The Scottish legal system was slammed as incompetent and racist by two official reports last week. The reports gave damning evidence of the way the police and courts failed to bring justice to the family of a young Sikh murder victim in Lanarkshire, Surjit Singh Chhokar.
Strike action by workers at Scottish Power and Manweb has been postponed again after management made a new offer. This was due to be put to a meeting of stewards from the AEEU, GMB, and TGWU unions on Thursday of this week.
WORKERS AT Chivas Regal whisky plants across Scotland are striking over pay in a series of one-day strikes. The 1,000-strong workforce, who are members of the GMB, AEEU and MSF unions, were angered when management put forward a one-off payment of £650. The two one-day strikes have been 100 percent solid.
SCOTTISH POWER workers have started a ballot on strikes against attempts to cut jobs and worsen conditions. The 1,700 workers involved, who work both in Scotland and in Scottish Power's subsidiary in Merseyside and North Wales, are fighting plans to force a section of workers into a new company.
THE GREEN Party annual conference took place in Salisbury last weekend in the wake of the party's best ever general election result. The Greens now have 49 local councillors, one member of the Scottish Parliament, two members of the European Parliament and three members of the Greater London Authority.
SCOTTISH Power workers are voting on strikes against attempts to cut jobs and worsen conditions. Scottish Power is a multinational which operates in North Wales and north west England as well as Scotland.


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Blackwing (Ravens' Mark #1)
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First thing's first, I want to thank the publisher for sending me a copy of Blackwing and Ed McDonald for writing an awesome book. Though I did end up going audio to finish this one off, all in part to Colin Mace doing the narration, Ace has been, well, aces, in publishing brilliant books this year and I am glad to add this one to my 'Finished' pile.
Blackwing is equal parts The Vagrant by Newman, Beyond Redemption by Fletcher, and The Court of Broken Knives by Spark but vastly original in its own right. It is a refreshing yet GDAF debut by McDonald and should be put on a pedestal with the likes of Abercrombie. Simply brilliant.
Colin Mace is the best thing to happen to grimdark since Mark Lawrence. His narration is simply tops and should be at the top of the list for any writer/publisher of the genre.
Ryhalt Galharrow isn't a hero and doesn't pretend to be. He is a bounty hunter; on a mission with a ragtag bunch of ingrates to find a noblewoman with a great power welling inside her. What lays in front of him is the 'Misery', a barren, post-apocalyptic wasteland full of vicious creatures and covered with a bruise colored sky. What lies on the other side are the Deep Kings, immortals kept at a distance thanks in part to the Engine which created the wasteland and acts as a sort of shield to keep civilization safe from their destruction. What Ryhalt doesn't expect to find is a well-hidden conspiracy that comes unhinged as the creatures of the waste begin knocking, and civilization faces impending annihilation. Galharrow must rely on the noblewoman, his fellow mercs, and Crowfoot, one of the "nameless" whom guides Ryhalt on his venture, in order to save what shred of humanity is left.
McDonald has written one of my top 3 reads of the year. I'm struggling saying it is #1 because Kings of the Wyld by Eames and The Court of Broken Knives by Spark are still swirling around in my mind. I'll probably just have a top 3 and say they are my top reads for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarters of the year. What makes the book is the pure grittiness, brutal bloodshed, original magic system, and overshadowing wasteland. Though there are parts that may drag a bit, as in any novel, each and every piece is needed for the overlying story and simply adds to the enjoyment. It reminds me a lot of The Vagrant by Peter Newman in so that it takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland full of disturbing, bloodthirsty creatures and mysterious foes on a mission for destruction. Galharrow is a nod, IMO, to Bedeckt in Michael R Fletcher's Manifest Delusions series: an old, battered drunkard who only sees the dreariness and chaos around him, but is a total BA when it comes to slaughtering foes and taking punches. The Bride characters also remind me a lot of Erbrechen the slaver, living off of the praise and worship of their followers and their power/influence (not to mention their bodies) growing with each and every addition.
If you haven't had a chance to pick up Blackwing, do yourself a favor and get a copy.
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Ignacy Brzozowski (ur. 1 lutego 1750, zm. 5 lutego 1820 w Połocku) – polski pedagog, profesor Akademii Połockiej, ksiądz katolicki.

Jezuita, do Towarzystwa Jezusowego wstąpił 14 sierpnia 1766 roku, śluby złożył 2 lutego 1784 roku. W latach 1813 – 1814 Ignacy Brzozowski był sekretarzem Akademii Połockiej.

Bibliografia
 Jan Marek Giżycki, Materyały do dziejów Akademii Połockiej i szkół od niej zależnych, 1905
 Ludwik Grzebień,Encyklopedia Wiedzy o jezuitach na ziemiach Polski i Litwy, 1996

Polscy jezuici (I Rzeczpospolita)
Polscy pedagodzy
Polscy prezbiterzy jezuiccy
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Wykładowcy Akademii Połockiej
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As teachers we all have different ways of teaching our students. But have we ever asked them what kind of teachers they like? Do they like teachers who move about a lot and talk? Or do they like teachers who stand and deliver? Do they prefer their teachers friendly or do they like it if the relationship is more formal? A student writes about who she thinks is the ideal teacher.
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This is a budding young writer's impression of a book that he just finished reading.
Do you write? If you do, have you ever thought why you write? This students shares how an English class helped her discover a passion for writing.
December 16, 2014 will come to be considered a black day in education as nearly 140 innocent children lost their lives inTaliban's attack of the Army Public School in Peshawar. In this short piece students in India share their heartfelt grief.
Is mathematics only about numbers? Is it too abstract? How can one get interested in this subject? This article explains why mathematics can be a life-changer and how it is linked to other sciences.
A class becomes what it is not just due to the pupils or the teacher but the way lessons are taught. A student's take on why she finds her music class and her music teacher the best among all.
Children are unpredictable. A group of children from a small government school in a Mumbai slum took Joanita by complete surprise with their confidence and knowledge.
Are we making the world a safe place for our children? As concerned parents, teachers and citizens, it is the responsibility of adults to ensure that children can nurture their dreams, and for this, it is important that adults change the world into a place that respects the dignity of children.
Sending her tiny tot off to his first school is always a trying time for a mother. A young mother shares her anxiety along with giving us suggestions on how the mother and the child can make this new phase in their lives a tension free one.


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Lee Rigby Memorial Unveiled
A Lee Rigby memorial has been unveiled in his home town of Middleton in Greater Manchester.
25-year-old Fusilier Lee Rigby was murdered as he made his way back to Woolwich Barracks in London on 22 May, 2013.
A bronze drum and plaque were unveiled at the town's Memorial Garden, to honour Mr Rigby's service as a drummer and machine gunner with the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
Speaking at an unveiling ceremony, regimental secretary of the Lancashire Fusiliers, Col Mike Glover, said: "The afternoon of May 22 2013 Fusilier Lee Rigby... paid the ultimate sacrifice when the horror of the battlefield was brought to the streets of Woolwich.
"That day will forever be embedded in our nation's history and for many here today it will remain forever in our hearts."
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Measure 76, passed by voters in the fall election, guaranteed that 15 percent of lottery revenue goes to parks and wildlife habitat. That may be about $160 million per biennium. The Nature Conservancy helped lead the campaign. The group made a deal to ensure the measure got past the Legislature. Now, the deal is broken.
During the campaign, legislative leaders and environmental groups — including The Nature Conservancy — acknowledged the measure was flawed and needed a legislative fix.
The measure has no sunset. If lottery income skyrockets, there was no provision to change it to better balance how state funds are spent. There was no provision for lawmakers to take the money in an emergency.
The measure also reduced the portion of the lottery money that goes to state agencies from 45 percent to 35 percent, so that money would have to come from someplace else. That means that implementing Measure 76 would cost the general fund $8.5 million for the next biennium, The Willamette Week reported.
Well, here we are at the end of February 2011 and the Nature Conservancy is saying it doesn't want the fix. It's a fix too far, they say. The group says it never wanted to change back the portion of the lottery money going to state agencies.
The lottery money allocated by Measure 76 to parks and wildlife may go to many deserving things. But being on the side of Measure 76 means a trade-off of less money for Oregon education, public safety and the social safety net. Being on the side of Measure 76 means no recognition that the state's lottery revenue picture can change. Being on the side of Measure 76 means less flexibility for future legislators — and therefore future taxpayers — to decide how the state's money is spent.
Now that we have Measure 76, it needs a fix. And perhaps legislators will recognize that promises and memos are not much of an argument to support flawed legislation.


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The Panzer II is the common name used for a family of German tanks used in World War II. The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen II (abbreviated PzKpfw II).

Although the vehicle had originally been designed as a stopgap while larger, more advanced tanks were developed, it nonetheless went on to play an important role in the early years of World War II, during the Polish and French campaigns. The Panzer II was the most numerous tank in the German Panzer divisions at the beginning of the war. It was used both in North Africa against the Western Allies and on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union.

The Panzer II was supplanted by the Panzer III and IV medium tanks by 1940/1941. By the end of 1942, it had been largely removed from front line service and it was used for training and on secondary fronts. The turrets of the then-obsolete Panzer Is and Panzer IIs were reused as gun turrets on specially built defensive bunkers, particularly on the Atlantic Wall. Production of the tank itself ceased by January 1944, but its chassis remained in use as the basis of several other armoured vehicles, chiefly self-propelled artillery and tank destroyers such as the Wespe and Marder II respectively.

