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Perry Baker letting it all out en route to a try. Ian Muir photo
Eagles Roll Over Australia and Into Cup QFs
The final pool play match for USA in Vancouver was against Australia to determine the winner of Pool C. For the second tournament in a row, the USA Eagles headed into their third match 2-0 and having already secured a spot in the cup quarterfinals. Unlike against England last weekend, though, the Eagles never let Australia into the match. The final was 29-5, and USA head into the cup quarterfinals 3-0.
The opening kick by Australia was taken cleanly by Perry Baker. The Eagles moved the ball wide to Danny Barrett on the far side, and then back again to Baker. Baker took off, stepped inside a defender, and scored a long-range opening try within a minute. Madison Hughes kicked the conversion to put USA up 7-0.
Australia had a chance a few moments later to reply, but Folau Niua won a breakdown penalty on the USA 22. In a well-designed move from the subsequent lineout, Hughes kicked behind the Australian defense for Baker to chase. The ball bounced kindly for Baker, and he had no trouble collecting and scoring his second try of the match. That score made it 12-0.
Again, Australia won possession and the chance to reply. However, they lost possession and when Barrett ended up with the ball, it was more trouble for Australia. From about 70 meters out, Barrett showed a step, a fend, and a burst. He went in cleanly and made it 17-0.
The final few moments of the half saw more danger from the Eagles in attack and more carelessness from Australia, but no further scoring. The half ended with an Australian knock on.
Sticking with the recent substitution pattern, coach Mike Friday brought Maka Unufe on for Martin Iosefo. Also continuing the recent pattern, Unufe's presence quickly made a difference. This time, he claimed Niua's restart cleanly and went into the try zone untouched. Hughes made another conversion and widened the gap to 24-0.
The next restart did not go as well for the Eagles. However, Australia soon committed another breakdown penalty, and USA again struck from a lineout. This time, it was a much simpler move that put the ball into Unufe's hands. Unufe made a clean break and was in again. The USA was up 29-0, and Australia had never looked like scoring.
Australia did not quit, though, and managed to get a score in the match's final action with Lachie Anderson going in in the corner.
The comprehensive win that sets up a cup quarter final against the second place finisher from Pool B. Saturday's action builds on the third place finish in Las Vegas last weekend. Earlier in the day, the Eagles were dominant from start to finish against Japan, winning 52-0. Against France, Madison Hughes scored a try from 80 meters out to start the match, and the Eagles went on to win 31-19.
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Qantas A380
By Nick Vinson - Art Direction
When Qantas Airways took to the sky on 20 October with its first Airbus A380 Superjumbo, business and first-class passengers from Melbourne to LA were given a signed copy of a new book on industrial designer Marc Newson along with their in-flight magazine. He was responsible for the design of the cabin, and the completion of the first aircraft – one of 20 on order – was, according to Newson, the largest project he has undertaken. It was also a rare and fabulous opportunity to create everything from scratch: cabins, seating, lighting, toilets, handles – and even cutlery.
The Sydney-born, London and Paris-based designer started the project six years ago, and in 2006 he was made the Australian carrier's creative director. He has dabbled in aviation design in the past, with his styling of the Dassault Falcon 900B executive jet in 1998, his Kelvin 40 concept jet in 2004 (for Fondation Cartier) and a 2007 spaceplane for Airbus parent company EADS Astrium. But the Airbus project is on a whole new level.
Newson was determined to inject a little excitement back into long haul. 'I travel all the time, and I can remember, in my own deepest, darkest memory, it was an exciting thing.' And this is the plane to bring back the excitement. Its massive width of 6.54m on the upper deck, a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine (those contra-rotating high-pressure shafts make all the difference at take-off) and noticeably quieter cabins were enough to turn this Wallpaper* editor into a plane-spotting geek after his first flight.
Qantas has gone for 450 seats across four classes (14 in First, 72 in Business, in a spacious Premium Economy and 332 in Economy); this is less than either Emirates with 489 seats or Singapore Airlines with 471 – the other two early customers of the A380. Newson is quite happy that they managed to give 'more real estate to every passenger'.
The first few things you notice when stepping aboard the Airbus are the striking colours (subdued green and red mixed with greys), the combination of materials (carbon fibre and sheepskin) and the custom-made finishes for seat backs, textiles, wall and floor coverings – all featuring Newson's honeycomb pattern (seen also in the 'Low Voronoi Shelf' for Gagosian Gallery and the 'Horizon' watch for Ikepod).
The designer obsessed over quality, materials, finishes and functionality – things that airlines don't generally seem to pay that much attention to. 'The aviation industry, bizarrely, is not really known for its innovation,' he says.
So with carbon fibre specified for the economy-seat shell, you not only get a material that is lightweight (reducing fuel consumption) but also gain an extra inch of leg room. First class consists of 14 Suites: each passenger gets their own zone, with an ottoman and a chair that swivels or rolls out to form a flat 2.12m bed. The 'suite controller' can adjust seat, privacy screens, massage system and entertainment on the 43cm LCD TV.
Non-premium-class passengers also enjoy a fair amount of spoiling. Everyone is supplied with cotton-covered pillows and lambswool blankets, along with a Panasonic entertainment system, which gives access to the internet.
Currently, Newson's A380 serves flights between Sydney or Melbourne and LA but, come the New Year, high-design flying will extend to the London to Sydney (via Singapore) route.
Nick Vinson - Art Direction
Stanya Kahn's Frieze Los Angeles commission to unearth the 'understory' of human intervention in nature
We speak to multidisciplinary artist Stanya Kahn, whose 'Understory' installation will be unveiled at Frieze Los Angeles for the 2023 R.U.in.ART Commission
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Onitsuka Tiger hosts British artist Michele Fletcher in its in-store gallery
Michele Fletcher is the latest artist to show in Onitsuka Tiger's open-to-all Tiger Gallery, found within the Japanese brand's London flagship
By Jack Moss • Published 27 January 23

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Q: Spring JPA Postgresql - Composite keys are duplicated when one is not I am having some troubles and hope you can help me, I have the following entity:
App class:
@Entity
@Table(name = "apps")
public class App {
    @Id
    @Column(length = 15)
    private String name;

    @Column(length = 40)
    private String web;

    @Column(length = 50)
    private String mailDomain;

    @OneToMany(fetch = FetchType.LAZY, cascade = CascadeType.ALL, orphanRemoval = true)
    @JoinColumn(name = "app")
    private List<SocialNetwork> socialNetworks = new ArrayList<>();

//getters, setters, equals and hash

Social Network Class:
@Entity
@Table(name = "social_networks")
@IdClass(SocialNetworkCompositeKey.class)
public class SocialNetwork {
    @Id
    @Column(length = 15)
    private String name;

    @Id
    @OneToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
    @JoinColumn(name = "app")
    private App app;

    @Column(nullable = false, length = 40)
    private String url;

//getters, setters, equals and hash

SocialNetworkCompositeKey Class:
public class SocialNetworkCompositeKey implements Serializable {
    private String name;
    private String app;

//equals and hash

Now whenever I try to insert an App either in my Program or directly in the DB, I get the Exception:
Caused by: org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: ERROR: duplicate key value violates unique constraint "uk_590itpuvpqppd9f0g2w5y8bml"
  Detail: Key (app)=(Uli App) already exists.

This while trying to insert 2 records with:
        app       name     url
----+---------+-----------+---------
  1 | Uli App | Twitter   | http...
----+---------+-----------+---------
  2 | Uli App |  Linkedin | http...
----+---------+-----------+---------

I am using the latest version of both Spring boot and JPA. So I use JpaRepository for my repositories. Even if I try to enter those rows manually in the DB with pgAdmin it'll give me the same error.
I am not sure if it's related but I use ddl-auto: update from hibernate to auto create the tables.
I hope you guys can help me, cheers.

A: as @Morteza said my relationships were wrong. With this and other tutorial I found after digging alot (I really Googled alot before posting this) I was able to fix it by changing the relationship from @OneToMany to @ManyToOne in the Social Networks class. These are changes I've made:
App class:
@OneToMany(mappedBy = "app", fetch = FetchType.LAZY, cascade = CascadeType.ALL, orphanRemoval = true)
private List<SocialNetwork> socialNetworks = new ArrayList<>();

Social Network class:
@Id
@ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
private App app;

Thanks for the help guys!

