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Spot-On was a brand name for a line of toy cars and commercial vehicles built in Northern Ireland (UK).
Spot-On was a new range from Tri-ang, a division of Lines Brothers, who, at one time, claimed to be the largest toy maker in the world. In the 1950s Dinky Toys, made in Liverpool, England, had a successful range of cars. These were joined in 1956 by Corgi Toys made by Mettoy. Corgi quickly grew to be the equal of Dinky in both the range and quality of its products. Not wishing to miss out on a commercial opportunity, Lines Bros. started its own range in 1959 using its factory in Northern Ireland. Murray Lines was put in personal charge of model selection.
The objective of Spot-On was identical to that of Dinky and Corgi - to make true-to-life models that also served as toys. Consequently, these models needed to be detailed but robust. As Dinky and Corgi were already established, Spot-On required a marketing gimmick. Dinky and Corgi were both a little loose with their scale - typically around 1:48 for cars, but Spot-On decided always to be exactly, "spot-on", 1:42. The company also adopted this scale for buses and commercial vehicles which made these models much larger than most Dinky and Corgi toys.
Spot-On tried first to establish itself in the British market, concentrating on a choice of cars that were familiar to Britons (the first was a UK Ford Zodiac). Even its name was one that was more easily understood in the UK than, for instance, in the States where Dinky and Corgi sold a large number of models. Spot-On models were well made, detailed and heavy. This, together with their larger size and smaller production numbers, made them more expensive than the competition. Consequently, they made a relatively small impact on the toy car market. However, backed by the Lines Brothers empire, the product range did not need to make an immediate profit to survive.
Although more conservative than Corgi Toys, Spot-On did introduce some innovations. In particular, several cars were redesigned to incorporate battery powered working headlights and, subsequently, detailed interiors which often featured interestingly dressed drivers and passengers.
Both large and small cars were chosen for inclusion in the range to fully accentuate the fixed 1:42 scale. Rolls Royce were represented initially by the Silver Wraith and, later, by the even larger Phantom V which featured working lights and members of the Royal Family as passengers. Smaller vehicles included the Isetta bubble car, the rare Meadows Frisky, the Fiat 500 and the Goggomobile. Also added were exotic sports cars such as the Aston Martin DB Mark III, Jensen 541, Daimler SP250, and Bristol 406, along with more mundane models such as the Hillman Minx and Austin A40.
In 1964, Lines Bros. acquired Meccano, the parent company of Dinky Toys and, rather than support two brands simultaneously, the owners decided to discontinue Spot-On in favour of Dinky. Some production continued in New Zealand and it was planned to produce, in Hong Kong, a range of American Cars for export to the United States but these were eventually re-labelled as the Dinky Toys "57" series - but retaining the 1:42 scale. From this point on Dinky adopted 1:42 as a general scale for its own new car and bus models although unlike Spot-On they did not always stick to this scale and continued to make both larger and smaller scales models to fit in with different price points in the market. Spot-On also made a line of doll's house furniture, using a different (1:16) scale.
Today, Spot-On models are as collectible as Dinky Toys and Corgi Toys and can command high prices. The Morris Minor 1000 is a particular favourite of collectors, because this car, which has almost cult status, was not in the Corgi and Dinky ranges. Unfortunately, many Spot-On models had artificial chrome attachments that have tended to not last as well as Dinky Toys of the era. However, there is a market in replacement parts, and some commercial enterprises will undertake full restoration of the models.
A collection of Spot-On models is viewable at http://www.euronet.nl/users/ramses and at http://spot-on-collector.com/
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spot — spot … Dictionnaire des rimes
Spot — Spot … Deutsch Wörterbuch
spot — [ spɔt ] n. m. et adj. inv. • 1889; mot angl. « tache, point » ♦ Anglic. I ♦ N. m. 1 ♦ Phys. Point lumineux réfléchi par le miroir de certains instruments de mesure (galvanomètre, etc.) qui se déplace le long d une échelle graduée. ♢ Tache… … Encyclopédie Universelle
SPOT — (satellite) Satellite Spot 5 Les satellites Spot (Système Probatoire d'Observation de la Terre ou Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre) sont une série de satellites de télédétection civils d'observation du sol terrestre. Sommaire … Wikipédia en Français
Spot 1 — Spot 5 SPOT (Système Probatoire d Observation de la Terre, später: Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre) ist der Name eines Satellitensytems, das die CNES in Frankreich zusammen mit Belgien und Schweden entwickelte. Die Firma Spot Image Group … Deutsch Wikipedia
Spot — (sp[o^]t), n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.] 1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spot — [spät] n. [ME < or akin to MDu spotte, akin to ON spotti, small piece (of ground)] 1. a small area of different color or texture from the main area of which it is a part; often, a mark made by some foreign matter; stain, blot, speck, patch,… … English World dictionary
SPOT — (englisch: "Punkt", "Fleck", "Pickel") bezeichnet: im Marketing einen kurzen Werbefilm, siehe Werbespot in der Fotografie ein Element der Belichtungsmessung, siehe Spotmessung in der Beleuchtung ein Licht, das nur einen begrenzten Teil eines… … Deutsch Wikipedia
spot — SPOT, spoturi, s.n. 1. (fiz.) Urmă luminoasă lăsată pe o scară gradată sau pe un ecran de o rază de lumină reflectată pe oglinda unui instrument de măsură, care serveşte ca indicator. ♦ Fascicul concentrat de lumină folosit pentru luminarea… … Dicționar Român


