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CHICAGO (July 12, 2018) – U.S. Under-17 Women's National Team head coach Mark Carr has named 28 players to the roster for a training camp running from July 12-22 at the new U.S. Soccer National Development Center in Kansas City, Kansas. The camp marks the first for a U.S. Women's National Team at the state-of-the-art facility that opened in January.
This is the USA's first event since winning the 2018 Concacaf U-17 Women's Championship that was completed in early June in Bradenton, Florida, and won by the USA.
Carr called just 10 players from the team that helped the USA qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, to be held in Uruguay in November. Defender Kate Wiesner suffered a serious knee injury while playing for the LAFC Slammers during the U-18/U-19 Development Academy Championship Game and has been ruled out of the World Cup.
This camp gives Carr the chance to see some players who have been on previous camp rosters as well as to evaluate a group of new players. The goal is to continue providing opportunities in the lead-up to the World Cup.
The cut-off date to be eligible for the U-17 Women's World Cup is players born on or after Jan. 1, 2001. For this roster, Carr chose 20 players born in 2001 but also included five players born in 2002 and three 15-year-olds born in 2003.
The USA will begin its U-17 Women's World Cup on Nov. 14 against Cameroon and will face 2016 U-17 Women's World Cup champion Korea DPR on Nov. 17 before finishing group play against Germany on Nov. 21.
The 16 teams that will participate in the sixth U-17 FIFA Women's World Cup are host Uruguay, Brazil and Colombia from South America, the USA, Mexico and Canada from Concacaf, Ghana, Cameroon and South Africa from Africa, Korea Republic, Korea DPR and Japan from Asia, Finland, Germany and Spain from Europe, and New Zealand from Oceania.


Following the trend of last two posts about speaking English/Japanese more proactively in the workplace, I would like to offer a third perspective on learning a foreign language, specifically on learning a language that is not emphasised as much as English/Japanese.
As a foreigner, living in Japan has its difficulties and challenges: notably, working for a local company. Understanding the lifestyle, customs, and culture, including learning the local language, (which comes above all else) are just a few things to keep in mind in trying to fit in.
Recently, e-Jan Network's Tokyo office started an 'e-Jan Vegetable Market.
As the weather gets warmer, a buzzword that crops up in the professional sector of Japan is 'Cool Biz'.
April is the beginning of the new work year, and therefore a time when many young people enter the workforce. In Japan, many medium to large companies hire college graduates from many different majors and fields of study, and most new employees within the company receive the same basic training. Japan is a country with many social traditions, and since these skills are no longer common knowledge to many young people, these new employees typically undergo training to learn basic social and/or business skills.
At e-Jan Networks, there is a significant number of Mandarin Chinese-speaking employees. As a result, in 2015, the company began sponsoring an annual 'Chinese Night', a cultural exchange dinner.
Today's post comes from guest writer 'M.A.', a new employee, on his impressions of Japanese working hours and the stereotypes surrounding them.
What is the communication barrier between Foreign and Japanese employees?
I had a get-away trip with my high school friends (who are now living in Japan) to Nikko, among them are some who have educational backgrounds or working experiences in Europe or the United States.
It was the very first time for most of us to have the chance to have a decent talk with each other since we graduated. As a person who has been staying in Japan for over 6 years, and has no working experience anywhere other than Japan, I am curious about how different the Western corporation culture can be, and how the Japanese one is observed or thought by people outside Japan.
Japan is known for its seniority culture, where levels of respect are dependent on seniority (age, experience, etc.), and this appears in the language of workplace culture as well.
An obvious question posed by non-Japanese-speakers when thinking about a job in Japan: what about speaking the language? No matter what kind of job you are looking for, Japanese will become necessary at some point in your career.
Welcome to Working Japan, a blog presented by e-Jan Networks Ltd. for and by non-Japanese employees. This blog aims to serve as a resource for other non-Japanese individuals who want to work in Japan, and are curious about the realities of Japanese work-life.


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class BgpServer;
class PeerCloseManager;

class IPeerUpdate {
public:
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    // Send an update. Returns true if the peer can send additional messages,
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};

class IPeerDebugStats {
public:
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        uint32_t total;
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    virtual void UpdateTxReachRoute(uint32_t count) = 0;
    virtual void UpdateTxUnreachRoute(uint32_t count) = 0;
};

