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British Columbia’s cabinet ministers and First Nations’ leadership kicked off the annual BC Cabinet and First Nations Leaders’ Gathering on the heels of historic progress that significantly advances reconciliation in BC.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/20942
The 2016 Nuclear Security Summit provides a forum for heads of state and foreign ministers to reinforce our commitment to secure nuclear material, Washington, DC, April 1, 2016 [Ben Solomon/U.S. Department of State].
MACON, Ga., Oct. 15, 2017 – Jennie Marshall receives the Georgia Commendation Medal from Col. Matt Smith, commander of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in recognition for her contributions to the 177th Brigade Engineer Battalion during the unit’s change of command ceremony. Lieutenant Colonel Kris Marshall, outgoing commander of the 177th BEB was recognized with the Meritorious Service Medal.
Georgia Army National Guard photo by Capt. William Carraway / released
GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS Commitment March Rally at Lincoln Memorial North Elm Walkway, NW, Washington DC on Friday morning, 28 August 2020 by Elvert Barnes Photography
Visit Commitment March website at nationalactionnetwork.net/commitment-march-on-washington-dc/
Elvert Barnes 57th Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington COMMITMENT MARCH docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/57MOW2020
Tanzania - ELCT: Women-led tree nurseries are a core part of the long-term plan for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania. The aim is to establish one in every parish. On September 18, 2012, 26 Christian, Muslim and Hindu faith groups in sub-Saharan Africa launched long-term environmental action plans during ARC's 'Many Heavens, One Earth, Our Continent' celebration in Nairobi, Kenya. Visit www.arcworld.o
Tanzania - ELCT: Women-led tree nurseries are a core part of the long-term plan for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania. The aim is to establish one in every parish. On September 18, 2012, 26 Christian, Muslim and Hindu faith groups in sub-Saharan Africa launched long-term environmental action plans during ARC's 'Many Heavens, One Earth, Our Continent' celebration in Nairobi, Kenya. Visit www.arcworld.o
At a speech to the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce Premier Clark reaffirmed her commitment to balance the budget in 2013.
“Desire is the key to motivation, but its determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.”
Mario Andretti
Dad duties are in overtime (as was this and the last two games!) right now so photography and flickr are on standby. I plan to shoot, post, and visit more this weekend! Hope you’re having a great week!
FM outlines Scotland’s commitment to the Human Rights Act.
The Scottish Government will not grant the consent needed by the UK Government in any attempt to repeal the Human Rights Act First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today.
The First Minister was joined by human rights campaigner Shami Chakrabarti, who also spoke about the importance of defending the Human Rights Act.
L-R - Director of Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti - First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon
On May 9, 2023, the 26th annual Perlman Cup took place at Forsgate Country Club. This golf outing for women and is designed to accommodate beginners as well as experienced golfers. Dedicated to the memory of Bessie Cutter Perlman, the mother of Special Olympics New Jersey, this event honors her commitment to individuals with intellectual disabilities and her hope for a more inclusive community.
Photo by Marco Catini
From the City of Toronto:
"Councillor Pam McConnell (Ward 28 Toronto Centre-Rosedale), City of Toronto staff and community members joined event partners Toronto Community Housing and The Daniels Corporation today to celebrate the opening of the new Regent Park.
"This park and its amenities provide a much desired natural recreational space for the community of Regent Park, allowing all a greater opportunity to enjoy the outdoors," said Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly. "The City continues to reaffirm its commitment to increasing natural amenities in Toronto's urban landscape."
"Today's celebration was a delightful reflection of the way this space can be used to bring people together to enjoy art, music, food and recreation," said Councillor McConnell. "With the opening of this park, we also honour the contribution that Regent Park residents have made to the design of their neighbourhood gathering place."
Toronto Community Housing provided the land to the City's Parks, Forestry and Recreation division to develop into park space. The six-acre park is a $6.2 million investment by the City and includes a playground, splash pad, multi-purpose green space, plaza for community events, dog off-leash area, community gardens, greenhouse, bake oven, walkways and lush landscaping.
"This new park is a key part of how revitalization is fostering a vibrant community in Regent Park," said Greg Spearn, Toronto Community Housing's Chief Development Officer and interim President and CEO. "It's a place at the heart of Regent Park where residents, neighbours and people from across the city can come together to be part of a community that thrives."
