Chevy Chase's new cigar lounge—the Civil Cigar Lounge, inside the
recently remodeled Chevy Chase Pavilion on Wisconsin Avenue—is up and
running, and the clientele has turned out to be "surprisingly
diverse,Learn how an embedded microprocessor in a smart card can authenticate your computer usage and data." Eater DC reported.
"On
any given night, we're averaging 35 percent, 40 percent women,"
co-owner Matt Krimm told Eater DC, so it's a far cry from being a stodgy
men's club, which might be more stereotypical for a cigar lounge.
The
93-seat lounge opened on Jan. 14 and features a full bar serving
top-shelf whiskies, scotches and unique cocktails, Chevy Chase Patch
reported last month.
The lounge has lengthy menus for cigars,
wines, spirits and food. Edibles are prepared in the kitchen of
neighboring restaurant Range, celebrity chef Bryan Voltaggio's latest
creation.
"The bar sees a happy hour crowd, neighborhood
residents, diners leaving Range for a nightcap, businessmen and cigar
aficionados alike," Eater DC added.
Co-owner John Anderson hopes
to introduce a sort of cigar cart—like a dessert cart—"where the
individual smokes will be physically present rather than just names on a
menu so that a guest can see and touch just what he or she is
choosing," Cigar Aficionado reported.
The decor—like the cigars
and spirits—was chosen with care. "Civil benefits from the use of
'P.E.D.’s,' in this case, Puff Enhancing Décor, Design and
Determination," with tall leather stools at the bar and high-backed,
burgundy leather chairs in the lounge, Cigar Aficionado added.
During
a regular meeting of the Bastrop County Commissioners Court on Jan. 28,
the commissioners unanimously approved a renewal of the county’s
contract with Seton Smithville Regional Hospital for the Bastrop County
Indigent Health Care Program.
Under the agreement, Seton
Smithville agrees to be the mandated provider for the program and will
continue the “medically necessary and in-patient and out-patient
hospital services within the scope of its licensure.” Also, all
medically-necessary transfers for indigent health care recipients will
be arranged “in the same manner” as is currently established for all
other patients of the facility.
The commissioners approved an
inspection and maintenance agreement with Wattinger Service Company of
Austin for the air-handling system for the Bastrop County Courthouse.
Wattinger will inspect and repair the building’s heating, air
conditioning and ventilation system twice per year.
Wattinger
will give the county a discounted labor rate and furnish parts “at
current prices.” Those labor rates are: for mechanics/technicians – $72
per hour from 8 a.m.We are one of the leading manufacturers of solar street light in Chennai India. to 4:30 p.Totech Americas delivers a wide range of drycabinets
for applications spanning electronics.m. Monday through Friday. The
hourly rate for work after 4:30 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays will
be $108 per hour. Work on holidays will be $144 per hour.If we don't
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The
commissioners also approved waiving platting requirements and
development fees for the efforts of the non-profit Bastrop County Long
Term Recovery Team in the ongoing recovery from the 2011 Bastrop County
Complex Fire. The LTRT has been assisting in the recovery from the fire
by constructing homes for the uninsured and under-insured.
The
group depends on private donations and foundation grants to do its work.
In 2011,Basics, technical terms and advantages and disadvantages of Laser engraver. it built about 30 homes using volunteers from the Mennonite Disaster Service and Christian Aid Ministries.
The
co-owner of a Russian cruise ship adrift in the North Atlantic said his
attempt to salvage the derelict vessel has ruined him as the federal
Opposition questioned why it was ever allowed to be towed in the dead of
winter.
NDP transport critic Olivia Chow said that Transport
Canada never should have permitted the Lyubov Orlova to be towed out of
port in St. John's, N.L.
"Just because the ship is now drifting
in international waters, it's still the Canadian government that gave it
the authority to tow the ship," Chow said in an interview.
The empty cruise ship was being pulled to the Dominican Republic for scrap when its tow line snapped in rough seas on Jan. 24.
Efforts to reattach the cable failed, and Transport Canada ordered the tugboat Charlene Hunt back to port a few days later.
An
offshore supply ship from Husky Energy was sent to tow the Lyubov
Orlova away from oil platforms last week before a vessel chartered by
Transport Canada took over.
However, the department said the
towing operating was hampered by poor weather and the vessel was allowed
to drift into international waters.
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However,
the department said the towing operating was hampered by poor weather
and the vessel was allowed to drift into international waters.
"Transport
Canada, in consultation with its partners, decided not to pursue the
drifting vessel as there are no people aboard the ship and there was a
serious concern for the safety of Canadian sailors involved in the
salvage operation," spokeswoman Celine Gaudet wrote in an email.
She
said the Canadian Coast Guard installed a tracking device on the cruise
ship, and government surveillance flights would also monitor its
location.
Transport Canada has said the ship is not expected to
re-enter Canadian waters and the owners of the ship remain responsible
for its movements.
Reza Shoeybi said he and his uncle Saeed
Shoaibi, both of Toronto, became co-owners of the Lyubov Orlova after
Hussein Humayuni, a family friend and Iranian scrap merchant, bought the
ship for $275,000 in a Federal Court process last year in Montreal.
Shoeybi
said Humayuni struggled with the payments and that the other two men
invested a total of more than $400,000 getting the vessel ready to be
towed to the Dominican Republic for scrap, and they expected to make
between $700,000 and $800,000 depending on metals markets.
It
wasn't ideal to set out in mid-winter but Shoeybi, 32, said he felt
pressured to get the vessel out of the harbour as soon as possible or
risk having it seized by the courts.
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2013年2月5日星期二
Sought to improve safety for officers at state prisons
Gov. Nikki Haley wants
South Carolina lawmakers working on next year’s state budget to come up with an
additional $18 million for the state Department of Corrections to improve safety
for state corrections officers and the public.
She included the money in her budget proposal after two hostage situations at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville last year. A corrections officer was stabbed during one of them.
In her State of the State address on January 16th, Haley said, “As a legislator, it was always my belief that giving money to corrections was giving money to criminals, and that there were better, more noble places our tax dollars should go.”
Now, she says, she realizes the money isn’t going to prisoners; it’s going to the officers and protecting them.
Lee Correctional Warden Michael McCall says,If we don't carry the bobblehead you want we can make a personalized bobbleheads for you! “Locking up an inmate and throwing away the key? I was raised that way, too. That doesn’t work. These guys are going to be our neighbors someday, and just locking ‘em up and throwing away the key is not making them a better human being.”
The additional money the governor is asking for would build two guard towers at Lee, which now has none. The towers would allow officers to not only watch for inmates trying to escape, but also let them watch for friends and family members of inmates coming up to throw contraband over the fences.
The Department of Corrections says it confiscated about 3,300 cell phones last year. McCall says a cell phone now goes for around $800 inside a prison.Totech Americas delivers a wide range of drycabinets for applications spanning electronics. “They can coordinate an escape. They can also get a hold of a victim out there with these cell phones, which we’ve had cases like that — they’re calling the victims and hassling them with these cell phones,” McCall says.
The extra money would also buy hand-held metal detectors for officers to use to find shanks and other contraband on inmates. Gov.We are one of the leading manufacturers of solar street light in Chennai India. Haley’s plan would also give a 3 percent pay raise to officers who work in the state’s maximum security prisons, like Lee.
McCall has 54 vacancies right now and has a hard time finding qualified officers willing to work there. The starting salary for corrections officers is $25,000.
Some of the money would also be used to change the ventilation system in the prison cells. Now, four or six cells share vent shafts. When an officer comes to search a room for contraband, the inmate will tie string to the contraband and “fish” it to another cell. McCall says he doesn’t have enough staff to have officers watch the connected cells while another searches.
Five large courtrooms were created along with meeting rooms and suites for the judges including private kitchens, toilets and showers. Three former holding cells are expected to be used for storing valuable archives, according to Adam McCormack of the selling agent.
