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CCM Drama Holds Annual Senior Showcase and Dolly Awards on March 27
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CCM's Department of Drama presents its annual Senior Showcase at 2 and 7 p.m. on Friday, March 27, in UC's Patricia Corbett Theater. The 13th annual DOLLY Awards Ceremony follows the 7 p.m. showcase performance. These events are free and open to the public. Reservations are not required.
CCM's Class of 2015 in Drama.
The showcase performance will consist of a variety of scenes by graduating seniors in CCM's Drama program, demonstrating the depth and breadth of the acting skills they have honed during their undergraduate training at CCM. The Senior Showcase will be the first presentation of a performance that the students will be taking on the road to exhibit their talent in New York and Los Angeles in April. You can learn more about the Drama Class of 2015 by visiting ccm.uc.edu/theatre/drama/seniorshowcase.
Hosted by Richard E. Hess, CCM's A.B., Dolly, Ralph and Julia Cohen Chair of Dramatic Performance, the Annual CCM Drama DOLLY Awards recognize outstanding achievement and performance by students in the Department of Drama. Awards are given for Excellence in Performance and Excellence in Ensemble Performance from the 2014-15 CCM Drama season, which included the productions TRANSMIGRATION 2014, Living Dead in Denmark, Macbeth, Speech and Debate and The Heidi Chronicles.
The evening will also include tributes to CCM faculty members Diane Kvapil and R. Terrell Finney, both of whom will retire at the end of the semester. A faculty member since 1977, Professor Kvapil received the Acclaim Award for Outstanding Theatre Educator in 2011. A faculty member since 1983, Professor Finney currently serves as CCM's Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies. He is also currently serving as president of the National Association of Schools of Theatre.
CCM alumnus Keith Pillow.
The highlight of the ceremony will be the presentation of the 2015 Julia Winter Cohen Career Excellence Award to a graduate of CCM Drama. This year's honoree is Keith Pillow, CCM Drama class of 1989. An accomplished film and television actor, Pillow has had recurring roles on Judging Amy, The Shield, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Awkward and Pretty Little Liars. He has made guest appearances on The Mentalist, Glee, The Goldbergs, Law & Order L.A., TheCloser, Nip/Tuck, Hot in Cleveland, 24, CSI, Cold Case, The Young and the Restless, General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful, to name but a few. A classically trained singer and actor, Pillow is also very much at home on the stage. His credits include the Broadway touring company of Show Boat, the role of Pontius Pilate in the European tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, the role of Hud in the European tour of Hair and the role of Jim in the national tour of Big River. He was also featured at the prestigious Theater des Westens in Berlin as Jacob in La Cage aux Folles, and in productions of My Fair Lady, Anything Goes and Evita. In addition to his television and stage credits, Pillow has appeared in over 20 national and regional commercials and numerous films.
About Diane Kvapil
CCM Associate Professor of Drama Diane Kvapil.
Diane L. Kvapil studied at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City with Sanford Meisner. She joined CCM's faculty in 1977 and currently serves as Associate Professor of Drama. Kvapil has directed several notable productions during her time at CCM, including Trojan Woman (with original music by Richard Oberacker), Our Town, Three Sisters (which won the Acclaim Award for Outstanding Ensemble) and Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. In 2011, she received the Acclaim Award for Outstanding Theatre Educator.
Featured in numerous regional and national touring productions as well as WNET and NBC telecasts, Kvapil has also performed with National Players in Japan, Korea, Canada, North Africa and Bermuda. She is in demand for on-camera commercial work as well as voice overs for radio and television. As a writer, Kvapil has had a teleplay produced for NBC's Young People's Specials. She studied with American actor and acting teacher Eric Morris during the summer of 1987.
About R. Terrell Finney
CCM Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Director of Graduate Studies and Professor of Drama Terrell Finney.
R. Terrell Finney, Jr. is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of Graduate Studies and a Professor of Drama at CCM. A faculty member since 1983, his recent directing credits include Charley's Aunt, Floyd Collins, Dancing at Lughnasa, The Diviners, Myths and Hymns, As You Like It,Lend Me A Tenor, Chekhov in Yalta, Blithe Spirit and the world premiere of Clever Dick for CCM/Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, among others. He has also served as a faculty member at Birmingham-Southern College and the Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts.
Finney is a former artistic director of the Showboat Majestic where selected productions included Crimes of the Heart and They're Playing Our Song. He also directed The Importance of Being Earnest for the Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival. Acting credits include Nurse Nanny Fanny in ETC's Snow White, Hysterium in the Hot Summer Nights production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Argon in CCM'sThe Imaginary Invalid. He has also served as narrator for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
A graduate of the MFA directing program at Boston University, he spent the summers of 1992 and 1995 in training programs with the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain. A past president of the Ohio Theatre Alliance, Finney previously served as the head of the Division of Opera, Musical Theatere, Drama and Arts Administration at CCM and acted as producer of CCM's acclaimed Hot Summer Nights from 1998 to 2002. A member of Actors' Equity Association, he is currently serving as President of the National Association of Schools of Theatre and frequently serves as a consultant to theatre programs across the United States.
