Edmond HARNIE starts his professional career as a trumpet player at an early age.
In 1938, he can already be heard playing with the best Belgian musicians of the period. He a.o. plays with the band of saxophonist Fud CANDRIX.
It is the beginning of a very long career, that he will focus on the tremendous job of lead trumpet player in the big bands, a specialty in which he gained an impressive reputation.
In France, he joins the Eddie WARNER orchestra, in which Lalo SCHIFRIN occupies the piano chair.
Then he joined another top French band of the post-world war 2 era, the big band of Jacques HELIAN.
In Belgium, he works for the Flemish radio led by Francis BAY.
Very much in demand in Germany as well, he plays with the Werner MÜLLER Orchestra.
He lives for a while in Berlin, where he has regular contacts with Belgian pianist/composer/arranger Francy BOLAND. He will even be a member of the famous Kenny CLARKE - Francy BOLAND Big Band for several concerts and participated in several albums recorded in Cologne, Germany. He is regarded as one of the specialists of BOLAND's music.
Back in Belgium, he plays with the big band led by vibraphone player SADI, with whom he makes several tv shows, a.o the show that received the "Rose de Bronze de Montreux".
When Etienne VERSCHUEREN forms the "BRT Jazzorkest" at the Flemish radio, he calls Edmond HARNIE to be his lead trumpet player, a job that he will brilliantly occupy for 20 years, and which will allow him to work with top international soloists and arrangers.
In 1971, he appears on SADI's big band LP Swing a Little, reissued in 2003 on CD (September label).
Edmond HARNIE has participated in numerous recordings, a.o. with Etienne VERSCHUEREN's big bands such as the album with pianist Jack VAN POLL "Injacktion" (September), or with guitarist Jean BLATON. He also was invited by the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) Big Band in Sarajevo (with Michel HERR !).
Having reached the age of retirement, he kept playing with several big bands, providing the younger generation with precious advice, thanks to his huge experience as a big band musician, and as a lead trumpet player. All this with a natural generosity that forces the admiration of his colleagues.
In 1992, he participated in the soundtrack of the movie Just Friends written by Michel HERR.
He remained active a.o. with the West Music Club, led by Richard ROUSSELET. and was an inspiration for young trumpet players in the context of big bands..
In 2000, during the Belgian" Django d'Or", he receives a special award for his career achievements.


S. diceros is fairly widespread in a band from Wales across central and southern England and East Anglia, mainly towards the eastern side of the country, but with a cluster of records in Dorset. The species is uncommon in western and central Europe.
S. diceros occurs among moss and litter in damp broad-leaved woodland, including carr in fens, often in wet hollows. Adults of both sexes are found from October to June, females also in July.
The spider is abundant at some sites. It is probably under-recorded because of its minute size and rather unusual habitat of wet litter, but definitely local.
The loss of damp broad-leaved woodland to intensive forestry, and perhaps drainage at some sites.
Maintain damp woodland. The growth of carr in fens is beneficial to this species.


