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Descriptio Germaniae Inferioris
Antwerp / 1572
Decorative map of the Low Countries set in an ornate decorative border, from Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world.
Two cherubs hold an ornate banner cartouche aloft, with sailing ships and a sea monster.
Koeman (1964) attributes this map to Jan van Hoirne's 1556 map of the Oosterscherzee which only covers one eighth of the present map. Van der Heijden in The oldest maps of the Netherlands, Utrecht 1987, p. 20, map 14 thinks that another, unknown map by this cartographer, as mentioned in the Catalogues is more likely. Karrow (88/8, p. 619-620) attributes this map to the 1568 map of the Low Countries by Matthias Zuendt (1498-1571). Finally, Meurer (p. 91) makes a convincing case for de Jode's 12 sheet map of 1566, itself based primarily on Jacob van Deventer's province maps.
Old Color. Minor toning, repaired fold split and abrasion along lower fold. Minor marginal repairs
Van den Broecke 175.
Abraham Ortelius Biography
Abraham Ortelius is perhaps the best known and most frequently collected of all sixteenth-century mapmakers. Ortelius started his career as a map colorist. In 1547 he entered the Antwerp guild of St Luke as afsetter van Karten. His early career was as a business man, and most of his journeys before 1560, were for commercial purposes. In 1560, while traveling with Gerard Mercator to Trier, Lorraine, and Poitiers, he seems to have been attracted, largely by Mercator's influence, towards a career as a scientific geographer. From that point forward, he devoted himself to the compilation of his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World), which would become the first modern atlas.
In 1564 he completed his "mappemonde", an eight-sheet map of the world. The only extant copy of this great map is in the library of the University of Basel. Ortelius also published a map of Egypt in 1565, a plan of Brittenburg Castle on the coast of the Netherlands, and a map of Asia, prior to 1570.
On May 20, 1570, Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum first appeared in an edition of 70 maps. By the time of his death in 1598, a total of 25 editions were published including editions in Latin, Italian, German, French, and Dutch. Later editions would also be issued in Spanish and English by Ortelius' successors, Vrients and Plantin, the former adding a number of maps to the atlas, the final edition of which was issued in 1612. Most of the maps in Ortelius' Theatrum were drawn from the works of a number of other mapmakers from around the world; a list of 87 authors is given by Ortelius himself
In 1573, Ortelius published seventeen supplementary maps under the title of Additamentum Theatri Orbis Terrarum. In 1575 he was appointed geographer to the king of Spain, Philip II, on the recommendation of Arias Montanus, who vouched for his orthodoxy (his family, as early as 1535, had fallen under suspicion of Protestantism). In 1578 he laid the basis of a critical treatment of ancient geography with his Synonymia geographica (issued by the Plantin press at Antwerp and republished as Thesaurus geographicus in 1596). In 1584 he issued his Nomenclator Ptolemaicus, a Parergon (a series of maps illustrating ancient history, sacred and secular). Late in life, he also aided Welser in his edition of the Peutinger Table (1598).
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La Seigneurie D'Utrecht. Dresse sur les Memoires les plus Nouveaux Parle Sr. Sanson. Geographe Ordinaire du Roy.
Detailed map centered on the Utrecht region, published in Amsterdam by Pierre Mortier circa 1700.
Le Duche De Brabant qui comprend les quartiers de Louvain. Brusselles, Anvers, et Bosleduc.
Map of the Duchy of Brabant which includes the districts of Leuven, Brussels, Antwerp, and Bosleduc. Includes 2 sheets with 4 city plans and/or views of the areas within northern and southern Brabant. Also includes an alphabetical table of towns and villages within the Duchy of Brabant.
[Napoleon's Battles in France, Belgium Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany] No. 1 Frontiere du Nord. Mesny 5.
Finely executed manuscript map of the Theater of War in Northwestern Europe, illustrating various battles, some with dates.
Lutzenburgensis Montuosissimi ac Saltuosissimi Ducatus vera et compendiosa descriptio nunquam antehac visa . . . 1589
Nice example of this scarce map of Luxembourg.
Ducatus Geldriae Nova Tabula In Tetrarchias Noviomagi, Arnhemii, Ruremondae in Zutphaniae Comitatum distincta . . .
Detailed map of the Duchy of Gelderland, Zutphen, and part of northern Netherlands, published in Amsterdam by Ottens.
[Nine city views from the Low Countries]
Nice impression of Schenk's view on cities in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, published in Amsterdam around the year 1700. This map focuses on the defenses of buildings in an area where the majority of the War of the Spanish Succession would be fought.

