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Slovakia to Donate a Demountable Border Barrier to Lithuania to Protect Schengen External Borders
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Slovakia will provide Lithuania with a detachable barrier in order to help protect the external Schengen borders.
This decision was confirmed by the Slovak Interior Ministry and comes after a meeting during which the security barrier donation agreement was signed by Slovak Interior Minister Roman Mikulic and Lithuanian Interior Minister, Agne Belutaiti, reports Vilnius and TheSchengen.com.
"It is unacceptable for Belarus to play with people's lives for political reasons. Minister Mikulik noted in this regard that the handover of this barrier confirms our commitment to participate in the fight against the hybrid attack, which must be vigorously suppressed.
The Slovak minister stressed that he supports Lithuania, as well as other Baltic countries affected by the situation, which, according to her, is caused by the authorities in Belarus.
"Our country stands by its partners in the European Union, and we are ready to respond immediately and help within our means and capabilities," he said.
The common border between Lithuania and Belarus has seen an influx of illegal immigrants who are constantly trying to reach European countries through this route.
According to the Slovak Interior Ministry, the number of illegal immigrants who crossed this border illegally has increased by 18 times, while since the beginning of the year, Lithuania identified 4,282 immigrants on its territory, based on data provided by the Lithuanian and Polish security services.
According to the same source, there may be up to 15,000 illegal immigrants in Belarus, while only a few were able to return or decided to return voluntarily.
Lithuania has received a large number of immigrants from Afghanistan, the Middle East and the African continent seeking to enter Lithuania illegally across the border with Belarus.
Due to the increase in the number of migrants that Lithuania is currently facing, it recently decided to extend the state of emergency at the border with Belarus until January 15. This decision was confirmed by the Lithuanian Parliament.
This situation prompted the authorities in Lithuania to ask for help in order to protect the external Schengen border with Belarus. In addition, in order to stop illegal crossings, the Baltic state has begun the construction of a physical barrier, the completion of which is scheduled for next year.
Slovakia and Lithuania will assist in this effort by donating a detachable barrier that is currently stored at the HaZZ Rescue Brigade headquarters in Malaki. It is stored in 25 shipping containers and can secure a border of 6.6 km in length. "The exact place and time of the transfer will be agreed upon, with the relevant costs borne by the Lithuanian side," said the statement published by the Slovak Interior Ministry.
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The Stonewall quarry and kilns were established in the 1880's. The century old kilns, which are slowly beginning to crumble due to the affects of repeated frost heave, resemble a medieval castle. However this brick structure was not used for crushing enemy combatants in some far distant time, but instead it processed crushed limestone.
Just like castles of old, kilns have a long history. These thermal insulated chamber's have been used for the past couple millennia for hardening and drying stones or clay, usually bricks or pottery. Limestone kilns are used to create a type of lime called quicklime. Scientifically it turns calcium carbonate to calcium oxide. Additionally, mixing quicklime with water turns the calcium oxide to calcium hydroxide.
The Kilns in stonewall were filled with limestone by the use of a steam powered derrick(lifting device) which dumped rocks into the top of the kilns. Wood fires were used to heat the limestone. The quicklime that was produced in Stonewall was mainly used in plaster because of its white color. However it also had other uses, like disinfecting barns and outhouses.
At it's peak, the stonewall kilns could produce 10 tonnes of quicklime per day. The limestone reserves in Stonewall were depleted in 1967 and commercial quarrying commenced at this time.


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Georgia Simmerling (ur. 11 marca 1989 w Vancouver) – kanadyjska narciarka dowolna, narciarka alpejska i kolarka torowa.

Kariera
Specjalizuje się w skicrossie, choć na początku swej kariery startowała jako narciarka alpejska. W 2010 roku wystartowała w supergigancie na igrzyskach olimpijskich w Vancouver, gdzie zajęła 27. miejsce. W 2013 roku wystartowała na mistrzostwach świata w Voss, zajmując trzynaste miejsce w skicrossie. Na rozgrywanych dwa lata później mistrzostwach świata w Kreischbergu uplasowała się na 26. pozycji w tej samej konkurencji. W międzyczasie wystąpiła na igrzyskach w Soczi, gdzie w rywalizacji w skicrossie była czternasta. Najlepsze wyniki w Pucharze Świata osiągnęła w sezonie 2017/2018, kiedy to zajęła 22. miejsce w klasyfikacji generalnej, a w klasyfikacji skicrossu była szósta.

Od 2014 roku Simmerling trenuje także kolarstwo torowe. W 2016 roku wywalczyła srebrny medal w drużynowym wyścigu na dochodzenie podczas mistrzostw świata w Londynie. W tej samej konkurencji zdobyła również brązowy medal na igrzyskach olimpijskich w Rio de Janeiro.

Osiągnięcia

Igrzyska olimpijskie

Mistrzostwa świata

Puchar Świata

Miejsca w klasyfikacji generalnej
 sezon 2011/2012: 109.
 sezon 2012/2013: 38.
 sezon 2013/2014: 24.
 sezon 2014/2015: 54.
 sezon 2016/2017: 47.
 sezon 2017/2018: 22.

Miejsca na podium w zawodach
  Innichen – 23 grudnia 2012 (skicross) – 2. miejsce
  Åre – 16 marca 2014 (skicross) – 3. miejsce
  La Plagne – 23 marca 2014 (skicross) – 3. miejsce
  Nakiska – 6 grudnia 2014 (skicross) – 2. miejsce
  Val Thorens – 9 stycznia 2015 (skicross) – 2. miejsce
  Innichen – 21 grudnia 2016 (skicross) – 3. miejsce
  Watles – 14 stycznia 2017 (skicross) – 2. miejsce
  Innichen – 21 grudnia 2017 (skicross) – 2. miejsce
  Innichen – 22 grudnia 2017 (skicross) – 3. miejsce

