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Hans Graf von Sponeck or Hans Emil Otto Graf Sponeck ( Düsseldorf , February 12, 1888 – Germersheim , July 23, 1944) was a German lieutenant general during World War II who was imprisoned for disobeying orders and subsequently executed. He was the father of Hans Christof von Sponeck , German diplomat to the United Nations .
Hans Emil Otto was the youngest and the only male of the four children of Emil August Joseph Anton Graf Sponeck and Maria Courtin. He was born in Düsseldorf on 12 February 1888, a few months before his father died at the young age of 38. 1 2 Hans spent his early childhood with his mother in Freiburg , near population that had given his family name, "Burg Sponeck."
In 1898, Sponeck entered the cadet corps of Karlsruhe , 1 and reached the rank of cadet chief at 17. He was a gymnast and soccer player . The 19 of March of 1908 obtained his first destiny like lieutenant . 1 In that same year he was promoted to captain . He married on September 29, 1910 and had two children. 1
During World War I , Sponeck served as an officer in the front line, was assistant battalion and was wounded three times. In 1916 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . Later, it was decorated with first and second class Iron Cross sections .
Interwar period
Between 1924 and 1934 he served in the headquarters of the General Staff . Later, as colonel , he had under his command an infantry regiment in Neustrelitz . In 1925 he was knighted as honorary of the Order of San Juan . 3
Until the end of 1937 Sponeck directed the Infantry Regiment no. 48 in Döberitz . From that date it was transferred to the Luftwaffe to operate units paratroopers .
During the so – called Blomberg-Fritsch scandal, Sponeck's contemporaries recalled how he had suggested his willingness to guide his troops in support of Army Chief Werner von Fritsch if he had been ordered to do so. 4
On February 1, 1938, Sponeck was promoted to Major General . 1 2 During the trial of General von Fritsch, Sponeck was called as a witness, but was abruptly belittled by Göring , who acted as chairman. Although he did not hide his political discrepancies with the Nazi leaders, he was given the leadership of the 22nd Infantry Division and was in charge of the training of the airborne infantry ( Fallschirmjäger ).
On February 1, 1940, von Sponeck was promoted to lieutenant general. 2 The German airborne attack on the Netherlands began on May 10, 1940 with General Kurt Student and Hans Graf von Sponeck leading his troops in the failed Battle of The Hague . Sponeck was about to be captured, but eventually the Rotterdam bombing of May 14 changed the sign of war and led to Dutch capitulation. As a result of the wounds received, Adolf Hitler decorated him with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross .
East Campaign
The offensive against the Soviet Union began in the early hours of June 22, 1941. Hans Sponeck was part of the 11th Army attacking south towards the Crimea . Following his return from a sick leave, Erich von Manstein gave him command of the 42nd Army Corps , to which belonged the 46th Infantry Division that had taken the Kerch peninsula .
On December 26, 1941, the Russians launched the invasion of Crimea. His plan was to land troops at Kerch and Mount Opuk which would later be supported by 42,000 troops from Theodosia . On December 28, the battle was bending in favor of the Germans by having eliminated one of the two beachheads that the Soviets had taken around Kerch. Sponeck requested permission to retire and regroup before the possibility of being isolated and being captured, but he was denied three times. On December 29, the Russians landed additional forces at Theodosia, and Sponeck arranged for only thirty minutes to decide what to do next. On his own initiative, he gave the order to withdraw his 10 000 soldiers. With temperatures of minus 30 degrees, beaten by a tremendous snowstorm and icy winds, the battalions of the 46th Infantry Division marched westward for forty-six hours with few breaks. Many men suffered frostbite and most of the horses died of starvation . The division's heavy equipment, including its artillery, was abandoned.
On December 31, Sponeck's division reached the Strait of Parpach and established its defensive line there. The next day, the Russians attacked again and were forced to withdraw by the Germans. With the help of German artillery sent by rail was the elimination of sixteen T-26 tanks . Sponeck's soldiers resisted enough to allow reinforcements to arrive.
Arrest and Trial
On 23 January 1942 the trial of Lieutenant General Hans Graf Sponeck began in a court presided over by Hermann Göring . He was convicted of disobeying a senior officer. In his defense he had argued that if he did not fulfill the orders he received, he was to avoid the destruction of his division, a behavior commensurate with the military teachings he had received. He was sentenced to death , although Hitler commuted it to six years in prison . Hans Sponeck was to serve as an example for those who dared to counter Hitler's recent military policy of not withdrawing at all. Sponeck was imprisoned in the fortress of Germersheim . From time to time he was allowed to visit the city and his wife could visit him for a week in prison. She used to be accompanied by her five-year-old son Hans Christof von Sponeck , future German diplomat and adviser to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan .
On July 20, 1944, Sponeck heard the news on the radio about the attack on Hitler . A Heinrich Himmler was conferred the position of Safety Officer Reich and Sponeck was the first of its list of suspects. Himmler ordered Sponeck to be shot immediately, which took place at seven o'clock and thirteen minutes on July 23, 1944 in Germersheim. 2 5 Before being executed he was given the Eucharist . In a letter addressed to his wife, he wrote: I am dying firmly believing in my Redeemer . The priest who was present at that time recounted that Sponeck, defending the legality of his behavior on the Kerch peninsula, boldly went to the firing squad and asked that his eyes not be blindfolded or his hands tied. His last words in front of his executioners were: For forty years I have served Germany with all my heart, as a soldier and as an officer. If I have to die today, I trust it will be for a better Germany! . He was buried in Germersheim and no speeches or speeches were allowed at his funeral; Only the prayer of our Father . After the war, its remains were exhumed and transferred to the military cemetery of Dahn , in the forest of the Palatinate .
Last Requiem
On July 23, 1999, on the 55th anniversary of his death, Hans Christof von Sponeck , son of his second marriage, who was only six years old when his father was executed, celebrated the last requiem at the tomb of his father.
About the word Graf
Graf was, historically, a German noble title equivalent in Spanish to count . Today, in Germany , the word Graf is legally considered part of a person's name and does not imply any attribute of nobility.
↑ Jump to:a b c d e «Generalleutnant Graf Hans Emil Otto von Sponeck» . Historic.de . Retrieved on February 22, 2012 .
↑ Jump to:a b c d Pipes, Jason. "Hans Graf von Sponeck" . Feldgrau.com . Archived from the original on August 25, 2007 . Retrieved on February 22, 2012 .
Back to top↑ Robert M. Clark, Jr., The Evangelical Knights of Saint John ; Dallas, Texas: 2003; P. 46.
Back to top↑ Deutsch, Harold. Hitler and His Generals: The Hidden Crisis, January – June 1938 . Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1974. p 248.
Back to top^ WW2 Military Cemetaries . Retrieved on February 26, 2012 .


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If you consider which tool you type one of the most on in a day, it's most likely your phone, and that's fine. Yet in some cases inputting on a phone can be a bit of a pain in the keister and if you have actually keyed in out a lengthy tirade of a text and also wish to share it with somebody else, keying it out around once more draws.
Like on a computer, you can simply copy and also paste text on your Android phone or tablet. It's very easy peasy as well as below's exactly how to do it!
This is typically how you duplicate as well as paste in Android variations Lollipop to Pie. Some phones may have somewhat different applications.
- > Find the message you intend to copy and also paste. It can be from a web site, a text message, whatever.
- > Faucet as well as hold on the text.
- > Tap and also drag the emphasize takes care of to highlight all the text you want to copy as well as paste.
- > Tap Duplicate in the food selection that appears.
- > Tap and also keep in the room where you would love to paste the text.
- > Faucet Paste in the food selection that shows up. You can alternatively select to "Paste as plain text."
Just how to replicate as well as paste a web link.
Discover the web link you want to copy and paste.
- > Faucet and also hold the web link.
- > Tap Replicate link address.
- > Tap and also hold in the room where you want to paste the link.
- > Faucet Paste in the food selection that appears.
You can also share a web link by duplicating its message from the address bar, like the area above.
Some phones might have a clipboard choice, which allows you pick from a few of your most recent copies and also paste them once more. If that holds true, the pasting steps are the same.


