Andrea del Verrocchio, Lady with Flowers, ca 1475, marble, 59 x 46 x 24 cm. Florence, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, loan from Ministry of Fine Arts.
FLORENCE – Leonardo is the talk of the town, as always, and even more so now with the 500th anniversary of his death. But who could name his master, the one who trained him during the 1470s? While the creator of Mona Lisa (1452-1519) was rather a solitary genius, Andrea del Verrocchio (circa 1435-1488) was on the contrary a sort of orchestra director at the head of a buzzing workshop that received all the most prestigious commissions in Florence. That is probably what most hurts his renown, since being the great master of ceremonies that he was, he too often delegated his commissions. He was very gifted in the disciplines such as jewelry or monumental sculpture seen in the tomb of the Medici, but these became minor in comparison to painting. He therefore left no identifiable pictorial works. On the other hand, his students' hands replaced his. That is where Leonardo, but mainly Lorenzo di Credi, Ghirlandaio or Perugino step in! The single fact of having trained this remarkable generation should make of him a deus ex machina and this exhibition – surprisingly the first true retrospective dedicated to him – should help set things straight when bringing together his works and those of his disciples. Like all great heroes, Verrocchio died in a manner worthy of the greatest novels: according to Vasari, he passed away in June 1488 in Venice following an effort while casting the monument to Colleoni. His heir, Lorenzo di Credi, brought the body back to Florence, his native town.
• Verrocchio, il maestro di Leonardo at Palazzo Strozzi, from 9 March to 14 July 2019.
Jules Migonney, The Turkish Bath, 1911, oil on canvas, 104 x 188 cm. Bourg-en Bresse, musée du Monastère royal de Brou – © Carine Monfray, Photographer – collection of the Musée du Monastère royal de Brou.
PARIS – The East can be considered Far or Middle, but it is always complicated! Maybe that is why it has always fascinated us? Marco Polo's illusions of silks and opium gave way gradually to phantoms of harems, hookah, and the desert. The literary and pictorial East is right next to us, from the South of the Mediterranean all the way to Turkey, with Istanbul – better named Constantinople – as one of its major magnets. This exhibition follows the steps of real travelers such as Loti, Delacroix and Fromentin or travelers in their minds like Ingres, and in doing so takes stock of this love capable of resisting all the upheavals of geopolitics – independences or Islamist terrorism. Not all is rosy-posy in the visions the painters transmit to us. The cruelty of these regions bursts in le Pays de la soif (The country of thirst) by Fromentin or Delacroix's The death of Sardanapalus. But the images of voluptuousness reign no matter what, in particular in the myth of the Turkish bath and its languorous naked women. The exhibition presents a varied choice, from the ever-present Ingres to the lesser known Debat-Ponsan or Migonney. And we can't forget Vallotton, who makes them look like strange Parisians sitting by the pool.
Vilhelm Hammershoi, Interior with a woman standing, not dated, oil on canvas, 67.5 x 54.3 cm, Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr. Danish Art Collection © TX0006154704, registered March 22, 2005.
PARIS – As the title of the exhibition says, he was a master of Danish painting. As much as Balke or Eckersberg. But in a more definite manner, he was a master of silence. His work, modern and radical, but now largely forgotten, had left a strong impression during the retrospective in 1997 at the musée d'Orsay. It showed stripped interiors with a few pieces of furniture that reappear from one composition to the next (his own apartment actually), few characters (generally his own wife, seen from the back). This new presentation of Hammershoi (1864-1916) also enhances lesser-known aspects of his painting, such as landscapes, both urban and rural – and a few severe nudes.
• Hammershoi, le maître de la peinture danoise, at the musée Jacquemart-André, from 14 March to 22 July 2019.
TOULOUSE – He never set foot back in Spain after 1934. His request for French naturalization was refused in 1940, so Picasso remained a Spaniard all his life. Though he never experienced the hardship of the refugees locked up in the camps of Gurs or Argelès, and instead lived comfortably from his art, Picasso always sympathized with the situation of his compatriots in exile (among them people from his own family, like his nephews Vilató). The exhibition shows how the theme was permanently in his work, and his relationship to his native country (with important Meninas lent by Barcelona). But it also establishes a link with other Spanish artists who were confronted with la Retirada, and presents an impressive quantity of documents.
• Picasso et l'exil, at the Abattoirs, from 15 March to 25 August 2019.
His name was rather common, but his career was definitely not: Jean Fournier was one of the most influential gallery owner sin Paris during the second half of the XXth century. This biography, which is the first of a series commissioned by the Comité professionnel des galeries d'art, describes with many details his professional life, that took him from being a bibliophile (a passion he never lost, which can explain the almost manic care he gave to invitations), to defending the most contemporary art, in a manner just as resolute as his alter ego Claude Bernard, with a few emblematic artists such as Simon Hantaï, Claude Viallat or the American in Paris, Shirley Jaffe. He was the son of shop keepers from the Nièvre, then a butcher apprentice in the Halles, his world changed when he walked into the bookstore Galignani and then into the library-gallery Kléber. It was in the latter that he signed his first exhibition in 1954, at the age of 32, with Joseph Sima, who introduced him to Colette's daughter. Until his demise in 2006, over more than half a century, he led an active life between his galleries on rue du Bac and rue Quincampoix, with Degottex, Sam Francis, Buraglio or Joan Mitchell, who was till so little known in the 80s that he referred to her as a "young artist".
• Jean Fournier, un galeriste amoureux de la couleur, by Catherine Francblin, Hermann publishing house, 2018, 148 p., €23.


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Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle Causing Damage to UK Oilseed Rape Crop
A Kynetec survey of agronomists* in the UK has revealed that an average of 31% drilled area for oilseed rape has been lost to flea beetle damage this season. This amounts to 126,000 hectares of oilseed rape area already written off. Optimism about the future of oilseed rape is very low, with 59% of agronomists commenting there will be significant decline in the area of oilseed rape in the next one to two seasons, and 33% believing there will be slight decline.
The recent AHDB Early Bird Survey indicated a decline of 23% drilled oilseed rape area for the Harvest Year 2020, putting the UK area at 406,000 hectares. However, this did not account for the impact of flea beetle damage post drilling. With Kynetec's latest data, this area would be reduced to just 280,000 hectares.
Spring Barley and Pulses are the most popular crops to replace this written off area, with 43% and 27% of the written off area going to these crops, respectively. This would take the UK spring barley area to 970,000 hectares, and the pulses area to 251,000 hectares.
These losses have impacted farms across the UK. The greatest losses of oilseed rape were felt in the South of England, with 41% of oilseed rape written off due to flea beetle damage, although crops in the East of England also suffered with 37% written off. The West and North of England suffered comparatively smaller losses, with 25% and 15% lost, respectively.
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Ben Carson: 'Gestapo' Obama Administration Hopes To Shut Down Fox News
By Brian Tashman | February 7, 2014 2:30 pm
Conservative leaders are continuing to rally around Dinesh D'Souza, who has been charged with making illegal "straw donations" to the campaign of a Republican Senate candidate, by claiming — citing zero evidence — that the prosecution is due to D'Souza's right-wing activism.
WorldNetDaily editor Joseph Farah posted a story today featuring congressmen Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and Steve Stockman (R-TX) denigrating the prosecution as political maneuvering by the Obama administration.
But the most incendiary rhetoric came from Ben Carson, who compared the Obama administration to the Gestapo and said that President Obama will not "be happy unless Fox News were shut down and there was no more criticism of his actions."
Dr. Ben Carson, the brain surgeon turned popular political analyst, told WND Obama administration officials are "acting like the Gestapo" with the Justice Department indictment of Dinesh D'Souza coupled with the Internal Revenue Service's political targeting of the administration's critics.
"I believe we are dealing with an extremely corrupt administration," he said.
Dr. Carson himself became the subject of an IRS audit after criticizing Barack Obama's policies at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington last year.
"What he said was that his administration was not guilty of any wrongdoing with regard to the IRS and he blamed Fox News for reporting it," Dr. Carson said. "I don't think he would be happy unless Fox News were shut down and there was no more criticism of his actions."
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., called the D'Souza indictment "100 percent" political.
"Of course it is," she said. "It is payback from the DOJ. Plus, it sends a signal to anyone else for 2016 who may be thinking of producing a movie. It is up to the candidate to return the money. This should have been found when the FEC filing occurred. I don't know the details, but this could cost Dinesh literally millions in legal defense fees, plus destroying his name and making him toxic to conservatives and Republicans. These are the goals of the political destruction machine at the DOJ."
Likewise, Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, told WND, "Yes, I think it is political. It fits a pattern of abuse of power. As someone else said, President Obama is the president Nixon wanted to be."
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Q: JPQL query - hibernate: with-clause not allowed on fetched associations I have JPA Repository and JPQL query like this:
@Query("SELECT c from Campaign c" +
        " left join fetch c.postsList p on p.status = :postStatus" +
        " left join fetch p.platform" +
        " left join fetch c.campaignStatistics stat on stat.updateDate = :updateDate" +
        " where c.id =:id")
Campaign findCampaignWithPosts(
        @Param("id") Long id,
        @Param("postStatus") PostStatus postStatus,
        @Param("updateDate") LocalDate updateDate);

