For those of you celebrating the holiday today, Happy Thanksgiving.
In keeping with my campaign to start my own new traditions, I'll be starting the day by plodding around my local 3-mile Turkey Trot, then Mr. Fab and I are taking Thanksgiving to the beach for a very non-traditional picnic dinner.
How about you? Are you testing any new traditions this year?
It's a good question. When you've suffered a loss, or a series of losses, and you realize children aren't going to be in your future, how do you keep getting out of bed and getting on with life, when what you feel like doing is curling up and wishing for the world to just leave you alone?
"What helped me was staying focused on what I do have, instead of obsessing about what I don't have," she said.
When the goal of motherhood has been your main focus for so long, it's natural to focus on what's lost, what's being given up by walking away from that goal. (And let's face it, it can be a very long list.) But a little dose of Pollyanna can go a long way in making it through the day.
Look around you. There's evidence everywhere to support what we do have. If you don't live on the East Coast of the U.S, you probably have power in your home. In fact, you most likely have a home to have power in. Maybe you have good health, a strong relationship, a close family, or good friends. When you look up and look around, it's amazing to see how much you do have.
Shifting perspective can be a good coping tool. It doesn't diminish what's been lost, not one bit, and it doesn't mean there's no excuse for grief, or sadness. That loss is real and it takes time to heal. But shifting focus can help you keep moving forward.
This Thursday is Thanksgiving here in the U.S., traditionally a time of gratitude. So, employing this perspective shift, what are you grateful for in your life? How are you lucky? What are some of the things that you do have going for you?
Good morning and a happy Whiny Wednesday to you.
Are you gearing up to hit the roads or airport today? Good luck. Do you have to face one last dash to the grocery store for the vital ingredient you forget? Take a book to read in line. Are you facing a day of chopping, mixing, and prepping ready for the feeding of the 5,000 tomorrow? Don't forget to get your self some downtime, too. And if you happen to be spending Thanksgiving alone, come on over and hang out here for a while, if you'd like.
I'm heading north tomorrow, meeting my oldest friend from England in San Francisco and spending a week with her. As she has no concept of Thanksgiving, I am off the hook for turkey and pumpkin pie. Instead, I plan to enjoy some time with someone who's known me for longer than almost anyone else I know. Can't wait.
In the meantime, feel free to get out your whines here today and have a very happy Thanks giving tomorrow.
In her wonderful post last week, Dorothy talked about the idea of getting a double dose of something else good to make up for the child-shaped holes in our lives. I've been thinking a lot about that idea, especially as we tick towards Thanksgiving.
I don't really consider myself unlucky. Sure my plans for having children didn't work out, but I have so many other things going for me. And as a general rule, I feel that luck is usually on my side.
10. My health, which is having its off-days lately, but in the big scheme of things is good.
9. I need to lose a few a pounds instead of having to worry about where my next meal is coming from.
7. Clean flannel sheets. They're one of life's greatest indulgences.
6. I live 3 minutes from the Pacific Ocean and on a good day I can almost smell Hawaii from my back yard.
4. My family. Mad as hatters, all of 'em, but they're pretty special.
3. My cat, who was good enough to pick me for an owner, and who loves me in her own strange kitty way.
2. My mum, who is about as good as a mother any daughter could ask for and is coming to spend Christmas with us.
1. My husband, who isn't perfect, but is pretty flipping marvelous despite his flaws.
Feel free to join in and add your own list.
Your cousin announces that baby number 8 is on the way. Your Great Aunt Tillie asks when you are going to have kids. Your mother gives you a pointed look when she mentions how lucky her friend Gladys is to have so many grandchildren.
In lieu of yesterday's Whiny Wednesday, I'm offering the Thanksgiving Safe Zone today. If it all gets too much, just come on over and let it all out here.
Someone will be around to hear you, I promise.
Thanksgiving is a funny holiday in our house. As I didn't grow up here, the holiday doesn't hold any special meaning to me (even though I love the traditional turkey dinner), plus my family members are on the other side of the world and don't celebrate it anyway. My husband's family is close by, but his kids always go to their mother's house and his sister and dad aren't really the kind to sit around the big family table and celebrate together.
Usually Jose and I head out of town, but this year we didn't quite pull our plans together in time, so we're just going to stay home. I'm perfectly ok with these plans as we could use a few quiet days to ourselves, but somewhere inside me is an ember of an idea about how the holiday should be.
In my dream I have a long oak table laden with good food that I've spent the past few days creating. Around the table are all my favorite adults, talking, having intelligent conversations, and periodically glancing my way to rave about the food. When I think about a big family holiday, I think about my friends. They are the family I've chosen and I am thankful to have them in my life.
So I wish you all a happy Thanksgiving, including our far-flung readers who might be reading this and wondering what the ruckus is all about. I also know that the holidays can be trying for we childless and childfree peeps, so I'm moving Whiny Wednesday to tomorrow, just in case it all gets out of control.
Be well and Happy Thanksgiving to you.


