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The Unpublishables: Interview with Mina V. Esguerra (November 2018)
I spend a lot on the #romanceclass community (Filipino authors of romance in English and readers of the books), helping with expenses for events, actor talent fees, book fair table fees, book giveaways. We're trying to create an environment where people know that it's okay to read romance, read romance by Filipino authors, read romance by us in English…it's a lot of work but it's a bigger project than just promoting one book.
Frolic Media: Author Mina Esguerra Takes Us Deep Into The Heart of RomanceClass Tradition (July 2018)
Several times a year, a romance author and reader community meets in Manila to bond over books and watch live readings. But instead of authors doing the readings, they invite theater actors to do it. Authors and readers become the audience. Sometimes there's coffee, other times wine, but what's constant: romance, books and the experience of enjoying the words, with fellow readers.
Bookthingo Podcast: Jay E. Tria, Six de los Reyes and Mina V. Esguerra: #romanceclassFLAIR (November 2017)
It all started on Twitter. I think I semi-jokingly suggested that we need romance imprints for indie books, so that readers can find books with a similar reader promise. Author Mina V. Esguerra responded, and within a few months our discussion evolved into a #romanceclass writing workshop that aimed to produce books that could be loosely grouped into an imprint that we decided to call Flair. To do this, Mina challenged the workshop participants to write steamier romance, to use familiar tropes with a Filipino flavour, and to use alternating points of view between the romantic couple.
Lifestyle Network: Passion Forward with Mina V. Esguerra (April 2017)
To Mina V. Esguerra, the connection between her writing and choosing her advocacy came very easily. "A lot of what I write is about women, and for readers, anyway. Choosing to involve them seems natural."
Bookthingo Podcast: Be everything to someone (December 2016)
Mina V. Esguerra and I talk about sad ending fatigue, the complexity of reading stories set in a familiar culture, and class struggles in romance stories. Can romance fiction make political statements?
Smart Bitches: Self Publishing, Happy Ever Afters, and Performing Romances: An Interview with Mina V. Esguerra (October 2016)
This week, Sarah chats with author Mina V. Esguerra, a romance writer in the Philippines. They talk about how self-publishing has changed her career immeasurably, and her experience writing characters who endure sexual shaming to reach their happily ever afters.
From Page One: Interview: Mina V. Esguerra
I'm on a laptop or netbook most hours of the day as it is, so working and writing me wouldn't look any different to someone who happens to pass by. I do like to plot stuff in my head before I write it down though, and it usually happens when I'm sitting in moving vehicles.
Chachic's Book Nook: Interview with Mina V. Esguerra and Giveaway
At the same time I don't want to go into that review and really discuss things point by point, because by then a person's read and judged the work and that judgment belongs to them. I don't want to be so involved and visible that a reviewer will feel awkward knowing that I'm just there hovering.
Philippine Daily Inquirer: Pretty in Print by Ruel de Vera
While she's read some foreign titles identified as chick lit – she's read the Bridget Jones books, for example – that's not where she's coming from. "I'm basically writing from the Sweet Valley Twins perspective, but I try to make the characters older." In effect, she has allowed her characters to grow up and face the contemporary world of up-and-coming Filipino women.
Rocket Kapre: Interim Goddess of Love: Interview with Mina Esguerra
I am even more excited about publishing now – as a Filipino author, living in the Philippines, writing about Filipinos — than when I started. I appreciate the support coming from a publisher like Summit, and I can tell that many readers know of me because of my work with them. At the same time, it's great that digital publishing has made it easier for me to reach a larger market, and that this market has taken an interest in familiar stories set in unfamiliar places.
Chachic's Book Nook: Snippets of an Interview with Mina V. Esguerra
Before, I was just hiding, just looking at [reviews] without commenting back or replying. After a while, I realized I should say something as it was nice of them to have bought the book, read it and shared it with their friends.
GMA News Online: Mina V. Esguerra: Young publisher in pajamas by Meann Ortiz
Technology is changing the game, so it is now possible for authors like Esguerra to seriously consider independent publishing as a viable and legitimate way to market their work as an alternative to traditional publishing.
ANC's Future Perfect with Karmina Constantino (video)
Charlene Sawit's Field Trips to the Real World: Postcards on Writing 1 – Self-publishing
I outline on Evernote, write the draft on either my laptop or iPad and sync it to Dropbox so I can add to it from any device I happen to be using. This has been helpful because I am juggling so many things right now and I write every free chance I get, and sometimes that's fifteen minutes in a coffee shop or while in line for a taxi.
ANC Alerts with Lexi Schulze (video)
ANC's Shop Talk with Ria Tanjuatco-Trillo (video)
Reev Writes: 7 Questions with Author Mina V. Esguerra
Rappler: Self-publish in 3 easy steps by Ime Morales
Mina says that in the US, the authors who are really spending time on self-publishing (both the writing and marketing aspects of it) have been able to quit their jobs and do the work full-time.
"It's a combination of writing a good book, writing a book in the right genre and actively engaging readers and other writers," she reveals.
Book Adoration: Author Interview with Mina V. Esguerra
I used to be the kind of writer who waited for inspiration, but I decided a few years ago that I had to have structure, and a schedule, if I wanted to write more than one book in my lifetime.
Philstar: This is your book by Luis Katigbak
This has been rewarding in so many ways, but the most fun for me has been getting the data. I find out in real time how many of my books have sold, what happens when I do a giveaway, an interview, or do a talk somewhere. Apparently I like the control part of this and adjust my strategy based on the data I get.
Interview with author Amy Evans for NALitChat
NALitChat on Culture and Diversity (November 14, 2013)
Manila Bulletin: Keep 'em teaching by Ronald Lim (Yahoo mirror)
"PNU already invited me to speak once before, and I loved how the Lit students knew their stuff. I'd mention book titles and they'd know them. It just made me feel good that people studying to be Lit teachers were passionate about reading," she explains. "The second time I was in PNU to speak (invited by Circulus Literati this time) I learned during lunch with the dean how much the tuition fee per semester was. And I thought that I could definitely raise that, set aside some amount per month to help a future teacher with tuition. I asked if Circulus Literati would help, and they made everything happen."
Buqo: Interview with the Chick Lit Guru Mina V. Esguerra by Dianne Chua
How about the one you doubted to be a success?
I have a series called Young and Scambitious that I'm proud of, but am also sure not many people will "get." It's a case of me writing what I want and not caring what happens after.
Philippine Daily Inquirer Commentary: Alternative Publishing 101 by Neni Romana-Sta.Cruz
A dozen digital books later, Esguerra recounts how some of her e-books have been published as hard copies by local publishers—a publishing route in reverse, so to speak, for we usually think of "real" books first before the digital versions. From the start, Esguerra was driven to write for an audience larger than the Philippines and learned many lessons along the way.
Bibliophile Soprano: Author Interview: Mina V. Esguerra
Keep writing, and read a lot. Not just the books similar to the ones you plan to write, but anything. Everything. The things I'm most proud of in my own books are usually inspired by other genres or entirely unrelated work.
The Galvanizers: Featured Author: Mina V. Esguerra
Because I write in English, I want my books to be read wherever there are people who speak that language (and read romance). There's a boom in young adult readership in the Philippines right now and I think it's entirely possible to be a publishing success by writing into that trend. (For how long though? Pinoy authors, I think, should plan out a writing career that will survive trends.)
Chachic's Book Nook: Sola Musica: 5 Songs from My Sola Musica Playlist by Mina V. Esguerra
For Sola Musica, my story "Georgia Lost and Found" starts off on the road, and flashes back to different times in Georgia and Ken's lives when they've been on the road together.
Bookbed: All is Fair in Love and Writing
Mina then asked the group to introduce themselves and share their favorite romance novels and the reason they joined the workshop. This encouraged everyone to be vocal about the kinds of books they love (my favorite kind of discussion!) and also what they wanted to learn through the workshop. She then turned the tide of the conversation to how finishing a romance novel will be her main focus and said, "You learn something just by the experience of finishing it (a book)."
NA Alley: Reading NA From Way Over Here: Speaking up from southeast Asia
I like mentioning this to remind people, especially if their books are sold online, that their audience is the world, and I'm in a really crowded part of it. People in my country love to read.
One Day at The Beach: An Interview With The Sola Musica Authors
So I have to admit something– I probably wouldn't actually go to an event like Sola Musica. Being that isolated and dependent on "portalets" kind of freaks me out. But I'm going to definitely give the tickets to three single friends on the condition that they not hang out with each other and instead wander around and meet other people. (Story idea!)
Interaksyon: Pinoy romance novelist Mina Esguerra on 5 secrets to writing a bestseller
"I've seen so many writers get stuck with trying to portray romance that's 'real' or 'authentic,'" said Esguerra. "Touches of reality do make it interesting, but don't forget that what we want is for our fantasies to come to life, with the help of your words."
Modern Filipina: How Romance Author Mina V. Esguerra Makes Her Passion Work For Her
I still treated it as a hobby as my fifth novella was being published. The decision to make a career out of this was really me deciding to continue to write and commit to writing and publishing more.
Philippine Daily Inquirer: The romantic empire of Mina V. Esguerra by Ruel de Vera
"I kind of got used to everything being slow in publishing. A book might take a few years or a lifetime to write. And then when I started playing in that playground of Amazon and self-publishers abroad, that's when I realized it could be faster, it could be more efficient. It could be more reader-centric and market-centric."
Modern Filipina: 5 Cliches from Romance Novels That Shouldn't Apply to Real Life by Marian Bartolome
"Relationships that are hard-fought, sometimes against each other (and not just the world), can be stressful. Because if the underlying reason WHY there was conflict was never addressed, then it'll just keep coming up. For as long as you're together. Not exactly the happiest of endings."


