Since this story was first reported in April 2018, further updates have come out on Raqqa’s mass graves, highlighting the challenges of collecting bodies and identifying missing people. This is an analysis with eyewitness stories from people who have gone back to Raqqa.In April 2018, Abed al-Mufdi al-Ali, 42, is one of the many displaced Raqqa population that returned recently to the city. He returned in April 2017 for one main reason: to identify the body of his wife—one among approximately five hundred bodies—removed from a mass graveyard at the Rashid Stadium by the Raqqa Reconstruction Committee (RRC), according to RCC communications official Abdullah al-Aryan.
The battle to liberate Raqqa from the Islamic State (ISIS) took over a year; from October 2016 to October 2017. During this time, residents feared getting caught in the crossfire between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and ISIS militants. This unstable situation forced residents to bury their relatives in makeshift grave sites that varied according to shifting battle fronts, such as in parks and public squares. The Rashid Stadium was one of many alternative burial sites chosen, because it was a fairly easy place to dig graves. Residents buried victims either in individual graves, mass graves, or pits where the remains of unknown bodies were collected in a bag.
ISIS controlled Raqqa city until SDF forces enforced a siege, and civilians found themselves trapped between an extremist organization and SDF forces. After more than six months of fighting, the US-led Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) and its SDF partners liberated Raqqa from ISIS on October 20, 2017 and slowly began to allow civilians to re-enter the city.
“ISIS members planted landmines on the roads and the entrances of the city in June 2017; a defensive strategy that served also to prevent residents from leaving,” said Al-Ali. “My wife was killed by aerial bombardment from the international coalition. I was forced to bury her in Rashid Stadium before I left the city with my disabled son, whose leg was torn off in the coalition bombing.”
During the coalition operation to retake Raqqa, around 1,500 civilians were killed and thousands wounded. More than forty-five thousand civilians fled from the city into the surrounding areas and countryside due to airstrikes carried out by coalition aircraft, which totaled over 3,829 as reported by Raqqa is Silently Being Slaughtered. Thousands of artillery shells launched by SDF forces targeted the city as ISIS carried out more than ninety suicide attacks. Of the estimated nine hundred thousand that lived in Raqqa province prior to the battle, only two thousand civilians were left and trapped between the two sides.
When Al-Ali buried his wife, Rashid Stadium was only partially used as a grave site and graves were distributed randomly. Most believed the battle would end quickly and they would be able to return to rebury loved ones properly. The whole stadium has now become a cemetery, and it is difficult to accurately identify remains. Al-Ali tried to find the body of his wife among the scattered graves, but was unavailable to identify her.
Before the conflict started, residents used the official Tal al-Bayha cemetery on the outskirts of Raqqa. They also used a second cemetery inside the city: the Hatin graveyard. A common ISIS strategy was to dress as residents and walk among civilians into SDF-controlled areas by day, and then attack at night. Therefore, SDF snipers started to target the Hatin cemetery to flush out the militants. It became too dangerous for locals to use, so makeshift graves began to appear elsewhere.
A mass grave was found in the Raqqa City zoo, where emergency workers recovered nearly three hundred bodies, according to the RRC. Assad forces also announced the discovery of a mass grave in western Raqqa countryside near the town of Rumthan. In the summer of 2014, ISIS militants executed regime forces and documented their deaths in a video after gaining control of Tabqa military airport. This recent discovery of mass graves raised the hopes of family members of ISIS prisoners across Syria; in that they might find their family members’ bodies and bury their remains in designated cemeteries.
Raqqa residents who stayed in the city during the fighting confirmed to this author that bodies were buried at night near the wall of the Rashid Stadium for fear of bombing by the international coalition. No location, symbolic marking, name, or tomb numbering system was used in the graveyards; which currently makes it difficult to identify many of the victims. ISIS militants also used the stadium to bury their comrades killed during the fighting.
With the discovery of the Rashid Stadium cemetery, many Syrians traveled to Raqqa to inquire about the identity of the relatives that ISIS detained, and whether they were executed without notifying the families. One of those people was Syrian journalist Amer Matar, whose brother, Mohamed Nour Matar, was imprisoned in August 2013 and whose fate remains unknown.
“After the discovery of a mass grave at Rasheed Stadium in Raqqa, I received messages from the families of kidnapped people who asked about the credibility of this news and the possibility of finding the bodies of their relatives inside this cemetery,” said Matar, who cofounded the “Where are the Kidnapped by ISIS” ongoing campaign.
This campaign started after SDF forces gained control of Raqqa. The group released a statement demanding that all stakeholders call on relevant actors in Raqqa to provide any information on those who went missing and on ISIS prisons. By putting pressure on the SDF to reveal the fate of ISIS prisoners, people were allowed into the area to search for the remains of detainees.
ISIS maintained a policy of not burying detainees at all, even in mass graves, or handing them over to their families. ISIS judges justified these acts with religious texts that they claimed said the body of the apostate was not to be handed over to family members.
Since capturing the area in 2014, ISIS arrested dozens of notable activists, journalists, and prominent figures who opposed the group such as activist Firas Al-Haj Saleh, Father Paolo Dall’Oglio, Dr. Ismail Hamed and Free Syrian Army trainer, Madthar Al-Hassan.
Matar explained that several media outlets claimed that only executed ISIS prisoners were buried in the mass grave, but that is inaccurate. “The buried are not only victims of ISIS, but also ISIS members themselves were also buried,” he said. Matar stressed the need to verify the accuracy of news coming out of Raqqa.
Meanwhile, the search continues for those buried inside the cemetery. Remains are scheduled to be transferred to the Hatin cemetery. Families will be allowed to check for their relatives through officials from the RRC. The RRC’s Emergency First Responders team is unsure if other mass graves exist in the area, but affirm it is possible.
Khalifa al-Khudr is a Syrian writer and photographer, a former detainee in ISIS prisons, the author of the book “Stories from ISIS prisons in Syria,” and winner of the Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press and Media in 2017.


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Koffee With Karan has been in the news for the past few days, albeit the tweets that Karan Johar has been posting about its updates. While it all started with the rumour that the show is shutting down, it was later revealed that the show will now only stream on OTT. Now we got a glimpse of the K3G filmmaker posing on the new sets designed for Koffee With Karan Season 7.
Karan Johar reveals how Koffee With Karan Season 7 will look like
Karan Johar was seen posing in his flamboyant all-black outfit amidst golden and yellow lights backdrop. The filmmaker shared these photos to give fans a glimpse of the new sets from Koffee With Karan 7. Sharing it on Instagram, Karan captioned it saying, “Back to brewing some koffee!☕ #KoffeeWithKaran #HotstarSpecials @disneyplushotstar @dharmaticent.” Here have a look at the post:
Karan Johar in an earlier tweet had mentioned that Koffee With Karan has come to an end. But later, he tweeted that he was just joking and that Koffee With Karan has only ended its stint on television. It will continue its run on OTT platform. Latest reports also suggested the guest lineup for Koffee With Karan Season 7, which includes the Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani couple Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, Pushpa fame Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna amongst others.
Karan Johar is super excited about hosting this new season. In one of the earlier reports he spoke about Koffee With Karan 7 where he said, “The beans have been roasting long enough, and it is now time to finally brew them. It is an all-new season of Koffee With Karan and I cannot wait for my friends and guests to make a run for the esteemed coffee hamper as the audience watches the show only on Disney+ Hotstar this time. Viewers can expect this season to be more entertaining with fun segments, style, coming closer to your favorite stars, filled with glam and wit, making it bigger and better.”
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In 2013 the AIP History Programs awarded grants of $10,000 each to three archives to help organize and catalog the professional papers of two Nobel laureates, Joseph Rotblat and Owen Richardson, and of mathematician Harold Grad. Documenting Rotblat’s work as a nuclear physicist and a cofounder and secretary general of the Pugwash Conferences, the Rotblat papers make up the largest of the three collections. Rotblat shared the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize with Pugwash for its work on nuclear disarmament.
Richardson was “one of the outstanding pure scientists” in the development of radio, television, and related applications, and his papers are rich in correspondence with other top physicists of the 1920s through the 1940s.
Grad’s papers are an important resource on mathematical formulations of plasma physics. All three collections will be described in our International Catalog of Sources.

