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Gov. Sanford's tax credit proposal is DOA.
COLUMBIA – Gov. Mark Sanford's school choice bill was effectively killed by the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday. The full committee agreed to adjourn debate on the bill, postponing discussion until a later date. That means the bill is unlikely to be passed by the House before the May 1 deadline so the Senate can consider it.The bill would give parents education tax credits on property or income taxes to use toward private education, home schooling or the cost of transferring a child to another school district.
House Minority Leader James Smith applauded the move.
"This bill would have drained money from public schools and lowered educational standards all over South Carolina," Smith said in a news release.
Supporters said the bill would make it easier for students to leave low-performing schools. — ASSOCIATED PRESS


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The conference venue consists of two locations which are across the street from each other. "Alte Fleiwa", which will hosts the workshops and the conference dinner is wheel-chair accessible. The OFFIS main building is wheel-chair accessible as well. We will further provide a quiet room to retreat to. If you have any other need or inquiry, please contact us at local2017(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)auto-ui.org and we will try to accomodate you as best as we can.
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The open exchange of ideas and the freedom of thought and expression are central to the aims and goals of the AutomotiveUI 2017 conference. The organizers of AutomotiveUI 2017, aim and commit to providing a harassment-free, accessible, and pleasant conference experience with equity in rights for all. We want every participant to feel welcome, included, and safe at the conference. Moreover, we will do our best to accommodate specific needs such as accessibility, or dietary requirements. We cannot promise to solve every issue, but will try our best.
We aim to provide a safe, respectful, and harassment-free conference environment for everyone involved regardless of age, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, (dis)ability, physical appearance, race, ethnicity, nationality, marital status, military status, veteran status, religious beliefs, dietary requirements, childbirth- and pregnancy-related medical conditions or childcare requirements. We also respect any other status protected by laws of the country in which the conference or program is being held.
We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants. Harassment includes but is not limited to overt and/or covert acts of:
* Verbal accusations or bullying
* Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following both in person and online
* Harassing photography or recording
* Sustained disruption of talks or other events
* Interference with a person's participation or opportunity for participation
* Inappropriate physical contact
* Unwelcome sexual attention
* Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behaviour
We expect all interactions between AutomotiveUI 2017 members to be respectful and constructive, including interactions during the review process, at the conference itself, and on social media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference (without a refund) at the discretion of the conference organizers. A response that the participant was "just joking," or "teasing," or being "playful," will not be accepted.
Anyone witnessing or subject to unacceptable behavior should notify individual members of the AutomotiveUI 2017 organizing committee.
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This delicious relish made from scratch with mustard seeds, honey, thyme and cider vinegar is a great Christmas foodie gift.
Herrings in oatmeal
Impress your friends with this fresh fish recipe from Woman's Weekly. It's full of vitamins and omega-3 which will help to ward off colds too.
Coconut macaroni pudding
Pasta isn't just for savoury recipes - this is a twist on an old-fashioned classic with fresh raspberries and icing sugar.
Muffin beefburgers
Sometimes you just can't beat a succulent beefburger so make this healthier version of a fast food favourite.
Roast lamb with ginger parsley crust
Cook this lamb with the parsley crust topping earlier in the day and keep chilled, or make the crust, ready to spread on the lamb while the oven heats up.
Gluten-free cupcakes
Easy to bake, these pretty, gluten-free cupcakes are perfect for kids' parties or to enjoy with a steaming cup of tea.
Squash, broccoli & barley salad
A super-healthy salad with butternut squash, broccoli and barley, dressed with mustard and honey. And less than 10g fat per person.
Turkey burgers and oven chips
Who said burgers were bad for you? This healthy meal of turkey burgers and oven chips contains less than 10g fat per person.
Mint and apple cooler
Refreshing on a hot summer's day and great for barbecues - it's alcohol-free so the kids will love it too!


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The structure was begun in 1806 on the orders of Napoleon I in honour of the French army, and finished in 1836 under the reign of Louis Philippe, the Arc de Triomphe combines the commemorative with the symbolic. The monumnet sits at the top of the Champs-Elysees, in the Place de l'Etoile now commonly known as the Place Charles de Gaulle.
The Arc de Triomphe's massive piers are decorated with bas relieves depicting scenes from the revolutionary era (including the First Empire). To the right, facing the Champs Elysees is the Marseillaise by Rude (the departure of the volunteers to the front in 1792); to the left is Napoleon's Triumph of 1810 by Cortot. The resistance of 1814 and the peace of 1815 are on the other side facing away from the old city.
Below the center of the Arc is the tomb of the unknown soldier. If you look carefully, you can see the following inscription on the ground: "Ici repose un soldat français mort pour la Patrie" ("Here lies a French soldier who died for his country"). The presence of this anonymous soldier, buried in 1920, has contributed to the elevation of the Arc de Triomphe to the level of a powerful patriotic symbol.
With its majestic architecture inspired by ancient Roman monuments, you can imagine the Arc standing proudly over the return of the Emperor's ashes in 1840 or the burial of Victor Hugo in 1885. Similarly, the parade of the victorious armies of 1919 and 1944 is stamped into its history. Standing at the top, over fifty metres from the ground, you can watch Parisian life from up high and contemplate the world famous views created by Parisian architects, the most illustrious being Baron Haussmann.
Earlier plans for the site proposed around 1758 included building a giant elephant housing ballrooms and theatre in the midst of the square. These plans were never realized and Napoleon soon made his own which were eventually completed as the Arc we see today.
To get a close look at the Arc de Triomphe
Walk an underpass on the Champs Elysees or Avenue de la Grande Armee that leads you to the centre of the plaza. If you are able, climb to the top,the view is worth the effort.
Practical information
Place Charles de Gaulle 75008 PARIS
Going there
Metro: lines 1, 2 and 6, station Charles-de-Gaulle-Etoile
RER: line A, station Charles-de-Gaulle-Etoile
Bus: lines 22, 30, 31, 52, 73, 92 and Balabus
From outside Paris: exit Porte Maillot and avenue de la Grande Armée or exit Porte Dauphine and avenue Foch
From the centre of Paris: drive/walk up the Champs Elysées
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Built in 1246 by Crusader King
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Built for the 1889 Paris Exhibition;
the Eiffel Tower is the largest and most
recognizable landmarks in the world. Take the
elevator or climb to the 2nd level to take the
scary ride straight up its narrow neck in a glass
elevator, wow!
Its underground waterway the
fabled setting for the Leroux's "Phantom of the
Opera" its a classy place to see French Ballet and
Opera. Its facade is adorned with marble and
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Suggestive of an ancient
Roman arch its the biggest triumphal arch in the
world commissioned by Napoleon in 1806.
Evocative of wild
Paris between WW I and II, the place and
Parisian shows were immortalized by painter
(Sacred Heart): glows
like a white cake atop the nearby hill of
Montmartre overlooking Paris.
One of the most
stunningly beautiful buildings you will see in
Paris. Parisians and even some Tourists seem to
pay little attention to it since it stunning interior is
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Prepare to be amazed, a
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a huge circular basin under a magnificent dome
in the center of a Parisian Cathedral.
in a splendid former Paris
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produced between 1848 and 1914.
