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iQOO 11 Pro is now available: iQOO, a subbrand of vivo launched the iQOO 11 Pro in China on December 8th, 2022, and is now available for purchase for $899. If you live in China, Europe, the US, the UK, Africa, Australia, and other Asian countries, you can now buy the iQOO 11 Pro online using the details in the table below and have it shipped to your location.
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Pre-orders of the iQOO 11 Pro have started in China and the phone is expected to start shipping out by the end of December (if you're reading this post in 2023, it means the phone has started shipping out). The base model with 8GB RAM + 256GB of storage is sold for $899 while the models with 12GB RAM + 256GB and 16GB RAM + 512GB are sold for $999 and $1099 respectively.
The iQOO 11 Pro features a 6.78-inch 2K Samsung E6 AMOLED display, smooth 144Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 1800nits of peak brightness, 4,700mAh battery with 200W wired fast charging, 50MP OIS triple rear camera, and it's water and dustproof.
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Under the helm is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage. It boots Origin OS 3 based on Android 13 out of the box and will get up to three years of software updates. For security, the iQOO 11 Pro is equipped with an ultrasonic 3D wide-area fingerprint sensor which can unlock the phone in 0.2 seconds, and a Face Unlock feature.
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iQOO 11 Pro has an upgraded VC cooling plate and graphite cooling layer to improve heat dissipation efficiency. It is equipped with 14 shell temperature detection NTCs to detect body temperature in time and actively dissipate heat. These features are combined with high-power thermal gel process re-optimization and innovative low-temperature sensing aviation aluminum middle frame design, from the inside Outside, the cooling system is incredibly powerful.
Although launched in China, the iQOO 11 Pro supports multiple languages like English, Japanese, German, Spanish, Filipino, French, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Dutch, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Thai, Burmese, Korean, Tibetan, Uyghur, Chinese, and more.
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Yes, the iQOO 11 Pro will work outside China because its network band is supported by various network carriers and as stated above supports multiple languages. Below are the network bands supported by the iQOO 11 Pro:
5G:n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n28/n66/n38/n40/n41/n77/n78/n79.
4G FDD-LTE: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66.
4G TD-LTE: B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42.
3G WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B6/B19.
2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz, 2G CDMA: BC0/BC1.
The iQOO 11 Pro is now available for purchase and even if you live in Australia, Canada, the USA, the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, and other Asian countries, it's safe to buy the smartphone. You can use the details at the top of this post to buy the iQOO 11 Pro today.
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Diamond Terrace San Diego is located at 427 9th Avenue in the East Village directly across from the entry to the Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres .
Diamond Terrace is a mixed-used 14 story building on the corner of 9th Avenue and J Street. Seven Eleven is one of the tenants occupying its ground floor retail space.
Diamond Terrace San Diego was completed in 2005 by Intracorp.
Gym Room on 14th floor Community Room on 14th floor Rooftop BBQ with views to Ballpark.
Diamond Terrace's location in the heart of East Village in Downtown San Diego, its moderate pricing and HOA dues makes it a smart choice to first time condo buyers and those seeking an investment or vacation property.
Diamond Terrace San Diego 14-story consists of 113 residential studio and condo units and approximately 10,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. Plans include studios starting at approximately 480 square feet, one bedrooms starting at 750 square feet and two bedrooms starting at approximately 1,090 square feet.
Residents at the Diamond Terrace Condos San Diego enjoy amenities located on the 14th floor such as a fitness center, entertainment room and rooftop deck with BBQ with views to the Ballpark, Coronado and the San Diego Bay. Homeowner Association dues at Diamond Terrace start at $350 per month.
Below you can find currently available studios and condos for sale in Diamond Terrace San Diego. There might also be additional condominiums available that are not listed in the listings database.
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I see the creation of a wedding ceremony as a collaborative process with the couple. Some symbols in a wedding, for example, the kiss at the end of the ceremony is symbolic of the intimacy to which the couple commit themselves. But other symbols are not so obvious. I believe in explaining these if necessary. I believe I am an excellent resource person to advise regarding poetry, quotations, music and the creation of a truly personal wedding. I see myself as a witness - and the couple as marrying each other. The bride and groom are the focus of the ceremony.
I work in a similar way creating a funeral for a loved person. I work closely with the family - spending a great deal of time to ensure that the eulogy, the poetry and music, the total tribute is appropriate and personal.
I assist with a whole range of other ceremonies. I believe strongly that when unfortunately, a marriage does not work out, a Divorce Ceremony (as is customary in Judaism and Islam) assists the individuals in their grief and in their adjusting to a changed life.
I was appointed as an authorised civil marriage celebrant in 1989 – over 20 years of experience. I speak both German and English fluently.


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package pipedrive

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"time"
)

// WebhooksService handles webhooks related
// methods of the Pipedrive API.
//
// Pipedrive API docs: https://developers.pipedrive.com/docs/api/v1/#!/Webhooks
type WebhooksService service

// Webhook represents a Pipedrive webhook.
type Webhook struct {
	ID               int         `json:"id"`
	CompanyID        int         `json:"company_id"`
	OwnerID          int         `json:"owner_id"`
	UserID           int         `json:"user_id"`
	EventAction      string      `json:"event_action"`
	EventObject      string      `json:"event_object"`
	SubscriptionURL  string      `json:"subscription_url"`
	IsActive         int         `json:"is_active"`
	AddTime          time.Time   `json:"add_time"`
	RemoveTime       interface{} `json:"remove_time"`
	Type             string      `json:"type"`
	HTTPAuthUser     interface{} `json:"http_auth_user"`
	HTTPAuthPassword interface{} `json:"http_auth_password"`
	AdditionalData   struct{}    `json:"additional_data"`
	LastDeliveryTime time.Time   `json:"last_delivery_time"`
	LastHTTPStatus   int         `json:"last_http_status"`
	AdminID          int         `json:"admin_id"`
}

func (w Webhook) String() string {
	return Stringify(w)
}

// WebhooksResponse represents multiple webhooks response.
type WebhooksResponse struct {
	Status  string    `json:"status,omitempty"`
	Success bool      `json:"success,omitempty"`
	Data    []Webhook `json:"data,omitempty"`
}

// WebhookResponse represents single webhook response.
type WebhookResponse struct {
	Status  string  `json:"status,omitempty"`
	Success bool    `json:"success,omitempty"`
	Data    Webhook `json:"data,omitempty"`
}

// List all webhooks.
//
// Pipedrive API docs: https://developers.pipedrive.com/docs/api/v1/#!/Webhooks/get_webhooks
func (s *WebhooksService) List(ctx context.Context) (*WebhooksResponse, *Response, error) {
	req, err := s.client.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/webhooks", nil, nil)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	var record *WebhooksResponse

	resp, err := s.client.Do(ctx, req, &record)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, resp, err
	}

	return record, resp, nil
}

// WebhooksCreateOptions specifices the optional parameters to the
// WebhooksService.Create method.
type WebhooksCreateOptions struct {
	SubscriptionURL  string      `url:"subscription_url"`
	EventAction      EventAction `url:"event_action"`
	DealProbability  EventObject `url:"event_object"`
	UserID           uint        `url:"user_id"`
	HTTPAuthUser     string      `url:"http_auth_user"`
	HTTPAuthPassword string      `url:"http_auth_password"`
}

