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Summer Party Venues in Manchester
Who doesn't love a summer party? Blazing sunshine by day, ice creams and jugs of cold drinks; balmy evenings with the sound of happy voices and the merry chink of glasses on the summer air. Whether it's a private affair, a corporate function with some fun-filled team building activities thrown in, or a big corporate family fun day, we've got it covered. Take a look at the 30 awesome venues we've got to show you, all conveniently based within a 14.8 mile radius of Manchester.
Discover more about these exciting venues, with all the useful information you'll need, from entertainment to menus, picnics to BBQs, plus you'll find plenty of photos to view. Add as few or as many as you like to your shortlist and contact them all in one fell swoop; you'll soon hear back from a fully fledged party planner.
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The Edwardian Manchester, A Radisson Collection Hotel
Manchester, Greater Manchester M2 5GP
Once an iconic Trade Hall in the centre of Manchester now a 5-star luxuriously modern hotel, The Edwardian combines rich history and contemporary style which with its unrivalled location makes it a superb…
Manchester, Greater Manchester M3 5LH
This luxury 5-star designer hotel is situated on the banks of the river Irwell in Manchester. A hip, contemporary hotel offering superb event space with first-rate facilities. For corporate and social…
DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester - Piccadilly
Manchester, Greater Manchester M1 3DG
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Manchester Piccadilly is a swish, modern hotel enjoying a vibrant location in the city centre. With spacious, modern interiors, this is a superb venue for your corporate or private…
Kimpton Clocktower Hotel
Manchester, Greater Manchester M60 7HA
This magnificent hotel, a Grade II listed masterpiece, previously the Refuge Assurance Company headquarters located in the centre of Manchester offers a luxurious retreat with modern comforts surrounded…
Great John Street Hotel
Manchester, Greater Manchester M3 4FD
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Manchester Piccadilly Hotel
Manchester, Greater Manchester M1 2PG
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Manchester City Football Club
Manchester, Greater Manchester M11 3FF
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Victoria Warehouse
Old Trafford, Manchester, Greater Manchester M17 1AB
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We welcome and celebrate the gifts of our gay brothers and sisters.
The Welcoming LBGTQ Ministry is our outreach to the gay community. We want gay Catholics to feel welcomed and celebrated. St. Andrew Parish is a spiritual home for many gay Catholics who enjoy growing in their faith together and participating in the full life of the community. We believe that special attention needs to be given to our gay brothers and sisters who want to join or return to the church.
We hold potlucks and other small gatherings.
We also coordinate parishioners who wish to walk in gay pride parade.
Please contact the Welcoming LBGTQ Ministry chair for more information.
In 1996 the first Welcoming the Whole Family Committee was convened to serve the needs of St. Andrew parents of gay children and gay parishioners. Many GLBT people who grew up Catholic do not feel welcome in their Church, yet long for a way to return to their faith home. The ministry fit well with the parish's focus on social justice and faith. Over the years, the Welcoming the Whole Family Committee has reached beyond our parish to serve the archdiocese by conducting workshops, hosting town meetings, and supporting Catholic parents of gay children.
In 2000, we shared a booth at Portland Pride to reach out to disenfranchised Catholics so they could know where they were welcome to attend. 2001 was the first year we walked in the Pride Parade. We entered under the ecumenical umbrella of the Community of Welcoming Congregations. Since then, we frequently hear from gay and straight people how important this Catholic presence is in the parade. St. Andrew provided a personal and imminent invitation to return to the Catholic Church by extending a welcoming hand by participating in the Pride Parade. Our presence not only invites Catholics to come home, but has resulted in many people going through the RCIA to become Catholic at St. Andrew.
St. Andrew is proud of its ministry to gay, lesbian, transgender, questioning and queer people. We welcome and reach out to these populations as well as provide information about issues to the parish.
1996: First monthly committee meetings convened.
Sunday Forum: Straight from the Heart – panel discussion.
Disseminated questionnaires about Welcoming Ministry to parishioners; compiled results.
1997: Convened Town Hall meeting for parish to discuss hopes and concerns of Welcoming Ministry.
Held special "Listening Sessions" with parishioners who strongly objected to ministry.
Ministry officially recognized by Father Bob Kruger and Pastoral Council.
Informal support group for parents with gay children started by Steven and Florence Balog, who have lesbian daughters.
Bulletin revised to include new statement.
Convened the first meeting of Welcoming Parishes with representatives from St. Andrew, St. Philip Neri, Mission of the Atonement, St. Francis, and Downtown Chapel.
1999: Created a new St. Andrew brochure and Welcoming membership card.
Hosted "Always Our Children: Lesbian and Gay Christians and Their Families" workshop facilitated by School Sister of Notre Dame Jeannine Gramick and Society of the Divine Savior Father Bob Nugent.
Helped to organize St. Andrew Stewardship Fair with a booth for Welcoming the Whole Family Committee.
Welcoming Committee contact names and contact information included on bulletin to make it easy to link up with this ministry.
2000: Shared a booth at Portland Pride with St. Philip Neri.
Hosted "Jubilee: Global Justice and Reconciliation" facilitated by Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, retired auxiliary bishop from the archdiocese of Detroit, MI.
2001: Outreach efforts: include gay issues in prayers of the faithful and talk to other St. Andrews groups and ministries about welcoming strategies.
First committee newsletter to include in bulletin and to pass out at Portland Pride.
Father Kruger approved marching in Portland Pride parade.
Marched in Portland Pride parade; parishioner Carol Bitz made banner.
Diocesan Catholic Families Support group created by Steve and Florence Balog, with support of Archbishop Vlazny.
Pastoral Council approves joining Oregon Community of Welcoming Congregations, a coalition of welcoming faith groups http://www.welcomingcongregations.org/.
2006: Convened Catholic Coalition meeting to expand efforts into other parishes. Goals: Outreach to other parishes and World AIDS Day service.
Annual social activity rather than monthly meetings.
2009: Welcoming statement on Bulletin updated to include "gender expression".
Hosted social events to allow GLBTQ parishioners to get to know one another.
A large number of parishioners participate in Portland Pride parade.


