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McLaren unveil their 2013 challenger // The new MP4-28 is set to be launched from the McLaren Technology Centre
Published 31 January 2013 by Christine
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The second launch of 2013 is upon us already, with McLaren ready to take the covers off the MP4-28 in a live event and broadcast from the Technology Centre in Woking. Brand new driver Sergio Pérez will be present alongside Jenson Button, the teammates continuing to get to know each other ahead of the first race.
The Lotus launch earlier this week has pointed to a trend that is likely to continue - teams not using the modesty panel that the FIA had hoped would cover those unsightly stepped noses. However, whilst the launch is a good glimpse at what's to come this year, there are still plenty of changes that can occur between now and Australia.
Follow the Factbyte Factbox for updates as we see the MP4-28 for the first time.
As it happened: McLaren 2013 launch
Hello there, welcome along, it's time for another launch! Today is all about McLaren, as the MP4-28 is uncovered for the first time.
There's intrigue in the F1 media, from @NobleF1: "We've been told to prepare for something a 'bit special' at the McLaren launch today...... On my way there right now!"
All the information about when and where for the launch is here: http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/page/MP4-28-car-reveal-live
There's also an odd "sneek peek" video that actually shows more of the cars in McLaren's recent history than it does of anything 2013 style.
Front row seats at the MTC for Ron Dennis, Martin Whitmarsh and Jenson Button. Via @TheFifthDriver.
Sky get another presenter in on the pre-season action, as Natalie Pinkham is set to compère the launch.
Sergio Pérez has shared an image of the covered car. I may be hoping too much but it looks like a flat nose to me.
The pre-launch build-up is go!
Two chaps in suits are introducing us to the fun that is ahead.
They've promoted the hashtag as follows #mclarenmp428 - reads as four hundred and twenty eight to me!
Lots of stats flying, it's like an Apple presentation. Number of components in the car, freight being shipped.
Next up, the already released video of Sergio Pérez on his first day at McLaren, driving that super duper orange car.
There's an F1 Big Picture from that day - Freshly pressed.
The chaps are back, talking about Pérez's attitude ahead of the launch - "very relaxed, but up for the challenge."
Now they're playing the silly teaser video that is not at all "of what's to come" but very much "what has already been."
Along with the launch of the car, McLaren are also launching what sounds like year-long celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the racing team.
Tweet from @TheFifthDriver: Join in using #McLarenMP428 we'll be reading out the best Tweets live on air
Another short video, mostly showing nature around the McLaren Technology Centre. There's a swan!
And a heron!
Tweet from @F1Kate: McLaren are handing out earplugs at the launch...
They've descended into discussing their favourite cars. Oddly, none of them are saying the 2006 Renault.
The Director of Brand something something, says the plans for this launch started way back in Australia 2012. "We've got a fantastic team here of 60 people working tirelessly since then." 60 people for twelve months! Yikes!
A video of Jonathan Neale discussing the importance of last year, and the arrival of Sergio Pérez. I wonder if anyone will mention Lewis today.
Tweet from @F1Kate: No sign of a certain P Lowe. We've been joking that his gardening leave is taking place outside the window, where grass is being mowed...
"Incredible to hear from Jonathan Neale, he always has such a good insight into what is going on." He's Managing Director, I hope he has a clue!
Now they are having a stat-off. That is probably going to be as painful as it sounds. In better news, five minutes till the launch.
Thoughts from Sam Michael, again on Sergio having to get to know the team in a short amount of time. Also, that the pit crew turned things around during the second half of 2012.
Tweet from @byronf1: #McLarenCarReveal happening in corridor of MTC. Rain beating on giant walls of glass behind has subsided. Sun trying to break through #F1
Oddly, they are playing the same "teaser" video again as a link between the chaps and Natalie Pinkham.
There's some Alonso in that 2013 preview video. Weird.
Natalie Pinkham stands in purple at the podium, reading her introduction to rows and rows of suited and booted team people and media representatives.
A new video begins: "Let's start at the beginning..." We could be here a long time, people.
Comment from F: "Tune in expecting to see a car. Instead I'm getting a history lesson."
Natalie Pinkham, a few moments ago, sparkling in purple.
Potentially, this is the most depressing video there has ever been. Odd choice for pre-launch anticipation.
The film comes to an end, and an old orange Can-Am car is rolling across the lake.
The McLaren M23 is next. Big ol' wheels on the back of that thing.
Senna and Prost's car, the MP4-4.
The McLaren F1 GTR. All these cars appear to be driven by the Stig.
MP4-13 from 1998.
2008's MP4-23, and a Hamilton mention to boot.
It wasn't the Stig after all, it was Gary Paffett, Oliver Turvey and friends.
Sergio Pérez and Jenson Button arrive in McLaren sports cars. One is orange, one looks like it is zebra print.
The drivers emerge from their cars and join Natalie in front of the car.
Jenson Button speaks: "As always, a Formula One driver wants to get back in the car and feel the speed again. It's been an exciting few weeks seeing the car come together... finally seeing it as one late last night."
And Pérez: "It's been a very busy couple of months since my last race. It's hard to believe I'm part of this great family, great history. Very motivated and looking forward to meet the targets we have this year."
JB has a word.
Finally, the covers are coming off!!
It doesn't have a stepped nose!
It looks just like the last one, really.
Button tries to convince us otherwise: "I tell you, this is completely different to last year. Under the skin, it's so different, I think that's why this is such an exciting season."
Button: "We all know the regulations haven't changed much since 2012, but they've changed enough to make a difference. Obviously, the future is very different in terms of 2014, but you go into this season aiming to win the world championship.
"A lot of hard work from the guys over the winter, and me of course but in different ways. Tuesday is a big day for us when we first get to drive the car, run through the reliability checks. Whether it tells you if the car is fast enough to fight for wins or not, we'll have to see, but I'm looking forward to it."
I missed some of what Pérez said there, but he and Button already seem to be getting on quite well.
The launch is over, and it's back to the chaps.
We'll wrap up the launch coverage now, but there will be pictures along later, I'm sure of it!
Tweet from @glenn_autosport: Not much to get excited about at first glance with the McLaren, but at least they've avoided the stepped nose for another year
Tweet from @f1elvis: So the biggest points from today's MP4-28 launch were pull rod front suspension, like last years' Ferrari, & no Paddy Lowe!
Martin Whitmarsh's launch thoughts: "For 2013, of course, we go racing to win. With Jenson and Checo, and this fantastic-looking new car, I believe we're extremely well prepared for another competitive season. Jenson is driving better than ever – he's the most experienced driver in Formula 1, but he makes every ounce of that experience count... Checo joins us after a sensational 2012 season and he's immediately proved that he's intelligent, modest, hard-working and, make no mistake; very, very quick."
Pérez's take: "But it's definitely going to be an exciting few weeks: although I've been racing in Formula 1 for the past two seasons, every racing car is different and it always takes a little time to adjust. Firstly, I'll need to understand the different characteristics of the car; secondly, I'll learn how to best work with my engineers to make the car suit my personal driving style. It's going to be an interesting and exciting journey."
The launch wrapped up in 60 seconds: https://sidepodcast.com/news/mclaren-launch-mp4-28-amid-50th-anniversary-celebrations
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The wrestler's given name was Gholamreza Takhti, but he was popularly called "Jahan Pahlavan," which means "World Champion." The Iranian people gave him this name for his success in wrestling and his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship during competition. The Tehran native was known throughout his home country not only for his athletic accomplishments, but for being a hero of common people and for supporting the poor and downtrodden.
Born in 1930, Takhti won his first Iranian championship in 1950, and went on to become thehighest ranked wrestler in the history of Iranian wrestling. He won one gold (1956 Melbourne) and two silver medals (1952 Helsinki, 1960 Rome) in Olympic Games, as well as two gold (1959 Tehran, 1961 Yokohama) and two silver medals (1951 Helsinki, 1962 Toledo) in World Championships. He is in the United World Wrestling (formerly FILA) Hall of Fame. He competed in multiple weight classes throughout his career.
"The United States Sports Academy and the American Sport Art Museum & Archives are especially appreciative of the North American Iranian Friendship Society for making this gift to our sport art collection for the permanent enjoyment of our museum visitors," said Academy President and CEO Dr. T.J. Rosandich.
"The Academy, a world renowned leader in sport education, hosted a significant cultural exchange with the Iranian Body Building group in 2016, bringing the group to campus for an advanced body building program. The group was so taken with ASAMA that the leader of the delegation expressed an interest in having Iran represented in ASAMA's permanent art collection, another example of the indelible connection between sport and art.
"We were pleased that as the students departed, they remembered their promise, which led to the creation of this excellent work of art, which represents a significant cultural exchange between our two countries.
"I have no doubt in my mind that this is great news for the people of Iran and the United States and will bring the people of the countries closer together," said Vahid Abiden, founder and CEO of the society, which has offices in Tehran and New York City.
Founded in 1984, ASAMA is dedicated to the preservation of sports art, history, and literature. The ASAMA collection is composed of more than 1,800 works of sport art across a variety of media, including paintings, sculptures, assemblages, prints and photographs. The museum is open free to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. For more information, go towww.asama.org.


