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#1 pepperonikkid
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Winning: The Russian Navy Suffers Heavy Losses
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The prolonged low oil prices are doing major damage to the Russian Navy. Less oil income on top of the damage done by economic sanctions because of the Ukraine invasion, plus the additional production costs caused by the loss of Ukrainian defense industry suppliers has forced Russia to make a number of changes that have not been mentioned in navy press releases.
Forced to make major cuts in defense spending and do so in a way that does the least damage ended up hitting naval shipbuilding particularly hard. Only one of these cuts made the news and was because the only aircraft carrier, the Kuznetsov (built in 1990), was undergoing one last refurbishment in a floating drydock. But a shipyard worker accidentally caused the drydock to sink with the Kuznetsov in it.
The carrier got out with some damage but the Swedish built (in 1980) drydock was too expensive to replace or even recover. The refurbishment of the Kuznetsov was canceled and while the ship may be optimistically placed in reserve (pending future opportunities to revive it) the navy now lacks any carriers. It may be decades, if ever, before they have an operational carrier.
The two Kirov class battlecruisers (completed in 1988 and 1998) are being scrapped because there is no money for maintenance and needed refurbishment on the older ship.
Russia has been trying, since the late 1990s, to build replacements for Cold War era warships. Most of these have reached the end of their useful lives and many of them, while still listed as in service, rarely, if ever, seem to leave port. Russian admirals have been aware of the fact that they won't have much of a navy by the 2020s unless these older ships are replaced.
The problem is that the older ships cannot be refurbished or upgraded because that would cost more than buying new ones, These older ships are not just falling apart, but because there was not any money available right after the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, there were few repairs and no upgrades during the 1990s.
The twelve destroyers available were all completed in the 1980s and 1990s. There is also one 1960s vintage destroyer in the Black Sea, which is more for show than active service. The destroyers are wearing out quickly and won't be fit for service much longer.
The plans for two new classes of destroyers have been put off until the 2020s. The current destroyers suffered from lack of maintenance in the 1990s and there is no money for refurbishment. These dozen destroyers won't last much beyond 2030, at least not as ships that can stay at sea much.
There has been some new construction for frigates (ocean-going ships displacing about 4,000 tons) but some of that construction has stopped or been canceled. Construction of smaller ships like corvettes (500-1,000 tons) and patrol boats is continuing but not at a rate to replace all those currently in service.
These smaller vessels are mainly for coastal security and the Cold War era fleet had a lot more of these because Russia was a classic police state that enforced strict border controls. That has been loosened up since the Cold War ended and the loss of many older ships will not leave the coasts undefended.
Submarines were one ship type that got priority for new construction even in the 1990s but that has now slowed down.
This is critical when it comes to building replacements for the last Cold War class of SSBNs (Nuclear ballistic missile subs) were all completed in the 1980s. These have been quietly retired or "semi-retired" (only going to sea for training).
Priority was put on building eight new Borei class SSBNs. These were delayed and the first one did not enter service until 2013. There are now four in service but construction on the other four has been stopped. Some of these are half built but there is simply no money to finish them now. So the SSBN fleet will probably shrink to four subs for a while, maybe a long while.
#2 Taggart Transcontinental
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Wow good news you will never hear in the US press, we need to starve the Chinese the same way. That way their "blue" navy can die a lingering silent death.
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Top down military industries have always been inferior. WW II, it took the United States about two years to overtake and surpass Nazi Germany. Reagan knew it, "they lose we win" was not an idle boast. China today has to steal the technology and research it takes to become and remain a world leader.
That is why the free market must never be hamstrung as we were under Barak. Hell we couldn't even maintain whaat we had.
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Renee' I have something to ask of you. It will prove your love for me for sure. I read your profile on my space.com I was so hurt. You omitted to the life you lead and the secrets yet you blame us. ( Jeh. Wit). Prove your love for me by taking that off the internet. I will check it this weekend to see if it is still there. Don't drag my religion down any more I don't yours. I still hurt over all this and always will. You have punish me enough.
I really don't understand what you mean. What is it that you want me to take off? You know what? Your daughter loves you so much that she wants to save your life and tell you the real truth. Jehovah helped me to find the truth so he could teach you through me. I am so grateful that I got to grow up as a Jehovah's Witness. I got to have an experience of seeing what life is like without the love of Christ in my life. I got to learn from first hand experience how people can be deceived into believing wrong doctrine. Those experiences have helped me appreciate so much what I have now. I have felt God change me from inside out. It has been very hard but I can say that I'm not the same deceitful, greedy, hateful person I once was. This overwhelming feeling of peace and love has filled my heart. I know I still have a long way to go, yes. But you grow every day as a Christian and this is just one day in the journey of a life time. Mom, I don't agree with the religion because their doctrine is false. It has nothing to do with hard feelings or you. I hate that they don't teach you what Christ did for us. I hate that they tell you that the great crowd will be in a paradise when the Bible says they will be in heaven. Have you ever wondered why scholars that spend their whole life studying the Bible never believe what JWs believe? You take the word of some men in Brooklyn to interpret the Bible for you but you never read it for yourself. And read a new king james version or a new international version instead of the NWT while you are at it. If you'll read the BIBLE, I'll even mail you one. I'll buy you the prettiest one with your name on the front if you would just read the BIBLE!! The Bible changed my life. I love you so much!!! I pray for you every single day.. Your daughter, Renee Letter from mom: Don't bother I will never change.
Keep on keepin' on Renee, you are an inspiration to us!
I just had a look at your profile, and I don't see what your mum is objecting to. You used to be a jw, and now you aren't, you have a differrent belief. That isn't pulling the jws down, merely stating your current beliefs. To say that taking that off will prove your love is, to me, a form of emotional blackmail. If you do that, what will she ask you to do next - start attending the kh again?
Stay strong Renee, you have done nothing any jw has any right to object to.
This has been all too hard but God has been faithful to take care of me.
I like your site too. Maybe she can't handle the girl sitting there with her cross and the music. Oh well. Kinda reminds of the last time I saw my parents and I took off my cross not to offend them.
I forgot about my cross necklace and wore it the last time I saw my mother. ... ooooops. I really didn't mean to.
Is it wrong to just wish she would leave me alone?!!! I just can't take much more of this crap.
I just had a look at your profile and I can't see what the problem is. You have nothing to be ashamed of. I really like your homepage btw.
Gawd I love your response to your mom..
Why do they resist so much to reading the bible itself???!!! Can't get my jw to either. As for your myspace, I think it is very nice and quite respectful. Her problem is that you are disagreeing with the wt and we all know that means persecution in their minds. Sad.
You gave her a great reply but being a typical JW thoroughly conditioned in her ideology and attitudes she can't see the bigger picture about the dubs. I liked one of the points you brought out that the JW ideology has found no merit with great biblical scholars and experts in religion. And why should it since the JWs themselves are for ever rejecting and changing it.


For this original work our Swiss label called the Italian producer Federico Luchetti.
Highlighted for his remarkable productions together with Gurtz , Omar Salgado and Jorge Savoretti and his successful cooperation with DJ Yelow, we have been curious of his craft.
We wanted it intentionally imperfect and offbeat. We got Somebody Wants Love EP: offbeat, rich and expressive, the with-it expression of today's hard times.
Federico Luchetti was born in Rome in 1988, performs as live act on underground platforms such Watergate and Sweat Lodge Radio from Berlin and experiences a new project with ecological elements in Buenos Aires…! Welcome to Kumquat, our heart beats for him.
Pierce (Get Digital / MBF / Trapez Ltd.) – really great stuff, unfortunately nothing for my sets, but hey – more then worth listening to – nice!
Jorge Savoretti (Esperanza) – nice detroit soulful beats!
Joy Kitikonti (Natural Rhythm // Cocoricò (Italy)) – Great release!! Well done!
Rob Mello (Classic Records/ Disco 45) – This is mental.
Clark Davis (3rdWaveMusic / Vogelfrei) – nice ep…….
Fine Cut Bodies (Fabric / Resopal) – Favourite Track: Grow Together // Original Mix nice!
Sander Bongertman (FLASH Recordings) – very good release. especially grow together and equillibrium are nice tunes, will try them!
LAURENT N. (LCR & Electropical Records / Various Radio ShowS) – Nice release & stuff. Will play & Support.
Mark Jackus (CusCus Music / www.432.fm) – sounds nice! will test them out!
D.Kowalski (Lux23, Liquid Inc.) – "Sewing Difficult Wounds" is nice! Thanks!
Marcel Sareyka (Partysan Nord / Feierei.de) – Sounds very nice, will try.
Robert Grand (additan radio) (Additan Recordings) – Nice! Thanks for the promo.