The court fixtures have been removed and the building, which extends to 2,029sq m (21,839sq ft), has been redecorated to appeal to new owners. Although modernised, the building still features the timber panelled,Basics, technical terms and advantages and disadvantages of Laser engraver. tiled entrance hall dedicated to the former hospital’s benefactors and a stair hall to the west with arches supported by tapered marble columns.
The Richmond originally formed part of a complex of three hospitals – the others were the Whitworth and Hardwick – collectively known as St Laurence’s. Developer Liam Carroll of Zoe Developments converted the Hardwick into an apartment block and built about 600 apartments in the immediate area during the property boom. He attempted but failed to buy the Richmond.Learn how an embedded microprocessor in a smart card can authenticate your computer usage and data. The Whitworth has been owned since 2002 by the Irish Nurses’ Organisation, which uses it for meetings, training and study.
In 1994, the Richmond and the Whitworth were converted for use as business incubation centres to help deal with high unemployment in the inner city. The experiment led to the launch of a range of new enterprises which capitalised on the impressive redbrick, copper-domed Richmond to show as the address of the businesses.
The Richmond opened as a hospital in 1901 with the two wings of the U-shaped building accommodating the wards. There was one window for each bed. The double loggias at the ends of the wings allowed sheltered access to fresh air for patients. The Irish Times report on the opening, on April 22nd, 1901, boasted that it was “practically fireproof”, was fitted with modern ventilation including warmed filtered air for the theatres and “the whole building is raised from the ground upon high arches”.
Now 110 years later, Space Property Group has been looking at the likely uses that the Richmond could be put to by a new owner. These could include an office headquarters, educational or medical use, nursing home, museum, library, residential scheme or serviced offices. The agency also suggests that the building could end up as a casino.
She included the money in her budget proposal after two hostage situations at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville last year. A corrections officer was stabbed during one of them.
In her State of the State address on January 16th, Haley said, “As a legislator, it was always my belief that giving money to corrections was giving money to criminals, and that there were better, more noble places our tax dollars should go.”
Now, she says, she realizes the money isn’t going to prisoners; it’s going to the officers and protecting them.
Lee Correctional Warden Michael McCall says,If we don't carry the bobblehead you want we can make a personalized bobbleheads for you! “Locking up an inmate and throwing away the key? I was raised that way, too. That doesn’t work. These guys are going to be our neighbors someday, and just locking ‘em up and throwing away the key is not making them a better human being.”
The additional money the governor is asking for would build two guard towers at Lee, which now has none. The towers would allow officers to not only watch for inmates trying to escape, but also let them watch for friends and family members of inmates coming up to throw contraband over the fences.
The Department of Corrections says it confiscated about 3,300 cell phones last year. McCall says a cell phone now goes for around $800 inside a prison.Totech Americas delivers a wide range of drycabinets for applications spanning electronics. “They can coordinate an escape. They can also get a hold of a victim out there with these cell phones, which we’ve had cases like that — they’re calling the victims and hassling them with these cell phones,” McCall says.
The extra money would also buy hand-held metal detectors for officers to use to find shanks and other contraband on inmates. Gov.We are one of the leading manufacturers of solar street light in Chennai India. Haley’s plan would also give a 3 percent pay raise to officers who work in the state’s maximum security prisons, like Lee.
McCall has 54 vacancies right now and has a hard time finding qualified officers willing to work there. The starting salary for corrections officers is $25,000.
Some of the money would also be used to change the ventilation system in the prison cells. Now, four or six cells share vent shafts. When an officer comes to search a room for contraband, the inmate will tie string to the contraband and “fish” it to another cell. McCall says he doesn’t have enough staff to have officers watch the connected cells while another searches.
Five large courtrooms were created along with meeting rooms and suites for the judges including private kitchens, toilets and showers. Three former holding cells are expected to be used for storing valuable archives, according to Adam McCormack of the selling agent.
The court fixtures have been removed and the building, which extends to 2,029sq m (21,839sq ft), has been redecorated to appeal to new owners. Although modernised, the building still features the timber panelled,Basics, technical terms and advantages and disadvantages of Laser engraver. tiled entrance hall dedicated to the former hospital’s benefactors and a stair hall to the west with arches supported by tapered marble columns.
The Richmond originally formed part of a complex of three hospitals – the others were the Whitworth and Hardwick – collectively known as St Laurence’s. Developer Liam Carroll of Zoe Developments converted the Hardwick into an apartment block and built about 600 apartments in the immediate area during the property boom. He attempted but failed to buy the Richmond.Learn how an embedded microprocessor in a smart card can authenticate your computer usage and data. The Whitworth has been owned since 2002 by the Irish Nurses’ Organisation, which uses it for meetings, training and study.
In 1994, the Richmond and the Whitworth were converted for use as business incubation centres to help deal with high unemployment in the inner city. The experiment led to the launch of a range of new enterprises which capitalised on the impressive redbrick, copper-domed Richmond to show as the address of the businesses.
The Richmond opened as a hospital in 1901 with the two wings of the U-shaped building accommodating the wards. There was one window for each bed. The double loggias at the ends of the wings allowed sheltered access to fresh air for patients. The Irish Times report on the opening, on April 22nd, 1901, boasted that it was “practically fireproof”, was fitted with modern ventilation including warmed filtered air for the theatres and “the whole building is raised from the ground upon high arches”.
Now 110 years later, Space Property Group has been looking at the likely uses that the Richmond could be put to by a new owner. These could include an office headquarters, educational or medical use, nursing home, museum, library, residential scheme or serviced offices. The agency also suggests that the building could end up as a casino.
2013年2月4日星期一
Steve McCurry Talks About His Career
The New Year is typically rung in with a few friends, fireworks, far
too many drinks and a long lie in on January 1. When we do resurface
there is the renewed optimism that this year, unlike all the others
before it, we might actually be able to uphold those burgeoning
resolutions. A look to the calendar as a symbol for a future filled with
promise and renewed determination frequently ends up being a reminder
of just how weak-willed we can be.
Therefore, why not have a special one, so beautiful that you can never come to resent it for pointing out you only got to February before crumbling? Plus, Chinese New Year isn't until the 10th of the month so that's another great excuse to bide your time.
Originally created in 1963 and officially launched in 1964, the Pirelli Calendar was a way for the Italian brand to say thank you to their most valued clients and associates while promoting their prestigious tires with sexy pin-ups shot in exotic locations. A company best known for outfitting the world's fastest cars and super bikes were soon gaining a reputation for getting pulses racing with their yearly gift. It rapidly grew into an iconic status symbol not only for drawing in heavy hitting photographers such as Herb Ritts, Richard Avedon, Annie Liebovitz and Mario Testino, but also for its notorious exclusivity; the calendar has never been sold.
An emblem that is renowned for oozing sex and luxury, this year's release has shifted gears from its predecessors by taking an overriding humanitarian approach. Unlike Mario Sorrenti's island nymphs, Karl Lagerfeld's Greek gods in the buff and Terry Richardson's raunchy Brazilian beach blanket bingo, the models have not only kept their clothes on, but they're doing so while promoting a worthwhile cause. And at the helm of the 40th anniversary edition is none other than legendary photojournalist Steve McCurry.
For over three decades, Steve McCurry has traveled the globe capturing unseen conflict with his astounding images of war-torn Afghanistan and Iraq. His storied career has produced an incredible wealth of genuinely humbling images. From his coverage of various nomadic cultures on the verge of vanishing to that iconic image of Sharbat Gula, the Afghan Girl for the 1985 cover of National Geographic, McCurry's vast portfolio speaks volumes to his keen and explorative eye. And this year, McCurry captured 11 stunning women such as model Isabeli Fontana -- making a record sixth appearance -- Happy Hearts Fund founder and tsunami survivor Petra Nemcova, actress and advocate Sonia Braga, all chosen on the credibility of their own humanitarian causes as much as for their beauty.
