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Dr Maxine David
Lecturer in European Politics
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Dr Maxine David is a Lecturer in the School of Politics, University of Surrey, UK. She convenes and leads modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including on International Intervention, Foreign Policy Analysis, Globalisation and Eastern Europe. She is a regular guest lecturer at the American University in London, where she lectures on EU actorness in the context of a globalising world. She has also participated in teaching exchanges with the University of Agriculture, Jelgava, Riga. She adopts an experiential approach to learning. Thus, her students are encouraged to understand the necessity of active involvement in, and a reflective approach to, learning, which stimulates critical thought and conceptualisations.
Her research to date has focused on the foreign policies of Russia and the European Union. She is currently joint coordinator and co-editor of a project mapping the 27 EU Member States relations with Russia and is responsible for writing the chapter on UK and Irish relations with Russia. A Special Issue with Journal of Contemporary Studies was published in 2011, which covers 15 of these relations. In 2013 a book covering the entirety of the bilateral relations will be published with Routledge. She is particularly interested in the role of structure, both domestic and international, and its effects on the capacity of states to operate as independent actors. Her future research projects will concentrate on the pressures that states face in an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world, especially in relation to sovereignty and the role of new technologies in the empowerment of citizens.
- European Union External Relations
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- Russian Foreign Policy
- IR Theory
Areas of Dissertation Supervision
- Foreign Policy
- European Union
- Eastern Europe
- European Enlargement
RESEARCH FUNDING BIDS, AWARDS AND PRIZES
2011 with Prof. M Breen-Smyth, British Academy International Partnership Scheme, On the Receiving End: Towards More Critical and Inclusive Perspectives on International Intervention
2010 Okukubo Prize, Best PhD Thesis, Department of Politics, University of Surrey
2010 UACES and European Security funding for Workshop, Bilateral Relations with Russia and the Impact on a Common EU Policy towards Russia. King’s College London (with J Gower)
2009 Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Surrey funding for Workshop, Responsibility 2 Rebuild: Linking Infrastructure Development, Governance and Democratisation.
2007 TENT (Teaching with New Technologies) Award for EUWiki: Democratising Knowledge of the EU University of Surrey (with R Guerrina)
2005 UACES funding: Workshop, The EU and Russia after the 2004 Enlargement: Lessons for Cooperation and Integration. University of Surrey
Forthcoming 2013, 'The UK's and Ireland's Relations with Russia', M David, J Gower, H Haukkala (eds.) National Perspectives on Russia; European Foreign Policy in the Making, Routledge.
Forthcoming 2012, with R Guerrina ‘Gender Norms and the EU’s Normative Power in the External Dimension’, Special Issue of Women’s Studies International Forum.
2011, ‘A Less than Special Relationship - the UK’s Russia Experience’, Special Issue Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 19, 2: 189-200
Feb 2008, ‘Exploiting Marginality: The Case of Russia’ in Parker, N (ed) The Geopolitics of Europe’s Identity: Centers, Boundaries and Margins. Basingstoke, Hants: Palgrave
WORK IN PROGRESS
New Technologies: Empowering Citizens in Russia
My approach to teaching is most clearly embedded in the Problem-Based Learning literature, which facilitates the application of theory and requires students to take responsibility for their own learning. Most importantly, it relegates me increasingly to the role of a facilitator versus a transmitter of knowledge, and encourages independent and deep learning through collaborative practices.
I treat the classroom as a collaborative learning arena. This is perhaps most noticeable in my year 3 Case Studies in Globalisation where classes are fully discursive and collaborative. Results in the last academic year were impressive: 15 of the 21 students received marks in the good degrees classifications (2:1 or 1st). Students responded well to the teaching style, making comments such as:
- “Seminar discussions are excellent. Great debate and discussion and a great environment for learning”;
- "I liked the way she got us involved teaching a class. Peer reviews on each other. Providing each other with useful criticisms. Group work and analysing the effect this has on us as individuals”;
- “Lots of group discussions – new ideas”.
Such comments result from putting students centre stage and ensuring building blocks are in place from year 1.
Further evidence of my commitment to best pedagogical practice lies in the fact that I received the Vice Chancellor's Excellence in Teaching award in April 2012. As a result, I received funding to run a project with our students, which will commence in October 2012 and run through the academic year. It is entitled: Building a Research Culture from Day 1, Year 1 and its aims are fourfold:
1) To help students make the transition from A level to degree level work;
2) To promote active (vs passive) learning processes;
3) To build the research culture (incorporating enquiry, evaluation, argument, synthesis) necessary to Politics;
4) To address the typical resistance to Study Skills modules. Their position in the driving seat means students make their own connections between skills development and discipline.
Module Leader Responsibilities
- International Intervention I (MA)
- The Changing Face of Eastern Europe (MA)
- Case Studies in Globalisation (Level 3)
- Foreign Policy Analysis (Level 2)
- Introduction to Study Skills and Research Methods (Level 1)
Previously supervised UG and MA dissertations include:
- The Limits of Hegemony: The USA, Turkey and the EU
- The EU: A Partner or Victim of Russian Energy Politics?
- Liberal Intergovernmentalism and the Codification of ESDP at Nice
- EU Development Policy and the Common Agricultural Policy
- The History of EU Security and Its Future Role
- Turkey, an Ordinary Candidate for EU Membership?
- CFSP: the EU as a Global Actor
- Identity Construction in Central Europe since 1989
- Security and the Need for Cooperation: The Case of Russia
I am Undergraduate Programme Director
I am responsible for delivery of International Intervention in a Globalised World, one of three courses at the Summer School run by the Center for Comparative Conflict Studies. CFCCS is a research and educational center at the Faculty of Media and Communications (FMK), Belgrade Singidunum University.
I am a Guest Lecturer at the American University in London.