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Scouting the Draft: Summer Circuit: PG National Showcase, Part I
Nick J. Faleris
Each summer, the scouting circuit kicks off with the Perfect Game Junior National Showcase and the Perfect Game National Showcase—back-to-back events (with rare exception held at the Metrodome in Minneapolis) highlighting the top underclass talent and rising seniors at the prep ranks. This year's 2014 draft talents shined bright at PG National, with a bevy of arms and up-the-middle standouts portending a deep high school crop—the former being our focus for Part 1 of this two-part mini-series.
With over 300 players partaking in the five-day PG National Showcase, we are only scratching the surface with the notes and video in these two recap pieces. Throughout the summer and offseason, we will continue to introduce you to this exciting collection of 2014 draft prospects. To whet your appetite, check out the play of the showcase—an amazing highlight-reel grab by SoCal outfielder Derek Hill (Elk Grove HS (Elk Grove, CA)):
Now, on to the pitchers…
Introducing the Arms
If this past weekend is any indication, the early rounds of the 2014 draft are going to be filled with high school arms with a wide array of profiles. Below is a quick introduction to some of the top arms in action in Minneapolis—all of them names to follow throughout the summer.
Touki Toussaint | RHP | Coral Springs Christian (Coral Springs, FL)
Height/Weight: 6-foot-2/190 pounds
B/T: R/R
Draft Day Age: 17 years, 11 months
Scouting Video
Toussaint's coming-out party was last October at the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Florida, where he reached 97 mph with his fastball, backed up by a plus two-plane curve. His velocity didn't reach the upper 90s last weekend, but he showcased a deeper repertoire and the same easy arm action that had scouts dreaming last October.
Toussaint was primarily 90-92 mph with his fastball, touched 94 mph once, and mixed in a two-seamer with arm side life in the 89-90 mph range and a new-to-me cutter that ranged from 86 to 90 mph. The pitch showed deeper slider action on the lower part of that spectrum, and tight, traditional cutter bite in the 88-90 mph range. His curve was crisp with good shape, sitting 75-78 mph, and he flashed a solid 80 mph changeup, rounding out an impressive arsenal.
Touki's frame and stuff both project incredibly well, with room to comfortably hang additional mass and an easy, athletic motion that should facilitate adjustments and allow for tweaking in execution of each of his offerings. The addition of a slider/cutter and greater comfort with his changeup help to move Toussaint from an arm strength and projection guy to a legit top-of-the-draft-caliber talent. In a deep class of high school arms, Toussaint stands out as one of the best.
Four More Standout Arms
Dylan Cease | RHP/SS | Milton HS (Milton, GA)
Draft Day Age: 18 years, 5 months
Cease has emerged early on as one of the top two-way talents in the 2014 draft class, showing some of the best pure stuff in last weekend's Showcase. The Georgia prepster's primary weapon is a 94-96 mph fastball that he throws well to both sides of the plate to both right- and left-handed hitters. His curveball is a power breaker thrown with excellent spin and tight action, sitting 72-75 mph and arriving with two-plane trajectory. He also shows a great deal of confidence in a 76-80 mph changeup with solid arm-speed deception.
Cease has a confident and "in control" demeanor on the bump, and he already shows a high level of comfort mixing his three offerings and working backward when it suits him. He has projection in his medium-broad frame and stood out at the Metrodome as one of the class' best blends of "now" and "future" stuff. One of the more exciting arms in a stout collection, Cease should hold a prominent position on follow lists come next spring and should be a name frequently mentioned throughout this summer's scouting circuit.
Grant Holmes | RHP | Conway HS (Conway, SC)
B/T: L/R
Holmes is yet another power arm in this stacked 2014 stable, sitting 94-96 mph with his four-seamer and 90-93 mph with his two-seamer (coming with arm-side action boring in on right-handed bats). Out of a true three-quarters slot, Holmes creates solid plane on his pitches and, despite a fairly deep arm swing in back, shields the ball well from batters, helping the pitch to play up.
He throws both a low-80s slider and a mid-80s changeup, with each coming out of the same fastball arm slot and arriving with good arm speed and fastball trajectory. The foundation is here for three above-average major-league offerings if he can prove capable of maintaining his stuff over longer stretches. (Holmes saw his fastball velocity decrease a couple of miles per hour in his second inning of work.)
Michael Kopech | RHP | Mt. Pleasant HS (Mt. Pleasant, TX)
Draft Day Age: 18 years, 1 month
Kopech had one of the most impressive two-inning performances, notching six strikeouts (one reaching base on a dropped third strike) and showing off a quality 1-2 punch with his fastball and curve, and lots of room for his stuff to progress. Kopech throws with a loose, whippy arm and creates good deception with his mechanics, making it difficult for hitters to pick up his pitches until late in their path. His four-seamer sat 91-93 mph out of the full windup and his two-seamer in the 89-91 mph range; each pitch drops one to two miles per hour out of the stretch.
Kopech's breaking ball is an 11-to-5 mid-70s curve that comes out of the same slot as his fastball, proving most difficult for hitters to ID. He showed an ability to draw swings out of the zone as well as to drop the breaker in for a strike, and the pitch was generally consistent in shape and execution. Kopech's third offering was an upper-70s changeup that he threw with some feel, though the pitch is still in its early stages. Kopech projects well physically and could gain velocity over the next 12 months.
Tyler Kolek | RHP | Shepherd HS (Shepherd, TX)
Scouting Video (link to Perfect Game's archived game footage)
At 6-foot-5, 240 pounds, Kolek is an intimidating presence on the bump before he even throws the ball. Once he starts to deal, however, the intimidation factor increases exponentially. Kolek's power stuff is led by a mid-90s fastball that explodes on hitters and reached 97 mph on some guns. Although a little straight, hitters had trouble finding the ball with the barrel of the bat against Kolek's premium velocity, and the big righty has enough deception in his release that the ball can be difficult to spot out of his hand.
Kolek brought two distinct breaking balls to the table, with his low-80s slider grading out slightly better than his mid- to upper-70s curve. Kolek is the definition of a power arm, throwing with some effort out of a big, burly frame. There is work to be done with regards to both control and command, but the raw stuff is as exciting as you'll find.
Ten More Arms: Quick Hits
Kodi Medeiros (LHP, Waiakea HS (Hilo, HI)) established himself as one of the top lefty arms on the circuit, sitting 90-92 mph and touching 93 with good arm-side life. He mixed in a promising 78-80 mph slider and solid low-80s changeup, though he struggled to command the former. Medeiros is a work in progress, but the raw materials are there for a premium arm to emerge over the next calendar year. Scouting Video
Carson Sands (LHP, North Florida Christian (Tallahassee, FL)) followed up Medeiros on the Purple squad, sitting 88-90 mph and reaching 92 a couple of times. Sands struggled early, missing up in the zone as a result of over-throwing, but settled in to carve up the opposition to the tune of six strikeouts. Sands' best secondary was an advanced upper-70s changeup that he turned over to produce tough late fade. He also boasted a low- to mid-70s 1-to-7 curve that he both dropped in the zone and buried as a chase pitch. Scouting Video
Justus Sheffield (LHP, Tullahoma HS (Tullahoma, TN)) was true to form, sitting 88-92 mph while showing a four-pitch mix consisting of his fastball, curve, slider, and changeup. The slider showed best out of the secondaries, sitting low 80s and coming with solid bite, while the curve and change each sat in the upper 70s and flashed average. Scouting Video
Brandon Murray (RHP, Hobart HS (Hobart, IN)) showed low-90s velocity, climbing as high as 94 mph throughout his two-inning stint on the bump, with the heater exhibiting some late arm-side life. His breaking ball was a firm upper-70s slider that was at its best the couple of times the pitch broke 80 mph, flashing hard, late action. Murray also turned over a nice mid- to upper-70s change with fade to match the fastball's trajectory. Scouting Video
Luis Ortiz (RHP, Sanger HS (Sanger, CA)) followed Murray's performance with big velocity of his own, reaching 94 mph on the gun and sitting in the 92-94 mph range for the duration of his outing. Ortiz's best offering, however, was his 81-83 mph slider, which came with tilt and hard, late break. He spotted the pitch to both sides of the plate and showed excellent feel for the offering, dropping on the back foot of lefties and freezing righties on the inner half. He also dropped a couple of "show me" changeups still in the early developmental stages. Scouting Video
Michael Gettys (RHP/OF, Gainesville HS (Gainesville, GA)) wowed all weekend with his arm strength, footspeed, and quick bat, but it might be on the mound where the Georgia commit shows the most promise. Through two innings of work, Gettys pumped low-90s fastballs, topping out at 93 mph (94 for some guns), and backed up the heater with an upper-70s to low-80s slider with a hybrid shape. Gettys showed impressive feel for the breaker, utilizing it as both a chase pitch and dropping it in the zone after setting it up with the fastball. He also flashed an 80-81 mph changeup that showed some late tumble. One area of improvement for Gettys will be his time to the plate, which was generally around 1.84 seconds (about a half-second too long for a right-handed pitcher). Scouting Video
Keaton McKinney (RHP/1B, Ankeny HS (Ankeny, IA)) pumped low-90s fastballs out of an intimidating 6-foot-5, 220 pound frame. He mixed in two quality secondaries—a low-80s changeup with arm speed deception and some drop-and-fade, and a 78-80 mph slider that matched his fastball's release and trajectory, and was particularly impressive running in on the hands of left-handed batters. He established his fastball and changeup combo first, mixing in the slider more frequently in the second inning of work, and showed a highly impressive feel for all three offerings, as well as an idea as to sequencing. Scouting Video
Mitch Hart (RHP, Granite Bay HS (Granite Bay, CA)) may have shown the best feel of any player at the event, mixing three solid offerings during his two-inning outing en route to recording four strikeouts. Hart's fastball is a heavy offering sitting in the 88-90 mph range and nudging 91 mph. He commanded the pitch incredibly well and utilized it primarily to set up an 80-81 mph changeup, which he turned over to produce such fading action that the pitch literally disappeared from the batter's view down in the zone. His 1-to-7 curve is a third pitch that projects to average or better. It played up due to Hart's ability to command it. The mid-70s breaker showed solid depth and shape, and came with tight spin. He also snuck in one upper-70s slider with short, tight break. Scouting Video
Bryce Dyrda (RHP Oakdale HS (Oakdale, CA)) relied on a fastball/curve combo to produce empty swings, mixing in a couple low-80s changeups as well. The fastball reached 92 mph out of the windup but was generally upper-80s out of the stretch. Dyrda's curve was a hard mid-70s 12-to-6 breaker with good plane deception with the fastball, and he even broke off two "soft" low-70s curves with deeper action as a change of pace. Scraping six feet in height and with a medium frame and build, evaluators will look to see if Dyrda can maintain his quality fastball and curve deeper into games. Scouting Video
Andrew Karp (RHP, West Orange HS (Winter Garden, FL)) mixed four offerings effectively, including a particularly well-sequenced showdown with one of the top power hitters in the class—Justin Bellinger (1B, St. Sebastian's (Weston, MA)). Karp's fastball ran from the upper 80s to 93 mph, and he moved the offering north, south, east, and west with like effectiveness. His secondaries were headlined by a 76-78 mph change with fade, and he showed both a low-70s curve and a mid- to upper-70s slider, each with distinct shape and action. Scouting Video
Part Two of our Perfect Game National Showcase wrap will highlight some of the top position players at the showcase.
Nick J. Faleris is a practicing structured finance attorney and Sports Industry team member in the Milwaukee office of Foley & Lardner LLP. The views he expresses in Baseball Prospectus are his own, and not necessarily those of the law firm.
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nate43085
This is great stuff!
Reply to nate43085
NickFaleris
Thanks, nate!
Reply to NickFaleris
Received email regarding Cameron Varga (rhp, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (Cincinnati, OH)) -- he was covered in my earlier piece here:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20945
Rather than go over him again, I wanted to hit on some additional arms since there were so many deserving at the event. The link above has notes and video on Varga, if anyone is interested.
ttnorm
Nick, If you were at last summer's PG Nationals, can you compare impressions of the 2?
Reply to ttnorm
I was -- this year's class is much deeper throughout, and in particular up the middle. While there were a number of interesting arms last year, as well, this year's crop blows away 2013's.
Now, last year's PG Nat'l was my "Come to Jesus" moment w/Clint Frazier, from evaluative standpoint. Was top prep in the class for me from that weekend on. Didn't see that one crazy loud performance this year, though Hill, Jackson, Flaherty, Deichmann, and a couple more all had a very impressive showcase.
This class has a little something for everyone -- an excellent collection of talent and should be an opportunity for teams to put together highly customized approaches to their respective drafts.