// Create a webhook.
//
// Pipedrive API docs: https://developers.pipedrive.com/docs/api/v1/#!/Webhooks/post_webhooks
func (s *WebhooksService) Create(ctx context.Context, opt *WebhooksCreateOptions) (*WebhookResponse, *Response, error) {
	req, err := s.client.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/webhooks", nil, opt)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	var record *WebhookResponse

	resp, err := s.client.Do(ctx, req, &record)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, resp, err
	}

	return record, resp, nil
}

// Delete a webhook.
//
// Pipedrive API docs: https://developers.pipedrive.com/docs/api/v1/#!/Webhooks/delete_webhooks_id
func (s *WebhooksService) Delete(ctx context.Context, id int) (*Response, error) {
	uri := fmt.Sprintf("/webhooks/%v", id)
	req, err := s.client.NewRequest(http.MethodDelete, uri, nil, nil)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return s.client.Do(ctx, req, nil)
}

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Since his first film Angshumaner Chhobi released in 2009, director Atanu Ghosh has travelled quite a distance with four more releases in the past eight years. He has experimented with filmmaking formats while not compromising with the plot that almost always tells stories of interpersonal relations. But 72 Ghanta is a rare experimental film from Ghosh, at least in Bengal, which renders the narrative in the hyperlink format.
The film will have a special screening on 25 November at Slough, Berkshire.
72 Ghanta is about an old man who commits suicide by jumping in front of a running train. Over the next 72 hours, six narratives unfold in a sequence. All six stories are hyperlinked and emerge out of a chance encounter between two strangers. The six stories vary in their genre, right from intense drama to a psychological thriller to hilarious comedy.
Like most of Ghosh's films all the six stories are a narrative on contemporary social life.
The film has an ensemble cast that includes the filmmaker's favourite actors like Soumitra Chattopadhyay, Indrani Halder, and Abir Chatterjee, as well as Ananya Chakraborty, Paran Bandopadhyay, Sudipta Chakraborty and others.
The six stories are titled Guardian Call, Reality Show, Sada Kalo, Shilpi, Bhanga Gora, and Bhoot.
RadioBanglaNet is the internet radio partner for the film's Berkshire screening.
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Q: MYSQL retrieve data from two tables I am trying to make a small discussion system where people can login and post a discussion. On the homepage I want to show the discussions.
First I retrieve the data for the discussions (topic, category, username, etc) from the table 'discussions'and order them by 'date_time'.
I put these values in div's that are working just how I want it. The problem I am having now is to show the avatar of the user. The avatars are stored in a table 'users' under the column 'avatar'.
So I need to retrieve the value from the column 'avatar' in the table 'users' where 'username' matches the username of the discussion.
This is the code that I have now but it's not working. I have tried different things but I am not very familiar yet with PHP so I don't really know how to go from here.
Thanks in advance!
$result = mysql_query("SELECT
        topic,
        category,
        date_time,
        username,
        SUBSTRING(discussion, 1, 80) AS discussion
    FROM discussions
    ORDER BY date_time DESC");
while($record = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
?>

<? echo $record['category'] . ":  " . $record['topic'] . ""?>

    <?php
        $discussion_username=$record['username'];
        $getavatar = mysql_query("SELECT avatar, username FROM users WHERE username='$discussion_username' ");
        $avatarrecord = mysql_fetch_array($getavatar);
        echo'';
    ?>

Posted by <? echo "".$record['username'] ?>

<? echo $record['discussion'] ?>&nbsp...

<? echo $record['date_time'] ?>

Discuss

<?php } ?>

PS: I know I am working with mysql instead of mysqli and that I'm mixing HTML and PHP code but I just want the basics to work now.

A: Please check your img source(src), that you have passed as user/username/avatar instead of passing like this please put url like http://www.w3schools.com/images/w3schools_green.jpg so that you will be getting out. But in your case you need to have all your user image in some other global storage area for eg.Amazon s3 bucket, and you need to get string from database construct like above url and append that in img src inside input tag

