Jenson (J.T.) Brooksby reached his first semifinal in a professional tournament today.
The 18-year-old amateur and wild card from Carmichael in the Sacramento area beat unseeded American Nick Chappell 6-2, 6-4 in the $25,000 Waco (Texas) Futures.
Chappell, 26, starred at Texas Christian, and Brooksby plans to play at the Fort Worth school.
Brooksby, who won the USTA boys 18 national championship in August, is scheduled to face unseeded Maxime Cressy of France on Friday. Cressy, a 6-foot-7 (2.01-meter) senior at UCLA, topped former Bruins teammate Martin Redlicki, seeded seventh, 6-4, 6-4.
The 6-foot-1 (1.85-meter) Brooksby ousted Redlicki's 6-foot-8 (2.03-meter) brother, top-seeded Michael, in the second round.
Eddie Herr -- Top-seeded Rudy Quan of Roseville in the Sacramento region breezed past eighth-seeded Thomas Faurel of Aliso Viejo in Southern California 6-2, 6-1 in the boys 12 quarterfinals at the Eddie Herr International Junior Championship in Bradenton, Fla.
Quan, ranked first nationally in the 12s, has lost only seven games in his four tournament matches. He is the last remaining Northern Californian in singles in any age group.
Two San Jose players lost in the third round. Unseeded Hugo Hashimoto fell to Arda Azkara of Turkey 7-5, 0-6, 6-2 in the boys 16s. Seventh-seeded Vivian Ovrootsky, who won the 14s last year, bowed out to 11th-seeded Abigail Rencheli of Sarasota, Fla., 6-4, 6-3.
Second-seeded Jack Anthrop of Orlando, Fla., and Max Fardanesh of Albany in the San Francisco Bay Area moved into the boys 16 doubles semifinals with sixth-seeded Hashimoto and Benjamin Kittay of Potomac, Md. The teams could meet in the final.
Top-seeded Quan and Andrew Rundle of Simpsonville, S.C., advanced to the boys 12 doubles quarterfinals.
Top-seeded Aryan Chaudhary of Santa Clara beat 16th-seeded Quinn Vandecasteele of Murray, Utah, 6-3, 6-2 today to win the boys 16 singles title in the USTA National Indoor Championships in Wayland, Mass.
Chaudhary, ranked fourth nationally in the 16s, survived a harrowing trek to the title. He won three consecutive three-setters, including 7-6 (3) in the third set in the quarterfinals, to reach the final.
In the boys 14 singles final in Chicago, eighth-seeded Evan Wen of Morristown, N.J., dominated unseeded Herrick Thomas Legaspi of Sacramento 6-2, 6-2.
Wen encountered little resistance in the tournament, except in his 7-5, 7-6 (5) semifinal victory over sixth-seeded Sebastian Gorzny of Irvine in the Los Angeles area.
No Northern California boys or girls played in a doubles final in the 18s, 16s, 14s or 12s at various sites.
Top-seeded Aryan Chaudhary and unseeded Herrick Thomas Legaspi will play for singles titles in their age groups in the USTA National Indoor Championships.
Chaudhary, from Santa Clara, beat unseeded Liam Krall of Bronxville, N.Y., 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2 in the boys 16s in Wayland, Mass.
Chaudhary, ranked fourth nationally in the 16s, is scheduled to play 16th-seeded Quinn Vandecasteele of Murray, Utah, on Monday. Vandecasteele surprised fifth-seeded Thomas Paulsell of Seattle 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Legaspi, from Sacramento, ousted second-seeded Grant Lothringer of The Woodlands, Texas, 6-2, 6-2 in the boys 14s in Chicago.
Legaspi will face eighth-seeded Evan Wen of Morristown, N.J. Wen topped sixth-seeded Sebastian Gorzny of Irvine in the Los Angeles area 7-5, 7-6 (5).
Two Northern California boys will play in the semifinals of their age groups in the USTA National Indoor Championships on Sunday.
Aryan Chaudhary, seeded first in the boys 16s in Wayland, Mass., and Herrick Thomas Legaspi, unseeded in the boys 14s in Chicago, each won two matches today.
Chaudhary, ranked fourth nationally in the 16s, beat Gavin Young of Apple Valley, Minn., 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 and Baylor Sai of Nashville, Tenn., 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (3). Both Young and Sai were unseeded.
Chaudhary will face unseeded Liam Krall, a Bronxville, N.Y., resident who ousted eighth-seeded Saiprakash Goli of Mason, Ohio, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals.
Legaspi eliminated unseeded Dylan Charlap of Palos Verdes Estates in the Los Angeles area 6-0, 7-5 and seventh-seeded Ritesh Patil of Katy, Texas, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4.
Legaspi will take on second-seeded Grant Lothringer of The Woodlands, Texas. Lothringer topped unseeded Alex Cairo of Dallas 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.
In the girls 18s in Memphis, Tenn., seventh-seeded Ashley Yeah of Los Gatos in the San Francisco Bay Area beat 14th-seeded Carly Briggs of Calhoun, Ga., 6-3, 6-1 in the round of 16 but lost to top-seeded Andrea Cerdan of Bloomfield, N.J., 6-3, 6-7 (8), 6-4 in the quarters.
--Seventh-seeded Ryder Jackson of Nicasio, 13th-seeded Zachery Lim of Fairfield and unseeded Stevie Gould of Corte Madera in the boys 18s in Overland Park, Kan.
--Eleventh-seeded Mason Nguyen of El Dorado Hills in the boys 12s in Flushing, N.Y.
Even though he's only 21, Alexander Zverev has long been touted as a future Grand Slam champion.
The 6-foot-6 (1.98-meter) German reached his first major quarterfinal this year and could go further in 2019, perhaps all the way.
One day after beating second-seeded Roger Federer in straight sets, the third-seeded Zverev shocked top seed and five-time champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 today to win the Nitto ATP Finals in London.
Zverev, who began working with International Tennis Hall of Famer Ivan Lendl in August in an effort to improve his Grand Slam results, became the youngest ATP Finals champion since Djokovic 10 years ago at 21.
Zverev also became the first player to defeat Djokovic and Federer in the tournament, and the first to beat the top two seeds in the semifinals and final of the event since Andre Agassi in 1990.
"This is the biggest title of my career so far," Zverev, who had lost to Djokovic 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday in a round-robin match, told reporters. "This trophy means a lot, everything, to all the players. I mean, you only have so many chances of winning it. You play against the best players only. How I played today, how I won it, for me it's just amazing."
Djokovic, who had won 35 of his previous 37 matches, was trying to tie Federer's record of six ATP Finals titles.
"(Zverev) had big serves. I wasn't returning well," said Djokovic, who returned to No. 1 this month after undergoing right elbow surgery in February. "I wasn't making him move too much. I was making way too many unforced errors.
"From 4-4 in the first set, my game fell apart. But if we put things in perspective, it has been an amazing year and a great comeback."
Zverev pocketed $2,509,000, and Djokovic collected $1,432,000.
ATP Finals doubles -- Since pairing for the first time in June, Mike Bryan and Jack Sock have won three titles.
And we're not talking Umag, Winston-Salem and Chengdu.
We're talking Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Nitto ATP Finals.
Bryan (Stanford, 2017-18) and Sock of the United States completed a dream half-season with a 5-7, 6-1 [13-11] victory over Frenchmen Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the title match of the ATP Finals.
Bryan and Sock, seeded fifth, saved a championship point at 10-11 in the match tiebreaker and converted their sixth championship point when Herbert double-faulted. Herbert and Mahut, the eighth seeds and this year's French Open champions, had routed Bryan and Sock 6-2, 6-2 in 53 minutes on Friday in round-robin play.
Bryan, 40, became the oldest champion in the history of the ATP Finals and the sixth player to win the title with at least two partners. It was the fifth crown in the tournament for Bryan, who won the others with twin Bob Bryan, and first for Sock, the singles champion in the $100,000 Tiburon (Calif.) Challenger in 2012 and the doubles runner-up in the $100,000 Sacramento Challenger in 2011 with countryman Nicholas Monroe.
Bob, who's recovering from August hip surgery, and Mike plan to reunite next year. They have won a record 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles together but none since the 2014 U.S. Open.
"I've had a magical partnership with Jack, but his No. 1 focus has always been singles," Mike said in a New York Times story published Tuesday. "He knows he was just filling in until Bob comes back."
Mike Bryan and Sock became the first team to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in the same season since Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden and Todd Woodbridge of Australia in 2003.
Herbert and Mahut were bidding to become the first French team to win the ATP Finals since Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro in 2005.
Bryan and Sock shared $479,000; Herbert and Mahut split $279,00.
ATP Challenger Tour -- Second-seeded Bradley Klahn, a 28-year-old Stanford graduate, beat wild card Roy Smith, a sophomore at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) in a matchup of American left-handers to win the $150,000 Oracle Challenger Series -- Houston.
The match was moved indoors because of rain.
Klahn won his seventh Challenger singles title, his second this year and the biggest of his career. He rose 20 places to No. 77, 14 spots below his career high in 2014. Klahn underwent his second operation for a herniated disc in his back in 2015.
Alexander Zverev, shown in 2016, said he was "really upset"
For the second time in less than three months, a young player was booed after defeating an icon in a big tournament.
Third-seeded Alexander Zverev toppled second-seeded Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6 (5) today to reach the final of the Nitto ATP Finals in London.
Zverev, a 21-year-old German, halted play after hitting a second serve at 4-4 in the tiebreaker when a ballboy accidentally dropped a ball during the point. According to the rules, the point must be replayed. With another first serve, the 6-foot-6 (1.98-meter) Zverev fired an ace.
The pro-Federer crowd at O2 Arena thought Zverev, the son of the former Soviet pro with the same name, was using gamesmanship.
"I was a little bit sad at the end with the booing and reaction of the crowd," Zverev, the first German since Boris Becker in 1996 to reach the title match of the ATP Finals, told reporters. "I was very emotional afterwards. The booing went into cheering kind of afterwards, which kind of helped me.
"I was really upset afterwards in the locker room -- I'm not going to lie. I had to take a few minutes for myself."
Federer, who made his Northern California debut in a March exhibition in San Jose, supported Zverev afterward.
"It's unfortunate that this happened," said the 37-year-old Federer, who fell to 3-3 against Zverev. "Sascha doesn't deserve it."
The controversy was reminiscent of the U.S. Open final in September, when the crowd booed 20-year-old winner Naomi Osaka during the award ceremony after Serena Williams had been assessed a game penalty for her third code violation.
Zverev is scheduled to face top-seeded Novak Djokovic on Sunday not before 10 a.m. PST (ESPN2). Djokovic, seeking his sixth crown in the tournament, dismissed fourth-seeded Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2 to improve to 35-2 since the start of Wimbledon.
This is the first time Djokovic has reached the title match in the ATP Finals without dropping a set.
Djokovic beat Zverev 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday in the round-robin phase of the ATP Finals to improve to 2-1 (2-0 on hardcourts) in the head-to-head series.
In Sunday's doubles final at 7:30 a.m. (Tennis Channel), fifth-seeded Mike Bryan (Stanford, 2017-18) and Jack Sock will meet eighth-seeded Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut of France.
Bryan and Sock, this year's Wimbledon and U.S. Open champions, topped fourth-seeded Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares 6-3, 4-6 [10-4]. Herbert and Mahut, who won the French Open in June, edged second-seeded Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah of Colombia 6-3, 5-7 [10-5].
Herbert and Mahut routed Bryan and Sock 6-2, 6-2 in 53 minutes on Friday in round-robin play.
Bryan, 40, hopes to become the oldest doubles champion in ATP Finals history. He is 4-2 in finals in the tournament, all with twin Bob.
WTA Tour -- Unseeded Maegan Manasse (Cal, 2014-17) and Jessica Pegula of the United States nipped third-seeded Desirae Krawczyk of the U.S. and Giuliana Olmos, a product of Fremont in the San Francisco Bay Area who plays for Mexico, 1-6, 6-4 [10-8] to win the $150,000 Oracle Challenger Series -- Houston.
It's by far the biggest title of the 23-year-old Manasse's career and her first with Pegula, the daughter of Buffalo Bills and Sabres owners Terrence and Kim Pegula.
Fifth-seeded Mike Bryan (Stanford, 1997-98) and Jack Sock of the United States beat third seeds and 2017 runners-up Lukasz Kubot of Poland and Marcelo Melo of Brazil 6-3, 7-6 (5) today in a round-robin opener at the Nitto ATP Finals in London.
Bryan and Sock, this year's Wimbledon and U.S. Open champions, saved a set point with Sock serving at 4-5 in the second set. Kubot double-faulted on match point.
Mike Bryan's 40-year-old twin, Bob, is recovering from hip surgery in August. They have won a record 16 Grand Slam men's doubles championships and captured four ATP Finals titles (2003, 2004, 2009 and 2014).
The ATP Finals consists of the top eight singles players and best eight doubles teams of 2018. The four singles players and four doubles teams with the best records after three round-robin matches each advance to Saturday's semifinals.
Also in Group Knowles/Nestor, top-seeded Oliver Marach of Austria and Mate Pavic of Croatia downed eighth-seeded Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut of France 6-4, 7-6 (3). Bryan and Sock are scheduled to play Marach and Pavic on Wednesday at 4 a.m. PST (Tennis Channel).
In Group Llodra/Santoro, second-seeded Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah of Colombia are 1-0 with fourth-seeded Jamie Murray of Great Britain and Bruno Soares of Brazil. Sixth-seeded Raven Klaasen of South Africa and Michael Venus of New Zealand are 0-1 with seventh-seeded Nikola Mektic of Croatia and Alexander Peya of Austria.
USTA Pro Circuit -- Keenan Mayo, a 6-foot-6 (1.98-meter) Illinois freshman who grew up in the Sacramento suburb of Roseville, is scheduled to make his Challenger main-draw debut on his home courts in Champaign, Ill., on Tuesday.
Mayo, 18, will play fellow qualifier Ryan Shane, the 2015 NCAA singles champion from Virginia, in the first round of the $75,000 JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana.
Mayo defeated Sem Verbeek, a 24-year-old Dutch left-hander who starred at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) on Sunday in the final round of qualifying.


