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Lee Health is operating at 100% bed capacity with 639 COVID-19 patients, including 15 children
Liz Freeman
Lee Health was operating at 100% capacity of staffed beds on Monday with 639 patients, including 15 children, hospitalized with COVID-19.
Eight patients died Sunday, bringing the total deaths to 909 patients at Lee Health since the pandemic began.
The publicly operated hospital system in Lee County had to "open up all sorts of different spaces" at its Golisano Children's Hospital to care for the 15 pediatric cases, Dr. Larry Antonucci, president and chief executive officer of Lee Health, said Monday during a media briefing.
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Elsewhere storage space has been converted for clinical use and some adult patients are doubled up, he said. Use of conference rooms and cafeterias could become necessary.
"It's a day by day decision," he said.
Lee Health headed into the weekend with 690 patients and got down to 601 patients before getting hit Sunday with 92 admissions, he said.
"That 92 is just chilling to me," he said.
He implored people who have not gotten vaccinated to do so and to listen to the medical experts, like those at Lee Health, who understand the science and safety of the vaccine.
"We are a better source than the internet or social media," he said.
Just 2% of Lee Health's intensive care unit beds were available Monday, which is the lowest this month. A portable morgue has been brought to Cape Coral Hospital but not at other locations.
Of the total volume of COVID-19 patients, 119 patients were in the ICU and 96 patients were on ventilators. The system had 46% of its ventilators available.
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Dr. Timothy Dougherty, medical director of emergency management at Lee Health, said the medical teams are frustrated and saddened to see the fear in patients' eyes before they are put on a ventilator and of hearing why patients didn't get vaccinated.
He said 49% of patients coming to the emergency rooms have COVID-19 symptoms that could be avoided by the vaccine.
"That number is insane," Dougherty said. "Help us stop this madness."
Dr. Stephanie Stovall, chief of quality and patient safety, emphasized that pregnant women, women who are breast feeding, or thinking of becoming pregnant, need to get the vaccine.
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COVID-19 hits pregnant women harder and they deliver earlier, she said.
The neonatal intensive care unit at Golisano is full and has never been this full, she said.
Lee Health asks that people who are seeking a COVID-19 test use one of its sites with Curative, the contracted vendor, which has opened a testing location at Lee Convenient Care clinic at 13340 Metro Pkwy. Other locations can be found here at https://www.leehealth.org./
In Collier County, the NCH Healthcare System reported on Monday it had 214 patients with COVID-19, a decrease from 222 patients Friday.
Eighty-two percent of the COVID-19 patients, or 175, were unvaccinated. There are are two pediatric patients.
The hospital system was operating at 149% of its intensive care unit bed capacity with 70 of 47 intensive care unit beds full after adding more to address the surge. Sixty-one of the patients in the ICU have COVID-19 and 35 are on ventilators.
The patients being treated for the virus range in age from 14 to 96.
Physicians Regional Healthcare System, also in Collier, reported 123 hospitalized patients with the virus on Monday, an increase from 119 on Friday, according to spokeswoman Brittney Thoman.
Florida reported 151,760 new COVID-19 cases the week ending Sunday, a slight increase from 150,740 the previous week, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows.
Lee County reported 7,703 cases in the latest week, an average of 1,100 per day.
Collier County reported 2,278 cases in the latest week, an average of 325 cases per day.
The Florida Hospital Association on Friday reported a dip in hospitalizations and cases for the second time in the same week.
There was a 3.9% drop in the seven-day change in hospitalizations on Friday and a decline in new cases by 387 from the day before to 16,163 cases.
The hospital association reported the first dip in seven-day hospitalizations on Aug. 24 of .1% and seven fewer hospitalizations from the day before.
The association uses data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
"Fingers crossed, we may be seeing the beginning of a downward trend in COVID-19 hospitalizations, but new cases remain near all-time highs, so it is much too early to declare victory," Mary C. Mayhew, president and chief executive officer of the hospital association, said in a news release.
"We must remain vigilant, not let our guard down against the virus, and continue to encourage more people to get the vaccine. In the last week we have seen a 4 percent decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Hopefully better days are ahead."
Mike Stucka of USA TODAY contributed to this report.

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Blue Moon Publishers Releases Debut Novel The Goodbyes
The Goodbyes by Leslie Welch is now available!
Debut author Leslie Welch is as excited as we are to be releasing her debut novel, entitled The Goodbyes, a moving and realistic account of the strength of an unbreakable bond, the anguish of unrequited feelings, and the wisdom attained through the highs and lows of triumph and tragedy. We are sending warmest congratulations from the Blue Moon Publishers team!
About The Goodbyes
Webb Turner grew up in a seemingly idyllic Pennsylvanian town, tortured by a troubled household. His young life is turned upside down by the exciting, magnetic, and wild girl next door, Bree. They keep each other at arm's length their whole lives, however, dancing around the issue of their unresolved feelings while Bree's life steadily spirals out of control.
In the meantime, Webb's life is on a different trajectory. He escapes the small town to become a globetrotting rock music sensation, with a new romantic interest on his mind and the past left in the rear-view mirror—until he hears that Bree is dying. This shocking news unleashes a torrent of unresolved angst that won't be dammed until Webb drops everything and everybody mid-tour to undertake a dangerous drive through a blizzard to be by Bree's side, just for one last chance to say his final farewell.
The Goodbyes is being published by Blue Moon Publishers and is being marketed by DigiWriting, both firms based in Toronto, Canada. It is available on Amazon and at local bookstores.
About Leslie Welch
Born in Toledo, Ohio and raised in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, Leslie Welch spent most of her youth concocting elaborate stories. Her high school English teacher encouraged her to turn these creative lies into creative fiction.
By some miracle, her writing skills persuaded Penn State University to accept her. Between her bartending shifts, she studied Fiction Writing and Communications.
Today, Leslie writes at least a thousand words a day on DC Metro orange line trains. Most of them perish behind the delete button. She co-wrote her first book in Harrisburg hotel rooms and diners with her best friend.
When she's not off exploring the world (or getting caught in irons on Roanoke Sound), Leslie lives in a house full of laughter outside of Washington, D.C. with her soul mate, two cats, two dogs, two fish, and a teenager.
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Свод Морских Постановлений (С. М. П.) — военно-морской кодекс Российской империи, издававшийся с 1896 по 1917 годы.

Подготовка
Подготовка к изданию Свод морских постановлений была начата Морским министерством Российской империи в 1870 году. В 1876 году был издан «Сборник материалов» с хронологическим указателем всех законодательных актов с 1700 года. Дипломатические акты, касающиеся Морского ведомства, были собраны в книге «Собрание трактатов, конвенций и других дипломатических актов».

Издание
Свод морских постановлений начал издаваться в 1886 году, после основного издания выходили дополнения вплоть до 1917 года.

 Отдельные книги (книги с номерами 11 и 12 не издавались)
Кн. 1 Общее образование управления морским ведомством. — СПб.: 1887. — 160 с.
Кн. 2. Экипажи и команды морского ведомства. — СПб.: 1887. — 95, 8 с.
Кн. 3. Учебные заведения морского ведомства. — СПб.: 1887. — 126 с.
Кн. 4. Врачебные заведения морского ведомства. — СПб.: 1890. — 400 с.
Кн. 5. Технические заведения морского ведомства. — СПб.: 1887. — 95 с.
Кн. 6. Учреждения по гидрографической части. Маяки, спасательные, станции и предостерегательные знаки. — СПб.: 1887. — 46, 3 с.
Кн. 7. Тюремные заведения морского ведомства. — СПб.: 1887. — 76 с.
Кн. 8. Прохождение службы по морскому ведомству. — СПб.: 1887. — 405 с.
Кн. 9. О наградах, пособиях и мерах призрения по морскому ведомств. — СПб.: 1887. — 133 с.
Кн. 10. Морской устав. — СПб.: 1887. — 360 с.
Кн. 13. О довольствии чинов морского ведомства. — СПб.: 1887. — 223 с.
Кн. 14. Хозяйство экипажей и команд на берегу и хозяйство на судах флота. — СПб.: 1887. — 346 с.
Кн. 15. Счетный устав Морского министерства. — СПб.: 1887. — 602 с.
Кн. 16. Военно-морской устав о наказаниях. — СПб.: 1887. — 143 с.
Кн. 17. Военно-морской дисциплинарный устав. — СПб.: 1887. — 80 с.
Кн. 18. Военно-морской судебный устав. — СПб.: 1887. — 326 с.

