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Album Review by Dave Kerr | 26 Nov 2010
Album title: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Artist: Kanye West
Label: Def Jam
Release date: 29 Nov
"Have you lost your mind?" asks Yeezy on Hell Of A Life. "Tell me when you think we've crossed the line..." And so Twitter's most dangerously self-aware pundit maintains 'bravery in his own bravado' on the committee-written My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, aping the hook from Black Sabbath's Ironman as he pushes the boundaries of tolerable auto-tune usage one more time.
But here he balances pastiche and drama with such glorious levity that to stick a fork in any part of his rich palette (the opening track's overegging of a chipmunk chorus and all) would be a cruelty of Dickensian proportions. Kanye's made no secret of his admiration for The RZA's work, but never has his influence – from the soul flavoured minimalism to latter-day status as an all-encompassing 'hip-hop hippy' – been so apparent. Sit back, give in, and accept that for all its pomp and excess, the thrill of the ride is a greater distraction. [Dave Kerr]
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Treasury launches government-backed insurance scheme for live events
by Andre Paine
August 5th 2021 at 10:31PM
The live events sector is set to get a boost with a government-backed insurance scheme worth over £750 million.
The initiative announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak is designed to help them plan events with confidence through to next year. Sunak visited London Wonderground, a festival site run by Underbelly, to launch the scheme.
The live sector and UK trade bodies have been calling for such a scheme to help revive events, including festivals, following the lifting of Covid restrictions.
Securing the right kind of insurance has been acting as a barrier for some events organisers. As a result, the government has partnered with Lloyd's to deliver the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme. The scheme will see the government act as a 'reinsurer' – stepping in with a guarantee to make sure insurers can offer the products events companies need.
This scheme will support live events across the UK that are open to the general public, including music festivals. It will cover costs incurred in the event of cancellation due to the event being legally unable to happen due to government Covid restrictions.
The entire live events sector is worth more than £70 billion annually to the economy and supports more than 700,000 jobs, including small businesses and the self-employed.
A number of prominent insurers in the Lloyd's market, including Arch, Beazley, Dale, Hiscox and Munich Re are supporting the scheme, which will provide events companies with the option of purchasing cover from next month, alongside standard commercial events insurance.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, said: "The events sector supports hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country, and I know organisers are raring to go now that restrictions have been lifted. But the lack of the right kind of insurance is proving a problem, so as the economy reopens I want to do everything I can to help events providers and small businesses plan with confidence right through to next year.
"We have some of the best events in the world here in the UK – from world-famous festivals to your local fair. With this new insurance scheme, everything from live music in Margate to business events in Birmingham can go ahead with confidence, providing a boost to the economy and protecting livelihoods through our Plan for Jobs."
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: "We've been here for live events throughout the pandemic with billions of pounds of rescue funding. Today is an important next step as we develop live events insurance to give them the confidence they need to plan for a brighter future.
"Our events industries are not just vital for the economy and jobs; they put Britain on the map and, thanks to this extra support, will get people back to the experiences that make life worth living. All part of our plan to rescue, reopen and recover."
Tim Thornhill, director of Tysers insurance brokers, told Music Week: "This is much needed news for the events sector. The approach taken by Treasury is sensible and pragmatic whilst It will allow the commercial insurance market to step back in when the certainty about the implications of Covid-19 improve. We look forward to working with the industry and departments in the coming months to ensure that this builds the confidence in the sector as it should."
"It is really welcome that the government has acted on a key recommendation from our inquiry into the future of UK music festivals," said DCMS Committee chair Julian Knight MP. "We have been calling on ministers to introduce this safety net since January. Though it is a shame that it has come too late for some this summer, this scheme will provide the confidence the sector needs to plan and invest in future events."
This vital intervention from the UK government offers certainty to artists, concert and festival promoters
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Lloyd's CEO John Neal said: "This unique and critical cover will enable live events to resume around the country with confidence as society begins to reopen and begin its recovery, and we are proud to be playing our part."
According to the Treasury, this is one of the only insurance schemes in the world to cover such a wide array of live events and not put a cap on costs claimed per event. The scheme will be delivered through insurers with events organisers able to purchase cover for government-enforced cancellation due to the event being legally unable to happen due to government Covid restrictions, alongside their standard insurance.
The scheme will be available from September 2021 and run until the end of September 2022. It comes on top of the extensive support already given to the cultural sector, including the £2 billion Culture Recovery Fund.
Click here for Oliver Dowden's Music Week opinion piece on the government's plans for live music.
Music industry reaction
Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, chief executive of UK Music: "For months, UK Music has been warning about the catastrophic impact of the market failure in insurance for live events. The inability to obtain insurance has already caused many cancellations this summer – these have been devastating for the entire music industry and there were fears that without action we would have seen major cancellations continuing well into next year too.
"This new government scheme is therefore incredibly welcome news – not just for the millions of music fans who have been looking forward to the return of live events, but also for the tens of thousands of musicians, crew members and wider supply chain workers whose jobs depend on continued live activity.
"We are extremely grateful to government for listening to the calls of the sector and delivering a solution to the market failure in the insurance industry. Ministers deserve huge credit for action that will protect jobs, stimulate activity, and help kickstart the sector into playing a leading role in the post-pandemic economic and cultural recovery."
Live Nation UK & Ireland chairman Denis Desmond: "This vital intervention from the UK government offers certainty to artists, concert and festival promoters in the live entertainment market. This is very welcome news and will help keep the sector and its employees working."
Sacha Lord, co-founder of the Parklife Festival, co-founder of The Warehouse Project events, and Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester: "I'm really pleased that the government has decided to introduce an insurance scheme for the events sector. DCMS has worked alongside and listened to event organisers throughout the crisis, and I'm grateful that they have now been able to introduce this support today.
"The events sector has been in dire straits throughout this crisis and this move will not only save hundreds of upcoming events, but will support the thousands of freelancers behind the scenes who depend on the sector for their own livelihoods. We can start to rebuild the sector with confidence, and renew the UK's status as a global leader in entertainment and cultural events."
Greg Parmley, CEO, LIVE: "We welcome the announcement of a government-backed insurance scheme, which we have been calling for since the start of the pandemic. We look forward to working together over the coming weeks to determine the final shape of the policy and to ensure it can support the full return of the sector in the face of the most likely impacts of Covid."
Paul Reed, CEO, Association of Independent Festivals: "AIF has campaigned for a government-backed insurance scheme for festivals for over a year, from raising it as a headline issue with the DCMS Select Committee to working with DCMS colleagues and presenting detailed evidence and data to support the case. We are pleased that government has listened, and we welcome this intervention to address the insurance market failure.
"It is positive that festival organisers will now have an option for Covid cancellation. The scheme doesn't, however, cover a festival needing to reduce capacity or cancel due to social distancing restrictions being reintroduced, so it remains imperative that government continues to work with the sector in areas such as Covid certification to try andavoid such an eventuality and ensure that organisers can plan with increased confidence for 2022."
Phil Bowdery, chairman of the Concert Promoters Association: "This is welcome news from DCMS. The sector has been calling out for government to act for over a year and we now have something tangible. While the new scheme won't cover all our risk, this intervention will help protect the industry that we all know and love."
Duncan Bell from #WeMakeEvents: "WeMakeEvents was formed to represent the businesses, organisations and freelancers that make up the Live events supply chain and whose livelihoods have been severely hit by Covid. We are pleased to learn of plans for a government-backed insurance scheme for the events sector, and hope that this will start to rebuild confidence and investment in live events, conference, and exhibitions in the UK. WeMakeEvents looks forward to working closely with the government to fine tune the details of the scheme."
Deborah Annetts, ISM chief executive: "The introduction of a government-backed reinsurance scheme is an enormously positive step and musicians will breathe a sigh of relief today. We have world class performers in our country and this support means that they should be able to get back to what they do best, entertaining live audiences once more.
"It has always been clear that the live events sector would be unable to return to anything like its previous strength without reinsurance support, which begs the question, why did the government not come forward with this support earlier and prevent our sector missing out on months of planning after an incredibly difficult period?
"The creative industries have pulled together and campaigned tirelessly for this important scheme, and while we'll examine the details closely, we're delighted that the government has listened and delivered."
Michael Kill, CEO NTIA: "I am extremely pleased that the government has decided to introduce an insurance scheme for the events and festival sector, it stands testament to a government that is starting to acknowledge the varying issues within the sector and through engagement, take the appropriate action to protect businesses and jobs.
"Over 700,000 people work within this sector, it will give some comfort and certainty to supply chain and freelancers that heavily rely on this industry for their main source of income, and we would hope that with this news many will feel confident in returning to work within the sector.
"It is devastating that the timings of this scheme could not have been earlier, as we have already lost many amazing festivals and events to the uncertainty that this pandemic represents, but I feel that this scheme will allow a beleaguered sector to start to rebuild and plan with confidence for the future."
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Along with poetry, he is highly skilled at mathematics, swimming and nearly any activity that captures his imagination. His other interests include horseback riding, music (especially Mozart) and hiking. He lives in New Jersey with his mother and stepfather, Michele and Michael, and in Brooklyn with his father and stepmother, Mathew and Marysa, and his baby sister with his father and stepmother, Mathew and Marysa, and his baby sister Zaharek Mahalia Wambua. He currently attends Celebrate the Children in Wharton, New Jersey after having been home-schooled for 2 years. Danson has appeared (in video) on Oprah and Larry King Live, and The Today Show. His words give voice to an amazing spirit, one made of limitless love, deep wisdom and beauty.
Danson is an extraordinary person. He is brilliant, spiritual, insightful, and prophetic. He speaks often of God, Nostradamus, nature, and humanity. He imparts his wisdom and beliefs in other-worldly ways. He is a unique presence on this earth and a messenger to us all. Listen to his voice and you will hear the lessons he is here to teach us. Danson is eight years old, non-verbal, and autistic. For all his abilities, there are many things that Danson cannot do. He has no sensory perception. He does not feel hot, cold, hurt, or pain as we do. At three years old he broke his arm and didn't cry. He can jump into an icy pool and not feel cold. He can take a bath in scalding water and not feel hot. He will scream, kick, scratch, and bite you without knowing it hurts you. He believes his mind, body, and spirit live in a "host body" with no real connection to his physical self. He is a dichotomy of terms, encompassing love and hate, joy and sorrow, fear and fearlessness. He is amazing in every way.
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Les sabatilles vermelles (títol original en anglès: The Red Shoes) és una pel·lícula britànica dirigida per Michael Powell i Emeric Pressburger, estrenada el 1948.

