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Jesus Says 'I AM' / I Am the Bread of Life - A Lent Teaching Series
2020-02-26 05:00:00 +1100 · by Dr Janice McRandal
The bread of...life...liberation...and full bellies. Dr Janice McRandal examines Jesus statement, "I am the bread of life".
View and download a PDF of this Lent Teaching here.
In today's video teaching, Dr Janice McRandal reflects on the theme of liberation which runs through Jesus' statement: "I am the bread of life".
Against the backdrop of colonisation, Jesus ministered to people who were disadvantaged and excluded from dominant religious practices. As Jesus proclaims the bread of life, he provides physical bread: a manifestation of inclusion and freedom.
The bread of life goes beyond a spiritual ideal: it filled hungry tummies, sated physical beings. Jesus' invitation extends to us today: come and be satisfied, come and take part in bringing liberation to the here and now.
If you think this reflection would encourage someone else, please share:
Today's Reading: John 6:35
35 Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."
"There's a real temptation to reduce the language of this statement to solely spiritual connotations, when in fact, this chapter is entirely about our materiality, our fleshly bodies and the earth beneath our feet"
What is it like for you to consider Jesus' statement as a physical reference, as opposed to solely spiritual?
This reflection touches on the idea of liberation for people who are excluded or disadvantaged because they don't fit into the mainstream system (eg - not having the means to participate in the Passover meal, or being religiously excluded).
Have you ever experienced feeling disadvantaged or excluded from religious practice?
As you consider your community, who are the people you think are disadvantaged or excluded? Reflect on this question in the context of your church, local community and wider society.
How might you go about inviting them to eat the bread of life with you as equals?
If you'd like to think more about this passage, read a longer written reflection from our contributor here.
Daily Bible Readings:
Consider the materiality of this scene - the physical place, the crowd.
Thur 27 Feb
Watch and notice Jesus' actions and words
Observe the different perspectives of Jesus and the crowd
What is similar and different in this passage to the feeding of the multitude in John?
Sun 1 Mar
Sit with this text, mulling it over slowly today
Mon 2 Mar
How is Jesus the bread of life?
Tue 3 Mar
What does belief in Jesus the liberator look like?
Pray:
Lord Jesus, thank you for coming with the good news of liberation and provision. We acknowledge the pain of exclusion felt by many in our communities. We are sorry for the times we have ostracised others. We recognise the times when we have felt excluded and hurt. Thank you for the love and hope you give us. Please continue to teach us what it means to partake of the bread of life. Help us to show your love to those around us and work for liberation.
Dr Janice McRandal is the Director of The Cooperative, a soon to launch centre for public collaboration and theology at Wesley Mission Queensland. Previously the director of systematic theology at Trinity College Queensland, Janice is a feminist theologian who has been teaching and publishing theology for the last decade. Her publications include Christian Doctrine and the Grammar of Difference: a contribution to feminist systematic theology (Fortress Press, 2015) and Sarah Coakley and the Future of Systematic Theology (Fortress Press, 2016). She is currently completing a book on sport and theology, and approaches all her scholarly work as work toward liberation.
Jesus Says 'I AM'
Apr 08, 2020 · by Dr Anne Pattel-Gray
I Am the True Vine - A Lent Teaching Series
What is the fruit that our ministry bears? Jesus, the True Vine, teaches what it means to be his hands and feet. Aunty Dr Anne Pattel-Gray wraps up our 2020 Lent series.
Apr 01, 2020 · by Charlene Delos Santos
I Am the Way the Truth and the Life - A Lent Teaching Series
The example of Jesus is the way for us to follow. It is truth and goodness. It is true, abundant life. Charlene Delos Santos reflects on Jesus' statement, "I am the way, the truth, and the life".
Mar 25, 2020 · by Josh Dowton
I Am the Resurrection and the Life - A Lent Teaching Series
Not just avoiding death: life in abundance! Today Josh Dowton reflects on Jesus statement, 'I am the resurrection".
Mar 18, 2020 · by Dave Andrews
I Am the Good Shepherd - A Lent Teaching Series
Calling us by name, leading the way: Dave Andrews examines Jesus statement, "I am the Good Shepherd".


