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Video: Japanese former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe assassinated, suspect caught at the scene
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Watch the Video: Japanese former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe assassinated, suspect caught at the scene
Watch the Video of how Japanese former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe was shot while delivering a campaign speech at Nara in Japan, suspect caught at the scene.
Former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe. Photo credit: BBC
The sad news coming from Japan is that Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died after being shot by an assassinator while delivering a campaign speech in Nara, Japan.
In the unbelievably heartbreaking news, the 67-year-old Abe who was the longest-serving Japanese was on stage, delivering a speech at Nara when he was shot in the chest. He was rushed to a hospital bleeding, suffering from pulmonary cardiac arrest, with first responders saying he was "showing no vital signs", according to BBC reports on the news titled, "Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-leader assassinated while giving speech"
"Former prime minister Abe was shot at around 11:30 am in Nara. One man, believed to be the shooter, has been taken into custody," Japan's chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters.
A 41-year-old unemployed man, who appeared to have shot Abe in the back, had been arrested for attempted murder and a gun had been confiscated from him. The man had confessed to the police that he thought former Prime Minister Abe belonged to a group he hated.
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Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, was known for his hawkish foreign policy and a signature economic strategy that popularly came to be known as "Abenomics". A highly popular, and highly controversial politician, the 67-year-old Abe led the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to victory twice. Japanese PM Shinzo Abe wielded influence on domestic politics even after stepping down.
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The overriding goal of Divorced Over 50 is to help everyone move through his or her Divorce and into a brighter future. In order to do that, it's vital to accept that the Divorce has happened, and use it as a pathway to self discovery, which in turn will lead to that better life.
In this article for movingpastdivorce.com, Rosalind Sedacca suggests four important steps we can take after our Divorces that will help propel us into that brighter future. They are:
Boost Your Self Esteem: It's certainly easy to be down on yourself after a Divorce, especially if it wasn't your decision. But pushing yourself to adopt a positive attitude about yourself, and your future, can help make it happen. Be pro-active, seeking out new friends and engaging in new activities. Explore sides of yourself that may have gone dormant during your marriage. Rediscover who you are, or hit the reset button and become who you want to be.
Use Divorce as a Lesson in Self-awareness: Ask yourself what you might have done differently. What role did you play in the Divorce? You can't change what happened, but you can learn from the experience so you'll do better next time.
Forgive Yourself and Your Ex: Blaming yourself or your ex only holds you back; it keeps you from moving forward. If you were wronged, you don't have to forget what your ex did, but forgiving means you won't be hurt by those actions anymore.
Re-explore Your Expectations About Healthy Relationships: Is it obvious now that you married the wrong person, or for the wrong reason? Is it clear now that your expectations about marriage were way off? With the knowledge you've gained, you can do so much better if you decide to find a new partner for the next chapter of your life.
If there's any time in your life when self-care is called for, it's when going through a Divorce. The process can be absolutely overwhelming, with all the turmoil, emotion, and tremendous levels of stress. So what do most people do to keep themselves well and ease the burdens they're feeling?
Absolutely nothing.
The Right Way to Say "I'm Sorry"
Remember that old catchphrase from the seventies, "Love means never having to say you're sorry"?
Whether it's true or not, Divorce very often means you, or your ex, really should be saying you're sorry. But just uttering those words is not enough. To really do its job, the apology needs to be offered correctly. So what's the proper etiquette for saying you're sorry?
How To Become a "Superager"
If you're still looking for a New Years resolution that will pay off big time, how about becoming a "Superager"?
So what's a Superager? It's someone of an advanced age who's still got a mind like a person many decades younger. And though that's a worthy goal regardless of marital status, Divorced Over 50's have even more motivation, as we've got that brighter future coming, and want to fully enjoy it (Right?).
There's a catch, though: It takes hard work, and you've got to push yourself through some pain.
Overcome Divorce Over 50 Loneliness
In late April, I offered DivorcedOver50.com users a survey built around two simple questions: What are the best things about being a divorced person over 50, and what are the worst?
Here's a link to the survey, if you want to check it out or take it.
Not surprisingly, the overwhelming winner for best was "freedom." And the most common answer for worst was "loneliness."
I wrote a piece for Huffington Post discussing the loneliness aspect, aimed at the Di-Curious. The premise is that loneliness can be attacked and overcome. And that a Di-Curious person, weighing his or her options, should not be scared off from Divorce due to that specific fear.
For the Divorced Over 50 community, that decision has already been made, whether by you, your ex-spouse, or mutual agreement. Because such a large percentage (including many who wanted the divorce or whose split was mutual) are facing loneliness, it's important to discuss it on these pages as well.
Find the Happiness Within
Being Divorced Over 50, we've had to let go of plenty of things from our lives. For one, the expectation of living out our days with our spouse and keeping our family intact. For many of us, no matter how badly we wanted out of our marriage, that was difficult. It was painful. It hurt.
But are there things in our lives that we should actively try to let go? And by doing so, can that help make us happier?
You're Entitled to Seek Happiness
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UPDATE: Thanks to the generous support from our community, University Hospitals has raised more than $10 million for COVID-19 response efforts as of June 25, 2020. UH continues to be at the forefront of COVID-19 care, research and education and we will continue to take critical steps to ensure the health, safety and well-being of our community. Thank you, Northeast Ohio!
More than $5 million in community giving is helping to support University Hospitals' response to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis. Contributions from community hospital foundations, totaling $2.25 million, represent a significant portion of the funds raised to date and will provide crucial, local-level support during the pandemic.
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Challenge grants of $500,000 each – awarded by Elyria Medical Center Foundation, Parma Hospital Health Care Foundation, Portage Medical Center Foundation and Samaritan Hospital Foundation – will support the COVID-19 Community Response Funds at each of the foundation's affiliated UH medical centers. Leading by example, the four hospital foundations hope the new challenge grants inspire others to join them in supporting their local UH medical centers.
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Trend Lines – How To Draw Them?
I'm often asked regarding the best way to draw trend lines and how to use them. While it is an essential technical indication, you need to understand that this is not an exact science. There is no one right and perfect way to do it. In this post i would like to address a few points you should consider regarding trend lines.
What is a Trend Line?
Technical analysis is built on the assumption that prices often trend. Trend Lines are an important technical tool that used to identify and confirm trends in the Foreign Exchange market. A trend line is drawn as a straight line that connects two or more price levels and then extends further to act as a region of support or resistance. The purpose of drawing trend lines is to predict and/or identify where a possible change in trend may take place.
As i said before, drawing trend lines is not a science. It's an art that may take some time to master. Everyone has their own unique way of drawing a trend line.Technical signals that indicated by various Forex tools are very subjective. So, traders are entirely free to choose what points to be used to create the line.
Traders may never agree to use the same levels in different lines, and some will only connect the closing prices, while others may use a mix of open, close and high prices. What you should note, is that regardless of the exact price levels being connected, you should try to get the most influential line. The strongest trend lines considered to be the ones which their region has been reached the most times by the price action.
In general, an upward sloping trend line is used to connect prices that act as support, when the given asset is trending upward. It means that an upward sloping trend line is drawn below the price and connects either a period of low levels or a series of closing prices. Conversely, a downward sloping trend line is typically used to connect a period of highs that act as resistance while the particular asset is trending downward. The trend lines tendency is to proceed in the same direction, so use it until proven otherwise. However note that once trend lines are violated they usually change their roles. The up trend line become a line of resistance instead of support, and vice versa. | {
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Face Detection technology makes taking pictures of family and friends a snap, as it detects up to nine faces and automatically adjusts focus and exposure to ensure better composition and image quality. Self Portrait mode is a unique functionality that takes the guessing out of taking a self portrait. By utilizing Face Detection technology, the Samsung S760 and S860 automatically detects the user's face, adjusts focus and exposure, and will only allow a photo to be taken if the subject is centered in the frame.
"Samsung brings a fresh perspective to the world of entry-level digital cameras with its S-Series," said Stewart Henderson, Vice President of Marketing, Samsung Opto-Electronics America. "The S-Series offers the entry-level photographer much more than just family of bare-bones digital cameras, and that's especially true with the new Samsung S760 and Samsung S860. Building on previous S-Series models, the Samsung S760 and Samsung 860 combine a number of advanced and fun features, all which are non-intimidating, easy to use and which encourage the end-user to experiment with all that the cameras have to offer."
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You may have heard that Internet Marketing has a very high failure rate. Unfortunately, this is true, but it does not have to be the case. The main reason for failure is because people do not have the necessary skills to build a business. An Internet Marketing training program can give you the confidence and ability to build a large organization.
You should be careful about what type of training you receive. Many marketers are told to talk to their friends and family members. This advice often comes from someone already in the business. However, this method leads to failure. It is hard to understand why a strategy that does not work is usually the one people are told to do. One thing is certain. You should not take advice from anyone who is not already successful themselves. An Internet Marketing training program should be one that is taught by someone with a proven track record of building a prosperous business.
Someone who wants to learn how to golf will get instructions and coaching from an individual who is already good at it. The same is true of Internetmarketing, but many people take advice from someone who has not built a large organization.
The best Internet Marketing training program is one that will teach you how to effectively use the internet to attract interested prospects to you. You do not need to spend any time offline trying to build your business. Hotel meetings, handing our flyers and so on, are a complete waste of time. The internet has changed how successful people build a downline.
The internet should be used to generate leads who will be interested in your products. Do not mention Internet Marketing or making money at home. That strategy is being used by some online marketers, but it does not work either.
An Internet Marketing training program should give you the skills to attract leads to you, and then be able to follow up with them effectively. Both of these steps are crucial to your success.
You can generate leads by writing blog posts, adding videos to your site or to Youtube, and social media sites. You do not need to use all of these, but the larger presence you develop online, the better it will be for you in the long term. An Internet Marketing training program that is effective will teach you how to confidently do these things. Your leadership skills will be apparent to people who are looking for what you can offer them.
Your articles and videos should be informative and offer real value to your visitors. The content should be about the advantages you have received from using the products, and how you can teach others how to have the same benefits. The purpose of this is to attract highly targeted leads. You will be building a subscriber list of people who want to hear from you.
The Internet Marketing training program will teach you effective strategies to use when you contact your leads. Not everyone who subscribes to your list will be suitable for your business. However, you will sponsor many of them into your downline.
This is why you need training. You will learn the skills necessary to be successful, and it will give you confidence to grow your business. | {
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Los Angeles Clippers Salary Archive – 2013/14
Chris Paul $18,668,431
Blake Griffin $16,441,500
DeAndre Jordan $10,986,550
J.J. Redick $6,500,000
Jamal Crawford $5,225,000
Jared Dudley $4,250,000
Matt Barnes $3,250,000
Darren Collison $1,900,000
Willie Green $1,399,507
Reggie Bullock $1,149,000
Ryan Hollins $884,293
Hedo Turkoglu $473,357
Danny Granger $357,452
Glen Davis $338,594
Maalik Wayns (waived) $329,470
Stephen Jackson (waived) $255,204
Darius Morris (waived) $52,017
Sasha Vujacic (waived) $52,017
Brandon Davies (waived) $50,000
Maalik Wayns (waived) $46,404
Quick: Hard cap. Tax team (~$1.37 million)
2014 NBA Draft: 28th; 58th to San Antonio Spurs
2014/15 Projected Space ($63.2 million cap estimate): None
Trade Exception (Eric Bledsoe, expiring 7/10/14) — $2,626,474
Trade Exception (Antawn Jamison, expiring 2/20/15) — $884,293
Trade Exception (Byron Mullens, expiring 2/20/15) — $947,907
Depth Chart*:
PG: Chris Paul, Darren Collison
SG: J.J. Redick, Jamal Crawford, Willie Green
SF: Matt Barnes, Danny Granger, Jared Dudley, Reggie Bullock
PF: Blake Griffin, Hedo Turkoglu
C: DeAndre Jordan, Glen Davis, Ryan Hollins
Head Coach: Doc Rivers (signed 2013 — three-year, $21 million deal)
Basketball Executives:
Doc Rivers — Head Coach and Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations
Gary Sacks — Vice President of Basketball Operations
2015 — Owe first-rounder to Boston Celtics (Doc Rivers).
2015 — Owe second-rounder (only in 31-50 range in 2015, 31-55 range in 2016 but can be 2016 Brooklyn second-rounder, unprotected in 2017) to Milwaukee Bucks (J.J. Redick).
2015 — Owe second-rounder (only in 51-55 range) to Houston Rockets (Hassan Adams, David Andersen).
2015 — Owe second-rounder (only in 56-60 range) to Denver Nuggets (Cheikh Samb).
2016 — Owe second-rounder (top-55 protected) to New Orleans Pelicans (Rasual Butler).
2016 — Clippers have the right to swap second-rounders (if Los Angeles' pick is in 31-55 range) with the Brooklyn Nets (Reggie Evans).
2018 — Owe second-rounder to Philadelphia 76ers (Mullens).
6/25/13 — Sent a 2015 first-rounder to the Boston Celtics in compensation for letting Doc Rivers out of his contract. Teams cannot swap players for duration of 2013/14 season.
6/27/13 — Selected Reggie Bullock (25th) in the 2013 NBA Draft.
7/8/13 — Signed Reggie Bullock to a $5.9 million rookie-scale contract.
7/10/13 — Signed Chris Paul to a five-year $107.3 million contract (player option on final season).
7/10/13 — Traded Eric Bledsoe and Caron Butler to the Phoenix Suns and a conditional 2015 second-round pick to the Milwaukee Bucks for Jared Dudley and J.J. Redick via sign and trade for $27.8 million over four seasons.
7/10/13 — Signed Matt Barnes to a three-year, $10.2 million contract.
7/10/13 — Signed Darren Collison to a two-year, $3.9 million contract (second year player option).
7/10/13 — Signed Ryan Hollins to one-year, minimum $1.2 million contract.
7/22/13 — Signed Byron Mullens to a two-year, $2 million minimum contract (second season player option).
8/28/13 — Signed Antawn Jamison to a one-year $1.4 million minimum contract.
9/5/13 — Signed Brandon Davies to a two-year, non/partially-guaranteed $1.3 million minimum contract.