Argument
Julian Craster (Marius Goring) és un jove compositor desconegut que estudia al Conservatori de Londres. Descobreix que el seu mestre li ha robat una de les seves obres i l'ha integrat en el repertori d'un ballet que dirigeix a Covent Garden. Julian es queixa a Boris Lermontov, l'empressari d'aquest cèlebre grup de ballarins. Victoria Page (Moira Shearer) és una jove ballarina plena d'ambició que intenta entrar al Ballet Lermontov amb l'ajuda de la seva tia Lady Neston, una aristòcrata i mecenes que organitza una vesprada per tal de presentar la seva neboda a l'influent Boris Lermontov que es negarà a veure-la ballar.

Repartiment
 Anton Walbrook: Boris Lermontov
 Moira Shearer: Vicki Page
 Marius Goring: Julian Crasner
 Ludmila Tcherina: Irina
 Leonide Massine: Lioubov
 Jean Short: Terry
 Robert Helpmann: Ivan Boleslawsky
 Albert Bassermann: Sergei Ratov
 Esmond Knight: Livingstone 'Livy' Montagne

Premis i nominacions

Premis
 1949: Oscar a la millor banda sonora per Brian Easdale
 1949: Oscar a la millor direcció artística per Hein Heckroth i Arthur Lawson

Nominacions
 1948: Lleó d'Or
 1949: Oscar a la millor pel·lícula
 1949: Oscar al millor guió adaptat per Emeric Pressburger
 1949: Oscar al millor muntatge
 1949: Globus d'Or a la millor banda sonora original per Brian Easdale
 1949: BAFTA a la millor pel·lícula britànica

Al voltant de la pel·lícula
L'episodi 22, temporada 3 de la sèrie CSI: NY fa clarament al·lusió a la pel·lícula, ja que Stella Bonasera i la seva amiga d'infantesa eren seguidors de la pel·lícula. Aquesta amiga viurà fins i tot diversos anys sota el pseudònim de Victoria Page, l'heroïna de la pel·lícula.

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Enllaços externs
 Estudi de la pel·lícula  pel CNDP

Pel·lícules del 1948
Pel·lícules del Regne Unit de la dècada del 1940
Pel·lícules dirigides per Michael Powell
Pel·lícules musicals del Regne Unit
Pel·lícules sobre ballet
Pel·lícules guanyadores de l'Oscar a la millor banda sonora