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Q: Java logical operators in return statements So I'm working my way through some of the questions on codingbat.com to solidify some of the things I've learned so far, and es expected there's some questions where the provided answer is different than how I solved the problem. So for one question I used a style/format I saw in an answer for an earlier question and got it to work fine, but I just want some clarification on the logic.
Here is the question:
Given 2 int values, return true if they are both in the range 30..40 inclusive, or they are both in the range 40..50 inclusive.
Here is my code:
public boolean in3050(int a, int b) {
  boolean in3040 = (a >= 30 && a <= 40) && (b >= 30 && b <= 40);
  boolean in4050 = (a >= 40 && a <= 50) && (b >= 40 && b <= 50);

  return in3040 || in4050;
}

So this answer worked, however I would like an expplanation on the return statement and exactly how the OR operator works with the two boolean variables. Also how would the statement work if there was an AND operator or a NOT before one of the variables.
Thanks!

A: In Java a logical term is evaluated from left to right. This means:

*

*for an OR-Statement: a || b --> if a is already true, then the whole term has to be true, b won't be evaluated, if a is false, b can still be true, in that case both variables would have been evaluated

*for an AND-Statement: a && b-> if a is already false, then same logic applies: the b variable doesn't need to be evaluated

You can imagine rewriting your conditional operation as follows:
if (in3040) {
 return true;
}
if (in4050) {
 return true;
}

Considering the case of using the &&-Operator it would look like
if (!in3040) {
 return false;
}
if(!in4050) {
 return false;
}
return true;

A: These operators works exactly the same in the return statement as in every other place in the program.

A: Equivalency
return [some expression] is equivalent to return ([some expression])
Thus, return in3040 || in4050;  is equivalent to  return ( in3040 || in4050 );

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If you are unhappy with the state of your present smile, you should consider cosmetic dentistry. Many people use dental enhancements to help create the sparkling smiles of their fantasies. Dentists can now fix all kinds of cosmetic issues, thanks to many advances in dental technology. Because of these advancements, many patients who were previously putting off their procedure are currently taking the plunge.
Cosmetic dentistry has now helped people in giving them a smile that they always dreamed of. Learning about these procedures from a professional is easy. Most dental offices also offer payment plans, which may help you greatly if you were worried about making a full payment up front. With these options, you can afford your new smile without having to save up.
Your smile can be transformed with cosmetic dentistry, in just one or two sessions with your dentist. When you have crooked teeth as an adult, you no longer have to undergo years of uncomfortable orthodontia to straighten them. Instead, you can have a cosmetic dentist fit you with porcelain veneers. Having them placed on is pain free and they look awesome.
Cosmetic dentistry is a specialization that can offer you the smile you've always wanted, but never thought possible. Most of these treatments are painless and do not require many appointments with your dentist. If you are concerned about the up-front costs, then many dentists also provide a bunch of financing options, like affordable monthly payments. You won't need to make any financial sacrifices in order to pay for your dream smile.
After undergoing cosmetic dentistry treatments, you do not have to take leave from work because you could recover after a short duration. A short cosmetic treatment can offer a long-term solution to your teeth problems. You can now have a long lasting smile by undergoing these treatments, and it is going to give you a confidence boost.
For a long time the only option to correct an imperfect smile was by wearing unattractive and painful metal braces for one to two years. But thankfully, in today's society, porcelain veneers are painless and great looking and can be fitted very easily. Veneers can create a straighter smile, and fill any small gaps that are affecting your smile's appearance.
While cosmetic dentistry is a great tool for improving one's smile, it can do much more than that. Procedures like dental veneers and implants can even change the whole look and structure of your face. In addition, cosmetic dentistry can make your face more symmetrical and, most importantly, improve your overall health. Many athletes refer to cosmetic dentists in order to fix chronic joint or bone pain from sports injuries.


It's Groundhog Day! You know, the day when some dude in a goofy outfit grabs a big fat whistlepig named Punxsutawney Phil and holds him up so a bunch of droopy-eyed reporters can snap some photos and then everyone cheers. It's a time-honored American tradition that is a healthy combination of dumb and pointless, but we keep doing it because what else are we going to do on February 2nd ever year?
The event is supposed to be some sort of vague prediction of the beginning of spring, and we can look back at the history of the event and determine just how accurate it is. If the little fella sees his shadow (which is to say, it's a sunny day), legend says he runs back into his hole and waits six more weeks for winter to be over. If it's cloudy and he doesn't see his shadow he just chills out and spring shows up much sooner. Simple, right? Unfortunately, the predictive powers of the rodent aren't great. In fact, they're downright terrible.
Looking back at the history of Groundhog Day, the details of the annual event have been recorded 121 times dating back to 1887 when it began at Gobbler's Knob. A handful of years are lost to history, but that still leaves plenty of data to draw from.
Phil almost always predicts six more weeks of winter, having predicted an early spring a mere 18 times out of 121 events. Out of his 121 predictions, he's been right an estimate 39 percent of the time, based on the historic weather data available. Not only is that not good, it's actually significantly lower than would be expected by the random chance of flipping a coin. That's an impressive legacy of horrible predictions.
Of course, Phil's handlers have vigorously defended his predictive powers for decades. Phil's caretaker even went so far as to claim that the rodent has never been wrong, but that his predictions have simply been "misinterpreted" by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's president, and that human error is to blame for any missed guesses. In short, the Groundhog Day tradition is really just a bit of fun, so don't go planning any barbecues or early beach trips. This year he predicted six more weeks of winter, but it probably doesn't really matter.