 Дополнения и замены
 Продолжение свода морских постановлений : по 31 декабря 1888 г. — СПб.: 1889. — 467 с. — [Статьи к кн. 1-3, 5-10, 13-16. 18.]
 Продолжение свода морских постановлений : по 31 декабря 1891 г. — СПб.: 1892. — 1276 с. — [Статьи к кн. 1-10, 13-16, 18.]
 Продолжение свода морских постановлений : по 31 декабря 1894 г. — СПб.: 1895. — 1214 с. — [Статьи к кн. 1-10, 13-16, 18.]
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1895 г. — Кн. 17. Военно-морской дисциплинарный устав. — СПб.: 1898. — 107 с.
 Продолжение свода морских постановлений : по 31 декабря 1897 г. — СПб.: 1898. — 594 с. — [Статьи к кн. 1, 4-7, 14-16, 18.]
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1898 г. — Кн. 2. Экипажи и команды морского ведомства. — СПб.: 1899. — 153 с.
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1898 г. — Кн. 3. Учебные заведения морского ведомства. — СПб.: 1899. — 155 с.
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1898 г. — Кн. 8. Прохождение службы по морскому ведомству. — СПб.: 1899. — 435 с.
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1898 г. — Кн. 9. О наградах, пособиях и мерах призрения по морскому ведомству. — СПб.: 1899. — 195 с.
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1898 г. — Кн. 13. О довольствии чинов морского ведомства. — СПб.: 1899. — 350 с.
 Продолжение свода морских постановлений : по 31 декабря 1900 г. — СПб.: 1901. — 570 с. — [Статьи к кн. 1-4, 6-9, 13-15, 17, 18.]
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1901 г. — Кн. 1. Общее образование управления морским ведомством. — СПб.: 1902. — 173 с.
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1901 г. — Кн. 5. Технические заведения морского ведомства. — СПб.: 1902. — 71 с.
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1901 г. — Кн 10. Морской устав. — СПб.: 1902. — 427 с.
 Продолжение свода морских постановлений : по 31 декабря 1900 г. — СПб: 1904. — 807 с. — [Статьи к кн. 1-10, 13-15, 17, 18.]
 Продолжение свода морских постановлений : по 31 декабря 1903 г. — СПб: 1907. — 1176 с. — [Статьи к кн. 1-10, 13-15, 17, 18.]
 Продолжение свода морских постановлений : по 31 декабря 1909 г. — СПб: 1907. — 421 с. — [Статьи к кн. 4, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 17,18.]
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1910 г. — Кн. 2. Состав флота и морские команды. — СПб.: 1910. — 206 с.
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1910 г. — Кн. 3. Учебные заведения морского ведомства. — СПб.: 1910. — 212 с.
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1910 г. — Кн. 5. Технические заведения морского ведомства. — СПб.: 1910. — 92 с.
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1910 г. — Кн. 8. Прохождение службы по морскому ведомству. — СПб.: 1910. — 366 с.
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1910 г. — Кн. 9. О наградах, пособиях и мерах призрения по морскому ведомству. — СПб.: 1910. — 204 с.
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1910 г. — Кн. 13. О довольствии чинов морского ведомства. — СПб.: 1910. — 338 с.
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1912 г. — Кн. 4. Врачебные заведения морского ведомства. — СПб.: 1912. — 383 с.
 Продолжение свода морских постановлений : по 31 декабря 1912 г. — СПб.: 1913. — 492 с. — [Статьи к кн. 2-10, 13-15, 17.]
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1913 г. — Кн. 18. Военно-морской судебный устав. — СПб.: 1913. — 196 с.
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1914 г. — Кн 10. Морской устав. — Пг.: 1914. — 275 с.
 Свод морских постановлений. / Изд. 1915 г. — :Кн. 16. Военно-морской устав о наказаниях. — Пг.: 1915. — 87 с.
 Продолжение книги 1 части 1 свода морских постановлений : по 31 мая 1915 г. — Пг.: 1915. — 207 с.
 Продолжение свода морских постановлений : по 31 декабря 1915 г. — Пг.: 1917. — 743 с. — [Статьи к кн. 2-10, 13-16, 18.]

Структура издания
Создатели Свода планировали издать 18 книг, сгруппированных в пять частей. Из них были изданы 16 книг, книги номер 11 и 12 не издавались ни в первом выпуске, ни в дополнительных.

Запланированный состав Свода:
 Часть I. Образование управлений и команд.
 Кн. I. Общее образование управления морским ведомством.
 Кн II. Экипажи и команды морского ведомства.
 Часть II. Заведения морского ведомства.
 Кн. III. Учебные заведения.
 Кн. IV. Врачебные заведения.
 Кн. V. Технические заведения.
 Кн. VI. Учреждения по гидрографической части.
 Кн. VII. Тюремные заведения.
 Часть III. Служба в морских ведомствах.
 Книга VIII. Прохождение службы по морскому ведомству.
 Книга IX. О наградах, пособиях и мерах призрения по морскому ведомству.
 Книга X. Морской устав.
 Книга XI. Портовый устав.
 Часть IV. Хозяйство морск. ведомства.
 Книга XII. Общие распоряжения по хозяйству.
 Книга XIII. О довольствии чинов морского ведомства.
 Книга XIV. Хозяйство экипажей и команд на берегу и хозяйство на судах флота.
 Книга XV. Счетный устав морского министерства.
Часть V. Военно-морские уставы: о наказаниях, дисциплинарный и судебный.
 Книга XVI. Военно-морской устав о наказаниях.
 Книга XVII. Военно-морской дисциплинарный устав.
 Книга XVIII. Военно-морской судебный устав.

Кодификация
Кодификацией морских постановлений занималось кодификационное отделение канцелярии Морского министерства Российской империи.

См. также
 Морской устав

Примечания

Литература

Военно-морской флот Российской империи
Источники права в Российской империи
Военное строительство
Военное право

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Essar and Progressive Energy 'hydrogen hub' at Ellesmere Port aims to produce 3TWh/yr to kick off HyNet cluster by 2025
by New Power • January 13, 2021 • 0 Comments
Progressive Energy and Essar Oil, which owns and operates the Stanlow Refinery in Ellesmere Port, have set up a joint venture to produce hydrogen at the refinery. Eventually investment of approximately £750M will be committed to produce enough hydrogen to meet Essar's own demand and deliver it to other industries across the region's so-called 'HyNet' cluster.
Stanlow produces 16% of the UK's road transport fuels, and the refinery processes 10Mt of crude and feedstocks annually. In the 'hydrogen hub', natural gas, and fuel gases from the refinery, will be converted into hydrogen, while carbon dioxide produced during the conversion will be captured and stored in sub-surface reservoirs in Liverpool Bay.
The first hydrogen hub will produce 3TWh of hydrogen each year from 2025. A follow-on facility will produce 6TWh annually. Further capacity growth is planned to reach 80% of the government's new target of 5GW of low carbon hydrogen for power, transport, industry and homes by 2030.
The project will use Johnson Matthey's Low Carbon Hydrogen (LCH™) technology. Johnson Matthey claims its process captures over 95% of CO2 at lower cost than conventional steam methane reforming technology. The partners said that with SNC-Lavalin, engineering is well advanced, with funding provided by the UK government's hydrogen supply competition – the project was awarded £7.5M in February 2020, along with £5.2M to conduct live trials of hydrogen fuelling with regional businesses Unilever and Pilkington as well as Essar Oil UK. The new agreement between Essar and Progressive Energy provides the basis to take the project through final development and into construction and operation.
Chris Manson-Whitton, director at Progressive Energy, said: "We cannot reach net zero without decarbonising industry. Today brings a key milestone in that journey as Progressive Energy and Essar Oil UK sign a Memorandum of Understanding setting out how we will work together to deliver this exciting project at Stanlow Refinery."
Stein Ivar Bye, chief executive, Essar Oil UK, said: "HyNet and hydrogen production is integral to Stanlow's strategy and will set it on a journey to be the UK's first net zero emission refinery with the ambition to avoid emissions of over 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere per year, the equivalent of taking nearly a million cars off the road.
"With the support from government to establish the appropriate business incentives, together with Progressive Energy, we are committed to undertaking the development and the financing of its construction."
Read more about the HyNet project here
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Our ScholarshipsWilliamsMediaGroup2021-01-04T10:17:46-05:00
How the K-8 program works
Our K-8 scholarships are awarded using a lottery from submitted pre-application forms. Our pre-application deadline is February 28, 2021. New and interested families can click on the "Apply Now" button to be placed into our lottery. Any families applying after the February 28th deadline will be placed on our waitlist. We go back to the waitlist if funds become available. It is BISON's goal to assist families through the full nine years of grammar school (including grandfathering in younger siblings).
The maximum amount of assistance a family can receive per year is $2,500 per child. Every family required to pay a portion (at least $500) of the tuition each year. The parental contribution is a vital element in the success of the program, as families who must invest their own money for tuition have a stronger stake in their child's education.
How the high school program works
Our high school scholarships are awarded to current BISON 8th graders only. BISON families are selected by a lottery drawing. Families awarded can use their annual $4,500 award at any of our area's private high schools.
Does my family qualify?
To be eligible for the BISON program, families must:
Reside within the 8 counties of Western New York;
Meet income eligibility guidelines (based on percentage of poverty rates);
Have a child entering grades Kindergarten through 8th grade;
Meet the admissions requirements at the accredited school that their child wants to attend.
2020 household income and new income levels
Household Size Maximum Allowable Income
2 $46,548
7 $107,028
For each additional children add $12,096
Our pre-application deadline is February 28, 2021. New and interested families can click on the "Apply Now" button to be placed into our lottery. Our lottery drawing is on March 1st. Families will be notified of the results by email. Pre-application details:
To be eligible you must meet income eligibility guidelines and reside in one of the following counties of Western New York: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming.
Before completing the pre-application form, please review the income eligibility scale to see if you are eligible financially for a scholarship.
Scholarships are only for children entering kindergarten through the eighth grade.
If you are currently receiving a scholarship in our program, you do NOT need to fill out a pre-application form. Instead you will receive renewal information in February 2021.
Please click the "Apply Now" button to apply.
New Applicant Key Dates/ Deadlines
January 1 – February 28, 2021: New applicant pre-application form for 2021-22 school year available. If a family applies after the deadline, they will automatically be placed on our waitlist.
March 1, 2021: Lottery drawing to award new scholarships, families selected will be notified by email with a link to fill out the full online application. Families waitlisted will also be notified by email.
April 30, 2021: Deadline for new awardees to complete the full online application. Awards are awarded on a first come, first served basis.
The BISON office will send an email in February 2021 to current families to renew their scholarship for the 2021-22 school year. The deadline to renew is April 15th.
You will have the ability to add a sibling on your renewal paperwork by clicking, "add a sibling." The sibling must be entering kindergarten through 8th grade in September 2021.
If you have any questions, please contact Cindy McDonald at cmcdonald@bisonfund.com
HOME SCHOOL INFORMATION
You are not limited to traditional schools! If you would like to teach your children at home, and you meet all the requirements in New York State, we will pay 25-75% of the cost of correspondence course tuition and /or teaching supplies, up to $500 per child.
New families apply through our online pre-application form. Our pre-application deadline is February 28, 2021. New and interested families can click on the "Apply Now" button to be placed into our lottery. Our lottery drawing is on March 1st. Families will be notified of the results by email.
Current families will receive an email with renewal information in February 2021.
Parents are required to submit receipts to the BISON office. Any receipts for a school-related purchase must be deemed acceptable according to BISON's homeschool expense list.
BISON reimburses families twice each school year- once in November and once in March. At these times, BISON mails a check directly to the family.
If you have questions, or would like more information on the homeschool program, please contact Cindy McDonald at cmcdonald@BISONfund.com
1. Who qualifies for the scholarship?
All applicants must be residents of the eight counties of WNY with children entering K-8th grade. The total family income must fall within the income eligibility scale (see below). You may only apply for your biological children or children that you have legal guardianship or custody.
Maximum Income Based on Total Annual 2020 Household Income
2. How do new families apply?
New families must complete a pre-application form by clicking the "Apply Now" button. The new applicant deadline is February 28, 2021. Preference is NOT given to early applications; however you must apply by February 28th to be considered. Families applying after February 28th will be placed on our waitlist.
3. How are BISON scholarship recipients chosen?
Scholarships are awarded using a lottery from all submitted pre-application forms which is conducted on March 1, 2021. Lottery winners will receive an email with a link to complete a full application in order to receive the scholarship.
4. How do I know if I won the lottery?
All applicants will be notified of lottery results by email on March 1, 2021. If you're not chosen in the lottery you will be placed on our waitlist should funding become available.
5. I received a Scholarship award email … now what?
In your award email, there will be a link that will take you where you need to go to complete your full application. Clink on the link and follow the application steps. The deadline to complete the application is April 30, 2021. Please be sure to include all your income sources including your FEDERAL 1040 tax return, child support, business income, public assistance, food stamps, Social Security income, unemployment insurance, worker's compensation and financial assistance from family & friends. Select your school (a complete list is on our website) and contact the school to complete the school commitment form. After receipt of all the required documents, your scholarships will be calculated based on your household size and income, as well as tuition amount. You must renew annually to continue with BISON.
5. I received an email that I'm on the waitlist … now what?
Unfortunately, there are always more applicants than available funding. We keep waitlist names for the academic year hopeful that additional funding becomes available. If you are not taken off the waitlist, you will need to resubmit a pre-application form the following year to be entered into the lottery again.
6. Why do families have to pay part of the tuition?
One key component of educational success is parental involvement. Making a financial sacrifice is a strong incentive to becoming, and remaining, involved. Therefore, the scholarship is a hand-up, not a handout. The families are required to pay a minimum of $500 per family.
7. What if I am not satisfied with my child's school?
You are free to transfer your child to another private school. Your scholarship will transfer with you unless you are delinquent with tuition payments or a child is asked to leave. Contact the BISON Fund office if you decide to transfer and will walk you through the next steps.
8. Can the scholarships be used for Pre-K or High School?
The scholarship cannot be used for Pre-K. Children must be at least 5 years old by 12/31/21 and entering kindergarten. Our BISON 8th graders will have the opportunity to be entered into the high school lottery for the opportunity to receive a BISON high school scholarship.
Listed below are the four steps new families need to complete to be considered for a BISON scholarship.
Complete a pre-application form online by February 28, 2021. If you have any questions, call BISON at 716.854.0869, ext. 1.
Watch for notification after the BISON lottery is held on March 1, 2021. Both winners and waitlisted families will be notified of the results by email.
If selected, you will receive an email with a link to complete the full application. Enroll your child(ren) in the school of their choice and ask the school to complete the school commitment form.
Once all steps are completed, BISON will notify you of your scholarship amount. Watch for notices to annually renew your BISON scholarship in February.