Wake up to a vibrant atmosphere, where the sound of birds chirping in the vast green expanse blends in with the soft murmur of kids playing in the neighbourhood. Take a stroll on beautifully landscaped walking trails or sit by one of the many recreational centres, jog on the 'paseos', or relish a quiet picnic with the extended family on the lawns there are plenty of outdoor options for residents to enjoy. Villanova La Quinta is an array of Dubai Properties. Villanova with its stylish & spaciously designs, all of which will include full facilities such as maids room, storage, laundry & shaded carports.


So you may have noticed that there is a new banner up (which was made in 10 minutes). This banner is totally temporary and if anyone would like to design a better one (which won't be hard at all) I would totally encourage that. The only things I would like on it would be the words "Peter Says Stuff" and possibly "Political Musings, Atheistic Commentary, Economic Insights." The dimensions are 920px X 175px. You can upload the banner you make to Imgur and post the link in the comments if you wish. Thank you all so much and if I get no responses then I'll probably stick with this one until I find a better one.


text:
HomeIndian AmericanKamala Harris's Ancestral Indian Village Celebrates
Kamala Harris's Ancestral Indian Village Celebrates
Kamala Harris takes oath of office as Vice President. AsAmNews photo
By Lindsay Wang
The images of a somber, traditional inauguration ceremony at the Capitol on Wednesday contrast sharply with those of the celebration and revelry in Vice President Kamala Harris's ancestral Indian village of Thulasendrapuram. Crowds of people flocked to the village and its Hindu temple to watch the inauguration live, setting off fireworks, waving her portraits in the air and chanting, "Long live Kamala Harris," Time reports.
Thulasendrapuram, approximately 215 miles from the southern coastal city of Chennai, is the birthplace of Harris's maternal grandfather. Throughout the day, villagers have received a variety of celebratory materials from calendars featuring Harris and President Joe Biden's faces to sweets and other food, NBC News reports.
Much of the celebration occurred at the local Hindu temple, where visitors scattered flowers and prayed for Harris's success. In a prayer ceremony, a priest bathed an idol of the Hindu deity Ayyanar in milk and swathed it with flowers.
Vice President Kamala Harris's ancestral village in India celebrates her swearing-in.#InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/Q2nKqSZWY5
— The Recount (@therecount) January 20, 2021
Harris's vice presidency is marked by history as a series of firsts: first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president. She has never shied away from her heritage, often speaking about her Indian roots and the guidance of her Indian-born grandfather and mother.
Her pride in her heritage has sent a strong message to many, both within the United States and beyond. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to congratulate Harris, describing her swearing-in as "a historic occasion," stating that he was "looking forward to interacting with her to make India-USA relations more robust. The India-USA partnership is beneficial for our planet."
Congratulations to @KamalaHarris on being sworn-in as @VP. It is a historic occasion. Looking forward to interacting with her to make India-USA relations more robust. The India-USA partnership is beneficial for our planet.
The pride that many AAPIs in America feel is echoed by Indian citizens. "For the next four years, if she supports India, she will be the president," said G Manikandan, a shopkeeper in Thulasendrapuram.
AsAmNews has Asian America in its heart. We're an all-volunteer effort of dedicated staff and interns. Check out our new Instagram account. Go to our Twitter feed and Facebook page for more content. Please consider interning, joining our staff, or submitting a story.
Bad Ass AsiansCommunityIndian AmericanPoliticsSouth Asian American
thulasendrapuram

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Knute Nelson has a family of lifestyles. You choose which is best for you and we commit to making it one you will enjoy.
Our family of services is a direct reflection of our committment to the well-being of those we serve.


This spectacular regulator is modernized with outstanding protectionFreezing System offered Increased Thermal Insulation (XTIS). The A700 second stage, with its metal casing, screw-down casing cover, metal valve housing and over-molded accents, exhibits a real muscularity in design.
Patent-pending XTIS (Extended Thermal Insulating System) fully isolates the mechanical elements from the cold, increasing freezing resistance 30 percent over the current MK25 without compromising breathing performance.
Two high pressure and five high-flow low pressure ports on a swivel turret maximize hose routing options.
Weight: INT 232 (oz/g): 27.9/790; DIN 300 (oz/g): 20.1/572.
Airflow at 2900psi (l/min/SCFM): >8500/301.
Super-flow hose features oversized bore to increase airflow.
Airflow at 2900psi: 2000 l/min - 71 SCFM.


Business students from Shrewsbury Colleges Group have presented videos to Shrewsbury Town Football Club officials, with the winners earning big rewards.
Three teams were commended overall with Dan Halstead, Brad Treloar and Andy Dean making up the winning team.
Dan, 18, from Shrewsbury, said: "The video was fun to make and I think it's the best project we've done this year. It involved a large local company and football, which is a sport that I enjoy.
"After getting the chance to visit the football grounds to take photos and videos, we were given the chance to work independently, however the tutors were on hand if we needed them."
Kerry Nichols, partnership and events manager at Shrewsbury Town Football Club, said: "The videos were of a very high standard, you could clearly see that the students had worked hard on their projects.
"It was amazing to consider that these students are studying business and not a video production-based course.


text:
Stavárek Daniel
prof. Ing. Daniel Stavárek, Ph.D.
Professor, Head of Department
Silesian University
Department of Finance and Accounting
Univerzitní nám. 1934/3
733 40 Karviná
Daniel Stavárek finished his major in banking at the School of Business Administration of the Silesian University in Karviná. He got involved into work in the Department of Finance as an assistant in September, 2000 and since 2001 he has worked here as an assistant profesor and associate professor. He finished his doctoral study in Finance in 2004. He was appointed as an associate professor in Finance, banking and investment in 2007. President of the Czech Republic appointed Daniel Stavárek as a full university professor in Economics and management in 2013.
He lectures in courses: Finance, International Finance, International Financial Institutions, in Ph.D. course on Financial Management and in English-taught course International Business Finance. He regularly lectures issues of international finance, economic transformation in Central Europe and the restructuring of the financial and banking sector at foreign universities. Since 2007 he was the Deputy Head of the Department of Finance. Since 2008 he has been the Head of the Department of Finance.
He is a member of Czech Economic Society, Euro-Russian Network for Banking and Insurance Studies, International Economic Society and its Advisory Board and Society for the Study of Emerging Markets. He serves as a co-editor and member of editorial boards of several scientific journals and member of program committees of international conferences. In 2009 - 2013, he was a member of the Board of Referees of the Czech Science Foundation in the field of Business, finance and administrative sciences. He also served as a member of the Board of Internal Grant System of Silesian University for several years. In 2009-2011 he served as Chairman of Academic Senate of Silesian University, School of Business Administration in Karviná. In April 2011, he was appointed as Vice Dean of Foreign Affairs. In March 2015 he was elected and appointed as a Dean of the School of Business Administration in Karviná.
Professional and research orientation
International Finance and Banking, Foreign Exchange Markets and Exchange Rates, International Financial and Monetary Institutions
Profile on IDEAS RePEc
Profile on Google Scholar
Profile on ResearchGate
Koštuříková Ivana
Szarowská Irena
Janoušková Jana
Klepková Vodová Pavla
Blechová Beata
Heryán Tomáš
Palečková Iveta
Přečková Lenka
Růčková Petra
Šimáková Jana
Šimíková Iris
Skaunic Ilja
Sobotovičová Šárka
Szkorupová Zuzana
Beránková Marcela
Ligocká Marie
Poláček Erik
Pražák Tomáš
Šeligová Markéta
Kubošová Zdeňka