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11i. Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris
The outlook for General Washington and the Americans never looked better.
Although the American military was still enduring losses in 1780, the French were making a difference. The French navy was disrupting the British blockade. French commanders such as Lafayette and Rochambeau earned the respect and admiration of the American troops.
Although, the British occupied much of the south, they had still been unable to mobilize the local Loyalists. Grumbling in England grew louder over the war's expense and duration. The morale of Washington's men was improving. The war was by no means over, but the general could now see a bright side.
The Siege of Yorktown
The French navy and the Continental Army conceived a daring plan to entrap Cornwallis in Yorktown. The plan worked: Cornwallis surrendered Yorktown, and three weeks later the war was over.
The year 1781 found a large squadron of British troops led by Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. Cornwallis hoped to keep his men in the Chesapeake town until fresh supplies and reinforcements could arrive from Britain. The French and the Americans conspired to capture the British before that could happen.
A French naval unit led by Admiral de Grasse headed north from the West Indies. Washington's army was stationed near New York City at the time. Along with a French unit from Rhode Island, Washington's troops marched over 300 miles south toward Yorktown. Along the way, he staged fake military maneuvers to keep the British off guard.
When Washington reached Virginia, Americans led by Lafayette joined in the siege. The French navy kept the British out of Chesapeake Bay until Cornwallis was forced to surrender his entire unit of nearly 8,000 troops on October 19, 1781. The capture of the troops severely hampered the British war effort
Peace and the Treaty of Paris
John Trumbull painted Surrender of Cornwallis in 1786-87. Although Trumbull did sketch the actual scene of surrender, his painting was not meant to be a literal recording of the event. Instead, he placed Cornwallis between the French and American forces to show their united effort against England.
Despite the American victory, the British military continued to fight. But the Battle of Yorktown turned the British public against the war. The following March, a pro-American Parliament was elected and peace negotiations began in earnest.
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay met with the British in the hopes of securing a peace treaty. The Americans played off European rivalries to reach a most favorable agreement.
In the 1783 Treaty of Paris the British agreed to recognize American independence as far west as the Mississippi River. Americans agreed to honor debts owed to British merchants from before the war and to stop persecuting British Loyalists.
David had triumphed over Goliath. Independence was achieved at last!
Articles from the Treaty of Paris
Article 1: His Brittanic Majesty acknowledges the said United States, viz., New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, to be free sovereign and independent states, that he treats with them as such, and for himself, his heirs, and successors, relinquishes all claims to the government, propriety, and territorial rights of the same and every part thereof.
Article 2: And that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and shall be their boundaries, viz.; from the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz., that nagle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude; from thence by a line due west on said latitude until it strikes the river Iroquois or Cataraquy; thence along the middle of said river into Lake Ontario; through the middle of said lake until it strikes the communication by water between that lake and Lake Erie; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie, through the middle of said lake until it arrives at the water communication between that lake and Lake Huron; thence along the middle of said water communication into Lake Huron, thence through the middle of said lake to the water communication between that lake and Lake Superior; thence through Lake Superior northward of the Isles Royal and Phelipeaux to the Long Lake; thence through the middle of said Long Lake and the water communication between it and the Lake of the Woods, to the said Lake of the Woods; thence through the said lake to the most northwesternmost point thereof, and from thence on a due west course to the river Mississippi; thence by a line to be drawn along the middle of the said river Mississippi until it shall intersect the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of north latitude, South, by a line to be drawn due east from the determination of the line last mentioned in the latitude of thirty-one degrees of the equator, to the middle of the river Apalachicola or Catahouche; thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint River, thence straight to the head of Saint Mary's River; and thence down along the middle of Saint Mary's River to the Atlantic Ocean; east, by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river Saint Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the river Saint Lawrence; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part and East Florida on the other shall, respectively, touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean, excepting such islands as now are or heretofore have been within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia.
Article 3: It is agreed that the people of the United States shall continue to enjoy unmolested the right to take fish of every kind on the Grand Bank and on all the other banks of Newfoundland, also in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and at all other places in the sea, where the inhabitants of both countries used at any time heretofore to fish. And also that the inhabitants of the United States shall have liberty to take fish of every kind on such part of the coast of Newfoundland as British fishermen shall use, (but not to dry or cure the same on that island) and also on the coasts, bays and creeks of all other of his Brittanic Majesty's dominions in America; and that the American fishermen shall have liberty to dry and cure fish in any of the unsettled bays, harbors, and creeks of Nova Scotia, Magdalen Islands, and Labrador, so long as the same shall remain unsettled, but so soon as the same or either of them shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said fishermen to dry or cure fish at such settlement without a previous agreement for that purpose with the inhabitants, proprietors, or possessors of the ground.
Article 4: It is agreed that creditors on either side shall meet with no lawful impediment to the recovery of the full value in sterling money of all bona fide debts heretofore contracted.
Article 5: It is agreed that Congress shall earnestly recommend it to the legislatures of the respective states to provide for the restitution of all estates, rights, and properties, which have been confiscated belonging to real British subjects; and also of the estates, rights, and properties of persons resident in districts in the possession on his Majesty's arms and who have not borne arms against the said United States. And that persons of any other decription shall have free liberty to go to any part or parts of any of the thirteen United States and therein to remain twelve months unmolested in their endeavors to obtain the restitution of such of their estates, rights, and properties as may have been confiscated; and that Congress shall also earnestly recommend to the several states a reconsideration and revision of all acts or laws regarding the premises, so as to render the said laws or acts perfectly consistent not only with justice and equity but with that spirit of conciliation which on the return of the blessings of peace should universally prevail. And that Congress shall also earnestly recommend to the several states that the estates, rights, and properties, of such last mentioned persons shall be restored to them, they refunding to any persons who may be now in possession the bona fide price (where any has been given) which such persons may have paid on purchasing any of the said lands, rights, or properties since the confiscation. And it is agreed that all persons who have any interest in confiscated lands, either by debts, marriage settlements, or otherwise, shall meet with no lawful impediment in the prosecution of their just rights.
Article 6: That there shall be no future confiscations made nor any prosecutions commenced against any person or persons for, or by reason of, the part which he or they may have taken in the present war, and that no person shall on that account suffer any future loss or damage, either in his person, liberty, or property; and that those who may be in confinement on such charges at the time of the ratification of the treaty in America shall be immediately set at liberty, and the prosecutions so commenced be discontinued.
Article 7: There shall be a firm and perpetual peace between his Brittanic Majesty and the said states, and between the subjects of the one and the citizens of the other, wherefore all hostilities both by sea and land shall from henceforth cease. All prisoners on both sides shall be set at liberty, and his Brittanic Majesty shall with all convenient speed, and without causing any destruction, or carrying away any Negroes or other property of the American inhabitants, withdraw all his armies, garrisons, and fleets from the said United States, and from every post, place, and harbor within the same; leaving in all fortifications, the American artilery that may be therein; and shall also order and cause all archives, records, deeds, and papers belonging to any of the said states, or their citizens, which in the course of the war may have fallen into the hands of his officers, to be forthwith restored and delivered to the proper states and persons to whom they belong.
Article 8: The navigation of the river Mississippi, from its source to the ocean, shall forever remain free and open to the subjects of Great Britain and the citizens of the United States.
Article 9: In case it should so happen that any place or territory belonging to Great Britain or to the United States should have been conquered by the arms of either from the other before the arrival of the said Provisional Articles in America, it is agreed that the same shall be restored without difficulty and without requiring any compensation.
Article 10: The solemn ratifications of the present treaty expedited in good and due form shall be exchanged between the contracting parties in the space of six months or sooner, if possible, to be computed from the day of the signatures of the present treaty. In witness whereof we the undersigned, their ministers plenipotentiary, have in their name and in virtue of our full powers, signed with our hands the present definitive treaty and caused the seals of our arms to be affixed thereto.
Done at Paris, this third day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three.
D. HARTLEY (SEAL)
JOHN ADAMS (SEAL)
B. FRANKLIN (SEAL)
JOHN JAY (SEAL)
– The Treaty of Paris (1783)
The Paris Peace Treaty (1783)
In 1783, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, Britain formally recognized the United States as an independent nation. This American history website offers a brief intro to the Treaty of Paris, the text of the document, and information about the Americans who drafted it.
Articles of Capitulation, Yorktown
What did it mean to be a British prisoner of war after the surrender at Yorktown? Surrendering involves much more than waving a white flag, as this agreement between Washington and Cornwallis illustrates. The Yale Law Library provides the text of the document that sealed the American win at Yorktown.
Yorktown Is Won!
Victory at Yorktown was dependent on coordinating the movements of the American army and the French navy with near split-second precision. How was this done without computers? This PBS website companion to "LIBERTY! The American Revolution" examines the importance of the Battle of Yorktown. Be sure to read about the key French leaders, Spanish aid, and the "miraculous convergence."
Marquis de Lafayette
Lafayette fought alongside Washington, petitioned for aid from his native France, and fought at Yorktown. After the American victory was secure, he returned to France to aid in the revolution there.
Follow the Americans and the French through the Colonies to their miraculous convergence at Yorktown. Through several campaign timelines and maps, from the military history specialists, Mount Vernon presents the major players and moments of the Battle of Yorktown.
Unfinished Painting
The famous American artist Benjamin West began to paint those who signed the Treaty of Paris, but he never finished his painting. Find out why!