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U.S. ARMY SPECIAL FORCES
THE GREEN BERETS
COL JERRY "ROBIN" SAGE
MEMORIAL CHAPTER XVII
SAGE STORY
Chapter 17 is a chapter of the Special Forces Association, a Veteran Service Organization. Accordingly, its purposes include but are not limited to those of the Association, as follows:
A. To educate members and the public regarding the history, present contributions and future development of U.S. Army Special Forces (consistent with U.S. security regulations).
B. To assist in keeping Special Forces units adequately manned and equipped for the defense of the United States of America and the Free World by supporting the establishment of the Special Forces Branch as the premier combat force within the United States Army.
C. To unite fraternally persons who are now or have been assigned to the United States Army Special Forces.
D. To perpetuate the 1st Special Forces traditions.
E. To commensurate fittingly the memory of Special Forces soldiers who have given their lives in the defense of the United States of America and its interests in national security across the globe.
F. To forward and promote the general welfare and prosperity of the members and to improve by all lawful means their status and conditions.
G. To be a source of inspiration and esprit de corps for all Special Forces units.
To promote leadership, citizenship, interest in Special Forces and support of the U.S. Armed Forces, Chapter 17 plans to be involved with the ROTC programs at local high schools, colleges, and universities. The Special Forces Association promotes a Special Forces Award of Excellence to students who meet the program criteria. Our members will attend the annual ROTC Award Ceremony and present the SF Award Certificate to the deserving cadets. A copy of the award is below.
The documents below represent the core values of the Sage Memorial Chapter (17).