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Cinedigm Launches Esports Focused WHAM on Pluto TV
Bala Yogesh - October 23rd, 2018
Cinedigm (NASDAQ:CIDM) announced the launch of the esports channel, WHAM on the streaming television Pluto TV. As quoted in the press release: Created by gamers for gamers, WHAM is devoted to providing innovative and immersive programming covering all aspects of the gaming industry, from esports to casual gaming. The channel's offerings include original series, top … Continued
Cinedigm (NASDAQ:CIDM) announced the launch of the esports channel, WHAM on the streaming television Pluto TV.
As quoted in the press release:
Created by gamers for gamers, WHAM is devoted to providing innovative and immersive programming covering all aspects of the gaming industry, from esports to casual gaming. The channel's offerings include original series, top teams competing in intense esports tournaments, and in-depth coverage of live special gaming events, as well as insightful updates on all the latest in esports and gaming news.
"Pluto TV's dynamic platform is the perfect complement to Cinedigm's mission to redefine the traditional viewing experience," said Erick Opeka, Cinedigm's President of Digital Networks. "We're excited to bring WHAM's premium content to Pluto TV's rapidly growing audience, giving viewers access to an eclectic library of specially curated content that they simply cannot find anywhere else."
Pluto TV is the leading free streaming television service with over 100 live and linear channels and thousands of movies and television series on-demand. As part of this deal, Pluto TV's millions of monthly users will now be able to easily access Cinedigm's top-tier content as linear networks across all streaming, mobile and web-based devices.
"We are excited to welcome Cinedigm, a veteran industry leader in digital entertainment, to Pluto TV," states Amy Kuessner, SVP, Content Acquisitions, Pluto TV. "WHAM is the perfect addition to our channel lineup, as a trusted source and voice with an insider's view and an exciting slate of programming looking at the fast-paced world of esports and gaming."
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"Reading List for Outsiders" by Jordannah Elizabeth
Firstly, I should say this reading list is for readers who feel like outsiders. A wise person said, "People can make you feel like an outsider when you're actually on the inside," so feel free to heed as this reading list is not for to heal any wounds but to get your mind back into action and on the right track. Nonetheless, I believe there is no such thing as "the outside." Some people don't live by the status quo with can lead to a bit of social and cultural angst and loneliness. That is understandable. It's not in all in your head.
This reading list is to remind you that life is vast and inspiring.There are so many topics and conversations we overlook because we feel like we don't belong or no one can identify with our experiences. These books are compiled intuitively. I think of a theme, then go to my library and literature just flies into my hands. This list is made up of books that want to be read. They want to belong, they want to live inside your minds eye. My one sincere request is that if the theme of this list is something you identify with, let the books in. Let them live on the inside and show you, you were never an outsider, just a genius who deserves more support and understanding.
The Collected Poems
by Sylvia Plath
Jazz Diasporas: Race Music and Migration in Post-World War II Paris
By Rashida K. Braggs
Outliers: The Story of Success
Vulnerability in Resistance
Edited By Judith Butler, Zeynep Gambetti, and Leticia Sabsay
Creative Writer's Notebook: 20 Great Authors & 70 Writing Exercises
By John Gillard
Bone Black
By bell hooks
By Maria Mies and Vandana Shiva
Braving the Days
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With all this amazing sunny weather, many of us are either heading to the seaside, or planning holidays to coast, and who can blame us? As this sort of weather is virtually unknown in the UK and we all want to make the most of it.
As we return from our well-deserved breaks and vacations, we bring back with us fond memories of sun, sea and sand, and we want to recreate those happy times within our own homes. Well for those who have been inspired by the beach life and coast images, it is not that hard to add some seaside magic to your living space.
Simply by choosing decorations that suggest the impression of the sea or the beach, choosing a colour scheme of corals, sands and turquoises, and hanging pictures that depict the ocean, will instantly set you on the road to creating a seaside theme. But how do you start off?
Seaside themes are all about natural light, open spaces and minimal fixtures.
Keep the basic colours white, off white or cream, but add accents of ocean blues such as turquoise, gorgeous coral peaches, and sandstones and beiges.
You can add these colours with furniture, such as a statement sofa in peach or sky blue, or wall hangings, or paint a wall in a soft blue. You can also add spots of colour with cushions or plants and rugs in contrasting colours.
Keep everything natural, as if they all just drifted up from the beach. So nothing modern or manmade, unless it has been crafted from natural elements. Wood, sandstone, shells or decorations made from pebbles look amazing in a seaside theme.
Also furniture crafted from old styled wood is a good match. You can even whitewash wooden furniture to make it look more sun-bleached.
Simple decorations that come in bright natural colours will be very effective for a seaside theme. Look for unusual items such as old sand buckets, picture postcards that you can frame, or even wooden signs from seaside hotels.
Make sure any colours in decorations pick out the main colour scheme, so choose them with hues of marine blues, sandy tones or coral peaches. You can intensify the colours in the decorations but just make sure they are from the same colour palette.
Keep drapes and curtain light and breezy by choosing light coloured nets, and opt for muslin and not heavy velvet or and curtains that are lined. Ideally you want large, open windows that let in a lot of light, but if this is not possible, don't let the drapes cover the windows, make them more of a windswept feature, by choosing soft and lightweight curtains in white or cream colours.
Dotting little lamps around the living space with seaside connections will all add to the seaside theme. Choose bright white lights to add a fresh ocean appeal, and create the impression of a larger and brighter space.
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module DiscourseApi
  module API
    module Invite
      def invite_user(params = {})
        args = API.params(params)
          .optional(
            :email,
            :skip_email,
            :custom_message,
            :max_redemptions_allowed,
            :topic_id,
            :group_ids,
            :expires_at
          ).to_h

        post("/invites", args)
      end

      # TODO: Deprecated. Remove after 20220506
      def invite_user_to_topic(params = {})
        deprecated(__method__, 'invite_to_topic')
        invite_to_topic(params[:topic_id], params)
      end

      def invite_to_topic(topic_id, params = {})
        args = API.params(params)
          .optional(
            :email,
            :user,
            :group_ids,
            :custom_message
          ).to_h

        post("/t/#{topic_id}/invite", args)
      end

      def retrieve_invite(params = {})
        args = API.params(params).required(:email).to_h

        response = get("invites/retrieve.json", args)

        response.body
      end

      # requires this plugin => https://github.com/discourse/discourse-invite-tokens
      def disposable_tokens(params = {})
        post("/invite-token/generate", params)
      end

      def update_invite(invite_id, params = {})
        args = API.params(params)
          .optional(
            :topic_id,
            :group_ids,
            :group_names,
            :email,
            :send_email,
            :custom_message,
            :max_redemptions_allowed,
            :expires_at
          ).to_h

        put("invites/#{invite_id}", args)
      end

      def destroy_all_expired_invites
        post("invites/destroy-all-expired")
      end

      def resend_all_invites
        post("invites/reinvite-all")
      end

      def resend_invite(email)
        post("invites/reinvite", { "email": email })
      end

      def destroy_invite(invite_id)
        delete("/invites", { id: invite_id })
      end
    end
  end
end

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Q: How to show $m(A) = m(A \backslash Z)$ Let $m$  be the Lebesgue measure, and $Z$ a set of measure zero, $A \subset \mathbb{R}$
Then intuitively, $m(A) = m(A \backslash Z)$
How to show this?
Attempt: $m(A \backslash Z) = m(A \cap Z^c)$ Is there a way to turn that $\cap$ upside down and use countable additivity?

A: $m(A)=m(A \cap Z)+ m(A \cap Z^C)$
but we know that $0 \leq m(A \cap Z) \leq m(Z)=0$.
Hence $m(A)=m(A \cap Z^C).$

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Humans can be one of the most interesting subjects to photograph because of their varied character and personality and when creating a portrait, just like any other genre of photography, you will need to give importance to composition in order to create visual impact and connection with the viewer.
A portrait needs to convey the character and mood of the person and composing a portrait can be a bit tougher than you might think.
In order to create engaging portraits and not snapshots, you need to have the skills and technical knowledge in making portraits. Here are six composition techniques that can be used to improve your portraits.
You may all have heard about the basic rule that most photographers start with – the rule of thirds. In order to create a visual impact in your portraits, when shooting in portrait mode, it is best to have the eyes of the subject on the upper third of the frame.
If you are shooting in landscape mode, then going by the rule of thirds, it is good to have the dominant eye of the subject on or near one of the vertical lines of the rule of thirds grid.
When making a portrait, you are capturing the character and features of the person. So do not hesitate to get close and fill the frame with your subject's face. Do not limit yourself to just the headshots, but try filling the frame when you do head and shoulders shots, medium shots or three-quarter shots.
When making portraits, you do not have to eliminate or blur the background, instead use the elements like doors, windows, lines, etc. to frame the subject to keep the viewer's attention on your subject.
You can also use elements like windows, doors, arches or any other natural or manmade structures in the foreground to frame your subject to create visually interesting images.
Lines are another interesting feature when it comes to composition for any genre of photography. They can be so powerful and be used to lead the viewer into the frame to your subject.
This is a very important technique that needs to be taken care of. If you are making a portrait where the subject is looking to one direction, then, always leave space in the direction your subject is looking into (in front of them) just like how you would leave space in the direction of movement of your subject.
Do not stop with just straight up shots at eye level, but change angles to show your subject from a totally different perspective. You can get higher or lower or move to the left or right of your subject to get the right composition and personality of your subject. It also helps avoid certain distracting elements behind or around your subject.
These are some of the many composition techniques required to create stunning portraits, but with the techniques mentioned here, you can create beautiful well-composed portraits. Once you master these techniques, do not hesitate to break these techniques in a creative way.


