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AP Exclusive: Balich leads Olympics-style World Cup ceremony
By ANDREW DAMPF - Nov. 16, 2022 04:26 PM EST
FILE - The Olympic flame burns as fireworks explode during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Creative director Marco Balich, reveals to The Associated Press that he has been working for a year on a 30-minute show that will run ahead of the World Cup 2022 opening game between Qatar and Ecuador. He says local organizers "wanted to create a real show, which FIFA is not accustomed to." (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
ROME (AP) — First World Cup in the Middle East. First World Cup kicking off in November. First modern edition based around a single city. First in an Arab country.
Now add "first World Cup with an Olympics-style opening ceremony" to the list of novelties for the tournament in Qatar beginning on Sunday.
Creative director Marco Balich, a veteran of multiple Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, told The Associated Press that he has been working for a year on a 30-minute show that will run ahead of the opening game between Qatar and Ecuador.
"The supreme committee wanted to create a real show, which FIFA is not accustomed to," Balich said in a phone interview from Doha, referring to Qatar's local organizing committee.
The extravagant ceremony was one of the reasons why in August the World Cup start was moved up a day in a late switch — to give the show a more prominent viewing slot.
"FIFA and the supreme committee — especially FIFA — realized how much effort was going into creating the ceremony and creating for the first time something that's not just someone singing before the opening game," Balich said.
One of the few details many fans remember from previous World Cup opening ceremonies was Diana Ross missing a penalty kick in 1994 during a song-and-dance act in Chicago.
Balich is promising much more substance in Qatar, indicating that concerns over the treatment of migrant workers, human rights and the conservative country's handling of gays and lesbians will be addressed during the ceremony.
"I can't spoil the surprise but there will definitely be attention given and responses to all of the issues being debated right now," Balich said. "It's not about pleasing the West but being the platform on which Asia and the Western world can comfortably meet. … I think you'll have answers to all of the criticism and issues that have been raised."
Balich, who is Italian, began his Olympic experience at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games with the flag handover ceremony to Turin.
Unlike the full ceremonies that he created for the 2006, 2014, 2016 and 2020 Olympics in Turin, Sochi, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, respectively, Balich was given strict instructions for this event by Qatar's ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
"The message and content of this show were curated personally by the country's leadership," said Balich, who is working with co-artistic director Akhmed Al Baker. "They want to talk about multiculturalism, accepting diversity and being a platform for peace."
Sheikh Hamad has been an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member for two decades and sat through many of Balich's ceremonies. So it's not surprising that the emir wants an Olympic-style production.
The ceremony — and tournament in general — is also an audition for Doha's desire to host a Summer Olympics.
Doha has expressed interest in bidding for the Olympics three times but has so far been unable to get onto the candidate list.
Qatari officials were left blindsided last year when the IOC gave Brisbane exclusive bidding rights and then awarded the 2032 Games to the Australian city.
The next available Summer Games is 2036.
Doha has been awarded the 2030 Asian Games.
BIG SPENDERS
While the ceremony budget doesn't come near that of an Olympic opener — mostly because of the difference in length, with Olympic ceremonies usually lasting hours with the parade of athletes and all sorts of protocols — Balich said Qatar "wasn't afraid to invest in artistic quality.
"We have a team of 900 people with best-in-the-world choreographers and lighting technicians," Balich added. "I think it's going to be a big step forward in terms of World Cup history, and the next edition in the United States, Mexico and Canada will inherit the challenge to create this big show which enriches the experience and identity of the entire tournament."
NOT A SUPER BOWL
While Balich is still restricted from revealing details of the show's content, he did say that "famous actors and artists" will be involved.
"But it's not a Super Bowl halftime show," he added. "It's a real ceremony with content about Qatar and stresses the fact that this is a tournament of many firsts: the first time it's been played in the winter; the first time it's been played in an Arab country; and the first time that eight stadiums surround a single city."
Among the confirmed performers at the ceremony is K-pop star Jungkook.
The ceremony and opening game are slated for the tent-shaped Al Bayt Stadium, which has a capacity of 60,000.
The ceremony will start at 5:40 p.m. local time (1440 GMT, 9:40 a.m. EST) and end 30 minutes later. Then the Qatar and Ecuador teams will come out for pre-match warmups and the opening game will kick off at 7 p.m.
Balich is also directing a closing ceremony before the World Cup final on Dec. 18 that he said will be "less important in terms of content.
"It will be more a celebration of the tournament with the realization that the focus for the final is nearly always on the two teams taking part," he added.
CORNICHE SHOWS
Lastly, Balich is creating a daily water show off Doha's corniche, the promenade alongside the city's bay.
Featuring fountains, drones and fire, Balich said the corniche display will be three times as big as the fountain show at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.
AP Sports Writer Graham Dunbar in Geneva contributed to this report.
Andrew Dampf is at https://twitter.com/AndrewDampf


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Annemarie Adlassnig (* 18. April 1954 in Paternion) ist eine österreichische Politikerin (ÖVP). Adlassnig ist seit 2003 Gemeinderätin in Klagenfurt und war von 2009 bis 2013 Abgeordnete zum Kärntner Landtag.

Ausbildung und Beruf
Adlassnig absolvierte eine Bürokauffrauausbildung und war seit 1972 Büroangestellte bei ADEG-Kärnten. 1990 wurde sie zur Betriebsratsvorsitzende für rund 450 Mitarbeiter der ADEG Kärnten gewählt.

Politik
Adlassnig ist seit 1988 an der Arbeiterkammer Kärnten engagiert und war von 1996 bis 2000 Vorsitzende des Kontrollausschusses der Arbeiterkammer. Seit Februar 2002 ist sie Vorsitzende der Christlichen Gewerkschaft in der Gewerkschaft der Privatangestellten (GPA). Sie wurde im Mai 2002 zur Vorsitzenden der ÖAAB-Fraktion in der Arbeiterkammer und zum Mitglied des Vorstandes der Arbeiterkammer gewählt. Im November 2002 zog Adlassnig als Mitglied in das Bundespräsidium der Christlichen Gewerkschaft der GPA ein und übernahm den Vorsitz des Arbeitnehmerförderungsbeirates Kärnten.

Adlassnig ist zudem Mitglied des Vorstandes und der Generalversammlung der Kärntner Gebietskrankenkasse, stellvertretende Vorsitzende der ÖAAB-Landesfrauen, Mitglied der ÖAAB-Bundesfrauen und Mitglied des GPA-Bundesausschusses Wirtschaftsberater Handel. Seit 2003 ist Adlassnig Gemeinderätin in Klagenfurt. Adlassnig trat bei der Landtagswahl 2009 auf Platz drei der ÖVP-Landesliste an und war Spitzenkandidatin der Stadt Klagenfurt und des ÖAAB. Sie wurde am 31. März 2009 als Abgeordnete im Kärntner Landtag angelobt.

Privates
Adlassnig ist verheiratet und lebt in Kärnten.

