Wine tasting is an inexact science. We professional slurpers talk in generalities rather than specifics. That's why terms like 'nutty' crop up so often in tasting notes. The same goes for fruity, minerally, toasty, buttery, spicy and so on. It's no coincidence that all these adjectives end in 'y' by the way, for they are all constructed from nouns, the names of substances you can actually imagine in your mouth.
Should we be more precise when it comes to our nuts? Maybe. After all, a recipe that treated almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts and coconut as interchangeable would be laughed off the food pages. In a wine sense, too, there are significant differences between these flavours: each is indicative of a different wine style.
I associate almonds with two types of wine: comparatively neutral Italian whites such as Frascati, Orvieto and Soave, and (in roasted form) old Amontillado Sherry. I won't go into the complex chemical process that produces this nuttiness in Sherry – partly because I don't understand it, and partly because it would put you to sleep – but the longer Sherry spends in old wooden casks, the stronger the nutty character seems to become. You can also find it in Oloroso Sherries, albeit in a less pure form.
The smell of coconut – the whiff of a Bounty Bar – I associate with oak ageing, especially in American barrels. It's a characteristic that crops up a lot in bottles of Australian Shiraz and Spanish Rioja, as well as in cheaper New World whites and American Zinfandels. At its best it marries beautifully with the wine; at its worst it can seem sweet and confected. French oak, the vessel of choice for most of the world's top producers, never smells of coconut, by the way.
You should be wary of the smell of one particular nut in any vinous context. The aroma of walnuts, especially mouldy ones, should set your palate's early warning system buzzing like a demented beehive. Why? It's a pretty strong clue that the wine is corked. And if it smells of hazelnuts and walnuts? Simple. A corked white Burgundy.


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Hijacker Tries to Divert Plane to Sochi: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Updated Jul 9, 2018 at 2:32pm
(Wikipedia)
Breaking news out of Istanbul, Turkey, is reporting that a plane landed after pilots put out a hijacking distress signal. The hijacker allegedly stood up and demanded that to be brought to Sochi because he had a bomb. After a prolonged discussion with negotiators, NBC news is now reporting that the suspect has been brought into custody. New info reveals the suspect was not armed and did not have a bomb.
Attempted hijacker wanted flight to go to sochi, crew turned off inflight monitors, flew to istanbul. Turkish official
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) February 7, 2014
Here is what you need to know:
1. The Hijacker May Have Been Trying to Go to Sochi
The first picture of hijacker of Ukrainian plane #Sochi #Istanbul pic.twitter.com/fATgVwhRD8
— ceylan ozbudak (@ceylanozbudak) February 7, 2014
Journalists in the area are currently reporting that the hijacker claimed he had a bomb and was demanding to go to Sochi, where the opening ceremony of the winter Olympics are currently taking place.
According to Yahoo, the man rose from his seat and shouted that he had a bomb. He then tried to force his way into the cockpit, causing the pilots to signal a problem.
Plane forced to land in Turkey after apparent hijacking identified as Pegasus Airlines Flight 751.
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) February 7, 2014
#Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen airport is shot down to all flights after the attempted hijacking of a plane to #Sochi #bbcsochi
2. The Pegasus Airline Flight Took Off From Ukraine
Journalist Matthew Keys has learned that the flight was Pegasus flight 751, which left Khrakov, Ukraine, today at 4:25 p.m. local time and was headed for Istanbul, Turkey. It touched down at 6:07 p.m. local time, about 23 minutes ahead of schedule.
3. It Landed in Turkey & Is on the Runway
The plane which was attempted to be hijacked is still on the runway in Sabiha Gokçen airport. Hijacker and the passengers are still in the p
The flight landed in Istanbul and is reportedly still on the runway. When the plane landed, authorities were reportedly hesitant to intervene due to the potential bomb threat given by the hijacker on the plane.
The captain of the plane reportedly told the hijacker that they had landed in Sochi to calm him down.
The captain of #Turkish plane reportedly told the hijacker he landed in #Sochi to calm him down
4. The Hijacker Was Made 'Ineffective'
#breaking the hijacker in the plane has been made ineffective. The plane is reported to be secured in Istanbul #Sochi
Local journalist Ceylan Ozbudak is reporting that after the plane landed, the hijacker was made "ineffective" and the plane was secured. She also reports that a negotiator team is still on the plane talking to the hijacker.
The AP is now reporting that authorities are still attempting to get the hijacker to "give himself up."
The negotiator team is still talking to the hijacker in the plane. Turkish minister of transport Lütfi Elvan will have statements soon
5. There Have Been Warnings About Bombs on Planes
Recently the United States put a halt to carrying any liquid on planes from the U.S. to Sochi, Russia after authorities reported that there may be a threat that explosives could be smuggled in tubes of toothpaste.
Escape From Russia: Emergency Evacuation Planned for Team USA
Published Feb 7, 2014 at 12:27pm
A Pegasus Airline flight from the Ukraine landed in Turkey after a hijacker tried to divert the flight to Sochi.

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Ace comedian Atunyota Akpobome (popularly known as Ali Baba), has described anyone who claims COVID-19 is scam is a "fool".
The award-winning entertainer took to his Instagram page on yesterday to share a video wherein he narrated his experience while at the Yaba Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) COVID-19 isolation centre in Lagos after contracting the virus.
Ali Baba, who revealed that many people died during his time at the isolation centre, called on Nigerians to adhere to the COVID-19 guidelines put in the place by the federal and state governments.
He said the need to heed to the protocols became necessary amid a second wave of the pandemic, which he claimed is deadlier than the first
He said the need to heed to the protocols became necessary amid a second wave of the pandemic, which he claimed is deadlier than the first.
The comedian, who stated that he spent his Christmas and New Year holidays at the isolation centre, also enjoined Nigerians to distance themselves from those who still think that coronavirus pandemic is a scam.
He said: "The second wave of COVID-19 is deadlier than the one before. People are dying — pastors, doctors, professors, billionaires, poor men, less privileged… people are dying every day. Those numbers you see are not fake.
"I have spoken with people who attended parties and died two days later. COVID-19 is real, don't let anyone decieve you. Anyone who tells you COVID-19 is scam, don't trust the person."
In a terse accompanying post, the comedian wrote: "Don't let anyone tell you it's a scam. I just came out of isolation. Several people died while I was there. Some of my close friends knew and they were very supportive."
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The influence of temperature on the energy reserves of female great tits during the breeding season
J.A.L. Mertens
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Mertens, J. A. L. (1987). The influence of temperature on the energy reserves of female great tits during the breeding season. Ardea, 75(1), 73-80.
Mertens, J.A.L. / The influence of temperature on the energy reserves of female great tits during the breeding season. In: Ardea. 1987 ; Vol. 75, No. 1. pp. 73-80.
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The British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL) has selected Emily Allbon to receive the Law Librarian of the Year Award for 2012.
The annual award was established in 2005 and is sponsored by the legal bookshop, Wildy & Sons Ltd. It is given is to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the work of BIALL and the legal information world in the UK, Ireland or overseas. The presentation was made at the 43rd BIALL Annual Study Conference and Exhibition, which took place in Belfast.
Emily has been a Law Librarian at City University London since 2000. A Chartered Librarian, she holds a BA in Literature, an MSc in Information Science, a Graduate Diploma in Law and is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
In 2003, Emily devised and set up Lawbore™ which is The City Law School's legal portal. The innovative online tool is designed to make legal research more engaging for students and encourage wider reading. It contains topic guides, events and commentary while sister site Learnmore provides online tutorials.
During the award presentation, Susan Scorey, President of BIALL, commended Emily for her outstanding work in supporting students and the profession.
"Emily has made extensive use of technology and learning media to provide information in an inventive way that engages the students. She is perceived as someone who can change things and who works collaboratively with the students to create resources for the wider world. Emily has demonstrated a commitment to our profession in engaging in all sectors, not just academia, and has shared these tools and learning methods widely."
The award is prestigious and the highest accolade in the legal information field. Recent winners of the award include Peter Clinch, Law Librarian at Cardiff University, Guy Holborn of Lincoln's Inn Library and George Woodman MBE of the Northern Ireland Assembly Library.


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HORIZON NORTH LOGISTICS INC. ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF STRATEGIC ACQUISITION
HomeNews ReleasesHORIZON NORTH LOGISTICS INC. ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF STRATEGIC ACQUISITION
CALGARY, ALBERTA, May 31, 2016 – Horizon North Logistics Inc. ("Horizon North" or the "Corporation") (TSX – HNL) announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Karoleena Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, "Karoleena").
