The election to succeed Haley Barbour as RNC Chair will be held 1/17 at the RNC winter meeting. The RNC has 165 voting members; 83 votes are needed to win.
AUSTIN: Jeanie Austin, ex-RNC co-chair and "grande dame" of the FL GOP, announced her entry 11/22. Austin "said her decision to run was fairly sudden." She "said she already was hitting the phones," working on a letter to cmte members and making fund- raising plans (Holton, ORLANDO SENTINEL, 11/22).
Austin writes in a letter to FL GOP chair Tom Slade: "We must recognize problems, like the gender gap that exists between our Party and the women of America, including many Republican women. Not only should we recognize the gender gap, we must close it. We cannot permit the Democrats to define us and, at the same time, scare the American people into once more accepting policies and programs that, not too long ago, had brought this great nation to its knees and to the brink of economic and social disaster... The men and women we elect to lead the [RNC] into the new century must not only understand where we've been, but also have a clear vision of where our Party needs to go and what we have to do to get there" (11/22).
Austin was FL GOP chair from '84-'89 and RNC co-chair from '89-'95. As Co-Chair, she wrote an introductory letter to the incoming Republicans of the 104th Congress in 1994, urging them to work with Log Cabin Republicans.
In my role as Co-Chairman of the Republican National Committee, I have had the pleasure to meet with a variety of coalitions that work on behalf of the Republican Party. I've had the opportunity to hear the perspectives from within our Party's big tent from such groups as the Republican Asian Americans, Young Republicans, Pachyderms and the Council of 100, just to name a few. Some are official RNC auxiliaries and others work outside the RNC structure. Recently, I had the opportunity to meet with Richard Tafel, Executive Director of the Log Cabin Republicans, the nation's largest gay and lesbian Republican organization.
I found our meeting very informative. The Log Cabin Clubs formed a national federation with just nine clubs in 1990, and contributed to the elections of Governor Pete Wilson and Governor William Weld that year. Today, they have forty-two clubs in 31 states around the country. Insight Magazine recently described LCR as the fastest growing Republican organization in the country. One year ago, Rich left his position in the Weld administration to head up the full time office in Washington, DC.
I was impressed with their record of support for our candidates around the country. Log Cabin played an important role in many of our victories in 1993, and in this past election cycle they have raised over $200,000 for Republican candidates through federal and state PAC donations and by serving on host committees for major fund-raising events. As you know, LCR is not an official RNC auxiliary and hence can make contributions independently. They played their part in keeping Republican incumbents in office in the House, Senate and state houses. They also worked diligently in support of many GOP challengers and candidates for open seats, many of whom were elected to create our new majority.
Log Cabin was instrumental in turning out gay and lesbian support for Republicans this year. A New York Times poll, published on November 13, showed that the gay vote for Republicans jumped from 23% in 1992 to 40% this year. This is another example of how inclusive our Republican message was in 1994.
Because of the role Log Cabin has played in our Party, they have been under attack from the gay political establishment, which claims to be bi-partisan but is, in fact, staunchly Democrat. The executive director of one such group, the Human Rights Campaign Fund, stated that "the Log Cabin people are kidding themselves and our community if they believe that Republican Party cares about the lesbian and gay community", and linked the Log Cabin's vigorous support of U.S. Senate challenger Mitt Romney to "asking for the lesbian and a gay community to be lynched in this country." You may not be surprised to learn that Log Cabin's most virulent critic in Congress is Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts.
Many Americans are struggling with the issue of homosexuality. The way for the issue to be resolved is through education, not confrontation. I'm glad that Log Cabin Republicans exist as a resource for Republican members of Congress.
I hope you and your staff will find time to meet with Rich, if you have not already done so, when he calls you at the start of the next Congress. We will maintain our Republican majority if we focus on the issues that unite us most. I, for one, look forward to a long majority and a united Party as we move into the 1996 Presidential election cycle.


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Q: Shopware6 Cart API I am building an Angular integration in Shopware 6, the whole store relies on the storefront theme, but the JS application can add products via the store-api as well. Now how can I add the item to the storefront cart?
I post the data to the /store-api/checkout/cart/line-item API and even with context-token which I fetched from the /store-api/context API before, it doesn't work. Is there any way I can add items to the storefront cart with the current session via the API? Or maybe I can get the current context output somewhere to then take the token and update the current cart?

A: You have the basic steps right, so it's not really easy to answer without full context.

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*Retrieve the context token from the token property of the response body after a request to GET /store-api/context

*Request POST /store-api/checkout/cart/line-item with the context token set as the header sw-context-token and a valid payload as the request body. A minimal payload would look like this:

{
  "items": [
    {
      // the id of the product entity
      "referencedId": "801419a0c21645a8a71f70049422a056",
      "type": "product"
    }
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}

*If all went well it should return the data for the updated cart in the response body

*You can verify that the cart persisted by requesting GET /store-api/checkout/cart with the same sw-context-token
I just went through these steps and that works. Keep in mind that the product must also be available for the sales channel you get the context token for, which in turn is determined by the sw-access-key header you use for authorization across all these requests.

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Battery problems resurfaced on Boeing's 787 on Tuesday, after gas was discovered coming out of a battery on a plane parked in Tokyo.
Boeing (BA) said the problem on a Japan Airlines 787 was discovered during scheduled maintenance. No passengers were on board. The company said it appears that a single battery cell "vented," or released gas.
The incident comes a year after a fire in a lithium ion battery aboard a Japan Airlines 787 parked at Boston's Logan International Airport. That was followed nine days later by another battery incident that forced an emergency landing in Japan by an All Nippon Airways 787.
Those problems prompted the FAA and other authorities to ground all 787s for more than three months. The planes began flying again after Boeing changed the battery system, adding a tougher box to hold the battery and measures to contain any short-circuit or fire.
Boeing said those changes appear to have worked as designed in the battery incident on Tuesday. It said it's working with Japan Airlines to get the plane flying again.
Because the incident happened in Japan and involved a Japanese airline, Japanese authorities would take the lead in any investigation. If the Japan Transport Safety Board opens an investigation, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board "would certainly participate," NTSB spokesman Peter Knudson said.
The NTSB expects to finish its investigation of the 787 fire in Boston by the end of March, and present findings at a public meeting this fall.
"Anything we can learn about the (latest) battery failure would be helpful" to the ongoing investigation, Knudson said.
Representatives for Japan Airlines did not respond to requests for comment.


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What Do I Do if I Signed a Non-Compete Agreement?
It may be very likely that, when you were first employed at your current job, you were required to sign a non-compete agreement. Your employer can refuse to hire you, or later fire you, for refusing to sign one. So, many people get bullied into signing it because they need the job. What do you do when the time comes to leave that job?
Although there are several arguments that can be made for finding such an agreement unenforceable, if you lose you may be required to pay attorney's fees or liquidated damages, depending on the terms of the agreement you signed.
What can make a non-compete agreement unenforceable?
Since there are several requirements that must be met before a non-compete agreement is considered valid in the first place, those same requirements, when not met, can make the agreement unenforceable. Following are a few examples.
One requirement for a non-compete agreement to be enforceable is that the employer actually have an interest to be protected, such as a trade secret of some kind. If a non-compete agreement is overreaching, then an employee may be able to avoid it. For example, if an employer manufactures computer software primarily for the benefit of physicians, then that employer would not have a legitimate interest in preventing a former employee for working on software for a tax consultant.
The same is true if an employer abandons selling its products in a particular area. In that case, former employees should be not prevented from working in that abandoned area when they leave. The most commonly recognized protectable interests are trade secrets, confidential business information, and valuable relationships cultivated over time with clients, but there are others.
In most cases, a period of less than 6 months is presumed valid, and any period over 2 years is presumed invalid. However, what is reasonable may depend on the situation. For example, at least one Alabama court has determined that a 6 month non-compete restriction imposed on an employee who had only worked for the company for 2 months was unreasonable.
If a company generates their sales leads using a public source open to anyone in their industry, it cannot later claim to be protecting a confidential client source. So, if you cold called people from a phone book as part of your sales efforts, the client list you generated would most likely not constitute a protectable interest.
This particular exception generally applies to healthcare professionals or highly specialized science professionals. For example, if in a particular geographic area there is a shortage of individuals in a particular health specialty, employers are usually not allowed to enforce a non-compete agreement. So, if you are one of only five brain surgeons in your state who can perform a highly specialized procedure, you likely won't be limited in your job options by a non-compete agreement.
If you have any questions or need an employment attorney to review a non-compete agreement presented to you by your employer, please give us a call.


