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Acoustic Hearts of Winter () — второй студийный альбом американской поп-рок группы Aly & AJ, вышел 26 сентября 2006 года в США, под звукозаписывающим лейблом Hollywood Records. Дебютировал в чарте Billboard 200 США под номером семьдесят восемь (#78), достиг 14 места в Top Holiday Albums.

Об альбоме
Acoustic Hearts of Winter был задуман как проект после завершения делюкс издания своего первого дебютного альбома Into The Rush (2005). Вся продукция альбома была продюсирована Антониной Армато и Тимом Джеймсом. Большинство песен являются кавер-версиями религиозных Рождественских песен или современной классики. Две собственные песни появляются в альбоме, которые были написаны Aly & AJ с Армато и Джеймсом. Музыкальный альбом представляет собой поп-рок песни, сыгранные на электрогитарах. Они использует поп-музыку, влияющую на Рождественскую музыку.

Альбом получил положительные отзывы критиков, как правило комплименты лирического содержания за оригинальные песни и общее звучание. Acoustic Hearts of Winter дебютировала в США на Billboard 200 под номером семьдесят восемь (#78), и достиг максимального числа четырнадцать в Top Holiday Albums. Это был второй бестселлер праздничный альбом 2006 года. Единственный сингл из альбома, «Greatest Time of Year», был использован в фильме The Santa Clause 3, достиг максимального 96 места в Billboard Hot 100. Aly & AJ способствовали в основном в альбоме CD USA и в 2006 году Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade. В 2007, альбом был переиздан с тремя новыми традиционными кавер-песнями.

В течение лета 2006 года, после подведения производственных итогов и записи их первого дебютного альбома, Aly & AJ начал записывать свой первый рождественский альбом. Антонинf Армато и Тим Джеймс, которые работали над дебютным альбомом дуэта и ряд других звёзд Диснея, были наняты для исполнительного производства усилий. Они ожидали окончания записи альбома к концу лета, для того, чтобы он был выпущен для курортного сезона. Aly & AJ думали, что это нелепо, чтобы они записали рождественский альбом в самые жаркие дни года. Элисон Мичалка сказала Saginaw News, что продюсеры Армато и Джеймс заполнили студию ёлочными украшениями, рождественскими печеньями, и деревьями с подарками, чтобы записать то, что им требуется, и чтобы песни получились в духе Рождества.

Acoustic Hearts of Winter музыкальный альбом на основе Рождественской музыки и поп-музыки, поп-рока и подросткового рока. Все песни продюсировали Антонина Армато и Тим Джеймс. Aly & AJ, наряду с исполнительными продюсерами Армато и Джеймс, адаптировали и расположили большинство каверов в альбоме. Многие из песен, включают тяжёлые приборы, такие как гитара, виолончель, ударные, бас. И фортепиано. Альбом в основном состоит из кавер-версий из кэролов, в то время как два оригинальных номера сохранены."Joy to the World", «We Three Kings», «The First Noel», «God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen», and «Silent Night» — религиозные традиционные песни. Кроме того, включены традиционные «Deck the Halls», «I'll Be Home for Christmas», «The Little Drummer Boy», оригиналы Harry Simeone и «Let It Snow», исполненные Vaughan Monroe.

Синглы

Главный сингл альбома «Greatest Time of Year», первый из двух оригиналов альбома, написан Aly & AJ, Армато и Джейсоном. Второй оригинальный и собственный трек, «Not This Year» - это размышления о прошлом Рождестве, и его различиях. По словам дуэта, песня посвящена их бабушке Кармен, который умерла в канун Рождества несколько лет назад. В 2007 году издание альбома доступно исключительно на розничный Target Corporation, традиционные треки «We Wish You a Merry Christmas» и «Winter Wonderland» были бонус-треками, а также «Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree», изначально исполняла Brenda Lee.

Отзывы критиков
Matt Collar из Allmusic похвалил классические рождественские песни состоят в «свете», современной поп-моды, отметив, что оригинальные песни сильно отличаются от тех, что в альбоме.

Sari N. Kent из The Celebrity Cafe говорили о гармонизации дуэта, и альбома «небесный» звук и «беспрецедентную акустической гитарной работы». Кент отметил, что набор был «праздничный альбом, которые появляются поклонники фантазии и голоса близнецов как ангелы harkening к вышеуказанным.»<ref name="Kent">{{cite web|url=http://thecelebritycafe.com/cd/full_review/12361.html|title=Acoustic Hearts of Winter|date=2006-10-14|work=The Celebrity Cafe|first=Sari N.|last=Kent|accessdate=2010-11-21|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/69xaFVLdN?url=http://thecelebritycafe.com/cd/full_review/12361.html|archivedate=2012-08-16|deadurl=yes}}</ref>

Logan Leasure из Jesusfreakhideout высоко оценил Aly & AJ «электростанцию» вокал на треки, но сказал, гимны, такие как «The First Noel» и «Deck the Halls» было немного скучными, из-за акустических множественных чувств.

В целом, Leasure сказал: «Этот альбом имеет свою хорошую долю выдающийся треков, которые, несомненно, удовлетворит любого поклонника современной музыки Рождества». Он особо отметил «Little Drummer Boy» и впечатляюще-лирического содержания песню "Not This Year.

 Позиции в чартах
В чарте 2 декабря 2006 года, почти через два месяца после первого выпуска Acoustic Hearts of Winter дебютировал под номером семьдесят восемь (#78) на Billboard 200, где он достиг своего пика.. Она по-прежнему в верхней половине диаграмм в течение трёх недель, и поддерживать позицию в топ-200 альбомов в течение семи недель. На Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart, альбом дебютировал 25 ноября 2006 года под номером 20. Неделю спустя он перешёл на номер четырнадцать, где он достиг, и провел четырнадцать недель на графике. Acoustic Hearts of Winter был вторым бестселлером праздничного альбома в 2006 году в курортный сезон. В 2007 и 2008 году, альбом вновь вошёл в чарты Holiday Album на сорок пятое место (#45) и двадцать восемое место (#28), соответственно.

 Поощрения
«Greatest Time of Year» была использована для фильма, The Santa Clause 3. 21 ноября 2006 года была выпущена в качестве сингла на iTunes вместе с Radio Disney, так как песня была в комплекте с интервью с дуэтом на станции.. Песня впервые появилась на «Bubbling Under Hot 100» 2 декабря 2006 года. Продвигаемый свой дебют на номер шестьдесят семь на Hot Digital Songs chart, «Greatest Time of Year» дебютировал под номером девяносто шесть на Billboard Hot 100. Кроме того, она выступила на номер семьдесят два на Pop 100. Два музыкальных клипов были разработаны для песни, одна из которых intercut со сценами из фильма, и второй, который исключительно показывал только сестер.

Дуэт исполнил «Greatest Time of Year» вживую на CD USA. Кроме того, они провели его в 2006 для Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, и в 2007 году ездили на гастроли в качестве разогрева с Майли Сайрус на The Best of Both Worlds Tour. Также в 2007 году альбом был переиздан в качестве делюкс издания по Target Corporation, и включала традиционные рождественские песни «We Wish You a Merry Christmas» а также «Winter Wonderland» и «Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.» Вариации «Greatest Time of Year» также включены в альбом лейбла Walt Disney Records, сборник Disney Channel Holiday (2007), и All Wrapped Up'' (2008).

Список композиций

Над альбомом работали
Как указано в буклете.