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 Profil na stronie FIS

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Uczestnicy Zimowych Igrzysk Olimpijskich 2010
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He saw every setback as a spur to further action and every moment of hope as a sign of what could be done." Current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara "expressed deep personal sorrow over the passing of the nation's beloved former president, Shimon Peres", a statement read.
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In his first four games, 19-year-old Georgian center Goga Bitadze has taken EuroLeague by storm.
With his versatile scoring ability and feel for the game, he looks like a clear 1st-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.
Bitadze spent the first half of the season dominating the Adriatic League at prospect factory KK Mega, the same club that produced NBA centers Nikola Jokic and Ivica Zubac. Bitadze made the step up to EuroLeague in late December, signing with Buducnost Podgorica in Europe's top-tier competition.
So far, it's been a great decision. Bitadze is producing big numbers in the second-best league in the world, and his draft stock should be on the rise.
He's putting up 14.8 points, 6.8 rebounds (3.5 offensive) and 3.3 blocks in just 24.5 minutes per game. If Bitadze had played enough games to qualify, he would currently rank 5th in EuroLeague in points, 5th in total rebounds, 3rd in offensive boards and 1st in blocks.
But the early returns have been very promising. Here's what I've seen from Bitadze's young EuroLeague career that suggests he should at least be a solid backup center in the NBA, if not better.
Bitadze is a natural scorer. He can finish with both hands in the paint, he shoots a smooth mid-range jumper and he has connected on 14-of-30 three-pointers between the Adriatic League and EuroLeague (46.6 percent).
His best offensive performance in EuroLeague was against Milan and their tough center duo of Arturas Gudaitis and Kaleb Tarczewski. Bitadze had 23 points, with a lot of them coming right at the rim.
This video shows a few of the catch-and-dunk variety. He understands where he needs to be on the floor and puts himself in a good position to receive passes. He gets up and down the court well, he's sure-handed and although he's not the most explosive guy, he plays above the rim.
It's no wonder Bitadze is shooting 65.6 percent on two-pointers (21/32) in EL.
It's not all dunks, though. Bitadze has been good at finishing through contact with finesse, converting six and-ones in four games. Three of those have been with his left hand.
When he steps out to the perimeter, he has a nice looking shot that should extend out to the NBA three-point line with practice.
Bitadze is a monster on the offensive glass.
He fights for every rebound and has a good understanding of timing and angles. He is great at anticipating where the rebound will come off the rim, and he has the size, mobility and determination to track them down.
He feasts on putbacks and tip-ins. Bitadze was measured at 6-11 with a 7-2 wingspan in 2017 — similar to Jusuf Nurkic, for context — but I wouldn't be surprised if he's grown since then.
This one is my favorite. Watch closely as he uses his left arm to knock former NBA big man Tarik Black out of position. He then drives his body into Black, hits the ball off the glass to himself with his right hand, secures it with both hands and immediately kicks it out to the open shooter.
Bitadze isn't Nikola Jokic by any means, but he gives a little taste of his passing ability every game. This video shows an impressive variety — a spin move assist from the post, a give-and-go bounce pass to the cutter, and a nice feed while on the move in transition.
The same combination that makes Bitadze a great offensive rebounder — length, mobility, anticipation, and timing — also makes him a formidable shot-blocker.
This is the element of his game that has surprised me most. His rim protection has been really good for a kid who looks new-born giraffe-ish at times.
Bitadze has been his own worst enemy, committing 4.3 fouls per game in EuroLeague and 4.1 in the Adriatic.
Most young big men are foul machines. Sometimes it's hard to control those long limbs, especially when being 7-feet tall is relatively new. Bitadze will improve his body control as he ages and those numbers should come down.
Hopefully he will learn from some of his mistakes, like the play when he fouled out against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
With four fouls in a one-point game and 6.5 minutes remaining, you can't take a risk like that, not as your team's best big man.
One of the concerns surrounding Bitadze over the years has been his body language. He's an emotional guy, and that's fine, but it's a bad look if you're outwardly upset at your teammates.
I didn't see any of this in his first three EuroLeague games, but two things jumped out to me in his most recent outing against Darussafaka.
Watch this fourth quarter sequence. First, he throws his head back in frustration when he doesn't get the ball. On the other end, he doesn't get the help defense he expects, and he extends his arms toward veteran Edwin Jackson in the classic "What the hell are you doing?" pose.
In the NBA, personality is a huge factor in determining success. You have to respect the veterans. Behaving like that, especially as a rookie, won't go over well with his teammates.
I really like Bitadze, especially if a team is able to get him in the late first round.
He'll struggle against some of the NBA's more athletic bigs, and teams will attack him on switches. But for me, the positives out-weigh the negatives with Bitadze. He's skilled around the rim and he should be a reliable three-point shooter in time. His offensive rebounding is great, his timing and anticipation help make up for some of his limitations defensively, and he's a competitive kid.
With 12 EuroLeague games remaining, I expect Bitadze to prove that he deserves to be a first-round pick in June.