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I just spent a week in Dallas, Texas on business. Whenever I leave the office, people think I'm off having fun. They don't realize that when you're at a conference or a retreat, which this essentially was, it's not like being in the office. When you're in the office, you go in at 8 (or 7:15 in my case) and you leave at 5 (or much later in my case). You get to leave the office at the end of the day and leave your office persona behind.
When you're at an off-site, there is no end of the day. Often you're having breakfast with colleagues before you head into sessions. Then, lunch is a group event and whether it is a formal working session or not, work is often discussed. Then you head back into sessions. If you're lucky, you'll have an hour or two before the group dinner where, once again, work will be discussed whether in passing or intensely as a follow-up to the day's meetings. After the group dinner, people will either congregate at the bar or in a hospitality suite. While this is optional, a lot of good discussions and ideas pop up during the informal networking that takes place with a round of drinks in hand.
At a conference or an off-site, you wear your office persona the majority of the time. And that's exhausting.
But, if you're with a group that you enjoy being with, it's exhilarating and energizing. Even though the days are long, the time flies by because you're with people who like you despite your personality quirks, who respect your opinions even if they're not expressed as diplomatically as they could be, who want to hear your point of view even thought they know it's different from theirs. When you're with colleagues who are friends, work doesn't seem like work and the impossible seems possible.
I wish things were like this at my office. But life is a series of choices, right? Even if I can't be energized by the people in my office, I can choose to be energized by my projects. I can choose to be motivated by knowing my work has an impact. I can choose to look for bright spots in my day wherever I can find them. And in the meantime, I look anticipate my off-site meetings and conferences and I cherish the time I have with those colleagues.


Bobby Flay proves that just even classic Japanese can be cooked on a grill. Bobby cooks grilled teriyaki chicken, pickled cucumbers, a light Japanese style salad and grilled shitake mushrooms. And finally he prepares grilled salmon fillet.
Bobby shows how to cook salmon perfectly for flakiness (and crisp skin).


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Owner Tilman Fertitta believes Rockets won't win title 'in the next 10 years' if they don't win one 'in the next three or four years'
Ashish Mathur
Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta believes the Rockets won't win a title "in the next 10 years" if they don't win one "in the next three or four years."
Fertitta wants the Rockets to seize the opportunity which is in front of them. Houston acquired former MVP Russell Westbrook this summer, signed center Tyson Chandler in free agency and re-signed shooting guard Eric Gordon.
The Houston owner says this is the Rockets' window to win a ring and it may not come again if they don't take advantage of this talented roster.
"I think we put ourselves in the position that if we don't win it in the next three or four years, we probably aren't going to win one in the next 10 years," Fertitta told Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. "This is our window, and we need to seize the opportunity.
"This is the time. I just re-signed Eric Gordon who is 30 and I've got Russell and James and Eric and Clint Capela for the next four years. P.J. [Tucker] is 34 and our two stars are 30. So this is their window. Let's seize the opportunity."
The Rockets have lost to the Golden State Warriors in the last two postseasons. However, now that Kevin Durant is gone, Houston should be able to get past Golden State should the two teams meet in the playoffs.
Harden and Westbrook are two MVPs, making the Rockets the only team in the NBA with two MVPs on its roster. Tilman Fertitta is all-in on Houston and he's hoping his players are ready.
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Q: Тестирование coroutines на spek Пишу тест для coroutines на Spek. Если retrofit-запрос успешен - значение отправляется в LiveDat. Если запрос не удался -> повтор запроса через 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 (*2...) секунды. Функция работает. Пытаюсь написать тест на нее:
@OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class, DelicateCoroutinesApi::class)
object DefaultCoroutinesViewModelTest : Spek({

    val viewModel by memoized { DefaultCoroutinesViewModel() }
    val retrofitService by memoized { mock<RetrofitService>() }

    describe("get character") {

        val id = Random.nextInt()
        val response = mock<Response<RickAndMortyCharacter>>()

        beforeEachTest {
            Dispatchers.setMain(newSingleThreadContext("Test thread"))
            runTest {
                launch(Dispatchers.Main) {
                    given(retrofitService.getDataFromApi(id)).willReturn(response)
                }
            }

            viewModel.getCharacter(id)
        }

        it("must get data from API") {
            runTest {
                launch(Dispatchers.Main) {
                    verify(retrofitService).getDataFromApi(id)
                }
            }
        }
    }
})

Но когда пытабсь запустить тест, получаю: Wanted but not invoked: retrofitService.getDataFromApi(511291517);. Не могу понять, в чем проблема, что в ходе теста, retrofitService.getDataFromApi() не вызывается?
Моя viewModel:
private const val DEFAULT_REQUEST_DELAY = 1000L

class DefaultCoroutinesViewModel : CoroutinesViewModel() {

    override val characterLiveData = MutableLiveData<RickAndMortyCharacter>()

    private var requestTimerMSec = DEFAULT_REQUEST_DELAY

    private val retrofitService: RetrofitService = RetrofitInstance
        .getRetroInstance()
        .create(RetrofitService::class.java)

    override fun getCharacter(id: Int) {
        viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.Main) {
            val requestResult = kotlin.runCatching {
                retrofitService.getDataFromApi(id) }
            requestResult.onSuccess {
                AppLogger.d("Successful request: character ${it.body()?.name}")
                characterLiveData.value = it.body()
            }.onFailure {
                AppLogger.e("New request after ${(requestTimerMSec / DEFAULT_REQUEST_DELAY).toInt()} sec delay")
                delay(requestTimerMSec)
                requestTimerMSec *= 2
                getCharacter(id)
            }
        }
    }
}

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1949-1950 Season Final Standings.
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Home > NBA Year by Year > 1950 > Regular Season Standings
Summary and Awards / Teams
Standings / Scores / Leaders / Streaks
Playoffs:
Brackets / Series / Scores / Leaders
NBA 1949-50 Regular Season Standings
This page features the complete 1949-1950 NBA season standings, including conference and division ranks, wins, loses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs
x = teams that made the playoffs are marked with an 'x'
NBA 1949-50 Division Standings
Team W L Pct GB
1 Indianapolis Olympians 39 25 .609 - x
2 Anderson Packers 37 27 .578 2.0 x
3 Tri-Cities Blackhawks 29 35 .453 10.0 x
4 Sheboygan Red Skins 22 40 .355 16.0 x
5 Waterloo Hawks 19 43 .306 19.0
6 Denver Nuggets (1st) 11 51 .177 27.0
1 Syracuse Nationals 51 13 .797 - x
2 New York Knicks 40 28 .588 13.0 x
3 Washington Capitols 32 36 .471 21.0 x
4 Philadelphia Warriors 26 42 .382 27.0 x
5 Baltimore Bullets (1st) 25 43 .368 28.0
6 Boston Celtics 22 46 .324 31.0
1 Minneapolis Lakers 51 17 .750 - x
2 Rochester Royals 51 17 .750 - x
3 Fort Wayne Pistons 40 28 .588 11.0 x
4 Chicago Stags 40 28 .588 11.0 x
5 St. Louis Bombers 26 42 .382 25.0
* Two tiebreaker games were played in the Central Division: the Lakers defeated the Royals for the 1st seed and the Pistons defeated the Stags for the 3rd seed.
Note: from 1946-47 to 1969-70 there were no conferences. The league was divided in two divisions (Eastern and Western) with the only exception of the 1949-50 season when there were 3 divisions.
Abbreviations: W = Wins / L = Losses / Pct = Winning Percentage / GB = Games behind


All's fair in love and war. If you'll be home or at a cybercafé this fabulous Friday, create a training room in World of Tanks and have a smashing good time with this event!
To qualify as a participant, crash into your enemy head-on for a friendly "tank smooch", then express the most romantic words you know in the chat.
14 February: Kiss Me, Tanker!
Create or join a Training Room.
Smash into an enemy for a "tank smooch".
Type a romantic message in the chat.
Submit a screenshot of the "tank smooch" and chat message in the forum link below.
The best 3 entries will be rewarded.
Entries close on 14th February 2014, 23:59 UTC+8 (15:59 UTC).