닻미술관은 가을을 맞이해 특별 기획전시 를 준비했습니다. 미국에서 초청한 두 명의 사진가, 로니 그래험 Lonnie Graham과 제인 볼드윈 Jane Baldwin은 각각 '세계와의 대화 A Conversation with the World'(1987-현재), '남겨진 강: 카라 여인의 이야기 Only the River Remains: Kara Women Speak'(2004-현재) 다큐멘터리 프로젝트를 선보이며 타인에 대한 진정 어린 이해와 관용, 사랑의 가치에 대해 깊이 있는 대화를 건넵니다.
로니 그래험은 30년간 '세계와의 대화'를 진행하며 6개 대륙, 50여 개국에서 만난 사람들에게 여덟 가지 주제 -기원origins, 가족family, 삶life, 죽음death, 가치관values, 전통tradition, 연결connections, 서구 문화western culture에 대해 공통 질문을 던지고 그들의 사진을 찍어왔습니다. 제인 볼드윈은 아프리카 에티오피아를 10년 동안 방문하며 오모강(Omo River)에서 살아가는 카라 여인의 삶을 사진과 영상 등으로 기록했습니다. 특히 그는 댐 건설과 개발 정책으로 생태계는 물론 카라인의 생존까지 위협받는 모습을 보고 이들의 목소리를 전하기 위해 애쓰고 있습니다.
는 이처럼 두 작가의 의미 깊은 프로젝트의 화합으로 이루어졌습니다. 전시 공간에 들어서면 로니 그래험이 촬영한 27명의 인물 사진이 관람객을 둘러싸고 카라 여인과 오모강의 풍경이 이들과 함께 호흡하며 마주합니다. 더불어 닻프레스에서 발간된 매거진 '깃' 9호와 두 작가의 사진 출판물이 전시를 더욱 풍성하게 만듭니다.
로니 그래험과 제인 볼드윈의 두 프로젝트는 결국 같은 이야기를 향합니다. 바로 각자 삶의 문화를 지켜내기 위해 고군분투하는 모습은 우리의 삶과 결코 다르지 않다는 사실입니다. 이는 타인의 목소리에 진심으로 귀 기울여야 하는 이유이기도 합니다. 공감의 울림으로 가득한 닻미술관의 새로운 전시, 로 여러분을 초대합니다.
For the autumn season Datz Museum of Art has prepared a special exhibition titled, "Resonant Voices." Two photographers from the United States—Lonnie Graham and Jane Baldwin—have been invited to present their documentary projects: "A Conversation with the World" (1987-present) and "Only the River Remains: Kara Women Speak" (2004-present), each engaging in profound conversations about the genuine understanding and generosity of others and the value of love.
Over the past 30 years, Lonnie Graham has carried out his "Conversation with the World" in more than 50 different countries on six continents. He asks the people he meets common questions concerning eight subjects—origins, family, life, death, values, tradition, connections and western culture—and photographs them. For one decade Jane Baldwin has visited Ethiopia, Africa, documenting the lives of Kara women living on the Omo River through photography, voice recordings and video. Baldwin is especially focused on bringing their voices to the world after witnessing the imperiled ecosystem and endangered livelihood of these women due to the construction of dams and other development policies.
Resonant Voices was made as a collaboration between the two artists' meaningful projects. As viewers enter the exhibition space, they are surrounded by 27 portrait photographs taken by Lonnie Graham, and then come face-to-face with the Kara women and landscapes of the Omo River. In addition, the 9th issue of the magazine Gitz, published by Datz Press, and the two artists' photographic publications add scope to the exhibition.
The two projects by Lonnie Graham and Jane Baldwin are ultimately directed toward the same story. The lives of these people struggling are no different from our own lives. We are all struggling, essentially, to preserve our world and culture. For this reason we must listen to their voices sincerely. We invite you to the new exhibition "Resonant Voices" at Datz Museum of Art, which we hope resonates long after you leave the museum.
different things meet to become stronger.
We are looking to become one again.
with the deep eyes of the sky.
conversation resounding between us all.
a quiet sound of the world can be heard.
You are here in the place I emptied myself.
we ask the way back.
대중교통 이용 시 초월읍사무소 정류장에 내리신 후 전화주시면 오시는 길을 알려드립니다.


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Q: Issue with grails fixtures and domain class validation I am new to fixtures in grails and have bumped into this problem in my code.  I am trying to use fixtures to build an instance of the following domain objects:
class Tree {
    static constraints = {
        relationships(
            validator: { relationships, tree->
                relationships &&
                !(relationships.isEmpty()) &&
                relationships.every { it.validate()
            }
        )
    }
    static hasMany = [
        relationships: Branch
    ]
}

class Branch {
    Tree tree
    static constraints = {}
}

I have tried these implementations, all of which result in a validation error:
fixture {
    Build {
        //oak(Tree)
        //oakBranch(Branch){ tree = oak }

        //oakBranch(Branch){ tree = ref("oak") }
        //oak(Tree)

        //oak(Tree){ relationships = [ ref("oakBranch") ] }
        //oakBranch(Branch)
    }
}

All implementations return the same error: "on field of 'relationships': rejected value [null]".  Any help will be much appreciated, thanks.

A: I am not sure what you are trying to accomplish with your custom validator by checking for relationships && !(relationships?.isEmpty()) && however, if you remove it and re-write your code as follow you can bypass your error :
class Tree {
    static constraints = {
        relationships (
                validator: { relationships, tree->
//                    relationships &&
//                            !(relationships?.isEmpty()) &&
                            relationships.every { it.validate()}
                }
        )
    }
    static hasMany = [relationships: Branch]
}

fixture.groovy:
import tree.*
fixture {
    Build {
        oak(Tree)  {  }
        oakBranch(Branch){ tree = oak }

        //oakBranch(Branch){ tree = ref("oak") }
        //oak(Tree)

        //oak(Tree){ relationships = [ ref("oakBranch") ] }
        //oakBranch(Branch)
    }
}


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Wiktor Felixowitsch Wekselberg (, wiss. Transliteration ; * 14. April 1957 in Drohobytsch, Ukrainische SSR) ist ein russischer Investor und Oligarch, der dem russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin nahesteht. Er ist Mitbegründer der Renova Group () – mit Sitz in Moskau, ein 1990 gegründetes Konglomerat mit Beteiligungen an Aluminium, Öl, Energie, Telekommunikation und einer Vielzahl anderer Sektoren. Haupteigentümer und Präsident ist Wekselberg. In 15 Jahren wuchs sein Vermögen auf sechs Milliarden Dollar und beträgt heute etwa das Doppelte.

Seit dem 6. April 2018 steht Wekselberg auf der Liste von Sanktionen nach der Krimannexion durch Russland der USA. Seitdem schrumpfte sein Vermögen in wenigen Monaten um zwei bis drei Milliarden Dollar, laut Forbes.

Nach dem russischen Überfall auf die Ukraine verschärften die Vereinigten Staaten im März 2022 ihre Sanktionen. Auch Großbritannien, die EU und Australien verhängten Sanktionen, beschlagnahmten im Zugriffsbereich sein Vermögen und verhängten ein Einreiseverbot. Inzwischen hat sich auch die Schweiz den EU-Sanktionen angeschlossen.

Herkunft und Ausbildung
Wekselberg wurde im westukrainischen Drohobytsch südlich von Lwiw geboren. Sein Vater war Ukrainer jüdischer Herkunft, seine Mutter Russin. Sie war Mitglied der Kommunistischen Partei der Sowjetunion (KPdSU) und ist gemäß Wekselberg "bis heute von dieser Ideologie überzeugt". Bedingt durch das Studium in Moskau konnte Wekselberg 1974 erstmals Drohobytsch verlassen. 1979 schloss er sein Studium an der Fakultät für Automatisierung und Computertechnik (Abteilung für automatisierte Steuerungssysteme) an der Staatlichen Universität für Verkehrswesen Moskau (MIIT) ab, wo er mit Leonard Blavatnik, seinem späteren Geschäftspartner studierte. Er absolvierte ein Aufbaustudium am Rechenzentrum der Akademie der Wissenschaften der UdSSR.

