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Installation Views /// JESUYS CRYSTIANO at Delmes & Zander - Berlin
Installation Views: "JESUYS CRYSTIANO" at Delmes & Zander, Berlin
Courtesy Delmes & Zander
Delmes & Zander present works by Brazilian artist, Jesuys Crystiano, for the first time in Berlin. The solo exhibition opened on April 28th, the first day of Gallery Weekend Berlin 2017. It continues until June 10th.
Not much is known of Crystiano's background. In 2010, a German hotel owner came across his wall drawings in abandoned buildings in the city of Ilheus, Brazil. He took Crystiano in, encouraging and documenting his artistic output until the time of his death in 2015.
In this period, Crystiano produced a multitude of work, including charcoal and pencil drawings in various sizes, objects, collages and notebooks. In his work, Crystiano constructs a surreal world, inhabited by recurring figures - airplanes, fish, elephants, upside down objects and buildings, and uprooted tree trunks, to name a few.
The exhibition has been featured on TIP Berlin as a recommended event.
JESUYS CRYSTIANO
April 28th - June 10th, 2017
Rosa-Luxembourg-Str. 37
Find out more about Delmes & Zander here.
www.galerie-zander.de/
New Publication /// "Astral Bodies"
HORST ADEMEIT, 'Untitled', 1995. inscribed polaroid, 11 x 9 cm. Courtesy Delmes & Zander
TYPE 42, 'Florence La Rue', 1960s-70s. mixed media on polaroid, 8.3 x 10.8cm. Courtesy Delmes & Zander.
Astral Bodies, Tannert, C (ed) 2017, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin. Courtesy Delmes & Zander.
New Publication /// Astral Bodies
Astral Bodies is the latest publication from Berlin-based Künstlerhaus Bethanien.
Featured artists include:
TYPE 42 (ANONYMOUS)
DIRK BELL
LUCAS FOLETTO CELINSKI
SUSAN HILLER
ALICJA KWADE
The catalogue also presents writings by Arielle Bier, Dr. Susan Greenwood, Dr. Thomas Macho, Bert Papenfuß and Shubigi Rao.
Find out more about Astral Bodies here.
www.bethanien.de
New Publication /// "Trucks" - Wesley Willis Zine
Willis, W 2016, Trucks, Nieves, Zurich & Rollo Press, Zurich. Courtesy Delmes & Zander
New Publication /// Trucks - Wesley Willis Zine
Trucks is the latest Wesley Willis zine from Nieves & Rollo Press. The publication focuses on Willis' detailed depictions of trucks and trailers, a recurring image in his work. The zine marks the third Wesley Willis publication from Nieves, an independent publishing house based in Zurich. Previously, they released 2001 and North Lake Shore Drive. Trucks is the first Wesley Willis zine to be co-published with Rollo Press, also based in Zurich.
"For two decades until his death in 2003, keyboard rock star Wesley Willis (*1963) rendered Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway and geometric skyline with ballpoint pen and felt-tip-marker lines. Known primarily to an alternative public for the uniquely singular sounds from his Technics KN 2000 and surreal texts which explored the themes of daily life such as fast food, bus lines, cultural trends or violent confrontations with super heroes, Wesley Willis's drawings testify to the years he spent sitting in on drawing classes at the Illinois Institute of Technology, manifest in drafting techniques Willis never abandoned but, to singular effect, refused to master. A series of small untitled drawings in blue ink from the early 80s depict big rigs, tractor trailers, rolling stock, and transit-authority buses in side and isometric views. His sketches, often in color, explore almost obsessively the congested freeway which connects Chicago's South Side with the city's downtown – a metaphor for his wish to bridge the two worlds." (...)
Find out more about Trucks on Nieves' website, where you can also look through the publication.
Delmes & Zander at GALLERY WEEKEND BERLIN 2017
JESUYS CRYSTIANO, untitled, pencil on paper, 01/2012,Courtesy Delmes & Zander
Delmes & Zander at the Gallery Weekend Berlin
On the occasion of this year's Gallery Weekend Berlin, Delmes & Zander presents works by Brasilian artists Jesuys Crystiano. The entire Crystiano-estate has been with the gallery since 2016 and will be shown in Berlin for the first time.
There is much uncertainty surrounding the biography of the artist Jesuys Crystiano. Even the year of his birth was arbitrarily established by the court as 1950. It is likely that Crystiano grew up in Buerarema in the state of Bahia / Brazil and that he went to school there. He probably spent his youth in Rio de Janeiro.
His life and work are only documented after 2010, at which time he was living on the streets of Ilheus (Bahia) and taken care of by neighbors. How Crystiano ended up here till remains unclear. It was then that a German hotel owner who lived in the area first caught sight of his monumental wall drawings in abandoned buildings. From then on he continuously supported and documented Crystiano's artistic output and took him in until Crystiano's death in 2015.
Hundreds of coals and pencil drawings, some of them in large format, collages, objects and notebooks were produced during this period. In his drawings he invents surreal worlds which he puts on paper with an secure and dynamic trace. Airplanes, crowned vultures, fish, umbrellas, upside-down chairs and tables, as well as uprooted tree trunks are the recurring subjects of his drawings.
Opening hours during the Gallery Weekend:
Fri, 28.4 from 6-9 pm
Sat & Sun, 29.4 & 30.4 from 11-7pm
www.gallery-weekend-berlin.de
INDEPENDENT BRUSSELS 2017 /// REVIEW by Valentina Pop on Wall Street Journal
WESLEY WILLIS, THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY 33RD ST. (night view), 1986, ballpoint pen on paper, Courtesy Delmes & Zander
Ceci N'Est Pas Un Art Fair: Independent Brussels Shakes Up Gallery Scene
Valentina Pop about the Independent Brussels 2017, published at April 21, 2017 on wsj.com
"An unlikely panel in Brussels finds International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde next to disgraced junk-bond king Michael Milken – and not far from Dick Fuld, the last boss of Lehman Brothers before it went bankrupt.
Welcome to the contemporary art installation dubbed "Voodoo Justice for People of Finance" at Independent Brussels, the upstart art fair that has collectors from across the world flying in to Europe's capital this weekend. Representing galleries from 15 countries and 32 cities, the fair has gained notoriety among top collectors and is rapidly taking on larger, established counterparts such as Art Brussels, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary.
If you're expecting Frieze or Art Basel, Independent Brussels will surprise you. The European edition of the New York fair co-founded by gallerist Elizabeth Dee is in its second year, and touts a different philosophy: quality over quantity.
Home to surrealist painter René Magritte, Belgium has a history of welcoming rebels, and nurturing what is out of the ordinary. Independent Brussels is indeed a rebel in its field: Galleries can only participate by private invitation, in contrast to other fairs where applications are open. In the world of contemporary art, where the collector or viewer can be overwhelmed, Ms. Dee's approach produces a curated selection of newcomers alongside established galleries.
To give you an idea, Independent Brussels features just 72 art houses – from Lisbon to New York, Berlin, Paris and other cultural hubs. Art Brussels is hosting nearly double that, and London's Frieze, one of the world's largest contemporary art fairs, will feature more than 160 galleries in October.
"It started out not intending to be an art fair exactly, but as a consensus of galleries collaborating on a new type of collective exhibition – in reaction to the limitations they struggled with at traditional art fairs," said Olivier Pesret and Alix Dana, co-directors of the show in Brussels and New York.
Independent Brussels sheds many characteristics of traditional art fairs: there are no aisles, nor booth numbers. It's not in a warehouse or temporary structure. Instead, the art sprawls throughout a former 1930s department store not far from the city's medieval square. And while most fairs print off expensive invites for attending VIPs, Independent Brussels is entirely digital, part of its ecofriendly mantra. (...)"
Read here the complete article
Delmes & Zander I Cologne presents KARL HANS JANKE
KARL HANS JANKE, Spielen Sonnen-Systeme Handball und Fußball?, mixed media on paper, 1959, Courtesy Delmes & Zander
Delmes & Zander I Cologne presents
Karl Hans Janke
April 26 – June 17, 2017
Opening: Thursday, 26.04., 6–9 pm
By the time Karl Hans Janke died in 1988, he had produced hundreds of drawings and models of countless technical inventions, including highly detailed sketches of his visions of intergalactic travel and fantastic flying machines. In his own words, his inventions and ideas, which he had worked on continuously since 1948, were created ultimately "for the benefit of humanity and aimed toward propagating peace." With his invention of the "German atom" and "space electricity" he was convinced that all of mankind's energy problems could be solved. In addition, Janke developed his own cosmology of the genesis of the earth, of life and of space , illustrated by his many drawings and described in-depth at lectures.
Karl Hans Janke made his designs in the seclusion of the Hubertusburg Psychiatric Hospital near Leipzig in the former German Democratic Republic, where he remained 39 years until his death. The hospital staff recognised the passion of the technically talented Janke for drawing and provided him with an office of his own. From here he drew and tinkered, gave lectures and corresponded with companies and public institutions. Janke saw himself as an inventor, an engineer, an artist and an original genius.
Karl Hans Janke was born in 1909 in the city of Kolberg in German Pomerania, where he grew up an only child into a middle-class family. After graduating from high school Janke enrolled at the University of Greifswald in 1932, where he began to study dentistry. He would eventually abandon his studies. In May 1940 he was drafted into the German army but was hospitalized after a series of breakdowns, and in 1943 he was finally discharged from military service on medical grounds.
Karl Hans Janke's works were to be rediscovered only in 2000, long after the iron curtain had come down. The imaginative legacy and originality of his visionary designs were finally recognized and acknowledged after his death. Karl Hans Janke was included in the 2003 Göteborg Biennial by artist Carsten Nicolai. 2013 he was shown at the Hayward Gallery in London. His works were last exhibited in 2014 in "Planning the Future", the inaugural show at Delmes & Zander I Berlin.
Delmes & Zander at INDEPENDENT, BRUSSELS 2017
WESLEY WILLIS, CITY OF MANY DREAMS, 1991, mixed media on cardboard, 74 x 104cm, Courtesy Delmes & Zander
WESLEY WILLIS
ROCK'N'ROLL SUPERHIGHWAY
at Independent Brussels, April 19-23, 2017
At this year's edition of Independent Brussels, Delmes & Zander will present selected works by Wesley Willis (1963-2003) from the mid-80s in an exhibition entitled Rock'N'Roll Superhighway after Willis' song of the same name. The show's underlying theme of music was also at the heart of Disko Girls (Anonymous), the gallery's presentation at Independent New York earlier in the year.
For the two decades prior to his death, American artist and cult rock-star icon Wesley Willis rendered Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway and geometric skyline with lines drawn in ballpoint pen and felt-tip marker. Willis was a distinct presence within the Chicago music scene; well known to an alternative public for the energetic melodies from his Technics keyboard and his surreal lyrics that explore themes of his daily life, such as fast-food, bus lines, cultural trends and violent confrontations with super heroes. Amongst his biggest fans and advocates are Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys, Die Goldene Zitronen, Urge Overkill and Foo Fighters, for many of which he also played as an opener. His music and drawings go hand-in-hand. They are intertwined and inseparable: "music is the willpower to my artwork", he sings in DJ Quik.
Willis' distinctive and complex works utilise drafting techniques learnt during his years sitting in on drawing classes at the Illinois Institute of Technology. With cars and buses in side and isometric views, his often soft coloured drawings explore the congested Freeway that connects Chicago's South Side with the city's Downtown. Artist Johannes Wohnseifer once wrote of Wesley Willis: "I would like to see Willis' work on paper in an exhibition with drawings by David Hockney, Ellsworth Kelly, Ed Ruscha and H.C. Westermann. It would be obvious to all that his works are on par with theirs".
Willis died at age 40 in Skokie, Illinois.
Delmes & Zander first showed Willis' work in Germany in 2013 and has presented works by the artist ever since. The exhibition Rock'N'Roll Superhighway at Independent Brussels will be accompanied by a new publication on Willis by Benjamin Sommerhalder's Zurich-based publishing house, Nieves.
www.independenthq.com
Installation Views /// Horst Ademeit in "Big Bang Data" at DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague
Horst Ademeit in "Big Bang Data" at DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague
Courtesy of DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague
BIG BANG DATA
7th April - 14th August 2017
Curators: Olga Subirós, José Luis de Vicente
DOX Centre for Contemporary Art
Poupětova 1
How the Information Explosion is Transforming Our World.
Is data the new oil, a potentially boundless source of wealth? Is it the ammunition for arms of mass surveillance? Or should it be primarily an opportunity, an instrument for knowledge, prevention, efficiency and transparency, a tool to help construct a more transparent, participatory democracy?
Big Bang Data explores the phenomenon of the information explosion we are currently experiencing. The last five years have seen the emergence of a generalized awareness among academic and scientific sectors, government agencies, businesses and culture that generating, processing and above all interpreting data is radically transforming our society.
We all generate data, with our mobile phones, sensors, social networks, digital photographs and videos, purchase transactions and GPS signals. What is new is that it is increasingly easy to store and process these vast quantities of data that detect patterns (of incidents, behaviour, consumption, voting, investment, etc.). This fact is very quickly and completely changing the way decisions are made at all levels.
The Big Bang Data exhibition is organized by the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona - CCCB and Fundación Telefónica. (...)
Featured Artists & Projects Include:
TIMO ARNALL
PAOLO CIRIO
FABLAB BCN
GEMMA BALDON
INGO GUNTHER
AARON KOBLIN
MANUEL LIMA
GEORGIA LUPI & STEFANIE POSAVEC
MAPA KRIMINALITY
JONATHAN MINARD
NA OVOCE
NEAR FUTURE LABORATORY
FLORENCE NINGHTINGALE
SAFECAST
MAX SCHREMS
MICHAL SIMONFY
TAM VENKU
TELEGEOGRAPHY
THE PUBLIC LABORATORY
UMBRELLIUM
Find out more about DOX here and about the exhibition here.
www.dox.cz/en/
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Mairi est le nom donné à un être surnaturel en Basse-Navarre. D'après la croyance populaire, il est doté de forces colossales. Pour certains c'est une sorte d'humain ayant vécu au Pays basque il y a très longtemps. C'est à peine s'il est connu sous ce nom, hors de cette région.

