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Kevin Durant roasts C.J. McCollum on his own podcast
We were just slightly below one and two". McCollum had the same reaction as most of the internet on the night of the signing when Golden State added another All-Star to a roster that had already won three championships in four years.
Maurizio Sarri suggests Chelsea won't sign a new striker this summer
I think we will hear a lot of good things about them this season. When asked how he feels physically now, the Brazilian smiled and replied: "I had a lot of time to take care of me, so now I'm 100 percent". Jorginho has quickly established himself as a pivotal player in Sarri's system and Luiz believes that the Brazil born Italy worldwide is 'top class'.
Thomas tightens grip on yellow, Roglic powers to 19th stage win
Tour de France victor Great Britain's Geraint Thomas celebrates on the podium after the 21st and last stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race in Paris, July 29, 2018 . Coming home second by a margin of one minute, 51 seconds was Tom Dumoulin ahead of pre-tour favourite Froome and LottoNL-Jumbo's Primoz Roglic .
Another Man United Player Declares He Wants To Leave The Club
Mourinho said: "I would get two more players". United have chosen the right character as much as the right keeper. Premier League new boys Wolverhampton Wanderers are aiming to continue their hefty summer spending by signing Marcos Rojo from Manchester United , according to the Daily Star .
Jordan Pickford is Chelsea's primary target
Who will be heading out the Stamford Bridge exit door? Reports in Spain indicate that Real Madrid are cooling their interest , and now turning their attention towards Paris Saint-Germain's Edinson Cavani. If Courtois does get his move then Jack Butland and Pepe Reina have reportedly been lined up as replacements. Who could that be now? Chelsea are rumoured to be interested in the England number one following his impressive displays for the Three Lions at this summer's World Cup.
Hamilton strikes in the wet to seize pole in Hungary
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton was fourth in the second Mercedes behind the two Finns, but ahead of the two Red Bulls of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen. It was the reigning world champion's second memorable performance in six days, having won the chaotic German Grand Prix from 14th on the grid in changing conditions last weekend.


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'Tis the season for rich food, time off and (since today might still be the end of the world) it seems like the perfect time to reflect on how our last 12 months on Earth have been.
It's been a doozie of a year for all us tech junkies, from the drama of Facebook's IPO to Kim Dotcom's arrest in New Zealand to YouTube's record-breaking success with the Red Bull space jump, we've certainly had quite a ride.
To commemorate this helluva year, we've created a presentation outlining the biggest tech stories by month in 2012. That way, if someone rediscovers in Internet and finds this blog post 300 years from now, at least they'll know that Go Daddy went down for 3 hours in September.
Have a great holiday! May your code be bug-free and your bonuses bountiful.
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This week and next Ethekwini Municipality will be hosting New Face Open Casting and Model Scouting days for youth interested in breaking into the modelling industry and model at Durban Fashion Fair 2015.
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Inter Arma The Cavern
Published Oct 14, 2014Since 2006, Richmond, VA wrecking crew Inter Arma have been keeping audiences on their toes with a hydra-headed hybrid of extreme metal that draws on doom, psych, mathcore and hardcore. But with their new EP, The Cavern, they've taken their metal melting pot and poured the contents into one album's worth of awesome. Originally written prior to last year's breakout sophomore effort, Sky Burial, The Cavern is a brilliantly sustained metallic workout that shifts from barrages of gut-punch riffage to breathless moments of creeping menace and back again.
The narrative concept — a solitary figure struggling against a harsh landscape, watched over by birds of prey, and entering a sort of dark night of the soul — lends a cohesiveness to the somewhat underwhelming lyrics, which benefit from singer Mike Paporo's impassioned growl. Better yet, as with Sky Burial, the production is impeccably heavy, all sonorous bass drum hits and a crackling snare that perfectly complement the woolly guitar distortion; its the sort of attention to detail to rival the engineering skills of Kurt Ballou (Converge, Old Man Gloom) or Randall Dunn (Eagle Twin, Earth).
Only the third quarter of the album gets a bit bogged down in solos and excessive guitarmonies. Otherwise, for anyone who keeps wishing Mastodon would return to their Leviathan-style opuses or for Sleep to make another Dopesmoker, Inter Arma's The Cavern is an excellent place to hole up for 45 minutes of truly epic metal. (Relapse)


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Restaurants – Mauritian menus are often an eclectic mix to please the visitors and provide authentic dishes. So you will come across burgers and pizzas, but also their famous sausages, curries, and amazing seafood. In Grand Baie where I spent most of the time I found a few restaurants that I can definitely recommend. Le Capitaine is the up scale restaurant that offers this great mix, but if you want to go low-key and eat some great lobster go to Puchon in the center of town. La Botteghita is your place for great Italian food, and for the American vibe go to The Beach House. And don't forget to check my favourite Visite Privee Restaurant, which just opened a few weeks ago and is a great place, with wonderful decoration and superb food.
If you want to really indulge yourself and feel pampered go to 20degrees Sud hotel for great cocktails, lovely food and service at their colonial restaurant. On the West coast at Belle Mare area, I would need to recommend The Plantation, with amazing sea view in The Residence resort.
Beaches – the beaches in Mauritius are amazing! White sand, the blue-est waters, and the best palm trees. But where to go best? The North is supposed to have a bit less rain in general, so that could be your base. The beaches are either public (with entrepreneurial locals providing sun beds) or private beaches with hotels. The private beaches are often accessible against a day rate. One to recommend is Lux resort, there are two on the island in the North. I tried the one at Belle Mare beach and found that the service is great, the spa is wonderful, and they will for sure have secured some white sandy beach for you. For public beaches Mont Choisy is a good pick or Trou au Biches. You will join and find a local that has sun beds, and truck food in the shade to support any food or drink request you might have. If you are in the South try to visit Shanti Mauritius, which is a wonderful private resort, again accessible for a day rate. It has some great restaurants and service to your sunbed at the beach.
Hotels – I stayed at a lovely apartment in Ocean Villas in Grand Baie in the North. There is a hotel adjacent so the advantage is that you can join the hotel facilities, but you are free to do so. It has a private beach which is lovely if you don't want to bother driving around to find a good beach. At one of the next beaches you will find Mystik Hotel which is a bit more funky. It has the best rooftop bar, nice restaurant, swimming pool and a modern look and feel. If you want to go more traditional, and you have a budget to afford 5 stars check out 20degrees sud. This is a lovely colonial hotel with great service and on the beach.
Nightlife – There is nightlife in Mauritius that is to recommend to enjoy. As I spent most of the time in the North, Grand Baie, the recommendations are mainly in this area. Note that most of nightlife is happening on the weekend kicking off on Thursday. Go to Banana Beach Club for life music and a nice mix of locals and tourists. If you want to continue after there are a few options, for example club Les Enfants Terribles. This club is mainly frequented by locals and opens from approximately 11pm, and can have some great DJs on. It has a few rooms and a lovely outdoor area. Then you have OMG, and Insomnia/Vintage, where you will find an Asian crowd and popular music. But if you just want a chill after dinner, check the roof top bar at Mystik hotel for some nice tunes. I loved this one!


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New Chair SAPC Awards Committee
We are delighted to welcome Chris Dowrick as the Chair of SAPC's Awards Committee. Chris is well known to many of us as Professor of Primary Medical Care at the University of Liverpool and for giving a memorable Helen Lester Memorial Lecture at the 2016 ASM in Dublin.
The Awards Committee oversees four important areas of primary care care activity.
1. The Yvonne Carter Award for outstanding new researcher (closing date 31 January 2017).
2. The John Fry Award, in collaboration with RCGP, for outstanding contribution to the discipline of general practice (closing date 17 February 2017).
3. Clinical Excellence Awards applications for GPs working in England.
4. NAPCRG Senior Investigator Travel Award.
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Join James City County Parks & Recreation for this family friendly event and pedal your way along the Virginia Capital Trail between 9 a.m.-1p.m. Start your ride from Chickahominy Riverfront Park, 1350 John Tyler Highway, and head to the James City County Marina and back while encountering color stops, snacks, water and more at the rest stops. You decide how far to ride along the Trail.
Registration is $10/person and includes lunch and a free T-shirt while supplies last. Children age 9 and younger are free. All ages welcome; children must be with an adult.
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Hancock getting ready for 44th annual Canal Run
The 44th annual Canal Run is this Saturday in Hancock.
