In 1973 Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, then the Chief Sephardic Rabbi, based on the Radbaz and other accounts, ruled that the Beta Israel were Jews and should be brought to Israel; two years later that opinion was confirmed by a number of other authorities who made similar rulings, including the Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Shlomo Goren.

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# Iron Lions of Zion: The Origin of Beta Israel

by Annette van de Kamp-Wright | Sep 17, 2015 | Israel, Jewish Culture, Resources/Special Reports, Stories for the Holidays, World News

There are a few leading theories regarding the origin of the Ethiopian Jews known as Beta Israel.

One such theory is that they are actually the lost Tribe of Dan, as ruled by 15th century rabbinical great David ibn Zimra (The Radbaz) of Egypt.

Another theory traces their origin back to King Solomon's union with The Queen of Sheba, and claims they are descended from the Jews who came with their child, Menelik, as he travelled from Jerusalem to Ethiopia with the Ark of the Covenant ; and yet another theory claims their ancestors fled after destruction of The First Temple in Jerusalem, settling in Ethiopia.

While each of these theories has support, it is likely that we will never have a definitive answer of which story is the truest.

What is known, and considered as the definitive first non-biblical record of Jews in the Kush, (historically ancient Ethiopia, and modernly, part of Sudan), comes from the 9th Century Hebrew diary of a Jewish merchant and traveler known as Eldad ben Mahil Ha-Dani.

Ha-Dani traveled widely and spread the story that he was a descendant of the Tribe of Dan, hence his surname.

According to his log, Ha-Dani had come upon a lost fragment of his tribe which together, with descendants from the tribes of Asher, Gad and Naphtali, had its own independent Jewish state in Eastern Africa.

During his travels, which appear to have stretched from Iberia to Babylonia, and perhaps even into China, Ha-Dani spread word of these people who were in possession of the Torah; the five books of Moses and some of the writings of the Prophets, but that had no inkling about the Talmud, nor of the book of Esther, creating a bit of a stir in the communities he visited.

El-Dani's travels and adventures led him to shipwrecks, slavery and redemption as he roamed from place to place meeting up with various fragments of the Tribes of Israel, for which he provided descriptions of behavior, territory, local disputes and customs.

Eldad Ha-Dani demonstrated a deep knowledge of haggadic literature in his writings and his accounts have been accepted and even quoted by Talmudic authorities like Rashi and RABaD (Rabbi Abraham Ben David III), although not all were as accepting of his claims.

Regardless, Ha-Dani's now ancient records along with other supporting bits of Jewish literature from the 15 & 16th centuries referencing Ethiopian Jews have certainly helped create a historical tie of today's Beta Israel to Modern day Israel.

Over the centuries, in general isolation from others of their faith, Beta Israel, referred to by other Ethiopians as Falashas (meaning outsiders or strangers) lost much of the independence they had enjoyed throughout the Middle Ages, and by the mid 1600s, many were sold into slavery, forced to convert to Christianity and denied rights such as landownership.

In a 1790 publication entitled "Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile," by a Scotsman named James Bruce, an estimated population of 100,000 Falashas were reported to be practicing pre-Talmudic Judaism.

This singular reminder of a possibly ancient and highly isolated Jewish community resulted in a heavy influx of missionaries to Ethiopia in the 19th century.

As word spread about conversion efforts focused on the Falashas, some Jewish leaders in Europe began to publicly campaign for a way to intervene on behalf of their lost brethren.

In 1867 Joseph Halevy, a well known French linguist, traveled to Ethiopia to assess the claims of Beta Israel and the activities of the missionaries.

Halevy was greeted with skepticism as all previous visits by white Europeans before him were Christian missionaries' intent on conversion.

Halevy, who was familiar with Ethiopian languages of Ge'ez and Amharic, revealed that there were other Jews around the world, a concept the Beta Israel were apparently unaware of.

In addition to studying their practices and customs, Halevy was tasked with trying to change the ways of these ancient peoples to be more in line with mainstream Judaism at that point.

When he returned to France a year later, he was of the opinion that the Beta Israel were indeed Jews, and detailed similarities in customs.

Beta Israel had laws of kashrut, death and mourning rituals, laws related to purification, birth and circumcision and kept Shabbat strictly.

Halevy's work was also meant to introduce the concepts of Talmud and highlight the differences, such as the use of animal sacrifices, that would need to be reconciled should Beta Israel be accepted with the wider Jewish community.

In 1904, Dr. Jacques Faitlovitch, a student of Halevy, traveled to Ethiopia with the blessing of Paris Chief Rabbi, Zadok Kahn, and became the first real champion for their cause.

Faitlovitch continued to work towards recognition of Beta Israel until he died in 1955.

Many challenges to accepting the Falasha came from numerous critics and the debate on their legitimacy waxed and waned throughout the early 20th century, during which time very few emigrated to Israel.

At the request of Beta Israel's Jewish leaders, the Jewish Agency appointed its first ambassador to Ethiopia in 1953.

Over the next decade community members were trained to become emissaries to their people, medical clinics were opened and Hebrew schools were established in the villages of The Beta Israel.

In 1973, in a landmark ruling, Rabbi Ovadia Yossef, then Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel, confirmed the identity of Beta Israel based on the earlier rulings of the Radbaz.

Two years later, long time ruler Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown by a Marxist coup d'etat resulting in much violence and instability for Ethiopia and its neighbors.

As the situation continued to deteriorate into 1975, especially for The Beta Israel, Israel's Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi, Shlomo Goren, finally signed off his agreement with Rabbi Yosef's 1973 opinion, thus allowing the Israeli government to grant Ethiopian Jews "The Right Of Return".

Within a year, Israel had managed to transport nearly 500 Ethiopians to Israel.

Over the next decade, nearly 8000 Jews were covertly relocated to Israel.

Between November 1984 and January 1985, during "Operation Moses", an additional 8000 Jewish refugees from camps in Sudan were successfully airlifted by night with the quiet permission of the Sudanese government.

After having its cover blown by a report in The Washington Jewish Week, the story was picked up by the New York Times which ran it on the front page on December 11, 1984.

This put heavy pressure on Sudan which, as a member of the Arab League, was technically at war with Israel, forcing an immediate end to the operation.

In early 1985, the US sponsored "Operation Sheba," which helped rescue an additional 500 Jews that remained in Sudanese camps.

Thousands of Jews remained in Ethiopia, until the regime began to falter in 1991.

As the government was close to being toppled, the US interceded on behalf of Israel allowing the latter to seize an opportunity to successfully launch the 36 hour "Operation Solomon" in 1991.

Using a combination of 36 commercial and military transport planes almost 15,000 Jews were moved from Addis Ababa to Israel in less than two days.

All planes had been stripped of interior furnishings in order to fit the maximum number of people, and the planes flew nonstop over that 36 hours.

"Operation Solomon" was successfully conducted under total news blackout and set a world record for transporting an unmatched 1122 passengers in a single flight.

Even after such huge operations to relocate the Beta Israel and three decades since emigration from Ethiopia began, absorption has proven difficult.

Coming from traditional villages to a new land with little more than the clothing on their backs, The Beta Israel have struggled with assimilation.

Undoubtedly the root of social obstacles such as poverty and lower levels of education and employment amongst their transplants, is related to language barriers, sudden environmental and technological changes, along with racism.

Officially ending the mass aliyah of Ethiopian Jews in 2013, The Jewish Agency of Israel has directed those still awaiting Aliyah to pursue applications through their government, which has sadly, torn families apart.

Many are unable to pass the increasingly stringent vetting process as their families have members that are Falash Mura; a term designated for those who underwent a Christian Conversion at some point, forced or otherwise.

Similar to other large waves of Jewish immigrants from Arab countries, Ethiopians struggle with the establishment in validating their Jewish legitimacy and face discrimination for who they are.