"Regent Park, with the bake oven, greenhouse and community gardens, will provide a community gathering place where people, ideas and food can be shared and celebrated," said Louise Moody, Executive Director of the Christian Resource Centre, the Chair Organization of the Regent Park Food Partnership. "The Regent Park Food Partnership is delighted by the opportunities to engage local residents in animating the new park."
The new park's amenities and Regent Park Food Partnership, comprised of over 25 community groups and individuals, will create numerous opportunities for people to get involved in planting, growing, harvesting, cooking and sharing food, as well as enjoying farmers' markets, musical and public gatherings, and more.
"Regent Park is quickly becoming one of Toronto's best communities to live, work and play," said Martin Blake, Vice President of The Daniels Corporation, which is Toronto Community Housing's Development Partner in the Regent Park Revitalization. "The new park joins the incredible amenities that already exist in this community including Daniels Spectrum and the Regional Aquatic Centre along with the soon-to-open community centre and athletic grounds. All of these amenities nurture a true sense of community and we expect this fantastic outdoor space to be a favourite for all ages!"
The park opening event, called The Magic City, was sponsored by Toronto Community Housing and The Daniels Corporation and brought to life by choreographer Bill Coleman of Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie, with musical direction by John Oswald featuring the Toronto Symphony Orchestra with Maestro Bramwell Tovey, the Regent Park School of Music and over 400 performers of all ages from the Regent Park community. Community performances were supported by Artscape and Daniels Spectrum.
Regent Park is the ground-breaking example of how Toronto Community Housing's approach to city building can transform a community into a successful, mixed-income, mixed-use neighbourhood, with rental buildings, market condominium buildings, townhomes, commercial space, community facilities, active parks and open space.
The new park spans the block from Dundas Street to the south, Sumach Street to the west, Sackville Street to the east and Oak Street to the north.
The Weston Family Parks Challenge:
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation initiated the Weston Family Parks Challenge in 2012 announcing $5 million, in aggregate over three years, to enhance Toronto’s green spaces while encouraging private-public partnership for the long-term sustainability of Toronto’s parks.
Year one accomplishments are notable with over $1.3 million in funding being allocated to innovative park projects across the City. Click here to learn more about previous grants under the Parks Challenge.
Building on this success, the Ontario Trillium Foundation has announced $1.25 million in new funding for projects as part of the Weston Family Parks Challenge and to strengthen the capacity of Toronto Park People. Ontario Trillium Foundation’s support will be available over the next two years to provide greater incentive for communities to revitalize their connection to each other and nature.
The Weston Family Parks Challenge will provide $120,000 over two years to support an innovative and collaborative partnership in Regent Park to engage the community with the City of Toronto’s newest park. The contribution of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation will support community engagement efforts to ensure the long term sustainability of this new park space as part of the Revitalization of the Regent Park neighbourhood.
“The generous contribution of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation will ensure this new greenspace in the Regent Park neighbourhood will be off to a successful start when it opens in 2014” said Liz Curran, Community Food Centre Manager at CRC. “The funding being provided by the Weston Foundation will ensure that the local community is engaged with the wonderful new amenities in this park, which will become a community hub for all who live in the area.”
See the projects funded to date: parkpeople.ca/content/weston-family-parks-challenge-%E2%8...
Learn more about the Weston Family Parks Challenge: parkpeople.ca/node/220
Photos Courtesy: Heather Lewis (heatherlewisphotography.ca) for Toronto Park People.
KABUL, 03 April 2016 - Deminers risk their lives in the service of protecting others and create access for vital development and reconstruction activities to take place, said Mark Bowden, the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan at an event marking the international day for mine awareness.
Wais Ahmad Barmak, State Minister for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs also addressed the audience of around 100 people which included officials from national and international de-mining agencies, donor representatives, journalists and UN officials.
Praising the selflessness and commitment of deminers, Mr. Bowden said they face not only the hazards of their work, but also the risk of attack getting to and from the worksite and while doing the job. Just yesterday media reported that 15 de-miners had been abducted in western Herat province.