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I was commissioned by AMP Capital Shopping Centres in conjunction with The Inner West Council to create a public mural for the new development of Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre.
The current building site son the site of the iconic Vicars Mill.
The mural installation is a celebration of the site, the Vicars Mill, the suburb of Marrickville and its rich history as well as the people of the area, both past and present.
The artwork pays homage to the original Indigenous inhabitants of the land and area and it also symbolises the generations of people who kept the site running for so many years.
The idea was to create a contemporary piece using a combination of imagery and typography that reflects the vast history of the site but also looks to the future and hopefully provides inspiration for a younger generation who will, in their time, have an influence on the area as well.
A special thank you must go out to the Vicars family for allowing me the freedom to create this piece. It was an honour to be able to add my own stamp on such a historic site in Sydney.
Photos: Billy Zammit
Paint Supply: Taubmans & MTN Australia


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Back-surgery papers show SPORT utility
Heart model provides realistic feedback
Could function prove better than form?
Gender gap persists in physician income
Measuring medication response
No new light regarding skin cancer
A new role is discovered for mast cells
Undergraduates look at medicine through the lens of history
Nation's capital fetes Dartmouth's Dr. Koop on his 90th birthday
New DHMC complex is to be named in honor of Dr. Koop
For student, pathology project soothes loss
Doggone it: Downside to building's demise
Playing around with proteomics
Pharmacogenomics: One size doesn't fit all
Fisher steps into the pay-for-performance ring
Ultrasound invention is out-stand-ing
Dartmouth fosters birth and rebirth in Kosovo
BMT patients can now sleep in their own beds
Putting students' clinical learning to the test nationally
New on the bookshelf
Emeritus rank doesn't necessarily equate with being "retired"
"Compound Interest"
What if the way to win the war on cancer is not to cure tumors but to keep them from forming in the first place? Dartmouth's Michael Sporn, known as the "father of chemoprevention," has devoted his career to that question. Now he and his collaborators have two compounds in clinical trials—compounds that may stop tumors before they start.
"Cold Comfort"
If an influenza pandemic strikes again, it could be cold comfort to know that lessons learned from the 1918 flu epidemic may offer more help than modern medicine. Here are some insights gleaned from the Dartmouth archives and from a Dartmouth graduate who studies pandemics.
"Turning Thirty"
Dartmouth Medicine was spawned in 1976, when the dictum "Don't trust anyone over thirty" was still in vogue. In the three decades since then—through one name change, several redesigns, many production improvements, and, most significantly, countless changes in its subject matter—the magazine has endeavored to earn the trust of readers, to engage you in Dartmouth medicine.
Treating depression in children and adolescents is a delicate business. It can involve counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy, the administration of antidepressant medications, or a combination of those therapies. If one type of medication doesn't work, the clinician may switch to another. But it may be weeks before an antidepressant shows any effect.
Disorder: Recently, Dartmouth child psychiatrist Craig Donnelly, M.D., led the first study to explore certain differences in how an antidepressant affects children versus adolescents with major depressive disorder. He reported, in the October 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, that preteens respond more quickly to sertraline (Zoloft) than adolescents do.
"I think the value of this study was to show that preteens were perhaps more sensitive to the effect of medicine," says Donnelly. He was not surprised by the results, however. "I think that child clinicians have for years assumed that younger children and children with other kinds of neurological issues—like mental retardation or autistic spectrum disorders or neurological syndromes—have more sensitive brains, more sensitive central nervous systems."
The 10-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study included 177 children aged 6 to 11 and 199 adolescents aged 12 to 17. The children had an initial response to sertraline after about two weeks and a persistent response after four weeks; the adolescents had an initial response after about three weeks and a persistent response after 4.5 weeks. The findings will be useful for clinicians, parents, and patients, Donnelly feels. "If you're three or four weeks in with a preteen using this medicine and you're not seeing any beneficial effect, then it may be time to think about switching out or to adding in cognitive behavioral therapy or altering your treatment plan."
Some 7 million to 12 million children in the United States suffer from mental health disorders, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As many as one in 33 children —and one in eight adolescents—may have clinical depression.
Risk: Yet many people fear using antidepressants in this population because they are associated with a risk of suicide. "But not treating major depression has huge risks," says Donnelly. Twenty percent of people with untreated major depression die by their own hand, he points out, and the increased use of antidepressants has resulted in a drop in the number of suicides. "What I tell parents is that the mortality and morbidity risk of major depression in childhood and adolescents far outweighs the risk the medication induces."
Donnelly also studied another antidepressant, in what he says is the largest federally funded, multisite autism treatment trial ever conducted in the U.S. He expects the results to be published within the next year. Funding for the sertraline trials was provided by Pfizer, Inc., the manufacturer of Zoloft.