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Q: JPA Unknown Source I'm creating my first JPA application using NetBeans. I'm unable to make the persistence work. The connection to database works well, when I run the application the database tables got created. But when I try to create EntityManagerFactory:
EntityManagerFactory emf = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory("PISProjektPU");

I get:
INFO: javax.persistence.PersistenceException: [PersistenceUnit: PISProjektPU] Unable to build EntityManagerFactory
    at org.hibernate.ejb.Ejb3Configuration.buildEntityManagerFactory(Ejb3Configuration.java:677)
    at org.hibernate.ejb.HibernatePersistence.createEntityManagerFactory(HibernatePersistence.java:126)
    at javax.persistence.Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory(Persistence.java:78)
    at javax.persistence.Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory(Persistence.java:54)
    at cz.vutbr.fit.pis.spravaTechniky.service.TestManager.<init>(TestManager.java:28)
    at cz.vutbr.fit.pis.spravaTechniky.service.__EJB31_Generated__TestManager__Intf____Bean__.<init>(Unknown Source)
...

My persistence.xml file looks like this (generated by NetBeans, I didn't change anything):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<persistence version="2.0" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence/persistence_2_0.xsd">
<persistence-unit name="PISProjektPU" transaction-type="JTA">
    <provider>org.hibernate.ejb.HibernatePersistence</provider>
    <jta-data-source>jdbc/myslq_spravaTechniky</jta-data-source>
    <class>cz.vutbr.fit.pis.spravaTechniky.data.TestEntity</class>
    <exclude-unlisted-classes>true</exclude-unlisted-classes>
    <properties>
    </properties>
</persistence-unit>
</persistence>

and it's located here:
src/conf/persistence.xml
build/web/WEB-INF/classes/META-INF/persistence.xml

I searched the forum and found some tips how to remove this error, but I was unable to make it work. I tried to add these two lines to Manifest.mf:
Meta-Persistence: META-INF/persistence.xml
JPA-PersistenceUnits: PISProjektPU

I tried to move the persistence.xml file to all possible locations. I also added all libraries that seemed like they might be useful, when I go to Properties/Libraries, I see:
Java EE 6 API Library
Hibernate
Java-EE-GlassFish-v3
EclipseLink(JPA 2.0)
EclipseLink-GlassFish-v3
Hibernate JPA
JSF 2.0
Java EE Web 6 API Library
Persistence

I'm sure I'm doing some stupid simple mistake, but after a day trying to make this work I am unable to see where is the problem. To be honest right now I'm just totally confused about where to put which file or how to configure everything, so I'm randomly trying different things. I will be thankful for any advice!
Edit:
Thanks for the suggestion. My test classes actually look like this:
Class TestManager:
@Stateless
public class TestManager {
    @PersistenceContext
    private EntityManager em;

    public void save(TestEntity t) {
        em.merge(t);
    }

    public void remove(TestEntity t) {
        em.remove(em.merge(t));
    }

    public void create(TestEntity t) {
        em.persist(t);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        public List<TestEntity> findAll() {
        return em.createQuery("SELECT t FROM TestEntity t").getResultList();
    }
}

Class TestBean:
@Named(value="testBean")
@Dependent
public class TestBean {

    @EJB
    private TestManager testManager;

    /** Creates a new instance of TestBean */
    public TestBean() {
    }

    public List<TestEntity> getEntities() {
        return this.testManager.findAll();
    }

}

I'm calling the TestBean.getEntities method:
...
<h:dataTable value="#{testBean.entities}" var="entity">
...

This causes the following exception:
javax.ejb.EJBException
at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.processSystemException(BaseContainer.java:5119)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.completeNewTx(BaseContainer.java:5017)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.postInvokeTx(BaseContainer.java:4805)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.postInvoke(BaseContainer.java:2004)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.postInvoke(BaseContainer.java:1955)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.invoke(EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.java:198)
at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandlerDelegate.invoke(EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandlerDelegate.java:84)
at $Proxy141.findAll(Unknown Source)
at cz.vutbr.fit.pis.spravaTechniky.service.__EJB31_Generated__TestManager__Intf____Bean__.findAll(Unknown Source)
at cz.vutbr.fit.pis.spravaTechniky.back.TestBean.getEntities(TestBean.java:27)
...

I tried to replace the @PersistenceContext with @EJB, but got javax.ejb.EJBException: javax.ejb.CreateException: Could not create stateless EJB.

A: try to use this one
@EJB
EntityManager em;
em.persist(someobject);

instead of factory, if you need to use factory , i suggest you to repeat steps of setting up the persistance of entities in your IDE

A: Several things to correct here:

*

*First, you are mixing Hibernate and EclipseLink in the same application (why??) you should just use one of them, choose between Hibernate or EclipseLink as both are implementations of the same standard: JPA (and you will need to choose the JPA API from one of those implementations).

*Try to replace the @EJB annotation for a @Inject one. With the stack you are using that one should work.

*Using the "dependent pseudo-scope" (by means of the @Dependent annotation) is the same as not establishing a scope at all (no annotation). Remove the @Dependent annotation from your bean class and place there a @RequestScoped (@SessionScoped, @ApplicationScoped or whatever scope your bean should have).

A: In the end I made JPA work just by using one of the example projects in NetBeans (File > New Project > Samples > Java Web > JSF JPA). I used this as a base for my project. I am not sure what I was doing wrong but at least everything worked fine then. Anyway, thanks for the help!

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That life ain't passing you by.
It will if you don't even try.
If you'd only cut loose, footloose.
Over on the September calendar of a month full of Smiley Silliness it's One Hit Wonder Day. I am happy to share a one hit wonder that has been my theme song ever since I first heard it. At our wedding it was the first song to play after our first dance. All of my friends, in mass, jumped to their feet when they heard the opening notes. That moment is a happy memory I often replay (at 2:30 each afternoon).
It is also Clean Water Day. Operation Change is doing great things all over the globe including getting clean water to people in need. Check out how lives change with access to clean water.
On this day back in 1954, the Tonight Show debuted. It's fun to think back on all the stars we met sitting at the Tonight Show desk. I certainly have a soft spot in my heart for this show.
It's also Eat Dinner With Your Kids Day and Crush a Can Day. Serve them something out of a can and you'll be able to kill two birds with one stone. I wish there was a different, less violent saying that meant the same as two birds with one stone–Perhaps you can post your suggestions!
And, hey, with that dinner with your kids, be sure to serve Chocolate Milk as it too gets honored today.
And just because I love love, I couldn't let the day go by without mentioning that it's also World Heart Day or World Love Day. If you want to be loved, act lovable. In Latin that's: Si vis ameris, amabilis esto!
Happy birthday Sean Cassidy (1959). I wonder what you're up to now. I haven't thought of you in years. You were quite the heart throb back in the day when I was 9 and you were a teen star.
Plus as is often the case, just for grins, you get a different Shoe Smiley in the Smiley-a-Day emailer.