class IPeerClose {
public:
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public:
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"The Gospel According to John" by D. A. Carson (Book Review)
October 31, 2018 October 31, 2019 Luis Dizon Theology & Philosophy
I've Changed My Mind: A Prodigal Comes Home
Three things happened on October 31st:
On October 31st, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the castle church door in Wittenberg, initiating the Protestant Reformation.
On October 31st, 2007, I was induced by a friend of a relative to "accept Christ," thus marking the beginning of my eleven year journey into Evangelical Protestantism (you can read all about that story here)
And now, on October 31st 2018, that journey has reached its end. Today, I am announcing that I am returning to my original childhood faith, which is Catholicism.
All right, now that that's out, I'm sure many of you reading this right now are surprised. If you met me anytime during the last eleven years, you would know me as someone with a knack for doing Christian apologetics, since I've written many articles, given many presentations, and even participated in three Christian-Muslim debates. You would know then that I am someone who is very keen on and proficient at presenting rational justifications for why I believe what I believe, as well as not at all easily persuaded by the arguments of proponents of other theological views (Christian or otherwise).
At the same time, you would have also known me as a stalwart proponent of Reformed (Calvinistic) theology. Funny enough, my introduction to Reformed theology came from learning about debates between Protestants and Catholics. I steeped myself in the writings and polemics of Luther, Calvin, Turretin, and the Puritans, as well as contemporary Protestant apologists such as William Webster, James White, and Tony Costa. In fact, I've listened to every single one of White's debates against Catholic apologists (some of them more than once), and for a while I was being taught in apologetics by Costa (primarily in the area of Muslim apologetics, but I absorbed some anti-Catholic polemics from him as well). I learned how to do apologetics against a variety of religious views, and while Catholicism wasn't at the top of my list of religious targets, I certainly had my fair share of debates on that topic. I knew my way around the arguments, and as far as most people saw it, I was more or less "Rome-proof."
There were a lot of factors that have gone into this decision. For brevity's sake, I will just mention the most pertinent ones.
One of the things that has always struck me about the sorts of people who cross from one side of the Tiber to the other. Of course, conversions can happen in either direction, but there is a marked difference in quality between those who convert from Catholicism to Protestantism, and those who make the journey in the opposite direction. In my experience, those who convert from Catholicism to Protestantism are usually either nominal Catholics, or those who have received substandard catechesis. Most of them didn't really know their faith all that well, and when they finally receive a substantial education in theology and the Bible, they get it in a Protestant context. To quote the prophet Hosea: "My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge." (Hosea 4:6)
By contrast, Protestant converts to Catholicism tend to come from the best and the brightest–pastors, professional theologians, and graduates from top Protestant seminaries such as Westminster Theological Seminary, Reformed Theological Seminary, Geneva College, and (in my case) Wycliffe College (check out this line-up and this one to see what I mean). A perusal of some of their testimonies should give you an idea of what normally drives most of these converts–dissatisfaction with the subjectivity that comes with Sola Scriptura (which results in some of the Reformed to propose alternate final authorities), inability to account for foundational theological presuppositions (e.g. the Canon of Scripture), the superior biblical exegesis of Catholic apologists and theologians and the witness of pre-Reformation church history (the practice of reading the early church fathers has a notorious track record for causing Protestants to convert to Catholicism, so much so that some Protestants discourage reading them altogether). Furthermore, you never hear of WTS or RTS graduates converting to Atheism, or Mormonism, or Islam. Only Catholicism has had such success in winning over the best and brightest of the Reformed world.
However, this phenomenon of educated Protestants crossing the Tiber didn't really hit home until two years ago, while was doing my MTS at Wycliffe College. Between late 2016 and early 2018, a number of my friends and acquaintances had crossed the Tiber. Alarmed by this trend, I started a Reformation apologetics study group and put out several articles vindicating Protestant theology from Catholic criticisms (the group has since been closed down, and many of the articles removed). I tried to muster my best apologetics resources in this endeavour, yet despite this, the conversions continued to happen, and the doubts of my colleagues were not being assuaged.
At the same time, I was also actively engaged in a Catholics and Reformed discussion group (which has been responsible for more than a few Tiber crossings). I threw all of my best arguments into the ring, and found that all of them were met and defeated there. For every objection to Catholicism that I could muster up, there was a ready response. For every scriptural or patristic quote that I raised, the Catholic exegesis of said quotes consistently showed themselves to be superior. Eventually, I came to accept that their way of reading Scripture and Church History was the only way that actually did justice to their overall context.
Thus, through a series of clashes, crises, and conversions, my carefully constructed catena of cavils against Catholicism collapsed. Although I mentally resisted the idea for a long time, the apologist in me dictates that I should follow the truth wherever it leads. And in this case, it lead right back to where I started–in the one true Church of Christ.
I don't know why things turned out the way they have. I don't know how all of this will affect my future direction. I know that everything is by God's providence, and that He is accomplishing His plans, even in the things that seemed to have gone wrong (Genesis 50:20, Isaiah 46:9-10). Some of you may still be in shock that "the next James White" (yes, some people have actually called me that) would cross the Tiber. Some people might even call into question whether to consider me a Christian anymore, which is highly ironic, because at this point I have a closer relationship to Christ than I ever had before. And that is the reason why I am writing this–out of a desire to see my old friends and colleagues to have that closer relationship to our Lord as well.
This isn't to say that I don't still consider my Protestant friends to be Christian brothers and sisters. After all, Lumen Gentium refers to them as "separated brethren," and acknowledges that they possess "many elements of sanctification and of truth" (§ 8). I do not want to minimize in any way the truths that we hold in common–truths such as the death and resurrection of Christ, the Trinity, the inerrancy of the Bible, and the reality of the human condition and its need for grace–which in many ways far outweighs our differences. One need only look at the ever increasing threat of Secularism, Islam, and other rivals to Christianity on the global stage to recognize this fact. In fact, my intention from here on out is to continue to focus my efforts on combating and converting the adherents of these non-Christian ideologies and religions. There are plenty of Catholic apologists who are willing to debate the merits of Catholicism vs. Protestantism, and I have no intention of adding myself to that list.
Nevertheless, since this is a major development both for myself and my close colleagues, I do feel the need to say my piece. So here is my final challenge to everyone who is reading this: Seek the Lord in prayer about whether the religious views you are currently taking for granted are actually true. Don't take your presuppositions for granted, but actually test them to see if they can properly account for the nature of reality as it is. Listen to the debates and the testimonies of converts. Check out the articles on this website, as well as this series of conference talks. It is my hope and prayer that you would all come to an informed decision on what authentic biblical and historic Christianity actually is.
And with that, I have said everything I need to say on this matter.
Grace and peace to you all.
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A Note on Justin Martyr and the Holy Spirit
"Christians do not believe that a collapse of faith is impending; they do not believe that Christianity has received its mortal blow; they do not believe that faith in it has given way. A prophecy of the near destruction of Christianity has been often written and spoken… since Mount Calvary; but the prophecy has never come true, and Christians do not believe that it ever will."
Oliver Mowat (1820-1903)
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Christian Girl Who Converted To Islam & Married Muslim Lover In Katsina Disowns Parent
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January 11, 2017 – Christian Girl Who Converted To Islam & Married Muslim Lover In Katsina Disowns Parent
18-year-old Habiba Ishaku today disowned her parents and dissociated herself from a suit instituted on her behalf by a foundation and the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) over her conversion to Islam.
The church and the foundation went to court when the girl eloped, embraced Islam and married one Jamilu Lawal in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Her father, Mr Ishaku Tanko, had gone to a Katsina High Court in collaboration with Trustees of Stefanos Foundation and ECWA to challenge the action, claiming that Habiba was a minor.
During the court sitting on Wednesday, the judge, Justice Baraka Iliyasu-Wali, drew the attention of the plaintiff and defence counsels to a letter addressed to the court by Habiba, disassociating herself from the suit.
In the letter, Habiba also disputed the claim that she is a minor, putting her age at 18.
In his submission, counsel to the plaintiff, Mr Bawa Yakubu, urged the court to disregard the letter, arguing that since it was written in Hausa language, it should not be admitted as a document before the court.
He insisted that Habiba was still a minor, and therefore not legally entitled to take such decisions on her own.
However, the defence counsel, Mr Abu Umar, averred that the subject matter in the case was Habiba, who had written the letter to the court disassociating herself from the case.
Umar maintained that the girl has the right to write to the court to inform it of her stand.
The counsel further argued that since the letter was written in Hausa language and translated to the court in English language, then, it can stand as concrete document before the court.
"Even if she is a minor as argued by the defence, there is no law that prevents a minor from expressing his or her views according to the Nigerian Constitution.
"Habiba also told the court in her letter that she is 18 years and not 14 years, as being speculated," he said, and prayed the court to accept the letter.
In her ruling, the judge said that Habiba would be summoned to appear before the court to explain whether she was the author of the letter or not.
She adjourned the case to January 25, for continuation of hearing.
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MAN D BEST on January 11, 2017 at 9:11 PM said:
A PAIN IN THE NECK
fancy on January 11, 2017 at 9:14 PM said:
Lol live her nw she wi soon learn her lesson in a hard way
Mon on January 12, 2017 at 1:18 AM said:
Mr. Ishaku Tanko, you have done what a responsible father can do, but if she insists to do that,just leave her alone,time will come when she will come back to her senses and probably it's too late by then…but the good thing is she must be old enough to bear any pain that comes with her decision.
Musa Sule on January 12, 2017 at 2:28 AM said:
Who ever is encouraging this girl to disown her own parents must understand that the table may turn.
Endure on January 12, 2017 at 4:10 AM said:
Its very much obvious she's been brainwashed and her newly married experience with her man is also currently taking it toll on the poor girl. Its certain she will return to her right senses when the reality of life begin to set in.
Amanda on January 12, 2017 at 4:13 AM said:
It is not appropriate for her to disown her parents. This is not Islamic. Even she embraced islam is not excuse to disown one's parent. Islam frowns at those who severe family ties.
"And those who break the covenant of Allah, after its ratification, and sever that which Allah has commanded to be joined (i.e. they sever the bond of kinship and are not good to their relatives) and work mischief in the land, on them is the curse, and for them is the unhappy home (i.e. Hell)" (Ar-Rad 13:25. See also Sura Muhammad, 47:22-23).
And there are many ahadith which speak against people breaking up family ties. Fine she embraced islam. So long as her parents do not threaten her life, she has no reason to disown them. Even if they do, all she could do is seek temporary shelter elsewhere. She cant be muslim and cutting off her parents. That's haram (forbidden).
fifelomo on January 12, 2017 at 7:45 AM said:
We all should realise this minor is bn brainwashed. Hope she will come back to her senses soon.
Bok on January 12, 2017 at 7:58 AM said:
everyone has freedom of choice, she made her choice. goodluck Habiba
Brave Hunter on January 12, 2017 at 10:03 AM said:
THE MALLAM that actually brainwash this ignorant girl is indeed powerful to some extent. Whatever portion they must have given her to drink in the process of covertion that may not necessarily apear on the news was so potent to the extent of making her rejected her own parents.
This is serious!
TRY THIS with a muslim girl, as a Christian and what will follow would be heart-melting.
CHRISTIANITY is not just a religion. It is a way of life accepted by God Almighty. A life according to God's programme for every man. So anyone who voluntarily dumps it for any other religion in the World especially for islam is nothing but a CONFUSED, BRAINWASHED and DAMNED Soul.
So instead of any legal action, I think she needs more of our prayers to enable her come out of darkness to light.
I take a stroll…
Alexunique Legendary on January 12, 2017 at 2:02 PM said:
Religion and tribalism keep creating fight in Nigeria. God help us!
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-Treat all guild members with respect, for in this guild we are all equals. No one is above or below the other. Never forget this. The newbie is just as important as the max levels are in my opinion.
-By no means are we to ever, and I mean ever cheat, hack, scam, ANYTHING, even it was to benefit the guild. I have an extreme hatred for those things and any player even found attempting will be banned on the spot. If we are to become strong, then let us do it the honest way.
-Always attempt to help first in a situation. Never turn away the newbies asking for help for we all were new at some point in time. It is part of our mission to aid Reign RO in becoming a friendly community that supports unity and sportsmanship.
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Q: Can I import data from an Excel .iqy file to a sharepoint list? Can I import an .iqy file into SharePoint 2010 list? Help, please.

