In the shade of the majestic acacia trees of central eastern Namibia stand the buildings of one of the happiest places of learning in Africa. This is the home of Hunters Namibia Safari's Private School, which is sponsored solely from the proceeds of trophy hunting safaris undertaken by this company.
In the world of sport hunting there is often an emphasis primarily on the size, number and trophy criteria of the animals taken. There is so much more going on behind the scenes, however, that it is gratifying to look beyond the usual common values, to appreciate what hunters and the sport of hunting can and do contribute to our world.
SCI members are well aware of the many valuable programs offered in conjunction with this organization: Sportsmen Against Hunger for example, as well as various excellent educational programs, both at the national and local levels.
Less well known are some of the more oblique ways in which hunters' fees and the sport of hunting can benefit the less fortunate among the world's people. One shining example of this is the tiny school on the vast Kalahari Desert lands of Rooikraal, the safari ranch of Joof and Marina Lamprecht, located near Omitara, Namibia.
If it were not for the existence of this school, many young local children would not have the privilege of returning home to their parents at the end of every school day, but would have to attend boarding schools several hours away in the city, returning home only for long holidays. The quality of the education that is available to them is also, sometimes, sub-standard.
A short visit to this special place of learning leaves you convinced that Joof, Marina and the small dedicated teaching staff have achieved their goals and so much more. This little school, known to so few but educating so many of the Namibian citizens of tomorrow, is a perfect example of trophy hunting benefiting the local community in a very effective way. For more information on the Hunters Namibia Safari's Private School you are invited to visit their web-page at www.huntersnamibia.com or contact Joof Lamprecht at huntersn@mweb.com.


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Listen to 1991: The Greatest Year in Music hosted by WXPN's Mike Vasilikos on Slacker
By Bruce Warren • Oct 13, 2015
Nirvana. Pearl Jam. U2. A Tribe Called Quest. 1991 was a pop culture changing year. WXPN's Mike Vasilikos explains why…
1991: Things get dark with U2, Nirvana, Metallica and My Bloody Valentine
By Julie Miller • Jul 24, 2015
Things get dark in 1991, with grunge, shoegaze and heavy metal taking the reins.
1993: A long list of seminal releases from some big acts
The 1993 crop of new musicians included Liz Phair, Sheryl Crow, and Radiohead.
1989: Madonna, Nirvana, The Pixies and NWA rock this year in music
Russia was at the forefront of a lot of minds in 1989, as was the controversial and forward-thinking Madonna.
What was the greatest year in music?
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Q: Solutions for the equation $x^{d} = a$ in a finite group implies $(d, |G|) = 1$ As title suggests, I want to show that if the equation $x^{d} = a$ has a solution for every $a\in G$ then $d$ and $|G|$ must be relative primes.
Actually this is an equivalence but the inverse direction is clear but I don't even know how to prove this direction.

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Today was the first snow while I've been in Korea!! I forgot how much I love snow and I'm actually really excited for more of it to come! Though, I'm sure when I have to walk to class in a blizzard, I'll think differently; but as of right now, it was really exciting!
Then the snow started falling in a steam of white wind!
After about 20 minutes, the sun made an appearance and then the clouds fell away altogether.


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BSkyB Prepares First 3D Opera Broadcast
LONDON: BSkyB, the second TV provider in Europe to launch a 3D channel, has scheduled what will be the first opera done in the stereoscopic format. Sky is telecasting Donizetti's "Lucrezia Borgia" live in 3D Feb. 23. The satellite TV provider is collaborating with production company ENO on the project. Sky is calling the telecast the "world's first quadcast," because it will be transmitted live on Sky Arts 2 in HD, on Sky 3D and into select U.K. cinemas, as well as on a "deferred relay" in 2D to cinemas around the world.
Mike Figgis, creator of the Oscar-winning film, "Leaving Las Vegas," is making his operatic debut as the director of "Lucrezia." Nine performances of the production are scheduled at the London Coliseum through March 3.
Donizetti's opera follows the story of Lucrezia in a love-vengeance cycle involving her husband, Alfonso, and her illegitimate son, Gennaro. As with all opera, there are anger issues, a marked lack of rational communication and copious amounts of poison wine. Claire Rutter plays Lucrezia; Michael Fabiano her son Gennaro and Alastair Miles plays Alfonso, with Paul Daniel conducting.
Sky executed its planned launch of a 3DTV channel Oct. 1, but was beat to the punch by Virgin Media, which scurried to launch live 3D Sept. 28.
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Going, going, gone! Tsukiji market holds last tuna auction before move
Oct. 6, 2018	02:55 pm JST	 Oct. 21, 2018 | 12:06 am JST
By Shingo Ito
Brian Wheway
Oct. 6, 2018	03:19 pm JST
Its a sad day when an institution like S.F.M closes, its an end of an era, but, its poor condition didn't help, ive been there a few time with my son, and it was a lovely atmosphere, all of the hustle and bustle of daily business, I just hope the new place can replicate the same atmosphere.
Unless tuna fishing is more strictly limited the new auction site could see the last tuna auction ever within the next decade.
The new site will feature state-of-the-art refrigeration and confine throngs of tourists to special galleries behind glass.
The perfect way to ensure there will be no throngs of tourists I suppose, who in their right mind would want to go watch a fish market devoid of character from a gallery behind glass?
sf2k
the tourists were getting in the way so that's why they'll be behind glass. Maybe they can add audio and video and some pay as you go telescopes
Those are some tiny tunas. Fishing out the juveniles it's only a matter of time. Tuna will be wiped out soon, since Japan doesn't know the meaning of conservation
The new auction site has made a lot of accommodations for tourists. However, the new site will not have the same allure as Tsukiji, which I'm sure will result in a huge reduction in the amount of tourist who visit the new auctions. The Tsukiji market was an exciting 'in your face' type of atmosphere and most people went there many times. (I've been there 7 or 8 times). I think most people will only go to new site once just to check it out.
BackpackingNepal
Relocation! Relocation! Relocation!
That puts the Google Map another update. Heard even Billingsgate and Smithfields Market in London are planning to be relocated.
Anyway, there might be the documentary about this last day at Tsukiji Market, probably in Youtube by Only in Japan and Abroad in Japan.
Am guessing the new one will have a gift shop, mascot, soft cream and many announcements and recorded messages in four languages.
Joe Duncan
Another historic site going the way of history. Hopefully the one in Toyosu will be the start of new clean, safe and Tuna management.
Brian and Joe, Your hopes are not going to be met, I predict.
Toyosu looks sterile as the moon if it was designed by Tokyo Metropolitan politicans...as it is. There is no way it can "replicate the same atmosphere."
So far, with continued problems, leaks, and water upwelling through the liquid soil foundations, "Toyosu will be the start of new clean, safe and Tuna management" is highly unlikely. Will be convenient for the trucks and such.
It is such a shame and did not have to be. The old site could have been completely rebuilt in place. Perhaps they will be back once the Toyosu site proves unsafe and untrusted. Sigh. It has been a rough day to witness the end.
lostrune2
The new site will be more professional operations
I don't understand this obsession that Tsukigi is unsafe an unhygienic. Been mostly made of wood, it's elasticity would be able to withstand an earthquake, and modern technology can fire-proof wood. As for hygiene, I was never food poisioned once.
I remember the old food circle in Taipei many years ago. Like Tsukigi it was hussle and bussel, had atmosphere, character. The new gleaming circle so ultra modern is never the the same to me. At least it was not relocated.
Personally, I have no intention of watching auctions behind glass screen. Sounds like an aquarium.
MIZUNO EMIKO
One of the traditional spot was gone.But some diner in Tsukiji will remain.Though this spot will be a little lonely,I hope local government to conserve that historical place filled with fishmonger's memory.
Bungle
Q: "who in their right mind would want to go watch a fish market devoid of character from a gallery behind glass?"
A: Japanese.
what's the plan for all the rats? When they notice the food source is gone, they'll move out into all the neighbours buildings, and beyond