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To celebrate Hispanic Cultural Heritage Month, Beck Center is pleased to present the Hispanic Heritage, Hispanic Art exhibit from Saturday, September 15 through Sunday, October 14. You'll discover the beauty of Hispanic culture through the eyes of 12 Northeast Ohio artists in their artwork which demonstrates their brilliant use of color, materials and expressions. Hispanic Heritage, Hispanic Art will run concurrently with Esperanza's Young Artists exhibit in our Skylight Gallery.
Hispanic Heritage, Hispanic Art features the works of Augusto Bordelios, Bruno Casiano, Hector Castellanos, Maria Dejesus Paz, Gabriel Gonzalez, Angelica Pozo, Maria Pujana, Alejandro Rivera, Dante Rodriguez, Bess Rodriquez Richard, Jose Vasquez, and Hector Vega.
Beck Center is proud to be a part of this collaboration with the Hispanic Cultural Center of Cleveland, American Greetings, and Esperanza, Inc.


A magnetron is a high power microwave oscillator in which the potential energy of an electron cloud near the cathode is converted into RF energy in a series of cavity resonators. As depicted by the low frequency analog, the rear wall of the structure may be considered the inductive portion, and the vane tip region the capacitor portion of the equivalent resonant circuit. The resonant frequency of a microwave cavity is thereby determined by the physical dimension of the resonator together with the reactive effect of any perturbations to the inductive or capacitive portion of the equivalent circuit.


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Akron Marathon selects Haslinger Pediatric Palliative Care Center as Blue Line Charity Partner
August 13, 2014 by Lisa Long - Palliative Care Office Coordinator
Jeanine Marks
In 2000, Jeannine and Steve Marks were looking for a way to tie their joy of running with their desire to support charitable organizations. That's when they came up with the idea of establishing an Akron Marathon.
They created a business plan, wrote down best practices from races in other cities they had been to, and talked to the city of Akron. Three years later, in 2003, the first Akron Marathon was held.
They're thrilled to see how it has grown into a world-class event, with runners from 20 different countries and all 50 states, and they continue to improve it.
Every year, the marathon donates all proceeds to charitable organizations through grants and requests. Recently they added the Blue Line Charity Partner program as another arm of community support.
"The charity partner program gives organizations more of an opportunity to collaborate with the marathon to raise funds and awareness," Jeannine said. "It's a great way to highlight the local organizations that are doing great work in the community. We really embrace our charity partners."
Haslinger Center staff members Samantha White, Erin Teague and Nicole Killian at the 2013 Akron Marathon
The mission of the Akron Marathon Charitable Corp. is to provide a world-class marathon that promotes health and fitness, stimulates the local economy, galvanizes the community, and benefits charitable organizations.
As a member of Akron Children's Haslinger Family Pediatric Palliative Care Center's community leadership team, Jeannine encouraged the Haslinger Center to apply as a 2014 Blue Line Charity Partner. It was selected in addition to 9 other organizations.
The more a charity partner is involved, the larger the donation from the Akron Marathon. Charity partners generate involvement by starting their own fundraising campaign and recruiting runners and volunteers to select them.
If you're interested in volunteering, running or fundraising on behalf of the Haslinger Center, contact Lisa Long at llong@chmca.org or 330-543-3343. Donations to the Haslinger Center's Akron Marathon campaign can also be made at www.CrowdRise.com/HaslingerPalliativeCare.
The 2014 Akron Marathon is set for Saturday, Sept. 27.
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Tottenham Hotspur: Players at fault rather than Jose Mourinho, claims Barry Glendenning
Date: 31st December 2020 at 10:00am
Written by: Matthew Baldwin
Guardian journalist Barry Glendenning believes that it is the players who are at fault for Tottenham Hotspur's shaky form, rather than the man in charge.
Spurs' recent draw with Wolves has brought out a lot of criticism for the man in the dugout, saying that the play is far too cautious and defensive and could end up costing them big time throughout the season.
However, speaking on the Guardian Football Weekly Podcast, Glendenning believes that it is in fact the players that are responsible for late goals conceded such as the ones against Crystal Palace, Liverpool and most recently Wolves:
He said: "I think Jose seems to work on the presumption that if his players do as they're told they will not make mistakes, and they will hold out for leads, that is increasingly not the case. He will argue his plan was perfect. But it was the players who let him down."
Does Jose Mourinho need to change his style of play to be successful with Spurs?
Despite Glendenning's claim, how much can you factor into the equation Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita putting in an incredible performance in goal? Some blame can be put on Mourinho for setting up too defensively against Liverpool, conceding 76% possession in the process. Whereas against Wolves in a game that was more evenly matched on that front, only having one shot after the 21st minute, a large portion of that has to fall on the players for not making the most of things.
So there is equal blame to go around, but rather than trying to blame one another as Mourinho did after the Wolves game, the club need to start focusing on working things out and find a way of playing that isn't going to be costing them goals and subsequently points this season.
Because if they aren't in the hunt for trophies come the business end of the campaign, then questions will and probably should be asked of everyone at the club.
Article title: Tottenham Hotspur: Players at fault rather than Jose Mourinho, claims Barry Glendenning