Development

In 1934, delays in the design and production of the Panzer III and Panzer IV medium tanks were becoming apparent. The Panzer I had no weapons capable of defeating armor and thus no chance of success against enemy tanks. Designs for a stopgap tank were solicited from Krupp, MAN, Henschel, and Daimler-Benz. Design work on the Panzer II began on 27 January 1934. The first experimental model was ready in February 1935. The final design was based on the Panzer I, but larger, and with a turret mounting a 20 mm anti-tank gun. Production began in 1935, but it took another eighteen months for the first combat-ready tank to be delivered.

Design

Armour
The Panzer II was designed before the experience of the Spanish Civil War of 1936–39 showed that protection against armour-piercing shells was required for tanks to survive on a modern battlefield. Prior to that, armour was designed to stop machine gun fire and high-explosive shell fragments.

The Panzer II Ausf. A to C had 14 mm of slightly sloped homogeneous steel armour on the sides, front, and back, with 10 mm of armour on the top and bottom. Most of them were later given increased armour in the front of the vehicle, most noticeable by the changed appearance of the front hull from rounded to boxy shape. Starting with the D model, the front armour was increased to 30 mm. The Model F had 35 mm front armour and 20 mm side armour. This level of protection was still only proof against small arms fire. This amount of armour could be penetrated by towed anti-tank weapons, such as the Soviet 45mm, the British 2-pounder and the French canon de 47.

Armament
Most tank versions of the Panzer II were armed with a 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 auto-cannon. Some later versions used the similar 2 cm KwK 38 L/55. This auto-cannon was based on the 2 cm FlaK 30 anti-aircraft gun, and was capable of firing at a rate of 600 rounds per minute (280 rounds per minute sustained) from 10-round magazines. A total of 180 shells were carried.

The Panzer II also had a 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 machine gun mounted coaxially with the main gun.

The 2 cm autocannon proved to be ineffective against many Allied tanks, and experiments were conducted with a view to replacing it with a 37 mm cannon, but nothing came of this. Prototypes were built with a 50 mm tank gun, but by then the Panzer II had outlived its usefulness as a tank regardless of armament. Greater success was had by replacing the standard 2 cm armour-piercing explosive ammunition with tungsten cored solid ammunition, but due to shortages of tungsten this ammunition was in chronically short supply.

Mobility

All production versions of the Panzer II were fitted with a 140 PS (138 HP), gasoline-fuelled six-cylinder Maybach HL62 TRM engine and ZF transmissions. Models A, B, and C had a top speed of 40 km/h (25 mph). Models D and E had a torsion bar suspension and a better transmission, giving a top road speed of 55 km/h (33 mph) but the cross country speed was much lower than previous models, so the Model F reverted to the previous leaf spring type suspension. All versions had a range of .

Crew
The Panzer II had a crew of three men. The driver sat in the forward left hull with the gearbox on the right. The commander sat in a seat in the turret, and was responsible for aiming and firing the cannon and co-axial machine gun, while a loader/radio operator sat on the floor of the tank behind the driver. He had a radio on the left and several 20mm ammunition storage bins.

Variants

Development and limited production models

Panzer II Ausf. a (Pz.Kpfw. IIa)
Not to be confused with the later Ausf. A (the sole difference being the capitalization of the letter A), the Ausf. a was the first version of the Panzer II to be built (albeit in limited numbers), and was subdivided into three sub-variants. The Ausf. a/1 was initially built with a cast idler wheel with rubber tire, but this was replaced after ten production examples with a welded part. The Ausf. a/2 improved engine access problems. The Ausf. a/3 included improved suspension and engine cooling. In general, the specifications for the Ausf. a models was similar, and a total of 75 were produced from May 1936 to February 1937 by Daimler-Benz and MAN. The Ausf. a was considered the 1 Serie under the LaS 100 name.

Panzer II Ausf. b (Pz.Kpfw. II b)
Again, not to be confused with the later Ausf. B, the Ausf. b was the second limited production series embodying further developments, primarily a heavy reworking of suspension components resulting in a wider track and a longer hull. Length was increased to 4.76 metres but width and height were unchanged. Additionally, a Maybach HL62 TR engine was used with new drivetrain components to match. Deck armour for the superstructure and turret roof was increased to 10–12 mm. Total weight increased to 7.9 tonnes. Twenty-five were built by Daimler-Benz and MAN in February and March 1937.

Panzer II Ausf. c (Pz.Kpfw. II c)
As the last of the developmental limited production series of Panzer IIs, the Ausf. c came very close to matching the mass production configuration with the replacement of the six small road wheels with five larger independently sprung road wheels and an additional return roller. The tracks were further modified and the fenders widened. Total length increased to and width to ,. At least 25 of this model were produced from March through July 1937.

Main production models
Panzer II Ausf. A, B and C

The first true production model, the Ausf. A, included an armour upgrade to  on all sides, as well as a 14.5 mm floor plate, and an improved transmission. It entered production in July 1937 and was superseded by the Ausf. B in December 1937, which introduced only minimal changes.

A few minor changes were made in the Ausf. C version, which became the standard production model from June 1938 through April 1940. A total of 1,113 examples of Ausf. c, A, B, and C tanks were built from March 1937 through April 1940 by Alkett, FAMO, Daimler-Benz, Henschel, MAN, MIAG, and Wegmann. These models were almost identical and were used in service interchangeably. This was the most widespread tank version of the Panzer II. Earlier versions of Ausf. C have a rounded hull front, but many had additional armour plates bolted on the turret and hull front. Some were also retro-fitted with commander's cupolas.

Panzer II Ausf. D and E
With a completely new torsion bar suspension with four road wheels, the Ausf. D was developed as a tank for use in the light divisions. After the invasion of Poland the light divisions were converted to Panzer divisions. Only the turret was the same as the Ausf. C model, with a new hull and superstructure design and the use of a Maybach HL62TRM engine driving a seven-gear transmission (plus reverse). The design was shorter (4.65 m) but wider (2.3 m) and taller (2.06 m) than the Ausf. C. Speed was increased to 55 km/h. A total of 43 Ausf. D tanks were built from October 1938 through March 1939 by MAN, and they served in Poland. They were withdrawn in March 1940 for conversion to the flame tank Panzer II (Flamm). The Ausf. E differed from the Ausf. D by having lubricated tracks; seven chassis were completed.

Panzer II Ausf. F
Continuing the conventional design of the Ausf. C, the Ausf. F superstructure front was made from a single piece of armour plate with a redesigned visor. Also, a dummy visor was placed next to it to confuse enemy gunners. The hull was redesigned with a flat  plate on its front, and the armour of the superstructure and turret were built up to  on the front with  to the sides and rear. There was some minor alteration of the suspension and a new commander's cupola as well. Weight increased to 9.5 tonnes. From March 1941 to July 1942, 509 were built; this was the final major tank version of the Panzer II series.

Panzer II (Flamm)
Based on the same suspension as the Ausf. D and Ausf. E tank versions, the Flamm (also known as "Flamingo") used a new turret mounting a single MG34 machine gun, and two remotely controlled flamethrowers mounted in small turrets at each front corner of the vehicle. Each flamethrower could cover the front 180° arc, while the turret traversed 360°.

The flamethrowers were supplied with 320 litres of fuel and four tanks of compressed nitrogen. The nitrogen tanks were built into armoured boxes along each side of the superstructure. Armour was 30 mm to the front and 14.5 mm to the side and rear, although the turret was increased to 20 mm at the sides and rear.

Total weight was 12 tonnes and dimensions were increased to a length of 4.9 m and width of 2.4 m although it was a bit shorter at 1.85 m tall. A FuG2 radio was carried.

One hundred and fifty-one Panzerkampfwagen II (F) (Flamm) vehicles were built from April 1940 through March 1942. Initial production of Ausf. A vehicles was based on 46 Panzer II Ausf. D/E chassis that were never completed as tanks, in March 1940 the 43 still existing Panzer II Ausf. D were recalled for conversion and from August 1941 until the cancellation in March 1942 a further 62 Ausf. B vehicles were made from new-production Ausf. D chassis (out of an order for 150 vehicles). The Panzer II (F) was deployed in the USSR, but was not very successful due to its limited armor, and survivors were soon withdrawn for conversion to Marder II tank destroyers in December 1941.

Panzer II Ausf. L "Luchs"

A light reconnaissance tank, the Ausf. L was the only Panzer II design with the Schachtellaufwerk overlapping/interleaved road wheels and "slack track" configuration to enter series production, with 100 being built from September 1943 to January 1944 in addition to the conversion of the four Ausf. M tanks. Originally given the experimental designation VK 1303, it was adopted under the alternate name Panzerspähwagen II and given the popular name Luchs ("Lynx"). The Luchs was larger than the Ausf. G in most dimensions (length 4.63 m; height 2.21 m; width 2.48 m). It was equipped with a six speed transmission (plus reverse), and could reach a speed of  with a range of . The FuG12 and FuG Spr a radios were installed, while 330 rounds of 20 mm and 2,250 rounds of 7.92 mm ammunition were carried. Total vehicle weight was 11.8 tonnes. It had 30 mm of armour on the front of the hull and 20 mm of armour on the sides and back and the same on the turret. It accommodated four crew members, the commander (gunner), driver, loader and the radio operator.

Self-propelled guns on Panzer II chassis
15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf)

One of the first gun mount variants of the Panzer II design was to emplace a 15 cm sIG 33 heavy infantry gun on a turret-less Panzer II chassis. The prototype utilized an Ausf. B tank chassis, but it was quickly realized that it was not sufficient for the mounting. A new, longer chassis incorporating an extra road wheel was designed and built, named the Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II. An open-topped 15 mm thick armored superstructure sufficient against small arms and shrapnel was provided around the gun. This was not high enough to give full protection for the crew while manning the gun, although they were still covered directly to the front by the tall gun shield. Only 12 were built in November and December 1941. These served with the 707th and 708th Heavy Infantry Gun Companies in North Africa until their destruction in 1943.