The day has a variety of running events ranging from a two mile fun run, up to a half marathon. Registration ends Thursday at midnight, however last minute registration will be available Friday from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Finnish American Heritage Center in Hancock.
The finish line has also made its way back to its normal location for this year's Canal Run.
"We're extremely excited to be finishing at our normal Canal Run finish line which is in downtown Hancock, so there will be an extremely festive atmosphere on Saturday," said Angela Luskin, the Race Director for the Canal Run.
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Lleyton Hewitt began his final Australian Open campaign with a comfortable victory over compatriot James Duckworth on Tuesday 19 January. The 2005 finalist, who is set to bring the curtain down on an eventful career after the year's first grand slam in Melbourne, took the first set on a tie-break before cruising through the second 6-2 in front of an adoring crowd at Rod Laver Arena.
The match looked likely to be heading to a fourth set when Duckworth secured a break to put him 2-1 ahead in the third, but he crucially let that advantage slip. After producing an ace to save one break point, the 23-year-old then inexplicably double-faulted and Hewitt went on to secure the win by claiming the second of three match points with a forehand winner. He will face David Ferrer in round two after the Spaniard defeated Peter Gojowczyk 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
After the match, Hewitt said: "I wouldn't say [victory was]'comfortable.' Obviously that third set I had to dig deep and make a lot of balls to try to get back into it. He raised his game. I was kind of waiting for him to just dip off a little bit there in the third set. Eventually it happened.
"You know, I felt I really stepped it up the last couple of games on my return of serve. Made him play a lot of balls. Put pressure on him as well. You know, that was probably slightly telling in the end."
Elsewhere on a busy day two, Stan Wawrinka was handed straightforward passage after Dmitry Tursunov retired due to injury. The 2015 French Open champion was leading 7-6, 6-3 before his opponent withdrew with an apparent hip problem that had earlier seen him call for a trainer midway through the second set. Radek Stepanek awaits Wawrinka next.
In the women's draw, second seed Simona Halep became the highest-ranked player to fall in the first round as she was surprisingly beaten by Chinese qualifier Zhang Shuai. The world number 133, who was making her 15th attempt at winning her first grand slam match, set up a second-round clash against Alize Cornet with a memorable 6-4, 6-3 triumph in one hour and 18 minutes at Margaret Court Arena.


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The approved plan of the national exhibitions of Belarus abroad for 2019
Date: January 25, 2019
The plan of national exhibitions of Belarus abroad for 2019 was approved by the decree of the Council of Ministers of January 24, 2019 № 48.
In the first half of the year the national expositions will be presented at the Agrofood international exhibition of agriculture and livestock, food, beverages and packaging technologies in Lagos (Nigeria), the Smart Factory Expo + Automation World international exhibition of production automation in Seoul (Republic of Korea) as well as Agriculture and Livestock Exhibition AgroActiva in Armstrong (Argentina).
In the second half of the year, Belarusian expositions will be at the FoodAgro international exhibition of food, hotel business and agriculture in Nairobi (Kenya), IEMA international industrial exhibition in Lahore (Pakistan), and Trade Expo Indonesia international exhibition in Jakarta (Indonesia). In addition, Belarus will be represented at the second China International Import Fair in Shanghai and the Tech Industry International Exhibition in Riga (Latvia). The plan also includes the preparation of the national exposition of Belarus for the World Exhibition EXPO-2020 in Dubai (UAE).


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Rabat (IINA) – Wrapping up its 7th session at the headquarters of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) in Rabat on Tuesday, the General Conference of the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW) declared the support of member universities for Al-Quds University in its scientific, academic and scholarly mission.
The member universities also declared solidarity with Al-Quds University in its resistance to the Israeli occupation's practices against the University and the holy city of Jerusalem, as well as their support for its defense of the Palestinian, Arab and Islamic identity and history of Jerusalem in the present and future.
The two-day conference urged member universities to establish a cooperation network and a twinning program with Al-Quds University in all academic fields, including the exchange of faculty and students, academic visits, scholarly conferences and scientific research activities. It also called upon them to sign cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding with Al-Quds University in order to establish academic partnerships and entrench the concept of academic diplomacy.
Further, the conference called for setting up a fund for supporting Jerusalemite students to pursue their studies at the FUIM's member universities, including Al-Quds University, to be financed through Waqf allowances, or through "one-dollar deduction" of the universities fixed incomes or a percentage deductible from one of the budget items of member universities, and commissioning the FUIW General Secretariat to follow up on the establishment of this fund and development of its management mechanisms.
The conference approved a continuous scholarship program for Jerusalemite students and trainees to pursue their studies at overseas universities in disciplines of urgent need and priority to be determined by Al-Quds University, while entrusting the FUIW General Secretariat with coordinating the implementation of the program's procedures.
In the same vein, the conference called for the establishment of educational pathways and academic chairs as well as the adoption of research plans for studies on Jerusalem FUIW universities, in cooperation with Al-Quds University, and in line with their disciplines and regulations.
Other key recommendations included holding annual symposia and experts' meetings on Jerusalem, as of 2017, which marks the 50th anniversary of the city's occupation, in addition to inviting researchers from all disciplines to prepare peer-reviewed researches and studies on Jerusalem for publication in Arabic, English and French by Al-Quds University, to serve as a documented reference on Jerusalem.
The participants called on Arab, Islamic and international organizations concerned with higher education issues to provide financial and technical support to the higher education institutions in Palestine, especially Al-Quds University, and to contribute to the development of education and research services. They also called for contribution to the improvement of Al-Quds University's infrastructure and modernization of its science and computer labs.
Moreover, the participants in the conference have strongly insisted on the activation of the principle of academic boycott of Israeli occupation's higher education and research institutions, calling on FUIW universities to abstain from setting up any relations with those institutions.
The participants thanked Morocco's King Mohammed VI, head of Al-Quds Committee, for his care and support for educational, scientific and cultural institutions in Jerusalem, and called on the FUIW General Secretariat to coordinate with Al-Quds University and the relevant institutions to ensure follow-up on the implementation of this statement.
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The place is 'Polem'. The last beach on the southernmost tip of Goa and the drive promised to be an adventure.
Took off from Mapusa at 7:00 am and with just one halt at a very scenic place for black tea and bhaji – pav, reached Polem precisely at 10:15 am.
Polem beach is just off the main highway NH17 which proceeds to Karwar.
The first sight of the short expanse of sand, almost a tiny alcove felt so welcoming!
For the entire morning there was no one at the beach… save a few dogs and water birds.
This one was a treat to follow around and watch it scouting for tiny crabs.
It was time for some sea-food!
It was from a shack like this that food arrived! An extremely spicy plate of squids!
What followed was a long walk on the beach, collecting some really shiny shells and generally taking in the sights
Did I mention, that Polem is just 15 kms from Karwar (Karnataka), and we decided to make a quick foray into the neighbouring state…
Besides the surprisingly cheap vegetables and fish we got out there, there were two stops:
It always surprises me that beaches in places other than Goa need to have so many other distractions for visitors. This one boasted of a children's park, a walkway and a warship museum… is the beach not enough…?
Evening tea at Karmal Ghat, and we were back in Goa.
I got just what i was looking for – a long drive and an enriching experience… the journey was important, not the destination!


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Monday, March 17, 2014
Pharmacy is the science and technique of preparing as well as dispensing drugs and medicines.
Your body is the best source of useful, natural Biochemicals. Mother Nature set it up that way. Why not use them to the fullest? They are always available, you don't have to drive anywhere to access your source, they do not cost anything AND they are your most effective support system for the positive, emotional, and physical results you seek.
Biochemicals occur naturally in nature, which means they naturally occur in your own body.
Let's see what this means for you.
Your body is already equipped to deal with the demands and challenges of everyday life. Your body is a SURVIVOR and has the ADAPTIVE potential you need to meet stressors effectively. There are many such Biochemicals, so let's review but a few:
SEROTONIN regulates mood, sleep and digestion. When activated, you feel positive, confident, flexible and easy going.
ENDORPHINS are soothing and reduce pain. They are your own, natural pain-killer and they do not have side effects. Relaxation Therapy generates a good dose of endorphins.
OXYTOCIN promotes nurturing behaviors.
VASOPRESSIN supports pair bonding in males.
