One last try at a story this year 😂 Super League was a fun idea but it just didn't pan out.
Building off the theme many of you have been doing with using other members as board members, only I'm going to add a small twist. The team I have taken over is in turmoil and fighting relegation. My character is calling on his friends to help save the season.
So with that you will have the chance to apply for positions within the club. DOF, manager, scouting, youth coach or you can choose to just be a board member with me.
If you take a major position I will trust your decisions and follow what you ask. If your my manager, I'll run your system. If your m scout I'll only scout what you say. So on and so on. With that, let's kick this off.
You can now post and apply for any job (I will do first come first served.) If there is a position I haven't thought of you'd like to take please just let me know. You can also apply to just be a board member and help me oversee everything.
In all seriousness, I will be you master scout, or head of scouting.
Give me a list of what player material you need and I'll shortlist you players, with accompanying info.
I'd like to be the youth coach I think, so I take it I get to decide which players make the academy and eventually get promoted?
@Ashy congratulations on your appointment as our new youth coach. We currently can only afford one scout at the moment and he is scouting all of England for us hoping to find some great local talent. Nearly 6 months on the job though and his return hasn't been that great so far. I will send you an updated list of current players scouted and the few we have promoted thus far to see if they make the cut. Please keep me informed if you'd like to scout a new country or even only scout certain players as we are looking at everyone at the moment.
I would like to be a board member who has little responsibility, makes no decisions and receives a share of the profits.
But really this is a great idea. If I had more knowledge of England or football names in general I would love to help but for now I will just folllow and cast my vote when it is time to fire someone.
@JDB44 welcome to the board. You have the fun job of helping me oversee everything related to the club. I will from time to time ask your expert opinions on hiring/firings, also how you feel we should spend our money. I also value any input you have on our day to day operations.
Interesting concept! I would like to be in the Departement of Finance as the CFO, I guess within that role in the end I take the financing and investment decisions?
@DB1512 congratulations on your appointment as our new CFO. As you can tell money is tight at the moment. I will need your expertise in helping me find the best ways to stretch every last one of our pennies. I will come to to you make sure you feel we are spending and earning money the right way in our journey. If you feel money is being overspent in other areas as opposed to needed ones as well I value your opinions.
Damn @DB1512 beat me here.
I don't think I am the right person to be the manager of the team, as I don't have the time for it. But unless there's another job you can think about (I think it's all well covered for now), I'll be an honorable member of the Board to control that everything goes in the right direction.
@subpop welcome to the board. You have the fun job of helping me oversee everything related to the club. I will from time to time ask your expert opinions on hiring/firings, also how you feel we should spend our money. I also value any input you have on our day to day operations.
@Ashy here is the current state of our youth program. Your chief scout Declan Turner has been on the job for about 7 months now. He has currently been scouting all of England and just recently brought in two great young prospects. It's up to you decide if we should keep Declan and if we should continue to scout England. I also value your input if you think we should promote any players.
@Danimal5981 here is your current team of scouts. As you can see we have 4 very capable scouts spread out throughout Europe. The team is in dire need of talented players to help us crawl back up the table but we are also very low on funds. Using your expertise you can choose where to send our scouts and also choose if you'd like them to scout for certain players.
@DB1512 here's a closer look at our financial situation. I think it's safe to say we should be much more worried about surviving relegation this year as opposed to getting to the PL so a great influx of cash will have to come from other means.
@JoshDFC welcome to the board. You have the fun job of helping me oversee everything related to the club. I will from time to time ask your expert opinions on hiring/firings, also how you feel we should spend our money. I also value any input you have on our day to day operations.
@subpop, @JoshDFC and @JDB44 I have our first dilemma for the board to vote on. Two players have come up as transfer targets. Craig Conway is out of contract and has been approached by Orlando City with a pre-contract. At 33 he doesn't seem a huge priority to resign. Elliott Bennett has received an offer from Guangzhou. They are offering £620,000 for him which is £70,000 more than we have him valued at. He is a great utility player for us but I'll leave it up your vote if we should take the money and invest it somewhere else.
My vote is to let both players go. As you mentioned the age of Conway makes him an easier choice to let go. But Bennett is also 30 already and I fear his value will decrease soon and we might not be able to get an above value price for him.
Could you please narrow down the search, mr. Manager?
What two or three positions are in need of immediate reinforcement?
What are your planned tactics, which attributes are key?
Do you play a passing game where short passing, dribbling and positioning are important, or rather a typical British long ball style where stamina, strength and height would be key?
@Danimal5981 currently we are still searching for a new manager but our interim manager is running a 4-2-3-1 formation. We have solid defensive players and are overloaded at the CDM position currently. We also have two great young attackers in Brereton and Armstrong. Brereton is our primary striker but at only 19 has much to learn. Armstrong fills our LM spot and is our current top scorer. Our CAM position is filled by our highest rated player Dack at 74. He has no capable backups though. RM is our weakest position as we have no real players to go there at the moment.
While I would love to bring in some young talent I think we need to find some experienced players that can help us fight up the table. An RM, CM and CAM are our biggest needs I feel.
right footed, this one could cover for Dack as well as the right wing.
In my opinion, we should accept the offer for Bennet. Considering his age, I think it's time to make cash and use it to renew the blood of the team. I'm sure our scouts can find something good with this money.
On Conway, I think we should not make an effort to retain the player. We should put our resources in other players more important in our squad.
Callum Brown - Looks like he will be a good centre back for the future, we should keep him in the academy and identify if his lowest potential is at least 80 in the coming months.
Ollie Bailey and Mason Mason ( ) - These two dont look terrible but nothing special at the same time, we should continue to monitor them, although Bailey is already 18 and I fear a decision will need to be made on him very soon.
Jamie Moore - Our brightest prospect, I feel he is ready to be promoted at any point now, already a decent overall rating and should get the chance to play a few games this season or next. Fantastic potential for the central midfielder.
Oscar Mason - Not achieving the standards we want in the academy, poor ability for an 18 year old and I see no future in him at the club, should be let go.
Is there still a spot open for another board member or should I apply for another job ?
@Wildfireburns there are still plenty of job openings that need to be filled but if you'd like to join the board we always welcome new members.
Are there also financial objectives for this season? Given the composition of the squad I think it's fair to say that the value of the club is on the pitch and not in the bank account, considering that I think for the financial position of the club it's best to diversify the funds available into different players to improve the quality of the squad and future prospects. If we receive a huge offer for some of our talents I as the CFO think it's best for the club to sell them for good prices and try to grow financially and reinvest a part of the money received.
@DB1512 we don't currently have a great wealth of players that will bring us a great profit. That being said we do have some great young talented players that could be that for us in the future. I will keep you informed of any huge transfer requests though that you think would be beneficial to the team.


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Chester County Chamber endorses Cuyler Walker
05/07/2014 01:06PM ● By ACL
The Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry announced their endorsement of Cuyler Walker for the 158th State House District on May 6. The seat, currently held by Rep. Chris Ross, encompasses the townships of East Bradford, West Bradford, Newlin, West Marlborough, East Marlborough, New Garden, London Britain, parts of West Goshen and the Borough of Avondale.
After a review process, the board of directors met at their April meeting to make a final consideration for endorsement, and they unanimously chose Walker.
"Choosing Cuyler was simple," said Guy Ciarrocchi, president and CEO of the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry. "He is the only candidate running for State Representative in the 158th District who has experience owning and managing a business and creating jobs, and he is committed to the business-friendly policies that we champion here at the chamber and in the business community."
Cuyler Walker is running in the spring Primary Election on May 20. For more information, visit www.CuylerWalker.com .
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Last summer, I got to go to Rome.
I wasn't a big lover of Summer. I love sweaters, rainy Seattle, & Pumpkin Spice Lattes. In other words, I love Fall.
But after living in England for a cozy, gloomy year I was sort of ready for some heat.
Then I landed in baking hot Rome. In the middle of August. When even the locals shut down their shops & retire to the coast for the end of the summer.
But instead of being miserable & running for the air conditioning... I loved it. I basked. I soaked up the sunshine.
I thought it was temporary, the result of an overdose of English rain. But it turns out I have actually learned to love Summer.
It's a good thing to learn. I didn't know what I was missing.
You, my California friend, have always known the genius that is summer. I'm now glad to join you on the sunny side.