The existence of landmines and unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan still poses a serious threat to the lives and livelihoods of thousands of Afghan citizens. During 2015, 388 Afghans were killed or injured by mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). In addition, pressure-plate improvised explosive devices were a major danger, causing 1,051 civilian casualties (including 459 deaths) in 2015, according to a UNAMA report.
Mr. Bowden said the work of deminers makes possible “the access for other humanitarian actors to undertake development and reconstruction activities, and lays the foundations of a sustainable peace. Last year in Kunduz it was the demining organizations who were the first responders to enter the city and begin the task of clearing landmines and unexploded remnants of war.”
Mr. Barmak said more than three-quarters of contaminated land in Afghanistan has been cleared, involving the destruction of some 19 million mines and ERW. Yet, 4,200 contaminated areas covering over 600 square kilometres of land remain.
Based on the Ottawa convention, Afghanistan needs to free the country of mines and ERW by 2013 at an estimated cost of up to $550 million, said Mr. Barmak.
Mr. Bowden said the UN is entirely committed to the process of transitioning the demining to the government and will continue to advance towards the goal of sustainable national ownership leading to the complete elimination of mines and explosive remnants of war by 2023.
The Kabul event included endorsement of Afghanistan’s five-year National Mine Action Strategic Plan to 2020, the screening of a documentary film, “A deminer’s story” and an exhibition of de-mining equipement.
International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is marked globally on 4 April.
Photo by UNAMA / Fardin Waezi.
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UN-Bangkok Tree Planting Ceremony & Signing of the Statement of Commitment to Sustainable Thailand at Suan Mokkh Bangkok (Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives (BIA) on 15 December 2022
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Entrance Walk to GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS Commitment March Rally at Constitution Gardens along 17th Street near Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC on Friday morning, 28 August 2020 by Elvert Barnes Photography
Visit Commitment March website at nationalactionnetwork.net/commitment-march-on-washington-dc/
Elvert Barnes 57th Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington COMMITMENT MARCH docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/57MOW2020
"Commitment" While I enjoy photography, I also like playing the mandolin. I have the computer and books set up with the main lighting on the instruments and penny board to show that I have to commit to this work so that I can stay committed to the things I love to do. I used a small LED lamp to illuminate the computer and roommate, and a warm desk lamp to illuminate the instruments in the back. My Canon T5i was set at: ISO 1600, Aperture 3.5, Shutter speed 1/100th
English/Anglais
IS2009-6586
11 April 2009
Gulf of Aden
Operation SEXTANT
Master Corporal Dana Healy, a cook onboard Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Winnipeg, cleans up after dinner was served and then restarts the cycle again in preparation for Òhands to supperÓ.
HMCS Winnipeg is operating in the Gulf of Aden under Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) to counter acts of piracy and provide security for transiting merchant vessels. Commanded by Commander Craig Baines, the Halifax-class patrol frigate has a crew of approximately 240, including a CH-124 Sea King helicopter detachment.
Canada's participation in SNMG1, conducted under Operation SEXTANT, represents a continuing commitment to international peace and security. HMCS Winnipeg is the 5th Canadian Ship to deploy since 2006 to join SNMG1, which represents a multi-national maritime force capable of conducting missions across a broad spectrum of operations anywhere around the world.
Photo: Warrant Officer Carole Morissette, Canadian Forces Combat Camera
French/Français
IS2009-6586
11 avril 2009
Golfe d’Aden
Opération Sextant
Le Caporal-chef Dana Healy, cuisinier à bord du Navire canadien de Sa Majesté (NCSM) Winnipeg, nettoie la cuisine après le dîner, puis recommence à zéro pour préparer l’équipage au souper.
Le NCSM Winnipeg mène des opérations dans le golfe d’Aden dans le cadre de sa contribution au 1er Groupe de la Force navale permanente de réaction de l’OTAN (SNMG 1) afin de lutter contre les actes de piraterie et d’assurer la sécurité des navires marchands de passage. Commandée par le Capitaine de frégate Craig Baines, la frégate de patrouille de la classe Halifax est dotée d’un équipage d’environ 240 personnes et d’un détachement d’hélicoptère CH124 Sea King.
