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A little boat in cambodia can be a house, a shop, everything.
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Met Life North building and Met Life Tower in the background.
Met Life North featured in "The Adjustment Bureau."
Met Life North:
"The Metropolitan Life North Building, currently known as Eleven Madison, is a 30-story art deco skyscraper on Madison Square Park in Manhattan, New York City, at 11-25 Madison Avenue. The building is bordered by East 24th Street, Madison Avenue, East 25th Street and Park Avenue South, and is connected by an elevated walkway to the Met Life Tower just south of it."
"The North Building was designed in the 1920s by Harvey Wiley Corbett and D. Everett Waid as a 100-story skyscraper that would have been the tallest building in the world. However, due to the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and onset of the Depression, the construction was halted at floor 29 in 1933."
"The building as it exists today, which has 2,200,000 square feet (200,000 m2) of space, was constructed in three stages, and was finally completed in 1950. It is finished on the outside with Alabama limestone and marble detailing, and marble in the lobbies. The building features four vaulted corner entrances, and its bulk is mitigated by numerous setbacks and its polygonal shape. The building contains 30 elevators, enough to serve the originally-planned 100 floors.
From 1994-1997, the building, which has served time as Met Life's records warehouse, had its interior redesigned by Haines Lundberg Waehler and the exterior renovated, all at the cost of $300 million. It is currently owned by The Sapir Organization and primarily occupied by Credit Suisse, with the Danny Meyer restaurant Eleven Madison Park occupying street-level retail space on Madison Avenue."
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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Met Life Tower:
"Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, also known as the Metropolitan Life Tower or Met Life Tower, and currently being converted into the New York Edition Hotel, is a landmark skyscraper located on Madison Avenue near the intersection with East 23rd Street, across from Madison Square Park in Manhattan, New York City. Designed by the architectural firm of Napoleon LeBrun & Sons and built by the Hedden Construction Company, the tower is modeled after the Campanile in Venice, Italy. It was constructed in 1909 and served as world headquarters of the company until 2005. It was the world's tallest building for three years, until 1913, when it was surpassed by the Woolworth Building."
"The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1978, and a New York City landmark in 1989."
"Between 1960 and 1964, the Tower itself was modernized by Lloyd Morgan and Eugene V. Meroni. . . . The original tower was sheathed in Tuckahoe marble, but during the 1964 renovation plain limestone was used to cover the tower and the East Wing, replacing the old Renaissance revival details with a streamlined, modern look. Much of the building's original ornamentation was removed."
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Mario Uchard - The Frenchman in Mohammed's Harem
Avon Books 416, 1952
Cover Artist: unknown
"Inheritance in Flesh!"
Originally published in French (1877) as "Mon Oncle Barbassou". Also translated into English as "My Uncle Barbassou", "Oriental Love in a Harem" and "French and Oriental Love in a Harem"
Heavy Metal Music Celebrated on the Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles West Hollywood, California 2011.
Ryan Janek Wolowski, documentary filmmaker "Sincerity on the Sunset Strip" 1998 and "Freaks Glam Gods and Rockstars"... The NYC Story 2001, returns to Hollywood California to document heavy metal music celebrated on Sunset Boulevard.
Live Rock venues on Sunset Boulevard include:
Whisky a Go Go
8901 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, California 90069
Rainbow Bar and Grill
9015 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood Ca 90069
The Key Club (1998)
aka Billboard Live 1996 aka Gazzarri's 1995 (SITE)
9039 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood Ca. 90069
The Roxy Theatre
9009 West Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
all just a few blocks over from
The Troubadour
9081 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
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Los Angeles West Hollywood, California USA
10-28-2011
Most Filipino teachers were required to take up Nippongo course in the Normal Institute.
(Photo and text from The Sunday Times Magazine dated April 9, 1967. This was the first issue of three issues on World War II in the Philippines, its glory and despair, its anxiety and agony; the soul-shaking excitement of events from Bataan, 1942 to the Battle of Manila, 1945.)
Dismals Canyon - located in Northwest Alabama - is an 85 acre Natural Conservatory designated a "National Natural Landmark" in 1975.
The Canyon has mysterious sanctuaries that were used for shelter by Paleo, Cherokee, and Chickasaw Indian Tribes about 10,000 years ago.
The Scottish-Irish early settlers named this hidden canyon after a rugged spot in Scotland called "Dismals".
Note: this is a photograph taken during the initial recording of this object. We do not usually produce sketch drawings of artefacts during the field season at Portus so these photographs stand in for this level of recording. They are designed to help us search through our catalogue visually.
We are still preparing our final publication quality photographs and drawings of this and the other artefacts from Portus.
In Progress - Found in Magdeburg for Mystique
Artist:
JBAK (James James Bullough and Addison Karl)
2013 - Magdeburg, Germany
JBAK: jbakonline.com/
In the face of a substantial change in the geopolitical context we need to react effectively to the new challenges, reads a special statement by chiefs of diplomacy of the Visegrad Group (V4) who have come to Budapest for informal consultations with Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries.
Photo: MFA / J. Cieślikowska
W obliczu znaczących zmian sytuacji geopolitycznej musimy efektywnie reagować na nowe wyzwania - piszą w specjalnym oświadczeniu szefowie dyplomacji Grupy Wyszehradzkiej zebrani w Budapeszcie na nieformalnych konsultacjach z państwami Partnerstwa Wschodniego.
