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In the Kitchen There's No Nationality or Religion
Four chefs on a multiethnic Israeli team called Taste of Peace garnered three gold medals and a diploma of honor at the international Villeroy & Boch 2010 Culinary World Cup competition in Luxembourg, that took place November 20 to 24.
"The idea is to show peace through the dishes we do," says Sarkis Yacoubian, an Armenian chef instructor from Jaffa who founded Taste of Peace with Arab Christian Johnny Goric, executive chef at the Intercontinental Resort in Jericho.
The team is rounded out by Charlie Fadida, the Jewish executive chef at the Sheraton in Tel Aviv, and his sous chef, Muslim Arab Imad Shourbaji. Four culinary students and an instructor from the restaurant at the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center came along for the event, considered the Olympics of cooking.
"We showed the world that working in the kitchen with sharp instruments doesn't mean we have to kill each other," Yacoubian tells ISRAEL21c. "I'm proud and glad we succeeded in giving this message."
Gold medals, diplomas of honor
The men triumphed despite finding upon their arrival that the kitchen they'd reserved in advance did not exist. On the verge of turning around and going home, they found a hotel restaurant chef who gave them free reign of his kitchen in off hours as well as the hotel's basement laundry room for prep work. This was a far cry from the Sheraton kitchen where they'd been practicing for five months, but it was the best they could do.
"We used the restaurant's kitchen while everyone was sleeping, because we had to present our food at five in the morning," Goric recounts. "We had two hours to display the dishes before the expo opened to the public from 11 in the morning to 7 at night. Then we collected it from our tables after they announced the winners. We did the same thing for four days. It was really tough, but our achievement is something most people work toward for a long time."
Goric, Shourbaji and Fadida each earned a gold medal for their cold platters and tapas. "I did a salmon platter with five salmon terrines in different styles, and tapas for six - two cold and two hot," relates Goric, a 37-year-old resident of East Jerusalem.
Yacoubian, who at 51 is the oldest of the foursome, received a diploma of honor for his two-dimensional marzipan sculpture of wild horses, finished with a "painted coat" of white and dark chocolate.
Just the beginning
"I used to teach disabled people and I taught them that cooking is not just adding spices and making soup. It's also art, and you should be creative," Yacoubian explains.
In thanks to the restaurant that allowed them to use its facilities, Taste of Peace presented a multiethnic meal to the workers after the competition.
All of the team's expenses were covered by Goric's personal client, the Norwegian ambassador to the Palestinian Authority. During his career, Goric has prepared dishes for King Abdullah II of Jordan, former French President Jacques Chirac, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat.
"Hopefully this is just the beginning," says Goric. "We want to do more projects together if we get more sponsors." To be eligible for the Culinary World Cup, which takes place every four years, Taste of Peace joined both the World Association of Chefs Societies and the Israeli Chefs Union.
"I think these guys are the best ambassadors for peace," says Yacoubian of his teammates, who are all close friends. "We are trying to go forward with it and hope we can do more activities together to show that in the kitchen there is no nationality or religion; we're just human beings who can talk with each other through the dishes we make."
This article originally appeared on Israel21c and was reprinted with permission.
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ACC welcomes US House Rep. John Shimkus' draft legislation to update Toxic Substances Control Act, says updating TSCA 'is critical for our industry'
March 13, 2014
(News of Science)
– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at News of Science -- American Chemistry Council (ACC) President & CEO Cal Dooley issued the following statement in response to Congressman John Shimkus' release of a discussion draft of the Chemicals in Commerce Act of 2014, a bill to update the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
"We applaud Chairman Shimkus' commitment to creating a more effective chemical regulatory system and welcome the draft Chemicals in Commerce Act of 2014. The release of this discussion draft is another positive development that adds to the growing effort in Congress - including the bipartisan Chemical Safety Improvement Act (CSIA) pending in the Senate - to reform our nation's primary chemical management law. The balanced approach taken in the draft Chemicals in Commerce Act will provide Americans with more confidence in the safety of chemicals, while at the same time encouraging innovation, economic growth and job creation by U.S. manufacturers."
"Through multiple hearings over the last year, Chairman Shimkus and the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy have demonstrated their strong willingness to listen to the views of a broad cross-section of stakeholders and to learn more about what's needed to successfully update TSCA.
"Updating TSCA is critical for our industry; one that creates the building blocks for 96 percent of all manufactured goods, playing a fundamental role in every facet of national commerce and the U.S. economy. We are committed to working with members of the committee to move toward a formal introduction of a balanced, comprehensive, bipartisan bill that can win approval in the House. This legislation, along with the compromise CSIA crafted by the late Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Senator David Vitter (R-LA) and supported by 25 bipartisan cosponsors, will enhance the lives of American families and the success of America's economy."
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) represents the leading companies engaged in the business of chemistry. ACC members apply the science of chemistry to make innovative products and services that make people's lives better, healthier and safer. ACC is committed to improved environmental, health and safety performance through Responsible Care®, common sense advocacy designed to address major public policy issues, and health and environmental research and product testing. The business of chemistry is a $770 billion enterprise and a key element of the nation's economy. It is one of the nation's largest exporters, accounting for twelve percent of all U.S. exports. Chemistry companies are among the largest investors in research and development. Safety and security have always been primary concerns of ACC members, and they have intensified their efforts, working closely with government agencies to improve security and to defend against any threat to the nation's critical infrastructure.
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Bromley council 'aware' of traveller incursion on Richmal Crompton Fields
PUBLISHED: 14:01 01 November 2017 | UPDATED: 15:38 01 November 2017
Met Police officers were called to the scene yesterday
Bromley council says it is working to remove a traveller incursion that has arrived on a playing field.
Caravans started arriving and parking up at Richmal Crompton Fields on Lower Gravel Road at around 3pm yesterday.
Met Police were called to the scene.
A spokesperson from Scotland Yard said: "We were called at 3.20pm on Tuesday, October 31, to reports of travellers on site at Lower Gravel Hill Road.
"We are continuing to monitor the incident."
Councillor William Huntington-Thresher, executive councillor for environment said, "As soon as we become aware of any illegal encampment where the council is responsible for the land, robust action is always taken to end any encampment as quickly as possible.
"We are working with the police in this regard, who have issued a section 61 notice at this site, which requires the travellers to leave.
"We will continue to monitor activities into the future across the borough and other nearby council owned land in particular and will take further action as needed, with the same robust focus being given."
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A Brief History of Coins
Around 620 B.C. the Greeks started to use metal coinage for their commercial transactions at their settlements in Lydia. To get an idea of where Lydia was, draw a line east from the island of Lesbos well into central Turkey. Draw another line directly north from the island of Rhodes, again into Turkey, and where the two lines cross is the area formerly known as Lydia.
The metal used (known also to the Egyptians), was a natural alloy of silver and gold, with some copper. It was found in various shades of yellow, and was harder - and therefore more durable - than gold. It continued to be used until the introduction of pure silver coins around 350BC.
The use of these coins spread to Greece, then southern Italy and Sicily. Greek coins are beautiful and were much admired, and coins of Philip II of Macedonia (Alexander the Great's father) made their way up the Danube basin and were copied by the Gauls in France. Gold Gaullist coins reached Britain by the first century BC and the island's own gold coinage was probably struck shortly afterwards.
As the Roman Empire was so vast and lasted so long, Roman coins still exist today in hundreds of varieties and a wide range of conditions from the entire 700 years. They can be eye-wateringly expensive, but most are usually within range of an average collector's pocket. And, of course, much is known about the Romans, their Empire and rulers.
Not so much is known about the Celts in England. Their coinage appears to have lasted for only 150 years, and little is known about their society. Yet they produced a dazzling array of designs on their coins in gold, silver and bronze. Production began at the beginning of the first century BC, probably in Kent. Not much is understood about this coinage yet, although research still continues. Once the Romans arrived, the situation changed dramatically. The Romans recorded what they found out about the Celts, and following the Roman invasion in AD43 the Celts
probably continued producing their own coinage until the end of the Boudiccan revolt. Then Roman coinage took over for the next three to four hundred years, which is why so many remain around today, a bit like a great-aunt's 'hoard' of Victorian pennies in almost everyone's biscuit tin.
After the Dark Ages, silver became the base metal for western European coinage. In the Middle Ages coins were issued by individual cities, kings, states and even bishops. Gold returned to the west after the Crusades (its use had never stopped in the Islamic world), and it was a logical step that the artistic influences of the Renaissance should be applied to the coinage of the day.
From the start, coins were individually made by hand. The designs were engraved or hammered into the two ends of two bars of bronze or iron, shaped to the size of the coin. These were known as dies, and one was firmly attached to working surface. A blank piece of metal, as near as possible in size as the required coin, was then inserted between the two dies and was given a good thwack with a hammer. This method lasted until the middle of the 1500s, and unsurprisingly coins made in this way are known as 'hammered'. No two coins are therefore ever identical, which must have been frustrating for the budding inventors of vending machines!
However, the manufacture of coins by machine was, like almost everything else, inevitable. Experiments took place in the mid-1500s, firstly in Germany and then in France. A mill and screw press was used, giving the term 'milled' to coins produced in this way. The basic principle of using pressure on metal between dies was the same, but more force could be applied, resulting in sharper, clearer coins.
The main problem was the varying thickness of the sheets, and therefore of the 'blanks'. Attempts were made during the reigns of Elizabeth I and Charles I to use this type of machinery, but coins continued the be made by hand – or 'hammered'. However, Charles II brought over a pair of Dutchmen who had an improved type of screw press, and by 1662 coins suitable for circulation were being produced. An interesting, and still used, counter-fraud measure was introduced at the same time; around the edges of the coins was an inscription, to prevent them from being clipped. Up until then, every dishonest person who had a silver or gold coin would trim it slightly, accumulating their own little stockpile of precious metal and even attempting to make their own coins.
Why do we collect coins? For the same reason we collect stamps or banknotes or medals. They are little items of history that are portable, valuable to someone, and, finally, attractive.