Einzelnachweise

Landtagsabgeordneter (Kärnten)
Politiker (Klagenfurt am Wörthersee)
Politiker (21. Jahrhundert)
ÖVP-Mitglied
Österreicher
Geboren 1954
Frau

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Photograph of British officers on horseback about to start a race at Mosul with a large group of Iraqis looking on.
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CITY SPIES
Full Name: City Spies
Organization: MI6
Occupation Agency
Creator: James Ponti
City Spies is an agency in the British Intelligence community.
It is run by a man who is a full-time agent of MI-6 so technically it is part of that organization but it is unique enough that it really operates on its own. Certainly the name used most often by that man is in itself unique. Though he is a man of many names and passports, inside his small group he askes to be referred to as 'Mother'.
Asking to be addressed as a female parental unit in any spy organization would be bizarre, even more so considering the fact that in this case 'Mother' is a male, but in the case of City Spies, it sort of makes sense. This really sub-agency of operatives consists of 5 kids, each known by a nickname based on where Mother recruited them.
The concept behind the group is that there are an exceptional number of places where adolescents, such as young teens, could operate almost invisibly; they would be seen and forgotten as much as the furniture by adults. If these 'kids' were properly trained and outfitted and organized, the undercover work they could accomplish would be noteworthy.
The five team members of the City Spies are:
- Paris: Real name Salomon Omborenga. The eldest of the group (15) and usual team leader, Paris was a refugee from Rwanda living alone in an abandoned warehouse in the French capitol. He was the first recruit by Mother, noticed by him when a mission Mother was on went south and Paris stepped in and saved his life.
- Sydney: Real name Olivia Rose. Next oldest (14) and the field ops specialist, she is from Australia and is very much a known rebel at heart (said to be 'allergic' to following rules) and prone to wanting to strike out for justice. She also loves to surf and be active outdoors. Her affinity towards explosives is well known.
- Kat (short for Katmandu): Real name Amita Bishwakarma. A youngster from Nepali, aged approximately 13, she is "an excellent lookout because she saw the world differently" in that she had an uncanny ability with math that let her "identify patterns where everyone else saw chaos". Her ability in cryptography is daunting.
- Rio: Real name Joao Cardoza. A 12-year old former street urchin from Brazil, his skills at magic and sleight-of-hand is very impressive and aids tremendously in such things as picking pockets and palming items.
- Brooklyn: Real name Sara Maria Martinez. The newest member of the team, this 12-year-old from New York is a computer whiz. She once used her less-than-new laptop to send a birthday greeting to her idol, a female astronaut who was aboard the Space Station at the time which required Brooklyn to hack NASA and the DoD.
As can be seen above, the 'codenames' of the members are city names (hence the 'City Spies' name), indicating the metropolitan area Mother first encountered each one. Each was an orphan, usually in the 'system' but brought to work in the City Spies group and given a new home and a new family, each other.
Good Lines, spoken by Mother to his young operatives and sometime referred to as 'motherisms':
- "Only fools and liars speak with certainty about things beyond their control."
- "You can't look out if you stand out."
1 City Spies
Written by James Ponti
Sara Martinez, 12-year-old foster girl and computer wizard, was not expecting to be behind bars when she used her hacking skills to expose her foster parents for the cheats they were. She really didn't expect to then be offered a chance by a man who called himself Mother to escape a couple of years in juvie. The catch? She had to join City Spies, a new group of kids from around the world out to keep the world safer.
2 Golden Gate
Having complete their first big assignment, the City Spies team is excited for their next mission. Sydney, the 14-year old from Australia, is especially keen because she gets to go undercover on a marine research vessel. When things do not go as expected, she finds herself in a spot no undercover operative wants - being very much noticed. Meanwhile there is a chance there is a mole in the City Spies team who can destroy the whole organization.
The older I get, the more of a sucker I get for well-written young adult adventures. By that I really mean how impressed I am at what it takes to create an environment where the stories are interesting, exciting, amusing, and thrilling, written so young adults can and would enjoy them but never talking down to them or getting preachy.
Considering this author has won a prestigious Edgar for his work in the genre, it is no surprise they are as darn good as they are. I hope he writes more because I will certainly keep reading them.

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Katrina is a 1943 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Märta Ekström, Frank Sundström and Hampe Faustman. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It is an adaptation of the 1936 novel Katrina by Sally Salminen.

Cast
 Märta Ekström as 	Katrina
 Frank Sundström as Johan Johansson
 Hampe Faustman as 	Einar
 George Fant as 	Gustaf
 Birgit Tengroth as Saga Svensson
 Erik Berglund as 	Captain Nordquist
 Henrik Schildt as 	Captain August Ekvall
 Harry Ahlin as 	Andersson, sailor
 Elsa Ebbesen as 	Klara, Saga's housekeeper
 Greta Berthels as 	Beda
 Hugo Björne as 	Priest
 Linnéa Hillberg as Katrina's mother
 Anders Nyström as 	Herman
 Torsten Hillberg as Banker
 Margit Andelius as Woman in church
 Richard Lund as 	Pastor
 Bertil Berglund as 	First mate
 Bengt Brunskog as 	Man at the dance
 Julie Bernby as Prostitute at Berns
 Siri Olson as Prostitute at Berns
 Kotti Chave as 	Einar's friend
 Julia Cæsar as 	Woman in church
 Carl Deurell as 	Katrina's father
 Olav Riégo as Ekvall's accountant
 Nina Scenna as 	Ekvall's maid

References

Bibliography
 Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

1943 films
Swedish drama films
1943 drama films
1940s Swedish-language films
Films directed by Gustaf Edgren
Films based on Finnish novels
1940s Swedish films


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How long until December 8th, 2022 ?
There are 323 days until December 8th, 2022
Famous birthdays of December 8th
(2001) Tylen Williams: TV Actor.
(1999) Aliyah Kolf: Pop Singer.
(1998) Tanner Buchanan: TV Actor.
(1997) Chloe Morton: YouTube Star.
(1996) Teala Dunn: Movie Actress.
More celebrities born on December 8th
Holidays and feasts of December 8th
Malta - Public Holiday.
Panama - Mother's Day
Romania - Constitution Day
Bulgaria - Day of the Student (studentski praznik)
R.C. Saints - The solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary: a Holy Day of Obligation
Facts of December 8th
(2017) Brexit negotiations: The European Union and the United Kingdom reach agreement on the first stage of Brexit including the status of the border between the U.K. and Ireland. (CNN)
(1982) Herman Van Veen: All of Him opens at Ambassador NYC for 6 performances
(2017) Crime in Japan: Three people are killed in a rampage involving swords near the Tomioka Hachiman Shrine in Japan. (The Japan Times) (The Asahi Shimbun)
(2011) Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe calls for elections in 2012 to replace the power-sharing government in place since 2008. (AFP via Google News)
(1953) 19th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lattner, Notre Dame (HB).
December 8th over the years: how did the world look like on December 8th in the past 120 years ?
08 December 2009 08 December 1999 08 December 1989 08 December 1979 08 December 1969
08 December 2018 08 December 2008 08 December 1998 08 December 1988 08 December 1978 08 December 1968