1. Term for a worshipping community of Christians (Acts 2:46-47; Romans 16:5) There are three main strands of Christian Church: Roman Catholic, Protestant, and (Eastern) Orthodox. 2. The building in which Christians traditionally meet for worship. 3. The worldwide community of Christian believers (Colossians 1:18).
Anglo Saxon: circe, 'the Lord's' ie. house or body.
1When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. 5Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. 7And they were amazed and astonished, saying, Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians - we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God. 12And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, What does this mean? 13But others mocking said, They are filled with new wine. 14But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. 15For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. 16But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel: 17And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; 18even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy. 19And I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke; 20the sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day. 21And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 22Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know - 23this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. 25For David says concerning him, I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; 26therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope. 27For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption. 28You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence. 29Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, 31he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. 33Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 34For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, 35until I make your enemies your footstool. 36Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified. 37Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brothers, what shall we do? 38And Peter said to them, Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself. 40And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation. 41So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. 42And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
1And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 5And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 6Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. 7And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? 8And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? 9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, 11Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. 12And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? 13Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. 14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 16But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 20The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: 21And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. 22Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: 23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: 24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. 25For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 26Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: 27Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 28Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. 29Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. 30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; 31He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. 32This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 33Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. 34For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35Until I make thy foes thy footstool. 36Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. 37Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call. 40And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. 41Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. 42And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. 44And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 46And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
1I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, 2that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well. 3Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well. 5Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia. 6Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. 7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me. 8Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. 9Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. 10Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus. 11Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus. 12Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord. 13Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well. 14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them. 15Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. 16Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. 17I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. 18For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. 19For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. 20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 21Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. 22I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord. 23Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you. 24 25Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages 26but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith - 27to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.
1I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: 2That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. 3Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: 4Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. 5Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ. 6Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us. 7Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. 8Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. 9Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. 10Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus' household. 11Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord. 12Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord. 13Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. 14Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them. 15Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them. 16Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you. 17Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 18For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. 19For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil. 20And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. 21Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you. 22I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord. 23Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother. 24The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. 25Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, 26But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: 27To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. 3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, 6which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing - as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth, 7just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf 8and has made known to us your love in the Spirit. 9And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. 11May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, 12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 13He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. 15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities - all things were created through him and for him. 17And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. 21And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. 24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, 2To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, 5For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; 6Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: 7As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; 8Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. 9For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; 12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; 20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. 21And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: 23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; 24Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: 25Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; 26Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: 27To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: 28Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: 29Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.


04 May 2015, by Artur Malabarba.
It was a few years ago that I learned about ace-jump-mode in one of Magnar's Emacs Rocks episodes. Over this time, slowly but surely, this one simple command has completely taken over my workflow. It was only last week that I realised how ingrained it is on my muscle memory. As I shared this thought on twitter, @_abo_abo's avy was mentioned in the conversation and I decided to give it a try.
Until now, I was under the impression that it was just ace-jump for windows, but it's a little more than that. It is actually a full replacement for ace-jump, with small improvements here and there (plus quite a bit of parallel functionality which I haven't explored yet).
A couple of small but important differences.
By default, the buffer text doesn't get shadowed while you're doing a jump. I didn't like this at first, but now I much prefer it. Shadowing the text is prettier, but I would commonly get lost if I didn't focus intently on that letter before the shadowing was applied.
When more than one key is needed for a jump, it'll show you the full path, instead of one key at a time.
And this is all the configuration I needed.


Liosta an cois seo agus gu h-iosal de thachartasan Gaidhlig sa bhaile thairis air a' mhios a leanas. Leigibh fios thugam ma tha fiosrachadh a dhith air an liosta.
Latest list of events for March. Please let me know of any adjustments required and for future events planned for April.
Saturday 08.03.14 – 3.30pm Cànan is Cèic (Gaelic Conversation Session) – Venue: Two Thin Laddies, 103 High Riggs. (Cont: mechthild@cli.org.uk).
Sunday 09.03.14 – 3.00pm Gaelic service, St Columba's Free Church (Hall), Johnston Terrace. Prof. Donald Macleod. (Cont: 228 3782).
Saturday 15.03.14 – 3.30pm Cànan is Cèic (Gaelic Conversation Session) – Venue: Two Thin Laddies, 103 High Riggs. (Cont: mechthild@cli.org.uk).
Tuesday 18.03.14 – 1.00pm Gaelic Lunch Club, Browns, 131 George Street. Speaker: Catriona Lexy Campbell. (Cont: 07906 318561).
Saturday 22.03.14 – 3.30pm Cànan is Cèic (Gaelic Conversation Session) – Venue: Two Thin Laddies, 103 High Riggs. (Cont: mechthild@cli.org.uk).
Saturday 29.03.14 – 3.30pm Cànan is Cèic (Gaelic Conversation Session) – Venue: Two Thin Laddies, 103 High Riggs. (Cont: mechthild@cli.org.uk).


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Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva (; born 16 May 1978) is a former Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994. After not competing in the 2014–15 season, Zaitseva announced her retirement on 24 January 2015. Shortly afterwards she announced that she had been appointed as caretaker head coach of the Russian biathlon team.

Record

Olympic Games
Zaitseva has won two gold medals and one silver medal at the Winter Olympic Games.

On 1 December 2017, she was disqualified from the 2014 Winter Olympics for doping offences. She appealed this decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in 2018. After a postponement that lasted until 2020, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld her disqualification; however, it lifted her lifetime ban from all Olympic Games.

World Championships
Zaitseva has won eight medals — three gold, two silver and three bronze. All her World Championship medals Zaitseva won in two Championships: 2005 Hochfilzen, Austria and 2009 Pyeongchang, South Korea.

World Cup

During her first 1999—2000 World Cup season, Zaitseva only appeared in one race, didn't scoring for the overall standings. Starting from the second half 2001—02 season, she became a regular in the Russian World Cup team. The best result is the 4th place in the 2004—05 season and winning the mass start discipline cup of the same season. All her results from the 2013-14 season after Sochi were voided due to doping offences.

*Key:Races—number of entered races/all races; Points—won World Cup points; Position—World Cup season ranking.
**2011–12 season in progress. Statistics as of 15 January 2012.

World Cup wins
Over the course of her career, Zaitseva has reached twelve personal World Cup wins. In the history of the International Biathlon Union she is ranked twelfth for all-time career victories. In addition, she has won twelve relay races and two mixed relay events as part of the Russian World Cup team.

Key:WCH—World Championships; OG—Olympic Games.
2011–12 season in progress. Statistics as of 15 January 2012.

Overall record
As of January 2012, Zaitseva has competed in a total of 208 races at senior level, winning 26 of them (a 12.5 win percentage), including 174 races with 12 wins (a 6.9 win percentage) in individual events. She has claimed at least two wins in each discipline of biathlon. Zaitseva has reached a total of 60 World Cup podiums (28.8%): 37 in individual races (21.3%) and 23 in team events (67.6%). In addition, she has achieved 120 top ten finishes — 57.7% of all the races she has entered (including 88 top ten results (50.6%) in individual races).

*Results in all IBU World Cup races. Statistics as of 15 January 2012.

Achievements and honours

Sport titles
Winter Olympics
2010 – Gold medal in the Relay, silver medal in the 12.5 km Mass Start
2006 – Gold medal in the Relay
World Championships
2009 – Gold medal in the 12.5 km Mass Start and Relay, bronze in the 7.5 km Sprint and 10 km Pursuit
2005 – Gold medal in the Relay, silver in the 7.5 km Sprint and Mixed Relay and bronze in the 10 km Pursuit.
 Mass Start World Cup winner — 2004–05

State Decorations and Awards
 The Order of Friendship (5 March 2010).
 Medal of the Order "For Merits to the Fatherland" 2nd Class (22 February 2007).
 Medal of the Order "For Merits to the Fatherland" 2nd Class (17 January 2003).
 Honoured Master of Sports (2005).

Other Awards
 The Best Russian Athlete of the Year according to the vote at Sportbox.ru — 2011.

Personal life
Zaitseva has two sisters: Elena (b. 1976) and Oksana (b. 1973), who was her coach.

On 30 September 2006, Zaitseva married Milan Augustin, a Slovakian biathlon coach; they had a son Aleksandr in 2007, but divorced in 2013. In October 2015, Zaitseva gave birth to her second son Stepan. Around that time, she stopped coaching and was employed as a consultant for the Russian biathlon team. She was expected to return to coaching in 2016.