But it doesn' work. I get:
org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.QuerySyntaxException: with-clause not allowed on fetched associations; use filters

I went to study information about the JPA 2.1 specification and that's what I found:

The join condition used for a join comes from the mapping's join
  columns. This means that the JPQL user is normally free from having to
  know how every relationship is joined. In some cases it is desirable
  to append additional conditions to the join condition, normally in the
  case of outer joins. This can be done through the ON clause. The ON
  clause is defined in the JPA 2.1 specifiation, and may be supported by
  some JPA providers.
  EclipseLink : Hibernate : TopLink - support the ON clause.

It should be noted that this type of query does not help me at all, becouse in this query sometimes i get null, where clause use after join tables.
   @Query("SELECT c from Campaign c" +
            " left join fetch c.postsList p" +
            " left join fetch p.platform" +
            " left join fetch c.campaignStatistics stat" +
            " where c.id =:id" +
            " and p.status = :postStatus" +
            " and stat.updateDate = :updateDate")

What to do in this case? Is there no alternative solution other than how to use the native query? But then the meaning of almost all JPQL queries is lost.
I use hibernate version 5.2.12

A: You are right, when you add and p.status = :postStatus it filters out the results where the right side of the join does not exist (i.e. when the Campaign has no posts).
What worked for me is to add an OR clause to accept the case where the right side of the join is NULL.
So, you should replace and p.status = :postStatus with and (p IS NULL OR p.status = :postStatus).
So this request should work :
@Query("SELECT c from Campaign c" +
            " left join fetch c.postsList p" +
            " left join fetch p.platform" +
            " left join fetch c.campaignStatistics stat" +
            " where c.id =:id" +
            " and (p is NULL OR p.status = :postStatus)" +
            " and stat.updateDate = :updateDate")

As for the error message you received, I think you should not add the ON clause because that is already handled by JPA/Hibernate.
I am using Hibernate 5.0.12.

A: There is no alternative solution, because when you have a predicate like this:
and (p is NULL OR p.status = :postStatus)

then 3 cases appear:

*

*getPostsList() returns empty list

*getPostsList() returns list with at least one element with queried status

*getPostsList() returns list with no element with queried status

In state from 3 case you will lose all rows with Campaign completely. But fetch ones with 1 state
Because left join will not join nulls, when list of postList is not empty.

A: It's not a good idea use WHERE condition on fetch alias
Try this
@Query("SELECT c from Campaign c" +
        " left join c.postsList p" +
        " left join fetch c.postsList " +
        " left join fetch p.platform " +
        " left join c.campaignStatistics stat" +
        " left join fetch c.campaignStatistics " +
        " where c.id =:id" +
        " and (p is NULL OR p.status = :postStatus)" +
        " and stat.updateDate = :updateDate")

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That is the huge claim from former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp.
Grealish has been linked with Tottenham all summer but with six hours left until the transfer window closes the 22-year-old looks set to remain at Villa Park.
Tottenham and Villa have not been able to reach an agreement on a fee for the midfielder.
But Redknapp thinks Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy could still pull off a deal for Grealish.
"Daniel [Levy] is a shrewd operator, don't you worry," Redknapp told talkSPORT.
"He'll know what's going on with the Jack Grealish deal, for sure.
Tottenham are yet to make any signings this transfer window despite manager Mauricio Pochettino insisting they needed more players to win trophies.
But Redknapp feels Tottenham's bench needs strengthening, not their starting XI.
"They're not that far short," he said.
"If you look at Tottenham's squad, they've got great cover in most positions. The only area they haven't really got cover for is Harry Kane.
Wily playmaker Grealish had appeared on the brink of an Aston Villa exit, with Tottenham the chief suitors. But Villa's new owners are rumoured to be close to rebuffing the latest in a long line of attempts to prise the 22-year-old away from Birmingham.


Is it the year of the Leprechaun?
Last week ESPN announced that College Game Day will be in South Bend week one for Notre Dame vs Michigan.
We're going back to where it all began … South Bend, we're coming to your city!
According to ESPN FPI the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have a 42% chance to make the college football playoff. That is 4th best in the country behind only Clemson, Alabama and Georgia.
So without even talking about X's and O's or the Jimmie's and the Joe's… Something seems to be happening for the Irish. Maybe somebody found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow in South Bend. Maybe its a lot of that luck of the Irish. Or like it is China 2018 is the year of the Dog… Maybe in America it's the year of the Leprechaun.
Whatever it is… I don't care. Looking at my ND banner while I am writing this the last championship year reads, 1988. I think the Irish are due. So Play like a Champion today, and everyday this season boys and maybe just maybe we will all be doing the Irish step dance come January!
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Glossa and Loutraki. Glossa and Loutraki are two villages in the northwest of the Greek island of Skopelos. Glossa is the village atop the mountain, Loutraki is the harbour and the beach, down by the sea. Glossa is a mixture of a modern city with many beautiful buildings and many old traditional buildings.
The view to the sea and the opposite islands of Skiathos and Evia is very beautiful, especially the blue colours. When you arrive in Glossa, then it's best to just park the car at the big church. From there you can walk through the narrow streets, where no cars are allowed. You can see many beautiful gardens with flowers and cute balconies. Many houses are built in the Macedonian style architecture, which you can recognize from the ceramic tiles of the houses.
A walk down to the harbour and beach of Loutraki takes less than fifteen minutes. Here is the fishing port of Loutraki. Several times a week the boat of the shipping service "Skiathos- Skopelos- Alonissos" makes a stop here. Behind the port there are some sandy-pebble beaches where you can swim. There are some terraces where one can eat or drink. Glossa and Loutraki are about twenty-five kilometres from Skopelos Town and are easily reachable within five minutes by car. The road here is admittedly tortuous but good to drive and it is nice to experience the nature of Skopelos.
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First quarter revenue from continuing operations was $80.0 million, up 13.2% sequentially, and up 25.3% year-over-year.
GAAP loss from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017, was ($0.7 million), compared with a loss from continuing operations of less than ($0.1 million) in the same period of 2016.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, or EBITDA, was $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. For comparable purposes to estimates, non-recurring charges of $1.1 million related to executive retirement may be considered, resulting in $3.7 million of adjusted EBITDA. We identified that we recorded $3.0 million associated with non-cash compensation which we intend to identify as non-cash adjustments to EBITDA going forward.
Domestic Complex nano-Fluid® (CnF®) volumes rose 24.7% and revenues were up 19.8% sequentially from the 4th quarter 2016. These volumes compare favorably to the U.S. Energy Information Administration Drilling Productivity Report which indicates U.S. land completions rose 22.8% from 4Q16 to 1Q17.
International CnF volumes rose 12.1% and revenues were up 4.2% sequentially from the 4th quarter 2016, comparing favorably to broader declines in sequential spending levels.
Expected capital expenditures for 2017 are reduced from a previous range of $15 million - $20 million as disclosed in our form 10K to a range of $10 million - $14 million, depending on market conditions, of which, approximately 40% are attributed to growth oriented projects.
On May 2, 2017, Flotek announced the divestiture of its Drilling Technologies segment for proceeds of $17 million, subject to normal working capital adjustments.
Ongoing strategic alternatives remain as substantial progress is being made towards the divestiture of our Production Technologies segment, which remains held for sale.
On April 25, 2017, Flotek announced a global agreement with IBM to jointly develop greater capabilities to predict and apply custom chemistry and other approaches to enhance the performance of wells throughout their entire life-cycle, highlighting our commitment to lead the effort of Big Data in the Oilfield and jointly create value for our customers.
Flotek reported positive results from Energy Chemistry Technologies (ECT), which includes our patented suite of CnF products, but faced challenges with competitive prices in the commodity chemicals offerings.
Sequentially, ECT quarterly revenues increased 10.2% to $60.8 million, and year-over-year revenues for the first quarter increased 36.0% due to increased well completion activity by customers and demand for our products.
ECT margins in the first quarter rose by 50 basis points from the fourth quarter to 36.7%, and we expect these margins to expand through the course of the year, as price increases implemented in March, combined with process improvements, become more reflected in our results.
After a resilient 4th quarter which reflected 23.0% revenue growth from the 3rd quarter, the non-CnF, ECT sales revenue declined 6.1% from the 4th quarter due to timing of customer orders and key customer equipment mobilizations.
Consumer & Industrial Chemistry Technologies (CICT) reported revenue of $19.2 million, up 24.1% sequentially, and up 0.3% year-over-year.
CICT's positive growth is, in large part, attributed to flavor and fragrance sales and highlights our focus on managing the supply chain.
John Chisholm, Flotek's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer commented, "As anticipated, overall industry completion activity continued to improve during the quarter, and Flotek is executing on strategic initiatives and organic growth opportunities. We continue to experience increasing demand, above the industry recovery, for our patented CnF® technology.
"Just over a year ago, the price of oil was near its recent low point and we embarked on Company-wide initiatives to position Flotek as a high-return, asset light, technology-focused Company. We maintained our investments in research while the industry cut back, began a strategic review of our operating segments, and developed big data relationships like the recently announced IBM Watson agreement for the benefit of our shareholders and customers.
"We are excited to emerge from the industry downturn in a stronger position in our core operations, technology and relationships with an improved balance sheet and an expanding platform of growth opportunities."
For the three months ended March 31, 2017, Flotek posted revenue of $80.0 million, an increase of $16.1 million, or 25.3%, compared to $63.8 million in the same period of 2016. Revenue increased $9.3 million, or 13.2%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2016.
Flotek reported Loss from Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 of $0.6 million, an increase of $1.0 million compared to Income from Operations of $0.4 million in the same period of 2016. Loss from Operations decreased $5.0 million compared to fourth quarter 2016.
On a GAAP basis, Flotek reported loss per share (fully diluted) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 of ($0.01) from continuing operations compared to earnings per share (fully diluted) of $0.00 for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, or EBITDA, for the three months ended March 31, 2017, was $2.6 million, compared to $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
Consolidated gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2017, was 34.7% compared to 37.3% in the same period of 2016 and relatively flat with the fourth quarter 2016 margin of 34.5%.
A summary income statement reflecting first quarter results can be found at the conclusion of this release.
* Percentage change may be different when calculated due to rounding.
Flotek will host a conference call on Thursday, May 4, at 7:30 AM CDT (8:30 AM EDT) to discuss its operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2017. To participate in the call, participants should dial 800-672-8961 approximately 5 minutes prior to the start of the call. The call can also be accessed from Flotek's website at www.flotekind.com.


