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A handful of teams trialled 2019-style front wings - see Williams above - in testing mid-way through last year and while the bigger wings might not win any aesthetics contests, any early criticism will subside if the changes start to clearly serve their purpose from Melbourne onwards.
The promotions of Mattia Binotto and Charles Leclerc represent significant shifts. Both men are more than a decade younger than their predecessors and each have come through the ranks at Maranello. The 49-year-old Binotto joined Ferrari straight from university two decades ago, while Leclerc is just 21 and becomes the first member of the Ferrari academy to race for the senior team.
What the team themselves are billing as the 'dawn of a new era' commences in Toronto on February 13, when the outfit formerly known as Force India reveal what's expected to be a new look and a new name.
The 'Racing Point' moniker should merely be considered a placeholder for now, with the now Lawrence Stroll-owned squad to start properly putting their stamp on the team after the Canadian rescued them from administration last summer.
The Woking team are under no illusions that their attempted return to the front of F1 will not be the work of a moment or, more pertinently, one winter. But that doesn't mean they can't target and expect to make a decent step forward with the new MCL34.
It's hard to be too low key when you're the reigning five-time world champions, but Mercedes are taking a slightly different approach to their season 'launch' this year.
Unlike the last two seasons, there's no setpiece media event from the world champions this time, with the first images of the new W10 to instead be released on the day Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas give the car its first run in a behind-closed-doors shakedown at Silverstone.
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For the typical Internet user, a few entities control huge shares of the online experience. Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, and Twitter make decisions about features and design that influence the digital behavior of millions (or billions, in some cases). Those effects, in turn, have significant repercussions in the "real world," an increasingly obsolete term for a place that we can no longer cleanly separate from what happens on screens and travels through fiberoptic cables, and for which "meatspace" is probably now a better word. When Google changes its search algorithm, it's changing what you see and what you find out about—that is, it's tweaking your entire ontology, if ever so slightly (as if Google sneaks into your apartment and replaces one book on your shelf with something else). When most of these changes happen, you won't notice any difference.
Of the companies listed above, some make more responsible decisions than others, recognizing that they control environments in which individuals immerse themselves for hours at a time. I've written here and here about the different environments that Facebook and Twitter create and the behaviors that each encourages, arguing that Twitter's core philosophy of simplicity and transparency is much healthier and less manipulative than Facebook's.
Now, Twitter appears to be diverging from its peers more profoundly. Every frequent Twitter user has noticed the "promoted" tweets that rise to the top of one's timeline—a pillar of Twitter's effort to earn advertising revenue. Twitter recently announced that it will target these ads by user interest, taking advantage of the wealth of data at its disposal. More importantly, however, Twitter will sever ties with third parties who want to build apps that run interest-based advertising at scale, retaining more control over how its users experience tweets. While that decision could be based on greed, it also reflects a desire to curtail apps that would turn Twitter into Facebook's news feed: an algorithm-driven information stream that thinks it knows what you like better than you do and, at worst, is polluted by targeted advertising. The basic Twitter experience, aside from the occasional promoted tweet, has stayed remarkably free of those impurities, and Twitter as a company has resisted the temptation to complicate the elegant environment that it originally built.
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What kind of Jew are you?
Imagine finding a play so funny and thought-provoking that you just had to mount a production of it in your hometown – and you actually had the talent and wherewithal to do it.
Famous Artists Limited's Bill Allman saw Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews in London. He's bringing it to Rothstein Theatre Nov. 10-21, directed by Jay Brazeau and starring two other members of the Jewish community, Amitai Marmorstein and Goldie Hoffman. Rounding out the cast are Alex Rose and Kayla Dunbar.
Bill Allman (photo from Famous Artists Limited)
"It's really difficult to pick one or two moments of hilarity or emotion from a play that kept me laughing and thinking for its entire duration," said Allman, "but I loved the raucous interaction between [cousins] Liam and Daphna and, in particular, watching Melody (that's Liam's shiksa girlfriend) react to them. The loudness and the verbal vitriol looks completely insane to her and yet the three cousins are sort of saying, 'What? This is how people talk!'
"As for deep thought, much of the script gives the audience a chance to think about where faith and culture intersect and how these values affect daily life and interaction with others. The great thing about the play is that the characters are drawn in such a way as to illustrate a wide range of human experience and it doesn't matter where you fall on the spectrum – there will be something in one or more of the characters that makes you say, 'I'm like that.' And you may laugh or you may wince but, inevitably, you'll laugh because 10 seconds later, it's somebody else's turn to wince!"
Secular Liam, his "Jew-ish" brother Jonah and their staunch Zionist and Orthodox cousin Daphna fight over the right to their grandfather's chai necklace after he dies; he had managed to get it (and himself) through the Holocaust, and they each attribute a different importance and symbolism to it. Witnessing the mayhem, as Allman noted, is Liam's non-Jewish girlfriend, Melody.
"Which one of them is the 'best' Jew?" reads the promotional material. "Is it the religious and cultural zealot Daphna, who changed her name from Diana? What about her privileged cousin Liam, who missed Poppy's funeral to go skiing with his non-Jewish girlfriend Melody? Or perhaps Liam's brother, Jonah, the quiet one who would prefer not to get involved in the fight?"
Amitai Marmorstein (photo from Famous Artists Limited)
Marmorstein, who plays Jonah, was emailed by Brazeau with a request to read the script. "I've known Jay for awhile and have always been a very big fan of his," Marmorstein told the Independent. "He arranged for Goldie and I to come in and read and talk about the play. He kept saying it wasn't an audition even though it sort of was. I think he just didn't want us to get nervous or anything. But the 'non-audition' went well, I guess, and Goldie and I were both offered roles."
Director, writer, actor and producer Ben Ratner recommended Hoffman (who plays Daphna) to Brazeau. "Ben runs and teaches at Haven Studio, and I've trained with him a lot, working on many intense plays and scripts in multiple genres. So, it's really thanks to Ben that I got this part," she said, "both because of his recommendation and also thanks to his training."
Hoffman was asked by Brazeau and Allman to read with Marmorstein, and she also recalled being told, "'Don't think of this as an audition, Goldie …' they said and, as I jokingly thought to myself, the unsaid continuation of that line was, '… but this read will likely affect whether or not you get the part.'
Fortunately, I got the part, and I'm thrilled and truly honored to be playing such a fun role and being part of this ensemble."
Characters that are a "type" can come off as superficial. When asked in what ways they infuse their characters with humanity and depth, Marmorstein said, "The best way to never be a stereotype is to work with great writing. Joshua Harmon has written such honest, original, devastating characters that our job becomes much, much easier. I think creating real, non-stereotypical characters is precisely what the art of acting is, so we just try to be creative and honest and hope people connect to it."
Goldie Hoffman (photo from Famous Artists Limited)
Hoffman went into more detail. "I think it's important not to judge your character as good or bad, right or wrong," she said. "Humans are complex individuals and it's important to remember that when you portray any character. In fact, generally in real life, we don't set out to be wrong or behave badly. Most of us try to go through life making good choices, and when we make bad ones or hurt people, we often don't intend to or don't even realize the impact of our words and actions. When playing a character, I try to portray their point of view, as best as I can understand it. In fact, after first reading the play, I was actually offended when first seeing Daphna described as a 'zealot' in online play reviews and synopses, because I see that term as quite negative, and I didn't see (or want to see) her that way.
"I feel I really understand where Daphna is coming from, even if I don't share all her views. In fact, I'd go as far as to say, this is a character that is closest to me of all the roles I've ever portrayed – to the point where it's scary and even embarrassing. As for playing a certain 'type,' it's true there is a certain stereotype and similarity many Jewish girls and women share and, yes, a lot of it does apply to me: brunette, outspoken, loud, animated and, yes, also stubborn and annoying – but also spunky, fun, caring, intelligent and funny (and clearly modest). Hey, let's face it, get a bunch of Jewish girls in the room, and I challenge you to tell me many don't look and sound like sisters. Daphna shares these qualities, too, but, at the same time, we're of course all individuals, and so our views and outlooks on life can be extremely different.
"As far as her being real," Hoffman continued, "to me, Daphna already is a real person, and I can completely see and hear her, so I only hope I can translate that successfully to the audience. Aside from the parts of her that I relate to, I even know several 'Daphnas,' especially being raised Jewish in both N.Y. and Montreal and now being in L.A. a lot, all big 'Jew-towns.' There is a unique experience that Jewish girls and women have, which I relate to. For example, facing certain sexist traditions and customs (especially if raised Orthodox), family dynamics, rivalries, pressures and high expectations and, of course, last but not least, we are aware of our brethren's love of 'shiksappeal,' which my character's cousin Liam has. Though, on that subject, having dated several non-Jewish guys, I say, 'It's all good, boys, 'cause it goes both ways.'"
Speaking of which, where would Hoffman put herself on the spectrum of the "bad Jews" depicted in the play?
"In many ways, I think the play is actually poking fun at that very notion of being a 'bad Jew,' as there's really no such thing – or, if there is, well then, we're all 'bad Jews' in one way or another. There is no right way to be Jewish, either religiously or culturally, and, as Jews, we grapple with what that identity means to us and how much we want it to affect our lives and sense of self," she said.
That being said, Hoffman compared herself to aspects of both Daphna and Liam. "My experience and views about my 'Jewishness' continue to change and evolve, so I've been all over the map. For instance, as a kid, I was raised Chassidic, and then, as a teen, I became non-observant, but was still a believer. Then, I identified as 'spiritually Jewish.' Now, I no longer believe in Judaism, and I'm a secular humanist, but culturally or ethnically, I am definitely Jewish (whether I like it or not). I think this is something a lot of non-Jews have trouble understanding, because the term Jew can apply to both the religion Judaism, but also the Jewish culture, ethnicity, nation and community, as we are such an old people that we predate these modern terms.
"As for Israel, as you know, that's such a sensitive and ambivalent issue for the Jewish community and something we all have different views on. For my character Daphna, Israel is extremely important and she plans to make her life there. I used to share her fervent Zionism as a teen, and even considered going to Israel as well, either to a kibbutz or to do one of their volunteer programs with Magen David Adom (their national emergency medical disaster, ambulance and blood-bank services as well as national aid society).
"I am still a supporter of Israel, though not without my criticism, just like with other countries; but, unlike Daphna, I don't support Israel from a religious standpoint and don't believe in the existence of holy lands. I can speak, read and write Hebrew (also some Arabic), and tend to really like and get along with Israelis and have a few friends and acquaintances in Tel Aviv who are in the arts scene. I think Israeli Jews are such a unique, interesting and strong people, and they're very different from North American Jews. If I'm fully honest, I think they're our cooler cousins, because they're people who just 'happen' to be Jewish, versus we here who are taught our Jewish identity and worry about how it squares up with our national one, and who are, by and large, much more sheltered and privileged than they are. I also think Israelis are better looking than we are, but I know that's up for debate. But c'mon, all those people mixing from all those different countries and backgrounds? You can't compete with that!"
Turning more serious, Hoffman said she struggles "with the paradoxical dilemma of how to continue the survival of the Jewish people and Israel, while still supporting humanism, secularism, democracy and the belief that mixing is a great thing for humanity. I think this is a major theme the play deals with and questions, and something most Jews can relate to, as well as many non-Jews with strong cultural and ethnic identities and communities."
