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Swiggy - Bad food quality and incorrect information on website
Hi, My complaint is against online food service provider-Swiggy. The major issue is Swiggy bein the food service provider is unable to provide quality and reliable food service to the consumers. This is a total waste of the efforts and money for the consumers, poses a great health risk, in addition to hurting the religious beliefs of the consumers. - At one instance I ordered food from Bercos, and I received stale unedible food. - on another instance, I ordered desserts from 'the good food cafe' and the food delivered contained egg, whereas the swiggy website listed it as a vegan product with a green dot. My entire family is orthodox Brahmin and do not eat an egg, because of this event we all feel deeply hurt and cheated. Please note the details of the complaint as below: ISSUE: I wish to highlight on a grave mistake from the swiggy end. This is related to the below-mentioned order of cake. On your website, it clearly indicated with a green dot (see attachment) that it is a vegetarian product. Since when vegetarian products are prepared with egg. I just confirmed with the restaurant and the restaurant confirmed that the below-mentioned product which I ordered contains egg. This clearly shows that their SERVICE is not bothered at all about the products given to consumers. Please be mindful that these are eatables and what about if someone has egg- allergy. It will be very easy for them to play with someone life by offering a health risk. I will say, since Swwiggy website represented and picturized the food product with detail, it is more so their responsibility if each and every information provided by their service partner is correct or not. Swiggy can not just simply neglect it, considering they are in the business of people health and beliefs. Now I am a pure vegan and my family is an orthodox Brahmin. How are they going to deal with this grave error of violating and hurting our religious beliefs? details of order: "Thanks for using Swiggy! Your order from The Good Food Cafe has been delivered. Looking forward to serving you again. Order No: #23384736555 Restaurant: The Good Food Cafe" regards,
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noun, plural zem·stvos [zemst-vohz]. /ˈzɛmst voʊz/. Russian History.
one of a system of elected local assemblies established in 1864 by Alexander II to replace the authority of the nobles in administering local affairs after the abolition of serfdom: became the core of the liberal movement from 1905 to 1917.
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1860–65; <Russian zémstvo, derivative of zemlyá land, earth; see humus
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People who thought more of political than economic progress saw in the Zemstvo the basis of boundless popular liberty.
The service ended, the Tsar receives the members of the Zemstvo.The Russian Opera|Rosa Newmarch
And she felt annoyed with the Zemstvo board at which she had found no one the day before.The Schoolmistress and Other Stories|Anton Chekhov
Out of the total of its revenue the Zemstvo spends about twenty-eight per cent.
What can Sobol (our Zemstvo doctor) and his lady assistant do when more than medicine the peasants need bread which they have not?The Wife and Other Stories|Anton Chekhov
British Dictionary definitions for zemstvo
/ (ˈzɛmstvəʊ, Russian ˈzjɛmstvə) /
noun plural -stvos
(in tsarist Russia) an elective provincial or district council established in most provinces of Russia by Alexander II in 1864 as part of his reform policy
Word Origin for zemstvo
C19: from Russian, from zemlya land; related to Latin humus earth, Greek khamai on the ground
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The controlled media's institutionalized anti-white bias has been shown again with the almost complete blackout of yet another US police killing of an unarmed man—because the victim was white.
The lack of coverage given to the killing of Dylan Noble, 19, in Fresno, California, contrasts vividly with the blanket coverage given to the shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge.
The Noble shooting has not been given anywhere near the prominence and incitement by the media and "civil rights" organizations.
News of the killing is restricted to some local news outlets, such as ABC7 in Fresno.
That station reported that a new "shocking video shows Fresno police shooting and killing a 19-year-old man on June 25" had been released.
According to the report, police said they had responded to the call of a man walking with a rifle. While searching the area, officers said they spotted a truck speeding and tried to pull it over.
Authorities said the driver, Dylan Noble, took off and led officers on a half mile chase.
Noble pulled into a gas station parking lot and police said he refused to show his hands, and made a "conscious effort to conceal one hand behind his back, then in his waistband, as he exited the truck, and walked away from officers," according to a press release from Fresno police.
Officials said Noble then said he "hated his life," turned around and walked toward officers. That's when police said Noble was shot.
According to the ABC7 report, Noble was shot four times. In the video, two of the shots can be heard and seen—as Noble appears to already be on the ground near or underneath his truck. There was a 14 second gap in between the two shots in the video.
It was later determined that Noble was unarmed, and his parents have employed attorneys with the aim of suing the police department.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said that officers confronted Noble for more than a minute while he ignored dozens of their commands and mimicked the movements of someone armed with a gun.
"When he gets within about 12 feet of the officers, he makes the statement 'I hate my effing life' and then he quickly starts to pull his hand out when the officer fires two rounds and shoots him," Dyer said.
After those shots, Noble fell to the ground and the video began.
"That happened twice, where he deliberately raised his shirt with the left hand and reached with his right hand underneath his shirt into the waistband," Dyer said. "The officers, at that point, believed he was trying to retrieve a firearm and they fired."
This shooting has not made the front pages of the controlled media around the world, and there have been no mass protests, no shootings of policemen, and no incitement.
The reason for the lack of interest in the shooting is, of course, because the victim is white.
Had Noble been black, the controlled media would have given it the same publicity it has given to other police shootings—all as part of their deliberate conspiracy to incite as much hatred toward white people as possible.
* It has now also emerged that the police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile in St Paul, Minnesota, was a Hispanic named Jeronimo Yanez, and that Castile's vehicle had been pulled over after Yanez told police radio control that he resembled a robbery suspect.
The fact that the police officer in this case was Hispanic has also been deliberately ignored by the controlled media which has done its best to portray this shooting as another "white racist police" example.


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As you know, Jill hasn't been invited to any of the Presidential Debates, including the final debate tomorrow night in Las Vegas.
But that won't stop her from participating!
The corporate, establishment, duopoly candidates Hillary and Trump, will be debatingtomorrow night, October 19th at 9pm eastern time at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, hosted by Fox News with moderator Chris Wallace.
One thing you won't hear from Jill is a bunch of character assassinations or wild conspiracy theories ala Trump. Nor will you hear the half-truths and artful mis-statements ala Hillary.
You will hear bold solutions to our nation's problems - solutions like the Green New Deal which will create millions of living wage jobs and take on the climate crisis and which will end the wars for oil, abolishment of student debt and put an end to institutionalized racism and police brutality.
Even though she won't be allowed to speak in the Debates, her voice WILL BE HEARD! We're going to make sure of it.
Will you help Jill in her last debate?We're taking over the people's airwaves again - social media - so voters can hear Jill's "greater good" real alternatives to the two evils being offered by the Democrats and the Republicans.
We need you "hashtag ready" and waiting, as Jill trounces Hillary and Trump (Trump is really finished). Use #openthedebates to make your voice heard and take part in the tweets.
Will you stand shoulder to shoulder with Jill, the onlycandidate with realistic programs for building a new world? During the debate, she will be providingreal answers to the problems that face us.
What do we need you to do?
More than anything else, we desperately need your financial support today. This debate is going to cost us about $25,000 when it's all said and done.
Whatever you can give today, right now will help us pay for our social media crew to plan and produce the social media campaign that will ensure Jill is heard loud and clear. This strategy has already resulted in Jill earning over 20 million views in the two previous presidential debates!
You and about 45,000 other donors have made the campaign what it is today with your financial support. Today we need you more than ever.