McCurry's version is not overtly provocative. Compared to his predecessors, you could possibly consider his work tame, or even prudish. "I wanted to show the models as real as possible," said McCurry. "I asked myself, 'How can we show them in a more personal way or in a less fashiony way?'" So he exercised his right to full creative control and kept them clothed for a reason. He wanted to allow the viewers to see a fully formed person as opposed to "outright sex objects." Any hints of sexuality you see in the photos are exuded purely by womanly confidence. And what about welcoming the heavily pregnant Brazilian model Adriana Lima into the fold,Welcome to Find the right laser Engraver or laser marking machine . a first for Pirelli? "When I heard she was pregnant, I thought, 'Great. We can work with that,'" said McCurry. "It's who she is, so why not."
For Pirelli, this wasn't the first time they've employed somebody with a journalistic background. Robert Freeman, the first official photographer of the Pirelli calendar was famous for shooting The Beatles, jazz giants such as John Coltrane and Dizzy Gillespie and even Nikita Khrushchev, the first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the Kremlin for The Sunday Times. For their 40th anniversary, they were looking for an artist who could capture their chosen location in a unique light. "We were looking for someone that wasn't a typical fashion photographer,wind turbine" said Pirelli's Fabia Snider. "We weren't interested with photographers who had celebrities all over their sites. We were interested in Steve because he's worked around the world and is like an anthropologist. We wanted someone who could capture not only the beauty in the landscape and the beauty of the women, but also the soul of a country. Steve created his own Brazil -- his own Rio de Janeiro -- he was perfect.Shop for bobblehead dolls from the official NBC Universal Store and build a fun collection for your home or office."
Brazil, now making its third appearance as the setting for the calendar (2005, 2010) is an ideal backdrop for Pirelli. Not only is it picturesque and exotic, two big ticks in their calendar requirements checklist, it's also a developing country currently experiencing rapid economic growth. It may be a surprise for some to learn that is it also Pirelli's largest market.
When Pirelli contacted McCurry, they wanted him to capture the desirability and social transformation of Rio while avoiding the stereotypical clichés of beaches, favelas and the famous carnival. They wanted him to isolate the changing nature of this vibrant country and document its unique strengths. For McCurry, who had been to Brazil many times before, Rio gave him a multitude of options filled with color, energy and soul, not only throughout the cityscape, but within its people. With this 2013 edition I believe that he succeeded on every level.
One of the stranger stories to come out of Toronto has to do with something that supposedly took place in August 1978. Sometime during that month, according to the tale, a Torontonian searching for a lost cat ventured into a tunnel and encountered something terrifying.
We all know the downtown PATH system: 28 kilometres of climate-controlled underground walkways and shopping. But what if we told you that Toronto has another buried city, also populated by pale wizened troglodytes who rarely emerge to see the light of day?
The person who went searching for the missing cat on that hot summer day was a 51-year-old man only identified only as “Ernest.We've had a lot of people asking where we had our make your own bobblehead made.” Flashlight in hand,Manufactures and supplies laser marker equipment. he crawled into a small opening near his apartment building on Parliament Street and found himself in a low tunnel.
Therefore, why not have a special one, so beautiful that you can never come to resent it for pointing out you only got to February before crumbling? Plus, Chinese New Year isn't until the 10th of the month so that's another great excuse to bide your time.
Originally created in 1963 and officially launched in 1964, the Pirelli Calendar was a way for the Italian brand to say thank you to their most valued clients and associates while promoting their prestigious tires with sexy pin-ups shot in exotic locations. A company best known for outfitting the world's fastest cars and super bikes were soon gaining a reputation for getting pulses racing with their yearly gift. It rapidly grew into an iconic status symbol not only for drawing in heavy hitting photographers such as Herb Ritts, Richard Avedon, Annie Liebovitz and Mario Testino, but also for its notorious exclusivity; the calendar has never been sold.
An emblem that is renowned for oozing sex and luxury, this year's release has shifted gears from its predecessors by taking an overriding humanitarian approach. Unlike Mario Sorrenti's island nymphs, Karl Lagerfeld's Greek gods in the buff and Terry Richardson's raunchy Brazilian beach blanket bingo, the models have not only kept their clothes on, but they're doing so while promoting a worthwhile cause. And at the helm of the 40th anniversary edition is none other than legendary photojournalist Steve McCurry.
For over three decades, Steve McCurry has traveled the globe capturing unseen conflict with his astounding images of war-torn Afghanistan and Iraq. His storied career has produced an incredible wealth of genuinely humbling images. From his coverage of various nomadic cultures on the verge of vanishing to that iconic image of Sharbat Gula, the Afghan Girl for the 1985 cover of National Geographic, McCurry's vast portfolio speaks volumes to his keen and explorative eye. And this year, McCurry captured 11 stunning women such as model Isabeli Fontana -- making a record sixth appearance -- Happy Hearts Fund founder and tsunami survivor Petra Nemcova, actress and advocate Sonia Braga, all chosen on the credibility of their own humanitarian causes as much as for their beauty.
McCurry's version is not overtly provocative. Compared to his predecessors, you could possibly consider his work tame, or even prudish. "I wanted to show the models as real as possible," said McCurry. "I asked myself, 'How can we show them in a more personal way or in a less fashiony way?'" So he exercised his right to full creative control and kept them clothed for a reason. He wanted to allow the viewers to see a fully formed person as opposed to "outright sex objects." Any hints of sexuality you see in the photos are exuded purely by womanly confidence. And what about welcoming the heavily pregnant Brazilian model Adriana Lima into the fold,Welcome to Find the right laser Engraver or laser marking machine . a first for Pirelli? "When I heard she was pregnant, I thought, 'Great. We can work with that,'" said McCurry. "It's who she is, so why not."
For Pirelli, this wasn't the first time they've employed somebody with a journalistic background. Robert Freeman, the first official photographer of the Pirelli calendar was famous for shooting The Beatles, jazz giants such as John Coltrane and Dizzy Gillespie and even Nikita Khrushchev, the first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the Kremlin for The Sunday Times. For their 40th anniversary, they were looking for an artist who could capture their chosen location in a unique light. "We were looking for someone that wasn't a typical fashion photographer,wind turbine" said Pirelli's Fabia Snider. "We weren't interested with photographers who had celebrities all over their sites. We were interested in Steve because he's worked around the world and is like an anthropologist. We wanted someone who could capture not only the beauty in the landscape and the beauty of the women, but also the soul of a country. Steve created his own Brazil -- his own Rio de Janeiro -- he was perfect.Shop for bobblehead dolls from the official NBC Universal Store and build a fun collection for your home or office."
Brazil, now making its third appearance as the setting for the calendar (2005, 2010) is an ideal backdrop for Pirelli. Not only is it picturesque and exotic, two big ticks in their calendar requirements checklist, it's also a developing country currently experiencing rapid economic growth. It may be a surprise for some to learn that is it also Pirelli's largest market.
When Pirelli contacted McCurry, they wanted him to capture the desirability and social transformation of Rio while avoiding the stereotypical clichés of beaches, favelas and the famous carnival. They wanted him to isolate the changing nature of this vibrant country and document its unique strengths. For McCurry, who had been to Brazil many times before, Rio gave him a multitude of options filled with color, energy and soul, not only throughout the cityscape, but within its people. With this 2013 edition I believe that he succeeded on every level.
One of the stranger stories to come out of Toronto has to do with something that supposedly took place in August 1978. Sometime during that month, according to the tale, a Torontonian searching for a lost cat ventured into a tunnel and encountered something terrifying.
We all know the downtown PATH system: 28 kilometres of climate-controlled underground walkways and shopping. But what if we told you that Toronto has another buried city, also populated by pale wizened troglodytes who rarely emerge to see the light of day?
The person who went searching for the missing cat on that hot summer day was a 51-year-old man only identified only as “Ernest.We've had a lot of people asking where we had our make your own bobblehead made.” Flashlight in hand,Manufactures and supplies laser marker equipment. he crawled into a small opening near his apartment building on Parliament Street and found himself in a low tunnel.
