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More Amusement at the Arcade
In my previous blog article I discussed the similarity of the approaches adopted by the courts in both England and Delaware in two valuation disputes. The English case, Barclays v Christie, Owens and Davies concerned the valuation of adjoining amusement arcades in the seaside town of Great Yarmouth. This had some further interesting facets which will resonate with many valuers.
The first point concerns the suitability and credibility of one of the valuation experts called to give evidence. The expert witness appointed for the claimant bank was criticised during the trial for relying on a report and valuation that had been largely prepared by a former colleague. The judge commented that it would have been far better if the expert had spelled out the extent to which he was reliant on this work. He found the extent of that reliance was considerable, and diluted the expert's claimed experience and expertise. Because of this reliance, the witness was not as familiar with some of the underlying material as he otherwise would have been, and this caused him to make mistakes about that material under cross examination.
The same expert's impartiality was also challenged on the grounds that he had advised the administrators of the borrower company on the sale of the Arcades. On this point the judge expressed surprise that the bank had chosen an expert whose previous involvement presented an obvious risk of lack of impartiality and conflict of interest. It would lead to a suggestion of inconsistency if the expert were to value the Arcades for the purpose of his evidence in a way that was out of line with his previous advice on value in the sale proceedings. There was a clear and obvious danger that he would not approach his role as witness with a completely open mind, but would instead be inclined, consciously or unconsciously, to express views which accorded with his previous advice to the administrators.
In spite of his criticisms of the bank's expert the judge did not reject his evidence out of hand but indicated that he could not give some of his views as much weight as he might have done otherwise. While ultimately the judge found in favour of the bank, in other circumstances the appointment of an expert witness who relied on the work of others for his evidence and with question marks about his objectivity could have been fatal to their case.
The next point was a claim by the defendant valuers that the bank should have questioned the validity of assumptions made in the report before relying on the valuation. The assumptions made by the valuer included that: (a) the information provided was correct, (b) current trade was maintainable with the existing equipment and trade inventory, and (c) current market and normal trading conditions prevailed. The bank did not revert to the valuer and ask for its views on value without these assumptions, and it was argued that this showed that the bank had not relied on the valuation, or had not done so reasonably.
The judge was quite scathing in dismissing this assertion. He considered that there was an air of unreality about the suggestion that a prudent lender would have queried the assumptions. He also observed that querying the assumption that "current market and normal trading conditions would prevail" would lead to almost endless possibilities as to what might be substituted, and what effect that would have on value. It would not assist unless there was some reason to believe that market and trading conditions were likely to change in a material way, in which case it would be reasonable to expect the valuer to have based its valuations on that alternative premise in the first place.
The legal point determined here is, of course, consistent with the requirements of valuation standards. The valuation in question was carried out under the RICS Red Book, which has the same proviso as the International Valuation Standards (IVSs) that all assumptions made in a valuation must be reasonable to accept as fact in the context of the assignment without specific verification. Consequently, if the valuer in this case had reason to believe that any of the assumptions made were contrary to fact then either the assumption should not have been made or the matter drawn to the attention of the client bank. Valuation standards put the onus of determining whether an assumption is reasonable on the valuer, not the client.
The final point may only have been minor in the context of the case before the court but I highlight it because it again is consistent with the provisions of the IVSs. Counsel for the defendant valuer argued that limiting terms and conditions included in the report could be deemed to be incorporated into the contract to provide the valuation because the bank had raised no objection to them and had paid the valuer's fee. The relevant condition was that the valuer had been provided with various information by the Bank and the borrower, had relied on that information and assumed it to be correct, and could take no responsibility "for any mis-statement, omission or misrepresentation made to it". The judge was sceptical of this argument, although added that even if there was a deemed acceptance, he could not see how the particular condition would mitigate the valuer's liability for its own negligence.
The IVSs, and for that matter the Red Book, require terms and conditions to be confirmed to the client before the report is finalised. This gives the client an opportunity to question any condition before the agreed service is provided, and from the valuer's perspective means that, subject to those conditions being reasonable, they stand a much greater chance of being considered by a court as part of the contract even if the client has not explicitly agreed to the terms in writing.
The judge's unwillingness in this case to accept that, even if deemed to be part of the contract, a generalised exclusion of responsibility for any mis-statement or misrepresentation of information could not limit the valuer's liability is also echoed in the valuation standards. These provide that it is the responsibility of the valuer to design a "scope of work", including all limitations and exclusions, that is appropriate for the purpose for which the valuation is required. And when information provided by another is to be relied upon, the standards also require the valuer to consider the credibility of that information. After all, the valuer is being relied upon as an expert and can reasonably expected to have a view on whether information provided is credible or not.
So, apart from the central issue of ensuring that your valuation is properly researched and prepared with due care, what are the other lessons from this case? It has emphasised the importance of ensuring that before any accepting any appointment as an expert witness a valuer must be meticulous in considering and disclosing any past involvement that may conflict with their duty to provide an impartial opinion to the court, and that any assistance required from others in reaching that opinion is limited in scope and fully understood. It has also highlighted the importance of adhering to valuation standards by ensuring that the limitations in the terms of engagement and any assumptions to be made are reasonable having regard to the purpose for which the valuation is required and are notified to the client in advance of the report.
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One of the world's most famous yet least visited archaeological sites, Easter Island is a small, hilly, now treeless island of volcanic origin. Located in the Pacific Ocean at 27 degrees south of the equator, some 2200 miles (3600 kilometers) off the coast of Chile, the island is 63 square miles in size and has extinct volcanoes rising to 1500 feet.
In the early 1950s, the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl (famous for his Kon-Tiki raft voyages across the oceans) popularized the idea that the island, called Rapa Nui by the natives, had been originally settled by advanced societies of Indians from the coast of South America. Extensive archaeological, ethnographic, and linguistic research has conclusively shown this hypothesis to be inaccurate. It is now recognized that the original inhabitants of Easter Island are of Polynesian stock (DNA extracts from skeletons have recently confirmed this), that they most probably came from the Marquesas or Society islands, and that they
arrived around AD 380 to 400. At the time of their arrival, the island was entirely covered in thick forests and was teeming with land birds. It was the richest seabird breeding site in Polynesia and probably in the whole Pacific. Within a matter of centuries this profusion of wildlife was entirely destroyed by the islanders' way of life. The reasons are today eminently clear. It is estimated that the original colonists, who were quite probably lost at sea, arrived in just a few canoes and numbered fewer than 100. Because of the plentiful bird, fish, and plant food sources, the population grew rapidly and gave rise to a rich religious and artistic culture. However, the resource needs of the growing population inevitably outpaced the island's capacity to renew itself ecologically and the ensuing environmental degradation triggered a social and cultural collapse. Pollen records show that the destruction of the forests was well under way by the year 800, just a few centuries after the start of the first settlement. These forest trees were extremely important to the islanders, being used for fuel, for the construction
of houses and ocean-fishing canoes, and as rollers for transporting the great stone statues. By the 1400s the forests had been entirely cut, the rich ground cover had eroded away, the springs had dried up, and the vast flocks of birds coming to roost on the island had long since disappeared. With no logs to build canoes for offshore fishing, with depleted bird and wildlife food sources, and with declining crop yields because of the erosion of good soil, the nutritional intake of the people plummeted. First famine, then cannibalism, set in. Because the island could no longer feed the chiefs, bureaucrats, and priests who kept the complex society running, chaos resulted, and by 1700 the population dropped to between one-quarter and one-tenth of its former number. During the mid 1700s rival clans began to topple each other's stone statues. By 1864 the last of the statues was thrown down and desecrated.
Easter Island was unknown to Europeans until 1722 when it was accidentally sailed upon by the Dutch admiral, Jacob Roggeveen, on Easter Day. The barren lands and social strife that Roggeveen first recorded make it difficult to imagine the extraordinary culture that had flowered on the island during the previous 1400 years. That culture's most famous features are its enormous stone statues called moai, more than 200 of which once stood upon massive stone platforms called ahu. At least 700 more moai statues, in various stages of completion, are scattered around the island, either in quarries or along ancient roads between the quarries and the coastal areas where the statues were most often erected. Nearly all the moai are carved from the tough stone of the Rano Raraku volcano. The average statue is 14 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 14 tons; some moai were as large as 33 feet and weighed more than 80 tons (one statue only partially quarried from the bedrock was 65 feet long and would have weighed an estimated 270 tons). The moai and ahu were in use as early as AD 700, but the great majority were carved and erected between AD 1000 and 1500. Depending upon the size of the statue, between 50 and 150 people were needed to drag it across the countryside on sleds and rollers made from the island's trees. While many of the statues were toppled during the clan wars of the 1600 and 1700s, other statues fell over and cracked while being transported across the island. Recent research has shown that certain statue sites, particularly the most important ones with great ahu platforms, were periodically ritually dismantled and reassembled with ever larger statues. A small number of the moai were once capped with "crowns" or "hats" of red volcanic stone. The meaning and purpose of these capstones is not known, but archaeologists have suggested that the moai thus marked were of pan-island ritual significance or perhaps sacred to a particular clan. Scholars are unable to definitively explain the function and use of the moai statues. It is assumed that their carving and erection derived from an idea rooted in similar practices found elsewhere in Polynesia but which evolved in a unique way on Easter Island. Archaeological and iconographic analysis indicates that the statue cult was based on an ideology of male, lineage-based authority incorporating anthropomorphic symbolism. The statues were thus symbols of authority and power, both religious and political. But they were not only symbols. To the people who erected and used them, they were actual repositories of sacred spirit. All carved objects in ancient Polynesian religions were, when properly fashioned and ritually prepared, believed to be charged by a magical spiritual essence called mana. The ahu platforms of Easter Island were the sanctuaries of the people of Rapa Nui, and the moai statues were the ritually charged sacred objects of those sanctuaries. While the statues have been toppled and re-erected over the centuries, and while great social and environmental calamity afflicted the island, the mana or spiritual presence of Rapa Nui is still strongly present at the ahu sites and atop the sacred volcanoes.