In 2007, I felt my time in Portland was complete. I planned two trips to places I felt called to — Grass Valley, CA and Maine — to investigate relocation. In Grass Valley, I met a woman who modeled for me something I needed to understand about love. And in Maine, I walked into a house I've been dreaming about my entire life.
I set off on these journeys thinking I needed to move. But what I actually needed was to meet that woman and enter that house. The impulse to move brought movement to my life that in the end did not require taking permanent leave.
It just occurred to me that something similar happened to me with Sadie, the cat I loved and fed but did not know. I felt such a powerful connection to this cat because she called me back to something powerful in myself. At the time, it seemed that I was being called to find more expansive ways to be of service to animals. And while that truth remains, Sadie had much more to teach me than that.
After a year of feeding Sadie in my ex-husband's parking lot, our family orbit changed. I was no longer driving to and from that apartment building twice a day, and in my no-margin life, could not figure out how I'd continue driving across town to care for this cat. So I did what any exhausted single mother of one four-year-old, three cats and a dog would do–I brought Sadie home.
My practice of coaxing Sadie to safety now continues from her private suite in the building behind my house–from where I hope to someday integrate her into our household. Twice every day, I reassure her, sing to her, feed her, leave trails of treats, scoop her litter and try to help this terrified, abandoned cat remember what safety is, what trust is, to feel the possibility that there is a place (this place) where she can sink into receiving. Invite her to return to the ease of being a cat who is secure in her place in this world.
It became obvious to me pretty quickly that Sadie and I had some similar issues. And that returning to trust was going to be a trail of treats that we we'd be traveling awkwardly together.
The day it seemed clear that Sadie was secure and centered enough in her space to start traveling into the yard without getting too terrified or disoriented to return, I started calling around to find someone to cut a cat door into the side of the building. The man who arrived at my front door the next day seemed to be already wired right into my central nervous system. I became electric as he crossed the threshold. Every receptor I had stretched in his direction for a scent, a word, the sound of his voice, the private world of his eyes.
Three years beyond believing I might possibly appreciate or desire the company of a man again, I woke out of my slumber. And it was my love and care of Sadie that somehow broke the spell and brought this man to my door.
So, while I haven't started an animal sanctuary or veterinary foundation (yet) or found other ways to follow the song of my soul that Sadie stirred in me, I trusted this north star to lead me deeper into who I am. As this courageous cat pushed the door of my heart open, my own return to vulnerability became more possible. Somehow, because I was willing to pay attention to one terrified and alone cat, I am relearning the wilderness of my heart.
When we let ourselves be led, there is alchemy. When we allow ourselves to receive, there is healing. When we allow ourselves to give, we travel deeper into the truth of who we are. And when we follow the signs and end up somewhere completely different than we ever imagined, that's when life really starts to get interesting.
How have you followed the song of your soul into uncharted territory, and what are you learning as you go?
Beautiful. You *do* know what kind of person you are (as the Stafford poem says) so cannot get lost.
Love how you said, "returning to trust was going to be a trail of treats that we we'd be traveling awkwardly together." Here, kitty! Here, kitty!
Oh, Christi, Where would I be without you? Thank you for your faith in me. It is such a powerful gift!
I love this piece!! So glad I just discovered it! I hope to read more of your work!
Sage, you write the way I would like to, briefly yet pungent with meaning in your words. I like the way you weave the real, intuition and spiritual in a way which is not intrusive and yet fascinating. Thank you for that piece. As an aénimal lover I appreciate you wove the cat's behaviour and yours into a real story with a moral.
Thanks so much, Esme! I really appreciate your feedback.
Thanks for visiting, Jill! I appreciate you being here and your lovely feedback.


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Anger and concern as private contractor Serco plans to evict 330 people from their Glasgow homes by changing the locks.
Glasgow, Scotland - Rahman Shah was born in a refugee camp in Peshawar 32 years ago and has never been to Afghanistan.
But because Pakistan does not grant citizenship to children born in camps, he had no passport for travel.
He came to Scotland to seek asylum 12 years ago by an arduous overland route.
On Wednesday, along with 23-year-old Afghan Mirwais Ahmadzai, he started a hunger strike on a Glasgow street to protest the treatment and eviction of asylum seekers by the UK Home Office and its private contractor, Serco.
Shah has been denied asylum and claims the Home Office wants to deport him to Afghanistan.
"I have never been in Afghanistan. I have never seen Afghanistan. I am, my whole life, in Pakistan," he says, under a makeshift shelter donated by local community groups, opposite Home Office buildings in the Ibrox district.
"When I arrived in the UK I went straight to the police station. They said, 'Show me your passport,' but I said, 'I have no passport, I came by truck.'"
The letter he received from Serco detailing the terms of his eviction was in English.
"I can speak [English] but I cannot write or read - I was born in a refugee camp, I could not go to college."
Shah, who has hepatitis, is one of 330 asylum seekers in Glasgow that Serco plans to evict.
Under UK law, people claiming asylum can receive $49 a week - around half the minimum amount guaranteed to UK citizens who can claim social security benefits - and this support is withdrawn if an asylum claim is denied.
"If they cut the money and the support, what will we do?" says Shah.
Local authorities only give support in specific cases, usually where a person has a disability or medical condition. Otherwise, people rely on handouts to survive.
It is not only about Serco, it is about the process of asylum claims - they are doing this for the 300. If Afghanistan is safe, why are there still 37 countries' armies there?
Shah and Ahmadzai are Pashtuns, whose ethnic heritage traces back to the region Britain and other colonial powers carved up in the 1800s.
The Scottish Afghan Society and its 2,000 members, which is run by Muhammad Asif, support the hunger strikers.
"It is not only about Serco, it is about the process of asylum claims - they are doing this for the 300," Asif told Al Jazeera.
"If Afghanistan is safe, why are there still 37 countries' armies there?" he said, recalling an announcement by the UK's defence secretary, in advance of last month's NATO summit, that a further 440 non-combat troops would be sent to Afghanistan.
Afghanistan's safety is also disputed by other UK government departments: the Foreign Office advises UK citizens against travel to most of the country, which saw at least 10,000 civilian casualties in 2017. Attacks have continued across Afghanistan in 2018.
Serco plans to remove 10 people a week from their homes over the next four weeks.
Local organisations which support refugees and asylum seekers are concerned that people are being evicted with no more than a letter from Serco and a change of locks on their rooms.
Serco's action threatens "over-stayers", those whose asylum claims have been denied and have no current right to remain in the UK.
It is difficult to identify who is at risk as Serco has not provided this information to local organisations.
Activists told Al Jazeera that Home Office policy cuts financial support to people who have exhausted their appeal rights, which they say amounts to state-enforced destitution.
Serco says a person must be currently seeking asylum in order to qualify for accommodation.
Those facing eviction do appear to have attempted several rights of appeal, for whom Serco receives no money under its Home Office contract.
However, their appeal process could go on longer.
Each asylum seeker must be deported on one particular reason, and in a typical case, there may be many. If one claim of asylum is rejected, then a person may still lodge another in a process which generally takes years.
Evicting someone from their house and bombing somebody's house is not very different.
Activists say these evictions are a change in policy, not law.
Glasgow City Council alleges that Serco did not tell them of their plans to evict anyone.
The company says the cost of housing the people it plans to evict is more than $1.3m. Serco's profit in 2017 was almost $91m.
On Thursday, the Govan Law Centre lodged papers at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, in the hope of challenging the legality of the eviction notices.
A task force has been set up by Glasgow Council to co-ordinate support for those affected.
"Serco is talking about 'able-bodied, single men,' but we all have vulnerabilities - especially in the asylum system," said Sabir Zazai, head of the Scottish Refugee Council. "This will put pressure on our advice and advocacy services, and on the practical and operational support we provide."
Zazai himself came to the UK as a refugee in 1999.
"Evicting someone from their house and bombing somebody's house is not very different," he said.
By working with a range of organisations, he says he hopes the Home Office could "change the system instead of changing the locks."
Simon Jones is a Glasgow-based journalist.


