get to Phang Nga Bay from Rawai (Chalong bay) or Patong? I'm trying to figure out if we should go on the tour during the first half of the trip, or the latter half of the trip when we are in Patong... thank you all so much for any information you can provide~
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Honored 58 years after integrating LSU
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In May, LSU's first Black undergraduate student, Alexander Pierre Tureaud Jr., was awarded an LSU degree, 58 years after he first began to pursue that degree in 1953. Tureaud was presented with an honorary doctorate at LSU's 274th commencement ceremony on May 20, 2011.
Tureaud formally integrated the LSU campus, and was subsequently removed less than a semester later by court order and racial tensions.
Tureaud says he didn't get any advice about going to LSU from his father, civil rights attorney A.P. Tureaud Sr., before enrolling 58 years ago. "My father was a very low-key guy and he didn't really talk a lot about what I should or should not do," Tureaud told The Louisiana Weekly Thursday.
"First of all, everyone assumes that my father recruited me to go there to desegregate the undergraduate school because for 15 years before I went in, he was working on desegregating the graduate schools, starting with the law school, the education school and the other graduate schools.
"He really did not recruit me," Tureaud continued. "I volunteered to go because I felt that it was a good school for the money. …My father was not the kind of guy who would sit you down and tell you what he thought you needed to know. He was more of the type of parent who would expose you to things and take you to places and let you make up your own mind about what you thought about these things. He didn't really sit around and say 'Well, this might happen or that might happen'; he just said 'Go and have a good time. Enjoy yourself.'"
Tureaud remembers well the two months or so during the Fall 1953 semester that he spent as an undergraduate at LSU. "I guess I was somewhat naive in thinking that the legal action would kind of dissipate after awhile and that for 15 minutes I'd have a little bit of notoriety but after a few days things would settle down and I'd be able to have the kind of college experience I wanted," he told The Louisiana Weekly. "Of course that didn't happen.
"I mostly received indifference and silent treatment," he continued. "Nobody verbally attacked me or physically threatened me. They didn't engage with me in any way. The professors were very distant. I think the word was out that if you befriended me, you were going to be ostracized and blackballed. I was obviously not welcome…
"The guys on either side of my (dorm) room decided that if they kept me up all night and made me unhappy I would leave, so they would bang on the walls and play their radios all night," Tureaud continued. "There was no air conditioning. If I walked into the showers everybody walked out and when I sat in a classroom everybody moved as far away from me as possible. There was a general sort of social rejection.
"There was a lot of rejection by professors who talked about me as if I wasn't present in the classroom, talking about having to teach a Black person in their class."
Tureaud said he was also vilified and ridiculed by the school newspaper, The Daily Reveille. "The Daily Reveille kept this thing going with me," he told The Louisiana Weekly. "Every time I had to do something, there was something in the newspaper like when I had to swim the pool. You had to swim the pool or else you had to take swimming. So that was a big media event with the press there and questions like 'Will they drain the pool after he swims?'"
Both Ernest N. Morial and Robert Collins were enrolled in the LSU Law School when Tureaud came to LSU. While Tureaud says he knew both men from New Orleans, Collins and Morial were busy pursuing law degrees and Tureaud found himself isolated in an ocean of white LSU undergraduates.
Tureaud said he stayed away from LSU football games because he didn't want to subject himself to further attacks on his dignity.
"I can remember coming home and talking about how unhappy I was and my dad would say, 'Oh, it's okay. Things'll work out. Don't worry about it,'" Tureaud said. "He always played down the negative part…That's the way he approached his whole life."
By the time the preliminary injunction that allowed Tureaud to enroll at LSU was revoked, he was ready to go. "My father came up and got me and I came home," he said. "I entered Xavier the following Monday and I said to him, 'When I leave I'm not going back.' I endured more than I thought. I made a mistake, it wasn't what I wanted. College was supposed to be the best time of my life. I didn't go there to be a martyr, although I know I've set a precedent in terms of legal action."
A.P. Tureaud Jr. eventually went on to earn his undergraduate degree at Xavier University of Louisiana, and has worked as a professional educator in White Plains, N.Y., for the past 38 years.
It is important to note that Tureaud enrolled at LSU in the fall of 1953, some nine months before the landmark 1954 Brown v. The Board of Education Supreme Court decision. That was before Autherine Lucy set foot on the University of Alabama campus (1956), James Meredith challenged racial segregation at Ole Miss (1962) or Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter endured chants of "Two, four, six, eight, we don't want to integrate!" to enroll at the University of Georgia (1961).
"I didn't know this until later, but I think I was the first Black litigant suing a white, Southern state university," Tureaud told The Louisiana Weekly. "It was more than I thought I could handle at 17. It was a pretty miserable experience for a 17-year-old. I didn't think it was going to be a problem, but once I got there I realized that there were so many people wanting me to fail that it wasn't going to be a good experience.
"I was very happy to leave," he continued. "I never talked about it or used it as a wedge for anything. I just kind of wanted to put it out of my memory because it took me a long time to readjust to normal social interaction."
Tureaud says his first return to LSU was in the 1980s after the school's Black alumni association decided to rename the association in honor of A.P. Tureaud Sr. "It was an emotional experience," Tureaud recalled. "The people who started that chapter were very supportive and it was a nice turnout. That was the beginning of a healing process."
Tureaud was subsequently invited back several times since the 1980s to participate in events to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and in 1991 to mark the dedication of A.P. Tureaud Sr. Hall, a classroom building.
"The A.P. Tureaud Sr. Black Alumni Chapter was instrumental in getting the building named for my dad," he explained. "I was there for that and that was a very moving experience. I thought that that was about all that LSU was ever going to do for the Tureaud family, which was significant. My mother was able to pull the cord and unveil the name on the building, so that was a very nice experience for my family. And it was also another healing, another reaching out to not just our family but to Black people in this community, state and country and a step forward for LSU.
"Of course, they never did any of this stuff until we asked them to," he continued. "They didn't just wake up one morning and say 'We're going to name a building for A.P. Tureaud.' And they haven't named any other buildings for any Black people although a lot of other Black people have done marvelous things for the state as well."
This past spring, after 12 years, Tureaud and LSU alumna Rachel Emanuel celebrated the release of A More Noble Cause, which was published by the LSU Press. It was during that celebration that Tureaud was told that he had been selected to be presented with an honorary doctorate.
"I couldn't believe that was possible, but it was truly a wonderful experience," Tureaud recalled. "I'm glad I've lived long enough to see this happen because 58 years is a long time."
"This is a marvelous experience for me to sit here … and to just think what it might have been for me 58 years ago to graduate from this esteemed university," Tureaud remarked at the Spring 2011 commencement. "I would like to say thank you to everyone who made this transition, this healing and this statement of the importance of diversity, inclusion and celebration. I stand on the shoulders and I hold the hearts of my parents, of their colleagues, of people throughout this state and country who work together to bring us to the place that we are, which is a celebration of an American country that has great value and wants everyone to be the best American they can be. I thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Tureaud also participated in the LSU African-American Cultural Center's Robing Ceremony, which takes place at the end of every spring semester. The ceremony honors African and African-American students who have completed an undergraduate degree at LSU. University faculty and staff, or persons close to the graduates, robe them with a traditional African Kente woven in LSU colors. The Kente signifies the completion of their academic journey and transition to the next step of their lives.