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CI Financial Corp.'s chief executive Kurt MacAlpine saw one of the largest jumps in total compensation, to $10.60-million, up more than 75 per cent from $6.01-million the prior year.Tijana Martin/The Globe and Mail
The billions of COVID-19 savings that flooded into Canada's wealth and asset management industry has resulted in big bumps in pay for many of its chief executives.
Top executives at nine independent companies in the sector have had an average increase in their compensation of more than 40 per cent in 2021, compared with the prior year. In dollar terms, that was an extra $1.8-million per executive, bringing the average pay package to nearly $6-million.
The Globe and Mail analyzed securities filings from nine investment management companies who disclose their pay information in proxy circulars to shareholders or annual information forms.
The leaders of the wealth management divisions of Canada's largest banks are not included in The Globe's review, as the banks do not name them among the highest-paid executives in their annual disclosures.
CI Financial Corp.'s CIX-T chief executive Kurt MacAlpine saw one of the largest jumps in total compensation, to $10.60-million, up more than 75 per cent from $6.01-million the prior year. His annual cash bonus jumped to $3.88-million from $1-million in the previous year, while his share awards rose to nearly $5.6-million from $4.2-million.
His annual salary increased to $1,125,000 – up 40.6 per cent from 2020′s $800,000.
Mr. MacAlpine, who joined the company in 2019, has been on an acquisition spree, buying up registered investment advisers, or RIA firms, in the United States at a furious pace, acquiring more than 25 since January, 2020.
The deals have transformed CI into becoming a larger force in the U.S. wealth management industry, with more than 50 per cent of its revenue coming from its U.S. and Canadian wealth management divisions.
Part of Mr. MacAlpine's bump in pay is attributed to increasing the company's total assets by 66 per cent while reversing CI's streak of mutual fund net redemptions in its asset management division. In 2021, the company saw positive mutual fund sales for the first time in six years, with a net total of $251-million in sales, compared to $8.78-billion in redemptions the prior year.
CI said it set a target incentive award of $5.75-million for Mr. MacAlpine in 2021, and it gave him a result of 135 per cent on the CEO scorecard of goals that included fund sales, asset growth, stock return and profit targets. That yielded an incentive award of $7.76-million, paid half in an annual cash bonus and half in share awards.
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At IGM's subsidiaries, Mackenzie Investments CEO Barry McInerney made $6.57-million, down slightly from 2020′s $6.62-million. His bonus of $2.65-million was below 2020′s annual incentive payment of $2.84-million. Mr. McInerney announced his retirement earlier this year and will step down from his role on June 30, handing the reins over to Luke Gould, IGM's chief financial officer.
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Jeffrey Carney was Mr. O'Sullivan's predecessor as CEO of IGM, and simultaneously served as the CEO of IG Wealth. He made $7.64-million in 2019, his final full year in the two jobs. IGM paid $13.16-million to Mr. O'Sullivan and Mr. Murchison to fill the two roles.
Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec CEO Guy Cormier made $4.37-million in 2021, up 37 per cent from $3.19-million in 2020. His bonus of $1.53-million was up from $867,852 the year before.
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Mr. Ricard made $5.99-million, down more than 13 per cent from $6.90-million in 2020. The decline was caused by a smaller number for the annual estimate of the increase in his pension – $2.44-million, versus $3.68-million in 2020. Excluding these estimates, Mr. Ricard made $3.54-million, up nearly 10 per cent from 2020.
Mr. Kapoor made $2.71-million, down nearly 13 per cent from $3.10-million in 2020. His bonus of $979,120 was below 2020′s $1.50-million, but a share award helped offset some of the decline.
Richardson Wealth has more than 160 investment advisers and over the past two years has been implementing a restructuring plan that began with GMP Capital – which was renamed RF Capital Group Inc. – selling off its capital markets division in 2019 and becoming solely a wealth management business.
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Published: April 20, 2011 at 3:52 a.m. ET
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PARIS (MarketWatch) — French auto maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen said Wednesday it expects that problems in sourcing electronic components from Japan that forced it to scale back production in March will have a negative impact of €150 million on its automobile division's first-half operating profit.
Still, the group reaffirmed its overall earnings guidance for the full year.
Peugeot-Citroen (UG) , Europe's second-largest automotive group after Germany's Volkswagen AG (VOW), also reported a revenue increase of 10% in the first quarter to €15.41 billion from €13.99 billion in the same period a year earlier.
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The €15.41 billion first-quarter revenue came in above market expectations of €14.79 billion, according to an average estimate of a panel of four analysts polled by Factset.
Shares of Peugeot-Citroen rallied 3% in Paris trading.
The firm said its automobile division's revenue rose 6% year-on-year in the first quarter, thanks to increased sales of higher-value vehicles, a positive currency effect and other factors that more than offset a 2% decline in prices. Sales volume was up 0.6% at 921,400 vehicles.
Peugeot-Citroen also said it plans to resume issuing dividends this year after a two-year break due to the economic downturn that hit the automobile industry hard. The company plans to pay a dividend of €1.1 per share.
Peugeot-Citroen said it still expects operating income from its automobile division in 2011 to be above the level of 2010, with a €1.1 billion contribution from its plan to enhance profitability more than offsetting the negative impact from rising raw material and other input costs. It said its Faurecia (EO) car parts subsidiary, as well as its Gefco logistics unit and Banque PSA Finance will all post higher operating profits this year.
Free cash flow is expected to be positive in 2011 after higher research and development and capital spending totalling €3 billion.
Operating profit at the automobile division in the first half of this year should be comparable to the same period last year, excluding the impact from reduced production caused by the disasters in Japan last month. The company said output in Japan has yet to return to normal and the group is carefully tracking the situation.
Peugeot-Citroen said automobile markets in Europe should be stable this year, but sales in China will likely rise by 10% compared to 2010, compared with growth of 4% in Latin America and 15% in Russia. Like its competitors, France's largest automobile company is focusing its expansion on the fast-growing markets outside of Europe.
The company said inventories at the end of March stood at 471,000 vehicles, which is equivalent to 58 days of sales, and down from 61 days at the end of last year.
Tesla Inc. is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings next Wednesday, as investors expect a return of Chief Executive Elon Musk to the post-results call and brace for what could be worrying news for the Cybertruck and supply-chain snags.


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Q: SQLAlchemy ORDER BY FIELD() I am trying to sort an SQLAlchemy ORM object by a field, but with a specific order of the values (which is neither ascending or descending).  If I was doing this query on MySQL, it would look like;
SELECT letter FROM alphabet_table WHERE letter in ('g','a','c','k')
ORDER BY FIELDS( letter, 'g','a','c','k');

for the output:
letter
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  g
  a
  c
  k

For SQLAlchemy, I've been trying things along the lines of:
session.query(AlphabetTable).filter(AlphabetTable.letter.in_(('g','a','c','k'))).order_by(AlphabetTable.letter.in_(('g','a','c','k')))
Which doesn't work... any ideas? It's a small one-time constant list, and I could just create a table with the order and then join, but that seems like a bit too much.

A: A sqlalchemy func expression can be used to generate the order by field clause:
session.query(AlphabetTable) \
    .filter(AlphabetTable.letter.in_("gack")) \
    .order_by(sqlalchemy.func.field(AlphabetTable.letter, *"gack"))