Complete support for Java access to remote SmartDataObjects includes ProxyGen (the Open Client Proxy Generator) and a small set of classes. These classes, together with SDOResultSet, are installed as part of the Open Client Runtime. For reference information on each class and interface, see the documentation in OpenEdge-install-directory\java\doc\. For information on ProxyGen, see OpenEdge Development: Open Client Introduction and Programming.


This academic year's Mailman School commencement will occur on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. You may re-watch last year's ceremony in entirety here.
Scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. at The Armory (216 Fort Washington Avenue). A light reception will immediately follow the commencement ceremony.
Scheduled for Wednesday, May 22 from 10:30 to 12:00 p.m. outdoors on the Mornigside Campus, rain or shine. Candidate procession begins at 9:00 a.m.
The keynote address at this year's Columbia Mailman School Commencement ceremony on May 21 will be given by Former Vice President Al Gore, Jr.
PhD graduate candidates are invited to partcipate in the PhD Convocation hosted by the Graduate School for Arts and Sciences. Click here for more details.
Graduating students must complete a financial aid exit interview through Student Services.
University Commencement is held each May in New York City. Visit the University Commencement website to get the latest details.
Students may participate in three photos while crossing the commencement dais. Island Photography will be providing the photo coverage for our commencement ceremony. Island photography provides a registration page where students and their families may submit details ahead of time to receive proofs. They can be contacted at custserv@islandphoto.com with any questions.


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From Suffolk to the States: Staylists Co Founder To Speak At Prestigious Technology Conference
We're delighted to announce that Chris joins the speaking line-up at RailsConf in Minneapolis
Chris Waters, Co Founder and CTO at Staylists, will be speaking at the upcoming 14th edition of RailsConf in Minneapolis this April.
Ruby on Rails is the open source technology behind some of the world's most successful sites, including Groupon, Airbnb, and the global ecommerce platform Shopify. It also powered Twitter in its early days.
RailsConf is the largest gathering of Ruby on Rails developers in the world.
"It's a tremendous privilege to speak at such a significant event. Rails has been instrumental to the success of Staylists, and this invitation gives us a wonderful opportunity to share our experiences with other developers", says Chris.
"After 40,000 commits, 68 contributors to our codebase, and over £100m in bookings, it's time to give something back to a community that has given us this delightful programming framework."
A brief outline of Chris's talk can be found here.


REGISTER FOR THE 2019 DOLE 3 MILER!
Congratulations to the winners of the 5th Annual Dole 3 Miler run on Saturday, August 11, 2018!
Sir Roger Bannister, famous as the first human to run a mile in under 4 minutes on May 6, 1954, passed away on March 3, 2018.
Rev. Dr. George Dole, Fryeburg, Maine native and namesake of the Dole 3 Miler, ran in that historic race. George was interviewed after Bannister's passing by the Portland Press Herald. Enjoy the resulting article here.
Remembrances of Sir Roger Bannister from Lord Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram, two more recent British middle distance greats, can be enjoyed here.
Rev. Dr. George F. Dole, #15, being led by Sir Roger Bannister, #41, in the world's first 4-minute mile.
The Dole 3 Miler is a new tradition—a three-mile road race in early August in Fryeburg, Maine—a celebration of the life and loves of Fryeburg native, Rev. Dr. George F. Dole. George was one of six runners in perhaps the most famous road race in history, Roger Bannister's Four Minute Mile which took place in Oxford, England on May 6, 1954.
The Fifth Annual Dole 3 Miler will take place Saturday, August 11, 2018!
Here is some aerial footage from the 2017 race.
and the Fryeburg New Church.
© 2014-2017 Fryeburg New Church Assembly.


There is quite a bit of activity taking place in the toy industry…behind the scenes. One great, emerging story is the comeback of RadioShack and how HobbyTown is working with them to make that happen. I learned about this from the New York Post's Lisa Fickenscher in her article, "RadioShack's comeback is taking shape".
RadioShack currently has 400 stores but according to Fickenscher they are largely in rural locations. Now, RadioShack will be opening "Express Stores" inside 50 HobbyTown stores. The plan, if successful, is to eventually expand out to all 140 of the hobby retailers stores.
Congratulations to Bob Wilke, HobbyTown President, for seeing the opportunity and moving aggressively to take advantage of it. And congratulations to Radio Shack for getting off the mat and back into the ring.
Bob has told me that HobbyTown is expanding its range of toys and is looking for new franchisees. Now, by offering consumers an opportunity to find all those electronic odds and ends you can only only find in a RadioShack, he is making that franchise opportunity more attractive.
More good stories to come.
RadioShack's Comeback is Taking Shape with HobbyTown!
The hobbled 97-year-old chain has signed a deal with HobbyTown to open "express stores" inside 50 of its partner's stores, both companies said Friday.
The deal was signed this week, and potentially, the express stores could be opened in up to 100 of HobbyTown's 140 stores. If successful, they could expand to all the hobby chain's locations.
The HobbyTown Franchise deal will bring the stores to more suburban towns.
HobbyTown Franchise is purchasing the RadioShack merchandise and offering it to its hobbyist customers who need the tools, wires and other accessories that RadioShack makes.
Click the LEARN MORE button today to own your own HobbyTown franchise today!
HobbyTown is the largest nationwide footprint of hobby/toy retail stores in the U.S., with nearly 150 franchise stores in 41 states. Established in 1985, HobbyTown retail stores have evolved from a merchandise mix of traditional hobby lines (model trains, radio control, plastic models, rockets, etc.) to a broader mix with a growing emphasis on specialty toys. HobbyTown stores are well suited to expand and support toy sales, as they are very accustomed to providing customers with a shopping experience that goes beyond the sale with in-store events, activities, and a website to support omnichannel shopping.
The HobbyTown Franchise Service & Support facility based in Lincoln, Neb. recently reorganized to better support the strategic direction to expand toy sales with a buying and merchandising team under the direction of Merchandising Strategy SVP Tim Van Ert. HobbyTown corporate maintains vendor relationships to support franchise direct purchasing programs and product distribution from Lincoln, Neb. The annual HobbyTown National Convention held in Lincoln, Neb from July 10 to 12 will host a buying trade show that will feature an expanded presence of specialty toy vendors. See www.hobbytownconvention.com for exhibitor information.
HobbyTown franchise stores located in markets previously serviced by Toys "R" Us are preparing to fill the void with expanded inventory and dedicated merchandising space for the toy category. Toy manufacturers seeking product placement in HobbyTown are advised to contact lead toy buyer Celeste Vanderlip at 203.257.4001 or celestev@hobbytown.com.
If you are interested in learning more about owning a HobbyTown Franchise, click the LEARN MORE button.


