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Duke Or Carolina: Which Is The Most Perfect Shade Of (NCAA Tournament) Blue? We'll Find Out Saturday
by Glenn Guilbeau March 30, 2022, 7:30 am updated March 30, 2022, 10:24 pm 1 Comment
We have seen the Corona beer commercial throughout the NCAA Tournament.
On Saturday, art will come to life on a basketball court in the Final Four at the Superdome in New Orleans.
Which basketball blue blood has the best shade of blue in the NCAA Tournament – Duke's navy blue or North Carolina's sky blue?
For the first time since the NCAA Tournament began in 1939, those two school colors will clash in a March Madness bracket on Saturday in a national semifinal (8:49 p.m. eastern, TBS).
No. 2 seed Duke is 32-6. No. 8 seed North Carolina is 28-9. The winner plays the winner of No. 2 seed Villanova (30-7) and No. 1 seed Kansas (32-6), which play at 6:09 p.m. Saturday on TBS.
Duke and North Carolina, located just eight miles apart, have 11 national championships and 38 Final Fours between them. They have also been in the same NCAA Tournament 36 times before this one, but have never met.
"The sky's the most perfect shade of blue – classier, more distinct," says former North Carolina guard Vince Carter while wearing a Carolina blue T-shirt on a beach in the commercial.
"Guys, we all know what the most elite shade of blue is," says former Duke forward Christian Laettner while wearing a Duke blue Hawaiian shirt.
Let's just hope blood red doesn't stain either fan base's attire in the stands.
Why The NCAA Tournament Is The Ultimate
These two fan bases hate each other in a natural, neighborhood rivalry. North Carolina is the public, flagship institution of the state. Duke is a private school.
"We've always been a minority here," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said Tuesday. He said that in 1984 in his fourth season at Duke when he accused ACC officials of a "double standard" toward then-North Carolina coach Dean Smith, who had dominated the ACC since the 1960s and won the 1982 national championship in the Superdome.
"So, I guess that's where my Polish thing helps me a little bit," Coach K said.
Smith retired in 1997 with two national championships and 11 Final Fours. He died in 2015 at age 83. Krzyzewski, 75, will retire after this season with five – or six – national championships and an NCAA record 13 Final Fours.
"The fan bases are different, you know," Krzyzewski said with a laugh. "And with the proximity, it evokes things that can't be done in other areas. So, go at it."
Duke and North Carolina almost played for the first time in the NCAA Tournament in 1991 as each reached the Final Four at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. They were in different brackets, but if each had advanced, they would have met for the national title. Duke won 79-77 over UNLV, but North Carolina lost 79-73 to Kansas.
"That would've been for everything. That would've been something," Krzyzewski said.
Instead, Coach K and Duke won their first national championship with a 72-65 win over Kansas.
It's All About Mecca And The Bridge For Coach K
Before that, Krzyzewski put the Duke-North Carolina rivalry into perspective by musing about a potential pairing for the national title and what it would mean for the loser in a Sports Illustrated article at the time. His comments ring as true as ever today – three days from the historic game.
"I wouldn't wish it (a loss) on anybody," he said. "It would be horrible."
Because there would be no chance for redemption. When North Carolina or Duke lose to one another in the regular season, there is a second regular season game and possibly an ACC Tournament meeting. If one or the other loses that one, there is still the NCAA Tournament. Duke just lost 94-81 at home to North Carolina to end the regular season, in Coach K's last home game, no less.
"Today was unacceptable," Krzyzewski said to the crowd in an impromptu address after that one. "And I'll tell you, this season is not over."
But the season will end for one of the teams in blue Saturday. No Duke or North Carolina team has ever had to deal with a loss to the other to exit from the NCAA Tournament and end the season.
That would be no way to end the greatest basketball coaching career since John Wooden, who won his 10th national title in his last game in 1975 at UCLA just after announcing his retirement. But Krzyzewski is not thinking about that.
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"I haven't looked at it as us against Carolina," he said. "I've looked at it as, 'We're playing in the Final Four.' You can't go into the Final Four thinking rivalry, payback or any of those things. You've got to go in thinking, 'We want to win a championship.' That's how I'm looking at it."
The North Carolina and Duke fans who will flock to New Orleans, though, have different agendas. For example, the only thing greater than a national championship is one in which you beat your rival along the way. Florida's national championship in football on Jan. 2, 1997, in the same Superdome, was that much sweeter as it came over hated rival Florida State.
"I know there's going to be TV and radio, and a Duke guy and a Carolina guy, and they're going to be talking stupid stuff," Krzyzewski said. "And that means nothing. That's what sport for fans is about. It's not for coaches, and it's not for players. Let's just stick to what we're doing. The ability to ignore is a big thing."
North Carolina first-year head coach Hubert Davis was on the North Carolina team that almost played Duke for the national title in 1991. His coach ignored the possibility.
"That was not even talked about with Coach Smith," he said. And that's Davis' strategy now.
"As celebrated and successful as both programs have been, I am surprised that it hasn't happened," he said. "But the significance of it, I don't know. And I don't really care, and I'm not even thinking about it."
You will be, and so will Coach K and everybody else.
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Written by Glenn Guilbeau
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Declaring UNC v Duke as THE GREATEST SPORTS RIVALRY is sure to rile dozens of other fanbases – tOSU-Mich … Auburn-Alabama … Kent -Louisv … Yankees-RedSox … etc etc … and one/all are certainly entitled to their opinions.
As Glenn notes here … the difference in UNC-Duke is the "next door" proximity of the two quite different institutions. Both are overtly radically "Progressive" but one is large public liberal arts … the other Ivy-level private "elite". UNC dominates in sheer number of alumni especially locally. Both UNC and NCState dwarf Duke in regional alumni / fan #s. …. That both MBB programs have been nationally prominent for over 60 years with hardly a blip is remarkable.
Those of us who enjoy TOTAL CHAOS are hoping for a OMG CONTROVERSY Saturday night. Howsabout a 30 minute replay review of whose fingernail grazed an out-of-bounds with :02 seconds to go and one team up by one ??? YES …. CHAOS !!!!
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UPDATE 5-19-17: Reporter Paul Wagner received the videos and showed samples this evening on Fox 5, referencing advocacy by D.C. Open Government Coalition that sprang the tapes from detention by the D.C. Attorney General.
Paul Wagner, an 18-year veteran reporter at D.C.'s WTTG, Fox5 TV news, doesn't recall "a politician ever telling me I was right." But it happened last Friday (May 5), first in a 5 a.m. email then in an afternoon on-camera interview (shown on the evening news).
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine last September repeatedly claimed privacy laws and court decisions prohibited him from releasing video from the new body cameras worn by Metropolitan Police Department officers—even the excerpts Wagner requested that had been shown in open court as exhibits in criminal trials prosecuted by Racine's staff. (The U.S. Attorney routinely releases such video exhibits used in its prosecutions.) Wagner's requests for help to the mayor, D.C. Council and court officials all went nowhere, and MPD released only heavily edited video.
Legal experts thought so all along.
Racine's office acted after the D.C. Open Government Coalition explained in a detaiIed March 2 letter that the law is clear, and affirms the public right of access to criminal court proceedings--and related evidence.
Postscript: Wagner has renewed his request for video shown in five drunk-driving cases that went to trial in D.C. Superior Court. By his deadline Friday evening he was still waiting.
An earlier post on this story is here (with an attached copy of the Coalition letter).


