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A brief overview of the tour
Ascend the¬†Golan Heights via Hamat Gader. After a panoramic view of Sea of Galilee ascend
the Golan Heights via Hamat Gader. Stop at Shalom observation point and then
visit both the Katzerin museum and the remains of the Talmudic village. On
mount Bental, opposite Kuneitra, explore former Syrian fortifications.
Overnight at Kibbutz guest-house.
Visit Caesarea Philippi (Banias), Kal‚Äôat Nimrod in the
northern Golan and finally Safed, city of the Kabala.
Important and useful notes
Price includes accommodation per person in a double room on B&B basis.
Single supplement $50¬†per person per night (100$ during High season).
High season supplement $25 per person per night.
The¬† sequence of the days, pick up times and hotel accommodation are subject to change.
View useful, relevant notes on each route by clicking on the trip details below.
A detailed description of the tour
Leaving Tel Aviv we pass Herzliya and Netanya, as we travel north along the¬†scenic coastal plain and
then turn¬†eastwards through the plain of Armageddon¬†(Rev 16:16), with a view of biblical Megiddo.
Then crossing the Jordan Valley, the hidden river¬†to the east serving as the border¬†between Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of¬†Jordan.
At the southern of the Kinneret, the Sea of Galilee, we ascend to the Golan¬†Heights via Hamat Gader,
site of the Roman spa. At the Shalom observatory we¬†have a panoramic view of the Kinneret and realise
how¬†vulnerable Tiberias was¬†while the Syrians controlled the Heights.
At ancient Katzerin we explore the excavated and partially restored remains of¬†a typical large village of
the¬†Mishnah and Talmud period (first to fifth century),¬†its synagogue, its homes and its olive press.
The black¬†basalt rock is testimony to¬†extinct volcanoes on the heights.
In the nearby museum, in the modern city of Katzerin, finds from the ancient¬†city are displayed alongside
the finds from excavations carried out on the Golan¬†Heights. These include the reconstruction of a
stone-age dolmen, stone carvings¬†from the many synagogues discovered and coins from Gamla,
the Second Temple¬†Jewish city razed by the Romans during the Jewish revolt (67-73 CE).
On Mount Bental we explore the former Syrian fortifications, bunkers and¬†trenches taken by Israel during
the Six Day War in 1967. In the distance is the¬†Syrian city Kuneitra and in the foreground the camp of the
Canadian contingent¬†to the UN forces supervising the cease-fire between Israel and Syria, brokered in
1974 after the Yom Kippur War and never broken.¬†The Syrian capital Damascus is a mere fifty kilometers
away hence Syria‚Äôs¬†reticence to break the cease-fire. The route we travelled today is more than likely¬†the one
used by Saul of Tarsus on his way to Damascus (Acts 9:1ff).¬†Overnight ‚Äď kibbutz guest-house
After a short tour of the kibbutz we continue northwards to the source of the¬†Hermon River, one of the
tributaries of the Jordan River, at Caesarea Philippi also¬†known as Banias.¬†This Roman city,¬†dedicated¬†to
the pagan god Pan, was given by the emperor¬†Augustus to King Herod who built a palace in his honour.
After his death his son¬†Phillip made Panias capital of his kingdom renaming it and further beautifying it,
preserving the many pagan shrines.¬†This was the northernmost point visited by Jesus and his disciples
and the only¬†pagan city mentioned in the gospels. It is here, at the foot of Mt. Hermon, that¬†Jesus gave
the¬†keys to his kingdom to Peter, formerly Simon. (Mat 16:13-19).
As Christianity gained ascendency and finally became the official religion of¬†the Roman Empire the pagan
shrines were replaced by a church. After the Arab¬†conquest in the 7th¬†Arabic alphabet.
century Panias became known as Banias as there is no ‚Äėp‚Äô in the¬†On the way to Mt. Hermon is a striking
fortress straddling the hill. Kal‚Äôat Nimrod¬†is often mistakenly described as a Crusader fortress but the
Crusader fortress¬†was destroyed at the beginning of the thirteenth century. Strategically placed¬†on the
road to Damascus it was rebuilt by the Omayyad rulers of Damascus and¬†completed by the Mameluke
Sultan Beybers.¬†We will explore the towers and buttresses and enjoy the view. With the complete¬†demise
of the Crusader Empire in Lebanon and Kal‚Äôat Nimrod lost its¬†strategic importance and was¬†abandoned.¬†
After¬†enjoying lunch at a Druze restaurant we
leave¬†the Golan Heights and make our¬†way to Safed (Z‚Äôfat).
Known as the city of the Kabbalah we will see the synagogues dedicated to Josef¬†Caro and the Ari as we
walk through the narrow alleys of the old city and explore¬†the artists‚Äô quarter before returning to Tel Aviv.

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The modern LGBT rights movement and its activists of all genders have produced a substantial body of published and unpublished literature of many types ranging from biographies to historical accounts and new theoretical frameworks for the researching of sexuality. It has also brought to a wide audience certain symbols and images, some, such as the pink triangle, drawn from specific historical periods of oppression and reclaimed for affirmative purposes, while others such as the rainbow flag are more contemporary creations that have become widely applied. The most spectacular example of this latter category is unquestionably the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, born in the early years of the pandemic in the city of San Francisco. While images of its displays at various venues including the National Mall in Washington, D.C. are instantly recognizable, less known is the variety of documentation that has been created in various formats from printed matter to the performance stage to tell the story of the Quilt and the lives whose legacies it preserves.
The idea for the Quilt originated with San Francisco activist Cleve Jones, who, as part of a candlelight march in memory of assassinated Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone in 1985, asked people who had lost someone to AIDS to make a sign with whatever decoration seemed appropriate and carry them during the march. After the march was completed, Jones and his fellow marchers taped the signs to the wall of the San Francisco Federal Building. The resulting image gave rise to the idea of continuing this type of memorial in the more permanent form of a traditional patchwork quilt, each of whose squares would be a unique creation of men and women who wished to signify to the world that the life of the named person had been one of worth and value. In June 1987, Cleve Jones and Mike Smith gathered a group of people at a storefront on Market Street to formally create The NAMES Project Foundation. The idea was quickly picked up by the American gay and lesbian community in those cities which had at that time been heavily impacted by the AIDS pandemic- Atlanta, New York City, and Los Angeles in addition to San Francisco. Quilt panels began to arrive at the Project, and on June 27, 1987, the first forty panels of the Quilt- each the size of a human grave- were displayed from the Mayor’s balcony at San Francisco’s City Hall. By the time the Quilt was displayed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. four months later, the number of panels had grown to 1,920. In the spring of 1988, the Quilt began a nationwide tour that would reach twenty cities and see its size expand to over six thousand panels. It returned to Washington, D.C. in October 1988, when 8, 288 panels were displayed on the Ellipse in front of the White House.