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The canvas is a copy of a Self-portrait of the artist in the British Royal Collection, which was a popular image to judge from the number of versions, copies and miniatures that have survived. Malone noted that it was a faithful lifelikeness of Reynolds in his final years. The present canvas is closely based on the original in the Royal Collection, including the position of the body, the face turned frontally with the round glasses, and the powdered hair or wig. Reynolds wears a dark coat with a high collar and a brightly illuminated white shirt collar. The original differs in presenting the artist almost half-length with his left arm stretched out and separated from the body. In this respect the present painting is closer to the Self-portrait of the artist in the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, in which the arm is close to the body. The physical appearance of Reynolds is different in the present work to the painting in the Royal Collection: here his forehead is higher, his cheeks flatter and his nose long, straight and narrow rather than rounded with a bulbous lower part as seen in other self-portraits.
In a way typical of British art of this date, the figure emerges from the dark ground with the face brightly illuminated. However, in the two original canvases mentioned above the light is more subtly applied than in the present work and here the contrasts between the light and shade on the left cheek are rather abruptly realised. The present painting also has a very dark shadow that covers the left lens of the glasses and falls down the left side of the face in a somewhat harsh manner.
Reynolds painted himself on a number of occasions throughout his life. His first self-portraits date from his early years, such as the one in a UK private collection dated to around 1746. The Selfportrait in the British Royal Collection has been dated around 1788 and is the only one in which the artist depicts himself wearing glasses.
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District Court concerned about delays in assessments due to Covid-19
A District Court judge in a regional city expressed concern regarding the delays in assessments of two young children. The judge made interim care orders for three months in respect of the children, where assessments were delayed for over six months, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The judge was conscious of the delay and sympathised with the parents and asked that the appropriate pressure be put on whomever to get the assessments completed.
The social worker explained to the court that the Child and Family Agency (CFA) were seeking an extension of the interim care orders in order to complete a risk assessment for both the mother and father. The social worker said that there were issues surrounding domestic violence and the ability of the mother to put the needs of the children first.
The social worker told the judge that the professional employed to carry out the assessment had an underlying condition and was shielding during the first lockdown. Following that he was hospitalised for two weeks and the social worker handed a letter to the judge outlining that position.
The social worker then told the court that further delays arose because the interpreter was also shielding due to a family member's medical condition. She said that he was only interpreting over the phone and the mother found this too difficult. As a result, an alternative interpreter was sourced and he was due to meet with the mother a number of days later.
The social worker said that she was confident that the assessments would be completed within three months and she hoped that no further restrictions would impact the assessments. The social worker said that the threshold continued to be met and she emphasised that the assessments needed to be completed before any decision about the children's long-term care could be made.
The guardian ad litem (GAL) was supportive of the application and asked that the matter be listed four weeks later for mention, to ensure that the assessments were progressing as promised. The GAL was concerned that the matter had been before the court for over a year. The GAL told the judge that the children had recently been placed together and the placement was a good placement and the foster mother was very warm.
The father gave evidence and told the judge that there had been a very long delay and this had caused him great frustration. He said that he was attending one-to-one meetings with Men Overcoming Violence (MOVE), which were cut to 45 minutes due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Father's solicitor: "Is there anything in particular you would like to say to the court."
Father: "I would like it to come to an end soon as it just feels like it's going on and on. I don't want my children to grow up in care and spend another Christmas away, it's killing me… I am afraid the goal-posts will be moved and in another three months, it will be another three months."
The judge was satisfied that the threshold continued to be met. She acknowledged the frustration of the father regarding the restrictions on services. The judge said: "I sympathise with all persons before me and we would all dearly like if life could go back to normal and I am anxious that the appropriate pressure be put on whomever to get the assessments. The judge concluded by saying: "These children need finality".


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Oh, hey, U-Wen, Khan posted something while you weren't here about how apparently people allergic to peanuts AREN'T allergic to the peanut oil used in cooking because it doesn't contain whatever it is that sets off peanut allergies. So I may be able to have some of that Chinese food that has peanut oil but otherwise is safe.
I'm off to do some (gasp!) reading.
Now, what has peanut oil in it again....?
Personally, I'm finally getting around to cooking dinner.
Wasn't just about everything without fish, eggs, or other nuts cooked in peanut oil?
Yeah probably. Depends on how willing you are to risk your life, I guess.
I'll have to ask Khan again why peanut oil isn't meant to be a risk. Plus, well, it's just oil that is probably thoroughly cooked through and insubstantial. I can eat chocolate cakes made with egg because it's so thoroughly mixed through the cake and cooked into oblivion.
Yet to wear it out though, I imagine I'll get some real "WTF" looks.
"Oh, no, it's perfectly fine, won't hurt me at a-ARGH CALL AN AMBULANCE!"
Ha. Wear it to the Phail session. Along with a V mask.
So I was just reading an issue of the Punisher from 1993, and there's this story where he goes to murder a theatrical heavy metal group on stage using their own props. There are a few posters and clothing on characters that said "Metallica", "Faith No More", "Helmet" and such, but in the last panel there was one that read "Swervedriver". I thought that was kind of neat.
Nice. I wish good hats had a better reputation today.
I own a few fedoras and like to wear them when I'm going for a walk, or even when it's just raining. I was going to bring one to Melbourne with me! If I get any looks, my excuse is that I'm an art student.
So I was just reading an issue of the Punisher from 1993, and there's this story where he goes to murder a theatrical heavy metal group on stage using their own props. There are a few posters and such saying "Metallica", "Faith No More", "Helmet" and such, but in the last panel there was one that read "Swervedriver". I thought that was kind of neat.
Ha, though Swervedriver with Metallica and Faith No More? Is it also a "spot the odd one out" game?
I thought so... maybe the artist was a fan and wanted to include them next to the standards of heavy-ish music of the time!


