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Kingsmill weapons used by IRA to murder RUC officers 13 years later, inquest told
Kingsmill Massacre, January 5, 1976
Murders of Harry Breen and Bob Buchanan, March 21, 1989
Tullyvallen Orange Hall Massacre, September 1, 1975
By Allan Preston
An inquest has heard how weapons used in the Kingsmill massacre in 1976 were also used to kill two senior RUC officers more than a decade later.
Ten Protestant workmen were killed in the sectarian slaughter on January 5, 1976, in the south Armagh village.
A group calling itself the South Armagh Reaction Force claimed responsibility, but the Historical Enquiries Team and now the PSNI have stated the Provisional IRA carried out the attacks using a cover name.
This week the Kingsmill inquest resumed after being halted for almost a year.
On Monday security documents were read in court naming 13 suspects thought to be responsible for the massacre.
For a second day a PSNI intelligence officer, identified only as 'J2', spoke from behind a screen about the weapons used in Kingsmill and their links to more than 40 other serious terrorist incidents over 15 years.
These included the murder of two soldiers from the Parachute Regiment in March 1974 and the killing of five people at Tullyvallen Orange Hall in September 1975.
Some of the weapons also resurfaced in 1989 in the murders of Chief Superintendent Harry Breen - the most senior RUC officer killed in the Troubles - and Superintendent Bob Buchanan.
For the first time the court also heard intelligence suggesting the number of terrorist incidents the weapons were involved in, all within the same area, meant it was likely they were carried out by the same close group of killers.
Sean Doran, counsel for the coroner, first presented to the court yesterday a joint intelligence document written by the RUC and the military on the Tullyvallen killings.
Like Kingsmill, the South Armagh Reaction Force claimed responsibility, although the report insisted the IRA was to blame.
Mr Doran said there was some friction in intelligence material about whether direction for the Tullyvallen killings came from the senior leadership of the IRA, with claims the group in south Armagh "was a law unto itself".
J2 said: "I'm not sure what was going on in the Provisional movement, there may have been issues with control. (But) it remains clear those involved were members of the PIRA at the time."
The focus in court then turned to the 11 weapons used in Kingsmill, with a timeline of their use presented on a paper scroll of around 6ft.
The weapons included four Armalites, a 9mm sub machine-gun, a shotgun, two rifles, a semi-automatic rifle, a carbine and a 357 magnum revolver.
Mr Doran said although the weapons were linked to multiple terrorist incidents, it did not mean the same individuals used them each time.
He further stated the small timeframe and close locality suggested a close group of people were responsible, as moving the weapons frequently was impractical due to the heavy security presence at the time.
J2 said: "Yes, that seems to be a fair assessment.
"The history of the weapons would suggest they were used a number of times in that locality.
"Historically the PIRA would have used quartermasters to monitor their weaponry. That would have ensured some form of accountability."
He also confirmed the 11 weapons detailed would have been typical for republican paramilitaries at the time.
Stating the current PSNI position on Kingsmill, J2 said the PIRA were responsible, using the South Armagh Reaction Force as a cover.
The inquest is due to continue until June 2.


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Joshua "Josh" Gad est un acteur et chanteur américain né le .

Il est connu pour avoir interprété Elder Arnold Cunningham dans la comédie musicale The Book of Mormon et le rôle de Ryan Church dans la série . Il a également fait de nombreuses apparitions dans des épisodes de Urgences, The Daily Show, Modern Family, et Numb3rs. Il joue actuellement son propre rôle dans la série The Comedians, avec Billy Crystal.

En 2017, il interprète le rôle de LeFou dans La Belle et la Bête.

Biographie
Il est né à Hollywood en Floride aux États-Unis. Sa mère est un agent immobilier et son beau-père est un conseiller en placement, il a deux frères et une demi-sœur. Il a été élevé dans la religion juive, son père était un immigrant juif d'Afghanistan et sa mère une immigrante juive ashkénaze.

Il est diplômé en 1999, à la NSU University School. Par la suite, il a assisté à la Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Art, où il est diplômé en 2003. Pendant ce temps, il a entrepris un long semestre d'échange à l'Institut national d'art dramatique.

Vie privée
Depuis 2008, il est marié à l'actrice Ida Darvish, ensemble ils ont deux filles.

Filmographie

Cinéma

Longs métrages
 2002 : Mary and Joe de John R. Hamilton : Angel
 2007 : Watching the Detectives de Paul Soter : Mark
 2008 : Las Vegas 21 (21) de Robert Luketic : Miles Connolly
 2008 : The Rocker de Peter Cattaneo : Matt Gadman
 2009 : Droit de passage (Crossing over) de Wayne Kramer : Howie
 2010 : Love, et autres drogues (Love and Other Drugs) d'Edward Zwick : Josh Randall
 2011 : American Hot'lidays (Mardi Gras : Spring Break) de Phil Dornfeld : Bump
 2012 :  de Rob Margolies : Sam Baum
2013 : La Reine Des Neiges de Chris Buck : Olaf
 2013 : Jobs de Joshua Michael Stern : Steve Wozniak
 2013 : Les Stagiaires (The Internship) de Shawn Levy : Andrew Andersen
 2013 : Sex Therapy de Stuart Blumberg : Neil
 2014 : Le Rôle de ma vie (Wish I Was Here) de Zach Braff : Noah Bloom
 2015 : Pixels de Chris Columbus : Ludlow Lamonsoff
 2015 : Témoin à louer (The Wedding Ringer) de Jeremy Garelick : Doug Harris
 2017 : La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast) de Bill Condon : LeFou
 2017 : Marshall de Reginald Hudlin : Sam Friedman
 2017 : Le Crime de l'Orient-Express (Murder on the Orient Express) de Kenneth Branagh : Hector MacQueen
 2019 : La Reine des neiges 2 (Frozen II) de Chris Buck : Olaf
2019 : Little Monsters d'Abe Forsythe : Nathan Schneider/Teddy McGiggle
 2020 : Artemis Fowl de Kenneth Branagh : Mulch Diggums

Court métrage
 2009 : Big Guy de David Oyelowo : Rodney

Télévision

Séries télévisées
 2005 : Urgences : Sgt. Bruce Larabee (épisode 16, saison 11)
 2007-2008 :  : Ryan Church (17 épisodes)
 2008-2009 : Numb3rs : Roy McGill (2 épisodes)
 2009 : Woke Up Dead : Matt (21 épisodes)
 2009 : Party Down : Jeffrey Ells (1 épisode)
 2011 : Modern Family : Kenneth (épisode 9, saison 3)
 2011-2015 : New Girl : Bearclaw (3 épisodes)
 2011-2014 : Gigi: Almost American : Gigi (15 épisodes)
 2012-2013 : 1600 Penn : Skip Gilchrist (13 épisodes)
 2015 : The Comedians : lui-même (13 épisodes)
 2020 - en production : Avenue 5 : CEO Hermann Judd (17 épisodes)

Téléfilms
 2009 : Waiting to Die de Ted Wass : Simon
 2009 : Rent Control de Ty Clancey : Officier Freds

Doublage

Films
 2010 : Marmaduke de Tom Dey : Chien avec un bandana
 2017 : Mes vies de chien de Lasse Hallström : Le chien

Films d'animations
 2012 : L'Âge de glace 4 (Ice Age: Continental Drift) de Steve Martino et Michael Thurmeier : Louis
 2013 : La Reine des neiges (Frozen) de Chris Buck et Jennifer Lee : Olaf
 2016 : Angry Birds, le film (The Angry Birds Movie) de Clay Kaytis et Fergal Reilly : Chuck

Court métrage
 2015 : La Reine des neiges : Une fête givrée de Chris Buck et Jennifer Lee : Olaf

Séries d'animations
 2008 : American Dad : Art (1 épisode)
 2010 : The Cleveland Show : Droopy/Pimp (1 épisode)
 2011 : Good Vibes : Mondo (12 épisodes)
 2014 : Phinéas et Ferb : Wendell (2 épisodes)
 2016 : Princesse Sofia : Olaf (1 épisode)

Jeux vidéo
 2012 : Men in Black: Alien Crisis : Emilio Chauncey/Khnemu
 2015 : Disney Infinity 3.0 : Olaf
 2019 : Kingdom Hearts 3 : Olaf

Distinctions et récompenses
 2013 : Annie Award du meilleur acteur de doublage pour le rôle de Olaf dans La Reine des neiges.

