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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – After years of research, food developers for the Arby's chain of restaurants have announced they have made a major breakthrough in genetic research that will save the company millions of dollars and at the same time provide a higher quality of sandwich.
For years the key to the chain's success has been their secret recipe bar-b-que sauce and now developers have bred a cow that actually has the sauce instead of blood.
"This is just the most exciting thing that I have ever been a part of," said Arby's Head of Product Development, Judy Barrish. "Not only have we genetically altered an animal with no detriment to its health, but we have created an animal that lives solely on the power of delicious Arby's sauce. There is not a single drop of blood in this cow. The only thing that is pumping through this beast's veins and heart is delicious Arby's brand bar-be-que sauce. We are totally toying with the laws of nature here and it is the coolest thing in the world. That's gotta tell you something. Granted, we made a couple… mistakes along the way but seeing this new breed of cow get up and walk was better then seeing my children for the first time."
The cow, appropriately named Arby, was created in a laboratory where scientists successfully identify the gene that tells the cow's body to create blood and modify it.
"Finding the blood making gene was really tough," said scientist Steve Passington. "That took a lot of man hours and two divorces. But after that, everything was easy. Once we isolated the gene, we carefully removed the actually components that tell the body to make the blood, and we replaced that with our secret sauce recipe. I can tell you, it took some work; we lost many subjects before we were finally successful. But I can tell you that we had some great cook outs during that time."
In creating this new breed of cow, the company estimates that profits will grow because production costs for the sauce will be virtually non-existent.
"Once we get these cows rolling, we won't have to spend the money to actually produce the Arby's sauce anymore," said Barrish. "All we'll have to do is slice the poor beasts throat and out pours the tangy goodness. In reality we could have cows that only produce sauce for us, like instead of milk. But that really isn't an option in my mind. With the new 'blood' coursing through every part of the cow, all the meat is pre marinated. Holy cow is that good eating, no pun intended. It's like the meat is being soaked in Arby's sauce 24 hours a day 365 days a year. You just can't get better flavor penetration."
With this major hurdle out of the way the team is anxious to get to work on other projects that are on the drawing board, the first of which is a self cooking cow.
"First on the slate is a personal dream, and that is a cow that can cook itself," said Passington. "Well, not cook itself literally. I doubt very much that if given a choice, a cow would actually choose to cook itself. although they are terribly stupid animals. Almost retarded but that's beside the point. We are currently trying to figure a way to adjust a cow's metabolism so that at a certain age, the cow's internal temperature will rise to over 300 degrees Fahrenheit. That way the cow can still walk around and do whatever it is a cow does, all while being slow cooked to perfection. After that, and we think we are getting close on this, we will have a cow that can shit out Arby's tasty Curly Fries."
While research like this will certainly be a boom to the restaurant business, animal rights activists are already crying foul.
"That is sick. That is quite possibly the most disgusting thing that I have ever heard," said John Beck, spokesman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA. "This is totally unconscionable. It's bad enough that they slaughter these magnificent beasts for their meat, but to replace their blood with bar-be-que sauce just isn't right. If I believed in God, then I would say that this is a slap in the face of God himself. Think about it. Them doing this would be like me going up and pissing in a bottle of Gatorade, which I have done on several occasions. That'll teach those Pepsi bastards to test their product on innocent rabbits. I got a news flash for you Pepsi. If rabbits were supposed to drink caffeine they would be able to get a job and buy it themselves. So yeah… what was the question?"
Arby's executives hope to have the new cows available for slaughter and food by next Spring.
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We had a really special treat tonight. It was the "Tuesday evening devotional." You never know until starting time who the guest speaker is going to be. Tonight, it was Elder Richard G. Scott!! Oh it was wonderful. He spoke for a while and then used a method of putting scriptures up on the screens and invited missionaries to come to the mike and read the scripture and then he would ask them a question about that scripture. These remarkable young missionaries lined up and valiantly answered Elder Scott's questions - they did quite well. He said quite a few times how he appreciated their willingness to answer questions without knowing what they were going to be. A strong point of his talk was that he encouraged us to keep pencil and paper with us and by our beds at night, so that we could record any impressions that came to us. He also counseled the young missionaries that when they return home after their mission that they should think seriously of marriage and starting a family - that they should set goals and work toward them rather than "hanging out." Then he told us his definition of "hanging out" - he called it "idleness in flocks."


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The Quiet Offspring is the fourth full-length studio album by the Norwegian progressive metal band Green Carnation. It was released on 22 February 2005.

Background
In this recording, the band breaks away from their previous offerings. Although critically acclaimed and well accepted by fans, The Quiet Offspring has a more traditional rock sound and leaves behind much of the progressiveness and atmospheric feels of the band's previous albums, Light of Day, Day of Darkness and A Blessing in Disguise. Some listeners have criticized this transition, while others claim it would have been inconceivable to repeat the feat of the sixty-minute album.

Track listing
 "The Quiet Offspring" – 4:05 (Sordal)
 "Between the Gentle Small and the Standing Tall" – 4:15 (Tchort, Sordal)
 "Just When You Think It's Safe" – 5:18 (Tchort)
 "A Place for Me" – 5:26 (Krumins)
 "The Everlasting Moment" – 5:09 (Sordal)
 "Purple Door, Pitch Black" – 4:12 (Sordal)
 "Childsplay - Part I" – 4:47 (Tchort)
 "Dead But Dreaming" – 5:26 (Tchort)
 "Pile of Doubt" – 5:56 (Sordal)
 "When I Was You" – 7:22 (Nordhus)
 "Childsplay - Part II" – 4:23 (Tchort, Moen)

Personnel
Green Carnation
 Kjetil Nordhus – vocals
 Terje Vik Schei (a.k.a. Tchort) – guitars
 Michael Krumins – guitars
 Stein Roger Sordal – bass guitar, guitars
 Kenneth Silden – keyboards
 Anders Kobro – drums

Guest musicians
 Bernt Moen – keyboards, piano on "Childsplay Part I" and "Childsplay Part II"