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Purchasing a property in Greece is straight forward with a very well regulated system and procedures.
The Purchaser must appoint a lawyer in Greece who will be responsible for:
- To search for the title deeds at the Registry of Mortgages.
- To secure the copies of the title deed held by the Vendor.
- To apply on his behalf for the Tax Registry Number (AFM).
- To represent (the Purchaser) at the Notary Public where the contract deed is signed.
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The Purchaser has the following obligatory fees as required by the Greek Law:
- Lawyer fee: 1% of contract amount.
- Public Notary: 1,5% of contract amount.
- Title Registration fee: 0,5% of contract amount.
- Title Deed Transfer fees: The transfer of title deed tax must be paid to the local Inland Revenue Service by the Buyer prior to signing the contract. We assist clients throughout the process. This is one time government fee applicable to all property buyers. Fees are as follows: i) For Properties with building license issued UNTIL 31.12.2005, the title deed transfer fee is: 10% (on contract value). ii) For Properties with building license issued AFTER 31.12.2005, instead of title deed transfer fee, there is a VAT payment which for the islands (except Crete) is 16% and all the rest of Greece 23%. (based on contract value) Note: a) The Buyer can pay him/herself the above tax, OR, give a power of attorney to the appointed Lawyer and pay it on his/her behalf. VAT, as explained above, for projects/properties which the building permit was issued before 31.12.2005, there is no VAT. IF the building permit of a property is issued after 31.12.2005, then VAT is payable as follows: For Crete and mainland Greece: 23% For islands: 16%
- Immovable Property Tax: Every physical person or entity is obliged to pay an annual property tax of the 'objective value' of the property with the first €200,000 being exempt!
IF the 'objective value' exceeds the €200,000, then the follow is applicable:
From €0 - €200,000: 0%
From €200,001 - €500,000: 0,2%
From €800,001 and over: 1%
- Capital Gains Tax (on the sale of property): In the case of reselling a property, the Owner (Seller) of the property pays on the profit a tax of 20%, with the following notes: - If the property is kept up to 5 years, the taxable amount (of the profit) is 90% (at the rate of 20%). - In case the property remained at the ownership of the seller for 5 – 10 years, the taxable amount (of the profit) is 80% (at the rate of 20%). - In case the property remained at the ownership of the seller for 10 -15 years, the taxable amount is 75% (at the rate of 20%). - In case the property remained at the ownership of the seller for 15 -20 years, the taxable amount is 70% (at the rate of 20%). - In case the property remained at the ownership of the seller for 20 -25 years, the taxable amount is 65% (at the rate of 20%). - In case the property remained at the ownership of the seller for 25+ years, the taxable amount is 60% (at the rate of 20%).
- Any person has the right to obtain as many properties as s/he wishes.
- Inheritance tax is applicable but generous exemptions apply.
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- Objective Value (of properties): the objective value of a property is calculated by the Government using a specific formula and is based on a price per sq.m. according to the location of the property.
- Notary Public: Contracts are signed at the Notary Public. The Notary is a state official who ensures that both parties understand the procedure and verifies and registers the transaction in the public records.
- Registry of Mortgages: in Greece there are public records where transfers of real property and mortgages are recorded, at the Registry of Mortgages. The Registry of Mortgages secures the title deed with the contract held by the owner.
All citizens of the EU enjoy their full rights and privileges as EU citizens, including the right to establish residency, buy property, open a business and work in Greece.
For non-EU citizens, a Residence Permit is granted with a purchase of a property with a minimum value of 250,000 Euros! This Residence Permit is also a Schengen Visa, and can be obtained with the purchase of property with minimum value 250,000Euros. By decision of the General Secretary of Decentralised Administration, a Residence Permit for five (5) years is issued to non-EU Nationals, IF he/she has obtained an entry visa first (if required), and legally owns a property in Greece.
The residence permit can be renewed (every time for a 5-year duration), if the property remains unchanged in its legal ownership status The period of residence, under these specific conditions, is not taken into account in cases of granting citizenship to said residents. The aforementioned Non-EU National (property owner) may be accompanied by the members of his/her family, as specified under paragraph 1 of Article 54 of Law 3386/2005.
Upon their own request, family members may be granted a personal residence permit that is renewed and/or expires concurrently with the residence permit of the sponsor (property owner). The residence permits do not allow a right to employment of any type. BENEFICIARIES 1) Purchase of a property in Greece with a minimum value of 250.000 € 2) Purchase of more (than one) properties with a total minimum value of 250.000 € 3) Purchase of property or properties by more than two buyers, with a minimum participation of each 250.000 €.
The residence permit is issued individually for 5 years to buyers and members of their family: - Spouse - Common non-married children under the age of 18 years of age - Adopted children - Spouse's children from previous marriages For children, the residence permit is valid until the completion of 18 years of age. After the age of 18, their residence permit can be renewed annually until the completion of 21 years of age.
In any case, adult children over 18 years old can obtain a residence permit, if they purchase together with one of their parents, a property with a minimum value of 250.000 € . PRIVILEGES 1) Residence permit in Greece with renewal every 5 years if the property remains at the possession of the Applicant (Buyer). 2) Free entry and exit to and from the territories of Schengen. 3) Access and use of the State's Health services (hospitals) and Education (schooling) in Greece.
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Fast facts on the towns located in Johnston County, NC.
Stop and sip on grapes or buy some jelly as you enjoy the picturesque vineyards at Gregory Vineyards in Benson.
Find the soldier's uniform from World War I at the newly renovated Benson Museum of Local History on Main Street in Benson.
Take a trip down a waterslide at Tucker Lake near Benson. Take some sunscreen!
Enjoy a play by the Benson Little Theatre group at W.J. Barefoot Auditorium, a restored high school one block off of Benson's charming shopping district.
Take a tour of B&B Produce, a sweet potato distribution center in Benson and learn how to cook a sweet potato in the microwave.
Honor the farming heritage of Benson and the beast of burden at the annual Benson Mule Days Festival held each September.
Take a picnic lunch to the Benson Singing Grove with the whole family and enjoy the shelter for the adults and playground for the kids!
For the largest southern buffet anywhere, visit Meadow Village Restaurant seven miles south on Hwy 50 from Benson.It is worth the drive, trust me!
Drive through the bright lights of the Meadow community, ride Santa's train and visit the Country Christmas Candy Store for some old-fashion sweet treats.
New to the Beer, Wine and Shine Trail is Broadslab Distillery in Benson, open for tours and tastings, Thursday-Saturday, 12N-5pm. Jeremy will always have a story for you!
Take a 2-hour canoe trip on the river with Neuse Adventures Canoe & Kayak Rentals in Clayton.
Get to Clayton Community Farmer's Market early and often for delicious locally baked foods, local honey and seasonal fresh produce.
For some legal craft beer tasting -- stop by Deep River Brewing in Clayton and enjoy the food truck sure to be there serving up some fun food!
Enjoy a performance at the 600-seat performing arts auditorium, The Clayton Center, in the restored Clayton high school.
Enjoy a sweet treat at the Clayton Bakery, where homemade goodness awaits!
Literally laugh out loud at the The Comedy Club every weekend in Clayton.
Public Art Trails, art galleries, art shows and performing arts is the theme for the Town of Clayton. Enjoy the downtown streetscapes -- a place for artists and art lovers!
Have you ever eaten in a silver bullet diner – make the trip to the Rockin' Comet Diner in Clayton.Save room for dessert!
Take your bike and enjoy the thrills and avoid the spills at Legend Park bike course in Clayton.
Walk the fields and union earthworks at the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site – the largest land battle fought in North Carolina during the Civil War. Also enjoy the museum, Harper House and driving trails of the battlefield.
If you love to hunt for deer or would like to try shooting boar, contact Howell Woods for several controlled hunts….you can even rent a "green" cabin for the trip right on the site.
Stop and shop in one of Johnston County's original hardware stores at Stanfield's General Store in Four Oaks.
Experience the auctioneer's fast paced chant as he sales antiques at the Four Oaks Auction Gallery – last Saturday of the month.
A day of fun is in store for you and the whole family at the Four Oaks Acorn Festival with a parade, live entertainment, and art exhibits.
Experience how Christmas was celebrated with the Harper House kitchen decorated with authentic Victorian Era Yuletide decorations at Bentonville Battlefield Civil War Site.
If you don't have a fear of heights and want a romantic float over the countryside -- give the folks at Carolina High Hot Air Balloon Company a call.
Wondering how to tour the county for beer tour, wine tastings and some moonshine. Get the new Beer, Wine, Shine Trail brochure that pulls it all together for you, with great coupons too!
Pick strawberries April to June at Smith's Strawberry Farm & Nursery at McGee's Crossroads, Beasley's Berries in Clayton for some fun with the kids!.
Spend the day on the restored farmstead at the Tobacco Farm Life Museum and see how Eastern North Carolina farm families lived, worked and played during the depression era.
Enjoy roadside landmarks, visit the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse at the Kenly 95 Truckstop for a photo and lunch at one of seven restaurants.
Did you know you can find rhododendron in the Flower Hill area, where the piedmont meets the coastal plain in North Carolina… the best time to visit the area is the first couple of weeks in May.
Explore the unique mud and stick chimney construction and hand-hew planks of the Boyette Slave & Schoolhouse near Kenly.
Celebrate a country-style Christmas at Tobacco Farm Life Museum with old-fashioned decorations and refreshments.
Watch stock cars circle the track at Southern National Speedway near Kenly every Saturday night – April to October.
Celebrate the community's commitment to their agriculture heritage every Saturday at Stepping into the Past demonstrations at the annual Tobacco Farm Life Museum in Kenly.
Learn more about the history of Kenly and the lives of local farmers and citizens at the Kenly Area Historical Society.
Find out who the Cornbread Man is at Atkinson's Mill and take a tour of the old grist mill still producing outstanding cornmeal products. Where did hush puppies get their name anyway?
Stop and sip on grapes or buy some jelly as you enjoy the picturesque vineyards and winery at Hinnant Family Vineyards in Pine Level.
Flowers, fountains, concrete planters and an outstanding gift shop are what you will find at DeWayne's in Selma.
Treat yourself to a lemonade or orangeade at Warren Drug Co. in Benson or Creech Drug Store in Selma.
Tap your foot to the country tunes and gospel music served up with style at the American Music Jubilee in Selma – it's a treat for the whole family!
Visit the 1924 restored Selma Union Station where railroad exhibits fill the waiting area and learn about local Selma history. AMTRAK tickets are on sale in the lobby – take a ride and enjoy the rumble of the tracks.
Shop, Shop and shop some more for memories gone by at over 15 antique stores in the charming uptown Selma Antique Shopping District.
Home to the Carhartt jeans and big man apparel with sizes up to 52, Carolina Apparel in Selma is the place to shop.
For bluegrass music on Friday nights, visit the Country Tonight show at the Historic Ice House in Selma.
Love unique art -- stop by Boon Hill Gallery for some rustic, hand-carved with a chainsaw art for your yard or mountain home.
If you're in Selma on the 3rd weekend in June participate in the 301 Endless Yard Sale. Selma is a pivotal stop along this annual 100 plus mile yard sale event that takes place over two days along US Highway 301.
First, get to know the county by visiting the Johnston County Heritage Center to learn about the county's history and its people at the exhibits on the first floor.
For 25-65% off national retail brands like Adidas, Banana Republic Factory Store, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Carolina Pottery, Coach, Loft Outlet, Nike, Talbots, Timberland, and Tommy Hilfiger don't miss a shopping trip to Carolina Premium Outlets in Smithfield with over 80 stores to choose from.
Ava Gardner - she was a Hollywood legend during the "Golden Age" and she was born in the Brogden Community 7-miles east of Smithfield – visit the Ava Gardner Museum and learn about her Cinderella story and rise to stardom.
Do you need a girlfriends weekend? Make plans to visit Smithfield for the Girlfriend's Getaway Package. Hotel deals, gift bag, chocolates and lots of coupons! It's a date!
Taste and compare Holt Lake's, White Swan's, Smithfield's and Stephenson's BBQ…..determine who is the best? Everyone has their favorite!!!!
For hometown talent, visit the Neuse Little Theatre, which hosts several performances each year at Smithfield Town Commons – Legend Hut.
Our second brewery in the county is located along US HWY 70, Double Barley has a lounge and beer garden for your evening out!
Take a stroll along the streets of Smithfield's enjoying historic homes, shops and eateries along the Downtown Walking Tour, brochures are located at the Heritage Center.
On a warm day, the Hills of Snow Snowballs on US 301 in Smithfield offers relief from the heat with over 99 flavors.
One of the oldest festivals in Smithfield, the Ham & Yam celebration has grown to include national entertainment, children's activities, BBQ cook-offs and much more. Get there early on Saturday for Ham Biscuits.