METROPOLITAN CEBU WATER DISTRICT (MCWD), Petitioner, v. MARGARITA A. ADALA, Respondent.
The Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cebu dated February 10, 2005, which affirmed in toto the Decision of the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) dated September 22, 2003 in favor of Margarita A. Adala, respondent, is being challenged in the present Petition for Review on Certiorari.
Respondent filed on October 24, 2002 an application with the NWRB for the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) to operate and maintain waterworks system in sitios San Vicente, Fatima, and Sambag in Barangay Bulacao, Cebu City.
At the initial hearing of December 16, 2002 during which respondent submitted proof of compliance with jurisdictional requirements of notice and publication, herein petitioner Metropolitan Cebu Water District, a government-owned and controlled corporation created pursuant to P.D. 1981 which took effect upon its issuance by then President Marcos on May 25, 1973, as amended, appeared through its lawyers to oppose the application.
In its Opposition, petitioner prayed for the denial of respondent's application on the following grounds: (1) petitioner's Board of Directors had not consented to the issuance of the franchise applied for, such consent being a mandatory condition pursuant to P.D. 198, (2) the proposed waterworks would interfere with petitioner's water supply which it has the right to protect, and (3) the water needs of the residents in the subject area was already being well served by petitioner.
The Rules and Regulations, hereto, attached for the operation of the waterworks system should be strictly complied with.
Since the average production is below average day demand, it is recommended to construct another well or increase the well horsepower from 1.5 - 3.00 Hp to satisfy the water requirement of the consumers.
Moreover, the rates herein approved should be posted by GRANTEE at conspicuous places within the area serviced by it, within seven (7) calendar days from notice of this Decision.
Its motion for reconsideration having been denied by the NWRB by Resolution of May 17, 2004, petitioner appealed the case to the RTC of Cebu City. As mentioned early on, the RTC denied the appeal and upheld the Decision of the NWRB by Decision dated February 10, 2005. And the RTC denied too petitioner's motion for reconsideration by Order of May 13, 2005.
Before discussing these substantive issues, a resolution of the procedural grounds raised by respondent for the outright denial of the petition is in order.
By respondent's claim, petitioner's General Manager, Engineer Armando H. Paredes, who filed the present petition and signed the accompanying verification and certification of non-forum shopping, was not specifically authorized for that purpose. Respondent cites Premium Marble Resources v. Court of Appeals6 where this Court held that, in the absence of a board resolution authorizing a person to act for and in behalf of a corporation, the action filed in its behalf must fail since "the power of the corporation to sue and be sued in any court is lodged with the board of directors that exercises its corporate powers."
RESOLVE[D], AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, to authorize the General Manager, ENGR. ARMANDO H. PAREDES, to file in behalf of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District expropriation and other cases and to affirm and confirm above-stated authority with respect to previous cases filed by MCWD.
To respondent, however, the board resolution is invalid and ineffective for being a roving authority and not a specific resolution pursuant to the ruling in ABS-CBN.
That the subject board resolution does not authorize Engineer Paredes to file the instant petition in particular but "expropriation and other cases" does not, by itself, render the authorization invalid or ineffective.
Nonetheless, while the questioned resolution sufficiently identifies the kind of cases which Engineer Paredes may file in petitioner's behalf, the same does not authorize him for the specific act of signing verifications and certifications against forum shopping. For it merely authorizes Engineer Paredes to file cases in behalf of the corporation. There is no mention of signing verifications and certifications against forum shopping, or, for that matter, any document of whatever nature.
Corporations have no powers except those expressly conferred upon them by the Corporation Code and those that are implied by or are incidental to its existence. These powers are exercised through their board of directors and/or duly authorized officers and agents. Hence, physical acts, like the signing of documents, can be performed only by natural persons duly authorized for the purpose by corporate bylaws or by specific act of the board of directors.
It bears noting, moreover, that Rule 13 Section 2 of the Rules of Court merely defines filing as "the act of presenting the pleading or other paper to the clerk of court." Since the signing of verifications and certifications against forum shopping is not integral to the act of filing, this may not be deemed as necessarily included in an authorization merely to file cases.
Engineer Paredes not having been specifically authorized to sign the verification and certification against forum shopping in petitioner's behalf, the instant petition may be dismissed outright.
Technicality aside, the petition just the same merits dismissal.
There being no such consent on the part of its board of directors, petitioner concludes that respondent's application for CPC should be denied.
Both parties' arguments center, in the main, on the scope of the word "franchise" as used in the above-quoted provision.
Petitioner contends that "franchise" should be broadly interpreted, such that the prohibition against its grant to other entities without the consent of the district's board of directors extends to the issuance of CPCs. A contrary reading, petitioner adds, would result in absurd consequences, for it would mean that Congress' power to grant franchises for the operation of waterworks systems cannot be exercised without the consent of water districts.
Respondent, on the other hand, proffers that the same prohibition only applies to franchises in the strict sense - those granted by Congress by means of statute - and does not extend to CPCs granted by agencies such as the NWRB.
Petitioner's position that an overly strict construction of the term "franchise" as used in Section 47 of P.D. 198 would lead to an absurd result impresses. If franchises, in this context, were strictly understood to mean an authorization issuing directly from the legislature, it would follow that, while Congress cannot issue franchises for operating waterworks systems without the water district's consent, the NWRB may keep on issuing CPCs authorizing the very same act even without such consent. In effect, not only would the NWRB be subject to less constraints than Congress in issuing franchises. The exclusive character of the franchise provided for by Section 47 would be illusory.
That the legislative authority - in this instance, then President Marcos14 - intended to delegate its power to issue franchises in the case of water districts is clear from the fact that, pursuant to the procedure outlined in P.D. 198, it no longer plays a direct role in authorizing the formation and maintenance of water districts, it having vested the same to local legislative bodies and the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA).
(a) The name of the local water district, which shall include the name of the city, municipality, or province, or region thereof, served by said system, followed by the words "Water District".
(b) A description of the boundary of the district. In the case of a city or municipality, such boundary may include all lands within the city or municipality. A district may include one or more municipalities, cities or provinces, or portions thereof: Provided, That such municipalities, cities or provinces, or portions thereof, cover a contiguous area.
(c) A statement completely transferring any and all waterworks and/or sewerage facilities managed, operated by or under the control of such city, municipality or province to such district upon the filing of resolution forming the district.
(d) A statement identifying the purpose for which the district is formed, which shall include those purposes outlined in Section 5 above.
(e) The names of the initial directors of the district with the date of expiration of the term of office for each which shall be on the 31st of December of first, second, or third even-numbered year after assuming office, as set forth in Section 11 hereof.
(f) A statement that the district may only be dissolved on the grounds and under the conditions set forth in Section 45 of this Title.
(g) A statement acknowledging the powers, rights and obligations as set forth in Section 25 of this Title.
Nothing in the resolution of formation shall state or infer that the local legislative body has the power to dissolve, alter or affect the district beyond that specifically provided for in this Act.
If two or more cities, municipalities or provinces, or any combination thereof, desire to form a single district, a similar resolution shall be adopted in each city, municipality and province; or the city, municipality or province in which 75% of the total active service connections are situated shall pass an initial resolution to be concurred in by the other cities, municipalities or provinces.
It bears noting that once a district is "duly formed and existing" after following the above procedure, it acquires the "exclusive franchise" referred to in Section 47. Thus, P.D. 198 itself, in harmony with Philippine Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board,15 gives the name "franchise" to an authorization that does not proceed directly from the legislature.
Since Section 47 of P.D. 198, which vests an "exclusive franchise" upon public utilities, is clearly repugnant to Article XIV, Section 5 of the 1973 Constitution,22 it is unconstitutional and may not, therefore, be relied upon by petitioner in support of its opposition against respondent's application for CPC and the subsequent grant thereof by the NWRB.
WHEREFORE, Section 47 of P.D. 198 is unconstitutional. The Petition is thus, in light of the foregoing discussions, DISMISSED.
1 "Declaring a National Policy Favoring Local Operation and Control of Water Systems; Authorizing The Formation of Local Water Districts and Providing for The Government and Administration of such Districts; Chartering a National Administration to Facilitate Improvement of Local Water Utilities; Granting said Administration such Powers as are Necessary to Optimize Public Service from Water Utility Operation, and for Other Purposes."
2 TSN, December 16, 2002, p. 3.
6 G.R. No. 96551, November 4, 1996, 264 SCRA 11, 17.
7 G.R. No. 128690, January 21, 1999, 301 SCRA 572, 594.
9 391 Phil. 370, 377 (2000).
10 G.R. No. 127624, November 18, 2003, 416 SCRA 4, 10-11.
11 As amended by P.D. 768 and P.D. 1479.
12 G.R. No. 119528, March 26, 1997, 270 SCRA 538.
Any person who desires to obtain a water permit shall file an application with the [National Water Resources Council] who shall make known said application to the public for any protests.
18 Sec. 5 of P.D. 198 states: "Purpose. - Local water districts may be formed pursuant to this Title for the purposes of (a) acquiring, installing, improving, maintaining and operating water supply and distribution systems for domestic, industrial, municipal and agricultural uses for residents and lands within the boundaries of such districts, (b) providing, maintaining and operating water collection, treatment and disposal facilities, and (c) conducting such other functions and operations incidental to water resource development, utilization and disposal within such districts, as are necessary or incidental to said purpose."
20 Metropolitan Water District v. Public Service Commission, 58 Phil. 397, 399 (1933).
21 120 Phil. 736, 745 (1964).