7.62 cm PaK 36(r) auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. D/E (Marder II) (Sd.Kfz. 132)

After a lack of success with conventional and flame tank variants on the Ausf. D/E chassis, it was decided to use the remaining chassis to mount captured Soviet antitank guns. The hull and suspension was unmodified from the earlier models, but the superstructure was built up to provide a large, open-topped fighting compartment with a Soviet 76.2 mm antitank gun, which, while not turreted, did have significant traverse. Only developed as an interim solution, the vehicle was clearly too tall and poorly protected, but had a powerful weapon.

7.5 cm PaK 40 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Marder II) (Sd.Kfz. 131)

While the 7.62 cm PaK 36(r) was a good stopgap measure, the 7.5 cm PaK 40 mounted on the tank chassis of the Ausf. F resulted in a better overall fighting machine. New production amounted to 576 examples from June 1942 to June 1943, as well as the conversion of 75 tanks after new production had stopped. The work was done by Daimler-Benz, FAMO, and MAN. A much improved superstructure for the 7.62 cm mounting was built giving a lower profile. The Marder II served with the Germans on all fronts through the end of the war.

5 cm PaK 38 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II
Conceived along the same lines as the Marder II, the 5 cm PaK 38 was an expedient solution to mount the 50 mm antitank gun on the Panzer II chassis. However, the much greater effectiveness of the 75 mm antitank gun made this option less desirable. Production quantity is unknown.

Leichte Feldhaubitze 18 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Wespe)

After the development of the Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II for mounting the sIG 33, Alkett designed a version mounting a 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze 18/2 field howitzer in an open-topped superstructure. This was Germany's only widely produced self-propelled 105 mm howitzer. Between February 1943 and June 1944, 676 were built by FAMO, and it served on all major fronts.

Munitions Selbstfahrlafette auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II
To support the Wespe in operation, 159 Wespe chassis were completed without installation of the howitzer, instead functioning as ammunition carriers. They carried 90 rounds of 105 mm calibre. These could be converted to normal Wespes by installation of the leFH 18 in the field if needed.

Limited production, experiments and prototypes
Panzerkampfwagen II mit Schwimmkörper
One of Germany's first attempts at developing an amphibious tank, the Schwimmkörper was a device built by Gebr Sachsenberg that consisted of two large pontoons, with one attached to each side of a Panzer II tank. The tanks were specially sealed, some modifications to the engine exhaust and cooling were needed, as was an inflatable rubber ring used to seal the turret during amphibious operation. A propeller linked by a universal joint to an extension was linked to the tank's engine provided motive power, steering in water being effected by a rudder mounted behind the propeller. Speeds of up to 6 mph in dead calm were claimed, as was the ability to cope with conditions up to sea state 4. Once ashore the pontoons were detachable. The modified tanks were issued to the 18th Panzer Regiment, which was formed in 1940. However, with cancellation of Operation Sealion, the plan to invade England, the tanks were used in the conventional manner by the regiment on the Eastern Front.

Panzer II Ausf. G (PzKpfw II G)
The fourth and final suspension configuration used for the Panzer II tanks was the five overlapping road wheel configuration termed Schachtellaufwerk by the Germans. This was used as the basis for the redesign of the Panzer II into a reconnaissance tank with high speed and good off-road performance. The Ausf. G was the first Panzer II to use this configuration, and was developed under the experimental designation VK 9.01. There is no record of the Ausf. G being issued to combat units, and only 12 full vehicles were built from April 1941 to February 1942 by MAN. The turrets were subsequently issued for use in fortifications. Two were converted to use the 50mm Pak 38 and troop-tested on the Eastern Front.

Panzer II Ausf. H (Pz.Kpfw. II H)
Given experimental designation VK 9.03, the Ausf. H was intended as the production model of the Ausf. G, with armor for the sides and rear increased to 20 mm and a new four speed transmission (plus reverse) similar to that of the PzKpfw 38(t) nA. Only two prototypes were ever completed by the time of cancellation in September 1942.

Brückenleger auf Panzerkampfwagen II
After failed attempts to use the Panzer I as a chassis for a bridge layer, work moved to the Panzer II, led by Magirus. It is not known how many of these conversions were made, but four were known to have been in service with the 7th Panzer Division in May 1940.

Panzer II Ausf. J (Pz.Kpfw. II J)
Continued development of the reconnaissance tank concept led to the much up-armoured Ausf. J, which used the same concept as the Panzer I Ausf. F of the same period, under the experimental designation VK 16.01. Heavier armour was added, bringing protection up to 80 mm on the front (similar to the maximum armour found on the KV-1 model 1941 Soviet heavy tank) and 50 mm to the sides and rear, with 25 mm roof and floor plates, increasing total weight to 18 tonnes. Equipped with the same Maybach HL45 P as the Pz.Kpfw. I F, top speed was reduced to . Primary armament was the 2 cm KwK 38 L/55 gun. 22 were produced by MAN between April and December 1942, and seven were issued to the 12th Panzer Division on the Eastern Front.

Bergepanzerwagen auf Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. J
A single example of an Ausf. J with a jib in place of its turret was found operating as an armoured recovery vehicle. There is no record of an official program for this vehicle.

Panzer II Ausf. M (Pz.Kpfw. II M)
Using the same chassis as the Ausf. H and the turret and superstructure of the Ausf. L "Luchs", the Ausf. M would have had four crew; however, no examples are known to have been constructed.

Panzerkampfwagen II ohne Aufbau
One use for obsolete Panzer II tanks that had their turrets removed for use in fortifications was as utility carriers. A number of chassis not used for conversion to self-propelled guns were instead handed over to the Engineers for use as personnel and equipment carriers.

Panzer Selbstfahrlafette 1c
Developed in prototype form only, this was one of three abortive attempts to use the Panzer II chassis for mounting a 5 cm PaK 38 gun, this time on the chassis of the Ausf. G. Two examples were produced which had similar weight to the tank version, and both were put in front-line service, but production was not undertaken as priority was given to heavier armed models.

 VK 16.02 "Leopard"

The VK 16.02 was intended to be the 5 cm KwK 39-armed replacement for the Ausf. L, with a Maybach HL157 P engine driving an eight speed transmission (plus reverse). While the hull was based on that of the Pz.Kpfw. II J, it was redesigned after the Panzer V Panther, most noticeably with the introduction of fully sloped frontal armour. Was rejected after developers realized that Panzer IVs and Vs could do similar work without the need for a new vehicle.

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  (uncertain) – two tanks captured at the Ploiești oilfields after King Michael's Coup; they were probably Panzer IIs
  Slovak Republic
  (Leftover stock)

See also
 List of World War II military vehicles of Germany
 Comparison of early World War II tanks
 List of armoured fighting vehicles of World War II

Footnotes

References

 German Light Panzers 1932-42 By Bryan Perrett, Terry Hadler. Osprey Publishing, 1998

Light tanks of Germany
World War II tanks of Germany
Light tanks of the interwar period
Cavalry tanks
World War II light tanks
History of the tank
Military vehicles introduced in the 1930s


The word tattoo comes from the Tahitian "tatu" which means "to mark something."It is arguably claimed that tattooing has existed since 12,000 years BC. The purpose of tattooing has varies from culture to culture and its place on the time line. But there are commonalties that prevail form the earliest known tattoos to those being done on college students on Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley.For many, people in the Philippines still view tattoos as a symbol reserved for those in jail, a dirty expression, and a dying art form with the tribal peoples of the mountain provinces.Once revered as a symbol for headhunters and their relations, the tribal peoples have since abandoned this expression (as well as headhunting) and lean towards more western ways. The symbols of their tattoos are minimal in documentation and may be seen in Aleks Figueroa's forthcoming book on tattoos from the Philippines.
Today, those who have been tattooed are predominately of Filipino American descent. They have had keen interests in various styles- American, Japanese, or Polynesian tattooing or any of it's influence.Today, tattooing is making a strong comeback. It is more popular and accepted than it has ever been. All classes of people seek the best tattoo artists. This rise in popularity has placed tattooists in the category of "fine artist". The tattooist has garnered a respect not seen for over 100 years. Current artists combine the tr5adition of tattooing with their personal style creating unique and phenomenal body art. With the addition of new inks, tattooing has certainly reached a new plateau.