Tureaud also received a framed SpringFest polo short, picture and special lanyard designed specifically for him to celebrate the student experience he did not get to have during his time at LSU. SpringFest is a recruitment weekend for high achieving, ethnic-minority high school students. Tureaud discussed what an honor the ceremony was and thanked Gaines Foster, dean of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences, for nominating him for the degree. The tribute to Tureaud concluded with East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden declaring May 19 as "A.P. Tureaud Jr. Day" and naming Tureaud honorary Mayor-President.
During the last two years, Tureaud has visited LSU in various capacities, including as keynote speaker for LSU's Harambeé celebration and to engage with the A.P. Tureaud Sr. Black Alumni Chapter.
Tureaud has a permanent home among LSU's Black pioneers who include the late Ernest N. Morial, the first Black LSU Law School graduate; Roy S. Wilson, the first Black admitted to the LSU Law School; Lester Pourciau, the first Black LSU Student Government Association president; Reneé Boutte, LSU's first Black homecoming queen; Robert E. Pierre, the first Black editor of LSU's student newspaper, The Daily Reveille; Collis Temple Jr., LSU's first Black basketball player; Carl Otis Trimble, LSU's first Black quarterback; Paula Jackson and Saundra Mims, LSU's first Black Golden Girls; Nicole Moliere, LSU's first Black female president of the LSU Union Governing Board and Programming Council; Dr. Pinkie Gordon Lane, the first Black to earn a Ph.D. from LSU; and Dr. Carolyn Collins, LSU's first Black dean.
LSU's first Black professor, Dr. Julian White, died last month at the age of 73.
Also receiving an honorary doctorate was W. Henson Moore, a former Louisiana state representative from the 8th Congressional District.
Additional reporting by Louisiana Weekly editor Edmund W. Lewis.
This article was originally published in the August 1, 2011 print edition of The Louisiana Weekly newspaper
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J. Microw. Optoelectron. Electromagn. Appl. vol.11 no.1 São Caetano do Sul June 2012
Analysis of microstrip antennas on carbon fiber composite material
Rodrigo R. de AssisI; Ildefonso BianchiII
IDepartment of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, São José dos Campos SP, Brazil, firstname.lastname@example.com
IIDepartment of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, São José dos Campos SP, Brazil, firstname.lastname@example.com
In this paper a truncated corner rectangular microstrip antenna (TCRMA) is analyzed in the presence of carbon fiber composite (CFC) material. Simplified carbon fiber composite models are proposed and the analyses are performed by the electromagnetic simulator Computer Simulation Technologies (CST). Theoretical and experimental results of return loss, axial ratio, input impedance and radiation pattern for the antenna located on the aluminum and CFC plates are presented and compared. The results show that the proposed models can be used as a good approximation of the CFC sample and that the CFC material is a feasible alternative instead of aluminum for antenna applications on complex structures such as ships or airplanes.
Index Terms: Carbon fiber composite (CFC), microstrip antenna.
The search for new improved materials that could replace the aluminum or other conductors is a common task for many applications in the aerospace industry. Weight reduction, more tolerance to fatigue and easiness of construction for complex structures are some advantages of using such materials. These characteristics can lead to operational costs reduction and performance increase. The carbon fiber composite (CFC) is a successful and well-know example of such materials in many applications. Several studies have been made in recent years to analyze the CFC electrical properties [1]-[5]. However, some technical aspects still aren't fully explored by the scientific community, such as the antenna behavior in the presence of these materials. There are several antenna topologies that require a conductive ground plane in order to properly operate, and the knowledge of their behavior in such environment is important to establish an optimal operational condition.
This paper presents theoretical analyses to evaluate the figures of merit of a circular polarized truncated corner rectangular microstrip antenna (TCRMA), which is designed to operate in the satellite navigation frequency range, in the presence of the CFC material. The approach is to consider a fictitious custom-off-the-shelf (COTS) antenna and analyze it on a CFC ground plane as this is considered a practical situation. The trend in the aerospace industry is the replacement of certain structural parts by composite materials [6], and the analysis of these materials at high frequencies using numerical techniques requires great computational effort as the dimensions are electrically large [7]. Thus, the search for faster and more accurate solutions is still a challenge, mainly considering the possibility of analyses on larger structures such as ships or airplanes. Theoretical results are compared with experimental ones for CFC and aluminum samples.
There are many ways to configure a composite material, such as concentration percentage, shape and size of the components. The CFC material sample used in the experiments is formed by clusters of carbon fiber immersed in epoxy resin. It is composed by 60 % of carbon fibers and 40 % of resin. The fibers are continuous and have a cylindrical format with 7.1 µm diameter. Each set contains 12000 fibers with a total cross section area of 0.48 mm2. The material contains ten layers with thickness of 0.21 mm, where the first and last two layers are arranged in the orientation [0º, 90º] and the remaining ones are arranged in the orientation [45º, -45º], as illustrated in Fig. 1.
Due to the complexity of modeling the real geometry, witch requires a great computational effort, the theoretical analyses are made using two simplified models of the CFC plate. Moreover, comparisons with experimental results are made to validate the proposed simplification. In the first model (CFC[a]) the electrical conductivity and effective permittivity of the material are estimated through the law of mixtures [8], [9]
where P indicates electrical permittivity (ε) or conductivity (σ), v is the percentage of carbon in the CFC, the indexes carb and res denote parameters of carbon and resin, and the index eff denotes the effective parameters of the CFC. Considering the relative permittivities εres = 4.0 and εcarb = 12.0, the electric conductivities σres = 0 and σcarb = 1.0 x 105 S/m, and the percentage of carbon v = 0.6, it is obtained εeff = 8.8 and σeff = 5.9 x 104 S/m. Thus the CFC[a] model is considered a homogeneous material with the above shown effective parameters, relative magnetic permeability µr = 1 and null loss tangent. The second model (CFC[b]) consists of carbon strips embedded in epoxy resin, as illustrated in Fig. 2, which represents one layer of the material used in the experiments. The carbon strips are spaced 2.2 mm and have a rectangular cross section of 2.2 x 0.1 mm. The carbon material is modeled with εcarb = 12, µr = 1 and σcarb = 1 x 105 S/m, and the epoxy resin layer has a thickness of 0.202 mm, εres = 4 and null loss tangent.
The placement of a COTS antenna on a large structure is a common situation in the aerospace industry. In this case the antenna is usually designed on a flat ground plane and its behavior is expected to be similar when installed on large complex structures. In new applications these structures are being replaced by composite materials due to their mechanical benefits and the behavior of an antenna installed on these materials can be a challenging task in many aspects, such as mechanical installation, lightning protection or static discharge. Besides, the behavior of antennas' figures of merit is also not fully explored in the scientific community. In order to evaluate these features it is chosen a circular polarized microstrip antenna with truncated corners, as depicted in Fig. 3. This antenna was chosen due to its narrow bandwidth considering both the circular polarization and the input impedance, as any small change in the antenna surroundings can influence these tune features.