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01 Paris: Louvre Museum - Notre dame Cathedral - Banks of the River Seine - Chatelet Tower - Place Vendome - Le Palais Royal - Le Louvre - L'orangerie - Pont Neuf - Pont de La Concorde - Le quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois - Pont-Neuf aux Tuileries
02 Paris: Paris Stock Exchange - Textile district - L'Opera Garnier - La Concorde et les Tuileries - Place Vendome - Bourse - La Tour Jean-sans-Peur
03 Paris: Picasso museum - Centre Georges Pompidou - Republique - Conservatoire des Arts et Metier
04 Paris: Old Marais district - Modern Art museum - City Hall - Ile de La Cite; - La place des Vosges - L'Hotel de Ville - Notre Dame de Paris - La Conciergerie - La crypte archeologique - La Maison de Victor Hugo - La Sainte Chapelle - Pont de Sully
05 Paris: Pantheon - Botanical Gardens - Saint-Germain-des-Pres - Notre dame de Paris - Eglise de Saint Germain - Saint Michel - La mosquee de Paris - L'ile de la Cite; - L'Ile Saint-Louis - Bibliotheque Sainte Genevieve - La crypte archeologique - La Sainte Chapelle - La Conciergerie - Les Arenes Lutece - Jardin des Plantes - Pont Neuf - Pont d'Austerlitz - Pont de Sully
06 Paris: Saint Germain des Pres - Latin Quarter - Luxembourg Gardens - La Tour Montparnasse - Musee d'Orsay - Palais / Jardin du Luxembourg - Cimetiere du Montparnasse - Observatoir de Paris
07 Paris: Eiffel Tower - Marais - Orsay Museum - Invalides (Napoleon's resting place) - Champs de Mars - L'UNESCO - Ecole Militaire - Pont de La Concorde - Pont des Invalides - Pont de L'Alma
08 Paris: Champs Elysees - Arc of Triumph - Elysees Palace - La Concorde et les Tuileries - Place Vendome - L'Opera Garnier - Le quartier de la defense - L'eglise Russe - L'orangerie - Place de La Madeleine - Boulevard Haussmann - Pont de La Concorde - Pont des Invalides
09 Paris: Opera House - Saint Lazare Train Station La butte Montmartre - Moulin Rouge - Galeries Lafayette - Musee de la Vie Romantique - Le quartier de la Nouvelle Athenes - Gare Saint Lazare
10 Paris: Est Train Station - Nord Train Station - Saint Martin canal - Place de la Republique
11 Paris: Republique Plaza - Leather district - La place des Vosges - Bastille - Cimetiere Pere Lachaise - Boulevard Belleville
12 Paris: New Opera House - Nation Plaza - Vincennes Park - Gare de Lyon - Le Viaduc des Arts - Le Parc de Bercy - Bibliotheque Francois Mitterrand - Pont National - Pont de Tolbiac - Pont de Bercy - Pont Charles de Gaulle - Pont d'Austerlitz
13 Paris: French National Library - Chinatown - Croulebarbe aux Gobelins - Bibliotheque Francois Mitterrand - Orly - Le quartier de la Butte-aux-Cailles - Pont National - Pont de Tolbiac - Pont de Bercy - Pont Charles de Gaulle - Parc de Montsouris - Observatoire de Paris
14 Paris: Montparnasse Train Station - Observatory - Cimetiere du Montparnasse - Parc de Montsouris
15 Paris: Vaugirard Street - Beaugrenelle Antiques Area - La Tour Montparnasse - Paris Expo / Porte de Versailles - Ecole Militaire - Pont Mirabeau - Pont du Gariglialo - Parc Andre Citroen - Cimetierre de Grenelle - Cimetiere du Montparnasse
16 Paris: Trocadero Plaza - Boulogne Park - Parc des Princes - Stade Roland Garros - Champs de Mars - Palais des Congres / Porte Maillot - Promenade Hector Guimard et l'Art Nouveau - Le quartier de la defense - Auteuil - Musee d'art Moderne - Palais Chaillot - Bois de Boulogne - Pont de L'Alma - Pont de Grenelle - Pont Mirabeau - Pont du Gariglialo - Parc Andre Citroen - Cimetiere de Grenelle
17 Paris: Wagram - Ternes - Jacquemin Museum - Le quartier de la Defense - Sacre-Coeur - Palais des Congres / Porte Maillot
18 Paris: Montmartre Hill (home of Amelie Poulain) - Church of the Sacred Heart - Moulin Rouge - Stade de France - La Basilique Saint-Denis - Gare du Nord - Roissy Charle de Gaulle
19 Paris: Villette Techno Park - Buttes Chaumont Park - Geode - Zenith - Roissy Charle de Gaulle - Boulevard Belleville
20 Paris: Pere Lachaise Cemetery (Jim Morrison's resting place) - Place de La Nation - Roissy Charle de Gaulle - Boulevard Belleville
92 Paris: Parc des Expositions - Parc de Sceaux - Issy-les-Moulineaux - Roland Garros - La Defense
93 Paris: Eurodisney Park


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A last will and testament for married couple is signed by a married couple, who draw it up to leave all their assets to one another. Although these are used seldom, this type of document appears to be a sensible and simple idea for couples who consider the best for each other. Find out how a last will and testament form tends to work for married couples. For more information about getting last will and testament in Indiana, please visit this website.
It cannot be revoked / changed by one party
This type of contract cannot be revoked or changed by only one spouse. Both must be in agreement for that to occur. The will might be revoked by the parties while they are alive, by mutual consent. But when one of the spouses passes away, there cannot be any revocation of the joint will. Even when the spouse who is living remarries after the demise of the other spouse, the will terms stay unchanged. The spouse who is living has to abide by them.
Proper laws of inheritance
The surviving spouse, under a joint will, can inherit the whole estate once the other party dies. The whole estate - between married couples - generally goes to the kids of the spouse when the second spouse dies. However, if complex estate planning is involved, it is important to consult a lawyer.
Can be used for couples with no kids
A sample last will and testament for married couples can be used for people who are married, but do not have any children. It can determine who would get the assets of a spouse upon his or her demise, including digital assets – such as computer files, business and financial accounts, social-networking websites, email accounts, virtual property, online backup services and more. Such a document can be used to appoint the one who would execute all the terms of the Will.
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Kalyan RPF reunites runaway girls with families
The three had run away because they were allegedly being forced to quit school and work; police also counselled their relatives, asking them to let the girls study
Almas, Ubrara and Rajiya Pasha with RPF officials from Kalyan, before they were handed over to their uncles.
Three girls who ran away from their homes in a village in Mangalore, were reunited with their families recently by the RPF of Kalyan.
The girls had left their homes in protest after their family members asked them to drop out of school and work with them.
The three, identified as Almas Pasha (13), Ubrara Pasha (13), and Rajiya Pasha (14), who are related, are from the same school and village. Almas and Ubrara just appeared for the Std VIII exam, while Rajiya appeared for IX. Their parents work as labourers.
Ajit Mane, Senior Police Inspector, RPF, Kalyan said, "On Monday we received a call from the Mangalore RPF informing us about the three girls. The parents came to know that they were going to board the Coimbatore-LTT(Lokmanya Tilak Terminus) Express. We received a call at 1pm and around 1:25pm the train reached Kalyan railway station. We checked the general compartment and found the three girls."
Later, two of their uncles, Sultan Abrahim Pasha and Chand Pasha, arrived by plane in Mumbai and reached Kalyan RPF. "They boarded a flight to reach on time, as they were scared that if they delayed arrival, the girls could land in trouble. We checked their identification and documentation, and handed over the girls to them on Monday itself," said Mane.
"We counselled their relatives to see that the girls are educated instead of being forced to work. Also, they are minors," added Mane.
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Anyone using LED shop lights?11/26
I'm currently using 8' fluorescent lights in the shop, recently bought a 4' LED for a small space and was surprised at how much light it gave. According to what I've researched they cost less than half in energy costs, don't have to replace bulbs as often, they don't have to warm up during colder weather, no buzzing. Looks like the only down size is they are more expensive. To my understanding I could use my old fixture and bypass the ballast and that will cost about $50 per fixture. Is it worth the effort and money?
Just replaced my shop with them and have been really impressed. The light is much brighter and the energy savings are suppose to be much better. Your right about the cost per bulb and needing to remove the ballast as well. I paid my electrician to do the work and it took him about 3-4 hrs to rip out all the ballasts and replace 2 rows of lights in a 60' run. Cost about 2500.00, but with it.
Yes, I have been replacing them at the rate of one or two a month as bulbs in the old flourescents die. Costco has them cheap. They give off more light and running off solar, hence tracking power, they do use substantially less. No brainer move.
They are great. Our local utility had a rebate program that paid for most of the cost of ours. You might check with yours -
I use T5HO 54 watt. LEDs are not brighter. Might be less expensive to run though.