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Thursday, February 03, 2022 @ 7:30PM
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From America's most outrageous pastry whiz comes an onstage event as delectable as it is informative. Duff will speak about his life and work, and how a classically trained pastry chef and metal craftsman turned his unrelated passions into two internationally recognized cake shops, a bestselling cookbook, a widely successful line of branded products and several hit cooking shows on The Food Network while demonstrating some of his favorite baking techniques.
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Like many religions, there are some terms and titles which are specific to The Assemblage of Areté. As you spend time with us, you may encounter some of these words and phrases.
Areté (pronounced: are-eh-tay) is the Greek word for the virtue of excellence in all things, which we aspire to.
An assemblage is the act of assembling, rather than an assembly itself. As an organization we will always be assembling new people of areté, so we are an assemblage rather than a completed assembly.
This externally used term describes anyone who believes in the foundational principles of Areté: The Three Tenets, The Six Qualities, The Thirty Aims, The Four Stages of Human Consciousness, and the use of ritual to cement commitment to these principles.
Internally, we refer to Aretéans in general, and Aretéans who are members of The Assemblage of Areté specifically, as "heroes". The word hero originally refers to the characters from ancient Greek mythology who were of such outstanding attributes that they pushed the bounds of mortality, becoming almost godlike. We believe that humans can be people of areté, both individually and collectively; and the members of our religion take on sincere vows to pursue their own heroic destiny.
Long associated with churches, the word parish comes from the Greek "paroikos" which means neighbor (from "para" [next to] and "oikos" [house]). Our congregations are specifically meant to include those geographically near to us because humans are physical beings, despite living in a digital age. Spending time with our neighbors helps us build stronger communities and to be present in the world literally around us.
Aretéanism is a belief structure for the modern era, and we recognize that defining our associations and loyalties by biological ties is an arbitrary and often harmful social norm. Rather than focus on family units that not all people have, or which may be unhealthy for some people, The Assemblage of Areté focuses on what we call "kindred". Kindred are the people that you have chosen to be close to in your life, and with whom your life is intricately involved. While family members may often be in one's kindred, they might not necessarily be, and non-family members are frequently among those we consider kindred. By thinking of our kin before our blood-relatives, we keep our focus on the powerful element of choice we each possess in our lives.
The word convocation means a meeting of those called together. Each week we are called together to strengthen our commitments to be excellent, to ourselves and to each other.
Locus is the Latin word for an exact, specific place. We believe in being mentally and emotionally present in all of our lives, and calling our meeting spaces loci reminds us to be especially present in the particular spaces we are each in.
We believe that leadership is service, and that heroes need narrators to turn their stories into the epics they ought to be. Narrators serve by directing the flow of our convocations, and the general business of each parish.
The chief executive of The Assemblage of Areté for both administrative and religious affairs is called the Supreme Mugwump. While the term mugwump comes from Algonquin for "great chief", its modern usage is considered somewhat comical for English speakers due to its sound. Heroes of Areté take advantage of both meanings- while the position deserves some respect, mindless obedience to the Supreme Mugwump is laughable.
"Be excellent to each other... ...and party on!"
Originally heard in the 1989 film "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure", the saying supposedly becomes part of a greeting for people in a future society which has achieved enlightenment, thanks to the sincere music of Bill and Ted. While the film might be a juvenile comedy to some, the saying perfectly conveys the hopes heroes of our assemblage have: to seek areté, and enjoy life!


1328 words - 6 pages army, everything start changing and even his character were changed and led him to a new person. Crane's ability to write a novel like this became a very good naturalism and realism book. Works Cited Brooks, Sydney. "Mr. Stephen Crane and His Critics." The Dial 20 (16 May 1896): 241-244. Crane, Stephen. The Red Badge of Courage. New York: Amsco School Publications, Inc., 1971. Mason, Jean. "Glory by Heather Graham." The Romance Reader. Anderson/The Romance Reader. Web. 18 Nov 2013. . Solomon, Eric. "A Definition of War Novel." Stephen Crane: From Parody to Realism. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1966. 181-187.


Famous Dave's – The Legendary Pit BBQ now in Abu Dhabi!
If you love proper smokey BBQ, there is only a handful of places that does it right. I got invited to Famous Dave's new location in Abu Dhabi for a full review and what an experience it was!
They have a wide variety of starters and main courses that could satisfy the most picky customer. I was hungry, haven't had a decent BBQ in a while and the timing was perfect.
We arrived at Abu Dhabi Mall and could easily find the gorgeous, rustic looking restaurant and couldn't wait to get in. The staff were extremely excited and energetic, but the restaurant manager was exceptional. He literally, could be Dave himself. We checked, he wasn't.
The interior was nice but it was a mixed bag of design and ambiance. Plenty of seating options in a variety of lighting conditions. We particularly liked the section with the large windows and outdoors-like lighting.
The manager had come by introduced us to Famous Dave's told us about the background of the true smokey BBQ style, iconic flavors, signature sauces and recommended dishes for us. He was extremely well informed about the brand and the menu. What a great guy!
He brought us the menu while he went ahead to bring us samples of their signature sauces.
We were seriously lost, but in a good way. We wanted to try everything, but guess what? They have a feast for that! But with a range of steaks, ribs, combos, appetizers, burgers and salads, the feast could barely keep up.
Typical table settings at Famous Dave's is a bucket and a tray of sauces. I was wondering if the bucket was the typical "Here's a serving of peanuts while you wait" or if there was more to it. There was.
They have several signature sauces and we couldn't wait to try them out and within a few minutes he had arrived with a serving of chips for the sauces.
Basically, they have a range of lovely sauces from sweet & zesty (children friendly), standard barbecue, and the more spicy Devil's spit. It turns out they have another sauce they do not bring out except to order, Dave's Revenge. I mean, how could we not try that?!
It was very spicy, and would burn your taste buds. So, great to try but if I wanted to enjoy the food, I had to stay clear.. for now.
We started off with their traditional wings with the Texas pit sauce, which was their signature barbecue sauce with a slight kick to it.
The wings were cooked very well, with a nice smokey flavor to it. It was served with celery, carrots and blue-cheese dip. Lovely flavors there, which was a great start of our experience.
We also tried another recommended appetizer, their Burnt Ends. These are tender pieces of Texas beef brisket seared and caramelized with their sweet and zesty barbecue sauce. Mouth watered yet? It was definitely delicious. The beef was a bit chewy and charred just right, while the sauce made it all come together perfectly.
The sides were crispy onion and pickles, which had a slight sweetness to them. We really enjoyed this appetizer and just made us really hungry.
Since we wanted to try out as much of the menu as we could, we got a feast that was upgraded with a few additional meats.
Just look at that picture! Where does one begin?
Let's start with the boring stuff. There was a side of corn, potato wedges and biscuits. They were nice and the biscuit was a bit sweet, which was all very nice but we couldn't focus on those longer than 2 seconds.
They love their beef, and it shows. The middle of the feast had three more sides; down-n-dirty rice, which had an interesting flavor to it and had some beef bits, baked beans which had some beef bits and fortunately their creamy coleslaw didn't have any beef.
Now, let's get to the meat of it.
We had two types of ribs, the beef back ribs and lamb ribs. These were really delicious. Surely very fatty but the smokiness was spot on, the cook was just perfect and the flavors (coupled with the sauces) made them just right. One of the best ribs I have had from a casual american restaurant.
Moving on to the roasted chicken, it was nice, but nothing to should about. They are all about the beef. It was cooked well and were juicy.
Two more things left! The brisket was really special and definitely a great continuation of our appetizers. The brisket was very smokey and full of flavor, I was actually sad we had only 4 slices. Final thing on the feast was the sliced leg of lamb, which was tender and juicy but lacking a little of flavor for me personally. Perhaps I was spoilt by all the ribs!
It was only after all the meats that we came to appreciate the sides. They were quite nice but nothing really stood out more than the beans. The rice was nice but slightly bland, could do with more seasoning, and the coleslaw was fresh but had a weird flavor to it, not sure what they had used to make it taste a bit funny.
If you think that was it.. it wasn't!
The manager insisted we try their cedar plank salmon. It was served on a plank of cedar and not just served, but actually smoked with it, so there was an extremely rich aroma and flavor seeping through to the piece of salmon. It was cooked really well, and had a great flavor to it. I am not the biggest sea-food fan, so I cannot judge it spot on but my friend absolutely loved it.
The sides did not match the dish, but it was just for us to try more sides. You are free to order which ever sides you like at Famous Dave's. The grilled pineapple was nice and the mac-n-cheese was interesting but slightly bland to me, definitely could use some more seasoning.
At this point, we couldn't breathe, but I was just too curious about their desserts, because it could be a point where they fall short.
Let's just say, they didn't fall short. The dessert menu wasn't mind blowing but they recommended the Famous Dave's bread pudding.
It was quite nice, soft and with the pecan and praline sauce, it was actually quite a lovely dessert. I particularly liked it because it was not very sweet, almost a savory dessert, which was just fitting with such a meaty meal.
Overall, it was a very good experience at Famous Dave's. It is a place to go for a very hearty meal, and meat lovers. Keeping in mind that this is a place focused on briskets and ribs, expect to get messy and make good use of that bucket for all the bones. The food is very good, quite on the fatty side but it is expected from this kind of cuisine. The atmosphere, staff, menu and food make it an all-round great restaurant to visit every once in a while for a good change. I don't think many people can have this kind of food regularly, which is why I think they needed and nailed having variety on their menu.
The service: the staff were all new and excited about serving, although some of them had not fully grasped the menu and there were times when they did not know everything. On the up side, they were always around and happy to help, and we were always no longer than a minute away from being served. The manager was phenomenal and knew this place inside and out! He was the biggest fan of the place, and was extremely friendly and helpful.
The value: It would be hard to sum it all up considering this could vary hugely depending on what is ordered, but overall, I would say it is around the average of this american style restaurant with a check average of around 120 AED.
I would recommend giving Famous Dave's a try as a great alternative to the quite typical american restaurant you would find in malls, and especially if you're a barbecue and ribs fan.