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News: Hamilton won Seven Olivier Awards 2018
[ Written on April 11 2018 by ]
On Sunday 8, Hamilton London won big at the Olivier Awards 2018. It got the award as Best New Musical, along with Outstanding Achievement in Music, Best Sound Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Theatre Choreographer, Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical and Best Actor in a Musical.
Lin-Manuel Miranda wasn't able to attend the event so he sent a speech that Alex Lacamoire sung on the tune of My Favorite Things when he accepted the award Outstanding Achievement in Music.
On Twitter, Alex shared the speech in written form.
Lin's speech for the #Oliviers was as follows, sung to the tune of "My Favorite Things," delivered by me in his absence.
I can now say I've sung at the @RoyalAlbertHall??
— Alex Lacamoire (@LacketyLac) 10 aprile 2018
"Gobsmacked and grateful, receiving these prizes
Thanks to our Hamiltons, Burrs and Elizas
Wish I were there in my top, tails and Spanx,
Sadly I'm not, but I've still got some thanks….
"Cast, band and crew make our music sound gorgeous,
How would we do in the land of King Georges?
Who bets on rapping, colonial Yanks?
Cameron and Jeffrey and London, our thanks….
"For Vanessa, and Sebastian, little Frankie, too
The reason I'm grateful for every day
Mr. Olivier, thank you!"
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Energy Diplomacy
SOUTH AFRICA / SAUDI ARABIA Published on 09/01/2023
Energy lobbyist NJ Ayuk smooths relations between Pretoria and Riyadh
Kenyatta's siblings step into political ring to protect their business empire
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"Ruto's marathon to the presidency"
William Ruto became Kenya's fifth president in September 2022 following a tight race against Raila Odinga, who had enjoyed the backing of outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta. We look back on five years of intrigue, negotiations and last-minute about-turns, which ended in a merciless showdown between the two candidates. [...]
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta. © @StateHouseKenya/Twitter
A possible presidential election win for the president's arch-rival, Deputy President William Ruto, could have serious consequences for the Kenyatta family's fortunes. To stave off such a prospect, all of its members are getting involved in politics for the first time. [...] (421 words)
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Ruto to strip army of lucrative meat business
Kenya's new president is preparing to pull the Kenya Meat Commission from out of the Ministry of Defence's hands to place it under the control of the agriculture and finance ministries. This state-owned entity centralises meat purchases from the country's producers. [...]
KENYA Business 31/03/2022
Business leader Richard Ngatia looks for Gulf support as he bids to become governor of Nairobi
Richard Ngatia, head of the Kenyan Chamber of Commerce, is carrying out an intense diplomatic campaign as he bids to become governor of Nairobi. He is already influential in East Africa but is also strengthening his ties in the Gulf as he promises jobs for young voters. [...]
KENYA TANZANIA Finance Diplomacy 15/03/2022
Kenyatta and Suluhu attract Islamic finance
Arabian Peninsula funds are preparing to embace a dynamic Kenyan market and the opening up of Tanzania by Samia Suluhu Hassan. The heads of state of both these African countries recently visited the Gulf. [...]
KENYA Energy Politics 22/02/2022
Kenyatta's plans for future LPG storage facility jeopardised
Plans to store LPG stocks in Mombasa mooted since 2018 and strategically important to increase supply to Kenyan consumers and industry alike, seem far from being materialised. [...]
KENYA Politics 27/01/2022
Kenyatta's cabinet conundrum
As ministers keen to get on the campaign trail pressure him to reshuffle his government, the president has yet to find a team that will provide continuity between his administration and the next one, which he hopes will be led by Raila Odinga. [...]
Kenyan deputy president William Ruto on the campaign trail. © @WilliamsRuto/Twitter
Ruto complains of Kenyatta interfering with his foreign backers
The deputy president is trying to get State House to stop what he decries as the harrassment to which his foreign financial backers are being subjected. [...]
Electoral Commission chair caught in crossfire between Ruto and Kenyatta
It is shaping up to be a bruising year for Wafula Chebukati, whose job it is to ensure a free and fair general election in August after an extremely long and divisive campaign. The Electoral Commission head is already in the sights of the frontrunners, namely Deputy President William Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta's favoured successor, Raila Odinga. [...]
Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga. © Reuters
Kenyatta's business friends muscle in on Odinga's campaign
Delighted to secure the valuable political and financial backing of the magnates of the Mount Kenya Foundation, Raila Odinga has ceded decision-making powers to them, but this has not gone down well with his campaign team. [...]


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Celebrating 70 years, John Ford's THE QUIET MAN is simply one of the greatest love stories ever told.
Celebrating 70 years, John Ford's The Quiet Man is simply one of the greatest love stories ever told. John Wayne is retired boxer Sean Thornton who makes a pilgrimage to his home village in Ireland in order to claim his family's estate. He meets his match in the spirited young Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O'Hara) only to find himself confronted by her belligerent brother and the town's strict customs. An Oscar winner for Best Director and Cinematography, this Republic Pictures classic lives on in the hearts of moviegoers and moviemakers alike.
This 70th anniversary event includes exclusive insights from Turner Classic Movies.
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Consistency, Confidence Key For Canada's Roberts
Written by John Crumlish	for International Gymnast Magazine | Tuesday, 31 May 2016 12:05
First-year senior and Olympic candidate Megan Roberts told IG that a balanced performance at this week's Canadian Championships in Edmonton will help her prepare for the upcoming Canadian Olympic team trials.
"My targets are to hit my routines and show consistency but also try to be in the top five," Roberts said. "I will use this competition as a practice meet to prepare for trials. It will give me a chance to compete my routines another time before it really counts."
Roberts is expected to vie for a spot on the Canadian team for this summer's Olympic Games in Rio. She placed second all-around at the 2015 Canadian Junior Championships and second all-around at the Elite Canada meet in February. Roberts helped Canada win the team silver medal, and placed fifth on balance beam and sixth on floor exercise, at the Pacific Rim Championships in Everett, Washington, in April.
With a berth to the Rio Games at stake, Roberts is taking the pressure in stride.
"Even though this year's nationals will probably be the most important nationals of my career, I am trying not to think of it that way," she told IG. "I'm going into them as if they were any other competition because, if all I think about is how important this meet will be, I won't be focused. I'm also trying to build consistency in my routines so that, going into the meet, I won't be worried about my routines and I will feel much more confident."
Read "Making Her Move for Canada," a profile on Roberts, in the April 2015 issue of International Gymnast magazine.
International Gymnast magazine's recent coverage of Canadian gymnastics includes:
Jade Chrobok profile (April 2016)
Chrobok and Meixi Semple cover photo inset (March 2016)
"Aiming to Top the Charts" – Maegan Chant interview (October 2013)
"Canadian Beacon" – Ellie Black interview (September 2015)
"Canadian Promise" – Black chat and Robert Watson profile (July/August 2014)
"Canadian Diversity" – Black and Hugh Smith profiles (July/August 2013)
Chat with Christine Peng-Peng Lee (April 2015)
"Sudden Impact" – Victoria Moors interview (January/February 2013)
"Making Tracks" – Scott Morgan profile (December 2013)
Isabela Onyshko profile (July/August 2014)
Megan Roberts profile (April 2015)
Aleeza Yu two-page photo spread (May 2014)
To order back issues, or subscribe to the print and/or digital edition of International Gymnast magazine, click here.


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This lesson we learned the sequence of fractals. This was a very interesting. I learned that math really is beautiful as we created such beautiful structures. Looking at fractals algebraically wasn't as boring as I though it would be. Iterated is actually quite fun. Also learning about the bounded and unbounded sequences was pretty cool. I've never though of math in that way. I got a bit confused when you got into the complex numbers and you used 'i' as a pronumeral. But other than that the lesson was great!


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Ајфелова кула или Ајфелов торањ () је метални торањ саграђен на Марсовим пољима у Паризу (Француска) и данас је знаменитост и симбол Париза. Саграђена је 1889. Као експонат за Светску изложбу поводом прославе стогодишњице француске револуције. До 1930. године је била највеће здање на свету са својих 300 m висине.
Име је добио по инжењеру који га је пројектовао Гиставу Ајфелу (). Данас је значајна туристичка атракција са преко 5,5 милиона посетилаца годишње.

Торањ је грађен од 1887. до 1889. године и послужио је као главна капија за улаз на Светску изложбу 1889 (). Кула је инаугурисана 31. марта 1889. а свечано је отворена 6. маја исте године. Структура је састављена од 18,038 делова од ливеног гвожђа, уз помоћ 2,5 милиона заковица. Структурни прорачун је урадио Морис Кешлен (). За време изградње, захваљујући мерама безбедности које је Ајфел увео, погинуо је само један радник, што је за то време било изузетно достигнуће.

Ајфелова кула је висока 324 метра, а метална структура је тешка 7.300 тона. Торањ је 40 година био највиша грађевина на свету. До врха има 1.665 степеница. Од 2022. године, Ајфелова кула је званично висока 330 метара.

