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Road or Company Name Religious Structures (Details)
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Specific Item Information: The companion building to the strip club, which will you be, a saint or sinner? The sign asks, "Where will you spend eternity, smoking or non-smoking?" 3″ x 2″.
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A church building or church house, often simply called a church, is a building used for Christian religious activities, particularly for worship services. The term in its architectural sense is most often used by Christians to refer to their religious buildings, but it is sometimes used (by analogy) to refer to buildings of other religions. In traditional Christian architecture, the church is often arranged in the shape of a Christian cross. When viewed from plan view the longest part of a cross is represented by the aisle and the junction of the cross is located at the altar area.
Towers or domes are often added with the intention of directing the eye of the viewer towards the heavens and inspiring church visitors. Modern church buildings have a variety of architectural styles and layouts; many buildings that were designed for other purposes have now been converted for church use; and, similarly, many original church buildings have been put to other uses.
The earliest identified Christian church was a house church founded between 233 and 256. From the 11th through the 14th centuries, a wave of building of cathedrals and smaller parish churches occurred across Western Europe. A cathedral is a church, usually Roman Catholic, Anglican, Oriental Orthodox or Eastern Orthodox, housing a cathedra, the formal name for the seat or throne of a bishop.
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Downtown Deco produces a line of finely detailed structure kits. The kits include beautifully detailed Hydrocal castings, plastic Grandt Line doors and windows, full color signs and complete, easy to understand painting & aging instructions. Some kits also include laser cut stencils for painting the large signs on the sides of the structures. These kits are unique in the fact that the master patterns are all hand carved, brick by brick and stone by stone. This gives the buildings a much more realistic look than mass produced plastic or resin kits because it allows me to add much more detail and character to the castings. A former professional Hollywood Scenic Artist, Randy Pepprock founded the company in 1993 after relocating from Los Angeles California.
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Êunomo (em grego: Εύνομος) foi rei da cidade-Estado grega de Esparta de 800 a.C. até 786 a.C. ano da sua morte. Pertenceu à Dinastia Euripôntida.

Êunomo foi o pai de Licurgo, o legislador espartano.

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National Culture Day: Concerts, exhibitions & more organized in Romania and abroad
Various events are being prepared for Romania's National Culture Day, the January 15 celebration introduced in 2010 that marks the birth date of poet Mihai Eminescu.
On this occasion, institutions subordinate to the Ministry of Culture will organize a wide range of events, from concerts and shows to exhibitions and educational projects, both offline and online.
Several museums can be visited for free on January 15, while some will extend their opening hours, the Culture Ministry announced. At the same time, Romanian composers are celebrated at these events, the programs of concerts or recitals emphasizing Romanian creation.
In Bucharest, the Village Museum awaits visitors with a program of music and poetry dedicated to Mihai Eminescu (starting at 11:00), the National Art Museum holds an event dedicated to the link between written culture and visual arts (between 11:00 and 13:00), while the National History Museum exhibits for the first time, a special cultural asset in its collections - the Montpellier Cup, the first international prize awarded to Romanian literature for the poem "Cântecul gintei latine" by Vasile Alecsandri.
Other museums joining the National Culture Day celebration are the Peasant Museum, the Grigore Antipa Museum, the National Museum of Old Maps and Books, the George Enescu Museum, or the Contemporary Art Museum.
In addition, also in Bucharest, the George Enescu Philharmonic celebrates the National Culture Day with a concert performed by the Philharmonic Choir on the main stage of the Romanian Athenaeum, on January 15, at 11:00. Bucharest National Theater also has a special program for January 15.
Special events are also organized by cultural institutions in Bacau, Bran (and its famous castle), Cluj-Napoca, Constanta, Covasna, Iasi, Miercurea Ciuc, Resita, Pitesti, Ploiesti, Sibiu, Sinaia, Timisoara, Targu Jiu, Targu Mures, Vaslui, and Zalau. The complete list is available here.
Meanwhile, from January 12 to 20, the Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) invites the international public to events organized in Bucharest and 20 cities abroad on National Culture Day. Concerts, conferences, literary events or exhibitions are held in Stockholm, Luxembourg, Brussels, Lisbon, Beijing, Rome, Vienna, Istanbul, Chisinau, Warsaw, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Prague, Tel Aviv, Budapest, London, New York, Washington, Padua, and Bucharest.
For example, on January 15, the Romanian Cultural Institute in Brussels launches an online promotion project for the Art Nouveau heritage in Romania, which will have 12 monthly episodes.
On January 17, ICR Berlin organizes, at the Embassy of Romania in Berlin, a chamber concert dedicated to Romanian composer, pianist and conductor Constantin Silvestri, while ICR Prague and the Embassy of Romania in the Czech Republic prepared a concert of Lieds on Eminescu lyrics performed by the soprano Anda Louise Bogza.
The next day, January 18, the National Culture Day will be marked by ICR New York through an event featuring famous Romanian actor Vlad Ivanov and composer and percussionist Lucian Maxim, named "Life & Love." A second performance is scheduled for January 20.
The complete list of ICR events is available here.
New app helps users discover work of Romanian national poet Mihai Eminescu

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Table tents and pan bands!
There's never a better time than summer to fuel children's imagination and give them free reign than summer holidays when they are unconstrained by time limits and school work. Encourage that imagination by creating scenarios and resources that they can build their games around right there at home.
Kids love dens. They like hiding away and claiming little 'kingdoms' of their own. Dens can be created with the simplest household items – tables, chairs, clothes horses, washing lines, sheets, cardboard boxes etc. Help them build them in the garden or right there under the kitchen table. As well as the project of building the den itself why not encourage them to use it as part of their play eg use it as base for hide and seek or host a teddy bears' picnic inside.
This one depends on how tolerant you can be of noise (and possibly the neighbours too!) but kids love to make 'music'. Get out your old pots and pans and wooden spoons and let them have a bash. Build in some arts and crafts and have them make their own shakers and percussion instruments. Why not put on a performance for dad (or mum!) when they get home from work. I've put lots of ideas on our Pinterest board for different sound making creations.
Role playing is one of the most imaginative forms of play out there but some children struggle to take part or come up with ideas. Even the most creative ones can benefit from a few props and pointers. Help give their play some structure by coming up with a 'role playing toolkit': create a theme – pirates, princesses, fairies, space travel, exploration, invention etc – and create some resources with them such as making hats, tiaras, wings etc, putting costumes together or creating props like treasure chests, bags of fairy dust or ancient relics. That's usually enough to get them started and they'll take it from there but if they need a bit more assistance why not give them a number of challenges that they have to build into their adventure like finding a treasure map, appearing on TV or helping someone who is lost.
Children's imaginations often know no limits so a small nudge in the right direction is often enough to get them started. Invite a few friends round to make play even more fun as well as giving a fellow parent a bit of chill out time. You never know, you may get one back in return!
There are lots more ideas for imaginative fun on our Pinterest board Summer Kitchen Activities for Kids. If you try any of these or have ideas for other creative play activities you can do at home then comment on here or join in the conversation on our Facebook page. If you comment on any of our summer activity Facebook posts, or add your own items to the Facebook page, you'll be entered into our free draw to win a £25 Toys R Us voucher!
Next week we'll be looking at arts and crafts so come back on Monday 11th August for more summer holiday ideas.
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Sunday 11 April, 2021
European Championships: Campbell Wins Triple Gold for Best British Team Performance Since 1948
Emily Campbell won three Gold medals in the Women's 87kg+ class to become the second British Weightlifter to win a European Championship in the space of a week in Moscow, Russia to round off the most successful team performance by Great Britain since 1948.
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Hitting six out of six lifts, Campbell snatched 122kg to set a new British record and stormed to Gold at the interval. She then managed to produce another British record to win clean & jerk Gold lifting 154kg for a total of 276kg to wrap up the overall title as well.
That clean & jerk performance also ensured she set a new Commonwealth record in that discipline and the overall total, beating the previous benchmarks of 151kg and 275kg set by Samoa's Feagaiga Stowers in 2019.
Behind Campbell, Anastasiia Lysenko of Ukraine took overall Silver lifting 252kg and Turkey's Melike Gunal rounded out the podium with a total of 243kg.
Earlier this week Emily Muskett became the first British Weightlifter to win a European Championship in 26 years and only the 10th to do so in history.
Today's performance ensured a much shorter wait and also seen Campbell become the 11th British athlete to join that exclusive list. She also become the first British weightlifter to win a clean sweep of Gold across all three disciplines at the European Championships since Marie Forteath in 1988.
In the snatch, Campbell got off the mark with a successful effort of 115kg to take the lead. Lysenko posed a challenge by lifting 116kg on her last attempt, but Campbell easily re-took top spot with hitting 117kg and then extended her advantage with a superb lift of 122kg to set a new British benchmark.
In the clean & jerk Campbell took a comfortable victory. She was the last lifter to take to the platform and she won Gold on her first attempt lifting 145kg.
Campbell then followed that up with a brilliant 150kg for a new British total record of 272kg. For her third and final attempt she set a new British clean & jerk and Commonwealth record of 153kg for a total of 276kg.
Prior to this event Campbell was in the mix to qualify for a place in the Women's 87kg+ competition in Tokyo.
Currently the Top 8 lifters in each category qualify for the Olympic Games alongside the highest ranked lifter in each continent.
However, the IWF are expected to amend the qualifying system to take into account the impact of Covid-19, but not athletes are expected to be negatively impacted.
This result in Russia saw Campbell score more points in the Tokyo 2020 qualification rankings and significantly strengthen her position having now competed in six events.
After announcing herself on the international arena by winning Bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games for England, Campbell started her Olympic qualification campaign at the World Championships in Ashgabat lifting 248kg to finish 14th.
She then won Bronze at the 2019 European Championships hitting 260kg, before lifting 255kg to medal at the British International Open in Coventry
Campbell lifted 267kg at 2019 World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand to take ninth and her last competition before the Covid-19 pandemic was the Tianjin World Cup where she medalled in the snatch and finished fourth overall lifting a total of 271kg.
The rest of Great Britain's squad have also fared strongly throughout this week at the European Championships.
Sarah Davies won three Silver Medals in the Women's 64kg category and Zoe Smith produced a strong sixth-place finish in the Women's 59kg category.
In terms of medals this was one of the best outright British team performances at a European Championship in history.
Great Britain won two overall Golds and one overall Silver at this year's European Championships. When counting medals won in the snatch and clean & jerk that amounted to five Golds & four Silvers.
Only on two other occasions in history have a British team won two overall Golds at the same edition of the European Championships.
The most recent was in 1988 where two overall Golds, one Silver & two Bronze were won by Marie Forteath (Gold), Pauline Haughton (Gold), Marie Hilton (Silver), Heather Allison (Bronze), & Sandra Smith (Bronze) respectively.
Across the three disciplines the 1988 team racked up five Golds, two Silver's and six Bronze's which has now been surpassed this year due to a higher total Silver medal tally on countback.
This places the 2021 team performance second only to the all-time high of 1948 where two overall Golds and two overall Silvers were won courtesy of Julien Creus (Gold), Jim Halliday (Gold), William Watson (Silver) and Alfred Knight (Silver). No individual snatch and clean & jerk medals were awarded during that era which also featured the discontinued clean & press discipline as well.
British Weight Lifting would like to congratulate all the athletes, and coaches involved on this truly historic performance.
We would also like to thank UK Sport for all of their continued support through Aspiration Funding which has ensured all our elite lifters were given the best possible opportunities to qualify for Tokyo.
It has ensured that Great Britain's leading lifters have remained on track throughout the qualifying period and British Weight Lifting is extremely grateful for the support given the challenges experienced as a result of the worldwide pandemic.