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Der Columbia-Gletscher in Alaska liegt 60 km nordwestlich von Valdez und bedeckt bei einer Länge von 48 km ein Gebiet von 1150 km².

Er fließt von den Chugach Mountains an der Südküste Alaskas in die Columbia Bay im Prinz-William-Sund. Seine Nährgebiet liegt an den Hängen von Mount Einstein und Mount Witherspoon auf einer Höhe von etwa . Auf zehn Kilometer Breite schiebt sich die Gletscherzunge ins Meer. Die Sohle liegt 700 m unter Wasser, die Höhe der Eiswand über dem Meeresspiegel beträgt zwischen 50 und 80 m. Der Columbia-Gletscher ist mit zwei Meter pro Tag einer der am schnellsten fließenden Gletscher Nordamerikas.

Seit 1980 zieht sich der Gletscher stark zurück, bis 2014 bereits um über 20 km, zugleich nahm seine Dicke um bis zu 500 m ab. Infolgedessen büßte er in den letzten 25 Jahren rund die Hälfte seines Volumens ein. 2011 führte der Schwund des Gletschers dazu, dass er sich in zwei Gletscher aufspaltete, deren Zungen im Jahr 2014 bereits 6 km voneinander entfernt lagen. Der Rückzug wurde von James Balog im Rahmen seiner "extreme Ice survey" mittels Zeitraffer festgehalten. Anhand der unterschiedlichen Magnetisierung von Gestein, das der Gletscher nur ab einer bestimmten Ausdehnung abschleift und ins Meer transportiert, wo es sich über Jahrhunderte in Meeressedimenten ablagert, konnten Forscher zeigen, dass sich der Gletscher seit mindestens 900 Jahren nicht mehr so weit zurückgezogen hat wie seit Beginn der 2000er Jahre.

Das kalte, nährstoffreiche Gletscherwasser sorgt im umliegenden Meer für eine hohe Planktondichte und somit für eine große Fischpopulation, infolge derer sich auch viele Beutegreifer wie z. B. Weißkopfseeadler, Möwen und Seehunde in der Nähe des Gletschers aufhalten.

Benannt wurde der Gletscher von der Harriman-Alaska-Expedition im Jahr 1899 nach der Columbia University in New York.

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 Satellitenbild der Woche: Weißer Riese im Rückwärtsgang, Artikel in Spiegel Online, 26. Mai 2012 (mit interaktiver Graphik)
 Zeitrafferaufnahme des Rückzugs von 2008 bis 2012

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This information would have been so helpful before visiting the UN. Great article and I love that it's not full of complaints, but has actual ideas to resolve the many problems! The simplest being the bold face or red letter information of arriving 1 hour before your tour at the check in office to get the group bracelets!