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Most American popular music is based on the "blues", a musical form rooted in early African American culture.View more
The jazz that developed before the 1930s, when it became wildly popular, is called "Early Jazz". It was centered in New Orleans and spread from there throughout North America.See more
Jazz gained mainstream popularity in the 1930s, which continued on into the 40s with the Big Band sound leading the "swing" dance craze to international popularity.See more
A prominent contemporary genre, "Latin Jazz" has American roots in multi-cultured early New Orleans jazz, being referred to as the "Spanish tinge".See more
In the early 1940s, elements of swing were expanded upon by younger musicians and jazz developed its first pure art music with more complex melodies and rhythms more suited to listening than dancing.See more
During the 1950s, in the wake of bebop's advance, there came a lighter, more lyrical form primarily developed on the West Coast, known as Cool Jazz.See more
Another school of jazz percolating in the 1950s and 60s was known as "Hard Bop". It emphasized original compositions over the Standard American Songbook often explored by bebop musicians and had a generally edgier, more aggressive sound.See more
Following the big band swing era, big bands became a more sophisticated listening experience, using many influences from the bebop schools that had developed simultaneously after WW II.See more
In the 1950s, in an effort to fuse jazz and classical music, a small group of jazz composers began experimenting with fugues, rondos and extended forms. The results were known as The Third Stream.See more
This term (French for "advance group") was synonymous with the 'free' jazz of the 1960s, wherein the performer often spontaneously chose his own musical path rather than use any familiar musical conventions. It was challenging for both performer and listener, opening many new avenues of expression.See more
In roughly the 1970s and 80s, jazz musicians who did not cross over into more pop-influenced styles, kept developing bebop-based music that did have outside influences, reflecting less insular and more eclectic musical tastes. Sometimes hiding its bebop roots, this is much of the jazz being played today.See more
The Bossa Nova is a blend of cool jazz with elements of the Brazilian samba. The Jazz Samba reflects a more direct homage to the Brazilian samba, which is part of Brazil's African heritage.See more
"Groove" includes various styles ranging from the early 60s to present-day Smooth jazz. The defining elements are more bluesy harmonies and a steady back beat, making the music more danceable.See more
Fusion is described as the mixing of rock and jazz styles, as opposed to the mixing of soul music with jazz.See more
These are industry labels for music that is usually instrumental, expertly produced in studios and is very danceable. Its chief aim is for airplay and parties.See more
Jazz with singers, who were really the first jazz musicians - the blues singers - setting the stage for instrumentalists like Louis Armstrong and King Oliver.See more
A combination of jazz styles combined with hip-hop and breaks that often exists side by side with sampling and looping and live improvisation.See more
A combination of ethnic folk music traditions and jazz. This is done sometimes with instrumentation and other times with song form. Also, New Age jazz can be put into this category, as it blends certain folk traditions into the jazz medium.See more
The idea of recreating ``classic jazz`` began with the American Jazz Orchestra in the 1980s which was created by critic Gary Giddins and musician John Lewis.See more
The term literally describes a music for a new age that can, among other things, promote the use of Asian healing arts, the power of meditation and generally an acceptance of mysticism.See more
A grab bag of strange, sometimes funny or silly or just odd things that jazz musicians do.See more


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In our earlier free copy paste replacements for Windows article, we had listed several tools for making copy pasting easier, however one tool which we did mention was Piky Basket, which is no longer free.
The main feature of the application was to allow users to copy or move files from multiple locations or folders to multiple folders.
We just came across another Freeware called n2ncopy which allows users to copy files from multiple folders to different target folders, and all of this at once.
Once installed n2ncopy creates a tiny overlay window, which you can move around the screen, to copy files drag and drop them in the green area, to select target folders, drag and drop them to the blue area, once you have accumulated the files and folders you want to copy, double click on the interface, this should open up the main window.
You can setup rules for handling existing files which have names similar to the files being copied, and whether the task is to copy the files or move them over.


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How Yoga For Kids Can Be Beneficial
Yoga for kids can be a valuable technique in helping your children to feel more at peace with the word and with their lives, and it can also be useful in helping with any physical problems. Many children find themselves being worked extremely hard may school, and they often find it difficult to cope without some type of help or support. Yoga can help to provide the child with an outlet for their built up feelings of stress, and also a way of improving their physical health and fitness.
Many children find that maintaining a constant mental state of calm and detachment is difficult, especially in a world where there is so much electronic stimulation and so many distractions. This is an area in which yoga can be of almost immediate benefit, as even the most basic of relaxation exercises can be effective in releasing immediate tension. If the child is able to keep up with a consistent program of yoga, the benefits will greatly increase. The best way to use yoga is to take the child out of any environment in which they feel stressed and overwhelmed, and give them a chance to relax in peace.
There are very few children who have developed some of the debilitating conditions which afflict adults as they get older, such as arthritis and mobility problems. However, it does happen, and when a child is having joint or mobility difficulties yoga can be a good way of treating the problem. Make sure that the child is aware that there are no expectations placed upon them, and that they are there to do whatever is best for their own body and health. Yogic techniques for improving mobility need to carried out under supervision, as overworking the joints can aggravate the problem.
There are far fewer people teaching yoga for kids than there are teaching adult yoga, and this may be something of a problem if you want your children to experience the benefits which yoga has to offer. If it is a simple case of relaxation therapy, you will probably be able to teach your children enough to have them get into a relaxed state and to immediately feel the benefits. When this happens, their natural curiosity will take over and they will try to find the most effective techniques for themselves. The Internet should be freely used to allow this to happen, but make sure that the techniques are validated before you use them.
There are a few specialist teachers of yoga which can be found in urban areas, or occasionally in lesser populated regions where it is still easy enough for people to travel to where they are. These people will have a recognized qualification in yoga, and they will also be licensed to work with children in the state in which they practice. If you are going to engage such an instructor, it will be important to give as much detail as possible as to what you expect from the encounter. A one time deal can give you exercises which the child can then take away and practice at home, while regular treatment allows for constant supervision.
Finding these practitioners of yoga for kids used to be relatively difficult, now it will be easy as long as you have the ability to carry out a thorough Internet search. Every practitioner now knows that they have to market effectively online if they are going to stay in business, so it should be possible to find one if there is one nearby. They will usually offer yoga instructor to anyone, and not just be specialists in yoga for kids.Author: Marc Knox
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Using Cinnamon Vitality oil brings a warm taste and sensation to your favorite dishes. Taking Cinnamon Bark Vitality essential oil as a dietary supplement can support healthy digestion and help maintain a healthy immune system.*
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The final cycle of 5th grade art club at Franklin has started and the ideas are flowing! We have been working together the past two meetings to design a mural for the wall in our classroom. Starting next Monday the wall is start to come to life as we begin to paint our collaborative mural design.
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Washington Network Group (WNG)
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Please join the Washington Network Group (WNG) when we convene our next international networking reception.
About this Event:
This event is convened under the auspices of the WNG International Roundtable, which supports leaders in the international arena, including the public, private, and independent sectors. This event presents an excellent networking opportunity for professionals in international business, international trade policy and international development. WNG Members register at the special member rate. Non-members are welcome to attend, though must register online in advance. Business casual. Cash bar. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres.
Who Should Attend:
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Jonathan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Canberra, based in the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance. He completed his PhD thesis on fairness in global climate change negotiations at the Australian National University in 2013. He currently researches the role of deliberative democracy in global environmental politics.
Jonathan has a Masters' degree in development studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and undergraduate degrees in arts and law from the University of Sydney. Previously he worked as a policy and program manager with the Australian Government's international development assistance program (AusAID, 2003-09).