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"We have to uncover the truth about what happened here. In this regard I've decided to institute and commission of inquiry. The inquiry will enable us to get to the real cause of the incident."
Read the liveblog of the Lonmin mine shooting here.
Zuma, who cut short his SADC meeting in Maputo to visit the site on Friday afternoon, offered his condolences to the families of those killed.
"We offer our sincere condolences to all the families who have lost loved ones.
Our thoughts are also with those who are recovering in hospitals and clinics. Our thoughts are also with the police service who are at times called upon to intervene in difficult situations. The events of the past few days have unfortunately been visited upon a nation that is hard at work at addressing the challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequality."
Zuma was careful to steer clear of blaming either side for sparking the violence that resulted in 34 deaths and 78 wounded.
"Today is not an occasion for blame, finger-pointing or recrimination. Today challenges us to restore calm and to share the pain of the affected families and communities."
"Having received the briefing … it is clear there is something serious behind these happenings and that's why I've taken the decision to form the commission."
"In a very short space of time, we will announce the results."
For Zuma's full speech click here.
When the police finally told its side of the Marikana story on Friday, it didn't speak of panic and mistakes, arguing instead that they "had no choice".
Video footage and witness interviews paint a definite picture of the Marikana shooting (the one national police commissioner Riah Phiyega says should not be referred to as a "massacre"): a small group of police, caught wrong-footed by aggressive protesters, firing in panic on the onrushing crowd. And perhaps using more live ammunition than is strictly necessary, in shock and in fear of their lives.
But on Friday, after nearly a full day of silence, the police did not speak of panic or mistakes. Instead it argued – without saying in so many words – that its members had done nothing wrong.
"The militant group stormed towards the police firing shots and wielding dangerous weapons," Phiyega said, reading from a prepared statement. "Police retreated systematically and were forced to utilise maximum force to defend themselves."
Police footage and documents, including aerial shots documenting events, argue persuasively that the group of miners were indeed militant and armed, and concertedly attacking. That is born out by the fact that the protesters were, apparently, not necessarily acting in a fully rational manner; the SAPS seemed to confirm swirling rumours that protesters had, under the ministration of a sangoma, come to believe that they were bullet-proof.
What neither documents nor police top management addressed, however, was the sheer number of shots directed at the onrushing protesters, leaving 34 dead and 78 injured. Numbers that look all the worse in contrast with the single policeman injured in the incident, and who had been discharged from hospital in less than a day. That disparity seems to stem from exactly the panic the police are now denying was present.
There are a number of other questions that remain unaddressed. As angry and concerned women protested near the site of the shooting, police said they had no mechanism in place for families to determine whether their loved ones were among the dead and injured. The SAPS did hope, however, to at least positively identify all the dead before the end of the day.
Nor could police say whether any of the 423 police members who were on the front lines of the confrontation had been suspended from duty, implying that at least some who had been involved in the shooting were still policing the area. That is directly contrary to regulations, although a fluid and remote situation means usual rules can be bent.
Amcu head Joseph Mathunjwa on Friday laid the blame for the Lonmin massacre on mine management, the National Union of Mineworkers and North West police.
Amcu distanced itself from the conflict at Lonmin mine and said the massacre could have been avoided had management made good on their commitments to workers.
Mathunjwa said management had reneged on commitments it had made to miners earlier in the week.
President Jacob Zuma has returned from a SADC summit in Mozambique to visit Rustenberg. The presidency said in a statement that Zuma was concerned about the violent nature of the protest. Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa also visited the area.
There has been ongoing violence in the area, with clashes between two rival unions at the mine – the older National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the decade-old Amcu.
Earlier this week Amcu and NUM blamed each other for the violence.
Mthunjwa presented two documents as evidence that the mine had made commitments to the miners that their grievances would be dealt with.
"Management could have stuck with their commitment ... The commitment was once you're there peacefully at work, management will address your grievances through union structures," he said.
According to Mathunjwa, it was this about-turn that led workers to refuse to lay down their arms and leave the mountain.
Mathunjwa also slammed the media for characterising the conflict at Lonmin as a clash between the two unions.
"This is an infight of the members of NUM with their offices. It's got nothing to do with Amcu," he said.
According to Mathunjwa the workers on the koppie where the massacre took place were largely disgruntled NUM members who had lost faith in their union representatives.
"It's possible that Amcu members were there but its not Amcu that coordinated the protest on the mountain," he said.
He said Amcu's leaders had been called to the site on Monday to intervene in the standoff between workers and the mine, even though it did not represent those involved in the dispute.
"I pleaded with them. I said leave this place, they're going to kill you," said Mathunjwa, who later broke down in tears.
He denied that it had promised the workers that it could negotiate a wage of R12 500, as has been reported.
The two unions have been fighting for control of mines in the area. In February they clashed over membership at Impala Platinum mines in Rustenberg.
In the run-up to Thursday's confrontation with police, ten people including two police officers and two private security guards were killed and cars were torched.
Mathunjwa also said that recent allegations of links between Amcu and the PAC or the ANC Youth League were "baseless and unfounded".
"We have no relationship with any political movement in this country or outside this country," he said, adding that Amcu was "apolitical" and would " never ever" associate itself with any political party.
However, he also implied that politics had had an impact in how the situation unfolded.
He complained that the security detail extended to Amcu and NUM representatives who had gone to speak with the workers on Monday was withdrawn on Tuesday once the NUM leaders – who are part of both Cosatu and the SACP – left the area.
"You can draw the conclusion," he said.
Mathunjwa called for an independent, external inquiry – not conducted by the South Africa government – to identify the causes of the Lonmin massacre. He also gave assurances that Amco would "cooperate and support any action taken to deal with this issue".


Show Me Some Cute Slippers is the 66th Quest in Persona 4 Golden. It first becomes available on January 17th after completing Quest 65: Kashiwagi's Special Lesson.
This quest is requested by Mrs. Kashiwagi on Classroom Building 1F. Bring her a pair of Animal Slippers.
This is a little more complicated than most of the fetch quests. In order to get Kashiwagi's slippers, you'll need to get 8 Bloody Hides from the "Jotun of Blood" shadows in the Heaven Dungeon. They are big, fat black humanoids on a rocking horse. These shadows can be found on floors 8 and 9.
Once you have the Blood Hides, take them to Diadara and sell them. Diadara will tell you that you can now purchase Vidar's Boots.
Go to Buy Weapon, select Chie, and then buy the boots for 45,200 yen.
Take the boots to the Artisan Apprentice on Practice Building 2F and exchange them for Animal Slippers.
Return to Kashiwagi on Classroom Building 1F and give her the slippers to complete the quest.


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The Dick Staub Interview
The Gospel According to Tupac Shakur
Why do kids relate so well to hip-hop artists Eminem or Tupac? And what can a preacher learn from these modern-day prophets?
Alex Gee is co-author of a new book titled, Jesus and the Hip-Hop Prophets, published by InterVarsity. Alex is a pastor, and his co-author, John Teter, is an area director for InterVarsity in south central LA. Gee picked up his first Tupac Shakur album to learn what the young people in his church listened to, and he discovered why they related better to it than his preaching. Since then, Gee said, more and more young people have attended the church to hear the pastor who listens to rap.
Any missionary will tell you that when you go to another culture, you've got to learn their language. Why is what you did so rare among pastors?
Historically pop culture has had such a negative image. To dive into that and to appreciate it and talk about it and bring it to the pulpit was really sacrilege. I think we have that stigma to overcome. But we don't think of people in our own homeland as being from other cultures. That's for people overseas. Looking at someone who likes rock and roll or hip-hop music, that's not another culture, that's just people going wild.
What are you learning about sorting through what's useful and the recognition that there are elements of it that are just not-not supposed to be part of your life?
I'll use the example of the evening news or newspapers. I don't read it because I enjoy everything that's in the paper, nor is it edifying when you read about murders or obituaries, but it's a part of the news. It's what's happening in society and you want to be informed. When I listen to hip-hop music, there are things that they say that touches my heart, because they're so artistically astute. Then they say some things that are just ugly and raunchy and reeks of misogyny. But I realize that, like other artists, they ...
Dick Staub was host of a eponymous daily radio show on Seattle's KGNW and is the author of Too Christian, Too Pagan and The Culturally Savvy Christian. He currently runs The Kindlings, an effort to rekindle the creative, intellectual, and spiritual legacy of Christians in culture. His interviews appeared weekly on our site from 2002 to 2004.
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Adversity is a guiding factor towards personal destruction and poverty or massive success and growth. What makes some men fall flat and never get back up while others bounce back stronger than ever? Our conversation today will answer that, and much more.
Since 2010 Jacob ran his own Leadership and training organization, Yeda LLC, which gives seminars and courses to entrepreneurs and business owners.
Currently, most of his work is consulting and training for organizations that are looking to implement best of class leadership and management practices.
In 2011 Jacob was featured in a weekly newspaper in a yearlong column of leadership and management. This eventually turned into a book writing project, which is now complete.
"The Prosperous Leader" is now available on Amazon. (Audio as well).
Jacob is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and business owners succeed in their businesses.
His mission is to empower leaders and managers through giving them the knowledge to change (Yeda" in Hebrew is knowledge) and helping them implement the changes in their organizations.
Jacob is a Certified Myers Briggs evaluator, Certified 7 Habits for highly effective people facilitator, Certified Positive Psychology coach and trained with Roy Cammarano, Author and Consultant on his Entrepreneurial Transitions theory.
Previously Jacob was the COO of a 200MM family food and real estate enterprise.
Jacob is the author of The Prosperous Leader – How Smart People Achieve Success.