Одржавање торња се састоји у наношењу премаза на целу структуру од 50 тона боје сваких седам година ради заштите од корозије. Повремено се боја мења. Тренутно је торањ смеђе боје. Зависно од временских услова врх торња може да одступи од вертикале до 8 сантиметара у страну од Сунца. Померање настаје због неравномерног загревања метала на сунчаној и на страни у сенци.

Када је торањ саграђен, неки Парижани су сматрали да је ругло и да га треба порушити. Данас се сматра за једно од ремек дела архитектуре у свету.

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Први планови за изградњу датирају из 1884. године. Радови су извођени од 1887. до 1889. године, а кула се градила као улазна капија на Светску изложбу 1889. године као симбол прославе 100. годишњице од француске револуције. Ајфел је првобитно рачунао са својим плановима на градњу куле за шпанску Барселону 1888. када је тамо била светска изложба. Скупштина града је овај план одбила јер је био јако скуп и у погледу Барселоне неприкладан из архитектонских разлога. Након што је Ајфел био одбијен у Шпанији предао је свој пројекат Паризу где је изложба била после годину дана. За париску изложбу је било много предлога. Била је ту као предлог гиљотина као споменик погинулима у револуцији, затим стуб велике висине на чијем врху би се налазило светло и које би осветљавало цео град, затим је ту била гигантска фонтана из које би прскала вода широко и далеко. На крају је победио пројекат Густава Ајфела.

На овом пројекту је радило 50 инжењера да би разрадило 5300 техничких цртежа. Свих 18 038 гвоздених носача је било детаљно нацртано. Челична конструкција је тешка 7300 тона али укупна тежина је 10.000 тона. Кула је састављена од 18038 челичних комада који су спојени са два и по милиона закивака. Као заштита је употребљено 60 тона боје
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Изградња
Радови су отпочели 28. јануара 1887. године и били су завршени мало пре отварања изложбе у марту 1889. године. Планирано је да изградња траје 14 месеци али је на крају рок био удвостручен и трајао је 26 месеци.  и цена се попела на на 1,5 милиона више од планиране. На кули је радило 150 радника у фабрици у Леваиле-Переу на крају Париза и 150- 300 радника на лицу места. На месту је било монтирано око 1.000.000 закивака а 1 500.000 је било употребљено за спајање конструкција у фабрици.

Најпре су грађени темељи захваљујући којима притисак на земљу износи 4,5 kg по цм квадратном, што је одговарајуће вредности тежине једног човека који седи на столици. Монтажа металних делова је почела у јулу 1887. године. Монтажа је вршена помоћу дизалице која је подизала елементе до висине од 30 метара. 7. децембра је била готова прва платформа на 57. метру висине док је друга платформа подигнута на сличан начин на висини 115 m и била завршена у септембру 1888. Радници нису хтели да раде дуго колико се од њих очекивало и захтевали су веће плате јер је рад био ризичан и штрајковали су па им је Густав Ајфел повећао плате.

Касније се догодио још један штрајк. Ризик од повреда је био јако велики јер за разлику од небодера кула није имала спратове. Један човек је умро тако што је изгубио равнотежу и пао. Сваких седам година кула се штити намазом боје против корозије и за то се употреби од 50 до 60 тона боје.

Отварање
Дана 6. маја 1889. године кула је била отворена за јавност. Отварање је било обележено са 21 салвом из топова. Деловала је као улазна капија у велетрговине које су били завршене 15. маја исте године. У првој недељи још нису радили лифтови па ипак је посетило 28920 грађана који су се служили степеницама. У првој години је било 2 милиона посетилаца а улазница је била 5 франака po особи. После изложбе није било много посетилаца и планирало се да кула буде порушена после изложбе 1909. године.

Значај
У години 1889. на последњем спрату, уз дозволу Ајфела, постављена је метеоролошка станица. 1898. Ежен Дукретет је остварио телеграфску везу са Ајфелове куле од 4 km. 1903. године Ајфел је, тражећи начин да се кула не поруши, убедио Густава Фериеа који је био одговоран за бежичне везе у војсци, у корисност ове грађевине у тој области.
Сам је финансирао инсталације и уређаје и добио резултате у вези на чак 400 km. У години 1913. остварена је веза на удаљености од 6.000 km и били су ухваћени сигнали и у Америци. 1920. године је војни предајник прерађен у цивилни и радило се на емисијама радио-програма. 1957. године су на кулу постављене сателитске антене.

Године 2010. је направљена инсталација за прелаз на дигиталне емисије за цели регион у Француској, Ил де Франсе.

Трајност
Договор од 8. јануара 1887. који су потписали Густав Ајфел и Едвард Локрој и Еуген Публе и који је предвиђао трајност куле од 20 година, од 1889. до 1909. године, био је на крају продужен на 70 година и то захваљујући значају који је добила телеграфија како би се ту инсталирала антена. Од 1. јануара 2006. о кули се брине организација СЕТЕ која је добила уговор за наредних 10 година, а стопроцентни власник је град Париз.

Накнадни догађаји

За Светску изложбу 1900. лифтови на источној и западној страни ногу су били замењени лифтовима који су ишли до другог нивоа које је изградила француска фирма Фивес-Лил. Они су имали компензирајући механизам за одржавање нивоа пода с променом угла успона на првом нивоу, и били су покретани сличним хидрауличним механизмима као и Отис лифтови, мада је он био смештен у основи торња. Хидраулични притисак је обезбеђен акумулатором под притиском који се налазио у близини овог механизма. У исто време, лифт у северном стубу је уклоњен и замењен степеницама до првог нивоа. Распоред првог и другог нивоа је био модификован, са простором доступном за посетиоце на другом нивоу. Оригинални лифт у јужном стубу је уклоњен 13 година касније.

Дана 19. октобра 1901, Алберто Санто, с Думон је летећи својим Бр.6 цепелином, освојио је награду од 100.000 франака коју је понудио Анри Дајч де ла Мерт првој особи која изведе лет од Сен Клуа до Ајфелове куле и назад за мање од пола сата.

Многе иновације су се одвијале у Ајфеловој кули почетком 20. века. Године 1910, свештеник Теодор Вулф је измерио енергију радијације на врху и дну торња. Нашао је више на врху него што се очекивало, случајно при том откривајући оно што је данас познато космички зраци. Само две године касније, 4. фебруара 1912, аустријски кројач Франц Рајчелт је погинуо након скока са првог нивоа торња (висине од 57 m) да би демонстрирао свој падобрански дизајн. Године 1914, на прагу Првог светског рата, радио-трансмитер лоциран на врху куле је ометао немачке радио-комуникације, озбиљно отежавајући њихов напредак према Паризу и доприносећи победи савезника у првој бици на Марни. Од 1925. до 1934, осветљени знаци за Ситроен украшавали су три стране куле, чинећи га највишим оглашивачким простором у свету у то доба. У априлу 1935, торањ је кориштен за извођење експеримената на телевизијском преносу ниске резолуције, користећи краткоталасни трансмитер од 200 вати снаге. Дана 17. новембра, инсталиран је побољшани 180-линијски предајник.