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Elizabeth Jane AUTON (10.3.5.2.1)
18 March 1877 Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Birth of Brother
Joseph William AUTON born 1880 Yorkshire, England when Elizabeth was 3
Birth of Sister
Annie AUTON born 1883 Yorkshire, England when Elizabeth was 6
1883 To New Zealand on the ship Crusader with parents Christopher AUTON, Margaret Ann AUTON, siblings Joseph William AUTON, Annie Louisa AUTON and cousins Myers AUTON, Annie HOLDSWORTH, Christopher Kidd AUTON, Thomas AUTON, Mary Alice AUTON, Annie AUTON, Elizabeth AUTON and Maggie AUTON
Printed in ‘The Press’ Saturday 24 1883 – Re The Crusader Voyage
Messrs Shaw, Savill and Co’s well known ship Crusader arrived on Thursday night with 381 immigrants on board, nominated by friends resident in the colony. they voyage from London or from leaving Plymouth, where the passengers embarked, to anchoring off the Heads, occupied ninety-four days, and was as to weather remarkable for freedom from severe gales and unpleasantly strong winds and stormy seas. The ship anchored at the heads on Thursday night, and while there was struck by one of the hard squalls, which broke her cable, and the anchor had to be let go to bring her up. The steam tug Lyttleton went down for her yesterday morning and towed her up to an anchorage of Ripa Island. She was cleared by the Health Officer, and after inspection by the Immigration Commissioners, the friends of those on board were admitted, and during the day a large number of passengers were landed.
The vessel came into port in admirable order, aloft and allow, reflecting every credit upon Mr Richards, the chief officer. the ‘tween decks were occupied wholly by the immigrants, and the condition of single men’s quarters down the fore hatch, the married people’s down the main hatch, and the single women’s down aft was all that could be wished, everything being beautifully clean and orderly.
Dr Husband, now finishing his fourteenth voyage to the colonies in charge of immigrant ships, and who was here last in the ship Rakia, is to be congratulated upon the success of his work. He had a busy time of it with measles from soon after starting to making the Cape of Good Hope, and he reports on death of an infant Fergan, of convulsions. Mrs Toombs gave birth to a female child during the voyage. The doctor gives the passengers a first-class name for orderly behaviour and respect for authority, and expresses his satisfaction at the way in which the matron, Mrs Jackson discharged the responsible duties of that position over 166 single women. The later complained a little of the stringency of Mrs Jackson’s regulations, but no doubt saw the propriety of the extreme circumspection they imposed on the voyage ended. Dr Husband wishes to mention the services of Mrs Johnson, Mrs McPherson and Miss Phynn in the capacity of assistants. He also reports that the medical stores put on board were of first quality and abundance. The passengers themselves speak in high terms of his attention, and of the courtesy of the officers, mentioning especially the kindly and sociable manner of the master. Captain Lewellyn Davis, an old and able commander in the employ.
A very sad occurrence took place while running down the easting. On March 6th, the ship was in 46,35S, 125.2E and travelling at 11 knots an hour. It was about noon when a boy named Edward was leaning over the bulwarks and overbalanced, falling into the trough of a heavy sea. Captain Davis, on the poop at the time, had a moment before told the lad to get down, and he noticed the little fellow go over instantly backed the yards and hauled up the courses and as the Doctor states ‘with astonishing smartness he had the boat lowered’. The poor little fellow was seen astern once from the ship, struggling in the water, and a life buoy was thrown to the spot by the master. The boat was out over an hour, but the search was fruitless.
Enquiries made amongst the passengers as to the dietary scale elicited the most satisfactory replies. The food was of good quality, and very liberal in quantity.
The monotony of the voyage was relieved from time to time by concerts and entertainment.
The names of the officers of the Crusader are Mr Richards, chief, Mr Edwards, second, and Mr Enon, third.
1883 at 20 Stewart Street, South Belt, Christchurch, New Zealand
10 April 1883 West Christchurch School, Christchurch, New Zealand
Brother emigrated to Australia
Abt 1900 Joseph William AUTON emigrated to Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia with some of his brothers.
1904 at Lepper Road, Inglewood, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Birth of Daughter
Daisy Sarah Annie AUTON born 2 September 1904 New Plymouth, New Zealand
Daisy Sarah Annie AUTONs father could have been Elizabeth’s father Christopher AUTON There were incest charges regarding another one of his daughters and Daisy was born in his home
Death of Daughter
Daisy Sarah Annie AUTON died 17 September 1904 New Plymouth, New Zealand
Family emigrated to Australia
About 1905 Elizabeth’s parents and siblings emigrated to Australia. Elizabeth lived with her Uncle William AUTON
Christopher AUTON and Margaret Ann AUTON separated 1907 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia due to incest charges against Christopher AUTON
Marriage of Brother
Death of Mother
Margaret Ann AUTON died 1917 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Annie Louisa AUTON wrote to Elizabeth AUTON after the death of their mother asking Elizabeth to write to Sarah AUTON informing her of her mother’s death.
Elizabeth Jane AUTON married John SANDERS 11 April 1922 Methodist Church, New Plymouth, New Zealand when she was 45
1922 at 218 Courtenay Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Death of Father
Christopher AUTON died 12 January 1929 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Death of Husband
John SANDERS died 3 June 1934 New Plymouth, New Zealand age 77. They had been married 12 years
Death of Brother
Joseph William AUTON died 1934 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia age 55
Death of Uncle
William AUTON who was Elizabeth’s only relative in Taranaki, died at Elizabeth’s home at 223 Courtenay Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand 4 January 1938
2 July 1968 New Plymouth, New Zealand aged 91
4 July 1968 Taranaki Crematorium, New Zealand
9 July 1968 Ashes scattered in The Garden of Remembrance, Te Henui Cemetery
About John SANDERS (10.3.5.1.1/1) (husband of Elizabeth Jane AUTON)
Parents: John SANDERS and Ann MARTON
Previously married: Louisa who died in 1920
Death of First Wife
Louisa died 23 January 1920
Occupation: Farmer at Lepper Road, Inglewood, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Died: 3 June 1934 New Plymouth, New Zealand aged 77
Interred at Inglewood Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Daisy Sarah Annie AUTON (10.3.5.2.1)
2 September 1904 Lepper Road, Inglewood, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Daisy Sarah Annie AUTONs father could have been Christopher AUTON – father of her mother Elizabeth AUTON – There were incest charges regarding another one of his daughters and Daisy was born in his home.
17 September 1904 New Plymouth, New Zealand
Inglewood Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Zealand Infants Burial Plot
Cause of Death
Unusual cause of death. Marasmus is a condition where progressive wasting and emaciation occurs often due to starvation
10.3.5.1.1 AUTON, Elizabeth, England and Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index 1877
10.3.5.2.1 AUTON, Elizabeth Jane, 1881 England Census, Yorkshire, Grantley
10.1 Information about the ‘Crusader’ From Savill, d (1986) Sail to New Zealand London Robert Hale
10.1 Crusader Passenger List voyage to New Zealand 1883 List of Assisted Government Immigrants
10.1 New Zealand ‘The Press’ Saturday 24 1883 – Re The Crusader Voyage
10.1 New Zealand School Project, West Christchurch School and Burwood School 1882 – 1896
10.3.5.1.1 AUTON, Elizabeth, New Zealand Marriage Index 1922
10.3.5.1.1 AUTON, Elizabeth, New Zealand, Cemetery Records 1800 – 2007
10.3.5.1.1 AUTON, Elizabeth, New Zealand Taranaki Herald 3 July 1968
10.3.5.1.1:1 Death of Louisa SANDERS (wife of John SANDERS) Death. Tarankai Daily News, 24 January 1920
10.3.5.1/1 Death of John SANDERS, New Zealand, Taranaki Herald 4 June 1934
10.3.2.1.1 Daisy Sarah Jane AUTON New Zealand Birth Registration
10.3.2.1.1 Daisy Sarah Jane AUTON New Zealand Death Registration