We're cranking things into high gear on the release front. We'll have an announcement of lots of things tomorrow, most of which are part of a migration of features that people have really liked on Empire Avenue on Facebook.
We've had this trialled on the site for the last week or so, but today we're enabling site-based chat for everyone on www.empireavenue.com. There is a handy link on the bottom bar to disable the chat throughout the site, and you can always go to the Settings page to enable and disable chat. The chat is done by our friends at Envolve.com, and we believe it's an evolution in chatting beyond what you get on Facebook. You can chat publicly, as well as privately. Envolve is working on all sorts of new features for the chat, so if you like chatting with those you are buying, this is a very cool addition to the site.
On Empire Avenue on Facebook we took the application a little bit farther and allowed you to see notifications coming in as they happen. Say, someone buys you and you happen to be on Empire Avenue; we popup a small notification to the top right! We received such good feedback from our testers on Facebook that we thought our audience on the main site would enjoy it as well!
We've got much more happening, stay tuned!


Mayor Bloomberg has expressed outrage following the $132.5 billion budget deal made by the governor and state legislative leaders, which includes deep cuts that disproportionately fall on New York City. We appreciate the mayor's outrage. We're outraged too, and want to work together toward a solution.
We urge Mayor Bloomberg to keep the millionaire's tax for New York City. If Albany won't look out for the over 1.8 million New Yorkers who live below the poverty line, the one-third of city residents who rely on Medicaid, the 17,000 children who stand to lose daycare, and the one out of every four working New Yorkers who rely on food stamps — then we must.
The money generated from a millionaire's tax at the city level would prevent thousands of teacher layoffs as well as draconian cuts to social and human services that millions of New Yorkers rely on to live. This is a fair and responsible solution. Wall Street cash bonuses in 2010 topped out at $20.8 billion. We'll still be living within our means; we'll just be making better choices. That's why the vast majority of New Yorkers agree with us. A poll taken on Monday showed that 7 out of 10 new Yorkers supported the millionaire's tax.
We appreciate Mayor Bloomberg's outrage at the prospect of making even deeper cuts to New York City's budget than previously anticipated, and we join the mayor in his indignation at the state budget's inequitable treatment of New York City. Our proposal would still require Albany's approval, but if Mayor Bloomberg would stand with us and advocate for the tax — as part of New York City's budget, in the coming months — we know it could be done.


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Fifth Estate Tool of the Year
The Sledge-Hammer
by Fifth Estate Collective
Fifth Estate # 312, Spring 1983
It had to happen eventually, and it did. That repository of pre-masticated mediocrity, that script for dullards, Time magazine, declared its "Man-of-the-Year" a machine-of-the-year, the computer. The magazine gave a lavish spread to this loathsome invasion, joining in the corporate chorus with its declaration, "A new world beckons."
In the wise-cracking, cynical style of the hawker and the confidence man, an editor wrote in the introduction, "…I want to sell you one of these beauties, 'cause you need it and 'cause you want it, no matter what you say. Deep in your all-American heart (you are American, aren't you, pal?), you crave this little honey, which will count for you and store for you and talk for you, and one day it might even kiss for you (no offense, miss)."A text then follows which demonstrates how the computer will store more and more information, rid the world of disease, and "save you time," and it presents a rogues' gallery of the entrepreneurial creeps and the technocratic morons who are making it all come true behind our backs.
Yes, a spectre is haunting this decaying, accelerated world–the spectre of computerization. All the powers of the technological order have entered into a holy alliance to call this spectre into being: General and politician, Andropov and Reagan, California leftists and West German police agents. A Bell Telephone advertisement announces, "The Information Age is calling…we're looking forward to the future. Ours and yours."
It's a gold rush and a land rush and more: we are on a threshold reminiscent of the hucksterism of the post-World War II period, when scientists and engineers heralded the brave new world of unlimited affluence, nuclearized houses, artificial foods, and a freeze-dried antiseptic life for all. That world turned a little sour, with chemical dumps leeching into the basement and near-nuclear wars almost started by flocks of geese on radar screens. But somehow they grind and wind the machine up again, and newer, greater, more terrifying promises are revealed.
"Inventions come along when they're needed," mumbles Time. And when its world is fissuring and listing dangerously under the weight of its own contradictions, along comes a new technology to shore up and deepen the foundations of domination. While energy has already established itself as a linchpin of authority and the corporate state, information is now emerging as the newest form of capital. Information will eventually supersede money, which will become just another category of information. The world will come to be ruled by information, manipulated by the information priests in collusion with the old moneyed and political classes.
Information is authority and control, and computerization is its skeleton. A new dependency, growing out of the older forms and deepening them in its turn, isolates the human subject further from the sources of revolt and autonomy. Quantification is reaching its apotheosis, the "romanticism of numbers" is firmly in power. Like tribute to a murderous cyclops, everything must be fed to the computer. Everything is reduced to the binary stupidity of ciphers. What cannot be reduced will be discarded: love, poetry, tragedy. But of course, there will be love and poetry, though not the subtle love of the flesh, or the poetry of the wind, but the aesthetic beauty of bombing patterns and the love of "direct hits," and the poetry of circuitry, where "performance must be measured by results," and "business professionals have easy access to the information they need for decision-making," and "data communications-can expand," and expand and expand.) Today the computer promises utopia, reassures us that it will usher in freedom and dreams. It is already shaping our lives and our thoughts. Tomorrow we will be chained to it, as we are to mass society, the television and the automobile, chemicalized food production and chemical wastes. We are always rushing behind events. The futuristic dystopian nightmares in novels and movies always derived their terror from the contrasts between our sensibilities and the image of the world they portrayed. But for the denizens of those worlds, that terror had to be nothing less than "normal, everyday life." We are living that dystopian nightmare and we are scarcely aware of it.
Difficult choices must be made: either the future will be Bell Telephone's, the computer's, capital's, or it will be ours. Robert Jastrow, Director of NASA's Goddard Space Institute, has declared: "In another fifteen years or so we will see the computer as the emergent form of life." His prediction may be exaggerated, but then again, Lewis Branscomb, IBM's Chief Scientist, has argued that the "ultimate computer" will be biological, patterned on DNA, grown in a petri dish, implanted in the skull, and "interfaced with the brain." Whether or not these sorcerers will accomplish their designs, the world they are creating today in their laboratories will be unfit for human life, for love and for freedom–words which do not compute. (Hence it came as no surprise that rather than showing real human beings at the computer terminals–tired secretaries with vision problems and sore backs, perhaps–the cover of Time was of artist George Segal's plaster mannequins, artless and lifeless stage props.)
If we are to salvage what semblance of humanity there is left in us unmutilated by modern warfare; mechanization and mass society, we must call up that spirit to destroy this sway of information and its pseudo-promise. Don't be lured by science fiction paradises or the wonder of machines taking over tasks which should never have been done in the first place. Let us not be thwarted or cowed by the smug and satisfied computer specialists and their apologists who liken our "irrational" fears and our resistance to a "primitive nostalgia" and a latter-day luddism–epithets which we proudly acknowledge. The luddites were right. The social and ecological horrors we see today are the result of the industrial promise which they opposed.
Contrary to what the bosses, bureaucrats and corporate hustlers tell us, computerization is not inevitable. It does not have to come about if human beings make the conscious decision to stop it.
Use the tools at hand, simple hand tools, neolithic tools, hammers and sledgehammers, even stones will do. Of course, these tools won't be enough. We will have to create communities of resistance–but there must be resistance.