Les Mairi transportaient, à mains nues, d'énormes blocs rocheux de la montagne de l'Arradoi au lieu de construction des châteaux, des dolmens et autres. Les grandes dalles de pierre comme celles qui recouvrent Mairietxe (maison de Mairi) ou le dolmen de Gaxteenia à Mendive, d'Armiaga à Behorlegi (Basse-Navarre/Bere-Nafarroa) furent transportées par une Mairi. La grande dalle de Mendive située sur la butte de Gaxteenia, a dû être transportée ici depuis le mont Armiaga ou d'Urtxuri: ce sont les endroits les plus proches où l'on peut extraire ce type de roche rouge. On dit que la Mairi l'avait portée sur sa tête alors qu'elle filait de ses deux mains.

Les thèmes de cette légende sont répandus dans une grande partie du Pays basque, certains même au-delà. C'est ainsi que l'une des laminak qui vivait à Lezao, dans une grotte d'Entzia, porta sur sa tête les grandes pierres du dolmen d'Arrizala, proche d'Agurain (Araba/Alava), tout en filant avec son fuseau et sa quenouille.

Les Mairi figuraient aussi dans quelques récits souletins. On disait que ceux-ci se réunissaient avec les laminak pour s'amuser, un jour par semaine dans la campagne de Mendi. Ceci laisse penser que les Mairi étaient de sexe mâle.

Étymologie

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Créature fantastique de la mythologie basque

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It's your choice. Access the pictures by clicking on the Quicklinks here or use the map below.
TIP for map below: All SWA/PAL airports have a red blinking FAA Control Tower Light. Fly the airplane over an airport and you'll see a satellite image to the right with the three letter airport code. Ask for permission to land by "Clicking" on the FAA Control Tower light. You will be taken down to the station where pictures are stored. Pictures have been submitted by your fellow employees in each of the individual stations for your viewing pleasure.


World cities act as global cultural incubators. They are characterized to a significant degree by the particular mix they achieve between local cultural activity and the intersections of that activity with national and international cultural flows and networks. These flows may be manifested in people (cultural workers such as artists, musicians, designers, etc.), products (symbolic goods such as paintings, shows, films etc.), technology (computer games and other digital artefacts), or education (resulting in the production and exchange of cultural knowledge). Culture characterizes and enriches the everyday experience of those who live in world cities, functions as an important marker of individual, group and civic identities, and is increasingly recognized as an important driver of economic growth and urban regeneration.
The Knowledge, Culture and Urban Affairs strand of WC2 (formerly "Global Cultures") focuses on the cultural flows and intercultural relations within and between cities as well as the relationships between knowledge production, culture and policy.