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Up first, for Titans, Xur is selling the flashy Insurmountable Skullfort which is good for melee attacks.
For Hunters, Xur is selling the explosive Young Ahamkara's Spine which is useful for an extra Tripmine grenade charge.
Increased Tripmine Grenade duration. Gain an additional Tripmine Grenade charge.
Increased reload speed with hand cannons.
For Warlocks, Xur is selling The Impossible Machines which are some sweet new Taken King Stormcaller gauntlets.
Increase reload speed with Pulse Rifles.
These Engrams contain Year One Exotics (at Year One Attack and Defense levels) for players who want to finish up a Collection. They strongly bias towards Exotics not already in your Blueprint Collection, to help fill in the blank slots – excluding Mythoclast and Necrochasm, which are still only available from their Year One sources.
In addition to the above, Xur is selling an exotic helmet engram along with the curios of plasma drive, emerald coil, heavy ammo synthesis, and his new item, three of coins. No telemetry this week. No exotic shards. And you may notice the heavy ammo has still been reduced from 5 to 3. This is probably the new year two number. You can also exchange strange coins for motes of light if you wish. But we're not sure why you would want to do that now that Xur doesn't seem to be accepting them as a currency anymore.


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George Macovescu (* 28. Mai 1913 in Joseni, Kreis Buzău; † 2002) war ein rumänischer Schriftsteller und Politiker der Rumänischen Kommunistischen Partei (PCR), der mehrere Jahre Außenminister war.

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Macovescu studierte nach dem Schulbesuch an der Universität Bukarest Rechtswissenschaften mit Abschluss als Diplomjurist. Daneben arbeitete in den 1930er Jahren als Journalist und verfasste Artikel für verschiedene linksgerichtete Tageszeitungen wie Adevărul und Dimineaţa. 1936 wurde er Mitglied der PCR und unterstützte nach dem Beginn des Zweiten Weltkrieges die antifaschistische Bewegung gegen die den Achsenmächten beigetretene Regierung von Ion Antonescu.