Each individual tradesman is only nearly as good as his instruments. It can be an old adage but question any builder and he'll affirm that its correct. Not acquiring the best tool for your work may lead to sloppy function and angry shoppers. Because of this most builder's possess a van packed with unique instruments, frequently picked thoroughly for the work they're going to do buyer guide .
Having said that, when saws, hammers and electric power equipment are not far too cumbersome to hold several versions, ladders on the flip side are extremely bulky and several tradesman can carry more than just one ladder all-around with them.
Guaranteeing the ladder is as practicable and multi-purpose as you possibly can is, hence, necessary whether it is destined to be of any use for your myriad of tasks that it will be questioned to carry out.
Extension ladders, even though suitable for performing at extremely high spots, for normal operate they're not very functional. Ineffective indoors and cumbersome to transport, most tradespeople will only carry all over an extension ladder when they know they're likely to be surely employing it on that work.
Step-ladders are the wished-for choice for most tradespeople as they can be used to get a multitude of responsibilities, indoors and out. They are really also built to be straightforward to move, folding up because they do, and when applying actions you do have a helpful system for equipment and devices.
Builders' techniques are made for trade use. They have got exactly the same A-frame design and style as household step-ladders however they are built along with the professional in your mind.
Commonly created from aluminium, builders' ways are harder and durable than people made for house owners and so are sturdier much too with locking bars to be certain the chance of accident is held to the least.
Tradespeople often use mix ladders as well, that have similarities to builders' actions in they could be folded absent and are simple to transport but their style and design allows diverse "combination's" allowing for the ladder for use in difficult to get to regions like on stairs or about objects.
Blend ladders can also be created using the tradesman in mind with extensive platforms to allow standing and storing of applications and equipment.
Builders' ways and blend ladders are multi-purpose tools that eliminate the need for carrying about more than a person ladder, conserving time, room and funds.


We are seeking distributorship of any FMCG company. Investment can be arrange up to Rs.20 lakhs and assure good sales volume. Interested companies can contact us with their company details and product range.


text:
Home pageNewsOfferAdvertisementContact
11th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture: Intelligent solutions for sustainable agriculture
In the last 50 years global food production has trebled. Nevertheless, 821 million people are starving and over 2.5 billion are undernourished. The world's population continues to grow and requires more and more resources, such as water, land and energy. Solutions are needed that will enable agriculture to increase yields while reducing the burden on resources and the environment. In that context the digital transformation offers great promise. But how can every farmer be given access to this technology and make use of it? And how can data security and control over one's data be guaranteed? These were two of the main topics debated at the 11th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA). More than 2,000 participants representing politics, business, science and society attended 14 panel discussions and two high-level panels in order to exchange views. This was also the first time that emerging startups had an opportunity to present their digital products and services at the GFFA's Future Forum. Scientists from a number of research institutions also presented their work on digital solutions at a 'Science Slam'.
Speaking at a high-level panel of the European Commission, EU Agricultural Commissioner Phil Hogan lamented the gaps in broadband coverage in Europe: many rural areas were still lacking services in this respect. "This not only threatens their ability to compete but also the economy in these regions", said Hogan. Not only should EU member states include digitalisation in their policy planning, but they should also ensure that programmes and technologies come to fruition and are implemented, he added.
Federal Minister of Agriculture Julia Klöckner, who in reference to the World Economic Forum said the GFFA was the 'Davos of agriculture', offered a clear idea of the future: "I want to make my ministry the benchmark for all things digital in the federal government." The minister plans to earmark 15 million euros annually for this purpose between 2019 and 2022. The object is to set up digital test beds at farming units all over Germany to find out what digitalisation can achieve in practice – and how it can help to save resources, protect the environment, ensure livestock health, reduce workloads and further consumer protection.
Her counterpart, the Australian minister of agriculture David Littleproud, offered some examples. Four states in Australia, which has suffered extreme drought, are using satellite technology to measure how grazing sheep impact on vegetation, whereby the animals are equipped with a GPS transponder. When livestock is slaughtered scanners are employed to measure meat quality. This method of independent quality assessment helps to reduce conflict between producers, the processing industry and consumers. "We are investing heavily in digitalisation and agriculture. And it is showing results: for the first time in my life farming has become sexy and rural areas have become popular with young people again", Littleproud said.
Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle, the EU's candidate for post of director general at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), also supported preparing young people for the digital revolution. It was important no one was left behind. "In many parts of the world we have an ageing society, so we must ensure that older farmers get access to new technology too", said the former director of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
At a high-level panel of the FAO, José Graziano da Silva, the current director of the organisation, emphasised that digitalisation would create opportunities for smallholders. They account for around 90 per cent of farming units around the world and some 56 per cent of food production. However, it was almost impossible for many smallholders to sell their products because they had no access to the markets. For Graziano da Silva internet technology was key. "With access to the web, farmers can sell even small quantities on the market and get a better income", the director general of the FAO said.
China's Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Qu Dongyu was of the same opinion. China aims to eradicate starvation and total poverty by 2020. His government is promoting the use of mobile phones and high-speed internet in rural areas and in particular wants to increase online trade, which is already a booming market. Specially organised trade fairs offer apps which young farmers can use to link up with consumers in the cities. "I live in Beijing and can order my mother's homemade products", the vice minister said
Despite the opportunities digitalisation offered one should not underestimate the risks of platforms generating and exchanging data, warned State Secretary of the Berlin Senate Department for Consumer Protection and Anti-discrimination Margit Gottstein. "Whoever is in charge of data can exercise decisive influence on value chains." Social media had already shown what could happen and had already achieved full coverage. Similar things could happen in the farming sector. Gottstein cautioned against a further concentration of power, for example among seed producers or manufacturers of agricultural equipment for instance.
State Secretary of the Argentinian Agro-Industry Luis Miguel took the same cautious view. In his country, which is six times the size of Germany, 34 million hectares of arable land are devoted to crop-growing annually. "Intelligent" machines make sure that at harvest time farmers know how much they need to plant the following year. But what happens to all the data? "In March we will be introducing an online platform and asking companies about the data their machines collect and what they do with it", said Etchevehere. Companies who take part and volunteer to cooperate openly will be rewarded with a seal of approval.
"We have always said that data does not belong to the company but to farmers, and that it should only be used for the purpose for which it was requested", said Liam, Condon, a member of the board of Bayer AG. The head of the Crop Science department assured those present that the data his company collected was not used for developing algorithms and was not passed on to third parties. Andreas Dörr, a farmer, who has been using digital technology on his 1,000-hectare farm in the Rhön region since 1998, preferred to see the practical side: "Where a leasing agreement is concerned, for instance, I find data security to be very important. But if the issue is data from interconnected machines and that my app helps to improve detecting weeds or that a farming equipment manufacturer uses my data to improve his products, then I have no problem with that."
As in previous years, the 11th Berlin Agriculture Ministers' Conference represented the political high point of the three-day event. For the first time in the history of the GFFA Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a speech to the agriculture ministers of 74 nations and representatives of numerous international organisations. The chancellor emphasised the opportunities that digital transformation presented. She also highlighted the issues of combating starvation around the world and the need to ensure that sustainable agriculture helped to achieve the aims of the Paris Climate Accords. For many countries the digital transformation was a giant step forward that brought with it a huge process of cultural change, Merkel said. The chancellor called for rules and a framework to assure the rule of law. This would have to be agreed at international level
In their closing communiqué the representatives of government pledged to find solutions to reduce the existing gaps in broadband coverage and improve access to digital technologies in the farming sector. To achieve this the FAO aims to put together a concept for an independent international Digital Council for advising countries on the digital transformation and furthering the exchange of ideas and experiences. Furthermore, in cooperation with other stakeholders the UN organisation is to assess the opportunities and risks of digitalisation for agriculture and rural areas, and develop methods to determine levels of digitalisation in individual countries and regions around the world. Using this Digital Diagnostics system it will then be possible to adapt solutions for each particular region. "The decision to establish an international Digital Council is a breakthrough", said Federal Minister Klöckner as the conference came to a close, and promised to continue the discussion at the GFFA 2020.
The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) has been held at the International Green Week Berlin since 2009. Over three days high-ranking experts from around the world meet at this conference to discuss the major issues concerning the world's food and farming industries. This year the main theme of the conference was 'Digital agriculture – Intelligent solutions for tomorrow's farming industry'.
Press releases: Green Week Berlin
International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021
The FAO has just launched the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables. Throughout 2021, several activities and events will be organized all over the world to raise awareness for the vital role of fruits and vegetables in healthy nutrition and food security, together with the importance of reducing food loss and waste, and promoting sustainable production of fruits and vegetables. »
Over 6,000 artworks for the Marlene contest
Over 6,000 images from 36 countries and 25,000 likes received by the gallery on the 25.marlene.it website, which brings together all the "artworks" that have arrived in Terlano. These are the figures for a successful initiative: the international digital contest launched by VOG to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Marlene®, the South Tyrolean Consortium's flagship brand. Launched on 15 September and concluded two months later on 15 November, the contest gave consumers the opportunity to express Marlene®'s values and illustrate what the Daughter of the Alps apple represents to them. »
TSW will take place on April 23-24, 2021
For the sake of participants' security and good quality of Fruit and Vegetable Industry Fair, the organizers decided to postpone TSW 2021. The event, initially planned for January 2021, will take place on April 23-24, 2021. The change of the date will enable the participants to benefit the most from the participation in the event, while being provided with safe conditions. The decision to change the TSW date was taken after consulting the exhibitors, partners and representatives of the fruit and vegetable industry. »
Copyright 2014 POLANDFRUITS. All rights reserved.
Ta strona używa plików cookies. Sprawdź naszą politykę prywatności.


