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Андрій Вікторович Караулов ( 10 вересня 1958, Калінінград, Московська область) — радянський і російський журналіст, прокремлівський пропагандст, телеведучий, блогер. Найбільш відомий як автор і ведучий публіцистичних програм «Момент істини» (1992—2016) і «Русский век» (1998—2006), що в різний час транслювалися російськими телеканалами. Президент ТОВ «Телевізійна корпорація "Момент істини"». Лауреат телевізійної премії «ТЕФІ» (1995).

Біографія
Народився в підмосковному Калінінграді (нині місто Корольов) Московської області.

У 1976 році працював різноробочим заводу «Салют» в Москві.

У 1981 році закінчив факультет театрознавства ГІТІСу ім. А. В. Луначарського. Кандидат мистецтвознавства.

З 1982 р по 1983 р — служба в театрально-армійській команді.

З 1983 р по 1985 р — редактор журналу «Театральная жизнь».

З 1985 по 1988 — завідувач відділом гумору журналу «Огонек».

З 1988 р по 1990 р — працює в альманасі «Наша спадщина». Друкувався в газеті «Советская Россия».

З 1990 р — завідувач відділом журналу «Родина».

У 1991 р — завідувач відділом літератури та мистецтва «Независимой газеты».

З 1992 по 2016 рік — автор і ведучий програми «Момент істини».

У 1992—1997 роках «Момент істини» виходив на каналі РТР. У 1997 році вступив в конфлікт з головою ВГТРК Миколою Сванідзе та його заступником Михайлом Лесіним, в результаті якого «Момент істини» зняли з ефіру.

У 1998—2006 роках — автор і ведучий програми в форматі інтерв'ю «Русский век» на телеканалі НТВ, потім на телеканалі ТВЦ.

Також вів програми «Крадене повітря» і «Російські люди» на телеканалі ТНТ, «Навколо Кремля» на каналі REN-TV і «Національне надбання» на ТВЦ.

У 2007 році було порушено Слідчим комітетом Російської Федерації кримінальну справу про незаконне прослуховування, в тому числі Караулова.

12 листопада 2013 року на програмі «Спеціальний кореспондент» — «Лицедії» з Аркадієм Мамонтовим, журналістом телеканалу «Росія-1», вступив в дискусію з редактором газети «The Moscow Times» Майклом Бомом з США з приводу рівня розвитку Росії і США.

Автор політичних книг «Навколо Кремля» (друге видання книги вийшло в 2 томах у видавництві «Слово»). Перше видання книги «Навколо Кремля» вийшло в 1990 році і, на думку автора, мета цієї книги полягала в тому, щоб "через цикл діалогів показати, як протягом одного року жила і розвивалася суспільно-політична думка, куди і до чого йшли … "; «Русское солнце». Автор монографій «Театр, 1980-ті», «Олег Іванович Борисов», «Спрощений театр».

Автор документального 4-серійного фільму «Невідомий Путін».

З квітня 2018 року робить випуски на своєму офіційному ютуб-каналі «Офіційний канал Андрія Караулова». Канал має понад 1,5 млн передплатників.

24 листопада 2022 року на Андрія Караулова було заведено кримінальна справа про наклеп (128.1 УК РФ), порушена за заявою голови Держкорпорації "Ростех" Сергія Чемезова. за іншою версією,  приводом для порушення справи стала заява режисера Микити Міхалкова, який вирішив, що Караулов звинуватив його у вирубці лісів у Нижегородській області.  Переховується в ОАЕ.

Родина
Дружини:

 Від першого шлюбу студентських років є дочка Лідія.
 Другий шлюб — Наталія Миронова, дочка драматурга і сценариста Михайла Шатрова
 дочка Софія.
 Третій — Ксенія Караулова
 син Василь.
 Четвертий шлюб — Юлія Мареєва. До шлюбу з Карауловим вчилася в РДГУ. У віці 21 року Мареєва познайомилася з Карауловим, якому було тоді 53 роки. Великий портрет Мареєвої висів у програмі «Момент істини» поруч з головою Караулова. Однак після закриття програми сім'я фактично розпалася.
 П'ятий шлюб — Варвара Прошутінська (нар. 1990), внучка відомої телеведучої Кіри Прошутінської.

Фільмографія
 «Путин как superstar» — док. фільм А.Караулова у 3-х ч., 2018

Бібліографія
 2017 г. Андрей Караулов. Геноцид русских на Украине. О чём молчит Запад. Изд. Алгоритм, 240 с., тираж 2500 экз., ISBN 978-5-4438-0993-9
 2012 г. Андрей Караулов. Русский ад. Изд. Зебра Е, 848 с., тираж 4000 экз., ISBN 978-5-905629-71-6
 2011 г. Андрей Караулов. Русский ад. На пути к преисподней. Изд. Эксмо, серия «Политические тайны XXI века», 352 с., тираж 20000 экз., ISBN 978-5-9265-0626-3
 2011 г. Андрей Караулов. Русский ад-2. Встреча с дьяволом. Изд. Алгоритм, серия «Политические тайны XXI века», 336 с., тираж 8000 экз., ISBN 978-5-4320-0014-9
 2001 г. Андрей Караулов. Русское солнце. Изд. Коллекция «Совершенно секретно», серия «Совершенно секретно», 384 с., тираж 22000 экз., ISBN 5-89048-087-1
 1997 г. Андрей Караулов. Частушки. «Плохой мальчик». Новый вариант известной книги. Изд. Коллекция «Совершенно секретно», 256 с., тираж 5000 экз., ISBN 5-89048-060-X
 1996 г. Андрей Караулов. Плохой мальчик. Изд. Совершенно секретно, 196 с., тираж 15000 экз., ISBN 5-85275-130-8
 1994 г. Андрей Караулов. Подробности. Упрощённый театр. Изд. Дрофа, Лирус, 320 с., тираж 10000 экз., ISBN 5-87675-038-7
 1993 г. Андрей Караулов. Вокруг Кремля (в 2 томах). Изд. СЛОВО/SLOVO, 912 с., тираж 5000 экз., ISBN 5-85050-352-X
 1992 г. Андрей Караулов. Олег Борисов. Изд. Искусство, 318 с., тираж 12000 экз., ISBN 5-210-02513-6
 1990 г. Андрей Караулов. Вокруг Кремля. Книга политических диалогов. Изд. Новости, 480 с., тираж 100000 экз., ISBN 5-7020-0160-5
 1988 г. Андрей Караулов. Театр, 1980-е … Изд. Изд-во «Правда», библиотека «Огонёк» (Вып. № 17), 46 с.
 1988 г. Андрей Караулов. Ася Григорова. Маскарад на властта. Изд. Прозорец, 224 с., ISBN 9547330276, ISBN 9789547330276

Примітки

Лауреати премії ТЕФІ
Телеведучі ТНТ
Телеведучі НТВ
Російські режисери
Режисери XXI століття
Публіцисти XXI століття
Публіцисти XX століття
Російські громадські діячі
Журналісти XXI століття
Радянські журналісти
Актори та акторки XXI століття
Російські актори
Актори за алфавітом
Персоналії за алфавітом
Російські журналісти
Російські пропагандисти
Телеведучі XXI століття
Телеведучі XX століття
Російські телеведучі
Народились 1958
Народились 10 вересня
Сторінки з неперевіреними перекладами
Путіністи
Відмічені в українофобії
Втікачі з Росії