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Maison Villeroy is home to one of the most exclusive private membership clubs in Paris. Here's what's in store for the brand's next outpost, coming soon to Manhattan.
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Words by Jennifer Leigh Parker
A few steps away from the Champs-Elysées, between Avenue Montaigne and the river Seine, you'll find a tony little side street called Rue Jean Goujon. This is where fashion's power players, including Bernard Arnault, Chief Executive Officer of the luxury giant LVMH, go to work. Behind a secure rod-iron gate, you'll also find one of the city's most elite private clubs. Bienvenue chez Maison Villeroy.
Open in earnest since September 2021, Maison Villeroy is the latest example of a hotel, restaurant, and members-only club hybrid designed to satisfy the needs of guests in a pandemic world. It's a model that's been around in Paris since the 17th century salons were held in private homes by members of high society. Now, with a renewed interest in privacy, small gatherings, and sophisticated service, the maison model is once again en vogue.
"The way we operate the hotel is like a villa. This could be your grand living room, rather than a hotel bar. Back in 1908, this was the center of the family Villeroy. This was their dining room," says Jacques Oudinot, COO of The Collection, holding court in the Belle Époque lounge over a breakfast of cacao-dusted cappuccino and impossibly fresh croissants. Having previously served as General Manager at the famous Hôtel de Crillon in Paris, Oudinot is well versed in the language of high-end hospitality.
These days that means hyper-personalized service. For example, in this 11-room bijoux hotel, there are 25 staff members helping to manage the whims and requests of only 50 member guests. The staff includes 12 trained butlers, so basically everyone gets butler service, instead of a traditional concierge or bellhop. "Our butlers will be here to welcome you, escort you to your room, book a restaurant, or serve you lunch at the restaurant. He's your one point of contact. So you know him and he knows you," adds Oudinot.
It's over-the-top, even for The Collection, the luxury property management company which operates Maison Villeroy. Owned by Kirill Pisarev and backed by Wainbridge International, The Collection includes nine other properties in St Barth, London, Courchevel, Cap Ferrat, and New York. But Maison Villeroy was the first to test the hotel-club model, which is somewhat of a leap in Paris, where private members clubs do not enjoy the same cultural caché that you find in London or New York.
Annual membership fees are similar in range to Soho House, at $2,500 annually for the minimum membership (which does not include spa or gym access), and $5,000 for top tier members — which includes the spa, gym, and access to their sister club in New York. But that assumes you've passed the hurdles of initial acceptance. These include a written application, a referral letter by an existing member, and an entrance interview with the general manager. "We make sure that they really understand who we are, and that we understand who they are and what their intentions are. And we need to meet their expectations," adds Oudinot.
An apartment inside Maison Villeroy, Paris. Photo courtesy The Collection
Slated to open at 401 West in the West Village by January 2023, Maison Hudson is a serviced luxury residential apartment building designed by Danish architect Thomas Juul-Hansen, whose client list includes Jean-Georges Vongerichten and David Yurman. Embracing the multi-use mantra, it includes a full-service restaurant, spa, gym, and rooftop with views of the Statue of Liberty and the Hudson river.
With only 10 apartments, Maison Hudson is an intimate venue with limited capacity. In that sense, it's not in the same category as the sceney New York clubs like Casa Cipriani or Zero Bond, which host hundreds of guests at a time and maintain strong A-list demand.
Of course, the true New York make-it-here test will be the club's new restaurant Marius, with about 56 covers split between an indoor dining room and an outside courtyard. You must be a member or resident to eat here — unless, of course, management changes its mind after opening. Those lucky enough to get in will be treated to a provençale menu (a lot of olive oil and garlic) from the Michelin-starred chef Sebastien Sanjou, who also helms the kitchen in Paris at Villeroy. There, he is known for his vegetable-forward menu, which changes each week and upholds the tenets of classic French technique. While his Marius menu is yet to be revealed, we know he will not be importing any ingredients from France. In New York, as is de rigueur since chefs Daniel Humm and Dan Barber came onto the scene, all produce will be sourced from local farmers.
Overall, the club's premise plays directly to the strong coterie of Francophiles and Parisians in New York, who celebrate high-brow French hospitality for what it is. Sign up in Paris, and you're automatically a member in New York? Mais oui, merci.
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FROM THE DRAWING BOARD: John Higgins
Legendary artist and colourist takes readers behind-the-scenes on his Judge Dredd/Razorjack crossover series...
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For four decades, 2000 AD has been bringing you the galaxy's greatest stories from the world's best creators - its mix of action, humour, satire, and in-your-face storytelling has made it the award-winning, critically-acclaimed, globally-influencing comic it is today. But what goes into creating your weekly Thrills? How do artists go from script to finished page? In FROM THE DRAWING BOARD we meet the artists behind 2000 AD and get to watch them in action as they craft brand new Thrills for the Galaxy's Greatest Comic!
In the latest episode, legendary artist John Higgins takes us through his process on an episode of the Judge Dredd/Razorjack crossover,'This Corrosion', from the Judge Dredd Megazine. As well as discussing his process, he talks about his collaboration with colourist Sally Hurst...
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FROM THE DRAWING BOARD: PJ Holden
Fan-favourite artist demonstrates his inking techniques on an episode of Judge Dredd in the latest episode of 2000 AD's behind-the-scenes vid-cast
In the latest episode of From The Drawing Board, artist PJ Holden takes us through his process on an episode of Judge Dredd, beginning with his scanned-in pencil roughs and through his digital inking process.
Combining traditional drawing skills with digital tools, Holden shows how he puts together a page of artwork, adjusting his pencils as he inks, and adding depth and character with simple methods before sending the page on to colourist Quinton Winter.
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FROM THE DRAWING BOARD: Cam Kennedy
In a fascinating talk recorded at the University of Dundee, the veteran artist discusses his career, work, and process while drawing one of his trademark images of Judge Dredd.
One of 2000 AD's creators who should need no introduction, Cam Kennedy has been the artist on some of the most seminal stories in the Galaxy's Greatest Comic, including Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, and The VCs.
A huge influence on generations of comic book artists, Kennedy's work merged the gritty style of war comics with a knack for design that gave his work a dynamic - although grounded - simplicity.
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FROM THE DRAWING BOARD: Dave Kendall
Artist on the Dark Judges origin series Fall of Deadworld, Dave Kendall, takes us through his process
You cannot kill what doessssssss not live - the artist on the Dark Judges origin series Fall of Deadworld, Dave Kendall, takes us through his process on the latest story - from digital thumbnails to traditional pencilling to digital colours!
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From the Drawing Board: Tom Foster
The Judge Dredd and Storm Warning artist takes us into the mind behind the drawing
Being a comic book artist can be a tough job, but what of the mind behind the scribbling? Let's take a lesson From the Drawing Board given by Judge Dredd and Storm Warning artist Tom Foster in an episode dug out from beneath piles of dusty pages and decommissioned droids in the Thrill Archives of the 2000 AD Command Module...
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From the Drawing Board: Ian Kennedy
Dan Dare and Judge Dredd artist live draws The Mekon while discussing his career and process
Ian Kennedy is one of the longest working artists in the comics, known for his stunning cover and work on M.A.C.H. 1, Invasion, Ro-Busters, Dan Dare, and Judge Dredd, as well as for Eagle, Starlord, and Commando.
In a fascinating talk recorded at the University of Dundee in 2016, the veteran artist discusses his career, work, and process while painting a poster of Dan Dare's nemesis, The Mekon.
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FROM THE DRAWING BOARD: Scarlet Traces with D'Israeli
Matt Brooker talks about his process on his and Ian Edginton's War of ther Worlds-inspired series
Under his nom de plume of 'D'Israeli', Matt Brooker is one of the most popular artists at 2000 AD. In this episode of FROM THE DRAWING BOARD, he takes us through his stunning work on Scarlet Traces, in which he and Ian Edginton take up the story from HG Wells' War of the Worlds and create a world of fantastical alien technology, daring do, plucky underdogs, and old-fashioned political machinations.
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FROM THE DRAWING BOARD: 'Kingmaker' with Leigh Gallagher
First of a brand new vid series where we meet the artists behind the Galaxy's Greatest Comic!
For four decades, 2000 AD has been bringing you the galaxy's greatest stories from the world's best creators - its mix of action, humour, satire, and in-your-face storytelling has made it the award-winning, critically-acclaimed, globally-influencing comic it is today.
But what goes into creating your weekly Thrills? How do artists go from script to finished page?
In the first of a brand new vid series, we meet the artists behind 2000 AD and get to watch them in action as they craft brand new Thrills for the Galaxy's Greatest Comic!
Discover the process behind some of the best art in comics with FROM THE DRAWING BOARD!
In this episode, artist Leigh Gallagher takes us through his creation of the cover to 2000 AD Prog 2015 - out on 25th January - for his series with Ian Edginton, Kingmaker!
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MTB TraIl nearby Lagunas Glaciares de Neila natural area, in España and Quintanar de la Sierra population.
The largest locality in the area is Covaleda, with a population of 2,030 persons, at a distance of 14.417 kilometers	from the center of the map.
The nearest is Quintanar de la Sierra (1,831 persons), at a distance of 0.962 kilometers.
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Quintanar de la Sierra	( Population: 1,831 persons, At a distance of 0.962 kilometers from the center of the map)
Regumiel de la Sierra	( Population: 466 persons, At a distance of 4.997 kilometers from the center of the map)
Canicosa de la Sierra	( Population: 565 persons, At a distance of 6.028 kilometers from the center of the map)
Vilviestre del Pinar	( Population: 742 persons, At a distance of 6.241 kilometers from the center of the map)
Palacios de la Sierra	( Population: 875 persons, At a distance of 9.443 kilometers from the center of the map)
Duruelo de la Sierra	( Population: 1,384 persons, At a distance of 9.511 kilometers from the center of the map)
Neila	( Population: 249 persons, At a distance of 9.523 kilometers from the center of the map)
Covaleda	( Population: 2,030 persons, At a distance of 14.417 kilometers from the center of the map)
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QUINTANAR- REGUMIEL Y SUBIDA TAZAPLATA (at a distance of 0.001 kilometers)
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A Statement of Work is a document that describes what needs to be done in the agreed contract. Usually, the SOW is written in a precise and definitive language and This prevents any misinterpretations of terms and requirements.
An SOW covers the work requirements for a specific project and addresses the performance and design requirements at the same time. Whenever requirements are detailed or contained within a supplementary document, SOW makes reference to the specific document. The SOW defines the scope and the working agreements between two parties, typically between a client and a service provider. Therefore, SOW carries a legal gravity as well. In international trade, Statement of Work are used mainly with International Supply Contracts and International Services Contracts. See Vendor Agreement.