Fot. MSZ / J. Cieślikowska
Stagecoach local services in Winchester have been branded King's City, as a link to the King Alfred Motor Services which used to operate in Winchester until taken over by Hants & Dorset which was later privatised and largely taken over by Stagecoach. No 37406, registration No. YX65 PXY.
In the serene embrace of nature, a captivating scene unfolds along the riverbank. Here, a man stands upon a set of stairs, his bare back facing the world. The air is filled with tranquility as he immerses himself in the meditative waters, seeking solace and inner reflection.
With a humble grace, the man bows his head, as if in reverence to the flowing currents. His hands gently pour a stream of shampoo, embracing the therapeutic sensation of cleansing amidst the gentle caress of the river. Each droplet of water carries away the burdens of the day, creating a rhythmic symphony of renewal.
Above him, suspended from a tree, a towel known as a gamsa hangs, awaiting its purpose. The gamsa, like a faithful companion, offers its comforting presence, ready to embrace the man's refreshed spirit.
Nature itself becomes his sanctuary, a sacred space where he finds respite from the chaos of the world. The rippling waters whisper ancient melodies, inviting him to immerse himself further in their healing embrace. The surrounding foliage provides a lush backdrop, enhancing the sense of tranquility and serenity.
In this moment, time seems to stand still, allowing the man to surrender to the meditative powers of the waters. It is a profound communion between man and nature, a harmonious dance of introspection and rejuvenation. The meditative waters hold the promise of renewal, washing away not only physical impurities but also soothing the depths of his soul.
Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft from RAF Coningsby is pictured in the USA following Ex Green Flag 08 held at Nellis AFB in Nevada.
They had been training in the ground attack role alongside their USAF counterparts as part of the run up to being declared fully deployable in the ground attack role.
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Statue of a Confederate soldier standing guard over the Confederate graves in Willow Mount Cemetery in Shelbyville, Tenn. This statue, standing atop a very tall granite monument in the middle of about 586 graves in the Confederate cemetery, was placed here in 1899.
Twenty-four young men of Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell’s Brigade of Major General Patrick R. Cleburne’s Division of the Confederate Army who died at the Battle of Liberty Gap in 1863 have rested in unmarked graves in the Confederate section of Willow Mount Cemetery in Shelbyville, Tenn. for well over 144 years. Before being laid to rest in Willow Mount Cemetery in Shelbyville in 1868, these young men were buried at Wartrace, Tenn. after the Battle, where they lay buried for about five years. To give decent burial to these soldiers of the Lost Cause, a handful of Bedford County citizens banded together and formed the Bedford County Monumental Society in 1867. The goals were to identify and move all the graves of known Confederate soldiers buried in Bedford County soil to a permanent resting place in Shelbyville. Graves had to be located and identified, if identification was even possible, and then the decayed bodies had to be dug up and removed on wagons to Shelbyville for reburial. Since 586 graves are known to have been located and removed, it was a very large project.
To move the project forward, a meeting of the Bedford County Monumental Society was held on December 21, 1867 where members of the Society met to form a committee to negotiate with the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Shelbyville for an acre of ground in the new cemetery which had been established in 1858. At the meeting four days later, on December 25, 1867, the committee had composed a letter of intent, on the part of the Society, petitioning the town for one acre of ground somewhere in the New Graveyard to give decent burial to the many unknown Confederate dead. The petition was honored and the ground was donated. By the early spring of 1868, the job of identifying and removing well over 586 bodies of Confederate soldiers from all over Bedford County was begun. There were already about 300 soldiers buried on the large rise in the middle of Willow Mount Cemetery from when the Confederate army occupied Shelbyville in early 1863. Rev. Sterling M. Cherry, who followed the army, noted in his diary on May 11, 1863, after having the day before attended the funeral of a friend he wrote “The hill where we buried him is red with 250 new-made soldiers graves.” Between May 11 and by June 27, 1863 when the Confederate army retreated from Shelbyville, I would say the total number of graves would have risen to around 300 buried soldiers. These graves were also removed, only a short distant from where they originally were buried, to the designated Confederate section in Willow Mount Cemetery. All the known graves from all over Bedford County, as well as about 200 graves from Wartrace, which included the 24 young men who were killed at the Battle of Liberty Gap, and all the other men who died while in camps, were removed to Willow Mount Cemetery in 1868. I have no doubt that many graves were missed, but this is the reason why so many Confederate soldiers now rest in the Confederate section of Willow Mount Cemetery.