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The National Arboretum is home to many wonderful trees and plants, and contains an extensive collection of trees, ferns, spring ephemerals, and wildflowers at "Fern Valley", a naturalized stream garden. Plants are best viewed in the early spring when spring bulbs are blooming. This is an excellent place to view trees and plants that have achieved their mature size.
The zoo has beefed up their flora and fauna exhibits to offer many naturalized plantings throughout the park. Specialized gardens include a Native American garden, African American Garden, organic vegetable plot, and butterfly gardens. Many native and exotic plants are displayed throughout the park in settings and combinations that are sure to provide inspiration for the home garden.
Brookside Gardens offers an extensive display of azaleas, including many native selections for consideration in the home garden. The garden combines many native trees and plants with exotic species. Best viewed in the spring. Brookside offers an excellent horticultural library, lectures. and garden tours.
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Originally a traditional Georgian mansion and formal gardens, Woodend has been "made over" into a natural landscape and nature center. Nature trails highlight many excellent native trees and plants, while wildflowers and gardens to attract wildlife are exhibited in individual demonstration gardens. Nature and conservation lectures and demonstrations are regularly offered.
Home of many beautiful gardens, Green Spring offers a woodland trail with many native trees and plants. Many demonstration gardens are offered including townhouse gardens, a moisture loving "swale" garden, rock, herb, rose, perennial, and water conserving gardens. The new education facility offers a new library, lectures, guided tours, and extensive horticultural information.
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Originally a farm, the park is now home to an extensive public garden that includes many naturalized gardens and native plants. Self guided trails lead visitors through herb, butterfly, water-side, woodland, and collector gardens of ornamental grasses, daylilies, peonies, iris, daffodils, and other plants.
These are just a few of many public gardens in the Washington metropolitan area. Aside from public display gardens, there are many other "natural habitats" where native plants can be viewed such as the bluebell walk at Bull Run Regional Park, and the nature trails in Rock Creek Park.
When viewing native plants, it's best to acquire a good field guide that contains pictures so you can identify the flora you see as you explore the vegetation around you. The National Audubon Society's Field Guide to North American Wildflowers (Eastern Region) is an excellent resource guide for beginners.
Whether you decide to convert the entire yard over to a nature habitat garden or just enjoy native flora and fauna on weekend hikes, you will enjoy the endemic beauty of plants that were here before the first settlers set foot on our soil. Nature and native plants are all around you, and there really is no place like home for creating a less demanding, more fulfilling garden sanctuary! Happy gardening!


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Caring for her community
Entrepreneur alumnus to bankroll winning thesis idea
Jay Chrepta, Department of Mechanical Engineering
An MIT alumnus and entrepreneur whose doctoral thesis provided the basis for what is now a $2 billion high-tech firm will fund a $50,000 prize for the best idea for independent research or a doctoral thesis proposed by a graduate student in mechanical engineering.
George Hatsopoulos (S.B. 1949, S.M., Sc.D.), who founded the Waltham, Mass.-based Thermo Electron Corp. almost 50 years ago with early financial assistance from the Institute and $50,000 from an angel investor, will present the first $50,000 prize at a ceremony later this year.
"It occurred to me that when someone has a thesis idea associated with an invention and it requires funding, I thought of making some funding available to make it happen," said Hatsopoulos, who added that the award-winning thesis topic must focus on a practical--and patentable--process or mechanism.
In his doctoral thesis written in 1956, Hatsopoulos demonstrated the principal of direct conversion of heat into electricity that led to development of the thermo electron engine, which became the technological and commercial cornerstone for his company.
At the time, MIT held a 50 percent interest in the engine's patent, which Hatsopoulos offered to buy back. Instead, Dean of Engineering C. Richard Soderberg gave the Institute's interest back to Hatsopoulos in exchange for a gentleman's agreement that Hatsopoulos would endow a professorship in mechanical engineering (a chair currently held by Professor Ian Hunter) once his new company was successful.
"This would never happen today. But, sure enough, the company was successful," Hatsopoulos said.
In 1999 Hatsopoulos retired from Thermo Electron, which by then had become a diversified, multinational high-tech company with more than $2 billion in annual revenues and offices around the globe.
Mechanical engineering graduate students are encouraged to submit a proposal of no more than five pages outlining an idea for an innovation or invention that has the potential for being patented and becoming the core of a doctoral dissertation. Proposals may be sent to Leslie Regan (Room 1-106, lregan@mit.edu, 253-2291) by May 15. E-mailed submissions should have the words "Hatsopoulos $50,000 Prize" in the subject line.
A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on March 9, 2005 (download PDF).
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Two 2Ghz x86 based processors or processor cores; if the database is installed on the same server then either the processor speed, no. of processors or processor cores will need to be increased.
3GB RAM; again if the database is installed on the same server this will need to be increased.
Some form of Gigabit Ethernet adapter which is compatible with Windows Server 200x.
2GB disk space for the installation; again database installed on same server will require more disk space; the actual disk space requirements will depend on the level of verboseness vCenter is configured to collect statistics.
The table below lists the most common configuration maximums of vCenter.
The availabiity requirements of vCenter will ultimately determine which method or methods you use.
vCenter Heartbeat is an application released by VMware to keep vCenter is sync with a standby vCenter and monitors the environment for outages.
VMware HA will protect against hardware failure if and only if the vCenter server is virtual. HA can only detect operating system hangs and reboot if applicable.
Microsoft Cluster services or failover clustering can be used to ensure the database is reslient to hardware failure; regular backups should also be taken to protect against database corruption. Clustering of the vCenter application is also an option though not supported because the vCenter application is not cluster-aware and the existance of the vCenter heartbeat application. In order to cluster the vCenter service you'd need to create a generic service resource for the vCenter service processes.
A periodic copy job to replicate these with a restore job in an isolated environment.
The db_Executor database role is a role I have created myself to assign the execute permission. This attached script will get you the effective permissions of a user for a specific database.
If the database server is local then the ODBC DSN can use Windows Authentication or SQL authentication; remote database server instances must use SQL authentication.
NOTE: If vCenter is going to be installed on a virtual machine virtualised then ensure it has resources reserved.
Before installing the application ensure you have installed a database engine and have configured a ODBC System DSN. If you're going to run the vCenter service as a domain user then you'll need to run the installation as the user e.g. runas /user:[domain]\[username] [path to autorun.exe].
When the splash screen displays click vCenter Server > select your preferred language > ok > Next > Next > Accept EULA > Next > enter your details (Name and Organisation) > Next > Install Express (Not recommended in production) or select an existing database > Next > Select the ODBC DSN > Next > Next > enter the service account password > Next > Next > select vCenter type (standalone or linked) > Next > default or custom ports? > Next > Inventory size (small by default) > Next > Install.
These modules can be installed on the same server as vCenter or on dedicated hosts.
Used to discover and analyse upto 500 potential virtualisation candiates at a time. The vGC tool captures CPU, memory, disk and network trends and predicts a confidence level.
Patch and update management for vSphere, vCenter, virtual appliances and virtual machines. The vUM tool requires one of the VMware supported database engines to function.
Physical to virtual conversion tool which can also be used to convery backup images, 3rd party images and other types of virtual machines. If you have implemented VMware consolidated backup then VMware convertor is required to restore those backups.
vCenter Linked Mode depends heavily on the Active Directory Lighweight Directory Service thus DNS resolution must be work. Linked Mode can be used in one or more domains as long as trusts are in place; other Active Directory prerequisites should also be met, such as: time skew.
Linked Mode is generally used where an administrator or administrative team have multiple datacenters and want centralised management or may be the environment has outgrown the vCenter maximums i.e. No. of hosts and virtual machines.