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There are only a few of these Chocolate Factories left in Milwaukee. Great food and great location with plenty of fun shopping within walking distance.
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Fast service with fresh ingredients. Downtown Cedarburg, popular location. Fair pricing, cute and clean with vintage charm. Good choice for family lunch.
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Wide variety of food & ice cream at great prices. Great options for kids/families. Convenient access to the bike trail. Friendly staff!
Local fixture for decades that offers many varieties of ice cream treats as well as lunch type sandwiches. A throw back to days gone by before the advent of soft serve and chain custard restaurants. Atmosphere is fun and easy.

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21 Jun 2018
Phrasee pheatures: meet Simone Trubian
Profiles in awesomeness: Meet Phrasee “Technical Lead” Simone Trubian
Phrasee is a special company.
Why? Some people might say it’s because of our industry-leading artificial intelligence marketing language generation and optimisation technology, or the ever-growing list of brands availing themselves of our services and singing our praises. However, those people would be wrong.
What really sets Phrasee apart are the amazing people that show up, day in and day out, to help us grow our brand, deliver amazing service to our customers, and make our cutting-edge AI tech work.
One of those amazing people is Simone Trubian.
Simone Trubian is Phrasee’s Technical Lead.
What does Phrasee’s “Technical Lead” actually do? We’ll let Simone explain (with characteristic humility):
“I actively develop some of the products used by our clients and provide technical supervision to the product team.”
The “products” Simone is referring to are the bespoke, unique artificial intelligence algorithms offered to every single one of Phrasee’s clients. These bespoke algorithms are specifically designed to not only reflect a brand’s individual brand tone of voice, but also to generate and optimise marketing language that caters to the unique tastes and preferences of that brand’s audience. As Phrasee’s technical lead, Simone ensures that our AI technology delivers consistent, high-performing results that deliver robust ROI for each and every one of our clients.
That’s no mean feat, but luckily for us, Simone is up to the task (and always has been). It’s all part and parcel of being a key team member for one of London’s hottest scale-ups.
Sure, Simone Trubian may cut a tall, stylish figure as he glides around the Phrasee office in perfectly fitted clothes, but there’s much more to this budding tech dynamo than meets the eye.
Let’s find out what’s going on in that big, juicy brain of his…
Simone Trubian fact sheet:
An interview with Simone Trubian
How did you find your way onto the Phrasee team?
I was working as a contractor in a company that is part of one of our investors. My contract was coming to an end and by coincidence a recruiter pitched me this small startup that was developing an AI system that generated language. That perked my interest right away so I had a phone interview with Neil and then an interview with Parry and Vic. Next thing you know I was on the Phrasee plane.
What have you learned since joining the Phrasee team?
Putting the client’s needs first. Phrasee’s clients are big companies and each and every email they send with our language counts. One has to be willing to accommodate the client’s specific need and go the extra mile. In doing so though one still has to keep an eye on the bigger picture and ensure that one client’s need doesn’t impact negatively all others. It’s a fine balancing act.
What makes Phrasee special as a company?
That we actually do what I was saying in the previous answer.
Why should brands use Phrasee?
Phrasee is an AI system capable of doing things that people cannot do. This is not bad AI that will put people out of jobs or Skynet that will kill us all but it’s a great tool that marketing people can use to improve their results.
What is your favourite thing about working at Phrasee?
I really enjoy working with my colleagues. The product team has scaled up recently and I’m really enjoying the way we’re building the team, how open-minded we are and how we help each other in a collaborative manner.
What’s it like working with AI?
Tricky. Software development is all about logic so things tend to be very crisp, a bug is wrong and a program that does what is supposed to is right. AI on the other hand is based on statistics so everything is on a grey scale. This makes developing and testing AI systems as much an art as a science.
What does Phrasee’s AI do for brands?
Phrasee helps brands communicating to their audiences in an engaging manner. We can fine tune the language to different effects such as re-engage customers or help the client’s bottom line.
What’s the most exciting thing going on in your life today?
Summer is here and just the idea of being out having barbecues in the sun puts a smile on my face.


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News > Bloomberg loses landmark privacy case at UK Supreme Court
Bloomberg loses landmark privacy case at UK Supreme Court
The Outreach | 18/02/2022 11:07 AM | Click to read full article
The Court ruled that criminal suspects have “a reasonable expectation of privacy” before they are charged Britain’s highest court has ruled that a business executive who was investigated over suspected fraud had a right to keep his identity private – a ruling media groups said would make it harder for journalists to expose crimes by the rich and powerful.
The UK court judgement to sided with an individual’s right to privacy over the public’s right to know.

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text: My first film at the 2015 Sydney Film Festival is a straightforward music documentary about Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp the managers and creative guides to The Who. The film, directed by James D Cooper tracks the meeting, friendship, subsequent rise and flame out of the son of a world renown conductor, Lambert and the son of a working class East Ender, Chris Stamp with the backdrop of the creation of the band, The Who. There are interviews with Roger Daltrey, Pete Townsend, Chris’ brother, actor Terence Stamp, long-time friends and most importantly Chris Stamp. Unfortunately Kit Lambert died in 1981. The documentary is interesting to anyone who wants an insight into the beginnings of The Who, 1960s London, the Mod subculture and a look at an unlikely friendship. It is not a ground breaking documentary but, like Good ol’ Freda, the documentary about Freda Kelly, The Beatles secretary, it highlights those behind the scenes of some of the biggest English bands of the 1960s.

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Rumors have been circulating with the possibility of Apple’s upcoming WatchOS 7 featuring a sleep tracking and support for a blood oxygen sensor. Now new sources are reaffirming this possibility. This is a shred of nice evidence that Apple’s upcoming Apple Watch 6 will include these two features. It will one additional step forward for Apple, who definitively made its wearable stand against the competition by introducing features such as the ECG reader.
According to the report, only the Watch Series 3 and newer will get the new software update. That means that the first Apple Watch and the second generation are reaching the end of the line. The duo of wearables got WatchOS 6.1 update but was skipped over the 6.0 update. Apparently, users who have these two will have to upgrade to newer models if they want to keep getting software support and new features from Apple.
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Interestingly enough, iFixit reports that the old Apple Watch also has the hardware necessary for a blood oxygen monitor. However, the hardware wasn’t enabled. With the new update, the feature probably won’t be exclusive to the new Apple Watch 6. Unless Apple has a good excuse to not enable it in old models. Sleep Tracking, in counterpart, is available through third-party apps, but it’s hard to use it with the current battery life. The new series 6 probably will introduce a better battery to allow seamless use of this feature.