Recent pro-rights rallies and higher profile cases of injustices along with the rising population, are hopefully paving the way to help better absorb the Beta Israel.

Through the ages, their ancestors clung to their faith, as it had been passed down through generations, even when they believed themselves to be the only Jews left in the world.

As they were introduced to modern Judaism, they accepted it and integrated it into their traditions to be a part of their people.

Considering the great changes that The Beta Israel have gone through in a relatively short period of time, it is not surprising that they are struggling.

It is obvious, after researching their history, that they are a strong and resilient people.

As their numbers within Israel grow, I believe they will carve a place for themselves next to their brothers in faith as did immigrants before them.

As Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, whose ruling provided the crucial recognition they needed to make aliyah was quoted as saying, "Anyone who refuses to accept Ethiopians should get up and head home."

It is more important today than ever before to recognize that the rich diversity of our people can only stand to strengthen us and is crucial to our survival.

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Groups that claim descent from the tribes.:Beta Israel of Ethiopia.

The Beta Israel ("House of Israel") are Ethiopian Jews, who were also called "Falashas" in the past.  Some members of the Beta Israel, as well as several Jewish scholars, believe that they are descended from the lost Tribe of Dan, as opposed to the traditional story of their descent from the Queen of Sheba. They have a tradition of being connected to Jerusalem.  Early DNA studies showed that they were descended from Ethiopians, but in the 21st century, new studies have shown their possible descent from a few Jews who lived in either the 4th or 5th century, possibly in Sudan. The Beta Israel made contact with other Jewish communities in the later 20th century.


The local Arakwal Aboriginal people's name for the area is "Cavvanbah", meaning "meeting place".

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A simple phone call service hailed as saving the lives of thousands of arrested Aboriginal people is under threat because of a funding feud between the state and federal governments.

NSW police are required by law to call the Aboriginal Legal Service if an Aboriginal person is taken into custody as part of the custody notification service.

Preliminary legal advice is offered along with an independent voice to ask if the arrested person is doing OK?

The ALS speaks to about 300 arrested people a week, or 14,000 a year, and not one person has died in custody since it began in 2000, but now the service is under threat due to a funding shortage.

While the ALS secured $17 million in federal funding in the latest budget, chief executive Phil Naden said the Custody Notification Service is facing the axe due to a shortfall of $500,000.

ALS staff took a pay cut last October to keep the 24-hour CNS hotline running, but it is no longer feasible and will end on June 30, Mr Naden said.

"Something as minor as asking how someone is doing in a volatile and vulnerable situation is vital and reduces self-harm," he said.

"To lose this service puts lives at risk."

A spokeswoman for federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said it was up to the NSW government to fund the service.

"Despite the CNS being required under NSW law, the NSW government has never made a contribution towards the cost of this service," she said.

A spokeswoman for the NSW Attorney-General said Aboriginal services were a Commonwealth funding issue.

"Given this service has previously been funded by the Commonwealth, we call on them to provide the required funding to continue this service," she said.

Mr Naden said it was "disappointing" both governments were passing the buck on the issue.

"This is a service built on one of the recommendations from the country's most damning reports, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody," he said.

NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Geoff McKechnie, corporate spokesman for Aboriginal issues, said he was preparing an assessment to be handed down this week.

"We are currently talking to stakeholders to assess what it would mean operationally to police if the CNS did not exist," he said.

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The engines are ignited by electrically initiated pyrotechnic flares, mounted on birch poles, which are ignited at approximately T-20, a few seconds before fuel components are introduced into the combustion chamber.

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# Russia Actually Lights Rockets With an Oversized Wooden Match

The totally 1950s design that ignites the Soyuz.

"Really!? Russians light up their rockets with a giant match?"

This was a question from one of my Twitter followers who'd seen a photo of a culprit in the aborted launch attempt of a Russian Soyuz rocket Saturday, when mission control called the abort just moments before takeoff because of an ignition system problem.

Indeed, even some seasoned space geeks were surprised to learn that contraptions fashioned out of birch trees into the shape of a broomstick are placed into the combustion chambers of every Soyuz rocket—including those carrying cosmonauts and astronauts.

In the West, Russian engineers' talent for finding simple solutions to complex problems is often exaggerated.

You may have heard the myth about replacing a million-dollar NASA space pen with… a pencil.

Yet the Soyuz really does use something resembling an overgrown match to make sure its engines ignite properly.

The business end of a 310-ton Soyuz rocket sports five main engines with four combustion chambers each, complemented by 12 smaller thrusters to steer the vehicle in flight.

It means that at liftoff, a total of 32 nozzles exhaust fire in concert.

Ensuring the perfect simultaneous ignition of such a multitude of chambers is no trivial task.

Even a single unlit chamber spewing kerosene and liquid oxygen would cause a catastrophic explosion when that fuel hit the waterfall of fire from the nearby nozzles.

To resolve the problem, 1950s Soviet engineers working on the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile—the R-7, which is an ancestor of the Soyuz rocket—invented a contraption called PZU, a Russian abbreviation for "pyrotechnic ignition device."

I found an extremely rare training manual in my archive that offers a rare glimpse into the ingenious design and operation of this contraption.

After the Soyuz is installed onto the launch pad, technicians working from an access bridge under the pad manually insert wooden sticks in a shape of a T-bar into each combustion chamber.

Twenty big sticks go into the main chambers and 12 smaller ones go into the steering engines.

At the top of each stick you'll find a pair of pyro-charges, and between pyro-charges there is a spring-loaded brass wire that acts as an ignition sensor.

Wires from pyrotechnics and from the sensor run down the stick to an outlet where they are plugged into the launch control network.

When those charges fire inside the combustion chamber, their flame cuts the brass wire and the spring pulls the lose end away, breaking the electric circuit.

That's what generates the ignition signal at launch control.

Because the firing nozzles of the pyro-charges face each other, the ignition of only one of them ensures that the second one would light up as well (imagine two matches right next to each other).

Only after the launch control has confirmed ignition inside of each and every one of the 32 chambers will they open the valves on propellant supply lines, initiating the full combustion.

The flimsy wooden rig and a few wires are instantly and harmlessly incinerated in the ensuing inferno.

This setup is not as simple as a regular match, but it is surprisingly reliable and has worked for six decades on hundreds of rockets.

Yet on March 12, during the first attempt to launch the new Russian satellite for Earth observation, one of the "matches" failed to fire after the ignition command was issued.

It was enough of a problem for the launch control system, which detected the lack of signal from the failed igniter, to call off the propellant injection into combustion chambers.

The launch was aborted just a moment before liftoff, and the fully fueled rocket remained safely on the pad.

That's when the wooden PZU demonstrated another amazing quality: a quick turnaround.

It took launch personnel in Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan less than 24 hours to fix the ignition system, re-fuel the rocket, and go for another attempt on March 13, which was successful.

If some more complex ignition system had been involved, the mission would probably have to be postponed longer.

Wooden PZUs can be visible on the nozzles of the Soyuz rocket shortly before liftoff.

Over the years, rocket engineers around the world have invented new schemes to light up rocket engines, with some even involving lasers.

However, the long-running Soyuz that still carries people and satellites to orbit relies on its 1950s-era design.

By most accounts, PZU is the only surviving component in today's rockets that is made out of wood.

This Friday, if all goes well, Russian cosmonauts Aleksei Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams will to blast off to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft.

When they do, it'll be PZU sticks made of Russian birch trees that will light that candle.

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Thelwall married Marry Parry, the heiress of Nantclwyd estate in 1653 and instigated a complete rebuild of the building and of a second, smaller building in the nearby town of Ruthin: Nantclwyd y Dre, which is Wales's oldest dated timbered town house.

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Take a trip through the seven ages of Nantclwyd y Dre, Wales's oldest dated timbered town house.