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The creator of the Sabat Theatre, and also revues, stage and television performances, enjoying unflagging popularity and recognition in Poland and abroad. Winner of many awards, decorated, among others, the Golden Cross of Merit for popularising Polish culture around the world. Her pupils dance on the stages of the most famous Parisian cabarets, "Moulin Rouge" and "Lido". A graduate of the Warsaw Ballet School, a scholarship holder of the Broadway Dance School and the Parisian Revue, an outstanding dancer, choreographer and director - founder of the first modern dance group, SABAT, in Poland, whose career was launched immediately gaining enormous popularity.
Orłowski
A tenor with a magnificent voice, a performer in many unforgettable musical and operetta roles. Soloist of musical stages in Warsaw, Gdynia, Poznań and Łódź. A valued and versatile actor and perfect as a compere. Iwo has performed in stage shows and concerts in many European countries: Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. He is famous for his role as Prince Orłowski in the Strauss, "Die Fledermaus", which he performs until today in the Musical Theater in Łódź and during the international tour of this theater (Berlin, Hamburg, Bonn, Munich, Wiesbaden, Frankfurt). On October 11, 2011, Iwo Orłowski was appointed the Patron of the Academy of Music at the European Integration Club belonging to the European Entrepreneurship Forum. In 2013, on the stage of the Sabat Theatre, he successfully reactivated the Warsaw operetta scene, where he plays concerts with the Viva Ivo orchestra and excellent opera singers, among them, Katarzyna Hołysz, Anna Cymerman and Agnieszka Gabrysiak. He is the director of the musical theater SABAT. He shines on stage with an exceptional personality and bravura, especially in the play, "the 1920's the 1930's, where he plays the principal role.
Jaśko
An outstanding actor, musical and Revue singer. A graduate of a vocal and acting studio and the acting studio "LART" in Krakow. In the years 1998-2003 he was associated with the Chorzów Teatr Rozrywki, participating in, "The Canterville Ghost" (Lord Canterville), or "On Glass Painted" (Żandarm Bojący). Since 2002, he has collaborated with the Broadway Theater in Szczecin, the Krakow Faktu Nina Repetowska Theater and the Loch Camelot cabaret in Krakow. He appeared in the operetta, "Wesoła Wdówka" (St. Brioch), by the Krakow Foundation, "Czardasz". He has participated in operetta performances, as well as in many television programs. He is full of charm and elegance, especially in the revue repertoire.
Wojciechowska
The leading star of Sabat Theatre performances. Singing and music have always held first place in her life. A graduate of the Maciej Pawłowski Music School at the Roma music theater, a finalist in youth vocal competitions. From childhood she took singing lessons under the guidance of outstanding Polish vocal training specialists. The singer's musical soprano is best presented in melodic works with a large melodious range. It impresses audiences with the beauty and artistry of her performances, in particular the songs from the Celine Dion and Whitney Houston repertoires.
Amirita
A talented and charismatic vocalist with an unusual temperament she inherited from her father who comes from the Republic of Buryatia. She took her first steps on the stage at the age of five and has participated and a multiple laureate of many vocal competitions and music festivals, both in Poland, in Russia and in Europe. She has participated in original programs on Eastern TV. Amirita is a versatile artist and works as a soloist with various musical formations, both with rock and ethnic bands (Balkan-Gypsy music). On the stage of the Sabat Theatre audiences are enchanted by her energy and charisma. Her performances are full of expression and colour.
Mureno
A graduate of the Vocal and Acting Studio of D. Banduszkowa in Gdynia. Film and theatre actor. Professional experience: since 1982, actor in the Musical Theatre in Gdynia, where he played in, "Rozkwicie i upadku miasta Mahagonny", "Lecie Muminów", "Skrzypku na dachu", from 1986 in the Syrena Theater, where he performed in, "Królowej przedmieścia", "Calineczce", "Księciu i żebraku." In 1993 he appeared in, "Skrzypek na dachu" at the Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera. Since 2001 soloist at the Sabat Theatre of Małgorzata Potocka and has appeared in Revues: "moja miłość", "Serenada księżycowa", "Seksbomba", "Witaj Europo" and "Pocałunki świata". He has also performed in several films, "Pierścień i róża" (1986), "Viola, Viola" (1995), "Gosia i Małgosia" (1998), "Palce lizać" (1999), "13 Posterunek 2" (2000), "Dziki" (2004).
He created an excellent performance in the role of, "Mephisto", partnering with Jan Nowicki in the play, "Powrót Wielkiego Szu", which played for several seasons. Excellent in satirical and comedy roles. Master of ceremonies in many performances of the Sabat Theatre.
Czerski
Vocalist with an unusual voice colour who started his career at the Youth Music Theatre in Pionki. He was associated with the Śródmiejski Teatr Muzyczny in Warsaw and the Proscenium Project. A participant in many major roles in musical performances, "Evita", "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Szachy", and many more. His voice and interpretation leaves audiences extremely impressed.
Myślińska
A singer with a characteristic dark tone of voice and a passion for American jazz. Trained under the guidance of voice and dance specialists in Lodz. She has collaborated in many musical projects on the Łódź blues scene and performed in dance and vocal formations on the stage of the Łódź Wytwórnia. At the Sabat she captivates with her unique voice and stage presence.
A singer of the young generation with a special charisma and temperament. Finalist in the "Mam Talent" program, he also has a solo album, "To hell with love" and cooperates with the Magic Records label. He performs successfully at many festivals. Currently, with Universal Music Polska, he released the single, "Ostatnio", which is a preview of his new album.
Outstanding actor and vocalist, In 2000 he graduated from the Acting Department at the State Higher School of Film, Television and Theater in Łódź. In the years 1998-2000 he made his debut on the stage of the Jaracza Theater in Łódź. In 2000-2001 he lived in New Zealand, where he played in the Shakespearean Theater in Auckland and worked in Radio Polonia. In 2001-2005 he performed in the Representative Artistic Ensemble of the Polish Army. Since 2005, permanently associated with the Sabat Theatre Małgorzata Potocka. He is known to a wider audience from numerous television series: "First Love", "M jak miłość", "Na Wspólnej" and from appearances in advertising vids. He also starred in the films, "Żurek", "Pittbull - Niebezpieczne kobiety" and "Kobiety mafii 2" by Patryk Vega. A great performer of songs from the repertoire of famous American pop and swing stars.
Krzymowska
The "flying star" of the Sabat Thatre has been associated with circus art since childhood. Her parents instilled this passion in her, traveling with her parents around the world, performing in many circuses and on theatrical stages. At the age of 19, Dominika graduated from the State School of Circus Arts and thus began her own artistic adventure. Her aerobatics have already been viewed in Poland and in many other countries: Kuwait and Dubai. She has appeared on numerous stages, at galas, events and in circus arenas. Dominika is also the founder of the School of Air Gymnastics where she teaches youngsters and adults the art of flying. Our artist has been working on the stage of the Sabat Theatre for 8 years. She performs rotations on a trapeze, a wheel and sashes - all this a few meters above the ground, delighting audiences with her daring performances.
An acrobatic dancer from an early age fascinated by art, theater and stage, graduated from the Roman Turczynowicz Secondary Ballet School in Warsaw. She perfected her acrobatic skills at the Circus Art School in London. She has performed at the Wrocław Opera, Palladium Theater and Grand Theater in Warsaw as well as on the circus and circus stages around the world. She is a dance instructor and has been actively air dancing for 8 years, on a sash, a wheel and a trapeze and is an accomplished acrobatic dancer. The Sabat Theatre performances are characterized by her beautiful movements and unusual scenic grace.
The well liked actor on the Warsaw scene. Known from numerous television and stage satirical and cabaret shows. With Piotr Fronczewski, he created a cyclic satirical program in the third program of the Polish Radio entitled Rossmówki (60 minutes per hour as part of the broadcast). He is the author of satirical texts, theater performances and television series scripts. Together with Małgorzata Potocka, he participated in the inauguration of the Sabat Theatre. For many years he has taken part in theatre performances and is the author of numerous texts and songs of the repertoire of the Sabat Theatre, Today he performs as a guest on the stage of the theater.
An outstanding American dancer, choreographer and vocalist. He has performed in Broadway theaters for many years and taken part in many performances of the Sabat Theatre, including "Broadway Foksal Street", "Moon Serenade" and "Kisses from Europe".
Nowicki
An outstanding Polish theater and film actor. He has appeared in over 240 films, including in 'Unloved', "Wielki Szu", "Magnat", "Spirala" and "Sanatorium pod Klepsydrą". For over 30 years, his theater cradle was the Stary Theatre in Krakow, where he played dozens of roles, and Stavrogin's creations in "Biesach", Rogożyna in "Nastazji Filipownej", Artura in "Tangu", and Prince Konstanty in "Nocy listopadowej", which went down in the history of Polish theatre. He is the author of many books (including "Between Heaven and Earth", "Man and One", "White Waltzes", "Two Gentlemen"), poems and song lyrics. The creator of the wonderful play, "The Return of Big Szu" - on the Sabat Theatre stage successfully for several seasons.


The Government has admitted its brand new lending rules are already inadequate, says Labour's Consumer Affairs Spokesman David Shearer.
"Gaping holes in the Responsible Lending Code – which came into effect this month -- mean the vulnerable will not be protected.
"Mobile truck shops are not covered by the code, even though they target the poor, elderly and mentally ill in low-income areas and charge exorbitant prices for basic necessities and food.
"And unlike nearly every other developed country, the Government refuses to set a cap on interest rates. Loan sharks can charge whatever interest rate they want and there is no comeback for the borrower.
"Now we have Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith conceding in select committee that it would have been better if the new code required sellers to reveal the true cost of any payment plan, including the interest, and not just the per-week cost.
"One family I have been in touch with bought a car worth $2,500. They are now facing a $23,000 bill once the interest has been paid off.
"It's absurd that a code that came into being less than a fortnight is already considered to be inadequate.
"This government simply doesn't care about the more vulnerable in our society.
"It's an issue that could be fixed so easily, but old free market ideology is preventing National acting when most New Zealanders would consider it common sense," David Shearer says.


