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Indonesia is a plural country which has not only one but many religions, however the Indonesian citizens are uphold tolerance value to respect Religious Diversity in Indonesia. For Christians, Christmas is a very special moment and the Christians have been waiting for the D-Day as the birthday of Jesus Christ the Savior.
As for the non-Christians, Christmas is one of the Most Popular Holiday in Indonesia where they can find beautiful decoration and fun celebration. Christmas Day which falls on December 25 every year becomes a symbol of happiness for those who celebrate it, and the way to celebrate the day is different. Basically there is no specific rule about how to celebrate Christmas. So the people, group, or society has different way to celebrate Christmas but this differences makes the Christmas event more festive and the atmosphere becomes more fun.
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As a country with 16.5 million Christians and 6.9 million followers of Roman Catholics, each region in Indonesia celebrating birthday differently. In region which has high amount of Christian / Catholic populations, the Christmas Day is celebrated with special rituals in accordance with the local region characteristics. In several big cities of Indonesia, the shopping areas often decorated with plastic Christmas trees and Santa Claus decoration. Below are some information about how each region in Indonesia celebrating Christmas Day:
1. Christmas in Papua
In the Papua region, there is a tradition namely barapen tradition (baked stone). Barapen tradition itself is a ritual of cooking pork to be eaten together, the Papua people cook vegetables and pork in the hole stone.
In order to hold barapen ceremony, the men will make a hole to put the burning hot stone and the women prepare leaves and other ingredients. Bakar batu or barapen is one of the gratitude, togetherness, and sharing that is marked by eating pork together with the society.
2. Christmas in Ambon
The Ambon people especially those who live in Naku country, holds a traditional ceremony called adat cuci negeri or washing the country. It symbolizes the cleansing and sanctification (liberation of sins) of citizens and the local environment. The country washing ceremony begins by gathering at the house of the clan community (Soa) to hold the customary rituals.
The people then gather in traditional house (Baileo) while singing the local songs, dancing with the accompaniment of tifa (traditional musical instruments), and the women bring offerings such as betel nut, and a traditional drink called sopi.
3. Christmas in Yogyakarta
The Christmas Day celebration here is colored with a wayang kulit show which mostly talk about the birth of Jesus Christ. kulit show themed the birth of Jesus Christ.
The celebration of Mass or worship in the Church is performed in Javanese language by the pastor, sometimes the pastor even wear a traditional clothes complete with beskap and blangkon.
Just like the celebration of Eid, Christmas is filled with the event of visiting each other's family and relatives. Some children will get envelopes which contains money from the elders.
4. Christmas in Manado
The pre-natal celebrations in Manado are held since December 1, where local government officials will be conducting Christmas Safari. The local government are participating in different worship every day in each district. Some of Manado people are accustomed to do mobile parades as well as visiting and cleaning graveyard.
The series of Christmas celebrations will end in the first week in January with a celebration called the kunci taon or New Year Key. The kunci taon is held by having some parades with unique costumes.
5. Christmas in Bali
Not only celebration for Origin of Hinduism in Bali Indonesia, The village which mostly inhabited by Christian located in the southern part of Bali. The people there wear traditional clothes and decorate the streets with penjor (bamboo decoration like janur) which symbolizes the dragon Anantaboga.
Christmas celebrations in the Bali area are not much decorated with Western culture, but more influenced by Hindu-Balinese culture. To enrich your knowledge, read more Christmas Tradition in Bali
6. Christmas in Toraja
The Toraja people celebrate Christmas by holding a cultural festival called Lovely December. The festival is filled with mass dances, cultural carnivals, bamboo musical performances, culinary festivals, and craft fairs.
The highlight of this festival is the fireworks and Lettoan procession held on 26 December. Lettoan is a ritual of pig parade with cultural symbols representing the three dimensions of human life.
The three symbols used are:
- Saritatolamban, in the form of a staircase that symbolizes prayer and hope for a better life.
- The sun represents the light source of life.
- Tabang flower symbolizes the success in life for Toraja citizens.
7. Christmas in North Sumatera
North Sumatera is inhabited by the Batak Tribe. The people in this region purchase animals which bought with the money saved by the people. There is also a tradition called marbinda, a tradition of slaughtering animals that symbolize togetherness and mutual cooperation.
Types of sacrificial animals offered can be pigs, oxen, or buffalo and the flesh will be distributed to all the people who have donated.
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8. Christmas in Jakarta
One of the areas in the northern Jakarta has a unique way to celebrate Christmas. Tugu village in Cilincing North Jakarta is said to continue the tradition that used to be its predecessors who are Portuguese. After doing worship at the church, some people will visit other houses with music.
Families that are visited must join the entourage then visit the next houses until the last house (it symbolizes hospitality). At the end of the show everyone will be bathed in colorful powder as a symbol of "Atonement and Mutual Forgiveness" at the end of the year to pass.
9. Christmas in Flores
In December, the local pastor in Flores hold a competition for Kandang Natal or Christmas Coop. This is to remind again that Jesus Christ was born in a cage filled with simplicity. However the most fantastic celebration in this island is . But the fascinating Christmas celebration is the loud banging coming out of the bamboo.
Based on the culture of Manggarai and Flores, this boom is used as a notice to other villages which lie far enough that there are community leaders who experience misfortune. But today's bamboo cannon is used as an expression of joy over the birth of Jesus Christ.
10. National Christmas Day
The vocal Christmas Day celebration is held by the local government namely National Christmas Celebration. Every year, the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia holds a National Christmas Celebration of the Republic of Indonesia.
The event was first held in 1993 and it always celebrated every year. Until 2013 the National Christmas Celebration always held in DKI Jakarta, the place that usually used is Jakarta Convention Center. Since 2014, the celebration is held in many countries and Jakarta is not only the host country to celebrate national Christmas Day.
Those are how Christmas Day are celebrated in Indonesia. Christmas Day in Indonesia is celebrated uniquely so you will not find these kind of celebrations anywhere but Indonesia.


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Lehman Sues Japan Firm, Claiming $350 Million Fraud (WSJ)
There's a million ways to lose money. Here's one of the more interesting ones we've been paying attention to. Lehman claims that employees of a Japanese firm fraudulently bilked Lehman out of $350 million. Their method of action: using official company documentation to suggest that it was behind a hospital refurbishment funding project. Turns out the Japanese company Marubeni Corp had no idea about it. So now Lehman is suing for its cash back. Whether they get it back or not, you have to figure that Lehman's counterparty (so to speak) in this fraud, must've had a damn good idea about how this whole process works to pull something like this off.
Citizen Huff (NYT)
The redhot Huffington Post continues to make the media rounds, jumping form the New Yorker to the New York Times for its latest glowing profile. Actually, it started even earlier when some (possibly dubious) numbers came out that the site was bigger than Drudge. It helps that it's election season and there's an added hook to write about a politically-oriented site. But really. Financially, the site expects revenues between $6-$10 million this year, on what sounds like breakeven profits. Oh, and they found some guy to say it was worth $200 million.