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Coffee, Coffee Shops
Reginald's Coffee Wants to Teach You about Coffee Roasting
Located in Bethel Park, Reginald's is roasting (and serving) great coffee – along with Oram's Donuts – from a restored historic schoolhouse.
Published on Thursday, Nov 12th, 2020
by Emma Diehl
Good coffee doesn't exist solely within the city limits, but when married couple Matt and Julie Koczko moved to Bethel Park six years ago, getting their caffeine fix became a bit of a challenge. Further away from city roasteries like Commonplace or KLVN, the duo started thinking about bringing artisan, on-site roasted coffee to their suburban community.
Photo: Reginald's Coffee
Connecting with the Bethel Park Historical Society
That dream became reality in early 2019 when the Bethel Park Historical Society was looking for tenants for its recently restored 1905 schoolhouse. As luck would have it, the Koczkos actually volunteered in the refurbishment efforts of the building. The partnership was a no-brainer, and the rest was history.
When the Koczkos came to the schoolhouse, their classroom (now a coffee shop) was stripped down to the studs. The couple wanted to create a welcoming spot for coffee lovers without losing the significance of the historical space.
Missed this morning light. Have you heard?? You can come inside again. We have been doing Reggie's on the Lawn for 8 months. 8 months?!? How did time go so slow this year but also so fast. We always knew we would open back inside – we can't have you outside in the snow?! The time has come as the weather changes. No dine in yet. Takeout only. We will still put out the chairs on the lawn on sunny cool days. We revamped our market area with LOTS of goodies just in time for the holidays. We hope you missed this place. And if you're new to us, we hope you are excited to see where those drinks have been coming from! Please wear your mask and come see us 🖤
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That's where Julie's background as an interior designer came in handy. The shop's simple design is both fun and modern, while still making space for the building's historical significance. Beyond the playful wallpaper adorned with pups, the standout is the coffee roaster, which sits prominently in the middle of the store.
A Catalyst for Conversation
Roasting right in front of the customer has been a conversation starter. "The point of coffee is to get people to engage with it, enjoy it and socialize," Julie explains. Guests take an interest in the industrial machine and learn a little more about small-batch roasting as they wait for their beverage.
The coffee roaster at Reginald's. Photo: Reginald's Coffee
While customers won't find the standard Starbucks experience or menu at Reginald's (though customers attempted to give their Starbucks orders in the early days of opening, jokes Julie), they will find a committed team of baristas excited about making a good cup of coffee. With house-made syrups and a rotating menu of seasonal drinks, there's something for every caffeine lover on the menu.
"So many people think that you have to compromise when you're outside the city, but we consider ourselves a city business out in the suburbs," explains Julie. The team has extensive knowledge around artisanal coffee, but the clientele span from single-bean origin fans to first-time coffee drinkers. A few of their customers have even been old students of the schoolhouse, back for a visit.
Reggie's on the Lawn: Adapting the Coffee Shop during COVID-19
Translating the team's love of coffee to South Hills customers has become a bit of a challenge in 2020, like any small business, Julie explains. Just before celebrating its one-year anniversary, Reginald's had to change tracks completely to adapt to running a business in the time of COVID-19.
The pickup window at Reginald's. Photo: Reginald's Coffee
Moving quickly, the shop pivoted to coffee bean and pastry delivery in the local area. That ordering system is still up and running, but as the weather warmed, the shop adapted to the times with an entirely outdoor setup. Customers could order at a walk-up window and enjoy coffee on the schoolhouse lawn.
"We called it Reggie's on the lawn," Julie explains. Making lemons out of lemonade, they placed plastic Adirondack chairs on the lawn for socially distanced hangouts, and customers even brought their own chairs to place at a distance and catch up with friends over a cup of coffee.
How to Rock Reggie's Merch 101. Get a vintage bike, make an edgy face, find a photo worthy backdrop….WE'RE messing with you. Actual instructions: grab it from your closet, put it on, and go do something fun. And if we're lucky, we will look as cool as @colemccloskey doing it. We re-stocked tees, hats, and pin mix blankets(in the shop and online). Limited quantities! Grab yours before they're gone! . Photo @antoniotavolettiphotography
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"Reggies on the Lawn" was so popular, they even had one of their baristas, a graphic designer, create a T-shirt to commemorate the summer. The shirt includes a dog, a nod to the owner's pooch Reginald, who Julie says would be in the shop every day with a latte, reading the newspaper, if he were a human.
As the weather cools down, Reginald's is prepping the shop interior for socially distanced transactions. With plexiglass at checkout and masks worn by everyone in the store, Julie is excited to have customers back in the space, even if it's for a quick visit.
Oram's Donuts. Photo: Reginald's Coffee
Partnering with Oram's Donut Shop
Even in the time of COVID-19, a staple of Reginald's remains — doughnuts. In partnership with Beaver Falls cult favorite, Oram's Donut Shop, Reginald's takes customer pre-orders for Friday and Saturday pickups.
A favorite of the Koczkos, selling Oram's Donuts at Reginald's was an initial draw for many customers."They'd come for the coffee, stay for the donuts," Julie says.
All photos courtesy of Reginald's Coffee