Executive Committee member designate of University Association of Contemporary European Studies (UACES)
CONFERENCE RELATED ORGANISATION
September 2012 Panel Organiser: The EU-Russia Partnership for Modernisation: Realising the Potential, UACES 42nd Annual Conference
April 2011 Workshop co-organiser Engagement and Impact: How To Connect Communities, Pre-conference event for PSA, London 18 April 2011
April 2011 Workshop organiser and Chair Russia’s Place in the Post-Soviet World, Pre-conference event for PSA, London 18 April 2011
April 2011 Academic Convenor (with R Guerrina, S Usherwood and T Capelos) PSA Annual Conference, London, 19-21 April 2011
June 2010 Workshop Co-organiser, Responsibility 2 Rebuild: Linking Infrastructure Development, Governance and Democratisation. Funded by the Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Surrey
April 2010 Workshop Co-organiser, Bilateral Relations with Russia and the Impact on a Common EU Policy towards Russia. Funded by UACES and European Security
May 2005 Workshop Organiser, The EU and Russia after the 2004 Enlargement: Lessons for Cooperation and Integration Funded by UACES

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Lethal Weapon just ended its second season with a huge cliffhanger, but the finale cliffhanger isn't all that has people talking. Star Clayne Crawford is rumored to be leaving the show, meaning that his character will likely either be recast or killed off. Early reports indicated that Fox was interesting in recasting him for a potential third season, and Clayne Crawford had a surprisingly goofy response to the reports that he would soon be out of his high-profile primetime gig. Take a look at his post on Twitter:
Whatever Clayne Crawford's faults may be, let it not be said that he's guilty of overwhelming vanity! That photo posted on his Twitter isn't the most flattering ever snapped of him. His eyes aren't even open! That said, the goofiness of the picture goes perfectly with his "Hmmmmmm?" caption. Unlike his previous social media post addressing his potential firing from the show, Crawford went for more of a joke than an explanation. Perhaps he gets the feeling that whatever happens is out of his hands at this point, and he may as well post a silly pic.
Clayne Crawford did have a bit more to say in his followup tweet, which he posted less than 10 minutes after sharing the photo:
Well, that's one way to argue against losing a job! According to Clayne Crawford, it just wouldn't be right for Fox to give him the axe during his day off. It couldn't have been fun to see rumors circulating when he didn't have work to distract him, so maybe we should credit him for keeping a sense of humor. Anger or bitterness online wouldn't have done him any favors, and at least it was a way of addressing all the buzz.
In case you're not up on what caused all this buzz, here's what's happening. Back on April 23, reports surfaced that alleged Clayne Crawford engaged in misconduct on the set of Lethal Weapon that led to disciplinary action and other actors feeling uncomfortable working with him. A recast was reportedly already being considered at that point, and his exit was all but confirmed earlier this week. In fact, it's possible that the fate of Lethal Weapon depends on who the show can find to replace Crawford. Season 3 may not happen if there's no good way to substitute for Crawford's absence.
We'll have to wait and see what happens next. Hopefully news of Lethal Weapon's future will be released sooner rather than later, whether Clayne Crawford is involved or not. Stay tuned to CinemaBlend for the latest in TV renewals and cancellations. For the shows you'll be able to watch following the end of the 2017-2018 TV season, take a look at our summer TV premiere guide. If streaming and binge-watching are more your style, be sure to swing by our 2018 Netflix premiere schedule and 2018 Amazon Prime rundown.
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Nowadays, it became a commonplace practice among Westerners to refer to the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, which were violently suppressed by the Chinese government, as such that have been fueled by the ordinary Chinese citizens’ longing for democracy (Wright, 1999; Beja, 2009). In its turn, this prompts many people to discuss these protests in necessarily positive terms; whereas, the manner in which the government has dealt with supposedly freedom-seeking Chinese citizens is being usually deemed thoroughly inappropriate.
At the same time, however, there is a certain rationale in believing that the reason why today’s China is considered nothing short of a world’s major superpower, is that in 1989, the Chinese government had proven itself resourceful enough not to allow the country to begin descending into the chaos of a ‘street democracy’. In my paper, I will aim to explore the validity of this suggestion at length.
As of today, it represents a universally shared assumption, among political analysts in the West, that it was specifically the ineptness of Deng Xiaoping’s market-oriented reforms, which resulted in the fact that by 1989, many ordinary Chinese citizens have grown to dislike the country’s formally Communist leaders. However, if anything, the presumed ineffectiveness of these reforms contributed to the outbreak of the 1989 student ‘uprising’ the least. The reason for this is quite apparent – due to the implementation of Xiaoping’s reforms, through the years 1978-1988, the extent of Chinese citizens’ economic well-being was improving rather rapidly, even though that a bulk of these citizens continued to experience difficulties, while trying to take an immediate advantage of the situation.
This is because, just as it has always been the case in countries, set on the path of free-market reforms, the implementation of these reforms initially benefit the representatives of social elites. Hence, a certain dichotomy between people’s reform-related hopes, on the one hand, and the reforms’ immediately felt outcomes, on the other. As Xiaobo (2006) noted, “Stability at the macro level under strongmen does not mean that there is stability at the micro level… the rapid growth under reform do not mean that the entire population is prosperous” (p. 125).
As it has always been the case, throughout the course of history, the process of people’s living standards being steadily improved necessarily falls back on the concerned individuals’ irrational expectations, in this respect. In its turn, this explains why people in industrialized countries tend to complain about their current living standards being ‘unbearable’, even though that economically speaking, they fare so much better than it used to be the case with them, even as recent as 10 years ago.
Therefore, it would be wrong to refer to the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, as such have been dialectically predetermined. Instead, these protests should be looked upon as such that have been orchestrated by the agents of foreign influence – just as it was the case with the orchestration of earlier mentioned ‘orange’/’Jasmin’ revolutions in Ukraine, Georgia, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. In fact, the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests should be referred to in terms of an unsuccessful attempt to undermine a large sovereign country’s socioeconomic and geopolitical integrity from within (Chou, 2005).
In its turn, this explains the counterproductive essence of protesting students’ political agenda – while believing that China was lagging behind USSR on the way of ‘democratization’, their long-term agenda was concerned the banning of the Communist party, a complete privatization of the economy, an abandonment of a socialist form of governing, and the country’s federalization. If protesting students succeeded, China would have been set on the path of self-destruction.
The example of happened to USSR in 1991, leave very little doubt, as to the full legitimacy of this suggestion. After all, the earlier mentioned demands were well consistent with how the Soviet first and last President Gorbachev proceeded with ‘modernizing’ the USSR, which resulted in the reduction of country’s population by 20 million (due to ethnic separatism and ‘natural causes’), in the destruction of economy’s technologically advanced sectors, and ultimately – in the wiping of USSR from the world’s map.