The antenna is designed on a 30 x 30 cm aluminum plate, as shown in Fig. 3, to operate at the center frequency of 1575 MHz and with right-hand circular polarization. The substrate is Arlon CuCLAD 250GX with a thickness of 3.048 mm, εr = 2.55 and loss tangent of 0.0018. The dimensions of the antenna are: W = 85.0 mm, L1 = 57.9 mm, L2 = 57.3 mm, C = 6.2 mm, p = 16.5 mm. The antenna has its own conductive ground plane limited by the substrate dimensions (W) and the material under test (CFC and aluminum) is positioned below it, as shown in Fig. 3.
The theoretical analysis is performed by the CST simulator, where the frequency domain was used for the CFC[a] model and the time domain was used for the CFC[b] model. The input impedance and return loss measurements were made using the vector network analyzer HP 8714ET in the Antenna and Propagation Laboratory at Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) and the axial ratio and radiation pattern measurements were performed in the anechoic chamber of Instituto de Fomento Industrial (IFI), both part of Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia Aeroespacial (DCTA), as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.
The theoretical and experimental results of return loss, axial ratio, input impedance and radiation pattern for the antenna located on the aluminum and CFC plates are shown in Figs. 6 and 7.
The results of axial ratio and return loss for the TCRMA antenna without the 30 x 30 cm plate are also shown in Fig. 6 (a) and Fig. 7 (b). From these results it can be concluded that the antenna features are degraded in the condition without the plate.
As presented in Fig. 6 (a), the theoretical axial ratio results for the CFC plate are similar to the theoretical values obtained for the aluminum plate. The small difference between these values doesn't change the condition of circularly polarized antenna. Similarly the experimental results do not present significant variation comparing the aluminum and the CFC plates. The small displacement between the points of best axial ratio, when comparing theoretical values with experimental ones, is within the substrate material tolerances provided by the manufacturer and it corresponds to 0.09% of the design frequency. It was also noted that this difference does not compromise the correct operation of the antenna. The radiation pattern in the yz plane at the frequency of 1576.5 MHz is shown in Fig. 6 (b). The maximum difference between theoretical and experimental results was approximately 0.2 dB. These results indicate that the radiation pattern is not significantly changed when replacing the aluminum plate by CFC plate.
The input impedance results considering the aluminum and CFC plates were also similar, as shown in Fig. 7 (a). The maximum percentage deviation at the frequency of 1575 MHz was 0.1% (CFC[a]), 11.7% (CFC[b]) and 1.8% (measured CFC sample), considering the reference being the antenna on the aluminum plate. In Fig. 7 (b) it is noted that the CFC[a] model exhibited a return loss similar to the theoretical model of the aluminum plate and both had a deviation of about 11 dB at 1575 MHz compared to measured results. The CFC[b] model presented a deviation of about 4 dB from measured values at 1575 MHz. However, as these results were below 22 dB, it can be concluded that replacing the aluminum plate by CFC plate does not significantly degrade the return loss of the antenna.
The theoretical antenna gain results for aluminum and CFC plates in the yz plane at 1576.5 MHz are shown in Fig. 8. The gain for the three material models is about 6 dBi and its variation is less than 2%. Thus, it is concluded that the use of CFC plate does not degrade significantly the antenna efficiency in comparison to the aluminum plate. This result emphasizes the advantage of keeping the metallic antenna ground plane underneath its substrate.
The analysis of composite materials at high frequencies using numerical techniques requires large computational effort, making the search for faster and more accurate solutions a challenge, mainly considering the possibility of analyses on larger structures such as ships or airplanes. This paper presented theoretical and experimental analysis of the TCRMA's figures of merit in the presence of a carbon fiber composite sample, where simplified material models were proposed in order to reduce the computational effort. The agreement between theoretical and experimental results shows that the proposed CFC material models can be used as a good approximation of the CFC sample, enabling analyses of antennas in the presence of more complex and electrically large structures such as airplanes. In addition, the expected performance of the CFC material is similar to the performance of aluminum under the studied conditions. Thus, it can be concluded that the CFC material is a feasible alternative instead of aluminum for antenna applications on complex structures such as ships or airplanes.
[1] C.P. Neo and V.K. Varadan, Design and development of electromagnetic absorbers with carbon fiber composites and matching dielectric layers, IOP Electronic Journals, Smart Materials and Structures, October 2001. [ Links ]
[2] S. Bhattacharya, V.K. Sachdev and R.P. Tandon, Electrical properties of graphite filled polymer composites, 2nd National Conference Mathematical Techniques: Emerging Paradigms for Electronics and IT Industries, September 2008. [ Links ]
[3] A. Cîrciumaru, G. Andrei, I.G. Bîrsan and D. Dima, Electric and electromagnetic properties of fiber fabric based filled epoxy composites, The Annals of "Dunarea De Jos" University of Galati, Fascicle IX. Metallurgy and Materials Science, nº 2, pp. 26-28, ISSN 1453, 2007. [ Links ]
[4] I.M. Rosa, F. Sarasini, M.S. Sarto and A. Tamburrano, EMC impact of advanced carbon fiber/carbon nanotube reinforced composites for next-generation aerospace applications, IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, vol. 50, nº.3, pp. 556-562, August 2008. [ Links ]
[5] A. Mehdipour, A.-R. Sebak, C. W. Trueman, I. D. Rosca, and S. V. Hoa, "Performance of microstrip patch Antenna on a reinforced carbon fiber composite ground plane," Microwaves and Optical Technology Lett., vol. 53,no. 6, pp. 1328-1331, 2011. [ Links ]
[6] SAE International, CNC fiber placement used to create an all-composite fuselage, Aerospace Engineering & Manufacturing Online, available in: www.sae.org/aeromag/techinnovations/1298t08.htm, access in: April 13, 2010. [ Links ]
[7] R.R. de Assis, I. Bianchi and R. Schildberg, Análise de antenas sobre compósito de fibra de carbono para aplicações em aeronaves, 14th Simpósio Brasileiro de Microondas e Optoeletrônica and 9th Congresso Brasileiro de Eletromagnetismo, Vila Velha -ES, August 2010. [ Links ]
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Received 7 Nov. 2011; for review 14 Nov. 2011; accepted 15 June 2012


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Purnia set to find place in country's air map
People of Purnia can now reach Patna in just 45 minutes and Kolkata in 70 minutes as the much-awaited 10-seater chartered plane services would start from Chunapur air force station on November 7.patna Updated: Oct 20, 2012 13:00 IST
People of Purnia can now reach Patna in just 45 minutes and Kolkata in 70 minutes as the much-awaited 10-seater chartered plane services would start from Chunapur air force station on November 7.
Wing commander Vishwajeet Kumar, posted at Chunapur station of Indian Air Force, said initially the services would be available twice in a week, on Tuesday and Saturday.
The frequency of the plane might be increased later depending on the response, he added.
While Rs. 3,500 to Rs. 4,000 would be charged for one trip to Patna, the fare for Kolkata would be between Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 4,500, Kumar said, adding that the demo for the first flight of the chartered plane would be conducted on October 25.
The first flight service between Purnia and Kolkata was introduced in 1956.