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The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
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And here we are! If you're new to Keeping Up With The Penguins, you might need to check out the About page to work out… well, what this is all about.
This is the first cab off the rank, the book that finally got me using my commute for something other than reading work emails and tagging friends in memes on Facebook. I started with The Hunger Games simply because I already owned it; a few years ago, I picked up at a Big W for the princely sum of $2.37… and then never looked at it again. Until now.
Buy The Hunger Games here.
Released in 2008, The Hunger Games is a New York Times bestseller, and the first in a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels (and it's definitely the only book to which that sentence could ever apply, right?). Also, I don't know if you've heard, but they made a few movies out of it.
To summarise the plot and get that out of the way quickly, in a post-apocalyptic North America, a wealthy evil dictator makes each of the poverty-stricken districts surrounding a luxe capital supply a boy and girl once a year to fight to the death in a reality TV show. Winners get spoils and riches (like food, and not-dying). The social commentary is probably a revelation to the teenaged target market, and has already been discussed at length elsewhere I'm sure (in many a high school book report, at least).
Collins famously said that modern reality television served as a source of inspiration (clearly referring to The Bachelor). She recounted an almost-too-good-to-be-true story of channel surfing and flicking between scenes of people competing for a prize, and footage of the Iraq war. It's not the most believable origin story (J.K. Rowling had the idea for Harry Potter while staring out the window of a delayed train and watching cows in a field, after all), but it's nice and neat, isn't it?
The story begins with the narrator – Katniss, the very-average-teen-girl-who-is-very-obviously-going-to-have-greatness-thrust-upon-her – insisting that "there's nothing romantic between her and Gale". Ergo, there's definitely going to be something romantic between her and Gale before the credits roll. Sure enough, by page 453, it's all "I can't explain how things are with Gale, because I don't know myself". HA!
As it goes on, I literally laughed out loud on several occasions at the characters' nonchalant descriptions of rather graphic violence. I'm kicking myself for not writing down an example (and too lazy to go back searching for one), but it'd be something to the effect of: "Oh, that guy? Yeah, the other guy beat his head in with a shovel, so he's no problem *shrugs*". I know it's a comment on our culture's desensitisation to brutality (particularly that inflicted on or by people of colour), and how it's all perpetuated by the 24-hour news cycle… but it was also really funny. Other highlights included the narrator's repeated descriptions of delicious lamb stew on rice, which were enough to trigger an intense craving in this reader.
The story ends on a glorious cliffhanger – which, in the age of dime-a-dozen young adult trilogies, we all know means $$$. I can just imagine Collins putting an early draft – with a more resolute ending – on her editor's desk, and getting an immediate "nuh-uh". The Hunger Games would have stood perfectly well on its own, with a few tweaks in the final pages, but who cares about "perfectly well" when there's a goldmine to be dug in the pockets of millennials?
My impressions of the book were definitely coloured by the film – and, in an unexpected plot twist, I actually thought the film was better. It was somehow more complex, perhaps because the viewers weren't exposed to the keep-it-simple-stupid train of thought of a teenage girl narrator. The film had a subtlety that you just can't get when the protagonist is spoon-feeding to you her every supposition.
On the whole, I think I enjoyed it, in a way that makes me sound (and feel!) like a condescending arsehole. I had a few chuckles. I didn't get lost or confused (though the plot did randomly accelerate in places). It was light enough to ease me into this whole project without making me regret the idea entirely. I probably wouldn't read The Hunger Games again, but I'd happily give my copy to a 13-year-old cousin who needed something to do on her Christmas holidays.
My favourite Amazon reviews of The Hunger Games:
"Loved the book, but it is dumb to make me review with minimum amount of words. Sometimes there just isn't much more that needs to be said." – Gretchen B. Hitchcock
"Just not my kinda book my daughter got it" – Carol Paulen
"I read the whole thing" – Teo
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Jay Glazer of FOX reports that Patriots receiver Randy Moss has been slapped with a $20,000 fine for recent criticisms of the officials.
"A lot of guys are really down because we let a game like this slip," Moss said after Sunday night's loss to the Colts. "But when things happen, you have to watch what you say. Guys don't want to get fined. But there was some real iffy calls out there.
Though Moss surely thought he didn't cross the line, this fine proves that the league is serious about requiring players, coaches, and other team officials to use internal channels to voice concerns about the officiating — and to say nothing at all about calls that they believe to be bad or botched or iffy or any other negative adjective.
The money grabbing NFL owners are trying to enrage the players into another lockout/strike!
Goodell is nothing more than their fully controlled mouthpiece!
I have never been a Randy Moss fan, and am happy that Lorenzo Favre wasn't able to inflict him on the Packers. That said, I honestly believe Roger Goddell has taken leave of his senses. It wasn't like Moss teed off on the officials for sub par officiating. I thought he was quite diplomatic.
Roger!!!!! For crum sake get a grip. You are starting to make Bud Selig look competent.
This is just getting ridiculous. Last time I checked this is America where free speech is supposed to be one of the perks. If i'm one of these players I challenge Goodell's legal ability to levy fines for this. I consult a big time high profile prosecutor and if he thinks there's a case…..file a class action lawsuit against the NFL where players who've been fined for speaking their mind may take part. Draw huge publicity to the issue and make Goodell look like the tyrant he is.
Players never make any mistakes… and neither do the refs.
Got to the point where you can't even hint that there might have been a bad call or two out there.
What a joke this commissioner has turned the league into. Its like a communist regime where you cannot even hint that there were some suspect calls there. It wasn't as if Moss called out officials personally and berated them.
Roger Goodell is really getting out of hand. I'm getting sick and tired of his BS. Has anyone else noticed that nothing he's done has had any noticable impact on the sport or the personal conduct of the players?
I miss Touchdown Dances without fines. I miss big hits without fines. I miss great post game scripts without fines.
I miss Tags, and I miss the real NFL.