Wilderness landscape in Nunavut, Canada. Another wilderness landscape in Nunavut or Northwest Territories, Canada.
Inspiration for the logo of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games to be held in Vancouver, Canada. This particular InukShuk is a 'inunguak', in the shape of a human. Its traditional meaning is roughly 'someone was here' or 'you're on the right path'.


Like yourself a bit of discount? Then this is the place for you. Starting September 13th we will open the doors of an outlet in the middle of the Pijp in Amsterdam. A place where you can score the most beautiful clothing for the best affordable prices. Clothing, shoes and accessories with discounts from 50% up to 70% off.
Levi's, Samsøe & Samsøe, Another-Label, Second Female, Selected Femme & Selected Homme, Minimum, Edited, FRNCH and many more.


Every week we post a Sumi-e , a drawing with a short text or poem on the Facebook site of DanaPresent. We made postcards of two drawings for you.
Every week we post a DanaPrent, a drawing with a short text or poem on the Facebook site of DanaPresent. We made postcards of two DanaPrents for you.


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Vice Premier Pays Guidance Visit to Kommadam Academy
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(KPL) Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone accompanied by senior officials of the Ministry of National Defence on Jan 17 visited Kommadam Academy, a sergeant training institute, in Vientiane Province to extend greetings to its staff, faculty member and students on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Lao People's Army (Jan 20, 1959-2018).
The visiting Vice Premier was greeted by Brig. Gen. Bounchan Ladsavong in charge of military affairs of Kommadam Academy; senior officials, teachers and students of the academy; and representatives of local authorities.
While talking with the military officers, the deputy prime minister conveyed warm greetings from the Party central committee and the government to the management, teachers and military students of the academy and through them to the families of fallen officers, those injured and nursed at hospitals, and those working in remote areas as well as military retirees.
The Deputy Prime Minister urged the military officers to do their best to promote the policy of the Party and government, protect revolutionary achievements, and incorporate national defence and public security activities into the national socio-economic development and be loyal to the mission of the Party and the nation and attach importance to the improvement of their work regime to ensure it is scientific, realistic and transparent.
Kommadam Academy has originated from Kommadam Military School, founded on 18 June 1955, the first military school to be announced established by late President Kaysone Phomvihane.
The school was originally located in Kangmong village, Soy district, Huaphan Province
(then the stronghold of Pathetlao).
Since its inception, the academy has produced more than 10,000 military officers. Some of them have become national heroic people and hold senior positions of the Party, government and in armed forces.
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Address Application - See Dodge County Highway Dept.
NOTE: Some townships require their signature on the form prior to turning it in to the Zoning Office. You may need to attend their Township meeting so it helps to plan in advance.


Ran into some issues with my cylinder head, a few stripped threads (including a plug thread) and a bolt snapped in the old head...so I got a same year replacement cylinder head (1973) and a top end gasket kit.
I finally received the "new" head in the mail and its in pretty good shape but I this is my first time getting into the internals of this engine (or any engine for that matter) so i want to make sure i do this right.
It appears that one of the rockers that controls the exhaust flow is stuck slightly (as seen in the picture above) and im not sure if thats an issue and if it is, if its one that i can fix through cleaning.
I would appreciate any advice anyone can give me on the matter, thanks!
Is the cam still in the head??? You didn't show that side.... If it isn't??? Sure the valve being stuck open isn't a good thing..... I would say the new head will need a valve job.... What was wrong with the one that was on your bike????


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Wilburn Hartwell Stubblefield (a.k.a. W. H. Stubblefield; he later changed it to Hartwell Wilburn Stubblefield) (1907 in Oklahoma – May 21, 1935 in Indianapolis, Indiana), nicknamed "Stubby", was an American racecar driver. He was killed in a practice crash for the 1935 Indianapolis 500.  He is buried at Angeles Abbey Cemetery, Compton, California. Stubblefield was the son of Michael Stubblefield and Mrs. Lela Middlebrook (a.k.a. Lela Kincheloe Couts). Some sources give his birthdate as December 28, 1909, but most sources say 1907 with no month or day specified. Furthermore, a newspaper article states that he was 27 years old at the time of his death, which implies a birthdate between May 22, 1907 and May 21, 1908. At the time of his death, his home was in Los Angeles. Some sources say that he was born in Los Angeles, but most say that he was born in Oklahoma. The 1910 United States Census lists him as being the age of two when his family was recorded on April 25, 1910, and living in Oklahoma City.

Stubblefield was the first driver ever killed during a qualification attempt at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway when he and Leo Whitaker (his riding mechanic) struck a wall on a time trial run; both were killed. At the time of the crash, their speed was about 116 miles per hour. Stubblefield was survived by his wife Dorothy and his daughter Patricia.

Career award
He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1997.

Indianapolis 500 results

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A 911 call from a woman at Stinson (Mud Fork) Road said a man was trying to break into her house, a subject reportedly unknown to her. He was reportedly pounding on the door and windows.
State Police and Grantsville patrolman Joey Garrett responded to the call, the State Police arrested George Franklin Cason III, 43, of Stinson Road, Chloe, charging him with DUI and obstructing an officer.
Cason was parked in the woman's driveway when Trooper S. E. McCullough arrived, according to the criminal complaint.
The officer said Cason was holding a can of beer, and when he attempted to remove him "he became belligerent and attempted to start his vehicle and leave the scene...and continued to cuss the officer."
Trooper McCullough, after several attempts to remove the man, was "forced to use pepper spray."
Cason was taken to Central Regional Jail and has been released on bond.


@pasztor7 how to add gems and vip level? is there any gm commands?
how to access base drawer? is it ingame or external?
@walter307 read this and Good Luck!!
P.D 1: If you do not know or do not understand some tables and records do not touch it! (although I review everything and it is understood based on keywords).
P.D 2: You already have to have the "Gift" database created.
When you finish erasing everything (all data must be empty regarding existing accounts).
1- Save the changes of the Navicat and close it.
5- Register from the client. (finish the basic tutorial, so that the information is saved, then do something in the castle). And ready with that you do not start over from scratch every time.
Save the changes and enter the customer again! and WUALA!
@AcekY no worries, i pretty much understand about it.
There remains only one point.
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The full client and server source code is there.
Use cmake to generate fresh project and solution files for you instead of using the stale old ones which may have been broken.
So are the files for building the client on Windows?
On windows, you can build for windows or android.
On Mac you can build for iOS or android.


Dino was inspired by the architectural and organic patterns that are often seen together in public spaces - a vine growing along an iron support. Natura is a one of a kind sculptural ring featuring a pyramidal lepidocrosite. This ring was awarded 1st place in Best Coloured Gemstone Design by the 2012 Excellence in Design Competition.


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Q: custom input field on product grid in admin magento 2 I am making custom module where am attaching to customers to products with the help of product grid
See screenshot two tabs

and in select product tab m selecting products
Tab 2

while selecting products I want to add one custom input field on all product where I can enter value and that value will store in my database.
Can anyone help me with this.

A: Hm. The fastet way is add the new custom attribute to the products and use it. You can add new attribute via Admin Panel or from Namespace/Module/Setup/UpgradeData.php (or install) file in your custom module (which is better in my opinion). Then this attribute will be visible in all products in BE and value'll be available in FE via $product->getData('attr_name').
If you want to show this attribute input only for assigned products (not for all) -> then it is most complex, but usually it's not problem that product has additional input.

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'Einstein's theory of Relativity' is a group of four words that sums up for many people what rocket scientists can understand and ordinary mortals can't. DON'T FALL FOR THIS - Einstein's ideas are commonsense, and not difficult to understand. They're only difficult to believe. The picture below and the one on the next page are going to demonstrate this to you.
What do you do if you want to throw a javelin or a cricket ball really quickly? You take a run-up. Because if you're moving quickly to begin with, anything you throw in front of you will move more quickly as a result. Relativity begins by understanding that this isn't true for light.
Light always goes at the same speed. Whether a satellite is coming towards you or going away, however fast it's going, the signal it transmits always gets to you at the same speed. This has been confirmed in many experiments and is a fundamental truth built into the very fabric of the universe.
Imagine you're standing on a platform with a train steadily moving past. When the train is in the middle of the platform, it emits two beams of light, one going forward and one going backwards. As we've said, the original speed of the train doesn't matter: these two beams of light both travel at the same speed, the speed of light. And as you can see, the beams reach the ends of the platform simultaneously.