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Mag. 4.8 earthquake - Limarí, 39 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile, on Sunday, 20 September 2015 at 06:55 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.8 quake Choapa, 36 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile, 16 September 2015 22:54 GMT, which had occurred 3 days earlier.
20 Sep 07:18 UTC: First to report: GUG (U. Chile) after 22 minutes.
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 30.596°S / 71.609°W (Limarí, Coquimbo Region, Chile)
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One of the most celebrated, awe-inspiring images of modern astronomy, revealing colossal spires of interstellar gas and dust called the Pillars of Creation, has been rendered anew with greater depth, clarity, and color by the James Webb Space Telescope.
The new view of the pillars, first made famous when captured in 1995 by Webb's predecessor observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope, was unveiled by NASA on Wednesday, three months after Webb's inaugural batch of cosmic photos was unveiled as it began full operations.
The spellbinding images show vast, towering columns of dense clouds of gas and dust where young stars form in a region of the Eagle Nebula in the Serpens constellation, some 6,500 light-years from Earth. The image became a worldwide cultural phenomenon, emblazoned on everyday objects ranging from T-shirts to coffee mugs.
Revisited by Hubble's visible-light optics to create a sharper, wider scene in 2014, the pillars were rendered by Webb in the near-infrared spectrum with even greater translucency, bringing many more stars into view while revealing new contours of the gas-and-dust clouds.
✨ A new photo from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the Pillars of Creation — made famous by the Hubble Space Telescope — in vivid detail like never before.
Just compare JWST's photo (left) to Hubble's 2014 version. https://t.co/y5560opESe pic.twitter.com/AjYzQuubO7
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The new view "will help researchers revamp their models of star formation by identifying far more precise counts of newly formed stars, along with the quantities of gas and dust in the region," NASA said in material accompanying the latest image.
Bright red orbs appearing just outside the pillars are infant stars, where enormous knots of gas and dust have collapsed under their gravity and slowly heated up, giving birth to new stellar bodies, according to NASA.
The U.S. space agency said that wavy crimson lines that look like lava at the edge of some pillars are ejections of matter from stars still forming within the gas and dust and are estimated to be only a few hundred thousand years old.
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SL: Matt, thank you so much for taking the time to talk to me. I think the first thing our Throg fans will want to know is, how did Throg come to be?
MTP: At a local indie film screening we actually showed a three-minute pilot scene of Throg walking into the Sword in the Stone scene in the woods, pulling the sword out and the stone, tossing the sword away and walking off with the stone. The audience went NUTS. So we (perhaps crazily) said . . . Throg needs to be a movie!
SL: Had you directed or acted in anything prior to Throg?
MTP: Well, I had directed a few plays in college, and done a lot of acting. I trained at National Shakespeare Conservatory and the University of Maine, got my degree in theater . . . and my dad is a theater professor/director who was actually pals with Kurt Vonnegut. Tony Shalhoub was one of his acting students, too. I still do acting now and then—usually Shakespeare—I played Caliban in The Tempest at the Freeport Shakespeare Festival a couple of years ago, then Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night a year later. Recently I played the lead in an Irish stage drama called Someone to Watch Over Me.
SL: Well, that explains the Shakespearean undertones in Throg! You were able to get some fabulous actors for this film—Dana Lee, Stephanie Hughes, Dale Phillips, and your own performance as the Fool were among my favorites. Where did you find your cast?
MTP: Some were just old friends like Dana and Dale, who had done medieval reenactment with me for years … others were people I met in theater school, and others were anyone we could get to wear a pig suit! My friend Dennis Green — Urshag the Destroyer, the big villain — passed away this year. He was a gentle giant and we really miss him … so gentle that we sometimes had a hard time getting him to be "scary" in the part.
SL: That's terrible news, and I'm sorry to hear it. Urshag was certainly a memorable part! Watching the movie, one gets the sense that you were all having a lot of fun filming Throg. What was shooting like?
MTP: Well, it took us four years to shoot it, mostly on weekends, and it was often fun and we laughed a lot, though it was also very exhausting. We had no crew really, so a handful of us: Melissa Ross, Lori Power, Wayne Woodbury and myself, had to lug lights, gear, costumes and so on everywhere we went and that started to wear after about the third year. For the last shoot, we rented an airplane to shoot Throg on that island getting hit by bird crap and we "missed" when we tossed the bird crap, and had to crawl on hands & knees scraping it out. That was the last straw for some of our poor crew—we needed it to end!
SL: What was the budget for this fine movie?
MTP: We paid the whole thing out of pocket, probably a total of about $35k over the whole period, which I attribute to my being in film school. We spread out the pain, in other words.
SL: Tell us about the Boston International Film award you won for Throg.
MTP: The award we won was for Best Cinematography, and I think it was in 2004. The movie also showed at the Magic Film Festival in Maine and the Rome International Film Festival in Georgia. We sort of annoyed all the "serious" filmmakers at that last one, because Throg got a huge front page write-up in the local paper, and I kind of agree with [the other filmmakers] that the films they had there were probably more important socially and, well, just better. But I did get a laugh out of some of the curves that Throg's very short-lived popularity threw at us. I always looked at the movie as an in-house experiment, not something I'd want to show off to the world . . . I don't take criticism or praise too seriously; that's a good way to lose your creative drive.
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MTP: Not to the film, but I'm really interested in making an interactive graphic comic that could include clips from the movie as a special bonus . . . and I think the Throg character could continue to have many adventures and maybe eventually his own web video series of shorts.
SL: Where can people go to learn more about you/your company/the movie?
MTP: Well, right now I don't have a Throg website or anything up that tells much about the film. I have done a lot of other short videos since then, including a comedy that won Best Comedy at the Phoenix Film Festival, if people want to see other stuff I've done post-Throg.
SL: Well, Matt, thank you so much for taking the time to talk with us today. We look forward to seeing your next endeavors, especially if they're as enjoyable as Throg!


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Heather and I left Haiku on Friday afternoon, and encountered little traffic. With more curves than a beauty pageant competition, the Hana Highway is also a bit of a misnomer: to the thousands of rental cars that traverse the scenic, sometimes treacherous road every year, there is little that resembles the fast-moving turnpikes of the Mainland.
Being "on assignment" meant that we took our sweet time, stopping at many of the roadside fruit stands along the way. Smiling Aina, working inside the refurbished school bus at the bustling Twin Falls fruit and smoothie stand, was more than happy to pose for a picture. A bit further, the Huelo Point stop offered a luscious array of fruit, while their hand-lettered sign also advertised crepes. Each roadside stand has unique elements to attract travelers. Colorful signs beckon with sumptuous offerings, ranging from passion fruit to banana bread to smoked BBQ. My favorite sign: "Honk if you're hungry."
I am continually amazed by Hana's botanical lushness, cultural richness, sparkling beaches and unwavering sense of place. Geographic isolation and high real estate prices are two obvious reasons why the region has changed little over the years.
Cottages now dot the bluff below the ballpark, an adjunct of the Hotel Hana, and a few more luxury homes are tucked into the hillsides. But a golf course proposed years ago never passed the community's muster, and even ownership changes at the ranch and hotel don't bring wholesale alterations.
On this Saturday morning, many donned aloha attire to bid farewell to one of Hana's matriarch's, Gertrude Boerner, who passed away a month short of her 99th birthday. Her son, Chuck, has helped spread Hana's tropical bounty throughout Maui and beyond; his Ono Organic Farms now sets up a daily stand at the parking lot where the original Hasegawa General Store stood before it burned down in 1990.
Heather and I headed away from town, driving through alternating drizzle and sunshine toward Kipahulu. We huddled under the Ho'onanea Farm stand, trying to stay dry while Julie cheerfully made us a veggie taco. We bought a ripe egg fruit, and upon tasting it later, wished we'd bought the entire box.
After passing the Haleakala National Park Center, we were met by a smiling local family on horseback who offered up shakas as we inched by them. We visited the Laulima Farm stand, set amidst a colorful patchwork of terraced gardens. Inside, a stationary bike is hooked up to a blender so customers can generate enough electricity to mix their own smoothies. In the corner stood an enormous jackfruit, nearly as tall as the four-legged stool beside it. "Yeah," said the counter girl, recognizing my astonishment, "that one weighs more than 50 pounds."
The lush jungle suddenly gave way to the bare cliff-side, where repairs from the October 2006 earthquake required a protracted road closure. Now, the wire draping on the pali resembles a giant hukilau net, as if a Hawaiian demigod hung it there to dry.
We parked under a hala tree near Alelele bridge, where the stream waters trickle over smooth river rocks and into the crashing waves. Pausing to honor the sacredness of the place, we wrapped small stones in ti leaves and murmured our thanks to the ancestors of this land.
A nearly hidden path brought us to the foot of Alelele Falls, water cascading 70 feet down into the pool before us. With little warning, clouds covered the sun. Winds swept into the valley, bringing sheets of rain and sending us scampering to the lee side of the valley wall and into a small grotto overhang. In minutes, the weather cleared again. We traipsed out, pausing to pick a couple maunaloa flowers, a sweet pea prized by lei-makers. Heather hung one pink flower on each of her gold hoop earrings, a delicate reminder of our adventure-filled hike.
Dinner at Karen Davidson's home above Mu'olea Point featured a fabulous baked pumpkin from the Hana Fresh garden stand in front of the Hana Health Center. Satiated, we retired to bed in her art studio. Colorful paper sculptures of florals, landscapes and abstracts adorned the walls above, eliciting wildly imaginative dreams while squalls beat intermittent rhythms on the roof.
Sunday morning featured a whim of a recipe conceived the night before: pumpkin pancakes with fresh mangoes! As we ate, Karen asked, "Doesn't it seem as though the recession is starting to ease up?"
"Not really," I answered, unable to conjure any clear indications of a positive upturn.
Of the many roadside signs we observed the previous day, one in particular caught my eye. On a sharp turn between Hana and Kipahulu, a yellow reflector was affixed to a large mango tree. In the center of the reflector, a bumper sticker in black gothic letters offered a one-word mantra: "Change."
Change needn't be scary or imposing. There is a homeostasis in the unfolding magic; in Hana, the molecules of change are imbued within the ginger blossoms, moist breezes, smiles of strangers and even the lava rocks.
And in Heavenly Hana, as sublime and colorful as a ripe mango, change is good.