Construction began a few weeks ago on a new shopping center on Route 113 in Milford at a location owned by a long-time local favorite restaurant, Mama Maria's. According to co-owner, Salvatore Laragione, the new center is expected to be completed in approximately six to eight months. The new center will be located next to Burger King, adjacent to the Food Lion shopping center.
"We've owned the lot for about 15 years, and we just decided it was time to put it to good use," Mr. Laragione said. "I have had a lot of interest in the building, but nothing is official yet. We don't have any signed leases." According to Mr. Laragione, there has been interest from several different businesses including Sleepy's, FroYo, and even a steakhouse based out of Wilmington.
A fixture in the city of Milford for almost 30 years, Mama Maria's began as a small franchise out of New Jersey, becoming Mama Maria's in 1985. The restaurant has been in the Laragione family since opening in Milford. Originally run by Giuseppe Laragione, who semi-retired over ten years ago, the restaurant in Milford, and a second location in Dewey Beach, are now run by his sons, Franco and Salvatore.
The restaurant began as a simple pizza and sandwich location, but the menu has expanded to include many traditional Italian dishes. Many of these menu items Franco Laragione learned after attending culinary school and training with traditional Italian chefs. Salvatore Laragione says his brother's training, along with hiring a culinary chef, helped them improve the menu that includes steaks and seafood as well as classic Italian foods.


text:
New Purecare Eco-Bedding Made With Oprah-Approved Celebrity Doctor
Here's How USTR Says US Companies Can Avoid Paying Tariffs on Chinese Imports
By Tara Donaldson
Tara Donaldson
More Stories by Tara
Can the Denim Industry Patch Up Partnerships Damaged in the Pandemic?
Is the Fashion Industry Falling Apart?
US Slaps Detention Order on Chinese Garment Maker Over Prison Labor Allegations
July 9, 2018 2:37pm
The United States and China are locked in a tariff battle that seems to be just beginning, and companies with tariff lines on the target list are already shelling out for the new duties.
For some companies—if they're able to get through what's sure to be a long, long line of other similar appeals—they'll be able to see their goods exempted from the tariffs, provided they meet certain criteria.
On Friday, the U.S. added 25 percent tariffs to 818 Chinese goods, including some machinery used on the fiber and textile making process, as well as molds for footwear machinery. China hit back with a matching $34 billion in tariffs, but on 545 products, including uncombed cotton and cotton linters from the U.S.
The USTR said the U.S.-targeted tariff lines "contain products identified as benefiting from China's industrial policies, including the 'Made in China 2025' program," a policy it says "bolsters China's stated intention of seizing economic leadership in advanced technology."
As a follow to the official enforcement of the United States' $34 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports and China's in-kind response, the Office of the United States Trade Representative released details Friday on the product exclusion process.
"USTR is providing an opportunity for the public to request exclusion of a particular product from the additional duties to address situations that warrant excluding a particular product within a subheading, but not the tariff subheading as a whole."
From now until Oct. 9, 2018, companies can file an exclusion request with the USTR for goods that are only available from China, goods subject to new duties that would cause "severe harm" to the requester or other U.S. interests, or goods that are not strategically important to the "Made in China 2025" program.
No further details on what constitutes "severe harm" were made available in the Federal Register notice outlining the criteria and process for requesting exclusion.
If the exclusion is granted, it will apply retroactively to July 6 when the duties were imposed, but will only be effective for one year.
"Because exclusions will be made on a product basis, a particular exclusion will apply to all imports of the product, regardless of whether the importer filed a request. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection will apply the tariff exclusions based on the product," USTR said.
Trade Groups Team Up to Speak Out Against Tariffs
352 Tariff Exclusions Extended Another 9 Months
Fair Tariff Act Backers Say Importers Need 'Certainty'
Why a Global Business Identifier Could 'Modernize' Trade


We have multiple offers. Please submit your highest and best by Friday @ 6 P.M. Amazing and Picturesque custom home with private lake owned jointly with 5 other owners. It is teeming with fish! Three rock patio areas with levels going all the way to the lake. 4 bedrooms; 4 baths; 3 living areas; office; formal dining room; breakfast area; inside-outside sound system; 2 built-in desks; mud-room; 3-car garage; 3 storage attics. Heavily treed yard; Over-sized diving-board pool with water features; gazebo; wooded-creek privacy; garden-well house. City water for house; well for sprinklers-pool; gas cook-top; new electric appliances; dual-instant-hot water heaters; Aledo ISD schools!


text:
Alan Pardew has dismissed suggestions that he feels quite relieved
Former Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has dismissed suggestions that he feels quite relieved to be away from the north-east club and into Crystal Palace. Pardew joined Crystal Palace at the start of 2015 and this has been beneficial to both parties.
The London club were involved in a relegation fight when Pardew came to the club. Since then, they have won several matches and have moved into a position where even a top-10 finish remains a possibility. Pardew was one of the longest serving manager in English football prior to joining Palace. He had been at Newcastle for four years.
During this period, Pardew faced a number of ups and downs. After coming very close to sealing a Champions League spot in the 2011-12 season, the manager faced a lot of criticism from his own supporters on a number of occasions. This was very evident even at the start of the season. Pardew has revealed that his biggest regret will come in the fact that he did not get enough results in the Tyne-Wear derby. Pardew became the first Newcastle manager to lose four consecutive matches against Sunderland. However, the former boss has praised the support received by Newcastle and says that it remains one of the best clubs he has coached.
"The support is such, that it's intense. They want their team to win.If I was to be critical of my management there, I didn't win the derbies and didn't do well enough in the cups, and unfortunately they're emotive games for Newcastle fans.It's a real regret of my management there, but I'm proud of everything else I achieved and I sincerely hope in the summer they have a good window, buy well, and get that place rocking like it was in that second half [against Arsenal]," said Pardew.
Posted on April 1, 2015 Author indexCategories EaglesTags Crystal, Goal, Goals, Highlights, Palace
Previous Previous post: Chelsea 2 VS 1 Crystal Palace (Goals) 19-10-2014
Next Next post: Stoke City 1 – 2 Crystal Palace 2015 | PalaceFanTV


For years, we have been using the graphical user interface (GUI) from Microsoft. So much so that we almost forgot about MS DOS. While checking out the System32 folder for old style media player today, I was surprised to see that some of those missing gems are still present in Windows. I am sharing some of those DOS commands available in Windows 7. For help on any of these commands, press Win key + R, type CMD and hit Enter. In the command window that appears, type the command name followed by /?
1. Append: Remember PATH command? We used this command to set a default folder for using external DOS commands so that we did not have to type the entire path to the command. Append command too is similar. It allows you to load more than one folder containing commands that you intend to use.
2. ATTRIB: Used to set file attributes: hidden, read-only, ready-to-archive and system-file.
3. CHCP: View or change code pages. You already know about ASCII values I guess. All the characters on your keyboard can be represented by 255 different ASCII codes. Some OEMs and software companies still use extended code pages that are custom to their devices.
5. DEFRAG: Good old command to defragment hard drive, a bit modified though. Still, works in background and is better than the GUI version.
6. DISKCOPY: No one uses floppy drives anymore. The command was used to copy contents from one floppy disk to another.
7. DOSKEY: One of the most interesting DOS commands (still in Windows 7?). I remember using this to create simple programs. Also, records keyboard history in DOS mode.
8. EDIT: Probably one of the first word processors, the command is used to open and edit text files in DOS mode.
9. LOADFIX: When memory was a problem back in 8086 computers, this command was used to load programs in higher memory - above 64K.
10. XCOPY: One of the most time saving command of its time, XCOPY was/is used to copy entire folders to another drive/folder. Faster than copy-paste used in GUI mode.
There are plenty more DOS commands in Windows 7. You might want to check out your system32 folder.
Personally i use TCC/LE: Enhance Your Windows Command Line, CMD Batch Files, and Command Prompt Windows which is much better.