"This acquisition of Karoleena will help drive Horizon North's permanent modular offerings, providing offsite construction of designer prefabricated residential, commercial and retail structures. Karoleena's design coupled with Horizon North's manufacturing excellence and world class safety program will allow Horizon North to continue to diversify its end markets and customer base. " noted Rod Graham, President and Chief Executive Officer of Horizon North.
Karoleena is a manufacturer of designer prefabricated homes. Karoleena focuses on providing premium modern homes with superior design, quality, speed and craftsmanship through its pre-fabrication process. Karoleena homes are constructed in a modern fabrication facility located in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia and then delivered to and installed on site. Karoleena is able to offer its customers a move in ready home within six months of commencement of manufacturing. Horizon North and Karoleena agreed to a purchase price of $2.5 million, payable in a combination of cash and Horizon North common shares. For further information about Karoleena, please visit their website at www.karoleena.com
About Horizon North
Horizon North is a publicly-traded company (TSX: HNL.TO) that provides full service solutions in camp management accommodations and catering, matting and soil stabilization, remote power and energy generation systems, and relocatable and permanent modular structures. Horizon North provides a full range of these services to top tier clients in the LNG, oil sands, oil and gas, energy, mining/exploration, forestry and construction sectors. As a result of our diverse product and service offerings, Horizon North is uniquely positioned to meet the needs of our customers anywhere in Canada and Alaska.
Additional information related to the Corporation, including the Corporation's annual information form, press releases, financial statements, and MD&A are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and www.horizonnorth.ca
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" or "forward-looking information" (collectively referred to herein as "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, forecasts, estimates, expectations and objectives for future operations that are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Horizon North. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "will", "expects", "anticipates" and similar expressions. This press release contains forward-looking statements pertaining to, among other things, the synergies and potential growth opportunities created by combining the business of Karoleena with Horizon North.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Horizon North as of the date of such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. The estimates and assumptions of Horizon North contained in this press release, which may prove to be incorrect, include the anticipated benefits of the acquisition and the successful integration of Horizon North and Karoleena as a single entity following closing of the acquisition of Karoleena.
Forward-looking information is based on current expectations, estimates and projections that involve a number of risks, which could cause actual results to vary and in some instances to differ materially from those anticipated by Horizon North and described in the forward-looking information contained in this press release. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information. The material risk factors include, but are not limited to, failure to realize anticipated synergies and continued demand for permanent modular structures. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive.
Although Horizon North believes that the material factors, expectations and assumptions expressed in such forward-looking statements are reasonable based on information available to it on the date such statements were made, no assurances can be given as to future results, levels of activity and achievements and such statements are not guarantees of future performance. Horizon North's actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements and readers should not place undue importance or reliance on the forward-looking statements. Statements including forward-looking statements are made as of the date they are given and, except as required by applicable securities laws, Horizon North disclaims any intention or obligation to publically update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For further information, please contact Rod Graham, President and Chief Executive Officer or Scott Matson, Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer, 1600, 505 – 3rd Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 3E6; Telephone (403) 517 – 4654, Fax (403) 517 – 4678; website:


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B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: New World #5
B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: New World
As the shape-shifting baby monster implodes before their very eyes, the Bureau discover the real beast is feeding on grief and flesh for sustenance. Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi and drawn by Eisner Award-winning artist Guy Davis (The Marquis). "Davis is an absolute master of creepiness; he creates atmosphere almost effortlessly."Newsarama
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B.P.R.D.: Hell On Earth
A story that began in the first issue of Hellboy concludes with the B.P.R.D. team set to permanently wipe out the subterranean colony of frog monsters that have been a story-driving plague. With Memnan Saa dead, agents Liz and Abe take on the powerful King of Fear,who ultimately reveals that it is, in fact, the B.P.R.D. members themselves who will lead the world to apocalypse, not the supernatural
A century ago, paranormal investigator Edward Gray fought and destroyed a powerful warlock off the coast of the island of Saint-Sébastien. In the early 1980s, the B.P.R.D.'s newest agent was sent to retrieve the warlock's remains. But Abe Sapien is ill prepared for the dark forces that block his way. Written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, and featuring the haunting art of Jason Shawn Alexander
The Hollow Earth, by Mike Mignola, Chris Golden, Tom Sniegoski, and Ryan Sook, reveals the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense's struggle to save agent Liz Sherman, and their struggle to deal with life without Hellboy. That story is collected here with rare Hellboy related stories, long sought after by fans of the Mignola's hit comic, which is soon to be a major motion picture! Reprinted he
B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know
Before they were vanquished by the B.P.R.D., Lovecraftian monsters created a Hell on Earth As society rebuilds, strange cults vie for influence, and the demon Varvara emerges to lead the way ... Abe Sapien returns from his self-imposed exile to rejoin Liz Sherman just in time for the Bureau to face the final threat to mankind. Collects B.P.R.D The Devil You Know issues #1-#5 and a selection
Rise of the Black Flame
The bizarre origin of the BPRD's greatest foe. Young girls are going missing from the cities of Siam, and the trail leads to the jungle hideout of a bloodthirsty cult wielding an ancient evil power, the Cult of the Black Flame. Christopher Mitten joins the Mignolaverse!


As in all families, the good health of each member cannot be taken for granted. Our SOS mothers are luckier than some mothers who live in the community surrounding the village: there is always someone at hand to help out with the children - other SOS mothers, aunties (family helpers) and the older children in the village are always willing to help in an emergency.
When SOS mother Maria Ines Manhica had to spend a few days recovering at home after minor surgery, she was touched by everyone's concern, but especially that shown by her youngest son, Inocencio.
Inocencio Francisco was worried. His mother had been away for a few days, and even though she was now at home, she was lying down in her bedroom. Many people from the village had been to the house to see his mummy.
One of the 'big girls' from the youth facility had come in last night to cook dinner for him and his ten brothers and sisters. Almost everyone had told him to be good and to run outside to play. Before he went outside, Inocencio decided to pay yet another trip to the toilet. Actually, he did not need to go, but to get to the bathroom, he had to go past his mummy's bedroom door. Walking slowly, with his head turned to one side, Inocencio could peer through the half opened door and see his mummy.
There she was, propped up on pillows, talking to one of the other mothers. She was still there when he came back, but now he could see that she looked tired. As the youngest child in the family, Inocencio usually did what he was told, so he went outside to play. It did not stop him thinking about his mother, though.
"What is the matter, mummy?"
The next morning, just after breakfast, while everyone else in the house was busy getting ready for school, eight-year-old Inocencio crept into his mother's bedroom. "What is the matter mummy? You look sick. Are you really sick?" "Yes," she told Inocencio gently, "but soon I will be well again, I just need to rest for a few days."
Inocencio did not look very sure about what she said. Inside, he was still worried about his mummy. "Come on, mummy," he said, "let me do some praying for you so that the Lord will give you a speedy recovery."
Without giving Maria Ines a chance to say anything, Inocencio had closed his eyes and folded his hands in prayer. "Lord, please bless my mother. Help her to get well and feel all right."
Then, feeling that he had done all that he could, and satisfied that his mother would be well again soon, Inocencio gave his mother a grin and a hug and jumped off her bed and ran to get his breakfast.
"The prayer," says Maria Ines, "made me feel as happy as if I had had a miraculous cure. I felt comfort indeed."
As the mother who has been with SOS Children's Village Maputo the longest (eleven years), Maria Ines is more used to giving comfort to the children in her care than receiving it from them. However, it is a sign of the quality of her care for the children that even the youngest one shows his affection for her so openly.


National monuments have long been erected to honor the thousands of American men and women who have given their lives for their country. Those brave few who gave what Lincoln called "the last full measure of devotion" will have company in the pantheon of American history — man's best friend.
The U.S. War Dog Association (USWDA), a nonprofit military organization that trumpets the accomplishments of canines and their handlers during military conflicts, and the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation will present the nation's first memorial recognizing the efforts of America's war dogs.
The U.S. War Dogs Memorial will be housed on the PNC Bank Arts Center campus adjacent to the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Holmdel and is expected to open in May or June.
Ron Aiello, the president and co-founder of the USWDA, is a former Vietnam veteran and military dog handler. The association was formed by Aiello and other veteran handlers in 1999 after a string of successful war dog exhibits were presented at regional dog shows, Aiello said.
Many of the dogs trained to protect and to serve in the Vietnam theater were left there after the war, and many still were euthanized instead of returning to the United States.
The association wrote to then-Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, pitching the monument and proposing the Holmdel site because Aiello said it was one of the best Vietnam memorials in the country.
The association began fundraising, slowly amassing the nearly $80,000 expected to cover the cost; they have $15,000 left to go.