COLLECTIVE B-GROUPS (THE b STANDS FOR BELONG) ARE young adult groups that meet all throughout the city at various times throughout the week. from an 18 year old college student to a 29 year old young professional married with kids (and everything else inbetween) - we have a group for you. if you're looking for intentional friendships where you can be yourself and become who god has called you to be, a b-group is exactly what you're looking for.


There is a long history of artists being based in Suffolk or visiting on a regular basis to draw, paint, sculpt or make prints in places such as Aldeburgh and Southwold. Not surprisingly, therefore, the county is rich in artistic talent. As a destination with inspiration, Suffolk is important for wildlife, landscape and even abstract painters and printmakers. This volume is a compilation of contemporary printmaking organised by location, taking readers on a journey from the south-eastern corner to the north-western tip of the county. We cannot guarantee that you will find your favourite place among these pages, even though 51 'spots' appear on our map of featured sites. Artists are proudly independent and notoriously free-spirited. Their subjects are seldom chosen solely for commercial appeal, and they will often avoid the more predictable locations.
It will come as no great surprise that the much-loved slice of east Suffolk coastline has attracted the most artists, with Aldeburgh and Southwold in particular providing much contributing printmakers. However, pretty inland towns and villages also provide the basis for many linocuts, etchings, collagraphs and wood engravings.
At this point we should explain that all of the work reproduced in Suffolk Jewels is contributed by printmakers. Many of them also paint and some even sculpt or throw pots. However, it is their original printmaking that graces these pages. Common to this book and its sister volume Norfolk Gems is a desire to showcase a remarkable diversity of printmaking approach. Even within the main disciplines, namely woodcut, linocut, wood engraving, etching, mezzotint, drypoint, engraving, screen printing, collagraphs, lithographs and monoprint/monotype, there are great variations of technique and style.


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Resolve Digital Health Enters Strategic Partnership with Jamaican Medical Cannabis Corporation
Resolve Digital Health, a Canada-based developer of cannabis formulations, brands and smart devices, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Jamaican Medical Cannabis Corporation Ltd. (JMCC), a Canadian-Jamaican medical cannabis exporter. Under the terms of the agreement, JMCC will supply both the high-quality medicinal cannabis, and processing, packaging and distribution services for Resolve's ecosystem of smart inhaler pods in its key markets outside of North America. The deal is expected to close by December 31, 2018.
The global medical cannabis market is forecast to reach nearly USD 56 billion by 2024 and, with approximately 35 countries having legalized medical cannabis to date, the opportunities to expand Resolve's worldwide sales footprint are significant. The Company's strategic priorities include Germany, Europe's largest market with a population of more than 82 million; Brazil, the largest Latin American market by population at approximately 208 million; and the Caribbean region, which has a total population of approximately 42.5 million.
"As more countries adopt the use of medical cannabis and as a growing body of research expands the number of conditions for which medical cannabis treatments are indicated, Resolve anticipates steadily increasing growth from international sales," said Rob Adelson, CEO and founder of Resolve. "In order to address this global opportunity, we are expanding our capacity to produce world-class products to GMP standards and deliver worldwide via sophisticated distribution and logistics. JMCC is a perfect partner to assist us in achieving our expansion goals via this unique outsourcing arrangement."
The agreement also marks a natural extension of JMCC's current offering beyond cultivation and extraction, to provide custom processing, packaging and global distribution. The company is actively engaged with customers in Canada, Germany, Australia and other parts of the world.
"Our mission and ambitions have grown quickly from being the best cultivator and quality-focused provider of Jamaica's unique medical cannabis to the world, to providing a fully integrated product outsourcing solution to visionary companies like Resolve," said Diane Scott, Chair and CEO of JMCC. "This agreement enables both companies to focus on what each does best: Resolve is perfecting new applications for its remarkable products for patients and JMCC is managing the exacting production and delivery of those products to Resolve's new markets worldwide. It also reaffirms JMCC's commitment to job creation and further investment in Jamaica."


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Incorporations (Zone 6) by Sanford Kwinter
Incorporations (Zone 6)
This volume of Zone presents a diverse group of reflections and interventions on the fate of the body and of subjectivity within twentieth-century modernity. Essays, image-text projects, photographic dossiers, and philosophical and scientificMoreThis volume of Zone presents a diverse group of reflections and interventions on the fate of the body and of subjectivity within twentieth-century modernity. Essays, image-text projects, photographic dossiers, and philosophical and scientific articles examine the multiple emergences over the last 100 years of new models of life based on technological and biological developments, whose roots go back to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but whose full expression is only beginning to emerge.These new transformations and modalities are discussed and figured in relation to an older set of models that long ago began to dissolve - the classical notions of unity, interiority, and organism. In its heterogeneous approach, Zone 6: Incorporations provides a rich cartographic description of the particular capacities and trajectories of the contemporary body drawing on the work of neurologists, anthropologists, filmmakers, architects, philosophers, historians, biologists, dancers, novelists, and artists.Contributors include: Paul Rabinow, Eve Sedgwick, Francois Dagognet, Peter Eisenman, J. G. Ballard, Donna Haraway, Gilles Deleuze, Klaus Theweleit, Elaine Scarry, Francisco Varela, Liz Diller, Ric Scofidio, John ONeill, Manuel DeLanda, and Ana Barado. Incorporations (Zone 6) by Sanford Kwinter
Vagabond, Tome 15
Anatomy of Integers
The Marquise and Pauline: Two Novellas
JFK: The Dead Witnesses
The Church Service a Series of Sermons


Here are some miscellaneous dog items, including a food bowl to help with digestion, biodegradable poop bags, retractable dog leash, and other dog accessories that will have you howling for joy this holiday season.
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Five products that are perfect for dog owners who want to go the extra mile for their pooch — take a look at the Subaru Crosstrek, comfy dog house, and other items.
Starting at $100, these five products are perfect for dog owners who want to go the extra mile for their pooch; take a look at the Subaru Outback, and other items.
A list of five accessory items for a dog that make a great holiday gift, including an electronic fitness tracker, a retractable leash, and an automatic pet feeder.
Five choice toy selections for your dog this holiday season, including a fetch toy shaped like a zombie's foot, glow-in-the-dark balls, and a flying disc.


With a life-long interest in the intersection of artistry and education, Meagan Johnson works as an Alexander Technique teacher, choral conductor and voice instructor. Meagan studied voice performance, vocal pedagogy, conducting, and music education at Ithaca College, where she received both Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees. She then completed a 1600-hour teacher certification program at Alexander Technique Urbana (Urbana, IL).
From 2006-2012, Meagan was Music Director of Amasong, the award-winning lesbian/feminist chorus based in Champaign-Urbana, IL. With Amasong, she produced two CDs of live concert recordings, Bridges of Song (2008) and Everything She Touches Changes (2014). Meagan's compositions celebrate the full spectrum of the adult woman's voice and have been performed by university and community women's choruses in several states. In 2014, Meagan founded the Indianapolis World Music Chorus, and joined Indianapolis Women's Chorus as Artistic Director in 2015. Currently, she also serves as interim conductor for Schola and Concert Choir at University of Indianapolis.
Meagan is an adjunct faculty member at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she instructs music students in the Alexander Technique. She maintains active studios teaching Alexander Technique and voice in Indianapolis and Bloomington, Indiana. She travels regionally to present workshops about the intersection of Alexander Technique with performing arts, health, and education. For more information or to contact Meagan, please visit www.sound-direction.com.
Tyler Secor is a native of Warsaw, Indiana and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Music Theory at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Tyler holds a Master of Arts degree in Music Theory from the University of Oregon (Eugene, OR), a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Theory and Composition and Piano Performance from Manchester University (formerly Manchester College, North Manchester, IN), and a Bachelor of Social Worker degree from Loyola University of Chicago (Chicago, IL).
Tyler is an active pianist and specializes in collaborative work with vocalists and choirs. Tyler has accompanied numerous vocal and instrumental recitals and has served as pianist for numerous productions such as Urinetown: The Musical, Carmina Burana, and Don Giovanni. Tyler has studied piano with Dr. James Helton, Dr. Ray Kilburn, Dr. Tze-Wen (Julia) Lin, Dr. Debora DeWitt, and Mr. Alan Chambers. Tyler has also studied vocal coaching with Dr. Meryl Mantione, Dr. Kathleen Maurer, and Dr. Debra Lynn.


