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A year after their sons were killed in Hayward, the families of Jason Bowen and Samuel Salinas are still seeking answers to their sons' death.
Gasoline prices continued to ride a roller-coaster of changes. The average price of regular in Tracy is now $1.74 per gallon.
The city of Tracy has issued 165 building permits for homes during the month of June. That brings the total for the first six months of 2000 to 729.
The Tracy City Council and Planning Commission had a public hearing on sewage and storm-drain issues related to the proposed Tracy Hills project south of town.
Services have been conducted for Corinne "Dixie" Sillivan, 89, a Tracy resident since 1937.
The Tracy Minor All-Stars were defeated by Suisun, 13-9, to end the Minors' playoff run. 25 years ago — 1985
Joan Sparks, a member of the Tracy City Council, has filed a discrimination complaint with the California Fair Employment and Housing Department, claiming the San Joaquin River Club has denied her membership because she has a black daughter.
The city of Tracy has received $165,506 in state funding for the proposed senior citizen center. Members of the Tracy Senior Citizens Club already have raised $55,000 for the project.
Paul Teranishi put together 14 consecutive hits over three weeks of recreation softball play.
Twenty-five students from Japan are studying English for three weeks in Tracy. 50 years ago — 1960
Loren Brown of Tracy has been named acing captain in the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department. He succeeds Denzel Troute, who recently became under-sheriff.
The reception and guidance center has been opened at Deuel Vocational Institution. Jerry Enomoto is in charge of the new facility.
Home runs by Alex Miller, Jerry Borges and Jim Peoples paced Sasser Tractor Co. to a 14-5 win over Reeve Dairy in city league softball action.
Local firms have been given a 7 percent edge, up to $500, over out-of-town bidders on city purchases.
Dr. and Mrs. Leroy Leal have completed a 10-week trip through Western Europe. 75 years ago — 1935
James H. Bell of Sacramento and S.C. Sanderston of Petaluma are the new owners of the Tracy Ford dealership at the corner of 11th and F streets (where Monument Car Parts is now).
Workers at the Holly Sugar Corp. factory are meeting to consider seeking union representation. 100 years ago — 1910
The city of Tracy's board of trustees (City Council) has set 8 p.m. Thursdays at the Tracy Town Hall as the time and place for regular meetings.
J.B. Leroy, considered the most daring horse thief in the state, was captured by San Mateo County sheriff's deputies at Mountain House near Tracy.
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My hysterically outdated cluster (http://superid.virtualave.net/beowulf.jpg) was a collection of 33 and 66 mhz 486'en :) So for demonstration purposes it might actually be more interesting to find systems that are being thrown away so that you can "rescue" them! Regards, Gary Huntress Code 4113 Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport, RI 02841 1-800-669-6892 x28990 -----Original Message----- From: Matt Osborne [mailto:mosborne at cbu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 12:50 AM To: beowulf at beowulf.org Subject: Re: undergrad senior project idea, help Thank you all for the input! Another question though.. is there any kind of minimum requirement level for hardware? I picked up a copy of the MIT Press Beowulf Cluster Comp. w/Linux which uses an example node of Athlon 1GHz. Well with me coming from a small private school w/very limited budget I think I'm looking at Pent. 2's at best.. but then again I could always include it somewhere in my cost analysis that this is what you get with P2's and this is what you might get if you used PC's with more expensive processors.. Regards, Matt Osborne Electrical/Computer Engineering Christian Brothers University Memphis, Tennessee mosborne at cbu.edu _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
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A Brief History Of A Good Time
The WEBN fireworks "tradition" didn't start out as one. We decided to celebrate our 10th anniversary in 1977 with a big display of fireworks, turning the Ohio River into the world's biggest birthday cake. Everybody went home with a nice memory of a once-in-a-lifetime event. Or so they thought.
But that first fireworks was so much fun that various city officials came to us and said hey, what if we put on a day-long party next year, cap it off with your fireworks, and call it Riverfest? We said yes, yes again the next year, and now we've got one of the best outdoor events in America. Hey, we're a tradition.
From the beginning, we handed over the hardest part to the best in the business: Rozzi's Famous Fireworks in Loveland. Every time you gasp and cheer, you're cheering the innovative ideas (many of them home-designed & hand-made) that this world-class company thinks up, packs up and blows up.
Maybe you have certain memories of certain fireworks. We sure do. Here are some.
1977 - It's our first blast, and the only one to happen on a Thursday night (as close as we can get to our actual 10th birthday of August 30). Soundtrack by Glenn Gaskins. Even though WEBN is a small station and the publicity comes from only us, about 80,000 people show up. The only glitch: a mile-long train crawls along the tracks of Sawyer Point and parks during the show, trapping everybody on the Serpentine Wall. After the show, thousands of people have to crawl between and underneath railcars.
1978 - The first official Riverfest. More publicity, way more people, and no trains. The only glitch: Glenn's pre-computer soundtrack can't really be synchronized to the blasts, they drift further apart and the music runs out about 3 minutes too soon. From 1979 to 1982, Tom Sandman works up some ingenious techniques for achieving better success in soundtrack synch. We use those procedures until hooking up with a super-hi-tech computer system in the 1990's. More about that later.
1983 - The first year with a sponsor (Pepsi), allowing us to add lots more power and punch to the show. The Rozzis start messing around with ideas and technology to make fireworks do things they shouldn't. They're still doing that. Soundtrack this year and next by Jay Gilbert.
1984 - the only year that bad weather almost stops the show. It rains continuously all weekend, and fireworks can't be safely loaded into their shells in such humidity. At 2 p.m. the day of the fireworks, we're within 20 minutes of announcing our first-ever cancellation, when suddenly the clouds part, the sun shines, the Rozzis bust ass, and the show goes on (with some parts scrapped). We've had other years when weather threatens, but so far the fireworks have never been rained out. If that ever happens, there's no way to have a rain date … see ya next year.
1985 - Hudy Gold signs on for 2 years of sponsorship. Joel Moss inherits the task of assembling the 30-minute soundtrack. He's done it every year since.
1987 - Toyota's first partnership with the fireworks. They've been with us longer than most staff members' marriages.
1988- Renegade Comic Sam Kinison joins Frog for the Big Bang and leads crowd wars as only Sam could, with an emphatic "Does WEBN know how to throw a party!!" Hell yeah, Sam. We still miss you, but we know you have the best seat in the house.
1989 - During the show's grand finale (which typically contains about 2500 shells, more than most entire 4th of July fireworks), a sudden gust of wind blows all the falling debris directly to the deck of Barleycorn's, WEBN's master control center and host to several hundred partiers. Amazing how fast people can run when it's raining fire.