Allman is an example of the latter. "I was baptized Presbyterian, but fall very squarely into the religiously lapsed category – I have 50 years of Christmas trees that far outnumber my appearances in an actual church," he admitted. "The themes in Bad Jews are universal – they're struggles with personal identity, with philosophy and with both the intimacy and disconnect that everyone struggles with in regards to the religion and culture of their ancestors."
He added, "[T]here is a very intellectual aspect to Judaism that I find extremely compelling – and that aspect doesn't exist in a vacuum, it's tied to practical living. It is certainly behind our initiative to have Rabbi [Jonathan] Infeld come in on Nov. 19 for a talkback with the audience and cast after the show. We're going to go after the issues behind the story! I love the deeply thoughtful traditions that can give birth to a work like Bad Jews – a work like this comes from inner turmoil and passion. Now that's living!"
For tickets, click here or visit famousartists.ca. For the full interview with Goldie Hoffman, click here.
Format ImagePosted on October 30, 2015 October 28, 2015 Author Cynthia RamsayCategories Performing ArtsTags Amitai Marmorstein, Bad Jews, Bill Allman, Famous Artists Limited, Goldie Hoffman, Holocaust, identity issues
An interview with Goldie Hoffman
Goldie Hoffman is set to play the character of Daphna in Bad Jews, a play by Joshua Harmon. It will be in Vancouver at Rothstein Theatre from Nov. 10-21, directed by Jay Brazeau and produced by Famous Artists Limited. For the Jewish Independent article on the play, which includes portions of the interview below, click here. For tickets, click here.
JI: How hard was it for you to put yourself into your "bad" shoes, or in what ways are you similar and different with respect to the Jewish spectrum than your character?
GH: I'm wearing my "bad Jew" shoes as we speak! In many ways, I think the play is actually poking fun at that very notion of being a "bad Jew," as there's really no such thing – or, if there is, well then, we're all "bad Jews" in one way or another. There is no right way to be Jewish, either religiously or culturally and, as Jews, we grapple with what that identity means to us and how much we want it to affect our lives and sense of self.
That reminds me of the Jewish saying, "two Jews, three opinions," and that's something that I think aptly describes Jews, but is something we should be proud of – that we accept and even thrive on debate, discussion, questions and, of course, the fact that we can openly poke fun at the religion and culture. There's definitely something very Fiddler on the Roof-esque about this play and the characters – each character deals with their Jewish identity, changing times, and the weight of historical and cultural legacy and community, in their own way.
With respect to my character, in some ways I'm both my character Daphna and her cousin Liam, or at least have been aspects of both of them at one time or another. My experience and views about my "Jewishness" continue to change and evolve, so I've been all over the map. For instance, as a kid, I was raised Chassidic, and then as a teen I became non-observant, but was still a believer. Then I identified as "spiritually Jewish." Now I no longer believe in Judaism, and I'm a secular humanist, but culturally or ethnically, I am definitely Jewish (whether I like it or not). I think this is something a lot of non-Jews have trouble understanding, because the term Jew can apply to both the religion Judaism, but also the Jewish culture, ethnicity, nation, and community, as we are such an old people that we predate these modern terms.
As for Israel, as you know, that's such a sensitive and ambivalent issue for the Jewish community and something we all have different views on. For my character Daphna, Israel is extremely important and she plans to make her life there. I used to share her fervent Zionism as a teen, and even considered going to Israel as well, either to a kibbutz or to do one of their volunteer programs with Magon David Adom (their national emergency medical disaster, ambulance, and blood bank services as well as national aid society).
I am still a supporter of Israel, though not without my criticism, just like with other countries; but unlike Daphna, I don't support Israel from a religious standpoint and don't believe in the existence of holy lands. I can speak, read and write Hebrew (also some Arabic), and tend to really like and get along with Israelis and have a few friends and acquaintances in Tel Aviv who are in the arts scene. I think Israeli Jews are such a unique, interesting and strong people, and they're very different from North American Jews. If I'm fully honest, I think they're our cooler cousins, because they're people who just "happen to be Jewish," versus we here who are taught our Jewish identity and worry about how it squares up with our national one, and who are by and large much more sheltered and privileged than they are. I also think Israelis are better looking than we are, but I know that's up for debate. But c'mon, all those people mixing from all those different countries and backgrounds? – you can't compete with that!
I realize I'm sounding a lot like Daphna now in my praise of Israelis, but again, it's from a different angle. As an artist, I'm specifically very impressed with Israel's amazing and thriving arts, culture and film scene, especially given all they deal with on the international and domestic front. As I said, I'm not without criticism, but I do feel Israel is unfairly castigated and vilified in the world and held to unfair double standards. I'm unfortunately disillusioned about the possibility of peace there, and can't help but think of Israel and that entire region with a tinge of sadness. Still, I'm definitely overdue for a visit and would love to perform live there or work on an Israeli film.
However, all that said, I struggle with the paradoxical dilemma of how to continue the survival of the Jewish people and Israel, while still supporting humanism, secularism, democracy, and the belief that mixing is a great thing for humanity. I think this is a major theme the play deals with and questions, and something most Jews can relate to, as well as many non-Jews with strong cultural and ethnic identities and communities.
JI: Characters that are a "type" can come off as superficial. In what ways have you tried to infuse your character with reality/humanity to prevent them from becoming stereotypes?
GH: I think it's important not to judge your character as good or bad/ right or wrong. Humans are complex individuals and it's important to remember that when you portray any character. In fact, generally in real life, we don't set out to be wrong or behave badly. Most of us try to go through life making good choices, and when we make bad ones or hurt people, we often don't intend to or don't even realize the impact of our words and actions. When playing a character, I try to portray their point of view, as best as I can understand it. In fact, after first reading the play, I was actually offended when first seeing Daphna described as a "zealot" in online play reviews and synopses, because I see that term as quite negative, and I didn't see (or want to see) her that way.
I feel I really understand where Daphna is coming from, even if I don't share all her views. In fact, I'd go as far as to say, this is a character that is closest to me of all the roles I've ever portrayed – to the point where it's scary and even embarrassing. As for playing a certain "type," it's true there is a certain stereotype and similarity many Jewish girls and women share, and yes, a lot of it does apply to me: brunette, outspoken, loud, animated, and yes, also stubborn and annoying – but also spunky, fun, caring, intelligent and funny (and clearly modest). Hey, let's face it, get a bunch of Jewish girls in the room, and I challenge you to tell me many don't look and sound like sisters. Daphna shares these qualities, too, but at the same time, we're of course all individuals, and so our views and outlooks on life can be extremely different.
As far as her being real, to me Daphna already is a real person, and I can completely see and hear her, so I only hope I can translate that successfully to the audience. Aside from the parts of her that I relate to, I even know several "Daphnas," especially being raised Jewish in both N.Y. and Montreal and now being in L.A. a lot – all big "Jew-towns." There is a unique experience that Jewish girls and women have, which I relate to. For example, facing certain sexist traditions and customs (especially if raised Orthodox), family dynamics, rivalries, pressures and high expectations, and, of course, last but not least, we are aware of our brethren's love of "shiksappeal," which my character's cousin Liam has. Though on that subject, having dated several non-Jewish guys, I say, "It's all good, boys, 'cause it goes both ways."
JI: How did you come to hear about Bad Jews and audition for it?
GH: Our director, Jay Brazeau, contacted me after speaking with director, writer, actor, producer Ben Ratner, who recommended me to him. Ben runs and teaches at Haven Studio, and I've trained with him a lot, working on many intense plays and scripts in multiple genres. So, it's really thanks to Ben that I got this part, both because of his recommendation and also thanks to his training. I was then asked to read with Amitai (who plays Jonah) in front of Jay and our producer Bill Allman in an informal non-audition audition. "Don't think of this as an audition, Goldie …" they said, and as I jokingly thought to myself, the unsaid continuation of that line was, "… but this read will likely affect whether or not you get the part." Fortunately, I got the part, and I'm thrilled and truly honored to be playing such a fun role and being part of this ensemble.
JI: Are you going to get a perm to play Daphna?
GH: Oh no, you've just outed me as a straight-haired chick! I'm honestly still debating if I should get a perm or not. I've had friends with the real "Jew-fro," and used to be jealous of them, even with their complicated product-regimen they had to wrestle with, and, of course they were jealous of my straight locks. We want what we don't have, right? I may curl my hair each night, and I've been experimenting, burning my fingers, while I curl my hair trying to get it just right so it looks realistic and doesn't have that "fake curls look." I know some actors have used extensions for this part, but I want to be able to use my hair in the scene. So, as I write this now, I'm leaning towards a perm, but we'll see.
JI: As I don't think we've had the pleasure of interviewing before, can you share a bit about your background? How you're a dual citizen, and split your time between Vancouver and LA? In what other shows Vancouverites might have seen you recently? Whatever else you might like to add.
GH: Ah, now to sum up myself and my background quickly. As you can tell, I've clearly mastered the art of being concise.
Long story short, I don't have the typical North American Jewish experience, because I was raised in more than one. I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., into a Chassidic family. My mother was from Montreal, my father from San Diego, and their youthful act of rebellion was to leave their secular Jewish lives, and join an ultra-Orthodox Chassidic movement in N.Y., much to the dismay of their families. Talk about being "bad Jews" and trying to define what that means.
They had us 10 kids quickly, one after the other, and I spent my childhood growing up extremely religious with strict kosher rules, dress codes, and no television, secular music or books (though we were sometimes "bad Chassidic Jews" and cheated with books, and also went as a family to see some movies in Manhattan) – a time I now refer to as the fun "cult days."
Their experiment with ultra-Orthodox Judaism ultimately didn't work out for us, and my parents divorced. My mother went back to Montreal to be with her family, and we kids along with her. My father is still Chassidic actually, but I'd say he has his own version of it, and he lives in Vegas now. He is quite a character, and that's putting it mildly, as is my mother, even more so than in the "typical Jewish parents" way.
In Montreal, we re-integrated into "normal" North American Jewish lifestyles, starting out as Modern Orthodox, but then with varying and changing levels of observance, and each of us being allowed to do our own thing. When I graduated, I was actually going to study law, like all good, smart Jewish girls, but changed my mind at the last second about having a stable life in order to pursue performance and the arts instead.
I got accepted into Studio 58's professional theatre acting program, so that's what brought me out here. It was pretty scary because I knew nothing about Vancouver, I knew no one here, and had no money to scout out the city beforehand. After studying, I decided to stay here and started acting and doing comedy. Having been here for several years and because I'm a dual American-Canadian citizen, I recently decided to make the jump to L.A., too, since there is more opportunity there – and, of course, because you can't beat all that sun and ocean. I love being on the West Coast, though I poke fun at it often, because in many ways I'll always be a bit of a fish out of water here as an ex-East Coaster. My aim is to try to juggle both cities, L.A. and Vancouver, as much as possible taking advantage of the acting and comedy opportunities both cities have to offer.
As far as other performances Vancouverites may have seen me in, I played Connie in Raving Theatre's production of My Big Gay Italian Wedding, which was put on at the Cultch. I also played Natalie, in the local independent feature dark comedy, Thirty One Scenes About Nothing, which won best picture at the Oregon Independent Film Festival (OIFF) in Portland. I also perform lots of live stand-up and sketch around town. Last year, I ran a weekly comedy variety show, called The Comedy Cabaret, along with co-host Ruven Klausner, in which we performed various comedy characters and acts. We formed a comedic partnership, previously called Schtuptown (a nod towards our Jewish heritage), now called The Goldie & Ruven Show, in which we perform live and create comedy shorts which are published online.
You can follow me online at goldiehoffman.com, imdb.goldiehoffman.com, @theMizzGoldie or facebook.com/GoldieHoffman.
Posted on October 30, 2015 October 28, 2015 Author Cynthia RamsayCategories Performing ArtsTags Bad Jews, Goldie Hoffman, identity issues, Israel, orthodoxy