May the Force be with Origin's servers.
Forget about Christmas. It's May 4th that's come early for Force fanatics this year. Just yesterday, HP revealed a slick Star Wars-themed laptop that comes with everything but a thermal detonator—it even shrieks like R2-D2 when you insert a flash drive—and today, the highly anticipated Star Wars Battlefront free beta test is going live.
Even better, unlike some locked-down, invite-only betas, the Star Wars Battlefront beta will be wide open when it goes live at 1 p.m. Eastern time. Anybody can play it, as long as you have roughly 11GB of free space on your hard drive and meet the game's fairly lenient PC requirements. Assuming you meet those criteria, all you have to do is boot up EA's Origin service and start downloading the beta.
We received early access and liked the Star Wars Battlefront beta better than the prequel films. It's limited to a trio of modes, each locked to a different set location.
The best of the bunch is Drop Zone, on Sullest (pictured above), a fast-paced 16-player game that has Rebel and Imperial teams rushing to claim and defend dropped escape pods. It's sort of like a more dynamic version of Battlefield's Rush mode combined with King of the Hill, and it's an utter blast. The co-op Survival mode is basically the now-familiar Horde mode reskinned for Star Wars, but it's still fun and Tatooine looks amazing. Finally, Walker Assault lets you relive the classic Empire Strikes Back Hoth assault, complete with vehicles, Darth Vader, and Luke Skywalker. Unfortunately, it's the weakest overall experience of the bunch, as we explain in detail in our hands-on with the Battlefront beta.
Even if you're meh about the idea of a Battlefield-tinged Battlefront experience (the game was made by DICE), the beta's worth tinkering with just to soak in the eye candy. The game's absolutely gorgeous, and both Nvidia and AMD have released graphics card drivers optimized for Star Wars Battlefront.
Assuming EA's servers or the game itself doesn't crash and burn during the beta, Star Wars Battlefront is scheduled to hit the streets on November 17. You'll be able to play the beta through October 12.


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Europe's Growth Champion: Insights from the Economic Rise of Poland
Monday, 26 November 2018 - 5:00pm
Seminar Room, European Studies Centre, 70 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HR
Marcin Piatkowski (World Bank)
Jan Zielonka (St Antony's College, Oxford)
Charles Enoch (St Antony's College, Oxford)
Recording(s):
Over the last twenty-five years Poland has transitioned from a perennially backward, poor, and peripheral country to unexpectedly join the ranks of the world's high income countries. Europe's Growth Champion is about the lessons learned from Poland's remarkable experience, the conditions that keep countries poor, and the challenges that countries need to face in order to grow. It defines a new growth model that Poland and its Eastern European peers need to adopt in order to continue to grow and catch up with their Western counterparts.
Europe's Growth Champion emphasizes the importance of the fundamental sources of growth– institutions, culture, ideas, and leaders– in economic development. It argues that a shift from an extractive society, where the few rule for the benefit of the few, to an inclusive society, where many rule for the benefit of many, was the key to Poland's success. It asserts that a newly emerged inclusive society will support further convergence of Poland and the rest of Central and Eastern Europe with the West, and help to sustain the region's Golden Age. It also acknowledges the future challenges that Poland faces, and that moving to the core of the European economy will require further reforms and changes in Poland's developmental character.
The lecture will present the key messages from the book on "Europe's Growth Champion. Insights from the Economic Rise of Poland", OUP 2018, including (i) why Poland and Central and Eastern Europe have been always underdeveloped, (ii) what were the drivers of Poland's economic success after 1989, when it has become the fastest growing economy in Europe and in the world, among economies with a similar level of income, and (iii) what needs to happen for this success story to continue.
Marcin Piatkowski is a Senior Economist in the World Bank office in Beijing, China. Previously, he was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University's Center for European Studies, Chief Economist of PKO BP, the largest bank in Poland, economist in the European Department of the IMF and Advisor to IMF's Executive Director. During 2002-03, he served as Advisor to Poland's Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, contributing to the fiscal reform program. Since 2000, he has taught economics at Kozminski University, the highest ranked business school in Central Europe. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Kozminski University and M.A. in Finance and Banking summa cum laude from the Warsaw School of Economics. He actively tweets at @mmpiatkowski.