The cryptocurrency market has been taking most of the major coins on a ride over the past few weeks. Tron [TRX], the tenth-largest coin on the CoinMarketCap list, has been rescued by the bull and is seeing large growth over the past hour.
At the time of press, Tron [TRX] was seen pumping by over 10 % in the past hour. The coin was valued at $0.0279, with a market cap of $1.864 billion. The coin registered a 24-hour trade volume of $213 million while noting a growth of 7.93% over the past day. TRX, which the eighth-largest coin, has noted a growth of 1.08% over the past week and currently seeing a staggering high. The coin has broken earlier marked resistances within the past hour on February 4 and is now undergoing correction with the same speed.


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Q: Detect if array has only null values in it I have an array and I would like a simple non-loop test if that arrays contains ONLY null values. Empty array also counts as having only null values.
I guess another way to describe the issue is to test if the array has at least one non-null value.
So:
Good: [ null, null, null ]
Good: []
Bad:  [ null, 3, null ]

A: var arrayData1 = [null, null, null];
var arrayData2 = [];
var arrayData3 = [null, 3, null];
var arrayData4 = [3];

function isNull(inputArray) {
    if (inputArray.length) {
        var currentElement = inputArray[0];
        for (var i = 1, len = inputArray.length; i < len && currentElement === null; i += 1) {
            currentElement = currentElement || inputArray[i];
        }
        if (currentElement !== null) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}

console.log(isNull(arrayData1));
console.log(isNull(arrayData2));
console.log(isNull(arrayData3));
console.log(isNull(arrayData4));

Output
true
true
false
false

Edit 1: And here comes the most efficient solution (suggested by user2736012). This solution applies KISS principle. K eep I t S imple, S illy.
function isNull(inputArray) {
  for (var i = 0, len = inputArray.length; i < len; i += 1)
    if (inputArray[i] !== null)
      return false;
  return true;
}

Performance Result: http://jsperf.com/so-q-19337761/6

A: You can avoid using an explicit loop by using Array#every:
var all_null = arr.every(function(v) { return v === null; });

but of course internally the engine will still iterate over the array.  Iterating over the array explicitly might actually be faster. The important thing to do is break out of the loop once you encounter an element which is not null (the method does that).
This method is not supported in every browser, see the link for a polyfill.

A: The easiest way I can think of is a simple:
Array.prototype.isNull = function (){
    return this.join().replace(/,/g,'').length === 0;
};

[null, null, null].isNull(); // true
[null, 3, null].isNull(); // false

JS Fiddle demo.
This takes the array, joins the elements of that array together (without arguments join() joins the array elements together with , characters) to return a string, replaces all the , characters in that string (using a regular expression) with empty strings and then tests if the length is equal to 0. So:
[null, 3, null].isNull()

Joined together to give:
',3,'

Has all the commas replaced (using the g flag after the regular expression), to give:
'3'

Tested to see if its length is equal to 0, to give:
false

It's worth noting that there is the problem of, potentially, the , featuring in the checked arrays.
Also, Felix Kling's answer is somewhat faster.


Last weekend, I had the pleasure of hosting my women's wellness workshop series with Sacha Palmer, founder of Core + Co and Shirley Patiroff, counsellor at Renew Your Mind.
These workshops (and Balancing Act's concept) are all about connection, learning and most importantly growth as an individual and as a community.
The first part of this workshop started off with an energetic and uplifting Garuda class lead by Sacha followed by a nourishing afternoon tea with delicious Bowl & Arrow and Rawlicious treats.
Then finally a reflective session with Shirley discussing mindfulness and intimacy in our relationships.
It was so uplifting to see all the women glowing from the event, so I thought it would be insightful to share some of the top take-aways from the workshop.
There is something very special about participating in an uplifting exercise class with a group of people, a community. The Garuda session wasn't just about strength, movement, getting warmed up (although it sure did those things) but it made us more aware of our breath, the breath of people around us and connection with self and others through breath.
I love sharing food with people especially wholesome and nourishing food! This time around I thought a sweet yummy afternoon tea with raw treats would do the job! It was also probably my pregnancy cravings kicking in 🙂 Bowl and Arrow and Rawlicious' treats perfectly demonstrated how clean eating can be (and should be) fun and amazingly delicious.
Shirley gave many handy tips and tricks to help us live our best life. She reminded us that each and every one of us have the ability to live life to the fullest, provided we consciously decide to do so. But it's easier said than done, most of us, including myself (guilty as charged), are too "busy" rushing through our full lives, we're not consciously creating it to look the way we want it to look.
The importance of listening, (REALLY listening!) you will be surprised to see how much you can learn from and about your partner! And when it is your turn to speak, learn how to speak without an "agenda".
The importance of mindfulness: Shirley is a big fan of mindfulness. It always seems like when we are mindful, we are happy and content and enjoying life. One of my goals is to be more mindful especially as we are expecting baby number 3!!
What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is paying attention on purpose! A lot of us go through life mindlessly- a bit on autopilot.
Acknowledge your strengths and weaknesses and see how you and your partner can learn from each other rather than keeping track of what the other did wrong.
"Mystery is not about traveling to new places, it is about looking with new eyes" – Esther Perel. Think outside the box – date nights don't always have to literally mean a date night. If you can, go for walks, spend time together without being rigid, some of the greatest date nights can be on the sofa with a drink! And speaking of Esther Perel – this Ted Talk is a must!
And finally, to be more intimate and mindful with your partner, know yourself first and take care of you!! Implement self-care into your lifestyle. Health and wellness are not just things we should think about only once a month for a few hours, but rather, to reap the true benefits of it, we need to implement it into our lifestyle. It is a way of living.
I was so excited to be able to offer everyone wellness goodie bags with reminders to take moments out of our full lives for self-care and just simply enjoy what we have.
Thank you to all my brand sponsors, the goodie bags featured Next Magazine, Good Health Choices NZ, Ooh La La Candles (Natural Aromatic Car Diffuser), The Collective (super kefir mango turmeric and a pro-yo high protein yoghurt pouch), Velvet Skin and Body (Dermaplaning Special Offer), No Ugly (ginger & cucumber wellness tonics), Mamas Retreat (special offer), Antipodes Scientific Beauty (Divine Face Oil avocado oil & rosehip), Linden Leaves (Natural Skincare Sampler set), Harker Herbals (stree relief formulation), Urban Herbalist (20% off your next purchase voucher), Triquetra Candles (mini pure soy Reiki infused candle).
Through Balancing Act, my goal is to inspire people to live their best life and to make health and wellness fun and exciting. But my absolute favourite thing about the workshops is always the connections and relationships I've fostered, most of which started through the beauty of social media. But it is amazing when those relationships allow you to connect with such inspiring people in person – I am so grateful for these opportunities and hope you enjoyed them just as much I do!


The beast has blown his exhaust! We took it into a garage where they said they couldn't get the spares till Friday. Andy did incredibly well with his Spanish.
So we are stuck here on the Tamarit campsite for another week. Shame! We are one minute walk from the beach, close to the pool and several nice restaurants and tapas bars. The sun is shining and the sea is blue. We have booked an overnight trip to Barcelona for tomorrow.
We had a fabulous day out in Reus. Reus is another lovely town and the birth place of Gaudi the architect. We visited the Gaudi exhibition centre. Really interesting and now we need to see the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
We had the most amazing day out watching these incredible human towers.
We had a very pleasant day in Tarragona yesterday. The Roman town and amphitheatre there are as impressive in their own way as Carcassonne, and the city itself is very pretty. We are thinking of going back on Monday to watch the human towers display, but apparently the crowds are absolutely horrendous, so we haven't made up our minds yet. There are some good activities on site, so I've been playing Paddle tennis, which is a somewhat strange hybrid of tennis and squash, and doing some archery.
The campsite has suddenly filed up for the weekend with hundreds of people from Barcelona. I know that there is at least one other English family here because I heard the following conversation in the gents this morning. I was sitting on the throne, and several other cubicles were occupied. The usual trumpet involuntary was taking place when suddenly a blast to stifle all completion rung out. There was a short pause, after which the proud voice of a little girl of about three rang out, proudly explaining "My Dad done the biggest fart, and he's not even having a poo!" This was quickly followed by some desperate shushing and a very rapid departure from the arena.
Zephyr of breeze or water falling?
Drinking tea beneath this tree.
Well, we've now been away five weeks and the sun continues to shine! Drove down from Rosas yesterday, (relatively uneventful apart from getting lost as soon as we left the campsite and going the wrong way round a roundabout just before we arrived at the campsite). We are using the motorway now we are in Spain as they are much cheaper than the French ones and making towing less of an adrenalin-fuelled activity. The new campsite is great, with a massive pool a great beach, and all the facilities one could ask for. It's absolutely massive but very quiet which is just how I like it. We both seem to have pretty well shut down the brain cells at present and aren't doing very much exciting at all. I'm going to start working on my Spanish again from today, but I don't think there's any chance that we'll ever understand it properly.
Missing work more than I thought I would, and by no means certain I'm cut out for lazing around all day, but I'm happy to keep trying for another few weeks. We intend to be here for about a week before moving on to Valencia, and should be settled somewhere by mid-October.
Keep the comments coming. We will try and do something interesting soon!