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Week 41: Vanessa Diamond
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Dear Batter Up friends—meet Vanessa Diamond, the Director of HandsOn Greater Richmond! (And her adorable daughter, too.)
Everything about this delivery was so cool and I'm not quite sure where to start. From the nominator, to the nominee, to the delivery venue, the entire thing was 100% aligned with Batter Up's objective to honor those in Richmond who are doing something great for the community.
First, let me explain a little bit about HandsOn Greater Richmond (HOGR) because this is such a cool organization. HOGR began in 2005 under the name Activate Richmond and was the brain child of three women who simply wanted to volunteer in the community with their friends and coworkers. The idea quickly became a web-based network that allowed any community member looking for a volunteer opportunity to quickly access information about various needs and organizations that matched their interests and availability. With an easy sign-up process, the idea became a huge success and began connecting people all over the city. The national HandsOn Network, which essentially does the same work but on a much larger scale, came calling two years after Activate Richmond's inception and boom: HandsOn Greater Richmond was established. Today, with a host of major sponsors, HOGR connects 7,000 people a year in meaningful and engaging volunteer opportunities throughout Greater Richmond.
Vanessa is not only the Director of HOGR, but she is also one of the original three women who founded the organization. Having been in charge of overseeing the daily operations, training, and supervision of over 200 AmeriCorps service members in Portland, OR before landing in Richmond, Vanessa is no stranger to the ins-and-outs of managing community service work. In addition to her work with HOGR she spent time directing VCU's service-learning program where she facilitated partnerships between faculty and community organizations to help enhance VCU's courses to include community service components. She also serves as the Vice President of the Partnership for Nonprofit Excellence, an organization that provides nonprofits in Central Virginia with the tools they need to improve their effectiveness and efficiency for greater impact. (Whew—that was a mouthful!)
Vanessa was nominated by Sarah Milston, week 39 cake recipient, while Sarah was in the process of being battered. (That Sarah—always thinking about others!) According to Sarah, "Vanessa is truly a visionary in our region helping to make volunteering accessible and easy."
Sarah was teaming up with HandsOn Greater Richmond to put on an incredible event during National Volunteer Week called the Power of Good. They reached out to nonprofits all over Richmond asking them to nominate their best and brightest volunteers and then honored them at an art show held at the Marvin Lang building. In addition to a silent auction with artwork donated from some of Richmond's most popular artists, each volunteer's likeness was captured in either a shrinky dink by artist Tiffany Ferrari or a photographic portrait by a photographer who's name, I'm afraid, I do not know. (I'll update this post as soon as I find out.) The nominated volunteers' images were displayed at the event, along with a bio recounting their community service work.
Of course, it only made sense to batter Vanessa at the Power of Good event. As I arrived I saw several people lingering outside of the building. The word about Batter Up has gotten around so when people see me coming, holding a white cake box, there is this immediate excitement in people's faces that just makes me love Batter Up more and more. I walked in and found Sarah who quickly started banging on the table to get everyone's attention. She said a few words of thanks and then called Vanessa up to stand with her. As soon as she said she had nominated Vanessa to be battered there was laughter and applause. No matter how long I do this, I don't think I'll ever stop being surprised by how many people know about Batter Up. I said a few words of explanation for the handful of people in the room who didn't know what I was doing and were confused. (Come to find out later, one lady thought we were actually going to throw cake on Vanessa and was ready to intervene, if necessary. Ha!) In the spirit of sharing, Vanessa put the cake right on the food table for anyone to have a piece. I spent about thirty minutes talking to people and looking at the show. When I left, the cake was completely gone.
And speaking of cake! This week, in the spirit of pairing people together, Sarah and I picked a cake that pairs two delicious flavors—lemon and blueberry! The recipe came from the blog Sally's Baking Addiction. (recipe found here.) The cake got rave reviews from everyone that came up to me afterward. One person even commented on how much of an honor it was to try "the infamous and elusive Batter Up cake". I swear, this project is just so much fun. I love meeting all of these people! And congrats to all of the volunteers that were honored at the event. You all deserve cake.
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Vanessa	April 18, 2014 at 4:02 pm
Cake. What else to say except cake = awesome & it was a terrific, sweet, yummy honor. I was glad to be able to share cake and celebrate with the crazy amazing HandsOn team, community partners, volunteers from all over our town and the hostess who "sparked" it all—Sarah Milston!
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Entire, more than entire we have been devastated!
Have all men's sweat and work and store annihilated.
Fire, pestilence and death my heart have dominated.
War is hell, and the Thirty Years' War was worse than most. Germany (and neighboring lands) was ripped apart by the war. The fighting between armies was bad enough, but decades of conflict brought with it widespread famine and disease, economic strife, witch hunts, and marauding armies looking for food and loot in equal measure. In Satan's Playground, the war is made worse by the machinations of two demon lords fighting to earn the favor of Satan and become infernal ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire.
Marauding armies, cruel mercenaries, Satanic cults, starving peasants who will sink their teeth into anything edible, and twisted fiends from hell are not the only dangers heroes will face - in Satan's Playground, starvation and pestilence play a major role.
As with All for One: Regime Diabolique, Satan's Playground is set in an alternate history in which the supernatural is very real to the inhabitants and historical events have been tweaked to suit the needs of the setting.
This book is specifically designed for the Ubiquity version of All for One. A Savage Worlds' version is being planned.
The book will be broken down into five sections. Note that some material from the Richelieu's Guides will be duplicated so you don't have to purchase those supplements to use this book.
* Creating Survivors: Rather than playing soldiers, players create survivors of the bloody conflict - men and women trying to survive the carnage. This chapter provides new options for player characters trying to survive in the worn-torn hell of the Holy Roman Empire.
* A History of Strife: An overview of the Thirty Years' War up until the start of 1636.
* The Legacy of War: A look at locales ripe for adventuring.
* Diabolical Threats: New monsters, organizations, and major villains, as well as more diseases and rules for scavenging. Among the fiends you'll find stats for lindwurms, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and the diabolical Order of the Fly.
* Stories of War: Dozens of adventure seeds to get the Gamemaster's juices flowing.
Please note that over the last few years Triple Ace Games has switched to a smaller book format for supplements for its various Ubiquity lines. This book uses the new format, which means it is smaller than the current All for One product range.
Format: 96-pages, comic book size (6.69" x 9.61"), softcover, color cover, black and white illustrated interior.
Every backer who pledges for a physical reward level receives a set of 10 x 6-sided dice with a fleur-de-lys logo on three sides and blank on the other three as part of their reward.
The following All for One products can be added to all pledge levels. Please note that backers at PDF level who add on a physical product will incur a shipping cost.
A set of 10 x 6-sided dice with a fleur-de-lys logo on three sides and blank on the other three.
Hardcover, 176 page, black and white interior. This is the core physical rulebook and is required for All for One: Satan's Playground.
As above, but PDF only.
Three PDFs with a combined count of over 300 pages. Over 20 topics, including Creatures of Sin, Fencing Schools, Healthcare, and Warfare.
Softcover, 158 page, black and white interior. Contents of the book include detailed information and locations in central Paris, how to set up adventures, new personalities and secret societies, and of course new monsters and lackeys!
Softcover, 158 page, black and white interior. Four part adventure.
Shipping is NOT included in your pledge level. Shipping will be calculated using Backerkit after the campaign ends based on the exact products in your final pledge and will incur an additional charge.
If we exceed the base funding goal, then we'll be looking at unlocking a cool stretch goal!
A four panel, landscape screen constructed from 2mm card. The exterior (players' side) has some of the glorious setting art, while the interior (GM side) contains all the essential Ubiquity and All for One setting tables the Gamemaster needs.
1. Choose the pledge level you want. We have all of our recommended pledges detailed below.
2. Click "BACK THIS PROJECT" and select your reward level (called REWARD) on the page following.
3. Include the value of any Add-Ons you want.
4. Enter your total amount. Shipping will be calculated and added on after the Kickstarter ends.
You are free to amend your pledge at any time using the green 'Manage My Pledge' button.
Efficient as always, Wiggy has done preliminary research and writing for this book, but we need your help to fund the artwork (cover and interiors), layout, and printing. As usual, we are not charging for the time it takes to write these books. With your help, we can not only expand the All for One: Regime Diabolique line, we can produce books that can be used in a variety of Ubiquity settings.
Triple Ace Games began in 2008. The masterminds behind the company, Paul "Wiggy" Wade-Williams and Robin Elliott, had previously worked on The Savage World of Solomon Kane and Slipstream settings, among others, for Pinnacle Entertainment Group. Triple Ace Games has produced many popular settings, including Hellfrost, Leagues of Adventure, Leagues of Gothic Horror, Leagues of Cthulhu, and All for One: Regime Diabolique, plus the Rocket Race, Cadaver, Imps, and Halfling Feast card games. With many years of experience in the games industry, we continue to create fantastic games for everyone.
We have a great deal of experience in the field of games publishing, and we think we can deliver this project without problems.
However, things can go wrong with anything that goes into a manufacturing process. We have identified that delays in artwork delivery and delays in manufacturing could happen. So we have allowed additional time in our schedule to enable us to navigate any delay issues. If all goes to plan, we may even be able to deliver the project a little sooner.
We understand the printing process as we have printed a good number of books previous to this project, and we know how to communicate our ideas to the printer. We have discussed proofing requirements, so we know that when the printing press is started our book will match our specification requirements.
With projects like this there is nearly always something that costs more so it is good business sense to have some contingency for this, which we have built in to our costs.
No matter what problems may occur we will always keep our backers and supporters informed of all issues so that you are aware of the situation and how we are dealing with it.
Shipping charged later in Backerkit.
A half-page black and white portrait of you or a loved one will be used to illustrate one of the sample characters.
Automatic stretch goals if unlocked.