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1832 Martin Van Buren Handwritten Letter
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Two-page handwritten letter (one each side of a single sheet), dated August 2, 1832, signed by Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), eighth President of the United States. In his letter, Van Buren writes to his good friend and former law partner, Benjamin. F. Butler, apparently seeking his advice. Although the decipherment of Van Buren's penmanship is challenging, we can make out a few passages. In part:
I regretted soon after my letter had gone that I made any suggestion about your coming down for fear there might be some difficulty or possible objection to your doing so...I shall go to Kinderhook tomorrow...I have promised to advise Gov. Throop...I shall remain there till Albany is free of Cholera...From that place I can be in constant communication with you...I send you the letter of the Committee...for criticism. Say in your own words what you would say in my situation. Review (?) it with some of my friends...& consult with & give to me your reply. I have already been guilty of some delay...Your affectionate and devoted friend, M Van Buren.
Both the text and signature have been scripted in black ink and grade "8/9." Van Buren had been nominated for vice president on the Andrew Jackson ticket at the 1832 Democratic National Convention, which was held in May. Both Van Buren and Butler were leading members of the Albany Regency, a small group of politicians who controlled the New York State government from 1822 to 1838. Van Buren, who earlier had served as Secretary of State under Jackson, also later served as his vice president, before succeeding him as President in 1837. Butler later served as United States Attorney General under both Jackson and Van Buren. The letter (8 x 12.75 inches) displays a number of vertical and horizontal fold lines, a number of tiny edge tears, and a few small areas of light discoloration. In Very Good condition overall. LOA from James Spence/JSA. Reserve $200. Estimate $400+. SOLD FOR $533


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Calcium (af calcis; det latinske ord for kalk) er det 20. grundstof i det periodiske system, og har det kemiske symbol Ca: Under normale temperatur- og trykforhold optræder dette jordalkalimetal som et gråligt metal der er blødere end bly.

Kemiske egenskaber

Calcium er et reaktionsvilligt metal, som angribes af både ilten og kvælstoffet i den atmosfæriske luft og derved danner henholdsvis calciumoxid og calciumnitrid. Det reagerer også med vand, under dannelse af gasformig brint samt calciumhydroxid.

Calcium brænder med en karakteristisk rødorange flamme som kan "afsløre" stoffet i en flammeprøve, men derudover kan man påvise kationer af calcium, strontium og barium ved hjælp af f.eks. svovlsyre: Calcium danner et hvidt bundfald der ikke opløses i den sure blanding.

Forekomst og udvinding
Calcium indtager femtepladsen på en liste over de mest udbredte grundstoffer i Jordens skorpe. På grund af dets reaktionsvillighed findes calcium ikke i fri, metallisk form i naturen, men altid i kemiske forbindelser med andre stoffer, f.eks. som kalksten, gips og fluorit.

Verdens største krystaller findes i form af calciumsulfat i Cueva de los Cristales (kaldet Crystal Cave of the Giants på engelsk), en hule under Chihuahua-ørknen i Mexico.

Rent, metallisk calcium udvindes ved elektrolyse af smeltet calciumfluorid, om end andre calciumholdige salte også kunne bruges. Man kan også isolere calcium ved at reducere et calciumsalt med et mere reaktionsvilligt metal, f.eks. strontium, men behovet for det rene, mere reaktionsvillige metal gør denne metode økonomisk urentabel.

Tekniske anvendelser
Calcium bruges til at reducere mineraler der indeholder metaller som uran, vanadium, zirconium og thorium, til de rene metaller, og til at fjerne oxider, svovl og kulstof fra legeringer med blandt andet jern. Calcium indgår desuden i legeringer med aluminium, beryllium, kobber, bly og magnesium, og som en kemisk bestanddel af cement og mørtel. I fyrværkeri giver calciumsalte anledning til orange farver.

Historie
Eksistensen af calcium har været kendt siden det 1. århundrede, hvor romerne fremstillede kalk i form af calciumoxid, men først i 1808 lykkedes det Sir Humphry Davy at isolere metallisk calcium ved elektrolyse af en blanding af calciumoxid og kviksølvoxid. Han havde hørt at Berzelius og Pontin havde haft held til at skabe et calcium-holdigt amalgam ved hjælp elektrolyse, så han prøvede selv metoden i sit forsøg på at isolere rent calcium.

Calcium i biologien
Calcium er essentielt for alle levende organismer; mange dyrearter indeholder mere calcium end noget andet metal. Stoffet spiller en rolle for transmissionen af impulser i nerverne, reguleringen af hjerterytmen, blodets størkning, musklernes sammentrækning samt cellernes væskebalance, og det er en væsentlig "byggesten" i knogler og tænder. Man har desuden fundet ud af at calcium spiller en rolle i produktionen af lymfevæske.

Derfor har levende væsener brug for et vist kvantum calciumforbindelser i deres føde. Hos mennesker er optagelsen af calcium afhængig af tilstedeværelsen af C- og D-vitaminer. Et utilstrækkeligt optag af calcium hæmmer dannelsen af ben og tænder, mens for meget calcium giver anledning til nyresten – dette kan dog modvirkes med B6-vitamin og magnesium. Behovet er størst i perioder hvor organismen er i vækst; i barndommen og under graviditet.  Lav calcium-koncentration i blodet ("hypokalcæmi") giver Trousseau-tegn.

Mejeriprodukter som mælk og ost er velkendte kilder til calcium i kosten, men også visse grøntsager som grønkål og broccoli, samt tang og nødder og frø som f.eks. mandler og sesamfrø er rige på calcium.

Calcium og ernæring
Mange tror, at vi kun har brug for calcium, mens vi er børn og knoglerne vokser, men knoglevævet er faktisk levende væv med blodtilførsel og nerver. Der sker en konstant nedbrydning og genopbygning af knoglevævet gennem hele livet – derfor er det så vigtigt, at vi får en løbende tilførsel af kalcium. Faktisk fornyes ca. 10 % af knoglerne hvert år – og derfor er det vigtigt livet igennem at få nok kalcium, protein og andre vigtige stoffer igennem det vi spiser og drikker.

Isotoper af calcium
Calcium har fire stabile isotoper; 40Ca, 42Ca, 43Ca og 44Ca, samt to radioaktive isotoper, 46Ca og 48Ca, med så lange halveringstider at de i praksis kan betegnes som stabile. Naturligt forekommende calcium består for 97 procents vedkommende af isotopen 40Ca.