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Comprising over 100 retail units, Bulgaria Mall will open on 30 November 2012, with a wide range of well-known international brands including supermarket anchor Carrefour, fashion anchor H&M and retail anchor Debenhams, its first store to open in Bulgaria. The Mall also has a comprehensive leisure and entertainment offering including Arena cinemas, a children's entertainment area and an entire floor dedicated to local and international restaurants.
Bulgaria Mall's outstanding design was developed to meet the needs and expectations of today's generation of more sophisticated shoppers. The glass dome, one of the largest of any mall in Europe, floods the retail space with natural light and a central atrium ensures easy navigation as all shops are visible from any single point in the centre.
"Bulgaria Mall cannot be in a better location – right on Bulgaria Boulevard, near the ring road and between the affluent residential area of Boyana and Sofia centre. This prime location gives it a competitive advantage and will enable this high-end mall to succeed in the long term.
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Merck to invest in Seattle Genetics
Posted on Monday, 14 September 2020 13:31
Merck has announced plans to invest in Seattle Genetics as part of two new strategic oncology collaborations and after the target sold its stake in Immunomedics in a deal worth USD 21.00 billion.
The companies have agreed to develop and commercialise ladiratuzumab vedotin, an investigational antibody-drug conjugate targeting LIV-1, which currently is in phase 2 clinical trials for breast cancer and other solid tumors.
By joining forces on this project, it allows the groups to use the product as monotherapy in collaboration with Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda in triple-negative breast cancer, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer and other LIV-1 expressing solid tumors.
Seattle Genetics will receive a USD 600.00 million upfront payment and Merck will make a USD 1.00 billion equity investment in exchange for 5.00 million shares of common stock at a price of USD 200.00 per item of stock.
In addition, the group is eligible for process-dependent milestone payments of up to USD 2.60 billion, including USD 850.00 million in development milestone and USD 1.75 billion in sales
Separately, Seattle Genetics has granted Merck an exclusive license to commercialise TUKYSA, a small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the treatment of HER2-positive cancers, in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America and other regions outside of North America and Europe.
The target will also receive USD 125.00 million from the buyer as an upfront payment and is eligible for progress-dependent milestones of up to USD 65.00 million.
Zephyr, the M&A database published by Bureau van Dijk, shows there have been 1,305 deals targeting pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing companies announced worldwide in 2020 to date.
In the largest of these, Sanofi completed a minority stake sale in Regeneration Pharmaceuticals in a deal worth USD 6.70 billion.
Other targets included Yunnan Baiyao Group, Bayer, Genmab and Horizon Therapeutics.
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Kedrov, Bonifatii | Article about Kedrov, Bonifatii by The Free Dictionary
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Born Nov. 27 (Dec. 10), 1903, in Yaroslavl. Soviet chemist, philosopher, historian of science. Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1966); corresponding member (1960). Member of the CPSU since 1918. Son of M. S. Kedrov.
Kedrov graduated from the chemistry department of Moscow State University in 1930. From 1935 to 1941 he was engaged first in party and then in scientific work. From 1941 to 1945, Kedrov served in the Soviet Army. From 1945 to 1949 and again from 1958 to 1962, he was affiliated with the Institute of Philosophy of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. He was editor in chief of the journal Voprosy Filosofii from 1947 to 1949, and he served on the staff of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia from 1949 to 1952. From 1946 to 1958 and again since 1971, Kedrov has been a professor at the Academy of Social Sciences under the Central Committee of the CPSU. From 1962 to 1973 he was the director of the Institute of the History of Natural Science and Technology of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, and in 1973–74 he directed the Institute of Philosophy of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Since 1974 he has headed the section of the History of Science and Logic at the Institute of Natural Science and Technology of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.
Kedrov has done important work in thermodynamics and physical statistics. He is conducting research in materialist dialectics, philosophical problems of natural science, the history and philosophy of science, and the psychology and logic of scientific discoveries. The central problem explored in his research is the unity of the historical and the logical in analyzing the history of the development of scientific knowledge and in classifying the sciences. Kedrov formulated several principles of dialectic logic, including the principle of the direct relationship between the scope and content of developing knowledge, the principle of the definition of scientific concepts "by law," and the principle of the correlation between structure and genesis.
Kedrov is a member of the International Academy on the History of Science (since 1963), a foreign member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Belgrade (since 1965), a member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (since 1972), and a member of the Leopoldine German Academy of Researchers in Natural Sciences (since 1972). He has been awarded the Order of Lenin, four other orders, and several medals.
O kolichestvennykh i kachestvennykh izmeneniiakh v prirode. [Moscow] 1946.
Atomistika Dal'tona. Moscow-Leningrad, 1949.
Evoliutsiia poniatiia elementa v khimii. Moscow, 1956.
Den' odnogo velikogo otkrytiia. Moscow, 1958.
Filosofskii analiz pervykh trudov D. I. Mendeleeva o periodicheskom zakone. Moscow, 1959.
Edinstvo dialektiki, logiki i teorii poznaniia. Moscow, 1963.
Klassifikatsiia nauk, books 1–2. Moscow, 1961–65.
Predmet i vzaimosviaz' estestvennykh nauk, 2nd ed. Moscow, 1967.
Tri aspekta atomistiki, books, 1–3. Moscow, 1969.
V. I. Lenin i revoliutsiia v estestvoznanii XX veka. Moscow, 1969.
Engel's i dialektika estestvoznaniia. Moscow, 1970.
Fridrikh Engel's: Razvitie ego vzgliadov na dialektiku estestvoznaniia. Nauchno-biograficheskii ocherk. Moscow, 1970.
Mikroanatomiia velikogo otkrytiia. Moscow, 1970.
Engel's o khimii. Moscow, 1971.
Lenin i dialektika estestvoznaniia XX veka. Moscow, 1971.
Iz laboratorii leninskoi mysli. (Ocherki o "Filosofskikh tetradiakh" V. I. Lenina.) Moscow, 1972.
Kak izuchat'knigu V. I. Lenina "Materializm i empirio-krititsizm. Moscow, 1972.
O "Dialektike prirody" Engel'sa. Moscow, 1973.
Fridrikh Engel's o dialektike estestvoznaniia (scientific textbook). Compiled and edited by B. M. Kedrov. Moscow, 1973.
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Andy Oliver Makes Pitch for Phillies Pen
By David Mosemann
On December 11th, 2014 relief pitcher Andy Oliver was selected by the Phillies in the 2nd round of the MLB portion of the Rule 5 draft. The lefty came from the Pittsburgh Pirates organization with a solid reputation. Just a year ago in AAA, Oiver pitched 64 innings with a 2.53 ERA and 85 strikeouts.
Unfortunately, Oliver had control issues, producing a 6.6 BB/9 rate. These struggles have been a career problem at all levels. Across five minor league seasons, Oliver has a troubling career 5.8 BB/9 rate.
11 Free-agent deals the Philadelphia Phillies wish fell through
During 2010-11, Oliver pitched in 31.2 major league innings as a starter with the Tigers. He struggled with a 7.11 ERA, only 23 strikeouts, and those walks hurt him again as he produced a measly 6 BB/9 rate. The Philllies likely decided to take a gamble on the 27 year-old southpaw because of his propensity for strikeouts.
This spring, Oliver has lived up to his track record with 20 strikeouts and 10 walks, along with a 2.45 ERA in 11 innings pitched. His control issues remain despite trying a few tweaks to fix the issues. However, his strikeout total has been particularly attractive to the Phillies, and is likely his ticket to joining Jake Diekman as the 2nd lefty in the bullpen.
When Oliver experienced his first troubles this spring, Manager Ryne Sandberg still had good things to say on Phillies.com, "Oliver's been impressive…He wasn't quite getting ahead [in the count] like he had the last two outings but he still showed his good stuff."
Mar 10, 2015; Clearwater, FL, USA;
Araujo (74) throws a pitch during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Bright House Field.
(Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports)
Mario Hollands struggles with elbow soreness helped open up the competition for Oliver. The only other lefty reliever still around as spring camp ends is Cesar Jimenez, who has a 5.87 ERA with 6 strikeouts, 3 walks, and 11 hits allowed over 7.2 innings of work. Oliver's spring has definitely been enough to warrant a shot over the known commodity in Jimenez.
Should Oliver struggle in the majors as he has in the past, Jimenez and Elvis Araujo will certainly be ready to take over his job. Araujo was impressive in 5 innings this spring; producing a 1.8 ERA with 5 strikeouts and only giving up 2 hits and 2 walks. The margin of error for Oliver will be small if Araujo keeps pitching like that in the minors.
Andy Oliver has had a solid spring overall, and has also been the beneficiary of a lack of left-handed relief pitching depth. One of the bright spots this spring, he hopefully will continue to contribute positive innings for what figures to be the Phillies strength in a power-pitching bullpen.


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Albert Schorn es un deportista alemán que compitió en piragüismo en la modalidad de aguas tranquilas. Ganó la medalla de plata en el Campeonato Mundial de Piragüismo de 1938 en la prueba de K4 1000 m.

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Militaries and Korean tensions —
Emergency service personnel wearing chemical protective clothing participate in an anti-chemical warfare exercise on Tuesday, April 16 in Seoul. Tensions remain high in the Korean Peninsula in the wake of North Korea's recent nuclear threats and provocations. A Pentagon intelligence assessment suggests the North may have the ability to deliver a nuclear weapon with a ballistic missile, though the reliability is believed to be "low."
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South Korean marines arrive on the island of Yeonpyeong near the disputed waters of the Yellow Sea on Friday, April 12.
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A Japanese soldier is on alert as Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile launchers are deployed at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday, April 10.
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South Korean soldiers sit in a truck at the Inter-Korean transit office on Tuesday, April 9, in Paju, South Korea.
South Korean soldiers participate in an artillery drill as part of the Foal Eagle joint military exercise by U.S. and South Korean forces near the Demilitarized Zone in Goseong on April 9.
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U.S. soldiers are at a military training field in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on April 9.
South Korean soldiers with K-55 self-propelled Howitzers stage at a military training field in the border city of Paju on Friday, April 5, as tensions continue to mount on the Korean peninsula.
South Korean soldiers man a cannon at a military training field in Paju on April 5.
South Korean soldiers stand guard at a sentry post at the border with North Korea in the Demilitarized Zone near Imjingak, South Korea, on April 5.
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A U.S. Army Patriot missile battery is visible at the U.S. Osan Air Base in South Korea on Friday, April 5.
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The U.S. Navy is moving a sea-based radar platform, like the one seen in this 2006 file photo, closer to the North Korean coast to monitor that country's military moves, including possible new missile launches, a Defense Department official said Monday, April 1.
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South Korean marines man K-55 self-propelled Howitzers at a military training field in the border city of Paju on Monday, April 1. Park Geun-hye, South Korea's new president, promised a strong military response to any North Korean provocation after North Korea announced that the two countries were in a state of war.
South Korean anti-aircraft armored vehicles move across a temporary bridge during a river crossing drill in Hwacheon near the North Korean border on Monday, April 1.
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South Korean soldiers ride on a military truck in Paju on Friday, March 29.
The United States said Thursday, March 28, that it flew stealth bombers over South Korea to participate in annual military exercises amid spiking tensions with North Korea. Pictured, a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flies over South Korea's western port city of Pyeongtaek.
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South Korean soldiers gather at the foot of a mountain near a military drill field in the border city of Paju on Wednesday, March 27.
Armed South Korean soldiers walk on a road near a military drill field in Paju on March 27.
South Korean soldiers ride in a military truck in Paju on March 27.
A B-52 bomber flies over the wire-topped fence of a U.S. air base in Osan, South Korea, on Tuesday, March 19.
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South Korean soldiers take part in a drill to guard the building of a state-run telecom company in Seoul against potential guerrilla attacks on Thursday, March 14.
South Korean army soldiers jump off a military truck during a drill outside a U.S. airbase in Pyeongtaek as part of annual joint exercises with the United States on March 14.
South Korean Marines operate K-55 self-propelled howitzers on the western island of Ganghwa near the disputed maritime frontier with North Korea on Wednesday, March 13.
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South Korean soldiers stand guard as a North Korean soldier, far center, looks on at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas on March 13.
South Korean marines patrol on the South Korea-controlled island of Yeonpyeong near the disputed waters of the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, March 12.
In this Navy handout image taken on March 5, Lt. j.g. Matthew Harmon serves as helm safety officer aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell during a replenishment at sea, part of Foal Eagle 2013, the joint exercises between the United States and South Korea.
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Fire Controlman 2nd Class Jason Titcombe, left, hands Fire Controlman 2nd Class Joshua Clements ordnance aboard the destroyer USS Lassen in this Navy handout photo taken on March 5.
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U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Brittany Chiles signals to an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter as it lands on the flight deck of the destroyer USS McCampbell on March 4 in the Pacific Ocean, in this Navy handout photo.
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This March 17 Navy handout image shows the destroyer USS John S. McCain, front; the Republic of Korea Navy destroyer ROKS Seoae-Yu-Seong-Ryong, center; and the destroyer USS McCampbell moving into formation in the waters off the Korean Peninsula during exercise Foal Eagle 2013.
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Vifter har deres oprindelse i Orienten.