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I'm a fairly healthy eater, but chips will always be my weakness. Straight-up veggie chips are cool but just don't satisfy my "junk food" chip cravings. Thankfully, there are some legitimately healthy chip options available these days to pull me away from greasy potato chips.
I'm a fairly healthy eater, but chips will always be my weakness. Straight-up veggie chips are cool but just don't satisfy my "junk food" chip cravings. Thankfully, there are some legitimately healthy chip options available these days to pull me away from greasy potato chips.
The aptly named The Better Chip company makes delicious corn chips with just a few ingredients that are certified GMO-free, gluten-free, and vegan. Each chip has a corn masa base (made from real fresh corn kernels) to make a sturdy chip that's perfect for dipping in everything from hummus to the chunkiest salsa.
The Better Chip makes a tasty plain corn chip with sea salt, but their flavored chips are what really got me hooked—and I'm pretty picky about flavored chips. Too often I find flavored chips to have a fake taste, and I'm not a fan of the 'dust' coating most of them. But with these chips, the flavor comes from the fresh vegetables packed inside.
The Spinach & Kale chips are my favorite. In some "green" chips, the last ingredient is a bit of spinach powder for color, but these chips are loaded with real fresh spinach and kale you can actually see. The bright green color and nutritional profile back it up: a 1-oz. serving of these chips will give you 60% of your vitamin K for the day, 2 grams of fiber, and even a bit of iron and calcium. I like to go all out with my greens and pair these with Hot Spinach-Artichoke Dip (easily veganized by adding 1/4 cup nutritional yeast during the purée step and omitting the Parmesan).
The Better Chip just introduced two new flavors: Beets (which taste a bit like healthier, less-dusty Doritos) and Chipotle (which packs a smoky-hot flavor that's not for the faint of heart). If you prefer more subtle spice, try the Jalapeño chips (great with a cool edamame hummus). All of their chips are low in sodium, making them a nice snack option even for little kids. My 3-year old loved the beet chips, both for their flavor and bright red color (her favorite).
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Are you a chip fan? Have you tried The Better Chip yet or have another favorite we should check out?


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Supreme Court Refuses to Block Same-Sex Marriages in SC
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SOUTH CAROLINA — Same-sex couples in South Carolina can continue to tie the knot. The U.S. Supreme Court refused a request Thursday by the state Attorney General to block the unions.
That makes the Palmetto State the 35th in the nation to make same-sex marriages legal. People started applying for licenses Wednesday, and couples started saying "I do" Thursday.
"It's overwhelming. I really don't know what to say yet, 'cause I can't believe that the day has finally happened that it was here in South Carolina," said recently married Frank Kiraly.
South Carolina is now extending health coverage to the spouses of gay and lesbian state employees.
Charlotte businesswoman spreads love through Valentine's Day Widow Outreach


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Mohammad & the Holocaust
Cartoons as political weapons of mass destructionby Reza T. SaberiFebruary 21, 2006no comment
A good American friend of mine recently asked me during the lunch break, "What do you think of recent events in the Moslem world regarding the cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad?" He meant the cartoons in which the Prophet Mohammad is depicted with a turban made of rows of dynamite, or another one where he is worried that there are not enough virgins for the suicide bombers in paradise.
I told him that the Middle Eastern societies are generally religious and the process of secularization which took place for about six hundred years in the Christian societies of Europe had only started about one hundred years ago in the Islamic world and even this process has been pushed back in many of them after the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
During those six centuries, philosophers, free thinkers, scientists, artists, poets, and writers, criticized, ridiculed, and neutralized Christianity and Judaism rendering obsolete religious edicts, rules, and laws. So nothing was left from Christianity but simple, basic rules- sort of love this, love that. For this reason Westerners generally are not sensitive to religious ridicule and criticism.
I then asked him, "What would you think if a major American paper such as the New York Times or the Washington Post were to publish a cartoon of Jesus selling condoms?"
He burst out laughing and said, "That would be funny."
So I asked him, "What about if they depict him with another man in bed complaining of women as an inferior sex partner?"
He said, "That would be interesting, but I am sure they will never publish this cartoons for many different reasons, including lack of taste, and so as not to offend readers."
I told him, "It might be interesting to you, because you are not a zealous Christian, but what about those fundamentalist Christians who bomb abortion clinics on the basis of their faith or Ayatollah Pat Robertson who recently issued one fatwa for the killing of president Chavez of Venezuela and another one for General Sharon? Wouldn't those fundamentalist Christian be upset and bomb the offices of these newspapers? Wouldn't there be a public protest?"
He nodded his head.
I was happy bringing him to this point so I asked, "How about if they publish a cartoon depicting Moses exchanging his two sons for a bag of gold coins and when another man asks him why he is selling his only two sons, he says, 'I can get them half price in India!' Wouldn't this cartoon hurt Jews, Christians, Moslems, and Indians? Do you still consider its publication the right to free speech?"
He said, "Of course it offends all of them, but those sorts of cartoons are not publishable in the United States."
I said, "I know that, although the cartoon might be funny for one who is not related to Abrahamic religions or Indian culture, it is definitely not funny for the many others who are related to this religions and culture. It is exactly because of this reason that many of the Moslems in the Islamic world are offended by those cartoons, while the Europeans and Americans are talking of freedom of speech."
Then I added, "Moslems can not ridicule Judo-Christian prophets, because they believe in them and respect them, but how about if they go and ridicule things that are sacred in Western societies or they are sensitive about it, how would they feel about it? What if somebody publishes a cartoon of one of those gas chambers with a sign on one door saying 'free food' with a long line of rich-looking Jews in front of it and another sign on the other side the building saying 'jewelry sale' with a long line of rich-looking Jews waiting in front of the door to buy the left over jewelry of those who came for free food and were gassed and burned? Wouldn't that hurt Westerners' feelings, whether Jew or Christian?"
I saw the disgust in his eyes and he said, "It is reprehensible." I told him, "Gradually I am reaching to your weak point. I bet that many who are familiar with the background and history of this subject consider this cartoon disgusting and disturbing. Many others who are not familiar may not react to it at all. So, something sacred for one may not necessarily be sacred for another one. The beef in your hamburger is a delicious food, but it is somebody's sacred animal in another country. If those Westerners, who defend the publishing of the Prophet Mohammad cartoons on the basis of freedom of speech agree with the publishing of Holocaust cartoons I have no problem with them. But if they made an exception in this case and support publication of the Prophet Mohammad cartoons and condemn publication of cartoons about the Holocaust, then that is a matter of hypocrisy and the double standards the West always applies in dealing with the rest of the world. We should always look at the cultural sensitivity of those who are offended not at our own cultural sensitivity to that matter."
When an Iranian paper announced that since you ridicule things that are sacred for us, then we are free to ridicule yours as well and announced a competition for cartoons about the Holocaust, many Westerners cried and said this is an exception. The same day the spokesman for the White House was quick to denounce it and called it "horrific".
Yes, depicting Prophet Mohammad with dynamite in his turban is also horrific for millions of Moslem whose only inspiration in life is their faith. Ridiculing anybody's faith is "horrific" including faith in the Holocaust. The Holocaust is one of the West's sacred taboos. Let's not turn it into a faith. We know it happened, but we also should not be afraid of those who question if it is happened or question its extent. It is a legitimate academic question and we should address it without fear. We should show them the documents and historical facts which are available. Those who get crazy about these kinds of questions and then support the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad on the basis of freedom of speech are in the same boat as those who are angry about the Prophet Mohammad cartoon and ridicule the Holocaust.
I believe the world is getting smaller and smaller everyday and as people of all cultures and faiths come face to face we should be more tolerant and respectful of each others beliefs. The people of the world are getting more similar to each other in every aspect of daily life and globalization has brought far away people of different faiths and cultures in close contact with each other. If we do not want do be similar in our faith, opinions, and way of thinking, then we should at least respect each other's beliefs.
We must be friendlier. The world is getting smaller and we are in easy reach of others. There is no room for hatred and bigotry. Yes, we must be very careful not hurt each other- that is the first message of freedom of speech and democracy.
In conclusion, I would like to quote the fourteen century Persian poet Sa'adi who wrote:
Mankind is part of the same body, since they are from the same matter in creation
If one part of the body suffers from the pain, other parts will also be hurt.
Hamid Izadi, Asre Yekshanbeh Ghorbat


Rest in Peace. Thank you for your service to our country.
I am so sorry to hear that you are no longer with us. I am glad that I was able to see and talk with you at our 50th Class reunion. You will be really missed.
Went to Slims calling hours last night. It took an hour to get through the line(all the way out the door's at Johnsons and around the corner). He sure had a lot of friends. Saw Dan Rose, Scotty Benson, and Ted Diadium there. RIP Slim.
So sorry to hear about Ray's death. May God bless his family and bring them peace.


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Deze lijst van voetbalinterlands is een overzicht van alle officiële voetbalwedstrijden tussen de nationale teams van Ierland en Marokko. De landen speelden tot op heden een keer tegen elkaar: een vriendschappelijke wedstrijd, gespeeld op 12 september 1990 in Dublin.