Drone Defence says it welcomes 'any legislation to improve airport safety' and it understands the rationale behind these recent announcements.
Richard Gill thinks drones have a lot to offer the UK market and with the right consolidation of resources can move forward even further this year.
The company's drone focused security system allows event planners and organisations to detect drones in excess of 6km away.


Using a mandolin, carefully slice fennel bulb.
Slice apple halves thinly then submerge in a bowl of water while finishing salad so they don't turn brown.
Mix dressing ingredients together and adjust to taste.
In a large bowl mix sliced fennel, apple slices (drained), spinach, and nuts. Toss with dressing and garnish with parsley.


(NaturalNews) A new study published in the American Diabetes Association journal Diabetes Care says that diabetics who are deficient in vitamin D have a significantly higher risk of dying from all causes or developing cardiovascular disease than those with higher levels of the vitamin. The findings support a multitude of current research on the importance of maintaining high blood levels of vitamin D, regardless of specific health conditions.
Dr. Christel Joergensen and her colleagues at the Steno Diabetes Center in Gentofte, Denmark, found that diabetics with blood levels of vitamin D lower than 13.9 nmol/L (5.6 ng/mL) are nearly twice as likely as those with levels above 13.9 nmol/L to develop heart disease. These same patients were more than twice as likely to die compared to those with higher levels.
However, average vitamin D levels among the 289 participants in the study hovered around 35.7 nmol/L (14.3 ng/mL), which is still far below Vitamin D Council recommendations of between 125-200 nmol/L (50-80 ng/mL). In other words, even those patients with levels above the threshold used in the study were still severely deficient in vitamin D.
According to the Vitamin D Council, spending 20 to 30 minutes in the summer sun produces roughly 10,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D in white skin, while other sources suggest up to 20,000 IU. Such levels are optimal, and are far higher than current government recommendations of 200 to 400 IU a day.


Still buzzing on airwaves, Pepenazi takes his signature song I Ain't Gat No Time, #iAGNT, many steps further by enlisting the lyrical prowess of FemceesMz Kiss, Lucy Q and Phlow to bring about the Female version of the track, supported by this banging video.
You are certainly in for a treat, enjoy! Director: Clarence A. Peters Location: Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria Produced by: HTEE ON THE BEAT.


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The 1975–76 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 73rd season in existence and the club's 44th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary
The club clinched its 17th league title, finishing five points above runners-up CF Barcelona. Despite Cruijff, Neeskens and Co. having a better offensive line, Real Madrid managed to counterweight that with a brilliant defensive line that ultimately won them the trophy. During the summer, a back up line reinforcement Juan Sol arrived from Valencia. being crucial for the team during the campaign.

In the European Cup, the squad reached the semi-finals, losing the tie against back-to-back Champions Bayern Munich. The club was eliminated early in the Copa del Generalísimo round of 16 by underdogs CD Tenerife, despite playing the decisive match at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.

Squad

Transfers

Competitions

La Liga

Position by round

League table

Matches

Copa del Generalísimo

Fourth round

Round of 16

European Cup

First round

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Statistics

Players statistics

Notes

References

External links
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Real Madrid CF seasons
Spanish football championship-winning seasons
Real Madrid

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They rob, kill, and terrorize, and they've left their violent mark on our nation's history. Delve deep into the rich and often brutal bloodlines of gangs across America, from Ohio to Arizona, New Jersey to South Dakota, as GANGLAND returns in its seventh and final season to paint a violently accurate and compelling portrait of gang life. It features all 15 episodes from the groundbreaking series, and includes exclusive interviews, rarely seen footage, and unique access to the lives of gangsters provide a solid insight into why gangs exist, how they operate, their increasingly destructive methods, and the alarming rate at which they're spreading to suburban and rural areas. Episodes include "Mile High Killers", "Public Enemy #!", "Wild Boyz", "Clash of the Crips", "Road Warriors", "Death Before Dishonor" and more.
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Q: getting error POST http://localhost:3000/auth/google 500 (Internal Server Error) when I the hit google auth API localhost:8000/api/auth/google I have integrate firebase google authentication but when I hit the API http://localhost:8000/api/auth/google for store the user data in the mongodb then we get internal error,  POST http://localhost:3000/auth/google 500 (Internal Server Error).
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server/index.js

import express from "express";
import mongoose from "mongoose";
import dotenv from "dotenv";
import authRoute from "./routes/auth.js";
import userRoute from "./routes/users.js";
import cookieParser from "cookie-parser";
import cors from "cors";

const app = express();
app.use(cors())
dotenv.config()