text:
CAST & CREW BIOS
FULL CAST AND CREW CREDITS
CAST BIOS
Jennifer van Dyck (Lisa) -- Ms. van Dyck has had featured roles on Broadway in Nicholas Martin's critically acclaimed production of "Hedda Gabler", the Tony Award nominated "Dancing at Lughansa", "Two Shakespearean Actors", and "The Secret Rapture". She has also appeared in numerous productions at Playwright's Horizons, New York Shakespeare Festival, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Other film appearances include "Across the Universe", "The Namesake", "Signal 7", and "Bullets Over Broadway". On televiison, she has guest starred in episodes of "Law & Order", "The Education of Max Bickford", "Spin City", "The Equalizer", and "Cosby Mysteries", and was a series regular on the Emmy-winning "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd".
John Cunningham (Paul) -- Mr. Cunningham's many leading Broadway appearances include the original casts of "Amour", "Design for Living", the Tony Award wining "Titanic" (as Captain E.J. Smith), "Camping with Henry and Tom" (as Henry Ford), "Six Degrees of Separation" (as Flan, the husband), "The Sister's Rosensweig", "Sunday in the Park with George", "1776", and "Cabaret", as well as the legendary "Company". His film appearances include "The Jackal", "Nixon", "Dead Poets' Society", "Mystic Pizza", and "School Ties".
Ellen Greene (Carol) -- Best known for her starring role as 'Audrey' in both the stage and film productions of "Little Shop of Horrors", Ms. Greene's other film appearances include featured roles in "The Cooler", "The Professional", "Talk Radio", "Naked Gun 33 1/3", and "Next Stop, Greenwich Village". Her stage appearances include various New York Shakespeare Festival productions, David Rabe's "In the Boom Boom Room", and a Tony Award nominated performance in "The Three Penny Opera".
Stephen Bogardus (Abel) -- Mr. Bogardus was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance on Broadway as Gregory in "Love Valor Compassion", and he recreated the role for the film . He also created the role of "Whizzer" in the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of "Falsettos", and had featured roles in the Broadway productions of "Man of La Mancha" (2002 revival), "High Society", James Joyce's "The Dead", "The Grapes of Wrath", "Les Miserables", and "West Side Story" (1980 revival). On TV, he has guest starred in "Murder, She Wrote", "Cagney and Lacey", "Law and Order", and "New York Undercover", and played recurrent characters on "As the World Turns" and "All My Children".
PRODUCTION BIOS
Zack Winestine (Writer/Director/Producer) -- Mr. Winestine has directed short films, documentaries, and music videos, and written two previous feature screenplays. "States of Control" is his first feature film as Director. He has also worked for many years as a Director of Photography. His credits include independent features ("Strawberry Fields", "The Next Step", "The Rook"), over 30 music videos (for groups such as the B-52's, ZZ Top, Harry Connick Jr., and Public Enemy), documentaries, and commercials. Before becoming a D.P., he worked as a Camera Assistant on over 20 feature films, including "Ironweed", "Five Corners", and "Crocodile Dundee". A formative early experience was his work in England as assistant to the Director of Photography on Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining". He graduated cum laude from Princeton University, majoring in Religion.
Filmography -- "Caravan/Prague" digital video feature documentary; "Quebec: Images from the Wall" digital video documentary; "States of Control" 35mm feature; "On Some Consequences of a Passage by Guy Debord" 16mm short; "Daily Routine" 16mm short; "The Shadow Project" 16mm documentary; "Building the World Trade Center" 16mm documentary (co-directed with Joanne Pawlowski); "The Rt. 81 Project" 16mm documentary; "Eversion" 16mm short.
Priscilla Guastavino (Producer) -- Ms. Guastavino began her career as a theatrical stage manager. In 1981, she joined the staff at Screen Actors Guild as a location representative. Five years later she started working as an Assistant Director, moving up to Unit Production Manager in 1992. Other films she has produced include the award-winning "Welcome to the Doll House", released by Sony Classics.
Joanne Pawlowski(Producer) -- A filmmaker and writer, Ms. Pawlowski has directed and edited three documentaries which have received world-wide distribution. She was educated at Harvard and Princeton, and her plays have been produced in New York City.
Matt Janes (Producer) -- Mr. Janes has co-produced many independent features, including "Mouse", "Ratchet", Mika Kaurismaki's "Condition Red", and the upcoming Japanese feature "The Artful Dodgers".
Matthew Messinger (Casting Director) -- Mr. Messinger has cast films for Disney, Castlerock, Warner Bros and Amblin. His work can be seen in "10 Things I Hate About You", "Batman Forever", and "Beauty and the Beast". Theater credits include "Side Man" (Tony Award, Best Play), "After-Play" and recently "Long Road Home". TV: PBS ("My Favorite Broadway"), CBS, ABC/Dreamworks, Nickelodeon. Matthew casts through No Soap Productions, NYC.
Susan Starr (Director of Photography) -- Trained as a painter, Ms. Starr has shot two other independent features. She worked for years as a Camera Assistant on major New York features; her long-term relationship with D.P. Michael Ballhaus included work on "Death of a Salesman", "After Hours", "Quiz Show" and Barry Levinson's "Sleepers". As Camera Operator, her credits include Sidney Lumet¹s ³Strip Search², Alan Rudolph¹s "The Secret Lives of Dentists", ³13 Conversations About One Thing², ³Julie Johnson², and the Sidney Lumet TV series "100 Centre Street". She also collaborated on the photography for two documentaries directed by Louis Malle.
Jim Villone (Editor) -- Mr. Villone edited David Maquiling's "Too Much Sleep", was associate editor on Jim Mangold's award-winning "Heavy", and co-edited Michael Moore's "The Big One".
Richard Termini (Composer) -- Mr. Termini's previous film work includes the score for two features directed by John Turturro, "Mac" and "Illuminata". His experimental theater music has been featured at festivals throughout North America, Europe, and Australia. He was a founding member of the legendary band Carnivore (which later evolved into Type O Negative), and his synthesizer performances have graced albums by Cyndi Lauper (triple platinum), Patti Smith, and Type O Negative (gold). The Soundtrack CD of his music is now available (more info and music excerpts); also visit Richard Termini's Website.
STATES OF CONTROL HOME | ABOUT STATES OF CONTROL REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS CAST & CREW BIOS | FESTIVAL SCREENINGS | DISTRIBUTION | LINKS TRAILER, STILLS, POSTER, MUSIC | DVD
Copyright and contact info


dc.description.abstract This is part of a case series. The GCB Berlin cases describe a strategic transformation process of a German bank. Over a period of 3 years, GCB Berlin has transformed into a customer-intimate financial institution. The management team of the company used Strategy Mapping, the Balanced Scorecard, and a new sales-and-service approach as transformation tools to get the entire organization more strategy-focused. The (A) case, 'Bringing German Cooperative Bank Berlin back on track: Can a rural bank thrive in the city?,' sets the scene and describes the challenges Arthur Berthold faced when he entered as a newly appointed director. The (A) case provides more information on the personal background of Arthur Berthold, and on his track record with previous employers. Furthermore, the case describes German Cooperative Bank (GCB) Berlin, a subsidiary of the German Cooperative Banking Group. After working some weeks in this new organization, Arthur detected fundamental financial and cultural problems. He decided to tackle the challenges by launching a Balanced Scorecard project, but was struggling how to do it. Should he opt for a top-down approach, or is a bottom-up approach more appropriate? The case, 'German Cooperative Bank Berlin (B): Managing people, customers, and financial results,' describes the start of the change process at GCB Berlin. The (B) case describes how Arthur Berthold transformed GCB Berlin from an undifferentiated and unprofitable bank into a real customer-oriented, profitable financial institution. The top management team launched two strategy maps, one for the Retail Division and one for the Corporate Division. The (B) case describes how the strategy maps were introduced and what were the effects on the management culture and the operations of the organization. The (B) case also describes a change in the sales-and-service culture within the Retail Division through the introduction of the Cohen Brown program.


text:
Patronyme

 Antoine-Sébastien Falardeau (1822-1889), peintre canadien ;
 Jean-Charles Falardeau (1914-1989), sociologue et professeur québécois ;
 Jules Falardeau (né en 1985), réalisateur de cinéma québécois, fils de Pierre ;
 Lee Falardeau (né en 1983), joueur de hockey sur glace américain ;
 Maurice Falardeau, réalisateur québécois ;
 Michel Falardeau (né en 1979), auteur de bande dessinée québécois ;
 Philippe Falardeau (né en 1968), réalisateur et scénariste canadien ;
 Pierre Falardeau (1946-2009), écrivain, scénariste et réalisateur de cinéma québécois ;

Toponymes

Saint-David-de-Falardeau, municipalité du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.

Autres
 Prix Jean-Charles-Falardeau, prix littéraire en science sociale ;

Homonymie de toponyme

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Georgia Legal Advocates' Work to Combat Home Purchase Scams Featured on PBS
For Immediate Release: May 29, 2019
Contacts: National Consumer Law Center: Stephen Rouzer, srouzer@nclc.org or (202) 595-7847; Atlanta Legal Aid Society: Sarah Mancini, sbmancini@atlantalegalaid.org or (770) 817-7517.
Award-winning Series Profiles the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and the National Consumer Law Center Fighting to Save Homes of Vulnerable Families Striving to Live the American Dream
ATLANTA –An Atlanta Legal Aid Society attorney is featured alongside advocates with the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) in the new season of Visionaries, the award-winning public television series hosted by acclaimed actor Sam Waterston.
Episode 11 of the series' 23rd season, now available to local Public Broadcasting Stations, profiles the National Consumer Law Center and Atlanta Legal Aid Society attorney Sarah Mancini and her work with low-income clients trapped in "rent-to-own" home scams. The episode features an Atlanta resident who was led to believe he had purchased his home from Harbour Portfolio, when in reality; the home wasn't even registered in his name. After the client financed costly repairs necessary to make the home habitable, he faced the risk of losing it all to eviction, without any reimbursement for his equity or labor. The client's story featured in the episode is emblematic of a larger American story of insecure housing; of Davids taking on corporate Goliaths; and of the principle that equal justice under the law is a fundamental right of all citizens.
"In the case highlighted in the documentary, we fought back against a business model that required our low-income clients to take on all the burdens of homeownership with none of the benefits, selling a false promise of the American Dream," said Sarah Mancini, an attorney in the Home Defense Program of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. "This fight is not new, and we'll be fighting it for a long time. But we are fortunate to be fighting it together with advocates around the country because of the National Consumer Law Center's work."
"The documentary captures the heart and soul of advocates in the trenches fighting against massive odds to keep at-risk families in their homes, and it embodies our vision of a nation in which everyone benefits from economic fairness, security, and justice," said Richard Dubois, executive director of the National Consumer Law Center. "We were thrilled that the Visionaries team selected us and our network of civil legal-aid partners across the nation from hundreds of applicants."
Visionaries latest season takes viewers around the world to experience the lives of extraordinary people tackling some of humanity's toughest challenges. The producers chose to highlight Atlanta-based advocates fighting alongside national partners to advance consumer justice and achieve economic security for vulnerable families.
To view the 30-minute episode, stream/download it HERE.
Since 1969, the nonprofit National Consumer Law Center® (NCLC®) has worked for consumer justice and economic security for low-income and other disadvantaged people, including older adults, in the U.S. through its expertise in policy analysis and advocacy, publications, litigation, expert witness services, and training.
Since 1924, Atlanta Legal Aid Society has offered free civil legal aid for low-income people across metro Atlanta. With five neighborhood offices, three offices in Children's Healthcare of Atlanta hospitals, three county courthouse projects, a variety of self-help clinics, and countless community education programs, Legal Aid lawyers and volunteers reach tens of thousands of people annually.
previous post: When Relative Caregivers Step in to Fill the Gap
next post: Using Bankruptcy as a Tool