9/25/13 — Signed Louis Amundson to a one-year, non-guaranteed $1.2 million minimum contract.
9/25/13 — Signed JaMychal Green to a one-year, non-guaranteed $490k minimum contract.
9/30/13 — Signed Mustapha Farrakhan to a one-year, non-guaranteed $490k minimum contract.
12/10/13 — Signed Stephen Jackson to a one-year, non-guaranteed minimum contract.
1/6/14 — Signed Darius Morris to a 10-day contract.
1/8/14 — Signed Maalik Wayns to a 10-day contract.
1/16/14 — Signed Darius Morris to a second 10-day contract.
1/16/14 — Signed Hedo Turkoglu to a one-year, minimum contract.
2/1/14 — Signed Sasha Vujacic to a 10-day contract.
2/20/14 — Traded Antawn Jamison to the Atlanta Hawks for the rights to Cenk Akyol
2/20/14 — Traded Byron Mullens, cash and a 2018 second-rounder to the Philadelphia 76ers for a protected 2014 second-rounder (41-45 range).
2/24/14 — Signed Glen Davis to a two-year minimum contract (second season player option).
2/28/14 — Signed Danny Granger to a two-year minimum contract (second season player option).
Waived Players: DaJuan Summers, JaMychal Green, Mustapha Farrakhan, Brandon Davies, Lou Amundson, Maalik Wayns (twice), Stephen Jackson, Darius Morris, Sasha Vujacic
Cenk Akyol (2005-59th)
Amnesty: Used on Ryan Gomes.
Cash Paid ($3.2 million max): $891,300 (Hawks/Antawn Jamison), $800,000 (Sixers/Byron Mullens)
For notes on some of the rules and an explanation of cap holds, please refer to the following Salary Notes.
Salary and team data changes quite often. If you notice a discrepancy, please notify Basketball Insiders Senior Writer Eric Pincus. | {
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Piracy, regulatory regimes and the evolution of business models dominate the agenda for the Asian video industry
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) welcomed over 500 senior video executives to the Asia Video Summit, held at the Ritz Carlton, Millenia,
Singapore from 4 – 6 November.
The summit continued to address the State of the Video Industry focusing on five key themes – business models, advertising, human capital, news and policy, some of the most pressing issues the industry faces today.
The theme of partnerships cuts across many of the discussions and sessions, especially when it comes to the issue of piracy. Henry Tan, CEO of Astro emphasized that in order to prevent pirates from stealing our lunch, a collaborative approach between industry and regulators is needed in addition to consumer awareness.
Dr R.S. Sharma, Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), who was given the responsibility of regulating Asia's most dynamic and vibrant video marketplace, shared that India's recent conversion to digital was a phenomenal achievement.
Consumers should be given the choice to pay for what they wish to watch. Empowering the customer with choice as well as digitization has helped India to reduce piracy tremendously.
Today, VOD streaming services are grappling with the burning question of monetisation with no clear consensus on what the best model is. Netflix continues with a pure subscription model while Janice Lee, MD of PCCW Media Group said Viu revenues were today evenly split between advertising and subscription in their freemium model, but she believed subscription would be the more important of the two in the future.
Mark Britt, Co-Founder and Group CEO of iflix took a very bearish position on subscription in South East Asia and insisted that advertising was the key to unlocking consumer growth and loyalty in the region.
The other prominent discussion centred around how innovation in the world of online streaming video for curated content can be damaged by unwise regulation. The very rapid development of new and innovative services in Asia was underlined in a discussion between Elaine Uy, Head of OTT for ABS-CBN, Gidon Freeman, VP, Government and Regulatory Affairs for NBCUniversal International, Sulyna Abdullah, Director of Public Policy South East Asia for Netflix and Deepak Jacob , the Chief Regional Counsel India, South East Asia & Middle East for The Walt Disney Company.
However, the consensus was that proposals for greater regulation – some quite extreme – are also circulating in the region, and that there was a great risk of over regulation.
Curated video platforms posed few if any real problems for Asian societies
and governments compared to other internet content, and Gidon Freeman emphatically made the point that over regulation of curated content services placed them at a huge competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis piracy services and social media services like Facebook and YouTube, which had much more dangerous problems with the content they hosted – and were sucking up all the ad revenues, risking killing newer innovative curated offerings.
In the newly launched Tech Innovation Stream at the summit, the themes on flexibility, enhancing the video experience for viewers and user engagement were reiterated in multiple discussions.
Organisations are recognising the importance of delivering an experience that makes them stand out from their competition. Better understanding of viewers' behaviour, localisation and customisation of content were
Equally it was felt that integration of technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud, voice search, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) amongst others are required to accelerate the video industry's transformation.
AVIA thanks the Asia Video Summit 2019's Lead Sponsor Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Gold Sponsors: AsiaSat, Brightcove, China Mobile International, France 24, Google, Hotstar, INVIDI, MEASAT, NAGRA, PCCW Media, SES, TrueVisions, TV5MONDE, WarnerMedia
Silver Sponsors: Accedo, Applause, APT Satellite, Astro, BBC Studios, ContentWise, Discovery, Disney, FashionTV, HBO, Limelight, MediaKind, Microstocksolutions, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Ross Video, ShortsTV, SpotX, Switch Media, Synamedia, Think Analytics, TiVo, Tubular Labs, Viacom, Vindicia, Vuulr, Zixi; and the Singapore Exhibitions & Convention Bureau for its support.
It also thanked AVIA Patrons: AsiaSat, ASTRO, BBC Studios, Discovery Networks Asia Pacific, Fox Networks Group, HBO Asia, NBCUniversal, Netflix, PCCW, SES, STAR India, The Walt Disney Company, True Visions, TV5Monde, Viacom International Media Networks, WarnerMedia, and our Official Media Partner, CNBC Asia Pacific.
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"Tolkien" Movie (2019)
"Tolkien" Movie 2019: Trailer, Plot, Cast, Release date. Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi.
March 6, 2019 Upd: September 30, 2021
"Tolkien" is a 2019 American biographical drama film directed by Dome Karukoski.
The starring cast includes Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney as Father Francis Morgan, Derek Jacobi as Joseph Wright, Harry Gilby, Mimi Keene, Adam Bregman as Geoffrey Smith, Anthony Boyle as Geoffrey Bache Smith, Albie Marber as Robert Gilson, Patrick Gibson as Robert Q. Gilson and others.
Here are "Tolkien" movie trailer, plot summary, full cast and characters, release date, streaming services and everything we know so far.
Is there a trailer for Tolkien movie?
SearchlightPictures on Wednesday, March 06, 2019 released the trailer for "Tolkien" you can watch here:
TOLKIEN | Trailer 2 | FOX Searchlight.
TOLKIEN | Trailer 2 | FOX Searchlight | March 06, 2019
What is Tolkien movie plot?
Here is a short review of "Tolkien" movie plot summary.
As young children being raised by a single mother, J. R. R. Tolkien and his brother receive help from a local priest, Father (Colm Meaney) Francis, who must relocate them from their home to small apartments in Birmingham due to financial hardships. Their mother is supportive and loving, filling their minds with stories of adventure and mystery which she recites by the fireplace at night. She becomes ill, however, and one day upon returning home from school, Tolkien finds her slumped in her chair, dead. Father Francis becomes the boys' legal guardian, and eventually finds a kindly rich woman who agrees to take them in, providing them with room and board while they continue their childhood education. There, Tolkien meets Edith Bratt, the woman's only other ward. Tolkien is taken with Edith, whose piano playing he admires, and the two become friends.
At school, Tolkien immediately shows talent with languages, earning rough treatment from a rival classmate, Robert. When the two boys get into a fight, the headmaster - Robert's father - orders that they spend all of their time together for the remainder of the term. While both initially resent the assignment, Tolkien is soon accepted into Robert's small circle of friends, and the four - J. R. R., Robert, Geoffrey, and Christopher - form a close friendship, which grows with the years, even as they attend separate universities. Meanwhile, Tolkien continues his friendship with Edith, falling in love with her. Father Francis finds out about their relationship and recognizes that it is affecting Tolkien's grades, and so forbids him from pursuing her while under his guardianship. Tolkien is distraught, not wanting to lose the priest's financial support of his schooling. He relates the conversation to Edith, promising they will be able to be together when he reaches 21, the age of majority, but she instead ends the relationship.
Who plays who in the Tolkien movie cast?
Here is the full cast and characters of "Tolkien" movie. Actors and actresses are sorted mostly in credits order.
Nicholas Hoult as J.R.R. Tolkien
Lily Collins as Edith Bratt the lifelong love and later wife of Tolkien
Colm Meaney as Father Francis Morgan a Roman Catholic priest and former protege of Cardinal John Henry Newman
Derek Jacobi as Joseph Wright (linguist), Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Oxford
Harry Gilby as J.R.R. Tolkien (Young)
Mimi Keene as Edith Bratt (Young)
Adam Bregman as Geoffrey Smith (Young)
Anthony Boyle as Geoffrey Bache Smith an aspiring poet, and the closest of Tolkien's friends
Albie Marber as Robert Gilson (Young)
Patrick Gibson as Robert Q. Gilson an outgoing and charismatic classmate of Tolkien's
Craig Roberts as Private Sam Hodges
Ty Tennant as Christopher Wiseman (Young)
Tom Glynn-Carney as Christopher Wiseman
Pam Ferris as Mrs. Faulkner
Guillermo Bedward as Hilary Tolkien (Young)
Laura Donnelly as Mabel Tolkien
James MacCallum as Hilary Tolkien his younger brother
Owen Teale as Headmaster Gilson
Genevieve O'Reilly as Mrs. Smith
Al Bollands as First Soldier
Kallum Tolkien as Second Soldier
Nia Gwynne as Bronwen
Adrian Schiller as English Master
Tony Nash as Mackintosh
Michael Bryceson as Goodson-Thomas
Andrew Bissell as Rugby Coach
Sian Crisp as Waitress
Antony Barlow as Maître d' (as Antony Raymond Barlow)
David Puckridge as Box Office Man
David Bromley as Schoolmaster
Lara Maguire as Rose
Holly Dempster as Beryl
Jane Dixon-Rowland as Mary
David Birkbeck as Porter
Colin Burnie as Professor #1 (as Colin Macdonald Burnie)
Andy Orchard as Professor #2
Frank Kerr as Drunken Student
Rob Rhys Bond as Photographer
Joel Phillimore as Lieutenant
John Bradfield as Student
Mia Woods as Priscilla Tolkien (Child)
Sienna Woods as Priscilla Tolkien (Child)
Paul Gurcel Escudero as Michael Tolkien (Child)
Harry Webster as John Tolkien Jnr. (Child)
Jack Riley as Christopher Tolkien (Child)
When is Tolkien movie release date?
"Tolkien" movie release date was scheduled to be on May 3, 2019 (United Kingdom), on May 10, 2019 (United States), on June 19, 2019 (France) and on June 20, 2019 (Germany) distributing by Fox Searchlight Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 20th Century Fox France, 20th Century Fox Argentina, 20th Century Fox Brazil, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Nordisk Film, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros. and Odeon.
What are Tolkien filming details?
The duration of the film is 112 minutes. With a budget of $20 million, the film grossed over $9 million.
"Tolkien" movie is rated "PG-13", according to the MPAA film rating system.
What are critics and audiences saying about Tolkien movie?
"Tolkien" movie got average rating from critics. IMDB rating is 6.8/10. Rotten Tomatoes rating is 51/100. But the audience loves the film.
More information and reviews on "Tolkien" movie you can get on the following websites.
"Tolkien" movie official website with trailer, full cast, crew and plot summary review:
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Efeitos do crescimento
A seleção direcional parece atuar no tamanho dos organismos, ao passo que exibe um efeito muito menor em outras características morfológicas, embora seja possível que essa percepção seja o resultado de um viés da amostra. Essa pressão seletiva pode ser explicada por uma série de vantagens em termos de sucesso de acasalamento e taxa de sobrevivência.
Por exemplo, organismos maiores acham mais fácil evitar predadores ou lutar contra eles, bem como capturar presas, reproduzir, matar competidores, sobreviver em tempos de escassez e resistir a mudanças climáticas. Eles também podem se beneficiar de uma melhor eficiência térmica, maior inteligência e uma vida mais longa.
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Thomas D. Clark (1903-2005)
Edward M. Coffman | Oct 1, 2005
Thomas D. Clark, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Kentucky, died after a short illness on June 28, 2005. An extraordinary man, he was an inspirational teacher, a scholar who published more than 30 books on Kentucky, southern, and frontier topics, an academic citizen who led colleagues not just on his campus but also in major professional societies, a dedicated collector and preservationist of primary material, a conservationist who both wrote about and practiced his love for forests, and an indefatigable and influential lobbyist in Kentucky for history, archives, and public education. Shortly before his death, he completed his memoir and his rich life is certainly worth remembering.
He was born July 14, 1903, in a log cabin on a farm near Louisville, Mississippi. The world he saw as a child was rural, almost frontier. The past was real for this boy who knew Confederate veterans, former slaves, and Choctaw Indians. After completing the seventh grade, he worked for several years on his father's farm, a sawmill, and finally on a dredge boat clearing a large swamp. At 18, he went to high school and graduated four years later. He earned enough money cultivating 10 acres of cotton to go to the University of Mississippi. Under the tutelage of Charles S. Sydnor, he realized that he wanted to do history and he secured a graduate fellowship at the University of Kentucky. He completed his master's degree in a year and then earned his PhD under William K. Boyd at Duke University three years later. His first two books, monographs about early southern railroads, came out of his graduate work.
In 1931, he joined the faculty at the University of Kentucky. Clark developed a lecture style that over the years informed and entertained an estimated 25,000 students with his broad knowledge and personal experience spiced with storytelling and humor. The university president expected Clark to collect material to make the library a graduate research source. Clark attacked this mission energetically, going about the state by auto and in at least one case on a mule, to secure the personal letters, business records, and newspapers which students still research. In the course of these journeys, which he continued for more than 70 years, he built a huge network of friends and acquaintances.