References

External links
 Interview with Kjetil Nordhus concerning The Quiet Offspring

Green Carnation albums
2005 albums
The End Records albums
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O'Rourke Supports Public School Funding
by Onward Texas Staff June 16, 2022, 9:09 am 37.6k Views
Democrat candidate for Governor of Texas Beto O'Rourke has got together with public school teachers around the state and pledged to increase public school funding if he wins the election.
O'Rourke has shared snippets of encounters he has had with public school teachers in Texas who are worried about Abbott's proposed approach of defunding public schools and the implementation of vouchers.
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He shares the teachers' concerns. He shared that Texas is one of the states with the lowest incomes for teachers, around $7,500 less than the average income for educators in the country. This leads to the state having understaffed schools, a dire need for substitute teachers, and kids with no sense of education continuity,
The Democratic candidate also advocates for the removal of the controversial STAAR tests, a set of standardized tests that are obligatory in the state of Texas. After conversing with teachers of different backgrounds in various schools, he shares the opinion that these tests are detrimental to poor kids, and they do not measure the teachers' or the students' academic performance.
These tests are also a cause of extreme stress for the students and their educators since their score plays a huge part in the determination of the assessments the teachers get. Many professionals share O'Rourke's opinion: these tests need to be removed and replaced with an efficient tool to measure teacher and student performance at schools.
This is a direct contrast to what Greg Abbott has been promoting lately: he proposed a new private education plan in which he would use state money to pay for families to send their kids to private schools. The plan is ambiguous, with no clear path, and complicated since the schools are not tied to the state and operate outside its purview.
"If we want to see better jobs in this state, and want Texans to actually work them, we've got to improve our pre-K through community college systems of education in the state of Texas," O'Rourke said for The Dallas Morning News during his campaign in Dallas. "We've got to be the best in the country. And when we do that, not only will we be creating better jobs … but we'll have a workforce that will actually be able to compete for them."
If he wins the upcoming election for governor of the state, going against Republican and current Governor Greg Abbott, O'Rourke has promised he will increase public school funding and will get together with teachers to come up with more efficient ways to measure how well the students are learning.
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This ebook is for those who have a real curiosity in figuring out nature. The publication indicates that subject has many constructions. the main amazing constitution of all, one who is in a position to developing info, is the residing being. info is the that means dwelling being provides to its atmosphere, and often times, the reason given to what doesn't exist.
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Today our review will trace out the uniqueness of few recently launched smart mobiles under the category of design and display, to begin the review you must know the recently launched smart mobiles such as the Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One M8 , LG G3, Sony Xperia Z2 and One plus One.
The LG G3 and One plus One come with 5.5in screens, though the LG G3 offers more comfort to use, the One plus one is a sleek and stylish Smartphone, but it measures 152.9×75.9×8.9mm with the weight of 162g, similarly LG G3 measures 146.3×74.6×8.9mm and weighs just 149g.
The Sony Xperia Z2 is heavier than the One plus One, but smaller in screen size with 146.8×73.3×8.2mm. The Samsung Galaxy S5 is the smallest, slimmest and lightest Smartphone than the LG G3 and One plus one because it has 142×72.5×8.1mm and 145g of weight, while the HTC One M8 is heavy in weight compared to the all except one plus one at 146.36×70.6mm and 160g.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 follows its predecessor in design wise because it has fingerprint scanner built into the Home button, and a heart-rate monitor on the rear. The Sony Xperia Z2 is also follows the predecessor Z1, but Z2 has new earpiece and microphone at top and bottom, which is slightly larger than the Z1.
HTC has many improved features such as the enhancement in front of the handset by metal design, improved front-facing Boom Sound speakers. The LG G3 is thinner but larger in screen and heavier too with the 5.5in screen, which has a quad-HD panel, dual-LED flash, 4K video-compatible 13Mp camera, anti-scratch, fingerprint-resistant metal-effect finish.
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This period of reflection is often the catalyst for change and we frequently find ourselves spending much of January meeting prospective clients who have expressed a desire to sell their business.
I have taken the business as far as I can.
My attitude to risk has changed.
The economy/competition/technology is a threat to me.
My team doesn't have the ability to develop the business.
I want to capitalise on entrepreneur's relief while it is still available.
Multiples are strong in my sector and I want to get out at or near the top of the market.
I had an approach it has got me thinking.
I can't work with my co-shareholders anymore and we need to go our separate ways.
Personal reasons such as a health scare or simply a desire to spend more time with family.
A key part of our process is to look beyond the headline reason for the decision and understand the underlying motivation.
We have bad days, or weeks, when work isn't going well, the pressure is building and it just isn't enjoyable.
Why now? What has changed in the business or personal circumstances?
What position is the business in? Does it need investment, new people, new systems, etc.?
What are the alternatives? Can something be changed that would take the pressure off and make work enjoyable again?
What could someone else do with the business? Are you selling an opportunity or a risk?
What will you do next? Even if the sale of a business yields a life changing amount of money, many sellers soon find themselves bored and seeking a new challenge.
It may sound counter-intuitive coming from a firm that ultimately gets paid when people sell their business, but we would much rather potential clients wait and sell for the right reasons, at the right time, rather than rush into a process which can be time-consuming, emotionally draining and indeed costly.
There is a high correlation between poor planning and aborted transactions; a failed process can linger over a business for years, putting doubt in the minds of employees, investors and potential acquirers.
A trade sale i.e. to another company.
A partial exit, achieved through selling a stake in the business to an investor, which would be a private equity fund, HNWI, family office, etc.
Putting in place an exit readiness plan for a sale in the medium-term.
We will address these options in the weeks ahead, but in the meantime, here's a link to our first blog in this series, 'Why is succession planning crucial for your business?' .


Sunderland only worsened their home form last time out at the Stadium of Light as they lost 2-1 to West Ham. Sunderland have scored just 14 goals in 15 league games at home this season, only Crystal Palace (also 14) have failed to score more. This lack of fire-power has reflected in their results at home having picked up just 12 points from a possible 45, the fewest in the division and only West Brom (3) have failed to win more games at home than Sunderland's tally of 3 wins. Those wins came against Stoke, Newcastle and perhaps bizarrely, Manchester City.
Regardless of whether Sunderland win, lose or draw against Tottenham in their match tonight, they'll go into this game with the best record over top teams this season amongst the bottom 11 teams. 2 of their 4 wins came at home at home to Newcastle and Manchester City whilst the other 2 were a 3-0 win at Newcastle and a 1-0 win at none other than Everton. Sunderland haven't done the double over Everton since the 1996-97 season.
Everton's exquisite display against Arsenal was their 6th win in a row in the league, equalling a run from November 2002. A win against Sunderland would make it a Premier League record of 7 wins in a row for Everton and equal Everton's best away sequence of 3 wins in a row, last achieved in December 2008. Everton have now scored 3 goals in each of their last 4 matches. Everton haven't picked up a draw in 10 league games, nor have they picked up a draw in their last 5 away games.
Everton are the only club from the top 9 teams yet to lose an away game to the bottom 11. However, they've only managed 4 wins in 9 games, against West Ham, Fulham, Swansea and Aston Villa. Everton have failed only failed to score in 2 of those 9 matches after 0-0 stalemates against Cardiff City and Crystal Palace.
Sunderland: Sunderland's only doubts for the game are Steven Fletcher and reserve goalkeeper Keiran Westwood.
Need to keep up the high scoring momentum. This is no game for a shady one nil win.
Me too...kids crying in the stand and that. It'll be a tight affair though as it always is for us at Sunderland...I fear a draw I'm afraid.
Has Barry's potential yellow card ban cleared btw?
Now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds..
Eddie:Just like the Russian police.... Stern. Stern but fair.
Do we want Sunderland to win their match?
........yes I think so ,just to get Spurs out of the picture. 1-1 now.


Can a Memory Foam Mattress Topper Help You Sleep Better at Night?
In these hectic times, a good night's sleep is a well-deserved rest. However, there are many factors that affect the quality of shut-eye you get, with temperature being one of the most important ones. After all, no one wants to wake up in the middle of the night in a sweat or shaking with chills in the sheets.
But the proper sleeping temperature is more than just about your personal comfort. As it turns out, it's all about helping your body achieve the most restful sleep possible.
The average body temperature sits around 98.6 degrees during the day. At night, however, this number gradually decreases as a way to lull you to sleep. It then rises again to signal your body that it's time to wake up.
As you can see, the body has a natural cycle of lowering and raising the temperature, and it's ideal to mimic this pattern for a restful sleep. According to research from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the ideal temperature in your room should be around 65 to 72 degrees. In short, it's best to err on the side of cold than warm at night.
Of course, there are a few ways to ensure that your body feels cool during your sleep.
Wear light, cool clothes. An easy way to ensure a cooler body temperature is to wear loose clothing made of breathable fabrics such as cotton. This type of fabric allows your body heat to dissipate more easily.
Preset your AC. Most air conditioning units allow you to preset your desired temperatures during certain times of the day. Hence, if you typically sleep at 10 P.M., you can set the temperature at 70 degrees Celsius at night, then raise it as morning approaches.
Ditch the socks. Many people find it more comfortable to wear socks at night. However, doing so tends to increase your body's internal temperature, making it harder to get that good night's sleep.
Check your mattress. You can also purchase a memory foam mattress topper to help ease you into a more peaceful sleep. Some feature the CoolRest® Adaptive technology developed by NASA, which uses microcapsules that absorb excess heat and releases it into the body as needed.
Indeed, temperature is one aspect of your sleep environment you should never neglect. If you're having a hard time falling and staying asleep at night, it's worth checking if you're sleeping at the right temperature. It might just be the key to a good night's sleep you've been craving for so long.