A: You cannot import an iqy file. It just defines the query for Excel. The only way would be to import the data in excel using the web query and then import (the imported) data from the sheet into the list.
Another approach would be to use Excel Services but I think you need to enable the external datasources then (not sure).

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Talismans and Trinkets are collectibles that you can find and they grant you a berth of advantages which are permanent. They can be great for you as they can allow you to have an advantage over the late-game enemies, and our Red Dead Redemption 2 Talismans and Trinkets Guide will guide you through finding them.
The main difference between the consumables and Talismans or Trinkets is that they are there to provide you perks permanently.
They give you a lot of advantages from getting more money when you are looting to allowing you to increase your alcohol intake. Talismans are usually more powerful and thus require a lot more hard work in order to craft.
Let's go ahead and take a look at all of the talismans as well as the trinkets one by one to see what they do as well as how they can be crafted. Before that, we will take a look at where you can find all of the items required to craft these items.
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Theatrical Review: Blindness
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In what is an undisclosed city in maybe a near future time period, traffic is stopped as one young man is in his car and all of a sudden finds that he cannot see. This incident begins a chain reaction of events leading to all who come into contact with the young man also getting the affliction. When the eye doctor who has been working with him comes under with the disease, that's when a movement is begun to quarantine those afflicted. The doctor's wife, who herself isn't blind, feigns being blind to be with her husband. Both are brought to a center where they and the few others that are with them are left to fend for themselves within their ward. And from there, events multiply, literally sending the world into chaos.
And that's the premise of Blindness the new movie from director Fernando Meirelles, who previously gave us the movies, The Constant Gardener (haven't seen it) and City of God (I have seen this one and it's one hell of a movie). I was sorta hoping that this movie would be what M. Night Shymalan's The Happening wasn't, but instead it devolves to what seems more like contrived film school third world allegory that asks you to swallow a lot in order to follow it.
Where this falls apart is in the idea of the quarantine, because basically these people are thrown into this building with literally no one to watch out for them, other than the military standing guard making certain that no one gets out. It just out and out ignores the idea that these people would be in reality under a microscope to figure out what was causing this, especially as the blindness continues to escalate. Later in the film, another character is brought into the ward who begins to explain what is happening in the outside world, and how the process of investigating the source has broken down, but unfortunately, this process feels like something tacked on later (and according to reports of some re-shoots after an exhibition in Cannes, it very well could be) as an afterthought, but not the point that the director is trying to make.
And that point is basically all it takes is one event to send people who have comfortable lives into a life of utter squalor. Now really, I don't have a problem with this being the point of the film, it's just that getting there is incredibly contrived. And through it all, one woman, the doctor's wife, still has the ability to see, which she's hiding from everyone, except her husband, and due to the script, she does things that a sighted person just wouldn't do in this situation.
Meirelles has a good cast at work here, including Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover, Gael Garcia Bernal and Alice Braga and they certainly do what's asked of them, but as I said above, what's asked is horribly contrived.
This isn't a movie for the faint-hearted as there is a lot of unpleasantness here- specifically around scenes within the ward- so consider that a warning if you're planning to see it. The thing is, I'd almost expect that most might be more tempted to walk out halfway through it, I know I certainly was, and not due to it's unpleasantness, but more to it's contrived and forced quality to shove a message down my throat. I give Meirelles credit though for a well done first quarter of the film as the outbreak is happening, with some inventive and stylistic camera work, and also by it's quality there's really nothing out there quite like this right now. But at the same time, it just doesn't hold up, and I tend to think that if you want to see something like this that explores some of the same themes, but played out better, maybe re-watching Children of Men is the way to go, or an even better playing out of these themes in Oliver Hershberger's excellent film The Experiment. Right now, the only way I could even want to see this one again would be just to play Mystery Science Theatre 3000 with it. Not as bad as The Happening but damn near close and certainly outweighing it on the pretentious side…
By Darren Goodhart
Darren Goodhart is a 44-year old St. Louis-based Graphic Designer and Illustrator (and former comic book artist) who's been seeing movies all his life, but on an almost weekly basis in theatres for the last 20 years and owns nearly 1,000 DVDs for his home theatre. He's learned a lot about film over the 20 year period, and has taken his appreciation beyond the mainstream. His favorite types of film are mostly genre entertainment, but he also enjoys a wide range of drama, action and cult-y stuff from around the world, and is currently re-discovering a love affair with lower budget exploitation and genre films from the 70s and early 80s. He doesn't try to just dismiss any film, but if there's a bias against one, he'll certainly tell you that in the space of his reviews.
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Just a little correction to the above, the director's name for The Experiment is actually Oliver Hirschbiegel, sorry for the mistake above…


Hours following the US Federal Reserve's decision to leave its key interest rate unchanged, Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol ruled out the possibility of a policy rate cut in the near future, early Thursday.
"The US' current wait-and-see mode will help stabilize the global financial market and has given us some room to maneuver regarding our monetary policy," Lee told reporters at the headquarters of the nation's central Bank in Seoul.
"However, now is not the right time to cut the interest rate and we will consider all circumstances in deciding how many adjustments we would make," he added.
The US Fed revealed its plan to maintain its benchmark rate in a range of 2.25 percent to 2.5 percent, while knocking down the number of expected rate hikes this year from two in late 2018 to zero. It also revealed a bleaker-than-expected, downgraded outlook for the US economy.
Calling the Fed's decision "dovish," Lee noted that uncertainties surrounding the US monetary policy have dissipated, hinting at South Korea's relief on reducing the risk of an key rate reversal with the US. Reversals in the past have dealt negative blows to the local economy, increasing the risk of capital outflow in times of a sluggish economy.
The BOK has held a steady benchmark rate of 1.75 percent for months since it lifted the rate by 0.25 percentage point in November 2018. The central bank stressed the current level of the interest rate is low and accommodative enough to support economic growth, at its latest rate-setting meeting.
Lee also addressed the pressure the BOK has been receiving from inside and outside the country, with the International Monetary Fund suggesting a rate cut earlier this month as part of policy suggestions to alleviate concerns over foreign capital outflow.
Lee said the BOK and IMF do not hold opposing views, explaining the central bank's overall goal for this year is to carry the monetary policy in a "credit easing mode," which is in line with the purpose of the IMF's suggestion.
But with the economic slowdown dragging down major economies coupled with recent signs shown by central banks in developed countries on returning to credit easing policies, the BOK is likely to face increasing pressure on a rate cut.
"The BOK should consider a pre-emptive cut in interest rate — even if there is no immediate effect — considering the latest 'parallel' slowdown observed in both South Korea's export and domestic economy," according to a recent report released by economic think tank the Hyundai Research Institute.
Lee said he will not let his guard down, considering a number of remaining downside risks threatening the local economy.


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Ha per capitale la città di Lamas e contava 14.092 abitanti al censimento 2005.

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Hermann Wiggers (* 7. April 1880; † 1968) war ein deutscher Fußballspieler. Am 18. Juni 1911 bestritt er sein einziges Länderspiel für die A-Nationalmannschaft, die im schwedischen Solna mit 4:2 über die Nationalmannschaft Schwedens gewann, in dem Otto Dumke allein drei Tore erzielte.

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Wiggers spielte von 1895 bis 1910 für Altona 93, danach bis 1916 für den SC Victoria Hamburg, ehe er nochmals 1916/17 für den AFC aktiv war. Der Abwehrspieler wurde mit Altona mehrmals Meister von Groß-Hamburg und gewann 1908/09 mit dem AFC um den überragenden Spieler Adolf Jäger am 25. April 1909 mit einem 6:3 gegen Eintracht Braunschweig auch die Norddeutsche Meisterschaft. Als Titelverteidiger verlor er mit den schwarz-weiß-rot-gestreiften Jerseyträgern am 3. April 1910 das Halbfinalspiel mit 1:5 gegen Holstein Kiel. Danach schloss er sich Victoria Hamburg an und stand 1912/13 am 25. Mai 1913 erneut im Finale um die Norddeutsche Meisterschaft. Er verlor mit dem Blau-Gelben mit 2:3 gegen Braunschweig.