Therefore, in order for us to define the actual significance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, we need to understand that the qualitative dynamics in the arena of a particular country’s domestic politics extrapolate the dynamics in the arena of international politics. In their turn, international politics cannot be discussed outside of what account for three major purposes of just about every country’s existence – economic/geopolitical expansion, protection of internal stability, impairment of the internal stability of competing countries. Given the fact that America is being objectively interested in China’s socioeconomic destabilization, the suggestion that the Tiananmen Square protests were well premeditated and that the agents of foreign influence did contribute to the situation getting out of control, does deserve to be considered.
After all, this suggestion would well explain why, as it can be seen in ‘The gate of heavenly peace’ video, the leaders of protesting students did not even try to conceal the fact that the Tiananmen Square ‘uprising’ was financed by ‘human rights’ emissaries from Hong Kong and Taiwan – the puppet-states of Western major powers. Apparently, the participants of what would be the China’s ‘orange’ revolution were ill acquainted with the history of the Opium Wars, fought by Western countries in China under the pretext of ‘defending the democracy’; whereas, the actual purpose of these wars having been the maintenance of China’s quasi-colonial status.
Therefore, it is quite impossible to disagree with how Chinese official newspapers of the time used to reflect upon the actual significance of the 1989 protests, “If we are tolerant or conniving with this turmoil and let it go unchecked… Then the improvement of the economic environment and the rectification of the economic order, construction, and development; the control over prices; the improvement of our living standards… will all become empty hopes” (Ogden, 1992, p. 117). Nevertheless, it would not be fully appropriate to discuss the counterproductive nature of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests from only the conspirological perspective, because there is a plenty of evidence in ‘The gate of heavenly peace’ as to the fact that, had the protesting students their way – even without being helped from abroad, it would still hardly benefit the society.
For example, according to Feng Congde (one of the leaders), people gathered at the Square were constantly finding themselves indulged in violent clashes with each other. The reason for this is apparent – the majority of those who were ‘defending the democracy’ at Tiananmen Square, believed that it was specifically their vision of democracy, which could be considered ‘ideologically sustainable’ and consequently – as such that needed to be forcibly imposed upon others. We can only guess what would have happened if protesting students prevailed.
However, judging from what were some of these students’ existential attitudes (as seen in the documentary), it would only be logical to suggest that if proven victorious, the Tiananmen Square ‘uprising’ would result in China being subjected to yet another dictatorship – the dictatorship of Chinese-styled ‘democracy’. As a long-term consequence, China would have been plunged in the bloody bacchanalia of chaos – just as it has traditionally been the case with South-Asian countries, under the rule of young and ideologically committed ‘revolutionaries’, regardless of whether they happened to be ‘commies’ or ‘democrats’.
After all, there can be few doubts that the provoking of bloodshed was indeed the actual aim of the Tiananmen Square’s self-appointed ’field-commanders’. The validity of this suggestion can be illustrated in regards to the interview with Chai Ling, in which she admitted that she and her cronies did strive to ensure a violent confrontation between the protesting students, on the one hand, and the Army, on the other, so that it would help to ‘awaken’ China. Just as it is being usually the case with particularly notorious sadists/serial killers, Ling revealed herself to be simultaneously both – an utterly sentimental (she never hesitated to cry, while talking about impending casualties) and yet bloodthirsty individual, who was willing to sacrifice as many lives as possible, in order to advance the cause of ‘revolution’. As Ling herself stated, “Our generation has the courage to die” (Yu, 1990, p. 173).
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People can admire Ling’s bravery and the strength of her determination to overthrow the Chinese government all they want, the fact remains – it was partially due to her ill-concealed agenda to provoke the government into attacking students that the tragedy of Tiananmen Square became possible, in the first place. As of today, even many of those who continue praising the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, as such that showed to the whole world that the values of a democratic living do in fact appeal to the Chinese people, have no option but to admit that Ling should be held partly responsible for the massacre.
According to Tsou (1991), “Chai Ling and her advisors and supporters, made no attempt to restrain the most radical students and residents of Beijing. Instead, their highly emotional speeches and flamboyant actions tended to inflame popular feelings” (p. 315). As we now know, later in her life, Ling became a strongly devout Christian believer. This, of course, only confirms the legitimacy of a suspicion that even, as early as in 1989, she must have been already not altogether psychologically adequate. Essentially the same can be said about the rest of self-appointed ‘leaders’, seen in the documentary.
Therefore, the Chinese government’s decision to use a military force, in order to disperse protesters, appears fully appropriate. Of course, this decision resulted in a number of casualties among protesters. At the same time, however, it allowed China to remain on the path of a continual progress, and consequently resulted in the creation of preconditions for the 21st century’s China to acquire the status of the world’s second most powerful and economically advanced country.
I believe that the earlier deployed line of argumentation, as to the fact that the events of 1989 in Tiananmen Square should be assessed in terms of a failed ‘orange’ coup, which was to be carried out by socially-irresponsible and often mentally inadequate individuals, such as Chai Ling, is being thoroughly consistent with the paper’s initial thesis.
Beja, J. (2009). China since Tiananmen: The massacre’s long shadow. Journal of Democracy, 20 (3), 5-16.
Yu, M. (1990). Voices from Tiananmen Square, Montreal: Black Rose Books.
Tsou, T. (1991). Contemporary Chinese politics in historical perspectives, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Wright, T. (1999). State repression and student protest in contemporary China. mThe China Quarterly, 157, 142-172.
Xiaobo, L. (2006). Reform in China: The role of civil society. Social Research, 73 (1), 121-138.
Ogden, S. (1992). China’s search for democracy: The student and mass movement of 1989. New York: M.E. Sharpe.
Spartacus 2400 (2012). The gate of heavenly peace – Tiananmen Square protests. Web.
Chou, H. (2005). Zhao Ziyang: A CIA agent? Chinascope, 5, 36-38.


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Public News Service: Pro-Democracy Group: Regulators Should Say “No Dice” to Election Betting
Public News Service: Pro-Democracy Group: Regulators Should Say "No Dice" to Election Betting
However, Stephen Spaulding, vice president for policy at the group Common Cause, said this would put even more pressure on the health of democracy in current political environment.
“This opens up a significant risk to the perception that the winners and losers of an election are not determined by voters, but by those who stand to gain financially,” he said.