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Hank Williams Festival seeking appeal of fans far and wide
Published 5:53 pm Tuesday, May 9, 2017
A longtime community tradition celebrating Butler County's most famous native son returns the first weekend in June to Georgiana. The 38th annual "Salute to a Legend," the Hank Williams, Sr. Festival promises to deliver a mixture of veteran performers, country up-and-comers and local talent in 2017.
Frank Foster will headline at the Hank Williams Pavilion on Friday, June 2. Foster, a Louisiana native, has released several well-received independent albums, managing to hit the Billboard Country charts twice in 2016. His first album in 2012 entered the charts at number 30, with every single album since then landing in either the Top 20 or the Top 10, defying the odds for an independent artist. Foster says the secret to his success is this: "The music is honest and real and I have the best fans in the business . . . the Frank Foster Nation."
Also slated to perform on Friday are former "The Voice" contestant James Dupre and Brad Magness. Dupre, another Louisiana native now based in Nashville, first rose to fame through a number of YouTube videos of his covers of favorite country songs. Magness and his band The Flying Buffaloes have been entertaining festival audiences for over two decades, with Magness, a native of Bean Blossom, Indiana, always thrilling audiences with his amazing guitar solos.
Hank Fest vets Mary McDonald and Colon Leatherwood are also scheduled to take the stage on Friday.
Saturday will bring back, by popular demand, headliner Gene Watson, who has charted with six number ones, 23 top tens and 75 charted singles in his long career. Hank's own daughter and a faithful friend to the event, Jett Williams, is also scheduled to perform. In addition, Saturday's slate will include encore performances by Magness, McDonald and Leatherwood, along with Kim Carson and the Real Deal, Cherokee Creek and Flashback, with Mary Battiata, Jessica Strenth, Jessie Lynn, Mason Ramsey, Terry Smith and Cota Cheek all appearing courtesy of the Hank Williams Fan Club during the two-day event.
Two Butler County songstresses will be taking the stage on Saturday: Starla Jones, a longtime HankFest favorite with her stirring patriotic tribute, and Hannah Schofield, a Fort Dale Academy student who has performed on the park stage before with her fellow praise band members.
While at least some of the performers won't have to journey far, there are attendees planning to travel a very long way indeed to celebrate Hank Williams and country music, says Hank Williams Museum and Boyhood Home curator Margaret Gaston.
"Ed Wilson & Jennifer Cartlidge from the U.K. will be here. They came last year for the first time in several years," Gaston said.
"And Australian Narelle Turnbull, our unofficial titleholder as the person who traveled the greatest distance to the festival—almost 9,000 miles!–and her two friends are also planning to attend as the guests of Morris Middleton that weekend. Narelle, who works for a limo service, met Morris on one of his trips Down Under in 2014. I don't know how their conversation led to his being from Hank's hometown, but it did. And voila! She made that long trip here in 2015. I am glad she has company this year. It will be more fun for her!"
And speaking of fun, Hank Fest attendees will also get to enjoy festival food and beverages, arts and crafts and the opportunity to support local clubs and organization, including the Butler County Humane Society. The Three Arts Club of Georgiana and Chapman will be selling their keepsake event programs, with the monies going to college scholarships for area high school girls, community arts programs and more.
Regular ticket prices are $20 for Friday and $30 for Saturday, with children under 12 admitted free. Patrons can save $10 off a two-day ticket price by purchasing their tickets by May 27. Tickets will also be sold at the gate both days, with gates opening at 2 p.m. on Friday and at 8 a.m. on Saturday. Free karaoke is on tap on Thursday night at the park. There is no reserved seating for the event; bring your lawn chairs. Organizers stress that no lounge chairs, coolers, food, drinks or pets should be brought into the park that weekend. For more information, call 334-376-2396, fax to 334-376-9350, email cityofgeorgiana@centurytel.net or visit www.hankwilliamsfestival.com
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The Youth Mental Health First Aid schools programme is a collaboration between Thrive LDN (part of the Healthy London Partnership) and Mental Health First Aid England. It is supported by the Mayor of London through the Young Londoners Fund. The aim of this training is to ensure that every state funded London primary, secondary, special educational needs school, sixth form, and further education college has access to a Youth Mental Health First Aider by 2021. This also includes Pupil Referral Units and Alternative Provision centres.
Coram Voice advocates have provided support for 33 young people during the reporting period of 2018 – 2019. Of these 24 were Kingston young people and 9 were Richmond young people.


The Daily Update - Trump swaps friends and foes ?
Well, as they say, never a dull moment. We have come from fire and fury to little rocket man insults and competing claims over the size of their nuclear buttons on one side of the Pacific Ocean, to the leader of the free world broadsiding North America's oldest and closest friends at this weekend's G7 summit on the other. Donald Trump pulled no punches over the weekend at the G7 in Canada, accusing Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister of making 'false statements' in addition to refusing to sign the joint communique which states that the G7 'acknowledge free, fair, and mutually beneficial trade is a key engine for growth and investment, while creating reciprocal benefits, are key engines for growth and job creation' as well as committing to the modernisation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
At that news conference at the summit, Trudeau had told journalists that in response to the US administration's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Canada, its neighbour will move forward with retaliatory measures on the 1st July. 'I have made it very clear to the President that it is not something we relish doing, but it something that we absolutely will do' Trudeau stated, adding 'Canadians, we're polite, we're reasonable, but we also will not be pushed around'.
The Canadian prime minister's office did later respond to Trump's accusations, saying there was nothing said at the summit that had not been said before, reiterating 'We are focused on everything we accomplished here at the G7 summit. The Prime Minister said nothing he hasn't said before, both in public and in private conversations with the President'.
At least there seems to be one voice of reason on the US side in all this. James Comey, the former FBI Director, tweeted late on Saturday 'Our national security relationship with Canada is vital and saves American lives. It was built over generations and is bigger than any person or dispute. This too shall pass'.


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You can use sealant strips or draft excluders to prevent heated or cooled air from seeping out around your doors. Draft excluders go underneath the door and prevent air from going in and out. You will get the same functionality with sealants trips which fit around the door frame. You can usually get them at hardware stores.


Getting into America's (OK, Canada's) favorite game has never been easier. The Breakout brings fast paced action right into the rec room. In fact, its low profile dome and four solid wood legs make placement of this amusement favorite a non-issue. Fans will recognize the quick play (thanks to ultra-smooth rods made of chrome-plated, hollow-ground steel with 0.120" wall thickness, coupled with low friction nylon bushings) as being as close as they can get to hockey without suiting up! Each team is controlled by a unique gear box with a 2:1 turn ratio for fast player response-turning guys 360 degrees requires only a flick of the wrist! And when there is opposing player-to-player force, a clutch system "gives" so men aren't being hauled off the "ice" by a stretcher.
Length: 52" Width: 36" Height: 42½"" Apron: 10¼" Weight: 230 lbs.
Included: 3 Pucks, 4mm Hex Wrench, 14mm Socket Wrench & 12mm Socket Wrench ,Warranty Registration, and Assembly Instructions Gear Box Clutch System designed to "give" when opposing man-to-man force is applied-reduces likelihood of stick or man breakage and extends life of gear box. 2:1 Turning Ratio on Gear Box delivers quick player response and lively play-360 degree player turn requires only 180 degree handle turn. 3 1/4" x 4", Solid Wood Legs with 3" floor levelers-thread counter bored into vinyl wrapped legs and adjustable up to 1". Ultra-Smooth Chrome-Plated Rods : Hollow-ground steel with 0.120" wall thickness. Marriage of high-lubricity materials-nylon bushings and rods-result in exceptional play performance with minimal friction wear. Solid Upper Cabinet Construction : MDF interior and a decorative, brushed aluminum exterior. Playfield Supports Across Entire Surface : Supported on all 4 sides of the cabinet, by 2 beams running between the rods, and the tops of the player gear boxes. Steel Rod Supports in Feet of Men : Allows torque and pressure to be applied to the clutch, rather than the fitting between the man and gear box. Dome "Bubble" is Fastened with Hinges with easy access to men, goals, and playfield. Infrared Electronic Scoring : Utilizes infrared scoring for reliability and accuracy. Sounds goal scored. Side mounted to keep player sight lines clear. Select from several game options including 15, 10, or 5 minute games, race to score 10, 7 or 5 goals, or unlimited Free Play.