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Таранович — фамилия.

Известные носители
 Таранович, Владимир Павлович (1874—1941) — русский советский юрист, археолог, экономист, техник.
 Таранович, Владимир Эрастович (1897—1983) — советский военачальник, генерал-полковник артиллерии (1944).
 Таранович, Татьяна Александровна (1916—1993) — советский художник-мультипликатор.


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Image at the end of day.
The fire has spread to 54,000 acres and is 5% contained which means it is still totally out of control. The latest report from Cal Fire says that the estimated containment is August 10.
Map of the Rock Fire taken at 7:00a.m. August 2, 2015.
Today the wind is blowing out of the south-west and to the north-east. This is good for me but the fire advancing toward Hwy 20 and Hwy 16. All the residents in the north-east end of the county are in great trouble. I also think of the horrendous suffering that must be taking place for all the wildlife trapped in this fire.
I pray to the Goddess for mercy for all living things in front of the fire and for the homes of the people who are in its path.
Things are getting tedious out here. I am constantly on the alert. I had to unpack the car because I have to bring hay to the goats twice a day. The boxes are stacked around the house in case I have to quickly load them back into the car.
I have to ask myself why am I staying here with the imminent threat of fire. Around me most everyone has left. They return only to feed their animals. I find this totally abhorrent. If it is too dangerous to stay why leave your animals? What do you think is going to happen if the fire reaches them? So I stay because it is more comfortable here than at a hotel. I stay because I have no place to put the animals. The goats are taken care of. They have been evacuated. But the 8 chickens, 2 cats and 2 dogs and one old San Clemente buck will fill my car. I stay because this is home and I want to protect it as long as I can. I know that if the fire is coming I will have to get out of here. With all these trees I cannot hope to save this place at the end. But I will stay as long as I safely can.
Meanwhile little is getting done. Most of the day is spent driving out to feed the goats where they are evacuated. The car is holding together but I have to fill it with coolant before I leave each time or it will overheat. Sometimes I can catch a little sleep but mostly I am on the edge ready to make the call to abandon this place.
PG&E has come by and sprayed all the power poles with red fire-retardant.
Fire-retardant sprayed on road and around the power poles.
The fire department put up a sign that says Road Closed To Thru Traffic. Of course this road does not go thru so they must have borrowed the sign from some other road. I was stopped once by one of the firemen at the road sign. I had to show him my electric bill with the street address on it. After that they recognized me enough to wave me through.
The first image in this post was taken from the driveway this evening on August 2, 2015. See you all tomorrow.
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Iraq seeks advanced precision-kill weapon systems from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale (FMS) of advanced precision-kill weapon systems (APKWS) and associated equipment to Iraq.
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale (FMS) of advanced precision kill weapon systems (APKWS) and associated equipment to Iraq.
Under the estimated $97m sale, Iraq has requested 2,000 APKWS, weapon and test support equipment, spare and repair parts, personnel training and training equipment, technical and logistics support services, as well as other related elements of logistical and programme support.
The sale is expected to improve Iraq's capacity to maintain security operations and strengthen its internal and external defence capabilities.
Specifically, the sale of APKWS will increase the Iraqi Army Aviation Command's ability to conduct operations against terrorist forces, while significantly reducing the risk to civilians.
The DSCA also notified Congress of Iraq's request for a FMS order II (FMSO II) to provide funds for blanket order requisitions, under a cooperative logistics supply agreement (CLSSA) for spare parts to support M1A1 main battle tanks.
Under the estimated $600m sale, Iraq has also requested parts for M1070 heavy equipment tactical trucks, M88A1 / 2 tank recovery vehicles, M113 vehicles, M198 towed howitzers, M109A5 self propelled howitzers, high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles and heavy expanded mobility tactical trucks, as well as heavy and light machine guns.
"The package also covers common repair sets, as well as additional authorised items with associated equipment and services."
The package also covers common repair sets, as well as additional authorised items with associated equipment and services.
The spare parts and repair sets are critical for the maintenance of Iraqi military fleets of tanks, vehicles and other associated equipment in operational condition.
Approved by the US Department of State, the two sales contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the US by helping to improve the security of Iraq, while serving the interests of the people of Iraq and the US.
BAE Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems will serve as principal contractors for the first and second FMS programmes.
Image: APKWS is designed to strike ground-, air- and sea-based targets. Photo: courtesy of BAE Systems.
UCAV- Market Outlook, Demand Drivers and Advanced Weapon Technologies
Directed Energy Weapons (Defense) - Thematic Research
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Defense - Thematic Research
Military Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market Size and Trend Analysis including Segments (Combat UGV, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance UGV, Logistics UGV, Explosive Ordnance Disposal UGV and Others), Key Programs, Competitive Landscape and Forecast, 2021-2031
The Future of Disruptive Tech Themes in Defense
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Recently I was working on a project to streamline virtual machine images for clustered databases. I was using Packer to create the base images and Terraform to deploy them for new requests. This all runs via Linux containers that do not have PowerCLI installed (though I could ask to get it installed).
The issue I ran into is Packer doesn't allow you to create additional network adapters and Terraform needs all of them to exist on the image before you can clone from it. Images were being created within the same vCenter as they are deployed to.
What I needed was a way to add a second NIC to the VM after it was created by Packer and before Terraform ever deployed from it. Luckily I am creating Packer images via Jenkins so I was able to create the following script to complete this.
JetBrains Packer Builder ISO 2.1 (works a million times better than HashiCorp Packer builder.
Initially, I would run the Packer command directly within Jenkins. In order for this to work I need to send vCenter credentials into Jenkins command line as well as the Packer script. Luckily I was already passing variables into the Packer script via this method so I could utilize those same variables. I created a bash script for this process and call it within Jenkins.
I then added the following code to the script.
$VCENTER_Server/rest/com/vmware/cis/session | jq -r '.value')"
| jq -r '.value .network')"
| jq -r '.value .vm')"
) | jq -r '.value')"
I use the last section as a check that the process was successful. If it is, I update a variable in the back-end with the latest image name. This is what Terraform uses to know which image to clone from.
This post also shows how to use jq to parse JSON output within bash scripts.
Hit me up if you have any questions on this.