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Spring 2005, Vol. 11 No. 2
In this issue...
Water Cleanup: What's the Economic Impact for Iowa Communities?
Catherine L. Kling
Many of Iowa's public lakes have been adversely affected by sediment, nutrients, or other nonpoint pollution. Iowa is grappling with the pressures of balancing federal water quality requirements, tight conservation budgets, concern for environmental preservation and restoration, and economic viability of rural areas. Efforts to improve water quality in many lakes are likely to entail significant economic costs. These costs can be public, such as when state resources are used to fund cleanup efforts, or private, such as altering land uses or farming practices, expanding municipal treatment facilities, or other investments. Before scarce funds are invested in cleaner water, it is imperative to know how much Iowans value cleaner water.
The value of cleaner water is often missing from discussion of state water quality problems. What value do Iowans place on the protection of water resources in the state? What value would they place on improvement in quality levels? Conceptually, the economic value of water quality improvements in Iowa lakes is the maximum amount the citizenry is willing to pay to obtain those improvements. This is the standard economic definition of the value of a good, as it represents the value of other goods and services that people are willing to forgo in order to acquire or preserve the good in question (water quality in this case). This "willingness-to-pay" concept can appropriately be used by policymakers in deciding how to spend limited public monies. While difficult to measure, economists and limnologists (who study water biology and chemistry) at Iowa State have a large research project underway to generate estimates of this value for water quality improvement at over 125 lakes in the state (for details, visit www.card.iastate.edu/research/resource-and-environmental/).
In addition to the value of water quality improvements, citizens of local communities and regions are often interested in another measure related to environmental improvements. They want to know the amount of economic activity those improvements might stimulate. Typically, this economic impact is measured in total dollars of spending generated locally by the environmental improvement or the number of jobs created. This type of information is particularly relevant for those interested in promoting and maintaining the viability of local communities.
The City of Storm Lake in Buena Vista County is one such community. Community leaders in the Storm Lake area have pursued an aggressive water quality and community development effort that has been termed "Project Awaysis" (see the project Web site: www.awaysis.com). This proposal encompasses both water quality improvements in the lake and substantial economic development for the local community. Included in the plans are a new public beach, a lighthouse, a redesigned municipal golf course, a renovated campground, family cabins, an 80-room lodge, an indoor/outdoor water park, a countywide bike trail, an interpretive center, and other amenities.
Economic Impact Analysis
As part of their planning efforts, members of the Storm Lake Area Development Corporation were interested in having an economic impact analysis undertaken. They wanted to estimate the effects of spending by an increased number of visitors that would likely result after dredging of the lake and construction of these additional facilities and attractions. The first step in the analysis was to take advantage of information already collected by the statewide lake valuation study by economists at CARD and Iowa State University. The study, which was jointly funded by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, included data on annual visitation rates to Iowa lakes, as well as on-site surveys in Storm Lake that collected data on visitor activities and spending patterns during these visits. The primary activities engaged in on these visits included boating, fishing, camping, and hiking. Based on this information, we were able to estimate that over 267,000 visitors came to the area because of the lake in 2003. We estimated the aggregate spending of these Storm Lake visitors to be over $22 million.
In the lake valuation study, visitors were further asked how improvements to Storm Lake would affect the number of visits they make to the area. For purposes of the economic impact analysis, this question was interpreted to apply to water quality improvements as well as amenity investments such as lodging to take advantage of the cleaner lake. Based on their responses, we estimate that visitation rates would increase by about 55 percent. At current spending rates, the lake improvements are expected to increase direct tourism spending by $12.6 million during the summer season.
Since lake development is aimed at year-round usage of the facilities by including trails and an indoor water park, we develop estimates of additional spending occurring during the remainder of the year. In addition to the water park activities, other winter attractions include snowmobiling, ice fishing, and cross-country skiing on multi-purpose trails. The proposed lodge would also be promoted as a conference facility intended to draw visitors during the winter season. Winter visitation rates are expected to be lower, however; we estimate visitors and spending to be only half of the level seen during the summer months. Using these rates, we estimate additional spending of $6.3 million during winter months. Adding this to the summer totals, lake improvements are expected to result in an estimated annual increase of $18.9 million in direct spending in the Storm Lake area once the effects from a fully developed set of facilities are realized.
Based on the state averages for the different retail and service sectors, we expect about 27 new businesses to be supported by the increase in sales activity. The expenditure survey suggests that about $3.5 million will be spent on lodging in the region. Based on the marketing analysis for the new lodge, which estimated 80 rooms and 70 percent occupancy at $85 per night, about $1.74 million will be spent at this facility. This implies that about $1.76 million will spent at other lodging facilities, supporting two to three additional facilities based on state averages.
Income and employment associated with expanded visitation can be estimated using an input-output (I-O) model for the region. An I-O model is essentially a general accounting system tracking expenditures and purchases among sectors in the local economy. We use the IMPLAN data and modeling system to configure an I-O model for the economic region of Buena Vista County. After the project is completed, the local economy is stimulated by new visitors making retail purchases. The I-O model takes these estimates of new tourism spending, tracks them through the rest of the economy, and summarizes the secondary and overall purchases. Overall, we estimate that the total economic impacts on the region will be $28.4 million of sales, $10.7 million of new income, and 690 new jobs. Most of this activity, including the indirect and induced effects, is focused in the retail and service sector, as indicated by the initial spending survey. We estimate, after adjusting for full-time equivalence, that the earnings support about 490 full-time positions.
An Essential Component
With the help of this impact report, the community was able to acquire an $8 million Vision Iowa grant to assist with developing the project. Awaysis Project Manager Mike Wilson says the economic impact study, based upon the survey results and willingness-to-pay estimates, was critical to the effort. "Project planners had long believed that the Awaysis development would spur economic activity in Storm Lake and Buena Vista County," he says. "The study provided independent, third-party quantitative estimates of the economic impact. Being able to refer to that study was key to our effort to help the community understand the promise of Project Awaysis." The project's development committee plans to use the report to assist with further marketing in the community and the region. ♦