The house was started in 1435 and has been added to, updated and upgraded throughout the centuries.

Nantclwyd y Dre has been beautifully restored to demonstrate the changing fashions and the lives of its residents.

Visitors can observe a colony of Lesser Horseshoe bats in the attic rooms via 'bat cam', participate in a quiz and use interactive media screens to learn more about the house and its inhabitants.

Come and visit the fully restored Lord's Garden.

Admission to the Lords Garden is included in the entry price to the house.

Family (4 people, min one child) - £20.00

Carer accompanying a disabled visitor - free

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Eubule Thelwall (1622–1695) was a landowner and solicitor who held legal offices in North Wales and Cheshire, and the third son of John Thelwall of Bathafarn Park, Ruthin. In 1646 he served in the siege of Denbigh Castle and was sent by William Salesbury, the castle's governor, to Charles I to seek his permission to surrender.


Rayl died at his home in Kokomo on January 20, 2019 at age 77.

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# IU basketball legend, Kokomo star Jimmy Rayl, the 'Splendid Splinter', dies at 77

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Jimmy Rayl, a former IndyStar Mr. Basketball and All-American at Indiana University, died at his Kokomo home on Sunday at age 77.

Rayl's son, Jimbo Rayl, said his father had fallen into ill health in recent months.

Rayl suffered a stroke in 2011 and underwent open heart surgery the same year.

He returned home on Jan. 1 after spending time in a rehabilitation hospital.

Jimmy Rayl was a Kokomo High star, 1959 Mr. Basketball and an All-American at IU in 1962 and '63.

"It got worse really in the last three months," said Jimbo Rayl, the oldest of Rayl's three sons.

Rayl, known as the "Splendid Splinter", developed a reputation as one of the best shooters in the history of Indiana high school basketball in the late 1950s.

As a senior in 1958-59, the 6-1, 138-pound Rayl averaged 29.6 points and broke Oscar Robertson's record with 114 points in the final four games of the state tournament.

He earned Mr. Basketball honors and the Trester Mental Attitude award in 1959, though his team lost in the state championship game to Crispus Attucks.

"I'm glad it's over in a way," Rayl told the Star in 1959.

"There's so much pressure on you every game.

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Rayl scored 1,632 career points at Kokomo and played in one of the most famous games in state history in a dual with Ray Pavy at the "Church Street Shootout" in New Castle in Feb. 20, 1959.

Rayl scored 49 points but Pavy scored 51 and New Castle pulled out the win.

Ex-Kokomo, IU and Pacers player Jimmy Rayl.

After Kokomo, Rayl signed to play for Branch McCracken at Indiana.

After averaging 4.0 points as a sophomore in 1960-61 (freshmen were ineligible in that era), Rayl exploded as a junior to average 29.8 points per game to earn All-Big Ten and third-team All-American honors.

He accomplished the same honors as a senior in 1963.

Rayl twice scored a school record 56 points in a game, a mark that still stands.

"Jimmy Rayl was one of the greatest players in the history of IU basketball and an icon in the state of Indiana," IU athletic director Fred Glass said in a statement.

"All of us with IU Athletics mourn his passing and offer deepest sympathies to his family and friends."

Rayl played a full season in 1967-68 with the Indiana Pacers, averaging 12.0 points per game.

He played in 27 games the following season, averaging 8.9 points per game, before he was cut in late December.

Rayl was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989.

He and his wife, Nancy, had four children.

Jimbo Rayl said the funeral service would likely be Saturday, though the plans are not finalized.

Call Star reporter Kyle Neddenriep at (317) 444-6649.

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Dubbed as "Rakistang Komikero" (Rocker Comedian), he is notable for his non-sequitur anti-humor and deadpan delivery of jokes as well as his famous catchphrase "O'right! Rock 'N Roll to the World" that eventually became viral online.

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# Ryan Rems Funny One Lines, Quotes, Jokes "Rock N' Roll to the World!"

Ryan Rems Sarita "Rock and Roll to the World" is the Grand Champion of the "Funny One" in showtime.

Allow me to introduce Ryan Rems brief biography and wikipedia.

Ryan Rems original name is Ryan Sarita who is the champion of the Funny One held in showtime ABS-CBN and known for his Rock n Roll the World after he made his original jokes.

Ryan Rems performing a stand up comedy act in It's Showtime The Funny One segment is now viral in the internet.

The aspiring comedian known for his famous Rock and Roll to the world jokes and lines is now the crowd favorite to be the first ever winner in the segment dedicated in searching for the newest comedian.

His pieces are always personal, crude, and sometimes, 'below-the-belt' with casual mentions on drugs and adultery from time to time.

But they all carry a sense of authenticity.

For you to know who he is, here's the pick up lines and quotes that is original from him.

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Sarita has been an amateur comedian since 2008, but didn't get noticed until 2015 when he rose to fame as a contestant for It's Showtime's "The Funny One", a segment dedicated for budding comedians.


On August 21, 2018, KQFO changed their format from adult hits to regional Mexican, branded as "La Ley".

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# La Ley Kicks Bob-FM Out Of Kennewick/Richland/Pasco

Regional Mexican "99.5 La Ley" K258CN Richland WA/KQFO-HD3 Pasco has moved its programming to Alexandra Communications' 100.1 KQFO Pasco replacing Variety Hits "100.1 Bob-FM".

The move comes with a new operator for the station as Luis Murillo, Maria Felipe, and Salvador Rodriguez's Diamante Media LLC has begun operating KQFO and Spanish CHR "Exitos 104.9" K285FN Kennewick/KQFO-HD2.

The "Bob-FM" programming can still be heard in Walla Walla on 104.5 K283BU Walla Walla/KZIU-HD4 Weston ID.

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 On February 4, 2016, KRKG-FM moved from 93.7 FM to 100.1 FM, swapping frequencies with KQFM Hermiston, Oregon, which moved from 100.1 FM to 93.7 FM. The station is broadcasting at 100.1 MHz under a construction permit; its broadcast license is still held at 93.7 MHz.
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The legal questions committee now has two years before it has to report back, with a final vote on the motion expected in 2021.

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The amended motion, as passed, outlines that the legislation would allow ministers who wish to perform same-sex marriages to do so.

The Church of Scotland has voted to draft new laws that would allow ministers to conduct same-sex marriages.

The Rev Bryan Kerr's motion, as amended, was passed 345 to 170 at the general assembly in Edinburgh on Saturday.

The legal questions committee now has two years before it has to report back, with a final poll expected in 2021.

## Scottish bishop defends same-sex marriage: 'love means love'

Speaking before the vote, the Rev Tom Gordon said: "I have two daughters, both of whom are married.

I have one gay daughter in a same-sex marriage.

When my older daughter got married she had a choice – to ask me to conduct her service as a minister or for me to walk her down the aisle as her dad.

But when my younger daughter got married, she had no such choice.

"Give people a choice: allow their marriage to be conducted by a minister.

Others in the assembly questioned whether relevant safeguards would be in place to protect those who did not wish to perform the ceremonies.

The Rev Mark Malcolm claimed he would be willing to give up his right to conduct all marriages and only do blessings, as a compromise for the "peace of the church".

He said people who did not support same-sex marriage within the church had been described as bigots.

He said: "Legislation isn't going to protect because perception is everything."

The amended motion, as passed, outlines that the legislation would allow ministers who wished to perform same-sex marriages to do so.

It also sets out that the draft law should provide safeguards for those who did not wish to.

In June last year, the Scottish Episcopal church took the decision to allow same-sex couples to be married in church.

The historic move made it the first branch of the Anglican faith in the UK to allow same-sex marriage.

The general assembly meets for a week every year in May.

It has the authority to make laws determining how the church operates and can also act as the Kirk's highest court.

