When someone says they're going to Disneyland, you expect castles, princesses, the golden age of Disney animation, classic rides like Pirates of the Caribbean, some mouse ears and a picture with the Big Mouse himself. And although the park has gone through changes, the vibe of the original Disneyland is much the same as it was imagined by Walt way back in 1955. Walking down Main Street USA is a delightfully nostalgic blast from the past.
On the other side of the Disneyland resort, you have California Adventure. An ode to the state, strolling through this newer park is like a road trip from north to south, sampling everything California has to offer: the glamour of Hollywood, the state's aviation legacy, Santa Monica's boardwalk, the Redwoods, Wine Country, and Monterey's Cannery Row. You'll find an emphasis on Disney's newer computer animated films, with Pixar Pier and Cars Land woven into the West Coast landscape.
An adult, especially one who has never experienced the magic of Disney before, might ask which Disneyland park is the best, or which they should go to. It's a good question and oh so tough to just choose one. Let's compare.
We've covered the basic vibes of both parks. They're both broken down into several distinct lands. While California Adventure takes its themes from geography and Pixar characters, Disneyland is broken down more into time period and classic characters. Fantasyland, of course, is focused on the storybook films, while Tomorrowland is futuristic with rides about Star Wars and Buzz Lightyear.
The opening hours of the park vary season to season, day to day, park to park, but on average California Adventures closes earlier, so it has less of a nightlife buzz after dark. The price for a single day ticket to either park will be exactly the same but you have to stick to one park. You pay a good bit more for a park hopper ticket allowing you to come and go from both as you please.
There is plenty to do in each park, especially for a first timer, but Disneyland has some edge as it's slightly bigger and has more attractions, though California Adventure is in the running for the variety of food and attraction type.
For adults, a major draw of California Adventure is the fact that they serve alcohol. Of course, anyone inebriated and causing problems will be escorted off the premises. For the most part, though, people are very relaxed but conscientious about their consumption. There's definitely a spectrum of the quality of alcohol, as well as price. Craft beers will set you back at least $10. Some cocktails scattered around the park are less pricey but on the weaker side, watered down with sweet mixers.
To get bang for your buck, stop in at the Lamplight Lounge or the Carthay Circle Lounge, which have excellent cocktails that combine wonderful Disney theming with real flavor and craft. You can also try the Wine Country-inspired eateries like Mendocino or Alfresco Terrace for a glass of vino, but again, this will be on the pricey side.
If you're coming to Anaheim for theme park classic snacks like ice cream bars, churros, pretzels, corn dogs, cotton candy, and hot buttery popcorn, you will find carts hawking these wares all over the parks, both California Adventure and Disneyland. Eating these delicious staples is no hassle at all; in fact, you'll have more trouble avoiding the tempting scents of the treats as you walk through the streets.
If you've never had a Dole Whip but love pineapple, then Adventureland in Disneyland is the only place to find this tangy, frozen concoction (unless you head over to the Disneyland Hotel's Coffee Bar). You won't find it at California Adventure and although Pixar Pier has a lemon version which is quite tasty, it doesn't merit the same cult status that Dole Whip does.
More of a fine dining person? Carthay Circle restaurant is definitely more upscale than the fanciest restaurant in Disneyland which is the Blue Bayou. You'll want to budget for it, however, because the bill will set you back.
Overall, the food in California Adventure is on the more adventurous, interesting side. Whether or not it's "better" is up for personal debate, but you can always find something tasty and a little off-the-wall, whereas Disneyland food tends to stick to tried-and-true classics.
Fans of the classic animated films will find themselves in heaven at Disneyland, with rides dedicated to Mickey and Friends, Snow White, Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Mr. Toad, Dumbo, Winnie the Pooh, Song of the South, and more, as well as the storybook walk-through of Sleeping Beauty's castle. Fantasyland is especially picturesque for that quaint European village vibe.
If you're more of a Pixar person, stick with California Adventure. Although Disneyland does have Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters, there is an entire Pixar Pier at California Adventure, as well as Cars Land. Princess lovers, never fear, you'll find a Little Mermaid ride and the Frozen musical show over at DCA as well.
For those who are worried that going to California Adventure will lack Disney magic, there is absolutely nothing to be worried about. Imagineers are the Disneyland equivalent of movie set designers. In addition to designing the visual features of rides, they choose everything from color schemes to Hidden Mickeys, and are especially good at theming an area to include as many delightful details as possible.
California Adventure and Disneyland both have a water-based nighttime spectacular show, World of Color and Fantasmic!, and both are exactly that: spectacular. It would be even harder to pick which show is better than it is to pick which park to go to (Oh My Disney does a great job comparing the two here).
They both incorporate fire and water elements with projections of Disney films. Combined with familiar, swelling Disney melodies and orchestration, it is a spine-tingling sight and sound. Fantasmic! makes great use of the boats on Rivers of America, World of Color accomplishes amazing feats with, well, color. You really can't go wrong with whichever you pick (some nights in peak season you may be able to catch both with a park hopper ticket, if the show schedules work out right).
The famous firework show happens at Disneyland, from Sleeping Beauty Castle, so obviously you'll get the best views the closer you are to the castle. The nice thing about fireworks is that they're highly visible from a wide radius. If you have chosen California Adventure, that doesn't mean you have to miss out on the fireworks.
There's a more than decent view of them from the outside seating at Carthay Circle, if you're able to time a reservation to coincide with the show, or you could pop outside the gates to the Esplanade (the stretch between the two parks' entrances) to catch from there. Some people even watch from the top of Mickey and Friends parking structure!
Meet and Greets at Disney are definitely more geared towards kids but if you want to meet a favorite princess, you go for it! Sometimes you'll be lucky and just stumble upon a character walking around (this happens more for the less famous characters such as Chip and Dale, Clarabelle the Cow, or minor film characters).
Timing your visit to special events will definitely impact which park you should visit. If you are a Star Wars fan visiting post-summer of 2019, then skipping California Adventure in order to go to the newly opened Star Wars Land is probably your best bet. It has a huge amount of hype surrounding it, so expect crowds for several months after its opening, but it's a must-do if you love the franchise.
On the other hand, if farm-to-table local foods are your thing, California Adventure has the Food and Wine Festival in early spring every year, with even more options for delicious eats and drinks. The festival highlights the bounty of California's agricultural resources and is well worth any foodie's time.
Check on Disneyland's website for more events like After Dark late nights or holiday specials.
It's a tough call. Nostalgia or adventure? Southern California cool or cozy European village? Tongue-in-cheek 50s retro or French Quarter elegance? State fair favorites or gourmet palate pleasers?
In a perfect world, you would choose both. And it's easy to do so, if you're willing to stretch your budget a little further and plan your day carefully. The parks are less than a five minute walk away from each other, and you can go between the two as often as you'd like. You could get the fairytale atmosphere and the movie-set magic all in one day.
Unless you've have your heart set on a picture in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle, California Adventure really is the grown-up version of Disneyland. It has all the magic of the original park, top-notch details and ambience, and clever theming, while taking the level of food, rides, and experience to a whole other level.
Where else can you enjoy a glass of Napa wine in the SoCal sunshine before taking a picture with Mickey, getting sprayed by white water rapids, or riding a race car through the desert? It takes the best of what California has to offer, mixes it with some real movie magic, and voila! A park that's great for kids of all ages, even the ones who are old enough for cocktails.
Whichever you choose, you won't be disappointed. Disney parks have a way of making you want to come back, again and again, to revisit old memories and to make new ones.