The last half-decade has seen 9/11, a war in Iraq, two hurricanes and a tsunami, all of which Aiello said may have affected the willingness of the public to donate to the War Dogs Memorial.
"It has been a nasty couple of years," Aiello said.
The memorial will be a dog and its handler, in Vietnam-era fatigues, casted in bronze and resting on a stone base.
Sculptor Bruce Lindsay, of Hamilton, sculpted the statue, and it will be cast by ART Research in Lancaster, Pa., which Aiello said graciously offered to help make sure the memorial could be opened as soon as possible by charging half-price for their services.
Aiello said that ART Research was dedicated to bringing the memorial to fruition and that their generosity expedited the entire process.
Kelly Watts, the executive director for the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation, said they were honoring all men and women who fought and died in Vietnam, but had not acknowledged the dogs.
Watts said that the canines were integral to the survival of their handlers, and that the bond between them was very strong.
Ron Aiello and the War Dogs Association send care packages to current dogs and their handlers fighting in Iraq. They sent out 225 packages last year alone, and Aiello said that was down from the year before.
The dozen or so people that make up the inner circle have donated time and energy to recognizing the war dogs. They are prepared to donate their money, too.
If the group is unable to raise all the funds for the project they will take it out of their own pockets, Aiello said. The association has still to raise $15,000, half of which has been promised through donations in the works from Pedigree and others. Aiello said that if need be, they will offer their own money just to see the memorial finished.
"And if we still don't have enough, we will take out a loan and continue fund-raising to pay it back," Aiello said.
Donations can be made through www.uswardogs.org, Aiello said.
The memorial, although specifically associated with the Vietnam War, will honor all dogs of war and their handlers.
When it comes to getting their due recognition in the war effort, military working dogs have gone begging, a New Jersey-based group of veterans says.
These four-legged fighters and their human companions, considered a weapon in the military's arsenal, have done everything from delivering ammunition and cigarettes to detecting bombs and enemy fighters in every U.S. war since World War I.
But after generations of serving as more than man's best friend, they're about to get their own memorial in New Jersey, to raise awareness of their contributions.
"They're trained to detect any danger that's there before you get to it," said Ron Aiello, president of the U.S. War Dogs Association and a Marine veteran dog handler in the Vietnam War. "I'm only here today because, chances are, if I was in Vietnam as a scout without a dog, I'd be dead."
By June, Aiello predicts, a life-size bronze statue of a German shepherd and his handler will be erected near the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Holmdel. It took six years of planning and fundraising to get to this point, and yesterday members of the association got to see a clay model of the sculpture before it goes to a foundry to be made into a mold that will be cast in bronze.
"It can't be understated what they can do for you because of the flexibility the dog gives the support group commander and how he would respond to force protection needs," said Tech. Sgt. William James Gaskins III of the 305th Security Forces Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base. Three of his handlers were involved in helping Aiello's group plan the memorial. He likes to refer to the dogs as "force multipliers."
The duties of these dogs in the eyes of the military varied from war to war. In World War I, when dogs were first used in conventional warfare, the U.S. borrowed them primarily from the British, French and Belgians who had already been using them.
In World War II, civilians were asked to lend their pets to the U.S. military through a program known as Dogs for Defense, Aiello said. And many citizens jumped at the chance to share them -- some 30,000 dogs became temporary property of the U.S. Armed Forces, and 10,000 actually saw combat.
By the Korean War, the United States no longer wanted to deal with costs associated with returning borrowed dogs to their owners, so the military asked for civilians to donate their canines, but also started purchasing dogs from vendors. The same was true for the Vietnam War, and of the 12,000 dogs donated or purchased, 4,000 actually went to the jungles of Vietnam. But only 200 came home. Aiello said 300 canines died in combat in Vietnam, and the rest were either given to the South Vietnamese Army or were euthanized.
After the Vietnam War, the military scaled back its military working dogs programs to the level of about 1,800 dogs in all four branches of the military. But in the Iraq war, the military has increased its use of dogs. There are now an estimated 2,500 dogs in the military and some 700 dog teams (including about 100 civilian) actually in Iraq, Gaskins said.
Air Force Sgt. Jonathan Walsh, who was in Iraq last year with the 938th Military Police Detachment/K-9, learned about the memorial through e-mail exchanges with Aiello. Walsh, who is now in Saudi Arabia, said he likes the idea of a memorial because "I feel sometimes the military working dog is excluded from the history of war."
"We search vehicles, do foot and mobile patrols, building sweeps, scouts, training always, and VIP sweeps and security," the 31-year-old San Bernardino, Calif., native said in an e-mail to a reporter. I'm honored to be part of the K-9 history and those handlers that came before me."
Aiello -- whose son Travis posed for the sculpture -- and several members of the association joined artist Bruce Lindsay in Mercerville yesterday to see how the finished product should look.
"This is getting to be a bit exciting now. We're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel," Aiello said. "They're getting much more respect than they did before.
Philippines, Bruce didn't wait for a command to act.
not only their lives but also those of others in the U.S. unit.
the same selfless guts under fire.
their valor has been all but officially overlooked.
to camp, refusing to leave his best friend behind.
also gave their all for their country.
heroics, Burnam has begun to lobby Congress to authorize a memorial.
ranks and medals, but that policy was rescinded for "cheapening" both.
sully such hallowed ground, the Department of Veterans Affairs insists.
lives of thousands of GIs in the Vietnam War alone.
of other GIs "more times than I could count."
tracking and capturing the enemy.
explosives sniffers and land-mine detectors.
and other members of the Vietnam Dog Handler Association contend.
were killed and 1,200 captured.
as the reward paid for a GI, according to war-dog histories.
simply abandoned as America hustled to pull out of the unpopular conflict.
to sleep after McCrumb left Vietnam in 1966.
four-footed buddies. Others credit the dogs with keeping them sane.
more of honor, devotion and duty than most people today."
his travels. A fund for a national memorial has collected nearly $100,000.
introduced a dog handler to its GI Joe series.
"These dogs have been waiting so long to get the credit they deserve,"
Burnam said. "I just feel in my heart we're going to get (it) for them."
Francis "Bucky" Grimm and Duke were best of friends when they served at Vietman's DaNang Air Base in 1966.
It was Grimm and his German Shepherd partner's job to provide security at the base.
"Duke and I were together 24 hours a day for a year in Vietnam," said Grimm, 59, Long Branch, who served as a sentry dog handler. "He was more than a partner, he was a friend and he helped save many lives."
Although many of the men have been recognized for their military service, the canine partners were not.
Now Grimm and a group of New Jersey military dog handlers want to change that and are working to raise money to build a U.S. War Dog Memorial on the grounds of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial complex in Holmdel.
On May 10, the group unveiled a scale model of a statue of a war dog and his handler at the complex. Sculptor Bruce Lindsay, 41, Yardley, Pa., of the Technical Institute of Sculptors, designed the statue using 17-year-old Travis Aiello, Burlington, and German Shepherd Noa, 6, owned by Kathleen and Bruce Brodkin, Langhorne, Pa, as models.
The United States War Dog Association hopes to raise $70,000 to pay for the cost of the life-size bronze statue of a war dog and his handler atop a polished black granite base.
The state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs has already given its approval for the statue, and Stephen G. Abel, retired Army colonel who is administrator for cemeteries, monuments, memorials and museums, said the statue could be placed at the entrance to the walkway leading down to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
"These war dogs saved lives and they should be remembered," said Grimm, who is treasurer of the association.
"Duke was an exceptional dog. He was very talented and had a lot of abilities even before I took him," recalled Grimm. "He could have been a show dog, he was so talented.
"He knew hand commands and how to sit, heel, stay and go down. I used to entertain the marines with him."
After Grimm's 12-month tour of duty he went home, but Duke stayed behind with a new handler, said Grimm.
Dogs were used in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm and Bosnia, according to Ron Aiello, 57, Burlinton, president of the association.
"More than 4,000 dogs were used in Vietnam and only 190 of them returned home," he said. "About 260 of them were killed in combat, others were euthanized or turned over to the South Vietnamese.
"These courageous canine heroes saved the lives of more than 10,000 American servicemen in Vietnam. Now is the time to thank them for their service by establishing a monument in their honor," said Aiello.
Aiello and Stormy were among the first of 30 Marine Corps Scout Dog Teams to go to Vietnam in 1966.
"For the next 13 months we lived together, slept and ate together, and, of course, most importantly, Stormy saved my life and the many fellow Marines whom we were assigned to protect," Aiello said.
Aiello recalled a few examples of how Stormy saved his life and the lives of others during his tour of Vietnam.