Common Cause has sent a filing to the commission, asking that it reject the proposal. Leadership with the House Task Force on Strengthening Democracy issued a similar request. Rep. Marc Pocan, D-Wis., is on the task force but declined comment.
Supporters of the idea have said the forecasting could help small businesses protect their interests while benefiting researchers. However, Spaulding said the world of politics is still reeling from the 2010 Citizens United ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. When you add gambling to the equation, he said, big spenders could hold sway over the process in an even bigger way.
“You can imagine a situation where an entity that is now able to spend money on elections post-Citizens United then places an enormous wager on the outcome of the election,” he said, “and also funnels resources through Super PACs or other dark money vehicles to influence the outcome of an election.”
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I am using a static config on a vehicle (tracking a source that does not transmit but every 30-90 mins) and set my location and heading in the kraken settings (not in app).
Kraken settings changed from GPS to static and a lat/long/heading are saved.
Seems the lat and long always look right on the map, but the heading (red line) is almost always pointing a good 30-45 degrees off. I confirmed the heading with 3 difference sources to be sure the heading I enter is correct.
Should the map heading line (red line) be correctly pointed while in static mode?
No issue when in GPS mode and moving, it always seems correct then.


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O.J Mayo had drawn the ire of some of our writers here at Mavs Moneyball, as he'd shot 2-12 in his first two preseason games and had failed to make a single two-point basket. The gash on his hand he acquired after falling down some stairs may have explained some of this cold shooting, but sufficed to say we expected more from O.J Then, yesterday, against his first real NBA competition of the season, Mayo bounced back, scoring 20 points and playing a pivotal role in a 24-2 3rd quarter run that broke the game open for Dallas.
Now, 20 points in just 24 minutes is impressive enough, but I went back to look at how O.J Mayo got his points, and found even greater encouragement. Here was the play-by-play:
11:38 - O.J Mayo draws foul on transition drive to basket (in fairness to Patrick Patterson, this looked close to a charge)
8:10 - O.J Mayo makes fast break dunk off turnover, assisted by Darren Collison
7:54 - O.J Mayo misses transition three, relatively open with three Houston defenders back
5:56 - O.J Mayo makes three, assisted by Collison as Mayo's man left him to help cover Collison P&R with Kaman
4:40 - O.J Mayo misses corner three, 19 seconds on shot clock, mismatch with Royce White
4:33 - O.J Mayo subs out
6:56 - O.J Mayo enters
6:11 - O.J Mayo misses scoop layup in transition, Wright gets putback
5:26 - O.J Mayo makes fast break layup off turnover, assisted by Collison(hockey assist to Wright)
4:42 - O.J Mayo drives foul after nice backdoor cut to basket, may have been designed play out of timeout
10:41 - O.J Mayo makes tough layup on great cut and feed from Kaman who screened defender
10:07 - O.J Mayo makes transition three after drifting to corner on fast break
9:38 - O.J Mayo makes three, assist from Collison off dribble penetration and kick out
9:07- O.J Mayo misses heat check three, 18 seconds on shot clock
6:54 - O.J Mayo hits long 2, on nice stepback move but still tough shot
4:35 - O.J Mayo misses running 13-footer, had defender on his hip and seemed to be trying to draw foul
2:54 - O.J Mayo subs out
Mayo would not enter the game again, finishing with 20 points on 7-12 shooting, including 3-6 from three and 3-4 from the line. By my count, his shots went like this:
4 shots at rim (and 2 fouls drawn in the paint)
2 midrange jumpers
There were a pair of "heat check" threes that seemed a little forced, as they were somewhat well defended, but I'd much prefer those shots be threes than fadeaway long 2's. The "Kobe-ball" mentality has long been a hindrance for Mayo, and this game seems like a major step forward in moving away from that, as almost all his shots(83%, to be exact) came either at the rim or from behind the line, the two highest value shots in the game. Compare that to his shot chart from years past, when those shots accounted for just 59% of his attempts.
Obviously, we can't make too much of just one game, but it was very encouraging to see. I intend to keep a mental tally of how many ball-stopping long 2's(or "Caron Butlers", if you prefer) Mayo takes as a Mav. The redistribution of that shot to other, higher-value looks could go along way in making Mayo not just a scorer but an efficient scorer.

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As I have mentioned before (around this time last year), my cousin and friend have a clothing company named Chicharon Adventures. Well, this past weekend they celebrated their 2nd year anniversary. This past year seems to have just flown by, and a lot of good things came their way (collaborations with stores, bands, an awesome new look, and even more cool designs)... proving to be yet another successful year for them. I'm quite proud of their accomplishments and wish them further success in the future. Since, I couldn't make it to their anniversary bbq this past weekend, I decided I'd make a card to send to them. I made a card last year too.
Anyway, here's what I came up with. It's a the fabric CA pig, machine stitched onto a card with hand embroidered details. Here's what I did.
- card stock and /or blank card.
- CA pig or other design that you want to put in a card
- heat n bond fusing material
- dmc thread and needle
- button for the nose
1. Adhere fusing material to fabric. Cut a small piece of the fusing material. Keep the protective paper on one side, and iron together. Cut the fabric if you'd like.
2. Transfer the pattern onto the fabric. I just drew it on.
3. Cut out the outline of the pattern. Remove the protective paper from the fusing side, and iron pattern onto card stock.
4. With a sewing machine, sew the outline of the pattern using a zig-zag design.
5. Put some tape on the back so the thread doesn't come undone.
6. Use a needle and pre poke holes near where you'll be embroidering, for instance the eyes. A few holes on the bottom side of the eyes and a few holes on the top side of the eyes were sufficient.
7. Thread the dmc thread and sew thru the pre poked holes so the eyes look like they should, on the right side of the card. Don't worry to much about the wrong side of the card, because it can be covered up. Embroider the other face details.
8. Place the button on the card at correct location and make marks for where the button holes are. When buying the button, remember to get a button with 4 holes. Use those marks to pre poke the button holes.
9. Attach the button to the card using only vertical lines for attaching the button.
10. On the wrong side of the design, tape down the dmc thread so it doesn't come undone.
11. Cover the wrong side with a cut out piece of card stock. Do the same to the other inner face of the card.
12. Write your message, place in envelope and send it off. :-)
Happy Anniversary, Chicharon Adventures.