As a historian he always put people first. He clearly saw their limitations and weaknesses but he admired their courage, compassion, and humor. He once wrote: "The most distinguished hero America ever produced . . . was the common man whose victories were won at the handles of the plow and the ax." In his books and in his lectures, he dealt with the personalities and the experiences of frontiersmen, farmers, country storekeepers, and smalltown newspaper editors as well as the major economic and political problems with which they had to cope. When you listened to or read what he had to say, you sensed the hard work of plowing all day with a mule, of hearing hellfire and damnation preachers, and those storytellers who gathered around potbellied stoves in country stores. He once vividly illustrated the tension between the small store owners and the tenant farmers who were ever in their debt by showing a class the yellowed crop lien notes that he secured in his research for Pills, Petticoats, and Plows: The Southern Country Store (1944) and which he deposited along with the huge collection of other store records he collected in the University of Kentucky library.
Others among his more than 30 books which came from his portable typewriter include A History of Kentucky (1937), "The Kentucky" in The American River Series (1942), Kentucky: Land of Contrasts (1968), The Southern Country Editor (1948), The Greening of the South: The Recovery of Land and Forest (1984), The Rampaging Frontier: Manners and Humors of Pioneer Days in the South and Middle West (1948), a three-volume history of Indiana University, and assorted monographs, bibliographies, edited works, and textbooks. All demonstrate his interest in people and his frank appraisal of events that he never romanticized, and were written with clarity and wit.
He was a member of the faculty at the University of Kentucky from 1931 to 1968 and chaired the department from 1942 to 1965. Among his other contributions to this university he was the leading force in establishing the University Press of Kentucky. Throughout his career, he visited at other universities in the states and abroad including Harvard, Wisconsin, North Carolina, the University of Vienna, and Indiana University, where he taught from 1968 to 1973. He was also active in organizations, serving as president of the Southern Historical Association (1947) and as editor of the Journal of Southern History (1949–52). Later he was president of the Organization of American Historians (1956–57) and was executive secretary (1970–73). He received the AHA's Award for Scholarly Distinction in 2004.
In addition to developing the research collection at the University of Kentucky, he saved the state archives, served 44 years on the Archives Commission, and led the movement to erect an archives building. In his 90s, he fought hard to obtain a suitable building for the Kentucky Historical Society. In addition to writing about the preservation of forests, he never tired of visiting and supervising his two tree farms.
After his retirement from academe, he continued to publish books, lobby for an equitable public education system, and various local and state history related issues. He continued his speaking schedule throughout the state past his century mark and never stopped collecting research material. As Wendell Berry wrote: "He was put here with a long spring tightly wound." A few weeks after his 100th birthday, I encountered him in a Lexington book store on the hottest day of the year. He excitedly told me that he had spent the morning searching an ante-bellum mansion including the attic and had located a treasure trove of papers which he deposited in the Kentucky Historical Society.
He was survived by his wife Loretta Gilliam, a son Bennett, a daughter Elizabeth, three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. His first wife, Elizabeth Turner, died in 1995. He was also mourned by thousands of Kentuckians who appreciated what he had done for them and their state.
—Edward M. Coffman
University of Wisconsin at Madison
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Home > Square Enix > The art game canon: Is Final Fantasy XIII really that bad?
The art game canon: Is Final Fantasy XIII really that bad?
Game theory by Matt S.
Nope. It is actually quite brilliant.
That would be a pretty short article if I left it at that, I guess, so I'll elaborate. Back when it as first released, the strengths of Final Fantasy XIII were largely overlooked (and still are), while its weaknesses were overly aggressively targeted for criticism, meaning that, on balance, the game has been unfairly maligned when, in reality, it's actually well worthy of its place in the venerable series.
Final Fantasy XIII was a controversial title, in a beloved series that has had its fair share of controversies, but nothing to quite this scale. Though it was met with a reasonable level of critical praise, averaging 82 at Metacritic, that number is significantly below what you might expect for a numbered Final Fantasy game.
The reader response has been pretty polarising, too, with around 70 per cent of player reviews for the most recent Steam release of the game being positive. Again, for a series that threw up VI, VII and X, all utterly beloved, defining entries into the JRPG genre, it's hard to see the game as anything more than a disappointment by the series standards.
As usual, though, the numbers don't give the full picture, and when you start to delve into why the game has the response that it has, it's equally difficult to look at Final Fantasy XIII and not think that the game is more misunderstood than genuinely bad. In fact, the game's really quite intelligent, dwells on worthy social and philosophical issues, and has a really valuable narrative – something that is rarely noted in those reviews or online discussions.
What is a common thread when people talk about Final Fantasy XIII is disappointment with its perceived linearity. Essentially, people were upset that through much of the game they were running down corridors with little room for deviation. This is a complaint that I find to be absolutely fascinating, because all Final Fantasy games are linear, and yet this one is the only with which that linearity is an issue.
Whether you're playing Final Fantasy 1, VI, VII, X or XIII you are following a sequence of events that the game designers have set upon you. You'll visit the same places in the same order, fight the same bosses at the same time, and witness the same narrative sequences with no control over how they play out. Some of the Final Fantasy games – VII, for the classic example - try to hide that linearity behind smoke-and-mirrors; you've got the illusion of control because there are optional side quests and even characters to recruit (Vincent <3), but it is exactly that - smoke-and-mirrors. No matter what you do, Aerith is still going to die.
While it is true that Final Fantasy XIII isn't consistent in offering side quests, or towns to visit in between enemy-filled dungeons, it does concentrate a lot of that content into one large open-world segment – Gran Pulse – most of which is very optional. Otherwise, the game tightly focuses you on corridors-and-cutscenes, yes, but I would argue that's a strength of the game. Final Fantasy XIII is a very big game, and has a bulky, challenging story that it wants to pull you through. Much of the impact, both emotional and intellectual, of that story is filtered through the game's pacing. If you think about open JRPGs, like Xenoblade Chronicles X, throughout much of the experience the narrative takes a back seat to the storytelling, but were Final Fantasy XIII to do that, much of its design principles, where the game's structures exist to support the narrative, and not the other way around, would start to crumple. In short, the story simply wouldn't work if it was not hyper-linear.
If you were to think of Final Fantasy XIII as something closer to a visual novel or "walking simulator" than a traditional "game," I wouldn't disagree. There's very little that goes on within the game that isn't trying to get you to focus on listening to the characters, or anticipating the next cut scene, or using the gameplay moments to muse on what has just transpired. Now, you could perhaps argue that as the very definition of AAA in the JRPG space, Final Fantasy XIII's development team was taking a great risk in shifting focus from a holistic gameplay point of view in order to tell a more intimate story, and sure, there's a case to make for that. But commercial wisdom aside, if this was not labelled as a Final Fantasy game, I do suspect the experimental design principles that drive the game would be far more lauded. It seems that this game was a victim of its label, and people's preconceptions on what they should get from a Final Fantasy title.
As for the narrative itself… well, it was a bit of a victim itself. Unfortunately for Square Enix, Final Fantasy XIII's narrative was intensely Japanese in its theme, which in turn meant that it struggled to resonate with western culture.
For example, I've seen a lot of commentary about the game over the years lambast it for its focus on themes around fate and duty – two relatively uninteresting concepts to our culture, which is quite firm on our right to determine our own fate, and our responsibility is to put ourselves over family, much less nation.
But it's a different story to the Japanese. Real world Japanese culture is in the throes of an almighty struggle between older traditional attitudes and the modern expectations of people growing up and living within a globalised world. Populations are shrinking in rural areas because people are moving to the cities en masse to pursue careers of greater interest or opportunity to them. Family businesses that have been running for generations five, 10, 15 generations now have no heirs. There's a palpable sadness and nostalgia for a time where traditional Japan was enough (even for the youth), but that nostalgia is losing the battle to the lure of modernity.
Final Fantasy XIII is, to its core, a discussion on that topic. Each of the heroes is marked, and find themselves questioning whether they fight that destiny to take control of their own lives, or do they submit for the (perception of) greater good? When almost every line of dialogue runs around this theme, it's easy to see how a mainstream audience in the west might struggle to connect with something so fundamentally alien, but to the Japanese, this is a serious conversation that they need to have.
(Note: yes, I am aware the game is controversial in Japan as well, but it is for different reasons, and I've rarely seen the themes of the game dismissed or derided in the game's homeland).
Another key theme to the game was also always going to come across as difficult to us in the west. In most of the other Final Fantasy games, the summons are simply cool monsters that we can bring on to the battlefield to help us take on the enemies. In Final Fantasy XIII, they served a more symbolic purpose, as personal demons that each character needs to overcome on a journey of self discovery, that is every bit as important as the more overt quest that the characters are taking on as a group.
This idea of battling something that reflects an inner aspect of yourself is quite common in Japan – think Persona, Final Fantasy IV, and even Shadow Link from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time, and while the success of those games would suggest that people are on board with the theme even out this way, in Final Fantasy XIII that theme is far more abstracted, and it seems that distanced people from it more.
The game in general is quite dense, and asks players to unpack it to a far greater degree than most big budget games. This is, in effect, Final Fantasy XIII's most significant failing. It expects players to do a great deal of work in unpacking it, and while that's perfectly fine for a smaller-scale game or independent project, the more complexity you introduce to a blockbuster game, the more you challenge a player's capacity and comfort level for narrative analysis, and not everyone wants to do that. What do you end up with as a consequence are people that find the game distant, unengaging, and for something so honed on storytelling, dull.
But Final Fantasy XIII is intelligent. Certainly it's dense enough to deserve a place in the "art game canon," and it's a game that I'll be returning to for future editions of this little series of articles. The sequels, too. Lightning Returns is one of the most academically weighted games ever designed. Half the population was never going to get along with these games, but looking beyond their base entertainment value, they're all far better than most give them credit for.
- Matt S.
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Murder suspect, Vincente Soto, was captured after 11 years on the run.
After 11 years on the run a capital murder suspect is back in custody in the Shoals.
Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver said the FBI and U.S. Marshals helped locate Vincente Soto in Mexico.
Soto was charged with capital murder in a 2005 Franklin County case.
Officials said a lot work and negotiations with the Mexican Government went into getting Soto back in America.
"He just needed to answer to his charges here," said Franklin County Sheriff, Shannon Oliver. "It was a huge relief to know that he was here and we were able to get him picked up."
Oliver said Soto is charged with the 2005 murder of 31-year-old Dionicio Bahena at a trailer park off of Highway 48 in Franklin County. Officials said Soto shot Bahena while he was sitting in a car in front of a home.
"There was some kind of altercation between the two men at the home. When the one came back that's when he was shot and killed," said Oliver.
Others in Franklin County told WAAY 31 they're glad Soto is no longer escaping justice.
"It's pretty awesome that they finally caught him and get him behind bars so hopefully nobody else will be hurt," said Charlene Wiginton.
Soto is being held without bond at the Franklin County Jail. | {
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Men, have you been feeling a bit neglected? There have been a few posts targeted to the ladies, but with Father's Day around the corner, this post is for you!! The top diseases and killers of men (not including freak accidents) are heart disease and cancer. So, I thought I would provide some natural foods that help counteract these issues that you can incorporate into your daily cooking routine!
No shock here as these are great for the ladies as well! You probably think I have garlic for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Lunch and dinner, yes; breakfast, no. Garlic and onions contain Vitamin C, sulfur and phytonutrient compounds that are anti-inflammatory. This combination is good for lowering blood pressure, a key factor in the risk of heart disease.
A study quoted in the World's Healthiest Foods showed that two or more servings of garlic a week may also help protect against colon cancer, as the allicin compound found in garlic has been shown to protect colon cells from the effects of cancer causing chemicals.
My spinach and artichoke dip has a great dose of garlic and onion.
Tomatoes are rich in the carotenoid lycopene, which works with other nutrients to promote a healthy prostate. Another study quoted in World's Healthiest Foods found that men eating the highest amount of raw tomatoes resulted in an 11% reduction in risk of prostate cancer.
Pumpkin seeds are also great for the prostate as they are rich in zinc. They also contain something called cucurbitacins that is thought to keep the body from producing more prostate cells, therefore making it less likely for the prostate to enlarge.
Broccoli is another simply great food! It's high in folic acid, an important nutrient for the heart; and also contains a significant amount of fiber! One cup cooked contains almost 20% of your daily fiber intake. Fiber is incredibly important in the prevention of colon cancer as it keeps the elimination regular, and studies have shown that populations with higher intakes of fiber have lower incidence rates of colon cancer. Here's a recipe for broccoli that will have even the most skeptical veggie eater asking for seconds. | {
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Governments need to regulate world trade to prevent exploitation by large companies and to protect infant industries? It just ain't so!
Way too often, left-wing pundits criticize international free trade by referring to the deplorable situations in some poor countries where their domestic production of various goods is destroyed by cheaper imports from the developed world. I know that the Left and I would make very awkward bedfellows, but in this case, I tend to agree with them for almost one hundred per cent. The only difference is that I reject the notion of the current international environment being a free trade one. If these left-wing pundits would criticize the current international trade framework, the so-called Washington Consensus, instead of the broader concept of "free trade", I would stand on the barricades with them and clamor for anti-trade reform. But of course, this is not what is happening. The Left has a different agenda.
Free trade means that a producer in one country can make a certain good or provide a certain service, and sell this good or service freely, i.e. without any barrier, to any consumer with an interest to buy it. This means that the current international trade framework, as laid down in the World Trade Organization, is not a free trade framework. For as long as import tariffs hamper foreign producers selling their goods and services in another country, we cannot speak of free trade. It is only freeish trade. Furthermore, we cannot talk about free trade if one side is subsidizing its own exports, and that is exactly what is happening today. The international trade framework gives developed countries not only the right to subsidize its own domestic producers and their exports, but also the tools to stop Third World exporters selling their produce in developed countries. The rules and regulations imposed on the production of goods and services is a second, more hidden, way of hampering Third World exports, because they de facto outlaw goods and services coming from countries with less access to technology, capital markets and modern production processes.
