For Spain to be able to hang in this game, Torrens has to be able to carry them. Having now seen her several times, I think her game is radically similar to Penny Taylor's in that she has a somewhat similar frame for a guard, good court vision, and would be at her peak level of performance as the second or third option on a WNBA team. Similar to Torrens, Taylor isn't really a "carry the team on her shoulders" type of player. But give her a star or two to play off of and her game through the years has really shined. I see Torrens being similar in that regard. Problem with Spain is they have a lot of players who are at their best playing off of teammates rather than being the lead dog.
I think it will be closer than their first game against Team USA, but that's about all I can say. I'd love to see a big game from Torrens and Cruz so that the game can be at its max from an entertainment standpoint.
I just hope that Bird can play. Spain has some scrappy defenders in Cruz and Xargay who are going to put a lot of pressure on the ball handler.
I like to see Taurasi more off the ball for USA to space it up. I wouldn't be surprised if half of Birds assists were to Taurasi on the wing.
I hope Sue can play, she really makes a big difference in how the team plays. The first half against France was a prime example of just how important Sue is to the team!
This game can't and won't be a snoozer. The offense without Bird is too clunky to sleep walk. The defense will have it's hand full chasing the smaller perimeter players around. I'm willing to bet Geno goes with a Lynx line-up to steady things, maybe even to finish. At least Catch is rested, and Stewart too especially if EDD's eye is a problem. Bigs will do fine. Does Dabovic happen or does DABOVIC happen? Angel can chase her around and make her work up and down the court.
edit --- Torrens. Torrens is what I meant.
Arizona Republic sports columnist Dan Bickley asked star guard Diana Taurasi if the team was getting due recognition.
She had a sarcastic answer.
Umm ... there's 7 seconds on that tv shot clock.
Offense looks best with Sue.
I'd pick Whalen over Sue anyday.
And that has absolutely nothing to do with you being a Lynx fan, right?
Bird is having a better WNBA season and olympics then Whalen. My opinion on Whalen so far during the olympics is that she forcing too much by herself and that she is missing open teammates in the proces. Also during halfcourt offense the offense looks pretty stagnant(but i admit it looked the same when Taurasi ran the point against France).
Who had a better Olympics DT or Maya?
Who had a better Olympics Bird or Whalen?
Who had a better Olympics EDD or BG?
Who had a better Olympics Seimone or Angel?
Who had a better Olympics Tamika or Breanna?
Who had a better Olympics Syl or Tina?
No matter what happens on Saturday, the Spanish Women�s National Basketball team will be taking home their first ever Olympic medal. In fact, never before had they even reached the semifinal stage.
win would extend their gold medal streak to six, matching the U.S. Men�s Basketball and Indian Men�s Field Hockey as the only group sports programs to win six straight Olympic gold medals.
104 points (or just 100) would give them six 100-plus point performances, the most in one Olympics; second, with 104 points they would pass the �96 squad�s record of 819 total points in one Olympic tournament.
If the Spanish women hope to take home the first gold medal in Spanish basketball history, they will have to rely on their defense to get them there. Their offense isn�t bad, as they�re currently fifth in scoring in Rio (74.1 points per game), but they aren�t beating the Americans in a shootout.
Torrens has continued to play well in Rio, dropping 16.1 points per game, good for sixth in the tournament, and also holds the third highest single game total�the 32 she dropped on China in the group stage.
Torrens won�t do much work from the outside�she�s made just 4 three-pointers in Rio�but she can get to the line, with seven made free throws in three different games.
Then you are not watching the games or you are a homer fan. It has clearly been better with Bird as lead PG. Whalen has forced shots and missed open players at situations when USA could have easily had a wide open shot. And btw I am a Whalen fan both her and Bird are far superior to the other PGs except of course you have to include DT in their group.
I prefer Sue running the point. The offense is fluid, the floor us spaced well, there aren't many lapsed defensive errors because she pays attention to switches and makes sure that she stays on the right person defensively.
Whalen comes in WITH the defensive lineup of Angel, Seimone, and Fowles, that doesn't make her a good defender. Those 3 ARE the defenders. Offensively, Whalen goes to a more one on one type of play but benefits from Angel's ability to run the floor for fast breaks along with Syl. That's why the offense wasn't as effective when she played with BG in the middle because instead of using the post as a scoring option in a set play she was using them to open the lane for her jump shots or drive.
There's an obvious reason why im a lynx fan and NOT a Seattle fan.
I think Dee's a little emotional to start the game. She's gotta calm down a bit.
When did Whalen become such a no-pass PG?
whalen is not playing like point guard. Pass the ball.
That was a bad call against Nichols. Angel just totally launched into her.


This year two of our Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate (SSMI) celebrated a jubilee anniversary: Sr. Laura Prokop a 50 year jubilee and Sr. Yvonne Kabay a 25 year jubilee. A Divine Liturgy, led by His Grace Bishop David, was celebrated at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Calgary to mark this special event. Многаіа Літа! Many Happy Years!