Clear Skies again with the seeing being below average. AR2733 looks great compared to the image of the pore on January 21st with a size of 30 millionths. In addition we are seeing another small plage in the NE quadrant in the Ha and CaK filtered images. A small filament and a few prominences fill in the rest of the observable items. Solar Activity is Very Low.


The Russian plan was to pass through 'neutral' Romania, cross the Danube upriver from the Turkish fortresses and then cross the Balkan mountains to Adrianople and on to the Turkish capital Constantinople. The Russian Army of the South consisted of four corps, supplemented in May by three more corps. No accurate records exist of Turkish forces and estimates vary from 186,000 to 250,000 men.
The campaign began well for the Russians. By July four Russian corps had crossed the Danube and were pressing Nikopolis and Rushchuk. However, this early initiative was brought to a sudden halt. The Russian advance on Rushchuk was effectively resisted on the River Lom by Mehmet Ali and Osman Pasha force-marched 11,000 troops to hold Plevna. This town close to the Russian lines of communication to the Balkan passes became the key to the campaign. For 143 days outnumbered Turkish forces repeatedly resisted Russian assaults on the town before surrendering on 10 December. Unfortunately for Osman Pasha, divisions among the other Turkish commanders hindered an effective and co-ordinated relief effort.
Back in July the Russian CinC had sent a flying column ahead of the main army to seize the vital passes through the Balkan Mountains. The Shipka Pass rises to an altitude of 5,000 feet consisting of a narrow road dominated by surrounding mountains. The column was led by General Gourko and consisted of the Bulgarian Legion (6 battalions), 4th Rifle Brigade (3 battalions), two regiments of Dragoons (8th & 9th) 9th Hussars and four Cossack units together with four light artillery batteries and other detachments.
Gourko captured the pass after two days of fighting on 19 July. However, as the Russian army was facing effective Turkish resistance on the Lom and later at Plevna the main force did not arrive as planned.
South of the pass the local Turkish commander Sulieman Pasha massed some 30,000 troops. He could have ignored the pass and joined up with Mehmet Ali on the Russian left flank. However, he despised the German born commander and decided to retain his own command by attacking the Shipka Pass.
On 21 August he launched a series of frontal assaults on the pass. The Russian defenders now included three battalions of the Orel Regiment, the Bulgarian Legion and 27 cannon, including captured Turkish Krupp guns. A desperate defence held on for two days before the 4th Rifle Brigade arrived with Cossack units. By 25 August five more infantry regiments arrived and Sulieman withdrew having lost around 10,000 men. Russian losses totalled 3,640. The attack was resumed on 17 September with no success and further heavy casualties.
We will now look at the main actions in the Shipka pass in more detail.
Gourko's column had fought its way through the Hankio Pass (some 20 miles East of Shipka) by 15 July. His plan was to reach the southern end of the pass in time for a concerted attack with the 9th Division (Prince Mirsky) approaching from the North on 17 July. However, he was held up by a force of 3000 Turks at Uflani and a further 3 battalions at Kazanlyk. As a consequence he was a day late in arriving in position for the main attack.
Meanwhile the 9th Division attack went ahead on the 17th in four columns from the north, mostly consisting of troops from the 36th Regiment with a Cossack detachment (2,400 men and 6 guns). The Turkish garrison consisted of 4-5000 infantry, 12 guns and some Bashi-Bazouks. The left and right columns occupied mountain positions either side of the pass but the two central columns were repulsed in front of the main trenches. The columns fell back with 211 casualties.
Gourko attacked from the south on the 18th with two battalions of the Rifle Brigade against the St Nicholas hill position. Whilst they captured some outlying trenches the main position was too strong without a supporting attack from the north.
Having failed with two isolated attacks both detachments planned a renewed attack on the 19th. In the morning the Turks offered to capitulate by midday but in fact abandoned the position and escaped in small groups to the west leaving behind their guns and ammunition.
Gourko's column had achieved the capture of three Balkan passes defended by around 10,000 troops in a period of only 16 days since crossing the Danube.
As we have seen the defence of Plevna forced the Tsar to call up reinforcements including the Romanian army. Whilst this force assembled the Russians were on the defensive along the Balkan mountain passes. Sulieman Pasha demonstrated against the Hainko and Elena passes to draw General Radetzky's reserves before mounting a frontal attack on the Shipka Pass.
General Darozhinsky held Shipka with 5000 men from the 36th Regiment, 5 battalions of the Bulgarian Legion, 5 sotnias of Cossacks and 29 guns. He placed one battalion on St Nicholas. 4.5 battalions on the Central Hill and 3.5 battalions in reserve between the Central Hill and St Nicholas.
On the 21st the Turks climbed the Berdek Mountain on the Russian left and built batteries there and then closer to St Nicholas at Sugar Loaf Hill. After an initial bombardment desperate infantry assaults were made on St Nicholas from these positions for some eight hours until nightfall. The Turks dug in only 100 yards from the Russian position. The first Russian reinforcements arrived from the 35th Regiment.
Early on the 22nd the Turkish bombardment started again from Berdek and from the Russian right flank. The Turks had dragged guns up the Bald Mountain and Woody Mountain. The bombardment went on all day with Russian ammunition running low. Turkish troops were moving around the Russian positions cutting them off.
On the 23rd the Turkish infantry attacks came from all directions. The Central Hill (now defended by the 35th regiment) and St Nicholas bearing the brunt of attacks by some 20,000 Turks. The critical point happened at about 3pm when a Turkish column moved around the Central Hill and the 35th Regiment began to retreat. However, they rallied just as reinforcements from the 4th Rifle Brigade arrived on Cossack ponies.
Other reinforcements arrived on the 24th relieving the St Nicholas garrison and the 56th Regiment attacked Bald Mountain. Sulieman made one last assault on St Nicholas when some 500 Turks actually reached the trenches only to be ejected by a bayonet charge.
On the 25th and 26th August regiments from Dragomiroff's newly arrived division attacked Woody Mountain but were forced back to the Central Hill. The battle concluded with desultory sniping and both forces in broadly the same position they started from. The Russians had conducted a heroic defence outnumbered five to one. They lost 3600 men with Turkish casualties estimated in excess of 10,000.
Despite the skilful outflanking of the Russian position, Sulieman persisted in attacking the strongest part of the Russian position on St Nicholas, instead of a broader flank attack that might have carried the whole position.
After the actions in August the Russians fortified their positions although limited resources were available due to the ongoing siege of Plevna. The Turks on the hills kept up harassing fire causing small losses each day.
On 13 September the Turks began a heavier artillery bombardment including four large mortars targeted on St Nicholas. On the 17th a major infantry assault was made on St Nicholas now held by the 53rd Regiment. The Turks captured the lower trenches but could not gain the summit. The Russian commander Radetzky brought forward the 56th Regiment and parts of the 35th and 55th. By noon a Russian counterattack had driven the Turks out of trenches with Russian losses of around 1000 men. A similar attack on the Northern hills was easily repulsed and two further assaults made no progress.
Sulieman continued to bombard the Russian positions for a further ten days before he left to command the Army of the Quadrilateral. Neither of his successors organised serious attacks on the Shipka Pass. Winter snow halted most operations until Gourko, with 65000 troops, forced the Araba Konak Pass and occupied Sofia. His column then advanced south of the Balkan Mountains cutting off the Turkish army at the Shipka Pass. Following a brief offensive by Radetzky on 5 January some 30,000 Turkish troops surrendered and the battles for the Shipka Pass came to an end.
The battlefield is little changed since 1877 and the main features can easily be identified. There is an impressive monument and small museum on St Nicholas that is well worth a visit. Other sites of the war including Plevna (Pleven) with its superb panorama are within reasonable travelling distance. See Bulgarian Military History Tour for more details.
The terrain is not difficult to reproduce on the tabletop. St Nicholas is a small steep hill and the Central Hill is not much larger. Both should be dominated by the higher ground on Bald Mountain to the west and Berdek to the east.
My own preference is for the Principles of War (PoW) rules. The hills would be 'broken ground' although only St Nicholas would be '1-3'. The rest should be diced for in the usual way. For the first and second phases the entrenchments would only be 'scrapes' or cover 1 entrenchments in addition to the natural cover. The Russian's did not properly fortify the position until after the August battles.
PoW army lists 48 to 50 give all the troop classifications required. Only the 4th Rifle Brigade would have the Berdan rifle so most Russian troops are classified as breech loading carbine (BLC) to represent the inferior Krnk rifle. The Turks were better equipped with Martini-Peabody rifles and Krupp steel artillery.
A good introduction is the Osprey MAA 277 The Russo-Turkish War 1877. As usual stronger on the artwork and illustrations than the text.
For a detailed account of the campaign F.V.Greene The Russian Army and its Campaigns in Turkey in 1877-78 and H.M.Hozier The Russo-Turkish War.
To understand the tactics used see Von Trotha Tactical Studies on the Battles around Plevna.