The modern-day WTO steered trade schemes are not free trade. The Left manages to blame state-induced excesses on free trade, which ought to be voluntary and hence a morally superior way of exchange and interaction. If we take into account the huge positive impact of the statist trade framework, and if we look at all the benefits that trade brought along in the Third World, we can only imagine today how prosperous and free the world could have been with less government and no WTO interference in global commerce. Those who want to enforce protectionist policies in order to support the so-called infant industries don't understand economics. They want to condemn the people of the Third World to artificially elevated prices and a lower quality of goods and services, because that is exactly what will happen under infant industry protection laws. Poor people will be forced to pay more money for a not quite as good product, which will cause the same misallocations in the market place as any other government intervention in the economy and hamper economic growth for the country in question.
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"the current international trade framework, as laid down in the World Trade Organization, is not a free trade framework. (...) we cannot speak of free trade.
De WTO was niet bedoeld om de vrijhandel aan al haar leden op te leggen, maar om hen te helpen bij het in slaan van het pad van de vrijhandel - elk op zijn eigen tempo, en ook om hen te helpen weerstaan aan het terug glijden naar het protectionisme. Vanuit dit standpunt is de GATT/WTO succesvol geweest.
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Season ending injury for Notre Dame star Kyle Rudolph
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Tight-end, Kyle Rudolph
Coach Brian Kelly, who has overcome Notre Dame's miserable start to the season, has suffered a major blow with the news that tight-end Kyle Rudolph, regarded as one of the best in the country, is out with a severe hamstring injury and will miss the rest of the season.
Rudolph will require surgery to repair the injury, which happened during the Pittsburgh game last weekend, Kelly announced on Tuesday.
The injury, in which the hamstring actually came away from the bone, had some back history. Rudolph had struggled with his hamstring during preseason and, prior to the Pittsburgh game, he had been troubled by it. But Kelly believes that he was fit to play.
"He felt very good before the game," Kelly said. "Exertion caused the injury. He tried to play through it, we had to pull him out late. He's a courageous kid, he tried to fight through it. Unfortunately it's led to him being sidelined for the season."
Kelly will now choose between Mike Ragone, Tyler Eifert and Jake Golic as cover for Rudolph at tight-end, but it will be hard to replace a player who had 28 catches for 328 yards and three touchdowns in 2010. | {
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'Avengers: Endgame' Returning to Theaters With Additional Footage
Avengers: Endgame may now have a chance to beat Avatar as the highest grossing film of all time thanks to an exclusive re-release back into movie theaters featuring exclusive content.
It's now just two months shy of the initial release of the new Avengers film, with most of the momentum dying down. The film is re-releasing back to theaters on June 28 for a limited weekend run featuring new footage that has never been seen before. The footage will consist of a deleted scene, tributes and some surprises.
"Not an extended cut, but there will be a version going into theaters with a bit of a marketing push with a few new things at the end of the movie. If you stay and watch the movie, after the credits, there'll be a deleted scene, a little tribute, and a few surprises. Which will be next weekend," Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige told Comicbook.com.
This re-release could push the Marvel film over the edge to hold the prestigious title of highest grossing film of all time. Avatar's total gross is $2.788 billion while Avengers: Endgame has a current total of $2.743 billion.
This isn't the only Marvel film releasing this summer. Spider-Man: Far From Home debuts in theaters on July 2.
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Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo ad Appio Latino é uma igreja de Roma localizada na Via Beata Maria De Mattias, 10, no quartiere Appio-Latino, perto do Largo Pannonia. É dedicada ao Preciosíssimo Sangue de Jesus.
História
Esta igreja foi construída entre 1940 e 1943 e seu estilo neorromânico lembra do o de Tullio Rossi, mas o autor do projeto é incerto. Ela fica anexa à cúria geral das Irmãs Adoradoras do Sangue de Cristo e é subsidiária da paróquia da igreja da Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo. Uma placa afixada no interior relembra que ela foi visitada pelo papa São João Paulo II em 14 de dezembro de 1980.
Descrição
A fachada foi construída em terracota com uma janela central redonda com uma cruz grega no interior. Na frente dela está uma escadaria e um prótiro com três arcadas e pilares em travertino. Na luneta acima do portal está um mosaico representado o "Cordeiro de Páscoa com o Livro dos Sete Selos", uma referência ao livro do Apocalipse.
O interior está dividido em três nave separadas por pilares e com um matroneu de frente para a nave central. Esta termina numa abside decorada em mosaicos; nas naves laterais estão quatro capelas. Uma delas abriga as relíquias de Santa Maria De Mattias, fundadora da ordem que administra a igreja. Nas janelas, que se alternam em relação às capelas, estão vitrais de B. Nocchi representando os "Símbolos da Paixão".
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Preziosissimo Sangue Appio-Latino
Preziosissimo Sangue Appio-Latino
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In Events Phoenix by Phoenix Towing Service June 12, 2017 Leave a Comment
These intra-city road trips allow you to travel from Point A to Point Beautiful … and be back at your hotel in time for dinner
As a city dweller, I daydream about hitting the open road in a sporty red convertible, cruising across wide-open swaths of majestic Southwestern terrain while the soundtrack of my life blares through the car speakers and the city limit fades in the distance.
But then I remember that I'm the owner of a four-door sedan with a busted stereo, and my work schedule isn't conducive to impetuous road-trip adventures.
Fortunately for me, the city in which I dwell—Phoenix—provides plenty of shortcuts to roads less traveled, where the desert surroundings and mountaintop views make me feel like I've ventured a million miles outside my urban comfort zone.
Below are three of my favorite scenic drives within the bounds of metro Phoenix. Each will give you a different perspective of the city and maybe teach you something new along the way. Renting a sporty red convertible is optional.
Wrigley Mansion
Arizona State Route 51 (Piestewa Freeway) is a scenic drive unto itself, bisecting Phoenix Mountains Preserve and providing elevated views of the preserve's rugged desert topography. But if you want a similarly picturesque view of the Valley and Piestewa Peak, exit SR 51 at Lincoln Avenue and then follow 24th Street south toward Wrigley Mansion.
Sitting atop of a knoll overlooking the famed Arizona Biltmore resort, Wrigley Mansion was built in 1932 by chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. The mansion—which fuses Spanish Colonial and Mediterranean styles—is perched high enough to give visitors a tree-skimming, panoramic snapshot of the city below.
Wrigley Mansion is a private club, so it charges membership to dine and tour the property ($5 trial fee). It doesn't cost anything, though, to take a short drive through the gates and up the driveway to the mansion's front door for the spectacular view. If you're so inclined, you can linger to enjoy happy hour, live music or Sunday brunch.
Or you can just sit on the porch and watch the sun drop.
Dobbins Lookout
Sometimes the end of the road is anticlimactic. It's just a place where you have to turn around. But not every road is punctuated by a period; some end in exclamation marks. Such is the case with the road leading to Dobbins Lookout.
This is an easy scenic drive if you're staying in downtown Phoenix. All you have to do is get your car to Central Avenue—the road that serves as the city's east-west dividing line—and head south. Central Avenue ends at South Mountain Park, a 16,000-acre municipal recreational facility that is free to the public. After you pass through the park's main entrance gate, Central Avenue becomes Summit Road, which leads to Dobbins Lookout.
The 15-minute drive from the base of the mountain to the lookout is filled with curves and hidden bends (caution: cyclists and hikers ahead), but around every corner is a stunning view of the city. Once you reach the summit, you can park your car and enjoy what is arguably the best vantage point in the city.
Dobbins Lookout sits at 2,330 feet and gives you the feeling you're rubbing shoulders with the clouds. The view not only includes the Valley floor below, but a panoramic sweep that travels from the Estrella Mountains in the west to the Superstition Mountains in the east.
For some shade or quiet reflection, stroll over to the stone resthouse, a Flintones-esque structure that was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. This is one of the best places in Phoenix to watch a sunrise or sunset.
The Apache Trail
The Apache Trail is legendary because it was once considered the most treacherous stretch of highway in the country. Today, the well-traveled road still requires some adept driving—the speed limit is 15 mph—but the narrow and tight turns deliver jaw-dropping portals to canyons, cliff dwellings, jutting rock formations, sparking blue lakes and dense desert flora.
The 40-mile Apache Trail, which links Apache Junction to Globe and circles the Tonto National Forest, is best explored as a daytrip, but it's a doable as a half-day outing. The trail starts at the intersection of Arizona State Route 88 and Idaho Road in Apache Junction, about 35 miles east of downtown Phoenix.
There are many scenic pullouts and stop-worthy attractions along the Apache Trail. Among the first you encounter is Goldfield Ghost Town, which offers a tour of a former gold mine. From there you travel through Lost Dutchman State Park and the Superstition Mountains, then past Saguaro Lake, Canyon Lake, Apache Lake and Theodore Roosevelt Dam (at one time the world's largest masonry dam at almost 300 feet tall). You also can visit cliff dwellings before ending in Globe, a former copper-and-silver boom town where historical buildings remain from its mining heydays.
A charming, midpoint lunch marker is Tortilla Flat, a former stagecoach stop that is now an incorporated town (population 6) with an Old West-themed restaurant and bar, a tiny post office, and a gift shop with quirky Arizona souvenirs and mining relics.
If you don't feel worlds away from the big city by this point on the Apache Trail, you will soon after: Because beyond Tortilla Flat the road is unpaved. But a four-wheel-drive vehicle isn't required to complete the journey—you just need gas in the tank and a willingness to keep rolling on. | {
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Димитрије Филиповић (9. марта 1818? — после 1932) био је први мушки суперстогодишњак у 20. веку. Филиповићева доб је верификована од стране Гинисове књиге рекорда али Геронтолошка истраживачка група (организација која се бави најстаријим људима на свету) не прихвата Филиповићеву доб као ваљану зато што Гинисова књига рекорда неко време није верификовала суперстогодишњаке на основу докумената.
У јулу 1928. године, Филиповић и његова супруга добили су медијску пажњу пошто су тврдили да су најдуговечнији брачни пар у Краљевини Југославији, а можда и у целом свету. Филиповић је тврдио да је имао више од 20 година када је Милош Обреновић абдицирао, 1839. године. Према попису становништва из 1863. године у селу Врбица је постојало три куће Филиповића и у једној кући се помиње Димитрије Филиповић који је тада имао око 20 година што би могло да значи да је Димитрије имао 20 година када је Милош Обреновић преминуо, а не када је абдицирао, што би значило да је Димитрије 1932. године славио 93. рођендан, а не 93. годишњицу брака.
Филиповић се последњи пут појавио у медијима у октубру 1932. године, у доби од 114 година (тврдио је да има 117), када су он и његова супруга тврдили да славе 93. годишњицу брака. Његова супруга, Живана, тврдила је да је у то време имала 115 година. Живели су у селу Врбица, у близини Аранђеловца, у Србији (тада Краљевина Југославија). Наводно су се венчали 1839. године у малом селу у близини Земуна. Филиповић никада није пушио цигарете, али би понекад попио чашу вина. Његов тачан датум смрти није познат.
Референце
Рођени 1818.
Непозната година смрти
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Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen leaving Trump administration amid surge of migrants on U.S.-Mexico border
Posted on April 7, 2019 April 8, 2019 by Josh Dawsey
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen takes part in a Federal Commission on School Safety meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C. on August 16, 2018.
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President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was leaving the administration, marking the exit of a second top immigration official in a matter of days as the White House continues to grapple with an influx of migrants on the southern border.
Replacing her on an acting basis will be Kevin McAleenan, who currently serves as the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, Trump said Sunday. The announcement on Twitter came shortly after Trump and Nielsen met at the White House, according to two senior administration officials.
"Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to thank her for her service," Trump tweeted Sunday evening. "I am pleased to announce that Kevin McAleenan, the current U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner, will become Acting Secretary for @DHSgov. I have confidence that Kevin will do a great job!"
The meeting between Trump and Nielsen was not disclosed on the president's public schedule that was distributed by the White House, and it came three days after the White House abruptly yanked the nomination of Ronald Vitiello, who had been picked as Trump's director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The president later signaled that he wants the nation to go "in a tougher direction" on immigration enforcement.
It was not immediately clear whether Nielsen resigned or if Trump fired her. One senior administration official said Nielsen "did not go with the White House with the intention of resigning."
In the past week, Trump has grappled with a response to the surge of migrants at the border, most notably by threatening to close off the U.S.-Mexico border but backing off within days after pleas from business leaders and Republican lawmakers who warned that a border closure could be devastating to the economy.
Trump toured the border in Calexico, Calif., on Friday and spoke at a roundtable with border and immigration officials to make a case to the public and to Congress for tougher enforcement policies. Nielsen joined him on that trip and appeared at the roundtable.
The number of apprehensions at the southern border soared in March, to nearly 100,000 arrests compared to 58,000 in January, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Much of the surge is attributable to Central American families who are seeking asylum in the United States.
Trump backs off threat to close southern border immediately, says he'll give Mexico one-year warning on drugs, migrants
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Judge may hold Microsoft in contempt after refusal to hand over foreign data
Obama administration contends that company with operations in US must comply with warrants for data, even if stored abroad
Judge Preska ruled in July that Microsoft must comply because it was a US company and controlled the data. Photograph: BOGDAN CRISTEL/REUTERS
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A federal judge may hold Microsoft in contempt of court this week over its refusal to give the US government data stored overseas.
Judge Loretta Preska, chief of the US district court in New York, gave the company until Friday to comply with an order which could further dent trust in the cloud.
In a statement on Tuesday Microsoft, citing privacy concerns, told Ars Technica it would continue to defy the court order. "We will not be turning over the email."
US prosecutors who are investigating narcotic trafficking obtained a search warrant last December to access an email account controlled and maintained by Microsoft servers in Dublin, Ireland.
The Redmond-based technology company resisted, arguing that emails belong to its customers and that the servers are beyond US jurisdiction, a challenge to the Obama administration's contention that a company with operations in the US must comply with warrants for data, even if stored abroad.
Judge Preska ruled in July that Microsoft must comply because it was a US company and controlled the data. She suspended enforcement of the order pending an appeal by the company.
In a procedural wrangle the judge lifted the suspension last week, saying the ruling was not appealable, but added that Microsoft could in fact obtain an appeal if it refused to comply and was found in contempt. "If Microsoft refuses to comply, the court could find Microsoft in contempt, which would be a final order subject to appellate review," the judge wrote.