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Een apliet is een stollingsgesteente dat vrijwel geheel bestaat uit de mineralen kwarts en kaliveldspaat. Aplieten zijn doorgaans zeer fijnkristallijn, wit, grijs of vleeskleurig en de gesteentevormende mineralen zijn slechts zichtbaar met behulp van een loep.

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Aplieten komen vooral voor in de buurt van granitische massieven, waar ze als dikes doorheensnijden. Ook in syenieten, diorieten en gabbro's worden aplieten gevonden.

De mineralogie van de apliet wordt direct beïnvloed door de mineraalinhoud van het omringende gesteente. In granieten vormen aplieten de laatst uitkristalliserende delen van de magma en zijn daardoor sterk aangereikt in kwarts en veldspaat. De dikes blijven lang vloeibaar en kristalliseren ineens uit, waardoor de kristalgrootte klein blijft hoewel aplieten diepte- en ganggesteenten doorsnijden.

Door de methode van kristallisatie, ontstaat er een fijn mozaïek van kristallen van ruwweg gelijke grootte. Ook porfirische veldspaten kunnen voorkomen in een fijnere grondmassa van kwarts en veldspaat.

De aplieten die geassocieerd worden met diorieten en diabazen bevatten naast  kwarts en veldspaat voornamelijk oligoklaas, muscoviet, apatiet en zirkoon. Biotiet komt zelden voor in aplieten, toermalijn kan ook voorkomen.

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De naam apliet is afgeleid van het Oudgriekse ἁπλόος (haploos), dat "eenvoudig" betekent. Dit vanwege de eenvoudige mineraalsamenstelling en textuur van het gesteente.

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For most of us communicating today is so much easier than "old school" methods. In the past, snail mail or a phone call were the primary methods and there was an etiquette associated with writing a thank-you note or making a call in a professional setting. However, in today's environment of computer-based communications – e.g. email, twitter, snapchat, abbreviations and emojis – sometimes it can be difficult to know when to be casual or when to be formal.
As a candidate communicating with your recruiter, whether via email or phone, you should always start out on the formal side. As you and the recruiter build a relationship you can become more informal in your communications. On the other hand, when communicating with a Client, especially when interviewing or being phone screened for a position, formality is always the way to go.
So, what exactly does formal and informal mean? Generally, formal communication tends not to be personal and has rules of etiquette. For example, addressing someone using titles to prefix their name is a sign of respect. This sets the tone of your conversation whether it is by email or phone. If it is a phone call, be sure to listen, don't interrupt and pause before you respond. Think through your answer before you speak. If you want to practice, your recruiter can provide you with ideas for possible questions. In an email you can't go wrong using the same etiquette guidelines.
Informal, or casual, doesn't mean it is okay to use abbreviations or emojis. It means that once you have developed a professional relationship with a Client, you can be more casual in your language and in how you address the other person. If you are unsure, you can always talk to your recruiter for counsel on the best language to use. Remember, this isn't your best friend or colleague that you know very well. Please don't overshare your personal history or issues with the Client.
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International Mathematics and Science Olympiads
The International Mathematics and Science Olympiads are conducted to motivate the students towards excellence in the field of Science and Mathematics. Every year, teams of students and teachers represent India at the International Olympiads. The students are selected after a very strict process. The International Mathematics Olympiad consists of 6 stages. Similarly, international science Olympiad consists of 5 stages. In this post, we are going to provide all the necessary details related to the International Mathematics and Science Olympiads 2022.
International Mathematics and Science Olympiads 2022 Important Dates
The tentative dates for International Mathematics and Science Olympiads 2022 are as follows.
Mathematics Olympiad
Stages of the exam Tentative dates
Pre – Regional Mathematical Olympiad 3rd week of August 2022
Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO) 2nd week of October 2022
Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO): 3rd week of January 2023
International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (IMOTC) April/ May 2023
Pre-Departure Training Camps May/ June 2023
International Olympiad 3rd week of August 2023
National Science Examination November 2022
Indian National Olympiad January 2023
Pre-Departure Camp April/ May/ June 2023
Orientation Cum Selection camp July/ November 2023
International Olympiad July/ December 2023
International Mathematics and Science Olympiads 2022 Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria are different for International Mathematics and Science Olympiads as given below.
The candidate should have born on or after 1st August 2004.
All the students must be studying in Class 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th
The candidates must Indian citizens.
The eligibility criteria for Science Olympiad are further classified as given below.
Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry and Physics:
The candidate must be eligible to have an Indian Passport.
Date of birth of the students should be between 1st July 2003 and 30th June 2008.
Candidate must be residing and studying in India since 30 November 2019 or earlier. Or must be studying in an Indian school system since 30 November 2019 or earlier.
Must not have completed (or scheduled to complete) class 12 board examination earlier than 30 November 2022.
Must not have commenced (or planning to commence) studies in a university or equivalent institution by 1 June, 2022.
Candidates must not be appearing in NSEJS 2022.
Junior Science
The applicant should be eligible to hold an Indian Passport.
Date of birth of the student should be between 1st January 2008 and 31st December 2009
Must not have completed (or scheduled to complete) class 10th board examination earlier than 30 November 2022.
The candidate must not be appearing in any of NSEA, NSEB, NSEC, or NSEP 2022.
International Mathematics and Science Olympiads 2022 Application form
There are various ways by which a student can enroll in International Mathematics and Science Olympiads. Given below the various methods by which a candidate can apply.
Enrollment at the student's own School/ College
The students may contact their school authorities in order to register for the Science Olympiad.
After getting the application form, students need to fill it very carefully.
The duly filled application form must be submitted to the school authorities before the last date.
Enrollment at another school/ College
If the school of a candidate is not registered as an NSE center then he/she may contact another school.
Please note that the school in which you enroll should be a registered NSE center
The list of all the registration centers is available at the official website of IAPT i.e. www.iapt.org.in.
Important Point to remember
All those students who are registered from any other state than their school need to send the scanned images of the NSE admit card along with the school ID via email to iapt.nse@gmail.
Those who will not send the scanned images of the NSE admit card and school ID via email will be rejected.
The application fee will be Rs. 150/- needs to be paid to the center in-charge of the NSE registration center.
Note: It is compulsory for a school to have at least 20 students to take part in the Olympiad in order to become a registered NSE center
Stages and Pattern of Science Olympiad
The science Olympiad consists of the following five stages.
1st stage: National Standard Examinations
National Standard Examination in Astronomy (NSEA): 80 multiple choice questions with negative marking. Questions will be asked in both Hindi and English languages.
National Standard Examination in Biology (NSEB): 80 multiple choice questions with negative marking. Questions will be asked in both Hindi and English languages.
National Standard Examination in Junior Science: 80 MCQ with negative marking. Questions to be asked in English and Hindi both.
National Standard Examination in Physics: 3-mark questions, each with only one of four options correct. 6-mark questions, each with one or more than one option correct. To get credit, all the correct options and no incorrect option should be marked. Questions will be asked in English, Hindi, Gujarati, and Bangla languages.
National Standard Examination in Chemistry: 80 MCQ with negative marking. Questions to be asked in English and Hindi both.
2nd stage: Indian National Olympiad Examination (INOs)
Those candidates who will clear the 1st stage examination will be allowed to participate in the 2nd stage of the examination.
Please note that candidates need to register themselves separately in order to get the INO admit cards.
The duration of the INOs will be 3 hours.
3rd stage: Orientation cum Selection Camps (OCSCs)
Those who will clear the Indian National Olympiad Examinations will be allowed to participate in the Orientation cum Selection Camps.
Several theoretical and experimental/observational tests are held during the camp.
Based on the performance in the camps, a few candidates will be selected to represent India.
The number of candidates to be selected for various international Olympiads are given in the table below.
International Olympiad Number of students selected
International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 5
International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) 6
International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 4
International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 4
International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 5
4th stage: Training of Indian teams for International Olympiads at HBCSE
The students selected after the 3rd stage will undergo a rigorous training programme at HBCSE in theory and experiment and in case of astronomy, observational astronomy prior to their departure for the international Olympiads.
5th stage: Participation in the International Olympiads
Finally, the team of students and teachers will participate in the International Olympiads.
Please note the Olympiads will be held at various international locations.
Stages and Pattern of Mathematics Olympiad
The International Mathematics Olympiad consists of the following 6 stages.
1st stage: Pre- Regional Mathematical Olympiad (PRMO)
This test will be three hours having 30 questions.
The answer to each question will be either single-digit number or a two-digit number.
The examination will be offline (OMR sheet based examination)
PRMO questions will be asked in both English and Hindi languages.
Up to 300 students from Classes 8, 9, 10, 11 and up to 60 students from class 12 will be selected to participate in the next stage.
For KV and JNV, up to 5 percent top performers from Classes 8, 9, 10, 11, and up to 1 percent from Class 12 will be selected to participate in the next stage.
2nd Stage: Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO)
This exam will also be for three hours.
Candidates will be asked to answer 6 questions.
On the basis of the performance in RMO, up to 30 students from Classes 8, 9, 10, 11, and up to 6 students from Class 12 from each region are selected for Stage 3 (INMO).
3rd Stage: Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO)
The duration of this examination will be for four hours.
The top 30 students from Classes 8, 9, 10, 11 and the top 6 students from Class 12 in merit from all over the country will be chosen as INMO awardees.
4th Stage: International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp (IMOTC)
The INMO awardees and the girls selected from INMO for training are invited to a month long training camp in April-May each year at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Mumbai.
On the basis of a number of selection tests during the Camp, a team of the best six students is selected from the combined pool of junior and senior batch participants as the IMO Team.
5th Stage: Pre-departure Training Camps
Those six students shortlisted after the International Mathematical Olympiad Training Camp goes through another final round of training and orientation for about ten days prior to departure for IMO.
6th Stage: International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)
The six member team along with a leader, a deputy leader and observers will then represent India at the IMO.
Students of the Indian Team who receive gold, silver and bronze medals at the IMO receive a cash prize of Rs. 5000/-, Rs. 4000/- and Rs. 3000/- respectively at a formal ceremony at the end of the training camp.
Question – 1: My school is not interested to take part in the Science Olympiad. What should I do in order to apply?
Answer: You can apply through another school which is a registered NSE center.
Questions – 2: How many questions will be asked in the Pre- regional Mathematical Olympiad?
Answer: In this test, a total of 30 questions will be asked.
Question – 3: I want to attempt the national standard examination in the Hindi language. What should I need to do?
Answer: You need to mention the same at the time of enrollment.
Question – 4: How many students will be selected to participate in the Regional Mathematical Olympiad?
Answer: Total of 300 students from Classes 8, 9, 10, 11 and up to 60 students from class 12 will be selected to participate in RMO from each of the regions.
International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO)
Maths Talent Search Examination (MTSE)
Regional Mathematics Olympiad (RMO)
13th International English Olympiad
GEO Genius Scholarship
Tags: Mathematics Olympiad, Olympiad, Science Olympiad