Aloha Airlines Halting Passenger Service (AP)
We've long been in the "more bankruptcies" camp when it comes to airlines, hoping that they'll lead to more gates/opportunities for interesting upstarts. That being said, seeing as we're not too big on the intra-Hawaii island-hopping scene, it's hard to get real excited about the end of Aloha Airlines. After 60 years, the company recently declared bankruptcy, and now it's shutting down operations for good.
HUD Secretary Expected to Quit (WSJ)
There's something about HUD secretaries. Always seemingly getting up to no good. Yesterday we couldn't have named our current one, but today we know his name is Alphonso Jackson and he's expected to quit amidst some vague allegations of wrongdoing. The Journal describes this as a blow to Bush's attempt to fix the housing mess. Eh, somehow we doubt that this position isn't so crucial to the situation.
UBS Falls After Reports It May Have to Raise Capital (Bloomberg)
Having already raised about $13 billion earlier this year, UBS may have to double dip in the guacamole. As it gets set to report another wave of writedowns, analysts say it will have to go back and raise more money, possibly as much as another $15 billion. Overnight, shares fell around 4 percent on the report.
Mugabe May Face Election Defeat; MDC Claims Victory (Bloomberg)
We're skeptical.
Ben Stein Watch: March 30, 2008 (Market Movers)
Felix Salmon is back after decamping to Marfa, TX and possibly elsewhere in the Lone Star State. By the way: screw Memphis State. Anyway, always nice to come back with a classic, a nice takedown of Ben Stein. Really, we can't get enough of these. This time Stein is talking about poverty, an issue on which he's acutely ignoran. Bottom line: "Stein is becoming a sick and unfunny joke at this point, and the NYT, by association, is the butt of that joke."
IAC's Diller wins court battle with Liberty (Reuters)
It happened Friday night, so you probably know all about it. But Barry Diller prevailed over his benefactor John Malone in court and will be allowed to split IAC into five different companies, all with a single tier voting structure. Essentially it means that John Malone's grip on the companies will be weak, since he won't dominate their boards. If you haven't read through the court transcripts or the judgment, it's not the biggest waste of your time. Whereas some corporate law can get a little bit, well, obtuse. This one felt straightforward by comparison.

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Billy F. Ingram President Bill is our current President.He has held the position the last four years. Prior to his election as President, Bill served as General Membership Representative under four different Presidents.His employment with the Dallas Fire Department spans twenty-two (22) years. Bill's list of achievements include the Medal of Valor from the BFFA, the Dallas Fire Department's Distinguished Service Award, and the Outstanding Public Safety Officer Award from the Texas House of Representatives. Bill is a family man with wife, Cynthia, and two children – Morgan (age 14) and Billy (age 9).
First Vice President – Shawn Gary
First Vice President – Shawn Gary has 10 years service with the Dallas Fire Dept as a firefighter and paramedic. He currently serves as 1st Vice President of BFFA.
Financial Secretary – William Hurd
Financial Secretary – William Hurd has 17 years service with the Dallas Fire Dept as a firefighter and paramedic. He currently serves as Financial Secretary of BFFA.
Treasurer – James Hill
James Hill – Dallas BFFA Treasurer. James Hill currently holds the position of Treasurer, which he has held the last six years. James also serves as the South Central Regional Director as well as the Financial Secretary for the IABPFF. James has been employed by the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department 29 + years. His current rank is Command Technician. He has been a paramedic as well as the firefighter. He is also a member of the Honor Guard. James is married to Cynthia with a daughter, Kristie and four grand brats.
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On Halloween, we don't just have ghosts and goblins to worry about. As motorists, we also need to look out for pedestrians.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that Halloween is consistently one of the top three days for pedestrian injuries and fatalities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that children are four times more likely to be struck by a motor vehicle on Halloween than any other day of the year.
Excited trick-or-treaters can sometimes forget to look both ways when they cross the street, so it's up to motorists and parents to be extra cautious.
A couple of tips for motorists from AAA:
• Slow down in residential neighborhoods and obey all traffic signs and signals. Drive at least 5 mph below the posted speed limit to give yourself extra time to react to children who may dart into the street.
• Watch for children walking on roadways, medians, and curbs. In dark costumes, they'll be even more difficult to see at night.
• Look for children crossing the street. They may not be paying attention to traffic and cross the street mid-block or between parked cars.
• Carefully enter and exit driveways and alleys.
• Turn on your headlights to make yourself more visible.
Halloween is a good time to remind everyone about general pedestrian safety. There are many city streets without sidewalks all over Arkansas, so we often see pedestrians walking and running alongside motor vehicles.
I often see cases — some involving fatalities — that could have been avoided if people followed traffic laws.
Things to keep in mind when you are driving:
Be alert.Look out for pedestrians at all times. When you are operating a vehicle, you have undertaken a responsibility for other people on the road. Remain vigilant at all times.
Watch your speed. It is very important to follow posted speed limits at all times, especially in areas where pedestrians frequently walk or run. At times like Halloween when you know there will be more pedestrians than usual, reduce your speed.
Make sure your headlights are on, particularly in the dark, bad weather, and poorly lit areas. Without your lights on, it's more difficult for pedestrians and other motorists to see you. This time of year, the daylight is getting increasingly shorter, so it's important to make yourself visible.
Be careful when driving in reverse. It's very easy for a pedestrian to not realize a car is backing up. Be especially vigilant when driving in reverse. Many vehicles have back-up cameras that show what's behind you, but remember to use your mirrors and look around too.
Be mindful when approaching crosswalks.Motorists must yield to pedestrians at crosswalks, so reduce your speed and prepare to stop.
As a reminder for everyone, pedestrians should walk and run against traffic, while cyclists need to ride with the flow of traffic. Pedestrians can do their part by wearing bright or reflective clothing. If you're walking and listening to headphones, talking on the phone or texting, be extra vigilant of traffic nearby.
This Halloween and always, it's important to be mindful of your surroundings whether you're a pedestrian or motorist. Be safe and Happy Halloween!


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Pink Pistol, the four-year-old trotting mare who captured Kawartha Downs' signature race, the Goodtimes Invitational last month, is set to compete against the very best in the $250,000 Breeders Crown final at Hoosier Park on Friday night.
Pete Shody trains the daughter of Cantab Hall owned by the Knightstalker Stable of Oshawa, Ontario, which includes his wife Sharon Cameron. The stable has two horses, Pink Pistol and 10-year-old pacer Battle Call who raced regularly at Kawartha during the 2017 season, winning three times. Shody trains both horses.
The stable name comes from two of Cameron's cats, Knight and Stalker, whose names originated from the mid-1970s TV series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker."
Seven years ago Shody saw a four-year-old female trotter named August Revenue win by nearly 10 lengths in 1:54 at Pocono and called her owners to see if the mare was for sale. She was not, he was told, because she was going to be bred. But Shody did not forget about her.