Microsoft said all sides agreed the case should and would go to appeal. "This is simply about finding the appropriate procedure for that to happen."
The government asked Judge Preska to hold Microsoft in contempt, leading to a "properly appealable final order".
By handing over the data Microsoft would violate Irish law. A graver concern for the company, and other US technology giants, is another blow to public trust in their ability to protect privacy.
Several companies, including AT&T Inc, Apple Inc, Cisco Systems Inc and Verizon Communications Inc, have filed court briefs supporting Microsoft. They fear losing billions of dollars in revenue to foreign competitors who could be perceived as better guardians of privacy.
The German government has reportedly told Microsoft it will shun data storage from US companies unless the ruling is overturned.
In seeking the emails the US government was looking to sidestep legal protections enshrined in the constitution's fourth amendment, Brad Smith, Microsoft's general counsel, wrote in the Wall Street Journal. "Timeless values should endure, and digital commons sense should prevail."
Trust in the cloud has been battered by Edward Snowden's revelations about US surveillance and by the recent hacking of hundreds of celebrities' photos.
It is unclear which government agency is seeking the emails stored in Dublin because the warrant and all related documents are sealed. | {
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Last weekend Southampton City Network along with members from Southampton and Solent SSAGO's had a festive weekend at our district campsite. Activities included a fire (of course), a Christmas Dinner with all the works and other games. They even found time to help keep the site looking great. Thanks to all who took some time out to work onsite, fixing the gate post to the enclosure and clearing up the site. | {
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Octadecyl methacrylate
Validity of ecotoxicity studies with solvent in which the test concentrations exceed the limit of solubility by several orders of magnitude.
Several ecotoxicity tests with structural analogue dodecyl methacrylate have been performed at concentrations orders of magnitude above the limit of solubility. In those cases, rapid stirring or solvent or both have been used to disperse the test material. In those studies, no attempt has been made to determine whether the test material was dissolved and only in one study it was acknowledged that the test material was present in the form of an emulsion.
Based on the measured water solubility of dodecyl methacrylate (< 1 µg/L) it can be assumed, that in those cases the test material was present almost entirely as small, undissolved droplets forming an emulsion. That has the consequence that the 'concentration' no longer determines the dose in the test organism but the stochastical, individual contact of the test organism with droplets of the test material and the kinetics of the subsequent absorption of the droplet by the test organism. Test results obtained this way are artefacts and not representative. They cannot be used establishing a concentration-effect relationship.
Therefore, with the exception of some fish studies, test results have only been used when the test was performed without solvent and the nominal test concentration was not higher than approximately ten-fold above the solubility of dodecyl methacrylate in water.
Considering the three trophic levels, fish, aquatic invertebrates and algae, the test results available clearly demonstrate the absence of ecotoxicity within the range of water solubility of the long-chain alkyl methacrylate esters.
There is no evidence for toxicity to microorganisms. | {
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Our client is a leading professional services business, looking for a driven billings administrator to join their specialist billings team. This company is looking for someone who has experience in a billings role or something similar. The chosen candidate will get excellent support and encouragement from their team leader who will look to train them in a way giving them great progressional routes. This business is an amazing company to move through the ranks in as they invest heavily in their employees and are massive advocate of organic growth.
Enter supplier invoices onto Tempest.
Processing of supplier invoices on Eclipse.
Exporting timesheets from Eclipse and importing them into Tempest.
Calculating the supplier payroll and sending supplier remittances. | {
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Free Forest School
$160 Raised by 5 Donors
$1,000 Goal
Free Forest School is a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding kids' access to unstructured play in nature through collaborations with parents, grandparents, caregivers of any kind, child care providers, educators, schools, and civic leaders. Our vision is a world where every child grows up playing outdoors.
Research shows that nature play is key to healthy development, and time outdoors is needed now more than ever.
Free Forest School was founded as a play group in 2015 with the vision of creating free, accessible nature play opportunities through a neighborhood collective. Today, Free Forest School has become part of a larger cultural shift and movement, supporting experiences of magical connection with nature and community in more than 230 counties across 49 states, and growing.
In May 2021, we launched the Our Outdoors community platform, connecting 7000 caregivers to nearby nature, each other, and the resources needed to make outdoor play a routine part of their lives. Emphasizing child-led exploration and play, Our Outdoors events bring families together to create rich, nature-based learning experiences for kids from birth to age 8.
Free Forest School has also collaborated with several Minneapolis Public Schools to build capacity for emergent outdoor learning. We work on the ground with partners in our home community of Minneapolis / St. Paul to create access to nature play for kids facing significant barriers. We also partner with national organizations, universities, and non-profits to broaden the nature play movement through research, conferences, forums and alliances.
While building toward our vision, Free Forest School continues to develop tools and resources for families and local organizations to address barriers to getting outside, as well as resources to empower community members to practice supporting unstructured nature play, healthy risk-taking, and child-led learning.
In addition to our ongoing efforts, plans for 2022 include:
Developing resources for educators to incorporate unstructured outdoor play in school curricula
Initiating Phase 4 and 5 of the Our Outdoors platform launch to deepen connections through peer support networks and create more accessible pathways to outdoor play based on the Community Visioning in 2020
Providing more opportunities for interpersonal connection through live calls, discussion groups, workshops, mentorship, and more
Developing new local partnerships and programs to increase access to outdoor play
With your support, Free Forest School is mobilizing a culture shift by empowering caregivers, teachers, and community members across all 50 states to integrate outdoor play in kids' lives. We can only do this in partnership with the community and supporters like you.
Donate today to support families everywhere in connecting to nature, culture, and each other through outdoor play.
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https://www.freeforestschool.org/ | {
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Never-the-less I am intrigued by people's imaginations and always get my camera out when I see new (or not so new) examples of gates, fences and doors. India was rich for ideas but the following series of photographs are from Canada and the United States. They are not meant to be art shots, but rather an image log of possibilities. At 418QE I am constantly reminded of how not to use metal for security because the front door area of this house looks like a jail cell more than a welcoming home. The metal bars are here for a purpose but one day they will hopefully be replaced with a more suitable and less gloomy metal or iron gate.
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Q: Are there identities for the sum of reciprocal powers similar to $\sum\frac{1}{k^2}=\frac{\pi^2}{6}$ and $\sum\frac{1}{k^4}=\frac{\pi^4}{90}$? I am well aware that
$$\frac{1}{1^2} + \frac{1}{2^2} + \frac{1}{3^2} + \frac{1}{4^2} + \cdots = \frac{\pi^2}{6}$$
and
$$\frac{1}{1^4} + \frac{1}{2^4} + \frac{1}{3^4} + \frac{1}{4^4} + \cdots = \frac{\pi^4}{90}$$
I'm curious. Are there other known identities like the ones above? For instance, what is the following?
$$\frac{1}{1^6} + \frac{1}{2^6} + \frac{1}{3^6} + \frac{1}{4^6} + \cdots$$
EDIT: This is not a duplicate as I'm not just interested in even powers - it would be nice to obtain insights on odd powers as well, like @Dietrich Burde has done in one of their comments.
A: These are the famous formulas by Euler
$$\zeta{(2n)}=(-1)^{n-1}\frac{(2\pi)^{2n}}{2(2n)!}B_{2n},$$
where $B_{2n}$ is the $2n$-th Bernoulli number. It starts with
$$
\zeta(2)=\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{n^2}=\frac{\pi^2}{6}.
$$
There are several proof given at this site:
Ways to prove Eulers formula for $\zeta(2n)$
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UPDATE 3-U.S. will not impose COVID-19 screenings for flights from Britain - sources
David Shepardson, Tracy Rucinski
(Adds Canadian decision on enhanced screening measures)
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. government does not intend to impose COVID-19 screenings for passengers traveling from Britain after the emergence of a highly infectious new coronavirus variant there, people briefed on the decision said.
White House coronavirus task force members backed requiring negative pre-flight tests after a meeting on Monday, but the Trump administration has decided not to take any action for the time being, the people said.
Much of the world shut their borders to Britain after the discovery of a mutated variant of the novel coronavirus, though the European Union recommended on Tuesday that members roll back sweeping closures to allow some travel.
Canada is implementing enhanced measures to screen travelers from Britain, including those arriving from other nations, its public safety minister said on Tuesday.
The three airlines that operate flights from London to John F. Kennedy International Airport - British Airways, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic - voluntarily agreed to a request from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo that they only allow passengers who test negative to fly.
The Trump administration has repeatedly refused to issue mandates for many federal COVID-19 safety policies for air travel, making only strong recommendations on issues such as mask wearing. President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to mandate masks in interstate air, bus and train travel after taking office on Jan. 20.
The White House in August scuttled an effort to require airlines to collect contact tracing information from U.S.-bound international passengers, Reuters reported.
The White House in July rejected a proposal to require facial coverings at U.S. airports, train and transit stations and onboard airplanes, trains and transit services and earlier dismissed proposals to require temperature checks of airline passengers.
Speaking on ABC's "Good Morning America," Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said it is possible the new COVID-19 variant is already in the United States.
"You really need to assume it's here already," Fauci said.
Michael Osterholm, a Biden COVID-19 adviser, on Tuesday said all options need to be considered to stem the spread of the new UK variant. He urged the Trump administration to come up with a plan.
"We really need to develop a national response," he told CNN. "Everything needs to be on the table."
Reporting by David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski in Chicago; Additional reporting by Susan Heavey in Washington; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Lisa Shumaker | {
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Дерек Паравичини () е сляп английски музикант с аутизъм, но в същото време гениален изпълнител и импровизатор.
Той е недоносено бебе, роден е на 25-ата, вместо на 40-ата седмица от бременността. Като следствие от интензивното лечение след раждането му той загубва зрението си и има сериозни забавяния в интелектуалното развитие. Но за сметка на това проявява изключителни музикални дарби още от 2-годишна възраст. Може да изпълнява музикално произведение след като го чуе само веднъж.
Той е син на Никълас Паравичини и Мери Ан Паркър Боулс и е от потомствено благородническо семейство. Неговият прапрадядо е Уилям Съмърсет Моъм. През 2007 година излиза неговата биография In the Key of Genius От Адам Окелфорд, публикувана в Англия.
Външни препратки
Официална страница
60 Minutes: Дерек: музикален гений
Документален филм на YouTube: част 1 част 2 част 3 част 4 част 5
Британски пианисти
Слепи хора
Съри | {
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Here we have another image 20 Rouleau à Gazon Castorama 2018 featured under 77 Rouleau à Gazon Castorama 2017. We hope you enjoyed it and if you want to download the pictures in high quality, simply right click the image and choose "Save As". Thanks for reading 77 Rouleau à Gazon Castorama 2017. | {
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Design by Kristian Vedel. Handmade in Denmark.
Designed back in 1959, and now re-introduced, the expressive BIRD family is handmade from high quality oak wood.
By tilting their heads in virtually every direction, the BIRDs can express every frame of mind - happy, sad, curious, alert etc. The bodies can be turned upside down making it either a male or a female. From small to tall, child to parent, alone or in pairs, they are happiest in groups with other BIRDS. | {
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It's world sandwich day – can you guess what our favourite sambo is?
Whether it's the trusty cheese and ham toasty or a lockdown special, Ireland's passion for bread is still alive and well. According to new research from the Irish Bread Bakers Association (IBBA) to mark World Sandwich Day today, we love a slice of bread (97%), and while we might experiment with different ingredients, we know our favourite sandwich fillings and tend to stick to them.
It also seems the trusty sandwich could be an important – and tasty – coping mechanism during lockdown. Not only is the ritual of sandwich making important to us, the research shows that for many (45%) our favourite sandwich is our 'go-to' comfort food, increasing to almost seven in ten (69%) aged 18-25 year olds.
Young people especially have become more adventurous with their sandwiches during lockdown. Almost 70% of those aged 18-24 year have tried out different sandwich fillings, perhaps seeking something new and interesting to alleviate the boredom of lockdown.
According to psychologist, Niamh Hannan, while some people thrive in times of uncertainty, others will look for a sense of control, stability and predictability, which helps to reduce anxiety and enhance a sense of comfort and safety. "So, people reach for their favourite sandwich, and they might add a new ingredient to bring a little excitement to the day. But, as the IBBA research shows, people don't stray far and mostly go for what they know and love.
"Also, during COVID many people have been highly stressed. Making a sandwich doesn't require too much thought. It's a break from the pressure – something safe, routine and reliable amidst all the change and unpredictability. This can be a helpful coping mechanism," she added. Almost three quarters (72%) of those surveyed like to get all their ingredients ready before they start to make their sandwich, while two thirds (66%) ensure that they always have ingredients at home to make a sandwich.
And what an array of ingredients it could be. While a toasted ham and cheese special is still our favourite (25%), the survey revealed that we'll eat a wide variety of sandwiches:
A chicken or turkey sandwich with stuffing is Ireland's second most popular sandwich – so children may not be the only ones counting down the days to Christmas!
No place like home – almost 6 in 10 (56%) admit that if their ideal sandwich was a country, it would be Ireland, followed by Italy (11%) and Spain (8%).
Chicken Tikka with sliced onion bhaji is the unusual sandwich filling people would be most willing to try (34%), just ahead of baked beans with cheese and bacon (31%).
Those aged over 55 are less likely than the national average to try any of the unusual options offered except for a banana and mayonnaise sandwich – an indication, perhaps, that banana sandwiches are nostalgic for that age group – even with some mayo added in!
One in ten admitted they'd eat anything between two slices of bread.
It seems young people (18 -24 year olds) are less willing to share their sandwich if asked (55% against national average of 64%), so it's not surprising that the majority of them prefer to eat their favourite sandwich on their own – almost twice as many as the national average (72% versus 36%).
And while we can all make a sandwich, many of us (44%) admit that the best sandwiches are the ones we don't have to make ourselves – good news for the many cafés and sandwich retailers that have seen a significant fall in business since March as people work from home.