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The biggest tech revolution of the 21st century isn't digital, it's biological. A breakthrough called CRISPR gives us unprecedented control over the basic building blocks of life. It opens the…
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Broadway Pedestrian Boulevard Made Permanent
Posted: February 16, 2010 by the third place
After months of study and deliberation, New York City has decided to make its pedestrian-priority spaces a permanent fixture on sections of Broadway around Times and Herald Squares. The decision to keep the revised street plan, which had been operating under trial review since last summer, came despite vehicle travel times falling short of projected improvements. The plan was originally sold on the basis that it would improve vehicle flow by 17%. It improved 7%.
More importantly, the roadway enhancements vastly improved pedestrian and motorist safety. According the City's Department of Transportation, pedestrian injuries are down 35% while motorist and passenger injuries decreased 63%. And 80% fewer pedestrians are walking in the streets despite increased usage of Times and Herald Squares, ostensibly due to … Continue reading
Posted: February 12, 2010 by Luis Estrada
Before moving to the DC area two years ago, I had lived in New York City for the previous 18 . Never owned a car there (or a local driver's license!),and it wasn't until I relocated here that I realized how effortless it was to live a pedestrian life there…Stores were abundant and usually well stocked; restaurants, museums, and galleries were everywhere (…mostly frequented by tourists that we locals had to put up with); and in general whatever you needed ), was at your disposal 24 hours a day.
It's been a bit of a struggle for me to sustain a similar pedestrian life here. I am still coming to terms with giving up an almost zero carbon footprint … Continue reading
Project Profile: The Burnside Rocket
Posted: February 7, 2010 by the third place
Tacking onto Elza's post on Silver Spring's future form, I came across this building a few weeks ago and couldn't help but think of Fenton Village. It's cheerful, gritty, and almost certainly would feel at home in a neighborhood that already boasts an array of colors, from the similarly red Pyramid Atlantic to the tastefully pink Jackie's Restaurant.
And while the Burnside Rocket may seem to offer little in the way of architectural distinction other than a few eccentric shutters painted by local artists (which I think are quite neat), between its crimson painted walls is a powerhouse at work. The LEED-Platinum certified structure is built both to last, approximately 300 years according to the project's website, and operate … Continue reading
Suburban Food Trucks
Mohamed Elrafal is a native of Egypt and a former antiques dealer who runs the Ali Baba Falafel cart at the Bethesda Farm Women's Market. By allowing a complementary use to lease space, the market gains income to stay viable in the midst of redevelopment (the market is zoned CBD-1).
Elrafal serves falafel, gyro, and his mother's recipe for ful medames, a traditional Egyptian street food of stewed fava beans that is so good, it will make you rethink your relationship to legumes. The guy is really cooking. His falafel is spiced with whole cardamom seeds and accompanied by distinctly seasoned red cabbage, banana peppers, and vinegary lettuce. It's wrapped in a thinner pita than the gyros, which get … Continue reading
The Form of Georgia Avenue to Come?
Posted: February 2, 2010 by Elza Hisel-McCoy
DC-based Division1 Architects are stepping up with some cool contemporary design on the Avenue in Silver Spring. Their ALC, Inc., headquarters building at the corner of Georgia Avenue and Ripley Street (just a few doors down from the new home of Joe's Record Paradise!) transforms a shuttered Italianate-ish pawn brokerage into a multi-layered bit-of-the-other, with planes and masses sliding along and above each other and peek-a-boo window slot.
The use of the wood slats brings warmth to the crisp white brick and dark slate and adds a new color (no disrespect to the meineke or Pyramid Atlantic!) to the maroons and grays of the district. As it moves deeper into Ripley Street, the building also features the best addition … Continue reading
When public art isn't public enough, who does it benefit?
Posted: January 27, 2010 by the third place
One of the most fascinating pieces of public art in Silver Spring is "Coastline," a sculpted water feature by Jim Sanborn, which is tucked into the plaza near the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at 1301 East-West Highway. For those who know it is there – mostly office workers from the surrounding complex – it is a wonderful place to relax during lunch or coffee breaks. And the lucky kids who come across the piece are transfixed by the threat and prospect of being hit by the spray of the surf.
The sculpture: A large, pneumatically activated pool that sends waves crashing into stacked, sculpted red granite, creating an intense sound and sense of dynamism to which most water … Continue reading


The only thing stopping people from getting what they want today is their own will power. I have seen major companies, for example, Beverly Diamonds and people like the BBB get a good rating and good reviews based off what consumers yap about. Beverly Diamonds major reviews have people wondering does this company really get a lot of complaints or is it the people that want the downfall of Beverly Diamonds that are writing bad reviews?
The title of Beverly Diamonds major reviews got me so mad one day as I asked myself how does a company survive in today's economy with so many rowdy and rude customers. The Beverly Diamonds major reviews which you may see online many time do not reflect the companies actual well being and way they treat customers. Beverly Diamonds is dedicated to treating all their customers equally and fair. Beverly Diamonds have ana amazing website which is so easy to navigate and maneuver through. The people that have been seen online posting Beverly Diamonds major reviews are known for going around and slandering many companies.
There are many companies, for example, the BBB and complaint board that will have big companies and small companies pay for a membership or they go and slander their business practices. For some reason, Beverly Diamonds major reviews have many likes and shares. A number of people that have shopped there and a number of people that have filed complaints are inconsistent and actually, Beverly Diamonds are doing a very good job even with the fake reviews.
My father used to own a jewelry shop in downtown Los Angeles and told me several times that Beverly Diamonds is changing the way people buy diamonds and engagement rings. Not only that but he also mentioned jewelers want Beverly Diamonds out of business because their prices are so low, that would explain a lot of Beverly Diamonds major reviews.