Coming soon to the Lincoln Park Campus: a new makerspace that will inspire students to design, create and innovate.
Set to open at the beginning of the 2019-20 academic year, the makerspace will be located on the second floor of the Schmitt Academic Center. Construction will begin this summer to transform the space, which is currently a computer lab, into a state-of-the-art facility.
DePaul was one of the first large liberal arts universities to open a makerspace, known as the Idea Realization Lab, on the Loop Campus in fall 2017. Since opening the space, which is located on the third floor of the Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley Building at 14 E. Jackson Blvd, more than 10,000 visitors have experienced this unique makerspace. More than 200 university events, ranging from workshops to student group activities, have taken place in the space as well. From laser cutters to 3-D printers to a stop animation studio, the Idea Realization Lab features a wide range of creative equipment enabling students to bring their concepts to life.
The new LPC makerspace will feature much of the same equipment as the Idea Realization Lab in the Loop, including laser cutters, CNC routers and a wood shop. Similar to the IRL, the LPC makerspace also will be a student-led operation. In addition to managing the lab's schedule, student workers train other students how to use the equipment. A student advisory group will establish an official name for the new space as well.
"The makerspace is a collaborative and supportive environment. Students make it that way," says Theresa Steinbach, an associate dean in the College of Computing and Digital Media.
One of the primary objectives of an academic makerspace is to build community, Margalus says. Inside the space, students share ideas and collaborate to build prototypes. Interdisciplinary learning also is a focus, and the second makerspace will offer expanded options for partnerships between academic programs.
Faculty also have the opportunity to use the makerspaces for their research. Forming collaborations with local community partners, such as the Chicago Public Schools, is under consideration as well.
With support from the Academic Initiative Fund, the LPC makerspace embraces a culture of creativity and discovery, an objective of DePaul's strategic plan.
For more information about DePaul's makerspaces, contact Jay Margalus or visit http://irl.depaul.edu/.


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Where to Drink Craft Beer at the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Denver
Green beer or not, St. Patrick's Day is a time to let loose and celebrate.
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There are plenty of places to grab a Guinness during the Denver St. Patrick's Day Parade. And there is certainly nothing wrong with raising a glass of traditional Irish beer to celebrate the holiday. But for those looking to enjoy something other than the popular Irish stout, here are 10 places to drink local craft beer during the parade.
Hopdoddy Burger Bar
Open last fall, Hopdoddy is a welcome addition to the parade route this year. There are 12 Colorado beers on tap and two outdoor taps will be open during the parade. The doors (and patio) open at 11 a.m.
1747 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202
Wynkoop Brewing Co.
Wynkoop Brewing Company's patio is a longtime favorite of parade goers. It will be open at 8:30 a.m., but if you want to snag a seat outside, you'd better get there early!
Terminal Bar
With 30 Colorado beers on tap, it should be no problem finding a tasty beverage at Terminal Bar starting at 10 a.m.
Thirsty Lion Gastropub & Grill
About half a block past the parade route, Thirsty Lion is a great place to pop into for a quick beer before heading back out into the action. Or snag a table on the patio and stay a while. 52 craft & import taps is enough to keep any beer drinker happy. The bar will be open at 9 a.m.
Falling Rock Tap House
With some 75 craft beers on tap, there's something for everyone at Falling Rock. The patio is always lively during the parade. Doors will be open at 8:30 a.m. for those eager to get an early start.
1919 Blake St, Denver, CO 80202
Blue Moon Brewery at The Sandlot
The Sandlot will be pouring Blue Moon's Belgian White plus several of their small-batch beers starting at 9 a.m.
Breckenridge Brewery
The doors will open at 9 a.m. with 32 taps ready for guests. About 10 of these are brews made by Breckenridge Brewery and the rest guest beers also brewed in Colorado.
River North Brewery
For Belgian beer lovers, River North Brewery is the place to be. Sit back and relax with a freshly brewed beer while taking it all in. The doors will open at 9:30 on Saturday morning.
2401 Blake Street Unit 1, Denver, CO 80205
Spruce Tap House
Another newcomer to the parade route, Spruce Tap House has 20 beers on tap for your drinking pleasure. And, as an added bonus, the bar will open bright and early at 7 a.m.
2401 Blake St Unit 1 Denver, CO 80205
Though the parade ends a block away, stop by Zephyr on your way to try out the new Ryerish Red Ale and stay for door prizes and grilling on the patio. The fun starts at 10 a.m.
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MS Research Australia recently awards three University researchers ~$50K in 'Incubator' grants
Five research projects led by University staff will commence this year thanks to recent funding awarded by MS Research Australia. Additionally, one of last year's successful grant recipients, an exercise-based treatment for the disease, has shown great promise in recent trials.
MS Research Australia recently awarded three University researchers 'Incubator' grants. These grants provide seed funding for the early stages of new research efforts, with the aim of helping researchers generate the preliminary data needed to support their future grant applications.
Dr Fiona McKay, a research officer from the Centre for Immunology at the Westmead Millennium Institute, was awarded a $22,000 Incubator grant to examine how MS susceptibility genes can be used to understand the role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in MS.
"The Incubator program is a wonderful opportunity for early career researchers, such as me, to obtain preliminary data required to leverage larger grants," said Fiona.
Dr Sanjay Swaminathan, a senior lecturer from the Westmead Clinical School, was awarded a $21,000 Incubator grant to study the interaction between gene activity and EBV.
"I was very excited and honoured to receive the Incubator grant, especially as funding for doing novel work is very competitive," said Sanjay.
Dr Ollie Jay, a senior lecturer in Exercise and Sports Science from the Faculty of Health Sciences, was also awarded a $21,000 Incubator grant to study heat intolerance of people with MS during physical activity in hot weather.
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Statehood History Explained with Postal Stamps
By Delphine Hirasuna | July 3, 2013 September 4, 2014
This one-of-a-kind flag assemblage, from Kit Hinrichs' vast Stars & Stripes collection, was designed by the quartermaster of a U.S. military post office during World War II. A closer look reveals that it is not just a flag made out of a bunch of used stamps and cancellation marks; it is clever information graphics. The blue canton is made from dozens of five-cent stamps, and the stars are cut from cancellation marks mailed from the state capital of each of the 48 states that were in the Union in 1943 (see detail after the jump). The unknown artist didn't stop there. He placed the stars chronologically according to when each state entered the Union. The red stripes are composed of two-cent stamps (yes, they once existed!), and the white stripes are pieced together from envelopes mailed from the states that were part of the Original Thirteen Colonies that declared their independence from Great Britain on July 4th, 1776, and founded a new nation of united states. Something to think about while waiting for the fireworks to start. Happy Fourth of July!
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The occasion of America's Independence Day on July 4th offers a good time to reflect on how the Star-Spangled Banner became the official flag of the nation. It all started back in 1777. A ragtag army of American colonists was engaged in a fierce battle for independence from Great Britain. Designing an aesthetically pleasing flag to represent themselves was the last thing on their mind. Outnumbered, outspent and outmaneuvered, the Continental Congress had more urgent matters to deal with.
But an emissary from a pro-colonist Native American tribe forced Congress to act by requesting a banner of sorts to display so that scouts would not come under "friendly fire" while on missions for the Continental Army. To prove they were willing to "pay" for such a flag, the emissary included three strings of wampum. Congress hastily put a flag design on its agenda, and 11 days later: "RESOLVED: that the flag of the United states be 13 stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be 13 stars, white in a blue field representing a new constellation." This resolution was one of many passed that day. The committee obviously didn't give the matter much thought, but "borrowed" liberally from several sources, including the Sons of Liberty red-and-white "stripes of rebellion" banner and the 13-star blue canton of the New Hampshire Green Mountain Boys and Rhode Island Continental Regiment.
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American Icons is a collection of the work from the iconic photographer, Terry Heffernan. His collection serves as a visual exploration of what it means to be an American, including beautiful quotes by legends and luminaries that accompany Heffernan's shots.
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Explore both history and a contemporary approach to design in the form of a project with letter artist, John Stevens. Learning to write Black-letter (Textura, Gothic, Fraktur, Old English) properly is a pathway into many aspects of calligraphy, just as practicing Gothic, or Black-letter is a necessity to truly understanding the nuances of broad-edged pen calligraphy.
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Die Liste der Kellergassen in Hardegg führt die Kellergassen in der niederösterreichischen Gemeinde Hardegg an.