Although Finney is retiring this spring, he will make a return to CCM's Mainstage Series to direct Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness! in February of 2016. You can learn more about this production, and the rest of CCM's upcoming season, by visiting ccm.uc.edu/about/villagenews/notations-ovations/mainstage-series-2015-2016.
2 & 7 p.m., Friday, March 27
Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village
Admission Details
Admission to the CCM Drama Senior Showcase and DOLLY Awards Ceremony is FREE and open to the general public. Reservations are not required.
Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit uc.edu/parking for more information on parking rates.
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Marketing Challenges – And Solutions – for 2021
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Rich Smith
Last year was a bumpy ride for marketers, forcing businesses in nearly every sector to pivot or even replace entire strategies in the face of unfathomable circumstances. For many, the most notable change was the impact of social distancing and sheltering in place, which created a huge spike in online shopping activity, even in industries where ecommerce was not previously as pronounced. This shift resulted in a crowded digital landscape, with more organizations vying for consumer attention than ever before.
It's unlikely this shift will reverse itself. The challenge for 2021 is to figure out how to cut through the noise and deliver the sort of meaningful and personal experiences that can compete with face-to-face interactions.
Prioritizing Personalization
One of the most effective ways to drive marketing personalization is with a holistic view of the individualconsumer's shopping journey. Third-party data makes it possible.
While cookies and lead forms can be useful, digital marketers can take a step further with third-party behavioral data to uncover even more insight into the customer journey, including real-time shopping activity, page views, email sign-ups, time spent on site, and more.
The use of third-party data will become increasingly important as we continue to see changes to consumer behavior driven by the pandemic. For example, aggregate data compiled by Jornaya revealed a significant year-over-year change in online shopping trends related to home insurance. After comparing the first two weeks of home insurance shopping activity in May 2020 to the first two weeks of May 2019, Jornaya measured a 200% increase in the number of online shoppers and a 191% increase in their shopping activity. This could coincide with the mortgage industry's historically low-rate environment, which also drove an increase in online mortgage shopping.
To extend the example, for home insurance businesses, the question becomes which of these new consumers are shopping for policies with the intent to buy and which are keeping themselves busy while they're stuck at home or simply digital window shopping because they heard a news report that rates are low?
Combining first and third-party behavioral data enables marketers to identify trends that differentiate levels of intent, segment their audience, and deliver messages that align with a customer's mindset, and perhaps most importantly, prioritize efforts not on demographic assumptions but on actionable individual data. For the past decade or more, many leading marketing teams have invested heavily in marketing to personas—segmenting campaigns and messaging based upon groups of similar customers or prospects. However, this is still marketing to averages not individuals.
The next logical step in marketing evolution is marketing to the person based upon their exhibited behavior not upon the expected average behavior of the group or persona the marketing team or data scientists have lumped them in with. Behavioral data offers an unmatched level of insight that—and here's the important part—used effectively and with consumer privacy safeguards, offers a huge value add to marketers and consumers by enhancing the shopping experience. It's crucial that we remember that protecting consumer privacy is as important as collecting their data. Break their trust and customers will take their business elsewhere.
Putting Data Privacy First
It's been said before, but it bears repeating: data privacy should be a consideration in every marketer's digital strategy. Not only do organizations face significant financial penalties for not complying with data regulations, unsafe data practices can breed a sense of distrust among would-be buyers and have a devastating impact on long-term brand loyalty. In fact, studies have shown that consumers who feel their data is being mishandled will stop doing business with you.
Privacy Regulation Timeline
U.S. privacy regulation affected our industry in 1991 with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which is currently under review by the Supreme Court.
Jumping forward to 2018, the European Union introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
GDPR was quickly followed by a landmark data privacy protection law in the United States, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which became enforceable in July 2020.
This past November, California went even further than the CCPA by passing Proposition 24—also known as the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement. It expanded the CCPA and make it more difficult for marketers to target consumers based on their online activity.
California may have led the way, but 30 states are currently considering data privacy regulations, and experts predict that the Biden Administration may pursue similar laws at the national level. The point being that all marketers must be ready to keep up with shifting regulations as voters—consumers—and government officials continue to demand a privacy-first digital landscape.
Balancing Personalization & Privacy
On the surface, these two challenges may seem at odds. How can marketers leverage individual data to deliver hyper-personalized experiences while ensuring that data is handled ethically and in compliance with rapidly changing privacy regulations? While behavioral data is the best way to know a customer on an individual level, adding behavioral data—particularly data collected by a third party—to a martech stack could easily backfire.
Partnering with a behavioral data and intelligence provider is an efficient way to gain access to third-party behavioral insights, assuming the solution provider also prioritizes data privacy and can provide deterministic data as opposed to simply predictions or average data for groups of consumers.
Jornaya recently launched Activate 3.0, an update to our behavioral data platform first launched in 2018, that gives marketers a new and unmatched level of data transparency. By integrating Activate 3.0 and their CRM, marketers can identify who, when, and how often their customers and prospects are shopping for their products.