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Q: Load data infile ignore 1 lines skip 2 lines I want to import a CSV file to my MySQL table using Load data infile, but sometimes it skips 2 lines.
My SQL:
LOAD DATA LOW_PRIORITY LOCAL INFILE 'C:\\csv\\member.csv'
REPLACE INTO TABLE `member`
CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 FIELDS
TERMINATED BY ','
OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"'
ESCAPED BY '"'
LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n'
IGNORE 1 LINES (`UserName`, `RegDate`, `Address`, `Remark`);

Data:
"UserName","RegDate","Address","Remark"
"Peter",07-AUG-2001 18:17,"10th Floor, xxx's PlazaI","Remark xxx" xxx"
"Mary",07-NOV-2001 15:17,,"The ""BIG"" boss"
"Paul",07-DEC-2001 15:17,"10th Floor, xxx's PlazaI",""


A boatswain preparing a pilot accommodation ladder on the side of a bulk ship was killed when he fell 30 feet into the Gulf of Mexico. The Coast Guard said he was not wearing a life vest.
The fatal casualty, which involved equipment failure, happened March 30 aboard the 738-foot Vitapride. The vessel was off the coast of Louisiana, about 17 miles southeast of the Southwest Pass buoy. The ship, headed to New Orleans, was anticipating a pilot embarkation in the safety fairway area.
Boatswain Episanio Odavar, 39, of the Philippines, fell overboard when a pair of bolts broke on a ladder bracket, the Coast Guard said. Odavar had been preparing the portside accommodation ladder along with two other crewmembers, who witnessed the boatswain's plunge into the sea at about 1130, the Coast Guard said.
The ship's managing operator, Vita Management SA, of Piraeus, Greece, reported that company safety practices were not followed during the assignment.
"The bosun was standing on the bottom step of the ladder and was not wearing a life jacket or attached to any safety lines, in violation of vessel policy," a preliminary Coast Guard incident report said.
The Malta-flagged ship was traveling at about 14 knots at the time of the boatswain's fall, the Coast Guard said. Vitapride's crew immediately attempted to rescue Odavar.
That search included a 40-foot Coast Guard rescue boat, one helicopter, the cutter Sturgeon and good Samaritans. The Coast Guard suspended the operation after 48 hours.
Odavar's death is the second recent fatality involving a boatswain who plunged into the sea while preparing an accommodation ladder for a pilot embarkation. In August 2007, a 46-year-old boatswain, also from the Philippines, was killed when he lost his footing and fell from the side of the 600-foot tanker Overseas Altamar at the entrance to New York Harbor (PM #110, Dec./Jan. 2008).
The Overseas Altamar boatswain was wearing a life vest, but witnesses said it may have failed to inflate.
Vitapride was carrying a load of coal from Mobile, Ala., to New Orleans when the accident happened.
The registered owner of Vitapride is Akropolis Shipping Co. of Greece.
Odavar was last seen wearing red coveralls. His body was never found. The Coast Guard's investigation was continuing in late May.


I would like to create an array with multiple answers and 3 possible choices.
I can not use the ranking question type of lime Survey too complex to use for my users.
The last one is not as bullet proof as the first one.
Personally I like the last one too. But I had respondents which assigned e.g 1 on two dropdowns and didn't get why they couldn't move on. The first ranking example is preventing that two items have the same rank assigned.
The difference betwwen the 1st and last are the "mandatory" set on the 1st one, if yu set mandatory to the last one too : you don't have to control 1 is set if 2 is set (count(self)==max(self)).
"((H6_SQ001.NAOK == "Y" or H6_SQ002.NAOK == "Y" or H6_SQ003.NAOK == "Y" or H6_SQ004.NAOK == "Y" or H6_SQ005.NAOK == "Y" or H6_SQ006.NAOK == "Y" or H6_SQ007.NAOK == "Y" or H6_SQ008.NAOK == "Y" or H6_other.NAOK == "Y"))"
Then the "unique(self)" validation does not work any more.


If you think you have what it takes to get into modeling, check out some advice we have. If you are a model needing to build a portfolio feel free to get in touch with us. We can recommend a good photographer in your area, or if you are in South Florida one of our partner photographers might have some time to help you if you have the right look. Email us at admin@pothosmedia.com.


The Miyagikyo distillery (pronounced mee-yag-ee-kyo) is a Japanese whisky distillery that was found in 1969 and is owned by the Nikka Whisky Distilling Company. They own two distilleries in Japan, with the other being Yoichi. They also own the Ben Nevis distillery near Fort William in Scotland. Miyagikyo is located in the Miyagi Prefecture to the west of the city of Sendai. The distillery was firstly named as Sendai, then changed to Sakunami before becoming known as Miyagikyo in 2001.
The location of Miyagikyo was chosen by Masataka Taketsuru, who founded Nikka in 1933. The location was chosen for its unique micro climate, which combines access to high quality pure water with humidity, weather and temperatures. Taketsuru is a legend in the Japanese whisky industry having helped to set up the country's first single malt distillery of Yamazaki in 1923, before going out on his own, forming Nikka and building Yoichi.
The distillery has an annual production capacity of five million litres, which makes it one of the largest in Japan. Miyagikyo is unusual in that it produces both single malt and grain whiskies on the same site. It has eight pot stills to produce malt and two sets of Coffey stills to produce grain whisky. The Miyagikyo 12 years old has won a number of awards. It is bottled at 45% ABV and has been matured in ex-sherry casks. A bottle will cost in the region of £80/€98 from selected specialist whisky retailers.
The colour is golden yellow and the nose is immediately fresh and full of fruit and spices. The fruity aromas come across as a mix of fresh green apple, orange zest and dried fruit (especially sultanas). These aromas combine superbly with some cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger powder. There are notes present also, most notably honey, vanilla and sweet malted cereal grains. It is a very promising start.
On the palate, it is the sweet malty cereals that hit the taste buds first and they give the whisky a creamy, almost velvety feel in the mouth. The palate then follows the nose quite closely as the fruit begin to come through the graininess - there are notes of dried apple, juicy sultanas, candied orange peel and a hint of something tropical that is difficult to pin down, but most reminiscent of dried mango. The next wave of flavour is full of warming wood spices, especially cinnamon and nutmeg followed by a pinch of ginger and all-spice. Everything combines and works well around a foundation of vanilla and honey-like notes. A late hint of distant peat smoke adds even further depth.
The late peat smoke comes through more on the lengthy finish. The predominant notes are honey and sweet malty cereals. These are backed up by the dried fruit (especially the sultanas) and the wood spices, which add a pleasant dryness.
This is a delicious whisky. It may be more expensive and more difficult to find that some other Japanese whiskies of a similar age, but it is worth searching out and spending that little bit extra. This Miyagikyo 12 years old has a lovely nose and palate - it packs plenty of depth, flavour and character in and has a classy feel. One of the best and most complex Japanese whiskies that we have tried to date.
We are not going to pretend to be experts on Japanese whisky, however by far the best resource that we have found for information on the genre is the excellent Nonjatta blog - check it out if you don't know it already. We have learnt much of what we know from this and it is also great for keeping up-to-date with everything that is going on in the Japanese side of the industry.


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Heledd Fychan MS: the Welsh Government must do more to support victims of stalking in Wales
Posted on February 02 2022, 7:15 PM
Today Heledd Fychan MS opened a Plaid Cymru debate on Stalking calling on the Welsh Government to do more to tackle this problem and ensure greater support for victims.
Stalking is a pattern of unwanted, persistent, obsessive and intrusive behaviours by one person towards another person, causing fear of violence and distress to the person being targeted.
In the debate Heledd Fychan MS said:
"It's easy to think of stalking as something that only happens to public figures or celebrities, such as popstars, but the reality today in the United Kingdom is that one in five women and one in 10 men will be stalked at some point in their lives. In fact, it's estimated that 1.5 million people are stalked in England and Wales every year. However, the actual numbers are likely to exceed this figure for a number of reasons, including: a lack of awareness about what stalking is; complexities regarding the individual's relationship with the offender; how stalking behaviour usually develops over time; fears for personal safety; distrust of the police and criminal justice system; previous traumatic experiences; and an unsatisfactory response by police when someone complains.
"It is also alarming that, on average, it takes 100 cases of unwanted behaviours by a stalker before a person contacts the police about the matter. This is supported by research carried out by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, which found that nearly two thirds of the stalking survivors to whom they had spoken since the start of the pandemic had not reported the matter to the police. We have seen a marked increase in stalking over the past decade, and these cases have also increased significantly over the period of the pandemic. Indeed in Wales, if you compare the figures for April to June 2020 to the figures for April to June 2021, there has been an increase of 30 per cent in the number of instances of stalking and harassment that have been recorded. In Dyfed-Powys, there was an increase of 102 per cent, an increase of 23 per cent in north Wales and 24 per cent in south Wales. In Gwent, there was a very small decrease of 1 per cent.
"In 2020, stalking support services and police forces recorded a surge in stalkers turning to online tactics to harass individuals during lockdowns, particularly in the first four weeks of the first lockdown, as people were like sitting ducks stuck in their homes. In fact the national stalking advocacy service, Paladin, saw almost a 50 per cent increase in stalking referrals when lockdowns began. For those who were being stalked prior to the start of lockdown, nearly half of respondents to a survey confirmed an increase in online behaviours, and a third saw a rise in offline behaviours. Many respondents suggested that their stalker being isolated and bored in lockdown left them with nothing else to think about apart from their obsession. At the same time, arrests have been unable to keep up with the number of offences, as arrests only grew at half the rate of the rise in offences between 2019 and 2020.
"Almost half of stalkers, when making a threat, will act upon it, especially when they are known to the individual they're stalking. Indeed, again the Suzy Lamplugh Trust have reported that in nine out of 10 femicides analysed over a three-year period, the killer displayed behaviours associated with stalking. We must act on stalking, not only for the huge impact it has on survivors, but for the threat it poses to life and the impact on the families and friends of those murdered. There have been too many deaths and too little action, discussion and education around this. We owe it to every victim to act on this serious matter."