 Aly Michalka — vocals, writing, adaption, arrangement
 AJ Michalka — vocals, writing, adaption, arrangement
 Antonina Armato — production
 Tim James — production
 Tim Pierce — guitar
 Sean Hurley — bass
 Dorian Crozier — drums
 Jamie Muhoberac — keyboards, wurley
 Luis Conte — percussion
 Dean Parks — guitar
 Cameron Stone — cello

 Bob Zamitti — writing
 Kim Gannon — writing
 Walter Kent — writing
 Buck Ram — writing
 Bob Zamitti — vibes
 Katherine Davis — writing
 Henry Onorati — writing
 Harry Simeone — writing
 Gerry Cagle — executive producer
 Carrie Michalka — executive producer

Позиции в чартах

Примечания

Ссылки
 Official Hollywood Records: Acoustic Heart of Winter

Альбомы, спродюсированные Rock Mafia
Рождественские поп-альбомы

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In what sounded like a news headline taken from the height of the Cold War in 1950s, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday, June 28, that 11 individuals had been charged for espionage and conspiracy on behalf of the Russian government.
Ten out of the 11 conspirators have been arrested and detained; the other still remains at large. The Russian conspirators have been identified as Anna Chapman, Mikail Semenko, Christopher R. Metsos, Richard Murphy, Cynthia Murphy, Donald Howard Heathfield, Tracey Lee Ann Foley, Michael Zottoli, Patricia Mills, Juan Lazaro, and Vicky Pelaez.
The charges against these 11 individuals were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, located in Brooklyn.
Amit Kachhia-Patel and Maria L. Ricci, both FBI special agents currently assigned to the Counterintelligence Division within the FBI's New York Field Office, brought up the charges to the Court.
According to the documented charges, the FBI has been conducting a multi-year investigation on a network of U.S.-based covert Russian operatives working for the SVR, Russia's foreign intelligence agency and a successor to the Soviet Union's KGB.
Working undercover and through the use of other lawful authorized surveillance, the FBI has ascertained a great deal of information from the Russian agents, all of whom reside in various metropolitan cities throughout the United States.
The FBI court documents also stated that to "further the aims of the conspiracy, Moscow Center has arranged for the defendants clandestinely to communicate with the Russian Federation." The conspiratorial methods of communication included the use of ad-hoc wireless networks, between two or more laptop computers; radiograms, through short-wave radio transmissions; and steganography, a process by which images, found on public Internet websites, are imbedded with encrypted messages that can only be spotted and decrypted by a specially made SVR-provided software, which is unavailable to the general public.
In the case of SVR conspirators Vicky Pelaez and Christopher Metsos, they occasionally met with officials from the Russian government, based out of either the Permanents Russian Mission to the United Nations in Manhattan, Washington D.C., or an undisclosed "South American country." Pelaez and Metsos would then, at such place and time, receive further instructions and large payments of money to be distributed to the other SVR conspirators in order to pay them and help cover their expenses.
Shockingly, one SVR conspirator, Donald Howard Heathfield, who operated out of Boston in 2004, reportedly met with a unidentified U.S. government employee with regard to nuclear weapons.
On September 23, 2005, Heathfield informed MC that he had "established contact" with a "former high-ranking United States Government national security official," according to the FBI document.
It would be interesting to know with which members of Congress, Washington policymakers, and former high-ranking national security officials that the SVR operatives were or are in contact with and the content of what information they were able to transmit back to Russia; unfortunately the documents do not state any specific names, if in fact the FBI even knows who in particular the conspirators were in contact with.
It should be noted that former President, now the Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin was a KGB agent in East Germany in the 1980s, later promoted to head of the FSB (the main successor to the KGB) in 1998.
Putin has filled his Cabinet with many former and current FSB and SVR agents. Although the Russian Communist Party might not be in power anymore, the former guardians of Soviet communism are now running the country from the inner sanctums of the Kremlin.
The news of this Russian espionage conspiracy came just a few days after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev paid a visit to Silicon Valley, California, to improve U.S.-Russo relations and announce a new cooperative partnership in the field of computer technology.
This news also comes around the same time as Chinese Communists have been accused of attempting to infiltrate the Canadian government; just days after Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the Canadian capital in Ottawa.
The 10 individuals under custody have yet to be found guilty of any federal or espionage crimes, as these claims still remain mere allegations.