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<Voices of the city: Johnny Miller | FUTURE CAPE TOWN
Tsogo Sun R680m hotel in Cape Town CBD under construction>
All, Architecture, Around the World, Cities, Community, Projects, Public Space
How to buy architecture : Shopping for the future architecture of Johannesburg | FUTURE JOBURG
Hannalie Malanon May 17, 2016 /Comments closed
"we are aware of our surroundings and we attempt to look into the actual goings-about of the city"
In 2015, the collaborative studio, Counterspace hosted a Supermarket – themed architectural exhibition of the WITS and University of Johannesburg's Schools of Architecture students' work.
Joburg is messy. Much of Johannesburg's existence is constituted of counter-existences which work in spite of so many margins of what is recognised as the nominal city. Assemblies are formed and designed for survival against economic and spatial dispossession – we recognise this as the city. Johannesburg is made up of these miscellaneous experiences and if architecture is to be relevant, the architectural practice must learn to work with this.
In 2015 the Johannesburg – based collaborative studio, Counterspace curated an exhibition of the work of the then most recent Masters' graduates of the University of Witwatersrand (WITS) School of Architecture and the University of Johannesburg School of Architecture in Johannesburg, Gauteng. "We wanted to pose architectural futures to the city." says Counterspace. The aim of the exhibition was to invite everyone to engage with the work, and to open a platform for discussion around augmenting the scope of what the architect should do.
Architecture at the Supermarket
ArchiMart, as the exhibition was called, was generated from the concept of rendering architectural research projects as consumables that are available to everyone. Thus the 'supermarket' theme created just that – an everyday-ritual. Here, architecture was to be 'consumed' – inspire active criticism and offer opportunity for 'consumers' to walk away with their own inspirations and ideas of what the future of space-making should be like in Johannesburg, and in the world! The supermarket theme successfully commented on the connection of architectural theories and architectural research with the everyday.
The exhibition also hosted successful networking events for professionals, with a tongue in cheek comment on the 'sale' of recent graduates into the industry as well as a pop up cinema which extended into the street, hosting a series of film screenings looking at architecture and narrative. What was meant to be a school exhibition of architecture research, turned out to be much more – a mini architecture festival, with panel discussions on the the graduate work, the state of the architectural practice and new ways to make architecture in the current contexts.
Shopping for ideas in Johannesburg
Graphically, the exhibition took a lot of inspiration from the supermarket display, packaging, branding, and sales mechanisms. The class of 2014/2015 of these 2 universities showcased a wide range of talent and interests, many of them grappling with the messy miscellaneousness of the city. From very sensitively tackling global, religious-political issues in the Middle East by Jarred Pincus; to radically proposing a change in the use of cemeteries; by Beke Mchunu and many more – a whole host of architectural hallucinations waiting to be bought, consumed and to inspire discussion.
Experimental Stage, by Elliot Marsden (Supervised by Holger Deppe)
"This project was a proposal for a new design fabrication laboratory, exploring the exchange of digital and physical space. The project opens the University campus to the public and blurs the interactions between academia, practice, and the public. This is thought-provoking if one considers the relative isolation of institutions of learning and of architecture in the country. Marsden also taps into resources and suggestions that are often dismissed or misunderstood by practice, acknowledging the rapidity of technologies in relation to the 'slowness' of the construction of a building. Thus our buildings are already outdated while we are still designing them."
Dead Space, by Beke Mchunu (Supervised by Hannah le Roux)
"This project looked at the careful negotiation (or re-negotiation) of the Braamfontein Cemetery. Mchunu viewed the cemetery as a resting place of significant contributors for the city's history – as a commemorative landscape where events, social and burial practices are recorded. The clever use and transacting of threshold between atmospheres, rituals, and activities is a clever reimagining of the traditional (and highly problematic) Johannesburg palisade fence phenomenon."
Occupational Hotel, by Michael Flanagan (supervised by Kirsten Doermann)
"This project investigated the strength and tenacity of an insurgent economy in Johannesburg. Flanagan lived, walked and worked with waste-reclaimers in a sorting hub in Jeppestown, a suburb located just east of the Johannesburg city centre. Flanagan proposed a piece of infrastructure which attempts to enhance and encourage economic growth and consolidate a living environment and/or rest stop for what he recognised as outwardly informal and transient, but actually deeply systematic and well-organised citizens."
Idea Bank, by Sarah de Villiers (supervised by Kirsten Doermann)
"The project explored the manifestation and facilitation of monetary infrastructure and loopholes in financial transaction space. De Villiers explored the use of spaces which employ the underlying principles of casinos, banks and stock exchanges for 'good' investments in small entrepreneurial ventures in Alexandra a township near Sandton, Johannesburg."
Abandoned pages, unsettled space, by Amina Kaskar (supervised by Hannah le Roux)
"The project blurs media between literary text and space, and the overlaps between the two. Amina eventually designed a literary-networking and publishing house in an old abandoned part of town, underneath the railway – it is a quirky and romantic project, but, critical to Kaskar's explorations was the overlap of text and space – how we frame space, what we say and write about it, influences it's making and our perceptions of it. She also recognised the power of literary allegory to describe and frame our current spaces, and propel our conditions into more hopeful spaces."
Joburg Polygraph, by Sumayya Vally (supervised by Hannah le Roux)
"This project dealt with the future of the mining belt in Johannesburg, and used the harmful consequences of the acid mine "problem" as the machine to grow a new architecture. The project is concerned with the future of the city, but is also concerned with the making of an image for Johannesburg, in a city where this is quite fraught and indefinable. Vally worked with a chemical engineer and affluent stream specialist to "grow" solid pigment powders from acid mine components. The resulting architecture is a pigment factory infrastructure which acts as a surreal ritual space for the surrounding cultural and arts precinct."
The University of Johannesburg's 2015 Masters' students projects also projected a host of hopefully optimistic urban futures.
Jozi Plantation, by Jaco Jonker from the University of Johannesburg (supervised by Alex Opper with Lorenzo Nassimbeni)
"The project explored the idea of a "forest factory" using Nasrec's super-dumps as a base infrastructure. Jonker's project responds to the issues surrounding dust and erosion of the superdumps (increasingly becoming a health hazard to the Soweto and surrounds). Through his project, Jonker employed comic and graphic-novel style drawings which sketched scenarios, both dire and utopian of the future of the superdumps. These thought provoking images pull us into his world of imagined possibilities – which extend beyond the conventionally architectural – to overlap landscape scripting, chemical and mechanical devices and timber-mill building."
Shopping for ideas in Zanzibar
In 2015 some of the students (supervised by Prof Lesley Lokko with Craig McClenaghan and Sumayya Vally) went on a trip to Zanzibar. The outburst of creativity and vast extent of their use of graphic media, is particularly relevant to finding new means of design. This is pertinent, again, because young people in our context need to find means of expression to deal with the miscellaneous, which cannot always be expressed or understood through what we know as conventional architectural representation. The following projects are a result of the students' experiences:
"The Circus and the Turbine Factory", by Sharne Vermeulen from the University of Johannesburg (supervised by Dr. Lesley Lokko, Craig McClenaghan and Sumayya Vally).
"The project unravels ideas surrounding Bakhtin's Carnivalesque. Vermeulen looked to the carnival to activate and revolutionise urban public space in Zanzibar, through a momentary suspension of rules, subversion of traditions and celebration of its hybrid cultures. Vermeulen's architecture seemingly playfully unpacks and choreographs the workings of the carnival but also more critically suggests the underlying idea of the circus as a site for resistance and potential change."
Zanskom, by Darren Sampson from the University of Johannesburg (supervised by Dr. Lesley Lokko, Craig McClenaghan and Sumayya Vally).
"This project process involved an array of media surrounding light – including photography and film to envision a Power Station for Zanzibar. Since its independence in 1964, Zanzibar has relied on the mainland for electricity and water supplies. This reliance underlines the links between the two, describing a relationship that is never simple, always negotiable and always at risk.The proposed power station both generates and consumes power, from wind, solar and rain, but also looks at the relationship of power – electricity – in a developing world economy such as Zanzibar's."
Zanzibar Stock Exchange, by Lebohang Letsoisa from the University of Johannesburg (supervised by Dr. Lesley Lokko, Craig McClenaghan and Sumayya Vally).
"This project investigated new spaces for trade in the city. Letsoisa became fascinated by the various outputs for trade and retail – from supermarkets to traditional African markets, inspiring him to investigate the origins of the words 'stock' and 'stock market'. Zanzibar's trading culture exists on many levels and the project investigates how and what type of goods arrive on the island; how they are distributed; what the local retail networks are; whether trade is 'formal' or 'informal'; looking at the scale of businesses from the tiniest to the major retailers and wholesalers; and finally, at the labour practices on the island – high-tech; low-tech, no-tech."
All of the projects presented are spatial in some way or another, and the subject matter of each asks us to engage with spatial prompts in ways beyond the merely the conventional building. Each presents unique ways of creating, negotiating and inhabiting space more profoundly or with more complexity than is immediately apparent. For much of the city, these highly complex modes of negotiating cities are the everyday. If we are to truly serve our city – we must begin to understand these modes of navigating our cities' spaces. Many young people emerging from university institutions, are, in fact brimming with creativity and attuned to seeing things with lenses different to the conventional.
We are aware of our surroundings and we attempt to look into and around the actual goings-about of the city. We are aware that we need to develop new vocabularies and new ways of making in order to reckon with and transform our contexts. The student projects presented here recognise and exploit this and also projected a host of hopefully optimistic urban futures.
Read more about architectural futures:
Counterspace: A new way of practising architecture
Hillbrow, a community centre and the future: Interview with Thomas Chapman
Rethinking the future of public space at South Africa's largest transport node : A new public for Park Station
Architecture for the future : 5 inspiring architects and buildings
The future of Salt River: architecture students investigate research platforms for emerging technologies
All images provided by Counterspace
Bellville Future City project set to transform Bellville CBD and surrounds
City Leadership in a Post-Covid World
How micro property development could transform townships in a big way