Voix françaises
En France, Christophe Lemoine est la voix française la plus régulière de Josh Gad. Franck Sportis l'a également doublé à deux reprises.

Notes et références

Liens externes

Naissance en février 1981
Acteur américain
Acteur américain de doublage
Lauréat du Grammy Award
Chanteur de comédie musicale
Naissance à Hollywood (Floride)
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Fiat Chrysler in merger talks with Peugeot – report
The new combination would create an automaker with a strong presence in Europe, North America and South America.
Derek Fung
There are reportedly high-level talks regarding a merger of Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and the PSA Group, which could create a new automaker valued at around US$50 billion ($73 billion).
Sources have told the Wall Street Journal the two parties are discussing an all-share transaction.
Should such a deal occur, PSA CEO Carlos Tavares would lead the newly merged automaker, while John Elkann, and head of the Agnelli family which holds a controlling stake in FCA, would become its chairman.
Other options are being discussed, according to the WSJ, but no agreement has yet been reached, and talks could still break down.
This latest news comes just months after a proposed merger of equals between Renault and FCA fell apart, reportedly due to the French government, which holds a substantial stake in the French automaker, requiring Nissan, Renault's alliance partner, to be fully on board with the merger.
Since then Renault and Nissan have removed their CEOs.
Fiat Chrysler currently controls eight brands: Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Maserati, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram. While it has a strong presence in Italy and South America, most of its profit come from Jeep's SUVs and Ram's fleet of pickup trucks.
The PSA Group enjoys healthy market shares in Europe, Latin America and parts of Africa, but has no presence in the North American market. Along with its well-established Peugeot and Citroen marques, it also busy establishing DS as a luxury brand, and turning around Opel and Vauxhall, which it bought from GM in 2017.
Thanks to this buyout, PSA currently produces the Astra and Commodore (sold in Europe as the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia) for Holden.
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It isn't hard to notice that AudioControl hasn't eased up on its delivery of amazing new mobile audio product solutions. The latest addition to the AudioControl family is the high-power LC-1.1500 subwoofer amplifier. Rated to produce 1,500 watts of continuous power and equipped with the integration and audio processing features you've come to expect from AudioControl, this new monoblock is sure to be a huge hit!
The LC-1.1500 shares the same cast aluminum heat sink as the LC-6.1200 with a total length of 12 inches. All of the connections are on the front edge of the amplifier, including the beefy 0-AWG power block and a hefty 8-AWG speaker terminal block. There are two positive and two negative speaker output terminals to facilitate connections to multiple subwoofers or multiple voice coils.
The left side of the end panel features no less than four 40-Amp ATC fuses. The center of the panel is home to the input connections. Your installer can choose from a pair of line-level RCA jacks or connect the amp to a factory-installed source unit or amplifier using the provided speaker-level input terminals. It's well worth noting that the LC-1.1500 will accept speaker-level signals up to 40 volts RMS. This high-voltage compatibility eliminates the need for an external line-level converter. Last but certainly not least, an RJ-11 jack serves as the connection for the optional ACR-1 remote level control.
It should come as no surprise that signal processing has always been one of AudioControl's strengths. Starting with the basics, the 1.1500 includes an adjustable -24dB/octave electronic crossover with a Linkwitz-Riley alignment. The crossover is adjustable from 30 to 230 Hz. Beside the crossover is the amplifier sensitivity control. When using the line-level inputs, the amp will produce full power with an input signal between 500mV and 6 volts. When using the speaker-level inputs, the input voltage range increases from 3V to 40V. Input and output level optimization LEDs are included to increase the efficiency and accuracy of the level-setting process.
The 1.1500 includes AudioControl's GTO (Great Turn On) signal sensing circuit. If you have the LC-1.1500 connected to a factory-installed radio or amplifier, this circuit will turn the 1.1500 on automatically when you start playing music.
Speaking of factory audio integration, the 1.1500 also includes the AccuBASS processing feature. This feature helps to restore low-frequency information that is often limited in factory-installed audio systems. Your installer can set the input threshold level and decide just how much extra output is required to restore impact and excitement to your music.
A look under the top cover of the AudioControl LC-1.1500 reveals a massive power transformer flanked by two large banks of filtering and stiffening caps. The output from the Class D circuitry features two large toroidal filters and two large caps. An internal shield keeps RF emissions away from the signal processing circuitry for improved sound quality. All the caps and transformers are secured in place with silicone to prevent damage from vibration. The majority of the signal processing and control components on the board are high-tolerance surface-mount devices.
A compact cooling fan in the center of the circuit board helps to circulate air across the heat sink and reduce the chances of thermal overload. AudioControl includes a microcontroller in the amp that monitors the system performance and can protect the amp if a short circuit, thermal overload or power supply voltage issue occurs. The Protection LED flashes a code that you can look up in the owner's manual, so you'll know what's happening. The microcontroller also controls the fan speed.
The 1.1500 is rated to produce 850 watts of power into a 4-ohm load and 1,500 watts into a 2-ohm load. The S/N ratio specifcation of -102 dBA referenced to full power and the bandwidth is 24Hz to 230Hz with the crossover at its maximum frequency. A 24dB/octave infrasonic filter that AudioControl calls the PFM Subsonic filter protects your vented subwoofer systems from damage.
This amplifier isn't for the meek. If you are serious about big bass in your car, truck or SUV and you have the subwoofers to handle this sort of fun, this is an amazing option. You'll need to be sure to feed the amp with proper wiring (0 AWG). With the ability to draw over 150 amps of current, beefing up your battery isn't a bad idea either. If this sounds like your cup of tea, drop into your local authorized AudioControl dealer and check out the new LC-1.1500 amplifier.


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Dmitrij (Dimitri) Peters (* 4. května 1984 Gljaden, Sovětský svaz) je německý zápasník–judista, bronzový olympijský medailista z roku 2012.

Sportovní kariéra
Narodil se v bývalém Sovětském svazu do německé rodiny v obci Gljaden v Altajském kraji založené na začátku 20. století mennonity. Po rozpadu Sovětského svazu v roce 1991 se s rodinou vrátil do Německa. S judem začal ve 12 letech na naléhání svého bratra a až do svého největšího úspěchu v roce 2012 reprezentoval svůj domovský klub TuS Rotenburg. Vrcholově se však připravuje v nedalekém Hannoveru pod vedením Svena Lolla a dříve pod dnes již zesnulým Albertem Verhülsdonkem. V reprezentaci ho vedl Frank Wieneke a od roku 2008 spolupracuje s Detlefem Ultschem.

Do seniorské reprezentace si ho po olympijských hrách v Athénách vytáhl Frank Wieneke. Příležitost na velké seniorské akci dostal poprvé v roce 2006 a vybojoval nečekaný bronz. Do olympijských her v Pekingu v roce 2008 mu však vyrostl zdárný konkurent Benjamin Behrla, který ho o účast na hrách připravil. Na svoji olympijskou premiéru si tak musel počkat do roku 2012 a pod vedením Detlefa Ultsche se výborně na olympijské hry v Londýně připravil. V prvním kole upáčil Izraelce Ze'eviho a ve druhém kole využil lepší fyzické přípravy, když v prodloužení poslal k zemi technikou seoi-nage Lotyše Borodavka. Ve čtvrtfinále ho čekal možná největší favorit na zlato Nizozemec Henk Grol. Po vyrovnaném boji dokázal v poslední minutě vytáhnout kombinaci ko-uči-gari + kučiki-taoši (za wazari) a vzal Grolovi naděje na olympijské zlato. V semifinále ho čekal aktuální mistr světa Tagir Chajbulajev. Po celý zápas si hlídal jeho osobní techniku seoi-nage, sám několikrát zahrozil nohama, ale bez bodového zisku. Zápas skončil i po prodloužení nerozhodně a při hantai se rozhodčí přiklonili na stranu ruského reprezentanta. V boji o 3. místo porazil ve velmi tvrdém zápase Uzbeka Ramziddina Sajidova a vybojoval bronzovou medaili.