ADRENLINE provides power and focus.
DOPAMINE is utilized by all the reward centers in your brain.
MELATONIN is a hormone produced by the pineal gland; a small gland in the brain. Melatonin helps control your sleep and wake cycles.
These Biochemicals are readily available in your body and are designed to serve your health and happiness needs. ACTIVATE THEM!
The following is an example of how you can do this:
When you do Relaxation Therapy and do Deep Rhythmic Breathing, the breathing stimulates the vagus nerve, which then sends messages to your brain which then generates your own, naturally produced tranquillizer.
This is one of the many good reasons to do Relaxation Therapy on a regular daily basis. When you have developed Relaxation Skills, you can achieve the same result without the MP3 file or Audio CD. Practice, practice and more practice and you will get there, perhaps sooner than you think.
Remember, you ARE what you think. You BECOME what you do.
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I am sure you are asking where the title came from. I can thank the Tech Triplets for kicking me in the rear to change my twitter tag, but really it comes down to wanting to expand. I need a schtik according to Heather Cox, and that's where big guy in a bow tie comes in. Big Guy in a bow tie is my new brand. My hope is that I can build on the great success from GAETC, and maybe just maybe I can turn this into more. I want to be on the same level as @thenerdyteacher, and hopefully this little bit of rebrand will help me achieve that goal. Now enough about me
The Best Sessions I Saw
1. Leslie Fisher's Augmented Reality- Leslie never disappoints and I had never seen her augmented reality session. This was a great session for me to go to so I could get a sense of the wild west out there that is Augmented Reality. It's something I want to explore more of
2. Brian (Bobby) Lewis' Sphero Programming for ESOL- This is one for my own personal benefit. I won a Sphero at EdCamp Atlanta, and I wanted to know more about the types of projects you could do with it in schools. Bobby gave me more than I could ask for
3. Tammy's Tips and Tricks- Ms Worcester's tips and tricks always amaze me. What she does with Google Drive and Google Drive templates is always something I need to hear
4. Nicholas Provenzano 20 Time - I have wanted to see Nick Present for a while, and I really enjoyed this session. I think 20 time is a great idea with the right person, and I love the fact that Nick lets kids create
5. The Tech Triplets App Smashing- I do have the advantage that I actually work with these ladies. I really liked their app smashing presentation as a great way to combine tools for student outcomes. These ladies are a rising force in the ed tech community of GA
The Things I Missed that I Wish I Could Have Seen
1. Chris Craft- I know Chris is great,but it just worked out where I missed him. I had planned on seeing his Google Cert session, but with a presentation right after his I did not want to take up a seat in full presentation when I need to leave quick. He is an absolute must see whenever we are in the same place again
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30 Hour Famine
by Adam Rauscher | April 27, 2013
The youth of our church participated in a 30 Hour Famine. For 30 hours, locked in the church overnight, the teens ate no food while they learned about hunger. A creation of the wonderful charity World Vision, the 30 hour limit allows participants to feel the effects of hunger, without endangering their bodies in the long term. This incredible educational experience inspired us and made us better understand the issue of global hunger.
After eating their final meal, lunch at school, the teens gathered their sleeping bags and came to the host church First Presbyterian Church of Cranford. Once at the church, the students created the cardboard city, where they would be sleeping during the duration of the event.
Some went with what we called the "Cardboard Corral," a large open space with cardboard walls and no ceiling. It was good for groups, but it did not protect from the rain.
We discovered that single person shelters were the most structurally sound. One student spent a long time building hers, reinforcing it with tape and adding new layers of cardboard. She claimed to sleep comfortably, though others had their doubts.
The cardboard city wasn't just fun. It gave the students a taste of what it's like to scrounge for scarce resources and what is necessary to survive out in the elements.
Next was the "Blanket Fort," similar to what we all created as kids. Using two chairs, they hung cardboard across it as a roof. Unfortunately, without walls, the structure was indefensible. Luckily, the gentlemen living inside created an assortment of booby traps in case anyone tried to sneak up on them.
Next, each student was assigned a tribe, representing a nation with a current hunger problem. Our two tribes were Ghana and Mali. These tribes competed against each other in activities for rewards.
In addition to a tribe, the students received a new identity. One student became Bintou from Mali. An orphan with no source of income, Bintou lived in a refugee camp. He suffers from malnourishment. Throughout the tribe activities, the students had to simulate the medical conditions of their identity. The student wore a heavy backpack to simulate how Bintou lacked the energy to move quickly. Other students had to simulate blindness, missing legs, and other conditions.
|Calories, vitamins, and minerals are needed to help our body function. Without the necessary nutrients, our bodies are unable to produce energy. Our muscles shrink, meaning they require even more energy to do the same things. Without energy, physical tasks are harder to perform. Also, a lack of food makes it hard to concentrate, meaning malnourished students do worse in school.
This video helped illustrate the Cycle of Poverty. Getting an education can be a key to getting a better life, but it is not easy when child goes hungry and their brain doesn't have enough energy to process ideas. It's even more difficult for the child if their school is located several miles away. Many children don't have the energy to travel that far every day.
After these lessons the teens were allowed to have free time. After 10 hours without food, one might expect them to spend it restfully. They opted for dodgeball. While the adults could do little more than watch, the children were-- literally-- bouncing off the walls.
Everybody was slow to rise in the morning. The only calories allowed were water and juice. We were now more than 20 hours without food.
Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world. This can be attributed largely to the fact that it is so inexpensive to play. In fact, we learned how to make a do it yourself soccer ball using only the materials found in the cardboard city shelters.
We first used plastic bags, but none of these balls had the right weight to them as they were all too light and soft.
Then we tried wrapping them in duct tape. The ball became hard and heavy and it hurt our feet to kick.
Wrapping them in twine gave the balls a little more bounce. Using all three techniques, layered one on top of the other, we succeed in building a soccer ball.
With our new soccer ball, the teens played Crab soccer, requiring the players to be on their feet and hands at the same time, with torsos toward the ceiling. This was challenging, especially when most of our players suffered from other maladies from their new identities like partial blindness and broken legs.
Even with all of these problems, they still played a close, hard fought game.
Unbelievably enough, these kids still had energy approaching 24 hours without food. When they heard that there was a car wash across the street raising many for cancer research, they wanted to help.
We also stationed ourselves on the corners, waving signs and calling out to drivers to let us wash their cars. This was incredibly energetic work, but the teens kept at it for hours, while the adults mostly sat down and watched.
The people at the car wash were happy for more volunteers, doubling the speed at which the cars were washed. Of course, they had extra donuts for us if we wanted them. All of our teenagers declined, slowly, sadly, and with many longing looks.
During the 30 hours, the teenagers were also tasked with writing their experience in a journal. What they wrote surprised us in depth and anger.
Almost about 4 or 3 hours left in this event of fasting. I feel hungry and so empty in my stomach. I don't understand how so many innocent and grateful people there are in this world and they don't have what they even need to survive.The teenagers nearly revolted when I read them the next Bible passage.
Lord, what is up with the world? Yes, everything has a purpose, everyone has a purpose BUT why do you put them through that path?
To actually be hungry helped me learn how difficult life is for those who don't have enough to eat.
It's hard to do anything to help yourself when you don't have any energy. It's hard to concentrate when all you can think about is the rumbling in your stomach.
But also this experience raised questions for me about the nature of God. I'm hoping that I can use this experience to learn more about what God expects of us and how we can work toward his purpose.
Isaiah 49:8-10 (NIV)
8 This is what the Lord says:
"In the time of my favor I will answer you,
and in the day of salvation I will help you;
I will keep you and will make you
to be a covenant for the people,
to restore the land
and to reassign its desolate inheritances,
9 to say to the captives, 'Come out,'
and to those in darkness, 'Be free! '
"They will feed beside the roads
and find pasture on every barren hill.
10 They will neither hunger nor thirst,
nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them.
He who has compassion on them will guide them
and lead them beside springs of water.
"How can God say that? He isn't keeping the people who are starving!"
"Why isn't He? Are they less deserving? Do they not pray or believe hard enough? "
"It doesn't matter! He's supposed to help all His people. We're all God's children!"
"What is our role here on Earth then?"
So I asked them where to start. What's the first thing?
"Raise money."
"Okay, but that's not everything."
"Volunteer to go over there."