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Calisher dead at 97
The novelist and story writer Hortense Calisher has died in her beloved New York at the age of ninety-seven. As the Times obituary notes, critics tended to split into two camps—those who preferred the novels and those "who found her prose style and approach to narrative better suited to short stories." I belong to the latter camp. Here, for instance, is the opening of "In the Absence of Angels," the title story of her first collection (1951), a story set in a women's prison:Before cockcrow tomorrow morning, I must remember everything I can about Hilda Kantrowitz. It is not at all strange that I should use the word "cockcrow," for, like most of the others here, I have only a literary knowledge of prisons. If someone among us were to take a poll—that lax, almost laughable device of a world now past—we would all come up with about the same stereotypes: Dickens' Newgate, no doubt, full of those dropsical grotesques of his, under which the sharp shape of liberty was almost lost; or, from the limp-leather books of our teens, "The Ballad of Reading Gaol," that period piece of a time when imprisonment could still be such a personal affair. I myself recall, from a grade-school of thirty years ago, a piece named "Piccola," called so after a flower that pushed its way up through a crevice in a stone courtyard and solaced the man immured there—a general, of God knows what political coloration.The voice was quirky, but it could be a little tiring to listen to; and the occasion retreated into literature. "I've begun to think that any art form is avant-garde to begin with," she wrote in the preface to her Collected Stories (1975), "by having hurtled itself over and through our animal and psychic barriers to become—itself." And that is the impression even her best stories give—as if she were trying to reinvent the form at each go. "In literature one need never say farewell," she added. She never did. Her last novel, Sunday Jews, was published when she was ninety-one. Calisher's fiction will always be there for those who admire the courage of her continual fresh starts.
Bibliography and book blogging
History and theory of the novel
Reconsidering Updike
In memoriam: Douglas A. Brooks
Updike dead at 76
The only permitted kind
The Wife of Martin Guerre
Working definition of literature
Reduction versus expansion
Literature and status
The Adventures of Douglas Bragg
Creatures of the interlude
Fiction in the service of truth
Once I was a happy Pinkerite
The authority to comment
Recommendations from elsewhere
The meaning of patriotism
More chance than zero chance
Fidel's Last Days
Richard John Neuhaus, 1936–2009
Identity and freedom
A family of readers
Gone to the library
Fiction to come
Tyranny without literature
On reading narrowly
When the war is a war of ideals
How just war theory defends
The background of unpretentious sense
But especially Israel
Westlake dead at 75
The new year too


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Michael Hornsby – amerykański językoznawca, dr hab. nauk humanistycznych, profesor uczelni i kierownik Pracowni Studiów Celtyckich Wydziału Anglistyki Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu.

Życiorys
1 lipca 2016 habilitował się na podstawie pracy zatytułowanej Revitalizing Minority Languages: New Speakers of Breton, Yiddish and Lemko. Został zatrudniony na stanowisku profesora uczelni i kierownika w Pracowni Studiów Celtyckich na Wydziale Anglistyki Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu.

Przypisy

Amerykańscy językoznawcy
Amerykańscy naukowcy
Wykładowcy Wydziału Anglistyki Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Urodzeni w XX wieku


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Introduction to the Principles
Principles for Remedy
Principles of Good Complaint Handling
Being customer focused
Being open and accountable
Acting fairly and proportionately
Seeking continuous improvement
Principles of Good Administration
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Public bodies should do the following:
Ensure their complaints procedure is simple and clear, involving as few steps as possible. Having too many complaint handling stages may unnecessarily complicate the process and deter complainants from pursuing their concerns.
Ensure that their complaint handling arrangements are easily accessible to their customers.
Let their customers know about any help or advice that may be available to them if they are considering making a complaint. For example, Community Legal Advice offers wide-ranging legal advice and the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS) provides advocacy for NHS complainants.
Deal with complaints promptly, avoiding unnecessary delay, and in line with published service standards where appropriate. Resolving problems and complaints as soon as possible is best for both complainants and public bodies.
Acknowledge the complaint and tell the complainant how long they can expect to wait to receive a reply. Public bodies should keep the complainant regularly informed about progress and the reasons for any delays, and provide a point of contact throughout the course of the complaint.
Treat complainants sensitively and in a way that takes account of their needs.
Use language that is easy to understand, and communicate with the complainant in a way that is appropriate to them and their circumstances. For example, public bodies should make arrangements for complainants with special needs or those whose first language is not English.
Listen to and consider the complainant's views, asking them to clarify where necessary, to make sure the public body understands clearly what the complaint is about and the outcome the complainant wants.
Respond flexibly to the circumstances of the case. This means considering how the public body may need to adjust its normal approach to handling a complaint in the particular circumstances.
Ensure, where complaints raise issues about services provided by more than one public body, that the complaint is dealt with in a co-ordinated way with other providers. If a public body cannot respond, it should refer the complainant quickly to other sources of help.
Getting it rightBeing open and accountable


The Spirit of Wasteland is a Side Quest initiated by speaking to Spirit of the Wasteland in front of the statue of Oswald and Walt Disney in Mean Street North.
Find Spirit of the Wasteland, a floating purple head, either in front of the statue of Oswald and Walt Disney by the broken projectors in Mean Street North, or in the Museum in Main Street South (head all the way left through all the rooms). He explains that there are twelve spirits that are linked to rare pins that can be found throughout Wasteland. Collect the pins to awaken the spirits.
When the correct pins have been collected to awaken a Spirit, go to the museum and find the bust of that spirit to awaken it.
Mickey's Paint regenerates a little faster, and Oswald can lock onto an additional target with his Boomarmerang.
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit pin - Can be purchased from the Pin Trader.
Pump It Up pin - Given by Goofy in Episode 1 - OsTown for fixing the pumps his way.
Mickey's Thinner regenerates a little faster, and Oswald can lock onto an additional target with his Boomarmerang.
Big Bad Pete pin - Can be purchased from the Pin Trader.
Don't Know My Own Strength pin - Given by Prescott for completing Episode 1 - OsTown his way.
Mickey's Paint regenerates a little more, and Inivisible Ink lasts longer for both Mickey and Oswald.
Black Bill pin - Received from Scurvy Pat in Disney Gulch if you gave Barncle Jones' compass to Horace during the Horace's Assistant Assistance Side Quest.
Dropwing pin - Black Bag purchase at Pin Trader.
Spladoosh pin - Black Bag purchase at Pin Trader.
Pirate Friend pin - Black Bag purchase at Pin Trader.
Mickey's Thinner regenerates a little more, and Indelible Ink lasts longer for both Mickey and Oswald.
Heads, I Win pin - Black Bag purchase from Pin Trader.
Lost and Found pin - Reward for completing the Barnacle Jones path in the Horace's Assistant Assistance Side Quest.
Make Ghosts Lonesome pin - Black Bag purchase from Pin Trader.
Oswald's Electricity regenerates a little faster, and both Mickey's and Oswald's health regenerate a little over time.
Hook vs Pete Pan pin - Black Bag purchase at Pin Trader.
Mickey can attract an additional Guardian, and Oswald can lock onto an additional target with his Boomarmerang.
Art Appreciator pin - Available for purchase from the Pin Trader.
Cartoon Buff pin - Black Bag purchase at Pin Trader.
Mystery Solved pin - Black Bag purchase at Pin Trader.
Well Read pin - Available for purchase from the Pin Trader.
Mickey's Paint regenerates a little more and a little faster.
Hat pin - Given by the Mad Hatter for helping fix his spinning hat in Mean Street North.
Love Conquers All pin - Earned as reward for completing the Damien Salt branch of the A Captain's Life For Me Side Quest.
Spatter Whisperer pin - Earned as a reward for painting all the splatters in Episode 2 - Blot Alley.
Mickey's Thinner regenerates a little more and a little faster.
Careful Planning pin - Available for purchase from the Pin Trader.
Gremlin Ballista pin - In a red chest in Episode 2 - The Mad Doctor's Attic. Only accessible if the replicators are thinned rather than reprogrammed.
Never Too Thinned pin - Available for purchase from the Pin Trader.
Road Rally pin - Black Bag purchase at Pin Trader.
Oswald's Electricity regenerates a little more, and Indelible Ink lasts longer for both Mickey and Oswald.
All Ears pin - Reward for completing Creative Threedom Side Quest.
Beautiful Friendship pin - Reward for completing the Clarabelle Branch of the Horace's Assistant Assistance Side Quest.
Music to my Ears pin - Reward ro completing the Luis path of the Out of Toon Side Quest.
The Adventurous Life pin - Black Bag purchase from the Pin Trader.
Oswald can lock onto an additional target with his Boomarmerang, and Invisible Ink last longer for both Mickey and Oswald.
Blotling Booty pin - In the river area on the other side of the Jungle Cruise, thin out the supports of the uppermost blotling house and send it crashing into the thinner. Get on top of it and enter it to find a chest with this pin.
Cascade Peak pin - In Fort Wasteland behind the waterfall in the area that is very wooded with a number of spladooshes and dropwings.
My Other House is a Castle pin - In Ortensia's house in OsTown.
When Elephants Fly pin - In Disney Gulch in a chest inside a sphere on the train. The chest is released when all three battery spheres have been inserted into the contraption.
Meet Your Maker pin - In Walt Disney's apartment over the Fire Station in Mean Street South.
Threadbare pin - Reward for thinning out Haberdasher's hat over the store. In a chest.
Oswald's Electricity regenerates a little faster, and both Mickey and Oswald's health regenerates a little over time.
All Aboard Wasteland Conductor pin - Reward for completing The Wasteland Limited Side Quest.
Good Head on His Shoulders pin - Reward for helping Goofy rebuild the Oswald statue in the Goofy's Fountain Mishap Side Quest.
Jumpstart pin - Reward for fixing Gremlin Spark's forge in Bog Easy as part of the Donald's Date side quest.
Mickey can attract an additional Guardian, and Oswald's Electricity regenerates a little more.
20,000 Leagues Under the Thinner pin - Reward for helping Gremlin Sparks fix Donald's boat in the Donald's Date side quest.
Exorcised pin - Reward for finding all the pieces of Tedworth's teddy bear in the Horace's Assistant Assistance Side Quest.
Silly Symphony pin - This is a Bog Easy pin.
Tomorrow City pin - Black Bag purchase at Pin Trader.


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Richard Zajac (ur. 16 sierpnia 1976 w Żylinie) – słowacki piłkarz występujący na pozycji bramkarza. Obecnie członek sztabu szkoleniowego Sandecji Nowy Sącz.