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SNP 'laughable' progress on nursery expansion
The Scottish Conservatives have launched a withering attack on the SNP's lack of progress on its promised nursery expansion.
A written parliamentary answer to Rachael Hamilton MSP has identified that, despite the SNP's claims to build, expand, or refurbish 750 nurseries by 2021, they have so far only achieved 97.
The First Minister has herself previously promised the SNP would build, expand or refurbish 750 nurseries across Scotland over the course of the Parliament.
The written answer shows that in the last two years, since August 2017, only 97 nurseries have been built, extended or refurbished.
That represents only 13 percent of the SNP's own target, with only two years to go to the 2021 deadline.
At this rate of progress, the SNP could fall short of the target by around 500 nurseries, underlining concerns of a massive capacity issue when the new expansion of childcare comes into force next year.
Rachael Hamilton, Scottish Conservative MSP for Berwickshire said:
"The SNP has made so little progress towards their own target on nursery capacity it is laughable.
"Nicola Sturgeon herself has promised that 750 nurseries will be built, expanded or refurbished by 2021 yet the SNP is nowhere near.
"The SNP has taken almost two years to upgrade or build 97 nurseries in total.
"With this kind of progress how on earth can they promise each child will have 1140 hours of childcare next year?
"Yet again it seems that there is a massive gulf between the SNP's promises and the reality of their delivery."
Craig Hoy selected to contest East Lothian seat at Holyrood 2021
Craig Hoy, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Councillor for Haddington and the Lammermuirs, has been selected by East Lothian Conservatives to contest the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary Election.
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Awesome Things to Do in Novi Sad, Serbia's Second City
Emily Lush March 13, 2019 March 23, 2019 Comments 5 14 min read
Planning a trip to Serbia? Don't miss Novi Sad, the country's second-biggest city and northern cultural hub. Here's what to do in Novi Sad, including my favourite top sights and off-beat attractions.
Cradled by a crook in the Danube and shielded by a 17th century fortress, Novi Sad could have been 'just another' medieval town. But Serbia's second-largest city and capital of the autonomous Vojvodina Province doesn't rest on its laurels.
Hints of old-world Habsburg charm can be found on the workbenches of Novi Sad's leather shops, carved into its historic facades, and worn on the faces of the dapper locals who frequent its suave cafes and bustling markets. First established by Serbs denied the freedom to practice their Orthodox faith, an undercurrent of rebellion still runs through Novi Sad, bubbling up in the city's art and culture scene.
Novi Sad's main square.
Novi Sad was our first stop in Serbia and created an instantly positive first impression of the country. I love Novi Sad for its marriage of straight-laced piety (the Bishop lives here) and cultural vibrancy. It's not just me who rates Novi Sad highly: The city was named European Youth Capital for 2019 and is pegged to be European Capital of Culture in 2021—the first non-EU city in history to be awarded the honour.
Barely an hour out of Belgrade and small enough to navigate by foot, it's a perfect add-on to your Serbia itinerary. If you have more time to spend in northern Serbia, Novi Sad is a gateway to the national parks and wineries of Vojvodina, cute towns such as Sremski Karlovci, and further afield, the Art Nouveau outpost of Subotica.
My complete guide for what to do in Novi Sad covers the city's top tourist attractions, a few hidden gems, plus food and drink recommendations.
The Bishop's House: One of Novi Sad's main attractions.
Where to stay in Novi Sad
I recommend spending at least one night in Novi Sad. We stayed for three nights and although we tend to do things at a (much) slower pace, we still found enough to keep us occupied.
Novi Sad is a compact city, so you can't really go wrong when looking for an area to base your stay. If you want to be in the heart of the action, I recommend choosing accommodation that's close to Trg Slobodan, Novi Sad's main square. We stayed a little bit further out, close to the synagogue, and still had no trouble getting to and from the downtown area on foot.
Budget | Hostel Kutak offers bunks in bright, minimalist dorms for as little as 9 USD/night. The location is great—just 7 minutes' walk to the main square.
Local | We love staying with local families when we visit new cities. In Novi Sad, we were hosted by Nikola, who provided us with some excellent local tips and really made our time in the city that much more memorable. Nikola's place—a very comfortable private apartment with full kitchen—is available to rent here on Airbnb. If it's your first time using Airbnb, you can sign up with this code to receive $55 AUD off your booking.
Boutique | Elegant rooms and a chic cafe/bar make Boutique Hotel ARTA the top choice for bespoke accommodation in Novi Sad. The location is a little bit out of the way; but with parking available on-site, it's a good option for anyone who has their own wheels.
Atmospheric | Located inside one of Novi Sad's most iconic buildings, the Tanurdžić Palace, Hotel Putnik is a top choice for anyone who likes their accommodation with a side of architectural flare. It receives good reviews from travellers, and the location right on the main square is unbeatable.
What to do in Novi Sad: My favourite top attractions & hidden gems
Here are my 17 recommendations for what to do in Novi Sad. This post could also work as an action-packed one-day Novi Sad itinerary. At the end of the list, you'll find a handy Novi Sad map.
Colourful flowers and spices for sale at Futoška Pijaca.
Cruise Novi Sad's morning markets
Potted flowers, local honey, pyramids of paprika and little bundles of spring onions—these are just some of the delights you can find in Novi Sad's morning markets. We visited two green markets during our visit: The first, Futoška Pijaca, is tucked behind a row of buildings in the newer part of town. There is also a market located behind Danube's Park. The latter is more established, with wooden Christmas market-style stalls. I also found it a bit more touristic.
For a truly local Novi Sad experience, head to the local market first thing on a Saturday morning, when most people are out doing their grocery shopping.
Kombinat: A terrific brunch spot in Novi Sad.
Eat brunch at Kombinat
Now that you've seen Novi Sad's fresh produce at the market, it's time to sample the goods. Kombinat doesn't serve traditional Serbian food (that's coming later); rather, this trendy cafe specialises in healthy brunches. Kombinat is packed to the rafters on weekends with local families. Arrive early to score a table outside. We loved Kombinat's fresh juices, the zucchini fritters with sour cream and the house frittata—all prepared with fresh ingredients and very reasonably priced.
Street art in Novi Sad.
Hunt down Novi Sad's best street art
Novi Sad has a couple of cool large-scale murals and smaller pieces. You can find the best street art outside Kombinat and hidden in the alleyways along Novi Sad's main street.
One of my favourite murals is dedicated to Novi Sad's long history as a bicycle-friendly city (another contrast to Belgrade, which is still a great city for cycling but has less infrastructure). Part art and part didactic, it offers a timeline of the city's bicycle-related developments and explains why you see so many bike lanes and cyclists in Novi Sad today. Find it behind Novi Sad Synagogue.
Novi Sad's Town Hall.
Do a 360 in the main square
Trg Slobode (Freedom Square) is Novi Sad's main plaza and anchors the rest of the city. Standing in the centre and doing a spin reveals a panorama of Novi Sad's finest architecture and most important buildings. Novi Sad's biggest cathedral stands prominently at the north-eastern end, mirrored by the Neo-Renaissance-style Town Hall at the opposite end.
The Name of Mary Church dominates Novi Sad's main square.
The two longer sides of the square are lined with 18th-century facades, including the Hotel Vojvodina. Built in 1854 and running for 60 metres along the square, it was once one of Novi Sad's finest establishments. Tanurdžić Palace, the seemingly missfit brick building on the south-east corner, was built in 1934 and inspired by the Bauhaus school of design. It now houses Hotel Putnik.
Statue of Svetozar Miletić on Novi Sad's main square.
The imposing statue in front of the City Hall is dedicated to Svetozar Miletić, former mayor of Novi Sad and political leader of Serbs in Vojvodina.
The Name of Mary Church.
Discover the dazzling churches and synagogue
The Name of Mary Church, Novi Sad's biggest Catholic church, dominates Trg Slobode and tops most tourists' list of things to do in Novi Sad. The square-facing entrance is topped with a 76-metre-high bell tower. The cavernous church interior is modestly decorated with a white roof and stained glass windows. Its most impressive design features are without a doubt the roof gables and spire, both covered with colourful Zsolnay tiles. These are the same Hungarian-made porcelain tiles used on rooftops in Vienna, Budapest, Zagreb, and elsewhere throughout the former empire. Try crossing the garden to the row of nearby restaurants to get a good view of the colourful mosaic.
Behind the cathedral, you'll find Novi Sad's main Orthodox cathedral. Saint George's is the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Bačka and strolling distance from the Bishop's House. The church was finished in 1905 and is topped with a lovely clock tower. The interior decoration is more lavish than The Name of Mary, as is the way with Catholic and Orthodox churches.
Novi Sad Synagogue.
Both Novi Sad and Subotica boast beautiful synagogues—although neither is in use (Serbia's only active synagogue is in Belgrade). Novi Sad Synagogue and an adjacent school were built in 1909 for the city's Jewish community, which numbered roughly 4,000 people. After WWII, the synagogue fell into disuse. Today, it serves as a venue for cultural events.
Pastel buildings and outdoor cafes in Novi Sad.
Amble down the main street
To reach the Orthodox cathedral from the main square, you'll need to take Zmaj Jovina, Novi Sad's main pedestrianised street. The wide boulevard, the city's main artery, is clotted with tables and umbrellas belonging to outdoor cafes and bistros. Unlike shades-of-grey Belgrade, everything is painted in pastels.
A passageway off Novi Sad's main street.
Beautiful passageways with plaster ceilings cut into the sides of buildings reveal courtyards filled with bakeries, clothing boutiques and yet more cafes. Don't miss ducking down a few of the arcades to see what lies behind Zmaj Jovina's facades. At the north-eastern end, the street opens out onto a small square dominated by the Bishop's Palace.
The Bishop's Palace, Novi Sad.
Visit the Bishop's Palace
The Bishop's Palace isn't just a palace by name: It's the chief residence of the Bishop of Bačka Eparchy. Given that it's still used as a private residence, visitors aren't allowed inside. Instead, you're left to marvel at the three-storey house's exquisite facade, which is covered with subtle terracotta-coloured tiles that shimmer in the midday sun. The design is the work of Vladimir Nikolić and Julijo Anika, and follows a Serbian-Byzantine style. The Serbian poet, Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj, who was born in Novi Sad, is memorialised in the statue out front.
Inside Novi Sad's H&M.
Peek inside Serbia's prettiest H&M
I don't normally advocate fast-fashion, but I'll make an exception for Novi Sad's H&M. The Kralja Aleksandra branch of the store—located at the southern corner of City Hall, just off Trg Slobode—has to be counted among the prettiest in the world. Part of a large turn-of-the-century apartment row, the portion of the building occupied by H&M features heritage floor tiles, a perfectly restored ceiling fresco in the stairwell, carved banisters, and wrought iron grills. The stunning craftsmanship is a sharp contrast to the racks of mass-produced clothing.
The Manual Company in Novi Sad.
Shop for local leathergoods at The Manual Company
One place I do recommend for your Novi Sad souvenir shopping is The Manual Company. Founded in Novi Sad in 1985, the brand crafts cow's leather bags, wallets and accessories according to traditional methods. The Manual Company currently employs 50 master craftspeople in its Novi Sad factory who design for its house labels and contemporary brand, Coffee With Milk.
There are two Manual Company boutiques on Zmaj Jovina, Novi Sad's main street. The larger store is an attraction unto itself: English pub-style on the outside, inside it's dressed up like an historic shoppe, with an antique crank-operated cash register, a wrought iron staircase, a dark wood shopfit, and more incredibly detailed frescoes on the concave ceiling.
If you run out of time, The Manual Company also has branches in Belgrade. Check out the Manual Museum of Forgotten Art, also in the capital, which displays some of the 200,000-odd artefacts in the company's collection. These include antique instruments, packaging, and other accoutrements related to leatherwork and Serbia's belle epoque of handicrafts.
Trčika.
Make a coffee stop at Trčika
Another example of Novi Sad's old-world charm, Caffe Bar Trčika pays tribute to the city's tram system, which launched in 1911 and ceased in 1958. The cafe is located inside the bright-blue shell of one of the first locomotives to ply Novi Sad's streets. The most unique cafe in the city, Trcika sits on a portion of railroad track at the end of the main street. Guests can choose between blue velour seating in the downstairs extension, or the upstairs section of the tram that resembles a dining carriage, with leather booths and a long bar lined with stools.
Inside Trčika Cafe.
By day, Trcika serves excellent coffee and cold drinks. At night, the cafe flings open its glass doors and transforms into a party tram, replete with DJ decks. Like most venues in Novi Sad, smoking is allowed inside. We visited at opening time (9am) to avoid the fumes.
Danube's Park in autumn.
Stroll through Danube's Park
One of Novi Sad's biggest and most popular green spaces, Danube's Park is a cross between a public park and an arboretum. 250 species of trees, flowers and plants, including many rare varietals such as English oak, line the park's snaking pathways and the edge of an artificial lake. Locals have been gathering here since the park was first designated in 1895. Although we were too early to see the park in its green finery, the autumnal colours are spectacular.
The park sits right on the Danube waterfront and serves as a front garden for more of Novi Sad's finest homes and the nearby Museum of Vojvodina.
Petrovaradin Fortress at dusk.
Cross the bridge to Petrovaradin
Petrovaradin, Novi Sad's second municipality, is separated from the rest of the city by the Danube. To get there, you'll need to cross the Varadin Bridge. There are regular city buses connecting Novi Sad's two halves, but I highly recommend crossing the river by foot to get the best views of the fortress and its rocky bluff. The scene is especially pleasant at dusk.
Petrovaradin was originally founded by the Celts before being occupied by the Ottoman Empire. If you plan on travelling further afield, Petrovaradin is also the gateway to Fruska Gora National Park and Sremski Karlovci, with buses passing through the impressive Belgrade Gate.
Sample something sweet at Novi Sad's best cake shop
Novi Sad has dozens of bakeries and patisseries to satisfy sweet tooths. Our favourite, Multi Tarte, is located on Petrovaradin's colourful main street, Beogradska. Biscuits, French flans and Serbian classics are all made on-site. We really enjoyed the lemon tart and apple-vanilla pie. The shop is on the way from the bridge to the side roads that lead up to the castle, making it a perfect pit stop for a pre-fortress pick-me-up.
Inside Petrovaradin Fortress.
Explore Petrovaradin, Novi Sad's Fortress
Petrovaradin, Novi Sad's most iconic landmark, is nicknamed 'Gibraltar on the Danube'. The cornerstone of the present-day structure was laid in 1692 atop the remains of ramparts, city walls, monasteries and other left-overs from the area's time under Roman, Turkish and Hungarian rule. Unlike many of Serbia's other fortresses which were single-mindedly destroyed in the interwar period, Petrovaradin was spared. It lives on as one of the country's most impressive monuments.
To get up to the fortress, visitors must first navigate a winding stairway followed by a walk through a long, dark tunnel. Petrovaradin has two levels, an upper and lower section separated by a moat and connected by arched gates, drawbridges, uphill paths and subterranean tunnels. The layout and scale reminded me of the fortress in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Both have fulfilled a similar fate in being transformed into cultural and civic spaces, but how visitors experience Petrovaradin fortress is very different to Ljubljana.
As with Belgrade Fortress, Novi Sad's fortress hasn't been turned into a museum (although there is a museum and planetarium on-site)—rather, for the most part, it's been left as an open-air playground with a sequence of public spaces. There aren't any signs or maps, no designated paths, safety barricades or instructions. Visitors are instead free to roam around the grounds as they see fit.
At the top, terraces and some buildings have been co-opted for modern-day use as shops and cafes (see more below). The clock tower, with its reversed hands (a trick to allow Danube fishermen to read the hour from afar), is also accessible from the top level. Its design is straight out of Transylvania.
Studio Radosevic gallery space.
Pick up a Novi Sad souvenir at Studio Radošević
Every year, Petrovaradan plays host to EXIT Festival, one of the biggest music and culture events in Europe. Outside of festival season, you can still get a feel for Novi Sad's subculture in Petrovaradan's art studios and design boutiques. There are a series of ateliers set inside one of the fortress buildings. My favourite belongs to Studio Radošević. The shop-gallery features a great display of graphic art posters created for bands and festivals, all in frames suspended from the arched roof and walls of an old tunnel-like store room. It's definitely one of the more unusual galleries in Serbia.
The studio's small shop sells tote bags, t-shirts and other souvenirs printed with quirky Novi Sad-inspired designs.
Sunset drinks at Restoran Leopold atop Petrovaradan Fortress.
Sip sunset drinks at Restoran Leopold
Also at the top of the fortress, you'll find a string of west-facing cafes and bars that offer perfect sunset views over the low castle wall. Restoran Leopold is one of the fancier restaurant-bars and serves local beer, cider, cocktails and coffee as well as light meals. Locals stream into the fortress complex in the hours leading up to sunset, so get there early to stake out a seat in summer.
Eat dinner at Fish & Zeleniš
Back in town, my favourite restaurant in Novi Sad is Fish & Zelenis. Our guesthouse host, a chef by profession, recommended it to us. The nautical theme is slightly jarring, but the food and service are both superb. Fish and seafood are the house specialties, and the menu draws influence from Dalmatian, Istrian and Greek cuisines. We loved the hummus with homemade bread, the grilled squid, and the turkey stuffed with feta. At the end of our meal, our waiter gifted us two little pots of house-raised honey to take home. Such a sweet gesture.
What to do in Novi Sad: Novi Sad map
Use this map of what to do in Novi Sad to help plan your visit.
More time in Novi Sad?
We decided to spend a little more time in Novi Sad so that we could fit in a half-day trip. We chose to visit the nearby town of Sremski Karlovci, which was easy to reach by bus. The main attraction is the architecture and the pretty town square.
Sremski Karlovci, a convenient day trip from Novi Sad.
Unfortunately it wasn't the right time of year for us to visit Fruska Gora National Park or the wineries and monasteries around Novi Sad—if we ever return to Serbia, this will be at the top of our list!
How to get to Novi Sad
We travelled to Novi Sad from Osijek in Croatia and left by way of Subotica. Novi Sad is well-connected to all major cities in Serbia and Croatia, with buses to and from Belgrade departing every 30 to 60 minutes. Novi Sad bus terminal is located 2km north-west of Trg Slobode. Staff speak English.
Check for specific bus times and fare information on Balkan Viator.
Have you been to Serbia's second city? What are your favourite things to do in Novi Sad? I'd love to hear your recommendations!
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Every time I read one of your posts, both the images and the descriptions make me start googling the place and check it on the map. I can always count on you for some travel inspiration. Love your work, Emily and thanks for all the foodie tips! adding it to my (ever-growing) bucket list…
Maya—thank you! You've made my day.
Your Israel photography made me want to book tickets right away! I think we share many of the same interests… Markets, handicraft, and of course local food! Maybe we'll run into each other on the road some day 🙂
Hopefully, we will one day 🙂
Oooooh! I already wanted to go to Novi Sad and you just made me even more anxious to go, haha. Should probably book a flight soon 😉
Glad to hear that, Lisa! It's a great city!
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God Said to Make the Desert Bloom, and Mormons Are Using Biblical Amounts of Water to Do It
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Utah is one of the driest states in the country, but you couldn't tell by how much water its residents are using. The average American uses between 80 and 100 gallons a day. In Utah, each individual consumes approximately 248 gallons of water a day.
Are they taking exceptionally long showers? Even that would not explain the excessive use of water, which is, in fact, the result of an unusual combination of biblical prophecy and Utah history. The Mormons of Utah—who comprise more than 60 percent of the population—have long been determined to transform the desert and fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah 35:1, which states that "the wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose." For Mormons, this holds a deep meaning. "It's seen as a prophecy to be fulfilled in the last days," says Brian Cannon, a historian specializing in Utah at Brigham Young University. "Their efforts to reclaim the desert land and their success has divine approval."
The use of water in Utah roughly breaks down this way. Municipal water use only accounts for 16 percent of the state's water usage; agriculture makes up the rest. But 72 percent of municipal water is used outdoors—watering residential lawns, the greenery at government institutions and schools, and golf courses. By contrast, outdoor water use by the 4 million customers served by the Los Angeles Water and Power Department is 40 percent.
Utah's overconsumption of water is partly because water is cheap, and in many municipalities, users pay flat rates for it. Most comparable municipalities use a tier structure, so those who use less water have lower water bills, but not so in Utah. According to the Utah Rivers Council, residents of St. George pay around $1.20 per gallon once they've reached 5,000 gallons of water. When they reach the threshold of 30,000 gallons, that number only increases by 43 cents. Las Vegas water users pay $4.72 per gallon for 30,000 gallons of water.
"There's this idea that water leaving Utah in a river, or water entering the Great Salt Lake, is wasted because man is not using it. It's sort of like Manifest Destiny."The state's practice of subsidizing water with property taxes offers no incentive for limiting its use. When water experts and those concerned about conservation talk about using less water, there is swift pushback from legislators and water suppliers. "There's this idea that water leaving Utah in a river, or water entering the Great Salt Lake, is wasted because man is not using it," Zach Frankel, the executive director of the Utah Rivers Council explains. "It's sort of like Manifest Destiny."
A sense of Manifest Destiny has been part of the deeply entwined history of Utah and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mormons in Missouri and Illinois began looking for a new home in the mid-1840s after their leader, Joseph Smith, was assassinated in 1844, and neighbors became increasingly hostile over their practice of polygamy. Based on the recommendation of explorer and presidential candidate John C. Fremont, the Mormons headed for what would later become Utah, an isolated desert where they would be cut off from the rest of the world.
But the journey from the Midwest to the desert wasn't an easy one. "They likened themselves to Israelites being led through the desert by the American Moses," Cannon says, referring to Brigham Young, who was the president of the Mormon church from 1847 to 1877. Eventually, "Mormons invested in an effort in colonizing and reclaiming the area," transforming the desert into a stable place where they could irrigate and grow crops. Soon, the region thrived.
St. George is one of the driest places in Utah and the seat of rural Washington County. Unlike the northern portion of the state, which is home to the Wasatch Mountains, St. George has no ski resorts. Just 120 miles from Las Vegas, the city gets less than nine inches of rain annually. But despite these conditions, St. George is a green and vibrant place, possibly due to the fact that water consumption there is between 289 to 325 gallons per person a day. Currently, that water comes from the Virgin River, a tributary of Lake Meade which is a reservoir on the Colorado River. The river, which is vital to 40 million people in seven states, is straining to keep up with demand.
But local leaders and water suppliers have convinced residents in southwestern Utah that there may be water shortages in the future—but not to inspire conservation practices. In 2006, state lawmakers passed legislation proposing a controversial pipeline that would bring more than 86,000 acre feet of water, which is 77 million gallons a day, to the southwest region of the state. The proposed pipeline, which is being managed by the Utah Division of Water Resources, will run 140 miles from Lake Powell, a Colorado River reservoir that straddles Utah and Arizona, to southwest Utah. It's expected to cost $2 billion.
Proponents have argued that because the state's population is expected to grow by half a million people by 2065, the pipeline is essential. "We've got to have that Lake Powell Pipeline in Washington County if we want to continue to grow," state Rep. Mike Noel said at a luncheon with the Washington County Republican Women last year. "Maybe we'll reach the vision of Brigham Young, and it'll be like the Wasatch Front down here." The Wasatch Front is the name for the population centers of Utah comprised of big cities including Salt Lake City and Provo. (In March, the Utah Rivers Council filed a complaint with the state attorney general alleging that Rep. Noel did not disclose his financial interests in the pipeline project.)
Environmentalists and water experts who oppose the pipeline disagree. "Utah is not running out of water," Frankel said. The problem is that the rate of water consumption in the state is unsustainable. And as a result of climate change, studies have shown, winter snowfall will shift to rain. Right now, about a quarter of the water supply in the West relies on snowpack, which, in turn, melts and fills reservoirs. Scientists are also predicting that in the coming decades, flow from the Colorado River will decrease by 20 to 25 percent, meaning the river will shrink, giving those in the region no choice but to conserve water.
As cities and states in the West adjust policies and priorities to cope with climate change, Utah remains an outlier. The future of water conservation in Utah could also be at stake as some continue to attempt to make the desert bloom. But not everyone is on board with that project. "Not all Mormons see that linkage between water and biblical prophecy," Cannon explains. "Many are wondering: Do we really need this much water?"
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Cook County to Sell Off Tax Delinquent Properties to Highest Bidders
Matt Masterson | March 30, 2017 3:57 pm
Tens of thousands of Cook County homes, buildings and lots will be put up for sale Monday to the highest bidders unless owners pay off their delinquent property taxes by Saturday.
The owners of tens of thousands of homes and properties in Cook County who've fallen behind on their taxes have only a couple more days to settle their debts – or they could wind up paying a lot more.
Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer, 10th District, is working to build awareness about a property tax sale coming up on Monday where delinquent taxes can be sold off to private buyers, who can then charge property owners exorbitant interest rates until their debt is paid off.
"For the vast majority, it's an arbitrage scheme," Gainer said. "It's authorized by the state, the county has no authority to set the rate, they don't have the ability to affect the process at all."
Owners who have yet to settle their 2015 property taxes have until Saturday to pay off the county.
Read the full list of delinquent properties here.
So what does this mean for homeowners with delinquent taxes? The purpose of the sale itself is to collect the full amount of any unpaid taxes due on a property. But Gainer said the taxes on those properties can be assumed and paid off by corporate buyers – either law firms, investor groups or sometimes even banks – who are then able to charge the homeowners between 12 and 18 percent interest on those taxes until they are repaid to them.
For their purchase, tax buyers not only get right of first refusal on the land for two years, but also a fully collateralized loan that has historically been paid back at a rate of 94 percent.
"It's a pretty good deal, and pretty unprecedented in the finance world," Gainer said. "Usually if you charge that level of interest it's because the risk of default is much higher."
If a sale does fall into that 6 percent default hole, buyers get the property, but they typically file a "sale in error" certificate with the county instead. That allows buyers to claim there was a mistake in the legal description of the property at the time of sale and in those cases, they can demand their money back from the county, along with interest set at that high rate.
And Gainer said those claims are successful about 90 percent of the time.
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Buyers tend to target properties in neighborhoods where homeowners are only slightly behind on their taxes and have a high chance to redeem within the two-year period.
"It's another squeeze in the middle," Gainer said. "They're not buying taxes in the poorest of the poor communities and to a large degree most wealthy people don't fall behind on their taxes.
"So what you're doing is you're getting these working- and middle-class communities where there's a confidence people are going to pull together the money, but it's just one more thing constraining the build-up of equity in these neighborhoods."
Sale dates are dictated by state statutes, but this year's sale is the earliest in Cook County history, moving from July up to April. Property owners have until Saturday to pay off their taxes, either at the Cook County treasurer's office or any Chase bank.
Legislators in Springfield have taken action to try and postpone the sale, but it's unclear if that will take effect by Monday.
The list of 50,000-plus delinquent properties includes everything from single-family and two-flat homes to commercial buildings and vacant lots.
The median amount owed on these is just over $1,400, and about 40 percent owe $1,000 or less. But the amount due on individual parcels ranges anywhere from mere pocket change on a couple of Chicago properties up to $2.3 million owed on a medical building in Calumet City.
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— Bridget Gainer (@BridgetGainer) March 30, 2017
Gainer estimates tax buyers pull out between $25 and $40 million each year in interest payments alone. But buyers are also able to scoop up vacant properties in up-and-coming neighborhoods and charge a premium on that land to developers coming in with actual designs for those areas.
"So it not only pulls equity and money out of middle- and working-class communities," she said, "it also increases cost and complexity of development in the neighborhoods that need it the most."
To combat this, Gainer helped create the Cook County Land Bank Authority in 2013. The nonprofit works to identify properties located near some sort of economic driver – a rail line or a budding neighborhood – and pay off taxes on those lots in order to turn them into sustainable community assets.
She has also worked with aldermen and community organizations in recent days to build awareness of the upcoming deadline before it's too late.
"We've been meeting with community groups, we met on the West Side with Ald. (Michael) Scott last Friday. We've been talking to as many communities as we can," Gainer said, adding that the community development issues involved here trump even the financial issues at play.
"When you think about, you're just having communities getting going and you can have somebody put a brick on the willingness or the ability of somebody to come and develop. That's the bigger story."
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An overview of the architecture of Ocean Protocol.
The Ocean Protocol network architecture is implemented based on OEP-03/ARCH.
Below, we describe what those components do.
Publishing - Allows the user to publish new assets to the network.
Consuming - Allows the user to list and consume published assets.
A frontend communicates with all the components in Tier 2 and Tier 1 (described later in this document).
The Squid library shown in the above diagram encapsulates the logic to deal with the Ocean components (such as Keeper nodes and Aquarius nodes). Squid libraries (written in various programming languages) are part of Tier 2.
There are several example frontends. They can be used as a starting point for developing a new one.
Data science Tools are the interface to Ocean used by data scientists. Typically written in Python (but not limited to it), those tools and libraries expose a high-level API allowing one to integrate Ocean capabilities in various computation pipelines.
Includes all the high-level libraries to interact with Ocean Protocol, and the enabler components complementing the Keeper Contracts.
Squid is a High Level specification API abstracting the interaction with the most relevant Ocean Protocol components. It allows one to use Ocean capabilities without worrying about the details of the underlying Keeper Contracts or Metadata storage systems.
The complete specification of the Squid API can be found in the oceanprotocol/dev-ocean repository on GitHub.
Aquarius is a Python application running in the backend that enables Metadata management. It abstracts access to different Metadata stores, allowing Aquarius to integrate different Metadata repositories. The OceanDB plugin system can integrate different data stores (e.g. Elasticsearch, MongoDB, BigchainDB) implementing the OceanDB interfaces.
Brizo is a component providing capabilities for Publishers. It interacts with the Publisher's cloud and/or on-premise infrastructure. The most basic scenario for a Publisher is to provide access to the Assets the Publisher owns or manages. In addition to this, other extended services could also be offered, e.g.
Gathering of Service Proofs - Enables different kinds of service proofs from different providers. For example - allowing the retrieval of receipts from cloud providers to validate service delivery.
On-Chain Access Control - Brizo is in charge of the on-chain validation, controlling the assets or services that a consumer is entitled to get access to. This happens by integrating with the Keeper from the Brizo side.
The Keeper Contracts are Ocean-Protocol-specific smart contracts which can be deployed to run on any decentralized Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). You can find their source code in the keeper-contracts repository.


FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) David Price gave up consecutive homers in the middle inning of his Boston debut, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Red Sox 8-2 on Thursday.
Signed as free agent to a $217 million, seven-year contract to bolster a staff with the AL's second-worst ERA last year, the 30-year-old left-hander threw 53 pitches in three innings, mostly fastballs.
The 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner and five-time All Star gave up Brian Dozier's double on his first pitch. Eduardo Escobar and Kurt Suzuki homered over the left-field wall, with Suzuki's drive caroming off the foul pole.
The lefty knows a lot will be expected of him with a high price tag.
Price allowed four hits, walked one and struck out three.
Manager John Farrell felt like his pitch total nearly went too far in his first outing.
Twins starter Ervin Santana, making his second appearance, needed only 26 pitches in three perfect innings that included three strikeouts.
Carlos Quentin also homered and had two hits along with Dozier and Escobar.
Twins: Santana was very pleased with his outing, which included consecutive strikeouts of David Ortiz, Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval in the second. ''I had very good command today, my fastball location, slider, change up,'' he said. He even went out to the bullpen and threw 20 extra pitches after he came out.
''I don't think he sweated so much,'' manager Paul Molitor joked.
Twins: Molitor shifted Miguel Sano from right field to designated hitter just before the game because Sano has been doing a lot of defensive work lately and felt it was best to give him a break.
Red Sox: Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, who injured his right knee during workouts nearly two weeks ago, threw on the side, but Farrell said ''there's no time frame'' to get on a mound. . Right-hander Koji Uehara pitched in a simulated game on Wednesday and feels like he's ready for exhibition action.
A swarm of bees went flying by Boston's clubhouse about two hours before the game while Ortiz was outside on his cell phone, but no one was stung. On his first at-bat he fouled a ball off his right foot and limped badly, but stayed in the game.
Ramirez, converted to a first baseman, turned and ran toward right field to go catch a foul pop but had the ball bounce in play behind him.
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We Remember Our Local Diggers (26/04/2012)
Yesterday Australians came together to commemorate Anzac Day. It was a day of thanks and quiet reflection on what a wonderful, lucky nation we live in. It was a time to reflect on Australia's commitment to continue to contribute to peace in other parts of the world.
More importantly, it was a day where we all stood together to remember and honour the service and the sacrifice of ordinary Australians during wartime, especially those who enlisted in Australia's forces during the First World War. Although there are no living WWI diggers anymore, it is important that we keep their memory alive.
Over 950 WWI veterans were born in my electorate of Throsby. From the Southern Highlands through Albion Park all the way down to the waters of Port Kembla and Shellharbour. From all over, these brave young men enlisted to form part of the first Australian Imperial Force. Here are a few of their stories.
William James Bell was a 39 year old farrier born in Dapto NSW. Having already served 12 years with the Scottish Rifles and 5 years in the Boer War in South Africa, William enlisted with the AIF on 11th January 1915 as a Farrier Sergeant with the 12thLight Horse Brigade. His regiment sailed from Australia in two separate units in June 1915. They were reunited in Egypt on 23 July 1915 and began training as infantry, having been ordered to leave their horses in Australia.
A month later William was deployed to Gallipoli until 1916, when his regiment joined the forces defending the Suez Canal and Sinai Desert. In 1917 he moved to Palestine to join the main British and dominion advance.
William saw his first major battle on 19 April 1917 when his regiment was attacked and dismounted as part of the ill-fated battle of Gaza. His deployment continued throughout the Middle East until his unit was called on to quell the Egyptian revolt in March 1919. Order was restored, however William died on June 10 that year, only a month before his regiment sailed back home to Australia in July.
His memorial is located at Rookwood Necropolis in Sydney.
Railway Porter Olley Rush was 21 years old when he joined up on the 12th August, 1915. He served as a private with the 12thCompany of the Australian Machine Gun Corps. His battalion was raised in Egypt on 24th February, 1916 as part of the "doubling" of the AIF.
Olley was merged into the unit that already consisted of Gallipoli veterans from the 15th Battalion, making up approximately half of the contingent.
He arrived in France on 9th of June, 1916 and entered the trenches of the Western Front for the first time on July 3. Olley participated in his first major battle at Pozières, initially providing working parties during the 2nd Division's attack on 4thAugust, then with his own division, defending the ground that had been captured.
Olley Rush died in France on the 6th August, 1916. His remains are buried at Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.
Edward Charles Dann was a 19 year old Labourer, born in Lake Illawarra. He joined the 25th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Force on 17 September 1915.
As part of the 7th Brigade, Edward and his battalion left Australia in early July, trained in Egypt during August and by early September were manning trenches in Gallipoli.
At Gallipoli the 7th Brigade reinforced the depleted New Zealand and Australian division. Edward however, had a relatively quiet time because the last major Allied offensive had been launched, and turned back, in the previous month. Edward and his unit left the beaches of Gallipoli on 18 December 1915.
After further training in Egypt, the 25th Battalion sailed on to France. They were the first AIF unit to land there, arriving on 19 March 1916. Edward fought as part of the 2nd Division at the battle of Pozières between 25 July and 7 August, in the course of which it suffered 785 casualties. After more time at the front in Belgium, Edward moved south to attack again in the Somme Valley, where his battalion took part in two attacks in Flers, both of which floundered in the mud.
Edward's battalion acted in a supporting role at the second battle of Bullecourt between 3 – 15 May 1917. At dawn on 6 May, after 18 hours of bombardment, the Germans launched their sixth general counter-attack on the AIF, who were extending their narrow foothold in the Hindenburg Line. Their efforts caused the Germans to move back farther than their starting point. Edward however, did not survive the attack and died on 7 May 1917. His remains are buried at Grevillers British Cemetery in France.
These are just three stories of our local Anzacs. They serve to remind us all of the great service that these brave men gave for Australia and the cost to them and their families. We will remember them.