Five years later Shody came across a two-year-old filly trotter for sale online for $6,000. Her name was Pink Pistol and she was a daughter of August Revenue. Shody was interested immediately. After checking out the filly, he convinced his wife and several partners to buy her.
Pink Pistol battled a variety of issues in the ensuing years, but has won 10 of 39 career races and earned $131,885. Among her four victories this season was her 1:55 effort in the Goodtimes on September 2 with Kawartha Downs' leading driver Reg Gassien at the lines. The Breeders Crown on Friday night will be the richest opportunity by far in her career to date.
Pink Pistol will start from post three with Louis Roy driving and she is 8-1 on the morning line. Quebec-owned Emoticon Hanover, who finished second in last season's Breeders Crown for three-year-old female trotters, is the 6-5 favourite.
"It's a huge thrill," Shody said. "Being around this business as long as I've been, and Sharon has had horses for about five years now, for a small mom-and-pop outfit, it's pretty much everything you could dream about in the business."
Shody followed his father, who owned several horses, into the sport and worked for Continental Farms in the mid-1980s before starting his own small stable in the early 1990s. He stepped away from training for two decades while focusing on his work as an agent, but got re-licensed last year.
"I think she's turned the corner," Shody said of Pink Pistol. "She always was a good filly, she just had a lot of issues that lingered for a while. It was an easy decision to put her in (the Breeders Crown) after her last two starts (a win and third place finish at Mohawk). I think she's got a good chance, to be honest with you.
"If you look at the horses she raced with in her last start, it was a real tough field. She's heading the right way. It's a race. We're all trying to do the same thing."
Pink Pistol raced only once as a two-year-old. At three, she won five of her first eight races, including a division of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes at The Meadows.
"We're glad we have her," Shody said. "She's a tough filly. She's a racehorse. I think her best is ahead of her. She turned the corner, I think, to becoming a good horse. I guess we'll see Friday."
Fortunately for Pink Pistol's connections, whatever happens in the race, as long as she competes she'll earn a share of the quarter of a million dollar purse as there are only five mares entered so all five will earn a portion of the purse.
Swedish-bred Pasithea Face was expected to be scratched, but no formal announcement was made prior to the draw.
Here is the line up for Friday.
1. Emoticon Hanover-Dan Dube-Luc Blais-6/5
2. Flowers N Songs-Jim Pantaleano-Rich Gillock-10/1
3. Pink Pistol-Louis Roy-Peter Shody-8/1
4. Caprice Hill-Yannick Gingras-Tony Alagna-9/2
5. Pasithea Face S-Tim Tetrick-Jimmy Takter-2/1
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text: Sources for Italian Wars and Sack of Rome -- myArmoury.com About • Links • Search • Contribute Features Reviews Collections Albums Forums Books Info Favorites Register Log in myArmoury.com Discussion Forums Forum index Memberlist Usergroups Spotlight Topics Search Forum Index > Off-topic Talk > Sources for Italian Wars and Sack of Rome This is a standard topic Author Message Pedro Paulo Gaião Location: Sioux City, IAJoined: 14 Mar 2015 Posts: 370 Posted: Tue 25 Jul, 2017 11:27 am Post subject: Sources for Italian Wars and Sack of Rome I decided to make an article about the Sack of Rome (1527) and earlier phases of the Italian Wars, but I lack primary sources and I don't have many good quality secondary ones. I would like to ask for sources for those events, specially for the Sack of Rome. Most of information you find about it resides in Wikipedia and some biased texts from religious apologetics (for example, comparing it with the Sack of Constantinople in 1204). You can share internet links or texts you have in high esteem even if you doesn't regard them as a "secondary source". I also have some previous conclusions about these events: I) Landsknecht brutality and behavior is often over rated to other fellow soldiery. When I read an Osprey's book about the Siege of Tunis (1525), the primary source quoted stated that Emperor Charles and the officers didn't trust in the spaniard and italian element of their army. And, unlike the latter, the landsknecht obeyed Charles' appeals to not pillage or destroy the city (at least they were the latest to starting pillaging after everyone did it). I believe the same logic could be applied for these campaign in Italy as well. II) The devastion of the Sack is also over rated (for example compared to Constantinople), since the Papal States weren't exactly on their heels, and some years latter the Pope could AGAIN start trouble against the emperor. Only when the Duke of Alba put an army to march to Rome again he declined his military aspirations. III) Spanish military behavior towards civilians and local cities might not have been that different than those of the french, but I don't have much to support that. Charles Dooley Joined: 26 Feb 2017 Reading list: 10 books Posts: 14 Posted: Thu 27 Jul, 2017 7:38 pm Post subject: The artist Benvenuto Cellini served with the Papal forces during the siege. His autobiography is ... entertaining.. to say the least. His experiences at the siege start at Chapter XXXIV: http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/4028/pg4028-images.html Lafayette C Curtis Location: IndonesiaJoined: 29 Nov 2006 Reading list: 7 books Posts: 2,698 Posted: Wed 06 Sep, 2017 3:40 pm Post subject: Try Christine Shaw and Michael Mallett's Italian Wars 1494-1559: War, State, and Society in Early Modern Europe. Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Forum Index > Off-topic Talk > Sources for Italian Wars and Sack of Rome Page 1 of 1 All times are GMT - 8 HoursView previous topic :: View next topic Jump to: Select a forum Discussion and Research----------------Historical Arms TalkmyArmoury.com Features Talk-- Suggestions, Requests and Support-- Testing ZoneMakers and Manufacturers Talk Miscellaneous Discussion----------------Off-topic Talk Special Interest Area----------------The Marketplace-- Marketplace Feedback You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forumYou cannot attach files in this forumYou can download files in this forum All contents © Copyright 2003-2022 myArmoury.com All rights reserved Discussion forums powered by phpBB © The phpBB Group Switch to the Basic Low-bandwidth Version of the forum


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The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) is now accepting applications for its scholarship program. The goal of this long-standing program is to invest in the future of the dairy industry by offering financial support to students focused on careers in agriculture.
"Education is the foundation of a successful dairy industry," says T.J. McClure, DCHA board president. "Today's students are tomorrow's producers, veterinarians, advisers and consultants. We are proud to offer a $1,000 scholarship to a deserving student who plans to work in the calf and heifer segment after graduation."
The annual DCHA scholarship is awarded to a student currently enrolled in an agriculture-related program at an accredited college or university. Applicants must have completed at least one year of post high school education. An individual may only receive the scholarship once.
To apply for the scholarship, applicants must:
· Be a member of DCHA; or the son, daughter or legal dependent of a DCHA member
· Have completed at least one year of post high school education
· Be an enrolled student in good standing at an accredited college or university
· Be enrolled in a field of agriculture (e.g., dairy science, animal science, veterinary science, agricultural technical program, ag communications) or in a course of study with relevance to agriculture; preference is given to dairy calf/heifer-related fields
Go to: https://calfandheifer.org/scholarship to more information and to apply.