However, the services were discontinued in 1958. Chunapur Air Force Station was built in 1963 after Chinese aggression.
Air services were reintroduced here in 1976. However, it was again discontinued after two years.
"After about four decades, chartered plane services are going to start here again," Kumar said.
He hoped that the services would generate good response from the people as Purnia, of late, has emerged as one of the statefs major commercial centers.
"The proposed services would add Purnia in the country's air map," Kumar added.
The runway of Chunapur air force station (11000 x 150 feet) is similar to other big cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mangalore.
The air force station is spread in an area of 700 acres and its air base is under construction. A sum of R800 crore had been sanctioned for this, Kumar said, adding that the project would be completed next year.
"Initially, 10 fighter helicopters would be stationed here. Radar system would follow soon," Kumar said.


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Since I've been on this site (about 3 years), I haven't seen any posts about Bermuda, which seems to me to be a major oversight. Let me correct that by adding a few interesting notes here:
(1) Bermuda has one of the largest number of foreign permanent residents and tourists (pecentage-wise) of any place on earth. There are about 68,000 citizens living there, but over 8,000 registered permanent US citizens on the island as well as over 3,000 permanent citizens from other countries. During the summer months when the tourists (many the nouveau rich) visit, there are over 650,000 people on the island on a normal day.
(2) Only Bermuda citizens are allowed to purchase property on the islands. As a result, the average rental for a two-bedroom home/condo runs over $5,000 per month. Don't worry, though, as Bermuda's per-capita income of $91,000 is the highest in the world.
(3) Bermuda is an outlying British territory (meaning it has a lot of autonomy, but still has a UK naval presence).
(4) When the US declared war on the UK back in 1812, they didn't consider attacking Bermuda or building a blockade (since Bermuda was highly fortified), despite is geographical significance (640 miles off the eastern coast--North Carolina--of the US). This major oversight resulted in the island being used as the major staging point for the UK's attack on Washington DC and on Baltimore.
(5) The US considers Benedict Arnold (formerly George Washington's second-in-command during the American Revolution) to be the most detestable traitor in our history. He secretly arranged for the surrender of the fort at West Point, New York to the British, but was forced to flee when the plot was uncovered (P.S. West Point is now the site of the US Army's Military Academy). However, his son James Arnold was a well-respected military man in Bermuda, and one of the major figures in strengthening Bermuda's defenses against US attack during the 1815-1820 period. This also allowed the island to be used by Confederate blockade runners during the US Civil War. The building was so effective that Bermuda became known as the "Gibraltar of the West" or "Fortress Bermuda". Since the early 1900s, Bermuda and the US have been on the best of terms (as, of course, has the US and the UK). It has been used often for diplomatic meetings between the US presidents and the UK prime ministers.
(6) Nobody knows exactly how many islands there are in Bermuda. Most sources say 123 to 138 (these are islands large enough for humans to inhabit). There are an estimated 300-plus islands if you count ones only large enough to hold a bird's nest or to support underwater coral reefs.
(7) Bermuda has extremely low income taxes (which is why its citizens make so much money--from people who go there to evade taxes in other countries, but who then are willing to pay Bermuda import duties, payroll taxes, and consumption (VAT) taxes to live/work on the islands).
(8) The only animals native to Bermuda are bats and turtles. No fruits and vegetables were raised on the islands until the tobacco trade mostly moved over to Virginia (in the US). Now Bermuda is self-supporting in fruit and vegetable production.
(9) The only source for fresh water in Bermuda is rainfall. As a result, every building in the country is required to have a catchment and rainfall storage system.
(10) Hamilton, Bermuda is at the northeast corner of the "Bermuda Triangle", the other two points being Miami, Florida, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The legend goes that there have been many ships and planes that have mysteriously disappeared into this area, never to be seen or heard from again. The legend has largely been debunked, although there are movies that expound the theory (for example, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, where some survivors are on the alien spaceship that visits earth), and there is some belief that the lost city of Atlantis may be found in the Bahamas near Bimini Road. (This is also why the mega-resort in the Bahamas is called the "Atlantis").


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A pop up bakery came to Braunston on Saturday last week, selling a wide range of freshly baked bread and cakes.
It was set up due to the demand from people in the village for locally produced bread and cakes.
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Fiji Time: 11:43 AM on Sunday 25 March
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
LABOUR leader Mahendra Chaudhry believes Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama is shaken by the people's coalition shaping up against him in the lead-up to the proposed 2014 elections.
Mr Chaudhry's comments follow Commodore Bainimarama's response to the maiden speech by SODELPA leader Ro Teimumu Kepa.
He said Commodore Bainimarama called the alliance a "coalition of hypocrites", forgetting that he in fact held the record for a leader who had failed to deliver on every promise he has made to the people of Fiji.
"The 'tired old political faces' that he refers to are, in fact, the elected representatives of the people," Mr Chaudhry said.
He said SODELPA and FLP had the mandate of the people of Fiji.
"The proof of this is the result of 2006 general elections. Commodore Bainimarama denigrates the Labour leader but FLP has in two general elections won the mandate of the people to lead the nation, and overwhelmingly so under Labour leader Mahendra Chaudhry in the 1999 general elections."
Mr Chaudhry said Commodore Bainimarama should show respect for the wishes of the people of Fiji.
"Indeed he should be the last person to accuse anyone of being racist and corrupt.
"People living in glass houses, should not throw stones. Fiji will, for the first time in its history, see a true getting-together of people of all races to restore democracy."
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Rabbi Nachman KahanaRabbi Nachman Kahana is an Orthodox Rabbinic Scholar, Rav of Chazon Yechezkel Synagogue – Young Israel of the Old City of Jerusalem, Founder and Director of the Center for Kohanim, and Author of the 14-volume "Mei Menuchot" series on Tosefot, "With All Your Might: The Torah of Eretz Yisrael in the Weekly Parashah", as well as weekly parasha commentary available where he blogs at http://NachmanKahana.com
The Fear of the Jews was upon them
Just a few days ago, we read in the Book of Esther that Achashverosh permitted the Jews to defend themselves on the 13th of Adar against their murderous neighbors in the 127 areas under the King's control. On that day, the Jews killed 75,000 of the enemy in the outlying areas. An additional 800 were killed in Shushan, the capital, on the 14th of Adar. In the two days of fighting on the 13th and 14th of Adar 75,800 Persians were killed!
And in every state and in every city wherever the King's decree reached, the Jews were happy and joyful feasting and celebration, with many of the gentiles drawing close to Judaism because fear of the Jews was upon them
Fear of the Jew is a mighty weapon. It is alluded to in the Song at the Sea (shirat hayam) recited daily in the Morning Prayer (Shemot 15:14-16)
"The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the people of Philistia. The chiefs of Edom will be terrified, the leaders of Moav will be seized with trembling, the people of Canaan will melt away. Terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of your arm —Eretz Yisrael will be petrified as stone, until your people pass by, LORD, until the people you acquired pass by."
What are the lessons for our time?
The State of Israel was awarded the rare opportunity of "fear of the Jews was upon them". When we could do no wrong, and the opportunities for a major leap towards our final redemption was in our hands.