У две одвојене, али сродне прилике 1925. године, преварант Виктор Лустинг "продао" је торањ у старо гвожђе. Годину дана касније, у фебруару 1926, Пилот Лион Коле је погинуо покушавајући да пролети испод куле. Његов авион се уплео у антену једне бежичне станице. Биста Гистава Ајфела дело вајара Емила Бурдела је откривена код базе северне ноге 2. маја 1929. Године 1930, кула је изгубила звање највише структуре на свету кад је Крајслер зграда у Њујорку била завршена. Године 1938, декоративна аркада око првог нивоа је уклоњена.

Након немачке окупације Париза 1940. године, Французи су одсекли каблове лифта. Кула је била затворена за јавност током окупације, и лифтови нису били поправљени до 1946. Године 1940, немачки војници су морали су да се попну на торањ да подигну заставу са свастиком, али је застави била толико велика да ју је ветар однео неколико сати касније, и била је замењена мањом заставом. Приликом посете Паризу, Хитлер је одлучио да остане на земљи. Кад су се савезници приближавали Паризу у августу 1944, Хитлер је наредио генералу Дитриху фон Холтицу, војном гувернеру у Паризу, да демолира кулу заједно са остатком града. Фон Холтиц је одбио наређење. Дана 25. јуна, пре него што су Немци били прогнани из Париза, немачку заставу заменили су тробојком два човека из Француског музеја поморства, који су уско претекли три мушкарца предвођена Лусијеном Сарнигетом, који је 13. јуна 1940. спустио тробојку када је Париз пао у немачке руке.

Ватра која је започела у телевизијском предајнику 3. јануара 1956. године, оштетила је врх торња. Поправке су трајале годину дана, и 1957. додата је садашња радио-антена на врх. Године 1964, Ајфелова кула је била званично проглашена историјским спомеником декретом министра за културу, Андре Малроа. Годину дана касније у северном стубу је инсталиран додатни лифт.

Према интервјуима, 1967. године је Монтреалски градоначелник Жан Драпо склопио тајни споразум са Шарл де Голом да торањ буде демонтиран и привремено пресељен у Монтреал да би служио као оријентир и туристичка атракција током -{Expo 67}-. На план је наводно ставила вето компаније која управља кулом из бојазни да би француска влада могла да не дозволи да се кула касније поново постави на њену оригиналну локацију.

Године 1982, оригинални лифтови између другог и трећег нивоа су били замењени након 97 година употребе. Они су сваке године били затворени за јавност између новембра и марта пошто би вода у хидрауличном погону имала тенденцију замрзавања. Нови лифтови функционишу у паровима, при чему један контрабалансира други, и обављање путовање у једном ступњу, чиме се смањујући време путовања са осам минута на мање од два минута. Истовремено су инсталирана два нова степеништа за хитне случајеве, која су заменила оригиналне спиралне степенице. Године 1983, јужни стуб је био опремљен електричним Отис лифтом који служи ресторану Жил Верн. Фивес-Лил лифтови на источној и западној нози, који су били инсталиран 1899, су опсежно обновљени 1986. Кола лифта су замењена, и рачунарски систем је инсталиран да би се потпуно аутоматизовали лифтови. Погонска снага је замењена са воденог хидрауличног система на нови хидраулични систем испуњен уљем на електрични погон, а оригинална вода за хидраулике је задржана искључиво као контрабалансни систем. У јужном стубу је додан сервисни лифт за покретање малих терета и особља за одржавање три године касније.

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EU Wants Russia Treaty Before Summit
By Nadia Popova
Itar-TassKhristenko, left, and Sukhoi general director Mikhail Pogosyan inspecting a Superjet-100 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
European Commission Vice President GЯnter Verheugen on Saturday said he was confident that talks on a new EU-Russia treaty would begin before a key summit next month, despite opposition from Lithuania.
Verheugen was speaking after holding extended talks with Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Khristenko during a trip to a Sukhoi aircraft plant in the far eastern town of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where state-owned United Aircraft Corporation and leading Western manufacturers are working on Russia's Superjet-100 project.
"I'm quite optimistic that the European Commission will have a mandate to negotiate the treaty before the next EU-Russia summit meeting," Verheugen said at a briefing in Moscow. The two-day EU-Russia summit is to take place in the west Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiisk, starting June 26.
Verheugen said Saturday that his talks with Khristenko had enabled him to understand the Russian position better.
"We had almost 20 hours on the plane with Mr. Khristenko to talk about a whole spectrum of issues, and I understand my colleague very well," Verheugen said.
The EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, a treaty governing a wide range of economic, trade and political ties, formally expired last December, and no new treaty has been adopted so far.
Lithuania, which became a member of the EU in 2004, said in April that it would not approve the mandate on the new EU-Russia treaty talks until crude oil supplies cut by Moscow in 2006 were resumed and the frozen conflicts in the former Soviet republics of Moldova and Georgia resolved. Lithuania also called for compensation for its citizens deported by Moscow during the Soviet era.
"My forecast here is that we'll find a solution with Lithuania very soon. It will be in the interest of Lithuania not to be seen as a troublemaker," Verheugen said.
Last week, Deputy Prime Minister and Rosneft chairman Igor Sechin dismissed Lithuania's calls for oil supplies to be restored.
"What claims or demands can they present to us?" Sechin said of Lithuania in his first interview after being appointed to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's new Cabinet. "We should we give away our resources?"
On Saturday, Verheugen also expressed some sympathy for Russia's stance on export duties on raw timber, an issue that has strained its relations with Finland and Sweden, currently the biggest consumers of Russian timber in the EU.
"The situation when some European countries import Russian timber, refine it at the border and then sell back by a significantly more expensive price is not acceptable," Verheugen said. "The importers have been treating Russia as a third-world country."
In an effort to promote the domestic timber processing industry, Russia last year hiked export duties for raw timber from 4 euros to 15 euros ($6 to $23) per cubic meter and plans to raise it further to a prohibitive 50 euros ($78) next year.
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I decided to make another thread for self portraits. This way I can see more things and sometimes experiment with different techniques. I will update it about once or twice a week.
So far I have made few sp's. Here they are in chronological order.
PS. You can see photo in my profile.
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Anyway, my advice is to be more natural with your pencil strokes especially when you start shading/hatching. When there is one big part of the face that is covered in shadow, lay it in with a middle tone with no hesitation. Don't be afraid. Keep a sharp pencil and use its side for the shading/hatching. Hold the end( the one without the lead of course) of your pencil between your index finger, middle finger, and thumb, then start shakin it!
I like 15/06/2005 BTW. That's good lighting. I like the amount of reflected light you have there. I assume you're caucasian? You'll notice in darker pigmented objects or persons, the reflected light is much more subtler.
One thing you have to be astutely aware of are forms within the shadow. Still very important. Usually indicated by darker accents within. Such forms can be the eyebrows, nostrils, iris, dimples etc. Or even subtler, like the zygomatic bone(cheek), the muscles inside, etc. A good study of anatomy helps of course.
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patdzon - Yes, you're right. I'm getting older but not as fast as here, hehe . These last self portraits are more accurate, I think. Anyway, you can compare them to photo in my profile (I am caucasian btw).
Here's new one. I had small problems with eyes.
Looks good, dude! Keep this going - it will pay of fast!
Stuff's looking nicer! Keep this up.
I'm only laughing on the outside.
My smile is just skin deep.
If you could see inside I'm really crying.
You might join me for a weep.
VuDu Pencils - On these self portaits I might look a bit british but I come from Poland .
This one done with blue ink. The forehead is to low but I couldn't erase it so I finished as it is.
Proportions are good but I don't recognize myself .
hmm, the last one could need more contrast.
patzon - thanks for comment. I'm just too cautious with ink shading .
Don't look at it . I haven't drawn such crap for a long time. I just don't feel good today.
great stuff, when your looking at your self in the mirror always look at the angles and distance relation ships that all of the features have with each other. measurement accuracy = likeness.
Evil_Sloth - Thanks for suggestion. I always try to do it but yesterday I sketched this self portrait with just few percent of my skills.
Here's much better version in pen. Something wrong with eyes (as always) but I can't change it now.
Good to go man!! KEEP Feeding us with this lovely updates!!
your Sp are improving rapidly, keep doing them its paying off already!!
Shading is a bit messy here. I think I should reduce hatching to minimum while drawing with pen. I'm still making the same mistake. The eyes are too high while they should be in the middle. Eh... I'll improve this in tomorrow SP.
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Hi, man ! Nice to see your SP thread, I like it. Just a suggestion: try to do it with several medium, it will give a better dynamic to your thread. Ho, and more variety with your point of view will be fine.
Alday.J - Thanks for advice. I'll try different madiums.
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Ksama - Actually in my last Self portrait I used side of pencil for everything.
Ksama - Thanks. I'll try different light.
This time brushpen lineart and fully frontal view.
Well, most of you're portraits look very alike, so I assume that you look like that! so that means that you're doing a pretty good job in showing us how you are! For variation, try taking photos of your self, and use them as ref. I don't think that's a sin around here... but that's just me. Try using different mirror angles as well, so you can work a little on you're perspective. Some tips in Photoshop: try using different brush types! with textures & stuff... and don't be afraid to go colors! try even simple variations, like maximum 2-4 colors... & that's it! Hope to see more of your Sp's!
GriNGoLoCo - Thanks. I'll do it.
Haven't posted here for long time. Here's some pencil SP. I thing the most accurate so far.