// mongoDB database connection
const connect = () =>{
    mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGO_URL).then(()=>{
        console.log("Connected to DB")
    })
    .catch(error=>{throw error});
}

// all routes
app.use(cookieParser())
app.use(express.json());
app.use("/api/auth",authRoute);
app.use("/api/users",userRoute);

app.use((err, req, res, next)=>{
    const status = err.status || 500;
    const message = err.message || "Something went wrong!";
    return res.status(status).json({
        success:false,
        status,
        message,
    });
});

// create a server on a specific port
app.listen(process.env.PORT,()=>{
    connect()
    console.log(`Server is running on ${process.env.PORT}`)
})

server/routes/auth.js

import express from "express";
import { googleAuth, signin, signup } from "../controllers/auth.js";

const router = express.Router()

// SIGNUP
router.post("/signup", signup)

// SIGNIN
router.post("/signin", signin)

// GOOGLEAUTH
router.post("/google", googleAuth)

export default router;

server/controllers/auth.js

import mongoose from "mongoose";
import User from "../models/User.js";
import { createError } from "../error.js";
import jwt from "jsonwebtoken";

export const googleAuth = async (req,res,next) => {
    try {
        const user = await User.findOne({email:req.body.email});

        if(usre){
           const token = jwt.sign({id:user._id}, process.env.TOKEN_KEY);
           res.cookie("access_token", token, {
            httpOnly:true
          }).status(200).json(user._doc);
        }else{
            const newUser = new User({
                ...req.body,
                fromGoogle: true
            })
            const savedUser = await newUser.save();
            const token = jwt.sign({id:savedUser._id}, process.env.TOKEN_KEY);
           res.cookie("access_token", token, {
            httpOnly:true
          }).status(200).json(savedUser._doc);
        }
    } catch (error) {
        next(error)
    }
}

client/src/components/Signin.jsx
This line is not working axios.post("/auth/google"

import React from 'react'
import { useState } from 'react';
import axios from "axios";
import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
import { loginfailure, loginStart, loginSuccess } from '../redux/userSlice';
import {auth, provider} from "../firebase";
import { signInWithPopup } from 'firebase/auth';

const Signin = () => {
   const [name, setUsername] = useState("")
   // const [email, setEmail] = useState("")
   const [password, setPassword] = useState("")
   const dispatch = useDispatch()

   const handleLogin = async(e) =>{
      e.preventDefault()
      dispatch(loginStart())
      try {
         const res = await axios.post("/auth/signin", {name,password})
         dispatch(loginSuccess(res.data))
      } catch (error) {
         dispatch(loginfailure())
      }
   }

   const signinWithGoogle = async() =>{
      dispatch(loginStart())
      signInWithPopup(auth,provider).then((result)=>{
         axios.post("/auth/google", {
            name:result.user.displayName,
            email:result.user.email,
            img:result.user.photoURL,
         }).then((res)=>{
            dispatch(loginSuccess(res.data))
         })
      }).catch((error)=>{
         dispatch(loginfailure())
      })
   }
  return (
    <Container>
        <Wrapper>
            <Title>Sign in</Title>
            <SubTitle>to continue to DevTube</SubTitle>
            <Input name="name" placeholder='username' onChange={e=>setUsername(e.target.value)} />
            <Input name="password" type="password" placeholder='password' onChange={e=>setPassword(e.target.value)}/>
            <Button onClick={handleLogin}>Sign in</Button>
            <Button onClick={signinWithGoogle}>Signin with Google</Button>
            <Title>or</Title>
            <Input placeholder='username' onChange={e=>setUsername(e.target.value)}/>
            <Input placeholder='email'/>
            <Input type="password" placeholder='password' onChange={e=>setPassword(e.target.value)}/>
            <Button>Sign up</Button>
        </Wrapper>
    </Container>
  )
}

export default Signin

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Glocon- A revelation of local movement through dialogue; facilitated connection; happening in many countries; a global and local community conversation which explores strengths for response to HIV and critical concerna. The Glocon team was in Ukraine from June 16th-22nd, 2012. In Ukraine, HIV is a serious concern –of note currently is the vulnerability of the large youth population and women living with HIV. Drug use, harm reduction, male sexual risk, and prevention gaps have been contentious issues nationally over recent years. Ian and Alison were part of visits to local communities outside Kiev in the late 1990's to explore links between alcohol addiction and HIV and family engagement. In 2011 two visits reactivated 'Human Capacity for response' connections-one was in March to Kharkov, in association with Mildmay International and The Salvation Army; the second, in October, was to Odessa, in support of the partnership of UNAIDS regional office (Moscow) with the Constellation for Community Life Competence, and local community action groups.
'We see openness in the conversation that shows that change is already happening.' -Iryna H.
I saw the importance of support and encouragement to our children. –Irina R.
Tamara used to talk with me. Then Lydia met me one day during the cold winter. She said 'Come, we need you'. I thought, 'in my condition of poverty, and someone needs me?' At the time we were surviving on the carrots we had grown the previous summer. –Irina H.
I see the benefit of home visits. Today I saw that people need support in their strengths, to reflect back to them, and encourage them. People want to know themselves and the world better, and contribute to it. –Iryna R.
Visit to 'Together for Life'-an NGO Consortium.
The visit was an optimistic HCD-focused follow up to the October CLCP workshop. They seem to have applied SALT to HIV context, and also to disability, and to local 'life' in the city. They have found that the design of meetings can be different: facilitative of shared discovery and ownership through group reflection cf issue-centred lecture style.
The home base shown in Kharkov to be so fundamental to ownership is also recognized in Odessa as a core element of a movement of people for care and change.
In the process of generating movements, organisations such as development NGOs are a 'temporary necessity' at best. Unpretentious self-critical reflection on the corporate question 'Who are we?' is the underpinning of authentic synchronization of personal, business, and program ethics, making vision and direction consistent, tipping goals and mentality toward the responses of people, who would otherwise be perceived as helpless and often hopeless victims.
A person wanting help can receive it as an equal today, and be active tomorrow in sharing story with others, and so the movement happens.
Please note: this blog was adapted from Glocon's report written by the Glocon team. I adapted and posted it for Constellation members. Thanks Glocon Team!


A small number of goods and services, such as health-care services and long-term residential leases, are exempt from both taxes. The harmonized sales tax (HST) applies in three of the Atlantic provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. The basic rules applicable to the GST apply as well to the HST; the same goods and services that are taxable at 7% under the GST sys... Starting a part-time business in Nova Scotia: When to get a business number, how much to set aside to cover taxes and when to register for the HST.
In HST participating provinces (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island), additional provincial rebates are available for buyers of newly built homes. Am I eligible if I'm buying my first home?... This month's 2013 Budget in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia has included a reduction in Harmonised Sales Tax (similar to VAT). The rate will drop from 14% to 15% from 1 January 2014.
Apr 13, 2017 Find out who has to register for GST/ HST, how to get a GST number and if your business is B.C., Nova Scotia, or Ontario-based you can also how to help a blind person eat The Canadian Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a multi-level value added tax introduced in Canada on January 1, 1991.In 1997, the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador and the Government of Canada merged their respective sales taxes into the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).
Also on July 1, 2010, the HST rate in Nova Scotia increased from 13% to 15% (5% federal part and 10% provincial part). This Charity Law Bulletin provides an overview of the implications of the HST for charities and non-profit organizations ("NPOs").
The Canadian Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a multi-level value added tax introduced in Canada on January 1, 1991.In 1997, the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador and the Government of Canada merged their respective sales taxes into the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).