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Visitor numbers to North Kesteven continue to rise says national survey as district strives to develop as a tourist destination
Artist in residence Nicki Jarvis outside Mrs Smith's Cottage at Navenby during Heritage Open days weekend. It is undergoing restoration and will open next year.
Andy Hubbert
Published: 16:04 Friday 27 September 2019
The district at the 'Heart of Lincolnshire' continues to prove popular with visitors according to new tourism figures, which show that around 2.8 million people visited North Kesteven in 2018.
This is an increase of almost nine per cent on an already impressive 2017, showing a reassuring trend that more and more people are opting for a 'staycation' in the district for all it has to offer.
Millers at work at one of Sleaford's historic attractions - Cogglesford Watermill.
Visitors spent a total of 3.3 million days in the North Kesteven, an increase of eight per cent on the previous year.
The good news continues for many of the district's businesses as tourism spend increased by 11 per cent, growing to over £151 million spent in North Kesteven by visitors in 2018.
The tourism increase also equates to 2,080 full time jobs in North Kesteven, a 7.6 per cent increase on 2017.
The nationally recognised STEAM figures, produced by Global Tourism have shown a healthy increase over several years, highlighting the continued commitment to tourism shown by North Kesteven District Council.
The Heart of Lincs logo.
Council Leader Richard Wright said: "It is very encouraging to see the continued upward trend in tourism in North Kesteven, and the positive impact it brings with it.
"An increase in visitors means that more money is being spent locally, which in turn leads to healthier local businesses, more jobs and an overall boost to the economy in the district.
"We know that North Kesteven is a fantastic place to live, work and visit and it's pleasing to see this confirmed by these latest STEAM figures.
"North Kesteven has a proud aviation heritage, and the International Bomber Command Centre continues to be a great success, hosting events that have attracted people from all over the country.
"We also have strong historical and rural connections too, and visitor sites such as Cogglesford Mill and Mrs Smith's Cottage continue to be popular with visitors.
"Next year will be an important time for Mrs Smith's Cottage as the restoration will be completed and a new visitors' centre will be open, offering visitors a real trip back in time.
"We've also recently launched our new tourism brand 'Heart of Lincs' that will showcase all the great things our district has to offer. Our vision is that it will become the 'go to' place for anyone wanting to find out more about North Kesteven."
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New £45 million funding for the government's Rural Broadband Infrastructure Scheme will see rural businesses and communities benefit from improved broadband access.
Adding to the £30 million investment announced last year, the money will be made available through grants to local authorities that have already applied for funding, in areas where broadband services at speeds of 30Mbps or faster are not available or planned.
Visiting North York Moors National Park, Rural Affairs Minister Lord Gardiner announced that North Yorkshire is one of the local authorities to receive funding through the scheme with a grant offer of over £11 million.
The Rural Broadband Infrastructure Scheme is delivered by the Rural Payments Agency and supports those rural areas which are not currently scheduled to receive broadband as part of commercial delivery plans or under the Superfast Broadband Programme.