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Luke 2 Tree of Life Version (TLV)
Yeshua's Birth in Bethlehem
2 Now it happened in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the world's inhabitants. 2 This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 Everyone was traveling to be registered in his own city.
4 Now Joseph also went up from the Galilee, out of the town of Natzeret to Judah, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was from the house and family of David. [a] 5 He went to register with Miriam, who was engaged to him and was pregnant.
6 But while they were there, the time came for her to give birth— 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped Him in strips of cloth and set Him down in a manger, since there was no room for them in the inn.
Shepherds Witness Angelic Praises
8 Now there were shepherds in the same region, living out in the fields and guarding their flock at night. 9 Suddenly an angel of Adonai stood before them, and the glory of Adonai shone all around them; and they were absolutely terrified.
10 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid! For behold, I proclaim Good News to you, which will be great joy to all the people. 11 A Savior is born to you today in the city of David, who is Messiah the Lord. 12 And the sign to you is this: You will find an infant wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger."
13 And suddenly a multitude of heavenly armies appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14 "Glory to God in the highest,
15 And when the angels departed from them into the heavens, the shepherds were saying to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened which Adonai has made known to us!" 16 So they hurried off and found Miriam and Joseph, and the Baby lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen this, they made known the word that had been spoken to them concerning this Child. 18 And all those who heard were amazed at the things the shepherds told them. 19 But Miriam treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, just as they had been told.
Temple Prophets Rejoice
21 When eight days had passed for His brit-milah,[b] He was named Yeshua, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb. 22 And when the days of their purification were fulfilled,[c] according to the Torah of Moses, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present to Adonai. 23 As it is written in the Torah of Adonai, "Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to Adonai." [d] 24 So they offered a sacrifice according to what was said in the Torah of Adonai: "a pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons."[e]
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and pious, waiting for the consolation of Israel.[f] The Ruach ha-Kodesh was on him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Ruach ha-Kodesh that he would not die before he had seen the Anointed One of Adonai. 27 So in the Ruach, Simeon came into the Temple; and when the parents brought the Child Yeshua to do for Him according to the custom of the Torah, 28 Simeon received Him into his arms and offered a bracha to God, saying,
29 "Now may You let Your servant go in peace, O Sovereign Master,[g]
33 And His father and mother were marveling at the things that were said about Him. 34 And Simeon offered a bracha over them and said to Miriam His mother, "Behold, this One is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that is opposed, 35 so the thoughts of many hearts may be uncovered. (And even for you, a sword will pierce through your soul.)"
36 Now Anna, a daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher, was a prophetess. She was well advanced in age, having lived with a husband only[i] seven years 37 and then as a widow until age eighty-four. She never left the Temple, serving night and day with fasting and prayers. 38 And coming up at that very instant, she began praising God and speaking about the Child to all those waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.[j]
39 When Joseph and Miriam had completed everything according to the Torah of Adonai, they returned to the Galilee, to their own city of Natzeret. 40 The Child kept growing and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon Him.
The Boy Astonishes Jerusalem Scholars
41 Now His parents were going every year to Jerusalem for the Passover feast. [k] 42 When He became twelve years old, they were going up according to festival custom. 43 As they headed home after completing the days, the boy Yeshua remained in Jerusalem, but His parents didn't know. 44 Supposing He was in the caravan, they went a day's journey, then began looking for Him among relatives and friends. 45 When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for Him.
46 After three days they found Him in the Temple, sitting in the center of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all those hearing Him were astonished at His understanding and His answers. 48 When His parents saw Yeshua, they were overwhelmed. And His mother said to Him, "Child, why did you do this to us? Look! Your father and I were searching for You frantically!"
49 He said to them, "Why were you searching for Me? Didn't you know that I must be about the things of My Father?" 50 But they did not grasp the message He was telling them.
51 Then He went down with them to Natzeret and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured all these words in her heart. 52 And Yeshua kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
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When I saw the film about Alexander, then I am keen to make his biography and tell a little about the story. Alexander the Great (Greek: Μέγας Ἀλέξανδρος ("Megas Alexandros"), English: Alexander the Great) was a native Macedonian conqueror. He is recognized as one of the most genius military leader of all time. He was also the inspiration for conquest as Hannibal, Pompey and Caesar of the Romans and Napoleon. In his short reign, Alexander was able to make Macedonia as one of the greatest empires in the world.
Alexander was born on June 20, 356 BC in Pella, the capital of Macedonia, the son of the King of Macedonia, Fillipus II and his wife Olympias, a princess of Epirus. As a child, she witnessed how her father reinforce Macedonia and won many battles in the Balkans. When he was 13 years old, King Philip hired the famous Greek philosopher, Aristotle, to become tutor to Alexander. In three years, Aristotle taught Alexander and encouraging things to love science, medicine, and philosophy. In 340 BC, Philip of Macedonia gather an army of soldiers and attacked Byzantium. During the attack, he provides temporary power to Alexander who was then aged 16, to lead Macedonia.
King Phillip II died in 336 BC by an assassin at his daughter's wedding. Alexander had ascended the throne of his father at the age of 20 years. Shortly after the death of Phillip, Greek cities that had previously been subject to a Macedonian like Athens and Thebes rebelled. Alexander immediately act and managed to thwart the uprising. However, years of revolt beikutnya back, he decided to act decisively with and eliminates the entire population of Thebes and sold as a slave. This event managed to extinguish desire other cities to revolt.
Year 335 BC, Alexander attacked Persia carrying about 42,000 troops. Over the next two years Alexander won the battle against the Persians until he finally managed to defeat troops led by King Darius III of Persia in 333 BC. Darius vague attempt for peace by offering Alexander territories and possessions, but was rejected. Alexander said that he is now the King of Asia and only he has the right to determine the distribution of the region. Alexander then continue its military expansion to the conquered territories to the borders of Egypt to India before it was forced to stop because the soldiers were exhausted from fighting continuously for ten years.
Alexander then returned to kerajaanya to plan for the new expansion. During the trip he executed many satrap (governor sort) and officers who act off as an example. Then, as a form of thank you to the soldiers, Alexander gave some money at them and declared that he would send the veterans and disabled back to Macedonia. However, this action is precisely defined by a soldier opposite Alexander. In addition, they also oppose a number of Alexander's decision, as adopted Persian culture and dimasukkanya troops from Persian into the line of soldiers from Macedonia. A number of rebel soldiers in the city of Opis later. Alexander executed the leaders of the uprising, but forgive its soldiers. In an effort to create a lasting peace between the Macedonians and the Persians, Alexander held a mass marriage between his officers with noble women of Persia. However, only a few marriages that lasted more than a year.
While in Babylon, Alexander suddenly struck ill and had a fever for 11 days before he died on June 10, 323 BC, at the age of about 33 years. The real cause of death is not clear.
After Alexander's death, the absence of an heir caused discord and fighting among his subordinates. Finally, after many many disputes, circa 300 BC, Alexander the powers of the former empire was divided into 4 areas each controlled by one of the generals of Alexander. World at the death of Alexander, showed is the great in the larger geopolitical context
Although only ruled for 13 years, during which time he was able to build an empire greater than any empire ever before. By the time he died, Alexander ruled area size is 50 times larger than that bequeathed to him and covered three continents (Europe, Africa, and Asia).
The unification of the region makedonia to Persia by Alexander the Great led terbetuknya perpaduaan Greek culture, Mediterrrania, Egyptian, and Persian culture called Hellenism. The influence of Hellenism is even to India and China. Specifically in China, the influence of culture can be traced among the artifacts found in Tunhuang.
Alexander during expansion also founded several cities which are all named after berdasakan name, such as Alexandria or Alexandropolis. One of the city named Alexandria in Egypt, later to become famous as a complete library and last up to a thousand years and developed into the greatest center of learning in the world at that time.
The Great General's degree or his name is given because of his prowess as a king and the other warlords and successful effort to conquer a vast territory in just 10 years.