You see, the campaign for Jill has grown exponentially and now needs about $17,000 a day to keep challenging the establishment candidates and the corporate media through Election Day -November 8.
We're currently falling behind in our fundraising and we must continue to stand up to the duopoly and get our message out. That's why I need you to give again today, as much as you can.
Because of you and the other 45,000 donors, we've been able to build an alternative political party the likes of which the United States has never seen in modern times.
With your help, we can once again get our message of hope and bold solutions to the people.
This is JILL'S LAST DEBATE! Let's make sure she reaches more Americans than ever before. Help fully fund our social media campaign to put her into millions of American homes by giving today.
As Jill says, it's in our hands.
Gloria Mattera
P.S. Please give whatever you can. This one social media campaign will cost at least $25,000this one last time. Your support in any amount will help get us over the top.
P.P.S. Tomorrow night, America will have a choice laid out before us - a choice between the mud slinging and broken promises of the duopoly candidates, or the candidate who has fresh, realistic plans to build a new America! YES! Count me in! I want to donate $60 and support Jill right now!
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Atmospheric Pollution
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Its History, Origins and Prevention
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Atmospheric Pollution: Its History, Origins and Prevention looks at the history, sources, and controls of air pollution in Britain. Topics covered include the origin of fuel, natural solid fuels such as wood and coal,and manufactured fuels such as coke and alcohol. Mineral oils and gases are also considered, along with industrial boilers and furnaces, combustion and power generation, and the effects of pollution. This book is comprised of 16 chapters and begins with an overview of atmospheric pollution, its causes, and prevention. The next six chapters deal with fuels, furnaces, and fires, with emphasis on natural solid fuels including coal, mineral oils and gases such as petroleum and natural gas, and artificial fuels like charcoal, alcohol, and water gas. The remaining chapters focus on the properties of atmospheric pollution and consider atmospheric pollution from engines and furnaces. Radioactive air pollutants are also examined and remedial measures are proposed to control atmospheric pollution. The last chapter is an account of the law in England and in other countries governing atmospheric pollution. This monograph is meant to be of use to all who are professionally interested in atmospheric pollution, from environmental health officers, legislators, and city councilors to architects, engineers, meteorologists, boiler operators and builders.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
Growth of Pollution
Control of Pollution
Scope of the Book
2. Origin of Fuel
Energy and the Origin of the Earth
Fossil Fuels
Energy Value of Fuels
Calorific Value
Gross and Net Calorific Value
World Reserves and Annual Output
3. Natural Solid Fuels
Wood Charcoal
The Coal Series
Bituminous Coal
Ash and Sulphur in Coal
Washed Coal
Coal Hazards
4. Mineral Oils and Gases
The Refining Process
Characteristics of Fuel Oils
Preparation for Burning: Burners
Vaporizing Burners
Pressure jet Burners
Natural Gas
5. Manufactured Fuels
Coal Tar and Tar Oils
Hydrogenation and Hydrocarbon Synthesis
Liquefaction and Gasification
Manufactured Gaseous Fuels
Historical Note
6. Combustion and Power Generation
Internal Combustion Engine
Atmospheric Pollution from Engines
Cooling Towers
Uses of Electricity
7. Industrial Boilers
Coal-Fired Boilers
Vertical Boiler
Lancashire Boiler
Economic Boiler
Thermal Storage Boiler
Water-Tube Boilers
Industrial Hot Water Boilers
Boiler Instruments
Carbon Dioxide
Smoke as an Index of Efficiency
Alternatives to Coal
Mechanical Stokers
Pulverized Fuel
Boiler Availability
Soot Blowing
Fluidized Beds
8. Industrial Furnaces
Group (1) Furnaces
Horizontal Retorts
Coke Ovens
Vertical Retorts
Static Vertical Retorts
Electric Furnaces
Oil Refineries
Group (2) Furnaces
Atmospheric Pollution from Furnaces in Groups (1) and (2)
Group (3) Furnaces
Steel Industry
Clay Industries
Lime and Cement Kilns
Atmospheric Pollution from Furnaces in Group (3)
Smoke in the Steel Industry
Sulphur Dioxide and Grit
9. Domestic Heat Services
Choosing a Domestic Heating System
Solid Fuel
Central Heating
Gas and Electric Fires
Thermal Storage Electric Heating
Thermal Insulation
Hot Water and Cooking
Coal Economy
10. Atmospheric Pollution
Sulphur Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
Lead, Chlorine and Fluorine Compounds
Pollution from Petroleum Products
Radioactive Air Pollutants
Pollution from Other Sources
Gases from Chemical Works
Burning Spoilbanks
Incineration of Refuse
The Offensive Trades
11. Measurement of Atmospheric Pollution
Measurement of Smoke
Smoke Filter
Self-Changing Smoke Filters
Portable Smoke Filters
Weighable Smoke Filter
Measurement of Ash and Other Deposited Pollution
Deposit Gauge
Rapid Surveys of Deposited Matter
Measurement of Sulphur Dioxide
Volumetric Estimation of Sulphur Dioxide
Portable Instruments for Sulphur Dioxide
Automatic Monitoring
Sulphur Dioxide by the Lead Dioxide Instrument
Pollution Roses
Microscopic Examination of Grit
Microscopic Examination of Suspended Matter
Other Pollutants
Measurement of Daylight
Use of Measurements of Atmospheric Pollution
12. Distribution of Pollution
Historical Perspective
Distribution in Britain as a Whole
Deposited Matter
Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide
Distribution within a Town
Deposited Matter
Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide
Recent Surveys
The National Survey of Air Pollution
Sulphur Dioxide
Concluding Remarks
13. Variability of Pollution
Changes in Deposited Matter
Yearly Cycle
Changes in Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide
Irregular Variation
Air Pollution Meteorology
Chimney Plumes
Constituents of the London Fog, December 1952
Heat Balance
Water Balance
Smoke Balance
Sulphur Balance
Oxides of Carbon
Ground Level Concentrations
14. Effects of Pollution
Biological Effects
Threshold Limit Values
Smog Disasters
Mortality Attributed to Smog
Effects on Animals
Effects on Vegetation
Physico-Chemical Effects
Fog, Visibility and Sunlight
The Cost of Pollution
15. Prevention of Atmospheric Pollution
Prevention of Smoke
Prevention of Ash and Grit
Selection of Fuel
Design and Operation of Furnace
Particulate Removal
Air Conditioning
Prevention of Sulphur Dioxide
Removal of Sulphur from Fuel
Removing of Sulphur Dioxide from Flue Gases
Chimney Height
16. Air Pollution Control—Law and Administration
The United Kingdom System
The Alkali Inspectorate—Structure and Responsibilities
Local Government Administration and Control
The Clean Air Acts
Smoke Emissions
The Control of Chimney Heights
Grit and Dust from Furnaces
Smoke-Control Areas
Air Pollution Legislation throughout the World
Air Pollution Control within the Member States of the European Economic Community
Federal Republic of Germany
United States of America
Motor Vehicle Pollution
Appendix A. Conversions
Appendix B. British Standards
- No. of pages:
- 244
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Pergamon 1981
- Published:
- 1st January 1981
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Moon phase on 13 August 2029 Monday is Waxing Crescent, 4 days young Moon is in Libra.Share this page: twitter facebook linkedin
Waxing Crescent is the lunar phase on . Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 15% and growing larger. The 4 days young Moon is in ♎ Libra.