Saturday, November 19, 2011, the day being a little on the cool side and windy, but refreshing and beautiful with the sun shinning most of the day, a group of men, with the same interest, met from two different Middle Tennessee SCV camps at the Confederate Section in Willow Mount Cemetery to place 39 VA markers in the ground. The markers honor the 24 heroes of Liddell’s Brigade that fell at the Battle of Liberty Gap on June 24-26, 1863 and to the additional 15 Cleburne men who died while in camp when Cleburne’s Division was stationed at Wartrace. The placements of the 39 tombstones in Willow Mount Cemetery along with a monument dedication service at Wartrace, Tenn. on December 10, 2011; both events are to honor Patrick R. Cleburne’s Division at Wartrace. The project is headed by the Beech Grove Confederate Memorial Association, Benjamin F. Cheatham SCV Camp 72 at Manchester, Tenn., Kirby-Smith #327 UDC, the town of Wartrace and the Sumner A. Cunningham SCV Camp 1620 of Shelbyville. Mr. O. B. Wilkinson, a life member of Camp 72 at Manchester is to be commended for the outstanding work he has contributed to this project. He worked very hard along side the guys who did the digging of the hole and setting the tombstones in place. Jimmy Walker of Tullahoma, also from Camp 72, with his young son was available with Mr. Wilkinson. Also the work done by the members of the Sumner A. Cunningham Camp 1620 led by Les Marsh, camp commander at Shelbyville, and the young men provided by the County of Bedford to assist in the work. It was an honor to be here and to have been part of the work---and having said that---I now understand what Rev. Sterling M. Cherry meant when he wrote in his diary on May 11, 1863, as he looked up to the hill in Willow Mount Cemetery, and noted in his diary “The hill. . . . is red with 250 new-made soldiers graves.” When the guys were digging the holes, in which to place the 39 tombstone, you could not help but notice the redness in the soil color.
When St. John R. Liddell made his report for the Battle of Liberty Gap on August 1, 1863 and published in the O.R's, he wrote: "In the engagements at Liberty Gap my loss was 2 officers and 23 men killed, 77 wounded, and 18 missing; total casualties 120". On this date of November 19, 2011, 24 tombstones were placed at the graves in Willow Mount Cemetery to those who fell at Liberty Gap, leaving one man unaccounted for, since Liddell says in his report that 25 men were killed on the battle field. In my own research I have discovered that two men were overlooked. PVT. J. G. BARBER who enlisted on Sept. 28, 1861 at Gainesville, Ark. and who was a member of Co. H of the 5th Ark. was killed at the Battle of Liberty Gap on June 24, 1863. Also, PVT. GEORGE GHOST who enlisted on Nov. 10, 1861 at Desha Co., Ark. was a member of Co. E of the 13th Ark. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Liberty Gap on June 25, 1863. Tomstones were not supplied for either of these two soldiers at Willow Mount Cemetery. With the addition of these two soldiers, that makes a total of 26 men who died at Liberty Gap in Liddell's Brigade. Liddell in his report says only 25 men died on the battlefield. Other soldiers died from wounds received at the Battle of Liberty Gap, but they died later and elsewhere after the army retreated from Bedford County. We have one too many men buried here that fell at Liberty Gap. My research shows that Sgt. George A. Laughter may not be buried here. His family information researached from the Internet show Sgt. Laughter was wounded in the leg at Liberty Gap on 8 August 1863. This date does not make sense. The Internet reports he died from these wounds while in a hospital at Corinth, Mississippi on June 24 1863 but the date 1864 is highlighter after the date of 1863. If Sgt. Laughter is removed from the list, then you would have your 25 men who died on the battlefield at Liberty Gap in Liddell's Brigade.
Written by Jerry W. Cook
November 2011
A scene from a day in the life of Greater Mounted Unit’s stables in Chorlton.
Take a look behind the scenes at the place our horses live and train.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Students and faculty from SGU's School of Medicine and School of Veterinary Medicine host free wellness check-ups at a One Health One Medicine clinic in Grand Anse, Grenada.
Volunteers from AMSA and SAAVMA joined in their efforts to promote healthy living and preventative screenings for area residents and their animals.
22 Feb 2005 - Hue, Vietnam - Monks bow during a prayer lead by Venerable Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Hanh, 79, returned to Vietnam after a 40 year ban imposed in 1966 was lifted this year. Hanh is a respected poet, scholar, and peace & human rights activist.
Co. E, 12th KS. Infantry
The La Cygne Weekly Journal, Friday, June 28, 1907, Pg 5
In Memoriam.
Francis Marion Conley was born in Indiana March 28, 1840 and departed this life at his home in La Cygne, Kansas June 25, 1907, aged 67 years, 2 months and 27 days. On the 15th day of May 1862 in the bonds of Holy Matrimony to Miss Vienna Mason. To this union was born ten children, three of whom with the wife survive him and mourn his departure to the Spirit World.
On August 18, 1862, just sixty three days after their wedding day, Mr. Conley in response to his country’s call for brave men offered himself as a volunteer and was accepted and enlisted in Company E of the 12 Kansas Infantry, and served his country almost three years, receiving a honorable discharge at Little Rock June 13, 1865.
After the close of the war he returned to his Kansas home where by honesty, industry and good management he has acquired some very desirable property. For the last fifteen years he has been identified with the business interests of La Cygne, conducting very successfully a furniture store. He also held many city and county offices proving himself worthy of the confidence placed in him by his fellowmen. But it was in his judicial administration that he out-shown all his other gifts. He seemed especially qualified for that special work, hence he was commonly spoke of as “Judge”. His apprehensions were very rapid; his development of truth was luminous as its path; his knowledge appeared intuitive, and he, by a single glance, and with as much facility as the eye of the eagle passing over the landscape, surveyed the whole field on controversy—saw in what way the truth might be most successfully defended and how error must be approached. In coming into his presence where he sat as the Judge, oppressed humanity felt a secret rapture, and the heart of the innocent leaped for joy.