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Remember When Vince Gill Was a Pop Singer?
Sterling Whitaker Updated: February 22, 2020
Vince Gill is one of the most celebrated country artists of his generation, but did you know that prior to launching his country career, he scored a Top 10 hit in the pop charts?
The year was 1980, and things were changing for a country-rock band called Pure Prairie League. The group had scored a hit with a song called "Amie" in the mid-'70s, but their fortunes had been up and down since then, with multiple lineup changes.
In 1978 the group recruited a then-little-known singer and multi-instrumentalist to bring new blood into the group. Vince Gill had previously played in a bluegrass group called Mountain Smoke, as well as Boone's Creek, which also featured another struggling young picker named Ricky Skaggs.
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In 1980, Pure Prairie League signed a new deal with Casablanca Records and released Firin' Up, which showcased a new, more slickly-produced pop sound.
The album's first single was "Let Me Love You Tonight," which featured Gill on lead vocals, and sax solos from David Sanborn. The song became PPL's biggest chart hit, reaching No. 10 in the pop charts and No. 1 in adult contemporary.
Gill departed the band in 1982. He released his first country solo album, Turn Me Loose, in 1984, but it was his fourth album — 1989's When I Call Your Name — that launched him as one of the leading lights in country music. He has since gone on to win virtually every music award imaginable, and is a member of both the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Concern over the country's debt has triggered talk of global contagion and market panic
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2010/04/29/debt_crisis/
Martin Crutsinger • Tomoko A. Hosaka
April 29, 2010 4:47PM (UTC)
The debt troubles in Greece are intensifying and, even more dangerous, spreading fear across Europe and beyond.
That is triggering talk of a potential global contagion, similar to what happened after the investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008, setting off the worst financial crisis in the United States since the 1930s and contributing to a deep global recession.
"Greece as an economy is tiny but the danger is contagion and market panic," said David Wyss, chief economist at Standard & Poor's in New York.
"If people get scared that Greece could default, they are going to be scared that Portugal will default and then other countries. Once people panic, they panic about everything. We saw that in the wake of the Lehman Brothers failure."
Markets worldwide have been roiled by a wave of bad news from Europe, starting with a downgrade of Greece's heavy debt load and then downgrades of the debt held by Portugal and Spain.
In Asia, there are not yet significant concerns about the creditworthiness of the region's governments but big economies like China and Japan still have much at stake. Europe is an important export market for both and their manufacturers are counting on sending ever more goods to the continent. China and Japan are also among the biggest investors in the debt issued by other nations, the U.S. especially, with holdings worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
Some lenders in the region, meanwhile, are already fretting that Europe's problems will chill the financial system, making it harder for banks to borrow the short and long-term money that helps fund their own lending to businesses and consumers. There are also concerns the turmoil in Europe could convince China to delay any appreciation of its currency -- widely viewed as undervalued -- aggravating tensions with the U.S. and other trading partners.
Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Global Insight, a U.S. forecasting firm, said the challenge will be for the International Monetary Fund, the world's lender of last resort, and other European countries to come up with a rescue package credible enough to convince financial markets that authorities are determined to limit the spread of the problem.
Economists note that countries that endure banking crises often end up having debt crises a short time later. That is because governments borrow heavily to prop up their banking systems, which sends their own debt burdens soaring.
That debt buildup has occurred in the United States, which has seen its publicly held debt jump from 36 percent of the total economy in 2007, before the crisis hit, to 64 percent this year. That's the highest level since 1951, when the country was still paying off the debt run up to fight World War II.
Debt levels of all developing countries are rising to levels not seen over the past 60 years, the IMF said in an economic survey released last week.
The U.S. government forecasts that its publicly traded debt as a percentage of the total economy will reach 77 percent by 2020. By comparison, Greece's debt burden exceeds 100 percent.
"The Greek problem highlights a broader problem across the globe," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Economy.com. "Governments used their resources to end the financial panic and the Great Recession, but now they have to figure out how to pay for it."
He added, however, that the United States has one thing in its favor that other countries such as Greece do not: A competitive economy capable of producing solid growth to increase government revenue.
Japan, the world's second biggest economy, isn't Greece either, economists say.
Even though it shoulders the biggest public debt burden in the industrialized world, the country does not face an imminent crisis.
More than 90 percent of its debt is funded domestically, putting the country at low risk for capital flight. Servicing that debt remains manageable because of low interest rates. Moreover, Japan holds the world's second largest store of foreign reserves and consistently posts a current account surplus.
The turmoil in Greece has in fact led investors to turn to Japanese government bonds as a safe haven.
"Claims that Japan's debt mountain is about to explode have been around for over a decade," said Richard Jerram, head of Asian economics at Macquarie Capital Securities, in a recent report.
But the future is another matter.
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government will issue a record 44 trillion yen ($473 billion) in bonds to fund this fiscal year's budget. Fitch Ratings warned last week that Japan's credit rating could worsen if Tokyo does not rein in snowballing debt, which reached 201 percent of gross domestic product in 2009. Deflation, slow growth and dwindling household savings could eventually undermine Japan's ability to fund itself.
The rest of Asia is on sounder financial footing, especially considering its rapid growth. The region underwent a "profound deleveraging" in the 1990s following its own financial crisis, mandated by the IMF's strict bailout conditions, said Glen Maguire, chief Asia economist at Societe Generale.