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What credible justification is there for the UK's very costly membership of a political entity to obtain tariff free trade.
Stevlin
The UK taxpayer pays a very high price for the enablement of some UK businesses to benefit from tariff free trade with the EU…...naturally, if businesses prosper, then so does the economy, as employment prospects are greatly improved, more tax revenue generated...etc etc………….however, why is it deemed necessary for a supranational Parliament; common currency; open borders; 'ever closer union'; EU citizenship etc….. in order to benefit from tariff free trade???
Why wasn't just a Regional Free Trade agreement formed ?……….it would serve the same purpose of expanding multi-country preferential trade for the stimulation of economic growth WITHOUT any supranational political , FoM and legislative primacy nonsense……..and of course, without requiring huge amounts of subsidies from the likes of the UK and Germany.
Obvious answer - the establishment of all the trappings required for the formation of The United Soviet States of Europe, ( the politburo already exists in the form of the Commission).
It all comes down to what is the EU, and what our people believed in the 70s was the then EC, when the UK signed up for it.
Although I was around in the 70s, I was too young to be concerned about the UK's entry into the then EC, so I don't know what people thought they were signing up for. I expect it was a free trade agreement that you state. But obviously those like Heath had a very different agenda.
From the EU's point of view, "Europe" was always a political project created in the aftermath of WW2 primarily to merge France and Germany so close together that they could never fight another major war between them again, or anyone else. But did the average Briton know that in the 70s? There was no internet to check things.
And that was the problem then and now. We want free trade, but for them it was always so much more than that.
Although I am leaver and voted for Brexit, I am not against the idea of the EU and "ever closer union" based on ideology. I am against it, because in my opinion, its unworkable. Europe is made up of different countries with different languages and cultures and it's not possible to merge them all together in one state. The Romans tried it and looked what happened to them.
Better we're out of it, deal or no deal.
From the EU's point of view, "Europe" was always a political project created in the aftermath of WW2 primarily to merge France and Germany so close together that they could never fight another major war between them again, or anyone else. Bur did the average Briton know that in the 70s? There was no internet to check things.
Although I am leaver and voted for Brexit, I am not against the idea of the EU and and "ever closer union" based on ideology. I am against it, because in my opinion, its unworkable. Europe is made up of different countries with different languages and cultures and it's not possible to merge them all together in one state. The Romans tried it and looked what happened to them.
You may not realise then that Heath actually lied to Parliament about the UK joining the EEC/EU.....when he claimed that it 'wouldn't involve any transfer of sovereignty' - and he ensured that the British public were unaware of the sovereignty issue too.
http://campaignforanindependen…tain-europe-bruges-group/
I don't you if you saw that programme on BBC2 Stevlin around the time of the referendum,, but they went into all this stuff then. Perhaps some in parliament didn't know or couldn't be bothered to find out, but many did including all the hard lefties like Tony Benn.
Jumping forward a few decades, what I found more shocking from that same programme was how the Maastricht Treaty was dealt with in parliament in Major's government. This was the treaty that renamed the EU to EU and a lot more besides. Basically, the treaty was never scrutinised at all by MPs and there was a rush vote one evening to get it through.
We'll all been led down a path and I'm not sure we've escaped that path yet, especially with the likes of Gina Miller and her millions teaming up with Blair, Clegg and all the others.
hoxton_hockler
George Orwell got it wrong with 1984. What has really happened is that people have chosen submission to an authoritarian state and attack others who fight against it. The EU is much cleverer than Oceania. It is the older generation who want freedom whilst the young want subjugation. I generalise of course, not all the young are brainwashed as my son keeps reminding me...
Yes we voted Brexit but already many people are changing their minds. Very clever the EU, and frightening.
I'm not so sure people aka us, are changing our minds Hoxton. I haven't.
Politics wise, we are in a weak situation with the EU now, but I think people who voted whichever way probably still would have done the same now.
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That is spot on, Hox, and yes, not all young people are acolytes, but they will be vilified by their peers and sent to Coventry in employment opportunities and advancement. I know this only too well by experience in at least two different kinds of political scene. Those who refuse to swallow the sugar coated pill will be excluded. It's often why they emigrate, which saves them in one sense but weakens our heritage pool, both ethnic and European, in another.
The vagabond who's rapping at your door
Is standing in the clothes that you once wore
Well, I had figured that very little evidence, credible or otherwise could be offered in an attempt to justify the UK's very costly membership of the EU, so the lack of attempts isn't really surprising ........albeit, there really are usually some people who like the socialistic set up of the EU, and would love for the UK to become part of the USSE .
The EU will of course not be deflected from it's federalstic ambition .......but it may well hasten it post Brexit.
The future could well be seen to be more favourable for the culmination of the EU's ambition - because, as HH and LW have wisely pointed out......EU citizenship is far more appealing to the younger element society.......but here'd hoping that such a movement doesn't make too much headway in the near future......and certainly not until well after Brexit has taken place......and numerous global trade deals are in place......
May is in Brussels right now, I wonder how she's going.
Unfortunately with the new French toyboy in town, the EU feels revitalised. So while many of us would prefer if the EU were arranged along purely free trade agreement lines similar as to how the EC was, it looks like all the others in the EU want the good ship super state to continue sailing.
Jun 23rd 2017
I've just looked at the headlines on Skynews and the media is pushing a reverse Brexit agenda again. Plus a nice big hugely embarrassing report of "tearful" British police officers who feel overworked. (The terrorists will no doubt be overjoyed to read this.) All the fault of the ruling party. Sob, sob. etc. They don't have any pride, these repugnant media tarts. They will stick a stiletto into their own mothers.
And what has happened to the famous British resolve and stiff upper lip? Apparently Captain Merkel has cut it off and has it in her back pocket. And the media is gagging to rejoin her world where she will hug the prodigals, forgive them and tell them what to do.
The bulk of the media has always been against Brexit.
By the way, Gina Miller was on BBC's Question time last night....
I was going to do a summary of it, but I'd end up saying something I probably shouldn't and would need to ban myself from my own forum. So I said nothing. Welcome to 21st century Britain, where free speech died in favour of the elitist, globalist, multi cultural, uber liberal agenda.
Why is Gina Miller on anything regarding the British government? Why would such a lovely woman want to dabble in such things. I'm quite shocked, always having been a great admirer of her and her enormous brain.
Edited once, last by Little Wing: sanitised post to please the thought fascists. ( Jun 24th 2017 ).
I don't know if this will work for you LW, but this clip from last night's Question Time is what happens now if anyone dares to robustly challenge Ms Miller:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/u…boots-out-audience-member
Yes, it worked a treat. In more ways than one!
Let me just say well done to the man, and he seems to be a young one, so whoo-hoo times two to you, mate, who had the guts to heckle the Beauteous One in her telling of the British people where they get off. So superior! Begone, vile British male person thing! And there is always a little media lapdog to do the bidding of these creatures too. Quite nauseating, but nevertheless not unexpected in our time.
I suppose one can't expect much less in a BBC studio, full of little telly tubbies all clapping and snuggling up to anyone who hates people with balls. That is something we have all come to expect from this once great broadcasting institution (yes, institution). It has now degraded into something I would like to set on fire. (When everyone has gone home, of course.)
If I were PM I'd do all in my power to curb the living daylights out of the BBC's Labour fraternity and if that didn't work I might simply declare Aunty unfit for purpose and chuck her off the bus to find her way among the harsh realities of advertising and the sort of mongrel scavengers that populate the alleys of independent broadcasting.
Good luck, dear, you're going to need it if anyone like me comes along!
As for the lovely lady Gina, whom I greatly admire, - what a princess.
Edited once, last by Little Wing: perfumed for the sensitive feelings of thought controllers and haters of free speech everywhere. ( Jun 24th 2017 ).
Well that shouldn't be too surprising H - after all, the majority of EU member states are net recipients of the EU largesse....whereas, the UK is one of the highest contributing members.......THAT, is why the UK will be 'missed'.
Pay 'erm nothing until we get out future trade deal, that's how I would approach things. Will that happen? Do pigs fly?
ERM - pay them nothing period!! Why the hell should the UK be expected to subsidise the EU in order to access tariff FT?? Around 60 countries do just that - without having to either subsidise them OR accept any EU governance legislation. If UK 'businesses' that benefit from the tariff free trade wish for the UK to remain, then let them pay the subsidy - albeit, even them the UK should be allowed to retail control of it's borders. Decades ago, 60% of UK's total trade was with the EU......that has now dropped to nearer 40%........'nuff said.
The ridiculous EU aren't satisfied with May's proposal of how EU citizens will be 'treated' in the UK, post Brexit......the prats want, and expect the EU citizens resident in the UK after Brexit to be entitled to legal protection as ordained by the European Court........
What planet are they on??? Do they also expect such legal entitlement to EU citizens resident in other sovereign, non-EU countries???
Nope - didn't think so!
I guess, we're after a special deal and full access to the single market, where as as other non-EU countries don't have full access, espcially to financial services and are subject to tariffs.
Would be interested to know if M&M (Merkel and Macron) will ever tell Trump that EU citizens living in America need to come under the jurisdiction of the EU court, if America wants a trade deal with the EU. Which, we know what Trump thinks about the EU and other superannuation bodies anyway, but it would be a interesting conversation, none the less.
Lol.....yes indeed. One can just imagine Trump's reaction to such a suggestion......but wrt to the UK retaining access to the Single Market, (obviously not including the removal of non-tariff barriers to trade), there are around 60 non-EU countries that have that arrangement- and also without any EU legislative nonsense or subsidy requirements etc, but that would clearly be too good a deal for the UK to be granted.........albeit, they will be mindful of cutting off their nose to spite their face. Methinks that a lot of 'bluffing' will be made by both sides......I wonder whether the best poker player is Davis or Barnier?
Apparently, a citizen of the USA has written a parable like treatise in summation of a very recent political period in the UK......
It goes like this.........
And there came from the land of Britain a prophet, whose name was Jeremy. And he cried aloud in the wilderness, and said, Behold, I bring you hope .And it came to pass, in the land of Britain, that the High Priestess went unto the people and said, I bring ye tidings of great joy. For on the eighth day of the sixth month there shall be a general election.
And the people said, Not another one.
And they waxed wroth against the High Priestess and said, Didst thou not swear, even unto seven times, that thou wouldst not call a snap election?
And the High Priestess said, I know, I know. But Brexit is come upon us, and I must go into battle against the tribes of France, Germany, and sundry other holiday destinations. And I must put on the armor of a strong majority in the peoples house. Therefore go ye out and vote.
And there came from the temple pollsters, who said, Surely this woman will flourish. For her enemy is as grass; she cutteth him down. He is as straw in the wind, and he will blow away. And the trumpet of her triumph shall sound in all the land.
And the High Priestess said, Piece of cake.
And there came from the same country a prophet, whose name was Jeremy. His beard was as the pelt of beasts, and his raiments were not of the finest. And he cried aloud in the wilderness and said, Behold, I bring you hope.
And suddenly there was with him a host of young people. And he said unto them, Ye shall study and grow wise in all things, and I shall not ask ye for gold. And the sick shall be made well, and they also will heal freely. And he promised unto them all manner of goodly things.
And the young people said unto him, How shall these things be rendered, seeing that thou hast no money in thy purse?
And he spake unto them in a voice of sounding brass and said, Soak the rich. And again, Pull down the mighty from their seats.
And the young people went absolutely nuts.
And they harkened unto the word of Jeremy, and believed. For they said unto themselves, Lo, he bringeth unto us the desire of our hearts. He cometh by bicycle, with a helmet upon his head. And he eateth neither flesh nor fowl, according to the Scriptures. For man cannot live by bread alone, but hummus is quite another matter.
And the High Priestess saw all these things and was sore. And she gathered unto her the chief scribes and the Pharisees and said unto them, What the hell is going on?
And they said unto her, It is a blip, as if it were a rough place upon the road.
But they said unto themselves, When the government was upon her shoulders, this woman was mighty. But now that she has gone abroad unto every corner of the land, she stumbleth. For surely it is written that ruling and campaigning are as oil and water, and there shall be no concord betwixt them.
And the chief scribes wrote upon tablets, saying, Jeremy is false of tongue. He hideth wickedness in his heart. And his sums do not add up.
And nobody paid any attention.
And the elders rose up and said to the young people, If ye choose Jeremy, he will bring distress in your toils and wailing upon your streets. Do ye not remember the nineteen-seventies?
And the young people said, The what?
And the elders spake again, and said to the young people, Beware, for he gave succor in days of yore to the I.R.A.
And the young people said, Jeremy shall bring peace unto all nations, for he hateth the engines of war that take wing across the heavens. And he showeth respect for all peoples, even unto the transgender community.
And the elders said, The what?
And it came to pass that the heathen of this land came among the people, with fire and sword, and slew many among the faithful. And great was the lamentation.
And the High Priestess waxed exceeding wroth and said to the people, Fear not. For I shall bind your wounds and give ye shelter from the heathen, and shall take up the sword against them.
And there came again pollsters from the temple, who said, Will the people not vote for her in this hour of need?
And it came to the vote.
And the elders went up to vote, as did the young people. For the young people were as a multitude. And in the hours of darkness there was much counting. And the young people watched by night, and the elders went to bed.
And there came in the morning news that the High Priestess had vanquished the prophet Jeremy. But the triumph of the High Priestess was as the width of a nail. And she was vexed.
And the elders and the chief scribes and the Pharisees spoke among themselves, yea, even in the corners of their houses.
And there was great rejoicing amidst the multitude of the young. And they took strong wine, and did feast among themselves. And there were twelve baskets left over.
And of the pollsters there was no sign.
And the people saw Jeremy and said, Surely this man has won? Doth he not skip in gladness like a young hart upon the hills?
And there was great murmuring among the elders. And they said unto themselves, Weep not. For the High Priestess doth but prepare the way. Cometh there not one who is greater than she?
And they said, Behold, for the hour of the redeemer is upon us. And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Prince of Peace. And they cried in one voice, Boris.
And the young people said, Oh, shit.
And the people gave tongue, and made supplication unto the Lord, saying, Lord, let our cry come unto thee.
And the Lord thought the whole thing was absolutely hilarious.
And then the people said, Lord, what shall we do regarding Brexit? For henceforth the High Priestess shall be as weak as a newborn lamb. How shall we hope for continued access to the single market?
And the Lord said, The what!
There's got to be a part 2 to that!! As Boris was only mentioned right at the end.
Great post Stevlin, thanks for posting it here.
Stevln -
The EU has laid claim to having introduced several 'benefits' thanks to their largesse...such as clean , or pollution free beaches.....whereas the great improvement in the general quality of cleanliness or otherwise of beaches is the subject of a global programme initiated by the Foundation for Environmental Education.....which is a non-profit NGO based in Copenhagen, and which initiated the Blue Flag award seen around the world nowadays.
I must admit I thought the Blue Flag programme was a EU project. Another reason why the EU can be ditched then.
It appears that the Brexit negotiations are not making much headway.....that of of course is hardly surprising, as the EU negotiators are endeavouring to retain the high free trade access with low national control, and the Brexit team is looking for the retention of the high tariff free trade access whilst obtaining a high national control arrangement - never mind subsidies.
Obviously, neither side will get what it mostly wants......but who will 'budge/compromise' first......unfortunately, my money is on the UK.....despite apparently, seemingly to being led by a reborn Thatcher, I don't believe that May wields her handbag as effectively......even though it is still weighted with many £billions inside....
I personally believe that we still hold most of the Aces......and I would prefer for the UK to just walk away than to continue to subsidise them .... it is businesses that directly benefit from the payment of the taxpayer subsidy........and many other countries have a FT agreement without allowing any EU control, or having a requirement to subsidise them.....which is ALL that we desire, and we don't/won't have to subsidise the rest of the world in order to access tariff free trade.....so let us start from the concept that we are leaving .......and start on the basis of, "What sort of continued trading arrangement do you wish to have Mr Barnier.......but you ain't going to have any more control, or subsidies .from us.......end of!!"
Labour party urges government to drop European Court of Justice 'red line'
What is it that Labour still don't seem to get about Brexit???
According to Open Europe, "Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer yesterday called on the government to drop its "ideological and deeply unhelpful red line" over European Court of Justice (ECJ) jurisdiction post-Brexit. In a letter to the Financial Times, he urged the Prime Minister to reconsider her position".
No sovereign country should allow any Supranational court to hold sway over it's own legislation. Clearly, post Brexit, the UK must, and will continue to observe international treaties and agreements - but having legislative autonomy is a pre-requisite of a sovereign country.
Courts /Judges, are supposed to be 'interpreters' of the appropriate legislation, not initiators of legislation, even though their 'decisions' may set precedents.
We already have the WTO, and international courts which are available for the resolution of legal disputes between countries.....the European Court of Justice should just continue to be that......the EU 'supreme' court for the ultimate settlement of legal disputes /claims between EU states.
Even our own Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, told the annual Mansion House dinner for judges last night, "It is essential for the UK that we work with the EU to ensure that there is a simple and flexible regime for the mutual recognition of enforcement of judgements for the future." ..................We can look after our own affairs, and likewise for the EU.......any joint exercise legal disagreements can/should go to the WTO, (if it is a trade issue), and the International Court of Arbitration for commercial issues.