Wherever he was—it mattered not in that sphere he moved—the friendless had a friend, the fatherless had a father, the poor man though unable to reward his kindness, found an advocate. It was when the rich oppressed the poor—when the powerful menaced the defenseless, when truth was disregarded or the eternal principles of Justice violated it was on these occasions that he exercised all his strength, and gave him the force and authority of a prophet.
As a patriot, his integrity blessed the scrutiny of inquisition; whose manly virtue never shaped itself to circumstances; who stood amid the varying tides of party, firm like the rock which far from land lifts its majestic top above the waves and remains unshaken by the storms which agitate the ocean.
As a friend, he was true to his promise, his bosom was transparent and deep in the bottom of his heart was rooted every tender and sympathetic virtue. He made it a rule of his life to be upright, clean and pure in all his transactions with his fellowmen.
He has spent more than thirty years in the Church of God. And few men have exercised greater faith in God than did Mr. Conley. He took God at his word and expected the fulfillment of that word. He was not disappointed. Now his illuminated spirit still whispers from heaven with well known eloquence the solemn admonition, “Mortals hastening to the tomb and once the companions of my pilgrimage, take warning, and avoid my errors. Cultivate the virtues I have recommended. Follow the God I have followed. Live for immortality; and would you recite anything from the final dissolution lay it up with God. Thus speaks, me thinks our deceased benefactor. For thus he acted during life. And this more than any other sheds glory on his character. Everything else death effaces. Religion alone abided with him in his
Nederland, The Netherlands, Holland, Pays-Bas, Holanda, Den Haag, Le Hage, La Haya, Kerkasiel in de Bethelkerk, Asilo Religioso en la Iglesia Bethel de La Haya, Church Asil in Holland, lunes 24 diciembre 2018, oficios religiosos en La Haya para proteger la vida de la familia Tamrazyan, Thomas Schwenckestraat 30, 2563 BZ, Den Haag, En una iglesia de Den Haag, los catolicos holandeses se reunen a rezar por catolicos extranjeros, Dans une église de La Haye, des catholiques néerlandais se réunissent pour prier pour les catholiques étrangers, In a church in The Hage, Dutch Catholics gather to pray for foreign Catholics, rezando por la vida, praying for life,prier pour la vie, NADA TE TURBE,
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No me llames extranjero
(Rafael Amor){Argentina}
No me llames extranjero porque haya nacido lejos,
o porque tenga otro nombre la tierra de donde vengo.
No me llames extranjero porque fue distinto el seno
o porque acunó mi infancia otro idioma de los cuentos.
No me llames extranjero si en el amor de una madre
tuvimos la misma luz en el canto y en el beso
con que nos sueñan iguales las madres contra su pecho.
No me llames extranjero, ni pienses de dónde vengo,
mejor saber dónde vamos, adónde nos lleva el tiempo.
No me llames extranjero porque tu pan y tu fuego
calmen mi hambre y mi frío, y me cobije tu techo.
No me llames extranjero, tu trigo es como mi trigo,
tu mano como la mía, tu fuego como mi fuego,
y el hambre no avisa nunca, vive cambiando de dueño.
Y me llamas extranjero porque me trajo un camino,
porque nací en otro pueblo, porque conozco otros mares,
y un día zarpé de otro puerto,
si siempre quedan iguales en el adiós los pañuelos
y las pupilas borrosas de los que dejamos lejos,
y los amigos que nos nombran y son iguales los rezos
y el amor de la que sueña con el día del regreso.
No, no me llames extranjero, traemos el mismo grito,
el mismo cansancio viejo que viene arrastrando el hombre
desde el fondo de los tiempos, cuando no existían fronteras,
antes que vinieran ellos, los que dividen y matan,
los que roban, los que mienten, los que venden nuestros sueños,
ellos son, ellos son los que inventaron esta palabra: extranjero.
No me llames extranjero, que es una palabra triste,
que es una palabra helada, huele a olvido y a destierro.
No me llames extranjero, mira tu niño y el mío
cómo corren de la mano hasta el final del sendero,
no los llames extranjeros, ellos no saben de idiomas,
de límites, ni banderas, míralos, se van al cielo
por una risa paloma que los reúne en el vuelo.
No me llames extranjero, piensa en tu hermano y el mío,
el cuerpo lleno de balas besando de muerte el suelo,
ellos no eran extranjeros, se conocían de siempre
por la libertad eterna e igual de libres murieron.
No me llames extranjero, mírame bien a los ojos,
mucho más allá del odio, del egoísmo y el miedo,
y verás que soy un hombre, no puedo ser extranjero.
DO NOT CALL ME A FOREIGNER
Do not call me a foreigner ,
because I have been born far,
or because of the Land from where I come
has another name
Do not call me a foreigner ,
because the lap was different
or because it was different the story language
that rocked my childhood
Do not call me a foreigner ,
if in the love of a mother,
we had the same light
in the song and the kiss,
whereupon they dream to us equal
the mothers against their chests.
Do not call me a foreigner ,
nor you think from where I come,
better to know where we go,
to where the time wants to lead us.
Do not call me a foreigner
because your bread and your fire,
calm my hunger and my cold,
and your sky cover me.
Do not call me a foreigner,
your wheat is like my wheat,
your hand is like mine,
your fire is like my fire
and the hunger never warns,
it lives changing of owner.