Die teilweise auf Hardegger Gemeindegebiet  befindliche Kellergasse der zu Retz gehörenden Ortschaft Hofern wird in der Liste der Kellergassen in Retz erfasst.

Literatur
 Andreas Schmidbaur: Die Niederösterreichischen Kellergassen. Eine Bestandsaufnahme. Entstehung – Verbreitung und Typologie – Entwicklungstendenzen. Anhang. Dissertation an der TU Wien 1990, Fachbereich Örtliche Raumplanung der TU Wien (ifoer), S. 311ff.

Weblinks
 Beschreibung, Fotografien und Zeichnungen der Kellergasse Pleißing-Waschbach, auf https://aquarellestark.wordpress.com

Hardegg (Niederösterreich)
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A home on the Grand Canal, a window to the world
Fondazione dell'Albero d'Oro was born in 2019 with the aim of giving life and soul to palazzo Vendramin Grimani, previously known as palazzo Grimani Marcello, one of the most beautiful historic palazzi on the Grand Canal in Venice.
This palazzo on the Grand Canal comes back to life through the rediscovery of the history of the illustrious families who have inhabited it and through the study of the scattered art collections.
By presenting and confronting past and present artistic expressions, palazzo Vendramin Grimani becomes a new place of transmission, artistic and cultural exchange open to the world based in Venice.
This elegant building located in the heart of Venice becomes the starting point and the destination of this journey, real and imaginary. Today, much like in the past, the Serenissima is the link between East and West.
The mission of the Foundation is to promote all artistic, cultural and educational actions for the benefit of the city of Venice, its history and international recognition, in collaboration with many public and private, Italian and international institutions.
In order to make palazzo Vendramin Grimani a living place, as it has been for centuries, Fondazione dell'Albero d'Oro intends to:
support cultural and artistic projects, studies and research through grants and prizes.
promote Venetian savoir-faire and the historical, economic and artistic heritage of Venice will also be a priority.
enhance the role which the culture of Venice plays abroad; an ambition that will be carried out through cultural exchanges, workshops, meetings, concerts and art exhibitions.
promote and spread the historical and contemporary contribution of foreigners to Venice and enhance the cultural resonance of the Serenissima in the world.
participate with local actors in the safeguarding actions of Venice.
For this purpose, every year the program will present one or more multidisciplinary projects in collaboration with private institutions aimed at developing and widening cultural exchanges between Venice and the rest of the world.
The programming of cultural and artistic events will make palazzo Vendramin Grimani an international place of research and exchange, which contributes to the quality of the expansion of the cultural offer in Venice.
The governance of Fondazione dell'Albero d´Oro is made up of a group of French and Italian professionals, lovers of Venice, with significant experience both in business management and in the world of art and culture.