It happened in 1967, as a result of the Six Day War. The world, both Jews and Gentiles, were preparing for the devastating, unspeakable destruction of the nascent Jewish State and the annihilation of all its Jewish citizens. Preparations were being made in the US to save the surviving Jewish children; as if there would have been any Jewish children to save had we lost the war. I recall reading that money was collected to erect a great memorial for the gallant State of Israel which is no more!
Israel at that time was small in area and tiny in population. Our army and air force were a mere shadow of what they are today.
The war erupted in the early hours of Monday morning, the 25th of Iyar (June 5th) when Israel made a preemptive attack, destroying the air forces of Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan and Saudia.
The ground war commenced. In 6 days we liberated Yehuda, Shomron, the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights and Azza. On Wednesday the holy soldiers of the IDF liberated the Old City and for the first time in 2,000 years the Temple Mount was in our possession. The IDF, with the aid of Hashem, did more in six days than what Joshua, Yehushua Bin Nun, accomplished in seven years.
The world was aghast - as if they had seen a ghost. For indeed we emerged from the grave of history to take our rightful place at the peak of God's miracles.
During those six days and even a bit later we could have removed the desecration of Hashem's holy Mount by demolishing the Al Aksa mosque and the golden domed building in the heat of battle, as was suggested by Rabbi Shlomo Goren, but rejected by Moshe Dayan.
And the world would have been silent.
We could have conquered Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and established pro-Israel puppet governments. And the world would have been silent.
We could have transferred all of the alien peoples from our lands and had a totally Jewish country. And the world would have been silent.
We could have expelled the murderous Arabs of Hevron and other potential threats across the Jordan River. And the world would have been silent.
But we did not do any of these justified acts because we were afraid to act like proper Jews. The 'fear of the Jews was upon them' did not register with our leaders.
Today Israel is being accused of war crimes. I admit to one unforgivable omission, when in 1948 and again in 1967 we did not expel all our enemies from the country, including Gaza. This is our crime, for which we, our children and grandchildren might yet have to pay the full price.
We did not learn the lesson of Purim; that when Hashem performs miracles, it is incumbent upon us to advance the opportunities afforded us and proceed with conviction and courage along the path of Jewish redemption.
The Pasuk (verse) says (Devarim 28,10):
And all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they shall fear you
Rabbi Eliezer the Great explains (Talmud Berachot 6a) that the object that will instill fear in the hearts of our enemies is tefillin (phylacteries) placed on one's head.
The opportunity for 'fear of the Jews was upon them' will again present itself.
In view of the political and security experiences of the last 40 years, and the religious awakening, I am certain that we will know how to seize the next opportunity to sanctify Hashem's holy name in Eretz Yisrael.
While in the Purim mode, I would like to conclude with a light story with a serious message.
An Arab once entered a bank in Jerusalem, just as the automatic mechanism closed the safe. In reply to his demand to receive some cash, the teller told him that the safe could not be opened until eight o'clock the following morning. The Arab became very nasty, even threatening the life of the teller. At this point, the manager approached the Arab, picked him up and threw him out.
While the Arab was nursing his wounds, the teller approached him saying: "Didn't I tell you that the safe is closed until tomorrow morning?" The Arab turned to the teller and said: "Yes. You told me, but he explained it".
It is senseless to tell our enemies of the folly of their ways. They will understand only when it is explained to them, in the spirit of "Fear of the Jews was upon them."
Hashem has Many Emissaries
Rabbinic sources use the phrase הרבה שלוחים למקום - Hashem has many emissaries (to do His bidding). His agents range from angels of all ranks to human kohanim and prophets, to nature's rain, wind, earthquakes and hurricanes.
However, one might lift an eyebrow of wonder at some of the people who were chosen to serve as the Creator's agent, as we see in our time.
On the one side, there is Barack Hussein Obama - whose place of birth is unclear, whose time of study at Columbia University is not recorded in the records of the institution and whose years at Harvard are cloudy - who now sits in the Oval Office of the President of the United States. On the 10th of September 2001 (Twin Towers), if someone would have suggested that a black man with Moslem leanings, who attended the church of a masochistic self-hating pastor, would be the United States' next president, he would have been considered mad.
And yet it has happened. The hand of God has plucked out this man from nowhere in order to set the next stage for the changing of gears on the world's bumpy ride towards the future.
His counter-part is Vladimir Putin, former head of the Russian KGB.
What is transpiring now in Ukraine and Crimea, orchestrated by the ambitious Putin, is just the first instalment in the next phase of Hashem's plan for the Jewish people.
The people who brought you the Soviet Union opened the gates of their Communist paradise and millions of Jews left. The same type of people now control Russia, and they will be instrumental in repeating the exit of many Jews - but this time from the United States.
The American president wants to decrease the size of his armed forces, however reality will dictate that he will have no choice but to increase all segments of the military.
Several years ago, I wrote:
In the near future we shall see the return of the United States Selective Service Law (draft), to fill the ranks of the military and of the internal security services which are now being set into place. So instead of young Jewish men coming to study in Yeshivot with names like: Hakotel, Netiv Aryeh, Kerem Be'Yavne etc., and young Jewish women coming to the seminaries of Har Nof - or being accompanied by their parents under the chuppa, the dedicated parents will be accompanying their children to the Port Authority Bus Terminal for their childrens' trips to camps with names like: Fort Knox, Pendleton, Quantico, Lejeune and Paris Island.
I recall a poem we learned in high school. It described two soldiers in the First World War who were shooting at each other. One was in the German army and the other in the Russian army - both were Jews. The stanzas revert from the thoughts of one soldier to the other. The German Jew asks Hashem why he has to serve the Kaiser, and the Russian Jew asks Hashem why he has to serve the Czar.
Both take careful aim and mortally wound each other. With their waning strength, they both crawl out to meet the man who is taking away his life. When they are very close, one says, "Sh'ma Yisrael". The other says, "Hashem Elokaynu". And then gripping each other's arms both call out, "Hashem Echad".
So tonight, go into your son's bedroom and look at him sleeping so peacefully.
Don't forget to pull up the blankets. You wouldn't want him to catch cold."
In totality, Hashem is telling us, "Jew! Beware! The world is a dangerous place for you, except in your homeland - Israel, Eretz Yisrael".
If world affairs continue to deteriorate, Jews in the Diaspora, galut, will find themselves in a most regrettable situation, with no way of escape.


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According to the NY Post, Mets officials had been privately discussing using Niese out of the pen because they were concerned Niese was dismissing his changeup (he had thrown just nine in four starts), which reduced him to more of a reliever-like repertoire of fastball and curve.
The Post says that this illustrates how dedicated this front office is to winning.
That the Mets were even pondering such a move shows just how dedicated they are early this season to win rather than play for the future. They further demonstrated that by announcing after yesterday's 8-4 win over Arizona that they were keeping Gee to pitch out of the pen and demoting D.J. Carrasco, the only free agent they gave a multi-year contract to in the offseason.
I don't know about all that, but I will say this front office has no tolerance for under-performing players.