I then asked them all what they wanted to do for a career. One girl wanted to be a journalist. I asked if she would write stories about the Cycle of Poverty. Another wanted to be an accountant, at a big expensive company in New York. I asked if maybe every year, she could do the taxes for a deserving non-profit, free of charge. I asked a budding environmental lawyer, "Do you want to just help keep the rivers clean in rich neighborhoods, or do you want to help the pollution in poor countries?"
God gives us all gifts. We can use them to enrich ourselves, or we can use them to make the world a better place. Even if we give only a portion of our talents to others, that's still important.
Then we set out plates of fresh popcorn, reeking of butter and salt, and asked the students to write down all the ways they might help the hungry. It was hard for the adults to concentrate, it smelled so good. At the end, we allowed the students to choose whether to eat the popcorn or keep their fast. They all choose to keep the fast.
We were scheduled to have a feast after a worship service in the sanctuary at 5. With 4 hours remaining, we had one more game to play, we had to break down our houses, and also set up the chairs for the feast. We estimated each activity would take about 20 minutes. All three took us the full 4 hours. We just had trouble moving.
This was a moment when we really began to comprehend what's it's like to be hungry. To be so hungry that accomplishing anything is a force of will, even getting out of the chair.
We blindfolded one member of each team. Between the two members, we put some food on the floor. With their teams' directions, they had to race to find the food.
We don't have any pictures of the feast. Unfortunately, we were all so busy eating that nobody-- not a single one of us-- remembered to take pictures.
While the feeling of being hungry was difficult, we were always having fun. All of the teens said they'd like to participate again-- and so did most of the adults. We learned that hunger is a real and complex issue in the world. The effects of hunger are felt quickly and effect necessary functions. While God has promised to take care of all us, we are all receive different gifts. Those of us that have the gift of food and shelter have been tasked by God to help fulfill with helping those that are without. Sharing our gifts elevates all of us and is one of the most important charges we are given by God.
Circa 1980 with a newly-ordained clergy (I was married to her) I participated as a senior-high leader in this 30-hour fast (it was for Church World Service and raised funds) First Presbyterian Church, New Vernon, NJ (Newton Presbytery). The 30 hours is tough, especially as I thought I was also getting (hunger) headaches.


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Pension release or unlocking means getting the cash tied up in your pension funds before you reach retirements. There are different ways of doing this, some of which are legal while others are not. If you are over 55, you can legally access your savings through a pension scheme. However, what happens if you are under 55 years? In such as case, you can get the money if you have very poor health.
Retirement Age
The rules of the pension scheme of your workplace determine the age at which you can start taking funds from your pension scheme. Other factors that determine this include the date chosen when the pension started and personal or stakeholder pensions. In most cases, the age is 60 or 65, but could be lower.
According to the law, you cannot withdraw money from you pension until you are 55. However, not all schemes will allow pension release. Sometimes, your only option may be to transfer to another scheme in order to get your cash. You can find out about the options you have by talking to you employer, trustee or pension administrator.
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|— City municipality —
Top: Vilnius Old Town
Middle left: Vilnius Cathedral
Middle right: St. Anne's Church
The 3rd row: Šnipiškės
The 4th row: Presidential Palace.
|Nickname(s): Northern Jerusalem, Athens of Lithuania
Location of Vilnius
|Coordinates: 54°41′N 25°17′E / 54.683°N 25.283°ECoordinates: 54°41′N 25°17′E / 54.683°N 25.283°E
|Ethnographic region
|Vilnius County
|Vilnius city municipality
|Capital of
Vilnius County
Vilnius city municipality
Vilnius district municipality
|First mentioned
|Granted city rights
Naujoji Vilnia
Senamiestis (Old Town)
|- Total
|401 km2 (154.8 sq mi)
|Population (2009)
|- Total
|558 165
|- Density
|1,391.9/km2 (3,605/sq mi)
|Time zone
|- Summer (DST)
|Official website
Vilnius ( [ˈvilnʲus] (help·info), Vilnius ( [ˈvilnʲus] (help·info), see also other names, is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 555,613 (847,954 together with Vilnius County) as of 2008.[1] It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County.
The name of the city originated from the Vilnia River.[2] The city has also been known by many derivate spellings in various languages throughout its history. The most notable non-Lithuanian names for the city include: Polish: Wilno, Belarusian: Вiльня (Vilnia), German: Wilna, Latvian: Viļņa, Ukrainian: Вільнюс, Russian: Вильнюс, Yiddish: ווילנע (Vilne). An older Russian name was Вильна / Вильно (Vilna/Vilno)[3][4], although Вильнюс (Vilnius) is now used. The names Wilno, Wilna and Vilna have also been used in older English, German, French language and Italian language publications. The name Vilna is still used in Finnish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Hebrew.
The city elderates have also names in other languages.
Historian Romas Batūra identifies the city with Voruta, one of the castles of Mindaugas, crowned in 1253 as King of Lithuania. The city was first mentioned in written sources in 1323, when the Letters of Grand Duke Gediminas were sent to German cities inviting Germans and members of the Jewish community to settle in the capital city, as well as to Pope John XXII. These letters contain the first unambiguous reference to Vilnius as the capital; Old Trakai Castle had been the earlier base for the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. According to legend, Gediminas dreamt of an iron wolf howling on a hilltop and consulted a pagan priest for its interpretation. He was told: "What is destined for the ruler and the State of Lithuania, is thus: the Iron Wolf represents a castle and a city which will be established by you on this site. This city will be the capital of the Lithuanian lands and the dwelling of their rulers, and the glory of their deeds shall echo throughout the world".[5] The location offered practical advantages: it lay within the Lithuanian heartland at the confluence of two navigable rivers, surrounded by forests and wetlands that were difficult to penetrate. The duchy had been subject to intrusions by the Teutonic Knights.[6]
Gediminas expanded the Grand Duchy through warfare along with strategic alliances and marriages. At its height it covered the territory of modern-day Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Transnistria, and portions of modern-day Poland and Russia. His grandchildren Vytautas the Great and Jogaila, however, fought civil wars. During the Lithuanian Civil War of 1389–1392, Vytautas besieged and razed the city in an attempt to wrest control from Jogaila. The two later settled their differences; after a series of treaties culminating in the 1569 Union of Lublin, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was formed. The rulers of this federation held either or both of two titles: Grand Duke of Lithuania or King of Poland. In 1387, Jogaila granted Magdeburg rights to the city.
The city underwent a period of expansion. The Vilnius city walls were built for protection between 1503 and 1522, comprising nine city gates and three towers, and Sigismund August moved his court there in 1544.
Its growth was due in part to the establishment of Almae Academia et Universitas Vilnensis Societatis Jesu by King Stefan Bathory in 1579. The university soon developed into one of the most important scientific and cultural centres of the region and the most notable scientific centre of the Commonwealth. During its rapid development, the city was open to migrants from the territories of the Grand Duchy and further. A variety of languages were spoken: Lithuanian, Polish, Ruthenian, Russian, Old Slavonic, Latin, German, Yiddish, Hebrew and Turkic; the city was compared to Babylon.[6] Each group made its unique contribution to the life of the city, and crafts, trade, and science prospered.
The 17th century brought a number of setbacks. The Commonwealth was involved in a series of wars, collectively known as The Deluge. During the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667), Vilnius was occupied by Russia and Saxon forces; it was pillaged and burned, and its population was massacred. During the Great Northern War it was looted by the Swedish army. An outbreak of bubonic plague in 1710 killed about 35,000 residents; devastating fires occurred in 1715, 1737, 1741, 1748, and 1749.[6] The city's growth lost its momentum for many years, but the population rebounded, and by the beginning of the 19th century its population reached 20,000.