Do not call me a foreigner
because it brought me a path,
because I was born in another town,
because I know other seas
and one day I weighed anchor of another port,
if always are equal :
in a good bye the handkerchiefs
and the blurred pupils
of those we left far.
The friends who remember us
and the prayers are equal
and the love of who dreams
with the returning day.
Do not call me a foreigner,
we bring the same shout,
the same old fatigue
that it comes dragging the man
from the bottom of the times,
when it did not exists borders,
before they came,
those that divide and kill,
those that rob, those that lie
those that sell our dreams,
they are those that invented
this word, foreigner.
Do not call me a foreigner
that is a sad word,
that is a frozen word
it smells of forgetfulness and exile.
Do not call me a foreigner,
Look your child and mine
as they run by their hand
until the end of the footpath.
Do not call them foreigners,
they do not know about languages
nor limits nor flags,
look they go away up to the sky
with a dove laugh
that it reunites them in the flight.
Do not call me a foreigner
think about your brother and mine,
their bodies full of bullets
kissing of death to the ground.
They, they were not foreigners,
they were always known to each other
by the eternal freedom
and they both died equaly free.
Do not call me a foreigner
look at me to the eyes,
behind of the hatred,
of the selfishness and the fear,
and you will see that I am a man,
I cannot be foreigner.
Do not call me a foreigner.
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Sólo le pido a dios
(León Gieco)
Sólo le pido a dios
Que el dolor no me sea indiferente
Que la reseca muerte no me encuentre
Vacía y sola sin haber hecho lo suficiente
Sólo le pido a dios
Que lo injusto no me sea indiferente
Que no me abofeteen la otra mejilla
Después de que una garra me arañó la suerte
Sólo le pido a dios
Que la guerra no me sea indiferente
Es un monstruo grande y pisa fuerte
Toda la pobre inocencia de la gente
Sólo le pido a dios
Que el engaño no me sea indiferente
Si un traidor puede más que unos cuantos
Esos cuantos no lo olviden fácilmente
Sólo le pido a dios
Que el futuro no me sea indiferente
Desahuciado esta el que tiene que marchar
A vivir una cultura diferente
Sólo le pido a dios
Que la guerra no me sea indiferente
Es un monstruo grande y pisa fuerte
Toda la pobre inocencia de la gente
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I only ask of God
That i am not indifferent to the pain,
That the dry death won’t find me
Empty and alone, without having done the sufficient.
I only ask of God
That i won’t be indifferent to the injustice
That they won’t slap my other cheek,
After a claw (or talon) has scratched this destiny (luck) of mine.
I only ask of God
That i am not indifferent to the battle,
It’s a big monster and it walks hardly on
All the poor innocence of people.
I only ask of God
That i am not indifferent to deceit,
If a traitor can do more than a bunch of people,
Then let not those people forget him easily.
I only ask of God
That i am not indifferent to the future,
Hopeless is he who has to go away
To live a different culture.
I only ask of God
That i am not indifferent to the battle,
It’s a big monster and it walks hardly on
All the poor innocence of people.
--Leon Giecco
--Argentina
U.S. Embassy Nepal's BookBus sporting its newly designed exterior visited the historic Patan Durbar Square.
Spanish minicard in the Escenas selectas de cinematografía series, series B, no. 11, for Chocolates Guillèn, Barcelona. Raquel Meller in Violettes impériales/Imperial violets (Henry Roussel, 1924). To the right of her, André Roanne. Spanish title is Violetas imperiales.
"He's a quiet person, whether it's practice or the game,'' coach Gary Kubiak said. "He's just a worker. He's kind of like E.F. Hutton: When he speaks, everybody listens."
Johnson quietly has become one of the top receivers in the NFL in his six seasons with the Texans. Johnson has caught passes in 48 consecutive games and he's caught at least one pass in 82 of 83 career games. Johnson surpassed the 100-catch mark for the second time in his career.
Kubiak is always trying to find ways to tap into Johnson's talent.
"I carry a little sheet with me in the back of my pocket, I've done it for years,'' Kubiak said. "How do you get 'X' the ball, how to get 'Z' the ball, how to get 'Y' the ball. Believe me, his list is long."
Kubiak might appreciate Johnson's unselfishness more than his talent.
"The reason he is so special is because I can move him all over the place and it doesn't bother him," Kubiak said. "There are some players that you ask them to play too many spots and they get bogged down. He says, 'Where do you want me to go? I'll play inside, outside. I'll do whatever you want me to do.'"
As the seconds ticked down in the game and it was obvious the Texans had pulled off the upset, Johnson was among the most excited players on the field, jumping up and down and hugging teammates. Quarterback Matt Schaub, in his second season with the Texans, understands Johnson's elation.
"I can understand all the tough years he's been here and he can sense that times are changing and headed in the right direction with him and Chester Pitts and Petey (Faggins) and Kris Brown," Schaub said. "You can sense the excitement."
Johnson was the Texans' first-round pick in 2003. Pitts, Faggins and Brown are original Texans.
Schaub and Johnson have become a lethal pass-catch combination.
"He has that big-play ability, a way to spark us and to get a big catch," Schaub said. "He did that numerous times for us today. He just brings a lot of excitement and energy to our team when he goes up like he did on the go route and catches the ball over 31's (Cortland Finnigan) head.