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With the MIPS camera on Spitzer, we have searched for far-infrared emission from dust in the planetary system orbiting pulsar PSR B1257+12. With accuracies of 0.05 mJy at 24 µm and 1.5 mJy at 70 µm, photometric measurements find no evidence for emission at these wavelengths. These observations place new upper limits on the luminosity of dust with temperatures between 20 and 1000 K. They are particularly sensitive to dust temperatures of 100-200 K, for which they limit the dust luminosity to below 3 X10<superscript negative 5> of the pulsar's spin-down luminosity, 3 orders of magnitude better than previous limits. Despite these improved constraints on dust emission, an asteroid belt similar to the solar system's cannot be ruled out.


Preheat an oven to 325°F. Lightly butter a 2-quart oval au gratin dish.
Pour the milk and cream into a heavy saucepan.
Place the vanilla bean on a work surface.
Using a small, sharp knife, cut the bean in half lengthwise. Using the knife tip, scrape the seeds from the bean, then add the seeds and bean halves to the milk mixture.
Remove from the heat, cover and let stand for 30 minutes.
Return the saucepan to medium-high heat and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat and whisk in the 5 oz. finely chopped chocolate until smooth.
In a heatproof bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs and salt until blended.
Form a kitchen towel into a ring and place the bowl on top to prevent it from moving.
Gradually pour the hot chocolate mixture into the egg mixture, whisking constantly.
Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve set over a large bowl. Add the croissants and stir to combine.
Let stand for 20 minutes, occasionally pressing the croissants into the custard.
Stir 3 oz. of the chopped chocolate into the croissant mixture and transfer to the prepared dish.
Sprinkle the remaining chopped chocolate on top.
Bake until a knife inserted near the center of the pudding comes out almost clean, 40 to 45 minutes.
Accompany each serving with a drizzle of caramel sauce and a dollop of whipped cream.
The simpler the better. I like it and give you a five.
Yum, decadence written all over this one. Great photo and great recipe. High 5 my friend. Keep em coming.
This sounds wonderful to me I have to have this on my plate soon. A chocolate dream!
What a great recipe, Joymarie, thanks!
Thank you for sharing! I love to have this kind of pudding with custard - english style!


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Anton Crosini von Bonporto (* 20. März 1581 in Trient; † 14. Mai 1663 in Brixen) war von 1648 bis 1663 Fürstbischof von Brixen.

Herkunft und Ausbildung
Anton Crosini von Bonporto wurde 1581 in Trient geboren. Seine Familie stammte aus den Judikarien und wurde 1585 geadelt.

Er studierte in Innsbruck, Dillingen und am Collegium Germanicum in Rom. Crosini wurde am 4. Juni 1605 zum Priester geweiht und im selben Jahr in Perugia zum Doktor der Theologie und in Bologna zum Dr. iur. utr. promoviert.

Tätigkeit als Geistlicher
Crosini wurde 1610 Domherr in Brixen, hatte dort 1616/17 auch die Pfarrei inne. Er reiste im Auftrag des Bischofs 1620 nach Rom und vertrat ihn mehrfach beim Tiroler Landtag. Er war von 1619 bis 1624 Generalvikar des Bistums Brixen. Am 26. April 1634 wurde er zum Weihbischof in Brixen ernannt und Titularbischof von Belline ernannt. Die Bischofsweihe erhielt er am 17. Februar 1625 in Trient. Seit 1625 war er auch Domkapitular in Trient. Crosini wurde in Brixen 1625 Domdekan und 1632 Dompropst. Das Brixener Domkapitel übertrug ihm 1639 die Sorge für das Hospital in Klausen.

Bischof von Brixen
Nach dem Tod von Johann Platzgummer wurde Crosini am 16. Juli 1647 vom Domkapitel per Akklamation zum Bischof von Brixen gewählt. Die päpstliche Bestätigung erhielt er am 30. März 1648. Crosini ließ seine Diözese wiederholt durch seinen Generalvikar und andere Beauftragte visitieren.

Der unter Geldnot leidende Tiroler Landesfürst Ferdinand Karl verpfändete 1653/54 die im Pustertal gelegenen Herrschaften Michelsburg, Schöneck und das Unterdrittel von Rodeneck gegen 50.000 Gulden für 25 Jahre an das Hochstift. Daraus entstanden Streitigkeiten zwischen Tirol und dem Hochstift über die Huldigung des Adels, der Klöster und der Untertanen und die Zölle. Crosini ersuchte das Kurfürstenkollegium den zukünftigen Kaiser in einer Wahlkapitulation zu einer Vermittlung im Konflikt zu verpflichten.

Zu Crosinis Schriften gehört eine Vita des heiligen Kassian, einer der Patrone des Bistums Brixen, juristische Abhandlungen und ein Werk für zukünftige Beichtväter.

Anton Crosini von Bonporto verstarb am 14. Mai 1663 in Brixen und wurde im Brixener Dom bestattet.

Literatur
 Josef Gelmi: Crosini von Bonporto, Anton. In: Erwin Gatz (Hrsg.): Die Bischöfe des Heiligen Römischen Reiches. 1648 bis 1803. Duncker und Humblot, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-428-06763-0, S. 70 f.