A: This may not be a very satisfying solution, but how about using a case expression instead of order by fields:
sqlalchemy.orm.Query(AlphabetTable) \
    .filter(AlphabetTable.letter.in_("gack")) \
    .order_by(sqlalchemy.sql.expression.case(((AlphabetTable.letter == "g", 1),
                                              (AlphabetTable.letter == "a", 2),
                                              (AlphabetTable.letter == "c", 3),
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James M. Armstrong was born in 1970 and lives in the town of his birth; Ottawa, Illinois, U.S.A. He has had an intrest and passion for drawing, music, the arts his whole life and earned his B.F.A. from the University of Missouri, Columbia. He became interested in stone sculpture while studing at MU after meeting and studing under fellow student and friend Glenn Mramor and continued to create in stone and wood after graduating.
In the year 2000, James returned to Ottawa, IL to help run and sell The Peltier Glass Company; a turn of the century glass factory that originally produced hurricane lamps and stained glass and then turned to marbles and pressed glass ware. Fortutiously the struggling company sold a year and a half after James took over in 2001. One of the buyers was glass artist, Boyce Lundstrom. He and James became fast friends and Boyce introduced James to warm glass working.
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Cities Suspend Buffer Zones Around Abortion Facilities After Supreme Court Ruling
By Heather Clark on July 8, 2014 No Comment
Several cities across the country have decided to suspend enforcement of imposed buffer zones around local abortion facilities following the recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down such free speech-free zones as unconstitutional.
As previously reported, last month, the high court unanimously ruled against a Massachusetts law that restricted free speech in areas within 35 feet of abortion facilities. While the court had differing views as to why the law was problematic, Chief Justice John Roberts outlined that the law was too broad and cut off more speech than necessary to achieve the government's interests in "public safety."
"Petitioners wish to converse with their fellow citizens about an important subject on the public streets and sidewalks—sites that have hosted discussions about the issues of the day throughout history," he wrote. "Respondents assert undeniably significant interests in maintaining public safety on those same streets and sidewalks, as well as in preserving access to adjacent healthcare facilities."
"But here the Commonwealth has pursued those interests by the extreme step of closing a substantial portion of a traditional public forum to all speakers," Roberts continued. "It has done so without seriously addressing the problem through alternatives that leave the forum open for its time-honored purposes. The Commonwealth may not do that consistent with the First Amendment."
The case had been brought by a 77-year-old woman who regularly sought to speak to abortion-minded mothers at abortion facilities, but found that the law made it difficult for her to effectively communicate.
In response to the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling, a number of cities across the nation are rethinking similar buffer zones, and some have halted enforcement of the law until city council members further contemplate whether the restriction can legally remain on the books.
Burlington, Vermont City Attorney Eileen Beachwood recently suspended enforcement of the city's 2012 buffer zone, which likewise restricted speech within 35-feet of an abortion facility. She told local radio station WAMC that she intends to ask Burlington City Council to eliminate the prohibition from the law, while leaving language that bans obstruction of entrances and exits.
"Our plan is to ask the City Council to amend the ordinance by removing that section of the law," Beachwood explained. "The City Council also probably will then take a look at are there other things that can be included in the ordinance that would be constitutional following the court's ruling. So, for example, the court suggested to Massachusetts that it could have tried a number of other prohibitions on conduct."
Michael May, city attorney for Madison, Wisconsin, also decided to discontinue enforcement of a law that was just passed in February, which restricted pro-lifers from coming within eight feet of a person within 60 feet of an abortion facility.
"In light of the Supreme Court decision, we suspended enforcement to figure out what, if anything, is left of the ordinance," he told reporters.
Likewise, city council members in Portland, Oregon voted last night to repeal a 39-foot buffer zone that it had unanimously approved last November. The ordinance had forced Christians to stand on the other side of the street as they pleaded with women to allow their child the right to life.
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) Senior Legal Counsel Matt Bowman told reporters that the Supreme Court decision was proper, and that he is pleased that cities are aligning with the precedent.
"The government cannot gag speech just because it doesn't reflect the government's views or the views of abortionists," he stated. "The Supreme Court has now made it even more clear that public streets and sidewalks are places where free speech is highly protected."
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It's Thanksgiving Day, a uniquely American institution. We've put the old wicker porch furniture away for the season, along with the grill and the hoses. The dahlias have been dug up and stowed, the boat and the float are out of the water, hibernating now. The summer insects, the ones that couldn't get inside, have stopped buzzing about and the Russian sage is no longer that sweet ineffable color of blue, though there is still a flicker of yellow in the snapdragons. The wind has shifted to the Northwest now as it always does in the late fall, and the morning sometimes leaves a little drift of snow that fell silently in the still night. The waves advance across the water like ranks of soldiers in battle, driven by the chilly wind.
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Where I live, in Downeast Maine, the wild turkeys have come back and they troop everywhere, a bit witless as they scurry about, looking for food. The bobcats and the coyotes are back, too. The raccoons and the porcupines are everywhere. They think we built our garden for them and who is to say they are wrong? We can see the dolphins in the water and the harbor seals, too. The eagles hunt the mackerel as the fish circle around in their schools, looking for safety in numbers.
Not so different from what the Billings and the Condons and the Herricks and the Abenakis would have said if they had been asked to describe what they saw outside their wigwams and palisaded wooden houses at this very place on Thanksgiving Day three hundred years ago. Perhaps they, too, sat down together on this day in the late fall to thank their deities for the bounty of the land and the sea.
This year, we've invited some close friends to join us at home. The fire will be roaring. Our friends will bring squash from their gardens and pies from their ovens. The wild turkeys will be safe, at least from us, as ours will come from an organic farmer down the road. What doesn't get eaten on Thanksgiving Day will become turkey soup the next, with peas and carrots and macaroni, and thyme and parsley and whatever else comes to mind.
Our home lives at the end of a half-mile long dirt road that dead ends into a very narrow, winding paved road barely worthy of the name. Most of the homes in the area are simple structures, many very old. Quite a few are mobile homes that are mobile no longer. Maine is a very poor state. The average age is the oldest in the nation. Our charitable giving goes to the local food pantries, shelters, nursing homes and volunteer ambulance services. We are surrounded by people who don't have much and don't complain. They often work two or three jobs and the combined income often leaves them having to choose between food, fuel and medicine.
Down at the Eggemoggin Country Store, where we buy our milk and eggs and get our gasoline, there is almost always a slotted jar out asking for contributions for someone who needs help, a lobsterman who was badly injured at sea, a woodsman whose leg was severed by a falling log or someone with three young children at home who had stroke at the age of 40 and cannot work at all. Mainers are used to pitching in when someone they know is down on their luck. They don't need to be asked. They just show up.
I remember riding one day in the big diesel truck owned by Clint, the fellow who plows me out in the winter. He pointed out a house back from the road that had the lovely simple lines of the classic Maine farm house, but the paint was peeling off, the windows needed caulking and the roof shingles had started to peel off in the wind. My friend told me that it was the home of a man he had known for more than 40 years who had more than once helped him when he was in a tight spot. Now, in the winter, when the snow came, Clint would plow him out. He never charged him and his friend never said anything. He didn't have to.
I don't know how not to be thankful. Kathy and I are in great health. Our children have wonderful marriages and children of their own of whom we are very proud. We are doing the work we love to do and are fully engaged in the world. We have a wide circle of friends at home and around the world whose company we treasure.
I wish I could say the same for the world I see in the newspapers we read and the television news we watch. Though the world, as a whole, has never been wealthier and the world's poor are rising out of poverty more quickly and in larger numbers than ever before, the world seems an anxious, fractious, resentful and often angry place. Demagogues, catching the mood, fan the flames of these emotions, and the world turns sour.
Thanksgiving could be a time to turn inward and shut all of this out and that, I suppose, could be forgiven. But it could also be a time, considering how much we have to be thankful for, to see what we can do to help others get to the same place, so they, too can build a sparkling fire, drink mulled cider and watch the dolphins play with their friends.