Do You Think The Arrangement Star Christine Evangelista Resembles Luann de Lesseps?
Either way, the E! star is a huge The Real Housewives of New York City fan.
Listen, when it comes to navigating interesting scenarios, Christine Evangelista has learned a thing or two playing her The Arrangement alter ego, Megan Morrison. And with a wedding slated to take place on Season 2 of the E! series, it could mean that she's a lot closer to becoming a housewife. So when The Daily Dish caught up with the actress, we just had to know if she's ever thought about what her Real Housewives tagline could be, since she is such a big fan of the show.
"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," she shared with us. A fitting tagline given just how much hell Megan expects to bring to the series in Season 2 as she works to take down the hyper-creepy and mysterious organization, The Institute. "Yeah they are tough," she added. "I wouldn't want to mess with a Housewife."
Alhough, she is more than happy to tune into all things Real Housewives. And this Staten Island native has a lot of love for The Real Housewives of New York City. "I watch the show. New York is definitely my favorite. I'm so excited," she shared about the show's Season 10 premiere this April. And while there has been Instagram chatter that she looks a bit like Luann de Lesseps (check out Christine, above, and Luann, below, to judge for yourself), she definitely has a lot of love for Bethenny Frankel. "Talk about a tough cookie. She's a tough cookie," she said of the Skinnygirl mogul. "She's pretty cool."
Check out more from noth Luann and Bethenny, below.
Think The Arrangement Has Been Shocking This Far?


On December 20, 2006, the department of ecology (ecology) is issuing a general permit to cover municipal separate storm sewer systems. The title of the final permit is "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and State Waste Discharge General Permit for Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewers in Eastern Washington." The permit is also known as the "Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit for Eastern Washington." This final Phase II municipal stormwater permit for Eastern Washington becomes effective January 19, 2007.
What is being regulated by this permit and who is affected? In December 1999, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Phase II municipal stormwater regulations. These regulations went into effect in March 2003. This permit regulates discharges from small municipal separate storm sewer systems located in eastern Washington pursuant to EPA regulations and Washington state water pollution control law.
For maps of census defined urban areas in eastern Washington and associated permit coverage areas, please consult ecology's web page at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/stormwater/phase_2/maps.html.
At a minimum the following cities, towns, and counties in eastern Washington [are] subject to this permit if they own or operate a regulated small MS4.
Cities and Towns: Asotin, Clarkston, East Wenatchee, Ellensburg, Liberty Lake, Kennewick, Millwood, Moses Lake, Pasco, Pullman, Richland, Selah, Spokane, Spokane Valley, Sunnyside, Union Gap, Walla Walla, Wenatchee, West Richland and Yakima.
Counties: Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Spokane, Walla Walla and Yakima.
Special purpose districts that could be subject to this permit include public ports, irrigation districts, diking and drainage districts, flood control districts, public schools, public universities, and state agencies. Ecology will regulate special purpose districts subject to this permit as secondary permittees.
Purpose of the general permit: The general permit covers stormwater discharges from municipally owned or operated separate storm sewer systems in certain urbanized areas of eastern Washington. Federal and state water quality laws require a permit for the discharge of stormwater (Federal Water Pollution Control Act Title 22 United States Code, Section 1251 et seq., State Water Pollution Control Act, chapter 90.48 RCW). The permit addresses these legal requirements and requires the public entities covered by the permit to control the discharge of pollutants to protect surface water and ground water quality in Washington state.
6. Pollution prevention and good housekeeping.
The stormwater management program includes requirements for controlling pollution in stormwater from areas of existing development, as well as in areas of expected future growth. In addition, the proposed permit requires programs to address approved total maximum daily loads (TMDLs), or water cleanup plan requirements, and to evaluate the program itself.
• The final permit contains revised exceptions and variance criteria in Appendix 1. The permittees may use the criteria to determine exceptions and variances to the core elements for new development and redevelopment.
• Ecology extended the deadline for adopting ordinances and implementing the new permit requirements to control stormwater runoff from new development, redevelopment, and construction sites in the final permit from twelve months to eighteen months from the effective date of the permit.


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7 Things You Might Not Know About Coast Guard Intelligence (Like the Fact that it Exists)
David Brown / Jun 9, 2013
Coast Guard Intelligence is one of two intelligence agencies that belong to the Department of Homeland Security. (The other is the Office of Intelligence & Analysis.) Though its membership in the U.S. Intelligence Community is relatively recent, its mission reaches back to the earliest days of the Republic, when the Coast Guard's nascent intelligence mission was the "securing of information which is essential to the Coast Guard in carrying out its duties; for the dissemination of this information to responsible officers, operating units of the Coast Guard, the Treasury Department and other collaborating agencies; and the maintenance of adequate files and records of law enforcement activities." Today, homeland security and national defense are its prime directives. Here are a few things you might not know about Coast Guard Intelligence.
1. An intelligence function for the Coast Guard was an Alexander Hamilton innovation.
Your first question might be: where did the Coast Guard come from, anyway? In Federalist No. 12, Hamilton wrote that a "few armed vessels, judiciously stationed at the entrances of our ports, might at a small expense be made useful sentinels of the laws." And useful they were, collecting taxes at a time when the fledgling nation was broke. (After the Continental Navy was disbanded in 1790, this small cutter fleet would also comprise the entirety of our navy.) The little cutter fleet traveled the coast and provided Hamilton with "an unending stream of intelligence." At the time, it may well have been the most effective intelligence service in the United States.
2. Coast Guard Intelligence was officially born in 1915.
Article 304 of the Coast Guard's 1915 regulations provided for a "Chief Intelligence Officer," who was charged with "securing of information which is essential to the Coast Guard in carrying out its duties; for the dissemination of this information to responsible officers, operating units of the Coast Guard, the Treasury Department and other collaborating agencies; and the maintenance of adequate files and records of law enforcement activities." From this, Coast Guard Intelligence was born.
3. Coast Guard Intelligence made its bones during Prohibition
Coast Guard Intelligence pioneered communications intelligence, or COMINT, by way of ship to shore communications, paving the way for HF/DF, or "high-frequency direction finding." Huff-Duff, as it was called, allowed for locating and intercepting transmitting radios by way of triangulation. (Locating transmitters is Signals Intelligence 101.) This advance in intelligence gathering proved essential during the Rum War during Prohibition, and during World War II.
4. Coast Guard Intelligence was a vital asset to the Office of Strategic Services in World War II.
Captain Carl Hoffman, chief of OSS Special Operations, wrote to the chief of OSS Naval Command, stating that he had proposed to General "Wild Bill Donovan "the use of Coast Guardsmen for OSS work." Hoffman explained, "Most Coast Guardsmen are well trained in communications and incidentally trained in the use of side arms. If wherever possible we can draw our men from the Coast Guard we have gained in time as more than half their training is complete." Guardians' mastery of small boat handling was also considered an important benefit, as it might well "prove useful in an emergency." Meanwhile, Coast Guard Intelligence's HF/DF abilities greatly helped code breaking operations carried out in conjunction with the office of Naval Intelligence.
5. They pioneered exercises that Navy SEALs would adopt 40 years later.
Two OSS units—the Maritime Unit and the Operational Swimmer Group—needed men who could swim and dive, and who were skilled with boats and signaling. To fill their ranks, they turned to the Coast Guard, who trained and deployed to Europe and the China, Burma, India Theater. In the Pacific, they linked up with the Navy Underwater Demolition Team 10. Guardians made up one-third of the Maritime Unit. Just before the OSG went to the China, Burma, India Theater, they were tasked with a security exercise called Operation Cincinnati. Their mission was to penetrate U.S. Navy defenses at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The goals of the exercise were to test the OSG's skills, and find weaknesses in the Navy's fortification. And find weaknesses they did. The "Red Group," as they were called, circumvented the Navy's defenses with minimal equipment. They also proved the effectiveness of undersea warfare. Forty years later, the "Red Cell" of the Navy SEALs would likewise be charged with evaluating the effectiveness of Navy defenses.
6. Coast Guard Intelligence formally joined the U.S. Intelligence Community in 2002.
WMD proliferation, drug smugglers, gunrunners, and illegal immigration shifted Coast Guard Intelligence's role from that of a "customer" to a full member of the Intelligence Community. This was formalized with the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002, signed by President George W. Bush, which modified the National Security Act of 1947 and gave Coast Guard Intelligence "a seat at the table."
7. Coast Guard Intelligence has 5 components.
Each component of Coast Guard Intelligence has a specific role in the agency's overall mission. The special agents of the Coast Guard Investigative Service do pretty much what Agent Gibbs and his team do on the show NCIS. They investigate crimes, work undercover, liaise with other law enforcement agencies, and pass along intelligence they gather in the field. The Coast Guard Cryptologic Group handles signals-intelligence for the Coast Guard, and works alongside the Navy and other SIGINT agencies to make sure everyone is working from the same page. Meanwhile, the Coast Guard Counterintelligence Service protects the Coast Guard from foreign agents who might attempt to penetrate their ranks or compromise their operations. This involves intelligence collection and analysis. The Coast Guard Cyber Program secures Coast Guard computer networks and works with the Department of Homeland Security (to which the Coast Guard belongs) and the Department of Defense to proactively identify and eliminate electronic threats. After each component does its job, the Coast Guard Intelligence Coordination Center collects, synthesizes, analyzes, and disseminates solid intelligence. It also tasks the various components of Coast Guard Intelligence with new intelligence objectives.
See more articles in this series:
10 Things You Might Not Know About the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
5 Things You Might Not Know About the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
10 Things You Didn't Know About the U.S. Secret Service
10 Things You Might Not Know About the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
Intelligence Community: Fact vs. Fiction
Spy Gadgets: Fact or Fiction
David Brown is a regular contributor to ClearanceJobs. His most recent book, THE MISSION (Custom House, 2021), is now available in bookstores everywhere in hardcover and paperback. He can be found online at https://www.dwb.io.