1992 - For WEBN's 25th anniversary, we build a giant "set piece" on the L&N Bridge (now the Purple People Bridge). For about 60 seconds in the middle of the show, it shows a magnificent sparkling WEBN logo, a Toyota logo and a big "1967-1992." You remember that, right? You don't? It was there, but the humidity was so thick and the wind so still that the smoke from the fireworks' first 15 minutes wouldn't go away. When our giant expensive set piece boomed to life, nobody saw it, not even the people who knew to look for it. Oh well, that's blow biz.
ALSO in 1992 - WEBN's founder, Frank Wood the Elder, passes away. Frank the Younger places some of his father's ashes inside the first shell of this year's fireworks. If somebody tries to tell you that Hunter Thompson had this idea first, set them straight.
1997 - The debut of that cool new super-hi-tech computerized system for synchronizing the fireworks and music. Eddie Fingers does his usual rev-up of the crowd, yells his official here-it-is! … and then …. nothing. 2 minutes go by. More nothing. 2 more minutes, lots more nothing. Finally, liftoff. Officially the delay is 8 minutes, but to us it will always be a thousand years. One station exec says after the finale, "I would have enjoyed this show a lot more without all this s*** in my pants."
2004 - The Rozzi's top even themselves by creating fireworks that somehow --- we're still trying to figure this out --- blast the red letters W, E, B- and N into the sky in the actual shapes of our station's logo. We thought we might be hallucinating, but they did it with even more precision in 2005.
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PUEBLO COUNTY, COLO. -- The votes are in and Pueblo County is joining the small list of places people can buy recreational marijuana in Colorado.
Wednesday morning Pueblo County Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the sale of adult recreational marijuana and sales can begin January 1.
County Commissioner Sal Pace said Wednesday was a historic day for Pueblo.
"We followed the will of the voters here in Pueblo County and the voters here said they wanted recreational adult marijuana," Pace said.
Even though Coloradans passed recreational pot last year many communities have taken a stand against selling it, a move that some have said goes against what the people wanted.
"People voted in Colorado more often for recreational marijuana than they did for President Obama and the state went for President Obama last election cycle, so I think that says a lot," Buffie McFadyen, Pueblo County Commissioner, said.
Pueblo County is now the only place in Southern Colorado to offer recreational marijuana for purchase.
"I think it's an exciting time. Number one we're following the will of the voters which I think is really important and second of all we're cutting cloth," McFadyen said. "We're not just one of the few in the state, we're literally one of the few in the country."
Earlier this year Colorado Springs voted to opt out of recreational marijuana sales and El Paso County voted to ban retail pot shops.
"The good news is for residents of Colorado Springs if they plan on purchasing recreational marijuana they can come to Pueblo January 1, and we're happy to accept their tax dollars," Pace said.
Pace said the money made off of pot sales will be invested in things like public safety and infrastructure and added that he hopes Pueblo County will be a shining example for other communities in the future.
"We expect to have a lot of folks watching us and we want to do it right," Pace said.
Recreational pot will not be for sale within the city limits of Pueblo. The city voted to pass a moratorium earlier this year.


text: Home Culture WNBA President Laurel Richie's Got Game The head of the nation's longest-running women's league talks to The Root about female role models. By: Jenée Desmond-Harris Posted: March 20 2012 12:45 AM 0 John W. Ferguson/Getty Images This Women's History Month, WNBA President Laurel Richie is talking about what the nation's longest-running women's sports league means -- not just for basketball fans but for all Americans. She told The Root that she thinks the league is on track to become as popular as the NBA if we, as a nation, can get comfortable with the idea of female athletes. Richie says that the game is exciting and competitive and different from (but not less than) men's basketball. And she challenges anyone who has a doubt about that to come check out a game. The Root: You were senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Girl Scouts of the USA before you took on your current role with the WNBA. Did you make a conscious decision to use your career to represent the interests of women? Laurel Richie: I think I did. Early on, when I was working at an advertising agency, I went to a very senior-level training, and I remember walking into the room, and it was filled with men in leadership positions both at the client and the agency. I just made a mental note at that point in time that boardrooms needed to change and that I was going to do whatever I could to bring about that change. As my career unfolded, I found that I worked on lots of different businesses and types of businesses, but the ones I found I enjoyed the most were those that were targeted to women and where women were either the primary consumers or beneficiaries of the product. So that really came to the forefront when I made the move from advertising to Girl Scouts of the USA and then, very clearly, in joining the WNBA. Not only is it a great product in terms of the longest-running professional women's sports league in the country, but it's comprised of 132 players, and many of our owners are often females. So you look at the players, owners, coaches, trainers, massage therapists -- it's a wonderful example of what women can do in sports and in business. TR: Why is the WNBA important, even to people who might not be big sports fans? LR: All of the studies tell us that those who participate in sports contribute to a healthy society -- in terms of physical fitness but also in terms of reducing some other negative aspects, whether that's not staying in school or teen pregnancy. Girls who participate in sports tend to be more successful, not only in sports but in other aspects of their lives. And women in the WNBA are great [role] models. Of the players from the United States, virtually all have gone to four-year colleges, so they enter the league with a strong educational background as well as being the best of the best in the sport in which they have chosen to compete. It's great for young girls and young boys to see women achieving their best. TR: The anniversary of Title IX, the law that allowed women's sports to be on equal footing in both the collegiate and professional arenas, is coming soon. How has it made a difference for women? Page 1 of 3 NEXT PAGE > Powered by Livefyre


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Something weird's going on in the RBN section of the Wii store... I was browsing through because I've got some spare points to use up, and noticed a Main Drag song that wasn't there before, which is obviously odd as RBN isn't being updated on Wii anymore.
The track is 'Taking Apart a Gigantic Machine', which I was going to eagerly download, but then the artwork came up as Otep, and the preview played 'Smash The Control Machine' by Otep rather than anything by The Main Drag. So it's got a Main Drag title, artist and album info, but Otep preview and artwork.
So what song am I gonna get if I try and download it? Browsing under 'The Main Drag' from the normal store only shows How We'd Look on Paper and Don't Let Me Down so I'm presuming my hopes have been built up for nothing, but I don't want to spend my points without knowing what I'm getting - can anyone offer some advice?


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Jana brought Yorkshire pudding and sausages to Kevin and assured it was a
friendly gesture. He reluctantly invited her in and they dined together.
Jana said she has been working on Daisy to give custody of her baby to him.
Daniel arranged to have Daisy's ankle monitor turned off so he could take
her to a doctor's appointment. There, Daisy was disheartened when Daniel
didn't want to come in to hear the baby's heartbeat. After the appointment,
the doctor told Daniel that Daisy could deliver any day now. Back at his
apartment, Daisy warned that Daniel won't be able to turn away from the baby
once it arrives. A rep from an adoption agency arrived at Daniel's request
which angered Daisy. "Get out!" she raged to the rep, who made a quick exit. After Daniel, stormed out, Daisy used the guard's cell phone to order a pizza.