Husslaver stod ved måltiderne bag fornemme folk og viftede dem til kølighed. På et relief fra Assyrien af kong Assurbanipal og hans dronning ses dette. Egyptiske relieffer af konger viser dem omgivne af viftebærere. Vifter kunne være af tynde plader eller sammensat af fjer. En østerlandsk oldtidsform fra omkring 500 år f. kr., som brugtes i Grækenland, var en vifte af påfuglefjer monteret på en stang. Vifter kendtes også i Rom. Dronning Theodolinde, gift 588 med lombardernes konge, efterlod sig en vifte af malede fjer med skaft af emaljeret metal. I Middelalderen var der vifter af påfugle-, struds-, papegøje- og fasanfjer med håndtag af guld, sølv og elfenben. Man bar dem ved bæltet hængende i en guldkæde. De importeredes fra Levanten til Italien. I det 15. århundrede havde vifter form som et flag, hvis fane kunne svinges om stangen.

Man havde spadserevifter med lang stok, hvilket forklarer stedet hos Shakespeare (Henrik IV, II, 3): "Jeg kunne slå hans hoved itu med hans kones vifte". Katharina af Medici bragte vifter med sig fra Italien til Frankrig. Det var en foldevifte, som her hed esmouchoir og altså har været brugt også til at jage fluer bort med. Vifter brugtes af Henrik III og hans »Mignons« (Modelapse) og i meget kostbar udførelse: svaneskind, kniplinger, perlemor, prydelse af ædle stene osv. Foldevifter består endnu den dag i dag enten af små mere eller mindre udsmykkede stave, foroven holdt sammen af et smalt bånd, eller af stave, hvis nederste del er smykket, og hvis øverste del kun er tynde stivere, bestemt til helt at skjules af silke, svaneskind, papir etc. med dekoration. I 16. og 17. århundrede brugtes også vifter af fjer i fast form, undertiden med et spejl i midten. På denne tid uddannedes hos kvinderne en manuel færdighed i at håndtere viften, der blev til et signalapparat, og gennem dens bevægelser udtryktes et viftesprog i koketteriets og intrigens tjeneste. De mest berømte kunstnere og kunsthåndværkere ødslede deres talent på viftens svaneskind, og som unika stod de højt i pris. Vifte blev et udtryk for personen, og i valget af dens billeder undgik damen alt, hvad der kunne pege hen til hendes egne skrøbeligheder. Ninon d'Enclos havde for eksempel et billede af Jerusalems belejring på sin vifte. Der var komiske og satiriske vifter, og de kunne fortælle, hvad der hverken turde siges eller skrives. Viftepragten holdt sig til hen imod den franske revolution, da den veg for masseproduktionen. Fra denne tid er levnet Charlotte Cordays og Madame Talliens vifter. I kejsertiden havde vifter mere penge- end kunstværd, og det var først efter 1830, da Ludvig XV-kvadrillerne bragte viften på mode, at store kunstnere som Horace Vernet, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, Paul Gavarni, Édouard Detaille og andre tog sig af deres udsmykning. Vifter har altid været kvinden kær. Dronning Elisabeth 1. af England sagde, at det var den eneste gave, en dronning kunne tage imod. I de fornemme kredse var den som vokset sammen med damens person, hendes stadige ledsager og tilflugt i mange tilfælde. Før solskærme blev almindelige, var vifter tillige en nyttegenstand, og i stor form brugtes den i fri luft som parasol. Deraf det svenske navn solfjäder.

Selv i katolsk liturgi blev viften taget i brug indtil 1400 og er endnu ikke afskaffet i græske og armeniske kirker. Ved festa di catedra følges paven af to viftebærere, som hver holder en vifte af fjer med elfenbensskaft, men ikke svinger denne. Punka hedder i Indien en stor vifte bestående af en ramme med udspændt tøj over, den hænger under loftet og bruges til at skaffe kølighed i rummet. Selv store politiske følger har vifter bevirket. Den 30. april 1827 slog Daien af Algieriet i vrede den franske gesandt med sin vifte og nægtede at gøre afbigt for fornærmelsen. Det førte til krigen, der endte med Frankrigs erobring af Algeriet.

Vifter, drevet ved elektricitet, bruges i vore dage til at skaffe kølighed og frisk luft i store rum.

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NGC 6099 ist eine ellipsenförmige cD-Radiogalaxie vom Hubble-Typ E0 im Sternbild Herkules am Nordsternhimmel. Sie ist schätzungsweise 412 Millionen Lichtjahre von der Milchstraße entfernt und hat einen Durchmesser von etwa 265.000 Lichtjahren. Gemeinsam mit NGC 6098 bildet sie das gravitativ gebundene, isolierte Galaxienpaar KPG 493.

Im selben Himmelsareal befinden sich unter anderem die Galaxien PGC 57645, PGC 57692, PGC 57693, PGC 1600886.

Das Objekt wurde am 24. April 1867 von Truman Safford entdeckt.

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'We live gifted with certain forms of spiritual grace embodied in us, for some purpose of Divine Love to be fulfilled by us, some idea of the Divine Mind to be imaged forth in our creaturely state. To devote oneself to God is to concentrate the powers of one's being to their ordained end, and therefore to have the happiest truest life - happiest, because happiness must be in accordance of these powers with the law of their creation, and truest, because the attainment of the highest glory must be in the accomplishment of the end for which we were created."
To find the gift wrapped within the essence of who we are and to use it for His glory - I have been pondering this. Every gift unique; every gift suited to its possessor; every gift of equal of value.
Perhaps it is the gift within the gift that is of greatest value - the wisdom to value and embrace what has been given to us. Without pride; without wishing for something other; without envy or comparison. Just to treasure the gift and give it away - with love. Every gift interlocking into one beautiful whole.
I think I'm still searching for my gift, but I can pray. Another good lesson for me.
Beautiful post, sweet Linda. Thinking of you!


RandSons is family owned and has been in business since 1990. Our aim is to keep delivering 100% customer satisfaction. We ensure we deliver quality and value for money to our customers. We even give a 10 year guarantee for our craftsmanship as standard.
All of our staff are fully qualified in City & Guilds and fully trained in Health and Safety laws and requirements.
We're fully insured too for your piece of mind and fully registered with the NIC EIC.
We had three transformers replaced in kitchen lights. This was a very small job but was carried out swiftly and professionally at a fair price. We were very impressed with the service and would not hesitate to recommend.
Filippo has done a number of electrical jobs for us now. Quality of work is excellent. Very particular. Very tidy when on the job. Easy to deal with. No nonsense. Would recommend without doubt.
Having just had some work done by Fil at R&R, the best endorsement I can give is that I have asked him to quote to do another job. I found him to be totally trustworthy and professional and offering great advice where needed and I would have no hesitation in recommending him.
I cannot recommend RandSons highly enough. Fil came to look at the job the same day I contacted him, and returned with Shane to complete the work a few days later. He is extremely reliable, professional, completed the work to an excellent standard, and obviously takes pride in the fantastic service he provides...thank you.
Having had less than satisfactory work undertaken by electricians previously, our long and painful search for a professional company ended when we discovered Randsons earlier this summer. It was such a positive experience that we were full of confidence when we asked Filip to return to carry out a range of other jobs which needed doing sooner than later when our plasterer unexpectedly had to bring the work forward by a couple of weeks, Filip couldn't have been more accommodating, undertaking the work in the evening and on the weekend to fit in with my hectic schedule. His work was faultless in every respect - including cleaning up at the end of the job. He is a very nice man as well. We really could not ask for more.
No words to describe how honest, conscientious and value for money Randsons are. Our electrics were badly done by a previous electrician and then we were ripped off by another electrician. I just wish we'd met this company a year ago. They came the very same day and had us back up and running immediately. So grateful to finally meet a tradesman that has knowledge and given us peace of mind. Will be recommending them to everyone.
This job involved adding new security lights. Filippo was very helpful with sourcing and location suggestions, and executed the work efficiently, neatly and economically. Professional all round job.
Having previously had mixed success at best it is with delight and great relief to have received such a tremendously good service from Randsons. Although it was a small job, we were desperate as we needed a cable removed ahead of our plasterers coming in. Possibly due to this, the World Cup being in full swing and the weather hot, it had proven much harder than we expected to get an electrician to commit to coming out, I wrote to Randsons on Thursday saying we needed the work completed before Saturday morning and Filip agreed to come over Friday afternoon (after work to make things even more ideal for me). He was punctual, very polite, tidy, sorted the problem in next to no time, and provided advice regarding a few other jobs. We will be asking him to return to do more work as soon as the plasterers have done their bit. In summary a faultless, exemplary service. We are so pleased we have finally found an electrician we can rely on to keep our ageing property electrically safe and up to date. Thank you.