Original Post: Mets Option Carrasco, Keep Gee On Roster
The Mets optioned reliever D.J. Carrasco to Triple-A Buffalo after today's 8-4 win over the D'backs, opening a roster spot for starter Chris Young and keeping right-handed pitcher Dillon Gee with the major-league squad. Young will be activated on Tuesday when he is eligible.
GM Sandy Alderson explains,
"We want the most effective group of pitchers we can have. Dillon does have to move into a different role, but we want to see how he performs. In the meantime, we need to get Carrasco back to where we know he can be effective."
Carrasco allowed two hits and one run in one-third of an inning today, raising his ERA to 5.91 on the season. He is expected to join the starting rotation in Buffalo.
Good news for Dillon Gee who has 2 Wins, a 2.31 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP in two games sine being called up.


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Further, within the month of celebration, in July usually, about 2 crores of devotees flock to the identical venue with the numbers swelling on about 5 occasions. The same rituals are repeated in various parts of Orissa and the globe. Similar festivals are also seen in many parts of the globe and the SDMMM model would be applicable to all these festivals of unidirectional human flows with inputs of the specifics of the problem.
A stampede prevention model is very important for today's lives. Democracy rejoices in the convergence of objectives. Further, larger the conglomeration of humans, so much is the consensus for the cause, as much is the ease for adjudication for matters of governance. Administration reclines inadvertently on the imminent crisis as if it is a comfort zone. In this human – orchestrated – crisis the reliance is on the skill and aptitude of the administrator. 'Will-wit-wisdom' complex of the 'best-of-breed' administrator is put to rigorous test to minimize collateral damages and causalities.
'Stampede' is the most urgent disaster that confronts the conglomeration apart from other wanton awaiting disaster e.g. criminality, contagious diseases, asphyxiation, dehydration, heat stroke, fire disaster etc. Further, the ensemble of human works on one or more objectives which tend to be parameters to the 'stampede-disaster-mitigation-mathematical-model'. 'Single objective' approach is a heavily simplified workable model to start with. Handling the Cause and interactive model for stampede is important.
Stampede may be based on tangible or intangible basis or cause. Further the time evaluation of such 'basis' can lead to precious coordination and control. Whereas both the reactants and 'products' of such a 'reaction' need be parameterized, the above mentioned SDMMM modeling seems to drift away from palpability of the industrial mathematician even at the stage of time-independent intangible basis such as rumors etc. Again there seems to be very little choice for the victim (a member of the ensemble) at the farther end epicenter where causalities mount over time. Thus a 'single basis' approach is a hugely simplified workable model to initiate attempts at solving the complex problem.
Manas Ranjan Mishar clames, "Whereas phenomenological and empirical modeling may seem academic to start with, administrator's adaptations to the model along with evaluation of the same seem to be the best way out. Again, the model is subject to factors like ethnicity which loom large over the entire gamut of the problem. This throws the ball to the administrator's side to adopt with the model with proper feedback loops and fuzzy-logic approaches to the problem of decision making. Further the model shall be more of a confirmatory in nature to the overall prudent decision making of the administrator in real time. Thus the model is highly interactive in as much as both the input and the output are heavily dependent on human synergy with the model."
Mishra says further, "Studies could focus on digital image processing of GIS/aerial images taken of the textual data advancing of devotees along different in roads to the venue over a few days. Such studies are valuable for health hazards. More specific studies on stampede mitigation can be held on the peak car movement time. Valuable wavelet theory of the car train with signal / noise approach on envelop of known non-hazardous inputs from yester years. Thus simulation studies could lead to valuable results of tendencies leading to a check-and-balance approach to the passing of orders by marshals handling the even in real-time."
Whereas a time-dependent study of the movement train of finite number of cars can be modeled much as a train of wave-pulses, the time-independent study of the problem suggests modeling of the likes of formulations for Bragg diffraction studies of semi-conductor multilayer / super-lattices. Furthermore, the time-independent study can be dealt as viable and absolute once the preceding time-dependent study has been implemented in its letter and spirit largely.
Wavelet theory, soft computing algorithms, fuzzy-logic, signal and image processing tools all seem unavoidable along the road to a final blue print to the model which is challenging but never the less promising and most importantly worthy of approach. A thread bare understanding on the actual problem based on mostly social, political, cultural, behavioral, etc details opens up room for much larger studies. The problem compounds with the passage of time due to increase of population which is pouring in members to this ensemble as also the increase in trends of increased flocking to spiritual sites plausibly owing to social insecurities.
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A council spokesman said: "With below freezing temperatures and freezing fog, the side roads and pavements are icy and unsafe for our crews to manoeuvre 26 tonne vehicles, wheelie bins and boxes of recycling - especially glass."
Due to the suspension the green wheelie bins will be collected in two weeks time (from February 4) and the recycling boxes will be picked up next week.


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Definitions for intercollegiateˌɪn tər kəˈli dʒɪt, -dʒi ɪt
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word intercollegiate.
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used of competition between colleges or universities
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Of, pertaining to, or taking place between two or more colleges.
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existing or carried on between colleges or universities; as, intercollegiate relations, rivalry, games, etc
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in-ter-ko-lē′ji-āt, adj. between colleges.
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The numerical value of intercollegiate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
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The numerical value of intercollegiate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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UPDATE: According to the state's attorney, the case against Bianca Brillant was dismissed.
A road rage incident Tuesday night near the busy Black Rock Turnpike-Stillson Road intersection boiled over into a confrontation resulting in assault and racial bias charges filed against one of the two drivers, while both were cited for breach of peace.
The incident took place shortly after 9 p.m. when police said Bianca Brillant, 24, of Villa Avenue, provoked the incident when she left her vehicle and approached the Honda CRV driven by Jason Oliveira, 33, of Congress Street, and accused him of "brake checking" his vehicle as they traveled south on Black Rock Turnpike, nearly causing her to rear-end his vehicle, according to the report.
Oliveira rolled down his window, police said, and words were exchanged -- Oliveira told police that Brillant yelled vulgarities at him and Brillant reported that Oliveira called her a racist name.
Then, police said, Oliveira punched Brillant in the face and drove off. She suffered a bloody lip, but declined medical attention at the scene, police said.
Oliveira later told police that he had pushed back when Brillant poked her head inside his vehicle and shouted at him. He had a small bruise on his left finger, police said.
Brillant was charged with second-degree breach of peace, and released on a written promise to appear Feb. 12 in Bridgeport Superior Court.
Oliveira faces charges of third-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace and intimidation based on bias or bigotry. Bond was set at $10,000 and he is scheduled to appear Feb. 12 in Bridgeport Superior Court.


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July 2012 continued the recent run of unsettled Julys. It was exceptionally wet and sunless until the 20th, but the fourth week was warm and fine over England and Wales. Curiously, a similar sequence occurred in both March and May this year too. Although the month was memorably wet, perhaps even more remarkable was the lack of sunshine, especially in Scotland where a new record for low July sunshine was set.