Na svuj olympijský bronz navázal po roce ziskem první medaile z mistrovství světa 2013. V roce 2014 si však hned v úvodu na pařížském turnaji poranil stehenní sval a přišel o polovinu sezony. V roce 2016 se kvalifikoval na olympijské hry v Riu, ale olympijskou nominaci prohrál s krajanem Karl-Richardem Freyem.

Vítězství ve SP
 2006 – 1x světový pohár (Boras)
 2008 – 1x světový pohár (Tallinn)
 2012 – 2x světový pohár (Tbilisi, Oberwart)
 2013 – 1x světový pohár (Abú Zabí)
 2014 – 1x světový pohár (Abú Zabí)
 2015 – 1x světový pohár (Záhřeb)
 2016 – 1x světový pohár (Düsseldorf)

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Not surprised that WOODS has gone.
Neither am I with OKOH and DIV.
Wish them all the best whatever they do and for the future.
Alloa have signed TROUTEN I see.
I also see Derek Lyle has left QOS.
Think he may be out of our budget range.
Whatever happens I have great faith in FAZ and SM to deliver us some good players.
Agree two good strikers would be nice!!!!!
Looking forward to seeing what develops.
Think Lyle would be a real good signing for this league. I'm not holding out much hope of us signing him though, as you say out of our budget.
Are we due a couple of new kits this season? By my reckoning we've had two seasons out of the Home and third kits. Bit bored of the Stanno stuff and think we've probably exercised most of their templates during our time with them.
Understand the loyalty if there's a good relationship with the supplier and it's value for money for the club, but I need something to moan about.
Hope you find a new club soon.
I'm thinking it'll be two new ones.
As soon as they're released they'll be available on the online club shop, so hopefully that'll boost sales a bit.
Like you I'm hoping for something a bit different, although for me the last templates were the best we've had from Stanno.
How did the giants of Kyle Turner, Scott Agnew and Angus Beith cope?
Sad to see the pair go to Motherwell as i was looking forward to watching them both with 1st team next season but good luck to them both. Bright futures ahead.
Robertson to Airdrie? Bizarre if true sine he's poor on artificial surfaces.
Was our captain this past season. Defender, huge on passion, low on pace.
Has been great servant past few seasons - perhaps another season at this level in him.
Robbo's departure confirmed by the man himself on Facebook!
Shite news! Either the manager or committees mismanagement to blame for this.
Best player the last few seasons walking, his commitment second to none, thought he was here for life. Not many players have played with heart and fight for Stranraer that Robbo did, only one I can think of in recent years would Alan Jenkins.
Speaking of Jenkins, is he still playing these days?


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Q: R axis() problems with getting ticks When using axis() with R, it doesn't produce correct ticks. Don't know what I'm doing wrong. My code is like the following, first producing a blank plot and then adding axis():
plot(1,1,xlab=NA,ylab=NA,type="n",xaxt="n",yaxt="n")
axis(1,at=c(1,2,3))

Either it produces just on tick in the middle of the axis or it isn't doing anything. It doesn't matter, what vector I use, it's always producing the same, no matter how many numbers I use or if I'm using a sequence, etc...
Anyone with an idea what the problem could be?

A: It does not show the ticks because your initial plot is bounded on the x axis from 0.5 to 1.5. This why the axis ticks for 2 and 3 are not shown. If you increase the range of the plotted x axis with xlim = c(0,4) for example, your ticks will be shown as well.
plot(1,1,xlab=NA,ylab=NA,type="n",xaxt="n",yaxt="n",xlim =  c(0,4))
axis(1,at=c(1,2,3))