Adam was considered a flight risk, so bail was denied. Sharon then booked a
flight to Hawaii so she could check out the p.o. box where the discontinued
perfume was being sent. Adam was uneasy about the trip and urged Sharon not
to confront Skye, just take photos of her as proof that she's still alive.
After Sharon left, Victor showed up looking for her, but Adam refused to
divulge her whereabouts.
Sharon stopped by Nick's place to say good-bye to Faith. Nick didn't even bother to ask for a destination. After Sharon
departed, Victor arrived, still in search of Sharon. His curiosity was
piqued when Nick revealed that she left town but he didn't know where she went.
In Hawaii, Skye stopped by a small general store and flirted with the owner.
Meanwhile, Victor checked on Sharon's credit cards charges and learned she
had purchased airfare to Hawaii.
Phyllis paid Adam a visit and she gloated that she was doing research on her
next article on him. The angle? What's it like to be in prison where he
belongs. Adam informed Phyllis that information "is being gathered" to prove
his innocence. She assumed that Sharon is playing detective because she has
a lead. Phyllis warned that Sharon is no match for someone as devious as
Nick ran into Diane at Crimson Lights and said it could be nice if she was
living at the ranch while she renovated the east wing.... Daniel vented to
Phyllis that Daisy was being uncooperative about giving the baby up for
adoption. Daniel was then shocked when his mom announced that she wanted to
adopt the baby.... Diane turned down Victor's offer to move to the ranch.
She then went to Nick's house for "lunch" but they started making out... The
pizza delivery person turned out to be Jana, who was allowed in to see
Daisy.... Sharon arrived at the general story in Hawaii and showed a photo
of Skye to the owner. "Have you seen this woman?" Sharon asked.
Kevin shared with Michael that his chances of adopting Daisy's baby may have
improved. An eavesdropping Lauren got upset over that prospect and grew even
angrier to learn that Jana has been trying to persuade Daisy to give custody
of her baby to Kevin. Lauren stormed out and Michael raged at his brother
for getting Lauren riled up. Michael strongly advised Kevin not to follow
through with his daddy dreams.
The general store owner told Sharon that he has never seen Skye but Sharon
suspected that he was withholding information. Later, a tour guide handed
Sharon a flyer about a night hike to a volcano, which Sharon pooh poohed at
first. Adam called Sharon, who reported that the only thing going on in
Hawaii was a volcano hike. Adam recalled that Skye is an adrenaline junkie
and could very well be taking that trek.
At Crimson Lights, Daniel became really upset about his mom's intentions to
adopt his baby and started yelling that this will keep Daisy in their lives
forever. Phyllis insisted she only wants to protect her family but Daniel
was still vehemently against her plans. He stormed out and Kevin arrived.
Phyllis proposed to Kev that they join forces to make sure that she gets
custody. In return, she will always give Kevin access to his niece. He said
he would think about it.
Daisy explained to Jana that she could deliver any day now and she needs Jana to
change her testimony with the police. Only if Daisy guarantees she will give her baby to Kevin, countered Jana. Daisy
wrote out a statement confirming the agreement. Jana doubted if it would hold up
in court but took it anyway. After Jana left, Chloe showed up and pitched
Kevin as dad to Daisy's baby. Daisy seemed swayed by Chloe's
heartfelt plea.
Victor showed up at Skye's house but she was nowhere to be found. He again
checked on Sharon's credit card charges and discovered she had been at the
general store. Victor noticed a flyer about the volcano hike and realized
Skye may have gone there.
At the police station, Jana announced she wanted to modify her previous
statement about Daisy. Jana claimed that during her imprisonment, Sarah
was the monster while Daisy went out of her way to be kind to Jana....
Michael confronted Phyllis about her intention to adopt her grandchild. He
begged her to reconsider her decision but she refused.... Kevin lied to
Chloe that he didn't really have deep feelings for her.... Lauren became
unglued when Daniel revealed that his mom wants to adopt Daisy's baby. He
assured that he will see that the kid goes to another family for adoption.
Sharon joined the group being led up to the volcano. After they departed,
Victor showed up at the general store, where the owner realized he was
Skye's provider. The guy confirmed that Sharon was there and headed up to the
volcano. While hiking through the darkness, Sharon became separated from her
group, then lost her flashlight. As she stumbled through the night, she
encountered someone: Skye!
Daisy told Daniel that she wanted them to raise their child together. He refused and said she is going to prison for her crimes and vowed she wouldn't spend a single second with her kid.
Jana announced to Kevin that he was going to be a dad. He was shocked and asked if she was pregnant. Jana said no and explained how she changed her testimony against Daisy who, in exchange, will give her baby to them. Jana popped open a bottle of bubbly to celebrate but Kevin was upset by what she had done. Jana assured it's in the best interest of the baby but he asked her to leave.
As Victor watched unnoticed, Sharon insisted to Skye that she was coming back to Genoa City to prove she's alive. Skye refused so Sharon said she would snap a photo as proof. Sky lunged for the camera but slipped off the trail and desperately hung on above a bubbling lava pool. Sharon tried to pull her up but Skye fell in. A horrified Sharon ran off to get help as Victor stood by in shock.
Phyllis informed Nick that Sharon left town to search for Skye. Nick noted that his dad is also missing. Phyllis was ready for Nick to ream her for continuing her series of articles on Adam, but Nick assured he wouldn't stop her and that he didn't care if Sharon is collateral damage.
At the general store, Sharon recounted to the police how she was looking for Skye and the tragedy that transpired at the volcano. Sharon claimed she had taken a photo but realized she didn't have her camera. The cop agreed they could go back up to the volcano and look for it. At that moment, Nick called and asked to speak to his dad. Sharon said she hasn't seen Victor but shared that she found Skye. Nick was shocked but Sharon had to hang up before offering any details. Meanwhile, Victor found Sharon's camera and chucked it into the lava.
Kevin stormed into Daniel's apartment and blasted Daisy for the sick deal she made with Jana. Kevin promised that the baby would be taken away from Daisy as soon as she's born..... Nick went to the jail and told Adam that Sharon found Skye.... Jana visited Daisy and lied that Kevin is excited about raising Daisy's baby. Daisy didn't mention Kevin's overheated visit.... Kevin told Phyllis that the best thing for the baby is to get her far away from Genoa City.... Sharon and the cop retraced her steps but they couldn't find the camera. The cop refused to believe Sharon's story and said she needed to provide proof that Skye was on the island.... Daniel brought in a U.S. Marshall, who explained to Daisy that she will be brought to the hospital on New Year's Day until she delivers, then returned to prison.... Victor returned to Skye's shack and set it on fire.
At Jimmy's, Abby and her friends toasted to a very naked new year. Daniel called and asked if he could join her. "We'll see," she replied. Daisy asked if he was taking off and noted that he couldn't hire a guard on New Year's Eve. Daniel reminded her that she's wearing an ankle monitor and assured her that she'd be fine with him gone. Daniel then went to the bar and greeted Abby, expressing his pleasure about Daisy soon being out of their lives.