Wedstrijden

Samenvatting

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Jane Coad
HLS Professor in Children and Family Nursing, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences
Professor Jane Coad is a Professor in Children and Family Nursing within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University. Prof Coad has a strong background in both art and nursing and undertakes a number of surveys and projects. These include innovative e-technology survey and evaluations and qualitative art-based participatory research, including handling large data sets, with children, young people and families. User-led approaches include consultation, collaborative and user-led projects. Predominantly, research is focused on children and families that have long term, complex and palliative care needs, and settings have included acute, community and public health settings in the UK and internationally such as Ireland, USA and Sri Lanka.
Prof Coad was awarded a Royal College of Nursing Fellowship in 2013 for lifetime research and leads on a number of local, national and international groups holding substantive posts and was recently invited to the House of Commons to speak as part of a Teenage Cancer Trust briefing for the shadow secretary of state for health.
Inspiring my REF research includes;
Supporting transformational research around children, young people and family complex care; health and wellbeing with UK/international impact, using respected methods and producing world class research
Promoting cross-disciplinary and inter-professional research and learning with new and existing external regional, national and international collaborators
Building the evidence base and leadership to encourage health professionals in research and careers
Children and Family Health, Complex care, Palliative care, Life limiting illness, Young people, Transition, Arts based, Qualitative, Survey methods, e-technologies, Narrative methodology, IPA, Grounded theory, Appreciative inquiry, Framework analysis
Doctorate, University of Wolverhampton
Postgraduate Certificate, University of Wolverhampton
Degree, University of Wolverhampton
Clinical Professor in Nursing University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire , University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
1 May 2018 → …
Honorary Professor, University of Nottingham
Hon Professor Warwick University, University of Warwick
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Child Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Terminal Care Medicine & Life Sciences 59%
Delivery of Health Care Medicine & Life Sciences 49%
Art Medicine & Life Sciences 48%
Palliative Care Medicine & Life Sciences 40%
1 Commissioned report
Acute paediatric inpatient care of children and young people admitted with self-harm or eating disorders: A single centre evaluation
Manning, J. C., Carter, T., Blake, I., Bingham, V., Cooper, J., Turner, A., C Marufu, T., Wood, D. & Coad, J., 15 Jun 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Child Health Care. (In-Press), p. (In-Press)
Child Care 100%
Feeding and Eating Disorders 98%
Inpatients 74%
First-time Mothers' Understanding and Use of a Pregnancy and Parenting Mobile App (The Baby Buddy App): Qualitative Study Using Appreciative Inquiry
Bailey, E., Nightingale, S., Thomas, N., Coleby, D., Deave, T., Goodenough, T., Ginja, S., Lingam, R., Kendall, S., Day, C. & Coad, J., 21 Nov 2022, In: JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 10, 11, 11 p., e32757.
Mobile Applications 100%
Lean in, don't step back: The views and experiences of patients and carers with severe mental illness and incurable physical conditions on palliative and end of life care
Jerwood, J. S., Ward, G., Phimister, D., Holliday, N. & Coad, J., 2021, In: Progress in Palliative Care. 29, 5, p. 255-263 9 p.
Terminal Care 100%
Back 84%
Egg Shell 32%
Building resilience through listening to children and young people about their health preferences using arts-based methods
Coad, J., 3 Jan 2020, Arts-Based Research, Resilience and Well-being Across the Lifespan. McKay, L., Barton, G., Garvis, S. & Sappa, V. (eds.). Springer International Publishing, p. 47-62 16 p.
Art 100%
Do South Asian Communities 'Act FAST'?
Coleby, D., Taub, N., Mistri, A., Turner, A., Coad, J., Wark, P., Bhatti, K., Chahal, K. & Teo, W-P., Jun 2019, In: British Journal of General Practice. 69, suppl 1, p. bjgp19X702989
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
Transient Ischemic Attack 100%
Focus Groups 43%
Mass Media 19%
Ticks 17%
2 Participation in conference
3rd PNAE Congress On Paediatric Nursing; Beyond Borders: Best Practice In Nursing Children and Young People
Jane Coad (Scientific Committee Member)
26 May 2016 → 27 May 2016
8th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TEENAGE AND YOUNG ADULT CANCER MEDICINE
Jane Coad (Session Chair)


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Why Is Labor Day Such a Terrible Weekend for Movies?
Considering the amount of movies streaming channels can't seem to get, years after they have been in the theaters, I'm not sure how they think they'll be able to swing more deals.
May I Suggest Some Labor Day Reading?


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Merry Christmas and a Happy New BABY!!!
Our little boy is 2!
We are having a baby!!!! We have kept it a secret for a LONG time (it was SO HARD!!!) in order to make it a Christmas surprise for our families! But they all finally know now so I can spill the beans here too!
We are most likely having a boy - at least it was looking pretty clear at our 13 week ultrasound - but that was pretty early to be telling so we'll get another confirmation ultrasound the end of next week when we get back to VA.
It was a bit of a surprise to Justin and I, but we are so excited!
The thought of having a little newborn in my arms just melts my heart and I'm so excited that our little family is growing!
Braden's not exactly sure what this all means though but he loves to listen to the baby's heartbeat in the doctor's office and see the ultrasounds. He's going to be a fun big brother!
This little baby is healthy and active that's for sure! Always bouncing around and doing flips. It feels very similar to how active Braden was, so I think we are in for another little ball of energy!
I have no doubt that they will have a great time running around and getting into mischief together! haha!
Not all the pictures from our photo shoot (done by the amazing Melissa Kilner) are edited yet, but she gave us a little sample of some of them. I can't wait to see the rest!
It's been a great Christmas!!!
One thing hasn't changed - he is a little ball of energy!!! He gets it from Justin and I don't think it will ever change. I hope it doesn't. He has so much excitement and energy for life - it is a little bit contagious (and at certain times a little bit tiring, haha!) and you can't help but get caught up in that positive energy!
He loves sports more than almost anything else and runs up and down the halls or rooms with balls exclaiming (in a breathless excitement), "I playing volleyball!" or "I playing soccer!" or "I playing football!" or "I playing golf ball!" or "I playing basketball!"
He has his sports vocabulary down - which is quite hilarious sometimes! Often when he trips and falls he looks up and says, "I got tackled!" I laugh every time! Justin has recently taught him about fumbling the football, which is equally hilarious when it gets thrown into his commentary on what is happening with the balls in the room.
Braden recently discovered Robin Hood (the cartoon version from years ago) and I think Robin Hood is one of his new heroes! Along with Tigger (because he bounces - Braden even imitates the "woo-hoo-hoo-hoo" sound he makes and will bounce around the house or the couch or the bed saying "bounce like Tigger!" It is so funny!), Bert and Ernie (Sesame Street), and Dory (Finding Nemo).
But my favorite of his heroes is Joseph Smith!
We have the Restoration dvd and Braden LOVES to watch it! It is the sweetest thing to hear him get excited about all the animals on the farm, Joseph and his brothers playing, Joseph going into the grove to pray and Joseph's father getting baptized. He points all of those things out to us every time! The first time pointed out "baptized" on his own was one of the sweetest moments of my life! And any time he is not wanting to be quiet or fold his arms for the prayer all we have to do is remind him that Joseph Smith prayed and almost instantly he is ready to pray because he wants to be like Joseph Smith! It is so sweet.
He is getting more and more social (to our great delight), but still is a shy little boy just like his dad was. And he is a little talker, just like his dad was when he was a boy.
When I was pregnant I prayed and prayed that if we had a little boy he would be just like his dad. I didn't realize how exactly my prayers would be answered! He is JUST like his dad in so, so many ways it is uncanny. Justin's mom even just looks at Braden and is amazed that it is really a little replica of her Justin as a toddler - from his looks to his personality and energy.
Sometimes I think I didn't quite know what I was getting myself into when I prayed so earnestly for this little boy to be just like his dad (haha!), but really I am so happy to have my own little mini-man! :) I wouldn't have it any other way.
One of my personal favorite things about Brado is that he is a touchy-feely kind of boy. He loves to be up on ours laps, loves to wrestle, loves to hug, loves to climb on us, loves to tickle and be tickled, etc. He loves even to be hugged or snuggled or have his back rubbedwhen he goes to sleep. He will still fall asleep in my arms when he's tired and I'm so grateful he hasn't grown out of all these things! I am a very touchy person, so it just fills my heart up when I get to spend moments being close with him - whether in play or in peace.
It's such a blessing! I hope with all my heart he never grows out of that, but part of me knows there is a good chance that he will - so I try to cherish all these hugs and tackles and fun, sweet times while I can!
Life in general is such a blessing, and having this little child in my life just makes it 10 times greater! At times it seems 10 times harder, but so worth the 10 times of greater life, love and happiness!
Heavenly Father sure knows us and knows what we need. And I am so grateful for it! At times I wonder that He entrusted us with this precious little boy, but I can't thank Him enough for giving us the chance!
Two years have already come and gone with our little Brado boy!!! He is getting so big and looking (and acting!) more and more like a little boy all the time! I really can't believe it. On his bday he and I watched some videos of his 1st bday and I just was flabbergasted (how in the world do you spell that word?!) at how much he's changed in the last year!!!
And, of course, as soon as the ball was open he was off to kick it and play!
Braden and Grandpa had a great time playing with his new toys and making faces and laughing together. Grandpa's are just goofy and a lot of fun!
Uncle Zach assembled Braden's new Lego Firetruck and the playing got even more fun!
Then there were more presents the next day at the Monsons.
He got a golf ball/club set and he was SO excited!!!
He and Grandpa had some fun sessions learning how to hold the golf club and hit the ball!
And then this week Justin was able to come and join us here in WA and we celebrated his birthday too! Braden, of course, had to help his daddy open the presents!
We are home for the holidays and we couldn't be happier!
And Justin and I are both just so happy to be home and with family again. We miss our families so much being on the other side of the country and we are so grateful that they make a way for us to get home!
Fun times throwing rocks into the little stream in front of my parent's house.
Braden and Grandpa checking out the Christmas trees!
This was one of Braden's favorites thus far! I put the wading boots on him and let him go walk in the stream and rocks!
He thought it was pretty darn cool and was very disappointed when I told him it was time to go back inside because I was getting too cold!
We had a fun Thanksgiving with the Goldades (a family in our last ward - they have taken us in and given us a family away from family!)! We love them so much and had a great time with their family. Justin and the boys all played football in the morning, and this year Justin didn't get hurt! Woohoo! (Last year he got a concussion, year before injured his knee, etc.) Justin looks forward to this tradition all year long! He loves to play football, but this is the only time during the year he gets to do it. I love it too because I know how excited he is about it and it can't help but make me happy, too!
All in all, it was a great break from school, great company, great food and an amazing day! We have so, so many blessings and I'm so grateful that there is a holiday to celebrate it!
Juston (Goldade) - so tired after the turkey dinner that he laid on the hardwood floor and used balls for his pillows!
The missionaries joined us for pie and we all had a great time!
Thanks for a great Thanksgiving Goldades!!!!


