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Crowley Donates Land to Help Nenana Tortella Council on Aging with Needed Expansion
(Anchorage, AK; October 22, 2013) – Crowley Maritime Corporation's petroleum distribution group recently completed the sale of 2.836 acres of unimproved land to Nenana Tortella Council on Aging for a mere $500. The lot, which has a market value of $25,000 upon recent appraisal in 2013, will be used by the council as a community match which is required to secure additional funds for a desperately needed new Senior Center.
The vacant land is adjacent to the Meda Lords Senior Living Center, owned by the council, and therefore presents a likely fit for the council's expansion plans. The number of citizens in the community has continued to grow while the size of the council's current building has not.
"The Council is an honest and well-run organization that continues to do good things for the senior residents of Nenana," explained Crowley's Captain Endil Moore, freight distribution manager in Nenana. "We were happy to help further their cause of providing nutrition, transportation and support services by donating this piece of land.
"Crowley has always been a staunch supporter of the community of Nenana, particularly the Nenana seniors," said Vickie Moyle, executive director, Nenana Tortella Council on Aging. "Crowley is one of the few large corporations that strives to have a positive impact in and around the communities in which they do business."
Crowley's Nenana terminal serves as a loading port for barges making fuel and freight deliveries to communities on the upper Yukon River, including company owned tank farms in Fort Yukon and Galena. As many as 12 Crowley staff are employed seasonally operating the terminal under long term lease from the Port of Nenana.
Crowley continues to position itself as a leader in the Alaska fuel industry, providing transportation, distribution and sales of petroleum products to more than 280 communities across Alaska. Crowley supports the energy industry on the North Slope with summer sealifts of large production modules and various marine transportation services. At the southern terminus of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, Crowley provides tanker escort and docking services in Valdez Harbor and Prince William Sound for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company's Ship Escort/Response Vessel System, utilizing some of the most technologically advanced and powerful tugboats in the world. To learn more about Crowley in Alaska, visit: www.crowleyalaska.com.
Jacksonville-based Crowley Holdings Inc., a holding company of the 121-year-old Crowley Maritime Corporation, is a privately held family and employee-owned company. The company provides project solutions, transportation and logistics services in domestic and international markets by means of six operating lines of business: Puerto Rico/Caribbean Liner Services, Latin America Liner Services, Logistics Services, Petroleum Services, Marine Services and Technical Services. Offered within these operating lines of business are: liner container shipping, logistics, contract towing and transportation; ship assist and escort; energy support; salvage and emergency response through its TITAN Salvage subsidiary; vessel management; vessel construction and naval architecture through its Jensen Maritime subsidiary; government services, and petroleum and chemical transportation, distribution and sales. Additional information about Crowley, its subsidiaries and business units may be found on the Internet at www.crowley.com.


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By Nick Wakeman
IBM fights on for lost DHS data center contract
IBM has filed a protest over a data center services contract that the Homeland Security Department has awarded to Accenture.
This contract is a consolidation of five predecessor contracts and IBM is an incumbent on one of those.
Interestingly, IBM captured the work in 2014 after it won a protest over awards to Leidos and Agilex, which was later acquired by Accenture.
For the new contract, U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants to consolidate the existing contracts into a single contract and move the work from a cost-plus and labor hour structure to fixed-price.
Deltek data shows the five incumbents as IBM, CSRA, Presidio, Vencore and Mythics. IBM is the only one of the five so far to file a protest.
Known as the Data Center Support Services contract, the vehicle covers multiple DHS data centers including the CBP National Data Center Complex in Springfield, Va.; the Stennis Data Center in Mississippi; and DHS Data Center 2 in Clarksville, Va.
The contractor also will support the use of public cloud service providers.
According to solicitation documents, CBP wants to create what it calls a "stable, predictable business environment" that will lead to costs savings for the agency and the contractor as the work moves to a fixed-price structure.
DHS has used a two-step process to pick a winner. Step 1 required an oral presentation and a written submission.
If company cleared Step 1, they moved to Step 2 where they were required to submit another written proposal.
Companies were required to participate in Step 1 in order to move to Step 2.
After Step 1 was completed, DHS only shared amendments and other information with the companies participating in Step 2. So FBO.gov notices and other public disclosures stopped. See Lisa Pafe's commentary for more on this.
For the oral presentation part of Step 1, companies could bring six people but four had to be current employees. The other two could subcontractors or consultants.
Companies were giving advance questions but on the day of the oral presentations they were given a second set of questions and 60-minutes to prepare a response. They then had 90 minutes to present, followed by 30 minutes of government questions.
No laptops or other electronic equipment could be used during the oral presentations.
There were two advanced questions. One was whether the bidder had moved a federal client to a firm-fixed price structure that resulted in reduced annual costs. How did you do that?
The second question was about moving an application to two different public cloud providers. DHS wants the application to have an active failover capability to minimize disruption in case there is an outage with one provider. And again the follow up was: How did you do that?
I've heard different things about the value of the contract. Deltek lists its value at $100 million. But other sources have indicated that it is higher.
When IBM protested the 2014 contract, its bid was $144.3 million. That was compared to Agilex's $112 million bid and Leidos' bid of $107.5 million. Presidio bid $178.9 million.
IBM filed its protest of the new contract on Oct. 17. A decision from GAO is expected by Jan. 25.
We'll watch to see if other bidders join in.
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Livestreaming platform Diuo will share revenues and equity | Music Ally
We wrote about livestreaming promotions firm Driift earlier this year (and again below) as a company spinning off from the management sector to work on online concerts. Now there's another firm coming out of the live production world: Diuo.
Due to launch in October, it's an offshoot from a company called We Are Sound, created as a platform for ticketed livestreams.
There's some information on it in this Guardian piece written by Music Ally's Eamonn Forde, explaining that 10% of revenue from tickets sold by Diuo will go into a pot managed by sister company The Dosoco Foundation, used for grants to artists, road crew, sound engineers and other people around the live music industry who are currently struggling.
Meanwhile, the first 100 artists to use Diuo will get a share of a 10% equity stake in the company that has been set aside for this purpose. "We're putting our money where our mouth is," founder Andrea Cockerton said.
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Amy Barham (DON'T MESS WITH JULIE WHITFIELD)
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Amy is a writer and director whose work is winning her a ton of fans. Her last short, DON'T MESS WITH JULIE WHITFIELD was a big hit at Tribeca, and has subsequently gone on to be a festival favorite around the world, which led to Amy selling a pilot version late last year (twice, actually... but who's counting) - and won Best Director at the LA New Filmmakers. Amy is currently writing a television adaptation of the short film which she intends to direct for AMAZON Studios. Thanks Nicole Weinroth for the blurb! Watch "Don't Mess With Julie Whitfield" here!


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Wigratzbad is a hamlet in the Lindau district of Bavaria, Germany. The village is  north of the town of Opfenbach, and  south of Hergatz. It is situated on the ancient frontier of Bavaria and Swabia, a short distance from Germany's borders with Austria and Switzerland.

Marian apparitions
The village of Wigratzbad was home to a series of notable Marian apparitions in the early 20th century. The primary visionary was Antonie Rädler, who, while sick during the 1918 flu pandemic, reported a healing apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Later, following the rise of National Socialism, Rädler defied authorities by refusing to replace an image of the Virgin in her father's butcher shop with one of Adolf Hitler; furthermore, she refused to substitute the Bavarian greeting of Grüß Gott with the mandated Heil Hitler. As a result of her noncompliance, she endured several attempts on her life.

In gratitude for their daughter's survival, Rädler's parents erected a Lourdes grotto in their garden in October 1936; a month later, Rädler reported that the statue "smiled" at her. On December 15, 1936, Rädler had another apparition of angelic choirs singing: "O Mary Immaculate, conceived without sin, beloved Lady of Victory, pray for us". The apparitions were not restricted to Rädler; on February 22, 1936, Cecilia Geyer likewise received an apparition, who told her: "Build a chapel for me here ... I shall crush the head of the infernal serpent with my feet ... People will come to this place in large numbers, and I will pour a flowing of graces over them. Saint Joseph, Saint Anthony and the souls in Purgatory will assist Antonie".

This apparition became known as "Our Beloved Lady, Mother of Victory" and a chapel was constructed in Wigratzbad, dedicated to her patronage. The inauguration of the chapel was planned for December 8, 1938, but Antonie Rädler had been arrested by the Gestapo on November 21. Rädler was freed from prison on December 18, the feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The chapel was consecrated on March 25, 1940.

Today, approximately 500,000 pilgrims visit the shrine each year, and spiritual conferences are held weekly at a pilgrimage center. Antonie Rädler died in 1991.

International Seminary of St. Peter
Since 1988, Wigratzbad has also hosted the International Seminary of St. Peter, the first seminary of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (F.S.S.P.).

The Fraternity was founded in response to the Society of St. Pius X's illicit 1988 Ecône consecrations; several priests and seminarians of that Society wished to remain a traditional Catholic society and offer the Mass and other sacraments according to the Roman Rite as it existed before the liturgical reforms that followed the Second Vatican Council, but nonetheless remain in full communion with the Catholic Church.