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Integr8 Luminate kicked off Automation Alley's Integr8: The Industry 4.0 Conference 2019 on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at Detroit's TCF Center. Technology and manufacturing leaders gathered for hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and a ribbon cutting for the Integr8 Expo preview. Guests also connected with Integr8 speakers and VIP guests. // Photographs by Patrick Gloria
Forbes: Leaders From Industry 1.0 Share The Future Of Industry 4.0 … Including Society 5.0!
December 6, 2019 | In the News | 0 Comments
In 1994 Jim Collins wrote the seminal book, Built To Last, which talked about the similarities in companies who stood the test of time through constant innovation while maintaining their core values.
In an effort to learn from these types of industrial enterprises, on November 6, 2019 at Integr8 (the annual global technology and manufacturing conference in Detroit focused on industry 4.0), I moderated a hand-selected panel.
LIFT to host 89 high school students from Detroit's University Prep at Automation Alley's Integr8 conference
October 29, 2019 | Press Release | 0 Comments
Students will meet with Lt. Gov. Gilchrist at the event to discuss their findings on Industry 4.0
TROY, Mich.—October 29, 2019—Automation Alley, Michigan's Industry 4.0 knowledge center and leading technology and manufacturing business association, is pleased to announce that LIFT -Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow, a Detroit-based and Department of Defense-sponsored national manufacturing innovation institute, is hosting 89 Detroit high school students at Integr8 at Detroit's TCF Center on November 6. The students, who attend University Prep (UPrep) Science & Math School and are taking part in LIFT's "IGNITE: Mastering Manufacturing ® curriculum in the LIFT Learning Lab in the institute's Corktown facility, will be learning about how the smart and connected technologies of Industry 4.0 are impacting industries in Michigan. They will also have the opportunity to report back to Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist at the event about their key findings and important takeaways in a Q & A forum exclusive to the students.
"Providing opportunities for these students to the broader world of advanced manufacturing is absolutely aligned with our mission with UPrep and the Department of Defense," said Nigel Francis, CEO and Executive Director. "We are thrilled to work with Automation Alley to help these students better understand the future of advanced manufacturing. Thank you to Lt. Gov. Gilchrist for being able to provide invaluable interaction with the students on how smart technologies can work together to solve problems."
Developed by a national partnership led by LIFT, and supported by funding from the Department of Defense, "IGNITE: Mastering Manufacturing" is a three-year foundational competency-based educational program for the "multi-skilled technician" needed in today's workplace. The new curriculum will introduce students to advanced manufacturing materials, processes and systems through on-line, interactive, multimedia and project-based learning built around real industry challenges. LIFT is providing the curriculum to 100 UPrep students this school year with the support of a grant from the Skillman Foundation
The UPrep students will have the opportunity to listen to keynote presentations by John Kovac, Microsoft director of U.S. Industry Manufacturing, and Martina Koederitz, general manager of IBM's U.S. Industrial Market in North America, attend the Integr8 expo to learn about the technology options available that facilitate digital transformation, and explore the Smart Technology Zone, presented by Automation Alley partner the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center, and focusing on information and hands-on demos tailored to help the supply chain better understand Industry 4.0.
"Integr8 provides a phenomenal learning environment for those seeking knowledge on Industry 4.0," said Automation Alley Executive Director and CEO Tom Kelly. "What better way to develop talent than to inspire students by showing them the possibilities of smart and connected technologies transforming industries right now."
Integr8 is a cross-discipline global conference focused on the eight core smart technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, robotics, artificial intelligence, the cloud, cybersecurity, additive manufacturing and advanced materials and modeling, simulation, visualization and immersion. Integr8 attracts a global audience seeking to learn from and engage with their American counterparts. Supported by blockbuster brands including IBM, Intel, Verizon, Comcast and DTE; locally by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation; and globally by The World Economic Forum, Integr8 is expected to draw 1,000 tech and manufacturing professionals to the TCF Center in Detroit.
Tickets and sponsorship opportunities for the day-long Integr8 conference are available at integr8conference.com. The evening before the conference, Nov. 5, Automation Alley is inviting the business community to mingle with Integr8 presenters and VIP guests at Integr8 Luminate, a strolling dinner and cocktail kick-off reception also being held at TCF Center. Tickets for Luminate are also available on the website.
About LIFT
LIFT, operated by the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII), is a public-private partnership to develop and deploy advanced lightweight materials manufacturing technologies, and implement education and training programs to prepare the workforce. ALMMII is one of the founding members of Manufacturing USA, a federal initiative to create regional hubs to accelerate the development and adoption of cutting-edge manufacturing technologies.
About Automation Alley
Automation Alley is a nonprofit manufacturing and technology business association and Michigan's Industry 4.0 knowledge center, with a global outlook and a regional focus. We connect industry, academia and government to fuel Michigan's economy and accelerate innovation. We offer programs, resources and knowledge to help our members grow and prosper in the digital age.
The mission of Automation Alley is to position Michigan as a global leader in Industry 4.0 by helping our members increase revenue, reduce costs and make strategic decisions during a time of rapid technological change.
Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications, barbara@eafocus.com, 248.260.8466
Nicole Kampe, Automation Alley, kampen@automationalley.com, 248.457.3301
Joe Steele, LIFT, jsteele@almmii.org
Power Play! New session puts focus on Industry 4.0 movement into professional sports at Automation Alley's Integr8 conference on Nov. 6 in Detroit
NASCAR, Detroit Lions and cycling leader Trek to discuss using AI, Big Data tools for a competitive advantage and amped up fan engagement
TROY, Mich.—October 23, 2019—Automation Alley, Michigan's Industry 4.0 knowledge center and leading technology and manufacturing business association, has added a panel discussion to its global Industry 4.0 conference, Integr8, focused on how smart technologies are disrupting the professional sports industry to help demonstrate how the Fourth Industrial Revolution—including the Internet of Things, Big Data, cloud computing, AI and more—has moved to sectors well beyond the factory floor.
The panel discussion, titled Power Play: How Smart Technologies are a Sports Industry Game-Changer, will close out the conference, which is being held Nov. 6 in Detroit.
Panelists include Ashton Mullinex, Detroit Lions executive director of business strategy and analytics; Steven de Jongh, a Dutch-born former professional road bicycle racer who now works for Trek, a multi-national bicycle and cycling product manufacturer and distributor committed to improving race performance and results through data analytics; and Gene Stefanyshyn, senior vice president and chief international officer for NASCAR, which is using Big Data, AI, 3D printing and modeling and simulation to bring new opportunities to a uniquely American experience that is seeing increased global popularity.
"Industry 4.0 is a game-changer not only in manufacturing, but in every segment of business, and the business of sports is no exception," Kelly said. "The Power Play panelists will explain how Industry 4.0 is leading to new ways to engage fans, improve player health and safety, and win at the highest levels of professional sports entertainment."
Supported by blockbuster brands including IBM, Intel, Verizon, Comcast and DTE; locally by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation; and globally by The World Economic Forum, Integr8 is expected to draw 1,000 tech and manufacturing professionals to the TCF Center in Detroit. In addition to keynote presentations by John Kovac, Microsoft director of U.S. Industry Manufacturing, and Martina Koederitz, general manager of IBM's U.S. Industrial Market in North America, there will be an Integr8 expo to further highlight the technology options available that facilitate digital transformation, new Industry 4.0 roundtable sessions, breakout sessions focused on Industry 4.0's impact on the workforce, small and medium-sized manufacturers, the health care and automotive industries and much more. In addition, the Smart Technology Zone, presented by Automation Alley partner the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center, will focus on information and hands-on demos tailored to help the supply chain better understand Industry 4.0.
Integr8 is a cross-discipline global conference focused on the eight core smart technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, robotics, artificial intelligence, the cloud, cybersecurity, additive manufacturing and advanced materials and modeling, simulation, visualization and immersion. Integr8 attracts a global audience seeking to learn from and engage with their American counterparts.
Tickets and sponsorship opportunities for the day long Integr8 conference are available at integr8conference.com. The evening before the conference, Nov. 5, Automation Alley is inviting the business community to mingle with Integr8 presenters and VIP guests at Integr8 Luminate, a strolling dinner and cocktail kick-off reception also being held at TCF Center. Tickets for Luminate are also available on the website.
Keynote speakers from Microsoft, IBM to address the strategic transformation of organizations in the midst of Industry 4.0 at Automation Alley's Integr8 conference on Nov. 6 in Detroit
John Kovac, Microsoft director of U.S. Industry Manufacturing, and Martina Koederitz, general manager of IBM's U.S. Industrial Market in North America, bring their digital perspective to industries looking to modernize with disruptive technologies
TROY, Mich.—October 10, 2019—Automation Alley, Michigan's Industry 4.0 knowledge center and leading technology and manufacturing business association, announced global tech giants Microsoft and IBM will keynote Integr8, leading the conversation on continuous digital transformation and the outlook for organizations seeking to innovate by harnessing Industry 4.0 technologies. On Nov. 6 at Detroit's TCF Center, formerly Cobo Center, John Kovac, Microsoft director of U.S. Industry Manufacturing, will kick off the global Industry 4.0 conference with a morning keynote at 8 a.m.; Martina Koederitz, general manager of IBM's U.S. Industrial Market in North America, will deliver the lunch time keynote at noon.
Kovac, who works with executives to drive organizational and product change by re-imagining product, will share use-cases and industry best-practices regarding the digital transformation, with a focus on trends and patterns that Microsoft has identified across a variety of industries impacted by Industry 4.0. Koederitz, who has been dedicated to helping businesses transform through technology across the electronics, automotive, aerospace and defense, chemicals and petroleum, and 'X' industries, will discuss how the convergence of Industry 4.0 technologies has been shaping the future to make business more successful, in addition to changing lives on a personal level.
"Many companies are beginning to understand, adapt and innovate through Industry 4.o, but we have only begun to scratch the surface of what's possible with these technologies," said Tom Kelly, Automation Alley's executive director and CEO. "Integr8 is fortunate to have industry thought leaders John Kovac and Martina Koderitz address this rapid pace of change, offering guidance and inspiration to champion a forward-thinking mindset."
Supported by blockbuster brand sponsors including IBM and Intel; locally by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation; and globally by The World Economic Forum, Integr8 is expected to draw 1,000 tech and manufacturing professionals to the TCF Center in Detroit. In addition to the two keynote presentations, there will be an Integr8 expo to further highlight the technology options available that facilitate digital transformation, new Industry 4.0 roundtable sessions, breakout sessions focused on Industry 4.0's impact in a variety of industries including health care, automotive, retail, food production and more. In addition, the Smart Technology Zone, presented by Automation Alley partner the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center, will focus on information and hands-on demos tailored to help the supply chain better understand Industry 4.0.
The day-long conference will close with an Afterglow featuring a panel discussion on how Industry 4.0 technologies are impacting the sports industry. The discussion, titled "Power Play: How Smart Technologies are a Sports Industry Game-Changer," will include panelists from NASCAR, Trek cycling and professional Detroit sports teams.
"This panel discussion will demonstrate how Industry 4.0 technologies are impacting industries well beyond the factory floor," Kelly said. "Other industry sectors can learn from the innovative ways the sports industry is using these cutting-edge technologies to connect with fans, improve player safety and performance."
Tickets and sponsorship opportunities for the day-long Integr8 conference are available at integr8conference.com. The evening before the conference, Nov. 5, Automation Alley is inviting the business community to mingle with Integr8 presenters and VIP guests at Integr8 Luminate, a strolling dinner and cocktail kick-off reception also held at TCF Center. Tickets for Luminate are also available on the website.
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TROY – Automation Alley had partnered with the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center to offer a breakout session during its Integr8 conference focused on how the smart and connected technologies of Industry 4.0 are converging to disrupt all industries, from automotive and defense to retail and health care.
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TROY, Mich.—October 2, 2019 – Automation Alley, Michigan's Industry 4.0 knowledge center and leading technology and manufacturing business association, is pleased to announce the breakout sessions for Integr8, the Industry 4.0 conference. Focused on how the smart and connected technologies of Industry 4.0 are converging to disrupt all industries, from automotive and defense to retail and health care, key sessions include:
The Digital Factory: From Threat to Opportunity
The Retail Revolution: Shopping Gets Personal
Driving Innovation: Automotive Industry 4.0 – What's Next?
The Future of Defense in the Era of Industry 4.0
Health 4.0: How Emerging Tech & Biomedical Research are Saving Lives
Slovakia Meets the Motor City: Industry 4.0 Automotive Solutions in Central Europe
Additional sessions are being added leading up to the conference, which takes place Nov. 6 at Detroit's TCF Center (formerly Cobo Center). Separately, the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (The Center), is partnering with Automation Alley for a segment of Integr8 breakout sessions called the Smart Technology Zone that are specifically tailored to help the supply chain better understand Industry 4.0. Those sessions include:
Automation: Real-Time Solutions for Long-Term Issues
Lean Technologies: Continuous Improvement in the 21st Century
Business Intelligence: Using Data for Better Decision Making
Digital Design & Manufacturing: Beyond Blueprints and Subtractive Manufacturing
"The addition of the Smart Technology Zone will benefit small and medium-size manufacturers, with a full day of sessions designed to address their needs, and interactive and hands-on demonstrations that will enable them to experience and interact with these emerging technologies," said Mike Coast, president of The Center.
Complete descriptions of breakout sessions, including those offered by The Center, can be viewed on the Integr8 breakout session page.
Supported by blockbuster brand sponsors including IBM and Intel, locally by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and globally by The World Economic Forum, Integr8 is expected to draw 1,000 tech and manufacturing professionals to Detroit. In addition to the breakout sessions, there will be an Integr8 expo to further highlight the technology options available to facilitate digital transformation, new Industry 4.0 roundtable sessions and two keynote speakers that will be announced soon. Automation Alley Executive Director and CEO Tom Kelly says attendees will walk away from the conference with a roadmap for Industry 4.0 implementation.
"Integr8 presents an opportunity to take action and gain a competitive advantage, not only through an understanding of these new and emerging technologies and how they can transform the manufacturing processes, but also through collegial networking with those engaged in the highest levels of Industry 4.0 implementation," Kelly said.
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Automation Alley, Michigan's Industry 4.0 knowledge center and leading technology and manufacturing business association, announces that IBM and Intel have signed on as event sponsors for its global Industry 4.0 conference, Integr8.
New sponsors including IBM and Intel sign on for Automation Alley's global Industry 4.0 conference Integr8, Nov. 6 in Detroit
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TROY, Mich.—September 9, 2019—Automation Alley, Michigan's Industry 4.0 knowledge center and leading technology and manufacturing business association, announces that IBM and Intel have signed on as event sponsors for its global Industry 4.0 conference, Integr8. Heading into its third year, the Nov. 6 event will move to Detroit's TCF Center (formerly Cobo Center) to accommodate an anticipated 1,000 attendees and an expanded Smart Technology Expo. Automation Alley Executive Director and CEO Tom Kelly said the event is catching the sponsorship attention of global companies who are positioning themselves as leaders in the Industry 4.0 space.
"In just two years, Integr8 has caught the attention of the world stage when it comes to advanced manufacturing. In 2018, the World Economic Forum, which has a global advanced manufacturing initiative in place, came on board. In 2019, we are welcoming mega business brands like IBM and Intel, as well as other new and returning sponsors that are packing a big punch in Industry 4.o," Kelly said. "We are extremely grateful to all of our sponsors and supporting partners who understand the urgency of 4.0 adoption and want to see Michigan and the U.S. lead the charge."
The list of new and returning Integr8 sponsors to date include:
Behco
Sario
SRI International
Clayton & McKervey
Kors Engineering
TrialAssure
SICK Inc.
Kundinger, Inc.
Comau
Feyen Zylstra
Mettle Ops
OPS Solutions
Prosper-Tech Machine & Tool
Macomb Community College
Ascent Aerospace
Farbman Group
General Dynamics Land Systems
Magna International
Mclaren Health Care
Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center
Oakland Schools
Rehmann
ZEISS Industrial
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the World Economic Forum continue as Integr8 supporting partners.
Integr8 is a cross-discipline global conference focused on the eight core smart technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, The Cloud, Cybersecurity, Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Materials and Modeling, Simulation, Visualization and Immersion. In addition to Michigan and U.S. manufacturing and technology leaders, Integr8 attracts a global audience seeking to learn from and engage with their American counterparts. Countries represented at Integr8 2017 and 2018 included Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Malaysia, China and Japan.
A new format this year will include Industry 4.0 roundtables in addition to breakout sessions; national and international keynote speakers and panelists will offer compelling insights on how to capitalize on the rapid transformation of global manufacturing while ensuring the workforce is prepared for the changing job landscape. The Smart Technology Expo will now include global exhibitors to further highlight the technology options available to facilitate the digital transformation.
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The rusting relic of a failed 1950s development scheme, the Salton Sea is a barren California landscape often seen as a symbol of the failed American Dream. First-time director Alma Har'el visits this poetically fruitful terrain and finds there a motley cast, including a bipolar seven-year-old, a lovelorn high school football star, and an octogenarian poet-prophet. Together they make up a triptych of manhood in its decisive moments, populating the Salton Sea's land of thwarted opportunity.
True to her roots as a photographer, video artist, and music video director, Har'el crafts an adamantly atypical and artistically innovative film—a dreamlike poem that sets the personal stories of these distinctive yet familiar characters to a stylized amalgam of observational documentary and choreographed dance, with music by Beirut and Bob Dylan, all cast against the atmospheric scenery of the titular ghost town. The result is a moving and extraordinary documentary experience—an evocative, symbolic portrait of those who live in cultural obscurity.