Kariera klubowa
Zajac przez wiele lat występował w Dukli Bańska Bystrzyca, której bramki bronił w meczach ligowych 141 razy w ciągu dwunastu lat. Z klubem tym awansował w 2003 do słowackiej I ligi, w 2004 zdobył wicemistrzostwo Słowacji, w 2005 zaś – puchar kraju. Dzięki tym sukcesom zagrał w rozgrywkach Pucharu UEFA sezonu 2004/05 i 2005/06. Grał ponadto w innym klubie najwyższego szczebla ligowego na Słowacji – MFK Dubnica, gdzie w sezonie 2008/09 rozegrał wszystkie mecze ligowe.

Zimą 2010 trafił do Podbeskidzia Bielsko-Biała, gdzie znacząco przyczynił się do utrzymania klubu w I lidze w rundzie wiosennej sezonu 2009/10 (czyste konto w dziewięciu z piętnastu meczów, w tym sześć razy z rzędu; łącznie dziesięć bramek straconych). W edycji 2010/11 wywalczył z Podbeskidziem pierwszy w historii awans do Ekstraklasy, a tygodnik Piłka Nożna umieścił go w jedenastce sezonu. Latem 2011 przedłużył kontrakt z "Góralami" do czerwca 2013. W lipcu 2013, po utrzymaniu się Podbeskidzia w Ekstraklasie, podpisał nową półtoraroczną umowę z klubem.

29 czerwca 2015 zdecydował się zakończyć karierę zawodnika i przyjął od klubu propozycję dwuletniego kontraktu w charakterze trenera bramkarzy.

Kariera reprezentacyjna
Zajac rozegrał w reprezentacji Słowacji jeden nieoficjalny mecz z Kuwejtem (2:0), przeciw któremu wystąpił skład ligowy. Ponadto został powołany do kadry narodowej w 2004, nie rozegrał jednak żadnego spotkania.

Sukcesy
 Wicemistrzostwo Słowacji: 2004
 Mistrzostwo II ligi słowackiej: 2003
 Wicemistrzostwo I ligi polskiej: 2011
 Puchar Słowacji: 2005
 I runda Pucharu UEFA: 2004/05
 II runda kwalifikacyjna Pucharu UEFA: 2005/06

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Linki zewnętrzne

Słowaccy piłkarze
Piłkarze Dukli Bańska Bystrzyca
Piłkarze MFK Dubnica
Piłkarze Podbeskidzia Bielsko-Biała
Urodzeni w 1976
Ludzie urodzeni w Żylinie


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Lin Oeding – From Celebrities' Stuntman to Cobra Kai Director
Lin Oeding, a veteran stuntman with over twenty years of experience in the movie-making industry, has gained worldwide recognition for directing 2 episodes of Cobra Kai (Season 3), a TV Series which recently broke all-time records.
HIS BACKSTORY
As a child, Lin Oeding was passionate about martial arts. He made an art film with his friends, even if at the beginning it did not look quite nice, he was not disappointed and discouraged. Lin Oeding attended the film school at the University of Texas in Austin. To keep up with the movie industry he read a lot of books on film-making, critique reviews and commentary. Without a doubt, the school had a huge importance in his career but the time invested in extra work made the difference.
He started his career with Walker Texas Ranger where he had the amazing opportunity to work with famous actor and personality Chuck Norris. After this, he took part on big projects over the years such as The Last Samurai, Inception, and Star Trek. With over 100 movies on his record as a stunt coordinator, Lin was around numerous brilliant directors, always watching and observing.
The notorious director F. Gray Gray was impressed by Lin's skills and he asked him to work as a director on two crucial scenes. After his contribution as a director in Straight Outta Compton, Lin worked on his own film, called Lifted and this is where his career as a director really took off. In 2018 he celebrated his success by directing the action-thriller Braven, where Lin Oeding worked with Jason Momoa and Stephen Lang. The movie got the attention of important film critiques like The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, LA Times, and NY Post which contributed enormously to the overall rating of the movie and its success worldwide.
His present achievements even got him a star on the walk of fame. Lin Oeding is definitely deserving of his success. At the moment, he juggles between being a film director, stunt coordinator and being an actor as well.
Lin Oeding while directing
PRESENT DAYS
From just a simple boy who loved martial arts and who started playing with a camera since he was just a kid, to directing one of the most popular Tv Series of the last decade. Lin Oeding knew the path he was going to follow and he worked hard to get there. He has a special eye for effects, story-telling and his 20 year experience is definitely an important characteristic that helped him to become a famous director nowadays. Moreover, being surrounded by the right people with years and years of experience at the highest level, allowed Lin Oeding to learn a lot from them. Shadowing famous directors and working with excellent actors has definitely helped him become the professional he is today.
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When it comes to wrinkle treatment, there seems to be numerous options to achieve a youthful complexion. Wrinkle reduction treatment has been a leading solution to fight the signs of aging, thanks to the celebrities who are using it, but how about dermal fillers, which is also another option for a line-free skin? Now, if you don't know the difference between the two, then continue reading to know the best option for you.
One of the most popular ways to smoothen out wrinkles and fine lines, Wrinkle reduction treatment Cosmetic is an approved prescription medicine that is injected in the muscles, indicated for temporarily improving the appearance of moderate to severe wrinkles in adults. Wrinkle reduction treatment is an effective solution for forehead lines, frown lines, lip lines, crow's feet and other wrinkles.
You will notice the effect of Wrinkle reduction treatment when it comes to erasing facial lines, taking years off on your face. What makes Wrinkle reduction treatment really good is that it is applicable for many types of patients. Wrinkle reduction treatment can be used as a preventative measure to premature aging. Many adults in their 20s use Wrinkle reduction treatment for this reason. Others use it to enhance their complexion.
People in their 30s use Wrinkle reduction treatment to erase existing fine lines and avoid new ones from forming. Truth is, almost every patient can benefit from this treatment as a part of their beauty treatment plan. Another good thing about Wrinkle reduction treatment is that it gained an excellent safety record and is recognized as the most popular cosmetic treatment worldwide.
Just like Wrinkle reduction treatment , dermal fillers are another injectable wrinkle treatment indicated for treating serious signs of aging. However, unlike Wrinkle reduction treatment that relaxes facial muscles, dermal fillers work by filling the creases, giving you that 'plump' appearance.
Soft tissue fillers are often used to bring back a semblance of youth by replacing lost tissue volume and filling up wrinkles and folds. Whether you desire Angelina Jolie's plump lips or you are longing to get rid of fine lines, you can go for a filler.
How about getting both, Wrinkle reduction and Dermal Fillers?
You might think that dermal fillers and Wrinkle reduction treatment are used separately, but don't you know they are often used together? Like cookies is to milk or chocolate is to strawberries, Wrinkle reduction treatment is often used along with fillers to improve the overall results of the treatments. Actually, they complement each other.
While Wrinkle reduction and Dermal Fillers function differently, they are a perfect combination. When the Wrinkle reduction treatment relaxes the underlying facial muscles, dermal fillers will fill the creases and fold and smooth out the skin. And the result? They provide the softest and most natural looking enhancement in facial appearance and other cosmetic concerns. Most of the time, the dermal filler will last even longer when done in conjunction with Wrinkle reduction treatment .
Be sure to talk to your doctor to know which wrinkle treatment plan is best for you. Whether it's Wrinkle reduction treatment or dermal fillers, you will have no trouble choosing a skin enhancement solution that works for you. Fine lines and wrinkles do not stand a chance against these two, and if you really want to erase signs of aging skin, better use both wrinkle treatments.


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Wet hands? Can't find your phone? Never mind. You just need to push the button when you change baby's diapers. Unkobutton sends the timestamp and pee/poo label to the app, It's done.
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White Buffet And Hutch Tags : Ravishing Small Kitchen Table And Chairs You Need To See At Least Once In Your Lifetime Mind-blowing Dining Room Furniture. Smart Solid Wood Dining Table That Live Up To Your Expectations.
Nora Young Dining Room, 2018-09-10 01:58:52. However, do not forget that decorating your eating area with dining furniture does not stop with dining room tables. You have to make sure that everything else fits in well with your theme. Your chairs, cutlery, china cabinets, and all other dining room accessories also need to emulate the same vibe. They don't all necessarily have to be made of black walnut, but you need to find complementing shades and shapes that will look perfect with the rest of your walnut dining furniture.
Hope Finley Dining Room, 2018-09-19 20:42:20. At the end of the day, if you feel that certain things should go one way, while others should go another, feel free to make these changes. After all, a dining room and Its furniture, just like every movie set piece, should properly reflect what you want it to portray, and nothing else. If you feel that it lacks some colours, go ahead and add some, or make sure that the upholstery items, and curtains, have certain shades that reflect your mood and brighten up your dwelling. It is important to mix and match here. You never know how certain pieces will fit well with each other.
Louisa Rocha Dining Room, 2018-09-19 18:46:45. However, remember that when you do experiment with colors, make sure that you don't include the whole color spectrum in your choices! Be consistent. Choose one or two main colors that you would like to focus on, and stick to that. Over time, if you feel like changing your color theme, by all means do so - just don't use all of them at once, otherwise, your dining room area will look like a child had just gone crazy with home shopping after being given permission to redecorate your dining room area.