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Q: Propositional Logic: Natural Deduction using Elimination and Introduction rules So, we have to prove ⇁Y as conclusion from premises:
A. (X ∨ Y) ⇒ (X ∧ Y)
B. ⇁X
What I've tried so far is basically:

*

*⇁X  [Premise]

*⇁X ∨ (X ∧ Y)     [∨In, 1]

*(X ∨ Y) ⇒ (X ∧ Y)    [Premise]

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n. X ∧ Y     [⇒ Out]
(n+1). X     [ ∧ Out, n]
(n+2). ⇁X  [Reiteration from 1]
(n+3). Y [ ∧ Out, n]
(n + 4): Y ⇒ (X ∧ ⇁X)
(n + 5): ⇁ Y  [⇁In from (n+4)]
To prove (n+4):
We assume Y then reiterate X and ⇁X we obtained from (n+1) and 1. respectively. So, thus we deduced X and ⇁X from assumption Y thus using [⇒In] to prove (n+4):
Stuck at obtaining line n. For using ⇒Out we have lines 3.(of form A ⇒C), 2 (of form A ∨ B)
We need just (of form B ⇒ C) i.e. ⇁X ⇒ (X ∧ Y) to complete the proof.
So, using Introduction and Elimination rules for ∧, ∨, ⇒, ⇁, etc. and similar formal proof rules how do we derive ⇁X ⇒ (X ∧ Y) in context of above question and proof?

A: Derivation
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\{1\}&1.&\lnot X&\text{P}\\
\{2\}&2.&(X\lor Y)\to(X\land Y)&\text{P}\\
\{3\}&3.&Y&\text{A for RAA}\\
\{3\}&4.&X\lor Y&\text{3, $\lor$I}\\
\{2,3\}&5.&X\land Y&\text{2, 4, MP}\\
\{2,3\}&6.&X&\text{5, $\land$E}\\
\{1,2,3\}&7.&\bot&\text{1, 6, $\bot$I}\\
\{1,2\}&8.&\lnot Y&\text{3, 7, RAA}\\
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import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import gae.control.Controller;
import gae.map.BoardBuffer;
import gae.panel_lists.BoardList;
import gae.viewitems.BoardListViewItem;
import gae.viewitems.ViewItem;

import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
import javax.swing.JPopupMenu;

/**
 * Abstract superclass for popup menus in the GAE.  Is extended to fill the
 * subInitialize method and populate with different things.
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 * @author Will
 * @author Brad
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public abstract class GAEPopupMenu extends JPopupMenu {

	protected ViewItem mySource;
	protected Controller myController;

	/**
	 * Passes in the controller to allow multiple editing.
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	 * @param controller
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	public GAEPopupMenu(Controller controller){
		super();
		myController = controller;
	}

	protected void initialize() {
		//all shared menu items go here
		//then call subclass initialize
		JMenuItem propertiesItem = new JMenuItem("Properties");
		propertiesItem.addActionListener(new PropertiesListener());
		this.add(propertiesItem);
		subInitialize();
	}

	/**
	 * Listens to propertiesItem to show properties in the ObjectsPanel
	 */
	public class PropertiesListener implements ActionListener{

		@Override
		public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
			// launch view of this item's properties
			mySource.showProperties();
		}

	}

	/**
	 * This method needs to be filled to fill with item specific things
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	public abstract void subInitialize();

	/**
	 * Sets the source for the PopupMenu
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	 * @param source
	 */
	public void setSource(ViewItem source){
		mySource = source;
	}

	/**
	 * Use to delete the source item from its list
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	public class DeleteListener implements ActionListener {
		private BoardList myList;

		public DeleteListener(BoardList list){
			myList = list;
		}

		@Override
		public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
			//remove from panel display
			myList.removeItem(myList.getSelectedIndex());
			// clear buffer so it cannot be placed on map
			BoardBuffer.clear();
			myController.removeBoardObject((BoardListViewItem)mySource);
		}

	}

	/**
	 * Use to remove all instances of the source item JGObject from the board
	 */
	public class RemoveListener implements ActionListener {
		public RemoveListener(BoardList list){}

		@Override
		public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
			myController.removeBoardObject((BoardListViewItem)mySource);
		}

	}

	public void populate() {
		// do nothing

	}

public class EditListener implements ActionListener{

		/**
		 * open view that allows user to edit existing subtype
		 */
		@Override
		public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
			mySource.launchEdit();
		}

	}
}


There is a " new kid" on board in honestbee's selection of stores- FAMILY MARKET . This new store focuses on family and baby essentials that interested customers will find of good value.
Being a busy mum of three, I hardly have time to go supermarket shopping at times. I dread buying groceries with the kids on the weekend as it is extremely crowded with shoppers making it twice as tiring navigating through the aisle.
For the past few years I have been buying groceries and household items online as it saves me the hassle of jostling with the crowd and having to lug the heavy bags home after each trip. Now with even more stores available online I have even more chances to snap up more bargains.
Why should I shop at Family Market?
As you can see from the above screenshots comparing the same item – Pampers Baby Diapers ( L Size) from two different stores on honestbee's website– NTUC and Family Market there is significant savings if the product is purchased from Family Market.
There is a saving of $5.30 if the item was purchased from Family Market. That is a whopping 30% off the listed retail price!!
Is Everything much cheaper at the Family Market?
Not everything sold at Family Market may be cheaper then in other stores. The bottle of Pokka Jasmine Green Tea is $0.35 more expensive then if it was purchased at NTUC.
The variation of price of an item ,whether it is cheaper or more expensive, depends on the probability that the store you are comparing with is having an offer when you shop.
How about comparing with items from other websites/ stores not from honestbee?
If you are lucky you maybe able to spot some exclusive discounts over at Family Market when you decide to go shopping.
For the beauty supplement Kinoshimitsu Collagen Diamond you can see that it is being sold at $55.90 while it retails $69.90 on the other two websites. A savings of $14.00!!
What are you waiting for? Check out the new Family Market at honestbee and start picking up some bargains for you and your family.
Last week the kids were given a treat with a 2D1N Staycation at D'resort. We decided on a midweek stay as it would be less crowded and the kids could have more time to enjoy the facilities at the resort.
We were given the Beach Cove Duplex room for our stay. Suitable for 4 adults of a family of 2 adults and 2 kids. This 52 SQM double story room came with a queen size bed and sofa bed.
It was a toss up to who would be sleeping on the bed or the sofa bed for the night as everyone was aiming for the comfy bed.
The staff at D'resort generously prepared a snack box for the kids and they were digging into it when they spotted it in the room.
The snacks and free wifi didn't occupy them for long as we soon left for our first activity at Pasir Ris Beach.
Stand Up Paddling was something new that the kids tried out that evening. It was a really interesting experience for all as it was the first time they were on a surf board and tried paddling.
The weather was perfect. It wasn't too hot nor the tide too low to go out paddling.
Before we could hit the waters the instructor started off by showing us how to handle the paddle. It was important that the kids learn how to place their hands on the paddle and work the board to the direction they needed to go.
Safety first before everything else. The kids were shown how to secure themselves to the board and the procedures that they had to follow getting in and out of the water.
Before long our paddling session was up and it was time for us to return back to the resort to wash up and prepare for the next activity- bowling.
After a quick dinner we headed over the bowling alley for a few rounds of bowling. All the kids can bowl so it was fun taking turns at the lane that was assigned to us.
It was really nice that they could tailor the guard rail guards to come into/out of play based on each player's specifications. The bowling alleys of today are certainly more sophisticated as compared to the ones of yesteryear. It was nearly midnight when we returned to the room after the game.
On the 2nd day we headed over to Wild Wild Wet for some splashing good time. It was the 2nd time that the kids were at this Water theme park and were extremely delighted to be able to have fun at this place. The last time we visited the place was more then 2 years ago. Back then Tiger girl was not tall enough to go on most of the rides. This time round she is taller then the 1.00 m mark and could go on some of the family rides together with me and her brothers. The park wasn't that crowded as we went on a weekday and we had the chances to go on the different rides many times as there wasn't much queue.
The kids and I had a fun and entertaining time at D'Resort and before we knew it our staycation had come to an end. Thanks for the invitation D'resort.
Discaimer: We were invited to experience a 2D1N Staycation experience at Downtown East. All opinions are 100% mine.