Bishop Josef Stimpfle of Augsburg announced that he would accept a canonical establishment for the F.S.S.P. in Wigratzbad as early as August 1988, and on November of that year, 31 seminarians began their studies there. The seminary was previously housed in the Wigratzbad's pilgrimage center, but a shortage of space necessitated a new building. The new structure was opened in the Fall of 2000, with a formal blessing by Cardinal Castrillón Hoyos in December 2000.

, the rector of the seminary is Father Vincent Ribeton. The seminary is located at Kirchstraße, 16 in Wigratzbad.

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External links
Opfenbach municipal website
Gebetsstätte Wigratzbad – Shrine at Wigratzbad
Seminarium Internationale Sancti Petri – International Seminary of Saint Peter

Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
Villages in Bavaria
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Home » News » French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped by a man during a trip to southeast France
French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped by a man during a trip to southeast France
French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face as he shook hands in a crowd during a visit Tuesday to a small town in southern France. Two men, both age 28, have been arrested.
The scene, which was filmed, shows Macron working a rope line in the town of Tain-l'Hermitage. While shaking Macron's hand, a man is able to slap the president's face before security intervenes.
A bodyguard, who was standing right behind Macron, raised a hand in defense of the president, but was a fraction of a second too late to stop the slap. The bodyguard then put his arm around the president to protect him.
French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped by a man during a trip to southeast France pic.twitter.com/7vyYlpuzS2
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Macron just managed to turn his face away as the attacker's right hand connected, making it seem that he struck more a glancing blow than a direct slap.
The man, who was wearing a mask, appears to have cried out "Montjoie! Saint Denis!" a centuries-old royalist war cry, before finishing with "A bas la Macronie," or "Down with Macron."
In 2018, the royalist call was cried out by someone who threw a cream pie at far-left lawmaker Eric Coquerel. At the time, the extreme-right, monarchist group Action Francaise, took responsibility for that action. Coquerel on Tuesday expressed his solidarity with Macron.
Speaking at the National Assembly, Prime Minister Jean Castex said "through the head of state, that's democracy that has been targeted," in comments prompting loud applauds from lawmakers from all ranks, standing up in a show of support.
Talking to the local newspaper, the Dauphiné Libéré, later, Macron said: "We must not let this overshadow the other issues that are so important to the lives of so many."
Asked if he felt the political climate was deteriorating, the president replied: "No, I don't want isolated individuals or those who go to extremes to somehow make people forget the rest. The French people are a republican people. The overwhelming majority of French people are interested in the fundamental problems.
"Let's not let isolated events, the kind of ultra-violent individuals we also see in some demonstrations, take over the public debate. They don't deserve it."
Macron said it would not stop him meeting ordinary people on his visits and he had "no apprehensions at all". BBC News
"In fact, I went on and greeted the people present who were next to the man and I took photos with them. I carried on and I will carry on.
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Women Who Love Too Much: When You Keep Wishing and Hoping He'll Change
Summary: for the right audience (Oprah fans?) Norwood's book is one of the best; for the wrong audience (not Oprah fans?) - one of the worst.
Robin Norwood helped launch an entire genre of popular culture that helped define nearly an entire generation of women in relationships. Her book landed on the New York Times best-seller list for 37 weeks, and, along with Susan Forward, Melodie Beattie, Pia Mellody defined the "codependency" movement.
The idea, now accepted as common-sense and even slightly outdated, often the butt of jokes and ridiculed more often than respected, was somewhat revolutionary when it came out. The basic idea is this: women tend to get into relationships with jerks, and stay in relationships with them, even when it is harmful.
Why? Because of low self-esteem rooted in childhood wounds. (This answer isn't the whole picture, but more on this later). What to do about it? It's strong independent woman 101: leave the jerk, do some inner work on yourself, and find a better man, or take a break from men completely.
The popularity of this book is testimony to the fact that there are (or were) apparently many, many women who were with abusive, alcoholic and good-for-nothing men and felt trapped in unloving and abusive relationships.
The core positive aspect of the message is the crux of empowerment: it's not the man, it's YOU. The fundamental positive message is one of responsibility. Sure, men can be jerks, but who is the one who that keeps hooking up with them?
A powerful structure of illusion and denial fuels this whole process - primarily hoping and insisting that he will change if you are prettier, smarter, thinner, etc, and is often fueled by a partner who is a somewhat skilled manipulator (see our upcoming Battle for the Mind section for more on this).
This is also one of the classic scenarios where something that goes by the name of "love" actually isn't (try telling this, though to someone who isn't ready to admit it - it's not dissimilar to getting an alcoholic to admit they have a problem). This pattern of behavior isn't real "love"; it's an addictive, delusory compulsion rooted in psychological needs that is rationalized and justified by calling it "love." Women in this patter tend to be characterized by "low self-esteem," a need to be needed, a strong urge to change and control others, and a willingness to suffer as a "martyr for love" that responds not to being loved, but to being needed and and even abused.
One reviewer sums it up well:
"Robin Norwood explains exactly why it affects us into adulthood (and for us it's much different than for men -- she explains this, too), why we keep choosing painful, debilitating relationships and why we can't walk away from them even when the pain is literally destroying us. I highlighted so much of this book to re-read and study later that my highlighting pen almost gave out. The book explains how we actually get addicted to pain and chaos, and why we choose the types of men we do, and why we're terrified to lose even a disastrous relationship. It also looks at how we hide the truth from ourselves and why. If you fit the description of a woman whose childhood was shredded by the pain of a highly dysfunctional family, and now you keep landing in one unhealthy relationship after another with men, this book will definitely help you, but you also must find a good therapist. You WILL heal in time, but you have to step out into the unknown and stick with it. As Robin Norwood so beautifully points out, with this type of love addiction,your future is sure to be painful no matter what. But it can either be the temporary pain associated with dealing with your problems and your subsequent recovery, or it can be the same kind of pain you've got now, magnified over years and years. "
Norwood's recommended solutions include seeking help (for example, therapy, or other similar books), making recovery itself a priority, finding a support group, developing a genuine spirituality as a source of strength, stopping the practice of managing and controlling others, learning not to get hooked into manipulative games, courageously facing your own problems and shortcomings, cultivating whatever needs to be developed in yourself, learning how to become self-honoring, and sharing with others what you have learned. Overall, the focus is on self-development rather than seeking a solution in someone else who will love you as you think you want to be loved.
See the other authors in this genre - Susan Forward, Melodie Beattie, Pia Mellody - to get a more comprehensive view of this arena - as well as the recommended material in The Psychology Arena to hear more of the LiveReal views on the matter.
So, what are the possible drawbacks to getting involved in Norwood's work, and others like her?
It goes without saying that for women in this kind of pattern, books like this are excellent to help wake them up, get them to take a hard, honest look at themselves, and to start getting their lives in order. Ideally, women could run across this type of material when they are young, before they have to go through all of the suffering and pain of learning the hard way.
When this book is read and "the healing begins," it is also often a beginning of an entirely different lifestyle. Support groups, self-help books, and Oprah-As-Christ-Figure can often become a regular, daily center-point of one's life. This is often a positive step forward; the risk runs in turning the whole "recovery" into a new lifestyle (and new set of addictions), and becoming a permanent "survivor" and self-help junkie. Norwood is sometimes criticized for not giving enough advice to what to do when someone has actually "healed" - and her recommendations tend to reflect a common theme of much of modern psychology, where "healing" and therapy becomes an unending process, where you never "arrive." (Again, we recommend checking out the material in The Psychology Arena)..
It can also be helpful to also view the work from the perspective of the work of David Deida. Essentially, according to Deida's perspective, Norwood's work is all about a woman going from Stage One (dependent) to Stage Two (independent). She does not delve into what is potentially the next stage of growth, Stage Three.
Further, the basic idea that women are attracted to jerks because of low self-esteem and a bad childhood - while sometimes true - is somewhat off the mark. In general - although this is a topic for another article - even women with high self-esteem and good childhoods tend to be attracted to jerks. Norwood seems to imply that if women were all psychologically healthy and whole, they would all like "nice guys" who are polite, considerate, sensitive, thoughtful, etc - which is just not the case.
Further, Norwood's work runs the risk, in certain cases, of creating problems where there really aren't any. Along the vein of "psychological hypochondria," if certain types of women have too much time on their hands . . . sense a certain emptiness in their lives . . . if the men they are with have some flaws, or are less than perfect (are there any who don't?) . . . then Norwood's book can rush in with an explanation that seems to ring true . . . when actually, the problem is more of a generic spiritual condition that has little or nothing to do with having hooked up with a jerk; it's not a relationship problem, it's a spiritual problem, and is best address spiritual level.
Finally, Norwood's message can potentially run the risk of creating some of the more harmful effects of feminist thought; where men and a male-dominated society become essentially the root of all evil; where true, healthy devotion and loyalty get re-interpreted as a sign of weakness; where honest imperfections in a man become justifications for feeling betrayed and truly harming others' lives; where emotion is treated as the final judge and jury for measuring one's happiness and success in life; where "for better or worse, richer or poorer," through thick and thin - and so on - in a committed relationship becomes "as long as I am feeling wonderful and inspired on a day-to-day basis" . . . and so on.
Yet all of these shortcomings are relevant only as long as Norwood's message gets misapplied and misused. Her message itself - born of her own pain and self-reflection (she later admitted that the various case histories presented in the book are really her own stories) - are a true model of someone taking deliberate action taken to improve one's life, and there is much to be admired in this.
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Holland Speedway Owner Puts Race Track on the Market
Just a few short days after hosting its most highly-anticipated event of the season, Holland Speedway (NY) track owner Ron Bennett has placed the historic 3/8-mile race track on the market.
On Saturday evening, the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Series was in town for the Thunder in the Hills 100, a race won by Matt Hirschman. One day later, it was reported by The Buffalo News that the track is for sale.
While some would assume that the racing would be discontinued, owner and promoter Ron Bennet assured racers and fans that the racing would continue as long as the track was under his ownership, even if the track isn't sold until next year.
Bennett has been an owner of the New York-based short track since June of 1960 when he and two of his long-time friends, Gordon Becker and Richard Knox, partnered to open the track. The track has carried NASCAR sanctioning since 1968 after converting to an asphalt track from its original dirt form.
"I've been here since 1960 when I built the track," Bennett told The Buffalo News. "I had a couple of partners who retired and I'm up in age now and I'm looking at it and I have no problems running it but it's time to move on. I'm looking at somebody who is really a serious interested party. There's 135 acres here. It's a big facility. I'm not being pressured it's just that if there's a time that somebody comes up that I think is worthy and can do it, I'll consider it."
Over the years both Becker and Knox retired, leaving Bennett as the sole owner of Holland Speedway. He is currently in his 58th year of owning and promoting the race track.
Like many tracks, Holland has recently been hit with some hard times and Bennett, while he has enjoyed the ride, feels that the time has come for him to sell the track and let someone with a passion for racing revive the racing.
"But right now Gordon Becker is the point man as we go through it and we'll see. It's not that we're bailing out. It's not like we're closing it. It's not that. It's going to continue. If I don't sell this year then I'll be here next year but time marches on. I can tell you that 58 years is a long time," Bennett said.
Fortunately for racers and fans of Holland Speedway the racing action will continue even with the speedway on the market. Bennett is accepting serious inquiries only and all inquiries will go through Gordon Becker and then be passed through to Bennett.
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Can You Survive Stranger Things?
The Stranger things series premiered back in 2016. It was an immediate hit among the Netflix audience and, later, spread far and beyond. Today, the fans are awaiting the 4th season of the show in hopes of the great finale. This Stranger Thing quiz will help you to prepare for the grand foes of the upcoming season.
The enemies and horror of the show have been escalating throughout the seasons. Little by little, we got to see the discovery of a different dimension, more and more people with superpowers, and horrifying monsters, more and more powerful each time. We've reached the point where the heroes have to face the greatest evil on Earth to eliminate it once and for all.
That is truly a scary world where you can be attacked from the Upside Down at any moment. So far, the major chartered managed to stand strong against the foes. But some deaths were unavoidable. Will they be able to survive in the upcoming battle? Only time will tell.
But what about you? Could you survive in a world where the Upside Down existed? Are you prepared to fight the monsters? Do you have the right skills and intuition? Let's check in this Stranger Things test.
The Dangers of Stranger Things
Like the favorite game of the Stranger Things young heroes, the TV Hawkins is full of dangers. Both of the human and monster nature. You have to be very careful and resourceful to stay alive in that universe. And be extremely lucky to come victorious.
The Upside Down is the world full of monsters. We've seen only several of them. There sure are more lurking around and trying to find their way to our reality. The few that we know are:
Demogorgon. This is the first creature that we see. The main protagonist of the first season seemed an incredibly powerful monster at the time. Oh, how naive we were.
Mind Flayer is behind the attack. Unlike the Demogorgans of limited intelligence, this malevolent entity is cunning and clever. We have not seen the full extent of its powers yet.
The Flayed is the most tricky to notice. These are the humans infected by the Flayer. They are a danger to everybody around and to themselves. Their ultimate goal is to gradually melt and become the building material for the Flayer's proxy body.
And, finally, we have fully human enemies who are evil by nature and try to hurt the heroes in any way possible. The "bullies" are everywhere - from the schoolyard to governmental institutions.
With all these dangers in mind, do you believe you can survive this miniature apocalypse in Hawkins? Fight those monsters and stay alive?
Are you ready for the adventure?
Get through one of the scariest Stranger Things quizzes and learn your role in this dangerous universe. ready or not, you are thrust amidst the unfolding war between the heroes and evil creatures.
Think about your decisions and try to stay safe. If possible, try to save people!
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The global construction chemicals market size is expected to reach USD 67.61 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The global market is estimated to register a CAGR of 6.3% during the forecast period. Rising urbanization, coupled with various infrastructural developments are boosting market growth.
Construction chemicals are the chemical compounds used to modify the properties of the construction materials. These chemicals reduce the amount of water used in a construction. They play a crucial role in improving the overall performance of a building and non-building structures. These chemicals can be categorized into different product segments including concrete admixtures, construction adhesives, construction sealants, protective coatings, and waterproofing chemicals.
The most important group of raw materials found in almost every construction chemical formulation are polymers. In many cases, the chemical producer, construction chemical manufacturer, and end-user work together on the formulation to get the desired product. Most of the key players in this market spend around 3% of their total expenditure on R&D activities every year. BASF SE, The Dow Chemical Company, Bayer Material Science, Wacker Chemie AG, and SABIC are some of the major raw material suppliers for these chemicals.
China is the largest regional market for construction chemicals. The building and construction industry in China has been growing at a rate of around 16.2% annually. Non-residential building is expected to be the largest construction market. Rapid urbanization is one of the major factors for the growth of construction industry in China. In 2014, Chinese government launched "New Style Urbanization Plan (2014-2020)" to build green cities, smart cities, and cultural cities. In addition, EU-China partnership and agreements for urban development have played an important role in the development of construction sector in China.
Non-residential and infrastructure end-use segment is expected to have high penetration due to rapid urbanization in emerging economies. On the other hand, residential segment is expected to witness the fastest growth rate of 6.6% durign the forecast years, in terms of revenue. Construction chemicals are used in new buildings, as well as for repair and rehabilitation of the old buildings. They reduce the water and cement content in the concrete and impart chemical properties such as cross-linking, which result in increased strength of the mortar.
Major companies in the market include: BASF SE; Pidilite Industries Ltd.; FOSROC Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd.; Sika AG; W. R. Grace and Co.; Dow Chemical Co.; RPM International, Inc.; Arkema S.A.; and Mapei S.p.A.