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Aggression or violence towards moms and dads (or other family members) by their kids or adolescents is more common than most people believe and it is something that is usually not talked about. It can involve abusive language, frightening, threatening or physically hurting a parent (pushing, shoving, kicking, throwing things), hurting pets, damaging furniture and property, or threatening with knives or weapons. Whether it is a one-off incident or ongoing, it must be dealt with.
Drugs or alcohol, the loss of a job or a broken relationship can all be triggers that lead to violence.
They do not know of any other way to solve problems or get what they want (lashing out at someone or something is all they know).
They have grown up in a household where they have seen adults (sometimes moms and dads or partners) being angry, and using violence towards them or others (this behavior is seen as normal in their eyes).
They have not learned how to control or manage their feelings, especially angry ones and so just act out without using any self discipline.
They have not learned to value or respect other people or their property.
They may be going through a really difficult time and cannot cope with the stresses in their own lives.
They may have a disability and have not been able to learn other ways of behaving.
They may have an acute mental illness and be very frightened.
They may have used drugs that can trigger an acute psychosis and violent behavior.
They see the parent as weak and powerless (it is often the mother), or they think that this is how women can be treated.
Most moms and dads whose kids attack them in this way can feel very scared, very powerless, lonely, sometimes embarrassed, ashamed and guilty. They feel they have lost control in the home.
• Although taking a tough stand can be difficult it is very important to do. When a teenager is violent toward a parent, no matter how much she might excuse her behavior ("it was really mum's fault, she pushed me to it") she can never feel all right about it. If she is never made to stop, she will probably repeat the same pattern in other relationships or in the work place. It will continue to cause problems in her life and can even lead to problems with the law unless she is stopped and can learn other ways to deal with her anger.
• Be prepared to make some tough decisions, even though your confidence feels shattered.
• Decide on your 'bottom line'. You need to be very clear and carry out what you have said will happen when he has overstepped this line. This may mean your teenager leaves your home either by agreement or by using the police and/or a restraining order. You may find this very hard to do. Get support from someone who understands.
• If the behavior is out of character for your teenager and has started only recently, think about what else may have happened or changed lately. For example, has anyone new had contact with your family recently or have there been changes in the family or with his friends? Has anything happened in these relationships? Is your teenager depressed? See the topic 'Teenage depression'. Has your teenager been taking drugs?
• If your other kids are being harmed in any way by your teenager, you must do something to protect them.
• Look at the situation from your teenager's point of view, no matter how unreasonable it seems. Think about how your behavior (from his point of view) might be contributing to the situation (even if you don't think it could be).
• Notice what your teenager does well and talk to him about it. Adolescents especially do not need reminders of their failures.
• Remember that whatever has happened in your relationship with your teenager, there is no excuse for violence.
• Spend some time supporting what he likes doing if he will let you, eg watching him play sport or listening to his music.
• Taking a tough stand helps to force your youngster to face his violence - he then has the chance to learn other ways of dealing with anger.
• Think about what happens as a fight brews. What are the warning signs? When these signs are present, make sure you separate from each other (you may have to leave the house). If so, take your younger kids with you so they don't become the victims of violence. Talk about concerns only when you are both calm.
• Think about your favorite image of your teenager. Do you still think of her as she was when she was little? You may need to come to grips with the fact that she is no longer a youngster.
• Think what the fights are most often about. Work out what things you are not prepared to move your position on, what ones you are prepared to give way on and what you can leave for your teenager to sort out.
• You need to take some control in your home. You may not be able to change or stop your teenager's behavior, but you can take a stand for what you are prepared to put up with in your home. This is important especially if there are younger kids who may feel frightened and need your help to feel safe.
Violence towards moms and dads or other family members is unacceptable and is recognized by the police as a crime. It is very difficult to make the decision to call the police and possibly have your youngster charged, but you need to keep yourself and others safe.
• You are likely to feel guilt, anger, sadness and fear.
• You may feel that you are betraying your youngster and that this will put his or her future at risk.
Calling the police can help to calm the situation, support you to regain control and begin to rebuild a respectful relationship with your youngster.
What will happen? The police can help to calm an explosive situation or protect other family members. They will give advice and ask what action you want taken, if any.
If the offense is serious the young person can be arrested and taken into custody.
Kids under 10 years cannot be charged, but police can still be called for assistance and advice.
If the young person is between 10 and 18 years old, cases are handled within the Juvenile Justice system. The court will decide upon appropriate action if it determined that a crime has occurred. However this information will not be released when a criminal history is requested (eg by an employer).
If you do not want to take action, police keep the matter on file and it can be followed up at a later time.
Young people over 18 are considered adults and would be dealt with through the Magistrates Court. If convicted this would be recorded as part of a criminal history and will be released if a criminal history is requested. (An employer can only get a criminal history record if the person agrees to this, but not agreeing may affect employment opportunities).
Regardless of the future impact on your youngster it is important to take action to ensure the safety of yourself and other family members - you all have the right to feel safe.
Call the police is you or others in your family are at risk.
Deal with this problem... it won't go away.
Decide on your bottom line, make it known in advance, mean it and carry it out.
Find out what works for other people.
Look after your self esteem... you may feel you have lost it altogether or it needs repairing.
Speak to someone who understands this sort of behavior and who can support you.
Take some control.... for the sake of yourself, your teenager and your other kids.
You can love your youngster but you do not have to put up with all his behavior.