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El Torneo de Kitzbühel es un evento de tenis que se disputa en Kitzbühel, Austria,  se juega entre el 18 y 24 de mayo de 2009 haciendo parte de un torneo de la serie 250 de la ATP.

Campeones

 Individuales masculinos:  Guillermo García-López derrota a   Julien Benneteau, 3–6, 7–6(1), 6–3

 Dobles masculinos:  Marcelo Melo /  André Sá derrotan a  Andrei Pavel /  Horia Tecău, 6–7(9), 6–2, 10–7.

Véase también
 Torneos ATP en 2009

Torneo de Kitzbühel 2009


Prime Rib is a sponsored post on behalf of Certified Angus Beef ® brand, however opinions expressed are 100% my own.
Prime Rib, or rib roast, is the king of all holiday meals. Studded with garlic and rubbed with spice mix to create a flavorful bark, this is the best prime rib recipe you will ever eat!
The holidays are coming and with them a lot of fancy special meals! Prime Rib, also known as a standing rib roast, boneless rib roast or just rib roast, is the king of all holidays meals.
The perfect prime rib is actually really simple to make as long as you are willing to invest in a pricey piece of beef. I think that the price of the cut sometimes intimidates folks; fear of failing with such a delicacy.
The amount of fresh garlic can be varied to appeal to the taste of your family and guests, my family happens to prefer a lot. As you can imagine, my house smells lovely while this bad boy roasts! Later that night is questionable… LOL.
You can also choose to cook yours longer. My family is loves their rare except for my mother-in-law, so I cook the whole thing rare and after carving, put just her slice back into the oven for a bit.
This prime rib came to me from my favorite beef brand, Certified Angus Beef ® brand. Six pounds of tender deliciousness. And just looks at that bark!
Seeing this label means that the beef was certified as Angus and then passed a 10 point quality inspection before receiving the coveted stamp of approval.
When you look for their brand logo, you do not need to worry about quality, it is guaranteed. I've worked with them for over two years now, even visiting their test kitchens and developing recipes with beef experts and chefs.
Classic prime rib is well-seasoned on the exterior (bark) and initially seared at a high heat to create a spice crust that seals in all of the juices. The oven temperature is then reduced considerably while the roast continues to…. well, roast.
Also don't underestimate the importance of tying your roast. If left untied, the outer layer of meat will pull away from the rib-eye muscle and overcook, it also keeps the fibers of your meat close together, resulting in an evenly cooked roast.
Tie your roast in 2-inch sections very tightly. You can also ask your butcher they will generally do it for you.
Cooking time depends on the size of the roast and can be adjusted depending on how many you are feeding. This photo shows a 6-pound boneless rib roast, which would generously feed 5-6 people. Most butchers measure by "ribs" instead of weight.
Anything less than 3 ribs will be challenging to roast right just because it isn't big enough, but the general guidelines are 2 people for every rib. Even boneless roasts are measure in "ribs".
Also make sure your prime rib as a fat cap or "lid", a fatty top layer. This adds flavor and protects the precious meat from over cooking and drying out.
I like to serve my prime rib with Horseradish Cream Sauce. Most are made with sour cream and mayonnaise, making an aioli, but I actually like to whip cream and fold it in. The soft, fluffy texture doesn't overwhelm the meat. After making such a glorious roast, why would you want to weigh it down with a heavy sauce? I also make my homemade steak sauce, Copycat Peter Luger Sauce. You can also serve it with an au jus or cup of natural juices.
If you need side dishes for prime rib, here are a few!
Tie roast with cooking twine at 2 inch increments. Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
Using a sharp knife, pierce pockets at variable points throughout the roast. Poke garlic slices into each pocket.
In a small bowl, mix dry spices, black pepper through onion powder, mix. Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over the entire roast, massaging in with your fingers. Then massage the spice mix evenly over the exterior of the roast. Set aside for 10-15 minutes.
Coat a broiler pan with cooking spray. The broiler pan is fairly paramount because it allows the heat the circulate around the roast. If you don't have a broiler pan, place a cookie cooling rack on a large, heavy rimmed baking sheet. Sear for 15 minutes. Turn on your fan- things might get a little smokey!
Lower heat to 350 degrees. Continue to bake for 20-25 minutes or until the center of rib roast registers 120 degrees (rare) to 130 (medium rare). Cook for approximately 15 minutes per pound. Prime rib loses flavor and the coveted texture if cooked past medium rare. If your guests insist on a medium to well done slice, place that slice back in the oven after you finish carving the medium rare boneless rib roast.
After removing the roast, allow to rest for 10-15 minutes before carving. Serve with au jus, Horseradish Cream Sauce or Peter Luger Sauce!
I was looking for a quick, easy recipe for a smaller cut. Tried this one, and oh my goodness! Our prime rib roast came out absolutely fantastic! The "crust" was the perfect blend of seasoning and the meat was so tender and juicy! Amazing! Thanks so much!
This looks like Christmas dinner to me. Thanks for sharing.
Prime rib roast has always intimidated me. It's the cost of the roast that has scared me, I think. I'd hate to burn it and have to go for Chinese on a holiday. Your recipe is so simple, it would be hard to ruin this roast. It would make a great holiday dish. Thanks. I've pinned and stumbled.
I've never made a prime rib, but this looks doable!


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President George Herbert Walker Bush
Home/Shrine/President George Herbert Walker Bush
Inducted in 1994
First Military Flyer To Become President Of The United States, 1988
George Bush was the first rated military combat pilot to be elected President of the United States. Bush enlisted in the United States Navy on June 12, 1942, his 18th birthday. He became the youngest pilot in the Navy when he received his wings and a commission in June 1943.
While on active duty during World War II, Bush flew torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier USS San Jacinto in the pacific campaign. His Grumman TBF "Avenger" torpedo plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire and shot down in September 1944 over the Bonin Island of Chichi Jima, 600 miles south of Japan. Bush was sole survivor of the three-man crew and was rescued by the Navy submarine USS Finback. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross plus three Air Medals for his courageous service.
Bush was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1966 after a successful career in the oil industry. He was later appointed Ambassador to the United Nations, first post-war Ambassador to China and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He served as Vice President for two terms under President Ronald Reagan and was elected 41st President in 1988.
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The study was conducted to examine the effect of composite feed additive on fluctuation in weekly milk yield, fat corrected milk (FCM) and fat protein corrected milk (FPCM) in lactating Murrah buffaloes. Study was conducted in ICAR-CIRB, Hisar buffalo farm. A total of 18 Murrah lactating buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) (avg. milk yield 10.83± 1.56 kg) and (avg. live weight, 507.24 ± 44.18 kg; parity, 2-5) at early stage (30 days) of lactation were selected and divided into two groups of 8 animals each using a completely randomized block design. They were allocated into two dietary groups, control and treatment containing basal feed without or with composite feed additives, respectively. Composite feed additive (CFA) was fed @ 2.5% of total dry matter intake in the CFA fed group along with concentrate mixture. Fresh drinking water was offered ad libitum. Initial milk yield (kg d-1) of both the groups were similar (p>0.05). Although there are differences in milk yield (kg d-1) throughout the study, it was comparable (p>0.05) statistically between control and treatment groups. The values for weekly averages of 6% fat corrected milk (FCM) yield and fat protein corrected milk yield (FPCM) were also remained comparable between the groups.


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St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Academies Trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England & Wales under company registration number 09980467 and with registered address The Trust Office, Thomas Becket Catholic School, Becket Way, Kettering Road North, Northampton, England, NN3 6HT. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School is a business name of St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Academies Trust.