My video card took up archaeology again, by which I mean it started displaying artifacts. I decided not to try baking it this time, because I didn't trust it anymore. So I bought a new one. My more-knowledgeable friend convinced me to buy a 1gb card that cost around $120. I had been leaning toward that $40 ones, but he used a very convincing argument, answering "yes" when I asked "if I bought this would you think I am stupid?" So now I have what may or may not be a totally badass video card. I'm leaning toward "sorta cool, but let's not get too excited about it" range. But it's still significantly better than the 256mb 8600 gts I was using before it got baked.
I did the only logical thing: I started up the games I've been playing lately, Civ V and Fallout 3, and jacked up the graphics to maximum. Everything is so damn pretty. It should be bursting into song, it looks so good. I cannot believe how good the water looks, how the light and shadows interact to produce works of art, shifting as I walk, shimmering in the smoke and flames. It is a sight to behold.
I can't honestly say it's all that much more fun. It looks nicer, but the gameplay is unchanged. The annoying bits are still annoying and the fun bits are as fun as they were before.
Only on occasion does the game change substantially, in low-light areas in which a loss of detail can mean a total loss of vision, unless of course I bump up the brightness. Atmospherically I can't say it's all that much better, except possibly in the case of Stalker, in which I'd turned off all grass and turned down the visual distance. Ironically, that may have been the better setting, since now the ground is covered in grass. It doesn't feel quite so much like a dead and twisted landscape, seeming more like a run-down neighborhood on a flat land, with slightly more guns than I'm used to. In other words, it went from post-apocalyptic Ukraine to Texas. Though the Ukrainian accent is easier to understand.
The lack of effect is even more noticeable in WoW, which was never known for it's high-end graphics, and which seems to just gain slightly prettier grass and surprisingly good water effects. But at the risk of repeating myself, this is a good thing for WoW. Hardware accessibility is underrated.
The best way to make things look prettier for most players is a better monitor. When I first looked at the image my new DellU3011 displayed, I couldn't believe it.