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When Eric Konkol was announced as the 18th head coach of Bulldog Basketball on May 18, 2015, he said during the introductory press conference that he wanted to continue the standard of excellence that had been built over the last few years.
And that he did by leading LA Tech to a 23-10 overall record, the most victories by a first-year head coach in program history. As a result, he was named a finalist for the 2016 Joe B. Hall Award which is presented annually to the top first-year coach in Division I college basketball.
The Bulldogs had several highlight wins during the 2015-16 season, defeating eight teams who advanced to the postseason (most since 1989) and besting seven teams who posted 20+ victories (most since 1991).
Of those was a win in non-conference play at Ohio State, the program's first over a Big Ten school in 30 years. More came during Conference USA action as LA Tech was one of only two teams in the league to beat the regular season champions UAB and the tournament champions Middle Tennessee.
The 'Dogs were picked preseason to finish fifth but ended up in a tie for third in the league to help earn the program's fourth straight postseason appearance which came in the inaugural Vegas16 Tournament.
The team also continued their dominance at home, claiming a 16-1 record inside the Thomas Assembly Center.
Konkol came to Ruston having spent the previous four seasons on the staff of Miami's head coach Jim Larranaga. Prior to that, he was with Larranaga for seven years at George Mason assisting in all aspects including recruiting, practices, individual player workouts and game preparation.
Known as the team's offensive coordinator, he aided the 2014-15 Hurricanes team to a 25-13 record, the second most wins in program history, and an appearance in the National Invitation Tournament Championship game.
Miami snapped two impressive winning streaks along the way, defeating eventual national champion Duke, 90-74, at Cameron Indoor Stadium, ending the Blue Devils' 41-game home winning streak which was the longest active streak in Division I at the time.
The Canes also defeated then-No. 8/7 Florida in a non-conference battle which snapped the Gators' 33-game home winning streak was the third longest in the country.
In his third season at Miami, Konkol and the Canes returned no starters from the previous season, but the team still posted its seventh-straight winning season with a 17-16 overall record while ranking No. 2 in field goal defense and No. 3 in scoring defense in the ACC, good enough for No. 11 and No. 39 nationally.
The program saw several firsts in his second season, including the Canes ACC regular season and tournament championships, a No. 2 ranking in the national polls and 29 total victories with 15 league wins. Miami matched program bests in earning a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and playing in the Sweet 16.
Konkol helped lead Miami that season to four 20+ point wins over ACC opponents, including a 27-point rout of No. 1 Duke and a 26-point victory against North Carolina. Miami was the first team to beat Duke and UNC by 25+ points since the start of ACC play in 1953 and the Canes defeated three teams in the Top 20 for the first time since joining the ACC in 2004-05.
Konkol worked daily with ACC and Lute Olson National Player of the Year and All-American Shane Larkin, who left UM after his sophomore season to enter the 2013 NBA Draft. Larkin was a finalist for the Bob Cousy, Naismith and John R. Wooden awards and named the ACC tournament MVP. Konkol also improved the games of ACC Defensive Player of the Year Durand Scott and All-ACC performer Kenny Kadji, as well as ACC All-tournament players Julian Gamble and Trey McKinney Jones.
All six seniors on the Sweet 16 team earned academic degrees from the University of Miami and one player was listed on the All-ACC Academic Team.
In Konkol's first year in Coral Gables, UM teetered on the edge of The Dance bubble, then went 1-1 in the ACC Tournament and ended up in the NIT, defeating Valparaiso, but falling to Minnesota, the eventual NIT Championship runner-up.
Konkol previously worked from 2002 through 2005 and 2007 through 2011 at George Mason with Larranaga. In the interim, he spent two years coaching at national power Hopkins High School in Minnesota under Ken Novak, Jr. - who was named 2011 ESPN RISE National Boy's Basketball Coach of the Year - and had a short stint on the coaching staff at North Dakota State.
He helped guide the Patriots to four-straight postseason appearances for the first time in Mason history - including NCAA berths in 2008 and 2011. In 2011, the team defeated Villanova to advance to the third round of the NCAA Tournament, earned a regular season CAA title and posted a school record-tying 27 wins.
In addition, Konkol was responsible for coordinating Mason's schedule, which was pivotal to the Patriots earning just their second at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2011 - and just the fifth at-large invitation for a CAA squad.
He served as Mason's scouting director from 2002-05 and helped recruit the top non-BCS recruiting class in 2009 according to ESPN.com. Additionally, he monitored the academic progress of the men's basketball student-athletes, graduating 20 of 22 student-athletes who completed their eligibility - with two more students set to graduate in May 2011. In both 2009 and 2010, the program was recognized by the NCAA with an Academic Progress Rate in the nation's top 10 percent.
Konkol previously worked on Buzz Peterson's staff as a student assistant for NIT champion Tulsa in 2000-01 and as a graduate administrative assistant at Tennessee in 2001-02, earning a master's degree in sport management.
A native of Amherst, Wis., Konkol is a 2000 graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology, with an emphasis in exercise management. He played three seasons of basketball for the Division III program - advancing to the national championship game in 2000. He received the team's Inspiration Award after his junior and senior seasons with the Blugolds, and was an honorary captain as a senior.
He spent his first two years, including one redshirt season, at the University of Wisconsin at Platteville playing for current Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan who led the Badgers this past season to the NCAA Championship game.
Konkol and his wife Meagan, have two sons, Ethan and Ryan.
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Beyond Fossil Fuels: Fiscal Transition in BRICS
Russia Faces $2T in Stranded Hydrocarbon Assets in Net Zero World By Jake Cordell - Moscow Times - November 5, 2021
The "energy transition" refers to a gradual worldwide change away from fossil fuel production and consumption to renewable energy sources and nuclear power. In recent years, revenue from oil and gas has become a much smaller part of the government's budget. With hydrocarbons being such a significant part of the Russian economy, moving into the green energy market is regarded as being of the utmost importance.
Russia could be left with almost $2 trillion in worthless hydrocarbon assets if major economies hit their net zero targets over the coming decades. "The low-carbon transition could lead to a period of global financial and political instability due to the combination of deep structural change, widespread financial loss and reorganization in financial and market power worldwide," a group of researchers from British universities said in a landmark paper, published Thursday in the journal Nature. Their calculations show more than half of Russia's estimated $3.9 trillion stock of fossil fuel assets — such as oil and gas rigs, pipelines, extraction facilities and other infrastructure to support the country's vital energy sector — would become "stranded," or effectively worth nothing, by 2036.
Due to differences in how fossil fuels are accounted for, official estimates of the share of the fossil fuel sector in Russia's GDP vary from around 10 percent to 25 percent. Fossil fuels accounted for over 60 percent of Russia's export value in 2018. Taxes and other fees on fossil fuel production and consumption generated 23.6 percent of the general government revenue in 2017, amouting to 7,336 billion rubles or US$126 billion. Dividends from Gazprom, Transneft and Rosneftegaz also contribute to the federal budget. Fossil fuel revenues amount to roughly three times the amount spent each year on arms purchases by the Ministry of Defense, and roughly twice the Ministry's entire budget.
Oils prices declined from about $80 / barrel in 1980 to about $25 / barrel in the 1990s, smothering Russian military spending in that decade. Yegor Gaidar held several government positions in Russia and was Boris Yeltsin's acting prime minister in 1992. He played a major role in Russia's economic transition out of communism. In his book "Collapse of an Empire", Yegor Gaidar argued that the Soviets had used revenues from energy sales to prop up struggling sectors such as agriculture, which was so thoroughly ravaged by hyperindustrialization that the Soviet Union became a net importer of food. When oil prices dropped in the 1980s, that revenue stream diminished, and dependent sectors suffered heavily. Cash shortages and economic inflexibility triggered the chain reaction of political disintegration.
Energy transition to green energy and decarbonization in Russia is not new, and means a structural transformation of the global energy balance. Despite the wealth of the country in hydrocarbon energy sources, Russia supports the aspirations of the world community to combat climate change. In 2016, the Russian side signed and adopted the Paris Climate Agreement in 2019, and as part of its implementation in November 2020, the President of the Russian Federation issued a decree on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
In July 2021, former deputy prime minister Anatoly Chubais revealed that the global rejection of hydrocarbons could cost Russia 10 percent of its GDP, a result that he called "more than serious." Chubais currently worked as President Vladimir Putin's representative on sustainable development and coordination with international organizations. Chubais was Chairman of the Board of Management Company Rusnano. Rosnano is developing and commercialising new technologies, including those in the field of renewable energy.
Chubais had repeatedly warned that the global economy's abandonment of hydrocarbons could cost Russia dearly if it did not start restructuring its economy. At the same time, in June 2021 he said that the country would be able to maintain the status of a great energy power if it replaced the export of hydrocarbons with the export of hydrogen.
The rejection of hydrocarbons in the energy sector is a real trend, but the global energy transition will take 20-30 years. This was stated by Anatoly Chubais. Chubais noted that a peak in coal consumption can be observed at the moment, and a decline will begin in the near future. The 2030s is the world's oil consumption and the 2040s is the world's peak in gas consumption. Chubais added that earlier estimates of the future of the energy industry were controversial, but today a consensus has been reached among analysts on this topic.
"Export is that vulnerable zone through which Russia will inevitably get the impact of the global energy transition. (...) The consequences of the energy transition for Russian exports will be colossal. My personal estimates - while these are my personal estimates, not confirmed by anyone - we are talking about ten percent of GDP. This is more than serious," Chubais said 26 July 2021.
Putin had spoken more regularly about climate change, encouraging businesses around the country to cut down on their emissions. Speaking last year to the Valdai Club think tank, he called for an end to "unrestrained and unlimited consumption," noting that tensions regarding climate change had "reached a critical point. ... It affects pipeline systems, residential districts built on permafrost, and so on," Putin explained. "If as much as 25% of the near-surface layers of permafrost – which is about three or four meters – melts by 2100, we will feel the effect very strongly."
In June 2021, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak revealed that Russia was already changing tack, noting that 60% of all energy generation capacity commissioned in the country in 2020 was either solar or wind power.
The Russian government is to create a set of working groups to help the country's economy adapt to the global energy transition, as the international demand for hydrocarbons decreases due to the development of alternative sources. That's according to a source cited by Moscow business daily RBK, which revealed that Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin put First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov in charge of the new initiative. At the initial stage, the working groups will identify the risks and opportunities of the global energy transition for the Russian economy, with the plan to assess all scenarios and work out the optimal route for the country to take. The groups would focus on scientific support, adapting the already-existing industry, restructuring energy projects and protecting the environment.
The Russian Ministry of Energy is confident that the global crisis will not change the structure of fuel consumption and by 2050 in the world hydrocarbons will retain the lion's share of the global energy balance. At this time, the growth in demand for renewable energy sources (RES) and hydrogen will continue. "Of course, we must understand, speaking about renewable energy sources, about hydrogen, that hydrocarbons will not go anywhere. Even by 2050, they will have the lion's share in the global energy balance," said the former head of the RF Ministry of Energy Alexander Novak, who was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. Yes, it is possible that Europe will have a different energy balance. For this, it is important today to understand what conditions will be in order to provide the entire globe with energy."
According to Novak, in the future, the share of hydrogen in the energy balance may reach up to 25%. But Russia is ready to change the energy balance. Recently, Russia and partners from Germany agreed to sign a memorandum on joint research on hydrogen energy. "Therefore, we are here also for Europe, ready to be, including partners," - said Novak.
Potential volumes of hydrogen export from Russia to the world market, according to expert estimates of the Russian Energy Agency of the Ministry of Energy of Russia, may amount to 10-20% of the international hydrogen trade market, or up to 0.2 million tons in 2024, 2-7 million tons in 2035, and 7.9–33.4 million tonnes in 2050, depending on the rate of decarbonization of the global economy and growth in demand for hydrogen in the global market.
Strategic initiatives and key measures for the development of hydrogen energy in Russia for the medium and long term are defined in the developed concept for the development of the industry. In particular, the document provides for the creation of a scientific and technical infrastructure in the country - engineering centers and landfills, the main activity of which will be a full cycle of creating technologies for obtaining, storing, transporting, using hydrogen from the level of scientific research to the stage of their commercialization.
At the same time, one of the primary tasks should be the development of competitive technologies for the production of hydrogen both from fossil raw materials, primarily natural gas, and by electrolysis of water on the basis of nuclear power plants and renewable energy facilities.