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When a singer covers a song already definitively recorded by the likes of The Isley Brothers and Whitney Houston, there is skepticism; surely it could only fail to match the heights of hit renditions by two legendary artists. But UK-based singer Hil St. Soul’s rendition of “For The Love of You” became a Top 20 urban ac radio hit on the strength of tonal beauty and evocative phrasing—the mark of a great singer. That hit and follow-up original singles won Hil St. Soul a devoted cult following with her deft melding of classic soul and contemporary production.
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Stephen Wallace sold a three-bedroom, one-bath home at 1448 N. Rohde Ave., in Berkeley, to Roberto Gonzalez for $183,000 on March 12. The one-story home has 1,141 square feet of living space.
Built in 1954, the home is located in the South Berkeley neighborhood of Berkeley. Sixteen similar homes in this neighborhood sold for between $129,000 and $183,000 during the past year.
According to BlockShopper, there have been 67 home sales in Berkeley during the past 12 months with a median sale price of $136,000.
Address: 1448 North Rohde Avenue
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Years ago, I rebuked a public relations adviser for pitching a story on the back of the 2007 mass homicide at Virginia Tech. I was a reporter at Investor’s Business Daily covering wireless technology companies, and the PR consultant was pitching a story about his client’s campus messaging service that could have lessened the carnage. I considered the pitch inappropriate in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, and I told him so.
However, within days, several publications wrote articles covering the same topic and same technology. He apparently landed story success. Why them and not me?
For reporters and the public relations industry that works to connect the media with sources and ideas, much of our job rests on making judgments. One of the most critical is avoiding exploitation in a time of tragedy. And, unfortunately, it is a question that will likely confront almost everyone at some point in his or her PR career, especially given the seemingly inexorable rise of both foreign and domestic crises.
The latest example is the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. Within days of the tragedy, stories began appearing featuring commentary from workplace safety and crisis consultants whose businesses stand to benefit from press exposure. Perhaps those stories originated from PR consultants or just arose naturally during editorial meetings. Either way, the stories didn’t get to the public without people making judgments about newsworthiness and how to handle them in a sensitive manner.
Thinking back on that day long ago, I was clearly not the right person for a pitch on a text messaging service. I wrote about companies in a position to grow from market trends and innovations. What made it seem worse was that the PR adviser took the tone many so often do: wanting to make it seem like they are doing reporters a favor by bringing an untold story or a fresh perspective. Wringing a 12-paragraph story from tragedy was not doing me a favor and seemed devoid of empathy for the victims.
For publications with a broader ambit, there was a valid story in how a simple tool like text messaging can save lives. That approach shows a degree of empathy with a society shocked by the violence and searching for security.
In a way, writing this column is taking a risk. People can say that it is an exercise in self-promotion. But, in my judgment, it is part of a conversation that is worth having if the PR industry wants to hew to professional standards.
While judgments can differ and reasonable people can disagree, there are certain standards that should be immutable in a human tragedy. The most basic is not to exploit. Whether deliberate or inadvertent, there’s no excuse. It may take a deliberate and conscious decision, odd as it may sound, and a real exercise in judgment as well as some difficult conversations with clients, in order to avoid doing so.
Another standard is to act with empathy for those affected by tragedy as well as for the wider public desperate for information and dependent on the media to deliver it. Was the PR adviser calling me after the Virginia Tech shooting showing more empathy for me – the deadline-strapped reporter desperate for a story – or for the victims? If the former, he misjudged.
There is a real need for public discourse when society confronts tragedies, and the industry can play an important role in fostering that discourse. But when our work touches on tragedy, our efforts are best geared toward the healing process. Anything else risks heading down a dark path toward exploitation and is better put off till another time.
Daniel Del’Re is a senior director in the strategic communications segment of global business advisory firm FTI Consulting.


Made of crystal-clear acrylic, this case keeps the Pi secure, has a hinged top for connector access, and even has little feet cut into the sides so that it stands up above your desk. You can use all of the connectors on the edges of the Pi: HDMI, Audio/Video, microSD slot, micro USB power, Ethernet and the 4 USB ports. There's also a cut out to allow a 40-pin IDC cable to the GPIO breakout pins.
Synergy is a free and open source software that allows you to share a mouse and keyboard between multiple computers. It is a great way to remotely control a Raspberry Pi that is already connected to a display. However, there are some difficulties regarding the installation of Synergy, which this guide will help overcome.


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I know it's been a while since I have posted my menus. I have been doing them...most weeks. It really does help to save money and make shopping easier if I know what I am going to have. I try to sit down with my coupons and ads to see what is on sale and make my menu off of that. It does help save a lot of money!
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Monday: Picnic Lunch at the Beach
Dinner: Turkey Salad w/ Cherries and Walnuts
Tuesday: Firecracker Chicken
Wednesday: Crock Pot roast w/ veggies
Thursday: Chicken Sandwiches, herb-roasted oven fries
Friday: Taco Salad
Saturday: Lunch: Pancakes and sausage
Dinner: Buffalo Sliders, chips, veggies
Sunday: Unknown for lunch but we always have Pizza for dinner so that's nice! :)
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I don't yet know the answer to either question, but I was so taken with the depth of the mother's telling of her story that I asked her to write it down so I could share it with all of you. This story so inspired me because it's about a family who risked everything in their material lives in order to follow Gd's call to Israel. And, since they are not Jews, they are not even entitled to the citizenship benefits and support to which I and my family are entitled the minute we walk off our aliyah flight. This family is living in Israel on pure emuna.
Here is their story, in the words of the mother, Linda.
My name is Linda, my husband Christopher and our three children, Marcus eighteen, Zoë fourteen and Zara thirteen. “Why are we in Israel?” that is what we have been asked so many times. People in shops, on buses, our new neighbours and others along the way. Our reply is simple. “We felt that G-d, called us to come. To encourage you and let you know you have friends who support you. Friends that are not taken in by the media. Friends that say Israel has a right to exist. The look on people’s faces is all the reward we need. Late at night we chatted with a young soldier travelling home on the bus for Pesah. His face lit up as we talked, he said “Wow, you have just made my Pesah.” Little did he know he made ours.
If this is just a three month dream it is the best dream I have ever had. If it becomes long term reality, well that would take a miracle. Only G-d knows the answer to that. We sold our beautiful home, cars and everything else we had. We were left with nothing other than a few keep sakes which we left with my sister and twenty seven kilograms of luggage each to bring. We are a close family, leaving my aging parents and sister’s family was not easy. Also leaving good friends, neighbours and much loved pets behind. All of this was very momentous, departing New Zealand for a land we had never visited.
Now you may ask me, “Why, are you Jewish?” No. Well not that we know of, but I have suffered with an affliction that is typically Jewish. I guess you could call it a restless spirit. Not knowing where you belong. It calls to you day and night, year in and year out and in my case for decades. You cannot shake it off because it is part of you. Where you go it goes. To function normally, you build a wall around it but even then you hear its call. From my earliest days I was taught to pray, love, honour, and revere the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. My parents taught me all the wonderful stories from the Tanakah, every one of them felt like they belonged to me. Because of this I recognised it as the Holy Spirit’s call to go and also to do something, but where and what for? Now if I was Jewish, well that would be easy. Why Israel, it would be obvious, but being Gentile, not so. It could be anywhere. In shear frustration I said to Christopher one day, “I cannot bear this, let’s go to Israel and seek G-d, may be there we will hear more clearly.” Then I understood, Israel was where we were meant to go! Maybe I was hearing the prophetic shofar, a sound to return and I had not recognised it. Not wanting to make a mistake and uproot our family, just because Mum was restless. The only thing that we could do was pray. Christopher and I prayed something like this, “Lord you have spoken in many ways to many people, you know our apprehension, but you also see our willingness to go. Please speak to us from your word. We decided to read whatever our eyes fell on. As they say, my heart skipped a beat. It was Psalm 84 “Blessed are those whose strength is in you who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs the autumn rains also cover it with pools. They go from strength to strength till each appears before God in Zion.” G-d had been very good and answered our request. Other circumstances also guided us along the way.
From the first thought of Israel to our departure it took five years. We had family responsibilities, educational needs for our children, health issues and more.
Eventually the time arrived we were leaving, but in the rush and push, of everything we hadn’t found a place to stay. We quickly booked accommodation for a week. As we were booking I felt that we would only need it for four days, as we would have our apartment by then. Guess what, we had our keys to our new home on the fourth day. All I could say was, “thankyou, thankyou and thankyou again.”
G-d loves to do the impossible to show that he is Almighty. Faith faces fear. Just think of the Red sea for one and more recently Israel again becoming a nation. There is a prophetic shofar in the heavens calling his people, the Jews home. May I remind you of some of G-d’s promises?
'For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land.
I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth
This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "See, I will beckon to the Gentiles, I will lift up my banner to the peoples; they will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders”.
Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labour than she gives birth to her children.
Hear the word of the LORD, O nations; proclaim it in distant coastlands: 'He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.'
As for my restlessness. We had been in Israel about a month and travelling along the high way looking over the valley toward Jerusalem with its white walls closely knitted together, breathing deeply I suddenly realised the restlessness was gone. I was shocked, I did not know when it left, it just slipped quietly out the door, in its place a sense of quiet contentment.
You may not know it, but there are a vast number of us Gentiles who cheer you on. As it says in Isaiah 49:22 “See I will beckon to the Gentiles...” This is a time of fulfilment of prophecy. We need Israel to take her rightful place among the nations. You are G-d’s time clock for the coming events.
We cover you in prayer, love and support.

