"concept of a
shared Christian life—being
concerned about each other."
He said that Doc Dalton, a
former professor of history at
Bethel, "was an example for me
in his commitment to social
concerns."
Living in the Como Park area
of Si. Paul for the past 17 years
has also fueled Carlson's commitment to social concerns,
particularly the educational
needs of urban families. "The
quality of life in urban areas
depends on quality public education," he said.
He pointed out that the
children in his neighborhood
are dependent on public
schools for their education because private schools and "extras," such as music lessons,
are often not options because
of the expense.
"I saw that these people
needed someone who is committed to political involvement
and will strongly support
funding for schools, parks, and
libraries." he said.
Carlson also applies his philosophy of a Christian political
commitment to his teaching.
Connie Hope, a senior in political science, saidthat Carlson
has taken a lot of time to help
her "struggle through what my
role in politics should be." She
added that he has taught her to
"believe in what I believe whatever the consequences. He's not
one to compromise his beliefs
as a result of political party
involvement."
Gaining the support of community groups, especially
"DFL people whom I trust and
admire" has been the most positive aspect of the campaign,
according to Carlson. "It has
meant a lot personally to get
that vote of confidence," he
said. He added that his campaign workers are a diverse
and marvelous group of people, including parents, teachers, and community education
specialists.
Carlson said that it has been
frustrating to be perceived as a
political conservative just because he teaches at a theologically conservative school like
Bethel. He said he responds by
emphasizing the traditional
Baptist view of separation of
church and state.


"Religion
should not be denigrated in
public schools, but neither
should it be propagated," he
said.
Carlson's doctoral dissertation on Western evangelical responses to Russian Baptists
was recently approved by the
University of Minnesota, and
he will soon receive his PhD. in
Russian history.
G.W. Carlson made time for
the interview several days
later. He arrived late—he had
been at press interviews for
most of the morning. With a
tired sigh, he settled into the
large chair in his office. The
interview began again. The
phone rang. "Hi, Paul. No, I
haven't finished that candidate's questionnaire yet. I don't
know how the other candidates manage to get them done
on time-maybe they don't do
anything else..."
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The opening reception of
Dawn Zero Erickson's drawings on fabric will be held in
the art gallery on Monday,
November 4, from 7-9 p.m. The
matrix (artist's lecture and
discussion of works) will be
held on November 21at 2 p.m.
also in the art gallery. Please
come!
■ Students are now allowed
first hand information about
AIDS. The Public Action
Committee of Student Senate
has invited the head nurse
from Ramsey County Medical
Center's intensive care unit to
discuss the implications of
AIDS. The forum will be held
in the AC lounge this coming
Monday, November 4 at 3:45
p.m.
■ Thanks to 198 Bethel students, 165 units of blood were
donated to the Red Cross and
will benefit many more people.
On October 11, Kerri Dahl-
strom, student coordinator,
almost saw Bethel's goal of 180
pints reached. They fell short,
however, because of 33 deferrals due to illness, recent overseas travel, or a deficiency in
the blood. Another blood drive
will be held on campus in
March.
■ According to the Admissions Office, over 100 prospective students visited Bethel's
campus on October 17 and 18.
With the visit days, students
were given the


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the Clarion.
Vol. 61 No. 6
Bethel College 3900 Bethel Dr., St. Paul, MN
1 November 1985
Bethel professor's artwork desecrated
by Dana L. Fisher
Early last Tuesday morning,
under cover of darkness, somebody, with or without accomplices, dragged the sculpture of
Bethel professor Stewart Luckman inlo the Kresge courtyard,
disassembled the work, and
then fashioned it with garbage
cans. As of Monday this week,
those responsible had not been
identified.
The piece, a large metal
work, was taken from the Art
Garden south of the FA building. Other sculptures of Luck-
man's there were found damaged, apparently knocked-over
while the work in question was
moved.
Community reaction varied
from ambivalence to outrage.
Most immediate,however, was
the response offered by Creativity and the Fine Arts students on Wednesday. Led by
professor Dale Johnson, the
class laid sheets of butcher
paper around the sculpture and
painted both appeals to the
perpetrators} and personal af-
Stewart Luckman's piece as it stood Wednesday morning.
firmations of Luckman as
artist and believer.
Luckman himself had no comment.
Faculty support, besides that
of Johnson, was registered by
Professor- Don Larson, who
drew up and distributed an
open letter to Luckman. In that
letter, Larson stated the community's admiration for Luck-
man's longstanding efforts at
"reaching" despite the actions
of a few "noiwfeachers."
The Bethel Student Association also addressed a letter to
Luckman on behalf of the student body. The idea of offering
a reward for information about
the vandalism was raised and
subsequently dismissed by the
BSA, primarily in anticipation
of the sort of precedent it might
set.
Rank-and-file response
seemed mostly to be of mild
curiosity.


Many students did
not recognize the garbage cans
as defacement. Others appeared
to glory in the vandalism. Said
one student, who asked not to
be named, "It's better busted.
It's recognizable."
The majority of those students who had commented,
however, expressed sadness
and anger about the incident.
Many interpreted the vandalism not as a simple prank, but
rather, as a conscious rejection
of modern art. Some view the
act as an out-of-hand dismissal of anything, artistic or otherwise, that violates "our unity
Vandals cont. p. 3
Carlson campaigns for School Board seat
by Joy Skjegstad
G.W. Carlson was late. He
dropped a stack of papers on
the desk and headed for the
door. But the phone rang—it
was his daughter. "Hi honey!
Yes, I know I forgot my keys.
Are you going to color it?
You're not?" He listened silently for several minutes. "Okay,
gotta go—thanks for calling!"
He grabbed his coat and shoutedfrom the hall, "We'll have to
do the interview another day.
I've gotta meet with my dissertation review committee, and I
have a campaign fundraiser
tonight."
G.W. Carlson, assistant professor of history and political
science at Bethel, is, among
many other things, a candidate
for a two-year seat on the St.
Paul School Board. St. Paul
voters go to the polls on November fifth.
Carlson said he decided to
become a candidate because he
has expertise in education and
can provide direction and
leadership. "As Christians, we
must be good stewards of our
own abilities," he said.
He said that running for office is part of his belief that
"Christians have a responsibility to be in strategic positions
so that they can have input into
G. William Carlson
decisionmaking."
Carlson said that his years
at Bethel as a history/secondary education student helped
him to learn the "concept of a
shared Christian life—being
concerned about each


other."
He said that Doc Dalton, a
former professor of history at
Bethel, "was an example for me
in his commitment to social
concerns."
Living in the Como Park area
of Si. Paul for the past 17 years
has also fueled Carlson's commitment to social concerns,
particularly the educational
needs of urban families. "The
quality of life in urban areas
depends on quality public education," he said.
He pointed out that the
children in his neighborhood
are dependent on public
schools for their education because private schools and "extras," such as music lessons,
are often not options because
of the expense.
"I saw that these people
needed someone who is committed to political involvement
and will strongly support
funding for schools, parks, and
libraries." he said.
Carlson also applies his philosophy of a Christian political
commitment to his teaching.
Connie Hope, a senior in political science, said that Carlson
has taken a lot of timeto help
her "struggle through what my
role in politics should be." She
added that he has taught her to
"believe in what I believe whatever the consequences. He's not
one to compromise his beliefs
as a result of political party
involvement."
Gaining the support of community groups, especially
"DFL people whom I trust and
admire" has been the most positive aspect of the campaign,
according to Carlson. "It has
meant a lot personally to get
that vote of confidence," he
said. He added that his campaign workers are a diverse
and marvelous group of people, including parents, teachers, and community education
specialists.
Carlson said that it has been
frustrating to be perceived as a
political conservative just because he teaches at a theologically conservative school like
Bethel. He said he responds by
emphasizing the traditional
Baptist view of separation of
church and state. "Religion
should not be denigrated in
public schools, but


neither
should it be propagated," he
said.
Carlson's doctoral dissertation on Western evangelical responses to Russian Baptists
was recently approved by the
University of Minnesota, and
he will soon receive his PhD. in
Russian history.
G.W. Carlson made time for
the interview several days
later. He arrived late—he had
been at press interviews for
most of the morning. With a
tired sigh, he settled into the
large chair in his office. The
interview began again. The
phone rang. "Hi, Paul. No, I
haven't finished that candidate's questionnaire yet. I don't
know how the other candidates manage to get them done
on time-maybe they don't do
anything else..."
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'l'i"lll"ii'."i)"lill''.lli''lllllUll'llll'"''ll,'ll..l''
BR.EFS
1ft to /\J& g
The opening reception of
Dawn Zero Erickson's drawings on fabric will be held in
the art gallery on Monday,
November 4, from 7-9 p.m. The
matrix (artist's lecture and
discussion of works) will be
held on November 21 at 2 p.m.
also in the art gallery.Please
come!
■ Students are now allowed
first hand information about
AIDS. The Public Action
Committee of Student Senate
has invited the head nurse
from Ramsey County Medical
Center's intensive care unit to
discuss the implications of
AIDS. The forum will be held
in the AC lounge this coming
Monday, November 4 at 3:45
p.m.
■ Thanks to 198 Bethel students, 165 units of blood were
donated to the Red Cross and
will benefit many more people.
On October 11, Kerri Dahl-
strom, student coordinator,
almost saw Bethel's goal of 180
pints reached. They fell short,
however, because of 33 deferrals due to illness, recent overseas travel, or a deficiency in
the blood. Another blood drive
will be held on campus in
March.
■ According to the Admissions Office, over 100 prospective students visited Bethel's
campus on October 17 and 18.
With the visit days, students
were given the opportunity to
visit with faculty, attend
classes, tour the


in the depths of the oceans.