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Q: xUnit doesn't write message to the output pane In Visual Studio 2015 Community I have a sample ASP.NET 5 (vNext) project and a project with unit tests (xUnit.net). The version of DNX is 1.0.0-beta5. My goal is to add messages during the test run to the output pane.
Here I took a way to do this, so my unit test code looks like this:
using Xunit;
using Xunit.Abstractions;

namespace UnitTests
{

    public class UnitTest1
    {
        ITestOutputHelper output;

        public UnitTest1(ITestOutputHelper output)
        {
            this.output = output;
        }

        [Fact]
        public void TestTestTest()
        {
            output.WriteLine("Test Message");
            Assert.Equal(2, 2);
        }

    }
}

Visual Studio Test Explorer discovers this test (and that's OK), but all I have in the Output pane (from Tests) is:
------ Run test started ------
------ Test started: Project: UnitTests ------
Starting  Microsoft.Framework.TestHost [C:\Users\*******\.dnx\runtimes\dnx-clr-win-x86.1.0.0-beta5\bin\dnx.exe --appbase "C:\Users\*******\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\MvcMovie\UnitTests" Microsoft.Framework.ApplicationHost --port 55837 Microsoft.Framework.TestHost --port 55893]
Connected to Microsoft.Framework.TestHost
Running tests in 'C:\Users\*******\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\MvcMovie\UnitTests\project.json'
========== Run test finished: 1 run (0:00:03,2267169) ==========

Also, there is not any link "Output" under the selected test run information, like here:

(Only "Test passed... Elapsed time ...")
What should I do to make this ITestOutputHelper work?

A: This solution works for me (Visual Studio 2017 and xUnit 2.2.0.3545).
Try adding the below configuration in the App.Config file. (I don't know why. It was just needed. If it doesn't exist, just add a new one in your test project.)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
  <appSettings>
    <add key="xunit.diagnosticMessages" value="true"/>
  </appSettings>
</configuration>

The output information will be written in Test output as expected like below.
[xUnit.net 00:00:00.0853907]   Starting:    xxxAssemblyName (parallel test collections = on, max threads = 8)
[xUnit.net 00:00:00.1689373]     Example.xxxTestClassName [PASS]
[xUnit.net 00:00:00.1697265]       Output:
[xUnit.net 00:00:00.1700698]         xxxx your Test Message
[xUnit.net 00:00:00.1797303]   Finished:    xxxAssemblyName

A: As explained on the xUnit GitHub page, I used
private readonly ITestOutputHelper output;
And this worked to me.

A: I also ran into this the first time I used xUnit after using NUnit for a long time.
Surprisingly, xUnit does not support console output directly, but does offer some other ways to achieve the same thing.
https://xunit.github.io/docs/capturing-output.html
If you aren't really invested in xUnit I would say the simplest thing to do would just use NUnit or MSTest because both support simple console.writeline.

A: For the ITestOutputHelper implementation only, the following works:
As reported by Joe.wang, you must put the {add key="xunit.diagnosticMessages" value="true"} in the App.config of the unit test project.
As reported by stefano, you must add a local member of type ITestOutputHelper to the test class. And you must add it to the parameters of a constructor and assign the injected object to the local member.
You should rebuild after instrumenting with an output method.
You must have a failing test.
Your call to the output method should precede the/a failing test.
This works per test! Not for a test suite.