La contribution du Canada au 1er Groupe de la Force navale permanente de réaction de l’OTAN (SNMG 1), dans le cadre de l’opération Sextant, représente un engagement continu à la paix et à la sécurité internationales. Depuis 2006, le NCSM Winnipeg est le cinquième navire canadien à se joindre au SNMG 1, une force maritime multinationale capable d’exécuter une vaste gamme d’opérations partout dans le monde.
Photo : Adjudant Carole Morissette, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes
Tanzania - ELCT: Women-led tree nurseries are a core part of the long-term plan for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania. The aim is to establish one in every parish. On September 18, 2012, 26 Christian, Muslim and Hindu faith groups in sub-Saharan Africa launched long-term environmental action plans during ARC's 'Many Heavens, One Earth, Our Continent' celebration in Nairobi, Kenya. Visit www.arcworld.org
GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS Commitment March Rally at Lincoln Memorial Plaza in Washington DC on Friday morning, 28 August 2020 by Elvert Barnes Photography
Martin Luther King III
Speakers from Media / Press Area
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Elvert Barnes 57th Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington COMMITMENT MARCH docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/57MOW2020.html
Impact Commitment Workshop: Fairer Economies and Better Business at the Young Global Leaders Annual Summit 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, 2 September, Copyright: World Economic Forum/Pascal Bitz
Ghana: In May 2012, RELBONET (Religious Bodies Network on Climate Change) organised a workshop on agroforestry and developing a tree nursery for Christian and Muslim faith leaders in Tamale, Northern Ghana.
On September 18, 2012, 26 Christian, Muslim and Hindu faith groups in sub-Saharan Africa launched long-term environmental action plans during ARC's 'Many Heavens, One Earth, Our Continent' celebration in Nairobi, Kenya. Visit www.arcworld.org
First Lady Chirlane McCray makes an announcement about the City’s commitment to support survivors of domestic violence and educate New Yorkers on the complexities of intimate partner violence. Manhattan Family Justice Center. Thursday, February 08, 2018. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.
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Penn State Harrisburg alumnus Salvatore D. Fazzolari presents a highly integrated leadership framework, adapted from his new book "CEO Lifelines: Nine Commitments Every Leader Must Make."
Minister George Heyman, Parliamentary Secretary Aman Singh, Parliamentary Secretary Kelly Greene, and Parliamentary Secretary Susie Chant announce the Province is renewing and expanding its commitment to make B.C. parks more inclusive and accessible with the release of the BC Parks Commitment to Inclusion.
CAMP HUMPHREYS — Chong, Pyeong-sik (left), President of the Korea Foreigner Tourist Facility Association’s Pyeongtaek Chapter, and Col. Joseph P. Moore, U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys commander, sign a Memorandum of Understanding May 9. The signing signifies cooperation for the promotion of a healthy entertainment culture, Soldier safety and the prohibition of underage drinking in local establishments around Camp Humphreys. Han, Chong-sop, president of the Anjeong-ri Entertainment Establishments Association and Cho, Hang-won, president of the Paengseong Merchants Association also signed.
— U.S. Army photos by Steven Hoover
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Avram Iancu(1824-1872)
AVRAM IANCU (1824-1872) Lawyer and military hero of the Romanians of Transylvania in 1848-1849. Born into a peasant family of modest means in the Apuseni Mountains of western Transylvania, he received an education rare for a Romanian of this time, attending the Piarist lyceum in Cluj. He studied the humanities and then, between 1844 and 1847, law. After graduation he took a post as cancelist (law clerk) at the High Court of Transylvania in Tirgu-Mures, a mainly Hungarian city. It was here among some thirty fellow Romanian lawyers (and their 170 Hungarian colleagues) that the first news of the events of March 1848 in Vienna and Pest reached him.
In the revolutionary year that followed, Iancu's activities embodied the liberal and national aspirations characteristic of his generation. Like liberals elsewhere in Europe, he stood for individual freedoms, but the long struggle to protect the Romanian nation from subjugation by others had led him to put the interests of the entire ethnic community ahead of individual rights. Such a commitment explains the apparent paradox of his ultimate rejection of Hungarian liberalism in 1848. Yet, his brand of nationalism was by no means anti-liberal, and he displayed exemplary toleration toward the other peoples of Transylvania.
