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Because the pictures and explanations of the previous posts are difficult to understand, I have tried to make an algebraic explanation of what we think the atomic nucleus and their subatomic particles are, considering them as the consequence of the entanglement of at least two gravitational fields that vary – expand and contract – periodically with the same phase (fermions) or with oposite phase (bosons).
In the pictures below I have tried to explain the energy and force vectors of fermions and bosons using complex numbers (I guess that in a non conventional way):
I consider that imaginary axis have an inverted symmetry with respect to the real axes. "Imaginary" numbers, have a mirror inverted (mirror reflection) symmetry with respect to "real" numbers.
Different signs express an oposite or an inverted symmetry. Numbers do not have any sign in themselves, they have it with respect to other numbers that have a reflected (inverted, up-down, in the Y axis) or a mirror (oposite , left-right, in the X axis) symmetry.
Here we are using all axes as real and imaginary at the same time, simultaneously. X2 is as a real axis, it has real numbers (-1, 0. +1), but it is simultaneously an imaginary axis (when the two imaginary numbers are on x2 and the real numbers are on X1 and X3.
So, in these pictures there are four imaginary numbers simultaneously, but we need to change our perspective to see them. It depends on where is our focus. If we consider that X2 is the real axis, then we only see two imaginary numbers, one of them on X1 and the other on X3. But if we are watching at X1 and X3 as the real axes, then we will see only two imaginary numbers on X2, and they will be the product of X1 and X3.
So, we are using relativistic axes simultaneously, because their reflections, and the position of the numbers on them, depends on the position that we are observing.
If we are observing from X2 as the real axis, the X1 and X3 axes are the reflection of X2. X2 is ordered from left to right as -1, 0 +1; X1 is ordered from left to right as +1, -0, -1, and X3 is ordered from left to right as +1, +0, -1. In this sense, when X2 is the real axis, the square of -1 is +1 and its square root is +1 too.
But if we are watching from X1 or X3, then X2 is their mirror reflection axis. So in this case X1 or X3 are the real axis and X2 is the imaginary (the reflection axis). In this cases X1 is ordered from left to right as -1, 0, +1 and X2 is ordered from left to right as +1, -0, -1. So, here the square of -1 is +1. What is its square root? if there are not another axis below X1, then its square root is the same number -1, but if there is another reflection X axis below of X1, the square root of the -1 X1 will be +1.
The same occurs with the vertical Y axes, each one is the mirror inverted of the following.
X1 +1 +0 -1 Mirror inverted axis
X2 -1 0 +1 Real axis
X3 +1 -0 -1 Mirror inverted axis
X1 -1 0 + 1 Real axis
X2 +1 -0 -1 Mirror inverted axis
X3 -1 0 +1 Real axis
We are speaking about relativistic coordinates. A relativistic mathematics with relativistic complex numbers.
But how could be possible that exist simultaneously two different realities? Does reality depend on the focus that we are watching?
I have put in other posts that in our opinion, two entangled gravitational fields that vary periodically create in their mutual intersections 4 news fields that are the currently known as subatomic particles. They form the shared atomic nucleus. And these new 4 "electromagnetic" fields represent different dimensions.
Yo can see this four dimensions in the picture below. Imaginary numbers of X1 and X3 (considering x2 as the real axis) exist in the dimensions 2 and 4. And simultaneously, imaginary numbers of X2 (considering X1 and X3 as the real axes) exist in the dimensions 1 and 3.


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Drippy cake decorating class - 22nd January 2017 - 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
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The perfect christmas gift for the aspiring baker in your life!
Sunday 22nd January 11-3pm.
You will learn how to bake and decorate your unique drippy cake in this class at Oken's Kitchen in Warwick.
Jenny will give you the recipes and knowledge and you will go away with your very own creation after a fun day that includes lunch and of course, cake!
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AverageGuy wrote:Good to have you back Densa.
Densa44 wrote:Y'all come and visit us in Alberta,no leases, lots of birds, and lots of places to hunt. Plenty of room.
Bring your dog.
BTW Alberta dogs don't have fleas. I didn't believe it either, but the way fleas infect other dogs (include coyotes) is that they hop off one dog and wait for the next one to pass by and hop on the new dog. Bad news for the fleas, in the winter, much of the year, when the flea gets off a nice warm dog at F 101, if lands in the snow at -50 C and before another dog can show up the flea is frozen as hard as a BB.
Don't have the dog practicing in your swimming pool, the water here is as cold as water can get. The local dogs don't know the difference but dogs from the south, sometimes won't wet a paw.
We could really use some help up here.
orhunter wrote:Yea, I be nockin' on your door. Next year..... Leg will be healed up and I'll be ready to go. With my new Boykin. Huntin' them prairie potholes.
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Data Visualisation Project
April 27, 2015
All visualizations: http://oscarmorrison.com/old/projects/D3js/
Steps are an interesting factor about ones self and is often a key indicator to someones health. The world health organizations recommends 10,000 steps a day. Unfortunately many of us to not hit this target, and with the invention with main new activity trackers (think Jawbone and Fitbit) its obvious the importance this data to our health.
I have decided to focus on steps and the presentation of this data.
The two key parts, and two main challenges of this project is collecting/parsing the data to a valid usable format, and displaying the data in a meaning full manor.
Once the key aspects of the project were decided on it was important next to decide on technologies.
For the data, I used the daily collected steps that my iPhone collected using its M5 processor.
Instead of using Processing, and decided to use D3js, a industry standing when it comes to presenting data on the web, and although there was a massive learning curve, I believe that the skills would be valuable going forward.
First I spent a good amount of time converting the exported data from the health app (XML) into a useable form (JSON).
Once it was in this form I was able to simply graph it as a bar chart. It was obvious that I had days of extremely sedentary, and then days when I walked 20,000+ steps.
It was very important to me that I was able to present the data is a very unique and pretty manor. Thinking about it, I considered how much further a person who walks 20,000 steps could go (things they could see etc) in comparison with someone who just walks 1000steps.
I thought mapping similar to a radar style could be interesting and I went to work.
Designing was a little difficult.
For my data set -> data = []
I need to first get the size of the data,
then I need to find the separation in degrees. This was 360/count.
Next I found the angle that each of the lines would be at from 0 degrees, and then worked out the X and Y co-ordinates.
I created a random data set with 100 random numbers from 0-100. I then picked a visually appealing two tone color theme and had it draw each of the data points. Using this method created a very pretty picture, however depending on the data, the circle would either have lines going way outside of the bounding circle or inside really small and hard to visualize.
So the next part of the project that I needed to do was create a scale-function. Which was able to normalize the data and map concisely to the bounding circle.
(Link with small animation, random data live)
Next I played around with the color scheme and was able to comparatively map two sets of data:
Here I am able to map two sets of data, with one of the sample sets with a color transparency such that the underlying data can be viewed, and using node end point markers (circles) to visualize the length of each piece of data.
Next I imported my own person walking data and mapped it to the circle. Furthermore, many studies show that people tend to walk more steps of the weekend than they do during the week (due to work/study most likely). As such, I visually highlighted Saturday and Sunday to indicate weekends, and to see if I did actually walk more on the weekends.
(Data has been normalized, with most steps in a day = 21,123)
Next I tried to replicate what perhaps someone who averages 10,000 steps a day data set might look like.
I used a function that used a weekday base rate as 8000 and then added or subtracted between 0-2000 (randomly) for each weekday
and then weekend base rate as 10000 (+/-)3000.
Then created a nice data set with some natural looking variance. This was then mapped against my step activity for the previous month.
MySteps vs DataSet (Normalized)
MySteps vs DataSet (Not Normalized)
Finally I used this data and approximately mapped it to a map of Manhattan. The maps roughly indicated the distance you could travel (and back) based on the steps that you have taken.
MySteps vs DataSet on Map
Additionally I created some fun random dataset mapping that is very visually and interactively appealing:
This is a link to all the D3js Visualizations that I did for the project:


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In this photo taken on Sunday morning (08/02) from the Campeche neighborhood in Florianópolis, and shows the Boeing 737-800 of brazilian GOL Airlines taking off the head 14 of the Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN / SBFL) with the moon as witness.
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Jharsuguda : Dist. BJP wing has launched its Membership Drive in the District from 29th November. As per the Chief Guest , BJP State Youth President Uma Kanta Pattnaik has addressed a press meet here in Jharsuguda on Saturday and had told that this drive is focused mainly on the college students , where they want to increase the membership among the college students who are very much attracted towards the PM Narendra Modi. He added because of these youths only today our PM Narendra Modi has been selected as PM.