A: Got it to work with no configuration. Using .NET Core and VSCode, using Dependency Injection pattern, as described on XUnit.Net:
using Xunit;
using Xunit.Abstractions;

public class MyTestClass
{
    private readonly ITestOutputHelper output;

    public MyTestClass(ITestOutputHelper output)
    {
        this.output = output;
    }

    [Fact]
    public void MyTest()
    {
        var temp = "my class!";
        output.WriteLine("This is output from {0}", temp);
    }
}

And then run this command:
dotnet test --logger "console;verbosity=detailed"

A: Json configuration
As it seems that the above xml answer was not updated for a while, is obsolete and Matt answer in a comment is not the appropriate way to answer. Here is the minimal JSON configuration needed to display messages in output.
{
  "$schema":"https://xunit.github.io/schema/current/xunit.runner.schema.json",
  "diagnosticMessages": true
}

A: Just use Console.Write() and Console.WriteLine().
ReSharper hooks into this and you'll see the output in the test results.

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Morfologia
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Hàbitat
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Distribució geogràfica
Es troba a Madràs (Índia).

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WSI wins Platinum Award from Ohio EPA – 2017
Washing Systems selected as first Company to win prestigious award
Washing Systems (WSI) announced today that it has been selected by the State of Ohio EPA as the first Company to be recognized with its Platinum Level award for its ongoing efforts in environmental stewardship. WSI was previously honored in 2014 with a Silver Level award under the EPA's Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) program. Ohio's E3 Program recognizes businesses, nonprofits and government agencies for going above and beyond compliance with requirements while demonstrating environmental excellence.
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Marty Allen, Stand-Up & TV Comic, Dies @ 95
Bug-eyed funnyman Marty Allen, for decades a familiar face on TV, died Monday, February 12, The San Francisco Gate reports. Allen was 95.
Allen & Rossi in the '50s
The cause of death was reportedly pneumonia, with Allen passing away alongside his wife and creative partner Karon Kate Blackwell in Las Vegas.
Allen, the so-called love child of Phyllis Diller (1917-2012) and Jackie Mason (b. 1931) — or Buddy Hackett (1924-2003), depending on which name he thought sounded funnier at the time — was born March 23, 1922, in Pittsburgh.
Famous for the catchphrase "hello dere," he became famous as one half of the comedy due Allen & Rossi with Steve Rossi (1932-2014), becoming a staple on The Ed Sullivan Show in the '50s and '60s — they appeared an incredible 44 times, including on that famous Beatles episode.
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Mr. & Mrs. Allen (Image via headshot)
Allen performed right up until the end of his long life, including a gig in 2016 at which he joked that he wanted an antique for his birthday present ... and his wife gave him his birth certificate.
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Speeches, Interviews & Other Statements
Essential Margaret Thatcher
1990 Sep 17 Mo
Joint Press Conference with Czechoslovak President (Vaclav Havel)
Speeches, interviews, etc.
Thatcher Archive: COI transcript
Editorial comments:
Importance ranking:
Monetary policy, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Foreign policy (Central & Eastern Europe), Foreign policy (Middle East), Foreign policy (International organizations), European Union (general), Defence (general), Race, immigration, nationality, Conservatism
Mr Havel
I have met for the second time with the Prime Minister. The first time was during my visit to the UK last March; today we spoke about similar subjects but more specifically now. We met at the lunch and then the two delegations met.
We explained each other's opinion on various subjects, we spoke about the future of Europe and the future situation of Czechoslovakia in Europe as well as the existing European institutions and structures, those that are promising, those that should be transformed in some ways and those that have proved meaningful as well as those that are left-overs of the past, losing the reason to be, as well as those that are about to originate.
I hailed the attitude the Prime Minister explained in her lecture at Aspen where she recommended the European Community to open magnanimously to the countries of central and Eastern Europe. I informed her about our interest in an Association Agreement with the European Communities and the Prime Minister was greatly interested in the domestic political situation in our country, as well as our economic reform, the process of privatisation. [end p1]
She explained some of her views. For example, she emphasised the great importance of economic legislation and the fact that we should not postpone this legislation very much as it is important for the businessman to know the rules of the game, to know about their rights and their duties. She informed us about some experience from privatisation in the UK.
We agreed on our standpoint to the Iraqi aggression in the Middle East. I underlined that the Czechoslovak standpoint is as energetic as that of Great Britain.
We also referred to other fields of our bilateral relations—the British Council and the fact that we are going to support the idea that the BBC, ending the respective legislation, should be given some frequencies in our country. We also spoke about cultural, intellectual and educational contacts and I thanked the Prime Minister for her support of the Know-How Project which is of very great importance to us as it helps our people to learn to think and behave economically, it is a programme that trains managers.
I mentioned the recent English/Czechoslovak Conference on Privatisation which has taken place in this country as part of this programme, it has been a very friendly exchange of views and standpoints and it does not seem to me that there was anything in these views that should be controversial.
It did not seem to me that we displayed any substantial difference of opinion. So much for my brief introductory information! The Prime Minister will certainly gladly answer your more specific questions. After all, her stay in Prague has not come to an end yet. She has quite a dense programme ahead and tomorrow she will present a substantial speech in our Federal Assembly where probably she will again summarise her views of the political [end p2] situation and development in Europe, today and in the future.
I should probably also emphasise that the Prime Minister's idea, which she also expressed in her Aspen speech, that is that a kind of Magna Carta of rights and duties of European citizens, should be drafted as a certain starting point for future co-existence of free peoples and nations in Europe. This idea is meeting with great support and agreement in our country. All that is directed towards the implementation of the lofty ideas of free and democratic Europe is hailed by the Czechoslovak Party because we believe that it is only in this kind of Europe that we can find an honest place for ourselves. [end p3]
Vaclav HavelMr President, Ladies and Gentlemen. If I may add briefly to what the President has said.
I have long wanted to visit Czechoslovakia and in particular this historic city of Prague and it is especially appropriate that I do so when the whole country has enjoyed the rebirth of liberty. I am so very much aware that this has had a great deal to do with President Havel, with the efforts which he and other brave souls made during the years of oppression, always to say what they believed, and I am afraid they have suffered for it, but they have lived to see the joys of what they believed come true.
At home, we think that President Havel 's inauguration speech and his speech to the United States Congress in particular were two of the masterpieces in the history of liberty. He had a tremendous reception when he came to the United Kingdom, we welcomed him gladly and I also would like to thank the people of Prague who have given me such a welcome here in return.
It is particularly fitting, too, that I come at a time when we are just celebrating in Britain the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Britain in which Czech pilots and airmen fought alongside ours and helped us to win that battle so that we were able to go on for long enough eventually to see the United States join us and the rest of Europe and fight that war to victory.
Now the President has given a most excellent account of our talks. May I just add one or two things. With regard to the development of Czechoslovakia's economy and democracy, we shall do everything possible we can to help. The President mentioned the Know-How Fund, we are anxious to have as many contacts as possible [end p4] between businessmen, between cultural organisations, between school children.
And also I am very happy to announce today that there will be, from 1st October, no visas necessary for citizens of Czechoslovakia to come to Britain. I hope that will help them to come to our country more quickly and perhaps more of them to come.
With regard to the new European Community, you know the view that I have always taken is that this is not an exclusive club but should be an outward looking organisation. It should always be prepared, in Association Agreements with countries of Eastern Europe, to hold out the possibility of full membership the moment these countries, including Czechoslovakia, have got in place the full structure of political and economic liberty. That would be very much in keeping with the history of the wider Europe because of course the word Europe goes much wider than the Community. And we look forward to the day when we can welcome the newly-free countries of Eastern Europe, in particular Czechoslovakia, to be a member of the European Community.