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Picture from simon3 : Powerful winds of Donegal farmed.
Picture: Powerful winds of Donegal farmed.
This hill is around 7km east of Letterkenny. Unless someone knows a better way up, I think it is strictly for list tickers. Ticks, ah yes we'll come to that.
There may be other ways up via the forest to the east of the top, however we started from a point on the road at C1155512969 A. One way is to go 135m west to a very rough track going southish. However the track is so bad it may be easier simply to pick a path across the rough ground straight for the summit which is only around 540 metres from the road. The ground is extremely unpleasant with high heather, squishy and undrained underfoot and very tiring.
We followed the track, mentioned by simon3, which had several sections where you had to leave it unless you wished to be up to your knees in foul smelling mud and animal secretions! After a short distance the track preformed a switchback and improved in quality, well slightly, and brought you within sight of the fence running over the summit area. We followed this a short distance uphill, crossed it and walked over to the highest point, only noticing the ground level trig marker when we got there. We also made it home tick-less!


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Updated on : Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 6:07 AM IST
RIL task force for Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh investments
By FPJ Bureau
At the 42nd Annual General Meeting of the company, he said that the company would make a lot of announcements on the developmental initiatives it plans to take in newly-created Union Territories.
Mumbai: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Monday said that the company is committed to support the developmental needs of the new Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and that it will create a task force to explore investment opportunities in region.
"We stand committed to support the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in all their developmental needs. Reliance will create a special task force and you will see a lot of announcements on Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and our developmental initiatives in the coming months," Ambani said.
His statement comes days after the Central government annulled Article 370 of the Constitution which gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The government also bifurcated the state into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh.
About the philanthropic work of the Reliance Foundation, Ambani, during the AGM, said that it has touched the lives of more than 2.9 crore people across the country and through its rural transformation programmes, improved the livelihoods of over 80 lakh people across 19,000 villages.
"Last year, our foundation provided relief and rehabilitation to people impacted by natural calamities in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. As we speak, our teams are involved in relief and rehabilitation efforts in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala," he said.
To a debt-free future
On the sidelines of the AGM, RIL chairman Ambani on Monday said that the group has a clear roadmap to become zero net-debt company in 18 months as he sells stakes in oil and chemical business to Saudi Aramco and fuel retailing business to BP.
Describing the deal as the largest foreign direct investment in India, Ambani said Saudi Aramco will acquire 20% stake in RIL's oil-to-chemical business for an enterprise value of $75 billion.
Meanwhile, British energy giant BP will pay about Rs 7,000 crore for acquiring a 49% stake in Reliance Industries' fuel retailing network, Ambani said. The statement came in the wake of rising debt at the group level that reached a level of group Rs 1,54,478 crore in the last fiscal.
Mumbai Marathon 2020: Srinu Bugatha, Sudha Singh win Indian Elite Full Marathon


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Thanks to Michael Yunat from http://getvoip.com, the Persona WordPress plugin now supports Ukrainian!
The update was released as v0.50. If your site already has the plugin installed, a notice to update will appear automatically.
If you have not tried the plugin, give it a go - it can be installed from the WordPress Admin dashboard by clicking on Plugins, Add New, then searching for Mozilla Persona.


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The Oldfather Group Announces Promotion of Adam Linder
Dustin Oldfather
The Oldfather Group of Ocean Atlantic Sotheby's International Realty is proud to announce that Adam Linder has been promoted to Chief Buyer Consultant. With the brokerage since October of 2012, Adam has assisted in no less than 24 buyer transactions, achieving an impressive $7.75 million in sales volume.
Growing up in Alexandria, VA, the nearby Delaware beaches have always been a big part of Adam's life. He purchased and renovated his first property in Rehoboth Beach in 2001 and set a goal to move to the beach permanently. At that time, he had a successful career in design and space planning within the residential and contract furniture industries in the DC Metro area, but felt strongly about making the move to the Delaware Coast. Adam prides himself
Proud of the Past, but Focused on the Future!
Laurel, Delaware's rich history begins with its founding in 1683 and incorporation as a town in 1883. It was considered one of the wealthiest communities of its time, bustling wide open with commerce and enterprise. But, Laurel's greatest asset lies in its people, who are friendly, industrious and imbued with the pioneer can-do spirit. See first hand why the citizens of Laurel believe their town it is a great place to call home!
Laurel's roots trace back to the "Wading Place" where Native Americans first crossed the waters of the Broad Creek. Broad Creek once thrived with ships that transported products to distant ports. In time came the construction of the railroad, where local farmers quickly realized they could boost the economy and distribute their


There were only a handful of compositions that were universally banned from senior recitals at my alma mater. Contemporary works that would cause physical damage to the piano made that list. So did what we considered the ultimate musician's cop-out: John Cage's famous work, 4'33".
In this piece, the performer sits in silence for a total of four minutes and thirty-three seconds. There are three movements, marked with the lowering of the baton in an orchestral performance, or the closing and opening of the keyboard lid in a solo piano rendition. A timer is used to ensure accuracy of the movements' length.
Understandably, 4'33" has been met with confusion since its first performance in 1952. Some mock it as being a fool's ploy, others express concern that it has dangerously redefined our concept of music and art, while still more perceive Cage as making an important statement about sound and our perception of it.
There is a grain of truth here. To stop and listen to the sounds around us is to stop and listen to what God has created. It is to heighten our capability to observe, our appreciation and wonder. It is to sit and write a blog post, listening to the birds chirping, the sound of fingers typing, and upstairs, a hair dryer running as a roommate prepares for her day. If I were to thoughtlessly blast music into this space, my attention would be drawn away from what is around me. Instead, I am drawn to worship the God who created the birds, to work with excellence as I hear the rhythm of typing fingers, and to love the sweet sister who is drying her hair.
However, I think as Cage moves forward in his explanation of the work, we come to more troubling territory. He continues: "I don't need sound to talk to me… [some people are] thinking for something to just be a sound is useless, whereas I love sounds, just as they are." It is good and well to learn from Cage to love sounds just as they are, but we must also remember that sound talks. The first sound in Scripture is the creative word of God Almighty, thundering as it commands light to be born. The name of the revealed Christ is the Word made flesh, and we see through Him that sound not only talks, but is embodied.
This understanding of sound as speaking, creating and revealing has significant implications for artists. First, it is the foundation for appreciating ordered sound, whether it be the work of Mozart and Beethoven or the new hit on the radio. As we use ordered sound to communicate ideas or simply to be beautiful, we reflect the image of our creator God, who brings order to a formless and void world.
Understanding sound in this light also helps us better appreciate a piece like 4'33" – we see that even the sound of traffic is not "just sound," as Cage would attest. Rather, the noise around us speaks of the beauty of an ordered world, demonstrates the creativity of image-bearers as their inventions allow for traffic in the first place, and reveals the grace of God in enabling these rhythms we often take for granted.


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Visas and information
Visa regime for entering Serbia
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Head of State
Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor-General Cindy Kiro
Nanaia Mahuta
Date of establishment of bilateral relations
Political relations
Modern bilateral relations between the Republic of Serbia and New Zealand have the potential for improvement in various areas.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Vuk Jeremić visited New Zealand on 30-31 May 2012.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Murray McCauley visited Serbia on 23-24 June 2014.
Currently, the economic cooperation between Serbia and New Zealand, takes place mostly through trade exchange, which in the period January-October 2021 amounted to 4,24 million euros, of which Serbian exports was 2,65 million euros, and imports from New Zealand was 1,59 million euros, according to the data of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia,. In 2020 amounted to 5 million euros, with our exports amounting to 2.77 million euros and New Zealand exports amounting to 2.2 million euros .
Agreement (Exchange of Notes) on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with New Zealand, signed on 29 December 1970;
Trade Agreement between SFRY and New Zealand, signed on 27 February 1975 (The Official Gazette—Annex No. 18/1976).
The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Canberra : http://www.canberra.mfa.gov.rs/
The Embassy of New Zealand in Rome: https://www.mfat.govt.nz/italy
Contact in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Department for Asia, Australia and Pacific (DAAP), tel. 00 381 (0) 11 30 68 345, e-mail: odazap@mfa.rs.