Pillars of deception a future leader from the opposition
I enjoyed reading several articles written by Dayan Jayatilleka and
Laksiri Fernando, on the future form of a democratic struggle launched
by the people of Sri Lanka, to rise above the current political
catastrophe. This is a complementary note as a Sri Lankan voter that
maybe of some use to a future leader from the opposition who would give
leadership to such a struggle.
President Rajapaksa himself made the remark “the intellectuals in a country hear the first footsteps of a dictator”.We've had a lot of people asking where we had our make your own bobblehead made. He tried to give the impression that the loud sounds of a dictator’s footsteps we hear are not coming from his boots. In fact, with the 18th amendment, Divi Neguma Act, and the sacred areas act, Rajapaksa’s have already claimed victory in their path towards a dictatorship above a republican democracy. Any democratic struggle to save the country from a corrupt dictatorship in the league of Suharto’s in Indonesia, should therefore account for the pillars of deception the present status is built up upon.
South Asians in general tend to get mesmerized by concrete, rockets, and satellites, as symbols of prosperity, or yardsticks for comparison with the West, despite their abject poverty. The Rajapaksa’s have mastered the art of exploiting this complex. A future leader from the opposition should make an attempt to convince the people that Sri Lankan civilization should be based more on moral values in good Governance, respect for human rights, notion of citizenship, and justice, that was upheld at times of sustainable prosperity in Sri Lanka. A future leader should not only address the appalling situation at present, but also what existed during J.R. Jayawardena and R. Premadasa eras. Therefore, if this future saviour comes from the opposition UNP, he/she has to confess the flaws in the past genuinely and openly.
If Island dwellers are not well informed, they can easily fall into a state of paranoia, that bars them from joining hands with other communities and countries towards a path of common prosperity. Rajapaksa’s have tactfully maintained a phantom threat from Muslims and Tamils to Sinhalese, and created the domestic atmosphere to invite criticism from the West, so that they can use it to nurture the local paranoia to appear as saviors. A future leader from the opposition should clearly redefine the criteria for international friendship. In my view a country is a friend of Sri Lanka if it buys value added products from Sri Lanka, provides technological assistance, supports the local educational infrastructure, imposes conditions on purchasing fire arms from their own ammunition suppliers, and raises unreserved criticisms on the flaws of Sri Lanka’s human rights and justice records that affect the lives of law abiding citizens. Those countries that are more interested in importing raw materials and exporting their finished products including ammunition without any concern about the human rights of the people of Sri Lanka, are not in a true friendship, but in a relationship of exploitation with Sri Lanka. According to Rajapaksa’s, friendship is about staying silent on bad human rights and justice records in Sri Lanka, and of course on bad Governance. They take the Western policy on Israel as an example. In fact they don’t expose to Sri Lankan voters that the most educated and genuine Jews who love Israel has begun to realize that the West is in a relationship of exploitation with Israel than one of true friendship, and that this exploitation would endanger the long term peace in Israel. See for example the public uproar against the Prawer Plan. Concerned Jews have begin to realize that human rights, notion of citizenship, and rule of law do matter,Manufactures and supplies laser marker equipment. and that people like President Obama are better friends of Israel than far right wing republicans. Therefore, a future leader from the opposition should dissect the Rajapaksa strategy to nurture domestic paranoia to highlight the importance of local and international collaboration in technology research, international trade, democracy, and justice.
We noticed how this propaganda machinery works during the impeachment motion against the Chief Justice, Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, and during the events leading to the incarceration of General Sarath Fonseka. It is hard to counter lies spread across the country through a mammoth propaganda machine sponsored using Tax payers’ money. Carefully notice how the innocent Samurdhi Niladhari’s are being abused as Government political messengers at village level.wind turbine A future political leader from the opposition should hold pocket meetings at village level, and discuss topics relevant to their localities to encourage critical thinking. They should also keep a close dialog with the Samurdhi officers at the village level rather than hating them. They are being abused and held in ransom to an extent that a minister well known for underworld affairs tied one of them on a tree, and later managed to force the poor officer to claim that nothing of that nature happened. The future leader should also keep a close dialog with the employees of the state media machines like Rupavahini and ITN, because except for a corrupt few at the top, majority employees truly love the country and are concerned about the status quo. It is only that their hands are tied. Nothing can be a substitute for village level pocket meetings. Invest in some infrastructure like computers, Internet access, and projectors, so that you can hold frequent Skype meetings with village level groups without having to expose yourself to danger too much. Remember, Rajapaksa’s go to the village with more than 600 elite commandos around them, and you do not.
Many do not realize that the position of the leader of the opposition can be a very good holiday package in wrong hands.Shop for bobblehead dolls from the official NBC Universal Store and build a fun collection for your home or office. Do people know that the Leader of the Opposition enjoys a luxury maintenance budget, VIP treatment in airports, paid foreign travel, a fabulous recreation quota, and other perks, on taxpayers’ money? President Rajapaksa has been so generous with the treatment offered to the current Leader of the Opposition that this position has virtually become the ministerial post of “opposition affairs and intelligence services” with the duties of detecting early any emerging threat from an alternative leadership to the President and himself. Any future leader from the opposition has to counter this situation. My recommendation as a voter is to start afresh. Be critical of the past mistakes done by your own party that would take the playground away from the duo. The more you try to defend your past, the more trumps you give the Rajapaksa’s to nurture the above paranoia, be it UNP, JVP or TNA. The other advantage of such openness is that voters like us will notice you as one with courage and judgment to take the country in a new path.
The Rajapaksa’s always play the local relevance card that the past UNP or JVP did not have, well of course with the exception of D. S. Senanayake era. In fact, the Rajapaksa’s are not as locally relevant as they may claim to be, but are well aware of the weaknesses of the thought process of rural people of Sri Lanka. It is only that they have mastered the art of exploiting them. The truth is that Rajapaksa family has better ties and investments in the US than most branded pro-West UNP’ers. The Rajapaksa’s have hired local ultra-Nationalistic parties like the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), and mouth pieces like Wimal Weerawansa, fake leftists like Vasudeva Nanayakkara, to give cover to the Rajapaksa’s to play this duel role – “villager”, “anti-West savior” for locals, and the progressive “investor”, “collaborator”, and “citizen” in the US. A future leader from the opposition should patiently dissect this fabric of rogues to open up the eyes of the voters.
To do all these, you have about three years. I thought of writing this because I think three years is enough to patiently plan and act. But please keep in mind that voters like us will not choose you as a leader if you do not show good signs of leadership now. For instance, the current opposition leader will never win my vote. If such lethargy becomes the norm of the leadership of the country, Sri Lanka will never be able to exploit the grand opportunities of the 21st century, by changing the course of Sri Lanka’s human rights record, notion of citizenship, respect for the independence of the judiciary and rule of law.Welcome to Find the right laser Engraver or laser marking machine .
President Rajapaksa himself made the remark “the intellectuals in a country hear the first footsteps of a dictator”.We've had a lot of people asking where we had our make your own bobblehead made. He tried to give the impression that the loud sounds of a dictator’s footsteps we hear are not coming from his boots. In fact, with the 18th amendment, Divi Neguma Act, and the sacred areas act, Rajapaksa’s have already claimed victory in their path towards a dictatorship above a republican democracy. Any democratic struggle to save the country from a corrupt dictatorship in the league of Suharto’s in Indonesia, should therefore account for the pillars of deception the present status is built up upon.
South Asians in general tend to get mesmerized by concrete, rockets, and satellites, as symbols of prosperity, or yardsticks for comparison with the West, despite their abject poverty. The Rajapaksa’s have mastered the art of exploiting this complex. A future leader from the opposition should make an attempt to convince the people that Sri Lankan civilization should be based more on moral values in good Governance, respect for human rights, notion of citizenship, and justice, that was upheld at times of sustainable prosperity in Sri Lanka. A future leader should not only address the appalling situation at present, but also what existed during J.R. Jayawardena and R. Premadasa eras. Therefore, if this future saviour comes from the opposition UNP, he/she has to confess the flaws in the past genuinely and openly.