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It’s a gateway, a capital and Crete’s university town, with all the advantages and a few of the drawbacks of a city proper. It’s vibrant, outgoing, accessible and culturally rich; it’s also not a “classical beauty.” Nonetheless, Heraklion (aka Irakleio) has built up a good reputation over the past decade and, as of last year, it was Europe’s fastest-growing tourism destination. The city has made well-targeted efforts to improve its image with a series of initiatives that includes facelifts to key monuments, the coastal front and the historic center, and a complete revamp of its Archaeological Museum. It has also invested in technological innovations geared towards enriching the visitor experience, such as interactive screens at museums and the municipal Info Point, all developed by the University of Crete and the Foundation of Research & Technology – Hellas (FORTH), one of Europe’s leading research centers.
The city’s harbor once served as a port for Knossos, the Bronze Age capital of the Minoan civilization, and later, in ancient times, for a city called Heraklion. The port was fortified in the Middle Ages, when the city came under the control of Saracen pirates who chose it as their base in Crete, calling it Chandakas. Next came the Byzantines and then the Venetians, who maintained the city’s identity as a capital, renamed it Candia and endowed it with some beautiful buildings and fortifications that are still visible. Under the Ottomans, it was known as Megalo Kastro (“Big Castle”), only to become Heraklion again once the free Cretan State was established in 1898. The entire island became a part of the Greek state in 1913.
Today, with a population of 174,000 residents and some 15,000 students, Heraklion is a proud and vibrant city; you feel its energy from the moment you first step foot in it. Crowds, cars, shops, open-air markets, street sellers and tourists from all over help provide this city with its characteristic lively temperament. The first thing you’ll see, no matter how you arrive, will probably be the Venetian Harbor, where today small fishing boats dock, across from the old dry docks. But what will really catch your eye here is Koules (Open 8:00-20:00), the small castle out on the pier, built by the Venetians in the 16th century, which recently underwent restoration. The 2.5km concrete jetty that starts at Koules is a popular afternoon promenade.
The Old Town
From the port, the human river will carry you up 25 Avgoustou Street – past neoclassical buildings and souvenir shops selling bronze Minotaur statues, cheap Phaistos Disc replicas and T-shirts printed with “Cretan” motifs – to the city’s historic center. Once you’re in the Old Town, you’ll spot the Church of Aghios Titos, built in 961 by the Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas and renowned for its stained-glass windows. It served as the island’s metropolitan see before being transformed into a mosque during Ottoman rule. There’s also the Loggia, arguably the most beautiful building in Heraklion, built as a private club for Venetian nobles, and today the City Hall. The Venetian Church of Aghios Markos, which dates from the 13th century, currently plays host to all sorts of cultural events.
All of these monuments are a stone’s throw from Lions’ Square (officially called Eleftheriou Venizelou), with its famed fountain, part of an aqueduct built by the Venetian Doge Francesco Morosini. The square, which is flanked by cafés and restaurants, is a good example of one of the things that makes Herklion special: the way in which its historic monuments are incorporated into modern life.
This is also the case with the fortifications outside the historic center where you can walk atop the old city walls (they run for 7km, but the footpaths only cover 4km). The entrance gates can be reached from Plastira Street: at Saint George’s Gate on Eleftherias Square, you may come across an art exhibition or a bazaar by local artists, while Jesus’ Gate hosts a permanent exhibition on the life and work of writer Nikos Kazantzakis (Open 09:00-17:00). The two open-air theaters beside the walls host concerts and plays over the summer.
Heraklion has many museums worth visiting, foremost of which is the Archaeological Museum (2 Xanthoudidou, Eleftheria Square; Open 08:00-20:00). Housing such wonders as the Phaistos Disc and the Knossos Palace frescoes “The Prince of the Lilies” and “La Parisienne,” it is one of the most important museums of its kind in the world.
The Historical Museum of Crete (27 Sofokli Venizelou & 7 Kalokerinou; Open Mon-Sat 09:00-17:00), showcases life in Heraklion from early Christian times to World War II; the most popular exhibits are two paintings by the 16th-century Cretan artist Domenikos Theotokopoulos – better known as El Greco: “The Baptism of Christ” and “View of Mount Sinai and the Monastery of St. Catherine.”
The Museum of Christian Art (Aghia Ekaterini Square; Open Mon-Sat 09:30-19:30, Sun 10:30-19:30) is in the 13th-century Monastery of Saint Catherine of Sinai and displays priceless heirlooms and icons.
The Museum of Natural History (Sofokli Venizelou, Dermata Bay; Open Mon-Fri 9:00-21:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-21:00) uses technology to great effect and offers a very special interactive experience for children.
Raki, Meze and More
Wherever you are in the city, around 2pm do as the locals do and head to the closest kafeneio for raki and meze; the best are Kagiabis (12 Monofatsiou) and Sarantavga (1866 Street). For sweets and desserts, look for Aretousa (19 Kosmon) or for Queen Boutique Desserts (Agiou Titou & 13 Evropis). For breakfast, try the famous bougatsa custard pie at Kirkor (32 Venizelou/Lions’ Square).
You can pick up great local products and deli foods at Alati tis Gis (4 Giannitson), Cretan music CDs at Aerakis (14 Korai Sq.) and souvenirs at Zalo (2 Papa Alexandrou), where they also sell the locally made Nivo natural soaps and an excellent cultural city map published by Staridas Geography.
Come nightfall, stroll around the historic center: Korai, Dedalou, Perdikari, Androgeo and all the pedestrian streets east of Lions’ Square are packed with small bars and raki joints. For cocktails, head to Parko 240 (Milatou & Ideou Androu) and Halavro (10 Milatou). The steps of the Loggia are a popular hangout for people watching and socializing. Look around, and you’ll notice plenty of smiles. In Heraklion, it’s always about having a good time.