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- DescriptionWordsworth and the Victorians tells the story of the flowering of Wordsworth's reputation and influence. Stephen Gill uses anecdotal and biographical material - the personal testimony of critics, scholars, publishers, and ordinary readers - to illustrate what Wordsworth's poetry meant to his Victorian readers.
- Author BiographyStephen Gill is Professor of English Literature and Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford. He is the author of William Wordsworth: A Life (OUP, 1989), and editor of William Wordsworth in the Oxford Authors series (OUP, 1984).
- Author(s)Stephen Gill
- PublisherOxford University Press
- Date of Publication19/04/2001
- GenreLiterary Criticism
- Place of PublicationOxford
- Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom
- ImprintOxford University Press
- Content Note1 frontispiece, 4 halftones plates, 6 halftones
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- Height215 mm
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color scheme, blue cabinets (wall unit in living room)?
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What Are The Hrithik Roshan Top 10 Movies In Bollywood
The List of Hrithik Roshan Top 10 Movies
Hrithik Roshan, the Bollywood heartthrob is known for his great looks, as well as for his stellar exhibitions. He has shown up in a few movies as a tyke craftsman, to begin with. He later began his excursion as a partner chief to his dad. Moreover, His genuine presentation in the film industry as a performing artist was in the year 2000 and achievement of this film opened all entryways for him and made him a star overnight. here is the list of Hrithik Roshan top 10 movies.
Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham:-
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham was a family show and was released in the year 2001. It had an outfit cast with Hrithik playing more youthful sibling to Shahrukh Khan. Moreover, This Hindi movie was about family and its tangled relations. It was made on a gigantic scale and was economically fruitful on a much bigger scale.
Kaho Na Pyaar hai:-
Kaho Na Pyaar Hai is a sentimental show and was presentation film of Hrithik Roshan. It made them assume double parts of Raj and Rohit. This film made various records at the film industry and honors services. Moreover, Hrithik earned basic recognition and tremendous fame for his parts. He earned two Filmfare, two Screen Awards, and two IIFA as the best on-screen character and best introduction.
Koi Mil Gaya:-
Koi Mil Gaya is a sci-fi that was released in year 2003. It was monetarily exceptionally fruitful and was most noteworthy worker of that year. It broke numerous past records and Hrithik picked up superstardom status with this Hindi film. Moreover, He got best on-screen character prevalent and faultfinders, both honors at Filmfare, IIFA, Screen and Zee Cine Awards for best on-screen character classification.
Mission Kashmir is an activity dramatization with Kashmir as its experience. This movie was released in the year 2000 and its story rotated around a young fellow Altaf, played by Hrithik Roshan whose family is incidentally murdered by officers and who later turns into a psychological oppressor. Moreover, This film was widely praised and a business accomplishment at film industry
Krrish was a sci-fi and second portion of Koi Mil Gaya. It was released in the year 2006 and its story rotated around Krishna, played by Hrithik Roshan, child of past hero. Moreover, This film was a pioneer and its visual impacts were astounding. It was another blockbuster making Hrithik group’s heartthrob and earned him a designation in best performer classification at Filmfare Awards
Lakshya is an activity show and was released in the year 2004. It had Kargil War as its fictionalized foundation with Hrithik assuming part of a confounded young person who is constrained in to armed force by conditions. This movie was a blockbuster and Hrithik’s part was valued by both viewers and commentators. He earned his selection in best performing artist class at Filmfare Awards.
Jodha Akbar is an authentic show and was released in the year 2008. It had Hrithik alongside Aishwarya assuming title parts of Akbar and Jodha individually. It was fundamentally a sentimental film as sentiment between both characters was highlighted of this great epic. The movie went ahead to make new records and got five Filmfare and seven Star Screen Awards. Moreover, Hrithik earned best on-screen character trophy at Filmfare Awards.
Agneepath was an activity dramatization and was released in the year 2012. It was a revamp of a prior Hindi movie with same name and the same story. Hrithik assumed principle heroes part and it earned him designation in best performing artist classification at Filmfare Awards. Hrithik was acclaimed for his phenomenal acting in the film.
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara:-
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is a comic drama dramatization and was released in the year 2011. It had a troupe cast of prominent performing artists. Hrithik Roshan assumed part of Arjun, one of the companions. This Hindi movie was extolled both by groups of onlookers and commentators and Hrithik earned designation in best-performing artist class at Filmfare Awards
Bang Bang is an activity drama released in the year 2014. It was a change of Hollywood film and had Hrithik and Katrina Kaif in lead parts. And also, Movie was gotten decidedly by gatherings of people and Hrithik dealt with another selection in best performer class at Filmfare Awards.
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By Natalie Morales
Nearly 100 firefighters battled through the night to contain a wildfire that broke out last month on Ruidoso’s Moon Mountain in New Mexico, about four hours away from Lubbock.
The fire, believed to be an arson, started at about 2:20 p.m. on March 28 and spread rapidly, gaining traction in a backyard with dead trees, according to the Ruidoso News. By 8 p.m., the fire had covered 175 acres and was only 30 percent contained, getting dangerously close to Ruidoso High School, the only public high school in town.
With homes exposed to high winds, many residents evacuated as they watched the fire edge closer.
And some were worried not only about their own lives.
Kat Vallo, the assistant manager of the Humane Society of Lincoln County located directly across the street from Moon Mountain, was not at the shelter when the fire began.
Living 30 minutes away, Vallo was on standby, waiting to hear whether evacuation would be needed. She was soon called in to help move the animals to safety.
“You know, I packed a bag in case I would have to stay in Ruidoso while the fire was going on, just in case we weren’t able to make it back home,” Vallo said. “We had a lot of smoke where we were. It was maybe a good two, three miles away.”
The Humane Society transported its animals to a resale store location on U.S. Highway 70, where they stayed overnight in safety. Some of the pets were also taken to temporary foster homes, Vallo said.
The resale store’s truck, normally reserved for large furniture and appliance deliveries, was used to move the shelter’s 25 dogs. Eleven cats were transported in a van recently donated by another facility in Colorado.
The shelter manager and kennel supervisor dedicated their night to the animals, staying at the store to make sure each animal was safe. Five members of the Humane Society staff, board members and volunteers helped in the emergency.
By dawn the next day, no more than a glow could be seen from the nearby Sudderth Drive, according to Ruidoso News. Fire crews from Ruidoso, Mescalero, Ruidoso Downs, all Lincoln County volunteer fire departments, the U.S. Forest Services, the New Mexico State Forestry Division and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management had answered the call to volunteer their help and time.
As the town banded in its recovery effort, the Humane Society set up a Gofundme to raise $2,500 for more kennels. It soon met its goal, with the help of 49 donations.
“We had a really good outcome,” Vallo said. “We had a lot of people donating money and kennels. That way, if this ever happens again, we will have hopefully enough kennels to transport our larger dogs.”
Ben and Lisa Morales and their son watched the fire blaze right behind their home. Pictures found on Facebook and Google. Click below to hear their story.