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We're well into the holiday season, and thanks to the DPW and other village staff, downtown Nyack is sparkling with holiday lights every night. We just had the final village board meeting of 2018, so I wanted to share a quick December update with you on some of the things happening in and around Nyack.
New York State has finished installing new sidewalks at the corner of Franklin and Depew, including several wider corner sidewalks, which will improve pedestrian safety. A section of sidewalk on the north side of Depew heading towards Broadway from that intersection has also been replaced.
With the early onset of winter weather this year, it is getting to be pothole season. The DPW has been out filling some potholes, but please remember that if you see a pothole, let the village know, so the DPW can fill it. You can use the village website to "Report a Pothole."
Water System Repairs
The Nyack Water Department is preparing to embark on an ambitious and long overdue project to upgrade our water delivery system. The vast majority of the pipes delivering our water are at least a half century old, and many are closer to 100 years old. The Water Department is managed by a board of five water commissioners who are appointed by the mayor for five year staggered terms. Unlike the rest of village government, the water department does not just serve residents of the Village of Nyack—it also provides service to households and businesses in South Nyack, Central Nyack, and parts of West Nyack. All of these areas will share in the cost of these vital upgrades. Construction work is unlikely to begin before fall 2019, and much more information will be shared in the months before work commences. However, at our meeting last week, the Village Board approved the issuance of an initial $2.5 million in bonds for the project, following a months-long review of the project.
In the holiday spirit, at the request of the Nyack Chamber of Commerce, the village has announced free parking throughout the village on Saturdays in December. We hope everyone will take advantage of this break to shop locally and patronize the many great stores in the downtown.
Changing parking restrictions in Nyack is harder and slower than I could have imagined, but two months ago, the village board approved some initial steps towards opening up additional overnight parking for residents by allowing overnight parking on five streets that had previously not allowed overnight parking at all: High Ave. between Broadway and Franklin; Lydecker Street; N. Franklin Street; S. Franklin Street except on blocks with MuniMeters; and N. Broadway from 3rd Avenue north to the village line. Within the next few weeks the new regulations will finally go into effect on the first two of those streets, the block of High Avenue and on Lydecker Street (watch the village website for details). The changes on the other streets will be implemented within the first four to eight weeks of 2019. I continue to advocate for a more wide-ranging change to overnight parking rules that would benefit residents throughout the village.
Changes at Nyack College
As you have likely seen, Nyack College announced last month that it plans to close its South Nyack campus, and Alliance Theological Seminary in Upper Nyack, and move all operations to New York City. As I said at the time, I am deeply concerned about the closure and I urge the college to sell the property to an organization or organizations that will be beneficial for the greater Nyack community. Because the college is not located in the Village of Nyack, we have little direct control over the process. However, Mayor Don Hammond has been deeply engaged in discussions with the Mayor of South Nyack, Town Supervisor of Orangetown, and County Executive with regards to the property, and all parties are on the same page in attempting to work with the college to ensure a smooth transition to a new owner that could benefit the community. This process is ongoing, and will, I hope, lead to a good outcome for the site.
Affordable Housing Buyout Fund
At our last village board meeting, we approved a change to the village's affordable housing "buyout" law. Currently, the law requires all developers of new multifamily housing in the village to set aside at least 10% of the units as affordable units for households earning at least 80% of the area median income for Rockland County. Nyack is the only community in Rockland that requires developers of multifamily housing to provide affordable units. If they choose not to provide the units, the developers must pay the village $40,000 per unit into an affordable housing fund. In recent years, almost all developers of new multifamily rental housing in the village have opted to provide affordable units rather than take a buyout. The revised law raises the buyout price by 25%, to $50,000 per unit, and links further increases in the price to annual inflation, ensuring that the amount will continue to go up in years to come. We also required that any affordable units set aside must be affordable to people earning just 60% of the county median income, which will allow struggling families a better chance to afford a unit. I have suggested that future revisions to the law should consider removing the buyout provision entirely for rental housing, and simply require developers to provide the units.
We are also appointing a committee to work with the Rockland Housing Action Coalition to further refine the ways in which the village affordable housing fund will be managed and used.
That's it for now. I hope you all have a wonderful and joyous holiday season! It has been an honor to have the opportunity to serve as one of your representatives on the village board this year. See you in 2019.
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick is a Trustee for the Village of Nyack.
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What Is Alexithymia?
Alexithymia comes from the Greek roots a (lack or without), lexus (word), and thymos (mood or emotion). It literally means "without words or emotions."
Though it was originally thought to be linked to psychosomatic disease, it is currently viewed as a personality characteristic, cognitive language style, deficit in processing emotional information, or deficit in affect regulation (Zech, Luminet, Rimé, & Wagner, 1999).
In 1963, French psychoanalysts M'UzanOpens in new window and MartyOpens in new window used the term pensée d'opétoire to describe the manner in which psychosomatic patients generally reported on events and their own actions without utilizing emotional descriptions (Zech et al., 1999).
In 1973, psychiatrist Peter SifneosOpens in new window (1920 – 2008) coined the term alexithymia. Sifneos was born on the Greek island of Lesbos, educated in Paris, and later taught at Harvard Medical School.
Sifneos noted that characteristics of individuals with alexithymia included difficulty recognizing and describing emotions, difficulty distinguishing between emotions and bodily sensations, little imagination and few fantasies, and preferring to focus on external events (rather than internal experience; Zech et al., 1999).
Research has been conducted looking at alexithymia as an aspect of personality as it relates to emotional awareness and to emotional intelligence. Instruments used to measure alexithymia include the self-report questionnairesOpens in new window, the Observer Alexithymia ScaleOpens in new window (OAS; Haviland, Warren, & Riggs, 2000), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), and Bermond-Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire (BVAQ)Opens in new window. Many other self-rating questionnaires are available (e.g., on the Internet); however, they may lack reliability and validity (Zech et al., 1999).
Alexithymia has been associated with schizophreniaOpens in new window, aphasia (loss of ability to speak or understand speech), brain injury, Parkinson's diseaseOpens in new window, insecure attachment, psychosomatic disease, stress-related illnesses, depressionOpens in new window, posttraumatic stress disorderOpens in new window, dysphoria (feeling unwell or unhappy), substance abuse, eating disordersOpens in new window, panic disorderOpens in new window, and severe trauma.
Mild to moderate alexithymia has been posited to be a by-product of normal male role socialization, wherein boys grow up unaware of their emotions (Levant, 2004). There is some overlap between alexithymia and Asperger's syndrome (an autistic spectrum disorderOpens in new window).
TenHouten, Hoppe, Bogen, and Walter (1986) performed research with individuals in whom connections between the left and right hemispheres of the brain were severed (cerebral commisurectomyOpens in new window). Connections between hemispheres were completely severed in some individuals, partially severed in others, and not severed at all in control subjects.
Individuals with fewer working connections between right and left brain hemispheres demonstrated greater degrees of alexithymia (TenHouten et al., 1986).
TenHouten and colleagues hypothesized that because of the tendency of the right hemisphere (in right-handed adults) to be involved in cognitive representations of emotions and the left hemisphere in verbal expression, lack of communication between right and left hemispheres of the brain contributed to alexithymia.
Brain structures implicated in alexithymia include the right and left hemisphere, corpus callosum, anterior commissure, anterior cingulated, prefrontal cortex, amygdala, and insular cortex (insula; Bermond, Vorst, & Moormann, 2006). The corpus callosum and anterior commissure are involved in facilitating communication between right and left brain hemispheres.
Because of difficulty identifying and describing emotions, traditional insight-oriented psychotherapy is typically not an effective treatment for alexithymia. More effective treatments for alexithymia include cognitive-behavioral, psychoeducational, skills training, family systems, and group therapies (Levant, 2004).
Bermond, B., Vorst, H.C.M., & Moormann, P.P. (2006). Cognitive neuropsychology of alexithymia: Implications for personality typology. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 11 (3), 332 – 360.
Fitzgerald, M., & Bellgrove, M.A. (2006). The overlap between alexithymia and Asperger's syndrome. Journal of Autism and Developmental disorders, 36(4), 573 – 576.
Levant, R.F. (2004). Assessing and treating normative male alexithymia. In G. P. Koocher, J.C. Norcross, & S.S. Hill (Eds.), Psychologists desk reference (pp. 278 – 281). Cary, NC: Oxford University Press.
Fukunishi, I., Berger, D., Wogan, J. & Kuboki, T. (1999). Alexithymia traits as predictors of difficulties with adjustment in an outpatient cohort of expatriates in Tokyo. Psychological Reports, 85 (1), 67 – 77.
Haviland, M.G., Warren, W.L. & Riggs, M.L. (2000). An observer scale to measure alexithymia. Psychosomatics, 41(5), 385 – 392.
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CORTE MADERA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2014-- RH (Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. - NYSE:RH) today announced record financial results for the third quarter ended November 1, 2014.
Revenue - Net revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 increased 22% to $484.7 million from $395.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2013.
Comparable brand revenue, which includes direct, increased 22% in the third quarter of fiscal 2014 on top of a 38% increase for the same period last year.
As of November 1, 2014, the Company operated a total of 68 retail stores, consisting of 59 Galleries, 6 Full Line Design Galleries and 3 Baby & Child Galleries, as well as 18 outlet stores throughout the United States and Canada. This compares to a total of 70 retail stores, consisting of 62 Galleries, 5 Full Line Design Galleries and 3 Baby & Child Galleries, as well as 17 outlet stores throughout the United States and Canada at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2013.
Direct revenues increased 31% to $241.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2014. This growth is on top of a 47% increase in direct revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2013.
Operating Income and Margin* - Operating income for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 increased 54% to $36.7 million compared to $23.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Operating margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 increased 150 basis points to 7.6% from 6.1% for the same period last year.
Net Income* - Adjusted net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 increased 56% to $20.3 million from $13.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Adjusted net income excludes from interest expense the impact of non-recurring and other items, such as the non-cash debt discount amortization related to the Company's convertible senior notes that were issued in a private placement in June 2014, and is calculated using a 40% effective tax rate. GAAP net income during the third quarter of fiscal 2014 was $19.4 million compared to $9.5 million for the same period last year.
Earnings Per Share* - Adjusted diluted EPS for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 increased 53% to $0.49 from $0.32 during the same period last year. Including the impact of non-recurring and other items, such as the non-cash debt discount amortization and GAAP tax rate, GAAP diluted EPS during the third quarter of fiscal 2014 was $0.47 compared to $0.23 for the same period last year.
Revenue - Net revenues for the first nine months of fiscal 2014 increased 19% to $1.285 billion from $1.079 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2013.
Comparable brand revenue, which includes direct, increased 18% in the first nine months of fiscal 2014 on top of a 35% increase for the same period last year.
Direct revenues increased 25% in the first nine months of fiscal 2014. This growth is on top of a 39% increase in direct revenues for the first nine months of fiscal 2013.
Operating Income (Loss) and Margin* - Adjusted operating income for the first nine months of fiscal 2014 increased 59% to $99.6 million compared to $62.6 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2013. Adjusted operating margin for the first nine months of fiscal 2014 increased 200 basis points to 7.8% from 5.8% for the same period last year. Including the impact of non-recurring and other items, GAAP operating income was $90.4 million compared to a loss of $3.4 million for the same period last year and GAAP operating margin was 7.0% compared to -0.3% for the same period last year.
Net Income (Loss)* - Adjusted net income increased 57% to $55.1 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2014 from $35.1 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2013. Adjusted net income excludes the impact of non-recurring and other items, and excludes from interest expense the non-cash debt discount amortization related to the Company's convertible senior notes that were issued in a private placement in June 2014. Adjusted net income is calculated using a 40% effective tax rate. GAAP net income during the first nine months of fiscal 2014 was $48.5 million compared to a net loss of $8.4 million for the same period last year.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share* - Adjusted diluted EPS for the first nine months of fiscal 2014 increased 55% to $1.35 from $0.87 during the same period last year. Including the impact of non-recurring and other items, and the non-cash debt discount amortization, GAAP diluted EPS during the first nine months of fiscal 2014 was $1.18 compared to a loss of $0.22 for the same period last year.
Accompanying this release, Restoration Hardware will post a video presentation highlighting the Company's third quarter fiscal 2014 performance and outlook on the Company's Investor Relations website, ir.restorationhardware.com. Management will then host a live question and answer conference call at 2:30 p.m. PT (5:30 p.m. ET) today. Interested parties may access the call by dialing (866) 394-6658 (United States/Canada) or (706) 679-9188 (International). A live broadcast of the question and answer session conference call will also be available online at the Company's investor relations website, ir.restorationhardware.com. A replay of the call will be available through December 24, 2014 by dialing (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 and entering passcode 46073191, as well as on the Company's investor relations website.
To supplement its condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), the Company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, and adjusted diluted EPS (collectively, "non-GAAP financial measures"). We compute these measures by adjusting the applicable GAAP measures to remove the impact of certain recurring and non-recurring charges and gains and the tax effect of these adjustments. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. The Company believes that they provide useful information about operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company in this press release may be different from the non-GAAP financial measures, including similarly titled, used by other companies.
For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Financial Measures tables in this press release. These accompanying tables include details on the GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to non-GAAP financial measures and the related reconciliations between these financial measures. With respect to the Company's non-GAAP guidance for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 and the fiscal year ending January 31, 2015, the Company is not able to provide a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP because it does not provide specific guidance for the various non-recurring and recurring reconciling items such as non-cash and other one-time compensation, one-time income tax expense (benefit), and legal claim related expenses, among others. Certain items that impact these measures have not yet occurred, are out of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted, and as a result, reconciliation of the non-GAAP guidance measures to GAAP is not available without unreasonable effort.
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws including statements related to our future financial guidance, including for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 and the fiscal year ending January 31, 2015; our belief that our ability to curate and integrate new products, categories and businesses, then test and rapidly scale them across our multi-channel platform, is at the core of our ability to gain significant share and outperform our peers in the home furnishings marketplace; our expectation to deliver our fifth consecutive year of revenue growth in excess of 20%; our goal to build RH into the leading luxury home brand; our belief that we are well on track towards our long-term goal of $4 billion to $5 billion in North American sales, mid-teens operating margin, and generating significant free cash flow, and any statements or assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "plan," "intend," "believe," "may," "will," "should," "likely" and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future events. We cannot assure you that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. Important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, among others, our ability to retain key personnel; successful implementation of our growth strategy; general economic conditions and the impact on consumer confidence and spending; changes in customer demand for our products; factors affecting our outstanding convertible senior notes; our ability to anticipate consumer preferences and buying trends, and maintaining our brand promise to customers; changes in consumer spending based on weather and other conditions beyond our control; risks related to the number of new business initiatives we are undertaking; our ability to obtain our products in a timely fashion or in the quantities required; our ability to employ reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect personal information that we collect; our ability to support our growth with appropriate information technology systems; risks related to "conflict minerals" compliance and its impact on sourcing, if any, as well as those risks and uncertainties disclosed under the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Restoration Hardware Holdings' Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2014, and similar disclosures in subsequent reports filed with the SEC, which are available on our investor relations website at ir.restorationhardware.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release speaks only as of the date on which we make it. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by any applicable securities laws.
[f] Average square footage (leased or leased selling, as applicable) is calculated for each quarter by taking the total applicable square footage at the beginning of the quarter plus the total applicable square footage at the end of the quarter and dividing by two. Average square footage for periods of nine months is calculated by averaging the average square footage for the quarters within such periods.
[a] The adjustment to interest expense represents the exclusion of the non-cash amortization of debt discount related to our convertible senior notes, net of interest capitalized for capital projects. Refer to table titled "Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted Net Income" for additional details.
[b] Assumes a normalized tax rate of 40% for both periods presented. Refer to table titled "Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted Net Income" for additional details.
[c] Adjusted net income is a supplemental measure of financial performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. We define adjusted net income as consolidated net income, adjusted for the impact of certain non-recurring and other items that we do not consider representative of our ongoing operating performance. Adjusted net income is included in this press release because management believes that adjusted net income provides meaningful supplemental information for investors regarding the performance of our business and facilitates a meaningful evaluation of operating results on a comparable basis with historical results. Our management uses this non-GAAP financial measure in order to have comparable financial results to analyze changes in our underlying business from quarter to quarter.
[b] The adjustment to interest expense represents the exclusion of the non-cash amortization of debt discount related to our convertible senior notes, net of interest capitalized for capital projects. Refer to table titled "Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted Net Income" for additional details.
[b] Under GAAP, certain convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash on conversion are required to be separately accounted for as liability and equity components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer's non-convertible debt borrowing rate. Accordingly, in accounting for GAAP purposes for the issuance of the $350 million principal amount of convertible senior notes that were issued in June 2014 (the "Notes"), we separated the Notes into liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components and we will amortize as debt discount an amount equal to the fair value of the equity component as interest expense on the Notes over the term of the Notes. The equity component represents the difference between the proceeds from the issuance of the Notes and the fair value of the liability component of the Notes. Amounts are presented net of interest capitalized for capital projects of $0.9 million during both the three and nine months ended November 1, 2014.
[a] Diluted net loss per share for the nine months ended November 2, 2013 is calculated based on GAAP net loss and diluted weighted-average shares of 40,170,430.
[c] Under GAAP, certain convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash on conversion are required to be separately accounted for as liability and equity components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer's non-convertible debt borrowing rate. Accordingly, in accounting for GAAP purposes for the issuance of the Notes, we separated the Notes into liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components and we will amortize as debt discount an amount equal to the fair value of the equity component as interest expense on the Notes over the term of the Notes. The equity component represents the difference between the proceeds from the issuance of the Notes and the fair value of the liability component of the Notes. Amounts are presented net of interest capitalized for capital projects of $0.9 million during both the three and nine months ended November 1, 2014.