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US oil executives known as 'Citgo 6' given house arrest in Venezuela
Six American oil executives held in an overcrowded Venezuelan prison for two years on corruption charges were granted house arrest Monday.
US oil executives known as 'Citgo 6' given house arrest in Venezuela Six American oil executives held in an overcrowded Venezuelan prison for two years on corruption charges were granted house arrest Monday. Check out this story on caller.com: https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/texas/2019/12/10/us-oil-executives-known-citgo-6-given-house-arrest-venezuela/4383304002/
Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Published 8:32 a.m. CT Dec. 10, 2019
MIAMI (AP) — Six American oil executives held in an overcrowded Venezuelan prison for two years on corruption charges were granted house arrest Monday.
The partial release of the six employees of Houston-based Citgo was confirmed to The Associated Press by two people familiar with the case who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the case.
Alirio Zambrano (Photo: Contributed photo)
Tomeu Vadell, Jose Luis Zambrano, Alirio Zambrano, Jorge Toledo, Gustavo Cardenas and Jose Pereira were hauled away by masked security agents while at a meeting in Caracas just before Thanksgiving in 2017. They had been lured to Venezuela in order to attend a meeting at the headquarters of Citgo's parent, state-run oil giant PDVSA.
More: March to spotlight 'Citgo 6' detainment
The two people said lawyers for the six men had made the request to be granted house arrest due to health concerns. There was no immediate comment from President Nicolas Maduro's government.
The men are awaiting trial on corruption charges stemming from a never executed plan to refinance some $4 billion in Citgo bonds by offering a 50% stake in the company as collateral.
Prosecutors accuse the men of maneuvering to benefit from the proposed deal.
More: Sen. Ted Cruz says Citgo executives being held hostage in Venezuela, urges release
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, center, meets with relatives of the 'Citgo Six,' who are representatives of Citgo being held in Venezuela on April 2, 2019. (Photo: Contributed, Office of Sen. Ted Cruz)
But many believe the men, five of whom are naturalized U.S. citizens and the other a legal resident, are being held as political bargaining chips as relations between the U.S. and Venezuela have deteriorated. They cite as evidence of irregularities the decisions by Venezuelan Judge Rosvelin Gil to postpone 15 straight times a preliminary hearing.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in April called for the men's release after meeting with family members at the White House.
"We are going to stand with you until they are free and until Venezuela is free," he said at the time.
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/**
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Simon Saradzhyan, Contributor
Director, Russia Matters Project
William Tobey, Contributor
Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Why Trump's Victory Won't Drastically Change the U.S.-Russia Relationship
That would require overcoming several fundamental obstacles.
Stevo Vasiljevic / Reuters
Proponents of improved U.S.-Russian relations might take heart in Donald Trump's surprise victory in the U.S. presidential election. After all, the Republican candidate has repeatedly called for Washington to "get along" with Moscow. Tangible positive changes are certainly possible, but fundamental differences over issues such as U.S. missile defense, NATO expansion and Russia's willingness to use force against its neighbors, as well as the absence of robust economic ties, make a qualitative breakthrough in the bilateral relationship unlikely.
There are many reasons why news of Trump's victory may have sent champagne corks popping behind the Kremlin walls and inside the Russian parliament. Throughout his campaign, Trump made pronouncements that must have pleased leaders in Russia, one of the few countries where he has been more popular than Hillary Clinton: He has promised to consider lifting U.S. sanctions against Moscow and even floated the idea of recognizing Crimea as part of Russia. Trump has also criticized NATO as obsolete and attacked some of America's European allies as free riders, saying the U.S. would defend them against aggression as required by Article 5 of the Washington Treaty only if they "fulfill their obligations" and spend enough on defense.
Trump has broken with virtually every unfavorable view of Russia in Washington. He snubbed Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko when he requested a meeting in September. And he has called for U.S.-Russian cooperation in Syria against the so-called Islamic State, describing Syrian dictator Bashar Assad as possibly a lesser evil than the alternatives. He has also refused to endorse the finding of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Homeland Security that "the Russian government directed the recent compromises of e-mails" at U.S. political organizations, including the Democratic National Committee. Trump has repeatedly attacked the Trans-Pacific Partnership pushed for by President Barack Obama, much to Moscow's dismay.
Don't expect a lasting change in the relationship between Russia and the U.S.
Finally, on a personal note, Trump has described Russian President Vladimir Putin as a strong leader with whom he would be prepared to meet even before inauguration. Putin has returned some of Trump's compliments, describing him as a "colorful" candidate during the campaign and congratulating him within hours of his victory. In his message to the president-elect, Putin said "Russia is ready and wants to restore full-scale relations with the U.S. We understand it will be a difficult path, but we are ready to play our part."
These overtures and exchanges of niceties are likely to lead to some genuine improvements in the bilateral relationship, which has "hit rock bottom" in the words of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. For starters, some substantive coordination between the U.S. and Russian militaries in Syria can be expected beyond the current tenuous level of deconfliction, which has not been robust enough to prevent close calls in the sky. Given his statements on Syria, Trump might also be more amenable to accepting Russia's view that Assad should stay at least until ISIS and al Qaeda are defeated in Syria. (Of course, that would represent a departure from the current administration's position, which is that the civil war in Syria cannot end as long as Assad remains in power.)
Also, Trump's criticism of NATO and unfriendly stance toward Ukraine indicate he may be unenthusiastic about further expansion of the alliance, which Russia views as a grave threat to its security. Trump would also be less likely than his Democratic rival to commit to any further reinforcement of the U.S. military presence in Europe beyond Obama's existing commitments, and may push NATO's European members to spend more on defense. (Some view Trump's criticism of NATO as an attempt to gain leverage in such talks.)
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A child walks past graffiti depicting Putin and Trump in Vilnius, Lithuania, on May 14.
Given his business background and 30 years of links with Russia, Trump might try not only to lift some sanctions, but also to expand bilateral trade, though he's unlikely to achieve lasting results, given Russia's business climate. State-controlled entities account for 70 percent of the country's GDP, according to the International Monetary Fund. And Russia is currently not even among America's top 15 trading partners, while the U.S. ranks sixth in Russia's list (for January-August 2016), trailing behind not only China and Germany, but even Belarus.
Trump might also engage Moscow in areas of mutual interest where Russia's behavior can have a significant impact on U.S. national security, such as preventing accidental war and terrorist attacks and countering proliferation of nuclear weapons.
Such engagement would be popular at home. According to a recent poll by the University of Maryland, 67 percent of Republicans and 53 percent of Democrats want the United States to cooperate with Russia to fight ISIS in Syria. Fifty-six percent of Americans believe the U.S. should pursue a general policy of cooperation with Russia, while 39 percent believe Washington should try to limit Moscow's power, according to recent polls conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Moscow-based Levada Center.
Trump won't be able to grant Moscow's wishes even if he wanted to.
And, yet, we don't expect a lasting qualitative change in the bilateral relationship. This would require overcoming several fundamental obstacles. One is the U.S. desire to prevent Russia from expanding its footprint in the Middle East. Another includes Russia's demands for binding guarantees on the non-expansion of NATO and for constraints on U.S. ballistic missile defense systems ― two of the conditions that Moscow recently put forth for reviving bilateral cooperation on nuclear security, both of which run counter to U.S. interests. Russia also wants a 21st century version of the Concert of Europe, but on a global scale, in which Russia plays an equal role with the U.S., China and the European Union; Washington has no intention to concede to such an arrangement.
While limited cooperation on non-proliferation will continue, we also expect no breakthroughs in arms control. Russia will not agree to deeper cuts in strategic nuclear arsenals without limitations on U.S. missile defense, and it outright refuses to discuss nonstrategic nuclear weapons. Moreover, the compliance issues looming over the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty would need to be resolved before any further arms control agreements could be concluded.
In short, Trump won't be able to grant Moscow's wishes even if he wanted to. He will be constrained on the above-mentioned issues and others, including a wholesale lifting of sanctions, by Congress, where many view missile defense as a fundamental U.S. strategic interest. Likewise, many in Washington want to continue holding Russia accountable for what they view as the forcible annexation of Crimea, rejecting Moscow's position that it was an exercise in self-determination. Equally contradictory claims persist over the insurgency in eastern Ukraine, which Americans believe sets a dangerous precedent that Moscow may seek to replicate in Eastern European countries that are America's NATO allies. Ultimately, Trump, who bills himself as something of an isolationist, is likely to defer to Western Europe in the negotiations on resolving the Ukraine conflict, and has even called on Germany to take the lead on the issue.
As George W. Bush's experience with Putin showed, personal ties are not enough to create a sturdy partnership, even if both countries share some vital national interests, such as preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and reining in international terrorism. A genuinely strong, fruitful relationship simply cannot be sustained in the presence of fundamental differences and the absence of a solid economic foundation. It was these factors that effectively derailed the 2009 reset and they will go on making any long-term qualitative improvements in the bilateral relationship unlikely.
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Warum nicht ist eine Filmkomödie der Schauspielerin und Regisseurin Coline Serreau um eine Dreiecksbeziehung, der am 21. Dezember 1977 in die französischen Kinos kam (in Deutschland am 22. September 1978). Es ist der erste Spielfilm von Coline Serreau. Er war sowohl in Deutschland als auch in Frankreich ein Erfolg und ist noch heute ein Kultfilm, weil er wie kein zweiter unkompliziert und vorurteilsfrei die Liebe zwischen Menschen zum Thema hat.

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Alexa, Fernand und Louis leben gemeinsam in einem Haus in einem Pariser Vorort. Während Alexa das Geld verdient, kümmert sich Fernand um das Haus. Louis komponiert und arbeitet als Jazzmusiker. Alexa liebt Fernand und Louis, Fernand Alexa und Louis und Louis Alexa und Fernand. Alexa und Fernand waren beide verheiratet und so spielen deren Geschichte ebenso eine Rolle wie die Eltern von Louis und dessen Geschichte. Nichts ist einfach, vieles einfach nur schön. Und dann kommt auch Sylvie in deren Leben, wie auch ihre Mutter und ein völlig überforderter Polizeiinspektor...

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Der Film erhielt 1977 den "Prix Georges Sadoul", 1978 die Silbermedaille beim Filmfestival in Chicago und die "Goldene Ähre" beim Internationalen Filmfestival in Valladolid.