Do-It-Yourself Car Repairs - Part II
In part two, you'll be introduced to more do-it-yourself opportunities, but please wear safety glasses when working under the hood of the car for replacing the serpentine belt or the radiator hose. Safety glasses will not be required for the window wiper replacement and defogger repair. Nonetheless, make sure to take all safety precautions necessary.
Inspecting and replacing a radiator hoseTools Required: Proper screwdriver, funnel for coolant
The internal combustion engine generates a substantial amount of heat when producing power. If it weren't for the automobile's cooling system, our engines would be up in smoke in no time. The radiator hose should receive dedicated attention from the do-it-yourself mechanic. There are upper and lower hoses that connect the radiator to the engine. When you pop the hood, they should be easy to locate.
When the engine is cool, the first step to checking the old radiator hose in your car should be to squeeze the hose while looking for any cracks or leaks. Also take note if the hose feels very soft, which could be another sign that the rubber is worn. Next, inspect the hose clamps — ensure that they are not too loose or too tight. Overly tightened clamps can wear out the hose, causing leaks.
If the hose is worn, start by locating a large pan to place under the radiator's drain. Loosen the drain cock and allow the coolant to empty into the pan. Now, loosen the clamps with a screwdriver and remove the hoses. Twist the hose off the radiator and the engine. Attach the new hoses with the same hose clamps used for the previous hoses. With a 50/50 blend of antifreeze and water, refill the radiator and the coolant reservoir. Start the car to allow the new coolant to circulate, checking for leaks during the process.
Mechanic:$85.00 (labor) + $19.99 (parts) + $9.99 (coolant) = $114.98
DIY: $19.99 (parts) + $9.99 (coolant) = $29.98
Learn how to fix things your mechanic can't even do...


It’s a good guess that if Jose Canseco had any actual drawing power, he would have stuck with one of these indy league teams for a bit, at least until something better came along. Not that anything better was ever likely to come along.
The 48-year-old Canseco landed a new gig Friday, signing with the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings of the North American Baseball League. He’s slated to make his debut for the club Saturday.
It’ll be Canseco’s second stint with the NABL. He hit .256/.371/.427 with eight homers in 199 at-bats as a player-manager for Yuma last year. Earlier this season, he hit .194/.310/.250 with one homer in 72 at-bats for Worcester of the Can-Am Association.
Canseco was also in the news earlier this week after filing for bankruptcy in Nevada. He listed $21,000 in assets and nearly $1.7 million in liabilities. He owes a cool $500,000 to the IRS.
Jon Heyman reports that the Nationals are closing in on a deal with catcher Matt Wieters. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that it’s a two-year deal. UPDATE: Ken Rosenthal reports that the deal is for two years, at $21 million. There is an opt-out for him after year one. He will get $10 million in 2017 and, if he returns in 2018, he’ll get $11 million.
Wieters was not expected to go this long without signing, but his market, which many thought would be robust, never materialized. The Nats had been rumored to be interested for months, but they were apparently waiting to swoop in late and get what one presumes will be a bargain.
Wieters, 30, finished last season hitting .243/.302/.409 with 17 home runs and 66 RBI in 464 plate appearances. The Nationals currently have Derek Norris and Jose Lobaton, so who falls where in the catcher fight in Washington is unclear, but one presumes that Wieters getting a two-year deal puts him at the top of the depth chart.
Ken Rosenthal has an interesting story up about Sergio Romo as he begins spring training with his new team, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
There is some fun stuff about his family, all Dodgers fans from southern California, but the more notable stuff is about Romo himself, who has dealt with a lot more than has been reported over the past couple of seasons. The loss of three of his four grandparents is a big one, as it has thrust the mantle of head of the family on Romo in ways that he was not fully prepared for. There are also allusions to personal and psychological problems Romo has experienced — there is a vague suggestion of alcohol or maybe just late nights out and perhaps depression, but he is not specific about it — which he worked on with the help of friends and teammates on the Giants and which he now has overcome.
There’s always more going on the lives of baseball players than we as fans know.


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Why play Minecraft, when you can play Minecraft with Slimes instead? That seems to be the pitch for Square Enix's Dragon Quest Builders. Series creator Yuji Horii appeared at Sony's Tokyo Game Show press conference today to announce that the "block-building RPG," which combines one of Japan's hottest game franchises with the game all the kids are playing, will be out on January 28 in Japan. Can't imagine that Square Enix would drag its feet very much bringing this to the rest of the world.
Chris Kohler started writing for WIRED in 2002, and founded WIRED.com's Game|Life channel in 2005. He is the author of the books Power-Up and Retro Gaming Hacks, and co-hosts the Stitcher Award-winning podcast Good Job, Brain!

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Garrett English is the producer behind this year's MTV Video Music Awards and is setting the record straight regarding the speculation that Katy Perry and Taylor Swift will end their ongoing feud come Sunday night.
ET asked English at the VMA junket on Wednesday if there was any truth to the rumors that the singers would be performing a duet at the awards show. "Not so far, no. That's not happening as far as [I know]," he said. "I've certainly seen all the rumors flying around, but that's not happening."
Perry will be hosting the VMAs and English told ET that he couldn't be happier with their choice. "We're incredibly lucky to have her," he said. "Obviously she has a great heritage with our show, our brand, our audience. So, it's a very easy conclusion for us."
Continuing to praise the 32-year-old pop star, he noted, "She's been lovely and we're having a fantastic week putting it all together."
Meanwhile, Swift just announced that she'll be releasing a new song on Friday off her upcoming album, Reputation --but will she be making a surprise, solo, performance at the awards show?
"There's nothing happening right now," English responded to the rumors before adding, "But wouldn't that be great! But no."
As for what viewers can expect from Perry at the VMAs, English revealed that there will be "a lot of costume changes" and "a lot of movement."
"I think one of the things about this show is the entire space is dynamic," he disclosed. "Katy is looking at using that space in a fun, exciting way and she's a fun and dynamic and kinetic personality. So, she's going to be all over this space and her performance will be the usual Katy Perry epicness."