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HealthGrades, an independent healthcare ratings organization, has
just named St. Joseph Regional Health Center #1 in the state of Texas for overall orthopedic services, which includes joint replacement and spine surgery. SJRHC also ranks among the top 5% of hospitals nationwide in orthopedic services. The nation’s nearly 5,000 hospitals were included in this annual study, which examined mortality rates and complication rates from government data in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
American households now spend more on health care than private business does. In fact, American households are now the second largest payer of health care services, second only to the federal
government. Because of this new reality, patients have become savvy consumers who depend on complex quality information to make health care choices.
Along with the Orthopedic Surgery, Joint Replacement, and Spine Surgery Excellence Awards, St. Joseph Regional Health Center also received the following accolades:
Ranked 1st in Texas for Overall Orthopedic Services in 2011
Ranked 5th in Texas for Spine Surgery in 2011
Ranked 6th in Texas for Joint Replacement in 2011
Ranked 7th in Texas for Coronary Interventional Procedures in 2011
5-star rated in Carotid Surgery and Appendectomy
“This is another milestone in our commitment to provide exceptional care to the Brazos Valley communities,” said Tony Pfitzer, President and CEO of St. Joseph Health System.
“Being named the top orthopedic hospital in the state puts us in the position of having people travel to our community because they are looking for great outcomes in joint replacement and spine surgery. It provides outside confirmation that St. Joseph is a leading medical center in the state.”
The Thirteenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America study is the largest report of its kind. It analyzed patient outcomes from nearly 40 million Medicare hospitalization records over a three-year period. HealthGrades’ hospital ratings are based solely on clinical performance made available to the public.
Important 2011 Findings:
An 80% lower chance of complications in a 5-star rated hospital compared to a 1-star rated
Across all procedures studied, a 63% lower chance of experiencing one or more in-hospital
complications in a 5-star rated hospital compared to the U.S. hospital average.
If all hospitals performed at the level of a 5-star rated hospital, 185,875 in-hospital complications
may have been avoided among Medicare patients over the three years studied.
St. Joseph Regional Health Center Received 5-Star Ratings in the following areas:
o Overall Orthopedic Services
o Joint Replacement (4 years in a row 2008-2011)
o Total Knee Replacement (6 years in a row 2006-2011)
o Total Hip Replacement
o Hip Fracture Repair
o Back & Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion) (6 years in a row 2006-2011)
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One of the issues mentioned by many people is the expense of copper blocks. Because this is a non-renewable resource that is decorative I wish to present a solution to the problem.
To make copper both renewable and resettable I would like to present the following functionality. Use the brush to un-rust copper. We can do this in real life (although there is a limit as you remove material) and there is a way to theoretically use this to make renewable copper.
When brushed any degraded copper would drop an amount of copper rust dust (let's say 2 per level of weathering) this can then be smelted into copper nuggets. This would first be exponential and honestly quite fun but would still take time requiring mining for early game mega projects.
this would be a method for severs to stockpile on copper so that if they were to not reset after 1.17 there would still be some for new players.
The short of it. Use a brush to reduce copper blocks weathering state. This drops copper dust which then would allow for the following loop.
Copper Block --> Copper Rust Dust --> Copper Nuggest --> Copper Ingot --> Copper Block
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News outlet ProPublica reported Wednesday, October 16 that they have uncovered two major discrepancies in President Trump’s tax and loan documents for two of his New York City properties: 40 Wall Street and Trump International Hotel and Tower.
Real estate experts claim that there can be legitimate reasons for figures to differ between tax and loan documents. But they have also stated that they didn't see obvious explanations for some of these discrepancies in the reporting of occupancy figures, expenses and profits with Trump's properties.
ProPublica obtained property tax documents for a handful of Trump's New York properties that were public because Trump appealed the tax bills. The news outlet then compared the tax documents with loan records that became public when Trump's lender sold the debt on the properties. It was then that they noticed the discrepancies between the tax records and the loan records for two of the properties, both of which had been refinanced while Trump was running for president.
With 40 Wall Street, Trump's representatives had reported to his lender, Ladder Capital, that the building was 58.9 percent occupied on Dec. 31, 2012, but then drastically increased that number to 95 percent occupancy a few years later. However, Trump's representatives reported to New York City property tax officials that the building was 81 percent leased as of Jan. 5, 2013.
ProPublica pointed out that the fib about rising occupancy—coupled with an explanation from Trump's representatives that rising income would follow the increase in occupancy—would have been very useful in Trump securing a loan refinancing. Ladder Capital's underwriters predicted that the building's profits would more than double after 2015, just a few years after the refinancing. They also found that the reporting of certain costs concerning 40 Wall Street, such as insurance fees, was questionable.
In the case of Trump International Hotel and Tower, Trump's company told tax officials that it made about $822,000 in 2017 from renting space in the building to other businesses. However, Trump's business reported to loan officials that the building made $1.67 million from this rental space. Trump also appeared to not report income from leasing space for television antennas on tax documents but did report such income on loan documents, according to ProPublica.
It is no secret that in the past, Trump has manipulated the tax system to his benefit by inflating the value of his assets for insurance purposes and deflating the value for tax purposes.
The U.S. has been suspicious of his tax history since he was on the campaign trail in 2016. In fact, Trump’s own former lawyer, Michael Cohen, has outed the president’s shady habit of abusing the tax system and stubbornly attempting to conceal it. Amidst his presidency, Trump has found himself in the thick of multiple lawsuits in an effort to prevent Democrats and other prosecutors from obtaining his tax returns and financial records.
As of Wednesday, ProPublica said that the Trump Organization has yet to comment on the news organization's questions.

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The stage erupted in a sequence of rhythms as the University of La Verne’s West African Drum Ensemble filled the small Dailey Theatre with the reverberating sounds of 16 sets of hands harmoniously pounding on drums of varying sizes and colors Tuesday night.
Steve Biondo, founder and director of the ensemble, led his students into a set of several songs and provided audience members with an inside look and listen into the West African culture.
Students, decked out in matching uniforms, performed music rooted in the Malinke people of the once-upon-a-time Mali Empire on Djembe and Dunun drums.
“Drumming in West African culture is part of life, like a soundtrack,” Biondo said. “It is not usually performed for entertainment, but as part of daily life, along with singing and dancing.”