"On one occasion, Stormy gave me an alert to a hidden sniper," he recalled. "On another, she detected a booby trap just outside of a village. It was an explosive charge attached to a gateway with a trip wire. And on another occasion she gave an alert to an enemy ambush. These are just a few examples."
Bob Thompson, 53, Shrewsbury, said he often thinks about Kazan, the dog he worked with in the Army's 43rd Scout Dog Platoon.
The duo were on patrol near the Cambodian border in 1971 when Kazan started to make an alert. When a dog's head went up or ears perked, that was the cue to the handler that there was danger ahead.
"Then I heard boom, boom, boom and the last thing I saw was the dog up in the air," he said. "That's the last I ever saw of him."
Aiello said association members attend dog shows and makes presentations at schools and community groups in order to promote the long history of military service dogs.
They are also selling bandannas and T-shirts in an effort to raise money for the memorial.
Donations may be mailed to U.S. War Dog Memorial, c/o Bucky Grimm, treasurer, 183 Cummings Ave., Long Branch, NJ 07744. For more information contact Aiello at ronaiello@uswardogs.org or call Aiello at (609) 387-2587.
When man is in trouble, God sends him a dog."
Four thousand dogs were recruited for service in the Vietnam War. Only 200 or so came home. Beth Franz's dog, Bar (above in 'Nam), was one of the lucky ones.
Bodo was soon returned, deemed gun shy and unfit for active duty, but Bar was sent on to Vietnam after 12 weeks of basic training. The certified letter read, "Bar is now the property of the U.S. government. You will not pursue the fate of this dog."
But as fate would have it, a man happened into her barn a dozen years later to see her horses. The war veteran was lured by a roadside sign that read, "visitors welcome."
But the aftermath of Vietnam has not been conducive to reunions. Those who'd lived through the experience learned to live with it rather than to relive it.
And that's why the story of Vietnam's war dogs has taken 30 years to emerge. It's a growing collection of tales featuring battlefield heroics of four-footed soldiers told by former dog handlers. Modest estimates are that dogs serving in Vietnam saved more than 10,000 lives.
There are books, documentaries and Web sites devoted to war dogs, including sentry dogs, tracker dogs, water dogs and scout dogs. The stories are as stirring as they are awe-inspiring.
And they become all the more wrenching in light of the tragic fate that befell the thousands of unsung canine heroes in Vietnam that, like their fellow human soldiers, were stripped of the usual honor afforded veterans of foreign war.
Of the 4,000 dogs recruited, 300 died in action or of illness and another 200 or so were initially sent home. But the directive to return the dogs to the states was quickly abandoned as stability in Vietnam disintegrated.
The remaining 3,500 scout dogs were either euthanized by Army vets or turned over to the South Vietnamese as U.S. forces scrambled to flee the country, said Randy Kimler, president of the Vietnam Dog Handlers Association (VDHA).
"I think the real reason those dogs were left behind was because it was a quick getaway. The war was still going on and I don't think [the military] wanted to be bothered with having to bring the dogs back," explains Kimler.
Turning a token number of dogs over to the South Vietnamese army was like leaving other surplus equipment behind. Vietnamese allies would have limited tactical use for the dogs.
"And as much as I hate to say it, people were starving over there. Protein was in short supply in Vietnam. Rather than feeding a big dog every day, I think it became a matter of how much meat a dog could supply for a hungry village," adds Kimler.
At the time the mission to rescue and return Vietnam war dogs was abandoned, officials said it was due to the risk that dogs would carry home diseases, or be too vicious to return to civilian life.
"Basically they told us lies," said Kimler, who serves as city manager in Port Nechas, Texas, since retiring from the military.
Historically, war dogs were always brought home with the troops, either released to their handlers, returned to donors or sold to civilians. Vietnam was the exception.
In many ways, the formation of the VDHA six years ago has helped fill the void veteran dog handlers have been living with since leaving Vietnam — and their canine companions — behind.
Part of the healing process for veteran dog handler John Burnam, who served with the 44th Scout Dog Platoon from 1966-68, was writing a book about his Vietnam experience, "Dog Tags of Courage" ($24.95/Lost Coast Press).
"Through the VDHA we now know hundreds of stories. Men are coming out of the woodwork and families of Vietnam veterans are finally understanding what their sons and fathers went through as scout dog handlers," said Burnam.
But it wasn't until the book's completion two years ago that Burnam learned the tragic fate of scout dogs after the end of the war, including that of his own faithful companion, Clipper.
"It just drives a sword right through my heart, knowing what became of Clipper and the others. I will never get over leaving him behind and the compound pain of [the military] killing them," said Burnam.
Since forming, the VDHA has been working to publicly honor the unsung canine heroes of Vietnam.
Initially, a proposal was made to create a national monument near the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, dedicated to the memory of the dogs that served.
"When we requested a monument at Arlington Cemetery, we were told it would be a desecration to the veterans to have an animal monument," said Kimler. Instead, officials suggested the organization look for a pet cemetery, a notion that incenses Kimler.
"Those animals weren't pets — they were as much soldiers as we were," said Kimler.
Media exposure of the travesty of the Vietnam war dogs, including a recent CNN segment featuring John Burnam, Beth Franz and others who continue to lobby for a national memorial in Washington, has generated mounting public outrage, said Kimler.
"We're a great nation of animal lovers. As long as the American public remains vigilant, it's clear that something like this will never happen again."
Through her new VDHA connections, Beth Franz has learned that Bar was one of the lucky dogs who returned to the states and retrained as an Air Force sentry dog. His second tour of duty was in Turkey, where he worked until, due to illness, he was put to sleep.
"I've never not had a dog in my life. They bring me joy, laughter, companionship. Can you imagine living day to day, depending on an animal for your life? That kind of interspecies trust? There can be no stronger bond than the one forged working through a war, depending on one another for survival. It's a whole other dimension," said Beth.
"And I can't begin to imagine the sadness and pain these men went through, having to leave behind the dogs that saved their lives," she adds.
The kind of pain John Burnam is still learning to live with, that often surfaces, like an old war wound, without warning. All he will ever know about Clipper's fate is that he died in Vietnam.
"I just hope that when he went down he died quickly, as the valiant dog he was," said Burnam. "I will always have the memory of Clipper and the lives he saved in my charge. And for that I will always be thankful."


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[Arama Japan] HiHi Jets members Ryo Hashimoto & Ryuto Sakuma punished for leaked photos with female
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HiHi Jets members Ryo Hashimoto & Ryuto Sakuma punished for leaked photos with female | ARAMA! JAPAN
HiHi Jets is a is a group under Johnny's Jr, the talent agencies training/pre-debut program. Two of the members have recently made headlines, but not for the best of reasons. Two of the members…
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HiHi Jets is a is a group under Johnny's Jr, the talent agencies training/pre-debut program. Two of the members have recently made headlines, but not for the best of reasons. Two of the members, Ryo Hashimoto and Ryuto Sakuma, were involved in some leaked photos.
A photos were apparently leaked from a female fan. In the photos, a man who appears to be Ryo is sleeping in bed while an unknown woman stares at him. The next photos shows Ryuto, who is sleeping on the floor. Due to how he looks, netizens have questioned whether or not he was intoxicated. Check out the photos in question below:
Ryo is 18 years old, while Ryuto is 16. While there was some speculation whether or not these were actually the two, Johnny's officially released a statement confirming that it was them in the photos.
In the statement Johnny's deeply apologized for causing concern among the fans, and everyone else who supported them. Management talked to the boys and reprimanded them for their of care that comes with being a talent. All of their entertainment activities will be halted until December 2019, and while inactive school and community service will be their highest priority.
Johnny's acknowledged that their guidance failed and will take more care with Johnny's Jr talent. Regular meetings will be held, and they will also strengthen the cooperation between management and the talents parents.
It's been alleged that over the years, many Johnny's Jr talents have quietly quit over scandals with women, drinking, and smoking.
(via otapol)
As for the female fan in question, it's alledged that she is actually a "sasaeng" on a mission for revenge.
Various gossip sites have stated that the fan who leaked the photos, is actually a "sasaeng", which has made her a big target for fans of HiHi Jets.
The term "sasaeng" originally comes from South Korea, the term is in reference to a deranged fan who stalks their favorite celebrities and encourages others to do the same. In many cases some of them will almost commit crimes just if it means they can get attention, or become "closer" to the celebrity.
Johnny's in particular have been a target of these fans over the course of history. In the past those fans have been described as "Yarakashi".
They went on to allege that the "fan" leaked these photos as an act of revenge. She apparently previously tried to pursue the group, but was ignored. In response to this she received extensive plastic surgery, and once healed began her conquest. She was evidently successful in her revenge mission.