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Peter Jackson Taking Requests!
If you haven’t been following the geeky goodness going on over at KongisKing.net recently, pay attention to this! Peter Jackson regularly posts video ‘Production Diaries’ about the making of his latest film, King Kong. These diaries range from special effects to the making of props and other items. In his most recent entry he asks fans to send along questions about film-making and cinema, he wants to know what YOU are interested in seeing! Take a look! [More]


|Publication number||US5336063 A|
|Application number||US 08/056,586|
|Publication date||Aug 9, 1994|
|Filing date||Apr 29, 1993|
|Priority date||Oct 3, 1991|
|Also published as||CA2079397A1, DE4233243A1, DE4233243C2, US5220259|
|Publication number||056586, 08056586, US 5336063 A, US 5336063A, US-A-5336063, US5336063 A, US5336063A|
|Inventors||Kennth E. Lehrke, Neal A. Werner|
|Original Assignee||Graco Inc.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (15), Referenced by (17), Classifications (13), Legal Events (4)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This is a file wrapper continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/857/459, filed Mar. 25, 1992, now abandoned which is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/770,554, filed Oct. 3, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,220,259.
While electric drive fluid pumps are, of course, old and well known, they suffer from various deficiencies. First, electric drive pumps for pumping of paints and similar materials are well known but are generally designed for use in well ventilated environments such as construction. In these environments, the unit is merely plugged into the wall and turned on with an operating pressure selected via a dial by the operator.
Such pumps are not suited for use in hazardous environments and electric drive pumps sold to date in such environments have been very complex mechanisms whereby typically the motor is located at the pump and is connected remotely to a large controller which is in turn connected remotely to a power supply. Often the controller and power supply are designed to be located outside of the hazardous environment and in any case the various modules are always quite substantial in size and complexity. In addition, installation of such products can be quite complex and involved.
Applicant hereby incorporates by reference all material contained in U.S. Ser. No. 07/770,554 filed Oct. 3, 1991 by one of the Applicants of the instant invention. This application has now been issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,220,259, issued Jun. 15, 1993, and it discloses the DC motor drive system utilized in the present invention.
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a reciprocating electric pump which may be utilized in a hazardous environment while meeting all applicable safety standards. It is further an object of this invention to provide such a pump which is of reasonable size and which requires minimal operator competence to operate. It is yet another object of this invention that the pump (with all of its integral electrical components) may easily be connected to a source of electricity and operated.
In doing so, an explosion proof housing contains the motor and control and power supply components. The housing is broken down into several compartments within the explosion proof housing and which are connected appropriately.
First of all, a compartment is provided for the main power connection via some sort of explosion proof connector. Another compartment is provided for control input. In the simplest form, this may be a simple rheostat which establishes equivalent operating pressures. Under more complicated schemes, this can be used to connect via an RS-232 input or the like with other controlling entities such as some sort of system-wide controller.
The main compartment of the housing contains the main control board which contains the main electronics for such while the capacitors for use in the controller are actually located outside of the main housing for purposes of cooling. By utilizing this appropriate compartmentalization, a unit of quite acceptable size may be obtained and which is suited for use in an industrial environment.
The output of the motor has a generally heart-shaped cam thereon which is surrounded on two sides by roller followers contained in a follower assembly. One of the followers has biased against it a stick of TEFLONŽ polytetrafluoroethylene or other appropriate stick lubricant. As the cam and followers rotate, a small amount of lubricant is worn off onto the follower and transferred onto the cam thereby preventing significant wear of the surfaces.
The follower assembly is in turn attached to the input shaft of a reciprocating pump of any of a number of known types such as those previously known to be manufactured by the Assignee of the instant invention, Graco Inc.
These and other objects and advantages of the invention will appear more fully from the following description made in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters refer to the same or similar parts throughout the several views.
FIG. 1 is a partially cut away side view of the pump of the instant invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view partially cut away showing the drive mechanism of the instant invention.
FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the motor and controls portion of the instant invention.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is an end view of FIG. 3.
FIG. 6 is a top view of the control housing of the instant invention.
FIG. 7 is an end view of the control housing of the instant invention.
FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the control housing of the instant invention.
FIG. 9 is a side view of the control housing of the instant invention.
The pump of the instant invention, generally designated 10, is designed for use in hazardous environments and is comprised generally of a motor 12, control electronics 14, drive mechanism 16 and reciprocating piston displacement pump 18.
Turning to the mechanical end of the device, motor output shaft 20 has a gear 22 thereon which in turn drives gear 24 on idler shaft 26 which also has located thereon gear 28 which in turn drives gear 30. Gear 30 is mounted to main shaft 32 which has mounted on the end thereof a cam 33.
Again, looking at FIGS. 1 and 2, a follower assembly 34 has attached to it at the bottom end thereof a pump shaft 36 which is attached to reciprocating pump 18. Follower assembly 34 has first and second rollers 38 and 40 respectively attached thereto which run on either side of cam 33 located adjacent the upper end of follower assembly 34 is lubrication mechanism 42 which is comprised of a stick 44 of TEFLONŽ brand polytetrafluoroethylene which is biased via a spring 46 against second roller 40. During operation, as roller 40 rotates, a small amount of material from stick 44 is deposited thereon which is in turn transferred to cam 33 and first roller 38 to prevent wear and reduce friction.
Turning more specifically to the electrical end of the device which is shown in FIGS. 1 and 3-9, electrical housing 48 is comprised generally of a motor housing 50 and control housing 52. Both housing are provided with a plurality of fins 54 which run generally parallel to one another and at an oblique angle (preferably 45°) to the axis of rotation which is denoted by shaft 20 of motor 12.
It can also been seen that fins 54 are curved in nature which, while they remain parallel, helps to promote heat transfer by increasing impingement of the air on the fins. By providing the fins at the aforementioned 45° angle, excellent cooling can be maintained whether the unit is positioned as shown in FIG. 1 or at right angles to that or if it is desired to drive the pump in a horizontal direction. The fins are curved over their length and form a plurality of air channels therebetween, each said air channel having first and second open ends and ideally a depth of at least one half inch to enhance air flow and heat transfer.
As can be seen best in FIGS. 3-5, electrical housing 48 is comprised of motor housing 50 and electronics housing 52 which are connected by bolts or other fastening means 58. Both housings are explosion proof and are designed to separate components by function and type. The main control board 60 is located in a main compartment 62 while capacitors 64 are hung outwardly on either side exterior of main compartment 64 to provide optimum cooling. Controller input may include a knob 70 for operator control which allows the operator to turn the device on and to adjust the pressure.
Details of the working of the circuits are shown in the aforementioned copending application. The main power input 73 is provided in a compartment 72 located on the bottom rear of the device via an explosion proof connector 74.
Electrical housing 52 is desirably a single casting as shown more specifically in FIGS. 6-9.
It is contemplated that various changes and modifications may be made to the electric drive pump without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the following claims.
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VRBO is part of the HomeAway family, the world leader in vacation rentals with over 1 million listings. We offer the largest selection of properties for any travel occasion and every budget. We’re committed to helping families and friends find a perfect vacation rental to create unforgettable travel experiences together.
Clocktower House is a spacious and comfortable home. The listed building has been upgraded to a high standard and awarded 4 stars by Visit Scotland. It is located in a quiet street with no through traffic. Gatehouse of Fleet has village shops, several pubs and beautiful surroundings.
There are several rooms to congregate including a big eat-in kitchen, a lounge with open fire and a small conservatory with a nice view of the south west facing garden.
A separate en-suite bedroom is found on the ground floor.
On the upper floor there are 3 more bedrooms including 1 en-suite with a king size bed, 1 double, 1 twin (with 2 single beds). The main bathroom with separate shower and bathtub is located on the landing (a few steps from the upper floor).
The house, well equipped with TV, internet and small library, has personal touches as owners (who live abroad) use it when visiting.
Galloway Forest Park, one of the few 'Dark skies parks' is outside your doorstep and several south facing beaches are nearby. A 9 hole golf course with stunning views is within walking distance. Biking, walking and horse-back riding are available with marked trails in Galloway Forest Park. Castles, exotic gardens and picturesque villages are a short drive away as well as an abundance of golf courses.
Castle Douglas, ‘the food town’ (20 minutes drive), has many specialty stores and nice cafes. Of other things / sights there is the artist village of nearby Kirkcudbright with galleries and Stewartry Museum. The Cocoabean chocolate company in Twynholm is a hit with children as well as the Cream o’Galloway ice cream factory. The seaside village of Port Patrick, Mull of Galloway and Logan botanical gardens are spectacular destinations on a beautiful day. Another outing with amazing views is a walk around Glen Trool in Galloway Forest.
Gatehouse, ‘the wee toon’, is easy to reach and has a famously mild climate with more hours of sunshine than other parts of Scotland. It is about 2 hours by road from Glasgow or Prestwick Airports and 3 hours from Edinburgh. Train from London (Euston station) takes about 4.5 hours to Dumfries where a car can be rented from Glenrental at the train station (40 minutes drive to Gatehouse). The bus to Belfast via Stranraer leaves from London Victoria station twice a day and will stop (on request) about 100 yards from Clocktower House, providing an easy and inexpensive way to travel.