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Band Success
Cristian Chavolla, Production Team
The marching band at San Jacinto High school has improved significantly over the years and more so this year with the new band teacher, Mr. Harris. "Since I have arrived I got here to San Jacinto about a month late the band has improved significantly our first competition we got six place our band was kinda used to not placing well in competitions, our most recent competition was rancho Verde on November second where we earned second place we earned a score of 57.7 the band that got first place only beat us by 4.15 points." stated Mr. Harris. Mr. Harris explained that the marching band uses a variety of instruments. "The type of instruments we used in the marching band performances typical band instruments so flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, tuba, and drum line which consists of snare drum, quads and base drum and then we have our front on samba which is called pit where it has calliaphone, auxiliary items like tambourine, gong, and maracas." explained Mr. Harris. The marching band practices frequently to improve their skills. "Our marching band rehearsals Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00pm to 9:00pm two days a week so that's an additional 6 hours every week that were putting in but something unique about our band they didn't get to have band camp we've been performing against other bands that have had band camp which is an activity that is two to three weeks depending on your school where we can prep for the marching season" stated Mr. Harris. You can look forward to more performances from the marching band. "Our next performance is going to be December 7 here at San Jacinto. It'll be our winter concert and we look forward to having people come by to our performances." stated Mr. Harris. There are various qualifications students need to join the marching band. " If you want to join band just make sure you know how to play an instrument cause band is not easy band is hard I'm not going to lie to you, be prepared for some structure discipline and fun band can be fun but when you join band especially with me as a teacher just be ready to put in some work cause we put in a lot of good positive results and I really like to show those results off on what were doing." stated Mr. Harris. Students here explained their perspectives on how they did in their performance. "My thoughts on how successful the Band has been is pretty good. We came a far way from where we were last year to where we are now." said a student. "My thoughts are that we improved a lot since last year. It was a big change in the way we performed musically. I can tell I have more motivation to play my instrument now than I did last year and it's just been more fun and more involved." said a student. "I think I did pretty good. I could use some improvement but for my first year I think I did pretty good." said a student. 'I think for our circumstances and the fact that we started a month later than everyone and we had a brand new band teacher we did pretty good." said a student.
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Full-time Masters Student, East Asia School of Theology (EAST).
I am currently in the 2nd year of my Masters of Divinity in Christian Ministry (MDIV-CM). I will graduate in April 2018.
I am originally from the Brainerd Lakes Area. I graduated from Brainerd High School in 2001 and went on to complete my B.A. in Youth Ministries from Northwestern College in St. Paul, MN in 2004. In 2005, I moved to Amsterdam, The Netherlands to answer God's call to serve in full-time ministry with Youth With A Mission (YWAM). This became my home for 10 years. My ministry with YWAM included various expressions such as: mercy ministries among homeless persons, evangelism in the Amsterdam's Red Light Districts, youth discipleship/mentorship, and leading youth mission's teams to south-east Asia.
I feel the Lord leading me toward pastoral ministry in the context of south-east Asia long term, among foreign people living in a foreign area and culture. Simply stated, I want to minister in a church for expats and foreigners.
I was nominated and began serving as EAST Student Body President.
I planned and lead a mission's trip to Hanoi, Vietnam in May 2016. This 2-week trip was focused on serving the various ministries of an international church and a local student ministry.
I am enthusiastically working toward finishing my MDIV-CM!
I have been invited back to Living Hope Methodist Church to serve another year.
Please pray for perseverance in my studies.
Please pray that this season of study and academic exercise would lead to deep heart and faith transformation with the living God!
Thank you for the many years of faithfulness, relationship, and partnership. I look forward to sharing with you in the coming months what God has been doing in and through me.


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He graduated from University of Virginia School of Law in 1989. He was subsequently admitted to legal practice in 1989 after passing the bar exam.


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Ong also said the professional services sector is another area where international cooperation is needed.
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Trikitten: Holiday weekends were made for some sweet training!
Holiday weekends were made for some sweet training!
This past week I PR'ed on bike miles. Looking back at my training log, I have consistently put in more bike miles over the last month than I did at any point last year. I guess that it what I get for hyperextending my knee. Swimmer problems. But I am not complaining. I had a great holiday weekend.
James and I headed up to Lake Norman for the Start2Finish 2 mile open water swim. Both of us were contemplating swimming the 800m option as a warm up but once we got there we decided it was a bad idea. The water temperature was recorded at 69 degrees and the air temperature was about 15 degrees cooler. The idea one could "warm up" was laughable. In fact it never even occurred to me to bring a wetsuit to the swim. The swim was not sanctioned by any governing body so I could swim in whatever I wanted. I guess my priorities were a little off because instead of packing something sensible like a wetsuit I packed several different swim suits because I could not decide what color I wanted to wear. Priorities.
The swim itself was rather uneventful. When the starting horn sounded we all took off. I was a little surprised by the initial aggression of the swimmers given this swim was not technically a race but I tried to stay calm allowing my body to warm up a bit before increasing my speed. I was settled into my warm up when I took a breath and found James starring at me right in the eye. I put my head down and took another breath. Aack! There it is again. So freakin' creepy.
Needless to say I started breathing exclusively to the left until I was out of the Eye's range. Breathing just to the left, I noticed several people had swung out wide approaching the turn buoy. One by one I was able to close the gap by keeping a straight line so that by the time I hit the first turn only two people were ahead of me, one 1-miler and one 2-miler. This pattern maintained until we approached the end of the first loop. Coming into the third turn, my timing chip started to come off and after 3 attempts to re-secure it to my ankle I finally took it off and stuffed it down the front of my suit. Heading back out for another round on the course I tried to close the gap between me and the other 2-mile swimmer. It had grown a bit thanks to the chip debacle but I slowly chipped away at it. It ended up taking me the entire mile to come within reach of the swimmer and I ultimately exited the swim with about a 10 sec gap. It was a well executed swim and despite the fact the swimmer was wetsuit-clad I was still impressed. Through introductions I learned this formidable swimmer to be Amy Krakauer, the assistant swim coach at Davidson College and accomplished ironman athlete. Pretty cool. My final time in the 2-mile event was 45:37 with an average pace of 1:25 per 100m. I really need to be in the 1:20 pace range but I will take the 1:25 for a cold non-race morning.
After the swim I grabbed some breakfast and a quick nap before heading out for a 50+ mile spin through the outskirts of Charlotte. It had turned into a beautiful day and I was simply happy to be out enjoying it. When I got home I let the cats out to enjoy some sunshine while I brewed up some summer-inspired kombucha.
Saturday of course was just a little pre-game action for the weekend's main event. I met up with 9 other local triathletes just west of Morganton, NC. We spent the rest of the day knocking out 108 miles and tackling 11,000 ft of climbing. The route begins at a church just west of Morganton and at the bottom of 181 so we didn't have long to acclimate before we were slapped with the longest climb of the day. Luckily the grade wasn't too bad and we just had to grind it out. We snaked through the Pisgah National forest towards the entrance of Grandfather Mountain before hitting the second big climb of the day on Hickory Nut Gap. Of course these two climbs were just the appetizer to what I consider the ne plus ultra of the route, Beech Mountain. Two years ago I climbed Beech with Johnny Scoots. At the time the climb came at the end of a 110 mile ride. The temperature had suddenly dropped and when we reached the top it started to pour. It was so horribly awesome I decided to make an annual trip to memorialize the epicness of that first climb.
Once again Beech succeeded in testing my physical and mental capabilities. The attempt on Beech was ultimately made by 6 riders, who all tackled the mountain like it was just another hill on the airport loop. I was humbled and impressed. About 0.5 miles into the climb I thought about turning around. How often do you reflect on just how easy it is to opt out and turn the bike around? It is sooooooo easy. But you know what hurts more than any climb? The knowledge you quit willingly. Unfortunately you do not learn that until after you have already quit but I digress . . . After the climb we continued north towards Valle Crucis and Blowing Rock. We rode the Blueridge Parkway and along the Linn Cove Viaduct before making our way back towards the long decent on 181. Just another gorgeous day in the NC mountains with a handful of Charlotte's best triathletes. NBD.
It was fun, hard, and ridiculously pathetic on my part. Each round I was able to make 3 push ups before it started to burn. The rest interval got shorter and shorter with each repeat but I made all rounds (even the last round I did not think we had to do). We filled the rest of our workout with the normal swimming stuff but push ups are a gift that keeps on giving. Even today. As I type this. With each little lift of my finger/hand/arm. No bueno.
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My holiday weekend came to a close with a little jog around the neighborhood and a chance to relax a bit at a cook out hosted by the ever generous Caamano Clan. I am very thankful to have the opportunity to train in this amazing place and with so many talented and wonderful athletes.