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A Card Game in a Courtyard
Maerten Stoop
Period 1600-1750, 17th century
Origin The Netherlands
Medium Oil on panel
Dimensions 46 x 62.6 cm (18¹/₈ x 24⁵/₈ inches)
Gallery Sphinx Fine Art
This finely detailed and engaging painting is a rare work by Maerten Stoop, an artist whose surviving works are sadly limited by the brevity of his career. Stoop specialised in genre painting and in particular guardroom subjects, portraying off-duty officers in scenes of relaxation and merriment, of which A Card Game in a Courtyard is an exceptionally fine example.
Guardroom subjects were initially popularised in German prints of the sixteenth century and in the large-scale figure scenes of Utrecht painters in the beginning of the seventeenth century.¹ In 1621, the Twelve Year Truce ended and fighting between the Dutch and Spanish resumed until the Treaty of Münster in 1648, when the Dutch gained their independence. The eighty year struggle made soldiers, mercenaries and members of the civic guard, male citizens who paid dues and had the right to carry firearms, rcognisable figures in Dutch seventeenth-century life and consequently the subject of paintings by Stoop and a number of his contemporaries. The buyers of guardroom paintings would have been predominantly from prosperous northern cities, which had not been directly affected by the warfare gripping the rest of the Netherlands, but would nevertheless have been interested in depictions of military life.
A Card Game in a Courtyard presents a scene in which a conspicuously well dressed woman plays a game of cards with two soldiers in a courtyard. The figures are bathed in an intensely bright light, in contrast to their surroundings, which reflects off the woman's white dress and pale skin. The company are assembled in a makeshift fashion, seated around a drum instead of a card table, and strewn about them, amongst the dirt and hay of the ground, are garments and pieces of armour that have been casually cast aside. They sit on a platform raised above the rest of the courtyard floor, on the edge of which a small dog stands alert. He faces towards a large archway on the left, through which a soldier in a brown cloak, plumed hat, blue breeches and floppy boots pensively strolls. His face is downcast in shadow and he is seemingly oblivious to the rollicking entertainment being had by the card players. Behind him, two other soldiers, clad in blue and brown, are shown relaxing and whiling away the afternoon.
The three card players in the centre of the scene are shown reacting to the arrival of a gentleman who enters the courtyard from a side door. One of the seated soldiers flamboyantly doffs his hat while the other one peeks at the lady's cards, as she exposes in a moment of distraction. Not only the presence of the female, but also her inviting gaze, casual pose and revealing body language, with one arm outstretched, dangling a locket on a chain as if to lure the visitor into the game, suggests that she is likely to be of dubious virtue. It would appear that her jewellery is being used as the stakes for the game, and the locket will soon join the pearl necklace that has already been surrendered and lies on the drum. Luxuriously clad in a white silk dress, embroidered with gold and tied at the waist with a peach coloured sash, the lady appears not to mind risking her valuables. The man seated across from her is dressed in a dishevelled, cavalier manner, with his bare knee showing from between his breeches and hose and his coat carelessly flung behind him. He wears a buff doublet with slashed sleeves, and a shirt with a large soft collar. His relaxed and informal appearance suggests he has been off duty for a length of time, in contrast to his comrade who is entering from outside, dressed in a voluminous blue cloak with boots pulled up well above the knee for warmth.
The low vantage point from which Stoop depicts A Card Game in a Courtyard shortens and exaggerates the already rotund bodies of his subjects. Their plump faces are portrayed tilted either up or down, emphasising the folds under their chins and the roundness of their cheeks, giving them a jovial and naturalistic appearance. These techniques are used repeatedly by Stoop to portray soldiers and their companions thus lending them an unpretentious charm and approachability. In another painting by Stoop, An Interior Scene with an Officer and a Seated Woman Smoking a Pipe, (private collection) the figures are grouped in a corner of a room by the fireplace. A large part of the composition, as in the present painting, is taken up detailing the spartan interior with its plain brown walls. The depiction of the ceiling's rafters stretching across the room suggests that the artist is painting the scene from a seated position on the floor much like the figures in the present painting. In Stoop's pictures, there is a noticeable lack of furniture and the figures are resourceful with the objects around them.
In An Interior Scene with an Officer and a Seated Woman Smoking a Pipe, the swaggering officer figures most prominently, wearing a pink doublet and breeches and matching cloak, with a buff jerkin jauntily tied at his waist with a sash. He stands with one arm on his hip and the other raised behind his head. He has a pleasantly jovial demeanour and appears to joke with the woman seated near him. She stares vacantly out of the window while holding a pipe. Similarly, in the present picture, the subjects are shown passing the time and whether in their quarters or camped in a courtyard, they are trying to divert themselves while off duty.
A combination of cheerfully rotund figures and meticulous attention to detail defines Stoop's work. In A Card Game in a Courtyard, his depiction of even the smallest item is exact and the play of light on each one gives it added dimension, from the locket held out in the woman's hand to the locks on the open trunk at her side. Stoop's ability to render the textures of different surfaces makes the objects appear tangible. The sartorial detail is equally impressive, with each fold of the lady's dress and each button and loop of the soldier's coat convincingly painted so as to immediately engage the viewer's eye.
Stoop's powers of observation are matched by his sense of humour, which is evident in his painting An Officer in Billeted Quarters, in the Rijksmuseum . The officer, revealed in a state of undress, smoking a pipe, is nonchalant and self-absorbed. He absent-mindedly lifts one of his legs so that a boy can remove his boot and in the meantime fails to notice the woman in the corner of the room rifling through his belongings. She glances cursorily towards him while leaning over the open trunk but the officer is turned away, seemingly lost in contemplation of the curls of smoke swirling from his pipe. His surroundings are in a state of neglect, with the rough wooden beams of the ceiling and the brickwork of the walls exposed, and his clothing and personal belongings flung carelessly about. The disarray and chaos of the soldier's quarters, like that of the courtyard in the present painting, clearly delighted Stoop and he portrayed his subjects' surroundings as vividly as he did their dress and character. Interior views also gave Stoop an opportunity to demonstrate his handling of perspective, which was clearly of particular importance in A Card Game in a Courtyard, as the doorways to the right and left of the central group and the vista through to a secondary room give the composition a greater depth and enhance the illusion of space.
Stoop was a contemporary of Nicolaes Knupfer (c.1609-1655), a German painter who depicted genre and narrative scenes set in Utrecht, and Jacob Duck (c.1600-1667) who, like Stoop, specialised in guardroom pictures. Duck's painting, Interior with Soldiers and Women, exemplifies the subject matter that characterised his work. Like Stoop, Duck employed a relatively monotone palette, heightened only by the addition of a brightly coloured sash or garment, in this case the vivid pink of one on the soldier's hose, casually unrolled. The soldiers wear buff jerkins or doublets from which their white shirt sleeves show, and plumed hats. They present themselves in a confidently casual manner similar to that of the men in A Card Game in a Courtyard or An Interior Scene with an Officer and a Seated Woman Smoking a Pipe. Discarded guns and pieces of armour are scattered around the room, as well as a bass viol, which is propped up against the wall. The inclusion of a musical instrument as a motif in painting, could be interpreted as a commentary on the harmonies of sexual attraction. The teasing tension and flirtatiousness between the sexes is evident, as in A Card Game in a Courtyard.
Stoop was the son of the stained-glass artist Willem Jansz. Stoop (fl. 1633-44) and the brother of Dirck Stoop (1610-1686), who specialised in Italianate landscapes with hunting parties, views of ports, cavalry scenes and history paintings. It is thought that Maerten was an apprentice in the Utrecht Guild of St. Luke in 1638, which explains the similarities between his oeuvre and that of Knupfer and Duck. Biographical details about the artist, however, are even more scarce than examples of his work.
¹ Wayne Franits, Dutch Seventeenth-Century Genre Painting, New Haven and London 2004, pp.60-63.
Period: 1600-1750, 17th century
Origin: The Netherlands
Medium: Oil on panel
Signature: Signed 'MStoop' (lower left), stamped on the reverse with the panel maker's mark 'SvM' (in monogram).
Dimensions: 46 x 62.6 cm (18¹/₈ x 24⁵/₈ inches)
Provenance: M. & G. Segal, Basel, 1980.
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Button Gwinnett (March 3, 1735 – May 19, 1777) was a British-born American Founding Father who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was one of the signers (first signature on the left) of the United States Declaration of Independence. Gwinnett was also, briefly, the provisional president of Georgia in 1777, and Gwinnett County (now a major suburb of metropolitan Atlanta) was named for him. He was named in honor of his mother's cousin, Barbara Button, who became his godmother.  Gwinnett was killed in a duel by rival Lachlan McIntosh following a dispute after a failed invasion of East Florida.