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human nervous system
Prenatal and postnatal development of the human nervous system
Neuronal development
Morphological development
Postnatal changes
Anatomy of the human nervous system
The central nervous system
Lobes of the cerebral cortex
Cerebral ventricles
Brainstem
Epithalamus
Subthalamus
Midbrain
Medulla oblongata
The spinal cord
Cellular laminae
Ascending spinal tracts
Dorsal column
Spinothalamic tracts
Spinocerebellar tracts
Descending spinal tracts
Corticospinal tract
Rubrospinal tract
Vestibulospinal tract
Reticulospinal tract
Autonomic tracts
The peripheral nervous system
Spinal nerves
Structural components of spinal nerves
Functional types of spinal nerves
Cervical plexus
Brachial plexus
Lumbar plexus
Sacral plexus
Coccygeal plexus
Olfactory nerve (CN I or 1)
Optic nerve (CN II or 2)
Oculomotor nerve (CN III or 3)
Trochlear nerve (CN IV or 4)
Trigeminal nerve (CN V or 5)
Ophthalmic nerve
Maxillary nerve
Mandibular nerve
Abducens nerve (CN VI or 6)
Facial nerve (CN VII or 7)
Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII or 8)
Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX or 9)
Vagus nerve (CN X or 10)
Accessory nerve (CN XI or 11)
Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII or 12)
The autonomic nervous system
Sympathetic ganglia
Neurotransmitters and receptors
Parasympathetic nervous system
Enteric nervous system
Functions of the human nervous system
Reflex actions
Sensory receptors
Tendon organs
Muscle spindles
Basic organization of movement
Stretch reflexes
Reciprocal innervation
Lower-level mechanisms of movement
Higher-level mechanisms of movement
Cerebral hemispheres
The vestibular system
Saccule and utricle
Semicircular canals
Nerve supply
Vestibular functions
Vestibulo-ocular reflex
Conscious sensation
Functions of the autonomic system
The urinary system
The reproductive system
The endocrine system
Reflex pathways
Vasopressin and cardiovascular regulation
Theories of pain
Lower-level pain pathways
Peripheral nerves
Higher-level pain pathways
Central pain
Referred pain
Changes in the cerebral cortex
General organization of perception
Emotion and behaviour
The defense reaction
Urination and defecation
Reward and punishment
Higher cerebral functions
Analytical approaches
Hemispheric asymmetry, handedness, and cerebral dominance
Executive functions of the frontal lobes
The autonomic nervous system is the part of the peripheral nervous system that regulates the basic visceral processes needed for the maintenance of normal bodily functions. It operates independently of voluntary control, although certain events, such as stress, fear, sexual excitement, and alterations in the sleep-wake cycle, change the level of autonomic activity.
The autonomic system usually is defined as a motor system that innervates three major types of tissue: cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and glands. However, it also relays visceral sensory information to the central nervous system and processes it so that alterations can be made in the activity of specific autonomic motor outflows, such as those that control the heart, blood vessels, and other visceral organs. It also stimulates the release of certain hormones involved in energy metabolism (e.g., insulin, glucagon, and epinephrine [also called adrenaline]) or cardiovascular functions (e.g., renin and vasopressin). These integrated responses maintain the normal internal environment of the body in an equilibrium state called homeostasis.
The autonomic system consists of two major divisions: the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. These often function in antagonistic ways. The motor outflow of both systems is formed by two serially connected sets of neurons. The first set, called preganglionic neurons, originates in the brainstem or the spinal cord, and the second set, called ganglion cells or postganglionic neurons, lies outside the central nervous system in collections of nerve cells called autonomic ganglia. Parasympathetic ganglia tend to lie close to or within the organs or tissues that their neurons innervate, whereas sympathetic ganglia are located at more distant sites from their target organs. Both systems have associated sensory fibres that send feedback into the central nervous system regarding the functional condition of target tissues.
A third division of the autonomic system, the enteric nervous system, consists of a collection of neurons embedded within the wall of the gastrointestinal tract and its derivatives. This system controls gastrointestinal motility and secretion.
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The sympathetic nervous system normally functions to produce localized adjustments (such as sweating as a response to an increase in temperature) and reflex adjustments of the cardiovascular system. Under conditions of stress, however, the entire sympathetic nervous system is activated, producing an immediate, widespread response called the fight-or-flight response. This response is characterized by the release of large quantities of epinephrine from the adrenal gland, an increase in heart rate, an increase in cardiac output, skeletal muscle vasodilation, cutaneous and gastrointestinal vasoconstriction, pupillary dilation, bronchial dilation, and piloerection. The overall effect is to prepare the individual for imminent danger.
Sympathetic preganglionic neurons originate in the lateral horns of the 12 thoracic and the first 2 or 3 lumbar segments of the spinal cord. (For this reason the sympathetic system is sometimes referred to as the thoracolumbar outflow.) The axons of these neurons exit the spinal cord in the ventral roots and then synapse on either sympathetic ganglion cells or specialized cells in the adrenal gland called chromaffin cells.
Sympathetic ganglia can be divided into two major groups, paravertebral and prevertebral (or preaortic), on the basis of their location within the body. Paravertebral ganglia generally are located on each side of the vertebrae and are connected to form the sympathetic chain, or trunk. There are usually 21 or 22 pairs of these ganglia—3 in the cervical region, 10 or 11 in the thoracic region, 4 in the lumbar region, and 4 in the sacral region—and a single unpaired ganglion lying in front of the coccyx, called the ganglion impar. The three cervical sympathetic ganglia are the superior cervical ganglion, the middle cervical ganglion, and the cervicothoracic ganglion (also called the stellate ganglion). The superior ganglion innervates viscera of the head, and the middle and stellate ganglia innervate viscera of the neck, thorax (i.e., the bronchi and heart), and upper limbs. The thoracic sympathetic ganglia innervate the trunk region, and the lumbar and sacral sympathetic ganglia innervate the pelvic floor and lower limbs. All the paravertebral ganglia provide sympathetic innervation to blood vessels in muscle and skin, arrector pili muscles attached to hairs, and sweat glands.
The three preaortic ganglia are the celiac, superior mesenteric, and inferior mesenteric. Lying on the anterior surface of the aorta, preaortic ganglia provide axons that are distributed with the three major gastrointestinal arteries arising from the aorta. Thus, the celiac ganglion innervates the stomach, liver, pancreas, and the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine; the superior mesenteric ganglion innervates the small intestine; and the inferior mesenteric ganglion innervates the descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, urinary bladder, and sexual organs.
Upon reaching their target organs by traveling with the blood vessels that supply them, sympathetic fibres terminate as a series of swellings close to the end organ. Because of this anatomical arrangement, autonomic transmission takes place across a junction rather than a synapse. "Presynaptic" sites can be identified because they contain aggregations of synaptic vesicles and membrane thickenings; postjunctional membranes, on the other hand, rarely possess morphological specializations, but they do contain specific receptors for various neurotransmitters. The distance between pre- and postsynaptic elements can be quite large compared with typical synapses. For instance, the gap between cell membranes of a typical chemical synapse is 30–50 nanometres, while in blood vessels the distance is often greater than 100 nanometres or, in some cases, 1–2 micrometres (1,000–2,000 nanometres). Owing to these relatively large gaps between autonomic nerve terminals and their effector cells, neurotransmitters tend to act slowly; they become inactivated rather slowly as well. To compensate for this inefficiency, many effector cells, such as those in smooth and cardiac muscle, are connected by low-resistance pathways that allow for electrotonic coupling of the cells. In this way, if only one cell is activated, multiple cells will respond and work as a group.
nicotinic receptor
At a first approximation, chemical transmission in the sympathetic system appears simple: preganglionic neurons use acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter, whereas most postganglionic neurons utilize norepinephrine (noradrenaline)—with the major exception that postganglionic neurons innervating sweat glands use acetylcholine. On closer inspection, however, neurotransmission is seen to be more complex, because multiple chemicals are released, and each functions as a specific chemical code affecting different receptors on the target cell. In addition, these chemical codes are self-regulatory, in that they act on presynaptic receptors located on their own axon terminals.
The chemical codes are specific to certain tissues. For example, most sympathetic neurons that innervate blood vessels secrete both norepinephrine and neuropeptide Y; sympathetic neurons that innervate the submucosal neural plexus of the gut contain both norepinephrine and somatostatin; and sympathetic neurons that innervate sweat glands contain calcitonin gene-related peptide, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, and acetylcholine. In addition, other chemicals besides the neuropeptides mentioned above are released from autonomic neurons along with the so-called classical neurotransmitters, norepinephrine and acetylcholine. For instance, some neurons synthesize a gas, nitric oxide, that functions as a neuronal messenger molecule. Thus, neural transmission in the autonomic nervous system involves the release of combinations of different neuroactive agents that affect both pre- and postsynaptic receptors.
Neurotransmitters released from nerve terminals bind to specific receptors, which are specialized macromolecules embedded in the cell membrane. The binding action initiates a series of specific biochemical reactions in the target cell that produce a physiological response. In the sympathetic nervous system, for example, there are five types of adrenergic receptors (receptors binding epinephrine): α1, α2, β1, β2, and β3. These adrenoceptors are found in different combinations in various cells throughout the body. Activation of α1- adrenoceptors in arterioles causes blood-vessel constriction, whereas stimulation of α2 autoreceptors (receptors located in sympathetic presynaptic nerve endings) functions to inhibit the release of norepinephrine. Other types of tissue have unique adrenoceptors. Heart rate and myocardial contractility, for example, are controlled by β1-adrenoceptors; bronchial smooth muscle relaxation is mediated by β2-adrenoceptors; and the breakdown of fat (lipolysis) is controlled by β3-adrenoceptors.
Cholinergic receptors (receptors binding acetylcholine) also are found in the sympathetic system (as well as the parasympathetic system). Nicotinic cholinergic receptors stimulate sympathetic postganglionic neurons, adrenal chromaffin cells, and parasympathetic postganglionic neurons to release their chemicals. Muscarinic receptors are associated mainly with parasympathetic functions and are located in peripheral tissues (e.g., glands and smooth muscle). Peptidergic receptors exist in target cells as well.
The length of time that each type of chemical acts on its target cell is variable. As a rule, peptides cause slowly developing, long-lasting effects (one or more minutes), whereas the classical transmitters produce short-term effects (about 25 milliseconds).