Many employers round the time of arrival or departure for non-exempt employees to the nearest five minutes, tenth of an hour, or quarter of an hour. Many of those employers have rounded time for years without thinking about whether doing so is legal. Recently, a number of class action suits have been brought against employers based on their rounding practices. Those suits have highlighted the fact that, while the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does allow rounding of time, there are very specific requirements that must be met to do so.
The FLSA requires that employers pay their workers for every hour they're on the job. However, the Department of Labor, which administers the law, recognizes that it's impractical to count every individual minute of work time or to require that employees start and stop working on exact increments. As a result, the regulations allow for rounding as long as it is done neutrally or favors the employee. In other words, the employer must round up and also round down.
Minute-based Method: The time clock would be set to pay in 5, 10 or 15 minute intervals. As an example, if the time clock pays by 15-minute intervals and the employee punches in at 9:07 a.m., the employer would round the employee's start time down to 9:00 a.m. If the employee punches in at 9:08 a.m., the employer would round up the start time to 9:15 a.m.
Start-stop method: Another option is to round up in the employee's favor at all starting times. Then, at the end of the shift, round down to the employer's favor at all quitting times.
Always Round in Employee's Favor: Finally, you could choose to always round up to favor the employee. That practice would cost you more, but it would avoid all rounding disputes.
Audit to Ensure Neutrality: Recent cases have shown that employers have an obligation to occasionally audit their payroll practices to make sure that the actual implementation of the rounding procedure is indeed neutral or favors the employee. As a result, employers should conduct regular audits to ensure that the process is neutral.
Pay for All Hours Worked: If an employer is aware that an employee is actually working during the rounding period the employer must pay the employee for the time. Pursuant to the regulations, rounding is permitted "only where there are uncertain and indefinite periods of time involved of a few seconds or minutes."


Planning for the biggest events of the year can be key to unlocking your concept's potential.
Preparing for seasonal events throughout the year requires plenty of planning and inspiration—and it's best to start now.
As chefs spend more time communicating with farms and farmers—and as they offer more seasonal fare to their customers—planning menus for different events, holidays, and seasons throughout the year takes on new importance. And for many chefs, that requires planning a year's worth of menus far in advance in order to prepare around each season's harvest.
After all, incorporating produce that's harvested in season or was preserved in season is helping full-service restaurants up their game and appeal to customers.
O'Neill works about six months out with farmers to create a planting schedule, thinking about which events he has coming up. In October, for example, he'll plan what he'd like the farms to plant in March.
It works the other way around, too, with the farmers telling O'Neill what they have growing so he can decide what to menu. This way he also makes discoveries, he says, since the farmers may be planting things he's never heard of before. However, the bulk of the produce comes to him on request. The farmers keep him apprised through the seasons, including when they cellar fruits and vegetables in the fall, so he can think about how he and his executive chefs will use those items for event planning.
Amber Lancaster is the executive chef at Sable Kitchen & Bar in Chicago, and she also works closely with farms and farmers to create her seasonal menus ahead of time. However, she acknowledges that it gets more challenging in the fall and winter, so she switches to sourcing more proteins and dairy than vegetables.
Lancaster also preserves as much of the summer bounty as she can to prepare for colder seasons, making jams and pickles and even ordering whatever the farms have in excess to get it cheaply and put it to good use for later seasonal dining. Last fall, for example, she made a lot of cranberry jam.
For Milton's Cuisine and Cocktails in Milton, Georgia, it's a little different, since the restaurant has its own garden. Seasonal events are planned in advance around what is planted in Milton's Acre. Twice a year, executive chef Derek Dollar plans for the upcoming six months.
"I start in February for spring/summer, and then I start planning again in early August, picking what I'd like and getting it into the ground by September 1," he says.
Dollar oversees the garden and has a full-time worker who tends the grounds. He charts menus two ways: planning seasonal menus as much as a year out and planting some produce specifically for them, but also tinkering with unusual items like dragon's tongue beans and fairy tale eggplants and then figuring out how to use them in real time.
For those chefs looking to leverage seasonal ingredients while also being prepared for what the calendar has in store, there are some other important considerations.
A look at which foods are best sellers on various holidays throughout the year.
As culinary director of Craveable Hospitality Group, O'Neill likes to give the chefs at the company's 18 locations creative freedom. He asks them to develop their own menus for seasonal events, reads the menus, ensures they're on brand, and then sits down one-on-one with each chef.
He asks each chef to take seasonality into account, as well as their sales from the previous year and what worked—for example, whether a prix-fixe strategy was successful. "Sometimes it's just status quo," he says. "It's worked in the past, so let's do it again." He adds that he asks chefs to tweak menus rather than overhaul them.
Dollar does the same thing, preferring not to try new ideas on big business days. When he can, he'll run prospective new dishes as specials first "to get guest and employee feedback—and of course from the kitchen, too." Sometimes, though, he doesn't have time to get creative with the menu, so he'll take something he's already run and simply make a few changes to the dish.
It's important to plan at least three months in advance for seasonal events, O'Neill says, so the restaurant can get the word out, advertise the menus, and take bookings. "When people are planning holiday parties or where to eat on Valentine's Day, for example, you want to be ahead of them and be the first one in their minds," he says.
The timing is similar at Milton's. For specific events, Dollar homes in on details like menus and price points about three months in advance and likes to get advertising materials out at least one month before events and holidays. "Otherwise people already have other plans," he says.
Michael Toscano, chef and owner of Le Farfalle Osteria in Charleston, South Carolina, says he'll practice dishes in advance if possible, but at the very least, he and his staff make the dish together on the day of an event, then taste and critique it together.
Craveable Hospitality Group finds that technology helps make seasonal planning easier; the group uses the platform VenueBook for group scheduling, which gives O'Neill a snapshot of all the events going on at his restaurants. And when it comes to planning an event, it helps with ordering, as he can see exactly what sold at each event the year prior.
At every event shift, he says, each manager takes extensive notes in Avero software, noting what sold, any comments made, whether the event was under- or over-staffed, and other details.
Derek Dollar uses Eventbrite for numbers on prior seasonal events, but prefers to get feedback directly from guests the day of a meal, which he can then use the following year for planning. Sometimes, he says, "we go to the valet; customers usually tell the truth to him even if they don't say so at the table." He says they also pay a lot of attention to how much food is on plates coming back to the kitchen.
Olivier Senoussaoui, executive chef at Precinct Kitchen+Bar in the Loews Boston Hotel, is also old-school when it comes to planning, preferring to talk directly to guests during and after an event and recording their feedback in writing. He uses social media, too, to read what people are saying about the meal and what photos they're posting, which is typically a good indication of what they like and what he can run another year.
When it comes to how to present seasonal-event menus, chefs have different ideas about what works and how to plan for those menus.
The only downside, he says, is there is always a small minority who complain about prix-fixe meals. But it's usually a tiny minority.
Sable Kitchen's Lancaster is also a prix-fixe fan, as it "helps control and regulate consistency in the kitchen," she says. "If you leave too much up to the guest, there can be a lot of variables on the production side." On the downside, if something on a prix-fixe menu is over-ordered, she says she may be left with an excess of it.
The 10 Smith & Wollensky restaurants all offer a la carte menus with extra specials for events, especially Valentine's Day, because those days often bring in more adventurous diners.
King adds that Smith & Wollensky's prix-fixe menus are preferably ready four to six weeks ahead of each seasonal event so customers have time to look at them and decide if that's what they want.
Craveable Hospitality prefers its locations serve food family-style rather than prix-fixe meals, O'Neill says, though a la carte is always available.
"Eating should be a celebration and about sharing. You get more tastes, you get to pass around food, and it's like being at home," he says. Menus are limited for events, however.
He continues to offer prix-fixe menus for Mother's Day, New Year's Eve, and Thanksgiving, but even then they're done with some nuance; the appetizer and dessert are served buffet-style, and entrées are a la carte. This keeps costs down, Senoussaoui says, both through reduced labor and less waste since everything's plated in reasonable portions.
Seasonal events don't just come down to logistics. Planning for them also requires creativity and menu development.
Sable's Lancaster looks at her cookbook collection for inspiration and has a lot of chef friends with restaurants where she finds ideas, too. "It's work without work," she says.
Senoussaoui tries out new dishes at home to get his family's feedback, then has the line chefs and sous chefs try them. Craveable's O'Neill simply looks back at what the company has run in the past and tries to perfect it or tweak it for new events.