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Researchers date youngest known remains of ancestor of our species; fresh estimate puts them at 108,000 to 117,000 years old; may have died when woodland became rain forest
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2010 Supercross Championship, Top 10 Predictions!
Home Motorcycle Types Adventure / Dual-Sport 2010 Supercross Championship, Top 10 Predictions!
This marks my 40th year of watching motocross in America, and even though I can't claim to have a crystal ball, my willingness to observe and pontificate is second to none! With that in mind, let's take a look at the 2010 Monster Energy Supercross Championship Series.
1. It's pretty difficult to predict anyone other than James Stewart (#7) will walk away with the championship in 2010. The defending Supercross champion is rested after taking the motocross season off, and he won the prestigious Arenacross-like 2009 Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open in Las Vegas in October. If Stewart stays healthy, #7 is unbeatable over the course of the season. He's not likely to have a perfect run, as that is not his style, but he will be on top with his San Manuel Yamaha YZ450F when it's over.
2. Just as Stewart has a lock on the top spot, Chad Reed (#22) has established himself as a reliable runner-up. That won't sit well with Reed, but he knows when to sit back and wait for Stewart to make an error. Head-to-head, in most instances, Reed suffers in comparison to Stewart. The switch to the Monster Energy Kawasaki KX450F shouldn't have much of an effect one way or the other. As we've seen since McGrath switched brands, the rider is what wins the championship.
3. Injuries plagued Ryan Villopoto (#2) last year, but if he rebounds from previous injuries, he should be able to take the final spot on the podium at the end of the series. Returning on the Monster Energy Kawasaki KX450F, Villopoto will likely win a race or two when things fall his way, but he has yet to prove he can consistently run with Stewart and teammate Reed. This could be the year that Villopoto shows he's a future champion, or a perennial also-ran.
4. Tutored by the King of Supercross, Jeremy McGrath, Honda Red Bull Racing's Andrew Short (#29) hasn't shown the ability to run up front. Did something happen over the fall to magically make him as fast as Stewart? That's doubtful, so he'll rely on his conditioning and consistency to put him into the top 5 on his CRF450R.
5. Moving up after two Lites championships in 2009 is Ryan Dungey (#5), now on a Rockstar/Makita Suzuki RM-Z450. While successful in his Lites career, his riding didn't show him to be someone who will move to the podium in the premier class instantly. It may take a year or two to find out what Dungey is made of on a 450. In the meantime, he has the talent to finish the year in the top 5 and find his way onto the podium a few times.
6. When you get into the second five of the top ten, the question marks begin. Riding for the JGRMX/Muscle Mike/Toyota team on a Yamaha YZ450F is Josh Grant (#33). Here's a guy who finished fourth in the 2009 standings, yet he's on a satellite team in '10, albeit a respected one. If his career is on an upswing, he'll be in the top five. If he finishes here or worse, the people who didn't sign him will sigh in relief.
7. Can Josh Hill (#75) earn his keep on the San Manuel Yamaha team, or will he be content to circulate in the bottom half of the top ten on the new YZ450F? Great question, but my guess is that he's not going to be able to reliably place in the top five.
8. Two years ago Davi Millsaps (#18) looked to be one of the next major players in Supercross. He won a couple of rounds and was looking like a possible future champion. However, he fell flat in '09, finishing in 8th place for the year and was lackluster from start to finish. He could be a dark horse pick for the top five on his factory Honda Red Bull Racing CRF450R, but don't bet the farm.
9. He never made it to the top, and in 2010 we'll probably watch his career take a major fade. Kevin Windham (#14) was just a single point away from 4th for the 2009 SX series, but expect younger (he'll turn 32 in February), hungrier riders to eat him up. Riding for GEICO Powersports Honda on a CRF450R, he'll remain in the top ten with the consistency that has kept him competitive over the years.
10. He won two Lites championships in 2005, but Ivan Tedesco (#9) has had only sporadic success since. Riding for Valli Motorports on a Yamaha YZ450F this year, the former factory rider will have his work cut out for him to move into the upper echelon.
So, there you go. Feel free to post your predictions below before (and after) the first round. Tear mine apart, and let's watch how the 2010 Monster Energy Supercross Championship unfolds.


GCDE works with individuals and groups of farmers providing training in improved conservation agriculture techniques. Farmers who join together to form a Farmer Group can request training from GCDE. We provide classroom training (theory) and on farm training (practical). Then there are a series of follow up visits for mentoring and encouragement to implement the new techniques. GCDE's Agricultural Specialist and Agricultural Interns spend a lot of their time in the field working with the farmers side by side. Our primary conservation agriculture training program is called Farming God's Way.


In this 8-min Kings of NYC Streets video, watch as Pro BMX street rider Desmond Rhodes tears up the streets of New York City.
Legendary New York City BMX street rider Desmond "Blackman" Rhodes takes us on a journey of the stomping grounds and personal struggles which fueled his passion for BMX riding. From breaking bones to breaking wheels, Desmond has put everything on the line for the love of his bike.


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Ramtha student involved in perpetrating a Ponzi scam on American Greed episode:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M56rqEUaB4M
Co-conspirator and student of Ramtha teachings, Louis Soteriou, is serving a seven-year prison sentence.
I watched this episode of American Greed again. What is not clearly spelled out is how a cult member like Louis Soteriou could so thoroughly dupe a likeable storyteller, in this case, Mac Parker. The piece does mention that Louis Soteriou took Parker and his family out to Oregon to the Ramtha School of Enlightenment around 1999. Parker clearly comes back from that experience under a kind of spell, or what a clinician would call a folie a deux or shared psychotic dosorder.
Cult experts might call it a form of brainwashing.
I work in a mental hospital and have for the last 15 years in the intake area and crisis department. I have seen many folks come in with psychotic disorders with either manic or depressed features or the result of schizophrenia. Some folks with these disorders have fixed delusions, for example, having a chip in their skull put there by government that causes them to hear voices or have premonitions of the future. Others are grandiose and believe they have divine powers, even claiming "I am God" or "I am Jesus" or "I am possessed by the devil."
The vast majority of people with delusional thinking are not in mental hospitals and most likely never will be because they do not meet the crtieria of being a danger to themselves or others. They are merely crazy on the streets, your nutty uncle that believes Big Foot evidence on television is conclusive, your common religious pew sitter that believes the Gospel in his Bible is inerrant, or your cousin that believes that Reiki healing actually works. Most people with mild or common delusions are good citiziens, people that you have no problem with at parties or taking care of your dog. Many of them are trustworthy bank tellers, your waitresses, and sometimes your family doctors--wonderful people who entertain odd and false beliefs. Your doctor may have viisited Sylvia Brown, the once famous, now dead psychic, and paid her for an expensive "reading." Your waitress might be taking Scientology courses to become a living Operating Thetan (a god with unlimited powers). Your bank teller could be meditating every day for two hours using TM to enter a "brainwave coherence" that will bring peace to the planet and wealth to herself. We tend not to call the examples I gave of a waitress, doctor, and bank teller "delusional." We tend to say they are merely following their bliss or their faith or their opinions.
They are free to do so.
But are they free?
Mac Parker, in the documentary, pleads guilty to fraud and gets 4.5 years in a mid-level federal prison. He seems totally accepting of this, as if not emotionally appreciating all the damage he has done to hundreds of investors. He talks like a naive cult member of some New Age sect that claims there is no real right or wrong, it is all A "State of Mind" (the title of JZ Knight's (the cult leader) remarkably bizarre autobiography).
Louis Soteriou also pleads to 7 years. He does not appear on the film, which leads me to believe he is not an innocent dupe of mind control or brainwashing, rather he narcisstically absorbed the Ramtha teachings that fed easily into his crappy Ponzi scheme and fantastical lifestyle that he lived with money gained by a kind of fraud.
Oddly, in this story the explanation of undue influence of JZ Knight and her Ramtha teaching is totally missing. There is no close analysis of the cult and how thousands of lives have been damaged by it over the years in both direct and indirect ways, as with Parker. My guess is that going that close is too much for a simple TV show like American Greed to handle. Is it because JZ Knight and her Ramtha scam challenges the very essence of ethics and meaning of all religious groups throughout history? If so, that is indeed too great a topic for a second rate tv show.
July, 2014: The case of Mac Parker, a Vermont storyteller convicted in connection with a movie fundraising fraud scheme that victimized hundreds of Vermonters, is the subject of a CNBC episode of American Greed that airs 10 p.m. Wednesday.
Parker, now serving a 55-month sentence on fraud conspiracy and false tax document charges, raised more than $28 million for the still unfinished movie, "Birth of Innocence," between 1999 and 2009. Parker's silent partner and co-conspirator, Louis Soteriou, is serving a seven-year prison sentence.
The American Greed show, narrated by veteran actor Stacy Keach, features interviews with supporters and critics of Parker as well as others involved in the case. The show will rerun at 1 a.m. Thursday on CNBC.
American Greed, now in its eighth season, focuses on cases around the country about people victimized by frauds, swindles and other criminal activity.
In the Parker-Soteriou case, about 400 of the 700 people who Parker persuaded to invest in the movie ended up being owed about $7.5 million, court records show.
Two groups of investors are now battling each other in federal bankruptcy court over who gets control of the movie footage.