He thus belonged to the European generation of 1848, to that group of younger intellectuals who strove to change the old order of society and politics and who formulated the ideals upon which a new Europe could be built. He shared the aspirations of Young Europe, which manifested these ideals in almost every country before the outbreak of the revolution. Like his contemporaries in Italy or Germany, he believed in the compelling force of ideas, especially those of liberty, equality, and fraternity, and he had no doubt that he and his generation could reshape the Habsburg Monarchy to fit their image of the ideal state and could indeed transform all Europe. The enthusiasm he displayed in the spring of 1848 reflects the depth of his commitment. If his sense of universal brotherhood blurred his vision of underlying dissension among the peoples of the Monarchy themselves, and if his certainty of the ultimate triumph of justice obscured the resiliency of the old order, it was because he sought harmony and peace, not rivalry and conflict.
Iancu shared the romantic spirit of the age. Without it, his actions and the idea of nationality itself would be incomprehensible. His almost Biblical faith in the good sense and reasonableness of the common people and the inspiration he drew from the past, specifically, the Roman heritage of the Romanians, were manifestations of it. But he was also painfully aware of the ills of society, which he had first experienced as a child in his village. His later training in the law, when he read the enormous collection of legal acts illuminating the economic struggle of the peasants of the Western Mountains against rapacious landlords and state bureaucrats, sharpened his perception of social injustice. Like intellectuals elsewhere in Europe who had no vested interest in prevailing social and economic structures, he did not hesitate to urge radical solutions. But his proposals were never foolhardy or utopian, and he shunned the long and often abstract constitutional debates in which intellectuals often indulged. His identification with the aspirations of the common people served to anchor him in reality and thus enabled him to apply his reverence for the past and his robust idealism to the solution of fundamental social problems.
When Iancu learned of the flight of Metternich from Vienna and the declaration of civil and political freedoms by Hungarian liberals in Pest in March 1848 he enthusiastically joined his Hungarian colleagues in Tirgu-Mures in celebrating these events as the beginning of a new era of fraternity and equality. But he was also intent upon gaining recognition of the Romanians as a nation equal to the Hungarians and the other nations in Transylvania and assuring their development as a distinct nationality. He took part in the feverish preparations by Romanian intellectuals for the national congress on the "Field of Liberty" at Blaj on May 15-17, where he headed a numerous delegation from the Apuseni Mountains. He had only a modest role in drafting the national program and in choosing the means to achieve the goals it set forth, since he was younger than most of his colleagues, but he was soon to earn his place among the heroes of the Romanian revolution.
Iancu returned to the Apuseni in mid-June. Convinced that the Romanians must be prepared to defend their rights by arms, if necessary, he organized the peasants into what became the most effective Romanian fighting force during the revolution. In the fall of 1848, his army cooperated with Austrian forces in wresting control of western Transylvania from the Hungarian administration. But Hungarian revolutionary armies regrouped and between November and the following March under the command of the Polish general Joseph Bem they regained almost all of Transylvania, except the fortresses of Alba Iulia and Deva, held by the Austrians, and the Apuseni region, which were defended by Iancu's forces. Iancu eventually had some 20,000 to 25,000 men under his command, but the majority were peasants who had had no formal military training, lacked modern weapons, and whose officers were non-professionals, mostly lawyers like Iancu himself, or priests. Cut off almost completely from the outside, they endured severe hardships and, worse, a growing sense of disillusionment that their sacrifices had been to no avail in bringing to fruition the goals proclaimed on the Field of Liberty.
Despite the deterioration of relations between Romanians and Hungarians, Iancu still hoped to settle their differences by peaceful means and was thus receptive to attempts at mediation. In late April and May 1849 Ioan Dragos, a Romanian deputy in the Hungarian parliament, tried to negotiate a settlement between Iancu and Lajos Kossuth, the leader of the Hungarian independence movement. Both sides offered concessions, but the negotiations foundered on the fundamental question of national self-determination. Kossuth promised Romanians the same rights of citizenship as other nationalities and freedom of religion and extensive language rights in the new Hungary, but he insisted upon preserving Hungary's political unity. For his part, Iancu welcomed the liberal program of the Hungarians, but demanded autonomy for the Romanians as their only effective defense against as similation by the Hungarians.