Massive Shark Threatens 55-Foot Fishing Boat: In the 1960s, the captain of a 55-foot fishing ship reported that a white shark at least as long as the boat passed by while they sat at anchor. The crew refused to officially discuss the sighting, but the Captain gave his account. An experienced sailor, the Captain would have been able to recognize a whale if that is what it had been, but he claimed it was indeed a giant shark. Are stories such as this one based on real encounters, or are they just products of the imaginations of sailors who have been at sea too long?

Swiss naturalist Louis Agassiz gave the shark its initial scientific name, Carcharodon megalodon, in 1835

The idea of a livingvery expensive to keep everyone around.

Michael Thomas has a case to be considered the best wide receiver in the league, and his deal is up after the 2019 season. Sean Gardner/Getty Images

After this season, Thomas, Drew Brees, Teddy Bridgewater and Andrus Peat, among others, are scheduled to become free agents. In 2021, Jordan, Alvin Kamara, Larry Warford and Demario Davis come due. In 2022, it'll be Marshon Lattimore, Terron Armstead and Ryan Ramczyk.

Brees is the most expensive member of that group at $25 million per year. But the 40-year-old quarterback has been cooperating with the Saints at this stage of his career, agreeing to essentially sign year-to-year deals as long as he wants to keep playing.

Thomas and Jordan, however, stand out as two of the NFL's most underpaid


years left on a five-year extension that he signed in 2015 worth between $55 million and $60 million.

But that was before the 29-year-old really exploded into the player he is now (a first-team All-Pro in 2017 with 13 sacks and a second-team All-Pro in 2018 with 12 sacks). It was before he established himself as one of New Orleans' core leaders in the locker room and in the community. And it was before the NFL's elite edge rushers started getting paid almost as much as quarterbacks.

The Chicago Bears' Khalil Mack is averaging more than twice as much as Jordan at $23.5 million per year. Lawrence and Clark also joined the $20 million club this year. Meanwhile, Jordan's average salary ranks 22nd among 4-3 defensive ends and 3-4 outsideViola Davis in "Custody" (2016) Among the project announcements made during Lifetime network's TCA tour presentation in January was the Viola Davis-produced drama "Custody," which she also co-stars in. From theater director James Lapine, "Custody" is set in family court in New York, and sees Davis playing a Judge Martha Sherman, who presides over a custody case of a young woman (played by Catalina Sandino Moreno) who is on the verge of losing her children. Via her still relatively young JuVee production company (launched just a couple of years ago), Davis is executive producer on the project, along with Lauren Versel and Katie Mustard. On the heels of her Academy Award win over the weekend, for her performance in "Fences," Lifetime will premiere "Custody" this Saturday night, March


Artifacts, which are on display at Victoria and Albert Museum, were stolen from African country more than 150 years ago.

Ethiopian artifacts looted by the British colonialists in the 19th century are on a display in London, but a top Ethiopian official says the treasures belong to Addis Ababa and they need to be returned to the rightful owner.

Ethiopia hopes the display at the London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), which will remain open to the public until June 2019, will help in the eventual return of the lost treasures.

The items, which include a gold crown, a gold chalice and a royal wedding dress, were stolen after the capture of Meqdela – the mountain capital of the then Ethiopian ruler, Emperor Tewodross II, in 1868.

“Showing the looted Meqdela artifactsnational religious treasures.

Italian troops seized the obelisk in 1937 and took it to Rome, where it remained until 2005, despite a 1947 UN agreement to return it to Ethiopia.

It was returned from Rome to the northern Ethiopian town of Axum, where it was greeted by thousands of Ethiopians chanting prayers and weeping with joy.


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Partnership Actions (PAMS) South Asia

Completed PAMS Projects

Meeting the challenges of Peace-building in Tourism in Pokhara – Strengthening the Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethical Business OperationDuration: August 2011 to April 2013Executing Agency:Pokhara Tourism CouncilPartners: SwisspeaceDue to political instability, the tourism industry in Pokhara, Nepal, contends with a very conflict-sensitive environment. This PAMS strengthened tourism’s potential for peace promotion. The project involved a local tourism umbrella organisation and individual associations within it. Guidelines for conflict sensitivity and a code of conduct for ethical businesshas adopted lessons from an earlier project on landless people’s access to land resources in Nepal. Based on the project’s research and advocacy activities, local political leaders took up the cause of the landless and discriminatory norms were abolished.

Strengthening migrants' wives in rural north-west PakistanDuration: September 2008 to March 2010Executing Agency:Dir Area Development Organization (DADO), Dir
Sustainable Development Policy Institute, IslamabadPartners: DSGZThis project contributed to women's empowerment in rural north-west Pakistan. In this region, male migration has negative effects on women’s lives: due to their husband’s absence, their workload increases, as does their dependence on in-laws. They are exposed to discrimination and family conflicts. Remittances were often intercepted by in-laws and spent on luxuries. In this PAMS, village organisations were built to discuss the situation of migrant wives among


the community members. Use of the remittances was negotiated among family members, with the result that more is now invested in the health and education of migrants’ children.

Developing a community-based tourism model in Kaski district in Western Nepal Duration: January to December 2009Executing Agency:Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal (TAAN), Western Regional Chapter, PokharaPartners: swisspeaceA PhD study looked at the role of tourism for the process of peace-building after the civil war in Nepal. The insights from this study were validated and further extended in a PAMS project. A model trek route was built in the Pokhara valley in Western Nepal, with campsites and shelters for trekkers and porters. Along the route, villages were trained in home-stay operation and management. The PAMS provided local people with an important livelihoodopportunity and substantially contributed to their recovering from the civil war.Download policy brief (English / PDF 1.2 MB)

Strengthening communication and trust between actors for sustainable forest governance in the North-West Frontier Province of PakistanDuration: August 2007 to March 2009Executing Agency:Sustainable Development Alternatives (SDA), IslamabadPartners: DSGZThis project on forest management in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan fostered dialogue and negotiation between the forest department and local communities. Related research in the region had shown that mistrust and a lack of state legitimacy at the local level was one of the main reasons that local communities refused to collaborate with state bodies. The most important outcome of this PAMS was that stakeholders with different backgrounds met to hold round table discussions and started negotiating their diverging interests.


the optimal herd size for the park.  In 2016 the population had grown to approximately 5,500 animals. In the winter of 2016/2017 and 2019/2020 the park service will reduce herd size by at least 900 animals.  Through the use of licensed hunters and live capture, bison will be turned over  to Native American tribes for slaughter.

Name
"Bison" in Yellowstone Park are perhaps more frequently called "buffalo" by park visitors.  The term "buffalo" is sometimes considered to be a misnomer for this animal, as it is only distantly related to either of the two "true buffalo", the Asian water buffalo and the African buffalo. However, "bison" is a Greek word meaning ox-like animal, while "buffalo" originated with the French fur trappers who called these massive beastsvibration. Typical advantageous applications for the invention may be vehicles such as tractor-trailers, railroad freight containers, and the like. The present invention also relates to the easy and efficient securing and removal of the equipment using the boltless connector of the invention. Accordingly, to overcome the shortcomings of existing connector systems, the boltless connector system of the present invention provides a boltless connector for connecting and securing a member.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the boltless connector system is comprised of two main components which work together to secure a mounting member therebetween. In particular, a generally U-shaped mounting plate and a complimentary wedge are brought into engagement with each other, securely retaining a mounting member therebetween. The mounting plate may be secured to a structure by


their eyes.

Why had Trump discussed the Russia probe with the FBI director three times, as he claimed in his letter dismissing Comey, which could have been a violation of Justice Department policies that ongoing investigations generally are not to be discussed with White House officials?

The media and Democrats hate that Trump beat them at their own game and won the election. that is the bottom line here. Coming out of nowhere and winning is something they will never, ever forget. It was a dagger in their elitist educated soul and exposed the fact that they could be removed from the top of the heap---by an outsider. An uncouth one and that. This is serious pain for second tier operators, second tier minds who have been exposed as second-tier.

HeATHENS, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Cole Kmet #84 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrates his second quarter touchdown with teammates while playing the Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

From a money standpoint, it pays for Notre Dame football to be Independent.

Staying independent has been a major fight between the Notre Dame football faithful and the rest of the country. The rest of the college football community will yell and stomp their feet over Notre Dame avoiding a conference championship every year. While it can hurt in the eyes of the playoff committee, the pay day they don’t have to share has to be a major perk.

Notre Dame can get two $6 million paychecks this year


just by making the College Football Playoff. Because of their independence, that money all goes to the Irish.

For everyone that complains, Ohio State and Alabama made the playoff without a conference championship.

Nobody likes to talk about the schedule Notre Dame plays every year. 2018 was a season that had Notre Dame beat Pitt and Northwestern. Both represented their division in the conference championship. They also played on both coasts — and as the 2019 season shows — they will play anyone.