The vote received support from five of seven bishops, 69% of the clergy and 80% of the laity. The General Synod formally approved the change to the doctrinal clause in June 2017, removing language stating that marriages could only be between a man and a woman and introducing a new conscience clause which allows clergy to opt out of performing same-sex weddings. On 20 July 2017, it was announced that a same-sex wedding was to be held in St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow, later in the summer. On 1 August 2017, a same-sex marriage, which included the Eucharist as a nuptial mass, was held at the Church of St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh. The Scottish Episcopal Church is estimated to have 100,000 members, and offers same-sex marriage to other Anglicans, including members of churches in England and the United States.
 In July 2016, the United Reformed Church voted overwhelmingly to allow its churches to perform same-sex marriages. The Church, with 60,000 members and 1,400 congregations, became the largest Christian organisation in the UK to offer same-sex marriages at that time. In May 2018, the Church of Scotland voted to draft new laws that would allow ministers to conduct same-sex marriages. The motion was passed by the Church's general assembly by a vote of 345 to 170.


Thailand, Cambodia, India, Brazil and Mexico have been identified as the primary countries where the commercial sexual exploitation of children takes place.

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# RIGHTS-MEXICO: 16,000 Victims of Child Sexual Exploitation

The child pornography and commercial sexual exploitation industry enjoys total impunity in the Mexican capital, according to a report by the Mexico City Human Rights Commission.

The "special report on commercial sexual exploitation of children in the Federal District" confirms that there are at least 20 spots in Mexico City where these illegal activities flourish, under the protection of corrupt elements in the police force.

Although there are no figures on the extent of the phenomenon in the capital, an estimated 16,000 girls and boys are victims of sexual exploitation in this country of 108 million people.

Emilio Álvarez Icaza, head of the local Human Rights Commission, complained about the lack of strategies to clamp down on the problem.

"The state is largely absent in the question of commercial sexual exploitation of children," Álvarez Icaza recently told the press.

"We have compiled all of the reports that we requested, and in essence what we found is that there are no specific programmes or actions at the local level."

International organisations fighting child sex tourism say Mexico is one of the leading hotspots of child sexual exploitation, along with Thailand, Cambodia, India, and Brazil.

MEXICO: Child Sexual Exploitation Fuelled, Protected by Economic Clout – July 2006

RIGHTS-MEXICO: Journalist Hit with Libel Charge after Exposing Paedophile Ring – December 2005

MEXICO: Lax Legislation Creates "Free Zone" for Internet Paedophiles – April 2005

The global child sex trade, including prostitution, pornography and trafficking for sexual purposes, is a multi-billion dollar business.

According to the Federal Preventive Police, it takes a pedophile an average of 15 days to have sexual relations with a minor after "meeting" the adolescent or child over the Internet.

Another chilling statistic is that 95 percent of Mexico City's 13,000 street children have already had at least one sexual encounter with an adult.

Many girls and boys are lured to Mexico City from small towns or rural areas by criminal networks, through false promises of domestic work or other jobs.

The number of child porn web sites climbed from 72,000 in January 2004 to an estimated 100,000 in 2006.

The Commission's report is "a powerful wake-up call to establish local public policies on the matter," wrote Miguel Ángel Granados, a columnist with the local newspaper Reforma.

"A reading of the passages that describe the main zones in the Federal District (of Mexico City, where child prostitution, pornography, sex tourism and trafficking are found) and their characteristics makes you shudder, especially the accounts of the degradation to which thousands of defenceless people are subjected, because they are children," he wrote.

In its Global Monitoring Report on the Status of Action against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, the international network ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes) warns that child sex tourists are increasingly visiting Mexico.

Drawn by web sites, many come from countries like the United States, Germany and the Netherlands.

But the problem is not limited to Mexico City.

Commercial child sexual exploitation is also found in tourist resorts like Acapulco on the Pacific and Cancún on the Caribbean, as well as in cities and towns on the borders with the United States and Guatemala.

In the impoverished southern state of Chiapas, children are sold for as little as 100 to 200 dollars, according to human rights groups.

That area is considered one of the worst places in the world in terms of child prostitution.

Mexico committed itself to combating the phenomenon when it backed the final declaration of the First World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, held in Stockholm in 1996.

In Latin America, only Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and Chile have national action plans to fight commercial sexual exploitation of children.

The Mexico City legislature is preparing to approve reforms to the local penal code in order to crack down on child pornography, sex tourism, labour exploitation and trafficking.

In February, the Senate passed reforms to the law against organised crime and the penal code, in order to make child sexual exploitation, sex tourism and pornography specific crimes.

Mexican society cannot claim to be ignorant of how widespread is the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents, and how fast the phenomenon is growing, argued Granados.

Journalist Lydia Cacho exposed a child sex ring in her 2005 book "Demons of Eden", which contains testimony from minors in Cancún who were sexually abused by adults who also photographed and videotaped them engaging in sexual acts and sold the images over the Internet.

Cacho was arrested and charged with criminal libel.

The charges were brought by a textile magnate mentioned by minors and other sources interviewed for Cacho's book.

UNICEF, the U.N. children's agency, estimates that around two million children around the world are sexually exploited through prostitution and pornography, which is the third most lucrative illegal industry in the world after drug trafficking and weapons dealing.

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While the legality of adult sexual entertainment varies by country, the use of children in the sex industry is illegal nearly everywhere in the world.
 Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is the "sexual abuse by the adult and remuneration in cash or kind to the child or a third person or persons. The child is treated as a sexual object and as a commercial object".
 CSEC includes the prostitution of children, child pornography, child sex tourism and other forms of transactional sex where a child engages in sexual activities to have key needs fulfilled, such as food, shelter or access to education. It includes forms of transactional sex where the sexual abuse of children is not stopped or reported by household members, due to benefits derived by the household from the perpetrator. CSEC is prevalent in Asia and parts of Latin America.


She appeared on the cover of September 2016 issue of "Harper by Harper's Bazaar" and performed as a guest editor.

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# Introducing Zoey Deutch for harper by Harper's BAZAAR

The actress guest edits the September 2016 issue of harper.

Zoey Deutch is one of the rare actresses who I met for the first time on the set of a photo shoot.

But I'd been intrigued by Zoey for a while.

Apart from the long line of exciting films she has coming out this year and next—among them, James Franco's The Masterpiece and the J.D. Salinger biopic Rebel in the Rye—I love her style.

Any 21-year-old who admires Katharine Hepburn and wears Rodarte on the red carpet has my vote.

Zoey is a little thing, but she has the charisma of a giant.

Not to mention skin like porcelain (ah, kids).

She has a lovely refinement to her taste—she wore flowing Dolce & Gabbana to the Met Gala with the insouciance of an Italian It girl—but runs around day to day in flats and vintage dresses.

As we say in her cover story, Zoey reminds us of Jessica Chastain right before she became a star in 2011.

And wouldn't you know, they have the same stylist.

Enjoy this second beauty edition of harper by Harper's Bazaar, with special thanks to Sephora.

RED HAUTE Kevyn Aucoin The Expert Lip Color in Carliana, $35, sephora.com; Tarte Tarteist Lash Paint Mascara in Black, $23, sephora.com.

On the cover: Burberry shirt, $1,995, burberry.com.

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Deutch has been the cover girl to "Justine" magazine's February 2013 issue, "Miabella" magazine's April 2013 issue, "Afterglow" magazine's December 2013 issue, "Bello" magazine's March 2014 edition, "Flaunt" magazine's June 2015 issue, the February 2016 issue of "Cosmopolitan" U.S., spring 2016 edition of "Rogue" magazine.


He competed in the men's freestyle 52 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

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A Tortolian from the British Virgin Islands, he was the second black man to be awarded the Victoria Cross after William Hall.