China's government reports its debt at about 20 percent of GDP. But Tom Orlik, an analyst in Beijing for Stone & McCarthy Research Associates, says the figure is far higher than official numbers suggest. Add in local government debt and nonperforming loans in the government-owned banks, and the level tops 50 percent of GDP, he said.
"The number is higher than the government acknowledges, and that is well known, but it is still not a very alarming number," Orlik said.
The European turmoil, however, may compel Beijing to postpone any moves to allow its currency to rise until the international outlook is clearer, said Ken Peng, China economist for Citigroup in Beijing.
China has tied its yuan to the dollar since late 2008 to help its exporters compete amid weak global demand. Washington and others complain that keeps the yuan undervalued, giving China's exporters an unfair price advantage and swelling its trade surplus.
"The government reaction to any major disturbance is to avoid moving," Peng said. "The enthusiasm for de-pegging has probably fallen."
While Asia appears strong enough to avoid the debt problems engulfing Greece and Europe, it hasn't been immune to the anxiety the turmoil has produced. Asian equity markets have been hammered this week, in line with deep share declines in Europe and the U.S.
Signaling what may lie ahead, the chief executive of ANZ Banking Group Ltd., an Australian lender with operations across Asia, warned Thursday that the sovereign debt crisis in Europe could make it harder for banks to access credit.
"I am still quite worried about the global economy," Smith told reporters. "Europe is a mess."
AP Business Writer Joe McDonald in Beijing and AP Writer Rod McGuirk in Canberra, Australia contributed to this report.
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Delicious, authentic Sicilian food. Italians often eat pasta as a starter or side dish. Ordering a small portion of pasta here, saves €2. Pizza/pasta: €13 meat/fish: €20. Daily: 17:00 - 23:00.
In the shadow of the Martini Tower you'll find Prinsenhof: a fancy grand café and restaurant adjacent to the fairytale-like Prinsentuin. Did you know that King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima once stayed here? Main dish: €26. Mon to Sat from :9:00.
This luxurious bar and restaurant is known for their good baristas and lovely garden. Enjoy lunch or high tea or hang out in the lounge area to read your newspaper. Lunch: €6. High tea: €17. Main dish: €15. 3 Course Menu: €30. Daily: 10:30 - 23:00.
This restaurant with Southern Mediterranean influences serves up a culinary feast, offering various menu packages such as a High Tea, or in the evening a High Tapas. Main dish: €16. 3 course menu: €29. Daily: 16:00 - 22:00.
A small slice of Berlin. On Sunday Het Concerthuis treats you to a brakke (hangover) brunch in a casual atmosphere. Main dish €7. Lunch €7. Mon to Sat: 10:00 - late. Sun: 10:00 - 12:00.
Het Zusje takes 'meat or fish' to the next level. If you want a vegetarian meal, call ahead. Main dish: €25. Tue to Fri: 17:00 - 22:00. Sat: 16:30 - 22:00.
Donuts aren't common treats in Groningen, but that's not the reason Pure Frozen is said to have the best donuts in town. It's because they're delicious! Frozen yoghurt is also a special product in Groningen, be sure to keep that in mind. Sun & Mon: 12:00 - 22:00. Mon to Sat: 10:00 - 22:00.
This tapas bar is hidden in an alley but it's worth searching out. Besides good tapas, they offer a cinema package that gives you unlimited tapas and a movie ticket. Unlimited tapas: €20. Mon to Fri: 18:00 - 23:00. Sat & Sun: 17:00 - 23:00.
Pronk has a lovely, extensive lunch and dinner menu. They also have a good hightea. See if you can get a seat on the terrace with the cool kids. Lunch: €8. Main dish: €18. Daily: 10:00 - 00:00.
This cafe is in a prime location. Grab a seat on the terrace and be entertained by messy traffic exchanges between cyclists and pedestrians. Weather permitting, you can get lucky on the terrace when the house pianist moves his piano outside to play. Lunch: €8. Main dish: €13. Daily: 9:00 - 22:00.
Every day this shop has four different soups for eat-in or take-away. Are you a fan of the soups and want to learn to make them yourself? De Soepwinkel gives away their secrets during their workshops. Soup: €5.
There is no one in Groningen as serious about coffee as the owner of Black & Bloom. Every year he's on the jury at various barista competitions. Make sure you show up with appetite; their pies and cakes are real treats.
A hipster mecca where the craft of brewing good coffee is taken seriously and youcan marvel at beautiful bicycles, parts, accessories and and read some cycling literature. Tue, Wed, Fri to Sun: 9:30 - 18:00. Thu: 9:30 - 21:00.
This Mediterranean restaurant situated in The Student Hotel has trendy styling, creative cocktails and tapas-style dishes. Breakfast: €8. Lunch: €8. Main dish: €13. Mon to Thu: 07:00 - 22:00. Fri to Sat: 7:00 - 23:00. Sun: 8:00 - 22:00.
A new hotspot with a terrace, lunch, bar food and snacks. Lunch: €5. Mon to Sat: 11:00 - 23:00.
When you enter this tiny, hidden restaurant, you'll feel like you're on vacation in France. A French wine pairs perfectly with the relaxed atmosphere. Main dish €19 Thu to Sun 18:00- 21:30. Tweede Hunzestraat 33.
It looks like a pub, but you'll quickly change your mind when you step inside and smell the delicious Moroccan cuisine! Oven Dishes: €15. Grilled dishes: €16. Tajine: €16. Fish: €18. daily: 16:00 - 00:00. Padangstraat 3.
There definitely is a difference in the quality of fries and Piet's are fantastic. This snack bar has been around for 40 years and wins awards on a regular basis, including "Best cafeteria of Groningen in 2014" as well as a sustainability award. Fries with meat: €7. Fries: €3. Snacks: €2. Tue to Fri: 11:00 - 23:00. Sat & Sun: 12:00 - 21:30.
This place feels like your grandmother's living room. The old chairs and tassles on the lampshades turn up the atmosphere a notch. The concept of this cafe is simple: good food with fresh products from the market. Main dish: €16. Tue to Sun: 17:00 - 01:00.
A quirky and beautifully styled place to go for breakfast, lunch, dinner or adrink. The menu changes weekly and is therefore short and sweet. The food is delicious. Main dish €15. Mon to Sat 10:00 - 22:00. Sun 11:00 - 21:00.
10 minutes cycling from the city center is the Suikerunieterrein, where you'll find the remains of an former sugar plant (the Suikerunie). After shutdown in 2008, the Suikerunieterrein is undergoing a major facelift. Over the next 10 years, a lot of cool and temporary initiatives are planned: Paradigm Underground Club often organizes dance parties here, the Rebel Rebel Hostel is almost finished and there are a lot more exciting things to come! De Wolkenfabriek: Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat: 11:00-18:30, Fri & Sun: 11:00 - 22:00. Energieweg 10, Groningen.
At this cafe situated near the Noorderplantsoen, the daghap (daily special) is quite popular among the stadjers. The choices are fish, meat or vegetarian. For lunch, coffee, pastry or a drink, this place is great. Daily special: €9. Tue to Sun: 12:00 - 23:00.
This colorful restaurant makes great Indian food. Eat in or take-away. Main dish: €10. Sat to Wed: 16:00 - 22:00.