If you are involved with a community group that's looking for ways to fund improvements to green, open spaces and to enhance people's quality of life you may be interested in the Community Spaces Scheme.
Funded by the National Lottery, Community Spaces is a £57.5 million open grants programme that is managed by Groundwork UK's Open Grants Department. Grants start at £10,000 and go up to £49,999. But be aware – the scheme closes on 7th January 2011 at 12 noon so if you think you are eligible get started on your application as soon as you can.
Information about the scheme and who can apply can be found here. Previously funded projects include wildlife community gardens, sensory gardens, community allotment schemes, park improvements and pathways projects.
What Can I Sow & Grow in November?
Each of our classrooms has a large flower bed which has just been tidied up. What should we plant next or should we wait till next year? Are we too late to plant winter salad or rocket. How about bulbs?
Thanks for your question. With all the cold and frosty weather it is probably a little bit late to sow winter salads unless you have a polytunnel.
You could plant bulbs now and they will give a lovely display of early spring colour. For our favourite varieties click here.
It is worth bearing in mind that some varieties of bulb will not flower until later in the spring though, so if you are planning to sow early vegetables it may be best not to sow bulbs in every bed. There is something magical about bulbs though – the children plant them, forget them and then weeks or months later a beautiful display of flowers appear.
Viola and wallflower plants can also be planted now. They are available at local garden centres and will flower right through the winter months.
If you would like to sow a vegetable at this time of year broad beans can be planted now and will be ready to harvest earlier than spring sown varieties. You will need to buy an autumn sowing variety though.
…And its worth remembering, if you want to give seedlings a headstart in the new year, begin germinating seeds in propagators on the classroom windowsills.
I hope this helps – happy gardening!
of planting them is over, the wonderful thing about bulbs is that they are completely forgotten about until the depths of winter or early spring when they begin to come to life.
…And you don't even need a container or specially cultivated area to plant them. Bulbs will do well in lawns, under trees and at the bottom of hedges.
When sowing, adults can use the handy Bulb Planter to create the holes. Simply by pushing the planter into the soil and twisting, this clever invention makes a hole that is ideal for planting bulbs in. The little hands can then follow behind popping the bulbs in.
The Bulb Planter then releases the plug of soil you have just removed – ready for placing on top of the newly planted bulbs.
As I cycled up the road this morning the autumn leaves were a spectacular sight, and in just a few weeks only bare branches and twigs will remain as we move into winter. …The wonderfully changing nature of the seasons.
So for this months competitions we would like to know about yours and the childrens experiences of autumn captured in a few words, a poem, a photo, a leaf picture, a drawing…whatever grabs the imagination! For all the details go here for schools and here for families.
As always we have some great prizes to give away to the winners including an FSC wooden bird table, a hanging bird bath, high quality bird food, a leaf mould composter and a Recycling DVD which is a brilliant educational resource for schools.
…And remember the closing date is 30 November 2010. Good Luck!
Here at Gardening With Children we are always inspired to hear about your school and community projects. From starting up a gardening club to creating a community wildlife garden or even developing a school farm.
And for any project to succeed it seems to need a little bit of vision, heaps of enthusiasm and also very often some financial help.
That is why we have been working hard to find out about the funding that is out there for your school projects.
There are many, many places to go for funding and we have details of some of the main providers here so please do take a look.
When deciding on which funds to apply for, its important to check that your project fits well with the fund providers aims and objectives, as this way your chances of success will be so much better.
This week we are focusing on the Ernest Cook Trust.
The Trust is one of the Uk's leading educational charities and has a strong ethos of learning from the land. It has a rolling programme of grant aid which falls into either the large grants programme for projects costing over £4,000 and the small programme for projects costing up to £4,000.
Some of the projects supported to date have provided garden starter kits, school weather stations, school chicken runs and chickens, wildlife goodies, arts workshops and much more.
For all the details on how to apply for a grant visit http://www.ernestcooktrust.org.uk/index.html.


text:
Kućani (Nova Varoš), een plaats in de Servische gemeente Nova Varoš
 Kućani (Prozor-Rama), een plaats in de gemeente Prozor-Rama in Bosnië-Herzegovina


At the request of Chief of Public Safety Paul Schultz, the City of Fort Morgan is negotiating whether to provide him a contract and what those terms might be.
Schultz requested a contract in a memo to City Manager Jeff Wells, the city attorney and human resources director, leading to a Dec. 18 meeting to discuss the potential for a contract. The Fort Morgan Times requested a copy of the memo from the city this week.
Schultz explained his reasoning for the request in the memo, saying it was because ballot initiative 2E had passed in the November election. He asked them to consider his abundance of experience in law enforcement.
The charge in reporting structure supported by electors shifts him from a director reporting to the city manager to an appointed position reporting directly to City Council. That transition has not yet taken place.
The contract request is routine, Schultz said on Thursday, since other appointed officials of the city have contracts.
According to Public Information Officer and City Clerk John Brennan, appointed officials at the city with contracts are the city manager and municipal judge. Brennan also said that the city was working on a contract for the city attorney that "will not likely be finalized now". As reported Thursday in The Times, City Attorney Jason Meyers tendered his resignation Tuesday night.
"My understanding is, all appointed officials in Fort Morgan have a contract," he said. "To me, it was relatively, a routine request, to be in line with all the other appointed officials."
Brennan added: "It's most likely that the reason the chief is requesting a contract is because the 2E measure would make him an appointed official, which is like the city manager and the city attorney, who have traditionally had contracts."
The memo outlines 11 bullet points of terms Schultz would like to be included in an employment contract. He requested the contract be effective Jan. 1, 2019.
The first term Schultz gave was that his termination would only be "for cause", which he defined as the conviction of a felony crime.
He requested too that his performance evaluations be made by the City Council, with input from the city manager.
Schultz addressed the area of conflict of interest in his performance evaluation and any personnel issues concerning him. In the memorandum, Schultz requested that "City Council members who previously worked for the police department shall be entirely recused from the performance evaluation process"; having "any input or involvement or be present" in, or able to get knowledge of the terms of either the performance evaluation of him or the dealings of personnel issues with him, including but not limited to the "investigations into allegation(s) of misconduct."
Essentially, Schultz requested that any City Council members who have worked with the police department before would stay separate from any personnel dealings he had with the city. That would preclude City Councilman Doug Schossow from participating.
Schultz addressed more general terms of his employment as well, requesting that he be able to determine his working schedule, have an assigned vehicle for professional and personal use "due to the need to be available 24/7" and have a benefits package that is the same as the non-police, full-time and paid city employees.
For professional and training conferences, Schultz asked that he be paid the cost to attend, on city time, at least two professional conferences per year and any training conferences he deems necessary. Schultz cited the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police conferences as two regular annual professional conferences.
Schultz's remaining points addressed the terms of his termination. He requested that he be able to resign voluntarily with at least two weeks' notice and the guarantee that he be given a positive reference when leaving. If the city terminated his contract, Schultz requested a severance package to include 12 month's salary; 12 months of continued contributions into his Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) account; and a positive reference.
Chief Schultz explained his process for compiling these 11 points. He said he spoke with colleagues, officials and others who gave him recommendations and some who suggested he make this request.
"There's 11 bullet points. That was derived from input from many sources, to include local elected officials, appointed officials, coworkers and a publication called 'Command Performance: A Career Guide for Police Executives,'" Schultz said.
"I received a lot of input and a lot of ideas, suggestions that I make that request and include those points," he continued.
Schultz said he also considered the contracts of fellow law enforcement chiefs and others within the state of Colorado.
"I found several around the state, for other chief law enforcement executives, and that was also some of the items that I used, was from their contracts," he explained.
Schultz provided his experience and tenure within the field of law enforcement as reasoning for the terms he has requested. He said he has served in law enforcement for 46 years, as a chief of police for 24 of them. He cited his past service within CACP as president and as chairman of three of their committees, his recognition as Chief of the Year, and his appointment to four state committees by the governor.
Schultz has been with the Fort Morgan Police Department since 2017. He also cited the progress of the department during his tenure, including its recent accreditation, training, grants, reportedly improved reputation and department restructuring, among others.
Schultz declined to comment further on the terms he presented, since he said negotiations are ongoing over the contract.
Brennan said that if a contract comes together, it would need to be approved by City Council in an open session. He also stated that the contract is in the preliminary stages and that it has not yet been added as an agenda item for a future City Council meeting.
Schultz described the memo as a 'starting point' in the process.
"We're still in negotiations. Nothing has been agreed upon. That memo was strictly a starting point, we'll see where it goes," Schultz explained. "We're still in negotiations and I'm not sure where it's going to go."
Schultz explained the multiple layers of consideration he took to make this request.
"It came from a variety of sources, and again, 2E passed to be effective shortly after Jan. 1, and all appointed officials have a contract."
Though Schultz said that 2E was to be effective the first of this year, the City Council discussed previously that no date terms were on the ballot question and that they believed it would not automatically go into effect January 1, 2019.
A working group of the city attorney, city manager, public information officer, mayor and mayor pro tem, along with two citizens, is working on proposed revisions to the city charter to enact the changes needed to put 2E into effect.
After it was first discussed at the public City Council meeting on Dec. 4, the working group was tasked with returning to the Council with proposed changes by February.


text:
PeaceCast
PeaceCast is a podcast produced in Washington by Americans for Peace Now, the sister-organization of Israel's preeminent peace movement, exploring issues and trends relating to peace and security for Israel, focusing on Israel's conflict with the Palestinians and efforts to resolve it. If you care about Israel, about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, about Israel's future as a democracy and a Jewish state, this podcast is for you. Episodes feature experts, activists, advocates and scholars whose work or passion is Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Facebook Twitter Email RSS Feed
Please visit the Americans for Peace Now webpage to learn more.
Visit here to subscribe to our Weekly Update email
#106: Annexation as Poison Pill
Joel Singer was the Israeli legal architect of the Oslo Agreements. He is an expert on annexation and what it means for Israel and prospects for peace.
His full biography is available on his web site, where he runs a blog, which includes an article referred to in this conversation.
To support this podcast please donate here: https://peacenow.org/donate
#105: Trump's Deal - Palestinian Perspective
This episode features a conversation with Daoud Kuttab, a veteran Palestinian journalist who splits his time between the West Bank and Amman, Jordan. He is the Director-General of the Community Media Network in Amman and a regular contributor to leading publications in both English and Arabic.
Check out his and his very active Twitter account and his web site
#104: Voting Peace at the WZO
Hadar Susskind is a longtime activist and Jewish nonprofit professional. Currently, he is the campaign director for Hatikvah Slate, a slate that several progressive Jewish organizations – including Americans for Peace Now – have put together to run for the World Zionist Congress.
Hatikvah's web site
Haaretz story about Hatikvah Slate and the WZO elections
#103: Omar Shakir on HRW's New Report
This episode features a conversation with Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch. Shakir investigates and documents human rights abuses in Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip.
We talked about his recent deportation from Israel and about Human Rights Watch's new report, Born Without Civil Rights.
Omar's bio: https://www.hrw.org/about/people/omar-shakir
A link to the report: https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/palestine1219_web_0.pdf
PeaceCast's April 9th, 2018 interview with Omar: https://peacenow.libsyn.com/38-snipers-on-the-gaza-border


Rally the crowd with a Red Number 1 Foam Visor!
Accent your spirit attire with this Red Number 1 Foam Visor and show off your school color for the big game, pep rally or parade. These fun visors can be sold at your events to raise money for your school or team. The Red Number 1 Foam Visor will be personalized with your own wording and features a hand with the index finger pointing up that will stand tall against your forehead.