Eksterne links og henvisninger

Jordalkalimetaller
Calciumforbindelser

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Sounds Around Town :15th – 21st November
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Another busy week ahead in the music venues and pubs of this fair town, so without further ado…
Plenty to choose from for the fans of original music tonight, the biggest name being Tony Wright who comes to Level III courtesy of those awfully nice people at Sheer Music. You will know Tony as the frontman with Terrorvision and he is joined on this leg of his UK acoustic tour by former Black Spiders main man, Pete Spiby and a solo slice of HipRoute.
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Sounds Around Town: 29th May – 4th June
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I often get the feeling that I am the protagonist in the latest Dan Brown novel. But this time instead of being a Harvard Symbologist searching for the meaning of the Holy Grail or trying to save priests from an Illuminate plot, it is set in a west country railway town and I am on a break-neck, historic quest, unravelling clues and wrestling gig information from a shadowy cult made up of venue owners and promoters who have also sent an albino sound engineer to thwart my efforts. Still if Dan Brown's clichéd style holds true I will probably get paired up with a young, European stunner as the "will they, won't they" love interest, so things aren't so bad.
But safe guarding the descendant of Christ is one thing, I'm just trying to put together an accurate and informative gig guide and it really shouldn't be this difficult. I would have thought that in these fiscally tricky times, venues and promoters would be putting even more effort into trying to draw punters into their shows, but if an expert gig goer (and if experience is measured in hours spent leaning on a bar, pint in hand watching local bands then I am pretty top of my game) like myself can't root out the relevant information from websites and (anti-) social networking sites, then what hope has the casual enquirer. Come on folks, work with me here or don't moan when the door count to your gig only just scrapes double figures. Help me to help you before more venues go out of business or stop promoting music.
Anyway, with the information I have been able to wrestle from elusive, mystic guardians at gunpoint, here are some things to do over the coming week.
The Victoria has a bit of a treat for you tonight as those splendid chaps at Sheer Music bring Brighton band of the moment, Verses, to the stage. Intelligent, hook driven, dynamic rock music is on the menu and if you like what you hear you can be amongst one of the first to pick up their debut album, Feel It Faster. Support comes from the no less talented Take the Seven and local bands All Ears Avow and Somewhat Snakes.
Those looking for something all together more rootsy might find what they are looking for at The Beehive as Christopher Rees weaves soulful folk around spectral blues and ends up with a wonderfully unique sound.
If metal tributes are your thing, then there is only one place to be on Friday, The Victoria. The Big Four Tribute Band go further than similar acts, four times further in fact, as they replicate the music of Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica. Consisting of members of UK metallers, Betrayal, and with five years behind them in this guise, you know that they will be more than capable of pulling off such a feat.
Meanwhile, music biographer, musician and leader of his own personal band of Argonauts, Alan Clayson (pictured) will be fronting a show at The Beehive that pretty much defies description, so all I will say is go along, watch and make your own mind up about this truly original performer. The Arts Centre has The Ben Waters Band, energetic boogie piano at it's finest taking in rock, jive and ska, not only one of Jools Holland's top ten piano players but trivia fans might like to know that Ben is also PJ Harvey's cousin.
Saturday plays host to mainly covers and tributes, the music of Pink Floyd can be heard at The Victoria whilst 1000 Planets play a mix of rock, industrial and goth covers plus originals in a similar vein from this years release Pay The Price. Rock, pop and indie covers can be found at The Swiss Chalet courtesy of Switch and original music comes from the often shambolic, always entertaining Hamsters From Hell at The Castle. If you like the idea of mixing great food with sublime music then the dulcet and exotic tones of Skins and Strings will provide the perfect musical backdrop at Asiana in Old Town.
The penultimate mention is for Shaun Buswell's show on Tuesday. After setting himself the challenge to meet, write for, rehearse and gig with an orchestra of total strangers, he is now taking a Dave Gorman style presentation of the whole project to The Edinburgh Festival and you can catch a preview at The Victoria. Finally on Wednesday, stalwart jazzmen and all round good eggs, Gilmore 'n' Jaz play The Roaring Donkey.
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Sounds Around Town 25th April – 1st May
As most of you will be aware by now, the shock news of the last week is that Basement 73, the newly re-vamped, re-named, re-launched Furnace, has closed and the future of The Rolleston pub above it is still very uncertain. Whilst I can't speak about the specifics of what brought this about, as I just don't know the facts, I can make this very general statement. Any club, pub or music venue only exists by selling drinks and only thrives by doing so in large numbers. That obviously requires punters turning up to gigs. So every time you have taken the option of Saturday night TV or said "I'll catch them next time" was actually a metaphorical brick knocked out of the support structure of local music, i.e. the venues themselves. So now we find ourselves with no medium capacity venue at all in town, so for all those first album bands, rising stars and next big things, it's a trip to Oxford, Bristol or further afield for you all.
That said, if you venture up to The Victoria tonight, you will be able to see a band who may very well soon be found filed under "next big thing" The Lovers. Four seasoned musical veterans of the female persuasion join forces to make enchanting and sophisticated, indie pop, drenched in sumptuous harmonies. Support comes from the alt-country and rock blends of The Blue Trees plus the welcome return of Mel Hughes to the live arena.
Something decidedly different is to be found at The Beehive. Alan Clayson, devoid of his usual musical backing, The Argonauts (gedit?) puts on a show of Chanson, a lyrical French song form and something that fits neatly with his recent authorship of a Jacques Brel biography. Whilst Time Out thought his performance was one of "cult status", The Independent had to admit, "it is difficult to explain to the uninitiated what to expect." Make of that what you will.
Two big names arrive on Friday, those pioneers of dub, reggae and folk fusion, Dreadzone, are at The Victoria, if you haven't already got a ticket or know someone you can mug to get one, then best opt for the second option as the show has sold out. The second option is to be found at Riffs Bar in the form of Soft Ground. Who? I hear you cry. Well they are only the current musical vehicle for organist Verden Allen of Mott The Hopple fame. But more than that the band also features former Tigertailz drummer Matthew Blakout and Jamie Thyer, normally found leading The Worried Men.
Staying with Riffs Bar and Saturday sees another Secret Chord gig, this time featuring The Shudders pictured) in the headline spot. This eight legged groove machine mix up alt-country, lo-fi pop, folk and rock into the perfect party soundtrack. In support you will find the wonderfully subtle playing and hushed vocal tones of Rumour Shed and opening up is Stead, a London based troubadour of the old tradition whose songs are filled with an understated intensity and musical economy.
The Sunday afternoon session at The Beehive will be filled with the sound of vintage acoustic music and echoes of The Great American Songbook. Lisa Wiship and Andy Mathewson specialise in pre-war blues and ragtime, pop along for your own musical time machine.
Fans of jazz will want to get a good seat at Baker Street on Tuesday as The Craig Milverton Trio set out their musical stall. Craig is one of the countries top jazz pianists, often rubbing shoulders with the likes of Paul Jones and Scott Hamilton and he even played with Van Morrison and Buddy Guy…not a bad pedigree you have to admit.
And finally we come to our usual jumping off point, The Running Horse on Wednesday which features Drew Bryant and Michael Hennessy.
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Alan Clayson and the Argonauts at The Beehive, 23rd November
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First impressions…Well, The Beehive's a small backstreet pub and the sound check is like take-off at Houston. Instruments piled up like presents round a rich kids Christmas tree block the top end of the bar and a guy who later that night I come to revere as the Lawrence Olivier of rock flounces around tossing his white locks like some Druidic magician. This is Alan Clayson and he's performing with his incredibly talented band of Argonauts.
They've experience near mob-lynching's, punch ups and car chases as well as women AND men jumping on stage to tear off their clothes. They've headlined at The Marquee, the 100 Club, the Roundhouse and Amsterdam's Melkveg, so I wonder what they'll make of the Beehive audience. There are men on the stairs wearing more makeup than Alan, and the dance floor (the walk through from the bar to the toilet) sees a good deal of close up gyration as the night unfolds. For Argonauts everywhere the Beehive is a port in the storm.
The opening salvo is the song 'Superman'. A voiceover announces 'Germany Calling' while a siren blares and music indicative of impending attack ensures no one nips to the loo. Into the furore of battle steps the lead player in this theatrical bombardment, – Mr Alan Clayson, all Freddie Mercury stance mixed with wistful Elvis hip thrust, Frankie Howard expressions and Shirley Bassey gesticulation. On top of which we quickly realise he isn't fronting the band because he can sing in tune, – but he holds the trump card; he has CHARISMA as well as something pertinent to say about practically everything! I scan the audience as he performs…no one can take their eyes off of him.
Effusive lyrics are narratives of other times and places, like the battle for the skies in World War 2 where 'every passing plane is whispering your name'. I shiver as Young England/The Landlocked Sailor progresses. It sounds like the 60's and I almost expect a few droogs to march in the door, order pints of milk and demand Beethoven! It combusts into a hornpipe and suddenly we're all singing along to the chorus of 'rock and roll me over'.
The influence of Roger Waters seeps through the story telling, the progressive key changes and trampolining tempos, the stops and starts, the fast and slows. As if to confirm their allegiance they play Arnold Layne, Pink Floyd's 1967 hit, which turns into a psychedelic discord fest that reassembles into robust rock. We're also treated to a swing version of the '50's hit 'On the Street Where you live', and experience some of Alan's harmonica hocus-pocus in 'Sol Nova' – it's all over – not the most optimistic of The Argonauts repertoire, but lugubriously atmospheric.