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We were absolutely delighted to have booked the mini big band to play at our wedding reception. The standard was exceptional and the band had provided an extensive repertoire from which we were able to highlight our favoured songs. The band also had recordings of some numbers on sound cloud so that we could learn a first dance to the exact arrangement that they were to play on the night. It couldn’t have been easier – in the end we chose to charleston to “I want to be like you” which was fun and went down extremely well. I liaised with Chris mainly via email, but chatted on the phone nearer to the day so that arrangements could be finalised, nothing was too much trouble and the band was a real highlight. The keyboard player was booked earlier to play the piano during the meal and their set up was efficient.
The band had travelled from Yorkshire to London to play and they might be making the journey down the A1 more frequently as several guests at the wedding have been asking for their contact details, and all thank you letters have commented on their stunning performance, the dance floor was filled all night.
Chris – thank you for a stand out performance.
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A stay at Grand Hotel Majestic già Baglioni places you in the heart of Bologna, within a 15-minute walk of Piazza Maggiore and University of Bologna. Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and express check-in. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
Bologna is a modern city with ancient charm, and the Starhotels Excelsior is the ideal starting point for visitors who want to discover it. Strategically located near the main Central station and only 2 km from Bologna's exhibition centre, the Starhotels Excelsior is a blend of classic style and contemporary taste. The hotel's 193 stylish, elegant and comfortable rooms and suites all feature prestigious furnishings and many look onto an unforgettable panorama of the city's rooftops and mediaeval towers. The Avorio restaurant offers a selection of traditional local dishes, based on the finest ingredients, in a refined, vivacious atmosphere. The welcoming Fondente Bar is the ideal venue to enjoy a relaxing drink. Equipped with modern hi-tech facilities, the 5 meeting rooms can host up to 210 people, providing the ideal space for business meetings and private events, perfectly organised by a team of professionals.
Holiday Inn Bologna Fiera hotel is a short drive from the A14 motorway and 6 km from Bologna city center. Bologna Centrale Train Station is 15 minutes away by car, and it's just 11 minutes from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport. The hotel offers a shuttle service to both for a small fee. Just a few minutes walk from FICO Eataly World, the largest food park in the world. We can host up to 115 guests in our fully equipped plenary meeting rooms, every one can be divided into six smaller modules. There are shops within a short walk at Meraville Commercial Centre. A two-minute walk from the hotel, a bus stop provides a direct link to the city centre, where you can explore the Baroque Bologna Cathedral, enjoy city views from the medieval Towers of Bologna or catch an opera performance at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. At this hotel you can enjoy: - Free SKY TV and Satellite TV Channels - Free Ultra-fast fiber WiFi throughout the hotel - Business Corner - Free parking The hotel's comfortable rooms have work desks, satellite TV and sofa beds so families can stay together. You can work out in the mini gym, meet with friends in the Lobby Bar and enjoy a varied evening menu and Italian wines in the Spazio Meraville Restaurant.
A stay at I Portici Hotel places you in the heart of Bologna, within a 15-minute walk of Piazza Maggiore and University of Bologna. Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Planning an event in Bologna? This hotel has facilities measuring 2153 square feet (200 square meters), including a conference center. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
B&B Accorsi provides a charming setting when in Bologna. Those staying at the property can also take advantage of free Wi-Fi during their stay.
Suite Hotel Elite provides a modern setting while in Bologna. The numerous amenities this elegant hotel features include a 24-hour reception, luggage storage and a concierge.
Conveniently located in the heart of the city, this 4-star hotel makes for an ideal base in Bologna. It is ideally positioned for those wanting to discover the area's attractions.
Conveniently positioned, Hotel San Felice offers easy access to Bologna's best hot spots. It provides 3-star accommodation with air-conditioned rooms.
Centrally situated, Il Castello Room and Breakfast Boutique offers easy access to Bologna's main hot spots. Guests can also make the most of complimentary internet access.
Located within walking distance of Bologna Centrale Railway Station, the hostel offers guests an ideal base when visiting Bologna. It is ideally positioned for guests wanting to sightsee in the area.
Hotel Bologna Airport is situated in Bologna and offers complimentary wireless internet. In addition to free private parking on site, the hotel provides modern 4-star rooms and a bar.
Centrally situated, Hotel Palace Bologna offers easy access to Bologna's main hot spots. The various amenities this historic hotel features include meeting rooms, free Wi-Fi and a 24-hour reception.
Ideally situated in Bologna, Savhotel offers relaxed accommodation an easy drive from Fiera di Bologna. The various facilities this modern hotel features include meeting rooms, a Jacuzzi and an express check-in and check-out feature.
Situated in Bologna, this 3-star property is relaxed and modern. The multiple amenities this stylish hotel offers include meeting rooms, an express check-in and check-out feature and massage services.
Conveniently situated, Dopa Hostel offers easy access to Bologna's popular sightseeing areas. It is located a short walk from University of Bologna.
Centrally situated, Hotel Corona d'Oro offers easy access to Bologna's main hot spots. Only a short walk from Two Towers, it provides elegant rooms equipped with a mini bar.


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Ellen Pompeo, Chris Ivery Pictures From Fashion Show in France
Leading lady Ellen Pompeo daringly pulled off a one-shouldered dress from the Christian Dior Fall 2007 collection Monday at John Galliano's Haute-Couture Fall-Winter 2008 collection presentation held at âl Orangerie' of the Versailles Castle near Paris, France.
As always, we're glad to see news and pictures of Ellen Pompeo. Click here for another photo of Ellen and Chris. What do you think of her outfit?

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Britain’s Poles appear to be struggling with a sort of Brexit-induced identity crisis. Earlier this month, BBC News showed Poles in Leeds expressing support for Brexit. I’m sure many people would have found this confusing. Aren’t a lot of these Poles in Britain thanks to an EU work permit and therefore benefitting directly from Britain’s EU membership?
Witold Sobkow, Britain’s Polish Ambassador, says Britain’s exit would be problematic for Polish people living in Britain.