Early life and education

Gwinnett was born in 1735 in the parish of Down Hatherley in the county of Gloucestershire, England, to a Welsh father, the Reverend Samuel Gwinnett, (Gwinnett deriving from the Welsh kingdom of Gwynedd) and his wife, Anne. He was the third of his parents' seven children, born after his older sister Anna Maria and his older brother Samuel. There are conflicting reports as to his exact birthdate, but he was baptized in St Catherine's Church in Gloucester on April 10, 1735. It is believed that he attended the College School, held in Gloucester Cathedral (now called The King's School) as did his older brother, but there is no surviving evidence to substantiate this.  He started his career apprenticed to his uncle William Gwinnett, a greengrocer in Gloucester, then moved to Wolverhampton in Staffordshire in 1754 after obtaining a further apprenticeship with an ironmonger there named John Weston Smith. On 19 April 1757 he married Ann Bourne, daughter of a greengrocer, at St. Peter's Church, Wolverhampton. In 1762, the couple, who parented three daughters, departed Wolverhampton and emigrated to America.

Gwinnett's business activities took him from Newfoundland to Jamaica. Never very successful, he moved to Savannah, Georgia in 1765, and opened a store. When that venture failed, he bought (on credit) St. Catherine's Island, as well as a large number of enslaved people, in order to attempt to become a planter. Though his planting activities were also unsuccessful, he did make a name for himself in local politics and was elected to the Provincial Assembly.

Political career
Gwinnett did not become a strong advocate of colonial rights until 1775, when St. John's Parish, which encompassed his lands, threatened to secede from Georgia because of the colony's conservative response to the events of the times. During his tenure in the Assembly, Gwinnett's chief rival was Lachlan McIntosh, and Lyman Hall was his closest ally.

Gwinnett was appointed to represent Georgia at the Continental Congress, where he voted in favor of the Declaration of Independence, adopted by Congress on July 2, 1776. He signed the famous parchment copy on August 2, 1776. After signing the Declaration, he was accompanied as far as Virginia by Carter Braxton, another of the signers, carrying a proposed state constitution drawn up by John Adams. During his service in the Continental Congress, Gwinnett was a candidate for a brigadier general position to lead the 1st Regiment in the Continental Army but lost out to McIntosh.  The loss of the position to his rival embittered Gwinnett greatly.

Gwinnett served in the Georgia state legislature, and in 1777 he wrote the original draft of Georgia's first state constitution. He became Speaker of the Georgia Assembly, a position he held until the death of the President (Governor) of Georgia Archibald Bulloch. Gwinnett was elevated to the vacated position by the Assembly's Executive Council. In this position, he sought to undermine the leadership of McIntosh. Tensions between Gwinnett and McIntosh reached a boiling point when the General Assembly voted to approve Gwinnett's attack on British Florida in April 1777.

Death
As acting Delegate of the Congress from Georgia and commander-in-chief of Georgia's military, Gwinnett was the superior of his rival McIntosh. Gwinnett had McIntosh's brother arrested and charged with treason. He also ordered McIntosh to lead an invasion of British-controlled East Florida, which failed. Gwinnett and McIntosh blamed each other for the defeat, and McIntosh publicly called Gwinnett "a scoundrel and lying rascal". Gwinnett then challenged McIntosh to a duel, which they fought on May 16, 1777, at a plantation owned by deposed Royal Governor James Wright. The two men exchanged pistol shots at twelve paces, and both were wounded. Gwinnett died of his wounds on May 19, 1777 and is believed to have been buried in Savannah's Colonial Park Cemetery. McIntosh, although wounded, recovered and went on to live until 1806. He was not charged in connection with Gwinnett's death.