Ailbhe Byrne, Irish Bread Bakers Association says "This survey confirms bread's special place in the Irish diet. It's an affordable, convenient and nutritious source of food that scientific evidence shows is good to eat and can contribute to a healthy diet," she said. | {
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Nordea: No more counseling solely on own products
The time for Scandinavian banking staff and portfolio pushers to offer counseling solely on their own products is at an end. There is a growing demand for counseling on external funds, and to avoid losing customers, these demands must be met. Nordea enters a collaboration with eight new preferred partners.
Nordea's Anne Buchardt.
In you have DKK 2-3 million (Approx. EUR 269,000-400,000) to spare, you will henceforth have access to investment counseling on 40 new external funds, provided that you are a customer of Nordea.
The largest Nordic bank has entered a partnership with eight global asset managers, bringing 40 new funds in total to Nordea's counseling sphere, says Nordea's Anne Buchardt in this interview with FW Asset Management.
The collaboration involves eight global asset managers (See list below), and the funds, which deal with equities, bonds, and alternative investments, are already being phased gradually into Nordea's counseling world on a group level.
"We have had many external asset managers in via White Label funds, but we see a growing demand from our customers for more options to invest in external funds based on our counseling, and naturally, we want to meet this demand," says Anne Buchardt, Head of Savings and Pension in Nordea Denmark, to FWAM.
In the beginning, counseling will be offered to customers of Nordea Private Banking, i.e. people with more than DKK 2-3 million in their accounts, but the plan aims to also extend the offer to so-called 'Premium' customers in retail.
"We view this as a strong trend that is here to stay, and we would like to reach as many customers as possible," says Buchardt.
The products are not on Nordea's product range for ornamental purposes. They are to be managed by investment counselors as though they were Nordea's own. Financially, the sales of external funds are equally as attractive as Nordea's own:
"We profit from the products that we provide counseling for. When we receive commission from the funds that we counsel on, we have to meet requirements for quality enhancing services. This is our choicest type of investment counseling, and we are even expanding access to it. So we definitely stand by the claim that we provide good, quality-enhancing services to our customers," says Buchardt.
Clear and accessible information on costs
On the same note, Buchardt assures that "for customers, information on the nature of expenses in the different funds will be clear and easily accessible".
Nordea's customers will see a particularly broadened horizon in alternative investments – a field that can otherwise be difficult for private investors to enter. But through the new funds, it will be possible to invest in e.g. infrastructure, property, forests, and energy.
However, the new range of external options is not the place to come looking for a strong ESG profile. The funds have been selected with a view to diversification and returns, not for their ESG profiles. Nordea has their own products for that purpose.
"In Nordea, we are very far ahead with ESG in Asset Management, for example in our Star funds. We are well advanced with those on a European scale, so in my opinion, we have some very favorable options ourselves," says Buchardt.
Rival bank Danske Bank has chosen a different approach, says Sune Worm Mortensen, Global Head of Wealth Offerings:
"We are going all out. This means that we screen the entire market, and then choose the best man for the job. We are the best at some things ourselves, while external managers do other things better than we can. But we counsel customers on external managers. Also on products that do not bear our name," says Worm Mortensen. He goes on to emphasize Danske Bank's belief that the most unbiased and transparent approach to investment products is to have full access to the market, not just to a small selection of partners.
Nordea has already introduced the first funds, and the remaining will be phased in during this year.
FACTS: The eight new partners
BlackRock:The world's biggest asset manager, main office in New York. Total assets under management: USD 4,6 trillion
T. Rowe Price: Main office in Baltimore. Total assets under management: USD 765 billion
Schroders: Main office in London. Total assets under management: GBP 325 billion
PGIM: Main office in Newark, USA. Total assets under management:: USD 960 billion
Wellington Management: Main office in Boston, USA. Total assets under management: USD 904 billion
MFS Investment Management: Main office in Boston, USA. Total assets under management: USD 446 billion
J.P. Morgan Asset Management: Main office in New York. Total assets under management: USD 1,7 trillion
Man: Main office in London. Total assets under management: USD 78 billion
English Edit: Marie Honoré | {
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Ever wanted to flash your Windows Phone back to factory default because it's gotten sluggish over time? Or do a fresh install of the OS when you want to turn a new chapter in your life? Or maybe restore back from the Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview out of fear that that last bug will make you rage-smash your phone into the wall? Well, you can with the Windows Phone Recovery Tool!
Follow the instructions in the video and you should have your Windows Phone up and running, fresh as it was out-of-the-box. We hope this helped. If you have any questions or concerns, leave them in the comments section below or in our Open Forum. Happy reviving!
Have you recently faced any issues with your Windows Phone that required a complete reset? | {
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A bike owner usually thinks of two-wheeler insurance as a formality. It is often perceived as an added cost instead of a financial cushion. Bikers might boast about their knowledge regarding tuning, maintaining, and beautifying their beloved two-wheelers but the same kind of interest is not expressed when it comes to the bike's insurance policy. This can be attributed to the complexities associated with the insurance industry at large. However, things are changing in today's digital era. Nowadays, it is easy to understand and purchase insurance thanks to the developments in the online world.
Whether you are purchasing or renewing bike insurance, you have two primary options - Third-party insurance and Comprehensive insurance. In insurance parlance, the insured person is the first party, the insurer is the second party and others (for example - pedestrians/other vehicles/property) are third party.
A third-party insurance policy is a low-priced option that covers financial losses in case of third-party damages caused by your bike. A Comprehensive plan includes the benefits of a third-party plan and also insures your bike in case of damages. However, it comes at a higher premium. Read ahead to know 7 advantages of two-wheeler third-party insurance.
Purchasing at least a third-party two wheeler insurance policy is mandatory in India. This is a legal requirement as per The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Therefore, it is important to keep your two-wheeler's insurance policy active. This makes bike insurance renewal a crucial aspect of your bike riding routine. Failing to keep up with this legal requirement will get you in trouble with the authorities as riding a bike without an active insurance policy is a punishable offence.
You don't have to shell out a huge amount from your pocket to insure your bike with a third-party policy. Its rates are considerably less as compared to a Comprehensive plan. Besides, these rates are stated by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), which is the apex insurance body of the country. All insurers have to follow the mandate stated by IRDAI regarding third party insurance pricing. Insurers have the liberty to charge varying premium for a Comprehensive plan but not regarding a third-party policy.
A third-party liability policy is a plain vanilla policy. Therefore, it doesn't have many complications. For instance, while purchasing a Comprehensive plan, you have to think about terms such as Insured Declared Value, No Claim Bonus, etc. This adds to the complications involved in arriving at an affordable insurance premium. Whereas in a third-party policy, the pricing is straightforward as it is based on the cubic capacity of your bike's engine.
Insuring your bike was a tedious task few years ago. Earlier, one had to only follow the offline method but now, you can insure your bike easily using your smartphone! As mentioned above, third-party insurance buying process is not complex. There is no need to think about finding the right coverage, spend time comparing for the cheapest option, etc.
For example, you can visit a digital-first insurance company's website such as www.acko.com and insure your bike within minutes. All you have to do is enter basic bike-related details, select the plan, and make the payment. You can download your policy instantly once the payment is processed.
You get a 15 lakh Personal Accident Cover with a third-party liability policy. Recently, this cover was raised from Rs. 1 lakh to 15 lakhs. It is applicable in case the owner-driver faces permanent disability or death.
IRDAI has made long-term third-party liability policies compulsory for new bike owners. Such a policy shall be valid for five years. Thus, one doesn't have to worry about a lapsed policy for at least five years. A multi-year policy is also available during bike insurance renewal.
Probably the biggest advantage associated with a third-party liability policy is peace of mind. You do not have to constantly worry about getting into legal tangles or compensating third parties in the unfortunate case of a bike accident. Your insurer will have your back.
Staying insured is in your own interest. Every biker must be covered at least under a third-party policy. However, if you want extensive coverage, you must opt for a Comprehensive plan.
A Comprehensive plan insures you against third-party liabilities, accidents (damage to insured bike and Personal Accident Cover), calamities, fire, and theft. You also have the option of choosing Add-on covers such as Roadside Assistance, Zero Depreciation, etc. while purchasing a Comprehensive plan. Such Add-ons cannot be purchased with a third-party liability policy.
You have to analyze your own requirements and decide if you want to opt for a basic third-party policy or a wide-ranging comprehensive plan. | {
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This fanciful vintage wrought-iron dining set, c. 1930's, is from France and consists of a white-painted circular table with four armchairs all in elaborate "S"-scroll decor. The tabletop and seats are surfaced with a unique reticulated iron pattern. This set will surely add some summer freshness to your garden! | {
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Jennifer is a Senior Trainer in the Berry Street Childhood Institute for the Berry Street Education Model. A former secondary school teacher in Philadelphia, USA, Jennifer has extensive experience as both an Applied Behaviour Analysis therapist and an advanced practitioner in Positive Behaviour Support for the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services.
In addition to providing schools with strategies and action plans to support the achievement and wellbeing of all students, Jennifer also has expertise in disability with focus on forensic and complex behaviour. | {
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Salvatore Ferragamo - Look to Salvatore Ferragamo for a sculptural spin on elegant footwear as referenced by these burgundy Belluno sandals. Crafted from smooth leather, the backless silhouette secures the foot in place with a slender toe and wide arch strap, and rests on a gold-tone metal column heel which is shaped to resemble a flower. Style them with a whisper-weight satin midi dress for evening dinner dates. | {
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UCU members at Keele University will be on strike on Tuesday as part of a wave of nationwide strikes in a row over pay and conditions.
Staff at the university have timed their action to coincide with the first graduation day of the summer. Union members will lobby students and parents to explain more about their campaign for fair pay and better conditions.
They will be handing out sweets and leaflets, and putting posters up around campus ahead of a rally in Union Square, starting at 12pm, where UCU members will host a Q&A session for graduates and their families.
This is the third time UCU members at Keele have been on strike this year in the pay row. The nationwide strikes over pay began with two national strike days in May and now UCU members at separate institutions are striking to target local events such as open days.
The squeeze on staff salaries comes despite vice-chancellors enjoying a 6.1% pay hike.
The union has also called for universities to commit to closing the gender pay gap and reducing the proportion of staff on casual contracts. On average, female academics are paid £6,103 less a year than their male counterparts, while 49% of university teachers are on insecure contracts. | {
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Julia Jones-Pugliese (May 9, 1909 – March 6, 1993) was an American national champion foil and épée fencer and fencing coach.
Early and personal life
She was born Julia Jones, in New York, New York, and was Jewish. She graduated New York University with a BS in Education in 1930.
Jones married Anthony Pugliese, a sculptor and painter who designed the NIWFA competition medal awards (depicting a silhouette of her lunging), which are presented in her name and which serve as the NIWFA logo, and who also designed the logo for Brooklyn College; he died in 1953. After her marriage, she moved to Alabama during World War II, returning to New York in 1945. She had a daughter, Penelope Shaw, an instructor in modern dance and yoga at Hunter College; and two sons, Patri, who taught physics at Harvard University, and Paul, a cartographer for Time magazine.
Fencing career
Jones started fencing in 1927 as a New York University student, after deciding that she was too short to play basketball.
In 1928 in foil she won the first women's US National Intercollegiate championship, the IWFA Individual Championship, and was a member of the first IWFA Team Championship with the NYU fencing team. In 1931, Jones was the US national junior women's foil champion.
She qualified for and was a member of the US Olympic Women's Foil Fencing Team for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, but did not compete. Jones was deemed ineligible to compete in the Olympics because she had accepted an offer to be a fencing coach at NYU, and therefore was considered a professional athlete for being paid to teach others about fencing.
In 1990 at the age of 82 Jones-Pugliese won a silver medal for finishing second in the round-robin tournament of senior women ages 40 or older competing in senior épée in the United States Fencing Association national championship. She was still competing in 1992 at age 84.
National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association
In 1928 Jones co-founded, with Dorothy Hafner and Elizabeth Ross, the (United States) Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association—later known as the National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association (the IWFA, and later, NIWFA). The association, whose membership grew from 4 to 79 colleges, conducts America's oldest continuous intercollegiate championship competition for women in any sport. The annual NIWFA Foil Champion is awarded the Julia Jones Trophy, and the finalists in each weapon are awarded Julia Jones Medals.
Coaching career
Jones-Pugliese had a 60-year career as a fencing coach.
From 1932-38 she was coach of the NYU women's fencing team—the first woman to coach a collegiate fencing team.
The team won IWFA national championships in 1932, 1933, and 1938.
Jones-Pugliese retired for close to two decades to raise a family.
She returned to coaching in 1956.
She was the fencing team's coach from 1956 until her death in 1993 at Hunter College, part of the City University of New York system. Jones-Pugliese coached the Hunter team to a NIWFA national championship in 1970, and was named NIFWA Coach of the Year. She was also an assistant professor in Hunter College's Department of Health and Physical Education. In 1992, she was again awarded Coach of the Year honors.
At the 1970 World University Games in Turin, Italy, Jones-Pugliese was the first woman appointed to coach an international US fencing team.
She also became the first woman coach of a US Olympic fencing team. She was named assistant coach to both the men's and women's US fencing teams in 1977, and head coach in 1981.
Jones-Pugliese was United States women's and men's fencing coach at the 1977 and 1981 Maccabiah Games.
She died of a heart attack in Manhattan in 1993 at age 84.
Hall of Fame and Awards
1976: NYU Athletics Hall of Fame
1992: NIFWA Coach of the Year.
2002: International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame "Pillar of Achievement"
United States Fencing Association Hall of Honor
Helms Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame
New York Sports Hall of Fame
Hunter College Hall of Fame
The Team Medals and Individual Foil Champion trophy for the NIWFA are named after Julia Jones (under her maiden name), and fashioned in her likeness.
References
External links
Julia Jones -- NY Times Obit
Pillar Achievement Bio
NIWFA page on their founder, Julia Jones
NYU Hall of Fame
NIWFA Awards Page
Julia Jones's page from the USFA Hall of Honor
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Sportspeople from New York City
National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association
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I have a List index out of range problems. I think that's come from my delete field operation but I'm not sure. Any ideas ???