Nach dem Ende des Krieges wurde er zuerst 1945 Generalsekretär des Kommunikationsministeriums und war danach zwischen 1947 und 1949 Botschafter im Vereinigten Königreich. Nach seiner Rückkehr nach Bukarest wurde er Direktor im Außenministerium, ehe er 1952 aus dem Diplomatischen Dienst ausgeschlossen wurde. Darüber hinaus war er zwischen 1949 und 1981 Professor für rumänische Sprache und Literatur. Nachdem er zwischen 1952 und 1955 stellvertretender Chefredakteur der Zeitung Gazeta literară war, war er von 1955 bis 1959 Generaldirektor der Rumänischen Filmanstalt.

1959 wurde er wieder in den diplomatischen Dienst aufgenommen und war bis 1961 sowohl Botschafter in den Vereinigten Staaten als auch Mitglied der Delegation bei den Vereinten Nationen. 1961 wurde Macovescu zuerst Vizeaußenminister und danach 1967 Erster Vizeaußenminister.

Am 18. Oktober 1972 erfolgte seine Ernennung zum Außenminister Rumäniens und damit zum Nachfolger von Corneliu Mănescu. In dieser Funktion setzte sich Macovescu, der mit einer Jüdin verheiratet war, weiterhin für eine Verbesserung der Beziehungen zu Israel ein und engagierte sich auch als Vermittler im Konflikt zwischen Israel und Ägypten. Als Außenminister war er zeitgleich auch von Oktober 1972 bis März 1978 Mitglied im Verteidigungsrat der Sozialistischen Republik Rumänien, eines der höchsten Gremien der Sozialistischen Republik und das maßgebliche Organ für Fragen der nationalen Verteidigung. Am 21. Oktober 1975 wurde ihm das Großkreuz des Ordens des Infanten Dom Henrique verliehen. Am 23. März 1978 folgte ihm Ștefan Andrei im Amt des Außenministers.

Im Anschluss war er noch zwischen 1978 und 1982 Präsident der Uniunea Scriitorilor din România, des Schriftstellerverbandes Rumäniens.

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Macovescu war neben seiner politischen Tätigkeit als Schriftsteller tätig und veröffentlichte zahlreiche Werke wie eine Biografie über den Pädagogen Gheorghe Lazăr und theoretische Schriften über Literaturtheorie und -kritik wie:
Contradicții în Imperiul Britanic, 1950
Viața și opera lui Al. Sahia, 1950
Gheorghe Lazăr, 1954
Unele probleme ale reportajului literar, 1956
Oameni și fapte, 1957
Introducere în știința literaturii, 1962
Vârstele timpului, 1971
Catargele înalte, 1972
Farmecul pământului. Jurnal la marginea dintre vis și viață, 1982
Semnul dintre ochi, 1983
Undeva, cândva, 1985
Trecânde anotimpuri, 1988

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Rumänischer Botschafter in den Vereinigten Staaten
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An der Stelle des heutigen Brehmparks wurde bereits Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts gegenüber der 1890 errichteten Schule ein "öffentlicher Platz" angelegt. Der an der Brehmstraße gelegene, etwa  750 m² große Beserlpark wurde nach dem Zoologen und Schriftsteller Alfred Brehm benannt. Er verfügt über Sitzmöglichkeiten und hat einen Baumbestand von neun Bäumen (Stand 2019). Der älteste Baum ist ein 1964 gepflanzter Spitzahorn, zuletzt wurde im Jahr 2000 eine Feldulme gepflanzt.