Jornaya also added Privacy Guardian to its technology offerings in 2019, an update to its popular TCPA Guardian solution that can demonstrate whether third-party data is collected in compliance with TCPA as well as CCPA.
Partnering with a data provider with privacy in its DNA gives marketers invaluable peace of mind. They can be confident their organizations are protected while they focus their energy on marketing strategy and execution to create exceptional consumer experiences.
About Jornaya
Jornaya is a data-as-a-service provider for marketers in industries where customers invest significant time researching their options for major life purchases. Jornaya Activate collects third-party data from a network of 35,000 websites to identify emerging consumer shopping trends and detect when individual customers are exhibiting in-market behavior, while Jornaya's Privacy Guardian ensures all marketing data is collected in compliance with TCPA, CCPA, and other privacy regulations.
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The Real Reason Superstore Was Canceled
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By Amanda Lynne/March 16, 2021 7:27 pm EST
Superstore is one of the funniest shows on television. The series revolves around a group of employees who spend their days working at a large store (via NBC). The workplace antics, hilarious jokes, and heartwarming relationships are the backbone of the show and keep viewers coming back week after week.
The series debuted on NBC in November 2015 with a stellar cast, including America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Nichole Sakura, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos, and many more (via IMDb).
According to Newsweek, the series has been getting consistent ratings during its run. Superstore currently gets about half of the viewers it originally pulled during Season 1. However, it's still pulling in around two to three million viewers per episode. The show has over 100 episodes under its belt, as well as loyal fans who are likely devastated that the end has come. Many viewers are also confused about why the popular comedy has been canceled.
Here's why Superstore was canceled
Superstore viewership is good and the interesting characters have kept fans captivated, so, why is the show ending? It appears that execs opted to end the series following Season 6 due to America Ferrera's character, Amy, leaving the series. Superstore was built around Amy and her experience at the Cloud 9 store, as well as her relationships with her co-workers.
Instead of trying to revamp the series and focus more heavily on new or existing characters, the network decided to pull the plug instead, opting to go out while they still have the attention of the fans (via Newsweek).
"Superstore has always been a signature NBC series that has never failed to make us laugh while also thoughtfully examining important issues people care deeply about," Lisa Katz, NBCUniversal president of scripted content said in a statement. "This has been an amazing group of writers, producers, actors, and crew to work with and we are incredibly grateful for all their contributions. This show will forever hold its place among the top workplace comedies for which we have a cherished history."
On the bright side, with all of the show coming to an end, fans will be able to binge the series over and over once all the episodes are released.


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Providing free wifi to visitors in Mong Cai city
Tuesday, 10/01/2023 23:12 (GMT+7)
Mong Cai city in the northern border province of Quang Ninh has launched free Wi-Fi service system and QRCode scanning points that enable easier access to local tourism information as part of efforts to promote its tourism activities.
Providing free wifi to visitors in Mong Cai city (Source: VNA)
Mong Cai is a famous northern-most check-in destination for visitors (Photo: vneconomy.vn)
The move aims to provide better services for visitors and locals by giving them easier access to the Internet to explore information on tourist destinations, accommodations and tourism service suppliers in the city, reported VNA.
The application of digital technology is expected to contribute to the city's efforts to turn Mong Cai into a smart tourist city.
Pham Kim Oanh, head of the Culture and Information Division of Mong Cai, said that the city currently has nearly 200 tourism service businesses that have become ready to serve visitors during the Lunar New Year Festival.
From January 8, the Mong Cai (Vietnam) - Dongxing (China) border gate opened for entry-exist activities, after China lifted COVID-19 control measures and re-opened its border with Vietnam, she said.
Oanh said that in order to prepare to welcome Chinese tourists, localities across Mong Cai have guided local tourism service suppliers to strictly follow regulations for tourism activities and enhance their service quality.
Along with building its tourism image, the city has offered promotion programmes to attract more visitors./.
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Selma guard Audrey Gonzalez shoots a contested shot during the second quarter of a Central Sequoia League game against Immanuel at Selma High School on Thursday.
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Selma guard Mireya Silva drives to the basket during the second quarter of a Central Sequoia League game against Immanuel at Selma High School on Thursday.
Selma forward Clarissa Moreno dribbles the ball on a fastbreak during the third quarter of a Central Sequoia League game against Immanuel at Selma High School on Thursday.
Selma guard Audrey Gonzalez jumps for the shot during the third quarter of a Central Sequoia League against Immanuel at Selma High School on Thursday.
Bears top Eagles, stay unbeaten in league
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SELMA - Behind a double double from Audrey Gonzalez, Selma defeated Immanuel 49-37 at home in its eighth straight victory on Thursday.
Gonzalez poured a game-high 32 points with 12 rebounds to help Selma (16-4, 5-0 CSL) stay unbeaten in the Central Sequoia League. It was the Bears 11th win in a row against CSL opponents dating back to last season. The team's eight game winning streak is a season high.
Clarissa Moreno scored 13 points and Mireya Silva added four. Gonzalez, Moreno and Silva were the only girls to score for Selma. Hannah Husein was scoreless on the stat sheet, but she was a presence on the boards, grabbing 11 rebounds for the orange and black.