The oracle at Delphi posed a question conerning a boat: if, in time, every plank has rotted and been replaced, is the boat the same boat? Yes, the owner will say, the vessel is not its planks but the relationship among them. Similarly, Antoine Danchin argues in this provocative book, life itself is not revealed just by its components - DNA, ribosomes, genes, cells - but also by their relationships. By the end of 2001, almost 500 genome programs were completed or under way. Drawing upon what researchers worldwide are learning from the gene sequences of bacteria, plants, fungi, fruit flies, worms and humans, Danchin shows us how genomes are far more than mere collections of genes. They are the means of transmitting the system of relationships making up a living cell from one generation to the next. Genomes are codes that govern the construction, operation and survival of cells. "The Delphic Boat" shows us that life is both a complicated piece of chemical machinery that decodes genomes and a process that builds this machinery. The laws of physics or chemistry can only predict so much of this process. To truly understand life, we must understand spatial and temporal relationships between molecules that make up the cell, and how these molecules are coordinated. Danchin persuades us that if we can reach this level of understanding of genomes, we will be able to resolve the major biological puzzle of the 21st century: the enigma of the living machine that creates the living machine.
The long view--meticulous, informed, speculative--on what the genome revolution means. The cryptic title refers to the Delphic poser about whether a boat whose rotted planks have all been replaced is still the same boat: the answer is yes, because the quality of being a boat lies in the relationship of the planks. So it is with life, Danchin argues, which lies not in the DNA or the proteins they encode or the parts of the cell that translate the message; life is the relationships of the parts...A rich Gallic feast of ideas to stimulate and savor, while agreeing with the author that "there is still a great deal that is obscure in our understanding of life."
Danchin...reveals that scientific genome sequencing is only a first step in identifying the myriad genes that make up our 23 pairs of chromosomes. The author draws upon many different fields, from biology and genetics to information theory and literary studies, in his rich and multifaceted discussion of what scientists mean when they talk about a "genome.,."The book is fairly technical but well written...[and] aided by Quayle's masterful translation.