Notes

a. The mixed relay, contested for the first time in the World Championships, was held in 2005.
b. The mixed relay was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
c. Until 2010—11 season it was required to leave out the result of the worst discipline race for the final result of discipline world cup (if there were four discipline races or more during the season), so the points in respective columnes «Points» is represented after deduction of the result of the worst discipline race.
d. Since 2008—09 season it was applied another points system in World Cup. Earlier biathlete got 50 points for win and top-30 was awarded. Now World Cup give 60 points and top-40 awarded.
e. Until 2010—11 season it was required to leave out the results of the three worst races for the final result of overall world cup, so the points in respective column «Points» is represented after deduction of the results of the three worst discipline races.
f.  Did not finish (DNF).
g.  Disqualified (DSQ).

References

External links

Official website

Profile on RBU website
Statistics at biathlon.com.ua
Profile on CSKA website
Olga Zaitseva: Lynchpin of the Russian biathlon squad

1978 births
Living people
Skiers from Moscow
Russian female biathletes
Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic biathletes of Russia
Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Competitors stripped of Winter Olympics medals
Olympic medalists in biathlon
Olympic silver medalists for Russia
Olympic gold medalists for Russia
Biathlon World Championships medalists
Universiade medalists in biathlon
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Cross-country skiing coaches
Russian sports coaches
Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" I class
Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class
Doping cases in biathlon
Russian sportspeople in doping cases
Universiade bronze medalists for Russia
Competitors at the 2001 Winter Universiade
Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism alumni

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We wish them all the best in 2019 and look forward to seeing their continued progress.
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We're almost there! The factsheets have been written, the report is being formatted and the printer is warming up. In just one week we'll be able to reveal more than 70 projects that will be announced as Zero Project 2019 Awardees.
These projects have made it through a tough process including two rounds of scoring and reviewing by experts from around the world and have been whittled down from the 318 hopeful applicants that put their cases forward back in the summer.
We are looking at support for Indigenous persons with disabilities in Canada, election study groups for persons with intellectual disabilities in Sweden, solar-powered hearing aids in Botswana, tactile ballot papers in Turkey and a very "Neate" box in the UK. Can you guess any of them?
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A very happy new year from the Zero Project! All of us here wish you the best for 2019! What amazing things did you achieve in 2018? Let us know!
We hit our maximum capacity for the Zero Project Conference for the first time – We could never have imagined all those years ago that we'd actually have to be turning people away who wish to attend the conference. As much as we'd have liked, we just couldn't fit any more innovators, leaders and policy makers into the 2018 Zero Project Conference!
We grew our following on Facebook by 40% – Over 4,500 people now like the Zero Project on Facebook! Our Facebook videos were viewed over 75,000 times. For our small team, this is truly mind-blowing! Thank-you!
We awarded 68 practices and 15 policies – Possibly the most enjoyable part of our work. We were able to celebrate such a range of organisations and projects, from all around the world at the Zero Project Conference award evening.
We started two brand new side projects – An accessible IT academy in Vienna – An inclusive course for Cyber Security and Data Protection which is due for it's first intake in early 2019, and, TOPHOUSE – A project with our partners from around Europe, which aims to support professionals to be inclusive and effective in the social housing system.
We presented the Zero Project Anthem for the first time – The inaugural performance of the Zero Project Anthem took place in the rotunda of the United Nations in day 2 of the conference. And what fun it was. Check out the performance, along with 100 students of the Bialik-Rogozin School in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Thank you for being part of our journey in 2018.
A special forum at the Zero Project 2019 Conference in February will look at data – How to collect it, how best to interpret it and how and who to present it to. We are delighted that Eurofound (European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions) will be joining us for this session to share their insights. This is especially timely off the back of their recent publication of their excellent policy brief which looks at the social and employment situation of persons with disabilities.
Find out more and read the report itself by visiting the Eurofound website.
A Happy Holiday Season from the Zero Project!
It's that time of year again. The Zero Project will take a little break and enjoy the holidays. And so should you too! We'll be back feeling refreshed and ready to tackle final preparations for #ZeroCon19! See you on the other side!
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Zero Project Practices and Policies Referenced 50 times in UN Flagship Report!
We are delighted to announce that the first-ever United Nations Report on Disability and Development has referenced Zero Project Innovative Practices and Policies 50 times. The report, released on International Day of Persons with Disabilities was published by, for, and with, persons with disabilities, in the hopes of fostering more accessible, and disability-inclusive societies. It provides direct links to the factsheets in the Endnotes section. Not only this, the report has included dedicated sections to outline examples of good practices, sharing in our passion for presenting solutions.
Secretary-General António Guterres said the report "shows that people with disabilities are at a disadvantage" regarding most SDGs, "but also highlights the growing number of good practices that can create a more inclusive society in which they can live independently".
We are honoured that the United Nations has used the Zero Project as a source of so many good practices! This is the whole reason we exist – to find and share outstanding innovations with the world, in the hope they get recognition, support, opportunities to grow and replicate, and act as a source of inspiration. We also hope this shows what can happen when a project is selected as an awardee.
We will be contacting those former awardees who have been referenced in the report individually to celebrate their great achievements over the coming weeks. We'll also be looking more deeply into the report to see what we can learn from it going forward. But before that, we just want to say a huge congratulations to all those who have been referenced. We are very proud of you all!
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Zero Project 2019 Awardees announced in 1 month!
Here's a little secret from the Zero Project – We selected our awardees back in October! I don't know how we have kept the news to ourselves as we've been absolutely bursting to tell you about these incredible projects on the topic of Independent Living and Political Participation.
Sorry, you will have to wait just a little bit longer! We're still putting the finishing touches to the report and website to do justice to these outstanding projects.
A huge thanks to all the amazing people who have been working so hard to provide us with all their information, pictures and stories to allow us to share their projects with the world!
And thanks to everyone else for being so patient with us through this long process. We can assure you the wait is worth it!
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Find out more about the Index, including how it is put together and how you can use it by visiting the G3ict website.


There was a time when you had to get video game coverage from the TV, and Electric Playground was the place I went for that every Sunday morning.
The final episode of EP's 25th season aired earlier this month. And according the show's creator, Victor Lucas, EP is now on hiatus until it can find another broadcaster to pick it up.
Victor also posted a video on YouTube thanking fans for their support.
Before becoming EP daily, the show used to follow a weekly format. The reviews segment of the show was probably the best part. It featured Lucas and video game music composer Tommy Tallarico, two guys who could not have had more different tastes when it came to gaming. But that's what made them so much fun to watch.
The segment later spun off into its own show, known as Judgement Day in the U.S. or Reviews on the Run in Canada. Tallarico would later leave the show when he founded the gaming concert series Video Games Live.
Some other notable figures in the games industry also go their start as correspondents for EP. Jade Raymond is one of them. She went on to work on the first Assassin's Creed game at Ubisoft, and is now leading the development studio Motive Games in Montreal. The studio is currently working on a new Star Wars game for EA.
Geoff Keighley also appeared on the show, and later hosted/produced Spike TV's video game awards before taking the show independent. He also hosted Gametrailers TV and G4TV.com, a weekly video game talk show.
I think a lot of Canadian gamers can relate to my experience of growing up watching EP. And while it's fun to get nostalgic, I can't imagine a broadcast show about video games is easy to sell in a world where YouTube and Twitch exist.
Now let's reminisce and watch a clip from the pilot episode where Victor met Tommy. I believe this is from 1994.