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← Yes, jazz can be fun, too.
Does it taste like jazz or classical? →
The Evolution of Grachan Moncur III
Posted on May 17, 2018 by Chris Karcher
The name Grachan Moncur III floats mostly unremarked through the music of post-bop jazz, not unlike his opening notes on the title cut of his second album as a leader, Some Other Stuff. Despite walk-on roles in biographies of Dizzy Gillespie and Wayne Shorter, and mentioned favorably in interviews with Sonny Rollins and Jackie McLean, Moncur remains mostly a shadow from the 1960's even with his trombone and compositions appearing on the recordings of not just McLean and Shorter, but also Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Lee Morgan, Benny Golson and Art Farmer.
Grachan Moncur III: The Beginning of an Evolution
Due to myriad problems both personal and professional, Grachan Moncur's first and most satisfying album, Evolution from 1963, proved to be a high water mark. Until the new millennium, Moncur was only occasionally to be heard, and mostly on albums by artists such as Archie Shepp and Cassandra Wilson. While Moncur did have an important comeback with Exploration in 2004, featuring trumpeter Tom Hagans and reedman Gary Bartz, this album is hardly a simple reprise of his earlier success. Exploration requires a taste for the avant-garde and can be challenging for the casual listener. Which might also be said for much of Moncur's music after Evolution. And just perhaps, is one of the reasons he has struggled to gain wider appreciation.
After high school, Grachan Moncur went on the road with the Ray Charles Big Band in 1959, a time he recalls fondly in later interviews. Leaving the band a couple of years later for health reasons, Moncur spent the next several months woodshedding and experimenting with other musicians. It was his friend, sax man Jackie McLean, who helped kick-start a journey of musical exploration still underway, Moncur now 79 years old. This turning point would be McLean's 1963 Blue Note release One Step Beyond.
A Turning point for Moncur
Both McLean and Moncur were working to stretch beyond hard bop, yet perhaps without really thinking so much about just being different, as often suggested. Moncur recalls in an All About Jazz interview from 2003: "…when Jackie called me (about playing on One Step Beyond), he happened to call me on the same night that I had finished writing "Frankenstein" and "Ghost Town." Moncur was also spending a lot of time jamming with vibes great, Bobby Hutcherson, who in turn had recently been playing with John Coltrane. Perhaps at Moncur's suggestion, Hutcherson also appeared on One Step Beyond, his first time to record with McLean as well. The invitation to Grachan Moncur was, in fact, a gutsy move on McLean's part.
Though McLean had first recorded as a leader in 1956, by 1963 he had around 20 albums to his credit. But the release of One Step Beyond was intended to live up to its title by allowing McLean to explore new ideas. Beyond choosing to record with a couple of relatively unknown players – and using Moncur's edgy compositions for two of the four cuts – McLean was also experimenting by adding a vibraphone instead of a piano. With Tony Williams on drums and Eddie Khan on bass, this quintet swings hard, though clearly more so with the compositions of Moncur than those of McLean.
Evolving outside of the Mainstream
A few months later, given an opportunity to record under his own name on Blue Note, Grachan Moncur was explicit about his intentions with Exploration, demonstrated by the composition of both music and band. Other than the addition of Lee Morgan on trumpet and Bob Cranshaw instead of Khan on bass, the band remained the same. And the music continued to move toward a sound that could not be confused as simply variations on hard bop themes. Moncur had this to say about Evolution: "I had no thoughts in my mind of this being revolutionary. I thought the way I named the album Evolution, I was thinking of the music evolving from the mainstream."
Grachan Moncur's follow up album the next year, Some Other Stuff, saw a new, tighter line-up with heavy-hitters Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock joining Cecil McBee on bass and only Tony Williams remaining from the Evolution session. With the first track, Gnostic, the distance traveled between Moncur's work on One Step Ahead and Some Other Stuff, is obvious. Listening to Wayne Shorter's 1965 release, The All Seeing Eye, Moncur's presence, if not his influence, abounds. Interestingly, the two had played together during Shorter's college career in the band of Nat Phipps in Newark.
And it should be noted that Lee Morgan was also interested in stretching out, but was hampered by his unexpected popular success with the crossover pop hit Sidewinder, recorded a month after the Evolution session. Morgan reportedly commented that he considered the work with Moncur to be more advanced than his albums around the same time. Just prior to his senseless death eight years later at age 33, Morgan demonstrates his continued efforts to find new directions for his music. Morgan's final album, The Last Sessions, was the only one to feature his longtime friend Grachan Moncur III.
Grachan Moncur's Legacy
Coltrane and Ornette Coleman, among others, created jazz for audiences looking to be challenged. And while their avant-garde and free jazz works are inspirational beyond jazz circles – just check out the terrific new book The Jazz of Physics by Stephon Alexander – this music arguably remains an acquired taste. It might be that Moncur moved forcefully enough away from mainstream jazz too early in his career, finding himself in a spot where there just wasn't enough audience to go around. His free jazz playing with fellow trombonist Roswell Rudd and one-time Coltrane sideman Archie Shepp did more for their careers than his.
Ironically, despite the accolades for his two comeback albums in 2004 and 2007, Grachan Moncur III remains most often remembered for his playing with straight-ahead players in the early 1960's like McLean and The Jazztet. With both Evolution and Some Other Stuff still easily available, this is a trip down memory lane sure to offer up some new paths to explore.
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Tokyo, Japan, January 30, 2018—Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TSE: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech) announced the release of the Wafer Surface Inspection System LS9300A-EG (Edge Grip Type), a new system designed for inspection of wafer surfaces prior to circuit patterning application. The LS9300A-EG, that is based on its previous model LS9300A with high sensitivity and high throughput, is capable of inspecting both the front and backsides of wafers. Accordingly, the new system offers a wider range of uses, and will be an essential contributor to the semiconductor devices mass production quality.
As semiconductor device scaling is constantly progressing to smaller dimensions, wafer quality has become a critical challenge. As the manufacturing process complexity grows – even the minutest particles and defects on the wafer surface can result in device failure. Therefore, the wafer surface inspection step prior to circuit patterning is crucial. Wafer surfaces are inspected for quality assurance purposes prior to shipping and accepting the delivery of wafers, as well as for particle control purposes in the manufacturing processes of various semiconductor devices. Wafer surfaces also are inspected to control cleanliness and sustain the quality of manufacturing equipment. Historically, there has been a strong need for systems that are capable of inspecting both the front and backsides of wafers with high sensitivity and throughput in order to gain further control of the yield during mass production of cutting-edge devices.
The LS9300A-EG is based on its previous model LS9300A, that is targeted for manufacturing advanced semiconductor devices, with high sensitivity and high throughput. The LS9300A-EG provides an edge grip function, which enables inspection without any contact to the backside of wafers. It is also equipped with a wafer flipping mechanism, which allows defect inspection of both the front and the backside of wafers. As a result, the new system offers advanced analysis capabilities and prediction of device failure caused by defects on the backside of wafers and other factors.
Hitachi High-Tech will strive to meet and exceed our customer needs in defect inspection and critical dimension control processes for the development and mass production of semiconductor devices. This will be done by supplying wafer inspection systems based on optical technologies, such as the LS9300A-EG, and products such as CD-SEM* based on electron beam technologies. Moreover, Hitachi High-Tech will continue to provide innovative and timely solutions for upcoming technology challenges. In parallel, Hitachi High-Tech will contribute to cutting-edge technologies by pursuing and creating new value in collaboration with its customers.
Capable of inspection of front and backsides of 300 mm silicon wafers with an edge grip function and a wafer flipping mechanism, while minimizing the possibility of particle adhesion on the wafer.
Achieves superior cost of ownership by performing inspections with high sensitivity and high throughput.
Capable of detecting flat defects as well as miniature particles.
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FRAMPTON,PETER BAND - ALL BLUES Vinyl LP
Double vinyl LP pressing featuring bonus track 'I Feel So Good' and album art etching on side D. All Blues is a covers album from the Peter Frampton Band. The album is a collection of Frampton's favorite blues classics and was recorded with his longtime touring band, made up of Adam Lester (guitar/vocals), Rob Arthur (keyboards/guitar/vocals) and Dan Wojciechowski (drums). All Blues was recorded at Frampton's home studio in Nashville, Studio Phenix, and was co-produced by Chuck Ainlay and Peter Frampton.
1.1 I Just Want to Make Love to You (Featuring Kim Wilson)
1.2 She Caught the Katy
1.3 Georgia on My Mind
1.4 Can't Judge a Book By the Cover
1.5 Me and My Guitar
1.6 All Blues (Featuring Larry Carlton)
1.7 The Thrill Is Gone (Featuring Sonny Landreth)
1.8 Going Down Slow (Featuring Steve Morse)
1.9 I'm a King Bee
1.10 Same Old Blues
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Wales vs. Australia
Only in rugby can you feel this good after your team loses. I had so much fun, it's pretty much inexplicable.
We were row five, which was awesome. Even better were the people we were sitting near. In front of us there was an Irish couple, one with a Welsh jersey and one with a Wallabies jersey (Wallabies = Australia, fyi). The guy, in the Wallabies jersey, kept cheering for Wales, causing some Aussies in our row to yell at him. They had no problem with him rooting for Wales, but only if he took off the jersey. *grin* Then, behind us, there was a Welshman who looked Maori, and a Kiwi with one blue eye and one brown, and they were hilarious; after the game, the Welshman pulled out his iPod, they both took an earbud, and then belted out the Divinyls' "I Touch Myself" as the Wallabies circled the field. And then they all sang happy birthday to me, too.
Plus, Drew Mitchell, whose mother my mother is chatting with right now, got yellow-carded. Another Wallaby did too, and they had fouls and penalties all over the place. It was crazy. But Shane Williams and James Hook played brilliantly, so I'm happy! Because after all: nobody ever beats Wales at rugby; they just score more points!
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HAVING 'Min Salary' > 800

The single quotes around the identifier turn it to a literal string. So this condition is actually checking if string 'Min Salary' is greater than 800. When cast to a number, 'Min Salary' becomes 0, which is smaller than 800. This is not what you expect.
Also, note that MySQL treats double quotes just like single quotes - whereas in some other databases like Oracle or Postgres, they are used to quote identifiers.
If you want to have a identifier that contains a space, then you need to use backticks, which is how MySQL quotes identifiers. So:
SELECT department_id, ROUND(MIN(salary), 2) AS `Min Salary`
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Dole Food Company Inc. (NYSE:DOL) Tuesday announced its support for the action taken today by the European Union (EU) to reform its banana import regime to comply with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. Today, the Agricultural Council of the European Union voted to adopt a regime that calls for a five-year continuation of import quotas and a change to a tariff-only regime on Jan. 1, 2006. Rights to import bananas during this transition period will be distributed on a ``first-come-first-served'' basis. The EU Commission will now proceed to enact detailed regulations and implement the new regime by April 1, 2001, in accordance with its mandate.