MS entered my life bout 22 years ago. My son is a student majoring in product design and is interested in working on a project that would benefit individuals with MS, as he has watched me struggle with many things throughout his life. He would like to work on a project for school that could benefit people with MS.
Could we post questions to help him select a project to develop. His goal is to meet a need that people with MS do not feel id being met. This may be a product that doesn't exist yet or one that can be improved.
Considering these and any other MS symptoms which may have an impact on your life, please respond to the questions which follow.
1. Think of a typical day in your life; what activities do you have difficulty with because of your MS?
3. What products treatments, diet do you use to make the difficulties easier?
4. What products do you wish were available to make the difficulties easier?


Video of an 11-year-old Atramentous babe abrogation a Louisiana Catholic academy afterwards admiral complained about her beard has sparked outrage, bidding amusing media users to adjudge academy admiral and assemblage abaft the average schooler.
Faith Fennidy larboard the classroom at Christ the King Average School, in Terrytown, in tears on Monday afterwards academy admiral told her that her hairstyle, short, accurate braids, abandoned academy policy. Footage of the adventure showed the sixth-grader bawl berserk as she arranged her accouterments and larboard the building.
On Monday, they said the girl's beard was still unacceptable. Alongside the Facebook video, by Steven Fennidy, who articular himself as Faith's brother, Steven abundant the incident, autograph that his sister had been cutting agnate braids to the academy for the aftermost two years.


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Two creative souls blend motif and matrimony in a historic, collected downtown Atlanta home.
The husband-and-wife duo behind Better Half plate an inspired menu of delicious, locally sourced food with a whole lot of heart.
With the weather slowly warming, we've emerged from hibernation to hand pick this month's fabulous Atlanta FINDS.
Spring's in full swing, and a slew of sunny daytime events are blooming on our calendar. We teamed up with two proper brands to inspire your attire—and your guy's, too!
Heading to the Masters next week? Lucky you! First-timers, we've got your back! Here's your need-to-know insider's guide from seasoned Masters regulars.
Nobody is more glad than we are that the sun is finally making an appearance. With warmer temps on the horizon, here's a fun and easy way to get your hair off your neck without resorting to the same old boring bun.
Buckhead-based painter Britt Bass Turner, the unrepentant queen of bright colors and big smiles, is inspiring Atlantans with her amazing (and attainable) work, hands-on classes and inviting new studio space.
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Art is led by Mrs Pottinger, Years One to Six have an art session with her once a week to develop the skills within art. During this session the work is based around the High Quality texts which are taught each half term. The children have the opportunity to develop the skills of painting, drawing printing and sculpture.
Each year they will experience new skills within their Year Group and this then helps them to develop more ideas and become more expressive. For 2 years we have completed a Big Draw event and this year we will develop a whole pebble creation outside the school.
Last year we celebrated achieving an Arts Mark accreditation and are proud to say we achieved PLATINUM status. Throughout the year we celebrate our artwork at galleries and displays around the school which highlight our achievements.
We look forward to gaining more Arts Awards this year with Key Stage One as previously most of Key Stage Two gained Discovery level.


Solar power is not a new technology.
In fact, the first research into solar panels was conducted by Alexandre Edmond Becquerel in 1839, and the first recorded solar power generator was created by Augustin Mouchot and displayed at the 1878 Universal Exhibition in Paris.
The problem with solar power generation and the reason it has taken so long to become popular is twofold. On the one hand, solar panels have traditionally been limited by relatively low-efficiency yields. To give you an idea of what that means,the first practical silicon solar cell was introduced in 1954 by Bell Labs and had an efficiency of 6%, meaning that 94% of the solar energy that struck the cell was wasted.
On the one hand, solar panels have traditionally been limited by relatively low-efficiency yields. To give you an idea of what that means, the first practical silicon solar cell was introduced in 1954 by Bell Labs, and had an efficiency of 6%, meaning that 94% of the solar energy that struck the cell was wasted. The second problem that has kept solar panels from gaining widespread use has been price. The price per watt of solar power has stayed extremely high for decades. For example, in 1977 it was $76, and it and stayed above $10 a watt until the late 1980's. Only in the last few years have prices dropped to an economic level, to an all time low of ¢30 in 2015, according to Bloomberg.
While solar power is an amazing technology that has the ability to drastically change our entire energy production landscape, it remains fairly misunderstood, and a lot of misinformation is spread around.
That's why we've done our best to help you gain a better understanding of what solar power is, what it is not, and how it works. You can find information about the mechanics of solar power, along with a more detailed history of solar panels and their development by browsing our solar power resources. In addition, you should spend time looking over the solar energy tax credits that are available to you if you decide to install solar panels on your home or business.
If you can't find the information you're looking for, we also suggest you get in contact with Solar Power Utah so that we can answer your questions. Installing solar panels is a great decision, but it should also be an informed one.


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Fuelling the future - first look at what the Humber's green hydrogen production could look like
Visualisation revealed as Gigastack project closes in on engineering design milestone
A visualisation of the proposed Gigastack facility on the South Humber Bank. (Image: Gigastack)
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This is what green hydrogen production facilities could look like on the Humber.
A first visualisation of Gigastack, the huge project to produce zero carbon fuel with electricity generated from offshore wind, has been released.
It comes as the government-backed project partners - ITM Power, Ørsted, Phillips 66 and Element Energy - close in on the completion of the front-end engineering design study.
The Gigastack project aims to create a blueprint for the deployment of industry-scale renewable hydrogen from offshore wind, to be used as a replacement for carbon intensive fuels, greening up some of the most polluting activity.
Jamie McMaster, project manager at ITM Power, said: "ITM is delighted to be developing the technology that will be at the core of what is currently the most advanced large-scale electrolyser project globally - a project that will help push what is possible both in the UK and global electrolyser market.
"Working alongside project colleagues at Phillips 66, Ørsted, and Element Energy has been a deeply rewarding experience – one that has provided huge insights about the future energy demands of this country and how we can meet them.
"All of this whilst at the same time decarbonising our industry. I very much look forward to actually building Gigastack and demonstrating how electrolysers can be rapidly deployed to start decarbonising hard to abate sectors."
Where the Gigastack facility could be located on the South Humber Bank. (Image: Gigastack)
The study has enabled the team to gain valuable, in-depth knowledge of what is required to construct a hydrogen electrolysis facility at scale and the challenges that lay ahead.
It has covered water supply access, high voltage electrical substation and refinery pipework integration and planning and permitting processes. It is proposed to sit just off the Phillips 66 plant at South Killingholme.
Brian Geertsen, technical project manager at Ørsted, said: "This really highlights the amazing story of Gigastack – taking an idea, bringing together the right people (virtually), maturing it in people's home offices, to create something that looks almost ready for construction.
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"The entire technical team has put a part of their soul in the project to make it work. Endless Teams conversations, late night calls and messages to clear out any misunderstandings or frustrations.
"Phillips 66 with their expertise of how to run a mega-industrial plant, ITM Power in the scale up phase of their technology development feeding information in real time, Worley, trying to create a design based on information often not available, the Ørsted team in being flexible to assist in areas normally far outside their scope. It has been an amazing effort by everyone."
The current regulatory landscape has also been explored, with desire for a framework that can help renewable hydrogen reach its true potential and with the flexibility required for a rapidly evolving market.
Phil Gothard, project manager at Phillips 66, said: "Consortium working has huge benefits of bringing the expertise of companies together and has resulted in something we can be proud of, something that will have such positive impacts on the region and technology that can be shared. Although the consortium consists of different companies, we all hold the same values and objectives to make a real difference."