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FRENCH CYCLOS STRUGGLE WITH CANCELLATIONS – BUT ADD GRAND NEW RACE
Date: 03/18/2021Author: Ron Barrans
Vive la France – but unfortunately not cyclosportives this year.
French cyclosportive races have fallen eerily quiet once gain as new government restrictions try to stop a third pandemic wave threatening to wash over the country.
Following on the heels of earlier cancellations, two more popular cyclosportive events are calling it quits for a second year in a row, but all hope is not lost as one new event has been added to buck the trend.
La Volcane is canceled due to the health crisis. Faced with the uncertainty as to a possible improvement in the health situation, the cyclo club of Cournon has decided to not risk incurring costs and then have to cancel its 154km cyclosportive which was to take place around Volvic (Puy-de-Dôme), Sunday 13 June. "To maintain our race, that would have been to work in vain," said Sébastien Vincent, president of the club.
l'Octogonale Aveyron originally scheduled 16 May in Averyon has also cancelled. "Given the uncertainty surrounding the current health crisis, the Cycling Agreement office Luc La Primaube has made the decision to cancel the Octagonale Aveyron 2021," race officials announced.
Both races plan to return in 2022, but French cyclosportive riders may not have to wait that long for an exciting ride.
On 17 July L'Aindinoise, a new cyclosportive around the Grand Colombier in the French Alps will make its debut.
The amazing course features 3500 metres of climbing in only 108 kilometres. That averages out riding a continuous 2% climb for 108km!
Using some of the same roads as the 2021 Tour de France, it will link Culoz to the Grand Colombier, via the climb of the Selle de Fromentel (11.1 km at 8.1%) and the Col de la Biche (7 km at 8.9%) before the final ascent of the giant du Bugey (17.7 km at 7.1%).
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Apple Seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 Build 13D33 to Developers
Thursday April 3, 2014 4:27 PM PDT by Juli Clover
Apple today seeded build 13D33 of OS X 10.9.3 to developers, just under a week after releasing the fourth OS X beta, build 13D28, and a month after the first 10.9.3 beta.
The beta is available through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store as well as through the Mac Dev Center.
Apple continues to ask developers to focus on Graphics Drivers and Audio, and Safari. As was discovered with the first beta, 10.9.3 adds new support for 4K displays, offering "Retina" resolutions that improve readability along with support for 60Hz output from the Retina MacBook Pro.
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I still don't get the concept behind retina. If it has to be always scaled down to lower resolutions, then how does it becomes different from a computer that runs the same resolutions (the resolution that the retina is scaled down to) natively ?
Go retina for a month then go back and you'll see.
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4x the amount of pixels fill up that resolution, so the display is very clear.
MikhailT
10.10 will be out by the time 10.9.3 is released.
10.10 won't be out until later in the fall. The first seed will likely be available on June 2nd, when the keynote demo is done.
You need to look at the pixel density as the second major factor, not the resolution by itself. It's showing 4 pixels of data in the same area of two pixels on a non-retina display.
Here's what it looks like:
See how sharp the text is on the bottom and how the icon is more detailed. It is because it is showing twice as more details in the same area.
It has to scale down to match the same usable space as the previous screen. If it didn't scale down, it would show the pixels as two smaller pixels, meaning everything will be twice as small than before.
tywebb13
If you haven't, I'd suggest you report the bug to Apple directly (http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html)
That link is only for the public.
These betas are only for developers.
So if you have the beta installed and found a bug assuming you are a developer, you should use apple's bug reporter at this link instead: https://bugreport.apple.com/ to file a proper bug report.
Login with your developer id.
r.harris1
Still no fix for the Auto-detect language check spelling bug. :( Apple broke it in Mavericks and never fixed it...
The bug is if Auto-detect language is on, it does only underline in red only half of the errors on a text. If a word that I know if not correctly written but not underlined in red and I right click on it, it does show me all the alternative words, like it it was underlined. If I only select 1 language in the spelling correction, then all the miswritten words are properly underlined. Since I do write texts in 3 languages, I cannot only select one language for the spelling check.
If you haven't, I'd suggest you report the bug to Apple directly (http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html) since it's very unlikely their bug list and their priorities come from MacRumors. Note that doing so doesn't mean that it gets fixed any time soon (if ever), as bugs get prioritized and slotted into releases based on resources (people) and severity, but unless it gets reported to them, it doesn't get on their radar.
MacMan988
What's the status on OpenGL? Any updates there?
Not sure. Here's the newest :
edgonzalez32
WallToWallMacs
I did an upgrade.
Try doing a clean install once 10.9.3 comes out and see what happens - a lot of people here have found that a clean install fixes many of the problems that occur when one upgrades.
kwokaaron
For those that want to see the OpenGL version their graphics card do support, including the OpenGL version for older OS X versions, click on the link below.
https://developer.apple.com/graphicsimaging/opengl/capabilities/index.html


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/ The Uruguayan Soccer Team will showcase the excellence of Uruguayan ultra-fine wool at the World Cup in Qatar.
THE URUGUAYAN SOCCER TEAM WILL SHOWCASE THE EXCELLENCE OF URUGUAYAN ULTRA-FINE WOOL AT THE WORLD CUP IN QATAR.
Authorities presented "Lana Celeste a Qatar", an initiative that will dress the players of the Uruguayan National Soccer Team with high quality national Merino wool suits.
Just like the Uruguayan national soccer team, Uruguayan wool competes with the best in the world, which is why it was decided that the players will wear suits made with top-quality Uruguayan Merino wool during the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
The "Lana Celeste a Catar" project, which was presented at the Uruguayan Football Association, represents an excellent opportunity to promote the country as an exporter of differentiated and high-value natural products, as well as a reference in fashion and sustainable design.
The presentation was attended by the Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Fernando Mattos, the Secretary of the Presidency, Álvaro Delgado, the Minister of Tourism, Tabaré Viera, the Minister of Environment, Adrián Peña, the National Secretary of Sports, Sebastián Bauzá, the President of the Uruguayan Football Association, Ignacio Alonso, and on behalf of the sheep producers, Alberto Bozzo, director and delegate of Cooperativas Agrarias Federadas (CAF) at the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA).
The purpose of "Lana Celeste a Catar" is to promote Uruguayan wool through the image of the Uruguayan Soccer Team and to be recognized as a natural, renewable, recyclable, sustainably produced product, with certified processes and products, environmentally friendly and animal welfare friendly.
The use of this product in Qatar - a state with a very warm climate - will demonstrate that it offers optimum thermal insulation compared to other natural and synthetic fibers, so it can be used both in summer and winter.
The superfine Merino wools, of less than 18 microns for these suits, allow the production of Super 130's fabrics, light, 260 grams per meter, which adapt to the climatic conditions of Qatar, with excellent comfort on the skin and in line with international fashion trends.
During the presentation of the project, the president of AUF, Ignacio Alonso, said that "the national team will arrive at the World Cup strengthened and united with the ultra-fine wools with which the best fabrics in the world are produced".
"We had to put something more of ourselves so that the national team would really be an ambassador of the country in the world. This project is a great innovation in this sense and allows us to add to our delegation in Qatar all the effort of the productive country, with its society, its workers, its producers, its industry, its designers and the added value of Uruguayan agricultural production," he said.
The rural producer, Alberto Bozzo, promoter of the initiative, valued the opportunity of having the Uruguayan Football Team to promote Uruguayan wool at a global level.
"We have a national team made up of internationally known players and two great figures of enormous trajectory such as Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani, who are also from the interior, from Salto, the cradle of wool", he celebrated.
Regarding the suits that the players will wear, Bozzo explained that they will be made with 100% merino wool, ultra-fine, soft and cool, which favors their use in Qatar's warm climate. "We obtained 300 meters of the superfine fabric, which had been made up of wool from five merino producers in Uruguay, which had been washed, combed and exported to Italy, and which reached the AUF at a very low cost thanks to all the institutions that support this initiative," he said.
The Minister of Livestock, Fernando Mattos, also underscored the important role of inter-institutional cooperation in bringing the project to fruition. "This initiative is the merit of all the institutions that have been working for many decades to improve Uruguayan wool production, combining the initiative of producers with science and research, and with the support of the national wool industry in the search for a higher quality product," he said.
Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Presidency, Alvaro Delgado expressed that the initiative not only means giving support, but also the testimony of something that has a lot to do with history, but also with the future of Uruguay. "We have three ministers, the AUF, the Secretariat of Sports, the INIA, the Uruguayan Wool Secretariat, the topist industry, producers and the investment and export promotion institute, Uruguay XXI, which has been tenaciously working on the country's image, on showing what makes us different in the world", he added.
Delgado closed his participation by underlining that the same pride that the players will have when wearing the light blue jersey and representing the country, is the same pride that the national sheep producers will have when the national team wears its top quality fine wool in the world.
"We will have to compete with the best in the world in the field and also in the production of wool, fabric and design, but the truth is that we are not afraid to play any of these challenges. We are convinced that Uruguay has all the conditions to put that national 'claw' at the service of the country, of our history and identity," he concluded.
The "Lana Celeste a Catar" project is a joint work in which the Uruguayan Wool Secretariat (SUL), the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA), the Regional Innovation Consortium of Ultrafine Wool of Uruguay (CRILU) participate, the Uruguayan combing industry represented by the Cámara Mercantil, the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP), the Secretariat of Sports and the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF), with the support of Uruguay XXI, which is working to promote the Uruguay Wools brand worldwide.
Uruguay, a world-class wool producer
Its long tradition in wool production, but also the diversification of its offer, the conquest of new markets and investments in new technologies have allowed Uruguay to be at the forefront in this sector of activity and to position itself in the world as a quality exporter.
Its knowledge and proven production experience have made the country an outstanding exporter in the wool market, placing it among the top five world exporters of wool tops, washed wool and dirty wool.
It currently supplies some of the most relevant and sophisticated global importers, such as China, the European Union and Japan, and reaches close to 40 markets in total.
The country stands out for producing excellent wool, internationally recognized for its origin and careful production process from genetics, breeding, shearing and conditioning coordinated at a national level. In addition, it offers skilled labor and a century-old tradition in this activity, which positions it as a reference in the world.
The Uruguayan industry has managed to develop different products for each of its customers' needs. Its designs with its own identity and adaptation to international fashion trends turn wool products designed and produced in Uruguay into luxury goods chosen by prominent celebrities and the most demanding markets.
The permanent investment in technology, machinery and genetics, as well as the continuous improvement of processes has allowed Uruguay to be at the forefront in this sector, increase its productivity and diversify its business lines.
A clear example of the added value that the sector offers in Uruguay is the adoption of traceability technologies, which make it possible to know the entire production process from the origin and reflect it on QR code labels that help in the final purchase decision and allow full confidence in this raw material.
In terms of sustainability and the environment, Uruguay is a very good example worldwide of responsible water collection and effluent treatment. It has incorporated ecological and animal welfare certifications. In fact, its processes are certified under European Union standards. In addition, the companies in the sector are involved in alternative energy projects, guaranteeing the use of renewable energies, have great technical specificity and highly qualified human resources and the best working conditions in the region.
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In his previous life, Levine helped found Neighborhood Trust Federal Credit Union, serving the largely Latino communities in uptown Manhattan. "We had many members of the credit union dragged into housing court, who would often come to us for loans to pay off back rent. For many reasons, we were not able to make all those loans," he remembers.