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Men's Squash Claims National Championship: Raiders Capture First Title Since 2007
The men's squash team this past weekend won the Squash National Championship; the team ranked 50th in the country.
Reed Schultz, Maroon-News Staff
This past weekend the Men's Squash Team travelled to New Haven, Connecticut to compete in the 2015-2016 Squash Nationals. The team competed in its division as the No. 2 seed behind only Northwestern University. On Friday, the team handily defeated Notre Dame with a 9-0 sweep. Playing at Yale University on Saturday, the team cruised to a convincing victory over Penn State. Northwestern, the No. 1 seed also advanced to the championship with very little difficulty. Competing for the Hawthorn Cup, Colgate came away victorious with a 6-3 victory over Northwestern. The defeat of Northwestern marks the Raiders first national title since 2007.
When asked about the victory, junior captain Matt Swain was pleased with the team's performance.
"It was a whole team effort. The championship was won by every man out there that day, even the ones not competing. The lights were a little bit brighter. The crowd was a little bit bigger, but the game stayed the same," Swain said.
The match against Northwestern had several close matchups with the No. 3 player, Ryan Wetsman, coming away with a key victory in five games. The No. 1 and 2 seeds, Matt Swain and Jeremy Reikes, both came away with 3-0 wins respectively. The No. 4, 5 and 9 players, Philip Brauer, Oliver Green and John Singer, respectively, also won their matches. Sophomore Reed Schultz, first-year Esteban Dardani and junior Ryan Griffin, although losing, fought hard in their close matches.
Head coach Ben Oliver was ecstatic with the outcome for his team.
"I'm really proud of not only the way the team played, but also the respect they showed for their opponents and the game of squash. The men's team really came together this weekend and played some of the best squash they've played all season when it mattered most," Oliver commented.
This year the team was especially young, without any seniors competing in the top nine and first-years playing at the number 3, 5, and 9 spots. In fact, all three first-years were victorious on Sunday. It is clear that having both youth and experience made the difference this year.
"Our team was hungry for a championship this year. We attended practice religiously, improved our fitness and fed off each other's energy. Hopefully we can keep this momentum going until next year and break the top 30 in the rankings," sophomore Jeremy Reikes said. Reikes finished the 2015-2016 campaign undefeated, posting an 11-0 record at the No. 2 spot.
The championship this weekend could not have come without the vocal support of team members Harry Quinton and JT Mehr. Their leadership was absolutely crucial in uniting the team. This victory cemented Colgate as an up-and-coming squash program. Although it is technically not a varsity team, the talent level within the group is commensurate with that of other varsity programs.
"It was a long and hard fought season with many ups and downs, but we came out on top. I'm happy to be a part of such an amazing group of people," sophomore Philip Brauer said.
"After a tough 5-6 season last year and going 7-7 the previous season, this year the men's team found their stride and put together an impressive 10-3 record," Coach Oliver said reflecting on the season. Coming back next year with the same core group of players, the team is primed to win another championship.
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We were trusted to build the website for The Alamo. We are now trusted to program the website for the city of San Antonio. This has been a fun journey of pulling together many resources to bring to life such an important project for the city. We assisted the initial design of James Howe (The Atkins Group) and built out the entire site with the help of expert programmers from I3 Media, LLC. David Bolton, Jr. (I3 Media, LLC) and his team built some pretty search functions making the site feel like Google with adaptive search and custom Trip Advisor listings. We also brought in Left Brain + Right Brain Consulting to handle the complicated SEO work needed for a site that has thousands of visitors each day.


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RON JOHNSON/JOURNAL STAR Anthony Williams and fellow Morton students cheer on the team during Friday's game with Dunlap.
RON JOHNSON/JOURNAL STAR Morton players lift their helmets high before the kickoff.
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RON JOHNSON/JOURNAL STAR A giant "M" is painted on the endzone at Morton's field.
RON JOHNSON/JOURNAL STAR Morton running back Fernandez Bjork finds an opening in the Dunlap defense during Friday night's game at Morton.
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RON JOHNSON/JOURNAL STAR Morton running back Blake Miller is stopped by Dunlap's Alaadean Kattom (79) during Friday's game.
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Q: Remove Pivot's header & title I'm making a Windows Phone 8 C#/XAML App in which I'm going to use Pivots.
I need to replace Pivot headers with something else that would allow me to switch between the pivots - something like this:
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(The two "O" symbols are radiobuttons or something similar, that serve instead of pivot headers, I'd like for all of them to stay visible for the whole time the page is viewed)
Now, I think the best way to work around it and make it look like this is to hide/remove the headers of pivot & pivotitems and place the "radiobuttons" instead.
How to achieve it on windows phone 8 (preferably by styling in XAML, I need more than one pivotcontrol that will look like this - on multiple pages)?
 //this is pseudocode based on XAML just to show the structure I'm thinking about
 <grid>
   <radiobuttongroup>
       <radiobutton />  //"radiobuttons" for moving between pivot items
       <radiobutton />
       ...
   </radiobuttongroup>
   <pivot>
     <pivotitem />   //the actual pivot items with content
     <pivotitem />
     ....
   </pivot>
 </grid>

I've been searching but can't find anything that would "ring a bell" for me about it.

A: You need to modify header template for the pivot control. I did it in my code like this:
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      <phone:Pivot.HeaderTemplate>
       <DataTemplate>
         <Grid Margin="0 -12 0 0"  Height="auto">
          <TextBlock Padding="0" Height="auto" Margin="0" Text="{Binding}"/>
         </Grid>
       </DataTemplate>
      </phone:Pivot.HeaderTemplate>
        <phone:Pivot.ItemTemplate>
         <DataTemplate>
          <Grid Margin="0"/>
         </DataTemplate>
      </phone:Pivot.ItemTemplate>
      <phone:PivotItem Header="" Height="100" Margin="162,0,218,116">
        <Grid/>
      </phone:PivotItem>
    </phone:Pivot>

A: Maybe take a look at my example on how to mimic the current twitter app on windows phone here http://depblog.weblogs.us/2013/08/29/twitterate-your-windows-phone-app/
It is not exactly the same as what you are looking for, but it contains the xaml code on how to set up a pivot without headers and handle the changing of the pivots through another UI item.
I hope this helps...

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Home99 Reclass - Blitz Weekly ArchivesBrendon Todd Wins 2014 Byron Nelson Championship
Brendon Todd Wins 2014 Byron Nelson Championship
May 20, 2014 99 Reclass - Blitz Weekly Archives
Brendon Todd won his first PGA Tour event at the HP Byron Nelson Championship. Photo Courtesy: Bruce Chandler
Before his passing in 2006 coming to the event in Byron Nelson's name was not only a rite of passage. It was a place to jump start a career. Fitting in that Byron felt strongly about giving newcomers a chance to prove themselves with the hope of shining under a well lit stage.
For some reason 2014 is shaping up to be a great year for first time tour winners. The state of Georgia also gets the spotlight courtesy of a bogey free round of final round play from Brendon Todd.
Todd held strong after leading the first 54 holes. On the 9th and 10th holes birdies gave Todd a lead he would not relinquish (14 under 266) over Mike Weir (12 under 268), Charles Howell III and Marc Leishman (Tied for 3rd 10 under 270).
It was the 77th career PGA Tour event for Todd, who twice in the past five years had to go back to back to the Web.com Tour to regain full playing privileges. He earned $1,242,000, a PGA Tour exemption through the 2015-16 season and a spot next year in the Masters.
Figuratively and literally the monkey was off his back as Brendon explains here.
"I'm excited about the relief like I finally have a chance to play the PGA Tour for multiple years," Todd said. "No. 1, going to Augusta for the Masters is a dream come true."
In playing bogey free golf on Sunday there was also an element of being ambidextrous. On Hole 13-a par 3-Todd hooked his shot left. Shot two was a left handed putt that landed mere feet from the pin and his two stroke lead was safe.
"I absolutely scored my pants off," he said. "I have a great short game and even I'll say it was special this week."
"It feels amazing," Todd said. "Big monkey off the back. It's been a tough career so far with a lot of ups and downs, but I'm excited to be on top right now."
Charles Howell III we had a chance to catch up with after his round on Sunday. His shot on 16th went into the hole for an Eagle, a shot that Howell couldn't see but the crowd let him know immediately.
As for the local kids Jordan Spieth shot a 2 under 68 to finish out the weekend after getting to even par on Saturday. Still, with four previous visits under his belt this week will probably be seen as a slight disappointment.
"It's a tough week, with wanting to play so well on a course that I have more experience than anywhere else, so I definitely think that I should be able to know where to hit it in certain places and do for the most part, but execution was the issue this week," he explained.
"I wouldn't consider it a letdown or a negative at all. I think I had a very positive day today. And although I would like to win this tournament playing in front of family and friends, specifically, didn't happen this week, but I've got a lot of years to go at this place, and looking forward to 'em."
Jordan Spieth will be a part of a huge field at the Colonial this week in Ft. Worth.
The same cannot be said for a future Longhorn who shot a four under for the week, made the cut Friday as an amateur at 17, then aces a hole in one just for good measure. No money for the kid from Highland Park Scott Scheffler but he will get to team up with a fellow Longhorn.
"I had a lot of fun this week," said the Scot. "It gives me a little bit of confidence and now I have some more stuff that I can work on going forward."
As for going home broke?
"Jordan [Spieth) told me I would be mad when I get down to Austin next year and I don't have any money."
This weekend belonged to Brendon Todd as evidenced by the response he received while nearing Hole 18.
Kudos to the fifth golfer this year to get a victory as a Bulldog. Todd joins Bubba Watson, Harris English, Russell Henley, and Chris Kirk in keeping the winning peachy keen in 2014. All in all a very memorable 2014 Byron Nelson golf tournament for the thousands who came out all four days to watch the assembled field of players.
An even better field awaits you if you make the trek 30 miles further west to the Colonial in Ft. Worth. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday yours truly will be there to cover the game as only I can. Having the Famous one in tow I'm sure will also be a plus.
Jay Betsill knows Ft. Worth better than I know Dallas.
Congratulations to Brendon Todd in winning his first pro title here in North Texas. Now to get Fox 4's Brandon Todd to do a 1 on 1 with Brendon Todd before too long. Maybe this weekend would be ideal!