Applications must be received by end of business day, February 20, 2019. E-mail completed applications to [email protected].
The 2019 DCHA scholarship recipient will be recognized during DCHA's annual conference, April 9-11, at the Madison Marriott West in Madison, Wis. The conference, themed "Joining Forces. Reaching Higher." will include producer panels, presentations and breakout sessions on hot-button topics, tours and networking opportunities.
Last year's conference drew nearly 500 attendees, including dairy calf and heifer raisers from 33 states and six countries.
For more information or to join DCHA, visit www.calfandheifer.org, call (855) 400-DCHA (3242) or e-mail [email protected].
The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association was founded in 1996 based on the mission to help dairy producers, calf managers and those professionally focused on the growth and management of dairy calves and heifers. With a national membership of producers, allied industries and research leaders, DCHA seeks to provide the industry's standards for profitability, performance and leadership, serving as a catalyst to help members improve the vitality and viability of their individual efforts and that of their business.


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World Nurses Day was celebrated in our Harshamitra Super Specialty Cancer Centre (HMSCC) on 12th May 2013, Mr. Nandalala was invited as the Chief Guest. Nursing is equal to love and affection, and duty is love & affection. – Nandalala. He said Nurses duty lies towards the love and affection shown towards the patient.
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I was on the Pagan Musings Podcast last night to talk about my new book, publishing, and how socialization isn't the devil. If you want to listen, the link is here. They also played a couple of my songs, and provided handy links where you can find all the projects, articles, and websites we talked about in the course of the podcast.
They had me on the show a couple of years back too, when The Witch's Eight Paths of Power came out, and you can listen to that here.
It was a real pleasure to be able to talk with RevKess this time instead of just KaliSara, but I'm almost disappointed because he did most of the talking! But I had a great time! And they've got lots of great stuff coming out in the next little while, mostly authors that I want to hear more about, so listen in if you get a chance!
In other news, I'm doing a charity event to raise money for premature babies and autism awareness tomorrow evening, and it continues on Wednesday as well. It's important to me because it just so happens that I have one nephew who was born premature, and another with Asperger's Syndrome. Check it out here. There's quite a good schedule of independent authors who write in various genres, so I'm sure there's something for everyone! And we're raising money for a good cause, and we're even rewarding you for it. Aside from the many giveaways that tend to be part and parcel of a good author takeover event, a $50 prize will be drawn randomly, and awarded to one of the donors of the author whose readers collected the most. Right now I am proud to say that you, my readers, are leading the pack. 😉
Just this brief note for now, though we talked about quite a lot of different things on the podcast and I think you might enjoy it! More coming later this week.
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text: A reminder: at the First Aid Services Tent we also have ice, cold water (both site and bottled), cooling cloths, four fans, and cots to lie down upon. We are located at the intersection of The High Road and Kings' Highway. You pass us on the way between Camp and Gate and Ice.-- Manage your subscription at http://listserv.unl.eduAnd, yes we have first aid supplies to treat injuries that do not require advanced life support. If you cannot come to to us we have a response van that can come to you. You can contact us in several ways. The first and best way is by radio. There are radios at the First Aid Services Tent and several members of the Lilies staff have radios. If you cannot find a Lilies staff member with a radio my (Owain, modernly Gale R Smith) cell phone number is 402-310-8362. If those two options are not available to you, then you can send a runner to the First Aid Services Tent.Since the Board of Directors has disbanded the Chirurgeons and distanced official SCA groups from first aid services, we can no longer receive funds from any official SCA group, that includes Lilies War. We have to rely on donations to meet our costs. Costs that are not covered by donations are covered by members of the First Aid Services Team. Any donation, great or small, has our heartfelt thank yous.in service,Owain


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by Leigh Mills
Even though we've received some wonderful moisture lately, we might have another dry summer here in the San Luis Valley. It's challenging enough to grow plants without having to water them every day, too. Due to financial constraints and personal enjoyment, I've been hand watering our gardens for many years. When I was working with the Saguache Community Garden, I designed and installed a drip irrigation system for their raised beds. The first time I turned on the water, set the timer and walked away was life changing. I knew I had to get the Heyokah garden hooked up.
The initial financial investment for a drip irrigation system can be large. We definitely spent a few hundred dollars getting all the lines and accessories for our large garden. It took a bit of time to design the system and a couple of hours picking out the parts at Murdoch's in Salida.
Installing the system was a large task. Our garden is varied and each bed has a different watering requirement. I started with something easy and hooked up the cherry trees first. I set out the delivery lines and weighed them down with rocks until I could tack them in place with homemade metal "U" pins. I used parts like "T" couplers and "Y" nozzles with on/off switches. The Dripworks website helps describe the many different irrigation parts and how they can be used, (Dripworks.com). I ended up creating my own design for a lot of the beds.
The cherry trees have a 1" delivery line that is split with a "T" couple. I decided to just poke holes in the line and see how that worked instead of using expensive, fancy spray ends. First I removed some of the mulch around the tree. Then I set the delivery line and poked holes into the tube. I turned on the water to see the results, and enough water was being allowed to soak in without drowning the tree. Last, I covered the lines up with the mulch so the water would be delivered next to the soil and protected from the sun's evaporative power.
The next section I installed went to a raised bed with mature squash and bean plants. I used a multi-headed adapter and secured four ¼" lines on one post. I used a variety of delivery tubes. There was a soaker hose design and I wove that around the bush beans, anchoring the hose with lots of those "U" pins. I used a solid ¼" line for the squash and installed little spray heads to deliver the water right at the base of the plants.
The finishing touches were putting plain timers at the faucets so all I had to do was turn on the water, set the timer and walk away. I plan to get the rest of the Heyokah Homestead garden hooked up to the irrigation system this month. It really helps with the work load, especially when there's not much rain from Father Sky.
Leigh Mills has lived, gardened, preserved food and saved seeds in the San Luis Valley for over 10 years. She's written the "As the Worm Turns" column for three years and has started a gardening blog called The Infinite Bee. If you enjoy reading her monthly, visit her daily at TheInfiniteBee.com, where she welcomes your comments, questions, and suggestions about gardening, saving seeds, and practicing life.


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Citing a Book Written by Numerous Authors
Updated on / dernière mise à jour : 12/17/2021
If the book includes articles from different authors, your footnote should appear as follows:
S. Rossmanith, "Arztrolle - Patientenrolle", in Medizinische Psychologie, 6th Edition, Vienna: Facultas, 1999, p. 104.
If the book is a collective effort and does not include any particular article, your footnote should appear as follows:
G. Sonneck et al., Medizinische Psychologie, 6th Edition, Vienna: Facultas, 1999, p. 104.
G. Sonneck et alii, Medizinische Psychologie, 6th Edition, Vienna: Facultas, 1999, p. 104.
["et al." / "et alii" are used whenever more than one author contribute to the book. I usually use it when more than two authors are present though. When there are two authors, you can indicate both of them in the footnote (i.e.: "G. Sonneck and M. Hexel") but when more than two are present, use the "et al." or "et alii" terminology.