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Professor who called Barbara Bush an 'amazing racist' won't be disciplined
Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images(FRESNO, Calif.) — The Fresno State University professor who described the late Barbara Bush as an "amazing racist" on Twitter last week won't be punished, the university's president, Joseph Castro, announced Tuesday.
Jarrar then hit back at those who criticized her comments and called for her ousting, saying that she "will never be fired" because she is a tenured professor.
Jarrar, a lecturer in the university's English department, has since made her Twitter account private.
Initially, Castro said the university shared "the deep concerns" over Jarrar's comments, saying that she made them as a "private citizen, not as a representative of Fresno State."
"Professor Jarrar's expressed personal views and commentary are obviously contrary to the core values of our university, which include respect and empathy for individuals with divergent points of view, and a sincere commitment to mutual understanding and progress," Castro said.
On Wednesday, Castro said that while the issue "raised many important questions about the scope of free speech," the university "does not have justification to support taking any disciplinary action" against Jarrar.
"Professor Jarrar's conduct was insensitive, inappropriate and an embarrassment to the university," he said. "I know her comments have angered many in our community and impacted our students. Let me be clear, on campus and whenever we are representing the university, I expect all of us to engage in respectful dialogue."
After the university "carefully reviewed the facts," officials decided that Jarrar did not violate any university policies and was speaking in a private capacity, although speaking on a public matter.
Castro also emphasized that it is because of the First Amendment, not her tenure, that Jarrar will not be punished.
"This private action is an issue of free speech and not related to her job or tenure," Castro said.
Castro had previously told The Fresno Bee that a "professor with tenure does not have blanket protection to say and do what they wish."
Jarrar is on leave for the spring semester, which she had previously requested before the incident occurred, according to the statement.
Jarrar did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment, but she told New York magazine that she "felt compelled to speak up" because she wants people to "remember history."
"I want people to know that our country's actions don't just disappear; they have real, negative consequences," she told the magazine.


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Q: How to fill comboboxes with days, months and years? I have 3 comboboxes. 1st: days,2nd: months,3rd: years.
I would like to fill the combobox with the correct days, i think leap year...
for (int i = 1; i <= 12; i++)
{
comboBoxDays.Items.Add(i);
}

for (int i = DateTime.Now.Year; i <= 2050; i++)
{
 comboBox1Month.Items.Add(i);
}

How I fill the days with correct numbers? If the year is a leap year.

A: There is a DateTime.DaysInMonth method that gives you the number of days in a particular month, even for leap years.

A: Try this
int year = 2019;
int month = 4;

int[] days = Enumerable.Range(1, DateTime.DaysInMonth(year, month)).ToArray();
int[] years = Enumerable.Range(DateTime.Now.Year, 2050).ToArray();
string[] months = new string[]{"Jan","Feb","Mar","..."};

comboBoxDays.DataSource = days;
comboBoxDays.DataBind();

comboBoxYears.DataSource = years;
comboBoxYears.DataBind();

comboBox1Month.DataSource = months;
comboBox1Month.DataBind();