I have used the 4500k and 5k can light trims. They are so bright you can hardly stand to look directly at them.
I'm a bit of an LED whore, I have a rather costly LED array over my reef aquarium that I put together myself from raw components.
However, I did NOT want them in my shop.
Leo is right, T5HO is basically as effiecient as most LED's. It's not exactly "just as good" but it's close enough that it doesn't matter.
T5HO is going to give you FAR fewer shadows. This reason alone stopped me.
LED's are such a strong point-source of light that even using dozens of individual lights will actually cause you dozens of individual shadows.
I bought a couple LED pendant type lights (50 watts) to test out. Yes, bright, but the shadows are just too harsh.
T5HO high-bay lights, 6-tube 48" are available, with lamps (4200K or 5000K recommended) for around $150 locally.
The bulbs are cheap, ballasts are reasonable, and they all last for years.
The secret is in the reflectors.
did my whole shop in them 29.99 at cosco i have 18 and may add a few more love them


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Are smaller merchants partnering with smaller-sized manufacturers creating a large savings for clients while affecting the earnings of the four large manufacturers Tempur-Pedic, Serta, Simmons and Sealy?
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One of these new organizations is Bedmax Mattress and Furniture Store. Bedmax was launched only twelve months ago, but its expansion is astounding-- they are opening locations across the country on a monthly basis. What was the trigger of their success? Founder Brett Blackman states "Well, we asked the big question that everybody ought to ask--Why? Why is the mattress business done this way? Is this the best possible way to do it? We have discovered that often the current method of doing things is the most successful way, but occasionally the status quo exists simply because no one has made the tough choice to decrease their cost and concentrate on innovation. They have just become comfortable."
Bedmax boasts three main concepts which lead to their success:
First, the typical furniture retailer has 25,000 square feet packed with household furniture and mattresses with a typical lease of $25,000 each month. All Bedmax furniture and mattress stores are in a reduced cost and clean location with a significantly scaled-down showroom. This enables Bedmax to minimize overhead by 95%, passing the savings straight to the customer.
Second, the furniture industry is an aging business with less than a third of mattress and furniture stores marketing online (Furniture Today). Bedmax has created a proprietary web
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Sadie started playing violin at the age of 3 in her mom's Suzuki violin studio in Harrisburg, PA. She enjoyed playing the violin immensely, but when she heard a "real" viola (a big 17" one!) at a String Quartet Camp in Portland, ME, her heart melted, and began formal training on the viola as well.
At age 12 she played in orchestra for the first time and fell in love. "This is what I want to do forever, mom," she exclaimed. Sadie attended classes through her high school years at the Peabody Prep Program in Baltimore, traveling from Central PA to Baltimore every weekend for theory and viola lessons, paying frequent recitals and chamber programs, and going to Europe with the school's orchestra.
She went on to earn a BA in viola performance from Indiana University School of Music in 1997 and an MA in viola performance from University of Maryland in 2000.
By this time, Sadie has picked up a few more instruments along the way, basically playing anything with strings on it: mandolin, piano, Baroque violin, viola da gamba, guitar and yes, the washtub bass.
Sadie has toured country playing with orchestras from the West Coast to the East Coast and regularly spent her summers playing in an opera orchestra in Graz, Austria. Spending some time in NYC, she played various shows on Broadway, made her Carnegie Hall debut, and got to be a part of some very fun recording projects. Playing with the White House Quartet for the President was a highlight of her career.
Currently, Sadie plays for weddings all over Charleston and surrounding areas in addition to performing with the Charleston Symphony, Harrisburg Symphony, New Jersey Symphony and the Northeaster PA Philharmonic.
On the side, Sadie LOVES to fiddle and play early music. Spending the summers with her mom and small daughter in the mountains of NC learning more and more fiddle tunes is a highlight of her year. Her daughter, Autumn, already knows a few tunes herself.
On the side, Sadie LOVES to fiddle and play early music. Spending the summers with her mom and small daughter in the mountains of NC learning more and more fiddle tunes is a highlight of her year. Her daughter, Autumn, already knows a few tunes herself.
Sadie has been an educator for over 20 years, maintaining a private strings studio as well as teaching at music schools in Washington, DC and New York City before settling in beautiful Charleston, SC where she is a faculty member of Ashley Hall.
Sadie is also an avid knitter – if she is not playing stringed instruments, she is knitting – if she is wearing a sweater, chances are, she made it herself!
Sadie is also an avid knitter – if she is not playing stringed instruments, she is knitting – if she is wearing a sweater, chances are, she made it herself!
Holly Slice & Sadie deWall, Alhambra Hall Duo - Video Credit: GoMuse Productions LLC
Sadie's Sample Song List
Note: This is not a comprehensive list. Many selections available upon request.
Contact us to customize music for your special event!
A Whole New World - Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast
Bewitched from Pal Joey
Can You Feel the Love Tonight? from The Lion King
Cheek to Cheek from Top Hat
Moon River - Breakfast at Tiffany's
My Funny Valentine - Babes in Arms
Some Day my Prince will Come - Snow White
Some Enchanted Evening - South Pacific
Somewhere Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of OZ
Till There was You- The Music Man
Wedding Processional - The Sound of Music
Air from (Water Music) - Handel
Air on the G String - Bach
Allegro Maestoso (from Water Music) - Handel
Bist Du Bei Mir (You Are with Me) - Bach
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Entrance of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
Hornpipe (from Water Music) - Handel
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach
Largo - Handel
Le Rejouissance - Handel
Ode to Joy - Beethoven
Prelude from Te Deum - Charpentier
Rondeau - Mouret
Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach
Trumpet Tune - Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
Wachet Auf - Bach
Wedding March (Traditional "Here Comes the Bride") - Wagner
Wedding March (Traditional Bridal Recessional) - Mendelssohn
All of Me - Dean Martin
Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
Call Me Irresponsible - Frank Sinatra
Come Fly with Me - Frank Sinatra
Fly me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
I'll Be Seeing You - Billie Holiday
I've Got My Love to Keep me Warm - Tony Bennett
I've Got You Under my Skin - Frank Sinatra
L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
More - Frank Sinatra
That's Amore - Dean Martin
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
What a Difference a Day Made - Dinah Washington
When I Fall in Love - Nat King Cole
Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
Close to You - The Carpenters
Dream a Little Dream of Me - The Mamas and the Papas
Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Bing Crosby
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
Loving You - Elvis Presley
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
We've Only Just Begun to Live - The Carpenters
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Fields of Gold - Sting
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
The Gift - Jim Brickman
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
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Ave Maria - Charles Gounod
Ave Maria - Schubert
Be Thou My Vision
Entreat Me Not To Leave Thee - Charles Gounod
For the Beauty of the Earth
Panis Angelicus (O Lord Most Holy) - Cesar Franck
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The Lord's Prayer - Albert Malotte
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A mix of things including Chris Boucher, Kyle Lowry and how history treats players.
I hate the phrase Friendship Goals, but the Raptors have had some good ones over the years.
So many chains they call me Chaining Frye.
A look back before we take a look ahead.
James Johnson Revenge Season II Game IV.
James Johnson Revenge Game II?
The Raptors will have do it without Ibaka.
The people are sad. Let us talk it out.
Best Raptor ever? He's at least the most prolific scorer.
A whole bunch of random stuff in this one.
Comparing the 2015-16 Toronto Raptors to a decade ago highlights the team's growth, but more importantly showcases the franchise is the healthiest...
Fitting that they did this against Jose Calderon.


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Disgraced former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid is set to make a last-ditch bid to be released from prison, with a fresh appeal arguing NSW courts don't have the power to hear cases concerning misconduct in public office.
The 74-year-old ALP powerbroker was sentenced to at least three years in jail in December 2016 after being found guilty of lobbying a senior public servant in 2007 about lucrative Circular Quay leases without revealing his family's stake in the outlets.
Fairfax Media reports Obeid's legal team will on March 23 ask for special leave for the High Court to hear his appeal, after the NSW Court of Appeal dismissed his last appeal in June.