A brave West Indian Pioneer is awarded the Victoria

important source of slaves for European and American traders but during the 19th

Century the trading emphasis moved towards obtaining African agricultural and

mineral commodities in exchange for European manufactured goods

This led to European expeditions methodically

exploring the hinterland of the West African coast

Both France and Britain were interested in

the territory now known as The Gambia, and eventually an amicable agreement was

reached by which Britain controlled a strip of land on each side of the

navigable course of the River Gambia, whilst France controlled the land surrounding

Britain established a capital at Bathurst

(now named Banjul) on the coast, built Fort Bullen at Barra Point on the north

side of the river mouth and Fort James 19 miles further upstream on James

Island, suppressed slavery and administered Gambia from a headquarters in Sierra

Needless to say the local people were not

always acquiescent to British colonial demands and British forces had to fight repeatedly

evident that white troops could not operate effectively when permanently based

as malaria, blackwater fever and dysentery scythed through the

ranks leading to the West African coastline being named "The White Man's

units of The West India Regiment from the Caribbean

to garrison the British West African territories, by landing naval parties for

by developing suitable local tribesmen as policemen and

During the 1850s Islamic fundamentalist warriors

known as Marabouts began descending the River Gambia from the interior, encroaching

local rulers were often as perturbed as were the British by this

defeated Marabouts at Sabaje on the south side of the river where after a stiff

fight many of the enemy committed suicide rather than surrender.

Two years later another encounter occurred at

the same location but this time the British were forced to retreat until French

Then the Marabouts were heavily defeated by

combined French and British firepower and some of their leaders treated with Britain, but others

did not and maintained their anti-colonial zeal.

Amar Faal, a Marabout leader who had not

signed a treaty, was in mid-1866 creating severe problems for tribal headmen

Lieutenant Colonel George Abbas Koolie D'Arcy, commanding officer of the

3rd West India Regiment and Governor of the Gambia decided

to confront Amar Faal at his stockaded town at Tubabecolong (also known as

Tubab Kolon) on the north bank of the River Gambia.

The garrison unit in Bathurst at that time was the 4th

West India Regiment and Colonel D'Arcy led

270 officers and men of that battalion in two ships upriver to Albreda, landing

Indians were there joined by around 500 warriors from the Soninke tribe and

this force totaling nearly 900 men marched on Tubabecelong, attacking the town

been painted by Chevalier Louis W. Desanges to illustrate a heroic action by

which the distinguished honour of the Victoria Cross was gained.

The Capture of the Tubabakolong (Gambia) June

West India regiment obtained the Victoria

Cross for his gallantry in effecting a breach in the stockade.

badly wounded, but continued to assist the Governor, Colonel D'Arcy, by handing

to him the rifles of his poor companions, with which the colonel kept the enemy

prostrate body of Lieutenant Jenkins and Ensign Kelly, mortally wounded.

The marabout chief who is seen with arms extended is mortally wounded by the

rifle which Colonel D'Arcy is about to drop

from the vantage tower represented a short distance behind him and had

discharged his musket within a few feet of the Governor, fortunately missing

Poor Hodge who has since died received his cross at the

service, a similar honour could not be bestowed on the latter brave soldier

through whose courage and skill on that eventful day the main success of the

enterprise depended.(Note: for purpose of display on this page only the central portion of the painting can be shown)

The West Indians had light guns and rockets

but the bombardment from these weapons was unable to break down the wooden

called for volunteers to assist him in cutting a breach by hand, and two

officers and fifteen men seized axes and followed him.

The fire of the defenders was intense and the

two officers, Lieutenant Jenkins and Ensign Kelly, were killed almost

immediately whilst 13 of the men were wounded.

Colonel D'Arcy and the two remaining men, Privates Hodge and Boswell,

got to the stockade and hacked a gap large enough for a man to pass through.

gap followed by Private Hodge who then used his axe to hack open inside

fastenings on a gate before he was shot down.

The remaining troops now poured in through

the open gate and Colonel D'Arcy directed them in the fierce fighting that

followed, during which several hundred of the Marabouts were killed and the

this battle the British casualties were two officers and four men killed and

Right: A Victorian Era Victoria Cross (Private collection)On 4th January 1867 an

announcement in the London Gazette conferred the Victoria Cross on Private

Samuel Hodge, 4th West India Regiment, for his gallant conduct at

For his bravery at the storming and capture of the

stockaded town of Tubabecolong, in the kingdom of Barra,

Colonel D'Arcy, of the Gambia Volunteers, states that this man and

another, who was afterwards killed, - pioneers in the 4th West India Regiment - answered his call for volunteers,

with axes in hand, to hew down the stockade.

Colonel D'Arcy having effected an entrance, Private Hodge followed him

through the town, opening with his axe two gates from the inside, which were

barricaded, so allowing the supports to enter, who carried the place from east

issuing to the glacis through the west gate, Private Hodge was presented by

Colonel D'Arcy to his comrades, as the bravest soldier in their regiment, a

fact which they acknowledged with loud acclamations.

Private Boswell and his family posthumous awards of the Victoria Cross were not

considered at that time and the Army did not issue a campaign medal for the

Caribbean and as a Lance Corporal was presented with his medal in British

never recovered from his wound and died on 14th January 1868.

Samuel Hodge, born around 1840 in Tortola, Virgin Islands, was the first black soldier to be awarded

unmarked grave in Belize City Military Cemetery and the whereabouts of his

Details of the copy of the painting shown are

Gift of Mrs. Nicholas Paul 1931 SOURCES AND FURTHER READING

Caribbean Wars Untold by Humphrey Metzgen &

London Gazette Issue Number 23205 dated 4th

Samuel Hodge, VC (c. 1840 – 14 January 1868) was a West Indian soldier in the British Army and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth soldiers.


While many specimens were dead, there were also around ten two-headed animals living in the Freakshow.

Venice Beach Freakshow – Los Angeles, California

### The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

Sorry, Venice Beach Freakshow is permanently closed.

As a child Todd Ray loved to visit the circus and carnivals that came through his South Carolina town.

There was one thing he always wanted to see; the freakshow.

At one such show Ray met "the human cigarette factory," a man who rolled and smoked cigarettes without the use of his deformed hands and legs.

Puffing away, he told Ray, "Remember son, you can do anything in life."

When Ray grew up he moved to California and became a successful music producer, but despite working with artists such as Santana and the Beastie Boys, he never forgot "the human cigarette factory" and his love of oddities.

A collector all his life, after retiring from the music business Ray moved his collections to a storefront on the beach and opened the Venice Beach Freakshow, a throwback to the kind of dime museums that once inhabited Venice Beach.

Today the Freakshow has amassed the largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

It has, among many others, a two headed cow, two headed chicken, two headed raccoon, a pair of two headed turtles and many, many more (Over 10 Animals with Two Heads that are ALIVE!).

The collection also includes shrunken heads, Rocky The Five-Legged Dog (Seen on the Dog Whisperer), Tony The Two Tailed Iguana, a giant Alaskan king crab and a 'genuine' chupacabra.

You can also see some of the Strangest Performers on The Planet....Sword Swallowers, Fire Eaters, Electra The Electric Lady, Lady Twisto The Rubber Girl, The Creature, Sangora The Snake Lady, The Indestructible Woman, and more.

Celebrities have been known to stop by to see the show and pet the two headed creatures.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Roseanne Barr, Patricia Arquette, and even Bill Bellamy have all come through the Freakshow.

"Bill Murray came through and acted as if he were a human freak in the freak show," Ray said.

"The thing is, this cuts across all cultures.

It's not an age thing — because we're all curious.

If you are in California, you Must SEE The VENICE BEACH FREAKSHOW!!!

Update April 2017: The Venice beach Freakshow will be closing its doors May 1st as the building was purchased by Snapchat.

Update: As of Summer, 2017, the Freakshow is closed.