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The Newest Listings in Venice & Caspersen Beach Florida!
Click here to view the Newest Listings: Venice Beach Property
Venice Beach Lifeguard Tower
"Living in Historic Venice Florida"
Located midway between Tampa and Fort Myers on Florida's west coast, Venice is one of the first planned cities built in the United States. Graced by Northern Italian Renaissance architecture, beautifully landscaped boulevards and parks, the city of Venice is an exception to most beach communities. It is completely surrounded by water with three bridges providing access to the downtown area. As a matter of fact, the main thoroughfare, Venice Avenue leads right to Venice's Public Beach with Brohard Beach, Brohard Paw Park and Caspersen Beaches continuing down the coast; each offering a very unique experience.
Starting at the northern edge of Venice, there's an open passage to the Gulf of Mexico from the Intra-coastal Waterway. From the riprap that banks the edge of the inlet, fishermen cast their lines while others sit on benches, bask in the sun and wave to passing boaters. This is a favorite place to watch the sunset or catch a glimpse of dolphins and manatees. Heading south on the beach, condominiums line the sandy shore; eventually you will arrive at Venice's public beach; a traditional beach with concession stand and lifeguards. From this point on you'll find more than 3 miles of "natural beauty" accessed by meandering raised boardwalks navigating mangroves, dunes and inlets to expansive sandy beaches.
Eventually, you'll arrive at the Venice Fishing Pier and Brohard Beach, another favorite spot for sunset watchers and fishermen. Beyond that, Maxine Barritt Park provides a picnic shelter for large gatherings and an extraordinary view from the walking trails that meander around a small lake. Further down the beach is Brohard Paw Park. It's the only beach in the county where your furry friends are allowed to swim, dig in the sand and catch a Frisbee. Meanwhile, fitness freaks and nature lovers will fall in love with Caspersen Beach. Bike, hike and paddle your way around inlets and byways or jog the shaded trail to fitness stations along the way and the coarse sand and rocky shore attract many a digger for coveted fossilized sharks teeth.
Oh, did I tell you? Venice is the "Sharks Tooth Capital of the World"!
Megdalon a SharkTooth from Venice Beach, Florida
Be sure to check-out the quaint downtown…. and let's not forget shopping!
Eclectic shops and wonderful restaurants line the streets of Venice and Tampa avenues with Centennial Park in between the two streets. The park's gazebo, is the site of frequent free concerts throughout the winter and the customary Farmers' Market on Saturday mornings. There's benches with an interactive fountain for children to cool down on a hot day.
Temps from December through February average 72.6 degrees with cool evenings requiring a light jacket or sweater.
There's an art center with exhibits, gift shop and café, a symphony orchestra, an award-winning community theater and festivals throughout the year.
Holiday events kick-off the first Saturday after Thanksgiving in downtown Venice with lighted floats and lively entertainers.
Festivities continue with the annual Christmas Boat Parade at dusk on the first Saturday in December. Lighted boats cruise along the Intracoastal Waterway, from the Albee Road Bridge to Circus Bridge.
On the third weekend in January the the annual Rotary Arts and Crafts Festival is held at the Venice Florida Municipal Airport. The Italian Feast and Carnival is also held on the airport grounds during the third weekend in February.
The Venice Florida Symphony begins its season in December and has concerts on the first Friday of the month through April. Venice Theatre productions run from October through May.
In March, Venice Main Street holds its Downtown Art Classic during the first weekend. The Saturday before Easter is the annual Eggstravaganza egg hunt for children. April brings the long awaited Sharks Tooth Festival on the second weekend. Music under the stars played by the Venice Symphony takes place at State College of Florida in early May.
The Fourth of July is celebrated with spectacular fireworks from the Venice Jetty, that can be seen from most beaches in the area.
For the athletically inclined, the YMCA Triathlon draws a crowd from across the country in early September, followed by a Jazz Fest at the end of the month.
For additional information on Venice Beach and to schedule property showings please call
Oliver McConnell directly at 941-539- 1916.
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'Tis the season to photograph at night!
There is a reason we call it a winter wonderland. Snow can cover the world as we know it and turn it into something white, pure and surreal.
Most of us dread snow, as it can become a deterrent to get from point A to B. But remember, it was only a few years ago that we would dream of winter weather cancelling our schools so we could stay home and create people, igloos and all sorts of fantastical things in the snow and ice. There has been a recent uptick in ice castles made by farmers, ski resorts and cold-region locals who for one or two months during the winter open these spectacular ice worlds that are often lit up at night!
So as we get ready to celebrate the longest night of the year, I wanted to share some tips to hopefully inspire you to bundle up and create some wonderful winter wonderland images.
This was taken of a kota, or warm hut, in the Lapland region of Finland. I passed by this perfect scene a few times, but when I saw the animal's footprint in the fresh snow I ran and grabbed the gear. I shot at a low angle to emphasize the footprint and make the hut seem a little larger than life.
If you drive or walk around your neighborhood, you'll see lots of outdoor lights covering the many streets and houses. These can be fairly simple to photograph, especially when they are also under the streetlights, but try to find a new way to interpret them.
With your camera on a tripod, zoom your lens during the exposure to add motion, or perhaps go in close for a detail shot that throws the rest of the scene out of focus. The holiday lights that hang across the streets look better when we have car trails going through them. Places like Rockefeller Square in New York City can be difficult to shoot because of the mass amounts of people—good luck setting up a tripod! Look instead for quieter, neighborhood scenes that also epitomize the holiday cheer.
2. Get out there and play in the snow!
I still act like a kid when I see snowflakes falling. I can't sled as fast as I used to but the snow adds such an added dimension to both day and night images—you have to shoot it!
Obviously be careful with your gear if you are shooting while it is snowing. Either have an umbrella or a camera/lens wrap with you to protect your equipment from getting too wet.
If the snow isn't blowing too badly, shoot under an awning of a house that offers protection. Set up a time-lapse that shows the snow accumulating around the environs.
Try to freeze the snow with flash as well as play with shorter exposures like 1/4-second to 2 seconds to create more confetti-like snow.
Once the snow stops falling, head out to the park ASAP to try to capture some pristine snow -covered scenes. That fresh snow can add white-sand-dune-like surreality to an otherwise normal place. Shoot at a low angle to emphasize that rolling blanket of snow.
Look for animal or human footprints and compose them to tell more of a story.
Remember to overexpose by 1 to 1 1/2 stops to properly capture the white snow—otherwise our camera meters will turn the snow gray.
One of my all-time favorite snow scenes. Shot with a point-and-shoot camera as I came out of the subway in NYC. I stayed under the awning and leaned against the wall, turning myself into a tripod. I put the camera on burst mode and shot exposures between 1/4-second and 1 second. Of the 50-plus frames I took, 6 or 7 were sharp enough to use, with this one being the winner. The person and the umbrella became the final pieces to the composition.
The biggest reason I love the winter is because I can start shooting night scenes earlier and still go to bed at a reasonable time! With the sun setting around 5 p.m. for most of the continental United States, you can skip out of work early and do a quick 1- to 2-hour shoot and still be home for dinner with the family!
Or plan longer/weekend shoots with friends where you can really take advantage of the time. If you are comfortable with your night skills, bring two kits and be incredibly productive in the field! The ultimate would be to visit Alaska between December and February and have 20 hours of night photography per day!
I went out to Central Park with Chris Nicholson last year after the NYC blizzard. It was hard to find many snow scenes that weren't walked through but I loved this classic shot of the San Remo building reinterpreted with the trodden snow, blowing clouds and city night lights. And we were both home in plenty of time to get a full night's sleep!
The No. 1 reason most people don't like to photograph in the winter is the cold. Add the cooler nighttime temperatures and you have nixed probably 80 percent of photographers, if not more.
But shooting in winter doesn't need to be a physically miserable experience. Bundle up with layers, and wear wool instead of cotton. The former will wick the sweat off your body. I'm a big fan of Smartwool products, especially for socks and a base layer.
Also, protect extremities like your feet and fingers—they get colder first. We just started using these amazing new Vallerret photography gloves. They are made in Norway and have a pocket to place hand warmers to ensure you can keep on clicking no matter what the temperature!
Whatever gloves you use, bring several hand warmers that you can put inside for added warmth.
Boots that have a great tread are also important. You don't want to slip on ice and take a spill. Walk carefully and use your tripod as a walking stick if need be—without the camera on it of course! And if you'll be working around a lot of ice, Chris Nicholson swears by Ice Trekkers to keep you on your feet and your gear off the ground.
5. Experience the northern lights!
Summers have lighting storms and tumultuous thunderstorms, but the most spiritual and jaw-dropping weather phenomenon to photograph are the aurora borealis, or northern lights. It's definitely on most people's "bucket list," and rightly so!
However, the northern lights are difficult to predict and of course generally located in the colder regions of the Arctic Circle. Alaska is probably the easiest location for most Americans to find the phenomenon, but you'll still want to travel a good distance from Anchorage to really experience them at their best.
I'm a big fan of the northern Scandinavian region that includes Norway, Sweden and Finland. The fjords and Lofoten Islands in Norway offer incredible landscapes and water for the northern lights to reflect and bounce off. Don't forget the trending glass igloos where you can stay indoors and watch the dancing green fairies in the comfort of your bed all night long!
Iceland is a close second and definitely has plenty of epic landscapes, but because it is located on the Gulf Stream, a lot of weather and clouds can cover the night skies. The Arctic Circle has fewer weather patterns and offers a reliable amount of crisp and clear nights throughout the winter months.
A big misnomer about the auroras is that they can be photographed only during a new moon. In reality, the lights are definitely bright enough to shoot and see under a full moon, plus you get the benefit of the moon lighting your foreground! If you shoot the auroras only under a new moon, you will have a lot of the same shots—silhouetted foregrounds and vibrant northern lights. I'd rather shoot during a partial moon—so I get some silhouettes, some light painting and some moonlit scenes at different times of the night.
The full moon rising with the aurora borealis dancing all around it—proof that you can shoot the northern lights during a full moon. 'Nuff said.
So throw another log on the fire and layer up for a productive winter wonderland. And remember, there's a bonus; This is the best season to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate after a long night out exploring!