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DCR Tech & Law: State, federal authorities are expected to file antitrust lawsuits against Facebook on Wednesday.☕☕☕
Ayyyeee… What's Goodie Everyone. So I got some tea and it involves Facebook and a host of lawsuits being filed.
40 attorneys general and the U.S. government are preparing to file antitrust lawsuits against Facebook on Wednesday, alleging that the tech company engaged in unlawful, anticompetitive tactics to buy or kill off its rivals and solidify its dominance in social networking.
The states lawsuit in particular is expected to allege that Facebook's purchase of Instagram, a photo sharing app, and WhatsApp, a messaging service, marked a pattern of behavior to neutralize competitive threats allowing Facebook to become a market leader while depriving users of privacy protective alternatives.
State officials are also going to petition a judge to require Facebook to inform them before proceeding with any significant future transactions, according to the sources.
The states are coordinating their lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission, which joined the attorneys general in opening a probe into Facebook last year. The agency also plans to file as soon as Wednesday, and its case is expected to track at least the broad contours of the states claims.
Three people who are familiar with the matter, spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a law enforcement proceeding, described the lawsuits and their timing while cautioning that the plans could still change. They claim Democratic and Republican attorney generals, led by New York's Letitia James (D), are expected to ask a judge as part of the legal salvos to consider a wide array of potential redress including forcing Facebook to sell off some of its business to address competition concerns.
U.S. investigators initiated antitrust probes targeting Facebook last year. Dozens of attorney generals,promised a broad review, aiming to explore Facebook's digital dominance and its ever growing efforts to siphon users data. The FTC, took aim at Facebook almost immediately after concluding an investigation into the company over its entanglement with Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy, that forced the tech giant to pay a $5 billion penalty.
Facebook, for its part, has mounted a massive lobbying offensive to try to rebut the allegations. Publicly, the company and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, have sought to stress that Facebook's purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp helped them grow into viable services in a larger market where newcomers, such as TikTok, are still able to thrive.
Investigators have focused on Facebook's trove of information and the extent to which the tech giant has sought to weaponize it to quash potential rival developers. State and federal antitrust agencies have explored how Facebook's power and reach and its unrivaled ability to occupy users time and eyeballs in the absence of alternatives have allowed the company to maximize its profits as advertisers gravitate toward the platform.
A spokesman for James declined to comment. The FTC also declined to comment. Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Cost-utility of transcatheter aortic valve implantation for inoperable patients with severe aortic stenosis treated by medical management: a UK cost-utility analysis based on patient-level data from the ADVANCE study.
Cost-utility of transcatheter aortic valve implantation for inoperable patients with severe aortic stenosis treated by medical management: a UK cost-utility analysis based on patient-level data from the ADVANCE study. / Brecker S; Mealing S; Padhiar A; Eaton J; Sculpher M; Busca R; Bosmans J; Gerckens UJ; Wenaweser P; Tamburino C; Bleiziffer S; Piazza N; Moat N; Linke A. - In: OPEN HEART. - ISSN 2053-3624. - (2014).
Titolo: Cost-utility of transcatheter aortic valve implantation for inoperable patients with severe aortic stenosis treated by medical management: a UK cost-utility analysis based on patient-level data from the ADVANCE study.
Citazione: Cost-utility of transcatheter aortic valve implantation for inoperable patients with severe aortic stenosis treated by medical management: a UK cost-utility analysis based on patient-level data from the ADVANCE study. / Brecker S; Mealing S; Padhiar A; Eaton J; Sculpher M; Busca R; Bosmans J; Gerckens UJ; Wenaweser P; Tamburino C; Bleiziffer S; Piazza N; Moat N; Linke A. - In: OPEN HEART. - ISSN 2053-3624. - (2014).


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Wicklow est une circonscription électorale du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande, de 1801 à 1885.

Circonscription britannique dans le comté de Wicklow


Indulge in the pleasure of real leather at a price sure to entice with the sumptuous Mellen loveseat and sofa set. Upholstered in leather everywhere your body touches, this decidedly contemporary living room ensemble with clean, linear profiling and cool channel tufting is sure to make a handsome statement. Cleverly styled pillow top armrests make the feel-good experience that much sweeter.
Loved the set, not too small and not too big for our space. Looks perfect with the large square ottoman that we already had. Looks like it belongs to the set. Would recommend this. I did add some couch cushions to make it more homey.
These pieces add to the layout of our living room space!
I bought this two months ago & I love them. Easy to clean and makes my living room nice & cozy.
I've had it only a few days. It seems sturdy and well built. Nice leather on all parts touching the body.
Depth is a little less than expected on both. Could be a break-in period.
Real leather doesn't have to set you back a pretty penny. Rest assured, the chicly styled Mellen ottoman entices with thick cushioning wrapped in real leather for your pleasure. Full of character and tonal interest, this ottoman's walnut-tone upholstery is a richly rustic choice.
Serve up industrial chic flair with the Minnona square end table. Metal base with crossbuck brace and pipe fitter styling is so striking. Metallic sheen gives this end table upscale allure.
Serve up industrial chic flair with the Minnona coffee table. Metal base with crossbuck brace and pipe fitter styling is so striking. Metallic sheen gives this end table upscale allure.
The Destry candle holder set is absolutely alluring. Glazed in a matte black with varying curved forms, it's funky and mysterious. Light the candles and enjoy the flickering show.
Serve up industrial chic flair with the Minnona sofa table. Metal base with crossbuck brace and pipe fitter styling is so striking. Metallic sheen gives this end table upscale allure.


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Opposition view: Leeds United
By Ric Turner, Thu 14 February 2013 11:15
Ahead of Sunday's F.A. Cup tie at Eastlands, Bluemoon caught up with David from The Scratching Shed to get the lowdown on the opposition...
The fat lady is already singing at Elland Road, our season is over with 15 games remaining. We'd need to average 2 points per game between now and the end of the season to stand any chance of scraping the play-offs and it's just not going to happen with Neil Warnock running the show.
No. I think Neil Warnock was always a bad fit for Leeds. His style of football is to hoof the ball long, totally bypassing the midfield and to then try and outmuscle the opposition. It's scrappy, tedious and worst of all, totally ineffective in 2013. It's a style of football you'd have
expected to see in the 1980's, back when people used to kick each other's heads in at every game because they couldn't stand to watch any more of it.
We have a young full-back called Sam Byram who has been the stand-out player all season. He managed to keep Aaron Lennon and Gareth Bale (they switched wings at half-time) out of the game when we played Tottenham Hotspur, and he's also very useful going forwards. He's certain to be a future England star in my opinion, he's of the same quality as other Academy graduates such as Lennon and Milner. Aside from him, Ross McCormack and El Hadji-Diouf will probably pose our biggest threat.
I'd say satisfied, but I'm comparing it to 7 seasons of Ken Bates austerity so it'd probably be quite underwhelming by any other teams standards. We lost Luciano Becchio to Norwich City which was a bit of a blow, but Warnock managed to get a few of his targets in so it wasn't all bad. The biggest disappointment was that we failed to get any wingers, though they'd probably be wasted on a Neil Warnock side anyway. He'd only have the ball hoofed over their heads.
Aside from Sam Byram (as mentioned above), Aidy White and Tom Lees are the only other younger players Warnock plays - and they were already in the squad before he arrived. He much prefers to sign 32-year old journeymen who'll "do a job" while sending the rest of our youth talent on loan elsewhere. The only reason Sam Byram ever got a look-in was due to a pre-season injury crisis, otherwise he'd probably be winning the league for York City or Kidderminster.
An Achilles heel suggests a small area of weakness, Neil Warnock's anti-football extends so far beyond that.
Yaya is obviously the correct answer, but if you can send Sergio Aguero as well then that would be just splendid.
I've always liked City. Maybe it's because we're quite similar in many ways. We've both had incredibly turbulent existences, we both hate the red half of your city, both teams always seem to do things the hard way...
I'm not entirely sure what it is, but I'd much rather see you guys winning titles than Manchester United or Chelsea.
Sam Byram, Tom Lees, Lee Peltier, Aidy White
Paul Green, Michael Brown, Rodolph Austin, Luke Varney
Ross McCormack, Steve Morison
About 7-0 to you guys I'd have thought. Possibly more.