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Ray founded the Venice Beach Freakshow in 2006. It quickly became known for its unique performers, as well as its large collection of oddity specimens. These included the world's largest collection of two-headed animals, including a two-headed chicken, a two-headed cow, and a pair of two-headed turtles, amongst others.


By the end of January, Sony expanded the release to Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Montreal, and other cities.

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# "Why We Fight" Tops BOT; "Brokeback Mountain" Continues Climb

## "Why We Fight" Tops BOT; "Brokeback Mountain" Continues Climb

Sony Classics' political documentary "Why We Fight" debuted at number one on the Jan. 20-22nd weekend indieWIRE Box Office Tracker (iWBOT), while Focus Features' "Brokeback Mountain" continued to prove a veritable Mount Everest among platform-released art/specialty films.

Films are ranked on iWBOT according to per-screen gross.

Overall, indie and semi-indie films had a lot of clout in the overall market last weekend, fueled by expansions of "Brokeback," "Match Point," and "The New World."

Although New Line's Terrence Malick-helmed "New World" got lost, grossing but $4,969 on 811 screens and finishing 13th on iWBOT, the other two did well.

[View the indieWIRE:BOT Box Office Table for this week's films here.]

And another winner – the Golden Globe Awards.

They showed they're far more than just a televised celebrity party with little credibility among "high-end" filmgoers.

They can actually turn people out for films like "Brokeback" and The Weinstein Company's "Transamerica."

("Brokeback" won four Globes; Felicity Huffman for her acting turn as a transgender person in "Transamerica.")

The indie-film crowd's willingness to pay money for tougher, more serious and politically relevant films also is continuing.

Eugene Jarecki's "Why We Fight," which is about America's military-industrial complex and which won the Grand Jury Prize for American documentaries at last year's Sundance

debuted on just six screens and grossed $53,571 for a per-screen average of $8,928.

"There's never been a film so urgent about America's political situation today, and the response to it has been one of urgency," said Michael Barker, Sony Classics' co-president.

"And there's no harder-working director than Eugene.

He's been doing Q&As at the screenings."

At the same time, another political-minded Sony Classics film – Austrian director Michael Haneke's French-language thriller "Cache (Hidden)" – continued to do well as it increased from 10 to 22 screens.

It slipped from first to fourth on the iWBOT as its per-screen average dipped by a bit more than 30% to $8,065 from $11,732 during the previous (three-day) weekend.

But it maintained momentum by jumping its overall gross to $718,406 from $478,000.

"Just think, we're going to be over $1 million on just five cities and we have the whole country to go.

Last weekend it was in New York, L.A., Chicago, Boston and Montreal; it expands to Atlanta, Buffalo-Ithaca, Cleveland, Dallas, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington this weekend.

ThinkFilm's Hungarian Holocaust drama "Fateless" held at second on the iWBOT for its third straight week of exclusive play at New York's Film Forum.

Its gross dropped slightly more than 20% $8,605 from $10,805.

On Friday, the Lajos Koltai-directed film opens at the Royal on Los Angeles' art-friendly west side.

The Weinstein Co., which so far has not replied to iWBOT requests for comment, increased "Transamerica" to 38 screens from nine to take advantage of Huffman's Globe.

The per-screen gross dipped 17% to $8,332 from $10,108, although it now has earned $876,859 – within striking distance of $1 million – while still having much room for expansion.

Focus' head of distribution Jack Foley was eager to talk about the Globes' impact on "Brokeback."

"This year the impact is very clear and very important," he said.

"What it did is poignant because it has established a new economic opportunity.

Actually, the Globes lifted the gross almost immediately after the Jan. 16 telecast.

Focus had been planning to increase Ang Lee's "Brokeback" by just 200 screens last weekend to a total of 883.

But after the film began tracking at Number One in total gross in mid-week, Focus jumped the number to 1,196 screens for an overall increase of 513.

It went deep into suburbs and into very conservative markets like Peoria, Ill., and Mobile, Ala.

And, yes, a romantic drama about gay cowboys played in Peoria, grossing $15,000 at a multiplex.

And it did $6,000 in Mobile, "a difficult market for high-end movies," Foley said.

Indeed, the question asked seven weeks ago, when "Brokeback" cautiously debuted in major urban markets, has been answered.

People do want to see this much-praised film.

"Forty-two million dollars later, they're really going," Foley said.

The film slipped on iWBOT to ninth from fourth, as its per-screen gross dropped 27% to $6,213 from $8,499.

It will add another 428 screens this weekend and is prepared to hit a total of 2,000 on Feb. 3rd, the Friday after Oscar nominations.

This is the cultural zeitgeist," Foley said.

While not yet the cultural zeitgeist, a number of small releases did reasonably well last weekend, considering their fight for attention in a crowded marketplace.

Two self-distributed documentaries about the pre-AIDS era of gay liberation, Joseph Lovett's "Gay Sex in the 70s" and Jim Tushinksi's "That Man: Peter Berlin," finished a lucky seventh and 11th on the iWBOT respectively with per-screen averages of $6,526 and $5,895.

While "Gay Sex" is on just three screens and "Peter Berlin" on one, both had far better per-screen averages than poor Albert Brooks' Warner Independent-distributed release "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World."

It ranked 23rd on iWBOT, grossing just $2,666 per-screen at 161 locations.

Overall, the 57 films on this week's iWBOT grossed $18.41 million on 4,050 screens last weekend, compared with the previous weekend's $10.89 gross by 45 films on 2,284 screens.

The per-screen average increased, too, to $4,768 from $4,546.

[Note: Although the indieWIRE:BOT lists "Gay Sex in the 70's" as playing on three screens since the film screened in New York on the 20th, Cleveland on 21st, and all weekend in San Francisco, Rentrak Theatrical lists the number of screens as two since there are two prints being used and the film did not screen for the full weekend in New York and Cleveland.]

[Steven Rosen is a Los Angeles film writer and former movie critic at The Denver Post.]

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By fall 2002, Mars Distribution had signed on as the French distributor. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2005, where distributors purchased release rights, including Sony Pictures Classics for the United States. It subsequently screened at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival and the New York Film Festival.
 In France, "Caché" opened on 5 October 2005. Its poster featured a blood spray alluding to the suicide scene. It opened in New York City and Los Angeles on 23 December 2005, and in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2006, distributed by Artificial Eye. To market the film, Artificial Eye designed a trailer with no music and heavy dialogue with subtitles, emphasising a complicated plot.


He was born at 11 Essex Quay in Dublin and educated locally at St. Laurence O’Toole Seminary School, Harcourt St, Dublin, the Catholic University of Ireland and St. Patrick's College, Maynooth where he became Professor of Theology in 1867.

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### MANNING, Maurice A. (2009 - Present)

Dr Maurice Manning was elected Chancellor of the National University of Ireland on March 12, 2009.

Dr Manning is the fifth Chancellor of the University since its establishment in 1908.

Dr Manning was born in Bagenalstown, Co Carlow, educated at de la Salle Schools Bagenalstown, Rockwell College, University College Dublin and the University of Strathclyde.

He has been a member of the NUI Senate for twenty seven years, having been elected on the graduate panel in every election since 1982; he served on the Governing Authority of UCD from 1979 to 2008; he spent much of his academic career in the Department of Politics at UCD where he established a reputation for his teaching, his closeness to students and his publications.

He has published widely and is currently Adjunct Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations at UCD.

He is also currently Chair of the Publishing Committee of the Institute of Public Administration.

Dr Manning has served in both Dáil and Seanad Éireann.

During that time he was a member of the New Ireland Forum, and the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body.

He was both leader of Seanad Éireann and Leader of the Opposition in that House.

Maurice Manning has also been President of the Irish Human Rights Commission and was Chair of the European Group of National Human Rights Institutions..

A native of Dublin, Garret FitzGerald was born in 1926.

He obtained a BA (1946) and a PhD (1968) from University College Dublin and also graduated from Kings Inns, Dublin and was called to the Bar.