If Island dwellers are not well informed, they can easily fall into a state of paranoia, that bars them from joining hands with other communities and countries towards a path of common prosperity. Rajapaksa’s have tactfully maintained a phantom threat from Muslims and Tamils to Sinhalese, and created the domestic atmosphere to invite criticism from the West, so that they can use it to nurture the local paranoia to appear as saviors. A future leader from the opposition should clearly redefine the criteria for international friendship. In my view a country is a friend of Sri Lanka if it buys value added products from Sri Lanka, provides technological assistance, supports the local educational infrastructure, imposes conditions on purchasing fire arms from their own ammunition suppliers, and raises unreserved criticisms on the flaws of Sri Lanka’s human rights and justice records that affect the lives of law abiding citizens. Those countries that are more interested in importing raw materials and exporting their finished products including ammunition without any concern about the human rights of the people of Sri Lanka, are not in a true friendship, but in a relationship of exploitation with Sri Lanka. According to Rajapaksa’s, friendship is about staying silent on bad human rights and justice records in Sri Lanka, and of course on bad Governance. They take the Western policy on Israel as an example. In fact they don’t expose to Sri Lankan voters that the most educated and genuine Jews who love Israel has begun to realize that the West is in a relationship of exploitation with Israel than one of true friendship, and that this exploitation would endanger the long term peace in Israel. See for example the public uproar against the Prawer Plan. Concerned Jews have begin to realize that human rights, notion of citizenship, and rule of law do matter,Manufactures and supplies laser marker equipment. and that people like President Obama are better friends of Israel than far right wing republicans. Therefore, a future leader from the opposition should dissect the Rajapaksa strategy to nurture domestic paranoia to highlight the importance of local and international collaboration in technology research, international trade, democracy, and justice.
We noticed how this propaganda machinery works during the impeachment motion against the Chief Justice, Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, and during the events leading to the incarceration of General Sarath Fonseka. It is hard to counter lies spread across the country through a mammoth propaganda machine sponsored using Tax payers’ money. Carefully notice how the innocent Samurdhi Niladhari’s are being abused as Government political messengers at village level.wind turbine A future political leader from the opposition should hold pocket meetings at village level, and discuss topics relevant to their localities to encourage critical thinking. They should also keep a close dialog with the Samurdhi officers at the village level rather than hating them. They are being abused and held in ransom to an extent that a minister well known for underworld affairs tied one of them on a tree, and later managed to force the poor officer to claim that nothing of that nature happened. The future leader should also keep a close dialog with the employees of the state media machines like Rupavahini and ITN, because except for a corrupt few at the top, majority employees truly love the country and are concerned about the status quo. It is only that their hands are tied. Nothing can be a substitute for village level pocket meetings. Invest in some infrastructure like computers, Internet access, and projectors, so that you can hold frequent Skype meetings with village level groups without having to expose yourself to danger too much. Remember, Rajapaksa’s go to the village with more than 600 elite commandos around them, and you do not.
Many do not realize that the position of the leader of the opposition can be a very good holiday package in wrong hands.Shop for bobblehead dolls from the official NBC Universal Store and build a fun collection for your home or office. Do people know that the Leader of the Opposition enjoys a luxury maintenance budget, VIP treatment in airports, paid foreign travel, a fabulous recreation quota, and other perks, on taxpayers’ money? President Rajapaksa has been so generous with the treatment offered to the current Leader of the Opposition that this position has virtually become the ministerial post of “opposition affairs and intelligence services” with the duties of detecting early any emerging threat from an alternative leadership to the President and himself. Any future leader from the opposition has to counter this situation. My recommendation as a voter is to start afresh. Be critical of the past mistakes done by your own party that would take the playground away from the duo. The more you try to defend your past, the more trumps you give the Rajapaksa’s to nurture the above paranoia, be it UNP, JVP or TNA. The other advantage of such openness is that voters like us will notice you as one with courage and judgment to take the country in a new path.
The Rajapaksa’s always play the local relevance card that the past UNP or JVP did not have, well of course with the exception of D. S. Senanayake era. In fact, the Rajapaksa’s are not as locally relevant as they may claim to be, but are well aware of the weaknesses of the thought process of rural people of Sri Lanka. It is only that they have mastered the art of exploiting them. The truth is that Rajapaksa family has better ties and investments in the US than most branded pro-West UNP’ers. The Rajapaksa’s have hired local ultra-Nationalistic parties like the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), and mouth pieces like Wimal Weerawansa, fake leftists like Vasudeva Nanayakkara, to give cover to the Rajapaksa’s to play this duel role – “villager”, “anti-West savior” for locals, and the progressive “investor”, “collaborator”, and “citizen” in the US. A future leader from the opposition should patiently dissect this fabric of rogues to open up the eyes of the voters.
To do all these, you have about three years. I thought of writing this because I think three years is enough to patiently plan and act. But please keep in mind that voters like us will not choose you as a leader if you do not show good signs of leadership now. For instance, the current opposition leader will never win my vote. If such lethargy becomes the norm of the leadership of the country, Sri Lanka will never be able to exploit the grand opportunities of the 21st century, by changing the course of Sri Lanka’s human rights record, notion of citizenship, respect for the independence of the judiciary and rule of law.Welcome to Find the right laser Engraver or laser marking machine .
Rays could look in Hillsborough
A crack has opened in St. Petersburg's long-standing refusal to let
the Tampa Bay Rays explore possible new stadium sites in Hillsborough
County.
City Council member Charlie Gerdes placed a proposal on Thursday's council agenda that would give the team three years to investigate new stadium sites in either Hillsborough or Pinellas counties in exchange for a payment equal to the city's annual operating subsidy on Tropicana Field,Nitrogen Controller and Digital dry cabinet with good quality. currently about $1.42 million.
Mayor Bill Foster has refused to allow any stadium negotiations outside Pinellas County — citing the Rays' obligation to play at the Trop through 2027 — but pressure has mounted in recent weeks as the Rays presented their case to county commissions on both sides of the bay.
Gerdes' proposal comes in the form of an amendment to the Trop contract, which is under the control of the council.
It would require that the team first explore a recently proposed site at Carillon Business Park — which the Rays have already agreed to as long as they can make a region-wide search.
An annual "Exploration Fee'' charged to the Rays would be tied to the city's operating subsidy on the Trop for police and insurance. Under the amendment, the Rays would pay last year's $1.42 million tab, or the previous year's operating subsidy, whichever is greater.
The Rays also would have to acknowledge that the amendment would not waive the city's right to enforce the Trop contract, in part by reaffirming critical language in it that states that breaking the contract would cause "irreparable harm and damages that are not readily calculable in monetary terms.''
That language is the city's ace in the hole if it ever sued the team for breach of contract.How cheaply can I build a solar power systems? It leaves open the possibility of large economic damages.Shop for bobblehead dolls from the official NBC Universal Store and build a fun collection for your home or office. Foster contends that if the city lets the team look elsewhere before the end of the contract, that key language would be undermined.
Foster declined to comment Monday, saying he would reserve his remarks for Thursday's council meeting, as did council member Bill Dudley.
Council member Wengay Newton said he thinks the amendment has little chance of passing.
"Once we break the contract, we won't have a leg to stand on" to protect the city's investment in the Trop "and my constituency, which has the economic impact of the stadium. We need to make sure we get the full benefit of that economic impact through 2027.''
The Rays point to lousy attendance and contend that the Trop is badly located and cannot sustain a consistently competitive team. But after the team's downtown waterfront proposal fizzled in 2008, owner Stuart Sternberg has refused to examine any new sites in Pinellas — including CityScape's Carillon proposal — unless he can explore Hillsborough as well.
Tampa Bay will never be more than a mid-level market, Sternberg said last week, so any new stadium needs to be in the "pitch perfect" location.
Council member Steve Kornell also took a negative view of the proposed amendment, reiterating his position that the Rays should thoroughly examine Carillon, the downtown waterfront and other Pinellas sites without any preconditions.