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I present with my friend Barbara Hartwell a summary of evidence on the evil & corruption of the US government as shown in atrocities committed in its name by the fbi/cia.
I extend my eternal gratitude and expression of love to my wonderful and faithful friend , Barbara Hartwell, for the above report and for her incredible, unwavering and true friendship to me for more than a decade.
"If Geral Sosbee, a Messenger of Truth and Defender of Liberty, with impeccable credentials, who served his country, in various capacities, always with honor in his heart, is a Target of such diabolical persecution, what does that say about the government of the country who engineered this campaign against him?"
Except for a very minor stint working for the Census, and another very brief State job, I have never had any connections with any government agency. If I was snarky, I didn't mean to offend.
It's really hard to deal with your assertions if you neglect to mention how my "transgressions" (whatever they might be) were "perpetrated".
How do I know that someone isn't doing some sick psyop, making it look like I wam behind it?
I wish I had some idea what you have in mind.


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            [['id'], 'integer'],
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            $objClasses[$this->class_name] = ObjClass::get($this->class_name);
        }

        return $objClasses[$this->class_name];
    }
}


The term disinvestment basically refers to withdrawal of Government shares of capital invested in Public Sector Undertakings (PSU's). The rationale behind the formation of Public Sector Undertakings was to provide necessary infrastructure for the fast growth of economy. They were supposed to safeguard the interests of the citizens of the country against monopolies of industrialist community, but the failure to do so has forced the government to tread the difficult path of disinvestment There were various reasons behind the failure of PSU's where mis-management, low productivity, lack of technological innovations, minimal research and development, and issues of autonomy and political interference were the most persistent ones transforming the PSU's into a liability, after 1980, for the Indian Government. Inefficient PSU's were responsible for the macro crisis that India faced during 1980 and 1990s. So, Government of India revisited their industry policy and in 1991 envisaged disinvestment of government holdings in the share capital of some selected PSU's, hoping that market discipline will improve the performance of PSU's and huge capital will used for accelerating the growth of country. The Method adopted by government of India for disinvestments were a) Net Assets method b) Profit Earning Capacity Value method c) Discounted Cash Flow Method. The timing of disinvestment is basically done through technical analysis of market trends.
Sale of those public sector undertakings, which have shown negative rate of return on capital employed, reduce financial burden of government, Market competition and discipline, wider share of ownership.
Sale of MUL shares to Indian public sector financial institutions and banks and employees.
Sale of MUL shares to Indian public sector financial institutions and banks and Indian mutual funds.
However the picture shows another dimension, budgetary deficit on revenue account has been increasing, failure of government to used the disinvestment proceeds to finance expenditure on capital account; i.e. it has resulted in capital consumption rather than generation, administrative cost is getting higher. Further lack of information has impeded free competitive and efficient bidding of shares and also free trading of those shares. We know that PSU's are not monetarily benefitted from disinvestment, which result into reluctance and unfair distribution of prospectuses, further preventing transparency of above process.
Different author have different view regarding Disinvestment of PSU's where capitalist society has favorable view and communist has negative reason to give, But rising wealth of capitalist society with several reforms have underlying effect upon the whole world and provide a proven example that private sector are judicious in the use of resources which increases the wealth of a nation and provide economic stability in the era of globalization. In the case of India, it is worth remembering that PSU's after disinvestment have almost double in their values and if the above performance is maintained there will be huge benefits to the economy. Most of the public sector company is loss making and are burden on public funds. The unfounded fear of job losses through privatization has been proven wrong, as more jobs are now been created in divested companies.
The use of disinvestments receipts to mitigate budget deficit is often raised as an argument for more enthusiasm in this field. For instance, it has been contended that if the realization from strategic sales were put in banks at 10% interest rate, it would earn much morethan the dividend that is earned now. As the average cost of borrowing of the government is greater than 10%, the benefit is real. However the validity of argument lies in investing only in an activity that yields higher returns. Disinvestments helped in bridging fiscal deficits and the stimulus from competition led to radical improvements in customer service in the short and medium term. A change in ownership influenced the quality of management and agility in decision-making process. The Government prefers an IPO to disinvest mainly because it gives it the access mechanisms to retain control, stimulate public ownership and last but not the least give the government the flexibility to disinvestment further. However, IPO of large public sector enterprises are best executed in tranches to enable the market to absorb transaction volumes. Such disinvestments are best administered within a framework of mutually reinforcing economic reforms that include public sector reforms and regulatory reforms.
Disinvestment is the need of hour which should be given socio-human touch according to the fabric of country so that wealth accumulation is done with all round development of society which will further accelerate the growth rate, the merits of disinvestment is lost when few people amass the resources by buying corrupt politician who play in the hand of few players. In this case, country like India not only lost their resources but also the trust of common masses. The inefficiency of Government authority to track overall corruption in divestment has led nation to loose 2 lac's Crore rupees in 2G scam. When all respected part of society to say Media, Government authority etc who are opinion leaders and builders of society, start to play on behalf of few people will further drain the resources without having any impact on the lifestyle of masses.
To think that disinvestment or sale of PSU's share is the only method of reform reflects a close mindset of our policy makers. Critics has pointed out that, the whole process of disinvestment has been carried out in hasty and unplanned manner, as a result the public sector equity has been sold for a fraction of what it could actually fetch. Government has used these proceeds to offset the shortfalls in revenue receipts and thus reduce the fiscal deficits as a part of IMF stabilization programme. In fact the right method would have been to allow the public sector to use the above fund to expand their activities. Selling the stake in Navratnas and Maharatnas shows fiscal imprudence by the government and using it for other purposes.
To make disinvestment successful, we first have to get our concept of democracy right. My logic is simple, if we are not able to bring this corrupt politician and business men under the rule of law, we as masses will become economically handicapped and will lose our strategic resources. In this era of globalization as big Multi National Corporations are actively participating in buying of Indian company and its resources, our country would lose economic independence and we will be forced to economic subjugation by these MNC's losing our own identity and faith of being world's largest vibrant democracy.
To make disinvestment successful there must be distinction between profit making company and loss making enterprises. There must be transparency in the deal made in investment; method and basis of valuation must be revealed to the public, which will fetch us competitive price of assets. All legitimate demands and expectation of labor force should be met; social implications of labor structuring should be studied and its effect should be evaluated. Thereby a more controlled, regulated and transparent disinvestment policy would help go a long way in putting our country back on its path of sustained growth.
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The ears of an elephant, the hump of a camel, the long necks and even longer tails of the huge, plant-eating dinosaurs called sauropods are features that make us curious. What are these unusual body parts good for? What purpose, we wonder, could they serve?
Once, the sauropod answer seemed simple: people thought that these enormous animals stretched their long necks to nibble on tall trees. Sometimes, we supposed, they even stood on their hind legs to feed, steadying their bulky bodies with massive tails.
But today, thanks to highly accurate computer simulations of dinosaur motion, scientists are starting to learn a different story. Sauropods were amazing, but many weren't nearly as acrobatic as we once imagined.


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Q: MVC - Repository In our MVC implementaton,
we have a View, Controller and a Model
The Model is an .edmx file (Entity Framework).
Our controller calls a Repository where we do get the data from the Entity Framework.
Is the Repository considered part of the Model then?
Is it usually part of the Model as the M is MVC can be many layers.

A: The repository is not part of the Model, it is it's own separate entity that can also be invoked at the Controller and/or Model level when needed. The repository is simply an area of storage, i.e. a database.
As a breakdown:

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*The controller takes care of all the web requests, i.e. GET and POST. It can also populate a model and return the appropriate view for that request.

*The model contains the domain objects and logic to perform (i.e. extracting information from the repository and manipulating the data to be passed to the view).

*The view returns the markup which is based upon the data stored within the model.
In certain implementations additional logic such as checking conditions and Repository calls also take place at the controller level, which is a technique known as Fat Controller Thin Model.