Having worked in Aer Lingus for a number of years, Garret FitzGerald began a new career in 1958 as an Economic Consultant and Academic.

He lectured in Economics and in the Affairs of the European Economic Community (EEC) at University College Dublin.

This was a period of economic expansion in Ireland, and in 1959 he was elected as the first Chairman of the Irish Council of the European Movement.

He entered politics in 1965 upon his election to the National Senate, and was subsequently elected to the Dáil in 1969.

His political career has had many high points: he was the leading spokesman in favour of joining the EEC (82% voted yes) in the 1972 referendum; in 1973, he was appointed Foreign Minister in a new coalition Government; in 1975, as Foreign Minister he led the first Irish Presidency of the European Council of Ministers; in 1977 he was unanimously elected as Leader of his Party (Fine Gael); in 1985 he successfully negotiated the Anglo-Irish Agreement with British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, whereby the Irish Government secured an unprecedented role in relation to the protection of the interests of the Nationalist Community in Northern Ireland.

Dr FitzGerald was twice elected as Taoiseach - in 1981 for nine months and in 1983 for four and a half years.

In 1987 he resigned as leader of the Fine Gael party, and in 1992 retired from the Dáil.

He remained an active and influential figure in the public life of Ireland, continuing regularly to address gatherings and take part in radio and television programmes.

He wrote a weekly newspaper column until his death on 19 May 2011.

### WHITAKER,Thomas Kenneth (1976 - 1996)

T K Whitaker, a native of Rostrevor, Co. Down was born in 1916, educated at the Christian Brothers' School, Drogheda, and obtained a Masters degree in Economic Science from the University of London by private study.

He rose, with great distinction, through the ranks of the Civil Service and at the age of 39 he was appointed secretary to the Department of Finance.

Ireland in the 1940's and '50's was in the grip of deep economic depression, and Whitaker's vision as an economist culminated in the publication in 1958 of 'Economic Development' a study upon which the first programme for Economic Expansion in Ireland was built.

This publication became known as the 'grey book' and marks a turning point in Irish economic history.

Whitaker's illustrious career spans a period of political, historical and educational change in Ireland: he arranged and attended the historic meeting at Stormont between Sean Lemass and Terence O'Neill in January 1965; he retired from the Department of Finance in 1969 to become Governor General of the Central Bank; he was nominated to Seanad Eireann in 1977 and 1981 and was a member of the Council of State, 1991 to 1998; as President of the Royal Irish Academy, he was an ex officio member of the Board of Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery of Ireland from 1985 to 1987.

Earlier, his immense contribution had been acknowledged by the National University of Ireland when he was conferred, in 1962, with a DEconSc.

Upon the death of Éamon de Valera in 1975, the position of Chancellor of the National University of Ireland became vacant.

Dr Whitaker was elected Chancellor by Convocation on May 5th 1976 and retained this position until he resigned on December 31st 1996.

Dr Whitaker Passed Away on January 9th, 2017

Eamon de Valera was born on October 14, 1882 in New York City of an Irish mother and a Spanish father.

When his father died in 1885, he was sent to live with his mother's family in Bruree, County Limerick, Ireland.

He received his education at Blackrock College and the Royal University in Dublin.

After his graduation in 1904, he taught mathematics.

Eamon de Valera is acknowledged to be one of the major political figures of modern Ireland.

His involvement at the very heart of the emergence of the Irish Free State and later of the new Irish nation as defined in Bunreacht na hÉireann, (the Constitution of 1937) is well documented.

He narrowly escaped execution after the Easter Rising in 1916; He was sentenced to life imprisonment but in 1919 made a dramatic escape from Lincoln Prison in England.

Civil War followed the ratification of the Treaty which brought about the partition of the island of Ireland.

De Valera and his Republican followers were defeated, and again he was imprisoned for about a year.

Eamon de Valera was the founder of the Fianna Fáil Party in 1926; he became Taoiseach in 1932, and was continually re-elected as Taoiseach until 1948, the year Ireland officially became a Republic.

After this period, he was Taoiseach from 1951 to 1954 and from 1957 to 1959 when was elected President of Ireland for a seven-year term; in 1966 he was re

elected, at the age of 84, for a further seven years.

Eamon de Valera was elected Chancellor of the National University of Ireland in 1921 and remained so until his death in August 1975.

William J. Walsh was born in Dublin in January 1841.

He undertook third-level studies at Catholic University under Cardinal Newman and continued, in clerical studies, at St. Patrick's College Maynooth where he was later Professor of Theology (1867 - 78), Vice-President (1878) and President (1881).

He was appointed Archbishop of Dublin in 1885.

He was possessed of great energy and a formidable intellect.

The breadth of his interests and abilities may be gauged by the diverse subjects of his publications: Catholic education, Gregorian music, and bimetallism.

Living, as he did, in a period of intense political ferment, Archbishop Walsh took an active part in public affairs - educational, political and social.

He was appointed the first Chancellor of the newly established National University of Ireland in 1908 and died in office in April 1921.


As Liverpool had already qualified for the group stage by clinching the second place at domestic league, the berth reserved for the English runner-up was given to the champions of the 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga – the 11th-ranked association according to next season's access list.

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# Real Madrid and Spain top UEFA rankings again

The 2017/18 UEFA club and association rankings have been confirmed.

Sergio Ramos with the UEFA Champions League trophy in Kyiv

The end-of-season UEFA club and association coefficients, which impact entries for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, have been confirmed.

Latest UEFA association club coefficient rankings

Unsurprisingly, Real Madrid are top for the fifth year running.

Yet behind them the chasing pack has been shuffled.

Atlético jumped two places to second after their UEFA Europa League triumph (the first time a city has provided the top two), with Bayern München and Barcelona each dropping a spot.

Manchester City, the best-ranked English side, enter the top ten for the first time while Liverpool leap 12 places to 22nd.

For the sixth successive season, Spain lead the way.

England and Italy both moved up one place, with Germany losing out as they slipped from second to fourth.

Helped in no small part by Salzburg's run to the UEFA Europa League semi-finals, Austria are up to 11th.

That could prove very significant, as we explain below.

The association club coefficient is used to determine the access lists for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League – i.e. how many teams enter from each country and when.

The rankings after 2017/18 mean it will be as you were in terms of the automatic UEFA Champions League group stage places in 2019/20, with four places for Spain, England, Italy and Germany; two spots for France and Russia; and one apiece for Portugal, Ukraine, Belgium and Turkey.

The winners of the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League are assured of a place in the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League group stage.

If they qualify through their domestic championship then that spot goes to the third side in the fifth-ranked association – France, as it was this season.

The UEFA Champions League holders are also guaranteed a group berth.

If they qualify through their domestic championship then the champions of the 11th-ranked association take that place.

The Czech Republic are beneficiaries of that in 2018/19 but Austria's rise means it could be them in 2019/20.

In the UEFA Europa League, Spain, England, Italy, Germany and France all get two places in the group stage; Russia, Portugal, Ukraine, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland have one apiece.

That means a solitary change to 2018/19, with Austria replacing the Czech Republic.

The associations' positions in the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League access list are determined on the basis of the associations' coefficients established at the finish of the 2017/18 campaign, on the basis of the associations' coefficients from seasons 2013/14 to 2017/18.

The line-ups for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League will be subject to final confirmation by UEFA in summer 2019.

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 The 2018–19 UEFA Champions League was the 64th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 27th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
 The final was played at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain, between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool. It was the second all-English final after the 2008 final, which was contested between Manchester United and Chelsea in Moscow. Liverpool defeated Tottenham 2–0 and have earned the right to play against Chelsea, the winners of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup; they also qualified for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. They automatically qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage.


USC was a somewhat established national football power under Howard Jones and had begun a major rivalry with Notre Dame when UCLA joined the Pacific Coast Conference in 1928.