This page is for the men who are trying to understand menopause.
It will include links to all kinds of information related to menopause.
I love your web site Dee. You have a great take on those damn hot flashes. Women who have to face this, have their challenges, as my wife does, but the affect extends to husband and children. I have found that we men need to educate ourselves that our wives volatile emotions do not center on us and we need to learn to not add to the challenge by adding our own emotions. My wife brought me an audio tape (For Men Only, How to Love a Women Without Losing Your Mind, by Joseph Angelo), which also uses humor to point out some important stress saving strategies for men. Thanks again Dee.
that claims you're a survivor too!
"Hi: It is past midnight and my wife is bitching about my snoring so we looked up "menopause" to see why she cannot sleep.
on the NET tonight for snoring and "night sweats". Thanks for the laugh"
"My wife and I loved your website we sat here chuckling for an hour.
Male menopause is a lot more fun than female menopause.
With female menopause, you gain weight and get hot flashes.
Male menopause you get to date young girls and drive motorcycles or sports cars.
And I love her, oh, so dearly.
Since she's acting, oh, so queerly.
"Oh, it's nothing that you've said or done,"
She assures me, ever sweetly.
"My Change Of Life has now begun."
Then, she smiles and winks discreetly.
A thing that she was stating!
Just what she meant by "Change Of Life"
I didn't have a clue!?
Into a rage she flew!
"Well, I'm always tired! I'm hot! I'm cold!
I didn't sleep last night!
I'm fat! I'm ugly! I'm getting old!
My clothes don't fit me right!
And I'd love to run away!
So, for spite, I think I'll stay!
And I want to SCREAM again!
That this "Change" is caused by MEN!
While I'm going through pure hell!
You think you're so beguiling?
You think I couldn't tell?
This is some cruel joke you play!
It's all your fault, no doubt!
And she changes by the hour.
She goes from sweet to sour!
But I've been told, "This is a phase."
They say, "This, too, shall pass."
By the way, I love your web site AND the cartoon!! I wish you all the best!!I'll be a regular visitor to the Men's page!.
"My sister-in-law was having night sweats and insomnia really bad. One night her husband in a half awake state and of course no glasses on, he said he was suddenly aware of a whooshing sound and could see red lights flashing as he looked towards his wife's side of the bed. He tells it like this "as I slowly woke up more, I realized Louise was fanning herself which made a whooshing sound and the red lights popping on and off were the numerals on the digital clock that he could see intermittently in between the waves of the fan."
"This is Not Your Mother's Menopause"
Reviewer: David C. Mezzera from Vallejo, CA.
I read this book after seeing the author on the "Today" Show this past summer. She presented such a sensitive and personal portrayal of menopause, a subject I had chosen to overlook while my wife was going through the change of life a few years ago. That led me to read the book in hopes of gaining an understanding and empathy for what my wife had gone through.
The book indeed gave me an insight into issues such as hot flashes, headaches and lowered libido, so much so that I now wish my wife and I had read this book while she was menopausal. The non-HRT analysis in the book would have been important to her - the empathy gained from understanding the issue of menopause would be important to any significant other!


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Q: VBA code for C# addins button execution I have add-ins (developed in C#) with buttons on the ribbon,
how I can execute a button on the ribbon connected to the add-ins?
The following codes are not working:
Application.CommandBars("GuruExcelAddin").Controls("FixIssueBtn").Execute

Application.CommandBars.ExecuteMso ("FixIssueBtn")

I want to execute the button from Excel VBA.

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Accept Failures to Succeed!
HomeOur BlogAccept Failures to Succeed!
November 1, 2011 CEO, Executive, Leadership
Some people never fail. They're the ones with no aspirations, no will to excel, no guts. Everyone likely to be reading this, however, has failed. Repeatedly, I might add.
What we all have in common is the temptation to simply put it behind us and forget it ever happened. To spit failure out and get that bitter taste out of our mouths before it does any real damage to our self-confidence. As soon as possible, if not sooner.
But the strong and successful among us resist that urge because we know better. Painful as it is, we carry our failures around with us every day of our lives. Not as a badge of honor, although it's tempting to feel that way. We do it for two reasons. First, failure is how we learn. Failure teaches us how to do things differently. How to do things better.
Failing to admit and learn from failure will only lead to more dramatic failure. The converse is also true: admitting and learning from failure will ultimately lead to success. Unfortunately, leaders seem to be allergic to the whole idea of admitting failure.
But there's actually an even more important lesson that failure teaches us. A more important reason to never forget that we've failed and will fail again. It reminds us that we're human. On the surface, that sounds almost too simple to be important. But that's a characteristic of most important lessons.
Being aware of your failures gives you a unique sense of empathy, humility, even humor, that others don't possess. It means approaching your job, each and every day, with a level of genuine openness to the ideas and positions of others, not in spite of the fact that they differ from yours, but because they do, because you know you might be wrong and they might be right.
It's tempting to think of this as a lesson for the young, but it's not. It's a lesson for all ages. Take Steve Jobs, for example. It's easy to forget that he wasn't always a leadership icon. While Apple did invent a truly breakthrough computer, the company's first decade was turbulent and Jobs' management style was so toxic that he was essentially forced out of the company. That was painful for Jobs. And his next venture, NeXT, lost a boatload of investment capital. So, when Apple's acquisition of NeXT returned Jobs to the company he cofounded, he was a very different man. He was a far more mature and balanced individual than the one who was drummed out of the company 11 years before. Clearly, success and failure both contributed to that transformation.
This is just one example, but every successful leader will point to failure as a key ingredient in their growth, maturity, and success. People often confuse having courage with being fearless. Actually, nobody is fearless. Courage, on the other hand, means facing your fear and doing the right thing anyway. Sometimes you win; sometimes you lose. And once you've been through that a few times, it makes you a better and more successful person. But only as long as you never forget.
Leadership Development, Learning, Positive Leadership
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Reductionist science is useful, but limited. That's not how we typically state that fact; most often, we take exactly the same idea and apply it to models, those which we build based on reductionism in attempts to make predictions about complex systems. Sometimes those predictions are spot on, really accurate. Sometimes, they're not.
The difficulty lies in complex systems themselves. We won't get into scale and degree of complexity, not any more than we have to, because infinity throws a slight monkey wrench into the idea of complexity, at least to my thinking. But one of the characteristics of any complex system is that they all have emergent properties, unpredictable characteristics that are the result interactive effects of the component parts of the system.
Science understands how greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane trap the sun's energy, warming the atmosphere.
Science understands how the tilt of the earth and its rotation on its axis and revolution around the sun influences energy balance at the surface. It knows about how other atmospheric and geophysical factors affect radiational loading.
Science understands energy balance, that the sun's energy interacts with surfaces on the earth (and in the atmosphere, too, it's interacting with greenhouse gases), and how that sets up large scale, like, global, patterns of atmospheric circulation. Atmosphere includes water; water is a vital component of energy balance.
Science understands the differences in energy balance of various surfaces, the sea, a forest, an asphalt parking lot, and how those differences influence smaller scale patterns of energy transfer.
Science understands oceanic currents, the drivers of those currents, the interactions occurring, the spin of the earth, temperature, salinity, the landforms present.
Science makes predictions about climate change based on all of this knowledge, and other knowledge, all of these little understandings about a very big and very complex system, planet earth.
Science mostly understands just how limited those predictions are.
Science knows that it hasn't accounted for that specific, massive parking lot that replaced swampland there at Disney World. It knows that taking down forest in the tropics has a different effect than taking down forest in the Taiga, but that both influence climate in a way reduced to X in the models. Science knows that water in the atmosphere is a big deal, and that the way water moves into the atmosphere is influenced by climate, and landforms, and lifeforms. Science knows that all of those models telling us what the future will look like are best guesses, guesses based on limited data.
At least good science knows that.
Some science even recognizes the earth, or Gaia, as a living system in and of itself, one that responds to changes in ways unpredictable. Gaia knows the effect of that parking lot, it lives it, just as surely as you live the sting of the bee, and in some way, respond.
I don't know what your response will be. I could make some predictions based on past experience, or what I know of bee stings, or perhaps of your personality, but the bottom line is, I just don't know. Maybe you'll be in an exceptionally good mood at the moment and smile; maybe you'll have an anaphylactic response and die. I just don't know.
It's kind of the same with climate change.That it is changing is pretty clear.That greenhouse gases are likely drivers of that change is pretty clear. What it means for the year 2050, or 2100, or 2525, nobody knows. Nobody.
Reductionist science is useful, but limited.