The fortunes of the Commonwealth declined during the 18th century. Three partitions took place, dividing its territory among the Russian Empire, the Habsburg Empire, and the Kingdom of Prussia. After the third partition of April 1795, Vilnius was annexed by the Russian Empire and became the capital of the Vilna Governorate. During Russian rule, the city walls were destroyed, and, by 1805, only the Gate of Dawn remained. In 1812, the city was taken by Napoleon on his push towards Moscow, and again during the disastrous retreat. The Grand Armee was welcomed in Vilnius, since its inhabitants expected Tsar Alexander I to grant the country autonomy in response to Napoleon's promises to restore the Commonwealth. Thousands of soldiers died in the city during the retreat; the mass graves were uncovered in 2002.[6]
Following the November Uprising in 1831, Vilnius University was closed and Russian repressions halted the further development of the city. During the January Uprising in 1863, heavy fighting occurred within the city, but was brutally pacified by Mikhail Muravyov, nicknamed The Hangman by the population because of the number of executions he organized. After the uprising, all civil liberties were withdrawn, and use of the Polish[7] and Lithuanian languages were banned.[8] Vilnius had a vibrant Jewish population: according to Russian census of 1897, out of the total population of 154,500, Jews constituted 64,000 (so around 41% percent).[9] During the early 20th century, the Lithuanian-speaking population of VIlnius constituted only a small minority, with Polish, Yiddish, and Belarusian speakers comprising the majority of the city's population.[10]
During World War I, Vilnius and the rest of Lithuania was occupied by the German Army from 1915 until 1918. The Act of Independence of Lithuania, declaring Lithuanian independence from any affiliation to any other nation, was issued in the city on February 16, 1918. After the withdrawal of German forces, the city was briefly controlled by Polish self-defence units which were driven out by advancing Soviet forces. Vilnius changed hands again during the Polish-Soviet War and the Lithuanian Wars of Independence: it was retaken by the Polish Army, only to fall to the Soviet forces again. Shortly after its defeat in the battle of Warsaw, the retreating Red Army, in order to delay the Polish advance, ceded the city back to neutral Lithuania after signing the Soviet-Lithuanian Treaty on July 12, 1920.
Poland and Lithuania both perceived the city as their own. The League of Nations became involved in the subsequent dispute between the two countries. The League-brokered the Suwałki Agreement of October 7, 1920, and while it did not specifically mention Vilnius, numerous historians have described the agreement as allotting Vilnius to Lithuania, although other historians have raised objections to this.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] On October 9, 1920, the Polish Army surreptitiously, under General Lucjan Żeligowski, seized Vilnius during an operation known as Żeligowski's Mutiny. The city and its surroundings were designated as a separate state, called the Republic of Central Lithuania. On February 20, 1922 after the highly contested election in Central Lithuania, the entire area was annexed by Poland, with the city becoming the capital of the Wilno Voivodship (Wilno being the name of Vilnius in Polish). Kaunas then became the temporary capital of Lithuania. The predominant languages of the city were still Polish and, to a lesser extent, Yiddish.
Under Polish rule, the city saw a period of fast development.[20] Vilnius University was reopened under the name Stefan Batory University and the city's infrastructure was improved significantly. By 1931, the city had 195,000 inhabitants, making it the fifth largest city in Poland with varied industries, such as Elektrit, a factory that produced radio receivers.
World War II began with the German invasion of Poland in September 1939. The secret protocols of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact had partitioned Lithuania and Poland into German and Soviet spheres of interest. On September 19, 1939, Vilnius was seized by the Soviet Union (which invaded Poland on 17 September). At first, the city was incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR, as the city was a centre for Belarusian culture and politics for over a century. The heads of Soviet Belarus moved to the city, Belarusian Language schools were opened, as well as a newspaper (Вiленская праўда - The Wilno Pravda).[21] These actions were encouraged by Soviet Union leaders until it was decided to use Vilnius as one of the pretexts to begin interfering in Lithuanian internal affairs, by issuing an ultimatum on October 10, 1939, and the Lithuanian government accepted the presence of Soviet military bases in various parts of the country. On October 28, 1939, the Red Army withdrew from the city to its suburbs (to Naujoji Vilnia) and Vilnius was given over to Lithuania. A Lithuanian Army parade took place on October 29, 1939 through the city centre. The Lithuanians immediately attempted to Lithuanize the city, for example by Lithuanizing Polish schools.[22] However, the whole of Lithuania was annexed by the Soviet Union in June 1940. A Soviet government was installed with Vilnius as the capital of the newly created Lithuanian SSR. Up to 40,000 of the city's inhabitants were subsequently arrested by the NKVD and sent to gulags in the far eastern areas of the Soviet Union.[citation needed] The Soviets devastated city industries, moving the major Polish radio factory Elektrit, along with a part of its labour force, to Minsk in Belarus, where it was renamed the Vyacheslav Molotov Radio Factory, after Stalin's Minister of Foreign Affairs.
On June 22, 1941, the Nazis launched Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union. Vilnius was captured on June 24 [23]. Two ghettos were set up in the old town centre for the large Jewish population — the smaller one of which was "liquidated" by October. The larger ghetto lasted until 1943, though its population was regularly deported in roundups known as "Aktionen". A failed ghetto uprising on September 1, 1943 organized by the Fareinigte Partizaner Organizacje (the United Partisan Organization, the first Jewish partisan unit in German-occupied Europe),[citation needed] was followed by the final destruction of the ghetto. During the Holocaust, about 95% of the 265,000-strong Jewish population of Lithuania was murdered by the German units and Lithuanian Nazi collaborators, many of them in Paneriai, about 10 km west of the old town centre (see the Ponary massacre).
In July 1944, Vilnius was taken from the Germans by the Soviet Army and the Polish Armia Krajowa (see Operation Ostra Brama and the Vilnius Offensive). The NKVD arrested the leaders of the Armia Krajowa after requesting a meeting. Shortly afterwards, the town was once again incorporated into the Soviet Union as the capital of the Lithuanian SSR.
The war has irrevocably altered the town - most of the predominantly Polish and Jewish population was either exterminated during the German occupation, or deported to Siberia during the first Soviet occupation. Many of the surviving inhabitants, particularly members of the intelligentsia were now targeted and deported to Siberia in the beginning of the second Soviet occupation. The majority of the remaining population was compelled to relocate to Communist Poland by 1946, and Sovietization began in earnest. Only in the 1960s Vilnius began to grow again, following an influx of rural Lithuanian and Polish population from neighbouring regions and well as from other areas of the Soviet Union (particularly Russians and Belarusians). Microdistricts were built in the elderates of Šeškinė, Žirmūnai, and Justiniškės.
On March 11, 1990, the Supreme Council of the Lithuanian SSR announced its secession from the Soviet Union and intention to restore an independent Republic of Lithuania. As a result of these declarations, on January 9, 1991, the Soviet Union sent in troops. This culminated in the January 13 attack on the State Radio and Television Building and the Vilnius TV Tower, killing at least fourteen civilians and seriously injuring 700 more. The Soviet Union finally recognised Lithuanian independence in August 1991. The current Constitution, as did the earlier Lithuanian Constitution of 1922, mentions that ..."the capital of the State of Lithuania shall be the city of Vilnius, the long-standing historical capital of Lithuania".
Vilnius has been rapidly transformed, and the town has emerged as a modern European city. Many of its older buildings have been renovated, and a business and commercial area is being developed into the New City Centre, expected to become the city's main administrative and business district on the north side of the Neris river. This area includes modern residential and retail space, with the municipality building and the 129-metre (423') Europa Tower as its most prominent buildings.
Vilnius was selected as a 2009 European Capital of Culture, along with Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. Its 2009 New Year's Eve celebration, marking the event, featured a light show said to be "visible from outer space".[24] In preparation, the historical centre of the city was restored, and its main monuments were renewed.[25] Besides the many official programs for the Cultural Capital year, there have been efforts to promote subcultural venues, such as the Kultflux and Vilnus Triennale program, showing young arts from all over Lithuania and Europe to a general public, both in public spaces, such as on the river shore of Neris river, and in several vacant buildings within the city centre.[26]
Vilnius is situated in southeastern Lithuania (54°41′N 25°17′E / 54.683°N 25.283°E) at the confluence of the Vilnia and Neris Rivers. It is believed that Vilnius, like many other cities, was named after a crossing river, Vilnia.
Lying close to Vilnius is a site some claim to be the Geographical Centre of Europe.
Vilnius's non-central location can be attributed to the changing shape of the nation's borders through the centuries; Vilnius was once not only culturally but also geographically at the centre of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Vilnius lies 312 kilometres (194 mi) from the Baltic Sea and Klaipėda, the chief Lithuanian seaport. Vilnius is connected by highways to other major Lithuanian cities, such as Kaunas (102 km/63 mi away), Šiauliai (214 km/133 mi away) and Panevėžys (135 km/84 mi away).