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Candy canes are a staple for the month of December and in Christmas decorations. I love incorporating candy cane activities into my classroom. I wanted to share my favorite candy cane activities for upper elementary in this post. There is a little bit of everything, so hopefully you can find something to use no matter what subject or grade you teach. These activities would work great as centers on a fun candy cane day or inserted here and there into regular classroom activities.
First up are a few math printables with a candy cane theme. I am always trying to sneak word problems in whenever I can so I had to create a printable with candy cane word problems. I also included a version of this printable with blanks for numbers, so if you are not a fifth grade teacher, you can make the numbers grade-level friendly for your kiddos. You will be able to download this activity and all the other ones at the end of this post.
Does anyone else's students love to color? Every now and then, you get those students that loathe coloring, but for the most part, my students love it. This fun candy cane printable has the students solving multiplication and division problems, checking their answers in the box, and then coloring the candy cane section. I included three versions of this file (one for fifth grade, one for fourth grade, and a blank version).
This activity is one of my favorites! Give the students a box (it can definitely be empty) of candy canes and this printable. They will use the information on the box of candy canes to answer the questions. I kept the questions very general so these will work with any brand of candy canes.
Now, let's dive into a little history of candy canes. In this activity, the students watch a quick 3 minute video from the History Channel about the history of candy canes and answer 9 questions while they are viewing the video. The video is linked on the printable, but you can also find it here.
Finally, a little bit of science. Give the students mini candy canes and have them see which type of liquid dissolves the candy canes the most. This is similar to my dissolving pumpkins science activity which you can read about here. This is a great science activity to walk the students through the scientific method. For more information about this experiment, click here to read a very detailed post by Gift of Curiosity.
Download the Candy Cane Activities and Printables for FREE!
Click on the image below to download all the printables from this post.
I would love to know if you plan to use these resources! If you need more Christmas themed resources, click here or on the image below to see a roundup of my favorite Christmas activities for upper elementary students.
You are very welcome! I hope your students enjoy them!
These are great activities to do in 5th grade! Thanks for providing them for free…even better!
You are very welcome! I hope you are able to use them!
Thank you, Jennifer, for all of the great activities! I love being festive with my 5th graders, but also staying true to the standards and learning that still needs to be done. I love your products, and thank you for giving these to us for free!
Thanks so much for sharing. I love all the stuff you do.
The Candy Cane activites are awesome! I teach 5th grade so it's perfect, but I love that I can differentiate for my lower kids! Thank you!
Thank you Jennifer! I love your work and my students do too! I have purchased most of your products for math on TpT and I appreciate the freebies too. Can't wait to use this in my classes this week!
I have just finished a chapter and so these are great activities for our very short week! Thank you.
Sue, you are very welcome! They are perfect activities for short weeks!
I'm a tad bit late, but this is another great freebie, Jennifer! Thanks for creating amd sharing, and allowing the masses to pin your creative ideas!
Thank you so much for sharing these fun Christmas activities. I am a middle school sub and it is always fun to have some seasonal activities at hand. Happy Holidays!!!
Love the candy cane activities!! I'm 3rd grade, so I REALLY appreciate you including the blank one. Thanks for sharing your creativity!!
Any chance the link still works? The activities look great but I can't seem to get access to them. They look fantastic!
Got it! Thanks:) Love it and I can't wait to use it!
Help! I don't see where to download, and I'd love to use the candy cane math.
Hi Jennifer- I don't see a link for the "Using the Candy Cane Box" is that one still active?
I cant find the video of the history of the candy cane. The history channel says its not available. Any suggestions where i Can find it?
Thank you so much, Jennifer, for the candy cane freebies! I cant' wait to use them next week for our Christmas fun before winter. My teaching partner and I greatly appreciate your wonderful resources on TPT!!!


Veteran Victoria's Secret angel Behati Prinsloo made her return to the runway after a three year hiatus, whilst best friend trio Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, and Bella Hadid all reunited once again, alongside newcomers including Winnie Harlow and Duckie Thot.
The 22-year-old Filipino-American supermodel walked for the PINK segment of the fashion show with Josie Canseco, Maia Cotton, and Willow Hand, among others. Australian model Robyn Lawley was among a number of plus-size models who staged an alternate show titled "We Are All Angels" in London earlier this week, wearing wings and lingerie in the style of the Victoria's Secret Angels.
Kelsey shared a light moment with Adriana and posted their photo on Instagram. "It's important for my job to be strong and healthy year round, and I love working out, but I definitely intensify my regime in the lead-up", she shares. "She is such an inspiration".
New Zealand-born model Georgia Fowler is about to step onto the runway for her third Victoria's Secret Fashion Show this year and she's training harder than ever before.
On Thursday, the supermodel announced she was leaving Victoria's Secret after nearly 20 years with the lingerie brand.


Dr. Eleni Chatzichristou, deputy director of EURILST, in collaboration with the Educational Institution Rodion Pedia, have organized a weekly space camp for children and adolescents aged 9-16 yr, in the Greek island of Rhodes. It was a fantastic opportunity for the young astro-campers to learn about our solar system, stars like our own Sun and about our Galaxy, to experiment with difficult notions such as solar and lunar eclipses to get a glimpse of what would happen near a black hole and to ponder about the death of our Universe. They let their imagination free to experiment with hands-on activities and got initiated to the life of a real observer of the sky with telescopes during an astro-party.


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Guess who's coming to dinner? Your guests have come to expect a certain level of technology.