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When I click a date on the calendar screen and then return to the calendar the date I just visited shows up on the calendar as having a orange box around it. How do I turn this off? I assume it is either the highlighted date or selected date property (http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/wpf/controls/radcalendar/structure) as both of those have the organge box i don't want to appear.
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Thanks for helping Masha!
I want to remove the orange box and the filled interior that is also a orange gradient. In the example demo I ran it is still there? (see attached image)
The orange box that shows up when you hover the mouse over the date is fine and can stay there.
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Hey Masha,
Yes, you are correct - I change the RenderHighlighted to False and the mouse over border disappears. That lead me right to what I was trying to ask about. I changed RenderSelected="False" and everything works as I want.
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One more question. In implementing this solution in my project I realized I use DayButtonStyleSelector class and went to implement your solution in the code file. I beleive i have the correct render selected property set:
Dim propStyleChrome As DependencyProperty = Telerik.Windows.Controls.Chromes.ButtonChrome.RenderSelectedProperty
Dim TakencustomStyle As New Windows.Style
TakencustomStyle.Setters.Add(New Setter(propStyleChrome, False))
But that alone doesn't remove the selected box, i think i am missing the part of removing the VisualState of focused you have in your example:
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="FocusStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Unfocused"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Focused">
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="SelectionChrome" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderThickness">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0">
Is there a way to do this from a code behind? Or what is a solution i could use to make this work when using a DayButtonStyleSelctor class and have the DayButtonStyle set to nothing.
You can disregard my last question above - I found a solution that works for me. I added your xaml code as a application resource and then set the template property in DayButtonStyleSelctor class.
Dim propStyleTemplate As DependencyProperty = Telerik.Windows.Controls.Calendar.CalendarButton.TemplateProperty
TakencustomStyle.Setters.Add(New Setter(propStyleTemplate, DirectCast(Application.Current.Resources("calNoSelectStyle"), System.Windows.Controls.ControlTemplate)))
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Production Weekly informs via its twitter feed that Christina Ricci has climbed aboard the erotically charged drama Bel Ami in the role of Clotilde, a promiscuous young housewife who engages in a fair bit of erotic charging with Pattinson's Georges Duroy; it was also divulged in the tweet that filming on the project is set to commence next month.
A brief refresher: slated for a 2011 release, Bel Ami follows the aforementioned Duroy, a nineteenth-century French journalist who ascends Paris' social ladder through a number of manipulative trists with talented and influential women. The film is based on Guy De Maupassant's celebrated 1885 novel and will be helmed by noted theatre directors Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod. Uma Thurman and Kristen Scott Thomas are also set to co-star and, to the envy of Twifans the world over, be thoroughly taken advantage of by Pattinson. Thurman will play Duroy's central paramour and ladder rung, Madeleine Forestier, while Thomas will play a socialite who is seduced by the suave, power-hungry protagonist.
Turning back to Ricci for a second, I'm glad she's signed on for this. She's a talented and underutilized actress, and it's nice to see her involved in another high-profile project.


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Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops in South Africa have urged the government to withdraw and redraft a proposed media law that critics say would allow authorities to classify virtually any official information as secret.
"We believe that the bill violates the spirit of openness and accountability that is so necessary to underpin the constitution's provisions on good governance, essential for a healthy democracy," said South African Cardinal Wilfrid Napier in an Aug. 31 statement.
Napier was active in the struggle against apartheid and said that there would be practically no right of appeal against rulings under the law, as any appeal would be processed by the same people who made the original decision.
"We certainly do not want government to take us back to the oppressive practices of yesteryear, against which our common struggle was launched," said the cardinal.
Separately, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa warned that the draft law on protection of information threatens to undermine rights including freedom of expression and freedom of religion, "to which we as South Africans subscribed when our elected representatives adopted our constitution in 1996."
In an article published in the Cape Times newspaper, Makgoba said, "What is notable about the Protection of Information Bill as it currently stands is that it seeks to punish not lies or incorrect information ... but rather truthful information based on official documents."
A campaign called Right2know aimed at stopping the secrecy bill seen as a major threat to hard-won freedom was held on Aug. 31 at Cape Town's St. George's Anglican Cathedral, where South Africans rallied against apartheid in the 1970s and 1980s.
Those who oppose the proposed law say that in its current form investigative journalists could be prosecuted and face a prison sentence of up to 25 years for reporting on government information.
"Tamper with press freedom, and you tamper with the freedom of every citizen to receive and impart information and ideas," said Makgoba, who is archbishop of Cape Town. "We cannot draw a line around press freedom, restricting the rights of journalists, without limiting the rights of all of us."
Napier said that while Catholic bishops accept that some degree of restriction of information is, "both legitimate and necessary," the bishops had grave misgivings about the way this would be done if the proposal becomes law. He said the measure risks entrenching a culture of non-accountability and non-transparency among state officials at all levels.
"The definition of national interest and national security are so broad that they could be used to keep secret matters that ought by right to be accessible to the public," said Napier, who heads the diocese of Durban and was speaking for the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference.