"Our citizens have hundreds of millions of dollars invested in the Trop and 15 years left on the lease, I don't think it's such a horrible thing to ask for you to start here,'' Kornell said. "If I am convinced by those discussions that they should look at other locations, then I would be willing for them to look elsewhere — but not before.''
Kornell said he would like more details about why a St. Petersburg location would not work. For example, the Rays said last week that St. Petersburg residents and companies hold only 300 full season ticket accounts, which translates to about 800 tickets a game.
"What they didn't say was how many corporations based in Tampa are buying tickets right now,'' Kornell said. "If this is a regional asset and they are not buying tickets, then they are putting us in danger of losing the team.''
Kornell did say he would like to invite the Rays to present their position at a City Council meeting, "so I can ask some of these questions.''
In the past, Foster and City Attorney John Wolfe have discouraged such a public meeting, fearing that statements by council members could weaken the city's legal position. In fact, the council did not even hold a meeting to discuss a detailed 2009 study by a citizens group called the ABC Coalition, set up by then Mayor Rick Baker,Basics, technical terms and advantages and disadvantages of Laser engraver. that evaluated potential stadium sites.
Buckley told journalists that the position of the hands suggested that they might have been bound together. Initially, the team reported that an arrowhead was found among the bones, but Buckley said a closer look determined that the object was a nail that was apparently mixed in with the remains.
Radiocarbon dating showed that "the individual could have died in 1485," Buckley said. Two tests yielded dates possibly ranging from 1455 to 1540.Ein innovativer und moderner Werkzeugbau Formenbau.
The team's genetic analysis reinforced the link to Richard III: DNA was extracted from bone samples and compared with modern-day mitochondrial DNA from two direct descendants of Richard III's family, including an anonymous donor as well as Michael Ibsen, a Canadian-born cabinetmaker who is a 17th-generation descendant of Richard III's eldest sister, Anne of York.
City Council member Charlie Gerdes placed a proposal on Thursday's council agenda that would give the team three years to investigate new stadium sites in either Hillsborough or Pinellas counties in exchange for a payment equal to the city's annual operating subsidy on Tropicana Field,Nitrogen Controller and Digital dry cabinet with good quality. currently about $1.42 million.
Mayor Bill Foster has refused to allow any stadium negotiations outside Pinellas County — citing the Rays' obligation to play at the Trop through 2027 — but pressure has mounted in recent weeks as the Rays presented their case to county commissions on both sides of the bay.
Gerdes' proposal comes in the form of an amendment to the Trop contract, which is under the control of the council.
It would require that the team first explore a recently proposed site at Carillon Business Park — which the Rays have already agreed to as long as they can make a region-wide search.
An annual "Exploration Fee'' charged to the Rays would be tied to the city's operating subsidy on the Trop for police and insurance. Under the amendment, the Rays would pay last year's $1.42 million tab, or the previous year's operating subsidy, whichever is greater.
The Rays also would have to acknowledge that the amendment would not waive the city's right to enforce the Trop contract, in part by reaffirming critical language in it that states that breaking the contract would cause "irreparable harm and damages that are not readily calculable in monetary terms.''
That language is the city's ace in the hole if it ever sued the team for breach of contract.How cheaply can I build a solar power systems? It leaves open the possibility of large economic damages.Shop for bobblehead dolls from the official NBC Universal Store and build a fun collection for your home or office. Foster contends that if the city lets the team look elsewhere before the end of the contract, that key language would be undermined.
Foster declined to comment Monday, saying he would reserve his remarks for Thursday's council meeting, as did council member Bill Dudley.
Council member Wengay Newton said he thinks the amendment has little chance of passing.
"Once we break the contract, we won't have a leg to stand on" to protect the city's investment in the Trop "and my constituency, which has the economic impact of the stadium. We need to make sure we get the full benefit of that economic impact through 2027.''
The Rays point to lousy attendance and contend that the Trop is badly located and cannot sustain a consistently competitive team. But after the team's downtown waterfront proposal fizzled in 2008, owner Stuart Sternberg has refused to examine any new sites in Pinellas — including CityScape's Carillon proposal — unless he can explore Hillsborough as well.
Tampa Bay will never be more than a mid-level market, Sternberg said last week, so any new stadium needs to be in the "pitch perfect" location.
Council member Steve Kornell also took a negative view of the proposed amendment, reiterating his position that the Rays should thoroughly examine Carillon, the downtown waterfront and other Pinellas sites without any preconditions.
"Our citizens have hundreds of millions of dollars invested in the Trop and 15 years left on the lease, I don't think it's such a horrible thing to ask for you to start here,'' Kornell said. "If I am convinced by those discussions that they should look at other locations, then I would be willing for them to look elsewhere — but not before.''
Kornell said he would like more details about why a St. Petersburg location would not work. For example, the Rays said last week that St. Petersburg residents and companies hold only 300 full season ticket accounts, which translates to about 800 tickets a game.
"What they didn't say was how many corporations based in Tampa are buying tickets right now,'' Kornell said. "If this is a regional asset and they are not buying tickets, then they are putting us in danger of losing the team.''
Kornell did say he would like to invite the Rays to present their position at a City Council meeting, "so I can ask some of these questions.''
In the past, Foster and City Attorney John Wolfe have discouraged such a public meeting, fearing that statements by council members could weaken the city's legal position. In fact, the council did not even hold a meeting to discuss a detailed 2009 study by a citizens group called the ABC Coalition, set up by then Mayor Rick Baker,Basics, technical terms and advantages and disadvantages of Laser engraver. that evaluated potential stadium sites.
Buckley told journalists that the position of the hands suggested that they might have been bound together. Initially, the team reported that an arrowhead was found among the bones, but Buckley said a closer look determined that the object was a nail that was apparently mixed in with the remains.
Radiocarbon dating showed that "the individual could have died in 1485," Buckley said. Two tests yielded dates possibly ranging from 1455 to 1540.Ein innovativer und moderner Werkzeugbau Formenbau.
The team's genetic analysis reinforced the link to Richard III: DNA was extracted from bone samples and compared with modern-day mitochondrial DNA from two direct descendants of Richard III's family, including an anonymous donor as well as Michael Ibsen, a Canadian-born cabinetmaker who is a 17th-generation descendant of Richard III's eldest sister, Anne of York.
Fear remains hindrance to safe schools
We are all on probation awaiting the time when we know our children
are in a perfectly safe school environment and have no or very little
fear of violence in our schools.
We simply cannot risk a recurrence of what happened in Newtown, Conn., and continues to happen in schools around this country.
Students, parents, families, teachers and others must be genuinely fearful to go to schools. What was formerly a happy place to be is now a source of danger.
This is a problem we have had for many years. We in the United States have buried our hands and heads in the sand and do nothing about it. Our immediate short-term reaction of fear and disbelief seem to be winding down. The long-term effect of violence in our schools will go on forever until we come up with a solution that has top priority for us, namely, safe schools, which our children are mandated to attend.
This issue has received much publicity, including two articles recently in The Standard-Times entitled "Could shooting be a gun-control tipping point?" (Dec. 16), and "Some Republicans say gun control should be debated".
Today, this problem is a national disaster of top priority. It should not take a second place to any other consideration. The proposed solution by the National Rifle Association and particularly leader Wayne La Pierre to use more guns in schools is the exact opposite of what we need to preserve safety in an educational atmosphere.
It is a Band-Aid solution to a more serious problem, namely, the unexpected massive killings of school children in classrooms,Basics, technical terms and advantages and disadvantages of Laser engraver. where the law obligates them to be.Compare prices and buy all brands of solar panel for home power systems and by the pallet. Guns are and always have been instruments of violence. They are well described as weapons of mass destruction. That is exactly their intended use in Newtown.
The NRA, however, is a powerful lobbyist group in Congress and usually gets what it wants. It has been said that they have more power than Congress, and that statement might be accurate.
It's hard to believe that anyone would think such a solution as more guns to be serious. The motive of the NRA is to sell more guns and increase membership, which, from all reports is being accomplished. The NRA has never done anything worthwhile to protect the safety of children in schools in the United States.