Bis zum Fall des Kommunismus 1991 arbeitete er als Forschungsingenieur (u. a. Software für staatliche Energiekonzerne) viele Jahre in einem Staatskonzern, dem Pumpenhersteller "Institute of Advanced Pneumatics" in Moskau. Während des Umbaus der Wirtschaftsform der Sowjetunion (Perestroika) startete er ab 1988 parallel seine Karriere als Unternehmer. Laut Spiegel-Interview von 2006 war Wekselberg Laborleiter einer Firma, die Erdöl förderte, als Michail Gorbatschow 1988 mit Glasnost erstmals private Geschäfte per Gesetz erlaubte.

Er unterhält zahlreiche Wohnsitze, sein Hauptwohnort ist laut Forbes Magazine Moskau. Nach Abschaffung der Pauschalbesteuerung für reiche Ausländer im Kanton Zürich kündigte Wekselberg an, im Herbst 2010 seinen Wohnort aus diesem Kanton in den Kanton Zug zu verlegen. Nach eigenen Aussagen sei die geringe Steuerbelastung im Kanton Zug allerdings nur ein Grund von vielen für den Umzug.

2017 kaufte Wekselberg über die Lamesa-Group – mit Sitz in Panama – einen zyprischen Pass ("Goldenes Visum") und erlangte damit die Unionsbürgerschaft der Europäischen Union. Im August 2014 beteiligte sich Lamesa in Höhe von 1 Milliarde Euro an der Kapitalerhöhung der Bank of Cyprus. Gleichzeitig wurden der US-Handelsminister Wilbur Ross (Paradise Papers) und der ehemalige KGB-Beamte und Freund Putins, Vladimir Strzhalkovskiy, zum stellvertretenden Vorsitzenden der Bank gewählt. 2015, nach seinem Rücktritt als Vorstandsmitglied, verkaufte Strzhalkovskiy einen Teil seiner Anteile an Wekselberg. Ross trat von der Bank zurück, nachdem er 2017 als Handelsminister bestätigt worden war. Ab 19. Januar 2017 war Lamesa direkt oder indirekt Eigentümerin von 9,3 Prozent der Aktien der Bank und damit größter Einzelaktionär und Wekselberg wurde 2017 die zypriotische "Ehreneinbürgerung" verliehen.

Werdegang
Auf seinen Reisen zu den Ölfeldern fiel ihm auf, dass Elektrokabel nach einem Jahr entsorgt wurden und große Müllhalden entstanden waren. Für den Antrieb der Pumpen wurden Elektrokabel benötigt. Mit Freunden gründete er die Kooperative NPO KomWek (Kompanie Wekselberg), die ein Verfahren zur Rückgewinnung des Kupfers entwickelte und anfänglich Tauschhandel betrieb sowie für den Irkutsk Aluminium Konzern arbeitete.

Durch den Verkauf über staatliche Außenhandelsfirmen an große deutsche Firmen erlöste er für eine Tonne Kupfer 3000 Dollar. Für die entsprechende Menge Kabelschrott zahlte er jedoch nur 100 Dollar, da damals den staatlichen Energiekonzernen der Wert des Kupferschrotts unbekannt war. Nach einem Jahr setzte der Staat dem ein Ende. Wekselberg importierte preisgünstig gebrauchte Computer im Westen, rüstete sie mit eigener Software aus und verkaufte sie teuer an staatliche Energiekonzerne. Durch diese Geschäfte mit staatlichen Energiekonzernen wurde Wekselberg reich.

Renova-Gruppe
1991 gründete er mit seinem ehemaligen Mitstudenten und Exilrussen Leonard Blavatnik die Renova-Gruppe (auch Access-Renova). Zwei Drittel der Anteile gehören zu Wekselbergs KomWek und ein Drittel zu Access Industries. Blavatnik lebte in den USA und brachte über sein Investmentunternehmen Access Industries westliches Kapital in das gemeinsame Unternehmen ein. Die Renova ist hauptsächlich in Russland, den GUS-Staaten, der Schweiz, Südafrika und den Vereinigten Staaten tätig und profitierte 1993 finanziell von der Privatisierung der Aluminiumindustrie in Russland unter Jelzin. Wekselberg beteiligte sich in den 1990er Jahren auch an den harten Kämpfen um die Kontrolle der russischen Aluminiumindustrie. Er kaufte Raffinerien im Ural und in Ostsibirien auf, um sie 1996 zur Siberian-Urals Aluminium Company (SUAL) zu vereinigen, die damals rund 20 Prozent des russischen Aluminiums produzierte. Besonders wertvoll sind die europaweit größten Bauxitvorkommen des Konzerns und die Kontrolle über den zweitgrößten russischen Energieproduzenten Irkutskenergo, der die preiswerte Energie für die Aluminiumproduktion liefert. Renova erwarb sich schnell den Ruf, eines der fortschrittlichsten Investment- und Geschäftsunternehmen in Russland zu sein, und investierte in zahlreichen Branchen. 1994 führte Renova in Russland die erste feindliche Übernahme eines Unternehmens nach westlichem Muster durch und nutzte konsequent die Möglichkeiten der Privatisierung staatlicher Betriebe.
Die Renova-Gruppe, mit diversen Sitzen und Ablegern weltweit, umfasst seither Erdöl-, Erdgas-, Maschinenbau-, Chemie-, Telekom-, Immobilien- sowie Versorgungsunternehmen, Gold- und Platinminen sowie einen Private Equity Fund.

TNK-BP
Nach der Wiederwahl von Boris Jelzin als russischer Staatspräsident im Jahr 1996 beteiligte sich Wekselberg an den Versteigerungen von Staatsbetrieben. Im Juli 1997 konnte er zusammen mit der Alpha-Gruppe 44 Prozent der Tyumen Oil Company (TNK) übernehmen. Dafür sollten 810 Millionen US-Dollar in die TNK, eines der größten russischen Öl- und Gasunternehmen, investiert werden.

Noch im Jahr 1997 übernahm Wekselberg die Kontrolle über diese Gesellschaft. 2003 wurde ein Joint Venture mit dem Ölkonzern British Petroleum (BP) gebildet und die TNK-BP Ltd. in der Steueroase Britische Jungferninseln gegründet. British Petroleum (BP) investierte damals rund sieben Milliarden USD und brachte internationale Erfahrung und technische Perfektion ein. Die anderen 50 % hielt das damalige Konsortium ARA. Die Access Industries von Leonard Blavatnik hielt zusammen mit der Renova Group von Wekselberg einen Anteil von 12,5 %, die Alfa-Gruppe des Oligarchen Michail Fridman einen Anteil von 37,5 %.

Auf Druck der russischen Regierung unter Wladimir Putin musste TNK-BP im Juni 2007 ihren Anteil am ostsibirischen Gasfeld Kowytka deutlich unter Wert an Gazprom verkaufen. Wekselberg war Leiter der Erdgassparte von TNK-BP und versuchte seither, die Anteile zurückzukaufen. Seit 2013 ist das Unternehmen eine hundertprozentige Rosneft-Tochter. Wekselberg erlöste 7 Milliarden Dollar für seinen Anteil von 12,5 % an TNK-BP.

2003 vereinbarte Wekselberg mit einem Investmentunternehmen der britischen Bankdynastie Fleming dessen Beteiligung mit 23 Prozent am umstrukturierten SUAL-Konzern.

2006 gab es in Russland noch immer keine Gerichtsbarkeit, kein Unternehmensrecht, das vor unsauberen Übernahmen schützte, sowohl privates Eigentum, als auch große Konzerne waren betroffen.

Im August 2006 leiteten die russischen Aluminiumriesen RUSAL der Oligarchen Oleg Deripaska und Roman Abramowitsch (gegründet 2000) und SUAL eine Dreierfusion mit dem Schweizer Rohstoffhändler Glencore von Marc Rich (mit Sitz in Baar) ein.