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*Official* 7/29 Ninth-Inning Glory Postgamer
Nice job by our offense to get the runs home when they needed to. And thank God Colome finally made that pitch he needed to get the final out.
JazzyCyclist
Absolutely loved the way they scored in the 9th. Good ABs through the first six batters. I'm really glad Eloy got that sac fly after having a mediocre AB in his previous AB.
(Formerly asindc.)
"I have the ultimate respect for White Sox fans. They were as miserable as the Cubs and Red Sox fans ever were but always had the good decency to keep it to themselves. And when they finally won the World Series, they celebrated without annoying every other fan in the country." Jim Caple, ESPN (January 12, 2011)
"We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the (bleeding) obvious is the first duty of intelligent men." — George Orwell
I'm late to post, but this is just what they needed. They can enjoy it tomorrow.
With the off day, everybody's pushed back. They could take the opportunity to drop Gonzalez to the fifth spot. I suppose they'd rather he faced KC than Milwaukee...I wish all our pitchers could face KC.
Frater Perdurabo
Nice job by the offense to put up a crooked number.
Great job by Giolito and the bullpen.
Nice to see Giolito bounce back from a horrific outing.
Huisj
How slow can Colome work. I felt like I was watching that 9th inning for two hours. Nice to get a win, but goodness.
Originally posted by Huisj View Post
I thought it was internet problems. I was at a Mankato Moondogs game, but following the Sox on gamecast on my phone. The bottom of the 9th took forever.
BRDSR
Results notwithstanding, it really wasn't a discouraging series. Outscored them by one. The bullpen was outstanding...13IP, 0R. The offense didn't light things up, but we know even the second half of the Indians rotation is really stout, and for the most part, the offense came from the core that we really want to see succeed. Obviously Cease and Rodon need to have better results, but those numbers will flatten at least some, even over the course of 60 games. The one thing I was really bummed about is Lambert being shelved with an injury. I was really looking forward to seeing more of him, potentially as a starter. Maybe he'll bounce back after the IL stint, but definitely discouraging for now.
The top of the ninth was fun.
The bottom of the ninth was stressful. Colomé doesn't have wipeout stuff, and so he has to induce weak contact to make outs. It's an acceptable formula but he has to stop walking hitters.
soxfanatlanta
Originally posted by Frater Perdurabo View Post
Agreed, he nearly blew the lead with that performance. Hopefully, we have more games with the lead so he can be used a bit more; work out the kinks, and return to being a competent closer.
(we still doing pink, here?)
Mohoney
Originally posted by BRDSR View Post
I disagree. That team clearly looked better than we did, especially their back-end of the rotation.
Cishek sucked in game 2 yesterday, just like he sucked in the game against the Twins when he relieved Keuchel. The rest of the bullpen was great, and Giolito was the "stopper" that a TOR starter needs to be.
Ideally, Keuchel keeps the Royals at bay to get the team to 3-4, but then what?
The fact that four of our five starters got lit up in their first starts of the season magnifies it. If this was a normal season, we'd chalk it up to a hot Minnesota offense and one crappy turn through the rotation.
Cease is still young; he hasn't yet pitched a full season. He has TOR potential but hasn't yet reached it.
Lopez and Rodón are what they are. Sometimes they will be filthy; sometimes they will walk too many guys and get lit up. They are #4 starters; they both throw too many pitches and don't go deep in games, which is the definition of a #4 starter.
I suspect we will end up regretting not trading Colome at the peak of his value in July 2019.
Originally posted by Mohoney View Post
Then we just throw in the towel and forfeit the rest of the season. There's obviously no hope for these guys.
Originally posted by GoSoxMMV View Post
Maybe next year they won't try to contend with three question marks in the rotation and a clueless manager.


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Ariarates VII Filométor (, Ariaráthēs Philomḗtōr), rey de Capadocia de 116 a. C. a 101 a. C., fue hijo y sucesor de Ariarates VI y Laodicea.

Durante sus primeros años reinó bajo la regencia de su madre Laodicea, hermana de Mitrídates VI del Ponto. Durante este período,el reino fue invadido por Nicomedes III de Bitinia,que se casó con la viuda. Sin embargo, Nicomedes fue expulsado por Mitrídates.

Fue puesto en el trono por Mitrídates VI, pero cuando más tarde,reprochó a éste el asesinato de su padre, fue asesinado y reemplazado por Ariarates IX, hijo de Mitrídates. Un hermano de Ariarates, Ariarates VIII, fue también rey en oposición a Mitrídates y su hijo.

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Chief Restructuring Officer of Firstline Corporation during Chapter 11.
Financial Advisor to Mezzanine Debt Holders in Bijoux Terner Restructuring.
Damages/Expert Witness in Stewart Title v. Great American Insurance Company.
Financial Advisor to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of E-Brands Restaurant, LLC and subsequently appointed Plan Administrator.
Damages/Expert Witness in Nukote v. Office Depot.
BS Northern Illinois University
Tom Santoro is a nationally recognized financial advisor and expert witness with over 25 years of highly valued experience managing complex business matters as an advisor to companies, lenders and attorneys. Santoro's background includes all phases of restructurings, turnarounds, crisis management, commercial litigation and disputes and executive management with emphasis on designing and implementing strategic solutions in challenging situations. Santoro is a leader in B. Riley Advisory Services' (formerly GlassRatner) Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Litigation Support and Mergers and Acquisition Practices. He is ranked as one of the country's Top Crisis Management Professionals by The Deal Magazine, recognized as a Top CPA and Financial Professional by the South Florida Legal Guide and named a Global Top 100 Restructuring and Turnaround Professional by Global M&A Network.
Santoro has been engaged in a wide variety of high-profile matters serving as Financial Advisor, Chief Restructuring Officer, Investment Banker, Plan Administrator, Trustee and Expert Witness on behalf of debtors and creditors in bank workouts and court-supervised restructurings and as an advisor in corporate transactions. He has a reputation for hands-on leadership, creative solutions and artful negotiating skills.
Santoro frequently testifies as an Expert Witness in commercial litigation in State and Federal Court on economic damages, valuations, forensic accounting and insolvency. His expertise is sought in matters involving all forms of business disputes, including breach of contract, directors and officers liability, mergers and acquisitions, fraud, tortious interference, fraudulent transfers and Ponzi schemes.
Some of Santoro's recent and representative matters include:
Expert Witness in a large Florida Ponzi scheme litigation resulting in a $40 million jury verdict for client plaintiff, one of the nation's largest title companies;
Financial Advisor to the Unsecured Creditors Committee in the TLO Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The information technology business was sold to TransUnion for $155 million resulting in a full recovery for all creditors (M&A Atlas Award Winner, Deal of the Year);
Chief Restructuring Officer of Firstline Corporation, a national building supply manufacturer, during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy;
Investment Banker to ILD Corporation leading the sale of its business conferencing division to PGI Corporation;
Financial Advisor to the Unsecured Creditors Committee in the E-Brands Restaurants Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Santoro was subsequently appointed by the Court and served as Plan Administrator of the E-Brands Restaurants Liquidating Trust;
Chief Restructuring Officer and Investment Banker to Piknik Products, a $100 million food and beverage manufacturer that was one of PepsiCo's largest beverage co-packing suppliers and whose food business was sold to Supreme Oil;
Expert Witness in many matters, including valuations, damages and complex financial issues in connection with commercial litigation and bankruptcy proceedings;
Financial Advisor involving an $80 million multi-state nursing home operator during its Chapter 11 proceeding;
Financial Advisor to the secured creditor in the restructuring and sale of one of the largest El Pollo Loco restaurant franchisee (M&A Advisor Award Finalist Restructuring Deal of the Year);
Corporate Financial Officer of a $600 million public (NYSE) equipment rental company with 120 locations. Santoro led a restructuring program that achieved over $35 million in annual profit improvements and asset sales of over $100 million;
Financial Advisor to Grand Seas Resort, a 175-room oceanfront timeshare resort which was sold to a major hospitality operator. Santoro was subsequently appointed by the Court and currently serves as Plan Administrator of the Grand Seas Resort Liquidating Trust;
Financial Advisor in one of the largest personal bankruptcies in the Southeast United States with over $140 million in debt;
Financial Advisor in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of General Crane, a crane company with over $85 million in debt that was restructured and sold to a private equity firm;
Financial Advisor to a $65 million wastewater engineering company that was saddled with heavy debt after a roll-up acquisition spree. The Company's profitable business was sold for $26 million;
Interim Chief Financial Officer of Coverall, one of the world's fastest-growing international franchise operators with revenues of $200 million;
Lead or key role in over 30 mergers and acquisitions, including both sell and buy-side, with an aggregate transaction value over $1.3 billion;
Financial Advisor to Tiles & Stones, one of the largest retailer of marble and tile in the United States, prior to and during its Chapter 11 proceeding, successfully restructuring operations and executing an orderly liquidation plan resulting in full repayment of bank debt;
Chief Restructuring Officer and Investment Banker to healthcare provider OMI Imaging, Inc. during its Chapter 11 proceeding managing a sale process leading to multiple offers for the business; and,
Advisor and Investment Banker in the out-of-court restructuring and sale of several automotive dealerships and auto rental companies.
In addition to his success as a professional service provider, Santoro has proven himself on the inside, serving 10 years as a senior financial officer and manager of public and private companies with multi-location operations, including Kraft General Foods, NationsRent and Vitalink Pharmacy Services. He was a Corporate Officer and senior management team member that grew the revenues of Vitalink, a "Forbes 200 Fastest-Growing Company", from $50 million to $500 million over five-years before selling the company.
Santoro began his career as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) in the Chicago offices of Arthur Andersen and Price Waterhouse. He received his MBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and his BS with honors in Finance and Accounting from Northern Illinois University. Mr. Santoro is associated with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Turnaround Management Association and the American Bankruptcy Institute.