When used, you must indicate the name of one of the authors of the book followed by "et al." or "et alii". In your work, you must decide which one you'll use though: if you use "et al.", you must continue using it for all of the other references with numerous authors in your paper; the same goes for "et alii". Hence, it's one or the other. I normally use « et alii » for my papers in French and "et al." when my work is written in English. Finally, don't forget to italicize the "et al." or "et alii" terminology used.]
For your bibliography:
If it's an article…
Rossmanith, S. "Arztrolle - Patientenrolle", in Medizinische Psychologie. 6th Edition. Vienna: Facultas, 1999. pp. 92-115.
["pp. 92-115" is just an example; you must replace it with the exact pages referring to Rossmanith's article. If the article starts at page 92 and ends at page 115, then you would indicate "pp. 92-115". As for the article's title, it always appears between quotation marks but must not be italicized; on the other hand, the title of the book is italicized but does not appear between quotation marks.
Remember that "pp." means "pages" (plural form since there may be numerous pages for the article; if the article fits on a single page, then you would indicate "p." (singular form) instead of "pp.".]
If it's a collective effort that does not include any particular article…
Sonneck, G. et al. Medizinische Psychologie. 6th Edition. Vienna: Facultas, 1999. 366 p.
|[I believe this book has a total of 366 pages but I'm not 100 sure… be aware that you must indicate the total number of pages contained in the book only if your reference is not considered an article.]


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How We Met
Alex and I met through mutual friends, I still remember the first time I met him; what the weather was like, what I was wearing and how he stood out to me. Alex was from Tasmania and moved over to Perth, we didn't really speak at first but then quite some months passed and we started chatting and I realised how much of a great, genuine person he was. We began dating after a couple of months of spending quality time together and moved in together a short time after. Alex has worked away most of our relationship which took some time to get used to at the start as we wanted to spend every day together!
We have been together now for 5 years, we've travelled to some amazing places together, shared ups and downs and made some incredible memories. We have so much fun together, are very supportive of one another and have the same dreams in life.
During 2015 I was thinking "Hmm… I wonder when Alex will finally pop the question?!"
how they asked
Our first date, we drove to Kings Park in Perth, Western Australia and through out our relationship have been back for dates, dinners etc. so you can imagine it's a place that holds special meaning and memories to us both… So Wednesday 22nd of June (the day before Alex flew out to work) he said "Let's go out for lunch somewhere", I got ready and we drove to get some lunch then he mentioned we were going to have a picnic somewhere. Alex drove us to Kings Park and in my mind I thought 'It's our favourite place… Oh wow if he did propose here it would be so romantic'.
So we parked the car, unpacked our lunch and sat on a blanket watching the world go by. Alex was so quiet, I kept wondering what was wrong then it started to rain so we sat under one of the gazebo's in the park; about 20 minutes went by and Alex said to me "Let me know when you want to leave" so I thought ok it's not going to happen today (LOL!), a few more minutes went by and he said "Let's go and sit on the grass again, it's not raining anymore".
It was cold and a little windy but the rain had stopped and the sun came back out, Alex said to me "You look so cold, stand up and let me cover you with the blanket" so I stood up and when I turned around to him, he was bent down on one knee and pulled out a box from his jumper pocket, then with teary eyes said "It's come to that time babe, I love you so much and I want to ask; will you marry me?" With the box open, looking at my man and my ring, of course I was a mess with tears down my face – I said YES!
Alex placed the ring on my finger and we both wiped our happy tears away, he then said "You don't know how nervous I was and I've been working up the courage all morning to ask you". This is a moment I will never forget, every time I go through the whole day in my mind I tear up. The next 30 minutes or so after he proposed we had a celebratory wine & beer (which he had secretly packed with snacks in cooled bag, we then sent texts to our families and a couple of close friends.
We're so in love and have already started to plan our special day! X


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Québec, around 1994
(© Copyright: Irving Weisdorf & Co. Ltd, Markham, Ontario)
Hotel Chevalier
Three Houses In One
Text drawn from volume I "Les Chemins de la Mémoire" (Québec Publications)
Integral part of the historic site of Place-Royale and restored in 1959 by the Commission of Historic Buildings, which one finds today under the name of Chevalier house is actually three distinct houses: the Chesnay house, (2291) the house Frérot (2290) and the house Knight (2289).
Located at the corner of Cul-de-Sac and Notre-Dame streets, the Chesnay house was entirely rebuilt at the time of work of restoration of this architectural unit. It was Bertrand Chesnay de la Garenne, a merchant, who created the original house (2291) in the XVII century.
It is this same Chesnay who, a few years earlier, had built the house located at the centre of the Chevalier unit, (2290) before ceding it to Thomas Frérot. Indicated today under the name of its second owner, it is the oldest component of the unit.
Hôtel Jean-Baptiste Chevalier
60, rue du Marché-Champlain, in Québec
L'hôtel Chevalier, around 1865
(© Copyright: McCord Museum, Notman Photographic Archives)
The architectural unit, opening on the Champlain market place and known under the name of "Hôtel Chevalier" marks the beginnings of the history of the institutional architecture, where Place-Royale and the historical district of Old Québec began.
Composed of four buildings, Hotel Chevalier covers three cadastral divisions of Champlain. Lot 2289, most to the west, occupied by two perpendicular main buildings, constitutes the Chevalier house itself; lot 2290, occupied by a house with a mansard roof, is known as the house Pagé or Frérot; finally, a building partly rebuilt in 1958-1959 in the style of the nearby buildings was built on lot batch 2291.
These buildings were built at the Cul-de-sac, formerly a kind of natural basin delimited on the bank of the St. Lawrence at the point of the cape and and Pointe-aux-Roches. Since the time of Champlain, the inhabitants have use this small waterfront port for boats. This "open basin which is dry with each tide", according to a definition by Joseph Bouchette (1815), yields his place to the Champlain market at the XIX century. Also, until about 1800, only the Cul-de-Sac street gives access to the buildings forming part of Hotel Chevalier where their frontages are drawn up; the court of honour, which emphasizes the current entrance, constitutes actually the rear facade of these four main buildings where galleries originally existed.
The Chevalier house itself is the result of a series of successive work campaigns on lot 2289. In 1675, Jean Soulard, the King's "arquebusier", constructed a house of two floors measuring 14 by 6 meters. The fire of 1682 in the lower-city, destroyed this structure, and the following year Soulard rebuilt a larger house. Two years before hi death, which has occurred in 1710, he created other works of importance. A little while later Jean Gastin dit Saint-Jean acquired the house. It then measured 9,8 by 15,3 meters. He then added an extension on the west side in 1719, and rented a part of the house to a landlord.
