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Las elecciones subnacionales del departamento de Cochabamba 2015''' se llevaron a cabo el 29 de marzo. Las autoridades departamentales y municipales fueron elegidas por un universo de alrededor de 1 millón de votantes. Entre los cargos a elegir se encontraban:

 Gobernador del departamento de Cochabamba
 Miembros de las Asambleas Legislativas Departamentales en cada uno de ellos
 Alcaldes y concejales en las 47 municipalidades.

Sistema electoral
En el ámbito departamental, los gobernadores son elegidos por circunscripción departamental. En el caso de que ningún candidato para la gobernación alcance más del 50% de los votos válidamente emitidos; o un mínimo del 40%, con una diferencia del 10% frente a la segunda candidatura más votada se realizará una segunda vuelta electoral.

En el ámbito municipal, los alcaldes son elegidos por circunscripción municipal. Esta autoridad se elige por simple mayoría de sufragio, y no existe la segunda vuelta. Para los Concejos Municipales, se elegirán según circunscripción municipal plurinominal a través del sistema proporcional. La cantidad de miembros de un Concejo varia según el municipio, aquellos que son capitales se componen de 11, y por población 9,7, y 5.

Partidos y alianzas de alcance departamental habilitadas

Candidatos a gobernador de Cochabamba

Resultados Oficiales

Referencias

Cochabamba
Elecciones en Bolivia
Elecciones en América en 2015
Bolivia en 2015

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Marine Vacuum Service utilized two vacuum trucks, one on each end of the line. One was filled with a cleaning detergent and water (approximately 2500 gallons), the other was empty. We pressurized the full truck and pulled vacuum on the other, moving the cleaning agent through the piping at a high volume and high velocity.
The flow was then reversed from one truck to the other. This was done several times. The pipe was rinsed then vacuumed dry. The final test resulted in a non-detect level. The line was cleaned in less than five hours.


"People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of the fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
I highly recommend the book Self-Compassion by Kristen Neff because without compassion for ourselves and others we will not be able to fully let go and be.
1) You are HUMAN - give yourself some self love.
2) You are not ALONE - Let's walk through the door of fear together.
3) NATURE will show us the way!
In Part 3, we practice owning it... stay tuned.


Pre-register your team by emailing [email protected] (teams should be between 2 and 6 people). Quiz starts at 6pm.
The Horse & Stables, The Wall SE1 @House of Vans and Greensmiths will have stalls selling food and drink.


And just like that, the first month of the year is already on its way out making room for February. Let it be known that for many Maltese and Gozitan people, the word February conjures up one specific image in their minds: Carnival! A full week bursting with events, colours and downright madness- yes even madness. Here are some fun facts throwing light on one of the most highly anticipated events on the islands.
1. THOUSANDS OF MALTESE CROSS OVER TO GOZO FOR CARNIVAL WEEKEND!
Around 43,000 to be precise! This is an established tradition which has been growing considerably stronger over the years with Gozo becoming completely booked out during the weekend. As it happens, the Gozitan roads get busier, the ferry service works round the clock to cope with the crowds and the whole island throbs with a life and a contagious energy that is young and vivacious.
Without any shadow of a doubt, this is one of the main reasons why so many locals flock in the thousands. As the last rays of sunlight start to fade away, many are those seen lurking in Nadur's main streets with masked faces and grotesque costumes. These participants go to great lengths to contort their appearance, resorting to quite literally anything which comes to mind, or rather anything which they manage to get their hands on. One really has to appreciate both the effort and the creativeness. Essentially, this is exactly what Carnival in Gozo has become synonymous with.
You will also notice several self-made floats passing through the impenetrable crowds blaring tasteless music and sporting scribbled messages on the sides. If you're a tourist, this may be a good thing. Assuming you were able to grasp what these messages convey, there is a very good chance you may end up getting insulted. This would be a good moment to take life with a pinch of salt (or a handful) - it's all part of the game.
Speaking of floats, many float competitions also take place across Malta in Floriana and Gozo in Victoria. These mechanically powered floats are mostly fashioned from cardboard and are creatively painted in a whole riot of colours, sometimes even towering to a staggering height of seven meters. That's a lot of cardboard to be sourced, cut out, pieced together and eventually painted on! No wonder these dedicated float companies start their artistic works a year in advance. These massive floats are usually accompanied by an army of dancers, each parading extravagantly designed costumes.
The fervour of Carnival radiates into all the Gozitan villages, each celebrating Carnival in their own version.
For instance, Xaghra village has amiably managed to keep alive a precious traditional folk dance that has been passed down for many generations. This special dance goes back as far as the 1890s. Thanks to Ghaqda Kumittiva Ghawdex, we can still see it being performed today during Carnival period!
5. THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR DESSERT... ESPECIALLY CARNIVAL DESSERT!
Similar to other Mediterranean countries, Maltese desserts are usually void of chocolate. However, let it not be said that our desserts are bland! Sampling Carnival sweets such as a prinjolata or perlini will definitely persuade you.
Prinjolata is a dome-shaped cake made from a delicious mix of almonds, biscuit and citrus fruits, topped with cream and pine nuts.
In the old Carnival days, perlini used to be thrown gracefully from atop the floats. These are sugar-coated almonds coming in all sorts of pastel colours. You can find both of these delights from most shops.


The most thorough and well-researched review of my books.
My newest work, Animal Talk (Cinco Puntos 2016). Gorgeous carvings by Rubí Fuentes and Efraín Broa of Oaxaca, Mexico.
See YouTube video on right for news about the Opuestos artists.
Count me in! A counting book with figurative ceramics by the world famous Aguilar sisters!
Mi Familia Calaca/My Skeleton Family. Stunning paper mache calacas by award winning artist, Jesus Canseco Zarate.
Colores de la Vida uses work from wood, tin, ceramic and papier-mache artisans. Many of the artisans are considered, "Great Master of Mexican Folk Art."
Original embroidered cover and book jacket of Ten Mice for Tet. Each page of the book was hand sewn by a family of embroiderers in Quat Dong, Vietnam.
My books use folk arts from around the world to illustrate basic concepts for children. The current series employs handicrafts commissioned from artisans in Oaxaca, Mexico to teach children the alphabet, opposites, colors, numbers, jobs and animal sounds in Spanish and English.
It takes two to four years to create the artwork in my books. Each piece is hand made by artisanal families in Oaxaca, Mexico. The pieces are so unique that they are part of the permanent MesoAmerican collection at the Field Museum of Chicago.
One of my favorite books is Opuestos. See the short video, link on the right, about Martin and Quirino Santiago. Martin and Quirino live in a hamlet in the northern sierra of Oaxaca. They hand carved each of the whimsical figures depicted.
Delighted to report that Cinco Puntos will publish my next book, Let's Work: Mexican folk art trabajos in English and Spanish in 2019. This book features miniature palm weavings from Puebla, Mexico.
If you need to reach me, send a message on Facebook. See link on the left.
You can purchase my books through Cinco Puntos Press at www.cincopuntos.com. Paper back versions are available to teachers through Club Leo at Scholastic for: ABeCedarios, Opuestos, Colores de la vida, Mi Familia Calaca and Animal Talk. See the Cinco Puntos website for power points and lesson plans based on my work.
An e-book version of Ten Mice for Tet is available through Chronicle. Contact me if you would like to purchase a print version. The original embroideries, hand sewn by Pham Viet Dinh from "Ten Mice for Tet" were acquired by the Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota. The Kerlan is the finest repository of original work related to children's literature in the world.


Kenmore Elite Model 665 Type 577-0 recently it started making a strange noise and now the sprayers will not rotate or spray water.
Thank you for your question and I understand your concern. And thanks for replying with the complete model number too.
You did not indicate if you hear the wash motor running after filling with water. If the wash motor is not running then it's not going to pump water up and through the spray arms. If the wash motor is not running, it could be jammed or faulty.
If you can hear and verify the wash motor is running and it's filling with water, then it could have a restriction some where in the sump or in the chopper blade area of the sump.
I added thee images below to review that will provide instructions on how to access the sump area.
Those links for previous answers that Pvalde2 posted in the above response discuss similar problems with a dishwasher dispenser. I recommend that you shut off the house circuit breaker for the dishwasher and check the wire harness connections on that dispenser and on the control board. The wiring diagram below shows the wiring connections for that dispenser. Check the light blue wire on the control board. Check the light blue and the blue/black wires on the dispenser. Those previous answer links show how to access that dispenser inside the door (with the circuit breaker shut off ). Also, here is a link for a brief repair video that shows how to replace that dispenser assembly: Dishwasher Dispenser Replacement . If you find no wiring problems, you will probably need to replace that dispenser assembly (part 8558128). You can order parts from the Sears PartsDirect website.
If you have a volt/ohm meter and you want to check the dispenser actuator before replacing that component, you can measure the resistance through that dispenser. The resistance should be between 280 and 340 ohms. If it is then the dispenser may be okay. You can check that same resistance from the control board through the light blue and blue/black wires. If the resistance from the control board is significantly higher, then you may have a wiring failure in that circuit. If the resistance is okay, then you may have a bad control board. Reply with additional details if you need more help with this diagnosis.
Here is a direct link for the owner's manual for your Kenmore Elite dishwasher (full model number 665.17269402): Owner's Manual NOTE: It may take a minute or two for this manual to download.