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Home Health & Medicine Different brain atrophy patterns may explain variability in Alzheimers disease symptoms
Different brain atrophy patterns may explain variability in Alzheimers disease symptoms
Mathematical modeling of brain scans of patients with Alzheimer's disease and others at risk for the disorder has allowed the identification of three atrophy factor patterns, based on the loss of gray matter throughout major areas of the brain, which may help explain the variations in symptoms occurring in individual patients.Credit: Xiuming Zhang, National University of Singapore
Mathematical modeling of the brain scans of patients with Alzheimer's disease and others at risk for the devastating neurodegenerative disorder has identified specific patterns of brain atrophy that appear to be related to the loss of particular cognitive abilities. In their report that has been published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the National University of Singapore describe how different atrophy patterns may explain the different ways that Alzheimer's disease can be manifested in individual patients.
"The symptom severity and neurodegeneration can vary widely across patients in Alzheimer's disease," says Thomas Yeo, PhD, of the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at MGH. "Our work shows that participants in this study exhibit at least three atrophy patterns — cortical, temporal or subcortical — that are associated with variability in cognitive decline not only in patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's but also in individuals with mild cognitive impairment or those who are cognitively normal but are at risk for Alzheimer's." In addition to his affiliation with the Martinos Center, Yeo is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clinical Imaging Research Centre and Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology at the National University of Singapore.
The study analyzed data collected as part of the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), a multi-institutional project to develop biomarkers — including blood tests, cerebrospinal fluid tests, and imaging studies — that can be used for diagnosis or in clinical trials. Yeo and his team — including investigators at the MGH and in Singapore — analyzed MR images taken of the brains of 378 ADNI participants when they enrolled in the study. Of these participants, 188 had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease; the others — 147 with mild cognitive impairment and 43 who were cognitively normal — were at increased risk based on levels in their brains of the beta-amyloid plaques that are characteristic of the disease.
As a first step, the research team analyzed data from the baseline structural MRIs using a mathematical model that estimated the probability that particular details of each image were associated with atrophy of a specific location within the brain. Based on the location of atrophy factors, they determined three atrophy factor patterns: cortical — representing atrophy in most of the cerebral cortex; temporal — indicating atrophy in the temporal cortex (the cortical lobe behind the ears), hippocampus and amygdala; and subcortical, indicating atrophy in the cerebellum, striatum and thalamus, structures at the base of the brain.
Analysis of study participant scans taken two years later indicated that atrophy factor patterns were persistent in individuals and did not reflect different stages of disease. Most participants — including those in the mild cognitive impairment and cognitively normal groups — showed levels of more than one atrophy factor.
Behavioral and cognitive tests of study participants taken at six-month intervals indicated associations between particular atrophy factor patterns and specific cognitive deficits. Individuals in whom temporal atrophy predominated had greater problems with memory, while cortical atrophy was associated with difficulties with executive function — the ability to plan and to accomplish goals. Individual differences in how atrophy factors are distributed within the brain may allow prediction of the rate at which cognitive abilities would be expected to decline.
"Most previous studies focused on patients already diagnosed, but we were able to establish distinct atrophy patterns not only in diagnosed patients but also in at-risk participants who had mild impairment or were cognitively normal at the outset of the study," Yeo says. "That is important because the neurodegenerative cascade that leads to Alzheimer's starts years, possibly decades, before diagnosis. So understanding different atrophy patterns among at-risk individuals is quite valuable.
He adds, "Previous studies assumed that an individual can only express a single neurodegenerative pattern, which is highly restrictive since in any aged person there could be multiple pathological factors going on at the same time — such as vascular impairment along with the amyloid plaques and tau tangles that are directly associated with Alzheimer's. So individuals who are affected by multiple, co-existing pathologies might be expected to exhibit multiple atrophy patterns."
Future research could further determine whether and how these atrophy patterns relate to the distribution of amyloid and tau and the mechanisms by which they affect specific cognitive abilities, Yeo explains. The same analytic approach also could be applied to other types of patient data and extended to other neurodegenerative disorder that produce varying symptom patterns, such as Parkinson's disease and autism.
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Xiuming Zhang, Elizabeth C. Mormino, Nanbo Sun, Reisa A. Sperling, Mert R. Sabuncu, B. T. Thomas Yeo. Bayesian model reveals latent atrophy factors with dissociable cognitive trajectories in Alzheimer's disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2016; 201611073 DOI:10.1073/pnas.1611073113
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Watch for Obama in Omaha in fall campaign
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May 27, 2008, 3:38 PM UTC
By Tom Curry
On election night in the last two presidential elections political junkies have been obsessed with Wisconsin, Iowa, New Mexico, Ohio, and Florida. Each of those states was decided by only a couple of percentage points, or a few thousand votes.
This year on the night of Nov. 4, instead of worrying about the margin in Milwaukee, or the absentees in Albuquerque, how about keeping an eye on Omaha?
While 48 states allocate their electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis, Nebraska and Maine allow for theirs to be split among different presidential candidates.
Nebraska has five electoral votes; Maine has four.
If a candidate wins the most votes in one of Nebraska's three congressional districts, then he would get one of the state's five electoral votes, even if he gets fewer votes statewide than his opponent.
The Democratic presidential candidate could win one electoral vote by carrying the Second Congressional District, which is anchored in Omaha.
Nelson sees potential in Omaha
"One electoral vote could be significant — it has been in the past," said Sen. Ben Nelson, D- Neb., an Obama supporter. "It could be this time, and that would put Nebraska in play."
Nelson and other Democrats think the Democratic presidential candidate could pick up one or more of Nebraska's electoral votes this year. Nelson said his staff has already discussed this scenario with Obama campaign strategists.
And the man who represents the Second Congressional District, Republican Rep. Lee Terry, said he thinks Obama will be making a play for his district.
"Obama has an office in Omaha, so I assume he is competing for it," said Terry.
He added, "It's going to be pretty hard work (for Obama to win the district). I know of a recent poll that had McCain up by seven points in the Second Congressional District. But you never know what can happen in this district this year."
Terry asked, "Does it make sense for Obama to play? Yeah. Does it make sense for the Republican National Committee to ignore it? No, that doesn't make any sense to me, but that's what they're doing. They don't think they have to put any resources into it."
He added, "If it drives up the Democratic vote, then it will have an impact on my race. We think that we've got enough of a cushion that we can absorb that, but I don't like absorbing that. We've thought long and hard about the effect of Obama in this race on voter turnout."
Nelson signed in to law Nebraska's electoral vote-splitting bill when he was Nebraska's governor. "I thought it would put Nebraska in play, plus I happen to think it's a better way; I've never thought winner-take-all is the way to go," said Nelson.
How 'winner-take-all' works
"Winner-take-all" means that if a candidate wins a state even by a small margin, he still gets all of that state's electoral votes.
In a three-person race, he can win with less than 50 percent of the vote in that state.
In 1992, for instance, Bill Clinton, competing with George H.W. Bush and Ross Perot, won only 40 percent of the vote in Ohio. But Clinton got all of Ohio's 21 electoral votes. This pattern was repeated in 29 of the other states Clinton won.
Does Nelson envision an Obama-in-Omaha campaign come October? "I certainly do," said the Nebraskan.
If Obama is the Democratic nominee and if he selects Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb. as his running mate, he could be in stronger position to win all of the Nebraska's electoral votes.
But Hagel's votes to outlaw some types of abortion, to ban marriage between same-sex couples, and to confirm conservative Supreme Court nominees Samuel Alito and John Roberts might make him unpalatable to Democratic activists.
A reality check is in order here. Nebraska has long been one of the most reliably Republican states in presidential elections. In 2004, George W. Bush won Nebraska with two-thirds of the vote.
Since 1940, a Democrat presidential candidate has carried Nebraska only once: Lyndon Johnson in 1964. The only other Democrat who came close was Harry Truman in 1948, when he got 46 percent.
And there may be a bit of bluff or decoy in the Obama/Omaha concept. Campaign strategists sometimes like their opponents to think that a state is competitive when it really is not.
Come October, it will become clearer, assuming Obama is the Democratic nominee and if TV viewers in Omaha begin seeing his ads.
Iowa, Nebaska's next-door neighbor, is certain to be a competitive state this fall. Bush won Iowa by only 10,000 votes, less than one percent, in 2004.
So an Omaha strategy for the Democrats has a certain logic. A TV ad on NBC's Omaha affiliate WOWT would reach about 97,000 households in western Iowa.
McCain competitive in Maine?
As for Maine, maverick third-party candidate Ross Perot came within four percentage points of carrying the state's Second Congressional District and thus getting one electoral vote in 1992.
Is it feasible for McCain to try to get one of Maine's electoral votes?
Veteran Maine Republican campaign strategist Roy Lenardson said, "I don't see how McCain could walk away from taking a second look" at the Second Congressional District, which is largely rural, less affluent, and more conservative than the state's First District, which includes the city of Portland.
"It comes down what is the power of one? Is it worth spending $1 million for one electoral vote?" Lenardson asked.
He explained that biggest city in the Second District, Bangor, has a relatively inexpensive media market.
A television ad buy of "between $50,000 and $100,000 would get you up on the air for a week in a big way" in the Bangor media market, Lenardson said.
He added that McCain's strong alliance with Maine's two Republican senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, would help him in the state. Snowe was re-elected with 74 percent of the vote in 2006; Collins faces Democrat Tom Allen in her re-election bid this fall.
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Understanding complex structures means separating irrelevant information to get to something simpler and easier to understand. When you look at something from a distance – although you don't see all the details, you can still describe what you see. When it comes to understanding complex systems, the challenge is to separate the signal from the noise. For example, to describe how water flows, you don't need to 'see' the position of every single molecule, a course, large-scale view is often enough to predict the behaviour of the system. "To understand complex systems, we usually don't need a complete description of all the parts," says Prof. Szegedy. "The challenge is to separate the relevant information, known as the structure, from the irrelevant noise".
To help researchers make this separation, the StrucLim project developed a variety of mathematical tools for compressing data describing large, complex systems into a simpler, more practical form. Many of these tools are based on the emerging subject of graph limit theory. "An important achievement of the project is that we were able to connect random matrix theory with graph limit theory through our results on random regular graph," explains Prof. Szegedy. "It is always exciting to find connections between different fields".
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France's Engie said it has executed a 5-year deal with US LNG player Cheniere to buy up to 12 LNG cargoes per annum.
According to the agreement, the cargoes will be delivered ex-ship at the Montoir-de-Bretagne regasification terminal in France from Cheniere's Corpus Christi and Sabine Pass LNG export plants currently under construction in Texas.
The sales price for the LNG cargoes is linked to Northern European indexes. The deliveries will start in 2018, Engie said on Wednesday.
The US LNG can alternatively be shipped to other European terminals, the French company added.
Posted on October 28, 2015 with tags Cheniere, ENGIE.
LNG player GDF Suez revealed a change in its brand name into ENGIE.