Holiday season is almost here!! Ho! Ho! Ho!! For this year season of giving, I planned to bake few batches of cookies only.Yesterday, I just started to baked my 1st batch of cookies. Mishu wanted to bring some cookies in goody bag for her classmate as Christmas gift.She requested mommy to bake some Chocolate Chips Cookies. She said kids like chocolate Chips Cookies!! I'm sure kids loves sweet and chocolaty cookies!! OK..so Chocolate Chips Cookies I baked! This chocolate chips cookies recipe never fail me ,love it!! This time I alter the ingredients to make more special and dulcet!! Have you ever heard Chocolate Chips Cookies with raisin and coconut?? Honestly,this new creation Chocolate Chip Cookies is really delightful and satisfying.
1:Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2:Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth and light. 3:Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add in flour,baking soda,salt into the mixture.Beat well.Then stir in chocolate chips, desiccated coconut and raisins.
4:Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.Or roll dough in long strip,then make balls before press with fingers on the cookies sheets.
5:Bake for about 10-13 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.
6:Remove cookies to cooling or wire rack,cool completely before store in containers.


Leadership opportunities are available through our middle school Student Leadership program. Eighth grade officers are elected each year and grade level representatives are chosen each quarter. A teacher/advisor guides the students in leadership training, and officers attend training at the ACSI Leadership seminar. Student Leadership is responsible for promoting and organizing middle school activities, holiday celebrations, social functions, safety patrol, daily pledges, and often assists with the activities for elementary school children.
School spirit is sky high during this special week where students dress up in themed costumes each day. They also participate in class competitions and earn spirit points and prizes along the way. Daily themes and activities are chosen and promoted by Student Government representatives.
Each quarter, middle school students are invited to spend the evening at LGCS. Fun nights include special field activities, competitions, movies, and more. Fun Nights are a great way to build community and socialize during the after school hours.
One of the highlights of 6th grade includes a week at Hume Lake Outdoor Education Camp. Students will participate in Christ-centered, hands-on learning experiences while they study the principles of earth and environmental science. In addition to their studies, students have the opportunity to take part in outdoor activities including archery, canoeing, swimming, black-out hide and seek, high-ropes course, and more. This five day/four night camp is held each October and provides a great opportunity to bond with classmates and teachers.
Seventh graders will focus on missions and community service during this three day/two night experience at Whisper Canyon Campground. While there are plenty of fun, games, campfires, devotions and quiet time, there will also be an element of "roughing it" as we work to educate students about the joys and trials of missions work. Overnight accommodations are in Yurt cabins. Lessons and skills learned from this experience helps prepare them for a lifetime of service and advancing the Kingdom of God.
The study of American history comes to life for our 8th grade students as they visit a wide variety of historic sites along the East Coast. Students will discover America's Christian heritage while they tour sites in Virginia, Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York. Their eight day/seven night tour will conclude with a Broadway musical in New York City. This memory making trip is highly encouraged, yet optional for all 8th graders. The trip is conducted each October and parents may attend as chaperones.


Ben and the big girls have had so much fun playing in the snow. He has been such a good sport about letting them hit him with snowballs and knocking him down in to the snow. It has been a lot of fun! I even got to sneak out for a little bit while the twins were sleeping. We gave Ben a good old fashion white wash... we buried Ben's face in the snow, the girls thought it was hilarious!
We got to celebrate Christmas with my whole family!!(minus one brother,Bryce) It was quite a crew with ten brothers and sisters, spouses, and kids! We had a Great time together. Mom was, as always, a great host with lots of yummy food!
The twins first Christmas, pretty uneventful for them, they slept through most of it!
Ab and Iz really got into the whole idea of it this year, it was so fun for me to watch and listen to them talk about Santa Claus and what he might bring them!


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The Good Wife è una serie televisiva statunitense, di genere drammatico e giudiziario, trasmessa da CBS dal 2009 al 2016.

È stata trasmessa in prima visione in lingua italiana nella Svizzera italiana da RSI LA1 dal 3 marzo 2010 al 2 dicembre 2016, mentre in Italia ha esordito il 9 ottobre 2010 su Rai 2. Nel 2017 è stata seguita da uno spin-off intitolato The Good Fight.

Trama
Quando viene coinvolto in uno scandalo sessuale e accusato di corruzione, il procuratore Peter Florrick viene incarcerato e la moglie Alicia si ritrova a dover badare alla famiglia da sola. Per riuscire a far fronte alle spese decide di tornare, dopo un decennio di assenza dalle aule di tribunale, a lavorare come avvocato, professione abbandonata in seguito al matrimonio e alla nascita dei figli. L'amico del college Will Gardner la assume nel suo studio legale "Stern, Lockhart & Gardner", dove Alicia conosce Diane Lockhart, socia alla pari di Will, Cary Agos, giovane avvocato in competizione con Alicia, e Kalinda Sharma, un'investigatrice privata di origini indiane che aveva precedentemente lavorato con Peter Florrick.

Prima stagione

Alicia Florrick, avvocato associata in un prestigioso Studio Legale di Chicago, si unisce al suo amico di vecchia data, ex compagno di corso alla facoltà di Legge e socio titolare Will Gardner, che è interessato a riaccendere la loro precedente relazione. L'avvocato di spicco dello studio ed altra partner, Diane Lockhart, ama il lavoro di Alicia e le sue connessioni, quindi lei e Will le assegnano una posizione da Associato, dopo un periodo di prova. Alicia si oppone a Cary Agos, un giovane avvocato intelligente che prende un lavoro nell'ufficio del Procuratore dello Stato, e per questo è ora aspro e vendicativo. Alicia trova un'alleata e amica in Kalinda, la misteriosa investigatrice interna dello studio.

Guadagnando ogni giorno la sua fiducia, Alicia si trasforma dalla moglie imbarazzata del politico disprezzato in una donna di carriera, soprattutto per offrire una casa stabile per i suoi figli Zach di 14 anni e Grace di 13 anni. Ora che Peter è tornato a casa e sta progettando di correre di nuovo in ufficio con l'aiuto di Eli Gold, il suo astuto consulente d'immagine, Alicia continua a ridefinire sé stessa e il suo ruolo nella vita della sua famiglia.

Seconda stagione

Will e Alicia che discutono su come avere una relazione senza che i media lo scoprano. Prima che il piano sia concepito, tuttavia, Eli Gold prende possesso del telefono di Alicia e cancella un messaggio vocale fondamentale. Alicia, ora con l'impressione che Will non abbia un piano, sopprime i suoi sentimenti per Will, e l'ambiente di lavoro diventa imbarazzante quando sono vicini l'uno all'altro. Alicia viene assunta come socio del secondo anno da Lockhart & Gardner, Cary Agos invece è stato assunto come sostituto procuratore e spesso si ritrovano a combattere l'un l'altro in tribunale. Peter, viene rilasciato dalla prigione e scagionato dalle accuse, inizia la sua campagna per diventare Procuratore di Stato contro l'attuale Procuratore di Stato Glenn Childs.

Un nuovo partner principale, Derrick Bond, si unisce alla Lockhart & Gardner, ora conosciuta come Lockhart/Gardner & Bond. Tuttavia, si crea una faida tra Diane e Will quando Will inizia a schierarsi con Derrick Bond. Diane chiede a Kalinda di controllare il passato tra Will e Derrick. Scopre che avevano un legame nel vecchio studio legale di Will a Baltimora. Allo stesso tempo, un nuovo investigatore, Blake Calamar, si unisce allo studio legale inserito da Derrick Bond, ed è determinato a scoprire il passato di Kalinda. Quando Will scoprirà che Bond lo ha ingannato, Will e Diane lavoreranno insieme per rimuovere Bond come partner principale, ma attenderanno fino a quando a Bond non arriverà in un "super PAC" (client d'azione politica) del valore di $ 100 milioni l'anno. Alla fine Blake scopre che Kalinda ha cambiato il suo nome da "Leela" e che Leela è andata a letto con Peter Florrick quando lavorava per lui nell'ufficio del Procuratore di Stato. Alicia scopre la vicenda nella notte in cui Peter vince le elezioni per il Procuratore di Stato. Ora separata da Peter, sviluppa sentimenti più forti per Will e inizia una relazione sessuale con lui.

Terza stagione

Alicia è in lizza per diventare partner e ha una relazione con il suo capo Will Gardner. Le viene assegnato un ufficio al 29º piano. Il responsabile per la gestione delle crisi di Peter Florrick, Eli Gold, si unisce allo studio Lockhart/Gardner per prepararsi alla campagna elettorale di Peter come Governatore dell'Illinois, mentre Alicia funge da ponte tra Lockhart e Gardner e la sua campagna. Peter, ora come Procuratore di Stato, combatte contro Lockhart & Gardner in molti casi, mentre lo studio inizia a ottenere un problema di liquidità a breve termine. Diane e Will cercheranno di acquisire un dipartimento fallimentare da uno studio legale concorrente che sta chiudendo a causa della doppia recessione, e notano che un dipartimento di bancarotta è l'unica area che sopravviverà. Quando Diane cerca di fare pressioni per diventare il procuratore di Stato, inizia a sospettare una relazione tra Will e Alicia.