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Research shows that young people lose their ability to think in "divergent or non-linear ways", a key component of creativity. Of 1,600 children aged 3 to 5, 98% showed they could think in divergent ways. By the time they were aged 8 to 10, only 32% could think divergently.[1]
75% of people think they are not living up to their creative potential.[2]
For CEOs, creativity is now the most important leadership quality for success in business, outweighing even integrity and global thinking.[3]
To make creativity accessible to everyone, we've identified 10 Principles of Creativity --
AUTHENTIC -- My ideas come from who I am.
RESOURCEFUL -- I can make something from nothing.
CURIOUS -- I like to learn new things and try out new ideas.
UNCONVENTIONAL -- I can do things in unexpected ways.
PATIENT -- I know my best ideas take time.
EXPRESSIVE -- I can share my feelings in different ways.
PRESENT -- I pay attention to myself and my world.
INTUITIVE -- I trust myself and what feels right to me.
INVENTIVE -- I come up with and use good ideas in all parts of my life.
INSPIRED -- I get ideas from my everyday life and world.
Our 10 Principles of Creativity provide a powerful language for children and adults to share, ensuring a supportive creative environment for families and communities.
We've created a series of curricula designed for kids based on the 10 Principles of Creativity to be distributed through schools, libraries, community centers, etc. Today, we are working with children and families in schools, community centers, shelters – places where there is need - in New York and other cities across the country. In the 2016-2017 school year, as the curriculum was launched we reached 500 students, teachers and families. This school year we will serve over 4,500 kids, training dozens of instructors.
"The curriculum helps my kids have fun, think outside the box, and try new things."
– Instructor, Fairmont-Samara Campus, Children's Aid Society, Bronx, NY
"The students absolutely love it. We have completed the first two activities and they are thrilled that they get to learn more SuperArtist skills (and earn stickers)! I love that we begin with Authentic because students know that their work should look different and that different is a good thing. They love being greeted as SuperArtists when we begin and there has been such a positive energy for the first two projects. I'm looking forward to the rest and so are the students!" – Instructor, St. Anthony de Padua School, South Bend, IN
"We have never seen these kids so engaged (and for two-hours); that just doesn't happen." – Instructor, Passages Academy, Brooklyn, NY
"One thing that I love about teaching the SuperArtist Curriculum is that a number of kids come running up to me in the school hallways and ask, "Are we going to be SuperArtists today?" or "What are we going to do next?" or "When is the next SuperArtist class?" I love that they are so excited about it!" – Instructor, Ocean Shore School, Pacifica, CA
"The warm-ups gets things turning in my kids' heads and it's important because they are used to having the answers given to them. With Choose Creativity, they have to find their own answers." – Instructor, PS 458X, Bronx, NY
"I had a student who threw tantrums, hid under tables, and shut himself down from the rest of the class. Now SuperArtist allows him to express his creativity and his feelings. If he is drawing, I am able to tell that he is upset because his lines are bold or if the lines are light he's in a lighter mood. If he's having a terrible day and I tell him we're doing the SuperArtist program, he gets excited and his mood becomes upbeat." – Instructor, PS 314X, Children's Aid Society, Bronx, NY
[1] Sir Ken Robinson, chair of the UK Government's report on creativity, education and the economy, published in TESS on 25 March, 2005
[2] Adobe® State of Create global benchmark study (http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pdfs/Adobe_State_of_Create_Global_Benchmark_Study.pdf)
[3]The study is the largest known sample of one-on-one CEO interviews, with over 1,500 corporate heads and public sector leaders across 60 nations and 33 industries polled on what drives them in managing their companies in today's world.
http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/en/c-suite/ceostudy2012/

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There is no denying that wisdom comes with age. Unfortunately, that's not the only thing that the elderly tend to obtain through years and years of being in existence but also many others that pertain to their health.
Fatigue, joint pain, bone brittleness, a weakened immune system — these and many other concerns can keep them from having optimum health or diminish considerably the quality of their lives.
Certain vitamins and minerals are known to help seniors stay hale and hearty, although their everyday diet may not be able to provide all of the ones their aging bodies require.
This is when the benefit of taking vitamin and mineral supplements can shine. If it's apparent that an elderly's everyday diet is not the kind that can provide him or her with all the nutrients required, popping a pill in the mouth that contains those essential vitamins and minerals can help get the body supplied with what it needs.
Seniors are at higher risk of suffering from osteoporosis, a condition characterized by the weakening of the bones. Most especially because older people are prone to slipping and falling accidentally, they may end up with fractures due to having brittle bones. To fend off osteoporosis, calcium is very important as it's a bone strengthener.
Having calcium alone is not enough. It's important for the body to be able to utilize all of the calcium that's introduced into it. According to experts, vitamin D is something that makes it more efficient for the body of a senior to absorb calcium much better. Vitamin D also strengthens the teeth and may also protect against cancer and diabetes.
Doctors say that B vitamins are very good at keeping the brain cells healthy. Since seniors are prone to cognitive decline, it's very important to maintain brain cells that are working properly. Among all of the B vitamin family members, vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) is scientifically proven to help keep the brain of people in their golden years healthy.
As people age, their bodies become less and less efficient at absorbing iron from the diet. It's for this reason why they may not have enough optimum levels of red blood cells (RBCs) in the bloodstream, which can cause fatigue. Not having enough RBCs due to iron deficiency, by the way, is also the one to blame for anemia.
There are a couple of reasons why vitamin C is very important for the elderly. First, it allows for a much better absorption of iron obtained via the diet or by means of supplements. Second, it helps maintain a stronger immune system. With the immune system bolstered, infection risk can be considerably lowered.
Other than vitamin C, zinc is also a major role player in keeping the immune system strong. Numerous studies have shown that this particular mineral is extremely good at keeping the respiratory infections at bay. Scientists say that zinc also promotes optimum functioning of the brain among the elderly.
According to experts, vitamin E is actually a powerful form of antioxidant. Seniors can benefit a lot from this particular nutrient in that it helps in getting excess free radicals in the body neutralized. Having lots of free radicals can cause damage to healthy cells, causing the aging process to accelerate.
The above mentioned vitamins and minerals can be obtained via the diet. Unfortunately, it's not all the time that seniors are able to have well-balanced meals. This is when the benefit of taking vitamin and mineral supplements come into the picture.


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A scene of Panic witnessed, Indian shot in the US, "everyone ducked, Sharath Ran"
A scene of Panic witnessed, Indian shot in the US, "everyone ducked, Sharath Ran" -
10 Aug 2018 15:48:33
An Indian student, Sharath Koppu is killed in the shooting that occurs in the US. He even tried to run away from an armed robber but was shot in the back. The people around witnesses the scene at a restaurant where he used to work for a living.
The J's Fish and Chicken Market owner, Shahid stated after going through the CCTV footage of the whole incident, "There were five people working in the restaurant on Friday evening when the suspect walked in. He pushed a customer standing in front of him and pulled out a gun. The others ducked behind the counter but Sharath turned around and began to run in the opposite direction when the gunman opened fire. Sharath was shot in the back and soon fell to the ground,"
The brief clip from the footage was released by the Kansas City Police Department. They are seeking help in identifying the accused in order to catch the suspect as soon as possible. In the clips, it is clearly seen that a man in a brown and white striped t-shirt. The clip is just moments before the shooting started in the restaurant.
"There were three customers too and we all ducked for cover. We heard three-four shots and Sharath was shot in the back. The gunman soon escaped and we then called 911." Another man said that worked in the restaurant but requested to be unnamed.
The police have requested everyone with information to call on the helpline number 816-234-5043 or 816-474-8477 which is a TIPS hotline. They are even offering a total reward of $10,000 for the person that can put them a step near to the murderer.
As per the people investigated, everyone has stated that Sharath Koppu was a warm, cheerful and also a person who was ready to help everyone in need. He is an Indian that has moved to the US to complete his studies.
Koppu was from district Warangal Telangana and was a graduate from an engineering college. He was in the US to complete his master's degree at the University of Missouri-Kansas City at the start of the year. He left his job in Hyderabad as a Software engineer to move to the US to get it done with his degree. The shooting is not clear till now but it is said that things will clear out soon if they get a single lead.