July was cool overall, but there have been 29 cooler Julys in the last 100 years. Mean maximum temperatures ranged from 21.6C at St James's Park, London, to 12.9C at Fair Isle (Northern Isles). Daytime temperatures were typically 1.0-2.5C below average. The Central England Temperature of 15.5C was 1.2C below the mean for 1981-2010. The highest maximum temperature was 30.7C at St James's Park, London, on the afternoon of the 25th. The lowest was 10.3C at Aviemore, Inverness-shire, on the 7th. The minimum temperature recorded was 0.8C at Tulloch Bridge, Lochaber, during the night of the 30th/31st. On the warmest night of the month, temperatures fell no lower than 18.6C on the 26th/27th at Jersey airport.
Rainfall over England and Wales during July was 109mm, 165% of the average for 1981-2010. In the last 100 years just 12 Julys were wetter while 88 were drier. The equivalent figures for Scotland were 97mm (136% of the normal amount) and for Northern Ireland 77mm (109%). For the second month in a row, the far north of Scotland was unusually dry. Monthly totals varied between 201mm at Spadeadam Forest, Cumbria, and 35mm at Kirkwall, Orkney.
Sunshine averaged over England and Wales during July was 165 hours (82% of the 1981-2010 mean), making this the dullest July (equalling 2010) since 1998. Scotland averaged just 99 hours (61% of average) and Northern Ireland averaged 135 hours (83%). The largest total in the UK was 209 hours at Guernsey airport, but the smallest was a new UK record low for July of just 48 hours at Eskdalemuir, Dumfries and Galloway. Other low totals included a mere 60 hours at Aberdeen.


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Link to Video of the Original Hei Tevet
By Yonatan Gordon
Those interested in the history behind the dispute over the ownership of the priceless library of the 6th Rebbe of Chabad, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, can read this pamphlet put out by the students of Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad, or purchase the book from Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky about the episode. In this article, though, we will be focusing on the outcome.
Now that close to three decades have passed since the U.S. Federal Court issued the decision in favor of Chabad on Hei (5) Tevet, 5747 (January 6, 1987), as Hei Tevet was established by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, a year later as an annual event to celebrate the "victory of the books," what lessons can we take home today from this event from the past?
Working Hei Tevet
Before I go further, I should first mention that my perspective on Hei Tevet is not from one who experienced it first-hand, but from someone who saw the results. Although there were exciting moments while working at Kehot Publication Society–the publishing house of Chabad–the highlight of the year was always the Hei Tevet sale. But more than the huge trays of cholent, long hours and little sleep, the atmosphere that was "in the air" on Hei Tevet is impossible to describe.
As the former marketing manager at Kehot, one year in preparation for Hei Tevet, I thought to capture the festive nature of the event by commissioning a fanciful cartoon of books parading back to the Chabad Library adjacent to 770 Eastern Parkway, the headquarters of Chabad. The cartoon sketch depicted balloons everywhere and confetti in the air. But ultimately, it was decided that such an approach to promoting Hei Tevet would be making light of the event. As mentioned, the events leading up to Hei Tevet were very difficult. At first glance, the decision to scratch the cartoon idea made a lot of sense. But along with it, came another sentiment. That, outside of Chabad, Hei Tevet is an event that is not so easy to market.
For a long time I grappled with this. On the one hand, it is unique that there is an annual festival devoted to books, something any writer or avid reader is excited to hear. But once the history comes out, the atmosphere plays second fiddle to the details. But if the Lubavitcher Rebbe emphasized that Hei Tevet is an auspicious day connected to seforim (holy Jewish books), so much so that he encouraged everyone to occupy themselves with purchasing new seforim, restoring old, and in general to increase in one's commitment to learn from and supporting these holy books, then the enduring hope for a marketer is to find some way of conveying the atmosphere of this festive day to others outside of Chabad.
Jewish Spirit
Although it's been over eleven years since I started working at Kehot, and about five since I left, I couldn't find a good answer to this marketing dilemma. That was, until I read a recent blog post from Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh about Chanukah [1]:
Historically speaking, Chanukah is the final festival that was added to the Jewish calendar. [2] First is Shabbat, which is rooted in Creation, followed by the entire cycle of festivals that are mentioned in the Torah. Next came Purim, which was added at the beginning of the second Temple era―a festival that is validated by the Prophets and whose story appears as one of the books of Tanach. Finally, Chanukah is unique in the fact that it is a festival that was entirely authorized by the sages of the Oral Torah. However, even in the Mishnah it is hardly mentioned, and even then, just anecdotally. What this means is that Chanukah is a festival that has been nurtured as a Rabbinic injunction from below, unlike the other festivals which were God-given. This is why Chanukah has such a special place in the Jewish heart, and has even been referred to as representative of "the Jewish spirit."
This paragraph stuck in my mind. At first I couldn't figure out why, then I thought again about Hei Tevet. For several years now I've tried to put down my thoughts about Hei Tevet in writing, and because of my work experience, several publications have thankfully published these pieces. But as a result of this paragraph from Rabbi Ginsburgh, I began to think of a solution to the aforementioned marketing dilemma.
Coming just a few short days after Chanukah, Hei Tevet is an example of the enduring Jewish spirit of our present era. While the situation itself was difficult, the Lubavitcher Rebbe utilized seeming setbacks and difficulties, as a springboard to encourage us to increase our commitment to the study, preservation and financial support of seforim. In the words of the Rebbe, said on the original date of the ruling, 5 Tevet 5747:
…We must say that the reason for these problems was only to bring a greater level of ascent. The only reason for the troubling and uncertain situation was to accomplish greater things many times over, in the area of spreading Yiddishkeit.
In addition to increasing our efforts related to seforim, as Rabbi Ginsburgh mentioned in that blog post, Hei Tevet also has a "special place in the Jewish heart," because like Chanukah before it, it is a "festival that has been nurtured as a Rabbinic injunction from below."
The Author Behind the Book
While studying at Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem in early 2000, the time was coming close to return to the states to finish my college degree. As the date of my departure was drawing near, I became increasingly concerned about my ability to keep up my newly inspired level of adherence and commitment to Yiddishkeit. It was toward the end of my study that I was introduced to a spiritually sensitive soul at the nearby school, Yeshivat HaKotel. Although we met several times, there is one lesson that stayed with me, and unbeknownst to him, began my path to both Chabad and the world of publishing.
He had an array of books lined up at his table that stretched from his personal study space, into the study areas of his friends. While there was an interesting assortment of books, many of them were Kabbalah and Chassidut related. For most of these books, I hadn't remembered seeing them before, and was very intrigued by these new-found spiritual treasures. As I picked up book after book, he responded with a comment that I will never forget. That for every book he felt himself drawn to, he made it a point to pick up the phone and contact the author. To this end, for nearly all of the books on his table, he had merited to speak to someone involved in the book's production. Since coming back to America in early 2000, I started doing the same; an act which eventually led me to both become Chabad and involved in the world of book publishing.
Books with Souls
I mention this because if Hei Tevet is indicative of the Jewish spirit in modern times, then as with my marketing dilemma, it's important to think about what lessons we should promote about this festival. But in order to come out with a clear approach, we need to first go back again to comments made by the Rebbe.
One is that the Rebbe used to refer to seforim as "books with souls." I take this to mean that when a person learns from these books, they are connecting with the original author. This is again the lesson that I learned that day in Yeshivat HaKotel; although knowing the terminology for this concept helps to concretize the approach.