Not to many people are willing to travel to Georgia and play a top five team in a true road game. Just to drive the point home, Notre Dame has future games scheduled against Clemson, Wisconsin, Alabama and Texas A&M. These games will be worked in with theirItaly’s second most wanted mafia boss, Ernesto Fazzalari, was arrested on Sunday after almost two decades on the run, apprehended by the paramilitary carabinieri police.

Fazzalari, of the notorious Calabrian ’Ndrangheta, Italy’s richest and most powerful criminal organisation, had been a fugitive since June 1996. He was the country’s second most wanted mafia boss in terms of influence and danger to society behind Matteo Messina Denaro, of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra mafia, a police statement said.

Fazzalari, 46, faces a life sentence, having already been tried in absentia and found guilty of murder, mafia crimes, drug trafficking, robbery and illegal possession of weapons. He was found in the early hours of Sunday in a house in a remote and mountainous area of the Calabria region on the southern tip of


mainland Italy and did not resist arrest, the police said.

Fazzalari was at the head of one of the many family-based groups that control much of Calabrian society and make vast profits through the import and sale of drugs.

Federico Cafiero de Raho, of the DDA national organisation of anti-mafia prosecutors, described the arrest as historic. He said Fazzalari was found close to his last known home, indicating that he relied on an extensive network of local contacts to protect him.

The prime minister, Matteo Renzi, thanked the police and prosecutors involved, tweeting: “Hurrah for Italy. Happy Sunday.”

The interior minister, Angelino Alfano, said: “These are the victories that comfort and support us in the difficult path against organised crime ... There is no fleeing from justice.”No, it's the armor worn by the republic commandos. Katarn class armor is probably lighter yet thicker than her current armor, has a sophisticated HUD built-in the helmet, vibro-blades built-in the gauntlets, and built-in shields. Their weaponry, the DC-17 m series, is a changeable base with four or five attachments, including an accurate yet powerful fully automatic assault rifle, an extremely high powered sniper rifle, an extremely high yield grenade launcher, a breaching grenade launcher, and a non-lethal stun gun, and the DC-15s sidearm is a high powered pistol that recharges it ammo. (She would be carrying two of each by the way, one 17m on each upper leg, and one 15s near the small of her back, along with extra knife sized vibro-blades built-in sheathes around the


Global Village (telecommunications)

For the Brazilian telecommunications company, see Global Village Telecom.
Global Village was a leading manufacturer  of easy-to-use fax modems and other telecommunications products for the Apple Macintosh platform. It was one of the few manufacturers to support the Mac's RS422 serial ports without requiring an adaptor. Major product lines included the TelePort series of high-speed desktop dialup modems, the PowerPort series of internal PowerBook modems as well as a series of modems that connected to the Mac's ADB port. Many of its products were bundled with the Macintosh Performa series of computers and it was the manufacturer for the internal modem in the PowerBook 500 series.

The company also produced the OneWorld fax server and the GlobalFax fax software for Macintosh computers, which it bundled with itsEconomics analyst Simona Gambarini. "Uncertainty, volatility and geopolitical risk have been rising steadily since the start of the year."

That has sparked good demand for gold through products such as bullion-backed exchange-traded funds, she said. "Gold is benefiting from the risk-off sentiment and because people are trying to hedge against worst-case scenarios."

European equities fell after two days of gains as tensions over Syria and U.S. sanctions drove Russia's rouble to a two-year low, while concerns about the prospect of a trade war boosted traditional safety plays at the dollar's expense.

The U.S. unit languished near a two-week low against a basket of currencies.

Gold is often perceived as a safe store of value during times of political and financial uncertainty.

Markets are also awaiting cues on the outlook for U.S. monetary policy


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2013 Topps Pro Debut Box Break

Topps has both a major league (MLB) and minor league license (MILB). With that in mind, Topps has to make sure they issue a few minor league sets each year. The last few years one of the products issued is their “Pro Debut” name. Issued with the same design as the regular Topps set, this issue has gone through a few alterations since it was first introduced. The most important aspect is that Pro Debut is now produced in one series rather than two. That change enables Topps to focus on players who may be closer to the majors or other leading prospects.

The base set now consists of 220 base cards and the inserts are about what is expected. A newdoor who offers safety and security. Both perpetuate the idea that women need to choose a man in order to survive in the world. All I know is I’m thankful for growing up in the halls of Sunnydale High, where a girl can expand her mind AND kick some butt, so I’m Team Buffy.

Anjeanette LeBoeuf is a M.A. student in Women Studies in Religion at Claremont Graduate University. Her focuses are in comparative religions, death practices, gang culture, and the representation in pop culture of iconic religious women like that of Lilith and Esther. She is an avid supporter of both soccer and hockey. She is also a television and movie buff which probably takes way too much of her time, but she enjoys every minute of it.

The


that way. Reading stories of already talented girls doing great things were hard to identify with. Bella, on the other hand, is comically clumsy, disaster-prone, and fragile. This is exaggerated in the first book to better highlight her transformation. Even before her becoming immortal she proves to be stronger than she gave herself credit for, by not only surviving, but overcoming the attacks against her. Her transformation inspired me at 24 when I read the books, I can only imagine what reading them at 14 would have done.

The lesson that Bella learns in the end is that by embracing change and by trusting in her abilities (even strange ones) she can overcome anything. Yes, her transformation is made highly visible with her becoming immortal, but any ritual couldof Bella as a feminist or girl on a mission to find herself and transform through her desicison to pick a man. (Sorry Brenna, still love you…). The question about if Bella was a good role model and or a feminist or not came up in a Feminist pedegogy class I took a few years ago, at first we found it as a laugh but then once really looking into the books and many of scenes (the sex scene for one) we found this problematic. Edward, and Bella destroy the bed and she ends up with brushes on her body. Edward up til this point would not have sex with her until they were married because he was “afraid of hurting her”. Well, the hurt happened and was


to run for attorney general.

But the race was upended after the son of Ellison's ex-girlfriend posted on Facebook that he watched a video in which Ellison dragged his mother, Karen, off a bed and shouted profanities at her. Karen Monahan appeared to back up her son’s account, tweeting that Ellison knows "you did that to me."

However, Ellison has denied the accusations, saying that the video doesn’t exist because the incident never occurred.

Ellison was the first Muslim elected to Congress in 2006 and is one of the most progressive members in the Democratic caucus. He made a bid to head the DNC but lost to Tom Perez Thomas Edward PerezClinton’s top five vice presidential picks Government social programs: Triumph of hope over evidence Labor’s 'wasteful spending and mismanagement” atWorkers’ Comp MORE last year, though he was later tapped by the former secretary of Labor to be the deputy chairman of the organization.

Ellison endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersThe Hill's Campaign Report: Trump faces backlash after not committing to peaceful transition of power Bernie Sanders: 'This is an election between Donald Trump and democracy' The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump stokes fears over November election outcome MORE (I-Vt.) in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, and the senator in turn campaigned for the Congressman last month.

The DNC official will face former state Rep. Doug Wardlow (R) in the fall.


The two broke windowpanes of a burning building with their helmets and evacuated residents even before the fire brigade arrived.The timely action of two alert traffic cops managed to save over 30 lives, as fire broke out in the 13-storey Goodwill Paradise building in Kharghar on Tuesday.The two Navi Mumbai traffic policemen, Prakash Patil and Manesh Vachchav, were near Belpada when they received the information about the fire. Without wasting any time, the duo, attached to the Kalamboli traffic police division, rushed to the building. Then instead of waiting for the fire brigade to arrive, they broke the window panes with their helmets, and evacuated all residents, even as the fire raged on.“We rode to the building on our bikes and were there within minutes of receiving theout the residents, Patil went inside each flat looking for anyone stranded. “I also made sure that all gas cylinder knobs were turned off. Unfortunately, most had left it on,” Patil said. The two also made best use of the hose pipes that the building was equipped with for fire fighting. Fortunately, it was working.Nearly 25 minutes after the two cops entered the building, the fire brigade reached the spot and doused the flames. Assistant commissioner of police, Navi Mumbai, S B Suryawanshi said, “The two cops undertook a risk and saved many lives. It is truly a commendable act.”Meanwhile, Fire department officials said, “The fire started on the fourth floor and gradually spread upwards. It appears to be a case of short circuit. All flats between the


that a blacklist meant to protect boys from sexual predators too often failed in its mission. A Los Angeles Times review of more than 1,200 files dating from 1970 to 1991 found more than 125 cases across the country in which men allegedly continued to molest Scouts after the organization was first presented with detailed allegations of abusive behavior. Predators slipped back into the program by falsifying personal information or skirting the registration process. Others were able to jump from troop to troop around the country thanks to clerical errors, computer glitches or the Scouts' failure to check the blacklist. In some cases, officials failed to document reports of abuse in the first place, letting offenders stay in the organization until new allegations surfaced. In others, officials documentedabuse but merely suspended the accused leader or allowed him to continue working with boys while on "probation." In at least 50 cases, the Boy Scouts expelled suspected abusers, only to discover later that they had reentered the program and were accused of molesting again.

But I find something else as I read the article in detail: a history of how American culture has progressively learned to respond to child abuse.

