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Get in the Game in Round Rock, The Sports Capital of Texas
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Centrally located within Texas, Round Rock sits just 15 miles north of Austin. Its wealth of athletic facilities provides sports planners with a wide selection that will satisfy any kind of sports event. From outdoor adventures to historic landmarks to professional sports tournaments, there's plenty to do between games. Plus, the team at Round Rock is ready to help with anything you may need, making sure your athletic event goes off without a hitch. Come see what all the hype is about and stay at any of Round Rock's fine lodging accommodations, which will include a Kalahari Resorts & Conventions property beginning in 2020.
Notable Recent/Upcoming Events
2018 USA Deaf Basketball National Tournament
2018 iSET College Table Tennis National Championships
2018 US Lacrosse Women's Collegiate Lacrosee Associates Division l and Division ll National Championships
2018 USA Judo Senior National Championships
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Round Rock Sports Center
Old Settlers Park
Dell Diamond
Dragon Stadium
Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex
Located within Old Settlers Park, the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex is an elite sports facility that has hosted several major events, including the US Quidditch Cup and USA Ultimate College D-1 Championships. It features four natural grass multipurpose fields and one natural grass championship field, four synthetic turf multipurpose fields and one synthetic turf championship field.
Sports: Soccer, football, lacrosse, ultimate frisbee, rugby
The Round Rock Sports Center has welcomed numerous sports events. Some of those events have included the 2018 USA Deaf Basketball National Tournament, the 2018 iSET College Table Tennis National Championships and the 2018 USA Judo Senior National Championships. The facility boasts 82,800 square feet of indoor space, with more than 47,000 square feet of flexible, playable space that can be configured in several different layouts. It has a total capacity of 3,053, with seats for more than 1,400 spectators.
Sports: Basketball, volleyball, wrestling, table tennis
A Round Rock classic, Old Settlers Park is a well-known sports destination for local and national athletic events. The 645-acre park includes a 20-field baseball complex, a five-field softball complex, seven soccer facilities, two football fields, 12 tennis courts, two sand volleyball courts, one aquatic center, and a professionally designed disc golf course.
Sports: Golf, soccer, tennis, sand volleyball, cross-country, baseball, softball
Home of the Round Rock Express, the Triple-A affiliate to the Houston Astros, Dell Diamond is a fan favorite among athletes and spectators. The stadium is designed to give guests an amazing, up-close view of the action. Not only is it the site for minor league baseball games, but it also plays host to amateur sporting events.
Sports: Baseball
Dr. R.L. Peters Jr. Field at Dragon Stadium is a great spot for a football or track & field tournament. The venue features a regulation football field and a track. The stadium has several state-of-the-art amenities, as well as concessions stands and plenty of parking.
Sports: Football, track & field
Located in north Austin, the Kelly Reeves ISD Athletic Complex is a convenient walk from nearby restaurants, accommodations and attractions. The facility hosts high school soccer and football games, as well as regional and international athletic events. There's seating for 11,000 spectators, 5,500 seats on each side.
Sports: Football, soccer
Things to do in Round Rock
Want to know how Round Rock got its name? Discover a piece of history by visiting The Round Rock at Brushy Creek. The large rock located in the middle of the flowing water marked a convenient spot that was low enough for settlers to cross. The small community formed on the banks near the rock, and Round Rock was born.
Spend a day wandering the streets of Round Rock's Downtown Historic District and get a glimpse of life during the city's modest beginnings original architecture from the 1800's is on display around every corner.
Embrace your inner interior designer at IKEA, or pick up something for the whole family in one of the 125 shops at the Round Rock Premium Outlets. Hop right next door to Bass Pro Shops to experience the great outdoors without leaving the comforts of air conditioning and delicious food from Uncle Buck's Fish Bowl and Grill.
Catch a game at Dell Diamond to see the Round Rock Express hit a home run. Layout a blanket on the outfield lawn or grab a seat in the first row behind home plate where you'll be closer than if you were standing at the pitcher's mound! Between innings, enjoy tons of amenities like a pool, hot tub, basketball court, and a climbing wall.
You can't leave without trying the signature food of the city: Round Rock Donuts. The yellow—or "orange" depending on who you ask—donuts have been served up here since 1926. Locals and visitors line up around the block for these sweet treats, so be sure to get a taste of the action.
Planner Perspective
"We have a competitive bidding process and during our site visit we were very impressed with several aspects of Round Rock, including the community feel, deep understanding of sports tourism, proximity to an international airport and phenomenal facilities that were built to support championship-level events. Hosting the US Quidditch Cup at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex will help us elevate the quality of our event. Not only are there a large number of high-quality fields, but there is also space for a fan festival and indoor meeting space for a VIP experience, too. Spectator ticket pre-sales indicate that this year's US Quidditch Cup will draw a large crowd."
Sarah Woolsey, Executive Director, US Quidditch
"We are looking forward to bringing the 2018 USA Judo Senior National Championships to Round Rock. The Round Rock Sports Center is one of the newer and nicer venues we've been to, and its open setting and other amenities are perfect for us to bring in several hundred of the top judo players in the United States for this national championship event."
Keith Bryant, CEO, USA Judo
How to Get to Round Rock
A short drive from the state capital, Round Rock is a convenient location to not only host a sports event, but also give attendees a taste of Texas life. The city has grown significantly over the years, becoming a popular place to visit and explore. Its location in the middle of the U.S. makes it easy to reach from practically anywhere.
By Car: Located off I-35, Round Rock is less than a three-hour drive from most major cities in Texas.
By Air: The closest airport is Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, which offers nonstop service to over 70 domestic and international destinations.
Company Name: Round Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau
Sports Sales Manager: Nancy Yawn
Title: Director
Website: SportsCapitalofTexas.com
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Klin () is the name of several like inhabited localities in Russia.

Bryansk Oblast
As of 2010, one rural locality in Bryansk Oblast bears this name:
Klin, Bryansk Oblast, a village in Alexeyevsky Selsoviet of Kletnyansky District

Leningrad Oblast
As of 2010, one rural locality in Leningrad Oblast bears this name:
Klin, Leningrad Oblast, a village in Vyskatskoye Settlement Municipal Formation of Slantsevsky District

Moscow Oblast
As of 2010, three inhabited localities in Moscow Oblast bear this name.

Urban localities
Klin, Klinsky District, Moscow Oblast, a town in Klinsky District

Rural localities
Klin, Naro-Fominsky District, Moscow Oblast, a village in Volchenkovskoye Rural Settlement of Naro-Fominsky District
Klin, Odintsovsky District, Moscow Oblast, a settlement in Nikolskoye Rural Settlement of Odintsovsky District

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
As of 2010, two rural localities in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast bear this name:
Klin, Shakhunya, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, a village in Luzhaysky Selsoviet of the city of oblast significance of Shakhunya
Klin, Vachsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, a selo in Filinsky Selsoviet of Vachsky District

Novgorod Oblast
As of 2010, four rural localities in Novgorod Oblast bear this name:
Klin, Borovichsky District, Novgorod Oblast, a village in Volokskoye Settlement of Borovichsky District
Klin, Demyansky District, Novgorod Oblast, a village in Pesotskoye Settlement of Demyansky District
Klin, Dubrovskoye Settlement, Soletsky District, Novgorod Oblast, a village in Dubrovskoye Settlement of Soletsky District
Klin, Gorskoye Settlement, Soletsky District, Novgorod Oblast, a village in Gorskoye Settlement of Soletsky District

Pskov Oblast
As of 2010, four rural localities in Pskov Oblast bear this name:
Klin, Kunyinsky District, Pskov Oblast, a village in Kunyinsky District
Klin, Novorzhevsky District, Pskov Oblast, a village in Novorzhevsky District
Klin, Porkhovsky District, Pskov Oblast, a village in Porkhovsky District
Klin, Sebezhsky District, Pskov Oblast, a village in Sebezhsky District

Ryazan Oblast
As of 2010, one rural locality in Ryazan Oblast bears this name:
Klin, Ryazan Oblast, a village in Aristovsky Rural Okrug of Klepikovsky District

Samara Oblast
As of 2010, one rural locality in Samara Oblast bears this name:
Klin, Samara Oblast, a settlement in Isaklinsky District