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Vic's Flix Movie Review: On The Basis of Sex
As prominently displayed on screen during a recent viewing of On The Basis of Sex, the year is 1956 when Ruth Ginsberg enters Harvard law school, one of nine women allowed to do so in a class of 500 men. And "allowed" pretty much captures the sentiment of the men in charge in that dark time. It was also the year I turned two, so I find it amazing that I grew up completely immersed in a culture of unenlightened people and archaic laws. I thought the 1960s were pretty cool. Guess not.
Flash forward to 1970, and several other dates along the way. I have a problem with stop action cinematic history, especially when filmmakers can only explain a timeline with titles on screen. It results in a film that lacks nuance, desperately seeking anecdotal highlights in a person's life to develop a story. But this is quite a story.
Although women won the right to vote in 1920, the Equal Rights Amendment, first introduced in 1971 was never ratified by enough states to become a constitutional amendment. In the early 1970s hundreds of antiquated laws remained on the books, limiting jobs for fear of women leaving their "intended role" inside the home. Queue Ginsberg, who buys into the notion that, concerning the law, "We must not be guided by the weather of the day, but by the climate of the era." She decides to tackle a key case that establishes precedent for future cases, literally changing history in the process.
Ruth Bader Ginsberg is all the rage right now. RBG, as she is known, is hip, fierce, smart, tenacious and really, really old. She's a living legend who vows to keep on living and serving on the Supreme Court as long as a Republican president is in power. Her seat on the court is priceless. Played in the film by a very youthful Felicity Jones, age 35, I had trouble reconciling the RBG we see on the news with the actress playing a young RBG, especially during love scenes. I had to force myself not to see the image above on the right and assume that Ruth was once young and Felicity-like. And in fact, she was. Roll tape.
Married to fellow law student Martin Ginsberg, played by Armie Hammer, who could be a stand-in for Captain America, the power couple takes on Harvard, even when Marty is so ill that Ruth sits in on his classes as well as her own, typing his papers and conveying lecture material while he rests on the couch. Maybe SHE is Captain America!
One unacknowledged character in this film is the typewriter. We see it evolve from a fully manual Smith-Corona to an IBM correcting Selectric, all in the capable hands of women, because that's what women were allowed to do. Somewhere along the line there must have been a male secretary. I was one, but not until 1986. In fact, I related to those who pounded out legal briefs, since I typed some of my best friend's papers while he worked in the Appeals Division of the Cook County States Attorney's office. They are cumbersome typing jobs.
Justin Theroux plays Mel Wulf, an over-acting (or maybe just over-scripted) aggressive ACLU legal director who teams up with Ginsberg at her request to take on a seemingly unwinnable case. Perhaps he was this animated in real life, but he seemed exaggerated and kind of corny.
Sam Waterston is in his usual form as Erwin Griswold, Dean of the Harvard Law School who later became Solicitor General of the United States, an intense Washington-type character he was born to play. He's good in just about any role.
Kathy Bates plays the quirky feminist and civil rights attorney, Dorothy Kenyon, who once lost a key case, and is now somewhat reclusive and combative. She wants nothing to do with Ginsberg, who idolizes her, but reluctantly comes around when she needs a favor from Wulf.
Jones is not entirely convincing as the brilliant and aggressive young Ruth Bader Ginsberg and seemed to have trouble consistently emulating her New York accent, if any. There it is. Oh, now it's gone. Was I hearing things? She is also frequently seen rapidly walking through crowds, a counterpoint to her diminutive stature (she's short), having "Aha" moments that light up her face and cause her to change direction. Oh boy, something cool is about to happen!
The Ginsberg character in this film was seemingly caught between the influence of a demanding mother, who wanted her to change the world, and her budding feminist daughter, who asks, "Why change the world, if not for me?"
On The Basis of Sex (or should we say gender, as one sensitive typist suggests) is recommended if you think you'll enjoy a bio-drama about lawyers. They throw around enough legal jargon to engender authenticity, almost to the point at which you've had enough and would rather they just tell the story. And I think they fall short of completing the story, since the film ends long before Ginsberg's eventual appointment as the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court. For that perhaps you need to watch CNN's movie entitled simply RBG.
On The Basis of Sex (2018) runs 2 hours and is rated PG-13
Should you see this movie?


Greener replied to Chris Smith's discussion Aquaponics is better than "certified organic"
"I agree that some rules are better than none. But not enough has been done to tell people of all the 'loopholes' (for obvious reasons). So I am happy there is a standard, I just think the bar is really low and people should be…"
"Yes, it really comes down to knowing your farmer, and to farmers educating their customers. The more you talk to farmers the more you realize there are plenty of 'beyond-organic' producers out there with no certification.."
"AJ - I agree 100% -- so many loopholes and different standards depending on product, it really just doesn't mean much to me anymore. Of course I see the $ premium attraction for those who go through with the certification and I…"
"I'm not sure about the chicken/egg issue -- the egg doesn't need to be manmade, does it? If we had a more sustainable agriculture system set up, with OG inputs from various sources, why could we not grow organic food using organic…"
Greener replied to Ricky Flickenger's discussion Are there fish foods (rather than adding chelated iron) that can add needed iron?
"To add to the Seasol and Maxicrop list: check out Seaplex from Organicare, it's OMRI listed for organic production: http://www.organicareusa.com/products-lawn-supplements Anyone have experience with this stuff? "
"Sorry, I have to bring this back up, at first I thought it was a dumb question but after more reading I think this is just often overlooked or not talked about: So now check out this link about 'organic' composting, it is a…"
"nice, thanks for the pics."
"General question related to this -- If I add veggies/kitchen scraps etc to my worm bin that are not certified organic, and then add worm juice from that bin to my AP system, would the veggies be considered organic according to the USDA…"
"Yes, more air by the roots, but I wonder if there's a downside to this too on hot summer days. I imagine that the air under the board will get pretty hot. The insulation of the water is worse too, which might hurt in the…"
"A solids-lifting overflow or SLO is the name, as I was just reminded yesterday. :) Great to hear that this works well for containment. I may give it a shot, with the duckweed between my FT and my sump. Since my pumps…"
"My problem with styrofoam is that it has styrene in it. Although there are plenty of FDA-approved food-grade styrene products available, look at what studies of styrene have shown (from the plastics guide I think I posted earlier in this…"
"hmm.. seems like a fine line if someone wants to call you on it. there's no baggage with saying All Natural (not in quotes) or something like that, is there?"
"Very interesting Kobus. I was just debating integrating my duckweed tank with the system, and if I did where in the flow I should put it. Sounds like it would be best fed straight from the FT, not after the gravel beds/biofilters.…"
This community needs a group devoted to the growing and raising of plants.
"Organic cat food -- great idea!! I will see how prices compare. Now I'm wondering what other OG animal foods might have acceptable profiles. Anyone here ever feed their 'cats' cat food? "
I'd love to meet. Check out www.TucsonAP.org - my email is there.
I work downtown and live on the east-side. I could also meet before or after work.