The Los Angeles Times article details a series of horrifying stories in which a molester abused a child, word went up to BSA's headquarters, and the offender was expelled-only to find his way back in again. These incidents all took place in the 1970s and early 1980s. Back then, we hadn't yet been barraged by a decade of news


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Today’s visitor to Cache Lake may wonder about some unusual features visible there. Near the parking lot is a long, low, retaining wall, a concrete sidewalk and steps leading to nowhere, and a short, isolated section of rusting railway track. All are disappearing under a blanket of pine needles. Close by, two hydrants jut out in the middle of a red-pine plantation, and a noble white pine near the public washroom, towers over the surrounding red pines.

This majestic white pine is the only living witness to much of what evolved in this historic area of Algonquin Park not so long ago. Here a once-grand hotel complex, train station, park headquarters, and golf course thrived for halfa century. Nothing — or at least very little — of the Highland Inn, camps, associated buildings, and rail lines is still in evidence at Cache Lake. If the pine could talk, it would tell some of the stories about the buildings and the people who worked in them a century ago.

In Destination Algonquin Park: Tracks to Cache Lake and the Highland Inn, Don Beauprie relates the history of a thriving part of Algonquin Park where people once lived or vacationed in grand inns or at camps and cottages, and where he has spent much of his life. His book begins with J.R. Booth’s railway, which led to the development of tourism and the Highland Inn, and concludes with tales about the settlement of Cache Lake and its


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Administrator –May 5, 2016

“In this long-anticipated labour of love, Don Beauprie has extensively consulted both archival sources and his personal recollections to reveal the history of the one-time hub of Algonquin Park at Cache Lake.”Roderick MacKay, former seasonal interpretive naturalist, Algonquin Park; author of Spirits of the Little Bonnechere and co-author (with William Reynolds) of Algonquin

Administrator –May 5, 2016

“Cache Lake has always played a significant role in many facets of Algonquin Park’s history. From his long personal connection with Cache Lake and his extensive research, Don has presented us with a friendly and personal trip back in time. A thoroughly enjoyable and factual read.”John Simpson, Algonquin Park superintendentwhich Walkinshaw plans to make centerpieces of his campaign: criminal justice reform and federal funding for transit infrastructure.

McDermott, who's 78 and has served in the U.S. Congress for 26 years, is about the furthest thing from a conservative you can find in the House. He was against the Iraq War from the start, he's a supporter of Obamacare (but wishes we had a single-payer healthcare system), and at one of his most recent Seattle appearances he spoke out against the panic over Syrian refugees. He's currently a senior member of the House Ways and Means and Budget committees and has made plenty of Republican enemies during his time in D.C. He won his last election with nearly 80 percent of the vote.

Walkinshaw, on the other hand, is a


relatively new face in state politics. He's been in the state legislature in Olympia since 2014, having gotten there after Ed Murray won the race for mayor of Seattle in December 2013 and then-state Rep. Jaime Pedersen was selected to replace Murray in the state senate. That left Pedersen's state house seat open, and Walkinshaw got the appointment. He was then elected to the seat by the voters of Seattle's 43rd District in 2014.

Since he would have been up for election again next year, this announcement will leave his seat representing the 43rd wide open—which could create an interesting local free-for-all.

Walkinshaw grew up in Whatcom County, graduated from Princeton, and later worked at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, according to his online legislative bio. His mom immigratedto the United States from Cuba as a child. He now lives with his husband on Capitol Hill.

Two bills stand out among Walkinshaw's work during his first years in Olympia: A bill loosening restrictions on heroin overdose medication and Joel's Law, which allows families to petition a court to involuntarily commit a family member for mental health treatment. That law, which was named after a man who died in a police encounter on Capitol Hill in 2013, was supported by some in the mental health advocacy community but opposed by the ACLU.

Walkinshaw isn't delusional. If elected, he would be a brand new Congressman in a dysfunctional DC, where Republicans control the House and that’s unlikely to change for a while. And to even get to that point, he’ll


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Category:Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)same anti-government side as the jihadists in the Syrian civil war; not total, all-out support, but enough military hardware, logistics support, intelligence information, international political, diplomatic and propaganda assistance (including the crucial alleged-chemical-weapons story), to keep the jihadists in the ball game. Washington and its main Mideast allies in the conflict – Turkey, Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia – have not impeded the movement to Syria of jihadists coming to join the rebels, recruited from the ranks of Sunni extremist veterans of the wars in Chechnya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya, while Qatar and the Saudis have supplied the rebels with weapons, most likely bought in large measure from the United States, as well as lots of of what they have lots of – money.

This widespread international support has


United States has fought on the same side as al Qaeda on repeated occasions before Syria. Here’s a brief survey:

Afghanistan, 1980-early 1990s: In support of the Islamic Moujahedeen (“holy warriors”), the CIA orchestrated a war against the Afghan government and their Soviet allies, pouring in several billions of dollars of arms and extensive military training; hitting up Middle-Eastern countries for donations, notably Saudi Arabia which gave hundreds of millions of dollars in aid each year; pressuring and bribing Pakistan to rent out its country as a military staging area and sanctuary.

It worked. And out of the victorious Moujahedeen came al Qaeda.

Bosnia, 1992-5: In 2001 the Wall Street Journal declared:

It is safe to say that the birth of al-Qaeda as a force on the world stage can be tracedthe Pentagon is now fighting in “the war against terrorism”. 3

In 1994 and 1995 US/NATO forces carried out bombing campaigns over Bosnia aimed at damaging the military capability of the Serbs and enhancing that of the Bosnian Muslims. In the decade-long civil wars in the Balkans, the Serbs, regarded by Washington as “the last communist government in Europe”, were always the main enemy.

Kosovo, 1998-99: Kosovo, overwhelmingly Muslim, was a province of Serbia, the main republic of the former Yugoslavia. In 1998, Kosovo separatists – The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) – began an armed conflict with Belgrade to split Kosovo from Serbia. The KLA was considered a terrorist organization by the US, the UK and France for years, with numerous reports of the KLA having contact with al-Qaeda, getting


arms from them, having its militants trained in al-Qaeda camps in Pakistan, and even having members of al-Qaeda in KLA ranks fighting against the Serbs. 4

However, when US-NATO forces began military action against the Serbs the KLA was taken off the US terrorist list, it “received official US-NATO arms and training support” 5 , and the 1999 US-NATO bombing campaign eventually focused on driving Serbian forces from Kosovo.

In 2008 Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia, an independence so illegitimate and artificial that the majority of the world’s nations still have not recognized it. But the United States was the first to do so, the very next day, thus affirming the unilateral declaration of independence of a part of another country’s territory.

The KLA have been known for their traffickingin women, heroin, and human body parts (sic). The United States has naturally been pushing for Kosovo’s membership in NATO and the European Union.

Nota bene: In 1992 the Bosnian Muslims, Croats, and Serbs reached agreement in Lisbon for a unified state. The continuation of a peaceful multi-ethnic Bosnia seemed assured. But the United States sabotaged the agreement. 6

Libya, 2011: The US and NATO to the rescue again. For more than six months, almost daily missile attacks against the government and forces of Muammar Gaddafi as assorted Middle East jihadists assembled in Libya and battled the government on the ground. The predictable outcome came to be – the jihadists now in control of parts of the country and fighting for the remaining parts. The wartime allies showed their gratitude


Reparations, an advocacy group, are calling for more than $677 billion to cover stolen artifacts, damage to the economy and to the infrastructure, as well as the bank loan and individual claims.”

So there we have the morality play: The evil Germans who occupied Greece and in addition to carrying out a lot of violence and repression shamelessly exploited the Greek people economically.

Would it be appropriate for such a story, or an accompanying or follow-up story, to mention the civil war that broke out in Greece shortly after the close of the world war? On one side were the neo-fascists, many of whom had cooperated with the occupying Germans during the war, some even fighting for the Nazis. Indeed, the British Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, acknowledged in August 1946that there were 228 ex-members of the Nazi Security Battalions – whose main task had been to track down Greek resistance fighters and Jews – on active service in the new Greek army. 8

On the other side was the Greek left who had fought the Nazis courageously, even forcing the German army to flee the country in 1944.

So guess which side of the civil war our favorite military took? … That’s right, the United States supported the neo-fascists. After all, an important component of the Greek left was the Communist Party, although it wouldn’t have mattered at all if the Greek left had not included any Communists. Support of the left (not to be confused with liberals of course) anywhere in the world, during and since the Cold


Maternal sensitivity to infants in various settings predicts harsh discipline in toddlerhood.
In a longitudinal study with 73 mothers and their second-born child, stability and main-level differences between measures of maternal sensitivity across settings and over time were examined. Furthermore, the predictability of harsh discipline by these different maternal sensitivity measures was studied. Maternal sensitivity was assessed at three and six months during bathing, free play on mother's lap and the baseline and reunion episode of the Still Face Paradigm (SFP; Tronick, Als, Adamson, Wise, & Brazelton, 1978 ). Harsh discipline was observed during three home visits in the second year of life. Results showed a single underlying factor for all maternal sensitivity settings at both time points and significant stability over time. Harsh discipline was predicted by maternal¶ 6). A hearing on the confirmation of the Reorganization Plan was scheduled for April 13, 1995.
Appellants filed an Objection to the Confirmation of BBHC's Reorganization Plan on April 7, 1995 (the "Objection to Plan"). C.A. 95-341 App. at Exh. 19. On April 11, 1995, BBHC filed a Motion to Strike Appellants' Objection to Plan on the ground that Appellants had no standing to participate in the confirmation proceedings. The Bankruptcy Court determined that Appellants had no standing and granted BBHC's Motion to Strike on April 13, 1995. That Order has not been appealed, nor was a motion brought to stay the confirmation of the Plan. On that same date, the Bankruptcy Court entered an Order confirming BBHC's First Amended Plan of Reorganization (the "Confirmation Order"). C.A. 95-341


concerns which were discussed in Part III(A), supra, regarding the ability of the Court to award meaningful and equitable relief to the parties. Resolution of these issues, therefore, turns on whether the Court should exercise its equitable power and dismiss the appeal on the grounds of equitable mootness. Again, the Court is guided by the criteria set forth in Continental Airlines, supra, and application of those principles leads the Court to dismiss the Confirmation Appeal as moot.
Without restating the series of transactions which have occurred in reliance upon the confirmed Reorganization Plan, the Court notes that at this late stage, it would be inequitable to award the relief requested. The five factors to be considered, as delineated in Continental Airlines, favor dismissal on the grounds of mootness. First,American Airlines shows off its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Ben Mutzabaugh | WFAA TV of Dallas

DFW AIRPORT – American Airlines unveiled its newest 787-8 Dreamliner Wednesday morning. It is the first time that employees and journalists have had a chance to view American's configuration of the aircraft since the Fort Worth-based carrier first took possession of the new fleet type in February.