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Honma Beres Irons for men
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You can now order the new Honma Beres from us - by email, phone or the contact form. Please let us know your desired configuration or ask for our recommendation. You will then receive an offer from us by email or with a link to complete your order. This way we can make sure that you get exactly the clubs you need and can tell you the delivery time.
Please order by email: info@exactgolf.com or phone: +49 8031 7986088 or by the following contact form:
The predecessors were called IS-05, IS-06, S-06, etc., respectively. Honma has now given up this numbering and rating. The new Honma Beres are only called Beres and they are available in different stars and shafts. With the shafts the weight varies so that one can deal very well with the individual player. The best thing to do is let us advise you.
Honma Beres Iron Set for Men: The IS-06 successor
The new Honma Beres irons have changed a bit compared to their predecessor. Honma has a kind of "Speed Slot Technology" built into the sole that is supposed to provide even higher ball speeds. In our first tests we could already confirm this. Especially well hit balls leave the clubface explosively and really manage to get the maximum out of even lower clubhead speeds. This performance is really amazing. The grips are a bit thicker than their predecessors and fit better for the European market.
The Honma Beres range has a long tradition. This iron is undoubtedly one of the most prestigious that any manufacturer has ever brought to market. But the Honma Beres is not just about prestige - the quality behind it is actually in a different league. The club head itself is designed for players looking for maximum length and forgiveness. In this category the Honma Beres scores well in every test for over 6 decades. So you can say that the guys from Sakata have enough experience to outperform other manufacturers in this field - and it turns out they actually do.
With the Honma Beres you can choose between 2 and 5 stars. Both the heads and the shafts differ according to the number of stars. You can choose any variation at ExactGolf.
Many golfers are surprised why they should pay these surcharges for 3, 4 or 5 stars, but this is actually explained quickly. The higher the number of stars, the higher the quality, especially for the shaft. Because it makes the decisive difference and here Honma shows its whole class. Above all, it is about distortions during the swing which are stronger with a bad shaft than with a really good one, the so-called torque. This is already minimized with the "standard version" of the Beres as good as possible. With more stars, however, even more effort is needed to produce shafts with even less torque. This effort is extreme and therefore costs a lot of money. But the result speaks for itself.
The Honma Beres are for golfers who do not want to make any compromises in quality and are willing to pay an appropriate price for it. These golfers will not find anything comparable on the market.
The standard set of Beres irons goes from #6-11. Recommended is the set of 6-SW, including AW and SW.
For shafts of 2* 47g the ArmRQ offers 7x shafts. For 3* and upwards, 42g or 47g are available as ArmRQ 7x M40 or T1100G shafts.
Buying Honma Beres Irons online
Set from 4, 5 or 6?
The right set size. The most important question you have to ask yourself is the right set size. In this case there's no right or wrong. It must fit you. A set of 5-SW is considered standard, which means that it starts only from iron 5, but comes with three wedges, namely PW, GW and SW. Usually this range of wedges is sufficient - at least for the classic Beres players who can do without a 60° Lobwedge. With the set of 5-SW you are usually well positioned and can add hybrids and fairway woods depending on your preferences. This constellation is normally sufficient for average players.
Players who are below average or who like to fill up their set with hybrids can also use a set of iron 6 or higher. However, this is a special order and you should contact us beforehand. We are at your disposal by email, live chat or telephone.
Stronger players or those who are rather not fans of hybrids can also choose the Beres iron set from iron 5. However, this should only be considered if you really have no difficulty to actually get an iron 5 from the fairway into the air. Otherwise this selection is not recommended.
By the way, there is a reason why we offer the Honma Beres iron set only with the corresponding wedges. Honma would like to offer an iron set that is perfectly matched. If the set ended with the pitching wedge you would have to buy other wedges again and here the question arises which one exactly? Honma takes this decision off your hands and is convinced that this way we can offer you a more harmonious set of wedges. And to be honest, the success also proves them right.
Choice of stars: 2, 3, 4 or even 5 stars?
The stars are a hallmark of Honma and not just a status symbol. It's not about being able to claim you have a set with more stars than anyone else. In short, the stars express the quality of the shaft. That doesn't mean that a 2 star shaft is bad. On the contrary. Also the 2 star shaft is so much better than practically everything on the market. Honma knows how to build shafts that are light and soft but still have little torque like no other manufacturer. These are the twists during the stroke that you absolutely want to avoid because they push the ball in the wrong direction.
So it's up to you. There is no question that the surcharge for 5 stars is extremely high. Only very few players allow themselves this luxury and can then claim to possess the best of the best in this segment.
Shaft selection
There is only one shaft to choose from, the ArmRQ X. It is available in two weight classes: 42 and 47g with different flexes. The 42g shafts are only available with 3* and up. There is a reason why no further shafts are offered: Honma is so good with these shafts that offering more shafts makes no sense. They have perfected these shafts for the "Beres target group". Other shafts would overstrain the player in the selection and would not bring him any advantage. The two different weight levels are usually also sufficient for fine tuning. It is clear that all these shafts are relatively light. Therefore the Beres is not suitable for players with high club head speeds. These are better advised with the Honma TWorld series, for example.
The Flex is available in Regular, Stiff/Regular and Stiff. Stiff/Regular is simply a flex that lies between stiff and regular. Most often we sell the 47g version in Regular. If you want to swing a little faster or have more weight in your hand, you can adjust the weight and flex accordingly.
As a rule of thumb, we only make adjustments here if we are dealing with unusually large or small players. One thing should not be neglected in this case: adjusting the shaft length also changes the swing weight, i.e. the club "feels" much heavier or lighter although it is not at all. Basically, this can only be attributed to the leverage effect. For you, however, this means that you are normally well advised to use the standard length. If you are unsure, please contact us.
Longer shaft and different lie
Please also note that a longer shaft as well as an adjustment of the lie is automatically a Honma Custom order and may require 8-10 weeks delivery time. This is due to the fact that Honma makes these adjustments itself and not us at ExactGolf. Theoretically, however, you can purchase all variants and make adjustments through us.
Choice of grip and grip thickness for the Beres irons
The grip is also a very individual subject and normally our customers are satisfied with the standard Honma grips. Standard doesn't sound special, but Honma's standard is still very, very good. Nevertheless, we will of course comply with all your wishes and you have a wide selection of alternative grips with us which we will be happy to install for you at no extra charge. However, this is only really recommendable for players who have a real preference in terms of grips.
The grip strength depends above all on the length of the fingers. Regular is already suitable for relatively short fingers. Depending on the length you should choose one, two or three additional tapes. The Midsize grip is really only something for very long fingers and should only be chosen then. The performance suffers significantly if you play with a grip that is much too thick. If you are unsure about this, just ask us. However, we are also happy to correct a wrong selection. If you notice that you do not get along with the selected grip strength at all, we will gladly mount another grip for you.
Review of Honma Beres men's Irons
One thing can already be said in advance of our test: compared to the IS-06, a lot has changed with the irons. However, the differences are not as obvious as with the woods of the new Beres series. Above all, the new irons appear much more noble and elegant. The grips of the new Beres are a bit thicker which is good news for the European market. They are also much more "grippy". The basic principle has not changed: The Honma Beres are designed to make playing as easy as possible with their light and soft shafts. This means: maximum launch and maximum ball speeds even at low club head speeds. And in addition enough spin so that the ball can also come to rest on the green. Not an easy task, but Honma has already shown in the past that they have mastered this profession as well as no other.
Aim of our test
In this test the main goal was to be able to assess the performance with constant values and hits. The clubhead speed was 66.4mph with a smash factor of 1.38. The result was a ball speed of 91.8mph, 110m carry and 128m total length. All this with a launch of 16.2° and about 4000rpm backspin. So far the dry numbers.
What we can see from this is the following:
The Honma Beres manage to get a decent result with quite a low club head speed. This means that the resulting ball speed is quite high. The spin value of 4000 can be seen as a kind of compromise. After all, a compromise between length and control must be found. The launch angle is relatively high at over 16°.
Basically we can confirm our test results which we got with the IS-06 in the same way. With the Beres head, Honma manages to provide maximum launch and maximum ball speed.
What is new with the Beres 2020 irons?
In our opinion, new Beres irons have a more explosive ball contact when the ball is really hit in the center. Honma of course manages to make pretty much the most out of every hit, no matter how bad it is. Especially the thick sole is helpful with rather fat shots. But when it comes to the really good hits, we were surprised how much ball speed they produce. The smash factor was especially high on these shots, which means that even low clubhead speeds are enough to achieve good lengths.
Who are the Honma Beres suitable for?
The new men's irons are available with 47g and 42g shafts. 47g is so to speak the standard version. The 42g shafts are only available from 3 stars upwards. It is a good choice for seniors, for example, for whom the 47g shaft is too heavy. Basically the Beres are an option for all players who have a below average club head speed of less than 70mph for a 7 iron, for example. Players who find it difficult to accelerate the club. The lightweight ArmRQ shafts are ideal for this, as is the whip effect of these soft shafts. There is simply no serious competitor on the golf market and Honma is doing everything right with the new series. Honma has even managed to improve its appearance and performance once again.
Honma Beres Irons Data
Swing weights, Lofts and Length
#4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 AW SW
ARMRQ X 47 R C-9
C-9 D-0
ARMRQ X 47 SR D-0
ARMRQ X 47 S D-0
ARMRQ X 42 R C-9 C-9 C-9
ARMRQ X 42 SR D-0 D-0
Lofts in ° 18 21
Shaft length in inch 38.5 38
Offset in mm 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.0
About Honma
The history of Honma is absolutely unique and everyone who has been involved with this brand knows that. Honma stands like no other brand in the golf industry for perfection, elegance, precision, individuality and extravagance. No other company can combine these qualities in one.
All Honma clubs are handmade in Japan, Sakata. Not only the club heads, but also the own shafts are drawn by hand and reach thereby an incomparable quality. This is particularly evident in the 3, 4 and 5 star shafts which are used in the Beres series. These stars do not simply represent a high price tag and status symbol. The higher the number of stars, the higher the quality of the shaft, which is a bit special because it is very soft and still has little torque. That means: the shaft plays extremely comfortable and delivers a minimum of "twists" which push the ball in a direction where it doesn't belong.
Each Honma club is unique and can be individually adjusted if necessary. The quality assurance is as strict as nowhere else and no lack escapes the trained eyes from Japan - even if it is so minimal. While the quality of most other manufacturers, especially the big names, fluctuates extremely, Honma delivers clubs in exactly the same quality. That means the exact same weight, same shape, etc.
No compromises are made especially with the shafts. The shaft is often underestimated, but it influences the swing enormously. Shafts built into Honma clubs are not only of the same quality and extremely high quality, the shafts are also reliable in terms of length and weight. The shafts used by other golf brands vary enormously in this respect and can have a great influence on the swing weight, for example if a shaft is only minimally shorter than it should be. You don't have this problem with Honma. And guaranteed not when you buy from us. Because we at ExactGolf take our mission seriously and measure and weigh all our clubs carefully before shipping. In this way we can guarantee the highest quality true to the Honma motto.


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Georgia Tech began its offseason workout program on Tuesday, its first under the leadership of new strength and conditioning coach Lewis Caralla.
As part of the program, the entire team was split into 10 teams that will compete against one another, with points awarded in weekly competitions testing strength, speed and agility, by results of the "Hunger Board," which measures if players are satisfied, hungry or starving to improve (as judged by the strength and conditioning staff) and discipline (which includes academics, weight goals, locker-room appearance, community service and respect).
Tech had similar competitions in previous seasons.
Captains were selected by a team-wide vote – guard Parker Braun, linebacker David Curry, defensive lineman Brentavious Glanton, running back Nathan Cottrell, center Jahaziel Lee, defensive tackle Brandon Adams, and quarterback Tobias Oliver. Four players were named co-captains over two teams – safeties Tariq Carpenter and Juanyeh Thomas and wide receiver Jalen Camp and quarterback Lucas Johnson.