"He doesn't talk much, but when he does, it's always something important and we always listen. It doesn't happen very often. We're all thankful for the guys on this team. That's the kind of bond that we have."
The season has been big for character building. The Texans lost their first four games after entering the season with hopes of making the playoffs.
"There's been a lot of frustration at the beginning of the season," Johnson said. "I've talked about it. I put that all behind me. I said to myself before that Colts game I'm going out to do whatever I have to do to help this team win.
"It's been a long road. I didn't think it would take this long when I first got here. We've grown and learned a lot about ourselves and now we're starting to see that we're starting to find our niche."
Andre Johnson was amazing enough on the field Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. He did something even more astounding in the postgame locker room: He spoke.
Johnson, the quiet leader of the team, caught 11 passes for a club-record 207 yards, scored one touchdown and was the driving force in the Texans' 13-12 victory that snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Titans.
Then, he reminded his teammates how far they'd come this season to win four games in a row for the first time in franchise history, and just how thankful they are to have each other and how far they've come together.
"The week after Thanksgiving everyone was talking about what they were thankful for in the chapel service," Johnson said. "It was shocking to me because other than the guys' kids or family, the first thing that came out of their mouths was this team."
That's what Johnson wanted to remind his teammates Sunday.
"I was just telling everybody about that, even the ones who weren't there (at the chapel service), I was letting them know that the guys here are thankful for their teammates," Johnson said. "I think it's been shown over the past month that guys are giving it up for the team. It's not about one guy. It's about everybody. We've been able to go out and get the job done."
The Texans' closeness proved a winning formula again on Sunday. After a frustrating loss to Indianapolis that could have pulled the team apart, the Texans beat Cleveland on the road, Jacksonville on Monday Night Football, the Packers in frigid Lambeau Field and now they've whipped the team with the best record in the NFL.
And no one gets more credit for the Texans' surge than Johnson.
Andre Johnson was amazing enough on the field Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. He did something even more astounding in the postgame locker room: He spoke.
Johnson, the quiet leader of the team, caught 11 passes for a club-record 207 yards, scored one touchdown and was the driving force in the Texans' 13-12 victory that snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Titans.
Then, he reminded his teammates how far they'd come this season to win four games in a row for the first time in franchise history, and just how thankful they are to have each other and how far they've come together.
"The week after Thanksgiving everyone was talking about what they were thankful for in the chapel service," Johnson said. "It was shocking to me because other than the guys' kids or family, the first thing that came out of their mouths was this team."
That's what Johnson wanted to remind his teammates Sunday.
"I was just telling everybody about that, even the ones who weren't there (at the chapel service), I was letting them know that the guys here are thankful for their teammates," Johnson said. "I think it's been shown over the past month that guys are giving it up for the team. It's not about one guy. It's about everybody. We've been able to go out and get the job done."
The Texans' closeness proved a winning formula again on Sunday. After a frustrating loss to Indianapolis that could have pulled the team apart, the Texans beat Cleveland on the road, Jacksonville on Monday Night Football, the Packers in frigid Lambeau Field and now they've whipped the team with the best record in the NFL.
And no one gets more credit for the Texans' surge than Johnson.
"He's a quiet person, whether it's practice or the game,'' coach Gary Kubiak said. "He's just a worker. He's kind of like E.F. Hutton: When he speaks, everybody listens."
Johnson quietly has become one of the top receivers in the NFL in his six seasons with the Texans. Johnson has caught passes in 48 consecutive games and he's caught at least one pass in 82 of 83 career games. Johnson surpassed the 100-catch mark for the second time in his career.
Kubiak is always trying to find ways to tap into Johnson's talent.
"I carry a little sheet with me in the back of my pocket, I've done it for years,'' Kubiak said. "How do you get 'X' the ball, how to get 'Z' the ball, how to get 'Y' the ball. Believe me, his list is long."
Kubiak might appreciate Johnson's unselfishness more than his talent.
"The reason he is so special is because I can move him all over the place and it doesn't bother him," Kubiak said. "There are some players that you ask them to play too many spots and they get bogged down. He says, 'Where do you want me to go? I'll play inside, outside. I'll do whatever you want me to do.'"
As the seconds ticked down in the game and it was obvious the Texans had pulled off the upset, Johnson was among the most excited players on the field, jumping up and down and hugging teammates. Quarterback Matt Schaub, in his second season with the Texans, understands Johnson's elation.
"I can understand all the tough years he's been here and he can sense that times are changing and headed in the right direction with him and Chester Pitts and Petey (Faggins) and Kris Brown," Schaub said. "You can sense the excitement."
Johnson was the Texans' first-round pick in 2003. Pitts, Faggins and Brown are original Texans.
Schaub and Johnson have become a lethal pass-catch combination.
"He has that big-play ability, a way to spark us and to get a big catch," Schaub said. "He did that numerous times for us today. He just brings a lot of excitement and energy to our team when he goes up like he did on the go route and catches the ball over 31's (Cortland Finnigan) head.
"He doesn't talk much, but when he does, it's always something important and we always listen. It doesn't happen very often. We're all thankful for the guys on this team. That's the kind of bond that we have."
The season has been big for character building. The Texans lost their first four games after entering the season with hopes of making the playoffs.