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Previous main lunar phase is the New Moon before 3 days on 10 August 2029 at 01:56.
Moon rises in the morning and sets in the evening. It is visible toward the southwest in early evening.
Moon is passing about ∠7° of ♎ Libra tropical zodiac sector.
Lunar disc appears visually 3.7% wider than solar disc. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1966" and ∠1894".
Next Full Moon is the Sturgeon Moon of August 2029 after 10 days on 24 August 2029 at 01:51.
There is low ocean tide on this date. Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at big angle, so their combined tidal force is weak.
The Moon is 4 days young. Earth's natural satellite is moving from the beginning to the first part of current synodic month. This is lunation 366 of Meeus index or 1319 from Brown series.
Length of current 366 lunation is 29 days, 8 hours and 49 minutes. It is 19 minutes longer than next lunation 367 length.
Length of current synodic month is 3 hours and 55 minutes shorter than the mean length of synodic month, but it is still 2 hours and 14 minutes longer, compared to 21st century shortest.
This lunation true anomaly is ∠309.2°. At the beginning of next synodic month true anomaly will be ∠331.3°. The length of upcoming synodic months will keep decreasing since the true anomaly gets closer to the value of New Moon at point of perigee (∠0° or ∠360°).
Moon is reaching point of perigee on this date at 09:55, this is 11 days after last apogee on 1 August 2029 at 10:42 in ♈ Aries. Lunar orbit is starting to get wider, while the Moon is moving outward the Earth for 15 days ahead, until it will get to the point of next apogee on 29 August 2029 at 04:45 in ♉ Taurus.
This perigee Moon is 366 368 km (227 651 mi) away from Earth. It is 3 860 km closer than the mean perigee distance, but it is still 3 988 km farther than the closest perigee of 21st century.
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21 days after beginning of current draconic month in ♑ Capricorn, the Moon is moving from the second to the final part of it.
7 days after previous North standstill on 5 August 2029 at 14:53 in ♊ Gemini, when Moon has reached northern declination of ∠24.323°. Next 5 days the lunar orbit moves southward to face South declination of ∠-24.253° in the next southern standstill on 18 August 2029 at 13:12 in ♐ Sagittarius.
After 10 days on 24 August 2029 at 01:51 in ♓ Pisces, the Moon will be in Full Moon geocentric opposition with the Sun and this alignment forms next Sun-Earth-Moon syzygy.


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The Ka-Bar Hobo multi purpose tool will fit any of your utility or camping needs. The unique locking system allows utensils to be used assembled, or easily slid apart for individual use. Perfect for camping, backpacking, boating-.and a great gift.
-Stainless steel handles, fork, spoon and knife
-Measures 3 3/4″ with all utensils closed
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I would love to say that this craft was inspired by recycling, but the reality was my three year old kept asking if we could make something new with the toilet rolls, and of course lots of glitter! (That being said, this is a great recycling craft!)
These are really quick and easy to make, the most time consuming part is waiting for the paint to dry.
Here is what you'll need;
- Toilet rolls,
- Hot glue (most other glue will work too),
- Gold paint,
- Gold glitter,
- Spray glue,
- and hairspray.
Here is how to make it;
- Cut the toilet rolls into thin strips (about ½ inch in thickness).
- Arrange the toilet roll strips into the desired pattern, and then hot glue together.
- Spray/hand paint the snowflakes (if you're spraying, I recommend doing this outside whilst wearing gloves).
- Allow the snowflakes to dry fully (this is usually an ideal time to get a hot drink and biscuit).
- Cover the entire snowflake in glue (I used a spray glue) and then sprinkle over the glitter. Place a paper towel or piece of paper under the snowflakes to catch any excess glitter which can be used again.
- This step is optional but I always do this when applying glitter; set using hairspray.
- Hang your snowflakes up for all to enjoy.
15 sleeps to go!
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Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb came in for fresh criticism after he said Rabindranath Tagore had rejected his Nobel prize in protest against the British government.
The opposition was quick to react to the chief minister's folly.
Tagore never returned the Nobel Prize for Literature, which was conferred on him for his work 'Gitanjali' in 1913. He, however, had refused to accept the British Knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919.
Speaking in Bengali at a programme in Gomati district on the occasion of Tagore's birthday on Wednesday, the chief minister had said, "Rabindranath Tagore not only rejected the Nobel Prize in protest against the British government, but also got Biswosrestho (world's best) award for Gitanjali. However, Tagore cannot be confined to the (Gitanjali) award".
Tripura's royal scion, Pradyot Kishore Devburman, who is also the TPCC working president, said he was "very unhappy" with the chief minister's comment.
"Tagore surrendered the knighthood conferred on him in 1919 to protest against the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab. My grandfather was also very perturbed by the incident. I found it in his diary. It is not good that our chief minister said this. It does not have any sense," he said.
Tagore had visited Tripura seven times and was close to four successive kings - Birchandra, Radhakishore, Birendra Kishore and last king Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur, said Panna Lal Roy, a writer, who wrote a number of books on Tagore's relation with Tripura kings.
Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Birajit Sinha told a press conference on Friday, "Even we are receiving phone calls from abroad and people are laughing at his comments. He has tarnished the image of our state and made us feel ashamed".
TPCC vice president Tapas Dey said, "Tripura is a state where 98% people are literate, but I wonder what the people of our country or abroad are thinking about our state now. Our beloved chief minister's comment is embarrassing".
CPI (M) state secretary Bijan Dhar said, "I can only laugh at his comment".
The Tripura chief minister had earlier made controversial remarks such as the existence of the Internet during the Mahabharata war, whether 1994 Miss World Diana Hayden should be considered an Indian beauty and the questionability of mechanical engineers joining the civil services.
Biplab Dada is back in Action!
Says Rabindranath Tagore had given away his Noble prize in protest against the British.
Arey O dada,Tagore renounced his Knighthood in protest for Jalianwalla Bagh mass killing. Not Noble Price. @UnSubtleDesi ma'am, Please correct me if I am wrong pic.twitter.com/PRhxhk6rJ5
— Unofficial Sususwamy (@swamv39) May 10, 2018
Biplab grabbed headlines after BJP's victory in Tripura, a Left bastion, early this year. BJP selected Biplab as chief minister. Since then, he has come out with statements like these.
First in line was his statement which said internet and satellite existed during the 'Mahabharata' days.
Later on, he went on to say that former Miss World Diana Hayden is not an Indian beauty like Aishwarya Rai. However, he apologised after fierce criticism from various corners.
But his epic faux pas was his remarks on civil service jobs. Tripura's first BJP Chief Minister said that it is civil engineers who should opt for civil service and not mechanical engineers. He explained his statement to ANI saying that civil engineers are experts in building structures and can easily build a society too.
Biplab then asked youngsters not to seek government jobs. He advised them to set up 'paan' shops and rear cattle.
With these gaffes coming one after another, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called Biplab to New Delhi.


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Stellen Bat Moon Earrings - Bouncy Castle Earrings
Materials: Recycled broken bouncy castle PVC + sterling silver
Stunning earrings made with broken bouncy castle PVC offcuts from Wyatt and Jack. On a 24mm sterling silver hoop for pierced ears.
The earring shape means even less material is wasted from the offcuts, and the offcuts of these earrings (even the tiny holes) are kept to make further jewellery.
In 2018 Stellen discovered Wyatt and Jack, who recycle salvaged deckchair fabric and broken bouncy castle PVC into bags. These earrings are made from the offcuts after these materials have been given a new lease of life! How's that for recycling!