A warts and all look at podcasting and webinars from Black Onyx Digital's Managing Director.
With helpful tips, opinions and learnings catering for podcasters and enthusiasts at all stages.
Up-skilling our people is often a very time consuming and somewhat costly endeavour. We know we have to, if we want a knowledgable workforce, but you find it hard to justify the downtime of your workforce on top of the investment in developing the training.
For many years I worked as an L&D consultant and project manager, devising and implementing solutions with the intent on keeping existing employees on the top of their game and up to date on current changes. Often I would work with a business unit as they had ideas of grandeur, requesting the training to be more of an event with the purpose of engaging the learner. The punchline….
In most cases the learner would have just liked a quick update in some easily consumable form.
This is where podcasts can be a massive help. Given their on demand and easily accessible nature, if you don't have mission critical visuals or an absolute need for hands on interaction (think systems training), then why cant you get the update across via one or a brief series of podcasts backed up up by updated process guides?
Not only will you save your employees time and reduce down time, but your development costs for training can be greatly reduced and the content can be reused repeatedly reducing costs for deployment. Why not give your employees the flexibility to learn when it suits them. Maybe on their commute, over a coffee or between daily tasks. Learning should happen when and where it suits the learner.
Admittedly, podcasts can't be a substitute for all training delivery, but understanding your training needs and the needs of your learner will help solidify your approach. Your producer should also be able to advise you accordingly as to if the decision to use podcasts is a worthwhile one.
So why not give podcasts a go to keep your employees informed and up to date? You've really got nothing to lose and only time to gain.


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La selección de hockey sobre hielo de Alemania Democrática fue un equipo nacional de hockey sobre hielo creado en 1951 para representar a la República Democrática Alemana (RDA). El equipo compitió en muchas competiciones internacionales, incluidas varias en las que compitió con los mejores equipos por las medallas, pero solo ganó la medalla de bronce del Campeonato de Europa en 1966. La única vez que compitió en los Juegos Olímpicos fue en Grenoble en 1968. Marcaron 13 goles en 7 juegos, pero no ganó ningún juego dejándolos sin puntos en la clasificación. A partir de ese momento el equipo se negó a participar en el hockey olímpico, pero participó en otros torneos en los que siguió jugando mal. El equipo dejó de jugar en 1990, justo antes de la reunificación alemana.

Participaciones

Juegos Olímpicos

Jugadores

Equipo actual
Equipo para los Juegos Olímpicos de 1968.

 Ulrich Noack
 Bernd Karrenbauer
 Hartmut Nickel
 Helmut Novy
 Wolfgang Plotka
 Wilfried Sock
 Dieter Purschel
 Klaus Hirche
 Dieter Kratzsch
 Dieter Voigt
 Manfred Buder
 Lothar Fuchs
 Peter Prusa
 Joachim Ziesche
 Bernd Poindl
 Dietmar Peters
 Bernd Hiller
 Rüdiger Noack