The aircraft on display Wednesday, N805AN, just flew in to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Tuesday night from Boeing Field in Seattle.

American has configured its 787-8s to carry 226 passengers with 198 in coach and 28 in Business Class. Coach class is configured in a 3-3-3 layout. Besides a television and remote control, each seat back also has an electrical plug.

In Business Class, a bar will be stocked


other similar-sized aircraft. The skin of the Dreamliner is made from a composite material - rather than traditional aluminum - which helps makes the plane lighter.

American got its first 787 in February and pilots have been training on it since then, conducting so-called touch-and-go landings in West Texas, St. Louis, Phoenix and other domestic airports. The airline said its pilots have even flown the 787 to Tokyo, London, and Buenos Aires for flight tests.

American will train about 150 line pilots on the 787 along with the 40 check airmen.

WFAA TV is owned by Gannett, parent company of USA TODAY. Gannett affiliate stories occasionally are used in Ben Mutzabaugh's Today in the Sky blog. You can follow the author of this story, WFAA reporter Jason Whitely on Twitter at@JasonWhitely.The present invention relates to a method for operating a fuel injector.
An electromagnetically operable fuel injector for the direct injection of fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine is described in German Patent Application No. 196 26 576. In this fuel injector, an armature cooperates with an electrically energizable magnetic coil for the electromagnetic actuation. The lift of the armature is transferred via a valve needle to a valve-closure member. The valve-closure member cooperates with a valve-seat surface to form a sealing seat. The valve needle and the valve-closure member are reset by a resetting spring.
The relatively long closing times are disadvantageous in the fuel injector described in German Patent Application No. 196 26 576 A1. Delays in closing the fuel injector are caused by


is increased by the additional current pulse.
Due to the additional cutoff spring, an additional accelerative force is available during the closing operation to quickly close the fuel injector. The spring constant of the resetting spring is dimensioned in such a way that the spring energy exerted still safely suffices to seal the fuel injector against the pressure in the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine.
The method is particularly advantageous in the low speed range of the internal combustion engine, since in this range, one strives for the metering of small amounts of fuel at relatively long time intervals.
Thermal overloading of the fuel injector and of the electrical component is virtually ruled out, since the current pulses are only supplied over very short periods of time with longgroups targeted by the president-elect throughout his campaign. We are Latino, black, women, Muslims, undocumented, and we have disabilities. We are all stronger together, and Victory Fund will continue to work to ensure that our collective voices are represented in the halls of power.

Amidst this election’s darkness, however, there were rays of light. Kate Brown became the nation’s first openly LGBT governor, a stunning accomplishment and a win for the history books. Carlos Guillermo Smith became the first openly LGBT Latino elected to the Florida state legislature, representing Orlando and many LGBT people of color who danced at Pulse nightclub that horrific night. Georgia expanded LGBT representation in its state legislature, electing Sam Park to join three other openly LGBT voices. And voters reelected all six openly LGBT


and a gradual end to its global isolation. For this president, imposing terms on Iran, including and even beyond terms that had been rejected for decades, such as stopping uranium enrichment, became a test of his power and authority. The prospects and consequences of failure were irrelevant to a president who compulsively blames others and routinely ignores the consequences of such failures. Perhaps in the business world, bankruptcy lets people off the hook. But in the world of nuclear proliferation, failure has dangerous consequences that often last forever.

Walking into a trap: Attack on US Embassy in Iraq shows Trump is failing

For better or worse, Iran is close to repeating a past mistake that gives both America and its allies an opening. Denying access to facilities in Iran isIt’s that time of year again! Head over to the Austin Chronicle ballot (here) to cast your votes for the Austin Music Awards. Musician of the Year: Hayes Carll Song of the Year: Sake of the Song Album of the Year: Lovers and Leavers Folk: Hayes Carll Male Vocals: Hayes Carll Guitar: Geoff Queen Drums/Percussion: Mike Meadows Songwriter: […]


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Biography:

Ezra Pound (1885-1972) was a major figure in the Modernist movement of the early 20th century. In addition to his own success as a writer, Pound made his mark as an influential critic, publicly supporting poets such as H.D. (Hilda Doolittle, to whom he was briefly engaged), T. S. Eliot, and Robert Frost.the larger public caring all that much. For a citizenry with a short attention span and scant connections to servicemembers, tactical successes can obscure ever-elusive strategic victories in places like Iraq and Afghanistan.

While Engelhardt’s point is valuable, such a reading of history arguably undervalues a more important perspective to be gained by studying the latter stages of the American war in Vietnam. Both Nixon and Henry Kissinger, his national security advisor, saw prolonging the conflict in southeast Asia as antithetical to their larger foreign policy aims. Even before entering office, Nixon sought to reimagine Cold War paradigms and restructure global relations between the United States, the Soviet Union, and China.

These grander policy objectives established the parameters for how his administration evaluated the merits of continuing the war in


nationwide “Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam” in October unleashed a wave of protests and demonstrations across the country. Tens of thousands of protestors gathered in major cities across the United States — New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Boston. Brandeis University professor John P. Roche believed “The moratorium was a legitimate symbol of the war-weariness of the American people.”

Yet while Nixon refused to be overpowered by antiwar activists, he nonetheless spoke not of continuing war but of finding peace. In his “silent majority” speech in early November 1969, the president noted that the fundamental question facing Americans on the war in Vietnam was “the best way to end it.” Nixon dismissed calls for a precipitate withdrawal, but his message was clear. The “primary mission” of Americanmyth that civilian policymakers had betrayed their military officers in Vietnam.

Thus, the decision to begin the process of “Vietnamization,” of seeking a negotiated settlement that would extricate the United States from a long, but not won, war. It would forever shape how many Americans remembered the trauma of Vietnam. To veterans in particular, the real tragedy was abandoning a wartime ally in its time of greatest need. If only, the story went, the United States had remained at war, South Vietnam would have lived on.

For sure, the president promised continued aid to the Saigon regime. Heated debate endures on the authenticity of this pledge and whether Nixon and Kissinger cared only for a “decent interval” — that time period between the withdrawal of U.S. troops and an expected


communist takeover of South Vietnam.

Yet most importantly, Nixon decided not to continue in a generational war inside South Vietnam only for the sake of being at war. Throughout the long road to a negotiated settlement, the president worried about how best to maintain American prestige and credibility. To Nixon and Kissinger both, any restructuring of Cold War relations demanded that the United States not be seen as fatally weakened by its withdrawal from Vietnam.

There surely remains room to debate whether or not Nixon achieved “peace with honor” in Vietnam. But one thing seems clear. Nixon saw little honor in generational war to sustain South Vietnam. There was purpose behind the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam, and, if done correctly, a hope that American credibility would remain intact as theunquestionably was a flawed politician. He was mistrusting, at times dishonest and purposefully deceitful, and often as suspicious of his allies as of his enemies. Yet Nixon also understood the limits of military power abroad and rightfully questioned its role within the larger conception and implementation of American grand strategy. We may even entertain the notion, distasteful as some might find it, that he was courageous for not committing the United States to perpetual war in southeast Asia.

The challenge before us today is to have the courage to break from a cycle of war which, to paraphrase B.H. Liddell Hart, never bequeaths to us a better state of peace. Americans should not fall victim to unquestioning adulation of senior military officers. We can appreciate the service of generals


Johannesburg - A convicted paedophile has been sentenced to 32 life sentences and 170 years in prison for 870 charges of rape and possession of child pornography.

East Rand car salesperson Warren Troy Knoop was sentenced by Judge Cassim Moosa in the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday morning.

Last Friday, Knoop wept and begged for help after he pleaded guilty to all 870 of the charges of rape and possession of child pornography.

"I can’t take back everything I have done to those people," he said.

His victims included three young girls.

Prosecutor Riana Williams told the court that Knoop’s first victim was born in 2011.

She was a year old when Knoop first fondled her. He stopped raping and sexually molesting the child when she "began talking too much", the court heard.

Williamssaid Knoop was worried that the young girl would tell others what he had been doing to her. She said there were images of the girl naked, her legs tied apart, while Knoop masturbated on her.