If the High Court refuses he will have exhausted all legal avenues of appeal, Fairfax said.


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The Antioch Review, as its website explains, has been publishing high-quality poetry and prose by the likes of Joyce Carol Oates (whose haunting 1966 "The Dying Child" appears in the "From Our Archives" section of this issue), Gordon Lish, Edith Pearlman, T. Coraghessan Boyle—the list is long and impressive—for more than seventy years. Over its venerable lifespan, it has seen changes in ideology, format, and focus, all a testament to its adaptability and continued emphasis on intelligence, currency, and "the best words in the best order." Every year, TAR publishes an all-fiction issue (with a few poems), a celebration of the genre with more than twice as many entries as most issues contain. This year's volume is a winner.
Take "The Way Out," by Kent Nelson: Iris and her husband are finding the way out of the mountains after they've shot an elk in the snow, but Iris is also looking for a way out of a less-than-satisfying affair, which was a way out of an already even-less-than-satisfying marriage. Iris and Warren's journey through the very cold dark, carrying their very heavy cargo, comprises the symbolic and literal narrative arc. Flashbacks and ruminations in italics show Iris's backstory and her motives, the unfortunate neediness of the lover, certain unwanted events in that realm, then this hunting trip which, she is thinking, will give her a way out of the marriage. Nelson unpacks all this not exactly delicately, but with great skill; we don't love anyone here, but we do want Iris to get what she wants, and it is almost certain she will. The stinging question becomes how.
Nan Cuba's multi-layered story, "Taking Charge," looks more simple than it is: a story of a grandfather's calling to be a doctor, told by his granddaughter, Sarah. But no. Cuba is an investigative journalist, and though her narrator is not one of those, she puts together some anecdotes from her progenitor's past that suggest an expanded version of his career choice, which she writes down and reads to her daughter (a doctor's wife, like her mother and the three generations of mothers before her), who protests and disclaims it. But Sarah will not let her idea die. She reads it to her grandson, who appears in the opening scene next to Sarah's father at a picnic table, bent over a newly-skinned squirrel, receiving an anatomy lesson. And the grandson has his own response. This is a story about generations believing and not wanting to believe, hypothesizing a truth and not wanting it to be false whether or not anyone else wants the same. All this in sixteen pages, with an ending to die (or fly) for.
It's trendy, in contemporary fiction, to write irony and not-caring, and there's plenty of that in some of the stories in this fiction issue. But it's certainly finely-crafted. "Summer Conference Jack" by Peter LaSalle, a take-off on the myriad writers' conferences that blossom all over the nation in the months between spring and fall semesters, has a jaded poet cultivating a gorgeous "dish" of a woman at one conference, only to decide that what he is—a jaded poet, a conference junkie—is sufficient, and he may not need her after all. The keynote speaker at the conference is
a polite, mousy woman with a dull black Prince Valiant haircut who had won a major award for a novel about a boutique organic-vegetable shop in Manhattan (man, what has happened to this world of ours, Jack thought, and this was a name national prize once won by dazzlingly intellectual Saul Bellow and also spookily metaphysical Joyce Carol Oates, he remembered, not to mention Hemingway right before he died, and now we're talking about the trials, tribulations, and assorted epiphanies in seeking love and fulfillment for a protagonist who is a goddamn connoisseur of healthy carrots and avocadoes!) . . .
That's only half the sentence, and there are others like this at well-paced intervals throughout the story, smart and funny and precisely indicative of the limits and aspirations of the titular character.
Similarly, the unreliable narrator in Nathan Oates's "An Attempt to Set the Record Straight Concerning the Drowning" insists on his love for the woman whose drowning the title refers to:
What we are faced with is the death of a beautiful person, the person who'd brought me the only real, lasting happiness and kindness I've experienced, the person without whom, I often thought as I lay awake in bed beside her with the blue glow of the streetlights sipping around the edges of the blinds where they are buffeted softly by the wind, I could not survive, would not want to survive. But here I am. Alive.
By the last sentence of the story, however, all this is in doubt. What we care about by then is neither the narrator or his wife, but the rather horrible story itself, and the dramatic irony of what we know over against what everyone else thinks. Good reading (which requires such cursed hard writing) calls for awareness on many levels. These stories provide ample opportunity for that.
All the authors in this issue are much-published, much-awarded. Of the five poets, Jerome McGann's clever excerpts from a collection of parodies of Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll called Poems for Persons of Uncertain Age deserves particular mention. I envision these lilting rhyme-stories illustrated by Edward Gorey and held out to children—and then drawn back, swiftly, before little hands can actually grasp. As with all 20 pieces in this issue (plus editorials and reviews), a certain readerly sophistication is required. Devour and enjoy.


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Energy deals are getting pricier and there are more of them which lock you into a long-term pricey contract, exclusive Which? research reveals. But you can still switch to save money before winter if you know where to look.
The price of the cheapest gas and electricity deal has risen £25 since last month, and so the amount you can save by switching has shrunk by the same amount.
Meanwhile the number of very expensive energy deals, costing more than £1,200 per year for a medium user, has quadrupled in the past month.
British Gas' latest price hike, its second of the year, took effect a couple of days ago, and Scottish Power's will follow next week.
But against all this you can still save up to £378 in a year by switching from a costly Big Six standard variable tariff to the cheapest on the market – a saving worth having to put towards your winter energy bills.
Read on for the cheapest energy deals and join the increasing numbers of people who are switching supplier. Or find the best deal for you by comparing gas and electricity prices with Which? Switch.
You can call us on 0800 410 1149 or 01259 220235.
Cheapest gas and electricity tariffs
We've listed the five cheapest dual-fuel energy deals for October for medium users below. You can use this as a guide to what you would expect to spend each year but the exact cost depends on how much gas and electricity you use.
The prices below are annual. We've named the tariff, plus how much it would save someone who uses a medium amount of gas and electricity compared with SSE and Scottish Power's standard variable tariffs (respectively the cheapest and most expensive of the Big Six firms).
Once again the cheapest tariffs are from smaller suppliers. All of these five should save you at least £241 in a year if you're switching from the standard tariff of a Big Six supplier. See whether you should switch to a smaller supplier, according to their customers, in our advice guide.
The fifth-cheapest deal available across England, Scotland and Wales is from Which? Recommended Provider Octopus Energy. The other four companies were too small for us to rate in our most recent survey.
See the best and worst energy companies, according to customers.
Where are the cheap energy deals?
This month's cheapest dual-fuel deal is £25 pricier per year than September's cheapest energy deal.
It's not unusual that the cheapest energy deals are on sale in the summer months. You don't have your heating on, you're using less energy, so there's less demand and prices can be lower.
When temperatures drop there's much more demand for energy, it gets pricier for companies to buy, and so far this year most of the big energy companies have increased their prices. Some have raised prices twice, explaining that wholesale costs have increased.
But if you weren't thinking about your bills while the sun was shining, there's still time to switch and save before winter.
If you're on one of the Big Six companies' standard variable tariffs – the default you'll be on if you haven't switched deal or supplier – you could save £378 per year by switching to the cheapest tariff on the market.
This is slightly less than last month (£403) but £32 more than this time last year. That's because companies' price rises mean that the most expensive tariffs cost more than they did a year ago.
Pricey fixed tariffs
Though prices are rising, it doesn't mean you should tie yourself into an expensive energy deal.
Our research has found 26 fixed deals on sale which would cost the medium user more than £1,200 per year. The cheapest deal at the moment costs less than £900 per year for the same amount of gas and electricity.
In September there were just six fixed deals costing more than £1,200 per year.
Plus, 11 of these deals are contracts for two years or longer. One tariff from First Utility is a five-year deal, costing £1,332 per year for the medium user.
It's the fourth most-expensive of 246 deals currently on sale and costs £196 more per year than the government's proposed price cap. But the price cap won't reduce the price of this deal. That's because it's not a default tariff – one you're put onto automatically – and you have to choose to switch to this deal.