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Love it, looks really nice. I don't think it looks clunky but it definitely looks serious!
For this cable, may be magnet and white heat shrink on the cable but only to get to the dash as everything else is aluminum.
yes it is better mounted down lower, away from direct line of sight and heat from the sun. I might buy another cable and try routing it through the tubing (arm).
This weekend I'll find out how it stands up to logging road travel.
One tip I got somewhere about managing the cable was close to the heat shrink/magnet idea above, just use electrical tape…. It comes in white. Also check out princess auto for a Velcro cable management tape that they sell. Works well.
thanks for the app tips. I have a couple I will be trying out this weekend (leaving in 1 hr) on logging roads. I'll report back on results.
Yeah RAM mount seems to be a good unit. But is it the one mounting to window? I kinda wanted my pad lower.
As usual, you have the most awesome additions! I love your innovation Alistair! Great Job!
thanks for the kind words. The mount worked pretty well on this last weekend's 4 day/3 night "expedition". But as you might have guessed, the velcro finally gave up it's grip after day 3 of logging road driving.
blog post of trip coming up.


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As Greece Recovers From Crisis, International Monetary Fund Office in Athens to Close
The International Monetary Fund will soon be closing its local bureau in Athens, sending home representatives of one of the most hated institutions in Greece and officially ushering in a "post-crisis Greece."
The closure was announced by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a visit to IMF headquarters in Washington DC on January 7.
"We look forward to a whole new chapter in our relationship, a relationship of positive cooperation," Mitsotakis said. Stating he welcomed the decision to close the IMF office in Athens in the coming months, Mitsotakis said Greece would "continue to cooperate, but as a country that has come out of this strict IMF surveillance framework."
The IMF was one of three lenders that gave Greece almost $320 billion in one of the largest national bailouts in history. Known as the "troika," the European Commission and the European Central Bank completed the trio of lenders.
Greece still owes billions from the loans but Mitsotakis is optimistic about higher economic performance and growth.
In 2019, Greece repaid a slice of the money owed sooner than scheduled. The government plans to repay upfront more of the IMF loans in 2020, in an attempt to prove that the crisis is over — for good.
Mission Accomplished: Greece Needed to Show Confidence and Credibility in Washington
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1858 George Washington Goethals, engineer who built the Panama Canal.
1901 Nelson Eddy, baritone, duets with Jeanette MacDonald, (New Moon).
1776 Mission Dolores founded by San Francisco Bay.
1854 Congress ratifies Gadsden Purchase of parts of New Mexico, Ariz.
1863 The very first First National Bank opens in Davenport, Iowa.
1916 The first Boeing aircraft flies.
1929 First high-speed jet wind tunnel completed Langley Field, CA.
1936 Pope Pius XI encyclical to US bishops "On motion pictures"
1952 First aircraft carrier to sail around Cape Horn - the Oriskany.
1959 Pope John XXIII 1st encyclical "On truth, unity, & peace, in charity"
1962 First flight of the Vickers VC-10 long-range airliner.
2003 Cinema star Katharine Hepburn dies at age 96.


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Atlanta Small Business Profile – Jamie Bodner, Pinnacle Fitness
On this week's episode of the Atlanta Small Business Profile, our host, Ted Jenkin, caught up with Jamie Bodner, fitness design expert, and owner of Pinnacle Fitness.
Born and raised in New York, Jamie was working at the World Trade Center during the time of the 9/11 attack, however, he just so happened to not be at work that day. He says this gave him a feeling of a second chance, and this is when he asked himself what he really wanted to do with his life. He stopped what he was doing and he moved down to Southern Florida around the age of 24. It's also around this time that he discovered his love for fitness. He began to think about how he could combine his love for fitness and his love for helping people into a career.
He began to work at a very large gym in South Florida. Jamie said this was very helpful when it finally came down to him opening a gym of his own. He says this really helped him to get into the fitness world and see how things worked from the inside. Additionally, working for a large gym helped Jamie to determine what he wanted to emphasize in his own business, such as developing trust with customers who have value in what they are doing and who are not just stuck in a membership contract.
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Judge allows gay administrator's lawsuit against Catholic school to go forward
SEATTLE — A lawsuit against a Washington state Catholic high school that fired an openly gay administrator after he married his same-sex partner can move forward, a judge has ruled.
Gay former vice-principal sues Catholic school for wrongful termination
A gay vice principal who was forced out of his job at Eastside Catholic School filed a discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit against the school and church on Friday. Lawyers for the church and school planned to respond immediately with a motion arguing King County Superior Court does not have jurisdiction to hear the case without violating the First Amendment.
Catholic school says it won't rehire gay administrator who married partner
SEATTLE — A Catholic school in a Seattle suburb says it won't rehire gay Vice-Principal Mark Zmuda, who was forced out in December after his same-sex marriage.
Catholic school leader who ousted gay vice principal resigns
SEATTLE — The president of a Catholic school in Washington state who allegedly fired a gay vice principal becuase he married his same-sex partner, then suggested he divorce to keep his job, has resigned in the aftermath of the turmoil that followed that decision.
After much prayer, church stands by decision to oust gay administrator
SEATTLE — The Archdiocese of Seattle said Wednesday it won't change its mind about rehiring a gay vice principal who was encouraged to leave a Seattle-area Catholic high school after school officials learned he had married his same-sex partner.
Catholic school that forced out gay administrator keeps lesbian music coach
SAMMAMISH, Wash. — A part-time musical coach at a Catholic school in Washington state who recently announced she is engaged to her same-sex partner said Thursday the school has given her a new employment agreement as an independent contractor.
2nd instructor at Seattle Catholic school fears dismissal over planned wedding
SEATTLE — A part-time musical coach at a Catholic school in Washington state said Tuesday she is engaged to her same-sex partner and is nervous about how school leaders will handle the news after they forced out a vice principal who married his partner.
Catholic students rally to protest 'forced' departure of gay vice-principal
SEATTLE — Students at a Seattle-area Catholic school are gaining national attention for their protest over the forced departure of a gay vice principal.
Students walk out in protest of 'forced' resignation of gay Catholic school official
SAMMAMISH, Wash. — Hundreds of students at Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish, Wash., walked out Thursday to protest the resignation of a vice principal they say was forced out because he recently married his same-sex partner.