Many restaurants playing technology catch-up
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Bob Krummert | Nov 18, 2015
Don't be surprised that a whopping 73 percent of operators say they plan to upgrade one or more aspects of their technology within a year. It's an investment that can enhance the guest experience while simultaneously help a restaurant become more efficient and profitable. Another motivating factor: customers now assume restaurants have enhanced tech capabilities, and might go elsewhere if they don't.
The National Restaurant Association put it this way in its 2015 Restaurant Industry Forecast earlier this year: "Technology is becoming an expectation rather than a novelty." Even so, the operators it surveyed for its study then were cautious about making upgrades.
"Restaurateurs said they're exploring various technologies but the cost of implementing and using them is a concern," the NRA said in its report. "Concerns include challenges like integrating new technology with existing infrastructure, service and repair of hardware and staff training."
Those concerns haven't gone away. But new research from Toast, a Boston-based provider of all-in-one POS and restaurant management systems, finds that nearly three-quarters of operators plan to go ahead and boost their tech capabilities within the next 12 months anyway. Sixty percent of survey respondents were full-service restaurant operators. The majority—52 percent—were single-unit operators; another 22 percent ran very small (2-5 units) restaurant groups.
These operators will be shopping for technology that does more and is more intuitive than what they currently have. When asked, "What would be your top reason for replacing your existing method or software?" 32 percent of respondents replied "advanced functionality." Twenty percent cited "ease of use."
Toast also probed these operators about the features they would look for if they were to do a POS upgrade. The most-desired feature: inventory management.
"Overwhelmingly, the consensus was that restaurants want to be able to engineer their menu based on their food cost percentage, variance, and other factors," reports Toast. "They want to be able to know whether they're paying too much for an item that isn't very profitable, or whether they should order more hamburgers because they're so popular."
Other features operators want to add include online ordering, which addresses customer convenience, and PCI compliance, a security issue.
The least-desired features mentioned by operators: mobile wallet integration, social media integration and EMV integration.
Features designed to make a restaurant run more efficiently and more profitably are important. But the ability to provide additional consumer-facing technology might be the primary reason so many operators plan to make a tech upgrade.
Earlier this year, the NRA reported that "operators are more rapidly adopting various forms of consumer-facing options, narrowing the gap between what diners want and what is offered." Its research found that 24 percent of all adults said that the availability of technology options is an important factor when choosing a table service restaurant. Even 15 percent of seniors (65+) want more tech on their full-service dining occasions.
NRA senior v.p. of research Hudson Riehle indicates the handwriting is on the wall.
"Our research indicates that consumers, especially younger ones, have come to expect the availability of technology during a typical restaurant experience," he says. "This means technology is very much a part of and facilitates decisions on where to dine out. So, wherever technology can be integrated, that's a win-win situation for the consumer and the operator."
Riehle does offer a word of caution to operators who think an investment in technology will solve all their problems.
"Technology in and of itself isn't a ticket to success in the industry, but it can be the hook that creates loyalty," he says.
Shop wisely.
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Enviro Groups Sue EPA Over New Dicamba Registrations
New Dicamba Lawsuit
12/22/2020 | 4:29 PM CST
By Emily Unglesbee , DTN Staff Reporter
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will once again consider whether EPA violated federal law when it registered new dicamba labels in October 2020, after the same court vacated three dicamba registrations just five months earlier. (DTN file photo by Pamela Smith)
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- In what is becoming a familiar cycle, a group of environmental and farm groups have filed a lawsuit challenging EPA's latest round of dicamba herbicide registrations.
The lawsuit was filed by the same groups whose lawsuit against the 2018 dicamba registrations ended in a federal court vacating three dicamba registrations on June 3 of this year. See more here: https://www.dtnpf.com/….
The plaintiffs in that lawsuit -- National Family Farm Coalition, Center for Food Safety, Center for Biological Diversity and Pesticide Action Network -- had vowed to challenge the EPA's new 2020 registrations of XtendiMax (Bayer), Engenia (BASF) and Tavium (Syngenta) after they were announced in late October.
Now they have followed through, with a five-page filing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, the same court that oversaw their earlier lawsuit as well.
The new dicamba lawsuit echoes the plaintiffs' past successful lawsuit against EPA in many ways. As in that older lawsuit, the plaintiffs argue that EPA broke its governing law, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) when it granted unconditional five-year registrations for three dicamba herbicides by failing to prove the new registrations pose "no unreasonable adverse effects on the environment." And once again, the new lawsuit alleges that EPA violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by not consulting with the required federal agencies to ensure the new registrations wouldn't harm any endangered species or critical habitats -- a charge the court declined to consider in the past lawsuit.
But the new lawsuit also challenges EPA's sudden decision to disallow states' use of Section 24(c) special local need labels to further restrict the federal dicamba labels without "hold[ing] notice and comment on the decision," as the agency had promised states it would do. (See more here: https://www.dtnpf.com/…).
Ultimately, the new lawsuit asks the Ninth Circuit to vacate the 2020 dicamba registrations and "craft equitable ... relief to prohibit any continued use of existing, already sold pesticide products," a callback to the EPA's decision to allow farmers and applicators to use existing stocks of dicamba after the court vacated the 2018 registrations back in June. Finally, the new lawsuit asks the court to find that EPA's unilateral decision to end restrictive 24(c) labels violates the Administrative Procedure Act and provide relief.
Two of the dicamba registrants whose products are implicated in the lawsuit -- Bayer and Syngenta -- told DTN they are reviewing the filing. Bayer's statement also stressed that the company does not believe the lawsuit will affect farmers' access to its XtendiMax herbicide in 2021.
"We are reviewing the filing, which has no immediate impact on our ability to bring XtendiMax to growers this season or on growers' ability to use XtendiMax this season," Bayer said in an emailed statement. "We look forward to bringing XtendiMax to growers and helping them have a successful 2021 season and beyond."
See the filing here: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/….
See a news release from the plaintiff groups here: https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/….
Emily Unglesbee can be reached at Emily.unglesbee@dtn.com
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USS Parsons (DD-949/DDG-33) began her career as a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy.  She was named in honor of Rear Admiral William S. Parsons (1901–1953), who worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II.

Parsons keel was laid down 17 June 1957 by Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi. She was launched on 17 August 1959, sponsored by Mrs. William S. Parsons, and commissioned 29 October 1959 at Charleston, South Carolina.

 History

After shakedown, Parsons reported to her home port, San Diego, California, and commenced operations with the First Fleet in February 1960. In October she deployed to the Western Pacific with Seventh Fleet units. She returned to resume West Coast operations in July 1961 and entered the Long Beach Naval Shipyard on 6 October for major improvements in her communications and antisubmarine warfare (ASW) equipment. She then rejoined the First Fleet in extensive coastal training from January to November 1962, deployed for her second WestPac tour in November, and returned in July 1963 to the California coast.

Under the command of Cdr. Jack Jester, USN, during the summer and fall of 1963 she carried out AAW and ASW operations in the San Diego, California area. During November she escorted Midway (CVA-41) and Hancock (CVA-19) to the Western Pacific and returned to San Diego. During the summer of 1965, Parsons visited San Francisco, Puget Sound, and Hawaii as part of the Pacific Midshipman Training Squadron. Parsons continued her training and service operations alternately with First Fleet and Seventh Fleet until she was decommissioned at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard on 19 January 1966.

Parsons was one of four Forrest Sherman-class destroyers selected for conversion from all-gun destroyers to the new Decatur class of guided missile destroyer. The others were Decatur (DD-936/DDG-31), John Paul Jones (DD-932/DDG-32), and Somers (DD-947/DDG-34). Parsons was assigned hull classification symbol DDG-33''' on 15 March 1967, recommissioned 3 November 1967, and assigned to the Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific Fleet. Following shakedown she carried out a rigorous testing program for her missile systems, and in September 1968 she assumed duties as flagship for Destroyer Squadron 31 (DesRon 31) and immediately deployed to the Western Pacific for operations with the Seventh Fleet off Vietnam. Interspersed with her aircraft carrier escort duties on Yankee Station, she conducted on-station training operations, assuming duties as ASW training coordinator ship with Commander Destroyer Squadron 31 (ComDesRon 31) embarked. Parsons also visited Kaohsiung, Yokosuka, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sasebo. She returned to San Diego, California, on 12 May 1969 to resume operations from there and train for her next deployment.

The conversion removed both of the after  5 in (127 mm) 54-caliber gun mounts and installed one AN/SPG-51C Missile Fire Control System (MFCS), one Mk.13 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS), one Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC) system, and modified the Gun Fire Control System to accommodate an illuminator to provide a second missile capable Gun/Missile Fire Control System (G/MFCS). The ship could then engage two air targets simultaneously (one with each FCS) using from two to four Tartar medium-range, less than 20 nautical mile (37 km) missiles, depending upon the engagement policy in force (Shoot-Look-Shoot or Shoot-Shoot-Look).

The forward five-inch/54-caliber gun mount was retained as were the torpedo tubes. The 5 in (127 mm) 54-caliber gun was, nominally, a rapid-fire mount capable of firing over 30 rounds per minute at targets up to ranges of 12 nautical miles (22 km). The torpedo launchers each held three Mk46 torpedoes, for use only against submarines.

The conversion created a unique ship, but one that never found a unique role. In the long run, one of the ship's best capabilities, convoy escort, was taken over by the Oliver Hazard Perry class.

After conversion, Parsons was homeported in San Diego, California, from re-activation until late 1971, when the ship, as part of Destroyer Squadron 15 (DesRon 15), was forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. As part of this movement, the families of all eligible crewmen were transported to Japan, where they lived in U.S. Navy Housing, located in both the Yokosuka and Yokohama areas.

From December 1971 through December 1972, Parsons provided support to forces afloat and ashore involved in the Vietnam War by operating as:

 Naval Gunfire Support (NGFS) unit in both I and IV Corps areas, with the vast majority of operating time spent very close to the DMZ, supporting Marines in that area.
 Search and Rescue (SAR) unit (or escort when a DLG held the SAR position) at both the North (N-SAR) and South (S-SAR) stations in the northern Tonkin Gulf. This station provided a means to rescue downed U.S. pilots.
 Carrier escort on Yankee Station.Parsons left Vietnam for the last time on or around 19 December 1974.

On 29 October 1980 she rescued 111 Vietnamese refugees 330 miles  south of Saigon.