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Fiat 127 - Added by schnidi.swissonline.ch on 22-May-2020
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More Information on the Fiat 127
The Fiat 127 is a supermini car produced by Italian car manufacturer FIAT from 1971 to 1983. It was introduced in 1971 as the replacement for the Fiat 850. Production of the 127 in Italy ended in 1983 following the introduction of its replacement, the Fiat Uno.
Developed towards the end of the 1960s, the Fiat 127 was launched as a two-door saloon in April 1971. A three-door hatchback, using an identical body profile but with a full-depth rear door and folding rear seat, was launched the following year; this would prove to be the most popular version of the 127. This was Fiat's first supermini-sized hatchback, along with a state-of-the-art transverse-engine/front-wheel-drive layout, with the transmission mounted on the end of the engine, both design ideas had been fully trialled since 1964, by Fiat's Autobianchi subsidiary with the Autobianchi Primula and 1969 Autobianchi A112 and A111 - although these models were not as widely exported as the 127 was. The larger Fiat 128, launched in 1969, was the first Fiat badged car to use the same transverse powertrain layout. The 127 used, as the A112, a shrunken version of the 128 platform and the rugged Fiat OHV 100 series 903 cc engine, that had powered the Autobianchi and, with various cylinder capacities, earlier generations of Fiat cars. The 127 also featured a unique transverse leaf spring suspension at the rear. Safety was another area of innovation - the 127 included an articulated steering column and crumple zones for progressive deformation under impact.
The car was one of the first of the modern superminis, and won praise for its utilisation of space (80 percent of the floor space was available for passengers and luggage) as well as its road-holding. It was launched a year before the comparable Renault 5, and before the end of the 1970s most mass market European manufacturers were producing similar cars, notable examples being the Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo, while General Motors added a three-door hatchback to the Opel Kadett range, which was reworked for British production and sold as the Vauxhall Chevette. The 127 was also one of the more popular imported cars on the UK market, peaking at more than 20,000 sales in 1978.
It was also the first car fitted with an all-polypropylene bumper on steel support. The 127 was an instant success, winning the European Car of the Year award for 1972, and quickly became one of the best-selling cars in Europe for several years. It was the third Fiat in six years to receive this accolade.
In June 1974, slightly over three years after the model's introduction, Fiat reported that the one millionth 127 had been completed at the Mirafiori plant in Turin, after just over three years in production. The (in its time) hugely successful Fiat 600 had taken seven years to reach that same milestone.
The Series 1 car changed little during its lifetime. However, in May 1973 saloons became available in both standard and deluxe versions. In 1975 the 127 Special variant was released which featured a restyled front grille and detail changes to the interior. The deluxe version was differentiated by its reclining front seats and opening hinged rear side windows as standard equipment. During the next couple of years the Fiat 850, which had initially been marketed alongside the 127, was withdrawn from most markets.
The Series 2 version of the 127 debuted in May 1977. It featured a restyled front and rear, larger rear side windows (using rear quarter pressings derived from those used on the Brazil market Fiat 147) and the option of the 1049 cc engine - uniquely for the 127 this was the five-bearing OHC "Brazil" 124 series engine from the 147 rather than the Fiat OHC unit from the 128. The tailgate was extended and now reached nearly to the rear bumper, addressing complaints about the high lip over which luggage had to be lifted for loading into the earlier 127 hatchbacks.. The interior was revised with a new dashboard which was identical in layout to the original car but was plainer in appearance and lost the wood embellishment of the Series 1s. The underside of the dashboard was tidied up with new cover panels to enclose the steering column, brake master cylinder (on right hand drive versions) and the pedal mechanisms.
A new Sport model was available from 1978 which featured a high output 70hp version of the standard 1049cc engine. This was achieved by incorporating Abarth revisions to the head with larger valves and an Abarth exhaust system and the use of a twin choke Weber carburetor. Changes were also made to the gearbox final ratio to improve the performance. The Sport model has bespoke high back sporty cloth seats with either blue or orange piping and bespoke racing wing mirrors as well as a rev counter, sports wheels, sports leather steering wheel and sport 3 piece stripe with 127 Sport decals. It was available in 3 colours, Black with orange stripes, Silver with black stripes and Orange with black stripes.
There was also a "high-cube" panel van version, known as the Fiorino which was based on the Series 2 bodyshell, and this remained in production until 1984, when a new Uno-based Fiorino debuted.
Engines (from 1977)
Despite a completely new replacement being only a year away, the Series 3 was launched in Italy in January 1982 and soon reached other European markets. It is distinguishable from the Series 2 by a more assertively plastic grille. The addition of a corresponding panel at the rear of the vehicle implied a new 'house style' inspired by the recently introduced Ritmo/Strada range. The car received a completely new dashboard design and interior, again following the design language first seen in the Ritmo. Body panels are all as before, except for a longer bonnet required to clear the larger headlights. The 1301 cc Fiat SOHC engine was also introduced as an option for the Series 3. New for the Series 3 was the option of a five-speed manual transmission, a first for the 127 as it had not fit in earlier models. It was available in the 1050 Super (called "Comfort" in some markets) and was also installed in the 127 Sport.
In nations like Norway, Denmark and Finland it was particularly successful, and there are still many in circulation today.
The 127 was replaced as Fiat's high volume product in this sector by the Fiat Uno in January 1983, though versions manufactured in South America continued in production till 1995: Fiat imported the South American 127 Unificata to Europe, until 1987, only for left-hand drive markets. The 127 disappeared from the right-hand drive British market soon after the Uno went on sale there in June 1983.
International variants
As happened with other Fiat models of that era, SEAT made a Spanish version of this car called the SEAT 127. Due to SEAT design policy, a 4-door variant of the car was also produced, as well as a later five-door version. SEAT also produced a unique variant of the 127 OHV engine. This had 1010 cc instead of 903 cc and produced 50 bhp (37 kW; 51 PS). The four-door SEAT 127 was exported to certain markets with Fiat badging.
When their licence from Fiat expired, SEAT redesigned some parts of the car and created the SEAT Fura Dos. Some design parts of this model were also used in the Ibiza mark 1. SEAT produced 1,238,166 units of the 127 between 1972 and 1984.
Polski Fiat 127p
Fiat 127 was also produced under Fiat license by Polish automobile manufacturers FSO (between 1973 and 1975) and FSM (between 1974 and 1975) under the name Polski Fiat 127p. These were assembled using both Italian and Polish parts. Originally the Polski Fiat 127p was to be produced in large numbers as a people's car, but when it became apparent that it would be about 30% more expensive than the 126p it was decided to concentrate on the latter while the larger 127p was only produced in very small numbers.
In Brazil the car was known as the Fiat 147 (later Spazio), a three-door station wagon version called "Panorama". There was also a conventional two-door three-box saloon available, "Fiat Oggi", a pick-up called "City" and a van called "Fiorino" was also produced there. The Brazilian-built versions utilized a 1050 cc engine and a 1300 cc engine called "Fiasa" and also utilized a 1.3 L Diesel engine (for export markets only). From 1981 this variant (called a 127) was exported to Europe, to be sold alongside the 127 sedans and hatchbacks. A total of 1,169,312 units were built from 9 July 1976 to the end of 1986 in Brazil and 232,807 units were also built in Argentina between 1982 and 1996, as the Fiat 147, Spazio, and Vivace. It was also assembled in the CCA in Colombia.
Although the car achieved reasonable selling figures, the model was titled as "low-level" and "not so reliable" by early buyers, because Fiat was just starting to sell cars in Brazil in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was the first model produced by FIAT in Brazil, in 1976.
Italian coachbuilder Moretti made a canvas-topped version in the style of the Renault Rodeo and Citroën Méhari called the "Midimaxi" (to set it apart from the smaller, 126-based Minimaxi). In spite of its rugged appearance, the front-wheel drive underpinnings remained the same. The Midimaxi was first shown at the 1971 Turin Motor Show, which was also when the very similar Fissore 127 Scout first appeared.
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"DON'T FORGET TO EXERCISE: THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF EXERCISE O" by EK Wilsie, C Cuttler et al.
Acute bouts of exercise have been shown to positively affect memory. Although the majority of previous research has focused on the effects of exercise on retrospective memory, recent findings suggest resistance exercise may enhance prospective memory. The impact of yoga on prospective memory has not been previously examined. PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of different forms of exercise on prospective memory (i.e., the ability to remember to execute tasks in the future) and retrospective memory (i.e., the ability to remember previously learned information). METHODS: 145 students were randomly assigned to one of four groups: 1) treadmill running (R) (n=37), 2) kettlebell resistance exercise (K) (n=32), 3) yoga (Y) (n=35), or 4) sitting (S) (control group) (n=41). After exercising or sitting, participants completed a one-hour battery of neuropsychological tests that included two prospective memory tests: 1) an episodic prospective memory test (the reminder test) and 2) a habitual prospective memory test (the difficulty ratings test). To assess retrospective memory participants completed 1) a verbal memory test (CVLT-II) and 2) a visuospatial memory test (BVMT-R). Participants in the R, K, and Y groups performed video-guided exercise at a moderate level of intensity (50-70% of HHR) for 20 minutes, with a 5-minute warmup and a 5-minute cooldown. Participants in the S group watched an exercise video while sitting for 30 minutes. RESULTS: There was no significant effect of exercise on the habitual prospective memory test [F(1,140)=.64,p=.59], but there was a significant effect of exercise on the episodic prospective memory test [c(3)=8.30, p=.04]. Follow-up tests indicate that aerobic exercise led to fewer episodic prospective memory failures (11%) than resistance exercise (41%), yoga (31%), or sitting (27%). No significant effects were detected on either retrospective memory test [CVLLT-II, F(3,141)=.71,p=.55; BVMT-R, F(3, 141)=.48,p=.70].CONCLUSION: Prospective memory is positively affected by exercise among college students. In contrast to previous findings, aerobic exercise specifically (but not resistance) appears to enhance prospective memory. This discrepancy may be due to differences in the time at which the prospective memory instructions were administered in the two studies.
Wilsie, EK; Cuttler, C; LaFrance, EM; and Connolly, CP (2018) "DON'T FORGET TO EXERCISE: THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF EXERCISE ON MEMORY," International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings: Vol. 8 : Iss. 6 , Article 15.