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Stokes Folks
On the Farm with Joel Salatin
Found this in the Richmond Times while researching another story. Joel is a definately a pioneer in the local food movement and proof that we can grow food differently. This is a good read, hope you enjoy!
On the farm with Joel Salatin (Added: December 11, 2011)
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Next Image > < Previous Image Credit: BILL LOHMAN Alternative farming pioneer Joel Salatin raises pigs, cattle and chickens, among other things, at his Polyface Farm in Augusta County. Alternative farming pioneer Joel Salatin raises pigs, cattle and chickens, among other things, at his Polyface Farm in Augusta County. Credit: BILL LOHMAN The Polyface Farm in Augusta County owned by alternative farming pioneer Joel Salatin where he raises pigs, cattle and chickens, among other things. Credit: BILL LOHMAN Alternative farming pioneer Joel Salatinhas written a new book, "Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People and a Better World." Credit: BILL LOHMAN 1 By: Bill Lohmann Richmond Times-Dispatch Published: December 11, 2011 Updated: December 11, 2011 - 12:00 AM » 1 Comments | Post a Comment SWOOPE -- Last summer, Joel Salatin and his wife, Teresa, were eating breakfast at their farmhouse in Augusta County when they realized they were not alone: a couple with two children — strangers — were standing on their back porch. "They're peering in the kitchen window, saying, 'Here's where they live! Here's where they live!' " Salatin recalled with a laugh. Salatin is far from an A-list celebrity, but in some circles — farmers and foodies, in particular — he's as famous as they come. His Polyface Farms is on a quiet country road west of Staunton, but many people find their way here, usually to buy fresh meat or eggs, or to see how he does what he does. Rarely, though, do they come to watch him eat breakfast. Salatin, 54, has become the face of the alternative farming movement, the plain-talking antidote to industrial agribusiness. He has been cast as hero in food-related documentaries ("Food Inc.") and books (Michael Pollan's "Ominvore's Dilemma"). He gallivants around the world — he's on the road 140 days a year — talking about his pastured chickens, grass-fed cattle and the pigs he sends into the woods to forage for acorns. Like a pied piper, he encourages others to come along, for the good of their food, their families and their planet. It's heady stuff for someone who self-deprecatingly characterizes himself as "a peasant with a pitchfork" whose primary crop is grass. Whatever fame he has achieved goes in the closet with the suitcase when he returns home. Influential as he is on the road, he's just one of the crew at Polyface, toting feed, digging postholes and cutting wood. The dirt under his fingernails represents a badge of honor as, in a way, does the "Steve" patch stitched to his ancient work shirt. Steve? "It's just a shirt from down at the thrift store," he said during a late-November interview at his farm. "We don't care what names are on them. They cost 50 cents, and when they wear out you just use them for rags." To Salatin, that's just normal, which also happens to be the thrust of his new book, "Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People and a Better World." It's his eighth book, but the first one he's not self-published. Center Street, a New York publisher with a Park Avenue address, is betting the folksy but outspoken Salatin will appeal to a broad audience longing for simpler times. * * * * * "I enjoy the theater" of media interviews and the speaking circuit, Salatin said as his all-terrain vehicle bumped along a dirt road on his farm. "But, man, do I enjoy getting out there and just grubbing and sweating. "My calluses are still plenty good and hard." Salatin is not an easy man to categorize. He's a champion of the local food movement, natural farming and self-reliance; he's no fan of pesticides and man-made fertilizers, government regulations and the wasteful ways of modern society. A graduate of Bob Jones University, a conservative Christian institution, he is welcomed warmly as a speaker at liberal outposts such as the University of California-Berkeley. His faith is deep, his politics well to the right and he's something of a tree-hugger. He's gregarious, but not in an acquiescent way. He's blunt and opinionated; he says more of us should raise chickens instead of parakeets. For those struggling to label him, Salatin saves them the trouble, describing himself as "a Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer." "I have a really odd constituency," he said. "I'm loved and hated by everybody." Matthew J. Lohr, commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which represents farmers large and small, sometimes agrees with Salatin, and sometimes doesn't. "We absolutely agree on many core values, chief among them the importance of home-grown agriculture," Lohr said. "His low-impact methods appeal to many people who prefer food grown under certain production practices. Joel has raised the consciousness of many people across this nation about the importance of farmers and of buying locally and eating seasonally. We thank him for that." * * * * * Salatin was 4 when his parents moved to Swoope, acquiring a farm that was overused, under-loved and visibly worn out. Shale poked through where lush grass should have been. But the Salatins couldn't be too choosy. They had come from Venezuela, where they had tried farming — his father worked for an American oil company as an accountant, which is how he wound up in Venezuela — but they lost their farm and their savings to political unrest, and returned to the United States for a fresh start. Though his parents never made a living from farming, they nurtured the property back to health by focusing on soil development and composting. His father developed a portable electric fence system that allowed him to move grazing animals from one patch of pasture to another, proving beneficial to the animals and the land. Joel Salatin took to farming immediately. At age 10, he managed his first flock of chickens and started an egg business. He wanted to farm, but wasn't convinced he could make a living. After college, where he majored in English and honed his debate skills, he returned to live at the farm but took a job in town as a newspaper reporter at The News Leader of Staunton. In 1982, having saved a small sum from living with his parents, he and Teresa took a leap of faith: He quit the paper and gave full-time farming a try. "It was about three years until we looked at each other and realized, 'This is going to work,' " Salatin said. "We weren't making much money. Just enough to live on. But it was working." National attention was about the furthest thing from his mind, but it started knocking at his door. In the late 1980s, a writer from the Stockman Grass Farmer magazine attended a field day at Polyface, liked what he saw of Salatin's approach to farming and wrote about it. Before long, Salatin was writing a monthly column for the magazine. Then came invitations to make public speeches. There seemed to be a genuine hunger for information about the sort of small-scale farming he was doing. He started getting phone calls from farmers and would-be farmers. He wrote a manual, thinking that might stop the calls. He cranked out 40 pages on his typewriter about raising pastured poultry, made photocopies, clipped together booklets — and sold 1,000 of them. All that did was lead to more speaking invitations and more books. "Joel Salatin is the alternative food industry's true pioneer," said Allan Nation, editor of the Stockman Grass Farmer. "He has never been afraid to leave the comforts of the fort to expand the frontier for everyone who is following him. When things go wrong he's quick to warn others, and when things go right he's never been afraid of spurring competition for himself by telling others about his success. He is one truly exceptional person." Salatin still farms the way he always has, but he's no longer small-scale. Besides the 550 acres of Polyface, he leases eight other farms to accommodate his multitude of chickens (20,000 broilers and 3,000 to 4,000 layers) and 1,000 head of cattle. His son, Daniel, manages the day-to-day operations, and Polyface apprentices run the satellite farms as subcontractors. Polyface has become an economic engine driving business to other small farmers in the area, Salatin said. The Salatins refuse to ship their food long distances. They prefer selling direct to customers at the farm or through buying clubs across Virginia, although their products are in select stores. He finds farmers markets too inefficient for his taste. Too many "nibblers," as he calls some shoppers. He wants to see people "really buying their food" at farmers markets, not just "little ribboned bottles of condiments and cute bow-tied mini-breads," and seriously move away from supermarkets. Salatin and his wife live in the house he grew up in, his mother lives next door, his grown children live on the farm, and his grandchildren roam the place as he did. Four generations at Polyface is perhaps Salatin's happiest harvest. * * * * * Polyface is open to visitors, who are welcome to shop, look around the farm, even watch the processing of poultry if they wish. Salatin says it's a wonderful idea for people to have a "visceral connection" to their food. He says people must take a greater interest in their food, where it comes from and what it takes to grow. He says they should get to know a farmer, grow vegetables and stock their pantry. Salatin says Americans should change their eating habits — starting with not eating as much processed food and clamoring for out-of-season fruit and vegetables — and become more self-sufficient. "I've met people in the middle of pretty big cities who have a freezer and a large pantry," he said. "They show you their dried goods and all the things they've gotten locally. It's available. You have to plan for it. You have to think about it, and you have to prioritize your life. "It's a mind-set that says, 'Our family is going to re-establish normalcy in our life.' "
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Meat processing for organic and local products
Great news in this release as well as additional verification that more people are showing a concern over what they are consuming and taking steps to make changes in their food choices. Hope this trend continues and that Stokes County can be a participant in thes evoulution:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE N.C. Meat Processor Goes Organic
Taylorsville, North Carolina- In a boon to the local and niche meat industry in North Carolina, a Taylorsville meat processing company has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to process certified organic meats. For over 30 years, Mays Meats has provided custom and inspected meat processing services to local farmers who produce and sell niche meat products in local marketing channels. Mays Meats has been a leader in supporting the growth of the local meat industry by providing high quality inspected meat processing services (e.g., slaughter, fabrication and value-added product development). Longtime Mays Meats employee, Misty Dyson, coordinated the effort for USDA National Organic Program certification. "Our customers do a great job raising animals responsibly; having the option for processing under organic certification provides them with a level of third party verification that many consumers find valuable. Mays Meats is happy to provide this service to farmers as part of an overall effort to help them better market their meat products," Dyson says.
Local beef producer Shelly Eagan, of Cleveland County's Proffitt Family Farms, worked closely with Mays Meats in navigating the application process for organic certification. "Misty and I started working together on this back in February 2011. I really don't think we could have done it without working together. Our beef has been certified organic for the 3 years but we couldn't legally market using an organic label because we had nowhere to have the animals slaughtered under organic certification. We're thrilled to now have that option. I think there are a lot of folks out there who are actually raising animals 'organically' who might consider getting certified now that they can actually make those claims on their labels."