Legacy
Gwinnett's autograph is highly sought by collectors as a result of a combination of the desire by many top collectors to acquire a complete set of autographs by all 56 signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and the extreme rarity of the Gwinnett signature; there are 51 known examples, since Gwinnett was fairly obscure prior to signing the Declaration and died shortly afterward. Only ten of those are in private hands. The 1953 Isaac Asimov short story "Button, Button" concerns an attempt to obtain a genuine (and therefore valuable) signature of Gwinnett by means of a device that can move objects through time.

Gwinnett County, Georgia, a suburban county outside Atlanta, is named after him and he is one of the three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence honored with the Signers Monument in Augusta.

See also

 Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
 List of U.S. state governors born outside the United States

References

External links

 Biography of   Button Gwinnett
 Georgia Signers of the Declaration of Independence
 New Georgia Encyclopedia
 Biography by Rev. Charles A. Goodrich, 1856

 Button Gwinnett historical marker

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The End of Timeshare in Europe!
The timeshare industry has been on the decline since 2015. This was the year in which the Spanish Supreme Court ruled that the majority of the timeshare in Europe were illegally sold, or the resorts can no longer meet up to their contractible obligations. Long term holiday products consist of timeshare fixed/floating weeks, point systems, fractional ownerships and holiday club memberships.
This allowed timeshare owners to null and void their contracts and many were now eligible to claim compensation. This reduced the number of timeshare members, and with the cost of package deals available in Europe, the number of new members buying timeshares were also on the decline.
Travel restrictions caused by the global pandemic has been the final nail in the coffin for the timeshare industry. Timeshare resorts began to build up huge debts, forcing Europe's largest timeshare resorts into bankruptcy and liquidation.
Diamond Resorts
A part of one the world's largest and more credible timeshare groups, Diamond came to Europe with a reputation for high-quality resorts in their original country of America. Providing an excellent selection of nearly fifty resorts around Europe, Diamond provided their customers with ample choice.
The downfall of Diamond Resorts began in November 2017, a little over a year after its takeover by Apollo Global Management in June 2016. Approximately 1000 staff were called into simultaneous meetings in around 15 of Diamond's various European locations. There, they received instructions to clear out their desks and prepared for the imminent closure of these offices. The explanation provided was that extreme measure were required, due to declining sales since the takeover.
Of course, this was not Diamond's only problem. A recently-introduced and somewhat questionable fractional product looked set to cause legal headaches. An ever-increasing stack of claims regarding illegal contracts further increased Diamond's problems.
Diamond Resorts International have since announced that they are set to be acquired by Hilton Grand Vacations. Time is too early to tell if this will cause further problems for existing Diamond members. It is expected that Hilton may want to upgrade some of the resorts to meet the luxury Hilton standard. This could cause availability issues and an increase in maintenance fees.
Anfi
Founded by Billionare Bjørn Lyng in 1992, Gran Canaria's prestige Anfi del Mar quickly set the standard for European timeshare resort quality. Boasting a man-made white sand beach and heart-shaped island, Anfi cost Lyng an absolute fortune to construct. A fortune that, whilst knowing little of the timeshare industry himself, he was naturally anxious to recoup.
Led by overall director Calvin Lucock and Sales & Marketing Director Neil Cunliffe, Anfi's sales team were pretty much given free reign to sell as many weeks as possible, by any means necessary.
In January 1999, the Spanish Government passed new legislation in order to strictly regulate timeshare activity in the country. these new laws specifically banned many of the terms that Anfi (and other companies) were including in their contracts. Anfi chose to carry on regardless, with no changes to their sales strategy. Thousands of now completely-illegal contracts continued to be signed.
The first successful Supreme Court victory against Anfi for use of illegal contracts in 2015 brought with it an avalanche of additional claims and extremely public defeats for the resort.
On September 23 2021, Anfi Sales S.L and Anfi Resorts S.L were declared bankrupt! Debts had amounted to an astonishing 56.6 millions Euros.
Silverpoint (AKA Resort Properties)
With five different locations on the ever-popular island of Tenerife, Silverpoint quickly rose to prominence within the European timeshare industry, following it's creation in the 1980s .
Originally founded under the name of Resort Properties by British businessman Bob Trotta, the company quickly appointed Mark Cushway as Executive Director. Cushway rapidly increased turnover for the group, eventually stepping into the role of CEO during the company's re-branding as Silverpoint.
Cushway was responsible for the creation of several dubious investment schemes for Silverpoint, which saw customers buying a share of something like a yacht, with the promise of a significant return on their investment down the line.
Along with Anfi, Silverpoint were hit particularly hard by legal action as a result of flouting Spanish timeshare regulation. The collapse of the company soon followed, with many customers who had successfully won court victories against them being left without compensation when the company was liquidated.
Club La Costa
Beginning with the founding of the Las Farolas resort on the Costa del Sol by South African-born Roy Peires in 1984, Club La Costa grew swiftly during the 1980s and 1990s. Expanding to encompass 32 resorts globally, the company was eventually re-branded as CLC World Resorts & Hotels in 2013. Luxury canal boats and yachts were also added to the company's holiday ownership inventory.
With a significant portion of its profile in Spain, CLC quickly ran into financial difficulties, once the Spanish courts began to rule against the use of illegal contracts.
With claims against them totalling over 20 million Euros, CLC began laying off its sales staff in late 2020. Club la Costa (UK) PLC, the company responsible for sales of new timeshare, was swiftly placed into administration. Four of CLC's Spanish companies followed suit in December.
Customers seeking to claim compensation were informed that there was no money to be had, as the company was in liquidation. However, it is common knowledge that CLC World has an active and solvent real estate arm and so customers can still pursue compensation.