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Cheer in the crowd using the Corinthians Badge Freezer Mug. You put it upside down in the freezer or refrigerator with a minimum of 5 hours before using for the gel freeze, and maximum limit of 48 hours. Moreover, just put your drink on it and it's ready: It keeps your drink cold for much longer. This mug is made with black and transparent gel with the Timão Badge stamped.
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is a Brazilian multisport club based in Tatuapé, São Paulo. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Corinthians is mostly known for its professional association football team. The club currently play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the first division of the traditional in-state competition.


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KLM suspends ticket sales for Amsterdam Schiphol flights over airport chaos
Airports have suffered long queues and flight cancellations due to a lack of staff
Travellers queue at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, where staff shortages have led to passengers missing flights. AFP
Paul Carey
Chaos at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has reached such high levels that Dutch airline KLM on Thursday said it would largely suspend sales of tickets for all departing flights until Monday.
The airport is grappling with long queues, due to a shortage of security staff.
Lines at Schiphol, Europe's third-busiest airport, have often stretched on to the streets in recent weeks, forcing travellers to wait for hours to clear security checks and causing many to miss their flights.
Last month, airport management asked airlines to cancel flights for a weekend, in a bid to avoid the chaos of previous weekends.
The scenes have been replicated in the UK, where several airports and airlines have been hit by staff shortages, causing long queues and cancellations.
How flyers fell out of love with British Airways
"KLM is putting a brake on ticket sales for flights leaving up until and including Sunday because Schiphol can't get its security problems fixed", KLM spokeswoman Gerrie Brand said.
KLM has suspended flights out of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. AFP
Ms Brand said the cap on ticket sales was needed to accommodate those who had missed their flights due to the chaos.
The Dutch arm of airline group Air France-KLM said it would also offer customers with tickets for flights leaving in the next three days the opportunity to change their flight plans.
Schiphol on Thursday said it had made plans to recruit more security staff before the summer holidays, while it would also work with airlines to guarantee better planning of flights during the busiest weeks.
The airport said it was also in talks with unions about higher wages for security personnel.
The Netherlands' largest trade union FNV — which represents most unionised staff at Schiphol — on Tuesday threatened "large-scale" labour action next week.
"Something has to change, we can't continue like this," FNV spokesman Joost van Doesburg said.
"Passengers and workers are literally falling over from fatigue.
"If we don't have an agreement, we will start with labour action on June 1, including work stoppages."
Updated: May 27, 2022, 9:47 AM


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import 'react-redux-provide/lib/install';
import expect from 'expect';
import React from 'react';
import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
import { renderTest } from 'react-redux-provide-test-utils';
import { Test, TestItem } from './components/index';
import { testMap } from './providers/index';

const defaultProps = {
  providers: {
    testMap: {
      ...testMap,
      state: {
        testMap: new Map([
          ['a', {
            selected: true,
            value: 1
          }],
          ['b', {
            value: 2
          }],
          ['c', {
            value: 3
          }]
        ])
      }
    }
  }
};

const test = renderTest(Test, { ...defaultProps });
const testItem = renderTest(TestItem, { ...defaultProps, letter: 'a' });

describe('provide-map', () => {
  it('should have initialized map', () => {
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap instanceof Map).toBe(true);
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('a')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.size).toBe(3);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMapSize).toBe(3);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('a').selected).toBe(true);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('a').value).toBe(1);
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('b')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('b').value).toBe(2);
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('c')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('c').value).toBe(3);
  });

  it('should provide item when index prop is present', () => {
    expect(testItem.wrappedInstance.props.letter).toBe('a');
    expect(testItem.wrappedInstance.props.hasTestItem).toBe(true);
    expect(testItem.wrappedInstance.props.testItem.selected).toBe(true);
    expect(testItem.wrappedInstance.props.testItem.value).toBe(1);
  });

  it('should setMap', () => {
    test.wrappedInstance.props.setTestMap([
      ['a', {value: 'apple'}],
      ['b', {value: 'banana'}],
      ['c', {value: 'carrot'}]
    ]);

    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap instanceof Map).toBe(true);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.size).toBe(3);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMapSize).toBe(3);
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('a')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('a').value).toBe('apple');
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('b')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('b').value).toBe('banana');
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('c')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('c').value).toBe('carrot');
  });

  it('should updateMap', () => {
    test.wrappedInstance.props.updateTestMap(([letter, testItem]) => (
      [ letter, { ...testItem, value: testItem.value.slice(0, 3) } ]
    ));

    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap instanceof Map).toBe(true);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.size).toBe(3);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMapSize).toBe(3);
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('a')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('a').value).toBe('app');
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('b')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('b').value).toBe('ban');
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('c')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('c').value).toBe('car');
  });

  it('should filterMap', () => {
    test.wrappedInstance.props.filterTestMap(([letter, testItem]) => (
      testItem.value !== 'ban' && letter !== 'c'
    ));

    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap instanceof Map).toBe(true);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.size).toBe(1);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMapSize).toBe(1);
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('a')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('a').value).toBe('app');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('b')).toBe(undefined);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('c')).toBe(undefined);
  });

  it('should setItem', () => {
    test.wrappedInstance.props.setTestItem('d', {
      value: 'donut'
    });

    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap instanceof Map).toBe(true);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.size).toBe(2);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMapSize).toBe(2);
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('a')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('a').value).toBe('app');
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('d')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('d').value).toBe('donut');
  });

  it('should renameItem', () => {
    testItem.wrappedInstance.props.renameTestItem('a', 'z');

    expect(testItem.wrappedInstance.props.letter).toBe('a');
    expect(testItem.wrappedInstance.props.hasTestItem).toBe(false);
    expect(testItem.wrappedInstance.props.testItem).toBe(undefined);

    testItem.wrappedInstance.props.renameTestItem('z', 'a');
  });

  it('should updateItem', () => {
    testItem.wrappedInstance.props.updateTestItem(
      testItem.wrappedInstance.props.letter, {
        value: 'apple',
        updated: true
      }
    );

    expect(testItem.wrappedInstance.props.letter).toBe('a');
    expect(testItem.wrappedInstance.props.hasTestItem).toBe(true);
    expect(testItem.wrappedInstance.props.testItem.selected).toBe(true);
    expect(testItem.wrappedInstance.props.testItem.value).toBe('apple');
    expect(testItem.wrappedInstance.props.testItem.updated).toBe(true);
  });

  it('should deleteItem', () => {
    testItem.wrappedInstance.props.deleteTestItem(
      testItem.wrappedInstance.props.letter
    );

    expect(testItem.wrappedInstance.props.letter).toBe('a');
    expect(testItem.wrappedInstance.props.hasTestItem).toBe(false);
    expect(testItem.wrappedInstance.props.testItem).toBe(undefined);
  });

  it('should clearMap', () => {
    test.wrappedInstance.props.clearTestMap();

    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap instanceof Map).toBe(true);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.size).toBe(0);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMapSize).toBe(0);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('d')).toBe(undefined);
  });

  it('should mergeMap', () => {
    test.wrappedInstance.props.setTestMap([
      ['a', {value: 'apple'}],
      ['b', {value: 'banana'}],
      ['c', {value: 'carrot'}]
    ]);

    test.wrappedInstance.props.mergeTestMap([
      ['a', {value: 'apple sauce'}],
      ['d', {value: 'durian'}]
    ]);

    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap instanceof Map).toBe(true);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.size).toBe(4);
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMapSize).toBe(4);
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('a')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('a').value).toBe('apple sauce');
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('b')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('b').value).toBe('banana');
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('c')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('c').value).toBe('carrot');
    expect(typeof test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('d')).toBe('object');
    expect(test.wrappedInstance.props.testMap.get('d').value).toBe('durian');
  });
});


Compared to the rest of the SE network of sites, TGO is quite bland visually. The design is spartan and plain and really just all-together not appealing. It's not ugly either, but it needs its own visual style like the other sites do. Are there any plans in the works to make this happen? I think a nice, looking site unique to TGO would help get more interest here as well.
EDIT: Are there any plans or designs for once this site is out of beta? If so can we see what it might look like?
All StackExchange sites in beta use a standard theme. Some details here: The New Stack Exchange Beta Theme. When it progresses out of beta, it will get its own design.
Sites remain in beta for at least 90 days, but may continue for much longer. There have been several previous questions about this, eg How close is this SE to going out of beta? and Are we doing well enough?
Tents for the vote arrows.