Am 14. Februar 2007 erfolgte der formelle Zusammenschluss zum – gemessen an der Produktionsmenge – weltgrößten Aluminiumkonzern. An dem dadurch erweiterten RUSAL-Konzern besaßen die früheren Eigentümer von Rusal 64,5 %, die SUAL 21,5 % und Glencore 14,0 %.

Der RUSAL-Konzern hat einen globalen Marktanteil von beinahe einem Fünftel, sein Wert wird auf etwa 25 Mrd. $ geschätzt, und er unterhält Produktionsstandorte vor allem in Russland, aber auch in den USA, Skandinavien, China und Afrika sowie Bauxit- und Tonerderaffinerien in Russland, der Ukraine, Afrika, Australien und Südamerika.
Wekselberg ist Aufsichtsratschef; die Geschäfte werden von Deripaska als CEO geführt, der auch im Aufsichtsrat sitzt. Neuer Generaldirektor wurde Aleksandr Bulygin.

Strafrechtliche Anklagen

Fall Sulzer 2009
Im April 2009 kündigte das Eidgenössische Finanzdepartement die Eröffnung eines Verwaltungsstrafverfahrens gegen Wekselberg, Ronny Pecik und Georg Stumpf an. Ihnen wurde vorgeworfen, beim Kauf von Beteiligungen am Maschinenbauunternehmen Sulzer gegen Meldepflichten verstoßen zu haben. Im Oktober 2010 wurde das Verfahren gegen Wekselberg, Ronny Pecik und Georg Stumpf gegen eine Wiedergutmachungszahlung von insgesamt zehn Millionen Franken eingestellt.

Fall OC Oerlikon 2010
Im Januar 2010 wurden Ronny Pecik, Georg Stumpf und Wekselberg vom Eidgenössischen Finanzdepartement je eine Buße von 40 Mio. Franken wegen vermeintlicher Nicht-Meldung einer Gruppe beim Verkauf eines Aktienpakets der damaligen Unaxis (heute OC Oerlikon) von Victory an Wekselberg auferlegt. Der russische Vize-Ministerpräsident und Finanzminister Alexei Kudrin beschwerte sich daraufhin über die Buße. Nach einem Brief Wekselbergs an den russischen Ministerpräsidenten Putin im März 2010 intervenierte dieser und beauftragte den stellvertretenden Ministerpräsidenten Igor Schuwalow mit dem Fall. Ende Mai 2010 wurde bekannt, dass Wekselberg das Verfahren ans Bundesstrafgericht in Bellinzona weiterzog. Wekselberg, Pecik und Stumpf wurden vom Bundesstrafgericht am 23. September 2010 freigesprochen. Die Bußen in der Höhe von je 40 Mio. Franken sind hinfällig. Das Eidgenössische Finanzdepartement verzichtete nach eingehender Analyse der Urteilsbegründung auf den Weiterzug des Urteils vor das Schweizerische Bundesgericht in Lausanne.

Bestechungsverdacht 2016
Anfang September 2016 wurde gegen Mitarbeiter der Energiefirma ZAO KES (heute "T Plus") wegen Bestechung in den Jahren 2007–2014 ermittelt.

Renova-Gruppe in der Schweiz
2004 richtete Wekselberg in Zürich einen Zweitwohnsitz ein und gründete dort die "Renova-Gruppe" (Renova Group Equity Holdings AG und Renova Management AG). Im Spiegel-Interview gab er jedoch an, seine Zukunft als Russe in Russland zu sehen und ein Angebot, Gouverneur der Halbinsel Kamtschatka zu werden, wenn es käme, würde er ernsthaft prüfen.

Sein Rechtsanwalt Carl Stadelhofer stellte ihm den Manager Thomas Borer vor, den Wekselberg dann einstellte. Wekselberg kaufte sich ein in die Züblin Immobilien Holding und forciert seine internationalen Beteiligungen.

Renova hält auch, aus Schweizer Sicht bedeutende, Beteiligungen an Nachfolgern einst berühmter Schweizer Konzerne und weiteren Unternehmen:
 Züblin Immobilien (Ende 2004)
 Unaxis (Juli 2006, Übernahme von 10,25 % der Anteile der Österreicher Ronny Pecik und Georg Stumpf an ihrem Unternehmen Victory Industriebeteiligung)OC Oerlikon (im Januar 2007 wurde die Erhöhung auf 13,8 % bekanntgegeben, im Mai 2008 auf 39,1 %, im Juni 2010 auf 46,11 %)
 Saurer (Juli 2006, über 10 %, die Victory hielt damals über 33 %, im April 2007 aber "eine kleine, nicht meldepflichtige Beteiligung")
 Sulzer (April 2007, Übernahme von 32 %, davon 17,5 % in Aktien und 14,4 % als Call-Optionen, mit den Österreichern Ronny Pecik und Georg Stumpf und ihrem Unternehmen Victory Holding über das je hälftig gemeinsame Beteiligungsunternehmen Everest)
 Ascom (Februar 2007)
 Schmolz + Bickenbach (September 2013, 25,5 %)

In Südafrika will Wekselberg Mangan und in der Ukraine Titan fördern.

Avelar Energy
Im Dezember 2006 gründete die Renova Holding das Unternehmen Avelar Energy Ltd. und Avelar Management Ltd., welches schon im Februar 2007 den italienischen Konzern Energetic Source SPA kaufte, der wiederum ein Drittel der Anteile am größten italienischen Windenergieerzeuger Vento Energia kontrolliert. Gleichzeitig begann Avelar Energy Ltd. mit dem schweizerischen High-Tech-Konzern OC Oerlikon, an welchem die Renova mit knapp 14 Prozent beteiligt ist, die Entwicklung und Produktion von eigenen Solarzellen.

Am 7. März 2007 gab die Avelar Energy Ltd. bekannt, dass sie in Italien, der Schweiz und Deutschland innerhalb von fünf Jahren 1 Mrd. $ in erneuerbare Energien investieren werde. Mit Wind-, Sonnen- und Bioenergie sollen 1.000 Megawatt produziert werden.

Verhältnis zu Putin und Medwedew
Wekselberg finanzierte die Überführung der sterblichen Überreste des russischen Philosophen Iwan Iljin und der seiner Frau von Zollikon nach Moskau und die Beisetzung im Donskoi-Kloster. Vor allem der russische Filmemacher Nikita Michalkow war maßgeblich an der Verbreitung von Iljins Ideen im postsowjetischen Russland beteiligt. Er verfasste mehrere Artikel über Ilyin und kam auf die Idee der Überführung und Umbettung, so wie Iljin es in seinem Testament gewünscht hatte. Die Wiederbestattungszeremonie fand im Oktober 2005 statt. Putin war persönlich an der Überführung von Ilyins sterblichen Überresten nach Russland beteiligt und weihte 2009 sein Grab. Iljin war 1922 des Landes verwiesen worden (Philosophenschiff). Ulrich Schmid nannte Iljin den Stichwortgeber des neuen Putin'schen Nationalismus.

Putins diskrete Bezugnahmen auf den russischen Philosophen Iwan Iljin zwischen 2000 und 2008 verstärkten sich nach 2012 noch. Nachdem Putin, der "geliebte und gefürchtete" (Eltchaninoff) Präsident, Iljin zitiert hatte, verteilte die russische Präsidialverwaltung im Januar 2014 Schriften des russischen Philosophen an Gouverneure, wichtige Beamte und die Kader von Einiges Russland, insbesondere das Werk "Unsere Aufgaben". Die in den Reden vermittelte Doktrin "verspricht dem Rest der Welt eine eher unruhige Zukunft", so Michel Eltchaninoff 2014.

Im März 2010 erhielt Wekselberg von Präsident Dmitri Medwedew den Auftrag, in Skolkowo bei Moskau mit dem Innovationszentrum Skolkowo das russische Pendant zum amerikanischen Innovationszentrums Silicon Valley aufzubauen.