Clocktower House is suitable for groups and multi generation family gatherings. The house provides an outstanding base for a remarkable and active holiday for the whole family! Well behaved dogs are welcome too!
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The art that came out of Japan as it emerged from 200 years of isolation at the end of the 19th century, illustrated with works offered in Hong Kong
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The former head of cultural affairs for Mexico in the UK on how her Latin American heritage has influenced her collection
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Looking for seclusion and scenery? Lookout Lodge is your private escape perched above Lake Cle Elum on 20 acres! The Lodge has panoramic views of the Lake and the Cascade Mountains. The cabin is located just 5 miles from Roslyn and just a short drive down to the beach at the lake.
To see a video tour of Lookout Lodge click Lookout Lodge Video Tour!
The main house features 3 Bedrooms, plus a loft and 2.5 bathrooms. There's an additional studio apartment above the garage with it's own private bath and view of the Lake! The Lodge comes equipped with Satellite TV, WiFi Internet and a private Hot Tub.
The centerpiece of the Lodge is the open concept great room that features a wall of windows that offer big views of the lake and mountains. The great room is centered around a floor to ceiling wood burning ledgestone fireplace. (Please provide your own firewood.) There are several comfortable couches and a Flatscreen w/DVD and Satellite. The kitchen is fully stocked and there's seating for 8 around the dining table.
The great room flows outside to a massive deck area overlooking the lake. The privacy and scenery make this Lodge a great place to unwind from the faced paced city life! Down a flight of stairs is the oversized private Hot Tub with seating for 8!
On the main floor there are two bedrooms, including the master that boats inspiring views of the lake and mountains. The Master is equipped with a King Bed and a private master bath. The other bedroom has a Queen Day Bed.
Upstairs in the main house you'll find an additional Queen Bedroom. There are also 2 loft areas. One has a TV with a Full hide-a-bed/couch. The other loft area has a Twin over Twin Bunk and an additional Twin Bed.
The detached garage apartment boasts a Queen Bed, and a Queen hide-a-bed/couch. The apartment comes equipped with a TV with Satellite/DVD, Microwave and a private bath. This room also features panoramic views of the lake and mountains. It's a great space to relax with a good book!
The cabin is located on the north ridge above Lake Cle Elum. You'll also be just 7 mi from golf at the award winning Prospector and Rope Rider courses. During the Winter you can snowmobile or XC ski directly from the front door with access to over 200mi of groomed trails and backcountry bowls. Snowmobile rentals are available, please inquire when making your reservations!
The final 2 miles to the cabin are on a gravel road. Four wheel drive is recommended year around. During the winter studded snow tires and/or chains are highly recommended. The road is fairly steep in a couple spots and you can assume you'll be driving on compact snow and ice. Do not plan on towing trailers to the cabin during the winter. Trailers can be parked at the base of the road at Roslyn Ridge. This is approximately 2 miles from the cabin.
(Although Lookout Lodge is Pet Friendly, we do have a No Pet Policy from August 20th through October 20th each year. Please call with any questions.)
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COVID-19 Impacts – Internet Freedom
Report: Global Internet Freedom Declines in Shadow of Pandemic
Press release Freedom House
October 14, 2020
Freedom on the Net 2020 assesses internet freedom in 65 countries, accounting for 87 percent of internet users worldwide. The report focuses on developments that occurred between June 2019 and May 2020. Detailed country reports, data on 21 internet freedom indicators, and policy recommendations can be found at freedomonthenet.org.
Governments around the world have used the COVID-19 pandemic as cover to expand online surveillance and data collection, censor critical speech, and build new technological systems of social control, according to Freedom on the Net 2020, the latest edition of the annual country-by-country assessment of internet freedom, released today by Freedom House.
The rapid and unchecked rollout of artificial intelligence (AI) and biometric surveillance to address the public health crisis has created new risks for human rights. Smartphone apps for contact tracing or quarantine compliance have been introduced in 54 of the 65 countries assessed in this report. Few countries possess effective mechanisms for protecting personal data against abusive practices by the state or the private sector.
“The pandemic is accelerating society’s reliance on digital technologies at a time when the internet is becoming less and less free,” said Michael J. Abramowitz, president of Freedom House. “Without adequate safeguards for privacy and the rule of law, these technologies can be easily repurposed for political repression.”
Key Global Findings:
:: Internet freedom declined for the 10th consecutive year. Of the 65 countries covered by Freedom on the Net, 26 worsened and 22 registered gains. Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, India, Ecuador, and Nigeria suffered the largest declines during the coverage period.
:: Internet freedom worsened in the United States for the fourth consecutive year. Amid historic protests against racial injustice and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, growing surveillance by federal and local law enforcement has threatened constitutional freedoms, and several people faced spurious criminal charges for online activity related to the demonstrations. Executive orders on social media regulation, issued during and after the coverage period, imperiled the United States’ long-standing role as a global leader on internet freedom. Moreover, the country’s online sphere was flooded with politicized disinformation, inflammatory content, and dangerous misinformation, notably propagated by President Donald Trump himself.
:: Governments are using the pandemic as a pretext to crack down on free expression and access to information. Authorities censored independent reporting on the virus in 28 countries and arrested online critics in 45 countries. In at least 20 countries, the pandemic was cited as a justification to impose vague or overly broad restrictions on speech. Residents of at least 13 countries experienced internet shutdowns, with governments denying certain population groups access to life-saving information in a cruel form of collective punishment.
:: The public health crisis is laying a foundation for the future surveillance state. In at least 30 countries, governments are invoking the pandemic to engage in mass surveillance in direct partnership with telecommunications providers and other companies. Smartphone apps for contact tracing or quarantine compliance have been introduced in at least 54 countries, with few or no protections against abuse. Authorities are rolling out facial recognition technology and automated decision-making with minimal safeguards to protect privacy or prevent police abuse.
:: “Cyber sovereignty” is on the rise. Russian authorities passed legislation to isolate the country from the global internet during national emergencies, and Iran’s government severed international connections in order to hide a violent police response to mass protests. Legislators in Brazil, Pakistan, and Turkey passed or considered regulations requiring companies to keep user data from leaving the country, effectively granting law enforcement agencies easier access to sensitive information. More recently, the governments of the United States and India ordered bans on popular Chinese-owned apps; while these actions came in response to genuine security and human rights concerns, they were arbitrary and disproportionate, and served to legitimize calls by Chinese officials for each state to oversee its own “national internet.”
Promote and Build: A Strategic Approach to Digital Authoritarianism
CSIS October 15, 2020 | Erol Yayboke, Samuel Brannen
Digital authoritarianism presents overlapping and expanding challenges within autocracies and democracies. The ever evolving tools and techniques of digital authoritarianism transcend boundaries and have over the past decade advanced the interests of authoritarian states while subverting human rights, democratic principles, and more. A new strategic approach is needed to address this broad challenge set. It should be grounded in fundamental principles and framed around promoting resilience while building affirmative alternatives, then executed across the U.S. government and multilateral system.
…To address the question of why digital authoritarianism continues to rise despite ongoing counterefforts and a shared, bipartisan, allied, and multilateral understanding of the problem, CSIS twice convened a bipartisan group of experts and leading voices from the public and private sectors in late spring and early summer 2020. The first discussion focused on current trends in digital authoritarianism and the second on emerging and future trends. The objective of those discussions, accompanying desk research, and analysis has been to provide a set of actionable, politically feasible, and readily achievable recommendations to stem the tide of digital authoritarianism; these are presented at the end of this policy brief.
… Today, digital authoritarianism presents four overlapping challenges:
 It is expanding within existing authoritarian-led states such as China, Russia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. Artificial intelligence, facial recognition, and the Internet of things have increased the ability of authoritarian regimes to surveil and control individual citizens.
 Authoritarian regimes are expanding the reach of their digital tools abroad, overtly and covertly increasing surveillance of their own citizens and citizens of other countries. They are also actively using these tools to undermine perceived state and non-state adversaries.
 Digital authoritarians are exporting their tools to like-minded regimes both as a means to strengthen ties to these regimes and for commercial benefit. Likewise, tools of control are being commercially exported from democratic countries to partly free or authoritarian countries.
 The tools, techniques, and strategies of digital authoritarianism are being adopted within democratic countries by political parties, interest groups, and private companies at the expense of public trust, personal privacy, and other civil liberties.
The focus of this policy brief is on the deployment of these tools by leaders with authoritarian tendencies across the overlapping four areas of the geopolitical challenge set. However, it is important to note that violent extremist groups; sex, child, drug, and arms traffickers; and other non-state actors—including transnational criminal networks with ties to authoritarian regimes—all use similar tools to exploit the Internet for their gain at the expense of others. While each of these tools can be countered to some degree with a series of tactical responses, their continued expansion and evolution, along with the addition of new technologies, makes it an unwinnable offense–defense race. These authoritarian tools should be viewed as enabling an overall vision and strategy that must be countered with a coherent, affirmative, and strategic-level alternative vision…