Did an underground art scene go unnoticed?
Do you recall a subversive, underground artist culture that thrived in Baltimore during the late-1970s to the early-1980s? It stands to reason the city's current population may have a troublesome time remembering before Artscape.
Baltimore's always been home to an eclectic collection of artists. If you were a regular in the Marble Bar subterranean catacombs or worked at Martick's, Second Story Books or Louie's with every other artist, lurker or social misfit, you were privy to an abundance of engaging artistic expressions. These were just a few establishments that served as the city's cultural conduits.
The appearance of the worldwide punk phenomenon that covered London, New York, Baltimore and other far corners was more ground-breaking than one might suspect. As Maryland Institute, College of Art (MICA) students in 1977, we quickly realized punk's importance.
The insane days of xeroxed event flyers stapled to Charles Village bulletin boards and telephone poles employed countless navigators along the way. A generation of misfits yearned for a new departure point that could jettison our suburban roots. We quietly entered a heritage performing countless works with a sense of experimentation and freedom. The process was time consuming, rewarding and a lot of fun.
Was there ever a plan? No.
It's an intense short-lived story. I'm not going to dry my eyes in self-absorption, so I'll paint with broad brushstrokes. If you're interested in the vibrant times, there's an exceptional lower Manhattan-centric book, The Mudd Club by ex-doorman Richard Boch.
Back to Baltimore, many of the unforgettable and improvised events that had us nailed to our seats have been forgotten. There're rumors floating around about pockets of archives; hidden goldmines of video cassettes, mixed tapes and yellow boxes of undeveloped rolls of Kodak Plus-X. That would be fun to see and explore. Lots of the fast-disappearing moments were under-documented and disappeared, leaving only scattered memories. One notable collection is Paula Gillen's photographs on Flicker, which captures the spirit with some iconic images.
A few notes, a broad, complete survey would provide an endless list: Clandestine collectives painted pre-Bansky street art stencil campaigns throughout the Mount Vernon landscape. Mayhem, savage vocals and guitar jangle with the legendary Da Moronics. Church of the SubGenius communication reports via The Tinklers. The Festival of the Disappearing Arts' artist windows on Charles Street. Vicious riot grrrl snarls with The Shop Girls. Listening to TESTES-3, a phone activity project by tENTATIVELY a cONVENIENCE. The Baltimore Marching Band (BOMB) practicing harmonic implosions laced with frenetic nervousness for the Easter parade. Cindy Heidel's AstroTurf-filled world of cyberpunk dating game.
The Buzzcocks sang about boredom. Where? Crown jewel, dive bar bands played psychopathic concerts. Dirty fashion angels in shades of Soviet red and Robert Motherwell black lost their minds at the shows.
It's cold outside, a large crowd huddles to keep warm. On January 19,1980 everyone's waiting for Christ's Church Red Door hall to open. Naturally, the place is jam-packed. The wait's for an evening filled with lots of buzz, swirling in clouds of nicotine. Orchestrated by the Merzaum/CoAccident collective, the event featured a collection of genre-melting, never-too-weird, silly to depressing, in synch modern day Dadaists.
Poet Andrei Codrescu begins by reading his latest work, followed by no stranger to controversy, Dutch punk Gerard P. Pas. This performance had Pas sticking his polio-atrophied left leg into his mouth while reciting an attack denouncing society, "I got tired of being exploited." Then the hall lights dim for Dead Strippers, a film in the Baltimore tradition. A blast of psychedelic, new wave dance music from DC's Tiny Desk Unit tops the night off. The Lord definitely raised an eyebrow.
In today's post-punk era, it's disconcerting using a Ramones song on Fidelity Investments IRA television commercials. I remember hearing Johnny's three-chord chomp attack for the first time—it was a real mindbender! Countless bands noticed and spiked their set lists with similar licks, beats and thumps. Flaming desires fueled a constant flow of self-perceived alienation. Audiences peed their pants in anticipation.
What happened? Neutron bomb. The world changed.
Sometime around the mid-1980s, an enormous upheaval occurred in music, fashion and technology. As the 20th century reached its end, a new digital environment blossomed. Social media's arrival altered human interaction. We stood at the precipice of an abyss wherein an idea could materialize and expand across the entire globe in an instant. Existing artistic communities disappeared, fueled by eager developer's real estate investments.
Artists who held an attitude of mistrust saw society dying on the vine. A quickie lifeline? Not happening. The blank generation blinked and punk disappeared. Some independent factions survived. A huge political and cultural polarization war between the right and left in America gained strength. Now it's to a point where our sons and daughters wear classic black and white Unknown Pleasures t-shirts when they've never heard of Joy Division.
In the morning after, a question remains, was it all in vain? Forensic science will show it's clear these original practitioners left a silent, invisible creative DNA sequence. Their stories are reference points for future generations' rediscovery and helped lay the foundation for Baltimore's recognized music scene. There's no substitute for this city's uniqueness— sounds like a Netflix mini-series pitch, great soundtrack.


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"Свети Архангел Михаил" () е възрожденска православна църква във валандовското село Гърчище, югоизточната част на Северна Македония. Част е от Повардарската епархия на Македонската православна църква. Църквата е изградена в 1849 година според повредения надпис над задната врата. Представлява трикорабна сграда с дървени равни тавани, подпрени на шест колони, с женски дял на западната страна и с полукръгла олтарна апсида отвън на източния зид. На широкия около десет метра иконостас има ценни икони от XIX век. Царските двери са красиво резбовани и вероятно са дело на Андон Китанов, работил дълго време в района. Църквата е изписана от братята Доневи от село Гари, Дебърско.

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The City-Sherpa is one of the distinctive and essential features of Torino Emotion experiences: native and in love with the places that he/she will let you discover, allows you to live them and to experience the true spirit of them at any time of day or night, by preferring places and areas that are usually excluded from mass tourism.
City because they operate in an environment that is very familiar to them: their city and their region. From city buses to bike-sharing, from personalized transfer services to cruises on the Po river, to operate easily through the streets of the historic centre among the eighteenth-century buildings, as well as in clubs and nightlife districts, from the snowy slopes of the Piedmont Alps to great city events, from the most evocative wineries of the Langhe hills to the most charming villages. Why settle when you have the opportunity to discover the true essence?
Sherpa because, just like the guides recruited for Himalayan expeditions, they will take you to discover the territory by knowing every secret of it.
A staff always available to customers, a friendly and youthful approach, designed and tailored for those who choose Torino Emotion: spending an afternoon immersed in the culture or having a drink after dinner is as easy as sending a text message to one of our City-Sherpa, sure to receive unexpected tips out of the ordinary of the "usual tourism".