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Even if your customer service is regularly great, it's not always easy to secure online reviews, which are imperative these days to building a good reputation. One contractor discusses an app that has made that process easier for his business.
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It used to be that the biggest marketing decision Rick Clemmons had to make was what size ads to take out in the phone books to promote his company, The Plumbing Doc, which he established in 2000 in Bakersfield, California.
Things are more complicated now. Instead of fighting for consumers' attention in phone books, contractors have to scramble to boost their internet presence through positive online reviews on websites and social media platforms, and sometimes may even have to consider things like combatting false negative reviews posted by unethical competitors. But Clemmons has found a simple, yet effective weapon to wield in this digital battle: Real Time Reviews, an app that makes it extremely easy for customers to review his service and eliminates false negative ads.
"I never expected things to go this way," Clemmons says of the burgeoning importance of online reviews. "But reviews really have a major effect on my business."
A screen shot of The Plumbing Doc's Real Time Reviews app that is sent to customers following a service call.
He decided to give Real Time Reviews a try in 2017, although he concedes he was a bit skeptical at first. That skepticism lasted until Clemmons almost immediately saw a boost in his online ranking — coupled with a corresponding jump in sales calls.
"For the money, it's about the most impactful thing you can do for effective online marketing," he says. "We do some pretty good tracking on service calls. Our people can't put calls into the dispatch board without first finding out where customers heard about us — Angie's List, Google, HomeAdvisor, Yelp and so forth.
"I would say that within the first two weeks, we saw a 10% increase in calls that came off Google searches. People see the number of stars (on the reviews) and call us. Consumers really read those reviews."
Use of the app costs $199 a month, and there's no annual contract required. Clemmons praises its simplicity, which is critical for time-strapped customers who are unlikely to provide reviews if the process is complicated.
Here's how it works: After completing a job, a technician asks the customer if they're willing to provide an online review of the work. If they agree, the technician calls up the Real Time Reviews app on a cellphone, types in the customer's name and phone number, and sends the customer a text.
The resulting message thanks the customer for using The Plumbing Doc and asks if he or she would recommend the company to others. They can hit either "yes" or "no." If they hit "yes," then it asks if they want to give a review on Facebook and/or Google. If they click on that, it walks them through some basic steps and then publishes the review immediately.
"Sometimes our techs call me after a job and say, 'Hey, Rick, check out the review I just got,'" Clemmons says.
The process doesn't take more than three to five minutes. During that time, technicians usually load tools back on their trucks so they're not standing around wasting time. The ability to do the reviews quickly is important because technicians don't leave until the customer finishes the review. Why? Even if customers say they will do a review, research shows the vast majority won't do so after a contractor leaves the job site, Clemmons says.
"They mean well, but real life tends to intrude," he says.
The system's simplicity is a big asset, too. Clemmons says that in the past, he's had customers who were willing to provide a good review but didn't do so because the process was too difficult and time-consuming to navigate.
"I actually used to give people a hard copy of instructions for how to post an online review," he says. "And if I asked 20 people to give us a review, I might've received one."
Of course, technicians must be discerning about which customers they ask to do a review. As Clemmons puts it, "If they're a pain in the butt, you don't send them the link. It doesn't take rocket science to figure out if a customer is happy or not. I like this system because it gives you more control over who's going to give the reviews."
Speaking of control, Clemmons also praises the app's security. Customers can provide a review only if a technician sends them a link via the app, and then they have to log in to platforms such as Facebook or Google to complete the process. That ensures they're legitimate reviewers, not unscrupulous competitors.
"We all have problems with false reviews, and they're very hard to get rid of," he says. "I still have one on Yelp that's been there for more than a year. I have no record of ever doing work for a customer with that name, so I know it's fake. But with Real Time Reviews, I'm certain the reviews are legitimate because we send the link directly to the customers."
The Real Time Reviews app benefits the business in more ways than just raising its online ranking. For starters, Clemmons says he's recorded a 10 to 15% increase in revenue just from reduced spending on phone book ads.
"If you can get a $150,000 to $200,000 increase in annual revenue for an investment of a couple hundred dollars a month, I'd say that's a pretty good return on your money," he says.
Furthermore, the reviews act as a quality-control program of sorts. While Clemmons says his technicians are conscientious about providing good customer service, knowing they have to ask for a review makes them even more aware of what it takes to make customers happy. And if a technician consistently doesn't obtain Real Time Reviews, that alerts Clemmons to a potential problem.
So far, that hasn't been an issue. In fact, Clemmons says that The Plumbing Doc consistently maintains an online ranking of 4.75 to 4.85 stars out of a possible five.
"It's hard to make every single customer happy," he says.
The takeaway for other contractors? If they don't feel comfortable pursuing a positive online presence, it's only going to hurt them in the long run, because the internet is just too powerful a forum to ignore.
"If a customer is ticked off, thousands of potential customers can see their negative review," Clemmons says. "So you've got to maintain good ratings. If you're not rolling with the times, you're falling behind."
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Sharing a cup of coffee with friends has been a popular pastime in Cyprus for generations in traditional coffee shops found in all towns and villages. It was traditionally a small cup of strong Cyprus coffee, with accompanying glass of chilled water, but since the arrival of Starbucks in 2002, a great cup of coffee with friends has gained in popularity especially with younger people!
The first Starbucks opened in the capital, Nicosia but branches soon opened in all the main towns and quickly established themselves as the perfect meeting place for friends and work colleagues and the Starbucks coffee shops were the first of the exciting new generation of coffee shops with great tasting coffee enjoyed in smart surroundings or better still - sitting outside on the pavement terrace in the shade of the giant sun umbrellas watching the world going by....
Starbucks was opened in Seattle in the United States in 1971 by coffee lovers who had a passion for the finest coffee. Named after Herman Melville's Moby Dick, Starbucks soon gained a reputation for good coffee and a number of new branches quickly followed. It was the opening of the California branch in 1991 though that proved a turning point with its popularity soaring! Just a few years later, Starbucks started its global expansion with the opening of its Tokyo branch (1996) and since then, two new branches have opened every day! Today, one third of of the branches are situated outside the United States. There are 20,890 branches in 62 different countries ... and one aboard Royal Caribbean's 'Allure of the Seas' - the world's second largest cruise liner.
As well as great coffee, since the 1980s Starbucks has added lattes and mochas to its menu and more recently, Frappucino- iced coffee - which is definitely one of the most popular choices in Cyprus! Since Starbucks acquired Tazo in 1999, leaf tea has also been available and today, hot and cold snacks are also available, tasty cakes and a range of packets of coffee, coffee makers and some good mugs.
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Weird Mandela Effects That Make Us Question What We Know About History
Nov 5, 2021 Madeline Hiltz
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The Mandela Effect has us stretching our memory to the max, making us question even the most minuscule memories from the past. Theories surrounding the Mandela Effect have become increasingly popular in the past couple of years. The term refers to a situation in which a large number of people believe that a certain event occurred when in reality it did not. Here we take a look at some of the most mind-blowing Mandela Effects that truly have us questioning not only our brains, but also history as a whole.
1. Nelson Mandela's Death
Nelson Mandela in April, 1990. (Photo Credit: Georges De Keerle/ Getty Images)
The Mandela Effect was named after the prominent theory surrounding former South African leader Nelson Mandela's death in a prison in the 1980s. However, Nelson Mandela did not die in the 1980s- in fact, he passed away relatively recently, in 2013.
Paranormal researcher Fiona Broome wrote about her "memory" of Nelson Mandela passing away in the '80s, stating "I thought I remembered it clearly, complete with news clips of his funeral, the mourning in South Africa, some rioting in cities, and the heartfelt speech by his widow. Then, I found out he was still alive."
However, the actual situation is that Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990, and became the president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He did pass away (for real) in 2013 at the age of 95.
2. Looney Toons vs Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes lobby card, circa 1944. (Photo Credit: LMPC/ Getty Images)
There's no debate that Bugs Bunny would close every episode of The Bugs Bunny Show by saying his famous line, "That's all, folks!" However, one aspect that is up for debate is whether it is "Looney Toons" or "Looney Tunes" that appears above Bugs' famous line.
Most people swear they remember seeing "Looney Toons"- toons being short for "cartoons." However, believe it or not, it has always been "Looney Tunes," and there is a valid explanation for this.
In the 1920s, Disney began producing short cartoons known as "Silly Symphonies." After these cartoons began increasing in popularity, Warner Bros. wanted to put their own spin on it. As a result, they used Disney's format for two of their animated shorts, "Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies." After a while, these musically-filled cartoons came to lose their melody and became known as just being funny cartoons. The fact that "toons" sounds exactly like "tunes" is probably partially where some of the confusion comes into play.
Warner Bros. also added to the debate by releasing "Tiny Toon Adventures" in the 1990s. However, rest assured, it has also been Looney Tunes after the original musically-inclined cartoon.
3. Monopoly Man's Monocle
Monopoly board game. (Photo Credit: Alex Wong/ Getty Images)
When playing the board game Monopoly, our main focus typically isn't observing the accessories on the Monopoly man's face. However, this Mandela Effect examines whether or not the Monopoly man wears a monocle or not.
Many people would swear that the Monopoly Man wears a monocle. People can clearly remember him being pictured with a monocle on the Monopoly box, on Monopoly money, and even on the Monopoly game board. However, since the Monopoly Man's first appearance in 1936, he has never been pictured on a Monopoly box or board with a monocle.
In 2016, an animated photo of the Monopoly man wearing a monocle appeared on the official Monopoly Facebook page. However, people were certain that he was on the box with a monocle before then. Perhaps the best explanation for this Mandela Effect is that we were getting the Monopoly man mixed up with the Planters peanut company mascot, Mr. Peanut, who does really wear a monocle.
4. How many people were in the car during Kennedy's assassination?
Kennedy's and Connally's in limousine in Dallas, November 22, 1963. (Photo Credit: Bettmann/ Getty Images)
As if there needed to be any more conspiracy theories surrounding John F. Kennedy's assassination. We can all agree that President John F. Kennedy was killed on November 22, 1963, but how many people were riding in JFK's motorcade car?
Most people remember seeing four passengers in the motorcade car. Texas Governor John Connally and his wife Nellie Connally were seated in the front, while JFK and Jackie Kennedy were seated in the back of the car. However, according to this Mandela Effect, there were actually six people in the car, with two additional agents seated in the front of the car.
JFK, Jackie Kennedy, and Governor Connally in a limo, November 22, 1963. (Photo Credit: Bettmann/ Getty Images)
As far as we know, there were definitely six people total riding in the President's car on November 22, 1963- JFK and Jackie were in the back, Governor Connally and Nellie in the middle row, and two secret service agents rode in the front. One reason why so many people (us included) thought that it was a four-seater car was because many photos taken in Dealey Plaza cut off the first row of seats, making it seem as though the only people in the car were Governor Connally, JFK, and their wives.
It is also worth noting that the president's car had another odd feature – a double windshield. One windshield was in front of the two agents while the other windshield was in front of Governor Connally and Nellie Connally. Therefore, it's feasible that the car appeared to be a normal four-door model because of this double windshield feature in photos.
5. Mirror mirror… no wait, magic mirror?
Evil Queen in Snow White. (Photo Credit: Walt Disney Pictures/ MovieStills DB)
This Mandela Effect has Disney fans everywhere scratching their heads. In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the evil Queen famously says "mirror, mirror on the wall," right? WRONG! She actually says "magic mirror on the wall."
To make matters even more confusing, the phrase following "mirror mirror on the wall" (oh wait, MAGIC mirror on the wall) is "who is the fairest of them all," right? Well sadly, this is where were are wrong again. Following "magic mirror on the wall," the Queen asks "who is the fairest ONE of all?" This has us seriously questioning everything we once thought we knew.
6. The Moai and their hats?