Smolensk Oblast
As of 2010, three rural localities in Smolensk Oblast bear this name:
Klin, Demidovsky District, Smolensk Oblast, a village in Slobodskoye Rural Settlement of Demidovsky District
Klin, Roslavlsky District, Smolensk Oblast, a village in Saveyevskoye Rural Settlement of Roslavlsky District
Klin, Vyazemsky District, Smolensk Oblast, a village in Isakovskoye Rural Settlement of Vyazemsky District

Tula Oblast
As of 2010, one rural locality in Tula Oblast bears this name:
Klin, Tula Oblast, a selo in Metrostroyevsky Rural Okrug of Venyovsky District

Tver Oblast
As of 2010, one rural locality in Tver Oblast bears this name:
Klin, Tver Oblast, a village in Torzhoksky District

Ulyanovsk Oblast
As of 2010, three rural localities in Ulyanovsk Oblast bear this name:
Klin, Kanadeysky Rural Okrug, Nikolayevsky District, Ulyanovsk Oblast, a settlement in Kanadeysky Rural Okrug of Nikolayevsky District
Klin, Kanadeysky Rural Okrug, Nikolayevsky District, Ulyanovsk Oblast, a settlement in Kanadeysky Rural Okrug of Nikolayevsky District
Klin, Tsilninsky District, Ulyanovsk Oblast, a settlement in Bolshenagatkinsky Rural Okrug of Tsilninsky District

Voronezh Oblast
As of 2010, one rural locality in Voronezh Oblast bears this name:
Klin, Voronezh Oblast, a khutor in Soldatskoye Rural Settlement of Ostrogozhsky District

Yaroslavl Oblast
As of 2010, one rural locality in Yaroslavl Oblast bears this name:
Klin, Yaroslavl Oblast, a village in Yudinsky Rural Okrug of Poshekhonsky District

Zabaykalsky Krai
As of 2010, one rural locality in Zabaykalsky Krai bears this name:
Klin, Zabaykalsky Krai, a selo in Alexandrovo-Zavodsky District

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Homestays as safe getaways
The state government and tourism industry stakeholders in north Bengal are planning to highlight homestays in the hills and plains to revive the tourism sector that has taken a beating in the wake of Covid-19.While the state tourism department has planned to expedite disbursals of a one-time grant to the homestays to improve their infrastructure, stakeholders are mulling the idea of showcasing these less-crowded places as ideal tourist getaways while obeying precautions to help curb Covid-19.
"We have been working for the revival of the tourism industry that has faced massive losses. We are exploring options as to how stakeholders can be helped and thinking of backing the homestay owners and expediting payment of the one-time aid to them in this hour of crisis. This will help them improve their facilities," said state tourism minister Gautam Deb.
In north Bengal alone, there are around 3,000 homestays, of which 1,000-odd are registered with the state.
Earlier, the state had announced that all registered homestays would be entitled to a one-time grant of Rs 1.5 lakh.Association for Conservation and Tourism convener Raj Basu, who is also a veteran in travel trade in the region, has pointed out that the unique locations of homestays that drew thousands of visitors in the past few years is the new USP of these properties now.
"The coronavirus pandemic has led to a paradigm shift in the tourism sector with more changes in the coming days. We expect many tourists, particularly the senior citizens, will try to avoid congestion and crowds and prefer isolated and serene locations. Homestay accommodations are ideal for them. That is why we are pushing them," said Basu.
In all, around 7,000 rooms are available in homestays of the region, he added.
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The state government and tourism industry stakeholders in north Bengal are planning to highlight homestays in the hills and plains to revive the tourism sector that has taken a beating in the wake of Covid-19.While the state tourism department has planned to expedite disbursals of a one-time grant to
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Die Unterseeboot-Werft Rotterdam () war Teil des durch die Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM) genutzten Teils des Rotterdamer Hafens im Stadtteil Heijplaat.

Geschichte
Die drei Hallen wurden als überdachte Slipanlagen von der RDM zwischen 1929 und 1939 zur Montage militärischer Unterseebooten errichtet. Die Fassaden waren aus Geheimhaltungsgründen fast ganz geschlossen. Die horizontalen Fensterbänder sind aus Stahl und sehr weit oben in den Seitenwänden angebracht. Tageslicht wird durch große Glasflächen in den Dächern hereingelassen.

Nachnutzung
Nach dem Ende des Schiffbaus in dieser Werft wurden die Hallen als Lagerräume und für Werkstätten genutzt. Die neue Nutzung brachte es mit sich, dass die Böden der drei Hallen angeglichen wurden und die Hallen durch den Einbau von Zwischenwänden nutzbar gemacht wurden.

Seit 2010 werden die Hallen der früheren U-Boot-Werft vom Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen und den Rotterdamer Hafenbetrieben genutzt, um durch Kunstausstellungen den Hafen für ein breites Publikum attraktiv zu machen. Zu den Ausstellungen der letzten Jahre zählten:
 2010: Infernopolis des niederländischen Atelier Van Lieshout.
 2011: The One and the Many des skandinavischen Künstlerduos Elmgreen und Dragset.
 2012: Eine Ausstellung des armenisch-französischen Künstlers Sarkis.
 2013: XXXL Painting der Künstler Klaas Kloosterboer, Chris Master und Jim Shaw.

Weblinks
 RDM Onderzeebootloods In: rdmrotterdam.nl (niederländisch)