It's tempting to choose a fixed-term energy deal to ensure that the amount you pay doesn't unexpectedly increase. But a fixed deal also means that you'll pay a higher rate if prices drop.
Plus our recent research found that, over the past three years, you would have been better off switching every year to a one year fixed deal rather than fixing your prices for three years.
Best time to switch energy supplier
More people have switched energy firm this summer than the previous two years, new data from energy trade association Energy UK reveals. Previously the most popular months to switch gas and electricity company have been October, November, December and March, based on data stretching back to January 2015.
Summer has been a much less popular time to switch. But this year more people switched energy supplier in June, July or August than did so in March. Switching levels have stayed steady since February.
Before you switch, make sure you compare gas and electricity prices, using your annual consumption figures, to get the best deal for you.
Which? energy pricing research
Prices are based on a dual-fuel tariff available in all regions in England, Scotland and Wales paying by monthly direct debit, with paperless bills. Energy usage is based on Ofgem's annual average figures for a medium user (12,000kWh gas and 3,100kWh electricity). Data is from Energylinx. Prices given are averages across regions, are rounded to the nearest whole pound and correct on 1 October 2018.


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2019 Hamptons colour trends
Are you looking to build or renovate a Hamptons home soon? Here, Natalee Bowen of Indah Island shares some of the key colour trends that will shape the Hamptons look in Australia in 2019.
Get the base right
The essence of the Hamptons look – regardless of how other elements may evolve over time – remain the same. To me, the defining exterior element for an Australian-Hamptons look is weatherboard cladding. It's all about creating long, clean lines and deep shadows. A low-maintenance and hardwearing weatherboard alternative to timber, such as Linea™ Weatherboard from the Scyon™ Walls range by James Hardie™ painted in a grey or white, is the perfect base for creating the Hamptons look.
When it comes to choosing colours for your home, always get sample pots and paint three sheets of board (around 1000 x 1000 in size) as a test. Then place them around your home – front, back and side – then go and look at them through the day: both morning and afternoon.
Other essentials include a breezy, open floor plan and a seamless transition between the inside and outside of the home. As well as nailing other fundamentals, like wooden floors – I love wide oak floorboards, in either an American mocha shade or stained dark oak – and lighting, such as a mixture of overhead pendant lighting and elegant lamps inside, and structure lights to illuminate the grooves and lines of the weatherboard outside.
Colours inspired by the coast
Traditionally, a Hamptons colour scheme is comprised mostly of variations of white and neutral tones with accents of grey and blue used as complementary shades.
This soothing palette of pastels, all-white or soft grey that takes inspiration from the ocean can bring an instant feeling of freshness to your home. Creating a clean and versatile backdrop for decorating, it's a scheme that will never go out of style and is easy to work with.
A 2019 take on Hamptons style
The top three colour trends that I see coming up in 2019 are muted blues and navy, moss greens, and darker greys – even black. Taking a considered approach to how you introduce these elegant colours into your overall palette will help you create a modern Hamptons look here in Australia.
Inside, invest in beautiful fabrics to add an accent to the muted, textured backdrop of the Hamptons look, through cushions, occasional chairs and ottomans. Muted blues and navy introduce a nautical element, while moss greens bring a touch of nature into a space. Outside, darker greys and black work as an ideal way to accentuate details and create contrast, for example, on the front door or on shutters or the mouldings of white windows.
How you introduce these colours into your Hamptons home will also depend on whether you're striving for a modern, coastal or country take on the look.
How to choose the perfect colour
When it comes to choosing colours for your home, always get sample pots and paint three sheets of board (around 1000 x 1000 in size) as a test. Then place them around your home – front, back and side – then go and look at them through the day: both morning and afternoon.
That way, you will be able to see the light reflection and its surroundings and see if it throws any pink, blue, green or yellow. This is a sure way to fall in love with your colour selection and not make an expensive mistake. In real life, the colours you see on an Instagram, or an online picture, may not reflect the true colour. It's always best to do this little test and see it in situ in your home and space.


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Take a peek at my latest design, the bracelet is alive with dancing shell pearls in earth tone colors. This particular piece took many hours to create. Each pearl is hand wrapped then individually attached to the bracelet. I love the look, It's like dancing bubbles from a little girls magic wand.
UPDATE: This Bracelet was purchased today (3/30/10); it is my first international sale. Dancing Bubbles is on it's way to the United Kingdom. Fabulous!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Dancing Bubbles...
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RESEARCH CENTRE,New www.fprc.in ISBN : 978-81-904361-7-5 2011 Focus : India-Israel Relations Responses,Articles,Documents Editor
: Dr.Mahendra Gaur FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH CENTRE,New Delhi(India)
www.fprc.in ISBN : 978-81-904361-7-5
Focus : India-Israel Relations
: Dr.Mahendra Gaur
FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH CENTRE,New Delhi(India)
Interview with Mr.Shashank, Former Foreign Secretary of India (pp.3-8)
Responses ( pp.9-24)
1. Dr. Itzhak Gerberg, Ambassador of Israel to Georgia,formerly Consul-General of Israel in Bombay (Mumbai)
2.Prof. Efraim Inbar, Director,Begin-Sadat (BESA) Center for Strategic Studies, Bar-Ilan University,Ramat-Gan , Israel
3.Prof. Yaacov Vertzberger, Prof. International Relations,The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
4.Dr. Harsh V. Pant, Department of Defence Studies,King's College London,United Kingdom
5. Dr. Mohammad Mahmood, Professor of Political Science, (Retd,) Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
6. Prof. Nathan Katz, Florida International University
Articles (pp.26-151)
1. Theodore Paul Wright Jr, Prof.Emeritus, State University of New York at Albany
2.Maina Chawla Singh,Ph.D.,University of Delhi;Scholar-in-Residence,
American University, Washington DC
3.Dr. Richard L. Benkin, American human rights activist and journalist
4. Karamatullah K. Ghori, Former Pakistan Ambassador
5. Dr. Ninan Koshy, formerly Director , CCIA & Visiting Fellow, Human Rights Program, Harvard Law School, USA,
6. Dr. Fatima Shahnaz, 'Visiting Professor' (Political Science) at the Hyderabad Central University, Academic Staff College, and Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi;President of the India Peace Organization
7. Shashank Joshi,Department of Government,Harvard University,Cambridge
8. Mahwish Hafeez,Research Fellow,Institute of Strategic Studies,Islamabad
9. Priya Suresh, Head,Dept.of Int.Studies,Stella Maris College,Chennai,India
10. Dr.Navras Jaat Aafreedi, Dept. of International Relations Gautam Buddha University, Greater NOIDA,India
11.Dr. K.M.Sajad Ibrahim, Dept. of Political Science, Kerala University,India
Book Release- THE CHINA SYNDROME :
GRAPPLING WITH AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP by Dr. Harsh V. Pant(p.152)
Documents –official & non-official (pp.153-180)
India-Israel Relations: The Imperative and the Challenge
Dr. Richard L. Benkin, USA
(Dr. Richard Benkin is a human rights activist, author, and speaker. Over the past five years, he has freed a journalist from imprisonment and torture in Bangladesh, forced Bangladesh's notorious RAB to release an abductee unharmed, halted an anti-Israel conference in Australia, and raised the issue of Bangladesh's ethnic cleansing of Hindus in Washington and other capitals; among other accomplishments. In 2009, he received a verbal okay for hearings about the Bangladeshi Hindus from members of the United States government; and will be pursuing those hearings in 2011. In 2005, the United States Congress honored Dr. Benkin for his human rights work.
In 2009, Benkin helped found Forcefield, a human rights NGO, described as "non-agenda driven," in that it is informed by no particular ideology or anti-Israel or other bias in contrast with other human rights organizations. Its first human rights case is that of Bangladesh's Hindus. Richard Benkin received his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania and has since held a number of faculty and business positions in the United States.