Size and colour may slightly vary, due to the recycled nature of our fabrics-which is also why there may be a few characterful crinkles too. The ultimate in recycled jewellery.


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Ice Disaster: What It Looks Like When Winter Shuts Down Atlanta (Photos)
The ATL was snowed in under Winter Storm Leon
If you're going by the controversial winter-storm naming conventions, Atlanta lucked out: Instead of an immortal hero or a two-faced god, the city is being snowed-in by a professional: Winter storm Leon has brought "Hotlanta" to a standstill.
Though the levels of precipitation involved – up to two inches – may look small to hardy snow survivors, the South's lack of experience with storms of this magnitude has exacerbated its effect. Many drivers lack snow tires, leading to congestion and pileups on the region's highways.
At one point on Tuesday, a Google map of traffic out of Atlanta showed heavy delays on every highway out of the city.
More than 3,000 flights in the region have been canceled due to the storm. Meanwhile, in Louisiana, governor Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency.
Temperatures throughout much of the South were expected to remain below freezing, with ice a major factor on roadways for the rest of the week.
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This is just one in a series of ongoing posts on the educational innovations in Israel. You can see additional coverage here.
Whether we call it STEM, (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math), STEAM (add Art), or STREAM
(add reading or research), countries across the globe are doing their best to develop students who are prepared to pursue careers and studies in the areas of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math. Despite these efforts, few are accomplishing their goals. Efforts include creating STEM schools, AP classes, and virtual classes for schools where there are not enough students or qualified teachers for a class.
What if there was a way to give students with the most interest and potential state-of-the-art opportunities with leading scientists and equipment in actual science labs?
In Israel, there is. It's called HEMDA.
HEMDA is a regional center for science education that serves high school students in all of Tel Aviv. The HEMDA building ensures that all studies take place under lab conditions in industry-standard labs, with every single classroom a multipurpose space. This enables students to conduct experiments and use computers and teachers have access to the innovative and qualitative teaching strategies and methods.
|Tehila Ben-Gai, Director of HEMDA explains the resource center.
Materials are stored in a central space and an be wheeled to classrooms on the periphery as needed.
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After a fresh install of OwnCloud on an Ubuntu 16.04 server I have following this guide (with the exception of the IDENTIFIED BY token) I can't connect from any machine but the localhost in which it's installed. I ran into a bit of a similar issue a year ago with Perforce. This entire system is being used in a local setting across WiFi (potentially LAN) and as such I haven't configured HTTPS or any local DNS/DHCP settings (I'm still very new to this).
When on the server itself, everything works fine. I can access the site at localhost/owncloud and the client app works totally fine. But from another machine in my house I have zero access. The log on the admin page shows this
Trusted domain error. "192.168.1.16" tried to access using "192.168.1.8" as host. error. I can ping the machine by it's wlan IP, but not the hostname as it keeps trying to use the disconnected eth port. I've recorded a screencap of what it looks like trying to connect through the web GUI and through the client app on my machine.
I'm really not sure what causes this. The best guess I have is that it keeps converting the IP into localhost/owncloud which doesn't exist on the non-server machines. Currently double checking the installation docs to see if I missed anything.
Also checking the Digital Ocean guide that I think the video used.


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Pet Passports
What is a pet passport?
A pet passport is a document which enables pets to enter (or re-enter) the UK from EU countries (and some other listed countries) without quarantine, providing they meet the requirements of the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS). With a passport, an owner can travel with their pet to other EU countries and return to the UK, for example on a holiday. A passport may also be accepted for travel to some non-EU countries, however many require different or additional documentation.
A Pet Passport is an official document which includes records of your pet's treatments. Pet passports can only be issued to domestic dogs, cats and ferrets.
How do I get a pet passport?
A pet passport can only be issued by an Official Veterinarian (OV). An appointment for this can be arranged by contacting your veterinary practice. When you apply for a pet passport, you will need to take your pet, along with vaccination and other medical records, to the issuing vet. A pet passport can be issued for an animal which has been microchipped and vaccinated against rabies, and this can usually be done in the initial appointment if it has not been done already.
A pet passport normally includes details of:
- Pet owner's details
- Your pet's description
- Rabies vaccination details
- Rabies blood test (as required)
- Canine tapeworm treatment (as required)
Which countries do I need a pet passport for?
You need a pet passport for your dog, cat or ferret if they'll be travelling from the UK to a listed or unlisted country and then returning to the UK. You can't do this after your pet's rabies vaccination has expired to the UK from an EU country, or another country the UK accepts pet passports from. If your pet is travelling from a non-listed country different requirements may apply (for example additional documentation or blood samples). Click here to see government guidelines on which countries this is applicable to www.gov.uk/take-pet-abroad
Why is a pet passport necessary?
A Pet Passport, along with any other official documentation, is a legal requirement in order to bring your pet into the UK or take it to mainland Europe without quarantine. The primary purpose is to keep the UK free from rabies, and other foreign diseases such as those transmitted by parasites that do not exist in the UK.
Who can issue a pet passport?
A pet passport can only be issued by a vet who has been authorised by the government (an Official Veterinarian).
Who can apply for a pet passport?
The owner, as named in the passport, must be aged over 16. Pets must be accompanied either by their owner (as named in the passport) or by a person authorised in writing by the owner.
How much does a pet passport cost?
A Pet Passport costs £80.95 – this remains valid until all of the vaccination record spaces full. A microchip is £16.28 and will only need to be implanted once. A Rabies vaccination costs £50.40 – this will need to be repeated every three years to allow continual travel under the Pet Travel Scheme.
How long does it take to process a pet passport?
A pet passport can usually be issued within one week of your initial appointment if no further tests are required (for example in pets travelling between the UK and the EU). Please bear in mind that travel to some countries require blood tests and additional treatments, and in these cases, passports or travel certification can take significantly longer to prepare and issue. You should always contact us as soon as possible if you are planning to travel. Specific requirements for individual countries can be found by contacting the Animal Plant and Health Agency on 0370 241 1710.
How long is the pet passport valid for?
Pet passports are valid for life and your pet can continue to travel as long as the rabies vaccine is kept up to date. A new passport will need to be issued if all of the rabies vaccine spaces are filled.
How old does my pet have to be to get their pet passport?
The EU Regulation requires pets to be at least 12 weeks old when vaccinated. Whilst some EU countries will allow young, unvaccinated pets to travel (subject to certain conditions) the UK does not permit this. This means no pet can enter the UK unless they are 15 weeks old (12 weeks and 21-day wait).
How many pets can one person apply for pet passports for?
The owner or authorised person can only be accompanied by a maximum of five pets.
Where do I need to go to for my pet passport application appointment?
You can come to the RVC Beaumont Sainsbury vet practice in Camden. All pet passport appointments must be booked in advance by calling us on 020 7387 8134
Where can I get pet travel advice from?
You can contact the friendly team at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital where we will be happy to help with any questions you may have about travelling with your pet.
You can read more about Pet Passports and pet travel at www.gov.uk/take-pet-abroad


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Jo Swinson warns PM he's about to find out that 'being a woman is not a weakness'
- Credit: PA
Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson has warned Boris Johnson that being a woman will not stop her from toppling him as prime minister.
The East Dunbartonshire MP told a rejuvenated party that the Conservative Party leader would find out that being a female was not a "weakness".