We discussed defence and security. They have always been very appropriate. I think our staunchness in defence of what we believed was part of the reason which eventually led the leadership of the Soviet Union to take a different course of action and set their steps on the road to democracy. It is important that we retain our security now, particularly as we have to do out-of-area duties as well as the defence of Europe itself.
We spoke of the future role of CSCE. In my view it has a very important role. I look at it this way. The European Community, and perhaps an enlarged one, is the centre of our economic policy. NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, [end p5] including both Europe and Canada and the United States, is the heart of our defence policy and the defence of the free world, and some of us from NATO are prepared to go out-of-area in order to do other defensive duties, I will speak about that in a moment. But the CSCE, it began with the Helsinki Accords, which thirty-five of us signed, is the only forum in which the United States, Europe and the Soviet Union joins in discussion. I think it will be beneficial for us all if we meet regularly, if our Foreign Ministers meet regularly, say twice a year, so they know one another, they know the thinking and they shape the way in which we can go ahead into the future century.
Because this has been a very turbulent century, a century in which the forces of oppression have, I believe, now been overcome and we wish to go ahead in a more peaceful way but always having the means to defend ourselves against any possible attack in the coming century. And the main organisation which I think can shape that future is the CSCE and we in Britain would be very happy if Prague were the seat of one of the CSCE institutions.
And the last point, which the President pointed out and of course we had a few words about, is the situation in the Gulf and of course we agreed that the United Nations resolutions must in fact be fully upheld. So there is no difference between us on that and I understand that Czechoslovakia is helping with some field hospitals and such things, which for a country which has done so much for liberty, is absolutely in keeping with everything which she believes and she backs up her words with actions. [end p6]
Question (Czechoslovak TV)
Two questions: the first one is the European Confederation which is the suggestion of President Mitterrand which he proposed on his last visit to Czechoslovakia, is in some controversy for participation with the European Community, what in your opinion will this mean for the countries like Czechoslovakia and the similar socialist countries if the way for them to participate in this communication will be easier than to the European Community; and secondly I would like to ask you in connection with the French delegation, on President Mitterrand 's delegation there were a lot of entrepreneurs and members of various businesses, you have no such presence in your delegation, does this mean that Britain is not prepared yet to invest in our economy?
First, President Mitterrand suggested something called a Confederation of Europe. I am never quite certain what the words mean, I doubt very much whether they mean anything very different from what I have proposed in a more specific way. My proposal was that the countries of Eastern Europe, newly free, when they have the structure of liberty should have the right to apply to the European Community for full membership, that enlarges the present Europe to the wider Europe. I also believe that the countries of EFTA, the European Free Trade Area, one of those has already applied to join the Community and others may consider it.
Both of these consist of an enlarged Europe, I think possibly a Europe that would not have as many regulations as some countries [end p7] would wish it to have, and I think that if we have fewer regulations it would be better. But the point is not to have the present Twelve as a kind of exclusive club, but to enlarge it to include far more democracies so that we may be the more influential in our commercial dealings with the rest of the world.
In the meantime, the Council of Europe which consists of seventeen members, I believe it is possible for Czechoslovakia and Hungary to join long before they have fully achieved their economic structure of liberty, and I think it would be very beneficial both for the members of the Council of Europe and for the countries of Eastern Europe to join, because again it means a forum where we have more discussion together.
We came over on our plane this time not with entrepreneurs, they have been over before and will be over again. I did bring the press, I hope you do not think that was a mistake! I think we brought thirty members of the press, I think that was quite a good thing to do and I hope they are enjoying it.
(Inaudible)
The Prime Minister and myself, we have agreed in our opinions about the aggression, so the only difference between England and Czechoslovakia is that we cannot send our navy or a fleet of ships because we have not got one. But we are of course trying to look at some other possibilities, how to save the evil which is embodied by the aggressive regime of President Hussein. [end p8]
The Vaclav HavelPresident has indicated that we both firmly uphold the United Nations resolutions, namely that Iraq must leave Kuwait completely and that the legitimate government of Kuwait must be restored. That is wholly in keeping with United Nations resolutions.
With regard to the other point which Michael Brunson mentioned, there has I think been a statement from the Douglas HurdForeign Secretary this afternoon. Have you got that statement? Are you sure that it has been made because I do not want to bounce it. Mr Reynolds you are sure it has been made?
Mr Reynolds
Then you will know what it is. It is very unusual, the press usually know things before I do.
Well, that could be good guess work. But I think that what you have heard is that we are expelling form London the Iraqi Military Attaché and his staff, that is four people altogether.
(Inaudible) [end p9]
In order to support France and the other countries, some of their Residences were attacked by Iraqi troops in Kuwait.
Do you think that the news democracies—Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia—will enter the new Europe easier if they combine and coordinate their efforts or would you prefer to tackle each of us separately?
I think it is not a question of tackling each of you separately, it is a question of when you will be ready. The whole structure of the European Community is the structure of economic freedom and that is what all the rules and regulations are about. And also it has to be fair competition between the industries in the Community. So the question is: when will you be ready? I think that will require quite major changes in your legal system, which takes a good deal of time, as well as getting enterprise and the spirit of enterprise working fully and of course private property and the law of contract and so on. That I think will take quite a time.
I wish you well and hope that it will come along as quickly as possible. But do not forget that you have embarked upon a task of enormous magnitude. I do not think it has ever been attempted, indeed it has not, to go from a totally oppressive system where the diktat of the state was everything, where there was no independent judiciary or law to which people can go to get their grievances redressed, there was no structure of company law, of contract law, [end p10] no structure of banks as we understand it. You have to get all that in place, it is there from other countries to learn how to do it, but you know it does take a time to get used to these different habits and customs.
I am sure you will do it as quickly as possible and of course it does mean that by far the greater part of your industry will have to be privatised so that we have fair competition. I am sure you will go about it with a will, I am sure that Czechoslovakia probably has a better chance than some other countries because there will be people here who remember and who know what it was like before communism came. So it really depends, I think, upon you when you will be ready to apply.
Can I ask you both whether you think Czechoslovakia should take similar action to Britain and kick out some Iraqi diplomats; and President Havel, how confident are you that you will get Soviet troops out of Czechoslovakia peacefully and on time?
As for the first question, right now I cannot give you an answer because it does not depend only on me, but it seems that the situation in fact is evolving in that direction.
For your second question, I think that the Soviet troops are leaving without having to be forced, so we made all the contacts in time, we adopted a schedule of departure and except for some local disputes about the damages they have done or about paying for certain buildings or land, the other things, I think, there are no problems in the timetable, the timetable has been observed by the [end p11] Soviet party.
In several countries in Eastern Europe, the economic situation is deteriorating rapidly, in some of them, not in Czechoslovakia, but in a majority of East European countries there is a very real threat of social and political unrest. Would you under any circumstances consider a partial cancellation of the debts notably of Poland and Yugoslavia, a majority of which were led by governments and not by private banks?