Fabric hainds can be 'an important design feature of a garment as well as finish the edge of a neckline, armhole, sleeve, center front opening, or hem. They can take many shapes, such as square, round, keyhole, V-neck, or straight. Sometimes the band will extend only part way down the garment front to form a placket. Knit bands can be used for neckline or sleeve finishes on knitted garments. Subtle in self-fabric or bold in contrasting colors, fabric bands can accent any edge.
An applied band is usually cut from a shaped pattern piece. The two layers are stitched together and then the band is applied to the garment edge. For a hernline, the band may be cut on the bias with an extended facing, which is turned up along the fold line.
Staystitch the edge of the garment directionally and insert the zipper, if necessary. Stitch the interfacing to one band section and trim close to the stitching. (If the band sections have seams, stitch them before you join the band to its facing.) Then pin and baste the band sections together,'leaving the notched edge open. Stitch; then trim, grade, and clip the seam allowances, leaving the interfaced band seam allowance widest (1). Turn the band and press it flat.
Pin and baste the edge of the interfaced band section to the garment, matching markings at shoulder seams and clipping the garment seam allowance. Stitch from the band side for the best control, then trim and grade the seam, leaving the garment seam allowance the widest (2).
Notch the band seam allowances to eliminate extra fullness so that all seam allowances can be pressed toward the band. Turn the band, rolling the seam just slightly to the inside to prevent it from being seen on the finished garment; pin.
Turn the remaining free edge under where it falls over the stitching and baste close to the edge. Trim away any excess seam allowance close to the basting. Slipstitch the band over the seamline (3). Fasten the band with books and thread eyes.
When a flat finish is desired for the band, finish the free edge with a stitch-and-overcast or zigzag treatment. Do not turn the edge under, however. Just blindstitch the free edge where it falls, covering the band seam completely (4).