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By JUSTIN A. LEVINE - Outdoors Writer (jlevine@adirondackdailyenterprise.com) , Lake Placid News
PAUL SMITHS - We were not alone. A red eye stared at us through very thin mist and then disappeared. But it was soon back, and it had brought a friend. Or maybe a lover.
Early one morning, my friend Jason and I set out to paddle the St. Regis loop, a combination of a river, three lakes and a bit of a carry. And, sure enough, we were not alone for much of the trip as loon after loon made an appearance.
We put in on the St. Regis River off of Keese Mill Road, and began paddling upstream toward Lower St. Regis Lake and the campus of Paul Smith's College. From the put-in, the lean-to on Peter's Rock was an easy 2-mile paddle, and in that time we saw three pairs of loons.
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St. Regis Mountain dominates the view from Upper St. Regis Lake.
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Deciding it was still early, we disembarked at the lean-to to have some coffee and get our bearings. The view of the campus from Peter's Rock - a peninsula, really - is great, and with a steady breeze there were no bugs to bug us.
This section of the paddle would make a nice out-and-back trip itself, with 4 pretty easy miles, round-trip. But we ventured on, and after rounding the point, the pleasant breeze became a headwind that necessitated backwards hats and yelling if we wanted to talk at all.
It wasn't very far on the open water on the lower lake from the point to the wetland we aimed for, and soon the marsh bushes and winding waterway protected us from the wind. Making our way through the slough, we watched a bald eagle sail overhead and Canada geese float in the water.
At the 4-mile mark, we entered Spitfire Lake, famous not because of its cool name but because Dr. E. L. Trudeau performed tuberculosis experiments on a tiny spit of land now named Rabbit Island.
We hit a heavy headwind coming into Spitfire, and after a few minutes of really hard paddling - there were small whitecaps on the lake from the wind - we rounded a corner as the breeze died down a bit, allowing us to notice two more loons tooling around.
In the short channel between Spitfire and Upper St. Regis Lake, another of the black and white birds leisurely dove and fished as we made our way past.
We came out onto Upper St. Regis Lake, and the wind stayed in our faces. It was one of those paddling days when no matter what direction we paddled, the wind seemed to be in our faces. It wasn't as bad out of the bigger lake, though, so we cut across to the southern shore of the lake.
Paddling along the shore, we cut in between Ward Island and into Spring Bay, taking out at the trailhead for St. Regis Mountain.
The mountain, which is home to a newly restored fire tower, has a main hiking trail that begins off of Keese Mill Road, not far from where our paddle began. But there is this second trail that is boat-access only. This trail goes up from the lake following blue state Department of Environmental Conservation trail markers.
If you're so inclined, you can follow the trail 2.2 miles to the summit as the lake trail meets up with the main trail after about a mile.
Although Jason and I didn't climb St. Regis, we did make the quick 0.3-mile hike to the shore of the southern Spectacle Ponds. While not much of a hike, it was nice to get out of the boat and stretch our legs for a little bit. We saw three more loons on the Upper lake, including one on a nest. We stayed well clear of her so she wouldn't be disturbed.
Continuing on in the canoe, we headed north and found the takeout at the end of Upper St. Regis Lake at the 7.75-mile mark. We'd be on land for the rest of the trip.
Taking out at the lake, Jason shouldered the lightweight canoe and I grabbed our bags and paddles. A few hundred feet up the trail, Marvin Pond sits off to the right. It was pretty, but also pretty small, and didn't seem worth paddling.
We continued on up a hill and then began an immediate descent down the other side. At 8 miles, we hit the road that led to the private Camp Topridge and hung a right, making our way back toward Keese Mill Road.
We passed the main trailhead for St. Regis Mountain and made it back to the cars in no time.
The carry at the end of this paddle, at three-quarters of a mile, is daunting, and would be tough with a heavy boat. But the option to go to Peter's Rock, or into Spitfire and back, offers a couple of nice options for those who want to avoid walking so much on a paddling trip.
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IT WAS a stunning victory for one community, but a mixed week for science. Eight of the nine members of Pennsylvania's Dover Area School Board, which is being sued by parents for promoting intelligent design, were voted out of office by local residents last week. But on the same day, new anti-evolution school standards were voted in by the Kansas state education board.