'Cry for help'

"I need help. This has been a cry for help and from here on, I can make a difference. It hurts me, but I deserve this. I need help," he told the court.

He cried as he spoke to one of his former lovers seated in the court gallery. He told her he was sorry for what he had done to her.

"I didn’t date you because you had a daughter. This darkness took over my life, left a monster that would abuse many. I am sorry," he said.

In his guilty plea, Knoop


said he suffered from depression, sexual and suicidal tendencies. He admitted to having an addiction for sexual perversion and being a paedophile.

Williams also told the court that Knoop’s second victim was a 12-year-old. The girl could recall at least 12 times when she woke up to find Knoop on top of her.

This apparently happened over a period of six months. The girl tried to commit suicide in 2013, the court heard.

His third victim was 11. She could not recall the abuse and only discovered what had happened after he was arrested.

Knoop was caught when US officials found him sharing scores of videos on a website commonly accessed by paedophiles.

Several laptops, external hard drives, cellphones, memory cards, a DVD, PlayStation console, and a mini spy camera were seized fromRussian and were in the ROTC together.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden talk in a West Wing hallway of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Capt. Edward Krukowski, USAF, was flying a C-123 on a resupply mission in Vietnam when shot down on Oct. 24, 1964, six days short of his 26th birthday, leaving a wife and three small children. Ed had planned for the worst, leaving a request to be buried at Arlington Cemetery within view of the grave of President John Kennedy.

What Ed probably did not know is that Kennedy had ordered a phased withdrawal of virtually all U.S. troops from Vietnam a year before Ed and his entire crew went down.

Six weeks before Kennedy himself was killed, he defied his


chief military and civilian advisers and issued National Security Action Memorandum Number 263 (Oct. 11, 1963), ordering the Pentagon to prepare to withdraw 1,000 troops by the end of 1963, and the bulk of the rest by the end of 1965. It was a dicey thing for a president to defy his top military advisers on war. Yet he got away with it – for six weeks, anyway.

Kennedy had the strong personal loyalty of his Defense Secretary, Robert McNamara, who had learned not to be intimidated by the hawkish generals Kennedy inherited. These generals had already discredited themselves by their blasé attitude toward nuclear war during the missile crisis in Cuba in October 1962. They were the same Joint Chiefs whom then-Under Secretary of State George Ball calledJ band transponders (NATO frequency designation system, US IEEE C and Ku bands respectively).

The launch of AsiaSat 2 was contracted to the China Great Wall Industry Corporation, and used a Long March 2E rocket with an FG-46 upper stage. It was the maiden flight of the FG-46, and the first Chinese launch since the Apstar II failure, which killed a number of villagers in January 1995. The launch was conducted from Launch Area 2 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre at 11:30:05 GMT on 28 November 1995. The launch had previously been delayed twice; first from December 1994 due to the failure of Telstar 402, which was based on the same satellite bus as AsiaSat 2, and subsequently whilst the Apstar 2 launch failure was investigated.

Since the Long


happen. But it changes on a dime. The initial showboating from the mice abruptly becomes an elegant dance between the boxers. The music stops and a central light shines on red and blue. Microtones, high pitched oscillations gently pierce resounding silence while tense gestures unfold in a powerful ballet.

In layers, the personality of these four entities begin to shed. At first, the boxers are performing an intricate, technical dance. As a ballet in the boxing ring, there is sweet science that perhaps non-sports fans get to see, while boxing fans perhaps see something equally beautiful when they watch boxing matches. Without even making contact, for the most part, the sparring match is very contentious. This part is characterized by unison steps in a mirrored formula. Fear and trepidationuflex limited-144a gdr (UFLXY) Key Developments

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campsite. Just follow the road down. Be careful, Adrienne. I –“ he paused, “want you in one piece when I come back.”

Her breath caught in her throat. He turned and headed quickly into the dark, his flashlight flashing up and down as he disappeared in the trees. Adrienne took a deep breath and turned around, heading back the way they had come. He said he wanted me back in one piece! Did he really mean it? Of course he did, why wouldn’t he have? Adrienne quickened her pace as she hurried along in the cold dark. Her flashlight glowed dimly, the light bouncing up and down in front of her as she jogged along the path. She was almost there, she could see the glowing embers from thecampfire creating a hazy glow up ahead. She could see the flashlight glinting on the pickup truck. She broke into a run and pulled open the door on the driver’s side and hopped in, started the engine and was soon racing down the mountain before she realized it had started pouring rain. The truck felt uncomfortably chilly and damp, forcing her to turn the heat on, which seemed absurd in July.

‘I want you in one piece when you get back.’

Adrienne slowed, slamming her foot onto the brake pedal. The wheels screeched as she tried to stop it, but it kept sliding down the mountain. She bit a scream back and tightened her grip on the steering wheel. The pickup truck finally came to a stop; she was breathing


on.” They began the long hike back to camp.

~*~

Somehow miraculously Adrienne made it to the Cherveaux home in four hours without getting pulled over for speeding half the time. She breathed a sigh and turned the engine off and opened the door to find the rain had stopped. She barely gave it a second thought and hurried up to the front door. The glass window glinted in the moonlight as she pounded on the door. She pulled her watch out, checking the time. Four fifteen in the morning. Sighing, she pounded again. Come on! Someone wake up and answer the door! She heard footsteps approaching on the other side and Mr. Cherveaux opened the door. He stepped back in surprise.

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At the current time, gaming apparatus, including slot machines, pinball machines and other coin-operated games, typically use coins to operate the machines. The coins are inserted in a slot in the gaming apparatus and the player then operates the gaming apparatus based on the value of the coins deposited. Some gaming apparatus, rather than dispensing the player""s winnings after each play, store the value of the winnings and indicate the remaining xe2x80x9ccreditxe2x80x9d of the player. When the player wishes to stop playing, the coins are then dispensed into an external tray of the gaming apparatus. While the present invention is described in relationship to a slot machine, the term xe2x80x9cslot machinexe2x80x9d is used to denote any gaming apparatus that receives money in some form and pays out moneyspecial identification card to the player, or having a key pad or the like with the player inserting his identification code. Once a player has inserted an identification card into a slot machine, that player can then be tracked by the insertion of any cash out slip generated by the slot machine for that player. The player would not have to insert the identification card into a slot machine as long as the player had a cash out slip.
At separate locations from the slot machines would be a xe2x80x9cCashiers Stationxe2x80x9d controlled by the CPU. The Cashiers Stations would not have any gaming function. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the Cashiers Station would pay players the value of the cash out slips. However, it is possible


for the Cashier Station to provide cash tickets for use in the slot machines in exchange for currency credit card or other cash equivalents. Normally players would deposit paper currency directly into the slot machine and receive a cash out slip for the unused portion and/or winnings at the end of play. In another alternative embodiment, if a player only had coins available, then the Cashiers Station would permit the player to convert the coins to a cash out slip that could be deposited into the slot machine. Having the Cashier Station accept coins from the players would limit the collection of coins to limited locations. Also, since the slot machines would be accepting paper currency directly, many less coins would be deposited in the Cashier Station. TheEvolution / Genetics / Biology

Intact tomb unearthed in Etruscan city of Vulci

A new excavation campaign by the archaeologists of the Fondazione Vulci has discovered an Etruscan tomb dating back to the end of the seventh century BC. The tomb is located in the Poggetto Mengarelli area, where 42 burials, some of which had been looted in the past, were found last year.

Credit: Comune Montalto di Castro

The tomb was opened this morning in Vulci by the scientific director of the Archaeological Park, Carlo Casi, in the presence of the Superintendent Alfonsina Russo, the delegate of the Municipality, Rita Goddi, and the President of the Vulci Foundation, Carmelo Messina.

Credit: Comune Montalto di Castro

The intact tomb, which contained ten ceramic vases, was located near an adjacent grave containing twelve richly decorated


ceramic vases, a bronze dragon fibula and an iron spearhead, thought to belong to a warrior.

Credit: Comune Montalto di Castro

"This is a start to the important resumption of archaeological excavations in the Etruscan city", said Russo, "with the participation of the Superintendence, the municipality, the Vulci Foundation as well as Italian and foreign universities. It is hoped that Vulci can finally become an open-air research laboratory."The 115 cardinals participating in the conclave will gather inside the Sistine Chapel to cast their ballots for the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

Alessandra TarantinoAP

The stage is now set for the opening act of one of the more spectacular and intriguing theatrical dramas on the planet: the election of a pope.

In Rome, TV camera crews have set up their positions on big platforms overlooking St. Peter's Square and the Vatican, where the secretive process will begin Tuesday.

Bookies are raking in bets, even though veteran Vatican watchers insist that no obvious front-runner has emerged from a wide field of possible candidates to replace Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years.

After a tsunami of scandals about clerical sex abuse and cover-ups, Vatican mismanagement and


a communications blackout, both in the guesthouse and the Sistine Chapel, where the balloting takes place. The Vatican is determined to prevent any outside interference — or news leaking out from a tweeting cleric.

"The phone doesn't work, the TV doesn't work. They have no e-mail, they have no Internet, they have no cellphones," says the Rev. Thomas J. Reese of the National Catholic Reporter, who is an authority on the workings of the conclave.

On Tuesday morning, the "cardinal electors" will celebrate Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. Then, mid-afternoon, they walk into the Sistine Chapel in procession while singing prayers, and take their places.