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One hundred years later, 2012, the largest ships in the world are warships. The soon-to-be decommissioned (or sunk) aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CVN-65), currently bound for the Persian Gulf, is almost longer than the Titanic by the length of a football field at 1,123 feet. Ironically, there were three White Star ships similar to Titanic. Enormous ships, like enormous empires, seem predestined for tragedy and misfortune. Titanic and her sister ships all ended their existence in tragedy.
The Aptly Named Titanic Enterprise of America: The Fed
Like the Titanic and the USS Enterprise, the Federal Reserve system, indeed America, resembles an enormous ship, carrying paupers and millionaires. Formidable but fragile. Frozen water sank the Titanic, sank the biggest ship in the world, just as paper debt composed of zeros on a computer screen could sink the biggest ship in the world in 2012.
A floating Ponzi scheme, called the World's Reserve Currency, sent the USS Enterprise steaming to the Persian Gulf a week ago. To protect the empire, to protect the dollar hegemony, a trio of powerful carriers will soon be in the gulf. Yet every empire, like every star-crossed super ship, eventually dies an inglorious death. The star-crossed super ship Titanic sank because it struck frozen water. The star-crossed super ship America will probably sink under endless zeros on a computer screen, bankrupt, sinking by the bow, her warships sent halfway around the world to hasten her sinking, her citizens rushing to the stern.
The Titanic struck an iceberg and none of the passengers panicked--not paupers or millionaires--until the ship began to sink by the bow. Then passengers scurried to the stern, seeking safety. By then it was too late. One hundred years later, the biggest ship in the world is America. Debt is the iceberg. Endless wars are the ice pack encircling the ship.
Addendum: In 1912, many of the most famous millionaires in the entire world sailed aboard the Titanic. Many of them chose to remain aboard the ship after she struck the iceberg, giving up their lives, as the ship went down. The captain went down too. Now ask yourself this question: How many millionaires and captains today would volunteer to go down with the great ship America, in 2012? Aside from perhaps Ron Paul, most rich and powerful Americans will be in lifeboats, like Bruce Ismay, when the ship of state goes down.
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ReverendDraco, posted on March 23, 2012
Not only will the captains and millionaires be on the lifeboats, they'll set a recording on continuous loop which announces that there are no lifeboats aboard at all.
In this case, "Women and Children First" will mean the first to die. . .
Gold, Paper and Bits
Fifty Years After JFK, the Empire Strikes Back
What a Century!
Timeline of a World-Killing Paradigm Shift
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Anton Ryzbak 19 Mar 2018 10:14 a.m. PST
Finally got him finished, more pictures here: link
Thomas O 19 Mar 2018 10:21 a.m. PST
rustymusket 19 Mar 2018 10:43 a.m. PST
Very nicely done! I enjoy that cover art, also. I used it to paint up my Foundry Arthur figure.
Old Contemptibles 19 Mar 2018 12:10 p.m. PST
Nicely done. Your depicting a historical Authur as oppose to the fantasy Author.
nnascati 19 Mar 2018 12:31 p.m. PST
Beautifully done!
Cerdic 19 Mar 2018 2:36 p.m. PST
King of the who?
Shedman 19 Mar 2018 4:12 p.m. PST
Lovely but I think Dux rather than Rex
Dave Crowell 19 Mar 2018 5:40 p.m. PST
Well done on the Dux Bellorum, Glutter of Ravens!
DesertScrb 19 Mar 2018 8:38 p.m. PST
I didn't vote for you.
bullant 20 Mar 2018 4:07 a.m. PST
It is a wonderful vignette
+1 Cerdic and DesertScrb though… I needed the laugh!
For those who may not get it.
Old Wolfman 20 Mar 2018 6:51 a.m. PST
And this is my trusty servant,Patsy.
Now I am tempted to do a vignette of Arthur speaking with the French at the castle wall "fetchey la Vache!"
Tom D1 20 Mar 2018 10:47 a.m. PST
"I thought we were an autonomous collective"
Tgunner 21 Mar 2018 10:16 a.m. PST
Very nice. You really caught the spirit of the original with some excellent brush work.
Anton Ryzbak 21 Mar 2018 5:07 p.m. PST
@Tgunner
A pale image of the Master's work. But thank you for your kind words all the same.
Angus McBride sold me more miniatures over the years than any number of glossy ads, I mourn his passing to this day, the Man at Arms series has not been able to find his equal.
Plasticviking3 27 Mar 2018 5:01 a.m. PST
But I heard Rava was his successor ? (Ducks below desk).
That Osprey is great with its transvestite Viking and Mercian in his underpants.
But the diorama….that is great . Beats my efforts any day.
Baranovich 28 Mar 2018 9:27 p.m. PST
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Banana Nut Bread with a hint of maple syrup. Yummy pecans add the perfect crunch. It's an easy and delicious quick bread recipe your whole family is going to love.
Homemade Banana Nut Bread doesn't get any easier than this delicious recipe! And what's even better is there's a hint of maple syrup added to the batter to further enhance this delicious, moist recipe!
One of my favorite quick bread recipes is banana bread. This recipe has pecans but you can easily use walnuts if that's all you have on hand. I love the added maple syrup to the batter and think you will too.
Here are some helpful tips for storing bananas, because we all hate when they get ripe way too quick, right?
Never store bananas in the plastic produce bags.
Always store bananas at room temperature; never in the refrigerator.
Separate the bananas from the stem when you bring them home. Place them in a basket or on a plate on your counter individually.
Wrap the stems of the bananas in plastic wrap. This will prevent ethylene gas which is produced naturally during the ripening process from reaching other parts of the banana causing them to ripen too quickly.
Here are some helpful tips for ripening bananas quickly…because there are times we need a ripe one immediately to use in a recipe like this yummy quick bread.
If you need to ripen bananas quickly for a recipe, place the amount needed in a brown paper bag.
Or you could simply place the bananas near other ripened bananas in a bowl.
Do not place bananas in direct sunlight.
If you slice a banana to use in a fruit salad, you should sprinkle the slices with some fresh lemon juice to prevent the bananas from turning brown.
Batter Bowl – in my new favorite color!
Bamboo Spoons – I love using these!
This is a quick bread recipe and can easily be adapted to make muffins. Instead of using a loaf pan, scoop the batter into your favorite muffin pan. Feel free to substitute walnuts for the pecans if that's what your family likes.
Oh and really important, you might want to spread just a little bit of softened butter on top of the banana nut bread…that's the way I enjoy a slice.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt then set aside.
In another large bowl, mash bananas, then add brown sugar, and mix.
Add in eggs, mix again until just incorporated.
Add vanilla, maple syrup, and melted butter, mix again.
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing as you add and mix until just incorporated, careful not to over-mix.
Gently stir in chopped pecans.
Pour the batter into your loaf pan and bake 50-60 minutes.
Homemade Blueberry Muffins – easy basic recipe that's ready in minutes!
Banana Nut Bread with a hint of maple syrup. Yummy pecans add the perfect crunch. It's an easy and delicious quick bread recipe your whole family is going to love.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and spray your 9x3 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing as you add.
Mix until just incorporated, careful not to over-mix.
Tent the pan with foil for the last 20 minutes or so, to avoid too much browning on top.
Let the bread cool, and then serve.