Ten-man Exeter fought back to claim a point in their 1-1 draw with Millwall on Tuesday evening.
Ten-man Exeter fought back to claim a point with an equalising goal two minutes from time in their 1-1 draw with Millwall on Tuesday evening.
Substitute Adam Stansfield was the Grecians' hero when his cross eluded visiting goalkeeper David Forde and went in off the far post just two minutes from time.
Millwall had opened the scoring against the run of play midway through the first half. Bertie Cozic was penalised for a foul on David Martin and the winger stepped up to hammer the penalty right down the middle.
Exeter's cause was not helped when Steve Tully was sent off eight minutes into the second half for a second bookable offence and the Grecians stayed with three at the back.
It left them open and Marc Laird should have doubled Millwall's lead, but he slipped as he shot and the ball went wide.
Steve Morison then missed two good chances for the visitors, the second of which came back off the post, but Exeter went for broke and got their reward when Stansfield's cross found the net in the 88th minute.


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Groupe Renault creates circular economy vehicle factory
Groupe Renault is overhauling its Flins vehicle factory in France to focus on the circular economy and have a negative CO2 balance by 2030.
The French vehicle manufacturer said the Re-Factory will be Europe's first circular economy factory dedicated to mobility.
Elements of the new site will be realised between 2021 and 2024 and will involve a large network of multisectoral partners including start-ups, academic partners, major groups and local authorities.
Re-Factory's activities will be structured around supporting a vehicle's entire life cycle by acting on the main components of the circular economy - supply, eco-design, economy of functionality, maintenance, reuse, remanufacturing and recycling.
Part of the site will be focussed on the potential applications for reusing batteries in electric vehicles to create stationary energy storage.
Luca de Meo, Renault chief executive, said: "With the Re-Factory, Flins will become a European reference in the circular economy.
"It will enable the group to respond to the challenges facing mobility and automotive industry players today - and even more so tomorrow.
"This plant, with an objective of a negative CO2 balance by 2030, is fully in line with the group's global strategy by combining circular economy, reduction of emissions, development of skills and the creation of new value-generating activities."
Groupe Renault UK
Groupe Renault and Otodo develop new service linking cars and homes
Users can control objects in their home directly from their vehicle's dashboard.
Groupe Renault and Ferrovial to launch EV car-sharing service in Paris
Free-floating' 100% electric car-sharing service ZITY will launch in March with 500 ZOEs available 24/7.
Groupe Renault to cut 50% of CO2 emissions by 2030
Groupe Renault is aiming to reduce its CO2 emissions by 50% compared to 2010 and is committed to achieving net zero by 2050.


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This is one of our specialties, The Whole Fruit & Herb decorated pig.
The meat falls of the bones, so tender. Out of all our offerings, this has to be the best way to spit roast Pork.
The whole skin becomes crackling, so there is plenty for all.
Ideal for Weddings, or Hawaiian Buffets and Birthdays especially.
Gods, in exchange for good luck for the couple, so it was believed at the time.
Its a nice addition, or a Tradition of old, either way the final result is a lot of happy tummies.


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Q: What to do when stripe returns requires_confirmation (php/js) I'm working through the STRIPE payment intents example on stripe.com/docs/.../upgrade-to-handle-actions (and stripe.com/docs/.../accept-a-payment-synchronously) and have got to the part in their generateResponse() code that says "any other status would be unexpected, so error"
function generateResponse($intent) {
    if ($intent->status == 'succeeded') {
       // Handle post-payment fulfillment
       echo json_encode(['success' => true]);
    } elseif ($intent->status == 'requires_action') {
       # Tell the client to handle the action
       echo json_encode([
               'requiresAction' => true,
               'clientSecret' => $intent->client_secret
       ]);
    } else {
       // Any other status would be unexpected, so error           <------------------
       echo json_encode(['error' => 'Invalid PaymentIntent status']);
    }
}

but I am receiving a "requires_confirmation" using the "insufficient funds" test card "4000008260003178", and I'm not sure what I should be doing in response; My code can be seen and run on methodfish.com.

A: If you receive a status of requires_confirmation due to insufficient funds, then that else block would handle that case (since insufficient funds is considered an error). You can improve your error messaging to specifically handle the insufficient funds case if you like, though. I recommend taking a look at Stripe's error handling docs.