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With a few weeks remaining until the start of the legislative session in Maine, a state senator is touting legislation that would get tough with drivers who repeatedly get behind the wheel after drinking too much.
Sen. Lynn Bromley, D-South Portland, will renew her push for a measure that would require people with previous drunken driving convictions to install ignition interlock devices on their vehicles.
Maine is one of only five states that do not use the devices.
Advocates for stricter drunken driving rules cite statistics that show drivers who are convicted on driving while intoxicated usually have driven drunk 87 times before being caught.
The bill would require installation of the devices for an amount of time that would depend on the length and severity of individuals' driving records.
The cost of installing the devices would be the driver's responsibility. They typically run about $125 to install and $65 per month to maintain and recalibrate.
The measure – LD856 – is expected to draw consideration during the regular session that begins Jan. 2.
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Summer is coming everyone. Finally, after weeks and weeks of waiting, the sun has decided to join the party. And with summer comes my daily craving for gelati. Gelati, shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Though art more lovely and more temperate. Particularly in Melbourne, where we are notorious for having four seasons in one day, but since gelati is basically sunshine in a cup (or cone) it really makes everything ok.
Of course the most obvious place to find gelati is Melbourne's own Little Italy, Lygon Street! Of course there are more than a few gelaterias up and down the high street, but you can't go past Gelatissimo, with its huge piles of gelati and sorbet which is further piled with the fruits and chocolates, etc. used as flavours. Sure it is an international chain, but it is still pretty damn good. And there are many gluten and dairy free options.
I know, I know, this is frozen yoghurt not gelati. But as far as frozen yoghurt goes this is pretty much top of the crop. Their yoghurt is pro-biotic, it uses natural flavours (unlike many other chains which use artifical flavours thus negating the goodness of the yoghurt) and the flavours they have are excellent. Green tea, pomegranate and coconut are all delicious choices and none of them are too sweet, which means when you are craving for ice-cream but have already had a whole cake earlier that day, you can feel a little less guilty!
I first had their gelati at the Gelati Festival on Lygon street earlier this year. It was some sort of choc-hazelnut concoction with crunchy stuff in it and OH. MY. GOD. This gelati blew my mind. Like seriously. I would like to be buried in a vat of this stuff so I can eat my way out of it and then die very, very happy. Moonee Ponds is not the easiest place to get to, but if you can, you will not be disappointed.
A Sydney based company with over ten years of experience, this place has exploded with popularity as their prestige was made official when they were chosen as the Good Food Guide's Best Icecream in Australia. This means there is almost always a queue out the door. But this gelato is worth the wait! A huge range of flavours, with the standard chocolate and fruity combinations mixed with flavours like Pear and Rhubarb, Dulce de Leche and (my favourite) Pandan and Coconut sorbet, as well as a daily list of weird and wacky specials. I have even seen avocado flavour before, which they garnished with corn chips. All the great sorbets are also dairy-free.
Nestled in the cool, foodie theatre district around Parliament, Spring Street Grocer is an Italian gourmet grocer out the back (hence the name) and out the front a purveyor of quick treats including excellent coffee, sandwiches, soups and, of course, gelati. Massimo Bidin has spent years studying and practicing the craft in Italy, the home of gelati. He specialises in the use of spices and unique flavour combinations to create taste explosions of icey ecstacy; from Salted Caramel and Chili to Tumeric, Cardamom and Pistachio. The sorbets certainly deserve a metion as well, try the delicious Watermelon and Mint or the Coconut and Ginger. They have a rotating menu so there is always some new flavour to discover, which always feature a few dairy-free/vegan options. AND they stay open until midnight everyday, perfect for a late night hit of sweetness! AND they let you taste before you buy. It's little wonder this place is my favourite!
Stay cool this summer, and stuff your face with gelati!


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Electronic Thesis/Dissertation
Saudi Feminism: Exploring Saudi Activists' Agency Amidst Authoritarianism Open Access
In the Arab World, women are portrayed as being trapped by religion and society on the one hand, or as being tools of legitimation for authoritarian states on the other hand. Such an understanding is even more prevalent of Saudi Arabia, where a lack of democracy and a perceived abundance of traditionalism have led to an assumed absence of feminist movements altogether, especially their positing women's political agency. As such, the aim of this thesis will be to problematize this assumption of structural pervasiveness and showcase where and how Saudi female activists do, in fact, posit political agency. It will consider Saudi women as situated within a feminist activist framework, inspired by social movement theory, particularly Zakia Salime's concept of "movement moments". It will also show how the recent period of the Arab Spring and the rise of social media in Saudi Arabia meant that Saudi feminist activists and movements became highly visible. Not only this, but that Saudi women's activism was mutually influenced by other political movements not commonly associated with such. In doing so, it will also challenge the dichotomies of Saudi women's activism versus political activism, Saudi women activists versus Islamist activists and Saudi men. It will also be carried out in a way that problematizes the concept of 'Saudi feminists' or 'Saudi women activists' itself, by considering activists of broad ideological, geographic, and religious backgrounds in Saudi Arabia.
Doaiji, Nora Abdulkarim
Ahmad, Attiya
Pemberton, Kelly
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Marshall, Shana
Brown, Nathan
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Robert Nivelle became a national hero when his troops that recaptured Douaumont and other forts at Verdun in October, 1916. Nivelle argued that by using his creeping barrage tactics he could end the war on the Western Front. His ideas were popular with Aristide Briand, the French Prime Minister, and in December 1916, Nivelle replaced Joseph Joffre as Commander-in-Chief of the French Army.
Nivelle argued that a massive onslaught on German lines would bring victory in 48 hours. The French War Minister, Hubert Lyautey, General Henri-Philippe Petain and Sir Douglas Haig were all opposed to the plan. When Aristide Briand supported Robert Nivelle, Lyautey resigned from office.
Launched in April 1917, the Nivelle offensive involved a million French soldiers on a broad front between Royle and Reims. At the 2nd Battle of the Aisne, the French Army had 40,000 casualties on the first day. A secondary assault by the British Army took place at Arras. The attacks on the German front-line continued throughout April and May. The Allied forces suffered 350,000 casualties and the French Army came close to mutiny. Robert Nivelle was sacked in May 1917 and replaced by Henri-Philippe Petain as Commander-in-Chief.


If someone could help I'd apreciate, specially with Moreirense and Portimonense.
Feirense and Belenenses I'm finishing and Boavista I have the template.
Maxi any notice about date will be done and release kits for BFC Dynamo ?
China Home, away and an alternate they have worn in the past. Also added the Away Dragon shirt which was not accepted by the China FA so has never been worn in a match, but it is pretty cool!
Mate will you make some Africa teams after Asia?