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'From Runaway to Runway' Benefits Victims of Human Trafficking
Miracles Outreach fifth annual fashion show and gala raises funds to give hope and a home to Florida children who have been homeless, abused and victims of human trafficking.
Press Release - updated: Oct 8, 2017
CLEARWATER, Fla., October 8, 2017	(Newswire.com) - The fifth annual "From Runaway to Runway" fashion show Sept. 30, hosted at the Fort Harrison in Clearwater, Florida, raised funds for the nonprofit Miracles Outreach to provide foster care and other services to children age 12 to 17 who are homeless, have been abused, or were victims of human trafficking. The motto of the show was "It's Never Too Late for Happily Ever After."
Keynote speaker, Assistant U.S. Attorney Ms. Stacie Harris, described the importance of the service Miracles Outreach provides the community. "Human trafficking is a devastating human rights violation that takes place not only internationally but also here in the United States," she said. "It is indeed a form of modern slavery. Traffickers use force, fraud, and coercion to enslave their victims where they can exploit them sexually or for other things."
In fact, Florida ranks third in the nation for human trafficking. There were 1,225 reports of human trafficking made to the Florida Abuse Hotline in 2015 and the number of homeless children in Florida exceeds 49,000.
From Runaway to Runway consisted of a "Class & Sass" cocktail hour and runway show featuring current and former Miracles Outreach housing program residents. Fashions were provided by local designers.
One of many events the Church of Scientology hosts to benefit the Tampa Bay community, all funds raised from the Runaway to Runway fashion show went to helping Miracles Outreach directly serve the children in their group housing facilities. "We are very happy to open up the beautiful Fort Harrison to the benefit of Tampa Bay's deserving nonprofits," says Community Affairs Director for the Church of Scientology in Clearwater Dylan Pires.
Source: ScientologyNews.org
Categories: Non Profit, Human Rights, Child Abuse
Tags: Clearwater, fashion show, Florida, Fort Harrison, From Runaway to Runway, fundraiser, human trafficking, Miracle Outreach
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Giant joint deployed in campaign for cannabis banking bill
By Evan Sully Bloomberg News,October 10, 2019, 11:30 a.m.
Members of DC Marijuana Justice hold up a large simulated joint during rally to urge Congress to pass meaningful cannabis reform legislation.Mark Wilson/Getty Images/Getty Images
Cannabis advocacy groups targeted the Senate on Tuesday to get the Republican leadership to take up marijuana legislation they describe as a first step toward full legalization.
A rally on Capitol Hill featured a 51-foot inflated marijuana cigarette with the label "Congress, Pass the Joint."
The gathering marked a colorful call to action from District of Columbia Marijuana Justice and affiliates from Maryland, Virginia and Colorado to pass the Senate to pass the Secure and Fair Banking Act, or SAFE.
That measure is "like the first domino for federal legalization," Adam Eidinger, founder of the Washington group, said in an interview. "We need federal regulations for that. We need to come up with a tax system for interstate commerce, but the Banking Act is the first step."
If enacted, the legislation would prohibit federal banking regulators and prosecutors from taking legal action against banks that make loans to individuals or businesses engaged in marijuana-related businesses. It would only apply to depository institutions and insurance companies that wish to re-insure marijuana-related businesses.
The bill would spell out that proceeds of transactions should not be considered proceeds of an unlawful activity and banks would additionally receive certain protections from federal law liabilities.
The SAFE Banking Act, H.R. 1595, passed the House in September on a 321-103 vote, with support from 91 Republicans after it was amended to include protections for the hemp industry.
The next step would be for Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, an Idaho Republican, to schedule a vote by the panel. The measure could be attached to a different piece of legislation next year because it's unlikely that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would allow a stand-alone Senate floor vote.
Though many Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee opposed the measure, the version of the bill that passed the House would bar financial regulators from pressuring banks to drop clients, such as payday lenders and gun retailers that were targeted under an Obama-era program.
"There's a lot of bills we'd like to see votes on. If they're just going to do nothing and sit on their hands, then they're making it a partisan issue," Eidinger said in reference to GOP lawmakers.
One potential obstacle, however, is that most publicly traded banks and big lenders, such as JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co., would likely avoid marijuana-related activities, at least initially, even if the law passes.
"Credit unions have already been handling banking for marijuana. But your big banks, your traditional banks have not been," Eleanor Holmes Norton, a non-voting delegate to the House representing the District of Columbia, said at the rally. "It is important that those who are involved in marijuana trade not be carrying around socks of money against their own safety and public safety."
SAFE Act supporters, such as Eidinger, said that without further legal protections, the industry could not realize its potential.
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The Netherlands, or officially, the Kingdom of Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territories in Western Europe and the Caribbean. The 4 parts of the Kingdom – Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and the Netherlands – participate on a basis of equality as partners in the Kingdom. However, most of the affairs of the Kingdom are administered by the Netherlands which comprises roughly 98% of the Kingdom's land area and population.
The Kingdom of Netherlands is one of the founding members of the European Union and because of this, all citizens in the Netherlands (including the Caribbean territories as well) are also citizens of the European Union.
The Holland Casino group has state-granted monopoly on gambling in the Netherlands with 14 casinos operating throughout the country. The biggest one since 2008 is the Amsterdam branch. The profits from the state owned Holland Casino chain go directly to the Dutch Treasury. The Dutch government, in accordance with EU law has plans to sell the company in the future effectively making gambling a private sector in the country.* Privatization of gambling is not a new idea and goes back to 2011, but it is not a high priority for the state. The draft legislative proposal's name is the Modernization Casinos Regime Act.
As of now, the Dutch government owns the only licensed gambling provider, the Holland Casino. The enterprise has 14 casinos around the country, the biggest casino is located in Amsterdam. There are plans to privatize gambling in the Netherlands, but no set date yet. Online gambling providers without a licence are illegal and are prosecuted. The state controlled Holland Casino gambling company no longer operates an online casino, it had an online casino in 2007, but it was closed down.
Dutch citizens spend around €800 million in unlicensed, foreign online casinos every year. The Modernization Casinos Regime Act of the Dutch government has plans to regulate online gambling and allow online casinos to acquire an online gambling licence. In the meantime, many offshore online casinos accept players from the country.
Bingo is somewhat popular in the Netherlands. As of right now, the state owns the monopoly on gambling with the only licensed gambling provider, the Holland Casino. Holland Casino has 14 establishments around the country, some with bingo to impress the fans of the game.
Poker is the most well-known card game in the world. A casino without a poker table is unheard of in the Netherlands. Poker is a form of gambling, so the Dutch government owned Holland Casino controls this activity. Online poker is also legal, but Holland Casino does not operate an online poker website. There is a proposal on the table to legalize and regulate online gambling and let poker players from the Netherlands play online against players from other country. However, this is not a priority of the government and things are moving slowly. In the meantime Dutch players who play poker online are left alone by the government.
Sports betting is one of the most common forms of gambling and the most popular one in the Netherlands (because of football betting). Sports betting is a state monopoly, De Lotto and Scientific Games Racing BV control it (both state-owned). Online bookmakers without proper licences and offshore online sportsbooks, which explicitly target Dutch citizens are heavily fined. De Lotto operates the only online bookmaker in the Netherlands. This monopoly won't last forever, and talks about privatizing the online gambling sector are already underway. In the meantime, there are some foreign online sportsbooks, which accept players from the Netherlands. Dutch players who choose them over the state-run alternative are left undisturbed.
The first lottery ticket was printed in 1974 in the Netherlands. Today, the lottery is controlled by the state-owned company De Lotto. Lotteries on the Netherlands need to donate 50% of their revenue to charities, 40% from 2017. Selling lottery tickets online is also legal. You can purchase tickets online at the website of the Netherlands Lotto. However, there are also many foreign online lotteries and lottery agents, which let players from the Netherlands purchase lottery tickets from abroad.
The online gambling is controlled by the state in the Netherlands but the government haven't issued any specific laws regarding Bitcoin gambling yet.
The only Dutch online casinos (closed down in 2007) existed before Bitcoin. It is not yet know, what is the stance of the Dutch government on Bitcoin gambling. However, the online gambling market is expected to be liberalized and regulated in the coming years. Perhaps Bitcoin gambling will be regulated as well.
An overview of the legal status of gambling, online gambling, casino gambling, poker, sports betting, bingo, lottery and Bitcoin gambling in the Netherlands.