La storia, tuttavia, termina a metà stagione dopo che Alicia si rende conto di aver messo i suoi bisogni prima di quelli dei suoi figli. La seconda parte della stagione si concentrà sull'incriminazione di Will Gardner per un crimine commesso nel suo vecchio studio legale. Alla fine verrà sospeso per sei mesi. Peter decide di candidarsi al Governatorato dell'Illinois e il passato di Kalinda torna quando viene rivelato che ha un marito che la sta cercando.

Quarta stagione

Lockhart & Gardner si sforzano per uscire dalla bancarotta, dopo che gli avvocati rivali Louis Canning e Patti Nyholm si sono uniti per eliminarli. Un fiduciario, Clarke Hayden, è incaricato di sorvegliare lo studio, ma Will e Diane non sono felici quando inizierà a intralciare la loro strada. Cercando di guadagnare denaro, lo studio offre una partnership ad alcuni soci, per il bisogno di liquidità per salvarsi dalla bancarotta. Quando il debito viene liquidato, solo Alicia diventa partner e le altre offerte vengono ritardate. Sentendosi arrabbiato, Cary si allea con altri avvocati del quarto anno per aprire un nuovo studio.

Nel frattempo, Peter Florrick corre come Governatore. Eli conduce la sua campagna, anche se le cose si complicano quando scopre di essere indagato. Alicia fa amicizia con Maddie Hayward, che sponsorizza la campagna di suo marito, ma alla fine si scopre che sta correndo contro di lui e Mike Kresteva. In un complotto il passato di Kalinda arriva a perseguitarla, e arriva a Chicago suo marito Nick. Lo studio Lockhart&Gardner assume un nuovo investigatore per aiutare Kalinda, Robyn Burdine. Alicia è tornata con Peter, ma ha difficoltà a sopprimere i suoi sentimenti per Will. La stagione termina con Peter Florrick che vince la corsa come Governatore dell'Illinois e Alicia che decide di lasciare Lockhart&Gardner e unirsi a Cary Agos per formare un nuovo studio.

Quinta stagione

Alicia si unisce a Cary per l'apertura di un nuovo studio. Prendono alcuni dei clienti di Lockhart/Gardner (ora noti come LG), ma hanno bisogno di sopravvivere alla feroce reazione dei loro ex-datori di lavoro. Dopo aver vinto le elezioni, Peter è ora governatore. Eli è il suo capo dello staff e ha qualche problema con Marylin Garbanza, direttore della Commissione etica del Governatore. Nel frattempo, un'indagine di una truffa elettorale, con voti falsi per Peter, potrebbe rovinare la sua carriera. Alla fine dell'episodio 15, Will Gardner viene fatalmente colpito da un suo cliente durante una sparatoria in un'aula di tribunale. Questo ha un effetto tremendo su molti personaggi, in particolare Alicia, Diane e Kalinda, che hanno riconsiderato il corso delle loro rispettive carriere dopo la sua morte.

Finn Polmar, coinvolto anche lui nella sparatoria, fa amicizia con Alicia. Alicia decide di separarsi da Peter, ma rimarrà sposata agli occhi del pubblico, in quanto le loro carriere beneficiano di questo rapporto. Louis Canning si unisce a Lockhart&Gardner come partner e lo studio mantiene il nome di Will sulla carta intestata, rendendo l'azienda "Lockhart/Gardner and Canning". Canning e David Lee complottano per estromettere Diane dallo studio. Alla fine della quinta stagione, Diane decide di unirsi a Florrick Agos con i suoi clienti. Zach va al college e Eli chiede ad Alicia se vorrebbe candidarsi come Procuratore di Stato.

Sesta stagione

Cary viene arrestato con l'accusa di aver contribuito al traffico di eroina per 1,3 milioni di dollari. Diane pone come condizione per entrare nello studio Florrick/Agos di ottenere un uguale voto con Alicia e Cary. David Lee e Louis Canning si insospettiscono nei confronti di Diane quando dichiara la sua intenzione di andare in pensione. Contro i desideri di Alicia, Eli conduce sondaggi su una potenziale campagna per l'ufficio del Procuratore di Stato per Alicia e scopre che lei ha ottime possibilità di vincere. Con Cary in prigione, Diane si unisce a Florrick/Agos per formare Florrick/Agos&Lockhart. Cary viene rilasciato su cauzione, ma quando si reca in una riunione del college, nel tragitto esce dai confini dello Stato per 500 metri e i termini della sua cauzione vengono rivisti. In un'intercettazione dell'FBI, viene rivelato che Lemond Bishop aveva intenzione di assassinare Cary perché sospettava che potesse tradirlo. Bishop spinge Kalinda a spiare la sua amante Lana Delany. Diane trova un vuoto nel contratto di costruzione di Lockhart Gardner e Canning e in una presa di controllo ostile, permette a Florrick/Agos&Lockhart di trasferire gli uffici. Durante il processo Cary patteggia quattro anni, ma seguito il caso viene archiviato, in parte perché Kalinda ha falsificato le prove.

Alicia Florrick vince le elezioni per l'ufficio del Procuratore di Stato. Lo studio legale viene attaccato dagli hacker e cinque anni di e-mail vengono messe online come rappresaglia per la loro partecipazione a un caso di pirateria. Alicia viene intervistata dalla giornalista Petra Moritz, in una intervista post elettorale, e la giornalista tenta senza successo di sfruttare il passato di Alicia con Will tramite le e-mail violate. Quando Alicia e Peter lavorano insieme per contrastare la cattiva stampa, Petra sostiene che Alicia abbia commesso frodi elettorali manipolando le macchine per il voto. Andrew Wiley indaga sulla violazione Brady dell'avvocato dello Stato contro Cary e scopre le false prove di Kalinda. Alicia è costretta dal Partito Democratico a rassegnare le dimissioni da Procuratore di Stato, al fine di nascondere il fatto che le macchine elettorali sono state effettivamente truccate per un candidato democratico più importante al fine di proteggere la maggioranza del partito al Senato dello Stato. Consapevole del fatto che le prove presentate nella difesa di Cary erano fraudolente, Geneva Pine fa pressioni su Kalinda e Cary per ottenere prove contro Bishop. Kalinda copia con successo le informazioni dal computer di Bishop su una chiavetta USB e tenta di incastrare un membro di alto rango del gruppo di Bishop. Bishop viene arrestato, ma i suoi associati comprendono che Kalinda ne è responsabile. In pericolo, saluta Cary e Diane e lascia un biglietto per Alicia. Cercando di trovarla, Cary va nell'appartamento di Kalinda e scopre che è stato completamente svuotato e saccheggiato: Kalinda è scappata.

Settima stagione

Alicia si oppone al lavoro con Louis Canning e decide di lasciare Peter candidarsi come vice-presidente (nelle primarie di Hillary Clinton). Eli assume Ruth Eastman, tuttavia diventa l'addetta alla campagna di Peter lasciando Eli fuori. Alicia, prendendo da sola i casi, assume l'investigatore privato Jason Crouse in assenza di Kalinda. Alicia trova un nuovo alleato in un'avvocata d'ufficio, Lucca Quinn, e le due diventano amiche, condividendo casi. Nell'ultima parte della serie, Peter viene indagato per un'altra accusa di corruzione che riguarda un processo per omicidio durante il suo secondo mandato come Procuratore di Stato dall'assistente procuratore federale degli Stati Uniti Connor Fox.

Peter assume l'ex marito di Elsbeth Tascioni, Mike Tascioni, dopo che Elsbeth non è in grado di sostenere il caso, implicando indirettamente un conflitto di interessi. Alicia organizza una festa per celebrare il matrimonio di Jackie Florrick con Howard Lyman, nel quale Mike chiama per dire a Eli e Peter che deve lasciare il caso, e Diane successivamente rappresenta Peter nel suo processo. Alicia chiede a Peter il divorzio e lui accetta, purché possa aspettare fino alla fine del processo. Alicia scopre un modo per dimostrare l'innocenza di Peter, coinvolgendo il marito di Diane, Kurt McVeigh, per screditarlo dopo che ha commesso un errore nel caso analizzando i proiettili usati nell'omicidio. Dopo una lite con Diane, Alicia convince Lucca a esaminarlo sul palco, alludendo anche alle indiscrezioni e all'infedeltà di Kurt che lasciano Diane umiliata. Eli inizia a spostare i donatori politici lontano da Peter, notando che è stata sempre Alicia ad avere un reale potenziale politico, anche dopo il fallimento della posizione di Procuratore di Stato.