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sagamore racing
Breeders' Cup Presents Connections: For Hough, Being Around Horses 'Isn't Really A Job'
He may have been retired, but Stanley Hough still had a few business interests in the Thoroughbred industry. So when his golf game started to slip, and then long-time mentee Hunter Rankin called with a new opportunity, Hough decided to wade back in. For the past several years, Hough and Sagamore president Rankin have been […]
Recruiting Ready Bids For Graded Stakes Score In Gulfstream Park Sprint
Sagamore Farm's multiple stakes winner Recruiting Ready takes another shot at adding an elusive graded triumph to his resume when he faces seven rivals in Saturday's $100,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint (G3). The 40th running of the six-furlong Gulfstream Park Sprint for 4-year-olds and up is the third of nine graded-stakes worth $1.65 million in purses on […]
Saturday Afternoon Horses: Sagamore Farm Taking Racing 'To The Next Level'
When Under Armour founder and CEO Kevin Plank started Sagamore Racing 10 years ago, his plan was to play at the top echelon of the sport, according to the Baltimore Sun. Despite a Breeders' Cup winner in 2010, Sagamore had started struggling to find the winner's circle in the Saturday afternoon races. Plank had never […]
Pyranha Presents Barn Buddies: The Entourage That Soothed Native Dancer
Native Dancer, for all his racetrack achievements, wasn't known for being the kind of horse you'd call cuddly. The winner of 21 out of 22 races, Native Dancer was a two-time Horse of the Year, made the cover of Time magazine, and was one of the top three television personalities of 1954. He was also […]
Rankin Named President Of Sagamore Racing
Sagamore Racing recently announced the appointment of Hunter Rankin as president to oversee and guide the professional horse racing team and its farm operations. Rankin's leadership and equine experience will play a pivotal role in steering the organization in its journey to one day win the Triple Crown. "I am so proud to lead this […]
Graded Stakes Winner Happy My Way Euthanized
Sagamore Farm reports that their stakes-winning gelding, Happy My Way, had to be euthanized following surgery. The 5-year-old son of Wilko finished fifth in the West Virginia Legislature Chairman's Cup Stakes at Mountaineer Park Aug. 1. Sagamore president Hunter Rankin issued the following statement Thursday: "It is with a heavy-heart that we share the news […]
Favored Commissioner Earns Pimlico Special Victory
WinStar Farm's Commissioner lived up to his odds-on billing with a comfortable victory in Friday's Grade 3, $300,000 Sagamore Racing Pimlico Special, pulling away from his rivals to earn his second graded victory this year. Ridden by Javier Castellano, Commissioner pressed the early pace set by Encryption through opening fractions of :23.54, :48.16, and 1:12.74. […]
Sagamore Racing To Sponsor Pimlico Special; Sponsorship Includes $30K Donation To TAA
The Maryland Jockey Club announced today that Sagamore Racing will be the named sponsor of the $300,000 Pimlico Special Friday, May 15. The Sagamore Racing Pimlico Special, contested May 15 for the 45th time, is for 3-year-olds and up at 1 3/16 miles. The race has a rich history of attracting some of Thoroughbred racing's […]
Sagamore Racing, Bloom Racing Stable Enter Partnership On San Felipe Starter, The Gomper
Sagamore Racing today announced a partnership with California-based Bloom Racing Stable for partial ownership of three-year-old colt, The Gomper, whose next scheduled outing will take place on Saturday, March 7 in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita Park. "We could not be more excited about teaming up with Sagamore Racing with our […]
Sagamore Announces Second Thoroughbred Naming Contest
Sagamore Racing today announced its second annual Naming Contest. Fans will have the unique opportunity to name one of Sagamore Racing's Thoroughbreds, who was born during the Super Bowl XLVII "blackout." Online submissions open on December 18 at Facebook.com/SagamoreRacing. Fans are encouraged to submit a name, in accordance with The Jockey Club regulations, for the […]