She told members in Bournemouth in her closing speech: "Boris Johnson's insults of choice are rather revealing - big girl's blouse, girly swot.
"But let me tell you conference, if he thinks being a woman is somehow a weakness, he's about to find out: it is not."
The 39-year-old compared Johnson to a dictator for suspending parliament and sacking 21 Tory MPs for rebelling against him.
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Watched on by her mother Annette and husband Duncan Hames, a former MP, Swinson told members that they must no longer view themselves as big players in Westminster.
The party currently has 18 MPs - boosted by six defections this year alone - meaning it would need more than 300 additional seats to secure a majority in the House of Commons.
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Yet the former minister has continually dismissed calls to join in a coalition with either Johnson or Labour's Jeremy Corbyn after the next general election, saying that neither are "fit" to lead the country.
Instead, she told conference: "I am standing here as your candidate for prime minister."
She added: "We can win, we must win. And to do so, we must build the biggest liberal movement this country has ever seen.
"We cannot be satisfied with a place on the fringes of British politics, narrow and pure, small and irrelevant.
"Only a Liberal Democrat government can deliver the fair, inclusive and open future that we deserve."
The party this week committed to cancelling Brexit without a referendum if Swinson is elected to Downing Street.
"There is no Brexit that will be good for our country," she said.
Swinson predicted that Brexit would "hurt" jobs and the British economy, while pouring scorn on the PM's likelihood of securing a deal with the European Union.
Referring to his decision to pull out of a press conference in Luxembourg due to fears of not being heard over protests, she said: "He claims he can negotiate a Brexit deal in a month.
"I wouldn't hold much hope - yesterday he failed to negotiate where to have a press conference."
She criticised the millions spent on preparing for a no-deal exit as "sickening" and compared leaving without an agreement as equivalent to "burning your own house down".
"You might have insurance, but you're still going to lose all your stuff," she explained.
Former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron that Swinson's speech "offered a new alternative for the UK about more than just Brexit."
He told PA: "My sense is that the Liberal Democrats have had opportunities over time, this is more than an opportunity, this is a duty.
"If the country is faced with a choice between hard left socialism and populist English nationalism that's an appalling choice and we need to step into that space and we're very very lucky that we have a leader who is doing just that, who is genuinely a credible alternative Prime Minister."
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Ordinary to Extraordinary is something Erik Seversen lives by, and he's been pretty successful at it. Erik studied Anthropology (often voted the least-likely-to-succeed major), and used anthropology in business, helping a company grow from $7M to over $100,000,000 in ten years as VP of International Business Development. He also taught English as a Second Language for 10 years in Japan, France, Thailand, and universities within the USA. Erik uses entrepreneurial success formulas and motivational materials in business, but he's also pioneering their use in the field of education.
Erik is a writer, speaker, adventurer, entrepreneur, and educator who refused to let others tell him what he could and could not do. He continually worked toward his goals even when others said they were unreasonable. Erik's travels and intersections with people from around the world weren't just a fun romp around the planet — they were a deep study of people, love, struggle, and ways of thinking that can be used to tackle problems in school, business, and life. His most current ambitions are sharing the lessons he's learned through his business and climbing mountains which he says makes everyday challenges seem a lot easier.


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March 25, 2010
ATLANTA – The 13th-ranked Georgia Tech Women's Tennis team (9-6, 0-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) returns home this weekend for pair of conference matches. The Yellow Jackets will face Wake Forest (6-7, 0-1) Saturday and No. 26 NC State (9-4, 1-2) Sunday at the Bill Moore Tennis Center.
The Yellow Jackets, who have partnered with the Atlanta Chapter of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in an effort to raise awareness and funds to help fight the cause of breast cancer, has scheduled its annual "Ace for the Cure" event on Saturday.
The Yellow Jackets and Demon Deacons will begin play at noon. Parents, fans, businesses and coworkers may pledge amounts for every ace the Yellow Jackets (as a team) record against Wake Forest, or they can make flat donations to the cause.
"We certainly want to do our part to help out with the fight against breast cancer," head coach Bryan Shelton said. "This weekend is our opportunity to raise awareness as well as dollars for such a great cause.
"We hope our fans will not only come out and support us but will also come and support this great cause. We need them to come out and give us the boost they gave us last weekend in our wins over Georgia and Vanderbilt.
On Sunday, Tech will meet NC State. Former Yellow Jacket standout Alison (Silverio) Witsken, who was named MVP of the 2007 NCAA Team Championship, is the Wolfpack's assistant coach.
"Wake Forest and NC State are both great programs in our conference," Shelton said. "We would like to get our nose out front in the standings. We have taken a couple of losses earlier and certainly want to even up our record this weekend.
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was established in 1982 by Nancy Brinker to honor the memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen, who died from breast cancer at the age of 36. Today, the Foundation is an international organization with a network of more than 75,000 volunteers working through local affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure® to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease. Together with its Affiliate Network, corporate partners and generous donors, the Komen Foundation has raised more than $1 Billion for the fight against breast cancer.
For more information, call the National Toll-Free Breast Care Helpline at 1.800 I'M AWARE® (1.800.462.9273) or visit www.komen.org.


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Our new 15oz mug features the symbol for JUN FAN JEET KUNE DO, the official name of Bruce Lee's martial art and refers to the art itself as taught by Bruce Lee and as intended by Bruce Lee in his lifetime. The symbol represents the wholeness of Bruce Lee's art as the evolutionary process of one man and his teachings. An explanation of the symbol components can be found in the ADDITIONAL DETAILS section below.
**A portion of the proceeds from all merchandise purchased in the Bruce Lee Family Store benefits the Bruce Lee Foundation.


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BEGIN: Smart app for Seniors
We developed a smart mobile application to help seniors interact with the younger generation. Additionally, we participated in the Congressional App Challenges, an annual competition hosted by members of Congress to encourage students in their district to learn how to code.
Connect seniors with students for good morning call
To mitigate their isolation, we paired seniors w/ Sungshin Women's University students majoring English.
Smart App for Interaction
We are building a smart app to help seniors interact with young generation.
What is BEGIN
BEGIN stands for BEtween Generation INteraction. It is an online and offline cross-generation interaction platform to increase the interaction between seniors and the young generation.
With the exponential growth of medication and modern technology, people nowadays are living much longer. Seniors face a variety of issues, ranging from health to social problems. While many people are supporting them, most efforts put into helping the aging in our society is through health, simply because it is the most profitable. Living longer with a weak body and without your loved ones can often be worse than death. While there are many groups trying to support society socially, they give equal treatment to everyone, regardless of age, when seniors need the social help more than anyone else.
Big problems never stay a problem, for there are always people trying to solve them. Recently, many people have decided to mitigate social senior issues such as isolation. Some have created non profit organizations, while others take it upon themselves to interact with the aging. A very iconic organization that aims to decrease senior isolation is the CareCheckers. The volunteers at CareCheckers call seniors via phone and have conversations with them. This is a great idea, seeing that the senior can still interact with new people even if they are unable to leave their house due to health issues. However, it is very hard for these conversations and calls to be arranged. Seniors tend to wake up early and sleep early; on the other hand, most people are busy throughout the day and are only free during the night. Finding a more efficient way to arrange these calls and making them effective is what we aim to do in BEGIN.