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MTSS Research
The State of MTSS in Education: Infographic
Jenna Buckle
The promise of a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) is enormous in education today. As schools serve a student population with increasing needs across academics, behavior, and social-emotional learning (SEL)—with fewer resources than ever before—tiered support frameworks like MTSS and response to intervention (RTI) are the surest way to meet the individual needs of each and every student.
This year, Panorama conducted a survey of more than 400 educators and administrators across the country to better understand how educators are thinking about and adopting MTSS. To no surprise, the results confirmed that many schools are starting to explore student support frameworks to identify, prioritize, and support students using evidence-based interventions.
At the same time, our findings uncovered much opportunity for improvement in how educators are implementing MTSS—from coordinating the MTSS process across teams, to measuring if interventions are working.
To share highlights from the survey, we created an infographic with the most interesting trends and insights that educators shared with us about MTSS. Check out the full infographic below, then download our guide to "Solving the 5 Biggest Challenges of MTSS" for strategies and advice from schools and districts with leading tiered support systems.
3 Key Takeaways on the State of MTSS in Education
Most educators report that their schools and districts are just getting started with implementing a tiered system of supports
Educators agree that a tiered support framework can positively impact student achievement, but there are big challenges in putting these strategies into practice
While educators believe that progress monitoring is crucial, few are tracking and managing MTSS interventions effectively today
Topic(s): MTSS , Research
Guide: Solving the 5 Biggest Challenges of MTSS
Learn how school and district leaders are overcoming the five biggest obstacles of getting started with MTSS and RTI.
What 125 Education Leaders from 55 Districts Shared at MTSS Meetups This Summer
Maximizing Time & Human Resources in a MTSS (Q&A Ep. 5)
The 6 Qualities of a Remarkable PBIS: What We Can Learn From West Allis-West Milwaukee School District


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Il Sangiaccato di Prevesa (o Preveza, in turco ottomano Liva-i Preveze, ) era una provincia ottomana di secondo livello (sangiaccato/sanjak o liva) centrata sulla città di Prevesa (Preveza) nell'Epiro meridionale, oggi parte della Grecia.

Storia
Prevesa era stata un possedimento veneziano fino al 1797, come parte delle Isole Ionie veneziane, fino all'occupazione dei francesi. Ali Pascià di Giannina conquistò la città nel 1798, e la rese parte del suo dominio semi-autonomo fino alla sua caduta nel 1820.

Da allora in poi Prevesa rimase parte del sangiaccato di Giannina. Appare per la prima volta nel salname (annuario provinciale) del 1863 come sangiaccato separato dell'Eyalet di Giannina, sebbene nell'anno successivo sia registrato come un distretto di Tirhala. Nel 1867, unito al sangiaccato di Narda (Arta), il nuovo sangiaccato di Prevesa entrò a far parte del Vilayet di Giannina. La regione di Arta fu ceduta alla Grecia nel 1881 e la restante provincia sopravvisse fino alla conquista dell'esercito greco durante la prima guerra balcanica del 1912-1913.

Nel 1912 comprendeva due kaza (distretti): Preveza stessa e Louros. L'esercito greco occupò l'area durante la prima guerra balcanica, ma l'amministrazione e i funzionari locali rimasero in carica per un certo periodo, fino alla creazione della Prefettura di Prevesa con regio decreto del 3/16 marzo 1915. Le kaza furono chiamate "sub-governatorati" (υποδιοικήσεις), poste sotto commissari governativi (διοικητικοί επίτροποι) nominati dal governatore generale dell'Epiro a Giannina. In quel periodo la kaza di Margariti venne fusa con la kaza di Prevesa.

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Marketing · 5 min read
6 Digital Marketing Trends to Watch in 2015
By Emily Bonnie, November 5, 2014
Every year brings new trends in digital marketing: the way we work together, the tools we use, and the expectations of our audiences. 2014 saw the content marketing movement continue to spread, mobile become even more dominant, and visual content grow. So what will the leading creative agencies be doing in 2015? Lee Odden recently polled top marketing minds to gauge what will be important next year, and we reviewed all the advice, collecting the top 6 "Next Big Things" to watch out for:
Trend 1: Content distribution
93% of B2B marketers are currently doing content marketing, and 60% of them create at least one piece of content each week. With everybody and their uncle jumping on the content train, you'll need to work even harder to stand out in a sea of articles, ebooks, videos and infographics. It's not enough just to produce content — not even if it's great content. It needs to be placed in the perfect spot with a solid distribution strategy to ensure the right eyes actually see it. Expect to see greater emphasis on effective distribution in 2015.
Trend 2: Greater collaboration
All too often, the paid advertising team doesn't know enough about what the content team is doing, and content writers are in the dark about social media campaigns. 2015 will see agencies prioritize coordination and collaboration between departments to make sure each one is supporting the other's efforts. Enterprise social collaboration solutions are predicted to have 535 million subscribers by 2018, up from 208 million in 2013.
Trend 3: Visual storytelling
You've heard the statistics: attention spans are getting shorter, and people want to be entertained as well as educated. And with the glut of written content, visual storytelling and video content will stand out and be more engaging to potential customers — particularly on mobile. According to Nielsen, YouTube reaches more U.S. adults aged 18-34 than any cable network. Expect to see more brands flock to online video services such as YouTube and Vimeo. And if you don't have a video strategy in place, what are you waiting for? Get on it!
Trend 4: Humanity & humor
It's not enough to create content that's informative and helpful to customers, especially when all your competitors are doing the same thing. Even good content is just white noise if you don't find a way to connect with customers. To truly capture your audience's attention, tap into a deeper human element. Think Pantene's "Not Sorry," Budweiser's "Puppy Love" and "Real Men of Genius," or American Greetings' "World's Toughest Job" campaigns. The proof is in the numbers: "Puppy Love" alone has 52 million views on YouTube, with "World's Toughest Job" reaching 21 million views and "Not Sorry" at nearly 15 million. Expect brands to get sillier or more sentimental, using laughter and pulling heartstrings to cut through the noise and attract more eyeballs.
Trend 5: Acting on Big Data
Big data has been a buzzword for awhile now, but people are generally still pretty baffled by how to tame it. By its very nature it's intimidating and unwieldy, so watch for marketers in 2015 really start to focus on how to distill big data to better understand customers and inform new strategies. The adoption of advanced marketing analytics tools will also continue to spread, as Big Data is projected to grow to a $50 billion market in 2015.
Trend 6: Mobile domination
2014 saw the tipping point: more people now consume content on their mobile devices than on their desktop or laptop computers. In turn, mobile advertising budgets will increase 83% by the end of 2014 to represent almost 10% of all ad spending, becoming the third-largest advertising channel behind TV and desktops/laptops. More marketers will start working specifically with the mobile experience in mind. And watch for mobile marketing strategies like using location data or push notifications to become more popular. Enough about what we think — we want to hear your side!
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Macaca munzala (Макака аруначальський) — вид приматів з роду Макака (Macaca) родини Мавпові (Cercopithecidae). Munzala — це назва виду мовою народності Монпа й перекладається як "мавпа глухого лісу".

Опис
Його хутро дуже товсте темно-жовте змішане з темно-коричневим або чорним кольором на спині з більш земними відтінкіми влітку і сірим відтінком взимку. Груди і живіт від білого до кремового кольору.

Поширення
Цей вид зустрічається на великих висотах у західній Аруначал-Прадеш на північному сході Індії. Типова місцевість називається Земітанг (27°42' пн.ш., 91°43' східної довготи, на 2180 м). Цей вид є в основному наземним і був помічений у цілому ряді середовищ існування, в тому числі: деградовані широколистяні ліси, деградовані відкриті чагарникові ліси, сільськогосподарські райони, первинні дубові ліси і первинні хвойні ліси. Цей вид перебуває на висотах від 2000 до 3500 м. Порівняно терпимий до людей, і час від часу був записаний поруч з селами і с.г. культурами.

Поведінка
Розмір груп від 5 до 34 осіб, в середньому 12 на групу.

Загрози та охорона
Цих тварин інколи вбивають в помсту за пошкодження сільськогосподарських культур. Існує не так багато втрат середовища існування в межах ареалу виду.