So I am coming close to the end of the game.. Soon I'll go into Goblins 1 though... but I have yet to beat it all on legendary. Done a few on hard.
Anyway.. when I leveled I basically just improved what they had.. so if they had high dexterity, I made it even better... I also expanded blessings to maxed out first in most cases, spells first for casters. Then Allies. So I have max blessings and "explore again".
Some things I have noticed. As you level up and get more card I seem to not use heal spells as much. In fact around 3 I took all my heals out and have not put them back in. In most cases the natural heal ability that the monk girl has is enough. This is even more so once you get recharge blessing skills and all those helping blessings are recharged instead of going to trash.
I'm starting to think of cooler builds and was hoping to see some in this area, but there dosn't seem to be actually any builds posted.
I have a few builds I could post.. but most are only tested in the real game not in the video game version.
He heh, Kyra is a cleric of Sarenrae, not a bare-hand-fighting monk like Sajan, but yes, her ability is good. However, I honestly did not use it for almost the whole playthrough and very seldom use it even on Legendary. Without Kyra or Seelah with their blessing-cycling powers, you will need the healing spells very much, especially in Legendary plathrough. Mass Cure is also looks very good, but consider you need two characters at the same place - in my case (Legendary restricts movement!), it is often sitting on the hand, doing absolutely nothing.
As to your builds - I usually also increase the skills that are dominantly represented by the character. Merisiel needs her Dex+4, Seoni Cha+4. Beyond that, however, I usually do not have any great plan unless the character desperately needs a secondary skill. Harsk with spell-casting powers (Dex=>Wis), Seelah (in my case Wis=>Str and not the other way around) come to mind.
Sometimes it is very entertaining to put skill points in some weird place. However, for better survivability in Runelords, Wisdom is one of the key skills. So if I don't know where to put skill feat, Wisdom is the way to go (unless that character has Wis 1d4 or so).
If you look for any builds, go to paizo.com or maybe boardgamegeek.com, there should be more than enough in the forums there!
There Are a lot of more... those character guides Are reasonable good and I think that there is one of each basic character out there.
Don't be fooled by Kyra, Seelah, or Poog. They are fighters. They get too few spells to be primary spellcasters, and their spells are Divine, which are mostly not Combat, and with one or two exceptions, not powerful enough to base a build on for late game. You could argue for giving Lem his +2 DEX (his secondary stat) early on, but I don't--I'd rather support an underpowered Lem for the first couple adventures and then have him come into his own by AD2 or so.
As Jenceslav said, WIS is almost always the best secondary stat, as WIS checks come fast and furious in the mid-to-late game. The exceptions are Lem, Lini, and Tup, all who are better off choosing DEX to support their physical weaponry.


Welcome to Spring! Hall inductees are in the news being recognized for their amazing work, both new and historical. Induction Nominations are being accepted until August 1st, 2017 for our 2018 Gala next March.
Inductee Kristina Johnson, holder of 118 patents, is leaving her CEO position in DC to be chancellor at the State University of New York System. Kristina is an international expert in electro-optics, liquid crystal display technology and energy. She serves on corporate boards and has received many awards. She was the first woman awarded the prestigious Dennis Gabor Award and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Inductee Philippa Marrack, PhD (2010), along with two National Jewish Hospital colleagues, John Kappler, PhD and Harald von Boehmer, PhD, were awarded the 2016 Novartis Prize for Basic Immunology. They were recognized for discovering how the immune system develops the ability to recognize and attack potentially harmful outside invaders, while tolerating and leaving alone the body's own tissues. The prize is given only once every three years.
Inductee Diana Wall, PhD (2014) was recognized by the Ecological Society of America, which announced she will receive its highest honor, the 2017 Eminent Ecologist Award.
Inductee Shari Shink (2016) Founder & President Emeritus of Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center was a finalist for the ATHENA International Award by the ColoradoWomen's Chamber of Commerce. Shari blazes new trails and never accepts the status quo when it comes to improving the lives of kids in the child welfare system.
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Apple has joined the alliance of companies willing to convert to a universal mobile phone charger meaning less handset waste in the future, but won't be dropping its proprietary dock connector.
"As we've said in the past, we are committed to the Apple dock connector and this initiative will not require us to change it. Today's memorandum gives manufacturers the option to provide an adapter that connects with the universal charger."
Although the move is voluntary, Apple is a big name joining the likes of Nokia, RIM and LG, which all pledged to move to the new format in 2012.
But the new announcement and wider group of companies pledging allegiances appears to have moved things forward, with next year the likely date for the first chargers, based on the micro-USB standard, to appear.
There are estimated to be at least 30 different mobile phone charger types in the market at the moment, leading to mountains of waste when people upgrade to a new handset.
It's likely the move will lead to a large reduction of packaging in mobile phones, with an 'I've already got a charger' option likely available at purchase.
The EU has been leading the call for a universal charger, so Apple has had to think up a solution that satisifies all parties, although losing the dock connector would affect a huge amount of legacy products based on the specification.