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Microsoft currently seems to be on a mission to make every single game Xbox backwards compatible. Which is great news for us, really, as creatures of nostalgia.
And why Crysis 2: Maximum Edition is now allowed.
EA-published games Crysis 2 and Dragon Age 2 were pulled from Steam's marketplace due to issues surrounding the titles' in-game DLC stores, a new report suggests.
"So called killer games must not be honoured."
German governing party Christlich-demokratische Union (CDU) has publicly protested against Crysis 2 being nominated for - and eventually winning - the German Computergames Award for Best German Game.
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Origin wants "fair and open marketplace"
Third parties can sell DLC how they like.
EA has recommitted to having third party games on Origin and, in a dig at rival service Steam, talked about how to treat other publishers.
Crysis 2 developer Crytek has been accused of bad hiring and firing practices.
Plus, abandoned Redemption shooter outed.
Crysis 2 developer Crytek is hard at work on a brand new FPS franchise, according to a developer CV.
Developer vows not to repeat mistakes.
Those who played the PC version of sci-fi shooter Crysis 2 online upon release know it suffered from cheaters.
Nothing to do with Origin, EA claims.
You can't buy Crysis 2 and other EA games from digital download service Steam because Valve won't let EA directly manage its relationship with gamers.
Korean Ratings Board lists impending port.
Fear 3 online modes now available to all.
Gamers with second-hand copies of the PlayStation 3 version of Fear 3 now have the ability to access all the game's multiplayer modes.
This week's EU PSN Store update adds Fear 3's multiplayer unlock code, priced £3.19.
Fresh versions of the game come with the code included. Those with used copies must pay to play online options 'F**king Run!' and 'Soul Survivor'.
Massive PC update detailed in full.
The DirectX 11 update for the PC version of Crysis 2 is available for download now, and weighs in at a whopping 2.32GB.
As detailed last week, you'll need to install the new 1.9 update – also out today - before you try to run the graphics patch.
Crytek: Crysis 2 "backfired a bit"
Studio boss laments PC gamer backlash.
Crytek's decision to make Crysis 2 more accessible to low-spec PC gamers and their console brethren might have been a mistake, reckons the studio's CEO.
Full title update out next week.
The long-awaited Crysis 2 PC DirectX 11 patch launches next week, developer Crytek has confirmed.
You can download DX11 and high res texture packages for the shooter from 27th June, along with update 1.9, from the game's official site.
News of the upgrade first leaked out this morning, but Crytek has now kindly made it official.
Ultra Upgrade shown, then pulled.
The Crysis 2 DirectX 11 Ultra Upgrade for science-fiction shooter Crysis 2 has been revealed.
Plus, DX11 Crysis 2 patch due "shortly".
Crysis studio Crytek has denied reports that it's already developing for the Xbox 360's successor.
"This was not an EA decision."
The decision to remove Crysis 2 from Steam was Valve's call, not EA's, the game's publisher has insisted.
My shop's better than your shop.
Crysis 2 has disappeared from Steam and is now "only on Origin", EA's new digital distribution store.
"It's more capable than the PlayStation 3."
Full stereoscopic 3D is set to hit the Xbox 360, Eurogamer can reveal.
Map Pack packs four new for you.
The Retaliation Map Pack for Crysis 2 will be released on 17th May, a new EA video has confirmed.
This is the date for all three platforms: PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Obviously the PS3 release is dependent on the PlayStation Store being back in working order.
Added in Retaliation will be four new maps: Park Avenue, Transit, Shipyard and Compound.
Free CryENGINE SDK follows in August.
Modding tools for the PC version of Crysis 2 are on their way, developer Crytek has announced.
Crytek has promised to eradicate Crysis 2 exploits and punish those who use them.
No DirectX 10 support in the future?
Crysis 2 PC users will see a DirectX 11 patch in two to three months time, so says a report from our colleagues at Eurogamer.cz.
UPDATE: EA has issued Eurogamer with a statement on the matter, adding further confusion to the status of DirectX 11 support for Crysis 2.
"We have not made any official announcements about a patch yet," an EA spokesperson said.
ORIGINAL STORY: Crytek has poured cold water on a report that a DirectX 11 patch for excellent sci-fi first-person shooter Crysis 2 was in the works – but stopped short of denying its existence.
Bigger than Dragon Age II, Bulletstorm.
Crysis 2 is EA's biggest UK launch of 2011, sales-counter GfK Chart-Track has revealed.
That means the 8/10 shooter developed by Crytek has enjoyed a bigger opening weekend than Dragon Age II, Dead Space 2, Bulletstorm and Fight Night Champion - the games EA has already released this year.
Crysis 2 topped the UK all-formats chart this week, selling a 57 per cent majority on Xbox 360. The remaining 43 per cent was split 29 per cent on PS3 and 14 per cent on PC. Remember, digital sales aren't counted, which excludes Steam and its ilk.
3DS launch titles fare well.
The UK all-formats chart is rocked by a raft of new arrivals this week, the best selling being EA's blockbuster shooter Crysis 2, which tops the list.
Plus, no DirectX 11 support yet.
The PC version of FPS sequel Crysis 2 is only a day old in the US and it has already been patched up.
"What are we supposed to do?"
Crysis 2 maker Crytek has defended the use of digital rights management in its games, claiming most fail to notice it.
Wants final product to be "flawless".
EA has pulled the PlayStation 3 multiplayer demo of upcoming first-person shooter Crysis 2 – two days after it launched.
German developer Crytek has hit back at those who have criticised the PlayStation 3 version of upcoming first-person shooter, insisting it is exactly the same as the Xbox 360 version.
Hollywood veteran helps out Crytek team.
Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer has lent his hand to Crysis 2's score, the game's publisher EA has revealed.
Sony is trying to move PlayStation Move. Get it. That's the theme of today's PlayStation Store update.
Cue a raft of new special offers. Flight Control (7/10) is £2, Swords and Soldiers (8/10) is £4.80 and Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves (7/10) now £2.50.
There's a huge demo for PlayStation Move Heroes to download if you'd like, too. It's 2.6GB. Other demos today are for Crysis 2 multiplayer and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12.
Also, PlayStation 3 demo dated.
Crytek experimented with Move controls for the PlayStation 3 version of Crysis 2 but ditched the idea, judging it a poor fit for the gameplay, the FPS sequel's senior producer has revealed.
New PC, Xbox 360 demo out today.
The Crysis 2 Xbox 360 demo released last month was downloaded an impressive 1.7 million times, EA has announced.
Still no PS3 date though.
Forthcoming FPS sequel Crysis 2 gets a new Xbox 360 multiplayer demo next week, publisher EA has announced.
The new demo, which hits Xbox Live on 1st March, will include two maps - "Skyline" and "Pier 17" - and two gameplay modes - "Team Instant Action" and "Crash Site".
As previously announced, PC users can get their hands on the demo on the same day. A PlayStation 3 version is also on the way, but EA hasn't confirmed a release date for that as of yet.
First gameplay footage of PS3 version outed.
A new Crysis 2 video has confirmed a PlayStation 3 multiplayer demo will launch.
The gameplay video, below, shows a snippet from the single-player level "Semper Fi or Die".
At the end of the video we're told: "PS3 multiplayer demo coming soon."
"There are stats that corroborate that."
Just days after the PC version of high-profile shooter Crysis 2 was leaked onto the internet, forcing developer Crytek to issue a statement that said "piracy continues to damage the PC packaged goods market and the PC development community", one group has claimed PC game piracy is actually on the decline.
PS3 gamers "can probably hope for one."
PC and Xbox 360 gamers can play upcoming science fiction shooter Crysis 2 before launch. But what about PlayStation 3 gamers? Will they get a demo?
Two maps and two modes.
A PC Crysis 2 multiplayer demo will be available to download from 1st March, EA has announced.
The demo, which will be available to download from the Crysis 2 website, includes two maps and two modes, each setting up six versus six matches.
Skyline is set on top of the rooftops and interiors of skyscrapers in Crytek's crumbling New York, and Pier 17 is an open environment with limited cover.
Industry hits out at Crysis 2, Killzone 3 piracy.
The game industry has reacted angrily to the leaks of two of 2011's most anticipated shooters: Crysis 2 and Killzone 3.
Boss moves to reassure PC gaming fans.
German developer Crytek has moved to reassure gamers that it remains committed to the PC despite the leak of a near complete build of upcoming shooter Crysis 2.
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"Piracy continues to damage PC dev community."
Publishing giant Electronic Arts and German developer Crytek suffered a blow over the weekend after a near final version of the hotly anticipated first-person shooter Crysis 2 was leaked online.
Does it top notoriously greedy original?
The minimum PC system requirements for Crysis 2 are in the wild, and they're down slightly on the notoriously demanding specs its predecessor asked for.
A PC demo of upcoming sci-fi shooter Crysis 2 will release, EA has announced.
"At this time, Crytek & EA are glad to confirm that we'll be releasing a pre-launch Crysis 2 multiplayer demo on PC! Stay tuned for details," splurged the official Crysis Twitter account.
The decision follows a raft of complaints by PC gamers about the apparent Xbox 360 exclusivity of the demo.
Users report freezing, server drop-outs.
Crysis 2 developer Crytek is working on a patch to address a number of bugs in the game's Xbox 360-exclusive demo.
Gold subscription exclusive demos for upcoming shooters Bulletstorm and Crysis 2 are available to download from Xbox Live.
A multiplayer Crysis 2 demo is heading exclusively to Xbox Live on 25th January, publisher EA has announced.
The demo will feature the game's Skyline map and two game modes: Team Instant Action and Crash Site. The former pits two teams against each other as they attempt to kill as many opponents as possible to earn higher ranks. In the latter you'll battle for control of alien drop pods, earning points by guarding their pods and keeping enemies at bay.
EA also revealed what goodies lie in store for anyone prepared to stump up for a pre-order. Early birds get a limited edition of the game which includes a camouflage skinned SCAR assault rifle and early access to the Holo Decoy - a weapon attachment that projects a moving holographic mirror of the player.
A novel based on Crysis 2 is in the works, to be released alongside the game next year.
But consoles are handicapping it.
In terms of raw grunt, the PC is "easily a generation ahead" of consoles, Crysis maker Crytek believes.
Crysis 2 dev under no pressure from EA.
Crytek has denied it's feeling the pressure after EA confidently proclaimed upcoming shooter Crysis 2 will be a 90 rated game, but has admitted meeting EA's lofty expectation is one hell of a challenge.
No word on PC and PS3 testing.
The first round of Crysis 2 closed multiplayer testing appears to be for Xbox 360 owners only.
An invitation sent out to community site members (and Kotaku) declared that "this tech test is limited to Xbox 360 consoles only this time around".
That infers that PC and PS3 owners will get a chance to play at a later date. All three platforms will need testing, clearly.
Crytek: "3D entertainment is inevitable."
EA's forthcoming shooter Crysis will be great in 2D, but to get the most out of the game you'll need a 3D TV, according to its developer Crytek.
MOH! FIFA 11! Crysis 2! NFS! Dead Space 2!
A raft of upcoming EA games will be playable ahead of their release at the Eurogamer Expo this October.
"Wasn't going to be ready" for Christmas.
EA has confidently predicted that upcoming science fiction shooter Crysis 2 will be a 90-rated game.
Another one for March 2011.
Crysis 2 will be released here on 25th March, EA has announced.
EA has delayed the release of Crysis 2.
Graphics or fps sacrificed - R.U.S.E. dev.
Either the quality of graphics or the frame rate has to be sacrificed when games are running in 3D.
Crysis 2 special edition to cost £130?
Comes with a nano-suit backpack.
Pictures of what appears to be a Crysis 2 limited edition bundle have appeared on a German retailer's website.
Crytek's Cervat Yerli has pinned Crysis 2 to a "Holiday 2010" release at EA's E3 press conference.
Crytek's upcoming first-person shooter Crysis 2 will be playable entirely in 3D.
Multiformat shooter sets its sights.
EA has said that Crysis 2 will be released this autumn and will be preceded by the unceasingly popular multiplayer beta.
The autumn target was specified in an advert in trade mag MCV, EA having previously said to expect it in calendar-Q4. October or November, then, presumably.
As for the beta, there are no exact details on it, but fans of Crytek's output who sign up to today's relaunched MyCrysis service (thanks VG247) will be in with a shout, according to the developer.
EA Natal/Move line-up reveal, too.
EA will show a beefy line-up of games at E3, including the new "action" Need for Speed game and FIFA 2011.
IW "way too impressed with themselves".
Richard Morgan, the sci-fi author currently penning the script for Crysis 2, has taken a pop at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
Bust urban fools with Nanosuit 2.0.
Crytek's forthcoming multiformat sequel to Crysis is reportedly set in New York City, according to the latest US issue of Official PlayStation Magazine.
EA superboss John Riccitiello has said to expect Dead Space 2 and Crysis 2 "at full margins", whatever that means, within the company's 2011 fiscal year.
Console Crysis 2 a "breakthrough"
"Has to be the best game that can exist."
Crytek boss Cevat Yerli has explained why it's taken the developer so long to commit to making its games for consoles, as it will with its next, Crysis 2: it's perfectionism.
E3: Crysis 2 pushes PS3 to "limits"
Crytek: "Not much more you can do."
Crytek has said the multiplatform Crysis 2 is "touching the hardware limits" of PlayStation 3, and that "there's not much more that you can do".
EA and Crytek have announced Crysis 2 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
It's not only the first console game made by the developer, but also the first title to be built using CryEngine 3. Crytek sees the sequel as a "major stepping stone" for the studio.


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Q: django-python ordenar json django y no se como ordenar ésta lista por orden del titulo.
estoy usando:
nuevo_json_array = sorted(json_array, key=itemgetter('oportunidad_json'))

  [
   {
      'pk': 1
      'oportunidad_json':OrderedDict([
        ('id',38441),
         ('titulo',   'Barelona'),  ]),
      'fecha':'2018-10-30T02:00:00',
      'clase':'A'
     },
     {
      'pk': 2
      'oportunidad_json':OrderedDict([
        ('id',1223),
         ('titulo',   'Alicante'),  ]),
      'fecha':'2018-10-30T02:00:00',
      'clase':'B'
     },
      {
      'pk': 3
      'oportunidad_json':OrderedDict([
        ('id',577),
         ('titulo',   'Madrid'),  ]),
      'fecha':'2018-10-30T02:00:00',
      'clase':'C'
     }
]

pero me da el siguiente error:

unorderable types: collections.OrderedDict() < collections.OrderedDict()

A: Según entiendo en tu pregunta, quieres ordenar el JSON por orden (alfabético) de titulo, que se encuentra contenido en oportunidad_json. Para ello le puedes indicar que tu key sea titulo mediante una función lambda de la siguiente manera:
In[1] >> nuevo_json_array = sorted(json_array, key=lambda t: t['oportunidad_json']['titulo'])
In[2] >> nuevo_json_array
Out[2]>>
[{'clase': 'B',
  'fecha': '2018-10-30T02:00:00',
  'oportunidad_json': OrderedDict([('id', 1223), ('titulo', 'Alicante')]),
  'pk': 2},
 {'clase': 'A',
  'fecha': '2018-10-30T02:00:00',
  'oportunidad_json': OrderedDict([('id', 38441), ('titulo', 'Barelona')]),
  'pk': 1},
 {'clase': 'C',
  'fecha': '2018-10-30T02:00:00',
  'oportunidad_json': OrderedDict([('id', 577), ('titulo', 'Madrid')]),
  'pk': 3}]


I was wondering if maybe this could be implemented into the next update?
I've been trying to figure out how to get a box somewhere that will allow users to input how many of X item they would like to buy at once.
Would it be possible to run some type of script for ONE account, as in have that account able to buy multiple items for free? We have an administration account that hands out items won for plots or through quests and the like but EVERY time we have to do this we end up having to buy the items over and over and over again, instead of being able to mass buy say x many. Is it possible to somewhere change the amount of items an account has (like being able to change how many points they have) in the ACP?