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U.S. - Canada Agreement to Streamline Response to Oil Spills Along Boarder
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Should there be an oil spill, chemical release or other environmental hazard on or near the U.S./Canada border, emergency responders from both countries will spend more time battling the spill and less time battling red tape thanks to CANUSWEST, a new international spill response agreement announced today.
CANUSWEST will allow Canadian and U.S. agencies to respond more quickly to cross border oil spills and other environmental hazards. Environment Canada, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Province of British Columbia and the states of Idaho, Washington and Montana have joined forces to design a plan for battling environmental emergencies on or near the B.C/U.S. border.
According to Chuck Clarke, Regional Administrator of EPA's Northwest regional office in Seattle, and Bill Yellowtail, Clarke's counterpart in EPA's Region 8 Headquarters in Denver, this agreement is a critical weapon in today's spill response "arsenal".
"Environmental disasters don't recognize borders, political boundaries or lines on maps," Clarke said. "To have this agreement signed and in place will make responding to the inevitable cross border incident that much easier."
Clarke and Yellowtail also made a point of saluting the hard work that forged the partnership. Representatives of B.C. provincial and federal agencies, Aboriginal people, Tribal Governments, Washington, Idaho, Montana, including many of the region's local governments, all contributed to make CANUSWEST a reality.
Enthusiastic support was echoed by Art Martell, Environment Canada's Regional Director General of B.C. and the Yukon.
"CANUSWEST will ensure that local, state and provincial responders will get federal support when they need it," Martell said. "It also recognizes the rights of Tribal and Aboriginal people when spills impact their lands and resources."
CANUSWEST will ensure prompt notification of cross-border incidents to federal, state/provincial, Tribal/Aboriginal peoples and local authorities. Additionally, the agreement will facilitate the movement of personnel, equipment and supplies across the U.S./Canada border and provide incident and response information to the public, elected officials and the media. CANUSWEST, part of the Canada/U.S. Joint Inland Pollution Contingency Plan, will ensure a swift effective response to protect public health and the environment.
The agreement will take effect immediately and will be tested periodically in a series of cross border exercises. The first test, held in June 1998, was judged by all participants to be very successful.
Copies of CANUSWEST may be obtained in the U.S. free-of-charge by calling the EPA Region-10 Public Environmental Resource Center (PERC) at 1-800-424-4372. The document is also available on the Internet:
U.S. EPA site: www.epa.gov/r10earth/canuswest.htm
Environment Canada site: www.pyr.ec.gc.ca/ep/emergencies/index.html
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Charoset, haroset or charoses (pronounced – ḥărōset) is a recipe made up of apples, walnuts, cinnamon and wine that is served during Passover.
I was introduced to charoset, haroset or charoses during my marriage at a Passover dinner and it was one of favorite recipes that my mother in law would make, I loved it so much I would even ask for any left overs (which is so not like me). I once asked my mother in law for her recipe for charoset, haroset or charoses, she gave her recipe but I lost it :(. This recipe came from the cookbook Jewish which is one of my most favorite go-to cookbooks when it comes to Jewish recipes.
I remember my mother in law saying to make the charoset, haroset or charoses it's not really a recipe you just put together the ingredients and adjust the flavors. Because I was not familiar with how the recipe would come together, that always scared me…until I made the charoset, haroset or charoses for my blog and I totally got why.
To make it simple, let me explain:
- While the recipe calls for 3 apples, all apples are different in size so if I say 3 apples but my apples are larger than you all the rest of the recipe may be off (it's why we learned in school to weigh everything)
- The recipe calls for 1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon, when you make your recipe your apples may be a little more tart needing a little more cinnamon, just add it if needed
- The recipe calls for 1 cup of walnuts, basically you want enough walnuts that for every bite, you get a bite of apple and walnut in it
- The sweet wine, again I would start off slow in adding the wine, after 3 tablespoons, taste the charoset, haroset or charoses and see if you need more and slowly add the wine to your likings
Start with 3 apples
Do not peel them but dice them into small pieces
Place in a bowl
Chop your nuts, I started with halves and chopped the nuts similar to the apples
Add cinnamon
Sweet wine
And honey, if needed
Toss and serve
YUM! I loved this recipe…while this was not my mother in laws, I feel like it was very similar to her recipe (although it's been many years since I have tried it). The best part of this recipe is easting it on the matzah!!!
For Passover you must by kosher for passover matzah, I put the horseradish with beets on top, remember the horseradish adds heat
Add some of the prepared charoset, haroset or charoses on top
and enjoy!
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- 3 Apples, diced
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 5-6 tablespoons Pesach Red Wine
- Sugar or Honey, to taste
- Dice apples into small pieces, place in a bowl. Add chopped walnuts, cinnamon, red wine and honey.
- Taste and adjust flavors. Enjoy!


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"I used to watch Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston & Beyonce Knowles on television and I figured I could sing like that" says South Africa's hottest new talent, Tamarsha. Music has been the central theme in the life of this 19 year old young woman for as long as she can remember. And now the multi-talented singer, songwriter, poet & musician is fulfilling her childhood dreams and ambitions.
Born and bred in Durban her desire, passion and determination to make it beyond the South African music industry is greater than her love for anything that she's ever done.
A striking sense of creativity makes her stand out with her motto being 'Believe in yourself because nobody can believe in you greater that you can believe in yourself'.
An interpolation of African & Asian rhythmic melodies in hip hop/R&B are indeed a rare combination in the genre. Tamarsha's 'Got 2 get it' album ushers a brand new flavor of sound into what stands as commercial hip hop/R&B to date, thus sets up a fresh stylistic approach that Africanize this mainstream urban brand.