Deokiran Nayak , (BJPYM State Vice President) , Lipsit Mishra ( Secretary ) , Sujit Singh ( Ex- Member ), Tankadhar Tripathy ( BJPYM State General Sec. ) and Jharsuguda Dist. Youth President Bimlendu Bhol along with others were present.


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Kure Beach, NC
I'm awaiting the arrival of my garden boots so I can go out in the yard and plan out next year's vegetables that we'll grow out back. Half of our yard is fenced off as a garden, and the other half is for our soon-to-be dog that will roam around sniffing things and finding whatever mischief is to be had in the backyard. I'm watching as the days grow longer (according to my small group girls, the sun sets 1.5 minutes later each day!) and am anxious for the time when it will be light outside at 9:45 at night as we park our bikes in the garage after a ride on the Monon.
We ended the year with a lot of craziness-- we moved into our new house and promptly left for North Carolina 2 days after. I flew back to Indy to work a few shifts over Christmas and then flew back to North Carolina again to wrap up our holiday extravaganza. We ate at all of our favorite local spots, played catch on the beach on an 80 degree day, got sand in our shoes that we're still shaking off, and spent time with family that we hadn't seen in a year. We came back with full hearts and finally felt ready to make our new house feel more homey.
Every year I pray over and pick a word to focus on. Last year's word was endure. We did a lot of enduring during that year, and I held Hebrews 12:1-2 very close to my heart. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God."
2016's word is nurture. I went through about 10 different words that I wanted to pick for this year, but ultimately felt led to choose this one. I looked up nurture online before committing to it-- and according to the Google dictionary, to nurture is to "care for and encourage the growth and development of." Nurture, for 2016, is about a lot of things for me-- it's about nurturing my body and caring for it in ways that I have previously neglected. It's about giving my body proper nutrition and hydration, and about doing things like washing my face and my hands, taking care of my skin; it's about exercising to take care of my body.
But it's also about nurturing relationships. I have had so many people on my heart to reach out to in 2015, but I allowed a busy schedule to take precedence over those relationships. Other than relationships with people, I need to nurture my relationship with Jesus. I spent a lot of this year praying but not reading Scripture. I would talk to Jesus on the way to work but then wouldn't spend any time getting to know him through Scripture reading.
I don't do New Year's resolutions, but I think this word is a resolution in and of itself. It's my resolve to nurture my body with things that are good for it, to nurture my relationships with people by pushing through small talk and finding out what's happening beneath the surface, and to nurture my relationship with the author of creation through time spent with Him daily.
Things I'm looking forward to in 2016 as I practice the word nurture:
-inviting people into my home to share meals around the table
-going to bed earlier and waking up earlier to spend time with Jesus
-spending time outdoors running and walking, or tending to our vegetable garden
-saying no to things that do not help me to nurture my body or my relationships with Jesus and others around me
Here's to a beautiful year. I love the feeling of a fresh start in January, and the feeling of hope for what is to come. It's a clean slate, the early morning snow that no one's made footprints in yet. What does your year look like? Are you dreading it or do you find hope in all that is to come?
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Property Sales Manager
Joan joined Warners as a Property Sales Manger in 2017 bringing with her a wealth of experience having previously worked with one of Scotland's largest estate agents.
Having previously worked as an interior designer – a career that took her all the way to meeting the Queen – Joan is ideally placed to offer her clients tips on how to present their home in a way that will get them the best possible price for their property.
Joan has spent time travelling the world including trips to Asia and the Americas but now loves nothing more than spending her free time with her young family.


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Book Samples - Fairies
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I have had a really busy day putting together a collection of surface patterns to be used on textiles. I sent those off about 3 this afternoon, and decided to reward myself by working on a couple of book illustrations (I have been looking forward to working on these for a couple of days).
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This major release of the market-leading controls for LOB applications adds 8 new controls, 2 new Dashboard demos and a modern Metro theme built from the ground-up to accommodate all the best practices in Metro UI applications.
Among the new controls included in this release you can find Persistence Framework, ImageEditor, DataServiceDataSource, BreadCrumb, PropertyGrid, RibbonView, ZipLibrary, TreeMap and PivotMap.
In addition to what we announced for the Beta release you will find TreeMap and PivotMap control as well as a brand new ZipLibrary framework.
The TreeMap and PivotMap controls can be used to visualize large amounts of hierarchically organized data. TreeMaps have been used to successfully visualize various kinds of data, such as the content of file systems, stock market data, process control data and source code of large programs.
While spreadsheets and tabular visualization can show limited items at a time, the colorful presentations in the TreeMap and PivotMap can accommodate a large number of items in a meaningfully organized way by making optimal use of screen space. The controls use both size and color to display two quantitative variables for items arranged hierarchically.
To provide users with maximum flexibility, we have created two controls which visualize treemaps. Users do not have to restructure their data to show it. If you have flat data set use RadPivotMap and if your data is in hierarchy then RadTreeMap is the right choice.
The other new control that will help you increase the responsiveness of your applications by compressing the data that you send over the internet is the ZipLibrary. With the new Zip Library you can compress data like images, docx or pdf files and send them over the wire. Thus, you will achieve fast and secure transactions.
Two new rich dashboard samples have been added to our online demos and the distribution.
The demos showcase the next generation of rich data visualization achieved with RadControls for Silverlight. Theming, real-time customization, and a dashboard structure that follows the industry's best practices ensure that data is displayed in a meaningful and engaging manner.
Check the demos
You can also download the source code of the demos under your accounts.
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RadControls for WPF online demos. With this release we officially introduce click-once installation of our WPF online demos.
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BATON ROUGE – Joseph Ricapito, Yenni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Italian,
Spanish and Comparative Literature at LSU, has been elected to the executive board
of the Italian American Studies Association, or IASA.
An affiliate of the American Historical Association, IASA's purpose is to collect,
preserve and disseminate information about the Italian experience in North America;
to promote scholarship and publications that document every aspect of the immigration
movement; and to serve as a resource for individuals and groups seeking information
on the Italian experience in North America.
The association is devoted to the interdisciplinary study of the culture, history,
literature, sociology, demography, folklore, and politics of Italians in America.
Since its founding, IASA has published more than 30 volumes of the proceedings of
its annual conference meetings. Among its members are the most noted professional
authorities as well as enthusiastic lay persons. IASA uses scientific and scholarly
methods as it seeks to explore and disseminate authentic information and interpretation
of the wide-ranging experiences of Italians in America. For more on IASA, visit www.italianamericanstudies.net/.
Ricapito, now retired, graduated from Brooklyn College in 1955 with a bachelor's degree
in romance languages and literatures. He later earned a master's degree in Spanish
from the University of Iowa and a Ph.D. in romance languages from the University of
California at Los Angeles. He previously held positions at Pomona College and Indiana
University, Bloomington before beginning his 30-year tenure at LSU.
While at LSU, Ricapito served as section head for both Italian and Spanish in the
Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures and was awarded a Distinguished Faculty
Award for his accomplishments in research, publishing and service to the community.
He was named the Joseph S. Yenni Distinguished Chair for the Development of Italian
Studies in 1999 and is a two-time recipient of the university's prestigious Rainmaker
Ricapito presented more than 100 scholarly papers during his academic career and published
three major works: an immigration novel, "Fratelli, A Novel," two books of original
poetry, "Florentine Streets and Other Poems" and "Second Wave." He has also written
a libretto for an opera, "Sacco and Vanzetti."
In 1988 the Republic of Italy bestowed upon him a Knighthood as Cavaliere dell'ordine
al merito (Knight of the Order of Merit), and the following year, the government of
Spain knighted him as Caballero al orden de la Cruz de Isabel la Católica (Knight
of the Order of Queen Isabel of Spain). He has also been a consular correspondent
for the Consolate General of the Italian Republic for 20 years.
In addition to his academic and literary work, Ricapito has been an active member
of the LSU and Baton Rouge communities. He has previously served as chair of the University
Faculty Senate and Grievance Committee and as a member of the LSU Graduate Council.
In addition, he is the past-president of the Greater Baton Rouge American Italian
Housed in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences, the Department of Foreign Languages
& Literatures offers programs that address the academic, intellectual and professional
needs of students. The department's faculty are nationally and internationally known
in their various disciplines for their research and have received numerous awards
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For more information on the College of Humanities & Social Sciences, visit http://hss.lsu.edu/.