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Q: Change url from domain.com/user/amp/username to domain.com/username in codeignator Change url from domain.com/user/amp/username to domain.com/username
$route['default_controller'] = 'welcome';
$route['404_override'] = '';
$route['translate_uri_dashes'] =  FALSE;
$route['/(.*)'] = "user/amp/$1";

A: You can create a .htaccess file on your project root folder. File content like this;
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
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O esporte tem um proeminente papel na sociedade alemã, sendo considerado parte da identidade nacional.

Sua vertente olímpica é regulamentada pela Federação Alemã de Esportes Olímpicos (DOSB) que conta com 95 entidades filiadas, mais de 90.000 clubes e aproximadamente 27 milhões de membros, ou seja, segundo dados dessa organização, aproximadamente um terço da população do país realiza práticas esportivas em clubes ou em alguma das 127.000 instalações de caráter esportivo que existem no território.

Esportes motorizados

A Alemanha é um dos países líderes em esportes motorizados. O piloto de Fórmula 1 mais bem sucedido na história, Michael Schumacher reescreveu os livros de recordes durante sua carreira.
Ele ganhou mais campeonatos e corridas de Fórmula 1 que qualquer outro piloto desde a temporada de estréia da Fórmula 1 em 1946. Em 2003 Schumacher definiu um novo recorde para o campeonato de pilotos, o antigo recorde de 5 foi estabelecido por Juan Manuel Fangio e permaneceu por 46 anos desde 1957. Ele também é o atleta mais bem pago da história do esporte, com um salário anual de aproximadamente US$ 70 milhões da Ferrari e se acredita ter conseguido entre 25 e 30 milhões mais em patrocínios. Em 2005 ele se tornou o primeiro atleta bilionário, de acordo com a revista Eurobusiness.

As 24 horas de Le Mans uma corrida anual disputada na França, teve 16 vitórias da Porsche, mais que qualquer outro construtor.

O Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters também é extremamente popular na Alemanha.

Futebol
O Futebol é a modalidade esportiva mais popular do planeta, não sendo diferente na Alemanha. A bem da verdade, pode-se dizer que o futebol é a paixão esportiva alemã, já que o país conta com mais de 26 mil clubes e aproximadamente 6 milhões de associados, fazendo da Federação Alemã de Futebol a maior associação desportiva em todo o mundo.

Sua participação em Copas do Mundo revela o sucesso do esporte no país, colecionando quatro títulos na versão masculina (1954, 1974, 1990 e 2014) e dois na feminina  (2003 e 2007). Se somarmos os títulos, a Alemanha se revela o país de maior peso no esporte, já que são seis títulos mundiais contra cinco do Brasil (todos no masculino) e quatro da Itália (todos no masculino).

No torneio europeu de seleções, chamada Eurocopa, a equipe masculina divide o topo com a seleção espanhola, tendo três títulos cada uma; na versão feminina, a equipe tem uma das maiores hegemonias do esporte, com incríveis oito títulos continentais.

Nas Olimpíadas, uma exceção: a nação germânica detém apenas uma medalha de ouro, conquistada pela Alemanha Oriental em 1976, Montreal; completam o quadro masculino uma medalha de prata e três de bronze. Na versão feminina, também são apenas três medalhas de bronze.

Quando tratamos de clubes, o país conta com a terceira mais forte competição europeia, destacando-se duas grandes potências internacionais: Bayern de Munique e Borussia Dortmund.

O Bayern de Munique possui números incríveis: possui a maior torcida do país, uma das maiores médias de público do mundo, absurdos 26 campeonatos alemães, 18 copas da Alemanha, cinco títulos da Liga dos Campeões da Europa e 3 títulos mundiais, sendo duas Copas Intercontinentais e um Campeonato Mundial. Até por isso, foi eleito pela FIFA o 3° maior clube de futebol do século XX e o primeiro entre todos clubes alemães. Com base nos resultados de uma pesquisa da empresa Brand Finance em fevereiro de 2012, o Fußball-Club Bayern München é o quarto clube mais rico do mundo, com um valor estimado de € 367 milhões.

O Borussia Dortmund é uma crescente potência, tendo a maior média de público dentre todos os clubes de futebol no mundo, sendo um dos três únicos clubes alemães detentor da Liga dos Campeões da Europa (o Bayern de Munique e o Hamburgo são os outros dois). Além disso, possui uma Copa Intercontinental, 8 campeonatos alemães e 3 Copas da Alemanha.

Outros grandes clubes do país são Hamburgo (um título da Liga dos Campeões da Europa, 6 campeonatos da Bundesliga e 3 Copas da Alemanha), o Schalke 04 (uma Liga Europa, 7 campeonatos alemães na era pré-Bundesliga e 5 Copas da Alemanha), Borussia Mönchengladbach (duas Copa da UEFA, 5 campeonatos da Bundesliga e 3 Copas da Alemanha), Werder Bremen (4 campeonatos da Bundesliga e outras 6 Copas da Alemanha) e Stuttgart (uma Copa da UEFA, 5 campeonatos da Bundesliga e 3 Copas da Alemanha).

Handebol
Modalidade criada na Alemanha em 1919, por Carl Schelenz, é o esporte coletivo mais popular no país após o futebol.

Sua federação nacional foi fundada em 1933 e, atualmente, a Seleção Alemã de Handebol lidera o Ranking Mundial de Handebol geral e é primeira nos resultados individuais dos Campeonatos Mundiais Masculino e Feminino, além do Campeonato Júnior Masculino e o Torneio Olímpico Masculino.

Nas Olimpíadas, a modalidade foi inserida já nos Jogos de Berlim, em 1936. Após um grande hiato olímpico, o esporte retornou apenas nos Jogos de Munique, em 1972, permanecendo ininterruptamente desde então. No total, a equipe masculina conta com uma medalha de ouro (Alemanha Oriental) e duas de prata (uma pela Alemanha Ocidental e outra pela unificada) enquanto a seleção feminina conquistou uma medalha de prata e outra de bronze, ambas pela Alemanha Oriental.

Enquanto isso, o Campeonato Mundial de Handebol Masculino foi criado em 1938, tendo a Alemanha sediado e vencido este pioneiro torneio. Até hoje, o país sediou 6 edições (2 na Alemanha Oriental) e levou 3 medalhas de ouro, 4 medalhas de prata e 3 de bronze (computadas todas as Alemanhas), ficando atrás de França, Suécia e Romênia.

O Campeonato Mundial de Handebol Feminino, por seu turno, foi iniciado apenas em 1957, sediado na Iugoslávia e vencido pela Checoslováquia. Foram 2 edições sediadas na Alemanha, tendo o país 4 medalhas de ouro e 4 de bronze, restando em segundo lugar na história, atrás apenas da Rússia/URSS. Em 2017, deverá sediar mais uma edição.

No âmbito europeu, os germânicos são os atuais campeões da versão masculina, com 2 medalhas de ouro, 1 de prata e outra de bronze. A versão feminina é amplamente dominada pela Noruega, tendo a Alemanha uma solitária medalha de prata (são 6 ouros e 3 pratas da Noruega).

Alguns dos maiores ídolos do esporte são Daniel Stephan, Henning Fritz e Nadine Krause.

A maior novidade recente do esporte foi a criação, em 2004, de sua versão de areia, hoje dominada pelo Brasil. Nesse ambiente, a Alemanha alcançou 1 medalha de prata, tendo o Brasil 7 medalhas de ouro.

Olimpíadas de Verão

No Quadro de medalhas dos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de todos os tempos até 2004 a Alemanha tinha a sétima colocação, a Alemanha Oriental a oitava e a Alemanha Ocidental a décima sexta. Se todas as medalhas forem combinadas a Alemanha fica com a terceira colocação.

A Alemanha recebeu os Jogos Olímpicos de Verão por duas vezes, em Berlim em 1936 e em Munique em 1972.

Os esportes de maior sucesso, historicamente: Atletismo, Natação, Remo, Canoagem, Hóquei em campo e Hipismo.

Olimpíadas de Inverno
No Quadro de medalhas dos Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno de todos os tempos até 2002 a Alemanha tem a quarta colocação, sendo a Alemanha Oriental a sétima e a Alemanha Ocidental a décima quinta. Totalizando os três montantes de medalhas, a Alemanha ficaria com a primeira colocação.

Suas modalidades de maior sucesso são Biatlo, Bobsleigh e Luge.