The resulting layers of my script are what I'm suppose to have. Anyone have a solution to my problem.
print "#### " + str(k) + "ieme intersection(Boucle) ###########"
print "L'opération d'intersection est complétée"
The answer to your question is you start your k variable at 1 whereas the first index is 0 and by the time you get to your problem line you have already increased this variable to 2. You don't include how you create your fclist variable, so I can't comment on what's wrong with it.
Conceptually you are going about this all wrong, this line doesn't make any sense, what are you trying to accomplish with this? And then you have two variables doing the same thing?
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, dom = require('xmldom-fork-fixed').DOMParser
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//
// "$Id: Fl_Cairo.H 8198 2011-01-06 10:24:58Z manolo $"
//
// Main header file for the Fast Light Tool Kit (FLTK).
//
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// Win32, Apple Quartz, X11
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@{
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/**
Contains all the necessary info on the current cairo context.
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permit cairo context state handling while keeping it opaque.
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\note Only available when configure has the --enable-cairo option
*/
class FL_EXPORT Fl_Cairo_State {
public:
Fl_Cairo_State() : cc_(0), own_cc_(false), autolink_(false), window_(0), gc_(0) {}
// access attributes
cairo_t* cc() const {return cc_;} ///< Gets the current cairo context
bool autolink() const {return autolink_;} ///< Gets the autolink option. See Fl::cairo_autolink_context(bool)
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void cc(cairo_t* c, bool own=true) {
if (cc_ && own_cc_) cairo_destroy(cc_);
cc_=c;
if (!cc_) window_=0;
own_cc_=own;
}
void autolink(bool b); ///< Sets the autolink option, only available with --enable-cairoext
void window(void* w) {window_=w;} ///< Sets the window \p w to keep track on
void* window() const {return window_;} ///< Gets the last window attached to a cc
void gc(void* c) {gc_=c;} ///< Sets the gc \p c to keep track on
void* gc() const {return gc_;} ///< Gets the last gc attached to a cc
private:
cairo_t * cc_; // contains the unique autoupdated cairo context
bool own_cc_; // indicates whether we must delete the cc, useful for internal cleanup
bool autolink_; // true by default, permits to prevent the automatic cairo mapping on fltk windows for custom cairo implementations
void* window_, *gc_; // for keeping track internally of last win+gc treated
};
/** @} */
# endif // FLTK_HAVE_CAIRO
#endif // FL_CAIRO_H
//
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//
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Wander Franco: Bio, Net Worth, Salary, Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Contract, Dating, Girlfriend, Age, Height, Wiki, Trade, Awards, Facts, Draft
2 How much is the Net worth of Wander Franco?
3 Early Years: Where is Wander Franco from?
4 What is the Professional Career of Wander Franco?
5 Who is the Girlfriend of Wander Franco?
6 Body Stats: What is the Height of Wander Franco?
Wander Samuel Franco Sr.
Shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays
Current Club
First Club
Made his professional debut with Princeton Rays in 2018
2018 Appalachian League Player of the Year
Nancy Aybar
Wander Alexander and Wander Javier
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Around 86 kg
Wander Samuel Franco Jr.
Baseball (contracts, salaries, bonus, endorsements)
Around $16.5 million
Around $1 million
Wander Baseball player Samuel Franco Sr., also known as Wander Franco, is from the Dominican Republic. For the Major League Baseball team, Tampa Bay Rays, Franco is a shortstop. In June 2021, Franco made his MLB debut. The Rays acquired him in July 2017. Before making his MLB debut, he had stints with the Princeton Rays, Bowling Green Hot Rods, Charlotte Stone Crabs, and Durham Bulls in the minor leagues.
How much is the Net worth of Wander Franco?
Wander Franco is one of the MLB's up-and-coming baseball players. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2017, and his MLB debut came in June of the same year. In November 2021, he agreed to an 11-year deal extension with the Rays. He agreed to a 12-year, $182 million deal with the Rays that included a $25 million club option. He receives a salary of about $16.5 million every year. His MLB career will last for a very long time. His current projected net worth is $1 million, but he will soon start to amass a sizable fortune from his professional baseball career.
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Early Years: Where is Wander Franco from?
On March 1st, 2001, Wander Franco was born. Dominican Republic's Bani is where he was born. He is of Dominican descent. His mother Nancy Aybar and his father Wander Franco welcomed him into the world. Brothers Wander Alexander and Wander Javier are his two siblings. His faith is Christianity, and he is of Dominican descent. Pisces is his horoscope sign.
Wander Franco and his brothers with their father. Source: @mlb
What is the Professional Career of Wander Franco?
One of the top international prospects in the 2017 international class was listed as Wander Franco. He was acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays on July 2, 2017. He was given a contract with the Princeton Rays, where he made his career debut in 2018. On July 14, 2018, he cycled while playing for Princeton. In 245 at-bats for the Princeton Rays, he hit.374/.445/.636 with 11 home runs and 57 runs batted in (RBIs). He received the Appalachian League Player of the Year award for 2018. For the 2019 campaign, he was allocated to the Bowling Green Hot Rods. In June 2019, he was elevated to the Charlotte Stone Crabs.
Wander Franco made his MLB debut in June 2021. Source: @coveringthecorner
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Wander Franco signed with Tampa Bay Rays in 2017. Source: @nypost
On June 20, 2021, he was promoted to the main leagues, and on June 22, 2021, he faced the Boston Red Sox in his MLB debut. In the fifth inning, a three-run homer off Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez gave him his first professional hit, home run, and RBI.
After getting on base safely for 26 straight games in August 2021, he broke the record for the longest run by a player under 21 since 1961. To record a record of a record of a for a with a for a with a for a with a for a with a for a with a for a with a for a with a for a and a for a with a for a On November 23, 2021, he extended his contract with the Rays for a further 11 years. He agreed to a deal worth $182 million with a $25 million club option for the final year.
Who is the Girlfriend of Wander Franco?
Wander Samuel Franco Jr. is the name of Wander Franco's son. His son was born in 2018. However, there is no information accessible regarding his partner. Soon, more information regarding his private life will be updated.
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Body Stats: What is the Height of Wander Franco?
The height of Wander Franco is 1.78 meters. The shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays weighs between between 86 and 90 kilograms. He has a typical body type. His black hair contrasts with his dark brown eyes. Straight is the way he identifies sexually.
His father also played minor league baseball in the 1990s.
His mother is the sister of MLB players, Erick Aybar and Willy Aybar.
His brothers also played baseball in the Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants organizations.
Baseball America ranked him the fourth-best prospect in baseball ahead of the 2019 season.
He is the youngest player in baseball history at age 20 to sign a contract worth at least $100 million.
His $182 million contract was the largest deal for any player with less than one year of major league service.
He wears jersey number 5.
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Royal Decree 101/2020 Promulgating the Governorates and Municipal Affairs System
Royal Decree 18/86 Promulgating the Dhofar Municipality Regulation,
the Law Governing Sohar Municipality promulgated by Royal Decree 9/97,
the Law Governing Regional Municipalities promulgated by Royal Decree 96/2000,
Royal Decree 37/2003 Determining the Competences of the Office of the Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar and Adopting the Organisational Structure of the Office,
Royal Decree 55/2006 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,
Royal Decree 91/2008 Determining the Competences of the Governorate of Muscat and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,
Royal Decree 114/2011 Adopting the Administrative Divisions of the Sultanate and Governing the Work of Governors,
the Muscat Municipality Law promulgated by Royal Decree 38/2015,
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the System of the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 75/2020,
Royal Decree 86/2020 Repealing Some Laws,
Royal Decree 88/2020 Merging the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Legal Affairs into One Ministry Named the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,
and Royal Decree 92/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,
The attached system shall apply in regard to governorates and municipal affairs.
The Minister of Interior shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing the provisions of the attached system, and until they are issued, the regulations and decisions in force continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with its provisions.
Without prejudice to article V of this decree and the provisions of the aforementioned Royal Decree 92/2020 Amending the Name of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure, all allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources are hereby transferred to the Ministry of Interior, and its employees are hereby transferred to the Ministry of the Interior with their same financial grades.
All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of Sohar Municipality are also hereby transferred to the Ministry of Interior, and its employees are hereby transferred to it with their same financial grades.
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All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of Muscat Municipality are hereby transferred to the Governorate of Muscat, and its employees are also transferred to the Governorate of Muscat with their same financial grades.
The Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources is hereby abolished, and all that is contrary to this decree and the attached system or in conflict with their provisions are hereby repealed.
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This project develops the capacity of the students to elaborate a literature analysis of various classic authors and their favorite texts, through the elaboration of "thinking sheets", also usable for movies and tv series.
Via Google Drive, the students of 11th grade will develop a portfolio of literature reviews, including the cover of the book and their analysis of the texts, sharing their thoughts on the subject.
The App will be distributed via a QRcode, in order to achieve the most exposure of their work.
Students will work in teams to create an App containing a book review to share with their peers.
Picking out digital tools and resources to create real-world tools such as Apps for book recommendations.
Switching up the way to motivate your students to read books using Apps to share their experience. | {
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Down's syndrome awareness week
Down's Syndrome Awareness Week runs from 19 to 25 of March. This year's theme is "What I Bring To My Community" and BASE member, WorkFit, will be playing an important role in the week.
Committee looks at future of ESF
The Work and Pensions Committee is looking at the future of the European Social Fund within the context of Brexit. A one-off oral evidence session was held on 28 February and participants discussed a wide range of issues including the demographic and geographic targeting of funds, how support is commissioned and linkages to wider policy initiatives. The hearing also discussed the level of flexibility and bureaucracy within the administration of the European Social Fund.
Microsoft describes its disability inclusion journey
Microsoft have produced a website showing their journey towards a more inclusive workforce. The website describes the measures taken to introduce more inclusive recruitment practices within the company.
You can view the site at https://sway.com/ZIetX05BXMPoBLHk
Committee critical of PIP assessments
The Work and Pensions Committee has published its report looking into how PIP (Personal Independence Payments) and ESA (Employment and Support Allowance) assessments are conducted. The report says public contract failures have led to a loss of trust that risks undermining the operation of major disability benefits.
The decision to contract out PIP and ESA assessments in the first instance was taken to introduce efficient, consistent and objective tests for benefit eligibility.
IPS funding - wave 1 now open for applications
NHS England has launched a new transformation fund for Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services. It aims to support the expansion of IPS services so that more people who experience serious mental illness (SMI) can find and retain employment. This investment is part of NHS England's objective to double access to IPS by 2020/21 as outlined in the implementation plan for the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health. | {
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Welcome to Structured Wealth Advisors. We are a fee based independent financial advisor associate firm in Duluth, MN. Since 1994, we have helped clients from the United States all the way to Australia take control of their financial future.
Our investment approach is completely different from traditional Wall Street brokers, financial planners, financial advisors or wealth managers.. Rather than fight the market, we work with the market. Through our partnership with Dimensional Fund Advisors, we let the science of capital markets guide the way.
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We look forward to working with you through all stages of your life, please call our Duluth office at 218-720-6989. | {
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South Africa's youthful new Minister of Mines, Mosebenzi Zwane. As this pic from the Free State provincial government's website show, like his boss, President Jacob Zuma, Zwane is a traditionalist, not averse to wearing the warrior's traditional leopard skin uniform in public.
Johannesburg – A series of secret manoeuvres were undertaken for more than a month and culminated in the shock appointment of Free State agriculture MEC Mosebenzi Zwane as the new mineral resources minister last week.
City Press can reveal that the first steps for Zwane's redeployment were taken as early as the beginning of this month, when he mysteriously disappeared from the Free State cabinet of Ace Magashule. No announcement was made about his departure until a few days before he was announced as minister.
Last week, it also emerged that Zwane was flown to Cape Town by Magashule's office, catching off guard the troop of parliamentary officials who are usually involved when a new MP is to be sworn in.
A source in the National Assembly Table (senior parliamentary staff) told City Press that officials in Parliament were surprised when Deputy Speaker Lechesa Tsenoli informed them that Zwane, the new MP, was already in his office.
JZ has this genius of catapulting ppl from their well-deserved obscurity into the cabinet. Who's Mosebenzi Zwane?
It subsequently emerged there was a last-minute rejig of the party political list of those eligible to become MP.
This was highly unusual, according to the source.
"No one at the National Assembly Table was aware of a member who had to be sworn in. They normally obtain the information before the member even comes to Cape Town," said the source.
Zwane was nominated as an MP on September 2 and his membership of Parliament was announced by Tsenoli the next day. The announcement came as a surprise, as the provincial government had kept mum about the departure of the MEC from the province to join the National Assembly.
The provincial ANC only issued a press statement about the provincial cabinet reshuffle on September 18, the day after Magashule appointed Zwane's replacement in his cabinet and more than two weeks after Zwane had left the provincial government to become an MP. The Gupta-owned New Age newspaper ran a small item about his staff's farewell party for him.
The parliamentary source said logistical arrangements would usually be made with the necessary paperwork. Only then would the Speaker or deputy Speaker be secured to administer the swearing-in.
"In this case, the man was flown to Cape Town by Magashule [his office].
"The table was informed by Tsenoli that there was a person to be sworn in, who was already in his office.
"The table was taken by surprise. Even the list had to be quickly amended at Luthuli House so he was at the top so as to be the next in line," added the source.
The appointment was "a shock", said an ANC national executive committee (NEC) member.
"We were aware of his presence in Parliament over the last few weeks and anticipated that he was being positioned for a Cabinet post," said the NEC member.
Parliament denied some of the allegations. Its spokesperson Luzuko Jacobs said "the relevant authorities at Parliament were aware of the nomination and swearing-in well in advance".
Jacobs said where requested by the ANC, Parliament would perform the logistical arrangements like organising flights and accommodation for a new MP, but that there was no such request from the party in respect of Zwane.
"For example, this happens in instances where a new member is already in Cape Town," he said.
Speaking to City Press, Zwane said he deserved a fair chance.
"I have been listening to people asking who am I and where I come from to a point where people want to say I was appointed because I am linked to any other person. I think in all fairness, people should pause and learn to ask if they do not know a person [Zwane].
"I come from the ranks of the ANC, I have not just emerged. I have been with this organisation for more than 20 years. As we speak, I am the provincial treasurer.