Moai statue wearing a red "hat" at Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island, Chile. (Photo Credit: Eric LAFORGUE/ Getty Images)
Maybe we watched too much Night At The Museum when we were younger, but we could have sworn that Easter Island Moais didn't look like the above photo, or wear hats. The reality of the situation is that some Maoi wear red caps and many statues have pointed noses. However, many people swear that the statues never wore hats, and that the shape of their faces was broader with a flatter nose and deep-set eyes.
The most realistic explanation for this Mandela Effect is that there are over 900 statues, and perhaps people had not yet seen photos of a hat-wearing Moai.
7. Tiananmen Square 'Tank Man'
Protester blocking tanks approaching in Tiananmen Square, 1989. (Photo Credit: Archive Photos/ Getty Images)
People around the world have seen this famous photo that came out of Beijing, China on June 5, 1989. Known as "Tank Man," this brave man stood in front of a column of tanks leaving Tiananmen Square as a nonviolent protest against the Chinese communist government.
Many people who watched this event remember seeing Tank Man being run over by the tanks. However, in reality, Tank Man was pulled off the street by onlookers to safety. What makes this Mandela Effect so difficult is that the identity of the man has never been learned, and no one knows who pulled him off the street. Some believe he was pulled away by Chinese government officials while others believe he was pulled away by concerned bystanders.
8. Berenstain versus Berenstein Bears
Berenstain Bears Logo. (Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons)
This is perhaps the most famous Mandela Effect on our list, because people were in such disbelief when they discovered that it was actually Berenstain Bears rather than Berenstein Bears. The Berenstain Bears was a beloved part of the childhood of many, but the issue is that people were certain "Berenstain" was spelled with an "ein" rather than an "ain."
Social media forums, including Reddit and Twitter, have seen accounts pop up dedicated to uncovering the truth about Berenstain versus Berenstein. The weirdest thing about this Mandela Effect, however, is that these social media investigators have found proof of the "ein" spelling.
Two VHS video tapes that spell "Berenstain" differently. (Photo Credit: Flyflyguy via Reddit)
However, as confusing as this theory is, there is probably a simple explanation for this slip-up in the matrix. The Berenstain Bears were named after the authors Stan and Jan Berenstain. -Stein is a much more common suffix in names than -stain, so it is possible that the publisher misprinted the names of the family of bears, or perhaps our brains played a trick on us and we automatically read it with the -stein suffix because we see it more.
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9. Life maybe isn't a box of chocolates
Tom Hanks (right) and Rebecca Williams (left) in Forrest Gump when Hanks is explaining that life WAS like a box of chocolates. (Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures/ MovieStills DB)
One of the most iconic lines in the movie Forrest Gump is when Forrest proclaims that "life is like a box of chocolates" in the present tense. However, in reality, Tom Hanks says that "life was like a box of chocolates" in the past tense. This one can probably be chalked up to lots of people just mishearing Forrest's line rather than proof of an alternative universe.
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East: Transition Nations Press Review
By Grant Podelco
Prague, 10 March 1999 (RFE/RL) -- Selections of recent commentary from the states of Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union focus on a wide variety of topics -- from economic difficulties in Lithuania to upcoming elections in Slovakia and political maneuverings in the Russian government.
In Lithuania, newspapers are commenting on the country's economic and political troubles. Unemployment in the country rose 0.4 percent last month to reach a high of 8.1 percent. It was the sixth straight monthly increase since September, when the rate stood at 5.6 percent.
LIETUVOS RYTAS: The government and the parliament have made serious economic mistakes
The daily Lietuvos Rytas remarked in an editorial (March 3) that "it is obvious the government and the parliament have made serious economic mistakes." It finds that the problems in the budget prove the government did not make a precise prognosis for economic development and did not manage to balance expenses with income. The paper says it is possible the government will have to take unpopular measures to revise social programs. If this is the case, the paper asks, "was the government right when it sharply raised the wages for state officers?"
RESPUBLIKA: The Prime Minister decided to take offense
In an editorial (March 4), the daily Respublika blames the current crisis on actions taken by the government and the ruling Conservative coalition and says the situation is getting increasingly serious. The paper says the country's whole economic system is crumbling and notes that Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius has reacted in a typically Lithuanian way: "He decided to take offense." Vagnorius -- the paper writes -- says corruption does not exist. He says he feels slandered and is threatening to resign. He says he would like favorable conditions to exist for the functioning of the government. But -- the paper continues -- Vagnorius does not say precisely what "favorable conditions" he has in mind. The paper goes on to say that one condition can be guessed: "The prime minister wants nobody to speak publicly about the economic incompetence of the government."
LIETUVOS RYTAS: We have two powers in Lithuania
In an editorial (March 3), Lietuvos Rytas focuses on relations between the Lithuanian government and Lithuanian industrialists, led by former prime minister Bronislovas Lubys. The paper writes that Lubys is believed to have a big influence on the decisions taken by the government, which have been criticized as favoring the interests of industrialists over the interests of the country.
The newspaper says a "dangerous financial and political force has appeared in Lithuania," one that wields not only economic power "but also real state power." The paper concludes that such a situation is dangerous for the state and for democracy. "We have two powers in Lithuania," Lietuvos Rytas writes. "Impotent legal power and real power which stands in shadow."
In neighboring Latvia, the press is commenting on the anniversary of two events that occurred last March. The events, it says, marked a turning point in Latvian-Russian relations. On March 3, 1998, Latvian police used force to break up an unsanctioned demonstration by mainly Russian-speaking pensioners. On March 16, 1998, Latvia's Independence Day, a group of World War Two veterans -- the so-called "Latvian Legionnaires", a Nazi-allied force -- paraded in Riga.
JUANA AVIZE: March 16th symbolizes the failure of the Latvian people to protect their independence
Jauna Avize -- in an editorial (March 5) -- said the tradition of gatherings by the former legionnaires began after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The newspaper said that "neither KGB lads, nor communists, could object to the wishes of the old soldiers to place their flowers at the graveyard or at the Monument of Liberty." It said the "quiet commemoration by the old men was a silent condemnation to both regimes -- Communist and Nazi."
The commentary goes on to say that more and more of what it called "national idiots" and ultra-radical populists began to participate in the event. It says that coincidentally -- or more probably on purpose -- those people were noticed and described in the anti-Latvian independence press.
The commentary summarizes that the March 16 holiday has been turned into what it called a "holiday of provocation." It says "the only thing March 16th symbolizes is the failure of the Latvian people to protect their independence." The newspaper predicts that similar provocations can be expected again this year.
POSTIMEES: Defense Minister failed to check whether treaty was consistent with Estonian law
In Estonia, Postimees writes about a recent visit by Defense Minister Andrus Oovel to the United States, during which he was to sign a bilateral treaty on classified military information. The paper says there was a problem -- Oovel failed to check whether the treaty was consistent with Estonian law. The paper asks ""What should one think of a state, whose minister goes on a foreign visit to sign a treaty, and when arriving, it turns out that its text conflicts with Estonian laws, as a result of which the signing ceremony does not take place?"
POSTIMEES: No big skeletons have been found so far in parties' closets
Ahead of last Sunday's Estonian general elections, Postimees predicted -- correctly -- that the turnout would be low. In an editorial, the paper wrote that many Estonians were skeptical about the virtues of several candidates running for major parties. It wrote that "Big skeletons have not been found so far in parties' closets, but instead there are quite a few small, but unpleasant ones".
RZECZPOSPOLITA: It is clear Yeltsin has lost patience with Primakov
Poland's daily Rzeczpospolita commented this week (March 8) on developments in neighboring Russia, where the Kremlin this past weekend criticized Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov. Oleg Sysuyev -- first deputy head of the presidential administration -- criticized what he called Primakov's "complacency" and said President Boris Yeltsin is worried about the future of Russia's stalled negotiations with the International Monetary Fund. Sysuyev said the IMF is refusing to help Russia because of the policies carried out by Primakov, First Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Maslyukov "and their friends."
Rzeczpospolita said the criticisms of Primakov serve to reveal one aspect of the Kremlin's plan: that dismissals in the present government can now take place. The newspaper says it is obvious Russia is facing financial bankruptcy and that the current Russian budget is unrealistic.
Russia has only one way out under the circumstances, according to the newspaper. It has to reach agreement with the IMF and other financial organizations to get new loans. But it says Primakov's government went too far in drafting a budget that relies on a loan of about $4.5 billion from the IMF.
Rzeczpospolita concludes by saying it is clear Yeltsin has lost patience with Primakov and that the Kremlin's comments over the weekend were intended as a warning shot, not only to Primakov but also to the communists who are co-governing Russia.
CURIERUL NATIONAL: Romania's legislative instability is notorious
In Romania's Curierul National (March 9), analyst Eugen Ovidiu Chirovici writes an opinion piece concerning changes to the country's privatization laws. He says that if Prime Minister Radu Vasile assumes his cabinet's responsibility for the new privatization bill, it will be the third time since the 1996 elections that legislation concerning the most sensitive area of reform will be essentially modified without consulting parliament.
Chirovici writes that Romania's legislative instability is notorious among the national and international business communities and is becoming a serious impediment for investments, especially large-scale investments. He notes that privatization laws haven't been amended in the last eight years in countries like Hungary, the Czech Republic or Poland, while in Romania, similar legislation has been changed by practically every government.
NOVY CAS: Women presidential candidates bring charm, female ability and a tendency toward harmony
In Slovakia, the independent daily Novy Cas (New Time) commented (March 5) on the candidacy of women in the upcoming presidential election, due to be held in two rounds this May.
A few weeks ago, Anna Koptova -- a Roma activist and director of the Office of the Legal Protection of Minorities in the eastern Slovakian town of Kosice -- surprised the public by announcing her candidacy for president, only to withdraw it a day later. On the other hand, Magda Vasaryova -- a sociologist, former actress and former Czechoslovak ambassador to Austria -- still remains in the race as a serious candidate. She is currently the director of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association.
In the editorial "Women Candidates," the newspaper says neither Koptova nor her party -- Roma Intelligence for Coexistence -- will admit the real reasons for withdrawing her candidacy, but the paper says they don't reject the hypothesis that it was because of racial prejudice and the security of the candidate's family. Novy Cas said Koptova would not have had a real chance of being elected president but suggests the campaign could have drawn public attention to the question of the Roma minority.
Vasaryova's candidacy is another question, however. Novy Cas writes: "Magda Vasaryova is second according to the polls, only behind the candidate of the parties of the government coalition, Rudolf Schuster. She has a big chance to move on to the second round." The paper says that Vasaryova -- like Koptova -- brings to public life "charm, female ability and a tendency toward harmony." At the same time, the paper concludes, she brings a welcome breath of non-partisanship to the race, a quality not provided by the major political parties.
NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA: Duma deputies' high level of financial support can only be attributed to flagrant greed
In Russia, Yevgeny Tarasov -- writing in a recent (March 6) issue of Nezavisimaya Gazeta -- criticizes members of the State Duma for the amount of money they cost Russian taxpayers.
Tarasov writes that the deputies recently amended laws affecting the resources available to them for their work. As a result, he says, "Duma deputies may be considered well-off by Russian standards and, more importantly, by world standards." Tarasov says that -- adding together allowances for travel, for staffing, for salaries, free apartments in Moscow and other items -- the average Duma deputy costs Russian taxpayers some 217,000 rubles or almost $9,500 a month. He says that puts them behind only parliamentarians from the United States, Japan, Germany and Britain.
Tarasov concludes by saying that the high level of financial support given Duma deputies "can only be attributed to flagrant greed, which looks particularly immoral when viewed against a background of mass impoverishment."
Grant Podelco
Grant Podelco is the editor in chief of RFE/RL's English-language website. He first joined RFE/RL in Prague in 1995 as a senior correspondent after working for many years as a writer and editor for newspapers in New York, Oregon, and Texas. He reported from Afghanistan in 2002 to mark the one-year anniversary of the fall of the Taliban.
PodelcoG@rferl.org