He is currently writing a book about the destruction of Bangladesh's Hindus, entitled A Quiet Case of Ethnic Cleansing. For detailed Bio.go to : http://interfaithstrength.com/RichardBio.htm)
t seems inconceivable that India and Israel lacked any sort of relationship for most of their relatively brief histories or that they only established full diplomatic ties the same year Israel and China did (1992). Yet by 2003, Yuval Steinitz, then head of the Israeli Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, said that the strategic alliance with India had become so important that it was "second only to [Israel's] relations with the United States." [1] Today, the Israel-India relationship stands as one of the most important bi-lateral ties of the 21st century and arguably the most important in the fight against radical Islam.[2] From their births at the end of World War II until the last decade of the 20th century, a number of factors prevented the two nations from joining hands; but three later developments forced that to change.
The first was the fall of the Soviet Union. The Cold War and US-USSR relations dominated the international landscape, and nations were expected to hew the line favored by one or the other. On the Middle East, the Americans and their allies were Israel's major supporters; the Soviets and theirs its major antagonists.[3] Although India was a leader of the so-called "non-aligned movement," the movement's members were in fact allies of the USSR; and that meant an unyielding pro-Arab position.[4] The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 "changed international realities and caused most nations to take a new look at their strategic interests." India's re-assessment forced a more dramatic change than did others.[5]
The second factor was the rise of radical Islam, and it left India and Israel uniquely bound to one another. Both are democratic republics committed to religious freedom and opposed to becoming theocracies. Yet, each is associated strongly with a particular faith. For Israel, that faith is Judaism; for India, Hinduism. Hindus and Jews share an historical experience of coercive attempts by Muslims to dominate their ancestral lands and force Islam on their members. India and Israel have similar-sized Muslim minorities—between one sixth and one fifth of the citizenry—that are normally restive, often violent.[6] Those violent elements, moreover, are able to find shelter within these two Muslim communities. Both countries also face terrorist attacks by home grown and foreign Islamists, and both have fought defensive wars against countries claiming to carry the flag of Islam. Islamists might call the United States the "great Satan," but there likely are no two countries in the world that they are intent on destroying and turning into Muslim theocracies more than Israel and India.
The third factor follows from the second: parochial disputes between the two countries and those who claim to represent Islam. I have called Kashmir "India's West Bank," because many would sacrifice both territories on the altar of realpolitik in land-for-peace formulae that few believe will bring genuine peace. As P. V. Indiresan noted:
Ostensibly, property disputes, in Palestine, Kashmir and elsewhere are the justification for Islamic terrorism. Will peace be established if Palestinians are given the territory they want and Kashmir is handed over to Pakistan? It is more than likely that such concessions will only whet the appetite of Islamic fundamentalists.[7]
Yet, the pressure to do both is growing. Just as Judea and Samaria[8] once had large Jewish populations, Kashmir was once home to large numbers of Hindus and Sikhs. Over time, those peoples were violently uprooted, allowing advocates for territories cleansed of all three to claim that their position only reflects the will of the people (now) living there; therefore, they claim, any nation calling itself democratic must support it.
The similarities do not end there. The West Bank abuts Israel, is a terror hub, and is otherwise surrounded by a Muslim ummah that has shown no willingness to stop its elements with maximalist designs; the same for India-abutting Kashmir. Moreover, both sets of terrorists have a penchant for hiding among local Muslim populations then, capitalizing on the collateral damage it insures, find allies to demand that the Indian army in Kashmir and the IDF in the West Bank be handcuffed in protecting their people from these deadly threats.[9] As a result, political authorities in both countries have at times decided to exercise restraint even in the face of murderous attacks.
In this changed geo-political landscape the Israel-India relationship has blossomed in hitherto unseen ways; most obviously in the military and security fields, with special attention to the Islamist threat. For almost a decade, Israel was India's second largest defense supplier until 2009 when it became the largest. This is more significant than at first blanch. Russia (nee the Soviet Union) was previously India's main supplier of military hardware and maintained that position even after it collapsed as an international superpower. The Indian military was powered by Russian weapons and had hosted Russian military advisors and instructors for decades. Its decline as a reliable supplier provided the major impetus for India to seek a new trading partner.
According to an unnamed Indian official, the "turning point… was the Al Qaida-aligned attack on Mumbai in November 2008." Despite undisputed evidence pointing to Pakistan as the source, India was unable to retaliate for the 150 people killed, which "highlighted India's weakness in air and naval surveillance." Turning to Israel to rectify the situation, India bought state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries' EL/M-2083 radar system valued at $600 million. It would "be deployed along the Pakistani border."[10] The Mumbai attack also made it clear that contemporary India has far more in common with Israel than with Russia.[11] Israel and India have now moved beyond the earlier stage of one-way military trade to joint projects in developing both offensive and defensive weapons.
Beyond the military, many cultural points of similarity have emerged since the lid was taken off the India-Israel relationship. India had replaced Turkey as the major Israeli tourist destination, even before the latter's open move into the Islamist camp. "That Israelis feel an instinctive affinity for India should perhaps not be surprising," noted Martin Sherman, who added that India's "history is virtually devoid of anti-Semitism."[12] That cannot be overestimated for Jews. It seems that almost everywhere we travel, we find ourselves walking on territory that has been watered by the blood of our people; but not in India. I observed this for myself in Rishikesh, the holy Indian city in the Himalayan foothills. There large numbers of young Israelis have come to drink in the spirituality offered there and in the nearby city of Haridwar.
All is not well, however, partly due to complex international relations and partly due to domestic Indian politics. For instance, in 2009, India voted "yea" on a United Nations resolution that endorsed the now-discredited Goldstone Report, which could result in indictments of Israeli leaders before the International Criminal Court.[13] The vote reflected Indian political reality; viz., that politicians will be ever mindful of how their actions might alienate the country's significant Muslim vote. Thus, Israel said it was "disappointed" by the Indian action, but left it at that. More recently, Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil publicly supported Syria's claims in its dispute with Israel over the Golan Heights. While it was highly inappropriate for Patil to inject herself into the bi-lateral dispute, it probably represented little more than her toadying approach to foreign relations rather than anything of substance. It also reflects India's traditional alliances and its officials' fear of jeopardizing its extensive trade and foreign receipts from the Gulf States.[14] Thus, Israel's response was muted.
Like its counterparts elsewhere, India's mainstream has an almost knee-jerk response to any news item on the Middle East, condemning Israel and uncritically accepting the Arab position—even if that position is ultimately contrary to Indian interests. An editorial in The Hindu about Israel's 2009 war against terrorists in Gaza was typical. It claimed Israel "massacred 40 Palestinians" (factually incorrect and inflammatory by intent) and accused Israel of a "potential war crime" (never proven and a well-worn anti-Israel talking point). In the midst of its screed, The Hindu never once mentioned the unprovoked and indiscriminate Arab attacks on Israeli civilians that prompted Israel's defensive action; nor did it connect those attacks to similar unprovoked attacks on Indian citizens to which the Indian government (like Israel) sometimes responds.[15] The Economic Times was guilty of the same hyperbole when it screeched that Israel's 2010 attack on the terrorist-inspired and funded Gaza flotilla was "nothing short of an act of piracy, of state terrorism." It also termed it "shameful" and "criminal" without ever mentioning the flotilla's deliberate and offensive aims or its proven terror links.[16]
The prevailing anti-Israel sentiment on Indian campuses frequently manifests itself in anti-Israel attacks when I speak on campuses. Those who are not trying to disrupt my address are trying to hijack its agenda to an anti-Israel one. Elsewhere, Indian university students consistently report that many professors push the standard anti-Israel narrative as if it was objective truth; and while most campuses offer Arab or Islamic studies, they virulently reject any classes on Judaism, Jewish history, or Israel from other than an ideological and anti-Israel perspective.[17]
For these elites, their international counterparts rather than their fellow Indians comprise their reference group. Their enforced political correctness serves overarching philosophies rather than the interests of their Indian nation. Similarly, older line politicians see Europe as their reference group. Many cling to an outdated Nehru-era philosophy that views Israel as an arm of the "imperialist west," and ignores today's imperialist power: radical Islam.[18]
There are, however, signs of a growing disconnect between the elites' anachronistic policies and a growing pro-Israel sentiment among the people. Amitabh Tripathi, founder of the South Asia Forum, has been working for years to help build a strong India-Israel relationship. He contends that India's future is with Israel's in a principles fight against a singular terrorist threat; and he believes that this realization is taking hold among the generation of Indians several decades removed from the old assumptions that drove Indian policy during the Cold War years. As one journalist for a major Indian news outlet told me, "there is something of a generation gap between the [established and generally older] editors and publishers" and today's younger professionals. [19] The disconnect he and others told me, exists in part because of the fast pace at which realities and relationships have changed.