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On Saturday, March 29, 2014, The Sound of Music Season was resumed for the fourth consecutive year at the Peleș Castle – a symbol of Romania's culture, history and esthetics. For the first of the ten upcoming soirees, the organizers: ExcesMusic, through the "Oportunitati la tine acasa" program, funded by Interpretative Creation of Musicians of Romania, Peleș National Museum, Radio România Cultural, Pro Valores Association, have prepared a successful recipe by inviting a great actress – Maia Morgenstern and also an exquisite and valuable instrumental ensemble – Duo Cello Jaya, consisting of cellists Ella Bokor and Mircea Marian.
The crowd stormed the Castle's music hall, forming lines already half an hour before entrance access, putting the hosts to a series of tests, who barely coped with bringing additional chairs and benches. The show had a special load to it, which marked the entire edition of the season; the anniversary of 100 years since the disappearance of King Carol the First and the 100th anniversary of the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, patroness of the arts, also known under the pseudonym of Carmen Sylva.
It was a unique, unrepeatable evening, a memorable blend between music and poetry, between the sound art imagined by composers Reinhold Gliere or David Popper and the art of the poet Queen, a lover of fine arts and a music advocate, Carmen Sylva. It was a recreation of a special world in which the art driven audience let itself being guided by true artists. Maia Morgenstern made an incursion into the maybe too easily forgotten opera of a Queen, of which Mite Kremnitz wrote in 1903: Although the royal crown undoubtedly shined upon Carmen Sylva's writings, so the Queen gave fantasy wings to the name of Romania, who flew around the globe faster than it have ever could without them. The King's positive achievements of Romania have spread less glory than the literary name of the first Queen.


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Q: GeoServer GetLegendGraphic request ServiceException I have a layer in GeoServer which is stored in a PostGIS database. The geometrytype of the layer is GEOMETRY and now the table only contains LINESTRING. But I what to add points and polygons to the table, this is the reason I choose GEOMETRY as the geometrytype.
My layer is working fine in the Layer Preview...
But when I do a GetLegendGraphic request I get the following ServiceException:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: class com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Geometry is not supported by this method
class com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Geometry is not supported by this method
My SLD is quite simple:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<StyledLayerDescriptor version="1.0.0" xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/sld" xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc"
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/sld http://schemas.opengis.net/sld/1.0.0/StyledLayerDescriptor.xsd">
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My GetLegendGraphic request is:
http://localhost:8080/geoserver/wms?REQUEST=GetLegendGraphic&VERSION=1.0.0&FORMAT=image/png&WIDTH=16&HEIGHT=16&LAYER=namespace:layer
I have tried the request on a GeoServer 2.0.1 and a GeoServer 2.0.2 and in both cases I get ServiceException as above mentioned.
What can I do to get the request working?

A: I found out that my geometry column had a not-null constraint in PostGIS. When I removed the not-null constraint I got rid of the GetLegendGraphic request ServiceException.
Another solution to get rid of the GetLegendGraphic request ServiceException was to change the geometrytype in PostGIS from GEOMETRY TO LINESTRING (change the type in the table geometry_columns), but that is not a valid option in my case.

A: You need a filter something like:
<ogc:PropertyIsEqualsTo>
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      </ogc:Function>
      <ogc:Literal>LineString</ogc:Literal>
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in the rule you would like to style the lines.
See http://docs.geoserver.org/2.0.0/user/styling/sld-tipstricks/mixed-geometries.html for a fuller discussion of how to handle multiple geometry types in the same table.

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Высота хребта достигает 2246 м. Хребет сложен кристаллическими сланцами, гнейсами и гранитами. Вершины имеют куполовидные или уплощенные формы. Речные долины в нижней части склонов покрыты лиственничным лесом, выше — зарослями кедрового стланика, а также горно-тундровой растительностью.