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At best, it looks like a beehive toddler toy. At worst, it appears to be some bizarre contraption best kept hidden in the bedroom.
Introduced in the late 1970's, the Kong is a toy (or as we professionals call it, "enrichment device") that has nearly become a staple in dog-owning homes. The founder, Joe Markham, designed it after his canine companion finally found gnawing satisfaction with a rubber suspension part from a VW Bus.
The patented one-of-a-kind plastic is safe on teeth, yet strong enough to withstand determined chewers. Its hollow "snowman" design allows for treats to be stuffed inside, prolonging the challenge and fun for users. Is the cost worth it? Yes! Even rat fanciers and zookeepers appreciate its value. (See video links at bottom.) To find the perfect Kong "fit," more on its history, and recipes, visit the official Kong website.
My Josie Junebug is an energetic young dog who spends her workdays in the kennel. In addition to her walks and indoor play sessions, her dinnertime Kong serves as great mental exercise. I fill it in the morning, when I'm packing lunches, and stow it in the freezer (for extra challenge). When the family congregates for dinner, her Kong keeps her too occupied to even consider begging at the table.
I invested in a second Kong so one can be rotated through the dishwasher each night while the other remains available for her enjoyment. (That is assuming she doesn't hide it from me.) Even after it's emptied of edible surprises, it still provides hours of squeaky chewing enjoyment.
How difficult is it to fill? My husband was clueless when I texted him a request to prep Josie Junebug's Kong after I had forgotten one morning. How easy is it? He asked my seven year old for directions!
Step One: Plug the smaller bottom hole with peanut butter (non-chunky), or cream cheese. I invest in a separate doggie PB jar, so I don't have to worry about double-dipping.
Step Two: Set Kong upright in a cup for filling convenience.
Step Three: Fill with something yummy and exciting. My basic "recipe" is kibble soaked in a bit of meat broth or dinner drippings, but feel free to allow your doggie chef creativity to run wild. The hippie in me abhors food waste, so I often use food scraps (yogurt, pizza crust, rice, etc). The daily Kong is an especially good use for "ugly produce," those slightly wrinkly blueberries, bruised tomatoes, and old carrots that human family members scorn.
Step Four: Fill to top with water.
Step Five: Freeze until dinnertime
That's it! That two minute investment in the morning buys dinnertime peace for us all.
Family, friends, co-workers, pets: I think it's worth a little extra time to set each other up for success and harmonious living. Don't you?
Obligatory notes about safety and other resources for Kong recipes:
Like diets for all species, do what works for you. If you feel it's best for your dog to only eat store bought food (or perhaps he medically needs to do so), use a Kong stuffed with dog food and water.
If your dog is getting fat, cut back on calorie intake. You can feed dinner in the Kong as a way of slowing down eating and providing some amount of exercise.
If your dog has a sensitive stomach, of course, don't go pouring bacon grease or some other craziness into a Kong.
Some human foods are toxic to pets. Chocolate is the most infamous; however, you should also not feed grapes/raisins or onion. Also, check labels. Xylitol, an artificial sweetener, is toxic to pets and now also used in some peanut butters and yogurts! The ASPCA has a good starting list, or check the Pet Poison Helpline for a more exhaustive list.
Still, there is some solid evidence that veggies are good for dogs too: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/want-your-dog-to-live-to-30-add-this-to-their-bowl.html
Here are other videos links where you can watch other species enjoying Kongs:
- Rat Kong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNBRLHOTx9w
- Loris Kong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1APEU__Snkg
- Bear Kong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6ihPTbqZbQ
- Sheep Kong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EygtGOZ6rVk
- Cat Kong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUXNCZNloRI
More Kong Recipes: http://www.k9instinct.com/blog/frozen-kong-dog-treat-recipes
Go to Fern Dog Training to download a nice Kong recipe book, and while you're there, check out his informative and entertaining dogcasts.


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Ask a Mexican
A recent Gallup poll found that 84% percent of Mexicans are happy, but also that 46% felt pessimistic that 2018 would bring economic prosperity for their country.
1. Esteban Medina, 45 years old, mechanic
I am happy and pessimistic, I guess. I know the country is sinking even more this year economically, and I know there is not much we can do about it. I am conscious that this crisis is a consequence of years and years of bad government, bad people and poor choices. Our country could prosper if we changed as a society and stopped blaming the government. Not that they aren't guilty, but we are guilty too.
2. Facundo Gómez, 32 years old, bus boy
I am not happy or optimistic. I hate the people who are running our country, society is worse than ever, the police, health services, food is expensive, rent is expensive, crime is on the rise, kids are bad, adults are worse. What is there to be optimistic about? I think those who are optimistic have their eyes closed or something.
3. Joselyn Quintero, 19 years old, secretary
I am not completely happy. I would like to change a few things, but I definitely am optimistic. We are in such bad shape as a country, the only place we can go now is up. There isn't much room for things to get worse, and I think we as a society are starting to open our eyes and realize we have an actual power to change things.
4. Isabel Zamora, 21 years old, unemployed
I guess I am one of those people who is neither happy or unhappy, and not pessimistic or optimistic. Mexico has never been in really good shape; once we got pretty close, us Mexicans were to blame when things didn't happen like they were supposed to. Government works for us, not the other way around, and we have had the representatives we deserved.
5. Ricardo Sanchez, 53, unemployed
I am happy and optimistic. I have no current job and I see the good in people; everyone is trying to do good things to keep our country going. As far as the other portion of people who are pessimistic, it's those you see walking around with a mean face, being mean all the time, not helping others and making their own existence miserable. Life is great, and we should really start being grateful for the little things, like a roof on our heads and food in our bellies. After all, it could be worse.
6. Luis Hernandez, 27 years old, waiter
I am happy and realistic, which is very different than optimistic and pessimistic. I know what is happening in my country, and I know that we could change it if we really tried. The thing is that most of us only look after ourselves and not the collective. Those who are pessimistic are only dooming themselves, and the optimists are living in a dream. We should all accept our reality so we can focus on what we can do, and start working.


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Game Summary
Coming into this game the Carolina Hurricanes were solid with a lead after two periods. 21-0-0 this season, their late goal in the second period could have spelled out doom for the Capitals just looking to keep their win streak alive. The Capitals answered the challenge when Alex Ovechkin netted his 28th goal of the season early in the third and Matt Hendricks would follow up on a break away rebound to put the Caps up for good as they defeat the 'Canes 2-1 and continue their win streak to seven.
It looked to be a hard fought, grind it out game between these two divisional rivals. The Hurricanes looked to outwork the Caps along the boards and were leading in shots through out the game. It would make for a good defensive battle through the first two periods. But the 'Canes sort of bored the Caps' defense enough late in the second and Tuomo Ruutu would sneak a shot between Braden Holtby's blocker and body.
Alex Ovechkin righted the ship as Marcus Johansson cut into the zone and dropped a pass to Ovechkin giving him space to make the shot. The shot may have deflected in, but it found room past Cam Ward's right shoulder as he went down to the butterfly to make the save. It rang off the inside of the post and into the net giving Ovi points in seven straight games (4 goals and 11 points during that stretch).
The Caps would get in to penalty trouble. Jason Arnott would take a minor, called for hooking not long after Ovechkin's tying goal. But the Caps penalty kill was on point tonight, killing 5 for 5. When Arnott was sprung free from the sin bin, Hendricks blocked the shot and the puck sent the big center in on Ward alone. Arnott would not score on the break away, but Ward left a juicy rebound and hard working Hendricks followed up the play and chipped it past the sprawling 'Cane goaltender.
The win didn't come easy. Even with the lead, the Caps practiced bending but not breaking on defending the one goal lead. The 'Canes turned on the pressure on the Caps keeping them in their zone for some time. It would eventually lead to a Matt Bradley penalty for high sticking, but the Caps survived the storm.
Braden Holtby continues to play solid for the Caps. His shutout bid that lasted through six periods ended with the late second period goal. But when he was called upon to make the big save he was there with a leg pad, glove or blocker to continue his little hot streak. With three straight wins since taking over for Michal Neuvirth when he left the Tampa game after taking a shot in the face mask.
The Caps stretch out their win streak to seven games and are solidifying their lead in the Southeast Division. Not only do they take two points from a division rival, but they have put pressure on the Lightning as they lost tonight to Ottawa. The Caps are now four points ahead of Tampa. They also slip into second and stretch their lead in the overall Eastern Conference standings to 3 points over the Boston Bruins and are a game behind Conference leading Flyers.