"I was pleased with the effort that we came with because we're kind of in a position where people are going to plan for us, they're going to throw everything in the kitchen sink at us," Bears coach Paul Romig said. "We needed to put more effort and play smart and I thought we did that really well. There was adjustments we needed to make during the game and the girls listened to that and executed."
The Bears started slow in the first quarter, falling behind in an early 4-13 hole with 3:44 left in the opening period. Selma got within three points after Moreno made two free throws and Gonzalez scored the Bears' final two baskets in the first.
After Selma fell behind 10-17 in the second quarter, the Bears made a 16-2 run to go into halftime with a 26-19 lead.
Selma gained its first lead of the night in the second quarter after Gonzalez put the Bears up 18-17 on a free throw with 4:26 left in the first half. Selma didn't trail for the rest of the game.
"It was a tough game, they were coming out at us, but we fought back," Gonzalez said.
Both teams struggled to reach double digits in the third quarter, but Selma led 34-24 heading into the fourth after outscoring Immanuel 8-6 in the third.
After the Eagles scored the first points of the fourth quarter, the Bears went on a 8-0 run to go up 16 points (42-26). Selma gained an 18-point 49-31 lead - its largest of the night- later in the fourth.
With over a minute left to play, Romig put his reserves in with his team up 18 points, but the unit allowed six consecutive points and the gap was narrowed to a 12 advantage with 42 seconds to go. Romig put his starting unit back on the floor to close out the game. Selma outscored Immanuel 15-13 over the final period.
"It was a very physical game, but we pushed through it," Moreno said.
Alegria Pena of the Eagles scored a team-high 14 points and was Immanuel's only scorer in double figures. Brooke Hatch scored nine points and Sammie Greene added seven for the Eagles.
On top of winning its first five league games, Selma prevailed through travel issues en route to Las Vegas, where the girls competed at tournament on Dec. 27-28. If the Bears want to make a second consecutive appearance at Selland Arena, it could be a trip that the team could reflect on when they begin their Central Section Division II playoff run.
"What's usually a six-hour trip turned into 20," Romig said. "Snow did not help us. Snow closed Tehachapi, snow closed the Grapevine. We went all the way west, put the chains on and unfortunately there was a car that spun out in front of us, so it took us three hours to go three miles, but the girls were able to get out and play in the snow."
"Then traveled to San Bernardino and again through Baker, but the snow had close that overpass. So it took us about three hours to go three miles to go into Baker because everyone was stationed there. We took the roundabout way around the mountain and finally got in 20 hours after we left."
After facing adversity with travel, the Bears won the tournament with a 4-0 record and played four games in two days. They were supposed to compete on Dec. 26, but their first game of the tourney got postponed to the next day.
"It was obviously a tremendous bonding opportunity for all the girls on the team," Romig said. "The girls will raise when we talk about the reflection of it, the importance of keeping your eye on what your goal is, what you want to do and they did that. They persevered and we tried to use that as a case in point where 'Boy, what you're capable of if you focus on the things that are most important to you' and I think they carried that onto the floor. They did a great job of winning four games there and getting the championship and certainly a life long memory."
Selma will close out the first round of league play in a road matchup against rival Kingsburg (4-11, 2-2 CSL) on Friday at 7 p.m. The Bears split the season series 1-1 against the Vikings during the 2018-19 campaign.
The reporter can be reached at 559-583-2413 or jmartinez@hanfordsentinel.com
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Малая Бережанка () — село в Каменец-Подольском районе Хмельницкой области Украины.

Население по переписи 2001 года составляло 330 человек. Почтовый индекс — 31663. Телефонный код — 3859. Занимает площадь 1,035 км². Код КОАТУУ — 6825286602.

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From Hovercrafts to Personal Submarines, 5 Made-to-Order Machines for an Epic Adventure
Meet the custom-made vehicles that are taking hard-core go-getters to the ends (and heights and depths) of the earth.
By Jemima Sissons
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There's a new way to play. The world's most intrepid adventurers are no longer content to join the masses on a hike to Machu Picchu or a dive to the Great Barrier Reef. Instead, they're hacking together epic toys that can go farther, faster, higher, and deeper than anything else. From a monster icebreaker that can crash through 'bergs to a souped-up submersible designed for the deepest dives, these custom crafts are going above, beyond, and all the way.
The Icebreaker
The Soviet-era icebreaker was in a sorry state when Jan Verkerk first laid eyes on it. The 254-foot commercial vessel was as fashionable as you'd expect coming out of Cold War Russia—baroque, colonial, and covered in mahogany—but the CEO of the Netherlands' Unlimited Yacht Charter saw potential in it to fulfill a master plan. "I wanted to make a perfect boat for every type of expedition imaginable," Verkerk says. So, he set about building Legend, a rare vessel that can break through the glaciers of Greenland just as easily as it can rub bows with oligarchs' yachts in the Bahamas.