Participaciones

Campeonato Mundial

 1920 - 1955 - No participó (ver )
 1956 - Termina en 11° lugar (Ganó el Grupo "B")
 1957 - Termina en quinto lugar
 1958 - No participó
 1959 - Termina en noveno lugar
 1961 - Termina en quinto lugar
 1962 - No participó
 1963 - Termina en sexto lugar
 1965 - Termina en quinto lugar
 1966 - Termina en quinto lugar
 1967 - Termina en séptimo lugar
 1969 - Terminó en el séptimo lugar (ganó el grupo "B")
 1970 - Termina en quinto lugar
 1971 - Terminó en el noveno lugar (tercero en el Grupo "B")
 1972 - Terminó en el noveno lugar (tercero en el Grupo "B")
 1973 - Terminó en el séptimo lugar (ganó el grupo "B")
 1974 - Finalizado en sexto lugar
 1975 - Terminó en el séptimo lugar (ganó el grupo "B")
 1976 - Finalizado en octavo lugar
 1977 - Terminó en noveno lugar (ganó el grupo "B")
 1978 - Finalizado en octavo lugar
 1979 - Terminó en décimo lugar (segundo en el grupo "B")
 1981 - Termina en 12° lugar (4° en el Grupo "B")
 1982 - Terminó en noveno lugar (ganó el grupo "B")
 1983 - Termina en sexto lugar
 1985 - Finalizado en octavo lugar
 1986 - Termina en 11° lugar (3° en el Grupo "B")
 1987 - Termina en 13° lugar (5° en el Grupo "B")
 1989 - Termina en 13° lugar (5° en el Grupo "B")
 1990 - Termina en 13° lugar (5° en el Grupo "B")
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REVIEW: Dear John March 30, 2010
Posted by Patrick in Cinematics.
Tags: amanda seyfried, Channing Tatum, Dear John, Nicholas Sparks, Richard Jenkins
There's a metaphor that runs through Dear John about how soldiers in the US military are like coins. (Bear with me) They are churned out every day, and expected to be perfectly minted. The ones with imperfections are thrown away, but some, known as 'mules', get through and are circulated. While there's lots to like about Dear John, you can't help but feel that if The Notebook is a shiny penny, Dear John is a bit of a mule.
Tragic Nicholas Sparks love stories are ten-a-penny these days, so if you're not a hopelessly romantic teenage girl who loved The Notebook, you can forgive yourself for not wetting yourself with excitement about the author's latest adaptation, Dear John.
Of course, Dear John tells the story of two star-cross'd lovers, this time two teenagers who meet by the beach and, in the course of two weeks, fall in love. But, he's only on leave from the military for those two weeks, so there's tearful goodbyes and the end of their fortnight together. That's all fine, as he's only going for a year and they plan to write letters to each other the whole time. Unsurprisingly, this doesn't all go to plan, and after 9/11, the couple face a much longer separation.
The two leads, the always-charming Amanda Seyfried as Savannah Curtis and Channing Tatum as the eponymous John Tyree, have good chemistry and a believable connection in the film. Seyfried even picks up a guitar and sings at one point, recalling her turn in musical Mamma Mia! Tatum on the other hand, is someone I've always thought had quite a limited range, and playing the military guy doesn't seem like much of a stretch for him. His scenes with his father, played by Richard Jenkins, however show that he can handle heavier material at a push.
There's a few heavy-handed subplots going on through the film, such as Savannah's interest in helping those with Autism, which results in a scene early on where Savannah suggests that John's dad is suffering from Asperger's Syndrome. Despite this cringe-inducing scene, there are some heartbreaking moments in the film relating to John's dad's Asperger's, and the backstory of how he and his father grew apart is well-played by Tatum and Richard Jenkins, who plays Mr. Tyree.
There are some typically sappy moments, like when John tells Savannah the moon is never bigger than her thumb no matter where she is, and where Savannah shows John a house she's building for a family whose house got destroyed. Of course, the next day they're working together on the site. Awww.
Ultimately, the film loses steam in the third act and things get a bit messy as unexpected relationships develop and everything gets a bit depressing. There's a few war scenes thrown in that may keep any guys who are being dragged along by their girlfriends happy, but in the end, you won't love this one unless you're a die-hard Notebook fan.
Dear John hits cinemas on 16th April
Will Sparks Fly? February 23, 2010
Posted by Patrick in Cinematics, Lit.
Tags: amanda seyfried, Channing Tatum, Dear John, Liam Hemsworth, miley cyrus, Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song
Curiously, in the next few months there are not one but two Nicholas Sparks book adaptations on the way and inevitably, everyone's going to be debating which was better.
The first, Dear John, stars Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum as a war-torn couple, separated by his decision to go fight for his country. Throughout his time abroad as a soldier, they exchange letters, which keep him going through his "increasingly dangerous missions" and blah blah blah while she sits at home and waits for him to return.
The other film is Sparks' Miley Cyrus vehicle The Last Song. This film has a more chequered past, originally scheduled for release in January, but subsequently postponed until March 31st (at least in the US). The storyline even seems a bit less stimulating – Cyrus plays a mopey teen who goes to live with her dad for the summer, and falls in love with a guy on the beach.
Although Miley's name attached to anything would normally seem like a safe bet, the film seems a to be skewing a little older than her usual demographic. The problem is, however, the type of people who loved The Notebook are likely to be put off by the presence of Miley Cyrus in the film. It doesn't help either that Liam Hemsworth is a complete unknown, famous only for his real life attachment to the Hannah Montana star.
Although I'm never one to completely write Miley off, I'm going to wager that Dear John will fare much better at the box office (judging by its ticket sales to date, The Last Song has a lot to live up to), given that it panders almost shamelessly to The Notebook fans.
And if they had come out the same weekend, Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum of course would have had some sort of sabotage mission planned.
"If The Last Song was coming out the same weekend as Dear John, we'd have to collaborate on some sort of sabotage mission," Seyfried told MTV.
"I'd burn it," Tatum added. "I'd sabotage it somehow."
Once they're better than the god-awful Nights in Rodanthe, I'll be happy.
Check out the trailers below and let the battle commence.
Dear John (out 16th April in Ireland)
The Last Song (out 30th April in Ireland)
Hollywood Infected Your Vain February 3, 2010
Tags: abbie cornish, amanda seyfried, Anna Kendrick, annie liebovitz, Carey Mulligan, Emma Stone, Evan Rachel Wood, hollywood issue, Kristen Stewart, Mia Wasikowska, Rebecca Hall, vanity fair
Vanity Fair have unveiled their annual Hollywood photoshoot, featuring nine of the film industry's brightest up and coming female stars (click above for larger version).
The talent selected, from left to right: Abbie Cornish (Bright Star, Candy), Kristen Stewart (Twilight, The Runaways), Carey Mulligan (An Education, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps), Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!, Jennifer's Body), Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Frost/Nixon), Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, Defiance), Emma Stone (Superbad, Zombieland), Evan Rachel Wood (The Wrestler, Across the Universe) and Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air, Twilight).
The girls were photographed by Annie Liebovitz (no surprises there), who has been doing the annual shoot for the past sixteen years.
The editorial has been criticised for being all-white, which is certainly true. Forgive me for saying it, but I don't think it would do Precious's Gabourey Sidibe any good to be plonked in the middle of the fold-out amongst nine other thin white girls.
Even in the magazine's first Hollywood cover, in 1995, there was one non-white face in the form of Angela Bassett. And everyone had a lot less on.
Behind the scenes at the 2010 shoot, below.
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Juno writer does horror May 19, 2009
Tags: adam brody, amanda seyfried, diablo cody, jennifer's body, juno, megan fox
Following last year's surprise mega hit "Juno", writer Diablo Cody's next big film project is going in quite a different direction. I loved "Juno" and thankfully managed to see it before the hype got completely out of hand, and I think from the sounds of it I'm going to love "Jennifer's Body" too.
The summary, from IMDB.com:
A newly possessed cheerleader turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?
The cast includes Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried (of Mamma Mia! fame) and Adam Brody (of The O.C. fame) – a pretty good line up I think. It's a little bit disconcerting that the director Karyn Kusama's last big film was the critically lampooned Aeon Flux, and the plot does sound a touch reminiscint of "Teeth", but I'll take it anyway.
No trailer as yet unfortunately, but (part of) the poster is above, which is oddly similar to an old True Blood poster.
Also, for any Diablo Cody fans, check out television series "United States of Tara", which she created. It stars Toni Colette and is about a woman with multiple personalities. Worth a look. Not worth a look however is her pointless guest appearance on 90210.
"Jennifer's Body" is out (at least in the US) on 18th September.
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62 GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT 06.18 cused on four objectives. 1. Review and evaluate new technology. e revised recommendations reflect currently available testing methods for determining the suitability of materials for putting green construction. 2. Better educate the practitioner. e revised recommendations clarify the steps needed to construct a USGA green and provide the practitioner with information necessary to customize the construction materials based on their local site conditions and golfer ex - pectations. e USGA also updated the document "Building the USGA Putting Green: Tips for Success" to reflect modern construction techniques and technology. is document contains information that will help golf course builders and superin - tendents successfully build USGA putting greens. 3. Maintain the broad range of application. e advances in material testing methods. From a structural and technical standpoint, only minor changes were made to the updated rec - ommendations. e biggest change readers will find is expanded discussion and explana - tion on how to customize root-zone materials to meet a course's specific growing environ - ment and golfer expectations. Who was involved in the review process? Individuals representing all facets of con- structing golf course putting greens were in- cluded in the revision process. e goal was to leave no stone unturned with regard to review - ing and revising the 2004 recommendations. is selected group of industry professionals — including university scientists, representa - tives from the A2LA-accredited physical soil testing laboratories, golf course builders, and sand and organic matter suppliers, golf course architects, golf course superintendents and the USGA agronomists — all provided feedback during the 18-month review process. e re - view team met frequently online to discuss every aspect of putting green construction. e review process also included several trips to soil-testing laboratories, research facilities, sand-blending operations and putting green construction sites. e proposed edits and updates were compiled, and a small group from the USGA met with Norm Hummel, Ph.D., to begin the revision process. Next, a series of drafts developed by Dr. Hummel were reviewed by the USGA team over sev - eral months. e new recommendations were published in the USGA Green Section Record on Feb. 16, 2018. Revision objectives e process of updating the recommenda- tions and providing supporting materials fo- Drainage pipes in the putting green should be placed no more than 15 feet apart and have a continuous slope of 0.5% or more to the main drain line.