"There's been a lot of frustration at the beginning of the season," Johnson said. "I've talked about it. I put that all behind me. I said to myself before that Colts game I'm going out to do whatever I have to do to help this team win.
"It's been a long road. I didn't think it would take this long when I first got here. We've grown and learned a lot about ourselves and now we're starting to see that we're starting to find our niche."
The CredibilityLab at Mishal Pakistan launched the Media Credibility Index (MCI), an initiative started in January 2013 in collaboration with Pakistan Coalition for Ethical Journalism, leading research and academic institutions, and media practitioners. The launch ceremony was held in Islamabad where prominent media professionals, representatives of regulatory bodies, media development organizations and members of the civil society participated. The Index focuses on the relative credibility and believability of various media channels through which content is created.
Addressing the participants, Founder and Director, Ethical Journalism Network, Aidan White said that launch of the Media Credibility Index is a landmark moment for media accountability in Pakistan. In a country where people are overwhelmed by a torrent of information on all sides, and where corruption lurks in all areas of public life, the greatest challenge facing journalists and media professionals is to produce information that is reliable, useful and above all truthful.
The MCI provides fundamentals for analyzing media discourse in the country. By using benchmarks provided by professionals at national and international level, the MCI provides an opportunity to examine how the news analysis and commentary of high profile news anchors contribute to better understanding of complex issues in Pakistan’s robust landscape of journalism and politics, he further added.
Speaking at on the occasion, Dr. Nazir Saeed, Federal Secretary for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage said, “Television has an overwhelming impact on peoples’ decision-making power. The significance of the Media Credibility Index is in its use and ability to highlight content that can empower both the newsmakers and the information seekers; enabling them to create an effective knowledge ecosystem in the country. MCI has the potential of becoming the source for an informed decision making tool in public policy debate. MCI will promote ethical content practices in the country, information that tells stories not just about the powerful, but also about the powerless, and not just about the life of the decision makers, but also about issues concerning the masses”.
“I feel proud of the fact that the Media Credibility Index has been launched in Pakistan and can be a benchmark for other countries in the world for promoting, balanced, ethical and fair journalism practices”, said Dr. Nazir Saeed.
Center for International Media Ethics (CIME) Ambassador for Pakistan, Puruesh Chaudhary said that the index has been developed after an extensive examination of media laws, ethical principals drafted by different media groups, compliance regulations formulated by regulatory bodies and journalistic organizations. The MCI will explore the state of media in Pakistan against six indicators and 20 sub-indices. The results are currently being published on a weekly basis on the Media Credibility Index website as well.
Senior journalist and founder, Pakistan Coalition for Ethical Journalism, Muhammad Ziauddin said that Mishal has incorporated more than thirty code of conducts, principles of ethical journalism, which include currently prevalent seven national code of conducts and twenty four international code of ethics from international regulatory bodies, which have been agreed upon across the globe. He further said, that the codes of ethics framed by the Pakistani media groups have also being included within the index, these entail Jang group’s Geo Asool, Dunya’s code of ethics, Express group’s journalism code of conduct and Dawn Group’s principles and code of conduct.
After reviewing the principles of journalism and codes of ethics for journalists; six media credibility indicators with 20 sub-indices have been developed in order to assess the media discourse and credibility of current affairs anchors in Pakistan. This extensive study entails thirty-five current affairs programming of the mainstream Pakistani news channels. The Credibility of the anchors and content discourse is being assessed on; Professional Competence, Ethics, Accuracy, Balance, Timeliness and Fairness.
Chief Executive Officer, Mishal Pakistan, Amir Jahangir said the CredibilityLab, through its activities will further strengthen the Triple Helix concept, which relies on three main ideas: (1) a more prominent role for the University in creating new though and research processes, bringing them on par with the Industry and Government that form the basis of a Knowledge Society; (2) a movement toward collaborative relationships among the three major institutional spheres, in which information and knowledge policy is increasingly an outcome of interaction rather than a prescription from the Government; (3) in addition to fulfilling their traditional functions, each institutional sphere also “takes the role of the ‘other’ performing new roles as well as their traditional function.
The CredibilityLab at Mishal will be publishing its research on the state of media and competitiveness in Pakistan in collaboration with its partners. The MCI research has been one of the few initiatives in Pakistan, where research work has been collaborated with eleven academic partners in the country, including University of the Punjab, International Islamic University, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Lahore College for Women University, University of Gujrat, Government College University Faisalabad, Islamia University Bhawalpur, University of Balouchistan, Greenwich University and Bharia University.
Mishal Pakistan is the partner institute of the Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking Networks, World Economic Forum. Mishal assists the forum in creating the soft-data on Pakistan, identifying Pakistan’s competitiveness challenges. Mishal has also launched Pakistan’s first journalism awards “AGAHI Awards” on the framework designed jointly with the Center for International Media Ethics and UNESCO’s Media Development Indicators.
As a partner institute Mishal has been working closely with the World Economic Forum on measuring Pakistan’s performance on multiple international indices and reports i.e. Global Competitiveness Index, Global Gender Gap Index, Global Enabling Trade Index, Global Information Technology Report – Network Readiness Index, Financial Development Index and the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index.