Ehemalige Werft (Niederlande)
Veranstaltungsstätte in den Niederlanden
Bauwerk in Rotterdam
Kultur (Rotterdam)
Umgenutztes Bauwerk in den Niederlanden
Erbaut in den 1930er Jahren
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Home » Our work » Building Back Better
The SMP is committed to the concept of 'Build Back Better'. This is a UN-backed notion that, as we proceed through, and eventually come out of the Covid-19 pandemic, we should be reflecting on which elements of what we do could be changed or improved in some way.
This page outlines just some of the ways we are trying to Build Back Better in the SMP. It also provides a range of very practical examples of how the SMP is working within and towards the Scottish Government's recently published international development principles.
We are keen to listen to our members and -most importantly- our partners in Malawi about what more we can do to harness the opportunities we have at this unique point. So, for each of the below items, we give contact details for you to feed in your views and get involved.
We are a learning organisation, committed to always improving what we do, and how we do it, to best adhere to the Partnership Principles we hold ourselves accountable to.
'People to People' Podcast:
Rather than just ourselves discuss and debate the key themes around Building Back Better, we wanted to support an engaging external appraisal. So we challenged two hugely inspiring women, Hazel and Chimzy, a Scot and a Malawian, to work together to explore the bilateral relationship through dozens of chats with other Malawians and Scots and to present this in an innovative and engaging way making best use of new technologies.
Over many months they interviewed dozens of different Malawians and Scots, listening to as many different and diverse voices as possible, exploring themes including: understanding our past; is their really parity; what is good partnership; exploring privilege; fighting the climate crisis; and much more.
This is a jargon-free, frank assessment of the bilateral relationship which is unafraid to challenge. It's not to be missed: it'll make you laugh, cry and learn!
They are publishing ten 30-40-minute podcasts, one a week, to share the views of those they spoke to with a new, wider audience. Listen to all the episodes HERE.
The SMP and its sister Malawian network, the Malawi Scotland Partnership (MaSP), have together co-published a joint commitment to black lives matter.
Both our networks are anti-racist and anti-prejudice: we stand in solidarity with those who fight racism, in all its forms, in both Scotland and Malawi. We recognise that, in the fight against racism, silence is not acceptable and we are proud to make this joint statement to call-out and oppose racism.
We continue to work closely with Malawian and Scottish historians to better understand our 162-year shared history, both good and bad.
If you would like to feed into our work looking to respond positively and pro-actively to the challenge and opportunities that have come from the black lives matter movement, please contact David, our Chief Executive.
Black History Month:
The SMP actively mobilised its members and partners to vote for Prof Samson Kambalu when his statue, entitled 'Antelope' was one of six works shortlisted for the Mayor of London's Trafalgar Square fourth plinth commission. Malawi-born Professor Samson Kambalu is a highly respected artist, academic and author who trained as a fine artist and ethnomusicologist at the University of Malawi's Chancellor
College. 'Antelope' depicts Malawian freedom fighter John Chilembwe, larger than life, alongside John Chorley. John Chilembwe is depicted wearing a hat: a potent symbol given, during colonial rule, Malawians were expected to remove their headwear when passing, or in the presence of, a European; as well as stopping and standing to one side. Prof Kambalu won the commission and 'Antelope' will feature in Trafalgar Square for two years from 2022: a Malawian freedom fighter literally sizing up to the countless projections of imperial power in central London.
Taking place within, Black History Month, the SMP was delighted to have Prof Samson Kambalu and his Scottish wife (who were married by an SMP member 20 years ago) speak at our AGM about "their very own Scotland-Malawi partnership"! We are now working with the Scottish Parliament and Samson to have 'Antelope' displayed in the Scottish Parliament in 2022.
Digital inclusivity:
In the 12 months following the first Covid lockdown, we hosted 35 SMP digital events and 13 co-hosted engagements. All of these took place on Zoom, allowing far greater inclusivity, with people able to join right across Scotland and Malawi.
One third of all those who attended our meetings were Malawians (with a total gender balance of 53% female:47% male) and the overwhelming majority of those attending our sister network's meetings were Malawian. This meant that, for the first time, the majority of people taking part in events talking about the bilateral relationship were Malawians and not Scots. Indeed, one meeting of the Scottish Parliament's Malawi Cross Party Group facilitated by the SMP in this period, had 75% of attendees joining from Malawi!
We very much welcome the inclusivity and diversity that this technology offers the SMP: this is entirely in line with our principles and values. However, we recognise that power, connectivity and adequate bandwidth are not readily available for all in Malawi. Malawi has some of the most expensive internet provision in the world.
We are committed to increasing digital inclusivity and have put proposals to our core funders to support this. We are working closely with our sister network, MaSP, to help more people in Malawi, from all walks of life, to be able to join our digital meetings. This includes using the three Communication and Resource Centres (CRCs), in Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Blantyre, to facilitate free involvement, as well as active outreach to groups, especially school partnership, to facilitate direct digital links to Scotland.
To feed in your views on how we should increase digital inclusivity, please email the CEO's of SMP and MaSP, David and Stella.
Re-engaging schools:
Covid has been incredibly hard for schools, in Malawi and Scotland. Many school partnerships have had to be put on hold due to schools closing or working remotely, limited teacher capacity, a focus on core curriculum and catching up, and the suspension of Scotland-Malawi travel.
Young people are the life-blood of the bilateral relationship and so we are committed to re-engaging, re-enthusing and re-inspiring schools at both sides of the partnership.
The SMP is working closely with our sister network in Malawi, the Malawi Scotland Partnership (MaSP), to listen to schools and young people so we can re-develop our offer to schools, with an attractive, compelling package of services and support to ensure we do not lose momentum in youth engagement.
The SMP is developing:
- A new suite of practical and easy to use digital resources and lesson plans, linked directly to dozens of different areas of the curriculum, to assist schools to continue their links with Malawi while also advancing the core curriculum.
- A package of new service offers with our sister network, including the ability to visit the Malawian and Scottish school and set up a live digital link, for young people in both nations to talk and learn together.
- A national Youth Congress to bring together and re-energise schools with Malawi links.
In November 2021 we had teachers and students from three Scottish schools attend our COP26 Homecoming event with the President of Malawi and three Malawi Government Ministers.
Digital Youth Festival:
We are committed to engaging young people in key debates relevant to the future of the bilateral relationship. We want to be open, frank, honest and youth-led, not shying away from topics that might be challenging or uncomfortable.
Through Covid we have delivered a range of youth-led digital offerings to support youth engagement, most notably our 2021 Youth Festival, which reached over a quarter of a million people.
The Youth Festival involved podcasts, webinars, social media takeovers, Facebook Lives, dance and language competitions, and lots more. All of it was about listening to young Malawians and young Scots discuss and debate race and equality, and climate change.
Watch and listen HERE, and feed into future work in this area by contacting Luisa, our brilliant Youth and Schools Officer.
David Livingstone's legacy:
David Livingstone's travels are often seen as the genesis of the Scotland-Malawi relationship. It is widely remarked that there remains strong support in Malawi for David Livingstone's legacy because of his fight against the slave trade in the region.
The SMP is committed to helping amplify a range a different voices, with a diverse range of views about David Livingstone. We have a long-term partnership with the David Livingstone Birthplace Centre in Blantyre, Scotland, and have been working together to ensure this diverse range of views is well represented at the newly refurbished Centre, which re-opened in July 2021. We recorded 32 short videos from a diverse range of Malawians, Zambians, Scots and others from nations visited by Livingstone. We have actively sought to highlight alternative assessments of Dr Livingstone's legacy, both positive and negative, such that we do not fall back on a single narrative of our shared history.
We are also beginning to work with other major Scottish learning institutions on similar initiatives to help amplify a greater range of diverse voices in understanding Scotland's past in this area.
In November 2021 the SMP gave personal tours round the new Livingstone exhibition, showing these new videos, to the Malawi President, First Lady and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
To feed into this work, please contact Stuart, our Deputy Chief Executive.
Transparency and accountability:
We already regularly publish information on our website and members' bulletin about what we've been doing and sharing all the feedback we have received from our various surveys, as well as the results of the annual independent expert review of our impact.
