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Gaza resident: #39;Everyone has forgotten us #39; - BBC Urdu CLICK HERE to subscribe now to BBC Urdu : http://bbc.in/1GsJCMR During the last conflict with Israel, more than 2000 Gazans were killed and 18000 Gazan hom... By: BBC Urdu
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Posted By richards on February 28, 2015
By Derya Corcor, National Iranian American Council (NIAC)
Washington, DC -To strengthen the understanding of the positive historic relations between the Jewish and Iranian peoples,the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) delivered copies of In the LionsShadow: The Iranian Schindler and his Homeland in the Second World War to all one-hundred members of the U.S. Senate earlier this month. The books were donated to NIAC with a signed dedication to each Senator by its author, Dr. Fariborz Mokhtari, a former professor at National Defense University in Washington.
Mokhtaris book details the little-known story of Abol-Hossein Sardari, who worked to save members of Jewish families from the Nazis while working as an Iranian diplomat in German-occupied France in the 1940s. By securing visas for them to immigrate to Iran, Sardari managed to save hundreds of lives who might otherwise have been lost in the atrocious holocaust. Celebrated for his noble actions, Sardari is often referred to as The Iranian Schindler by the international community.
Abol-Hossein Sardari
His heroic efforts are an example of how, beyond the harsh rhetoric and scary headlines, there has always been a different reality between the Jewish and Iranian peoples, wrote NIAC President Trita Parsi in a letter to Senators that accompanied the books. If the diplomatic efforts now underway with Iran succeeds, then that reality can once again come to the forefront.
NIAC takes great pride in its work to advance the interests of the Iranian-American community. Educating decisionmakers in Washington and ensuring they are provided a more complete perspective of our heritage as Iranian Americans is a critical component of this work. Dr. Mokhtaris important book can help dispel misperceptions and inform lawmakers as they consider the issues that matter most to the Iranian-American community.
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Posted By richards on February 27, 2015
Breaking news: Shots fired at Copenhagen synagogue
Shots were fired at a Copenhagen synagogue. CCTV reports on the attack. Subscribe to us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CCTVcomInternational Downloa...
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Copenhagen - Neighborhood Krystalgade and Svanevej Street View
Street view of the neighborhood around the synagogue on Krystalgade and around the location where police shot a suspected gunman on Svanevej ~ 5AM Sunday Feb 15 2015 The Great Synagogue ...
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Posted By richards on February 27, 2015
The Structural Building engineer who supervised the construction of the collapsed Synagogue Church Of All Nations building, Engr. Oladele Ogundeji, said on Friday that the Lagos State Material Testing Agency certified its foundation.
The six-storey building within the premises of SCOAN had on September 12, 2014 collapsed, killing 116 persons.
Ogundeji testified before the coroners inquest set up by the Lagos State Government to determine the cause of the victims death.
Ogundeji, who said he obtained his training in Building Technology and Building Engineering in Yugoslavia, overulled foundational defect as a possible cause of the collapse of the building, which he said had 28 columns.
According to him, the direction and the speed of the fall of the building were not consistent with structural failure.
According to the drawing and based on the geotechnical reports, the foundations were okay. This project is a technological cause, it can be verified.
Now, when we were working on site, we did not envisage that something like this would happen but after the collapse, an agency of the state, the Lagos State Material Testing Agency came to the site, they instructed that three bases should be excavated, they took some samples and carried out laboratory tests. They came out with the result; the concrete pad footing passed the test, the reinforcement passed the test and the columns passed the test. Apart from this, the foundation on site that the six-storey building stood upon are still there, they are intact, no rotation and no tilting, Ogundeji said.
He maintained that in spite of the stress as a result of the collapse the foundation still passed the test conducted by the Lagos State Material Testing Agency, adding that the results were already in the custody of the court.
Asked what would be the signs of a building that collapsed as a result of foundational compromise, Ogundeji said there would have been cracks in both the foundation and the wall, adding that the buidling would have been tilting weeks before its eventually collapse.
Demonstrating through a schematic diagram of board, Ogundeji said, If it is a structural failure, the whole building would not come down suddenly on no account and when it is coming down it would be gradual, it may take days, weeks or months and it can take 10 years and there will be cracks that even a layman will see it.
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On Friday, February 20, Jordi Savall returned to Berkeleys First Congreg-ational Church with his Hesprion XXI Ensemble to perform music from diverse Balkan, Iberian and Middle Eastern traditions. For some fifteen years, Jordi Savall has immersed himself in researching the music of the Ottoman Empire based in Istanbul. Of great importance in this research was The Book of the Science of Music by Dimitrie Cantemir (1693-1723), a Moldovan composer and music theorist who compiled in this work the most important collection of 16th and 17th century Ottoman instrumental music to have survived to the present day.