Guns, money, and and lawyers; the first two items are what this disjointed story from CBP is about, and the last is what the 3 people involved in this cash and firearm seizures by CBP will need. Customs seized $20,000 outbound to Mexico which resulted in an arrest, another $38,000 that probably (but not certainly resulted in an arrest), and a a cache of guns and ammo.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting outbound inspections at Arizona's Port of Lukeville arrested two Mexican nationals Tuesday after finding unreported U.S. currency, weapons and ammunition in separate seizures.
Officers referred a 27-year-old Mexican man for a further search of his Dodge sedan Tuesday night and found more than $20,000 in unreported U.S. currency within the vehicle's center console. This is the second unreported currency seizure this week.
On March 11, Lukeville officers prevented $38,000 from being smuggled into Mexico.
At about the same time, officers referred a 43-year-old Mexican woman for a secondary inspection of the Dodge truck she was driving. That search turned up multiple firearms and associated accessories to include several assault rifles, a handgun, multiple ammunition magazines, two weapon scopes and approximately 6,000 rounds of ammunition.
CBP has been busy seizing cash across the country, and that is the reason my customs law blogging activity has slowed down in recent weeks. For the many readers of this blog who like these posts, I apologize. I'll be trying to return to more frequent blogging in the next week or so.
It seems CBP has also been too busy to make many news releases about the seizure activity, too. But, today, we have word of a pretty huge seizure of $211,000 in cash being seized from a Mexican national while leaving the United States.
Customs and Border Protection officers at the Mariposa crossing in Nogales, Arizona, arrested a Mexican national Friday for attempting to transport almost $211,000 in unreported U.S. currency.
CBP seized cash from a Mexican heading back into Mexico on March 2. The cash was hidden in a cooler located in the passenger compartment of his vehicle, underneath some food and ice. This is definitely a case of "unreported currency" but, more accurately, it is also likely bulk cash smuggling. CBP seized the cash for presumably failure to report and bulk cash smuggling.
A male Mexican national was arrested Wednesday (March 2) for attempting to smuggle slightly more than $95,000 in unreported U.S. currency into Mexico through the Port of Lukeville.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting outbound inspections selected a Chevrolet truck driven by a 45-year-old Mexican national for further inspection. During the search, officers found an ice chest between the front seats concealed compartment containing three packages of U.S. currency hidden beneath ice and food items. The cash was seized. The case have been referred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations for further investigation.
The story doesn't explicitly state that the seized cash was connected to drug trafficking, but in my mind, behind any suspicious movement of cash across the southern border looms the large shadow of the illegal drug trade. CBP seized the cash is investigating the entire situation.
Has CBP seized cash from you?
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Dev Chandra Rai
Program Officer at Asian Human Rights and Culture Development Forum (Asian Forum)
Active in Country: Nepal
DTP Alumnus: DTP's Migrant Workers Programs and DTP's Fellowship Program
The DTP training programs have always encouraged me to work for the promotion and protection of the rights of migrant workers and to help distressed migrant workers as much as I can.
Dev is a Program Officer working for the Asian Forum (Migrants' Center). Asian Forum is a returnee migrant workers' organisation established in 2005, working for the human rights of migrant workers and their families. Dev's responsibilities within the organisation include developing proposals, implementing program activities, counselling migrant workers on safe migration, and advocacy and lobbying for the rights of migrant workers. He also provides information to people seeking work abroad and informs them on the legal standards related to foreign employment.
The DTP training was the first professional training in my life. I learnt about the UN procedures and the international instruments in relation to migrant workers. I also gained skills to apply the mechanisms for the promotion and protection of the rights of migrant workers. The training programs have provided me with real-life exposures as well as a platform to work together on the issues of migrant workers with national and international key actors.
Having completed four training programs with DTP, Dev improved his skills such as communication, negotiation and building networks and has applied the knowledge and skills gained into his work.
The DTP training programs provided me with opportunities to represent myself in international forums. I spoke about the issues of Nepali migrant workers and initiated lobbying and advocacy with concerned stakeholders on the rights of migrant workers. I encouraged the promotion and protection of their rights in countries of origin and destination.
Profile written July 2017
*Dev is now the Coordinator of the National Network of Safe Migration (updated Nov 2017)
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Monroe Medical Clinic is committed to providing each patient with an exceptional level of care and attention. Monroe Medical Clinic is proud to be physician owned and operated. Our dedicated staff works together as a team to provide high-quality, comprehensive care. Our compassionate and understanding providers take pride in paying close attention to each patient's needs. Monroe Medical Clinic is conveniently located at 100 South 2nd Street, just one block south of St. Francis Medical Center between Louisiana Pain Care and Chase Bank.
Directions: West-Bound on I-20, exit 117D or East-Bound on I-20, exit 116B, base of the exit ramp.


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PORT NOTES
Supreme Court Rules on CITGO v. Frescati Shipping
On 26 November 2004, M/T Athos I hit a submerged anchor enroute to a CITGO terminal in New Jersey. The allision occurred within the federally-maintained anchorage in the Delaware River leading up to that terminal, not alongside the terminal itself. The tanker ruptured, causing an oil spill that impacted 280 miles of shoreline along the Delaware River, prompting a massive and costly cleanup effort. Frescati shipping, the owner of the Athos I, paid for the cleanup, was partially reimbursed by the US Government, and then both Frescati the US Government sued CITGO for the cleanup costs.
CITGO had executed a charterparty -a maritime contract between ship owners and charterers -with Frescati which included a "safe berth" clause, which guaranteed, among other things, that the berth had sufficient draft to accommodate the vessel. CITGO argued that the submerged anchor was outside of their berth and located in an area maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and so they were not responsible. Frescati argued that they were, and the ensuing lawsuits made their way up to the Supreme Court, which recently ruled on the case.
The Supreme Court has concluded that the language of the safe-berth clause in the voyage charterparty in CITGO Asphalt Refining Company ("CITGO") v. Frescati Shipping unambiguously establishes a contractual warranty of a safe berth, and that CITGO has identified "no reason to contravene the clause's obvious meaning." While the decision is limited to charterparties, the potential impact on public terminals that handle common carriers has yet to be identified. The Court emphasized, however, that "our decision today…does no more than provide a legal backdrop against which future [charterparties] will be negotiated." Charterers remain free "to contract around unqualified language that would otherwise establish a warranty of safety, by expressly limiting the extent of their obligations or liability. For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that the plain language of the safe-berth clause establishes a warranty of safety and therefore affirm the judgment of the Third Circuit."
The potential impact of this decision on other marine terminals, including public terminals, is presently unclear. According to JoAnne Zawitoski, Esq. on our Board of Advisors at IAMPE, "the ruling does not specifically address the common law concept of a wharfinger's duty to a vessel at its berth, although this issue was raised by the briefs in the case." Under general maritime tort law, a wharfinger or marine terminal operator has a duty of care to make sure its berth is reasonably safe, which could include an approach within the marine terminal operator's "zone of responsibility." This is a negligence-based concept, not any kind of guarantee, and requires a marine terminal to make only reasonable efforts to keep its berth in good condition and to remove any obstructions to navigation that it KNOWS or SHOULD have known about in its own area of responsibility around the berth. Moreover, any contributory negligence by the vessel owner/operator or pilot could reduce or eliminate the marine terminal's tort liability. By contrast, in the CITGO v Frescati case upon which the ruling was made, a private marine terminal had entered into a contractual agreement with the vessel under which the terminal had warranted or promised that its berth would be safe for the vessel's docking. The Supreme Court held that in the case of such a contract, negligence principles did not apply.
Under the charter terms, CITGO was obligated to provide a "safe berth", which was interpreted by the final Court ruling as including the approach to the berth, even though not owned or maintained by CITGO. Many public port and terminal tariffs/schedules have not included language that specifically addresses the risk of vessel becoming damaged by striking a submerged object on its approach to the berth, whether transiting through federally-maintained areas or otherwise. This Supreme Court decision could prompt a review of those tariffs/schedules, which constitute an implied contract between a marine terminal operator and its customer.
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Zane Sean Weir (* 7. September 1995 in Amanzimtoti, Südafrika) ist ein italienisch-südafrikanischer Leichtathlet, der sich auf das Kugelstoßen spezialisiert hat. 2023 siegte er bei den Halleneuropameisterschaften in Istanbul.

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Zane Weir wurde in der Kleinstadt Amanzimtoti geboren und wuchs anschließend in Durban auf. Sein Großvater mütterlicherseits stammt aus Triest, woher  seine italienischen Wurzeln rühren. Sein Großvater war es auch, der ihn inspirierte Sportler zu werden. Erste Berührungspunkte mit der Leichtathletik sammelte er, anfangs ganz ohne Anleitung, in den Lauf- und Sprungdisziplinen. Später betrieb er auch die Sportarten Rugby, Cricket, Fußball, Wasserball und Basketball. Im Alter von 18 Jahren zog er nach Kapstadt und nahm dort an der Universität Kapstadt ein Studium der Finanzbuchhaltung auf. 2018 schloss er es. Danach zog er nach Johannesburg um und begann das Kugelstoßen zu trainieren. Dort trat er in Kontakt mit seinem jetzigen Trainer in Italien, Paolo Dal Soglio, dem Halleneuropameister von 1996, dem er im März 2020 nach Italien folgte. Seit Februar 2021 ist er berechtigt, internationale für Italien an den Start zu gehen.

Weir's Hobbys umfassen Psychologie, Lesen und Schwimmen.

Sportliche Laufbahn
Weir nahm bereits im Jahr 2012, damals noch in seiner südafrikanischen Heimat, an ersten Wettkämpfen im Kugelstoßen teil, wenngleich er in seiner Jugendzeit keine herausragenden Leistungen erzielen konnte. 2013 gewann er die Bronzemedaille bei den südafrikanischen U20-Meisterschaften, ein Jahr später folgte die Goldmedaille bei den gleichen Meisterschaften. 2016 nahm er zum ersten Mal bei den südafrikanischen Meisterschaften der Erwachsenen teil, wobei er den fünften Platz belegte. Drei Jahre später gewann er die Bronzemedaille bei den südafrikanischen Meisterschaften. Zu jener Zeit lag sein Fokus vor allem auf seiner schulischen Ausbildung, zudem mangelte es ihm an Unterstützung, um seine Stoßtechnik zu verbessern. Nachdem er begann unter der Anleitung von Dal Soglio zu trainieren, steigerte er seine Bestleistung innerhalb von drei Jahren um mehr als 5 Meter. 2020 trat er zu seinen ersten Wettkämpfen in Italien an. Im Sommer gewann er die Silbermedaille bei den italienischen Meisterschaften. Direkt in seinem ersten Wettkampf 2021 stieß er die Kugel erstmals über die 21-Meter-Marke und qualifizierte sich damit für die Olympischen Sommerspiele in Tokio, nachdem er genau einen Zentimeter als die geforderten 21,10 m stieß. Ende Juni wurde er zum ersten Mal italienischer Meister. Später im August trat er in Tokio bei den Olympischen Spielen an. Bereits in der Qualifikation verbesserte er sich auf 21,25 m und erreichte damit das Finale der zwölf Besten. Auch darin konnte er sich nochmals steigern und belegte mit einem Stoß auf 21,41 m den fünften Platz bei seinem Debütwettkampf für Italien auf internationaler Ebene. Im letzten Wettkampf der Saison steigert er sich gar noch auf 21,66 m.