A: Ok - I think the code was getting in a muddle and maybe repeatedly calling itself - so I've re-order the logic so that the authentication is handled fully through the client side (with API calls where necessary). Corrected (?) code/sandbox can be found on methodfish.com


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Q: why wkhtmltopdf header and footer are applied only on the table of contents page (toc)? I want to apply the header and the footer to all pages but what I got is that they only appear on the toc (table of content) page. How to solve this problem?
I'm using this command.
wkhtmltopdf --encoding 'UTF-8' toc --xsl-style-sheet /Users/Documents/toc.xsl --header-html /Users/Documents/header.html --header-spacing 10 --footer-html /Users/Documents/footer.html --footer-spacing 10 /Users/Documents/draft-11.html /Users/Documents/content-draft.pdf

A: This fix is to provide the header and the footer twice once for TOC and once for the contents themselves
wkhtmltopdf --encoding 'UTF-8' toc --xsl-style-sheet /Users/Documents/toc.xsl --header-html /Users/Documents/header.html --header-spacing 10 --footer-html /Users/Documents/footer.html --footer-spacing 10 /Users/Documents/draft-11.html  --header-html /Users/Documents/header.html --header-spacing 10 --footer-html /Users/Documents/footer.html --footer-spacing 10 /Users/Documents/content-draft.pdf


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Court Cases & Orders • Educational Resources • Property Division, Sharing & The Matrimonial Home
When Agreement Calls for $1 Payment, Does it Really Have to be Paid?
I ran across an older B.C. case recently that considered an interesting technical point: if a separation agreement between spouses calls for one party to pay the other a nominal $1 amount, is the agreement still legally valid if that dollar is not paid?
In Dryden v. Bischoff, the couple initially lived in a home for which the wife had provided the down-payment; however the husband had done significant renovations and reconstruction work before they had moved in. Together they eventually moved into a second home that the wife had initially co-owned with her mother, and they kept the first home in order to generate rental income and pay off their mortgage.
After they separated 6 years later, the husband ran into financial difficulties and eventually went bankrupt. In the two years after their separation he had paid no child support at all; he started paying $200 a month but after 3 months asked the wife for a reprieve and never really resumed making his contributions.
At one point the wife asked the husband to sign a short written document she had prepared, in which the husband agreed to transfer his interest in the first home in return for being absolved of liability for the mortgage on it. In return, the wife would pay him $1. The husband signed the agreement together with the necessary Land Transfer document, which was duly registered.
A few years later, when the couple's divorce matter came before the court, the husband claimed that the wife had never paid the $1. He also added that he had been coerced into signing it by "emotional blackmail." He therefore asked the court to declare the agreement legally invalid, and to award him a half-interest in the proceeds of the home's sale. (He also wanted monetary credit for the value of the various carpentry work he had provided.)
In contrast, the wife simply asserted that she had paid the $1 at the time, as required, and that the agreement should be enforced.
On all the evidence, the court found there was no real evidence to support the husband's claim that he had never been paid the $1. (And in this regard the court had numerous concerns over the husband's credibility, lack of documentation, and poor memory.) The husband's claim that he had been coerced into signing the agreement was also inconsistent with his other complaint about not having paid the stipulated $1 nominal sum – i.e. he couldn't have it both ways. Finally, from a legal standpoint the agreement was valid because there was good "consideration" – if not in the form of the $1, then in the wife's promise to save the husband harmless from liability on the outstanding mortgage.
(As an aside, the court speculated that the husband's motives were vindictive: he had apparently told a friend that because the wife had gone after him for child support, he was going after her assets).
In the end, there was no legal basis upon which the agreement should be set aside.
While the court was able to side-step having to rule on the effect of the missing $1 payment in this particular case, I will talk more about these kinds of legal "technicalities" in a future blog.
For the full text of the decision, see:
Dryden v. Bischoff, 2006 BCSC 1297
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Established in 1946, O-SO started as an independent soft drink company based in Chicago, IL. By the end of the 40's the Company had a network of bottlers in nearly all metropolitan markets throughout the country. Originally famous for its O-SO Grape flavor, the company added many new flavors and incorporated the tag line "O-SO Good" and "O-SO Delicious". The O-SO Company was one of the first in the industry to offer dividend payments to its network of bottlers and would invite all the Bottlers to their annual gala where dividend checks were handed out. The company later acquired the brand name Bubble Up, which became a significant player among lemon lime sodas of the day. Orca Beverage has proudly brought back this vintage soda using authentic production methods from yesteryear. Enjoy!


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Andrej Lakisov (auch Andrey Lakisov; * 30. Juli 1983 in Baranowitschy, Belarus) ist ein deutscher Saxophonist.

Leben und Wirken
Andrej Lakisov begann bereits im Alter von vier Jahren zu musizieren. 1994 gewann er die ersten Preise, darunter der 1. Preis beim Landeswettbewerb für Holzbläser in Baranowitschy und den 3. Preis beim Belarussischen Holzbläser-Wettbewerb. Mit 15 Jahren wurde er Diplomand beim internationalen Wettbewerb Musikhoffnung in Homel. Von 2001 bis 2003 studierte er an der Musikfachhochschule Glinka in Minsk. Sein Studium sowie das Konzertexamen absolvierte er mit Auszeichnung an der Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler und an der Universität der Künste Berlin.

2006 gewann Lakisov den Yamaha-Wettbewerb in Mannheim und tritt seitdem international auf großen Bühnen Europas und bei internationalen Festivals auf. Sein Repertoire beinhaltet Werke der Klassik sowie des Jazz, Swing, Klezmer, Balkan, Funk und Soul.

Eine künstlerische Zusammenarbeit Lakisovs erfolgte mit zahlreichen Orchestern, Ensembles und Bands, darunter die Kammersymphonie Berlin, die Lautten Companey, die Junge Musik Berlin. Lakisov absolvierte Auftritte u. a. bei den Münchner Opernfestspielen (in Zusammenarbeit mit der Bayerischen Staatsoper), im Theater Vorpommern, im Nikolaisaal Potsdam sowie bei Festivals wie dem Klangfest München (Gasteig), dem Stolberger Musiksommer und den Kammermusiktagen in der Kunsthalle Kühlungsborn.