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An environment for job creation
When regulations drive up the cost of energy, the impact is felt by every business and every consumer. In this sense, such regulations are no different from tax increases. They discourage investment, hurt the competitiveness of the American economy, and ultimately destroy jobs.
As governor of Massachusetts, lots of unnecessary regulations and taxes came to my desk and I saw it is as my job to say no to them. Concern about the environment brought the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) before me. The cap-and-trade program for New England electric utilities imposes a charge for carbon dioxide emissions above certain limits. I examined the costs, which included possible spikes of more than 20 percent in electricity rates for our state's manufacturers. And I studied the claimed benefits to the environment, which seemed to be extraordinarily thin. I said no thanks.
Unfortunately for its residents, New Hampshire signed up for the program. Businesses and consumers are already seeing higher electricity bills, and RGGI's major effects are yet to come. With RGGI on the books, firms looking up the road at the significant new costs RGGI imposes on them are less likely to invest or create jobs in New Hampshire. New Jersey is fortunate that its governor, Chris Christie, has withdrawn from the program. If New Hampshire does the smart thing and follows suit, I won't be in the least surprised.
The same set of dilemmas is now playing out in Washington. In the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, Barack Obama came into office as a fervent proponent of a national cap-and-trade program. Even he knew enough to admit that under his plan "electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." And he was candid enough to admit that it would cause entire industries to go under: "if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can," said the President. "It's just that it will bankrupt them."
The cap-and-trade bill that finally reached Congress would have cost trillions of dollars and destroyed millions of jobs. President Obama applauded it as "a historic leap." He should have recognized that it was a leap off a cliff.
Fortunately, Congress had the good sense not to compound our economic challenges by imposing cap-and-trade's extraordinary costs on the American people. Unfortunately, President Obama did not get the message. There's "more than one way to skin a cat," he said. His Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proceeded to pursue through executive fiat what the President could not get the American people's representatives to support.
Irresponsibly, the EPA declared carbon dioxide, the same carbon dioxide that humans exhale, to be a "pollutant" that poses risks to human health. As a result, the EPA is now issuing regulations under the Clean Air Act that will produce the same sort of economic devastation that Congress had wisely rejected.
These regulations are only one piece of an expansive and destructive regulatory agenda. The administration's proposed regulations for coal-fired power plants could destroy what even the President's union allies estimate to be 250,000 jobs. A proposed regulation on industrial boilers puts 800,000 more workers at risk. The EPA is considering an ozone regulation that could cost $90 billion per year and destroy more than seven million jobs. Seven million jobs is not a trivial number!
Even in the best of economic times, these steps would be highly irresponsible. But these are not the best of economic times. Unemployment is above nine percent and the economy is hovering on the edge of a double-dip recession. When Obama talks about his commitment to creating jobs while simultaneously suffocating the economy with new regulations, we must judge him by his actions not his words.
We need to move in the opposite direction and fast. My primary objective as President would be to put America back to work. I would seek out every opportunity to reduce the regulatory burden on industry. I would systematically remove the obstacles that the Obama administration has placed in the way of energy producers. And I would support the aggressive expansion of domestic energy production.
With the right policies and the right leadership millions of American could be at work drilling for oil and natural gas, mining coal, and operating power plants. The country would be richer and less dependent on foreign energy. As President I would understand the importance of safeguarding the environment, but I would be mindful at every step of the way of keeping our country secure and protecting American jobs.
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Hun Sen decries external interference
Prime Minister Hun Sen delivers a speech at the UN General Assembly. Facebook
Prime Minister Hun Sen has accused superpower countries of using human rights to impose their will upon other countries, including Cambodia, and meddle with their internal affairs to push forward their own agendas.
In his remarks at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday, Mr Hun Sen said that liberal countries, including the United States, used human rights issues and democratic practices as a pretext to punish or topple governments in other countries.
Mr Hun Sen noted that the US and other liberal countries have attacked Cambodia over perceived human rights and democracy issues.
"The imposition of unilateral sanctions became a popular weapon of powerful nations in managing their international politics, which is completely driven by their geopolitical agendas," he said. "This is nothing but a use of brutal force of a particular state to impose its will on other sovereign states."
The government has accused the US of helping former opposition leader Kem Sokha to topple it through a colour revolution. Mr Sokha was arrested on treason charges in September last year and the CNRP was dissolved in November.
Prime Minister Hun Sen told the UNGA that the US has been meddling in Cambodia's affairs. Facebook
Mr Hun Sen also said some external circles, who have fed on ambitions to interfere in Cambodia's domestic affairs, refused to recognise the recent national election and issued statements against it, noting that such actions are a serious assault on the people's will.
He also called on all the nations in the UN General Assembly to respect and promote the rule of international law and the UN Charter which clearly states other countries should not interfere in affairs outside their borders.
Mr Hun Sen told the world leaders that Cambodia ran the recent election smoothly with 20 registered political parties and a high voter turnout, meaning that it was legitimate.
"By their votes, Cambodians reaffirmed their desire for peace, stability and long-lasting sustainable development," Mr Hun Sen said. "The free choice of the Cambodian people and the legitimate result of this election is not a subject for question or debate."
The European Union and the US criticised the July 29 election as neither free nor fair as the ruling Cambodian People's Party swept all 125 parliamentary seats.
The European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on September 13 said that respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including labour rights, are essential for maintaining EU trade preferences, specifically the Everything-but-arms treaty.
The EU's top diplomat Federica Mogherini said the Cambodian government should drop all charges against opposition officials and activists and lift the politics ban against 118 senior members of the CNRP.
Mr Sokha was released on bail on September 10 from Tboung Khmum province's Trapaing Phlong prison after spending a year behind bars.
Political analyst Lao Mong Hay said other countries can determine whether Mr Hun Sen told the truth or not for themselves.
"One could wonder whether our Prime Minister was telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth about the recent developments in our country," Mr Mong Hay said.
Speaking to about 2,000 Cambodians living in the US and Canada yesterday, Mr Hun Sen lashed out at former CNRP members for using different forms of deception to incite Cambodians living abroad to stand up against his government.
He said the former opposition party deceived people living abroad, claiming that it offered them government positions in return for donations.
"They promised to offer positions such as provincial and districts governorships, including posts in the police and military. They cheated others to get the money. In Cambodia, they promised to offer about 100 district governorships if they won the election. But at the end, nothing happened," Mr Hun Sen said.
He said that some former CNRP supporters have questioned where the money has gone, but opposition leaders put the blame on the government.
"I should talk a little bit on how they have cheated their supporters. They said the US will not allow me to set foot on its soil but now I'm here. They also said the UN will withdraw Cambodia's seat from the General Assembly, but Hun Sen already delivered his speech here," he said. "It is the way they cheated. So they should come out and explain it to their supporters."
"I am threatened not to set foot on US soil. They made up rumours of demonstrations against me, but look, is there a big rally against me? How many people showed up? I think the protesters are fewer than ten percent compared to my supporters," he added.
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Yesterday, we saw lots of Giant cuttlefish in one spot but today there was only one(;^ω^) I'm glad it came to greet us\(^o^)/ Even if only one was there today, I wonder if I found a spot where we can see them before mating season starts?!
Lot's of Cuttlefish☆ In this Season?!
But the main act of today was the Giant cuttlefishes! There was a small school of three\(^o^)/ The season for them is not until this spring but, if we are lucky, they might take up residence at this site. I'm going to look for them tomorrow again!
We also found Nemo's friend, a Pacific blue tang fish!!
The wind will continue to be strong tomorrow, I hope it will calm down soon!!