2022 wurde Weir italienischer Hallenvizemeister. Im März trat er bei den Hallenweltmeisterschaften in Belgrad an. Im Finale egalisierte er mit 21,67 m den Nationalrekord seines Landsmannes Leonardo Fabbri und belegte damit den sechsten Platz. Nur rund eine Woche zuvor blieb er bei einem Wettkampf in Portugal mit 21,99 m nur knapp unterhalb der 22-Meter-Marke. Während der Freiluftsaison bremste ihn anschließend eine Verletzung an seiner Stoßhand aus. Auch 2023 wurde Weir italienischer Hallenvizemeister. Anfang März trat er bei den Halleneuropameisterschaften in Istanbul an. Er zog in das Finale ein, in dem er sich auf eine Bestweite von 22,06 m steigern konnte, wodurch er den er den Europameistertitel gewinnen konnte. Mit dem Gewinn der Goldmedaille feierte er seinen bislang größten sportlichen Erfolg.

2021 wurde Weir italienischer Meister im Kugelstoßen.

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Persönliche Bestleistungen
Freiluft
 Kugelstoßen: 21,99 m, 13. März 2022, Leiria

Halle
 Kugelstoßen: 22,06 m, 3. März 2023, Istanbul, (italienischer Rekord)

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Kugelstoßer (Italien)
Europameister (Kugelstoßen)
Olympiateilnehmer (Italien)
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 2020
Italienischer Meister (Leichtathletik)
Italiener
Südafrikaner
Geboren 1995
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December 20, 2017 February 13, 2018 RedCrossNW
Why Patrick Panlasigui Volunteers
Hurricane Harvey deployment to a shelter in Houston, TX proved a personally rewarding experience for Red Cross volunteer Patrick Panlasigui, of Federal Way, WA. Patrick says it also proved an educational experience – teaching him lessons and sharpening skills he is already finding valuable in his job as a research coordinator at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
He says that shelter work in a disaster zone drove home the need to remain flexible – to be able to adjust quickly to changing conditions. Even more important, he says, "It taught me a lot about stress management in the workplace."
The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance is a cancer treatment center that draws on doctors from the major hospitals in the area. Patrick works with both doctors and patients involved in clinical trials in the Alliance's lung cancer group. It can be a high pressure job, he says, managing thousands of medical tests. "I see people around me getting frustrated and panicked," he says. After coping with a high stress level in the shelter, he says, "I rarely feel overwhelmed by anything."
There were a few speed bumps along the way before Patrick wound up in the Houston shelter.
When Hurricane Harvey struck Texas in early September, Patrick was newly arrived in the Seattle area, after getting a master's degree from George Washington University in Washington, DC. He thought about volunteering with the Red Cross but was still settling in and looking for a job. "I wanted to help out but I just didn't have the time," he says. "I felt badly about that."
When Hurricane Irma struck Florida and the Caribbean two weeks later. Patrick decided he had to respond. He signed up as a Red Cross volunteer on a Thursday and was told to come in for training two days later. That same Thursday, he was offered a job by the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. "I wanted the job," he says. "But I asked if they minded if I didn't start right away."
When he explained why he wanted the delay, the Alliance postponed his start date until after he had completed his Red Cross deployment.
Because disaster workers were needed immediately, the Red Cross compressed its normal training schedule from days to just four hours. "It was not so much teaching us how to work in a shelter, but of telling the volunteers what to expect in a disaster zone shelter. "They taught us that every shelter is different, every situation is different," he says. "We were taught to remain flexible and roll with the punches."
The first surprise for Patrick was that he was sent to Houston for Harvey relief and not to Florida for Irma relief. He spent a couple of nights doing general shelter work. Then he and some other volunteers found a need among shelter residents that was not being met.
Storm victims saved what clothing and keepsakes they could from their homes and lives – only to be separated from their possessions during the rescue operation. "It may sound trivial but literally the last remains of their homes were in boxes and they did not know where those boxes were" Patrick explains.
He recalls one man in the shelter who had only the clothing on his back," Patrick says, "After searching for three hours, we found a bag with some of his stuff in it and gave it to him. It was mostly just a blanket in the bag but it was all he had. Giving him something that belonged to him was so powerful."
The memory Patrick carries away from his deployment was being able to make such an impact on someone's life, "Millennials have a lot of job dissatisfaction," Patrick says, "They want what they do to mean something in the world and they don't see it happening."
To his fellow millennials, Patrick, who is 29, says, "Stop complaining about what you aren't getting out of life, do something about it. In just five minutes being deployed with the Red Cross you will make an impact on someone's life, you will make a difference in the world."
Make a difference in the world. Become a Red Cross volunteer like Patrick.
http://www.redcross.org/volunteer/become-a-volunteer
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Along with this transformation in the use of technology and information comes with new risks. As these organizations successfully move to new ways of doing business, they become dependent upon the integrity of the technology underpinning those systems. It is therefore natural that the humanitarian community start to consider the information security risks inherent in their ICT dependencies. This isn't any different than the security challenges any enterprise business has to face.
Beyond the inherent need for information security that exists in any "digitized" organization, I argue that the humanitarian community has a special Obligation to Protect which compels strong information security, data protection and privacy responses based on the core mission of humanitarian organizations and the Humanitarian Principles as established in United Nations General Assembly Resolutions 46/182 and 58/114.
These essential digital dependencies can also prove to be a tempting target for organized crime, hackers, or sophisticated combatants. The increasingly large amount of sensitive data being collected by the humanitarian community often outstrips the ability for organizations to effectively identify and mitigate infosec/data protection/privacy risks. In my unofficial survey of major international humanitarian NGOs, of the 30 organizations I surveyed, only about four or five had dedicated information security headcount, and even in those organizations the ability to influence the security of data being used by country offices or out in the field was extremely limited.
The humanitarian community therefore finds itself in the unenviable place of having a high degree of vulnerability to security threats, but a low capacity to address those threats. Unlike businesses or governments where various security standards exist and can be audited against (such as ISO 27001:2013, PCI or NIST 800-53) there are no existing standards for humanitarian information security. The three standards I just referred to are widely used, but lack a grounding in humanitarian principles that are essential to the organizations in our community.
The need for security won't be driven from beneficiaries, however. Imagine a hypothetical scenario of a refugee family fleeing a war or disaster arriving at a camp run by an international aid organization. At the entrance to the camp is an aid worker with a laptop who is requiring all arrivals to register into a database. No refugee will respond to this request by demanding assurance as to whether the data will be encrypted or protected against theft. In this transaction, the refugee lacks agency to advocate for appropriate information security controls — if one wants a place for their family to sleep tonight and eat, one will most likely hand over whatever information is being requested.
Contrast this to my rights as a consumer in the United States or Europe – if Amazon (for example) were to lose my credit card or other sensitive PII to a hacker, there are laws that define what responsibilities fall to Amazon, and what remedies are available to me. None of this currently exists in the humanitarian space.
The Obligation to Protect is consistent with these principles: Organizations that have the mission of addressing human suffering and protecting vulnerable people from further harm in the physical space – assuring basic physical security along with food, shelter, medical care and other essential human needs – also have an equivlent duty to protect people from digital harm, whether it's identity theft, financial fraud, or physical harm resulting from the loss of confidentiality, integrity or availability of humanitarian ICT systems.
The precautionary principle of "do no harm" should be the underlying touchpoint of all humanitarian ICT efforts. It requires technologists and humanitarians alike to consider the risks of all technology use and to work to minimize such risks to aid workers, donors and most importantly beneficiary populations. In short, information security is essential to the humanitarian ICT mission because compromise puts the core mission and rationale of humanitarian action at risk.
Humanitarian action is increasingly dependent upon ICT. In the absence of legislation and standards within the community, humanitarian organizations must recognize the Obligation to Protect as it applies to information security, data protection and privacy as an essential part of the humanitarian mission. All humanitarian actors – whether they work for a humanitarian agency, are crowd-sourced volunteers on the Internet, or from the private sector – must be educated on the Obligation to Protect and how all parties must ensure appropriate and secure use of ICT and datasets.
Aid workers and beneficiary populations are often among the most vulnerable people on earth — they exist in crisis, with little or no ability to identify and minimize risk on their own. The goal of good security should be to minimize the risk that they will be further victimized by electronic malfeasance.
What do you think is the best way to drive information security into the humanitarian community, let me know in the comments below!
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Argentina's health minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia resign over vaccine scandal
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Argentina's health minister has stepped down over the vaccine scandal and the health minister resign after it immerged that many of his friends got inoculated after they skipped the line for a vaccination. Argentina's Prime minister called on the health minister to resign in the wake of the scandal.


SA's National Recycling Day, on Friday 14 September, is the perfect opportunity for South Africans to take a more active role in recycling especially in the home.
The volume of paper recovered for recycling in South Africa has increased by almost a third over the past decade and could be 63% by 2017, according to statistics from the Paper Recycling Association of South Africa.
Simply put your Paper and Cardboard into your Ronnie Bag (If you don't have one, stack your paper & cardboard under a brick) and leave it on your Kerbside pavement before 7:30am on your collection day.
Mpact Recycling is partnering with South African municipalities to increase recycling, creating jobs and reducing the strain on landfill sites.