2011 gründete er gemeinsam mit Timofey Sattarov das Trio Laccasax, mit dem er zwei Alben veröffentlichte. Er spielt des Weiteren im festen Duo mit Nadja Zeljukina und  im Duo Azar mit Ulugbek Palvanov. Neben dem Saxophon spielt er auch andere Holzblasinstrumente sowie Gitarre und Klavier. Als Sänger und Liedermacher nahm er an den russischen Liedermacher-Festivals in Bielstein, Wuppertal, München und Bielefeld teil.

2016 gründete er die Konzertreihe Ungezähmte Klassik.

Andrej Lakisov lebt in Berlin.

Weblinks

 Andrej Lakisov auf der Website Trio Laccasax

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Saxophonist
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Yuan Guiren (; * November 1950 in Guzhen, Provinz Anhui) ist ein Politiker der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas (KPCh) in der Volksrepublik China, der unter anderem zwischen 2009 und 2016 Minister für Bildung war.

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Yuan Guiren, der zur Volksgruppe der Han gehört, wurde 1975  Mitglied der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas (KPCh) und absolvierte zwischen 1978 und 1984 ein Studium an der Philosophischen Fakultät der Pädagogischen Universität Peking und war im Anschluss dort von 1984 bis 1989 selbst als Dozent tätig. Danach war er zwischen 1989 und 1995 Direktor der Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften der Pädagogischen Universität Peking sowie von 1995 bis 1996 Vizepräsident dieser Universität. Im Anschluss fungierte er zwischen 1996 und 2001 als Sekretär des Parteikomitees der KPCh der Pädagogischen Universität Peking und war während dieser Zeit von 1998 bis 1999 in Personalunion sowohl Assistierender Bürgermeister von Peking als auch Direktor des Städtischen Bildungsausschusses von Peking. Danach wurde er im Juli 1999 als Nachfolger von Lushan Zhen Präsident der Pädagogischen Universität Peking und bekleidete diese Funktion ebenfalls bis zu seiner Ablösung durch Zhong Binglin  im April 2001.

Danach war Yuan Guiren zwischen 2001 und 2009 Vize-Minister für Bildung und als solcher zugleich von 2001 bis 2005 Mitglied der Parteiführungsgruppe der KPCh dieses Ministeriums. Daneben war er von 2001 bis 2005 auch Direktor der Staatlichen Kommission für Sprachen sowie zwischen 2005 und 2016 Stellvertretender Sekretär der Parteiführungsgruppe der KPCh des Bildungsministeriums. Auf dem XVII. Parteitag 2007 wurde er Mitglied der Zentralkommission für Disziplin und Inspektion des Zentralkomitee der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas (ZK der KPCh) und gehörte diesem Gremium bis 2012 an. Im November 2009 löste er im Staatsrat der Volksrepublik China den wegen Korruptionsvorwürfen entlassenen Zhou Ji als Minister für Bildung ab. Auf dem XVIII. Parteitag 2012 wurde er Mitglied des ZK der KPCh und gehörte diesem Gremium bis 2017 an. Am 2. Juli 2016 wurde er als Bildungsminister von Chen Baosheng abgelöst.