In 2008, I met with numerous Indian journalists who wanted to speak out against the prevailing position that is enforced in their newsrooms. They offered me their candid opinions about the "media's leftist bias, the center-left government, and the severity of the Islamist threat facing their country."[20] They worked for major newspapers and broadcast channels; English and Hindi-language outlets; purely Indian companies, and some based internationally. Many of them had shown no fear of dangerous situations if that is what it took to get a story. Yet, to a man they said they "would surely be sacked" if their editors or colleagues heard those candid opinions. Thus, we met in out of the way hotels, coffee shops, and other inconspicuous places, and they spoke on conditions of anonymity. They said that for India's very survival, it must enter into "a strong alliance with Israel and the United States" against the Islamist and communist terrorists" victimizing its citizens regularly. They expressed frustration at the slow progress they see in that regard and attribute it to "vote bank politics."
The key to maintaining that generational momentum is continued effort to counteract the restricted information and perspectives that would be available to large constituencies otherwise; and Tripathi has engaged in that sort of activism on at least two fronts. He has expanded that effort to reach non-English speakers by starting Lokmanch, a Hindi-language web site that offers original and translated pieces on Israel, the struggle to defeat Islamist terror and extremism, US policy and President Barack Obama, and the need for a strong Israel-India relationship. "The web site is only the first step," he said. "Small, local papers publish in huge numbers and they are not part of the mainstream media. They are just as frustrated with things as we are." That has taken him across India to several villages and smaller localities where he has been able to make that wider range of information accessible to the new publics. Others are engaged in similar efforts to broaden the information sources available to Indians.
Similarly, numerous pro-Israel groups have helped galvanized students. Delhi University's 2010 Student Union elections reflected the effort with students of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP, student wing of the right-leaning Bharatiya Janata Party) winnning three of four posts, including the presidency.[21] Over the past several years, I have spoken to students and faculty at numerous Indian universities and found a consistent hunger on the part of students for information about Israel. Students pepper me with questions about Israeli technology and life in general, but the most frequent question is: "How has Israel defeated the terrorists arrayed against it, and how can India learn from their example."[22] In one 2008 class of more than two dozen journalism students, only one openly supported the Arab cause. After a civil exchange of ideas and information, the student maintained his stance but expressed a desire for more information from varied sources: for principled debate over charges and counter-charges. Here, too, the key is organized efforts to expand the range of information available to students.
No such effort would be successful, however, unless its substance was compelling. Thus, ultimately strengthened relations with Israel depend on the actions of Israelis themselves. In addition to the security assistance, military cooperation, and cultural ties noted above. Israel has also provided grass roots development assistance. For instance, since 2001, its Rural Development Organization, with the goal of empowering India's rural poor, has produced schools, income generating projects, and environmental efforts, and trained locals to pursue the program without Israeli involvement. It also sent emergency teams to help Indian victims of a major earthquake that year and provided aid to victims of other disasters natural and man-made. Israel continues to maintain programs to improve medical care and agricultural technologies in rural India.
Over the years, I have shared public podiums and other venues with Israeli officials in India; and have been struck by their painstaking efforts to respect the reality of their hosts' political and other predicaments. In a world where most nations and entities either criticize India for the often ambiguous actions that result from domestic and international conflicts or attempt to take advantage of them; it might just be the genuine respect by Israelis that ultimately convinces Indian officialdom that their best interests lay in a strong India-Israel alliance.
Martin Sherman, "
Unless otherwise specified, "
Richard L. Benkin, "An India-Israel-United States Alliance: The Last Great Hope
for Humanity." Arvind Ghosh Memorial
[5] Op. cit., India-Israel-United States Alliance.
[6] The population figures for
V. Indiresan, Dealing with Terror," The Hindu,
[9] Richard L. Benkin, "Op Ed Calling India Pariah State odd Choice for Israeli Publication," South Asia Forum, October 14, 2010.
[10] "End
of an era:
[11] While victimized by Islamist terrorists on the Chechnya issue, Russia has not been besieged as continuously as India and Israel; nor has it taken a firm stand against radical Islam, while Israel is arguably the leader in that fight.
[12] Martin Sherman, "Strategic Bedfellows," Reform Judaism, Winter 2010/5771, p.46.
[13] The so-called Goldstone Report was the report on a UN investigation of the 2009 Gaza War. Most objective analysts (including the US Congress) and even some of its participants have noted the report's anti-Israel bias.
See Samir Pradhan, "India's Economic and Political Presence in the Gulf: A Gulf
Perspective, in Gulf Research Center, India's Growing Role in the Gulf Implications
for the Region and the United States, 2009; pp. 15-39. Also, "Patil lauds role of Indian expatriates
in development of
[15] "Facing up to Gaza Truths, The Hindu, February 7, 2010.
[16] "Israel's act of piracy," The Economic Times, June 2, 2010.
[17] These comments came from personal experiences with students and faculty at several Indian campuses in the North and Northeast.
[18] Subhash Kapila, "India's Payback Time to Israel, South Asia Analysis Group, Paper No. 442, April 10, 2002.
[19] Richard L. Benkin, "Indian Conservatives Struggle to Build Alternative Media," American Thinker, May 31, 2008.
[20] Their comments and those which follow were made in personal conversations during 2008.
[21] "ABVP Wins Delhi University Elections 2010," http://www.highereducationindia.com, September 4, 2010.
[22] The cited incidents occurred from 2008 through 2010 at several universities in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.


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Hi there 10ch, and welcome to TE.
Like you, I really relished finding a womens forum - the guys ones were interesting but here just feels different, and it is home to a HUGE and diverse range of cycling interests, abilities, bicycle types, roadies to mountain bikers and everything in between... its really a great thing to have discovered.
I only just got my first bike as an adult at the end of 2004... and I will be 42 this year... there are quite a number of TEers who have come back to bicycling having not ridden for years and years since we were kids.
Enjoy poking around the place - I guess two of the features I really enjoy about TE is that women here discuss anything, and I mean anything (yay for moon cups!) - and you don't get that in a male dominated forum. And the other thing is that even the experts in their field here get excited by those just learning how to stay on a bike - and its genuine pleasure we all take in everyone's successes.
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Lawsuit Alleges Dignity Health Has Underfunded its Pensions by $1.2B
A class action lawsuit filed by a former Dignity Health employee alleges that the health system has underfunded its pension plans by about $1.2 billion, the Sacramento Business Journal reports.
Dignity has defined benefit pension plans, which require the company to allocate enough money to cover specific benefits.
The Catholic health system's last audited financial report -- for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012 -- shows that its retirement plans were underfunded by $1.28 billion.
Lawsuit Details
The lawsuit was filed on April 1 by Starla Rollins, a former billing contractor at San Bernardino Community Hospital, and would apply to 60,000 other Dignity Health employees.
In addition to accusations of underfunding its pension plans, the lawsuit also alleges that Dignity Health has falsely claimed that such plans are exempt from federal rules because they are "church plans."
Dignity Health Responds
In a statement, Dignity Health said that it does not comment on pending legal cases.The health system said, "We have complied with the law, including the applicable requirements for our retirement plans" (Robertson, Sacramento Business Journal, 4/15). This is part of the California Healthline Daily Edition, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription.


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Authentic Bronze Hasmonean Jewish Coins.
After the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucids, the Hasmonean dynasty gained enough independence to mint their own coins. In 138 B.C., Antiochus VII issued a decree allowing the Jews to mint their own coins. An event that is recorded in 1 Maccabees 15.