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McCain Foods has announced plans to boost capacity at its Coaldale plant in Canada to meet increasing global demand.
Built in 2000, the site in Alberta employs over 200 workers and draws its supply from 28 potato growers in the Southern Alberta region.
The expansion is expected to be completed by end of 2017 and is part of a $1 billion global investment programme.
Over the past 18 months, McCain Foods has announced increased capacity funding for its plants in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, France, Belgium, Argentina, Colombia and India.
Earlier this year it unveiled a £100 million investment to boost its production site in North Yorkshire, UK.
McCain Foods CEO Dirk Van de Put said: “We’re actively evaluating new opportunities to invest in our network as our global volumes increase.
“Over the last 18 months, we’ve confirmed investments of more than $1 billion to add capacity, including investments in infrastructure, technology and capabilities, across the full range of McCain products.”
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A brand new challenge over at MTTC this week which is "Sympathy".
I never really make any sympathy cards so this was a challenge for me. I decided before I started that I wanted to make the card quite CAS.
The card is from Ikea and is 10x15cm in size. The grey dots are on the card already. I printed the "with sympathy" off the pc on to vellum and stuck it to the fancy oval frame. The flowers and pearls were added afterwards as the card was too plain.
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Sauté minced shallots in olive oil until soft, add port and simmer 5 minutes, add fresh berries (reserving a few for garnish) and demi glace prepared according to package directions. Simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes, crushing berries with a fork. Balance acidity with brown sugar or honey. When sauce tastes rich and thick, strain and reserve.
Variation: for a creamier sauce, whisk in 1 TBS or so of fat free sour cream into cooled sauce and serve at room temperature.
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'This Act shall not take effect until the laying before Parliament of the draft of an Order in Council making provision for ascertaining, by means of referendum, the preponderance of national opinion with respect to the provisions of the provisions of the Treaty signed at Nice on 26th February 2001 amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, provided that the Order shall not be made unless separate provision has been made by Parliament for defraying out of public funds any expenses to be incurred by a Minister of the Crown or Government departments in carrying the Order into effect.'.
'.This Act shall not take effect prior to the laying before Parliament of a draft Order making provision for the ascertaining by the Government of the preponderance of national opinion with respect to the Nice Treaty by means of a referendum (providing that the Order shall not be made until provision from public funds has been made by Parliament in respect of expenditure incurred in the undertaking of such a referendum).'.
Mr. Spring: New clause 12 calls for a referendum on the treaty of Nice, which would put to the test the direction in which the European Union is heading. At the beginning of the Committee stage, the question was posed whether the Bill would assist the development of an enlarged, diverse Europe that enhances the security and prosperity of the peoples of Europe. We believe that the treaty of Nice fails that test.
How can the European Union on the verge of enlargement think that the right course is to become ever more integrated? Surely trying to squeeze a continent of nations in all their diversity into a rigid straitjacket of conformity and uniformity is a recipe for discontent,
There is a fundamental difference between the Government and the Opposition on the direction in which Europe should be heading. That difference is crystallised in the treaty of Nice. We believe that it is time to let the public have a say on the matter. Instead, as Europe moves further down the integrationist path, there seems to be an ever-growing gap between the views of the public and the leaders of the European Union. That view was endorsed by the newly plain-speaking and born-again Minister for Europe, so there can be no controversy about it.
The gulf cannot be allowed to continue to develop. We have all witnessed the undercurrent of discontent around the EU, which is highly regrettable. The EU cannot afford to remain impervious to the trends of change across the world and expect to succeed. Through the low turnouts in European elections and failing support in opinion polls, the people of Europe have sent a clear message to their Governments. That message is that real unity cannot be imposed by integrationist treaties and diktat, thereby disconnecting European institutions and structures from the legitimate aspirations of the peoples of Europe.
Last September the Danish people made their views clear when they voted no to membership of the euro. Then, in March, the Swiss rejected early membership of the European Union by a ratio of 4:1. Whatever the merits of the case for Swiss membership, the result ought at least to give those of us who are members of the EU cause to pause and think why it came about.
Does the Minister agree that the EU's reaction to the Irish referendum speaks volumes about the extent to which EU leaders have become detached from their citizens? Why did the Foreign Secretary, days after the referendum, sign up to the General Affairs Council conclusions, which stated that the Nice treaty would remain unaltered? What do the citizens of Europe need to do to get their leaders to listen?
In the past two days, the Foreign Secretary and the Minister for Europe have set out what has been reported as a fresh Government approach to Europe. We welcome that, but the Nice treaty takes Europe in precisely the opposite direction of that in which they want to go. The Minister said that he wants a Europe of the people and not elites, but the treaty takes power away from the people and the Governments whom they elect and transfers it to the EU level. It increases the number of occasions on which the minority can be overridden by qualified majority voting. It enhances the role of the European Court and of the Commission and its Presidenta matter that we did not have time to discuss yesterday. Community competence is extended in commercial policy and the remit of the court is increased.
The Minister says that he wants Europe to modernise and that its economy should be reformed, and yet the treaty reinforces the social chapter, signalling further red tape and regulation. That is the very approach that has caused Europe to lag behind in terms of job creation and the economic outlook of eurozone countries. The treaty represents a failure even on the Government's terms.
Joyce Quin (Gateshead, East and Washington, West): The hon. Gentleman will recall that he voted against the idea of a referendum on the Maastricht treaty on 21 April 1993, when the matter was debated in the House. Presumably he did so because he supported the powerful arguments against a referendum that were advanced by the then Foreign Secretary, Lord Hurd. Which of Lord Hurd's arguments does he no longer supportand why, given that the Maastricht treaty was more far-reaching than the Nice treaty?
Mr. Spring: I thank the right hon. Lady for giving me the opportunity to clarify the situation. The past eight years have seen a remorseless and one-way process of political integration. Nice provided an opportunity for the Government to begin to reverse that process. I am sure that the right hon. Lady agrees that the great challenge for the European Union is to connect with the peoples of Europe and to deal with the so-called democratic deficit. One of the clearest ways of doing that would be to return powers to the national Parliaments. In the intervening eight years, the process of integration has advanced remorselessly. We want to draw a line at this point and to involve the peoples of Europe. The right hon. Lady will acknowledge that acceptance, appreciation and support of the European Union is now low in most countries and is still ebbing away. All hon. Members will accept that that is regrettable. It is now time to incorporate the peoples of this country and Europe into the process.
Mr. Spring: We are dealing with the treaty of Nice and its implications. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman has listened carefully to the Committee's debates. We have discovered not only that the Government repeatedly changed their mind before Nice, but that, as the Minister's answers have shown today, they simply did not think through the implications of what they agreed to there. That is the point about this Committee stage.
The Minister has said that he wants Europe to modernise and reform its economy, but the treaty represents a failure even on the Government's terms. The loss of the veto is far wider than they envisaged. Indeed, they originally opposed the measures on enhanced co-operation. The treaty increases the size of the European Parliament beyond the limit that they set for themselves. Steps have been taken towards the regulation and funding of Europe-wide political parties, but the Government originally resisted them. A bad scene was set earlier, when relevant new clauses were rejected and Labour Members declined to allow adequate scrutiny of that process to occur in the House of Commons. I believe that the Government will regret following the route that they have taken.
By contrast, where in the treaty is the evidence of the positive and determined engagement with our European counterparts for which the Minister is now calling? He says that he is a practical European, but where are the practical measures that he supports? Where is the signal that Europe will involve itself less in our daily lives? Where is the reform of the common agricultural policy, which Lord Haskins calls "one policy fits all" and is clearly the biggest single obstacle to enlargement? Where is the call for a multi-system Europe and real flexibility, which should move in a non-integrationist direction?
The lack of leadership from the United Kingdom Government means that even further integration is likely to be agreed upon at the next intergovernmental conference in 2004. As was clear in the Prime Minister's speech at Warsaw, the Government have lacked any clear vision of the architecture and structures that would enable the European Union to reconnect with the British people and the peoples of Europe. The idea that a second Chamber will achieve such a reconnection is absurd. Indeed, that was pointed out by Liberal Democrat MEP Nick Clegg in his pamphlet, which dealt with the matter very effectively.
At the Nice Council, European Union leaders agreed to discuss the status of the charter of fundamental rights, although British Ministers had tried to claim that the matter was settled. They agreed to discuss what would, in effect, be a written constitution for the European Union. Does not that alone illustrate the Government's complete failure to provide leadership in setting out an agenda that is right for a modern Europe and which reflects the wishes of the British people?
The Minister has emphasised in his recent statements the need for the European Union to start the process of reconnecting with the citizens of its member states. There could be no clearer signal that the Government mean what they say than putting the treaty to a referendum. It is time for the British people to have their say. I see from new