Within the chapel, the scene must surely be stunning — a throng of cardinals, wearing blood-red robes, sashes and crucifixes beneath the pulsating blue, silver andgold hues of the Renaissance frescoes that adorn the Sistine's vaulted ceiling.

"The cardinals recognize this is the most important thing they will ever do in their lives. This is the high point of being a cardinal," Reese says.

"In the Sistine Chapel, they are sitting in absolute silence with Michelangelo's Jesus at The Last Judgment staring down from them from the wall."

After the cardinals have sworn oaths — to observe the rules and maintain secrecy — everyone who is not part of the conclave is ordered out with the announcement "Extra omnes!" or "Everybody out!"

The cardinals likely will vote once Tuesday, writing their choice on a small ballot paper. They walk up, one by one, and deposit this in an urn on an altar.Papers are counted by three cardinals,


one of whom reads out the names. A two-thirds majority is required.

After the first day, there are two ballots each morning and two each afternoon until a pope is elected.

Ballot papers are burned in a stove inside the Sistine Chapel that's connected to a chimney on the roof.

If there is no victor, the smoke — with the help of some chemicals — comes out black. White smoke signals a new man has been chosen.

That, at any rate, is what's supposed to happen.

"It's never worked all that well," Reese says. "I wish they'd test it and make sure it works before they go into the conclave, because last time the smoke came out gray. Everybody was [asking], 'Is it white? Is it black?' "

The selected candidate is asked ifhe accepts the post. He can, theoretically, refuse, though this is extremely unlikely. (Pope John Paul I is said to have come close, muttering, "No, oh, please no" when he was asked.)

He chooses his new name, the cardinals pledge obedience, and the new pontiff is then dressed in his white robes with the help of a tailor. Three sizes have been prepared: small, medium and large.

This is the moment when a cardinal appears on a balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square to announce the news.

"Everybody's cheering," says Monsignor Kevin Irwin, professor of liturgical studies at The Catholic University of America. "And he [the cardinal] says, 'I announce to you good news. We have a pope.' — in Latin."

The cardinal then gives the name of the new pope, who eventually


appears on the balcony and delivers a blessing before the cheering crowds in St. Peter's Square, to Rome and the world beyond.

The concept of the conclave is believed to date back some 770 years, when the papacy was vacant for a year and a half because no one could agree who the next pope should be. The people and senators of Rome grew so fed up that they locked up the cardinals until they reached an agreement.

Over the centuries, some conclaves have lasted months. That is not expected this time — though nothing is certain. There is speculation about divisions among the cardinals, including between the Curia, which is the Vatican administration, and cardinals from elsewhere. But the last time a conclave dragged on beyond five days wasthe Vatican's Pauline(ph) Chapel nearby. From there they walk in procession to the Sistine Chapel singing as they go, says Owen.

IRWIN: They're singing pray for us to the litany of the saints. It's a mantra. I mean, they're singing a mantra as they walk into the Sistine Chapel.

BYLINE: Pause for a moment and imagine this scene - a throng of cardinals from across the planet wearing blood-red robes, sashes and crucifixes, gathering beneath the pulsating blues and golds of the Renaissance frescoes that adorn the Sistine's vaulted ceiling. Reese says, once they're all inside, you can hear a pin drop.

REPORTER: In the Sistine Chapel there's absolute silence. There they are sitting in silence with Michelangelo's Jesus, you know, at The Last Judgment staring down at them from the


wall.

BYLINE: Late afternoon, the cardinals will likely vote once.

REPORTER: Each cardinal has a ballot in front of him. It's a very small piece of paper. At the top of it says, I vote for...

BYLINE: The cardinals disguise their handwriting as they write the name and fold the paper in half.

REPORTER: And then you hold it in the air as you march up one by one. And, of course, the reason you're holding it up in the air is to make sure everybody can see you're only voting once.

BYLINE: Each cardinal posts his ballot into an urn. The papers are counted by three cardinals. One reads out the names. To win you need a two-thirds majority. After the first day, there are two ballots each morning and two eachafternoon until a pope's elected. After the voting, ballot papers are burnt in a stove inside the Sistine Chapel that's connected to a chimney on the roof. The eyes of the world are on that chimney.

If there's no winner, the smoke, with the help of some chemicals, comes out black. White smoke signals a new man's been chosen and has accepted the papacy. Or at least that's what's supposed to happen, says Reese.

REPORTER: It's never worked all that well. I don't know, you know, I wish they would test it and make sure it works before they go into the conclave because last time, the smoke came out gray. Everybody was, is it white, is it black?

BYLINE: When a pope's elected, St. Peter's biggest bell is also supposed


to ring. Last time, that didn't quite go to plan either. Reese says the cardinal in charge was busy burning ballot papers, so he instructed a Swiss guard to call the bell ringer instead.

REPORTER: So the Swiss guard runs out and gets a place where his cell phone works and calls the guy and tells him, ring the bell. And he won't do it. He won't do it unless he hears from his boss. He's not going to make a mistake and ring the bell when there's no pope.

BYLINE: Eventually, after a considerable delay, someone in authority called the bell ringer.

REPORTER: And slowly we saw the bells start to move and that's the point at which we knew that a new pope had been elected.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELLS)

BYLINE: Meanwhile,helped by a tailor, the new pope climbs into his new white robes. Three sets have been prepared, small, medium and large. Irwin says last time, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected, none fitted.

IRWIN: So they had to take him out of his cassock, put him into a black sweater and over that put a white alb, nothing special, and then the red garment because nothing fit. He wasn't wearing a cassock at all.

BYLINE: Now comes the moment when a cardinal appears on that balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square.

Everyone is cheering, et cetera. And he says, I announce to you good news, we have a pope.

IRWIN: And he goes on about eight or nine words that are titles, you know, the most reverend and the this and the


Opposition Demands Answers War Logs Spark German Debate on Afghanistan Conflict

The publication of the Afghanistan war logs by WikiLeaks has sparked a new debate about Germany's involvement in the conflict. The Social Democrats are threatening to withhold support for an extension of the German mission's mandate if the government does not provide answers about alleged wrongdoings revealed in the secret reports.Crossing the border with Blue Jays beat reporter Jordan Bastian.

In the Cards

Well, it’s official: the Cardinals made me sound smart. As I pointed out in my last post, a few weekends ago I blurted out "Cardinals over Tigers in six" on the Fan590 in Toronto when asked what my World Series prediction was. Naturally, I’ve been pulling for the Cards this week because my credibility was at stake! OK, so they won it in five games — close enough.

Anyway, congrats to St. Louis for an improbable World Series victory. They were underdogs coming in to the playoffs and the general consensus was that any AL team in the Series would dominate whichever NL team limped to the finish line. Well, it was the Tigers doing the limping.

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has asked the Greater Portland Transit District to take down the ads. "What we say and what we do is being watched by the kids in our communities," Jo Morrissey, a spokeswoman for the group, tells McClatchy, "and they look to us for clues on what's acceptable and what's normal and how they should act." Kevin Sabet, executive director of the prohibitionist group Project SAM, agrees that the Question 1 ads pose an intolerable risk to the youth of America. "We're witnessing the birth of Big Marijuana," he says, "and I really worry about the messages this advertising is going to be sending to kids, giving them the impression that marijuana is safe."

Unlike Jo Morrissey, the Greater Portland Transit District has heard of the First Amendment. The sideswhen you’re twelve years old, but I have witnessed student musicians lose themselves in peak experiences, awestruck after a glorious final massed chord, or closing their eyes to put a little more feeling into a passage. Why would we want to distract them from something as important as that?

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in a long meeting over Labor Day weekend at the White House.

Holder already is one of the longest-serving members of the Obama Cabinet and currently ranks as the fourth-longest tenured AG in history. Hundreds of employees waited in lines, stacked three rows deep, in early February 2009 to witness his return to the Justice Department, where he previously worked as a young corruption prosecutor and as deputy attorney general — the second in command — during the Clinton administration.

But some of that early glow faded in part due to the politicized nature of the job and in part because of Holder's own rhetoric, such as a 2009 Black History Month speech where he said the country was "a nation of cowards" when it comes to discussions about racialtension.

Five years later, violence erupted between police and protesters in Ferguson, Mo., after a white policeman killed an unarmed black 18-year-old. And this time, the White House dispatched Holder to speak his piece, in effect jump-starting that conversation and helping to settle nerves in the frayed community.

Another huge controversy — over his decision to try the Sept. 11 plotters in a New York courthouse in the shadow of the twin towers of the World Trade Center — prompted venomous reaction from lawmakers, New York City officials and some victims' families.

Under pressure that threatened his job and his legacy, the attorney general reversed his decision and instead sent the cases to military court — where they continue to languish even as Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and other terrorism defendants


attorney general told DOJ staff the news this morning and called civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former AG Robert F. Kennedy.

The sources say a leading candidate for the job is Solicitor General Don Verrilli, the administration's top representative to the Supreme Court and a lawyer whose judgment and discretion are prized in both DOJ and the White House.

Friends and former colleagues say Holder has made no decisions about his next professional perch, but they say it would be no surprise if he returned to the law firm Covington & Burling, where he spent years representing corporate clients.

The friends say Holder is also considering donating his papers to a university in Washington, D.C., or his native New York, where he couldStephen Harper says his government is looking "very carefully" at a proposal that would give the police the power to ticket – rather than charge – people who are caught with small amounts of marijuana.