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GENERAL ERWIN "THE DESERT FOX" ROMMEL - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/03/1933 - HFSID 285831
ERWIN ROMMEL. TLS: "Rommel" as Major, in pencil, 1p, 8¼x7½. Dresden, 1933 April 3. In German with full English translation. To publishers Mittler & Sons, Berlin.
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ERWIN ROMMEL. TLS: "Rommel" as Major, in pencil, 1p, 8¼x7½. Dresden, 1933 April 3. In German with full English translation. To publishers Mittler & Sons, Berlin. In full: "Due to overwhelming work and my absence from the city, I am finally able to answer your letter from April 16 today. I thank you for forwarding the pre-war correspondences. For the final selection of Zug & Company correspondences, I have looked at your choices and will come to a final decision on which to use. I would be happy to receive a new copy of F.u.G. Even though I had worked with this in the beginning, the final version is not that familiar to me. The new F.u.G. brings many new things especially names, terms or possibly drawings. With our pre-discussed business contract, I am still in agreement. I doubt I can get to it before mid-June with my work set to begin. When would you like the final draft?" In World War I, Rommel distinguished himself as a great front-line leader. By the time of this letter, he was considered a fine teacher. Four years later, he published his respected work on training and military tactics, Infanterie Greiftan. During World War II, Rommel commanded German forces in Africa, recapturing Tobruk and driving the British back to el-Alamein, Egypt. After it was discovered that he had contact with those who conspired to assassinate Hitler, Rommel was offered the choice of a public trial or suicide; he chose the latter. It was announced he had died as a result of injuries suffered in an accident. Usual folds, else fine.
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With a micro USB Male connector on one end and a Standard USB Female connector on the other, you can plug almost any standard USB device, tool or machine in and natively interact with it via OTG (On-The-Go). Just be sure to check your device's compatibility with the Easy OTG Checker app, as connecting peripherals with this cable could cause damage if the device is not capable of OTG connections.
Adding a WiFi dongle that is powered by the phone but provides a separate internet connection.
Plugging in external controllers like an Xbox control or our SNES Game Controller to comfortably play games or interact with apps.
Increasing the smart device's space with flash drives and external hard drives – Hot-swappable of course so that you can carry entire playlists in your pocket.
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Jatun Q'asa (Quechua jatun, hatun big, great, q'asa mountain pass, "great mountain pass", Hispanicized spelling Jatun Khasa, Jatúncasa) is a mountain in the Tunari mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about  high. It is situated north-west of Cochabamba in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, in the west of the Quillacollo Municipality.

See also
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 Tunari

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The Scarab School is the school from the Tinghassane community, in Mali. In 2011 A4C committed to supporting the school by paying the running costs. Learn more about this special school and the way A4C is involved.
Tinghassane was a village in Mali, with a population of 1,225 inhabitants. Due to the civil war, the whole community found refuge in Mauritania.
The Touareg inhabit the Saharan regions of North Africa - Niger, Mali, Libya, Algeria and Burkina Faso. Touareg is an Arabic term meaning abandoned by God. They call themselves Imohag, translated as free men. Their numbers are unclear, but estimates run between 300,000 and 1 million.
Originally situated in Tinghassane, Mali about 35 km from Timbuktu. The community managed to maintain the school and carry on with education in their camp. 65 children actively attend, between the ages of 6 and 14.
A4C would like to thank you to help fund this project!
Why is A4C sponsoring Scarab?
In 2012, A4C agreed to sponsor the scarab school to give this Touareg community the means to achieve their vision.
Scarab was a more risky project, even for us. We recognized it but also saw the potential of it. The leaders of the projects have been true to their words and we are happy to support them, especially during the tough times they are going through.


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The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who short stories, Twelfth Doctor short stories, Stories set in Blackpool,
Stories set in 2089
The Triple Knife and Other Doctor Who Stories short stories
All the Empty Towers (short story)
All the Empty Towers
Blackpool, 2089
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The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who
The Hungry Night Rewriting History
All the Empty Towers was the fifth short story of The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who, featuring the Twelfth Doctor.
Clara gives the Doctor a hat that says "Kiss me quick, squeeze me slowly", but he doesn't get it. She wants him to take her to Blackpool, her home. The TARDIS materialises, but outside is a jungle. This is Blackpool in 2089. Everything is overgrown. They spot a herd of donkeys. Suddenly, one is hit with a jagged silver disc. The Doctor pulls it out and sonics the wound, naming the donkey Meghan. Another disc misses his foot. They run to the water and the Doctor points out a window in a guest house where the discs are coming from. They run under the pier and circle around the guest house.
The Doctor kicks open the door and calls out to the sniper. A half robotic landlady comes down the stairs, brandishing the disc launcher. Clara tries to calm her down, but she raises the blaster. The Doctor pulls Clara outside, where four small pods hover. A man called Triss tells them they're on his hunting grounds. It's his stag night, and he and his friends rented the place out.
Triss raises the blaster, and the Doctor and Clara run to the nearest building. Clara thinks the ships look like dodgem cars and the Doctor realises they are drawing their power from Blackpool Tower, the building they're in. Clara sees a lion in the building through a door, so they climb up the lift shaft. They go up two stories, through the ball room. Clara is momentarily distracted and asks the Doctor if he knows how to dance; he says he doesn't. They continue out to the exterior of the tower itself. The discs start flying again, but they find reach the viewing platform. On the platform are the controls for the pods. As soon as the Doctor touches them, an alarm goes off and another robotic old lady appears. Just as the landlady is about to reach him, however, he shuts down the power, and robot collapses. Outside, the four ships descend to the ground.
In the ballroom, the Doctor admits he does indeed know how to dance, sonics the organ, and he and Clara dance before leaving the building. Then, out on the beach, Meghan finds the Doctor, and they play in the water.
The Doctor loves candy floss.
Blackpool Tower and the Golden Mile have been overtaken by the jungle. There are wild giraffes, donkeys, lions, and parrots that escaped from the circus.
The Doctor doesn't like Simply Red.
Clara thinks pedalos are fun.
Triss owns the last snow-topped mountain in Switzerland.
This short story accompanied a chapter on the future of Earth.
This story was later reprinted in The Triple Knife and Other Doctor Who Stories.
Clara wonders if the jungle is "the trees doing a thing again". (TV: In the Forest of the Night)
Clara asks the Doctor if he dances, and he says he does a bit. (TV: The Doctor Dances)
Clara's hometown is Blackpool. (TV: The Rings of Akhaten)
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Windsor police are investigating after a pair of fires at east Windsor playgrounds.
At around 5pm Wednesday, Windsor fire crews were called to the Dawson Rd. playground and arrived to find flames and smoke billowing from the newly installed play structure.
Police on scene told AM800 News it appears the fire was intentionally set and the investigation has been handed over to the arson unit.
Rebecca Dalgleish lives across the road and says her daughter and many other neighbourhood kids use the playground nearly every day.
She says the new playground is only a few months old.
"In the winter time they started taking down the old park and started constructing the new park and it just got finished. So it was a real shame when I came home and I saw the police and I see the news."
Dalgleish says, on a nice day, the park is buzzing with activity.
"This park is packed. I drive by all the time and there's tons of kids. It's a really nice park and it's just a shame that something so nice, something so new got destroyed by someone so ignorant."
She adds it's frustrating to see the fire after the city did such a great job installing the equipment.
"We were really grateful for the city to provide the funds for them to create the park and it's just really disappointing and sad that it had to be partially distroyed."
Police say shortly before the Dawson Rd. fire, a second smaller fire was set just blocks away at the Francois Court Park causing minimal damage.
Anyone with information about either fire is asked to call the Windsor police or Crime Stoppers.