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Development Update: Tuesday, March 24
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)
LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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BACK (CBS) - "Scrubs" co-star John C. McGinley has joined the cast of the drama pilot, about Richard Miles (Skeet Ulrich), a man who returns home to discover he was reported missing eight years earlier, after September 11. He'll play Tom Barnes, the new husband of Richard's then wife (Sherry Stringfield) who's actively involved in raising her two troubled teenagers. Mark Pellington is helming the CBS Paramount Network Television-based hour from a script by Dean Widenmann. DB Woodside also stars.
BONES (FOX) - The network has reportedly commissioned six additional scripts of the veteran drama, a sign the series is on track for a fifth season. 26 episodes are already set to be completed for its current fourth season, six of which were filmed as part of its WGA strike shortened third season.
THE EASTMANS (CBS) - Jacqueline Bisset ("Nip/Tuck") has joined the cast of the drama pilot, about a dysfunctional family of doctors. She'll play the clan's mother, an emergency-room nurse. Margaret Nagle is behind the hour, which is set up at Warner Bros. Television.
MELROSE PLACE (The CW) - Colin Egglesfield ("All My Children") and Stephanie Jacobsen ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") are the latest additions to the much-ballyhooed "Melrose" revival. He'll play Auggie Kirkpatrick, an avid surfer who works as a sous-chef at a hot restaurant while dreaming of one day working for himself; while she's set as Lauren Bishop, a med student at UCLA living a double life as a high-end call girl. The pair join previously cast Michael Rady, Katie Cassidy, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Jessica Lucas. Darren Swimmer and Todd Slavkin penned the pilot scripts and are executive producing for CBS Paramount Network Television. Davis Guggenheim is directing.
STATE OF ROMANCE (NBC) - Steve Howey ("Reba") has been tapped for the male lead on the comedy pilot, about the "Pride and Prejudice"-esque relationship between Emily (Lindsey Broad) and Mike (Howey), who meet awkwardly on a plane. Also signing on are Grace Rex as Emily's best friend Regina and Zoe Lister Jones as Regina's sister. Barbara Wallace and Tom Wolfe created the half-hour, which is set up at Universal Media Studios.
THIS LITTLE PIGGY (ABC) - Andrea Parker has joined the cast of the comedy pilot, about two adult siblings who move in with their eldest brother and his wife. Parker will play said wife in the ABC Studios-based presentation, which comes from co-creators Brian Bradley and Steven Cragg.
UNTITLED ROBERT WUHL PROJECT (HBO) - Comedian Robert Wuhl is developing a new comedy at the pay channel as part of his long-running development deal with the network. The project, about a father and son who run a big Madison Square Garden-type arena in New York, is being co-written by Wuhl and fellow "Arli$$" alum Seth Greenland with Wuhl directing and executive producing. Mosaic Media's Sam Hansen will also serve as an executive producer with Greenland as a co-executive producer.
V (ABC) - Lourdes Benedicto ("Cashmere Mafia") has joined the cast of the drama pilot, a re-imagining of the 1980s mini-series about an invasion of aliens known as Visitors. She'll play Valerie Holt, the girlfriend of Morris Chestnut's character. Meanwhile, Visitorsite.net reports Logan Huffman has been cast as Tyler Evans, the son of Elizabeth Mitchell's character, Erica. Also signing on in guest/potentially recurring roles: Jesse Wheeler as Brandon, Tyler's best friend; Laura Vandervoort as Lisa, a Visitor whom Tyler and Brandon befriend while touring a mothership; Alan Tudyk as Dale Maddox, Erica's partner at Homeland Security; and David Richmond-Peck as Georgie, the leader of an anti-Visitor resistance group. Scott Peters is behind the Warner Bros. Television-based project, which Yves Simoneau is directing.
Sources: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters
[march 2009]
· ARLI$$ (HBO)
· BACK (CBS)
· BONES (FOX)
· CASHMERE MAFIA (ABC)
· DEVELOPMENT UPDATE (TFC)
· EASTMANS, THE (CBS)
· MELROSE PLACE (CW)
· NIP/TUCK (FX)
· REBA (CW)
· SCRUBS (ABC)
· STATE OF ROMANCE (NBC)
· TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES (FOX)
· THIS LITTLE PIGGY (ABC)
· UNTITLED ROBERT WUHL PROJECT (HBO)
· V (ABC)
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Lifetime Orders Investigative Doc "Surviving Jeffrey Epstein" for 2020 Programming Slate
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Friday's Broadcast Ratings: "WWE SmackDown" Keeps FOX on Top in Demos
The network remains the adults 18-49 champ while CBS is the most-watched broadcaster.
History(R) Announces "Black Patriots" from Executive Producer and NBA Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Honoring African American Heroes Who Fought on the Frontlines of the Revolutionary War for United States Independence
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The documentary depicts the chilling story of the Nazi persecution and extermination of European Jews by combining newly colorized footage from the Holocaust and rare, first person interviews with survivors.
History(R) to Premiere Epic Three-Night Miniseries Event "Washington" Presidents' Day Weekend Beginning Sunday, February 16 at 8PM ET/PT
The project is narrated by Emmy award-winning actor Jeff Daniels and executive produced by world-renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize(R)-winning bestselling author Doris Kearns Goodwin.
National Geographic Builds on Power of Its Diverse Slate with Season Pickups of Franchise Series "Brain Games," "Running Wild with Bear Grylls" and "Life Below Zero"
Also on tap: an all-new eight-part spin-off series, "Life Below Zero: Next Generation," which is slated to premiere on National Geographic in 2021.
National Geographic today unveiled the Field Ready Program to promote diversity and inclusion, providing a clear path for a new generation of people interested in working behind the camera in global television production.
Celebrating its 10th year on the air, the fastest-growing network for animal lovers of all ages celebrates its wild achievements throughout the past decade by announcing its robust 2020 programming slate.
National Geographic Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day With Two World Premiere Specials: "Born Wild: Earth Day Live" and "Jane Goodall: The Hope"
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L'Homme qui a vu l'homme qui a vu l'ours est un film français réalisé par André S. Labarthe sorti en salle en 1990.

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 Agnes Banfaluy
 Howard A. Rodman

Hommage à Orson Welles.