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The Wall Of Law
Today's Most Viral News Stories Related To Various Legal Topics
Regina Mom Suing Hospital After Circumcision Of Son Goes Wrong
canada/family-law
REGINA — A Regina mother has filed a lawsuit alleging negligence after the tip of her baby's penis was severed during a circumcision.
In an interview, the woman says she and her husband are worried about their son's self-esteem as he grows up.
The circumcision happened last November when the boy was nine-days old. The mother has filed a statement of claim against the doctor, his business, and an unidentified intern she believes did the procedure.
The woman, whom The Canadian Press is not naming to protect the identity of the child, said she and her husband took their newborn to the Victoria East Medical Clinic in Regina for the procedure.
The mother is of African descent and said circumcision is part of her family's culture.
"It was already taking too long," she said, remembering how quick the procedure had been for her older son eight years earlier. "I could hear the baby crying so much."
She said Dr. Owen Miller, the physician they understood was going to perform the circumcision, came into the waiting area and was apologetic.
"He came out and he said, 'There's a problem. We have to call the ambulance,'" the mother recalled.
Intern performed circumcision
The lawsuit adds, "After the botched surgery, Miller informed the plaintiff (mother) that his intern performed the surgery."
The mother said she broke down and couldn't control her crying.
"Someone just told me he was performing some practice on my baby, that's what it sounded like," she said. "I couldn't even talk."
Lawyer Kolade Oladokun, who's representing the mother, said any damages awarded in the suit could help pay for future cosmetic surgery for the boy.
The boy's father said the family doesn't care about money.
"We just want to know if our son's going to be OK," he said.
None of the allegations has been proven in court.
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No previous infractions on doctor's record
In an email, Miller declined to comment, but in a statement of defence filed with the court he denies acting negligently.
"At the close of the procedure, it was noted that a small piece of the glans of the infant's penis (tip) had been removed with the foreskin," the statement reads.
"Immediate steps were undertaken to treat the wound and arrangements made to transfer the infant to specialists at Regina General Hospital for further treatment."
Miller is a longtime doctor who specializes in family medicine and has no previous disciplinary history listed on the Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons website.
The mother said her baby bled for hours and wailed in pain while he was in the emergency room.
Photographs taken by the woman show the infant lying in a hospital bed, hooked up to machines and a tube to carry urine.
She said a surgeon informed them he was too young to have the severed tip re-attached.
Watch: Reasons why parents choose to circumcise their boys. Story continues below.
Dr. Todd Sorokan, a pediatrician based in British Columbia, said circumcision remains a relatively common procedure in Canada, with between ten to 30 per cent of babies having it done.
Saskatchewan has seen an average of about 430 circumcisions performed annually out of medical necessity in recent years. Non-medically necessary circumcisions aren't insured by the province, so those numbers aren't tracked.
Last year, a doctor in Regina was fined more than $10,000 for not dealing appropriately with complications arising from a circumcision done in 2014.
Penis has 'healed up' but disfigured: mom
Sorokan said it's a straightforward procedure where minor bleeding can occur, but that's estimated to happen in only one to two cases out of 100.
"It's certainly not a good result to trim part of the glans penis (tip) along with the foreskin," he said. "I'm happy to hear that the family went and got urgent attention."
The boy's next followup appointment is in September. His penis is mostly functional, but is disfigured, said his mother.
"It's healed up, but it doesn't look normal."
The mother kept the severed part of her son's penis and stored in the freezer, she said, in case he someday has questions about his body.
"I just hope this doesn't get to that point where the boy is feeling less of himself," she said. "We don't know."
@repost Apply for Legal Separation
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source https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/circumcision-regina-hospital-lawsuit_ca_5d5986ece4b056fafd0d883e
By The Wall of Law	August 18, 2019	Off
Canada 'disappointed' by British decision on Jihadi Jack
TORONTO — Canada says it is disappointed the United Kingdom has decided to "off-load their responsibilities" after the British Home Office revoked the citizenship of a dual citizen of the two countries imprisoned in Syria.
Canadian Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale confirmed Sunday in statement that Jack Letts, a British-Canadian man dubbed Jihadi Jack by the media who has been behind bars in a Kurdish prison since 2017, has been stripped of his British citizenship.
"Canada is disappointed that the United Kingdom has taken this unilateral action to off-load their responsibilities," a statement from Goodale said in a rare rebuke of Canada's ally.
A statement from the Home Office said revoking British citizenships is one way it counters terrorist threats. It said it does not comment on individual cases.
"Decisions on depriving a dual national of citizenship are based on substantial advice from officials, lawyers and the intelligence agencies and all available information," the statement said.
The man's parents are from Oxford and were found guilty earlier this year of sending him money. They received a suspended sentence.
Organic farmer John Letts, 58, and ex-Oxfam fundraiser Sally Lane, 56, said they were acting as any parents would have when they tried to send their 23-year-old son cash when he begged for help from another country. They say they believed their son, Jack Letts, was in mortal danger and trapped in Raqqa, Syria.
Goodale said terrorism knows no borders, so countries need to work together to keep each other safe.
In 2015, Jack Letts posted on Facebook that he would like to perform a "martyrdom operation" on a group of British soldiers. Police warned the family that "sending money to Jack is the same as sending money to ISIS."
But by the end of that year, Jack Letts was indicating that he wanted to come home. The family tried to transfer more money but the funds were blocked and the couple was arrested.
Jack Letts, now 23, is being held by Kurdish authorities in northern Syria. His future is unclear.
Goodale said Canada is under no legal obligation to bring Canadians detained in Syria home. And he said they will not expose consular officials to undue risk.
Rob Billies, The Associated Press
@repost Joint Custody Lawyer
Via Family Law Lawyers
source https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/08/18/canada-disappointed-by-british-decision-on-jihadi-jack/
Maxime Bernier tells party faithfuls he will make it into the leaders' debates
OTTAWA — Maxime Bernier says not inviting him to take part in the official election debates means excluding the only political party leader who has anything different to say.
Bernier, the leader of the People's Party of Canada, says the Liberals, the Conservatives, the NDP, the Greens and the Bloc Quebecois all share similar views on things like immigration, climate change and supply management in the dairy sector.
Speaking to his candidates and supporters at his party's first national gathering in Gatineau, Que., on Sunday, Bernier dismissed his political rivals as espousing varying degrees of left-leaning views, including the Conservatives.
He accused both the Conservatives, a party he represented for over a decade, and the Liberals of pandering to special interest groups, and that his party, which he said does not do any polling, will campaign according to its principles.
Those other parties have all qualified for the debates, to be held Oct. 7 and Oct. 10, under criteria established by the federal government.
Bernier said he is confident the head of the Leaders' Debates Commission will change his mind and allow him to join the others onstage.
@repost Spousal Support Agreement
Via Prenuptial Lawyer
source https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/08/18/maxime-bernier-tells-party-faithfuls-he-will-make-it-into-the-leaders-debates/
'Suits' Made A Cute Reference To Former Star Meghan Markle
When one of the cast members of your moderately successful cable drama leaves to join the British Royal Family, it must be hard not to make the occasional reference to those bizarre circumstances.
And that's exactly what the legal drama "Suits" did this week.
Meghan Markle appeared on the first seven seasons of show before she left to move to England, marry Prince Harry and become the Duchess of Sussex. The show handled her exit by having her character, Rachel, have a wedding of her own to fellow lawyer Mike (Patrick J. Adams, a Canadian actor had a hilarious reaction to the royal couple's engagement when it was announced). At the end of the show's seventh season, Rachel and Mike moved to Seattle, where they started their own law practice.
In the episode that aired this past week, Adams' character Mike returns to the show. When asked how Rachel's doing, his response has a little wink to real-life circumstances: "Good," he says. "In fact, if I told you how good, you probably wouldn't believe me."
Turns out Rachel is doing REALLY well. 😉 #Suitspic.twitter.com/Xt4cofVECd
— Suits (@Suits_USA) August 15, 2019
We don't know if Meghan saw the nod to her new life, or if she still watches "Suits" — last fall, she told fans she hadn't seen the most recent season. But it's not like duchesses just give up TV: we know she watched "The Good Place," via that show's star Jameela Jamil, who was featured in Meghan's issue of British Vogue. (On the show, Jamil's snobby name-dropping character Tahani takes credit for introducing Meghan to Prince Harry; Jamil said Meghan jokingly thanked her for the introduction when they talked about the Vogue cover.)
Meghan is also still in touch with many of her "Suits" co-stars. Many of her former co-stars were invited to the royal wedding — in addition to her onscreen husband Adams, Gabriel Macht, Gina Torres, Sarah Rafferty, Abigail Spencer and Rick Hoffman were all there, too.
Meghan Markle Celebrates Birthday With Cake From All-Women Bakery
Why The Royal Couple Just Unfollowed Everyone Off Instagram
Even Meghan Markle Has A Reality Show Guilty Pleasure
@repost Separation and Divorce
Via Lawyers for Children
source https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/meghan-markle-reference-suits_ca_5d598990e4b0d8840ff4d47b
Advocates 'internationalize' the fight to free Raif Badawi from Saudi prison
MONTREAL — More than seven years after Raif Badawi was thrown in prison, lawyers and allies of the Saudi blogger are increasingly lobbying foreign governments in an effort to secure his release as Saudi Arabia prepares to host next year's G-20 meeting.
Irwin Cotler, a human rights lawyer and former federal justice minister who represents the family internationally, says advocates for Badawi have recently been meeting with foreign governments, UN representatives and others to encourage them to call for the release of Badawi, his sister Samar, their former lawyer Waleed Abulkhair and other imprisoned human rights defenders.
Cotler sat down with The Canadian Press to discuss the intensifying effort to free the 35-year-old Badawi, who was arrested on June 17, 2012, and was later sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for his online criticism of Saudi clerics.
Cotler said it is urgent "to both internationalize and intensify our advocacy" as Saudi Arabia chairs the G-20 ahead of the meeting in Riyadh in November 2020.
That effort appeared to yield results last month when U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence called on Saudi Arabia to free Badawi as well as three other jailed dissidents.
The four dissidents, Pence said, "have stood in defence of religious liberty and the exercise of their faith despite unimaginable pressure, and the American people stand with them."
Pence's statement followed one by European Parliament Vice-President Heidi Hautala in June, which describes Badawi's sentence as "unjust, disproportionate and arbitrary" and urged the Saudi government to free him. The European Union awarded Badawi the Sakharov prize, its top human rights award, in 2015.
Cotler sees significant progress in the year since Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland's tweet calling for the release of Raif and Samar Badawi sparked a diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia. (While neither prisoner is a Canadian citizen, Raif Badawi's wife and three children live in Sherbrooke, Que., and were granted citizenship last year.)
The fallout from the tweet saw Saudi Arabia suspend diplomatic ties, halt investment and Canadian imports and threaten to shut down scholarships for its citizens studying in Canada. "Not one democracy came to Canada's defence," Cotler said.
He said that while he disagreed with Saudi Arabia being awarded G-20 host duties, he believes the Riyadh summit could be an opportunity to increase the pressure to free the prisoners — and give Saudi Arabia the chance to prove it can be a "credible" host.
"If the Crown Prince wants to be taken seriously, if Saudi Arabia wants to be seen seriously as chair of the G20, he can't call for reforms — which we support — regarding women, such as the right to drive, then imprison the same women who called for the reforms."
He said Pence's statement came after he and Badawi's wife, Ensaf Haidar, travelled to Washington earlier this year to meet with lawmakers and the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, which has contacts with the vice-president.
Cotler believes the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last October, was a "wake-up call" for democracies that had previously hesitated to speak up against the Saudi regime.
More than eight months after Khashoggi's death, a UN special rapporteur released a report saying there was "credible evidence" to warrant further investigation and financial sanctions against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Efforts by Badawi's advocates in the coming weeks and months include a renewed application for clemency, which argues that a pardon would be in line with Saudi law.
Canada, too, has a part to play, says Cotler, who was Liberal justice minister from 2003-06. He plans to once again call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to grant Canadian citizenship to Badawi, which would ensure he could receive visits and has "diplomatic protection that is not now authorized."
Badawi's advocates say that while he hasn't received any more corporal punishment, his health has declined and he continues to suffer psychologically from the threat of lashings and the separation from his wife and children.
And while some believe his prison conditions may have improved since the international pressure escalated, Cotler said his situation remains dire.
"There's a sense of urgency," he said. "You meet with his children, and every day the children can't be with their father is a loss for him and a loss for them."
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press
@repost Divorce and Spousal Support
Via Family Law Solicitors
source https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/08/18/advocates-internationalize-the-fight-to-free-raif-badawi-from-saudi-prison/
100s in river 'no-man's land' after Mexico troops block way
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Ex-NYPD deputy inspector cleared at police corruption trial
Man who gave sleeping couple a fright sent to jail
A file photo of police crime scene tape.
'The justice system has let us down:' family's wrongful death suit faces delay
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Wicked! If this title attracted your curiosity as to how witches were branded as wicked, then you're in for a delightful treat. The Tony Award-winning Broadway performance production of "Wicked!" has made its way to this side of the city. This is the best opportunity to experience a bonafide Broadway miracle here at the Gershwin Theatre, New York City, New York on Thursday 2nd June 2022. Are you ready to be mesmerized by a brilliant and poignant story about friendship, rivalries, sacrifice, and standing up for yourself while the world disagrees and brands such deeds as 'wicked'. If princes and princesses have stories, then witches have their own tales to tell too. Wicked is a riotously enjoyable show. The Evening Standard credited it "A remarkable kaleidoscope of magical shocks, surprises, and sensations, Wicked works like a dream." Prepare your hands and feet for recurring moments of standing ovations. Wicked will amaze you to the end! Catch Wicked! on its playdate the Thursday 2nd June 2022. Grab your tickets now!