I think there is bound to be difficulty in going from a totally centrally-controlled economy where there is no discretion whatsoever on the part of management of factories to a free society in which each enterprise is free-standing and makes its own decisions under the structure of company law.
Quite apart from the company law structure, which is a big enough problem on its own, it takes quite some time for people to train to make their own decisions and take responsibility for them and for people who work for that enterprise to take a totally different attitude from that which they have taken when it was in the hands of the state. Also you will find that frequently they employed far too many people for an enterprise to be efficient and again it takes time to get them re-employed elsewhere and training. So there are bound to be a good many problems changing over from the one to the other.
Now when it comes to debt, we do our rescheduling or any alterations that we make in that, as you know, through the Paris [end p12] Club so we would have to do it together. We do look from time to time at the position and no doubt will be looking at it again.
Prime Minister, during the Falklands war your firm and relentless attitude was a great success. Today Great Britain and the United States are again the first strength of those who are against Saddam Hussein 's aggression. I am interested in your opinion concerning this aggression, especially in the light of recent events, for instance what happened at the Embassies in Kuwait, a political solution seems less probable now.
It is perfectly clear, aggression must not be allowed to succeed nor to pay the aggressor. If so, there will be no international law again, there will only be international anarchy and no small states would ever feel safe. Fortunately this has come at a time when the Five Permanent Members of the Security Council—the Soviet Union, China, the United States, France and Great Britain—are able to act together and to get the majority, a very big majority, of the Security Council with them, and to make it clear that the resolutions of the United Nations will be upheld, totally.
Question (VOA)
Prime Minister, late last year the Warsaw Pact publicly apologised for its invasion in 1968 of Czechoslovakia. Is it conceivable that Britain, with or without France, Germany and Italy, could also apologise for its role in the Munich Pact of 1938 and for Neville Chamberlain 's insensitive comments about Czechoslovakia? [end p13]
I did so at a dinner which President Havel attended in No 10 Downing Street as our guest of honour when he came to Britain. I shall repeat what I said tomorrow.
Mrs Thatcher, I have just one question regarding visa-free travel between Britain and Czechoslovakia. You told us this will come into effect on 1st October this year, can you tell us why Britain had been reluctant for such a long time to agree to visa-free travel between the two countries because there have been so many more European countries who have concluded this agreement with Czechoslovakia long before Britain did?
I am sorry if you think we have taken too long. It is a wholly new regime, a great many people want to come to Britain, and I am sure you think it right that it should be free from 1st October. I am sorry we were not able to get it before that.
Question (Czechoslovak News Agency)
President Havel and Prime Minister. One of the things I think Britain and Czechoslovakia have in common are preoccupations of a certain sector of the population over the reunification of Germany. Did you mention this problem during your meetings and have you come to a common view concerning further development after German reunification in Europe? [end p14]
We passingly mentioned this subject also. I can repeat what I have said repeatedly. If the reunified Germany is a democratic state and continued to be so, we have no political reasons to fear it. Naturally, the energetic entrepreneurial spirit is coming here from Germany and we do not want to be unilaterally dependent economically on anyone, we have got bad experience with that. More normal competitive conditions are emerging in our country.
Nevertheless, it seems that while deciding on partners, the respective commissions should decide and contemplate the proposals should take as one aspect of their decision-making the political dimension. That is that the economic relations should be established in a balanced way, but they should be established in all parts so that we avoid sinking unawares into another lopsided dependence on someone else.
Can I just add briefly. The reunification will take place on 3rd October. A very important thing was: first, that the unified Germany should be a member of NATO, that has been agreed and the Soviet Union has agreed to it; and also that the unified Germany be a full member of the European Community so that when East Germany joins West Germany she automatically becomes a member of the European Community as part of the unified Germany. That means a number of transitional arrangements will have to take place, obviously because her industry is in a very different condition. But she will plug, as it were, straight into the whole of the Federal Republic's laws, she does not have to create her own, she will plug straight into the Federal Republic's company laws, her [end p15] contract laws, her banking law, and everything like that.
But we are having to negotiate transitional arrangements with the new unified Germany because it will affect the Common Agricultural Policy, it will affect fishing policy, it will affect fair competition and of course one of the most difficult things will be to ensure that East Germany comes up to our standards on environmental matters because I am afraid she has very severe pollution which we could not accept in the Community. But it is all going ahead.
And the third thing was of course that we get a new agreement with Germany, which we now have, because the old one was the previous four-power occupation both of Berlin and of East Germany, and we had to make strenuous efforts to get a new agreement so that insofar as they are required, our troops should stay there. Now it is not as a result of an occupation agreement, that is terminated, but as the result of an invitation by the new unified Germany.
All of that has been done and the transitional arrangements are being negotiated with the Community.
Question (Paul Williams, Today)
Mrs Thatcher, is there a great risk that more Iraqi diplomats could be expelled from London if pressure is maintained by Saddam Hussein against our Embassy and other Embassies in Kuwait?
We have taken action in response to what happened just very recently. And the Douglas HurdForeign Secretary was together with other Foreign Secretaries from the European Community and naturally when the European Community has given us support, when we have had to take [end p16] action on various things, we naturally wish to act together over the outrage of the Iraqi troops going into the Residences of certain members of the diplomatic community in Kuwait.
Question (Larry Joseph, New York Times Magazine)
I have just returned from a trip to Slovakia, President Havel, where I met many people interested in being entrepreneurs and their one complaint is that your decision-makers are either too slow or too intent on making decisions for them. I would like to ask you and Mrs Thatcher, what is the art of letting go in economic policy and what is the art of not making decisions but letting them be made?
It is the art of being a democrat. But it is the biggest change in attitude politically that can take place from a philosophy which says the state shall do everything and the individual and company have no significance, to saying as a democrat that the state's activities and powers shall be limited, they shall have a rule of law and otherwise the liberties of the individual and the company shall be extended. It is a change of attitude and in politics a change of attitude is the most difficult thing to bring about and it takes time.
Things are not all in the hands of the centre, but the individual businesses still do not enjoy the measure of authority and freedom they should have. It is indeed a transitory stage because the businesses are still often not legal persons. [end p17]
Nevertheless, the scenario of the economic reform our government has adopted envisages very fast attainment of legal personality on the part of the businesses. The administrative functions at the federal level or the state level should be restricted very fast. I firmly believe we are entering an era when economic reform will no more be the subject of contemplation and it will be implemented.
Question (Financial Times)
President Havel, do you believe the British government and other Western governments are doing enough in terms of aid to Czechoslovak industry and government in helping the transition process, and specifically with regard to the UK whether the Know-How Fund is really enough for you and whether you would like to see more help in cash terms over the coming months?
The Know-How Fund is extremely important for us. But that does not mean that we should not welcome other forms of assistance. Czechoslovakia is not going to resist a possibility to obtain some stabilising funds which are necessary in the process of further stabilisation of our currency. Czechoslovakia welcomes any kind of cooperation, establishment of joint ventures, and any kind of foreign investment. It happens now and then even that investors come and go without achievement only because our reform has not progressed far enough for us to be able to accept the proposals and immediately materialise them in real contracts.