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Home Product Liability Preemption Recent Post-Riegel and OTC Drug Preemption Cases
Recent Post-Riegel and OTC Drug Preemption Cases
By Michelle Lyu Cheng on 14 October 2008 Posted in Preemption
In Parker v. Stryker Corp., 2008 WL 4457864 (D. Colo. Oct. 1, 2008), the District of Colorado addressed Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc., 128 S. Ct. 999 (2008), and the applicability of the express preemption clause of the Medical Device Amendments in a case where the manufacturer sought a discovery stay pending resolution of its motion to dismiss product liability claims regarding its PMA device, a hip implant. Although the motion to dismiss has not yet been resolved, the court exercised its discretion to decline the stay to allow discovery into plaintiffs' claims which supposedly parallel federal requirements. The case is not reported, and its lack of detail means it has limited value (if any) to future courts. So does Parker's failure to address authorities that shape and define what this so-called "parallel requirements" exception really takes. Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr, 518 U.S. 470, 495 (1996) (state duty must be "identical" to the corresponding existing federal requirements for a plaintiff to survive preemption); see also McMullen v. Medtronic, Inc., 421 F.3d 482, 489 (7th Cir. 2005) (even a permitted act that is turned into a state requirement will not constitute a "parallel" requirement).
Preemption issues reach many products in the life sciences industry, and for preemption geeks, one category of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs is frequently featured in preemption jurisprudence: head lice treatments. Mills v. Warner-Lambert Co., — F.Supp.2d —-, 2008 WL 4488308 (E.D.Tex. Sept. 30, 2008) is the latest. In Mills, the Eastern District of Texas interpreted and applied the express preemption provision for nonprescription drugs, Section 379r of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Plaintiffs asserted that the lice treatment medications manufactured and sold by the defendants were ineffective, and asserted claims of breach of implied warranty of merchantability and violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Defendants argued that Section 379r preempted these claims because they constituted a requirement on the marketing and sale of the products that differed from that provided under the FDCA. The district court agreed, holding that (1) while the medication was not approved through the NDA process but through the "monograph system for over-the-counter drugs," the FDA's oversight and review over the medication constituted a federal requirement within the meaning of Section 379r; (2) the plaintiffs' lawsuit would create a state requirement related to the medications, which followed that same holding in Riegel; (3) this state requirement would be different from, and in addition to, the federal requirement that allowed these manufacturers to sell the lice medication labeled as they were; and (4) the savings clause of Section 379r(e), which saved product liability claims from preemption, would not operate the same as for claims that were based on a contractual ground.
Of certain significance to the larger preemption context was the court's understanding of what constituted a federal requirement. As held by the U.S. Supreme Court in Riegel, the premarket approval for Class III medical device has been concluded to create federal requirements, and the court here agreed with the dissenting Justice Ginsberg's comment in Riegel that the premarket approval process paralleled the approval process for drugs, called the New Drug Application process. Id. at *20-*21. Therefore, this court surmised that the "NDA process establishe[d] a requirement with respect to drug labeling under the FDCA." Id. at *21. While the medication at issue here was not approved through the NDA process, but rather through the monograph system governing over-the-counter drugs, the court closely examined the rigor of the labeling regulations for the monograph system and concluded that they, too, created federal requirements with preemptive effect, similar to that found for Class II medical devices. See Papike v. Tambrands, 107 F.3d 737 (9th Cir. 1997) (regulations governing Class II medical devices–tampons–created a federal requirement with respect to the substantive content on labeling); Mills, 2008 WL 4488308, at *22-*23. This specific holding, as well as the court's dicta, goes to the heart of what a "federal requirement" for purposes of preemption means. Rather than clinging to the specific process at issue–i.e., is this premarket approved or not?–the operative question shifted to the rigor of the FDA's review process before it approved drugs and devices for the market.
Tags: Express Preemption, Over-the-counter, Preemption, Riegel