Vermögen
Mit einem geschätzten Vermögen von 13,4 Milliarden US-Dollar ist er gemäß Forbes Magazine 2018 auf Rang 99 der reichsten Menschen der Welt sowie auf Rang 9 der reichsten Russen.
Wekselberg kaufte im Februar 2004 von der Familie Forbes in New York City für rund 100 Millionen Dollar ihre berühmte Peter-Carl-Fabergé-Sammlung mit 190 Kunstwerken, darunter auch neun kaiserliche Fabergé-Eier, die er im Kreml und bei weiteren Ausstellungen, wie auch in Zürich oder Berlin ausstellte. Durch Zukäufe hat er seine Kunstsammlung inzwischen auf mehr als 4000 Objekte erweitert.

Mit dem Staat vereinbarte er die Einrichtung eines Museums im St. Petersburger Schuwalow-Palais, in dem künftig seine und weitere private Sammlungen ausgestellt werden können. Seit 2013 befindet sich seine Kunstsammlung in dem von seiner Stiftung The Link of Times Cultural and Historical Foundation betriebenen Fabergé-Museum in Sankt Petersburg.

In Moskau plant er die ersten größeren privaten Museen Russlands.

Immobilien
Die österreichische Tageszeitung Kurier gab im Mai 2007 bekannt, dass Wekselberg "die teuerste Immobilie Kroatiens" – eine gründerzeitliche Prachtvilla im Zentrum von Dubrovnik – erworben habe und eine Renovierung beabsichtige. Für "Bevorzugungen" beim Erwerb habe Wekselberg der Stadt Dubrovnik eine Konzerthalle versprochen.

Stiftung
Wiktor Wekselberg gründete 2000 mit Freunden die kulturhistorische Stiftung The Link of Times Cultural and Historical Foundation, welche außer Landes gebrachte historische und kulturelle Schätze suchen und nach Russland zurückholen soll. Im September 2006 zahlten Wekselberg und seine Freunde über die Stiftung 1 Mio. US-$ für die Rückführung jener 18 Glocken, die einmal zum Moskauer Danilow-Kloster gehörten und lange in Harvard waren. Im Sommer 2007 erfolgte die Rückführung nach Russland und für Harvard wurden Ersatzglocken hergestellt. Die Glocken waren 1930 vom amerikanischen Diplomaten und Industriellen Charles Crane vor dem Einschmelzen durch die Bolschewiken gerettet und auf verschlungenen Wegen in die USA gebracht worden. Dort wurde für sie eigens ein Turm im Lowell House der Harvard-Universität errichtet.

Jet und Yacht

Anfang März 2022 haben die USA einen Airbus A 319 und die im Hafen von Palma de Mallorca liegende Megayacht Tango von Wekselberg blockiert.

Fußball
Für die Saison 2006/07 hielt Wekselberg die Vermarktungsrechte für die internationalen Freundschaftsspiele des argentinischen Fußballteams.

Sanktionen nach Krimannexion und Überfall auf die Ukraine durch Russland
Seit dem 6. April 2018 steht Wekselberg auf der Liste von Sanktionen nach der Krimannexion durch Russland der USA. Seitdem schrumpfte sein Vermögen in wenigen Monaten um zwei bis drei Milliarden Dollar, laut Forbes.

Seine Vermögenswerte in den USA wurden eingefroren, bei Schweizer Banken soll Privatvermögen von zwei Milliarden Schweizer Franken blockiert worden sein. Wekselberg bezeichnete diese Sanktionen als "illegal und unfair" und kündigte an, rechtlich dagegen vorzugehen. Um noch größere Vermögensverluste zu vermeiden, senkte er seine Beteiligung beim Technologiekonzern Sulzer von ursprünglich 63 auf unter 50 Prozent.

Die Postfinance verweigerte ihm die Eröffnung eines Kontos wegen unverhältnismässigem Aufwand. Das Berner Handelsgericht gab der Bank Recht (Urteil aus der Schweiz vom 17. November 2020). Gegen diesen Entscheid zog Wekselberg weiter vor das Bundesgericht, dieses gab Wekselberg Recht.

Im März 2022, nach dem russischen Überfall auf die Ukraine, verschärften die Vereinigten Staaten ihre Sanktionen. Auch Großbritannien, die EU und Australien verhängten Sanktionen, beschlagnahmten im Zugriffsbereich sein Vermögen und verhängten ein Einreiseverbot. Inzwischen hat sich auch die Schweiz den EU-Sanktionen angeschlossen.

Anfang März 2022 haben die USA einen Airbus A 319 und die im Hafen von Palma de Mallorca liegende Megayacht Tango von Wekselberg blockiert.

Privates
Er ist verheiratet mit Marina Wekselberg und hat zwei Kinder, Irina (* 1980) und Alexander (* 1988). Irina absolvierte die Business School an der Yale University und arbeitet für die Renova-Gruppe in Manhattan.

Weblinks

 Website Renova Group (engl.)
 Forbes List
 Wekselberg auf Russland Aktuell
 Machtnetz von Viktor Vekselberg: Russische Sphinx
 Walter Mayr: Traumpaar vom Zürichsee, Der Spiegel, 22. Juli 2007
 Projekt Potemkin, Focus, 23. März 2013

Einzelnachweise

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Träger des Alexander-Newski-Ordens
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Does this sound familiar? Your coworker comes back after two weeks in a tropical paradise. She's tan, relaxed and passing around photos of herself in her swimsuit on a catamaran, enjoying an umbrella drink at a luau and swimming with sea turtles. You think to yourself that the way you spent your week off—helping your elderly mom move to a retirement apartment—wasn't quite so glamorous! And you don't feel very rested, that's for sure!
It's a well-known fact that family caregivers who are also employed often spend most of their vacation time tending to the needs of their loved ones. They use up their days off day by day as they take elderly loved ones to the doctor, supervise their rehabilitation appointments, take them shopping, drive them to activities at the senior center, and help keep their home safe and in order.
If their elderly loved one lives with them, chances are the caregiver can't leave Mom or Dad unsupervised. And maybe the caregiver is part of the Sandwich Generation, caring for aging parents and underage children alike. Or maybe they live at a distance from their senior parents, and take their vacation time traveling to Mom or Dad's community, fitting a year's worth of assistance and support into that week or two.
Mental health experts tell us that taking a vacation is very important! It is a time for renewal and for recharging our emotional batteries. The change of scene and change of pace help us avoid burnout at our job, and give us a break from the usual stresses we face each day. Savvy employers know this, and encourage their employees to take the time off. Yet surveys show, many Americans fail to take all the vacation time to which they are entitled. And caregivers, even if they take all their leave, aren't spending it in relaxing, spirit-renewing activities.
"Money is tight." Studies show caregivers spend an average of $5000 per year on their loved one's care, and that leaves them with a lot less discretionary income. But travel need not be prohibitively expensive. Recreation departments and community colleges may offer economy tours. Senior travelers are eligible for special discounts and travel packages. Or consider a "staycation," checking out museums and other points of interest in your area, perhaps spending a weekend at a local spa, resort or Airbnb rental. If you're a camping fan, look online to find state parks or other scenic locales. And don't be afraid to ask around: Out-of-town friends and family members who know how much you do for your loved one might be happy to open their home to you, or they may have an available vacation home or timeshare.
"I feel guilty leaving my loved one at home." Remind yourself (and perhaps also your loved one, if some of the guilt you're feeling is coming from that direction) that vacationing has demonstrable health benefits. A few years ago, University of Pittsburgh and State University of New York at Oswego researchers reported that people who take regular vacations have a substantially lower risk of heart disease and heart attack. The change of scenery and routine decrease stress and depression, improve sleep, increase mental sharpness and even give a boost to our immune system. Remember: Taking care of your own health helps you be a better caregiver for your loved one.
"There's no one to take care of my loved one while I'm away!" This is a time to take stock of your family's options. Do other relatives live in the area? Ask them to stay with your loved one or have your loved one stay with them while you are gone. If this is not an option, check into respite care through local nursing homes and other senior living communities. And this is a great time to check out professional in-home care, if you haven't already discovered the many benefits of this service. A professional in-home caregiver can provide companionship, assistance with the activities of daily living, housekeeping and meal preparation, medication supervision, and transportation to places your loved one likes to go. To increase your peace of mind and allow you to totally relax on your vacation, the caregiver can provide you with regular reports. If in-home care seems beyond your budget, this is a good time to hold a family meeting and see if others can share the cost.
"I use all my vacation time providing care for my loved one! There's none left for travel." This is another way in-home care can support working caregivers. Through the year, let the caregiver take over some of those tasks that you usually have to do during your normal working hours, which quickly deplete your vacation days—like taking your loved one to healthcare appointments, picking up prescriptions, preparing nutritious meals, and providing supervision and companionship if your loved one has memory loss. And here's a huge plus for you and your employer alike: Having a caregiver provides the peace of mind that lets you be a more productive, focused employee.
"My elder loved ones live at a distance. I need to spend all my vacation time visiting them." More and more Americans are finding themselves in this situation. Our mobile society means that often, adult children are providing care from a distance. It's not uncommon for a married couple to be caring for both spouses' senior parents—and if one or both of the older couples are divorced, that could mean four separate destinations to cover over the year! One solution is to travel with senior loved ones if they can do so. Rent a comfortable lakefront cottage or take a cruise. If you can, hire in-home care through the year to take up the slack on some of those maintenance tasks that usually eat up your time during a visit. And give yourself permission to "branch out" for part of the trip. You already paid the airfare or made the long drive; after visiting the folks, take a few bonus days to yourself at a pleasant destination nearby.
There's one kind of "getaway" that family caregivers want to avoid! Wandering is a common occurrence when a loved one has Alzheimer's disease or other dementia. Read on to the next article to find tips for understanding and preventing this problem.