Посилання
 Kumar, A., Sinha, A. & Kumar, S. 2008. Macaca munzala. In: IUCN 2013

Мавпи
Ссавці Азії
Ссавці Індії


The examination consists of eight sections. All sections have time limits. Your composite score is generated by your scores on the reading, vocabulary, grammar, math and anatomy and physiology sections.
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Home Research > Constituencies > 1715-1754 > Shaftesbury
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
See Shaftesbury in
Right of Election:
in inhabitants paying scot and lot
31 Jan. 1715 EDWARD NICHOLAS 140
SAMUEL RUSH 134
William Benson 130
Henry Andrews 100
Nicholas and Rush unseated and BENSON seated on petition, 3 May 1715
19 May 1715 EDWARD NICHOLAS 130
William Hearst 118
21 Nov. 1718 BENSON re-elected after appointment to office 89
Sir Edward des Bouverie 16
BOUVERIE vice Benson, on petition, 24 Jan. 1719
26 Mar. 1722 EDWARD NICHOLAS
SIR EDWARD DES BOUVERIE
Charles Wither
Clement Wearg
3 May 1726 STEPHEN FOX vice Nicholas, deceased
22 Aug. 1727 SIR EDWARD DES BOUVERIE 204
STEPHEN FOX 204
John Cope 80
Pattee Byng 80
William Benson 4
1 May 1734 JACOB BANKS 285
PHILIP BENNET 168
FOX vice Bennet, on petition, 20 Feb. 1735
9 Mar. 1738 PHILIP BENNET vice Banks, deceased 151
Thomas Drury 131
11 May 1741 PETER WALTER jun.
CHARLES EWER
1 July 1742 GEORGE PITT jun. vice Ewer, deceased
29 June 1747 CUTHBERT ELLISON
GEORGE PITT
8 Dec. 1747 WILLIAM BECKFORD vice Pitt chose to sit for Dorset majority of 62
Frazer Honywood
In 1738 Shaftesbury was described by Hutchins, the Dorset historian, as 'a mercenary and ungrateful borough'. Lord Ilchester, who had represented it as Stephen Fox, wrote of it in 1747, as 'more unwieldy than Hindon, made up of complicated interests with a sort of gentry that are troublesome'; and, in 1753, as 'very troublesome and expensive'. Although the right of voting lay in the inhabitants, control of the 12-man corporation was important. Shortly before the general election of 1747 Ilchester wrote:
Mr. Excel, the present mayor, is very desirous to choose a new alderman that may be in my interest and thinks it can be done ... but it is my opinion we can bring but 5 aldermen against 6. The scheme is to call a Hall when 2 of the other side are out of town and choose Merefield directly as there is no suspicion.
Ilchester eventually got Merefield elected by offering one alderman up to £50, by bringing back in secrecy an absconded alderman, who had 40 guineas for his journey, and by lending another man, who was in bed, £200 upon a bond for only £50.1
Members returned were usually Dorset landowners, standing in the main on their own interest. Tories held both seats in 1715, 1722, and 1727, though William Benson, a Whig, was seated on petition from May 1715 until January 1719, when, having been re-elected on vacating his seat by accepting a place, he was ousted by a Tory on another petition, on which 'the Prince's party and several of the other [i.e. the King's] court joined the Tories'.2 After 1727 the seats were divided between the parties except between 1738 and 1741, when Philip Bennet took the Tory seat at a by-election. Stephen Fox, who was originally elected as a Tory in 1726 but soon went over to Walpole, maintained a strong government interest in the borough both as Member and, after 1741, as a peer. The 4th Earl of Shaftesbury, who, having come of age in 1732, was made lord lieutenant of Dorset in 1735, entered the lists against the Administration in 1740, when he at first put forward his cousin Edward Hooper, spending some £70 on entertainment; but at the general election of 1741 he returned his uncle Charles Ewer, the other Member being Peter Walter the younger, who had put up as a Whig on his own interest 'in nowise interfering with Mr. Fox'.3 Shortly before the 1747 election Fox, now Lord Ilchester, thought that Lord Shaftesbury was 'pretty indifferent about meddling';4 and as late as 9 June Shaftesbury told George Pitt, the Tory candidate, that 'he had no intention of interfering ... at present'. However, the next day he wrote offering to help Pitt in any way.5 Lord Ilchester accepted Pelham's nominee,6 Colonel Cuthbert Ellison, whom he did not know and who paid out £2,7007 to be returned with Pitt unopposed. When Pitt opted to sit for the county, where he had also been returned, William Beckford, the West Indian, came forward as an anti-government candidate on his own interest, with the support of Lord Shaftesbury, who insisted that he should be put to no expense.8 Lord Ilchester, although 'backward ... to embark in this second affair', accepted another Pelham nominee, Hans Stanley, but asked 'if Mr. Stanley will give 7 guineas if Mr. Beckford does?'9 Beckford, eventually, came to terms with Stanley, distributing £1,000 among Lord Ilchester's friends, though they were unwilling to support him. Despite this compromise, which was confirmed by Lord Shaftesbury and Lord Ilchester, Frazer Honywood, M.P., was sent down against Lord Ilchester's wishes to offer further opposition to Beckford.10 At the poll Honywood was beaten by 62 votes.11
The 2nd Lord Egmont, in his electoral survey c.1749-50, considered that Shaftesbury was 'to be bought by the best bidder'. In April 1753 Lord Ilchester wrote to Pelham:
I never used to give any [money] till afterwards [i.e. after the election] and as I never deceived the [voters] my interest was always good, but that method is now rendered impractical by Lord Shaftesbury's agent having given 7 guineas a man to almost 200 and still offering to as many more as will take.
His own agent estimated that there were then 375 voters in Shaftesbury, including 60 who did not take money. Of these, 180 were for Lord Shaftesbury and 195 for Lord Ilchester. The price per vote was reckoned at 7 guineas now with a refresher of 3 guineas before the poll, the total expense for a government candidate being £2,100. On this Lord Ilchester commented:
It will be necessary to give away £1,600 now and the rest about the election ... Merefield ... calculates the expense something less, but my opinion is the election will come to £2,000 or £2,600. I do believe if the money is sent now there will be no opposition.12
Author: R. S. Lea
1. Lond. Mag. 1738, p. 219; Ilchester to Hen. Fox, Apr. n.d., 20 Apr., 10, 13 May 1747, Hen. Fox mss; Ilchester to Pelham, 3 Apr. 1753, Newcastle (Clumber) mss.
2. HMC Portland, v. 577.
3. Peter Walter jun. to Newcastle, 6 Oct. 1740, Add. 32695, f. 205; Shaftesbury to Ilchester, 22 Dec. 1747, Shaftesbury mss.
4. Ilchester to Fox, Apr. 1747, Hen. Fox. mss.
5. Shaftesbury to Pitt, 9, 10 June 1747, Shaftesbury mss.
6. Ilchester to Fox, 20 Apr. 1747, Hen. Fox mss.
7. Ilchester to Pelham, 3 Apr. 1753, Newcastle (Clumber) mss.
8. Shaftesbury to Beckford, 2 July, to John Bennet, 6 July, to Hans Stanley, 13 July 1747, Shaftesbury mss.
9. Ilchester to Fox, 7 Oct. 1747, Hen. Fox mss.
10. Shaftesbury to Ilchester, 22 Dec. 1747, Ilchester to Shaftesbury, 26 Dec. 1747, Beckford to Shaftesbury, 30 Dec. 1747, Shaftesbury mss.
11. CJ, xxv. 474-5.
12. Ilchester to Pelham, 3 Apr. 1753, Matthew Merefield to Pelham, 5 Apr. 1753, Ilchester to Fox, 12 Apr. 1753, Newcastle (Clumber) mss.