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Nice wing to it: Simonsson hungry to secure starting spot
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Tue 10 Mar 2020, 08:01 AM
Left or right wing - it doesn't matter to Canberra's Bailey Simonsson as long as he's in the team from round one and stays there.
Simonsson burst onto the scene last season virtually from nowhere after making the move from sevens rugby union.
It didn't take long for the Raiders and their rivals to realise what they had on their hands, as the 22-year-old averaged 119 metres in 21 games and crossed the stripe eight times in his debut year.
He was named Raiders co-rookie of the year and earned selection in the New Zealand side for Tests against Australia, England and Tonga.
But what Simonsson really wants from 2020 is a consistent spot in the Raiders' backline.
"I played 21 games last year and I didn't expect to play that many, so it was really great to be involved in all of those," he said.
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"But in saying that a lot of those were off the bench so I don't think I really cemented myself in the side, going in and out of different positions and different roles in the team.
"This year my main goal is to lock down a starting spot and do my role and play well each week."
Simonsson's versatility was at times his downfall in 2019 in that it limited his ability to play one role.
Often wearing jersey numbers, 1, 2 or 14 meant the rising star was forced to adjust his game as needed.
With the departure of Jordan Rapana to Japanese rugby union, a spot on the right edge was there for the taking.
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However, Simonsson appears to be sticking to the left wing after the Raiders' only trial match.
"I've been training outside Jarrod (Croker) all pre-season and that's where I played in the trial," Simonsson said.
"So hopefully I can get through the next couple of weeks of training and hopefully get the nod for round one.
"It all just depends on what (Ricky Stuart) Stick and the coaches want for the team dynamics. Nick (Cotric) has been training on the right with Curtis who has come in this year.
"They've formed a bit of a new combination so in terms of the team and long-term playing spots, it's all up in the air. It just depends on who's performing and if you are in the position you've been given then you'll keep it week to week."
While Simonsson proved to be potent in attack, giving the Raiders another big body to bring the ball out of their own half, it's his work without possession that he wants to perfect.
A tackling rate of 64 per cent last season means he won't rest on his laurels.
"I'm still so new to the game and first grade so there's a lot I need to work on," Simonsson said.
Soward's Say: 2020 Raiders
"I want to improve on my defence and my decision-making outside of Toots (Croker), and in attack I pride myself in getting busy and trying to help the team so that's what I'll be looking to do this year."
While it appears he might not be taking Rapana's position, Simonsson said the former Raider star's words of wisdom will be ringing in his ears when he runs out for round one.
"I said last year how key Raps was for me being a winger and his advice to me," he said.
"I always regarded him as the best winger in the comp, so for him to be there and to help me was huge.
"But I still remember everything he taught me, so I'll take that on and use it this year and I have still got a guy like Jarrod who's a legend of the game, inside me giving me pointers."
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Anna Orlova (23. august 1972 i Riga i Lettiske SSR) er en tidligere lettisk kælker, som deltog ved i alt seks olympiske vinterlege mellem 1992 og 2010. Hun vandt sølvmedaljen ved mixed team-konkurrencen under VM i kælk 2003 i Sigulda, og endte på en fjerdeplads i kvindernes singlekælk ved de samme mesterskaber.

Orlova vandt også to medaljer i mixed team-konkurrencen under EM i kælk, med en guldmedalje i 2010 og en bronzemedalje i 2006. Det bedste individuelle resultat opnåede hun med en sjetteplads under EM i kælk 2010 i Sigulda.

Hendes bedste placering ved Vinter-OL var en syvendeplads ved kvindernes singlekælk i Torino under Vinter-OL 2006. Hun opnåede en trettendeplads i samme disciplin under Vinter-OL 2010 i Vancouver.

Orlova er én af tre letter, der har deltaget ved mindst seks olympiske lege. De to andre er skiskytte Ilmārs Bricis (seks vinterlege) og skytte Afanasijs Kuzmins (otte sommerlege). Hun er den første sportsudøver der har konkurreret på kælk seks gange ved OL – italieneren Gerda Weissensteiner konkurrerede fire gange på kælk og to gange i bobslæde ved OL.