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European curling championships for Canadian viewing pleasure
GEORGE KARRYS
Dec 05, 2012 • Last Updated December 5, 2012 • 4 minute read
To the average North American curler or curling fan, the annual European Championships are one big mystery. We're told it's a big deal, but it's hosted at an odd time of the season, in obscure locations, and there's no television coverage for Canadians and Americans whatsoever.
Hold the fort. The latter has changed, and given the curling TV wars going on in Canada these days, the latter is a very big deal.
For the first time, the World Curling Federation and YouTube have partnered to stream selected live matches from the 2012 ECC in Karlstad, Sweden, to fortress North America, as well as other non-European markets such as Asia.
Europe will still get a bonanza of coverage, both from various domestic carriers and from Eurosport's three carriers: Eurosport, Eurosport 2 and the online Eurosport Player.
This marks the third year for the WCF YouTube channel, but previous live game coverage was limited to events such as the World Juniors, World Mixed Doubles and the bi-annual Winter Universiade (World University Games).
Now, with the addition of European Championship coverage specifically targeted to non-Europeans, the WCF should rightly hope to see a minor explosion in viewer numbers.
The competition starts Dec. 8. The WCF YouTube channel can be found at: bit.ly/WCTVyh and the TV and webcast schedule can be seen at: bit.ly/ECCcurlTV.
The shows are professional, and they should be: Most of the TV crew are Canadians, who boast decades of live TV curling experience with TSN, CBC, Sportsnet and previous WCF gigs.
Meanwhile, the top-tier men's and women's teams are reasonably well known to most curling fans. Hosts Sweden will be represented by Niklas Edin and Margaretha Sigfridsson, while the defending champs are Norway's Thomas Ulsrud of Fancy Pants fame and Scottish women's wunderkind Eve Muirhead. Russian bombshell Anna Sidorova is back after scoring bronze last year in Moscow, as is Germany's Andreas Lang and reigning world women's champion Mirjam Ott of Switzerland.
And what of the event's importance? The top eight men's and women's teams will qualify their nations for the world championships in March and April, ie. the last chance for countries to qualify for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
Action gets underway for rabid TV curling fans -- sorry, rabid internet curling fans -- Dec. 8 at 14.00 Central Europe Time (8:00 a.m. ET) with Sweden versus Denmark (women). It all wraps up with the championship finals on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 10.00 CET (4:00 a.m. ET) for the women and at 15.00 CET (9:00 a.m. ET) for the men.
CUP O' OLYMPIANS?
Two teams in last Sunday's Canada Cup finals -- skipped by Jeff Stoughton and Stefanie Lawton -- were desperate to win and grab an elusive Canadian Olympic trials berth.
Their opponents -- captained by Glenn Howard and Kaitlyn Lawes -- already had berths sewn up, and were looking to spoil a party. But it was great to see the two must-win squads bear down and get the job done.
Saskatoon's Lawton already had won two previous Canada Cups, and she was masterful with her early shotmaking against Winnipeg's Lawes, aka Team Jennifer Jones.
Winnipeg veteran Stoughton has come close to the Olympics before -- he and third Jon Mead lost the 2005 trials final to the Russ Howard/Brad Gushue combo -- and he managed a tight scoreboard to upend reigning world champion Howard, who had won four matches in a row after stumbling to an 0-2 start.
The victors also cashed $24,000 each for their titles, while the finalists were consoled with $17,000 payouts.
That's three down and four to go in terms of trials spots for each gender. By the end of this 2013 season, only two spots will remain for both men and women, and those will be decided at the pre-trials qualification shootout next November in Kitchener, Ont.
SUN READERS LOVE LEGO
You were challenged, faithful Sun readers, and you delivered the goods.
A recent Sun video told the story of LEGO Guy, aka David MacDonald of tiny Guysborough, N.S. The Grade 7 math teacher spent two years and some $1,800 building a custom LEGO replica of a curling championship, complete with spectators, sponsor logos, athletes in uniform wielding stones and brushes ... even TV cameramen and the ice technician.
The original video -- which you can watch at: bit.ly/LEGOcurl -- showcased MacDonald's 5,587-piece creation and suggested that readers should urge the sport's powers-that-be to send MacDonald to the Edmonton Brier, the Mecca of curling events, so that thousands of spectators could enjoy his display.
Lo and behold, Sun curling fans rallied to the cause and MacDonald is now headed to two championships over the next few months. One is January's "The National" Grand Slam in Port Hawkesbury, N.S. (a mere 30 minutes from his house) and the other will reportedly be one of the Big Three: The STOH, the Brier or the men's worlds.