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Presidential election uncertainty puts investors, 401(k) savers on edge
Wall Street woke up Wednesday to more political uncertainty as the presidential election count dragged into a second day and remains on track for a rancor-packed rollercoaster ride for weeks to come.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average began trading in a relatively calm fashion Wednesday as the stock index was up early in the day by 225.76 points or 0.82% to trade at 27,705.79 points. It was the third positive day in a row while vote counts continued.
Shortly before 10:30 a.m., the Dow climbed higher and was up 2.32%, as the index gained 638.84 points to trade at 28,118.87 points. Some commentators on Wall Street then speculated that former Vice President Joe Biden was heading toward victory.
At 4 p.m., the Dow closed at 27,847.66 points, up 1.34% or 367.63 points.
Wednesday's activity followed a fairly good day for the Dow on Election Day, closing at 27,480.03 points Tuesday — up 554.98 points or gaining 2.06%. Last week, the Dow was on a downward course.
Late Wednesday afternoon, we didn't know for certain whether incumbent President Donald Trump would get a second term or Biden would move into the White House. Biden, though, gave a speech after 4 p.m. saying that it's clear that he will win enough states to snag the necessary Electoral College votes and the presidency. He did not declare himself the winner.
No matter the winner, Wall Street is banking on no big tax increases on corporations and individuals, thanks to GOP victories in the Senate. Even so, experts warn that the markets could be volatile in the days ahead.
What's keeping investors on edge
We're not just frustrated by the ongoing rancor and uncertainty over the election. The country continues to see spikes in COVID-19 cases, troubling unemployment levels and the painful sight of struggling small restaurants and other businesses in our communities.
A much-needed second economic stimulus package could be stalled for months, as too much energy is focused on settling up this past election. If Biden wins, would a Republican Senate reject a Biden stimulus plan that could boost the economy and financial markets?
"Nothing about 2020 has been easy, so why would we expect this year's U.S. election to be anything but an anxiety-inducing rollercoaster?" wrote Anthony Saglimbene, Ameriprise Global Market Strategist, on Wednesday morning.
Investors not sure what to do
A tug-of-war between the fear of more economic fallout from spiking COVID-19 cases and the ongoing hope for another massive stimulus package — on top of extended election uncertainty — could keep Wall Street on edge for the rest of 2020.
Not surprisingly, many 401(k) savers and retirees didn't know which way to turn even before the election.
"We've had a few nervous clients at this time but interestingly the reason behind their nerves hasn't been consistent," said Sam Huszczo, a chartered financial analyst and founder of SGH WealthManagement in Southfield.
"Usually in a market downturn, nervous clients generally all feel the same way."
But lately, he said, some clients wanted to invest more in the stock market because they were confident it would rally after the election.
Others wanted to rush into cash because they feared a large market meltdown due to the election.
"Same nerves that result in polar opposite solutions," Huszczo said.
Unusual, and somewhat chilling, signs for shoppers popped up along the way as Americans voted for the next president.
The Marshalls store on West Eight Mile Road in Detroit, for example, remained open on Election Day with a handful of shoppers browsing the aisles early for a deal on sweaters and home goods. Those shoppers, though, were initially greeted by large sections of plywood that boarded up all the store's windows making anyone think it was closed for good.
No other stores were boarded up in the Gateway Marketplace shopping center. But stores around the country reportedly braced for election unrest. But, seriously, why a Marshalls? One has to wonder if someone at corporate imagined that women who shop for discounted prices on shampoo and yoga pants suddenly could be in an uproar over election results. Really?
But so it goes in 2020.
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In the hours and days ahead, we could be seeing all sorts of confusing signs.
First, investors will need to come to grips with the reality that it could take days for officials to count mail-in ballots in many areas, according to Greg Valliere, chief U.S. policy strategist for AGF Investments in Washington, D.C.
On Wednesday, Valliere noted one possible upside for Wall Street: "A big story for financial markets is the likelihood that the Republicans will maintain their control of the Senate. This will lead to gridlock with the liberal House — and as a result, market-unfriendly tax hikes could stall in 2021."
The Senate win, if you will, may be obscured by the presidential election, experts say.
In the early hours on Wednesday, Trump disturbed even some top Republicans when he simply declared that he had won the election and threatened to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the counting of legally cast absentee ballots he described as a "fraud."
Valliere's Wednesday morning report noted: "If Trump demands a halt to vote-counting, the courts probably would block him, but this could become so controversial that 'faithless electors' could become part of the nation's narrative ahead of the Electoral College's mid-December vote to confirm the election."
The last time America had to wait weeks for presidential election results was back in 2000 when the country saw the bitterly contested vote over Democratic Vice President Al Gore and Texas Republican Gov. George W. Bush.
The results weren't official until Dec. 12 when a 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision ended recounts in Florida and Bush became America's 43rd president.
Back in 2000, the hotly contested fight for the White House drove down stock prices on Wall Street.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell roughly 5% from Nov. 7, 2000, through Dec. 13, 2000.
The election alone didn't cause Wall Street to implode in 2000.
The dot-com bubble had burst, meaning that some of the fallout 20 years ago could be attributed to the uncertainty after the election and some could be blamed on the ongoing decline in technology stocks, according to David Sowerby, portfolio manager for Ancora in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
To be sure, Wall Street can be fearful — or joyous — over all sorts of scenarios in the weeks ahead.
Sowerby said the stock market may see some upside based on higher expectations for a fiscal stimulus package out of Washington.
A new stimulus package — and its chances of survival — will be heavily watched, as economists warn that fourth-quarter growth will be anemic without such a deal.
The U.S. economy had an extremely miserable second quarter after businesses closed to stem the spread of the pandemic, which included a roughly eight-week shutdown of auto factories in Michigan. Then, as businesses reopened — and stimulus money flooded the landscape — we saw a spectacular third quarter.
Many question whether the turbulent election could derail the economic recovery that began this summer, on top of having no added stimulus.
"A contested result and drawn-out ballot counting or litigation would intensify short-term volatility," Dave Sekera, a chartered financial analyst and U.S. market strategist for Morningstar, wrote in early October.
Even so, Sekera maintains the outcome of the election won't meaningfully change the economic outlook over the long run.
Much of the economic recovery will depend on how the fight against COVID-19 continues, as well as the stimulus package.
Will we see a vaccine soon? Will another stimulus package shore up small businesses and help individuals who continue to be jobless in specific industries, such as restaurants and hospitality?
"Usually, markets breathe a sigh of relief once the election is over, and stock volatility tends to ebb lower once the results are known," Ameriprise's Saglimbene said earlier.
But he stressed that 2020 isn't like other years because we've seen a large volume of early voting by mail that could complicate the calculation of results.
"Investors should not jump to any conclusions about the results thus far," he said Wednesday.
"We do not know who the next president will be because all the votes have not been counted."
We do know that when one saves for long-term goals, such as retirement or college education, it's typically wise to do your best to keep it together when things look like they could somehow be falling apart.
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Auckland's hosting of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series (LVPS) in February 2009 provided the perfect opportunity for a showcase of New Zealand design to an international audience.
Held in February of 2009, the regatta series brought the world's best sailors to our doorstep and with them the opportunity to showcase a range of NZ design, in particular, a set of aptly themed products from Coast New Zealand.
The Locus team had recently finished work with to revamp their Cayo outdoor collection. Later that year, founder Alex Webster called us in to put forward a VIP lounge proposal for the new sailing challenge. Adding a bit of variety to the mix, this project provided the team at Locus with a different avenue for our creative skills.
The brief was to create two interior spaces for the world-renowned sponsors; one was to function as an exclusive VIP lounge and the other a relaxation area for the sailors and their families to use during the series.
We worked with Alex to create a compelling design proposal that excited the LV team. The concept sought to create a coastal environment that aligned with the 'simple elegance' that embodies the Louis Vuitton brand. The concept was a perfect fit for Coast's Cayo collection, which the team installed as the centrepiece in both lounges during the series.
Other New Zealand brands were also featured, with lights designed by David Trubridge, hanging Pollen planters. Spaces were defined by with platforms using Verda timber decking and partitions created from Doyle Sails.
An additional area outdoor patio on the waterfront was created to make the most of the summer weather. It also gave the sailors a chance to interact with the many spectators who visited the Viaduct during the series.
The success of both lounges was apparent in their frequent use throughout the regatta by both guests of Louis Vuitton and the sailors themselves, with positive responses garnered from many different sources.


About a week ago I purchased 100′ of 2x2x1/8″ angle to fabricate a second tier on UNA's trailer to haul either the new dink "GiGi" or canoes or kayaks. Last week I hack sawed lengths for horizontals and uprights. This week bolts arrived and today I bolted the pieces together and now a box wraps around UNA. I'm undecided on how I want to cross brace this box, so in usual form I stopped that project and picked up on another.
Zippered bag with Velcro end strap.
Stainless steel footman loops are mounted under the seat for strapping in the bags.
This was an easy project that suited the tent well and leaves a second bag for miscellaneous items like sail ties, horn, flashlight, or whatever. All the materials are leftovers from the tent making. SurLast, 1″ webbing, plastic zipper, and Velcro.