It took three years, but Verkerk, along with designer Thom Beerens, managed to transform the old junker into a sort of seafaring Frankenstein: a luxurious superyacht brimming with excess, but built from the steel bones of a Class 1 ice-breaking beast. Customized for extreme conditions, with a specialized hull, heating systems, propellers, and water-tide doors, the ship is outfitted with an arsenal of expeditionary toys—WaveRunnners, a helicopter, and a U-Boat Worx submarine among them. It has already made its fair share of adventures (and misadventures), sailing south across the Drake Passage—a hairy journey by Verkerk's account—to Antarctica for hikes to the top of unnamed mountains and north to Greenland for heli-skiing conquests down more unnamed mountains. Navigating through the icebergs of Disco Bay, on the western coast of Greenland, is a particularly vivid memory for Verkerk. Surrounded by peaks and behemoth blocks of ice was a true test of Legend's navigating capabilities that the owner describes as "scary."
But Verkerk's creation—which he charters through Cookson Adventures and Camper & Nicholsons whenever he's not on his own quests—is as much amusement as it is machine. After long days exploring ice fields, chasing whales, and summiting peaks, Legend becomes an indulgence, with a heated swimming pool, a Balinese spa, and a whiskey and cigar bar that Verkerk says is his post-adventure headquarters. "Out there, you quickly find that the telephone only sometimes works, and the internet occasionally," he says. "So the only thing left is to talk to each other."
A-List Access: Legend is available to charter; speak to Nick Davies at Cookson Adventures to discuss where you'd like to take it.
Legend Icebreaker Photo: Courtesy Jan Verkerk
The Hovercraft
When the sea freezes over in the Swedish Lapland, and the temperatures drop to a brutal minus 35 degrees Fahrenheit, Göran Widén doesn't stay in. He takes to his hovercraft. Built by Ivanoff Hovercraft AB, the amphibious vehicle is a toy for every terrain: mud, ice, water, and beyond. It glides, as Widén says, "like a bar of soap on a marble floor," over heavy snow pack and ice-patched rivers, from island to island. With it, he travels miles into the wilderness to a red-roofed fishing hut warmed by fires and lamps. "We bring a big frying pan and fry some reindeer or freshly caught salmon washed down with some lingonberry juice," he says.
It's a somewhat humorous juxtaposition—age-old Swedish pastimes and cutting-edge hovercraft technology—but one that Widén maneuvers well, donning big boots, a furry hat, and a snowsuit on his expeditions. And speaking of maneuvers, navigating the six-passenger craft takes plenty of practice. Its twin four-stroke engines get it up to 35 mph flat out, something that makes its lack of a brake all the more vexing. (To slow down and stop requires well-trained oppositional steering.) The ride of course has its thrills—the sensation of practically flying being one of them—but for Widén, access to the ends of the Lapland is the real high. "In wintertime the Sami people bring their reindeer to the coastland, and there are seals and sea eagles, too," he says. "There is an enchanting emptiness to the open spaces, and the feeling of being very small."
A-List Access: Drop Widén a line at goran.widen@brandokonferens.se to glide with him on his next Lapland voyage.
Göran Widén's hovercraft in Swedish Lapland Photo: Graeme Richardson
The Fighter Aircraft
The Spitfire already has a legend of its own. The World War II–era combat airplane—fast, agile, and powered by a single engine—is best known as the tenacious Nazi-killer that saved England in 1940's Battle of Britain. But the little plane might soon have another story to tell thanks to a pair of enthusiastic (and some might say a little crazy) aircraft junkies.
British adventurers Matt Jones and Steve Brooks purchased their silver Spitfire Mark IX in 2010 with the idea of opening the world's first Spitfire pilot-training school. But it wasn't long before the daring pair started to think bigger. They pondered a flight to Africa in the tiny two-seater—but why stop there? So, next year, they'll be the first to take a Spitfire around the world, soaring from England over the U.S., across the Bering Strait, over Japan and China, and back home via the Middle East and North Africa.
To say that the journey will not be without obstacles is an understatement. But for Jones (a seasoned commercial pilot) and Brooks (a helicopter pilot still honing his Spitfire skills), the allure is in the challenge. One of just 50 Spitfires left in the world, the Mark IX is a fickle creature, demanding more than $100,000 in annual maintenance and possessing a range of just 434 miles in a single go (hence the land-tethered route). And then there's the issue of flying it. "It is very hard to fly Spitfires," Jones says. "There is a third wheel at the rear [to support the engine], and this has a hugely destabilizing effect on the ground. It makes it a tricky thing to get the plane in the air." Adding to the risk is that fact that you literally can't see past the nose, which is angled higher than the windshield to allow the propellers to clear the ground, while taking off.
Yet this white-knuckle-inducing beginning is a small price to pay. Logistics notwithstanding—the duo is currently securing permission from the Chinese government to fly over the Great Wall—the historic flight is poised to be the makings of another legend for the trusty Spitfire. "Emotionally, the Spitfire is an icon of freedom for our nation," Jones says. "There were a group of people prepared to pay the ultimate sacrifice for democracy, and to have any part in remembering those people is huge."
A-List Access: Ready to fly on your own? Get your Spitfire pilot training by enrolling at Jones and Brooks's Boultbee Flight Academy.