The ensemble played a set of six upbeat and fast-paced rhythms that easily flowed from one to the next, opening with “Mendiani,” a celebratory rhythm that honors the purity of the young girls of the Malinke tribe.
“Diansa,” a vibrantly energetic, competitive dance number, followed.
The ensemble proved the resiliency of music, as it instilled new life into the rhythms of West Africa, which date as far back as the 12th century.
Biondo’s students, mostly bare-footed, were seemingly lost in their own music and clearly enjoyed themselves, as they continually bobbed their heads to the sounds of their own drumming.
Audience members also invariably moved to the music’s ethnic and tribal beats.
Special guest Asha’s Baba, a skilled folklorist, kora musician and true artist of words opened the night’s concert. Baba’s performance, a mix of narration, humor and audience interaction merged with bona fide African musical styles and instrumentation enticed listeners.
“Don’t get lost in the music, don’t get lost in the story, you’re a part of this,” Baba told the audience as he encouraged them to sing along.
His first song told the tale of a 200 year-old bottle of Palm wine that could only be opened by “the wisest man in the land.”
This “man” just so happened to be a woman, which elicited hoots of laughter and approval from the female audience members in the nearly packed auditorium.
The drum ensemble has been a part of ULV’s core curriculum since 2001.
Students enrolled in the course are exposed to the inner workings of the West African people, as they are taught both musical and historical aspects of their culture. As part of the course requirement students must showcase their work by participating in two live performances during the semester.
Biondo, who remains true to African cultural forms, said he teaches his students in the oral tradition, just as ensemble drumming has been taught for hundreds of years, and that the course is open to musicians and non-musicians alike.
However, the abilities to create rhythm and to learn new skills are must-have traits for all potential students.
“I like the fact that the class is taught traditionally and is made for people who don’t really come from music backgrounds,” said Elide Flores, a junior psychology major and ensemble member. “It’s an open door.”
Participation in the course and ensemble definitely qualifies as a hands-on learning experience as well as a form of expression and tension release.
“I have learned about a completely different culture than my own,” said Elizabeth Canales, a junior behavioral studies major and ensemble member. “It was a stress free class where I could go to just relax and have fun.”
Students provided a fully energized performance and seemingly could have beat on their drums all night.
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When Unitarian Universalists gather for the annual General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association in Spokane, Washington, June 19–23, they’ll find many beloved elements of Assemblies past—but this will not be a typical GA.
With the theme “The Power of We,” GA 2019 has been created collaboratively by the UUA staff, the Board of Trustees, the General Assembly Planning Committee, and the Commission on Institutional Change to invite UUs to engage in discernment about the future of the faith.
GA will open with the traditional banner parade of congregations and organizations on Wednesday night, June 19. The next morning’s worship will introduce the theme and invite UUs into discernment about the faith, a focus that will continue in various ways throughout the conference, said Carey McDonald, the UUA’s executive vice president. The Commission on Institutional Change, created two years ago to analyze structural racism and white supremacy culture within Unitarian Universalism, will assist UUs in this discernment. The process will expand on the use of facilitated breakout groups at last year’s GA in Kansas City, Missouri.
“Having broad-based input on what is most important to us in Unitarian Universalism and how to shape the future of our faith is a big part of what we want to do at GA this year,” said McDonald.
Among the questions the board is asking participants to discuss are “What from our faith tradition helps guide your life?” and “What’s your personal and our collective commitment and stake to transforming and living out our values and benefits?”
The Commission on Institutional Change will invite participants to reflect on questions such as “What sustains you and your faith community in efforts towards inclusion, equity, and diversity?” and “What limits you from living out our faith’s promise towards liberation and transformation?”
In order to provide space for these conversations, GA 2019 will devote less time to business matters. There will be only four hours of general session, compared to eleven hours at GA 2018, McDonald said, and for the first time in many years no business will take place after Sunday morning’s worship service. Review the business agenda.
Spokane is a beautiful city with much natural beauty, McDonald emphasized. In addition to offering UUs an opportunity to explore that part of the country, GA 2019 will include more than 100 programs over the course of five days. This year, in addition to theme-based programming, there also will be fourteen “role-based tracks” to convene individuals or groups with common roles or interests, including “Combating Destructive Behavior and White Supremacy Culture,” “Transformational Worship,” and “How to Be a Good Employer and Supervisor.”
This year’s public witness event will focus on ending mass incarceration, which is one of the UUA’s four missional priorities. At a rally at noon on Thursday, June 20, UUs will call on the Spokane County Board of Commissioners to abandon their plans to expand the Spokane County Jail. Through Side With Love, UUs are working in support of the local organizing community, which includes Smart Justice Spokane, Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane, the Spokane NAACP, Spokane Community Against Racism, and the UU Church of Spokane, which have fought for over ten years to resist jail expansion and to press for restorative justice and other reforms, said Everette R. H. Thompson, campaign manager of Side With Love.
Prominent speakers will be Ware Lecturer Richard Blanco, who delivered the inaugural poem at President Obama’s 2013 inauguration, and Robin DiAngelo, author of Beacon Press’s best-selling White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. The Rev. Lindi Ramsden, director of Partnerships and Emerging Programs at Starr King School for the Ministry, will deliver the sermon at the Service of the Living Tradition. The Rev. Marta I. Valentín, minister of the UU Church of Medford, Massachusetts, will deliver the sermon at the Sunday morning worship. The Rev. Leslie Takahashi, chair of the Commission on Institutional Change, will deliver the Berry Street Lecture on Wednesday, June 19, as part of the UU Ministers Association’s Ministry Days conference.
Delegates voted to approve changes to the Actions of Immediate Witness process last year, so GA 2019 will use electronic voting to place up to three AIWs on the final agenda, a method that will replace the petition process used in the past. The Commission on Social Witness invites delegates to propose and gather support for AIWs.
“We don’t want to have our priorities and justice commitments competing with other,” said McDonald. “By allowing broader and more straightforward consideration of proposed AIWs, rather than using a double ballot to limit consideration to six, we hope for a more streamlined process with fuller democratic engagement for both onsite and offsite delegates.”
The new AIW process will no longer involve mini-assemblies, amendments, or debate. After the electronic voting process picks the top three AIWs, delegates will vote whether to affirm them in Saturday’s General Session.