Who doesn't want to work in a school like this? Compliant students who perform at high levels, students whose great grades validate your career choice. It is extremely self- gratifying to teach students who don't seem to require much. You show up, teach them, they "get it," and you are by definition a great teacher. While this was a statement about the self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation of the students, it is also an indictment on the value add of teachers in these kinds of environments.
Getting folks to make changes can be hard in these environments. They have a belief in their strategies due to a false sense of achievement. We are in the Information Age. Students have access to the world at their fingertips. When you examine growth data you can see in many schools and districts, that students with high attainment levels often have lower growth levels. How can we get more from all of our students and what levers need pulling to change the way we look at the classroom?
In resource rich-environments with involved parents, students are reading at night, getting tutors, and engaged in intellectual dialogue at home. So I ask my teachers: Do your lesson plans accurately reflect their need? Are your students meeting "standards" because of you or in spite of you? And if you ask them a question on homework or a test than can be easily Googled, then you need a better question. We've been teaching this way for decades, so many teachers fall very easily into outdated model.
What happens when the students already know what you planned to teach?
So how do you aggressively change your approach to get more from students in a highly motivated learning environment? Task predicts performance. I repeat this daily to my team. Students will become great at whatever is placed in front of them.
If we create sit-and-get environments, they will excel at waiting for the teacher to give them something. But if we create lessons that are rooted in a larger global context and ask students not only factual questions, but offer them a chance to debate conceptual questions, we have a better chance of activating student inquiry and interest.
I have now worked in two International Baccalaureate schools–where schools wanted to dramatically improve instructing by shifting how lessons are created. This shift is rooted in the teacher practices and requires a new kind of educator–one that is part researcher, part tech specialist, part behavioral scientist, and part citizen of the world.
The researcher looks for multiple sources for students to access the content. The tech specialist understands how to use technology to increase student intellectual engagement. The behavioral scientist understands the emotional development of students and uses this to design experiences and not activities. These experiences allow students to get to know themselves as a learner and how they fit into the larger community.
Lastly, the teacher needs to be internationally minded. If we have any hope of molding freethinking citizens of the world, the adults in front of them have to be in touch with the world around them.
What does it take to get there? Teachers examining their practice with a critical eye, asking questions like: Does this experience reflect the many cultures in the room? Are there many ways for students to access the content? Do the questions have multiple correct answers? Is there a clear reason "why" for the task? Does the activity cross academic disciplines? Is there a clearly measure for success?
Only when educators are in the same room, sharing ideas, pushing and challenging each other's thinking, and evaluating each other's work, do we get closer to our goal.
That goal means challenging all students to grow at higher levels through a well designed, inquiry based, student-centered and student-led classroom. Redefining what success looks like. Providing access for each and every student to content and skills. Focusing on growth and improvement, not attainment.
So what do I want our classrooms to look like? A classroom so well designed that students learn even when teachers are not calling all the shots.


Welcome to the home of YA author Jean Ann Williams. You'll find out all about Jean and her wonderful book Just Claire by taking a look around. Jean's writing is intended for women ages 12 and up, but there may be things here that interest anyone and everyone!
Just Claire received a Letter of Merit from the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators in 2009.
ClaireLee's life changes when she must take charge of her siblings and depressed mother, and she finds relief in the lies she tells herself and others.
Frightened by the changes in Mama, ClaireLee just knows she'll catch her illness like a cold or flu that hangs on through winter. Deciding she needs to re-invent herself, she sets out to impress a group of popular girls.
With her deception, ClaireLee weaves her way into the Lavender Girls Club, the most sophisticated girls in school. Though, her best friend Belinda will not be caught with the likes of such shallow puddles.
ClaireLee drifts further from honesty, her friend, and a broken mother's love, until one very public night. The spotlight is on her, and she finds her courage and faces the truth and then she saves her mother's life.
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Pep Guardiola Provides Major Injury Update on Three Man City Stars Ahead of Premier League Clash
By Harry Winters
Pep Guardiola was without Phil Foden, Kevin De Bruyne, and record summer signing Jack Grealish for Wednesday's emphatic win over PSG in the Champions League, as City secured qualification for the knockout stages with a 2-1 victory.
The Sky Blues came from behind in midweek, after Kylian Mbappe fired the visitors into the lead shortly after half-time.
Goals from Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus helped City to a third win over PSG this year, as Guardiola's side were confirmed winners of their Champions League group for a 5th successive season.
Despite the victory over PSG, the absence of three key players from City's squad will likely be of major concern to Guardiola, given the hectic schedule facing the Premier League champions between now and the new year.
The Blues face David Moyes' inform West Ham on Sunday, with the Hammers having already inflicted defeat on City once this season in the Carabao Cup.
Ahead of this weekend's top-four clash, Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has provided an update on the fitness of his squad, as he suggested when fans can expect to see Foden and Grealish.
Regarding the English pair, Guardiola said
"They're training individually, they're training much better. Phil [Foden] much better. Not today because it's a day off. [James] McAtee and [Cole] Palmer helped us [vs PSG]. Hopefully, they can be back soon to help."
On the situation regarding Kevin De Bruyne, Guardiola said:
"A little bit tired, no taste. Symptoms you have. Six or seven days, a few more days later we will do a PCR test - if he is Covid-19 negative, he will be back."
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Today, I sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder urging him to proactively enforce the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act and the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to prevent further disenfranchisement of service members and their families.
The November 2010 elections were marred by the Justice Department's grossly inadequate enforcement of federal laws designed to safeguard the voting rights of our military service members and their families, including the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (MOVE Act) and the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). With the 2012 election cycle quickly approaching, I write to strongly urge you to take the lessons learned in 2010 and proactively apply them in order to prevent further disenfranchisement.
As you know, Congress enacted the MOVE Act in 2009 to put an end to the federal government's disgraceful history of failing to protect the voting rights of our troops and their families. In light of the Justice Department's poor track record, I call on you to formulate and provide a comprehensive plan for the enforcement of the MOVE Act and UOCAVA during the upcoming election cycle. I expect you to use the Justice Department's full authority and ample resources to do whatever is necessary to enforce the law and safeguard the voting rights of military voters, including pursuing litigation where necessary. Our troops and their families must be able to enjoy the same civil rights they fight to safeguard for their fellow Americans.
As you know, one of the central provisions of the MOVE Act is a requirement for jurisdictions to send military voters their unmarked absentee ballots at least 45 days before a federal election. This requirement also applies to federal primary elections, the first of which are scheduled for mid-February, 2012. The 45-day deadline for those initial primaries will arrive in early January, 2012, less than 6 months from now, and the Justice Department should be working now to ensure those states have in place adequate plans for compliance.
In the 2012 general election, vigorous enforcement of this 45-day requirement will be imperative for ensuring that military voters have enough time to vote, especially given the late nature of the political conventions. States will have less than 17 days after the Democratic National Convention, which is scheduled for the week of Sept. 3, 2012, to prepare, print, and send ballots to our troops before the 45-day deadline for the general election. This short time period gives me significant cause for concern that some jurisdictions may not make the deadline.
Therefore, I request that the Justice Department inquire with each state as to its intended timeline for sending out unmarked ballots for the general election, as well as whether the state intends to request a waiver of this requirement, and then provide me with a 50-state survey of this information. I also request a separate breakdown of each state's compliance with the 45-day requirement in the 2010 general election. Finally, I request that the Justice Department provide state elections officials with clear guidance on all aspects of compliance with the MOVE Act, which should have been provided to the states long before now.
The right to fully participate in democratic elections is fundamental to American citizenship. Our men and women in uniform have stepped forward to defend that right, often at great personal cost to themselves and their loved ones. In return, they deserve the federal government's commitment to promote and protect their voting rights. To begin demonstrating the Justice Department's commitment to safeguarding the civil rights of these patriotic Americans, I ask that you comply with these four requests without delay.