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Boating In Capri: Among The Superyachts
Antonio Castiglia
Travelling to the Island of Capri in Italy without tens of thousands of dollars is very limiting. It is the holiday place of the rich, an ocean retreat just off the coast of Naples. That's not to say that the general population doesn't visit there. Arriving at the dock of Marina Grande, you're immersed in the bustle of tourists. A mix of British, American and Japanese, they all come to experience the romanticism of Capri and the Amalfi coast. They cling to large cameras, wide brim hats covering their faces, waiting patiently for their tour guide to take them around the island. I managed to get out of this crowd and up into the main town. It sits atop a hill, connected to the port by the funicular.
From there I went down to the other side of the island. This was the slightly less touristy part called Marina Piccola. On the way down, I could see shores lined with large yachts, small dingys bobbing in between them. Further out absolute monolith superyachts dotted the horizon, their million dollar owners oblivious to my struggles with the tour groups. I was instead on my way to rent a 'traditional' boat. I had researched the night before where the best value rental boats on the island were and Marina Piccola was the go.
This led me to Capri Blue Boats, which had a very nice looking website with a slightly dodgy Paypal system. I used this system to rent a boat for the day, at the price 150 euros. In comparison to the rest of the islands rentals, this was a steal. But as I was approaching the Capri Blue office, I was half expecting to see a cluster of boats ridden with holes and rotting wood. To my surprise, there was neat gathering of moored small wood boats, all beautifully painted. Decent size outboard motors hung off their sterns.
A 60 something Italian man greeted me at the office. He didn't speak a lick of English and my Italian is mediocre at best, so getting to know the boat and area was tough. I'll be a 100% honest; I've never used boats like these before. So as I was nodding there, listening to his instructions, I nervously spotted a cluster of yachts almost blocking the entrance to the bay. This was going to be fun.
Once off, I approached the yachts, slowing down enough to say hello to whoever was lunching on the back of them. Ducking and weaving I made my way out of the bay, and headed to the right. I had spotted a couple of nice isolated shorelines on my way down, and headed towards them to mingle with the other small boats. Anchoring with them was tough. The water gets deep quickly off Capri, so my crappy little rope anchor was inefficient in actually keeping me in one place. I'd lie down on the deck to relax and only moments later I'd be within arms reach of another boat.
To say it was crowded is an understatement. Literally every bit of shoreline was covered. Trying to exit the area, I had a nerve wracking moment where my anchor was caught on some rocks. A very expensive yacht had just pulled up beside me. As I was frantically adjusting a readjusting the boat, trying to get the anchor to shift, a fat middle age Italian emerged on to the deck of the yacht. Looking like he was straight out of the Godfather, he bombarded me with insults and directions as I edged closer to his yacht. At one point I made eye contact with him and he gave me the mother of all death stares from behind his Carrera sunglasses. I finally got the anchor unstuck and proceeded to scoot away as quickly as possible.
It took me about 2 hours to get the hang of things. The irony is that after all that worry, the largest and most expensive yachts are the easiest to avoid. As long as they're not moving, they're like their own islands. Keep a decent distance and you'll have no problems. It's the little boats, used by the locals you have to worry about. They ducked and weaved around frantically and I can guarantee at some point one or two would've collided with each other.
All in all, I got back to shore satisfied with my exploration. The whole experience made me wish I had enough money to own one of the super yachts. Hopefully at some point in the future I can live that #gvlifestyle, drifting around the Mediterranean as a ripped 50 year old. Until then I'm going to stick to ferries around Sydney harbour.
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This was Cali while I was using the mixer to mix the frosting. She thought it was really exciting! I also think she thought she was going to get to eat all the icing. She was disappointed when I didn't carry the bowl over to her for her to eat. And a little mad.
Here are the girls helping their Daddy decorate the rooftop.
Here is me trying my hand at the piping on the edges. I wasn't very good at it. The girls did great at putting enough candy on top of it to cover up my mistakes though:) So, thanks kids.
How beautiful Holly! Last night at Young Women's we did gingerbread houses to take to some families with young children next week as a service project. I have to say your little girls did a much nicer job than our 14 year olds did!
Your gingerbread house looks great! It is always fun decorating a gingerbread house.
Cute very cute. Everyone did a great job. I love the colors. Cali's expressions are priceless.
Aw, how cute. That looks like a really good idea.
I love the gingerbread house, you all did such an awesome job. I want to eat it!!!
Love the gingerbread house -- such a fun tradition!
Cali really does make the best faces!
so cute - the girls did an awesome job! I ended up making( by making I mean icing together graham crackers) and decorating ours yet again this year all by my lonesome - hopefully Savy will want to get on in the festivities next year!
I love gingerbread houses! What a good job! Family memories in the making... fun times!!