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Photograph of Cars' Lightning McQueen by Groucho Dis, Flickr
Lightning McQueen (who reappears in Pixar's sequel "Cars 2) qualifies as a vintage automobile. And it comes with typography worth its make and model. A car's composition and shape, as is true for most manufactured goods, are telltale signs of their times. Yet there's also a timeless quality to their identifiers, like these:
These are taken out of context. You have to look at the car in order to intuit the relationship with its logo. When it comes to any company-to-product relationship, a car company's logo is only as good (or bad) as the automobile it is attached to.
While the automotive industry continues to struggle, the "Big Three have reported gains in sales toward their return to profitability, or as Ford put it in their restructuring plan: "The Way Forward. American car manufacturers are making gutsy moves, embodied in their lettering, then and now. Gutsy racer Lightning McQueen would agree that to get back to business, the best direction is to move forward.
For more awesome automotive typography, see this gallery by independent design studio Delicious Industries, Brighton, UK.
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Jan 01, 2016 Distractions can be real, but distress is optional
One sunny weekend day over twenty years ago, I excitedly put on my running shoes, and headed towards a great dirt hiking path. The path was far from smooth and, in a small ditch, I twisted my ankle for the only time in my life. I had no choice but to limp home and put ice on my twisted ankle, which healed well within a few hours.
I do not know whether greater awareness — perhaps through regular mindfulness practice, which I had not yet discovered, at least not by that word "mindfulness" — would have helped me avoid the injury in the first place. I do know that this was another lesson that I have a choice about how upset or not I will get over this twisted ankle and other obstacles in life.
Each day, we have a choice whether to stick to the path of our great purpose and plans in life or to give into our better instincts by engaging at the same level of people angry that we do not violate the traffic laws to help get them more quickly to their destination, screaming at telephone customer service representatives not to send us back to waiting seemingly forever to select phonepad options that will get us nowhere, or steaming at a restaurant server who shows us to a Siberian table and tries to pass off stale food.
Fortunately, I got right back into my running shoes within two days after my ankle twisting, and a few years later had one of my most exhilarating runs between and over huge mounds of snow left by snowplows in the 1996 blizzard, at one point shouting in exhilaration "I am Sasquatch!" when atop one of these great snowmounds.
We can all be like a sasquatch, feeling exhilaration over mounds of snow rather than kvetching over having to find a way to move those mounds or over the snow's getting in the way of our driving route.
Being human, we constantly are at risk of regressing back to our old patterns of reactivity, complaining, and duality. We can stew irritated about coworkers, colleagues and those we bump into who do not seem interested in transcending anything beyond just getting through another day. We can say "It is a luxury to think about our greater purpose in life when I have to find a way to pay this month's bills first."
People's greater purpose does not need to be put on hold, because that purpose starts simply by internally transcending the day's proverbial bows and arrows. We have a choice to flip the bird at a co-worker who makes fun of our new haircut, or to know such people are always going to be in our hair, if we let them. We can join colleagues in gossip, or can leave the conversation or state that we have resolved not to gossip further in our lives. We can see someone vomiting in a grocery store aisle and turn away from the stench, or can approach them or someone else to get them help and comfort.
One of my biggest challenges on this path is not to get bent out of shape when by acts of commission or omission, others do something to possibly harm my clients. Such challenges can arise with a prosecutor who goes back on his or her word and has the audacity to not care about doing so, a courthouse clerk's office employee who gets all holier than thou about my request for hearing rescheduling information when the information is right in front of the clerk's eyes that do not bother browsing the information, and an employee who carelessly does not send a critical document to the right address (beware in vetting job candidates).
Dethmer, Chapman & Klemp have a great self-published book The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership which provides simple and effective ways — when fully practiced and applied — for staying above the line dividing being open, curious and committed to learning, rather than below the line through being closed, defensive, and committed to being right.
One of my favorite sections of The 15 Commitments addresses something as simple as how to perceive a crowded sidewalk or road. It is easy to get irritated at people bumping into you as they rush to work seemingly unawakened nor caring about anything nor anyone other than themselves, or who even seem to intentionally push those they think block their quickest way to work. We can instead shift our approach to the matter by seeing the path that gives us the opportunity to get to our destination, including whether it may simply be a better idea to cross the street or give some time to having less chance that we will constantly get bumped into.
Using the above and below-the-line approach to my above examples of challenging customer service representatives and other human challenges, I can do the following:
- Perceive whether I am above or below the line in the first place;
- Remember that I have enough work to do on my own lifetime development, and might have my own role in creating the obstacle, so that I am wasting energy to judge nor get upset at others' irritating and even dangerous behavior;
- With the person who makes fun of my haircut, I can either remain silent or tell the person: "I regret that you have chosen to say that. If it is an expression of any issues you have with me, let us talk about that. If you are bothered by my fashion or something else about me, let's talk about it." Here, I have held up a mirror to the speaker's behavior, and that mirror alone may lead the speaker to back down, or else to start speaking in a more constructive way.
- With the seemingly uncaring customer service representative, I can say: "I could really use your help, rather than being sent back to where I started with figuring out what buttons to push on my phone next and what to say to the next person who eventually next answers the phone."
- With the seemingly obstinate court clerk who seems reluctant to answer even the most apparently simple question, I can excuse myself and return in the hopes of scoring a better clerk, or can say "I don't mean to sound thick with my question, but I really value your ability to be able to help me."
- With an employee who misdelivers an important letter, I can say: "You have some tremendous strengths. Let's talk about what we can do together to give our clients better service than this."
- With a prosecutor who goes back on his work, I can say: "I want to be able to move forward with you in this and my other clients' cases. Let's talk about achieving our mutual interests here."
All of the sudden with challenging situations, by not blaming, by not letting our blood pressure rise, by being fully present and fully listening, and by taking the self-responsibility level that we must take for situations, we now are gliding through life's challenges with more agility, not wasting energy nor getting exhausted in the process, and appearing to anyone observing the interaction as someone they would want to be associated with.
In the moment of actual and potential irritation, it can be tempting to regress to our old way of doing things, by verbally cutting down the perceived trespasser (and we can often perceive incorrectly), yelling, or exploding red-faced and walking out. By acting above the line, the perceived trespasser may not automatically change his or her behavior and may even mis-perceive our approach as weakness. However, being above the line empowers the other person to not be concerned that s/he will lose face by softening his or her approach to the person who is above the line, and the person above the line is giving the perceived trespasser an opportunity to express or explain himself or herself — even if in ugly words — which often is an important approach to resolving conflicts. Without my even telling the apparent trespasser that s/he is wasting his or her nasty energy on me rather than on some country bumpkin, when I am above the line the other may realize that they will not gain advantage by taunting me.
It takes courage to give the perceived trespasser a chance to express himself or herself further when the perceived trespasser's lips have been dripping with contempt, hatred, and even untruths. Fortunately, I learned long ago about the potential benefits of letting them speak. At the age of nine in summer day camp, and without any suggestions from others, I asked an eight-year-old camper who frequently taunted me with his words: "Why don't you like me?" He answered: "I don't dislike you." For the rest of the summer we got along great and sometimes hung out together.
For me, a critical part of proceeding above the line is (1) daily practicing mindfulness, being fully present at all times, and (2) being non-dualistic, where I know that my own sense of well being does not depend on factors and outcomes external to me.


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DART already had the longest light rail system in the country before the $1.3 billion Orange Line added another three stations and several miles with its debut this morning. Sure, DART's soon-to-be 90 miles of track are dwarfed by the subway system in New York City, the L in Chicago, and Washington D.C.'s Metro, but still. It's a superlative, something to be proud of.
The expansion has been greeted with cheers from various corners. DART is, of course, gleeful, as are Irving officials, who have coveted a light rail line since the 1990s. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson proclaimed that DART has "surpassed all expectations" and "done it right," and the Morning News, whose editorial pages has lately been filled with critiques of DART's light rail, was full of praise.
But it didn't take long this morning for someone to start pooping on the parade.
Way more DART employees and pple passing out coupons for free doughnuts than commuters.
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And since no one in Dallas has much reason to go to Irving with the Cowboys gone, and since Irvingites are just as tied to their cars as people in Plano, it won't be much longer before the Morning News launches another round of editorials wondering why ridership isn't higher even though we know the answer already.
The Orange Line does bring one indisputably positive development to Dallas' transit scene: a rail link to DFW Airport. Driving there sucks, parking there sucks even worse, and taking a taxi is too expensive, so budget-minded travelers are left begging reluctant friends or family members to drop them (OK, me) off at the airport. Paying a couple of bucks and hopping on a train will be a relative breeze. Makes you wonder why it took DART more than a decade to get around to.
Emphasis on will be. The DFW station won't open until 2014. Let's hold off on the celebration until then.


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The Army buzz cut is quickly becoming a thing of the past. The United States Army released new grooming and appearance regulations this week that, in addition to religious beards and headscarves, approved dreadlocks for women. The Army's newfound religious and cultural inclusivity comes right before Donald Trump, a notoriously exclusionary man, prepares to become president of the United States.
According to The Atlantic, the decision was made in large part because of Sikh service members advocacy, litigation, and the threat of a lawsuit.
"The pressure of the lawsuit was a significant factor in deciding this needs to be finished," Eric Baxter, an attorney representing Sikh service members, told the magazine. "The time had just come when it was no longer possible to make excuses for why Sikhs need to be excluded."
But Sikhs weren't the first to contest the Army's grooming and appearance regulations.
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In the 1986, the Supreme Court heard a case brought by an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, Simcha Goldman, who had been forbidden by the Air Force to wear a yarmulke while on duty and in uniform. The Court deferred to the military. In response, Congress passed a rule stating that servicemen should be able to wear religious apparel. "When you look at the legislative history for that law, Congress spoke openly about the need to accommodate Sikhs and Jews," said Baxter. "But the military has always construed it as only applying to the yarmulke."
The result of Tuesday's announcement, of course, is going to be a way less homogenous looking Army—to a point. From The Atlantic:
[Women] can now wear dreadlocks in addition to cornrows and twists, which were allowed in a revision made in 2014. Like other hairstyles, locks must be relatively small, uniform, neat, and tied off inconspicuously, and women don't have to request an accommodation to wear them.
The military is also barring soldiers who have religious beards and wear headscarves from serving in positions that involve toxic chemicals and dangerous substances, The Atlantic reports.
But hear, hear to the Army looking a little less GI Joe and Jane. And maybe now we'll even have some new dreaded service member action figures!
Collier Meyerson is a reporter at Fusion with a focus on race and politics. She lives in Brooklyn.