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Home » Soccer » Mikel Arteta: Granit Xhaka overstepped the line with red card against Burnley
Mikel Arteta: Granit Xhaka overstepped the line with red card against Burnley
Mikel Arteta admitted Granit Xhaka "overstepped the line" after the midfielder was shown a straight red card for grabbing Ashley Westwood by the throat during Arsenal's 1-0 loss to Burnley.
"We were on top from the beginning to the moment of the sending off," Arteta told Sky Sports. "We threw the game away."
Xhaka was initially shown a yellow card for the incident, but referee Graham Scott changed his decision to a red after consulting the pitchside monitor at the Emirates Stadium.
Xhaka's petulance proved costly for Arsenal, who had appeared in the ascendency early in the second half following a poor first-half showing, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's 73rd-minute own goal eventually consigning them to their seventh Premier League defeat of the campaign.
When asked if Xhaka's behaviour was unacceptable in his post-match press conference, Arteta said: "Absolutely."
He added: "He's made a mistake, clearly, that has cost us.
"We were prepared, knowing this was a game we clearly had to win, but with 10 men it makes it much more difficult. You give the opponent a chance and you end up losing on a set-piece."
Arsenal were fortunate that Xhaka's midfield partner Mohamed Elneny was not also sent off after he appeared to raise his hands to the face of James Tarkowski moments before Burnley's decisive goal, and Arteta feels his players must show greater discipline.
"I think being unacceptable doing that action is because the players are in a moment where they are so willing to do more, to fight more, to show how committed they are, to be alive in the games, that on this occasion Granit has overstepped the line," he said.
"There is another action with Mo that I haven't seen but looks similar. We cannot make that mistake because that's the wrong approach to what we are trying to do."
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The final whistle at the Emirates Stadium was met by jeers, but Arteta insisted the 2,000 fans in attendance were behind the team during the game and thanked them for their support.
"The players are hurting but thank you so much to the fans because I think they were tremendous, behind the team with the support they were giving, knowing how difficult it's been for all of us in this competition in recent weeks," he said.
"I think they reacted like that because they saw how the team tried, how they went about it, how much passion they put into the game [despite] our limitations."
He went on to defend Arsenal's performance, adding: "A team that is struggling, normally you don't see them playing the way they played today and the way they played against Spurs against the leaders.
"But again, we lost the game. We gave the opponent a chance and they scored."
Souness: Arsenal players are just not good enough
Sky Sports' Graeme Souness:
"Arteta has been let down by his players. These players are not good enough to play for Arsenal. They are a country-mile from where they need to be. They are not a very good team.
"Before the game l wrote down the players l would put my house on. I like Leno and Tierney. Aubayameng is a top player. That's three. And l am going through the rest of them and l am struggling."
Smith: Arsenal must stick by Arteta
Sky Sports' Alan Smith:
"Arteta has made mistakes, but you will along the way. Extending David Luiz's contract, Willian seems a strange signing and he's on a lot of money, and someone like Cedric Soares coming into the club. They are spending a lot of the "wage-bill on players of a certain age.
"Arteta will be scratching his head on how to turn into around. But as a manager you are only as good as your players and he hasn't got a good enough group. He has some promising lads who are doing well in the Europa League and he will be looking at that for the Southampton game and beyond. He needs to do something, he needs to change this pattern.
"I can't remember a time when Arsenal have been in this position.
"Arteta has kept faith in Xhaka, surprisingly l think, and he has blown it. It's just that lack of discipline letting the side down. When you are in a hole, you don't need to keep digging. He has let his team-mates down and it has cost them the game.
"There are so many problems at the football club. Behind the scenes, there will be players pointing the finger at Arteta. He has to cope with that. You just hope that the hierarchy stick with him and give him the authority to do what he will be trying to do over the next couple of years."
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The Pennsylvania Health Department reported on Thursday that more than 1,000 people registered on the first day of applications for the state's new Medical Marijuana Program.
The estimate includes patients and caregivers, according to Nate Wardle, a spokesman for the health department.
Some applicants are having problems registering, particularly submitting applications that don't contain information exactly as it appears on their driver's licenses, he said.
The issue is not preventing registration but slowing it down for some people, he said.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday said patients in need will be able to get medical marijuana within six months.
John Collins, director of Pennsylvania's Medical Marijuana Program, said residents interested in using marijuana for their medical conditions should talk to their doctors to make sure their doctors are registered to participate in the program.
Under state law, patients can apply for a state-issued medical marijuana card if a doctor certifies they have one of 17 qualified medical conditions, including epilepsy, cancer, multiple sclerosis and seizure disorders.
Qualified patients with a doctor's recommendation will receive a Pennsylvania medical marijuana identification card, allowing the purchase of medical marijuana from an authorized state-licensed medical marijuana dispensary.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed a medical marijuana bill into law in April 2016. Medical marijuana in Pennsylvania will be available in pills, oils, tinctures or ointments. The program forbids smoking marijuana in dry leaf form.
Mary Ann Thomas is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach her at 724-226-4691, mthomas@tribweb.com or via Twitter @MaThomas_Trib. Staff writer Ben Schmitt contributed.


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The All-Time Greats
By Rebecca Mead
Roger Hertog, the vice-chairman of Alliance Capital, the chairman of the Manhattan Institute, and the moneybags behind the New York Sun, opened up his Fifth Avenue apartment the other night for a party to celebrate the publication of a new book by Charles Murray, entitled "Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950." Halfway through the evening, Hertog asked for a few moments of quiet from his guests—Norman Podhoretz, Michael Barone, and other conservative eminences—in order to say a few bonhomous words about the accomplishments of the guest of honor. One of the things about Charles Murray's books, Hertog announced, is that they are almost all wrong. At least, that's what the guests at the back of the room thought they heard him say, which provoked perplexed mutterings and wary smiles until it was ascertained, from a listener with keener hearing, that what Hertog had actually said is that the books are almost all long.
Murray is certainly accustomed to having his books described as all wrong. His previous book, "The Bell Curve" (1994), which he co-wrote with Richard J. Herrnstein, contended, among other things, that inferior scores on standardized intelligence tests by blacks in America, and the consequent low economic standing of African-Americans, were due in significant measure to hereditary factors rather than environmental ones, and that spending on welfare was a waste of time and money. It sparked outrage, much debunking, and an armload of "Bell Curve" spinoffs ("The Bell Curve Wars"; "The Bell Curve Debate"; "Measured Lies: The Bell Curve Examined"). It also sold nearly four hundred thousand copies.
Murray and his publisher, HarperCollins, are surely hoping that "Human Accomplishment" might turn out to be equally controversial, although the argument of the new book, which Murray originally wanted to call "Truth and Beauty," is somewhat less incendiary. Murray has coined a new expression, the Lotka Curve, to describe a statistical pattern based upon the research of an obscure American-Hungarian mathematician and demographer, which, he argues, provides an objective measure of human excellence that is applicable not only in spheres of endeavor such as baseball but in areas of creativity and thought, where subjective judgment is more typically thought to hold sway. The Lotka Curve, Murray admitted at the party, is unlikely to gain the currency achieved by his earlier title. "Someone pointed out to me that Latka is a character in 'Taxi,' and someone else pointed out that it is a Jewish kind of potato pancake," he said. "So I am not sure where the Lotka Curve is going in the long run."
The best-read section of Murray's book—which is indeed very long—will be the one in which he offers his top-twenty lists of history's most important thinkers, artists, and writers, and which reads rather like what would happen if you locked Harold Bloom in a room with a pen, a piece of paper, and David Letterman. Aristotle is the top Western philosopher, with Plato and Kant getting the silver and the bronze and Fichte coming in at No. 20. Marie Curie, one of only two women to make any of the lists, is the fourteenth most important physicist, four places behind her husband, Pierre. Shakespeare is the West's No. 1 writer, with Tolstoy clocking in at No. 10, well behind Virgil and Rousseau. Mozart and Beethoven are tied for most important composer, with Bach edging out Wagner for third. Murray's lists will doubtless provide passing cocktail-party chatter—why is Picasso the runner-up to Michelangelo, with Leonardo relegated to fourth place and Rembrandt in seventh? And why is Byron the West's ninth most important writer ever?—but his contention that Du Fu is a more important figure in Chinese literature than Li Bo is unlikely to spark policy debates at the highest levels of government.
Murray, whom the Times recently described as "ruggedly handsome"—"Another vivid example of the Times' __objectivity," Hertog said, chuckling, in his remarks—refers in the book to the "extraordinary level of talent reflected in the products of today's popular culture." Since these products are excluded from Murray's rosters of accomplishment, owing to the imposition of a 1950 cutoff date, Murray was asked what emanations of popular culture would appear on his own top-twenty list.
"The movie 'Groundhog Day,' " he immediately offered. "It is a brilliant moral fable, offering an Aristotelian view of the world." What else? "The genre of the hardboiled detective novel," he said. "I think people may still be reading Sherlock Holmes two hundred years from now." How about television? "I don't go along with the 'I Love Lucy' stuff," he said, as if an "I Love Lucy" lobby were outside, picketing the Hertog home. "I think that is pretty evanescent." What about music? "The thing with Beatles songs is, do you think they are great because they are great or because of the life you were having when you heard them, when you were in college?" he said. "I mean, it is not the case that 'Norwegian Wood' is a masterpiece, although it is O.K."
Rebecca Mead, a staff writer at The New Yorker, is the author of "My Life in Middlemarch." Her memoir "Home/Land" is forthcoming in 2022.
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Aidspan convened a round-table discussion on data for decision-making in Global Fund against HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria grants in seven African countries – Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. The three-day meeting that took place from 14th to 16th March, 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya, drew over 50 participants representing Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCM), State and non-State implementers, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Local Fund Agent (LFA). The roundtable pursued shared solutions to the challenges of data collection and use in Global Fund operations in these seven countries. Discussions focused on data for: (a) appropriate decision-making in programming, (b) optimal absorption of grants, (c) efficient health product and commodity procurement, and (d) demonstrating and influencing domestic and co-financing. The roundtable discussions centered on how strengthening data systems impacts forecasting, planning and implementation. Participants noted the importance of data generators and users working well together to ensure that the data collected are analyzed and utilized to improve grant efficiency. A vibrant exchange of ideas led to countries verbally affirming their commitment to test best practices within their own contexts. One such practice is the assignment of a focal point to proactively monitor procurement expenditure, especially those conducted offshore. Thus, savings can be timely reallocated to improve grant absorption. Another valuable lesson was the timely use of data for better planning, implementation and accounting for country co-financing. Participants affirmed the importance of reliable and routine systems such as health information systems and annual national health accounts. In addition, participants encouraged the LFAs to invest in M&E capacity within their teams in order to strengthen the use of data for improved programming. It is clear that there is an ardent need for similar, regular roundtables where different country PR and SR, CCM, LFA and Global Fund secretariat can interact, listen and learn from one another in an independent setting. This report lays out in greater detail the presentations, discussions and recommendations from this learning and exchange roundtable.