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[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he last two first-leg Champions League clashes of the round of 16 take place tonight, with Arsenal facing Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen hosting last season's beaten finalists Atlético Madrid in Germany.
The latter of the two fixtures promises to be a close encounter, with the BayArena hosts needing to record victory to give themselves a chance of progression to the next stage and avoid a winless round for German football.
The Bundesliga was the only domestic league to have four teams make it through the group stage, but the three sides that have featured in their first legs so far have work to do in the reverse fixtures.
Bayern Munich, surely one of the favourites to win the competition this season, were frustrated in Ukraine and held to a 0-0 draw by a Shakhtar Donetsk side that shouldn't be immediately written off.
Although the Bavarians will be supremely confident of recording the necessary victory on home soil to progress, an early away goal would have the Allianz Arena faithful panicking.
Schalke were comprehensively beaten by reigning champions Real Madrid in Gelsenkirchen, losing 2-0 in a one-sided fixture.
Roberto Di Matteo's men were put to the sword by the Spaniards at the same stage last season, but despite the scoreline being more flattering on the Germans this time round, elimination at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu awaits.
Borussia Dortmund travelled to Turin last night hoping to build on an improved run of recent form, but went down fighting to Juventus, losing 2-1.
Marco Reus' strike gives the German side hope that the tie can be rescued, but Jürgen Klopp's men have work to do if they are to make it through to the quarter-finals.
On first sight, Atlético will be fancied by most as too strong for Leverkusen, but the German side should not be automatically discounted.
With the heady days of the 2001-02 Champions League final now a distant memory, the BayArena outfit were destroyed by Paris Saint-Germain at this stage last term, but the hosts will quietly fancy their chances of causing an upset this season.
The first leg on home soil will be critical to their hopes, with the intimidating Estadio Vicente Calderón an imposing place for any team in world football to travel to.
Leverkusen were looking like a much more resilient and offensively ambitious side in the first half of the Bundesliga campaign, but have seen results and their place on the domestic table drop in 2015.
However, if Roger Schmidt's men can keep things relatively tight at the back and pay particular attention to the counter-attacking menace of the in-form Antoine Griezmann, they have the attacking weaponry to put the Spaniards under pressure.
In the attacking midfield trident of Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Son Heung-min and Karim Bellarabi, Leverkusen possess an enviable blend of guile and penetration to unlock the usually water-tight Atlético defence.
It will be at the other end of the pitch where the German side's concerns lie, with an emphasis on the experienced Emir Spahić to coordinate the hosts' rearguard and avoid shipping away goals.
Schmidt's men look likely to be without key midfielder Lars Bender, but this will be offset by Koke's absence for the visitors.
Despite the calibre of the Bayern set-up, none of the German sides are guaranteed a place in the last eight after the first legs of their Champions League clashes.
A confident performance from Leverkusen tonight will be needed to stave off an excellent Atlético side. However, if the Bundesliga side plays to their potential there is no reason that they cannot take the ascendancy into the return leg in Spain and avoid a winless quartet of fixtures for German football.
Related TopicsHakan ÇalhanoğluKarim BellarabiRoger SchmidtSon Heung-Min
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