Europe is facing a flow of refugees not seen since the end of World War II.
Then, over 12 million people, many ethnic Germans from Poland, Czechoslovakia, and other Eastern European countries were either expelled from their homelands or fled to Germany as the Communists filled the political vacuum left by the Nazis. Those numbers don't include the many millions more who crisscrossed a war-torn European continent to seek shelter and security.
Today, Germany, Austria, and, especially, Greece and the Western Balkan countries are trying to cope with huge flows of refugees as tens of thousands of people, young and old, flee the war in Syria and try to make their way to Europe.
Greece as well as Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia are stretched beyond their limits in trying to provide basic security and shelter for the refugees. On October 20, Slovenia announced it would deploy the military to help patrol the country's borders. Ljubljana recognized it had to deal with a civil emergency.
And that is what this part of Europe is facing: a civil emergencythat requires an emergency response. That is what NATO should be providing. But ever since the beginning of the refugee crisis many months ago, NATO has remained on the sidelines, almost indifferent to a problem that has the potential to undermine the stability of some of the countries in southern Europe.
NATO also has a Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center based at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels. The center is supposed to work closely with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and other international organizations. So far, this center has not been catapulted into action.
And the alliance has a Civil Emergency Planning Rapid Reaction Team that is meant to evaluate civil needs and capabilities to support a NATO operation or an emergency situation, which is what the Western Balkans are now facing. No evidence of that being activated either.
It's not as if NATO didn't have some experience in supporting civil emergencies. In August 2005 after Hurricane Katrina, NATO transported 189 tons of relief and emergency supplies to the United States. In the same year, after a request from Pakistan to assist after the huge earthquake in the Kashmir region, NATO airlifted 3,500 tons of supplies and sent engineers, medical units, and specialized equipment. The alliance helped Pakistan again in 2010 to cope with the floods of that year.
NATO can claim it has other bigger and more important issues to deal with, specifically increasing the alliance's ability to defend itself in the wake of Russia's aggression in eastern Ukraine and its annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in March 2014.
Since then, NATO has stepped up its air defenses in the Baltic states and Poland, where it has also conducted exercises. More recently, on October 19 in Italy, NATO began Trident Juncture, a military exercise that consists of 36,000 troops, 140 planes, 60 ships, and 30 nations and will last until early November 2015.
In the current refugee crisis, the governments in the Western Balkans can all agree that they have gone beyond dealing with a threat. The unremitting flow of refugees passing through or stranded in their countries is a reality that requires a very special response.
Since the security and armed forces in these countries are poorly equipped and trained to deal with such emergencies—another story in itself—NATO could compensate these shortfalls in several ways.
First of all, it could help bring security to the Europe's borders. This does not mean closing the frontiers. It means providing logistics and personnel to ensure stability for the authorities and the refugees.
The alliance could also offer emergency facilities such as field hospitals and emergency housing. It could work with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in registering the migrants and issuing them with identity papers. And it could provide transportation to take the refugees to other countries in Europe.
As it is, European governments should be ashamed of the wretched conditions the refugees have to endure in Croatia and Slovenia, both members of the EU and NATO. Since these countries, as well as Greece, have been unable to cope, they should have called in NATO, which they are entitled to do.
A NATO role in helping with a refugee crisis that shows no sign of ending could take the immense strain off the Western Balkan countries. Such a role could also improve NATO's image.
In most cases, publics across Europe have little idea what NATO is about or why its member governments should spend more on defense. Long-overdue alliance help for the refugees could change that.


This book presents an investigation of gigaseal formation using micro/nanotechnology. The aims of the book are twofold. First, it explains the mechanisms of gigaseal formation using the latest discoveries. Second, it provides practical techniques for frequent formation of high resistance seals. The formation of a high-resistance electrical seal, also known as a gigaseal, between a cell membrane and a glass micropipette tip is essential in patch-clamp experiments. Even though four decades have passed since the introduction of the patch-clamping technique by Neher and Sakmann, gigaseal formation remains an obstacle in developing the high-throughput ion channel screening systems required by the pharmaceutical industry. Here the authors share their latest methods for achieving gigaseal formation and describe techniques that are highly desirable at both research and industrial levels. Nanotechnology has been found to be a powerful tool for studying and modifying glass micropipettes and in tackling the problem of gigaseal formation.


The First International Forum for the Creative Industry will take place in Bilbao the 25th of March.
A challenge to find out new ways to the necessities of the modern world.
Creativity and Innovation are the leading factors of our economy and society. In the global world our future is based upon our capacity of creating.
The creative forum is aiming to be a reference for the industry, a platform and a meeting point to foster the creativity in every way. A place where all the sectors can live together. The event will be based on the real experiences presented by the forerunners.
-Audiovisual creation and performing arts.
- Videogames - Electronic publications and software format.