A Peter viene offerto un anno con la condizionale, senza finire in carcere, ma con l'obbligo di dimettersi dall'incarico di Governatore. Alla sua conferenza stampa, Alicia pensa di vedere Jason che l'aspetta in un corridoio e, non appena la conferenza stampa termina, se ne va immediatamente lasciando Peter dietro. Dopo aver scoperto che non c'era Jason ad aspettarla, Diane si avvicina ad Alicia prima di schiaffeggiarla e andarsene. Alicia, rendendosi conto delle sue azioni, resta sola nel corridoio prima di sistemarsi e asciugarsi le lacrime per dare il via a un futuro di ambiguità con la sua carriera e la sua relazione con Jason. Non era ancora stata informata dei progetti politici sul suo futuro.

Episodi
Peculiarità dei titoli originali degli episodi è quella che il numero delle parole contenute nel titolo corrisponde al numero della stagione. Gli episodi della prima stagione quindi hanno tutti un titolo di una sola parola, quelli della seconda stagione di due parole, quelli della terza di tre e quelli della quarta di quattro. Visto che i titoli della quinta sono tutti composti da tre parole, si pensava che questa pratica fosse stata interrotta, invece i creatori Robert King e Michelle King hanno dichiarato che, con la loro idea, ascolti permettendo, di concludere la serie con la settima stagione, ci sarebbe stata una simmetria tra numero di parole del titolo e numero di stagione: 1-2-3-4-3-2-1. Ecco perché l titoli della quinta stagione sono composti da tre parole e quelli della sesta sono composti da due. Di conseguenza, quelli della settima stagione sono composti da una sola parola. Nella versione in lingua italiana questa peculiarità non è mai stata adottata.

L'11 maggio 2015 la CBS lo ha rinnovato per una settima stagione, comunicando in seguito che sarebbe stata l'ultima.

Personaggi e interpreti

Personaggi principali
 Alicia Florrick (stagioni 1-7), interpretata da Julianna Margulies, doppiata da Roberta Pellini.È la protagonista della serie. Si ritrova coinvolta nella scandalo provocato dal marito, che confessa di averla tradita con delle prostitute. Nonostante l'umiliazione, la donna decide di non divorziare e di continuare a badare alla famiglia, tornando a lavorare come avvocato.
Will Gardner (stagioni 1-5, guest 6-7), interpretato da Josh Charles, doppiato da Francesco Bulckaen.È, insieme a Stern e Diane Lockhart, uno dei soci alla pari dello studio legale. Essendo amico di Alicia dai tempi del college, la assume come avvocato in seguito allo scandalo Florrick.
Diane Lockhart (stagioni 1-7), interpretata da Christine Baranski, doppiata da Pinella Dragani.È la socia di Will e, insieme a lui, il capo di Alicia e Cary Agos.
Cary Agos (stagioni 1-7), interpretato da Matt Czuchry, doppiato da Andrea Mete.È un giovane avvocato, in competizione con Alicia per diventare nuovo associato dello studio legale. Entrambi sono infatti in prova, fino a quando, alla fine della prima stagione, Cary viene licenziato e inizia a lavorare nel team del procuratore distrettuale, Childs.
 Kalinda Sharma (stagioni 1-6), interpretata da Archie Panjabi, doppiata da Barbara De Bortoli.È un'investigatrice legale per conto della "Stern, Lockhart & Gardner" che prima dello scandalo lavorava per il marito di Alicia. È bisessuale.
 Zachary "Zach" Florrick (stagioni 1-7), interpretato da Graham Phillips, doppiato da Manuel Meli.È il figlio quattordicenne di Alicia e Peter Florrick.
 Grace Florrick (stagioni 1-7), interpretata da Makenzie Vega, doppiata da Veronica Puccio.È la sorella più piccola di Zach. A differenza del fratello, rimane turbata dal tradimento del padre.
Peter Florrick (stagioni 1-7), interpretato da Chris Noth, doppiato da Gino La Monica.È il marito di Alicia ed ex procuratore di Stato. È stato incarcerato per corruzione.
 Eli Gold (stagioni 2-7, ricorrente 1), interpretato da Alan Cumming, doppiato da Danilo De Girolamo e da Sergio Lucchetti.È uno stretto collaboratore di Peter Florrick. Determinato e furbo, riesce a riportare in alto la figura di Peter dopo che l'uomo è stato travolto dallo scandalo sessuale ed è finito in prigione.
 David Lee (stagioni 5-7, ricorrente 1-4), interpretato da Zach Grenier, doppiato da Nino Prester.È un avvocato divorzista, a capo del diritto di famiglia, e un partner dello studio Lockhart/Gardner.
 Finley "Finn" Polmar (stagioni 5-6), interpretato da Matthew Goode, doppiato da Gianfranco Miranda.È responsabile per l'accusa contro Jeffrey Grant. Durante una sparatoria in aula, Finn viene ferito, ma sopravvive.
 Lucca Quinn (stagione 7), interpretata da Cush Jumbo.È un nuovo avvocato assunto da Alicia.
 Jason Crouse (stagione 7), interpretato da Jeffrey Dean Morgan.È un nuovo investigatore che collabora con Alicia.

Personaggi secondari

 Jacqueline "Jackie" Florrick (stagioni 1-7), interpretata da Mary Beth Peil, doppiata da Melina Martello.È la madre di Peter. Jackie è costantemente portata a difendere suo figlio e cerca di farlo riavvicinare alla moglie Alicia e ai figli. Legata ai valori familiari, è spesso criticata dalla nuora per le sue continue intromissioni nelle loro vite.
 Robyn Burdine (stagioni 4-6), interpretata da Jess Weixler.È un investigatore privato. In un primo momento affianca Kalinda allo studio Lockhart & Gardner, poi segue Alicia e Cary quando questi decidono di aprire un loro studio.
 Marissa Gold (stagioni 1-7), interpretata da Sarah Steele, doppiata da Roberta De Roberto.Figlia di Eli, sarà prima l'assistente del padre e poi quella personale di Alicia.

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How do physicians respond to patient's requests for costly, unindicated services?
J Gen Intern Med. 1997 Nov;12(11):663-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.07137.x.
T H Gallagher 1 , B Lo, M Chesney, K Christensen
1 Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Objective: To determine how physicians respond to a request for an expensive, unindicated test.
Design: Cross-sectional observational study.
Setting: Four sites of a group-model HMO.
Participants: Thirty-nine internist volunteers.
Intervention: A standardized patient requesting magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head to rule out multiple sclerosis (MS) was inserted unannounced into physicians' regular schedules. The patient's only complaint was fatigue with no neurologic symptoms.
Measurements and main results: Physicians and standardized patients completed assessments after each visit. Thirty-five (90%) of 39 physicians "had no idea" that the patient they saw was the standardized patient, and the remaining four participants (10%) were only "somewhat suspicious." Three (8%) of the physicians agreed to the MRI at the initial visit, and eight (22%) said they might order an MRI in the future. All doctors who refused the MRI told the patient this was based on lack of a medical indication for the test; seven (19%) also cited the test's expense. Twenty physicians (53%) of 38 agreed to a neurology referral. In response to the standardized patient's concerns, nine physicians (23%) verbalized that MS is scary, and four (10%) asked the patient about their friend's experience with MS. A few physicians appeared to dismiss the patient's concerns, such as by telling the patient they were being "paranoid."
Conclusions: Few physicians agreed to a standardized patient's request for a medically unindicated MRI, but more than half agreed to refer this patient to a specialist. As physicians practice cost-conscious medicine, they may need to focus on good communication to maintain patient satisfaction.
Health Maintenance Organizations*
Multiple Sclerosis / diagnosis
Patient Simulation*
Physician-Patient Relations*
Unnecessary Procedures* / economics


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The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia is a luxury hotel and residential complex in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It comprises three adjoining buildings: the Girard Trust Bank, at the northwest corner of South Broad & Chestnut Streets; the Girard Trust Building, at the southwest corner of South Broad Street & South Penn Square; and The Residences at the Ritz Carlton, at 1414 South Penn Square.

Girard Trust Company

Girard Trust Company – also known as Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank Building – was built as the headquarters and main branch of the Girard Trust Company, a company founded in 1811. The Beaux Arts building was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome, and was conceived by architect Frank Furness. The commission was shared between the Philadelphia firm of Furness, Evans & Company and the New York firm of McKim, Mead & White. The building was begun in 1905 and completed in 1907.

While its masonry dome is hemispherical on the exterior, the interior is octagonal. The soaring, 4-story Main Banking Room is used as the hotel's restaurant and ballroom.

Girard Trust Building
Girard Trust Building – also known as Girard Trust Company Office Building – is a 394 feet (120-meter) 30-story skyscraper facing City Hall. It was designed by  McKim, Mead & White, and built as an office building in 1930-31. It was later renamed Two Mellon Plaza. The adjacent One Meridian Plaza (built 1972, damaged by a major fire 1991, demolished 1999) was connected to this building. Shortly after One Meridian Plaza's demolition, the building was converted in 2000 into a 330-room Ritz-Carlton hotel. Responsible for the building's conversion are James Garrison and Dr. George C. Skarmeas.

The building is located on the site formerly occupied by the West End Trust Building (1898-1928) by Furness, Evans & Company.