We're keen to do even more to increase our transparency and accountability as a member-led network. To advance this, we're developing new digital systems which will allow our members, supporters and the public to see all the projects and pieces of work the SMP is engaged in, with real-time, live information about how things are going.
We want to continue as a sector leader in this space. If you would like to feed into the SMP's decision-making on what, how and when the SMP shares, please contact David, our Chief Executive.
Membership Needs and Impact Survey 2021 Summary of Results
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Working to Malawi's priorities:
It is over sixteen years since countries, including the UK, signed up to the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, pledging to work within and towards the priorities of the partner country's government. For a country like Malawi, where there are thousands of foreign NGOs operating, this is the only realistic way to ensure coordination of effort. And yet, for many donors, the priorities and policies of the democratically elected Government of Malawi are an after-thought when deciding what to do and how to spend funds.
We commend this short video made by MaSP/SMP members, BASEflow, about why working to Government of Malawi priorities is so important.
The SMP is committed to working within the policies and priorities of Malawi: its government and people. We have hosted a series of digital fora in which Malawian Government Ministers can, in a single meeting, address hundreds of SMP member organisations, spelling out their priorities and explaining key areas of policy and process which Scots should work within, when engaging Malawi. We will continue this, with specific events with Malawi's National Planning Commission to raise awareness of Malawi's inspiring 'Vision 2063'. In May 2021, alongside our sister organisation The Malwi Scotland Partnerhsip, we co-hosted a Roundtable meeting with CEO of National Planning Commission, Dr Thomas Munthali. In December 2021 the SMP worked to amplify the President of Malawi's Year-end Address in which he launched the his government's Covid-19 Socio-Economic Recovery Plan (SERP) . The SMP has called on all its members to work within and towards this plan.
We will also do all we can to encourage our members and the Scottish Government to respond meaningfully to the three direct challenges the President of Malawi set Scotland for this next chapter in the bilateral relationship:
1. To scale up the SMP, from 1,200 bilateral civic links to 1,500, and to increase the total number of Scots and Malawians involved from 300,000 to 500,000.
2. For Scotland to host, within five years, a high-level conference, to track and celebrate and progress made in the implementation of the vision set down in the September 2018 'Malawi and Scotland: Together for Sustainable Development' conference.
3. To ignite a movement of climate change activists amongst our peoples and capture the imagination of Malawian youths.
If we are real partners of Malawi, we need to listen when a challenge is made.
To feed in your views on this developing work please email the CEO's of SMP and MaSP, David and Stella.
Partnership working with MaSP:
The Malawi Scotland Partnership (MaSP) is our Malawi-owned and Malawi-led sister network. They are the SMP's partner, equal and ally.
While maintaining our respective independence, we are developing new ways of working closer together, especially in the digital sphere. We have developed new systems for collaboration and partnership, with monthly full team meetings and regular peer-to-peer sharing between individual staff members and trustees.
We think the SMP and MaSP have a crucial role, to lead by example in maintaining a dignified, equitable two-way partnership where there is genuine mutual understanding, mutual respect and mutual accountability.
If you would like to feed in to how the SMP and MaSP work together, please email our two CEO's, David and Stella.
Partnership Principles:
"Partnership" is an overused and underdefined word. Dignified partnership is at the very core of what the SMP is all about so it's hugely important we are clear what we mean by "partnership".
Almost a decade ago we asked around 200 Malawian and 200 Scottish organisations what good partnership working looked like. We distilled all this data, along with a comprehensive literature review, to come up with 11 Scotland-Malawi Partnership Principles which underpin all our work: Planning and implementing together; Appropriateness; Respect, trust and mutual understanding; Transparency and accountability; No-one left behind; Effectiveness; Reciprocity; Sustainability; Do no Harm; Interconnectivity; and Parity. A more detailed breakdown can be below.
For the last nine years the SMP and MaSP have been working together to encourage and support our respective members to work within these 11 principles. We hold ourselves, and all our 1,250+ members accountable to these principles.
We welcome the Scottish Government's 2021 international development principles, which we feel align closely with these Scotland-Malawi partnership principles.
We will host a series of further events which will continue our mission to ensure that all that happens between Scotland and Malawi complies with our Partnership Principles. If you would like to be involved in this, please email David, our CEO.
Partnership Principles
It's easy. Think P.A.R.T.N.E.R.S.H.I.P.
Planning and implementing together
This first principle is all about thinking about how ideas are communicated, decisions are made and roles and responsibilities agreed. It's important to ensure that projects are designed and delivered by Malawians first and foremost.
Useful resources to help explore this principle
Common Challenges, Shared Learning
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THET Health Links Manual
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The Africa Unit Good Practices Guide
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UKOWLA Toolkit for Linking
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Practical Guide to School Partnerships
Appropriateness
When working in partnership it's really important that project are aligned with needs on the ground, and compliment local and national priorities. It's also really important to take time to learn about and consider how your link fits within local culture and customs, at both sides of the partnership.
Practical Advice and Support on Per Diems
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Respect, trust and mutual understanding
At the heart of Scotland's links with Malawi is mutual respect, trust and understanding. It's about putting yourselves in your partners' shoes and understanding each other's contexts. It's about listening well to each other and giving space for honest conversations.
How and what information is shared between partners is really crucial for developing strong partnerships. It's really important to think about who information is shared with and how it's shared, particularly when it comes to communications about money.
No-one left behind
It's really important to take a step back regularly and ask 'is there anyone being excluded from our partnership?'. It can be easy to keep working with the same people and natural to want to stay focussed on the task at hand, but it's essential that you and your partner are regularly reflecting to ensure that those who might be marginalised are given the equal opportunity to participate.
Not everything can always go to plan. That's why it's important to make time and space to ask critical questions about the effectiveness of a partnership: is it achieving what both partners hoped at the start? The more stakeholders that can help feed into these reviews the better. This way you can make regular tweaks and adjustments as you go to ensure the partnership remains relevant and impactful, responding effectively to new challenges and opportunities.
For a project to be a genuine partnership both sides should contribute and both sides should benefit. This way both sides have responsibilities and both have a stake in the the outcome. Each side may have different offerings, but the benefits should be open and clear to all involved. Without reciprocity and a strong sense of community ownership, its unlikely any project will survive beyond the initial funding period.
Sadly, Malawi is over-run with well meaning short-term development projects. Too often these projects parachute in western ideas and solutions, do what they can for a few years, and then when funding ends leave as quickly as they arrive. Such work will never make any significant impact fighting poverty because it's not sustainable. It's important in partnership working to always keep half an eye on the long-term to ensure you're not creating dependencies but rather are building capacity on both sides, so the benefits of your work last beyond the current project.
C-Safe: What We Know About Exit Strategies
Unintended consequences, both good and bad, are by their very nature unpredictable! However, it's important to be thinking critically all the time about who might be worse off as a result of the partnership and do what you can to mitigate against this.
None of us should be working in silos. There is much we can all learn from each other, the things that have gone well, and often more usefully the things that didn't go quite to plan. It's really important too to avoid duplication of effort and connect up with those working in similar areas, either geographically or thematically, to share experiences and learning. This is as relevant in Scotland, as in Malawi, and a particularly valuable community group are members of the Malawian diaspora here in Scotland. u
Parity (equality)
Power, ownership and influence can be both forces for good and bad. It's really crucial to ensure that those who have the most power, ownership and influence are those who the partnership is seeking to support. Reflecting on who has the power can be a really useful to ensure that all those in the partnership have an equal voice.