The current area of Vilnius is 402 square kilometres (155 sq mi). Buildings occupy 29.1% of the city; green spaces occupy 68.8%; and waters occupy 2.1%.[27]
The climate of Vilnius is considered Humid Continental or Hemiboreal by the Köppen climate classification.[28] Temperature records have been kept since 1777.[29] The average annual temperature is 6.1 °C (43 °F); in January the average temperature is−4.9 °C (23 °F), in July it is 17.0 °C (63 °F). The average precipitation is about 661 millimetres (26.02 in) per year.
Summers can be hot, with temperatures above thirty degrees Celsius throughout the day. Night-life in Vilnius is in full swing at this time of year, and outdoor bars, restaurants and cafés become very popular during the daytime.
Winters can be very cold, with temperatures rarely reaching above freezing — temperatures below negative 25 degrees Celsius (-13 °F) are not unheard-of in January and February. Vilnius's rivers freeze over in particularly cold winters, and the lakes surrounding the city are almost always permanently frozen during this time of year. A popular pastime is ice-fishing, whereby fishermen drill holes in the ice and fish with baited hooks.
|Average high °C (°F)
|Average low °C (°F)
|Precipitation mm (inches)
|Source: The World Meteorological Organization[30] Nov 2006
According to the census of 14 December 1916 by the occupying German forces at the time, there were a total of 138.794 inhabitants in Vilnius. This number was made up of the following nationalities: Poles 53.67% (74.466 inhabitants), Jews 41.45% (57.516 inhabitants), Lithuanians 2.09% (2.909 inhabitants), Russians 1.59% (2.219 inhabitants), Germans 0.63% (880 inhabitants), Belarusians 0.44% (644 inhabitants) and others at 0.13% (193 inhabitants).
A census of 9 December 1931 reveals that Poles made up 65.9% of the total Vilnius population (128.600 inhabitants), Jews 28% (54.600 inhabitants), Russians 3,8% (7.400 inhabitants), Belarusians 0.9% (1.700 inhabitants), Lithuanians 0.8% (1.579 inhabitants), Germans 0.3% (600 inhabitants), Ukrainians 0.1% (200 inhabitants), others 0.2% (approx. 400 inhabitants).
According to the 2001 census by the Vilnius Regional Statistical Office, there were 542,287 inhabitants in the Vilnius city municipality, of which 57.8% were Lithuanians, 18.7% Poles, 14% Russians, 4.0% Belarusians, 1.3% Ukrainians and 0.5% Jews; the remainder indicated other nationalities or refused to answer.
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Vilnius is a cosmopolitan city with diverse architecture. There are more than 40 churches in Vilnius.
Like most medieval towns, Vilnius was developed around its Town Hall. The main artery, Pilies Street, links the Royal Palace with Town Hall. Other streets meander through the palaces of feudal lords and landlords, churches, shops and craftsmen's workrooms. Narrow, curved streets and intimate courtyards developed in the radial layout of medieval Vilnius. Vilnius Old Town, the historical centre of Vilnius, is one of the largest in Europe (3.6 km²). The most valuable historic and cultural sites are concentrated here. The buildings in the old town — there are nearly 1,500 — were built over several centuries, creating a blend of many different architectural styles. Although Vilnius is known as a Baroque city, there are examples of Gothic (e.g. St Anne's Church), Renaissance, and other styles. Their combination is also a gateway to the historic centre of the capital. Owing to its uniqueness, the Old Town of Vilnius was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994. In 1995, the world's first bronze cast of Frank Zappa was installed in the Naujamiestis district with the permission of the government.
The Vilnius Castle Complex, a group of defensive, cultural, and religious buildings that includes Gediminas Tower, Cathedral Square, the Royal Palace of Lithuania, and the remains of several medieval castles, is part of the National Museum of Lithuania. Lithuania's largest art collection is housed in the Lithuanian Art Museum. The House of the Signatories, where the 1918 Act of Independence of Lithuania was signed, is now a historic landmark. The Museum of Genocide Victims is dedicated to the victims of the Soviet era.
The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, named for the author of the first book printed in the Lithuanian language, holds 6,912,266 physical items.
On 10 November 2007, the Jonas Mekas Visual Arts Centre was opened by avant-garde film-maker Jonas Mekas. Its premiere exhibition was entitled The Avant-Garde: From Futurism to Fluxus. The Guggenheim-Hermitage museum, designed by Zaha Hadid, is scheduled to open in 2011. The museum will host exhibitions featuring works from Saint Petersburg's Hermitage Museum and the Guggenheim Museums, along with non-commercial avant-garde cinema, a library, a museum of Lithuanian Jewish culture, and collections of works by Jonas Mekas and Jurgis Mačiūnas.
The biggest book fair in Baltic States is annually held in Vilnius.[31]
Vilnius is the major economic centre of Lithuania and one of the largest financial centres of the Baltic states. Even though it is home to only 15% of Lithuania's population, it generates approximately 25% of Lithuania's GDP.[32]
Its estimated GDP per capita, based on purchasing power parity, in 2005 is approximately $33,100, above the European Union average.[citation needed]
Vilnius contributed over 10,015 billion litas to the national budget in 2008. That makes about 37% of the budget.
Prior to its disestablishment, FlyLal (Lithuanian Airlines) had its head office in Vilnius.[33]
The city has many universities. The largest and oldest is Vilnius University in Old Town with 23,000 students. Vilnius University offers summer programs in Yiddish through its on-campus Vilnius Yiddish Institute. Other major universities include Mykolas Romeris University (19,000 students), Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (13,500 students), and Vilnius Pedagogical University (12,500 students). Specialized higher schools with university status include General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania and Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. The museum associated with the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts holds about 12,000 artworks.[citation needed]
The National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art, European Humanities University, Vilnius Academy of Business Law, Vilnius University International Business School, and ISM University of Management and Economics offer post-secondary degrees in several areas.
Vilnius is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vilnius, with the main church institutions and Archdiocesan Cathedral located here. There are a number of other active Roman Catholic churches in the city, along with small enclosed monasteries and religion schools. Church architecture includes Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles, with important examples of each found in the Old Town. Vilnius is considered one of the main centres of the Polish Baroque movement in ecclesiastical architecture. Additionally, Eastern Rite Catholicism has maintained a presence in Vilnius since the Union of Brest. The Baroque Basilian Gate is part of an Eastern Rite monastery.
Vilnius has been home to an Eastern Orthodox Christian presence since the 13th or even the 12th century. A famous Russian Orthodox monastery, named for the Holy Spirit, is located near the Gate of Dawn. St. Paraskeva's Orthodox Church in the Old Town is the site of the baptism of Hannibal, the great-grandfather of Pushkin, by Tsar Peter the Great in 1705. Many Old Believers, who split from the Russian Orthodox Church in 1667, settled in Lithuania. Today a Supreme Council of the Old Believers is based in Vilnius.
A number of Protestant and other Christian groups[34] are represented in Vilnius, most notably the Lutheran Evangelicals and the Baptists.
Once widely known as Yerushalayim De Lita (the "Jerusalem of Lithuania"), Vilnius since the 18th century was comparable only to Jerusalem, Israel, as a world centre for the study of the Torah, and for its large Jewish population. That is why one part of Vilnius was named Jeruzalė. At the end of the 19th century, the number of synagogues in Vilnius exceeded one hundred.[35] A major scholar of Judaism and Kabbalah centred in Vilnius was the famous Rabbi Eliyahu Kremer, also known as the Vilna Gaon. His students have significant influence among Orthodox Jews in Israel and around the globe. Jewish life in Vilnius was destroyed during the Holocaust; there is a memorial stone dedicated to victims of Nazi genocide located in the centre of the former Jewish Ghetto — now Mėsinių Street. The Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum is dedicated to the history of Lithuanian Jewish life.
The Karaim are a Jewish sect who migrated to Lithuania from the Crimea to serve as a military elite unit in the 14th century. Although their numbers are very small, the Karaim are becoming more prominent since Lithuanian independence, and have restored their kenesa.[36]
Islam came to Lithuania in the 14th century from Crimea and Kazan, through the Tatars. Tatars in Lithuania have maintained their religious practices: currently, about 3,000 Tatar Muslims live in Lithuania. The Lukiškės mosque of the Lithuanian Tatars was a prominent 19th century feature of suburban Vilnius, but was destroyed during the Soviet era.