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George Miller… Max Is Back (trailer… and also, a 2011 DP/30 with Dr. Miller)
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The remakes of of our favorite movies have been so underwhelming but the trailer looks really well done. Hope the movie delivers. The landscape looks beautifully shot and seems to be true character of the movie.
The difference with this remake is the original filmmaker is involved. George Miller is a genius and I wish he had been more prolific in his career. He deserved Spielberg/Cameron levels of success and acclaim.
Of course good or bad this film will probably be ignored by the American public as it has no Transformers or superheroes in it.
I have hopes for this film. I really enjoyed the first two films as a teenager but… while I know they're selling to the action/Mad Max audience I get the feeling from the trailer that there is little to nothing else there. Theron looks incredible. Hardy is always a charismatic draw. But I beleive if there was a big emotional/thematic hook they would have placed it in the trailer. But what we get is 2.44 of repeated imagery. Great imagery, but it is on repeat.
Like I said, I have hopes for this film. I really do.
er why does nobody have an astraaain accent mate? i don't get it, when does this take place, can't be after silly Thunderdome so after Mad Max and before II or after II but before he spins the wheel and makes a deal with tina turner? or is it just reboot city? (does Miller explain this in the vid, i can watch it now — i was kind of hoping this one would be the feral kid grown up, taking over max's mantle rather than a redo of max himself, which seems bizarre)
hard to tell just from a trailer but it looks too overblown and operatic, why do the older grey-haired dudes tend to come down with RSS (Ridley Scott Syndrome) and go all ott and melodrama bombastic instead of lean and mean like a fighting machine
"The difference with this remake is the original filmmaker is involved."
Then how do you explain Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Star Wars eps I – III, Blues Brothers 2000, Rocky V, The Godfather Part III, etc etc?
Plus this ain't a remake, definitely more of a sequel.
Still, this trailer is wild. I hope the movie is good.
I heard tell it's set between the end of 1 and the start of 2.


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Madonna is continuing to antagonize devout Catholics on her latest tour.
Singing "Holy Water," the ageless pop star strips off her skirt to reveal a skimpy nun's habit — and starts to pole dance. Then, her dancers act out the Last Supper, with Madonna in the central role as Jesus.
Bill Donohue of the Catholic League said mocking Catholics is Madonna's "last refuge as she struggles to avoid becoming an entertainment has-been. For her and her fans, apparently, Catholic-bashing is the one thing that never gets old."
Madge plays Madison Square Garden Wednesday and Thursday and Barclays Center in Brooklyn Saturday.


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Finding your dog peeing in the house is incredibly frustrating.
It's especially annoying if it's a housebroken dog urinating in the house–they were housebroken, what happened? Why is the dog peeing inside now when he didn't before?
If you find your previously housebroken dog urinating in the house it may be for a variety of reasons, some more obvious than others. So let's go through 5 reasons for your dog peeing in the house.
1. You found your dog peeing in the house because they weren't actually housebroken to begin with
Sometimes Yorkie breeders and pet stores will tell the dog's new owner that the dog is house trained when that's not actually true. That's one of the reasons it's so important to ask your Yorkie breeders very specific questions about their dogs as you're deciding which breeder to choose! Much of the time, when a dog is adopted she is simply too young to be fully house trained.
This is also true of a lot of rescue and adoption situations. My husband and I adopted a 7-year-old Yorkshire Terrier from a family who swore he was house trained. When we caught the dog peeing in the house within the first few hours of having him, we knew something didn't add up.
Luckily, Yorkshire Terriers are eager to please dogs. House training yorkies can be challenging, but they want to do what makes you happy. If they learn that peeing outside is a good thing to do, they will want to do it more often.
If your dog isn't housebroken yet, check out this great article on how to house train Yorkshire Terriers.
2. Your schedule gives your dog no other option
If you have a previously housebroken dog urinating in the house, take a real look at your schedule. Have there been any big changes? Did you change your shifts at work, so your dog is getting walked at different times than before? Are you busier and have less time to dedicate to your dog?
Your dog requires your time and attention–that's just part of being a Yorkie owner. If you catch your dog peeing in the house, especially if it's during a time you normally would have been outside, figure out how you can meet your dog's needs so that she is getting enough exercise and enough opportunities that she doesn't feel her only option is to pee inside the house.
3. Your dog is trying to show you who is boss
Sometimes your dog peeing in the house is his way of showing you, "I'm the alpha here!"
Despite averaging around 5 pounds, Yorkshire Terriers have a real alpha complex. Dogs who don't have enough structure and boundaries in the home may start to mark their territory on furniture and belongings.
Dogs do best when they're in an environment with clear rules: the dog can go here, but not there; the Yorkie can chew on this, but not that. If you haven't taken some time to do obedience training with your dog, and if the house has no boundaries, but the dog has free reign, he may have started to believe that he is in charge.
There are many simple things you can do to teach your Yorkshire Terrier, "you are not the alpha here!" They include:
- Loose leash walking. Train your dog to walk beside or slightly behind you, not run around wherever he pleases.
- Scheduled feeding times. A free-feeding schedule tells the dog that he is in charge of when he eats. Having him on a schedule that you are in charge of tells him, "I am your alpha and I will provide for you."
- Learning tricks and obedience training. Yorkies are very intelligent dogs, and many thoroughly enjoy learning tricks and doing obedience training. As a bonus, it trains your dog to try and please you, which puts you higher on the totem pole than he is!
There are many other things you can do to train your dog to become the beta dog in your house. If you have a dog peeing inside who also has behavioral issues, it may be time to start some real obedience training!
4. They are frightened
On the flip side, if your dog often urinates in the presence of other people in a submissive pose, it may be that he or she is frightened and trying to show submission, or so frightened that he lost control of his bladder.
Watch your dog's behavior–does he only pee around certain people? Does he pee when there are too many people around? Does he urinate when being scolded?
Look for signs of fear when you find your dog peeing in the house. It may be time to change up some of your routine or mannerisms towards the dog to help him feel safe, comfortable, and confident in your home.
5. They have a medical condition that needs to be treated
If you have a previously housebroken dog urinating in the house, it may be worth a trip to the vet–especially if it's an older Yorkie or a Yorkie with other health issues.
In general, if you are worried about your dog, it's never a bad idea to go see a veterinarian. There are a variety of Yorkie health issues that could be the reason behind your dog peeing in the house, and having a talk with your vet and running a few tests can put your mind at ease and get you on the track towards treatment for your Yorkie.
Your dog peeing in the house doesn't have to be your reality. House training isn't easy, but it is possible, even if you have an adult dog who's never been house trained before!
So don't give up! You can do this–and your dog will thank you for it!
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After breakfast at Hen House Eatery, I took a nice stroll through the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. The 11-acre park showcases more then 40 works from the Walker Art Center's collections, including the iconic Spoonbridge and Cherry. Open 365 days a year from 6am to midnight, it's definitely worth a visit.
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
726 Vineland Place
Minneapolis, MN 55403


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During the "Future Filmmakers" Summer Media Camp at the Museum of the Moving Image, campers experience the craft of the documentary filmmaking by discussing, exploring and representing the concepts of origin, cultural identity and diversity. Under this premise kids learn how to use diverse documentary techniques as a medium to tell stories in the most effective way getting across the themes that they are learning about.
The program was designed and conducted by the filmmaker Pablo Herrera, one of the leading filmmakers for documentaries, particularly within the educational and community building genres. His expertise is known throughout the media education community in the United States and Spain for his ability to use filmmaking as an educational tool, developing innovative media learning systems. Pablo Herrera has the expertise in creating successful documentary films with teens, but he also has the extraordinary talent of educating and creating community through filmmaking.
For this "Future Filmmakers" Summer Media Camp, Pablo Herrera has designed a program which include a variety of sensorial activities adapting the curricula to different types of learners and abilities. As an example of this, is the use of colors to identify each summer camp day (blue, yellow, red, orange and green) to provide a different level of engagement and options for perception and language; or blind activities with the aim of sharpening the less explored senses such as touch, smell and hearing. Many of these techniques have been applied by Pablo Herrera in previous projects such as kdm;) and El Culebron del Barrio.
As well, the topics of origin, history and cultural identity explored by the campers during the program, make a parallelism between the history and evolution of cinema and the dynamic process of a cultural life in permanent change. This outline place in context the evolution on film techniques (from silent films to the current ways of production and distribution) to understand how these technological developments and media democracy are contributing to achieve increasingly intercultural societies.
The 5 days long camp was structured in 4 blocks of activities per day. Intercalated, 2 of these blocks have been used for intellectual, emotional and sensorial development through screenings, brainstormings, discussions, gallery visits; and a variety of expressive activities such as role-plays, drawing, performances and activities to explore emotions through the sense of sight, sound and touch. The other 2 blocks have been used to represent the ideas and the topics learned in front (or with) the camera through interviews, representations, archival photo/footage manipulation and video editing techniques.
The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) advances the understanding, enjoyment, and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media by presenting exhibitions, education programs, significant moving-image works, and interpretive programs, and collecting and preserving moving-image related artifacts. The MoMI provides curriculum-based educational experiences to approximately 50,000 students each year, as well as an array of dynamic, engaging tours, talks, workshops, and screenings for children, teens, families, adults, and seniors.
Watch all videos of this and others programs at the Museum of the Moving Image on Vimeo Channel.