Caps Notes:
- Caps play the Chicago Blackhawks Sunday afternoon on NBC. The Hawks are spending the weekend in DC after a visit to the White House today and took part in the First Lady Michelle Obama's initiative "Let's Move!" along with Cap Mike Green.
- After registering 0 points in eight games for the New Jersey Devils, Jason Arnott has 4 points in six games since being traded. Three of the four points were on the game winning goal (scored gwg against STL, assists on gwgs against EDM and CAR), while the other point came on a game tying goal against the Islanders (his first game in a Caps sweater).
- It's too early to be realistic, but I will be starting the "If the playoffs started today" question on who the Caps might face in the first round. Right now it would be the Buffalo Sabres.


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When I was in first grade the teacher pulled me aside during one of our reading groups and started to have me tested. It wasn't until I had graduated from college and was towards the end of my second degree that one of my professors recognized that I was dyslexic. The irony was that I was getting a teaching degree in reading and speech. When I look back I see that even though I was pulled out of class I didn't believe that I had a reading problem. You see, I loved to read and I read many novels for sheer pleasure. In class I was the one who always answered the questions and scored high in comprehension. I finished my work early so I could catch up on my latest book. I wrote short stories and poetry even with the spelling problems.
Looking back I laugh now as I never accepted that I had this handicap until that one day that it was pointed out by my professor as she showed me how it all worked. Since I was getting a teaching certificate in reading, learning about dyslexia was part of it. I had the privilege of being tested with flying colors of not one but many different types of dyslexia. This was at the time when the educational system was doing massive research on it and was starting to really implement programs in public schools. Heartbroken I went home to my husband thinking that something was wrong with me. I started to see flashbacks of times in class that made me work even harder to keep up with everyone else.
It wasn't until I started to study energy patterns later on in life that I found myself one day at the book store staring at the dreaded word search books. I remembered how word searches which were given to us as a fun activity in class and how they used to befuddled me. In that moment it dawned on me that I should be really good at them as all they really were, were patterns going in many different directions. I also had discovered later in life that I had a knack for patterns. I bought a word search book that would fit into my purse and decide that day it was time to try to crack the code.
I must say that the first few attempts brought back memories of frustration making me feel on the edge of failure. It wasn't until I was about to give up that I realized that I was trying to do the word search the way I was taught and the way most people look for words. One day I sat down and this time I took a step back where I could see the whole page. I then randomly picked out a word from the selection choosing only a few letters in the word that looked like a pattern. Looking down onto the whole puzzle that single combination of letters popped out of the page. Excited to see it I then looked for the rest of the word and circled it. I did the same for the next word and the next. It was fun as letter combinations jumped out at me wanting to be found. I had done it!
"What did I learn form this?," echoed in my mind as I heard my husband's words when I have been frustrated or discovered something. What I learned was that, "Sometimes the things in our life that we believe hold us back only have power if we believe it."
Side Note: I still love reading and just finished editing my first book.
Photographs by Ana Noyce


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The head honcho is coming back.
After months of negotiations, Nigel Lythgoe will return as executive producer of American Idol next season, E! News exclusively confirms.
An official announcement will be made soon.
U.S. & World
News from around the country and around the globe
Take that, Simon Cowell! Idol finalist Mandisa shows off 100-pound weight loss!
Due to the prolonged negotiation, a show source tells E! News that production is "way behind normal schedule," and that the first thing on Nigel's to-do list is to "lock in judges."
There have been numerous rumors as to who would join Mariah Carey on Idol.
Recently, Miley Cyrus' name was thrown into the mix, but that has since been taken off. The latest is that Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban and Enrique Iglesias are all still up in the air as potentials for the retooled four-person judging panel.
So who's it going to be Lythgoe?


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Religious Education
Mrs. Gigi Pekala and Mrs. Marie Trebing
Welcome to our 2019-2020 Religious Education Program! Our classes are held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for Grades 1 through 7 from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in the Jubilee Memorial and McKeon Hall. Confirmation Class for Grade 8 is taught on Mondays in McKeon Hall and the Jubilee Memorial. Please check our calendar for the schedule.
New to St. Elizabeth Seton Parish
St. Elizabeth Seton Parish Registration Form
2019-2020 Religious Education Registration Form (3 pages-includes fee list)
Religious Education Registration Form
All registered parishioners with children ages 6 through 13 have received pre-printed Registration Forms.
If you require another pre-printed Registration Form, please call the Religious Education Office. Thank you.
2019-2020 Religious Education Calendar
In addition, please visit our Calendar section for a detailed monthly, weekly, or daily calendar.
Emergency Cancellation
In case of inclement weather or Religious Education class cancellations, please refer to TV Channels 3 and 8, www.ctweather.com, and local radio stations. A message will also be left on the Religious Education Department telephone message machine. Thank you.
Religious Education Cancellation Policy: When Ridgefield Public Schools are closed, dismissed early, or cancelled, our Religious Education classes are also cancelled.


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The kickoff event for the Sertoma High School Football Classic was held on Thursday, July 18. Cheerleaders from ten participating high school teams gathered at Riverbank Park in North Charleston for music and food and fun. The girls danced the afternoon away and sang karaoke. It was a beautiful afternoon with a nice breeze and, best of all, no mosquitoes!
This is an important event as most tickets for the Classic are sold by the Cheerleaders. Tickets were distributed to the cheerleader coaches by Sertoma President Debbie McKelvey. All schools sell as many tickets as possible in an effort to win the Sertoma Spirit Award, presented on the Friday night of the Classic. The Spirit Award competition is sponsored by Hendricks Chevrolet. Dean Foster was present to represent Hendricks.
For the third year, C. T. Lowndes & Company is the title sponsor of the Sertoma High School Football Classic. This local independent insurance agency will give away $1,000 to the winner of a drawing!! The money will be placed in a 529 Future Scholar College Fund administered by Merrill Lynch for the perspective college student.
A person must be 18 or older to enter the drawing. Registration is accomplished by Facebook in advance of the Classic and in person at the classic at the C. T. Lowndes & Company booth. The booth will be directly in front of you when you enter the Stadium. Those who register at the Classic will have an opportunity to win a prize complement of Safeco Insurance Company.
This year's classic will be held at Johnson Hagood Stadium on the campus of the Citadel on Thursday, August 22, and Friday, August 23. Twenty eight local high school teams will participate. It is an exciting time for students and fans.
*Get involved!
*Buy a ticket from your favorite team cheerleader!
* Enter the drawing!!
*Become a Sertoma Club member!!


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BERLIN: The Bank of China (right) is the least transparent global public company according to a new report by corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI).
TI has ranked 124 companies, whose combined market value is more than US$14 trillion, on the measures they take to prevent corruption, information about subsidiaries and holdings, and key financial information about overseas operations.
Based on these criteria Honda came 123rd while BHP Billiton, Eni, Statoil and Vodafone topped the list with scores of more than six out of 10. However 90 companies on the index failed to disclose the taxes they pay in foreign countries and 54 gave no information on revenues outside their registered domicile.
TI says UK companies are the most transparent while Chinese companies are the least. All eight cited in the report scored less than three out of 10 and six of them ended in the bottom 11 places. Of this group, TI notes a lack of public support for anti-corruption; only one company has a policy on gifts and hospitality, only one has whistleblower protection and channels for reporting corruption; none explicitly prohibits facilitation payments (bribes used to gain favor); and none discloses financial data in any of the 59 foreign countries where they operate.
Some 44 firms in the TI index are American of which Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and Google performed the worst. The only logistics company on the list - United Parcel Service - ranked No.75 with an overall score of 3.6. TI says only two U.S. companies reported paying taxes in foreign countries - ConocoPhilips in Canada and Walmart in Chile - and Amazon, Apple and Google, who TI says don't state their support for anti-corruption on their websites, all scored less than three out of ten.
"We need more transparency from multinational companies, whose power in the world economy closely rivals the biggest countries," said TI chair, José Ugaz. "With greater economic power comes greater responsibility. Bad corporate behaviour creates the corruption that causes poverty and instability," he added.
The report also suggests the world's biggest oil, gas and mining companies are not ready for new transparency rules that will apply across the European Union from July next year. The new regulations will require extractive companies to report payments to governments on a country-by-country and project-by-project basis. In the U.S., Section 1504 of the 2010 Dodd-Frank act includes similar measures, but TI notes implementation has been delayed by an oil lobby lawsuit.