The Argonauts are tighter than a fat girl's girdle. The saxophone integrates then stands alone, reaching in and out of the compositions, and keyboard, guitars and drums all move around Alan's songs like the well-oiled articulated joints of a fully wound automaton. I loved the backing vocals in Pagan Mercia, which he likes to call 'The Anglo Saxon Blues', – see what this guy does? He dips into any subject and colours it with musical subtleties and the colours are violets and azures, not your plain old primaries.
Clayson leads his Argonauts holistically, familiar phrases are turned inside out, ('what a difference a 'decade' makes'), interweaving wisdom with hammy, artifice with truth and serving up poignant plates of powerful imagery and folk-like balladry as in 'Days in Old Rotterdam.'
Would I see this band again? Hell yes, and hire a coach to take my mates. This was multi-layered entertainment and I couldn't believe it was all for free! Any songwriter who has one of his songs sung by the winner of the Indonesian version of Pop idol has to know something about universal appeal. What was I saying about Druidic Magician?
If you want to find out more about this loaded gun of fun theatricals then go to
www.alanclayson.com
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Sounds Around Town: 22nd – 28th November
How do you get what is officially the busiest week in Swindon's musical history into just 700 (ish) words? Let me demonstrate.
Starting tonight out at Riffs Bar, neo-progressive rock royalty will be making a two-pronged attack on your senses in the form of Credo and Landmarq. Fans of the likes of Pendragon, Marillion and IQ should make no plans to be anywhere else. The name Larry "Mud" Morganfield might not mean much to a lot of people, but if I tell you that he is the son of blues icon Muddy Waters, is virtually indistinguishable from his fathers sound and that he is playing the Art Centre tonight, you may just want to pop along and catch a what will undoubtedly be an amazing show.
At the Beehive, the regular Acoustic Buzz Session brings you the best in roots music, this time headlined by the Bluegrass influenced Rosellys. English folk meets sumptuous Americana vocal harmonies comes courtesy of The Black Feathers and the hosts, Blind River Scare will be kicking the night off in fine style.
On Friday The MECA also gets in on the folk vibe with Foster and Allen (not to be confused with Mulligan and O'Hare) purveyors of broad appeal crossover Celtic folk and gorgeous ballads. Also to be found filed under "musical legend" Amen Corner founder Andy Fairweather-Low is at the Art Centre with his band The Low Riders. And whilst we are dealing with the town's bigger venues, it pains me to have to tell you that Rizzle Kicks are at The Oasis.
The Beehive continues it's tradition of booking supremely unique bands, with a return visit from Clayson and The Argonauts, a baroque and roll phenomena who, in a parallel universe, should have been bigger than the Beatles. At only 19 Laurence Jones is being hailed as the head boy of a new blues breed, rocked up sounds imbued with optimism, showmanship, feeling and groove and all free at The Rolleston, whilst next door in The Furnace, Betty and The Page will be dishing out rockabilly, old school rock and roll, swing and skiffle. Quiff-tastic!
Saturday is where a difficult choice has to be made as two of the town's most popular bands have launch gigs for new releases and unless you believe Erwin Schrödinger, you can't be in two places at once. Maestros of Quantum glock-rock, Super Squarecloud (pictured), are at Riffs Bar to promote their latest weird and wonderful collection of sounds that goes by the name of The Stanford Torus e.p. (highly recommended) which pushes them equally into strange experimentalism and pop accessibility at the same time. They are supported by Nudybronque, now a three-piece and more fired up and edgy than they ever were, plus a rare local outing for The Listening Device. For those not in the know, and if not, why not? The Listening Device is a wonderfully ambient, progressive rock band displaying all the technical ability that that implies and an unexpected Waitsian vocal growl on top.
Whilst that takes place, SkyBurnsRed will be launching their new music at The Furnace. Violin fueled grooves, big guitar riffs, eastern vibes and punchy memorable songs, what's not to like? And remember, the last time they played The Furnace people were picking bits of violin out of the walls for days to come! Not to be missed. Add to that The Street Orphans will be supplying driven, dynamic indie anthems as only they can. Also on the bill, up from Portsmouth is Yours Truly, a rock band who manages to do that rare thing of combining brains with brawn, melody with muscle, rock and roll the way God intended. (I know because, he told me!)
Other options are, rhythm and blues mayhem from The Hamsters From Hell in The Rolleston, David Lynch's new musical vehicle, The Labradors at The Fox and Hounds in Haydon Wick and any prog fans who didn't satisfy their musical thirst earlier on in the week should head to The Victoria for a tribute to the Fish era of Aylesbury's favourite sons with Still-Marillion.
If ska-inspired rap/rock sounds your cup of Darjeeling then it's The Victoria again on Sunday. Having just toured supporting Sonic Boom Six, Imperial Leisure are one hell of a party – big tunes, an energetic live show and one of the best front men in the business. Support comes from home-grown ska-punksters Slagerij.
Final mention of the week is for The Elijah at the 12 Bar on Monday; brilliantly atmospheric, ambient post-rock that surprisingly works in screamo vocal delivery and old school shoegaze indie. Can you imagine that? No? Best go down and check them out. Similar contradictory collisions work wonders for support band If Heroes Should Fail, whilst Homeland take the more expected but no less well executed melodic hardcore route.
Apologies to the dozen or so gigs that there wasn't room to mention, I guess this week the music scene just became a victim of its own success. Who'd have thought?
Tags: acoustic buzz sessions, alan clayson and the argonauts, amen corner, andy fairweather-low, betty and the page, black feathers (the), blind river scare, credo, elijah (the), foster and allen, hamsters from hell, homeland, if heroes should fail, imperial leisure, labradors (the), landmarq, larry mud morganfield, laurence jones band, listening device (the), nudy bronque, rizzle kicks, rosellys (the), skyburnsred, sonic boom six, stillmarillion, street orphans (the), super squarecloud, yours truly
Sounds Around Town – 17th – 23rd May
This may not be the busiest week for music but it is certainly one that pound for pound (can we still say pound and not be fined by the grey suited autocrats of Brussels?) carries a lot of clout. So we will start as we mean to go on with a band all the way from Milwaukee, a city famous for good beer, a life-sized statue of The Fonz and Direct Hit! who play The Furnace tonight. Part Ramones, part Andrew WK it's raucous punk pop at it's finest. Who better to support such an act as our own ska-punk superheroes, Slagerij, the almost unpronounceable Priceduifkes from Belgium and intense local hardcore super group, Scythes.
And if you think that's good, wait till you get a load of what's going on further up the hill. The Victoria plays host to a band who seem to be quickly rising through the ranks and it's easy to see why. SkyBurnsRed (alloneword!) manage to mix the majesty and sweeping grandeur of the violin with raw alt-rock guitar and complex, eastern vibed rhythms. If that isn't enough then support comes in the guise of The Naturals, up from Bristol and sounding like a collision between My Bloody Valentine and Sigur Ros, if you can imagine such a thing and The Playmakers who also have more than a touch of the post punk guitar swagger about them and who will be a playing a lunchtime gig at Rise Records before kicking this all off.
Middle Earth comes to The Beehive with the story telling meets folk-prog strangeness of Ash Mandrake.
Pun of the week must go to Fridays Beehive booking, the legendary Alan Clayson and the Argonauts…geddit? a strange and quintisentially English mix of John Otway style R'n'B, Tom Robinson song crafting and the camp and quirk of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band.
A bit out of town but a gig so good it really deserves a mention, The Bell on The Green in Devizes has a great slice of old school rock, headed by ex-Terrorvision man Danny Lamberts current musical vehicle, Hellbound Hearts, a three piece forged of an industrial strength rhythm section and buzz saw guitars. Support comes from White Knuckle Bride, a band who I can't recommend highly enough and Burnthru.
Saturday has something for every one. Back at The Victoria and Cheltenham's finest alt-country punks Jim Lockey and The Solemn Sun who sit somewhere between the agit-folk of Frank Turner and the anthemic rock of The Gaslight Anthem breeze into town. If that wasn't enough, Support comes in the shape of the haunting and haunted, sweeping and cinematic Old Colours and new kid on the block Mike Bezzer.
Teenage Kicks at The Furnace will cater for the young pop-punksers in town with a cracking line up headed by Beyond The Break and Hands Down with Year of The Thief and Post 12. For the really heavy serving suggestion however, the place to be is at The 12 Bar. South West Hardcore celebrate their first anniversary of running the heaviest sounds in town and as is only fitting they have an all-dayer where you can experience Rising From Death, Lifeline and Sleepwalkers to name just a few.
For the laid back Sunday lunchtime vibes, you can either head up to The Arts Centre to catch Mr Love and Justice and their blend of retro-pop melodies, folky vibes and socially aware lyrics or The Beehive for Cole Stacey, who not only matches skilful folk arrangements with heartfelt soaring lyrics, but who also comes with Steve "Show of Hands" Knightley's seal of approval. More rootsy music can be found that evening at The Rolleston with the welcome return of ex-Alarm guitarist, Dave Sharp and his brand of blue-collar bluesy Americana.
In a week of originality, the best is left to last. Detroit popsters, Johnny Headband (pictured), blend synth driven space pop jams with soaring atmospherics and alluring warped disco grooves. It's as much about the theatricality as it is about the dancebility and if one of the guys on stage at The Victoria looks familiar it's because he used to be in Electric 6, though for some reason has changed his name from the very reasonable Smorgasbord, to the more unlikely Keith Thompson. Hardly the stuff of rock and roll!
Tags: alan clayson and the argonauts, alarm (the), ali finneran, ash mandrake, beyond the break, burnthru, cole stacey, dave sharp, direct hit, electric 6, hands down, hellbound hearts, jim lockey and the solemn sun, johnny headband, lifeline, mike bezzer, mr love and justice, naturals (the), old colours, playmakers (the), post 12, priceduifkes (the), rising from death, scythes, skyburnsred, slagerij, sleepwalkers, terrorvision, white knuckle bride, year of the thief