The Prime Minister's remarks come amid a widening debate over Canada's marijuana laws, inspired in part by Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's admission that he has smoked pot since his election as a Member of Parliament.

"I don't believe the Canadian Chiefs of Police proposed these options because they don't believe in the laws," Mr. Harper said. "On the contrary, they believe this option is a better approach in terms of enforcement of the law and the government is certainly looking at their proposal very carefully."

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there were more passengers per plane, according to data from the Airports Authority. The market share of the Israeli airlines El Al, Arkia and Israir was nearly 40% in March.

The foreign airline that handled the most passengers in and out of Ben-Gurion was Lufthansa. The German airline flew 40,000 passengers through Tel Aviv in March, an increase of nearly 7% from the same month in 2011.declared a bird sanctuary (Harike Wetland Bird Sanctuary) by the State government of Punjab in 1992, though fishing was allowed. However, in the year 2000 when it came under the Wildlife Act, fishing was totally banned in the wetland. Currently it is under the administration of the State government, but the MoEF has overall responsibility for administering and enforcing environmental laws and policies affecting the wetland. The State government undertakes various activities for conservation of the wetland including afforestation, protection of wildlife, control of weeds such as water hyacinth, conservation of soils and water quality.

Indian wetlands are facing increasing anthropogenic pressure from development and population growth, agriculture, deforestation, alternation of hydrology through drainage and over-extraction of water for irrigation (Prasad et al. [@CR23]). In the Punjab, most of


and 2010, but remained constant at 14% (1218 and 1190 ha respectively). However, Agricultural land increased by 6% (545 ha) from 1989 to 2000 and then by 2% (204 ha) between 2000 and 2010. Changes were prominent on the north eastern side of the wetland and corresponded to an increased agricultural land.

The dated 16-10-1989 image was used as the base year for change detection and the changes occurring until 2010 were determined. Change detection was conducted for two time periods: a) 1989 to 2000, and b) 2000 to 2010. In the first period of 11 years between 1989 and 2000, the area under Waterbody area decreased by 9.7% (848 ha). It increased during the next 10 years (between 2000 and 2010) by 5.3% (459 ha). There was a decline in Wetland I vegetation by 3.9%rest to Barren and Agricultural land. Out of the 277 ha of Wetland I area lost from 1989 to 2010, most of it (48.5%) was converted to Wetland II, and 14.5% came under Waterbody area. For Wetland II, of the lost area (469 ha), 16% was converted to Agricultural land and 11% became barren. Wetland areas are among the most sought after for agricultural cultivation.

Clear patterns that highlighted changes to Agricultural land emerged in the classified images as rectangular patches in the image depicting the wetland. These patterns were more prominent on the north-eastern part of the wetland. During the same period, most of the land that was Barren areas was converted to Agricultural land. Strips of Agricultural land also appeared in the interior of the wetland along the River


conversions such as from Wetland II to Agricultural land, as well as from Barren land to Agricultural land were an indication of the agricultural expansion. However, it was occurring at the expense of wetland vegetation. It is possible that the wetland areas were cultivated during one planting season and left fallow in another season.

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Widespread anthropogenic impacts on wetlands due to economic and population pressures, and environmental degradation are causing unprecedented changes in the fragile habitats. Undoubtedly, Harike is an important wetland and its characterization is important for the current and future conservation efforts. The destruction of wetland vegetation in the Harike wetland to expand land for Agricultural land, a decrease in the wetland area due to conversion to agricultural land, and an accelerated change in the courseof the River Sutlej caused by development of Agricultural land along the river were observed. The wetland is under stress from Agricultural land on the north-eastern side as depicted in the image classification.Land use patterns were analyzed for the years 1989, 2000 and 2010 and in general, Wetland II which is dominated by the grasslands occupied the highest percentage of wetland vegetation, followed by Wetland I. Waterbody area decreased in 2000 and then increased in 2010, whereas wetland II showed a decreasing trend towards 2010. Barren land and agricultural land areas showed an increasing trend from 1989 to 2010. Land cover changes were mainly characterized by a decrease in the wetland area, an increase in agricultural land and Barren areas around the wetland, and inter-conversions between wetland classes.


in defensive rebound percentage last season to second so far this season. More defensive rebounds means fewer second-chance points allowed. They went from 26th in second-chance points allowed (13.8) to 11th thus far (11.7).

The Rockets have also improved slightly in steals (as you might expect from a team that added Chris Paul). They rank fourth in the NBA in steals per game and fifth in the NBA in deflections per game. They ranked 13th in the latter last season.

The Rockets and the Thunder are the only teams to rank in the top 5 in deflections per game and loose balls recovered per game so far

Rockets rank fifth in the NBA in deflections per game this season (14.6). They ranked 13th in that category last season.

The Rockets and Thundergame have jumped from 8.1 last season to 11.3 this season in a similar number of minutes.

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Gordon, who moved to the bench with the return of Paul, is allowing opponents to shoot 38 percent from the field when he is the closest defender. Taking 3-pointers into account, he’s allowed an effective field goal percentage of 44 percent, 15th-best in the NBA (out of more than 300 players. He also rarely allows shots, yielding 10.3 per 100 possessions (third lowest in the NBA).

Gordon is one of several Rockets who defends post-ups well, per Second Spectrum. He ranks second in the NBA in post-up effectiveness, yielding 0.58 points per chance. Trevor Ariza also ranks in the top 10. James Harden rates just outside the top 20, but is


On July 31st, Zimbabwe is due to hold its first presidential election in six years. It will be the first since the chaotic 2008 election and the first under the country's new constitution. In theory, voters should have a chance to remove their 89-year-old leader, Robert Mugabe, who was once a respected anti-colonial guerrilla who has devolved into a despot during his 33 years at the top of Zimbabwean politics.

In practice, it's not that simple. Many expect Mugabe to delay, cancel, or rig the vote. Even if Mugabe loses, many fear violence.

Amid this uncertainty, something strange has happened. For the last few months, someone calling themselves "Baba Jukwa" has been posting damaging leaks from Mugabe's Zanu PF party on a Facebook page. No one knows who Baba JukwaMenu

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Rhodes, Greece

For the week of Christmas, we traveled by ferry over to the Greek island of Rhodes. Coming from the 99.9% Muslim Turkey, it was surprisingly sweet to hear Christmas carols in the grocery, to watch twinkling lights, and to see people wearing reindeer headbands and Santa hats. Similar to our experience in Turkey, Rhodes is in off-season mode with the tourist traps shut down and locals running all over the place.

Poinsettia trees blooming in time for Christmas.

Beside obviously being neighbors, Turkey and Greece share quite a history. In ancient times people moved back and forth, with many ancient Greek cities built in what is now Turkey. After the Greco-Turkish war ended, a population exchange took place in 1923. The idea


was to concentrate all Muslims on Turkish soil and all Christians on Greek soil. It is estimated some two million people were forced from their homes and made refugees.

Hellenistic marble columns in ancient Agora on Kos.

On the way to and from Rhodes we stopped on the island of Kos. Right in town are very well laid out Hellinistic, Roman, and medieval buildings and ruins. We wandered through the agora, looked at mosaic floors and marble columns, explored the Crusaders castle, and walked the docks at the marina between ferries. Outside the town of Kos is the Asclepeion where Hippocrates first practiced medicine. In Kos town, we spent a few minutes under the tree where legend has it that Hippocrates taught his students the art of medicine.

The moat aroundRhodes. Today it is a frequent walking and jogging path.

Rhodes is a UNESCO world heritage site. The medieval walled city is very large and in good shape. Apparently a few thousand people live inside the walls. Some business were still open but it was mostly closed up due to tourist season being over. We spent hours wandering the cobbled lanes, enjoying the bougainvillea and stonework. The Palace of the Grand Master is a central castle built by the St. John’s Knights within the walled city and today serves a museum.

The beach from which we swam on Christmas Day, despite the grey clouds.

On Christmas Day, we swam in the Mediterranean. It was cold but not so cold we couldn’t spend about 20 minutes swimming around and making bubbles. Nor


were we the only ones in the water. All the beaches in Rhodes appear to be set up for year-round swimmers with changing stalls, benches, hooks, and fresh-water showers. Luckily, the black hose leading to the shower provided warm water despite the overcast day. Even on a day when we felt frozen by strong wind, the distant Turkish mountains were capped in fresh snow, and the waves were a meter high, there were people swimming in the sea!

Lindos town and the fortified acropolis.

One day we took the public bus down to the town of Lindos. An elaborate temple to Athena sat on the steep hill above town, with construction completed about 300 BC. Later, the Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines added to the hill-top sanctuary. Later still, the Crusadersand then Ottomans turned it into a fortress. The modern-day town of Lindos is one of the most picturesque things you can imagine, but was seemingly vacant. One restaurant and one small mini-market were open, all else was shuttered for the season. It was full of beautiful white homes closed up.

Entrance to the Temple to Athena above Lindos.

A few months ago we heard about a documentary called The Venice Syndrome. Apparently, Venice has as many residents today as it did after the Great Plague in 1438. The cost of living is so high, the city has become uninhabitable. Extreme tourist pressure means hundreds of locals leave every year. We wondered if perhaps the same is happening in Lindos. Nearly every building had an English sign up for hotel,


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