York College junior golfer Tyler Newton added another post-season accolade to his collection on Wednesday as he earned PING Division III All Mid-Atlantic regional honors as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
The York College men's golf squad concluded their stay at the 2018 Capital Athletic Conference championships on Saturday as the Spartans finished third in the eight team field.
The York College men's golf team remains in third place after day two of the 2018 Capital Athletic Conference Championship tournament in Cape Charles, Virginia.
The York College men's golf squad finished day one of the 2018 Capital Athletic Conference Championship tournament in third place in the eight team field.
The York College men's golf team, fresh off two consecutive tournament triumphs, heads to Bay Creek Resort in Cape Charles, Va. for this weekend's Capital Athletic Conference Championships.
The York College men's golf team had another fantastic weekend as the Spartans picked up their fourth tournament championship of the year and junior Tyler Newton won the individual championship at the 2018 Rosemont Raven Invitational.
The York College Spartans men's golf squad picked up their third tournament victory of the year as York erased an eleven stroke day one deficit to earn the title at the McDaniel College Spring Tournament on Sunday at the Bridges Golf Club.
The York College men's golf squad finished 13th of 15 teams at the highly competitive Hershey Cup on Sunday. The tournament was scheduled as a two-day event but the onion snow overnight Sunday cancelled Monday's second round.
The York College men's golf squad concluded the competitive 47th Annual Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate Golf Championship with a tie for ninth place out of 15 teams.
The York College men's golf squad opened the spring portion of their schedule with their second win of the year as they were the top team at the 13-team Mary Washington Eagle Invitational at Augustine Golf Club in Stafford, Virginia.
The York College men's golf squad overcame a 10-stroke day one deficit to earn a two-shot win at the Gino Biondi Memorial Tournament at Glenmaura National Golf Club in Moosic, Pennsylvania on Sunday.
York College junior golfer Tyler Newton has been named the Capital Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
The York College men's golf squad shot a stellar 305 on a beautiful Sunday in the closing round of the Mason-Dixon Collegiate Classic at the Bridges Golf Club in Abbottstown, PA.
The York College golf squad sits tied for fourth of a 17 team field at the two-day Mason-Dixon Collegiate Championship hosted by McDaniel College at the Bridges Golf Club in Abbottstown, PA.
The York College men's golf squad opened their stay at the 2017 Montgomery Cup at Downingtown Country Club with a second place finish during the stroke play portion of the tournament. The Spartans tied a school record with an opening round 292 followed by a 308 in round two.
The York College men's golf squad had a successful weekend at the 2017 Penn State Harrisburg Fall Golf Invitational this weekend as the Spartans placed second at the 16 team tournament. The Spartans finished with a two-day total of 605.
The York College men's golf squad opened their 2017 fall schedule with a third place finish at the six-team Bay Creek Invitational hosted by Christopher Newport University. The two-day tournament was held at the Nicklaus Course at Bay Creek Resort in Cape Charles, Virginia.
The York College men's golf team features a large cast of newcomers along with an established core of returners as the Spartans look to establish themselves as one of the top teams in the Capital Athletic Conference and the Mid-Atlantic region.


Forming the centerpiece for Dubai's new business bay, the Signature Towers rise above the city – iconic in both their scale and ambition – creating a unique twisted, intertwined silhouette that punctures the skyline. Within the three towers, office, hotel and residential functions are 'woven' together in a uniquely flexible manner.
Rising above the city and waterfront, the Signature Towers emphatically confirm the new business bay development as a vital catalyst in defining Dubai's future. Forming a fused whole, the three Towers demand iconic status.
Together, they establish a new presence, puncturing the skyline to create a powerful and instantly recognizable silhouette. Their fluid characteristics are generated through an intrinsically dynamic composition of volumes. The towers are intertwined to share programmatic elements and rotate to maximize the views from the site towards the waterfront and neighbouring developments.
Over and above their scale and location, the sheer quality and boldness of their design, affords the Towers great presence and symbolic significance. These qualities are derived from the boldness of the architectural concept, from the 'choreographed' movement that combines the three towers in one overall gesture and 'weaves' with a series of public spaces through the podium, the bridges and the landscape beyond.
Tower interiors are addressed as a single entity, with the three structures corresponding directly to three main functions: office, hotel and residential. They share a common podium – in essence, their 'embodied' shadow – in which retail, restaurant and other public amenities are contained. Co-joining two-by-two, with office and hotel at their base, hotel and residential at their apexes, the towers are strategically organised and work in close symbiosis – sharing key facilities.
Functioning as a single 'organism' they 'live' through the full 24-hour day cycle – servicing residential, commercial and transient populations, accommodating a rich, cosmopolitan heterogeneous mix that is constantly changing and continuously energized by the building and its surroundings.
Ana Cajiao, Saleem Abdel-Jalil, Sophie Le Bienvenu, Hooman Talebi, Mathias Reisigl, Diego Rosales, Tyen Masten, Daewha Kang, Renos Constantino, Graham Modlen.