Furthermore, for the 2017-2018 academic year this Fund provided a total of $365,000 with the additional funds going to pay faculty salaries, pay for data and software, and to fund a student internship with the Baylor Investment Office. The Practicum students have increased the fund's value to about $8.2 million in 17 years of managing the portfolio.
Based on a very generous donation from Baylor alumnus Philip M. Dorr, a unique financial investment project was created in 2001, which allows Baylor business students to receive first-hand investment fund management experience. Students utilizing resources in the state-of-the-art Hodges Financial Markets Center manage the Fund. Annual distributions from the Fund go toward athletic scholarships, faculty salaries, data and software, and an investment internship.
"It started as a way to create opportunities for students to learn about the business world. It was also a way to honor my late parents, Melvin and Margaret Dorr, who taught me the value of giving back and helping others. The goal is to give students real life experience and a better chance at getting jobs on Wall Street or within the investment community," said Dorr.
The fund's objective remains two-fold: 1) to provide an investment fund by which business students can learn investment management principles and techniques by managing real money and 2) to provide scholarships out of the fund's growth in the market value.
The investment policy of the Fund dictates that a long-term return should be as high as possible, within prudent limits, but at least as high as the S&P 500 (with dividends reinvested). Due to the structure of the classroom setting surrounding the Fund, an infinite time horizon is assumed with a tolerance for risk. The fund's normal or strategic asset allocation is 100 percent stocks.


Back-to-backs are never fun. B2Bs in a compressed schedule are even less fun. B2Bs where the 2nd game is against the undefeated - and rested - Blackhawks are downright cruel.
The Wild got a glimpse of what life can be like with secondary scoring last night, when Butch popped in the GWG. Hopefully that inspires the rest of the non-first liners. I thought Setoguchi and Cullen continued to improve their play overall, but something's missing on that line and it appears it might be Granlund after hearing Yeo has had to sit him down, pull him aside for extra counseling, etc. Nothing wrong with that - he is still a rookie, afterall - but that could be what's holding back the Setoguchis of the team.
Normally you could say the Wild has tired legs as an excuse. But they've managed to let the Blues and the BJs both back into games in the third period, when both opponents had played the night before. So we'll see if that only applies to the Wild, I guess.
It wasn't out of line to suggest last night's game was a "must win" in this shortened season, so it's not out of line to suggest tonight's game is a major measuring stick. The Hawks are not going to go 48-0-0, so why can't their first loss be tonight?
Hards needs to rebound from a middling effort his last game out. His numbers: 1-1-0, 2.56 GAA, .902 SPCT.
Lots of hyperbole getting thrown at this team right now - and deservedly so. Consider: Minnesota's top line (which has been so great) has a combined 23 points in six games. Chicago's top line also has a combined 23 points in six games. But, the Wild's next three highest scoring forwards have a combined six points (including PMB, Granlund, Cullen). While the Hawks' next three highest scoring forwards have a combined thirteen points (Sharp, Bolland, Bickell).
Crawford has been the beneficiary of all this offense. He's posted a 5-0-0 record, with a 1.78 GAA and a .933 SPCT.
The Hawks can hurt you in myriad different ways and are not shy about doing so. Their coaches got to scout the Wild last night, and it's not like they needed any additional advantage. Of the two teams, Chicago is not the one that needs to play their "best game" in order to win tonight, and that's bad news for Minnesota.
Wild played better last night, not good enough to beat a rested Blackhawks team tonight, though.


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Epidemic risk is a major threat. In the last decade, there have been over 400 high-priority human disease outbreaks which have impacted the stability of economies and corporations. The Zika virus alone may end up costing Latin America and the Caribbean up to $18bn, and the South Korean MERS outbreak in 2015 caused a 40% drop in tourism, leading to an estimated $900m drop in revenue.
Metabiota has created a comprehensive and objective methodology for quantifying the potential impact of epidemic risk. The company's methodology comprises both data experts and on-the-ground specialists. It provides underwriters with tools to analyse and quantify the financial impact of epidemics for use in their underwriting processes. Separately, it works with industry (e.g. sports clubs) to understand the impact of epidemics on their businesses.
The company's models incorporate biological, socioeconomic, political and environmental data, and are continuously updated for accuracy. The team has built the largest infectious disease catalogue of its kind, including a 1 million year stochastic event database created by over 20 million simulations.
to visualize the spread and containment of events at the global, country and sub-national levels.
Metabiota plans to continue offering its portfolio of services on epidemic risk to its commercial and government customers, including analytics, consulting, training and peer-reviewed science. It will evolve its data insights, indices and applications to provide clients with greater information about how infectious diseases affect populations and economies.
Who should speak to this company?
Metabiota is keen to hear from leaders in the insurance industry and corporate environments.
In our 2018 report on the impact of InsurTech on the Lloyd's Market, we suggested slightly fippantly that underwriters should go for lunch with data providers as much as they do with brokers. Metabiota is a good example of why this is important.The data that could have a material impact on the insurance industry is not necessarily a pure InsurTech. Instead, specialist data providers like Metabiota (or, indeed, Impact 25 Member Pharm3r) are specialist providers who have insurance applications.


As an alum, I'll be there and hope to meet you then. I also hope you're finding all the information you need on Florence for your return to this beautiful Renaissance city.
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In Piazza Santa Maria Novella with incredible view over Florence.
On Via del Proconsolo steps away from Palazzo Vecchio and the Duomo.
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If instead of a hotel you're interested in the more intimate, welcoming atmosphere of a bed and breakfast, you'll find lots of recommendations for charming bed and breakfasts in Florence.