Some gossip websites allege that Ryo Hashimoto is still in communication with the fan.
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This summer was generally warm and dry and gave good opportunities for observing insects. The months from April to September all had below average rainfall with long periods of sunny weather. Dragonflies particularly are seen to be more active in such conditions. The first herald of dragonfly activity was very early with the first sightings of Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula on the 14th of April.
Concerns about low numbers of emerging Club-tailed Dragonfly Gomphus vulgatissimus at Bewdley on the River Severn over the last four years, led to simultaneous surveys on the Severn, Wye and Avon to see if anything unusual was happening on the Severn. The results were very close showing that although the Bewdley numbers were similar to the Wye, they were somewhat lower than the Avon. There is still the question as to why the Bewdley emergences are only a quarter of what they used to be in previous years. The Bewdley survey will continue next year to monitor the situation. The full results of these surveys are planned to be published in a later issue of Darter.
A long sunny summer nowadays means that there is always the prospect of immigrant dragonflies, usually darters, however this was not the case in Worcestershire on 2005 where no Red-veined Darters Sympetrum fonscolombii were reported. After the arrival in neighbouring counties of the Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum, searches were made but none were found in Worcestershire. It is just a matter of time and once again it will be worth looking next year at lakes with associated Water Milfoil, Hornwort and other similar water weeds.
One vagrant that was seen again and only for the second time in the county, was the Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope. This insect was briefly seen at Pirton on the 23rd of June and it was part of an influx spreading from South Wales, to Devon, Buckinghamshire and later even to Yorkshire and Gloucestershire. These large insects may only be briefly seen at sites as they move around the country and so it is always worth taking a second look at any emperors that are seen. The key points to notice as the male insect flies away from the observer is the block of blue on the upper abdomen, which stands out against the remainder of the abdomen which appears dark off-brown coloured. The eyes appear green and the wings may be suffused with a brownish tinge.
The Common Hawker Aeshna juncea is, despite its name, not that common in Worcestershire, but an ovipositing female was seen at Bishop's Wood Educational Centre on the 2nd September.
Last year there was much excitement about the sudden explosion of records of the Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva on the River Avon. This year it was with interest that those sites were revisited, but the general impression was that although they were seen in all the same locations again, they were less numerous and there was no range expansion. It remains to be seen if this new colony is to be short lived or not.
The mild weather lasted well in to the autumn and Common Darters Sympetrum striolatum were seen up to mid November when the first cold snap of the year began to bite.


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U.S. Department of State Background Note
Government and Political Conditions
Foreign Relations and National Security
U.S.-Polish Relations
Poland today is ethnically almost homogeneous (98% Polish), in contrast with the World War II period, when there were significant ethnic minorities--4.5 million Ukrainians, 3 million Jews, 1 million Belorussians, and 800,000 Germans. The majority of the Jews were murdered during the German occupation in World War II, and many others emigrated in the succeeding years.
Most Germans left Poland at the end of the war, while many Ukrainians and Belorussians lived in territories incorporated into the then-U.S.S.R. Small Ukrainian, Belorussian, Slovakian, and Lithuanian minorities reside along the borders, and a German minority is concentrated near the southwest city of Opole.
Poland's written history begins with the reign of Mieszko I, who accepted Christianity for himself and his kingdom in AD 966. The Polish state reached its zenith under the Jagiellonian dynasty in the years following the union with Lithuania in 1386 and the subsequent defeat of the Teutonic Knights at Grunwald in 1410. The monarchy survived many upheavals but eventually went into a decline, which ended with the final partition of Poland by Prussia, Russia, and Austria in 1795.
Independence for Poland was one of the 14 points enunciated by President Woodrow Wilson during World War I. Many Polish Americans enlisted in the military services to further this aim, and the United States worked at the postwar conference to ensure its implementation.
However, the Poles were largely responsible for achieving their own independence in 1918. Authoritarian rule predominated for most of the period before World War II. On August 23, 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Ribbentrop-Molotov nonaggression pact, which secretly provided for the dismemberment of Poland into Nazi and Soviet-controlled zones. On September 1, 1939, Hitler ordered his troops into Poland. On September 17, Soviet troops invaded and then occupied eastern Poland under the terms of this agreement. After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, Poland was completely occupied by German troops.
The Poles formed an underground resistance movement and a government in exile, first in Paris and later in London, which was recognized by the Soviet Union. During World War II, 400,000 Poles fought under Soviet command, and 200,000 went into combat on Western fronts in units loyal to the Polish government in exile.
In April 1943, the Soviet Union broke relations with the Polish government in exile after the German military announced that they had discovered mass graves of murdered Polish army officers at Katyn, in the U.S.S.R. (The Soviets claimed that the Poles had insulted them by requesting that the Red Cross investigate these reports.) In July 1944, the Soviet Red Army entered Poland and established a communist-controlled "Polish Committee of National Liberation" at Lublin.
Resistance against the Nazis in Warsaw, including uprisings by Jews in the Warsaw ghetto and by the Polish underground, was brutally suppressed. As the Germans retreated in January 1945, they leveled the city.
During the war, about 6 million Poles were killed, and 2.5 million were deported to Germany for forced labor. More than 3 million Jews (all but about 100,000 of the Jewish population) were killed in death camps like those at Oswiecim (Auschwitz), Treblinka, and Majdanek.
Following the Yalta Conference in February 1945, a Polish Provisional Government of National Unity was formed in June 1945; the U.S. recognized it the next month. Although the Yalta agreement called for free elections, those held in January 1947 were controlled by the Communist Party. The communists then established a regime entirely under their domination.
Communist Party Domination
In October 1956, after the 20th ("de-Stalinization") Soviet Party Congress in Moscow and riots by workers in Poznan, there was a shakeup in the communist regime. While retaining most traditional communist economic and social aims, the regime of First Secretary Wladyslaw Gomulka liberalized Polish internal life.
In 1968, the trend reversed when student demonstrations were suppressed and an "anti-Zionist" campaign initially directed against Gomulka supporters within the party eventually led to the emigration of much of Poland's remaining Jewish population. In December 1970, disturbances and strikes in the port cities of Gdansk, Gdynia, and Szczecin, triggered by a price increase for essential consumer goods, reflected deep dissatisfaction with living and working conditions in the country. Edward Gierek replaced Gomulka as First Secretary.
Fueled by large infusions of Western credit, Poland's economic growth rate was one of the world's highest during the first half of the 1970s. But much of the borrowed capital was misspent, and the centrally planned economy was unable to use the new resources effectively. The growing debt burden became insupportable in the late 1970s, and economic growth had become negative by 1979.
In October 1978, the Bishop of Krakow, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, became Pope John Paul II, head of the Roman Catholic Church. Polish Catholics rejoiced at the elevation of a Pole to the papacy and greeted his June 1979 visit to Poland with an outpouring of emotion.
In July 1980, with the Polish foreign debt at more than $20 billion, the government made another attempt to increase meat prices. A chain reaction of strikes virtually paralyzed the Baltic coast by the end of August and, for the first time, closed most coalmines in Silesia. Poland was entering into an extended crisis that would change the course of its future development.
The Solidarity Movement
On August 31, 1980, workers at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, led by an electrician named Lech Walesa, signed a 21-point agreement with the government that ended their strike. Similar agreements were signed at Szczecin and in Silesia. The key provision of these agreements was the guarantee of the workers' right to form independent trade unions and the right to strike. After the Gdansk agreement was signed, a new national union movement--"Solidarity"--swept Poland.
The discontent underlying the strikes was intensified by revelations of widespread corruption and mismanagement within the Polish state and party leadership. In September 1980, Gierek was replaced by Stanislaw Kania as First Secretary.
Alarmed by the rapid deterioration of the PZPR's authority following the Gdansk agreement, the Soviet Union proceeded with a massive military buildup along Poland's border in December 1980. In February 1981, Defense Minister Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski assumed the position of Prime Minister as well, and in October 1981, he also was named party First Secretary. At the first Solidarity national congress in September-October 1981, Lech Walesa was elected national chairman of the union.
On December 12-13, the regime declared martial law, under which the army and special riot police were used to crush the union. Virtually all Solidarity leaders and many affiliated intellectuals were arrested or detained. The United States and other Western countries responded to martial law by imposing economic sanctions against the Polish regime and against the Soviet Union. Unrest in Poland continued for several years thereafter.
In a series of slow, uneven steps, the Polish regime rescinded martial law. In December 1982, martial law was suspended, and a small number of political prisoners were released. Although martial law formally ended in July 1983 and a general amnesty was enacted, several hundred political prisoners remained in jail.