Seine Berufung in die Nationalmannschaft erfolgte am Ende der ersten Saison bei Victoria, am 18. Juni 1911 in Solna gegen Schweden. Neben dem kurz vor seinem 31. Geburtstag befindlichen Hamburger debütierten auch noch die zwei Angreifer Dumke und Rudolf Droz in der DFB-Auswahl.

Der Verteidiger beendete mit der Saison 1916/17 bei seinem Heimatverein Altona 93 seine aktive Laufbahn. Er wurde nochmals mit Mitspielern wie Adolf Jäger, Waldemar Gilge, Kurt Hilbert und Oskar Lüdecke Meister von Groß-Hamburg.

Auffälligstes Kennzeichen des Abwehrspielers war die Mütze, die er während der Vereinsspiele trug.

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It (Review)
DIRECTOR: Andy Muschietti
CAST: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Nicholas Hamilton, Jackson Robert Scott, Owen Teague, Logan Thompson, Jake Sim, Javier Botet, Tatum Lee, Steven Williams, Stephen Bogaert, Geoffrey Pounsett, Pip Dywer, Ari Cohen, Stuart Hughes, Megan Charpentier
BASICALLY…: A group of kids are terrorised by an evil shape-shifting creature known as "It" (Skarsgård), which is responsible for the frequent amount of missing children in the town…
NOW FOR THE REVIEW…
There are now surely two generations that will be scared witless by Stephen King's epic novella It. The first was unfortunate to not only be saddled with the original book in 1986, but also the 1990 TV miniseries starring Tim Curry, which to this day continues to haunt people's nightmares. Now, twenty-seven years on, a major two-part film adaptation of the 1000+-page book has debuted its first half (the second is yet to be filmed), and if history is set on repeating itself then expect plenty more young people to come out of this completely and utterly terrified – and also somehow uplifted because It is also a damn good movie.
This first half of the adaptation is set around when the main protagonists of the novel are kids, when in the summer of 1989 they come together after they encounter an evil, shapeshifting monster known as "It", which likes to best guise itself as the fun-loving clown Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård). The "Losers Club" – called as such because they are all deemed outcasts in their community of Derry, Maine – include stutterer Bill (Jaeden Lieberher), who is still mourning the loss of his younger brother Georgie (Jackson Robert Scott) at the hands of Pennywise; Beverly (Sophia Lillis), the sole girl of the group whose home life might rival It's wrath in terms of suckiness; overweight new kid Ben (Jeremy Ray Taylor); loud-mouthed jokester Richie (Finn Wolfhard); hypochondriac Eddie (Jack Dylan Grazer); home-schooled African-American Mike (Chosen Jacobs); and Stanley (Wyatt Oleff), the Jewish son of a local Rabbi. Together, they appear unstoppable against the evil demon's plight, but whether it is enough to vanquish it for good is yet to be determined.
Originally meant for Beast of No Nation's Cary Fukunaga to direct (though he still receives a writing credit), those duties have since been handed over to Andy Muschietti, the director of the 2013 horror breakout hit Mama, and while Fugunaka is a great director in his own right (between Beasts of No Nation, Sin Nombre, Jane Eyre and the first season of True Detective), it was probably a wise decision to give it to someone with perhaps a bit more experience in horror filmmaking, because Muschietti is able to deliver one effective scare after another here with considerable ease. Any scene involving Pennywise, and thankfully there are a lot of them, sends seriously strong shivers down one's spine, not only because Muschietti directs his scenes with chilling emphasis on the character's creepiness, but also due to Bill Skarsgård's incredibly effective performance that makes him legitimately terrifying. Kudos to Tim Curry's iconic performance in the old miniseries, but his Pennywise was more goofy and silly than it was scary, like an uncle who's trying a bit too hard to make his nieces and nephews laugh; Skarsgård makes him seem like the most terrifying thing to anyone who isn't even afraid of clowns, from his stiff and concentrated posture to the fact that his eyes never seem to blink, even using his own lazy left eye to horrifying effect. The monster takes many other forms, all of them earning the right amount of scares because Muschietti directs them so strongly that it's hard not to even be a little creeped out by them, not least because some of them move like the freaky old-style stop-motion used in older cinematic horror movies, and other times blend practical effects with CGI almost flawlessly. In terms of scares, It easily outranks even the better horror movies so far this year like Get Out and Annabelle: Creation, and shows the much worse ones like The Bye Bye Man and Rings how it's actually done.
It, however, is not just a horror film; it's an oddly beautiful and touching look at childhood, one that delivers plenty of other emotions like laughter, sadness, anger, and even happiness which is a delightful surprise for a film that's main objective is to scare the living daylights out of you. All the child actors are simply fantastic, creating some great chemistry with each other and also a serious sense of comradery, making you understand greatly why all of them are friends with each other. Scenes of them just bonding or messing around with each other are among some of the strongest in the whole movie, and even when faced with peril they look like they're legitimately about to crawl up in a ball and die out of fear. There's not a sense of falsehood about them, each one of them feeling completely genuine to the situation and in doing so making you seriously care whenever one or many of them are in danger of being killed by It in its many forms. Some will pick up on its similar vibes to Stranger Things, including its 80s setting and the fact that Finn Wolfhard plays one of the kids, but it manages to separate itself enough from the themes and genres of that show to be its own identifiable 80s adventure (plus, the adult rating lets them curse and be violent until the cows come home, which in and of itself is awesome for any kid-centric film made nowadays).
Even at an over two-hour running time, it's never boring; from the first few minutes and the "Oh, shit!" first appearance of Pennywise, you're completely hooked and desperate to know in what way it will all come together. This is not just a great horror movie, but it's also just a great movie, one that you will want to see again just as soon as you finish it, if only to pick up on some of the other 80s-centric details in the background (posters for Gremlins on kids' bedrooms, a local cinema advertising Batman and Lethal Weapon 2), and leave you wanting the yet-to-be-filmed second half pretty much immediately. Put simply, It is awesome.
SO, TO SUM UP…
It is a truly effective horror film and also a particularly strong movie about childhood, with scares that leave you legitimately terrified and a fantastic young ensemble cast that work great off one another. It floats.
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BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons conducts Mahler's all-embracing ninety-minute Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, featuring the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, along with Chinese soprano Ying Fang and Argentine-born mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink. The fourth movement is a setting of "Urlicht," a poem from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, a source of texts for many of Mahler's songs, and the vast finale includes a setting for chorus and soprano of verses from Klopstock's poem "Resurrection." James Burton will conduct Maija's Einfelde's Lux aeterna, for mixed chorus, the first of two Latvian works performed this year to mark the centenary of the country's independence.
Please note there will be no intermission for these performances.
Bernarda Fink regularly appears in recital at the Wiener Musikverein and Konzerthaus, Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, Berlin Philharmonie, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Edinburgh Festival, Carnegie and Alice Tully Hall in New York. Furthermore Bernarda Fink performed Dvořák and Janacek songs together with the Pavel Haas Quartett at London´s Wigmore Hall, at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, in Den Haag and in Madrid.
In addition to recitals in Cologne, Vienna, Madrid and Paris, concerts of the season 2018/2019 inlcude Dvořák´s BIBLICAL SONGS with Manfred Honeck in Prague and Dresden, Mahler´s SYMPHONY No. 2 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons and with the Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire in Angers und Nantes, Mahler´s SYMPHONY No. 3 in Bamberg, Paris, Muscat and Ostrava as well as his LIED VON DER ERDE with the South Netherlands Philharmonic and Hans Graf in the Netherlands.
Bernarda Fink has made numerous highly acclaimed recordings. Her discography comprises more than 50 releases, ranging from Monteverdi and Rameau to Schubert and Bruckner and Schumann. Many of them have been awarded coveted prizes such as the Diapason d'Or or the Grammy. Bernarda Fink has a close collaboration with Harmonia Mundi. Recent recordings include Bach Cantatas with the Freiburger Barockorchester, and Lieder by Schumann with accompanist Anthony Spiri, Pergolesi's STABAT MATER with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and programs with Lieder by Slovenian as well as Argentinian composers together with her brother, the baritone Marcos Fink (Grammy nomination). In 2012, albums of Dvořák Lieder (together with Genia Kühmeier), and with Spanish Songs (de Falla, Granados, Rodrigo and others) again with Anthony Spiri at the piano, were released. Her latest album included Mahler Lieder accompanied by the Niederösterreichische Tonkünstlerorchester and Andrés Orozco-Estrada and by the pianist Anthony Spiri.
Please note there will be no intermission for this performance.