Powerful Partnership: PRS Group and CAPE have joined forces to offer a full line of pallet manufacturing and recycling equipment. PRS has begun to sell the Mach series of fast changeover machines into the North American market. This stringer pallet system can easily be modified to also produce block pallets.
PRS Group and CAPE have joined forces to offer a full line of pallet manufacturing and recycling equipment.
Two leading suppliers of pallet equipment from different sides of the Atlantic Ocean are joining forces to develop a partnership that will bring new technology and machinery to both North America and Europe as well as other key regions around the globe. PRS Group, formerly known as Pallet Repair Systems, and CAPE (Kaap – ae), a leading European pallet nailing machinery manufacturer, are starting to represent each other's complementary product lines in their respective sales territories and are collaborating on future projects to offer a complete line of both pallet manufacturing and recycling equipment.
Starting in June, PRS Group will begin offering for sale in North America, CAPE nailing machinery, which has developed a strong reputation in Europe for efficiency, flexibility and scalability at a very competitive cost. The initial focus will be the CAPE Mach 2 designed to produce stringer pallets and can be upgraded by adding another module to produce block pallets. The Mach 2 is known for its quick changeover between designs and can produce about 2,500 pallets in an eight hour shift.
Jeff Williams, president of PRS Group, "The Mach series is a quick changeover line of machinery that fits today's small batch run needs." He explained that changeovers are done in 30 minutes or less with touchscreen controls, no wrenches or manual adjustments are required.
If you want to see the Mach 2 in action, PRS Group will have a CAPE nailing line running in its Illinois showroom later this summer.
The Mach 2 standard layout requires three operators. But robotics and other automation in regards to feeding lumber can allow customers to reduce that number by one or two employees. In addition to the partnership with PRS Group, CAPE is also working with Yaskawa-Nordic, a Swedish company specializing in robotics for unique pallet applications.
When it comes to service, PRS Group will stock factory parts and has a factory trained service technician on staff in the United States. From telephone support to field visits, the PRS technician can solve almost any problem according to Williams.
Nordic. Each company brings a key piece to the collaboration effort. CAPE is a world leader in pallet nailing systems. PRS Group has become a major North American and global supplier of pallet repair equipment and lines. And Yaskawa-Nordic has pioneered unique robotic modules and systems for both pallet manufacturing and repair.
These three companies are combining their strengths to be able to innovate the future according to Marc Pérez, the export sales manager for CAPE. The Pérez family has owned CAPE since it began in 1967 by producing a manual pallet assembly bench.
A second version of the system is under development that will be able to identify nail defects and problems. Pérez envisions a future where these inspection systems will be used to certify pallet quality and add value.
Pérez said that he knows Jeff Williams and PRS has the same commitment to quality, service and reliability. And the industry is different today in the United States as labor is becoming more expensive, companies need to be able to produce a wide variety of pallets and make fast changeovers.
And at the same time, the European market is changing with an increased focus on pallet repair and recycling. CAPE has a limited repair line, and it will begin representing and selling PRS Group equipment in Europe and China.
Simplicity in design is a core philosophy for CAPE. A second generation company, the three brothers who run CAPE now have grown up in the industry and have done almost every aspect of their operation. Pérez commented, "We know the market and what people want the machines to be able to do, and CAPE has a reputation for producing heavy-duty equipment with significant engineering behind it." The company employs 18 engineers to develop the right solution and fit for each customer. Many of these engineers have decades of experience in automation for pallet and wood products.
Who is the ideal CAPE customer? Pérez explained that CAPE offers lines for companies looking to produce 1,000-1,500 per shift up to its high-speed Mach or Tandem lines capable of producing 2,500 pallets or more. CAPE can customize solutions too for companies with specialty needs, such as drilling holes in the lumber for unique designs or putting plastic covers on pallets.
Another key aspect of CAPE equipment is self-test software to identify anything that might not be working properly to allow for fast, easy maintenance and equipment fixes.
When asked why this partnership and why now, both Williams and Pérez said it was about two compatible equipment lines and company visions coming together to produce better solutions for the global pallet industry. Find out more at www.cape.es or call PRS Group at 866-546-8864 or 217-291-0009.
Two nailing heads, particularly designed for long runs of pallets. It requires a longer setup time than the Mach series between pallet design changeovers. The Tandem lines are much less expensive than the Mach line. Can produce on average 2,000-2,500 pallets per shift, either block or stringer.
The core of this line is a deck or mat machine. Average pallet production is 2,000- 2,500 pallets per shift. The big difference is the setup which can take 30 minutes or less. No manual adjustments, everything is controlled by touch screen. Can buy modules to produce stringer and/or block pallets as well as automate lumber feeding.
Family-owned, second generation business. It was started in 1967 by Manel Pérez. Today, the company is run by three brothers, Joan Manel Pérez (the sales manager), Carles Pérez (purchasing manager) and Marc Pérez (export manager).
• State-of-the-art production facility in Barcelona with 150,000 sq. feet of production floor space.
• CAPE machinery and technology is already present in over 46 countries worldwide.


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"Psychic" animals post their picks for FIFA World Cup
(WTRF) — Many predictions about the FIFA World Cup have been made, but the surprising "clairvoyant" animal kingdom has something to share, says ABCNews.
A host of animals – big and small – are testing their "mystic" powers to predict the scores.
The animal picks started with Paul the "psychic" octopus. Paul had an incredible run of eight correct World Cup winner predictions in the South Africa tournament in 2010 from his tank at the Aquarium Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen, Germany. His choices included Spain's win over the Netherlands in the final.
Paul's competition came from his successor, Rubio the Octopus, who was an icon in Japan for his 100% success rate in predicting the matches in 2018. Rubio's clairvoyant life was "cut" short as he was eventually chopped up and made into seafood.
World Cup host Qatar eliminated from the tournament, earliest exit by a host nation
The next predictor was Taiyo the Otter who predicted Japan's win this week at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Taiyo lives at the Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa in Japan and was given three labeled buckets to choose from – Japan (blue), draw (yellow) and Germany (Red) – and the Otter didn't hesitate to make Japan his winning team.
In the 2018 World Cup, Marcus the "mystic" pig predicted a World Cup victory for England by choosing an apple with the English flag on British TV, however his prediction flopped and England was terminated in the semi-finals.
US frustrates England again at a World Cup in 0-0 draw
An especially talented predictor is Nelly the elephant from Serengeti Park in Hodengagen, Germany. She had a streak of 30 out of 33 matches correct between the 2006 World Cup, the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 Euros, according to ABCNews.
The owners of Camilla the "mystic" camel from Melton Mowbray in England, say she is never wrong and had good news for England. She predicted the Three Lion's group-stage win over Iran at the Qatar World Cup and they won.