In 1735, the building was owned by François-Étienne Cugnet, a Paris lawyer and merchant and contractor in Nouvelle-France. Living on Saint-Pierre Street, Cugnet uses this building for its many commercial activities. Member of the Saint-Maurice forging mills and ship-owner, he has important interests in fur trade and Canadian tobacco exports. Placed into bankruptcy in 1741, Cugnet maintains the possession of his goods until his death (1751), but seemed to neglect the house located at the Cul-de-Sac, a refurbished area from 1748 to 1750 for maritime building sites granted by the King. Also, in 1752, Jean-Baptist Chevalier acquired land on which "walls in ruin are only found". It may be that the house was the destroyed by fire some time before, but no document exists to prove this.
Merchant and ship-owner, Jean-Baptist Chevalier at the age of 37 has a relatively considerable fortune at the time when he acquires this property. He retains the services of Pierre Renaud dit Canard, master mason and contractor, to ensure construction of a new dwelling, formed from the two main buildings. Renaud must use a part of existing masonry, in particular the foundations and the pinion walls. Jean-Baptist Chevalier hardly benefits from his new residence, completed in 1753. During the seige of Quebec, a fire devastates it. Relocating his business at La Rochelle before the conquest, Chevalier however, occupies himself to restablish his house. He entrusts this task to Pierre Delestre dit Beaujour, architect, master mason and contractor, who organizes the building site with the help of Charles Gignac, carpenter, and Jean Janson dit Dauphiné, carpenter. The new building is almost identical to the existing one today. The interior doors and the ornate interior wardrobes built with curved outlines recall the late (1760-1780) style of Louis the XV period.
At the death of Jean-Baptist Chevalier in La Rochelle in 1769, Jean-Louis Frémont becomes the new owner of the building and all its contents. In 1780, the residence with "its arched cellars, quite convenient and very good for the conservation of the effects and safe from fire" is sold through biddings, following the bankruptcy of the merchant who had taken refuge in Paris. In 1807, George Pozer, a great landowner of Quebec, known as "the first Quebec millionaire", buys the Chevalier house, which become an investment property. Throughout the XIX century, people of Quebec knew it as the London Coffee House, and several watercolours by James Pattison Cockburn created in 1829-1830 illustrates this.
The London Coffee House in 1830, from a watercolour painting by James Pattison Cockburn
(© Copyright: Royal Ontario Museum)
On lot 2290, next to the Chevalier house, in 1662 the first two story house was built out of wood. It was burnt in the lower city fire of 1682. Thomas Frérot, acting in the name of the succession of Bertrand Chesnaye of Garenne, took care of its reconstruction the following year. Rebuilt out of stone a little after being occupied by the goldsmith Joseph Pagé dit Quercy, the building passed into the hands of the navigator Joseph Chabot, who carries out work in 1758. After the conquest of Québec, the owner again carries on with the reconstruction of the building. Apart from the repairs carried out by Guillaume Roi in 1811, no other trace of subsequent work can be found. However, on the walls of 1761, is a mansard type roof by its form and also by the technological use back in the 1880's.
About 1880, Lower Québec city still offered a rather homogeneous image of buildings where certain types of architecture persisted throughtraditional practices. As seen here and on the right & forefront the restored house now known as "L'hôtel Chevalier"
The history of the occupation of the third lot is less interesting because only little of traces of the original building remains. Already, in 1662, a house is built on this site. In 1683, Étienne Thivierge built a house and, in 1713, a beautiful stone residence with a mansard type roof appears in the name of Dolbec. After the conquest, the house, now belonging to Lady Urquhard, undergoes probably certain modifications. Starting from the dividing walls of this building, visible in photographs of 1865-1870, a new brick construction of four stories appears in 1901. The following year a second building is set up on the same lot, but it face more towards the Champlain market. The owner of the three lots, Pierre Godbout uses his buildings for commercial purposes and warehouse
In 1949, the director of the works of arts inventory, Gerard Morisset, becomes interested in the building's architecture. His literary work, "Achitecture en Novelle France" indicates that the Chevalier house dates from the French regime, that it was rebuilt about 1770 and that its architecture is "d'esprit roman". Using the research done by Morisset for a report submitted to the Secretariat of the province, Jean Bruchési attracts public attention on this monument. In 1955, acting as secretary of the Commission of the historic monuments, Morisset returns and forges ahead to defend the cause of what is called Hotel Chevalier; at this time, he has at hand the task of construction established in the name of Jean-Baptist Chevalier in 1752 and praises the architectural qualities of the original building from a negative by photographer Louis-Prudent Valley.
The Commission of the historic monuments, maintained and renewed by the law of 1952, met for the first time on 10 May 1955 and undertook to clear the many files accumulated during these three years. On 13 Sep 1955, it recommended to the Premier, Maurice Duplessis to purchase the Chevalier house and to restore it; it wished to establish an "arts & craft museum", a branch of the Museum of Québec. This acquisition was made on 11 May 1956 in virtue of an amendment to the constitution laws of the Commission, adopted previously on 22 February.
Established in 1956, the occupation program under consideration by the Commission provides that the museum will be located on the ground floor and at the junction of the two main buildings of the Chevalier house, that the Pagé house will shelter the office of the Commission and that a guard will remain in the newly renovated building.
This ambitious program largely hinges around the particular concept of the hotel, borrowed from the history of french architecture of XVIIe and XVIIIe centuries by Gerard Morisset. Ignorant of the fact that the Chevalier house constituted a double dwelling occupied by three families, Morisset envisions a private mansion, a building made up of several main buildings and divided into apartments - a series of managable show places and conveniences - and service. The parisian hotel being set up around a court of honour, recommends utilizing the back frontage facing the river for this purpose; it is sufficient to re-orientate the frontages towards the Champlain market where a principal entrance would be established to show the effects of this monument's research.
Responsible for the restoration, the architect André Robitaille submits a model on 7 June 1957: this one respects the plans of Morisset. Work begins and very quickly a problem is recognised on the building lots 2290 and 2291. The Commission decides to preserve the Pagé house with its end of the XIX century roof, to allow to rebuild part of the nearby building (lot 2291). The Commission nevertheless must wait five years before the commercial owner of the building located in front of the lot 2291 before he accepts it to his full liking.
The particular concept of hotel and the mode of restoration considered - the return to its original state - testify to omnipresence of the french model for this first incursion of the province of Québec into the field of architectural conservation. Already, in several former texts, Gérard Morisset was defined as a follower of the restorations of Viollet-le-Duc, father of the stylistic restoration for which "to restore a building is to restore it in a complete state which can never have existed at a given time". The spirit of the state of restoration explains the resurrection of the house of lot 2291, house accompaniment - or couteous architecture according to the vocabulary used in France - and the reorganization of the frontages, all in order to create Hotel Chevalier. This operation evokes, of course, the example of Sully Hotel in Paris, restored at the same time to be used as the seat of the Commission for the historic monuments buildings of France.