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Bitcoin Wallet App Promoted by Mike Tyson Gets Coverage
Samburaj Das in Capital & Crypto January 5, 2016, 11:43 AM
A new bitcoin wallet app with the theme and endorsement of former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson was launched in Las Vegas with some fanfare yesterday.
It's arguably a gimmick. Still, a popular celebrity's endorsement is enough to get the cameras clicking and the mainstream press to take notice.
In a partnership with BitPay, Bitcoin Direct announced the Mike Tyson Digital Wallet yesterday after teaming up with "Iron Mike" earlier in July 2015 to announce his Bitcoin ATM, also in Vegas. Bitcoin Direct is a subsidiary of the Connexus Corporation and remarked during the announcement that the new application is the "first celebrity-associated digital wallet of any kind."
Titled the 'Mike Tyson Digital Wallet', the wallet uses Copay's open source code with a custom skin heavily featuring the boxer and his famous face tattoo, along with the 'Mike Tyson Bitcoin brand.' Copay is a bitcoin wallet platform developed by popular Bitcoin payments processor BitPay Inc.
Users of the app will be able to send and receive bitcoin due to its integration of Glidera, a bitcoin exchange platform.
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'The baddest man on the planet' made headlines in September during the launch of the Mike Tyson Bitcoin ATM. It fundamentally facilitates users to quickly convert their fiat to bitcoin. The ATM is still functioning to this day, despite some reports of the occasional malfunction when taking a customer's fiat currency to offer no bitcoin in return and questions of the feasibility of the Bitcoin ATM itself during the time of announcement.
No matter the reason or circumstance, a celebrity endorsement of a product is bound to attract headlines. Prior to the installation of the Mike Tyson Bitcoin ATM, the former heavyweight spoke about increasing awareness around the cryptocurrency. The following statement is taken from his Bitcoin website:
I'm grateful to be a part of the bitcoin revolution and hoping that my participation in this space will lead to more conversations and help increase knowledge and awareness. In no way do I profess to be any kind of bitcoin currency guru. It just seems very interesting and I'm intrigued with the possibilities.
The application is currently available for iOS users and is currently in development for Android users who will soon be able to install the app via the Play Store.
Featured image from Shutterstock. App screenshots from the iOS store.
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Description: Multiboot USB support for service, backup and restoration of the hard disk, the treatment of viruses, reset the "forgotten" passwords, etc.
In the composition distribution in the Tools folder has a set of required tools and instruction to build multiboot stick.
Hirens Boot DVD v15 2013 — an indispensable tool used by many computer technicians and system administrators. Ha one bootable DVD contains dozens of the most popular programs and utilities for running DOS. This is a utility for working with hard drive, its recovery and diagnostic tools diagnosis of all the computer nodes, file managers, utilities for the network, as well as many others. Hiren's Boot DVD eliminates the need to keep on hand dozens and dozens of disks required in daily work. Are also included 3 Mini Windows (98, XP and 7) and 2 Linux. New Mini Windows 7 is a modification of Wondershare LiveBoot 2012 Windows 7 PE.
In the program ATRis Stahlgruber the information on spare parts automobile and lorries is submitted. The data on automobile machines, since 60th years, on cargo with 80. Since 2002 the program is executed in environment TCD and with use of data TCD, except for the information on spare parts in the program the information on нормо-hours, refueling capacities, intervals of service, adjusting labels of belts ГРМ and identification tablets is integrated. The given program contains cross-refference and numbers of warehouse STAHLGRUBER, CD, Stahlgruber, in all the rest full analogy TCD is able to be integrated automatically with already established programs WorkShop.
In this demonstration the instructor starts off by explaining the nodes that will be used throughout the rest of the DVD. From there he goes into depth on how to create a material that can transition from one set of textures and parameters, into another. He also gets into how to make a character completely dissolve away.
Once the materials are setup, the instructor goes into how to control them in Cascade, Kismet, and Matinee. While inside Matinee, you learn how to time the dissolve to match the animation, and also how to swap entire materials and allow the character to dissolve after he has transformed from stone to real life.
Scott Patton started his career as a make-up effects artist in the 1990s, developing his sculpting, painting and design skills under the tight production deadlines of the movie industry. Patton's work as a make-up effects artist can be seen in a diverse range of films from Sin City and Kill Bill to Amistad and The Green Mile. While working on the Academy Award winning The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Patton discovered ZBrush and quickly realized that this tool could speed up the often frustrating character design process.
Jasmine will photograph a bride and groom, and a gorgeous wedding set up that'll facilitate a live demonstration how to photograph wedding details, elements, and moments with an editorial flair.
Strike is a revolutionary instrument plug-in that makes it easy to create professional drum and percussion performances in Pro Tools with uncanny realism and unbelievable human feel. More than just a high-definition drum module, Strike uses real drum performances and provides unprecedented control over every aspect of your virtual drummer's sound and playing. Select a kit, set the mic placement and leakage, choose a room, and tell your drummer how to play as you adjust the intensity, complexity, timing, groove, dynamics, and more — in real time. This is one instrument you have to see to believe.


Fun card with great colors to show off this Follow Your Dreams bundle.
I used Blackberry Bliss for the base and on top Very Vanilla card stock.
Grapefruit Grove print behind. I placed Blackberry gems in the center.
with the matching die and added a Blacberry die on top.
I left some of the pieces in the die and added a Mint gem to the center.
I finished with the sentiment on the bottom in Blackberry.


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What are they for and how to take cáArtichoke capsules
What is it for
Artichokes for weight loss?
Contraindication
The way of using artichokes may vary from one manufacturer to another and therefore it should be taken following the instructions on the leaflet, but always with the advice of a doctor or nutritionist. The usual dose of artichoke capsules for weight loss is 1 capsule before breakfast, lunch and dinner, totaling 3 capsules per day. However, there are no scientific studies that prove its effectiveness in weight loss.
Artichoke Capsule (Cynara scolymus L) is a food supplement commonly used in diets to lose weight and improve digestion by stimulating the production of bile by the liver and facilitating the digestion of high-fat foods. Some brands that sell artichoke capsules are: Herbarium; Bionatus; Arkopharma and Biofil.
Artichoke capsules can help you lose weight because they facilitate digestion, reducing gas and nausea caused by inadequate bile production, in addition to acting as a mild laxative, which facilitates the elimination of stools. Thus, after using it, these symptoms are relieved, making food better digested and the belly feeling less swollen.
Also, some studies show that consumption of artichoke extract can help reduce the production of cholesterol by the liver, lowering the levels of total cholesterol and LDL, which is bad cholesterol. Artichoke also seems to help reduce blood sugar levels, which may be another source to help control blood glucose in pre-diabetics and diabetics.
Although it improves digestion and helps control cholesterol, no scientific study proves the effectiveness of artichoke in reducing weight.
However, its use improves intestinal functioning, increases satiety due to the presence of fiber in artichokes and helps fight fluid retention, which together with a he althy diet and physical activity can help in weight loss. See an example of a diet to lose weight in a protein diet.
A box of 45 artichoke capsules 350 mg can vary between R$18.00 and R$24.00, and can be found in he alth food stores or nutrition supplements.
Artichoke capsules have a laxative effect, and may reduce the effectiveness of medications that interfere with blood clotting, such as acetylsalicylic acid and coumarin anticoagulants, such as Warfarin.
Artichoke capsules are contraindicated for children under 12 years of age, in case of bile duct obstruction, risk C pregnancy, lactation and in case of allergy to plants of the Asteraceae family.
Artichoke capsules are contraindicated during pregnancy due to the lack of available scientific studies on the subject, and it is contraindicated during breastfeeding because the bitter extracts of the plant pass into breast milk, altering its taste. In addition, this supplement should also be avoided in cases of hypertension or heart disease.


On Reading, Writing and Living with Books is part of 'Found on the Shelves', published with The London Library. The books in this series have been chosen to give a fascinating insight into the treasures that can be found while browsing in The London Library. Now celebrating its 175th anniversary, with over 17 miles of shelving and more than a million books, The London Library has become an unrivalled archive of the modes, manners and thoughts of each generation which has helped to form it.