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DJ Michelle finally speaks on near death drowning
by Tolulope Ayeni November 28, 2021, 7:57 pm
Disc jockey, DJ Michelle Abesin, has opened up for the first time after her near-death experience, an event that saw her family and friends pronounce her dead on social media.
It can be recalled that her friends and family had claimed she had been swept away at the beach before she was later found and rescued.
In a statement issued in the late hours of Saturday November 27, DJ Michelle thanked God for keeping her alive and also specially thanked her rescuer.
Recounting her near-death experience, the young disc jockey said that the last thing she remembered was being swept away by the water.
See what she wrote below;
First off, Ill like to Dank God for Keeping me Alive till this dry and making it possible for me to be able to write this on my own
On the 18th of November i had a near death experience that literally changed my life completely, I Got carried away by water that's the last of what I remembered.
I want to specially thank the man who saved me, and also to everyone who reached out and who have been reaching out to me .1 really really do appreciate the love and i do not take any of it for granted
There has been so many fake pages and accounts that has been spreadiry runiors and putting out different informations, I'll urge the public to Kindly disregard everything as they are not from me.
Lastly, I'll tender my sincere apologies to everyone for De miscommunication and misinformation that has been passed across
Thank you so much Dj Michelle
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Asian Games Questions including "How many types of snakes are there in the world"
The Asian Games is a sporting competition for a number of sports. It happens every four years and you can only compete if you represent a country in Asia.
Who won the kabbadi match between India vs Pakistan in dhaka on 02.01.10.?
Which name is better Christina or Fiona?
How many players are in a kabbadi team?
What are some famous Chinese sports?
What was the name of mascot in 1982 Asian game?
The Mascot for the Asian Games, 1982, which were held in Delhi, India, was Appu -the kid elephant.
How do you play quarters?
To play , players simply take turns trying to bounce the quarter off of the table into the glass. If the attempt issuccessful, the player gets to give the person of their choice adrink. If you make 3 attempts in a row, you get to make a rule.
Code source creation of the library in C language?
Not possible (if I understood your question at all).
Words you can get out of the word president?
What is the ball that is not soo hard?
Details of Indian Kabaddi team?
What did the constition replace?
What is better wing chun or karate?
Who is the fastest miler in the world?
Ben Chaptman is the fatest miler in the world.
What game is that called when you use many words in one long word?
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Explain the concept of uniformitarianism?
India hosted the first Asian games.
How do you play kelereng?
Where can you get the ninth Captain Underpants?
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Where Asian games held next?
What year was karate founded?
It would not be possible to put a year on it. It developed over hundreds of years. It came to the United States in the 1930's. It was practiced in Okinawa for a long time prior to that and the roots can be traced back to China from even earlier.
What are the specifications of a field kabbadi?
Describe the Indian game kabaddi its origin its rules and regulations Is it a good to play?
What five different sports were popular during 1910-1919?
Who received raj iv Gandhi khel ratna award in 1999?
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What is the new measurement of kabaddi court?
What are the renewable energy types?
Hydroelectric/Tidal, Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Bioenergy/Biomass energy are all renewable.
Is there any high school in India?
Who won first gold in asians games boxing?
How did colin mccahon make his paintings?
How did the orchestra expand during the romantic period?
What is the population pattern in the US?
Which Indian athlete was stripped of her medals because of drug charges at the Asian game in busan?
Who is the most famous kabaddi player?
Do non-menthol cigarettes kill you faster than menthol?
Volley ball player photos in iob?
Why are cells microscopic due to volume ratios?
When and where did the first Asian games take place?
Where will be the next Asian games?
How many overseas visitors are expected to visit Guangzhou for the 2010 Asian Games?
When were the last Asian games held in India?
India's position in first Asian game was?
There is a movie called ""KickAss". If your talking about the phrase "KickAss" it means something really awesome and cool.
What are all the sport stadiums in Bangladesh?
How many players are there on a kabaddi team?
Kabaddi is traditionally played with two teams of seven with three supplementary players held in reserve.
Where will the next Asian games held?
Performance of India in Asian games 2010 in Dhaka?
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2009 east Asian games gain and loss?
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Who is famous for playing kendo?
When the particles of a medium are vibrating at right angles to the direction of energy transport then the wave is what?
Who is the captain of pakistan's kabaddi team?
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Why is rad lutek so small?
When is tekken 7 revealed?
It will be out in late 2011 or early 2012.
Is Christian palushaj better that luke nerva?
Yes, multiplied by the distance of space and nebulas and by the power of Riften and the dragonborn's power.
Why is Kung Fu so popular in china?
Because that's where it comes from.
Why is WikiAnswers so bad at identifying categories to questions?
Because it is performed by a program which doesn't actually understands the question (heck, half of the questions doesn't make sense at all), only searches for some keywords, and categorizes by those.
When was the Asian Games were held in Delhi for the first time?
How many players play in kabaddi?
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What types of crimes were committed during the time of the Aztecs?
Do people still play kabaddi?
What is the knob on a shield called?
Which famous kabbadi player was facilitated by the arjun award?
After how many years are the Asian games organized?
How do you pass Sue Sneaky Snack?
Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold?
How many girlfriends has Joeseph Priddle had above the age of 10?
15th Asian games were held in which year?
Which country is hosting the 2010 Asian games?
What type of energy is renewable?
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What is the minimum age required to play kabaddi?
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Do the Canadians play kabaddi?
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When and where will the 2010 Asian Games be held?
Are there any Indian professional athletes in the US?
Information on kabaddi a Punjabi game?
How do you play batu seremban?
Where were Asian games held in 2009?
The 25th Southeast Asian Games was held in Vientiane, Laos, in December 2009.
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Why is the place in the stadium where people sit called stand?
You couldn't always sit in "the stands", you used to stand instead. Due to several disasters involving stadiums where people were standing, you now tend to see seating in the stands.
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Acai bowls are a super yummy indulgence fitness trend right now. The bowl is made from the acai berry, a super fruit originally hailing from Brazil. The berry gets pureed and takes on a sorbet-like texture as the base of the bowl. The puree can then be blended with other fruits, or left as is. As a finishing touch, it then gets topped with anything ranging from oatmeal to fresh fruit, or different types of obscure food items including chia seeds or bee pollen. The combinations are endless, but the health benefits from eating these are also worth checking out.
Check out why Acai Bowls are beneficial for your health and are the latest fitness trend.
1. Full of nutrients: Acai berries are pretty unique because they have a high fat content, but are super low in sugar. They also have vitamin A, calcium and a bunch of important minerals.
2. Loaded with antioxidants: Without antioxidants, free radicals in our body can damage cells as well as lead to further diseases such as diabetes or heart disease. The acai berries have three times the antioxidants as blueberries, and are definitely good for you.
3. Good for the skin: The oils in the acai berry have been used by the Brazilians for years to achieve younger and healthier looking skin. By eating the berries, your body is able to get rid of old or unwanted skin cells faster.
4.Improved digestion:These berries can help you clear out unwanted toxins, and are also a great source of fiber. They can help keep your digestion regular and will improve your morning energy as well.
5. Brain function is boosted: Acai berries are full of various plant compounds that can prevent brain damage as you grow older. This super food can also improve memory and learning.
What is your favorite way to eat an acai bowl? Let us know below!