There is massive data available from responsible experts as to how these acts of sudden violence could be reasonably prevented. In no study has the ownership of guns been an option. Most countries in the world can be proud of never having any violence in schools and do not use guns as a source of protection. With all the sources of professional security surveillance available today accompanied by mandatory background checks on those seeking access to schools, sufficient time for warnings of danger are available for school safety. Contrary to the law of Massachusetts and the support of the NRA, mental health records must become available in any background check.
If the United States can create the system, talent and the genius to bring a man to the moon and back safely, it certainly can create the mechanism to bring a student safely to a school and back home again.
It is true that an opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court (5-4) acknowledged that a citizen under the provision of the Second Amendment had the right to bear arms and it was not constitutional for the District of Columbia to abridge citizens of that right by any law of the District of Columbia.
The decision had nothing to do with safety in the schools. Although a person now has a constitutional right to bear arms, so does a student have a right to go to school and return without the danger of someone else using their right to bear arms.
The Second Amendment simply says: "A well-regulated Militia being necessary for the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be abridged.
Schools are not yet a militia, and what may be needed for a militia is not needed for a well-regulated school.
Despite the favorable ruling for "gun owners" from the U.S. Supreme Court, the ultimate battle between them and the safety of children might not yet be over if gun owners pursue their interest in having guns in schools for reasons of safety. Guns should be off the agenda as a means of protecting students in the classrooms.
Our term of "probation" continues and the fear of school violence remains with us until this can be resolved.
It requires great urgency, however. There is ample reason to foresee that such violence in schools or campuses will come again.Bay State Cable Ties is a full line manufacturer of nylon cable ties and related products.
We don't need gun control for the safety of classrooms. We need gun elimination and a more perfect and thoughtful solution to the prevention of these disastrous events from happening again. Urgency cannot be over emphasized.
“The goal of this is to get new faces in here to talk and increase awareness of Student Government. This will improve more peoples’ speaking skills and also help them come into this room otherwise,” Sen. Marlene Thongsavath, chair of the committee for policy and procedure, said of the reasoning behind the amendment.
“Honestly, this has always been a cop-out for a lot of groups that just say,Nitrogen Controller and Digital dry cabinet with good quality. ‘Hey,We offers custom Injection Mold parts in as fast as 1 day. we already have a representative there that’s not a senator, so he or she can just give the report,’” said Helmke. “Obviously, if the president is already here, he or she should probably give the report as highest in chain of command, but otherwise, this does not need to be the case.”
Another rule was also amended, declaring role call to be announced in order of seniority, not alphabetically, in an effort to make these easier for clerk because of high turnover rate.
In President Kim Dao’s executive report, the third-year biology student said she and VP Helmke met with VP of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Robert Dana about potential collaboration with Maine Day and also with the director of Bangor’s Waterfront Concerts for potential help with Student Entertainment.
We simply cannot risk a recurrence of what happened in Newtown, Conn., and continues to happen in schools around this country.
Students, parents, families, teachers and others must be genuinely fearful to go to schools. What was formerly a happy place to be is now a source of danger.
This is a problem we have had for many years. We in the United States have buried our hands and heads in the sand and do nothing about it. Our immediate short-term reaction of fear and disbelief seem to be winding down. The long-term effect of violence in our schools will go on forever until we come up with a solution that has top priority for us, namely, safe schools, which our children are mandated to attend.
This issue has received much publicity, including two articles recently in The Standard-Times entitled "Could shooting be a gun-control tipping point?" (Dec. 16), and "Some Republicans say gun control should be debated".
Today, this problem is a national disaster of top priority. It should not take a second place to any other consideration. The proposed solution by the National Rifle Association and particularly leader Wayne La Pierre to use more guns in schools is the exact opposite of what we need to preserve safety in an educational atmosphere.
It is a Band-Aid solution to a more serious problem, namely, the unexpected massive killings of school children in classrooms,Basics, technical terms and advantages and disadvantages of Laser engraver. where the law obligates them to be.Compare prices and buy all brands of solar panel for home power systems and by the pallet. Guns are and always have been instruments of violence. They are well described as weapons of mass destruction. That is exactly their intended use in Newtown.
The NRA, however, is a powerful lobbyist group in Congress and usually gets what it wants. It has been said that they have more power than Congress, and that statement might be accurate.
It's hard to believe that anyone would think such a solution as more guns to be serious. The motive of the NRA is to sell more guns and increase membership, which, from all reports is being accomplished. The NRA has never done anything worthwhile to protect the safety of children in schools in the United States.
There is massive data available from responsible experts as to how these acts of sudden violence could be reasonably prevented. In no study has the ownership of guns been an option. Most countries in the world can be proud of never having any violence in schools and do not use guns as a source of protection. With all the sources of professional security surveillance available today accompanied by mandatory background checks on those seeking access to schools, sufficient time for warnings of danger are available for school safety. Contrary to the law of Massachusetts and the support of the NRA, mental health records must become available in any background check.
If the United States can create the system, talent and the genius to bring a man to the moon and back safely, it certainly can create the mechanism to bring a student safely to a school and back home again.
It is true that an opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court (5-4) acknowledged that a citizen under the provision of the Second Amendment had the right to bear arms and it was not constitutional for the District of Columbia to abridge citizens of that right by any law of the District of Columbia.
The decision had nothing to do with safety in the schools. Although a person now has a constitutional right to bear arms, so does a student have a right to go to school and return without the danger of someone else using their right to bear arms.
The Second Amendment simply says: "A well-regulated Militia being necessary for the security of a free state the right of the people to bear arms shall not be abridged.
Schools are not yet a militia, and what may be needed for a militia is not needed for a well-regulated school.
Despite the favorable ruling for "gun owners" from the U.S. Supreme Court, the ultimate battle between them and the safety of children might not yet be over if gun owners pursue their interest in having guns in schools for reasons of safety. Guns should be off the agenda as a means of protecting students in the classrooms.
Our term of "probation" continues and the fear of school violence remains with us until this can be resolved.
It requires great urgency, however. There is ample reason to foresee that such violence in schools or campuses will come again.Bay State Cable Ties is a full line manufacturer of nylon cable ties and related products.
We don't need gun control for the safety of classrooms. We need gun elimination and a more perfect and thoughtful solution to the prevention of these disastrous events from happening again. Urgency cannot be over emphasized.
“The goal of this is to get new faces in here to talk and increase awareness of Student Government. This will improve more peoples’ speaking skills and also help them come into this room otherwise,” Sen. Marlene Thongsavath, chair of the committee for policy and procedure, said of the reasoning behind the amendment.
“Honestly, this has always been a cop-out for a lot of groups that just say,Nitrogen Controller and Digital dry cabinet with good quality. ‘Hey,We offers custom Injection Mold parts in as fast as 1 day. we already have a representative there that’s not a senator, so he or she can just give the report,’” said Helmke. “Obviously, if the president is already here, he or she should probably give the report as highest in chain of command, but otherwise, this does not need to be the case.”
Another rule was also amended, declaring role call to be announced in order of seniority, not alphabetically, in an effort to make these easier for clerk because of high turnover rate.
In President Kim Dao’s executive report, the third-year biology student said she and VP Helmke met with VP of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Robert Dana about potential collaboration with Maine Day and also with the director of Bangor’s Waterfront Concerts for potential help with Student Entertainment.
2013年2月3日星期日
PHCC offering students, residents opportunity to live
Ever since Patrick Henry Community College Professor Gerry Bannan
studied in Rome, he has hoped for an opportunity to share the
experience with other students and aspiring artists.
Now, with the help of another art teacher with a local connection, he is getting that chance.
PHCC will offer its first study abroad program from June 4 through July 16 in Todi, Italy, for a class of about eight students, the school has announced.We sell 100% hand-painted oil paintings for sale online. Bannan, a professor of fine arts at PHCC, will lead the group on the six-week course of study worth six transferable credits in the arts and humanities toward an associate or bachelor’s degree,Professionals with the job title Mold Maker are on LinkedIn. according to a PHCC flyer for the program.