Operations management is an emerging field for MBA graduates in India. Basically, this management category is classified into service operation and production operations. MBA graduates who had engineering background can get good opportunities in production or manufacturing operations management than services operations management.
There is no particular job profile or job nature for general operations managers. They should have various types of skill sets. Right through the budget creation, operations manager deals employee recruitments, training, administration, logistics management and other company management related issues like policy development.
Operations manager needs to have good communication skills in order to cooperate with other managers of the company as well as clients or customers. On a whole, he/she has to look after every aspect of a company or organization.
Operations management is at great stage as part of management careers. Right from a small or micro enterprise to a largest business development firm, every organization needs service from operations managers. IT & ITES, Real Estate, Construction, Finance, Banking and Insurance, Media management, Event management, Pharma and healthcare, and many more organizations in India employ operations manager and provide them good career growth with honorable positions.
Production or Manufacturing Management Engineers deal with technical and scientific management for the organization. They design plans and policies for high productivity, manufacturing optimization, intranet applications, and regulate the process of product quality and post production development.
Operations Managers or Manufacturing development managers are also appointed in high positions like Chief Operating Office (COO). For this, MBA graduates should have strong skills in information systems and communication.
In India, many companies related to IT & ITES, electrical, mechanical, automobile, telecommunications, pharmaceutical and biotech industry need the efficient services of production operations management engineers.
Service Operations manager should care about the market trends, competitors strategies, strategic policy development, and all other related sections of market research. They also deal with customer relationship management and clients' service development.
Nicely written. I want to know more about Operations management, not only careers but the courses, colleges offering these courses, fees, entrance examinations, notifications, etc..