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Description

Localisation
L'église est située sur la commune de Berry-au-Bac, dans le département de l'Aisne.

Historique
L'édifice a subi de très graves dommages durant la Première Guerre mondiale [2] et [3].

Reconstruit entre 1932 et 1934, il a de nouveau été endommagé lors du second conflit mondial [3].

Annexes

Liens internes

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Picking… It's probably what your warehouse team does most of the day, and therefore it's a pretty important process to get right.
We took a good look at how to pick not just quickly, but with a very high level of accuracy, all whilst reducing operational costs so your warehouse is as efficient as possible.
What mpx/WMS provides, and many of our customers think, is the best WMS solution to implement.
The use of technology was what we first looked at. It had to be a much lower cost than the standard warehouse technology offerings others have, but it also had to be the best product in the market.
The Apple iOS devices, whilst normally considered a consumer entertainment device, simply stood out from any other hardware device in the Market. At only US$299 for an iPod touch, its thousands of dollars cheaper than the traditional warehouse devices, and feature for feature, nothing else can compare with its power,performance and how future proof it is.
Apple iPod touch or iPhone devices are a lot smaller, lighter and easier for people to use, and with Apples latest operating system,(iOS6) it can be 'app-locked' so that it can only be used for the mpx/WMS app. Your staff won't be able to check their emails, listen to music, play games or do anything else not related to their job.
The operating system traditional warehouse devices use, is also a big problem. Most, run a version of Microsoft's Embedded Windows XP or Windows CE. These operating systems are over 10 years old, and Microsoft no longer provides any support. Worst of all, you cannot upgrade to newer versions of Windows, which makes for a very poor investment.
Apple regularly release new feature rich version of its operating system (iOS), which are easy to upgrade so what you buy today, will still be up to date in years to come.
With the AppStore, we can also push updates out to all our customers with ease, and with the latest iOS7 devices the app will update automatically without any user involvement at all.
What the Apple devices lacked was the rugged strength of the traditional device operators would use in a warehouse. So we built our mpx app, and made it voice based, so they could just put the apple device safely in their pocket for protection and not have to hold it. That way they won't drop it, and therefore it does not need to be as rugged as other devices.
Of course there are also a number of very rugged(military grade protection) after market cases that allow these devices to be dropped from up to 10 foot heights and not get damaged.
So we built into our mpx app voice directed picking technology. Simply put Apple device into your pocket where is nice and safe, slip on a headset and listen to what needs to be done.. Hands free operation.
The app will 'speak' to the operator and tell them where to go, what to pick and even allow them to talk back to confirm actions or request a repeat of the current instruction.
Our picking engine will order the pick list so that your operators are walking the shortest path, and since their working hands free, they are able to handle your inventory with more safety and security, reducing damages.
To improve accuracy the operator can use our 'scan to confirm' process where they scan the location, or barcode of the item they have been instructed to pick, and they will told through their headset if they have the correct item or not. Optionally if needed they can view a high resolution photo on the Apple device to visually match the item to pick.
With 'scan to confirm' and visual photo matching, picking accuracy levels are pretty well perfect.
Batch picking is one of the fastest ways to pick orders in a warehouse.
By consolidating a number of orders into a single pick list, a single warehouse operator is able to pick numerous orders in the same time it takes to pick a single order.
Using our unique mutli-operator sorting technology, a larger number of jobs can be consolidated into a single pick list, which can then be split up into different tasks, allowing multiple operators to work together to quickly complete the required picking.
For a demo of our picking solution, simply get in contact with us, and will happily arrange a demo for you.


The Executive Committee meeting of the European University Sports Association (EUSA) was held on March 9-10, 2018, in Paris, France – the host city of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
EUSA Executive Committee members, staff and invited guests were greeted and welcomed by the President of the French University Sport Federation (FFSportU), Mr Jean-Francois Sautereau who expressed his pleasure in hosting the meeting in his home-country. EUSA President, Mr Adam Roczek, thanked Mr Sautereau for his warm welcome and proceeded to start the meeting with the approval of the meeting's two day agenda.
EUSA Secretary General, Mr Matjaz Pecovnik began with the office report, a general overview of the recent important activities of EUSA Office, before passing the floor over to EUSA Treasurer, Mr Lorenz Ursprung who provided a deep insight into the financial accounts and audit Report.
EUSA Sports Manager, Mr Besim Aliti then continued the meeting by covering aspects of EUSA's sport activities, including updates on the European Universities Championships 2019 and future EUSA Patronage events.
Ms Sara Rozman, EUSA Education and Development Manager, went in detail through all of the new EU funded projects which EUSA are either the leading, or partner organisation, before Mr Pecovnik gave insight to the FISU supported projects that EUSA are engaged with.
EC member, Mr Aitor Canibe Sanchez provided a progress report on EUSA General Assembly 2018 which will be held in Madrid, Spain, at the start of April. Time was also given to discuss the next work meetings, including the next EUSA Executive Committee meetings and EUSA Conference 2019.
Mr Haris Pavletic, EUSA Vice-President, provided a detailed account of the latest supervision commission report of the European Universities Games Coimbra 2018, before members of the local organising committee presented their progress report to the EC. Mr Daniel Monteiro, Portuguese Academic Federation of University Sport (FADU) President began the report before EUG2018 Secretary General, Mr Mario Santos, and EUG2018 Sports Manager, Ms Filipa Godinho gave more specific details including the big milestones that will be met in the coming months.
The last action on the first day of meetings was dedicated to European Universities Games Belgrade 2020, starting with a comprehensive account of the latest supervision commission report from Mr Kemal Tamer, EUSA Vice-President. A large delegation from organising committee presented their progress report to executive committee, including a video from last Monday's large promotional event in Belgrade. The delegation consisted of the Serbian University Sports Federation (USSS) President, Mr Sinisa Jasnic; Serbian Minister of Youth and Sport, Mr Vanja Udovičić; Ms Ivanka Popovic, the Vice-Rector of the University of Belgrade, Mr Darko Udovičić, Acting Assistant Minister of Youth and Sport; Ms Ivana Dukic, Advisor to the Minister, Mr Djoko Cuckovic, Secretary General of USSS, and Ms Dijana Ivančić, Charge d'affaires at the Serbian Embassy in France.
The first day ended with an official dinner at the French National Olympic Committee (CNOSF) Headquarters in Paris, where Mr Jean-Pierre Mougin, Vice-President of CNOSF welcomed EUSA President and EUSA Executive Committee members.
The meetings began once again on the following day, where the board began to speak about international cooperation and EUSA member federations. President of the Swedish University Sports Federation, Mr Sture Espwall was invited to present how the university sports field looks like in Sweden, including their "Vision 2020" and the European Universities Rowing Championships 2019, which will take place in Jonkoping.
The floor was then given to Mr Hovhannes Gabrielyan, EUSA Auditor, who was next to present to the executive committee with "EUSA General Assembly and Gala 2020 in Yerevan". Mr Gabrielyan not only showed the executive committee the beautiful nature that Armenia holds, but also presented the facilities that he hopes can host the meetings and gala in 2020.
EUSA Treasurer, Mr Lorenz Ursprung lead discussions of EUSA's development strategy plan which was formulated with the assistance of the other members of the Finance and Marketing Commission, Mr Aitor Canibe Sanchez and Mr Bill Thompson, together with Matjaz Pecovnik, Secretary General, who met earlier in the month. All members of this commission presented alongside Mr Ursprung, which lead to lengthy discussions in the room.
Several EUSA commissions were then able to present reports into their work in the last few months, starting with the equal opportunities commission which was presented by Mr Aitor Canibe Sanchez, who is the chair of the commission.
Chair of the Education Commission, Mr Milan Zvan presented to the group the recent activities of the Education Commission.
EUSA Secretary General, Mr Matjaz Pecovnik and EUSA Sports Manager, Mr Besim Aliti concluded the commission reports by providing the executive commission with a report from the technical commission.
The second and final day of meetings was concluded at the FFSportU Headquarters in Paris, where FFSportU President welcomed EUSA Executive Committee and thanked them for their hard work over the last few days. The event was also attended by members of the executive committee of FFSportU, which has a large student compostion. EUSA President, EUSA Executive Committee, and EUSA Staff were able to have relaxed conversations with the individuals involved with FFSportU and discuss the future of university sport in France and in Europe.
European University Sport Association would like to thank once again FFSportU for hosting this EUSA Executive Committee in Paris, and we are looking forward to seeing French student athletes competing for medals in Coimbra for the European Universities Games this July.