However, the program is not just for current students. Bannan said it is available to anyone in the community interested in traveling or learning about other cultures.
“We know the participation in study abroad programs really changes people’s lives,” he said.
Todi is referred to in the program’s flyer as “a small medieval city” located about two hours north of Rome and two hours south of Florence. Bannan said studies during the course would include painting, archaeology,The term 'hands free access control' means the token that identifies a user is read from within a pocket or handbag. pottery art restoration and history.We offer advanced technology products and services for parking guidance control.
Students will travel to Rome, Florence and the Vatican, as well as several art galleries. The idea of the program is to be “intensive,” according to Bannan and his colleague, Allison Hall, who helped him plot a course for the program.
“This is about students moving to this town (Todi) and integrating themselves into the community,” said Hall, a Martinsville native and graduate of Fieldale-Collinsville High School. She is a visiting assistant professor at Hollins University in Roanoke, as well as the creator and program director of Hollins’ study abroad program in Todi.
Hall went to Todi as an undergraduate landscape painter and “fell in love with the place,” she said. “When I landed there I knew I wanted to work on making the place a part of my life.”
Hall moved to Italy after graduate school at American University in Washington and spends about half of the year there. She spends the rest of the time in Roanoke.
Both Hall and Bannan referred to the program is “immersive.” Part of that involves learning from local artists, restorers and historians.
Bannan, who also lives in Roanoke, started discussing with Hall the possibility of creating a study abroad program in Todi last semester.
“We started talking about it nonchalantly, and (Bannan) mentioned that they should try to get kids from Martinsville there,” Hall said “Gerry and I just started putting our heads together on how to make it happen.”
Hall, who developed the Hollins program in 2005, will teach humanities and Bannan will teach painting during the course. Both Hollins and PHCC students will be in Todi at the same time, Hall said, which made it easier for she and Bannan to set up PHCC’s program.
By already being in Todi with Hollins students, Hall said, “I could help Gerry work out the logistics for his group.”
Hall now is an abstract painter. A collection of works based on her experiences in Italy soon will be displayed at The Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, she said.
Both Hall and Bannan stressed that an interest in painting is not a prerequisite for the program, only an interest in learning about other cultures. Bannan also cautioned prospective students against assuming such a trip would be out of reach for them.
“I think sometimes my student population feels it’s too remote for them to expect to be able to do (this),” Bannan said. “We want to make sure people have the opportunity.”
According to PHCC’s flyer for the program, the total cost for the six-week study is $4,740. However, that amount does not include airfare, Bannan said. Financial assistance also may be available, he added.Solar Sister is a network of women who sell solar lamp to communities that don't have access to electricity.
Bannan said he doesn’t want to “let cost discourage people from at least finding out about it. It can be a wonderful component to a traditional student’s academic career.”
This was Lincoln's summer home, where he and his family escaped Washington's heat and humidity. Located on a breezy hill three miles from the White House, it was the 19th-century equivalent of contemporary presidential retreats like Camp David. A statue of Lincoln and his horse evoke his daily half-hour commute to the White House on horseback. He first visited the house three days after his inauguration and last rode to the site the day before he was shot.
Wagonloads of furniture were brought here each summer from the White House. But unlike many historic sites, the house today is not filled with furniture or personal items, and that's the point. Guided tours of the mostly empty rooms emphasize Lincoln's ideas and the people he encountered during his stays here and on his daily rides, from favor-seekers and foreigners to former slaves and soldiers. You'll stand in the room where he read Shakespeare and the Bible, hear about his meetings with the secretary of war, see the view from the porch that once offered a clear sightline all the way to downtown Washington, and walk up the stairs where his footsteps were heard when he couldn't sleep. Through April 30, an exhibit here displays one of just 26 existing signed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Now, with the help of another art teacher with a local connection, he is getting that chance.
PHCC will offer its first study abroad program from June 4 through July 16 in Todi, Italy, for a class of about eight students, the school has announced.We sell 100% hand-painted oil paintings for sale online. Bannan, a professor of fine arts at PHCC, will lead the group on the six-week course of study worth six transferable credits in the arts and humanities toward an associate or bachelor’s degree,Professionals with the job title Mold Maker are on LinkedIn. according to a PHCC flyer for the program.
However, the program is not just for current students. Bannan said it is available to anyone in the community interested in traveling or learning about other cultures.
“We know the participation in study abroad programs really changes people’s lives,” he said.
Todi is referred to in the program’s flyer as “a small medieval city” located about two hours north of Rome and two hours south of Florence. Bannan said studies during the course would include painting, archaeology,The term 'hands free access control' means the token that identifies a user is read from within a pocket or handbag. pottery art restoration and history.We offer advanced technology products and services for parking guidance control.
Students will travel to Rome, Florence and the Vatican, as well as several art galleries. The idea of the program is to be “intensive,” according to Bannan and his colleague, Allison Hall, who helped him plot a course for the program.
“This is about students moving to this town (Todi) and integrating themselves into the community,” said Hall, a Martinsville native and graduate of Fieldale-Collinsville High School. She is a visiting assistant professor at Hollins University in Roanoke, as well as the creator and program director of Hollins’ study abroad program in Todi.
Hall went to Todi as an undergraduate landscape painter and “fell in love with the place,” she said. “When I landed there I knew I wanted to work on making the place a part of my life.”
Hall moved to Italy after graduate school at American University in Washington and spends about half of the year there. She spends the rest of the time in Roanoke.
Both Hall and Bannan referred to the program is “immersive.” Part of that involves learning from local artists, restorers and historians.
Bannan, who also lives in Roanoke, started discussing with Hall the possibility of creating a study abroad program in Todi last semester.
“We started talking about it nonchalantly, and (Bannan) mentioned that they should try to get kids from Martinsville there,” Hall said “Gerry and I just started putting our heads together on how to make it happen.”
Hall, who developed the Hollins program in 2005, will teach humanities and Bannan will teach painting during the course. Both Hollins and PHCC students will be in Todi at the same time, Hall said, which made it easier for she and Bannan to set up PHCC’s program.
By already being in Todi with Hollins students, Hall said, “I could help Gerry work out the logistics for his group.”
Hall now is an abstract painter. A collection of works based on her experiences in Italy soon will be displayed at The Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, she said.
Both Hall and Bannan stressed that an interest in painting is not a prerequisite for the program, only an interest in learning about other cultures. Bannan also cautioned prospective students against assuming such a trip would be out of reach for them.
“I think sometimes my student population feels it’s too remote for them to expect to be able to do (this),” Bannan said. “We want to make sure people have the opportunity.”
According to PHCC’s flyer for the program, the total cost for the six-week study is $4,740. However, that amount does not include airfare, Bannan said. Financial assistance also may be available, he added.Solar Sister is a network of women who sell solar lamp to communities that don't have access to electricity.
Bannan said he doesn’t want to “let cost discourage people from at least finding out about it. It can be a wonderful component to a traditional student’s academic career.”
This was Lincoln's summer home, where he and his family escaped Washington's heat and humidity. Located on a breezy hill three miles from the White House, it was the 19th-century equivalent of contemporary presidential retreats like Camp David. A statue of Lincoln and his horse evoke his daily half-hour commute to the White House on horseback. He first visited the house three days after his inauguration and last rode to the site the day before he was shot.
Wagonloads of furniture were brought here each summer from the White House. But unlike many historic sites, the house today is not filled with furniture or personal items, and that's the point. Guided tours of the mostly empty rooms emphasize Lincoln's ideas and the people he encountered during his stays here and on his daily rides, from favor-seekers and foreigners to former slaves and soldiers. You'll stand in the room where he read Shakespeare and the Bible, hear about his meetings with the secretary of war, see the view from the porch that once offered a clear sightline all the way to downtown Washington, and walk up the stairs where his footsteps were heard when he couldn't sleep. Through April 30, an exhibit here displays one of just 26 existing signed copies of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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