Jana went to Crimson Lights and was surprised to find Kevin working. He shared that he planned to go to Jimmy's afterward. She looked forward to seeing him later, but he wasn't so eager to see her. Chloe soon joined him and invited him to go to the bar with her. "We're not like Brad and Jen; we're not going to completely avoid each other," she pointed out. Kevin reminded her that she'd slapped him and accused her of needing a "Duckie" for her "Andie" (a Pretty In Pink reference). "I don't need your handouts," he snapped, then greeted his date for the evening, Allison. A disappointed Chloe went home, while Kevin took Allison to Jimmy's. He told Daniel that he's not going for custody of the baby after all and apologized for challenging Daniel on the situation. The guys hugged. Kevin then introduced Abby and Daniel to Allison.... Esther tried to comfort Chloe, who drowned her sorrows in ice cream. Chloe complained about Kevin's bad choice of women as a patient Esther listened.... At the bar, Allison kept choosing songs on the juke box, but each tune made Kevin think about Chloe. Allison tried to change the subject by asking him about his Christmas, but Kevin went on a rant about Chloe. Allison said that Chloe sounded like a bitch and Kevin defended her. "Do you hate her or love her?" Allison wondered, then proved to be a good friend to Kevin by encouraging him to confide in her. Kevin apologized for wasting her evening and offered to call her a cab.... Chloe ate her ice cream and thought about happy times with Kevin. She suddenly raced out and found Kevin standing outside of Jimmy's. "You're in your pajamas," he observed. "I had to make it by midnight," Chloe explained, then reminded him how Andie and Duckie were supposed to be together in the original version of the movie. She asked if Kevin hated her, but he assured her that he didn't. "I want you," he told her and they kissed — just as the clock struck midnight.
Daniel asked Abby to join him outside so they could look at the stars. She giggled and followed him. Outside, they found a hotdog vendor and Daniel ordered a couple for them. He asked if she'd made any resolutions and she replied that she planned to remember to wash off her makeup before bed, remember that paparazzi are people, too, and to do random acts of kindness. Abby then praised Daniel for giving his and Daisy's child a good life.
Leslie went to the prison to see Adam and confirmed that Sharon was on her way home from Hawaii. Adam requested that Sharon be permitted to see him, no matter what time she returned.
Jana visited Daisy and shared that she blamed Sarah for everything so that the charges could be dropped against Daisy. Jana looked forward to adopting Daisy's baby along with Kevin, but Daisy wasn't sure that Kevin was even into her. Jana assured her that things are going well with Kevin and looked forward to ringing in the new year with him — and then having a family with him. Daisy suddenly groaned in pain and clutched her stomach. "Something's wrong," she moaned. Jana explained that Daisy was in labor. "I'm not ready," Daisy cried and refused to go to the hospital because she didn't want to return to jail. Jana argued that she didn't have a choice and called Daniel. Daniel and Abby hurried to meet them at the hospital.
Jack surprised Phyllis by taking her to the airport — and revealed that they were going to New York City for the new year. Sharon arrived, looking completely beaten down. Phyllis asked how her hunt for Skye went. Sharon told them how she'd tracked down Skye — and Skye had fallen to her death in a volcano. Phyllis didn't believe her, but Jack wanted to hear the details. Still, he wasn't so sure that her story made sense, noting that Adam had brainwashed Patty. Sharon vowed to prove that Skye had indeed been in Hawaii. Later, Phyllis mocked Sharon to Jack, but he acknowledged that Sharon isn't a liar. He was worried that Sharon was going to such lengths to help Adam; Phyllis was annoyed that their evening was turning into the "Sharon Show." Jack replied that he just wants to know what happened to Skye. Later, Daniel called Phyllis to tell her about Daisy; she and Jack also hurried to the hospital.... Sharon went to the jail and Adam questioned her about Skye. Sharon sadly told him about the volcano debacle. Adam assured her that they would find someone who'd admit to having seen Skye in Hawaii.
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The purpose of the Document Task Manager (DTM) is to perform a certain task across a set of documents. The DTM is an optional component running inside the Daisy Repository Server. Some of its features are:
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The execution progress of the task is maintained persistently in the database. For each document on which the task needs to be executed, you can consult whether it has been performed successfully, whether it failed (and why), or whether it still has to be executed. Since this information is tracked persistently in the database, it is not lost in case the server would be interrupted.
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What Shakespeare teaches us about money
As well as being a literary genius, the Bard of Avon gave sound financial advice in his great works!
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), known as the Bard of Avon, is widely recognised as England's greatest dramatist, playwright and poet.
We know that the Bard enjoyed some personal financial success, as he had at least two homes. Thanks to his hard work, he earned a healthy income from performances of his 38 plays, notably at the famous Globe theatre.
Shakespeare often mused on money, notably warning of its corrupting effects on those who worship it. Also, the Bard was anxious about debt, writing an entire play about its menaces (see point six below).
To show you what I mean, here is some financial wisdom from some of the Bard's greatest works:
1. Don't mix money and friends
Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3
Polonius (a Lord) to his son Laertes:
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."
This is wise advice indeed. Polonius warns his son Laertes never to borrow or lend money to friends. All too often, both loan and friendship go bad, leaving both lost. Also, borrowing recklessly is the enemy of good money management.
2. Money can be a friend
As You Like It, Act 3, Scene 2
Corin (an elderly shepherd) to Touchstone (a court jester or fool)
"...he that wants money, means, and content is without three good friends..."
The impoverished Corin tells the eager fool that a man without money, work and happiness is missing a trio of solid allies. Here, Shakespeare places all three possessions on a par, suggesting that happiness and work are at least as important as money.
3. Money can be a heavy burden
Measure for Measure, Act 3, Scene 1
Vincentio, Duke of Vienna to Claudio (a young nobleman):
"If thou art rich, thou art poor,
For, like an ass whose back with ingots bows,
Thou bears thy heavy riches but a journey,
And death unloads thee."
The Bard's meaning here is clear as day: excessive wealth can be a heavy burden – and one that is only relieved by dying. I suspect that many EuroMillions jackpot winners have painfully learnt this lesson about the crushing burden of wealth.
4. Love is more precious than money
The Merchant of Venice, Act 2, Scene 7
The Prince of Morocco, reading aloud to Portia (a wealthy noblewoman):
"All that glisters is not gold,
Often have you heard that told."
Shakespeare makes the point that the proverb "All that glisters [glitters] is not gold" has been repeated many times.
In this scene, a prince seeks to win Portia's hand in marriage by correctly choosing her portrait in one of three caskets of gold, silver and lead. He opens the gold casket to reveal a picture not of Portia, but of Death. As always, Shakespeare places life, love and happiness above mere money.