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Bugsy Siegel in Los Angeles Part 1
February 5, 2017 October 16, 2017 jhgraham	Gangsters	Tags: Bugsy Siegel
The year that Bugsy Siegel arrived in Los Angeles to be the New York mob's man on the West Coast varies from source to source. Siegel himself claimed in a legal document that he had been a resident since 1935. It's known a that he visited at least twice before that, starting in 1932.
Like thousands of other tourists, Siegel, wife Estelle ("Esta") and their baby daughter came to Los Angeles in June 1932, as the city was hosting the Summer Olympic Games. They made the trip by sea, traveling on the Panama-Pacific liner S. S. Virginia.
Benjamin Siegel and family arrive in Los Angeles on June 25, 1932 aboard the S.S. Virginia.
August 1932 ad for the Panama Pacific Line's Los Angeles-to-New York run via the Panama Canal. The 14 day trip included a port of call in Havana.
Hand-tinted postcard view of the Panama Pacific Line's S.S. Virginia mailed 1934.
Siegel, who had become wealthy through bootlegging, would later say that after Repeal in December 1933 he tried to go legitimate, but lost his money in the stock market crash. His timing is slightly off, however, as the Crash was in 1929 while Prohibition was still in effect. In any case, he may have been scoping out the rackets when the Siegels, now a family of four, visited Los Angeles again in the summer of 1934 with their young daughters. They departed for New York on September 3 on the Panama Pacific Line's S.S. California.
The Siegels, now a family of 4, departed Los Angeles for New York aboard the Panama Pacific Line's S.S. California, sister ship of the S.S. Virginia, on September 3, 1934.
September 1934 ad for the Panama Pacific Line's Los Angeles to New York sailings. The cost of a first class cabin had decreased since 1932 from $225 to (as low as) $185, though you still had to cough up $240 to $275 for a room with private bath. What ex-bootlegger didn't have to watch his bottom line, now that Repeal was fully in effect?
In February 1935, Siegel arrived in Los Angeles on a solo visit, again via the Panama Pacific line. His official home address was the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City.
Ben Siegel arrived in Los Angeles on February 9, 1935, again aboard the Panama Pacific liner S.S. California.
In May 1936, Siegel (his name misspelled Sagel) made another trip to Los Angeles from New York. His home address is listed as 190 Old Army Rd., Scarsdale, NY.
Benjamin Siegel (misspelled here as Sagel) arrived in Los Angeles from New York aboard the Grace Line's S.S. Santa Rosa on May 24, 1936. His home address was officially 190 Old Army Rd., Scarsdale, NY.
1936 ad for the Grace Line's New York to California route.
By October 1937, Siegel had decided to put down roots in Los Angeles, purchasing a lot on Delfern Drive in exclusive the Holmby Hills section of Beverly Hills, where he would build a home.
Los Angeles Times, October 1937.
*Siegel made the claim in an affidavit in 1941 while awaiting trial, requesting permission to leave the country "on business" (which was granted).
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What is so fascinating about Thomas Quasthoff? What makes him so different from others? How does he do it? Can anyone learn it?
Yes in principle; one of the most important parts of Thomas Quasthoff's work as a musician are his much sought-after "Master Courses". They are designed for singers who are in the advanced stages of their studies or have already completed their professional training.
Rather than only using the shorter and more usual masterclasses, Thomas Quasthoff's master courses are more demanding, run over several days, but are key to how Thomas is able both to inspire and train the great voices of the future.
Thomas Quasthoff trains his students on stage, working with enormous precision and intensity on the technical and interpretational challenges of classical singing. The master courses are generally open to the public – it is advisable to apply well in advance, as there is a huge demand from both potential participants and audience members.
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Title: White Horse
Author: Yan Ge
Translator: Nicky Harman
Illustrator: James Nunn
Publisher: HopeRoad Publishing
Age Range: 12+
Original Title: First published by, People's Literature, China, 2008
by Yan Ge
Ten-year-old narrator Yun Yun lives in a small town in Western China with her widowed father, who seems uninterested in his daughter spending most of his time playing chess with the old people at the retirement home where he works, and has an uncle, aunt and older cousin who live nearby. Yun Yun's aunt is fondly solicitous towards her, picking her up after school and declaring that she wants to be the mother she doesn't have and Yun Yun and her cousin, Zhang Qing are also close.
However, nothing is as it seems and before long Yun Yun's once-secure world begins to fall apart. As Zhang Quing moves towards adolescence and clashes with her repressive parents the girls begin to drift apart. Tensions build between the two families revealing that their relationships have been founded on a terrible lie.
Yan Ge is an exciting new writing talent to have emerged in the last few years. White Horse, her bittersweet YA novella, was first published in Chinese in 2008. Eloquently translated into English by Nicky Harman it appeared as an E-book in 2014. At its heart is a coming-of-age story: Yun Yun and Zhang Qing's innocent exploration of makeup, clothes and the discovery of the female body to the growing sexual awareness of Zhang Qing as she seeks more independence and having boyfriends which her parents find unacceptable. It is also a story about secrets and the terrible consequences they can have. Ge builds her story slowly and cleverly as the pages meander to a final crescendo.
Initially the aunt is portrayed as kind and caring, but as the story progresses she is increasingly seen as harsh and violent, particularly demonstrated in her relationship with her daughter Zhang Quin with their arguments escalating into physical abuse and often in public.
The symbolic white horse of the title – a feature of both mythological and historical storytelling in China – are a ghostly apparition that only Yun Yun can see. These sightings tends to occur when she is feeling under stress. It is seen as a bad omen foreshadowing further family strife to come. As the horrible incidents increase the white horse starts to appear more frequently.
Ge provides a sharp insight into contemporary small-town life together with rich cultural descriptions of the food the family eat and the sense of communal care of the motherless Yun Yun. Cultural differences are demonstrated by the focus on schoolwork and also, on the less acceptable to us, use of corporal punishment by the parents.
Despite being such a slight book, 84 pages, it is quite a demanding read. Although the conversational style draws you in it is necessary to interpret what has been left unsaid which will challenge readers. Accompanied by simple black pen and ink drawings by James Nunn, White Horse is a cross-over novella that will appeal to both teenagers and adults alike.