Whether your company is large, small, or somewhere in the middle, hiring is a process, and not a short one. Many companies simply don't have the time or resources to commit to the process that is screening potential applicants and interviewing. There is a great amount to be said for assigning that job to an outside company.
Companies that specialize in hiring know what to look for in a resume, how to screen for the best applicants, and have a continual pool of talent to choose from. While many companies do their own hiring, and do it well, some simply don't have the resources to expend, and if that is the case, looking into a hiring agency may be a smart move.
2. The right candidate is out there….Somewhere.
Finding the right candidate for a position can require going through literally thousands of applications. Yes. You heard right. Four digits. Thousands. Of those, only ten percent may merit a callback. So your pool of a thousand is now down to a hundred, which is still a formidable number, and each one needs a phone call to gauge their potential for the position. Once phone interviews are done, only ten percent of those may warrant an in-person interview.
Don't get discouraged at the amount of time hiring seems to take. Going through applications, making phone calls, and conducting interviews can take a week or more, depending on the size of your application pool, and rushing the process may save you time now, but wastes it in the long run if you hire the wrong person. It's easy to see a killer resume and want to hire on the spot. Fight that urge. Finding your next great employee takes time.
It's a long process, and one that should be continual. If you are waiting until you have a vacancy to put your hands on applications, you will find yourself rushing to fill a vacancy that could have been filled in only a few days or even hours if you already had prescreened potential talent on tap, ready to be interviewed.
Every employer loves to have that employee that is 100% perfect for the job they do. They are the entire package, a prodigy in their field. The clients love them, they fit perfectly into the company culture, and they are, sadly, mostly imaginary.
There may be only one person who will be perfect for your opening, but there are far more who would be great at it. The best employees are the ones who are of good character, consistent, eager to learn and easy to teach. Remember, talent can be cultivated and developed. A person who is exemplary at the technical duties of their job but can't show up on time or work well with clients, is worthless to you.
See above. If you need to be working through thousands of applications on a rotating basis, consider where those man-hours are coming from. Consider hiring someone specifically for this duty. If you can't or are not inclined to hire someone to tackle your hiring, consider how you are going to split those duties. Will you and several other higher ranking employees split the job? Will you work extra hours to make sure it gets done well?
Know whose responsibility it is to write job postings, and where they will be posted. Know who will be going through applications and when. What resources will you be diverting to ensure that you always have a good pool of candidates? If these questions aren't being considered, it can be difficult to identify the best talent for your vacancy. It can also lead to misunderstandings and miscommunications in your office, which, while making hiring a hassle, tend to make everything else about work a hassle, as well.
Keep in mind that just because someone has put in an application does not mean they are waiting with bated breath by the phone. Even if they would really like to work for your company, it is unlikely that they have put all their eggs in one corporate basket, and neither should you. When you get ready to hire new talent, always have a back-up plan. If that perfect candidate is given a better offer or has simply moved on to other things since putting in an application, the resources must be in place to fill that spot quickly.
Tenure. How long were they at their previous position, and were they growing and advancing?
How long have they been out of work? If it's more than six months, make sure there is a good reason.
Are they consistent? Is there a steady pattern of advancement on their resume?
Remember that a resume can give you a quick snapshot of a potential new hire, but it is never the whole picture.
Many people leaving companies for a new one cite "lack of professional development" as their reason, and as such, are making lateral moves or even readying themselves to take a pay cut. Because of this, stress the abilities to move up within your company and highlight opportunities to improve their professional skills. Mention continuing education benefits and the challenges that will help them grow professionally.
This last one is less to do with hiring specifically, and more to do with your company as a whole. New talent, especially those from the Millennial generation, cite "company culture" as one of the most important factors when seeking employment, and once you've recruited new employees, you have to retain them, or you will be going through the whole cycle much more often than you want.
Value your employees as more than a body occupying space. Foster an environment where employees can make connections and grow in their technical skills. Remember, if you don't provide an attractive environment, your new hires will find one elsewhere.
Hiring can seem like a daunting task, and one to take seriously if your company is going to continue to grow. Good employees mean better clients, which means a better bottom line.


A new survey by Vitalise has revealed the incredible strain on the UK's 6.5 million carers as the disability charity unveils its range of essential respite opportunities for 2014.
The Vitalise survey of carers paints a shocking picture of the emotional and physical strain on carers who get insufficient respite from their caring duties. 6 out of 10 (58%) respondents said that when they were not rested they sometimes became depressed and the same number (59%) said they sometimes got angry at the person they care for. Over half of the respondents (53%) said they would probably end up breaking down completely if they never had the chance to take any time off from caring.
Yet an astonishing 4 out of 10 carers (39%) have not taken a single day off from caring in the last year.
In the light of the survey's shock findings, and as Vitalise unveils its new range of accessible breaks for people with physical disabilities and carers in its UK Breaks Brochure 2014, the charity is offering a funding lifeline for those in most desperate need of respite.
In addition to subsidising all of its breaks through its own fundraising efforts to make them as affordable as possible to all, Vitalise will be also offering additional discretionary funding throughout 2014, enabling people in particular financial hardship to take much-needed breaks with Vitalise. The charity's Joan Brander Memorial Fund, set up in memory of the charity's founder, is used every year for this purpose. Vitalise is urging those who think they might be eligible to come forward.
Significantly, the survey also highlighted the barriers preventing carers from seeking respite. Among the biggest barriers were carers' concerns that nobody else would be able to care for their loved ones (46%) and worries that they would not be looked after properly in a care home (23%). As a consequence, over a fifth (21%) of carers who had put their loved ones into temporary care said that afterwards they felt guilty that they had left them in order to take time off.
In response to carers' concerns over the quality of respite care for their loved ones, Vitalise is once again offering a wide range of inclusive, activity-focused respite break opportunities for people with disabilities in 2014. The charity is also renewing its call for urgent action to address the issue of quality in respite care in order to assuage carers' fears of respite and encourage more carers to take advantage of respite opportunities.
Among the many themes and activities offered by Vitalise at its three UK centres are breaks devoted to music, arts & culture, sport and outdoor pursuits. New themed weeks have been added to the Vitalise range for 2014, including Everybody Dance, Fairgrounds & Festivals and Swimming, Skating & Sailing, plus optional day excursions to France and the Isle of Wight.
In addition to accessible excursions, in-house activities include the Paralympic sport Boccia, as well as accessible Zumba and dance fitness classes. Nightly entertainment completes the Vitalise experience.
"This survey not only highlights the importance of regular time off from caring for the UK's carers, but also the equally important issue of quality in care.
"Clearly, many carers don't feel confident about putting their loved ones in care even for just a few days, because they seem to have little faith in the quality or suitability of what's on offer.
"Vitalise has been providing respite breaks for 50 years now, so we know that carers simply won't let themselves switch off from their caring role if they are not convinced that their loved ones are having an enriching and revitalising holiday experience. We firmly believe that the concept of respite applies every bit as much to the person with the disability as it does to the carer.
"This is why, with our new programme of breaks for 2014, we will carry on treating people with disabilities as individuals who share the same needs, desires, hopes and aspirations as the rest of us – and doing our very best to give them the opportunity to fulfil their dreams.