What will happen next for timeshare in Europe?
Timeshare resorts, large and small, are beginning to sell the resorts off as freehold real estate, as seen recently with MGM's Muthu Royal Parque Albatros in Tenerife. Around 160 apartments have been put up for sale in this resort alone, which currently accommodate approximately 8100 timeshare points owners per year.
As timeshare companies begin to sell their assets and close down, timeshare points owners such as MGM's Club Infiniti points, CLC points, Diamond points, RCI fixed points and basically anyone who uses their timeshare via any exchange company, such as Interval International and RCI will find it extremely hard to get the accommodation that would like. Currently there is not enough accommodation for every timeshare owner to take their holidays, and this is not going to improve.
Fixed week timeshare owners will continue to claim compensation and / or terminate their contracts. This will increase annual maintenance fees for the remaining members until it becomes too expensive for anyone to handle.
Who can claim compensation?
Illegal contacts include:
Any agreement that states a duration that exceeds 50 years, has no end date or is described as being in perpetuity.
Contracts that do not state an apartment number and/or week number. Many points and floating week products are illegal.
Contracts that do not include a withdrawal contract clearing stating of to withdraw from the agreement, including any fees that they charge.
Claims may also be successful if any payment were made within the 14 days cooling off period, including deposits. Promises of exclusivity at a resort where non members can now pay to stay. There are many factors that need to be considered when making a compensation claim.
Use our compensation calculator to find out if you are eligible to claim compensation today. We will provide you will all the relevant information regarding claims as well as terminating a timeshare contract.
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DC mayor tells all Americans to stay out of the city on Inauguration Day, calls for major increase in federal security presence
Pentagon looks at doubling the number of guardsmen in the district for the event
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Inauguration Day is usually one where hundreds of thousands of people from both parties pack the National Mall to celebrate the swearing in of the president. It's marked by celebrations, parades, concerts, and other events.
But not this year.
President-elect Joe Biden and his team already announced the event would be scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Now the mayor of Washington, D.C., is looking to make it even smaller by asking everybody to stay put and avoid the capital city, and she is calling for a massive increase in the already significant federal security presence.
What did she say?
At a news conference Monday, Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser urged Americans to stay away from the Jan. 20 Inauguration.
The mayor said she was worried about a repeat of what the world saw at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday because, she said, "Trumpism won't die on Jan. 20."
"If I'm scared of anything, it's for our democracy," Bowser said, "because we have very extreme factions in our country that are armed and dangerous."
Her statement echoed what she told CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday:
I think what we have seen is real domestic terrorism in our nation's capital, and that's what we need to call it. Who we saw charging the Capitol building were trained people in many cases — former military, former law enforcement. I think we may find other trained people, trained at marching and surging and sieging buildings. So we have to take it seriously. We, too, have to take seriously how we're spreading our resources. That's why we're very focused on making sure that the federal government is providing enough coverage for federal facilities, including the Capitol, but many federal buildings across the district so that other law enforcement, our law enforcement can focus on other threats across the district's eight wards.
With that mindset, the mayor declared, "Our goals right now are to encourage Americans to participate virtually and to protect the District of Columbia from a repeat of the violent insurrection experienced at the Capitol and its grounds."
Bowser also asked the Department of Homeland Security extend the span of time and perimeter for the Inauguration's "national special security event" designation and told CBS News that she want the president to "declare a pre-emergency declaration" for the district that will allow for greater federal coordination.
CNN reported that the Pentagon is considering boosting the number of guardsman in the city to 13,000 for the Inauguration, up from about 7,000 that were planned before Wednesday's riots.
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One of the greatest boxers of this generation is set to hang up his gloves after one final bout on April 9. Manny Pacquiao will challenge Timothy Bradley for the third time in Pac-Man's swan song.
Though the combatants split the first two bouts, pretty much everyone agrees that Pacquiao was robbed in his split decision loss to Bradley in June 2012. The second meeting of the two was a unanimous decision victory for Pac-Man, as the Filipino picked apart Bradley's defense consistently for 12 rounds.
Pacquiao enters this fight as a sizable -225 favorite with Bradley coming back at +175 according to Bovada.
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"Desert Storm" broke up with his long time manager Joel DIaz before his last fight and has since been under the tutelage of Teddy Atlas. Bradley is a strong technical boxer who had a bad tendency to let too many punches through his defense, but Atlas should be able to correct that.
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Former French prime minister Alain Juppe said on Friday he backed Francois Fillon's presidential bid and would be one of his official sponsors, only days after slamming his fellow conservative in a speech.
"Even if just a passenger, I'm not leaving the ship during the storm," Juppe said on his Twitter account.
Juppe, who was defeated by Fillon in the centre-right primaries in November, had been seen by many conservatives as a potential 'plan B' since the 63 year-old became embroiled in a political scandal.
Earlier this week, Juppe had uncharacteristically harsh words for Fillon, saying he had wasted The Republican party's strong lead in the opinion polls and calling him obstinate.
Candidates need at least 500 official sponsors to compete in the presidential election in April and May. Fillon already has over 1,000, according to the constitutional council's website.