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First Total Ankle Joint Replacement Performed at Seaside Surgery Center
NAPLES, Fla. (December 6, 2022) — Seaside Surgery Center, Southwest Florida's first ambulatory surgical center designed and built for outpatient joint replacement surgeries, recently marked a milestone, with the first outpatient total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), or total ankle joint replacement, conducted at the facility on Veterans Park Drive in Naples. Performing the procedure was fellowship-trained foot… Read More
Seaside Co-Founder first to introduce interactive app for joint replacement surgery patients
NAPLES, Fla. (September 7, 2022) —Seaside Co-Founder Robert J. Zehr, M.D., of the Zehr Center for Orthopaedics (ZCO), has become the first Naples orthopaedic surgeon to introduce the use of an interactive app to his practice, to assist ZCO patients prepare for joint replacement surgery. The mymobilityâ app from Zimmer Biomet is a digital interactive care… Read More
Seaside orthopedic surgeon makes arthroscopic surgical history
NAPLES, Fla. (September 7, 2022) — Seaside physician-partner and orthopedic surgeon Brian Wallace, D.O., recently performed outpatient shoulder surgery at Seaside Surgery Center utilizing yet-to-be-released instrumentation from Arthrex, Inc. While the NanoScope™operative arthroscopy imaging system has been used previously in shoulder surgery, Dr. Wallace was the first surgeon to employ the 2.8 mm Nano Oval… Read More
Seaside Founders' Private Practices Nominated as Naples' Best Orthopedic Center
NAPLES, Fla. (June 16, 2022) — The private practices of Seaside Surgery Center's Co-Founders were nominated in the Naples Daily News' annual "Best of the Best" Community's Choice Awards contest. The Zehr Center for Orthopaedics and the Joint Replacement Institute were both nominated as Naples' Best Orthopedic Center. Nominations were submitted by Naples residents during the month… Read More
Seaside Nominated as Naples' Best Hospital/Medical Center
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Seaside Surgery Center reports dramatic increase in joint replacement surgeries
January totals largest monthly caseload since inception NAPLES, Florida (March 11, 2022) — Seaside Surgery Center, a Naples-based ambulatory surgery center (ASC) designed primarily for outpatient joint replacement surgeries, saw its production numbers increase dramatically with the completion of 80 joint replacement surgeries in January of 2022. This was a 233% increase over January of 2021, and… Read More
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Harald Skovby Plum, född den 30 januari 1881 i Assens, död den 24 oktober 1929, var en dansk företagare och jurist, en så kallad gulaschbaron.

Plum var son till köpmannen Niels Munk Plum och hans hustru Agnes, född Skovby. Han tog sin jur.kand. 1905, och grundade 1908 sitt första företag, The Crown Butter Export Co. Många fler företag grundades, bland dem Transatlantisk kompagni 1916, som blev en konkurrent till Østasiatisk Kompagni. Företaget satsade på handel med Ryssland, och i och med ryska revolutionen 1917 förlorade det stora summor. Företaget, som utöver detta hade tvivelaktiga bokföringsmetoder, gick i konkurs 1922 med ett enormt underskott, vilket även drabbade Landmandsbanken (nuvarande Danske Bank), som hade satsat 200 miljoner danska kronor i företaget. Saken utreddes och Plum åtalades, men ålades endast böter på 4 000 kronor, något som Plum närmast såg som ett frikännande.

Plum gick således tämligen oskadd ur konkursen, och satsade därefter på The Crown Butter Export Co. Företaget kom snart att bli en koncern omfattande 20 firmor, och fick stora banklån, bland annat från Folkebanken for København. Mot slutet av 1920-talet gick det åter utför för Plum. Bankerna blev misstänksamma och företaget anklagades bland annat för falsk bokföring, bedrägeri och utfärdande av falska obligationer. Då en polisutredning inleddes tog Harald Plum sitt liv  genom att skjuta sig den 24 oktober 1929.

Plum sades vara en verklig excentriker med storhetsvansinne, och har jämförts med sin svenske samtida Ivar Kreuger.

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Calvin Armstrong (born March 31, 1982) is a former American football offensive lineman. He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He has also played in the CFL for the Edmonton Eskimos and the Toronto Argonauts. He played college football at Washington State.

Early years
Armstrong attended Centralia High School where he stood out in football and basketball.

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At Washington State University, Armstrong was a two time All-Pac-10 player and an integral member of 2002 WSU Rose Bowl team and 2003 Holiday Bowl team.