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SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services for the global financial services industry, has won three industry awards within the last month.
Following the honors of being named 'Best Buy-Side IBOR (Investment Book of Record) Platform' at the Buy-Side Technology Awards 2016 and 'European Front to Back Office Provider of the Year' by Funds Europe, SimCorp has now won 'Best Fund Accounting, Portfolio Management & Data Platform' at Data Management Review Awards 2016.
SimCorp's integrated investment management platform, SimCorp Dimension, is used by more than 170 of the world's leading investment firms – seven have opted for the solution this year alone. Of the world's 200 largest firms in terms of assets under management, more than 30% operate on SimCorp Dimension. Many firms select the solution due to its integrated IBOR, which provides a holistic and complete real-time overview of portfolios and exposures, enabling portfolio managers to properly assess risk and make more informed investment decisions.
Klaus Holse, CEO, SimCorp, said: "We are honored to have our solution recognized for its front to back, IBOR and data management capabilities. Our more than 300 developers work hard to make sure we continuously provide an up-to-date and highly integrated solution, capable of handling the increasing levels of market complexity in an effective manner. I see the awards as a testament to the fact that SimCorp Dimension provides our clients with a competitive advantage."
In addition to the three recent awards, SimCorp Dimension earlier this year won FTF News 2016 Technology Innovation Awards for 'Best IBOR Solution' and 'Best Buy-Side Operations Solution'. Further, SimCorp's dedicated client communications and reporting solution, SimCorp Coric, was named 'Best Client Reporting Solution' at Systems in the City Awards for the second consecutive year.
Enquiries regarding this announcement should be addressed to:
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Nov 2 2018 TOUGH MUDDER World Champion Hunter McIntyre
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From rehab to OCR champion, really? Yes, though of course, Hunter was not an overnight success any more than any other champion at their sport. "Timing and circumstances," McIntyre answered in a recent interview when asked how he came to the sport of OCR. Hunter was two years out of college with no clear goal in mind. He was also not long out of rehab for drug and alcohol issues.
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Hunter, the youngest of a family of four boys, was diagnosed with severe ADD as a kid and was medicated with Ritalin, Adderall, Dexedrine, you name it, all to control his uncontrollable energy. As Hunter says of himself, "I only knew one approach to anything – full blast." The family tried everything, including a brief, unsuccessful stint at a military school. Nothing worked. That was the official picture of Hunter, but his brother Garrett said the ADD diagnosis was a pretty poor picture of him at the time. "Hunter is a really, really focused person, incredibly intelligent, super at math; he just doesn't like to sit still." So he did not do well in the traditional school setting. Sound like anyone you know?
At age 14 he got into drugs and alcohol, which gave him some comfort, but what followed was pretty much a downward spiral. More problems at school, resulting in multiple suspensions, scrapes with law enforcement, and the brief stay at a military school in West Virginia. Nothing worked, and when a senior year prank went wrong, his parents shipped him to Montana to an outpatient facility in hopes the clean air would shape him up. Unfortunately, this did not work either, and he ended up in the stricter environment of rehab incarceration in both Nevada and New Mexico.
A logging job in Montana bulked him up, but he was still on drugs. It was on to California and a Malibu lifestyle of partying – alcohol, mushrooms, acid, girls galore, during which he managed to get some modeling gigs with Abercrombie, J. Crew and the like.
So what changed? After a booze-soaked night of partying with his Malibu pals, during which they decided on a whim to get up the next morning and compete in this local Spartan Race in November of 2012, Hunter was the only one who made it out of bed. Hungover, he downed a few beers, went to the event and came in ninth overall. He learned that he was only eight minutes behind the Spartan world champ at that time, Hobie Call, a 2:16 marathoner.
Just like that, this was Hunter McIntyre's wake up call. "I was all in from that point on," he says. He called his parents and said he was not coming home and quitting college. He quit the party scene, left those friends behind and set about learning all he could about this obstacle course racing sport. At 6' 2", he had the size, and as he began to train seriously for the fiendish combination of activities that comprises OCR, he put together the rest of the package. And he had speed! Not often do all of these advantages combine in one person, but this is Hunter McIntyre.
If you are familiar with the sport of OCR, whether Spartan Race, Warrior Dash, Tough Mudder or other series, you know it involves running, mud pits, greased walls, lifting heavy objects, maybe a javelin throw, a fire pit and throw in some hilly terrain – the perfect combination of events that combine speed and agility with heavy lifting and killer endurance. Hunter, known as the "Sheriff," went on to master the sport. He did his research, beginning with Arnold Schwarzenegger's book The Encyclopedia of Body Building, and put on the bulk he needed. "There is a lot we don't know as we go out on a race but tie your shoes on tight and don't fall over in the mud," Hunter said in a recent interview. The challenge clearly turns McIntyre on, and he is the 2018 Tough Mudder World Champion.
So how does he do it? Matt Kempson, a friend of five years, who met Hunter through the sport of OCR, says he thinks his friend has always been the same person; it has just "taken him a while to find a more positive and impactful way to express himself. He is still the same trash-talking, macho man self, but now he uses that reputation to inspire others to take life's challenges head-on and be their own "sheriff." Which bring up another aspect of McIntyre's personality. "I like to have a community with my competitors," he adds, saying he is friends with most in his sport "except for a couple of jerks."
"Hunter is not nearly as one-dimensional as many endurance athletes you meet," says Kempson. "A typical training day for Hunter might include cliff jumping, backyard paintball matches, high stakes rock-paper-scissor, and some form of skinny dipping." Oh, and he reads a book a week.
Tyler Patterson met Hunter in college, where in addition to partying big time, Hunter was a recruit to the wrestling team, and Patterson played rugby. Patterson described his friend as someone you either loved or hated, but "absolutely someone people knew. He hits your life with 100% interest in who you are and getting to know where your direction is, which to many is too direct an approach, often pushing them away." But they kept in touch over the years after college, as both had a real passion for physical fitness.
And here we are today. Hunter lifts four hours a day and is the top athlete in the sport of OCR, with a string of gold medals behind him. Interestingly, he puts these golds in his gym, which is tricked out to inspire him, with all the equipment he needs to be a professional. But in his room, he places what he considers his "failures," and this inspires him to keep going.
Over the past few years Hunter has had many top sponsors, including Reebok, but today he is racing for Tough Mudder, doing at least one event each month. In addition to his workouts, he travels to his sponsors to do films, interviews and other odds and ends for them. Hunter travels all over the country to compete. He does compete in other countries, but most of the races are in this country because that's where the money is. He will race again this fall.
McIntyre says he will probably retire around age 35, so he has several strong years ahead to compete. Most of the top OCR competitors, like Hobie Call, are in their mid to late 30s; Hunter is 29. Hunter benefits professionally from studying others in his sport to see what makes them great. He tells other would-be and up-and-coming competitors to find that one thing that turns them on and research as much as they can about it, and not to try and do a bunch of stuff. "Do this one thing," advises Hunter, who has not been beaten at the short course events in three years. As Hunter says, he is "all in!"
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Fritz Gretzschel (* 28. November 1906 in Berlin; † 14. September 1979 ebenda) war ein deutscher Boxmanager.

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Gretzschel war beruflich zunächst als Lieferant tätig, bei einem Unternehmen, das Farbe und Lacke vertrieb, arbeitete er sich vom Arbeiter zum Generalverwalter hoch.

Er war unter anderem Manager von Gustav "Bubi" Scholz, Eckhard Dagge, Leo Kakolewicz, Hartmut Sasse, Bernd August und Wolfgang Gans. 1962 war er der Veranstalter des ersten Boxweltmeisterschaftskampfes auf deutschem Boden. Neben seiner Tätigkeit im Boxen unterstützte er Tennis Borussia Berlin als Geldgeber und wurde zum Ehrenvorsitzenden des Vereins ernannt. 1952 war ein von Gretzschel veranstalteter Kampfabend die erste in Deutschland stattfindende Boxveranstaltung, die nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg im Fernsehen übertragen wurde. Bis November 1978 war Gretzschel Vorsitzender des deutschen Profiboxverbands VdF, danach Ehrenpräsident. Im Ende der 1970er Jahre tobenden Streit zwischen den Konkurrenz-Profiboxverbänden in Deutschland, VdF und BDB, wurde Gretzschel als "Mann des Ausgleichs" bezeichnet.

Am 14. September 1979 starb Gretzschel in einem Berliner Krankenhaus, nachdem er seinen vierten Schlaganfall erlitten hatte. Anlässlich seines Todes bezeichnete ihn das Hamburger Abendblatt als einen der "führenden Manager und Promoter im Profi-Boxsport". Gretzschel selbst beschrieb seine Vorgehensweise als Veranstalter von Boxkämpfen im Jahr 1973 wie folgt: "Guter Sport für mäßige Preise ist meine Devise."

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The Silver Dragon, Robert Alexander the Third, known to all as Robbie, decides to defy tradition, leave his village and go searching for the legendary Great Shining Dragon. Unbeknownst to him, his path will lead him to three ferocious Red Dragons, each of whom he must somehow overcome to fulfill his Quest.
As the story unfolds, Robbie – in the company of the audacious, educated mouse, Wilberforce Abercrombie the 27th – discovers his own extraordinary personal power as well as the true meaning of love and friendship.


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