5. Your reputation is more valuable than money
Othello, Act 3, Scene 3
Iago (Othello's standard bearer):
"Who steals my purse steals trash,
'Tis something, nothing,
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands,
But he that filches from me my good name,
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed."
Iago is a soldier who wishes to destroy General Othello, by convincing his master that Othello's wife Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio, an officer.
In this speech, Iago likens money to trash – something that can be easily taken without causing deep loss. Instead, he praises a man's good name and character as, once lost, this leaves him destitute. In short, destroying a man's reputation is far worse than robbing him, because honour is worth more than money.
6. A love of money can be deadly
All of The Merchant of Venice
Rather than pick another quote, I choose the whole of morality play The Merchant of Venice as a profound warning against greed.
In this tragi-comedy, Bassanio, a noble young Venetian, wishes to woo Portia of Belmont, a beautiful heiress. Lacking funds, Bassanio asks his friend Antonio – a wealthy merchant of Venice – for a loan. Antonio agrees to act as guarantor for a loan to Bassanio from Jewish moneylender Shylock.
Shylock's price if his interest-free loan is not repaid is a "pound of [Antonio's] flesh". When Antonio's shipping fleet founders at sea and he cannot repay the loan, Shylock is determined to seize the pound of flesh owed. Indeed, in court, he refuses repayment of twice the sum borrowed.
When Shylock takes a knife to cut open Antonio, a disguised Portia asks him to show mercy. She then warns Shylock that he can take only flesh, not blood, and exactly one pound, no more nor less – on pain of death. I won't spoil the exciting ending by revealing it here...
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Since being initiated into a priesthood of Khemet (ancient Egypt) at the age of fourteen, I am called by the name Herukhuti (pronounced heh-ROO-koo-TEE). I am a critical theorist and philosopher, social and cultural scientist, sexologist, cultural worker, shaman, artist, author, and transformative education scholar-practitioner. For me, education--at its best--is a liberatory practice. It is the cultivation of human potential for personal and community development. As an educator, my role is to hold sacred space for mystery, the miraculous, and meaning to unfold. I believe when they unfold, learning occurs for all involved. Oftentimes in the West (United States, Canada, Western Europe, and Australia) we think of such learning as sweet, polite, clean, manicured, and polished. Because of my background in African ritual, I have come to know that mystery, the miraculous, and meaning can often appear ugly, smell funky, and sound profane. I invite and appreciate multiple forms of learning into my learning environments. To that end, I am currently involved in two epistemological movements: Decolonizing and Reconstructing Epistemologies, Methodologies, and Practices (DRE) & Afrocentric, Decolonizing Queer Theory (ADQT). DRE is a framework for the work of scholar-practitioners that is guided by principles of social and ecological justice as well as a deep appreciation of Indigenous knowledge and wisdom. ADQT is a way of understanding how Blackness and queerness are culturally, spiritually, and sexually interconnected as sources of liberatory power. In 1998, I founded Black Funk: The Center for Culture, Sexuality, and Spiritual, a sexual cultural center dedicated to providing a space for the exhibition and exploration of sensual awareness, sexual consciousness, erotic power, and pleasure. Black Funk is a gathering place for sexually liberated people of color to express themselves and enjoy erotic events, demonstrations, and sexuality-related classes. In 2004, Black Funk launched the popular, provocative web site http://www.blackfunk.org, providing users with an online source for news, information, and community on topics related to culture, sexuality, and spirituality from a conscious, funky perspective. I am also a former high school teacher and youth theatre director. I taught humanities/social studies and theatre at the School of the Future, New York City in the mid-late 90s. My theatrical work with students led to productions at the first New York International Fringe Theatre Festival. I have been writing poetry for about twenty years and stage plays and social/cultural criticism for the last 10 years. My writing has appeared in Ma-Ka: Diasporic Juks:Contemporary Writings by Queers of African Descent; African Voices; Women In The Life: The Premier Lesbian Website and Monthly; and Think Again, as well as in various academic journals and publications including Sexualities; Journal of Bisexuality; Innovations in Transformative Learning: Space, Culture, and the Arts; and Blackberries and Redbones: Critical Articulations of Black Hair/Body Politics in Africana Communities. My first book, Conjuring Black Funk: Notes on Culture, Sexuality, and Spirituality, Volume I (Vintage Entity Press), a fiery collection of essays, poetry, and experimental writing, has been used in colleges and universities across the country. As an organic intellectual in the Gramscian sense, my research and teaching interests include: embodiment and consciousness; (queer) phenomenology; African culture, cosmology, ritual, and spirituality; Trickster mythology; Diasporic studies; sex and sexuality; sexual scripts theory; "the uses of the erotic as power;" bondage, discipline, domination, submission, sadism, and masochism (BDSM); culturally-relevant HIV education; chaos theory and complexity; cultural studies; human development; social change; Black youth activism of the 1960s; Black Feminist Thought; Afrocentric Thought; Black Queer Theory; performance and performativity; Theatre of the Oppressed; European male supremacy and European cultural hegemony; epistemology; qualitative research methods (particularly narrative inquiry, ethnographic inquiry, interviewing, and focus group); participatory action research and collaborative inquiry; Indigenous Knowledge Studies; Afrocentric Decolonizing Queer Theory; and Decolonizing and Reconstructing Epistemologies, Methodologies, and Practices; organization development; and systems thinking.
While those are my immediate interests, I am intrigued by opportunities to work with students in areas for which I have a limited background but which provide great co-learning experiences. I enjoy serving as companion and critical friend to students working on areas that are unfamiliar to both of us. I was initiated into the Shrine of Amen Ra at the age of 14 by Khafra Ndongo Amen, I studied Mdu Neter (hieroglyphics), Khemet cosmology and mysticism, Tai Chi Chuan, Chi Gong, and Hatha Yoga as well as mysticism with the late Sufi master Genghis Nor and Dagara shamanism and cosmology with Dr. Malidoma Somè.