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Positive Commercial Finance, the specialist broker, has launched a new responsive website as property development finance business levels continue to increase.
Designed and implemented by design agency Fury, the new website provides a number of functions to help visitors access the information required and interact with Positive online. Positive were the first broker to introduce an online chat service on their site and that is enhanced on the new one, as well as a number of product specific forms for a fast response about a particular type of finance.
The new website comes at a time of growth at the company and will help fulfil the increase in enquiries being received. Positive has grown its marketing, social media and PR profile in recent months and the website is seen as another building block in its promotional strategy.
Last year Positive appointed Gary Ellis as Business Development Manager to help handle the growth in business levels and are now looking to recruit more BDMs to handle the demand for their services.
Positive work with lenders across the UK with many exclusive funding lines, commission splits and access to the lowest rates on the market. They have proven success in delivering positive customer outcomes by delivering specialist finance and have had over 100 'excellent' ratings on independent feedback site Feefo.
John Waddicker, Director of Positive Commercial Finance, said: "We are delighted with the new website and the improved functionality it offers our introducers, lenders and customers. We are very proud of our excellent service standards and the new site allows quick and easy access to all the key company information. The design is modern and takes our brand to the next step in its development.
Tom Tabard, Web Designer / Co-Founder at design agency Fury, said: "We were very pleased to work with Positive on this exciting website project. We designed a market-leading, multifunctional site involving a user journey that captures data through a variety of application forms for different products.