NC Choices Coordinator, Casey McKissick, notes, "It's exciting to see the positive outcome of farmers and processors working together toward a common goal. It's these types of partnerships across the supply chain that are moving the local meat industry forward in North Carolina. Mays Meats is the only commercial processor in North Carolina to provide slaughter and cut and wrap services under organic certification. This will create more market opportunities for local livestock producers and product choices for local consumers."
Niche meats are meat products marketed based on attributes such as "organic," "local," "pasture-raised," "grass-fed," "humanely raised," and "grown without antibiotics or added hormones." The local and niche meat industry in North Carolina has enjoyed unprecedented growth in recent years, bringing new economic opportunities for farmers, processors and other industries that support the local food economy.
A recent review of meat and poultry sales through natural foods retailers shows the "natural and organic
sector" growing at a much stronger rate than conventional meat and poultry sales. For example,
between 2008 and 2010, nationwide red meat sales increased 1.7 percent whereas natural and organic
red meat sales increased by 15 percent (Mintel 2010).
According to the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS), there has been a steep
increase in the number of farmers in North Carolina who are securing their meat handlers' registrations—a
requirement for transporting and selling packaged, inspected meat. As of November 2011, 499 farmers held a
meat handler's registration. That number is nearly four-fold increase since 2007 (NCDA 2011).
Think Stokes First: Holiday Night on the Town in King
Friday - December 9- 5:00-9:00 pm- Holiday "Night on the Town" The King Chamber of Commerce invites you to an evening of holiday celebration and shopping in the local shopping centers and downtown stores. There will be carolers from Miss Joyce's Dance Studio and Wishful Thinkers will perform from 7:30-9:00 pm at Coffee, Tea & Me. Many merchants plan to offer refreshments in sharing the holiday spirit. Habitat for Humanity will be celebrating the Grand Opening of their Re-Store with a ribbon cutting at 7:00 pm, and with a Holiday Market of vendors in their building. Dalton's Crossing, a new clothing store coming to the downtown area will also provide a "sneak peek" and their corner building will house Bubble Me Pink girls' accessories, Pampered Chef, Mary Kay Cosmetics and Tupperware vendors. Stop by the Chamber office to visit vendors there including Elke's Shoppe collectibles, Mimi's Accessories for Women, Pitter Pat Boutique with decorative clothing and accessories for children, Bill McKinnis and Jennifer Sealey with tinware and beeswax candles, the Loveday's woodcrafts and Jan Rollyson's ceramics. Stop by Bunny's Trees to have your picture made with Santa. Stores including those below will be open in many locations with special merchandise ready for your gift giving:Downtown King -Gentry's Store-Radio Flyer toys, Schrade Commemorative Knife-150th anniversary of the Confederate States of America, Eden Pure Heaters and sleds Terry's Furniture-great selection of quality furniture ready for delivery now Nothing Ordinary Unique Gifts-huge variety of gifts and decorative items with up to 75% from 6:00-9:00 pm on selected items Carroll Memorials-marble bookends and desk nameplates, fossil stone candlesticks, pen and pencil sets and flags Mickey & Co. Hair Designs-specials for the evening: single color shellac-$20, double color shellac-$23, French shellac-$25; Waxing: eyebrows-$7, lip-$5, lip & eyebrow-$10 Gift certificates , flat irons and haircare products will be available for purchase. Coffee, Tea & Me-live music, women's accessories, and of course wonderful beverages King Music Center-instruments, music and lessonsKing Computer Center-electronics and suppliesB.J's Shoes-boots, Converse and Pointer Brand overalls. Miss Joyce's Dance Studio- dancewear, gift certificates and performances by the Musical Theatre students Dalton's Crossing-men and women's clothing store opening in February Talley's Flower Shop-live plants, home décor, candles, stuffed animals and much more Habitat for Humanity of Stokes County-Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting at 7:00 pm on Friday, December 9 at the new office and ReStore, 117 Dalton Road. Habitat will also have a Christmas Market in their new facility featuring Carolyn Tilley with Handmade Baskets, Kim Burroughs with quilted items, Amanda Hamilton with Premier Designs Jewelry and Jeanette Pardue with Scentsy. King Shopping Center King Antique Mall-antiques, collectibles, advertising items, glassware and Mrs. Hanes' Moravian Cookies
Tradewinds Consignments and Jewelry-nice collection of winter apparel and accessoriesAbba's Family Thrift Store-toys, clothing, books and holiday decorating items. All porcelain dolls-$3.00, all Christmas items-25% off, all books $0.25 .King Chamber of Commerce –Limited Edition King T-shirts - (Construction Survivor). Prices are (S-M-LG - $10.00) and (XXL - $12.00) Yhese make great socking stuffers
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Lodging Needed
A common theme during my time in Stokes County has been the lack of available lodging. Here are the facts: we have nearly 1,000,000 visitors a year, they have very limited options on where to stay if they want to extend their visit.
We understand the reality of the situation, it is very unlikely that one of the large chains will pick Stokes County as a location. That means we need to look at other options: campgrounds, RV Parks and individual cabins. This idea works in other areas across the state, especially along the coast and in the sparsely populated rural areas of the Appalachian Mountains, there is no reason that it will not work here.
The EDC Board and I have discussed this in detail, along with our Planning and Envirnmental Health Departments. We believe that we can work with prospective lodging developers with the guidelines that are already in place to assist them in creating the rooms necessary to fuel tourism spending.
We already have mechanisms in place to help with marketing cabins or vacation rentals. Our PurePlay tourism website receives 70-80,000 visits each month, we work closely with Hanging Rock State Park, all our river hosts and the other tourism venues across the county. What we need are people who believe in this opportunity to step in and make things happen.
We have scheduled a meeting to discuss this matter in more detail on December 12 at 10 AM. It will be held in the third floor conference room of the Reagan Building in Danbury. I ask that if you know of anyone who shares our passion and the vision of the future to join us. Good things are taking place, be a part of it.
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Assistance for Organic Farmers
I received this today and wanted to share it. Please pass it on to anyone who is farming organicly or looking to do so.
Subject: USDA SEEKING APPLICATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA FOR ORGANIC INITIATIVE
Raleigh, NC. (Nov. 22, 2011) – USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking applications for a national initiative being offered in North Carolina. Administered under the 2008 Farm Bill's Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the EQIP Organic Initiative helps certified organic producers and those transitioning to organic production meet their conservation goals. Technical and financial assistance will help producers plan and implement conservation practices to allow their organic operations to be environmentally sustainable.
Funding for the EQIP Organic Initiative will be available soon. Now is the time for certified organic producers and those transitioning to organic productions to work with their local USDA Service Center to establish eligibility and apply so that their applications can be considered when funds become available.
EQIP is primarily used to provide financial and technical assistance to implement conservation practices to address soil, water, air, plant, animal, and energy resources. An organic provision targets organic producers and producers transitioning to organic production:
Assistance is for conservation practices related to organic production
Assistance is limited to $20,000 per year and $80,000 during a six year period
Producers are required to develop and carry out an Organic System Plan (OSP) or carry out practices consistent with an OSP
Producers must be pursing an organic certification or in compliance with their organic certification The initiative is available for farmers who are certified organic, transitioning to certified organic, or organic exempt according to USDA's National Organic Program regulations. Farmers can submit applications for the initiative anytime throughout the year. However, NRCS will begin ranking eligible EQIP Organic Initiative applications on February 3, 2012 for possible funding. Applications are ranked based on greatest environmental benefit. For an application to be considered complete for ranking all land and producer eligibility requirements must have been met. Applications that are not complete by the first ranking date will be deferred to the next ranking period, which is anticipated to occur on March 30 and June 1, 2012.
Under the EQIP Organic Initiative applicants can apply for numerous conservation practices that benefit natural resources including: experimenting with cover crops and crop rotations, installing intensive grazing infrastructure (grazing plans, internal fencing and water lines), establishing wildlife and pollinator friendly habitat, and installing seasonal high tunnels. Applicants who apply for the national initiative can also apply for conservation practices under the general EQIP program.
Farmers should visit their local USDA Service Center today to apply for available funding for Farm Bill programs and initiatives; locations are listed on-line at http://offices.usda.gov or in the phone book under Federal Government, U.S. Department of Agriculture. General program information is available on the NRCS North Carolina website at www.nc.nrcs.usda.gov. The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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Stokes County Web Links
Airworks of NC
Animal Hospital of Walnut Cove
Ann Chilton Realty, inc
Artwork of Frank Duncan
B J Stevens Furniture
Bank of the Carolinas
BB and T
Betty's Country Grocery
Budget Termite and Pest Control
Camden & Redden Realty LLC
Camp Hanes
Camp Sertoma
Campbell Auto Shop
Carolina Farms and Homes
Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tours
Carroll Memorials
Century 21 Nichols Realty
Cove Music Center
Dalton's Crossing
Danbury Diner
Danbury General Store
Deep Creek Farms
DoubleT Farm
Dunlaps Western Auto Walnut Cove
El Cabo Mexican Restaurant
Elke's Shoppe
Family Pharmacy
Fantasy Phtography
Flippin Farms
Foothills Hayride
Fulp's Wrecker Service
Germanton Art Gallery and Winery
Hangingrock Gem Mine
Hedgecock Builders Supply
Hemlock Golf Course
Hunter Farms
Industrial Power and Process
J T Outfitters
Jessup Mill
John Brown's Grill
King Antique Mall
King Chamber of Commerce
King Kitchen
King Mini Storeage
Linda Lane Realty LLC
Local Foods from Farmers Fresh Market
Mabes Berry Farm
Mimi's Pizza
Misteltoeholler Farms
Mitchells Nursery and Greenhouse
Muddy Paws Dog Grooming
NewBridge Bank
Northview Animal Hospital
Nvizion
Oink N Cluck
Old Town Farm
One Way Antiques
Performance Livestock and Feed
Pioneer community Hospital of Stokes
Plum Granny Farm
Polar Barr Salvage
Priddy's General Store
Reneau Salon
Shannock's Music ad Loan
Singletree Gun and Plough
Smith and Son Farms
Southern Community Bank and Trust
Stokes Clerk of Court
Stokes County Arts Council
Stokes County Farmers Market
Stokes County Habitat for Humanity
Stokes County Historical Society
Stokes Family YMCA
Stonewall Golf Course
T-N-T Supplies
Telecom Specialist
Tent & Canvas Works
The Dan River Company
The Foothills Times
The Madd Corner
The Stokes News
Time 2 Play Funcenter
Tranquility next to Hanging Rock State Park
Truffles NC
Tuttle Hardware
VenieRose Florist
Vineyard Camp
Walnut Cove Furniture
Walnut Cove Rotary
Whippoorwill Inn
Woody's Woodshed
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Engelhartstetten är en köpingskommun i distriktet Gänserndorf i det österrikiska förbundslandet Niederösterreich. Kommunen hade cirka 2 100 invånare (2018).