Of the 24 extractive companies in the report who will be affected by any forthcoming EU and U.S. rules, 19 disclosed tax payments and revenue in less than half the countries they operate. Only BHP Billiton, Statoil and Indian firms ONGC and Reliance came close to disclosing tax payments everywhere.


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Now that Mardi Gras has beaded its way through Soulard, an old St. Louis neighborhood that hosts parades and Mardi Gras festivities that rival those in New Orleans, Lent sobers some of the citizenry into gazing both inward and outward.
But sometimes, there are too many good things. I arranged all the Lenten reflection booklets and pamphlets on a table in the back of my church, sorted through a myriad of materials that the Adorer community had provided, and prepared a list of resources for the adult formation class I teach at the parish. It's an embarrassment of riches.
What's essential about Lent?
While print and digital media are helpful, they also can overwhelm and distract, and what are intended to be aids to reflection become the goal of the Lenten journey. We might become more focused on accumulating stores of reading material than pondering an inner journey to renew our relationship with God and others.
I find it more helpful to concentrate on a few simple things: a bowl of ashes, a container of seeds for the garden, a crucifix, and daily efforts to reach out in acts of love and kindness to those all around me. One of my favorite Lenten activities, when the time and both inner and outer weather are right, is to rake out a flower bed and ponder a healthy cleansing of the spirit.
Each of us can create ways to make the 40 days of Lent a nourishing path to becoming more and better than we are now.


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What Happens When You Mingle Separate Property With Marital Property?
In the beginning of a relationship you aren't likely to put your name on the inside cover of all your books, or make a list of which dishes belong to who. As your relationship progresses, it is relationship leads to a walk down the aisle; it is a sure bet that your DVD collections will share shelf space. If your marriage ends in separation or divorce, what then do you do if you are unable to determine what property belonged to which person before the marriage?
When you file for divorce and have to figure out a plan for distribution of assets, keep in mind that in Florida the distribution is equitable. To make that distribution easier when trying to classify assets as either separate or marital, the following tips are useful:
Your Rights Regarding Retirement Plans
At the conclusion of your divorce, if you expect to receive distributions from your ex-spouse's retirement plan, you need more than just the divorce decree. You will also need a separate document called a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO). If your divorce did not include creation of a QDRO, an experienced family law attorney can help you now.
A QDRO is a document that gives a retirement plan administrator the ability to pay the funds of a pension or other qualifying retirement account as ordered by the Court in the divorce case. Our dedicated attorneys fully discuss the facts of your case and can help with QDRO's by doing the following:
● Contacting the plan administrator for any specific language needed
● Preparing the QDRO in advance of hearings in your divorce case, so it can be presented for the… Continue reading
Dividing Government Pensions in a Divorce when a QDRO won't work
Most divorce practitioners are aware that dividing a pension or qualified retirement asset as part of the property division requires a few extra steps. Because retirement plans are governed by federal law (as opposed to state divorce law) a standard divorce judgment simply will not do the trick. Instead, the payee of these benefits must submit a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO), which is essentially a special type of court order which conforms to state and federal law as well as the terms of the Marital Settlement Agreement and the specific directives of the plan in question. Most divorce lawyers outsource this task to a QDRO attorney who specializes in the drafting of these types of orders.
However, problems arise when the pension that is referenced in the divorce agreement is provided by a government employer. This is because government plans (federal, state… Continue reading
You Think You're Done with the Divorce . . . but don't forget the QDRO!
We frequently receive calls from divorce litigants who were supposed to receive a portion of their spouse's retirement as part of their property division. However, when these litigants send their final judgment to the plan they are told that retirement assets (401k plans, pensions, etc.) are governed by federal law and therefore a state-court divorce order is ineffective. You can imagine the consternation that this information causes, particularly since retirement plans are often the largest asset divided in divorce.
Thankfully, we are able to tell these litigants that all is not lost and that, with a relatively inexpensive legal tool we ensure that their money is safely transferred into their possession. This tool is called a Qualified Domestic Relations Order, or more commonly a QDRO.
In 1974, the Congress enacted the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) in order to regulate the benefits that… Continue reading


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|Kogda uzhe ochen' daleko ujdesh' po zhiznennomu puti, to zamechaesh', chto popal ne na tu dorogu. - P. Buast
RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 3, No. 224, Part II, 17 November 1999
___________________________________________________________ RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 3, No. 224, Part II, 17 November 1999 A daily report of developments in Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia prepared by the staff of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. This is Part II, a compilation of news concerning Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Part I covers Russia, Transcaucasia and Central Asia and is distributed simultaneously as a second document. Back issues of RFE/RL Newsline and the OMRI Daily Digest are online at RFE/RL's Web site: http://www.rferl.org/newsline xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Headlines, Part II * LUKASHENKA SAYS BELARUS TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT IN UNION WITH RUSSIA * STATE MEDIA ATTACKS DRASKOVIC FOR GOING TO ISTANBUL * EU PLEDGES $500 MILLION FOR KOSOVA RECONSTRUCTION End Note: THE VELVET REVOLUTION: A CHRONOLOGY xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE LUKASHENKA SAYS BELARUS TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT IN UNION WITH RUSSIA. Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka on 16 November said Belarus's sovereignty and independence will remain "inflexible and unshakable" in the planned union state with Russia, Belarusian Television reported. "There will be no question of our joining Russia as six [separate] oblasts or any other state as the whole republic," Lukashenka said. He noted that Belarus will accept only "equal conditions" and a "civilized method" of integration with Russia, adding that there is no alternative to the process of integration. JM BELARUS-RUSSIA UNION TREATY AMENDED, BUT NOT CHANGED. Belarusian presidential staff chief Mikhail Myasnikovich told Interfax on 16 November that Belarus and Russia have found an "optimal variant" of the union state treaty that is to be signed in Moscow on 26 November. However, Myasnikovich noted that the treaty calls for "setting up a union state" and does not envisage the integration of Belarus and Russia into a single state. Myasnikovich added that during the public debate of the treaty draft, more than 1,300 proposals were made on how to improve the draft; as a result, some 500 amendments were introduced into the document. Meanwhile, Lukashenka's aide Mikhail Sazonau said 99 percent of all amendments are "purely technical" and do not change the nature of the functions or powers of the union bodies as stated in the draft. JM UKRAINE NOT TO JOIN BELARUS-RUSSIA UNION. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ihor Hrushko said on 16 November that Ukraine is interested in deepening cooperation with neighboring countries but does not intend to join the Union of Belarus and Russia, Interfax reported. Commenting on the planned signing of a treaty establishing the union state of Belarus and Russia, Hrushko noted that "the creation of any Slavic unions would amount to giving preference to some ethnic groups at the expense of others." JM UKRAINIAN SPEAKER PREDICTS CENTER-LEFT PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY. Supreme Council Chairman Oleksandr Tkachenko said on 16 November that the creation of a center-left parliamentary majority is more likely than that of a center- right one, Interfax reported. Such a majority, he argued, could be formed by deputies of the Communist Party, the Socialist Party, the Peasant Party, and the Progressive Socialist Party. Tkachenko added that this alignment could also be joined by the Hromada party. Tkachenko noted that the rightist parliamentary parties are unable to form a majority that "could positively influence the [country's] economic development." According to Tkachenko's deputy, Viktor Medvedchuk of the Social Democratic Party (United), parliamentary deputies may form a majority "in the next few days," spurred on by the prospect of forming a coalition cabinet. President Leonid Kuchma has threatened to seek the dissolution of the parliament unless that body creates a pro- government majority. JM ESTONIAN STUDENTS PROTEST CHECHEN WAR. Several dozen Estonian students gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Tallinn on 16 November to protest the Russian military campaign in Chechnya, "Postimees" reported. Students held placards with statements such as "hands off Chechnya" and "Putin--War Criminal." At the same time, the Estonian parliament failed to pass a resolution calling for a peaceful solution to the conflict. Estonian Prime Minister Mart Laar said the OSCE should intervene or "raise the question of what sort of future this organization has," BNS added. Earlier, Estonian President Lennart Meri announced he is boycotting the OSCE summit in Istanbul partly because of the situation in Chechnya (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 16 November 1999). MH TEACHERS STRIKE IN LATVIA, MINISTER RESIGNS. Teachers throughout the country staged a one-day strike on 16 November, and Education Minister Silva Golde resigned from her post, saying that "the possibilities of further dialogue seem to be exhausted," LETA reported. More than 50,000 teachers participated in the action to protest lower-than- expected pay rises. Negotiations with the government failed to avert the strike. Head of the Latvian Education and Research Employees Trade Union Astrida Harbacevica noted the cabinet's good intentions but said it was "naive for the government to hope to avert a strike with [such] non-concrete proposals," BNS reported. The union leader suggested a follow-up strike could occur within a few weeks. MH SWEDEN TO GRANT 'BILLION' IN AID TO BALTS. Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson, meeting with Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius on 16 November in Stockholm, promised 1 billion kroner ($119.13 million) in assistance to the Baltic States next year, BNS reported. Explaining his foreign-policy initiative of making 2000 the "year of the Baltic states," Persson suggested that the assistance will help the three countries in their EU integration program as well as boost the development of business in those countries. Kubilius also met with Foreign Minister Anna Lindh and Swedish parliamentary speaker Anders Bjorck, who reconfirmed Sweden's desire to see Lithuania start EU membership talks. MH LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES RESOLUTION ON CHECHNYA. Lawmakers on 16 November voted 38 to zero to pass a resolution calling for both sides in the Chechen conflict to seek a peaceful solution and urging the OSCE to evaluate the situation in Chechnya at its Istanbul summit later this week, ELTA reported. The resolution also called on the Russian authorities to condemn the action of the Russian military against civilians. And it expressed concern over the action by the Russian military against legally elected officials in Chechnya. MH RUSSIA FEARS POLAND'S EU BID MAY HARM TRADE. Russian Trade Minister Mikhail Fradkov, speaking in Warsaw on 16 November, expressed fear that Russian products may be excluded from the Polish market once Poland introduces EU quality standards and anti-dumping measures, Reuters reported. At the same time, Fradkov admitted that Poland's EU membership may bring some benefits for Russia because Polish import duties will have to be lowered. Polish Economic Minister Janusz Steinhoff told journalists the same day that Polish exports to Russia plummeted by 70 percent this year, compared with 1998. At the same time, imports from Russia, mainly oil and gas, were down only 7 percent. Steinhoff said payment problems experienced by Russian trade partners were the main reason for the slump in exports to Russia. JM POLISH HISTORIAN TRIED FOR DISSEMINATING 'AUSCHWITZ LIE.' Dariusz Ratajczak, a 37-year-old historian from Opole, went on trial on 16 November on charges of disseminating "the Auschwitz lie," PAP reported. Earlier this year, Ratajczak published 230 copies of a book titled "Dangerous Topics," in which he presented the opinions of historians who deny that Zyklon B gas was used to kill Jews in Nazi death camps. Ratajczak said he does not consider himself guilty, noting that he had merely summarized the opinions of "history revisionists" and that he does not agree with those opinions. "My only objective was to present a phenomenon named Holocaust revisionism without an author's commentary," he said. JM CZECH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS REJECT ZEMAN'S PROPOSAL. Parliamentary deputies from the Social Democratic Party (CSSD) have rejected Prime Minister and CSSD leader Milos Zeman's proposal that the parliament decide whether Health Minister Ivan David should be dismissed, Czech media reported on 16 November. The party's parliamentary faction chairman, Stanislav Gross, said it should be up to Zeman to decide whether to dismiss David. Gross said the prime minister should make a "clear statement" on the situation in the Health Ministry. Several health care organizations and politicians have called for David's resignation or dismissal amid allegations of financial malpractice within his ministry. VG HAVEL HOSTS FORMER WORLD LEADERS. Czech President Vaclav Havel on 16 November met with several former world leaders who are in Prague to mark the 10th anniversary of the student demonstration that led to the collapse of the Czechoslovak communist regime, Czech media reported. Havel will award the former leaders, including Mikhail Gorbachev, George Bush, Margaret Thatcher, Helmut Kohl, and Lech Walesa, with the Order of the White Lion on 17 November. Meanwhile, a poll released to mark the anniversary found that 55 percent of Czechs say they approve of the fall of communism in 1989, while 32 percent said they regret the demise of the former regime (see also "End Note"). VG SLOVAK MINISTER SETS UP COMMUNIST CRIMES OFFICE. Justice Minister Jan Carnogursky on 16 November officially established a new department within his ministry for the documentation of communist crimes, TASR reported. The department will be charged with gathering archival material and conducting interviews on all forms of persecution and violence committed by the former regime. It will be headed by Marian Gula, who ran the Czech Office for the Investigation and Documentation of Communist Crimes. Gula will be granted dual Czech-Slovak citizenship. Unlike the Czech office, the Slovak ministerial department will not have any police powers. However, the department head will be able to press charges for any crimes he discovers as a Slovak citizen. VG WORLD BANK GRANTS SLOVAKIA MONEY FOR ROMA. The World Bank has approved a $275,000 grant to the Slovak government to finance projects that deal with the problems of the country's Romany minority, TASR reported on 16 November. Ross Pavis, the head of the bank's grants division, said he thinks the money should be spent on Romany education and employment. Pavis was on a fact-finding visit to eastern Slovakia. VG SLOVAKIA, VATICAN SIGN DRAFT AGREEMENT. Slovak Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan and Papal Nuncio to Slovakia Luigi Dossena on 16 November signed a draft Fundamental Treaty between Slovakia and the Holy See, TASR reported. Kukan said the draft will be subject to further bilateral or internal negotiations. VG HUNGARY, ROMANIA HOLD JOINT PEACEKEEPING EXERCISE. Some 100 Romanian and Hungarian officers on 15 November began a joint military peacekeeping exercise in the Romanian city of Arad, Hungarian media reported on 16 November. It is the first time the two countries have formed a joint battalion. The official language of the exercise is English. Both Romanian and Hungarian military officials stressed the importance of enhancing mutual trust and cooperation between the two armies. MSZ SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE STATE MEDIA ATTACKS DRASKOVIC FOR GOING TO ISTANBUL... Pro- government media criticized Serbian opposition leader Vuk Draskovic on 16 November for his decision to attend the OSCE summit in Istanbul on 18-19 November, Reuters reported. The "Politika Express" daily said "the everlasting political loser...has once again missed the right side." Media coverage of Draskovic has been relatively favorable recently because of his refusal to participate in anti-government rallies led by the Alliance for Change (SZP). Draskovic, SZP leader Zoran Djindjic, Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic, and possibly Dragoslav Aramovic are to attend the OSCE summit, some of them as part of the Czech President Vaclav Havel's delegation. Draskovic spokesman Ivan Kovacevic said Draskovic will go to Istanbul to "fight for an end to sanctions and to get the country out of its crisis." PB ...AS YUGOSLAV GOVERNMENT PROTESTS EXCLUSION, CLINTON VISIT TO KOSOVA. The Yugoslav government on 16 November protested the fact that it will not be represented at the OSCE summit in Istanbul, AP reported. Deputy Foreign Minister Miroslav Milosevic said the government has prepared a document for the summit participants detailing "NATO aggression" against Yugoslavia, which he said will promote collective security in Europe. Belgrade was suspended from the OSCE in 1992 following international sanctions over its involvement in the Croatian and Bosnian wars. The daily "Politika Express" also criticized the planned visit next week of U.S. President Bill Clinton to Kosova. The newspaper said the visit violates Yugoslav sovereignty and encourages ethnic Albanian extremists. PB UN SAYS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MAINLY KOSOVAR SERB REFUGEES IN YUGOSLAVIA. The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said on 16 November that up to 240,000 non-Albanian refugees have fled the Serbian province of Kosova, Reuters reported. A UNHCR spokeswoman said the chances are "very slim" that these people will return to Kosova because of the problems non- Albanians face in the province. Most of the refugees are staying with family and friends, while 10,000 are being housed in refugee centers, the agency said. The UNHCR is to provide aid packages and financial aid for 50,000 refugees in the coming weeks. Additionally, there are still some 500,000 mostly Serbian refugees in Yugoslavia who fled earlier conflicts in Bosnia and Croatia. PB EU PLEDGES $500 MILLION FOR KOSOVA RECONSTRUCTION. The EU said on 17 November that it will give more than $500 million to a fund to support the long-term reconstruction of Kosova, Reuters reported. Chris Patten, the EU's foreign relations commissioner, made the pledge at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The World Bank and the European Commission estimate that some $2.3 billion will be needed in the next five years. The World Bank is seeking $1.1 billion for 2000, half of which is to be provided by the EU. PB U.S. WELCOMES ELECTION OF TRAJKOVSKI. The U.S. State Department said on 16 November that it looks forward to a "positive, constructive" relationship with newly elected Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski, an RFE/RL correspondent reported. The State Department said in a statement that the U.S. "worked closely" with Trajkovski throughout the Kosova crisis. It also congratulated the Macedonian people for "undertaking a peaceful, democratic change in leadership." The elections have been marred by complaints of fraud (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 16 November 1999). PB TUDJMAN'S DOCTORS SAY PRESIDENT ON THE MEND. The medical team of Croatian President Franjo Tudjman said on 16 November that "improvement...has been maintained" over the last 48 hours, Croatian Radio reported. A statement signed by a hospital doctor said that Tudjman's "postoperative period is proceeding well." Tudjman has been in hospital for 16 days. Ljerka Mintas-Hodak, the deputy chairwoman of Tudjman's ruling Croatian Democratic Community (HDZ), said the chief of the presidential staff, Ivica Kostovic, has briefed HDZ officials on the president's condition. She said the HDZ has not discussed what will happen if Tudjman is unable to formally call elections because there is "no need for this since the president is recovering." PB CROATIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFICIALS MEET BOSNIAN COUNTERPARTS. A delegation of Bosnian Interior Ministry officials arrived in Zagreb on 16 November for talks on bilateral relations and cooperation in fighting terrorism and drug trafficking, Hina reported. Croatian Interior Minister Ivan Penic said the two groups are to work on three annexes within an agreement on special relations. In other news, the president of the soccer club