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Tracer t275c Bike of the YEAR!
Intense Cycles is based out of Temecula, CA and is one of those rare bicycle companies who have a rich and storied history in the cycling community. They've helped stimulate local businesses and continue to fabricate many high-end mountain bikes and CNC parts in-house.They're a company who pride themselves on their downhill history but are humble enough to know when they needed help to achieving their future goals. They've brought in some new employees recently that are helping Intense Cycles become the best that it can be.
With help from some new faces at Intense Cycles, they aim to produce not only better bikes, but improve their company as a whole to enable them to create more of the bikes that we all love. The main reason for our visit to their facility was to check out their new Tracer 275 Carbon bike that you'll be reading more about below. If you're looking to learn more about the people, process, or facility we've documented those as well that you should take a look at as well.
Intense Cycles was a company who initially focused only on downhill bikes. As time progressed they began to expand their lineup to include a wide variety of bikes. Intense began outfitting their bikes with the VPP linkage system that has evolved quite a bit over time and continues to be used in their full suspension platforms. As riders began demanding more out of their trail/enduro level bikes Intense was quick to answer the call and provided a wide variety of options for riders early on that enabled them to pedal a longer travel bike uphill that could also be enjoyed thoroughly on the way down.
The 26 inch wheel was the go-to wheel size for most of Intense's bikes but they experimented quickly with 29 inch wheels and quickly came out with models to suit the bigger wheel size. At Sea Otter in 2012 Intense Cycles showed off one of the first trail-oriented 27.5" wheel bike called the Tracer 275. At the time there weren't quite as many 27.5" / 650b wheel'd bikes available but Intense was able to create their first mid-sized wheeled bike that many people clamored for early on. As others in the cycling industry began to embrace the 27.5" wheel it wasn't long before there were a number of options available for riders.
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Telikiai (or Meang) is an islet of Nui atoll in the Pacific Ocean state of Tuvalu. Meang means "west". The islet features in the legends of the Tekaunibiti family, whose members went to catch birds on the islet and found three teanti-ma-aomata (half-spirit and half-human creatures) and captured two.

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Convert Ton (metric) to Kilogram
Please provide values below to convert ton (metric) [t] to kilogram [kg], or vice versa.
From: ton (metric)
To: kilogram
Definition: A ton is a unit of weight and mass. In the United States and Canada, the ton, also known as the short ton, is defined as 2,000 pounds, or 908 kilograms. In the United Kingdom, the ton, sometimes referred to as the long ton, is defined as 2,240 avoirdupois pounds, or 1,016 kg. The tonne, defined in the International System of Units (SI) and also known as the metric ton is defined as 2,204.623 pounds, or 1,000 kilograms.
History/origin: The term "ton" is derived from the "tun," a term that was applied to a large cask that could contain between 175 to 213 imperial gallons, could weigh around 2,000 pounds, and could occupy approximately 60 cubic feet, or 1.7 m3 of space. Although various definitions of the ton are still used in certain countries, the metric ton, or tonne, is the preferred definition of the ton.
Current use: The long ton is used in the United Kingdom along with other countries that still use the imperial system, the short ton is used mainly in the United States, and the tonne is used worldwide. Although both the UK, the US, and some other countries still use other definitions of the ton, the tonne is the legally designated form of the ton for use in trade.
Definition: A kilogram (symbol: kg) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI). It is currently defined based on the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant, h, which is equal to 6.62607015 × 10-34 in the units of J·s, or kg·m2·s-1. The meter and the second are defined in terms of c, the speed of light, and cesium frequency, ΔνCs. Even though the definition of the kilogram was changed in 2019, the actual size of the unit remained the same. The changes were intended to improve the definitions of SI base units, not to actually change how the units are used throughout the world.
History/origin: The name kilogram was derived from the French "kilogramme," which in turn came from adding Greek terminology meaning "a thousand," before the Late Latin term "gramma" meaning "a small weight."
Unlike the other SI base units, the kilogram is the only SI base unit with an SI prefix. SI is a system based on the meter-kilogram-second system of units rather than a centimeter-gram-second system. This is at least in part due to the inconsistencies and lack of coherence that can arise through use of centimeter-gram-second systems, such as those between the systems of electrostatic and electromagnetic units.
The kilogram was originally defined as the mass of one liter of water at its freezing point in 1794, but was eventually re-defined, since measuring the mass of a volume of water was imprecise and cumbersome.
A new definition of the kilogram was introduced in 2019 based on Planck's constant and changes to the definition of the second. Prior to the current definition, the kilogram was defined as being equal to the mass of a physical prototype, a cylinder made of a platinum-iridium alloy, which was an imperfect measure. This is evidenced by the fact that the mass of the original prototype for the kilogram now weighs 50 micrograms less than other copies of the standard kilogram.
Current use: As a base unit of SI, the kilogram is used globally in nearly all fields and applications, with the exception of countries like the United States, where the kilogram is used in many areas, at least to some extent (such as science, industry, government, and the military) but typically not in everyday applications.
Ton (metric) to Kilogram Conversion Table
Ton (metric) [t]
Kilogram [kg]
0.01 t 10 kg
0.1 t 100 kg
1 t 1000 kg
10 t 10000 kg
100 t 100000 kg
1000 t 1000000 kg
How to Convert Ton (metric) to Kilogram
1 t = 1000 kg
1 kg = 0.001 t
Example: convert 15 t to kg:
15 t = 15 × 1000 kg = 15000 kg
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From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership
New supervisors seldom understand what's expected of them in a leadership role - especially when it comes to navigating relationships with co-workers who used to be their peers. The challenges of moving into a leadership role get even more complicated when you suddenly find yourself working remotely.
In this webinar, attendees will learn practical steps they can take to face the challenges of new leadership with confidence. (more details below)
Taking on a new leadership role is exciting. It brings new responsibilities, new interactions, and new opportunities for personal and career growth. It's also a serious challenge that demands preparation.
Unfortunately, new supervisors don't often get the training, support, and guidance they need. In fact, studies reveal that more than 60% of new leaders don't get any training at all.
That's a problem because most new supervisors don't actually know what's expected of them. They got promoted over their friends and peers. Now, they're not sure how to manage those relationships, and they're in danger of making serious errors in judgment. Without training, they're going to learn the hard way that their new and exciting leadership position also comes with a new set of consequences for getting it wrong. Add a sudden change from working in the same location to working remotely to the mix of role, responsibility and relationship changes, and the stress gets even higher.
In this webinar, best-selling author and leadership expert Guy Harris will outline practical steps new supervisors can take to face the challenges of new leadership with confidence – even when you and your team are working from home. It's a 60-minute event, packed with ideas to make the supervisors in your organization more confident in their role and more successful with their teams and their careers.
The 11 components of a leadership role, and how to master each one
How to have "transition conversations" with new and former peers
How to recognize, engage with, and support different communication styles
Six strategies for making performance reviews less painful for new managers
The 4 levers you can use to lead change and overcome resistance
How to realistically set and reach goals
Guy Harris is a Certified Human Behavior Specialist, a Master Trainer in the DISC Model of Human Behavior, and a Conflict Resolution Subject Matter Expert.
As a consultant, trainer, and coach, Guy has worked with large and small clients, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals from Boston to Brisbane and from Ottawa to Orlando.
Guy is the co-author of From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership, Sell Naked on the Phone, and The Behavior Bucks System. He has been a contributing author, content developer and editor on other books and training materials including: Presenting With Style; Leadership @ Work, Leadership Brief and To The Point, and Leadership: It's an Inside Job. Guy has worked with and on remote teams for nearly 20 years.