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Larry Dooling, former CIO and VP Operations of Opnext Inc, will provide a presentation to the Oracle Applications User Group (OAUG) Advanced Planning Special Interest Group (SIG) on Tuesday, July 14, 2009. Mr. Dooling has agreed to repeat the presentation that he provided at OAUG's Collaborate09 conference in May 2009 to a wider audience of the OAUG community via webcast!
Mr Dooling will explain how Opnext Inc implemented Oracle's Advanced Supply Chain Planning application in 2008 to improve their scheduling processes and communication across their extended supply chain. Like many companies in the Optoelectronics manufacturing space, Opnext outsources the manufacture of some finished goods and subassemblies to contract manufacturing partners. Opnext utilized Oracle ASCP to model their entire supply chain including the inventory, WIP, and constraints of their supply chain partners.
1. Ability to collect trading partner supply chain information by using ASCP legacy collections and multi-company planning ASCP features.
2. The use of a two level ASCP scheduling methods to most effectively manage constrained planning operations with critical components and bottleneck resources.
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Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
[Case No. CD-004]
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Decision and Order Granting a Waiver to the General Electric Company From the Department of Energy Residential Clothes Dryer Test Procedure (Case No. CD-004)
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Decision and order.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of the decision and order (Case No. CD-004) that grants to the General Electric Co. (GE) a waiver from the DOE clothes dryer test procedure. The waiver request pertains to GE's specified models of condensing residential clothes dryer. The existing test procedure does not apply to condensing clothes dryers. Under today's decision and order, GE shall be not be required to test and rate its specified models of condensing residential clothes dryer.
DATES: This decision and order is effective March 18, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael G. Raymond, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9611; E-mail:AS_Waiver_Requests@ee.doe.gov.Betsy Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, Mail Stop GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0103, (202) 586-7796;E-mail: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 430.27(l), DOE gives notice of the issuance of its decision and order as set forth below. The decision and order grants GE a waiver from the applicable residential clothes dryer test procedure at 10 CFR part 430 subpart B, appendix D, for its two models of condensing clothes dryer.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2010. Cathy Zoi, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Decision and Order
In the Matter of:GE Corporation. (Case No. CD-004)
Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) sets forth a variety of provisions concerning energy efficiency. Part A of Title III provides for the "Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles." (42 U.S.C. 6291-6309) Part A includes definitions, test procedures, labeling provisions, energy conservation standards, and the authority to require information and reports from manufacturers. Further, Part A authorizes the Secretary of Energy to prescribe test procedures that are reasonably designed to produce results that measure energy efficiency, energy use, or estimated operating costs, and that are not unduly burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3))
Today's notice involves residential products under Part A. The test procedure for residential clothes dryers relevant to the current petition for waiver is contained in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix D.
DOE's regulations contain provisions allowing a person to seek a waiver from the test procedure requirements for covered consumer products if at least one of the following conditions is met: (1) The petitioner's basic model contains one or more design characteristics that prevent testing according to the prescribed test procedure, or (2) when the prescribed test procedures may evaluate the basic model in a manner so unrepresentative of its true energy consumptioncharacteristics as to provide materially inaccurate comparative data. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(1). Petitioners must include in their petition any alternate test procedures known to the petitioner to evaluate the basic model in a manner representative of its energy consumption characteristics. 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iii).
The Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (the Assistant Secretary) may grant a waiver subject to conditions, including adherence to alternate test procedures. 10 CFR 430.27(l). Waivers remain in effect pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 430.27(m).
The waiver process also allows any interested person who has submitted a petition for waiver to file an application for an interim waiver of the applicable test procedure requirements. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(2). The Assistant Secretary will grant an interim waiver request if it is determined that the applicant will experience economic hardship if the interim waiver is denied, if it appears likely that the petition for waiver will be granted, and/or the Assistant Secretary determines that it would be desirable for public policy reasons to grant immediate relief pending a determination on the petition for waiver. 10 CFR 430.27(g).
On July 14, 2009, GE filed a petition for waiver from the test procedures applicable to its DCVH480E* and DCVH485E* product models (the two models differ only in color) of condensing clothes dryer. On March 2, 2010, GE informed DOE that it had made a typographical error in the model numbers listed in its petition for waiver. The correct model numbers of the products for which GE seeks a waiver, and that DOE analyzed in determining whether to grant the interim waiver and this petition for waiver, are DCCH480E* and DCCH485E*. The applicable test procedures are contained in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix D—Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Clothes Dryers. GE seeks a waiver from the applicable test procedures for its DCCH480E* and DCCH485E* basic product models because, GE asserts, design characteristics of this model prevent testing according to the currently prescribed test procedures. DOE previously granted Miele Appliance, Inc. (Miele), a waiver from test procedures for two similar condenser clothes dryer models (T1565CA and T1570C). (60 FR 9330 (Feb. 17, 1995)) GE claims that its condenser clothes dryers cannot be tested pursuant to the DOE procedure and requests that the same waiver granted to Miele in 1995 be granted for GE's DCCH480E* and DCCH485E* models.
In support of its petition, GE claims that the current clothes dryer test procedures apply only to vented clothes dryers because the test procedures require the use of an exhaust restrictor on the exhaust port of the clothes dryer during testing. Because condenser clothes dryers operate by blowing air through the wet clothes, condensing the water vapor in the airstream, and pumping the collected water into either a drain line or an in-unit container, these products do not use an exhaust port like a vented dryer does. GE plans to market a condensing clothes dryer for situations in which a conventional vented clothes dryer cannot be used, such as high-rise apartments and condominiums, neither of whose construction permits the use of external venting.
Assertions and Determinations GE's Petition for Waiver
On July 14, 2009, GE filed a petition for waiver from the test procedure applicable to residential clothes dryers set forth in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix D for particular models of condensing clothes dryer. On December 15, 2009, DOE published GE's petition for waiver and granted GE an interim waiver from the current test procedure. 74 FR 66335. DOE did not receive any comments on the GE petition.
DOE previously granted Miele a waiver from test procedures for condensing clothes dryers after determining that the clothes dryer test procedure was not applicable to the company's condenser clothes dryers because of the lack of an exhaust port for mounting the required exhaust restrictor, which is an element of the test procedure. 60 FR 9332 (February 17, 1995). Subsequently, in 2008, DOE granted LG a similar waiver for its DLEC733W condenser clothes dryer. 73 FR 66641 (Nov. 10, 2008). In 2009, DOE granted a similar waiver to Whirlpool. 74 FR 66334 (December 15, 2009).
Therefore, for the reasons discussed above and in light of the long-standing waiver granted to Miele, and the recent waivers to LG and Whirlpool, DOE grants GE's petition for waiver from testing of its condenser clothes dryers.
Consultations With Other Agencies
DOE consulted with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff concerning the GE petition for waiver. The FTC staff did not have any objections to granting a waiver to GE.
After careful consideration of all the material that was submitted by GE and consultation with the FTC staff, it is ordered that:
(1) The petition for waiver submitted by the General Electric Co. (Case No. CD-004) is hereby granted as set forth in the paragraphs below.
(2) GE shall not be required to test or rate its DCCH480E* and DCCH485E* condensing clothes dryer models on the basis of the test procedures at 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix D.
(3) This waiver shall remain in effect from the date this decision and order consistent with the provisions of 10 CFR 430.27(m).
(4) This waiver is issued on the condition that the statements, representations, and documentary materials provided by the petitioner are valid. DOE may revoke or modify this waiver at any time if it determines the factual basis underlying the petition for waiver is incorrect.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2010.
Cathy Zoi Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.