In July 1984, another general amnesty was declared, and 2 years later, the government had released nearly all political prisoners. The authorities continued, however, to harass dissidents and Solidarity activists. Solidarity remained proscribed and its publications banned. Independent publications were censored.
Roundtable Talks and Elections
The government's inability to forestall Poland's economic decline led to waves of strikes across the country in April, May, and August 1988. In an attempt to take control of the situation, the government gave de facto recognition to Solidarity, and Interior Minister Kiszczak began talks with Lech Walesa on August 31. These talks broke off in October, but a new series, the "roundtable" talks, began in February 1989. These talks produced an agreement in April for partly open National Assembly elections. The June election produced a Sejm (lower house), in which one-third of the seats went to communists and one-third went to the two parties which had hitherto been their coalition partners. The remaining one-third of the seats in the Sejm and all those in the Senat were freely contested; virtually all of these were won by candidates supported by Solidarity.
The failure of the communists at the polls produced a political crisis. The roundtable agreement called for a communist president, and on July 19, the National Assembly, with the support of some Solidarity deputies, elected General Jaruzelski to that office. Two attempts by the communists to form governments failed, however.
On August 19, President Jaruzelski asked journalist/Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to form a government; on September 12, the Sejm voted approval of Prime Minister Mazowiecki and his cabinet. For the first time in more than 40 years, Poland had a government led by non-communists.
In December 1989, the Sejm approved the government's reform program to transform the Polish economy rapidly from centrally planned to free-market, amended the constitution to eliminate references to the "leading role" of the Communist Party, and renamed the country the "Republic of Poland." The Polish United Workers' (Communist) Party dissolved itself in January 1990, creating in its place a new party, Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland. Most of the property of the former Communist Party was turned over to the state.
The May 1990 local elections were entirely free. Candidates supported by Solidarity's Citizens' Committees won most of the races they contested, although voter turnout was only a little over 40%. The cabinet was reshuffled in July 1990; the national defense and interior affairs ministers--holdovers from the previous communist government--were among those replaced.
In October 1990, the constitution was amended to curtail the term of President Jaruzelski. In December, Lech Walesa became the first popularly elected President of Poland.
The Republic of Poland
The Republic of Poland in the early 1990s made great progress toward achieving a fully democratic government and a market economy. In November 1990, Lech Walesa was elected President for a 5-year term. Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, at Walesa's request, formed a government and served as its Prime Minister until October 1991, introducing world prices and greatly expanding the scope of private enterprise.
Poland's first free parliamentary elections were held in 1991. More than 100 parties participated, representing a full spectrum of political views. No single party received more than 13% of the total vote.
Since 1991, Poland has conducted five general parliamentary elections and four presidential elections--all free and fair. Incumbent governments have transferred power smoothly and constitutionally in every instance to their successors. The post-Solidarity center-right and post-Communist center-left have each controlled the parliament and the presidency since 1991. Most recently, Poles elected Law and Justice (PiS) candidate and Mayor of Warsaw Lech Kaczynski to a 5-year term as President. Kazcynski narrowly defeated Civic Platform (PO) candidate Donald Tusk and was sworn in December 23, 2005.
PiS was also the top vote-getter in September 25, 2005, parliamentary elections. After coalition talks with runner-up PO collapsed, PiS alone formed a minority government under Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz. Frustrated by its inability to achieve its legislative program alone, PiS formed a formal coalition government with Self-Defense (SO) and the League of Polish Families (LPR) in April 2006. In July 2006, Prime Minister Marcinkiewicz resigned and was replaced by PiS party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski as Prime Minister.
The current government structure consists of a council of ministers led by a Prime Minister, typically chosen from the majority coalition in the bicameral legislature's lower house (Sejm). The president, elected every five years for no more than two terms, is the head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The judicial branch plays a minor role in decision-making.
The parliament consists of the 460-member Sejm and the 100-member Senat, or upper house. The new constitution and the reformed administrative division (as of 1999) required a revision of the election ordinance (passed in April 2001). The most important changes were liquidation of a national list (all deputies are elected by voters in electoral districts) and introduction of a new method of calculating seats (the modified St. Lague method replaced the d'Hondt method, thus eliminating the premium for the top parties). The law stipulated that with the exception of guaranteed seats for small ethnic parties, only parties receiving at least 5% of the total vote could enter parliament.
Parties represented in the newly elected Sejm are Law and Justice (PiS), Civic Platform (PO), Self-Defense (SO), Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), the League of Polish Families (LPR), and the Polish Peasant Party (PSL).
Principal Government Officials
President--Lech Kaczynski (PiS)
Prime Minister--Jaroslaw Kaczynski (PiS)
Deputy Prime Minister--Przemyslaw Gosiewski (PiS)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance--Zyta Gilowska (PO)
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development--Wojciech Mojzesowicz
Minister of Transport--Jerzy Polaczek
Minister of Health--Zbigniew Religa
Minister of Science and Higher Education--Micha³ Seweryñski
Minister of Interior and Administration--W³adys³aw Stasiak
Minister of National Defence--Aleksander Szczyg³o
Minister of Environment--Jan Szyszko
Minister of Culture and National Heritage--Kazimierz Micha³ Ujazdowski
Minister, Member of the Council of Ministers--Zbigniew Wassermann
Minister of Economy--Piotr Grzegorz WoŸniak
Minister of Justice--Zbigniew Ziobro
Minister of Construction--Miros³aw Barszcz
Minister, Member of the Council of Ministers, Head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister--Mariusz B³aszczak
Minister of Foreign Affairs--Anna Fotyga
Minister of Regional Development--Gra¿yna Gíªsicka
Minister of Marine Economy--Marek Gróbarczyk
Minister of Sport and Tourism--El¿bieta Jakubiak
Minister of State Treasury--Wojciech Jasiñski
Minister of Labour and Social Policy--Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska
Minister of National Education--Ryszard Legutko
Coordinator for Special Services--Zbigniew Wassermann (PiS)
Ambassador to the United States--Janusz Reiter
Deputy Chief of Mission--Woijciech Flera
Poland maintains an embassy in the United States at 2640 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009 (tel. 202-234-3800/3801/3802); the consular annex is at 2224 Wyoming Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel. 202-234-3800). Poland has consulates in Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles.
The Polish economy grew rapidly in the mid-1990s, slowed considerably in 2001 and 2002, and returned again to healthy growth rates in 2003. Poland's gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annualized rate of 5.2% in the first quarter of 2006. Faster growth has begun to reduce persistently high unemployment, from nearly 20% in the middle of 2004 to 16.5% in May 2006. Tight monetary policy and dramatic productivity growth have helped to hold down inflation, which was 2.1% in 2005. Likewise, Poland's current account deficit, which grew rapidly in the late 1990s, has since moderated to 1.4% of GDP in 2005. The 2005 budget deficit was 27.5 billion zloty, or 2.8% of GDP in 2005, and the current government pledged to restrain the 2006 and 2007 budgets at 30 billion zloty.
Throughout the 1990s, the United States and other Western countries supported the growth of a free enterprise economy by reducing Poland's foreign debt burden, providing economic aid, and lowering trade barriers. Poland graduated from U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) assistance in 2000 and paid the balance of its U.S.-held Paris Club debt in 2005. Poland officially joined the European Union (EU) on May 1, 2004.
Agriculture employs 16.1% of the work force but contributes only 5% to the gross domestic product (GDP), reflecting relatively low productivity. Unlike the industrial sector, Poland's agricultural sector remained largely in private hands during the decades of communist rule. Most of the former state farms are now leased to farmer tenants. Lack of credit is hampering efforts to sell former state farmland. Currently, Poland's 2 million private farms occupy 90% of all farmland and account for roughly the same percentage of total agricultural production. These farms are small--8 hectares (ha) on average--and often fragmented. Farms with an area exceeding 15 ha accounted for only 9% of the total number of farms but cover 45% of total agricultural area. Over half of all farming households in Poland produce only for their own needs with little, if any, commercial sales.
Poland is a net exporter of confectionery, processed fruit and vegetables, meat, and dairy products. Processors often rely on imports to supplement domestic supplies of wheat, feed grains, vegetable oil, and protein meals, which are generally insufficient to meet domestic demand. However, Poland is the leading producer in Europe of potatoes and rye and is one of the world's largest producers of sugarbeets. Poland also is a significant producer of rapeseed, grains, hogs, and cattle. Attempts to increase domestic feed grain production are hampered by the short growing season, poor soil, and the small size of farms.