Baldwin County Public Schools Superintendent Eddie Tyler, speaking at a school information meeting at the Orange Beach Community Center, said he was surprised when Gulf Shores High School Principal Cindy Veazey and Gulf Shores Middle School Principal Kyle McCartney informed him they decided to leave the Baldwin County school system and join the new Gulf Shores city school system.
Veazey and McCartney were slated to be the new principals of Orange Beach High School and Orange Beach Middle School, respectively, on February 1. Tyler said he would now dive back into the roughly 100 applications he received for the principal positions with the aim of having a recommendation in front of the Baldwin County Board of Education at its Feb. 21 meeting.
In his presentation, Tyler showed the language in a proposal that was written by Gulf Shores City Schools as part of the split agreement and submitted to Alabama State Superintendent Ed Mackey.
Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon said the current situation would not have happened if the roles were reversed. He said a Meet the Parents night was already being planned for the new principals.
"It reveals more of their character than missteps on our part," Kennon said.
Despite the unexpected changes this week, Tyler expressed his steadfast excitement for the new school and the majority of the meeting focused on the county's committment to students in Orange Beach schools with the full support of the city.
The 130,000-square-foot Orange Beach Middle/High School on Canal Road is scheduled to officially open in Fall of 2020. For the coming 2019-2020 school year, the superintendent revealed plans for the temporary "portable village" that will be a new enclosed modular design that will have hallways and bathrooms. There will be two modular layouts with a seventh and eighth grade building next to the Orange Beach Elementary School, and across the street – on the current green space – a building will be set up for ninth and 10th grade. The building will be fenced and secure and Mayor Kennon said School Resource Officers will be on site.


One of the highlights of the holiday season is bringing home the tree. Whether you chop it down yourself or purchase it from the local tree lot, when your Christmas tree was new it filled your home with the sweet scent of evergreen boughs. It's a similar experience when you get new hardware in your office or data center—it's fresh, new, and does just what you need it to. But then it gets old. Like your Christmas tree, which drops pine needles and starts turning brown by January, your hardware can age just as quickly. A few technology vendors now offer "evergreen" hardware programs, plans that replace products at scheduled intervals for a cost lower than purchasing replacements outright. But are those programs worth the cost? And do they deliver on their promises of lowering total cost of ownership (TCO) and increasing uptime?
The answer differs depending on your business's goals and the type of product. If uptime and business continuity are important to your organization, you may prioritize an evergreen hardware program for an all-in-one backup appliance. However, for other hardware like user laptops, which are easier to replace and less business critical, you may forgo a replacement program. To decide whether an evergreen hardware program is right for your business, consider the same factors you used to select a Christmas tree—size, smell, and cost.
As hardware manufacturers continue to refactor components into smaller yet more powerful formats, an evergreen hardware program lets you benefit from new engineering at a predetermined cost without price increases. As component sizes shrink, refreshing your rack with higher density storage hardware can provide operating cost (OpEx) savings that offset or cover the enrollment cost of the hardware replacement program. But before enrolling, research the vendor's track record and learn whether they are continuously improving their products. If you're not sure, look for a company news section on their web site or ask your sales representative or reseller about past product releases. Seek out concrete details about improvements, such as incorporating solid state drives (SSD) or higher density storage, and also look for statistics on performance enhancements. If a vendor is an innovator, these answers will be easy to find and may make their hardware replacement program well worth it.
When choosing a live Christmas tree, smell is one of the most important qualities to consider. A tree may look great, but if it doesn't have that fresh, evergreen scent it's going to dry up before Christmas Eve. When evaluating a vendor's hardware replacement program, one of the most important criteria is the figurative smell test. In other words, a gut check—do you trust the vendor will deliver refreshed hardware that lowers your overall TCO and increases uptime? The first thing to "smell" is the vendor's service level agreement or SLA. Does one exist, and does it clearly detail replacement schedules and any actions you need to take, such as requesting the new unit and returning old hardware. To determine if a vendor smells good or smells like trouble, you should ask: Does the vendor have a track record of investing in research and development (R&D) and offering new and improved models for sale on a regular basis? Do they design and engineer their own products, like a purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA)? Or are they delivering a loose collection of components for you to set up and maintain, in which case a hardware replacement program won't bring you much benefit as it won't be a complete solution. What about their support team? If a vendor has a high satisfaction rate in customer service and a reputation for supporting the entire solution (the tried-and-true "one throat to choke" approach), chances are their hardware replacement program also passes the sniff test.
Finally, consider the product at hand and whether it's is critical to your operations. Any appliance or device that's key to business continuity and disaster recovery plans is a strong case for an evergreen hardware program if your business, like most, has little tolerance for downtime. Bonus smell test tip: look for a solution that offers proactive monitoring and predictive analytics to prevent hardware failures before they occur. You may even find that pairing a specific technology's proactive hardware monitoring and hardware replacement program gets you extra benefits, like faster shipping times for replacement hardware as part of the company's pledge to providing evergreen hardware.
If the only expense you had at Christmastime was to buy the tree, you'd probably get the biggest and best one on the lot. But there are many other demands on your money this time of year—presents, parties, and travel, just to name a few. It's the same with your IT and hardware budget. You have to pick and choose. An IT organization's budget should plan for both operating expenses (OpEx) and capital expenditures (CapEx). As mentioned earlier in this article, an evergreen hardware program can lower OpEx costs over time as hardware components get smaller and take up less space. A good hardware replacement program will also save CapEx budget by providing refreshed hardware at a lower cost than buying new. Evaluate the terms and length of the hardware replacement program, including the interval at which updated hardware will be available to you, and compare this to your historical purchases and plans for future replacements. If you determine you would be likely to purchase new equipment in that timeframe, an evergreen hardware program will save you CapEx dollars by providing replacements at a low, fixed cost that is also shielded from price increases. Finally, consider the cost of downtime to your business. Evergreen hardware programs for products that ensure business continuity or the ability to recover from a disaster are often worth the cost. This is especially true considering that unexpected downtime for even a short period can result in hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars lost to your business; much less than the cost of hardware replacement program.
Regardless of whether you're shopping for a Christmas tree or planning hardware purchases for the coming year, think evergreen. Use the size, smell, and cost test to determine if an evergreen hardware program is right for your business. A well designed hardware replacement program will lower your TCO and increase uptime for your business. And, the right evergreen hardware program will keep your hardware fresh long past January, when you're hauling that old, tired Christmas tree to the curb.
Brooke Bullman is a Product Marketing Manager at Unitrends, providers of an all-in-one enterprise backup and continuity solutions. Visit www.unitrends.com for more information or follow the company on Twitter @Unitrends.


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// Copyright 2017-present, Institute for Artificial Intelligence - University of Bremen
// Author: Andrei Haidu (http://haidu.eu)

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#include "CoreMinimal.h"
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};


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This is the template used to measure lavatories and other restroom fixtures.
This template is a helpful tool primarily used to measure the knee and toe clearance for lavatories in restrooms.


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Dunbar senior advances in 2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search
Saisha Dhar of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is among the top 300 scholars in the 2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation's oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for seniors. She will receive a $2,000 award and Dunbar $2,000 for STEM-related activities. Kentucky boasts four semifinalists this year.
Organizers chose these top students from 1,760 applications across 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and 10 countries. The criteria included exceptional research skills, commitment to academics, innovative thinking, and promise as scientists. Saisha's project is "The Role of Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase 1 (ASK1) in Hyperoxia-Induced Lung Injury."
List of scholars
On Jan. 21, organizers will announce the 40 finalists to compete for more than $1.8 million in awards. Each student is guaranteed at least $25,000 and the top award in March is $250,000.
The Regeneron Science Talent Search provides students with a national stage to present original research and celebrates the hard work and discoveries of young scientists who bring a fresh perspective to significant global challenges. The latest student projects cover topics from bioinformatics to public health to energy efficiency.
(Posted Jan. 7, 2021)