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Ex-US cop sentenced to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd's civil rights
Washington– Derek Chauvin, a former police officer of Minneapolis, in the US' Minnesota, was sentenced in a federal court to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd's civil rights.
Chauvin previously pleaded guilty to civil rights violation during Floyd's arrest on May 25, 2020.
That day, Chauvin pressed his knee on the African American man's neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds.
The sentence will run concurrently with Chauvin's state sentence of 22.5 years after he was convicted for second and third-degree murder, as well as second-degree manslaughter, Xinhua news agency reported.
He will move from state prison to federal prison.
Floyd's death sparked massive demonstrations across the United States in the summer of 2020 against police brutality and systemic racism.
Three other former officers at the scene of Floyd's arrest were convicted earlier this year on federal charges of depriving Floyd of his civil rights. Their sentencing dates have not been scheduled.
The federal sentence for Chauvin came as protesters were decrying police violence and racism in the fatal shooting of African American man Jayland Walker in Akron, Ohio.
The Akron Police Department on Sunday released body-camera footage of the deadly encounter, which took place after midnight on June 27 during an attempted traffic stop.
Officers attempted to pull over Walker on unspecified traffic violations and they chased his vehicle on the expressway for several minutes, according to the police.
Walker then allegedly jumped out of his car while the footage showed officers pursuing him on foot before opening fire.
The police department said officers "reported a firearm being discharged from the suspect vehicle" during the encounter.
Walker, 25, suffered more than 60 gunshot wounds and was unarmed at the time, Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett told reporters on Sunday.
Eight officers who were directly involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave as part of the protocol in a police shooting.
Akron had contacted the Ohio Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation and requested an independent investigation into the incident. The process is underway. (IANS)
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For most emerging bands in the north east playing the 02 Academy in Newcastle is a real milestone, and last Thursday lo-fi indie band Japanese TV Club did just that when they played their biggest headline show to date at this prestigious venue.
Opening the night were three of the north east's most ruckus alt rock bands around.
First off were Newcastle three-piece NVDE who left me impressed with their ferocious energy and resonating melodies. And despite having formed fairly recently, the group hit it off with the crowd as the first shoulder-bashing moshers of the night were being thrown around in no time.
Carrying on the theme of dark, doom-filled rock were the more established No Teeth who have recently welcomed a fourth member to their lineup, adding yet another layer their already substantial grunge-rock sound.
Notorious for their enthusiastic fan-base, it didn't take long before another uncontrollable hurling of bodies ensued; especially during the ever so unhinged yet anthemic 'She's a Lizard'.
Chaos-rock three piece Swine Tax took the night to a next level with their polished onstage performance, epic guitar wielding and cunning sound meddling.
Frontman Vince exudes a confidence that draws you in as he throws himself around the stage during a set consisting of new tracks as well as recognisable tunes such as 'Brittle' and 'Feels Like'.
With an ever transforming sound and use of clever effects (including a sampling of Bjork talking about how TV's works) Swine Tax are impossible to predict yet always an absolute delight to behold live.
When headliners Japanese TV Club finally hit the stage, which was notably propped with a classic rear-projection tv, our expectations were high for our first encounter with a band that had eluded us so far.
Immediately struck by their clear excitement and joy to be standing in front of a room full of new and familiar faces, the four chaps wasted no time unleashing their glimmering alt-rock sound.
With the first part of the set featuring more of their moody, guitar-laden tracks, the Sunderland band soon switched things up with the addition of synths and keys.
And if that didn't make their sound diverse enough their tender ballads were just as well received by their doting audience, happily swaying around the cosy Academy2 in classic ballroom fashion. The show finally culminated in an impressive conga line that, concluding the night on a satisfying high.
Japanese TV Club definitely have something for everyone and are not shy of talent and dedication, with plenty of charm to boot.
We certainly will keep an eager watch on the band's next move and you should do the same by following their social media as well as the usual music streaming sites.


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Throughout the cold winter months, the Eugene area often experiences dangerous weather— floods, snow storms, icy roads, you name it — which may prevent UO employees from getting to campus. In the interest of being prepared, it's time for a refresher on the university's inclement weather procedures.
In some instances, classes and campus activities may be cancelled for all or part of a day. If this is the case, the UO home page will have a banner at the top of the website, and those registered with the university's text messaging system will receive a notification on their phones.
Email alerts also will be sent to all uoregon.edu email accounts, the UO Alerts webpage will provide accurate information and the inclement weather phone line (541-346-9000) will have updated recorded messages about the status of campus operations.
Additionally, tune in to local television and radio stations, which will provide school closure and delay information.
Delays and cancellations are made on a local basis. For the UO Portland campus, Portland State University will make the call. The UO Bend Center will follow the lead of the Bend/La Pine School District, and the Charleston decision is made by the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology.
While local public schools and child care centers may close due to inclement weather, the university might still be operating. Please refer to the UO's Family Support Policy for more information on how to handle that situation.
If travel conditions from the employee's home are too hazardous, it is expected that they will make a personal judgment on whether to come in to work or not. Employees who are unable to report to work because of inclement weather or because the university has closed may use accrued vacation, compensatory time, exchange time, personal leave or leave without pay to cover the missed work time, if applicable.
If a faculty member cannot make it to campus, it is their job to notify their students in a timely manner. Additionally, if an employee works in an essential services position — such as the dining halls, central power plant or public safety — their managers need to notify them of their required presence even if campus is closed.
For any additional questions, contact the department director or a direct supervisor. Questions may also be directed to the Human Resources Service Center at 541-346-3159.