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OnePlus Boss Says Foldables Are Limited by Current Tech, So Don't Expect One From Them Anytime Soon
Shabana Arif
OnePlus CEO, Pete Lau, has said that foldable devices have "shortcomings" that would lead to a shoddy product that he doesn't want as part of the brand.
Talking on his first podcast appearance, Lau was asked about his take on foldable phones and - via his interpreter - said that while the company had looked into it, it wasn't something that was ultimately acted upon because the tech for the display just isn't up to snuff.
"Foldable is actually an example of something that we have looked into but not pursued. That's because, in looking into the application of what's currently available for foldable screen technology, we haven't found that the significant advantage or value that's brought that isn't outweighed by the shortcomings or the disadvantages of the current state of the technology," Lau explained.
"If you look at the fold and the current foldable technology devices, it's very large and not very clean or a very crisp fold. That also currently results in a lot of screen creasing or issues with where the fold is in the screen. This isn't something that I can accept in products that are built. Only when the technology is able to get to the level where that folds can be really crisp and not impact the screen at where the fold happens is when it could be potentially usable or potentially applicable," he added.
Lau also cited the plastic materials used to make the screens aren't scratch resistant, so until a foldable scratch resistant glass appears, he's not on board. Samsung's next foldable (possibly called the Galaxy Bloom or the Galaxy Z Flip) is reported to be using a new material dubbed Ultra Thin Glass (UTG), so we'll have to see if that sways Lau's mind on the subject. But it's clear that he'd rather wait for the technology to develop rather than make the same mistake that Samsung did with the Galaxy Fold. [The Verge]
This post originally appeared on Gizmodo UK, which is gobbling up the news in a different timezone.