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Q: Why does my running clock measuring function give me 0 clocks? I'm doing some exercise projects in a C book, and I was asked to write a program that uses clock function in C library to measure how long it takes qsort function to sort an array that's reversed from a sorted state. So I wrote below:
/*
 * Write a program that uses the clock function to measure how long it takes qsort to sort
 * an array of 1000 integers that are originally in reverse order. Run the program for arrays
 * of 10000 and 100000 integers as well.
 */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>

#define SIZE 10000

int compf(const void *, const void *);

int main(void)
{
    int arr[SIZE];
    clock_t start_clock, end_clock;

    for (int i = 0; i < SIZE; ++i) {
        arr[i] = SIZE - i;
    }

    start_clock = clock();
    qsort(arr, SIZE, sizeof(arr[0]), compf);
    end_clock = clock();
    printf("start_clock: %ld\nend_clock: %ld\n", start_clock, end_clock);
    printf("Measured seconds used: %g\n", (end_clock - start_clock) / (double)CLOCKS_PER_SEC);

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

int compf(const void *p, const void *q)
{
    return *(int *)p - *(int *)q;
}

But running the program gives me the results below:
start_clock: 0
end_clock: 0
Measured clock used: 0

How can it be my system used 0 clock to sort an array? What am I doing wrong?
I'm using GCC included in mingw-w64 which is x86_64-8.1.0-release-win32-seh-rt_v6-rev0.
Also I'm compiling with arguments -g -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -std=c99 -D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO given to gcc.exe.

A: 3 possible answers to your issue:

*

*what is clock_t? Is it just a normal data type like int? Or is it some sort of struct? Make sure you are using it correctly for its data type

*What is this running on? If your clock isn't already running you need to start it on, for instance, most microcontrollers. If you try pulling from it without starting, it will just be 0 at all times since the clock is not moving

*Is your code fast enough that it's not registering? Is it actually taking 0 seconds (rounded down) to run? 1 full second is a very long time in the coding world, you can run millions of lines of code in less than a second. Make sure your timing process can handle small numbers (ie. you can register 1 micro-second of timing), or your code is running slow enough to register on your clock speed


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UOSSM-Canada Meets with Small Kindness Bangladesh
On October 3-5, UOSSM-Canada met with Redwanur Rahman, a representative from Small Kindness Bangladesh, at UOSSM's head office in Turkey to coordinate the operations of a mobile dental clinic in the Rohingya camps, a joint project between UOSSM-Canada and ICNA Relief. UOSSM-Canada continues to raise funds for the mobile clinic, which will meet the urgent oral health needs of the Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar. Earlier this month, UOSSM-Canada also sent a box of medical supplies and winter blankets to Cox's Bazar.
UOSSM-Canada Extends Operations of Idlib Mobile Clinics in Collaboration with Islamic Relief Canada
UOSSM-Canada recently extended the operations of four primary healthcare mobile clinics operating in the Idlib governorate to provide medical relief to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other vulnerable people. The funds were matched by UOSSM-Canada's partner, Islamic Relief Canada. The details of the mobile clinics and their impact can be found in the attached monthly report.
UOSSM-Canada Advocates for Delivery of Aid to Rukban Camp
In a statistic cited by the UN, 50,000 civilians are stranded on the Syrian-Jordanian border in the Rukban Camp, where humanitarian aid has been blocked. On October 15th, UOSSM-Canada released an official statement calling attention to the medical crisis and requesting the entry of humanitarian aid. "Children are facing horrific malnutrition and are drinking contaminated water," said Dr Hussam Al-Fakir, the Chair of UOSSM-Canada. "Pregnant women are giving birth in the desert without even the most basic medical care. Those that desperately need caesarean sections have not been allowed to leave the camp and are in a perilous situation." Read more here.
UOSSM's First Presence in the South of France
After taking part in the Muslim Fair of Paris Le Bourget, Europe's largest annual meeting for Muslims, UOSSM staff travelled to Marseille on October 21st to participate in the RAMS (Annual meeting for Muslims in the South), marking UOSSM's first presence in the south of France. VR film screening showing UOSSM's Bab Al Hawa Hospital and an initial first aid course were the main activities that took place at UOSSM's booth throughout the day.
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UOSSM's Mental Health Care Center has provided services to over 15,000 people since the center was established in 2013. The center is located in Reyhanli, Turkey to provide mental health care services to Syrian refugees.
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Murder accused detained under Goondas Act
01/03/2022 mediabest india
Coimbatore City Commissioner of Police Pradip Kumar has ordered the detention of P. Muthukumar (44), who was recently arrested on charges of murdering and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, under the Goondas Act.
Police sources said that the detention order was served to the accused at the Coimbatore Central Prison on Saturday.
The accused, who was a construction worker, had confessed to the police to having committed penetrative sexual assault and murdering the girl, after which he stuffed the body in a plastic sack and threw it on thorny bushes about 150 m from his residence.
The accused also allegedly broke into the residence of the girl and stole jewellery following the murder, the police said. The All-Women Police – Coimbatore East booked Muthukumar under sections of the POCSO Act and remanded him in judicial custody on December 17, 2021.
Man found murdered
A labourer employed at the T.K. Market, who was found with bleeding injuries on the market premises in the early hours of Monday, died during treatment.
According to the police, A. Yusuf (54) was working as a loadman in T.K. Market.
On Sunday evening, he allegedly engaged in a physical altercation with another loadman, Nazar (47), as both were in an inebriated state. The two attacked each other with wooden logs and were injured grievously.
The other labourers who arrived at the market rescued both and admitted them to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital. While Yusuf died during treatment, Nazar undergoing treatment in hospital, according to the police. The Big Bazaar Street police booked Nazar for murder and further investigation is on.
Two held for bid to break open ATM
The Thudiyalur police on Monday arrested two migrant workers on charges of attempting to break open an automated teller machine (ATM) of the State Bank of India in the early hours of Monday.
The police said that Chandra Sekhar Bhue (24) and Brindavan Bagarthi (26) were from Odisha and attempted to break the ATM located in Rakkipalayam past midnight.
The police received an alert from the Mumbai office of SBI regarding the break-in attempt, following which they rushed to the spot and secured both at around 2.45 a.m. The accused were remanded in judicial custody later in the day.
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Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Religion
The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church is an Oriental Orthodox church which had its autocephaly recognized by the Ethiopean Patriarchate after the Eritrea independence of 1993. Autocephally indicates the ability to appoint their own head of church.
The church was prior to this granted it's autocephaly by Pope Joseph II of Alexandria head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in 1950.
In common with all Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox churches, the Catholic Church and the Old Catholic churches this church professes belief in the seven sacraments of baptism, confirmation, eucharist, confession, the anointing of the sick and matrimony or holy orders. It holds that the first four as being necessary for every believer.
Traditionally only non-episcopal clergy may be married at the time of ordination and it is reserved for adult males.
To clearly show that a bishop is a part of a synod, there must be a minimum of three bishops taking part in an Episcopal ordination.
The bond of marriage is able to be dissolved but only on the grounds of adultery.
To safeguard the faith members are discouraged from marrying outside of the church. Members who have a civil marriage ceremony are not regarded as being married in the sacrament.
The church Canon consists of 81 books all of which are accepted by other Orthodox and Oriental Christians.
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