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Coast Guard won't come out of its room after dad doesn't get the budget it wanted
Coast Guard won't come out of its room after dad doesn't get the budget it wanted
Typo causes Coast Guard to spend millions of dollars guarding nation's coats
Coast Guard tells families to "sell your organs, start hooking" to help cope with government shutdown
Coast Guard helicopter totally forgot why it came out here in the first place
Whale gives Coast Guard cutter 'the fin' after being cut off
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard slammed the door and locked itself inside its bedroom late last week after learning its dad once again forgot to give it the budget the service had been requesting for many years.
The service reportedly stormed upstairs, locked its door, and burst into tears while surrounded by posters of advanced cutters, electronic equipment, and larger ships it had adorned on its walls in the hopes that it one day could have them.
"I just want at least one more icebreaker. One!" said the Coast Guard, noting that it had just two icebreakers, one of which was nearly 40 years old. The service has repeatedly told its dad it wanted 3 medium and 3 heavy icebreakers to at least stay competitive against the Russians in the Arctic.
Instead, the service's father said he was slashing its budget by $1.3 billion, a move that would likely cancel a $500 million cutter that's already in production, and take a serious toll on Coast Guard's human-trafficking and drug interdiction efforts.
The service was reportedly writing in its diary about all the times it had asked for small increases to its allowance that had subsequently been denied, leading it to believe that its dad may not love it anymore.
"Whose dick do I gotta suck to get a couple of new search-and-rescue helicopters for crying out loud?" the Coast Guard reportedly cried into its pillow.
"Um. That would be me," the Navy said, after climbing a ladder up to the Coast Guard's second-floor window.
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Luger Christian Niccum waves to the crowd as he holds his daughter Hayden Lulu Niccum as local Olympians are welcomed home after competing in the Vancouver Olympics.
Emily Kline, 9, a hockey player from Tacoma gets to try on Karen Thatcher's silver Olympic medal as local Olympians are welcomed home after competing in the Vancouver Olympics.
Olympic speedskater J.R. Celski shows his bronze medal during an event honoring local Olympians.
Emily Kline, 9, a hockey player from Tacoma waits in line to meet Karen Thatcher as local Olympians are welcomed home.
Roberto Carcelen, who represented Peru, waves to the crowd as Seattle-area Olympians are welcomed home.
Luger Christian Niccum, holding daughter Hayden Lulu Niccum, receives a proclamation from Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn as local Olympians are welcomed home after competing in the Vancouver Olympics.
Local Olympians wave to the crowd below as the athletes are greeted by a large crowd of fans at Seattle's Westlake Park.
Fans welcome home local Seattle-area Olympians after the athletes competed in the Vancouver Olympics.
Olympic speedskater J.R. Celski is interviewed as he signs autographs along with other local Olympians after the athletes competed in the Vancouver Olympics.
A fan reacts as Olympic speedskater J.R. Celski is welcomed home after competing in the Vancouver Olympics.
Luger Christian Niccum holds his daughter Hayden Lulu Niccum as local Olympians are welcomed home after competing in the Vancouver Olympics.
Athletes autograph photos as local Seattle-area Olympians are welcomed home after competing in the Vancouver Olympics.
Olympic speedskater J.R. Celski signs autographs along with other local Olympians after the athletes competed in the Vancouver Olympics.
Hockey player Karen Thatcher shows her silver Olympic medal as local Olympians are welcomed home after competing in the Vancouver Olympics.


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That great Liberal Prime Minster and Statesman, William Ewart Gladstone is credited with the quotation, "Justice delayed is justice denied…" The British Gazette considers that the Grand Old Man did not have in mind situations such as the travails the Serious Fraud Office finds itself presented with vis-à-vis its intended prosecution of Mr. Asil Nadir.
British Gazette readers may have noticed his apparent jovial bonhomme and felt that the gentleman was either most assured of his complete innocence and therefore eventual acquittal or was putting on the most prominent display of chutzpah!
A reminder: Mr. Nadir has been accused of unlawfully removing monies from the conglomerate, Polly Peck to bank accounts in Northern Cyprus.
Well it appears that there MIGHT be another reason for the gentleman's good cheer. There are reports that much of the evidence that is said to exist against him has been stored on computer media for the past seventeen years and prosecutors fear that they may not be able to retrieve it!
Mr. Nadir has been assured of bail in the period up to and through his trial and is renting an elegant town house in Mayfair at around £20,000 month. Whilst he spent six hours with his legal team – led by Mr. William Clegg QC – Mrs Nur Adir went shopping in Bond Street. Mr. Nadir's first court appearance is a case management hearing at the Old Bailey on 3rd September.
Asil Nadir, Polly Peck, Serious Fraud Office, SFO


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Locals reach out to help
Katelyn CullumNovember 28, 20123 mins read
(Graphic by Steph Truong)
Last week, Peter Braid, MP for Kitchener-Waterloo, announced the initiation of a food security project by local organization the Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), to support 20,000 families in northern Ghana.
"The project has three important objectives," Braid stated. "First is to increase crop production, the second is to improve market access and the third is to enhance nutritional practice."
This food security project is a six-year, $20-million project that will be administered by MEDA, which is an international, non-governmental organization based in Waterloo.
Helen Loftin, the director of women's economic development at MEDA, explained that CIDA approached them a few years back with interest in the food security of women in northern Ghana. The project began in April of this year.
"Ghana as a country is doing okay [economically], in comparison to its African neighbours, except for the North, which has been left behind and is particularly poor," Loftin said.
The goal of the project, simply put, is about making families' food secure. More specifically, it aims to focus on the female demographic of northern Ghana because, as Loftin explained, "We focus on women because we've come to realize that when you target women producers, when you target women as clients or beneficiaries of a project, the return on investment is quite huge. Women will optimize the resources in terms of re-investing in the family."
Soybeans are the main crop in northern Ghana, so MEDA is focusing on that
"It has a nutritional part to it, so that the families, if they are consuming soy as part of their diet," said Loftin. "They are going to have access to all the good body requirements, like protein and nutrients."
"This is very akin to what MEDA does," she added. "There is a shortage of soy, Ghana is a net importer of soy, so there is a real market demand for this product."
MEDA is using market-based approaches to this project and plans on securing food for the surrounding families, by encouraging female farmers to engage in the market-based approach to farming.
"Women [will] become connected to market systems, they will be able to sell surplus and get profit from it, and that money of course will then help them purchase things they can't grow themselves,"
Loftin explained. "It's essentially Business 101."
Loftin went on to explain that the aim is to get the women to grow soy, boost the yields of it and have enough for their own family's consumption, while improving their diet and marketing the surplus.
"I don't expect that this project will raise them all out of poverty, but our programs are about alleviating poverty," she said. "We need to be realistic about what we can and cannot do."
Regardless of the outcome, this project plays into one of the core mandates of CIDA.
"This project is part of the funding envelope that our government has set aside specifically to increase food security in the developing world," Braid said.
He explained that MEDA is an expert in market-based initiatives and in his view, the project is in the right hands.
"I'm very proud to have such an excellent, international NGO in my riding of Waterloo," he said.
Katelyn Cullum
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You may remember Dark Horse comics was to produce more story line for Tom Clancy's The Division. It's available for pre order.
"The first issue of Tom Clancy's The Division: Extremis Malis goes on sale January 9, 2019, and is available for pre-order at your local comic shop."
Bought (digital editions - Issue 1 = $1 and issue 2 = $3.99). Can read via browser or app. Each issue is 22 pages.
Story is good but not totally sure if it will bridge TD1 and TD2. Starts in NY and moves to another city but not DC at this point (no spoilers ). New characters introduced but not sure if they will appear in TD2 at this point.
Now if I can only find a way to convert to epub so I can add them to my existing collection of Warhammer 40k books and comics and read them all with a single app ..... .
APP downloading now! (well after EMUI has updated lol... silly Chinese spy phone) ...actually...the APP is horrid ... I'm off to my local comic book store!