Next, in relation to what was said above related to the Jewish spirit of both Chanukah and Hei Tevet, there is precedent for relating the two aside from the chronological proximity of both holidays on the Jewish calendar. The Rebbe compared the victory of Hei Tevet to the victory of Chanukah, pointing out that both festivals were established as a time of celebration only on their first anniversary. The Rebbe also referred to the celebration of Hei Tevet as a time to "publicize the miracle" (pirsumei nisa), a phrase that is also used in relation to Chanukah.
The Rebbe called it a "propitious day and a time of Divine favor" related to victory of the seforim, and while there are many more implications, those interested can read some of them in this pamphlet, published as part of the A Call to Action series.
Parade of Authors
In light of the above, I've come to terms with the fact that a cartoon rendition of a parade of walking books returning to the Chabad library is probably still not the best idea. But instead of discrediting the thought completely, as a result of these ideas, I think a parade of the authors behind these books is an easy way to convey the importance of this day to children. In addition to speaking about some of the more fascinating and rare books that were returned, it's also a good opportunity to discuss the personalities or Torah figures behind them. But in terms of a quick marketing concept, a parade–of authors holding their books, not of the books walking themselves–seems like it could work after all.
Be the Book
Rebbe Dovid of Lelov (1746-1814, and founder of the Lelov Chassidic dynasty) once said: "Now we learn the tractate of Baba Kama, but in the World to Come there will be an additional tractate called Rebbe Dovid of Lelov." Apart from what we can learn about proper conduct from the stories of tzadikim (righteous people, such as Rebbe Dovid), the life-story of every tzadik is actually Torah. Just as most of the Torah itself is filled with the stories of tzadikim, so too should we should view the present-day stories of tzadikim as the continuing living Torah of our people.
How do I write the story of my life? Rabbi Ginsburgh says in a separate place, "through love and fear of God…and of people." He then relates these two opposite emotions to the two qualities needed to write a bestseller:
If a person is writing a story or script, to be successful, to be interesting, it has to have two essential ingredients: love and courage… Courage is exhibited when there is some challenge to overcome. This brings out the character in a protagonist. If there is no love in a story, the story lacks value. If there is no courage, no heroism, it is not interesting.
Rabbi Ginsburgh continues that the ultimate form of empathy or connection between the reader and the author is when the reader wants to become the hero or protagonist himself:
The stories told about tzadikim are so good because they make us want to be like the tzadik. They make us yearn for the same sense of Divine Providence and meaning that each tzadik projects through the events of his life. If the tractate of Rebbe Dovid of Lelov is good, then anyone reading it will want to be like Rebbe Dovid of Lelov.
To me, this is perhaps the most important lesson to instill in children about Hei Tevet. While it is important to learn from these books, learn from holy books in general, and even learn about the personalities behind these books, to me the most powerful lesson is that learning Torah is not a history lesson. Just like the Torah itself should be viewed as new―as Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi said regarding the weekly Torah portion, that we should live with the Torah, seeing the events of each week as a modern-day reflection of the weekly Torah portion―so too does this relate to the story of own our lives.
Each of us is continually "penning" our own bestseller, and like Rebbe Dovid of Lelov, we should all merit to pen a biography worthy of being read for generations to come.
Photo Credit: "Geulah March" by Carl Braude.
[1]: Disclaimer: I work now as one of the English editors for Rabbi Ginsburgh.
[2] Another, later addition to the Jewish calendar is Lag Ba'omer, which is not even considered a festival.
About the Author: Yonatan Gordon has spent most of his past 13 professional years in the world of Jewish publishing. He was the Marketing Manager at Kehot Publication Society (publishing arm of Chabad) for the better part of six years. He is founder of the website CommunityofReaders.org.


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Taxpayers will foot the bill after a planning inspector overturned Lancaster City Council's rejection of a controversial housing scheme.
Government-appointed Anthony Lyman ruled Oakmere Homes can build 37 homes at Coastal Road, Bolton-le-Sands, because the refusal was not based on planning evidence. The council now has to pay the company's appeal costs.
A Government circular states only when a party has behaved "unreasonably" and caused the applicant "wasted expense" should costs be awarded.
Oakmere Homes director Chris Middlebrook said he was "very satisfied" with the outcome but Keith Budden, chairman of the council's planning committee and Bolton-le-Sands Parish Council, defended the original decision.
Mr Middlebrook said: "This development will provide affordable homes which are very much in demand in the area and will offer significant employment for local tradesmen and contractors."
He added: "The appeal to the Planning Inspectorate has been a costly and time consuming process for both ourselves and the council."
The exact costs figure is unclear because agreement is yet to be reached, but it will be thousands of pounds.
The Coastal Road development, first mooted in 2011, was opposed by Bolton-le-Sands Parish Council and 1,000 residents who signed a petition.
Their main argument was that there was no need for homes on the greenfield site, 400m off Coastal Road near the canal, because of the number of empty properties in the district.
Mr Lyman ruled the committee's decision to reject the scheme by a narrow eight-seven vote in August was not supported by technical evidence.
Councillors could not provide information to support their concerns that flooding could occur at the site, even though drainage designs won the support of the Environment Agency and United Utilities who undertook tests. And the council's own planning officers recommended approval.
Guidelines say councillors do not have to accept officers' recommendations but must show "reasonable planning grounds" for not doing so.
Allowing the appeal, Mr Lyman said the scheme would boost investment in the economy, create jobs during construction and support shops.
Coun Budden said: "This was an application that was contentious and generated significant local opposition.
"Members were responding to the views expressed by the local community, but those views could not be supported by substantial technical evidence as is required by national planning policy."
He said the council would consider the judgement and its implications for how it would handle future similar situations.
Peter Griffin, of Coastal Road Action Group, said: "We're very disappointed as we have been working at the campaign for a couple of years."
Work on the development of flats, two, three and four-bedroomed houses will start this year.
New access and landscaping will be built at the site, which is part of a wider strip of land allocated for housing.
Oakmere Homes' long-term plan is for 77 homes there.


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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – Wes Eikmeier scored 25 points Monday night to lead Colorado State to an 85-61 victory over Texas Southern.
Dorian Green had 15 points, Greg Smith scored 13 and Kaipo Sabas added 10 points for the Rams (6-4), playing their first game since an 87-64 loss at No. 7 Duke on Dec. 7.
Colorado State led 49-29 at halftime, and owned a 31-22 edge on the glass with Pierce Hornung grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds.
Dexter Ellington led Texas Southern (1-8) with 17 points. The Tigers have lost seven in a row, and all eight of their road games.
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The author of Planting: A New Perspective shares his understanding of the naturalistic approach to planting design of landscape designers such as Piet Oudolf, Cassian Schmidt, Thomas Rainer, and Sarah Price. This introduction to the naturalistic style explains the basic philosophy behind the practice of selecting plants for the ecology of the site and gives us lessons on how to create a landscape that looks natural and responsive to site, while also having the long season of interest that gardeners desire. Using his own extraordinary photographs, Kingsbury will illustrate the techniques used in creating these planting designs, with examples of his own work and that of the renowned Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf.
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