Already described in detail by Andre Robitaille, the restoration of Hotel Chevalier constitutes one capital moment of the history of the architectural conservation in Québec. It marks an important stage in the recognition of the heritage buildings of Old Québec. The interest created by the restoration of "l'hôtel Chevalier", between 1955 and 1962, truly allowed the lower Québec city to escape the axes of demolition. From 1960, the Commission of the historic buildings declared itself satisfied with the repercussions of this building site; the Fornel house and Notre-Dame-des-Victoires church would follow, and consequently, the project to restore the buildings of Place-Royale and nearby streets were born.
The Hotel Chevalier occupies an advantageous place in history of Québec architecture. One finds of course the formal characteristics resulting of traditional practices established in contact with important monuments: broad pinion, large frames and arched cellars; but it is especially about a building which, in spite of the rules and regulations, escaped from the characteristic uniformity of habitation of the years 1740-1780 by its establishment on a completely particular site, which explains the openwork pinion and the multiple main buildings.
The Hotel Chevalier owes its prestige to this site, its original constructions and the many reconstructions to which the historical file testifies, with the quality of the various occupants in as much as the renaissance and rebirth of the building between 1955 and 1962. The building easily appears several centuries old, and in this capacity evokes it of being an historical building in the true sense of the meaning.
View of Hotel Chevalier with the four seperate units, the two buildings to the west constitute the Chevalier house
This article is © Copyright: LUC NOPPEN Architecural Historian


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Product Design
graphic poster
limited edition
A series of warm and minimalist posters – a plain colored paper opened as a frame.
As a designer, the best source of inspiration for me is based on observation – it can be everything and anything. Spotlight concept plays on observations : highlight a texture on a wall, a default or something you like in your home. It's graphically simple to leave enough space to the thing you want to highlight.
It's neither an artwork nor a product but the meeting of graphic design and product design.
In collaboration with Momentum concept store based in Lille (FR).
Paper, velvet paper, wood
50 x 65 cm (L x w)
pictures ©Tim Defleur
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Kennedy Agyapong, Member of Parliament for Assin Central, has issued a stern warning to Lt. Col. (Rtd) Gbevlo Lartey, the Director of Campaign Operations of the National Democratic Congress, over what he claims to be a plot by him and some NDC officials to destabilize the country.
Kennedy Agyapong on Net 2 released an alleged audio of Gbevlo Lartey charging supporters of the NDC to use 'legitimate means' to challenge the outcome of the 2020 elections as announced by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, on December 9, 2020.
Kennedy Agyapong focused his rant on a revolutionary song by Gbevlo Lartey and raised an alarm that the former National Security Coordinator is scheming with other bigwigs of the party to cause mayhem.
He said the NPP is watching closely the activities of Gbevlo Lartey and have identified the location of his house.
The lawmaker said under the leadership of Joshua Akamba, the NDC is recruiting men from Burkina Faso to cause violence in the country.
"Even Rawlings is dead and Gbevlo. He is an old man and no one is scared of him. I know his house at East Legon. We are monitoring him 27 times a day. He should ask himself how I got this audio. He is not the only in intelligence. We want peace in this country, but I can show you text messages of Akamba inciting NDC members to get their boots ready."
"They are gathering old soldiers and army officers and we know. If they think they can destroy the country, then they are joking. I dare Gbevlo to try it and he will see. You'll be the first to die. It's a peaceful country and we won't allow you to destroy it. Try it, Gbevlo Lartey, and you won't last more than two weeks," he said.
Despite these reservations, Kennedy Agyapong had some remarks for the NDC over how it performed at the polls.
Kennedy Agyapong says the NDC outsmarted the NPP and also alleged that the opposition party paid bribes to officials of the Electoral Commission.
"Election 2020 was calm but a lot of things happened. When you are in government, there are some things you can't complain about. NDC was smart and they outwitted us. I said before that they were waiting for the EC recruitment and send money to them, they did it. The NDC paid money and they paid big."


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Weeks after President Obama nominated Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court, more than 70 business leaders nationwide have expressed frustration that the Senate refuses to meet with the nominee or schedule hearings for his confirmation. According to legal experts, the potential for a lengthy period without a ninth justice could increase uncertainty on several key business issues, including healthcare, immigration, unions and small business contracting.
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Some business leaders point out the need for stability to operate their businesses effectively. Others express frustration that while they go to work every day and do their job, the Senate was not meeting its constitutionally mandated role. Several business leaders argue that gridlock in Washington, D.C., reflect poorly on U.S businesses during interactions with international peers.
"As the highest court in the nation, the Supreme Court should be above politics. It stands to reason that the confirmation of one of its justices should also be free from political games,†U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Javier Palomarez said in a statement
"Pending Supreme Court cases addressing some of the most pressing issues of our time, such as immigration, public education and healthcare, will be heard in the near future. The Senate must stand on the right side of history, fulfill its legislative duties, and confirm a Supreme Court justice without drama or delay,†he added.
U.S. Black Chambers President Ron Busby noted in a statement that "throughout the entire duration of President Obama's presidency we've witnessed a defiant, dysfunctional and divided Congress unwilling to work together, let alone support the commander in chief.† He went on to say, "It's no surprise Congress is yet again defiant and in opposition to President Obama's Supreme Court nomination. The reality is Chief Judge Merrick Garland has more federal judicial experience than any other Supreme Court nominee in history. No one is more qualified to immediately serve on the Supreme Court. As the voice and advocate for black business owners, we believe President Obama's Supreme Court nomination is the best choice to continue to move America forward.â€
In a joint statement David Levine, CEO of the American Sustainable Business Council, and Frank Knapp Jr., co-chair of the American Sustainable Business Council, released a statement that the time has come for all politicians to stop using the National Federation of Independent Business as the only representative of small business.
"Hundreds of thousands of small business leaders believe that we must move beyond partisan politics. When a business loses a CEO, we move quickly to replace him or her. Too many important issues for business and the economy rest on having a full Supreme Court, so we implore Congress to act now,†noted the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce.


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Online Community of Zenith Builders and Flyers
ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell took the new Zenith 750 Cruzer on a test flight while at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo 2014.
After landing, Jim spent some time with Sebastien Heintz, the President and owner of the Zenith Aircraft Company. Jim started his questioning by asking Heintz how Zenith could take their model 750 STOL airplane and turn it into an airplane that offered such good cruise performance.
Heintz responded by saying that they realize the original 750 STOL airplane gave up performance on the high-end to achieve its super STOL capabilities. The redesign of the 750 into the Cruzer variation amounted to far more than minor changes. As the interview progresses, Campbell reports on the handling qualities of the airplane and points out that it still has excellent short field performance capabilities. The 750 Cruzer is available in kit form only (for now) and its construction is in line with the Zenith philosophy of "keep-it-simple."