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No Lockdown for women's rights – Poland shows the way
|In Updates
|By Deepesh Gupta
Abortions happen every day, in every country of the world. Over half of all unintended pregnancies end in abortion, with WHO estimating that around 56 million abortions take place globally each year.
Access to safe abortion is essential because there is enormous unmet need of contraceptives and it is detrimental to women's choice, and reproductive autonomy. During emergencies like Covid -19 pandemic, such access becomes even more critical. The national lockdown also includes travel restrictions that many countries have imposed. This means it will impede contact with medical providers and pharmacies leading to reduced access to contraception of all kinds, including implants. These realities of women are bound to be compounded with the looming threat of reduced supply of commodities that global suppliers are already warning off!
While the speed with which governments like the U.S. have suspended abortion care during the pandemic highlights the fragility of abortion services, the efforts that we see in Poland today reaffirms the power of collectives, and more importantly the power of women's collectives. The proposed ban imposed on abortion services in Poland stands thwarted by women's groups, activists and rights advocates. While street protests are not possible, as Poland banned group gatherings, women, activists and campaigners took to social media and launched a "lockdown virtual demonstration" under the hashtag #ProtestAtHome. What the Polish experience indicates is that "rights" and especially women's reproductive rights and autonomy cannot be locked down. When opposition heightens, activists and collectives find new means of expression and protest.
The Polish example has important lessons for our region. South Asia has the advantage of a vibrant civil society movement with a leading space occupied by women's organisations which have rallied together to bring in significant changes in the policy environment. The recent example in India of affirmative amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) spearheaded by rights groups is a clear example. The examples that we are seeing from Poland, or UK where government has changed regulation on abortion pills for enabling its accessibility is a two way learning. First, that women's rights and bodily integrity is under increased threat during the COVID 19 times. Second, that women are unstoppable when it comes to bodily autonomy. They can defy these threats despite the lockdowns. For Asia, countries such as Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Maldives where the category under which abortion is permissible continues to be extremely restrictive, it is high time to segregate states interventions from woman's autonomy. The learnings from the success of women in Poland is a call for action for a vibrant and modern women's movement in the region.
The power of the collective has never been this important as it is now. The time is opportune to find new mediums and expressions to affirm that women's rights and reproductive autonomy cannot be under a lockdown!
Mr. Deepesh Gupta
Sr. Project Advisor OLE and Focal Point Gender, IPPF SARO
Ms. Neha Chauhan
Sr. Technical Advisor, Advocacy and Accountability, IPPF SARO
Beyond First Trimester Abortions Services Amid COVID19
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So, Smith and McKenzie (both sometime Somerset players, as various people with Taunton connections have enjoyed pointing out) broke the world record, and South Africa beat Bangladesh. It didn't make very much impression on me, though. Although some highlights were shown in the UK I didn't manage to see them, and, for all the intermittent signs that Bangladesh are improving, they remain Test cricket's biggest whipping boys.
However, it's good news for South Africa ahead of their trip to England this summer, and a feather in the cap of a player (McKenzie) who, until fairly recently, had joined my mental 'what happened to him' file. Not bad for Smith either, but then he's a bit more used than most to scoring Test double centuries.
No, for me the most enjoyable and resonant cricket of the weekend encompassed Tendulkar's match-winning ODI ton at the SCG. As the commentators never stopped telling us, he hadn't previously made a one-day century in Australia, and it was clear from very early on that he really wanted this one. Personally I think the small signs of age-related decline have been observable in him for some time now, but only in so far as he bats like a player who is merely outstandingly good rather than apparently immortal. Innings such as yesterday, all command and nous (apart from some of his running), serve to remind you what a great batsman looks like, even if it's one who won't see his 34th birthday again.
This is not something which can be said about Rohit Sharma, who gives off unmistakeable signs of class and temperamental solidity.
I suspect that he'll be around long after Tendulkar has left the stage, but, for now, all that matters is what happens in Brisbane tomorrow.
Labels: Graeme Smith, Neil McKenzie, Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar
Owing Nothing
Grinding to a Halt
True Genius
Interesting Player
Not Losing Sleep
Hair's Back
Drifting Back
Harmison and Hoggard: The Future
Bloody Stupid
Streak Bowler
The Axe Falls
A Slow Game and a Revelation
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Fixed functional Class II correctors create a winning situation for doctors, patients, and staff and a predictable, positive experience. Dr. Alvetro will discuss case selection and presentation. She will also demonstrate that the Class II Appliance is an easy, cost effective tool in patient and practice management. She will share pearls and clinical tips.


Roland Hofbauer, M.D.; Alan David Kaye, M.D., Ph.D.; Bernhard Gmeiner, M.D., Ph.D.; Franz X. Lackner, M.D.; Michael Frass, M.D.
Academic activity in European countries has increased steadily in recent years. However, there is little data about the relative activities in the different nations. To explore this, we analyzed the Medline-indexed publications from 16 European countries appearing between 1965 and September 1999. We searched for all publications (exclusive of letters and case reports) that were attributed to departments of An(a)esthesia, An(a)esthesiology, or Anaesthesiologie. We also defined the total population and the number of medical schools in each of the 16 countries and used these values to construct two indexes. The first was the total number of publications from a country divided by the number of medical schools in that nation. The second was total publications per 106population. The results are shown in table 1.
It can be seen easily that there are large variations in publication rates adjusted for either the total number of medical schools or population. Sweden, Denmark, and Austria lead the list when publications are adjusted for the number of schools, whereas Sweden, Finland, and Denmark lead when adjusted by population.
If publication rates are an accurate representation of the research productivity of the anesthesia community, these numbers indicate that there are major differences between different European countries—differences that are not related to the number of medical faculties or populations. It is tempting to argue that these differences reflect relative political and financial support for research in the specialty. However, a substantial amount of additional data would be needed to permit that hypothesis to be evaluated.
Roland Hofbauer, Alan David Kaye, Bernhard Gmeiner, Franz X. Lackner, Michael Frass; Clinical and Experimental Research in Anesthesiology in Europe at the Change of the Millennium. Anesthesiology 2001;94(1):183.


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Rafael Wieser (* 19. Juli 1985 in Hall in Tirol) ist ein österreichischer Schauspieler.

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Rafael Wieser verbrachte seine Kindheit und Jugend in Innsbruck in Tirol. Während einer kaufmännischen Lehre entdeckte er die Schauspielerei für sich. Nach der Abendschule begann er ohne spezielle Motivation ein Studium der Erziehungswissenschaften an der Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck. Um jedoch eine solide Schauspielausbildung zu erhalten, zog er nach Wien. Dort schloss er die Ausbildung an der Schauspielakademie Elfriede Ott 2013 mit einem Diplom der paritätischen Kommission ab.

Bereits während seiner Ausbildung bei Elfriede Ott war er als Schauspieler auf den unterschiedlichsten Bühnen zu sehen. In der Spielzeit 2010/11 war er am Theater in der Josefstadt für Todestanz/Lebenstanz unter der Regie von Günter Krämer engagiert und 2013/14 spielte er in Hochzeit auf Italienisch unter der Regie von Thomas Birkmeir. 2013 gastierte er bei den Nestroyspelen Schwechat in Die beiden Herren Söhne, Regie: Peter Gruber. Es folgten weitere Engagements am Theater der Jugend Wien. In der Spielzeit 2013/14 war er als Danny Wallace in Nennt mich nicht Ismael! unter der von Regie von Stefan Behrendt sowie als Professor in Emil und die Detektive unter der Regie von Gerald Maria Bauer zu sehen. In der Spielzeit 2014/15 verkörperte er die Rolle des Klinge in Freak in der Regie von Sandra Cervik und 2015/16 war er Klas in Kalle Blomquist lebt gefährlich zu sehen.

Ab 2016 war er bis 2021 jeden Sommer am Stadttheater Berndorf unter der Intendanz von Kristina Sprenger zu sehen. 2022 spielte er erneut am Theater der Jugend in dem Stück Supergute Tage in einer Inszenierung von Carmen Schwarz.

Er seit 2018 vermehrt auch für Film und Fernsehen tätig.

Rafael Wieser lebt in Wien.