Our objective is to establish a high-volume spay/neuter clinic in Bismarck and Mandan that will encourage and support responsible pet ownership through sterilization. An affordable spay/neuter clinic will result in significant savings for groups working to re-home pets and reduce the burgeoning pet population.
Indeed, by redirecting funds currently used for euthanasia by the municipal animal control agencies, tax dollars can be put to better use addressing the needs of homeless pets, and other community needs. The clinic, once established will engage in ongoing fundraising efforts to support its continued work. Local veterinarians and animal care workers will provide the clinic's required services. This model has proven effective in the Fargo and Moorhead area as well as throughout the U.S. and World.
Sterilization is the most humane solution to the pet overpopulation issue. With adequate funding, this program and clinic can have an immediate, positive effect on Bismarck and Mandan, the surrounding region , and help resolve an issue that threatens the health of the community, and most importantly, help the pets that inhabit it.
Hundreds of cats were euthanized, some for health and behavioral reasons, but most due to overcrowding and inadequate funding. Unfortunately, rescue groups are only able to provide minimal assistance as they are funded solely through public donations and serviced by a dedicated, but limited number of volunteers. Regrettably, many stray and unwanted cats and dogs die suffering from starvation, disease, or even become food for the region's ever-growing coyote population.
Bismarck and Mandan pet owners and local rescue associations, including municipal animal services, urgently need reliable and stable access to low-cost spay/neuter services as provided by this proposed clinic. The clinic would be conveniently located and financially affordable for local residents and rescue groups. It would assist seniors, the mentally and physically challenged and socially-reclusive individuals that rely on their pets for companionship and therapy. The positive impact this proposed clinic would have on the local community would affect pet and non-pet owners alike and establish a model for other such clinics in regions around our state.
Domesticated animals, for no fault of their own, are forced to live as wildlife, often becoming drifters. They are companion pets that may have strayed due to territorial or mating seasons, or, as is the case with feral cats, reproduce at an alarming rate. These animals can become a menace to communities in many ways; foraging in neighborhood garbage for food, using public playgrounds and areas like sandboxes or gardens to relieve themselves, spreading disease, exhibiting aggressive behavior towards humans and/or other pets and threatening wildlife habitats. Our main area of service is Bismarck and Mandan and the surrounding areas, but we will work with anyone from anywhere.


Large sunny apartment with 4 bedrooms 200m from the sea between Koksijde and St. idesbald. Garage, Internet, pets allowed.
Hall, toilet, bathroom with tub and toilet, living room and open kitchen, one bedroom with a single bed/ a bunk bed / shower and sink, a bedroom with two single beds, a bedroom with a double bed, a attic bedroom with a double bed.


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Q: Nilpotent group and center Let $G$ a nilpotent group. Show that
(i) If $N$ is normal to $G$ and $N \neq 1$, then $N \cap Z(G) \neq 1$
(ii) If $N$ is normal to $G$ with $|N|=p$, where $p$ is a prime number, then $N \le Z(G)$.
$Z(G)=\{z \in G |\ zg=gz \ \forall g \in G \} $

A: $(\rm i)$ Since $G$ is nilpotent, the  upper central series $$1\leqslant Z(G)\leqslant Z^2(G)\leqslant\cdots \leqslant Z^n(G)=G$$ stabilizes at some point. Since $Z^n(G)\cap N=N\neq 1$, there exists a least $i$ in the set of $j$ such that $Z^j(G)\cap N\neq 1$. Since $N$ is normal, $$[Z^i(G)\cap N,G]\leqslant [Z^i(G),G]\cap N\leqslant Z^{i-1}(G)\cap N=1$$ This means $Z^i(G)\cap N$ is central. Since it is also contained in $N$; we have $1\neq Z^i(G)\cap N\leqslant Z(G)\cap N$, as desired.
$(\rm ii)$ You know from $(\rm i)$ that $N\cap Z(G)$ is a nontrivial subgroup of $N$ whose order divides $p$, so it has to be all of $N$. This means that $Z(G)\geqslant N$.


In May we ran a series on the subject of writing, where four authors answered the question "Why do you write (what you write)?" Bearings Online reader Renée Bondy wrote the following essay in response to that series.
Internationally renowned author Margaret Atwood admits that when asked, "Why do you write?" she can be a bit peevish in her reply. "People never ask dentists why they fool around inside other people's mouths," she sometimes answers.
As defensive as it is amusing, Atwood's response strikes a chord with me, as I suspect it might with other writers. Why do you write? is a tough question and, for many, a rather intimate one.
With that in mind, I read the recent faith and writing series in Bearings Online, "Why I Write (What I Write)" with rapt interest and profound admiration for the contributing essayists, Michael N. McGregor, Katherine Willis Pershey, Sari Fordham, and Rachel Srubas. Each offered an honest and insightful answer to the question, Why do you write (what you write)? Each contributor's depth of self-knowledge and capacity to see the complex relationship between faith and writing is inspiring, and moved me to ponder the same question.
I found one thread running through the four contributors' essays especially engaging: that is, the notion that writing is bound up with the power to engage with and in the work of creation. Each writer, in his or her own way, explored the capacity of the writer to illuminate, reveal, nurture, and render beautiful that which might otherwise be neglected or overlooked.
Taken together, these writers elevate poetry and prose to a higher plane, one on which writing is not simply a creative act in and of itself, but where it is integral to the process of creation. The dynamic relationship between creativity and creation, between the power of word and creator, defines and moves the writer.
Yet, as much as I admire this way of thinking about creativity—and occasionally experience writing in this way—for me, writing is more often like trying to dislodge a pebble from my shoe. I write in an effort to draw my own attention and the attention of others to uncomfortable things, to matters in urgent need of socially just responses. An issue can preoccupy me, like a pebble in my shoe, until I stop to find the source. I can limp along for days, weeks, months—sometimes becoming almost numbed to its painful reminder. But, eventually, I have to do something.
Putting fingers to keyboard is like shaking the pebble from my shoe. Often this means the pebble spills onto the path, drawing my eyes to the hundreds of similar pebbles, all potential irritants, all in want of attention. Writing requires that I focus, not only on the source of my discomfort, and the hole in my espadrille, but also on maintaining balance as I continue to walk the rocky path. I could spend endless hours meticulously sweeping the path, but it would be impossible to eliminate each tiny pebble.
And so I dislodge stubborn pebbles from my shoe, and I write—about systemic gender inequity, the misuse of language, the abuse of women's bodies, and individual and collective struggles for equality. Like McGregor, I do not purport to "save the world" through writing; but I do see writing as a form of activism, as a way to inspire fruitful discussion and action.


Do the same for all the other doors – each one an individual piece of art!
We only wanted the doors themselves to be glazed, not the frames they come in (which will be painted in the same color as the rest of the wood trim later), so Jerry had to rig up something to keep the frames straight whilst glazing the doors (look for the orange bungees in the photos). Better than taking the doors on and off at the hinges, as it keeps everything lined up.
Next, to hang them in the house ….


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Career Break Resources Around the Web
This week we're talking about career breaks, which might have you wondering just what is a career break, exactly? "Career break" is a relatively new term, used to describe a period of time when one steps away from the corporate world for any one of a multitude of reasons.
According to our friends at Meet, Plan, Go!, a career break "can be from 1 month to 3 years. Anything shorter than a month really falls into the glorified vacation bucket. There are a few things that make a career break unique; namely that you should have a career that you are breaking away from. This puts the typical career break age range from 27 to 57 years old. Younger, and it might be considered a Gap Year and older it may be considered retirement. When people add the element of globe trotting to their break, then it's career break travel. It may mean that you tick off a bucket list, travel around the world, or simply go live as an expat in another country. Basically, it's about shaking up your normal routine in a big way with your passport in hand."
Reasons for taking a career break are as varied as the trips themselves. Some people are burned out at their current jobs and want to recharge and refocus away from the grind. Others feel lost in their careers and use the break as a chance to reassess what it is they want out of live. Some just want the freedom to travel for an extended period of time. And others travel with a specific purpose – to learn, or volunteer, or complete a specific journey.
There are a lot of career break myths out there – the biggest that you have to be rich to travel. Yet most career breakers find that they end up spending much less on the road than they would at home. And despite the growing popularity of career breaks, many people still think that stepping out of the rat race – even for a year – will ruin their careers. Again this proves false time and again, and most career breakers say that taking a break from the corporate would was nothing but beneficial.
If you're interested in a career break but don't know where to start gathering information, check out some of these great resources, tools, and articles around the web:
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If you think you're ready to start planning, or just want to learn more about the life-changing possibilities of a career break, be sure to sign up for the National Meet, Plan, Go! event, which will be held in 17 cities around the country on October 18, 2011. This inspirational evening will feature hosts who have taken the leap and changed their lives with a career break and will offer practical tips and information you can use to get started planning a break of your own.
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