Croatia Zagreb announced that a vote will be held among club members on whether to rename the team Dinamo Zagreb. President Tudjman changed the name from Dinamo after the breakup of the former Yugoslavia because it sounded "too communist." Most fans resented the name change and some have boycotted games until the name "Dinamo" is restored. PB GERMAN DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS TROOPS STILL NEEDED IN BOSNIA. Rudolf Scharping said in Sarajevo on 16 November that the international military presence in Bosnia-Herzegovina is still necessary, dpa reported. Scharping, on a one-day visit to Bosnia, said he does not support the setting of a timetable for a gradual withdrawal of the Stabilization Force (SFOR) troops. As part of a scheduled reduction in the size of SFOR, Scharping said some 300 German soldiers will leave Bosnia over the next few months, as a result of which 2,000 German soldiers will remain there. SFOR troops will be reduced from the current 31,000 to some 20,000 by April. Scharping also met with the defense ministers of the two autonomous entities in Bosnia and said he hopes the country's separate armed forces will become more multiethnic. PB MEDIA COMMISSION ORDERS BOSNIAN-CROAT TV STATION TO CLOSE. The Independent Media Commission (IMC) for Bosnia-Herzegovina said on 16 November that it has ordered the private Erotel TV to stop broadcasting, AP reported. The IMC is an international body that regulates broadcast media in Bosnia and is authorized to grant and revoke licenses. Erotel TV is based in the Croat-run part of Mostar and serves the Croat community in the Muslim-Croat Federation. It has been operating without a license for two years and retransmits programs from state-run Croatian Television. PB ALBANIA HIT BY POWER SHORTAGE. The government has reduced taxes on gas imports in an effort to overcome a power shortage in the country, ATA reported on 16 November. A severe drought has lowered the water levels of rivers and led to reduced output at hydroelectric power plants, which produce some 95 percent of the country's electricity. Blackouts have been reported in the north, and government officials are trying to persuade industries to run at night to ensure an even distribution of power. The government proposed reducing customs taxes on heating gas from 20 percent to 10 percent and approved two draft bills aimed at liberalizing gas imports. PB ROMANIAN MINISTERS CONSIDER SUING OPPOSITION LEADER. Romanian Prime Minister Radu Vasile on 15 November told members of his cabinet that they are free to launch law suits against Party of Social Democracy in Romania leader Ion Iliescu if they so desire, Mediafax reported on 16 November. Government spokeswoman Adriana Saftoiu said Vasile's decision was a response to a statement by Iliescu last week in which the opposition leader said "there is no minister or parliamentary deputy belonging to the ruling parties who is not involved in business and who did not get spectacularly rich during all this period." Various top members of the governing coalition have called on Iliescu to produce proof of his allegation, and senators are considering lifting his immunity from prosecution. Iliescu responded that his statement has been misinterpreted, saying he had not accused all legislators of being involved in business. He said he had simply wanted to know how many current government deputies are not involved in business. VG ROMANIAN STUDENTS SAY THEIR PROTESTS ARE NOT POLITICAL. Students' League president Daniel Onisor on 16 November rejected politicians' assertions that the student protests could be politically influenced by extremists, Mediafax reported. Democratic Party Senator Nicolae Alexandru recently said the student street protests risk coming under the sway of "rightist extremists or communists." Several student leaders have rejected Alexandru's claim, saying their movement is peaceful and not political. Meanwhile, one person was injured on 16 November after about 1,500 students clashed with police in the northeastern city of Iasi, Mediafax reported. VG MOLDOVAN COURT RULES ON REFERENDUM. The Moldovan Constitutional Court on 16 November rejected a parliamentary decision that three-fifths of the population must participate in a referendum for the vote to be considered valid, BASA-Press reported. The court also approved a draft constitutional proposal by 38 parliamentary deputies on the transformation of Moldova into a parliamentary democracy. The proposal by the deputies would restrict the president's powers. VG RUSSIANS START WITHDRAWAL FROM MOLDOVA. The Russian army on 16 November dispatched the first trainload of military hardware from Moldova's breakaway Transdniester region. The previous day, it destroyed 13 tanks, armored vehicles, and self-propelled guns in the presence of OSCE delegates. However, the Moldovan government charged that the Russian military is not conducting a "real withdrawal" but is simply destroying obsolete equipment. VG BULGARIAN PREMIER SAYS MUNICIPAL FINANCES 'CRITICAL.' Ivan Kostov said on 16 November that the financial situation of municipalities is in a "critical" state, BTA reported. Kostov made the statement after meeting in Sofia with representatives of the National Association of Municipalities. He said municipalities lack heating fuel for schools, hospitals, and social institutions. Supplying local governments with heating fuel will cost some 30 million leva ($15.9 million). Finance Minister Murayev Radev said the government will supply municipalities with heating fuel by the end of the year, rather than give them the money to purchase it. Kostov noted that municipal deficits will total 221 million leva this year, which he said is the result of a lack of financial discipline in local government. He added that mayors should make staff cuts to save money. VG BULGARIAN TRADE UNION TO LAUNCH POLITICAL FORMATION. The Podkrepa Labor Confederation announced on 16 November that it plans to put together a new political formation to compete in the next parliamentary elections, according to a Bulgarian Radio report cited by the BBC. Confederation President Konstantin Trenchev said the new formation will be made up of various "democratic organizations" and will offer an "alternative model" of democratic governing in the country. VG END NOTE THE VELVET REVOLUTION: A CHRONOLOGY by Jolyon Naegele Eight months after Alexander Dubcek took office as Communist Party first secretary and launched the "Prague Spring" reforms, the five armies of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact occupied Czechoslovakia. That move strangled reform not only in Czechoslovakia but throughout the Soviet bloc for years to come. The post-1968 ferment in Czechoslovakia's socialist neighbors started with the brutally suppressed Gdansk riots in Poland in 1970 that toppled communist leader Wladyslaw Gomulka. Unrest resumed in Poland in summer 1976 with worker's protests in Radom against price rises. The Communists once again responded with force. The Vatican's election of a Pole, Karol Wojtyla, as pope in 1978 did much to encourage Poles as well as devout members of neighboring nations, including the Slovaks. The papal visit to Poland the following year inspired the birth of the Solidarity free trade union movement in summer 1980. All these events also encouraged Czechoslovakia's modest, largely intellectual opposition. But while Poles rarely took the communist system in which they lived completely seriously, Czechs and Slovaks did. The legacy of 1968 and the Munich pact of 1939 as well as the awareness that they were a small country hardly gave them cause for self-confidence. On 13 December 1981, General Wojciech Jaruzelski declared martial law in Poland rather than risk a Soviet invasion. That came as a relief to Czechoslovakia's communist rulers and a disappointment to those who hoped that the flames of Solidarity would spread south.. The Radio Moscow announcement of the death of Soviet Communist Party leader Leonid Brezhnev came amid economic, political, and social stagnation throughout the Soviet bloc. The brief rule of Brezhnev's two ailing successors, Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko, ensured that even the word "reform" continued to be defined by the Czechoslovak communist party as a "temporary, tactical step backward-- favored by right-wing revisionists." The 1985 election of the dynamic Mikhail Gorbachev and the gradual introduction of his policies of perestroika and glasnost yet again raised hopes across Czechoslovakia that change might finally be on the horizon. At least as important for the Soviet satellites was Gorbachev's oft-repeated warning to his fellow Communist party chiefs at closed door Warsaw Pact summits that the Soviet Union would no longer run their affairs. Few of the aging leaders took Gorbachev's words seriously. And some, particularly Czechoslovakia's leadership, assumed Gorbachev and his policies were a temporary deviation from the true Marxist-Leninist line. Gorbachev's visit to Czechoslovakia in April 1987 only reinforced this view as he failed to urge reform or a re- evaluation of 1968. Perestroika and glasnost remained merely empty phrases in Czechoslovakia. Prague authorities began curtailing the distribution of the Soviet press in a bid to prevent the dissemination of openly critical articles. Gorbachev's speeches were censored in the Czechoslovak Communist Party daily "Rude pravo." The round-table talks in Poland in early 1989 between Solidarity and the communist authorities and the Hungarian parliament's move to re-evaluate its 1956 revolution and transform itself into a parliamentary democracy contributed to a sense of change in Czechoslovakia. Elements of a civil society began to develop in response to the jailing of dissident playwright Vaclav Havel and others. The mass demonstrations in East Germany and the exodus of East Germans through Czechoslovakia to the West in September and October 1989 served as an example for Czechoslovaks. They saw how massive, peaceful civil disobedience could force a Soviet bloc satellite to rein in its forces. But Czechs were also witness to clashes between their own police and East German asylum seekers trying to reach the West German Embassy in Prague. East German police had ceased beating demonstrators by mid October. On 28 October, the 71st anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia, the streets of central Prague once again echoed with chanting and whistling as police battled peaceful protesters. The crowd numbered some 20,000--hardly enough to persuade a government to resign. In marked contrast to neighboring East Germany, the Prague police resorted to clubs, water cannon and armored personnel carriers to disperse the gathering. On 9 November, East German authorities opened the Berlin Wall. 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[CANBERRA] Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has yet to receive the petition from his challenger that he requested as a condition for calling a second vote on his leadership in a week, but a key player said he is confident the meeting will happen at noon local time (0200 GMT).