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We drive '13 Ram 2500, 3500 Heavy Duty pickups
Graham Kozak
Tow anything -- even two tractors -- with a Ram 3500 Heavy Duty pickup, so long as it weighs 15 tons or less. Just make sure you have a CDL before you do it on public roads.
Styling updates to the 2013 Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty pickups are pretty minimal; the trucks get four different grilles and LED-enhanced headlight clusters.
Buyers choose between a 5.7-liter V8 gasoline engine or a 6.7-liter inline-six Cummins turbo-diesel.
The Tradesman lacks the bling of the Laramie Longhorn, but it doesn't lack the beastly towing capacity.
Even with the Mega Cab cabin configuration, the 2500 Heavy Duty pickup has plenty of room to haul stuff.
Hauling is what these pickups do best; the trucks barely shrugged, no matter the load in the back.
Part three in our four-part series entitled "Trucks haulin' heavy stuff."
Ram representatives urged us to view the pickups as tools, not toys -- although owners increasingly expect to use them for both work and play.
When the last generation of heavy-duty Ram pickups debuted, the truck builder showcased their towing prowess by hauling around a Case tractor on a flatbed.
Impressive? Sure. But we know what every red-blooded American male fantasizes about: towing two tractors at the same time. That's why Ram upped the ante with the 2013 2500 and 3500 pickups, working to give them class-leading towing capacity, in addition to much-improved interior fit and finish.
We recently took a few of these trucks for a spin -- and yes, towed two shiny red Case tractors -- at the scenic Chrysler proving grounds. Here's how it worked out.
The 2013 2500 and 3500 are Ram's newest heavy-duty pickups, the beefy center of a lineup bookended by the Ram 1500 light pickup and the beastly Ram 3500, 4500 and 5500 chassis cab trucks.
The trucks get a relatively minor styling update for 2013 -- headlights get the LED treatment and there are now four different grille options -- but more important is the upgraded drivetrain. A 5.7-liter V8 gasoline engine that kicks out 383 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque comes standard, but buyers can step up to a 6.7-liter Cummins I6 turbo-diesel producing 370 hp and a class-leading 850 lb-ft of torque. Both versions get a six-speed automatic transmission, but traditionalists can select a six-speed manual transmission if they decide to go with diesel power.
Because manufacturers aren't required to provide fuel economy information for heavy-duty trucks, Ram didn't fill us in on what kind of mileage a 2500 or 3500 owner can expect to get. Still, Ram is claiming a 10 percent increase in fuel efficiency over prior models.
But you don't buy a heavy-duty pickup truck to save the planet: You buy one to do Truck People things. Like towing.
When properly equipped with the 6.7-liter Cummins turbo-diesel, the Ram 3500 Tradesman regular cab can tow a trailer weighing a staggering 30,010 pounds. That's just a hair north of 15 tons, and it's about 3 tons more than the competitors -- like the Silverado 3500HD at 23,100 pounds -- can drag around.
What's it like to drive?
It's easy. In fact, it's almost too easy -- you feel like you should be breaking a sweat hauling those tractors or bales of hay or cinder blocks. The driving experience is utterly unremarkable, which is the highest compliment we can imagine giving a truck capable of moving loads you'll need a CDL tow on public roads.
The Rams are giant vehicles, and the first few minutes in the driver's seat are disorienting and even intimidating (though no doubt more intimidating for nearby drivers of smaller cars).
Once you establish where the truck ends and the lane of opposing traffic begins, however, you relax and cruise. Neither the gas-powered nor diesel-powered trucks felt underpowered while unladen, moving smoothly to expressway speeds and retaining enough reserve power to pass lesser, slower-moving vehicles.
Of course, the turbo-diesel is what you'll want if you plan on doing some haulin'. With the aforementioned 15 tons behind you, you'll notice a significant lag when you step on the throttle -- no surprise there. Soon, though, you'll practically forget there's a 30-foot trailer lurking back there -- until you almost take out a car while making a left turn from a stop sign. Don't ask us how we know.
Ram's two-mode engine braking system helps slow the whole rig down and makes you feel like a bonafide trucker in the process. In regular mode, the engine brake can actually be too aggressive; some drivers found themselves applying the gas while traveling downhill. So Ram engineers added a "smart" mode that only kicks in under heavy braking.
Interiors are capacious and comfortable. Upmarket trucks get the same easy-to-navigate 8.4-inch, Uconnect-powered touchscreen infotainment system available in all Chrysler Group products, but designers have seen fit to leave traditional audio and climate control switches in place, as well. It's a thoughtful, if redundant, feature that drivers hesitant to take their eyes of the road will appreciate.
Fit and finish are leagues ahead of anything Detroit was producing a decade ago regardless of towing capacity; we're not sure if we could have anticipated fine walnut trims making their way into pickups, but it sure does look purdy next to the tooled leather found in the line-topping vehicles. The trucks are also eerily quiet, even at speed, with the whistle of the turbocharger the only noise that intrudes the cabin.
Buy a feature-laden Longhorn, and you'll be able to listen to Outlaw Country or Willie's Roadhouse on the Alpine stereo system in air-conditioned serenity, your mind free to contemplate Truck People things like barbecue grills, the price of horse feed and whether anyone will notice if you top off your tanks with that sweet, sweet untaxed agricultural diesel.
Do I want it?
Almost certainly yes -- even if you're truck-averse, a few miles in the comfortable, commanding heavy-duty Ram pickups will have you picking out a CB handle and measuring your garage to see if the giant things will even fit.
The more relevant question is, do you need one?
Minimally, you'll be in $30,215 (less any regional incentives) for the bare-bones, rear-wheel-drive Tradesman, but you can easily spend somewhere north of $66,000 on a tricked-out diesel 3500 Laramie Longhorn.
While driving a Ram Power Wagon, we asked Ram brand director Bob Hegbloom -- conveniently located in the passenger's seat -- how anyone could justify spending luxury-sedan money on a pickup.
As it turns out, it's all relative. Often, "[a heavy-duty pickup buyer] has got a lot more money back there," he said, motioning toward the pricey (if imaginary) horse trailer we weren't currently towing and the possibly priceless (if equally imaginary) thoroughbreds contained within, "than he does in the truck."
For some, having a fancy-looking, comfortable pickup is nice, but having a capable, reliable pickup is essential. If a truck is a part of your life or livelihood -- a tool, not a toy -- the 2013 Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty pickups are well worth a look.


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Eulah B. Smith Allen, 84 - Clarington Ohio
Eula B. Smith Allen, 84, of Clarington, Ohio passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010 in Muskingum Valley Nursing and Rehab Center, Beverly, Ohio.
She was born November 7, 1925 in Grantsville, WV, a daughter of the late Ruby and Ona Roberts Smith. A petite woman with a huge spirit, Eula was strong and self-determined, loved equally as well by her family and all those who knew her. With a dazzling smile and pale blue eyes, she could talk to anyone she met, openly and honestly.
Eula was one of several telephone operators that operated the crank'em up Hur telephone exchange during the 20th century.
Eula was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Averill "A C" Allen, on March 21, 2010, an infant son, Richard Aden Parker; also by her siblings, Glendle, Denzil, Aden, Beulah, and Betty. She and her husband, had lived and reared their family near Clarington since 1961.
Surviving are five children, R. Michael (Betsy) Parker of Barnesville, Sharon (Ronald) Randolph, of Naperville, IL, Beverly (Eric) Zimmer of Marietta, Deborah (Charles) Myers of Beallsville, and Thomas Allen and partner, Earnest Rubio, of Denver, CO.
Twelve grandchildren, Michele Velas, Nicole and Ian Randolph, Dana, Adam, and Nathan Kinzy, Taylor, Morgan, Jaclyn, Tucker, and Sophia Myers; nine great-grandchildren, Megan and Thaddeus Velas, Jordan Randolph, Loralai, Montana, Austen, Jack, and Ruby Kinzy, and Wendy Engelhardt; three brothers, Dale Smith, Franklin Smith, and Don Smith; two sisters, Bonnie Byrd and Freda White Cotton; special friends, Terri Milosavljevic, and Brent and Kim Tisher whom she loved as her own children.
Visitation will be Friday from 2 p.m. until the time of the funeral service at 5 p.m. at the Harper Funeral Home, Beallsville.
Burial will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Smith Family Cemetery near Hur, WV.