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Behind the Numbers, Statistics
BEHIND THE NUMBERS | Coventry chalk up 100 Ricoh Arena wins
Posted by ccfctv ⋅ April 30, 2016 ⋅ Leave a comment
Filed Under 2005/2006 Season, 2006/2007 Season, 2007/2008 Season, 2008/2009 Season, 2009/2010 Season, 2010/2011 Season, 2011/2012 Season, 2012/2013 Season, 2013/2014 Season, 2014/2015 Season, 2015/2016 Season, Adrian Heath, Aidy Boothroyd, Andy Thorn, Chris Coleman, Coventry City Football Club, Dave Hockday, FA Cup, Football League, Iain Dowie, JPT, League Cup, League One, Lee Carsley, Mark Robins, Micky Adams, Neil MacFarlane, Richard Shaw, Ricoh Arena, Steve Harrison, Steven Pressley, The Championship, Tony Mowbray
The 3-1 victory over Sheffield United this afternoon was Coventry City's 100th victory at the ground since moving from Highfield Road in 2005.
In 255 games, Coventry City have walked away with 100 wins, 72 draws and 83 losses.
This season also saw Coventry City chalk up 12 wins at The Ricoh, the joint highest with the first season at the ground. (2005/2006)
2015/2016 has also been the season which has produced the most home goals (42,) with Coventry scoring 3 or more goals in seven different games.
Competition breakdown
Championship victories: 67
League One victories: 24
FA Cup victories: 5
League Cup victories: 1
Johnstone Paint Trophy victories: 3*
(*penalty shootout victories classed as draws at full-time)
Victories by manager
Tony Mowbray: 13
Neil MacFarlane & Dave Hockaday (caretakers): 1
Steven Pressley: 7
Mark Robins: 8
Richard Shaw & Lee Carsley (caretakers): 1
Andy Thorn (permanent): 8
Andy Thorn & Steve Harrison (caretaker): 2
Aidy Boothroyd: 8
Steve Harrison (caretaker): 0
Chris Coleman: 22
John Harbin & Frankie Bunn (caretakers): 0
Iain Dowie: 11
Adrian Heath (caretaker): 1
Micky Adams: 18
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Hombre HO Trading System SID#:2754
These results are based on 1 contract, with a starting balance of $25,000. Monthly subscription $149 and commission $20/RT along with all fees are included in the profit/loss calculation.
Market Sector: Energies
Markets Traded: HO ,
Hombre HO Tracked Since: June 25, 2021
Avg Annual Profit/Loss: $34,910.17
Oct,22 to Jan,23
01/23/23 01/24/23 HO 354.75 350.04 ($1,978.20)
01/19/23 01/23/23 HO 335.62 354.75 $8,034.60
June 25, 2021 $238,434.00 ($178,516.60) 63 164 150.47 $55,274.44
2022 Results: $195,171.58 ($131,142.20) 43 70 113 160.56 $62,241.38
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Assigned to the 5th Air Force, 360th Service Group, CRTC School (Far East Air Force - Combat Replacement Training Center) based at Nadzab Airfield. No known nose art or nickname. When lost, engines: R-1830-65 Serial Numbers BP-433062, BP-433157, 42-44211, BP-432769. MACR does not record the machine gun serial numbers.
On February 28, 1945 took off from Nadzab Airfield at 8:00 on a training mission to bomb But Airfield flying in the first squadron, sixth position. Last sighted near Gusap at 9:00am, seen to turn left into a cloud bank where mountain peaks were impossible to fly over at his altitude of 5,500', and failed to rejoin the bomber formation.
At noon, a B-25 and B-24 #544 piloted by Lt Palmer flew a search mission for this bomber, but found nothing. The next day, six B-25s also searched the Markham Valley, but found nothing.
This B-24 crashed near the Kassam Pass, roughly 2-3 km in the jungle on the northern side (Goroka side) of the nearest road.
During April 1979, this crash site was visited by US Army CILHI and remains recovered. During early October 1980, a second CILHI recovery team visited the crash site and recovered human remains.
The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission. Memorialized on the tablets of the missing at Manila American Cemetery are Wilson, Hamric and Gibson and Irvine.
After the recovery of remains, Irvine was buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery at S, 0, 1126. Wagner was buried at Oak Bluff Memorial Park at section A, new. Wilson remains Missing In Action (MIA).
American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) lists Irvine, Gibson and Hamric as "remains recovered".
FindAGrave - Martin Wagner, Jr.
"The CIL‑HI team having returned to Port Moresby was issued with a permit today covering the remains collected at the crash site of B‑24J 42‑109981."


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Before the advent of digital printing and print-on-demand production, publishers had no choice but to print on offset presses, and most books today continue to be printed by offset.
Book presses are large, noisy, oily pieces of heavy machinery. There are separate parts of the press for each color that will be printed, with separate sets of rollers, ink fountains, and adjustments so that each color will print properly.
Getting one of these presses running correctly and with all the colors in balance takes a fair amount of time and materials. Typically 100 to 200 sheets of paper will be printed and discarded before the "make ready" is complete.
The difficulties and waste in this process force publishers to consider whether a four-color cover is really worth the extra cost, and many books continue to be printed with one- or two-color covers. Obviously, in offset printing this has a major impact on the printing cost of the covers and, therefore, the book's profitability.
The challenge for the book designer in this case is to know enough about the printing process, and have enough command of the design, to produce an attractive, engaging cover that most people will never notice is not "full color" but will help to sell the book.
This cover for Paul Goldstene's Revolution American Style shows what can be done just using black and orange inks. It's got texture in the background, symbology in the Statue of Liberty graphic, and tremendous color contrast between the dark tones that result from careful mixing of the two colors, along with pure black and pure white. Although simple, it communicates quite effectively.
Before the "green revolution" designers frequently used green to suggest money, and this cover was no exception. Here it's not just a suggestion, since the background is a duotone (two-color photograph) of twenty-dollar bills. The green and black combine to create a range of color values, set off by touches of black, and white lettering.
This cover demonstrates again that full-color covers may not always be necessary when designing niche non-fiction books. Either of these books would look at home at the local Borders or Barnes and Noble, yet each was printed for quite a bit less money than it would have cost to print them in full color.
If you have a book you plan to print offset, consider the cost efficiency of a two-color cover. Just make sure your cover designer is adept at handling this type of design challenge.
I have finished two books. One on the second world war and one on the Vietnam War. Their short books probably will print out at about 150 pages.
Trying to find a way to market and so far have only encountered charlatans.
PS: Just a shot in the dark. Did business with a Mel Friedlander who was with the M. Henri wine company years ago.
Hi William. Marketing is the toughest part of the self-publishing process—outside writing the book of course. I don't think I know a Mel Friedlander, but thanks for checking.


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import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dialog;

import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JTextField;

import uk.gov.nationalarchives.droid.gui.filter.domain.GenericMetadata;
import uk.gov.nationalarchives.droid.profile.FilterCriterionImpl;

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 * @author Alok Kumar Dash
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public class TextBoxAndButton extends javax.swing.JPanel {

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    private Dialog parent;
    private GenericMetadata metadata;
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    /**
     * FIXME: javadoc.
     *
     * @param genericMetadata
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     * @param criteria
     *            FIXME: javadoc
     */
    public void setType(GenericMetadata genericMetadata,
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BELGRADE (Reuters) - A Bosnian Serb journalist who reported on the suspicious death of a young man was severely beaten late on Sunday, when hooded men attacked him in the Bosnian Serb capital of Banja Luka, his employer the local BN TV said.
After the attack, Vladimir Kovacevic was admitted to a local hospital where he was treated for injuries to his head and body.
He also said the masked men who ambushed him near his apartment escaped in a car.
The attack prompted a peaceful protest of reporters and activists in Banja Luka on Monday.
BN TV also demanded police ensure the safety and freedom of movement for its employees.
"Otherwise we will be forced to take steps to protect ourselves," it said.
Kovacevic was working on a story about the controversial death of a young man from Banja Luka this year which triggered ongoing mass protests.
On 18 March 2018, 21-year-old David Dragicevic went out with friends but was declared missing after failing to return home. His body was later found in a creek in downtown Banja Luka.
Police said he drowned and had alcohol and drugs in his body. His father said he was captured, tortured and killed.
In June, an inquiry board formed by the Bosnian Serb parliament adopted a 320-page long report concluding that there was ample evidence that Dragicevic was murdered and that the public prosecutor should immediately respond to those findings.
In July, parliament, which is dominated by loyalists of Milorad Dodik, the President of the Republika Srpska, rejected the report but said that prosecutors in the case had made numerous errors.
Dodik on Monday condemned the attack on Kovacevic, visiting him in hospital and demanding police solve the case.
"Attacks against the press are attacks against the freedom of speech," said Dodik who frequently lashes out at reporters who criticise his policies.
The European Union which Bosnia ultimately wants to join, as well as the Organisation for the Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) also strongly condemned attacks and threats against journalists.
The association of Bosnian journalists said the attack was aimed at pressuring independent media and blamed Dodik for labeling independent media and reporters as enemies and spies.