A Alemanha sediou os Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno uma única vez até aqui, em 1936, quando tiveram como palco as cidades gêmeas da Baviera, Garmisch e Partenkirchen. A Alemanha conquistou a maioria das medalhas de ouro e a maior contagem total de medalhas durante os Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno de 2006 em Turim.

Ver também

 Federação Olímpica Alemã

Ligações externas
 Site oficial da Federação Olímpica Alemã

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Exploring the financial consequences of the servitization of manufacturing
School of Management (SoM)
Staff publications (SoM)
Neely, Andrew
URI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12063-009-0015-5
http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/4012
Andy Neely, Exploring the financial consequences of the servitization of manufacturing, Operations Management Research, 2008, Volume 1, Number 2, December, pg 103-118
Commentators suggest that to survive in developed economies manufacturing firms have to move up the value chain, innovating and creating ever more sophisticated products and services, so they do not have to compete on the basis of cost. While this strategy is proving increasingly popular with policy makers and academics there is limited empirical evidence to explore the extent to which it is being adopted in practice. And if so, what the impact of this servitization of manufacturing might be. This paper seeks to fill a gap in the literature by presenting empirical evidence on the range and extent of servitization. Data are drawn from the OSIRIS database on 10,028 firms incorporated in 25 different countries. The paper presents an analysis of these data which suggests that: [i] manufacturing firms in developed economies are adopting a range of servitization strategies—12 separate approaches to servitization are identified; [ii] these 12 categories can be used to extend the traditional three options for servitization—product oriented Product–Service Systems, use oriented Product–Service Systems and result oriented Product–Service Systems, by adding two new categories "integration oriented Product–Service Systems" and "service oriented Product–Service Systems"; [iii] while the manufacturing firms that have servitized are larger than traditional manufacturing firms in terms of sales revenues, at the aggregate level they also generate lower profits as a % of sales; [iv] these findings are moderated by firm size (measured in terms of numbers of employees). In smaller firms servitization appears to pay off while in larger firms it proves more problematic; and [v] there are some hidden risks associated with servitization—the sample contains a greater proportion of bankrupt servitized firms
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Zeroing in on the origins of Earth's "single most important evolutionary innovation"
A new study shows oxygenic photosynthesis likely evolved between 3.4 and 2.9 billion years ago.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
Abby Abazorius
Email: abbya@mit.edu
Caption: MIT scientists estimate that oxygenic photosynthesis — the ability to turn light and water into energy, releasing oxygen— first evolved on Earth between 3.4 and 2.9 billion years ago.
Credits: Image: MIT News, iStockphoto
MIT scientists estimate that oxygenic photosynthesis — the ability to turn light and water into energy, releasing oxygen— first evolved on Earth between 3.4 and 2.9 billion years ago.
Image: MIT News, iStockphoto
Some time in Earth's early history, the planet took a turn toward habitability when a group of enterprising microbes known as cyanobacteria evolved oxygenic photosynthesis — the ability to turn light and water into energy, releasing oxygen in the process.
This evolutionary moment made it possible for oxygen to eventually accumulate in the atmosphere and oceans, setting off a domino effect of diversification and shaping the uniquely habitable planet we know today.
Now, MIT scientists have a precise estimate for when cyanobacteria, and oxygenic photosynthesis, first originated. Their results appear today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
They developed a new gene-analyzing technique that shows that all the species of cyanobacteria living today can be traced back to a common ancestor that evolved around 2.9 billion years ago. They also found that the ancestors of cyanobacteria branched off from other bacteria around 3.4 billion years ago, with oxygenic photosynthesis likely evolving during the intervening half-billion years, during the Archean Eon.
Interestingly, this estimate places the appearance of oxygenic photosynthesis at least 400 million years before the Great Oxidation Event, a period in which the Earth's atmosphere and oceans first experienced a rise in oxygen. This suggests that cyanobacteria may have evolved the ability to produce oxygen early on, but that it took a while for this oxygen to really take hold in the environment.
"In evolution, things always start small," says lead author Greg Fournier, associate professor of geobiology in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences. "Even though there's evidence for early oxygenic photosynthesis — which is the single most important and really amazing evolutionary innovation on Earth — it still took hundreds of millions of years for it to take off."
Fournier's MIT co-authors include Kelsey Moore, Luiz Thiberio Rangel, Jack Payette, Lily Momper, and Tanja Bosak.
Slow fuse, or wildfire?
Estimates for the origin of oxygenic photosynthesis vary widely, along with the methods to trace its evolution.
For instance, scientists can use geochemical tools to look for traces of oxidized elements in ancient rocks. These methods have found hints that oxygen was present as early as 3.5 billion years ago — a sign that oxygenic photosynthesis may have been the source, although other sources are also possible.
Researchers have also used molecular clock dating, which uses the genetic sequences of microbes today to trace back changes in genes through evolutionary history. Based on these sequences, researchers then use models to estimate the rate at which genetic changes occur, to trace when groups of organisms first evolved. But molecular clock dating is limited by the quality of ancient fossils, and the chosen rate model, which can produce different age estimates, depending on the rate that is assumed.
Fournier says different age estimates can imply conflicting evolutionary narratives. For instance, some analyses suggest oxygenic photosynthesis evolved very early on and progressed "like a slow fuse," while others indicate it appeared much later and then "took off like wildfire" to trigger the Great Oxidation Event and the accumulation of oxygen in the biosphere.
"In order for us to understand the history of habitability on Earth, it's important for us to distinguish between these hypotheses," he says.
Horizontal genes
To precisely date the origin of cyanobacteria and oxygenic photosynthesis, Fournier and his colleagues paired molecular clock dating with horizontal gene transfer — an independent method that doesn't rely entirely on fossils or rate assumptions.
Normally, an organism inherits a gene "vertically," when it is passed down from the organism's parent. In rare instances, a gene can also jump from one species to another, distantly related species. For instance, one cell may eat another, and in the process incorporate some new genes into its genome.
When such a horizontal gene transfer history is found, it's clear that the group of organisms that acquired the gene is evolutionarily younger than the group from which the gene originated. Fournier reasoned that such instances could be used to determine the relative ages between certain bacterial groups. The ages for these groups could then be compared with the ages that various molecular clock models predict. The model that comes closest would likely be the most accurate, and could then be used to precisely estimate the age of other bacterial species — specifically, cyanobacteria.
Following this reasoning, the team looked for instances of horizontal gene transfer across the genomes of thousands of bacterial species, including cyanobacteria. They also used new cultures of modern cyanobacteria taken by Bosak and Moore, to more precisely use fossil cyanobacteria as calibrations. In the end, they identified 34 clear instances of horizontal gene transfer. They then found that one out of six molecular clock models consistently matched the relative ages identified in the team's horizontal gene transfer analysis.
Fournier ran this model to estimate the age of the "crown" group of cyanobacteria, which encompasses all the species living today and known to exhibit oxygenic photosynthesis. They found that, during the Archean eon, the crown group originated around 2.9 billion years ago, while cyanobacteria as a whole branched off from other bacteria around 3.4 billion years ago. This strongly suggests that oxygenic photosynthesis was already happening 500 million years before the Great Oxidation Event (GOE), and that cyanobacteria were producing oxygen for quite a long time before it accumulated in the atmosphere.
The analysis also revealed that, shortly before the GOE, around 2.4 billion years ago, cyanobacteria experienced a burst of diversification. This implies that a rapid expansion of cyanobacteria may have tipped the Earth into the GOE and launched oxygen into the atmosphere.
"This new paper sheds essential new light on Earth's oxygenation history by bridging, in novel ways, the fossil record with genomic data, including horizontal gene transfers," says Timothy Lyons, professor of biogeochemistry at the University of California at Riverside. "The results speak to the beginnings of biological oxygen production and its ecological significance, in ways that provide vital constraints on the patterns and controls on the earliest oxygenation of the oceans and later accumulations in the atmosphere."
Fournier plans to apply horizontal gene transfer beyond cyanobacteria to pin down the origins of other elusive species.
"This work shows that molecular clocks incorporating horizontal gene transfers (HGTs) promise to reliably provide the ages of groups across the entire tree of life, even for ancient microbes that have left no fossil record … something that was previously impossible," Fournier says.
This research was supported, in part, by the Simons Foundation and the National Science Foundation.
Greg Fournier
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
EAPS
Earth and atmospheric sciences
Investigating the rise of oxygenic photosynthesis
New technique pinpoints milestones in the evolution of bacteria
Determining the timing of methanogen evolution
A genomic take on geobiology
Study suggests complex life was present on Earth 2.33 billion years ago


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Klappstühle, auch Faltstühle oder Faltsitze genannt, sind zusammenklappbare Stühle. Diese Stühle sind seit der Antike beliebt, weil sie leicht transportiert werden können. Sei es im Kriegslager, auf Reisen, Spaziergängen oder auch bei künstlerischen und wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten im Freien. Daher wurde der Faltstuhl auch Feldstuhl genannt.