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EMVCo, FIDO Alliance and W3C Renew Charter to Continue to Enhance Security and Interoperability of Web Payments
19 Apr 2021 | By Bastien Latge
In 2019, EMVCo, FIDO Alliance and W3C collaborated to create the Web Payments Security Interest Group (WPSIG) to enhance the security and interoperability of web payments. Now, two years on, the three technical bodies have renewed their commitment to the charter to continue this work until 2023. In this post, Bastien Latge, EMVCo's Director of Technology, together with Ian Jacobs, Head of W3C Payments Activity, and Christina Hulka, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of FIDO Alliance, discuss the significance of the charter renewal, provide an update on the group's key achievements to date and offer an insight into what's next for the WPSIG.
Why did EMVCo, FIDO Alliance and W3C create the Web Payments Security Interest Group (WPSIG)?
Bastien: EMVCo, along with FIDO Alliance and W3C have taken steps to improve online payment security through the development of technical specifications. As the payments ecosystem evolved, and our work extended in complementary ways, greater coordination and collaboration between the bodies was needed to help improve security, compatibility and interoperability for secure web payments.
From EMVCo's perspective, the group enables engagement with companies involved in the FIDO Alliance and in a variety of W3C Working Groups, with whom EMVCo has not traditionally had direct contact, either through the EMVCo Associate Programme or through our other technical liaison partnerships. The discussions with these companies are invaluable in fully enabling the evolution of the EMV® Specifications and to provide further education outside of the core payments world, to help ensure that when transactions do take place online, they are secure.
Ian: Within W3C we recognised that many bilateral conversations were happening separately between the three organisations, and there would be a real benefit to the industry if these conversations were brought into a common, collaborative forum, which was open to payment stakeholders. What started out as an idea for a one-time meeting evolved into the WPSIG that we have today: ongoing conversations between organisations that otherwise may not have been possible.
Christina: At FIDO Alliance, we were having multiple conversations with multiple stakeholders and it was clear we needed a platform to discuss ideas more formally and collaborate on activities. Bringing all of these stakeholders together in this SIG has already led to many achievements, and we hope that providing education on how our different technologies relate is bringing needed clarity to the industry.
Each technical body has just renewed its commitment to the charter until 2023, what does this mean for the payments industry?
Bastien: We extended the charter in recognition of the important ongoing role that the WPSIG plays in fostering online payment interoperability and security. The charter renewal will enable us to continue our work with the wider industry to better understand requirements for secure web-based payments and help shape our ongoing educational activity in the future.
What are the current priorities of the group?
Bastien: In November 2020, the group published its first output – a document explaining the roles of their related technology specifications, that together can support merchants in delivering a more secure and convenient payment experience for the benefit of their e-commerce customers. 'How EMVCo, FIDO and W3C Technologies Relate' is an educational resource, which informs payments industry stakeholders on the roles of EMV® Secure Remote Commerce (SRC), EMV 3-D Secure (3DS), EMV Payment Tokenisation, FIDO Alliance's FIDO2 specifications, and W3C's Web Authentication and Payment Request APIs, which may be used together to enable more secure and convenient card-based payment during an e-commerce guest checkout on the web. We continue to seek feedback from payment stakeholders on how to improve and enhance the document. Interested organisations can visit https://www.w3.org/securepay/ for further information and details on how to submit feedback.
Christina: Looking to 2021, the group will continue its collaboration to enhance the interoperability of web payments. Key to this ongoing effort is identifying gaps between relevant specifications, and determining ways to close these gaps to increase compatibility among different technologies. We also plan to look at how our technologies fit in with Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) in Europe, risk assessment and privacy, and FIDO adoption.
Ian: For two years we have seen consistently high participation in WPSIG meetings. This is a strong sign that people have valued the discussions. More importantly, the quality of these discussions has enabled us to make real progress. In particular, I am excited about Secure Payment Confirmation (SPC) to streamline strong customer authentication. SPC is the use of combined technologies to provide a seamless authentication to customers for web payments. It combines FIDO authentication with browser capabilities related to payments in service of a variety of protocols, starting with EMV 3-D Secure. SPC is a great example of how high-bandwidth communications are enabling us to accelerate the impact of technology improvements to secure web payments.
How does the work of the WPSIG benefit the ongoing activities within each of the associations?
Christina: From a FIDO perspective, the WPSIG has helped us to better understand industry requirements and receive further feedback from stakeholders on our activities such as delegated authentication. It is helpful for us to provide input to the group to ensure our requirements are addressed, and in turn, include reference to the outcomes within our own materials and documents.
Bastien: For EMVCo, it is beneficial to receive additional feedback and engage with organisations working on web payments that we otherwise traditionally would have had fewer opportunities to interact with. It is helpful for us to receive validation on EMVCo's strategic direction related to web-based payments and ecommerce in general, and receive wider industry input from the companies that are using EMV technologies.
Ian: The technology landscape continues to evolve rapidly and demands for interoperability are growing. In response, each organisation continues to enhance and revise its respective specifications. One of the key benefits of the group is the opportunity to review and provide feedback on respective work items. This helps us ensure the continued relevance of W3C work to the payments ecosystem, and to increase compatibility among all our technologies.
Read 'How EMVCo, FIDO and W3C Technologies Relate'
Keep up to date with the latest news and insights
What Technical Advances Can We Expect from EMVCo in 2021?
by Bastien Latge | 21 Jan 2021
EMVCo in 2021: Enabling Secure and Seamless Payments, Together
by Sophie Rainford | 14 Jan 2021


Koh Pors in Sihanoukville is an island about 1 kilometer from Lomhe Kay beach, off the coast of Sihanoukville. The beach is flat and very quiet. It is attrachs few visitors, because it is undeveloped. Those tourists who do visit the island travel in groups and bring their own food. Most of traveler in Sihanoukville they like to visit the natural and alot of amazing thing at Koh Pors.


ResuSciTec GmbH is a spin-off-company from the University of Freiburg / Germany and was founded in 2010.
The foundation was initiated by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Medical Director of the Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery of the University Heart Center Freiburg / Bad Krozingen.
The company is focussed on the research in the field of controlled reperfusion of the whole-body.
Based on these results, new and improved therapeutic strategies in the treatment of patients with acute circulatory arrest may be developed.