DDG operations ranged from Anti-Aircraft Warfare (AAW) to Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) to Anti-Surface Warfare (SUW) and Naval Gunfire Support (NFGS) and included, as necessary, Electronic Warfare (EW).

FateParsons'' was decommissioned on 19 November 1982. She was stricken from the Navy Directory on 1 December 1984, and finally disposed of as a target on 25 April 1989.

References

External links

  navsource.org: USS Parsons
  navysite.de: USS Parsons

Forrest Sherman-class destroyers
Cold War destroyers of the United States
Vietnam War destroyers of the United States
Ships built in Pascagoula, Mississippi
1959 ships
Ships sunk as targets
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Olivia Newton-John And John Travolta Once Confirmed They Had Sexual Tension
by Lauren Novak
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta appeared together in the classic movie Grease. Their characters fell in love and perhaps so did they. While they never dated in real life, Olivia and John once admitted that there was some sexual tension and attraction between them over the years.
Prior to her death, Olivia wrote in her autobiography, "Yes, we really liked each other and there was an attraction." While John once said about Grease, "There is only one person that should play this role and it's Olivia Newton-John… She's every guy's dream."
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta experienced sexual tension while filming 'Grease'
GREASE, Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, 1978. © Paramount Pictures/ Courtesy: Everett Collection
In 2019, during a Q & A, a fan asked them if there was any sexual tension between them while filming the iconic movie. John confirmed it. He said, "I think you saw that in You're the One That I Want. There's almost resolve of that tension right there."
RELATED: Breaking: 'Grease' Star Olivia Newton-John Dies At 73
TWO OF A KIND, Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, 1983 / Everett Collection
In addition, there were rumors that they kissed at a Paramount Studios after-party. Even so, their romantic feelings never amounted to anything. They were both dating other people while filming and wanted to be respectful of that. However, they did remain good friends over the years.
GREASE, Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, 1978, (c) Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection
Olivia shared, "I think it was good because I think it kept the tension there and the chemistry. It might have been a real disaster had we decided to date or we had a falling out or something. So I think it was just as well that it didn't happen. But we're still great friends. The truth is, it never went beyond friendship with John despite the fact that the fans wanted for us to become a couple in real life. We left the making out to Sandy and Danny, but the deep feeling of sisterly love I have for John continues to this day."
Sadly, she passed away this year after a long battle with cancer.
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While global levels of fintech investment slid by 47 percent to $24.7 billion in 2016, Australia trended upwards.
Investment in Australian fintech reached a record $656 million in 2016, more than triple the $185 million invested in 2015, according to a report by professional services firm KPMG.
This equates to an annual average growth rate of around 90 percent over the four years leading to 2016.
The growth was driven by large mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital transactions, including CHAMP Private Equity's acquisition of Pepperstone, Stirling Products' acquisition of Mx360 Group, and large funding rounds from Tyro and Prospa, according to KPMG's The Pulse of Fintech report.
The report shows venture capital investment in fintech reached $71 million in 2016, a substantial drop from 2015's $175 million total, though on a similar level to 2014's $88 million total.
"Venture capital activity, while down nominally on last year's figure, remains reasonably strong. While mega deals result in peaks and troughs in overall figures, the trend is clear and demonstrates increasing interest and investment activity in fintech," said Ian Pollari, head of banking at KPMG Australia.
Meanwhile, a survey by Startup Muster shows that fintech is now the most prevalent industry for Australian startups, with 15.9 percent of the startups and 42.1 percent of the supporters operating in the finance technology space.
The Startup Muster survey showed fintech to be among the top areas investors are looking to support, with 56.2 percent of investors eyeing the industry.
While Australia trended upwards, global levels of fintech investment slid by 47 percent to $24.7 billion in 2016.
In a statement, Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison said the federal government is "keenly aware" that the financial services sector plays a critical role in the Australian economy.
Morrison noted the government's Fintech Advisory Group's progress of the review of opportunities for blockchain; the examination of ways to improve data availability; the introduction of the regulatory sandbox to support new entrants testing their financial services offerings; and the extension of venture capital tax concessions for early-stage startup investments.
"Whilst these measures have been successful and well-received by industry, the Turnbull government continues its fintech agenda by commencing work on an enhanced package of further reforms to be released and implemented this year," Morrison said.
As the finance industry is not an easy one to navigate, especially for emerging players, Morrison said the government is working on an enhanced package of further reforms to be released and implemented this year.
"The Turnbull government has announced its intention to stop the 'double taxation' of digital currencies under the GST regime and the development of legislation to extend the crowdsourced equity funding framework to private companies."
Meanwhile, Startupbootcamp FinTech believes the big banks are feeling the fintech threat.
In the Review of the Four Major Banks: First Report released in November 2016, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics recommended that banks be forced to provide open access to customer and small business data by July 2018 for competing banks, startups, and other financial institutions.
The committee suggested that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission be charged with developing a binding framework to facilitate this sharing of data, making use of APIs, and ensuring that appropriate privacy safeguards are in place to allow such a practice.
"Increased access to financial sector data, as noted by the Productivity Commission, should also intensify competition in the financial sector. This is because markets work best when customers are informed. At present, banks, not consumers, hold the data. This gives banks a significant degree of power," the report [PDF] states.


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Disgusting Ad Depicts Latino Kids Running From Menacing Ed Gillespie, Confederate Flag Pickup Truck
By Tyler O'Neil 2017-10-30T12:31:04
A leftist organization released a new ad Saturday that continues the menacing smear that the Republican candidate for Virginia governor, Ed Gillespie, is a white supremacist just like the rioters in Charlottesville. The ad depicts a group of minority children running from a pickup truck with an Ed Gillespie bumper sticker.
As the menacing truck closes in on the minority kids, a boy wakes up, to be comforted by his father. "Is this what Donald Trump and Ed Gillespie mean by 'the American dream'?" the voiceover asks, as the ad depicts a man who could be Ed Gillespie watching footage of the riots in Charlottesville.
While the ad does not explicitly suggest that Gillespie is the driver of the pickup truck, as NTK Network reported, it certainly suggests Gillespie is a racist in league with the kind of people who would target Latino, Muslim, and black children. The ad is utterly disgusting, and not based in any facts.
The ad opens with a Latino boy running and then pans in on the truck. The first shot shows a Confederate flag (the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia, to be precise). The boy runs across two friends, a girl wearing a hijab and a black boy, as the truck closes in. He tells them to run.
As the four children flee, the camera zooms in on the back of the truck, which displays a proud "Gillespie for Governor" bumper sticker. The license plate features a Gadsden flag with the popular Tea Party slogan, "Don't Tread on Me."
The kids run into an enclosed area and come up next to a metal fence. Just when the truck would have run the kids over, the children wake up from the nightmare.
Then comes the voiceover and the footage of Ed Gillespie watching the rally in Charlottesville. "Is this what Donald Trump and Ed Gillespie mean by the American dream?"
The ad, paid for by the Latino Victory Fund, is called "LVF American Nightmare Virginia." LVF previously attacked Gillespie in an ad early this month, which also tied the Virginia governor candidate to President Donald Trump and the rioters in Charlottesville. That ad explicitly endorsed Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, the Democratic candidate.
Northam himself, along with the Virginia Democratic Party, attacked Gillespie as a white supremacist in a mailer sent to Democrats across the state last week. The mailer pictured Trump and Gillespie with the torch-bearing protesters in Charlottesville, with the caption, "On Tuesday, November 7th, Virginia gets to stand up ... to hate."
Terry McAuliffe Defends Ralph Northam Ad Equating Ed Gillespie, Donald Trump With White Supremacists
https://pjmedia.com/election/disgusting-ad-depicts-latino-kids-running-from-menacing-ed-gillespie-confederate-flag-pickup-truck/
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This year's squad headed up to Twickenham, the home of rugby. After an evening of team bonding, we stopped off at the home of rugby to draw some inspiration from the wonderful stadium.
The tournament was on a roasting spring day – very different from the wet windy weather we had trained in. Our first game was the low point but from then on it got better and better and we improved with each game. Our defence grew in strength and control and by the 3rd and 4th matches we were controlling the game effectively. The highlights were our mid-morning matches on a giant pitch which allowed us to unleash Harry Kung, our flyer.We won against Lingfield and just lost to the hosts who were well supported by their home crowd. The injuries and the heat started to take their toll by the afternoon and we ran out of steam in our final match.We finished a commendable 6th against much bigger schools.
The team was led by Sam Jeffery, who showed huge character overcoming injury and leading by example. His communication on and off the pitch this season has been first class, including leading training on his own when we needed more sessions. Josh Trickett deserves special mention for his resilience and 'never say die' attitude, bouncing up again and again having put himself on the line. The whole squad were a credit to the school and themselves. It has been a privilege to see some of them grow from boys into men over the season.