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Every year, Addbuild is engaged by up to 80 families to extend or build an addition to their home. This puts us in a good position to see some of the big trends in the home building market and how they change from year to year.
One of the most persistent trends of recent times is that of 'multigenerational living' so we felt it worthy of a closer look.
What is 'multigenerational living'?
We define 'multigenerational living' as when there is more than one adult generation living under the same roof.
Technically you'd be correct in saying that it really is more than one generation of any age, but when people refer to this, they are usually describing a situation where there are adult children still at home, retired parents of the homeowner living at home, or both.
What are the key drivers?
The forces driving this trend are well known and have stayed largely the same in recent years:
- Housing affordability – as housing prices have become a higher multiple of average earnings, fewer potentially new homeowners are able to enter the market. In some cases, young couples are moving back into a family home for a considerable time so that they can save for the higher deposit required to buy their own home.
- Adult children staying home longer – another direct result of the above point is that children are staying home longer, sometimes into their 20s even 30s, as they are less able to afford to buy or rent a home, or prefer to spend their income of things other than a high rent or mortgage.
- People are living longer – with advances in healthcare, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare estimates the number of retirees to keep rising. In 2017, there were 3.8 million Australians aged 65 plus (15% of the total population) and this is projected to be 8.8 million people (22% of the population) by 2057.
- Aged-care costs – allied to the rise in the number of people over 65, the costs of residential aged-care have risen in recent years, although some government reforms are attempting to better regulate this. Also, whether driven by cost or not, some families prefer to look after an elderly parent at home rather than in residential aged-care.
- Cultural diversity – within Australia's diverse cultures, it is normal for some to have multiple generations living under the same roof. It's actually not that long ago that this was the norm in Western European cultures as well. The 'nuclear' family and single-parent family only became more prominent in the past century.
- Divorce – following a divorce, some adults unable to afford separate accommodation move into their parents, or even their children's, home.
How has this changed home building?
Multigenerational living usually has an impact on the layout of the home in a few main ways, often in combination.
- Homeowners look to expand their home to accommodate another generation of adults, usually via an extension, an additional storey, or a 'granny' flat.
- Homeowners create different divisions in their home to give privacy and autonomy to the different generations of adults living there, sometimes adding separate bathrooms and kitchens for each generation.
- Ground floor accommodation is especially important for any elderly relatives, so designing the home to ensure that accessibility is paramount should be considered essential.
The Benefits
It's tempting to see multigenerational living as a negative consequence of the trends described above, but as mentioned, we humans have lived this way for much longer than the more recent 'norm' of two parents and their two kids.
A home carefully designed for multigenerational living can create the best of both worlds, with different generations maintaining their independence, whilst saving a substantial amount of money.
There can be additional benefits of families forging stronger bonds, and practical advantages with grandparents more able to help with looking after grandchildren.
Many of the drivers of multigenerational living are long term and we don't think this trend is going away anytime soon.
As a design and build company specialising in extensions and additions, Addbuild can draw on our experience with multigenerational additions to design and construct a home to meet people's needs.
If you are looking to welcome another adult generation into your home, or keen to provide adult children staying home with their own space and independence, please get in contact. Call us today on (02) 8765 1555 or contact us using our online form.


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Episode 57
"Trolling America" with Bex Bedford
May 27th, 2019
29 mins 29 secs
Season 4
About this Episode
I continue my conversation with Bex Bedford as we come up with the sketch! This one is hilarious, and it was so much fun to edit. I had to find 20 different keyboards to record! (kind of)
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The coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.
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2013 Revision
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Lowland as well as upland forests and thickets, river banks, roadsides and fencerows, pastures.
The anthers are ordinarily pink, though plants with pale yellow anthers have been collected in the southeastern portion of the Lower Peninsula (and segregated as C. structilis Sarg.). The leaves of C. calpodendron tend to be acute more often than those of C. succulenta, but the more abundant pubescence of the plants will distinguish them from C. coleae and C. brainerdii. Crataegus calpodendron is a late-flowering hawthorn, typically blooming into mid-June in our area.


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Do you wish that securing the right hotel was easy and not so difficult? You have come to the right place. That is because the article here can offer you advice on hotels. When you want to learn more about this, keep reading this article for more help.
Make sure you check out online review websites prior to making a reservation for a hotel. This lets you know what others' experiences have been like. This can help you choose which hotel to stay at.
Online travel websites can offer you a great deal on hotels with lots of choices, all on the same website. If you're a member of a loyalty program of a hotel, make sure you input that data when checking out rates. You might also be entitled to additional discounts through your other organizations, such as AAA or AARP.
Be sure to keep your valuables and electronics secure by locking them in your hotel room's safe. Your small electronic devices can be left in the safe when you are out, so you will not have to worry about them.
Know when you are able to check in and get your room. People sometimes forget when they will be let into their rooms, showing up early only to learn that their room isn't ready yet. If you can't help your arrival time being early, you can ask for an early check-in but it might cost a bit extra.
Planning for a trip months or even just weeks in advance can often get you a better rate for your hotel room. If you can book a couple of months early, a lot of locations will give you a steeper discount. This will allow you to save up to 50 percent even when staying at an elite hotel.
Once you've been able to learn what you need to know about this, you shouldn't have a tough time dealing with hotels. They won't be too hard to learn about, especially since this advice helped you out. Be patient and cautious and you will surely prevail.


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Helpline to help lost kids
A child helpline centre in Jaipur is gaining popularity for providing support to destitute children.india Updated: Feb 03, 2007, 11:58 IST
A child helpline centre here is gaining popularity for providing support to destitute children.
The centre was set up with the assistance of the union women and child development ministry to assist impoverished children who either ran away from their homes or came to the city from neighbouring states.
"People inform us about injured street children. Many times parents call us about such children because they do not have enough money to provide them proper treatment. In 2006 we had as many as 8,104 injured children. Of this, 528 calls were from parents who wanted to locate lost children," says Umesh Sharma of I-India.
Many of the children were later handed over to their parents.
Jayantu, a 12-year-old who ran away from his home in West Bengal, had to work 18 hours a day in a restaurant here. He was freed by the helpline team and restored to his parents. The helpline was set up 15 years ago. It also gives children free counselling and addresses their emotional needs.


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I love those etched Merry Christmas plates, that's such a good idea and the glittery DIY ornaments too - I'm already in the mood for Christmas! So glad to be back and contributing this week too, I have missed it. Thanks for hosting! - TashaReplyDelete
I can't believe Christmas is almost upon us, I'm not ready yet!Delete
Me either, it's all going too fast! Thank you for the lovely comments on my first post back too. About switching to WP - nothing wrong essentially with blogger but I've been having some technical issues with spam links etc. and I was planning on switching to something new with a new name come 2017 - I'll still be blogging the same way and things, and will be joining in with these link-ups but just trying something new. I still love blogger :) Also, has there been any news on HDML 132? - TashaDelete
Stella, I don't see how you do all you do! I'll go over and check out the ship's website.
Those glitter ornaments are fab! And the color block ones are pretty in pink!
Finally, I have a post I can contribute again!! YAY!!
The ship's website is amazing, Stella! To put all that together in so little time, you are truly talented... Or you have super-powers.
*And* you still host this great party, too! Yup, you must have super-powers ;) Thank you for all your work!