Druid Digest: Spec Switching = Spell?
I happened to notice the other day that switching from one spec to the next using dual specs triggered an Omen of Clarity proc. I was hopping into Resto so I used the free cast to throw Rejuvenation on myself in the hopes of getting a couple Revitalize ticks to save me a fraction of a second of drinking time.
I have observed these procs before when switching forms or buffing, but since 3.1 this is the first time it has come up on a spec change. Do any readers have any interesting ideas on how best to spend the rare spec switch free cast? The best I have come up with is topping off health, proc hunting, or shifting forms. Also, I am certain there must be other mechanics which could have interesting results when interacting with what is apparently the switch spec spell. I would be interested to hear your experiences.


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GateWorld Forum > THE GATE ROOM > Stargate Origins > About to start into this....
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SeaShephard
I am going to sit down and watch this and see how it goes. I have avoided all the spoilers so far.
Taking the plunge!
OK..... So far I am kinda shocked. Fer starters I could have written a better fight between Catherine and her Father...
The Nazis are pretty wooden at best. The explanation of how to open the Stargate? Ohhh good Good Grief. the writing is what kills this!
Also whats with only the first symbol lighting up on the DHD when Catherine attempted to dial out?
The fight choreography was sooooo bad...
I am Sad. Far as I have got.
Chaka-Z0
January 22nd, 2019, 06:46 AM
The original cut had the rolling screen ending just like in the old Batmans. I remember quite clearly laughing my a$$ off by myself in front of my computer, I couldn't believe we were getting ROLLING SCREENS credits in 2018, when it was already old 10 years ago.
I still haven't received the email for downloading the merged verion. Maybe I should dig into my spam folders in my gmail. :S
We all know that SG:O was poor, but that was the budget and they tried to make an enjoyable SG story. Maybe time has changed my memories as I have seen it in March. Hopefully the next SG movie (Origins or spinoff) and if there will be a next will be much better.
What I can still not forget the inappropriate sexual jokes : the forced kiss and the cloth fe****ist Nazi character. These steps were simply wrong.
January 23rd, 2019, 01:40 AM
I think the idea of an anthology series (which is where I expect Origins to go) is perfect. There's so many areas of the Stargate lore they can explore that just didn't get tapped into in the series (I keep thinking about a Nem short). They don't have to be expensive but they don't need to look cheap either. That's a major cruz. The Catherine story was unfortunately unnecessary too.
Poor? For 20$ a pop for 10 mins episodes? Times 2 because many renewed? Nah, they had low staff, low production costs, low overall costs, they made their money I'm sure of it. Hell they sent a feedback form using SurveyMonkey, just goes to show how shy they were to spend $$. I've seen movies with less than 100k budget that had much better visual effects, casting and decors.
I didn't particularly enjoy SG:O, but I was and am still supportive because it's new SG, can't be bad. What I had a bit of a problem with was that this was advertised, extensively, as the ''RETURN TO STARGATE ON THE BIG SCREEN OH MY GOD THE HYPE IS UNREAL'' when in fact there was no ''to be continued'' series even planned. I felt a bit cheated.
I think the idea of an anthology series (which is where I expect Origins to go) is perfect.
I don't think anybody on this board would disagree with you. Thing is, would it work for a general audience? I Guess it could be done in the fashion of the ''Short Treks'', but again the producers would need to be careful to ensure that one who never watched Stargate could watch it without feeling lost.
I wouldn't want Short Treks, personally. I'd like this mini-movie style format to continue.
I know it is a bit heretic idea, but I just imagined what if the SG could return to the tv market and then they would reshot this whole SG:O story with a bigger budget. If it needs to be remade at all. I wish we could reach that point that this mediocre little SG movie was the first step of the glorious return of the franchise, so every fan would remember it as a necessary bad adventure.
Poor? For 20$ a pop for 10 mins episodes? Times 2 because many renewed? Nah, they had low staff, low production costs, low overall costs, they made their money I'm sure of it.
You do realize MGM probably didn't loose a single dime on this project, right. Because their part in the investment was limited to perhaps the website and app, which I'm rather sure doesn't even cover half the production costs of Origins, which were covered by Mercedes Bryce Morgan and the production company she works for, Vanishing Angles. And a few other investors, I'm sure.
MGM offered the franchise, Vanishing Angles did the investment, directing and writing of the story.
And then there's Legion M -- who invested and took care of the promotion of it, because none of the events set up for SGO were organized by MGM or Stargate Command. That was all Legion M.
So, I have no idea why anyone bothers to even credit MGM/Stargate Command with Origins. In name only, yes.
Thing is, would it work for a general audience? I Guess it could be done in the fashion of the ''Short Treks'', but again the producers would need to be careful to ensure that one who never watched Stargate could watch it without feeling lost.
It doesn't work for the general audience because the general audience isn't likely to sign up for a streaming service that only plays stargate. So no, it wouldn't do much good for a general audience. They would more likely catch it on TV while flipping channels, and perhaps if they liked what they saw they would venture out and look it up.
The Star Trek shorts for Discovery, by the way, are very much out there for the general Netflix audience to watch. As is Star Trek Discovery itself (not in the USA) -- and for the first time I don't have to resort to (illegal) downloading to watch something as exciting as this because we're getting this at the same time, a day later but pretty much within the same 24h of its premiere in the USA.
As to the original topic... I kinda liked Origins, for what it is. And if MGM ever gets their head out of their butt, and put this on DVD/BR with some serious extras, I'd buy the disc in an instant. Until then, my 1080p download will have to do.
NickEast
That's indeed my whole problem with this. No-one who is not a fan of Stargate, or who doesn't even know about it, will pay for something that only has Stargate. Which means Stargate Command is only for the existing fanbase, who either already were fans, or who became fans by watching the DVDs (from existing fans). That also means that the only way for MGM to make money is to please the fans.
By only catering to the existing fans in 6 countries, and by dividing those fans into paying (All-Access or Origins) and non-paying fans, and then dividing the paying fans between those who like Origins and those who don't, they aren't left with a lot of fans who will gladly accept whatever it is MGM is doing.
That was the whole point of the Twitter campaign. But of course once stubborn always stubborn. Without having Stargate anywhere else (on TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime) it will be next to impossible to get new fans. Again, it relies entirely on existing fans to share it. Case in point, I was intrigued by both the Reimagined Battlestar Galactica, and Babylon 5. The only way for me to watch it (legally) is to buy it on DVD/Blu-ray. Well, that's a Catch-22. I'm not going to buy something I haven't seen, but if I don't buy it I will never be able to see it. And in the case of BSG I watched it, ahem, not-so-legally, to see if I liked it. I considered buying the complete collection, which is pretty expensive. But then I realized I actually absolutely do not like the show. So I would've wasted a huge amount of money if I had bought it.
Case in point, I was intrigued by both the Reimagined Battlestar Galactica, and Babylon 5. The only way for me to watch it (legally) is to buy it on DVD/Blu-ray. Well, that's a Catch-22. I'm not going to buy something I haven't seen, but if I don't buy it I will never be able to see it.
I did that with Farscape. However, I did buy the box-set and luckily for me, I loved it, otherwise the box-set would have gone up for sale again, I guess.
aretood2
I just watched it on Prime. At first I was balking at its....interesting characteristics and...stylistic choices. Until I realized what it really was and then enjoyed the rest for said characteristics and stylistic choices. So I came out of watching it very satisfied.
I think Ellie Gall could hold her own series so hopefully finds a good more series role out there. Most of these actors were fairly on point considering what they were given to work with!
I loved Ellie Gall's Catherine...maybe a little too much >.>
I loved Wasif and our familiar friend that they met.
The Nazis played off well with the Goauld, two peas in a pod if you ask me. Let's be honest. The over dramatic speech and clothes that the Goauld love to flaunt around...they are made for eachother.
The Wormhole travel.
The non-seriousness of it all made it possible for me to ignore some...glaring issues.
Glaring Issues:
If you want serious storytelling that requires little suspension of disbelief...then this is not for you. It carries a very strong 1990s style of fiction telling (Think SG-1 Season 1 with a layback attitude and no attempt at dramatic oscar winning nonsense heart string pulling edge of the seat suspense).
You can't power a stargate with one nazi engine.
Several leaps of logic along the line of a nazi car engine being able to power the gate.
And to quote the Screenrats series on movie pitches, a lot of issues that the characters faced were "super easy, barely an inconvenience".
It's a fun, funny, and has plenty of call backs. The cast was wonderful, and then there's Ellie Gall's Catherine. Liking this for me was indeed super easy and barely an inconvenience. But dear God, if they ever make a show again they should definitely avoid pulling the same stunts!!!
Gatefan1976
July 1st, 2019, 12:08 PM
Tood, have you been watching pitch meetings?
Maybe....
Barely a stretch :D
P-90_177
Yeah yeah yeah!