Pressure to restructure the agriculture sector intensified as Poland prepared to accede to the European Union, which is unwilling to subsidize the vast number of subsistence farms that do not produce for the market. The changes in agriculture are likely to strain Poland's social fabric, tearing at the heart of the traditional, family-based small farm as the younger generation drifts toward the cities. Nonetheless, dramatically increasing agricultural exports to the EU-15 (38% growth in 2005) and payments to farmers from Brussels following accession have enriched Polish commercial farmers and dramatically increase support for EU membership in Poland's rural areas.
Before World War II, Poland's industrial base was concentrated in the coal, textile, chemical, machinery, iron, and steel sectors. Today it extends to fertilizers, petrochemicals, machine tools, electrical machinery, electronics, and shipbuilding.
Poland's industrial base suffered greatly during World War II, and many resources were directed toward reconstruction. The communist economic system imposed in the late 1940s created large and unwieldy economic structures operated under a tight central command. In part because of this systemic rigidity, the economy performed poorly even in comparison with other economies in central Europe.
In 1990, the Mazowiecki government began a comprehensive reform program to replace the centralized command economy with a market-oriented system. While the results overall have been impressive, many large state-owned industrial enterprises, particularly the railroad and the mining, steel, and defense sectors, have remained resistant to the change and downsizing required to survive in an open market economy.
Economic Reform Program and Direct Foreign Investment
The economic reforms introduced in 1990 removed price controls, eliminated most subsidies to industry, opened markets to international competition, and imposed strict budgetary and monetary discipline. Poland was the first former centrally planned economy in central Europe to end its recession and return to growth in the early 1990s. The private sector now accounts for over two-thirds of GDP.
In early 2002, the government announced a new set of economic reforms known as the Hausner Plan, designed in many ways to complete the process launched in 1990. The package acknowledged the need to improve Poland's investment climate, particularly the conditions for small and medium-sized enterprises, and better prepare the economy to compete as a European Union (EU) member. The government also aimed to improve Poland's public finances to prepare for eventual adoption of the euro. Though the government was able to enact only portions of the Hausner Plan, those successes coupled with successful monetary efforts to strengthen the zloty, have put Poland within reach of the National Bank's goal of Euro accession in 2008-2009.
As a result of Poland's growth and investment-friendly climate, the country has received over $85 billion in direct foreign investment (DFI) since 1990, with roughly $7 billion in 2004 alone. According to a recently publish report by Ernst and Young, Poland is tied with Germany as the most attractive destination for foreign investment in Europe. The availability of cheap land and a large, relatively skilled labor force are among Polish strengths. However, the government continues to play a strong role in the economy, as seen in excessive red tape and the high level of politicization in many business decisions. Investors complain that state regulation is not transparent or predictable, and the economy suffers from a lack of competition in many sectors, notably telecommunications.
With the collapse of the ruble-based COMECON trading bloc in 1990, Poland scrambled to reorient its trade. As early as 1996, 70% of its trade was with EU-15 members, and neighboring Germany today is Poland's dominant trading partner. Most of Poland's imports are capital goods needed for industrial retooling and for manufacturing inputs, rather than imports for consumption. Therefore, a deficit is expected and should even be regarded as positive at this point. Poland, a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and European Union, applies the EU's common external tariff to goods from other countries--including the U.S.
In the year after it joined the EU, Poland experienced an overall growth in exports of 30%. This growth was not confined to trade among EU partners: while exports to EU countries rose by 27%, exports to developing countries rose by 46%, and exports to Russia rose an unexpected 77%. Poland's trade balance continued to improve, with export growth significantly outpacing import growth. Opportunities for trade and investment continue to exist across virtually all sectors. The American Chamber of Commerce in Poland, founded in 1991 with seven members, now has more than 300 members. Strong economic growth potential, a large domestic market, EU membership, and political stability are the top reasons U.S. and other foreign companies do business in Poland.
Poland became an associate member of the EU and its defensive arm, the Western European Union, in 1994. In a June 2003 national referendum, the Polish people approved EU accession by an overwhelming margin, and Poland gained full membership in May 2004.
Changes since 1989 have redrawn the map of central Europe, and Poland has had to forge relationships with seven new neighbors. Poland has actively pursued good relations, signing friendship treaties replacing links severed by the collapse of the Warsaw Pact. The Poles have forged special relationships with Lithuania and particularly Ukraine in an effort to firmly anchor these states to the West.
Poland became a full member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in March 1999 as part of the first wave of enlargement outlined at the July 1997 NATO Summit in Madrid. Poland's top national security goal is to further integrate with NATO and other west European defense, economic, and political institutions while modernizing and reorganizing its military. Polish military doctrine reflects the same defense posture as its Alliance partners.
Poland maintains a sizable armed force currently numbering about 140,572 troops divided among an army of 87,877, an air and defense force of 31,147, and a navy of 21,548. Poland relies on military conscription for the majority of its personnel strength. All males (with some exceptions) are subject to a 12-month term of military service. The Polish military continues to restructure and to modernize its equipment. The Polish Defense Ministry General Staff and the Land Forces staff have recently reorganized the latter into a NATO-compatible J/G-1 through J/G-6 structure. Although budget constraints remain a drag on modernization, Poland has been able to move forward with U.S. assistance on acquiring 48 F-16 multi-role fighters, C-130 cargo planes, HMMWVs, and other items key to the military's restructuring.
Poland continues to be a regional leader in support and participation in the NATO Partnership for Peace Program and has actively engaged most of its neighbors and other regional actors to build stable foundations for future European security arrangements. Poland continues its long record of strong support for UN peacekeeping operations by maintaining a unit in Southern Lebanon, a battalion in NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR), and by providing and actually deploying the KFOR strategic reserve to Kosovo. Polish military forces have served in both Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Poland assumed command of a multinational division of stabilization forces in Iraq (MDN-CS) on September 3, 2003. Poland and its MND-CS partners have worked effectively since then to stabilize south central Iraq while working to train Iraqi forces to take over MND-CS responsibilities and operate independently.
The United States established diplomatic relations with the newly formed Polish Republic in April 1919. After Gomulka came to power in 1956, relations with the United States began to improve. However, during the 1960s, reversion to a policy of full and unquestioning support for Soviet foreign policy objectives and anti-Semitic feelings in Poland caused those relations to stagnate. U.S.-Polish relations improved significantly after Gierek succeeded Gomulka and expressed his interest in improving relations with the United States. A consular agreement was signed in 1972.
In 1974 Gierek was the first Polish leader to visit the United States. This action, among others, demonstrated that both sides wished to facilitate better relations.
The birth of Solidarity in 1980 raised the hope that progress would be made in Poland's external relations as well as in its domestic development. During this time, the United States provided $765 million in agricultural assistance. Human rights and individual freedom issues, however, were not improved upon, and the U.S. revoked Poland's most-favored-nation (MFN) status in response to the Polish Government's decision to ban Solidarity. MFN status was reinstated in 1987, and diplomatic relations were upgraded.
The United States and Poland have enjoyed warm bilateral relations since 1989. Every post-1989 Polish government has been a strong supporter of continued American military and economic presence in Europe. As well as supporting the Global War on Terror, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and coalition efforts in Iraq, Poland cooperates closely with American diplomacy on such issues as democratization, nuclear proliferation, human rights, regional cooperation in central and eastern Europe, and UN reform.
Principal U.S. Embassy Officials
Ambassador-- Victor Ashe
Deputy Chief of Mission--Ken Hillas
Press and Cultural Affairs Counselor--Edward J. Kulakowski
Political Counselor--Mary Curtin
Economic Counselor--Richard Rorvig
Consul General--Lisa Piascik
Management Counselor--Sara Drew
Agricultural Counselor--Ed Porter
Defense Attaché--Henry Nowak
Principal Officer, Krakow--Anne Hall
Counselor for Commercial Affairs--John McCaslin
The street address and international mailing address of the U.S. Embassy in Poland is Aleje Ujazdowskie 29/31, 00540 Warsaw, Poland; tel: 48-22-504-2000; fax 48-22-504-2688. The Consulate General in Krakow is at Ulica Stolarska 9, 31-043 Krakow, Poland; tel: 48-12-424-5200; fax: 48-12-424-5100; and a Consular Agency in Poznan is at Ulica Paderewskiego 8, 61-708 Poznan, Poland; tel: 48-61-851-8516; fax: 48-61-851-8966.
TRAVEL AND BUSINESS INFORMATION
The U.S. Department of State's Consular Information Program advises Americans traveling and residing abroad through Consular Information Sheets, Public Announcements, and Travel Warnings. Consular Information Sheets exist for all countries and include information on entry and exit requirements, currency regulations, health conditions, safety and security, crime, political disturbances, and the addresses of the U.S. embassies and consulates abroad. Public Announcements are issued to disseminate information quickly about terrorist threats and other relatively short-term conditions overseas that pose significant risks to the security of American travelers. Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department recommends that Americans avoid travel to a certain country because the situation is dangerous or unstable.