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Opower Takes on Big Data for Home Energy
Opower has new international clients, and a new platform built on Hadoop and geared for utility analytics.
Jeff St. John November 02, 2012
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Reporter covering the green technology space, with a particular focus on smart grid, demand response, energy storage, renewable energy and technology to integrate distributed, intermittent green energy into the grid.
Opower has its public face: the behaviorally fine-tuned, decision-tree-optimized home energy reports that it mails, emails, SMSs and web-hosts for about 75 utilities, and 15 million or so utility residential customers, across the globe.
But the Arlington, Va.-based startup has also invested pretty heavily in the back-end software and analytics that create all those customer energy web pages, accountant billing reports, utility executive dashboards and the like.
In fact, Ogi Kavazovic, Opower's vice president of marketing and strategy, says that analytics is one of the company's "core competencies," developed in-house as part of the startup's software-as-a-service platform. But like the utility industry at large, Opower has had to grow to meet the big data demands of the smart grid -- and that has led Opower to develop a new software platform, built on open-source big data tool Apache Hadoop, that is set to launch in the next two weeks or so, Kavazovic said in a Thursday interview.
While he provided few specifics, he did say that the new platform would support mobile phones and other customer-connectivity features, as well as smart thermostats and other in-home devices. Opower has demonstrated capabilities like these with smart thermostat partner Honeywell, but the two have remained mum on when they might bring their combined technologies to market.
More importantly, however, the new platform will expand Opower's big data capabilities dramatically, Kavazovic said. "We had a huge, huge push on the back end -- we basically rewrote our code base, to be able to scale with the AMI data from across tens of millions of homes," he said.
Opower analyzes existing home energy data, incoming smart meter data, consumer behavior data, weather data and lots of other disparate pieces of information. Then it simplifies the complex variables involved to present homeowners with a few choice efficiency tips, utility rebate offers, and other suggestions.
As smart meters come on-line, the amount and frequency of data coming into a system like that increases dramatically, Kavazovic said. Opower set up its cloud-based Hadoop computing environment in November 2011, and in June announced a partnership with Cloudera, a Hadoop software and services provider that helps manage Opower's platform for crunching lots of unstructured data sets.
That in turn allows Opower to do all kinds of analytics it might not otherwise be able to handle at a reasonable cost or in a reasonable time, he said. One example is Opower's ability to compare thousands of different homes' smart meter reads to find tiny fluctuations that indicate certain homes are over-heating or over-cooling at certain thermostat set-points, he said.
Hadoop is at the core of the big data platforms of internet giants like Google and Facebook, but it's far less common in the utility industry. Still, some smart grid systems, like phasor measurement units (PMUs) that require capturing 60 data points-per-second in perfect synchronization, require the kind of big data management capabilities it provides -- the federal Tennessee Valley Authority is building its PMU data platform on Hadoop. Recently unstealthed startup AutoGrid is also using the open-source tool to build its unstructured data platform for the smart grid.
There's little doubt that the smart grid's big data needs are growing. Opower, which has raised about $65 million to date, now has about 15 million homes under contract to 75 utilities, with big names including Pacific Gas & Electric, Pepco, Baltimore Gas & Electric, FirstEnergy, National Grid and Consumers Energy.
The startup has also been moving into overseas markets, with U.K. customer First Utility in 2011, with Canadian customer Nova Scotia Energy in June, and most recently with a 1.5 million-home project for EnergyAustralia. The U.K. and Australia have deregulated energy markets, where retail utilities compete to attract and retain customers. That can make high-tech tools that can connect them to their customers -- including Opower's hosted web portals and customer management tools -- a marketing tool as well as an efficiency tool.
On the international front, Opower is also working with two other utilities in two other as-yet-unannounced countries, Kavazovic said. While he wouldn't name the customers, he did say that one of them was in a country where English wasn't the primary language, and that one of them has about 30 million customers across its nation's service area -- though he added that Opower was only in pilot project status with the latter utility.
Competitors to Opower include Boulder, Colo.-based Tendril, which has more than 30 utility pilot customers and a few full-scale rollouts promised, and Aclara, whose customer web portal now runs at about 20 utilities across the U.S. Silver Spring Networks provides analytics to its utility customers, and Efficiency 2.0, a startup that provides millions of utility customers a web portal to win coupons and other prizes for energy efficiency, was bought by C3 earlier this month.
In the long run, Kavazovic said, Opower sees itself as the manager of a utility's customer outreach program. After all, it's already running web portals branded under utility logos that are viewed by millions of customers, as well as supporting integration to the rest of a utility's enterprise IT system, from customer service to rate-case planning.
Indeed, a few of Opower's utility customers are already asking the startup for application programming interfaces (APIs) to allow them to tap the analytical output from its platform, Kavazovic said. While it hasn't made its pure analytics available to utilities that aren't already customers yet, it's planning to roll out a robust set of APIs for the industry at large some time next year, he added.
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Bought in 1984 and completed by present owner in 1985, when it was first launched. Not the standard interior layout but an improved layout. Well maintained throughout. New main sail (2012), new jib (2013) (both hardly used) and working jib. Engine is a British Leyland (BMC) motor with PRM gearbox. Seago inflatable dinghy. Boat moored at Emsworth Marina.
Unfortunately, with the death of my co-owner, Roger Chisholm, last year, I am selling our Rival 36, 'Liberty'. She's up near Oban and should anyone be interested in buying her they should contact Mark Cameron at the email address on the right. She is an absolutely fantastic boat and gave us over ten years of great sailing.


So often we're trying to get to happy rather than realizing that happiness is right here within us. We carry it, and it carries us. It's in the small moments and in the those small bits of time between the moments. If we can find and promote happiness there, then every day is a win.


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Red chilipaste ,bamboo shoot, eggplant, bell pepper, young pepper corns, string bean and basil leave.
Stir-fried with, mushroom, onions, peppers, scallion in ginger.
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Stir-fried with bamboo, carrot, mushrooms, basil leaves, onions, pepper and scallion in spicy basil sauce.
Sauted with carrot and mushroom.
Sauted with pineapple chunks , onions, tomatoes, and bell pepper.
Sauteed assortment of vegetable from the garden.
With string bean,bell pepper,cashewnut in red curry and coconut milk.


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La Selección de baloncesto de Uganda es el equipo formado por jugadores de nacionalidad ugandesa que representa a la "Federación de Baloncesto de Uganda" en las competiciones internacionales organizadas por la Federación Internacional de Baloncesto (FIBA) o el Comité Olímpico Internacional (COI): los Juegos Olímpicos, Campeonato mundial de baloncesto y el Afrobasket.

Historial

Afrobasket

Plantilla (AfroBasket 2015)