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Torridge District Council works as part of the Safer Devon community safety partnership to improve the quality of life for residents in Torridge, by reducing crime and disorder and improving community safety and security.
We work closely with the Police, Elected Members and other community and voluntary organisations about issues that concern residents.
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Raise public awareness of both the true incidence of crime, and our work to reduce the fear of crime.
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Eight years into my grand plan, my Prince Charming left the scene when my children were 4 days old and 1.5 years old. At the age of 30, my fast track "successful" life took a major detour.
I had many sleepless nights wondering how I could be a "good" mom and still create a life for myself. How was I going to provide a loving home for my children if I was always tired from doing everything myself? How would I financially make it all work? Who would love and care about me? How did I end up here? What did I do wrong? I felt disconnected and alone.
The physical and emotional stress of divorce, single parenting, and the type A, brain driven, need to plan and control way-of-life, manifested in migraine headaches, a lump in my breast, and Scleroderma, an autoimmune disease. My body was screaming at me to pay attention to how I was choosing to live. I finally got the message, made changes and my life changed dramatically.
The breast lump was removed and no re-occurrence in over 19 years. I chose to care for my body through alternative health practices and in May 2016, my 10 year diagnosis of Scleroderma was reversed! Migraine headaches lessened. Love showed up in a most unexpected way (playing volleyball) and I remarried 17 years ago. Laughter, fun and a sense of team grew in my home. Calm replaced frantic (most of the time).
With my personal life in harmony, I became focused on my work life. I knew there had to be a more fulfilling career than understanding tax law and letting people know how much they owed the IRS, but I wasn't sure what career would allow me feel the joy I felt in my home. I now know that making a living doing work you love is not only possible, but necessary for overall well being and longevity.
I predominantly made major life choices from my head, but realized my best results didn't happen that way. The shift to follow from the heart (with my head being a support player), brought a cascade of opportunities that resulted in my meeting Dr. Sue Morter, who became both a mentor and a friend. It was through her teachings of energy, body chemistry and embodiment that I made a conscious connection between intellect and feelings. With the intention of using practical daily tools to bring body, mind and spirit together, The Center for Redesigning Life was born. Now I get to use my brain, heart and energetics to support people seeing, learning and feeling their way to a life that excites them.
Being "real" and creating authentic relationships has always been a priority to me. I have had the same best friend for over 45 years, and have been blessed with many other long lasting friendships. The newest chapter in my life, being a life coach and working with bioenergetics, has attracted another group of fascinating friendships.
It has taken me thirty plus years of life experience, raising a family, several businesses, and an insatiable curiosity to create and understand what I wished I knew years ago. It was more than just formal learning, "figuring it out" and using brain power. In fact, most of us overlook the key factor in learning how to live the life we are destined to have. I now consciously know how I did it and can teach others these same practices. It is my intention to help you find out in a fraction of the time it took me.
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The hospitality industry in Toronto is forecasting an increase in demand for skilled workers by the year 2020.
The Let's Get Cooking! initiative focuses on developing fundamental skills through hands-on training in restaurant and catering services offered by Class Celebrations.
One main highlight of this project will also have participants develop and showcase a daily special menu item created by a participant to allow the public to sample and give feedback on their own creation.
Class Celebrations has embarked on its social initiative to provide employment opportunities for socially marginalized individuals, newcomers, and youth who face employment barriers through the restaurant, catering, and special event services offered.
With the aid of other agencies, Class Celebrations aspires to provide opportunities to strengthen and further develop the skills of participants for them to gain a competitive edge in the hospitality industry.