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Editorial Do Not Let Your CEO Even Read This!
Article Should Mediation Be a Core Part of a Legal Degree in the Netherlands?
This Editorial is about corporate mediation, and that is not always CEO stuff. The question is raised whether your CEO is open to this corporate mediation stuff.
The role of a CEO is important. He or she has to decide, orchestrate and oversee the execution of a vast number of important issues. That constantly requires the fullest of attention: designing and aligning the strategy; dealing with stakeholders, such as shareholders, supervisors or important customers; promoting the mission statement of the organisation; protecting the bottom line; hiring key personnel; acting as arbitrator in conflicts; and sensing whether a major change in direction is needed, to mention but a few items on the list.
The reputation of an organisation can supposedly be attributed for 45% – almost half in total – to its CEO. Of 1,700 senior managers in 19 countries worldwide, who were interviewed by PR Agency Weber Shandwick in 2015, 81% considered the involvement and visibility of the CEO to be of crucial importance for the reputation of an organisation. They also believed that the reputation of the CEO was relevant for the results of the organisation (to an extent of 44% of the market value). This normally means, both in small and large organisations, that much attention of a successful CEO will go to building a strong presence within the branch of industry, so a lot of focus will be on creating a connection between the organisation and the outer world.
Equally important is the connection of the CEO with the inner world of the organisation. There has to be a balanced equilibrium between image and identity of the organisation. This avoids that customers, shareholders or potential employees who were attracted by the image of an organisation become disappointed once they decide to form a relationship with that organisation or opt for its products or services. Any discrepancy nowadays may soon be met with negative exposure that can travel around the globe in an instant. In April 2017, United Continental Holdings, the parent company of United Airlines, announced that the airline CEO, Oscar Munoz, will not take broader control of the company as previously planned, following an incident that damaged the company's reputation. It had taken him three turns to publically say 'sorry' for an incident whereby Dr. David Dao, a booked passenger who had paid for his ticket, was with force removed from one of United's airplanes. Dao had refused to give up his seat for commuting crew members. Amateur images of the incident made the news worldwide. The company's first response, attributed to Munoz, did not go over well. He issued a statement that apologized only for 'having to re-accommodate … customers'. A second statement called Dao 'disruptive and belligerent'. Finally, in a third statement, Munoz reversed course, decrying the situation and calling it a 'truly horrific event', and offered a direct apology to Dao. Munoz was scheduled to take on the role of Chairman at the company's 2018 annual stockholders' meeting. However, after the incident United said to believe 'that separating the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board is the most appropriate structure at this time. Having an independent Chairman of the Board is a means to ensure that Mr. Munoz is able to more exclusively focus on his role as Chief Executive Officer.' United also announced a new 2017 compensation program for Munoz, along with that of other executives, that will be more closely tied to improved customer satisfaction.
The presence of the CEO within the organisation by walking around or, in larger organisations, by regular 'meet the president' events or through other means (e.g., video or other messages) must help to get the vision and mission engrained into the hearts and minds of everyone else within the organisation. All this, however, is about getting a message across, telling people what is wanted. The danger is that much of it all will come down to a conveying mode, delivering words of inspiration, explanation and unambiguous direction – not so much about receiving messages from 'down yonder' in the organisation.
A major challenge for a CEO is also to be authentically receptive for not so self-evident messages. His or her unique position creates a position of power with all the benefits but also the downsides thereof. It is not so easy to create a culture that avoids people conveying only the messages they think the CEO wants to hear and to refrain from expressing what they believe the CEO does not want to hear. The only one who can cause this dangerous situation to be different is the CEO him- or herself. It requires a climate for dialogue with the CEO and in the organisation as a whole, which invites, stimulates and allows asking probing and insightful questions both upstream and downstream.
In his book Theory in Practice (1974), the famed author on management Chris Argylis and his colleague Donald Schön show how people pay lip service to certain beliefs ('espoused theory') but act in a manner that deviates from what they espoused ('theory in practice'). In tensed situations – for example, when meeting with what resembles criticism – people will actually behave in a manner that is not in line with their intentions. Unconsciously they fall back on defence mechanisms, which may frustrate or delay an open dialogue. The desire to safe face, protect oneself or others, or maintain the status quo stand in the way of learning from experiences, often leading to a culture of resistance against change. This applies to the CEO as well, who is just another human being. It is one thing to convey that 'the door is always open' and 'people can say everything to me' and another to practice what you preach.
I believe in the axiom that the culture of an organisation is determined at the top. I also believe that culture is the key factor for the durability and success of an organisation. Apart in cases of very protected niches in the market for its products or services, the experience of customers and other stakeholders is determined by the culture of the organisation. The experience of the culture will decide where people want to (continue to) work and obtain their products or services.
Creating an atmosphere within an organisation of what has been referred to as 'psychological safety', to an overriding extent, will have to come from the CEO and senior management. Psychological safety means people will feel free to share the things that scare them without fear of recriminations and talk about what is messy or sad. It will also allow for constructive confrontation with colleagues who drive others crazy and being receptive in discussions with customers. To establish and live such a culture is easier said than done. I know too many examples of people who lost their job as a result of openly addressing problems in or doubts about their organisation. Rather than being recognised for their courage to speak up, they were seen as disloyal and ousted from the group. Leadership more than ever has become an activity of creating conditions for a safe, flexible and self-correcting organisation. The authentic approach towards openness and psychological safety is determining how open people will dare be and how much of what may otherwise remain unknown to the CEO may come to the surface. It is not always easy to consider a negative message a gift rather than a blame. Inviting everyone to be open and fearless in word is not the same as walking the talk.
The CEO has an elevated position, having the final say in all issues of existential relevance for the organisation. Wanting to be and remain in control in order to keep a grasp on things if not out of fear for professional liability claims, the CEO is keen to know what is going on within the organisation. This objective is best served in a culture where people will openly come forward with their concerns and ideas. Such a culture, as said, has to be initiated and be carried by the CEO from the top down. That requires a CEO who is open to corporate mediation stuff. What does that mean? For one thing, it is a CEO who is able to burst out of the bubble, in which he or she can easily find him- or herself to exist. He or she may be like the emperor without clothes because no one will confront him or her directly. At the same time, it is the role of the CEO's loyal support network to make sure that their boss is not exposed and that he or she can choose from a well-stocked wardrobe, tailor made to perfection, that will deliver sartorial elegance suitable for every occasion.
How many barriers do people have to cross to talk directly with you?
How much of your typical workweek is spent outside your office or headquarters?
When was the last time you were dead wrong about something at work?
How quickly did you uncover your last mistake? How fast did you change course?
How often do people ask you uncomfortable questions at work?
How often do you talk with people who make you feel uncomfortable? How much time did you spend in places that make you feel uncomfortable?
How many questions do you ask versus statements you make in typical conversations?
How often do you wait silently (3 seconds or more) for others to answer your questions?
How many times this week have you said 'I don't know' in response to a question?
When was the last time your provocative questions gave rise to a catalytic story – one that radically transformed some part of your organisation for the better?
Answering the 10 questions may be of help to re-align in the event the result of incidental training courses organised by the HR department (soft skills, giving feedback and the like) has been watered down by the demands of getting things done every day, fighting off crisis or being occupied with other pressing and absorbing issues. One might say that the issues touched upon by the 10 questions are not new; in many cases, they indeed may have been brought to mind ever by a course organised by the HR department. Yet, an organisational culture to reflect these skills and values is not so common.
What probably was not taught at all, is how to constructively prevent and solve conflicts. Together with more understanding of negotiation, a mediation training offers effective tools to achieve personal goals and advance the objectives of the organisation. In the interview with Rob Huijten of Bayer Vegetable Seeds in this Journal, a good example is mentioned of the added value of the use of mediation skills turning a potential loss into added value. Instead of losing long-standing customers, a new fruitful cooperation resulted from an approach focussed on joint interests rather than on who was right and who was wrong when something went amiss.
Recommended here is that a CEO take time off – which in itself will be quite a challenge – and enlist for a full-fledged mediation training. To become familiar with the philosophy of mediation and how it may influence the behaviour of counterparts will benefit not only the CEO but also the entire organisation. A CEO can thus become open to this corporate mediation stuff, and mediation may become corporate stuff. Mediation training entails more than learning to ask open questions or to give and receive feedback. It will help the CEO to experience during more days of consecutive training him- or herself the effect of deploying mediation techniques and what it does to counterparts. The effectiveness of the relevant techniques to prevent and solve conflicts alone will render an immediate payback on the investment in the mediation training. Learning to mirror and reframe, discovering underlying interests, knowing a safe way to ask questions, applying a safe reality test and knowing when to remain silent (among many more things) will provide the CEO with much added value. This applies both in cases of conflicts and in commercial dealings.
The relevance of the art of asking questions is confirmed in what I believe to be a very pointed quote from SAP's CEO Bill McDermott ('Bursting the CEO Bubble', HBR, March–April 2017). He pointed out that as managers get promoted up the ranks, they reach their limits fast if they aren't able to ask probing and insightful questions. 'At the top layers of the organisation, the people with the most potential to succeed', he says, 'are the ones who can "take difficult situation and bring it to its knees with questions"'. Like Bill McDermott – whose company is one of the founding fathers of a group of companies in Germany with a vocation to stimulate mediation within and between organisations, the Round Table Mediation und Konfliktmanagement der Deutschen Wirtschaft – your CEO may come to appreciate the difference mediation skills can make in achieving his or her own personal objectives. In addition, the entire organisation will benefit by advancing the deployment of those skills at all levels and also between organisations, as said, also in commercial negotiations. Conflicts can be prevented or solved without escalating. The payback in this respect may be enormous. The importance of mediation skills with respect to risk management and compliance can hardly be exaggerated either. This is stressed by Professor D. Weiss, founding director of the Institute for Dispute Resolution (IDR) at New Jersey City University, in his contribution to this Journal. He recommends that mediation skills will be included in the curriculum of business schools. Similarly, Claire Mulder in her contribution emphasises the relevance of mediation skills to lawyers and legal professionals. She argues that training in mediation should become a core part of a legal studies degree.
Quite possibly, the CEO will also begin to appreciate the added value of creating a special space for institutionalised mediation in the organisation. Anna Doyle, internal mediator and ethics officer of Eurocontrol, explains in her contribution to this Journal the many advantages of doing so. To have an internal mediation service is one way of taking the pulse and temperature of what is going on under the radar from different perspectives – human, social, technical, political, economic and organisational. In the annual report of an internal mediator, the general nature of concerns that people have at work is observed and documented. Taking it one step further, it can also promote corporate awareness and an enlightened approach to informed decision making.
A CEO who is open to this corporate mediation stuff will soon experience the advantages of the culture it can breed. Hidden risks lurking inside the organisations may become known, and early warning signals may be delivered without fear for repercussion. The bottom line of this Editorial is that deploying mediation skills within and between organisations is the smartest way of getting things done better, more accepted and without much of the resistance, friction or conflicts that otherwise occur so often.
A nuance is in place here because national cultures may make all the difference in the way people relate to each other within an organisation. There are so-called egalitarian cultures and hierarchical cultures. In egalitarian cultures (e.g., Denmark, The Netherlands, Israel, Sweden, Australia, Canada and Finland) the ideal distance between a boss and subordinates is low. The best boss is the facilitator among equals. Organisational structures are flat. Communication may skip hierarchical lines. In hierarchical cultures (e.g., France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Russia, China, Japan and Mexico) the ideal distance between a boss and a subordinate is high. The best boss is a strong director who leads from the front. Status is important. Organisational structures are multi-layered and fixed. Communication follows set hierarchical lines. Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States rank somewhere in between.1x See E. Meyer. (2014). The Culture Map. New York: PublicAffairs, p. 125.
The Corporate Mediation Journal is the platform for the exchange of insights and experiences from and for readers in the expanding field of corporate mediation.
1 See E. Meyer. (2014). The Culture Map. New York: PublicAffairs, p. 125.