For Jordi Savalls current tour, Hesprion XXI is comprised of two oud playersDriss el Maloumi of Morocco and Yurdal Tokcan of Turkey; Turkish kanun player Hakan Gngr; Spaniard Davd Mayoral on percussion; an Armenan instrumentalist, Haig Sarikouyoumdjian on ney and duduk; Jordi Savall on viola da gamba; and a Greek santur player, Dimitri Psonis. (The latter was unfortunately unable to perform at Fridays concert due to ill health.) All these musicians have broad experience playing this repertoire of music. Yurdal Tokcan, for example, answered affirmatively when I asked if he had played with Ross Daly, the Irish troubador who lives in Crete, records with Greek, Turkish, and other musicians of many nationalities, and has done so much to foster our awareness of the cross-fertilization of Greek, Turkish, and other Balkan musical traditions. Daly hosts music festivals each summer in the Cretan village of Houdetsi where he lives. Central to the music played by Jordi Savalls group at Fridays concert is the makam, or mode, for Ottoman musical traditions are based on a complex modal system. Hesprion XXI opened Fridays concert by playing a makam ascribed to Dervis Mehmed and cited in Dimitrie Cantemirs aforementioned The Book of the Science of Music. Hakan Gngr on kanun, a zither type instrument that is plucked rather than hammered, began this makam, then was joined by Savall and the other musicians. The second piece, La rose enflorece, is from the tradition of Sephardic Jews who were exiled from Spain in 1492, many of which settled in Turkey. The third piece was a plaintive Armenian lament played on ney, a Pan pipe, by Armenian musician Haig Sarikouyoumdjian, accompanied by Jordi Savall with a soft drone on viola da gamba. The fourth and final piece of the first set was another makam cited by Cantemir.
The second set began with an Ottoman lament, which was followed by a lively Greco-Turkish song. Next came another haunting Armenian lament on ney or duduk, again accompanied by a subtle drone on viola da gamba. The fourth and final piece before intermission was another makam cited by Cantemir.
After intermission, Hesprion XXI opened with a Sephardic song from Sarajevo, Paxarico tu te llamas. Next came an Armenian song and dance, Al aylukhs, followed by another makam from Cantemirs book. This third set drew to a close with a Sephardic traditional song. The fourth and final set began with a plain-tive Armenian lament on ney or duduk, exquisitely played by Sarikouyoumdjian, followed by a Turkish-Greek song and dance, Koniali, which featured clicksticks played by percussionist David Mayoral. Next came the beautiful song Una pastora, which was first noted in a Greek play performed for the Greek community of Smyrna in the 1880s, but which is attributed to the Sephardic tradition. The final piece of the concert was another makam cited by Cantemir. Hesprion XXI also played an encore which featured oud player Driss el Maloumi on vocals. Following the concert there was a reception for Hesprion XXI at The Musical Offering, which enabled those who attended to speak briefly with Jordi Savall and his fellow musicians.
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Posted By richards on February 27, 2015
Linda and the Cultural Heritage Tour: headlining the Black History Month Celebration in Berkeley on Saturday
SPIRITUALS AS SACRED MUSICThe Second Annual Black History Month Celebration on Sat. Feb. 28 will be a lively affair, with a program emphasizing the history of African-American spirituals as sacred music. The program at theFlorence Schwimley Little Theater, 1936 Allston Way, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., will feature musical performances by some of the regions most accomplished performers. Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Tour, a Grammy-nominated, percussion-driven, vocal ensemble whose mission is to preserve and share the rich musical traditions of African-American roots music, is the headliner. Othello Jefferson, Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, Berkeley High African American Dance Troupe, Sisters Keeper, and James Daley will also be there. There will be a Black Invention display featuring 20 artifacts. There will be booths with food.
A HOPPING HEART FULL OF LOVE Edward, a china rabbit, is a happy rabbit until he is snatched from the arms of the little girl who loves him. The Bay Area Childrens Theater is presenting The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, a stage adaption of Kate DeCamillos award-winning story about being loved, and learning to love. Adapted for the stage by Dwayne Hartford, and directed by Doyle Ott, the play will be presented on Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., with additional Friday evening performances on March 6, 13, and 20 at 7 p.m. The play runs until March 22 at the Osher Studio, 2055 Center St., Berkeley. Tickets cost from $13 to $20.
3D PRINTING WORKSHOP Learn how 3D printers work and why they are so popular. Watch a 3D printing demonstration. Use modeling software to create fun designs. Youll learn some materials science and walk away with a 3D model you can keep. Its all part of a techtorial workshop series for adults and kids 10 and older currently ongoing at the Lawrence Hall of Science.Sunday 1:003:00 p.m. Cost:$40each. A few tickets remaining at press time. Visit LHSs website for details.
SHAKESPEARE ON THE MOVESan Franciscos Shakespeare Festivals touring company is coming to the Main Branch of the Berkeley Public Library on Sunday March 1 at 3 p.m. The actors will be performing As You Like It. Join Rosalind, Orlando, Celia, and Touchstone as they escape to the forest of Arden in Shakespeares classic comedy featuring a hilarious love triangle, mistaken identities and an exciting wrestling match. The 55-minute play starts at 2 p.m. in the Community Room on the third floor.
DIZZYING HEIGHTSMezzo-soprano Susan Graham is considered on of the foremost opera stars of our time. She will be singing Sunday March 1 at Hertz Hall on the UC Berkeley campus. Malcolm Martineau will accompany her on the piano. The New York Times described Garhams voice as clean yet creamy, and she is known for her centuries-spanning repertoire, particularly her interpretations of French vocal music. Grahams performance begins at 3 p.m. Tickets are $68.
Dont miss these other events featured on Berkeleyside:
Pounding sweet songs with the LemonhammerThe Lyons at the Aurora Theater: dark, but bitingly funny Shedding light on a tumultuous era: Photographer Ken Light New cookbook heralds renaissance in Jewish diningXs and Os at Berkeley Rep: stories that can killPlaying Berkeley: Timbuktu, a film of value and beautyPlaying Berkeley: Shes Beautiful When Shes Angry
For more events in and around Berkeley, check out Berkeleysides Events Calendar. And submit your own events there the calendar is free and self-serve.
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Fallout in Gaza: Six Months On (Full Length) During the devastating 50-day war in Israel and Gaza this past summer, around 18000 homes in Gaza were destroyed or severely damaged, leaving around 120000... By: VICE News
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