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Under the direction of Barcelona's chief architect Vicente Guallart, design firm "300.000 km/s" has created an elaborate data visualization that maps factors that influence where innovation occurs in the city. The visualization plots the location of innovative initiatives, companies, and research hubs and imposes four layers of context over the city: sociodemographic context, such as age of residents and rent prices; urban fabric, such as the makeup of industrial and residential buildings; functional indicators, such as public transportation; and spatial organization, such as proximity to research universities.
Mapping the Geography of Innovation in Barcelona
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Hi and thanks in advance for any help you can offer
I have created an Excel workbook that is used by sales reps to model budget impacts for a wide range of different organisations. The rep can then generate a PowerPoint presentation with multiple links back to the workbook to leave with the organisation.
The problem is that every time the customer opens the saved presentation, they are asked to update links, which is a nuisance. I found some VBA code on the forum that I have linked to a button to automatically break the links (see below) but the reps need to first save the PowerPoint as a copy first, in order that the linked template is still available for the next time they run the program. It turns out that they sometimes forget to do this, thus preventing the template from updating the next time they try to use it!
Is there a way I can add some lines to the VBA code so that when they press the button it will automatically force a "save as" before breaking the links in the copy, leaving the original unchanged?
Here is the code I am using:
Sub BreakLinks()
Dim oSld As Slide
Dim oShp As Shape
Dim oCmdButton As CommandBarButton
Set oCmdButton = CommandBars("Standard").Controls.Add(ID:=2956)
ActiveWindow.ViewType = ppViewSlide
For Each oSld In ActivePresentation.Slides
For Each oShp In oSld.Shapes
If oShp.Type = msoLinkedOLEObject Then
ActiveWindow.View.GotoSlide oSld.SlideIndex
End If
Next oShp
Next oSld
End Sub
1 - Open the VBA editor to edit your macro.
2 - Start a new line below:Dim oCmdButton As CommandBarButton
3 - Type in the instruction Save
4 - With your cursor anywhere within the word Save, press F1
5 - Read the Help page for Save
6 - You might also want to read the Help page for SaveAs
Click Here Before Posting Data or VBA Code ---> How To Post Data or Code.
Thanks a lot - that seems to do the trick!
Is there any way I can save the file as a macro enabled file (pptm)? I have tried specifying the format as ppFormatXMLPresentationMacroEnabled but when I try to run the macro it tells me that I am not licensed to use the control. Am I doing something wrong?
I don't do much with PPT VBA...mostly stick to Excel.
I found this via a Google search on saving macro enabled PowerPoint files with VBA:
Click Here Before Posting Data or VBA Code ---> How To Post Data or Code.


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For a specific purpose if things are connected together, are referred as a NETWORK. A network can be of many types, like a telephone network, television network, computer network or even a people network.
Similarly, a COMPUTER NETWORK is also a kind of setup, where it connects two or more devices to share a range of services and information in the form of e-mails and messages, databases, documents, web-sites, audios and videoes, Telephone calls and video conferences etc among them.
A PROTOCOL is nothing but set of defined rules, which has to be followed by every connected devices across a network to communicate and share information among them. To facilitates End to End communication, a number of protocols worked together to form a Protocol Suites or Stacks.
Some basic Protocols are:
The Network reference models were developed to allow products from different manufacturers to interoperate on a network. A network reference model serves as a blueprint, detailing standards for how protocol communication should occur.
The most widely recognized reference models are, the Open Systems Interconnect ( OSI ) Model and Department of Defense ( DoD, also known as TCP/IP ) model.
Network Types are often categorized by their size and functionality. According to the size, the network can be commonly categorized into Three types.
- LANs (Local Area Networks)
- MANs (Metropolitan Area Networks)
- WANs (Wide Area Networks)
An Internetwork is a general term describing multiple networks connected together. The Internet is the largest and most well-known internetwork.
- SAN (Storage Area Network): A SAN provides systems with high-speed, lossless access to high-capacity storage devices.
- VPN (Virtual Private Network): A VPN allows for information to be securely sent across a public or unsecure network, such as the Internet. Common uses of a VPN are to connect branch offices or remote users to a main office.
Some networks are categorized by their function, as opposed to their size. For example:
In a network, any connected device is called as host. A host can serve as following ways:
- A host can acts as a Client, when he is requesting information.
- A host can acts as a Server, when he provides information.
- A host can also request and provide information, is called Peer.
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Chambliss's Win In Georgia Shows Obama's Diminishing Coattails
Saxby Chambliss has won the Georgia runoff by a 57.4 percent-to-42.6 percent margin with 97 percent of precincts reporting. That's a margin of 14.8 percentage points, far greater than the 49.8 percent-to-46.8 percent margin that Chambliss led by in the November 4 voting, and it's well above the 53 percent to 46 percent that was projected for the runoff on pollster.com.
Chambliss's victory over Jim Martin means that the Democrats will not get 60 seats in the Senate, even if Al Franken somehow manages to overcome Norm Coleman's circa 300-vote lead in the Minnesota recount. Franken's only apparent recourse is to the courts or to the full Senate; I doubt he'll get anywhere in the courts, and I doubt that Barack Obama will want the Democrats to take on a bruising partisan fight to get a 59th seat in the Senate (though labor leaders, eager to pass the card check bill and knowing that Arlen Specter voted to cut off the filibuster against it in the outgoing Congress, may press for that).
What are the other implications? For that, let me take a closer look at the election results and compare the results of the December 2 runoff as reported on the Georgia Secretary of State website with the results of the November 4 election on Dave Leip's election website. There are 159 counties in Georgia, so I'm going to show numbers only for counties that cast more than 20,000 votes for senator on November 4. For each of them, I'll show the increase in Chambliss's percentage in the runoff (it didn't decrease in any of them) and the percentage of November 4 turnout that turned out on December 2. I'm grouping them by region and then appending notes for each region.
DeKalb has the most affluent black-majority suburbs in metro Atlanta; northern Fulton County, both Buckhead in Atlanta and the suburbs to the north, is heavily Republican. The evidence here is that black voter turnout remained pretty high relative to white voter turnout, in areas where black political organization has been strong for many years.
The evidence here suggests that Republicans did a better job of turning out voters for the runoffs than Democrats. These counties have less history of organized black politics (because they didn't have many black residents 10 years ago), and the Obama campaign did only a fair job of ginning out turnout (best in Rockdale County, just southwest of DeKalb County). Northern and western Cobb County remain heavily white, very affluent, and very Republican, and voters here, whether because of Republican organization or because of their own motivation, evidently turned out in relatively large numbers.
(31 of 33 precincts reporting)
What's striking here is the large increase in Chambliss's percentage in almost every county. Turnout, as measured relative to November 4, was highest in very heavily Republican counties: Fayette (69.2 percent for Chambliss on December 2), Walton (79.9 percent), Forsyth (84.9 percent), Cherokee (81.8 percent). Gwinnett County has a large and fast-growing Hispanic population; my hunch is that Hispanics turned out (or the Obama campaign did a good job of getting them to turn out) in big numbers on November 4, but they just stayed home on December 2.
(14 of 15 precincts reporting)
Turnout in most of these counties was lower relative to November 4 than in most metro Atlanta counties. Hypothesis: The Obama campaign's success in getting black voters to vote early or absentee for November 4 was not replicated for the Martin campaign. The result was big increases in the Chambliss percentages in many counties, with few Democratic voters showing up at all. Clarke County is a university town county, one of the few in Georgia in my estimate in which a substantial majority of whites vote Democratic. Next-door Oconee County (not on the list because it had fewer than 20,000 voters November 4) is much more Republican, just as heavily white Columia County is much more Republican than its black-majority next-door neighbor, Richmond County (Augusta is the one metro area in Georgia with a newspaper with a robustly conservative editorial page).