The Firefox browser, while not really a true full-featured password manager application, has a good secure password management utility included in it's Windows and OS versions. This is I suspect, why Firefox has had such a strong following through the years. (In a separate article I'll write more about the password management features of the three main Window's browsers my friends and family have used the most historically: Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, and mobile Safari, and discuss the real security aspects of using these in 2017).
I began using Firefox to manage my passwords many years ago, long before passwords were so prolific that we even needed to worry about how to keep them all straight. The password manager Firefox provides continues to be a good choice for many, and it continues to be the most secure of the browser types for password management systems available today. Add to that how easy it is to get started using it, and it becomes obvious why Firefox continues to hold a large portion of the browser market captive. If you are a Windows user, and you don't currently use a password manager of any kind, nor do you really have a strong preference for a particular browser, I'd suggest using Firefox as a 'minimalist' type of free password manager. It's fast and easy to get started using.
Early in its history Chrome would save passwords for you…but not in a secure enough manner. That's why I never used it and didn't write positive things about it in my longer articles about password managers. But in 2017, Chrome's password manager features are much better than before, and I can whole heartily recommend using Google's browser for this purpose.
LastPass is a great application and most of my tech-friends (my tech friends = my most trusted family members & friends who have ended up advising me through the years by patiently answering my many questions and allowing me to poll them regarding their use of any tech-related subject matter, application, product or service), use it. It's free, and I've been using the free version for a few years, with the intention of really learning it well enough to signup for a paid Premium plan.
I primarily use ios devices for my day to day computing needs. Both LastPass and Dashlane have ios apps that require you to use their own dedicated browsers. I read current reviews of each at the ios app store, and there were too many LastPass users complaining of the buggy browser within the app. Since this would be a heavily used app for me, I decided to go with Dashlane instead.
My previous experience with LastPass, while positive, was tempered by confusion in terms of support documentation. There's a lot of it, and I found it confusing and dry to get through. I realized, during this journey, that's because the subject is actually much more complex than is immediately evident to most users (therefore not really LastPasses' fault per se). DashLane reviewers were highly complimentary regarding the ease of use, ease of getting started, and the simple streamlined user interface.
So it was this factor, combined with #1 above that ultimately pushed me in the direction of Dashlane. I don't think I necessarily made the right choice…but it was the right one for me for right now. I realized during my research that switching from one to another wasn't as difficult as I thought it may be in the future. I also realized that making a commitment to one and getting going with it was better than doing nothing.
DashLane Since I've written a much longer separate article on Dashlane, rather than rehashing the topic here, I'm linking to that article. DashLane has been my password manager of choice for about 3 years now. It's not perfect…but it's good enough and there are some aspects of it that are amazing!
Perhaps the one I like best is that Dashlane notifies me whenever major security breaches occur. And if I'm impacted, usually provides me with advice on what to do to protect myself.


In plumbing systems you have two sides; the supply and the waste. As Phoenix home inspectors, we observe both, however lately we are seeing high failure rates in the older waste systems.
Since the early 1970's Phoenix area homes are plumbed most often using ABS plastic waste lines. Prior to that, the waste lines were plumbed using cast iron, galvanized steel, clay, paper & tar pipe (Orangeburg) and sometimes copper. These older piping systems are now failing at a significant rate. Most of the failures are occurring at joints, trap arms (horizontal section shown in the photo above), horizontal runs in the yard and at flanges like at the base of toilets. Since long segments of the waste lines are contained below slabs, in walls or below lawns it can be difficult and expensive to replace.
During a Phoenix home inspection it is not possible for the inspector to see the majority of the waste lines. The inspector will operate multiple fixtures in order to attempt to overload the waste system. If a severe blockage exists on the day of the inspection, it should be possible to detect. For a detailed evaluation, you may want to consider hiring a plumber to perform a fiber optic video analysis of of the waste lines. The cost for such a test may vary and starts in the $300 range. With a video analysis, the technician can view the piping from the interior and determine the location of any defects.
It is our opinion that video analysis of the waste lines is highly suggested for the prudent homebuyer of a property built prior to the 1970's. Even if nothing problematic is found, you will receive a lovely video of your waste line interior to share with family and friends.


Mock Trial is a program sponsored by the Minnesota Bar Association. The students take on roles of lawyers, witnesses, bailiff and timekeeper. The season starts in late September and continues through February or March.
Students develop analytical skills, speaking skills and develop an understanding of courtroom decorum and procedures. Meets at the state level are held in courthouses in the metro area. All grade 9-12 are welcome.
Students who participate can earn a letter if they meet all requirements during the season. There is an activity fee to participate and all team members must register on FeePay for Mock Trial.