Japanese Tattoo Designs of the name Ardelia written vertically in katakana.
Japanese Tattoo Design of Ardelia in katakana with a red eternity seal and the kanji for "My Life".
Japanese Tattoo Design of Ardelia in katakana with a red eternity seal and the kanji for "My Love".
Japanese Tattoo Design of Ardelia in katakana with the phrase "Soul Mate" and a small red seal for eternity.
Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name Ardelia by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of Ardelia are only correct for you if you pronounce Ardelia as ahr-dEE-lee-ah. That is the name Ardelia (when pronounced ahr-dEE-lee-ah) in Japanese katakana is アーディーリア with the romaji a-di-ria.
The standard way that names are translated to Japanese is with katakana. And these are the samples we show above. We also offer Ardelia in hiragana which while not standard may be preferred when a more feminine Japanese Tattoo design of Ardelia is wanted. Ardelia in hiragana is ああでぃいりあ and has the romaji aadiiria. Be sure to scroll down to see all of the Japanese tattoo designs we offer.
Translations You Can Trust Look up Ardelia in Jeffrey's J/E Dictionary at Ardelia.
With your order, you will receive everything you need for the perfect Ardelia in Japanese Tattoo. Your design comes as an Adobe PDF file which means it will print exactly as Master Takase brushed the design and, of course, it includes the line art (also called a stencil) which your tattoo artist must have to properly ink the design.
Japanese Tattoo Designs of the name Ardelia written horizontally in katakana.
Japanese Tattoo Designs of the name Ardelia written vertically in hiragana.
Japanese Tattoo Designs of the name Ardelia written horizontally in hiragana.
Japanese Tattoo Design of Ardelia in hiragana with a red eternity seal and the kanji for "My Life".
Japanese Tattoo Design of Ardelia in hiragana with a red eternity seal and the kanji for "My Love".
Japanese Tattoo Design of Ardelia in hiragana with the phrase "Soul Mate" and a small red seal for eternity.


Those for a knack for fashion might consider a hairdressing career.
2 What Are Some Related Jobs for a Cosmetologists?
3 How Much Does a Cosmetologist Make Per Year?
Hairdressers serve an important social and professional function, working with clients to enhance their physical appearance and self-esteem. Wage rates for hairdressers vary widely, and entry-level hourly rates can be quite low; however, with attention paid to increasing client satisfaction to gain repeat business, wages can become more substantial. Choosing to practice hairdressing in certain states and industries where average wages are higher can also increase a stylist's bottom line.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average hourly wage for a hairdresser can be as high as $19.95 per hour or more; however, only the top 10 percent of all hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists in the country make this amount. The bottom 10 percent of these professionals make an average of $8.04 per hour. This bottom 10 percent of wage earners includes entry-level hairdressers.
According to the BLS, the top-paying states for hairdressers are the District of Columbia, Hawaii and Washington, at $23.43, $16.67 and $16.42 per hour, respectively. However, these are average rates; an entry-level hourly wage for hairstylists in these states would be considerably less.
The top-paying industry for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists is the motion picture and video industry, at an average hourly wage of $33.55. As with state data on hourly wages, an entry-level professional in this industry would make less than the average. Although the average for this statistic includes cosmetologists, it excludes theatrical and performance makeup artists, who make on average $42.40 per hour in the motion picture industry.
Employment as a hairdresser, even at an entry level, requires licensing. Most states require graduation from a cosmetologist school and an examination in order to secure a license. High school graduation and meeting an age requirement, usually at least 16 years of age, is also necessary. Upon becoming a hairdresser, stylists must work to make clients feel comfortable and satisfied with their work to keep the business coming back and, as a result, increasing their hourly rate.
Lovering, Catherine. "Entry-Level Hourly Salary for a Hairdresser." Work - Chron.com, http://work.chron.com/entrylevel-hourly-salary-hairdresser-3435.html. Accessed 20 April 2019.
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This book is about four doxastic attitudes – belief, doubt, certainty, and confidence (or credence) – and how they each relate to knowledge. I defend a belief-first approach to the latter three doxastic attitudes. Roughly, to have doubt that p is to believe that it might be that not-p; to be certain that p is to believe that definitely, p; and one's degree of confidence that p is the degree of probability that one believes p to have.
I also defend the following views of how these attitudes relate to knowledge: knowledge requires belief; knowledge precludes doubt; neither certainty nor confidence is required for knowledge; and both certainty and confidence are required for a valuable type of knowledge.


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Yuka Imamine | 今峰由香
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Yuka Imamine was born in Kobe / Japan.
From 1988 to 1992 she was studying western history and moved to Germany in 1992 in order to study piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts (Hochschule für Musik und Theater) in Munich, first under Prof. Klaus Schilde followed by Prof. Margarita Höhenrieder and Prof. Michael Schäfer. In 1995 she was nominated for a DAAD-scholarship (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst). After her graduation in 1996 with her Concert Diploma, she took up further studies under Prof. Sergio Perticaroli at the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome.
Being highly succesful in various inernational competitions, Yuka Imamine won the first prize at the International Schubert Competition 1993 in Dortmund, was prize-winner at the E.Porrini Piano Competition in Cagliari and Premio Jaen, won first prize in 1996 at the A. Casagrande Competition in Terni and the third prize at the Conours Geza Anda in 1997 in Zürich.
Yuka Imamine has played with international top orchestras such as the Münchner Symphoniker and the Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra. Many recitals in Europe and Asia e.g. in Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria and Japan have proved Yuka Imamine´s stylistic authenticity in wide repertoire and have filled her audience with enthusiasm by her brillant technique and her inspring play. Imamine has been regularly solist at various festivals such as at the "Festival dei Due Mondi" in Spoleto or the "Stresa International Festival".
With Lorin Maazel she collaborated in the field of chamber music.
Many of Yuka Imamine´s concerts and recordings have been broadcast on the radio and TV e.g. by the Swiss Radio DRS, the Luxembourg Radio and the German Radio SDR. Her recording of works by Schubert and Ravel on CD ranks as an outstanding contribution to the world of piano music.
In May 2002 Yuka Imamine was appointed to a professorship for piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts (Hochschule für Musik und Theater) in Munich.
Prof. Yuka Imamine gives piano master classes in Italy and Japan as well.
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