The pre-Christian religion of Lithuania, centred around the forces of nature as personified by deities such as Perkūnas (the Thunder God), is experiencing some increased interest. Romuva established a Vilnius branch in 1991.[37]
Vingis Park, the city's largest, hosted several major rallies during Lithuania's drive towards independence in the 1980s. Concerts, festivals, and exhibitions are held at Sereikiškės Park, near Gediminas Tower. Sections of the annual Vilnius Marathon pass along the public walkways on the banks of the Neris River.
Cathedral Square in Old Town is surrounded by a number of the city's most historically significant sites. Lukiškės Square is the largest, bordered by several municipal buildings. An oversized statue of Lenin in its centre was removed in 1991. Town Hall Square has long been a centre of trade fairs, celebrations, and events in Vilnius, including the Kaziukas Fair. The city Christmas tree is decorated there. State ceremonies are often held in Daukantas Square, facing the Presidential Palace.
Rasos Cemetery, consecrated in 1801, is the burial site of Jonas Basanavičius and other signatories of the 1918 Act of Independence, along with the heart of Polish leader Józef Piłsudski. Two of the three Jewish cemeteries in Vilnius were destroyed during the Soviet era; the remains of the Vilna Gaon were moved to the remaining one. About 18,000 burials have been made in the Bernardine Cemetery, established in 1810; it was closed during the 1970s and is now being restored. Antakalnis Cemetery, established in 1809, contains various memorials to Polish, Lithuanian, German and Russian soldiers, along with the graves of those who were killed during the January Events.
Several teams are based in the city. The largest is the basketball club BC Lietuvos Rytas, which participates in European competitions such as the Euroleague and Eurocup, the domestic Lithuanian Basketball League, and the Baltic Basketball League, winning the ULEB Cup (predecessor to the Eurocup) in 2005 and the Eurocup in 2009. Its home arena is the 1,700-seat Lietuvos Rytas Arena; all European matches and important domestic and Baltic matches are played in the 11,000-seat Siemens Arena. Another team participating in LKL is BC Sakalai. The major football teams in Vilnius are FK Žalgiris Vilnius and FK Vėtra, all of the A Lyga. Only Žalgiris Vilnius has won the A Lyga, doing so on three occasions - in 1991, 1992, and 1999.[citation needed] The city is home to the Lithuanian Bandy Association.[38]
The river Neris is navigable, but no regular water routes exist.
Vilnius International Airport serves most Lithuanian international flights to many major European destinations.
The Vilnius railway station is an important hub serving direct passenger connections to Moscow and Saint-Petersburg as well as being a transit point of Pan-European corridor IX.
Vilnius is the starting point of the Vilnius-Kaunas-Klaipėda motorway that runs across Lithuania and connects the three major cities as well as is the part of European route E85. The Vilnius-Panevėžys motorway is a branch of the Via-Baltica.
Vilnius has a well-developed public transportation system; 45% of the population take public transport to work.[39] There are over 60 bus and 20 trolleybus routes, the trolleybus network is one of the most extensive in Europe. Over 250 buses and 260 trolleybuses transport about 500,000 passengers every workday. Students, elderly, and the disabled receive large discounts (up to 80%) on the tickets. The first regular bus routes were established in 1926, and the first trolleybus were introduced in 1956.
At the end of 2007, a new electronic monthly ticket system was introduced. It is possible to buy an electronic card in shops and newspaper stands and have it credited with an appropriate amount of money. The monthly e-ticket cards may be bought once and credited with an appropriate amount of money in various ways including the Internet. Previous paper monthly tickets were in use until August 2008.[40]
The public transportation system is dominated by the low-floor Volvo and Mercedes-Benz buses as well as Solaris trolleybuses. There are also plenty of the traditional Skoda vehicles built in the Czech Republic still in service, and many of these have been extensively refurbished internally. All is a result of major improvements that started in 2003 when the first brand-new Mercedes-Benz buses were bought. In 2004, a contract was signed with Volvo Buses to buy 90 brand-new 7700 buses over the following three years.
Along with the official public transportation, there are also a number of private bus companies. They charge about the same as the municipal buses and sometimes follow the same routes[citation needed]. There are also a number of different routes, for example from various neighborhoods to the Gariūnai market. In addition, there are about 400 share taxis that are usually faster but less comfortable and more expensive than regular buses.
An electric tram system through the city (Vilnius Tram Project) was proposed in the 2000s; its future remains uncertain.[41]
Vilnius has 15 twin towns and sister cities. In addition, agreements on cooperation have been signed with 16 other cities.
Vilnius has a brother city:[53]
The city is governed by the Vilnius City Municipality, which includes the nearby town of Grigiškės, three villages, and some rural areas. A 51-member council is elected to four-year terms; the candidates are nominated by registered political parties. As of the 2011 elections, independent candidates will also be permitted. The Council elects a mayor, four deputy mayors, and a city clerk at its first meeting.[54] As of February 2009, the mayor of Vilnius is Vilius Navickas from the Conservative Party.[55] Elderships, a state-wide administrative division, function as municipal districts.
The 21 elderships are based on neighbourhoods:
A minor planet 3072 Vilnius discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1978 is named after the city.[56]
Vilnius [1] is the capital of Lithuania. It lies on the bank of Neris river and has more than 500,000 inhabitants. Vilnius is the European Capital of Culture in 2009[2], along with Linz (Austria).
Inhabited for centuries, Vilnius today is a multinational city with significant Polish and Russian minorities, about 20% of them. It used to have a strong Jewish minority before World War II, but most of the Jews from Vilnius were murdered by the nazi Germans and the locals, at the forest of ponar.(some 80,000) After the war the Soviet government expelled most of the remaining Polish population of the city and replaced them with Lithuanian, Russian and Ukrainian citizens.
Vilnius International Airport (IATA: VNO), Rodunios kelias 10a, +370 5 273 9305, [3]. The largest airport in Lithuania (beautifully small in other words). The Airlines that operate are Aer Lingus, AirBaltic, Czech Airlines, Estonian Air, Finnair, Lufthansa, Norwegian AirShuttle, Brussels Airlines Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and LOT. Until the beginning of 2009 there were no problems reaching Vilnius from major European cities by direct flights, but as the national carrier flyLAL (formerly Lithuanian Airlines) went bankrupt, and AirBaltic withdrew a number of its flights, getting in through Vilnius airport has become more difficult. From the UK, Aer Lingus fly direct from London-Gatwick. EL-AL operates seasonal services to Tel-Aviv
You might also try flying to Kaunas airport[4] (served by Ryanair) and then taking the bus (about 2 hours) or train (about 1.5 hour), Palanga airport on the baltic coast near Klaipeda [5](300km, about 5.5 hours by bus), or even from Riga airport [6] (300km, about 5 hours by bus). Kaunas airport is currently served by Ryanair from Dublin, Birmingham, Frankfurt-Hahn and Liverpool, London-Stansted and London-Luton, it's 100km away (an hour by car) from Vilnius. When taking the train from Kaunas to Vilnius, you need to go to station 'Kaunas-1', a temporary station due to rail tunnel work, not Kaunas central station.
A taxi from airport to city center might cost about 20-30 LT. Martonas taxis have a franchise for the airport and can charge up to 50LT for trip to city centre. You can call taxi by phone, which usually will be cheaper than Martonas, but do not expect any English speaking drivers. Bus no. 2 goes to downtown Vilnius.
Walking into central Vilnius from the airport takes about an hour. There are footpaths along the side of the road all the way and the route is easy; just walk straight out of the airport for a few hundred meters, turn right and then walk straight ahead for approx 7 km.
There is a recently opened train service between the airport and the central railway station. Trip costs 2 LTL (0,6 EUR), no traffic jams and a good way to reach the city center.
Trains from major destinations come to the Vilnius Railway Station. One train per day runs to Daugavpils in Latvia. One per day to Warsaw with a change of train in Sestokai, near the border.
Motorways to Kaunas and Panevezys. The modern four-lane motorways and main roads are in a very good state, but take extra care in the winter as smaller roads are not cleared. The speed-limit is 130 kph on the motorways (110 kph in winter), but just 100 kph on the Vilnius-Kaunas sector, 90 kph outside towns and 50 kph in town.
Both international and domestic bus stations are located very close to the main train station, the international is across the road and to the left however the domestic is around the rim of the round-a-bout directly in front, this is also a very dangerous intersection as there are no painted lines on the road and the drivers are quite random so be careful crossing the road.