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Minneapolis AeroPress Championship
On Friday night, Café Imports hosted the Minneapolis AeroPress Championship. Twenty-seven baristas from throughout the Northern Midwest competed to win a trip to LA for the National AeroPress Championship at the end of this month. In each heat, three baristas served a single cup to the three judges, who selected one to advance to the following round.
Production Roaster Jake Underwood preparing his judges' cup
The coffee for the competition was selected by the Café Imports staff, and they asked me to do the roasting for the event. They chose a naturally processed yellow Caturra from La Chumeca in Costa Rica. La Chumeca is owned by Martin Ureña. Spyhouse has worked with the Ureña family since our first sourcing trip where we were the first buyers to be able to taste Cesar's Naturals. He has since convinced friends and family to build their own micro-mills, giving them more control of their product, and as a result, increasing their quality and earnings. We have featured coffees from both Cesar's Don Pepe and Edgar's El Pilon micro-mills in the past and visited all three mills on our last trip to Costa Rica.
For me, it was an honor to be able to roast the competitor's coffee. Before the finals, I was asked to share a bit about working with this coffee. It was a special moment to be able to share the little pieces each person had in making this coffee what it is today. Being the first coffee buyer to visit Cesar and tell him he truly had something special, it instilled a deep pride in his product and build a whole community of exceptional producers. There are a million moving pieces in bringing a coffee from farm to customer. Many of these stories are years in the making. I hope that the small role I played in this family's story of producing some of the best coffees in the world acts as an encouragement to others to give their best, even in the little moments. We often don't know the impact we make.
Our own Kathie Hilberg took home the crown that night and had the following to say about her experience as the champion:
The Minneapolis AeroPress Competition was a ton of fun. It was great to see familiar faces from the local community, as well as folks from out of town coming out to be a part of the event. There were so many great competitors who put a lot of time in to preparing their recipe and practicing, so it was truly an honor to win. Café Imports is always a great supporter of the community here in the Twin Cities, and this event was no exception—thanks to them, the awesome judges, Tony for roasting the coffee, and all of the other competitors for making the event what it was. I look forward to representing the Twin Cities at the US AeroPress competition later this month in Los Angeles!
Here's Kathie winning recipe from the competition:
Dose: 15g coffee
30g bloom – stir to saturate and let bloom
At 0:45 add rest of water – 234g
At 1:45 begin pressing.
Press should take 30 seconds, with the brew finishing at 2:15
Kathie will be competing for the National AeroPress Championship title on September 29.
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Universities in Nigeria That Award Degrees in Chemical Engineering
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Chemical engineers work in various fields including healthcare, the petroleum industry, pharmaceuticals and in environmental safety. There are also areas of specialization within the field of chemical engineering such as petrochemical engineering, food engineering and biochemical engineering. Chemical engineering courses in Nigeria are available at various universities located throughout the country. Degrees in chemical engineering are awarded at the bachelor's and graduate levels.
University of Lagos
The University of Lagos was established in 1962, and provides undergraduate and graduate training in a variety of fields including accounting, education, law and environmental sciences. The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Lagos provides students with a variety of hands-on experience in engineering related fields, since Lagos houses the largest engineering industries in Nigeria. In addition to providing training in chemical engineering, the department also offers degree programs in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. The Department of Chemical Engineering offers bachelor's and post-graduate degrees with areas of specialization in petroleum and gas engineering. The Bachelor of Science honors degree in chemical engineering runs for five years. Students enrolled in the graduate program are required to conduct their research in a relevant field to successfully complete their coursework. Course highlights in the process engineering program include basic physical chemistry, electricity and magnetism, engineering mathematics and gas dynamics.
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Ahmadu Bello University is located in Zaria, and was established in 1962. The department of engineering provides bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in chemical engineering. In addition to awarding chemical engineering degrees, the department also offers programs in civil, agricultural and mechanical engineering. The bachelor's program in chemical engineering runs for five years. Course highlights in engineering include introduction to chemical engineering, atomic spectra and structure, industrial project and financial management. Students also have the option of enrolling in a one-year post-graduate program and three-year doctoral program in chemical engineering.
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Founded in 1980, Federal University of Technology is located in Owerri, and is the first university of technology in Nigeria. The university offers degree programs in various disciplines including agricultural technology, management technology, engineering technology and health technology. The university offers a one-year post-graduate course in chemical engineering. The training is designed to provide students with practical and technological skills in chemical engineering. Prospective applicants should have at least five credits of English, mathematics, physics and chemistry as well as courses in chemical engineering. The university also awards doctoral degrees.
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This the gravy I use for my tofu pot pie. Pretty basic.
This was a family recipe was taught to me by an old Kashmiri friend. It's been modified a little since then but still retains it's roots. Mix up the veggies depending on what you have handy.
It freezes well. Also, when cold, I just microwaved for 2-3 minutes (with a damp paper towel to keep the tortillas from getting tough), and that worked fine, too.
My more traditional recipe. Easy and delicious.


last week at the ESRI conference, I saw a lot of incredible 3D work going on......one of which was a .cga that could be used for urban planning.
The rule allowed for creation of a building mass based on it's height vs it's target GFA.
Does anyone know if that rule is available in a City Engine tutorial or anything?
Here is a link to the complete street rule. Inside of the "rules" folder are a number of building rules including a Building Massing rule. I do not have much experience with these particular rules, but I know that they have various options for GFA and building model themes. Good luck!


Our Chief Compliance Officer Dan Anders discusses how the Medicare Secondary Payment Recovery Portal's e-payment option works and its potential benefits and drawbacks in this workerscompensation.com article. Scheduled to go live on April 1, the portal allows full or partial demand payments to be made electronically. "It brings it into the 21st Century," he notes.