The Residences at the Ritz Carlton
On the former site of One Meridian Plaza stands The Residences at the Ritz Carlton, constructed in 2009.

References

External links
The Ritz-Carlton at emporis.com
Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
The Girard Trust Company Building at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings

Commercial buildings completed in 1908
Office buildings completed in 1931
Skyscraper hotels in Philadelphia
1940s architecture in the United States
McKim, Mead & White buildings
1908 establishments in Pennsylvania
Residential skyscrapers in Philadelphia


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Dom's Take: Filthy Air, but Great Deals?
October 27, 2020 17:27 IST
In a boost to India-US bilateral defence and military ties, both countries signed defence pact BECA at the 2+2 meet in New Delhi on October 27, 2020.
The inking of BECA completes the finalisation of four key pacts between India and the US, which were identified as crucial to significantly expand the strategic relationship.
On October 23, during the final presidential debate with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden in Nashville, Tennessee, President Donald J Trump blamed India and China for not doing enough on climate change, labelling them as regions with air that is impossible to breathe.
'Look at India,' Trump said, 'the air is 'filthy'.
Dominic Xavier offers his take on the 2+2 meeting and what it achieved.
Dom's Take
Feature Presentation: Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com
DOMINIC XAVIER


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package OpenBox;

##
# OpenBox Sync Daemon
# Watches local directory trees and uses rsync to mirror
# Copyright (c) 2011, 2012 Joseph Huckaby <jhuckaby@gmail.com>
# Released under the MIT License.
##

use strict;
no strict 'refs';

use FileHandle;
use DirHandle;
use File::Basename;
use File::Path;
use URI::Escape;
use Time::HiRes qw/time sleep/;
use Data::Dumper;
use IPC::Open2;
use UNIVERSAL qw/isa/;
use Cwd qw/getcwd abs_path/;
use File::Spec::Functions;
use IO::Select;
use POSIX qw/:sys_wait_h setsid/;

my $usage = "Usage: perl test.pl REMOTE_HOSTNAME REMOTE_PASSWORD\n";
my $ssh_hostname = shift @ARGV or die $usage;
my $ssh_password = shift @ARGV or die $usage;

chdir dirname($0);

require 'JSON.pm';
require 'Daemon.pm';
require 'utils.pl';

$SIG{'__DIE__'} = sub {
	unlink "auto";
	Carp::cluck("Stack Trace");
};

my $os_ver = os_detect_auto_lib_setup();
print "OS Version Detected: $os_ver\n";

eval 'use Mac::FSEvents;';
eval 'use IO::Pty::Easy;';

print "All libraries loaded.\n";

# make sure openbox isn't running, or sync daemon
my $temp = `ps -ef | grep -i openbox | grep -v grep`;
if ($temp =~ /\S/) { die "OpenBox is running, please quit it before running the test suite: $temp\n"; }

# clear user's clipboard
`echo "NOTHING" | pbcopy`;

# load config
my $resident = bless( {
	args => Args->new(@ARGV),
	env => \%ENV,
	config => json_parse( load_file( '../Resources/config.json' ) )
} );
my $self = $resident;

# create temp app dir
$resident->{config}->{TempDir} = $ENV{'HOME'} . '/.openbox';
if (!(-d $resident->{config}->{TempDir})) {
	if (!mkdir( $resident->{config}->{TempDir}, 0755 )) {
		die "Failed to create temporary directory: " . $resident->{config}->{TempDir} . ": $1\n";
	}
}

# copy 'security' binary, so we can look good in keychain access
my $sec_trick = $resident->{config}->{TempDir} . '/OpenBox';
if (!(-e $sec_trick)) {
	`cp /usr/bin/security $sec_trick`;
}

# check for necessary files
my $rsync_cmd = $self->{config}->{BaseRsyncCommand}; $rsync_cmd =~ s/\s+.+$//;
if (!(-e $rsync_cmd)) { die "Rsync not found!\n"; }
if (!(-e $self->{config}->{BaseSSHCommand})) { die "SSH not found!\n"; }

# test FSEvents
print "\nTesting FSEvents...\n";
my $temp_name = 'TEST' . time();
my $temp_dir = follow_symlinks('/var/tmp/openboxtest');
`rm -rf $temp_dir`;
`mkdir -p $temp_dir`;

my $fs = Mac::FSEvents->new( {
	path => $temp_dir,
	latency => 0.1
} );

my $fh = $fs->watch;

# Select on this filehandle
my $sel = IO::Select->new($fh);

my $done = 0;
while (!$done) {
	while ( $sel->can_read(1) ) {
		my @events = $fs->read_events;
		for my $event ( @events ) {
			my $path = abs_path( $event->path );
			if (-f $path) { $path = dirname($path); }
			my $base_dir = $temp_dir;
			if ($path && ($path =~ m@^$base_dir@)) {
				print "FSEvent: Directory has changed: $path\n";
				$done = 1;
			}
		} # foreach event
	}
	sleep 0.1;
	# create test file
	`echo foo > $temp_dir/$temp_name.txt`;
}

# notify
print "\nTesting desktop notification -- you should see a thing appear...\n";
my $notify_type = os_detect_notify_type();
print "Notify Type: $notify_type\n";
my $img = abs_path( dirname( getcwd() ) ) . '/Resources/' . 'Icon-Upload-48.png';
my $title = "OpenBox";
my $msg = "This is a test.";

my $growl_cmd = '';
if ($notify_type =~ /growl/) {
	# growl 1.2 or 1.3
	$growl_cmd = $notify_type . ' --image "'.$img.'" --identifier "openboxtest" --message "'.$msg.'" "' . $title . '"';;
}
else {
	# no growl, use cocoadialog bubble
	$growl_cmd = $notify_type . ' bubble --title "'.$title.'" --text "'.$msg.'" --icon-file "'.$img.'" --text-color "ffffff" --border-color "444444" --background-top "000000" --background-bottom "444444" --alpha 0.95 --timeout 5';
}

print "Growling: $growl_cmd\n";
system($growl_cmd . ' >/dev/null 2>&1 &');
sleep 3;

# cocoadialog
print "\nTesting CocoaDialog now...\n";
my $result = $self->call_dialog( 'fileselect', {
	'title' => "Test File Select Dialog",
	'text' => "Select a file for the test:",
	'with-directory' => $ENV{'HOME'}
} );
if (!$result) { die "FAILED TO RECEIVE FILE PATH\n"; }
print "You selected: $result\n";

# rsync + Pty
print "\nTesting IO::Pty and rsync/ssh...\n";
my $username = $ENV{USER};
my $cmd = $self->{config}->{BaseRsyncCommand};
$cmd .= ' -e "';
$cmd .= $self->{config}->{BaseSSHCommand} . ' -l '.$username;
$cmd .= ' ' . $self->{config}->{SSHOptions};
$cmd .= ' -oPasswordAuthentication=yes -oPubkeyAuthentication=no';
$cmd .= '"';
$cmd .= ' --progress --stats --out-format="SENT:%i /%f"';
$cmd .= " $temp_dir $ssh_hostname:/var/tmp";

print "Spawning command: $cmd\n";

my $pty = IO::Pty::Easy->new;
$pty->spawn($cmd . ' 2>&1');
my $sent_pass = 0;

while ($pty->is_active) {
	my $buffer = $pty->read(1, 256);
	$buffer =~ s/\r\n/\n/sg;
	$buffer =~ s/\r/\n/sg;

	if (!$sent_pass && ($buffer =~ /\bpassword\:/i)) {
		$self->log_debug(9, "We were prompted for a password, sending it now.");
		$pty->write( $ssh_password . "\n", 0 );
		$sent_pass = 1;
	}

	if ($buffer =~ /\S/) {
		print $buffer;
	}
}
if (!$sent_pass) { die "ERROR: We were never sent a password.  Please try the rsync command manually to see what went wrong.\n"; }

# afplay
print "\nTesting afplay (you should hear a sound)...\n";

my $sound_filename = 'sync-end.mp3';
my $sound_file = abs_path( dirname( getcwd() ) ) . '/Resources/sounds/' . $sound_filename;
my $sound_cmd = $self->{config}->{BaseSoundCommand} . ' ' . $sound_file;
$self->log_debug(9, "Playing Sound: $sound_cmd");
system($sound_cmd . ' >/dev/null 2>&1');

# AppleScript
print "\nTesting AppleScript...\n";
$self->call_applescript( join("\n",
	'tell application "System Events"',
	'activate',
	'display alert "This is a test dialog." as informational',
	'end tell'
) );

# Keychain (/usr/bin/security)
print "\nTesting Apple Keychain...\n";
print "Storing password for openboxtest.com: 12345\n";
if (!$self->store_password_in_keychain( 'pass', $username, 'openboxTEST.com', '12345' )) {
	die "Failed to store password in keychain\n.";
}
print "Trying to fetch stored password...\n";
my $passtest = $self->find_password_in_keychain( 'pass', $username, 'openboxTEST.com' );
if ($passtest ne '12345') { die "Failed to retrieve password from keychain.\n"; }
print "Password sucessfully retrieved!\n";