FMQB: That's how we do it boys!
FMQB enjoyed his first outdoor football experience this past weekend at the legendary Candlestick Park. A place that had seen Joe Montana and Steve Young lead 5 teams to the Super Bowl. The legends of The Catch, The Catch II, and The Catch III. It was definitely a cool atmosphere and we had great seats even though a majority of the action happened on the other side of the field. The 49ers first two drives were methodical, moving the ball down the field at a good pace with little trouble. But they came away with a FG and a another try was blocked. Victor Cruz had a sweet TD in the 2nd quarter, and his salsa in the endzone was even better! The Giants ran away with it in the 2nd half, kicking an additional 3 FGs and getting a rushing TD. Surprisingly Randy Moss was the Niners leading receiver! Overall, if you look at the stats it was a pretty close matchup. But the story of this game was Alex Smith's interceptions. He threw 3 of them, and that killed the 49ers. Because of this, the 49ers looked awful. Definitely fun to watch a future hall of famer run the Giants down the field.
One thing I would like to pay attention to the rest of the season, is the fact that Colin Kaepernick is getting more and more playing time. And not only in the Wildcat, he threw it 7 times on Sunday, and ran an additional 2. This gave him 1/6 of the offensive plays the 49ers ran. To be honest, the only time the 49ers looked good was when Kaepernick was in there. They also threw him in there on several red zone opportunities. Watch for this QB drama to unfold the rest of the year, especially when Alex Smith continues to struggle.
For not being in the same division, the fan rivalry between the 49ers and Giants was pretty heavy. Reminded me of the Cowboys vs 49ers rivalry of the 90s. In 2003, the Giants were up by 24 in a playoff game before the 49ers put together the biggest playoff comeback and won. Last year, these teams met for the NFC Championship and the Giants eeked one out. The Giants fans traveled really well, as there were seas of blue amongst the red. A lot of jarring went on between fans, something I had never really seen before. Check the quotes of the week later on for some funny examples.
Speaking of fans, wow did I feel out of place at the 49ers game. First off, it didn't help that the security person literally asked the woman behind me if she had a weapon before letting her through, but there were a lot of sketchy people at the game. I saw more tattoos on necks and what looked like gang tattoos than I have ever seen combined in my life. I wouldn't be surprised if fans had killed more people than points the 49ers put up. It felt like we were with a bunch of gangbangers. But even with the rivalry and jarring, fans seemed generally nice. This was until we found out later that a fan got stabbed outside of the stadium….
By halftime of Monday night's game, the Broncos were staring at 2-4 and a disappointing season ahead. But they came back and had one of the most amazing comebacks in recent history. Guess who owns the top 2 comebacks in Monday Night Football history? Peyton Manning. I distinctly remember watching the Colts come back against the Buccaneers (once again on the road) down by 21 with only 5 minutes remaining. Monday night's was equally impressive. Teams win in the 4th Quarter, and this is when the Broncos play their best football (ring a bell from last year?). Broncos have outscored opponents 79-6 in the 4th Quarter! Their 3-3 record doesn't remotely show the strength of their team. Look at broncos losses, Atlanta (came back and had a shot to win), Houston (came back and had a shot to win), and New England. They've only lost to the toughest teams in the NFL. They also have had a crazy tough schedule to start off, and it only gets easier from here, playing only 2 teams with a winning record in their last 10 games. Broncos could dang near run the table!
Russell Wilson as a rookie QB has already defeated Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton, and Tom Brady.
Only teams in the AFC have a record over .500. Three teams in the NFC West along have a record over .500.
The Chargers' second half possessions ended in fumble, punt, interception, interception, interception, fumble.
"So you must like the Minnesota Twins EEEHHHHH?" Canadian fans behind us who followed the stereotype of adding Ehhh to every sentence!
The "Niiiiiiiinnnnneeeeeerrrrrssssss" cheer they did was seriously annoying. Like more annoying than the Vikings first down horn. It sounded like all the air was escaping a dying moose.
Remember after Week 3 and all those no-name QB's were atop the Stats sheet? Things seem to be turning themselves around, take a look at 6 of the top 8 in yardage: Brady, P Manning, E Manning, Ryan, Brees, Rodgers.
There are 6 teams on bye this week, good luck people. In one league, I have 7 players on BYE, OUCH! My entire bench is on bye now.
Dolphins- Let it be known that in Mid-October, FMQB is picking the Dolphins to make the playoffs. When you look at it, Miami is 2 FGs away from 5-1. Ryan Tannehill is looking strong, running a no-huddle offense. And they're playing in the most overrated division in football. Patriots still squeak out the division, but the Dolphins should turn it on in the second half.
Bears- Not too much of a surprise here, but I did pick the Bears to win the Super Bowl. Now more and more people are hopping on this bandwagon. Strong D with an improved offense will push the Bears at least to the NFC Championship.
San Francisco– I have been off the 49ers bandwagon since before the season, while many picked them to win the Super Bowl, I didn't even pick them to make the playoffs. And the 16 points scored in their last 2 games are starting to prove my point.
Baltimore- I still like the Ravens making a run in the playoffs, but it'll be hard to overcome injuries to Ray Lewis, LaDarius Webb, Haloti Ngata, and Ed Reed.
Cardinals– It was a fun run while it lasted, but the Cards have lost 2 straight.
Vikings- Mentioned it earlier, but they'll start off strong and fizzle with an impossible schedule at the end of the year.
Cleveland over the Colts on the road.
It has been 24 days since our last arrest, approaching the record!
First, I have a disclaimer/complaint. I've mentioned before that as FMQB, I have the unique position of talking about the Week 4 games, plus one Week 5 game before anybody else can. But this is the 3rd week in a row that the result of the Thursday Night Game has affected the stats I have already compiled. So here's my disclaimer, if you ever see a stat involving a team that played on Thursday night, that stat WAS true after the first week, but since my column wasn't intended to cover the new week, it may not be completely accurate anymore.
Anywhoos, back to football. We're at the quarterpole of the season. Always an interesting barometer on how the season will go. Teams have been surprisingly good (Vikings, Rams, Chargers, Cardinals), surprisingly bad (Cowboys, Lions, Saints, Jets), and a few right where we thought they would be (49ers, Eagles, Falcons, Ravens, Texans). But keep in mind that there are still a lot of games to be played. Think back to last year, and the streaking hot Buccaneers were off to a 4-0 start. How'd that work out for them? Oh yeah, lost 12 in a row.
The Patriots became the first team since 2008 to have two 100yd rushers and two 100yd receivers.
Christian Ponder is the only starting quarterback that has not thrown an interception. The next fewest INTs? RGIII with only 1.
Greg Zeurlein is the first kicker in NFL HISTORY to make 2 kicks of at least 58 yards in a game. He's also perfect on his first 13 kicks, 8 of those from 46 yards and out. Looks like Leg-a-tron is here to stay! Oh, and he's only played 5 games in his pro career.
How important is the Quarterback position in this day and age? If you look at the top 14 QB's in passer rating, each team they lead are at or above .500.
The Cardinals and Vikings are a combined 7-1, the Saints and Lions are a combined 1-7.
With the replacement refs back in, average game time immediately dropped by 8 minutes.
The Rams haven't been above .500 in nearly 6 years. Way to go!
Arizona and Houston would be the #1 seeds. Would anybody have expected that 3 years ago?
Surprisingly, the Jets would be in the playoffs.
Not that anybody cares, but I went into Monday night ahead by 5 points, and my opponent had Michael Bush, RB for the Bears. With Forte out the previous 2 weeks and Questionable for this game, I knew I was screwed. But thankfully, Forte played and was a strong enough force for the Bears that they only got Bush involved on a few plays, netting him 1 fantasy point. Late in the 4th quarter, the Bears were on the goal line and put Bush in, I thought for sure it was over. There was a holding call that backed them up 10 yds, whew. But then a pass to Marshall in the endzone was called a pass interference call, ball on 1 yd line! The Bears snap it and give it to Bush, but the play is blown dead. The Cowboys were able to challenge the play (new rule this year), since the ball was tipped. Play reversed, field goal, touchdown averted, matchup won!
FFMQB recently got into Fantasy Football and has turned an 0-2 team into a 2-2 team. With all her players playing on Sunday afternoon, she had a hefty 50 point lead going against McCoy, Tony Romo, Brandon Marshall, and DeMarco Murray. This is right on the edge of being safe, her opponent would need a pretty strong game from all players to make up that gap. Of course, McCoy, Murray, and Marshall end up having outstanding games and the gap is dwindling. When Marshall scores the game sealing TD, it puts her opponent up by 1 pt, essentially losing the game for FFMQB. But all of a sudden Romo comes in and throws an INT with 4 minutes left in the game, knocking him back 2 points! Crazy turn of events ended up giving her the win 100-99.
"Packer Nation Fell on the Sword to Protect the Shield" Packer fan…love this quote!
Should the Jets throw in Tebow over Sanchez?
A new trend the last decade is for coaches to call a timeout right as the kicker is about to try a game winning FG. Conventional wisdom says that with more time to ponder the kick, the kicker will overthink it, or the pressure will hit him, and he will miss the kick. To be perfectly honest, I'm completely sick of this tactic. In week 2, Mike Shanahan (who basically invented this tactic) called a timeout at the end of the half. Greg the Leg went to miss his first kick, but got a second chance and nailed it (crucial in this close game). In week 3, same result. Joe Philbin called an icing timeout the instant before the snap, in which the Jets missed the field goal, but made the second try. Both teams lost by 3 points…What I don't get is these coaches are basically telling the opposing kickers "I dare you to make this game winning field goal, but I'll be nice and give you a practice shot first." Kickers can get a feel for the wind, distance, and what the rush is going to be in a game situation. Why would you do this?!?! I can't even count the number of times this happened last year. Adam Vinatieri came out and said that icing the kicker actually helps him calm down. I read one article (sorry don't have exact stats) that showed that a kicker is 2% more likely to make a kick after an icing ploy. Andy Reid tried the same thing on Sunday night, and he was 1yd lucky that the Eagles didn't lose because of it.
Matt Ryan getting pinned at the 1 yd line with :59 seconds left, and actually driving the Falcons into FG range. You sir have ice water in your veins.
RGIII had a very nice 2-minute drill to win the game for the Redskins this week right after a Buccaneers score. Strong performance for the rookie.
Look for the Titans and Hasselbeck to Shock the Vikings. Hasselbeck is a very underrated QB who took the Titans to a 9-7 record last year. Their defense is atrocious, but I expect the Titans to hang in there offensively.
It has been 12 days since our last arrest! Apparently the record is 33 days, that's pretty pathetic.


Have you ever stood at a deli counter watching other people get served first, even though you were next in line?
Unfortunately, this is a common problem that customers at dine in cinemas face all the time but can be easily solved. During the busiest, most chaotic time before a movie starts and the first 30 minutes into the feature, your service staff is more focused on just getting to the first call button they see rather than servicing customers in order of wait time.
With the Venue Valet Service Queue Screen, there will be no confusion as to which customer should be served next. These dedicated monitors are installed high on the back wall, visible to your staff from anywhere in the auditorium. They are easy to read and get to the point. Unlike our regular CallConnect monitors which display a great deal of information, these screens only display the active seat number, color coded to match their wait time, plus other service critical information such as a countdown timer displaying when the feature starts and ends and other service alerts such as "Drop Checks Now".