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September 18, 2020 in Grapefruit League Teams, Pittsburgh Pirates
We've posted the tentative Pittsburgh Pirates 2021 spring schedule, as the team preps for another training camp at LECOM Park.
You can view the full schedule here.
Opening Day of the Pirates Grapefruit League season will be on Saturday, February 27, as the team travels to Fort Myers to take on the Boston Red Sox. The Bucs will then face the Atlanta Braves in the club's Home Opener on Sunday, February 28.
Additional highlights of the 2021 home Spring Training schedule at LECOM Park include:
February 28 thru March 2: The Pirates will have a three-game homestand beginning on February 28 with the Atlanta Braves followed by the Tampa Bay Rays on March 1 and Toronto Blue Jays on March 2.
March 17: A St. Patrick's Day game against the Minnesota Twins.
March 19: The Red Sox will travel to Bradenton the first time of two times.
March 23: The Bucs will host the New York Yankees for the only time of the spring.
March 29: The Pirates close out the home portion of the Grapefruit League season against the Minnesota Twins.
The club's final game of the 2021 Grapefruit League Season will come against the Twins in Fort Myers on Tuesday, March 30, before the Pirates get set to open the 2021 Regular Season on the road in Chicago against the Cubs on Thursday, April 1.
Still to come: reporting dates, ticket availability, and game times.
Kevin Reichard is editor and publisher of Spring Training Online.
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A lawsuit brought by the city of Madison could overturn Initiative 65.
State Department of Health joins lawsuit against Initiative 65
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The Mississippi Department of Health is supporting the lawsuit brought by the city of Madison and Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler aimed at overturning Initiative 65 and possibly the state's entire ballot initiative law.
Attorneys for the agency filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief Monday that says the agency shouldn't be required to perform such a "Herculean feat" of creating a large database and writing complex regulations in less than seven months.
The brief also says that citizens have no inherent right to amend the constitution and that if the proper legal process was not followed, no amount of support matters.
Also, attorneys for the MSDH argue that while Initiative 65 was advertised as a single initiative, it amounts to 14 separate ones since it handles taxation, alters the criminal code, exempts medical marijuana from all state and local taxes and removes zoning power from municipalities, among other things.
The Nebraska Supreme Court tossed a citizen initiative in September on medical marijuana before it could appear on November's ballot because it included nine subsections.
The attorneys for the MSDH say in the brief that like the Nebraska case, Initiative 65 is an enterprise of unlawful logrolling (the practice of combining dissimilar propositions in one initiative so that voters are forced to vote for or against the package even if they only support certain parts of it).
The brief also says Initiative 65 represents an affront to the separation of powers since one executive agency (MSDH) will be charged with appropriating and expending funds with no oversight by the Legislature, which is provided exclusively by the state's constitution with appropriation power.
The original lawsuit, which was filed on October 26, is asking the state Supreme Court to throw out Initiative 65, which would create a medical marijuana program in the state and was approved by 73 percent of voters in the November 3 election.
In a brief filed December 8, attorneys for the city of Madison reiterated their argument on the ballot initiative law. This law, passed in 1992, requires at least 17,237 certified signatures from each of the five old congressional districts — as they existed in 2000 — for a total of 86,185 for a ballot initiative to make it onto the ballot.
The lawsuit and the follow up brief both claim Initiative 65 is unconstitutional since there are four congressional districts and the number of signatures submitted from at least one of the four districts exceeds the one-fifth of the total number required.
The petition says that the state Constitution prohibits the secretary of state from considering any signatures exceeding one fifth of the total number of signatures required and state law prohibits the secretary of state from putting an initiative on the ballot that doesn't meet the standard.
Seven times the Legislature has proposed concurrent resolutions to change the law since 2003 and all of them have failed.
The secretary of state's office replaced the language of "any congressional district" to "from each of the five congressional districts as they existed in the year 2000" in 2009. The change was endorsed by an opinion from the state attorney general at the time, Jim Hood, but these opinions don't carry the weight of law.
In a reply submitted by the secretary of state's office, the attorneys argue that the city of Madison could've filed their procedural challenge years ago and certainly when then-Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann filed Initiative 65 in 2019.
Another response brief from the secretary of state's office is due on December 28.
The brief also states that if the court rules in favor of the city of Madison's interpretation of the ballot initiative law, existing constitutional amendments passed through the process besides Initiative 65 such as voter identification and protections against eminent domain could also be challenged and overturned.
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Fantastic DVD and Blu-ray New Releases And Where To Find Them
Tags: Adam Driver, Andrew Garfield, Bryan Cranston, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, J.K. Rowling, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Martin Scorcese, Natalie Portman
Where to find this week's fantastic new DVD and Blu-ray releases? Why right here of course! Among the offerings now available include a return to J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World, the latest Martin Scorsese drama, an absorbing autobiographical tale featuring Natalie Portman, an engaging Bryan Cranston/James Franco comedy, and more. Take a look at what films are now available!
Explore a new era of the Wizarding World before Harry Potter. Something mysterious is leaving a path of destruction in the streets of 1926 New York, threatening to expose the wizarding community. Newt Scamander arrives in the city nearing the end of a global excursion to research and rescue magical creatures. When unsuspecting No-Maj Jacob Kowalski inadvertently let's some of Newt's beasts loose, a band of unlikely heroes must recover the missing beasts before they come to harm, but their mission puts them on a collision course with Dark forces. Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Folger, and Colin Farrell star. And visit our Facebook page for your chance to win a Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them prize pack.
Martin Scorsese's Silence tells the story of two Christian missionaries (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) who face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan in search of their missing mentor (Liam Neeson) – at a time when Christianity was outlawed and their presence forbidden.
A Tale of Love and Darkness
Natalie Portman made her feature directorial debut with and stars in this moving drama, based on the autobiographical novel by famed Israeli author Amos Oz. The film chronicles Amos' (portrayed by Amir Tessler as a child, and Yonatan Shiray as a teenager) life in Mandatory Palestine in the 1940s, his experiences during his homeland's civil war, and his relationships with his mother (Portman) and father (Gilad Kahana). Makram Khoury also stars in this joint Israeli/U.S. production.
Between the terminal illness of his single mom (Felicity Jones), a looming future with his austere grandmother (Sigourney Weaver), and incessant bullying at school, 13-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) was out of places to turn. That would change when he started receiving uncanny nighttime visits from a fearsome tree-like behemoth (voiced by Liam Neeson)–who'd give him the insight and courage to face his challenges. Moving take on the Patrick Ness/Siobhan Dowd kidlit fantasy co-stars Toby Kebbell, Geraldine Chaplin.
Patriots Day
Fact and fiction combine in this gripping drama partially based on the book "Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy," which chronicles the horrific 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Mark Wahlberg (who also co-produced) stars as a veteran Boston police officer who, in the aftermath of the devastating attack, helps injured survivors before joining in the manhunt to catch the terrorist brothers behind the bombing. John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, and Kevin Bacon also star.
Dorothea (Annette Bening) is a 55-year-old single mother raising her 15-year-old son Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) in late-1970s Santa Barbara, California. Fearing Jamie may require more than she alone can offer, she seeks help from Abbie (Greta Gerwig), a photographer and cervical cancer survivor, and Jamie's childhood friend, Julie (Elle Fanning). The effects the members of this unconventional family have on one another are chronicled in writer/director Mike Mills' semi-autobiographical seriocomedy. Billy Crudup co-stars.
On the surface, you'd think that devoted dad Ned Fleming (Bryan Cranston) would have no beef about his Stanford student daughter Stephanie (Zoey Deutch) making a love match with filthy-rich Silicon Valley entrepreneur Laird Mayhew (James Franco). However, the more Ned gets to know his prospective son-in-law–and Laird's mountain of bizarre personal eccentricities–the more he looks for some means of scuttling the relationship. Fatherly farce co-stars Megan Mullally, Keegan-Michael Key, Cedric the Entertainer, Adam Devine, Kaley Cuoco.
JP (Adrian Grenier) is a successful business owner and family man. His older brother, Mikey (Johnathon Schaech), hasn't done quite as well for himself. When cash-strapped Mikey's plan to make some quick money on a coke deal puts him on the wrong side of a flamboyant and deadly crime boss (Nicolas Cage), JP turns to a veteran police detective and family friend (John Cusack) for help as he risks his life to save his brother. Lydia Hull, Heather Johansen, Abbie Gayle co-star in this gritty crime thriller.


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Other processes move ahead after the visa is endorsed by the embassy.
The visa endorsement process differs country to country. We dispatch all the documents related to the workers to the company to make a final selection. After employing company confirms and sends the visa confirmation and only then we apply in the concerned embassy or consular office for visa endorsement in the passport. Other processes move ahead after the visa is endorsed by the embassy.