IAAS Exchange Program ~ .: IAAS Indonesia LC UNS :.
IAAS... be smart, professional, and think globally..!!
Dear IAASers, hope you are all doing well and enjoying your students life!!
Our beloved readers, EXchange PROgram is one of program in IAAS which facilitates students or IAAS members to do Exchange all over the world. The aim is to provide students with valuable experiences, both technical and cultural all over the world. EXPRO has three great activities such as Sending, Hosting Place, and Job Rising. But, here, I would like to tell you about Hosting Place only.
Canada is a country in North-America. Don't you know, it has some awesome hosting places, such as Mix Vegetables Organic Farm – Ferme des Pensees Sauvages (St-Aubert, Quebec); Mix Farm – Ferme Cornier (L'assomption, Quebec); Mix Farm – Ferme du Bon Temps (St-Joachim, Quebec); and Mix farm – Jardins de la Mechatigan (St-Martin, Quebec).
Mexico, as known as "the second Spain", is one of the world's most diverse agricultural country to be visited because of its weather systems. By its superiority climate, Mexico has introduced its new hosting places in IAAS, they are: rural development project; School farm, in collaboration with Bayer Crop Science of Mexico; In School Farm (Dairy Cows); Rancho Santamarina (Organic dairy ewe farm); Hacienda Los Azteca (Horse Riding and Wine Production).
How about Slovenia? Well, Slovenia is a Slavic nation state, located in South-Central Europe, at the crossroad of main European cultural and trade routes. Gaining its strengthen in agricultural side, country of which territory is mainly mountainous has some wonderful new expro places.
The last alternative hosting place is USA! Interested? Well, some people see USA caring about their industrial side only, as we know how far their technologies developed. Actually, that ISN'T TRUE!! Here, USA has new hosting places the most. They are taken places in Missoula, Utah, North Carolina, New Mexico, Alaska, and Gatlinburg.


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Plini el Vell diu que Dipè va néixer a Creta abans del regnat de Cir II el gran, cap a la 50 Olimpíada (ca. 580 aC), i que d'allí va anar a Sició, la capital de l'art grec en aquell moment, juntament amb Escil·lis, on els dos van fer estàtues dels déus, però no van acabar la feina per alguna baralla amb els contractants i se'n van anar a Etòlia. Una plaga de fam es va abatre sobre Sició i l'oracle de Delfos va dir que no s'arreglaria fins que els dos escultors acabessin les estàtues que havien començat. El govern de Sició va aconseguir, amb recompenses i grans regals, que els dos escultors tornessin i van acabar l'obra. Plini diu que eren estàtues d'Apol·lo, Àrtemis, Hèracles i Atena. Plini també diu que van ser els primers a treballar el marbre i que treballaven el de l'illa de Paros.

Pausànias diu que van fer una estàtua d'Atena a Cleones i a Argos un grup que representava a Càstor i Pòl·lux amb les seves esposes Hilaïra i Febe, i els seus fills Anàxies i Mnasínous. El grup estava fet de banús, excepte algunes parts dels cavalls que eren d'ivori. Climent d'Alexandria menciona aquestes estàtues de Càstor i Pòl·lux i unes altres estàtues d'Hèrcules i d'Artemisa a Sició.

Van ser deixebles seus: Tecteu, Angelió, Learc de Rhègion, Doríclides, Medó, Dontes i Teocles (els quatre darrers espartans), com explica Pausànias.

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            Created by Wisam Zaghal / @_wzaghal

            Introduce yourself.

So who's here!

            Pick 1 random person for each category.

 Easy to think of us as 3 different groups, but there's more in common than one might think.

Roles

Bootcampers

Freelancers

Employees

Our Day to Day Activities

Fixing an old jQuery bug you found in your project

Creating a new responsive site for a client

Helping a team of developers to create a new internal tool

            Again! Seemingly different tasks.

Our tasks involve:

Using existing knowledge

Learning more about existing knowledge

Learning completely new things

Unfamiliar territory

Familiar but with a twist

            These 5 will vary from task to task.

 The root of all those steps is:

Problem Solving

What is Problem Solving?

“to use cognitive processing to find a solution
              to a
                difficult question or situation”

              - Think this definition is enough.

 - Focus is solely on the solution.

 - We become obsessed.

 - Ask a dev how their day went and they will be sad/frustrated that they haven't solved it yet.

 - Makes us feel like being stuck is wrong and abnormal.

 - Makes us feel that being stuck is not part of the process.

 *click*

Too Much Focus On The Solution

“to use cognitive processing to find a solution to a
              difficult question or situation”

              - The actual defination itself acknowledges that the problem is difficult.

 - We need to acknowledge this.

 - It's part of the process!

"Difficult question or situation"

Being stuck is to be expected

Doesn't matter how much you know

Reaching dead ends is a
                Good thing

How else will you get better?

              - If you're not finding it difficult sometimes, you're doing it wrong!

 - It's part of the definition, so don't feel out of place! It's part of being a developer.

 - We ALL do this.

I'm Stuck!

Embrace it

We all go through it

And take it easy on yourself :)

Cut yourself some

Yes, it's frustrating

Yes you might feel stupid

You're not stupid and you'll learn even more thanks to this situation

it's normal!

And it's part of being a developer

We're all human

            Ask the crowd, how many people were stuck on something this week? How many of you were a little upset - scared/worried while you were stuck? How many of you then criticized yourself for being stuck? Use this to go to next point which is shared experiences & unrealistic expectations on reality.

What causes these feelings of Anxiety?

Unrealistic expectations on reality

 We think we're alone

 First bulletpoint was already touched regarding expecations on never being stuck

#1: A good developer knows/does...

 Name same tools/languages/frameworks.

 We look at things we don't know and feel that that makes us unefficient developer

 Touch on the fact that this is especially strong feeling in our field given the fast-paced environment.

This is a dangerous way of thinking because this only reinforces our expectations on reality, and makes us afraid to try new things in case we fail at them.

This is also reaaallly not fair. -We don't think about what we already know clearly.

To make things even more complicated, our field is filled with advancing technologies and there are always these great people that we learn about.

 We look at people around us learners of things old and new and think "these guys and girls know what they're doing." I "should know what Im doing"

Instead, we can:

Remember that there is no set definition of what a developer 'should' know

Be honest about our strengths and weaknesses, and do the same with others

Gently encourage yourself to explore and try new things

            No right or wrong - mention difference between specializing at one thing or exploring other things.

#2: But person X knows subject Y...

              We all know people at work, school, personal lives, or big names/creators of products/companies. We try to think about what they know and all the greatness they have achieved. By doing so we paint a very false picture.

Instead, remember:

You know things

Other people know things

These things overlap far more than you realize

You may not be seeing other people very clearly

Story time

          Insert story about coworker

Perspective

So focused on the awesome things he has done/did

didn't think about the fact that we are both human and that he too faced the fears I face

and had aspirations and looked up to others.

Perhaps touch on that I know things this person does not know.

And I realized that, he must feel simiarly to how I feel right now.

He still has aspirations, has wants to climb more mountains.

So in a sense we face the exact same thoughts/feelings – just at different levels.

*Find a way to mention things like background, years of experience, strengths and weaknesses.

*Emphasise that point* ^

Let's make an effort to see ourselves and each other more honestly

Let's take it easy on ourselves

Let's be open about this

Head over to #techstories

Thank you!

Any questions?


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A significant player in America's theatrical heritage, the Fulton Opera House was built in 1852 and is one of only three theatres nationwide designated a National Historic Landmark. The Fulton Opera House is a Member of the League of Historic American Theatres. Renovated in 1995, the Fulton boasts an extraordinary marriage of 19th-century grace and 20th-century comfort. A gem of Victorian architecture, the theatre's lush interior includes a magnificent main lobby with sweeping staircase and crystal chandelier, custom-designed seats with plenty of leg room, and a classic seating plan that makes every seat in the house a good one!