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FC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Founded in 1922 as SK Slezská Ostrava, Baník has won numerous national and international trophies.
The club was founded on 8 September 1922 as SK Slezská Ostrava, when 20 activists signed the establishment treaty in the U Dubu restaurant. The signatories were mostly poor coal miners from the Kamenec coal mining settlement in Ostrava. The organizers of the founding were Karel Aniol, Arnošt Haberkiewicz, Petr Křižák, František Mruzek and Jaroslav Horák.
SK Slezská Ostrava was a poor club, raising money for the functioning of the club was a common concern. It had no own playing field and was forced to loan fields from wealthier clubs. The first own field was built in autumn of 1925 at Kamenec. It was however stony and did not meet requirements of the football officials. In 1934 club activists succeeded in renting the land at Stará střelnice from regional wealthy industrialist Count Wilczek. During the summer of 1934 a new field was built there. Many workers volunteered to help with the construction for free. Workers and coal miners often came directly from shifts to build the field.
SK Slezská Ostrava began to compete with other teams in the league system in spring of 1923. It started in the lowest division (III. třída župy) and was promoted to the higher division the same year. It took, however, some time for the club the appear in the highest divisions of football in Czechoslovakia. In 1934 the club won the promotion to the Moravian-Silesian Division, one of the highest leagues in the country. The promotion made SK Slezská Ostrava a popular team in the city and the public interest was rising. The 1935 derby against Slovan Ostrava was watched at Stará střelnice by 5,400 spectators.
The First League in Czechoslovakia was dominated by Prague teams at that time, which were advanced in all aspects. Promotion to the First League was, therefore, a big success for SK Slezská Ostrava. In 15 years the team advanced from the obscure minnows to the highest level of football in the country. The first league match at Stará střelnice was played on 22 August 1937 against 1. ČsŠK Bratislava. In the second match, the newcomer team faced famous Sparta Prague in Prague. Though Sparta's roster was full of national team players, Baník won 3–2 and caused an immediate sensation. SK Slezská Ostrava survived three seasons in the First League before being relegated in 1940.
SK Slezská Ostrava played in the Division until 1943, when it was again promoted to the First League. Promotion to the highest league sparked even stronger interest in football of local people. Later famed opera singer Rudolf Asmus even sang the new anthem for the club. In the 1943–44 season the home attendances of SK Slezská Ostrava reached the highest level so far. The match against Slavia Prague was attended by 33,000 people.
In 1952 the club adopted the name DSO Baník Ostrava. Since then the name went only through slight changes. In the 1954 season, Baník achieved its biggest league success so far, ending second in the league after Sparta. In 1959 Baník played for the last time at the old Stará střelnice stadium. Stará střelnice did not meet requirements made by the football association. The pitch was not grassy, but covered with slag, which was also a reason to close down the stadium. New Bazaly stadium was constructed in 1959 in Slezská Ostrava, and was opened on 19 April 1959.
In the 1965–66 season Baník was weakened by the generation change. It ended 13th in the league table and was relegated to the Second League. A year later Baník was again promoted to the top division. Since then Baník played exclusively in the top flight of football in the country.
In 1972/73 and 1977/78 Baník won the Czechoslovak Cup.
Team squad was stable in the Golden Era years. The best players like Lička and Vojáček were regularly playing for the national team. Others like Radimec, Rygel, Němec and Šreiner played also for the Olympic team. In the 1979–80 season Baník won its second Czechoslovak title, finishing five points ahead of Zbrojovka Brno. In the 1980–81 season of the UEFA European Cup Baník reached the quarter-finals, where it was knocked out by Bayern Munich. In the same season, Baník also won the First League again. In the subsequent two seasons, Baník finished second in the league table. After the 1982–83 season, coach Hadamczik resigned, thus symbolically ending the Golden Era of the club.
In the following years, Baník withdrew from the highest league positions. The team was undergoing another generation change and young players did not maintain their performance for the whole season. Baník however regularly appeared in the upper part of the league table. In the 1988–89 and 1989–90 seasons it finished second in the league. In 1991, Baník won the Czechoslovak Cup by beating Spartak Trnava 6–1 in the final match.
In the 2003–04 season they won the Czech Republic league.
In the 2015-16 season they were under financial distress and were bought by Czech Millionaire Vaclav Brabec who originated from Kromeriz. They were relegated to the Czech Second League for the 2016–17 season. In the 2016-17 season they would finish 2nd and started their rebuild to compete in the Czech First League for the 2017–18 season.
With no youth training facilities before the new ownership, under Vaclav Brabec the team began investing 150 million kc in 3 facilities.
1) A partnership in 2017 with K-9 Grade School J Soupala where they have at their disposal 2 natural fields and 1 artificial field for the youth development.
2) building (expected complete early 2019) new training grounds at Vista that will enable the team to have 2 more artificial fields and 1 natural field for their youth teams.
3) The team is working with the High School Dvorak that will enable their athletes to finish a degree in sports management as well as all 20–25 individuals to train together.
The team has also received the rights to an Academy that will practice at the new city-owned Bazaly facility that is being transformed into 5 practice fields for the youth.
Vaclav Brabec hired former Banik Ostrava star and home-grown player Marek Jankulovski to take over the role of Dusan Vrto as the teams Sports Director. Jankulovski has brought in a few players such as Daniel Holzer, Patrizio Stronati and Adam Janos for the 2018-19 season.
Former stadium Bazaly was their home from 1953 to 2015 and had a capacity approximate 17500, but in the golden years over 20,000 occupants of standing room only were a common sight.
Currently, the Bazaly sight is being transformed into a Youth Academy that will have 5 training fields.
Their stadium is the Mestsky Stadion - Vítkovice Aréna, which has a capacity of 15275.
Future: There is some talk that the city will build an all soccer stadium in the area formerly occupied by the coal mine Zarubek. Thought the plans are in the initial visual plans with no expected construction time.
In the late 2000s Baník had attendances higher than most within the Czech First League.
Ultra supporters of Baník call themselves Chachaři, which means "bad boys" in the local dialect. Some of the ultras' songs contain lyrics proudly demonstrating willingness to not only sing, but also fight for their club. Baník's ultras have made friendships over the years, and in 2006 celebrated 10 years of partnership with 2nd division Poland club, GKS Katowice. The celebration took the form of a game between the two teams, organised by the clubs directors. The fixture took place at GKS's stadium, where throughout the 90 minutes the opposing sets of fans sung one another's songs. At the end of the game, both sets of fans climbed over metal fences in order to race onto the pitch come the final whistle to embrace and exchange scarves.
As of 26 July 2018.
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Ostrava is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and is the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It is 15 km from the border with Poland, at the point of four rivers. The population was around 300,000 in 2013, Ostrava grew to prominence thanks to its position at the heart of a major coalfield, becoming an important industrial centre. Industries have been restructured, and the last coal was mined in the city in 1994. Lower Vítkovice has applied for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List, since the 1990s Ostrava has been transformed into a modern cultural city, with numerous theatres and other cultural facilities. It hosts a range of cultural and sporting events throughout the year. Among the best known are the Colours of Ostrava multi-genre music festival, the Janáček May classical music festival, Ostrava is home to two public universities, the VŠB-Technical University and the University of Ostrava. In 2014 Ostrava was a European City of Sport, the city co-hosted the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in 2004 and 2015.
The city's coat of arms features a shield with a rearing silver horse standing on a green lawn. The horse wears a saddle and a red coverlet. At the top right of the shield there is a rose with green leaves. The horse in the coat-of-arms wears no bridle, the oldest known depiction of this coat-of-arms is on a seal dating from 1426, the first coloured version dates from 1728. This explanation is supported by most modern literature, in 2008, Ostrava's new marketing logo was unveiled. Designed by Studio Najbrt, the logo "OSTRAVA. " is used in presentations of the city both in the Czech Republic and abroad. The three exclamation marks are meant to symbolise the dynamism and self-confidence of Ostrava and its people, the light blue colour of the city's name is based on the heraldic tradition, while the exclamation marks are a contrasting darker blue. The logo is intended to be striking and above all memorable, the first written mention of Silesian Ostrava dates from 1229, when it was described as a settlement.
Ultras are a type of football fan renowned for ultra-fanatical support, occasionally to the point of violence and hateful chants and slogans. They are predominantly followers of association football teams, the use of elaborate displays in stadiums often is common, as well. In some instances, this goes to the point where the passionate, in recent decades, the culture has become a focal point for the movement against the commercialisation of sports and football in particular. In 2013, the Associated Press stated that the Egyptian Ultras network was one of the most organized movements in Egypt after the Muslim Brotherhood. The origin of the movement is disputed, with many supporters groups from various countries making claims solely on the basis of their dates of foundation. The level of dispute and confusion is aided by a tendency to categorize all groups of overtly fanatical supporters as ultras. Supporters groups of a nature comparable to the ultras have been present in Brazil since 1939, inspired by the torcidas and the colourful scenes of the 1950 World Cup, supporters of Hajduk Split formed Torcida Split on 28 October 1950.
The group is cited as the oldest torcida style group in Europe. One country closely associated with the movement is Italy. The first Italian ultras groups were formed in 1951, including the Fedelissimi Granata of Torino, the term Ultras was used as a name for the first time in 1969 when supporters of Sampdoria formed the Ultras Tito Cucchiaroni and fans of Torino formed the Ultras Granata. The decade saw the violence and unrest of Italian society at the overlap with the ultras movement. The ultras movement spread across Europe during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, germany and the Netherlands, three countries whose footballing cultures were more influenced by British football in the past, experienced significant change. The clubs in Egypt became a political force during the uprising against Mubarak in 2011. Ultras in Turkey have played a role in the 2013 protests in Turkey, with fans of arch-rivals Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Besiktas shielding protesters, police responded with raids in the Besiktas neighbourhood, the main breeding ground of ultras of the Beşiktaş club, the Carsi Group.
FC Spartak Trnava is a Slovak professional football club based in Trnava. The clubs official anthem is Il Silenzio, the club was founded on 30 May 1923 by the merger of Šk Čechie and ČšŠk into TSS Trnava. After a communist takeover it became affiliated with the industry and was renamed to TJ Kovosmalt. In 1952, the club gained its current name, the Golden era of Spartak began in the 1966–67 season. The team of legendary coach Anton Malatinský was top of the league by the autumn, great success was achieved in the Mitropa Cup. Spartak beat teams like Budapest Honvéd, Lazio and Fiorentina and in the final they defeated Újpest of Hungary, in the following season Spartak gained their most memorable European results. They reached the semi-final of the European Cup to face Ajax and it is their greatest success to date. Under the management of Ján Hucko, the won a second championship. In 1970–71 and 1971–72, Trnava won their third and fourth titles under coaches Valér Švec. The team reached the quarter-final of the European Cup in 1973 and 1974, the fifth and the last league title in 1972–73 beckoned the end of Spartaks golden era.
The Parc des Princes in Paris hosted the final.
Fillo training with Viking in 2008.