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If you are like me, you like to see successful ventures. You like to see someone beat the odds. You like to see the underdog win one once in a while. Our domestic se-lection is just that, a great success story; sort of a Romeo and Juliet, with a hint of Horatio Alger. This month's domestic red wine selec-tion is a result of love (both of the grape and each other), sweat, and timing. Castoro Cellars, the brain child of Niels and Bimmer Udsen, has quietly produced some of the finest and best-valued Cabernet Sauvignons from the San Luis Obispo area for many years. This month the 1991 hit me right be¬tween the eyes. Wow!
Our imported white wine this month is a first in many years. Most of the white Burgundy that we get from France nowadays is either $75.00/bottle or so thin and flavorless you can't drink it. This 1991 Phillipe de Lancourt was so gentle, yet so complex that I al¬most fell in love (sorry honey!). Please do not mistake this wine for others on the retail shelf with simi¬lar looking labels.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON, 1991. CASTORO
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Our domestic red this month is almost a fairy tale come true for the owners of Castoro, Niels and Bimmer Udsen.
Niels came to America from Denmark. He attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he majored in agriculture business. The emerging San Luis Obispo wine industry intrigued him in the late seventies to the point that he want¬ed to make a career out of it.
The only thing missing was his childhood sweetheart, Bimmer. So back to Denmark he goes, marries Bimmer and brings her to Califor¬nia to begin a career in the wine in¬dustry.
Well, not exactly. The only thing available was a "cellar rat" position at the Estrella River Win¬ery in Paso Robles. During his five-year tenure at Estrella, Niels and Bimmer began making a little wine of their own.
When time came to sell Estrella, a decision had to be made on a name. After a little searching they went with the Italian word for Niels' nickname. Castoro means "beaver," thus the beaver on the la¬bel.
Niels would make the wine in his spare time and Bimmer would sell it. This worked out okay until he was making more than she had time to sell. He then went to work full time for Castoro and trans¬formed a small, family-run opera- ¬¬tion into a 15,000 case winery, with expansion plans on the way.
Niels' timing couldn't have been better. Paso Robles was just beginning to he recognized as a premium grape growing region. One of the things that has always set the Udsens apart from their ri¬vals, is the incredible value they have offered.
Their wines tend to be budding with fruit, have body and finish, and even age well. These attributes used to come at a price. That price has always been more reasonable at Castoro than most other winer¬ies. This selection is no exception.
The color is a dense, rich ruby red. This leads one to the aromat¬ic, engaging cassis and cranberry nose and finally to the mouthfilling black cherry fruit with a touch of vanilla and marzi¬pan. Long finish with evident soft tannins. Typical of Castoro's style, you can enjoy it now or cel¬lar it for three to five years. Try it with small loin lamb chops BBQ'ed over rosemary twigs and seasoned with garlic. An assorted cheese platter after dinner would go as well with this wine.
MACON-VILLAGE, 1991. PHILIPPE LANCOURT
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We were taken aback by this wine when a local importer brought it by. To get a first-class Macon with the flavors we detect¬ed in the wine was a real treat. What we weren't prepared for, was the incredible story of this family.
Most wineries in California are "old" if they've been in business for 10 years. Some have been in business for 30 and a handful for 50. Sounds impressive? Let's see.
The Desvignes family which owns the small Philippe de Lancourt winery in Burgundy, France, has been in the wine trade for a mere 700 years! And, what's more, they have been continually in the wine business since 1290 (that's 1290, not 1920).
Philibert Desvignes was an in¬novator as far back as the early 1800s, making changes in vinifica¬tion techniques and vineyard isola-tion which were adopted by his peers in the wine trade. He was constantly in search of the finest quality grapes, selecting and choosing vineyards which were exceptional. He was one of the first to recognize and bring out the character of each vineyard instead of trying to make all wines taste the same.
A Desvignes member of the family has been in charge of the operation since its inception. To¬- day, Baudoin Desvignes heads the firm with the same conviction and devotion that has lasted for over seven centuries.
There is little argument that white Burgundy, made exclusively from the Chardonnay grape, is one of the greatest wines in the world. Along with this reputation comes an appropriate price tag. Some would call it "inappropriate," as the big names can fetch $50 to $100/bottle and more.
Wines from the Macon region are what the French enjoy on a regular basis. While still in Bur¬gundy, Macon rarely approaches the breed of its northern sisters in Chassagne, Puligny, Meursault and the like. We feel this one can give a few of them a run for their money.
Deep straw color. Lively fresh and floral nose with a mineral edge. Expansive in the mouth with exotic kiwi and lime fruit flavors balanced with a clean, earthy com-ponent and a gripping finish. Sup¬er with challenging sauces like nantua, beurre blanc or even a spi¬cy tomato concasse. See page 6 for a recipe of lighter faire.
Occasionally, I open a bottle and notice a crystalline substance on the cork. Is that okay?
CLB, Santa Clarita
Dear CLB, Not to worry. This is actually a sign that the wine has been "untam¬pered". Let me explain.
There are no less that 300+ compounds which make up a bottle of wine. One of the many acids is tartaric. Tartaric acid differs from others in that when it is subjected to even small amounts of temperature fluctuation, not enough to harm the wine, it coagulates into small crys¬tals called "tartrates."
These tend to show up more in whites than reds because you start with the white wine at room tem¬perature, then chill it down. This process creates the crystals. They are odorless, tasteless and harm¬less. The only problem is that they feel a little gritty if you eat them.
One way in which wineries get rid of these tartrates is to heat the wine up to about 120° for a few minutes, then chill it down to about 30° for a week. The tartrate crys¬tals form, fall to the bottom and are either siphoned off or filtered out.
It's a simple, inexpensive and safe way to rid yourself of the problem. Many winemakers feel that it also rids you/us of some of the flavors in the wine.
That's not to say that every bottle which doesn't have tartrates. was treated this way. Not every wine shows the crystals without' prolonged fluctuation. It's one less step to go through in the winemak¬er's quest for making wine under the "less handling the better" wine-making philosophy.
I hear the terms tannin and acid. Are they interchangeable?
LL, Marina del Rey
Dear LL, In some ways yes, in others no. It's true that technically tannin is an acid, referred to as tannic acid. However, how it reacts in the" wine and in your mouth are quite different from the other acids.
Many wine snobs try to im¬press you by being able to tell the difference. It's actually one of the easiest things to determine about a wine. All you have to do is concen-trate on what you taste where.
Tannic acid is felt in the front of the mouth on the teeth and gums. It's the gritty, almost chalky, feel¬ing you get when you've tasted a young red wine like a Cabernet or Zinfandel.
All the other acids, citric, malic and lactic are felt on the sides of the tongue, producing a sharpness and a slight curling when the acid level is particularly high.
Our white wine this month calls for a flavorful dish that isn't too heavy but has some backbone. You do not want to overpower the wine but maintain a continuity in weight and flavor.
An often overlooked alternative to traditional fowl and fish is tur¬key. When cooked in different ways it can taste like anything from chicken to pork. Look at all the alternative deli meats that are now made with turkey: Hot dogs, burgers and even pastrami.
Here's a fantastic turkey recipe that has great flavor and is easy to prepare. I have included two sauc¬es for your review, or make up your own.
The most important part is to let the breaded meat rest for 30 min¬utes. This allows the egg or egg substitute to bind the bread crumbs to the meat so they don't fall off. This is particularly important if you are frying the meat as opposed to baking it. If the bread crumbs do fall off, they will burn in the oil and prevent full enjoyment of the meal.
Turkey Breast Cutlets
2 large turkey breasts
1 cup bread crumbs
2 eggs or egg substitute equivalent
2 Tblsp. milk
1 tsp. dried herbs (your favorite)
Remove the skin and any bones. Butterfly cut the meat to have two pieces attached pieces from each breast, set aside. Beat eggs until frothy. Add milk and beat a few more seconds. Mix bread crumbs with salt, pepper and herbs. Sub¬merge meat in egg mixture then dredge in bread crumbs until com¬pletely covered. Let rest for 30 minutes on a rack. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake meat for 20 minutes. Slice diagonally and serve. Or fry at 350° until golden brown. Serves 4. Here are a couple of sauces. Or try your own. Garlic Sauce
1/2 tsp. Worchester sauce
Garlic cloves to taste
Fancy Tomato Sauce
1/4 chicken broth
1 Tblsp. tomato paste
1/4 tsp. dried herbs
For each recipe make a roux consisting of 1 Tblsp. each of but¬ter and flour. Heat broth on medi¬um flame until flour is dissolved. Add chicken stock until thickened, then add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer 1 min. and serve hot.
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To compare same-day combined therapy of photodynamic therapy with verteporfin (PDT-V) and intravitreal ranibizumab versus monotherapy with ranibizumab for the treatment of choroidal neovascularization.
In this prospective study, the total number of eyes were randomized into two groups: in the first, treatment consisted of a combined therapy of PDT-V and ranibizumab 0.5 mg on the same day; in the second, ranibizumab 0.5 mg in 3 monthly injections. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT) on optical coherence tomography (OCT) were recorded before and 6 months after treatment.
A total of 47 eyes of 47 subjects were enrolled in the study. In the combined-therapy group (group 1), the mean baseline BCVA ± standard deviation (SD) was 32.65 ± 11.09 letters (Snellen equivalent, 20/59); in the ranibizumab-alone group (group 2), 29.13 ± 9.03 letters (20/70). At 6 months' follow-up, in group 1 the mean baseline BCVA was 39.06 ± 10.12 letters (20/42); in group 2, 33.87 ± 12.06 letters (20/57). Improvement was significant in both group 1 (P = 0.03) and group 2 (P = 0.002). In group 1, the mean CMT at baseline ± SD was 315 ± 95.49 µm; in group 2, 306.33 ± 71.61 µm. At 6 months' follow-up, in group 1 it was 202 ± 52.02 µm; in group 2, 226 ± 65.58 µm. Reduction was significant in both group 1 (P = 0.0007) and group 2 (P = 0.00001). After 6-months, the rate of retreated eyes was 29.4% in group 1 and 43.3% in group 2. The need for retreatment did not depend on the treatment protocol (P = 0.34).
From a functional and anatomic point of view, the two treatments showed equivalent efficacy, with fewer retreatments in group 1. No serious adverse events, such as retinal detachment, endophthalmitis, or ocular hypertension occurred in either group.
Several therapeutic options are available. In 2000 photodynamic therapy with verteporfin (PDT-V) was approved by the United States' Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of subfoveal CNV due to AMD.(4) Recently, clinical investigations have studied a new class of drugs for subfoveal CNV: vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) selective inhibitors, administered via intravitreal injection.(5,6) More recently, clinicians have been offering a combined treatment, consisting of PDT followed by an intravitreal injection of an anti-VEGF drug within 24 hours. The combination of two treatments should have better results in preventing the growth of new vessels.(7-10) The purpose of our study is to compare combined therapy of PDT-V and intravitreal ranibizumab versus monotherapy with ranibizumab.