Bus #1 departs from the domestic area to go to the airport, it takes about 10 - 15 minutes with about 3 stops.
PLEASE NOTE: it is important to pay attention to the bus numbers, do not take Bus #1a or Trolley Bus #1
You can find some schedules for regional busses here [7]
Lithuania's ferry port is Klaipeda on the baltic coast. From there one can rent a car or take a bus to get to Vilnius, which is about 300km inland.
The bus or trolley ticket for one time (it's the same ticket for both bus and trolley) costs 2.50 Lt if you buy it in the vehicle, and 2.00 Lt if you buy it in the newspaper kiosk. You may also catch a private bus, which costs 2 Lt and is a bit faster. There is a 50% discount for the tickets for students and elderly people, both in public and private buses. There is no subway or tram in Vilnius; if you need to get there fast, you may catch a van-taxi, which may cost 4 litas. A regular cab may cost about 15-20 litas if you need to get from periphery of the city to the center. Traveling by car is not advised during rush hour (about 5 PM), as there are huge traffic jams in many places, especially in the center.
Bicycle lovers will be a bit disappointed, because in the center it is very hard to find bicycle tracks to travel around the old town. In the periphery, moreover, the surface is sometimes a bit too steep to cycle. The Old Town, however, is not very large and can be easily walked by foot.
Vilnius is currently one of the most visited cities in Eastern Europe. In 1994 the Old Town of Vilnius was included in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List. But Vilnius is attractive not just for its unique architecture. At any time of the year there is a variety of events taking place of various scope and format in the cultural, music, cinema, theatre, and art fields, including fashion festivals. Among the plethora of restaurants, bars, cafés and clubs of different styles, every guest will find something that he/she wants to return to again more than once in the future.
Vilnius is the kind of city that one always wishes to return to.
There are lots of nightclubs in the oldtown, such as Woo, Havana Social Club, Gravity, Pacha, L'Amour, Galaxy, Helios, and others. Just choose. There is also now a new Irish Pub in Vilnius. Called the Dubliner, it is in the Old Town close to the University. It serves Guiness and Kilkenny beers and also has a large screen for major Rugby matches. A variety of Irish and International food is also served here. For all that it has an almost Germanic sanitized feel about it and is less reminiscent of the quaint yet contrived clutter of other Irish pubs that you find in other European capital cities.
The main concert and sports events hall is Siemens arena, on the bus stop "Pramogu arena". In Lithuania, you are clearly in basketball country, so don't miss the opportunity to see a basketball game in the real atmosphere. The city's main team is Lietuvos Rytas [13] (bearing the name of its sponsor, one of the country's main newspapers). It uses Siemens Arena for its home games in European competition, as well as high-demand domestic games, most notably the national derby against Žalgiris of Kaunas. Other games are held at the adjacent Lietuvos Rytas Basketball Arena.
The average wage is around €500 a month while unemployment is virtually nonexistent (according to the Department of Statistics of Lithuania registered unemployment rate in Lithuania was at a rate 2.9% of working-age population as for June 2006).
Vilnius is one of the most stylish cities of Europe. New shopping centers were built. You can find Hugo Boss, Armani, Escada, Dolce & Gabbana, John Richmond, Ferre butiques also ZARA, United Colors of Benetton and Mango have all opened and offer very nice quality garments. There are also some young local designer butiques in Stikliu street.
Almost all of the Bars in Vilnius serve reasonably priced good quality food.
Vilnius is a safe place but like anywhere you have to use common sense. Try and walk with a confident air and never look lost.
Around the central train station is a particularly dangerous area and most of the street lighting is not functioning. Being drunk and obviously foreign in the city at four o'clock in the morning is a bad idea. If you have travelled from out of town to visit a nightclub or other venue, take taxis to and from your venue, and on return to the railway station remain in the ticket hall, which is patrolled by security guards.
The baggage lockers in the cellar of the railway station are a cheap and secure place to store bags and other items. They are coin-operated and provide a printed receipt with the combination to open your locker. Ensure that nobody is around when you are getting the receipt, because there are thieves who pretend to be station staff.
A very worthwhile day or half-day trip from the capital is the town of Trakai, home to five peaceful lakes and two castles. Buses leave often from the central bus station, cost a few Litas and take about 40 minutes.
A few buses a day (including one at 11.50AM) go to Minsk from the central bus station. These comfortable buses cost 39 Litas and take about 3.5 hours, including about an hour at the border. You will probably need a visa for Belarus and these take some effort to procure.
The central bus station has a chocolate vending machine where you can use up your remaining Litas.
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Vilnius (Belarusian: Вільня; Polish: Wilno; Russian: Вильнюс, formerly Вильно; German: Wilna) is the capital city of Lithuania. It is also the largest city in that country. Vilnius is the largest city and the capital of Lithuania, with a population of 553,904 (850,700 together with Vilnius County) as of December 2005.[1] It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County. Vilnius lies 312 kilometres (194 mi) from the Baltic Sea and Klaipėda, the chief Lithuanian seaport. Vilnius is connected by highways to other major Lithuanian cities, such as Kaunas (102 km/63 mi away), Šiauliai (214 km/133 mi away) and Panevėžys (135 km/84 mi away).
According to the 2001 census by the Vilnius Regional Statistical Office, there were 542,287 inhabitants in the Vilnius city municipality, of which 57.8% were Lithuanians, 18.7% Poles, 14% Russians, 4.0% Belarusians, 1.3% Ukrainians and 0.5% Jews.
The climate of Vilnius is considered as Humid Continental or Hemiboreal by Köppen climate classification.[2]. Summers can be hot, with temperatures above thirty degrees Celsius throughout the day. Winters can be very cold, with temperatures rarely reaching above freezing
Vilnius is the major economic centre of Lithuania and one of the largest financial centres of the Baltic states.
The city has many universities. The biggest are:
Specialized higher schools with the university status are:
Famous place in Vilnius about culture:
The city of Vilnius is made up of 21 elderates that are based on neighbourhoods:
Vilnius is the starting point of the Vilnius-Kaunas-Klaipėda motorway that runs across Lithuania and connects the three major cities. The Vilnius-Panevėžys motorway is a branch of the Via-Baltica.
Vilnius International Airport serves most Lithuanian international flights to many major European destinations.
Vilnius has a public transportation system. There are over 60 bus and 19 trolleybus routes, the trolleybus network is one of the biggest in Europe. Over 250 buses and 260 trolleybuses transport about 500,000 people every day. In the end of year 2007 a new electronic monthly ticket system was introduced.
Vilnius has 14 sister cities.


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Become a Junior Crafting Crew Member!
If you're looking for a one-day, on-site volunteer opportunity with the Society, consider signing your club or class up to become a Junior Crafting Crew!
Our Junior Crafting Crew sessions enable youth clubs or classes to help shelter animals in a practical way by crafting enrichment projects using common everyday materials. These finished items go a long way in making sure the critters remain happy, healthy, and comfortable while they're in our care.
Your group's visit will begin with an overview of The Anti-Cruelty Society, led by one of our Community Programs Specialists. After a quick overview of how to create your chosen enrichment items, you will begin crafting toys and/or beds for our shelter pets. An animal encounter will also be provided during the course of your visit. To conclude your experience, we'll lead you on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Society where you'll have an opportunity to see the work we do first-hand.
Crafting Projects
Check out the current list of enrichment projects approved for use in our shelter. Your group can choose to do just one or all of these (or any combination in between) during your Crafting Crew session. While we may be able to provide you with some materials such as scissors or rulers, we ask that you and your group bring your own materials with you to your session.
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"L'Amour Fou"
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Why did photography play such an important role in Surrealist art? It was this question that provided the impetus for "L'Amour Fou," a major survey of Surrealist photography cocurated by Rosalind Krauss and Jane Livingston. (The exhibition is now being mounted in San Francisco, and it will then travel to Paris and London.) The fundamental achievement of this fascinating show is that it reminds us that photography did indeed play such a role in the advancement of Surrealism. It demonstrates just how central that role was by assembling an astonishing number of vintage photographs, contemporary reprints, and reproductions from the books and journals that were equally important to the movement.
Thus "LAmour Fou" offers broad selections of work by photographers well-known for their association with Surrealism—Brassaï, André Kertész, and Man Ray, for example—as well as by Surrealist artists who
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