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Baltimore Streetcar Memories
Author(s): Kenneth Springirth
Baltimore Streetcar Memories is a photographic essay of history of the Baltimore, Maryland streetcar system up to its closure in 1963 and the return of a modern streetcar/light rail system 29 years later in 1992...
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New Orleans Fabulous Streetcars
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Toronto Streetcars Serve the City
Trolleys of Pennsylvania
California's Lumber Shortline Railroads
Eastern Oregon Shortline Railroads
Baltimore was the first United States city to begin regularly scheduled electric railway service in 1885. However, because of technical problems the line had to go back to horse car operation.
After Frank J. Sprague developed an electric streetcar powered by an overhead wire for Richmond, Virginia; Baltimore adopted the new system and in 1893 opened the first electric line in the United States to operate on an elevated structure.
By 1899, Baltimore streetcar lines, with their unique 5 foot 4.5 inch track gauge, were unified by the United Railways and Electric Company which purchased 885 semi-convertible cars with windows that could be raised up for summer operation and lowered for winter operation. Baltimore Transit Company was the third United States system to introduce modern Presidents' Conference Committee (PCC) cars and at its peak operated the eighth largest fleet of these cars.
A combination of factors including a ridership decline and making many downtown streets one way contributed to conversion to an all bus system.
BOOK ISBN 9781634990349
PUBLICATION DATE 15 December 2017
TERRITORY USA
ILLUSTRATIONS 221 colour photographs
Kenneth Springirth, has a lifelong interest in rail transportation. A detailed researcher, Ken's interest in rail transportation by 2013 has culminated in writing 20 books on trolley car systems and railroads covering a variety of locations. He lives in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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COMMUNITY WHITE PAPER 10.5270/OceanObs09.cwp.43
The ICES Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography: Building on Over 100 Years of North Atlantic Observations
N.P. Holliday(1), H. Valdimarsson(2), G. Nolan(3), S.L. Hughes(4), A. Lavin(5), S. �sterhus(6), T. Sherwin(7), A. Trofimov(8)
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The ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography (WGOH) maintains, analyses and develops coastal, shelf and deep ocean repeated stations and sections around the subpolar North Atlantic, the Nordic Seas and adjacent shelf seas. The WGOH annually reviews the latest results and research from repeat hydrography sections and stations, and generates a summary of hydrographic conditions in the North Atlantic, the ICES Report on Ocean Climate (IROC). By combining expertise in variability in physical processes and the relationship with ecosystems from around the North Atlantic, the WGOH is an excellent forum for developing new insight into climate variability and the impact on ecosystems. Recent new collaborative research highlights include observations of unusually warm and saline Atlantic Water in the Nordic Seas, a comparison of gridded sea surface temperature products to selected time series, and an isopycnal analysis over 300,000 profiles from the Nordic Seas. The WGOH encourages development of new time series and the use of new technology, and has led to the establishment of new ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) and surface observations from voluntary observing ships. Future challenges for WGOH include maintaining the integrity of time series, and communicating the information from the time series in a useful way to a wide range of stakeholders. The ICES WGOH has no dedicated funding, instead participants and time series are funded by member nations which are Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Faroes, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, UK and USA.
1National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom
2Marine Research Institute, PO Box 1390, Skulagata 2, 121 Reykjavic, Iceland
3Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland
4Marine Scotland, Marine Laboratory, PO Box 101, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB, Scotland, United Kingdom
5Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia, Apdo 240, 39080 Santander, Spain
6Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, All�gaten 55, NO-5007 Bergen, Norway
7Scottish Association for Marine Science, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Oban, Argyll, PA37 1QA, Scotland, United Kingdom
8Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (PINRO), 6 Knipovich Street, Murmansk 183038, Russia
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Holliday, N. & Co-Authors (2010). "The ICES Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography: Building on Over 100 Years of North Atlantic Observations" in Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society (Vol. 2), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, Hall, J., Harrison, D.E. & Stammer, D., Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306, doi:10.5270/OceanObs09.cwp.43
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Adidas Teamgeist или +Teamgeist — официальный мяч чемпионата мира по футболу 2006 года, проходившего в Германии. В переводе с немецкого «Teamgeist» означает «командный дух»; в название плюс был добавлен в связи с тем, что само слово не могло стать торговой маркой.

Описание
Внешний вид мяча был разработан командой инноваций фирмы Adidas и корпорацией Molten, а производством мячей +Teamgeist занялась собственно компания Adidas, производящая мячи для чемпионатов мира с 1970 года. Adidas Teamgeist отличается от своих предшественников (начиная с Adidas Telstar) тем, что состоит не из 32 панелей, а всего из 14 (соответственно, он напоминает по форме усечённый октаэдр, а не традиционный усечённый икосаэдр). Все панели, как и в мяче Adidas Roteiro, спаяны, а не сшиты. Мяч считается более управляемым в полёте и водонепроницаемым, поэтому в дождливую погоду не становится тяжелее.