This study was conducted in compliance with the Ethics Committee of the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Rome "La Sapienza" and in accordance with all state laws in Italy. Prior to determination of full eligibility for enrollment, all patients provided written, informed consent.
Our open-label, single-center, randomized controlled trial was designed to compare the efficacy of combined therapy, defined as intravitreal ranibizumab 0.5 mg and PDT administered on the same day, versus a group treated with ranibizumab-alone in eyes with primary classic CNV secondary to AMD. Inclusion criteria were a best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) letter score equal or better than 10 letters (Snellen equivalent 20/200), classic subfoveal CNV lesions due to AMD, greatest linear dimension (GLD) of the entire lesion ¡Ü5400 ¦Ìm, at least 55 years of age, and active CNV secondary to AMD with evidence of leakage on fluorescein angiography. Exclusion criteria were previous treatment with bevacizumab or pegaptanib. Patients previously treated with PDT were excluded. Patients were also excluded if they had uncontrolled diabetes, a history of coagulation disorders, cerebrovascular accidents, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, uncontrolled systemic hypertension, chronic renal failure, myocardial infarction within the previous 6 months, major surgery within the previous 6 weeks, ocular diseases that could affect visual acuity (eg, glaucoma, angioid streaks, trauma, choroiditis, hereditary diseases [even to fellow untreated eyes], aphakia), or previous vitreoretinal surgery. Patients were randomized into two groups with a 1:2 ratio: group 1 patients received the combined therapy; group 2 patients, monotherapy with ranibizumab.
All patients underwent full ophthalmologic examination at baseline and during the follow-up period. BCVA of both eyes was measured by an orthoptist masked to the study using a modified Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart at 3 meters distance. Visual acuity improvement was defined as a gain of at least 3 ETDRS lines (15 letters), stability as a change of less than 3 ETDRS lines, and deterioration as a loss of at least 3 ETDRS lines. Central macular thickness (CMT) examinations were performed using a STRATUS OCT (V4.01 Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA). CMT was assessed using the high-resolution Radial Lines protocol and the Retinal Thickness Map analysis program. AMD neovascular lesions were defined by intraretinal hemorrhages and edema. From the baseline thickness, a decrease in CMT of ¡Ý10% was defined as a reduction and an increase ¡Ü10% was defined as an increase. Fluorescein angiography was performed by three trained unmasked photographers using a HRA2 FA (Heidelberg Engineering). The presence of CNV leakage was evaluated in the late (3-5 min) versus the early (first 1-2 min) phase. The leakage was compared between the times before and after treatment and was described as absent (CNV closure) or persistent. A relapse was defined as an evidence of leakage on fluorescein angiography and/or evidence of intraretinal or subretinal fluid on OCT from a previously closed lesion. OCT imaging procedures and fluorescein angiographies were evaluated by three experienced (unmasked) retinal specialists at baseline and during the follow-up, every month for 6 months. Intraocular pressure (IOP), measured by applanation tonometry, was monitored. Diastolic and systolic blood pressures were recorded at baseline and during follow-up. At baseline, the combined therapy group was treated with PDT-V and intravitreal ranibizumab administered on the same day. Monthly, additional ranibizumab injections were administered at month 1 and 2 in case of persistent activity of the neovascular lesion. Group 2 was treated with three monthly injections. Eyes underwent standard PDT-V (Visudyne; Novartis AG, Basel, Switzerland) with the following protocol: a 10-minute infusion of verterporfin (6 mg/m2 body surface area) was followed by its activation (5 minutes later) with a 689-nm diode laser delivering an energy of 50 J/cm2 for 83 seconds, using a spot size of a diameter 1000 ¦Ìm larger than the greatest linear dimension of the lesion. Each patient was asked to wear protective sunglasses and to avoid exposure of the eyes and body surfaces to sunlight for the next 48 hours. They were given an intravitreal injection of 0.5 mg of ranibizumab on the same day. Before the injection, tetracaine 1% eye drops were instilled and povidone-iodine was applied to the eyelid margins and the lashes. After the application of a sterile drape, a lid speculum was inserted and povidone-iodine 5% ophthalmic solution applied to the eye, which was flushed after 90 seconds with saline solution. A volume of 0.5 mg (0.05 ml) of ranibizumab was injected through a 30-gauge needle. Patients self-administered a topical antimicrobial agent (1% ofloxacin ophthalmic solution) three times daily for 3 days before and 7 days after treatment. Follow-up consisted of monthly examinations for a period of 6 months: patients received complete ocular examinations; additionally, BCVA, OCT, IOP, fluorescein angiography, and blood pressure were recorded. Indications for retreatment after the first 3 months were evidence of visual deterioration of at least 5 ETDRS letters together with evidence of persistent or recurrent leakage on fluorescein angiography and/or evidence of intraretinal or subretinal fluid on OCT. Patients with persistence of leakage on OCT and fluorescein angiography but with stable vision, were treated however with additional intravitreal injection of ranibizumab. Group 1 patients requiring further treatment received a second session of PDT combined with intravitreal ranibizumab; Group 2 patients received additional monthly injections. We performed a Wilcoxon rank sum test to compare the BCVA and CMT at T0 and T6 and to determine whether retreatments depended on treatment protocol. The significance level was defined as P < 0.05.
A total of 47 eyes of 47 patients were consecutively enrolled and randomly assigned to group 1 (n = 17) or group 2 (n = 30). There were no significant differences in age, pretreatment BCVA, or initial CMT between the groups (Table 1). All the patients completed the 6-month follow-up.
In group 1, the mean baseline BCVA ± standard deviation (SD) was 32.65 ± 11.09 letters (Snellen equivalent, 20/59). Six months after treatment, the mean BCVA was 39.06 ±10.12 letters (20/42). Visual acuity improvement began to appear after the first month of follow-up. The mean BCVA increase was 6.41 ± 13.34 letters. In group 2, the mean baseline BCVA ± SD was 29.13 ± 9.03 letters (20/70). Six months after treatment, the mean BCVA was 33.87 ±12.06 letters (20/57). The mean BCVA increase was 4.73 ± 13.18 letters. In both groups improvement in visual acuity was statistically significant (group 1, P = 0.047; group 2, P = 0.024). There was no statistically significant difference in the BCVA improvement between groups 1 and 2 (Table 2; Figure 1).
In group 1, the mean central thickness at baseline (± SD) was 315 ± 95.49 µm. At 6 months' follow-up the mean CMT was 202 ± 52.2 µm. In group 2, the mean CMT (± DS) before treatment was of 306 ±71.61 µm. At 6 months' follow-up the mean CMT was 226 ± 65.58 µm, with a mean CMT reduction of 81 µm (Table 2). In both groups CMT reduction began to appear after the first month of follow-up. In both groups CMT reduction was statistically significant (group 1, P = 0.020; group 2, P = 0.0004). There was no statistically significant difference in the CMT reduction between groups (Table 2; Figure 2).
In group 1, 5 of 17 eyes (29.4%) showed active signs of the membrane (evidence of persistent or recurrent leakage on FA and/or evidence of intraretinal or subretinal fluid on OCT), needing a further cycle of combined therapy, whereas the remaining 13 (71.6%) needed no further treatments. Before treatment, FA shows two areas of leakage with hemorrhagic component and the absence of leakage and resolution of hemorrhagic component 6 months after treatment; at baseline OCT shows intraretinal edema and its resolution 6 month after treatment (Figure 3). The mean number of intravitreal injections was 1.94 (range, 1-4). In group 2, of 30 eyes, 13 (43.3%) needed a further cycle of intravitreal injections. At baseline, FA shows two areas of leakage and the complete resolution of leakage at 6 months of follow-up; before treatment OCT shows an area of hypereflectivity intraretinal corresponding to the intraretinal neovascularitation, associated with serous neurosensory detachment and its complete resolution with return of normal retinal morphology 6 months after treatment (Figure 4).
The mean number of intravitreal injections per eye was 3.4 (range, 3-6). The variation of IOP was not significant (P = 0.57) in both groups (Table 3). There were no serious ocular adverse events such as retinal detachment, endophthalmitis or ocular hypertension. P values of systemic blood pressure were not significant (group 1, 0.33; group 2, 0.17) (Table 4).
Intravitreal combined therapy versus monotherapy with ranibizumab for choroidal neovascularitation: mean best-correct visual acuity from baseline to month 6 after treatment. The differences in time course between the two subgroups were not significant. Error bars depict the standard deviation around the mean number of letters.
Intravitreal combined therapy versus monotherapy with ranibizumab for choroidal neovascularitation: optical coherence tomography CMT (central macular thickness) from baseline to month 6 after treatment. The differences in time course between the two subgroups were not significant. Errors bars depict the standard deviation around the mean central macular thickness.
Late-phase fluorescein angiography showing two areas of leakage with hemorrhagic component before treatment with combined therapy (A) and absence of leakage and resolution of hemorrhagic component 6 months after treatment (B). Optical coherence tomography showing an intraretinal area of hyporeflectivity corresponding to the edema associated with areas of hyperreflectivity and indicating neovascularitation prior to combined therapy treatment (C) complete resolution of intraretinal edema with return of normal retinal morphology after treatment (D).
Late-phase fluorescein angiography showing two areas of leakage before monotherapy treatment (A) and 6 months after treatment showing a complete resolution of the leakage (B). Optical coherence tomography before treatment shows an area of hypereflectivity intraretinal corresponding to the intraretinal neovascularitation associated with serous neurosensory detachment (C) and after treatment showing complete resolution of both the neurosensorial detachment and the intraretinal edema with return of normal retinal morphology (D).
Our study was limited principally by our unmasked protocol as well as the relatively small number of cases and limited follow-up period. One year of follow-up and a larger cohort will provide more conclusive results.
This study was supported by the Department of Ophthalmology, University Of Rome "La Sapienza," Rome, Italy. Nicoletta Fantozzi, MD, received a fellowship from Novartis Farma S.p.A.-Origgio, Varese, Italy, from January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2008. No other disclosures are required.
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Our team arrived at 09:00 AM on the day of the appointment undertaken the property clearance in under 4 hours total.
The following items were donated to local charities in West Kilbride: dining table and chairs, nest of tables, soft furnishings, handbags, suitcases, items of clothing and foot wear – both female and male, gift sets, knitting equipment, gardening equipment, books, jigsaws, board games, bathroom decor, paintings, wall clocks, 32inch TV, cassette player with speakers, records, tapes, kitchen appliances i.e Goodmans kettle and toaster set, travel kettle, unsealed food canisters, vacuum cleaner, steam cleaner (boxed) iron and ironing board.
The following items were recycled at a local waste transfer center in West Kilbride: two double bed bases, two fabric head boards, two double mattress's, large bedroom furniture sets, draws, bedside cabinets, broken floor standing lamp, pots and pans, cups and saucers, cutlery, a large three piece sofa suite with two reclining arm chairs. All white goods were also recycled, white fridge freezer and washing machine.
During the house clearance a lot of food contents were found still in date, unopened and donated to a local food bank within the West Kilbride area.
Mobility equipment was returned to the relevant department, paperwork found within the property was destroyed via confidential waste.