Can play with a friend on the same console.
EA has revealed that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will support Kinect on Xbox 360 on its release this November. At the publisher's gamescom conference the game was demoed live on stage by James and Oliver Phelps from the movies - aka Fred and George Weasley.
The two played as Harry and Ron and moved through the level in an on-rails fashion. There appeared to be some lag as the pair cast spells and targeted enemies.
In addition to versions for Xbox 360 and PS3, Deathly Hallows - Part 1 and 2 are also in development for Wii, Nintendo DS and PC.
On the run with a horde of merciless enemies on their tail, players will find themselves in unknown territory, far from the safety of the school grounds.


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Viewpoint: Out of sight, out of mind
By Contributed Article	 Last updated Jun 10, 2020
By BARB GALLOWAY
Just because you can't see the 33 freighters parked around the Gulf Islands from your homes, as described in last week's "Australia Provides Ship Lessons" article and the Driftwood's editorial, that doesn't mean you shouldn't be extremely concerned.
If you go to the beach to kayak, boat, fish or crab, or if you have young children, you should be fighting to get rid of these ships. They are polluting our environment and interfering with our orcas. I have a perfect view of the two anchorages in the entrance to Ganges Harbour and Captain's Passage.
On May 14 at 6 a.m. I watched the MV Theseus come through Swanson Channel and Captain's Passage looking like it was burning 1,000 litres of oil a second. The streak of thick, white-blue-grey smoke lingered for two kilometres before the vessel parked in the entrance to Ganges Harbour and stayed there until May 27. I phoned the Port of Vancouver to complain and as usual received absolutely no response from them.
On two other occasions I watched as freighters with empty cargo holds had their crews wash the freighters inside and out. Brown, murky water came from their anchor wash for two and a half hours for one ship and three hours and seven minutes for the other and was dumped into our waters.
The last freighter that parked in Captain's Passage from May 8 to 16 had such a whiny pitch to its generator that it could be heard for four kilometres 24/7. I received no response from the Port of Vancouver regarding that complaint.
They want pleasure boats to turn off engines, depth and fish finders when orcas are near, but these freighters are allowed to do whatever they want with absolutely no consequences.
There are protests against pipelines and for the orcas. Well, think globally and act locally. These freighters are our pipeline issue. Like the people of Sky Valley Road who feel like they are fighting their battle against clear-cut logging alone, those of us fighting these freighters feel alone.
The shipping industry has decreased by 30 per cent during these difficult times. Now is the time to fight and change this policy. There are 10,000 of us on Salt Spring Island. There should be 10,000 letters on the desks of Transport Minister Marc Garneau, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson and Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Bernadette Jordan. Wake up, Salt Spring, this is about all of the generations to come.
The Port of Vancouver has pulled the wool over the eyes of Lower Mainland citizens with their feel-good commercials. The dirty secret is that the Gulf Islands have been turned into an industrial dumping ground with not a second thought to our environment, our quiet way of life or our tourism industry.
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Q: Find the number of integer solutions to the equation $a+b+c+d \leq 11$ with $0 \leq a, b, c, d \leq 3$ The problem is "How many solutions to $a+b+c+d \leq 11$ with $0 \leq a,b,c,d \leq 3$.
I'm think about solving this like
$a=0$ ... $b+c+d \leq 10$
$a=1$ ... $b+c+d \leq 9$
$a=2$ ... $b+c+d \leq 8$
$a=3$ ... $b+c+d \leq 7$
But I don't know if it is correct or not since there are $3$ variables left.

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We only cases in which $0\le a,b,c,d\le 3$, so in all a sume would done maximal $12$ and only exist one case in which we get $12$, in case in which $a=b=c=d=3$.
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We have $255$ solutions for this equation.

A: You can also use the dummy variable method but using the complement method (as in above answers) is preferred.
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Fulham players facing the exit - the next five most likely including Newcastle and Crystal Palace target Ross McCormack
The smart money says there a host more set to leave Craven Cottage this summer to go with those already released and searching for new clubs
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Double departure? Moussa Dembele and Ross McCormack (Image: Getty)
Fulham have already said good bye to eight first-teamers.
Following the departures of Dan Burn, Shaun Hutchinson, Alex Kacaniklic, Jamie O'Hara, Luke Garbutt, Emerson Hyndman, Chris Baird, Andy Lonergan and Joe Lewis - here is the next likely five in white to make way for new faces.
Fernando Amorebieta
'He's a yellow card waiting to happen,' was how one Fulham insider put it after the Venezuelan international returned from a second loan at Middlesbrough in January.
Maybe, a tad unkind, but at the risk of being struck from his Christmas card list, Amorebieta has never enjoyed a prolonged spell of form in white.
One red, nine cautions, and no goals for Boro and Fulham in 31 appearances, and even when he takes one for the team it seems to have little effect.
That 3-0 debacle at Brentford at the end of last season exposed Amorebieta and his central defensive partner on the day in sharp, bitter relief - see below.
Talking of which…
Richard Stearman
A year ago the former Wolves man was a shoo-in as Fulham's best signing of the summer.
He was the antidote to a previous campaign where the defence was found wanting. At £2m, and with all at Wanderers complaining they had lost a terrific player, Whites fans had reasons to think things had turned the corner.
Instead, Stearman was turned by opposition attackers time and time again last season.
The final ignominy was that Griffin Park debacle (see above).
Difficult: Richard Stearman
Sure, it hardly helps when the management changes four times in five months, but with Stearman in the centre and right-back, Fulham conceded 57 goals in 30 games - very nearly two a match.
Ben Pringle
Currently eyed by Glasgow Rangers, the former Rotherham winger had his best moment in the 4-0 thrashing of QPR last September.
But he made only 18 appearances in white, ironically the last against the Millers in December two days after Slavisa Jokanovic's appointment as head coach, before being loaned out to Ipswich where he got 10 more games.
Celtic signing Fulham striker eyed by Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and PSG would be a coup according to Whites team-mate
Whites are clutching tentatively to a rabbit's foot with fingers crossed in the hope the talented teenager signs the improved contract in front of him.
But as he's been linked with a move to the world and his wife's team: Chelsea, Tottenham, Celtic, Galatasary, Everton, Liverpool for starters, eventually someone will offer the first-team football he craves.
Ross McCormack
'Everyone has a price,' said another weary Fulham insider as rumours linking a move for the club's totem have become daily fodder for gossips.
Head coach Jokanovic said he would build a team around the Scotland international, but it only needs someone to trigger the £15m release fee, not £12m, and Mac the Attack will be on his way.
For what it's worth he's a snip at the price. With McCormack you CAN buy goals.
Football League free transfer list: Brentford, Fulham, QPR, AFC Wimbledon and Barnet can help themselves
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Metropolitan PoliceTop football clubs Arsenal, Spurs and West Ham costing Met Police millions on matchdays but paying just a fractionLondon's football clubs contributed just £270,000 of the total bill