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In short: Fantastic race as usual. Great fancy dress. Nice soup and cheese rolls at the end.In full: The best way to start the new year. Great organisation and a tough but enjoyable course. It was good to go across the stepping stones this year. Thanks to the marshalls and to Dr Rob and family for organising the race.Date of review: January 1, 2011
In short: my 5th knacker cracker ! well what else would you do on new years day ?In full: as always dr.rob and his team have put on another fantastic event, the atmosphere was excellent it makes you wonder how such a tough run can be such fun ! this years fancy dress outfits were brilliant and having dressed up the last 2 years it makes such a difference its like being a happy go lucky little kid again which is why the race is great FUN. another great t-shirt and medal and heat colour changing mug which did freak me out as i thought dr.robs mum must have put something herbal in the soup !!! mant thanks toa ll invovled with the organisation of this great race and to all the friendly marshalls. see you all again next year !Date of review: January 1, 2011
In short: Thank you Dr RobIn full: An excellent race. One of my favourites of the year. A particularly huge thank you to all of the marshals who turned out today. You were awesome, especially those who turned out in fancy dress. Mr Grim Reaper, I salute you :0) Date of review: January 1, 2011
In short: Breath taking views, breath taking hills interspersed with thrilling down hill sections!In full: A definite must do race. Brilliant atmosphere, well organised and doing it in fancy dress made it even more fun. Well chosen and marked out course with friendly marshals.Tough hills with enough flat and down hill sections to just about keep the legs moving! Date of review: January 1, 2011
In short: mental as usual, enjoyed every second of it... another fine race you got me into !Date of review: February 13, 2010
In short: Great route, good atmosphere, and goodies are worth the painIn full: The mixture of a very serious course with "loopy" (well "loopy" looking at least) runners made this race special.Date of review: January 13, 2010
In short: Tough as old boots, but hilariousIn full: A very tough course, up and down and up and down etc - you get the picture. Hilarious fancy dress from loads of people and great atmosphere.Date of review: January 5, 2010
In short: Best running event I have ever taken part in!In full: Fantastic way to start the year. Amazing atmosphere, with most people in fancy dress (including thongs, knight of ni, landed gentry etc). Slowest runners start first and lot of people walking up the hills, so wasn't left behind, as I thought I might be. Great post race goodies - proper winter running top with all competitors names on, fleecy hat, soup, sandwiches, carrots, beer.Loads of free photos available, as well as professional ones.Date of review: January 5, 2010
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Sources say RIHANNA and CHRIS BROWN are getting married this summer. He proposed after the Grammys, she accepted, and they're planning to do it in her native Barbados.
This part I'm really not believing - a source says, quote, "It's all about swagger, bling and sin. They want tattoo artists, fire breathers and a near-naked waitstaff. They're even talking about having PRE-ROLLED JOINTS at the reception."
BOBBY BROWN has been sentenced to 55 days in jail and four years probation for his latest DUI arrest.
Bobby was busted last October, and pleaded no contest. He also has to complete an 18-month alcohol program.
Bobby had a previous DUI conviction earlier in the year, and one all the way back in 1996.
Pressure from Grandparents ALWAYS works!
KELLIE PICKLER needed a little push from her grandfather before signing on to do "Dancing With the Stars".
She told "Country Weekly", quote, "He was eavesdropping on my phone conversation about doing the show and he told me that if I didn't do it, then I wasn't his favorite granddaughter anymore.
"Funny thing is, I'm his only granddaughter. I'm his only grandchild! It's his favorite show, though. I think he's more excited than anybody about it."
And if Kellie ends up looking particularly winded on "Dancing", it might be because she'll also be recording her next album at the SAME TIME.
She said, quote, "I do have this little window of time that I can juggle this show and record a record. I'll be bouncing from the recording studio to the dance studio. It's going to be exhausting, but I can do it."
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Heat medium-size nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Spray with olive oil. Remove fat from pork, sprinkle with rosemary. Press rosemary into chops on both sides. Add to skillet, brown 2 minutes. Turn, brown second side 2 minutes. Sprinkle cooked side with salt, pepper to taste. Lower heat to medium low, cover, cook 2 minutes. Meanwhile, mix apple butter, horseradish. Place chops on individual dinner plates; pour pan juices on top. Serve apple butter on side.
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So many people tweeted me wondering why I was vacationing in Ukraine, kidding me about borscht (which wasn't that bad), asking where Ukraine is and if I had relatives there.
I have no family there, had never even heard of the Dnieper River, and I'm not a history buff.
Nonetheless, I learned so much from the AHI Tavel trip. It was planned as an education with small alumni groups from Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, Colby College, Northwestern and the University of Washington plus a few stragglers like us.
There were also several hundred Europeans aboard, mostly from France, Germany and Spain.
The best part of the trip? The people in our group were all very pleasant and well educated, the kind of people who like to learn just to know new things! We enjoyed daily lectures from the cruise staff, a Kiev University Professor who talked about politics and the head of Russian studies at Dartmouth. We also visited so many places we'd all been reading about since our childhood. In addition to Kiev, Sevastopol, small river towns and the fascinating Odessa, three side trips stand out:
· Yalta, where Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt decided how Europe would be divided after WWII. I wanted to sit in Churchill's chair but had to settle for just touching it.
In a way, this was where the Cold War began as Stalin made promises he had no intention of keeping.
· A secret underground submarine base right in the port of Balaklava. The Soviets built it into a mountain in the late forties at great expense and a few months after they finished, the new subs were too long to fit in it. Central planning at its best.
· We had lunch with a family in their home in the middle of nowhere on the banks of the river where we toasted them with Ukrainian Moonshine they'd cooked up themselves.
As a marketer, I couldn't help notice that:
1. All Ukrainian street stalls seem to sell the same stuff from Kiev to Odessa: the same plates, dolls, paintings, shirts, etc. One creative person would own the tourism souvenir market if they created unique branded items.
2. The people selling in stores and stalls need help in dealing with European and American customers. They could be a lot more customer friendly. Their first and only answer to everything seems to be "No".
3. I saw very few Ukrainian brands. Maybe that's because of the Russian mindset. Based on what I did see, Authentic Ukrainian Moonshine might be an idea.
This was the original gate to the city of Kiev
I missed you while I was away. As always, please feel free to send any questions, ideas, etc. Or leave a comment here.


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Harmandir Sahib
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The Harmandir Sahib ਹਰਿਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ The Golden Temple |
General information | |
Architectural style | Sikh architecture |
Town or city | Amritsar |
Country | India |
Coordinates | 31°37′12″N 74°52′37″E / 31.62000°N 74.87694°ECoordinates: 31°37′12″N 74°52′37″E / 31.62000°N 74.87694°E |
Construction started | December 1585 AD |
Completed | August 1604 |
The Harmandir Sahib (Punjabi: ਹਰਿਮੰਦਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ), also Darbar Sahib (Punjabi: ਦਰਬਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ, Punjabi pronunciation: [dəɾbɑɾ sɑhɪb])[1][3] and informally referred to as the "Golden Temple",[1] is a prominent Sikh Gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. It was built by the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan, in the 16th Century. In 1604, Guru Arjun completed the Adi Granth, the holy scripture of Sikhism, and installed it in the Gurdwara.[4]
There are four doors to get into the Harmandir Sahib, which symbolize the openness of the Sikhs towards all people and religions.[5] The present day Gurdwara was rebuilt in 1764 by Jassa Singh Ahluwalia with the help of other Sikh Misls. In the early nineteenth century, Maharaja Ranjit Singh secured the Punjab region from outside attack and covered the upper floors of the Gurdwara with gold, which gives it its distinctive appearance and its English name.[4]
The Harimandir Sahib is considered holy by Sikhs. The holiest text of Sikhism, the Guru Granth Sahib,[6] is always present inside the Gurdwara. Its construction was mainly intended to build a place of worship for men and women from all walks of life and all religions to come and worship God equally.[1][6][6] Over 100,000 people visit the holy shrine daily for worship.[7]
The Harmandir Sahib literally means The Temple of God. The fourth guru of Sikhism, Guru Ram Das, excavated a tank in 1577 CE which subsequently became known as Amritsar (meaning "Pool of the Nectar of Immortality"),[8] giving its name to the city that grew around it. In due course, a Sikh edifice, Sri Harmandir Sahib (meaning "the abode of God"),[9] rose in the middle of this tank and became the supreme centre of Sikhism. Its sanctum came to house the Adi Granth comprising compositions of Sikh Gurus and other saints considered to have Sikh values and philosophies, e.g., Baba Farid, and Kabir. The compilation of The Adi Granth was started by the fifth guru of Sikhism, Guru Arjan.