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Téléfilm français des années 1990
Téléfilm diffusé en 1990
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Ban Sao Luang is a community enterprise located in a village in Nan province in Northern Thailand. The weaving group, which counts about forty members, started in 1984 and mostly produces textiles in the Tai Yuan and Tai Lue ethnic group styles. In the beginning the artisans mostly worked with handspun cotton and natural dyes. The increasing demand for bright saturated fabrics and the easy access to machine-spun yarn deeply changed the weavers' practice. The cooperative is well organized. Looms belong to the group and artisans only have to pay for raw materials. Each member invests 120 baht (5 dollars) a year in the fund which has now reached 70,000 baht (about 2000 dollars). It is used to make various investments for the community. Ban Sao Luang is also committed in educational programs that encourage students from the local school to learn weaving. Children start at a very young age, around 7 years old, with simple weaving structures such as tabby and then produce their first scarves and shawls.
Weavers come early in the morning to work at the workshop. Within the community, the young passionate Korrakod Pangjai, who goes by the nickname of "Dream," stands out. Weaving is usually a female practice in Thailand, and yet this young man who has just turned 18 has been practicing since childhood. He was born in Nan as an only child raised by his aunt, a skilled weaver who taught him all of her knowledge. Dream belongs to the Tai Yuan ethnic group which is dominant in Nan province. However in his designs he also includes techniques and motifs from the Tai Lue tribe, another group in the region. In Northern Thailand, textile styles are defined by the village and the area more than by the ethnic group.
Nan local people are fond of bright colorful tube skirts with stripes of metal threads in gold and silver. Dream thus often mix natural dyes with chemical ones, silk with cotton. He likes to play with different techniques and develop new designs that mix the brocaded technique called khit with the two-tone ikat technique called mud kan. He finds his inspiration in ancient textiles that he finds at villagers' homes, collecting them in exchange for his own fabrics.
Dream currently studies accounting in Nan's local university. He spends all of his free time at the Ban Sao Luang workshop, every weekend and sometimes after school during the week. He produces and sells as many textiles, scarves and tube skirts pha sins as he can. With this money he hopes that he will afford tuitions to attend the Bang Sai Royal Folk Arts and Crafts Center located in Ayutthaya province where he will be able to perfect his weaving practice. Eventually he wishes to come back to his village and open his own atelier.
This story has been produced as part of the exhibition project On the Line in a partnership between The Royal College of Art and the British Council.
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That phone is very dated now, but I really liked the cover and holster combination.
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Pope Partners, Inc.
Oakland Crime Kingpin
"You know the biggest difference between me and Mr. Pope? Damon made his bones being the smartest guy on the street. I made mine being the deadliest. Don't cross me, Jackson. I have no remorse killing you... or any of the Sons."
―August, to Jax[src]
August Marks was the biggest crime boss and drug kingpin in Oakland on the FX original series Sons of Anarchy. Played by American actor Billy Brown, August makes his debut on the episode "Sovereign" in the series' fifth season. Formerly Damon Pope's main enforcer and right-hand man, he was a very cold person who had no problem doing what was necessary to get his point across. He states to Jax Teller before a meet with Pope, that he had known Mr. Pope since he was seventeen, showing a long term affiliation to him and complete devotion. He took over Pope's position of power after his boss' demise, and was the tertiary antagonist of Season 5, a supporting character in Season 6 and one of the main antagonists of Season 7.
SAMCRO betrayed August when they began a war with the Lin Triads, much to August's disapproval. After killing Bobby Munson in retaliation for Jax going against the Chinese, he was arrested after being framed for the murder of Jonathan Haddem by SAMCRO, before being killed by Jax immediately after his release. Playing a recurring role through the series' fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons, August met his demise in the series' finale episode, "Papa's Goods", in the series' seventh, and final, season.
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August Marks is a muscular African American male. He is often seen wearing a suit. Much like his predecessor Damon Pope, Marks handles his affairs in a professional manner, being more than up to the task of taking over his mentor's criminal enterprise. Like Pope, August has no qualms with personally killing people in order to send a message, such as Laroy Wayne, Darnell, and Bobby Munson. Like Pope, August had a professional level of respect for Jax Teller until he realized he'd been double-crossed. The key difference between Pope and August is that August has no loved ones or anyone close to him. This made him a much more dangerous foe for SAMCRO as there was no-one that could be used as leverage against him. Marks was also shown to be more ambitious than his mentor, as he offered to take over the gunrunning racket as the True IRA's distributor. In the end the only way SAMCRO were able to stop Marks was to undermine his power by having him framed and arrested after leaving a corpse on his property. When Jax Teller came to execute Marks outside the courthouse, Marks showed no visible signs of fear.
August kills Darnell
Damon Pope charges August with the task of taking care of the One-Niners problem, and he appoints Darnell as the new leader, after they show him that they already dealt with Laroy Wayne for his mistake, and told him that "with great power comes great responsibility". He later orders Darnell to kill Jax Teller, but gives him an empty gun, and when Darnell tries to use it against Jax, it doesn't shoot. Marks then proceeds to kill Darnell for breaking the no guns rule he set for the meet. He set up Darnell to show SAMCRO that Pope was in complete control of the situation. August is later present at Damon Pope's execution of Dawn Trager and despite the horrors his boss committed, still looks at Pope with admiration as he buys ice cream for local children.
August and Jax
August is present and aware of the deal Jax makes to hand over Tig Trager to be killed. Later, August watched as Jax arranged for the financial aspects of his deal with Pope were signed in a legally binding contract, something that Pope was hesitant of until August suggested it may not be a bad decision. August fell for Jax's trick as the biker secretly planned to have Pope killed and frame Clay Morrow for his murder. Jax's plan succeeded and August assumed the number one position in their organization after Damon Pope's death. August, furious about his mentor's death and aware of the arrangement that whoever killed Pope would have a five million dollar bounty placed on their head, ordered the hit out for Clay Morrow. However, August suspected that it all seemed too convenient for Jax and assures him that if he discovers that Clay wasn't the one to kill Pope, his vengeance wouldn't stop at one person.
Soon after, August met with Jax in Oakland, telling him that despite Clay Morrow having been arrested and the hit out for him, August's men in prison couldn't get to Clay since he was in protective custody. He worried that Clay would rat and that would caues problems for not only SAMCRO, but his organization as well. Jax shared his worry and was surprised when August revealed that he still wanted Tig Trager brought to him, wanting to settle the late Damon Pope's vengeance. Jax tried to reason with him, telling him that turning Tig over now was bad for the MC but August, not following Pope's mistake, didn't care and reminded Jax that the status of the motorcycle club wasn't August's problem.
August confronts Tig
When Jax realized he'd need Clay to help get the club out of their deal with the Irish, he made a deal with August to have the black inmates spare Clay. August agreed. Later, after coming to terms with how much of a liability Tig was, Jax sent him to a torture porn warehouse they had busted shortly before. He then contacted August, telling him about his plans to leave the gun business and asked for his assistance if the club got back into the adult entertainment industry. August again agreed to Jax's terms but told him that in payment for both protecting Clay and helping them with their porn industry, he'd need Trager now. Jax gave him the address of the warehouse he'd sent Tig to. That night, August arrived at the warehouse with a couple of men, much to Tig's shock and horror.
The next morning, Tig arrived at Jax's house, unscathed, telling him that he bumped into August and that August was looking for Jax. Jax was shocked to find Tig alive, immediately setting up a meeting with August. Jax questioned August on allowing Tig to live, realizing it was a test of loyalty to see if Jax would actually turn Tig over when August asked and he had passed. August then brought up Jax's dream of giving up guns and ignored Jax's claims that the Irish wouldn't budge on not letting him out. August offered to carry the weight once Jax and the Sons backed out and when Jax asked if that was something Pope Industries would be involved in, August assured him that its something Marks Incorporated would, having taken control of the company. He then told Jax that if he got him the Irish gun deal, he'd consider Tig's debt paid.
After the Sons told the Irish Kings about their plan to hand over distribution to August, the Irish were insulted and planned to sever their ties to SAMCRO, blowing up their clubhouse in an attempt to kill them all. August arrived at the warehouse a few days later, asking about the problems with the Irish. Jax explained that they weren't very open to the idea of him handling the distribution but said they have a plan and not to worry about it.
Jax continued to try and convince the Irish to work with Marks, going so far as to kill Irish King, Galen O'Shay and even members of the Chinese Triad to prove to them that August should be who they give the new distribution of their weapons to. August then arrived personally to meet with the Irish's new head seller, Connor Malone. August laid out a pitch, leaving Connor with half a million dollars in cash to seal the deal.
Jax met with August to discuss the alliance building between the Chinese and the Mayans against him. He informed him of the current situation and August assured him that as long as they were patient, they'd be able to sort things out. Jax also promised him that he'd wait to the right moment to get revenge for the murder of his wife, which was worrying August. However, Jax had already begun his revenge on Lin and the Chinese, who he believed were responsible and he was going to keep it secret from August. ("Toil and Till"). At the same time, SAMCRO and the One-Niners form an alliance, with the Mayans later joining, to take down Marks and his crew. After discovering this, Marks has his right hand man, Moses Cartwright, kidnap Bobby Munson. Marks has Bobby tortured, gouging out his right eye and cutting off his left fingers, sending them to the club. Jax agrees to give up the leverage he has on Marks in exchange for Bobby. Despite this, Marks executes Bobby at the meeting, telling Jax to never lie to him again. In return, SAMCRO uses the backup leverage they had to have Marks arrested. Prior to committing suicide, Jax shoots and kills Marks on the steps of the court house as he is leaving the jail. This is Jax's final retaliation for him having killed Bobby.
He is Jax Teller's final kill (apart from himself).
Laroy Wayne - Dismembered. ("Sovereign")
Darnell - Shot in the head. ("Sovereign")
Bobby Munson - Shot in the head. ("What a Piece of Work is Man")
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Q: Calculating the divergence of a vector field using non-cubic volumes The divergence of a vector field is defined is formally defined as:
$\operatorname{div}\,\mathbf{F}(p) = \lim_{V \rightarrow \{p\}} \iint_{S(V)} {\mathbf{F}\cdot\mathbf{n} \over |V| } \; dS$
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divergence#Definition_of_divergence
Then by carrying out the integration over a box and taking the limit as the size of the box approach zero, we reach the well-known formula for calculating the divergence:
$\operatorname{div}\,\mathbf{F} = \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} =\frac{\partial U}{\partial x} +\frac{\partial V}{\partial y} +\frac{\partial W}{\partial z }$
Now my question is, is there any formal proof that whatever volume we use, we get the same formula?