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The latest ExpertEye Fleet Industry Review highlights a move towards petrol vehicles for UK fleet operators together with a growing demand for alternative fuels.
Produced in association with Professor Colin Tourick from University of Buckingham, ExpertEye's latest review provides valuable insights into the latest status and views of the UK fleet marketplace. Despite Brexit now a certainty, coupled with the recent election announcement and news of changes to company car taxation in the Spring Budget, the UK economy is not showing signs of drastic change.
More companies are putting petrol-engined cars back onto their fleet lists, or drivers themselves have decided to opt for petrol.
Respondents expect to see a reduction in diesel in the next two years, with electric, electric range-extended and hybrid engines gaining in popularity. A significant number of them believe that petrol will be making a comeback.
Almost no respondents (the UK's fleet operators) expected the economy to shift drastically either up or down but they are slightly less optimistic than before.
More than half of respondents expected no change in demand for cars and more than three quarters expected no change in demand for LCVs. Of the few who expected demand to decrease, 20% said there would be decreased demand for cars (the highest level since H2 2013) and 7% said there would be decreased demand for vans.
Contract hire remains the predominant form of finance used by businesses, though there has been a steady growth in respondents using finance lease and Professor Tourick suggests reasons for this in the Review.
Reliability, fleet running costs and fleet safety and risk management remain top of respondents' concerns as they ponder fleet management decisions they will be making in the next 12 months.
Predictions about vehicle requirements and influences.
With trends going back 7 years this report contains a unique insight into the key factors driving fleet acquisition decisions including commentary and analysis from a leading industry expert. The Review contains a summary of the survey and analysis of the results provided by Professor Colin Tourick at the University of Buckingham, on behalf of ExpertEye ag.
ExpertEye offers extensive insight into the automotive market across Europe. Utilising research and key data from leasing providers, vehicle manufacturers, dealers, fleet operators and the drivers themselves, we provide the complete range of business feedback about all aspects of the leasing, buying, maintenance and renewal processes.
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BLACK, PALESTINIAN + TRANS PROTESTERS ARRESTED OUTSIDE OF ALEC ANNUAL MEETING
Tabitha Mustafa, NOPSC, 504-430-1861, info@nolapsc.org
Meg Logue, 350 New Orleans, 860-707-4056, meglogue25@gmail.com
Cherri Foytlin, L'eau Est La Vie, 334-462-4484, foytlinfam@gmail.com
BLACK, PALESTINIAN AND TRANS PROTESTERS ARRESTED OUTSIDE OF ALEC ANNUAL MEETING
NEW ORLEANS—Four protesters were arrested by the New Orleans Police Department for trying to enter the Hilton Riverside hotel to call on Governor John Bel Edwards and all Louisiana lawmakers to end all association with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The human rights activists were peacefully exercising their constitutionally protected free speech rights to coincide with the first day of ALEC's annual meeting.
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the meeting to highlight ALEC's record of privately drafting legislation with lawmakers and right-wing think tanks on a range of issues that have significantly affected the lives of people of color, and most recently Louisiana House Bill 727 targeting activists fighting the No Bayou Bridge pipeline. Protesters formed a line so that white activists demonstrating where closest to New Orleans Police. Despite this, as a protester negotiated with police, other officers nearby reached back beyond the front line of protesters to forcibly arrest two Palestinian Rights activists who are people of color, and a third person of color who was choked while being arrested, having only been standing peacefully beside other demonstrators moments before. A fourth protester, a water protector from the indigenous-led L'eau Est La Vie camp, was also arrested on the scene. All four protesters have been taken to Orleans Parish Prison and charged with trespass, disturbing the peace and resisting arrest.
Meanwhile, inside the ALEC meeting, white protesters entered the session and stuck protest signs to the walls and interfered with proceedings. When private security called police to arrest the white protesters inside, the police on scene reportedly stated that because of "their calm state," they declined to arrest them, thus illustrating the everyday operation of race bias in the practices of the New Orleans Police Department.
"Although we were inside the ALEC conference rooms loudly disrupting the meeting, the officer said we appeared 'calm', while outside our Black and Brown comrades were being assaulted and thrown in a police van for peacefully expressing their views," reported two of the white protesters who entered the meeting. This is a blatant example of how white supremacy protects white bodies and white interests while criminalizing and brutalizing people of color and indigenous-led movements."
"Police approached our group as we sang so I began negotiating with them. Suddenly an officer lunged passed me to snatch three of our protesters, who are people of color," said Meg Logue of 350 New Orleans and an active member of the No Bayou Bridge coalition who was outside the hotel with the protesters. "What happened today was exemplary of ALEC's vision for our country — one where corporations write the laws, free speech and dissent are suppressed and people of color pay the highest price".
"Today, I witnessed four people who were peacefully protesting against ALEC get arrested by NOPD. The ALEC agenda promotes legislation that hurts marginalized communities across the country; it seems almost fitting, sadly, that three of the four individuals arrested today are Black and Brown activists who fight for human rights," said Saira Mehmood of the New Orleans Palestinian Solidarity Committee.
"Once again we see who really receives protection under the law. ALEC – the villains that destroy lives and attack freedoms all across this country – garners the most protection by the police," said Cherri Foytlin, Councilperson of the L'eau Est La Vie camp resisting the Bayou Bridge Pipeline. "ALEC pays-to-play in our democracy, creating legal systems that benefits corporations, while the poor, Black and Brown communities are criminalized for simply exercising our first amendment rights. It isn't hard to see the injustice."
Peace by Piece organizer and protester, Maris Jones, professed, "ALEC alleges to make laws supporting free speech, yet four protesters were violently silenced today by NOPD, Hilton Riverside Management, and ALEC security for exercising those very same rights. We were silenced for speaking out against how ALEC works to perpetuate injustice, lobbies behind closed doors at taxpayer expense, and writes legislation that overwhelmingly negatively impacts the most oppressed communities."
This week, 350 New Orleans, New Orleans Palestinian Solidarity Committee, L'Est La Vie, and Peace by Piece have been working together to host community events and educational activities under the #AbolishALEC theme to highlight the impact of ALEC on human rights and the environment. The week began with education events including teach-ins and trainings, and culminated in the unplanned arrests of four peacefully protesting activists–specifically targeting Black, Arab, and trans protesters.
350 New Orleans is a volunteer climate activist group connecting our region to the international climate change movement led by 350.org. Our mission is to lend support to initiatives in Louisiana that raise consciousness and promote sound policy around climate change and
environmental justice.
It is the mission of the New Orleans Palestinian Solidarity Committee to foster equitable, sustainable, and intersectional community action to support the freedom and empowerment of Palestinians in Palestine and in the Greater New Orleans area.
L'eau Est La Vie camp is an indigenous-led pipeline resistance camp. Although we have no leaders, we value the voices of our indigenous, black, femme, and two spirit organizers. We fight in the bayous of Louisiana, Chata Houma Chittimacha Atakapaw territory, to stop the Bayou Bridge Pipeline, an Energy Transfer Partners project and the tail end of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Start at 6:30 PM
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Archives|Microsoft's Unlikely Millionaires
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Microsoft's Unlikely Millionaires
By TIMOTHY EGAN JUNE 28, 1992
June 28, 1992, Page 003001Buy Reprints The New York Times Archives
Just a few years ago, when the monied class of this city gathered inside a single ballroom for an annual arts benefit, nary an unfamiliar face could be seen. Families named Boeing, Nordstrom and Weyerhaeuser, representing airplane, clothing-store and timber empires, were the financial powers of this corner of the Far West. They were also benevolent civic players, keeping the arts afloat and leading drives to save a sports team or add a wing to a hospital.
But virtually overnight, the pecking order of wealth in the Pacific Northwest has been turned upside down. The reason: The stunning success of the Microsoft Corporation, the company that William H. Gates 3d brought back to his hometown little more than a decade ago.
Microsoft turns cautionary at the dropping of figures, but a distinguished Wall Street research firm estimates that at least 2,200 employees at Microsoft's Redmond headquarters east of here -- nearly one in five -- are millionaires. Not even the height of the Wall Street takeover frenzy of the mid-1980's made as many instant millionaires as did simple employment at Microsoft for the last five years, analysts say.
The Microsoft millionaires are unlike any in the world. Not only are many under the age of 30, the vast majority are not executives or lawyers but rather software writers with technical backgrounds.
As they mature, they could change the uses of wealth as much as they changed the world of computers. They refuse to follow patterns of the old guard. Unlike many of their wealthy peers, who contribute to political candidates and to established philanthropies, they are generally not politically active, and rarely support benefits for traditional causes like the arts.
But they are nevertheless having an effect in this community -- through the many jobs they've generated at Microsoft and their own startup businesses, and through generous contributions to local schools and universities. Even the recent acquisition of the Seattle Mariners baseball team by a group led by the founders of Nintendo would never have been approved without an investment from Chris Larson, a 33-year-old Microsoft executive who contributed about $30 million to the deal. Driven by the Dream
Perhaps most striking, this new generation of Puget Sound rich is even less ostentatious than previous ones in a city that has never been a place of showy wealth. Many of the newly wealthy Microsoft employees -- and the vast majority are men -- have not bought a house. They do not belong to country clubs and the car of choice among them is a Lexus, the kind Mr. Gates drives to work. No chauffeured Rolls-Royces for this group.
They tend to be dreamers, with visions for the advancement of technology to fulfill before they slow down. Energetic and sleepless, many keep to the 16-hour days established by Chairman Bill, as Mr. Gates is known. Ostentation is the occasional $50 bottle of wine to go with their trademark cheeseburgers.
"People who worked on Wall Street in the 1980's just wanted to make a lot of money," said William Pope, 37, who has been with Microsoft for six years. "The people at Microsoft want to change the world."
At the top of it all is the 36-year-old Mr. Gates, considered the richest man in America, with a net worth, based on the value of his stock holdings, of about $7 billion. The stock of Microsoft, the world's largest computer software company with revenues of more than $2 billion, has gone up by 1,200 percent since it was first offered to the public in 1986 and is now worth more than that of General Motors.