Nevertheless, our interest is quite keen and we enjoy the amplitude of the scope of proposals. Businessmen from various [end p18] countries are coming with most varied proposals and certainly in my opinion we cannot complain about lack of interest, especially on the part of the private sector.
First of all I would like to thank the President for his promise that very soon, even if after the enactment of some new legislation, the BBC will be better heard here. I think after fifty years we still have something to offer, including language courses in English. The listeners of the BBC World Service Czechoslovak section come to us with a lot of enquiries, especially young people who are learning English from the English by Radio courses, and they want to know about contacts with Great Britain. You have spoken about the exchange of young people, they will certainly be delighted about the visa-free travel you have announced today, but is there any possibility in the foreseeable future for them to come to Britain and take short-term jobs with a work permit, like a pairs for example, so that they can stay independently of institutions for a short while and learn the language properly and come back to their own country richer?
I think the main exchanges would be done through the other most excellent organisation, the British Council, as you know, and [end p19] together you do marvellous work. I certainly will have a look at the other matter.
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Inevitably, this is the time of year most people think about sparkling wine, thanks to holiday parties and New Year's Eve celebrations.
With that in mind, here is a guide to some of the Northwest's top sparkling wine producers, which you can use for your year-end celebration as well as any resolutions you might make about drinking more bubbly in 2013.
A handful of Northwest wineries specialize in sparkling wine production. They will likely be easier to find at retailers.
Domaine Ste. Michelle: This Ste. Michelle Wine Estates property is the big boy of bubbly in the Northwest, producing more than 300,000 cases per year from Washington grapes. Winemaker Rick Casqueiro works inside the massive Columbia Crest facility in Paterson, which overlooks the Columbia River in the Horse Heaven Hills. Casqueiro produces five different bubblies. Four are priced under $12, and the vintage-dated Luxe can be found for $23. DSM has strong national distribution, so finding these wines will not be difficult.
Argyle: Winemaker Rollin Soles produces bubbly in a haunted former hazelnut processing plant along Highway 99W in Dundee, Ore. Unlike Domaine Ste. Michelle, Argyle's focus is not only sparkling wine, as Soles also crafts superb still wines, including Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling. But he believes Oregon is a great place for bubbly, and he makes no fewer than five different sparkling wines. All are vintage dated, and his oldest currently for sale is the 2002 Extended Tirage Brut. Argyle wines are readily available in the Portland market, but top wine merchants elsewhere in the Northwest should also carry Argyle bubbly.
Treveri Cellars: Juergen Grieb emigrated to Washington state from his native Germany in 1983 to work for Langguth Winery. After Langguth closed in 1987, he went to work for Coventry Vale, a custom-crush facility in the Yakima Valley. In 2010, Grieb decided to launch Treveri Cellars with a focus on sparkling wine, and he has quickly gained a reputation as one of the best in Washington. He now makes eight sparkling wines from such grapes as Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Muller-Thurgau, Pinot Gris, Riesling and even Syrah (that's right, a red bubbly). Grieb has tasting rooms in the city of Yakima as well as the former Sagelands facility along Interstate 82 in Wapato.
Mountain Dome: This Spokane winery has been producing sparkling wine since 1984. Using classic methods and varieties, Mountain Dome produces four different bubblies. In addition to superb sparkling wine, Mountain Dome also is well known for the whimsical gnomes that adorn the label of the nonvintage brut. Founder Michael Manz died in 2006 at age 58, but his son Erik took over as head winemaker. In 2011, the Manz family sold the winery to Don Townshend, who also owns Townshend Cellar, Caterina Winery and Lone Canary, all in the Spokane area.
Summerhill Pyramid Winery: Based in the Okanagan Valley city of Kelowna, Steve Cipes has built one of the most visible and unusual wineries in North America. He ages his wines – particularly his bubblies – in a pyramid, which Cipes believes invokes an energy into the wine. Like Argyle, Summerhill does not exclusively produce sparkling wine, but it is a major focus at the winery. Regardless of what you might think of Cipes' style and beliefs, his wines tend to be superb.
With more than 1,500 wineries in the Pacific Northwest, a handful make sparkling wine on a small to medium scale. Here are a few favorites.
Pacific Rim: This winery formerly owned by California maverick Randall Grahm is near Red Mountain in Washington state. It makes a sparkling Riesling called White Flowers that is delicious.
Westport Winery: This winery near the Washington coast produces a fantastic and rare sparkling Gewurztraminer. It's off-dry and goes by the clever name of Going Coastal.
Karma Vineyards: Based on the south shore of Lake Chelan, Karma focuses on events and dinners. It also crafts a tasty sparkling wine.
Cave B Vineyards: Based in the Ancient Lakes town of George (next to the Gorge Amphitheater), Cave B produces a Chardonnay-based sparkling wine.
Hard Row to Hoe Vineyards: On the north shore Lake Chelan is Hard Row to Hoe, a small-production winery owned and operated by Judy and Don Phelps. Their winery is built on the theme of a former house of ill repute that, ahem, served miners back in the early days. Hard Row produces a delicious methode champenoise bubbly called "Good in Bed." The 2010 vintage earned a Platinum in the 2012 Wine Press Northwest Platinum Competition.
Maryhill Winery: Maryhill does not make a bubbly, but it has one made using California grapes because the demand is so high, especially during concerts.
Soter Vineyards: Tony Soter gained famed in Napa Valley before relocating to Oregon. He's best known for his Pinot Noirs in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA and also makes a delicious brut rosé.
Domaine Meriwether: This winery started in 1998 with a focus on sparkling wines and was named in honor of the explorers in the Corps of Discovery.
8th Generation Vineyard: Along the shores of Okanagan Lake near Summerland, British Columbia, Bernd and Stefanie Schales make superb whites and reds. They craft white and pink sparkling wines that rate among the best in the entire Pacific Northwest. They are difficult to get unless you go to the winery, but they're worth the trip. Unlike many other sparkling wines, these are aged under crown caps instead of corks.
Road 13 Vineyards: This winery just over the U.S. border in Oliver, British Columbia, makes a superb sparkling Chenin Blanc. It is another non-cork wine (instead stored under a crown cap).
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery: This longtime Okanagan Valley winery near Summerland, British Columbia, makes a couple of bubblies, led by Steller's Jay Brut, the winery's signature bottling.
Gray Monk Estate Winery: Based in Okanagan Centre, north of Kelowna, Gray Monk is one of British Columbia's oldest wineries. It makes a delicious brut from Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc.
Blasted Church Vineyards: Another north-of-the-border winery near Penticton, it makes a bubbly called OMG, made with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Blanc.
Bella Wines: Few know the British Columbia wine industry better than Jay Drysdale, the longtime chef who once managed The Toasted Oak in Oliver and lorded over the wine program when it boasted the best list in the province. In 2012, he and his new bride, Wendy Rose, launched their winery which is dedicated to food-friendly sparkling wine and named for Jay's sweet bulldog, who passed away during the summer. Bella Wines produces two bottlings — Chardonnay and Gamay Noir — at the Okanagan Crush Pad in Summerland with the help of talented consultant Michael Bartier.
Neck of the Woods Winery: Located in British Columbia's Lower Mainland, Neck of the Woods uses estate Pinot Noir to produce the only bubbly from the Fraser Valley appellation.
Township 7 Vineyards & Winery: With locations in the Fraser Valley and Okanagan, this longtime British Columbia winery has made a sparkling wine called Seven Stars since its early days.
Ste. Chapelle: Idaho's oldest and largest winery produces a couple of sparkling Rieslings. They are off-dry, affordable and delicious.
Camas Prairie Winery: This longtime Moscow, Idaho, winery crafts no fewer than four sparkling wines from dry to sweet. Be sure to check out Fred ("fizzy red"), a dry red sparkling made with Washington Lemberger grapes.
Hard Row to Hoe Vineyards at Lake Chelan also makes a methode champenoise brut rosé called 'Good in Bed'. Made with Lake Chelan sangiovese and pinot noir.
Judy, how could we forget? Thanks for the reminder.


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Fun day of abstract movement of shapes and textures. We will utilize metallices, Mica Flakes, inks, Pigment powders and more.
You will also learn about different methods of pouring paint.
This is a fun, messy class, so students should be prepared to get their hands dirty!
– All supplies are included. Lite lunch included.
– One day workshop from 10:00am-4:00pm.
– You will take home two completed pieces of your artwork.
– Very limited seating! Max of 4 per class.
I offer step by step instruction, in a small group setting so you can receive individualized coaching.Classes are six hours per day and include light lunch.