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Q: selenium.common.exceptions.TimeoutException: Message: script timeout: result was not received in 30 seconds I put the script on the page, but I got this error ?

selenium.common.exceptions.TimeoutException: Message: script timeout: result was not received in 30 seconds

driver.set_script_timeout() doesn't help
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options
import time

options = Options()

options.add_argument("start-maximized")
driver = webdriver.Chrome(chrome_options=options)
driver.get("https://www.apple.com/")
driver.set_script_timeout()
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time.sleep(5)

A: Your async script doesn't return anything.
Selenium is expecting a callback to be triggered after the async script has completed.  If it doesn't get anything back after 30 seconds the script timeout kicks in and throws an error.
Instead of trying to run as an async script just try running it as a standard inline script.
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I received this book (the anthology BRIEF CASES) for free from the publisher for the purpose of review.
This was a pretty good short story. Dresden must go under cover to infiltrate a school and unravel a bullying mystery surrounding a good kid who just so happens to be half bigfoot.
I liked it, but I don't think Butcher exercised his writing skills that much in writing this. The story involves a lot of common Harry Dresden tropes: a paragraph long explanation for magical sight, fights against supernatural creatures which Harry can't win, pop culture references (in this case HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY), calling supernatural monsters 'predators' and normal folks 'prey'. Using tropes isn't a bad thing- the Dresdenverse is defined and strengthened by it's use of these tropes. But there can be too much of a good thing, and for me at least this short story returned to the well to much in such a short space. Also, stories involving bullying strike a bit too close to home for my taste. Your results may vary.


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Diane Victor est une dessinatrice et graveuse sud-africaine née en 1964 à Witbank.

Elle est une figure de la scène artistique contemporaine sud-africaine et internationale. Diane Victor est connue pour ses confrontations avec des sujets difficiles, parfois tabous et ses observations satiriques et sociales sur la politique sud-africaine contemporaine : questions de corruption, de violence et de distribution inégale du pouvoir.

Biographie
Diane Victor est née à Witbank, en Afrique du Sud. Elle a obtenu son baccalauréat en beaux-arts de l'université du Witwatersrand à Johannesburg en 1986.

De 1990 à aujourd'hui, l'artiste enseigne le dessin et la gravure dans diverses institutions sud-africaines, notamment l'université de Pretoria, Wits Technikon, Pretoria Technikon, Open Window Academy, Vaal Triangle Technikon, l'université du Witwatersrand, l'université Rhodes et l'université de Johannesbourg.

Elle vient régulièrement travailler en France notamment pour créer des lithographies avec l'Atelier le Grand Village en Charente limousine. Elle a été aussi invité pour une résidence avec la Fondation Blachère à Apt en 2017.

Œuvres
L'œuvre de Diane Victor fait appel à la figuration, bien souvent son autoportrait, pour faire apparaître des récits complexes relatifs non seulement à l'Afrique du Sud contemporaine mais aussi à un niveau plus universel. La guerre, la corruption, la violence domestique, publique et politique sont des sujets qui reviennent fréquemment dans son œuvre.

Selon Virginia Mackenny, l'œuvre met le public au défi . Singulièrement dépourvues de tout espoir d'ordre conventionnel, ces images rappellent Pieter Brueghel l'Ancien ou Jérôme Bosch dans leur vision pessimiste du monde et l'accumulation d'une folie sur une autre. Diane Victor dépeint une réalité chargée d'injustices, révélant la complexité de l'existence contemporaine. Sa .

Estampes
Parmi toutes ses œuvres de gravures à la pointe sèche, Birth of a Nation (Naissance d'une nation, 2009), publiée par David Krut Projects, l'artiste explore l'histoire de l'engagement colonial en Afrique dans le contexte de la corruption et de l'impérialisme contemporain. Elle utilise des références historiques et mythologiques comme point de départ pour insérer des récits sud-africains, en fusionnant une intrigue reconnaissable grâce à l'insertion de nouveaux personnages et protagonistes sud-africains.

Dans sa série de gravures en cours, débutée en 2001, Disasters of Peace (Désastres en temps de paix), Diane Victor fait directement référence à l'œuvre du peintre espagnol Francisco de Goya, Les Désastres de la guerre. Dans cette série, l'artiste évoque la critique de Goya sur les atrocités de la guerre tout en dénonçant la poursuite de la violence après la guerre, et dans le cas de l'Afrique du Sud, la période suivant la fin de l'apartheid. Mettant en lumière la violence quotidienne et négligée, cette série attire l'attention sur ce regard contemporain désensibilisé ou sur la tolérance de la violence. Comme l'explique Diane Victor : . En 2020, cette série se composait de 45 gravures, chacune représentant un désastre différent.

Dans l'œuvre 4 Horses, un ensemble de quatre estampes avec impression numérique supplémentaire, trois des quatre chevaux portent une figure humaine à l'intérieur, comme un fœtus. Le quatrième cheval porte une petite silhouette féminine attachée sur le dos.

Diane Victor travaille avec plusieurs ateliers de lithographie dans le monde entier, en Afrique du Sud, en France et aux États-Unis. Pour sa lithographie sur pierre Jumping the Shadow, l'impuissance est pressentie lorsqu'un énorme sanglier/homme sauvage semble sur le point de violer ou d'écraser le paysage existant dans son ombre. Le paysage dans l'ombre du sanglier prend également la forme d'une femme endormie. Le sanglier a été créé en utilisant la technique de la manière noire. D'autre part, la figure dans l'ombre est créée par un délicat travail au trait et un lavis qui exprime la vulnérabilité du paysage et de la femme endormie. Le sens est donc créé non seulement par le contenu graphique mais aussi par la technique et le médium.

Dessins à la suie
Le dessin à la suie est un technique pratiquée par Christian Jaccard dès le début des années 1970, ou par Jiří Georg Dokoupil depuis 1989. Diane Victor la pratique depuis 2001. Elle a réalisé une série de portraits d'individus laissés pour comptes, des prisonniers sud-africains en attente de jugement ou des enfants disparus. Ces portraits capturent des individus pris dans un moment de vulnérabilité, une idée renforcée par la nature fugace et fragile du support utilisé. Diane Victor utilise sa technique du dessin à la suie pour capturer à la fois le portrait du sujet et sa condition précaire qui se situe en quelque sorte entre la présence et l'absence. Diane Victor utilise le terme de « Ghosts » (« Fantômes ») qui met en évidence l'aspect insaisissable que donne visuellement l'œuvre une fois terminée. Cette série est conservée au Cap dans la collection de l'.

L'artiste s'intéresse à la corrélation directe entre la fragilité de la vie humaine ou animale  et la fragilité de l'image dessinée. Selon l'artiste, . Elle s'est intéressée à la nature extrêmement fragile de ces vies humaines et de toute vie, en essayant de traduire cette fragilité dans des portraits réalisés à partir d'un support aussi inconstant, fugace et fragile que la suie.

Diane Victor a utilisé le même médium pour exprimer la similarité entre le codage génétique humain et celui d'autres primates que l'artiste considère presque comme des .  (texte écrit par Diane Victor, 2019).

Dessin à la cendre
La technique d'utilisation de la cendre comme média s'est développée à partir de la gravure. Le grain et les valeurs de la gravure sont produits par la poussière de colophane saupoudrée sur une plaque à graver pour créer une aquatinte. Diane Victor a réalisé qu'un effet de texture similaire pouvait être créé sur un dessin en saupoudrant de la cendre. L'artiste a exposé de grands formats de ses dessins à la cendre à de nombreuses occasions, notamment lors de l'exposition « FUIR » à la Fondation Blachère à Apt en 2017 et à la Foire d'art contemporain Africain, Somerset House à Londres, en 2019 avec l'Atelier le Grand Village.