It was thanks to generous stock options, according to a recent study by Michael Kwatinetz, an analyst at the Wall Street firm Sanford C. Bernstein, that at least 2,200 of the 11,000 people who work at Microsoft headquarters became millionaires. As many as a third of them are worth more than $3 million.
Microsoft officials argue that the 2,200 number is too high. Based on stock holdings alone, there are only about 500 millionaires at the company, said Buck Ferguson, senior director of investor relations. However, he said, there was no way to account for the number of employees who may have sold their stock and invested their windfall elsewhere. Thus, the 2,200 figure could be accurate, he said, "if you look at it just one way."
No matter what the precise figure, the Microsoft millionaires are somewhat of a phantom group among Seattle's wealthy. Defiantly tieless, usually wearing tennis shoes to work, they will not be found sharing golf tips among more established millionaires at the Rainier Club, Seattle's oldest domain for the rich.
These newly wealthy employees, current and former, say the last thing they want is to be a part of the status quo. They tend to be low key.
"I don't jump up and down about what we've done," said Mark Rolsing, who, unlike many of his fellow employees, gave up the seven-day workweeks he put in as a Microsoft manager to open a fly-fishing business. Starting at Microsoft in 1983, Mr. Rolsing, now 44, said great wealth was never a goal of early employees.
"No one knew they were worth anything back then," he said.
The more "established" of the Microsofters are just starting to spread their wealth, building high-tech mansions on Lake Washington, which separates Seattle from the east-side suburbs of Bellevue and Redmond. Or they are starting new companies, tiny offspring of the dream Mr. Gates brought to such a grand scale. The Job Machine
Kevin DeGraaf, a 27-year-old software engineer who became wealthy in less than five years, continues to work at Microsoft but has also started three companies: a construction firm, a paralegal office and an automobile windshield company. Together, they employ more than 50 people. A fourth project, creating microbrewed beer, is on the drawing board.
Mr. DeGraaf is a veritable job creation machine, and a junior-league captain of wealth. But he has never owned a home, drives the same Volkswagen he bought in college, and pays $300 rent on a house he shares with three others.
"I've seen other people at Microsoft spend their money on houses and cars," Mr. DeGraaf said. "At some point, I'll upgrade those things, but I've got other things to do now."
Census figures show that the nation's rich tend to be corporate executives, lawyers, people living on trust funds, or entrepreneurs. This Microsoft class may well make up the first large group of American millionaires from technical backgrounds. Fortunes were made in Silicon Valley, of course, but never have so many technical people, working at one company, become so rich so quickly, say computer industry analysts. Money Modesty
"Everybody at Microsoft wanted to change the world through technology," said Steve Wood, 39, one of the five original employees of Microsoft. He has since left to join Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, in a new software company, Asymetrix. "The money is nice, and nobody's complaining about it. But I don't know anybody who wants to just retire."
Mr. Wood said the business and technical leaders of his generation have only begun to show their stuff. "I think there's another revolution coming, in consumer electronics, and it will be led by the same people who were attracted to Microsoft," he said. "The older folks among us are just turning 40. We have a lot to do."
While stories of instant wealth are commonplace at Microsoft, few people seem to dwell on it. "People sort of watch it, but I don't hear people talking about it very much," said Nils von Veh, a 40-year-old product manager who has been at Microsoft for three years. "The bottom line is that people at this point are so consumed with their jobs; the company has so much still to accomplish."
Microsoft officials point out that many of their employees are millionaires on paper only. The stock could always fall, in fact, did last week. And when an employee does cash out, taxes take a big bite of their holdings.
"A lot of people are still kind of pinching themselves and saying, 'Is it real? Can it last?' " Mr. Pope said. "It's kind of a gift from heaven."
Mr. Wood, who was Microsoft's second general manager, said: "For a few people, the money was distracting, but not for most. It might have made people feel more secure. They might step back from 80 hours a week to 50 hours."
Among older employees, the wealth tends to dwarf the three-generations-old fortunes of established Seattle families. At the highest rung, Microsoft has created two billionaires besides Mr. Gates. Paul Allen, Mr. Gates's childhood friend and the co-founder of Microsoft who has since left, retains stock holdings worth about $3 billion. Steven A. Ballmer, the company's executive vice president, who met Mr. Gates at Harvard, is worth at least $1 billion based on the value of his shares.
Dozens of other employees in the executive circle have holdings valued at $10 million to $50 million.
What may be most unusual about the Microsoft millionaires is their extreme understatement. "There are people out there at Microsoft worth far more than an established Seattle millionaire and nobody's ever heard of them," said Herman Sarkowsky, a Seattle civic leader active in the arts and with professional sports teams.
The old money lives in the Highlands, a private compound nestled among 200-foot Douglas firs on the shore of Puget Sound north of Seattle. The houses there are elegant, with indoor swimming pools, well-tended gardens, and nice views of the Olympic Mountains. Private guards keep out the uninvited.
By contrast, the newly minted moneymen cling to old haunts. Mr. Larson, for example, who first went to work for Mr. Gates in a business they hatched when they were teen-agers, lives in an old, multiracial neighborhood of Seattle.
Both Mr. Gates and Mr. Allen are building 40,000-square-foot homes on Lake Washington. But even these ambitious projects put the emphasis on a break with the past. Much of Mr. Gates's home will be underground, the rooms lined with walls that become high-definition screens for viewing art work stored in a computer. He will also have his own salmon run, the fish returning to a small creek at his doorstep.
While the older money can be counted on for political donations, of the conservative sort, the new money has yet to be felt in campaigns.
Knute Berger, publisher of East Side Week, a newspaper in the high-tech corridor of Seattle's suburbs, describes the Microsoft millionaires as libertarians or "Tsongas Democrats," who follow the philosophy of Paul Tsongas, the unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
John Carlson, head of the Washington Institute for Policy Studies, a conservative research center based in Bellevue, says that "Few of them really have a passion for politics. They would rather play hackey sack than donate to a campaign."
It will take a few years, maybe even decades, to see how this new class uses its money. Mr. Gates and others at Microsoft, still busy building their company, have said they are not yet ready to play philanthropist. Keeping It Local
However, their wealth is already being felt in the community.
Two Pacific Northwest teams would probably not be in local hands were it not for Microsoft money. Mr. Allen bought the Portland Trailblazers, a National Basketball Association club, for $70 million in 1988.
When word leaked last August that the Mariners might move out, banners immediately went up at the Kingdome, where the team plays its games: "Bill Gates -- Save Us." (There are days when Mr. Gates's net worth goes up, based on stock appreciation, by more than $100 million. Why not take one day's earnings, goes the civic lament, and save a baseball team, or rescue a fledgling charity?)
With Microsoft's Mr. Larson to the rescue, the Mariners, in one of biggest surprises in recent professional sports history, were sold for about $100 million to the Nintendo-led group of investors.
When they do dabble in philanthropy, the Microsoft millionaires tend to favor local schools. Last year, Mr. Gates gave $11 million to the University of Washington to establish a department of molecular biotechnology. It was the largest single gift in the history of the Seattle university. Mr. Gates's mother, Mary Gates, is a regent at the school.
Mr. Allen also gave nearly $11 million to the University of Washington to help build a new wing for the main library. In 1986, the two co-founders of Microsoft combined to give $2.2 million to their old prep school in Seattle, Lakeside. Quiet on the Art Front
In the arts, the Microsoft presence has barely been felt. The company gave $75,000 this year to the Corporate Council for the Arts, which raises and donates money to a variety of artistic groups. By contrast, the Boeing Company gave $275,000.
"Nobody's trying to buy social prominence with a big, sudden donation," said Peter Donnelly, head of the arts council. "But, of course, I would love to see Bill Gates take half a day's earnings and give the arts community $100 million."
When Scott Oki, 43, retired from Microsoft earlier this year, after 10 years at the company that allowed him to accumulate stock holdings worth more than $20 million, he started a company that makes blankets for infants. The proceeds, he said, will go to children's charities. He also said he wanted to do some "philanthropic things" for the community, a statement that set hearts racing among Seattle foundations.
Indeed, while there is no reason the Microsoft windfall could not just become fuel for self-indulgence, this seems to be a generation of millionaires with a cause. "These people are too creative to just join the country club and disappear," said Jean Floten, president of Bellevue Community College. She calls them "tennis-shoe millionaires." It is intended as a compliment. MICROSOFT'S WAY WITH THE OPTION GAME
The base pay at Microsoft, for technical and marketing people alike, falls well below the industry average. But that doesn't mean millionaires are lacking.
The reason is a generous package of stock options, granted to more than half of the company's employees based on seniority, position and value to the company.
Well before the company went public, Microsoft's chairman, William H. Gates 3d, allowed many employees to buy stock for $1 a share. When the company did go public in March 1986, it was at $25.75 a share. A year later, it hit $90, sending out the first wave of millionaires.
As the company rapidly expanded in the late 1980's, new hires also got the chance to ride the Microsoft wave. Looking at 500 software developers who joined the company in 1989, Michael Kwatinetz, an analyst at the Wall Street firm Sanford C. Bernstein, noted that each was given an option to buy 3,000 shares of stock at $48 a share.
Employees do not actually pay for the stock until they exercise their options after a vesting period -- ranging from 18 months for 25 percent vesting to a little more than four years for full vesting. Many eventually pay for their stock by selling a portion of it, using a brokerage house that works with Microsoft. Others take out short-term loans to exercise their options.
Given the three stock splits since 1989, each of the 500 new hires studied by Mr. Kwatinetz could now have 13,500 shares. Multiplying the shares by the recent market price of about $75 would mean that each of the 1989 hires would own more than $1 million in Microsoft stock (although recent declines, which left the price at $66.75 on Friday, have cut into the gains). That is assuming that they did not buy any more, nor sell any holdings.
It's a system that inspires loyalty. If an employee leaves before becoming fully vested, he or she forfeits some stock. Thus, with employees looking a few years down the road, Microsoft has extremely low turnover.
A version of this article appears in print on June 28, 1992, on Page 3003001 of the National edition with the headline: Microsoft's Unlikely Millionaires. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe