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His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Didimos I was born on 29 October 1921 to Ittyavira Thomas of Mulamootil House in Nedumbram near Thiruvalla and Sosamma of Chiramel House in Mavelikara. He joined the Tabor Dayara in Pathanapuram in 1939 and completed his high school education. He passed his Intermediate from C.M.S College, Kottayam in 1945, his B.A from National College, Tiruchirapalli in 1951, his B.T from Maston Training College, Madras in 1954, and his M.A from Christ Church College, Kanpur in 1961. He completed his training for priesthood under the disciplined guidance of Thoma Mar Dionysius and His Holiness Baselios Oughen, Catholicos of the East. He received from His Holiness Geevarghese II Catholicos of the East the order of Korooyo on 11 March 1942, full deaconship on 22 May 1947 and priesthood on 25 January 1950. He Has served as headmaster of Ponnayya High School, Thiruchirapalli and St. Stephen's High School, Pathanapuram, as Professor of English in St. Stephens College Pathanapuram and President of the Orthodox Youth Movement.
On 16 May 1965 His Holiness Baselios Oughen made him Ramban. The Malankara Syrian Christian Association, which met on 28 December 1965 at M.D Seminary, Kottayam, elected him to the high offer of Metropolitan. On 24 August 1966 at Kolencherry His Holiness Baselios Oughen Bava consecrated him as Metropolitan Thomas Mar Timotheos..
Three score years ago in a small village called Mangad near Kunnamkulam was born Paul on 30th Aug 1946 in the ancient Syrian Christian family of Kollannur to K. I. Ipe and Kunjeetty. Paul's mother hails from the famous family of Pulikkottil and Paul was baptized at St. mary's orthodox church, pazhanj. Groomed by his parents and grand parents, Paul had his LP and UP education at Mangad schools.
From his childhood Paul showed keen interest in spiritual matters. His parish church, St. Marys Orthodox church was the nerve centre of his spiritual growth. At the age of 13, he was selected by his parish priest to be vast in the 'washing of feat' service celebrated by H G Paulose Mar Severios Metropolitan. This marked a turning point in the life of young Paul when the metropolitan invited him to the priesthood. The influence of his parents especially that of his mother who hails from the famous Pulikkottil family played a great role in moulding his early life. Even from his childhood, he use to learn Syriac chants and prayers and was very keen in attending the church service. Young Paul joined the Orthodox Theological Seminary from where he secured GST and took BD from the Serampore University.
He was ordained as Sub-deacon on 13 June 1987 and Deacon on 15 May 1989 and on 3 June 1989 he was ordained to the Holy priesthood by the late H.G. Geevarghese Mar Dioscorus, Metropolitan of Trivandrum Diocese. He was the director of Holy Trinity Centre for Disabled Children, Trivandrum(1990-91), Professor and Registrar of the Holy Trinity Theological College, Addis Ababa of the Ethiopean Orthodox Church (1994-1997), and the Programme Secretary, Sophia Centre, Kottayam (1997-2006).
He served as the vicar of Sreekaryam Mar Baselios Gregorios, TVM (1989-90), Makkulam St. George, TVM (1997-2000), Narickal St. Mary's, TVM (2000-03), Valakam Mar Gregorios, TVM (2003-06), Koorthamala St. Mary's, Chengannoor (Asst. Vicar, 1998-02), Kurichimuttom St. Stephen's, Chengannoor (Vicar, 2002-04) Pullad St. George, Chengannoor (2004-06) and now serving a the Chaplain of Old Seminary, Kottayam and the Vicar of Kundara Kadeestha, TVM, from 2006 onwards.He is currently the Professor and Dean of Studies of Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam, Registrar of Divyabodhanam-the laity theological training programme of the Church, Joint Secretary of St. Thomas Orthodox Vaidika Sanghom, Chief Editor of Malankara Sabha Monthly, Publisher of Purohithan Quarterly, Editorial Board Member of Bethel Pathrika, Editorial Board Member of St. Ephrem Theological Journal, (Satna), Executive Committee Member of TLC, Thiruvalla, Member of the Joint International Dialogue between Roman Catholic Church and Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.He has authored five books and numerous articles and a good preacher, teacher and a retreat father.
The Malankara Syrian Christian Association met on 11 Sep 2008 at Pampakuda elected him as the bsihop along with six others. On 4 Dec 2008 His Holiness Baselius Marthoma Didymus I professed him as Ramban. On 19 feb 2009 he was ordained as bishop by H.H.Baselius Marthoma Didymus I, at St. George Orthodox Church, Puthupally.


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All the news about the ENDURE Network can be found in these pages.
Shifting to pesticide-free agriculture
In preparation for the European Commission's €100 billion Horizon Europe research and innovation framework programme, set to be launched in 2021, European institutes have come together with the ambitious target of moving towards chemical pesticide-free agriculture in Europe.
New project targets sustainable agri systems
A new European project has been launched to 'develop and support ecologically, economically and socially sustainable crop production via stacking and protection of functional biodiversity'. Called EcoStack, the five-year Horizon 2020 project brings together 24 partners, including a handful of ENDURE partners who are leading three of the work packages.
Potato app proves to be a hit
The James Hutton Institute, ENDURE's Scottish partner, has introduced a web-based version of its Buntata application. The application, originally only a free Android app, makes it possible to identify potato pests and diseases in the field.
COLUMA 2019: Focus on weed control
Végéphyl, France's association for plant health formerly known as AFPP, has issued a call for communications for 2019's COLUMA conference, an event held once every three years focusing on weed management.
IBMA calls for regulatory shake-up
The International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) has called on the European Union to establish a new regulatory organisation focused specifically on biocontrol in order to simplify and accelerate evaluations and approvals and thereby provide farmers with a greater range of options.
Updated events calendar
With locations as far flung as Canada, Japan and Malaysia (and, of course, Europe) and topics including agroecology, precision agriculture and biocontrol, our updated events calendar allows you to get ahead with planning your attendance at conferences and other events in 2019.
New ID for AFPP and conference details
AFPP, the French association for plant protection, has a new identity just ahead of this year's 12th International Conference on Plant Diseases. From now, AFPP will be known as Végéphyl - Association pour la santé des végétaux (association for plant health).
UPDATED! Links to other projects and organisations
In the table below you can find a selection of European projects which you may find interesting. While the majority of these projects are not 'ENDURE-endorsed', we hope that by bringing together more than 50 European projects in one easy to use table we are helping the international Integrated Pest Management community to gain an insight into European agricultural research.
Diversification cluster to boost impact
Six of the European Commission's H2020 projects have joined forces in a 'crop diversification cluster' which will involve sharing strategies and tools with the aim of boosting the impact of their research into various ways of improving the economic and environmental sustainability of European agriculture.
INRA seeks scientific officer for DiverIMPACTS
INRA's Eco-Innov unit, based near Paris, France, is seeking a scientific officer to work on the Horizon 2020 DiverIMPACTS project (Diversification through rotation, intercropping, multiple cropping, promoted with actors and value-chains towards sustainability). The three-year position will run from 1 November, 2018.
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In the year 2019, Khmer New Year 2019 is going to be celebrated on Saturday, April 14 to Tuesday, 16 April 2019.
Virak Loeurng Sak for the final day.
Based on our beliefs, the Angel of the God 2018 shall transfer her duties to the Angel of the Pig 2019 celebrating on April 14, 2019.
To take this wonderful opportunity, I would like to say Happy Khmer New Year 2019 to all Cambodian people and the rest of the world and wish you all the best for the upcoming Cambodian New Year 2019 to all my friends, colleague, families, beloved readers, and people around the world. Please, the Year of the Pig's angel wishes all be blessed with a peaceful and prosperous living for the whole year through.
Rikreay Chhnam Thmei! Have a wonderful holiday!
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