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Visit SDHC Office in Brookings, Select from the Giving Shelf on Day of Giving, Nov. 27
Enjoy Treats and Free Gifts as we Celebrate Generosity
From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, we'll be toasting generosity, collecting donations, and handing out various prizes to commemorate the first-ever South Dakota Day of Giving.
Please join us at our office at 1215 Trail Ridge Road Suite A in Brookings to enjoy coffee and refreshments, tour the office, and participate in this statewide effort to promote philanthropy.
Spin the Prize Wheel and Select a Book from our Giving Shelf!
If you bring a donation for the South Dakota Humanities Council, you get to choose a free book from our Giving Shelf AND spin our prize wheel! This is our way of saying THANK YOU for being generous and embracing the spirit of giving during this special day for our state!
Larson Family Foundation will match, on a 1-1 basis, the donations you bring (if you live in Brookings County) on Nov. 27!
If you can't make it to our office, you can donate online at http://bit.ly/GiveHumanities or mail a check to the address below. Donations from Brookings County residents qualify for the match if they are made online (from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.) Nov. 27 or mailed and postmarked Nov. 27.
1215 Trail Ridge Road Ste. A
Brookings, SD 57006
Shown above is the SDHC Giving Shelf, prize wheel and donation box. Each visitor who brings a donation to the SDHC Office on Tuesday, Nov. 27 will choose a free book from the Giving Shelf and spin the prize wheel to win a special prize, from Festival of Books t-shirts to other swag!
What is the Day of Giving?
South Dakota Day of Giving is a movement to support nonprofits in the state who "are making life just a little bit better for all who call South Dakota home," according to event organizer South Dakota Gives.
More than 400 organizations are participating statewide, and a group of Brookings County non-profits has started their own movement in support of the broader effort called #BrookingsGives.
To support this local movement and encourage local generosity, Larson Family Foundation agreed to match every donation from Brookings County residents on the day of giving.
"The Larson Family Foundation is pleased to bring attention to this celebration of nonprofits and the important work they are doing in the community," said Maree Larson, executive director.
Why Participate in the Day of Giving?
Making a difference in someone's life is easier than you might think. Some people believe it's useless to try, with so many needs out in the world.
But any effort to help others is anything but useless; donating time, energy and/or money to non profit groups or individuals is a simple way to help others who have less.
From providing services to people with mental or physical illness to empowering and mentoring young people, the organizations we partnered with in Brookings County for this fundraising push all "make life a little better" for South Dakotans.
At the South Dakota Humanities Council, through the Festival of Books and other programs, we help South Dakotans explore reading and understand each other as human beings — and make lifelong memories in the process.
We believe humanities are critical to life in South Dakota and around the U.S., especially during this time of political and cultural divisiveness.
Kate DiCamillo at the Young Readers South Dakota Festival of Books in Sioux Falls. Photo by Emily Spartz/Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
We were struck this year by a particular memory shared by one of our many Festival authors who create poignant memories for readers and writers. So moved was Newbery Medal-winning author Kate DiCamillo by a special moment during the 2014 Festival of Books that she shared it with Time Magazine three years later.
After her Festival keynote, a third-grader from the audience — who identified with DiCamillo's story about feeling lost after being separated from a parent — approached her and said, "I thought I might not be okay. But you said today that you're okay. And so I think that I will be okay, too."
DiCamillo said she and the boy felt "connected" by their mutual loneliness at a young age. She told him, "You will be okay. You are okay."
DiCamillo and the young boy felt hopeful, inspired, and connected as they held hands and discussed "being okay." We want to continue to inspire these very human emotions and help others "Explore the Human Adventure" through South Dakota Humanities Council programs.
There are still many South Dakotans, young and old, who haven't felt "connected" to books or each other, and we'd like to reach more of them.
Visit us and Make Your Own Memory
Any donation you make will help us reach more readers, young and old. We hope you'll join us on Tuesday to help make memories for others, and make your own memories as you help us celebrate this special day for South Dakota.
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Ania Ziemirska was the girl that other kids teased. Smart, geeky, intense, and often overlooked by the cool crowd, the tenacious outsider, who didn�t speak a word of English when she immigrated to Canada from Poland at the age of nine, found her solace from insecurity and loneliness in writing and performing songs.
What began as the teenaged poetry of love and luck has evolved over the last decade into a growing songbook of emotionally arresting, nakedly astute, and deftly crafted lyrical snapshots that linger long after the musical notes have faded.
Ziemirska garners the inevitable comparisons � to Sarah McLachlan for her studied yet accessible tunesmithing, Chrissie Hynde for her whiskey and honey-dipped vocals, Natalie Merchant for her controlled yet passionate delivery and to Joni Mitchell for her exhaustive range � but there�s always an extra something that makes Ziemirska�s songs her own.
Written over the course of a year in 2007-2008, her debut EP, I Was The Girl captures a pivotal moment in the evolution of an artist. At times wistful, at others rollicking, her songs pair universal fears, hopes, dreams and denials with insightful, imaginative folk, blues and pop-infused melodies in ways that seem, quite frankly, well beyond her years.


U.S. Tax Court has ruled that prohibition against using Trial Court order, decree, or separation agreement as written declaration for purposes of claiming dependency exemption is not applicable to those that were executed in taxable year beginning on or before July 1, 2008 (the effective date of the prohibition). In the case of Swint v. Commissioner, Mother gave birth to Father's child in 1997. On February 13, 1998, Father and Mother entered into "agreed entry" in Ohio Trial Court that, among other things, provided that Father could claim dependency exemption for their Child if he was current in his child support payments, but the exemption would revert to Mother if Father fell behind in his payments. Neither Mother nor Father signed the agreed entry.
In 2000, Father married Wife. Between 2000 and 2010, Father and Wife filed joint federal income tax returns. When they filed their 2009 return, they claimed the dependency exemption for Child, along with a child tax credit. However, Child did not live with Father and Wife during 2009. In 2010, Father died.
On February 6, 2012, the IRS sent Wife a deficiency notice, disallowing the dependency exemption and child tax credit that she and Father claimed on their 2009 tax return. Wife then petitioned the U.S. Tax Court for a ruling on the claimed deficiency.
Now, U.S. Tax Court has ruled in favor of IRS. Tax Court has ruled that (1) per U.S. Internal Revenue Code Section 152(e)(1), child of divorced or separated parents is considered the qualifying child of the custodial parent (defined as the parent who has custody for more of the year); (2) taxpayer is entitled to claim dependency exemption for qualifying child; (3) Father was not custodial parent of Child during 2009; (4) Father could have been considered custodial parent if Mother had signed IRS Form 8332 [release of dependency exemption] or written equivalent releasing dependency exemption to Father; (5) per Income Tax Regulations, Section 1.152-4(e)(1)(ii), effective July 2, 2008, court order, decree or separation agreement may not be used as written equivalent to IRS Form 8332; (6) per Income Tax Regulations Section 1.152-4(e)(5), court order, decree, or separation agreement executed in taxable year beginning on or before July 2, 2008 may qualify as written equivalent of IRS Form 8332 if it contains the information required on that form; and (7) Mother and Father's agreed entry does not qualify as written equivalent of IRS Form 8332 because it was not signed by them and the release provisions in it were not unconditional. Tax Court holds that Father and Wife were not entitled to claim the dependency exemption or the child tax credit for Child and enters judgment in favor of IRS.


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