When the 2017 Festival Programme was announced this stood out amongst the opera offerings after the Budapest's glorious Nozze di Figaro in 2015. This Don Giovanni isn't quite as outstanding but it is still very good.
In my past experience this is a really difficult opera to stage – I've sat through poor attempts from Tim Albery at Scottish Opera, Rufus Norris at English National Opera and Kaspar Holten at the Royal Opera. This felt rather less of a staging than the Figaro. There are a couple of raised platforms of different heights with stairs at the two back corners of the reduced playing area. Other than that set is provided by a troupe of young actors, dressed to look (it seemed to me) like classical statuary. This provides some lovely moments – for example the carriage they form to carry in Zerlina on her first entrance, and the descent into hell where they form a writhing body of grasping hands like something out of an Old Master painting dragging down Don Giovanni works better than any other staging I've seen (though the blackout should come before they leave the stage it being otherwise too obvious (at least from the Upper Circle) that Giovanni is walking off unharmed. But at other times Ivan Fischer (who directs as well as conducts) seems less sure what to do with them, and particularly when acting as walls and balconies, impressively dexterous though they are, I didn't think it was as effective as the similar device in the recent Opera North Billy Budd. Fischer is also uneven in his direction of the principals. Overall I felt they came across as more convincing and moving characters than in any of those fully staged productions I mentioned, but there are still missed psychological depths here. In particular, I didn't think anyone had quite decided what has happened to Donna Anna in that opening attack, which is rather crucial. There are also a few clumsily managed escapes (most notably Leporello sneaking off at one point in Act Two), and Giovanni failing to recognise Elvira in their first scene in Act One was also not convincing.
What sustains what seemed to me more of a stand and deliver version than the Figaro are the musical standards, which are overall high. The finest single moment for me was Laura Aikin's (Donna Anna) great Act One aria – a demonstration of controlled power, dynamic range, and emotional singing of the highest order. Christopher Maltman's Don Giovanni is also strongly and characterfully sung with a nice insouciance of manner. His uneasy partnership with Leporello (sung with authority and character by Jose Fardilha) was also well brought out. Some of the others took, I thought, a little time to settle. Lucy Crowe's Donna Elvira didn't quite have the same precision and beauty commanded by Aikin but strengthened as the evening progressed. Jeremy Ovenden's Ottavio was a little thin voiced to my ear, and I wasn't quite as impressed by him as many of the rest of the audience.
The singers were supported by generally marvellous playing from the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Ivan Fischer. They brought a sense of forward momentum, of sweep while still finding what I think of as the Mozartian melancholy ache, and knowing when to linger and make more of a particular moment of beauty or feeling. Just occasionally in Act One pit and stage were not wholly in harmony, and I sometimes thought Fischer wanted to go faster than his singers were altogether comfortable with.
Taken altogether this is another very fine evening, and certainly far more satisfying dramatically than many other fully staged versions. Two performances remain. Well worth catching.


Our privacy is our business and your privacy is also very important to us. When you provide us with information we expect it to be for us only. Your privacy is our responsibility and our privacy safeguard also depends on your action and business plan. It is for your information that privacy of each others will generate better and reliable business. We maintain strict controls over information you provide to us. Our policies are subjected to change but not the right to privacy. We will never share, sell or otherwise distribute your any personal information under any circumstances. This includes your name, address, telephone number, credit card information, bank information, race, gender or any other sensitive personal information. We will share information as per our contract and will not include people/company from outside our system. You also provide us with your name, postal addresses, e-mail address and telephone numbers when registering. This information is used strictly for our office use only. Your privacy is very important to us.
We do not sell, rent, or loan it's mailing list to any other organization or third parties. The information you provide, such as your address, e-mail address, and telephone number, is only used by us to ensure accurate and timely processing of orders. Everything is kept confidential and we will remove any information concerning you from our files at your request.
When visitors or members send email inquiries to our website, the return email address is used to answer the email inquiry we receive. We do not use the return email address for any other purpose and do not share the return email address with any third party. We may retain these emails for our records, only for use as a reference.
If you submit a testimonial, you should be aware that any personally identifiable information you submit, such as your name, website, e-mail ID or contact number may be displayed on our site, where it could potentially be used by third parties to contact you, or send you unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in a testimonial. Although, as a policy as of now, in your personal interest we have decided not to mention any personal information besides your first name.
At some websites described within our product, you can purchase products and services or register to receive materials, such as a newsletter. You can decide whether or not to use these sites or services at your own discretion.


text:
Lambda Telescopii (λ Tel, λ Telescopii) é uma estrela na constelação de Telescopium.

Lambda Telescopii é uma estrela da sequência principal de classe A com magnitude aparente 4,840. Está a aproximadamente 531 anos-luz da Terra.

Referências

Constelação de Telescopium
Estrelas de classe A da sequência principal


To see all newly approved IGFA Slams & Trophy Fish clubs since February 21, 2019 please view this PDF.
IGFA Lifetime Member Brent Evans recently made angling history by becoming the first angler to complete every one of the IGFA's Grand Slam Clubs. Evans' first Grand Slam came in 2014 when he caught a largemouth, smallmouth, rock, spotted and white bass in the same day to complete the very rare Bass Fantasy Slam. Since then, Evans has racked up more than 100 Bass Slam Clubs – more than any other angler in IGFA history. Along the way, Brent also managed to accomplish the remaining seven IGFA Grand Slams, all of which are shown below.
The IGFA congratulates Brent Evans on this significant angling achievement and thanks him for his continued support of the organization, its mission and the sport of angling. To learn more about the IGFA's Slam & Trophy Club programs, please visit: https://igfa.org/angler-recognition/.
Angler, Randy Strauss is the latest member to join the prestigious IGFA Billfish Royal Slam Club. Strauss began his quest with a black marlin that he caught fishing out of Cairns, Australia in 1989, over the next nine years he fished Florida, Hawaii, Costa Rico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Mexico to catch the remaining eight fish he needed to complete his Royal Slam. Randy completed his quest the day after Christmas while fishing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico where he caught the striped marlin he needed to join the exclusive fraternity of anglers that have accomplished the same feat.
Congratulations to angler Mason Hallberg on becoming the newest member of the IGFA's Trophy Roosterfish Club! Hallberg was fishing off Los Suenos, Costa Rica on May 21, 2017, when he caught and released this impressive 55-inch rooster. Because there are no time limits on submitting applications for the IGFA's Trophy Fish Clubs, Hallberg's claim was recently approved and his certificate mailed out. Learn more about the IGFA's Trophy Fish Clubs here: https://igfa.org/trophy-fish-clubs/.


text:
How Well Do You Remember 1999? Take Our 40-Question Music Quiz
By Andrew Unterberger
Getty; Design by Jessica Xie
Britney Spears, Destiny's Child and Backstreet Boys in 1999.
Following our Billboard staff-picked list of the 99 greatest songs of 1999, we're writing this week about some of the stories and trends that defined the year for us. Here, we give you the chance to test your turn-of-the-century might with our definitive 1999 quiz, gauging your musical knowledge of all things '99.
If you've been following Billboard this week, you know we've been spending a lot of time flashing back to the final year of the 21st century -- an impossibly dynamic year in pop history, which in just 12 months managed to give us enough musical memories for a lifetime.
But how well have you actually retained those memories? Well, here's your chance to find out: We've got a 40-question quiz -- divided into general knowledge, lyrics, music videos and of course, the Billboard charts -- to separate the All-Stars from the scrubs when it comes to '99 trivia. Best of luck, and see you next week back in the new millennium.
Chart Beat
Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 & More Chart News | Billboard News


A group of female police officers in Karonga on Tuesday made a donation to Lusubilo Orphan Care in the district.
The Officer in Charge for Karonga Police Station Sekani Tembo led the group which is known as Karonga Police Women Network.
The items donated were soap, sugar, clothes, kitchen utensils and toys for nursery school children. The items are worth close to K500,000.
During the visit, the police officers told children at the orphanage the importance of going to school as one of the weapons of defeating poverty.
The children were also advised to have moral behaviour and report to police any kind of abuse rendered to them.
Presenting the donation, the Karonga Police Officer In-Charge told the children that being orphans does not mean the end of everything and God will not leave them alone.
The Officer in Charge then advised the staff members who are taking care of the children to make sure that their good job of caring children should continue and the items donated to the children should be given to the real beneficiaries without favouritism.
Sister Beatrice Chipeta who is the founder of Lusubilo Orphan Care appreciated the Karonga Police Women Network for being exemplary to the general public by donating such kind of items.
According to Sister Chipeta, Lusubilo Orphan Care was opened in 1997 and currently it is accommodating 97 children of which 50 are girls.
Most of the children are from Karonga, Chitipa and some parts of Rumphi districts.
my name is Elizabeth Musonda and I am from kenya,I was one of those millions of people around the world suffering from HIV/AIDS and and i was healed through the help of doctor abumen, I was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 2010, I had no hope and felt useless. All these negative feelings quickly suppressed my body immune system and my body started to deteriorate quickly with physical signs of rapid weight loss, my story began to change for good when i met DR ABUMEN through a man's testimony, he sent me an herbal medicine which i took for some days, after taking the medicine according to doctor's instruction I went to the hospital to get my blood tested for HIV/AIDS. The doctors were amazed when my first blood test result came back negative. They asked me to go back again for another test, which I did and the result came back negative. The doctors could not believe still,To cut the story short, "DR ANUMEN HERBAL MEDICINE HEALED ME COMPLETELY WITHOUT A TRACE OF THE DEADLY HIV/AIDS VIRUS IN MY BLOOD" am so happy, am sharing this to the world to save some lives, believe me there is a cure, you can contact dr abumen on his email address doctorabumen@gmail.com and you can also call his number which is +2347085071418.
Fellow Malawians, when will we learn to appreciate good deeds done by others? Most of us are haste to condemn and yet very slow to offer. If u cant manage to help, just remain good to others, recognise their effort and appreciate them.
Ndizomwe adataya chaponda pomwe amapita kuzambia ukagula chimanga ndizomwe apolice agulila katundu ameneyo.munthu salulandila nde yonthandizila mzake ayitenga kuti?
Za ma fine a magalimoto opanda misonkho zimenezo. Wa police angatuluse wamba zake?