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Q: Bilinear operator norm question. So I wrote this down a week ago and cannot figure out what I was thinking. Not sure if this is correct.
Context we have a bilinear operator $B:X\times Y\to \mathbb{K}$.
Is it true that
$$\sup_{x\in X, y\in Y} \|B(x,y)\|< \infty \implies |B(x,y)|\leq K \|x\|\|y\|$$
So the absolute value is a norm on the reals, complex in one dimension so that's not a problem because the norms are equivalent.
So the implication works for the $x,y$ supremum case. But does it immediately follow for all other $(x,y)$? I cannot remember what I was thinking. Can anyone help?

A: $$\sup_{x\in X, y\in Y} \|B(x,y)\|< \infty \implies B=0$$

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The City of Bardstown is looking for a qualified individual to fill the full-time position of Staff Civil Engineer in the Engineering Department and Public Works Department (which includes the utilities of Water, Wastewater, Garbage, Street, and Cemetery).
Aiding in daily workflow of the City Engineering Department.
A full job description may be obtained via email from gashworth@bardstowncable.net.
Eligible for licensing upon meeting experience requirements.
Use of GPS equipment, AutoCad or Carlson Software, databases, and knowledge of basic drafting principles is required.
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Salary is dependent on professional engineering license and work experience. The City offers a competitive benefits package that includes health insurance, paid vacation, personal days, and retirement contributions.
Download an application today and submit it to City of Bardstown HR Director Greg Ashworth via email (gashworth@bardstowncable.net) or drop it off at Bardstown City Hall Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm. City Hall is located at 220 N. Fifth Street, Bardstown KY 40004.


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Pollmann has a long tradition of more than one hundred years in the development and manufacturing of innovative high-precision products. The company was founded in 1888 by Franz Pollmann as a craft enterprise for the manufacturing of high-precision mechanical devices and watches in Karlstein (Waldviertel, Lower Austria).
Establishment of the company by clock/watchmaker Franz Pollmann. Manufacturing of clock movements for kitchen and living-room clocks, running gears and pressure gauges.
Franz Pollmann hands over the business to his son Ernst and his son's wife Hildegard. Ernst Pollmann Sr. entered the business in 1926 in and graduated from the same professional clock school in Karlstein as his wife. From 1924 to 1945 he works as a teacher there. Since 1930, the manufacturing has been expanded to include gear, band feed and writing meters.
Company name changed and registered as Ernst Pollmann Uhren und Apparatebau OHG. The manufacturing of counters first starts in 1958; at first only for reel-to-reel and tape recorders.
Ernst Pollmann Sr. hands the business over to his sons Ernst and Herbert, who entered it in 1962. A year earlier, after 80 years, the clock/watch production is phased out and a clock/watch wholesale launched. The manufacturing focus is on audiotape counters.
The manufacturing of counters for speedometers launches the company as a supplier for the automotive industry. A year later, video recorder parts are first manufactured, which, in 1986 with the introduction of outsert technology, comprise the entire drive chassis.
100-year celebration and awarding of quality certificate Q1 from Ford GB and USA to Pollmann as one of the first companies in Austria. In 1991 Pollmann receives the Chrysler quality certificate "Quality Excellence".
Establishment of the first subsidiary in the Czech Republic - Jindrichuv Hradec.
Manufacturing of the first sunroof mechanism with the help of outsert technology for the Webasto Company in Stockdorf (Germany).
Transfer of the CEO responsibility to the fourth generation Markus and Robert Pollmann. Annual production of kilometer counters reaches its peak at 7 million counter modules.
Enclosures for door locking system with integrated tracks are manufactured successfully for the first time. Pollmann is certified according to ISO 9001, QS 9000 and VDA 6.1.
The second overseas Pollmann manufacturing location opens its door on August 1st in Romeoville/Chicago, USA.
Founding of Pollmann China in Kunshan (Shanghai).
Pollmann continues to develop its technology. New additions to the program are components for high-power automotive applications such as Power Frame – an electric power steering component/EPS – for auto maker Audi.
Pollmann expands China location – Barely four years after the location was established, a second production facility was inaugurated in Kunshan. The production area covers over 86,000 square feet.
Pollmann Czech Republic becomes an additional Center of Competence for injection molding. The production facilities for cost-effective modules including injection molding manufacture are expanded by 20,000 square feet.
Pollmann starts clean-room production – metal/plastic composites are produced in a 4,300-square-foot area in clean room class 8 (ISO 14644-1).
Pollmann has been offering apprenticeship training for more than 70 years. The apprentice workshops were expanded and equipped with a new injection molding machine including a handling robot as well as a pneumatics and electronics laboratory.
… good reason for all of us to be proud and happy. We celebrated this anniversary with an Open House and a special party for our employees. Pollmann has been in existence for 125 years, is wholly family-owned and has more than 1,200 employees worldwide.
The production area at the CZ location has been doubled to 8,000 m². Thanks to its excellent transportation links, Pollmann CZ has positioned itself perfectly for projects involving large quantities.
Pollmann China celebrates 10th Anniversary.
The company had employed over 400 people with a production area of 8800 m².
Pollmann Austria expands its production area and opens a new 1,220m² production facility. Pollmann now has a production area of 18,400m² in Karlstein.
Pollmann Czech Republic celebrated its 25th anniversary with more than 200 invited guests, among them Ambassador Dr. Alexander Grubmayr from the Austrian Embassy in Prague, Jindřichův Hradec Mayor Stanislav Mrvka, as well as many business partners and suppliers.
With more than 500 employees, Pollmann Czech Republic is one of the largest employers in the Jindřichův Hradec region.
Pollmann Austria celebrates 130 years and also takes the next big step in its expansion strategy in the Northern Waldviertel region. Pollmann purchases a 65,000m² property with an eye to the future. A new 3,500m² production plant with a fully automated high-bay rack storage system for 5,500 pallet spaces is only the first step in a series of potential expansion stages over the next few years.
Pollmann China also expands its production capacities and celebrates breaking ground for its latest addition. In its third expansion stage, the plant will almost double in size. The total building space, which is located on Pollmann's existing premises, will be increased by 9,360m² to a total of 20,500m².


Stuart Ravens is an associate director, working in Navigant Research's utility transformations team. Stuart focuses on utility digitization, analyzing topics such as IT, analytics, transactive energy, blockchain, and changing utility business models. His work covers utility and vendor strategies for managing the transformation to a distributed future. He focuses on how new technologies — such as blockchain and AI — can give utilities future competitive advantage, but also covers the significant barriers to digital transformation and how utilities can manage them to their advantage. Stuart has been an analyst for more than 20 years. For the past 10 years, his work has focused on the use of technology by utilities.
Stuart has played a lead role in the delivery of custom research and advisory work for many utilities, IT vendors, service providers, and renewables specialists. As an expert on the use of IT in the energy industry, he has been invited to speak at conferences around the world. He has also worked as an analyst in financial and professional services organizations based in London.