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Gillian Anderson is smitten with her “new gf.”
Taking to Instagram on Sunday, the 52-year-old actress cuddled with her pooch Stella, days after news broke of her split from boyfriend Peter Morgan.
“Meet my new gf Stella,” Anderson shared with her 1.6 million followers, some of whom responded with heart-eyed emojis.
Two days prior, Anderson had uploaded a photo of her other dog, Nelson, who was sporting reindeer ears at the time.
“I know how you feel. #NelsonAnderson,” she quipped.
Last week, Page Six confirmed Anderson and Morgan had amicably broken up after four years together.
Anderson portrayed Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in Season 4 of “The Crown,” which Morgan, 57, helmed. They started dating in 2016.
Anderson was previously married to Clyde Klotz from 1994-1997. They have one daughter, Piper, 26.
The actress was also married to Julian Ozanne from 2004-2007. She shares two sons, Oscar, 14, and Felix, 12, with ex Mark Griffiths.


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SARAJEVO, 05.01.2017.-One of the factors that can influence the suppression of freedom of the media is the disproportionately high compensation of the non-material damage that has been imposed against the journalist, said Arben Murtezić for Oslobodjenje.
The aim of the project “Reinforcing Judicial Expertise on Freedom of Expression and the Media in South-East Europe“(JUFREX), implemented by the Center for Education of Judges and Prosecutors in FBiH in co-operation with the Council of Europe, is to strengthen the capacities of the local judiciary for the application of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights with a view to improving the freedom of expression and media freedom in BiH and the region. The project will last by the end of March 2019, being implemented in six countries of the region and funded by the Council of Europe and the European Union.
– The interest groups of this project are judges, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists. They work separately, but the goal of the project is to reach common conclusions, says Director of the Center for Judicial and Prosecutorial Training in FBiH Arben Murtezić.
He added that one of the factors that could influence the suppression of freedom of the media is the disproportionately high compensation of non-material damage that has been imposed on journalists. In particular, he could not speak about the examples, arguing that we should re-examine the situation we are now facing. “I know for example that five to ten of your collegues journalists pay bank lowns for these non-material damages, and they also have the entire publishing houses that find themselves in the problem. Public interest claims to talk about this practice, “Murtezić claims.
BiH is one of the countries that decriminalized the defamation, and the goal was to encourage journalists to gain greater freedom. “However, the amount of non-pecuniary damage can have a deterrent effect,” Murtezić recalls, and recalls the fact that BiH was standing very high for freedom of expression 15 years ago, but lately he has heard more and more criticisms.
“Freedom of expression in itself is right, but it is specific in that it is freedom that guarantees and assists all other freedoms. Without freedom of expression, you can hardly achieve any other value in a democratic society, “he says.
The conclusions reached within the JUFREX project are that additional defenses are needed in defamation cases, that the defendant is in the process of defamation as a public figure and that the Constitutional Court of BiH repeals the final decisions of the ordinary courts, mostly because of insufficient reasoning of the conclusions of the first instance courts concerning the issue of proportionality in particular the relationship between facts and value judgments.
Reliable statistics on the amount of claim damages claims do not exist. In the first years, these requests were enormously high and, according to the findings of the BH Journalists Association, they were between KM 50 and 250 thousand. There have been several claims and in million dollars, while in the last few years most of the claims are not more than 5,000 KM, and a considerable number is below that level.


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The first ever research examining the UK’s organic consumer has revealed some 9.3m people are buying organic on a monthly basis.
The research, commissioned by the Organic Trade Board, was revealed recently at a retail briefing it hosted, Prosper & Grow with Organic. The results were revealed at the same time as the latest phase and visuals of the Organic, Naturally Different campaign (pictured) were revealed.
The study, carried out by Wendy Dunn Research, found that this was the equivalent of £6m being spent each month on organic food, while 50 per cent of consumers say they would consider buying more organic food and drink if it were available and some 45 per cent confirmed they will buy more in the future.
The report, A Fresh Look at the Organic Consumer, was designed to provide a deeper understanding of the organic consumer in the UK, and was pioneering in that it only took into account consumers who regularly shopped organic. The research involved some 2,000 organic consumers, who had to have bought organic food in the last year but also purchased it at least on a monthly basis, which meant all were conscious organic shoppers, as opposed to buying it by mistake.
Other findings included:
– 48 per cent of households have bought organic food in the last year.
– 35 per cent buy organic food monthly.
– 65 per cent started buying organic since the recession.
– The UK organic consumer is likely to be younger, aged between
20-44, living in a large household, and be working.
– A total of 82 per cent get pleasure from food, and 77 per cent prepare meals from scratch.
– Some 28 per cent were considered high advocacy organic shoppers, 50 per cent medium and 22 per cent low.
– The highest entry point for organic food is vegetables, at 32 per cent, and fruit at 10 per cent.
– All-natural, with nothing added, was the driver for 60 per cent, while cost and affordability was the highest barrier for 58 per cent.
It was noted that supermarkets attract many organic food shoppers, however, 15-20 per cent of organic food shoppers will not buy any organic food at their usual supermarket and choose to go elsewhere instead.
Catherine Fookes, Campaign Manager for the Organic, Naturally Different campaign, said: “With the UK organic market celebrating its second consecutive year of growth, our research findings have given us an in-depth understanding of the organic consumer. With so many shoppers planning on buying more organic in the future, there has never been a better time for brands and retailers to prosper and grow with organic, bringing shoppers the variety of products they crave.”
Wendy Dunn, CEO at Wendy Dunn Research, added: “It is very much in the growth stage. There are lots of organic shoppers, this is not a niche market.”


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The 100th episode of The Royal Podcast of Oz is a tribute to the late Rob Roy MacVeigh. Sam Milazzo and Jared Davis briefly discuss what they know about Rob's never-realized animated film version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Then Eric P Gjovaag, Karyl Carlson and Marilyn Carlson share their memories of Rob, followed by David Maxine and a brief word from Eric Shanower. Then Garrett Kilgore reads a number of anecdotes about Rob from some of his friends.
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