La Nuu is intended to become a resistance cultural festival and a resilient proposal that brings current trends in photography art to the people.
La Nuu wants to show the city of Rubí itself as a reference in the context of photography.
La Nuu wants to break the contemporary photography scene free, so the photographic works will be exhibited in the street, available to anybody's sight. The facades of the city's most emblematic buildings will turn into show-rooms.
Several tarps will remain hanging on the view for a whole month. That kind of tarps are usually used for advertising, and they use to introduce an expo settled in an indoor space. In this case, however, the canvas will be the tarp itself. New media for new times. La Nuu Festival is borning humble but ambitious too, and appeals to all photography enthusiasts who are interested in new ideas, other voices and other areas. The city of Rubí becomes thus the first link in a chain of dreams.


Either that, or they love a warm body near them in a cozy chair. Cookie and Calvin have always had what others might be tempted to call a thorny relationship; when Calvin was young he loved nothing better than to "love" the cat, and sometimes that kind of love still sneaks in under the guise of toddler exuberance. For the most part, though, their kinship has along with Calvin's greater sense of responsibility and tenderness.
Calvin is responsible for feeding Cookie, and it is to him that she directs her plaintive mews first thing in the morning or in the waning light of evening. Calvin is the only one in our family who is sucker enough to turn the bathroom faucet on at a dribble to allow her to drink. Calvin is also the only one who really takes a good nap every day, providing Cookie with a comfy and warm cuddle spot to while away the afternoon.
It works in the other direction, too. Of all the household memebers, Cookie is the only one who doesn't have interrupting chores or work to do, and who will sit still long enough to be the recipient of a well-planned tea party, an acted out play or felt story time, or the reading of a delightfully long book (especially, you see, if she is napping). She is also the only pet mindful of the kid's personal space, whereas the blind little dog and the clumsy big dog tend to step on train tracks and collapse block buildings.
I am allergic to animals, particularly to cats, and there are days here and there when, as much as I love our pets, I find myself wishing them away along with my stuffy nose or itchy eyes, but this kind of companionship is a lesson in itself, and a valuable one at that, and while we'll probably never adopt a cat again, I am thankful for Cookies presence and the friendship she gives, in particular, to that precious little boy.


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Clutch Have Released A Recipe For Maryland Crab Cakes In Song Form
Mmmmmm… delicious.
Clutch have dropped a new song, Hot Bottom Feeder, essentially offering a recipe for Maryland crab cakes. Is anyone else hungry?
The track is lifted from the band's forthcoming Book Of Bad Decisions album, which is due out on September 7 – pre-order it here!
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Forrester analyst Elizabeth Boehm just wrote last week about the Fifth Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference — her conclusion, that attendees are frustrated at the lack of market uptake on all of these cool new products, among them wearable diagnostic offerings (CardioNet).
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I have to admit it, but iRobot's Roomba is just the coolest thing to watch. I love how it circles around the same location over and over, how it plays a tune "Charge!" as it heads for its charging unit, and how clean it gets the areas it tackles. Fun for me — and my geek husband — who figured out where to place the sensors so it wouldn't crash into my grand piano. And particularly appealing to have it run around under our bed, where we never push a vacuum cleaner. And from reading the reviews, it is endlessly interesting to cats and dogs.
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Yuk. A study in today's NY Times reports that percentage of elderly people who fall drops by 11% if the doctor actually asks them if they are prone to falls — then takes their blood pressure lying down and standing, treats it properly, and then reduces their other medication. How ironic that the doctor who did the study notes she can't estimate the cost of this 'prevention' program because it ought to be part of standard care. Exactly.