A: As far as I know, there is only a really good elementary proof for shapes like cubes, spheres, or polyhedra.  Proving this for general regions requires a bit more work.
The simplest way to prove the statement you are asking in the general case is to first prove Gauss's Divergence Theorem.  Then for any volume $V$ (with piecewise-smooth boundary), we have
$$
\int\!\!\!\!\int_{S(V)} (\textbf{F}\cdot\textbf{n})\,dS \;=\; \int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\int_V (\mathrm{div}\;\textbf{F})\,dV
$$
As $V$ shrinks toward the point $p$, the integral on the right approaches $\mathrm{div}\;\textbf{F}(p)$ multiplied by the volume of $V$.  We can make this precise using the following lemma:
Lemma. Let $f\colon\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function, and let $p\in\mathbb{R}^n$.  Then for every $\epsilon>0$, there exists a $\delta>0$ with the following property: if $V$ is a region in $\mathbb{R}^n$ with positive volume and $V$ lies entirely within a distance $\delta$ of the point $p$, then
$$
\left|f(p) - \frac{1}{\mathrm{vol}(V)}\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\int_V f\,dV\right| < \epsilon.
$$
Proof: Let $\epsilon>0$.  Since $f$ is continuous, there exists a $\delta > 0$ so that
$$
\|x-p\|<\delta \qquad\Rightarrow\qquad |f(x)-f(p)|<\epsilon
$$
for all $x\in\mathbb{R}^n$.  Let $V$ be a region in $\mathbb{R}^n$, and suppose that $V$ lies entirely within $\delta$ of the point $p$.  Then $f(p) - \epsilon < f(x) < f(p)+\epsilon$ for all $x\in V$, so
$$
[f(p) - \epsilon]\,\mathrm{vol}(V) \;\leq\; \int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\int_V f\,dV \;\leq\; [f(p) + \epsilon]\,\mathrm{vol}(V)
$$
and the result follows.$\qquad\square$
Using this theorem and Gauss's Divergence Theorem, we immediately get:
Theorem. Let $\textbf{F}\colon\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}^n$ be a continuously differentiable vector field, and let $p\in\mathbb{R}^n$.  Then for every $\epsilon>0$, there exists a $\delta>0$ with the following property: if $V$ is a region in $\mathbb{R}^n$ with positive volume and a piecewise-smooth boundary and $V$ lies entirely within a distance $\delta$ of the point $p$, then
$$
\left|\mathrm{div}\;\textbf{F}(p) - \frac{1}{\mathrm{vol}(V)}\int\!\!\!\!\int_{S(V)} (\textbf{F}\cdot\textbf{n})\,dS\right| < \epsilon.\tag*{$\square$}
$$
It is possible to restate this theorem using sequences and limits.  For the following theorem, if $V$ is a region in $\mathbb{R}^n$, define
$$
\mathrm{rad}(V,p) \;=\; \sup\{\|x-p\| \mid x\in V\}.
$$
That is, $\mathrm{rad}(V,p)$ is the radius of the smallest sphere centered at $p$ that contains $V$.  Then
Theorem. Let $\textbf{F}\colon\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}^n$ be a continuously differentiable vector field, and let $p\in\mathbb{R}^n$.  Let $V_1,V_2,V_3,\ldots$ be a sequence of regions in $\mathbb{R}^n$, all with positive volume and piecewise-smooth boundary, and suppose that
$$
\lim_{n\to\infty} \mathrm{rad}(V,p) \;=\; 0.
$$
Then
$$
\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{1}{\mathrm{vol}(V_n)}\int\!\!\!\!\int_{S(V_n)} (\textbf{F}\cdot\textbf{n})\,dS \;=\; \mathrm{div}\;\textbf{F}(p).\tag*{$\square$}
$$

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The Finlandia Hall is a congress and event venue in the centre of Helsinki on the Töölönlahti Bay, owned by the City of Helsinki. The building, which was designed by architect Alvar Aalto, was completed in 1971. Every detail in the building is designed by Aalto. The designs were completed in 1962, with building taking place between 1967 and 1971. The Congress Wing was designed in 1970 and built in 1973–1975. In 2011, the building was expanded with new exhibition and meeting facilities. Finlandia Hall is known as the venue for the OSCE Summit (Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe) held in August 1975, attended by 35 world leaders, including the leader of the Soviet Union, Leonid Brezhnev, and the President of the United States, Gerald Ford.