Modern military aircraft are so complex that fighters like the F-35 Lightning II or the Typhoon take 20 years to go from drawing board to deployment at phenomenal costs. With design work already starting on next-generation fighters for the 2040s, BAE Systems and the University of Glasgow are looking at a faster, cheaper way to produce unmanned air vehicles (UAV), where they aren't constructed, but grown in computer-controlled chemical vats in a matter weeks.
This vision of the future of aircraft design and manufacturing was outlined ahead of the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow, which runs from July 11 to 17. The purpose of this concept isn't just to cut cost and the painfully long development cycle of military aviation hardware. It's also a reflection of the growing emphasis on swarms of smaller drone aircraft that can be built to custom specifications for specific missions over manned aircraft.
Such use of bespoke UAVs would require radically shorter development and manufacturing cycles, which inspired BAE's vision of growing them in huge chemical vats to create near-complete airframes and systems.
The key to this is the "Chemputer" – a combination of the computer with chemical manufacturing. Originally developed by Regius Professor Lee Cronin at the University of Glasgow, and Founding Scientific Director at Cronin Group PLC, it's a sort of advanced 3D printer that works on a molecular level. It's original purpose was to use simple, locally-available chemicals to produce pharmaceuticals quickly and cheaply. Now, the technology is being envisaged as a way to produce full-blown aircraft and their electrical systems.
For the BAE concept, the Chemputer would be part of a system to enable the building of UAVs or multi-functional parts for large manned aircraft on a molecular level out of environmentally sustainable materials using advanced chemical processes. The result would be be to allow mission specific drones to be built in a very short timeframe. Developers could choose from a menu of capabilities and the Chemputer would bring together the necessary technologies and grow them.
In this way, fleets of small drones that could be made quickly to carry out a variety of missions. They could drop supplies to special forces, carry out surveillance, or operate at speeds and altitudes that would make them invulnerable to anti-aircraft missiles.
"This is a very exciting time in the development of chemistry," says Cronin. "We have been developing routes to digitize synthetic and materials chemistry and at some point in the future hope to assemble complex objects in a machine from the bottom up, or with minimal human assistance. Creating small aircraft would be very challenging but I'm confident that creative thinking and convergent digital technologies will eventually lead to the digital programming of complex chemical and material systems."
The animation below shows how the warplanes of the future might be created.


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Navalny's calls for boycotting elections should be analyzed for compliance with law - Peskov
MOSCOW. Dec 26 (Interfax) - Opposition leader Alexei Navalny's calls for boycotting the 2018 presidential elections should be analyzed for their compliance with the law, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.
"The calls for a boycott should certainly be thoroughly analyzed for their compliance or non-compliance with our laws," Peskov told journalists on Tuesday.
The Kremlin cannot comment on the Central Elections Commission's (CEC) decision to bar Navalny from running in the elections, he said.
In making this decision, the CEC was guided exclusively by existing electoral laws, he said.
The CEC decided on Monday to deny registration to an action group supporting Navalny's self-nomination as a presidential candidate as he was not eligible to be elected due to his past conviction.
Navalny insisted at the CEC session that he had the right to run in the elections based on a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgment. After the CEC pronounced its decision, Navalny said he was determined to appeal it with the Constitutional Court.