It’s common knowledge that automatic transmissions generate heat when subjected to heavy use, whether from pulling a load, long-term high-speed driving, or repeated full-throttle acceleration. The standard means of managing that heat has been through the use of fluid coolers, both those integrated into the vehicle radiators and auxiliary external units, but as with any fluid, increasing the total capacity is another key to preventing the fluid from becoming overheated.
TCI has been offering deep-sump transmission pans for this purpose for some time, but recently the company added a new line of Premium Cast Aluminum Deep Pans to its catalog. As with previous designs, the cast aluminum finned design offers the added benefit of additional heat dissipation along with increased fluid capacity, but the Premium line comes with a black powder-coated finish that is said to further enhance heat transfer — TCI claims as much as a 20-30 degree reduction in internal transmission temps as a result.
An additional benefit is provided by the O-ring seal used in place of a traditional gasket. This reusable O-ring fits into a groove in the pan and offers superior sealing and simpler installation. The TCI Premium Deep Pans also come with stainless steel hardware along with the Allen wrenches to install it, and if you’d like to install a transmission fluid temperature gauge, the pans include a 1/8-inch NPT tapped mounting hole. For more information on available applications, or on TCI’s full line of transmissions and accessories, go to www.tciauto.com.
(This post originally appeared in the February 7, 2008, issue of the Hemmings eWeekly Newsletter.)


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Armyworms have been reported in central Illinois as far north as Peoria by Kevin Black, Growmark agronomist. There have been no reports from Iowa, but farmers and field scouts in southeastern Iowa should be aware of potential problems over the next couple of weeks. These insects rarely cause losses in conventional-tilled fields, but they should be scouted in minimum- or no-tilled fields with any kind of living ground cover.
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COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pertains to two lung diseases: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Basically, patients’ breathing is severely affected by an obstruction to airflow. Frequent symptoms include an excessively wet cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, and tightness in the chest.
By the year 2030, the World Bank and World Health Organization is estimating that COPD will be the 3rd leading cause of death internationally. COPD as an economic problem is a major cause of disability-induced unemployment.
You, as a family caregiver, are on the front line of reducing this burden. While there is no cure, COPD is treatable, and your caregiving is necessary to an effective rehabilitation program. Diet, exercise, and environmental maintenance are all areas in which you can substantially help with managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
A balanced diet provides someone with COPD with the extra calories and energy necessary to overcome chest infections and to manage their more laborious breathing. Planning and preparing meals and otherwise informing your loved one regarding which foods to include are valuable ways you can help.
Tiredness often stops COPD patients from consuming enough calories. Beginning the day with a larger, more nutrient-dense meal when the individual you love has the most energy to eat can be helpful. Following that with smaller meals throughout the day will not only help maintain calories, but also prevent the person from feeling too full, which can cause it to be tougher to breathe.
Though a morning coffee may once have been essential, unfortunately caffeine can react negatively to COPD medications and cause restlessness or nervousness, leading to exacerbated symptoms. In the same way, help the senior stay away from foods high in salt, as water retention caused by salt also makes for tougher breathing.
Regular physical exercise is fundamental for effective COPD symptom management. In general, it enhances endurance and improves blood circulation, making for improved use of oxygen. Upper body exercises help with breathing and the ability to complete daily activities. Lower body exercises like stair climbing and track or treadmill walking have also been shown to benefit people with COPD.
Breathing exercises, including pursed lip breathing and diaphragmatic breathing, produce stronger breathing muscles, increased oxygen, and overall easier breathing. A good plan incorporates sessions of five to ten minutes, three to four times a day.
Finally, you should also give consideration to environmental issues in the individual’s home, specifically as related to air quality. A good place to get started is to keep the senior’s home appropriately ventilated through open windows, exhaust fans, and filtration systems. However, windows should be kept shut during poor air quality days and dusty conditions, such as construction projects. Also, maintaining a balanced humidity level prevents dry air from home heating systems and deters irritating pests attracted to more humid conditions.
Avoiding or managing very cold air, cigarette and fireplace smoke, and other air pollutants are ways you can best serve a loved one with COPD, as does limiting the use of personal care products including hair sprays, perfumes, and lotions.
Keeping the home clean can go a long way towards minimizing irritants in the house. Eliminate and properly store dust-collecting clutter. Weekly washing of bed lines minimizes dust mites, as does keeping carpets vacuumed and floors clean. At the same time, reducing exposure to harsh household cleaning products and other chemicals, like air fresheners, is essential.
Find more tips on helping a person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease live the healthiest possible life and how our in-home caregivers can partner with you to ensure quality, seamless care. Call us any time at 800.791.7785 to learn more about the difference our caregivers make with elder care in Burlington and the surrounding areas.

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Jara Drapala & Partners is reporting that the Court of Appeal in Warsaw had awarded a "seven-digit amount" to firm client PORR (a contractor of road and bridge construction projects) in a dispute against Poland's General Directorate for National Roads and Highways.
According to JD&P, the Court's November 6 award was made "on account of an increase of the remuneration due to an unforeseeable increase in asphalt prices in 2009–2012 (before EURO 2012) and compensation for the related loss under the contract."
According to the JD&P, "this is the first final judgement in Poland where the contractor proved that a change in asphalt prices in the years 2009–2012 constituted an extraordinary and unforeseeable change of circumstances according to Article 3571 of the Polish Civil Code, as well as that the loss suffered by the contractor [qualified as] a 'glaring loss'." the firm reports that the court's judgement provides "a reasonable chance for other construction companies to succeed in currently pursued claims for the period from before EURO 2012, based on similar facts."
The firm's team was led by Partner Przemyslaw Drapala, who explained its significance: "Our success is a chance for other contractors. I hope that the judgement of 6 November 2017 will encourage the employers to negotiate with their contractors to settle disputes amicably. We also were ready to make a settlement at each stage of the dispute, however, the negotiations failed. Moreover, both employers and contractors should take account of this judgement while drafting construction works contracts. Both parties will benefit more from sharing the risk of price increase than from fighting in courts for damages."