Engelhartstetten har fem kommundelar: Engelhartstetten, Groißenbrunn, Loimersdorf, Markthof och Stopfenreuth.

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University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) Nigeria
The table to the right includes counts of all research outputs for University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) published between 1 November 2020 - 31 October 2021 which are tracked by the Nature Index.
Article Count and Share for University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)
Compare University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) with other institutions
Top 10 domestic collaborators with University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) by Share (17 total)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Nigeria
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and Yobe State University (YSU) (0.13)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and University of Ilorin (Unilorin) (0.12)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and Sheka Primary Health Centre (0.11)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) (0.11)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and Federal Medical Centre, Katsina (0.11)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and Gombe State University (GSU) (0.11)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and University of Jos (0.09)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and Hasiya Bayero Paediatric Hospital (0.09)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and Bauchi State University (BASUG) (0.09)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and Redeemer's University Nigeria (RUN) (0.08)
Redeemer's University Nigeria (RUN)0.07
Top 10 international collaborators with University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) by Share (137 total)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and Teaching and Research in Neuroscience for Development (TReND in Africa) (0.25)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and Harvard University (0.12)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST) (0.11)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and University of Bradford (0.11)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and Ain Shams University (0.11)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and Gulbenkian Science Institute (IGC) (0.11)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits University) (0.10)
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits University)0.03
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and University of Verona (UNIVR) (0.10)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and University of Sussex (0.10)
University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) and Alexandria University (0.09)
University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital
Droplets self-assemble into ideal circuit networks
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS)
Revealing the hidden strength of Achilles-heel connection
New imaging technique gets safely to the heart of the matter