In early June the Hungarians facing Iancu's army proposed that the two sides join forces to fight their "common enemy" the Habsburg army and bureaucracy as the only way of ensuring the liberties of their two peoples. Iancu responded that he, too, was eager to secure the blessings of liberty for his people, but the events of the past year had so shaken his faith in the Hungarians' promises that he would have to wait and see if they would transform words into deeds. In any case, the exchange was in vain, for Kossuth refused to modify his stand on Romanian autonomy.
One final effort was made, this time by Nicolae Balcescu, one of the leaders of the revolution in Muntenia, who tried to mend the breach between Romanians and Hungarians. He was anxious to rally the remaining revolutionary forces in Central Europe for a final, decisive showdown with resurgent conservatism and hoped that a united Romanian-Hungarian army would drive the Russians from Muntenia and restore the liberal government that had been dispersed in September 1848. He met with Iancu toward the end of July and was much encouraged by their talks. But his efforts were overtaken by events on the battlefield.
As Austrian and Russian armies steadily tightened the ring around Hungarian armies, Iancu wrote to Kossuth on August 3, expressing regret that "present circumstances" made further negotiations impossible. But he promised that in the coming struggle, to show the genuineness of the Romanian' sentiments toward the Hungarian nation, his forces would not attack Hungarian troops unless provoked. In spite of the bitter struggle between Romanians and Hungarians since the previous fall, Iancu could still address the latter as "brothers." He had not allowed his opposition to the policies of the Hungarian government to alter his respect for Hungarian culture and liberal ideals.
The defeat of Hungarian forces by superior Austrian and Russian armies in August put an end to the revolution in Hungary and Transylvania and inaugurated a decade of direct rule from Vienna. Iancu was among the many Romanian leaders who journeyed to Vienna in 1850 and 1851 to urge the emperor and his ministers to grant the Romanians autonomy as a right which they had earned through their sacrifices on behalf of the imperial cause. Their efforts came to nought, for no Austrian official was prepared to recognize the principle of nationality, which had almost destroyed the empire. Iancu was profoundly disillusioned. He withdrew from public life and spent the remainder of his years in his beloved Apuseni Mountains. Like young forty-eighters throughout Europe, he had believed in the swift and glorious transformation of society. And like them, he had misjudged the pace of history. He had foreseen the disintegration of the old regime before he had any right to expect it, and, thus, the failure of history to turn at its assumed turning-point had been a shattering experience.
Keith Hitchins
------------------------------------Avram Iancu (n. 1824, Avram Iancu, Alba, România – d. 10 septembrie 1872, Baia de Criș, Hunedoara, România) a fost un avocat transilvănean și revoluționar român pașoptist, care a jucat un rol important în Revoluția de la 1848 din Transilvania. A fost conducătorul de fapt al Țării Moților în anul 1849, comandând armata românilor transilvăneni, în alianță cu armata austriacă, împotriva trupelor revoluționare ungare aflate sub conducerea lui Lajos Kossuth.
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Avram Iancu ( rumunski izgovor: [aˈvram ˈjaŋku] ; 1824 - 10. septembar 1872) bio je transilvanski rumunski advokat koji je odigrao važnu ulogu u lokalnom poglavlju Revolucije austrijskog carstva 1848–1849. Posebno je bio aktivan u regiji Țara Moților i planinama Apuseni . Okupljanje seljaka oko njega, kao i odanost koju je odao Habsburgovcima, stekli su mu nadimak Crăișorul Munților ("Knez planina").
Avram Iancu je rođen u Vidra de Sus (trenutno Avram Iancu , Alba županije ), Transilvanija , onda dio austrijskog carstva u porodici seljaka koji su emancipira od kmetstva . Otac mu je bio Alisandru Iancu [2] (1787-1855), a majka Maria Gligor. [3] Imao je jednog starijeg brata, Iona (rođen 1822), koji je postao svećenik.
Djed Avrama Iancua bio je Gheorghe Iancu (preminuo prije 1812.), koji je imao sedmero djece (četiri djevojčice i tri dječaka): djevojčice - Sântioana, Maria, Zamfira i Ana; dečaci - Alisandru (otac), Avram i Ioan.
Danas se malo zna o djetinjstvu Avrama Iancua. Poznato je, po lokalnoj tradiciji, da je imao tipičan moški karakter, radostan i duhovit, te da je imao muzički talenat, svirajući list, alforn, flautu i violinu.