Obeticholic acid is also called 6-Ethylchenodeoxycholic acid. It is a new derivative of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) in human primary bile acids, a natural ligand for farnesoid x receptors (FXR). Obeticholic acid was developed by American pharmaceutical company Intercept as the first drug to treat cholestatic liver disease in 20 years, and it is administered on patients that do not respond well to or cannot tolerate the old standard treatment drug ursodeoxycholic acid. Obeticholic acid has also been tested to treat a more common form of fatty liver – non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Obeticholic acid can also be developed to treat other liver and intestine diseases.
Obeticholic acid belongs to FXR stimulants, activating FXRs and indirectly inhibiting Cytochrome P450 Family 7 Subfamily A Member 1 (CYP7A1) expression. As CYP7A1 is a rate-limiting enzyme of bile acid biosynthesis, obeticholic acid can inhibit the bile acid synthesis and is used to treat primary biliary cirrhosis.
In a placebo control phase III clinical trial, Obeticholic acid increased levels of two biomarkers indicating lowered risk in liver transplant. The composite end point of the clinical research is that alkaline phosphatase lowered by at least 15%, serum alkaline phosphatase activity was 1.67 times lower than the normal upper limit, and bilirubin levels were within normal range; alkaline phosphatase is a biomarker indicating liver disease severity. An American 6-week, multi-center, randomized, and double-blind clinical trial included 64 cases of type 2 diabetes patients with NAFLD, and it proved that Obeticholic acid not only increased insulin sensitivity, but also improved liver inflammation and fibrosis levels, and it has certain weight-reducing effects. However, this conclusion requires further investigation with a larger and more long-term follow-up, as well as scientific backing in liver pathology.
Verbeke, L, et al. "Obeticholic acid, a farnesoid X receptor agonist, improves portal hypertension by two distinct pathways in cirrhotic rats."Hepatology 59.6(2014):2286-98.
Silveira, M. G., and K. D. Lindor. "Obeticholic acid and budesonide for the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis." Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy 15.3(2014):365.
ChEBI: A dihydroxy-5beta-cholanic acid that is chenodeoxycholic acid carrying an additional ethyl substituent at the 6alpha-position. A semi-synthetic bile acid which acts as a farnesoid X receptor agonist and is used for treatme t of primary biliary cholangitis.
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This week's Shabbos Shorts is sponsored by the Blitzstein, Scher and Elbaum Family in memory of the 11th Yahrzeit of their husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, Nathan Blitzstein, z'l (Nisson Ben Shaul).
Becca & Brett Kugler on the birth of their daughter, Maital Liora. Mazal Tov also to grandparents Maddy and Sam Kugler, Phyllis and Ralph Mollerick, and Neal and Nechama Jacobs, and to the great-grandmothers Shonny Kugler and Lorraine Heller and their extended families. A special Mazal Tov to the siblings , Akiva, and Boaz.
There will not be any Youth Groups on the first two days of Pesach. On the 7th and 8th days of Pesach, Youth Groups will take place at the regular time in the regular locations.
The second yahrzeit of Rav Anemer zt"l will be marked with our second annual Siyum Tanach at Seudah Shlishit April 28, Shabbos Tazria-Metzorah, around the time of the Rav's Yahrzeit (Rosh Chodesh Iyar). The Adult Education Committee has divided the Tanach into 133 sections, and all have been spoken for.
To be a sponsor or otherwise contribute to the Siyum call Simi Franco at the Shul office, 301-593-4465, ext. 401.
Rabbi Rosenbaum's Wednesday morning shiur in Tehillim will resume after Pesach.
Rabbi Moshe Arzouan's advanced Gemara shiur for men will resume Wednesday, April 25.
Rabbi Rosenbaum's Chumash shiur for women Wednesday nights will resume after Pesach.
Yesodei Hatorah will resume after Pesach.
Linas Hatzedek will resume after Pesach.
Rabbi William Millen – Shiur will resume April 21, 1 hour before Mincha, in the Beis Medrash.
On the last day of Pesach (April 14), the Kemp Mill/White Oak Eruv WILL BE DOWN. Please plan accordingly.
Please watch your children – The number of children wandering the Shul on Shabbos without adult supervision appears to be growing. Wallpaper has been stripped off walls and wheelchairs damaged by children on their own. Please encourage your child(ren) to take care of the Shul as if it were their home.
We would like to notify the community of a problem with cucumber salad that was purchased on Wednesday, April 4 at Shaul's kosher market. The salad was made with an ingredient that is kitniyos. Please return the product to the store for a full refund. In the event the product was used with any utensils, the utensils are still kosher for Passover. We wish the community a Chag Kasher v' Sameach.
Bnei Akiva meets this Shabbos at KMS at 5pm. A walking group leaves YISE at 4:30pm.
The Franco Foundation and Maot Chittim (Food For Passover) – This week is your last chance to help families and individuals within our community who are less fortunate and struggling. The Franco Foundation will be sending out assistance to families and individuals to help with their preparations for Pesach. Please send your tax deductible donations to The Franco Foundation, 613 Bromley Street, Silver Spring, MD, 20902. You may also contact Allan at thefrancofoundation@gmail.com if you know of persons or families who might need our help, and we will respond promptly.
Presentation for Emunah Women's Neve Michael Children's Village – at the home of Marion and Bernie Muller, 11557 Daffodil Lane, on Chol Hamoed Wednesday April 11, 8pm. Neve Michael is home to over 300 at risk children in Israel.
LinkedIn—Intermediate Level – For those who have created a profile and want to ramp up use of their network. Wednesday, April 11, 1-2:30pm, 200 Wood Hill Road, Rockville. Sponsored by JSSA. Info/register at www.jssa.org.
Learn the Ropes -Join the fun at the Ropes course in Sandy Springs Adventure Park, Thursday, April 12, Chol Hamoed, 9:30am – 1:30pm, 16701 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring (weather permitting). For ages 7 and older. Dress comfortably and don't forget food and drinks. Huge discount on tickets – only $25 per person! For more info and to RSVP contact Miriam Friedman at mfriedman2@yahoo.com.
Find a New Job in Half the Time – Learn networking tips to create success at every event, create real connections, and find great hidden jobs. Monday, April 23, 2-4pm, 200 Wood Hill Road, Rockville. Sponsored by JSSA. Info/register at www.jssa.org.
Join NASA and film maker, Dan Cohen, Sunday, April 29, 7pm – Come to the screening of An Article Of Hope, a story of Israeli Astronaut Col. Ilan Ramon and the Space Shuttle Columbia, as it explores the journey of the tiny Torah from a German concentration camp to the heights of space. (May not be appropriate for students 7th grade and younger) Q&A session following the screening with: Col. Carl Walz – former NASA Astronaut and Space Station resident on Expedition 4, Dan Cohen – Emmy Award winning movie producer/director, Benjamin J. Neumann – director, NASA's Human Spaceflight Capabilities Division and Dr. Jitendra Joshi – NASA scientist. No charge, MJBHA. For info contact Ellie Katz Neumann, 301-460-4118 or elliekatz@verizon.net .
Rides and Volunteers for Seniors – The Senior Connection, a non-profit organization serving lower Montgomery County, provides free escorted rides to scheduled medical appointments, helps with grocery shopping and pays friendly visits or makes phone calls to share companionship. To request assistance contact seniorconnectionmc.org. Volunteers are also needed, with trips typically scheduled during non-rush hours and less than 5 miles from home. For information go to www.seniorconnectionmc.org or contact Marcia Custer, 301-962-0820.
Sunday, April 29 – YISE Annual Banquet honoring Seth & Masha Katz. See insert.
The Youth Minyan will meet on the first two days of Pesach promptly at 9:15am in the small Social Hall.
Post-Pesach Pizza Raffle! Enter for a chance to win the first pizza out of Ben Yehuda's oven after Pesach and help the YISE Youth Department. Tickets are $10 each, or two for $18. To purchase tickets, email alitwack@yise.org. Deadline is April 12.
* PLEASE NOTE THAT CHOMETZ CANNOT BE PURCHASED AT GIANT, SAFEWAY, OR TARGET IMMEDIATELY AFTER PESACH AS THE DISTRIBUTOR WHO SUPPLIES THESE STORES IS JEWISH. CHOMETZ MAY BE PURCHASED FROM THESE STORES BEGINNING MAY 13, 2012, FOUR WEEKS AFTER PESACH.
If you have questions about any other stores, please contact Rabbi Rosenbaum.
Next Shabbos Shorts Deadline: Tuesday, April 10, at 12 Noon.


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Where could we put utility solar in south Georgia?
Where could we find 380 acres for a 30 Megawatt solar plant in south Georgia? Here's a clue from Texas.
How about on the proposed coal plant site in Ben Hill County?
Of course, it doesn't have to be that big, or all in one place. How about on top of a landfill? How about on the cotton fields next to Valdosta's Sallas Mahone Elementary School? Energy to air condition the school instead of drifting pesticides, and profit to the landowner! How about at the airport? At the mall parking lot? On top of the new county palace? On the warehouses in Hahira?
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Let us not focus on the things that have divided us in the past, but rather use this opportunity to build a stronger community, a stronger education system.
together as a community to achieve a goal that the overwhelming majority see as in our best interest. We have an opportunity that we should not squander. It doesn't take a lot of money. It takes dedicated people, calling their friends and neighbors, canvasing every neighborhood, holding open and honest forums, and answering questions to the very best of their ability.
Let us not focus on the things that have divided us in the past, but rather use this opportunity to build a stronger community, a stronger education system. Let us find opportunities to work together to benefit our students, teachers, police, firefighters, farmers, small local businesses and all the rest of us who call this community home.
We have an opportunity that we should not squander. Let us work as one community for the benefit of all our citizens; students, seniors, family, friends, urban, rural, conservatives, progressives, Wildcats and Vikings.
This entry was posted in Activism, Community, Economy, Education, Elections and tagged Community, Education, Election, forum, friends, Gretchen Quarterman, justice, LCDP, liberty, Lowndes County Democratic Party, neighbors, opportunity, questions, referendum, school on November 13, 2011 by admin.


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