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VDSL2 Chipset supports full System Vectoring.
Lantiq Aug 30, 2010
Designed to meet carrier requirements for all xDSL deployments, 65 nm VINAX(TM) V3 can drive data rates up to 150 Mbps/downstream and 100 Mbps/upstream on single line, supporting such services as HD IPTV, high-speed Internet access, multi-player gaming networks, and VoIP. Unit consumes 0.9 W/channel to meet future Green design goals for broadband infrastructure. Measuring 29 x 29 mm, device integrates MELT controller for remote line testing by carriers with no external equipment needed.
Lantiq Samples Industry's Lowest Power, Smallest Footprint VDSL2 Chipset to Drive Broadband Innovation
MUNICH and NEUBIBERG, Germany, -- Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, today introduced its latest generation 65nm chipset for design of carrier linecards supporting the global VDSL2 and ADSL/2/2+ standards. VINAX(TM) V3 gives network equipment vendors a single solution to meet carrier requirements for all xDSL deployments, featuring a level of integration unsurpassed in the industry, the flexibility to support multiple transmission profiles and emerging technology enhancements, and leading low-power performance.
Highlights of the VINAX V3 chipset include:
-- Industry-leading power consumption of just 0.9W per channel to meet future green design goals for broadband infrastructure, including requirements defined in the EU Code of Conduct (CoC) on Energy Consumption of Broadband Equipment. VINAX V3 also is the first VDSL2 solution to work with either Class AB or low-power Class H line drivers.
-- Smallest package size and highest channel count (per chipset) in the industry allows double VDSL2 linecard density compared to all on-market alternatives. Each VINAX V3 chipset occupies an area of 29 mm x 29 mm for 16 channels in VDSL2 Profile 17a. An 8-channel solution for VDSL2 profile 30a requires 30 percent less area.
-- Industry first on-chip integration of a MELT controller for remote line testing by carriers with no external equipment needed.
-- Overall, feature integration on the VINAX V3 chipset reduces the external Bill of Materials (BOM) cost by 50 percent.
The VINAX V3 chipset can drive data rates up to 150 Mbps/downstream and 100 Mbps/upstream on a single line, supporting such services as HD IPTV, high-speed Internet access, multi-player gaming networks and VoIP. VINAX V3 supports line bonding techniques at chip and linecard levels that boost data-rate or data-reach for home and business users and supports mobile backhaul applications with up to 500 Mbps symmetrical data rates. It also is the industry's first chipset ready to support full System Vectoring, a VDSL2 enhancement that will reduce crosstalk in dense cable bundles.
Network equipment OEMs will benefit from an extensive set of chip-level enhancements and features integrated into the new chipset, while software compatibility with Lantiq's current VDSL2 chipset reduces time-to-market and cost. For example, VINAX V3 uses the same Analog Front End (AFE) chip to support all of the VDSL2 profiles. The same PCB design can be used for a card deployed at a DSLAM or CO (Profile 17a, supporting up to 100 Mbps downstream/50 Mbps upstream) and a MDU card running Profile 30a (up to 150 Mbps downstream/100 Mbps upstream). Higher density cards, up to 72 channels compared to 24 - 48 channels with earlier generation chipsets, reduce costs for both system vendors and carriers.
"VDSL2 is the key technology for successful triple-play service delivery in next-generation network deployments. VINAX V3 provides breakthrough performance, best-in-class feature set and unsurpassed flexibility for network upgrades and new deployments," said Hubert Christl, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Lantiq's Access Networks Business Unit. "Lantiq integrated the capabilities that leading carriers across the globe demand as they accelerate roll-out of VDSL2, including cost optimization and improved energy efficiency."
VDSL2 linecards are a key technology supporting robust delivery of residential broadband services over both traditional copper-wire infrastructure and in FTTC/FTTB networks. According to Broadband Forum estimates (June 2010), more than 60 percent of the 484 million broadband lines installed today are driven by ADSL or VDSL technology. Further, market research firm iSuppli forecasts that 600 million new xDSL channels will be deployed from 2010 to 2014. Carriers that are planning or have begun the transition from ADSL/2/2+ to higher data rates can use VINAX V3-based linecards that require only a firmware change to upgrade to VDSL2 services.
The VINAX V3 chipset, including Digital Front End (DFE), Analog Front End (AFE) and line drivers, is now sampling to lead customers. For more information, please visit: http://www.lantiq.com/VINAX-V3
About LANTIQ
Lantiq offers a broad and innovative product portfolio for next-generation networks and the digital home. The company has a global team of about 1,000 experts in Europe, North America, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific regions. The company is headquartered in Neubiberg just outside of Munich, Germany and specializes in broadband communications encompassing analog, digital and mixed-signal ICs along with comprehensive software suites. Lantiq is a fabless company and its semiconductor solutions are deployed by major carriers and in home networks in every region of the world. Further information is available at: http://www.lantiq.com/
CONTACT: Christoph von Schierstaedt, +49-89-89899-7322, Schierstaedt@lantiq.com, or North America, Sarah LaLiberte, +1-978-502-8558, Sarah.LaLiberte@lantiq.com, both of Lantiq
Web Site: http://www.lantiq.com/
Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (Thyristors)
Triacs feature power ratings of 8, 12, and 16 A.
LiFePO4 Battery Power Manager/Charger IC is USB-compatible.
Electronic Converters
HDMI to MIPI CSI-2 Bridge Chipset supports 4K video resolution.
Integrated Circuit acts as programmable logic controller.
Serial Bridges provide one-chip PCIe to UART solution.


NEW YORK (AP) Joel Embiid has endured too much misery in the NBA to miss one of the fun days on the schedule.
So as soon as he knew his back felt up to it, he couldn't wait to get on the court for his first Christmas Day game.
Embiid had 25 points and 16 rebounds, JJ Redick scored 24 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 105-98 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday.
Neither Embiid nor Redick was cleared to play until going through pregame warmups, and their presence gave the 76ers just enough to win their first Christmas Day appearance since 2001.
Embiid, who has been battling a bad back, powered through a big-man duel with Enes Kanter, who had a season-high 31 points and tied a career best with 22 rebounds. He joined Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Bob Lanier as the only players with a 30-20 game on Christmas, according to research provided to the Knicks by Elias.
Redick, who missed the last game with right hamstring tightness, helped the 76ers pull away from an 89-all tie midway through the fourth quarter. He's played in Christmas games before – and made clear again he's not a fan of them – and he thought his young teammates responded well to their first opportunity.
"There's a tendency to try to put on a show instead of just going out and competing, and I think we did a great job of just going out and competing," Redick said.
Kristaps Porzingis scored 22 points for the Knicks, who fell to 22-30 on Christmas with their fifth straight loss on the holiday.
Backup point guard T.J. McConnell had Philadelphia's final eight points of the third quarter, and the 76ers pushed the lead to nine with about 9 minutes left in the game. The Knicks battled back to tied it 89 on Porzingis' three-point play with 5:20 left, but Philadelphia promptly scored the next seven to go up 96-89 on Redick's 3-pointer with 3:34 to play.
Philadelphia's young stars kept the Knicks from getting much closer, with Embiid making a 3-pointer and Ben Simmons stealing Porzingis' pass and dunking it, both times hiking the lead back to eight.
76ers: Coach Brett Brown called Embiid a "borrowed stud" who they get to "inherit" when he is able to play. "He doesn't practice and he comes in and plays games and we're trying to grow him into a situation where he is a normal part of a team," Brown said. … The Sixers franchise is 17-13 on Christmas.
Knicks: Hall of Famer Bernard King, who set the Christmas record when he scored 60 points for the Knicks against the Nets in 1984, was at the game. … New York had won seven straight at home over Philadelphia.
Porzingis could've been playing for the 76ers instead of against them Monday. The Knicks took him with the No. 4 pick in 2015, one spot after Philadelphia went with Jahlil Okafor, who eventually fell out of the rotation entirely and was dealt earlier this month to Brooklyn. But Brown declined to look back, saying "next question" when asked if he ever wondered "what if?" when it came to Porzingis.
76ers: Visit Portland on Thursday.
Knicks: Visit Chicago on Wednesday.


Our pets love us unconditionally, but what happens when we can't afford to help them at the time they need us the most? Did you know: each year, thousands of pets with treatable conditions are put to sleep because their owners have financial constraints that prevent them from being able to afford necessary specialty care? For many struggling families, they are faced with choosing between paying for care for their pet or paying the utility bills.
The Gift of Grace was inspired by the owner of Gracie Mae, one of our long-time patients. When Gracie passed away in 2014, her owner wanted to continue her legacy and began making monthly donations to Cape Horn Veterinary Associates in order to help other pets in need. With his donations, we have been able to help numerous patients whose owners could not have afforded care otherwise.
In Gracie's honor, we created this compassionate care fund so that we can help more pets in their time of need.
Cape Horn Veterinary Associates has joined the Veterinary Care Foundation to create a compassionate care fund: The Gift of Grace. The Veterinary Care Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable foundation created for the specific purpose of helping veterinary practices fund the discounted and no-charge care they generously provide. 100% of all funds donated to the Veterinary Care Foundation and its member practices go directly to improving the quality of life of pets and their people. Funds donated to support an individual veterinary practice are earmarked only for use by that practice.
Assist pet owners in financial crisis.
Provide support to pets of families in crisis.
Care for police/fire and service animals.
Click here for a full list of criteria for compassionate care funds.
* Donations made directly through the Veterinary Care Foundation are eligible for federal tax deductions.
** Donations made in our office are not tax deductible.