Weblinks

 Rafael Wieser bei castupload.com

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Pupils sign up to new construction diploma
By Joey Gardiner, Joey Gardiner Joey Gardiner2008-09-04T12:29:00+01:00
More than 3,000 children set to study for newly launched construction and built environment diploma this year
Pupils starting school this week have the opportunity to learn about construction and housing for the first time with the launch of the construction and built environment diploma.
The diploma, part of a new range of qualifications designed to ensure that all children can stay in learning until they are 17, includes topics on the management of built assets as well as lessons on housing tenure and community management. It also addresses issues of design and sustainability of construction.
The department for children schools and families said that 3,054 children had signed up the new diploma. In total five new vocational qualifications have been launched, which can be taken to both GCSE and A-Level equivalent standard.
Sarah Webb, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Housing, which helped develop the diploma, said: "Perhaps if the built environment diploma had been in place 20 years ago we wouldn't now be seeing soaring repossession levels.
We don't teach our kids about one of the most fundamental life-skills - housing - and then we expect them to make rational decisions as adults. That's one of the reasons I'm so proud that CIH is part of the government's new diplomas."
Diploma to double intake
Places on the construction and built environment diploma will be doubled for September 2009, under plans announced by the government.
Government under fire over diploma launch
Industry bodies have attacked the government over its launch of the construction diploma, saying employers have been left with little confidence in it, writes Sarah Richardson.
'Excellent' response to construction Diploma
Construction diploma is 'oversubscribed' in some areas though takeup by students of all Diplomas is lower than expected


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The Oxford Encyclopedia of the History of American Science, Medicine, and Technology
Edited by: Hugh Richard Slotten
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Hugh Richard Slotten, editor in chief
Hugh Richard Slotten is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. During the 2010/2011 academic year, he was the Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum. He is the author of three major books in the history of technology and science in the United States: Radio's Hidden Voice: The Origins of Public Broadcasting in the United States (University of Illinois Press, 2009); Radio and Television Regulation: Broadcast Technology in the United States, 1920-1960 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000); and Patronage, Practice, and the Culture of American Science: Alexander Dallas Bache and the U.S. Coast Survey (Cambridge University Press, 1994).
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John Wyer (ur. 11 grudnia 1909 roku w Kidderminster, zm. w 1989 roku w Scottsdale) – brytyjski inżynier wyścigowy i menadżer zespołów wyścigowych.

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Wyer przez lata kierował zespołem startującym w wyścigach długodystansowych, między innymi w 24-godzinnym wyścigu Le Mans oraz innych wyścigów zaliczanych do klasyfikacji Mistrzostw Świata Samochodów Sportowych. W 1949 roku został menadżerem zespołu Aston Martin, z którym zwyciężył w 24-godzinnym wyścigu Le Mans w 1959 roku. W latach 1957–1959 zespół był najlepszy także w wyścigu 1000 km Nürburgring.

W 1963 roku Wyer opuścił Aston Martin i przeniósł do Forda. Po zakończeniu działalności Forda w 1967 roku Wyer i John Willment utworzyli JW Automotive Engineering Ltd (JWA), który odniósł sukces w 24-godzinnym wyścigu Le Mans już w latach 1968–1969 zwyciężając w tym wyścigu.

We współpracy z Gulf Oil stworzono prototyp Mirage M-1, który w 1967 roku zwyciężył w wyścigu 1000 km Spa. Jednak po zmianie przepisów samochód ten nie mógł osiągnąć sukcesów w najwyższej klasie prototypów. Dlatego też powrócono do Forda GT40, który prócz zwycięstw w Le Mans, był najlepszy także w Mistrzostwach Świata Samochodów Sportowych.

Od 1969/1970 roku używano samochodu Porsche 917, który w kilku kolejnych sezonach walczył z Ferrari 512 Martini Racing. W latach 1970–1971 JWA odniósł wiele zwycięstw, jednak zabrakło zwycięstwa w 24-godzinnym wyścigu Le Mans.

W 1972 roku, po ponownej zmianie przepisów, powrócono do samochodu Mirage, używając silnika Cosworth DFV. W pierwszych trzech latach zespół borykał się z problemami wytrzymałościowymi. Jednak w 1975 roku odniesiono sukces zwyciężając w 24-godzinnym wyścigu Le Mans. Rok później Wyer wycofał się z wyścigów samochodowych.

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Urodzeni w 1909
Zmarli w 1989
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Before Margaux arrived, I flew to Nashville where Tory's 2 sisters-in-law along with her lifelong best friend threw her a baby shower brunch.
Hostesses Heather, Tory (mom-to-be), Katie and Hope.
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Dr. phil. Ferdinand Gustav Kühne (pseudonym Mondsteiner, 21. prosince 1806, Magdeburg – 20. dubna 1888, Drážďany) byl německý spisovatel, básník, dramatik a literární kritik.

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Ve 12 letech se přestěhoval se svojí rodinou z rodného Magdeburgu do Berlína, kde absolvoval tamější gymnázium. V letech 1826–1830 studoval v Berlíně literární dějiny a filosofii (mj. u Friedricha Schleiermachera a Friedricha Hegela). V roce 1830 byl v Erlangenu jmenován doktorem filozofie.

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Mezi jeho nejznámější díla patří např.:
 Deutsche Charaktere (1864)
 Mein Tagebuch in bewegter Zeit (Autobiografie, 1863)
 Prag. Böhmisch, Deutsch und Czechisch (Leipzig, 1857)
 Deutsche Männer und Frauen: Eine Gallerie von Charakteren (1851)
 Europa. Chronik der gebildeten Welt (1849)
 Die Rebellen von Irland (novela, 1840)
 Klosternovellen (1838)
 Eine Quarantäne im Irrenhause: Novelle aus den Papieren eines Mondsteiners (1835)