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Coming from a family where both my mom and sister were Kappa Deltas, I have always known where I would call my second home in college. I didn't realize just how much I wanted it until I went through recruitment my freshman year. I walked into Kappa Delta and instantly felt at home. It was an indescribable feeling that came over me and I knew from the minute I walked in the room that I wanted to be just like the women that surrounded me. I felt instantly comfortable and at ease. The women I talked to wanted to get to know me. The conversation was genuine, not surface level and the connection was instant, not forced. I walked out of the Kappa Delta lodge during the Open House round of recruitment and felt excitement, but also anxiety. I was worried that Kappa Delta wouldn't want me as much as I wanted them.
I was #pumped when I found out I was to return to Kappa Delta for the sisterhood round the next day. Just like the day before, I talked with more people who were equally as amazing and I was so intimidated. I was praying that I would be asked to return for the final round, Preference Day and almost cried tears of joy when I saw that I was invited back. I walked into the lodge, and I spoke with one of my very best friends who I've known for forever. My teary-eyed self told her that I wanted to be a Kappa Delta, and that this place felt like home to me.
After Preference round ended, I went home, attempted to calm my nerves for a few hours and headed back to the TONK to get my bid card. I opened my card and I screamed! A few other girls in my Gamma Chi group and I had gotten KD and we were all jumping and hugging, as if we had known each other forever. We went to go pick up our Bid Day tanks and then walked to the lane to meet our new sisters. I ran up to my very best friend, Francie Aulds and almost tackled her when I saw her holding my name! I just could not believe that the sisterhood I has always dreamed of was one that I would call my own.
It was amazing to see how different we all were. It was then that I realized that I was special. We all were. The most amazing feeling is to feel like you belong, to feel wanted. That's what I felt on Bid Day and that's what I continue to feel, even two years later. It's crazy to think that some of us began as strangers, but now these women are some of my very best friends. The sisterhood is real. These are the people who support me during my highs and my lows. Kappa Delta isn't for one type of person, however, we are all different in so many ways. Kappa Delta is about coming together as one. KD pushes us to reach the best versions of ourselves academically, spiritually, and personally. Kappa Delta pushes its members to meet its standards, because it will not lower those if its circle for you. Kappa Delta is so much more than a sorority, it's a family, it's sisterhood, it's a support system. It's home.
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[UPDATED]Congrats to the FAMU Marching 100 & The World Famed Tiger Marching Band!!
Posted byRoundupRussy	 December 8, 2008 11 Comments on [UPDATED]Congrats to the FAMU Marching 100 & The World Famed Tiger Marching Band!!
So far, we know that the Florida A&M Marching 100 and the Grambling State Tiger Marching Band have been invited to participate in the Inauguration Parade for President-Elect Barack Obama. I have not seen a formal list of all of the participating bands, but these two ensembles may be the only two bands from historical black colleges and universities to be counted in the 48 who will march along Pennsylvania Ave on January 20, 2009.
More than 1400 bands applied to participate in the inaugural festivities.
Florida A&M's Julian White received a phone call Friday evening during band rehearsal that he'll never forget.
A man told White, FAMU's director of bands and music chairman, that his 420-member Marching 100 was selected to participate in President-elect Barack Obama's Inaugural Parade on January 20. White asked the man a quick question.
White turned on the cell phone's speaker and put the phone close to a neighboring microphone. Then, the news was repeated to hundreds of band students.
"Pandemonium just broke out," White said.
Students began pulling out their own cell phones to tell friends and family, White said.
"Within 10 to 15 minutes, it was all over the United States," White said.
White couldn't help getting euphoric from the news. He went to his office to place a call to FAMU President James Ammons.
Congressman Allen Boyd, D-North Florida, also offered well wishes after hearing the news.
"It is a tremendous honor that President-elect Obama has chosen FAMU's Marching 100 to be a part of this historic occasion. Performing in the Inaugural Parade will be something that these students will never forget, and I know that they will make FAMU and North Florida very Proud," Boyd said by news release.
The Marching 100 took part in the inaugurations for President Clinton. For this inauguration, White and other colleagues had to complete an extensive application. They sent a DVD of the band's marching performance as well as audio clips and a 50-page media kit with the band's accomplishments.
But that was just the first step. The band must raise $90,000-$100,000 to pay for three nights of lodging and travel expenses to and from Washington D.C., White said.
"We are really going to need the help of our supporters, the FAMU community, our alumni and the local community," White said.
Congressman Allen Boyd, D-North Florida, is congratulating FAMU's Marching 100 band for its invitation to perform in the Inaugural Parade.
Florida A&M University's Marching 100 band will perform as part of inauguration activities of President-elect Barack Obama, said Sharon Saunders, FAMU spokeswoman.
FAMU received the invitation to perform in the inaugural parade Friday night. The parade is scheduled for Jan. 20.
SO IS GRAM AND SOUTHERN.
Miss B…is this article about Grambling and Southern? No. And from what I've read…Hampton has also been selected, but I've not read about Southern.
Congratulations to FAMU and Grambling! Both have been announces as bands selected for this historic event. You are on the money, Miss B. Grambling is in, too!
@EFW..really did you have to get nasty? wow.
Let's put THE FORCE from HU up there too!
Congrats 100! Keep making us proud!
I knew it would happen. We are "The 100".
Very proud. Go do what you do—turn it out!
Congratulations to Howard University Showtime Marching Band for also being selected. HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! U know!
Mad props also go to Delaware State and Hampton University.
I was too excited to see my mighty GSU stepping high for our new president. Michelle blew kisses to the band. Love it. Love it!


We teamed up with the data wizards at StockX to present the numbers behind six big trends that dominated the sneaker world in 2017.
Kanye West inked his prolific deal with German sportswear brand adidas in the beginning of 2013. Sneakerheads and 'Ye stans alike waited patiently until February 2015, when product first hit the market. Since then, West and adidas have continued to trickle out apparel and footwear, with 2017 ushering in new 350 V2 and Powerphase colorways, as well as the brand new Wave Runner 700 silhouette.
If you need to brush up on your YEEZY knowledge, check out our complete beginner's guide to the Kanye West x adidas collaboration.
Below, we dissect the numbers behind the unprecedented success of YEEZY footwear in 2017.
Also, don't miss our data-driven analysis of Nike Air Force 1s in 2017.
Securing a pair of YEEZYs for ticket price is far more difficult than it sounds. Kicks from the coveted sneaker range often double or triple in price on the secondary market, and 2017's releases were no exception to the rule.
Affectionately referred to as the "Beluga 2.0," the "Grey/Bold Orange" color scheme followed closely, with 22% of the YEEZY market share. Lastly, the "Cream White" colorway represents 14% of YEEZY sales on StockX in 2017.
Representing the sixth largest percent of the YEEZY market share at $5%, the "Semi-Frozen Yellow" 350 V2 from December is the most valuable YEEZY of the year, selling for average resell price of $747 USD, at a 240% premium. This particular colorway was rumored to be far more limited than previous 350 V2 releases.
The second and third most valuable YEEZY releases of 2017 are the YEEZY Wave Runner 700 and "Zebra" 350 V2, garnering resell prices of $702 (a premium of 134%) and $691 (a premium of 214%) respectively. These figures are a sobering reminder that if you're able to snag a pair of YEEZYs at retail level, you should consider yourself lucky.
The chart above shows total volume of all YEEZY sales in 2017 represented by the grey chart, with specific colorway releases called out through the year. We found four weeks in 2017 where YEEZYs exceeded 50% market share, an incredible level of dominance for a single sneaker type. This occurred following the release of the "Zebra," "Beluga 2.0," "Cream White" colorways, and then again in late June, with the re-stock of the "Zebra". In total, that's a full month where more money was spent on YEEZYs than all other sneakers combined.
While the YEEZY Waver Runner 700 was made available to pre-order on August 12, StockX sales slowed to a trickle between the months of August and November due to an absence of YEEZY releases during this time.
However, since late November, YEEZY sales have surged once again. Buoyed by a succession of rapid-fire releases – the "Frozen Yellow", "Beluga 2.0," Powerhase Calabasas in Grey, and "Blue Tint" releases all dropped within a month of each other, between November 18 and December 16 – overall YEEZY market share held between 35% and 50% for the last 5 weeks of 2017.


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'I knew someone was going to come at me': WI National Guard whistleblower fights medical discharge
Posted: December 2, 2019 6:48 PM
by Amy Reid
MADISON, Wis. — The man who brought attention to sexual misconduct at the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison said he is being discharged for doing so.
Last year, Master Sgt. Jay Ellis brought forward allegations of a toxic, hostile and oppressive environment at the 115th Fighter Wing that he said led to female colleagues being sexually harassed and assaulted.
"It had to be done," Ellis said of coming forward. "Someone had to say something. And I just couldn't live with myself if I left and didn't try to make things better for the people that were coming up behind me."
The 25-year guardsman said bringing his concerns to supervisors didn't seem to go anywhere, so he detailed multiple accounts in a letter to Sen. Tammy Baldwin, which kicked off a federal investigation into the 115th Fighter Wing.
Months later, he said he learned the medical examination board was looking at his file.
MSgt. Jay Ellis is 25yrs deep w/the WI Nat'l Guard, following a "sense of duty" to serve. Last year, he felt that sense of duty again, coming forward about sexual misconduct against his colleagues. Now, he's being medically discharged. #News3Now pic.twitter.com/l1GOZPJlv4
— Amy Reid (@amyreidreports) November 20, 2019
He said the board was looking for a reason to get him discharged, based on the issues they brought up in his medical history, like his allergy to tree nuts.
"I've had an allergy to tree nuts since I was a teenager," Ellis said. "The Air Force let me in knowing full well I had an allergy to tree nuts."
Despite him and his doctor disputing what he calls exaggerated claims or flat-out lies, he said the board told him he would be medically discharged.
"It definitely rips your heart out when you give everything that you have to serving your country, and you give it to an organization like that, and they just seem to be able to cast you aside without thinking twice about it," he said.
Ellis is appealing the discharge, and Baldwin has written multiple letters to head military officials, saying she was extremely troubled to hear about his discharge. She also is calling for an investigation into the decision.
A spokesman for the Wisconsin National Guard said the Guard cannot comment on ongoing personnel and medical matters, but said the evaluation boards are independent of the organization.
"(Medical evaluation boards) are specifically set up in a way so the chain of command does not influence the outcome," wrote Capt. Joe Trovato, a spokesman for the Wisconsin National Guard, in an email to News 3 Now. "Their purpose is to evaluate medical fitness for duty."
Ellis said he hopes at the end of this, he can just return to work, and he said despite all of this, he doesn't regret coming forward.
"I knew this was going to be part of the fight at some point," Ellis said. "Knowing the culture, the way it is in the military in general, and at the Wing, I knew someone was going to come at me for coming forward."
Ellis will sit before a formal Medical Examination Board on Dec. 3 to appeal the decision to discharge.