I bet you all thought I disappeared. But no, I just took it real easy and also have to say I was a bit lazy.
Glad to say my back trouble is gone, but then had last weekend stomach trouble, but after that it is going better every day now.
I won;t be chatting long, there isn't much to tell either, but just wanted to let you know am still around.
It seems a careful start of spring is here at the moment. We have days with temps around 8 or even 10C, not so much sun, which is a pity, but we can't have it all at once.
I have though a tiny little compensation for you for the long wait, LOL.
A February mini kit with clusters from Arlene.
Hope it cheers you up a bit.
I don+t make any promises about next posting, of course i will try to get back in a bit more normale schedule again, just don´t know if I am ready for it yet. Depends on the mood I guess and the energy that I will have.
But don´t you worry, I am doing okay, I am just spending my time more on other things at the moment.
Talk some more next time.
Till then take care of yourselves, and have a great week ahead!


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Campsited makes a strong pitch for the digital future of camping
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Finán O'Donoghue, co-founder and CEO. Image: Campsited
Our Start-up of the Week is a one-stop shop for booking camping experiences in Europe.
"By 2020, people will spend 1bn nights annually on campsites around the world," said Campsited co-founder and CEO Finán O'Donoghue.
"Today, there is no online marketplace to easily book every campsite around the world. This is the problem Campsited is solving. Just like Booking.com did for hotels."
The genesis of Campsited came when O'Donoghue took his wife and younger son on a camping trip and came to the realisation that his hectic work life was getting in the way of his relationship with his son.
This spark of an idea has resulted in a booking site for camping experiences that allows people to choose from 2,000 campsites and more than 8,000 mobile homes and pitches in 17 countries across Europe.
"People will spend over €10bn each year booking campsites," O'Donoghue explained. "The wider outdoor tourism market is worth €234bn annually.
"Campsited will tap into this by allowing people book their entire camping and outdoor holiday in one place.
"It's also estimated that by 2020, around 50pc of all travel will be booked online. This represents an annual market opportunity of €122bn for the business."
O'Donoghue grew up in Killarney, Co Kerry. "I spent all of my time there exploring the outdoors around the town and hiking the hills and mountains … I was first introduced to camping by my father at the age of six or seven, when we camped at the foot of Tomies Mountain, near the Gap of Dunloe.
"My father also had a business in the town selling computers and later installing networks. Legend has it he was the first man in town with a BBC Micro by Acorn Computers, if anyone remembers those! I worked with him during all of my holidays so I suppose it's no surprise that I went on to work in technology. I've been around it all my life."
O'Donoghue spent the past 18 years working in technology and user experience, including working on multimillion-euro enterprise IT and online projects for companies such as Vodafone, KBC Bank and Liberty Insurance.
"Prior to starting Campsited, I worked with a leading user experience agency, where I helped grow revenues from €2m to €4m in under two-and-a-half years."
O'Donoghue first met his co-founder and COO, James Gormley, almost 20 years ago in Vodafone.
"In the intervening years, James has spent it all in operations management, also delivering complex, multimillion-euro projects for companies like The Now Factory, Vodafone, HSBC and IBM. Before joining Campsited, James was based in Singapore for nine years. While there, he built and led service operations in Asia Pacific for Arantech and The Now Factory."
The Campsited technology is a two-sided marketplace, which O'Donoghue says can easily host every campsite globally right now, from small campsites with pitches, right up to five-star camping resorts in France with pitches, safari tents, chalets and lots of other accommodation types.
Campsites first create their listing profile, including details about the site, photos, facilities, pricing and availability. Then, the profile is published and the campsite is immediately bookable. "Campsited also facilitates payment for the holiday and we've architected it so that we can easily add additional outdoor-related products in the future.
"Campsited's ultimate goal is to become the go-to brand globally for people to plan and book their camping and outdoor holiday.
Campsited has raised €1.3m in venture funding to date. It also raised a further €284,000 in a recent oversubscribed crowdfunding campaign on Sparkcrowdfunding.com.
"In 2018, we increased the number of bookable campsites on the platform by almost 1,000pc across 13 new countries. We're on track to grow bookings by 600pc this year, and plan to repeat this growth annually up to and including 2021.
"This will generate revenue in 2021 on up to €30m. The demand is out there. We're just making it easier for people to fulfil that demand."
Mapping the landscape
O'Donoghue said that every early-stage company has lots of stories about things not working out the way you envision them.
"I think the biggest challenge for us to date has been building the supply side of the marketplace. We started off direct onboarding, which turned out to be slow and time-consuming. We've since changed our approach to do something that was always in the plan. We're now integrated with B2B [business-to-business] campsite booking systems, which enable us to grow bookable supply on the platform really quickly. With this challenge addressed, we can now focus more so on driving significant demand, bookings and revenues."
O'Donoghue's advice to fellow founders? "Once begun, you're half done. I heard that when starting out and and it made a lot of sense.
"The hardest part is often making the start. However, before doing that I would advise people to ask themselves the following – or, even better, ask their potential customers:
Will the business solve a real problem?
If it does, is it something people will be willing to pay for?
If they are willing to pay for it, will it be enough to sustain the business?
Are there enough people with this problem to make it worth solving?
"Then I'd advise them to think about the commitment required to start and build the business. This is important because every aspect of life changes when you start a business. You see less of the people who are important to you because you are so busy all the time.
"There are long periods of having no money, at all! Your social life gets a bit of a hammering. The list goes on. You need to be sure that despite all of these things and the multitude of other challenges, that you can keep driving forward. When you do and things start to come good, it's very rewarding."
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Theresa May 's recent announcement that her cabinet has settled on a Brexit deal has been followed by seven high profile resignations as with Labour claims that the Conservative government is a danger of completely dissolving.
Shailesh Vara, the Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office resigned after the prime minister announced the withdrawal agreement.
Not long after that, Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab – the person responsible for negotiating and finalizing the deal, announced he was stepping down.
Esther McVey, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, offered her letter of resignation soon afterward.
According to RT: Labour's shadow Cabinet Office minister, Jon Trickett, predicted that this is the beginning of the end for May's government.
Kicking off Thursday's string of resignations, Vara didn't mince words when describing his reservations about the cabinet-stamped Brexit deal.
Former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith said that Raab's resignation as Brexit secretary is "devastating" for May.
Any cabinet member who is a genuine Brexiteer must now resign or never be trusted again, this is the worst deal in history.
"It sounds like he has been ignored," he told the BBC.
Raab's departure will undoubtedly encourage other Brexit supporters to question the deal, political commentators have observed.
Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey didn't hold back when issuing her own letter of resignation. According to McVey, the deal "does not honour" the result of the Brexit referendum, in which a majority of Brits voted to leave the European Union.
Suella Braverman, a junior minister in Britain's Brexit ministry, issued her resignation on Thursday, saying that she couldn't stomach the deal.
"I now find myself unable to sincerely support the deal agreed yesterday by cabinet," she said in a letter posted on Twitter.
Braverman said that the deal is not what the British people voted for, and threatened to tear the country apart.
"It prevents an unequivocal exit from a customs union with the EU," she said.
There was another by mid-afternoon, Rehman Chishti has stepped-down as the Vice-Chair of the Conservative party stating that he "cannot support" the draft EU Withdrawal deal.
Along with Chishti the trickle of resignations also included Ranil Jayawardena, Ministry of Justice PPS, and Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Department of Education PPS.