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10 great gourmet adventures in Italy, chosen by Antonio Carluccio
By Antonio Carluccio 20 October 2016 • 5:09pm
"I'm a lover of sublime yet simple regional food, particularly from small trattorias – run by mama, papa and the entire family – where dishes are created using local produce"
I was born in Vietri sul Mare, near Salerno, and I've travelled up and down the country for the past 40 or 50 years. I'm a lover of sublime yet simple regional food, particularly from small trattorias – run by mama, papa and the entire family – where dishes are created using local produce. I am not a huge fan of Michelin-starred establishments because I don't believe that a star or two or a thumbs-up from a food critic necessarily maketh a good meal.
Memorable meals I have had, for example one I ate in Sicily at Da Vittorio restaurant in Menfi, feature produce that is fresh. There, fish isn't refrigerated with ice; it's caught, gutted, filleted and thrown straight into the pan where it is cooked beautifully and simply.
The Rialto market in Venice seen from the Grand Canal Credit: ALAMY
One of the joys of visiting Italy as a tourist is sampling and savouring the wonderful ingredients and produce specific to each region. Regional specialities can be purchased at food markets, delightful places to visit where you will be tasting – and possibly buying – some of the country's best products. My favourites include the Rialto in Venice, the Porta Palazzo in Turin, San Lorenzo Mercato Centrale in Florence and the Campo dei Fiori in Rome, or in Napoli and Sicily where every village has a market. If you'd like advice on where to eat, ask the vendors. They, more than anyone else, will know where the best place is to go for fresh fare.
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What I find fascinating about Italy is the provenance of good food and discovering where to source the best of everything. For example, the best rice with which to make a beautiful risotto is Acquerello which is produced in Livorno Ferraris. I've visited all the Italian regions in my search for the best pasta and I've found it in Campania, Puglia and Emilia-Romagna. Good olive oil can be found in special places, such as Tuscany, Umbria, Liguria or Garda for the lightest of tastes, or Puglia, Calabria and Sicily for more intense flavours.
Meanwhile, Italian wines have improved beyond recognition in recent years. With more than 1,000 grape varieties and with wine territories in 20 regions with rich soil and favourable climate, they now easily compete with the best in the world. The Veneto and Lombardi valleys produce a sparkling wine, which has nothing to blush about next to the haughtiest French champagnes.
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People from Napoli in the south live on vegetables and fish and the local cuisine is spectacular. But all over the country, you'll find markets which offer sumptuous fruit. It's incredible to be able to buy a ripe, white-flesh peach, which has been grown amongst rows of vineyards. Bear in mind that the classic finish to a meal in Italy is not pastry or cheese as in England, but a ripened fruit with all the sweetness of the sun.
The vineyard at Villa della Torre in the Valpolicella region in Veneto Credit: ALAMY
If you should avoid anything, it's the restaurants which boast that they serve molecular gastronomy or other such modern nonsense. I was once served an oyster drizzled with melted chocolate. When the chef was asked what he had in mind with it, he said he wanted to shock customers. Well, he certainly succeeded – but not in a good way. As always, the best thing to do is ask where the locals eat. But failing that, I've selected some of the great regions in Italy to sample wonderful local delicacies and specialities to whet your appetite.
Secret Italy
1. Treviso– Radicchio
Treviso and the entire area north of Venice is a special place for radicchio, spadone or the radicchio tardivo di Treviso. The underground water is what gives chicory its sweet flavour and lovely maroon colour. Compared with other radicchios, including the round chicory of Chioggia and that of Castelfranco Veneto, the Treviso is more expensive because of its complicated cultivation process. In Treviso, you may even find grappa made with radicchio. Try and visit between September and October, as that is when the leaf chicory is at its best. Also, look out for risotto with radicchio – delicious.
Telegraph Tours offers an exclusive three-day Prosecco festival accompanied by wine critic Susy Atkins, which takes in Treviso and Venice, from £995 including return flights and transfers. Telegraph Tours (03331 222 036; telegraph.co.uk/tt-susyatkins). Departs June 9-11, 2017.
Treviso is a special place for radicchio Credit: Alamy
2. Piedmont – Peppers
Peperoni or pepper, which is originally from South America is popular all over Italy, especially in Piedmont. Here they have developed Quadrato di Asti, a large, square, very meaty pepper, mostly used for bagna cauda (a dipping sauce) but also for stuffing or frying. When I was growing up, my mother used to cut them into small strips and fry them – and they would caramelise. Add garlic, vinegar and salt and you have a delicious starter or side dish. Italians are so fond of peperoni that they hold regular festivals of peppers in Cuneo or Asti.
Great Rail Journeys (01904 521 936; greatrail.com) runs an eight-day Gastronomic Piedmont tour, from £1,445 including accommodation, first class Eurostar rail travel, some meals, guided tours and a wine tasting. Departures between April and September 2017.
3. Liguria – Anchovies in oil
Salt-cured anchovies that are hand-filleted and preserved in oil, also known as Alice and Acciuga, are loved by Italians. The biggest producer of anchovies can be found in a valley between Liguria and Piedmont where they are kept in wooden barrels and sold in markets. Anchovies can be eaten raw and fresh. Acciugata is a Ligurian sauce made by dissolving fillets of anchovies in olive oil. In Camogli, they hold an annual festival of fish, Sagra del Pesce. The fishermen prepare the fish, including anchovies, and fry them on an open fire in a pan measuring 10 metres in diameter, with tons of olive oil. This festival attracts all northern Italians..
An eight-day Trails of the Cinque Terre and Liguria from Explore (01252 883 758; explore.co.uk) starts from £1,099 including accommodation, some meals and flights. Departures between May and October 2017.
Sagra del Pesce in Camogli. The big pan on the right is used for frying fish during the festival Credit: ALAMY
4. Puglia, Calabria and Campania – Antipasti
Puglia, Calabria and Campania are the vegetable gardens of Italy thanks in part to the areas' fertile land. A huge variety of vegetables is produced and transported seasonally up to the north. The industry of preserved vegetables is enormous because Italians like to have a few pickled bits and pieces for antipasti, preserved in vinegar or salt and oil. They are very appetising - and can be eaten as a snack or as an accompaniment to roasts and barbeques. These pickled vegetables can even made into fritters. My favourite is sundried tomato fritters, which make for delicious snacks year-round.
Cox & Kings (020 3811 0749; coxandkings.co.uk) offers an eight-day Puglia and Basilicata tour, starting from £1,195 b&b including flights and wine, cheese and olive oil tastings. Departures between May and October 2017.
Monte Sant'Angelo in Puglia Credit: ALAMY
5. Sicily, Campania and Calabria – Oranges
The sought-after Bergamot used for flavouring Earl Grey tea, liqueurs and scents can be found in Sicily, Campania and Calabria. These areas have sub-tropical temperatures and well-drained organic soil. Oranges are served with a salad of smoked herring and they are also used to make orange flower water and jam of every kind, which are all staples of the Italian pantry.
An eight-day Highlights of Sicily from Kuoni (01306 855 334; kuoni.co.uk) starts from £ £1,459 including accommodation, some meals and flights. Departures between May 2017 and October 2018.
Shopping in Taormina, Sicily Credit: ALAMY
6. The Amalfi coast – Lemons
The spectacular Amalfi coast is famous for its Limoncello (a lemon liqueur). The peculiarity of the citrus world is the cedro, or citron, which is a huge lemon with thick skin and very little juice inside. It is caramelised and used for desserts. The perfume of lemon and orange blossom is known as zagara in Italian, a most delightful scent..
Titan (0808 250 7986; titantravel.co.uk) runs an eight-day Sorrento and the Amalfi coast tour which starts from £1,049 b&b including flights. Departures between April and October 2017.
Views over the seaside town of Amalfi Credit: ALAMY
7. Campania , Sicily, Puglia and Lazio – Artichokes
Artichokes are actually a flower and are one of the most beautiful and most loved vegetables in Italy. An extraction of the juices produces a substance full of iron which is used to make a liqueur called Cynar, drunk as an aperitif, digestif or diluted for long drinks. 98 per cent of the crops are exported both in preserved and fresh forms. In the Rialto market in Venice in springtime, you can find already peeled hearts of artichokes, which are called Castraure.
An eight-day Pompeii, Herculaneum and Classical Campania trip from Andante (01722 713800; andantetravels.co.uk) starts from £1,895 full board. Excludes flights. Departures between April and October 2017.
Marina Corricella in Procida Island in the Bay of Naples, Campania Credit: ALAMY
8. Emilia-Romagna – Pork and cheese
Athough every region produces its own pork speciality, the area most famous for pork is Emilia-Romagna, where Parma ham originates. There are many other regions which produce commendable meats, for example Calabria, where chacuterie is made and the Calabrese and Abruzzi regions where people use lots of chilli and fennel seeds to produce wonderful salamis. In addition to Parma ham, Emilia-Romagna is famous for Parmesan, a cheese produced exclusively with milk from the area. Every Italian region has its own cheese speciality, either made from cow's or goat's milk. Cheese is a big tradition and Italy has around 400 varieties. According to Charles de Gaulle, a nation with that many cheeses would never lose wars. Italy doesn't have more varieties than France, and admittedly, has lost some wars, but the cheeses are exceptionally good and different, like Mozzarella and Parmesan to mention two.
Adagio (01707386700; adagio.co.uk) has an eight-day Bologna – La Grassa tour, from £1,399 full-board including flights. Departures between March and October 2017.
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9. Trento – Mushrooms
Being a lover of mushrooms, I ought to know the best places to find them in Italy. It is a common pasttime in season to forage for mushrooms. If you were visiting the area of Trento between August and October, visit the Piazza Vittorio, where you will find the biggest variety of wild mushrooms. Preserving mushrooms is a big business, particularly porcini, which can be used year round, in sauces for pasta, risotto and polenta. One of the most interesting places to visit is Borgotaro where they hold the Porcino Mushroom Festival in September.
Exodus (0203 131 2941; exodus.co.uk) offers an eight-day Dolomites, Lake Garda and Venice Ride, with some time in Trento, starting from £1,199 b&b including flights and bike hire. Departures between April 2017 and September 2018..
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10. Modena - Balsamic vinegar
Balsamic vinegar which is now en vogue, has been fashionable in Italy for at least 300 years. Balsamic vinegar is from the region of Emilia-Romagna, specifically the area of Modena. Old ladies and mothers would look after many barrels, stored in the lofts of their houses, where they are allowed to ferment and develop. They use various sized barrels from a capacity of 10 litres to 100 litres. Initially balsamic vinegar is grape juice, which is cooked down to a thick consistency, which then receives acidity from a fungus, transforming the sugars into vinegar. It is also used as a medicine (hence "balsam") for colds and other ailments. Every family had an old bottle aged 25 years, at which point concentration is at a maximum.
A five-day Bologna, Parma and Ravenna tour from Riviera Travel (0330 029 3848; telegraph.co.uk/tt-bologna-tour) includes a visit to a traditional artisan to sample Modena's balsamic vinegars, starting from £619 b&b including flights, guided tours and tastings. Departures between April and July 2017.
Pjmenta Street Market on Largo Sant'eufemia in Modena Credit: ALAMY
Vegetables by Antonio Carluccio is published by Quadrille (£25). To order your copy, call 0844 871 1514 or visit books.telegraph.co.uk.
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