Количество точек соединения трёх панелей в новом мяче сократилось на 60% (с 60 до 24), общая длина соединительных линий сократилась на 15% (с 400,5 см до 339,3 см). Используя технологию термосклейки, компания Adidas впервые создала мяч по этой технологии для чемпионата мира. Испытания мяча проводились в лаборатории немецкого города Шайнфельд и в университете Лафборо. В мяч также планировали включить электронную систему слежения, однако этот эксперимент не вышел за рамки чемпионата мира 2005 года среди юношей до 17 лет, прошедшего в Перу.

Использование на чемпионатах мира

Каждой из 32 сборных, прошедших квалификацию к чемпионату мира, организаторы предоставили 40 подобных мячей для тренировок. В матчах же использовались особые мячи, на которых наносилась информация о стадионе, участниках матча, дате и времени встречи. К финалу чемпионата мира был подготовлен специальный образец под названием Adidas Teamgeist Berlin, детали которого были раскрашены в золотой, белый и чёрный цвета. У сборных Франции и Италии было по 20 подобных мячей на тренировках перед финальным матчем.

Технические характеристики

Критика
Игроки, которые заключили спонсорские контракты с Adidas (среди них были швейцарец Иоганн Фогель и Дэвид Бекхэм), высоко оценили новый мяч, однако другие мировые игроки раскритиковали Teamgeist. В частности, о нём отрицательно высказались бразилец Роберто Карлос и англичанин Пол Робинсон, которым мяч казался слишком лёгким, а в дождливую погоду намокал и менял свою траекторию полёта. В связи с меньшим числом точек соединения сопротивление воздуха уменьшалось, и тем самым полёт становился непредсказуемым. Сделанный по похожей технологии мяч Wawa Aba для Кубка африканских наций 2006 года также подвергся критике со стороны египтянина Хосни абд-Рабо, который сказал, что с этим мячом просто невозможно делать нормальный пас.

Вариант

В 2007 году Adidas представил новый мяч Adidas Teamgeist 2 на клубном чемпионате мира в Японии. Помимо этого, были выпущены следующие варианты мячей:

В дальнейшем на основе Teamgeist были созданы Adidas Teamgeist 2 Magnus Moenia, использованный на Олимпиаде в Пекине, и Adidas Europass, официальный мяч чемпионата Европы 2008.

Примечания

Ссылки

 Adidas Teamgeist site
 Teamgeist explained

Чемпионат мира по футболу 2006
Футбольные мячи
Adidas


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Ringo Deathstarr at Turf Club, St Paul (29 July 2015)
Ringo Deathstarr Setlist
Brilliant Beast Setlist
Vats Setlist
Ringo Deathstarr (vuart)
Never Drive
Down On You
Swirly
Big Bopper
Boys in Heat
Like Dreaming
Love Me Forever
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Ringo Deathstarr just announced their new EP called God's Dream, coming out March 25, 2014, on Neon Sigh / Noyes Records. Leading up to the release, expect the shoegazey …
Austin shoegazing band Ringo Deathstarr just came through town at the Turf Club last Wednesday, July 29th.
Brilliant Beast
Opening up the show was Brilliant Beast, featuring siblings Hannah and Jordan (who was apparently a massive Morrissey fan). They recently released a split EP with fellow Minneapolis band Fury Things, but they did mentioned that they have new songs ... currently in the middle of mixing it, but should be available in early Fall (and probably will be released by Guilt Ridden Pop).
Hannah was pulling double duty, as she also played in Vats, but as of July 31st, they've decided to changed their name to The Cult of Lip.
I know their setlist shows eight songs, but in reality, I believe they only played six songs because the singer admitted, "I still can't read the set list."
All these bands, including trio Ringo Deathstarr (guitarist Elliott Frazier, bassist Alex Gehring, and drummer Daniel Coborn) were heavily influenced by My Bloody Valentine or The Jesus and Mary Chain. In the case of Ringo, I can also hear similarities to BRMC... so if you like those bands, you'll find a lot to love with Ringo Deathstarr.
Alex Gehring
Ringo Deathstarr requested the lights to be turned down to dark blood red... so photos didn't turn out so great. Everyone who came to the show knew the band, and if the band didn't know the audience, they made themselves available to meet and greet everyone who wanted to say hi.
The first part of their set had familiar songs, "Kaleidoscope" and "Fifteen", etc., but the second half of their set was basically new songs, which Alex said was going to be on a forthcoming album, available in December 2015.
Although the new songs were unfamiliar to fans, that still did not keep them from trying to mosh to their latter songs.
The band played about an hour of music and we thought they were coming back for the encore, but instead, the show was cut a little short.
Looking forward to hearing more of Ringo Deathstarr's upcoming album... in the meantime, if you live in Austin, check out some of their upcoming show - including Alex's birthday party this August 6th.
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If India was the jewel in the British Empire's crown, then southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) was part of its gilding.
Though tropical in latitude, the country's climate is made equable by elevation and aspect. Dominated by a broad mountainous ridge known as the High Veldt, much of the landscape is stunningly beautiful. Rich savanna grasslands and extensive woodlands predominate. Prolific deposits of gold, coal and various metal ores lie beneath the country's surface. Fertile land yields abundant cash crops and supports a beef cattle and self-supporting dairy industry.
With such natural blessings, Zimbabwe ought to be a showpiece within the troubled continent of Africa. Instead, its economy lies in tatters. Debauched by the rapacious policies of successive governments since full independence was granted in 1979, the country has sunk quickly from the great promise envisaged by its colonial founding father, Sir Cecil Rhodes, in the late 1800s, to a point where it is just plain broke a century later.
Zimbabwe's main problem stems from the willful creation of a new constitution in 1990 that set up a single-chamber parliament in what has effectively become a one-party republic, under the corrupt leadership of Robert Mugabe.
The signs of deep rifts in any alliance which may have existed between remaining white agriculturalists and the government were seen two years ago when Mugabe commenced the seizure of land owned and worked by white farmers. Since then, deaths have occurred as elements of the majority black population have sought to seize land under threat of arms and as white landowners have sought to defend themselves and families against this onslaught.
Mugabe has few political cards left to play to placate mass unrest among the Zimbabwean population. The seizure of white-owned land and its transfer into the hands of the black majority is destined to further undermine the Zimbabwean economy.
Mugabe's latest ploy was to order the country's commercial banks to sell all their foreign currency to either the state-owned-and-operated national oil company or to the nation's central bank. This desperate measure was to help the government pay overseas debts. This will force companies to pay foreign suppliers of goods and services in Zimbabwean dollars, currently valued at a market rate of 80 to us$1. It's simply a recipe for economic disaster.
The writing is on the wall for Robert Mugabe. He may well have played his last card. The problem is, if his government collapses, he may simply retire in exile, riding high on the countless millions he's stashed away in foreign accounts. Meanwhile, he will leave behind a country raped of its great potential and suffering its severest-ever depression—from which it may descend into becoming yet another African post-colonial basket case.
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