Spitfire Photo: Courtesy Matt Jones
The Super Sub
Victor Vescovo had a mission: to travel to the deepest point of the earth. But in order to achieve it, he first required a means. So, he called Triton Submarines and placed an order for the king of subs, capable of dipping nearly seven miles beneath the surface of the ocean. But there was a problem: It hadn't been invented yet.
But as luck would have it, engineers at Triton had been toying with the idea of such a machine. Dubbed the 36000/2, it would require the development of technology as yet uninvented, not to mention a whole lot of money. Vescovo's interest—and funds—were just the impetus to finally make it happen. What followed was three years of development, including building two dedicated chambers in order to analyze each new component's performance under extreme pressure.
In October, Vescovo finally had in his possession the only vessel of its kind capable of reaching full-ocean depths. Predictably, he immediately put it to work, taking it on test dives in the Bahamas, undergoing simulations with Triton's slate of pilots, and plotting his Five Deeps Expedition, a mission to descend to the bottom of each of the world's five oceans, starting with the 5.3-mile-deep Puerto Rican Trench.
Despite its sensational title, Vescovo's expedition isn't about bragging rights (well, not entirely). It's about exploring a world that, for most, remains a dark mystery. "It's completely black down there once you dive past 3,000 feet," he says, noting that the farther you go, the weirder it gets. "Depths past 16,000 feet are like the Himalayas—but in reverse. Life is much more specialized, exotic, and the terrain a touch more sterile. But to me, it is no less beautiful or intriguing."
If all goes according to plan, the undersea adventurer will eventually make his way to the planet's deepest point: the 36,000-foot Mariana Trench. There, Vescovo anticipates plenty of unknowns, and maybe even a landmark discovery. Not to worry, though, he says, "if we find a canyon or other area that might be deeper, the sub can handle it."
A-List Access: Vescovo's prototype is now Triton's newest offering. Contact Triton CEO Patrick Lahey at patrick@tritonsubs.com to commission your own 36000/2.
Triton 36000/2 Photo: © Atlantic Productions
The Snowcat
Every winter, a sea of 24-hour darkness envelops the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. But on some days, that all-encompassing black is punctured by a small but mighty light. It's not the aurora borealis; it's the headlamps of Tore Hoem's snowcat. Custom made from a Volvo FL6, and based on a military model of the industrial track-laying truck, the Scandinavian Terrain Vehicles TL6 can go almost anywhere: up steep mountains, across thick mounds of snow, and to the farthest reaches of the Arctic. But while most snowcats in these parts are used for trail grooming and snow plowing, Hoem uses his for exploration.
"Driving a snowcat makes you feel unstoppable," says the native Norwegian, who takes his TL6 on expeditions through his travel company Hurtigruten Svalbard. "It immerses you in wildlife. We see Svalbard reindeer and the Northern lights. It is a really amazing experience to witness, and it is totally unpredictable. You cannot order it."
Navigating the TL6 is "like driving a normal truck—but very powerful." That power can take Hoem deeper into the Arctic landscapes than anything else, to search for icicles on the Longyearbyen Glacier and trek through ice caves carved into snow crevasses—all in the pitch-black of wintery Svalbard. "The darkness makes everything more atmospheric," Hoem says. "And with the polar bears, you are always looking over your shoulder. It's like being inside an ice world."
A-List Access: Contact Hoem via Hurtigruten Svalbard to book your seat on his next expeditions.
Tore Hoem's snowcat in Svalbard Photo: Courtesy Tore Hoem
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A Barragem de Abobeleira, também designada por Barragem Romana da Abobeleira ou Outeiro da Porta, é uma barragem romana situada na freguesia do Vale de Anta, no município de Chaves, em Portugal.

Esta barragem foi erguida pelos romanos há quase 2 mil anos para abastecer a então Aquae Flaviae de água. São poucos os vestígios no local, mas ainda dá para imaginar como ela seria então e para compreender a organização e o pensar do povo romano.

A Barragem de Abobeleira está classificada como Imóvel de Interesse Público desde 1992.

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«Ángel de amor» es el primer sencillo y 11°. canción del quinto álbum de estudio oficial de la banda de rock en español mexicana Maná, Revolución de amor (2002). Salió por la compañía discográfica Warner Music Latina el 22 de julio de 2002.

En el videoclip, lanzado el 7 de agosto, se puede observar al inicio a una joven frente al espejo (Maya Zapata), alistándose para ir al colegio, tal parece ser que a temprana edad se comprometió y vive una vida de ama de casa, el problema aquí es que la persona que eligió como compañero es adicto al alcohol y la maltrata física y psicológicamente.

Debutó en el número 9 de los U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks y 8 semanas después, el 7 de septiembre de 2002 alcanzó  el sexto lugar. Se mantuvo un total de 22 semanas.

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Just sharing a few thoughts that are dear to my heart with you today. Throughout my life people have often said to me that I am a very strong person but honestly, in fact, I am weak within my own self. The strength that they see in me, is not of myself but of my Father in Heaven. The Bible says that the LORD's strength can be perfected in us – if we are weak.