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Cabinet Approvals with Foreign Countries on June 27, 2018
Following are the cabinet approvals with the foreign nations as on June 27, 2018.
Cabinet approves MoU on Cooperation in the field of Planning: India and Singapore
On June 27, 2018, The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex post-facto approval to the MoU between India and Singapore on cooperation in the field of urban planning and development. The MoU was signed on 31st May 2018.
This would facilitate government agencies in the Centre and States to tap into the expertise of Singapore agencies in the areas of urban development and management.
Under this MOU, capacity building programme in the field of planning, focusing on areas of urban planning, water and waste water management, solid waste management, Intelligent Transport System and public financing (Public Private Partnerships) would be undertaken.
The officials from Central Government, State Government and Urban Local Bodies would directly benefit by enhancing their knowledge base through exchange of knowledge of best practices.
♦ Currency : Singapore Dollar.
♦ President: Halimah Yacob .
Cabinet approved of the Agreement on Cooperation in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation: India and Denmark
On June 27, 2018, The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Agreement between India and Denmark on Cooperation in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation. It was signed on 22nd May 2018.
The stake-holders will include researchers from scientific organizations, academia, R&D laboratories and companies from India and Denmark.
Renewable energy, water, material science, affordable healthcare, synthetic biology, functional food, and blue economy were identified as potential areas for immediate collaboration.
♦ Capital : Copenhagen.
♦ Currency: Danish Krone.
Cabinet approves MoU on Cooperation in the field of Civil Aviation : India and Germany
On June 27, 2018, The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) titled Joint Declaration of Intent between India and Germany on Cooperation in the field of Civil Aviation.
This will lead to promotion of safe, effective and efficient development of air transport between India and Germany.
It has the potential to spur greater trade, investment, tourism, and cultural exchanges between the two countries.
This MOU will focus on the following areas: Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management, Heliports and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS), Regulations and Policy, Corporate and Business Aviation Development, Environment & Training and Skills Development.
♦ Capital: Berlin
♦ Currency: Euro
♦ Prime Minister: Angela Markel.
Cabinet apprised of Implementing Arrangement on Cooperation on Maritime Awareness Mission: India and France
On June 27, 2018, The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved of the Implementing Arrangement (IA) for Pre-formulation Studies of a Maritime Domain Awareness Mission signed between India and France on 10th March 2018.
It will be devoted to maritime domain awareness, with the objective to provide relevant data and services to both nations and to monitor the maritime traffic and to identify the non-compliant ships at the maximum possible revisit frequency.
The monitoring system would provide an end to end solution for detection, identification, monitoring of vessels in the regions of interest for India and France.
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Centre Nationale Dètudes Spatiales (CNES), France will jointly undertake the study.
♦ Capital: Paris
♦ Currency: Euro.
♦ President: Emmanuel Macron.
♦ Prime Minister: Edouard Philippe.
Cabinet apprised of the MoU on cooperation in the fields of Animal Husbandry and Dairying:India and Denmark
On June 27, 2018, The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Denmark for cooperation in the fields of Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The MoU was signed on 16.4.2018.
The MoU aims to develop bilateral cooperation in the field of Animal Husbandly and Dairying to strengthen the knowledge base on dairy development and institutional strengthening.
A Joint Working Group (JWC) consisting of representatives of each party will formulate joint programmes, facilitate cooperation and consultation and subsequent evaluation.
♦ President: Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
Cabinet approved of the MoU on Technical Cooperation in the field of Railways sector: India and Indonesia
On June 27, 2018, The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of theMemorandum of Understanding (MoU)between India and Indonesia on Technical Cooperation in the field of railways sector.The MoU was signed on 29thMay, 2018.
The MOU will focus on : Exchange of knowledge & technology, Modernization of rolling stock and railway operation, management and regulations, Development of inter-modal transport, logistics parks and freight terminals.
♦ Capital: Jakarta.
♦ Currency: Indonesian Rupiah.
♦ President: Joko Widodo.
Cabinet approves MoU on cooperation in the field of Healthcare: India and Bahrain
On June 27, 2018, The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bahrain on cooperation in the field of Healthcare.
A Working Group will be set up to further elaborate the details of cooperation and to oversee the implementation of this MoU.
The MOU will focus on: Exchange of information including publications and research outcomes, Exchanging visits by governmental officials, academic staff etc, Participating in workshops and training courses, Encouraging health and medical research activities at both the private-sector and the academic level and further mutual cooperation needed.
Bahrain:
♦ Capital: Manama.
♦ Currency: Bahraini Dinar.
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To further enhance Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) industrialization and support the Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV) project, Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia signed Memorandum of Understanding to create the NFV Interoperability Testing Initiative (NFV-ITI).
California, US, Stockholm, Sweden, Shenzhen, China, Espoo, Finland, December 20th, 2016 – Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia today announced they have signed a MoU to create the NFV Interoperability Testing Initiative (NFV-ITI) that will help communication service providers to address the challenges related to NFV deployment and Cloud transformation within multi-vendor network environments.
The deployment and integration of virtual network functions within today's multi-vendor environments can introduce new interoperability challenges. To address these challenges, NFV-ITI members will cooperatively support the interoperability of NFV elements in specific customer situations to accelerate the commercial implementations, and to reduce the time-to-market for new applications and services.


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Orljakovo je naselje u Republici Hrvatskoj, u sastavu Općine Kamanje, Karlovačka županija.

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Prema popisu stanovništva iz 2001. godine, naselje je imalo 220 stanovnika te 60 obiteljskih kućanstava.

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Naselja u Karlovačkoj županiji


Every business whether large or small wants more high-quality leads that are more likely to convert into customers. If you're a home remodel contractor, high-quality leads are the bedrock of your business and the foundation of your success. With the advent of the internet, more homeowners who are interested in remodeling are starting their search for information online.
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Potential clients start the Buyer's Journey at the Awareness Stage, move through the Consideration Stage when weighing options, and make their choice at the Decision Stage. With high-quality content marketing, you can provide valuable resources and information for your clients at each different stage of the buyer's journey.
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Monticello is an elegant wall mounted modern bathroom vanity set with a stylish round ceramic sink and plenty of storage.
Fashionable design equipped with tempered glass counter top, vanity cabinet with 3 drawers and one storage compartment.
It also comes with a large matching wall cabinet and a matching wall mounted mirror.


DescriptionVladimir Isupov, is a painter, his wife, Nelli Isupov a folk artist working in ceramics. His son Ilya is also a painter and his other son Sergei is a ceramic sculptor who immigrated to the USA in 1991where he has enjoyed a successful career as an artist. The family is well known for their artwork in Kiev. Their work was shown together for the first time, in 2005, in the USA.
Vladimir Isupov, who was educated in a Soviet art school in Kiev, spent most of his career under the old regime. He is an exemplary case of artistic recovery in post-communist times, when the art community, set free from state control (and state sponsorship), was left to its own devices. The one device that reclaimed Vladimir Isupov as an artist out of the Soviet context is exactly that Art school in Kiev, the culture of drawing—the physical and mental instruments of art making.
"Flowing brushstrokes of watercolor or images of antiquity are the basic components of the art vocabulary that Isupov chooses to bring into play. He does it with casual mastery and sarcastic irrelevance".


BUT, AREN'T TANKLESS SYSTEMS EXPENSIVE?
This is one of the first things that homeowners bring up when talking about tankless water heaters—the cost. More specifically, people notice that tankless water heaters cost a significant amount more than tank water heaters do, initially. We agree that the cost of any home comfort or plumbing setup in your home should be a serious point of consideration, but we'd encourage you to not just brush off a tankless system due to the installation cost, as there are other factors to consider.
Yes, you will pay more for a tankless water heater installation than you would for a traditional storage tank water heater. That's not a bad thing, however! Why not? Because a tankless water heater is going to cost you less to run over the years, due to its efficiency. More on that below.
Energy efficiency is absolutely something to keep in mind when deciding what type of water heater to have installed in your home. No matter how efficient of a storage tank water heater you'd get, this type of system is still subject to standby energy loss. This is when heat from the water inside the tank transfers out into the air surrounding it, which results in the need to reheat the water stored in the tank. Since tankless systems don't have a tank at all, they avoid this situation altogether.
You also have system lifespan to consider. A decent tank water heater will last you around 12-15 years, so long as you keep up on water heater maintenance. That's not bad at all, of course. But a tankless water heater extends this lifespan into the 20-25 year range. If you're planning on staying in your home for the long term, then it can definitely make more sense for you to invest in a tankless system versus a storage tank water heater.
Of course, as we've alluded to above, there are benefits and disadvantages to both types of water heaters. Our staff is happy to work with you in determining what system is best for your specific home and needs.


April 28 - Air Charter Service (ACS) posted a 10 percent year-on-year increase in turnover in its 2015 financial year at USD480 million; and a 28 percent increase in gross profit to USD60.2 million.
Commenting on the results for the year ended January 31, 2016, ACS chairman Chris Leach said: "To arrange more than 10,000 charter contracts and achieve a turnover of almost half a billion dollars is a remarkable feat and a fantastic way to end our 25th anniversary year.
"The strong increase was fairly evenly spread across our 20 offices worldwide, except for a downturn in our Russian offices' fortunes, due to the troubles in that region.
"The cargo charter market continues to strengthen and our cargo department, in particular, has had a brilliant year, buoyed by business done during the West Coast port strike at the beginning of 2015. We saw a 36 percent increase in the number of charters and an impressive 35 percent growth in gross profit last year."
He added: "Since 2014 we have restructured our Group Charter division and cut out an unprofitable revenue stream, which has allowed us to focus on other markets. We are starting to see the benefits now, with underlying growth of 14 percent in charter numbers and a healthy 23 percent in gross profit, as a result of this refocus."