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^^This and you might want to mention "rolling the wheel for about 10 minutes" in case they need to undo it.
The brake system most likely has air in the line and needs to be bled to remove it and firm up the lever. Unfortunately, this is not uncommon. Since it is a new bike, I would expect them to do this without charge.
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Durrës is the seicont lairgest ceety o Albanie. It is the maist auncient an ane o the maist economically important ceeties o Albanie. It is locatit on the central Albanian coast, aboot 33 km (21 mi) wast o the caipital Tirana. It is situatit at ane o the narrower pynts o the Adriatic Sea, opposite the Italian ports o Bari (300 km/186 mi away) an Brindisi (200 km/124 mi away). It haes a population o aroond 202,000 (2009). The ceety o Durrës is hame tae Albanie's newest public varsity, the Aleksander Moisiu University. In addition, it is the meetin pynt o naitional roads SH2 an SH4.
In the past few decades, the Albanie name o the ceety, Durrës (Durrësi), haes gradually replaced the widespread uise o the Italian name Durazzo.
The ceety haes been kent bi mony ither names in different leids due tae its varied colorful history, includin the Greek names Epidamnos (Επίδαμνος) an Dyrrhachion (Δυρράχιον), the Laitin Dyrr(h)achium, the Slavonic Drač (Драч), the Ottoman Turkis Dıraç an the Italian Durazzo.
Tho survivin remains are minimal, as ane o the auldest ceeties in Europe, the ceety wis foondit as Epidamnos in the auncient region o Illyrie in 627 BC bi auncient Greek colonists frae Corinth an Corcyra. The general vicinity o Epidamus wis cried Epidamnia. The ceety's geographical poseetion wis heichlie advantageous, as it wis situatit aroond a naitural rocky harbour which wis surroondit bi inland swamps an heich cliffs on the seaward side, makin the ceety vera difficult tae attack frae aither land or sea.
Epidamnos wis notit for bein a poleetically advanced society, promptin Aristotle tae praise its poleetical seestem in controllin tred atween the Greek colonists an the local barbarians. Housomeivver, Corinth an Corcyra, each wi a claim tae be "mither ceety" (metropolis), quarrelled ower the ceety, helpin tae precipitate the Peloponnesian War in 431 BC. Epidamnos wis seized bi Glaukias, an Illyrian keeng, in 312 BC wi the help o the local Greek oligarchy. Later Teuta o IllyrieQueen Teuta attacked Epidamnos but athdrew when the Romans arrived the same year (229 BC) an expelled the Illyrian garrison frae the ceety, includin it thereefter in thair protectorate. The Romans set up replaced the rule o Teuta wi that o Demetrius o Pharos, ane o her generals. He lost his kinrick, includin Epidamnus, tae the Romans in 219 BC at the Seicont Illyrian War. In the Third Illyrian War Epidamnus wis attacked bi Gentius but he wis defeatit bi the Romans at the same year.
For Catullus, the ceety wis Durrachium Hadriae tabernam, "the taberna o the Adriatic", ane o the stoppin places for a Roman travelin up the Adriatic, as Catullus haed done hissel in the sailin saison o 56.
Efter the Illyrian Wars wi the Roman Republic in 229 BC endit in a decisive defeat for the Illyrians, the ceety passed tae Roman rule, unner which it wis developed as a major military an naval base. The Romans renamed it Dyrrachium (Greek: Δυρράχιον / Dyrrhachion). Thay considered the name Epidamnos tae be inauspicious acause o its wholly coincidental similarities wi the Laitin wird damnum, meanin "loss" or "harm". The meanin o Dyrrachium ("bad spine" or "difficult ridge" in Greek) is unclear, but it haes been suggestit that it refers tae the imposin cliffs near the ceety. Julius Caesar's rival Pompey made a staund thare in 48 BC afore fleein sooth tae Greece. Unner Roman rule, Dyrrachium prospered; it became the wastren end o the Via Egnatia, the great Roman road that led tae Thessalonica an on tae Constantinople. Anither lesser road led sooth tae the ceety o Buthrotum, the modren Butrint. The Roman emperor Caesar Augustus made the ceety a colony for veterans o his legions follaein the Battle o Actium, proclaimin it a civitas libera (free toun).
In the 4t century AD, Dyrrachium wis made the caipital o the Roman province o Epirus nova. It wis the birthplace o the emperor Anastasius I in circa 430. Some time later that century, Dyrrachium wis struck bi a pouerful yirdquauk which destroyed the ceety's defences. Anastasius I rebuilt an strengthened the ceety waws, sicweys creatin the strangest fortifications in the wastren Balkans. The 12 m (36 ft)-heich waws wur sae thick that, accordin tae the Byzantine historian Anna Komnene, fower horsemen coud ride abreast on them. Significant portions o the auncient ceety defences still remain, awtho thay hae been muckle reduced ower the centuries.
Lik muckle o the rest o the Balkans, Dyrrachium an the surroondin Dyrraciensis provinciae suffered considerably frae barbarian incursions during the Migrations Period. It wis besieged in 481 bi Theodoric the Great, keeng of the Ostrogoths, an in subsequent centuries haed tae fend off frequent attacks bi the Bulgarians. Unaffected bi the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the ceety continued unner the Byzantine Empire as an important port an a major link atween the Empire an wastren Europe.
The ceety an the surroondin coast became a Byzantine province (the Theme o Dyrrhachium) in the early 9t century. Byzantine rule wis contestit bi the Bulgarians unner Simeon the Great, but it remained in Byzantine haunds till the late 10t century, when Samuel o Bulgarie conquered the ceety an held it till ca. 1005.
Dyrrachium wis lost in Februar 1082 bi the emperor Alexios I Komnenos tae the Normans unner Robert Guiscard an his son Bohemund in the Battle o Dyrrhachium. Byzantine control wis restored a few years later but the ceety wis lost again in 1185, this time tae the Norman Keeng William II o Sicily. In 1205, efter the Fowert Crusade, the ceety wis transferred tae the rule o the Republic o Venice. It passed intae the haunds o Manfred o Sicily an then Charles I o Sicily (Charles o Anjou) in 1268.
Five years later, in ca. 1273, it wis wrecked bi a devastatin yirdquauk (accordin tae George Pachymeres; R. Elsie, Early Albania (2003), p. 12), but suin recovered an became an independent duchy unner the rule o Charles' grandson John o Anjou. It later came unner the rule o Philip I o Taranto. In 1333 it wis annexed tae the Frankish Principality o Achaea afore fawin tae the Serbian Tsar Stefan Dušan in 1336. When Dušan dee'd in 1355, the ceety passed intae the haunds o the Albanian faimily o Thopias.
The Republic o Venice regained control in 1392 an retained the ceety, kent as Durazzo in those years, as pairt o the Venetaian Albanie. It fendit aff a siege bi the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II in 1466 but fell tae Ottoman forces in 1501.
Durrës became a Christian ceety quite early on; its bishopric wis creatit aroound AD 58 an wis raised tae the status o an airchbishopric in 449. It is an aa the seat o a Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop. Unner Turkis rule, mony o its indwallers convertit tae Islam an mony mosques wur erectit. This ceety wis renamed as Dıraç, the ceety did no prosper unner the Ottomans an its importance declined greatly. Bi the mid-19t century, its population wis said tae hae been anerlie aboot 1,000 fowk livin in some 200 hoosehaulds. Its decrepitude wis notit bi foreign observers in the early 20t century: "The walls are dilapidated; plane-trees grow on the gigantic ruins of its old Byzantine citadel; and its harbour, ance equally commodious and safe, is gradually becoming silted up." It wis a sanjak centre in İşkodra Vilayet afore 1912.
Durrës wis an active ceety in the Albanian naitional leeberation movement in the periods 1878-1881 an 1910-1912. Ismail Qemali raised the Albanian banner on November 26, 1912. The ceety became Albanie's seicont naitional caipital (efter Vlora) on 7 Mairch 1913 unner the brief rule o Prince William o Wied.
Durin the First Warld War, the ceety wis occupee'd bi Italy in 1915 an bi Austrick-Hungary in 1916-1918. It wis captured bi the Allies in October 1918. Restored tae Albanian sovereignty, Durrës became the kintra's temporary caipital atween 1918 an Mairch 1920. It experienced an economic buim due tae Italian investments an developed intae a major seaport unner the rule o Keeng Zog, wi a modren harbour bein constructit in 1927.
An yirdquauk in 1926 damaged some o the ceety an the rebiggin that follaed gae the ceety its mair modren appearance. Durin the 1930s, the Bank of Athens haed a branch in the ceety.
The Seicont Warld War saw Durrës (cried Durazzo again in Italian) an the rest o Albanie bein annexed tae the Kinrick o Italy atween 1939–1943, then occupee'd bi Nazi Germany till 1944. Durrës's strategic value as a seaport made it a heich-profile military target for baith sides. It wis the site o the initial Italian landins on 7 Aprile 1939 as well as the launch pynt for the ill-fatit Italian invasion o Greece. The ceety wis hivily damaged bi Allied bombin durin the war an the port installations wur blown up bi the retreatin Germans in 1944.
The Communist regime o Enver Hoxha rapidly rebuilt the ceety follaein the war, establishin a variety o hivy industries in the aurie an expandin the port. It became the terminus o Albanie's first railwey, begun in 1947. In the late 1980s the ceety wis briefly renamed Durrës-Enver Hoxha.
Follaein the collapse o communist rule in 1990, Durrës became the focus o mass emigrations frae Albanie wi ships bein hijacked in the harbour an sailed at gunpoint tae Italy. In ane month alane, August 1991, ower 20,000 fowk migratit tae Italy in this fashion. Italy intervened militarily, puttin the port aurie unner its control, an the ceety became the centre o the European Community's "Operation Pelican", a fuid-aid programme.
In 1997, Albanie slid intae anarchy follaein the collapse o a massive pyramid scheme which devastatit the naitional economy. An Italian-led peacekeepin force wis controversially deployed tae Durrës an ither Albanian ceeties tae restore order, awtho thare wur widespread suggestions that the real purpose o "Operation Alba" wis tae prevent economic refugees continuin tae uise Albanie's ports as a route tae migrate tae Italy.
Follaein the turn o the 20t tae 21st century, Durres haes been revitalisit as mony streets wur repavit, while pairks an facades experiencit a face lift.
Durrës is still an important link tae Wastren Europe due tae its port an its proximity tae the Italian port ceeties, notably Bari, tae which daily ferries run. As well as the dockyard, it an aa possess an important shipyard an manufacturin industries, notably producin leather, plastic an tobacco products. The neebourin destrict an aa produces wine an a variety o fuidstuffs.
Durrës haes a teepical Mediterranean climate wi het, dry simmers an ceul winters. The average o watter temperatur in Durrës is frae 14 °C (57 °F) in Februar tae 26 °C (79 °F) in August. The simmer in Durrës stairts frae Mey tae middle o October .
The soothren pairt o the coastal plain is characterisit bi a relatively dry Mediterranean climate, het simmers wi an average temperatur o 26 °C. Winter is mild an wet wi an average temperatur o 9.8 °C. The average annual rainfaw amoonts tae 800-1 300 mm, but anerlie 12 percent o the tot faws in the period Juin–September. In this aurie mony crops are grown (cereals, industrial crops, vegetables, forages etc.), citrus an olive trees an aw.
Some important biggins in Durrës include the main leebrar, the cultural centre wi the Aleksandër Moisiu Theatre, the Estrada Theatre, the puppet theatre, an the philharmonic orchestra. Thare are several museums sic as the Durrës Archaeological Museum, Ryal Villa o Durrës an the Museum o History (the hoose o Aleksandër Moisiu) an aw.
The ceety hosts the Durres Auncient Ceety Waw cried Durrës Castle an aw while the lairgest amphitheatre in the Balkans is locatit in the ceety close tae the harbour. This first-century construction is currently unner consideration for inscription as a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid.
↑ "Population and Housing Census in Albania" (PDF). Institute of Statistics of Albania. 2011.
↑ "Sister Cities of Istanbul". Retrieved 1 July 2009.
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That's Eliseo Medina, the Service Employees International Union secretary-treasurer, a longtime advocate of immigration reform. He may be sleep-deprived after a long night of election returns, but he has a right to be cranky. He went out on a limb in 2007 when the Senate was debating immigration legislation that President Bush created. SEIU endorsed a plan that included guest workers, a taboo in the labor movement. The AFL-CIO was furious. The immigration bill died anyway because Republicans walked away at the last minute.
Medina's comment on Wednesday, after President Obama won a second term and Hispanics turned out in droves to help him, shows an aggressiveness that was not evident in 2007 when Bush was on their side. Hispanic voters want their worries about immigration to be shared by everyone else, and they aren't being shy about saying so.
Immigration is the key to winning over Hispanic voters, who tend to be more conservative on fiscal and social issues than most Democrats. They vote for Democrats anyway. "Curiously, both political parties have regularly gotten this wrong, believing you can separate immigration from the Latino vote," said Gary Segura, who runs the Hispanic opinion research firm Latino Decisions and is a political science professor at Stanford University.
Hispanic voters say their No. 1 concern is jobs and the economy, which is similar to the opinions of non-Hispanic voters. But a candidate's position on the economy alone doesn't usually sway people, according to Segura. If you lean Democratic, you think that Obama can fix the economy. If you lean Republican, you think that the recession is Obama's fault. When it comes to all but a few swing voters, the candidates' economic plans are a wash.
Immigration is different. It is the second-biggest concern among Latinos. Sixty percent of Latino voters know someone who is undocumented and 90 percent of them have parents or grandparents who emigrated from another country. Republican nominee Mitt Romney's statement that illegal immigrants should "self-deport" was not an abstract concept for Hispanics. It referred to their parents, their aunts and uncles, or their boyfriends and girlfriends. "After the GOP primaries, there was nothing Romney could do to get our vote," Medina said.
According to Latino Decisions data, 31 percent of Hispanic voters would have been more likely to vote for Republicans if the GOP had taken a lead on broad immigration reform. "In 2004, President Bush received 40 percent of the Latino vote. Mitt Romney got 23 percent. That's 17 percent of the Latino electorate forfeited," Segura said.
Polling from Latino Decisions shows that 75 percent of Hispanic voters cast their ballots for Obama, representing a 5.4-percentage-point margin in favor of the president. Had Hispanic votes split evenly between Republicans and Democrats, Romney would have won the popular vote, according to Segura. Other exit polls put Latino voters for Obama at 71 percent, but Segura believes those figures to be underestimated.
Either way, the preference for Obama among Hispanics is clear. They are now doggedly looking to turn his victory into a mandate for immigration reform. If their grassroots tenacity before the election is any indication, they will not let up until it happens.


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