Véase también
 FIBA África

Baloncesto en Uganda
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Motley Fool Money: Retail, Video Games, and Scaling Up Excellence
Want to keep up with the latest earnings updates from the States? Well join Chris Hill and the Motley Fool Radio Show team here on Share Radio, direct from Washington DC, for news, views and analysis of the US stocks that matter. In this week's show: Costco slips on earnings and a website glitch; GameStop tumbles on flagging same-store sales growth; Adobe hits an all-time high; And Stitch Fix surprises Wall Street. Motley Fool analysts Aaron Bush, Andy Cross, and Jason Moser discuss those stories, dig into the latest from Lululemon, and take stock in an aging opportunity. They also share why they're keeping an eye on Bill.com, Monster Beverage, and Trimble. Plus, Stanford professor Bob Sutton shares insights from his best-selling book, Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less.
This is Money: Does the Boris bounce have legs? What the election means for your finances
The stock market and the pound bounced as Boris Johnson claimed his 80 seat majority in a better-than-expected election win. But will the honeymoon period last into the New Year, beyond Brexit on 31 January, through a Budget in early February and past the negotiations about how exactly our future relationship with the EU will pan out? The Conservative manifesto was thin on detail, but on this podcast we discuss what was in there, what else we know Boris might do and what we think he could do with the big majority this general election delivered him. And we ask whether the man who wants to be a great Prime Minister, can deliver the goods on the NHS, reshape the economy and get stuff done?
Published: Sun 15 Dec 2019
The Bigger Picture: 2019 Election Special
What will the election result mean for Britain and the markets? Richard Stone and Gavin Oldham of The Share Centre discuss the political and economic ramifications of the Conservatives being returned with a solid majority and what it will mean for the UK's future relationship with Europe. Investment Research Analyst Helal Miah looks at the sectors likely to benefit from a reappraisal of the prospects for the UK stock market.
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Motley Fool Answers: How Do You Compare to the Average Holiday Shopper?
Saving, spending, planning — you've got money questions and we've got answers. Every week host Alison Southwick and personal finance expert Robert Brokamp challenge the conventional wisdom on life's biggest financial issues to reveal what you really need to know to make smart money moves. In this week's show, the team is joined by the Katherine Cullen of the National Retail Federation to talk about holiday shopping trends, spending, and more.
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Modern Mindset: Healing from Narcissistic Abuse
Adam Cox is joined by Ronia Fraser – also known as the Rock n Roll Coach. Ronia, having experienced narcissistic abuse, reveals how to spot the signs – and how to heal if you have been affected by that kind of relationship. They discuss why narcissistic abuse is being talked about more and more in today's society, and how being forewarned can help people to be prepared.
Ronia Fraser
NEF: Hostile environment - how immigrants became scapegoats
'Low-skilled' or 'high-skilled'. An 'economic net contributor', or 'a drain on public services'. For decades, immigrants have been treated as scapegoats for everything from failing public services to violent crime. And much too often, as less than human But how did we get here? How did the public conversation about immigration become so toxic? And is there another way forward – an alternative to the hostile environment? This week, New Economics Foundation is at SOAS with a live audience and Maya Goodfellow, author of 'Hostile Environment: How immigrants became scapegoats'.
Ayeisha Thomas-Smith, Maya Goodfellow
The Top Ten: Science Fiction
Vicky Sayers
Vicky Sayers is joined by film critic and broadcaster, James Cameron-Wilson, to discuss some of the most influential Science Fiction films ever made. Plus, James risks his reputation among his film critic peers with his claim that Blade Runner 2049 is better than the original! In this episode: Metropolis (1927), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Solaris (1972), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Star Wars (1977), Blade Runner (1982), Gravity (2013), Interstellar (2014), Arrival (2016), Blade Runner 2049 (2017).
James Cameron Wilson
The Top Ten: Comedy
Vicky Sayers is joined by film critic and broadcaster, James Cameron-Wilson, to discuss some of the most influential Comedy films of all time. With an eclectic selection, from Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr. (1924) to Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat (2006), there's something for everyone! In this episode: Sherlock Jr. (1924), A Night at the Opera (1935), Some Like it Hot (1959), The Odd Couple (1968), Young Frankenstein (1974), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Airplane! (1980), Raising Arizona (1987), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006).
Gadgets & Gizmos: Christmas Gift Guide
Share Radio's Technology Editor Steve "Santa" Caplin produces a variety of gadgety gift suggestions. Among them are expensive - and cheap - bluetooth earbuds, an app that transcribes interviews, Scalextric for cats, an LED wardrobe light, a self-stirring mug, an alarm clock that runs away if you snooze it and a remote-controlled crocodile head.
The Business of Film: Motherless Brooklyn
James Cameron-Wilson examines the UK box office, where Frozen 2 still reigns supreme. The Edward Norton movie Motherless Brooklyn enters at #8. James also looks at Ordinary Love, with an award-worthy performance from Lesley Manville, in at #16 and an amazing Syrian-set documentary, The Cave, which is at #21. For home viewing he recommends the Springsteen-themed drama Blinded By The Light.


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We would like to start this newsletter by acknowledging and demanding an end to the hate crimes targeting our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. As many of you know, anti-Asian violence has increased significantly since the start of the pandemic, with 3,800 attacks against Asian Americans reported from March 2020 to February 2021. Heartbreakingly, many of these attacks have happened within the Bay Area and culminated last week in the murders of eight people in the Atlanta metro area. sf.citi staunchly condemns these acts of racially-motivated violence and encourages you to support organizations working to put an end to them, including Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) and the AAPI Community Fund.
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We are sharing the latest COVID-19 resources from the San Francisco tech industry, as well other community-minded initiatives pioneered by sf.citi members.
Many sf.citi members, including Alaska Airlines, AT&T, Comcast, Facebook, Intuit, Lyft, Okta, Pinterest, Salesforce, Twitter, and Uber, condemned the recent attacks against our Asian American Pacific Islander community.
Committed to helping local communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, Google announced that it will be investing $7 billion in offices and data centers across 19 states in the U.S., including $1 billion in Google's home state of California.
Lyft partnered with a number of nonprofits to support the transportation needs of Asian American Pacific Islander communities to access essential goods and services via its LyftUp program.
More than 15,000 Instacart shoppers have taken advantage of Instacart's COVID-19 Vaccine Support Stipend, launched earlier this year. Since the start of the pandemic, Instacart has also shipped out more than 730,000 health and safety kits, which include reusable face masks and hand sanitizer.
On March 19, Mayor Breed appointed Kate Sofis as the Director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD). Since 2010, Sofis served as the co-founder and CEO of SFMade, a public-private initiative that has helped catalyze a resurgence in local manufacturing and diverse employment in San Francisco. More recently, Sofis was also a member of San Francisco's COVID-19 Economic Recovery Task Force. In her new role as Director of OEWD, Sofis will support the economic vitality of San Francisco by promoting programs that attract and retain business, expanding workforce development programs, and revitalizing the City's commercial corridors.
On March 18, Mayor Breed announced the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing Leadership Transition plan as the City moves towards long-term recovery. This includes finding a permanent director for the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, as well as implementing the Mayor's Homelessness Recovery Plan, which aims to dramatically increase housing options and expand the shelter system.
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Question: Is 19 A Good Age To Get Married?
Is 30 too old to have a baby?
Is 25 a good age to get married?
Which age is perfect for pregnancy?
Is 28 a good age to have a baby?
Is marrying at 30 late?
Is it OK to marry late?
Is it bad to get married at 20?
What is the right age to marry?
In fact, couples under age 30 who are otherwise healthy are able to conceive in their first three months of trying 40 to 60 percent of the time, estimates the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
After age 30, the chances of getting pregnant begin to decrease every year..
New data being released from that poll finds that the average American believes that 25 is the ideal age for a woman to get married, while the ideal age for men is 27. Americans' views of the best age for marriage have shifted greatly in the past 60 years, more so for women than for men.
02/6There is no perfect age until the person is mentally prepared. "There's no best age to get married. … Unless the person is ready. It can be the early 20s or late 30s.
Women are most fertile and have the best chance of getting pregnant in their 20s. This is the time when you have the highest number of good quality eggs available and your pregnancy risks are lowest. At age 25, your odds of conceiving after 3 months of trying are just under 20 percent .
Well over half of women believe just before they reach their 30th birthday is the best time to start a family, according to research. The majority of women – 59 per cent, believe at 29 they'll be in the best possible position to have a baby.
The bigger the pool of options, the closer to exactly 37% you can get. Research about successful marriages seems to support the age sweet spot of 26. Last July, the University of Utah sociologist Nicholas H. Wolfinger discovered that the best ages to get married in order to avoid divorce are between 28 and 32.
Statistically, It's Just A Fact. If it feels like everyone around you is starting to get married in their early 30s, you're not imagining it—people really are getting married later than ever. … In the US, the average age of marriage has also been increasing—many point to the average age of men being 29 and women being 27 …
New research suggests that marrying late can be a good thing for many people.
Share on: There is no best age to get married that applies to everyone. You're never too old for it, and while it's very possible to get married before you're ready, it's often not necessarily because you're too young to marry. … Here's how to know if getting married in your 20s is a good idea for you.
Getting married at age 20 was par for the course just a couple decades ago. But these days, many people tend to get married later in life, so 20 seems pretty young. After all, at 20 you're in the middle of college, and you can't even legally drink champagne at your own wedding.
"The ideal age to get married, with the least likelihood of divorce in the first five years, is 28 to 32," says Carrie Krawiec, a marriage and family therapist at Birmingham Maple Clinic in Troy, Michigan. "Called the 'Goldilocks theory,' the idea is that people at this age are not too old and not too young."
It could make you happier. What's more, the largest number of women who described their marriage as "very happy" tied the knot when they were 24 to 26. A 2010 study found that "the greatest indicated likelihood of being in an intact marriage of the highest quality is among those who married at ages 22–25."
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Jack Roberts announced in April that he was retiring from his post as MHSAA executive director after 32 years.
The Michigan High School Athletic Association announced Tuesday that current assistant director Mark Uyl will be the next executive director.
Uyl, 44, has been the assistant director since 2004, coordinating the MHSAA's officials, running the statewide baseball program and leading the organization's catastrophic and concussion care insurance plans. He has also directed the cross country and wrestling programs, according to the MHSAA.
Jack Roberts announced in April that he was retiring from his post as executive director after 32 years, effective in August.
Uyl joined the MHSAA staff after working as athletic director at Caledonia from 2000-01 and then AD and assistant principal at Middleville-Thornapple from 2001-03.
He is the high school representative of the Officiating Development Alliance, and has been on the board of directors for the National Association of Sports Officials, including serving as chairperson in 2015.
Uyl has been a baseball umpire since 1997 and has worked the College World Series in 2014 and 2017. His MHSAA refereeing career dates back to 1992.
He graduated from Caledonia in 1992 and Calvin College in 1996 an has since earned a master's degree in educational leadership from Grand Valley State.