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This is a delightful collection of Yaqui folklore, illustrated throughout with line drawings which invest Mexican folk-art motifs with quaint atomic-age cheerfulness. The Yaqui are part of the Southwestern Native American culture-group, and live in the Sonoran desert on the west coast of northern Mexico, opposite Baja California. The stories here are a mixture of ancient folklore blended with Mexican Catholic themes.
THE YAQUIS are a Sonoran tribe. They are Cahitan-speaking peoples, affiliated linguistically with the Tarahumaras, Opatas, Conchos, Mayos, and other nearby tribes. Aboriginally, the Yaquis and the Mayos occupied the flood plain areas from the town of Sinaloa north to the pueblo of Cumuripa on the Yaqui River in Sonora (Sauer 1934: 79). Cahitans are of the Uto-Aztecan stock. Of the tribes which adjoined the Cahitan territory to the north, only the Hokan-speaking Seris were not Uto-Aztecans. On the east, the Cahitans were bordered by the Sonoran tribes of the foothills. These tribes separated the lowland Cahitans from the Tarahumaras of the plateau who were also of Uto-Aztecan stock. On the south, the Cahitan area was bordered by rude, barranca or coastal tribes such as the Guasave. These were possibly variants, culturally and linguistically, of the Cahitans. No equal number of people spoke a single language in northern Mexico (Sauer 1934: 22-28).
In 1937 the Mexican government's attitude changed toward the Indians. President Cardenas set aside for the Yaquis twenty per cent of their original territory (Fabila 1940: 194). Here they live today under Mexican military supervision, although they govern themselves in most ways.
Since the late 1920's the official Mexican policy has been more friendly and constructive, aimed toward educating the natives, improving their material welfare and attempting to break down past social barriers between Indians and the Mexicans. However, social barriers in the region are still very real. Slowly, the new policy of contact is inaugurating a period of acculturation for the Yaquis along lines of directed change. There has been and promises to be little decay in the traditional ceremonial life of the Yaquis which has survived the period of persecution and forms the backbone of Yaqui culture as it is being practiced today (Spicer 1943a: 28).


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Alsodes vittatus är en groddjursart som först beskrevs av Philippi 1902.  Alsodes vittatus ingår i släktet Alsodes och familjen Cycloramphidae. IUCN kategoriserar arten globalt som otillräckligt studerad. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Is the single plane golf swing better?
One-plane swings are often flatter, which means they are more likely to be appropriate for shorter players most of the time. The upright takeaway that is used in a two-plane swing has a tendency to be simpler for taller players to achieve, and their height allows them the room to reduce the angle of the shaft in the transition and come in on a flatter plane when they make contact with the ball.
Is Tiger Woods one plane swing?
JH: Tiger is one of the very few players I've ever seen that alters his strategy depending on whether he's using woods or irons, and I've seen a lot of golfers. He has a one-plane swing that is just stunning with his irons. As he attacks down on the ball while keeping his arms close to his body, his body is extremely bent over, and in fact, it drops down quite a bit. He does this while keeping his arms close to his body.
Who should use a single plane golf swing?
beginner golfers
Because it is significantly simpler to master than the two-plane swing, the single-plane swing is utilized by a large number of golfers who are just starting out. A majority of golfers who are just beginning to learn the game will find that the single plane swing is easier for them to get used to.
How do you practice single plane golf swing?
One two and holding it a little bit at the top. Three four little hold there. And then one more. Five then let's go and hit one with that. Feeling. Very dedicated practice and i'm telling you right.
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Did Ben Hogan use a single plane swing?
Both Ben Hogan and Moe Norman begin and finish their jumps on the same plane. As a result, both of their swings are classified as being Single Plane, and Tiger Woods is quoted as saying that "Only two players have ever completely owned their swings: Moe Norman and Ben Hogan."
Does the single plane golf swing work with irons?
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Single Plane Golf Swing (Part 1) – YouTube
Why did Tiger change his swing?
It was really obvious in the overly dramatic swings that he would take during his practice sessions. Tiger has been working hard to maintain and enhance his ball speed in order to keep up with the rest of the field and remain competitive. In the later stages of his swing, he puts less emphasis on turning his hips and more on using the club to propel the ball forward.
How do you swing like a tiger?
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Can you use single plane swing with irons?
YouTube video of a golfer who hits strokes with five clubs while swinging on a single plane
Who invented the single plane golf swing?
I called golf instructor Todd Graves, who was a former student of Norman's and the founder of the Graves Golf Academy. Graves modeled his "Single Plane Golf Swing" philosophy after Norman's golf swing technique. Graves witnessed Moe's ball-flight in-person over the course of many years, including more than 70 ball-striking clinics.
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How far did Moe Norman drive the ball?
Once, while competing in an exhibition, Norman was able to hit 1,540 drives in just under seven hours. All of them landed within a landing zone that was only 30 yards wide and none of them were shorter than 225 yards.
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Members of Ancaster (Ontario) Christian Reformed Church are surrounding Sharlene Bosma with support as the trial begins today for the men accused of murdering her husband, Tim Bosma.
Sharlene and her young daughter attend Ancaster CRC. Her church family will be taking turns sitting with Bosma throughout the trial. The trial is expected to last about four months. Tim's parents Hank and Mary also attend the church.
Krista Dam-VandeKuyt is one of the church members directly involved in that effort, along with several young couples. "We are a group of friends that grew out of the Ancaster CRC youth group 18 years ago," she said. The same group ramped up a massive search and a social media campaign the day after Tim went missing.
They plan to attend the opening day of the trial as a group and then take turns going on assigned days to provide support. They will gather each Sunday for lunch to talk and be together. Friends of Hank and Mary have also attended the court proceedings and will continue to do so.
VandeKuyt said that there was a prayer service on the Thursday before jury selection began to commit the trial to God. Hank prayed prayed for the judge, jury, and lawyers, and Sharlene thanked the congregation for their support.
"There will be a Scripture verse posted on the church's website each day of the trial, and people are stopping wherever they are to pray at 10 a.m.," VandeKuyt said.
Gayla Postma is news editor for The Banner.


Taibah University located in Prince Naif Ibn Abdulaziz Road, Taibah, Medina. Taibah University is a public university, it was founded in 2003. The university was first established with only seven colleges. By 1434H – 1435H, the university had evolved to include 28 colleges and one institute. 16 of which are in the city of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, and the rest are in six branches: Yanbu - Ula - Al Henakiyah - Khyber - Al Mahd - Badr, colleges are: Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Applied Medical Science, Applied Medical Science–Yanbu, Applied Medical Science – Ula, Medical Rehabilitation, Nursing, Science, Community College – Khaibar, Science- Yanbu, Engineering, Engineering - Yanbu, Computer Science, Computer Science – Yanbu, Family Science, Education, Arts & Humanities Arts & Humanities – Yanbu, Business Administration, Business Administration – Yanbu, Law, Sciences & Arts – Ula, Community College, Community College – Al Henakiyah, Community College – Mahd, Community College – Ola, Community College – Badr, Higher Institute of Imams. Taibah University working on provide top academic programs in various disciplines, and total number of academic programs is 156 out of which, there are 94 graduate studies programs. The 7 degrees awarded by Taibah University include: Diploma, Associate, Bachelor's, General Diploma, Higher Diploma, Master's, and Doctorate. Taibah University aims to develop and support research that contributes to knowledge enrichment and achievement of national developmental goals, meet market and national developmental needs of highly qualified graduates capable of effectively competing in today's knowledge economy and globalized world, reinforce Taibah University role in serving the community and building a knowledge society, create an environment supportive of productivity and excellence. Number of Taibah University Academic staff is 1436 faculty members and 1424 teaching assistants, lecturers and language teachers. Taibah University has witnessed a radical increase in the number of its students (Men & Women). There were 7761 students in 2003. Today, there are 69110 students enrolled in Taibah University different programs. Taibah University offers parallel and distance education using advanced technology and partial face-to-face training. These programs enable students from the Madinah Region to pursue their studies in various fields.


The German government acknowledges what everyone sees as unavoidable in case of large volumes of uploads.
One member of the European Parliament Green group, Helga Trüpel, responded to the blog "Nine Green MEPs voted in favour of upload filters". She argues that her vote in favour of article 13 copyright reform proposal is not a vote for upload filters. I am grateful for her reaction, which clarifies some issues. I will highlight some of her arguments. The discussion below reveals that Trüpel misrepresents article 13 as notice and take down, often disregards that rights holders do not have to grant a licence, and sees filtering by humans as an alternative to automatic filtering.
The European Parliament has voted in favour of article 13 of the copyright reform proposal. The text of article 13, as adopted by the Parliament, makes internet platforms liable for users' uploads, but does not mention upload filters. However, as explained by many, including academics, if platforms are liable, they will have to filter to avoid liability. General mandatory upload filters are not allowed in the EU; they interfere too much with our freedom of expression. With its vote, the Parliament voted in favour of upload filters without mentioning them.
About a year ago I requested documents regarding the negotiations on the EU – South Korea trade agreement, provisionally applied since July 2011 and formally ratified in December 2015. I was especially interested in documents regarding the negotiations on intellectual property rights, specifically the documents regarding criminal enforcement. On 24 November 2017 the European Commission provided a link to the partially declassified "Recommendation from the Commission to the Council". The commission did not declassify the interesting part, the directives for the negotiations. I recently received a list of 15 documents (Annex 1); eight documents are withheld; I received seven partially disclosed documents (zip).