In other business, delegates will vote on a proposed Statement of Conscience, drafted by the Commission on Social Witness with input from congregations over the past two years, entitled “ Our Democracy Uncorrupted” (pages 67–70 in the program book). Delegates will also vote on a series of proposed bylaw changes, including changes to the UUA’s election processes and bylaws about the Ministerial Fellowship Committee.


Just a couple of days back, we had reported that the currently under production Farhan Akhtar starrer Lucknow Central would feature a redeveloped set resembling the prison at a suburban studio in Mumbai. In fact we had also given you a sneak peek of the sets being developed for the film. Well now we hear that Diana Penty who after turning heads with her performance in Cocktail disappeared for a while, only to return as the runaway bride in Happy Bhaag Jayegi will be seen playing the role of an NGO worker in the film.
In fact, Diana’s character will play an integral part of the film’s story as it is her character that helps Farhan’s character deal with his incarceration and even helps him set up a band within the prison. Interestingly, Diana Penty who came on board for the project after hearing the script had just 10 days to prep for her character, within which she not only underwent elaborate workshops but also met and interacted with women led NGOs that work with prisoners.
As for the film, Lucknow Central is produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Emmay Entertainment and Motion Pictures, and is directed by Ranjit Tiwari.


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Residents oppose plans for former Pleasure Island site
Locals have opposed plans to build a holiday park on the former Pleasure Island site, referring to them as an “ecological disaster”.
The application site comprises c. 23.5 ha of land.
It comprises the entirety of the former Pleasure Island theme park site, as well as undeveloped land to the north and south-east.
The application includes plans for holiday accommodation, comprising 31 eight-bed and 219 ten-bed lodges alongside a new hotel, accommodating 148 bedrooms.
It also proposes that the site will house a number of food, retail and leisure units, and that the lake will be repurposed for “non-motorised water sports.”
The site is not within a ‘sensitive area’, nor does it lie within a Conservation Area – but since its closure, the site has become an ‘unofficial’ nature reserve.
It is currently home to a number of visiting and native bird species including the cuckoo, reed warblers, little grebes and water rails due to its location on an important migration route.
As such, a number of residents feel that the adverse impact on wildlife outweigh the economic benefits of the development.
In an appeal submitted to North East Lincolnshire Council, one resident wrote:
“I strongly feel that the impact of a huge caravan site and the number of humans this would bring to the area would greatly impact the wildlife, flora and fauna with the stripping of the land, the litter they leave behind on beaches or everywhere for that matter.
“I implore you to reject the plans and look more to creating a haven, a nature reserve or rescues centre, anything that will help rather than destroy more of our fragile eco system.”
“The whole purpose of the proposed development is to generate human activity, and the inevitable consequence will be eradication of most of the wildlife,” added another.
However, the council’s planning department have ruled that the development is “unlikely to have significant effects on the environment by virtue of factors such as its nature, size or location.”


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The following books were written by authors who live in or have spent significant parts of their lives in Utah. Most of the authors have written several books, so if you enjoy one, try the others!
At the hospital where her father works, Annie befriends a badly burned veteran.
Can a turtle have a toothache? Albert does, and his grandma knows just how to take care of it.
"The marsh is an edge where water and land meet between cattails..." and a place where many animals live.
Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale (no relation) describes the Civil War battle of 1861 between two ironclad ships.
Twelve-year-old Charlotte, a Welsh immigrant, carries a motherless baby along the Mormon Trail in 1856.
Honey learns about life outside her sheltered existence when a movie star and her two daughters come to town.
Missing artifacts, a cougar on the prowl, and a terrifying cliff-side fall all add up to mystery and adventure.
Elliot becomes champion of the brownies on Halloween night, when he fights off a group of attacking goblins.
Hard-working Fanny hopes her fairy godmother will make her dreams come true.
Little Frankenstein loses his head, alarming Miss Devel and her class of monsters in the middle of the night.
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I would suggest you add checkpoints though, it's really difficult and I don't want to do the whole thing from the start again.
Also, if it's possible I would love if you could turn the camera around, that would be a really useful feature.
Last and definitely least, fullscreen mode would be nice.
the graphics are gorgeus. I've played this game for about 2 hours and still can't master the time reverse function, besides that the music is really good. Overall, the game is very good, and gets a 7/10
I would love if the levels had some props, even just a random table would make the levels feel less dead and the shooting feels a little off, I don't know how exactly to describe it but it feels weird that the bullets travel so slow. This is just me nitpicking though, it is still a great game and I would definetely recommend you play it
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Re: low hb after bleed, how long is recovery?
Sorry to hear about the angioplasty but I hope it helped. My hgb is 9.2 but they don't know why yet. I'm probably going to have to have a GI work-up and go to a hematologist. I wonder if your doctor thinks eating iron-rich foods may be better. I know that my doctor really pushes me to eat more red meat,etc. but she also wants me taking the iron 2x/day. Iron supplements can be very hard on your stomach-indigestion,gas,constipation,etc. If you're worried you may want to put in a call to the doctor.

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Ever wondered what makes toxic relationships so destructive? For one, it’s their undoubtable effect on your mental health. In this article, we’re showing you how walking away from and ending toxic relationships can help ease your anxiety. Find out why!
How Ending Toxic Relationships Can Help Your Anxiety
At one point or another, we’ve all likely been in toxic relationships. Let’s start by giving the toxic relationships definition if you’re unsure of what constitutes one. Dr. Lillian Glass, who coined the term, defined toxic relationships as any relationship where “[people] don’t support each other, where there’s conflict, and one seeks to undermine the other, where there’s competition, where there is disrespect and a lack of cohesiveness.”
So, if you’ve encountered something like this while dating, perhaps you can turn to dating sites to be able to screen potential matches for signs of toxicity before moving forward with the dating process. However, in this article we’re going to explore how ending toxic relationships can help ease your anxiety and give you a sense of peace. So, let’s get started!
Toxic relationships signs
First off, let’s explore the telltale signs of toxic relationships. As you can likely extrapolate from Dr. Glass’ definition, toxic relationships are characterized by:
- Lack of support
- Controlling behaviors
- Feelings of “walking on eggshells”
- Irrational jealousy
- Constant judgement
- An “all take, no give” attitude from your partner
- Unreasonable demands
- Feeling drained, depressed, and emotionally unwell
Sounds familiar? If your relationship checks three or more of the above characteristics, it’s more than likely that it falls under the category of toxic relationships. So, what can you do to move beyond this situation, and how can this help your anxiety?