Construction of the Harmandir Sahib[edit]
Originally built in 1574, the site of the Gurdwara was surrounded by a small lake in a thin forest. Mughal Emperor Akbar, who visited the third Sikh Guru, Guru Amar Das, in the neighbouring town of Goindval, was so impressed by the way of life in the town that he gave a jagir (the land and the revenues of several villages in the vicinity) to the Guru's daughter Bhani as a gift on her marriage to Bhai Jetha, who later became the fourth Sikh Guru, Guru Ram Das ji. Guru Ram Das enlarged the lake and built a small township around it. The town was named after Guru Ram Das as Guru Ka Chak', Chak Ram Das or Ram Das Pura.
During the leadership of the fifth Guru, Guru Arjan (1581–1606), the full-fledged Gurdwara was built. In December 1588, Guru Arjan initiated the construction of the Gurdwara. The foundation stone was laid by none other than Guru Arjan Sahib himself in December 1588. It is a common misconception that the foundation stone was laid by the Sufi saint Mian Mir of Lahore.[10][11][12]
Some of the architectural features of the Harmandir Sahib were intended to be symbolic of the Sikh worldview.[13] Instead of the normal custom of building a Gurdwara on high land, it was built at a lower level than the surrounding land so that devotees would have to go down steps to enter it.[13] In addition, instead of one entrance, Sri Harmandir Sahib has four entrances.[13]
The Gurdwara was completed in 1604. Guru Arjan, installed the Guru Granth Sahib in it and appointed Baba Buddha as the first Granthi (reader) of it on August 1604. In the mid-18th century it was attacked by the Afghans, by one of Ahmed Shah Abdali's generals, Jahan Khan, and had to be substantially rebuilt in the 1760s. However, in response a Sikh Army was sent to hunt down the Afghan force. Both forces met each other five miles outside Amritsar; Jahan Khan's army was destroyed.[14][14]
Free Kitchen,Langar[edit]
Kitchen that feeds 100,000 daily [15] Two hundred thousand rotis (Indian flat bread), 1.5 tonnes of dal (lentil soup) and free food served to 100,000 people everyday are what makes the free kitchen run at the Golden Temple in the western Indian city of Amritsar stand apart.
By all measures, the kitchen (called langar in Punjabi ) is one of the largest free kitchens to be run anywhere in the world.
The concept of langars was initiated centuries ago by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh religion.
At the Langar, no one goes hungry - and everybody gets a hot meal regardless of caste, creed and religion.
All Sikh Gurudwaras (places of worship) have langars, but the one at Golden Temple - Sikhs' holiest shrine - has little parallel.
"Anyone can eat for free here and on an average we serve food to 100,000 people. On weekends and special occasions double the numbers of people visit the langar. The langar never stops and on an average 7,000 kg of wheat flour, 1,200 kg of rice, 1,300 kg of lentils, 500 kg of ghee (clarified butter) is used in preparing the meal every day," says Harpreet Singh, manager of this huge kitchen.
"The free kitchen uses firewood, LPG gas and electronic bread makers for the cooking and we use around 100 LPG cylinders and 5,000 kilograms of firewood every day," he adds.
The kitchen is run by 450 staff, helped by hundreds of other volunteers.
Sanjay Arora, 46, from New Delhi, comes to volunteer at the langar two days a month. "This is seva (service) for me. I feel happy after doing this service. This is not just free food because here you forget all the differences that separate humans from each other," he says.
Volunteers also wash the 300,000 plates, spoons and bowls used in feeding the people. The food is vegetarian and the expenses are managed through donations from all over the world.
The yearly budget of the langar runs into hundreds of millions.
The Harmandir Sahib Complex and areas in its vicinity[edit]
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The Gurdwara is surrounded by a large lake or holy tank, known as the Sarovar, which consists of Amrit ("holy water" or "immortal nectar"). There are four entrances to the Gurdwara, signifying the importance of acceptance and openness. Inside the Gurdwara complex there are many shrines to past Sikh Gurus, saints and martyrs (see map). There are three holy trees (bers), each signifying a historical event or Sikh saint. Inside the Gurdwara there are many memorial plaques that commemorate past Sikh historical events, saints, martyrs and includes commemorative inscriptions of all the Sikh soldiers who died fighting in World Wars I and II.
In keeping with the rule observed at all Sikh Gurdwaras worldwide, the Harmandir Sahib is open to all persons regardless of their religion, colour, creed, or sex. The only restrictions on the Harmandir Sahib's visitors concern their behavior when entering and while visiting:
- Maintaining the purity of the sacred space and of one's body while in it:
- Upon entering the premises, removing one's shoes (leaving them off for the duration of one's visit) and washing one's feet in the small pool of water provided;
- Not drinking alcohol, eating meat, or smoking cigarettes or other drugs while in the shrine
- Dressing appropriately:
- Wearing a head covering (a sign of respect) (the Gurdwara provides head scarves for visitors who have not brought a suitable covering);
- Not wearing shoes (see above).
- How to act:
- One must also sit on the ground while in the Darbar Sahib as a sign of deference to both the Guru Granth Sahib and God.
First-time visitors are advised to begin their visit at the information office and then proceed to the Central Sikh Museum near the main entrance and clock tower.[tone]
Artwork and monument sculptures[edit]
Much of the present decorative gilding and marblework dates from the early 19th century. All the gold and exquisite marble work were conducted under the patronage of Hukam Singh Chimni and Emperor Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of the Sikh Empire of the Punjab. The Darshani Deorhi Arch stands at the beginning of the causeway to the Harmandir Sahib; it is 202 feet (62 m) high and 21 feet (6 m) in width. The gold plating on the Harmandir Sahib was begun by Ranjit Singh and was finished in 1830. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a major donor of wealth and materials for the shrine and is remembered with much affection by the Punjabi people in general and the Sikh community in particular.[citation needed]
Celebrations at the Harmandir Sahib[edit]
One of the most important festivals is Vaisakhi, which is celebrated in the second week of April (usually the 13th). Sikhs celebrate the founding of the Khalsa on this day and it is celebrated with fervour in the Harmandir Sahib. Other important Sikh religious days such as the martyrdom day of Guru Teg Bahadur, the birthday of Guru Nanak, etc., are also celebrated with religious piety. Similarly Bandi Chhor Divas is one of the festivals which sees the Harmandir Sahib beautifully illuminated with Divas (lamps); lights and fireworks are discharged. Most Sikhs visit Amritsar and the Harmandir Sahib at least once during their lifetime, particularly and mostly during special occasions in their life such as birthdays, marriages, childbirth, etc.