The inauguration of the Finlandia Hall was celebrated on 2 December 1971. The inauguration concert included the first performance of Einojuhani Rautavaara's Meren tytär ('Daughter of the Sea') and Aulis Sallinen's Symphony (opus 24), as well as Sibelius's violin concerto with Isaac Stern as the violin soloist of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

Architecture

The Finlandia Hall and its Congress wing was the only part of a plan for a grand new monumental centre for Helsinki around the Töölö Bay area, designed by Alvar Aalto from 1959 to 1976, to actually be built. The main feature of the Finlandia Hall building is a tower-like section with a sloping roof. Alvar Aalto's idea behind the design was that a high empty space would provide better acoustics. A lattice ceiling hides the space to the audience but it allows the creation of the same deep post-echo as tall church towers. Aalto used Italian Carrara marble in both indoor and outdoor surfaces as a contrast to black granite. For Aalto, the marble was a tie to the Mediterranean culture, which he wanted to bring to Finland.

Finlandia Hall features an optical illusion: the National Museum building on the other side of the street seems to rise from the edge of the Finlandia Hall tower. The effect is created by a black trapezium on the white marble surface of the Finlandia Hall tower. The trapezium has been measured to fit the rising tower of the National Museum when the Finlandia Hall is viewed from the eastern shore of the Töölönlahti Bay. Aalto liked to create optical illusions. Another example of this can be found on the pedestrian path behind the library building of the Helsinki University of Technology (current Aalto University) in Espoo.

The interior design of the building is a tribute to the principle of the Gesamtkunstwerk, that is, the total work of art. The design of each lamp, piece of furniture, panel, flooring material and decorative board is a reflection of Aalto's maturity resulting from his long career as an architect as well as designer of lamps, furniture and fixtures such as door handles. All the materials speak the language of nature, without technically artificial tones. This is because Aalto's basic view was that architecture should create a frame for human beings. In the Finlandia Hall, the focus is not on extraordinary forms or ostentatious interior, but rather on the audience and on the performers. According to Aalto, the audience at the Finlandia Hall need not dress up like people used to in the opera house foyers and gilded concert halls of the old days. What people wear should be as genuine and natural as the environment in the building.

Main building
The main building houses the Main Auditorium (seats 1700), Helsinki Hall (seats 340), Terrace Hall (seats 250), Elissa Hall (seats 130), Aurora Hall (seats 894), Veranda (seats 1700) and Finlandia Restaurant, as well as Cafe Veranda (open to the public) and Galleria Veranda.

Main Auditorium

The interior of the Finlandia Hall displays many themes that are typical of Aalto. The Main Auditorium was originally designed as a concert hall, and it is a simplified version of the concert hall in the Aalto Theatre, i.e. the Essen Opera House in Germany.

The Main Auditorium has been a popular venue for meetings, congresses, festivities, concerts and events from the very beginning. The Auditorium seats 1700 people, 1200 in the stalls and 500 in the balcony. The floor is oak parquet and the blue sections of the wall are Finnish birch. The stage is 14 metres wide. It consists of several modular platforms. In the middle, there is an elevator to the storage rooms located on two floors underneath the stage. The curtain is designed by Dora Jung, a Finnish textile designer.

The Main Auditorium has served as a venue for several international summit meetings, for instance for the meeting of the Second Stage of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in 1975, which was attended by General Secretary Brezhnev from the Soviet Union and President Ford from the United States. In the meeting, every second seat row was removed to accommodate desks for the participants.

Several other heads of states have also given speeches in the Main Auditorium, e.g. President Ronald Reagan, General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, President George H. W. Bush, Pope John Paul II, and the 14th Dalai Lama.

There has been a lot of discussion about the acoustics of the Main Auditorium. In the beginning, there were problems, mainly because Aalto wanted the space to be like a medieval church in which the acoustics are known to be good. The tower section shown here was fully open. In the reparations that took place later, the ceiling was lowered to its present height, and the height of the stage was increased by half a metre. The doors of the Main Auditorium are covered with material made of horsehair. The organ in the Auditorium, made by the Kangasala Organ Factory, was the first concert hall organ in Finland. The front section of the organ was also designed by Alvar Aalto.

Piazza
Piazza is a large foyer that has much natural light. The name goes back to Italy, the country that Aalto admired greatly, its market places and squares where people gathered to see each other. The colours are subdued and quiet. The floor or the foyer is covered with high-quality English wool carpeting.

Helsinki hall
The Helsinki Hall with its 340 seats and pleasant foyer is an excellent venue for various events. The Helsinki Hall has features that resemble the church hall that Aalto designed for Detmerode, Wolfsburg, Germany. Especially the roof is copied from it. The "panels" in the ceiling are American Oregon pine. A closer look at the walls of the Helsinki Hall shows that there is only one sharp angle in the Hall.

Finlandia Restaurant
The Finlandia Restaurant consists of three dining rooms separated by movable walls. As a single space, the restaurant seats 380 people and accommodates a cocktail party for 650 people. Combining the restaurant and the adjoining foyer allows the arrangement of catering for almost 1300 people and cocktail parties for up to 2500 people.

Congress Wing
The Congress Wing was completed in 1975. The special feature of the Congress Wing is the "waves" of the facade that give the building unique beauty and vivacity. The outer walls of the Wing are not direct. They curve, following the form of the terrain. On the one hand, Aalto wanted to save most of the trees on the site, but on the other hand, he wanted to avoid the monotony of direct walls. The Congress Wing contains convertible halls A, B and C, as well as several (total 13) smaller meeting rooms.

Veranda

The Veranda extension of the Finlandia Hall, which was completed in 2011, is a conversion of the covered parking lot and ramp on the Karamzininranta side of the main building. The main idea of the design was a feeling of a covered outdoor space, simple. light and neutral. For example, the original nature and material of the ceiling, wall and floor surfaces were not changed if possible. The construction work was implemented in cooperation with the Finnish National Board of Antiquities. The number of new fixed elements was minimised to allow the use of the space for a large number of different functions, exhibitions, banquets, etc. The hall can be divided into spaces of various sizes by means of movable walls. Veranda's floor area, 2200 m2, provides meeting space for 240–310 people. It allows the arrangement of catering for 1000 people and cocktail parties for 1700 people. The main architect for Veranda is Jyrki Iso-Aho and the interior design is by Jaakko Puro Oy. Apart from design, the leading idea in furnishing is lightness, movability and suitability for various purposes. Veranda also houses Cafe Veranda, which is open to the public, and Galleria Veranda. Both Veranda and Cafe Veranda offer a good view to the Töölönlahti Bay.