So, I hear about these things all the time, I need them, but I've never seen a pic, and they're just about mythical. I finally picked some up today, and decided to post pictures of the final product. I need to know how exactly to install these things. Do you put the thing so it's straddling the top of the knuckle, or some other way?? The cat is my parents', his name is Chester.
Evap canister location? same vacuum lines as work MAX AC vents?
I am in the process of rebuilding Galen's TGP transmission. He had no 4th gear. After taking it apart, it's obvious why. The 4th gear clutch was all tore up. I never seen one like that before. But I don't have a lot of 4T60 experience either. The clutch material was gone. It was all metal to metal. The confusing part is that the clutch teeth were bent up pretty bad and the whole things seems to have been spinning in the outside of it's carrier. ( See pics ). I have yet to do much digging for parts. . .But, does anyone know if that clutch career is going to be ok to re-use? And what caused this? What else should I be looking for? It seems to me that something had to have been bound up to cause this. But I have no idea how.


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module PiggybakVariants
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Home / News / Malta Gaming Authority publishes Self Report Card
Malta Gaming Authority publishes Self Report Card
The Malta Gaming Authority is continuing with its statutory tradition of public transparency with the publication of its Interim Performance Report that covers the period between January and June 2022
Some of the authority's activities that were covered in this period include suspensions, licence warnings and cancellations for both online and land-based activities in Malta.
During this period, the MGA has conducted 16 full compliance audits as well as 100 desktop reviews and 7 AML/CFT compliance examinations. The compliance audits have resulted in one warning, one licence cancellation as well as one licence suspension.
Seven administrative penalties and two regulatory settlements were issued resulting in levies of €85,000.
The Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAO), which works closely with the MGA took four actions effective licensed entities. Rather than punishment, remedial action was taken, including administration penalties of €386,567 and written reprimands.
More than 625 criminal probity screening checks were also carried out by various individuals and businesses. A total of 22 money laundering reporting officers (MLROs) were interviewed during this period. Furthermore, circa half a dozen actions including letters of breach were issued by the MGA's Commercial Communications Committee.
The MGA has also looked into requests for assistance from 2,578 players. Around two dozen websites which claimed to have a valid gambling licence were also investigated. More than a dozen notices were published on the MGA's website to warn players of potential pitfalls.
After checking 18 responsible gambling website checks, five observation letters were issued. Suspicious betting reports were also issued, including 122 alerts, resulting in 16 new suspicious betting reports.
Interested parties as well as licensees also submitted more than 278 allegations of suspicious betting.
The Malta Gaming Authority is a leading gambling authority that issues various licences to casino and sportsbetting operators.


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Q: AdvancedDataGrid expand root node I'm having troubles expanding the root node of my AdvancedDataGrid. Simplified code below:
adg.addEventListener(FlexEvent.CREATION_COMPLETE, adgCreationHandler);

private function adgCreationHandler(event.FlexEvent): void {
   adg.expandItem(groupCol.getRoot(), true)
}

Does anyone have any thoughts on why this approach won't expand my root node, or another easy way of expanding the root node by default when the AdvancedDataGrid is loaded?

A: try the following
private function adgCreationHandler(event.FlexEvent): void {
   adg.expandItem(groupCol.getRoot(), true)
   adg.validateNow();
}

validateNow() - From Flex Manual
Validate and update the properties and layout of this object and redraw it, if necessary. Processing properties that require substantial computation are normally not processed until the script finishes executing. For example setting the width property is delayed, because it can require recalculating the widths of the objects children or its parent. Delaying the processing prevents it from being repeated multiple times if the script sets the width property more than once. This method lets you manually override this behavior.