Expositions personnelles
 1990 : South African Arts Association, Pretoria Gallery on the Market, Johannesburg.
 1994 : exposition solo, Goodman gallery, Johannesburg.
 1997 : Joburg Theatre-Civic Theatre, commission, Tesson Theatre, Johannesburg.
 1999 : Goodman gallery, Johannesburg.
 2003 : Goodman gallery, Johannesburg.
 2005 : Dessins en suie, Michael Stevenson Gallery, Le Cap.
 2006 : Goodman gallery, Johannesburg.
 2009 : Artiste du festival, Aardklop exhibition, Potchefstroom.
 2010 : Smoke Screen: Frailty and Failing, David Krut Projects, New York.
 2010 : Transcend, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.
 2011 : Fables and Folly, Faulconer Gallery à Grinnell College, Iowa, USA.
 2011 : Brief Lives, artiste du festival, Innibos exhibition, Nelspruit.
 2011 : Ashes to Ashes and Smoke to Dust, University of Johannesburg art gallery.
 2012 : Ashes to Ashes and Smoke to Dust, University of Johannesburg Art Gallery.
 2012 : Diane Victor - Œuvres récentes David Krut Projects, New York.
 2013 : No Country for old women, KKNK, artiste du festival, Oudtshoorn.
 2014 : The Needle and the Damage Done, David Krut Projects, Cape Town.
 2015 : One Pound of Flesh, Goodman gallery, Johannesburg.
 2017 : Showing Truth to Power, David Krut Projects, New York.
 2018 : Little History, Johannes Stegmann Gallery, Bloemfontein.
 2018 : The 14 Stations, installation pour Aardklop Festival, University of Potchefstroom.
 2018 : Which Hunt, Goodman Gallery, Le Cap.

Collections publiques

 Afrique du Sud
 Johannesburg :
 Johannesburg Art Gallery ;
 Standard Bank ;
 université de Johannesbourg ;
 université du Witwatersrand.
 Le Cap, .
 Pretoria, .

 Autriche
 Vienne, Albertina.

 États-Unis
 Grinnell, .
 New York :
 Metropolitan Museum of Art  ;
 Museum of Modern Art ;
 Smithsonian Institute.

 France
 Apt, Fondation Blachère.
 Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France.

 Royaume-Uni
 Londres, Victoria and Albert Museum.

Bibliographie

 Philippa Hobbs et Elizabeth Rankin, Printmaking in a transforming South Africa, Parkwood: 2008, David Phillip Publishers, 1997  .
 Sophie Perryer, éd., 10 years 100 Artists: Art in a Democratic South Africa, 2004 .
 Personal Affects: Power and Poetics in Contemporary South African Art, 2004 .
 Elizabeth Rankin et Karen von Veh, TAXI-013: Diane Victor, Parkwood: 2008, David Krut Publishing Taxi Art Book. .
 Elizabeth Rankin, « Human rights and human wrongs: public perceptions of Diane Victor's Disasters of Peace », South African Journal of Art History, , .
 Rankin, Elizabeth, 2011. "Collateral: Printmaking as Social Commentary", Gus Fisher Art Gallery, University of Auckland
 Bronwyn Law-Viljoen, Juliet White, Karen von Veh et Luke Crossley Diane Victor – Burning the Candle at Both Ends  Parkwood: 2012, David Krut Publishing. .
 Karen von Veh, 2018 Rédaction pour Little History Johannes Stegmann Gallery, Université de Free State.
 Karen von Veh, 2012. "Loss and Transience in the work of Diane Victor." Diane Victor: Burning the Candle at Both Ends. Johannesburg: David Krut. pp.5-78.
 Karen von Veh, 2012. "Diane Victor, Tracey Rose, and the Gender Politics of Christian Imagery." African Arts. Winter 2012.Vol.45. no.4. pp.22-33
 Karen von Veh, 2012. "The intersection of Christianity and Politics in South African art: a comparative analysis of selected images since 1960, with emphasis on the post-apartheid era." De Arte 85. 2012. pp.5-25.
 Karen von Veh, 2009. "Saints and Sinners: Re-Evaluating gendered power bases entrenched by religious imagery." In A.A. du Preez (ed.) Taking a Hard Look: Gender and Visual Culture. Newcastle on Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp.47-70.
 Karen von Veh, 2007. "Considerations on the Sasol Wax Art Awards" De Arte 75, September 2007, pp. 64-72.
 Karen von Veh, 2007. "Transformations of Religious Icons in the work of Diane Victor." Proceedings of Transformation/s in Visual Culture. The 22nd Annual Conference of the South African Association of Visual Arts Historians, Published by VUT 2007 pp: 179-188.
 Karen von Veh, 2006. "Is there a place for Feminism in contemporary South African Art?" De Arte, No.73, 2006, pp.28-42.

Notes et références

Liens externes

 Goodman Gallery.
 David Krut Publishers.
 The Artists Press.
 Atelier le Grand Village.
 Art.co.za.
 MoMA.
 Artskop.

Dessinatrice sud-africaine
Graveur du XXe siècle
Graveur du XXIe siècle
Artiste contemporain sud-africain
Étudiant de l'université du Witwatersrand
Professeur à l'université Rhodes
Professeur à l'université du Witwatersrand
Professeur à l'université de Pretoria
Professeur à l'université de Johannesbourg
Personnalité féminine sud-africaine
Naissance en 1964
Naissance à Witbank


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Competence Fields
Reactor Safety
Core behaviour
Risk Analysis PSA
Electrical and I&C systems
Nuclear Regulations
Repository Research
Repository Codes
The Geoscientific Laboratory
Natural Analogue
Underground disposal
Scenario Development
Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Endlagerforschung (DAEF)
The Federal Radiological Situation Centre
Atmospheric dispersion modelling
Nuclear fuel
General Co-ordination
Nuclear Safety in Eastern Europe
Project Management Agency
Simulation Codes
RepoTREND: Repository Safety Analysis
Transport Studies
Project Geo-Sys
Project Geo-Dat
Sump Clogging
Press & Service
GRS Academy
ETSON Summer Workshop
Uwe Stoll new technical scientific director of GRS
(Köln, 1.7.2016) With effect from July 1, 2016, the supervisory board of Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH has appointed Dipl.-Ing. Uwe Stoll the new technical and scientific director of GRS. Stoll succeeds Prof. Dr. Frank-Peter Weiß, who left GRS to enter retirement.
In 1985, Uwe Stoll completed his studies of nuclear engineering at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute and then worked at the former Technical University of Zittau. Since 1990, his professional career to date included activities for Siemens AG, Framatome Advanced Nuclear Power and finally Areva, for which he held a management position until joining GRS. On the one hand, his work focussed on safety concepts and accident management concepts, generic safety issues as well as on accident analyses for boiling and pressurised water reactors. On the other hand, he dealt with the investigation and assessment of events at nuclear power plants and their commissioning. Since 2004, he has been a member of the Steering Committee of the KTA (Nuclear Safety Standards Commission) and was its chairman from 2009 to 2011. Since 2006, he has been a member of the Committee on Reactor Operation (RB) of the Reactor Safety Commission (RSK), for which he also held the chairmanship. In 2010, he was appointed to the central body of the RSK. Since 2014, he has been the chairman of the Committee on Electrical Installations (EE) of the RSK.
Uwe Stoll is 55 years old, married and father of three children.
About GRS:
GRS is a non-profit technical and scientific research and expert organisation. Its work focuses on nuclear safety and waste management. The shareholders of GRS are the Federal Republic of Germany (46%), the Länder of North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria (4% each) and the Technische Überwachungs-Vereine (together 46%). At its company locations in Cologne, Berlin, Braunschweig and Garching, GRS has around 440 staff, among them more than 350 scientists and engineers from various disciplines.
GRS is entirely financed by contracts. GRS's main customers in Germany are the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the Federal Foreign Office (AA), and the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS). The main international customer is the European Commission.
GRS gGmbH
Sven Dokter
E-Mail: sven.dokter [at] grs.de