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Mr. Chattan Kunjara Na Ayudhya, TAT Deputy Governor for International Marketing – Asia and the South Pacific, delivered the following speech at the Thailand Media Briefing, ATF 2019, held on Thursday, 17 January, 2019, from 09.00-09.45 Hrs., at Quang Ninh Exhibition of the Planning and Expo Centre (QNEPEC) in Halong Bay, Vietnam.
Sawasdee khrap and good morning distinguished guests, members of the media, ladies and gentlemen.
On behalf of the Thai tourism industry, I would like to welcome you all here at the Thirty-eighth ASEAN Tourism Forum in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh's most famous UNESCO Natural Wonder of Vietnam. With the theme "ASEAN: THE POWER OF ONE", the event is designed to promote tourism to and within the ASEAN region.
Throughout this year, Thailand has an important role as the ASEAN chairman. Under the theme of "Advancing Partnership for Sustainability", we will seek to develop an ASEAN community, which is people-centred, leaves no one behind, and looks to the future.
The Thai tourism industry recorded total international arrivals of 38 million, up by seven percent that generated an estimated 62 billion USD (2 trillion Baht), up by 10 percent over 2017. China headed the list with more than 10 million arrivals.
In 2019, TAT has set a growth target of six percent and 10 percent in arrival numbers and tourism revenue, respectively from the international market. Meanwhile, we expect to see an increase of seven percent for the number of arrivals and 11 percent for tourism revenue in the ASEAN market.
Allow me to tell you briefly about the Vietnam market. Vietnam is one of Thailand's most vibrant short-haul markets. In 2018, Thailand recorded for the first time to welcome over 1 million visitors from Vietnam. We hope to see continuity on this growth.
Thailand now has 240 weekly flights (operated by Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways, Thai Vietjet, Jetstar Pacific Airlines, Nok Air, Thai AirAsia, Thai Lion Air, Vietjet Air, and Vietnam Airlines) linking key cities; such as, Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Phu Quoc, Da Nang and Dalat to Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai. We expect to see a six percent increase in Vietnamese visitors coming to Thailand this year.
The official government policy now is to ensure that the nation is prosperous and sustainable, and pursues development in line with the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy.
In line with the government's policy, TAT has followed our corporate plan (2018-2021), which positions Thailand as a world-class destination in a sustainable way as well as stimulates the economy of the rural areas by prioritising 55 secondary destinations and reduce the income disparity between the urban and rural areas.
Positioning Thailand as a "Preferred Destination" by offering quality products and services while maintaining a balance between the demand and supply side.
Stimulating expenditure and expanding the mid-high income market segments; such as, by emphasising on fine-dining Michelin star restaurants (Michelin Guide Book – Bangkok, Phuket, Phang Nga).
Expanding niche markets; such as, luxury, weddings and honeymoons, sports tourism, and health and wellness.
Thailand is now working intensively to promote its emerging tourism destinations in a way that better balances both seasonality and distribution. The goal is to achieve a more even distribution of visitors between urban and rural areas, as well in the months of travel. We also want to encourage more travel during weekdays to reduce pressure on the weekends.
However, I have to say that it is not an easy task to select a destination to promote. We are well aware of the over-tourism issues. That's why TAT has carefully hand selected these destinations with due consideration both in terms of tourism demand as well as accessibility, adequate availability of accommodation, readiness of the local communities, and marketable opportunities; all of which are vital for promotion in the international markets.
Tier 1: Provinces that are ready to be sold; such as, Nan, Buri Ram, Chumphon, and Trat.
Tier 2: Provinces that require intensive promotion; such as, Chiang Rai, Nakhon Phanom, and Satun.
Tier 3: Provinces that should be promoted for a day trip; such as, Phrae, Lamphun, and Kalasin.
I am delighted to tell you that Khon Kaen, one of the major provinces in Northeastern Thailand recently crossed the record of visitor numbers to over five million person/trips. This achievement will provide more potential to use Khon Kaen as a hub city and to link it to promote nearby secondary cities; such as, Udon Thani, Nong Khai, and Kalasin.
From this model, we aim to promote the emerging destination with a major destination that matches to each market's preference; such as, Chiang Mai will be promoted with Lampang and Chiang Rai while Phuket will be promoted with Satun and Trang.
As Thailand is very committed to developing a further understanding of environmental mindfulness among Thai and foreign visitors, we encourage all to join us in the development of the sustainable tourism sector. Here are a few items to mention.
Now, plastic bags and Styrofoam containers has been banned from being taken into any of Thailand's national parks or zoos.
Also, Phuket's public and private sectors recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) of the Phuket Sustainable Tourism Blueprint 2018 to initiate the 'No Foam, No Plastic' campaign with the effort to encourage local shops and people to switch entirely to paper or eco-friendly bags and drinking straws.
With regards to recognition, Nan province was selected as the No. 1 ASEAN Clean Tourist City Standard at the ATF 2018 while Krabi was awarded the "Global Low-carbon Ecological Scenic Spot" at the 2018 Annual Session of the Global Forum on Human settlements and Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements Awards.
The "Amazing Thailand Open to the New Shades" is still being used as our communication concept throughout this year. However, we have enhanced it by offering Thai Unique Local Experiences with "The Millions of Hidden Shades" perspective to the audience.
As diversity is what makes Thailand amazing and we believe that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, we have come up with the concept of letting visitors obtain experiences from the local people and open their minds to see the aspects of Thailand's beauty through their own perspectives.
To give you a better understanding about our communication concept, I would like to show you this VDO. Please enjoy.
It is an honour that Thailand was voted the world's Best Country for People by readers of Conde Nast Traveller UK in the 2018 Readers' Travel Awards. This award is our encouragement to retain the biggest asset of the Thai people: our friendliness, generosity, and hospitality. This is another shade of Thailand we would like to communicate more in the years ahead.
ASEAN Together Run 2019: Starting from 18 September, 2018, to 8 August, 2019, TAT has organised the ASEAN Together Run 2019 to promote tourism with ASEAN countries under the concept of 'Run and Travel' through a Virtual Run, which encourages people to run anywhere in the ASEAN countries.
The run is open to all levels starting from a fun run of 5 kilometres up to 200 kilometres at an ultra-level. The highlight is the medal designed with the concept "The One". The landmark of each ASEAN country will be presented in 5 separate pieces, which can be assembled altogether to complete one medal. Registration is open today at www.aseantogetherrun.com, and runners can accumulate their distances until ASEAN Day on 8 August 8 2019.
ASEAN Pop Culture: Experience the lifestyle of ASEAN in the vibe of popular culture. As such, we have linked the charms of the ASEAN countries with gastronomy, fashion, art, literature, music, and so on.
The activities include taking Thai artists to visit neighbouring countries and doing co-creation art activities with artists in Myanmar, and Cambodia with the concept ASEAN Culture "The Same Oneness". In addition, they will travel to Thailand's secondary cities; such as, Sukhothai, Chiang Rai and Trat to create their art activities as well. The activities are set to be held between November 2018 – August 2019.
Experience Thailand and More Edition II: The second edition of the pocketbook "Experience Thailand and More" is to enhance this ASEAN Connectivity initiative with new destination combinations. This latest edition will promote ASEAN as a single destination with Thailand as the region's primary aviation and tourism hub, so TAT will launch "Experience Thailand and More Edition II". The routes include 'Discovering Thai and Khmer Life at the Grassroots' (Thailand – Cambodia) and 'Following a Route of Spirituality and Cultures' (Thailand – Myanmar).
The 'Experience Thailand and More Edition II' recommended travel routes that connect cities in ASEAN is also in line with TAT's latest marketing concept of 'Open to the New Shades', which highlights how visitors can discover new perspectives in existing Thai attractions, or indulge in experiences in new tourist attractions in the Kingdom and beyond.
ICON Siam: This comprises two shopping complexes: the ICONSIAM main wing and ICONLUXE luxury wing, and two residential condominium buildings located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, which is now open to welcome all visitors.
King Power Mahanakhon: is Thailand's new landmark, located in the heart of Bangkok. It is not only a luxury residence, but also the home of King Power's retail and duty-free shops along with an observation deck boasting the city's most epic views at 314 metres at the King Power Mahanakhon SkyWalk.
Central Village is another project scheduled to open at the end of this year. The new complex will be located near Suvarnabhumi Airport with more than 200 luxury outlet malls and a 200-room hotel.
Apart from the entertainment side, I would like to update you a bit more regarding the facilitated products of Thailand.
Accessibility: Rail transport in Thailand is also developing with plans to operate a high-speed railway to the Eastern provinces that will connect the three international airports of Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya, and another line to Hua Hin in the southern part to facilitate business and tourism in the area.
A new joint venture agreement has been signed between Thai Airways International and Airbus to establish a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at the U-Tapao Rayong-Pattaya International Airport. This will create one of the most modern and extensive services in the Asia-Pacific region bringing significant economic benefits for the aviation business in the country.
E–visa: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will launch an online E-visa application service on 15 February, 2019, starting first with the Chinese market and then expanding it in phases to other countries worldwide within three years. Beijing will be the first Chinese city where the service will be available followed by other Chinese cities. Other countries to follow will be the United Kingdom on 1 March and France on 1 April. The online visa will automate and speed up the visa application process globally.
The Amazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok 2019 presented by TOYOTA will be held on 3 February, 2019. This unforgettable marathon with Thai cultural food for runners at the finish line will be taking place in one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bangkok, the Democracy Monument near the world famous night market street of Khao San Road.
The annual World Wai Kru Muay Thai ceremony has become a firm fixture on the calendars of Muay Thai fans all over the world, and also takes place to celebrate Nai Khanom Tom Day. This year is the event's fifteenth edition, which is scheduled to take place on 16-17 March, 2019, in Ayutthaya province.
2019 PTT Thailand Grand Prix, the world's number one motorcycle road-racing championship watched by more than 800 million people and broadcast live to more than 200 countries around the world. In 2019, the racing is scheduled to be held on 4-6 October, 2019, at the Chang International Circuit in Buri Ram.
As I mentioned earlier, Thailand expects to be a "Preferred Tourist Destination". Our strengths and competitive advantages will continue to serve us in good stead. We look forward to working with you for mutual benefit in promoting Thailand to your guests and clients.
Thank you and sawasdee khrap.