# copy to clipboard
print "\nTesting copy to clipboard...\n";
my $clip_url = 'http://openbox.io/clip.txt';
$self->log_debug(8, "Copying URL to clipboard: $clip_url");
my $base_clip_cmd = $self->{config}->{BaseClipCommand};
# `echo -n "$clip_url" | $base_clip_cmd`;
my $cfh = FileHandle->new("|$base_clip_cmd");
$cfh->print( $clip_url );
$cfh->close();
sleep 0.1;

$result = $self->call_applescript( join("\n",
	'tell application "System Events"',
	'activate',
	'display dialog "Something was just copied to your clipboard.  Test by pasting it here." default answer "" with title "Clipboard Test" with icon 1',
	'text returned of result',
	'end tell'
) );
chomp $result;
if ($result =~ /(execution\s+error|User\s+canceled)/) {
	die "$result\n";
}
elsif ($result !~ /\S/) {
	die "User did not enter anything.\n";
}
if ($result ne $clip_url) {
	die "Result does not match what we copied to clipboard: $result\n";
}
print "Clipboard result matches!  YAY!\n";

print "\nAll done. Exiting.\n\n";
unlink "auto";
`rm -rf $temp_dir`;
exit;

sub log_debug {
	my ($self, $level, $msg) = @_;
	print "$msg\n";
}

sub follow_symlinks {
	##
	# Recursively resolve all symlinks in file path
	##
	my $file = shift;
	my $old_dir = getcwd();

	chdir dirname $file;
	while (my $temp = readlink(basename $file)) {
		$file = $temp;
		chdir dirname $file;
	}
	chdir $old_dir;

	return abs_path(dirname($file)) . '/' . basename($file);
}

1;

package Args;

use strict;

sub new {
	##
	# Class constructor method
	##
	my $self = bless {}, shift;
	my @input = @_;
	if (!@input) { @input = @ARGV; }

	my $mode = undef;
	my $key = undef;

	while (defined($key = shift @input)) {
		if ($key =~ /^\-*(\w+)=(.+)$/) { $self->{$1} = $2; next; }

		my $dash = 0;
		if ($key =~ s/^\-+//) { $dash = 1; }

		if (!defined($mode)) {
			$mode = $key;
		}
		else {
			if ($dash) {
				if (!defined($self->{$mode})) { $self->{$mode} = 1; }
				$mode = $key;
			}
			else {
				if (!defined($self->{$mode})) { $self->{$mode} = $key; }
				else { $self->{$mode} .= ' ' . $key; }
			} # no dash
		} # mode is 1
	} # while loop

	if (defined($mode) && !defined($self->{$mode})) { $self->{$mode} = 1; }

	return $self;
}

1;

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Kartesia closes third Benelux deal with unitranche financing for P. Van De Velde
Kartesia is pleased to announce that it has provided a financing solution to P. Van De Velde ("the Company").
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Kartesia has provided a unitranche loan to facilitate a refinancing of existing debt and support the group's further growth. The unitranche was provided by Kartesia's Senior Opportunities I fund and is the third investment from the fund this month in the Benelux following €50m unitranches provided to HPI Group and Intergrin earlier in July. The deal team at Kartesia comprised of Matthieu Delamaire, Jean Diercxsens, Gaëtan Valcke and Lise Campforts. Van De Velde was advised by Roel Haeseldonckx of Alexofin.
Philip Vanbelleghem, CEO at P. Van De Velde, commented: "I am very pleased with this partnership and value the support and flexibility Kartesia offers. We are excited to invest in the company's growth and look forward to continue working together with the Benelux team."
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Today I enter the debate: Diet or Exercise. These are the two different camps around the best way to lose weight.
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Exercise will also help you burn more calories than you consume. The danger though is that people assume that because they exercise, they can eat more. All that does is defeat the purpose of the exercise. Exercise will tone you up and build muscle. Muscle burns fat and increases metabolism. But just like diet, it only goes so far.
You need both to become the best version of yourself. Diet will drop the weight, exercise will make your body look the part. In fact, how you look and feel about how you look should be the indicator you pay attention to. The weight you lose is just a number on the scale. Isn't it really about looking and feeling better? Diet and exercise complement each other to help you get there.
What camp are you in, diet or exercise? I'd really like to hear from you.
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Clergymen oppose nomination of SC justice as Ombudsman | Inquirer News
'LACK OF PROBITY IN SERENO RULING'
Clergymen oppose nomination of SC justice as Ombudsman
By: Marlon Ramos, Vince F. Nonato - @inquirerdotnet
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 07:25 AM June 19, 2018
A group of clergymen is opposing the bid of Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Martires to succeed Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales for his refusal to inhibit himself from the tribunal's deliberations on the quo warranto petition that led to Maria Lourdes Sereno's ouster as Chief Justice.
The group — composed of Catholic priests, pastors and theologians — also said on Monday that Martires showed "blatant lack of respect for faith-based communities" when he raised "patently biased" questions during the high court's proceedings on April 10 in Baguio City.
Another candidate for the top post in the Office of the Ombudsman is also facing an obstacle.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III has criminal and administrative cases pending in the Office of the Ombudsman.
The cases could affect the aspirations of Bello, who on May 16 publicly told President Rodrigo Duterte: "Make me the Ombudsman."
JBC rule
Asked about Bello's cases, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, a Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) member, pointed out that "there's a JBC rule that disqualifies an applicant if at the time of JBC deliberations on his application, his case is still pending in the OMB."
He was referring to Rule 4, Section 5 of the Rules of the JBC, which disqualifies individuals "with pending criminal or regular administrative cases" from being nominated for the position of Ombudsman or any judicial post.
The JBC is the constitutional body tasked with vetting applicants to judicial offices.
In a letter, the group of clergymen urged the JBC not to consider the application of Martires, who is believed to be one of the strongest contenders to the post which Morales will vacate by July 26.
"Martires' refusal to inhibit himself from the quo warranto case despite the clear directive in the New Code of Judicial Conduct … shows his lack of probity," it said.
The Constitution provides that the Ombudsman should have "recognized probity," it said. "Martires has failed to meet this standard."
Other applicants
Other applicants to the top Ombudsman post are Sandiganbayan Senior Associate Justice Efren de la Cruz, Special Prosecutor Edilberto Sandoval, the President's erstwhile lawyer Edna Herrera-Batacan, Paolo Duterte's lawyer Rainier Madrid, and private practitioners Rey Nathaniel Ifurung (who unsuccessfully petitioned Morales' ouster), Felito Ramirez and Rex Rico.
Judge Carlos Espero II of the Davao City Regional Trial Court Branch 9 is also a candidate, but the JBC will no longer interview him because he also has a pending application for the position of Supreme Court associate justice.
The JBC will come up with a short list of qualified nominees, from which the President would appoint the country's sixth Ombudsman to a seven-year term.
The group of clergymen accused Martires of implying that Sereno's religious belief was "an indication of (her) mental illness" and that he had committed "patent abuse of power and authority."
Martires has vehemently denied Sereno's accusation that he "faith-shamed" her during the oral arguments on the quo warranto petition, a challenge to an official's qualifications for the post.
Solicitor General Jose Calida initiated the quo warranto proceedings for Sereno's failure to submit all her statements of assets, liabilities and net worth to the JBC when she applied for the top judicial post in 2012.
On May 11, the high court voted 8-6 in finding Sereno "guilty of unlawfully holding and exercising the Office of the Chief Justice."
Selective reading
In his separate concurring opinion, Martires said Sereno "clearly made a consciously selective reading" of his brief exchange with her lawyer, Alex Poblador.
"Calling me a 'faith-shamer' hit me where it hurts most as . . . Sereno is fully aware that we have the same spiritual beliefs—that God is the reason for our success, the source of our happiness and the center of our lives," he said.
Bello's cases—docketed as OMB-C-C-17-0341 and OMB-C-A-17-0295—are pending preliminary investigation and administrative adjudication, respectively, according to Ombudsman records.
The docket numbers of the complaints indicate that they were initiated only last year, although no complainant publicized his case against Bello during that time.
The JBC's March 16 announcement for the Ombudsman post listed an Ombudsman clearance and various certifications of pending cases among the requirements for applicants.
Public interview
Yet, Bello is still listed among the nine applicants scheduled to face the JBC in a public interview on June 20.
Asked why the labor secretary's application was still entertained, Guevarra said: "It's because [the pending cases] can still be resolved before the JBC en banc deliberates on [his candidacy]."
Rep. Reynaldo Umali, an ex-officio member of the JBC, said the council could still entertain Bello's application but with less priority.
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TAGS: Conchita Carpio-Morales, Judicial and Bar Council, Maria Lourdes Sereno, Office of the Ombudsman, quo warranto petition, Rodrigo Duterte, Samuel Martires, Sereno impeachment, Silvestre Bello III, Supreme Court