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The top vinyl news stories of 2018
By VF Team in Features December 31, 2018
VF Team
A record year.
Following our end of of year round-ups, which have featured all manner of records, reissues, books and technology, we turn our attention to the format itself, looking back at some of the year's definitive news stories.
Over the past twelve months, as other physical formats dwindled in popularity, vinyl sales have continued to top recent highs, with new technology and pressing plants reflecting a growing confidence that the boom in sales over the last decade is sustainable.
Keeping track of technological advancements in record pressing, listening and buying trends across record shops and other spaces, new and extravagent turntable deisgns, and a few of the year's more gimmicky developments, we've split our round-up into five sections and offered a few predictions of where we see things going in 2019.
Pressing plants and technology
This year saw another increase in the number of pressing plants operating worldwide, building on the previous year, which saw new vinyl manufacturing facilities opening on five continents.
Joining them in 2018, was the news that vinyl production would return for Chicago for the first time in 20 years, with the opening of Smashed Plastic. This was followed later in the year with the news that Liverpool's legendary Jacaranda venue would open a pressing plant in 2020.
While Chicago's Smashed Plastic was the lastest plant to adopt the use of Viryl Technologies' new WarmTone presses, it was a further development from the Canadian company which stole the headlines. Billed as a "global online pressing plant", the company unveiled PhonoHive, streamlining distribution by allowing labels to have portions of orders pressed at plants around the world. You can read about it in more detail here.
Another technological development in 2018 saw the much-hyped "HD Vinyl" take a step closer to reality. While much is still to be clarified, we investigated the company's suggestion that the technology could "dramatically increase the quality, lifespan, and fidelity associated with traditional vinyl LPs", speaking to Rebeat (the company behind HD vinyl) founder Günter Loibl. You can read the interview in full here.
Record sales
Physical record sales out-sell digital downloads. This wasn't a bad headline to start the year, and despite some resevrations about further viable growth in vinyl sales, similar news conitnued to trickle in throughout 2018.
In April, Record Store Day 2018 vinyl sales hit an all-time high, although sentiment towards the event remained somewhat divided.
Mid-year reports echoed these sales trends, with CD revenue plunging by 41.5% as vinyl sales continued to report record growth.
Meanwhile, over 7.6 million vinyl LPs were sold in the US during the first half of 2018, a 19.7% increase from the same period in 2017.
In the UK, Arctic Monkey's Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino became the highest selling vinyl album in a single week in the last 25 years, shifting 24,500 copies in seven days.
There was also some movement in the re-sale market, with Discogs finally integrating its marketplace feature into the app, before reporting that second-hand and rare records were getting more and more expensive.
However, it wasn't all up in 2018, as turntable stales from previous years posted a 5% decline – a statistic that wasn't altogether surprising, and shouldn't be too worrying, given the proliferation of cheap and destructive suitcase sales in recent years.
And so, on to turntables.
There is now more choice at every level for turntable buyers, and in 2018 we saw developments go in all directions. While some high-end manufacturers like McIntosh, Mo-Fi and Luxman sought to reach down with more affordable models, Technics went in the other direction, unveiling the eye-wateringly expensive, meticulously engineered SP-10R and SL-1000R reference models.
At the lower end, budget maker Fluance sought to play Technics at their own game, presenting a set of 'reference' turntables, all of which came in under $500. Pro-Ject also returned with a set of new offerings – the S-Audiophile and the all-in-one Jukebox S2.
2018 also saw a number of brands take risks with their designs. As the Mag-Lev 'levitating' turntable was finally sent to distributors, there was also news of Kickstarter campaigns to launch a new modular, 3D-printable deck and an egg-shaped turntable for which you could design your own plinth. The former remains on course to reach its target, whereas the latter fell flat.
Elsewhere, while the Zephyr Apollo failed to take off, the portable DUO Turntable with a detachable bluetooth speaker will now go into production, giving IKEA's new audio collaboration with Teenage Engineering a run for its money as far as minimal designs go.
One deck that certainly wasn't minimal was the Metaxas and Sins concept deck, adding the turntable to its range of extrovert, retro-futurist hi-fi gear.
There were also cartridge developments in 2018. As Shure discontinued its range, Audio-Technica stepped up, announcing a new set of entry-level cartridges.
Record shops etc.
Just hours before writing this feature, we learned that UK music retail institution HMV was going into administration for the second time in six years. And while news on the high street was pretty bleak in 2018, things weren't so bad for independent record shops, with London boasting three new openings in a matter of weeks in November this year.
While specialist and independent shops continue to do their best to insulate themselves from high street trends, 2018 also saw another boom in so-called "audiophile venues" – bars, restaurants and clubs that put an emphasis on high-quality sound.
In London, pop-up space Moonglow sought to recreate the feel of a Tokyo jazz bar, while Dalston neighbours Brilliant Corners unveiled a new home for their Giant Steps sound system in Hackney Wick. Listening bar Spiritland also announced a new venue in London, while further afield, Stones Throw opened a vinyl bar, complete with in-house record collection.
Gimmicks and oddities
Finally, we turn to the year's sillier developments. In 2018, it was impossble to avoid the feeling that some things just didn't need to be pressed on vinyl – not least a new series of audiobooks, or Alan Partridge's complete 1990s Radio 4 series Knowing Me, Knowing You.
Elsewhere, one company thought they could remedy the (supposed) ills of scratching with a catridge by intoducing the Phase, a new device that allows you to DJ without the use of a needle.
And then there was Vinyl Video, a truly obsolte form which involves encoding visual matter onto vinyl records, disinterred from one of the dustier corners of the 1980s by Austrian company Supersense.
A few thoughts for 2019
So, where to next? As the last twelve months have shown, vinyl is no longer being treated as either a dormant format or flash-in-the-pan trend, with the continued development of new technologies and turntables reflecting consistent sales figures. As such, we expect 2019 will see much of the same, as new pressing plants and greater options for labels hopefully begin to alleviate pressure on manufacturing to bring down waiting times.
With production bottlenecks still a major issue, vinyl-based institutions like Record Store Day have a duty to begin curating and refining their offerings. As prices for albums, both new and reissued, continue to creep upwards consumer fatigue will also be a factor. One record shop told us earlier this year that the proliferation of reissues means buyers are now being offered upwards of four decades worth of music at any one time, with new music often falling by the way side. Addressing this will be critical in whether small labels still feel confident pressing and selling records, and for that DtC platforms like Bandcamp can play a big role.
In the UK at least, Brexit remains the big uncertainty, and as addicted as many of us are to buying records, the vinyl industry will be hit along with every other if no deal is reached.
But we couldn't possibly end of that note. Thank you to everyone who visited The Vinyl Factory online magazine in 2018 and we look forward to sharing loads of exciting developments with you in 2019.
Find out what moved us, in The Vinyl Factory's full end of year music round-ups below:
Our 50 favourite albums of 2018
Our 20 favourite 12″s and EPs of 2018
Our 10 favourite 7″s and 10″s of 2018
Our 30 favourite reissue albums of 2018
Our 12 favourite reissue singles of 2018
Our favourite soundtracks of 2018
The 15 best turntables of 2018
The best amplifiers of 2018
The best speakers of 2018
The best headphones of 2018
A guide to the Japanese reissues of 2018
A guide to UK jazz in 2018
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Olympus has unveiled a compact camera that has many of the XZ-2's features in a smaller body.
Olympus has revealed a new premium compact camera to sit alongside the Olympus XZ-2. The Olympus XZ-10 features many of the same technologies, packed into a body that's 40 per cent smaller.
Perhaps the most important aspect is the bright f/1.8 5x optical zoom lens. This boasts a wide angle point of 26mm (in 35mm format) and the ability to retain a fast aperture of f/2.7 even at the telephoto end of the optic.
The camera's 12 million pixel 1/2.3-inch sensor is smaller (physically) than that found on the Olympus XZ-2, which could potentially have an impact on overall image quality. This is something we'll be testing out when we get our hands on a final production sample for a full review.
Like the Olympus XZ-2, the Olympus XZ-10 also includes a customisable control ring around the lens for adjusting key settings, such as aperture and shutter speed. A function button on the back of the camera can be used for other commonly used settings, such as ISO or metering.
On the back of the camera, you can use a 3-inch touchscreen to set the focus point or trigger the shutter release.
Although the camera isn't Wi-Fi enabled, it is compatible with Toshiba's FlashAir Wireless LAN cards for transferring images between the camera and a tablet or smartphone.
The Olympus Stylus XZ-10 price will be £349 (around AU$526/US$551) when it is released in March. Read our hands on: Olympus Stylus XZ-10 review.


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Media Advisory: Minister of State Gosal to Speak at a Canadian Olympic Committee Event
January 06, 2015 12:00 ET | Source: Department of Canadian Heritage
RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan. 6, 2015) - The Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), will speak during a news conference being hosted by the Canadian Olympic Committee on Wednesday.
Please note that all details are subject to change. All times are local.
The details are as follows:
Richmond Olympic Oval
Richmond, British Columbia
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Robert Lynch
Office of the Honourable Bal Gosal, P.C., M.P.
Minister of State (Sport)
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Department of Canadian Heritage


They are then instructed to take the information learned, and then create the "perfect woman" for the target. However, the current Code of Canon Law (CIC) states that, with the exception of solemnities, "All Fridays through the year and the time of Lent are penitential days and times throughout the entire Church." (CIC 1250) Furthermore, "Abstinence from eating meat or another food according to the prescriptions of the conference of bishops is to be observed on Fridays throughout the year unless they are solemnities." (CIC 1251) In the United States, the bishops have declared that it is permissible to substitute some other form of penance, but we are still urged to fast from "something" in remembrance of the Lord's death on the cross. The Bible Is A Catholic Book – Did you ever wonder how the Bible came into being?
Married to a Jew, you will be barred from certain circles.
They can say what they like about Germany, but democratic America is far from wholeheartedly accepting the Jews.
Also read: SNL Hires Two Black Female Writers From Auditions That Cast Sasheer Zamata (Video) The monologue was Drake's opportunity to publicly apologize for introducing the world to the universally obnoxious term "YOLO" in the song, "The Motto." But it didn't last long, and morphed quickly into a bar mitzvah skit.
This was also the first glimpse we got of new cast member Sasheer Zamata, who played Drake's not-actual-auntie Rhonda.
Remember there are clubs and resorts and residential districts that bar Jews.
All this I pointed out to my mother, adding, 'Ben does not ask me to cook kosher, if that's any comfort to you.
And remember that, although I love the teachings of Jesus, I belong to no sect or church.
Ben, however, like a large percentage of modern and intelligent young Jews, looks with affectionate tolerance on these parental habits but eschews them for himself.
He goes to synagogue on Rosh Hashana to please his mother, and during the rest of the year wavers between agnosticism and downright atheism.


In no particular order, here's a peek at the competing projects, some of which you have seen before.
These are way down on the priority list but I have the pattern designed and the fabrics selected! One for summer and one for fall…maybe summer and fall 2015 at this rate!
I'm thinking about a new page for the blog: how about quilt math reference tables?
I've gotten tired just thinking about all these, so I'm off to bed. Maybe after a good night's sleep I'll be able to prioritize things and make some progress on something!
Wow! I thought my project backlog was getting big - but it's nowhere close to yours!
That is quite a list, but that is a good thing. Such a great list will help you to prioritize, then check off as you complete projects. Hope you slept well and can start to tackle some of the items on your list!
At least you know what needs to be done on each of your projects. Now you can set priorities, make your plan, and then work it! (I should take my own advice!) Much like you, I think sleep should be No. 1. ---"Love"
I have all my WIP and my UFOs listed and where they are in progress. I have a bit of a focus problem myself. I always think I should just work to finish one thing at a time, but I never end updoing that. Those darn quilts all want attention. ;) All of yours are beautiful.