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WASHINGTON — The clock may be ticking for TikTok in the United States.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) introduced a bill Tuesday that would ban the popular video-based social media platform because of its links to Beijing, the lawmakers announced Tuesday.
The bill, which has bipartisan support, takes aim at TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, which is required under Chinese law to disclose its data to the Communist Party, according to a statement by Rubio’s office.
The Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and Influence and Algorithmic Learning by the Chinese Communist Party (ANTI-SOCIAL CCP) Act would block and prohibit “all transactions from any social media company in, or under the influence of, China, Russia and several other foreign countries of concern,” including Iran, North Korea and Venezuela.
“This isn’t about creative videos — this is about an app that is collecting data on tens of millions of American children and adults every day,” Rubio said. “We know it’s used to manipulate feeds and influence elections. We know it answers to the People’s Republic of China.”
Acknowledging Washington’s simmering tensions with Beijing, Gallagher called TikTok “digital fentanyl that’s addicting Americans, collecting troves of their data and censoring their news.”
“Allowing the app to continue to operate in the US would be like allowing the U.S.S.R. to buy up the New York Times, Washington Post, and major broadcast networks during the Cold War,” Gallagher said. “No country with even a passing interest in its own security would allow this to happen, which is why it’s time to ban TikTok and any other CCP-controlled app before it’s too late.”
The recently released US National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy both list China as America’s top threat as it rapidly grows its military and expands its influence across Asia and into Africa. The Pentagon’s recent China Military Power report states that Beijing aims to become a global superpower and develop a “world-class military” by 2049.
Some Democrats also support the bill, including progressive Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill), who called the legislation “a strong step in protecting our nation from the nefarious digital surveillance and influence operations of totalitarian regimes.”
“At a time when the Chinese Communist Party and our other adversaries abroad are seeking any advantage they can find against the United States through espionage and mass surveillance, it is imperative that we do not allow hostile powers to potentially control social media networks that could be easily weaponized against us,” Krishnamoorthi said.
Former President Donald Trump in late 2020 issued an executive order banning new downloads of the TikTok app, describing it as a threat to national security. However, the ban never came to fruition after a series of legal challenges, and President Biden revoked the order when he took office last year.
In its place, Biden issued an executive order that charged the Department of Commerce to evaluate “foreign adversary connected software applications … and take action, as appropriate.”
But Rubio in the statement said Biden’s executive order did not go far enough to protect Americans’ data from falling into Chinese hands.
“The federal government has yet to take a single meaningful action to protect American users from the threat of TikTok,” he said. “There is no more time to waste on meaningless negotiations with a CCP-puppet company. It is time to ban Beijing-controlled TikTok for good.”
The federal legislation comes a day after New York lawmakers introduced a bill that would ban state employees and contractors from downloading TikTok onto government-issued electronics. At least five states — Maryland, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota and Texas — have enacted similar bans.


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Daniel W. Drezner
Realism Redux: The Realists Strike Back!
Last week I had a good rant about the persecution complex of realist international relations scholars. This is a discussion that needs to continue, however — see the responses by Justin Logan, Alan Alexandroff and Steve Saideman, for example. So, I invited two of the smartest and least-likely-to-whine realists I know to respond. John Schuessler (an assistant ...
Last week I had a good rant about the persecution complex of realist international relations scholars.
This is a discussion that needs to continue, however — see the responses by Justin Logan, Alan Alexandroff and Steve Saideman, for example. So, I invited two of the smartest and least-likely-to-whine realists I know to respond. John Schuessler (an assistant professor in the Department of Strategy at the Air War College) and Sebastian Rosato (an assistant professor of political science at Notre Dame) offer their take below. I will respond later in the week:
Realists are Right After All
Sebastian Rosato and John Schuessler
Dan Drezner claims that academic realists have a "strong, cultivated sense of victimhood." He is tired of what he sees as their unjustified griping that they are pariahs in the academy, among the general public, and in the foreign policy community. And he wants them to just come out and admit that they’ve failed to "popularize their own ideas."
As it happens, his post comes shortly after the publication of our article, "A Realist Foreign Policy for the United States" (Perspectives on Politics), in which we have a different take on these issues.
Let’s start with whether or not people like realism. In our article, we ask what kind of policy the United States can pursue that will ensure its security while minimizing the likelihood of war. We then point out that IR scholars have tended to dismiss the possibility that realism has anything to contribute to the debate. The charge comes in a variety of forms, from ‘realism causes war’ to ‘realism prevents progress.’ This prompts critics to label realists as irresponsible or even immoral and to call for more ‘enlightened’ or ‘morally acceptable’ alternatives. It is for good reason that Robert Gilpin has said that "no one loves a political realist." This hostility extends to the policy community. As we discuss in our article, U.S. policymakers have taken and continue to take their cues not from realism but from its main theoretical antagonist, liberalism. There is no need to take our word for it, however. John Owen, Colin Dueck, and Michael Desch, among others, have pointed out that American foreign policy has been guided by liberal principles since the Founding.
Our article describes and defends a realist foreign policy to guide U.S. decision makers. Our recommendation, which is logically derived from realist principles, is that the United States should balance against other great powers as well as against hostile minor powers that inhabit strategically important regions of the world, while otherwise practicing restraint. We then show that had the United States and other great powers followed our realist prescriptions, some of the most important wars of the past century-including the world wars, the Vietnam War, and the Iraq War-might have been averted. Simply put, realism offers the prospect of security without war.
We wrote our article at least in part to popularize realist thinking. This would not count for much, and realists could still be accused of failing to spread their ideas, if we were the first realists to do so. But as we note, realists have been vocal contributors to the debate on U.S. foreign policy since World War II, even going so far as to oppose both the Vietnam and Iraq wars. Since the end of the Cold War, realists have been some of the loudest voices calling for restraint, with John Mearsheimer, Chris Layne and Steve Walt all urging the United States to adopt an "offshore balancing" posture, which overlaps considerably with our own preferred policy. On the merits, such an approach, and the realism that underpins it, should be popular. After all, if the United States had abided by its precepts, it likely would have been involved in fewer wars than it has been over the past few decades.
We did not write "A Realist Foreign Policy for the United States" with Dan’s criticisms in mind, but if we had we would also have noted the following.
For one thing, we have cited only some of the evidence that Americans dislike realism. Dan argues elsewhere that the public is not unsympathetic to realism, but others have claimed that public opinion is essentially liberal. As for the foreign policy community, we share Justin Logan’s sense that there’s a dearth or even a complete absence of bona fide realists inside the Beltway. Realism’s approval ratings in the academy are hardly better. Dan’s concession that realism is not the most popular paradigm among IR scholars is an understatement-indeed, if you ignore Marxism, it’s the least popular approach in the field. As a recent survey concludes, "realism does not have the hold on the field it is often thought to have" and, in fact, it never did. Realist research has never made up more than 15% of published articles, for example. And although we agree with Dan that realism commands a lot of attention in the classroom, it is typically presented as a crude, dated, unscientific, amoral approach that needs to be heavily amended or, preferably, jettisoned entirely. No other approach receives as much criticism.
This is unfortunate, as realists seem to turn up on the right side of history as often as not-the Vietnam and Iraq wars are prominent examples-and may do so again if the Obama administration stumbles into a foolish war with Iran (a war that prominent realists have opposed).
This is not to say that we feel victimized. But as card-carrying members of an academic approach that is excoriated and ignored despite being regularly vindicated by real world events and providing a better recipe for peace and stability than the alternatives, we admit to being confused.
Note: John Schuessler’s views are his own and do not represent those of the Air War College, the Air Force, or the Department of Defense.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at Tufts University’s Fletcher School. He blogged regularly for Foreign Policy from 2009 to 2014. Twitter: @dandrezner

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