In fact, most times when we do things in our own strength, we fall flat on our faces. It is in our weakest moments that the LORD is able to work through us the most, teach us the most and transform us the most – it's an issue of complete dependence on Him and not on ourselves – our own abilities and strengths. We are complete only in the Messiah.
It is He who makes us strong and only He! I am weak but He makes me strong!
I can live a victorious life because when Christ's power rests upon me, I am strong through Him.


Embezzlement is basically employee theft. When you are not necessarily going into a store and stealing, but rather, you are stealing from within when someone gave you authority (over items or money) and trusted you to not steal from them.
On these types of cases, assuming there are no defenses (which there commonly are) the state is typically highly concerned with making the complainant whole. Even though this is not a civil matter, many times restitution plays a big part in these types of cases. Your ability to pay the money back with likely effect the type of deal you can get from the state.
Many times employee thefts are not eligible for specific programs that the state might have (such as Pre-Trial Interventions). Some courts even refuse to offer Deferred Adjudication on employee thefts depending on the facts, the DA, and who the judge is.
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States and international tribunals are in a love-hate relationship. States routinely agree to third-party adjudication. But when international tribunals make decisions they often upset the losing party or are blamed for over-reach ("making law"). The existence of compulsory dispute settlement may also have a chilling effect on states positively settling their differences, or updating or negotiating new rules.
Fixes to this tension traditionally involve proposals to either (i) exit from international tribunals altogether or increase state control over tribunals (with the risk of undermining tribunal independence), or (ii) make international tribunals more like domestic courts with public law type guarantees in respect of appointment, transparency and consistency (with the risk of making tribunals even more powerful).
This paper assesses a concrete proposal that goes in a different direction. It preserves a crucial role for neutral, third-party adjudication but puts more responsibility on states to work out positive solutions themselves: baseball or final offer arbitration (FOA) where disputing parties each offer an answer to the dispute (their "final offer") and the adjudicator's task is strictly limited to picking one or the other answer ("hit or miss").
When carefully calibrated, FOA can, at least for some types of disputes (especially numerical ones between two parties), enhance both efficiency (speed, reduced cost and complexity) and accuracy (reasonable party offers versus tribunals "splitting the difference" between extreme demands). In addition, FOA should facilitate, rather than chill, settlement and long-term cooperation, and puts states rather than tribunals in the driving seat. FOA can also reduce certain sovereignty costs (no reason-giving or precedential value for awards) and may unlock state consent to arbitration where traditionally it is lacking or heavily contested.
Although FOA would seem to be particularly suited to settling international disputes (where sovereignty costs and suspicion toward tribunals run high), surprisingly, FOA is virtually unknown to international lawyers.
Ironically, it is also exactly where FOA is now being confirmed in treaty practice – to settle international tax disputes – that FOA shows its limits. FOA works best in bilateral disputes over a number (e.g. salary figure or intra-company transfer price). Modern tax disputes are increasingly about threshold questions and multilateral, income-based rather than bilateral, transaction-based. The practice of keeping procedures and awards secret also creates asymmetries of information, hampers clarification of increasingly ambiguous tax rules and is not likely acceptable to the broader public. In other settings where FOA is not currently practiced, such as certain trade or investment disputes, FOA has great potential: it can make dispute settlement (e.g. over retaliation, damages or interest amounts, the length of implementation periods or how to split a tariff rate quota or "divorce bill" between the EU and the UK following Brexit) more efficient and accurate while boosting settlement and reducing the chilling effect on negotiations and broader relationships that comes with conventional arbitration. Moreover, where no binding dispute settlement currently exists (think of water or fish stock sharing disputes between two countries or even disputes on how to divide inflows of refugees between two nations), FOA, with its reduced sovereignty costs, may enable third party adjudication where so far states could not agree to it.
Neither "hit" nor "miss", the choice should, in most cases, not be between opting into either reasoned arbitration or baseball arbitration. An optimal dispute resolution mechanism is likely a combination of both reasoned arbitration (on threshold issues), and FOA (on numerical questions).


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Draft Public Order Law Looks to Control Cambodians' Behavior and Activities
Aun Chhengpor
Ananth Baliga
Cambodian street vendors sell lotus flowers and incense sticks on the main sidewalk in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, April 8, 2020. (Malis Tum/VOA Khmer)
PHNOM PENH —
The draft Law on Public Order accessed by VOA Khmer will likely regulate and criminalize public behavior and business activity, rights activists said Tuesday, by targeting the actions of the poorer sections of society and working classes.
The wide-ranging law, drafted by the Interior Ministry, will give authoritative control to officials, all the way down to the commune council, to regulate Cambodians' behavior and activities in public spaces, through several prohibitions that can be enforced by vaguely defined and discretionary powers.
The draft law deals with multiple aspects of the community, such as the aesthetic look of public spaces, how much noise people can make, and the Ministry of Interior's interpretation of national tradition and people's dignity.
"This law aims to ensure public order management by maintaining order, aesthetic value, sanitation, cleanliness of the environment, quietness, social stability, preservation of national tradition, and the dignity of citizens," reads Article 1 of the draft law.
The law has the potential to affect Cambodians' right to free expression and assembly, rights activists said, while likely discriminating against multiple groups of people.