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Home / Historical / 2020 November 21 - 22 Space Exploration Signature Auction - Dallas Auction #6231 / Lot #50161
Apollo 11 Lunar Module Flown Section of the Wright Flyer's Wing Fabric, Position #176, Flown as Part of the First Successful P...
Apollo 11 Lunar Module Flown Section of the Wright Flyer's Wing Fabric, Position #176, Flown as Part of the First Successful Powered Controlled Flight in History at Kitty Hawk in 1903 as well as the First Manned Lunar Landing in 1969, Originally From The Armstrong Family Collection™, CAG Certified. A 1.25" square cut segment of muslin cloth from the left wing of the Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer. In a signed letter dated January 26, 1970 (and currently in the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum), Neil Armstrong stated the following: "I certify that the wooden and fabric materials provided by the Air Force Museum were placed aboard Apollo XI and carried to the surface of the moon by the lunar module 'Eagle' on mankind's first lunar landing, July 20, 1969."
Armstrong was allowed to retain a portion of the cloth and propeller pieces for his own personal collection. This segment was carefully excised from his own section of the wing cloth, certified, and encapsulated that it was flown twice, December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk (North Carolina) and July 20, 1969, at Tranquility Base (the name of the lunar landing site of Apollo 11). It's hard to imagine a more significant historical relic being made available to the public. An amazing opportunity. Cloth is clean. Sealed in a numbered archival holder, CAG 1000098-173. This lot will include a Statement of Provenance signed by Neil Armstrong's sons, Rick and Mark.
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I left hope when I was 25 years, I moved to Toronto, found a job and just as quickly it was gone. Then I went back to school and just as I finished the economy imploded around the advertising industry and some of us survived and were able to thrive and others like me ended up on the sacrificial edifice with our necks ready to have the blood let to the marketing and advertising Gods.
I tried for years to break free of the bubbles but my self-confidence took a fatal blow that I never recovered from. By 2010 I had given up, I got a few jobs here and there but they never held. In 2010 I ended up at home watching a travel show on OLD called Departures which would carry with it an inspiration to wanderlust.
For a time I began to write, maybe that was my future, I tried to get involved in the startup scene, I was well deep into social media and that entire culture and it was a lot fun but there was no path for me there, I wasn't a technical person, I was a storyteller and most people didn't care and still don't so In the 2 years I wandered from writing gig to writing gig doing FITC events, covering their keynotes and sessions, did freelance and free work for a few websites here and then and was putting myself in too many places to stay busy.
I hated my life, I was ashamed and was hating Toronto, the advertising and marketing scene and everything it had come to represent. It was poison, and I decided if I couldn't find work I might as well do what I wanted to do travel the world and now I've been traveling almost as long as I was in Toronto for and I have no regrets.
I know a lot of the people I know who have become successful in advertising be it at agencies, on the company side and there are days I wish I was in their stead. Then I hit myself over the year and look where I have been over the last 5 years, have crosses 10s of thousands of kilometres, gone through more than a dozen countries, lived in more than a few of them, dived the oceans, training and fought in Thailand, got into the best shape of my life and met the most amazing people.
I've probably had more vacation time if you want to call it that, than more people will ever have in their lives. I can go anywhere, do anything and push the limits any number of ways. I can take a punch or a kick and give them back in return. I don't have a lot of money but I will take my time over work over some arbitrary need to have a job.
I learned I don't need things, I crave experiences, I see every scar on my knuckles, every bump on my shin as my wounds in pursuit of a better fight. I see it all as magic, I own my time, no one else owns it for me and no one will ever convince be I would be better of in a 9 to 5 where you are dying instead of being in Pai, Maehongson, Thailand where I have spent so much of the last few years.
I had a job in New Zealand and realized I never want to have to be under someone's thumb again. I want to make my own way though my own words, that's it that has to be my way forward for better or worse and it starts by not being scared and taking grand swings and seeing how good I can become.
So I got a new hosting service, a new chance to move forward and write, to see the stories I can tell and wonder about my evolution as a writer. It's the ultimate mission outside of my fighting and I am excited to see where it takes me. See on the writer's road, if you choose to see what happens, the amount of pivots, bad stories, average ones and maybe that one amazing one among all the rest.


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Página inicial ›Publicações ›Press Releases ›Three in Four New Rooftop Solar Installations in California are Now Leased, not Purchased
Three in Four New Rooftop Solar Installations in California are Now Leased, not Purchased
New Study Shows Cost to Federal Taxpayers for Leased Systems has Declined, Indicates Ways to Further Lower Taxpayer and Consumer Costs
SAN FRANCISCO – A new study by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) finds that most homeowners in California are no longer purchasing the solar panels on their rooftops, they are leasing them; over 75% of California's new residential solar systems in 2012 were leased as compared to less than 10% in 2007. The study, titled "Improving Solar Policy: Lessons from the Solar Leasing Boom in California," indicates that while incentives for leased systems initially cost federal taxpayers more than incentives for purchased systems, the cost gap has disappeared over the last two years.
In California, a number of companies offer leases for rooftop solar, which are attractive to consumers interested in reducing their electricity bills without having to finance and own a system. This opportunity has emerged as a result of steep cost reductions for solar panels, federal financial incentives, state policies, and business innovation.
Not all states allow solar leasing. Other states — including Georgia and South Carolina — are currently considering whether or not to allow it. The CPI study, which employs empirical methods to analyze costs to taxpayers and consumers, finds no evidence to support prohibitions on solar leasing based on California's experience.
"Consumers are used to electricity as a service," said Uday Varadarajan, senior analyst at Climate Policy Initiative and co-author of the recent study. "The boom in solar leasing shows that policy can support the expansion of renewable generation in a cost effective way while meeting the needs of consumers."
CPI's analysis also suggests that states friendly to solar leasing can take steps to lower costs to taxpayers and consumers. The report shows that a financial incentive for California rooftop solar that declined as deployment grew — a program administered through the California Solar Incentive — brought down prices for both leased and purchased systems. The price reduction was higher than can be explained by time trends, declines in solar module costs, and other factors, suggesting that the declining incentive put pressure on solar leasing and installation companies to make solar more affordable. Based on this data, it appears that declining incentives were successful in California and could be a model for other states.
For more information, visit www.ClimatePolicyInitiative.org
Climate Policy Initiative is a team of analysts and advisors that works to improve the most important energy and land use policies around the world, with a particular focus on finance. An independent organization supported in part by a grant from the Open Society Foundations, CPI has offices and programs in Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, and the United States.
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Chocolate covered strawberries are SOOO yummy!!! Usually they are also very elegant, but they can also be fun!! These ones are SUPER cute!! Let your creative juices flow as you create these yummy treats for any occasion.
I basically tempered my chocolate, dipped my strawberries and decorated with fondant, chocolate chips, and candies. I also painted some details on with colored tempered chocolate.
The mummy is just melted white chocolate. I dipped the strawberry in the white chocolate and let it harden. Then drizzled more white chocolate over the strawberry until I got the mummy-effect I wanted and let it get hard. Then I just added little bits of rolled fondant for the eyes.
For the pumpkin I used the coloured melting chips, but you could use white chocolate and dye it. I dipped it in the coloured coating and let it harden. Then I piped on very fine stripes to and let them get hard. Then I added the finishing touches using bits of fondant.
Again, be creative- if you take a picture, please share. I would love to see your results!


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There is nothing in itself that says this lovely Bugaboo lady is in Paris, but that is just what I intuitively think, hence the Eiffel tower-paper in the background. I'm participating in: Clear it Out (Mother's/Female + Flowers), Lexis creations (Ribbon & Lace), Fairies (Femmes), Fab'n'Funky (Picture inspiration), Catch The Bug (Bingo: Bugaboo image - Starts with S as in stripes - Flowers) and Totally Gorjuss (Lace).
Beautiful project, I love the colors!
Thanks for joining us at Fab 'n' Funky.
Great card. Makes me wish I was back in Paris! Thank you for joining us this week at Fab'n'Funky!
Fabulous card, the lace is so beautiful and like how you used the ribbon. Thanks for sharing with us at Lexi's Creations!.
How gorgeous is that background for the beautifully coloured Bugaboo image! Great idea! Thanks so much for joining us for Bugaboo Bingo this week. We hope to see you again soon! Good luck in the draw.
Beautiful card. Thanks for joining us at The Fairy's challenge.