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A berth in the Rose Bowl game has been on the line many times as well for both schools. Since the 1916 formation of the Pacific Coast Conference, which the Pac-12 claims as part of its history, USC has won or shared 37 conference titles and UCLA has won or shared 17 titles. Washington is third in overall conference titles with 15. Since the 1959 season, when the Pac-12 was formed as the Athletic Association of Western Universities, through the 2007 season, the schools have won or shared 33 of the 48 conference titles. USC has won 17 championships outright, shared eight and gone to the Rose Bowl or BCS bowl 21 times. UCLA has won six championships outright, shared five and gone to the Rose Bowl eight times. The schools have thrice shared the championship. In 2011, UCLA became the first Pac-12 South Division champion – while USC held the better of the two records, the Trojans were ineligible for postseason play that year due to NCAA sanctions. Both teams have spoiled conference and national championship runs for the other.


In 2017, Skydance Interactive partnered with Skybound Entertainment to develop a number of original virtual reality video games based on the expansive world of "The Walking Dead" universe

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# 'The Walking Dead' Universe Heads to VR With 'The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners'

Skydance Interactive, the team behind virtual reality shooter "Archangel: Hellfire", announced on Wednesday its next title will be "The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners", the first VR game set in "The Walking Dead" universe.

The developer will be working with "The Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman and his company Skybound Entertainment throughout development, and plan to share a teaser during Skybound's San Diego Comic-Con livestream on July 19.

Set in the flooded remains of New Orleans, the VR game will "challenge players to make their way through the iconic quarters, as they explore what has become a brutal, unforgiving wasteland".

As well as dealing with the ever-present threat of Walkers, Skydance states the undead will be "the least of your problems", so not only will you struggle to survive against the undead and other survivors, you also need to decide whether to live as a saint or a sinner.

Those of you attending San Diego Comic-Con this year will also get a sneak peek at "The Walking Dead" art and panels courtesy of "a come-to-life setting" at the Harbor House Restaurant from July 18 to July 21.

While it's not yet confirmed what platforms the new VR title is heading to, "The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners" is expected to release in 2019.

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Philip Bliss, who composed the music for the hymn, called his tune "Ville du Havre", after the sunken vessel.

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Phillip Bliss was so inspired by the words written by Horatio Spafford that he wrote the hymn tune VILLA DU HAVERE specifically for "It Is Well with My Soul".

The tune is named for the ship on which the children perished.

Bliss was the first to sing the hymn, which he introduced at Farwell Hall, Chicago.

The hymn was first published in one of the Sankey-Bliss Hymnals, Gospel Hymns No. Two in 1876.

Notable passengers.:Spafford family tragedy.

Upon receiving her telegram, Horatio Spafford immediately left Chicago to bring his wife home. During the Atlantic crossing, the Captain called Spafford into his cabin to tell him that they were passing over the spot where his four daughters had drowned.
 Spafford later wrote to Rachel, his wife's half-sister, "On Thursday last we passed over the spot where she went down, in mid-ocean, the waters three miles deep. But I do not think of our dear ones there. They are safe, folded, the dear lambs". During that same voyage, Spafford composed the beloved Protestant hymn "It Is Well with My Soul".


The news website "Vocativ", when subjecting the top-grossing films of 2013 to the Bechdel test, concluded that roughly half of them passed (although some dubiously) and the other half failed.

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## The biggest blockbusters of 2013 scored pretty well on the Bechdel Test, a measure of quality onscreen time for women—but even better at the box office

Dear Hollywood: We know how you can make more money in 2014.

We analyzed the top 50 biggest box office movies of 2013 to see if they passed the Bechdel Test, which evaluates whether a movie has two or more women in it who have a conversation about something other than a man.

It's named after cartoonist Alison Bechdel, who wrote about it in her popular comic Dykes to Watch Out For.

(Bechdel actually credits her friend Liz Wallace with the rule.)

Check out the highlights of our Facebook chat with the authors about Hollywood and the Bechdel test.

The three-part criteria for a movie to pass:

It has to have (1) at least two women in it, who (2) talk to each other about (3) something besides a man.

Out of 50 total movies we looked at, 17, or 36 percent, passed with flying colors.

An additional seven technically passed, but are deemed "dubious" by Bechdel-watchers because of the dialogue (some of it was about a man, some of it wasn't, but not much).

What we found is this: The grand total domestic box office number for the movies that passed is significantly higher than the domestic box office total for the movies that didn't.

Bechdel resources are widely available on the web.

We scraped test scores and data from BechdelTest.com, online forums and blog postings.

IMDB's list of the top-grossing feature films of 2013 in the U.S. can be found here.

The following films did not have Bechdel scores (let us know if you've seen them!).

A reader tells us The Best Man Holiday passes the test.

(Its box office gross doesn't change the totals by much.)

Perhaps even more shocking is that every single director was male.

We repeat: 50 movies, zero female directors.

Maybe some more women behind the camera would be a good start, eh?

(UPDATE: An astute reader informs us that Frozen was actually co-directed by Jennifer Lee, so make that .5 out of 50, with apologies to Ms. Lee.)

One huge caveat: As listed on the Bechdel Test website, Gravity technically fails.

We did not include it in the fail list, as it's a special case: There are only two main characters onscreen in the movie, and Sandra Bullock is one of them.

She's also onscreen way more than co-star George Clooney.

It grossed $254.6 million domestically, so even if we had included it in the fail total, the clear victor would remain the same.

If G.I. Joe can do it, anyone can (you would think).

The Heat is one of our favorites—classic cop duo schtick with two badass women: Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy.

They inspired many a female pair to dress up as cops for Halloween, which the movie's official Twitter account documented in detail.

Hunger Games: Catching Fire is another standout, inspiring little girls everywhere with Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss as the heroine of her world, but the sequel has the added bonus of Jena Malone's fierce Johanna Mason, who some would love to see replace Peeta and Gale as a love interest.

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Movies That Technically Passed, But Need Some Work

Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) is a strong female lead but this time around, she didn't have Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow (Scarlett Johannson), to bounce ideas off of.

Same with Thor 2: Natalie Portman's Jane Foster stands her own against Thor's rather intimidating father (Anthony Hopkins), but most of her conversations with MILF Frigga (Rene Russo) or her intern Darcy (Kat Dennings) are, well, about Thor.

One thing the Thor filmmakers did do: Marvel partnered with the National Academy of Sciences to sponsor a contest for young female scientists, inspired by astrophysicist Foster in the movie.

The "Ultimate Mentor Adventure" picked 10 winning girls out of 300 entries to visit Hollywood, meet the cast and get mentoring from real-life women scientists.

Ron Burgundy and Captain Kirk, we need to talk.

We want to give Peter Jackson some credit for snubbing purist Tolkien fans and adding in an entirely made-up character to The Hobbit just so there would be a woman onscreen (there isn't one in the book).

The she-elf Tauriel, played by Evangeline Lilly, is able to slay orcs just as well (and dreamily) as Orlando Bloom's Legolas, but she's also stuck in the middle of a love triangle.

For her part, Lilly says she wasn't a fan of the idea and that it was added in later reshoots.

As for the stoner epic This Is The End, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg get some points for Rihanna slapping the shit out of Michael Cera and for Emma Watson standing up for herself against rapey talk.

But still a pretty stunning fail by Bechdel standards.

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The website "bechdeltest.com" is a user-edited database of some 6,500 films classified by whether they pass the test, with the added requirement that the women must be "named" characters. As of April 2015, it listed 58% of these films as passing all three of the test's requirements, 10% as failing one, 22% as failing two, and 10% as failing all three.
 According to Mark Harris of "Entertainment Weekly", if passing the test were mandatory, it would have jeopardized half of the 2009 Academy Award for Best Picture nominees.