(15 of 16 precincts reporting)
As in northern Georgia, turnout was relatively anemic compared with November 4, with the conspicuous exception of Dougherty County--evidence of well-organized black voters, perhaps going back to the 1960s, when Albany was a focus of the civil rights movement. Similarly, turnout in black-majority Macon and Savannah was better, relative to November 4, than in adjacent suburban counties. Not much evidence at all of serious Republican organizational efforts here.
The bottom line: The Obama campaign did a magnificent job of turning out black voters in rural and small-town counties in Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia for the November 4 election. But it was not able to replicate those results in the Georgia runoff. Black turnout pretty much matched white turnout in the inner Atlanta area, where black political organizations have been active for many years, but it failed to do so in the outer suburbs with increasing black majorities and in North Georgia counties with few blacks. Black turnout did match statewide levels in black-majority cities in southern Georgia, but not enough to outweigh similar white turnout in adjacent suburban counties. As the analysts at NBC News suggest, Obama coattails that were helpful to many newly elected Democrats in the South in November 2008 may not be so helpful to them in 2010 and any special elections that occur between now and then.
That suggests another hypothesis: that the Obama turnout effort among blacks may not be replicable. You can only vote to elect the first black president once.
In contrast, Republicans were able to produce good turnout in affluent suburban Atlanta counties, both those with few blacks and those with growing black populations. This is a countertrend to Obama's good showings in affluent suburban counties in November--showings often far better than any previous Democrat has done since 1964. This occurred even despite Obama's relatively moderate choices for top economic policy positions and his hints that he won't seek tax increases on high earners anytime soon. To be sure, you won't find any suburban counties outside the South that are as heavily Republican as some of the metro Atlanta counties. Forsyth and Cherokee counties voted more than 80 percent for Chambliss. I'm not aware of any suburban counties outside the South that vote 80 percent Republican, and even in 2004 George W. Bush did not win more than 80 percent of the vote in any congressional district in the nation. But the results here do suggest that other Democrats will have a hard time duplicating Obama's percentages in affluent suburban counties. Note that this runoff took place when opinion is very favorable to Obama and when he has been getting credit for bipartisan or at least nonpartisan appointments (Robert Gates, Timothy Geithner).
For the past two years, I have been writing that we are in a period of open-field politics, in which many results are possible. The Georgia runoff result--and the sharp increase in Chambliss's percentage in a four-week period--are evidence that we are still in such a period.
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The eight days and nights of Chanukah began at sundown Tuesday, December 7th, and local synagogues and Jewish community members are in the midst of celebration.
In Hebrew, the term Chanukah (or Hanukkah) stands for "dedication," and commemorates the rededication of an ancient holy temple in Jerusalem.
The story goes that at around 165 B.C.E., the Jews had been living under the rule of Antiochus, the Greek king of Syria, who had outlawed Jewish rituals and ordered the Jews to worship Greek gods.
The Jews' holy temple had been seized and dedicated to the worship of the supreme Greek god Zeus.
The Jews revolted and after three years of struggle, triumphed over the Hellenist Syrians.
Upon the victory, Jewish general Judah Maccabee and his soldiers went to the temple and found it ravaged. They cleaned and repaired the temple and planned a rededication celebration. But they found themselves short of oil to keep the menorah lit for eight days. They could only find enough for one day. But miraculously, the menorah stayed lit, according to Jewish history.
Today, Jews celebrate Chanukah to commemorate the eight-day miracle.
Locally, public Chanukah celebrations are under way.
HANUKKAH PAJAMIKAH — Mollie Wine, a.k.a. Doda Mollie, plans to rock conservative Congregation Mishkon Tephilo on Sunday, December 12th, with her high energy "Hanukkah Pajamikah!" sing-along show for kids and adults. Traditional Chanukah songs will be sung with the help of the audience. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. and participants are asked to bring along a menorah and candles for a congregation-wide candle lighting ceremony. The night will conclude with the serving of homemade latkes, a traditional Jewish food made from oily fried potatoes.
Also, participants are encouraged to attend dressed in creative pajama costumes. Awards for best pajamas will be given. However, congregation leaders ask, "No revealing attire, please."
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children under 13, or $18 per family. The Congregation Mishkon Tephilo sanctuary is at 206 Main St., Venice.
Information, (310) 451-2700.
CHANUKAH FESTIVAL — The Chabad Jewish Center in the Del Rey area likes to take its Chanukah celebration out of the synagogue and into the public arena each year to bring more public visibility to the holiday and to Jewish culture.
Its annual Chanukah Festival is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, December 12th, at the Center Court of the Promenade at Howard Hughes Center, 6081 Center Drive, Westchester. Admission is free.
For the past three years, the centerpiece of the celebration has been a large menorah sculpted out of ice. This year, a giant menorah made from balloons will take its place.
"We wanted to have a change of pace this year," says Rabbi Yossi Greisman. "With all the cold weather lately, the ice would give the wrong impression. We wanted to have a warmer feel to the event."
"If people say they miss the ice menorah, we'll bring it back next year," he says.
"Also, I saw some kids go up and lick the ice last year, which kind of worried me," says Greisman with a laugh.
Though the kids will have to do without the ice menorah this year for refreshment, they'll have plenty of other activities planned just for them.
Activities and attractions at the event will include live music, a magician, dreidels and gelt, doughnuts and latkes, a "craft your own menorah" activity, balloons, face painting, gift wrapping for children in need and cookie decorating.
The event will take place on the sixth day of Chanukah, and therefore, six of the eight candles will be lit at the ceremony. Greisman will emcee the candle lighting and will dedicate each candle to a local person for outstanding community service throughout the year, he says.
Information, (310) 417-8500.
CHANUKAH PIZZA PARTY — A pizza dinner and Chanukah candle lighting ceremony is scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, December 14th, on the last day of Chanukah, at the B'nai Tikvah Congregation, 5820 Manchester Ave., Westchester. The celebration is being given by the B'nai Tikvah Congregation Sisterhood.
The meal will also include salad and dessert. Participants are asked to bring candles and to invite people who are not members of the congregation.
Admission is $5 per person or $18 per family.
Also coming up during the holiday season is a "Tot shabbat" for children of nursery school age and parents, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 18th, at B'nai Tikvah. The shabbat will be led by children's performer Doda Mollie. Rabbi Jason van Leeuwen, who replaced Rabbi Michael Beals this year, will sing and play guitar for the children. Admission is free.
Information, (310) 645-6262.
JEWS IN FASCIST-ERA SPAIN — Not directly related to Chanukah, but relevant to the historical struggle of the Jews, writer and therapist Trudi Alexi will give a talk about her Jewish family's roots and what life was like for Jews in fascist-era Spain.
Spain was ruled with an iron fist by Mussolini-like fascist dictator Francisco Franco until 1959.
Alexi says that Spain, a country which had persecuted Jews for centuries, nevertheless played a role in rescuing some Jews from the Holocaust.
Alexi will also discuss the current climate for Hispanic Jews.
Alexi is the author of The Mezzuzah in the Madonna's Foot: Marranos and Other Secret Jews and The Marrano Legacy: A Contemporary Crypto-Jewish Priest Reveals Secrets of His Double Life.