Mr Turnbull narrowly defeated a leadership challenge from former Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton on Tuesday, but has come under sustained pressure to call a second contest with the resignations of several prominent Cabinet figures.
Mr Turnbull said if he received a letter requesting a fresh vote with the signatures of 43 Liberal Party lawmakers, a majority of the party room, he would call a meeting.
That petition has yet to be presented, but on Friday even some Mr Turnbull supporters indicated they would sign the petition to try to force a resolution of the matter, which they said was harming the Liberal Party and the government.
"I'm very confident we will have a party room meeting today," Mathias Cormann, formerly a key Turnbull backer who changed his support to Mr Dutton and resigned as Finance Minister on Thursday, told Sky News.
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Mr Turnbull has said he will not stand if the Liberal Party parliamentarians back a motion for a leadership vote.
Instead, Mr Dutton is expected to face Treasurer Scott Morrison and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to decide who will be Australia's sixth prime minister in the last decade.
Mr Dutton, however, is also under pressure after Mr Turnbull asked the government's most senior legal advisor to provide guidance on whether the former home affairs minister is eligible to remain in parliament and that advice is expected on Friday morning.
Mr Dutton has financial interests in daycare centres which receive government funding, potentially falling foul of Australia's constitution that bans lawmakers benefiting from state funds.
Mr Dutton late on Thursday published his own legal advice but should Australia's Solictor-General raise concerns, the leadership prospects for the senior Cabinet minister would be severely dented.
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I can't imagine Michael O'Leary, Ryanair's chief executive, was pleased when he heard that passengers stranded on a Ryanair flight from Stansted last night had to resort to licking ice cubes to stave off heat exhaustion. It was all his cabin staff would hand out to the 200 poor souls stuck in their seats for five hours, in stifling conditions, during yesterday's snow flurries.
"Handing out free ice cubes? What on earth was the crew thinking?" O'Leary probably railed from the safety of his Dublin bunker. "They should have charged for them!"
With half a foot of snow and ice outside they could have easily replenished the stocks and done a roaring trade, he might have added.
A Ryanair spokesman claimed that cabin staff could not open the bar while the aircraft was on the ground due to "Inland Revenue laws". The Air Transport Users' Council, the aviation watchdog, disputes this, adding that there is no law to prevent staff from handing out a few free cups of water.
Some commentators have already denounced the airline's behaviour. Frankly, I don't know why anyone is surprised. This is the airline that used to charge extra for wheelchair passengers and now charges £40 for an infant to sit on your lap on a return flight. This is the carrier that has imposed an £80 charge for a family of four to book return flight on a credit card and £120 if they each want to check in a bag. Now he even suggests charging passengers to use the lavatory.
How quick was O'Leary to ride to the rescue on a horse named free publicity when BA, FlyGlobespan and then Eurostar were in trouble, offering cut-price flights to help stranded travellers? But help his own passengers in a crisis? That would just not be in keeping with O'Leary's self-styled Scrooge image.
"Our customer service is unlike any other airline," he said during a recent interview. "Will we give you a refund on a non-refundable ticket if your granny died unexpectedly? No. We're not interested in your sob stories."
The outspoken chief executive said last month that he expects to stand down within the next "two or three years". Few passengers will miss him.
But it is not just the Irish low-cost carrier that is plumbing new depths. We all breathed a sigh of relief when the British Airways' strikes were called off at the 11th hour – the belligerent Unite union leaders excepted. The Christmas travel crisis has been averted, we rejoiced. Wrong.
The next day saw the collapse of Scottish carrier, FlyGlobespan, which has ruined the festive plans of up to 90,000 passengers – to make matters worse they have little hope of a refund. Then came the snow storms that have grounded planes, trains and automobiles. With EU compensation rules proving to be so impotent, there is also little chance of remuneration – this "fluffy" snow was an act of God, apparently.
The US Government is at least seeing sense – it announced yesterday that next year it is to impose stiff penalties on any US airline that keeps passengers waiting too long on the tarmac without feeding them or letting them off the plane.
In a year when the airline industry has made record $11 billion losses, British airlines think that upping their ancillary revenues (that's extra charges to you and me) is the way to tempt passengers back: BA has joined the low-cost bandwagon by charging for second bags and pre-booked seats, some airports now charge people to drop of passengers or even pass through security gates, while the Government has got in on the act by raising Air Passenger Duty (APD) at a time when other European countries have abandoned their equivalent taxes. We have reached the ludicrous situation where by next year the average £365 return fare from London to Los Angeles will see passengers pay £319 in taxes and £46 for the fare.
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Once upon a long ago, as Paul McCartney once said, there was a band called The Honeycombs. Part of the early 60s wave of British beat pop groups, they were most famous for their single, "Have I the Right?", though at the time, the thing most likely to turn heads was the fact that their drummer was a woman – Honey Lantree. What has this to do with West Yorkshire beat combo, The Sheratons? Well, The Honeycombs were originally called, yes, The Sheratons. Also, their drummer is female – Emma Liu. The Sheratons new single certainly harks back to an earlier era, in all the good ways, we hasten to add – fresh, immediate, catchy and, odd though it may seem to say, unashamedly poppy. It's worthy of a quick sprint through some other notable female trap hitters.
Karen Carpenter. Pop royalty, yes, but also a damn fine drummer. There's nothing easy about singing and drumming at the same time – we can barely eat dinner and watch the telly at the same time.
Mo Tucker. The concrete that held together the wayward spirits of The Velvet Underground. You wouldn't argue with her
Janet Weiss. Sleater-Kinney's secret weapon. You don't know Sleater-Kinney? You have homework to do!
Georgia Hubley. Wife of guitarist, Ira, Georgia plays in long-in-the-tooth indie mainstays, Yo La Tengo. Few are indier…
…although Tobi Vail is. The original Riot Grrl (she even coined the spelling), she is most famous as drummer for Bikini Kill, dating Kurt Cobain and claiming her "smelled like teen spirit". We know how that ends.
Sandy West. Perhaps, technically, the greatest female drummer of them all. Drummer with the ultimate girl band, The Runaways, she sadly died from cancer in 2006.