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The best rangefinder binoculars
Two eyes are better than one.
Best Overall Leica Geovid Pro 10x32
The Leica Geovid Pro combines all the high-tech software you could want with excellent image clarity in a small package, making it the best overall rangefinding binocular.
Compact form factor
Onboard Applied Ballistics tech
Onboard environmental sensors
App requires upgrade for full Applied Ballistics data
Best for Hunting Vortex Fury HD 5000 AB
The Vortex Fury HD provides high-quality rangefinding technology with the ability to range deer-sized targets at up to 1600 yards, making it the best rangefinding binocular for hunting.
Excellent rangefinding capability
Poor image clarity
Cluttered display
Tedious to set up
Best for Long-Range Shooting Sig Sauer Kilo10K-ABS HD
The ridiculous range capabilities of the Kilo10K combined with the onboard technology allowing BDX-equipped optics and third party info-gathering makes the Sig Sauer Kilo10K-ABS the best rangefinding binocular for long-range shooting.
Extreme rangefinding capabilities
Includes WeatherFlow wind meter
Applied Ballistics and BDX technology onboard
Can use to mark GPS positions
Reported poor glass clarity
Written By Jesse Carlson
Rangefinder binoculars might seem like an odd combination — like a fork and spoon creating a spork — but they fill a niche role that gives hunters multiple advantages. There is, of course, the titular function (range finding, duh), but many also include calculators to do ballistic math for you and provide higher magnification than their monocular counterparts. Plus, using both eyes means you'll get a higher field of view, making it easier to see your target.
If you want improved visibility and excellent range estimations at long distance, continue below to find a list of the best rangefinder binoculars on the market.
Best Overall: Leica Geovid Pro 10×32
Best for Hunting: Vortex Fury HD 5000 AB
Best for Long-Range Shooting: Sig Sauer Kilo10K-ABS HD
Best Budget: Bushnell Fusion X 10×42
Honorable Mention: ATN Binox 4k 4-16X
Leica Geovid Pro 10×32
Leica has been making optical devices for years. At the start of 2023, it released the Geovid Pro, calling it the world's first premium compact rangefinding binocular.
It certainly ticks all the boxes. Sporting only a 32-millimeter objective lens, it's at the bottom end for size, but it still has 10x magnification and an excellent FOV. But the best bit is under the hood. The Geovid Pro sports custom patented prisms, called Perger-Porro prisms, which give all the light transmission that Porros do while being able to be easily weatherproofed similar to roof prisms.
But that's not the end of the features. The Geovid Pro sports onboard environmental sensors such as temperature, pressure, and humidity, and it also has a compass. Wind can be imported from a third-party device, or input manually. All this data gets fed into the onboard ballistics calculator, which is driven by Applied Ballistics software. You can also add additional data, such as ballistics profiles, via Bluetooth into the calculator via an app. Once the data is imported, you don't even need your phone, as the rangefinder stores the profiles for you. But if you do have your phone, you can use the rangefinder to mark GPS positions in the app.
Unfortunately, the app has its limitations. Leica is running AB Ultralight. While an excellent software, it's limited to making calculations out to 875 yards. If you want to improve that range, you'll have to pay to upgrade to AB Sportsman or AB Elite. Given the price, it's a shame to have to pay for an upgrade on an already premium product. But if you do, you'll be able to take advantage of the extra image clarity for making long-range shots.
Accuracy: +/- 0.5 yard for 10-219 yards; 1 yard for 219-438 yards; 0.5% over 438 yards
Field of view: 345 feet at 1,000 yards
Why It Made The Cut
Vortex Fury HD 5000 AB
Best for Hunting
Sitting at the top end of Vortex's offerings is the Fury HD 5000 AB. It's more expensive than its brothers, but that's because of the tech inside, specifically the Applied Ballistics Elite software package.
The Fury HD 5000 gets its name from its rangefinding capabilities. According to Razor, the Fury can estimate deer up to 1,600 yards, trees and brush up to 2,400 yards, and reflective targets up to 5,000 yards. It also has scan modes to calculate range and track moving targets correctly, but that's not all.
Like many pricey and high-end rangefinding binoculars, this model has Applied Ballistics software onboard, allowing for precise firing solutions by importing data. Peripherals like Kestrel and Garmin can be paired to allow for GPS and wind data, or you can add in wind data yourself, either in full force left/right or in a specific direction for a more accurate calculation. The rangefinder collects environmental data such as temperature, pressure, humidity, and direction. This data gets input into the AB Elite calculator, and when combined with an imported ballistic profile, the calculator spits out a firing solution.
Getting there might be a bit of a pain. The display is cluttered, and the controls are known to be clunky. The image clarity leaves a bit to be desired, as well. It's not that terrible, but nowhere near as nice as high-end binoculars without the rangefinding capability, owing to the lens design. But for the money you pay, if you're serious about long-range hunting or shooting in general, these are an excellent option.
Accuracy: +/- 1 yard
The Vortex Fury HD provides high-quality rangefinding technology with the ability to range deer-sized targets at up to 1,600 yards, making it the best rangefinding binocular for hunting.
Sig Sauer Kilo10K-ABS HD
Best for Long-Range Shooting
If you're all about reaching out and touching someone, then the Sig Sauer Kilo10K-ABS HD is for you. Boasting an impressive 10,000-yard ranging distance, the Kilo10K is purpose-built for long-range shooting. Admittedly, the numbers are a little superfluous. The longest confirmed kill was made at 3,871 yards, roughly 2.2 miles. So while it's good to know that you too could at least spot a target at almost three times that distance, in practice you're not likely to need to.
To be making long-range shots, you'll need plenty of data. Luckily, the Kilo10K provides such data. The rangefinder is capable of correctly ranging deer-sized targets at 3,000 yards, trees at 4,000 yards, and reflective targets at 10,000 yards. An onboard compass provides bearing, and there are also sensors onboard to measure pressure, humidity, and temperature. As a bonus, a WeatherFlow wind meter is included with your purchase (as well as a chest harness in Multicam) to provide wind data via Bluetooth.
Kestrel and Garmin products can also be paired to the Kilo10K to provide ballistic and GPS data, via the integrated Applied Ballistics technology. You can also import ballistics data from Sig's app to get a firing solution based on the Applied Ballistics Elite ballistic software. And if you own a scope from Sig's BDX line, you're in luck, as that data can be transferred directly to the scope. Meanwhile, Sig Sauer has paired with another app called BaseMap to allow inputting GPS coordinates based on location, bearing, and range measurement.
Unfortunately, it's not all perfect. According to folks on the Long Range Hunting forum, the glass leaves a blue tint, due to lens coating and prism design. Pictures available on the internet confirm this. The display tends to feel cluttered, as well. But apart from that, you can rest assured you'll be getting a quality product.
Accuracy: +/- 0.5 < 500 yards; 1 yard for 500-1,000 yards; 2 yards for 1,000+ yards
The ridiculous range capabilities of the Kilo10K, combined with the onboard technology allowing BDX-equipped optics and third-party info-gathering, makes the Sig Sauer Kilo10K-ABS HD the best rangefinding binocular for long-range shooting.
Onboard Applied Ballistics and BDX technology
Poor glass clarity
Clutter display
Bushnell Fusion X 10×42
Bushnell is known for making quality products at low prices, and the Fusion X is no different. These little 10-power binos are fairly cheap, but they do an excellent job. Accurate within a yard, these can range a deer-sized target to 700 yards, trees to 900 yards, and reflective targets to a mile out. That's not as high as the competition, but it's nothing to scoff at either.
Glass clarity is high, as Bushnell has implemented its High Definition Optical System (HDOS), which refers to the prism technologies as well as the lens film, to ensure high-quality viewing. Additionally, the rangefinder auto-detects ambient light, so that in high visibility the reticle is black, but is red in low light to ensure proper range reading.
While the Fusion X doesn't have a fancy programmable ballistics calculator, it does have the next best thing, accessible in rifle mode. According to the manual, Bushnell has taken ballistic data from over 2,000 caliber and load combinations including black powder/muzzleloader and put them into 10 groups. After a range has been found, data from the group selected is used to calculate a hold needed. If you feel that you would prefer a more precise hold calculation, Bushnell provides instructions within the manual for a more accurate ballistic calculation.
The Bushnell Fusion X provides a no-frills quality product for half the price of its competitors, making it the best budget rangefinding binoculars.
Excellent clarity
Built-in simple ballistic calculator
Shorter effective range than competition
ATN Binox 4k 4-16X
Every hunter has a "one-that-got-away" story, usually detailing a massive trophy animal larger than life. These stories are usually more than a little embellished, and though we all have one, we're typically skeptical of everyone else's. Well, with the ATN Binox 4k 4-16X, you'll be able to come away with a little more proof that the big one really does exist, and hopefully, it will help you hit the sucker.
The Binox were the only digital binoculars that I could find, and they're packed with features. First off is the variable zoom with a range of 4- to 16-power, which is a gain on most other rangefinding binoculars, which typically cap at 10-power. Additionally, this option features digital night vision, of which some users reported being able to see game at 125 yards. Once you spot your target, you'll be able to capture photos and video via a few button clicks. With a video resolution of 4k, you should be able to prove that "big one" really is out there. It won't look as good in the field though, owing to the viewing screen being limited to 720p, which is limited by the compact form factor. A 16-hour battery ensures many hours of use, with a battery extender that sits in a neck strap available from ATN.
As far as rangefinding binoculars go, this one performs relatively poorly. ATN lists the Binox as having an effective range of 1,000 yards, which is comparably short. Additionally, because there is only one objective lens, the field of view is small as well, limited to 220 feet at 1,000 yards. The good news is that if you own an ATN scope, like the Thor 4 or something similar, you'll be able to use onboard Bluetooth to transfer data to the scope, as well as ATN's Obsidian app to stream footage, mark targets on GPS, and show line of sight to others using the Obsidian app based on the onboard compass. But if you don't own a Thor optic, and aren't sold on digital binoculars, it might be worth looking at different options.
ATN's Binox 4k 4-16x, while not true binoculars, offer a multitude of digital features such as night vision that could greatly increase your chances of spotting and bagging your next target.
Video recording in 1080p
Integration with ATN optics and apps
Digital night vision
Built-in compass
Low FOV
Relatively low range
Lack of picture clarity at high magnification
Things to consider before buying rangefinding binoculars
Benefits of rangefinding binoculars
Well, first off, what are you doing? If you're just hiking through the woods and birdwatching, I'm not even sure why you've made it this far on this list. But if you're into shooting, then maybe these are for you. Rangefinding binoculars are better than their monocular counterparts because you're looking through lenses through both eyes, allowing for a wider FOV. Additionally, binoculars tend to have higher magnification.
For example, the Vortex Fury featured here has a 10x magnification and an FOV of 321 feet. By comparison, Vortex's Razor HD 4000, its top-end monocular rangefinder, has 7x magnification and an FOV of 341 feet. The extra magnification at the cost of some view (and increased price) might be worth it to some shooters.
Besides the titular feature of these binos, there are usually a few other goodies involved.
Horizontal distance calculator
The most common is the horizontal distance calculator. The rangefinder finds the angle from level ground to target, and then multiplies the range found by the cosine of the angle. One quick calculation later, it spits out the horizontal distance. The reason for this is because, regardless of the angle fired, gravity pulls the bullet down at the same rate. For example, a shot taken at a 35-degree angle at 450 yards has a horizontal component of roughly 370 yards, and the bullet will drop the same amount that it would from a 370-yard shot. So if you don't have a ballistics calculator or your phone is dead and you can't access the app of your choice, you can refer to your dope card or range book or what-have-you, and still make an accurate shot.
Ballistics calculators
Speaking of ballistics calculators, maybe you've chosen a rangefinder with one onboard. Basically, it will take the information that I've detailed above, punch that range in (or Bluetooth will do it for you), and add in other data like wind, barometric pressure, known rifle performance, etc. It does all the work for you, and tells you how far to adjust your shot.
Another popular feature is a scan mode. This keeps the rangefinder actively on as you visually scan your surroundings. Typically, you can also set the rangefinder to record the ranges that measure closest or furthest to positively ID a target, like a deer in a field.
FAQs about rangefinder binoculars
Q: Does Leupold make rangefinder binoculars?
A: Not anymore. For a short time, Leupold offered a rangefinding binocular called the RBX-3000. However, it seems that it was discontinued by Spring 2020.
Q: Do rangefinders have magnification?
A: Almost all do. The added magnification allows users to more accurately aim at targets, thus getting a range calculation. That said, I've noticed that the binocular rangefinders tend to have stronger magnification than their monocular counterparts.
Q: What rangefinder does the military use?
A: Recently, the Army and Marines issued contracts for weapon-mounted rangefinders. L3Harris won the contract for the Small Tactical Optical Rifle-Mounted Micro Laser Rangefinder 2 (STORM 2) for the Army, while Optic 1 was awarded the contract for the Integrated Compact Ultralight Gun-mounted Rangefinder (I-CUGR) for the Marines. Unfortunately for you LARPers out there, these don't seem to be available for the general public.
If you're still not sure which set of binos is for you, let's break it down simply. If you want the best option out there, featuring premium glass clarity and excellent rangefinding capabilities with all the high-tech bells and whistles, select the Leica Geovid Pro. If you're wanting the best for long-range hunting and shooting, then either the Razor Fury or Sig Sauer Kilo will serve you well. Meanwhile, if you're balling on a budget, look no further than the Bushnell Fusion X. And if you want to measure range at night and make the most of digital zoom, select the ATN Binox. All are excellent options in their own right. But if you're still not convinced of binoculars, maybe check out this list of monoculars, where we tested out the best rangefinders on the market.
For this buyer's guide, I was looking for information regarding performance data. A rangefinder that sucks at measuring range is just a paperweight. I was looking at effective range, field of view, and also checking for features such as ballistic calculators. End-user reviews were vital to this selection, as were individual reviews and forum discussions. In particular, data from the Long Range Hunting forum, as well as reviews from Outdoor Life and Petersen's Hunting were extremely helpful.
Jesse Carlson
Jesse Carlson is an F-16 crew chief with the Air National Guard and a mechanical engineering student, courtesy of the GI Bill. A constant tinkerer, he can often be found working on restoring his M38A1 Jeep.


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Pscowboy is right: you do not want to have your Windows machine set up with Dynamic Disks. They should be Basic Disks.
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To correct this you first must work to back up your data. If you do not have a backup drive or external drive get one. While there are conversion options that can try and retain your data they can go wrong for several reasons.
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I'm not sure. I've never seen that message before. It is because of the spanned volume. You need to Break the spanned volume (without losing data) before you can convert.
If you right click on the spanned volume, is there an option to "Break" it?
I've asked for more help.
I have not been able to find anything that will allow you to break a spanned volume without losing your data.
EDIT: If you have PROGRAMS installed on D: then you may still be able to restore these installations from the backup on the new basic disk labeled D: as long as you make the conversion, create the basic volume D:, and copy everything back into D: before starting Windows.
If Windows starts and finds the programs missing then you would probably need to reinstall them all.
Look at your screenshot in the first post. In the lower portion of Disk Management it graphically shows the Volume setup. The first D: volume is 200.20 GB. The second is 206.97 GB. That totals 407.17 GB.
Now look at the top section of DM. It shows one D: volume of 407.17 GB. This proves that the two volumes are combined and treated as one spanned volume by the OS.


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