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Taking the 600hp 2017 Bentley Bentayga to the track
Chris Davies - May 4, 2016, 1:01 pm CDT
The racetrack is not the natural place for an SUV, but then the Bentley Bentayga is not your typical truck. For a start it's luxurious in an Black Amex-melting way – it starts just shy of $230,000 but only the most ascetic of buyers resists the Bentley options list, and they've no reason to be in the showroom in the first place.
Then, though, you have Bentley's boasts of extensive Nürburgring testing, in among the extremes of temperature, all-weather driving, and off-road mischief any credible SUV must satisfy. All in the name of providing that this is not just some big, fancy soft-roader.
It'd be easy to succumb to hyperbole to encapsulate the Bentayga: words like "opulent," "lavish," or just plain "excessive," all of which are true. There's nothing lazy about it, though, from the brand-new 6.0-liter W12 engine with its eye-watering 600 horsepower and 664 lb-ft. of torque, to its mixture of aluminum and steel that makes it more than 500 pounds lighter than Bentley's Mulsanne sedan.
The aesthetics are proving divisive, and I found it's highly color-dependent as to whether or not it finds favor. All of the traditional Bentley cues are there – vast grille flanked with double headlamps, along with a strong shoulder-line flowing back to bulging haunches – but more swollen and upright, as though perhaps a Mulsanne swallowed an SUV whole and, like a snake's belly hugging the contours of its undigested possum feast, the two are trying to coexist.
I like it most from the front three-quarters. That's where you get the best effect from the aggressive grille and the short front overhangs, with the muscular rear visually driving the whole car forward. The back, conversely, looks a little too understated to my eyes, though just as is the case everywhere you look the detailing – like the Bentley "B" shape picked out in the rear lamps – is superb.
In a more traditional color, like silver or cream, it has a stateliness to it that you could readily see winning over Range Rover owners. They flatter the body's creases and curves, too, which Bentley turned to high-pressure air-forming to create from single sheets of metal, in an attempt to minimize panel gaps.
Opt for one of the more bombastic hues, however – like the bold metallic purple I spent much of my time in – and you've a car fit for a rap video. The smallest wheels on offer are 20-inches, which Bentley recommends for those few actually wanting to take their off-roader off the road; 21- and 22-inches will probably be more commonly seen, and though vast they nonetheless shoe the five-ton-plus behemoth well.
Step inside, and you have an interior that rivals – and in some ways exceeds – the Mulsanne, hardly a low bar when you're picking cosseting competition. Bentley says it leaned toward classic luxe with its selections of wood, leather, and metal, but with a boggling palette of colors and finishes to choose from, the end result is only really limited by your own taste.
The driver's seat is imperious without being awkwardly high, and you still feel the height of the dual-swell dash top. A sheet of mineral glass covers the analog instruments, either side of a large, color display.
A second screen, this time 8-inches and supporting touch, is in the center console. It gets a new MMI infotainment system which is swift though information-dense, while physical buttons either side jump between the various modes. The tech sits nicely amongst the familiar Bentley detailing, like the organ-stop vent controls and the eyeball-like vents themselves, though I wish the navigation voice offered the clipped British tones of a Downtown Abbey character rather than the default American instructions.
Leather falls under your fingers nearly everywhere you touch, a legion of cows sacrificed, tanned, and dyed so that seats, headliner, dashboard, grab-handles, and just about anywhere else can be wrapped and stitched. Only a little plastic makes it through: the indicator and washer stalks, for instance, while the HVAC buttons are more Audi than Bentley.
Still, I won't argue with some of the other VW group technology donated to the Bentayga. The exterior is peppered with twelve ultrasonic sensors, five cameras, and two radars of varying range; altogether, they're good for night-vision, park-assist, and adaptive cruise control with lane-following. A head-up display floats neatly in your line of vision, with speed and other details.
Bentley offers either a five-seat or optional four-seat configuration, the latter doing away with the regular rear bench and dropping in a further two captain's chairs with the same 18-way adjustment (or, optionally, 22-way adjustment plus heating and cooling, along with massage options) as those up front. It's an excellent way to spend $11,015.
Headroom is excellent, and the panoramic glass roof – the front section of which slides open – makes it feel even airier. Rear legroom isn't at Mulsanne levels, but it's hard to imagine anyone taking issue with the offered accommodations, especially once they pop out the little touchscreen remote that grants control over HVAC, media, and seat heating/cooling/massage.
Open the trunk – power-assisted, naturally – and there's 17.1 cubic feet of space. That's assuming you've not further raided the options list, and added Bentley's astonishing $32k trio of "Mulliner Hamper" picnic baskets, each individually removable so that you can use them as some of the most expensive stools in the world, and variously containing Linley cutlery, china, and crystal glasses, a Bentley blanket, and two refrigerated slots for a pair of champagne bottles.
Spend more still, and you can have the retracting, folding Event Seat, a hinged leather bench that Bentley believes offers far more befitting a perch than a split tailgate would to the entitled buttocks. Upright, it'll work as a trunk divider, too.
If you're already blanching at the excess, it might be time to raid that picnic fridge for a restorative, because we're nowhere near done. $4,690 gets you a 1,950 watt Naim audio system complete with 22 speakers and a subwoofer with its own, separate 300 watt amplifier. That's just in case the "regular" Bentley Signature system, with its "mere" 700W, is insufficient.
The Naim upgrade sounds, unsurprisingly, incredible, whether you're playing music from CD, SD card, SiriusXM, Bluetooth streaming, or the onboard 60GB hard-drive. I might save my money and skip the $7,155 rear-seat tablet package, though, which reskins the 10-inch touchscreen slates we've already seen on Audi's Q7 with Bentley graphics, and puts them on docking arms behind the front seat headrests.
They run Android 4.4.4 and tap into the Bentayga's LTE WiFi hotspot, but while you're meant to be able to stream content across from your phone, or review the current navigation route, I had issues getting it all to work smoothly. Far better, frankly, are the Mulsanne's power-folding iPad docks, each with space for an Apple wireless keyboard.
Those expecting true rarity, however, can compete for the chance to fit one of the four handmade Breitling clocks made each year into the Bentayga's dashboard. Finished in white or rose gold, with a black or white mother-of-pear face, and then studded with eight diamonds, each of the self-winding chronographs costs 150,000 Euro – around $170k – alone.
Comparatively, the $28,500 to add real carbon fiber trim seems a positive bargain, but unusually there's no carbon ceramic brake option to upgrade the standard-fit iron system. I guess that leaves something to distinguish the inevitable Bentayga Speed, which will likely tickle up the total horsepower and trim the 0-60 mph time to avoid any potential embarrassment at the hands of Porsche's Panamera or Mercedes-AMG's G 65.
Still, it's hard to imagine many finding the Bentayga's power and performance lacking. Previous demonstrations of the car have shown it's comfortably at home on the steep sides of mountains and sand dunes – which will undoubtedly come as a relief to the fraction of a percent of owners who actually encounter such terrain, not to mention the rest who don't want to be embarrassed by their Range Rover driving friends – but this time around, Bentley wanted to prove the SUV could be a track star, too.
So it's away to Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, CT, a fast little 1.5 mile track populated with cruel chicanes and sudden elevation changes that could unsettle a race car, never mind the average truck.
Like I said, though, the Bentayga is no average truck. In fact, it's the first production car in the world to feature a 48 volt active roll bar system – here dubbed Bentley Dynamic Ride – which uses high-power electric motors to stiffen and soften the front and rear bars as you drive.
It's quicker than rival systems, which rely on hydraulics, and it gives the Bentayga a frankly astonishing degree of poise.
Turn the drive mode dial away from "Comfort" and "Bentley" settings, or any of the four – Snow and Wet Grass, Gravel, Mud and Trail, and finally Sand – off-road options that come along with hill-descent control with the All-Terrain pack, and instead into Sport. Sight the horizon and plant your right foot, bracing yourself as best you can for the surge of power that presses you into the hide.
Bentley quotes a 0-60 mph time of 4.0 seconds, and a top speed of 187 mph. You get there with the twin-turbo, 6.0-liter W12 engine howling a stately bellow. It's fast on the road in any setting, the silken eight-speed dropping cogs by the discrete handful if you so much as hint you'd like to move more rapidly, but in Sport, on a racetrack, it's a legitimately ferocious excess.
Try not to lose your nerve as the first corner spools into view. Physics may be one of those facts of life that you can't cheat, but you can certainly massage its impact: the Bentayga is roaring proof.
You need to slow, certainly, but far less than you'd expect. Get the braking out the way as you enter the corner and the SUV stays miraculously level: there's no body roll, no precarious leaning. Not once did I fear the car would understeer off the track and send me into crippling debt in a ditch.
Before you get the chance to really marvel at it, though, you're feeding back in the power and the Bentayga is surging out in search of the next twist.
Some of the credit goes to five-time Le Mans 24 hours winner – among plenty of other trophies – and current Bentley brand ambassador Derek Bell, who was brought in early in the Bentayga tuning process to help fettle the settings. To really underscore just how capable it is as a result, I took a back-to-back spin with Bell at the wheel of the SUV, followed by racing driver Butch Leitzinger piloting the Bentley Continental GT3-R.
The GT3-R is no wallflower. Lightest of the Continentals, its V8 delivers 572 HP and 516 lb-ft. of torque, for a 0-60 mph time of just 3.6 seconds. The interior may still be a gentleman's club of quilted leather, but it's a damn fast one.
All the same, the Bentayga held its own. Though the GT3-R might have an edge in the corners, the SUV caught up on the straights; Lime Rock Park doesn't give you much time to accelerate in a straight line before you're into another turn, but both cars nudged over 130 mph before the heavy-duty brakes were called into play to shed speed.
Speaking of the brakes, don't let the iron discs mislead you: they're more than capable of hauling the Bentayga to a swift halt.
In short, Bentley has taken the creation of the Bentayga seriously. It really had to, mind; luxury rivals are readying their own high-end SUVs, and if Crewe's is to be the benchmark then it can't afford to be all pose and no potential.
Nothing could be further from reality.
Already, Bentley has taken more than 5,500 preorders for the SUV, and raised its production targets accordingly: no easy task when you consider each takes 130 hours to make, by hand. It's only the start of an aggressive move by the company to refresh its model line, too, with the Bentayga first of five new platforms over the next five years.
The goal isn't to make the brand a volume seller, but to position it as a legitimate leader in the very upper echelons of the luxury segment. That means more technological firsts like Bentayga's 48 volt system, more cutting-edge manufacturing like the Superformed bodywork, and more ways to comfort and cosset driver and passengers alike.
If the 2017 Bentley Bentayga is anything to go by, it's going to be one hell of a rip-roaring, torque-snorting, leather-lined journey. I only wish I could afford a ticket.
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Deprivation of liberty, without wings, with feet that sink into the infinite sand in a desert without a name… I… nobody… More at risk that you never believe to defend themselves and they are lost…… no one. And so it is born in my sleep to let me pass through the heart; a heart between trails and mountains, humble at ground level. DESERT ROSE is a cry from the depths, a desire to give voice to all those people who cross seas and deserts, seeking a better future. But, do they find it?