Although the Hasmoneans continued to use silver Seleucid coins for the larger denominations. The Hasmoneans began to mint small bronze coins with the name of each ruler. The names that can be found on these coins are
Yochanan – John Hyrcanus I (103-105 B.C) and John Hyrcanus II (63-40 B.C.)
The bronze Hasmonean coins have a variety of symbols, including the double cornucopia (found on the modern NIS 2 Shekel coin). The lily (found on the NIS 1 Shekel coin), the star, and the palm branch. The most fascinating aspect of these coins, however, are their inscriptions.
The inscription on these coins (except the star design Alexander Jannaeus) reads, "name of the ruler, high priest, and council of the Jews" in an ancient paleo-Hebrew script. It makes most sense that this inscription indicates the name of the minting authority of these coins.
The most interesting part of these inscriptions is the script which was used. The paleo-Hebrew script on these coins was the common script during the Israelite monarchy (during the days of King David and Solomon). After around the fifth century B.C., we see the square Aramaic script (what is used in the Masoretic text of the Old Testament) replace the old paleo-Hebrew script. These coins were minted 300 years after it was believed that this paleo-Hebrew script had been extinct.
Why is this? There is much debate on why this script is used. One belief is that the Hasmoneans used this style of script in order to make a political statement that they were restoring the old Davidic dynasty. Another belief is that this older script was used to enhance the value and tradition of these coins, much in the same way that the U.S. dollar uses Latin. A third belief is that the script was still in use, and was well known during the second century B.C., even though we have very few preserved texts from this period in paleo-Hebrew.
One exception is that many of the Dead Sea Scrolls use paleo-Hebrew for the name of God. This demonstrates the belief of that same period that the current Aramaic script was not pure enough to write the name of God. The old paleo-Hebrew was used to preserve the holiness of God's name.
This indicates that this script was known to the minters, and probably also to the everyday people of this time, by using this script, the Hasmonean rulers are recreating and restoring an ancient dynasty in Israel.
Although there are some mistakes on the coins, and almost no two coins are alike with so many textual variations. The name of the ruler is always correct, and usually only the vowels are left out in abbreviation because of the small size of these coins. It seems that the minters were very familiar with this ancient script, and the errors are simply the result of a long text on a very small space.
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This fun-filled, action-packed, physical gameshow sees crazy characters from all walks of life – male and female, old and young, fit and… not so fit – competing in the most extreme and most ridiculous obstacle course to have ever appeared on our screens. Between punching walls and dizzy obstacles – only the 3 bravest, fastest and most bonkers contestants will arrive to the final and compete for the big cash prize.
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About different types and brands of Desert and Chukka Boots
Desert boots made their first appearance in an Egyptian market place, somehow making it's way to Burma and into the sight and intrigue of Nathan Clark. Since then Clarks perfected the iconic desert boot, turning it into a men's staple along the way. Traditional desert boots have always been made with suede canvas uppers due the boots being lightweight and heat friendly. The shape has always remained the same, providing protection up to the ankles. As times have changed, Clarks have varied, including black desert boots to go with the traditional tan and brown boots and the introduction of the stylish leather version. The desert boot is a variation of the chukka as the original chukka is recognised as a leather ankle boot. Another variation of the chukka is the Chelsea boot. With the addition of vulcanised rubber, the Chelsea boot became popular due to it being able to slip off and on relatively easy. Hudson are one of the best brands for making chukkas, perfecting their Chelsea boots and creating great chukkas similar to the desert boot with their Houghton collection.
How to wear and style Desert and Chukka Boots
Coming a long way from its military roots, the desert boots are one of the best options for summer outfits. Predominately canvas uppers and soft soles, the desert boots are a lightweight option to the chukka or heavier boots. Desert boots are great for booting up when suited, but only in a casual sense. They're not the most formal of shoes as they are made of suede but for weddings or going out they're a great option. Desert boots are also a great option for jeans, complementing the textiles to great effect. The black leather alternatives like Hudson's Houghton's and Chelsea boots would be great for all suit wearing and chino occasions. Tan or grey suede Chelsea boots are a great addition to jeans too, smartening up for nights out rather than going all-out smart.


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January 2013 Google surprised me
January 2013 My son & Tina surprised me!
I got most hilarious JibJab eCard http://www.jibjab.com/view/ebUDpBqwv3H9CP9ZEcoX. I am a monster all right, because I taught him names of dinosaurs, all body organs, bones, digestive, respiratory, circulatory systems before he was 3 years old. I was strict mother. Hey, Tina & Robert, You cracked me up.
BTW, he loves monster so much, he wrote a poem about it. Click image to view it.
1/19/2013 Afternoon Tea
Birthday celebration at Palace Hotel San Francisco.
Pinkies up! The proper way to hold the teacup is to place one's thumb at six o'clock and one's index and middle fingers at the twelve o'clock position, while gently raising one's pinkie up for balance.
We (eight ladies) ate scones, then savories and tea sandwiches, then sweets. Social protocols? Never mind… we had a good time without noticing the Faux Pas of others.
1/23/2013 Academy of Sciences
Earthquake exhibit
I enjoyed 'Shakehouse' and 'Planetarium Show'.
We entered to (EQ simulation) small living room. Experience the EQ of Loma Prieta (15 seconds of shake simulation). On Oct. 17, 1989 it occurred just before a World Series baseball game was scheduled to begin.
Then, room get darker and image of old downtown appears on the walls. We travel farther back to April 18, 1906. A horse-drawn carriage run wild, bricks start falling from tall buildings. We experience the 32 times stronger shake simulation than Loma Prieta.
Earthquake Planetarium Show
I cannot explain to you, you have to see it yourself.
It is all digital. Projected on the 75-feet-diameter screen by not one, but six different projectors. Who are they creating such spectacular visualization? Two dozen staff members' previous work includes films in the Star Wars, Load of the Rings, The Matrix, and Pirates of the Caribbean. To make this Earthquake, the team spent 17 months and processed 175 terabytes of digital information.
There are many other things to see. Rainforests of the World, Aquarium, African Hall, Islands of Evolution, Coral Reef, Northern Cal Coast…
1/25/2013 Dinner & Dance at Blackhawk Country Club
Blackhawk Country Club is a highly exclusive country club community. Upscale, lavish homes mesmerize me (Ouch! "to have, and have not" — The gap in our economy is between what we have and what we think we ought to have – and that is a moral problem, not an economic one.(Paul Heyne)). Sure, it is not the same as my neighborhood. Colin & Suzette were gracious hosts. They live gated community behind Balckhawk Plaze. I saw four couples I knew. Of course, I went there alone (remember, I don't have a partner for many, many years?) People at the table were very nice; they have social grace, slender, good taste in fashion. I wore huge necklace and that was good conversation piece. One of lady at same table and I have same birthday. What a coincident. I was only one who didn't have a partner. So I danced with Colin, and borrowed husbands from other ladies.
I enjoyed dinner and live music. Colin & Suzette's dance demonstration pleased everyone.
The things I could never do without … hmm
- Money (purchasing power)
- Emotions (various(over 20 types of) feelings, empathy, loving)
- Imagination (mind's eye, dreams, inspiration)
- Hope (desire, success, feeling of trust)
- Memories (retained knowledge and experience defines/proves my existence in this world)
- Good health
- Being loved by someone & able to love someone & myself (it is ironic that I don't have special someone. I didn't date for last 10 years – – – I should have said I can live without))
My niece Megumi & her family in Japan
I received a New Year's Card from my niece Megumi. Photo is Megumi with her husband and two boys. I haven't met two boys yet. They have a beautiful house. I created web pages about their wedding a few years ago. It is located in my personal website within Portfolio, named "Wedding Album". Click below image of Wedding Album to open web pages.
My son & his wife
My son and Tina have plenty of love for each other. However, just like most young couples, they live stressful life.
God, Buddha, and any eternal being, please give peace and comfort to them.
Click below image of Robert & Tina to open web pages.