Company
The Finlandia Hall is operated by an independent company. On 1 June 2008, the management organisation of the Finlandia Hall was changed into a limited liability company, Finlandia-talo Oy. The whole share capital of the company is owned by the City of Helsinki. The Managing Director of the company is Johanna Tolonen.

Managing Directors of the Finlandia Hall
 Bengt Broms 1971–1982
 Carl Öhman 1982–1988
 Matti Kivinen 1988–2000
 Auni Palo 2000–2011
 Johanna Tolonen 2012–

References

External links

 Webpage of Finlandia Hall
 Architecture of Finlandia Hall – for a more detailed essay on the architecture of Finlandia Hall.

Buildings and structures completed in 1971
Alvar Aalto buildings
Buildings and structures in Helsinki
Concert halls in Finland
Culture in Helsinki
Landmarks in Finland
Modernist architecture in Finland
Tourist attractions in Helsinki
Töölö
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Q: VBA Import/Copy Specifc Worksheet witout Opening Workbook thanks in advance.
I've spent nearly two days routing around but can't quite find/workout what I need.
I need to get an entire specific worksheet from a closed workbook without opening (even in the background).
Further info:
1) My source file has several sheets that I don't want/need. I only need one and it seems sloppy to copy all and trim the data down (plus it means moving large amounts of data unnecessarily).
2) The end goal of this is to save the sheet as a third, seperate, workbook. So if you know a way that helps this that doubles your awesomeness.
3)Targeting individual cells is not a viable solution, there's too much and the code would be huge/akward/cumbersome.
4) I've found a way to import all sheets into my operating/active workbook but cant figure out how to make it target a specific sheet (I'm missing osmehting simple I'm sure).
 Test code snippet:
Dim Importsheet As Worksheet
Sheets.Add Type:= _
"C:\Users\haa\Documents\Personal\My Hours E2V-mk3.xlsm\"

Seems simple enough right?
5) Finally, I've seen some potential solution routes that uses "executeexcel4macro" (something I've never even seen before) but so far it only seems to target cell ranges not sheets.
That's all the key info. I really have dug around (and would have liked to crack this myself). Reminder that I'm looking for a way to do this without copying individual cells or opening the source sheet.
Thanks again campers!

A: 4) I've found a way to import all sheets into my operating/active workbook but cant figure out how to make it target a specific sheet (I'm missing osmehting simple I'm sure). Test code snippet
Import all the sheets, then delete all but the one you want to keep.


Whitman, MA The 45-unit apartment building known as Bedford Place, located at 670 Bedford St., has been sold for $8.7 million. Boston City Group, Inc. brokers Caroline Ligotti, Emily McGranaghan and Linda Redeker represented the buyer. The building was purchased in an off-market transaction by Philips International, Inc., based out of New York, from builder and developer Brophy and Phillips, Inc. Droukas Real Estate and CIC Real Estate Advisors represented the seller.
Caroline Ligotti, Boston City Group, Inc.
Emily McGranaghan, Boston City Group, Inc.
Linda Redeker, Boston City Group, Inc.
Built in 2013, Bedford Place is a 42,182 s/f market rate rental apartment community with the units on three elevator-served floors. The complex is located under a mile from the MBTA Commuter Rail line providing access into Boston. The building is close to major area employers including South Shore Hospital, and within walking distance to retail shopping and services in downtown.
Boston City Group's Ligotti, McGranaghan and Redeker are commercial brokers at Coldwell Banker Real Estate on Boylston St. in Boston. They specialize in sourcing and brokering commercial, multi-family investment and urban development opportunities throughout the Greater Boston and New England metro areas, as well as New York to Washington, D.C. They represent private investors, family offices, professional and institutional firms in both purchase and sale transactions. Boston City Group, Inc. is one of the most sought after leaders in the Manhattanization of Boston and has recently brokered sales including 190 High St. in Boston's Financial District, 268-274 Friend St. aka Hilton's Tent City Building in Boston's North Station Area; North Pointe Apartments, a 74-unit complex in Hanover, Mass.; 244 Washington Place, a 38-unit multi-family building in North Easton, Mass, and 288 Commonwealth Ave., a 5-unit multi-family building in Boston's Back Bay.


Did Mizz Michelle insist on attending the staff meeting again? did she think her opinjon mattered?
Just wondering how much Taxes these guys are paying.
Are they in the 1%? YES THEY CAN,,,oops ARE!
If we can take all their money, then the 99%'ers will be happy RIGHT?
We can go after the remaining 1%!
We can go after Michael Moore, Pelosi, Heinz Ketchup, Oprah, and Disney!


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7 Language Translation iPhone Apps for the Digital Traveler
Mashable Mike Sowden Dec 16, 2011
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Mike Sowden is a UK-based freelance writer specializing in tech, green and travel. His work has been featured in The Huffington Post, EcoSalon and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Language apps on the iPhone have come a long way over the past year. Some offer shiny new takes on the traditional language study process; others are trying to do all the work for us, arguably robbing us of the ability to learn a new language. While some language apps are limited in scope or sometimes wildly inaccurate, there are several proven educational options out there.
These seven such iPhone apps will aid you through the process of language education and translation. But keep in mind, quality translation comes at a price.
1. Google Translate
Google certainly knows how to pack the languages in: voice input for 17 languages, spoken translations for 24 languages and text translations for 63 languages. If you've used the online version of Translate you'll have an idea how it mangles more complex sentences, but for conveying the gist, this tool works just fine. Google earns further brownie points for its minimalist interface and the ability to save previous translations offline.
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The Consumer Affairs Authority requests the public to inform them of shops selling expired goods during the festive season.
Chairman Rumi Marshuk stated that public could lodge complains by calling the number 0771 088 922.
Meanwhile, Police Media Spokesperson ASP Ruwan Gunasekara stated that special traffic plans and security arrangements will be in place in view of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year 2015.


#14 X 1-1/2" ZAC "Long Life" Type 'AB' Mill Point Roof Screws with 3/8" Head. Perfect for attaching metal to wood or metal to metal. Mill points do not require a pre-drilled hole when attaching 24ga. or thinner metal to wood. The head of the ZAC screw is guaranteed not to red rust for the life of the building, even in areas receiving salt spray. Head is painted ivy green. Allow 7 to 10 days to paint and ship.


Nearly every ecommerce merchant has experienced disgruntled customers or angry competitors who post dishonest comments about his or her business. This could be in so-called complaint sites, forums, blogs or other online venues. Internet attorney John Dozier says there are steps merchants can take to limit the damage from these attacks, and he joins Practical eCommerce's Kerry Murdock to discuss these steps and his new book, Google Bomb.