Let's begin with the station where, on the 29th of December, 1995 a symbolic red ribbon was cut. This is how a typical entry to the metro looks.
Kommunarovskaya Station is a typical example of the architecture of the 80's. Since the station was the most finished before the break down of the Soviet Union, its architecture remained virtually untouched. Previously, instead of energy-saving lamps there were those old fluorescent lamps shaped like "U" after looking at which modern lamps seem a bit ridiculous.
Initially all stations were quite different in design. Now the only thing they differ in is the color of arches. Pictured: Zavodskaya Station.
The station seems to have the calmest and the most pleasant color and unusual lamps.
Vokzalnaya Station. Because of the large diameter of its columns it's sometimes mistakenly called pylon when in fact it's column.
And this is what is usually left behind the scenes. The remote control of a train dispatcher with an old mnemonic display.
Glowing yellow lights above "PK55" indicate the train which drops off the passengers at a station.
The depot located between an industrial zone and a private sector.
The trains in Dnepropetrovsk have only three cars and seem quite ridiculous on the territory of a huge depot.
The blue building belongs to the administration. The big gray building on the right is a repair shop.
The naves of the depot.
The ditches for rolling stock.
The bridges and ditches for maintenance and repair.
Traction engines taken off the cars.
The platform with the stairs for an escalator.
One of the cars prepared for being repaired.
A neighboring part of the shop.
The system of transportation of wheel sets from shop to shop.
Some more pictures of the depot.
Now let's speak a little about the history of the metro.
In the 60-80's, there was a boom in the construction of subways in the Soviet Union. The cities with the population of a million people got the precious right to build them. By the end of the 70's Dnepropetrovsk had already had the millionth man, but still couldn't count on its construction… One of the indispensable conditions was the fact that the city had to be opened for foreigners but Dnepropetrovsk wasn't (the reason is one of the forges of the Cold War, the Yuzhny machine building plant, located there). Eventually the local authorities somehow managed to convince Brezhnev in the city's urgent need in the construction of a metro and on December 25, 1995 it was finally opened.
Pictured: the project of Metallurgov Station.
A solemn meeting in honor of the construction of mine shaft № 4.
According to the project, the first section consisted of 6 stations.
In the picture you can see one of the designed schemes.


In January we invited Bates + Miranda from Duration up to Leeds to brew a West Coast DIPA.
Duration is nestled in ancient woodlands midway along the Nar Valley Pilgrim Trail. In the ruins of an old priory and by the banks of a chalk river, with seasonal camping and a variety of accommodation close by. Miranda and Bates are restoring the building to its former glory, while building a destination brewhouse.
They hung up their project manager hats for the day and hopped on the train up to Leeds to join us at the brewery.
We brewed an old school West Coast DIPA with OGs Simcoe, Centennial and Colombus and aimed for a whole host of piney bitterness and throwback fruit flavours.
It's like drinking a DIPA 5 years ago. And we're really enjoying it.
We're launching the beer over Craft Beer Rising weekend with our friends at Mother Kellys with a joint tap takeover. See you there for a few beers!
The beer will be launching in Leeds at the brewery on Friday 22nd February at 4pm. It will then be available online and from your favourite bars and bottle shops the following week.


text:
Q: Can't write to table using TYPO3 v7 forms I've tried installing the "Form PostProcessor for DB Inserts" extension for TYPO3 to allow forms to post data to a table.
The test example in the documentation works well and allows a form to add a new user to the fe_users table.
However, if I create a new table, that copies the structure of fe_users, when I try to write to it using the form builder, I get a non-specific error.
Could I be having permission issues with writing to certain tables?
using: TYPO3 v7.6.18 and ext_form: 7.6.0

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


BMW Certified, CARFAX 1-Owner, LOW MILES - 21,546! Heated Seats, Moonroof, All Wheel Drive, Power Liftgate, iPod/MP3 Input, Dual Zone A/C, Onboard Communications System, CD Player, POWER FRONT BUCKET SEATS, PANORAMIC MOONROOF, TRANSMISSION: 8-SPEED STEPTRONIC AUTO... HEATED FRONT SEATS, Turbo Charged Engine READ MORE!KEY FEATURES INCLUDEAll Wheel Drive, Power Liftgate, Turbocharged, iPod/MP3 Input, CD Player, Onboard Communications System, Aluminum Wheels, Dual Zone A/C. OPTION PACKAGESPANORAMIC MOONROOF, DRIVER ASSISTANCE PACKAGE Rear View Camera, Park Distance Control, HEATED FRONT SEATS, TRANSMISSION: 8-SPEED STEPTRONIC AUTOMATIC (STD), POWER FRONT BUCKET SEATS 8-way power adjustable front seats w/2-way manual headrests (STD). BMW xDrive28i with Deep Sea Blue Metallic exterior and Beige SensaTec interior features a 4 Cylinder Engine with 240 HP at 5000 RPM*. EXPERTS CONCLUDEEdmunds.com's review says Room for front passengers is ample by every measure, while rear legroom is downright generous and pairs with a truly comfortable seat.. Great Gas Mileage: 28 MPG Hwy. BUY WITH CONFIDENCEUnlimited Miles for 1-Year plus the balance of original new vehicle warranty (4-Year/50,000-Miles), 24-Hour BMW Roadside Assistance, Comprehensive Inspection and Reconditioning, Trip-Interruption Services, Trip-Planning Services OUR OFFERINGSIt's one thing to create a vehicle. It's quite another thing to create a category. Today, the BMW 328i Sedan continues to define the segment with razor-sharp lines, 230 horses, and a 6-cylinder engine that adds even more power and to its agility. (www.bmw.com) Horsepower calculations based on trim engine configuration. Fuel economy calculations based on original manufacturer data for trim engine configuration. Please confirm the accuracy of the included equipment by calling us prior to purchase.


text:
Anaxyrus terrestris est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Bufonidae.

Répartition
Cette espèce est endémique de l'Est des États-Unis. Elle se rencontre dans la plaine côtière dans le sud-est de la Virginie, dans l'est de la Caroline du Nord, dans l'Est de la Caroline du Sud, dans le sud de la Géorgie, en Floride, en Alabama, au Mississippi et dans l'Est de la Louisiane.

Description
Les mâles mesurent de 42 à  et les femelles de 44 à .

Galerie

Publication originale
 Bonnaterre, 1789 : Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Erpétologie.

Liens externes

Notes et références

Anoure (nom scientifique)
Bufonidae
Faune endémique des États-Unis


First a big thank you to the PCLinuxOS 2007 community for providing their time to put together such a fine Operating System. If you want to learn more about PCLinuxOS 2007 you can go to the following web site..
So with so many people saying how great PCLinuxOS was I was off to get the Live CD for a look see. Soon after downloading the CD image I was looking at the PCLinuxOS desktop. I have to say one thing that impresses me about a lot of these Live CD's is how well they work and how good it is to have a Live CD that isn't loaded up with a bunch of stuff. Having said that there is quite a few programs to look at on the PCLinuxOS Live CD.
I should say I didn't bother to install PCLinuxOS to my hard drive since I already have Ubuntu setup on it and didn't want to have another OS on there since I was happy with how I had Ubuntu working.
As you can see in the image below you have the PCLinuxOS desktop that uses KDE and I like the look of that for the most part. What I really like about the KDE desktop is the superkaramba program thats made to work under KDE, you can have some cool looking widgets loaded up on your screen that you simply can't get under the Gnome desktop. Under the Gnome desktop I use gdesklets and that does serve its purpose but none of the PlugIns for it that come stock with the program look as good as the ones that come with superkaramba.
The image below is the stock desktop but with a superkaramba plugin running on the right hand side of the screen. As you can see in the screen shot the plugin for superkaramba displays loads of information about your system. The plugin your seeing in this image wasn't the best looking plugin but the one I like the most I forgot the name of and couldn't find it to take a screen shot of it.
Now onto the codecs, PCLinuxOS does come ready to go in terms of being able to play mp3 files and movie files. Along with all that it also has flash and java installed as well so all your web sites should function just right.
Below is a screen shot of FireFox displaying youtube and as you can see in the image the flash video is working fine. I tried a few other media heavy sites such as gamespot and it to displayed with no troubles at all and everything was where it should be on the web page.
The only complaint I have about PCLinuxOS is the fact it doesn't come with VLC. For those that don't know, VLC means Means Video Lan Client and I think it's one if not the best video player out there. The best thing about VLC is it supports pretty much any video format out there and you don't need loads of programs to handle all the different formats. Having said that the default movie players in PCLinuxOS seem to work fairly well.
If you would like to install VLC you can do so by loading up the Synaptic package manager and in the search box type in VLC and you should come back with the program and then you can right click on it and mark it for installation. After you mark the package for installation you hit the apply button and the package will be downloaded and installed.
On the Audio side of things once again you have several choices there as well. I would have liked to have seen XMMS included with some of them choices but again you can add that program via the Synaptic package manager.
On a side note here if your running PCLinuxOS and are wondering how to access other windows computers on your network here is what you do. Hit the little house icon on the bottom of the desktop that will load Konqueror up. Once Konqueror has been loaded up hit the system icon on the left hand side of the Konqueror screen. When you do this you will see a list of stuff show up on the left hand side of the screen. Click on the remote places and then you will see a Samba Shares icon double click that and you should see the windows computer.
When you access the windows computer you will have access to a couple of windows folders that you can put stuff into. On the windows machine if you open windows explorer up and select My Computer and then select Shared Documents you should see the same folders that you seen in Konqueror under PCLinuxOS.
Being able to access the windows folders is good if you want to move some stuff to PCLinuxOS, for example some media files to play.
I can see why some people don't like Ubuntu because of the codec problem but on the same hand it's not really that big of a problem any more. It only takes a few minutes to install VLC and XMMS under Ubuntu and when you do that you should have all your media needs taken care of in terms of playback of videos and Audio. Likewise to install flash into Firefox under Ubuntu only takes a couple of more minutes.
In conclusion PCLinuxOS is a great distribution for the users who may be just coming from windows and want to see what Linux has to offer but really don't want to invest any time into it until the user sees if it's worth it or not. If your one of these users then its probably worth your time looking into PCLinuxOS..