The talk will take place at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, December 12th, at Kehillat Ma'arav, 1715 21st St., Santa Monica. Admission is $10 members, $12 non-members.
Information, (310) 829-0566.
Other holiday events…
Christmas concerts and holiday events continue this week leading up to the Saturday, December 25th, holiday.
HOLIDAY CHAMBER MUSIC — The Mansfield Chamber Singers, directed by Kenneth Wells, will begin their 25th anniversary season with a Christmas concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, December 12th, at the St. Augustine By-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 1227 Fourth St., Santa Monica. Donations are requested.
Musical selections range from the 17th to 21st centuries and include "Sing Ye Muses" by John Blow, "Magnificat" by Pachelbel, "Verleih uns Frieden" by Mendelssohn and the finale to Beethoven's Choral Fantasy.
Works by contemporary composers Daniel E. Gawthrop, David Mooney, Robert Applebaum, Howar Helvey and Kenneth Wells round out the program.
The Mansfield Chamber Singers includes 25 voices and has been performing locally since 1979. In recent years, the group has performed at Carnegie Hall and in Europe.
Information, (310) 234-0215.
PRESCHOOL CHRISTMAS — A Children of Our Savior Christmas pre-school program is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 15th, at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 6705 77th St., Westchester. Admission is free.
Information, (310) 670-7272.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL — Veteran film actor Orson Bean and Kyle Thompson star in a special adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol at 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 15th; and Saturday and Sunday, December 18th and 19th, at the First Lutheran Church of Venice. Admission to the play is free. The play is being presented by the Pacific Resident Theatre.
Reservations are necessary for the Saturday performance.
Bean, whose film credits include Being John Malkovich, Anatomy of A Murder and TV's Facts of Life, plays the ill-tempered old miser Ebenezer Scrooge.
Information, (310) 822-8392.
HOLIDAY CERAMICS SALE — A holiday ceramics and art sale is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, December 10th; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, December 11th; and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, December 12th, at Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, Westchester. Admission is free.
Information, (310) 338-3053.
SMC HOLIDAY ART — Santa Monica College's 26th annual Holiday Student Art Sale, featuring works in a variety of media including blown glass, prints, paintings, drawings and ceramics, will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, December 14th and 15th, at the Pete and Susan Barrett Art Gallery located on the college's Madison campus, 1008 11th St., Santa Monica. Admission is free.
Information, (310) 434-3434.
WINTER FAIRE — Ocean Charter School, a Waldorf-inspired charter school, will hold a Winter Faire from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, December 11th, at 12606 Culver Blvd., Del Rey area. Admission is free.
The fair will include crafts such as beeswax candle dipping and candle rolling. There will be "winter fairies," hazelnut gnome necklaces and winter bird treats.
The fair includes a "magical winterland" children's market, where kids can buy natural and handmade holiday gifts for their families.
Entertainment includes live music and a marionette show.
Organizers say they seek to create an "old world" holiday market atmosphere.
Information, (310) 390-3781.
LMU CHRISTMAS CONCERT — Loyola Marymount University's (LMU) Department of Music will present its annual Gala Christmas Choral Concert at 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, December 9th and 11th, in the campus's Sacred Heart Chapel, 1 LMU Drive, Westchester. Tickets are $12 for the Thursday performance and $12 to $15 for Saturday's show.
The LMU Consort Singers and the LMU Concert Choir will perform, along with the debut appearance of the LMU Women's Chorus. Mary Breden, director of choral activities, will conduct all three groups.
Among the works that will be performed at the concert this year are Frank Ferko's "Festival of Carols," a collection of American carol texts, and Z. Randall Stroope's "Hodie!"
The choruses will be accompanied by brass instrumentalists.
Information, (310) 338-5154.
SPIRITUAL HOLIDAY JAZZ — The Agape Voices of Praise, a jazz choral ensemble, will perform contemporary and gospel music at a concert at 5 p.m. Sunday, December 12th, at the Holy Nativity Church, 6700 83rd St., Westchester. Admission is free.
The Agape Voices of Praise performs under the direction of worship leader Joanne Williams and director of music Ray Egan.
The concert is part of the church's Jazz Vespers Series, which combines live music with readings and prayers.
Information, (310) 670-4777.
MUSICAL HOLIDAY GALA — A holiday gala with dance music, including fox trot, rumba, waltz, salsa and swing, spun by DJ Brian, is scheduled for 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday, December 12th, at the Mayflower Ballroom, 234 Hindry Ave., Westchester. Admission is $20 and includes food.
Information, (310) 373-8487.
HOLIDAY IN THE PARK — A holiday concert by the Surf City Allstars is being presented by the Music Center of Los Angeles County's Education Division and Playa Vista's "Concerts in the Park" series.
The Surf City Allstars features band members from top 1960s surf rock groups Jan and Dean, The Ventures and The Beach Boys.
The concert is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, December 10th, at the Playa Vista Concert Park, (near Jefferson Boulevard and Alla Road), Playa Vista. Admission is free.
Information, (310) 689-7537.
HOLIDAY FASHION SHOW — A holiday fashion show is planned from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, December 12th, at Denny's Restaurant, 11750 Jefferson Blvd., Del Rey area. Admission is free, but reservations are required.
Reservations, (310) 745-9822.
Alternative holiday events…
TWISTED CHRISTMAS — Twisted Christmas, a group art exhibition critical of the "greed, religious iconography, tradition, decoration, myth, spirituality, politics and culture" of holidays, is scheduled to open with a musical reception at 6 p.m. Saturday, December 11th, at the Unurban Coffee House, 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Admission is free.
Through a variety of media and artistic genres, the 24 artists in the show have each created their own individual response to the Twisted Christmas theme.
Participating artist George Helms has had his assemblage works displayed at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C.
Illustrator Adam Cook created "Christmissiles," an image of candy cane missiles as a holiday protest against the war in Iraq.
"The piece is about how we're bombing people during Christmas," says exhibition curator Joella March.
The exhibit will remain on display through Saturday, January 15th.
Musical acts Vinnie Caggiano, Tarab, Quincy and Jesca Hoop will perform at the opening.
Information, (310) 315-0056.
BIG + HOLY — Big + Holy brings together some big-name artists for an exhibit taking a creative stab at religious and holiday hypocrisy.
Artists in the show include Raymond Pettibon, Ed Ruscha, Ed Moses, Peter Lodato, Victor Gastelum and a slew of other notables.
An opening reception is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, December 11th, at the Cartelle Gallery, 301 Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey. The exhibit continues through Sunday, January 23rd.
The show promotes secular humanism in the way that holiday events promote religion, according to show organizers.
Christopher Russell, an artist participating in the show, asserts that holy scripture can be interpreted and applied in any way people choose, including sick and sadistic ways.
He says the artists in the show invoke embarrassing memories of Jimmy Swaggart and Jim Bakker and other ex-stars of televangelism.
"The show title doesn't prepare viewers for illuminated manuscripts, gothic arches, saintly visions of divine light or the third secret of Fatima," says Russell. "Big + Holy asks how artists in Los Angeles are processing the question of religion or spirituality at a moment when many feel that competing ideologues have embarked on an unstated holy war.
"The artists deal with motifs and marks of Christian holiness through humor, material and an exploration of the devotional. Big + Holy maneuvers the signs of Christianity into images of secular fantasy, fascination and protest."
Information, (310) 574-9689.