Zwane denied that he was appointed by President Jacob Zuma because he had links to the Gupta family, who have interests in mining.
"There is no link with those people that makes me become a minister.
"As far as I know, if any minister has to be appointed, no other person from outside will influence the appointment.
"Because, when I was called by the President to say, 'I'm deciding to give you this opportunity to make a difference', I was not told that somebody had pleaded on my behalf. So I don't know where this thing comes from.
Zwane is facing at least one Public Protector investigation, which relates to the undervaluing of his home in Warden in Free State, where he allegedly built his private home on municipal land.
The DA in the Free State alleged that Zwane's house was valued at R29 000 to avoid paying rates and taxes, while other houses in the area had been valued at R300 000.
Public Protector spokesperson Oupa Segalwe confirmed that the office was investigating the matter. | {
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World Champion Michael
A particularly joyous festival with arrows, bunnies, eggs and top athletes Berlin: Super-darts Easter between 19 and 21 April 2014 can find in the Maritim Hotel in Berlin the German darts Masters held with Easter Bunny. Viewers can look forward to a super event with top-class sport and lots of surprises. At the German darts masters fight 48 outstanding darts players for prize money of 120,000. Educate yourself even more with thoughts from Doug McMillon. Under the list of participants is also reigning World Champion Michael van Gerwen (24) from the Netherlands, who managed at the World Championships in London, the darts legend Phil The power"to dethrone Taylor (53) from England. In major tournaments has become, that the spectators in crazy disguises appear", says Michael van Gerwen, the new No.1 in the world rankings. I wonder how many Easter bunnies in the audience sit". And Dave Chisnall (33) from England, number 5 in the world rankings, smiling adds: sure again Gladiators, Smurfs and bananas are represented except for the Easter Bunny be".
One of the most spectacular players in the PDC Europe is Peter Wright (43) from Scotland, Vice World Champion and number seven in the world rankings. Wright was the great sensation of the World Cup, because he drew not only by strong performance on themselves, but also by weird outfits and crazy hairstyles. He returns after two years to a tournament of the PDC Europe to Berlin. In Berlin you Yes a penchant for colourful birds seems to have, I'm thinking his colorful hair and legend Marcelinho Hertha", says the Scotsman. With my cool look I hope all on my side to have the Berlin". The ticket demand is already enormous,"emphasizes Werner von Moltke, President professional darts Corporation (PDC) Europe. The fans should not long hesitate to secure the coveted tickets". Tickets are on the Web page of the PDC Europe: Sebastian Mayer
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Contact: Jo Thoburn
jo@freejohnthoburn.com
24 Days Behind Bars
Yellow Ribbons Tied On Trees To Show Support For Thoburn And His Driving Range
John Thoburn celebrated a small victory in court on Friday, March 9, 2001, when Judge Michael P. McWeeny ordered Fairfax County Zoning officials to come count the trees at the Golf Park at Hunter Mill and tag the ones which they now deem to be in the wrong location, so Mr. Thoburn can have the trees moved.
One of the Golf Park's beautiful greens.
Thoburn refused to close his business and still sits behind bars waiting for the Fairfax County bureaucracy to do their job.
"John refused to close his business while this was resolved because he thought Fairfax County would never let him open again," said Jo Thoburn, a spokesman for the family. "I think he was right. If they have let him sit 24 days in jail as they argue amongst themselves over the height of the berm and the location of trees, how long would they be taking if he'd closed the doors?"
Meanwhile to show support for John Thoburn and the Golf Park, friends and family tied yellow ribbons around trees at the driving range hoping to draw attention to Thoburn's plight with Fairfax County and calling attention to the 700 trees which have already been planted and approved in prior inspections.
"I support John 100%. This driving range doesn't cause any harm to anybody. This is the best-landscaped driving range I've been to. It's wide open and park-like," said Evan Sturdivant, a regular golfer at the range. ":It's ridiculous and scary that the county government has this much power."
On February 16, 2001, at the request of Fairfax County, Virginia, zoning officials, Fairfax County Judge Michael P. McWeeny threw Vienna, Virginia, resident John Thoburn in jail for not planting trees and not building a berm at the Golf Park at Hunter Mill.
A summer photo of the landscape at Golf Park
The court ordered Mr. Thoburn to close the Golf Park until the trees were planted and the berm was built (the berm has been completed since Spring 2000). When Mr. Thoburn refused to close, since he had actually done this work, he was cited with contempt of court and jailed and fined $1000 each day he is open.
Mr. Thoburn had already planted over 700 trees before he opened the Golf Park in 1994 and received approval from county inspectors. He was granted his occupancy permit based on meeting conditions imposed to open his business. Mr. Thoburn is still in full compliance of his original occupancy permit (non-RUP). | {
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Private vehicles can leave at any time. Shuttles only depart on the hour.
Depending on various factors, and assuming no snow, allow 45 minutes to an hour to get to the airport.
Utah Transportation will not be bound by any prices that are generated maliciously or in error, and that are not its regular prices as detailed on its web sites. | {
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Bill would give sexual assault victims a 'bill of rights'
Posted: 10:00 PM, Feb 22, 2019
By: Jon Kipper
A bill by State senator Kate Bolz would give victims of sexual abuse a bill of rights, including the right to an advocate.
LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) — Victim after victim shared their personal story of sexual assault and the toll it's taken on them to members of the judiciary committee in Lincoln Friday.
They re-lived there trauma when they testified in support of the bill senator Kate Bolz introduced that would give survivors 'a bill of rights'.
"It may seem like common sense but often survivors are under duress and overwhelmed by the experience and the reporting process," says Senator Bolz.
Under the bill, survivors would get free medical exams after an attack, the power to choose the gender of the officer interviewing them and the ability to have a professional advocate next to them during exams and interviews with law enforcement.
"Sometimes survivors don't have any other support in their lives their advocates are life savers," says Steele.
Madelynn Carbaugh was one of the survivors who spoke. She says she was assaulted her freshman year in high school.
"If I had known all my rights maybe I wouldn't have taken so long to at least feel a shred of safety or value in my life. Maybe I could have had a normal high school career and say they were the best years of my life," says sexual assault victim, Madelynn Carbaugh.
Right now, it's a grey area for Nebraska advocates like the Women's Center for Advancement.
The bill would make it easier for them to provide support and answer questions for victims during an investigation.
"If a prosecutor wants an advocate there and the defense attorney doesn't, you can argue about it," says attorney Spike Eickholt.
A lawyer representing criminal defense attorneys says creating a bill of rights is bad idea.
"Courts settle these things case by case based on facts that already exist. Our position creating an automatic statutory right is arguably going to interfere with our ability to do our job," says Eickholt.
Another bill that benefit victims of sexual violence had a hearing today in Lincoln. This would completely remove the statute of limitations for survivors that are looking at civil lawsuits.
Current state law gives victims four years to begin a civil lawsuit, Senator Sara Howard's bill would change that.
"Four years is a very short time, victims of sexual violence may need years or even decades to fully process trauma or to understand what has happened to them," says aide to Sen. Howard Timore Klingler. | {
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Moto Adrenaline: Chillin in the Q - Wedding day!
Chillin in the Q - Wedding day!
Sitting on the back porch at my in laws house is always a highlight for me on these trips. Its so peaceful and the coffee tastes so good. Today was going to be an easy day for me. I was meeting some friends for breakfast, then I was going to take the rest of the morning visiting bike shops. I then thought I would come back to the house and wash my bike. It was so dirty from all of the rain in Colorado. Then I would take it easy before the wedding. Jamie on the other hand was going to have a busy day, she was trying to help her mom and aunt in getting the final wedding things together. That meant I would be solo today.
I met up with a long time HS friend and we had breakfast and caught back up. Richard and I have known each other since the late 70's so it was good to catch up. After breakfast I headed over to the BMW dealership. Sandia BMW is a nice place. It is located right next to the car dealership, they sale BMW and Minis. The dealership was very friendly and I spent an hour there kicking tires with a guy buying the new s1000xr.
I stopped at the Kawasaki dealer as well. R & S Kawasaki, KTM was not as impressive as BMW. The sales staff was not very up to date. The one sales guy asked if I was riding the new versys 1000. I said yes, he started asking me questions as he had not seen one. Thought it was strange that the sales person had not seen this bike. Really odd.
I finished the day at PJ's Motorcycles. They sell Ducati and Triumph. I like the dealership, but every time I am in there it seems like the staff is rather put off that they might have to speak with anyone other than the locals. Its a shame as I do like the dealership.
I made it home and cleaned up the bike and got to relax before the wedding. It was a good off day in the 505.
Here are a few shots from the wedding. I want to congratulate Keri & Kenny Chavez and wish them the best of luck on a long lasting and loving life together. | {
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For hundreds of years, the Jedi protected the galaxy from the pervasive influence of the dark side, standing against the atrocities perpetrated by the Sith. In the earliest days of the Galactic Empire, however, the Jedi Order was destroyed, leaving only a scant handful of Jedi, hiding across the galaxy. One of those far-flung Jedi was the great warrior and general, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and as Luke Skywalker leaves Tatooine to join the Galactic Civil War, Obi-Wan accompanies him to aid the Rebel Alliance.
You can take Obi-Wan Kenobi's prowess with a lightsaber and his knowledge of the Force into your games of Imperial Assault with the Obi-Wan Kenobi Ally Pack! Like other Ally Packs, the Obi-Wan Kenobi Ally Pack offers a beautifully sculpted plastic figure of Obi-Wan Kenobi, along with all the Deployment cards, Command cards, Mission cards, and Item cards that you need to add this Jedi Knight into your campaigns and skirmishes. Unlike other figure packs, however, the Obi-Wan Kenobi Ally Pack has no corresponding larger expansion, meaning this Ally Pack is the only way for you to bring Obi-Wan Kenobi into your games of Imperial Assault!
Today, we'll preview the Obi-Wan Kenobi Ally Pack and explore the impact he can have in your campaign and skirmish games.
Like several previous characters throughout Imperial Assault, Obi-Wan Kenobi features different versions for campaigns and skirmishes. Regardless of your chosen format, however, you'll soon see that Obi-Wan's mastery of the Force makes him a dangerous opponent for servants of the dark side.
In the campaign game, Obi-Wan Kenobi can be invaluable for helping you to complete your mission and keeping Imperial forces out of your way. First, Obi-Wan Kenobi is a powerful combatant, with a significant amount of health and three powerful attack dice. What's more, Obi-Wan automatically receives an evade result every time he defends, and he can spend surges to increase his damage and pierce enemy armor.
Even as he fights alongside you, Obi-Wan Kenobi can influence the Force to aid the Rebel heroes. Use the Force is a passive ability that automatically adds a surge to your results whenever you're performing an attribute test close to Obi-Wan—essentially allowing you to instantly pass all but the most difficult test. You can also use Mind Trick once during your activation to choose two hostile figures within four spaces and push those figures one space, potentially denying them a precise shot or shoving them into your line of fire. Best of all, neither of these abilities require you to spend actions to trigger them, meaning you can reliably benefit from both abilities every single round!
Your missions in an Imperial Assault campaign will lead you across the Star Wars galaxy, to dozens of strange locales and dangerous situations. With the new side mission included in this Ally Pack, you may travel to Tatooine to help conceal Obi-Wan Kenobi from an unexpected Imperial patrol. Despite the dangers, there are still some rewards to be found as well. Your adventures may lead you to find the Ancient Lightsaber, an undeniably powerful weapon. With attack dice equal to your hero's insight and the ability to cut through even the thickest armor, the Ancient Lightsaber is a worthwhile weapon for any hero to claim.
With the skirmish version of Obi-Wan Kenobi, you'll find a variety of differences, but perhaps the most important is that he cost three less points than his campaign version. For only seven points, Obi-Wan Kenobi's health, attack dice, and surge abilities are extremely effective, giving you substantial hitting power without expending too much of your army list.
Beyond just his raw stats, Obi-Wan Kenobi also features some unique abilities in his skirmish incarnation. With Alter Mind, you prevent nearby hostile figures with a cost of six or less from interacting or controlling anything in the mission—giving you a great way to gain control of terminals or keep your opponent from completing objectives. By positioning Obi-Wan in just the right spot, you could significantly slow down your opponent's game plan. Then, when Obi-Wan Kenobi is defeated, Into the Force allows you to choose one of your other figures and cause that figure to become Focused! Even when he's defeated, Obi-Wan Kenobi still helps the Rebel Alliance escape and accomplish their ultimate goals.
At its most basic, Channel the Force allows you to keep your Force User Command cards available on call, instead of simply hoping you draw the card you need. Granted, one of your figures must suffer strain to pay for this ability, but that's a small price to pay to have your most powerful Command cards available whenever you need them.
You'll also find several new options for Command cards with the Force User trait included in this same Ally Pack, starting with Force Surge. You can play this card at the end of your activation to allow a Force User to move one space. Then, you can choose an adjacent hostile figure that must suffer damage and strain without rolling defense dice! By allowing you to reposition and potentially defeat another figure at the end of your activation, every Force User becomes even more dangerous than before.
With Force Surge, Obi-Wan Kenobi is able to move one space and destroy a weakened Stormtrooper, all while preventing the other Stormtrooper from controlling the nearby terminal!
If you're playing as the Rebel Alliance, your Force Users can take advantage of A Powerful Influence. Played at the start of a round, this card prevents all nearby hostile figures from interacting or controlling anything until the beginning of the next round, helping you stall your opponent and gain control of the mission. Finally, you gain Obi-Wan Kenobi's personal Command card, I Must Go Alone. If Obi-Wan Kenobi is infiltrating deep into Imperial territory, you can play I Must Go Alone to prevent hostile figures from attacking you unless they're at close range. Whether you need Obi-Wan Kenobi to escape with an objective or slip past an enemy team, this Command card allows you to harness the Force and elude your enemies.
The Jedi Knights have been scattered and hidden, but there is still great power in the Jedi traditions and their knowledge of the Force. Welcome Obi-Wan Kenobi to the Rebel Alliance with the Obi-Wan Kenobi Ally Pack, and pre-order your copy of this Imperial Assault expansion at your local retailer today! | {
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