There are lots of in-flight scenes in this video and even some birds got into the action. The Zenith 750 Cruzer is destined to become a very popular kit plane.
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Very nice video and a real plus for Zenith sales. I love my 750, but a few extra knots would be great.
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Wedding Breakfast seats up to 12 people.
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The Quality of Justice
While the representatives of the member States of the European Union are discussing the budget of the Union for the forthcoming years, they consider introducing a new rule, which would allow the European Commission to cut the access to European funds to a member State who violates the fundamental principles of the Rule of Law.
MEDEL has to underline that respect for the Rule of Law is not a budgetary matter or something that one may use as a political weapon, but one of the very foundations of the European Union, if not the most critical one. Whether or not a Member State receives regional funds, it cannot opt out.
Beyond any doubt, an integral part of the reality that we observed is the general idea and fear that removals and transfers as well as disciplinary and criminal prosecution are used and abused as reactions on decisions and behavior of judges and prosecutors in their institutional work. Such a fear is a threat to the individual and institutional independence of judges and prosecutors.
It is evident that jurisdiction is often and in many ways manipulated by the executive power. It is evident likewise that sometimes defense is severely affected.
In the aim to audit European judicial systems, MEDEL asked its members to answer a questionnaire on the main elements of a judicial system.
The Medel audit project
The questionnaire
The answers :
A step ahead for a (more) effective justice.
This study has been issued within the project Performance indicators - a fundamental instrument for the improvement of the quality in Romanian judicial act-, developed by the Institute for Public Policy (IPP) in partnership with the National Institute of Magistracy (NIM), financed by the European Commission through Phare 2005 - Consolidating Democracy in Romania.
The main objective of the study is to debate with specialists from the judiciary the issue of measuring the performance of the courts and prosecutor's offices in Romania, as an element that successfully completes the efforts already undertaken for improving the efficiency of the judicial act.
Program of the colloquium
Quality of judicial acts (by Eric Alt) : the studies on the logic of the absurd decisions allow to understand certain dysfunctions in the judicial area. This way, the routine, the deformed vision of the real thing by some of its persons in charge, the fear of being opposed to the majority opinions or the blind respect to the rules, are in the origin of the majority of the bad practices.
La qualité de la décision judiciaire (Eric Alt)
On the contrary, the good functioning of an organisation is the result of its capacity to put itself in question, of accepting the critiques, of developing the evaluation checking the result of the experience. All of them practices difficulty accepted by the judicial institution.
The intention of the Serbian politicians is to perform reelection of all the judges (opposite to Serbian Constitution, as shown in the documents submitted to MEDEL members timely) and reduce their number for 1/3 of the current number.
There is a misunderstanding and certain amount of fear that only Serbia faces serious problems in judiciary, especially long lasting court proceedings.
According to some politicians' opinion this problem is more present in Serbia than in any other member state of Council of Europe.
Colloquium in Lübeck, 26-27 october 2007
the German judiciary has experienced many changes during the past 30 years. But the question remains whether changes have really taken place? Is this only applicable to the outward forms, or is it also true of the spirit?
The role of the judiciary in Germany (Hans-Ernst Boettcher) :
Does the judiciary of the Federal Republic develop slowly but steadily towards plurality and towards an internally and externally stable institution? Or is it, with all the burdens originating from its history, and in spite of its proper and even shiny appearance, a colossus with feet of clay?
Evaluation of judicial performance (Dragana Boljevic) : It Is essential for the system of judicial performance assessment, especially the system for measuring their performance, to reflect the work of judges and courts precisely, correctly and completely.
Single judge-panel : Through the present contribution to CEPEJ, MEDEL aims to assessing the issues of division of judicial tasks among single or panel judges and of use of lay judges in judicial procedures.
Indignation et courage : nouvelles vertus judiciaires? (Manuela Cadelli) : Courage et indignation, voici donc deux notions dont le moins que l'on puisse dire est qu'elles sont susceptibles de faire évoluer considérablement la compréhension de la déontologie des membres du pouvoir judiciaire, singulièrement celle de leur devoir de réserve.
Indépendance de la magistrature, qualité et efficacité en Italie (Maria Rosaria Gugliemi, juin 2009) : la magistrature, en refusant une perspective uniquement productiviste, indifférente aux valeurs et aux principes impliqués, doit démontrer son savoir faire face à la complexité du système judiciaire et des dossiers à juger


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Colton Underwood Has a Surprising Message for Tia Booth After Their 'Bachelor in Paradise' Breakup
Tia Booth might not be so thrilled with Colton Underwood after their breakup, but the 26-year-old former NFL player has nothing but kind words for his ex.
The two went their separate ways on Monday night's episode ofBachelor in Paradise, conveniently just one night before our next Bachelor is set to be announced on Good Morning America. A source previously told ET that producers had three men in the running, including Jason Tartick, Blake Horstmann and Colton.
During their emotional split, a tearful Tia told Colton that he needed to take some time to "figure yourself out." The two then shared a lengthy hug and put an end to a romance six months in the making.
After their breakup aired, Colton took to Instagram for one last goodbye message. "Thank you for teaching me even more about myself, and most importantly, for your friendship that I know will continue far beyond Paradise," he wrote. "Don't settle for anything less than the world, because that's what you deserve. Can't wait to see what the future has in store for you and catch up on life some day, preferably over a hot dog dinner."
Tia, meanwhile, might not have the fondest of memories from Paradise. "Y'all ever had a bad breakup with someone you wanted so bad? Ever had to watch it back on national television? #woof," she tweeted.
During the Bachelor in Paradise reunion taping last week, Tia opened up about rumors that Colton might be our next Bachelor -- and didn't seem too excited by the idea.
"I don't know that he's ready," she confessed. "I don't."
"I mean, it was just about two months ago that I was telling him that he really needs to figure himself out before he can fully be with someone else," Tia said, adding that she's pulling for Jason instead. "If there's a chance that Colton is the Bachelor, I would hope that he is fully ready for that experience knowing that he wants to be engaged at the end of it."
Bachelor host Chris Harrison, meanwhile, recently told ET that he could see several benefits to Colton as the next franchise lead.
"If he's single, Colton would be a very interesting Bachelor. We look at a lot of things when picking the Bachelor, and good TV and good story is a lot of it. Colton has all that in spades," he said. "There's the, 'Is he ready for this?' angle with Tia, and is that still hanging over him? Obviously, we'll see how that plays out in Paradise."
"Then there's the virgin angle. We have this guy who was brought to tears during "Men Tell All" about dealing with this. If he's willing to put that on display as the Bachelor, I would find that fascinating in this day and age," Chris added. "The women having to deal with that -- I think it would be a fascinating story. And that's a lot of what makes a good Bachelor. It's a compelling argument if he's single and willing to do it."
Bachelor in Paradise airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. See more on the big Bachelor debate in the video below, and tell us your thoughts at ET's Bachelor Nation Facebook group here.
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