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Lakers News: LeBron James Wants Russell Westbrook To Be Himself & Teammates To Make Him Feel Comfortable
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Frank Vogel Wants Lakers To Commit To Being Top Defense Once Again
The Los Angeles Lakers' addition of Russell Westbrook was the biggest move any team made this offseason and one which has the team back among the championship favorites in the eyes of many heading into the season. With Westbrook, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers have a trio of players to rival any in the league.
There are some questions about Westbrook's fit in Los Angeles, particularly next to James, who is a ball-dominant player and primary playmaker, something that Westbrook has been throughout the majority of his career as well. Westbrook's individual accomplishments are well known, and despite his reputation among some that he is a selfish player, he has led the NBA in assists in three of the past four seasons.
In order for the Lakers to be at their best, they will have to get the best out of Westbrook, and James believes it is up to the entire team to make sure Westbrook feels comfortable with his new team.
"As far as Russ, we need Russ to be Russ," James said at Lakers Media Day. "We don't need Russ to change for anybody, that's why we got him. That's our job to all help him feel comfortable in our system and he's gonna be as dynamic as he's always been. So I look forward to that."
When Westbrook was told about James' comments, he responded in kind, noting his appreciation for LeBron's words and adding that his focus is on his teammates:
"You come to a new team and guys welcome you with open arms to me I just take it as I know I have a job and go out and compete, but alongside I'm going to make sure I take that and make sure I make those guys better," Westbrook said.
"So my job is to uplift Bron, AD and make sure those guys are competing at the highest level. Making sure I make my teammates around me better."
The Lakers have a lot of new players this season and ingratiating them is going to be a tough task. Obviously James and his playmaking go a long way towards helping that process, but Westbrook sounds focused on getting the best out of them as well, bringing constant energy to the building.
"That's what I bring to the table," Westbrook said of his energy. "That's one of my things I take pride in making sure that each and every night I bring energy and effort and the speed and the pace. Alongside that, I'm going to make sure that I can continue to bring those guys along and help them along the way."
Of course, James, Westbrook and Davis will lead the way, but if Westbrook can help elevate the likes of Talen Horton-Tucker, Carmelo Anthony, Kendrick Nunn and others, this team will be very difficult to deal with all season long.
Davis expects to start at center for Lakers
One player who stands to benefit from the presence of Westbrook is Davis. With Westbrook's downhill style, he has been known to drop it off to his big men for easy buckets regularly and Davis assumes to be the primary beneficiary, especially with him now expecting to move into the center position.
"I'm not sure exactly what's going to happen, me and Frank [Vogel] have talked about it a couple times and that's the plan.
"Right now, nothing is set in stone, but we want to see what that looks like and I'm comfortable with that. Obviously, there will be times where Dwight [Howard] or [DeAndre Jordan] might get to start at center depending on games, but for the most part, I think the plan is to go with me playing center."
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NBA Finals Break Social Media Records
The vast majority of the NBA's video success came from Instagram Reels. That featured a tally of 716 million views, accounting for 60% of the total NBA social views during the Finals. The NBA also surpassed 88 million YouTube views.
This year's NBA Finals saw a spike in television ratings from a season ago. It also reaped the rewards from a massive social media spike as well.
The league topped two billion video plays during the NBA Finals which accounts for a 19% increase over last year. The Finals MVP, Steph Curry, accounted for 28% of the entire league's social media video plays. That means roughly 5.6 billion video plays were of Steph Curry making magic happen in the Finals.
The numbers looked even better compared to the two seasons previous to 2021. The number of social media video plays was up 45% from 2020 (the Covid Bubble Finals) and up 56% from 2019 (Warriors/Toronto Raptors).
The vast majority of the NBA's video success came from Instagram Reels. That featured a tally of 716 million views, accounting for 60% of the total NBA social views during the Finals. The NBA also surpassed 88 million YouTube views. That represents a jump of 60% from last season and a 47% increase from 2020.
The NBA drew 61 million visits to it's league-relate sites and apps (i.e. NBA.com, NBA app). That number was also up from 2021 by a measure of 13%.
There could be several factors to account for this including the participation by two very high-profile teams. However, the NBA thrives in the social media and digital marketing side of attention-grabbing. They are very aggressive when it comes to marketing their major events and stars and this year, it paid dividends.
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"LIV Golf television analyst David Feherty had hinted that the upstart league could potentially have a deal in place with The CW Network for American television rights."
According to a report from Front Office Sports, LIV Golf has laid out a deal with The CW Network for television carriage in the United States.
The deal is a multi-year agreement that will see the tour own real estate in lesser-viewed time slots on the network. A revenue-sharing relationship between the tour and the television network is expected to be struck.
After a standup comedy show in West Palm Beach last week, Feherty reportedly told the crowd "Have you heard of CW? I might get fired for this, but…," according to report from Tom D'Angelo of The Palm Beach Post.
Sports Business Journal reporter John Ourand had previously reported a deal between the Saudi-backed breakaway golf tour and the network was likely.
Nexstar Media Group — the nation's largest television owner — is the majority owner of The CW Network. There are around 220 affiliates of the network on over-the-air television stations. Rumors of an acquisition of LIV Golf's rights come on the heels of The CW Network being linked to the potential launch of a college football bowl game that would air exclusively on the network.
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