Actress Margot Robbie claims she did not know what constituted sexual harassment until the emergence of the #MeToo anti-sexual harassment movement last year.
Australian bombshell Margot Robbie will star in and co-produce a biopic about disgraced former Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding.
Vice President Joe Biden attended a private Washington D.C. screening of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Tina Fey's upcoming film about author and journalist Kim Barker's war reporting in Afghanistan and Pakistan, on Tuesday.
A mix of the Thomas Crown Affair and Ocean's Eleven, Focus is a surprisingly fun flick that's outrageous in its plot twists and thrills in the best way possible. Directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (2011's Crazy, Stupid, Love) give us a fun heist story, while Will Smith and Margot Robbie elevate the plot with their electric chemistry.


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Racing Terms
Exotic bets
Exotic Bet types are more riskier than the usual win or place bet types but offer punters greater returns as a result. Due to the larger returns that punters can expect from winning exotic bets they typically risk less money to receive a substantial return. Australian bookmakers are continually introducing new exotic bet types. Some of these are special offers which are advertised as part of a racing carnival or special sports event. In addition to these there are a significant number of exotic bet types which punters have available to them at all times.
Punters win when they select two of the top three finishing horses or greyhounds in a race. A win is awarded regardless of where the two selections finish in the top three places.
Two races are nominated typically on the one race program. Punters have to select the winner in each of the two races selected.
The punter must make two selections identifying the runner they think will win the race and the runner that runs second. If they predict the winner and runner-up in order, they win.
First Four
To win, a punter must select the first four place getters in a race in the correct order.
MultiBets
Punters make multiple selections across multiple races or sports events using a specific bet type (e.g. win, place or each-way). Winnings from a bet are then placed on the second selection and so on for each leg of the multibet. If each bet in each event wins the punter receives the total return from the final bet.
Quadrella or Quaddie
Four races are nominated for a quaddie. The punter has to select the winner in each of the four races to win.
Running Double
Punters have to find the winner of two consecutive races on a race program to win.
Punters must select the top three place getters in the correct order to win a Trifecta. The punter can choose to 'box' the Trifecta, in which case they receive all six combinations with their three selections. To win a box Trifecta the horses only need to finish in the top three places in any order.


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Q: Switch custom SoundCloud play-pause image on click Hope this topic doesn't exist twice. I'm searching for a week now and didn't find anything that helped me out.
Ok. I just made a new website with "jimdo" and I'm quite happy with what I've managed so far. My new website is almost done but I have a huge problem to hide a play button on click and show a pause button then. Then click the pause button and the play button appears. I'm sure there are a lot of codes out there but I can't find anything that works for me :(
Here is an image of how it looks at the moment:
play-pause button parallel
These two image buttons are connected to a SoundCloud iframe player and it works but it would be just awesome to have one button instead of the two side by side.
The code looks like this:

$(function(){
  var widget1 = SC.Widget("so2");

    $("#playSound2").click(function() {
      widget1.play();

  });
  $("#stopSound2").click(function() {
      widget1.pause();
  });
});

I really dont know how to make this work.

A: If you are able to adjust the CSS you can implement jQuery's .addClass() and .removeClass.
Here's a working example where the play and pause buttons are placed on top of each other. A click event registered and when fired, the button with the .hide class is assigned to the toShow variable. Then, the hide class is added and removed depending on which button is shown. As you clarified in the comments that it's a requirement to have the code work while there are several buttons on the page, here's a working example.
Make sure the buttons are within the button-wrapper class as the code uses this to find the button that is currently hidden.

$('.opa').click(function(e) {
  var toShow = $(e.target).parent().find('.opa.hide')[0];
  $(e.target).addClass('hide');
  $(toShow).removeClass('hide');
});
.button-wrapper {
  position: relative;
  height: 50px;
}

.opa {
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 20px;
  filter: invert(100%);
  cursor: pointer;
  margin: -0px 1px;
}

.hide {
  display: none;
}


Add a new tool to your crochet bag and learn how to add beads to a project. Get hands on instruction for making your very own crochet beaded necklace. This fun and fast project is a great way to venture into the world of beaded crochet. Learn two different methods of adding beads to any crochet project, and BEST of all, you will finish the project in class and can wear it around the market all weekend to show off your beautiful work. This is the class for you to become a capital C crocheter and add a little pizzazz to your work.
1 ball size 3 or thinner 100% mercerized cotton thread, 1 ball light-colored, sock yarn, 1 tube size 6 seed beads, an assortment of small and medium beads (I prefer plastic but glass will work), size 14 steel crochet hook, collapsible beading needle, small container for beads.
With light colored sock yarn and US F/3.75mm hook make a Griddle Stitch swatch as follows: Ch 22 Row 1 Sc in 2nd ch from hook, dc in next ch, *sc in next ch, dc in next ch. Repeat from * to last ch. Sc in last ch, turn—11 sc, 10 dc. Row 2 Ch 2, (tch does not count as st here and throughout) *dc in first sc, sc in next dc. Repeat from * to last st, turn—10 sc, 11 dc. Row 3 Ch 2, *sc in dc, dc in sc. Repeat from * to last st. Rep rows 2 and 3 until swatch meas 2". DO NOT FINISH OFF, bring to class as we will work on this swatch.