Operation Blue Star[edit]
Operation Blue Star was undertaken on 3 June 1984 and ended on 6 June 1984. The Indian Army, led by General Kuldip Singh Brar, brought infantry, artillery, and tanks into the Harmandir Sahib to put a stop to Dharam Yudh Morcha, which were peaceful protests to support the implementation of The Anandpur Sahib Resolution. During these "Morchay" thousands of Sikhs courted arrest. Indira Gandhi ordered the army to launch Operation Blue Star. Within six months, Indira Gandhi's Sikh bodyguards killed her (31 October 1984) for the perceived sacrilege.
Fierce fighting ensued between Sikhs and the soldiers, in which many of the Sikhs were killed along with many soldiers. An official account tallies the deaths of 83 soldiers and 492 Sikhs killed by the army;[16] the Harmandir Sahib complex also suffered much damage due to the attack, especially the holy Akal Takhat Sahib.
This attack is regarded as a desecration of Sikhism's holiest shrine and discrimination of a minority in India. In 1986, the repairs performed on the Akal Takhat Sahib after the attack, which the Rajiv Gandhi Government had undertaken without consultation, were removed. A new Akal Takhat Sahib was completed in 1999 by Kar Sevaks.
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Harmandir Sahib Amritsar 1987, Amritsar.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c d Harban Singh; Punjabi University (1998). Encyclopedia of Sikhism. ISBN 978-81-7380-530-1.
- ^ The Sikhism Home Page: Introduction to Sikhism
- ^ Golden Temple, Punjabi University, Parm Barkshish Singh, Devinder Kumar Verma, ISBN 978-81-7380-569-1
- ^ a b Hew McLeod (1997). Sikhism. New York: Penguin Books. pp. 154â161. ISBN 0-14-025260-6.
- ^ Fahlbusch, Erwin; Bromiley, English-language ed. Geoffrey W. (1999). The encyclopedia of Christianity (Reprint. ed.). Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-14596-2.
- ^ a b c The Sikhism Home Page: Guru Granth Sahib ji
- ^ "Soon, Golden Temple to use phone jammers. Over Two lakh people visit the holy shrine per day for worship. In festivals over six lakh to eight lakh visit the holy shrine.". 19July 2012.
- ^ Golden Temple, Punjabi University, Parm Barkshish Singh, Devinder Kumar Verma ISBN 978-81-7380-569-1
- ^ Golden Temple, Punjabi University, Parm Barkshish Singh, Devinder Kumar Verma, ISBN 978-81-7380-569-1.
- ^ Dr. Madanjit Kaur "The Golden Temple: Past and Present" Dept. of Guru Nanak Studies, Guru Nanak Dev University Press, 1983
- ^ Kavi Santokh Singh : "Gurprataap Sooraj Granth" Ras 2, Ansu 53: ਇਮਿ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕਰੀ ਿਬ੍ਰਧ ਜਬੈ। ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਰਜਨ ਕਰ ਪੰਕਜ ਤਬੈ॥੧੩॥ ਗਹੀ ਈਟ ਤਿਹ ਕਰੀ ਿਟਕਾਵਨ। ਮੰਦਰ ਅਿਵਚਲ ਨੀਵ ਰਖਾਵਨ।
- ^ Tapoban.org: Foundation of Sri Harimandar Sahib: Sri Guru Arjan Dev or Sai Mian Mir? : http://tapoban.org/webforum/read.php?1,6465
- ^ a b c Singh, Khushwant (1991). A history of the Sikhs: Vol. 1. 1469–1839. Oxford University Press. p. 53. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ a b Volume 2: Evolution of Sikh Confederacies (1708–1769), By Ram Gupta.
- ^ http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2013/11/pictures-kitchen-feeds-100000-daily-20131117124238293396.html
- ^ The Tribune, Chandigarh (March 20, 2007)]
External links[edit]
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When we first met honeyhoney, they were on Kiefer Sutherland's record label. Already armed with Nashville sound and 'tude, they have made the flip complete.
I like this description I found on a Spinner interview the duo did:
You describe your music as rocktastic, freaky-deaky. What makes it that?
Ben: I think our attitudes make it freaky.
Suzanne: I agree. I can second that.
Ben: Oh, and our desire to play loud rock music, which we don't really do. I think rocktastic is more of a goal.
Suzanne: I don't know. That show at Dakota Lounge the other week I was head banging while we were playing one of our songs, and I'm just saying, that was pretty exciting, we're almost there Ben.
Here's a full-length podcast and videos from their session in the Bing Lounge
Underground Los Angeles indie roots duo honeyhoney recently announced a new home for their Nashville-influenced sound -- Nashville's Lost Highway Records, an imprint of powerhouse label Universal Music Group, home of Shania Twain, Sugarland, Vince Gill, George Strait and several more big country names.
Find out more about honeyhoney HERE.


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Gulf Gate Library, 7112 Curtiss Ave., will be closed for a second consecutive day Friday, May 29 because of a massive power failure.
Power was lost to the air conditioner, computers and checkout-scanning equipment at about 4 p.m. Wednesday. Repairs had been expected to be complete Thursday, resulting in the re-opening of the library today. But the repairs are taking longer than expected, and the library will remain closed today.
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- Dec
12 La Leche League/Breastfeeding Support
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Dec
13 Fifth Annual CYD Gingerbread Festival
10:00 am - 7:00 pm - Dec
13 CYD Gingerbread Festival
10:00 am - 6:00 pm - Dec
14 Free Spirograph Art Event For The Kids
10:00 am - 4:00 pm - Dec
14 Green Tara Empowerment
10:00 am - Dec
14 Cat Depot: Leashwalking
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Dec
17 Financing Our Foodshed with Carol Peppe Hewitt
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Dec
18 8th Annual Sustainable Communities Workshop
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Turkey tidings
During each of the last eight years, the Out-of-Door Academy families have collected food for Gocio Elementary families. -
Forty Carrots hosts grandparents
Forty Carrots Family Center invited students' grandparents to attend Grandparents' Day Nov. 25. -
Holiday ring
The Rotary Club of Sarasota Keys is seeking volunteers from now through Dec. 24, to help man its Salvation Army kettle bell during the holiday season.