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2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio Nürburgring Edition
Limited to only 108 examples
March 6, 2018 22:55 by Ciprian Florea
Once among the greatest auto companies in the world, Alfa Romeo began to struggle in the 1980s. And needless to say, the 1990s and 2000s weren't exactly great either. But the Italians regrouped and launched the 4C, thus regaining some of its past glory. The Giulia joined in to give Alfa Romeo its much-needed performance sedan, but the FCA-owned brand also jumped on the SUV bandwagon and introduced the Stelvio. Put into production 2016, the Stelvio also gained the famed Quadrifoglio package and went on to set a new lap record for SUVs on the iconic Nurburgring track. To celebrate the event, Alfa Romeo created the Stelvio Quadrifoglio Nurburgring Edition, an extremely limited version of the performance hauler.
Currently the fastest production SUV around the Nurburgring, the Stelvio Quadrifoglio lapped the German track in seven minutes and 51.7 seconds. The tribute model comes in the same specs as the vehicle that set the record, but with a few extras on top. It's also limited to only 108 units, one for each year that passed since Alfa Romeo was established in Milan, Italy. Let's find out what the Nurburgring Edition brings to the table in the review below.
Continue reading to learn more about the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio Nürburgring Edition.
Alfa Romeo's Lineup Of Models Is Growing Fast
A two-door coupe version of the Alfa Romeo Giulia is tipped to appear at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show this coming March
February 2, 2017 16:00 by Kirby Garlitos
Confidence is a very empowering feeling and apparently, the confidence is running high over at Alfa Romeo over the recent success experienced by the automaker's two new models, the Giulia sedan and the Stelvio SUV. Now it appears that the company is turning to a new model that it plans to unveil at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show this coming March. According to Motoring Australia, that model is tipped to be a coupe version of the Giulia that will specifically be christened as the Giulia Sprint.
Not much is known about the Giulia Sprint at this point, but the physical makeup of car - the fact that it's going to be a two-door version of the mid-size Giulia - points to it being developed as Alfa Romeo's answer to the likes of the BMW 4 Series Coupe, Mercedes C-Class Coupe, and the Audi A5 Coupe. Likewise, the same report indicates that the Giulia Sprint will spawn its own convertible version with the possibility of that model being named the Giulia Spider.
Likewise, no mention was made on what kind of powertrain the Giulia Sprint is going to get, but considering that it's going to carry the "Giulia" name, the smart money's on the coupe version getting the same engine lineup as the sedan. That would include a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, a 2.2-liter diesel engine, and a 2.9-liter twin-turbocharged V-6 that's currently powering the range-topping Giulia Quadrifoglio. Should that come to fruition, the Giulia Sprint QV will slot in nicely opposite models like the BMW M4, Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupe, and the Audi RS5.
The introduction of the Giulia Sprint would mark the next step in Alfa Romeo's ambitious plan to launch eight models based on its Giorgio platform by 2020. The Giulia Sprint would represent the third of those eight models, which in turn would be followed by a rear-drive replacement for the existing Giulietta hatchback, one of the last vestiges of the old era that the company is motivated to leave behind.
Continue after the jump to read the full story.
2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia
Just as nice as the QV, but without all the power
December 15, 2016 13:00 by Robert Moore
Alfa Romeo did work backward when it came to the new Giulia Sedan. It threw its top performer, the Giulia Quadrifoglio into the mix first, showcasing its beautiful looks and 505-horsepower, 2.9-liter twin-turbo V-6. But, there's more to the Giulia than that. See, the Giulia is sort of like Alfa Romeo's rebirth here in America, kicking off the introduction of several all-new models that will join the tiny, but fun 4C Coupe and 4C Spider. Alfa didn't waste any time debuting the rest of the Giulia lineup, which means you don't have to pay for the range-topping model unless you really want to. Outside of the Quadrifoglio model, the Giulia is available in two other guises: the entry-level model and the Giulia Ti. As far as the non-Quadrifoglio versions go, you get a 2.0-liter, turbocharged, four-cylinder that delivers a cool 280 horsepower and 206 pound-feet of torque. Other standard features include a seven-inch infotainment system, LED exterior lighting, dual exhaust, and can be had with all-wheel drive for a small premium.
The Giulia is set to go on sale here in the U.S. for the 2017 model year and is focused around the driver. Reid Bigland, the Head of Alfa Romeo, said, The all-new Giulia is the result of our 105 years of passion for Italian style, craftsmanship, and performance. Crafted in Italy, the Giulia lineup sets an entirely new benchmark for the segment as the world's fastest four-door production sedan, featuring class-leading engines, an all-new exclusive architecture, stunning design and state-of-the-art technology."
And, he's absolutely right. This is one of those cars that is clearly living up to the hype created over the past couple of years. It's affordable, stylish, and ready to take on the competition. But, before we get too far ahead of ourselves, let's have a better look at the new Alfa Romeo Giulia.
Continue reading to learn more about the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia.
2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
505-horsepower competitor for the BMW M3 and Mercedes-AMG C63
December 12, 2016 15:00 by Ciprian Florea
Rumors about Alfa Romeo's plans to revive the Giulia nameplate have been floating around since 2012, but it took the Italians until 2015 to actually reveal a modern incarnation of its iconic compact sedan. Developed as a rear-wheel-drive competitor for the 2016 BMW 3 Series and the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the new Giulia also marks the brand's return to its RWD roots. Making the news that much better is that Alfa Romeo kicked this revival off with a high-performance model aimed at the 2016 BMW M3 and 2015 Mercedes-AMG C63.
Meet the Giulia Quadrifoglio, the beefed-up sedan that's been forged with just one purpose: to obliterate its German rivals.
This is indeed a great moment for Alfa Romeo, which has just launched its first RWD sedan since 1992, when the 75/Milano model was discontinued. From then on, Fiat took over and replaced it with the 155, 156, and the 159. The 159 was retired in 2011, putting an end to Alfa Romeo as a compact executive-car manufacturer. Come 2015 and the Italian brand finally has something to brag about.
Updated 12/12/2016: Alfa Romeo revealed prices for the most powerful version of its latest Giulia sedan.
Continue reading to learn more about the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio.
Alfa Romeo Stelvio QV Arrives In LA With 505 Horses On Tap
That's how you make a splash, Alfa Romeo!
November 16, 2016 12:00 by Kirby Garlitos
Ok, Alfa Romeo. We see you now.. Determined to make a huge splash at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show,, the Italian automaker did just that with the unveiling of the Alfa Romeo Stelvio. Not only did Alfa live up to that promise, it even included the range-topping Stelvio Quadrifoglio version, all 505 horsepower of it. There are a lot of details to peruse here, but it's safe to say that the Stelvio's arrival isn't just a long time in-the-making - the Kamal SUV concept was shown all the way back in 2003! - it also marked an important moment in the Italian company's push to return to relevancy.
Without diving too much into the details - let's save those for the official review - the Stelvio QV is a performance behemoth, the kind you'd expect from a 2.9-liter biturbo V-6 engine that traces its roots to none other than Ferrari. It's good for an astounding 505 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque, exactly the same number that its sedan counterpart, the Giulia Quadrifoglio, has under its own hood. Don't expect the Stelvio to be quicker than the Giulia though on account of carrying extra weight over the sedan. Still, the SUV is capable of hitting 60 mph in 3.9 seconds to go with a top speed of 177 mph.
More than its performance capabilities, the Stelvio QV also features plenty of premium materials, including generous servings of leather and carbon fiber. No surprises there either considering that Alfa Romeo is packaging the Stelvio Quadrifoglio as a legitimate threat to a segment populated by the likes of the Porsche Cayenne and BMW X5 M. As far as first impressions go, Alfa Romeo may have finally a hit on its hands.
Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce Slots Nicely Between The Base And Quadrifoglio Variants
Mid-range model brings more variety to Giulia lineup
September 30, 2016 15:00 by Kirby Garlitos
With so many models debuting at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, it's easy for something like the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio to get lost in the shuffle. But as a fan of the hatchback, I'm not going to let this moment pass without at least acknowledging something that Alfa Romeo did right for a change.
The truth is, the Giulia is probably Alfa's best chance at making an impression in the market. The 4C, as awesome as I thought it was, has been a massive disappointment for the company. The Mito has barely made a blip and the Stelvio SUV is still a few years away from arriving. So the Giulia is really what Alfa Romeo has going for it, and the more variants it has, the better the automaker is for it.
That's where the Giulia Veloce comes into the picture. As the mid-range model slotted between the base Giulia and the range-topping Giulia Quadrifoglio, the Giulia Veloce finds itself in a place that can appeal to those who want more power out of their Giulias but don't necessarily have the inclination or the money to afford the Giulia QV. The Giulia Veloce even holds its own in the power department, thanks to a pair of engines options, including a 2.0-liter turbocharged gas engine that pumps out 280 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. Refinements on the exterior and interior of the sedan round out the features of the Giulia Veloce.
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce isn't the most important car to hit Paris, but it sure is that and more for Alfa Romeo.
2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce
Two mid-level models strengthen Alfa's Giulia portforlio
September 20, 2016 13:00 by Robert Moore
The Paris Auto Show is usually packed with just about every auto manufacturer under the sun, but this year the show is going to be missing a number of big names. We first learned that Volvo, Ford, Aston Martin, and Rolls-Royce would be missing, and more recently we've learned that Bentley and Lamborghini will also be skipping out on the show. That's a lot of big names, but there's at least one automaker that will be in Paris in full force with a number of new cars. That automaker is Alfa Romeo, and one of those cars is the new Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce – a model that debuts two new engines (one gasoline and one diesel) and Alfa's long awaited Q4 all-wheel drive system. These engines represent the basis for two mid-level models with the gasoline-powered 2.0-liter producing 280 horsepower and the 2.2-liter diesel promising 210 horsepower. But, we'll talk more about the available engines later.
With these two new models, it has become pretty clear that Alfa has quite literally worked backward as far as releasing models. The brand started out balls to the wall with the Giulia QV and its 505-horsepower, 2.9-liter V-6, and then it announced the entry-level Giulia. Now, we're getting the middle of the spectrum with these new gasoline and diesel powertrains. While it's a little backward, these new models should be significantly cheaper than the QV and should provide a price point that makes the Giulia attainable for those who can't afford the $70,000 price tag of that crazy Giulia QV but want to spend more than $50,000 for the entry-level model. With that said let's dive on into the new Giulia Veloce models and go over all the details.
Continue reading to learn more about the Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce.
2016 Touring Superleggera Disco Volante Spyder
Based on the Alfa Romeo 8C, powered by an all-motor V-8
At the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Touring Superleggera unveiled the Disco Volante, a concept car that paid tribute to a series of experimental race cars built by the same firm in cooperation with Alfa Romeo in the early 1950s. A year later, the Disco Volante was turned into a production model using Alfa Romeo 8C underpinnings and a 4.7-liter V-8 engine. Three years have passed since the then and Touring Superleggera returned to Geneva with the Disco Volante Spyder — a convertible version of the same coach built sports car.
Created to celebrate the company's 90th anniversary, the Disco Volante Spyder is actually a more accurate interpretation of the original car, which was also conceived as a spider drop-top. The vehicle is actually more of a targa due to the flying buttresses behind the seats, but it's still an open-top that has more in common with the first Disco Volante compared to the coupe the Italians launched in 2013.
Other than that, the Spyder is just as sexy and employs the same sporty underpinnings as its coupe sibling. Touring Superleggera has confirmed that the Disco Volante Spyder will be built in small numbers, having already received European approval and support from Alfa Romeo. Don't expect to see a Disco Volante Spyder in your neighborhood anytime soon, as only seven examples will be built. They will also be quite expensive and sold only to carefully selected customers.
Continue reading to find out more about the Touring Superleggera Disco Volante Spyder.
2016 Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Definitely not the update we've been hoping for
February 26, 2016 07:00 by Ciprian Florea
The Giulietta name has had a pretty bumpy history. Originally used between 1965 and 1965, the name was discontinued until 1977. This Giulietta, dubbed Type 116, was produced from 1977 to 1985 at which point the name was once again discontinued. Alfa Romeo revised the name for the third time in 2010 for the Type 940 Giulietta, which is still produced today and received a facelift for the 2016 model year. It became blatantly obvious that Alfa Romeo is still struggling as a brand, as the face life to the Giulietta was so mild that it's outright disturbing. Exterior updates we limited to a new grille mesh, new Alfa Romeo shield, a revamped badge, and minor changes to the rear fascia to go with a new set of alloy rims. The engine lineup for the Giulietta didn't change much for 2016, but there is a new 1.6-liter unit, and inside changes were limited to an updated infotainment system.
It comes off very boring and lazy, indeed. In fact, you might as well save money and buy an older model, or wait for the next-gen model that should be arriving sometime in 2018. It's a little surprising, however, considering the Giulietta competes against the likes of the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf. For a company that really wants to turn itself around, it's not working very hard at bringing fresh products to market. The Giulia was delayed, as was the brand's first SUV. Add this excessively boring facelift to the mix, and you've got a company that might not survive if it doesn't pick up the pace.
With that said, check out our full review below to learn about all the little things that came as a result of the 2016 facelift.
Continue reading to learn more about the 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulietta.
Video: The Alfa Romeo 4C Emits a Mean Exhaust Note
March 11, 2013 17:00 by Justin Cupler
Alfa Romeo hasn't sold a new car in the U.S. since the 8C and, for the most part, they haven't been missed. But every now and again, even the most conservative of automakers puts out a wild model that we crave here in the States, but we are forced to watch from a distance since they are not typically available here. Fortunately, the 4C is not one that we have to watch from a distance, as all signs point to it making a run in the U.S. market in small quantities – about 2,000 of each version.
The details of the 4C are no secret any longer, as we know it features a 1,750 cc four-cylinder turbocharged powerplant that puts down more than 200 horsepower and hooks up to a dual-clutch automatic transmission. We also know that the drivetrain will launch this sub-1,873-pound sports car to 60 mph in under 5 seconds and up to a 155 mph top speed.
Yeah, we've got all of that stuff covered. What we are concerned with now is how this petite mean machine sounds. Well, omniauto managed to catch this beast on video at the Geneva Motor Show and it gives us an earful of sweet exhaust notes and the ominous whine of the turbocharger.
Have a look and listen to the video above and let us know just how excited it makes you for the 4C's official launch in the U.S.
Construction of Alfa Romeo's 4C to take place at Maserati's Modena plant
April 16, 2012 15:00 by Brad Anderson
The Alfa Romeo 4C Concept revealed at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show is arguably the best looking car to come out of Alfa's headquarters for years. It combines these good looks – which were only enhanced by the stunning matte red the first concept was revealed in – with the promise of high performance, yet affordable and very efficient driving. There is even the possibility of an Abarth model spicing things up even more.
Very little has been confirmed about the car until now, as Maserati recently confirmed that it will produce the 4C at its main production facility in Modena, Italy where it also builds the GranTurismo. It hasn't yet been confirmed how this agreement between the two Italian firms was reached, but as Maserati is lending its services and facilities for the car, some financial benefit has to come out of the deal, and we suspect a Maserati variant of the 4C may be possible in the future.
Production is expected to start sometime next year, where Maserati aims to construct 2,500 units annually, and if all goes well, this figure is likely to rise. Pricing has yet to be released for the car, but early reports suggested the 4C could start at the fairly hefty price of $45,000, but with the Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S being released in the months after the 4C was, we suspect Alfa may drop this price to compete with these two cars in the U.S. market.
That being said, the Alfa promises to be even more exotic than the comparable Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S as the concept car was constructed out of carbon fiber and weighed less than 1,900 pounds, although the use of carbon fiber in the production car is expected to be reduced significantly.
Either way, the 4C is shaping up to be a truly unique sports car, and it may even pave the way for a new segment in the sports car market.
2011 Alfa Romeo 4C GTA Concept
September 16, 2011 11:00 by Simona
With only a teaser image to go on days before the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, everyone was thrilled to see Alfa Romeo unveil the 4C GTA Concept. According to Alfa Romeo, the 4C GTA is "a compact supercar" which represents the true essence of a sports car and is in line with the brand's values: performance, Italian style, and technical excellence aimed at maximum driving pleasure in total safety."
The 4C GTA concept is inspired by models like the 8C Competizione and 8C Spider models, but takes their design a step forward. While the two models were focusing on obtaining more power, the 4C GTA Concept's focus is on weight reduction thanks to the extensive use of carbon.
The concept is powered by a "4 cylinder" 1750 Turbo Petrol engine that delivers an impressive 200 HP that sprints the car to an impressive 155 mph.
UPDATE 08/30/2011: A few months ago, it was rumored that Alfa Romeo would bring an updated version of the 4C GTA Concept to the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Unfortunately, the first details revealed suggest that the only "update" the concept will receive is a new "Fluid Metal" livery that dynamically enhances the smooth, curvy, and original lines of the car. The company has also confirmed that a production version will follow in in 2013. The car will weight around 1873 lbs and will deliver up to 200 HP and a weight to power ratio less than 4 kg/HP.
UPDATE 09/16/2011: During the Alfa Romeo 4C GTA official debut in Frankfurt, the company officials have confirmed that the production version will follow in 2013 and will most likely be the first model to be sold by Alfa Romeo in the USA. Alfa plans to build 15,000 to 20,000 units of the 4C coupe over five years and another 5,000 to 10,000 roadsters will be built by Abarth. In Europe, prices will start from about about 45,000 euros, around $61,000 at the current exchange rates. (AutomotiveNews)
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