For more information on the Media Credibility Index (MCI) please visit: www.mediacredibilityindex.com
Dubai is a city located off the Persian Gulf. The city is endowed with numerous waterways and exceptional attractions that you will enjoy. Arabia Horizons Tours therefore offers Dubai Dinner Cruise tours for you to experience the best of Dubai’s waters and its attractions. These range from traditional dhow cruises to a 5 star Bateaux Dubai cruise which will give you a unique night tour of Dubai’s water ways.
Dubai Dinner Cruise Routes
A dinner cruise with Arabia Horizons tours will take you on a sightseeing tour of the following Dubai waterways;
Dubai Marina
This is an artificial canal district built along the Persian Gulf. You will get to see the following sights on a Dubai Marina cruise;
●Dubai Marina Mall
●Palm Jumeirah
●Jumeirah Beach Residence
Dubai Creek
Dubai Creek is a creek in Dubai which extends into the Persian Gulf. Among the sights you will be able to see on a Dubai Creek cruise include;
●Dubai Creek Tower
●Al Maktoum Ridge
●The Floating Bridge
Dubai Canal
The Dubai Canal is an artificial canal in Dubai. Among the sights you will get to see on a Dubai Canal Cruise includes;
●Palm Jumeirah
●Business Bay
Dubai Dinner Cruise Packages
You can book the following Dubai Dinner cruise packages with Arabia Horizon tours;
Dubai creek dhow Dinner Cruise (Direct Reporting)
This is a two hour cruise along the Dubai Creek in a traditional Arabic dhow. The boat is two tiered with a fully air conditioned lower deck and an open air upper deck. You will receive a red carpet welcome before embarking on the cruise that will take you on a grand tour of the Dubai Creek. An International buffet dinner with soft drinks and refreshments will be served during the cruise. The cruise also includes soothing Arabic, Hindu or English music as entertainment.
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Dhow Cruise with dinner
This is a romantic cruise along the Dubai Creek in a traditional wooden dhow. The cruise sets sail 8:30 pm and you will get to see the sparkling city lights and buildings glittering in the night.
A sumptuous buffet dinner with continental and oriental dishes will also be served with a selection of beverages during the cruise. You will also enjoy soothing Arabic music as entertainment .
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Dubai Canal dinner Cruise
This is a two hour cruise on the Dubai Canal in a glass enclosed dhow. You will start by boarding the dhow at the Waterfront Promenade. The cruise begins at 8:00 pm and you will get to enjoy the lovely sights and illuminated building along the Dubai Canal. For dinner, you will enjoy a lavish 5 star international buffet dinner with an excellent beverage selection.
A good blend of International and Arabic music will be used to set the mood during the cruise. You will also enjoy soft Taped music and a Tanoura dance performance as entertainment.
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Dubai Marina dhow dinner cruise
This is a Dubai Dinner Cruise along Dubai Marina in a traditional Arabian dhow. The cruise departs from the Dubai Marina Yacht Club at 8:30 and takes you to see the lovely sights in New Dubai. These include Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
Marina residences, Dubai Marina Mall and Burj Al Arab.
During the two hour cruise, you will enjoy an International buffet dinner with soft drinks, tea and coffee. Soft music will also be played as entertainment.
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House Boat dinner Cruise
This is a two hour dinner cruise along Dubai Marina in an ultra-modern cruise boat. The house boat sails in an elegant manner giving you a chance to view the expressive sky scrapers along Dubai Marina. An International buffet dinner from a 4 star hotel will be served including refreshments such as soft drinks, juices, coffee and tea.
Soothing trendy music will also be played to create a romantic atmosphere during the cruise. This cruise makes for a memorable evening in Dubai and is one that every Dubai visitor should try.
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Luxury Marina Dhow dinner cruise
This is a two hour cruise along Dubai Marina in a traditional Arabic Dhow. Fresh dates and Arabic dates will be served on arrival on the boat. As the dhow sets sail, you will be able to view the landmarks and attractions lined along Dubai Marina.
A delicious supper with 5 star catering will be served with complimentary drinks during the cruise.
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Rustar Dubai dhow cruise dinner
This is a two hour Dubai dinner cruise along the Dubai canal in an elegant Rustar dhow. The Rustar is a floating restaurant guaranteed to give you an exceptional cruise experience. The restaurant has a spacious indoor area with a 5 star setting which includes teak decorations and modern facilities.
During the cruise, you will see the amazing sights along the Dubai Canal as you enjoy a splendid dinner with a full bar live service and on board entertainment by a live DJ.
Whether it’s a wedding reception, a birthday party or a romantic dinner for two, Rustar Dubai promises to give you an amazing cruise.
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Bateaux Dubai Cruise
This is a two and a half hour cruise in a glass sided boat known as Bateaux Dubai. You will go on a romantic cruise and enjoy the lovely sights along the Dubai creek. You will also enjoy a freshly prepared gourmet cuisine from a la carte menu and an extensive selection of beverages. For entertainment, you will enjoy classic music by a live pianist.
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An Arabia Horizons tour offers a wide variety of Dubai Dinner cruises for you to tour and enjoy the best sites along Dubai Marina, Dubai Canal and Dubai Creek. You can book a cruise package with us and get to enjoy a memorable evening in Dubai.
Terra is a striking circular knit and a great easy lace project. Here Jennifer wears Terra as a layering piece for day, adding a splash of color and extra warmth to a stylish and casual winter outfit.
Terra is one of the patterns available in our Wraps Organica collection.
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