For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet web site at http://www.travel.state.gov, where the current Worldwide Caution, Public Announcements, and Travel Warnings can be found. Consular Affairs Publications, which contain information on obtaining passports and planning a safe trip abroad, are also available at http://www.travel.state.gov. For additional information on international travel, see http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Travel/International.shtml.
The Department of State encourages all U.S citizens traveling or residing abroad to register via the State Department's travel registration website or at the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate abroad. Registration will make your presence and whereabouts known in case it is necessary to contact you in an emergency and will enable you to receive up-to-date information on security conditions.
Emergency information concerning Americans traveling abroad may be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada or the regular toll line 1-202-501-4444 for callers outside the U.S. and Canada.
The National Passport Information Center (NPIC) is the U.S. Department of State's single, centralized public contact center for U.S. passport information. Telephone: 1-877-4USA-PPT (1-877-487-2778). Customer service representatives and operators for TDD/TTY are available Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, excluding federal holidays.
Travelers can check the latest health information with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. A hotline at 877-FYI-TRIP (877-394-8747) and a web site at http://www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm give the most recent health advisories, immunization recommendations or requirements, and advice on food and drinking water safety for regions and countries. A booklet entitled "Health Information for International Travel" (HHS publication number CDC-95-8280) is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, tel. (202) 512-1800.
Further Electronic Information
Department of State Web Site. Available on the Internet at http://www.state.gov, the Department of State web site provides timely, global access to official U.S. foreign policy information, including Background Notes and daily press briefings along with the directory of key officers of Foreign Service posts and more. The Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) provides security information and regional news that impact U.S. companies working abroad through its website http://www.osac.gov
Export.gov provides a portal to all export-related assistance and market information offered by the federal government and provides trade leads, free export counseling, help with the export process, and more.
STAT-USA/Internet, a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, provides authoritative economic, business, and international trade information from the Federal government. The site includes current and historical trade-related releases, international market research, trade opportunities, and country analysis and provides access to the National Trade Data Bank.
Revised: Aug. 2007
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India has recently seen a series of startup discovery events like NASSCOM's 10,000 startups program, Techsparks, GFS 2013 and Microsoft BizSpark popping up in the country. These events in addition to providing various perks and benefits also help entrepreneurs meet several mentors.
Deck – A mobile based application which helps users to create professional presentations anywhere, anytime. In an effort to eliminate the common problem of having too much text and an unimpressive layout in presentations, Deck allows users to concentrate only on adding text and then simply choose from several professionally-designed themes tailored for a specific audience and presentation. The application is available for Andriod and iOS platform.
KeyMail – KeyMails processes your mails and ranks them in the order of importance to you. The KeyMails machine learning algorithms automatically learns from past email behavior – how you respond to different people, the relevance of the email content to you and many other aspects which are unique to your behavior and sorts mails.
Echo – In an effort to eliminate remote control handsets for TVs, a Bangalore based startup has come up with a product which integrates with mobile handsets and TVs, which allows users to search for a program by title or voice search.
MartMobi – Providing mobile commerce solutions to eCommerce websites, and helping them establish mobile presence. The company supports all major Open Source Carts(Magento, ZenCart etc.), Commercial Carts (Shopify, BigCommerce etc.) as well as custom built eCommerce Sites) with a 30 day free subscription fees.
mYwindow – A social network helping users filter junk updates. It allows users to build their online presence and market their businesses, skills and talent, supported by a video in the background. The company is also launching its Android and iOS apps in few week's time.
Whatfix – A community platform which allows users to create, share and execute interactive guides on any website or web apps.
muHive – A Saas based tech startup which provides a single integrated platform which allows user to check all digital communication channels (emails, social networks, SMS etc) under one dashboard.
Fluid Motion – A product of Trutech Webs pvt ltd, a cloud based startup that has recently won Microsoft BizSpark's second runner-up title in Bangalore grand finale, Fluid Motion is a computer based software which allow users to control their computer systems with hand gestures, without any physical touch.
InstaSafe– – A cloud security SaaS Technology provider, InstaSafe technologies envisions to provide a secure and safe cloud platform and inspire businesses to embrace cloud computing technologies and applications safely and securely.
Betaout – A powerful solution to run online publishing business. It provides a dashboard for the editorial team to run the entire newsroom, keep a track on the performance of various contributors and manage payments.
I am Dev, a New Delhi, India, based travel blogger and photographer. Shortly after my first nine to five job, I left that lifestyle behind, and with that everything that didn't fit in my backpack. It has been more than two years now since I've quit my job to travel, and during the process I've learned that this world is too big and interesting to stay at once place.


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Juan Álvarez Romero, más conocido como Nito, (*Caravaca de la Cruz (Murcia) 5 de julio de 1934); fue un futbolista español. Se desempeñaba en posición de extremo izquierda. Jugó en Primera División la temporada 1959/60, siendo jugador del Elche Club de Fútbol.

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Futbolistas del Elche Club de Fútbol en los años 1960
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How Has Smart Money Been Trading TriNet Group Inc (TNET)?
World-class money managers like Bill Ackman and Barry Rosenstein only invest their wealthy clients' money after undertaking a rigorous examination of any potential stock. They are particularly successful in this regard when it comes to small-cap stocks, which their peerless research gives them a big information advantage on, when it comes to judging their worth. It's not surprising then that they generate their biggest returns from these stocks and invest more of their money in these stocks on average than other investors. It's also not surprising then that we pay close attention to these picks ourselves and have built a market-beating investment strategy around them.
Is TriNet Group Inc (NYSE:TNET) ready to rally soon? Hedge funds are getting less optimistic. The number of long hedge fund positions shrunk by 8 recently. At the end of this article we will also compare TNET to other stocks, including Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (NYSE:RPT), TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ:TASR), and Gramercy Property Trust Inc (NYSE:GPT) to get a better sense of its popularity.
According to most stock holders, hedge funds are seen as slow, old investment vehicles of the past. While there are greater than 8000 funds with their doors open at present, we choose to focus on the elite of this club, around 700 funds. Most estimates calculate that this group of people commands the majority of the smart money's total asset base, and by following their top equity investments, Insider Monkey has determined several investment strategies that have historically surpassed the S&P 500 index. Insider Monkey's small-cap hedge fund strategy outstripped the S&P 500 index by 12 percentage points per year for a decade in their back tests.
Keeping this in mind, let's view the fresh action surrounding TriNet Group Inc (NYSE:TNET).
How are hedge funds trading TriNet Group Inc (NYSE:TNET)?
Heading into the fourth quarter, a total of 17 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were long this stock, a change of -32% from the second quarter. With hedgies' sentiment swirling, there exists a few noteworthy hedge fund managers who were boosting their holdings significantly (or already accumulated large positions).
When looking at the institutional investors followed by Insider Monkey, Eric Bannasch's Cadian Capital has the largest position in TriNet Group Inc (NYSE:TNET), worth close to $78.2 million, corresponding to 2.8% of its total 13F portfolio. The second largest stake is held by Clovis Capital Management, managed by Scott Scher & Michael Prober, which holds a $14.4 million position; the fund has 3.9% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Some other hedge funds and institutional investors with similar optimism encompass Matthew Knauer and Mina Faltas's Nokota Management, Jeremy Green's Redmile Group and Ken Griffin's Citadel Investment Group.
Seeing as TriNet Group Inc (NYSE:TNET) has experienced bearish sentiment from the smart money, it's safe to say that there was a specific group of hedgies who were dropping their positions entirely in the third quarter. It's worth mentioning that Chase Coleman's Tiger Global Management LLC sold off the biggest stake of all the hedgies tracked by Insider Monkey, worth an estimated $45.6 million in shares. Ryan Pedlow's fund, Two Creeks Capital Management, also dropped its position, valued at about $37.7 million. These transactions are intriguing to say the least, as total hedge fund interest was cut by eight funds in the third quarter.
Let's go over hedge fund activity in other stocks – not necessarily in the same industry as TriNet Group Inc (NYSE:TNET) but similarly valued. These stocks are Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (NYSE:RPT), TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ:TASR), Gramercy Property Trust Inc (NYSE:GPT), and Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc (NYSE:WAIR). All of these stocks' market caps resemble TNET's market cap.
As you can see these stocks had an average of 15 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks stood at $152 million. By comparison, hedge funds held $164 million worth TriNet Group Inc (NYSE:TNET)'s shares and the stock also had more funds holding shares than the companies from the table. This may suggest that TriNet is the best choice for a long position among all five stocks. However, a further analysis is still required in order to assess its further trajectory.
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