In this March 24, 2018, photo, a Cambodian girl dries clothes at Boeung Thom lake on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Ouk Kimlekh, secretary of state at the Interior Ministry, confirmed the authenticity of the draft law obtained by VOA Khmer last week, confirming that the latest draft was completed on June 16, 2020.
The Ministry official, who led the drafting process, defended the need to create a "civilized and modern" Cambodian state, adding that the government needed to direct these changes.
"All of us understand that our country is getting more peaceful and gradually more orderly and that society needs orderliness and appropriateness," Ouk Kimlekh said. "This is an arrangement of orders to get our country as civilized and developed as the other countries."
In the first sections of the law, which contains eight chapters and 48 articles, clauses are unclear about which national and subnational authorities can enforce this law, adjudicate on potential violations, and collect fines or destroy materials deemed to affect public order.
Officials can immediately place a transaction or administrative penalty on violators of the law, with courts deciding on fines and imprisonment. People can be jailed for up to six days and fined up to around $125.
In the chapter dealing with "aesthetic value," the draft law prohibits 12 activities, including the drying or hanging of clothes "which can be seen in public," fixing and selling of machinery and vehicles on the pavement and selling products on the roadside.
Evening street vendors are selling woven baskets in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, November 26, 2015. (Phorn Bopha/VOA Khmer)
These activities are routinely seen across Cambodian cities, towns, and villages, given the lack of land zoning, cramped living spaces, and challenging living standards faced by the working classes.
It is also common to see Cambodians selling food and drinks from orange ice boxes, where most of these people are part of the informal economy. Several neighborhood laundry services and Cambodian households also dry their clothes outside their establishments.
The draft, for now, criminalizes the poor and those experiencing homelessness, by prohibiting "all forms of begging" and the use of "public spaces such as parks and roads as temporary shelters." According to the draft, these two prohibitory acts are to ensure the "aesthetic value" and "national tradition and dignity" of Cambodia, respectively.
At the same time, it discriminates against people with mental illness by preventing them from walking freely in public without a caregiver or guardian. Article 3 of the draft vaguely defines a mental disorder as a "mental change that results in the loss of self-control to determine right and wrong."
The law could restrict freedom of expression by disallowing "cursing and insulting on social media" and prevents the creation of paintings, signs, and posters with content that "affects public order and aesthetic value."
Authorities will be given the power to prevent fundraising in public and conducting weddings, religious events, and "other ceremonies," with little clarification given to define the last restriction.
A cobbler looks for a customer while sitting patiently on an empty street in Siem Reap, Cambodia, May 11, 2020. (Phorn Bopha/VOA Khmer)
Additionally, Article 31 allows "competent authority" to refuse or stop any event in case it causes "disturbance" or a "threat" to the public or causes a "critical impact on relations between different groups of people," with this likely affecting freedom of assembly and peaceful demonstration.
The Interior Ministry's Ouk Kimlekh said that the draft law would not supersede existing laws allowing for public gatherings, such as the Law on Peaceful Demonstrations, which has been used in the past to prevent civil society events, protests, and demonstrations.
Ouk Kimlekh also defended a section in the draft that polices the clothing worn by Cambodians, specifically preventing women from wearing clothing that is "too" short or see-through.
"We take care of the public order and this law is aimed at protecting the order, traditions, and customs, meaning that we will prohibit activities that go against the traditions too much," he said.
While the law does propose safety signage in public areas, food safety guidelines, a drinking age, reduction of industrial pollution, a public smoking ban, all these clauses are loosely defined and, in some cases, point to existing legislation.
But, these articles are mixed with other restrictions on behaviors described in the draft as "speaking loudly," "behaving arrogantly," "causing trouble," "fighting" and "cursing."
The penultimate article of the draft law states that the authorities will begin implementation of the legislation one year after its promulgation.
A man smokes a cigarette in a public area in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on May 23, 2016. (Leng Len/VOA Khmer)
Chak Sopheap, executive director at the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said the vague definitions found in the draft law provides room for local authorities to use the legislation to issue "orders" that prevent protests and peaceful assembly.
"We have observed in the past that authorities have often cited the reason of restoring order to restrict activities, including peaceful assembly," Chak Sopheap said.
It was critical to assess the government's intentions with this legislation, she said, adding that it could be used for public benefit or as a means to place further restrictions.
"We will take part in checking the characteristics of this law by providing relevant recommendations to ensure that the law shall not affect or violate the principles of honoring human rights – especially the rights to free expression and assembly," she said.
Vorn Pov, president of Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association, said he had not read the proposed legislation, but if the law were to be passed it could affect several informal workers, like street vendors, and even people experiencing homelessness.
"We are also worried that this could enable some corrupt officials to extort bribes from street vendors," he added.
He was concerned the government would disregard concerns raised by civil society groups, and that the law would be passed as is.
Chan Ponleu, who sells beverages on the street side in Daun Penh district, said he would have no option but to follow the authorities' instructions.
"If they order us to leave, we will leave. If they allow us to stay, we stay," he said. "It's impossible to even think that we can resist their power. It's impossible."
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