Avram Iancu je pohađao osnovnu školu u svom selu, u zaseoku " Târsa ". Njegov učitelj bio je Mihai Gomboș. Nakon nekog vremena roditelji su ga poslali u školu u selu Neagra (sada Poiana Vadului) . Dalje, školu je pohađao u Campeniju , okrug Alba , a njegov učitelj je bio Mihai Ioanette. Diplomirao je Câmpeni školu u dobi od 13.
Nakon toga je krenuo u školu u Zlatnoj , gdje je studirao u mađarskoj školi, na latinskom jeziku, jer rumunske škole nisu postojale na ovom području. Njegovi učitelji bili su Iozephus Stanken (1837-1838), Gregorius Iakabus (1838-1839) i Ludovicus Kovács (1839-1840 i 1840-1841). Diplomirao je sa 17 godina.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the proposed budget for 2018 would include an unprecedented commitment to Vision Zero improvements in the City. Improvements will include additional NYPD Crossing Guards, lighting, street safety redesign, and increased Vision Zero law enforcement. Brooklyn, NY. Wednesday, January 25th, 2017.
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According to our tour guide in Myanmar, to become a pure monk you have to go to the temple, aged 5, and commit your entire life to becoming a monk.
I just found that... sad. Being 5 years old, you can't make decisions - so it's your parents who make the actual decision. I saw several of these kids wandering around the streets in Yangon and Bagan - all of whom don't look that much happier than this kid here.
Uganda - UMSC and UMWA: Ugandas 2nd Deputy Prime Minister joins International Climate Champion Hajjat Sebyala in planting trees on behalf of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council and the Uganda Muslim Women's Association . On September 18, 2012, 26 Christian, Muslim and Hindu faith groups in sub-Saharan Africa launched long-term environmental action plans during ARC's 'Many Heavens, One Earth, Our Continent' celebration in Nairobi, Kenya. Visit www.arcworld.org
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On February 2, Secretary McDonald and I will host a VA national summit on Veteran suicide prevention. Why a national summit? Because Veteran suicide impacts all Americans and needs to be addressed in a coordinated effort with government and community stakeholders. And, because all Americans, and VA in particular, have a duty to help Veterans suffering from the hidden scars of military service that lead them to think suicide is their only option. We must do better and this summit will help us to determine our future course.
The “Preventing Veteran Suicide – A Call to Action” summit will bring together VA and DoD leaders, mental health professionals, Veteran Service Organizations, Veterans and their families, and other key partners. These national leaders will direct their attention to how we can best help Veterans and their families access appropriate mental health services.
It will be an honor to welcome Susan and Richard Selke, as guests at the summit. Their son, Clay Hunt, was a Marine Corps Veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who took his own life in 2011. Congress subsequently passed the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, which President Obama signed in February of last year. Their commitment to improving mental health care for Veterans like their son has been inspiring.
Also at the summit, Senator Elizabeth Dole will discuss the role of Caregivers and Dr. Ron C. Kessler of Harvard Medical School will deliver a presentation on “Researching Risk for Suicide among Veterans- What Are We Missing?” These are just two of the many supportive experts joining us for this important call to action.
We already know that America’s Veterans are at higher overall risk for suicide than the general public. Veterans suffering from conditions like posttraumatic stress, depression, insomnia, and chronic pain are particularly vulnerable. However, groundbreaking research shows us that Veterans who are fully engaged in VA care are at lower risk of suicide than those who are not. It is essential that information about resources for Veterans at risk for suicide is readily available to Veterans and those close to them.
We want Veterans to come to us, but we must also go to them and build effective networks of communication and care across communities and health organizations. We must be far more proactive and creative in our approach. I ask each of you to consider how you can make a difference.
I addressed our efforts yesterday in an op-ed that appeared in the Palm Beach Post and many other papers across the U.S. I encourage you to take a moment and read my op-ed.
I know that by discussing the many aspects of this unacceptable crisis in our Veterans’ lives, we will advance their care and treatment. I will report back to you with another blog following the summit. Thank you for all you do for Veterans each and every day.
Dr. David Shulkin
Dr. David J. Shulkin is the Under Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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