Geschichte
Faltstühle wurden bereits im alten Ägypten, in Griechenland oder Rom verwendet. So war der kurulische Stuhl der römischen Magistrate ebenso ein Faltstuhl wie der Sitz des Kaisers. Das Gestell war meist aus Holz, seltener aus Metall. Das Holz wurde mit kunstreichen Schnitzereien, mit Tierköpfen und Tierfüßen verziert, vergoldet und mit Elfenbein eingelegt. Der Sitz bestand entweder aus Zeug, Leder und dergleichen oder aus Latten, welche sich beim Zusammenklappen des Stuhls ebenfalls zusammenlegten.

Aus Nordeuropa sind aus archäologischen Ausgrabungen die Reste von mindestens 18 Falthockern aus der Nordischen Bronzezeit bekannt, darunter der Klapphocker vom Guldhøj (Dänemark), dessen Holz vollständig erhalten ist oder der Klapphocker von Daensen, dessen Beschläge erhalten sind.

Besondere Verbreitung fand der Faltstuhl im Mittelalter. Hier war er als liturgisches Möbelstück geschätzt. Das Faldistorium oder auch Faldistolium war der Faltstuhl der Bischöfe (soweit ihnen nicht der Gebrauch des Thrones zustand), der Prälaten und der Äbte bei allen Pontifikalhandlungen. Seit dem 15. und 16. Jahrhundert besitzt der Faltstuhl dann auch meistens Seiten- und Rückenlehnen.

Heute werden Klappstühle dort eingesetzt, wo es auf einfache Transportierbarkeit und eine platzsparende Lagerung ankommt. Im Innenbereich für die flexible Bestuhlung von Veranstaltungsräumen, im Außenbereich als Garten- und Campingstuhl (zum Beispiel Schwedenstuhl) und oft in Biergärten. Die dort verwendeten Biergartenstühle besitzen ein Metallgestell, auf dem Sitz und Rückenlehne aus Holzlatten (neuerdings auch Kunststoff) angebracht sind. Durch den Zwischenraum zwischen diesen Latten kann das Regenwasser ablaufen, so dass die Stühle schneller trocknen und es nicht so leicht zu Fäulnis durch auf der Holzfläche stehendes Wasser kommen kann.

Auch der "klassische Regiestuhl" ist ein Faltstuhl. Je nach Anforderung kommen verschiedene Materialien zum Einsatz: Holz, Metalle, Kunststoffe, Textilien.

Funktion
Mittelalterliche Faltstühle wurden in der Art eines X an den Seitenarmlehnen zusammengeklappt. Moderne Klappstühle werden in der Regel am Sitz hochgeklappt.

Sicherheit
Bei der Benutzung von Klappstühlen ist besondere Aufmerksamkeit geboten. Verletzungen, insbesondere schwere Quetschungen von Fingern und Händen, gehören zu häufigen Problemen beim Auf- und Abbau von Klapp-/Faltstühlen.

Galerie

Abgrenzung
Der Klappsitz unterscheidet sich vom Klappstuhl durch die fixe Befestigung an einer Wand oder einem Boden. Der Klappstuhl ist freistehend und kann individuell ohne Lösung von Verschraubungen verschoben werden.

Literatur
 Alfred A. Schmid: Faldistorium, in: Reallexikon zur Deutschen Kunstgeschichte, Bd. 6, 1973, Sp. 1219–1237

Weblinks

 Faldistorium. In: P. W. Hartmann: Das große Kunstlexikon, auf BeyArs.com

Einzelnachweise

Sitzmöbel


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Review: 'Seventh Son's A-list crew goes nowhere new
Jordan Mintzer
'Seventh Son'
Two stars out of four
Stars: Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Ben Barnes, Alicia Vikander, Olivia Williams, Kit Harington
Rated: PG-13 (1:42)
"I paid good money for you," claims Jeff Bridges' boozing, seemingly British witch hunter to his latest apprentice in "Seventh Son," an effects-laden heroic fantasy tale directed by Russian cineaste Sergei Bodrov ("Prisoner of the Mountains").
The same can be said for this long delayed and rather benign mash-up of "The Lord of the Rings" and "Jack the Giant Slayer" (with a bit of "Game of Thrones" tossed in), which takes an A-list crew and cast — including Julianne Moore sporting a black feather dress and matching eyeliner — and goes nowhere new with it, investing lots in VFX and locations but not enough in an original story.
Based on the first book in Joseph Delaney's "The Wardstone Chronicles" series — released as "The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch" in the States — the film also features an impressive writing team, with Matt Greenberg ("1408") handling story and Charles Leavitt ("Blood Diamond") and Steven Knight ("Locke") sharing screenplay duties.
But even these pros can go only so far with this deja-vu dragon, where two knights battle witches, ogres and other shape-shifting creatures for control of a forested kingdom that looks a lot like British Columbia (confirmed in the end credits). The good guys are led by war-torn wino Master Gregory — played by Bridges with a gobbled-up foreign accent, as if Sean Connery had stuffed his face with mashed potatoes and tried to say things like: "You live in a world where legend and nightmare are real."
Gregory is assisted in his duties by a "seventh son of a seventh son" accomplice — a young man born with prophetic visions of doom. The first trainee is portrayed by Kit Harington, who looks as if he wandered off the HBO set in his Jon Snow garb and somehow landed here. When he's quickly disposed of, Gregory finds his next sidekick in Tom Ward (Ben Barnes of "The Chronicles of Narnia"), a naive farmhand with much to learn about the dark forces, especially when he falls for a gorgeous enchantress (Swedish beauty Alicia Vikander, "A Royal Affair") doubling as a spy for the bad girls.
It's not hard to see where this is leading, with master and apprentice joining hands after the usual mishaps, eventually making their way to the mountaintop lair of evil queen Mother Malkin (Moore), who has decided to unleash havoc for no other clear reason than that Bridges' character dumped her for his wife a while back. Talk about motivation. Otherwise, the film bears some kind of subtext about powerful women being scorned in a world of men, but that idea is never fully exploited by the filmmakers, who ask special effects maestro John Dykstra (the original "Star Wars") to carry much of the narrative weight as he dishes out dragons, warlocks and digital creatures galore.
Bodrov is best known for his Oscar-nominated drama "Prisoner of the Mountains," which he followed with international action flicks including "Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Kahn." His style here is serviceable though hardly distinguishing, and nothing in "Seventh Son" really pops off the screen, with three credited editors cramming everything into a neat 100 minutes. It's as if the film had entered Legendary's assembly line with some promise but then started clogging up the machine, its release delayed for nearly two years due to postproduction woes and issues with then-partner Warner Bros.
What's left is certainly watchable but far from memorable, and though a closing scene leaves things open for a sequel, business realities may decide otherwise. If anything, the movie offers up the guilty pleasure of seeing Bridges and Moore duel it out in front of countless green screens and a few stunning Canadian backdrops — two great actors clawing at each other with magic staffs and fake fire, trying to survive in the netherworld of heroic kitsch.
Two knights battle witches, ogres and other shape-shifting creatures for control of a forested kingdom. Talent behind the camera and on screen can only take this "Lord of the Rings"-"Jack the Giant Slayer" mash-up so far. PG-13. 102 minutes.


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Home News & Politics EJF research shows Europeans eating stolen fish from Sierra Leone
EJF research shows Europeans eating stolen fish from Sierra Leone
Research released by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) conducted over 18 months suggests that fish pirated off the waters of Sierra Leone enter the European Union. The UK-based EJF found that vessels most responsible for stealing our fish are cleared to carry their stolen fish into the EU. West Africa loses $1.5 billion a year to piracy. Sierra Leone especially because we keep wanting to dig deep into the earth looking for treasure instead of developing our maritime industry. So focused on our mineral wealth, we underestimate the money in the ocean.
"The lack of communication and coordination between the EU and coastal states in West Africa means that there is a vacuum of information on what is happening in the area with the highest levels of IUU fishing in the world."
EJF, which carried out surveillance in conjunction with 23 local communities in southern Sierra Leone, said ships refused to pay fines, covered identification markings, bribed officials and fled to neighboring counties to avoid sanctions.
It said many also sailed under so-called flags of convenience. The report says events last year exposed a problematic system under which ships' flag states, many of whom have no effective oversight of vessels, were given the primary responsibility for verifying whether catches were legitimate.
"Following the submission of evidence gathered at sea by EJF, 1,100 tonnes of fish were seized in March 2011 in Las Palmas and held for four months whilst an unprecedented international investigation was carried out," the report said.
"Crucially, the seafood in question was eventually released when the flag states involved declared the catches were legal."
Oliver Drewes, spokesman for European Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Commissioner Maria Damanaki, said the EU was "very, very concerned" about the possibility that illegally fished seafood could be making its way onto the plates of European consumers.
"We acknowledge and accept that the EU is a potential marketplace for these products," he told Reuters, adding that, if the abuses were confirmed, the offending vessels would be banned from exporting to the EU and barred from European ports.
– For full article see Reuters by Simon Akam
On Thursday Aljazeera will be running a documentary based on EJF's research and efforts by Sierra Leone maritime team to ward off the pirates. Next time you are in a restaurant in Paris or Roma and paying through the roof for seafood high chance that it was stolen from Sierra Leone . Maybe we need to develop a Kimberly Process for our fish….cause if it's not the diamonds it's the fish. Do you know where you fish comes from?
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