Before getting into details, we recommend that you consult with a professional who can help you reap the benefits of therapy and understand how toxic relationships affect your mental health.
How can ending toxic relationships improve your mental health?
You’d be surprised at the benefits that come with ending a toxic relationship. By choosing to do so, you will:
- Feel less stressed because you won’t have to deal with contentious situations anymore
- Have more time to dedicate to your hobbies and tend to your social circle, which will help you regain your sense of self and community
- Have the opportunity to evaluate what led you to enter a toxic relationship, your behavior while in it, and how you can improve your future relationships through the lessons you’ve learned
It’s easy to find yourself in toxic relationships and by no fault of your own. What matters is that you acknowledge the situation you’re in and take matters into your hands so that you extract yourself from it with as little mental damage as possible. In this article, we’ve shown how ending toxic relationships can help you feel better. We hope that you take our advice to heart and decide to do what’s best for you and move on with your life!
Let us know in the comments: have you ever been in a toxic relationship? If so, how did you manage to end it, and how did you feel afterward?
About the Writer: Rebecca Shinn is a freelance writer and dating and relationship expert with a psychology degree. Her field of expertise is relationship, dating, and marriage. The important part of Rebecca’s practice is to help couples with communication skills, problem-solving skills, stress management, or financial skills. Rebecca started writing 2 years ago to inspire and help people to have a better dating life, healthy relationships, or find a way to keep a marriage strong for long years.


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For decades thousands of dedicated Lions Club volunteers have served in our communities. This weekend they need your help! Learn how you can help at this weekend's Waterfront Jam.
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Big Island police have arrested 35-year-old Justin Lee, who was wanted in connection with a domestic violence incident Monday night in Hilo.

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An early twentieth century silver inkstand of elongated oval form with reeded rim and raised on four bracket style feet, the centre fitted with an oval glass ink bottle with conforming reed border to the circular hinged lid, hallmarked William Hutton & Sons Ltd., London 1910. Together with a silver capstan inkwell with removable metal ink pot, hallmarked Birmingham 1919. Maximum length of first inkstand measures 10 1/4 inches (26 cm), base diameter of capstan inkwell measures 5 inches (12.7 cm). (2).
Both inkstands display general surface scratches, marks, wear and tarnishing in keeping with their age and use. Minor dints and bumps to both. Hinged lids appear in working order. Likely replacement baize to base of capstan. The hallmarks to the earlier inkstand are clear and legible, also matching clear hallmarks to the silver neck and lid of the glass ink bottle. The hallmarks on the capstan inkwell appear quite rubbed and worn but still legible.

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To promote a comprehensive framework for a statewide trauma-informed infrastructure that integrates behavioral health services and school and community supports.
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Activities and outcomes are reflected in the CONNECTing Children and Families to Care Annual Reports.
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On October 23, 2019, the University of Connecticut Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH) cosponsored and hosted the “Symposium on Trauma-Informed School Mental Health 2.0.” School, behavioral health, community, and research leaders from across the state gathered at the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs to discuss school and community responses to childhood trauma and how to align work around trauma-informed schools in Connecticut. Facilitated discussions focused on prevention through screening/early identification; enhancing services to meet intensive needs; aligning policies and practices to facilitate sustainability; and building collaborations across public-private partnerships. The event resulted in a summary of ideas and further recommendations for action.
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- Read about the Symposium: Implementing A Statewide Framework For Trauma-Informed School Mental Health In Connecticut.pdf
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The note reads: "Love is the greatest force in the universe. It is the heartbeat of the moral cosmos. He who loves is a participant in the being of God."
Valentine's Day is around the corner, and to celebrate the occasion, memorabilia company Moments in Time has put a unique piece of history up for sale: a rare, handwritten note about the meaning of love by Martin Luther King Jr. The social activist who played a prominent role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968 is said to have written this around the mid-1960s, reports CNN.
A newly uncovered handwritten note from Martin Luther King Jr. reads: "Love is the greatest force in the universe. It is the heartbeat of the moral cosmos. He who loves is a participant in the being of God." https://t.co/aGIvzUPFmv— CNN International (@cnni) February 9, 2020
The note is priced at a whopping $42,000. According to TMZ, King wrote this after being asked by one of his admirers to define love. Despite the hefty price tag, Gary Zimet, CEO of Moments in Time, believes that the rarity of the handwritten note commands the price point, given that it has been written by the iconic civil rights leader himself. He told CNN, "It is extremely rare. Other than inscriptions in (typed) letters and books, finding a handwritten note is very rare. This note encapsulates the philosophy of King's life and that's why it's so important."
Zimet believes that Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the note after someone asked him what the meaning of love was. It reads: Love is the greatest force in the universe. It is the heartbeat of the moral cosmos. He who loves is a participant in the being of God. On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King was assassinated, according to History. He was shot to death while he stood on the balcony of a motel in Memphis.
When asked about the authenticity of the note, Zimet stated that he relied on his 40 years of experience to believe that the note is genuine. Even then, he made sure to compare the letter to other instances of King's handwriting to ensure it was authentic. The rare handwritten note was purchased from a memorabilia dealer in the UK, who according to Zimet, was unaware of its worth.
Zimet hopes that the note would go to someone who understands the value of it and appreciates the meaning behind this rare and incredible find. Sheila Zulfiquer wrote on Twitter: I wish there were more people like Martin Luther King Jr in the U.S and in the World When a heart is fair and knows to love God..only then is she/he able to love fellow beings.


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After the state’s approval, BEST administration will now run on alternative routes that will add to the services BEST provides to lacs of its commuters. After a lot of efforts, persistence and follow up meetings with the state, BEST attempts have been successful as the state has given a green signal to the BEST to ply buses between Thane to Sion and Dahisar to Bandra. Besides this, BEST has also appealed the state to give it separate alternative routes to which the state has directed the Mumbai Police to study the same and give its clearance. Speaking to the media, BEST Chairman Uttam Khobragade said that wherever the state gives them alternate routes, they will connect them with flyovers, which will save nearly half hour traveling time for commuters between routes. He added that BEST is planning to reduce the number of stops on these routes to make commuting between two destinations faster. With cameraperson Vinayak Dalvi, Hansraj Kanojia for NMTV News.
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