The Georgia Supreme Court will hear a case that could decide whether lawsuit lending arrangements actually qualify as loans under state law and are subject to regulation.
Ruth v. Cherokee Funding, LLC will examine the high interest rates that typically come with these arrangements. One of the plaintiffs said he was asked to repay $84,000 after receiving only $8,000 from Cherokee Funding. Another plaintiff said she was asked to repay 250 percent of her original loan after only two years. Oral arguments will start in May.
Lawsuit lending, in which firms offer cash in exchange for settlement money and interest, has been in the public and legal eye in recent months. The Colorado attorney general announced a $2.3 million settlement last month with lawsuit lending firms that charge "predatory interest rates." A New York Post exposé found a lawsuit lending firm was charging interest rates as high as 124 percent.


Fire and Police Commission Chairman Steven DeVougas said the new police chief uncovered backlogs with open records and internal affairs.
The Milwaukee Police Department has a backlog of open records requests and internal investigations after the previous chief left the agency "in shambles on almost every level," according to the chairman of the city's Fire and Police Commission.
Steven DeVougas, chairman of the civilian oversight board, said Interim Police Chief Alfonso Morales has uncovered backlogs, raised questions about how grant money was used and identified other possible problems in his first few weeks on the job.
The findings indicate "there was serious neglect" by former executive command staff members, including former Chief Edward Flynn, DeVougas said in an email.
The commission is reviewing the backlog of open records requests with guidance from the city attorney's office, he said.
"We are suspecting that there may have been political rather than practical reasons for Chief Flynn's decision to intervene," DeVougas said.
Morales was appointed interim chief last month and has since undertaken a series of audits on the department's operations.
Even before his appointment, Morales said he had reviewed a draft U.S. Department of Justice report that pointed out "deficiencies" in the agency.
Asked about DeVougas' comments this week, Morales said the Open Records division has a backlog of about six weeks.
The division fulfills more than 27,000 requests annually, but in the first few months of this year, it has already had more than 5,000 requests, he said.
"The advent of video has added a tremendous workload to their responsibility as they have to watch each second of video that is requested for release," Morales said in a statement released Thursday through a spokeswoman.
"The alternative would be to take more sworn officers or civilian members from other essential police functions and assign them to the unit, which would create an issue in itself."
As far as Internal Affairs, Morales said he is reviewing the draft report "in efforts of improving the timeliness of investigations."
A departmental audit about grants and where the funds were allocated is ongoing, he said.
Morales deliberately did not criticize Flynn or anyone else when reporters asked about the backlog after a public meeting Thursday evening.
He said the department is doing the best it can to reduce the backlog and address other issues, but added that his priority is to have officers on the street.
"It's not that we're holding it for a reason other than we're trying to get to those records, to get them out as quickly and efficiently as possible," Morales said. "But I think the people want the police out on the street."
On Monday, Mayor Tom Barrett said he had not been briefed on those issues by anyone from the Police Department or the Fire and Police Commission.
"Certainly I'm confident that the chief and his representatives will let us, as well as the public, know whatever steps are necessary to make sure that the department is clicking on all cylinders," Barrett said.


Harold Oliver, age 71, of Brownsfork, KY passed away on March 17, 2019 at his residence. Harold was a United States Army Veteran, retired Nutritionist for the VA Hospital in Dayton, OH and a member of the Hazard Village Church of Christ.
He was born on December 26, 1947 to the late Golden Oliver and the late Lucy Melton Oliver. He is also preceded in death by his wife: Jeanie Holland Oliver; one daughter: Melinda Sue Littleton; two grandson: Joshua & Sean and one brother: James Oliver.
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Psalm 27 fits well with the Gospel reading in Luke 13.
In Luke, Jesus laments over Jerusalem, "How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing (v. 34)!" The psalm is from one who desires that very place, "[For] he will hide me in his shelter in the days of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent (27:5)." Indeed, the complete psalm expresses hope in the midst of darkness that makes it especially appropriate for the season of Lent.
Is Psalm 27 a psalm of trust or a prayer for help? The short answer is it depends on who you ask. Some scholars (Gunkel and Weiser) argue this is two psalms combined at some point. This may be the case, but the psalm as it appears today in the Bible begins with praise (vv. 1-6), moves to lament and uncertainty (vv.7-12), and then returns to praise (vv. 13-14). It is cyclic, just as our lives are. We praise, we cry, we praise. It is the stuff of our existence.
The first three verses are ones of confidence in the LORD. Beginning with familiar questions, if God is my light and my salvation and my stronghold, what or who is there to fear? The third verse gives a possible circumstance for the fear, an enemy in war. This does not mean it is the exact circumstance; it could simply be what it feels like to the one praying. With all of the violence in our world, Christians are faced almost daily with a decision to live in fear, or despite their fear, to trust in God and God's promises. To choose to remain true to God's principles of hospitality feels frightening as well. Terrorists and Refugees come from the same places. Gun violence comes out of nowhere and even those places we considered safe are safe no longer. Fear threatens to defeat the gifts of trust and hospitality. The feeling of the psalm is the same. It was a time to choose which fear would win the heart of this one. The psalm reminds us there is only one path to pick. We can succumb to fear of the other or embrace God's path for us and the world.
The next section (vv. 4-6) comes as a cool breeze on a hot day. The scene changes from the encampment of an enemy to "the house of the Lord." As Christians, we should long for the LORD and the chance to stand in God's presence. It may mean the person praying has gone up to the sanctuary for prayer or protection, but it is much more than this. It is this one's destiny; it is home. The church today is often a hive of activities and responsibilities. Many can suffer from burnout and stress. What can we do to make the church feel as the Temple does in this psalm, as a resting place, an oasis to refresh the mind and heart? Part of Lenten discipline is contemplation, and this is a possible topic. What can we do to make us long for the house of the LORD? Can we become a place that "lifts up the head" of the broken above those things that caused their heads to drop in shame and hurt? Can our priority be one of shelter under the wings of our Lord? Could we contemplate less business and more refreshment?
The world intrudes on this peaceful interlude as it always does (vv. 7-10). Something has upset the peace and tranquility of the last stanza and the one who was at home is now lost. God seems distant; the connection is broken. We know the feeling. What this prayer does is encourages us to keep praying when the way is dark. The confident center is that God will not abandon us even if those closest to us do. The psalms teach us that it is not only God's responsibility to find us, sometimes we must also fight to stay in this relationship with God. We must go forward confident that God's seeming absence does not equal abandonment. It is the fear talking. Instead this prayer invites us to contemplate, not the evil of the world but to believe in "the goodness of the LORD" and in the goodness I can wait and hope and be courageous until this storm too passes by.
In the days after 9/11, I like many others in the area, stood on a train platform headed into New York City. We were still unsure what the future held or what would happen. Every cell in my body was afraid, and it seemed crazy to be heading into the city that everyone was trying to escape. There in those moments was the same decision seen in this psalm. "The LORD is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear?' rang in my head. Was my belief stronger than my fear? We all have these moments and those moments are the essence of our faith. God is reaching out to us, will we be brave enough to lift our arms in response? Lent is a time to ask the deep questions of our faith. We can repeat the fears of the past, or trust a new ending to God. It is never easy, but it is the call of God on our lives. This psalm invites us to believe again that our faith in God will never desert us, no matter what happens. Life without fear is not possible, but faith can call us to live into God's will for our life instead of reducing our lives because of our fears and insecurities.
Discussion on texts for Second Sunday in Lent (Feb. 21, 2016): (Gospel) Luke 13:31-35; (First Reading) Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; (Psalm) Psalm 27; (Second Reading) Philippians 3:17--4:1.
Detail from Why Are You So Angry? (No Te Aha Oe Riri). Painting by Paul Gauguin, image by JR P via Flickr; licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.